The St. Louis Republic., 1904-03-20

one or two linen suits. lots of shirt waists,
| several dressy costumes, including an
| evening gown or two, and the usual num-
ber of hats-about the same as my college
| girl, except more shirt waists and some
kimonas and cool things to wear In her
room while she gets up her copy.
PROPER THING FOR
| ELDERLY WOMAN TO WEAR.
! The elderly woman, who has left the
| family and its cares behind and come eff
| to the Fair with her husband for their
| first holiday in fifteen years. needs a gem
eral utility gown of alpaca in n soft gray
| or tan-dOn't get black, 1 beg Of YOU, for
| 1t draws the sun so much-or else the
silk that | have mentioned in so many
places. because it is SO very useful With
several thin white waists and possibly one
Cooi-looking white dimity, made dainty
with little black or white lace for an oc-
| casonaily hot night at the hotel. when she
wants to sit in the roof garden and enjoy
! the music. she can manage nicely. A
travelling hat or bonnet. trimmed simply
but sma-tly. will do for every occasion,
, unless she expects to go about with st.
| Louis friends who may extend invitations
to her. Then garments must be selected
that will answer such requirements.
The farmers wife who comes up from
Arkansas or down from Pike County two
or three times during the summer, stay
ing a few days at each visit, will need her
| two-piece dress OF coat and skirt. and as
she stays so short a time at each visit
IAN make it either the crash, the silk, the
linen, or any of her summer garments,
provided that she does not choose a cotton
gown that gets mussed quickly. Any plain
hat that can be busted off and still look
like a hat will do. Beware of bright col
ors, especially blues. Under our scorching
st Louis sun they get gray in no time
at all.
Now for a few general remarks 1 have
purposely omitted the underwear subject,
for individual tastes differ so much. Some
people wear the same weight all the year
round: at least most every woman Of my
acquaintance in st. Louis makes no
change from season to season except in
her outside garments.
For the benefit of those from Northern
cities, however. who are accustomed to
regulate their underwear according to the
temperature, let me state that unless you
are susceptible TO colds or in delicate
health you will need only the lightest of
Iow-necked undervests and the softest and
finest of your muslin underwear. You can
not wear ribbed garments at all, or any
thing that cIings tightly. except the tiny
vest.
Stick small folding fan in one corner
of your handbag. You'll find it very COM
forting some warm day.
If you can afford it bring two umbrellas,
one for rain and a parasol for sun.
green-lined parasol, with pretty fancy bor-
der, is joy forever. If only one umbrella
is practicable. then choose 4 rather plain
one in some solid color. dark green or
blue, and you will find that it is in COM
mission most of the time.
A pair of dark blue or smoked glasses is
a great comfort. The glare from all those
white staff-covered buildings is constant,
and even the strongest eyes are tried and
sore after a few hours sightseeing.
For sun-burned noses there is nothing
so good as cream made OF honey and
sweet almonds. 1 recommend that bottle
be added to the impedimenta- especially
if you are young and anticipate making
pleasing appearance on the evening of the
day that you acquire said sun-burn-
SERENA LAMB.
Arrangements have progressed satis-
factorily for the ball to be given under
the auspices of st. Louis Chapter of Q. D.
C. and the Memorial Society at the new
Hotel Jefferson on April 8.
The following ladies have been invited
and accepted as patronesseS of honor:
Mesdames-
David r. Francis. Daniel f. Manning.
Rolla Wells.
David r. Francis has been appointed
honorary chairman of the ball, Mayor
Rolla Wells. honorary chairman of the
Reception Committee; Corwin h Spencer,
chairman of the Reception Committee:
Francis D. Hirschberg. vice chairman of
the Reception Committee; William H.
Thomson, chairman of the Floor Commit
tee Ricardo Diaz Albertini, vice chair
man of the Floor Committee. Mrs. Ffnis