Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-03
WHISP ERS.
To the Girl With Nothing a Year
How to Spend it.

l o the S1iTi WIN lSotfttiiS q val
How to Spend it.
If you have a fur toQue from last
year and want to change the trim
ming nothing could be prettier as
garniture than one beautiful full
bloom pink rose, with a bud or two
and foliage. The shape will decide
where the rose is placed; if the toque
is low-crowned, put the rose in front
of the brim, letting the foliage and
buds trail partly on the brim and
partly on the crown. toward the back.
In trimming a hat it is best to pin
on the trimming and try it on until
the most becoming angle is obtained.
Sometimes a hat looks lovely in the
hand, but when placed on the head
the trimming is found to be placed in
an unbecoming manner.
A pretty touch for white or pale
colored evening gown are two black
velvet roses in large size, one on the
| left of the bust and one at the waist
line. In fact these large roses are
used as a garniture on evening cloaks,
| hats and gowns.
Boxes of available trimmings,
which women with a small income
should have, are frequently treasure
| troves. That is, a box or trunk in
which are kept the bits Of lace, vel
vet, pieces of silk, ribbons, buttons,
ETC., which could be used on future
gowns, but are not being used at
present. In arranging this box the
different articles should be together
in separate boxes which fit inside the
larger box. The laces should be
cleaned if necessary, and wound on
pieces of cardboard. The ribbons also
rolled on cardboard, which smooths
out the wrinkles. The velvet and
silks are to be loosely folded. The
furs should be put in sealed tar bags
or sealed boxes. Now to go back to
the original idea. If in this box you
have a piece of short-haired fur, or
an old muff which has become worn
in places you can make it into pretty
revers and cuffs or narrow inner
vest, by applying cut pieces of rather
heavy lace over the worn parts, and
outlining them with gold thread. With
Persian lamb caracule this effect OF
lace applique is extremely pretty.
A lovely and effective pOrtiere for a
bedroom may be made by applying
the flower design of cretonne to some
solid colored material. Denim is a
good and inexpensive fabric, but as
the application of the flowers is a
good deal of trouble we think it better
to use handsomer material, such as
velour. In buying the cretonne Sc
lect one with a large bold design OF
large flowers and leaves. These are
cut out and basted TO the portiere
care being taken to arrange them in q
graceful position, running up the cur
tain. After being we'll basted they are
applied, to the portiere with silk in
long and short buttonhOle stitch, the
colors used matching the flowers and
leaves. The color of the cretonne Sc
lected should depend upon the room in
which the hanging is to be used Sofa
pillows made in the same way are
pretty, and they do not take nearly
as long to make. Bed spreads may
be made in this style also by applying
the flowers Of white or color
A pretty model for a young girls
dancing frock has foundation OF
white silk, over which is white point
d'esprit, trimmed with insertions OF
fine French lace and narrow ruches OF
white chiffon. The neck is cut in a
hollow square, edged with three
ruches of chiffon. finished at the cor
ners with rosettes of chiffon. The
bodice fastens up the back and is
bloused in front; around the bust
line is an irregular insertion of lace.
The sleeves are elbow length, finished
with band of insertion. The skirt
is slightly fulled over the hip and
edged at the bottom with a full, deep
ruffie, finished with three rows of
ruching and topped with a waved
band of insertion and one ruche. If
the girl is very tall and slender, an
| other row Of insertion and a ruche
may be Inset halfway between the
lower one and the waist There is q
narrow belt of folded chiffon with knot
and long ends, finished with ruche
fastened at the back. This gown may
be successfully carried out in light
colors also
Girls who are to spend the winter at
the south will find a most useful gar
ment to be a three-quarter cape, not
too warm, but which is light and eff
fect1ve for evening wear. A lovely
model, combining beauty, lightness
and all the warmth necessary is made
OF aitover lace, pointed at the back,
with shorter rounded fronts. The
cape is lined with pink chiffon, cut in
the exact shape of the lace, and then
covered with 6-inch frills of the chiffon
It's entire length. The Medici collar
is made of pink roses on the outside.
IIned with quilted chiffon Over the
lowest frill, which shows below the
edge of the cape, is ruff1e of lace
which runs around the entire cane |
which fastens at the throat with long
chiffon scarfs.-Vogue.