The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-23

I men were thick about the Mouse. men
/ for whom the beautiful Japonica had
no time. They liked to futter sadly
/ to the Mouse because she let them
talk about her sister. At any rate,
thus the other girls explained it. She
dressed simply, for all the family eff
fort was spent on arrayinS Japonica-
1t made no especial difference about
the other Miss Ware. who looked as
we'll in her drabs and queer green's
and brOnzeS as she would in angling.
Now it was toward the end of jap
Cnica's stay, the casino was discussing
it. a lot of men were drinking hard
because of it, and a bunch of men
ana women were talking about the
Mouse.
Queer little dried-up thing, it must
be dull for her with belle in the
family" thus Pauline, considerable of
a belle herself. Never gets a bit of
fun. suppose" Charley Flagon
pid," some one ventured. ooh, if
you mean she writes" two or three
chorused-and there was the Mouse
among them!
Ware" Pauline asked, easily jumping
into the chaSm. Some one meant
encoura cement hy asking # 1t was a
book. enc at this flicker lighted the
gray eyes of the Mouse.
Yes" she said softly. ST am writing
q beck about the sisters of fascinat-
ing women"
That was a bombsheII. Every one
gasped but the Mouse. who stood
blinking.
"Er--Miss Japonica Ware is your
sister, isn't she?" Pauline drawled,
though every one thought she might
Yes" said the Mouse simply. and
then added briskly: She Will be
in it,
Then the mouse slipped away, all
h Tor lei
i'll the Cincinnati Inquirer.
Effective but simple decorations for
a summer entertainment are huge
balls of garden flowers, (easily made
from the hanging fern baskets) sus-
pended by chains of smilax in door
ways, fire places, in front of windows,
from chandeliers and similarly dis
posed There is such an abundance of
lovely flowers obtainable in the sum-
mer time. and almost any of them
would lend themselves readily to this
treatment; nasturtiums, sweet peas,
golden glow, holly hooks or daisies
would look especially well so ar
ranged
La Pompadour left many Iegacies |
to Womankind beside her name, and !
not the least of these is a fascinating
hood composed of the fiImiest of |
chiffon, frills and ruff1es beneath which
almost any face will look charming |
such a hood in forget-me-not blue /
In one of the spring productions at |
New York theater and since then
firms who cater to women of wealth |
nave received many orders for the
pompadour hood and loose coat en- |
suite The coat hangs loosely from /
the shoulders, and may be made from |
SILK or mousSeline with very full puff /
sleeves finished in long hounces of |
lace, over accordion-pleated chiffon.
No trimming is used on the collar
or down the front of these coats, be-
cause the hood has a much trimmed
Rose pink chiffon combined with white
the latter showing a
shower of hail" in embroidered dots
Is fetching combination. The
dounces are all edged with shirred
velvet ribbon in pale pink, and inside
the facing of the hood is a band of
pink rosebuds. Long streamers of the
dotted mousseline complete the pic
effect
A charming garden party costume
may be gotten up if one cares for
valenc1ennes or point de Paris laces of
his delicate material alone. Bodice,
sleeves and skirt are composed en-
nrely of narrow ruffles of the lace
over white silk. The hat matches and
S trimmed simply with some big white
roses.
The sloping shoulder effect is
doomed judging by all the advices
rom the east The newest frocks, in
Heating the general fashions for fall
Illustrate the high, wide Shouldered
Effect which promises to prevail, be-
ore many months Instead of Shout
Ter and bodice trimmings running over
he tops of the sleeves to increase the
Hope, the sleeves are gathered at the
OPP in an outstanding ruffle or similar
devices and the appearance across
he tops of the shoulders is extrav-
lgantly wide. The puff of the sleeve
which crept up from wrist to elbow
Turing the past year is now at the
houlder and the newest sleeves are
large all the way down.
Another change in the modes which
S now established is the interlining !
nd Stiffening for skirts. This is usu- I
lily applied in the drop lining but it
s absolutely necessary to the smart
appearance of a gown. OF course in
ummer the starched underslirts give ]
o the full skirts the bouffant APP ]
,earance but when fall comes with !
he return of the soft woods which {
AVE been in for several years and {
which show no sings of decreasing I
popularity crinoline or some device for Z
the lining will be absolutely J.,