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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
The Made-OVer
ParasOl

Tux up last seasons parasol in ad
II vance. and listen now to a note
- of the season before you venture
on this timely renovation.
Fringe to match or to harmonic is
the fresh touch to be added in imitation
of the newest.
1t is the misunderstanding twisted
silk fringe, ranging in width from one
to three and half inches and having
fussy little gimp border, which there is
no effort to conceal.
After the parasol has been cleaned
with a soft brush or sponge dipped
in gasoline (do it in the open air.
and allowed to dry. still wide open.
the fringe is basted upon the edge
and sewed by hand with silk to
match.
All of the work is done upon the
open parasol
Some slight embroidery. like row
OF polka dots. may be done where
fringe joins parasol. They are put
on in the fiat Japanese stitch. and
II OF a contrasting color there should
not be chosen a note that Is too
strikingly different.
The conspicuous parasol is not
necessa rily the most beautiful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
Sewing for Little Ones

AK ANY a prospective mother fondly
M imagines that the only thing
ASA necessary for fashioning the lit
tie garments she so eagerly looks for
ward to making is the buying of mate
rails and set of patterns, with the
work they naturally involve. But even
here she is confused by the variety Of
qualities offered for her inspection, and
she often buys more for the pleasing eff
feet of the soft white goods in her hands
than with reference TO future wear and
tear.
A soft nainsook. not too fine. is best
for the little first garments. A material
almost '.siazey' before laundering proves
softer and less "boardy'' afterward.
This is more economical when bought
by the piece. as extra lengths and be
tween pieces can be used for bands.
facings and the smaller sections.
The patterns are of great Importance.
They can be bought in sets and are gen
orally most reliable: but when the little
garments are cut and basted the novice
Is at loss as 10 how 10 properly finish
them.
OF course. she knows the seams are
TO be done by hand and that the little
sleeves and neckband should be com
pleted by tiny strip of material or of
dainty embroidery: but does she know
that both sleeves and neck should be
finished so as 10 allow ample room for
growth?
II tiny tape ne drawn through the
neck and round the wrist this advan-
tage is easily gained; and the same plan
can be followed for the lower part Of
the full yoke. where it joins the skirt of
the little dress.
The inverted box-pleat generally folded
in under the sleeve. where the back and
front join. Is for the same purpose. The
new mother will find 1t only short
time before all extra fulness thus gained
will be needed.
Wristbands are another cause of de-
spair 10 the average inexperienced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
Spring Blouses

ornament the outer part of the sleeve
down to the cuff.
The front fulness. instead of being
tucked in at the shoulder. as formerly.
is gathered on to a shallow yoke with
entre-deux of Irish crochet or cluny.
Pleated shirts OF nainsook or linen
lawn. or even of fancy muslins. have
sleeves tucked in lengthwise tucks of
the same size as those adjoining the
front and back Of the waist proper. The
four-inch cuff is turned back and edged
with a narrow ruffie or pleating of fine
material, and this is repeated down the
front in a graduated ruffie starting with
"A width of four inches and narrowing 20
less shan two at the waist line. When
a b.: OF color is added To this the effect
is charming.
Pin-stripe shirtwaists in colors to
match the suit are a fad OF the moment.
and are made both of linen and of light
silk. They are tucked to the full length
of the shirt. and are daintier when the
side ruffie is added to the front box
peat.
There are always novelty blouses In
cOlored embroidery. but they are-while
charming indeed-hardly TO be taken as
which separate blouse fashions are tend
ing. III may be asserted. in general.
that. except for the manniSh tailored
shirts. the front fulness is let i'm in
gathers instead of tucks or peats and
there Is a tendency to greater fulness
in all sleeves. although il usually stops
at the elbow. or shortly below. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
Bedroom Decorations
WITH the love of all things colo
wv NAL in our housefurnishine

wynn the love of all things colo
wv NAL in our housefurnishings
we seem to have evolved a
simplicity In window draping that is
both charming and economical, in that
these curtains can be made at home
and without the aid of a seamstress
engaged by the day.
Plain net, in either square or round
mesh. may be made with hem about
an inch In width along the two sides
tame ana Sa1s the ,n bottom Or fine linen
sewed on the under side just within
narrower hem and made into a simple
design at each corner.
These curtains should hang next the
across the top of window ca sings and
down each side Of a group of windows,
figured cretonne or English chintz is
generally used.
The longer strips reach just about
two inches below the sill, and are only
width of the material, while the val
ance along the top, which is pleated on
f rings In scar, scant box.pleats: is about
extends across the longer pieces at the
sides of the window.
In tone. these draperies carry out the
color scheme OF the room, but need
when intending TO use hangings of
this sort TO have the papering or wall
decoration as simple as possible, I'M
less a paper can be found to exactly
match the material
A room recently seen and much adj
mired had the head and foot of the
plain iron bed covered with the chintz.
while the spread and roll for the pillows
were Of the same material.
The dressing table. bureau. chiffonier
and table tops were covered with a
transparent scrim lined with the Gre
tonne and edged with heavy cluny
lace of a deep cream color.
The walls were of green satin-strped
paper and the rug of soft neutral
eoloring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
Frames of Brass

