Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-06-21
The Modern Woman.

Long bridal chests of mahogany or oak
are once more a part of the up to date
brides outfit. The fashion offers an OPP
portunity for extravaganza, too.
| The aunt Of a recent bride presented
| her with such a chest which she had
made after an old English pattern and
! filled with linen enough to last lifetime.
Old English oak was the material used
and the lining was red cedar
Each side of the chest was divided into
panels and each panel was carved with
the likeness of some member of the girls
family, while the ends showed scenes of
her home. Every piece of the table linen
as we'll as the bed linen was hand woven.
The cost of the chest ran up into four
figures, but for the girl of moderate
tastes there are chests to be had for from
$50 up. One young woman who had an
heirloom in the shape of an old fash
toned mahogany bed left to her and who
lived in a fiat where there was no room
for it had it reconstructed into chest
for her rousseau. But chest of red
cedar will answer the purpose nicely and
without carving it can be bought very
reasonably.
Cigarette cases are one Of the popular
gifts for this years brides in New York.
One recent bride had an even dozen in
her collection of presents.
They were in as many different styles
of workmanship, some of gold with the
owners monogram or initials set with
jewels; others in silver, chased and
plain, and one of them brought from
Italy was entirely set with mosaic. Of
course, to make use of twelve or even
six cigarette cases was out of the ques-
ton, so that those not marked with the
brides initials were exchanged.
But jewelers. do say that instead of
presenting a bride with a silver berry
spoon, a salad fork or some article sim
liar, the cigarette case is being largely
given. And so far as the expense is con-
cerned, it is quite possible to spend as
much as $500 on one of these trides.
One Of the latest freaks of fashion Ill
the way of OrnamentatiOn is the wearing
of a cluster of enamelled butterflies upon
the cOrsage of a reception gown or a
dreSSy street costume. These butterflies
vary in size from three inches from tip
to tip down to tiny ones not more than
half an inch across.
1t is the fancy to keep them all alike
in coloring, and one pretty troop recent
ly seen was enamelled in blue and pur-
pie and six of them were worn upon the
jumper waist of dull blue wolfe, made
up over purplish red silk.
The butterflies are made in the shape
of clasp pins, and in this instance they
reached from the center of the waist at
the bust to the right shoulder, one ap-
parently following the other in their mer-
ry flight toward some red and purple
roses which formed the trimming of the
mushroom hat.
Trunks are being shopped for lust
now by those looking forward to summer
trips. According to one trunk dealer in
New York, trunk of Eastwood will give
the best satisfaction. Such a trunk, we'll
hr1ond and trimmed with
ings, should last ten or a dozen years.
If one can afford it. it is best to get
skirt length trunk, a hat box and a shirt
waist box, for then ones various gar
ments can be we'll distributed and easily
packed.
Those who like novelty and have the
money to spend can have trunks for Their
parasols. their golf sticks, their hats.
their boots and shoes, and their books
The last variety is an English affair,
enamel covered, and provides places for
couple of dozen books and magazines.
Muslin underwear for women has gone
up in price along with a lot of other
things. Many women would be satisfied
if they could obtain for a moderate price
simple underwear, fine in quality and not
too atrocious in cut, without bit of lace
upon it, but that is quite impossible.
For a corset cover, for instance, which
one could buy a few years ago for 81 or
S1.25, one now has to pay $3.50 and up
ward, mostly upward. And when it
comes to the same article in lawn with a
very little good lace, beading, etc. it is
necessary to pay from $3.50 to S. or Sc.
A nightgown for $3.50 isn't elaborate
at all, and generally speaking one with
lace at that price is cheap and shoddy.
SO that unless a woman makes her own
undermuslins there is no alternative but
to be content with a cheaper article.
which is never satisfactory and never
wears we'll.