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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
SUMMER FADS WHICH
APPEAR FOR WINTER

To continue during the winter those
fashions that made success in the sum-
mer, rendering them, Of course, in fab
RIGS suited to the change of climate, is an
excellent resource on the part Of the
dress designers. Two of the open-air
girls choice. the jersey and the sunbon-
net. have arrived in our midst for win
ter wear, translated very smartly into
lace and plush. These materials will
rank specially high in the regard of the
we'll dressed during the coming winter
months. There Is a great future for
both.
But rarely has there been more auda-
cious design nor more successful one
than the lace jersey. We are SO accuS-
toned to regard the jersey as a garment
in wool only for the athletic girls wear
cate ivory venise lace, but here 1t Is,
and very pretty fancy, too.
AS for the sunbonnet, 1t was with
great regret that many girls abandoned
1t when summer fed away. 1t was, In
deed, pretty and most becoming item OF
headgear made in quite the old-fashioned
manner of lilac, blue and pink print. with
corded gaugtngs to give the material full.
ness. strings to tie beneath the chin, and
at the back the old-fashioned, curtain"
bonnet, In almost prehistoric times. came
into vogue, to preserve the back OF the
neck from the sultry glare OF the sun.
The sunbonnet as 1t is INTENDED
for winter wear, does not require the
curtain, but in all other respects the
plush edition is a replica OF the print one.
But the strings have vanished, though
in their stead there Is chtnstrap made
of narrow velvet, which Is fastened to
the sides Of the bonnet with ornamental
snaps.
The boudoir caps are also built on the
sunbonnet lines.
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Care of Palms and Ferns.

nMlMS should have good soil, strcn
I as would grow corn well. They need
but little pot room and reporting but
seldom. They should have plenty or
light but too strong a sunlight ID apt
TO discolor the leaves. They should be
given an abundance Of water. and should
newer be allowed to dry out. Want OF
water destroys their health and takes
AWAY their green color. Use water OF the
same temperature as the room in which
thew stand. Sponge both sides OF the
,eavas with tepid water as often as they
become dusty They do not require
high temperature, but. ike many otaer
plants, do best in an eQuaple one. 100
turn the leaves brown. Keep them out
of drafts, which are very injurious.
Water both palms and ferns frequently
with weak cold tea, ana aIterwara "o tha
roots. You will find that YOU VIII nave
healthy-looking plants.
Table ferns with proper care shouio last
about two months Some people can keep
ferns longer than this period, but when
they do it is because they have given them
more than the average care. Ferns should
be kept moist. but never soaking Wet.
Never allow them to become chilled. Try
to keep them at temperature OF from
sixtv to seventy degrees. They should be
placed in window where they VIII re-
ceiye light and sun for at least part Of the
day. They should be watered every day.
h,,f not too much. Be sure the water is
cold. as warm water is injurious to ferns.
As soon as any of the leaves get yellow
down near the root cut them away A
good way to prolong the life OF fern
Is to repot it, placing about two inches
of crushed leaves at the bottom OF the
not. If the various sides of fern which
is kept in the window are alternately
turned toward the light as the new
shape and insure a uniformly developed
plant.
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and all Of these furs are intended for
special wear with gala costumes. the
mink set being the only one which could
do duty with the sober and staid shop
ping regalia. This mink set was select
ed especially to match the velvet cos
tune which it accompanies. With some
shades of brown nothing tones so har-
moniously as mink, and when the skins
are handsome ones and well arranged
mink set is very beautiful affair. This
fur is perishable, however, and the wom-
an desiring a Christmas gift that shall
be enduring would better choose skunk.
or other fabrics. Red fox is extremely
fashionable this winter and many
woman who would not dream of wearing
this vivid pelt with her street costumes
in daylight hours has asked for a set
of red fox for use with her black velvet
calling costume or white evening coat.
Chinchilla is charming Christmas fur.
There is dainty and dressy quality
about it that gives it the gift character
rather than the utility character. No
fur is more delicate in color and texture
and no fur is more perishable than chin
chilla. A coat of this beautiful gray
pelt is fit Christmas remembrance for
an empress, and the average woman will
be warmed to the heart by simple muff
and scarf set like the one pictured. Chin
chilla may be worn with black blue or
green velvet and with all the light even
ing shades except tan and white. If
the winter street costume be brown or
tan in tone mink should be the fur choice
rather than the soft gray chinchilla.
Ermine just now is eXtravagantly
fashionable, and though this fur is eX-
pensive at first cost, it is won 1erfully
durable, as the ermine muffs and tippets
rejuvenated from a twenty and thirty
year ago existence well attest. Krmine
may be made over and made over and
new pelt may always be added to it
when the supply runs short to meet a
fashion. In Paris just now long straight
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alas, the face is usually hideous and
is evidently modelled after babyhood in
its worst and most trying moments, for
the doll seems about to break OtTt into
bowls Of temper or hunger. The little
girl who owns a character baby DOH,
dressed exactly like a real baby. seldom
loves it as devotedly as some other dolly
with more conventional. but pleasanter
face.
Baby Bumps is another character doll
which has had a widespread favor this
last year. Baby Bumps Is sold sometimes
in pairs-a girl twin and a boy twin,
each with the wide-eyed arch grin which
makes these doll faces so winsome. Baby
Bumps comes also In pickaninny style,
dressed in gay calico, which forms a
pleasing contrast with his dark complex
ion.
The baby doll will give Joy to the
little girl who loves to take her playmate
with, her to the swimming school or in
summer to the seashore.. This amphibious
dolly is made Of celluloid and her ward
robe, OF course. includes a chic bathing
bathtub, IL no better pool offers; small
swimming pools equipped with spring
board. diving platform and cunning lit
tie dressing rooms where dolly may put
on her bathing toys. There is even q
shower bath where the dolls may be in
vigorated before they are rubbed dry and
dressed.
one Of the best things about the char.
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The Care of Stockings.

