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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Practical Under
garments

"YHILE we all openly adore the
wv dainty lingerie whose praises
w are sung where'er needlework
is appreciated, the practical woman
knows, down in the depths of her
secret heart. that for the average
woman a number of palmer pieces
must be added to the wardrobe:
some that will stand the wear and
tear OF our common enemy. the laun-
dress, and come back clean, uniform
and fresh looking each alternate
week. giving place to their more
fragile sisters only upon especial oc-
casions.
Therefore. when doing the spring
shopping, we clutch our pocketbooks
determinedly in our fists as we slip
around the dainty piles of white with
colored ribbons arranged to tempt us
on the counters or along the
aisles Of our favorite shop. We make
a Decline for the more sedate but,
when we reach 1T, equally attractive
counter OF white goods, where we
hurriedly buy what we know we
ought to buy. but what we do not
want to buy at all. Then the fascina-
tion Il making things grips US once
again, as it is sure to do. and. oh,
goodness me! Then we go right to
work and make them too elaborate
again!
There Is a way to have these at
once useful and pretty, simple and
dainty. Cross-b barred muslin of a
quality that seems almost like dimity
wears well.
Mt fy,er
that combines corset cover and. draw
ers. or corset cover and short petit
coat. The corset cover is cut all in
one piece, giving the fronts a gener-
Gus bias.
II you care more for line and neat
ness than for the accepted idea of a
finish for the edges of either of the
lower garments, leave of the UNI
brella founce or the straight gather
ed ruff1e and finish the edge first with
narrow linen tape which comes
with a hemstitched design through
the center. Sew to this by hand. so
as TO get the proper fulness. machine
made linen edging from one inch to one
and half inches in width.
The neck and armholes can be fin
ished in the same way, while a dainty
washable ribbon can be run through
the lace at the neck to draw in all
extra fulness.
The lower part can be joined to the
upper by means of a piece OF the linen
tape about two inches longer than the
size OF the waist. and to which all
extra fulness at the waist line is
placed.
This, when sewed twice SO as to
cover all raw edges, has the effect Of
the French seam, beading or entire
deux, and is much stronger and more
durable.
Buttons and buttonholes finish this
garment, and the more it is laundered
the daintier 1t becomes.
1t is q comfort indeed to have some
undergarments that are always ready
TO wear.
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A Midseason Hat

r-YHY not evolve a hat at home
M for these early spring days be-
w fore fashions have fastened
upon any one shape?
1t is an extravaganza, pure and
simple, to pay a good price for the
earliest spring millinery-to be shown
only a peach basket and ripened
fruit, for instance-as was the fate OF
many, a year ago. and then to see all
these eccentricities Cor beauties) re-
linquished by our very own milliner.
for other saner products OF the work
room.
Maline or lace is excellent for the
midseason hat. Worked upon a tur-
ban or a beehive-shaped frame. shir-
red maline Is safe venture
with twist Of gold-colored ribbon
velvet round its crown and q made
cabochon Of leaves and flowers placed
jauntily to the left of the front.
Creamy old lace tucked beneath the
brim in a Corday RUNE will add be-
comingness to some faces.
Should the lace frill be too con-
TRASHY for the face in question, folds
OF colored maline to match the flowers
will give the finishing and sostening
touch.
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Colored Irish Crochet

r RISH lace is now dyed to match
the costume linen with which you
= want to use 1t. The dyeing OF
cluny lace has long been successful;
the tea-dipping and cofree-soaking
process has worked SO well with the
Irish crochet that this latter is now
actually dyed.
The thread OF which II IS made
takes on a very fair rose pink. old
blue or dull lavender. The darker
linen shades are not so successfully
obtained in the hard Irish thread.
The small rose, or medallion. and
the round "danglum' OF crocheted
thread are the pieces most frequently
dyed. q =,
When the colored motif is applied
to linen the material is cut away
from beneath 1t. leaving it more deli
cate in appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Rose-Making

