The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

bordered with satin of a similar hue.
Ombre chiffon wells with satin bor-
ders are considered smart. but they are
outranked 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
center into crown large enough 70 At
over any hat, thus forming two front
and back curtains. which are tied to-
gether with narrow ribbon strings.
WI THETHER afternoon tea is served
M from an hour glass shaped tab
ourette Of rattan. bamboo or
teakwood. short legged drop leaf Old
hickory table or willow cart equipped
with plate glass top and shelves. the
most important feature OF the outfit is
the pot which contains the cheering
beverage At the moment the old fash
ioned brown stone teapot with sides or
namented in relief with biblical scenes
is. considered charmingly quaint,
There are also alluring teapots OF
crown pottery in unique designs and
coIors. 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 cad
dies of half pound size and OF octagon
shape.
Contra sting with these most substan-
tiai teapots are cups and saucers OF egg
shell china. either perfectly plain. gold
trimmed or delicately hand painted in
floral designs.
Supplementary articles are chiefly OF
silver OF crystal. Cream pitchers. SUI
gar bowls. lemon plates. sandwich and
cake baskets are of cut or pressed
glass in woven designs: silver lemon
forks and lcracked ice spoons show the
iris pattern IN repousse work. sugar
tongs are of wishbone shape and indi-
vidual spoons for iced tea have long
handles Stimulating a Towering vine.
q WEATERS designed for early au-
tumn outings are OF Norfolk shape
and from % to ss inches long.
They are OF plain and fancy weaves
and to be had in many fashionable
hues, including the almost universally
becoming Oxford gray.
Among the smart looking "nannish''
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 innumerable efrec-
tive 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.
40 inch sweaters with double breasted
fronts and closely fitting collars and
cuffs button at the sides from Just be-
low the hips to the edge OF the gar
ment- Their weave Is OF the rope
stripe order and they are developed In
all the fashionable dark shades.
Al OW that the fancy for wearing
M 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. catseye. tur-
quoise. amethyst or seed pearl orna-
ments which may be made over into
cabochons. These are fitted with :
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.
While all OF the nenuphars are fasci-
mating, some cg them are exceptionally
alluring. notably those OF forget-me-
not design, which show q metal cluster
of the tiny blue flowers spread over a
lovers knot, forming the center OF the
oxidized silver cabochon. bordered with
forget-me- and oak leaves. sec
ond design shows miniature roses
either pink or white, strewn over a fii-
gree silver cabochon. and in third the
roses are clustered In the center OF an
oxidized circle which Is trimmed with
silver chased scalloping.
Fsligree Is made into charming nenu-
phars. While some OF the daintiest
affairs Of this type are wholly OF the
fragile work. others have a semi pre-
cious stone center setting widely bor-
dered with the laceliks handicraft OF
the jsweler.