The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-31

be able Ia ret inst the same erect two
DAYS IN succession, 50 the girl who adopts
OF seeing the arrangement Of her own
locks reproduced on every woman she
meets.
A great many persons fatter them
selves that they are able to tell a gen
uine Persian rug from a spurious ma
chine made one by touch. but in this
they deceive themselves. The best and
surest way to tell a genuine from an
imitation Persian rug is by the follow
ing:
If one will look closely one viii OBJ
serve that in the genuine Persian rug
the intricate and complicated pattern
or design is not altogether symmetrical,
the corresponding flowers, or geometri-
cal figures of one side being q little out
Of line larger or smaller or not meet
ing and pointing with figures on the
corresponding detail on the opposite
side of the rug, says the Detroit Free
Press This is owing to the fact that
in hand weaving 1t is impossible to OBJ
tain perfect symmetry Of patterns,
especially when the designs are as COM
plicated as they are on Persian rugs.
On the other hand let one exam inc
closely the machine-made rug and one
VIII find the most perfect symmetry of
patterns. so much so IN fact that the
design looks positively rig and harsh.
This is a pretty safe guide and if OBJ
served one will seldom mistake an iTni-
tation for genuine Persian rug.
The lace mitt is certainly here to stay,
says an eastern fashion authority. 1t
was accepted among the Newport set last
season as the dernier eri de Paris and
worn by them in all the rarity OF
duehesse, point applique and chanti1y
lace. ranging in price from $50 to 500 a
pair. Such luxuries are not to be lightly
thrown aside, especially. when to their
own beauty as works Of art is added the
charm of showing to such advantage the
rare collerfion Of rings which Infiadi
u MT W
In very attractive patterns and at far less
cost, are now finding ready sale and bid
son at least. The pique sewn glove in
white kid. stitched with very narrow
black embroidery on the back, is the &C
cepted white glove for street wear. tor
are 70 be the correct tnlilg. me biscuit CUT
are much liked for street ana carriage
wear, particularly fer the more e exc. 4.
fects.
What a vast amount Of admiration.
needle work and hard money is being
spent on the gay wash petticOat. The
white undersbirt. with its pretty en-
brOidered flowers is not nearly good
enough for the hundred and one women
who want color: consequently we had
counters full Of Bingham. percale, lawn
pongee, wash madras, wash mOhalr and
dimfty pettfcOats ranging in price from
one dollar and a half to fifteen, twenty
five and thirty dollars. Those at the
first mentioned price are good enough
and pretty enough for queen.
They are tucked and abundantly
flounced and well cut; the expense of the
others lies in their shaped fOunceS of i'm
ported French Bingham, encrusted with
motifs of irish point. or they are hand
made. and the fiOunces are decorated with
flights of Northumberland butterflies and
trails of field flowers in their natural col
ors. Such skirts are for use under duck
and linen gowns ana Tor all but evening
costumes. The wash petticoats have rout-
ed the summer silk skirt. In the even
ing when the colored cotton skirt Is put
off, a gorgeous white lawn affair is as
suned or q sweet white net or esprit pet
ticoat is dOnned. The white cotton esprit
petticoats are good investments. They
wash perfectly. take the starch beautiful
~ and form the most buoyant foundations
for silk muslin or lace gowns.