TO make stockings last longer, cut q
pair of strong stockings below the
knee. Take the tops, hem them where
they Were cut of, and through the hem
run an elastic to hit below the knee Now
wear the thinnest stockings you want,
and draw over their tops the gartered
tops of the other stockings. The elastic
holds up the stockings while the sus-
penders on the corsets may be fastened
to the strong top stockings. By using
this device the stockings and corsets are
held firmly without the usual damage 70
thin hosiery.
Another way to protect silk stockings
is to face the tops with narrow ribbon
SO that the garter clasp will not pull the
threads If a hole wears in the stocking
foot. place a piece OF sheer silk inside and
Darn IL In place with silk to match the
nose. When the heels and soles of silk
stockings have entirely worn out buy
gauze feet and attach them after cutting
the foot of the stocking on at the ANKLE.
These can be worn with high shoes If
SILK stockings seem too thin, they may
be worn over ordinary cotton or Isle
thread stockings, giving the appearance
OF heavy silk.
Wash Isle and silken hosiery before it
is worn. The washing will cause q slight
shrinkage which brings the threads to-
gether more compactly. Soak them first
-
has been dissolved, then wash In tepid
water again and rinse in two or three
waters before hanging them up to dry
To keep chfldren's stockings from wear.
ing out at the knees before other parts
show wear, turn the stocking inside out
and take piece cut from an old stocking
leg about seven or eight inches long; do
not cut open. but arrange II over the
stocking at the knee and sew II fast at
each end rather loosely, so that the
thread will not break when the stocking
is stretched. Then turn the stocking
right side out. The sewing will scarcely
show, and the stocking win wear twtce
as long as IL will if this 10 not done. IL
a new stocking is worn once. it is easy 70
get the piece at the right place.
A stocking protector for a creeping child
may be made out of the sleeves OF long
kid gloves. the hands of which have been
worn out. One pair of gloves viii make
two pairs of protectors.
Always finely darn the heels and toes
OF stockings before they have been worn
at all. in order to insure less darninm
during the life of the stocking. Do thia
on children's stockings especially Be
fore beginning to darn q hole, tack Q
piece of coarse net lightly to the stocking
over the hole. and then darn over the net,
and be sure to also darn well into the
stocking. as well a. to keep the darn
frm-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Frivolous FurS for Wear With Evening Frocks---.
Asset Of Restaurant JeVelry Selected to Match
the Eyes Ostrich PlumeS a FaVOrite
Gift Gloves and SlippersACceptable.

sented our ideal Of gift. But in many
a family the fur Goat, plumed hat or spe-
cial gala frock must be acquired in lieu
Of something less useful at Christmas, il
acquired at all; and in many families
also. where expense is not an absolute
consideration there lathe habit of giving
practical Christmas gifts.
The shops cater to this liking for prac-
teal giving and every effort is made to
display ordinary merchandise in the most
attractive and tempting manner Even
in the notion department workboxes
stocked with the needlecrafter's tools are
decked out with holly red ribbons, and
every sort of fabric from silk dress
lengths down to buck toweling is boxed
and ribbon-tied ready for Christmas dis
tribution.
Nobody ever has too many pairs Of
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Embroidered Baskets
on These DoiIies

