Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-25
FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
/ \ pretty present 10 give "A baby is an
| embroidered band to fasten the little e:ae
| into the carriage Choose a piece of
/ thick white satin ribbon. 21h inches wide
| and IA inches long. Powder it with
| small blossoms wrought with flo silk in
| the natural cOiors, tiny rosebuds. daisies.
| buttercups, forget-me-nots. Line with
| satin the color of amy of the flowers, in
| terlining with canton flannel 10 give sub
| stance 10 the band, Sew a full rosette
| of narrow white satin ribbon, Z. inch
| wide. as each end Of the hand aud
| fasten under them two pieces of the same
| ribbon. each about * yard long % tie
! the band to the carriage. \ strip of fine
! white linen may be substituted for the
/ wide satin with equally uEetty effect and
! when soilcd can be restored 10 it's orig
| inal beauty by careful lauudresS. Very
| dainty also are bands embroidered in a
! single color, with the rosettcs al the
| ends 70 match. Forgct-me-nots with blue
| ones. and rosebuds with pink. are most
! frequently chosen.
One Of the most fetching examples Of
! the long sweater coat is of Ieather-eoI-
! ofed yarn made with cuffs and Il turned
down collar of rich green and ornamented
| with brass buttons. These durable col
| ors should appeal 10 the knitter whose
| desire is to make a garment not SO per-
| ishable as the delicate white sweater.
| The coat snits that will be worn until
! it is time for the apparel of the real
! spring. are so chic and iaunty that they
j have an interest all their own, and apart
from any glory they might naturally re-
/ feet from winter models or those that are
| to appear later on. Their correct length
! is Just 8 inches below the hip line. and
/ though they have no end of variation in
| the cut, their general outline is the acme
| Of what is t"ig and smart. They are
/ semi-htting or bit nearer tght-fitting.
They partakc of the Norfolk, Russian.
| French and military styles, and there il
| positively no choice among them so far
! as popularity Is concerned Few of them
/ are severely plain, though there is no ral-
| ing against it, and, because of this fact
| the plain ones seem distinctive. The 9th,
ers show all sorts of trimming treat.
ments, such as fancifully shaped collars,
| insets of self material outlined with pip
! mgs or folds of silk or braid. all-0ver
| braided placements. decorated seams, and
! button details.
Broadcloth is too delicate for the skate
| bag. but there are heavy weights in dark
| green billiard cloth and flannel which are
the ideal qualities for such rough usage
| Then. again, there is the lightweight kerr
| sey cloth For the rOsy-faced young girl
| 10 use almost any gay color harmoniZing
| with the costume viii DE pretty; but a
mans skate bag should be black, blue or
| green--as dark as possibe-and made
! with or without a heading, but with a
| casing so broad that cold fingers will not
be hurt unduly il the opening and shut
ting process.
Unfortunately this will not be a white
! summer. a q matter of fact the che
Partisan ordered few white dresses last
| summer. for the couturiers wished TO
| kill white by bringing in dead Colors
! Their influence has been felt, and ii
! comes from good authority that white
! by comparison with the past few years
| will be little worn. 1T is really too I'M
fortunate that the whole civilized world
should wait upon the mandate Of the
| Paris tradcSpeople. They Gust white
simply because they wish women 10
| adopt colors for the next season or two
Every one is unanimous in the opinion
! that white is lOyellest and more suitable
than colors for summer days, and yet, to
please these men, women must abandon
what they know becomes them best sad
which in the end is economical. .It-is "a
be hoped that the practical American
woman, who is wise in her generation
! and is not willing TO be dictated to. will
stick close to her cool-looking, fiattering
clothes of last summer, with, of course,
! Il little change i'll cut.
Apropos of colors. all indications point
to tans and lavenders. In Paris there
| is rarely Il craze for one particular dive
Last spring things bent rather toward
| amethyst and wistaria, for they were
unlike anything exploited here for years.
The lavender to which | referred has
good dash of pink through it, and is
quite unlike any lavender seen for ages,
for as a rule layenders are fresh only
in strong light, sinking into themselves
by artificial light and becoming a siCkly
| gray. The new color is a pinkish shade,
| suggesting an Alpine glow. The tans are
| lovely, too. There is so much s0ftness
| and richness about them, and yet they
are 10y no means live dyes. Blacks have
been and will be popular for many
months to come. Black is always stun
ming. BY far the most beautiful gowns
and hats made i'll Paris this winter have
! been of black
The French woman, always alive to
artificial means to draw people to her
self. never uses a strong perfume. Many
women never use perfume, preierring
their clothes TO be mildly perfumed with
sachets distributed in wardrobe aud
linen closet. These bags leave quite
enough odor.
For a long time it has been the GUS
tom with some women to hang their
dresses in cheesecloth bags, which are
lined with Sachcts. This is apt to leave
an unpeasantly strong odor on the out
side of dress and the woman who
knows prefers the sachet to rest in
the folds. so that only one who comes
in immediate proximity with her may
get an occasional faint watt Other
women, in place of either sachet or
liquids, employ perfumed powder which
they put behind the ears, on the neck
and about the arms. This is perhaps the
most refined of all. provided one puts
only touch, and that the powder is
delicate.
Very handsome evening wraps are
made of the soft shades Of ziheine. This
material has sufficient body for this style
of garment. and trimmed with fur, mara
bon or handwork it is pleasing.