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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

on the collar and one on each cuff. besides
those which fastened the front. A brown
and white striped Panama had touch
OF yellow in the lining and a piping of
yellow in the linen cuffs and collar.
another brown suit had fine blue
isprigged lining, and the buttons were
white and brown silk with pulled blue silk
centre. ...
A little touch of gold is also used in the
trimmings of some of these suits. A white
and black suit having a hair line stripe
was trimmed with white pongee collar
and cuffs, with black braid decorations
and just the slightest bit of gold braid
here and there on the collar and cuffs. A
green suit was trimmed with collar and
cuffs of brown cloth, with little CLINT of
gold edgng.
One of the most attractive of the spring
styles has a coat sharply cut away into
points. The coat is collarleSs and is sin
gle breasted, beng fastened with three
buttons. The skirt has a pleated front
panel and is plain on the sides and pleated
at the back. In plain cloth or serge and
with the jacket trimmed with band Of
plain cloth or linen braided in black or
dark blue and used as a border the design
is most effective. A satin or silk waist
coat of the color of the braiding is worn
with this suit or sometimes contrasting
waistcoat. For instance, tan suit
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

TO have a pretty and attractive tea
table Is a thing every girl wishes "a
accomplish. and with some Of the
novelties added 10 the regulation para
phernsIia this s by no means difficult
Chief among the new things is a dish
for sliced lemon. Ii Is shallow and Of rock
crystal. being oblonE in shape ard having
a rim like any table plate. Its distinction
lies in the handle. which 5 removable aud
If silver. being rather high and very sleu-
der in design. With this Is a two tined
fork that serves as a spear.
In the same line. but n trihe more elab-
crate. are sets Of jars designed for hold
ing the juice Of lemon and rum. When
thsxe are used the fruit instead Of heiBe
sliced is squeezed and i poured into the
tea cup. The little pischers are made Of
opaIespu4 glass. s. well as Of rOek crystal,
and have silver lids snd handles. They
s-au be made TO order to match the porce-
Lam Of the tea set
A novelty that s pretty a. well as sx-
tresueFy useful is long handled silver
exfiu-uisher. This. instead Of being eug
Ike. Is more ike teaspoon the same
shaps at each end
The stem 81 handle measures Twelve
inches IN IIBssE suI i thin and ssl'cate-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

trimmed with white linen or pongee
braided with dark brown might have n
rather bright brown pongee waistcoat or
one Of silk. A light tan or gray might
also be trimmed with white cloth braided
in dark blue and have silk, poncee or
linen waistcoat Of medium or dark blue.
A charming little frock in fine light
weight Henrietta cloth was made with a
side pleated skirt having quite flare q I
the bottom of a modified Elton jacket. The
jacket had two stitched bands extending
from the belt TO the shoulder seam IN the
fronts and a collar of dark blue pongee
embroidered in tan and blue. There were
two buttons. covered with the same en-
broidery. on the front of the jacket. The
sleeves. three-quarters in length. were
finished with turnback cuff Of the en-
broidered pongee.
Whether the sleeves of the spring jacket
shall be long or short depends entirely
upon the style of the Jacket. The box
coat and the other jackets Of equally Sc
we're style have regular coat sleeevs of full
length. The Etons and other rather less
severe jackets have many Of them some
what fuller sleeves of three-quarter
length. The so-callcd kimono sleeve is
not seen on the smartest jackets for
young girls. 1t is an essentially elaborate
style which by good designers is reserved
for the more elaborate frocks Of older
women. .
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

pOlka dots. in 3 shade darker than the
heavier stripe. On plain coIlars-that is
10 say. those whose Backgrounds are
white or else one solid eolor-the dots are
formed into stripes By joining the spots
with the same thread, thus forming fine
hair stripe.
Many q the solid eOiored linen collars
have fronts or tabs 10 match. the ends in
white sprays of French embroidery. In
this case the edge Of the collar is seal
ioPed in white. and there Is a small flower
design in each corner.
Ties long enough to 20 around the neck
sad finish with bow. the ends decorated
in drawn work or embroidery. are de-
elaedly smart for morning
Even into the embroidery on these
pieces touch Of color j. 20 be found. bat
Il j. subordinated. serving rather to en-
phsSIze the surrounding white.
Wide lace and linen collars. with cuffs
20 match. remain in vogue. but shoE lit
re that Is new Only BIZ their being more
pointed in SHAPE can the latest designs
be tod frsm these that asve beer ont
several mouths. Finer mesh iacsS than
lrfxh o. Rrnsiszsnce are employed I'M this
vas, ard bstists. rather thsa linen, Is
.colbinsd
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