TT AVE. you photograph frame that
n has long held a favorite photo
IL graph? Has its beauty waned or
your taste changed, while your heart
still holds true to the face IL incloses?
II so, HE yourself to the dealer in
beaten brass supplies, buy about foot
of brass-or less. If your frame be
small-and after first carefully removing
the back mounting Of the frame. the
glass and the picture. lay the brass
upon the skeleton left and care
fully bend 1t about the edges Of the old
frame. Cut the center opening in tooth
like sections. so that they can also be
bent to the shape Of the original open
ing. and upon the smooth surface thus
made copy with a lead pencil or tracing
paper some simple design Of leaf or
flower. A conventional stencil design is
good and shows up we'll when the
groundwork Is beaten fiat.
To give the precious note OF individ-
uality that we all desire. a monogram
could be added in one corner, and when
once mounted and the familiar face in
stalled you have a new ornament that
will be z longtime pleasure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
Cover for Powder Box

square bottom to the bag-a bottom just
about the size for the box Of powder
for which it is designed.
The end OF each piece is hemmed. The
length of one strip is sewed along the
end of another, then corner is turned
and the two pieces sewed together along
their lengths as far as the now shorter
piece will reach. This will leave an
end on one piece as long as the width
of each strip.
When all four pieces are sewed to-
gether in this way bias effect is OBJ
tanned and when casing for the gath
ering ribbon is run straight around the
THESE can be edged with lace or seal
loped, and when the chamois bag is in
closed and the whole is placed among
the silver littering the top Of the dress
ing table, the usefulness OF its purpose
is lost to all but the most discerning
eyes.
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bias. form the back. The sleeves are
slightly flowing and are lined with a
very delicate shade of Japanese silk
an iris white. which is so family purple
as to be merely tinged with that color.
The sleeve is slashed on its outer side.
All of the seams are felled on the
wrong side after they are stitched.
There is a graceful sweep to the gar
ment and it's five-inch hem is weighted
to produce the dragging. sweeping look.
Now. this djibbah is slipped on over
the head. and closely resembles another
of its kind. which is made by folding the
material over the shoulders and cutting
the head opening in the center of the
fold.
In either case the yoke portion is a
facing placed upon the right side Of the
garment. with an opening cut in its CEN
ter to fit the neck line Of the djibbah,
The facing is pointed in the front. and
at the back as well. as over each sleeve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06

mother Why not give them up entirely
by leaving the tiny arm covering UNI
gathered at the wrist? Finish with
narrow lace. above which embroider
four small buttonholes or eyelets. Run
a ribbon through these and draw in all
unnecessary fulness. tying it fast with a
bow.
The palmer the first garments are the
more comfort will there be for baby.
mother and nurse. This does not neces-
sarily mean that all dainty handwork
must be eliminated. Edges should be
rolled when possible, to avoid the heavy
double seam.
Feather-stftching seems peculiarly ap-
propriate for baby clothes. and when
once mastered is easily done. Little
hand-run tucks with lines of feather
stitching between make the daintiest OF
yokes and the neatest finish for the hem
at the bottom of the dress; while. if
more elaborate design be desired. rings
drawn from the center of ones wedding
ring and embroidered with the single
feather stitch in wavy line down and
back make a lovely and sensible trim
ming.
Dots embroidered in irregular lines, or
one in the center OF each ring thus
formed. give a more elaborate effect
The bottom of the underskirts-both
of nainsook and of flannel-can be seal
Hoped with simple design: while tucks
run above the hem of the nainsook ones
and a dot embroidered in each scallop
of the flannel ones make them elaborate
enough for all everyday purposes.
Mercerized cotton of about No 80. or
even coarser. can be used, while a soft
silk floss is best for fiannels The little
pnning blankets are hemmed across the
bottom and up both fronts. where they
fasten over. They can be feather-stitched
with silk and are easily made.
Remember that. for the first few
months of baby's existence. cleanness
and comfort are of paramount impor-
lance. and elaboration is needless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06

In our model-the one we are now
making-the yoke portion is a piece OF
delicate purplish satin. its front grain
running lengthwise. embroidered In long
oriental stitch. without the least pad
ding. The colors chosen are shaded law
ender and white. The only black (and it
gives life and snap to the whole) is a
line Of heavy chain stitch bordering the
satin yoke and holding 1T to the lower
part of the garment.
All material is cut from beneath abe
yoke. after which it is lined with the
iris-white silk.
Altogether characteristic of the djib-
bah, and its distinguishing mark. is
s1raplike piece OF embroidered satin
placed beneath the arm, as il holding
the back and the front together.
A perfect lounging robe if developed in
silk or satin: and a delightful negligee
Of little intrinsic value when made Of
one Of the pretty cotton crepes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06

