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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

tN + you keep on having such ugly
arms. my dear, I shall never sum
mon sufficient courage to introduce
you to society," sighed the April Grand
mother, as she tapped the muscular look
ing forearm which one Of her grand
daughters was frankly displaying. Real
ly, your wrists more nearly resemble
those Of an elderly laundress than of an
embryo social lumiHary, They are almost
as thick, brown and coarse grained as q
field laborers. But not more SO than are
the wrists Of many of your intimate
friends" she added hastily, "and yet not
one of those girls has ever done an hour. $
rough work in the course of her life. 1t
is golf playing that roughens and discol-
ors so many feminine wrists, while elbow
sleeved bathing suits are responsible for
hucd forearms, and canolng
develops muscles which protrude knob
like from thin upper arms
LAS the arms of the average young girl
are exceedingly slender between the elbow
and the shoulder the best way to conceal
n set of sturdy muscles is to cultivate II
soft, pretty roundness. This may be ac-
by bathing the upper portion
Of the arms each morning in cold water,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
Coin Purses and Card Cases.

n RNAAIENTAL metal purses card
cases and vanity boxes were never
more popular than st the present mo-
ment. German silver is employed for
mesh purses, framed in repousse work and
equipped with silver "foxtair neck chains
for combination coin purses and card
cases over leather Innings and fitted with
short chain handles, and for square van
ity boxes with sections for coins and visit
ing cards.
Sterling silver is used for oddly shaped,
perfectly plain coin purses whose covers
are to be engraved with the purchasers
monogram; for tiny change receptacles Of
lucky pig shape and for mesh bags made
Of links so smoothly soldered together that
the metal looks as though it had been
woven. Some of these sterling silver re
ceptacles have severely plain Vienna
mountings others have frames delicately
chased in vine design, and third type,
set with large 'Jewels," shows Grecian
decorative motifs or are of the heavy
Italian Renaissance order.
Coin purses of gold mesh, showing a
ZlgZag pattern MOrEei out III alternate
stripings of bright and Etruscan metal,
are mounted upon hand wrought frames;
dul! gold oblong shaped purses Of two and
half by four inches diameter, contain
ing compartments for coins, powder puff
and mirror, have an inside spring guard
or holding visiting cards, and monogram
ornameuted handkerchief purses Of gold
plate are equipped with a sliding drawer
which will accommodate a dozen visiting
cards.
Ratiia purses of circular shape have a
German silver centre set with a single
large semi-precious stone, eight inch Ger
man silver frames and rope handles or
white metal inlay mountings and long
chains of French gilt.
Venetian beads ornament the bottom Of
oval shaped rafIla bag purses which have
fire gilt frames and the natural cOlored
raffia coin purses Of envelope form have
round corners and bindings of German
silver and fasten with silver mounted
straps.
Bronze leather coin purses Of Hatiron
and Oblong shapes have brilliant gilt
strap handles and MORE lin
ings. and the change and card cases have
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
LEARNING @ HOW TO DRIVE PROPERLY
BILE EDUC A ITO N

and upholstery is in light cloth, as this
material is better adapted to the elegance
of the carriage than whipcord would BE-
Whipcord suggests hard usage and goou
sport, while phaetons hint of elegance ana
luxury. A more capacious phaetoh Is
called a vissn-vis the two long seats tac-
ing each other. with the front one backing
the coachman's seat
Tandem carts are picturesque, even
though they are generally considered
little uncomfortable, but Mr., Hewlett eX-
plains that the fitting back of the cart Is
due to an incorrect method of hooking up
the cart. The shafts should be level and
the seat practically horizontal to make 1t
perfectly easy to ride in. Tandem carts
are usually black with white and red
trimmings. There are also yellow and
black two wheeled carts with basket trim
mngs and upholstery of drab whipcord'
Some have basket arrangement into
which coats and provisions may be
tucked. The majority of two wheelers
designed for country use have iron IN
stead of rubber tires.
Gigs are seldom used except in the show
ring, although they were once considered
quite the smartest of carts and were
driven with Il small liyeried groom at
the side of the driver.
The Kentucky breaking cart is one of
the most familiar of the two wheeled
type and girls, especially, are fond of 1t.
1t is a cheap cart with long shafts and
was originally used when breaking
horses. Girls like it for tandem driving.
1t seats two persons and resembles in IT'S
general lines the carts used IN Italy tor
the same purpose.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

