Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-01

under which wells neckties may be slip
ped The tray will hold gloves, and be-
meath this is a space for handkerchiefs. A
semi-circular box of cedar wood is shallow
and divided into compartments of various
sorts for hair pins. At the back a
compartment runs the full length OF tho
box, and this will hold not only long tor
toise-Shell pins, but hat pins as well. The
front of the semi-circle is divided into seven
segments by thin partitions. and these Will
hold hairpns of various lengths, rubber
curriers', etc.
He Holds Ribbon.
new box for holding ribbon to be used
for running in underwear shows a plump.
jolly little harlequin. The foundation is an
empty candy box. in globe shape. with a
collar-shaped cap on the under side. The
top is covered with a harlequin blouse and
a big neck ruffle of lace, into which is set
a bisque dolls head topped by harlequin
cap. Under the neck ruffie are Sits in tho
silk finished of with eyelet work and
through this runs the ribbon which has
been packed into the box beneath One de-
sign showed the harlequin in white. pink
and blue, and the ribbons were in the same
colors.
The novelty in jewel boxes shows a min
iature of the dressing table. 1t is done in
silver or silver gilt and is complete even to
the mirror. This has no drawers, but the
for jewelry beneath.
Entire toilet sets in mother-of-pearl may
be counted among the seasons extrava-
gances. The effort to force tortoise-shelI
ornaments upon the dressing table has
failed because in spite of their great cost
and richness, they do not set Off the fur
nlshlngs to as good advantage as the dainty
girls old standby, sterling silver The girl
who desires to furnish her dressing table
gradually will do well to select a simple
pattern In colors, such as colonial beading
or the empire wreaths, which are always
Kept In stock. In these patterns she can
gradually buy everything from brush and
comb to velvet brush, and she must not for
get that every well-equlpped dressing table
mas two candle-sticks to match the other
toilet articles.
The Tidy Girl who is deft with her pyrog-
raphy set can secure almost a complete
set of furnishing as we'll as a graceful little
dressing table In stamped wood and burn
them to match the color design of her room
young bride whose bed room is furnished
in scarlet has made herself such a set In
burnt wood with poppy designs in gorgeous
colorings.
Among small fittings for the dressing
table. the Tidy Girl is liable to forget a
handy receptacle for holding the hair comb
tngs, and If hair falls out to any great
extent she will find the accumulated con-
tents of this box invaluable for making up
little puffs to supplement her own thin
locks Attractive globe-shaped hair re.
ceivers have an opening in the covers
NlhSa StLdy SlTdHuS OF ndlr may
be placed in safekeeping without reIitttna
the top each time. These may be had In
pink, blue and white celluloid, and to match
more expensive fittings comes a royal cop
per box ornamented with three silver cher.
ries or silver boxes in colonial bead pattern,
With the increase In the use of electricity
for lighting purposes. the girl who uses an
iron for fiuffing her hair finds a tiny alcohol
lamp Indispensable to her dressing table
and the Tidy Girl cannot afford to be with
out a curling apparatus to perk up the
short locks which persist IN falling unbe-
comingly about her ears and neck. One OF