"A T luncheon. given last month by an
October bride newly established In a
charming home. the mahogany table was
decorated In a delightful manner In the
enter was a circle Of cream linen on
, hich were embroidered in shades OF
brown little high-handled baskets, fes-
sooned streamers floating from basket to
basket. In each basket was different
flower the flower embPoideriesf being
done in dainty pastel shades-paie violet,
faint shrimp pink. gentian blue and the
delicate white and green of valley lilies.
At every individual place was a small
dolly embroidered with a tiny basket
holding flowers Of one of the cOlors.
On these little doylies stood small, real
baskets OF gilt wicker holding real flow
ers of the kind matching the dolly and
real ribbon streamers connected them
with a large basket on the centerpiece,
filled with all the different posies artis-
tfcally arranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

O THE little girl who receives a
dressed doll Christmas m0ning
her new treasure is q veritable
real personage-a new member
of the family endowed with
personality and even temperament. One
Of the New York department stores. this
season, has made the Christmas dolly
alive, not only to her future mamma, but
TO its interested purchaser. The depart
ment where dressed dolls are sold is fitted
up like day nursery and the saleswomen
wear blue dresses, long aprons and nurse
maids caps with huge bows at the back
The dolls repose in real cribs. baby jump
ers. perambulators. high chairs and bath
tubs, and larger dollies prance on rocking
horses or sit at nursery tables, bending
over paint books or games. Needless 10
say. the little girl who visits this wonder
full doll shop Is in a trance of delight
throughout her entire stay.
The idea might be cleverly made use
of by the woman who has charge of a
doll booth In a Christmas church bazaar,
the interior of the booth being made to
look like a nursery with the addition OF
a rug, toys and one or two cribs ami
high chairs The pretty young women
in charge OF the booth will look even
prettier in demure nursemaid frocks,
aprons and caps, and in view of the at
tractive environment the dressed dolls will
easily bring more substantial price than
IL sold merely over counter.
Character dolls are just now the fad
and the Christmas bazaar dollshop must
show goodly percentage of these inter
esting little people if IL is to consider
itself thoroughly up-to-date. All the
shops now are featuring these character
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ermine scarfs are being thrown about
the shoulders and allowed to hang to the
knee. the arms, thrust into a huge per-
fectly fiat ermine muff. holding the front
of the scarf in place.
If you cannot afford ermine, select
swansdown instead this winter. There
is a fad for this pretty, fragile stun.
but the fad is bound to be ephemeral
and if swansdown is to be used at all.
1t must be used now. Quantities of this
trimming are being used in Paris on hats,
frocks and on scarfs and muffs Of white
velvet or shirred chiffon. An illustra-
ton shows a pretty and practical notion
"a white brocade muffler trimmed with
swansdown, which may be worn over a
decollete or thin bodice when the coat
opening is low. Such a muffler, match
ing a white evening hat, gives a gala air
to the street costume and affords an in
expensive way of dressing up a bit when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Worsted Lace Now.

INTO the realm of millinery worsted
pushed a triumphant way this autumn,
but crocheted lace made Of wool is
rather a novelty. This lace was noted
the other day on a wonderful neglige of
warm yellow crepe de chine displayed
in a whole windowful of yellow and
cream boudoir belongings on 9Th avenue.
Everything yellow. ecru, orange or brown
is immensely fashionable this winter and
this stunning neglige OF yellow crepe had
white lace collar and nine-inch-wide
cuffs made of the heaviest white worsted
yarn, crocheted very loosely SO that the
pattern was as open as macrame work.
Through the squares of the crocheted pat
tern the deep yellow crepe showed most
effectively and the worsted lace gave to
he neglige a coy and attractive sugges-
ton of warmth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

dinner and theater are to be enjoyed
without a formal evening toilette
A set Of dainty marabou is always
charming with evening or dressy after
noon costumes, and the soft, pretty STUFF
may be worn all the year round and not
in the winter alone, like. fnrs. Two
charming sets of marabou are pictured,
one a combination of white marabou
with willow feather ends in black and
white effect. The other set is of mara
bou in the natural taupe brown shade
which is so soft and becoming. The
costume pictured with this set is OF
brown velvet with a draped fichu of tsa
chiffon caught under silk roses in shades
of old blue and primrose yellow. The
hat Is in three shades of brown.
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Flowers and Accessories.

knotted loops and artificial leaves, all
fastened gracefully onto crescent
shaped wire tightly wound with ribbon.
dainty dressing sacque is made from
strips of floral and plain ribbon sewn
together to form a square. with a hole
cut out of the center just large enough
to fit the neck, and the opening in the
front being cut from one of the points up
to the neck. Long loops of ribbon fall
from the neck to the waist.
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YES, Scarf and Stockings TO
Match,
The New Jabots.