fashions in carts are almost ms
capricious as fashions in dress and,
like the follower Of the latest in
gown fads, the really fastldious
young girl dearly loves to be the
owner, or at least the driver of
carts and the traps that are perfectly
appointed and correct in every detail.
For summer driving there is an unusually
large variety of carts and less formality
is observed both in the equipment and
style of equipage used for this season
than for city and park appearances. In
fact, carts that would not be permissible
in the city reach a point of genuine popu-
larity in the country.
Girls who drive in the city are &C
companied by a liveried servant, while
the country these youthful whips fire.
quently drive alone" is the explanation
Mr.. Morris Hewlett, one of New York's
best known drivers. gives for the differ
ence between the city and country styles
Of carts of which fashion approves. 1T
would be incorrect to have n city car
riage unaccompanied nv n livcried ser
want, and in the country when girls are
driving to friends for a game of tennis
or TO the beach or any of the other fash
ionable summer diversions they prefer
to dispense with this guardian, and so
many of the country carriages are not
even equipped with a seat for the groom,
while a few designs have rumbles that
disappear when not required.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

WHETHER afternoon tea is served
NJ from an hour glass shaped tabou-
rette of rattan, bamboo or teakwood,
short legged drop leaf old hickory
table or a willow cart equipped with
plate glass top and shelves, the most inn
portant feature of the outfit is the pot
which contains the cheering beverage.
At the moment the old fashioned brown
stone teapot with sides ornamented in
relief with biblical scenes is considered
charmingly quaint.
There are also aluring teapots of
crown pottery in unique designs and col
ors, which may be tilted to regulate the
tea to the desired strength, and there are
fetching affairs of plain brass or copper
with heavy handles and blunt spouts
which are accompanied by caddies of half
pound size and of octagon shape.
Contrasting with these most substan-
tal teapots are cups and saucers of egg
shell china, either perfectly plain, gold
trimmed or deicately hand painted in
floral designs.
Supplementary articles are chiefly of
silver or crystal. Cream pitchers, sugar
bowls, lemon plates, sandwich and cake
baskets are of cut or pressed glass in
woven designs: silver lemon forks and
cracked ice spoons show the iris pattern
in repousse work, sugar tongs are of
wishbone shape and individual spoons
for iced tea have long handles Stimulating
q Towering vine.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
New Tics.

n LUE is TO be the leading color in
hosiery this autumn, and the most
popular shades Of that hue will be
navy, Copenhagen, iris and peacock.
Next in favor will be reseda, stone and
olive green, while violet tones are likely
to be the third choice, To accompany
tan and brown pumps any Of the bamboo
shades are correct, and with tauDe tinted
suede Oxfords may be worn stockings in
smoke and metal shades.
Mercerized cotton, mercerized isle
thread, silk Isle with spliced heels and
double tops and soles, or silk with lis!e
thread lined soles are the most service
able stockings for use with heavy low cut
street shoes For house use there are
lighter weight stockings Of gauzo Isle
thread with double soleS, of cobweb lisle
thread with double tops and toes and Of
opcnwork Isle with closely woven feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
PRACTICAL TALKS BY THE
APRIL GRANDMOTHER

