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nets than anything else, they are So very
thin. They are striped and barred with
satin TO give them a little body, but the
most expensive ones are in the broche
patterns.
The veilings are very open In mesh and
exquisitely dainty in color and silky finish.
Examines in wool, silk and linen are a great
feature Of dress goods. In linen they are
especially attractive, as the loosely woven
texture makes the material much moro
comfortable for summer wear than the
closely woven linens Of old.
II you choose TO maket them over a colored
silk lining the effect ia very pretty. but
they are not 50 thin that the lining is a
necessity al all. They come in n very
pretty variety OF colors and in different
tints Of the natural beige color. Another
variety Of linen etamine il striped and
barred with contrasting lines of color.
In wool materials fancy hop sackings
are shown In great profusion, much finer
and lighter In weight than ever before.
In fact, the tendency in all materials,
whether they are wool, silk, linen or cotton,
is toward lightness in weight and effect.
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don't remember one Of us ever being
harmed by a box FROM home.
Well, this box to Ethel yesterday GER
tainly was peculiar and stands for a phase
in the experience OF college girls; IL was
what she wanted, because when she was at
home for the holidays she laid down very
carefully what was TO be sent her on her
birthday, and carried ii out as nearly as l
could.
There was the cold chicken first as usual.
The appetite Of a college girl for cold
chicken never flags. Then there was a large
tin box of lettuce sandwiches, with nuts
and mayonnaise-these keep quite fresh
in the tin. .
There were six boxes Of s%ardines, put
up with mushrooms. There was a tin OF
smoked salmon, and two bottles of olives
stuffed with red peppers. There were some
a~rtichokes and a bottle OF drawn butter
sauce and there was another TIN box OF
anchovy paste sandwiches.
And last of all there was a package OF
crackers and a whole Roquefort cheese.
Not a single sweetmeat in the entire lot
think OF that.
Don't you want a box Of fudge? I
asked Ethel in amazement when she was
making out the list.
"'Why, no. she answered in deep disgust
We can make that any minute We can
buy all the sweets we can carry, and all
the girls can make perfectly fine candy
on their chatting dishes. But what we want
Is cracker ana CneeSe ana tdTNlneS WIN
mushrooms-you dom think a jar of fried
mushrooms would be practical, do your
she added. We could max the toast on the
chatting dish
Personally, I don't know what a taste
like that indicates. We used to be told on
every home visit, and about every three DAYS
by some teacher, that our digestions would
be utterly ruined with the amount Of sweets
We ate. which, when ] look back upon il,
was appalling. But ! don't know wha: they
would have said to midnight anchovies
and Roquefort.
Another surprising thing Is Ethel's
scorn Of ice cream. She very rarely eats
an ice, and she almost never goes any
where for a cup of hot chocolate. They're
all so sweet, > she complained when ] mem
toned his to her. Blue points OF crackers
and cheese or a club sandwich, and always
coffee, Is what she prefers.
when ! was in college We used to live
on ice cream and chocolate think "A little
later we might have Contrived TO manufact-
ure ice cream oil the chatting dish and
freeze II in the very presence of the Prcsi-
dent. The funny part is that Ethel's taste
in these things seems to be perfectly real
and, so far as | can find out, not AT all a culti-
waited taste"
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
)ne Couple Who Didn't 60 10 the neatr.
and Another Who Did 60.
FROM he Washington Erening Sta

From the Washington Euening Star
The joke is on me. and on me hard and
fast. " remarked an officer OF the District of
Columbia National Guard, whose expenses.
have been heavy OF late and who is now
economizing TO the extreme limit OF the
meaning of the word.
My wife was very anxious 10 witness the
dramatilation OF Ben Hur.' now being pre-
sented In this city. and | must admit that |
was by no means a,verse to seeing the stage
version OF Gen. Wallace's famous work. How
ever, ] just forced myself to take the common
sense view of the situation and decided I
couldn't AFFORD at this time to pay for theatre
tlcketSi' especially as the prices were adj
end OF last week We were actually resigned
TO our fate. so TO speak, and rested content.