Girls who like TO do pretty things are
Arranging TO grow the flowers TO be
sent TO friends at Easter time.
Neither large nor elaborate is it intended
that these gifts shall be. but certainly
most pretty. BY timing the work the
blooms will be coming on at the right
season, and the roots are 10 be in most
artistic and quaint jars that will remain
souvenirs Of an unusual amount Of pretty
sentiment.
Hyacinths. tulips and jonquils are the
easiest TO raise. and most emblcmatic of
spring.
Equally important is it that bulbs shall
be kept moist, but not wet. The happy
extreme is 10 prevent either drying up or
rotting.
The method Of one girl who always
grows a set of bulbs for herself is one
that others might follow.
In her bath room IS a chest Of drawers,
the bottom one Of which is given over soon
to bulb growing. Because she says pots
take mere space and are apt to overturB
she puts the bulbs into fiat holding
twenty roots. four across and five down.
This fat is nothing more than a wooden
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

the digestive organs perhaps permanently
injured, whereas they would do better TO
take less sleep and more exercise. Sleep
is very fattening to some persons. espe-
cially If Of a naturally indOlent DISPOSE
ton. A method of reduction excellent for
the girl threatened with TOO general
plumpness requires the self-denial of the
morning nap-that last delicious dreamy
condition preceding the changing of the
rising bell. Upon first awakening-no
matter if the sun be up or nOt-jump out
Of your bed, slip on Il fencing suit and
do series Of rapid arm, waist and leg
gymnastics, always in room with wide
open windows and 81 cold that one would
feel intentionally chilly il not exercis-
ing. for cold air burns up the carbon in
the system. Such exercises are most inn
portant for the dumpy girl who must be
wonderfully fascinating mentally TO have
any charm for the average man.
''Oyerplump girls should most carefully
study their figures and decide wherein
they are faulty. Usually the waist line
i too high. 1t may be heightened by
touching the floor with the finger tips
twenty times every morning. This prac-
lice is infinitely better than wearing
>hape-making corsetS, for when the waist
is too tightly confined the figure loses
its natural grace and ease of movement.
Reduce the hips by swinging each Ieg
backward and forward one hundred times
every night and morning and the shoul-
ders by touching the backs Of the hands
behind one. standing erect with arms out
spread aud swinging them backward.
You will not lie able TO 10 this easily just
n first. but after a few attempts L will
seen a very natural exercise. 1t will
always be a more difficult matter to stand
arert and touch the elbows behind. but
i j. an exercise worth practising. as Il
tends to keep the whole figure slim. AL
these gymnastics should help to re7uee
the bust. but II they are not effectuaI no
0thsS course save diet should BE- under
takan. and that only Under the super
vislau ~ physician
--SummersAults arr not dignihed. but
they are ore % the best e all weight
reducing exercises They viii take Of
fat rapidly sad safsly-barring a few
bruises-HnIsss ga- have a tendency u
heart weakness Snch = eanfition >
alusys Indicated. - ssurse. b. breath-
IeS<ness after any slzAt e1eGLiOn and b.
sueh rvideness q imperfect circuIstioz
a. Taie finger naEis an esli eXfremiftas- :
TIE APRIL tErsEsfEgtssr zlznref wfsr-
Fuliy &C the ss-iurfira h-sx II candy. ttea
sfesoz her bead Ern7fF=--If sreIls a paSxf-
h1s sszre - soa1ir-f fat o. I bs5ou<
heaaxcas. she raHe5mIei
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

