The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-20
FOR THE HURRIED SHOPPER.

Fd0S ana E80CleS.
FOR THE HURRIED SHOPPER.
Some stylish frocks lace down the
back with ribbon through large eyelet
further apart and the ribbons wider as
they descend. until finally there is a
finish with a bow just above the flare
of the skirt
gowns and skirts made all Of white are
worn this year. to say nothing of the
linen duck. which is excellent for sep
arate skirts This has been called a
duck skirt year.
A pretty woman wore the other day
q skirt of white serge and blouse of
blue bafiSte of the daintieSt design, a
rather large black hat with somewhat
severe lines, and a stylish black taffeta
jacket.
Handsome linen gowns of white are
made with a cut-work design all over,
sometimes in flowers or a conventional
lied flower, the cutting embroidered in
white and the gown worn over slip
of some delicate color Some remark
ably handsome gowns are made in this
way.
of black lace butterflies appliqued up
and down the front on each side OF the
plaft.
The most beautiful effects are OBJ
tanned in gold nowadays. A magnifi-
cent necklace set with fire opa1s. has,
heavy setting of red gold. which blends
admirably with the stones The color
ing of both stones and gold is further
brought out by dark-green shadows in
the latter
Lace robes of every design and work
manship, worn over silk gowns, are re-
markedly popular with London women.
new fad to make a chiffon or SILK
tea gown more effective is to wear over
1t lace coat which is made either
three-quarters length or full length
with a train effect.
Primitive colorings used in Russian
embFoideries are accounted for by the
fact that the work is done by peasants
who gather the herbs and dye their
cOttons themselves This is also prob
ably the reason that the colorings do
not readily fade, even though they are
so extensively used upon towels and
other household linens which are con-
stantly being Numbered
Some new shades Of pink. running
into cherries and cerise, promise TO be
in a certain degree successful but it is
only the daring who viii don very
bright cOlOrs just yet. for after all 1t
takes some little time for the eye to
get accustomed to this extraordinary
change.
In the way Of trimming nowadays
one may go back to the Old-time Gre
clan pattern, or, if it sounds better to
say Byzantine. the effect viii be about
the same. Bands of trimming are put
on IN TINS style frequently, ana II -
used in many ways It is to be found
in iewelry, in effective long pins, and
for stocks and belts
Health Rules For Summer.
In any valuable advice about the
treatment of oneself in summer the
don ts'' must largely prevail During
the hot months. the gospel of abStln-
ence should be most strenuously and
continuously taught. and accepted, or
illness is the result.
First. don't entirely shut out the
sunlight because it makes the room
somewhat warmer or fades the carpet
Life is more than a little extra diScOn =
fort or the brightness of the carpets;
and. when you shut out the sun, you
shut out the great vitaliZer and germ
destroyer. You need not, Of course.
have the sun streaming in all day, or
even a considerable part of the day,
but let it come in freely for an hour
or two in the morning.
Use as little gas as possible for light
ing purposes. 1t is estimated that one
gas jet consumes as much oxygen as
six people, and adds to the heat, says
DR.. J. Livingston in Success. a lamp
makes far less heat, but much more
than an electric light, which uses none
of the rooms oxygen Luckily, the
hours of summer daylight are 50 long
that one usually has all the time he
needs to work or read before the dark
ness comes, and requires little arti-
fetal light
Don't neglect your sleeping room.
This is a most in portant don't Be
sure that during the hour when the
sunlight is being admitted, the bed
clothes have been removed and are
spread out so that they as well as the
bed viii become thoroughly aired. DO
not sleep in a draught-
But although you should not sleep
in a draught, the air should circulate
freely through the room Many people
close their windows at night, because
they are afraid Of the night air.
Night air cannot. in the absence of