While hard at work the other day figuring
9 MESSENGER entered the office with 3 note
for me from an acquaintance IL was an
urgent request for the loan Of SIC. My cor
respondent, wrote that he was In a tight
hole. pay day was some days distant and he
simply had TO have the tenner, IL ] would
oblige him this once he would be ever crate
full, and so forth. Glanced to have a green
back with an \ on II In my pocket and sent
it to my friend in need. The act left me al
most penniless.
"On my way home that afternoon I CHANGED
to meet the fellow who had sent me the
note. His face vas one vast smile and he
what you've done Tor me- he exclaimed.
as he w C1qIas On my hand S9I ,.t IL nvsn TSs thii
I did a foolish thing. asked her to accom-
pany me to see Ben Hur. and take. upper
after ward. Not until | struck the cold night
air. after taking my departure. did ! come
10 my senses and realize that ! was dead broke,
But you came TO my assistance nobly. Don't
know what I'd have lone II II hadn't been
for YOU If you ever need a friend call on
me. VIII let you have the money back the
first Of the month sure
4 didn't say a word added the man who
could not AFFORD to go to the theatre.
considered silence the best policy. haven't
put up the money for another fellow to take
his girl to see the show that ] felt compelled
TO deprive my better half OF the pleasure OF
witnessing And what's more, it's doubtful.
very doubtful, II my $40 Is returned by the
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quite plain. II you like. but often varied
with tucks.
One tuck on either sid turning toward the
shoulders. folding In n sloping line to the
waist and stitched down fiat a little way
from the edge makes a pretty finish and a
becoming line. Some Of the backs show
a yoke with a scroll-shaped edge finished
with stitching and a narrow inverted plat
down the centre below.
Sleeves vary somewhat, yet the coat
sleeve proper with a fancy faring Gun
seems to prevail In these little models.
More elaborate sleeves are seen In the
basque coats, yet there Ia one dressy sleeve,
In the Eton blouse. which Ia especially
pretty.
It is open at the back from the wrist up
over the elbow, where II rounds In shape
and Is filled in with a pun of cream lace,
fastened across with loops OF braid and
round crochet buttons at the wrist. These
extend to the end OF the opening, but do
not fasten over the elbow, Of course.
As for collars there are all sorts and
conditions. They are trimmed with braid
and embroidery and made Of silk In black
white or %colors, MORE being a favorite
for this purpose, or OF cloth In the light
dainty colors.
You see the narrow turn over collar Of
embroidery In silk shaped In tab like ends
at either side. wider collars folding down
more on the shoulders and round. close
fitting shoulder collars with no standing
collar at all. A few Of the many new
models are shown In the illustrations, one
Of which is a boz plated skirt described
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HATS or GREAT neatly.
Some Of Flowers and Leaves. some Of
Fancy straw In All Coiors.


The new hats are more suggestive Of
summer han anything else in sight unless
ii is the parasols, and for them there are
every kind Of flower and every sort of leaf
nature knows, produced in artificial pro-
fusion.
Hats entirely OF flowers are in greater
variety than ever. They are made Of
berries with their blossoms and leaves: Of
berries and leaves without blossoms: Of
rosebuds and leaves, of violcts and s~yringas
with leaves.
The new roses are simply gorgeous. and
peoples are going to he great favorites.
Du Barry roses in small sizes are very
much used for wreaths as well as clusters.
Thistles in different colors are one of the
novelties, and in these, as in so many other
new flowers. you see the touch OF velvet,
poss iblv only n few petals of II. but il is
there, giving a richer tone TO the o~oloring
Foliage il a special item In millinery and
there is every kind in the prettiest tints OF
green and most exquisite in finish.
The new hats are large, extremely 40 IL
you have the height to carry them, and the
shapes are stunning, Thu hlarquise. modi-
fed and varied TO suit the face, is one of the
leading STYLES. Lace. Maline. chiffon and
tulle are prevailing materials In this depart
ment, with straw at the head, Of course.
The new varieties AVE lost all resem-
blance to the old, however. and there is
simply no end TO the variety In braids.
Curly effects seem TO prevail and these are
mad Of -ome sort Of fibre. but there are all
manner Of thin Italian braids, all sorts of
fancy straws In all colors.
