The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-05
ror ataIxipw Tatlored waists.

The following suggestion arg Sirsn as to hom to make the tailored waiss
 The tailored waist should unques- tionably have the regular shirt sleeves with cuffs two and~a half inches wide. The cuff should fit snugly around the waist, but be sufficiently large to give the muscles full play.
 Neck finfshings are of several kinds, and. while the stiff linen collar will be greatly worn. the soft collars are con sidered smarter and are shown on many of the newest models.
 When making these collars they should be cut in one piece on the straight of the material.
 DO not curve the lower edge so that 1t win set down below the throat line. It must be curved at the upper edge. however. to make 1t at least half an Inch higher In the back than in the
 This Kind of collar will be very much prettiar if made to fasten in the back. even if the waist Is buttoned in the front. In this case the collar can only be fastened to the waist at one side; otherwise It should pc fasteneu ,dependent of the waists and tacked to them by hand.
 It will be necessary to bone these collars to keep them from crumpiins. Cover the bones with a double tniek- ness of muslin and place one on eaen side of the center front apout thrss back so that they form V. Arrange the bones straight up and down al the sides and back.
 
 A new and pretty way to close tness eollars is with cloth buttons and put tonhoie loops. The loops are workeo on the inside edge of the hem or the collar and do not extend peyona S .ns edge. This conceals the buttons anu makes a very pretty finish.
 If a small lead pencil Is ufed Tn making these loops it will De iouho much easier to keep them the proper size to slip over the buttons without trouble. Put the needle m tne material and carry, the thread oyer tns nenoIl to the opposite side. where the fneedle is again drawn, through the e'i Is. this manner bring two or three strands of the cotton over the penciL hafnre taking 1t out and commence 70 buttonhole stitch the loop.
 All seams of shirtwaist should pe made with French fefis flnasn s1 a,1 be aMrafui In the working of the put tonholes.
 srh~ Nzalxaug of Window Gardens.
 xsvarv window in a house may nave ,.s sr,sil winter garden If one chooses. rrom among the plants that ioVe snaue and the other that must have sun " ,s possible by careful selection .e suss .,ts s ssfuations. But would not adViss ss,,,s,sr m the air and light space or ,nanv windows to growing plants' ih- steaSyI would suggest that one entiIe bss, oy yeeessed Window be devoted to thsu and all the display made thefe' s..tth tha exception of the "kitchen' ssrden.. of which I shall speak later.
 If tre usual house. plants are 70 pe inc feature of the window, garoen-pV.ss will be the more convenient way handling them; but if sometnins o s,,sI "a Sesiyed. window-box wherein rarsfea' or almost any low-growing and free-fiowering plant can pc soWn s,, Tn A mass, as in an outdoor peq, VIII he \. deliEhtful change
 vVhateyers you decide upon, cnoQse few varieties and have several plants If aach rather than crowding the space with single plants of many kinds. Ano remember that the teHpeA1NutS nIante should be lower than that or the modern living room, and that they rnusf have fresh air as well as water GO about preparing the plants at once now is the time
 The Chinese primrose has long been a favorfte with window gardeners be- cause of it's consistent free-howering dualities. Get plants at once and pot them in a light. sponsy 1n. Delns careful to have the crown of each plant tveli elevated above the surface, wnich should slope away from it on all sides eo that the water may run away rom t,a nIant rather than collect about it nthervvise the stem and roots will de- cavs The crown of the plant will form several divisions after a little, from .aach one of which flowers will be pro- ,suceA very freely during the entire winter. The cyclAmen is another very pleasing- winter-fiowering plant Tor amateur use. It's oddly recurved ana twisted petals suggest white. pink and carmtne butterflies lowering over the beautifully marked foliage Procure strong roots and pot in rich, sandy foam. we'll drained Set the corm on the surface of the soil. pressing It down about half its depth. Water mod erately. Plants generally begin 70 hIoon1 in December. and until May they will seldom be without fiowers,--"In- door Gardening for the Winter Months" in The Circle for November.