GENERAL of the latest side jabots are
- really not frils at all. but consist of
a triangular piece Of lace, suggestive OF
revers. Among the other successful
novelties along this line are those having
large revers on one side of a central strip
of insertion, while the other edge is fin
ished with a frill of matching lace.
A new idea for a collar is a piece of
black velvet ribbon about three inches in
width, twisted about the top of a stand
ing collar and tied in a small bow at the
back, or slightly at one side with long
ends reaching almost to the waist line.
The new collars are worn with suits and
simple white gowns.
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evenly bordering the edge and slipping
over the under side and meeting the dull
blue satin lining, the edges OF which are
covered with a three-inch band of the
satin lining laid in narrow fiat plaits.
A very pretty set is made of marabou
in a soft dull brown shade. with strips
between of cream tinted satin. embroid-
cred in ribbon roses and violets, with blue
howknots in between. Bands of fur left
over from a partly worn coat or set could
be used in place Of the marabou
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dren they are much the fashion in Eu-
rope and the craze is spreading over
here.
The character baby dolls with their
queer, crumpled, natural baby faces are
the most familiar type and every well
supplied little-girl-mother now numbers
a character baby among her family
These dolls actually do look like wee
babies, and the back of the little head
is wonderfully soft and downy looking,
though the doll is really made of some
composition. The dimpled. curving limbs
with knees are also lovably babylike. but
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silk hose. The best of them are perish
able luxuries and once thread has start
ed from the pull of the garter clasp the
stocking has lost it's beauty. White silk
than black ones, and, quality for quality,
the white ones are much more expensive
than the black-and therefore greater lux
uries. In these days of white footwear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

straps, lock and inside trays; but the
the brim with raiment for the dainty doll
that lies In the top tray and which Is |
revealed when the trunk is first opened. |
The tiny girl will be made happy by a |
lovable rag doll baby, and the new rag
dolls are especially attractive, with soft, |
silk floss hair and faces tinted on cream |
colored silk. One of these dolls is illus
trated.
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white silk hose will delight the heart of
any woman, and Christmas box con-
tanning three pairs of fine silk stockings,
one white, one black and one bronze, will
be as acceptable a practical gift as one
could think of. Very dainty silk hose
come now in the fine, soft glove silk and
some women prefer these stockings to
the more transparent thread silk sort.
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NOTES AND NOVEL TIES.

rather than white, and white gloves look
glaringly white with these artistic,
creamy tones. In the street yellow wash
able kid gloves are worn with tailored
gowns and pale yellow glace kid is IA
vored for afternoon wear with handsome
velvet costumes. With the evening gown
are worn-or rather often carried, for
bare arms are very chic just now-long
gloves of kid or the exquisite embroidered
silk which is more graceful and softer
than the stiff glace kid on the arm.
Gloves, Scarf and Stockings TO
Match.
THE girl who goes out good deal
is always delighted at Christmas
with a pair of white or light colored silk
stockings to match her dancing slippers.
No woman in these days of white sum-
mer footwear can have too many pairs
of white silk hose. and several pairs of
these stockings. delicately embroidered
and with pair Of long embroidered white
silk gloves to match makes a charming
Christmas remembrance. The dainty
Silken fabric of which the gloves are
made is used also for long scarfs and the
ends of the scarf are daintily and
beautifully embroidered.
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Yellow Gloves More Fashionable
Now Than White.

IN all the windows which make a feature
I Of glove displays, pale canary color
ed gloves are shown in great numbers
along with black and white evening
gloves All the fashionable tones this
season are combined with ecru or cream
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Net and Its Uses.

T ARGE mesh nets are found to be
l. strong and useful. Hats, blouses and
drapery are made of net; indeed, many
whole gowns are made of it. Even shoes
have displayed this strong fabric. Net
blouses are valuable for travelling, for the
reason that they do not crush. They are
to be had in nearly all colors. and trim
med with the clever limitations of vene-
tan lace, as well as filet laces. they give
very pretty effect. Net is "a good
medium for resuscitating a faded par
aSol.
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OBODY by choice
selects a useful
Christmas gift. If
the velvet gown.
the silk petticoat.
the set of furs or
the pair of dane
ing slippers were
not expensive lux
uries, but ordinary
additions to the
wardrobe like over
shoes for rainy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

A small amount of powdered orris root
placed in the water in which the house
hold linens and lingerie are boiled will
give them faint odor Of violets after
they have been ironed.
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days and warm underwear for winter
weather, how joyously would we express
2 desire at Christmas time for jewels, or
books or etchings or whatever else repre-
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Long fur coats are now fashioned SO
that they are not SO heavy as formerly,
and cling to the figure with the softness
Of satin.