M1liners will have a full opportunity to
show their artistic skill this season, a. they
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The straightforward corset has become
q necessity to a fashionable appearance;
but II must be remembered, too. that thin,
carefully fitted undergarments are a great
feature OF present conditions In dress.
One suggestion set forth by a foreign
fashion writer Is that the corset should
he worn over the silk petticoat. In which
there are Sits to pass the stocking sus-
penders through. This arrangement holds
the skirt in place, a point which seems a
necessity when you contemplate the new
tailor gowns with their closely fitted hips
and habit backs
This IL a revival OF a style worn three
years ago. and yet it has never quite gone
out, since women who liked that cut ave
worn some modification OF it ever since.
Be that as It may, it is here again now.
dominating the tailor gowns almost
entirely.
II seems to have a more graceful cut
than the old skirt, and il is almost invariably
trimmed up the back seam; but 1t Ia the habit
back, all the same, with no plaits, no extra
fulness at the waist line or directly below.
1t swings out gracefully from this point,
however, and flares generously around the
feet.
All the new skirts, in whatever manner
they are cut or trimmed. have this outline,
which Is as sylph-like as possible above
the knees inc as fluffy and full as possible
below. Dressy skirts have inside founc-
ings Of lace. chiffon or silk on the lower
half further to accentuate the slimness
above.
Everything, evidently, which can give
height and slenderness 20 the figure. is
TO be done. and bewildering enough are
the many modes Of accomplishing this
most desired result. Yet there Is nothing
especially new in this idea. for it has been
the one aim and purpose Of fashion for
some time.
But in this. as in everything else In life,
experience teaches many lessons and fash
ion designers are constantly finding out
new ways Of preser ing old ideas. One
thing ls surely true of the present and COM
ing fashions, and that il if the success Of
q costume is to be gagged by the amount
Of attention it attracts, every considera-
ton must he given 20 the silhouette IL
presents; outline first and detail after
ward.
OF course. much OF the perfection In this
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help thinking that I should have thought
mother was crazy when ] was in school IL
she had sent a box like that TO me.
THE boxes that came to us never varied
When We heard that anybody had n box
from home and that there was TO be n spread,
we always knew about what TO expect.
There was a cold roast chicken, first
of all-no box was complete without that
Then a big box Of cakcs-macaroons and
cocoanut balls and sugar waters, and the
more cakes the better was the box.
Than there vas always one big cake
beeiues-a fruit cake or a big frosted layer
cake, and sometimes a lot Of little choco-
late frosted cakes too. Several cups Of
jelly, and a box Of sailed peanuts or al
monds were always included, and the rest
was just about all candy.
mo box was ever without two or three
pounds Of home made candy. usually mo-
lassos or butterscotch or cream candy
or else the French ca ndy made out OF con-
fecti3ner's sugar and dates and fgs. Some
times there would lie n package OF this
sugar. and the chocolate cakes and stonad
dates TO make the candy, which doesn't
require cooking and could lie made in our
rooms.
a tin Of preserved ginger or n bo,
OF preserved fruit. candied cherries and
sugared yiolets and 30 on was often put in
but the collection seldom varied greatly
Besides the chicken. everything about ths
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tuoks TO form the yoke and upper part OF
the sleeves. Some have deep collars OF
heavy ecru Russian lace through which
around the edges. black velvet baby ribbon
Is run.
Pretty white satin waists also buttoned
In the back, are trimmed with bands OF
tho same satin embroidered In tiny flowers,
buds and leaves or in Russian designs and
colorings.
Among the new spring gowns more dressy
than the tailor made costume In one OF bis
cult colored broadcloth. a material which
holds its own throughout the year. 1t
Is made with the habit back and deep cir
cular fiounce with three inch wide tucks
at the hem. three tucks at the head, and two
groups Of three tucks above.
The trimming is a combination Of Rem
aissance and flet lace, forming a panel
down the front, which is narrower at the
top than at the bottom. This extends
up the front Of the blouse bodice, which has
two groups OF tucks running around.