IN OSES for the summer hat arc made
X OF whatever pretty lace you have
~ in the house. Cream. white or
black is used. and sometimes a combina-
ton Of two tones. with the lighter for
the center. will make more effective
work
The formation OF the rose depends
upon the folding Of the lace round a
given center-upon the feeling OF the
worker 1t may be thing of beauty,
milliner will bring forth by her genius.
or mere stiff little twisty thing of lace
looking very little like the flower for
which it is named. Examine the hand
made rose. The art of rose-making may
be acquired IL We have it not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
ON DEEP
HENS

TT HAS been found that the light
weight silk dress does not hang to
the satisfaction Of fastidious woman.
anc Its hem has been deepened to bring
ABOUT firmness at its lower edge.
The idea is equally applicable to mar
ouisettes. voiles. organizes and swisses.
This "newfangled' hem is a half ward
deep. Fashion notes do not refer to the
added cost OF a garment whose hem
alone necessitates some yards more ma
terial. but they assure us. as we would
ourselves surmise. that the skirt Is WIS.,
IDLY improved.
1t occurs to us to argue in favor OF IL
as saving In petticoat founces and in
dress trimming.
1t goes without saying that the per-
1ectly hung skirt-the exquisitely fitted
dress-demands less decoration than the
makeshift which shrieks out for kind
~. concealinE adornment
On the more elaborate satins and lib
erty crepes this deep hem is. in reality,
a facing OF inexpensive broadcioth, OF
flannel or of cashmere
In applying the bias facing there is
no difficulty in the fitting of its bias
width to even a circular skirt, but the
summer frock. which involves a hem of
its own material. will require careful
handling in the matter Of its turn-up to
prevent twist.
The laying Of the hem against the
under side Of the skirt will involve a
lapboard and a careful hand for
smoothing and the laying in of the oc-
casional pleat. to say nothing of the
straight eye required in planning these
pleats or darts SO that they slope In q
line with the seams Of the skirt.
The deep hem is usually put In by
hand. 1t may be stitched by machine
at times when there is concealing dec
grafton, such as the narrow lace frill
around the middle OF the skirt,
after $780," or the row Of fringe.
Tucking to the depth OF eighteen or
twenty-seven inches sometimes takes
the place Of this abnormal hem in
some Of the white null dresses from
Paris.
Graduated tucks. beginning with a
six-inch one as a hem and decreasing
each one a half inch until one inch
is reached, will be the attractive
skirt finish of some OF the lawns.
Six tiny rufiles below the knees, or
six rows Of narrow cotton fringe. will
cover very we'll and effectively the
bottom OF a skirt II a full inch is
left bare between each two lines OF the
decoration.
All OF this is but . return to tho
outlines and the trimmings OF other
days.
This is the day OF revivals. and We
welcome them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

been felled or turned toward the inside
OF the pocket.
No belt is supplied. because OF the
prevalence OF the ribbon band, which IL
the color touch and is folded over the
raw edge at the top Of the apron.
hemmed fast and its ends allowed to
fall as strings.
The scallop, which you will, pad with
soft, UNFINISHED cotton, is a shallow
French design. and usually proves salts
factory in all useful articles. No time
spent in doing it in close buttonholing
will be wasted.
The floral design upon the pocket may,
il time be too great an object to permit
of more work. be done in closely worked
stemstitch. but to get the best erect IL
should be done in solid over-and-over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Large Hats Revived

. ESURRECT the old broad brim-
X med summer hat you discarded
~ few years ago and positively
could not wear last summer. 1t will
be the best Of sun hats for the coming
season and quite ''in style" once more.
Poke a great bunch of half-worn
re SEES under the brim at the back.
With a covering Of maline they will
not suffer In contrast to the fresher
leaves and blossoms on the brim.
This back decoration tits the hat
forward very much as we wore them
some years ago. The fiat hat comes
as a relief for those who have not
found becoming the cossack and Cor.
day shapes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
The Distinctive Touch
70 MATTER how plain tn

nj OF the little corset cover or
chemise. or how simple the gar
ments must be made. there is always q
way 20 give them a distinctive touch. to
make them truly our own possessions.
This can be done by the simple little
embroidered wreath inclosing the given
name and doEe with No. 20 white en-
-,roiGery cotton. Use the heavier cotton
in order to save the stitches and yet
TO give the same effect as that done
with finer thread.
A design can be copied from any pat
tern that seems attractive. and can be
u,ed again and again. In fact. the re-
peated design then becomes as much our
own as the name 1t surrounds which
makes IL doubly personal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
DESIGN FOR A SEWING
ADD( M - MIr%@vuz

