The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-19

satin white skirt was half yelled with
a tunic OF charming old blue chiffon
which formed the bodice. Another
had a cherry red chiffon tunic and
bodice over the trailing white satin
skirt. The third gown. more clabor-
ate. showed a taupe brown chiffon
coat In cutaway style, edged all
around with fringe and opening over
a cream satin petticoat on which were
fiounces Of lace. Tho cutaway coat
was belted at the high waist line with
n girdle of hammered gold set with
topazes.
The Appropriate Footwear.
With all these indoor costumes the
footwear is of the daintiest sort, and
this season high buttoned boots of
soft thin material are considered a
wee bit smarter than low slippers. Tho
Eaiter boot with tiny pointer toe and
top of velvet. silk or ribbed silk serge
is worn with trailing costumes, and
there is a new dress boot with but
toned top. thin, turned sole and Louis
heel which has an openwork pattern
on the toe and up the front to show
the silk stockings through. With
white costumes white boots with pearl
buttons are the invariable rule,
though Il few women in Paris are
fancying patent leather trimmings OIL
their white footwear. The craze for
black and white-or rather white
with touches of black-continues and
half the costumes n sees are of this
type. White taffeta gowns trimmed
with jet banding and fringe. are the
white line, n though n cannot
tr%uthfully assert hat these startling
costumes are pretty. they are UNI
doubtedly modish and chic. White
is not combined with co1ors at all.
cream being substituted in every in
stance.
For Marking Linen.
When ready to mark table linen,
sl cts. pillow cases II towels in n
quantity it is best to- have the letters
specially designed in h proper sizes
so one may do the stamping at home.
The size most in use for tablecloths
tcrlaced script. If Did English letters
are used n large letter is preferable
to two or three. For napkins the let
tiers should match the cloth only about
two inches in length. Sheets nave the
same size letters as a tablecloth and
pillow cases the same as napkins.
Before deciding upon the marking it
is we'll to look ovcr designs. There
are linen cases for holding just a doz-
en- napkins, and another pretty way to
keep napkin sets together is to have
straps made of fancy white silk elias
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ways. Towels may be kept separate
i'll the same manner
Novel Way to Present Gifts.
At "A dinner party, have a small
Christmas tree for a centerpiece; or
the idea lay be utilized at the break
fast table. Have fastened to the tree,
among the ornaments. gilded walnut
shells. one for each guest; inside the
nut, on tightly roller paper have in
structions to be followed to find a gift.
For instance: Go upstairs and look
in a work basket on the hall table"
The young woman who follows these
directions, will find a gold thimble.
The boy whose nut says: Go up to
u attic al sec what you'll find"
will be made happy for finding gym
nasium apparatus for which he had
been longing. These examples show
how the idea may be worked out, and
will prolong the Christmas fun.
While the onion comes disguised in
many ways. it neve manages to con-
ccal its identity.
Egotism seems natural enough. II
Ia man bats V @ 800 he lust can't
help talking about 1t.