The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-18

Winter Fur and feather pieces are at
their newest and best when they follow
the cape or the shawl shapes. Those that
throw scarfs that were all so much
la mode last year are totally dscredited
this season. For one thing their repro
duction In cheap and imitation pelts was
altogether too easy a task for the manu-
facturer not to take advantage of. and
the pieces that commanded a high price
In ermine and sables were reproduced In
dyed cat and rat furs to a semblance of
the expensive originals. Hence, the ele-
gantes this season are trying shapes aad
designs whose workmanship IL involve
an amount of labor that the maker Of
cheap and imitation furs cannot afford to
turn out.
The care of the silk petticoat Is
a little item that the average woman
does not understand. One hears on ali
sides how utterly unreliable even the
most expensive silk skirt Is liable to
prove In wear; but those who make that
complaint are oftenest the very ones who
never take any Intelligent care of such.
gence that directs il that counts In the
preservation of the garment.
silk skirt. be IL a pettieoat or drop
skirt must be thoroughly brushe In the
open air after every wearing There is
nothing that cuts silk, no matter what
,
The sharp particles OF dust and SAM
grind their way quickly through the silk
and a slit or a hole is the consequence.
There are several silks, even among the
less expensive kinds. such sedo.
kedo, etc. whose wearing qualities
guaranteed-but with this / iso, that
intelligent care be taken of the garment.
After the brushing. and 1t is best done
with soft bristle clothes brush rather
than Il hard and harsh whisk broom, IL
fhnra ha mud mat ap o,td Of soil
or stain dilute grain aleohol-Dever the
wood variety-with equal amount of
water If the stain be a bad one, or with
three times the amount of water IL just
for ordinary cleansing. and sponge the
skirt all over with this. Contrary to the
general opinion and usage, or freshening
purposes ammonia should never be used
silk, the aikali viii assuredly weak
en- the vegetable fbre and aid In its early
destruction.
The Dress Shield Is an Item that is
all to woefuily neglected by the average
dressmaker on this side of the Atlantic.
Far otherwise is Ii in Paris and Lon
don. where the number and variety OF
those attached aids TO dafntiness are far
in excess of those seen here
So many elderly women perspire freely
IN the back and along the arms that
especial shields are used abroad Just to
obyiate the ravages along those points.
Light as gossamer. the protecting little
pieces are tackled down the back of the
waist, and in the elbow crease OF the
sleeves. as well as In the more usual
armsize.
Even good dressmakers here slight the
sewing in of the dress shield To be
accurately and acceptably applied-for
where IL Is needed at all II is required to
stay firmly in place without chance Of
crumblfng up into an Intellectual ball
under the arm, and adding to the chances
OF what IL Is supposed TO preventive
stitchings on the outside and three on
the sleeve side of the shield are neces-
sary- Several brands of shields on the
market indicate the sewing point By lit
tie stars, and another brand shows
slight little dip in the shield at Just
those points To dnish on tina thread