The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
Miladi'S Toilette in
the Summertime,

"S the season OF the year ap-
proaehes the summertime, in which
the sun seems 70 hang n a burn
y Ing glare above, one begins 10
think OF the thing 70 wear, some
thing that VIII Be cool. and rune lightly
when the breszes blow. Also the best
methods 70 take particular care Of The
health IN order that the extreme heat
may not prostrate
To cool the blood the old-fashioned
'sassafras tea" Is one of the best rene
dies. II Is palatable and very easily
made The root Of the sassafras can be
obtained az almost any market u should
be shaved into thin bits and then STEPPED
IN boiling water The boiling can continue
untn the Tea IS as strong as one desires
IT, MIX and sugar may be added Just
the same es With other tes. This remedy
several times q day win be found very
beneficial, and It IS also very good for
children.
The diet IS one Of the best remedies
in the summer. Women should eat
very little meat and ignore all greasy
foods. Olive oil should be taken with
early summer food. such as dandeliOns,
string beans and spinach Lemon juice
IS also good
The daily bath IS Il grest aid. and Is
preferable az bedtime A quick plunge ia
the morning IS also very healthfUL Plenty
Of warm water and a bland soap with
good scrubbing OF the whole body az
night removes from the pores the waste
matter that helps 70 prevent circulation.
During the hot sumner months neckwear
Is one Of the main features Of keeping
cool Stocks, bow ties. jabots and turn
over collars can be made from odd scraps
of material. These are al essential 70
the latest tailored shirtwaist. and they
can be made with very little work IN
making tie bow ties Il IS best 70 cut
the ends OF one piece. making uD small
stiR bows for the background and holding
them together with stih. overlapping
folds OF material These bows can be
made with only q few minutes work
Many OF the new bows OF linen have
Roman eutwork ends, the design being
buttonholed all around and cut OUT
around the stems This gives the eject
I OF lace Other simple collars can be
made from lace
one OF the latest sumner fashions Is
I the wearing of sashes, 20 be worn With
the lingerie frocks- The girl who has
l made IL q practice 10 save pieces OF
! ribbon can easily adopt the fad, as few
\ OF the new sashes are tied in the Old
/ fashioned bow and ends Many OF the
sashes are 80 double s,rips from quite
HIN under the arm II the back. to give
sIIght Empire eject, but they are
/ brought TO a decided point below tbe
I waisrline Instead OF bows the knots
\ are sometimes worn. especially b the
( Younger girls. Sometimes a knot VIII
/ fan al ths center OF the back and an
! other al the head OF each streamer- Soft
/ uessaline ribbons are preferable 70 heavy
I sati1s- When a soft ribbon IS used =
/ should be wider than when the ribbon
I hss more body
/ one OF the latest fads IS 20 decorate
/ the slipper toes with embroidery With
I the newest suede the decorations look
! very pretty with rosettes, chOux and
I bows Flowers and butterfly bows are
I also used and the work is that OF & few
\ minutes only The trimming and deco
ration OF the shoe serves % cut ths
/ length 70 g great extent, besides making
I the slipper look very neat and dainty.
Rama parssoIs With their beaded
| handles are one OF the oddities OF ths
season Shopping and kerchIef bags OF
I the sane material are also being used
/ By many women. The grass" makes g
[ very novel and pleasing substitute for
[ the older and much more used materials
The sumner girl has already revived
the ruf5es of many years ago. Fashions
/ blue pencil had marked them out long
I ago and II was thought that they would
/ never aguin be worn Many sumner
I gowns now contain a whole set OF rG1-
I hes and lend pretty eject