Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-04-30
cnIor schemes in wash Frocks.

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This summers white shirtwaist dresses
wiz be very generally worn with colored
Eltings. OF course, Il number of women
viii insist upon the all-white costume,
because it not only looks cool, but is dis
1inctly ''swagger, but the latest whim
is for colored stocks, belts and blouse
trimmings TO match.
White shirtwaist dresses will be the
smart morning costume for all summer
in the city. as we'll as in the country
The prettiest fashion for making theS
suits is with q trim blouse, pleated acros
The yoke, only moderately large sleeves.
aud a skirt which just escapes the
.cound in front, and is at least two
iGches above it i'll the back. II is equally
fashionable box pleated or knife pleated
e. tucked to the knees.
All the trimming is on the blouse. and
usually consists of bands of colored in
sertion The groundwork is the color
9t the frock, and the embroidery is in
cross stitch, or Bulgarian or Russian
handwork. There is wide band down
the front. with shoulder straps and cuffs
The stock is of silk or ribbon to match
the embroidery, and the belt is of the
same color, in leather or taffeta All
the leather belts are wide. either straight
or crushed, and narrow in front The
silk belts are machine stitched bands
both wide and narrow The straight
vide leather belts are fastened with
buckles three or four inches wide, and
the crushed belts are wide in the back
and drawn down to an inch wide buckle
IN front. The handsomemst belts have
buckles of art nouyeau silver and gold.
tinted to match the leather. For the
palmer bets there are clasps of plain
sold, old silver, gun metal and nickel.
VNly.., 49, .i.,t.
design, the harness strap buckle being
most often seen.
Metal ribbons are new fad this
year. The tones of gold. silver. steel and
gun metal are all reproduced exactly in
six galloOns, so that the metallic effect is
perfect. They make very popular shirt
waist trimming and are beautiful for
separate stocks and belts.
\ Delft blue linen, silver trimmed. was
eGe of the recent exhibits of a Broadway
house And in the same window was Il
tussore shirtwaist suit trimmed with gold
bands, stock and buttons. With this
lrock was shown n pongee leather sailor
rat, trimmed with Il blue leather belt,
>nd, If course, pongee shoes would be
WoFI, with stockings to match. There is
prophecy that bright-colored shoes will
come in again for street and all out-of-
door wear, but as vet this inarristic idea
is only in the air. 1t does seem as though
red and blue shoes would be regarded as
100 theatrical for the sensible American
girl.
As all these fancy colored trimmings
are to be used on wash frockS. their
instability is an important question.
lsed doesn't fade, but it streaks; blue
laaes, and the mixed colOrS are very apt
10 get mixed beyond recognition. So. I'M
less one can plan to make sure of their
laundering well, they are a very unsatis-
factory purchase, for even if they do not
son easily warm weather demands fresh
dresses
One sure way to get these frocks clean
ana at the same time save their color is
70 wash them in boraX water. When
the dress goes TO the laundry have it
hrst put for a few minutes in pail of
cold water, holding in solution two ia
oiespoonfuls of boraX. Wiring out and
put IN hot borax suds. made in the pro
portion of Il gallon of water, a teaspoon
Ial of boraX and half a cake of CASTLE
sosp, shaved Take the water boiling
from the stove just as it is TO be used,
oat never let these cOlored things boil
On the stove. Rub lightly with the hands.
rinse III warm borax water without soap,
and last in clear cold water. with or
without bluing, according to the color of
the material
When the dress is nearly dry take from
lhe lines, clap in the hands for few
minutes and press on the wrong side. IL
lnese instructions are carefully followed
t1e gown viii look as if just out of the
sAop. And it is really not very much
work for the borax takes the dirt out
H4'nout any board rubbing and with but
httle hand work As soon as one begins
10 put brains into laundry work and to do
i for artistic effects. it ceases 10 be mere
'situdgery and gets to be interesting like
Embroidery of pretty millinery. 1t be-
comes more and more the fashion every
year for women to do up their nice
les. Ii is really the only way 10 save
co4ored silk cmbroideries from the de-
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