Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-08
FORWOMEN
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Scrlm Apphques
The housewife who cannot afford to
buy good lace curtains will welcome
the incoming fad for appllqued scrim
effects. This Is an inexpensive material
and lends itself artistically to the mis-
sion furnished living rooms. At a dis
tance this new scrim gives almost the
| effect OF flower stamped chiffon, but
at close range it proves to be a mesh
not unlike cheesecloth with the floral
pattern woven in.
A Christmas Novelty
AS the Christmas holidays approach
| the wise woman looks about her for
pretty trihes In needlework, with which
she may favor her friends. A novelty
that all women will appreciate is a
rack of fancy wood containing four hat
boxes each fitted with an inner hat
stand. The top of the stand forms a
table, and the hat boxes are covered
with cretonne, which may be chosen
to order to match the decorations of
| the room.
Perfuming Laces and Linens
Queen Alexandra's laces, linens and
silks are said to be perfumed in sim
pie and delightful manner The draw
ers in which they are kept are lined
with white paper, strewn with rose
leaves. A layer of the fabrics to be
scented is placed over this with more
rose petals sprinkled upon 1t, and so on
until the drawer is filled.
The Use of Earthenware
Housewives, take counsel from your
English and French sisters! DO your
cooking with earthen mixers and in
earthenware dishes and keep your
staple cooking materials in earthen-
ware jars. They can be kept spotlessly
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palatably blended when cooked in their
thick walls, the cooking process con-
tinung after a dish Is removed from
the fire
A Breathing Corset
Though women often sacrifice health
to appearance with equanimity there
is one New York woman who feels
that beauty and well-being should go
hand-in-hand. She has decided it is
possible to have a breathing corset"
that shall look well and at the same
time let her take deep breaths. The
corset she has designed, which yields
to every movement and never bulges
through the gown, is made with elastic
insertion and delicate watch-spring
steel.
Mirrors Cheer the Room
A we'll placed. mirror has the effect Of
reflections, and a pleasant spot upon
which the eyes may rest. In dark cor
ner a mirror is nearly equal to a WIN
dow-provided it reflects a bright por
tion of the room. In olden times the
distinction between a mirror and
looking glass was clearly defined. The
glass was purely PERSONAL and had no
place outside of the bed chamber. The
mirror belonged to the parlor or the
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with the woodwork of the room. The
most beautiful of these articles was the
mantel mirror, which is now reproduced
in many modern homes, but in few
houses does 1t have the old time char
acter.
Leather for Footgear
Two types of leather are used for
colored footgear-leather with a bright
surface. and suede, which has a dull
undressed one. White, gray and dove
colored suede shoes are very popular.
But for the autumn it is colored patent
leather and leather that is even stouter,
that is the acme of modishness, allied
to cloth that has been cut from the
length of which the toilette is COM
posed
Shades of Velvet
The list of shades in velvet is almost
endless; and among old favoriteS ap
pear tones differing only by slight grad
ations from those to which we are
accustomed, yet Enthusiastically new.
there are many of these among the
fruit and wine reds and the pinks which
correspond to them. Greens are well 10
the front among the autumn colorings:
all the olive shades retaining their
prestige; while the grayish olive is
much used for frocks and millinery.