TIVE NEARLY all use powder on
M our faces; we find 1t COM
w Portable, and, like the false
hair habit, il might just as we'll be ac-
knowledged, since everybody knows it.
anyway; but we all hate to have the
bald, bare box staring at our friends
from dressing table or bureau. and
many are the means employed to give
1T respectable covering.
The lingerie bag. inclosing one OF
it is certainly the most dainty. Four
strips of material. about twelve inches
in length and three in width. are put
together by lace insertion or bits of en-
broidery. and a simple design in French
handwork is done in the center of each
strip; or lace medallion could be inset
i'm all but one. The fourth one is en-
broidered with the owners initials.
These four pieces are put to-
gether in a novel way SO as to make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
For a Young Girl
HERE is undoubtedly

YIy hER6 Is undoubtedly an age III
cOlOrs. The clear blues. reds,
= plnks and yellows belong to youth
and youth alone should wear them.
The time will soon come when the
pastel shades. the lavenders. the shaded
puppies and the shadowy greens must be
our lot. Therefore, gather ye rosebuds
while We may and glory in all the
fresh. beautiful colors Of youth.
II Is not one color that is too bright,
too loud for young girl; it is the COM
bination Of two or more colors. If this
be remembered when replenishing the
wardrobe, and only those colors be
chosen which will combine with those
already got, fewer mistakes will be
made. and the number of perfectly
h1deous hats or frocks hung in forgot
Ten clothes presses would soon diminish.
IT Is a mistake for young girl TO
eliminate all the stronger coIors from
her belongings. for she, and she alone,
can do them justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06

"HE East Indian djibbah. which we
pronounce as if its first and last
l. letters had been forgotten, is the
house gown of the idle rich in that far
off cline. It's elegance proves the as
sertion, for among those imported in
this country there has never been
shown a material less rich than heavy
Shanghai silk, with oriental embroidery
OF the most attractive type
The garment is, however. capable OF
development in Japanese crepe; so let us
make one here and now. The pictures
before us show back and a front view
for a garment. which we will suppose
to be lavender crepe from japan
In the main. the weave OF the ma
terial runs as do our own garments, up
and down. The front breadth is broad
and plain. there is one underarm gore
on each side. while two cores with a
graceful center slope. somewhat on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
Frame
and
Bag
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-o<1o--

= SHALL tell you. first, the simplest
way in which the design for this
week may be developed in both bag
and picture frame. and then I sha,l
suggest a few odd ways in which yea
may work out the same design to suit
some room with a more unique color
scheme.
The picture frame, il you will cut
the material with an allowance of an
Inch beyond the outside line. may be
made over a cardboard foundation cut
the size of the design. In cutting away
the opening you will also allow an
inch of material for Gaping the goods
round the foundation. covered card
board back. the same size. should be
glued against the wrong side of the
finished frame round its three edges;
the fourth should be left open to ac-
commodate the picture
One quarter of the square bag is here
shown. with a diagram of the whole de-
sign.
1t is intended to be lined with deli
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the design. On the frame heavy row
of outlining is indicated by the con-
tinuous lines bordering the design. The
dotted lines running between the little
circles are meant for more delicate
outlining with the same shade Of silk,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06

golden brown, and the separated oblong
petals are all solid over-and-over stitch
done in the same silk.
To give relief and brilliancy the two
different sizes of small circles should be
covered with large and small gilt beads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06

cate bit of thin China silk, the edges
slip-stitched together. and a circular
casing run round the whole so that
when the bag is drawn up it will form
a little round puff with four pointed
ends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
PGIMe EHz9

And now for the embroidery. which
is to be done in advance Of the max
ing.
Ecru linen is the background for which
these articles have been planned, and
beads will be necessary in carrying out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
BEST PLACE TO LIVE.
Food Prices Have Been Going Down
Steadily ia Panama.

Washington, March 10.-Just what
can be done by the elimination of the
middle-man in supplying the public
with food is strikingly shown by the
commissary price list, just published in
the Canal Record. While the work on
the Panama canal is progressing, the
United States government is supply
ing the laborers and the clerical forces
on the isthmus with food purchased in
the United States and distributed
through the agency of the canal COM
mission. The goods are bought in the
open market in this country and are
sold to the canal employees at cost
price. plus the transportation charges
and the expenses of distribution. Yet,
in the face of rising markets in this
country, the record shows a reduction
in the price of ga zosft of 73 kinds of
grades of meat, poultry and game.
The reduction in the prices of meat
has been gradual. but consistent in the
past year and porterhouse steak, which
cost 20 cents year ago, was reduced
to 21 cents on February of this year.
The Americans on the isthmus, outside
of the negroes and foreigners who are
doing the laborerS' work consume eggs
of twice the value of their meat, and
the price of these eggs. brought to
the isthmus in cold storage and kept
so, has declined from so cents in De-
cember 1908. to SO cents in the middle
of February of this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
CITY RAIL WAY PLANS.
Question of Franchise Extension Up
Tonight.

