The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-21

pink or blue roses to the under brim
of her picture hat.
The flower patterns are not con
dimity in one of the Kansas avenue
shops which would delight any wo
mans heart. It is white with a small
check and scattered over its surface
are big pale lavender violets. 1t is
only 25 cents a yard and looks espe-
clalIy good to the practical woman
who likes a gown which she can send
to the tub with safety. Nothing wears
and launders more satisfactorily than
white dimity- 1t is one of the few
this summer textures which is not
more satisfactorily dry-cleaned than
Numbered.
If you are looking for a simple
morning tub-suit don't overlook the
chambres. They come in the freshes
and prettiest of blues, light and dark,
pinks and bluffs. They launder easily
and beautifully and are cool, fresh and
attractive all summer long.
Does this sound very swagger to
you: 1t is a description of costume
worn by Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Wander
bilt on coaching trip in New York
the other day: Her brilliant scarlet
coaching coat gave q bright bit of
warm coloring to the party. The coat
was brave with gold braid and tassels
and was topped by bright violet
hued hat trimmed with knot of APP
pie green ribbon placed at the back
Her gown which cleared the pave
ment when she alighted was of a sub
dued medium shade of blue and gray.
The coat was a three-quarter length
affair, hanging straight and without
fullness. 1t was double breasted, with
large gold buttons, and the deep
hens were outlined with narrow gold
braid. At the sides of the double
breasted front were wide flaps simu
lating side pockets, and these were
outlined with the gold braid Across
the center of the back at the waist
line was a four-inch strap of the
scarlet cloth, edged with gold braid,
and this confined the fullness and
caused a few folds down the back. At
each end or side of this strap was an
other simulated, gold-b braided pocket
lid fully ten inches long. Her blue
hat was a cross between a boat shape
and a tricorne shape. being pointed at
the front and rolling equally at each
side, with an almost straight-up effect
at tn back. The apple-green ribbon
formed a large, soft chou at the left
back. wide black coque boa was
also worn, and this partially conceal
ed the square cut neck of her coat
with it's bold cord finish and hanging
tassels
How many dainty summer frocks
does a woman give uD because she is
afraid of their fate in the laundry!
says a writer in the New York Trib
une She pictures her Pompadour
roses turned into small anarchistic
flags, and her lace mitts shrunk into
haIf-hose. and her wool chiffon done
into melancholy rags, for unscientific
washing does these cruel tricks to
pretty clothes.
But there is one way of getting deli
cate things clean without injuring
their texture or losing their color, and
that is by using borax water Dip all
fine printed lawns, chiffOnS and laceS
. q i -
two tablespoonfuls to a bucket of
water; leave lace and muslin MINERS
ed for ten minutes; take the chiffon
out almost Immediately. Then rinse
through borax suds having shaving
of CASTLE soap. Never boil delicate
fabrics. Last. rinse in two waters,
first warm and then cold.
Do not wiring, but let them drip dry
in the wind, out of the sun. Just be-
fore they are quite dry take them
from the lines and clap in the hands
a few minutes. Press muslin and chif-
fon on the wrong side, but pin lace
ened to the carpet; stretch it tight
while pinning, and when dry it will
look like new
These lingerie frills for the sleeves
which the women are wearing with
their silk and cloth gowns are rather
expensive if you buy them ready made
in the shops. OF fine linen, with Val
pair, but they can be made at home
for much less. Fine Swiss embrOider-
les and rich laces are also used for
the frills and no recent accessory of
woman's dress is so dainty, feminine
and generally becoming. Neck and
sleeve ruches, the former consider
ably narrower than the latter come
in sets and several OF these. one, say,
in linen, one in Swiss embroidery and
one in a dainty net should be inciud-
ed in the wardrobe of every woman
who likes to have the new things and
who understands their value in keep
ing up a we'll dressed appearance on
a small allowance.
The stiff linen turn-back cuffs
which we wore several years ago are
in again and viii be worn with the
linen turnover collars this summer. In
the latter the very low, flaring collars
will be worn as soon as hot weather
sets in. There is no neck dressing as
cool as the linen collar. and nothing
as neat and appropriate with the
tailored shirt waist One of the Kan
sas avenue shops has the new low
turn-doWn collars and the turn-back
cuffs in stock. The latter are much
more practical than. the soft lingerie
cuffs as with care they may be worn
two days without laundering and the
soft embroidered cuffs soil so soon
that they scarcely pay for the trouble
/ of pinning them in.