= HE April Grandmother extended
her pretty, slim hand toward the
proffered box of candy and then has.
tily withdrew it-empty. Without doubt
am getting really old. because 50
crave sweets" she explained. ''but hav-
ing a due sense of responsibility regard
ing my figure, certainly do not intend to
give way 10 that craving. Every girl
should realize that avoirdupois accumu-
lates rapidly after the full height is at
tanned, and that too much fat clogs the
brain, which in time will become as slug,
Sish as the movements of the body. Of
course il is possible TO reduce the figure
by treatments more or less heroic-but it
is infinitely better 10 avoid accumulating
100 much flesh, for there are few Of the
so called obesity cures which do not sap
vitality. energy and ambition. leaving
their traces in wrinkles. sagging cheeks
and fsbby muscles. Moreover, such
cures are usually costly as well as IN
comfortable, even dangerous. while
healthful means Of wardiny of flesh are
possible to every one who will practise a
little self-denial. One pound Of flesh kept
off Is better than five pounds taken of
and then put on again by n brief lapse
from the regimen rules. Nor is there any
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

land lapels. 1t is not, however, considered
altogether the most attractive finish for
a girls tailored suit and is only used OIL
the finer cloths. A favorite trimming is
narrow black braid on white cloth, which
is used in simple designs to border the
coat or for cuffs and collars. 1t is quite
the fashion of the moment to have a tiny
braid of bright color, preferably red, in
side the facings of the coat. This is
barely suggestion when the coat is
fastened. and even when it is open is not
very obvious.
Many of the new skirts are pleated,
which fashion is so becoming TO most
young girls that time seems powerless to
abolish it, There are side pleated skirts
and others which have front and back
panels only peated. Then there are skirts
which are stitched in tightly almost to
the knees, below which the pleats are
allowed to fall free. Some of the new
striped skirts have a front panel OF the
stripes arranged to meet in point and
a back panel of the same. There are
pleats Oh either side of the panels.
1t is rather an attractive idea to have a
little touch of the color of the lining in
the trimming of a suit. A white and
black check suit had the jacket lined with
red silk and the only trimming silk but
tons. which were half black and half red
of the same color as the lining. There
were very few of these buttons, only four
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

These are cut away both at the top and
bottom so as to show a glimpse of waist
coat there.
But while the cutaway coats are fash
ionable and very attractive when loose
and straight in effect, the coat which is
not cut away at the bottom is equally
smart for the school girl and promises to
be more correct in style toward the end
of the spring season than the cutaway.
The coats are many of them quite short,
reaching only 10 the belt, and others of
them barely reach the hips. They are
trimmed with stitching. and most of them
have collar and cuffs of contrasting colors
or of pongee. velvet. cloth or linen in a
deeper tone of the color of the suit En-
broidery is also used TO some extent, but
rather sparingly, to trim the collars, cuffs
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11
Tea Table GarniShings.

I The extinguisher IFS any lamp. sxtin-
gushing a light without reaching at all TO
do ii and Of course without blowing.
Hot water kettles a. taxing % quite a
new SHAPE. almost any design being pre-
ferred 10 these which are round. in
Octsgon AMI squares trey are most fire.
qHeutly mlde. al are sitler most elabo-
rate repOusse Or else deIieatelv etched.
By all means the favorite style Of tea
spoon for the afternoon tea table are those
Of hand beaten English silver. Both han
lie and bowl are entirely plain save for
the marks Of tie hammer. and tie finish j
dull. The tips Z sueh spoons are very
pointed or else almost round. There seems
t. be no half way
Compartment dishes. 18th IN silver ana
crystal are making their appearance for
holding ssHdEie1es snd eakss In tie
aftsrnO0n- They are s1psetsd to have 4
certain s8ceess- beams. in The absence of
butler or maid - han5 things. hostess ~
guests are saved =yua szsrt hy ozerfnz
both brad and axe az the sane tiune.
TIE dishes differ frDaa t1aSe intended for
luncieSn or dinner t4tIss By hing E-hfsr
IN ueizEf and mers debate n Sorkmza-
Ar
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11
Novelty in Girls Neckwear.