stitch along the double lines Of the
whole design.
This work will preserve delicacy not
usual in heavily embroidered solid
piece, and 1t will take far less time in
the doing.
10 give a certain indescrihable light
ness or laciness there are added small
circles in groups Of three, which are in
tended as English eyelets They may.
however. be solid. and they may. more
over. be worked in color II desired.
Aprons are delight to the recipient
always, and the advantages of the
fancy-work apron with Its commodious
pocket. are known both to those who
have had them ana to all who have
done without.
It is a pleasant piece Of work. and a.
nice to keep as It is acceptable when
given away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Poor Little DOllies 5!
wee bisque dollies were

"HREE wee bisque dollies were de-
prived Of their legitimate arms,
- and swathed-each one separate
1y-in sachet-scented cotton until they
were only little round balls with saucy
below.
Two were dressed in Pierrot costumes
Of blue. made by gathering q piece OF
dotted satin ribbon about their pas
sive necks and ankles, and the center
one was dressed as becomingly in
pink.
They were strung on ribbon OF blue
and pink-decorated with bows of the
same-and labeled Fancy Pincushions.
Poor little dollies:
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Initials and Names

VTYHEN working the first name or
Nv initial In script upon kerchiefs
w or underwear. the French now
use the same shade of embroidery floss
which they have chosen to INTRODUCES
upon these dainty lingerie articles.
Since it has become a fashion to use
coarse linen and cotton threads for the
embroidery OF fine mulls. these heavy
threads are split or separated for the
working Of initials and names.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

1HE design for a sewing apron on
today's page Is offered in COM
pliance with a request. If I may
judge by the suggestions from
numerous correspondents, this design
should prove popular number.
The apron is very simple in construc-
ton, and after the embroidery is COM
pleted there will be very little trouble
In the making of it.
Made of two pieces. the back is apron
shaped and the top piece a generous
circular pocket. One-half of this pock-
eted apron is shown, and the making
of it means merely the sewing together
of the outer seam. which fastens the
pocket to the apron.
1t is expected that lace be sewed along
the outside edge after the seam has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
HandkerchiefS

"IiE border on your handkerchief, II
you color it with hand embroidery,
- should match your tailored suit
You would have observed. had you
lived in France. that the kerchief Is very
small and the embroidery is unusually
large.
The colored work consists OF huge
coin-spots across one corner or round
the entire edge. They are worked in
solid stitch, padded. and are very rich
and, at the same time. dashy.
The most extreme among them show
A single dollar-sized dot in one corner.
This. done in a vivid blue or a rare
azalea pink. is indeed fetching for the
young girl in the gay linen costume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Gems on Lace

the restoration Of your evening
X gown, SO that it may do duty
L during this latter part of the
season. sew gems upon the lace.
Laces frequently suffer most in the
elaborate gown. They are fragile and
is still good.
Then it liz that glass gems or
large beads come into requisition as
beautifiers and. to tell the truth, as
patches.
They will conceal most successfully
any small darn or long rent. and will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Color on Negligee

~ OMETHING new in embroidery 10
here for the lover OF the dress
~ Ing sacqua and the negligee.
The touch Of embroidery upon tho
daintiest white garment is now done
in colored linen floss.
Mark you, the white scallop is not
abandoned on this color-touche ed gar
mont. and aside from its ribbons and
the effcctive showing of rather siren
uous work, the negligee is IS dainty
a. ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Polka Dots

nOLKA dots provide commentator
for q plain lawn shirtwaast and
i enrich the trousseau Of n recent
bride.
The colored dots form Z line down
the front box pleat and the pleats on
each side. They also run down the top
OF the sleeve and cover the entire
four-inch CUT and the attached high
collar A pieating of.sthe .plaju. white
material extends down one side Or the
front pleat, and this il edged with .
narrow line Of plain color.
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full In their coloring. and to their useful
ness there u no end.
A square Of material about three
quarters ct Q yard in size and hemmed
Ill around with an inch-wide hem was
sewed to small brass rings along its four
There IN turn were strung on q piece
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of the material-or on inch-wide ribbon
and bound around two oblong embroid-
cry hoops. This made . most attractive
model. as well a. q sensible one
Here Is proof Of the fact that any
thing that holds anything and hangs on
anything is q delight to any thing that
wear skirts-aud 1aan's despair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
On the Silk Princess
DECIDED innovation but late