large pair of soft, clean kid gloves
should be worn until morning, This
treatment makes the skin beautifully soft
and fine, but 50 sensitive that care must
be taken not to expose them to cold
wind, lest their last state be worse Than
their first.
THE reformation of wrist is not a
matter of days but of weeks" continued
the April Grandmother, in serious tones.
IF the favorite out of door pastime has
made the wrist thick some of the flesh
must be worked off by bending the hands
backward and forward, But if the wrists
are bony they must first be bathed in hot
water until the skin pores are wide open,
then soaked for several minutes in warm
olive oil and finally whitened with almond
meal, lettuce cream, lemon juice or WHAT
ever bleaching lotion best agrees with the
cuticle.
These bleaching, softening and plump
ing processes take considerable time" ad-
mitted the April Grandmother, as she
noted her descendants dropping mouth
corners. but as polished white arms and
slender. supple wrists are not only at
tuctive looking but an evidence Of refine
ment, without them no young gentlewoman
can afford to face a critical world"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

If7T MOTHER reason for the leniency
~ shown to the country whip is that
a great deal of attention to details
would help to mar the pleasure of the
summer driving and it would necessitate
dressing in accordance with the carriage.
With any cart it would be necessary, if
one were to present an absolutely correct
appearance, to wear hat and there are
very few girls who will cover their heads
when they are driving for fun and not
for the figure they present. A phaeton,
for example, requires pretty costuminc,
and yet in many country places and sea-
shore resorts you will sec girls in tennis
costume or in very informal morning
dress enjoying a brisk drive over the
excellent roads,
The governess cart is one of the easiest
TO manage and is used for children either
when they are accompanied by a groom
or for older children who have some skill
in the handling of a pony. The larger
basket carts are called tubs and in these
grown persons are often seen seated with
the children. 1t is especially convenient
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

for country use and is a safe carriage
when kept balanced. With one, two, four
or even six persons this type of cart can
be kept perfectly balanced, a characteristic
of few other carriages. The governess cart
is the only vehicle on two wheels which
will carry six persons. unless the Irish
jaunting car be excepted, but this is
by no means equal to the Governess cart
in point of comfort
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

HAT to give the friend who Is
M about TO start upon a long journey
is often a vexing question, yet any
young girl who is making a tour OF her
own country or of Europe certainly needs
a tourists writing case containing sta
tionery pockets, boxes for pens and pins
a blotter and an inkstand.
An attractively bound daily diary con-
tanning maps as well rs pages giving
money values of important countries
makes an acceptable gift. 1t should be
accompanied by fountain pen which may
be filled from any inkstand without the
aid of regular filler and is warranted
not to leak, or with case pencil and a
set of indelible leads.
Boxes for soap, tooth and face powder
come in nickel and sterling silver-ma-
terials which are used for toilet bottle
holders as we'll as for drinking cups which
are put together in nest fashion.
A semi-invalid would appreciate a
leather or willow travelling case holding
two quart bottles of the sort which will
keep the beef tea or milk placed in them
at their original temperature for long
time, and any woman would welcome a
covered japanese tea basket large
enough to hold a pot and two cups of
plated silver
"Prinkery'' cases containing an alco-
hol lamp, tube and fatiron are of rat
tan and pigskin, and clothes, hair and
hat brushes are in substantial bags OF
elephants hide.
Portable clothes hanging sets, which
may be folded to fit trunk of ordinary
dimensions, include six hangers and n
rod, which may be extended at right
angles to the inner side of a door, and
TO 60 with these are wire rests TO keep
the fluffy brim of the hat from resting
directly on a shelf.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

cart: In Mineola IL is named for that
country place, and so on through the
length of the island the same cart en-
Joys variety of fashionable names.
. OW wheeled runabouts are gaining
a in popularity among the younger
Il members of the summer colonies,
partly on account of their lightness
and case with which they run and partly
because they can he mounted quickly,
Large wheels are always drawback
where the drivers wear skirts, whether
the roads are muddy or dusty. The
low runabout or knockabout is perfectly
simple to get in and out Of without run
ming any risk of soiling ones gown.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