r HE Introduction Of color is a novelty
in neckwear for the smart girl.
White. alone and unadorned. is sell
dom 10 b. found among the newest STYLES
IN neckwear. Indeed. sometimes white is
conspicuous by it, absence. a. in the case
Of high turnover collars in pink. blue and
pale green linen. embroidered in self
shades However. while these may have
= certain vogue Il i not 10 Be expected
that thsy viii at ali take the place of BE-
ooming white.
In SHAPE little change i TO b. seen. The
NEST popular i 3 high turnsrer. meeting
az the tsp as wsIl - at the bOitSm- In
The outer eollsr. o. turnover. however.
there e % limit 70 variety.
AZ two tors are popaIzr in dress ma
terisls. - have they made their way into
sslIlars. For awnings IN the c0uafry. zslf-
inE. r5din- - 1sossrfnx. here are pinkS-
alaes and EreenS Tne Edges are either
scsiiaEsd Or hr5she-i with narrow hem
s1Iietlsd line EmheIlishmsnt j. xivea e.
sS1s By the lies tsInx intrrsreted with
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

wardrobe. Yet with care there Is aDso-
Iutely no reason why she who must
gown herself without assistance should
NOT look as well as another who has pro-
fessional aid. 1t is not half as much the
kind of gown as how she wears it that
counts in the general effect Of girl, and
one who is particular as to detail will
make a much better effect than another
who Is Indifferent to il and lacks the per-
feet ensemble.
To say that the smaTtest costume may
have all distinction taken from il by a
careless manner Of putting on is no ex-
aggeration. and il behooves all girls who
would look well to bear this in mind.
Valuable az is maid for keeping gar
men,s in order and actually assisting dur
ing dressing. a back glass may be made
TO serve as an admirable substitute. To
be sure. a hand glass cannot strengthen
hook whose fastenings are weak. neither
will Il repair rents. But II will be pre-
ciSely as a maid in seeing the back. II is
like a pair Of eyes without hands. and If
properly used will point out defects.
though powerless 10 remedy them. This.
almost without exception. the girl can do
for herself. and il is simple matter. for
instance. TO fasien the placket hole that
her hand mirror has shown her is gaping
through earelessness.
Beginning with the understanding that
No dressing table can Be said to have
the essentials If it lacks hand mirror.
the matter Of perfect dressing becomrs
simple. Better even than a back glass
are the big triple mirrors with which same
dressing tables are itted. In these girl
can see herself at an angles at once. both
sitting and standing
One q the most common defects OBJ
served IN the costume Of girl who lacks
a maid Is discrepancy between collar and
the back Of the vast When high collars
fasten az the back. many times coming
q hose end from one shouldsf san. 20
b. brouSht srounI 70 the mi3dIs Of the
hack. there viii Be always o1e or more
hooks oa its edge. With lssps to eurreI
sps1d On the back tap. Whss girl 10
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

careless she fails 10 fasten either or both
of these, and the consequence is that her
gown. instead of being a perfect whole
becomes thing of different parts. i'm
properly put together. One glance at this
in hand glass will convict her to her
self.
When blouses and separate collars are
worn the parting may be even more
marked. While the front ends are things
of joy in the perfection of their joining,
the back may be slipping sufficiently to
show even line Of neck or bit of neck
band pushed down by the stiff collar.
The most beautiful neckwesr imaginable
will have all effect destroyed IL this is
permitted.
The most inconsequentisl girl in the
matter Of dressing has learned that blousss
and skirts must be firmly fastened To-
sether at the back unless she is willing
TO be a disgraceful sight. but many have
yet to realize the improvement that nav
be made BY an under belt. Almost all
wash blouses. be they lingerie or heavy
linen. have tapes fastened at the bach.
which il is intended shall be brought
around the waist and tied in front. Too
often this is neglected. the tapes are per-
mitted to hang under the skirt. and Their,
Is a general sloppineSs Of aspect shout
the blouse under the arms that entir.lv
takes away any beauty or grace oy
figure. II is as important that blou.-
shall BE- as wei held down al the sides
that j. 10 say. under the arms-as in IN.
back. In the latter place il usy b. SECURED
BIZ pins. il necessary. but at ihs sias-
this j. impossible One Of the NOS, u..-
ful articles Cor the purpose are belts q
white or blzek elastic. These are snishsa
with two hooks and eyes At the ends. ard
are about an inca uide- Thsy are 10 ).
found at all department shops. and ar.
really vsiuabls Their elasticity usk-.
tbem bold the waist fixhtly aboui a. b~lr
line. and they take LITTLE room-
IseiIentally. whsn for sny rsassn
books and eyes are not uSed for koldTmr
waist and SKIRT Together at the haek. VIA.
% hsck hsSded psns- three iarhss lag.
win - founH far krusr thsa ssfss5s. fsr
the purpose. Safety pins sFe spt ~ sp~in~
II heat. and sifhsT 70 stiek ~ utarsr II
% shor. Ihs lenr rms WI hear mmzh
ben1i1r uitkoat Eirinr u The lessf and
are single 10 Fsf IN
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

