The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11

This is an attachment of ribbon hanging
at one side of the belt. On the end of
the ribbon is hook which catches into
the skirt The latter can be raised to
any height or correspondingly lowered.
There are several varieties of fob and,
of course, they come in various stages
of elegance Some are jeweled and
some not, some gold and some silver
some round and some square, and in the
selection a woman shows her taste and
her extravaganza.
The lift of spring, done by hand, will
be the back lift There is no other way
of keeping the skirt off the street The
hand grasps as much of the material as
possible right in the middle of the back,
and as low down as may be-and lifts.
There is no other way that is prac-
ticable. The very close sheath skirt will
not admit of the side lift.
Foolish Fad.
Some of the smartly dressed women
have tried to wear mitts and failed.
The old-new-fashion has never seemed
to take, although much cooler and more
comfortable than kid gloves So now
the problem has been solved, and the
fad is to wear lace-tipped gloves, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch. The lace tips
are sewed on just above the finger tip,
On every finger except the fourth finger
of the left hand. On that finger the
lace extends to the knuckle. In that
way the rings can be shown through
the lace The effect is very pretty and
the fad is one of the most popular for
many reasons.
The Perfect Guest.
If your ostess' cook must be APP
pealed to in an emergency to 1aunder
your best embroidered blouse, don't al
low her to go uncompensated, no matter
how positively and sweetly she may re-
fuse you. She won't decline a pretty
turnover hemstitched collar or two, or
a piece of Liberty ribbon for stock
try, and see.
One very charming girl I knew was
he, H.
appealed to her host for stamps or
timetables; she posted her own letters
and paid the expreSSman herself. Many
scrupulously independent people allow
themselves to be oveTruled this last
point, but they are excused, not ad-
mired, for it. says Harper's Bazaar.
When Christmas came it was the
custom of this same nice girl to send
to the hostess of any protracted visit
during the past season piece of linen
embroidered with the flower her enter
tainer specially fancied, or the book of
the hour. No more graceful apprecia-
ton of friendly Inequalities could be
conceived than this memory of her hos
tess tastes in little things.
Everybody knows that courtesies de-
layed become something less than cour-
tesies, and the letters of acknowledge
ment-the dread and butter letter
will not be sent by the woman of fas-
visit is ended. If your affairs have per-
mitted you leisure to be entertained,
they VIII also allow you time TO express
your appreciation.
If your thanks are tardy, your gen.
erous friend may stretch the mantle of
charity to the tearing point-it will not
cover this small social sin.
A Practical Hint.
Among many other things of import
a writer on practical tailor dressmaking
says: "A general trick of poor dress
maker when she sees that a waist does
not fit perfectly. is to pull it up on the
shoulders" This is one of the most
fatal mistakes, for at once the entire
waist is thrown out of place, and often
cannot be restored to it's original form,
says the Evening Post The best filters
are those who, when they try on the lin
ing of waist. pin it well below the
waist line, to the corsets, and if there
is a fault, such as its being apparently
too long-waisted, obviate the difficulty
by pulling the fabric down instead of
up. A waist that cuts the wearer at
the back of the neck is one of the most
uncomfortable things that can be worn.
but the fault cannot be obviated by
cutting out the neck at the back, and
pulling the collar further down, as is
generally attempted The trouble lies
almost without exception in the Shout
der seams which are too tight, or in
the lack of material directly across the
shoulders. An apparently hopeless
waist may often be redeemed from ut
ter failure by having piece inserted at
the shoulder seams, and then being
pulled down into the correct position.
Did Not Like Health Foods.
A mother groans over her efforts to
m AXE her family eat the health foods
she provides and urges upon them.
They received them first" she says,
with a scoffing courtesy that usually
at the second Offering becomes polite
refusal, and later open contempt. A GER
tain kind of patented biscuits, warrant
ed to do everything that could be ex-
pected from any kind of food for a
growing child, was my latest attempt
and failure. I offered them to all the
family from the eldest down, focusing
my effort, after discoura cement else
where, upon my twelve-year-o boy,
says the Evening Post. Him I coerced
into trying the biscuits, and I insisted
that one every meal should be his por-
ton. If you can't eat it in the dining
room you may take it out to finish at
your play L finally CON promised, and
my suspicious should have been
awakened by the alacrity with which
he accepted the proposition. They were
not, however, and it was a genuine
blow to find a day or two later behind
the door of the basement entrance
neat little pile of my valued biscuits in
mute protest against misdirected en-
ergy. Health bread and health -four,
any of the various cereal substitutes for
coffee, and all the rest of the list are
detested by us all, and unless the paten-
tees can provide a way to get their pro-
ducts eaten, my family will not achieve
the digestive salvation that seems to
be within reach if they were not such
heretics.''
To Freshen Up the Bedroom.
This is a good time to freshen up or
to refurnish ones bedroom, as nearly
all the shops are selling pretty. impress
sive chintzeS and cretonnes that are so
effective for bedroom draperies and
coverings, and the most of the furniture
shops offer bargains in odd pieces and
sets after the holidays, says the Com
mercial Advertiser.
The first consideration in a bedroom
is that it should be capable of being
thoroughly ventilated and cleaned, and
at the same tine that it should look
fresh and pretty. There should not be