Abertha OF the lace aroun a yoke Of
tucked chiffon. is the finish; the collar band
is a combination Of chiffon lace and tiny
bands Of coral velvet and white satin; and
the belt Is of white satin, with coral buckles
at the back. The sleeves are tucked around
TO the elbow where there is n puff gath
cred below into a deep Gun Of lace.
AZ for new materials all the latest re-
ports from Paris confirm the earlier ones
as 10 the universal use OF transparent and
semi-transparent fabrics such rs vailings,
canvas, grenadines and gauges Of all kinds.
The new grenadines are more like lace
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above and a short coat with a blouse front
and triple collar, the upper one covered
with embroidery and the lower ones edged
with the trimming.
A plated SKIRT with the hip yoke Ia the
next model. with half double-breasted
blouse coat Bands of cloth trim another
skirt and blouse also edged with velvet,
] decorated with simulated loops Of fancy
braid and small buttons.
The length of the cloth skirt depends on
its use, but in general skirts are long all
around. If dressy at all, sweeping out well
at the back. The genuine train is reserved
for full evening dress and street gowns for
morning wear just clear the ground.
Extremes seem to be the rule for the
new skirts with abundant fulness around
the feet, measuring anywhere from eight
to fifteen yards. Gored skirts are in order
again, a fact which ~relegates the one-piece
circular skirt to the background. Five
and seven cores are the prevailing number,
but nine and eleven are not too many frr
the extremely full skirts. fitting the hips
like a glove, but spreading out in lily form
at the feet.
Despite all evidences hat this Ia the
skirt Of the coming season, we hear many
suggestions Of Pompadour modes, which
include skirts gathered about the waist.
But we are not ready for these yet, neither
will we accept the panniers.
Perhaps the little basque frills are a
compromise in lieu Of the panniers. but
it is pretty safe TO say hat the latter will
not put in an appearance this season.
In bodices and fancy blouse waists TO
wear with the handsome tailor-made skirts
there is literally everything from the sheer
est lawn to finest silk. made up with lace
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-four inches wide, simply cut and left with
raw edges, the upper one stitched on
the silk, the band above overlapping this
just enough to cover the stitching,
The effect is very good. but not at all
like %rufles. as the bands fit the ounce
exactly, being no fuller on the lower edge
than the silk to which they are attached.
The upper skirt may be OF fitted bands,
also stitched to the silk with a narrow line
Of the silk showing between.
Another skirt which is very attractive
Is shown in one OF the Illustrations with
a hip yoke. the plaits in the skirt below
pointing up into this all around and being
set on with an open stitch. The skirt has
the effect Of large plaits made by a narrow
inverted plat. ON which in the centre In
sewn fat fancy braid showing slightly
between the edges as the skirt swings.
This yoke idea will find favor In all kinds Of
skirts this season. as 1t serves the purpose
80 well Of a close-ftting effect around the
hips. The yoke may be Of lace, tucking
or shirring, IA ia most suitable for the ma
terial. The decorated surface Is n sort Of
hin disguise for the closeness OF the fit.
AS for jackets, which are such an i'm
portant part of the spring tailor suit, they
are short, ending at the waist line. in the
great majority of cases. Some have short
postnlion ends at the back, a few are fin
ished with a short basque frill shaped to
At the hips, but the early openings of tailor
made models display more Of the quite
short jackets ending in a belt or a sem
blance OF a belt, than any other style. and
high-class tailors tell you that this Is to
be the prevailing style for summer.
But there are jackets and jackets, since
there seems TO be an endless variety OF
ways In which TO vary this little garment
The front is usually bloused, much or little.
as may he most becoming To ths figure,
and In thin materials. such as etamine and
silks 80 much used for tailor gowns the
blouse effect IL accomplished by two box
plaits, one on either side OF the front.
Some Of the jackets are a little double
breasted. turning back In narrow revers
when open. The back u close heins'
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with box-plaited skirts, plaits all around
with spaces between, each one widening
toward the hem and being stitched down
quite fat to the knee. But this is a shaped
skirt, so the close fit around the hips IL
carried out to perfection.