& WEATERS designed for early au-
tumn outings are of Norfolk shape
and from twenty-five to thirty eight
inches long They are of plain and fancy
weaves and to be had in many fashion
able hues, including the almost univer-
sally becoming Oxford gray.
Among the smart looking "mannish"
sweaters are short box coats with hip
pockets, rolling collars and V necks and
jerseys, precisely like those worn by
football players. They are closely woven
and come in innumerabIe effective color
combinations.
Automobile sweaters intended for short
runs in mild weather are medium length,
coat shaped, V necked affairs of light
weight gray, khaki or champagne colored
worsted, woven in fancy stripes. Forty
inch sweaters with double breasted
fronts and closely fitting collars and cuffs
button at the sides from just below the
hips to the edge of the garment. Their
weave is Of the rope stripe order and
they are developed in all the fashionable
dark shades.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
The Hampstead Cart Is One of the Easest Driving
of the Two Wheelers

the middle Of this seat, the right one fold
ing over to the left and the left one
folding to the right, These carts are
made for the most part in natural wood
with russet leather findings. "There is
only one danger in driving the Hemp
stead cart said Mr. Hewlett, "and that
is in getting out if one wanted to do this
in a hurry. Unless the seats are folded
over there is no way Of managing this
without jumping over the sides OF
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

course the cart is low and young girls
and boys are agile, in fact they usually
get in and out this way in preference to
taking the time to manipulate the seats,
1t is a trim little cart, very light and
convenient and is said to be one of the
easiest two wheeled carts made"
1t is odd that this same cart should be
known in different sections of Long Isl
and by different names. In the Hemp
stead district it is called the Hampstead
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
Manv Useful Hints for Young Girls

are considered smart, but they are out
ranked by the double wells in two tones
which come in an endless variety of color
schemes and those of allover Persian
pattern. lined with plain rose pink chiffon.
The latest way to arrange the two by
three yard automobile veil is TO shir its
centre into n crown large enough to mt
over any hat, thus forming two front
and back curtains, which are tied to-
gether with narrow ribbon strings.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

\JOW that the fancy for wearing
N nenuphars-the hair ornaments
which the ladies of ancient Egypt
wore above their temples-has reached
America via London and Paris school
girls are rummaging through the jewel
cases of their grandmothers in search of
jade, amber, garnet, cat's-eye, turquoise,
amethyst or seed pearl ornaments which
may be made over into cabochons. These
are fitted with n double spiral, which is
fastened to the side of the hair by means
of two half turns or they are attached
to prongs that are hinged at the top. Z
While all of the nenuphars are fascinat-
ing, some of them are exceptionally allur-
ing notably those of forget-me-not de-
sign, which shows metal cluster of the
tiny blue flowers spread over lovers
knot, forming the centre of the oxidized
silver cabochon, bordered with forget-me.
nots and oak leaves. A second design
shows miniature roses, either pink or
white, strewn over filigree silver cabo-
chon, and in n third the roses are Gins
tered In the centre of an oXidized circle
which is trimmed with silver chased seal.
Looping.
Fiigree is made into charming nenu.
phars. While some of the daintiest af-
fairs of this type are wholly of the fragile
work, others have a semi-precious stone
centre setting widely bordered with the
lacellke handicraft of the jeweller.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

