Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-22
IN THE MAGAZINES

IF you are planning to have a new
winter gown after the holidays" writes
Grace Margaret Gould in Woman's
Home Companion for January, "there
are one or two things I want to call
your attention to in regard to mate
r1als and trimmings. All of the new
fabrics have a sheen effect, whether
they are wool or silk. Fine cashmere,
which has such a wonderful luster, is
reliable and a fashionable material
The chiffon broadcloths are still the
vogue, and wool satin and henrietta
cloth are desirable materials. It is un-
wise to select, even for a winter gown,
too heavy material. The new style OF
dress demands lightweight fabrics
Much plain tucked net matching the
material of the gown in color is used
and the maline nets braided are newer
than the filets. For a gown which you
wish to wear in the evening or for in
formal social affairs there is nothing
better time-the lovely new crepes,
which are so soft and shimmery. Mes
saline and satin are still being much
worn.
I'm the way of colors, all of the
! shades of gray are in high favor and
are to be recommended because OF
their neutral inconspicuous color
Taupe, which has an undertone of dull
green, is extremely fashionable, but
the woman of pale complexion should
avoid 1t unless it is frightened up with
a touch of some color which she knows
is particularly becoming to her. Mole
elephant and London smoke are all
good gray shades. Catawba, dregs OF
wine. Wistaria and amethyst are fash
1onable shades, and hunters green is
also in demand. In regard to the
blues, which are apt to be so univer-
sally becoming, there are a number
of fashionable shades. There is a tint
known as Edison blue, which reminds
one of Alice blue, but is darker. The
blues with either tint of green or an
undertone of gray are also good style.
Not in long time has black been con-
sidered as smart as it is this year."
The Popular Science Monthly for jan
uary, which is the first number of the
seventy-fourth volume, opens with an
article on the career of Herbert Spen-
Ger by Professor Lester F. Ward of
Brown university. The author, who is
the chief authority in America on the
subject, gives an account of Spencer S
life and work, based on the recent biog-
raphy, and to some extent on the pre-
viously published autobiography, whicn
is especially appropriate, as Herbert
Spencer contributed to the Monthly
about a hundred articles. This is fol-
lowed by an elaborately illustrated ar
ticle. by DR.. Charles r. KeyeS on the
"L1neamentS of the Desert, and later
in the number there is biographical
history of botany in St. Louis by DR..
Perley Spaulding, illustrated with pic
lures of the botanists who have made
st. Louis an important botanical CEN
ter. DR.. G. A. Herter contributes an
article on the value of fermented
milk, a subject which has been
made prominent recently by ex-
travagant claims, on which the
author writes with authority. Prof.
Edward G. Pickering of Harvard uni
versity observatory consider; the con-
tributions of different nations to science
as represented in the work of the most
eminent scientific men. Prof. Edward
Bradford kitchener of Cornell univer-
sity treats Charles Darwins relations
to poetry and science, a subject appro-
pirate to the centenary Of his birth,
now being celebrated throughout the
world. Prof. E. H. S. Bailey of the
University Of Kansas treats the aduI-
teration of foods by bleaching and dye
ing. Prof. John J. Stevenson of New
York university discusses the part
played by cOmmercialiSm in modern
life. The number contains two articles
on educational subjects, one by Prof.
Dickinson S. Miller on MIR. Roosevelt S
Opportunity as President Of a Uniyer-
sity," in which he considers the need
Of more striking personalities in uni
versity chairs, and one by Prof J. Nc
Keen Cattell entitled '"The School and
the Family in which he discusses the
tendency of the school to break up the