The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13

as any of the more important articles
of her wardrobe. No longer will piece
of Brussels net, malines, or other gauZy
material do, purchased by the yard and
tied over her face. Her veil must be
made and nearly always trimmed, and
in all case is an expensive luxury. The
circular veil for the large picture hat
is the newest thing. 1t is fashioned
somewhat like the old flare flounce that
adorned skirts few years ago and
has it's center cut out so as to fit bet
ter around the crown of the chapeau.
Where the opening is thus formed
there is usually a casing or else a mar
row lace beading of the same color
as the veil, through which baby ribbon
of the same shade is run to tie it in
the back. The bottom of the veil is
edged with a narrow plisse of lace or
a band or two of velvet of the same
color as the veil. Any clever woman
with a yard and a half of chiffon or
lace can easily make one of these wells
herself at a fraction of the cost of the
rea1y-made variety. The material
should be folded in the middle and then
folded in sections SO as to simplify the
process of cutting out the circle of the
outer eye and the smaller one which
fits around the crown. The depth of
the veil when cut depends upon the
size of the brim of the picture hat
with which it is to be worn. This
should be measured, and sufficient ma
terial allowed to enable the veil to fall
below the chin. The circular veil is as
covering it, and its form lends itself
to graceful drapery folds when the
front is lifted and the sides allowed
to fall as they like.
The meeting of the Cosmos club this
week has been postponed and will be
held Thursday, the 21st with Mrs.
H. x. Devendorf for annual election of
officers.
A certain devout church woman
observes Lent by using violets and |
other purple flowers for decorations
when she gives party in the holy
season.
Commenting on some differences in
the American woman's and the French |
in Harper's Bazaar says: AT the point
where the American woman's econom-
ic obligations cease and her economic
identity is lost-when she comes to
marry. that is-the French girls
dot without which marriage for her
is impossible. continues her obligations
and preserves her independence. The
result is that whatever labor the !
by her with the same serious and con-
slant purpose that the typical man has
in his work; the reward sought is in
both cases precisely the same-the &C
emulation of sufficient money to mar
~ and found a family. But with ref
erence to the girl this further fact
the woman's success in
any line of work must tend first of all |
to perfect family concerns. Thus we
find the French girl or woman work
ing outside the home only under COM
pulsion of want of money-never in
the satisfaction of any bristling ambi
ton to carve a career of her own;
that she should be compelled so to
work is esta blished as a clear misfor-
tune, and the schooling she receives,
as we'll as the very purpose of indus
Try itself, determines that a knowledge
of domestic affairs shall, to the great
est possible extent, be the foundation
Of her instruction in any trade or pro-
fession and she is understood to pro-
gress in industry accordingly as she
becomes more and more at liberty to
apply herself to work within the
home"
The bedroom of a much-a bused To-
0eka husband is used by his wife and
daughters as a sewing room. He roars
about it a good deal and they try to
hustle all signs of their crime out of
he way before he gets home for din
Ter. covering up the sewing machine
md picking up the pieces But they
Usually forget the pins and needles
sticking in his bed which they use for
cutting table, and when he rolls over
IN them in the middle of the night, he