Circular founces, one. two or three, are
quite as popular as eve on the cloth gowns,
and you see them tucked, trimmed with
bands and decorated in various ways
with fancy braid or embroidery. For
broadcloth the founce cut In silk Is some
times covered with shaped bands Of cloth
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Newt
r,nm the Molnc Dailu-Reoi,t.r.

From The N0't' Ddlig h'GbtT'
Soro,sI nights aro cuuing downtown On
n Government street car an incident 90
Cured which was a little out Of the, ordinary
ana caused smiles on e~veryhody's face.
The oar was crowded and the rear plat
form was flied with people About HALFWAY
down three pretty girls got on, the car and
tbpre not being room inside the car. they
stond ON the platform. Leaning against thu
rail w1s a young man In evening dress, As
The car started, the prettiest 81 the three.
SrIo was standing directly in front OF the
vounr man, was thrown OF her balance ana
felI backward, to be caught In the arms OF
Tho man The young lady was. not en-
harras-rd and eased on the situation with \
ia,irh. i'm which she was joined by the other
m"tnbers of the party A few minutes later
Girl No I changed her position ana hcI pla".
Wns taken by one Of the other glrls. No !
then spoke IN and said;
"'Uuph. do you want 10 be caught. toor
causing the other maiden 10 retreat blushIhs'
mn IL. nur
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box was either cake or ~candy-anyway
the box was chiefly one of sweets
Il wonder how w used to eat them the
way We did? Often four or at most six
girls would dispose of a box like that in a
single e~vening-and II anything was left
II might be the dark meat OF the chicken,
but never one of the sweets. And yet |
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and more crosswise tucks 10 within two
inches Of the point where II gathers into
the belt.
The elbow sleeves are entirely OF tucks
and two encircling bands of embroidery with
n frill Of embroidery for n finish.
Different shaped medallions Of both en-
broidery and lace are used In nan ways.
being set in very effectively for a finish
around the tucked yoke, or used To stripe
the blouse both crosswise and up and down.
A pretty effect is made by tucking the ma
terial In crossing lines to form small squares
and trimming this in any form with lace
or embroidery. One model Of this kind
is shown In the illustration.
A yoke formed Of tucked diamond
squares, with narrow lace insertion. Is
very pretty indeed. The tucks may
run crosswise up and dow or diagonally
from right 10 left, and the insertion should
form points at the edge 81 the yoke.
Entire waists are made in this way with
squares Of tucking and lined with lace in
sertion. A pretty model for japanese silk
is shown in the large illustration, with deep
horizontal tucks and rows Of guipure in
sertion between them.
In another blouse a pretty yoke Ia made
by tiny bands Of the silk joined with an
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smaller Powered designs. A pretty model
for this material has a narrow at raight
across yoke Of fine embroidery. five inch
wide horizontal tucks below, another band
OF embroidery almost as wide as the yoke.
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the front and back as q finish for the yoke.
The lower part Of the bodice may be
In fine vertical tucks with wide spaces
between. Elbow sleeves tucked to match
the yoke and striped with two rows Of en-
broidery which form points at the finish
are the thing for this sort Of blouse.
Elbow sleeves are the proper length for
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GIRLS LESS SWEET now
Al All Events. They Are Said TO Care Less
Than Formerly for Sweet Things.

Packing a box to send to a college girl
isn't what il used TO be- said the college
girls oldest sister. Il sent one to Ethel
at Wellesley yesterday, and | couldn't
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insertions arranged in every ihagihaole
design. The one feature when charac-
terizes all the blouse waists II inc iasten-
ing at the back.
Nearly all Of the dainty thin waists but
ton up the back, and it does not seem TO
matter much whether they are worn by
young, slender girls or older women with
well-developed figures. as they are GER
tainly worn by both alike iou"s women
have no exclusive rights IN 'na,'eIs OF
r,od.s which thew can call their own.
It. there are no more old ladies'
Bat,stes and linen lawns, fine and sheer,
are the leading materials for the dainty
thin waists. and they show every oonceiv.
able form Of decorations; Jokes tucked
orosswise and in vertical lines WIN bands
Of lace insertion extending GOV" rom
the shoulders to form three poA-
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are expected TO make marvels OF beauty
in shape and trimming out Of the soft
crowned, wide-briinmed fancy straw hats