Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-20
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.

having a daisy as the flower for July ana
/ the pond Ills for August. while the Sen
/ teinber girl Is crowned with peoples. To
+ the October girl falls the golden cosmos
( flower. the November maiden is born m
uer the Influence of the chrySantheuum.
I While holly goes with the girl who dur
i tefs INTO this world and the December
/ SHOWS,
/ \ hostess who wanted to follow This
! TAD and could NOT afford to purchase the
/ pms decided upon a novel home-matia de-
1 vice that produced charming effect
! upon the favor table She bought y lor
/ OF small. hat. circular pincuShions. and
covered each with a bit of cloth. ami
then with ribbon the color Of fine flower
, \ few small artificial violets were seyyeJ
around the lower part of the cushion.
IeaXin& the top uncovered and bow tied
! under them. Another bow Of the vjnIr+
ribbon WAS tied ut the end Of the rlbbcil
stem and little bunch of violets with
Il cushion nettled among them.
hese httle fay0rS from pretty decora-
i!ohs upon the dressing table. are botb
useful and ornamental. and can ba ma
/ cured for all blooms.
bhl hStoneS SCI in hatpns. rings and
SticAplns are also popular. bur nor "a
heW, while for farewell dance before
breaking up for the summer girls like
to give each other something for the
writing, table as "A reminder that letters
Are welcome visitors
\ glii VINO can paint made a lot Of
| small square boxes out Of stiff. water
color paper. and tinted them. The cor
ners were merely tied together with LITTLE
ribbon bows. and the top was a cut-out
mt OF the paper just big enough 10 cover
he small box. One top was a clever
ieaf painted in natural colors and the
box was in pink. with Il wild rose ton
5F' 50 on through the dainty list of
boxes for stamps
NJ one farewell dance the favors wore
planned to form decorations for he
rooms OF travellers who would like some
htch dainty characterization in STRANGE
quarters To remind them of loving
| thoughts OF friends at home. There were
small stained and cut-out leather mats.
decorated in flowers. upon which ~
stand flower pots little candle and Ia,nn
shades in Japanese panels upop > fr i,i,'n
that folded up flat for packing in =
trunk; pretty sewing and laundry baes
lof thIA. lowered silk and Japanese creme
decorated with ribbons and SO thin thar
they would not take up any room in the
trunk; and little nests OF bags for tuck
Ing away the small things that a trav-
eler tnds So useful
Each nest consisted Of four silk bags.
each the size of a chld's hand. curved
rounding at the bottom and in sharp
point at the top. The outer part of the
bags was of green brocaded silk and the
lining of white satin. and as a little brass
rod ran through the gathering band of
each and terminated at each end with
ribbon bows in white and green, the
double bag points with their white Innings
looked like a dainty row of leaves stand
ing up along the twg.
Favors Of another dance consisted of
clusters of corsage bouquets made of silk
and chiffon flowers for the girls. and for
the men there were little jewel eases for
their ScarfpinS. One hostess with con-
Sideration for the veil fad of this SUM
mer, had a veil roll for each guest who
could wear 4 veil. The roll was simply
mailing tube covered with cotton and
sachet powder, then with satin or silk
drawn together at the ends of the tube.
and tied i'll bows Of ribbon
These, i'll many delicate colors both in
plain and lowered silk, formed ii bright
pile in pretty contrast to the odd little
box fay0rS for the men. The latter were
small. round boxes covered with a striped
pink collar just big enough for the neck
Of good sized doll, and quite high, made
III minstrel fasni0n, with turned down
points in front and a ribbon tie for a
crayat Into this circle fitted a round
top decorated with small painted flow
ers and having Il collar button tied with
tiny bow for knob in the middle
Kansas City Star.