Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-01-27

Buttons Everywhere

Buttons Everywhere
Buttons are used In every conceiv-
able way. Tiny lace or pearl ones trim
the sheerest Of blouses, and big ones
elaborate or plain, trim coats and
suits and dresses.
Everyday Waist
A smart everyday waist, which Is
Of white wool albatross, continues
through a red and white plaid braid,
a sort of continuity Of costume, for
the skirt is entirely Of red and white
plaid wool A highly ornamental yoke
effect is outlined by the braid, the
same design and plain bands appearing
upon the sleeves.
Would seqreeate the Sexes
The secretary of the Y. M. c. A. in
New York advocates separate churches
for men and women, declaring that he
doesn't believe in sandwiching religion
and courtship. mo man" he says,
can hold hymn book with a charms
ing young woman and pay attention to
what the minister Is saying"
Playing Leap Year
\ TIE year iJVu ~ nbi ~ hNtP SNN's h't
being Invisible by four but the younger
set In Washington, headed by Miss Du-
rand. daughter OF the British ambas-
sador. has decided to treat 1t as such
and will give a ball in rented hall
to which the young men are to be es-
corted by them and their chaperons.
To Be Loved
To be loved by a person whom you
I1OI1ft lnxfn in "a lie 6I1llpr than NAV
ing double dummy whist, or learning
the alto of a part song when there Is
NOBODY to take the treble. Serious
and Other Stories" &c. Thorneycroft
Fowler).
A French Muffer
A little inevntion for the neck is out.
1t is little velvet stole with short,
broad ends. 1t Is worn inside the coat
as a sort of chest protector, hence its
name of "mufher' The velvet is In
rich dark colors. lined with pale satin,
; and on each broad end is embroidered
a gold bow knot. Under a coat the
effect is something like an embroidered
, velvet chemisette.
; Some Insurance Frauds
Rheta Childe Door tells many in
stances in which women are deceived
by the life insurance agents who, for
a small sum paid weekly, insure MEM
bers of the family. One woman whose
husband left her asked the agent If
she might change the insurance 70
, another member of the family and
he replied that she could The woman
paid insurance for eight years before
she found out the fraud.
Real Olive Oil Scarce
The best olive oil comes from a strip
of the French coast adjoining the
Mediterranean, and is known in Eu-
rope as huile de Nice, but is not I'M
ported into this country. Italian oil
comes next, and third in rank are
Spanish oils. Cotton seed is used
largely as an adulterant, but is not
harmful, and 1t Is only the taste that
is betrayed by the substitution.
Alum in Starch
! To give fine gloss, dissolve bit Of
alum the size of a walnut in a pint
of starch. This holds the colors.
Sunday Night sardines
, In a chafing dish or enamel saucepan
heat the oil from box of sardines;
add a tablespoon of Worcestershire
sauce add a few drops of lemon Juice,
Saute the sardines in this until they
are crisp.
Hollandalse Sauce
Beat one-half cup Of butter to a
cream add slowly the beaten yolks of
three eggs. the juice of one lemon, half
level teaspoon of salt, a dust Of
cayenne, and a scant half-cup Of boil
ing water, Cook in a double boiler
and when thickened like custard the
sauce is ready to serve.
London Gloves
A novelty which combines comfort
and comon sense is the long cloth glove
from London. They are for morning
wear, with elbow-sleeved tailor gowns,
and are indescribably fine in weave,
, with solid kidlike quality, that gives
the effect of a heavy suede. In tans,
! beige and white they are extremely fit
looking. Their warmth alone recon-
mends them for ough-and-ready wear
with the short sleeve, which is go
much affected now.