Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-11
s E A s H ELLIS NOW
THE LATEST FAD FOR THE SUM.
MER GIRL.
Myriad Of Odd Ways to Decorate q
Hot Weather Abiding
Place.

Written for The Evening Star.
No pearl-crowned mermaid of fairy tales
ever delighted more in her shell treasures
than the summer girl OF today whose
happy lot lands her at the seashore.
Each ebb tide leaves new wonders in its
wake, and the decorative and useful posi-
Utilities of these kisses of the sea-" as some
enc has called them, are almost startling
when evolved from the clever brain of some
original girl.
One of the oldest ideas is shell dado for
the den in a summer cottage. Putty win
do as foundation. One girl who had no
chance of securing 1t simply used a heavy
coating of glue on burlap IL a harmonious
tint Is chosen, the effect is good, although
the glue Is not so durable as the putty.
Picture molding will do as finish for top
and bottom and also form a supporting
frame for the putty. After laying In sur
face OF this to work on. add the shells the
same as in mosaic designing. Clam and
oyster shells will do for borders. and the
more fancy varieties can be used In all
kinds Of fantastic patterns for the center.
The putty will harden readily. and the re-
suit is striking and picturesque. as well as
permanent.
To a girl who has any taste for modelling.
the same idea may be carried out In vases.
ornament for a summer porch. and even q
cigar box may be transformed with a thin
coating OF putty and mingllng or small
scalloped shells and periwinkles into any
thing from a work box to a hairpin tray.
The periwinkles make the prettiest chains
and can be pierced with common needle
for stringing- By alternating the pink and
white variety with the dark and only choos-
ing the smallest ones. a necklace can be
made that would grace the throat OF Lur-
line.
There is a small oval shell found along
rocky coasts that is like crystallized rose
leaf in thinness and coloring. 1t is as deli
cate and dainty as baky's nall, and
shades from a deep pink to orange and
pale green.
A Shell Portiere.
1t can be used in all manner of ways
where the heavier shells are impracticable.
One of the simplest uses is to string them
for portieres the same as bamboo curtains
are made One girl made belts of them for
herself and her friends by overlapping them
like scales and using two rows for each
belt. Worn with one of the popular linen
suits, the effect was charming.
The best shell souvenir to take home to
father, brother the beloved Is a
paper weight. After a heavy sea, frag-
ments of green-stained rocks. with ali
shapes and sizes of oysters fastened to
them, cast up from the oyster beds. IL
left in the sun the oysters dry out and the
shells can be hand-painted. or left natural.
preferred. A good idea for a receptacle
for stamps or loose pens is to drill holes
in blue point shell and hinge the two
parts together.
Even if has not the knack of con-
Struction there is still the shell cabinet
which every seaside girl should possess, in
which to exhibit her trophies when the days
grow chill and summer birds fly home.
few small shelves. stained dark and hung
fastened in any corner, will do, with a
bunch of seaweed trailing down from the
top and a few crabs dangling off the edges.
The filling of the shelves should be a mat
ter of individual taste and selection.