The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
Children S Hats

| Inc llttle mushroom shapes are still
| good. No one ev.r dsaieI the bacorn-
ingnosH of the round. close little bon.
nets over curls AMI framing little faces.
ana II Is pleasing 70 ncte that fashion
Is continuing the style.
Little straw bonnets are being trim
| med with wreaths, cabochons and
punches CT flowers Frequently
double frili Of printed batlsto Is placed
around the crown or under tho brIyn.
| Cretonne, cut out and applied over
linen Shapes. tho flowers connected by
stems OF green silk cord or soutache
braid, gives a childish simplicity and
colorful decoration TO n bonnet that
takes us back t. kate Grecnaway's
children. Surely any woman can make
one of these for her l!ttle daughter.
INC simple cocardes and ornaments
Of straw. beads feathers and braid that
| arc used on one sid& OF bell-shaped
hats win be used extensively this sea-
| son.
| These can be fashioned out OF odds
and ends from the scrapbag and placed
on shapes that will suit any little
| girl.
Lingerie hats are of two types: the
large fiat hat. rejoicing in a full frill
OF ta'ce or embroidery, and the little
mob-cap that suggests the theatre cap
OF last winter.
Tiny rosebuds. DAISIES, forget-me-
| ,''' " IirSe, single roses decorate
these lingerie shapes Frils OF val
! enclenncs. fine embroidery or soft rib
Don soften the underhrims. These
must DO perfectly clean, for what is
more deplorable than soiled lace?
Inc held flower hat Is always as
Eoclhted with childhood. DAISIES, butt
aereups' wheat peoples and corn
howers. with green grasses. form
WEcaths on leghorns or straw colorcd
SHIPS that shade the little faces.
ribbon trimmed hats. with pert
p""s or plain scarfs and buckles. are
soou ana easily made by mothers.
surely THE little girl can don sn
appropriate Inexpensive hat this son
son. '"'s sea
The Right Way to Iron.
| VINO Knowledge of conditions
a'"s greatly in ironing. as in other
opefatiohs. experience and skill arc
necessary to accomplish good results
Ease of ironing and tho quality ~
."o product depend upon tho skill OF
.he operator, upon the care which has
Dceh used In starching, drying. sprink-
.lhs ana foldng the clothes to be
nohed' and upon the kind and condi-
ton OF the irons. II garments have
been poorly ana careiessly starched
inc work of ironing is greatly in
| creased Starchy Jumps cook onto tho
| ron ana VIII damage the smoothness
even when Immediately removed.
clothes should bc dampened some
! hours before being ironed, as this dis
tributes tine moisture evenly and doe.
away with the necessity of using a
, superiluity OF water. This is best done
! at night. but only as many articles
should be sprtnkIcd as can be ironed
next day, for damp fabrics will mildew
! ie't wet very long time, especial
~ IN not weather. Very often trouble
IN ironing starched pieces il due To
| oVcrwettinE. Tho starched part ia
soaked and made limp and sticky A
clean whisS broom, kept for tho nur-
pose is the best thing to use for
sPr1hNi!hE clothes. Large pieces should
ne Sprinkled and folded separately
small pieces may he sprinkled and latd
together before folding. Fold and roll
smoothly. The rolls of dampcued
pieces snould be packed closely in 4,
basket lined with clean cloth and
covered with n clean cloth. Table and
other linen should be made very damp
but not wet. II table linen is sprInkled
win a mixture of one part alcohol and
tour parts water the result after Jrof,-
ing Will be slight stiffness resemb-
| lhS that OF new linen. If linen is too
ary' 1t cannot be made smooth and
free from wrinkles. If IL is too wet.
the process is laborous
Iron first that part of a garment
, which will he least musscd by fur
ther handling or in which little
Wrinkling Will not seriusly Interfere
with good results. II garment is
! trimmed IRON laccs and cmbroiderics
| ilrst, as these dry out quickly because
! OF their porous nature Leave as mctt
| or a garment folded as possible to
/ Keep IL moist Sometimes Ii may be
! convenient to law n piece of dampened
cheeSecloth over any unironed part
TO keep it moist,
The following is the order In which
J To irnn NlripnS ~
Embroidery, sleeves, yoke. body Drew
. ers--Trimmlng, tucks. body. band.
skirts-Rufrlc, hem body. Shirtwaists
cuffs collar band. sleeves. yoke.
back, front. Silk waists-Whilc still
damp and on wrong side. which pre-
= vents shinincss. Iron a net blouse
wh-e it is quite camp, with a moder-
ate iron, MS VIII cause the net to
l become slightly stiff Fine lace and
$ tulle may he Treated satisfactorily in
the same way and will look like new
after the process II YOU do not iron
lace, stretch and pin ii out on a ha I'd
surface, pun out at each point. and
catch 1t down with pin or else
+ stretch and roll on a bottle.
Iron embroiderios with the right
side down ON flannel or Turkish
towel. Cover with n damp cloth and
81 press with moderate iron The hack
a OF waist may DO ironed the same
y way with button side down
Il IRON flannels by laying dampened
e checsccloth over them Iron colored
garments on wrong side with moderate
irons ThTs prevents fading.
Newest Gloves.
Il y recent assignment of goods from
y Paris contained a variety of smart
gloves.
II White glace kid reaching halfway
netween tho elbow and wrist. had a
II trrnback cuff or colored kid. Old blue
t navy. brown. dark green and violet
o were the colors most favored,
Long gloves of kid and suede are
deliberately embroidered and some-
= times set with Jewels.
i Gloves of light tan champagne and
: brown viii he fashionable for street