The street railway ordinance grant
ing this company certain rights comes
UP before the city council tonight for
consideration. For the benefit of the
people who go and who might sit in
the galleries and wonder what the
council is talking about without
knowing sufficiently to discuss the
matter, the following points will serve
as a key to the situation:
The ordinance asked for by the To-
peka Railway company asks:
F'irst-That the company have the
right to build tracks on Clay street
between Tenth and Fourth avenues.
Second-To build on Buchanan
street between Seventeenth and Twen-
ty-first street.
Third-To build on Fifteenth street
between College avenue and Clay
street.
Fourth-To build from North To-
peka to Shorey.
Fifth-To build switches and loops
around the Federal building, the I'm
ion Pacific and the. Rock Island sta
tions.
The street railway people have ad-
vertised in the papers for a crowd to
watch the results tonight. They ask
that ''the citizens of Topeka attend
the council meeting to discuss the
pending ordinance granting the COM
pany authority to extend and better
it's service and come and get the facts
as set forth in the ordinance"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
MILLIONS IN SIGHT.
But Not Enough to Stop a Bank Run
in Cleveland.

Cleveland. o.. March 1O.-A run on
the Society for Savings, which began
yesterday was renewed this morning.
Hundreds of depositors. while waiting
to withdraw their savings, were held
in a block-long line by a squad of po-
ncemen. Thousands of persons. at
tracted by the report of a run, throng-
ed the public square.
When the bank opened today. the Of
ficers announced that there was on hand
and ready for the depositors $6.539. SIS in
currency.
Depositcrs are being paid off as rap
idly as they present their books.
In addition to the available cash the
bank has government and other bonds
as security for loans to the value OF
$40 900, 900 and it holds real estate Sc
curity fer loans amounting to $10.O00.-
O00
The run was started by rumors origi-
l.ating in the Soreign section of the city
SC far as the officials are able to learn.
Another theory was that, like a run on
a Chicago bank it was started by
thieves who expected to reap a rich
harvest in the excited throng.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
ROB EDNA BANK.
Dynamited Safe of Kansas Bank
Early Today.
Secured Sum of Money Estimated
at 5000.
ONE CITIZEN SHOT.
Robbers Made Dash for Street
Firing as They Ran.
Armed Posse Now in Pursuit of
of the Robbers.
ONE CITIZEN SHOT.

Edna, Kan. March 10.-Robbers dy-
namited the safe of the Bank of Edna
early today. secured an amount esti-
mated at $1,000 and escaped on a hand
car after exchanging shots with a num-
Der of citizens. One of the citizens was
shot but it is believed not seriously
wounded.
The robbers were discovered at work
and a number of men surrounded the
bank and gan firing into the build
ing. The robbers made a dash for the
street firing as they ran and soon
reached the railroad tracks. After one
of the pursuers had been shot, the rob-
bers were enabled to board a handcar
and gain good start up the road
Later an armed posse started in pur-
suit, but the robbers appear to have
left the railway. a short distance out
of Edna and to have escaped into the
country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
T0NIGHT'S MEETING.
In Connection With Street Railway
Improvements.

The Topeka Railway company GER
tainly has its troubles. 1t wants to
extend its lines. give service to por-
tions of the city now without service
and connect up its tracks to give still
better service. and yet many resid
along the streets proposed to be used
object. They are willing the company
should build on other streets, but not
on their own. The company being a
'street" railway must build, if it builds
at all, on some street-and there you
are. 1t seems hard to please the gem
eral public and individuals, too.
The company will explain its desires
and the service it believes the growth
of the city demands at the council
chamber tonight A big city map ten
feet square will be used in the demon
stration. The public is asked to at
tend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
SfO.75 in CincinnatI
HALLEY'S COMET VISIBLE
1t Can Now Be Seen With an Ordinary
Field Glass.

New York. March 10.-HaIley's comet
may now be seen on nights when con-
ditions are favorable with the aid of an
ordinary field glass. according to mem
hers of the astronomical faculty at Col
umbia university. The most favorable
time to look for it is between $50 and
7:30 p. m, with the glass elevated some
what above the point where the sun
sets.
astronomers call the twilight region"
1t is in line with the sun and its bright
ness is therefore dimmed. 1t will be
visible all through April and May but
at it's maximum brilliancy on May IS.
When the comet is nearest the earth
it will be only about IA million miles
aWaV.