Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-02-26
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MABEL" TELLS ALL SHE KNOWS
ABOUT THEM
Tho Jig Saw Graz Brides Carry Flower
Muffs Spring and Summer Dress Mate
rials Milady Now Wears Tiny Watch
on Her Cioved Finer

rials Milady Now Wears a Tiny Watch
ON Her Cloved FINGER.
Ny Dear Elsa I'm worn to II fraZ,
zle over this jiE Saw puzzle fad. aren't
YOU: Here in New York were abSO-
lutc.y going mad about the putting to-
Gctber Of these picture puzzles And
not Only are our brains turned upside
down with wondering whether a Ger
tain little jagged piece of wood fits IN
here. there or somewhere else. but we
are h"undcd on all sides by friends
who are making these puzzles fer char
ity II" save all the colorrd cox crS Of
the magazines for them" 50 high
runs the craze that floor of one OF
the erStwhile fashionable old houses
on Washington square north has be
come II jig saw factory. b"aSting a
staff of twenty or more workmen.
many of whom are art students at
Cooper institute and the league.
Yes. my dear. from the maid In the
kitchen 10 the master In the library
we've All caught the germ. ana II only
remained for the man who invented
the puzzle picture of different colo%cd
woods 10 drive us all To padded cells.
Well. ! made up my mind that 1t
was time something was doing to turn
the Jig saw tide. And I've done" II
sure enough by giving yesterday after
noon ''tangram party" 4 super
abundance Of egotism Is not one Of
my glaring faults. have been told,
but mt this moment I'm really gloating
over my clevcrncss In reyiving the Gu
rious and Interesting pastime Of daily
Ing with tangrams. Is II Il new variety
of imported fruit? No. Miss Innocence.
but II IS the fruit of Chinaman's
brains one Tan, who lived awhile ago
say some 1000 years before we became
Inhabitants OF this glorious country
And TO this oriental ancestor its de-
scendant. the Jig saw. owes much Of
It's fame. Unlike the present puzzle,
the tangram consists OF only seven
pieces. and these parts are all the
same size. Artistic values are COM
pletcly lost sight Of in the struggle for
entirety.
The tangram that l set before NY
guests waS THE House That Jack
Built" and that the cat was as big as
the cow and the malt as large as the
house that contained ii matters nothing
10 the architects.
After the tangrams we had tea. and
Elinor poured for me- looking Rem
brandt study in stunning big black
velvet hat charmingly trimmed with
lunches of silver raisins- nothing else
and the chicneSs of the thing beggars
description. You have read of almost
every known variety of fruit. flowers
into the milliners' hands. but l reckon
You didn't know that these artists had
forsakcn the garden and the mcnagerie
for the realm of the cook. You'll par
don me, but II Is such temptation to
say that the raison d'etre OF this Is
Paris and that Elinor has just come
from the Vile I.uminiere
Why did she wear hat while pour
Ing tea! Simply and solely because
It's the latest accompaniment to the
"J o'clock" 1t was funny sight
watching the girls dodge that chapenu.
for those wishing cup Of the refresh
ing beverage had to navigate around
this cart wheel first to catch the eye of
the Wearer and then stand at Il safe
distance when receiving the brew, for
to disarrange that millinery creation,
which had been poised and pinned ut
n fascinating anglican operation we
all know takes this season many pre-
rious mOments-is possible by the
lIghtest touch against the overshadow-
ing brim. Fortunately there were no
tempests in our teacups. The zap
proach" and tackles were splendid
ly done. But one can imagine that Mt
crush affair such disasters can he
averted only by the most careful en-
ginccring of ones own hat and el-
bows. And be 1t known that apollo
gies afterward are no reparation for
the catastrophe.
Elizabeth c., who inquired NEST so
licltously after you. was wearing one
OF the smartest gowns of the after
noon, an empire confection Of taupe
chiffon cloth that shone like heavy
satin. The embroideries on the skirt
were exquisitely worked I'm taupe tones
with silks, woods and chenille. Similar
-. al 1.,I ba
waist was confined by II folded band
Of black satin. Her hat was large and
fiat, and the crown was entirely OF sa-
bic, with an important looking black
osprey standing out at one side. An
other girl from Boston. who came with
Mrs. Van s.. | Thought WAS carrying a
hand bound book after the manner OF
Bostonian highbrows. who appear with
literary equipments on MI and every
occasion. but | suffered from an op-
tical delusion. for the lady from the
land OF beans WAS carrying II suede
muff, the newest sartor!al accessory
this side OF France
And this muff rciniuds me that at
one OF the prettiest weddings Of the
And at Il bridge tnc otncr night these
lines Of hers kept repeating them
selves:
Her sleeves were such 4 1T
And. though at bridge she took hand.
She stood-sAe couldn't BIT.
Which reminds me that n new wrin-
kle In sleeves IS to have chenille fringe
meanderlng from shoulder to elbow, SO
thnt when the arm Is lifted one gets
quite Mexican cowboy effect. With
the cowboy sleeves and the Robinson
Crusoe fur turban all that Is needed To
finish the wild west picture is the
DeadwOod coach. We don't indulge In
coach hOldups these days. but on
Broadway the other morning an ele-
phant escaped from the HippOdrOme
and afforded q good imitation Of the
Olden days.
lido wish you were here In town TO