DECIDED .Inn6V1Q0n Out IdteIy
~ introduced upon the princess slip
4 y il its separate nounce.
An eiehteen-inch RUNE Of China silk
to match the slip in quality, or else
made of batiste. II finished with a
straight band at its top. and is provided
with buttonholeS which fasten to q roy
OF buttons on the slip.
These ruined fiounces are designed 70
save the laundry bill; the slip. which
necessarily would require less frequent
laundering than the nouncs; is made
sliD may be made to do duty for a pair
OF AounceS, q plain and fancy.
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at the same time enrich ana often
recolor the garment.
This adding Of q new touch to the
half-worn article OF apparel 10 fre-
quently truer economy than the re-
building Of q garment, with new ma
terials reaching almost the price Of .
new gown.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-30
Two Christmas Sales.

The bad weather of Tuesday was a
drawback to the church fairs but in spite
of it they were both well patronized and
successful. At the South church the la
dies had an unusually large array Of
household articles, fancy work, hand col
ored cards, booklets. Paul Elder publica-
tons, calendars, candy and exquisite
greens, potted plants and cut flowers.
The grab-bag took the form of Christ
mas tree. In the dining room light re-
freshments and afternoon tea were served
BY the ladies.
The Grace Unity Club sale represented
the seven ages of woman and was ex-
ceedingly pretty to the eye. The decora-
tions of each table were appropriate to
the various ages and the articles for sale
were those useful to the baby, the child,
the schoolgirl, the debutante, the bride,
the matron and the grandmother. The
booth of Larkin specialties was very at
tractive. At six o'clock supper was
served to a goodlv number.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-30
RECENT WEDDINGS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

An event not usually part of the
Thanksgiving program in St. Johns
bury was large church wedding
that morning The church was
Notre Dame les Victories and the
contracting parties Miss Eugene
Anna Benoit, daughter of Mrs. Vir-
ginia Benoit, and Albert J. Hemond.
The ceremony was performed at ten
O'Clock in the presence of large
company of relatives and friends.
Rev. Ludger Marceau sang the
nuptial mass and the music was by
the church choir with Mrs. Louis
Bilodeau at the organ and there
were solos by DR.. J. d. Bachand and
Miss Marion Gagnon. The bridal
party consisted of the groom and his
father, Napoleon Hemond, the bride
and her brother, Frank Benoit of
Whitefeld, who gave her away, the
best man, Edward Riley, of Lyndon
vile, the bridesmaid, Miss Agnes
Benoit, and four ushers, Archie
Lanctot, Edmund Beauregard, Ayr
Roy, and Edmund Brunette.
The bride wore draped gown of
white satin messaline, trimmed with
bands of embroidered chiffon and
a pearl bertha. Her veil was caught
with white roses and she carried
white roses. Her bridesmaids
gown was of pale blue MESA
line with overdress of blue
taffeta and trimmed with blue en-
broidered chiffon and gold all-over
lace. She wore pale blue picture
hat trimmed with yellow roses, and
carried yellow chrysanthemums.
After the wedding the bridal party
and large company of relatives
were served wedding break
fast at the home of the
brides mother, rs Pearl Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Hemond took the four
O'Clock express north and will spend
a few weeks in Montreal, Quebec,
and other Canadian points. The
brides going away gown was old
rose with hat to match. They are
to reside this winter with the brides
mother and in the spring will begin
housekeeping. The groom came here
year ago from Wolfstown, P. O.,
and is employed at the Ryan
carriage mandatory. Both he and
his bride are prominent in the young
French set in town and have host
of friends. They were the recipients
of a great many gifts
Guests from out of town were Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Benoit of Whitefield,
N H., Joseph Benoit and family of
Lyndon, Benjamin Beauregard,
Louis Beauregard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph McCarty, and Mr.. and Mrs.
John. Riley of Lyndonville, and Miss
Belle Allard of Sherbrooke, P. Q.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-30
ACADEMY NOTES.
Reception to Capt. Plu1nIey-Visits
from Former Students-News
Notes.