EX CE f DI n G l. Y pretty evening
scarfs for schoolgirls are made of
l. white or delicately hued net, pref
erably striped with satin, which adds
materially to the weight The ends are
finished with silk fringe or tasscls match
ing the shade of the net. Some of the
recently imported scarfs are of Brussels
net embroidered with white in darning
stitch, and others. equally simple, are
lightly rveted with silver after the fash
ion of the Soudanese nets, but do not
look nearly so heavy or so conspicuous.
Chiffon scarfs for young girls are made
up similarly to those of net or they are
bordered and striped with marabout Of
matching tint More substantial even
ing scarfs are of plain. satin striped or
embroidered crepe de Chine, finished
with fringe or Persian bordering. Others
are of exceedingly soft satin merveilleuX
with silver embroidered ends of mar
quisette lightly spangled with gold beads
and of hemstitched bordcred chiffon cloth.
Street scarfs. matching the shade of
the suit or the hat, are Of crepe de Chine
or India silk, with ends embroidered i'll
Japanese or Oriental designs.
Y necked automobile scarfs of Aus
tralian yarn have fringcd ends and pearl
fastenings and come in white, black and
the popular dark tones. Scotch Chudda
cloth. clan plaid patterns of fine wool
and plain colored silk cashmeres have
hand hemmed edges and tassel finished
ends.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

whipcord. Red and black colored run
ming gear is often seen on the dark col
Iored breaks, but for the most part the
lighter wood is preferred. Bird's-eye aud
curly maple are used for this purpose,
and the marking and finish of the golden
tinted wood are really beautiful. One cart
showing rare markings was cut out of a
solid block of wood, and the dashboard
had a piece of bird's-eye that was as
handsome as any bit of furniture.
Spider phaetons are more for afternoon
use than for knocking about. They are
fitted with canopy tops, and for this sea-
son of the year have basket seats sides,
guards and dashboard. You will often
Sc girls driving to tennis tournament,
to the golf club or to make n visit in the
afternoon, two or even more of them
leaning back luxuriously in the phaeton's
comfortable depths. A disappearing rum
bic is a useful accessory of this type OF
carriage, MS it can be used when desired
and banished from view when not re-
uured A rumble unoccupied looks most
unattra ctive, and it is better to have none
at all than to have one left vacant. The
carts and phaetons provided with this
adjustable rumble are compact and well
arranged. so that the back and sides OF
the rumble seat fold over. then the whole
seat doubles and slides under the seat.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

N ECAUSE brown resists the sun bet
ter than does any color save red the
reddish brown shade is most in de-
mand for automobile wells The second
favorite shade is dark green, which is
supposed to be particularly beneficial to
the eyes, and third on the list is emerald,
though simply because of the vogue of
that tint.
Chiffon is the preferred material for
motoring wells They are from two to
four yards in length, finished all round
with one inch hemstitching, bordered
with satin stripping or embroidered in two
tones. one several shades darker than
the foundation color. More elaborate
wells are sprinkled with dots Of con-
trasting color and edged with buttonhole
embroidered scallops or points in the
same tone or they are spotted with CON
trnsting chenille disks and bordered with
satin of a similar hue.
Ombre chiffon wells with satin borders
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

v GEORGE ". phaeton is luxuri-
II Gus and comfortable carriage which
can be driven with n groom behind
This is interpreted in basket style win
light wood running gear, basket guard
and body and canopy top. The Inning
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

TIE girl who is skilled in the hand
ling of four horses favors a break,
as it is tighter than coach. These
high carts are designed in such a number
of styles that even an expert cannot name
them all. The most popular is II light
wood beautifully finished and with cush-
ions, rails and lazy backs of pigskin or
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

outside flap pockets containing thin
memorandum book equipped with a gold
plate chain and case pencil
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

There is great variety of little carts
| for children Of different ages, the carts
ranging in size from one built for a pony
ten hands high to one of moderate size
These carts are usually built very simply
of light colored wood, with two wheels
The upholstering is of durable whip
cord in grayish or tan shade. The har-
ness for these tiny carts is russet leather,
to match the wood, and has either brass
or silver trimmings The ponies wear a
dutch collar, as this style of harness is
more suited to their size and type. Some
times young girls have their Initials done
in metal on the winkers, or perhaps de-
voted little horsewoman will have her
ponys initial placed there. Older girls
have monograms.
Buckboards are light carts for country
use and are often driven to and from the
station, as they have ample room for
ordinary luggage. Some of these long,
narrow traps have a rumble, and many
are provided with two seats
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