Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-18
FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

| first is of brown seal leather cut 10 repre-
sent a balloon, and the second resembles
IN size aud shape Il horse feed bag. II is
made of heavy tanned Sheepskm in nature
| al colors, has piped seams and is fitted
| OUT with all sorts of vanity articles,
The head is swathed in tune these
| days. Hats are covered with lunches of
it MI around the crown. and for evening
| ScarfS of tulle are wound round the
| couture and tied in iaunty bows JUS
| above The right ear. These ScarfS are
edged with tiny steel SpungleS and caught
! with steel buckle at the back.
The new large hats are fastened to the
| head with sort of strap that passes uu-
| der the cooled or braided hair. They are
| made of velvet covered with tiny pink
| roses and look very fetching on pretty
| young girls.
Ne more buying of opera cloakS and
| party dresses ON approval" 10 wear
| them once or twice and then return them
/ as unsatisfactory no, not II depart
ment stores can help it. \ general cam
, paign against abuse of the goods on APP
! prevail system Is to he begun by big re
tailcrs following a Chicago experiment.
! The device, which is intended to reduce
the ION approval" abuses. Is a glaring
! red tag about inches wide and inches
! long. ON it is printed in large black let
| tiers: This article will not be accepted
! if this ticket is detached" But instead
| of the tag being tied to the article il is
attached in a conspicuous place by lead
| seal similar to those used To close mail
! bags and money bags. The only way "a
get the tag off is to cut it, and this can
not he done without detection.
DO you know that there is almost as
| much hunger among the very rich in
! New York as there is among the very
poor. i'm proportion 10 the size of the
| classesE" said a physician the other day
III all comes from trying to get slender,
/ aud | may say is largely confined TO Il.
| women, Why not SO very long ago Il
! friend of mine, a specialist, was called in
to see Il woman who had millions in her
own right. Her own physician had not
/ been able to determine what was the
matter with her The specialist looked
her over and asked her Il few questions,
| Madam, he said you are starving to
death. All | would prescribe for you
would ne few hearty meals
We make our own allowance raising
soda water straws," said a young girl
who came to town on Il shopping trip.
| "Fivc years ago we moved to the Coun~
try and father planted a rye patch for
the chickens, Mother learned that there
was Il demand for good straws at 81 -
q thousand, done up in little bundles con
tanning 100 straws each.
when we first began the work our
season was very short, because the
straw ripencd SO quickly. Now that we
have learned how to keep the straw in
condition by housing it in a cool and not
too damp cellar the season is more than
twice as long, and we make about five
times as much money.
Our customers are always willing to
buy more otraws than we have and
the wholesale dealers were eager to buy
at any season of the year.
During the season, which now in
cludcs our entire school vacation, my
sister aud | earn So week apiece
working about five hours n day"
In substantial materials for the coming
spring and summer there Is Il varied
showing in the advance displays Of cot
ton goods. Since stripes are once more
holding sway. even in the tilmiest and
daintiest materials. il is but natural that
they should be even more in evidence
among the linens and madrases
The Austrian shirtings Of silk lnd cot
ton are especially good for tailored eff
fects in waists and morning frocks, aud
the guaranty on the new cOlored madras.
that il is absolutely suuproof, Will make
it appeal at once to the woman Of prac-
| most
part, still run ~ plain effects, but they
are new ~ weave aud in the latest
Sha les. There is a linen tussore of silky
texture that makes up into smart cos.
tunes, and the heavier crash varieties
are shown rs well. For more elaborate
effects there is a novelty that is sold
either III robe form or by the yard, col
ored linen set with a broad band and
medaIltOns Of snowflake lace. tluted 10
match, and further embellishcd by sou
Itaching There are also many han lsom"
robes of batiste and pongee fabrics,
plain or trimmed with lace and en-
broidery.
But little has been said Of the colors.
While the range is wide, the soft, pale,
shades are found to predominate The
pinks, the blues, the lavcnders, the pale
green's, the cream grounds. printed in Il
combination Of pastel tones-aII these are
most allurng and mark the coming sen
son one CT true spring beauty, and their
only RIVAL Of prominence is that com
blnaton. which is invariably smart and
in good taste-the white and black. In
stripes, dots and figures, in sheerest
goods and heaviest, the effective mark.
ing Of black on white is one of the
fayorites of the year.
New Spring models show an limo
walton in the shape Of sleeves, even VIXEN
they come 10 the wrist. Sleeves are decd
eddy fuller. The latest model is the Dire
coll puffed sleeve, with a series Of puffs
down the arm, confined by bands Of lace
or embroidery These puffs have to be
carefully managed to insure a graceful
tapering Of the sleeve toward the wrist,
the lowest puff being very scantily gath
cred and confined snugy about the wrist.
Among the shirtwaists IN advanced
gt.igs 80 .ly,ar. f 1. l.
with tucks on the shoulder 30 yoke depth.
and broad box plat down the front,
closing hemmed on both sides with "a
colOred linen. There are all colors as
we'll as black to choose from. This box
plat Is embroidered with white mercer
lied thread the design running out ana
on 10 the colorcd hens. Girls or women
who are skful with the needle could
make this front decoration, and either
add it to a plain new shirtwaist or to a
last years blouse, and save little
money by the Ornamentution.