The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-25
Fad for Shamrocks.

Fad for Shamr0cks.
Talismans and charms have their
ups and downs in fashion.
Just now the wearing of such mas
COTS seems to be in the ascendant.
They hang from necks, they dangle
from purses they even adOrn ones
rooms.
The newest charm in Paris, which
is warranted to leave joyousness in
its wake, is pot of growing sham.
rocks.
The pots are small and there is
great desire to get the four-leaved
shamrock to grow in them.
Such a result, of course, is a mere
question Of luck.
The shamrock charm will be much
sought this season, and will be a
popular favor for luncheons.
At least Paris is looking through
green eyes for the moment
Suggestions for the Housewife.
Wooden breadboards should be
scrubbed with sand or salt instead of
soap, in order to be kept in good con-
dition, $
Clean grease or rust from plain
iron or galvanized iron sinks with
kerosene and wash them with boiling
hot soapsuds.
In the case of a tiled floor. a little
linseed oil rubbed in, and the tiles
subsequently polished, brings up the
colors wonderfully.
Flatiron holders, If lined with a
layer of soft leather, like the top Of
a boot, will protect your hand from
heat far better than If made in the
ordinary way.
Eggs covered with boiling water
and allowed to stand for five minutes
are more nourishing and easier d.
gested than eggs placed in boiling
water and allowed to boil furiously
for three and q half minutes.
A cheap disinfectant to use in
scrubbing or washing utensils in a
sick room is made by adding tea
spoonsful of turpentine to every
bucket of hot water. Turpentine is
a powerful disinfectant, and will dis
pei all bad odors.
II tin of paint has to be left open,
stir it thoroughly, SO as to dissolve
all of the oil. then fill up with water.
When it becomes necessary to use the
paint pour of the water and you will
find 1t as fresh as when first opened.
Only Woman Cotton Expert.
Miss Mae X. Giles is a cotton ex..
pert in Wall street whose figures are
watched for with the same eagerness
as those of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. She has been
nearer right than almost any other
expert, If the figures over a period
of years are taken. Another woman
who occupies unique position in the
street Is Mrs. Eugenia A. Gaylord.
Mrs. Gaylord is probably the only wo-
man bond broker in the country, just
as Miss Giles is the only woman cot
ton statistician. She is hustler and
knows the value of bonds as well as
any man.
Dictates of Fashion.
Black hats with long white feathers
are a pronounced success.
Roses will predominant on fall mil
linery, but after the middle of Octob-
er ostrich feathers will have their
day.
All-black hats, says one authority,
are to be fashionable, as they are con.
venient and correspond with gowns
of every hue.
The principal change in blouses is
a gradual turning from handkerchief
linen and batiste to lace and chiffon
for autumn wear.
All fur toques and toques trimmed
with fur will both be fashionable, and
although pointed shapes in toques will
be worn, round turbans are also In
demand.
Many hat frames are covered with
silk. MORE, crepe or some equally
light fabric, and even the velvets are
often faced with chiffon or silk. The
felts, too, are not of a heavy quality.
The new laces and braid trimmings
are really almost regal. Many Of the
laces are outlined in gold thread;
others have applique-flowered de-
signs in silk of delicate Dresden
shades.
To hang correctly, the empire gown
must follow the lines of the figure
and be made over tight princess lin
ing. All materials are used for this
style, although spangled net and en-
broidered chiffons are particularly
adapted to the fashion.
brown velvet hat of a modified
mushroom shape has wreath Of
shaded brown silk roses around the
low cup-shaped crown and four brown
&io. tho hria,a In tho hoak foil.