in gray and black, gray aud blue and
gray and green are to be used for girls
suits, and brown and white or blue and
white striped Panamas-either equal sized
stripes or the hair line of dark color on a
light background.
The general lines Of new suits for girls
follow somewhat those of the spring
fashions for women in that the skirts are
not so full as in former seasons and the
coats are all decidedly short wasted in
effect. There is a hint of the cutaway.
too, in many of the new coats, and they
are quite cut out at the throat. the shawl
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

collar being very popular. Single breasted
coats are very smart. Many of the jack
cts are fastened with only three buttons.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11
[YOQA Amenities >s.as MM GIRL

ONE girls there are
not so fortunate as
10 have maids to
help them dress and
to look after the
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

THE tailored suit is the most I'M
portant item of every girls spring
wardrobe, for no matter what
one may hear of the disappear
ance of the coat suit and the
shirt waist this style of dress still
continues to be the most useful and conf
Portable for the school girl.
There are great many materials which
are equally popular for light weight tai
lored suits. Stripes, checks and invisible
plaids, novelty mixtures, &c, are all
popular. There are a great many new
materials which have stripes, checks,
plaids or figures woven in them in the
are very fashionable for spring suits.
Plain materials do not seem to be quite
so popular as those having some sort of a
design either In contrastin color or in
the same tone. There are, however, many
new suits of plain cloths and serges for
those who prefer them.
All the light shades of tan, brown and
gray and dark blue are considered the
most attractive for spring suits. Vivid
colors. such as were considered suitable
and attractive for the broadcloth suits of
the winter, are not being selected for
spring suits. The quieter, better wearing
colors are more desirable and the vivid
notes of color are supplied in the trim
ming of hat or tie.
Serge, cheviot, light weight cloth and
Panama cloth are among the materials
most popular for the spring suit. There
is nothing more fashionable and more
useful than serge. This seasons serges
are fine ribbed and soft-almost as soft,
as, although heavier and closer than, Hen
ristta cloth. Very light weight cloth of a
soft and dull finish is used for some of
the finer suits and there are striped and
plaid materials in an exquisite cloth which
is heavy and soft and Grapes beautifully,
but which will be too warm for a suit
that is to be worn much during the sum-
mer or even the very late spring.
In mixtures of dull brownish red and
white or dull gray, green and white this
cloth is most attractive. Some of the
patterns are in rather large blocks, the
irregular squares being marked out in
lines of white.
Black and Write checks are still very
fashionable. They are quite large this
season and very handsome in the good
quality English cheviots. Very attractive
also are the black and white cheviots,
which are almost all white or rather the
faintest gray, the black only being used
for outlining the blocks. Striped serges
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-15

The above suggestion for a name
for the new club promoted by L, A..
Wells, Of this city, which Is to own
$50 acres OF wild, scenic land in Palo
Duro Canyon, has captured the Of
fer by Mr.. Wells OF share of stock
worth 800 to the man or woman in
the Panhandle who would submit a
Winning >appellation.
The contest closed Saturday even
ing, and Mr., Wells submitted the
names to a committee of Amarillo
citizens, composed of r. B. New
come, w. II. Ftuqua and Thomas Tur-
ner, and the committee made the
decision on the winning name this
morning.
Mrs, Roney lives in Amarillo and
her address is .SO7 Buchanan street
the lady was greatly pleased when