Tuesday evening, November %,
the Academy held reception in
honor of Capt Plumley of the foot
ball team. The arrangements were
in the hands of William Babcock
and an efficient committee. The af-
fair was planned as a surprise to
Mr.. PIumley who arrived at DR.. Ben
edict's home to find it filed with his
schoolmates who gave him an en-
thusiastic greeting. After Mr. Plum
ley had received the congratulations
of the company, DR.. Benedict in be-
half of the school, voiced their ap-
probation of what the captain had
done to increase the athletic spirit,
and presented him with scarf pin
in token of their good will. Mr..
PIumley responded most gracefully,
after which there followed a short
program by the two Glee clubs,
whose numbers were interspersed by
recitations by Miss Helen Sylvester,
and short addresses by alumni. Jo-
seph Fairbanks spoke to the students
on the necessity of system as well as
spirit in athletics, and Mr.. Steele
emphasizing the point of system,
prophesied a new era of athletics for
the Academy Refreshments were
served, Miss Eugenia Scott and Miss
Mary Grint acting as hostesses.
Miss Sargent, formerly teacher of
Latin in the high school at Medford,
Mass, and an aIumna of this school,
spent a morning at the Academy this
week.
Miss Dorothy Fairbanks, ST.
Johnsbury 1906, teacher in the
Newport High School, visited classes
at the Academy on Wednesday.
The senior class will hold its an
nual reception on the evening of Fri
day, December 2, in the chapel hall.
The shortened session of last
Wednesday went off without hitch,
school being dismissed at 1.2O
o'clock
The majority of scholars were
back IN chapel Monday morning
after their vacation. The rest seem
ed to have done them good, and
made them more earnest in their
endeavor to make the next four
weeks the best yet.
The Student for this term was out
last Wednesday morning. This
paper is edited by some of the stu
dents of ST. Johnsbury Academy and
is worth while reading
The regular society meetings were
omitted last Saturday evening, there
being so few members in town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-30
ST. JoHNsBURY CENTER.

Arthur Rich of Montpelier has
been spending few days at Charles
Benedict's.
Eddie Simpson of Springfield,
Mass, spent Thanksgiving with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Simp-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Packard of
St. Johnsbury Sundayed in town.
Mrs. Charles Brockway, who has
been spending few days with her
parents, went Friday to South
birmingham, Mass.
Mrs. Bert Mclaughlin has been
having a serious time with quinsy
sores. Mrs Amanda Ward is very
low with pneumonia and her sister,
Mrs. Worthen has been called from
White River junction.
George Shorey who has been TAX
ing a short vacation from his work
at the station, has been visiting at
St. Johnsbury and Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Goliath, Her.
bert Campbell, and two sons, Elmer
son and Clifton, spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dennie Twombly
of st. Johnsbury. Mr. and Mrs.
D. w. Jenness, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Knoblock spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Blodgett at St.
Johnsbury.
A postal card shower was given
to Edgar Fuller on Tuesday, it being
his 81st birthday. He received 125
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-30
Surprised by Barre Friends.

Several friends of Mrs. c. P.IDavie
afternoon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Corskie says the Barre Times
of Saturday. 1t was a farewell party
also as Mrs. Davie is to again make her
home in ST. Johnsbury and expects to
leave Barre next week. Refreshments
consisted ofroast turkey, Scotch dainties,
salad, cake, tea and fruit.
Another surprise followed, when Mrs.
Isabel Fraser, in behalf of the ladies, pre-
scented Mrs. Davie some valuable presents
as tokens of esteem. Mrs. Davie, though
overcome, responded feelingly. expressing
her appreciation of the spirit that
prompted them to visit her and thanked
them for the gifts. All expressed regret
at parting and sLowered her with good
wishes for the future