The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-26

of warm fur viii be OF white. gray,
brown and occasionally yellow brown
fur. Pure white looks more childlike,
but is soon soiled, though easily cleaned
in bowl OF warmed white conmeal OF
hot flour rubbed well in the hair and
then shaken.
Sable is preferred for trimming coats
and bonnets, the Alaska sable replacing,
in many instances, the more expensive
Russian sable Coat collars are quite
large, mufs medium. Babies carriage
robes OF white fox are the prettiest Of
furnishings. Swans down appears again
on cmldren's millinery, baby hoods and
coats.
Misses carry brown furs from choice,
rather than black. Velveteen suits, fur
trimmed, are among the Injuries to be
seen this winter coming. Misses heavy
polo" cloth coats do not need fur.
Searfs and muffs are medium in size.
1t makes one feel glad to read OF the
kindly acts of the wealthy, whom report
has made IL appear selfish and narrow
because of superabundance of this
worlds goods. One instance Of this
benevolence was the Thanksgiving dim
ner given Thursday in d hail in New
port, r. l., by Mrs. Frederick W Wander
bilt the guests OF honor being four hum
bred newsboys and messenger boys of
that city. Prominent Newport men and
women served as walters and Mattresses
and the boys gave three cheers for their
hostess,
This is to be white glove season,
Both long and short white gloves viii
Be very much worn Owing to the dark
colors OF evening dress costumes this
fall. matched gloves will not be much
in demand, but black viii be worn in
stead. The short and three-quarter-
length sleeves call for long gloves, and
since this style prevails in dress gowns.
most OF these long gloves viii be of
kid and silk Lambskin is much in
favor; also capes, mochas and ehamois,
the last in mousquetaire. There is al
ways demand for silk and Isle for
wear with NUTS, but not much glaee kid
will be seen, except for evening wear.
Quilting Bees Popular This Winter.
The pieciug OF bed quilts has been one
of the most fashionable forms of fancy
work during the last summer, and now
that autumn is here quilting bees around
the open fire promise TO be a favorite
amusement. The quilts Of all colors and
kinds which have kept fingers busy dur
ing the summer are placed in frames and
quilted in different designs, with stitches
SO fine that it requires the finest o.
needles to accomplish the work.
This quaint fad is a somewhat sur
prisiug one in an age where needlework
is supposed to be a lost art, but it has
many attractions, its devotees say.
Patches have wondrous possibilities, it
appears. They can be put together in
the form of "log cabins wild goose
chases" mystic roses" rising suns"
hexagous. octagons, diamonds, disks and
in as many other ways as the ingenuity
Of the worker can devise Gay reds,
puppies, greens and yellows may be used
to produce fantastic and charming re-
suits, and when the quilt is done it makes
delightful heirloom for future genera
tions.
The quilts may be made very useful
TO the present generation, however For
the nursery they are made Of squares of
linen or heavy cotton, sketched with de-
signs to be worked, such as illustrations
OF Mother Goose tales. animals. birds,
flowers and the alphabet These squares,
naturally, are outlined before they are
put together
For boys rooms, simple patterns done