The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-04
MADEES CHITCHAT
Floral Booth a Novel Feature
For Church Bazaar.
CHILDREN. DANCE AT FAIR.
No Matter How Elaborate Your Fall
Blouse May Be, You Must Call It
Shirt-Whte Satin the Favorite Ma
teriaI to Use For This Garment.

Shirt-Whlte satin the FaVorite Ma
teriaI to Use For This Garment.
My Dear Elsa-I think | can supply
you with beautiful new idea to carry
out in the bazaar you are getting up
for the benefit of your country
church. In the fall you will have lots
of autumn flowers. so floral fortune
telling booth will be quite within your
resources
The setting that you will need for
the flower fortune booth is a tent or
arbor or screened off section among
the trees. lined with greenery Simple
paper muslin stretched from tree to
tree will answer the purpose charm
ingly and cost but trifle. A bower of
vines should form an approach, and
the entrance may be screened so that
no one may look in upon the venture
some person who is consulting her fate
Within the bower there should be
long table showing all along its length
little boxes or trays filled with damp
sand covered over with moss and
stuck with tiny sprays of autumn flow
ers. In the center should be a very
large bowl filed with scented water.
Fortune telling patrons have the
choice of three ways in which their fu
ture may be revealed and character
read. There is the fortune of single
blossoms, there is the fortune Of
punches of flowers, and there is the
fortune of the scented water. OF
course in all three instances the meth
cd of telling the fortune is the same.
but the appearance of the work Is
changed and there are lots OF people
who will want their fate foretold all
three ways.
Your fortune teller will have to learn
by heart the meaningsOf every flower,
grass and leaf that she is using, which
knowledge may be found in most
books on floral lore or else-which is
the clumsier but safer way-to tie small
notes to the stems of the different
kinds Of flowers and consult these. She
must be glib Of tongue and be able to
make the interpretations sound con-
vincing and mysterious
The patron picks out from the assert
ment any flower that appeals to him
and hands Il to the fortune teller. If he
chooses n bouquet he has the second
method and a little more variety In
the telling. In the fortune Of scented
water the fortune teller takes from
boxful of dried petals a handful of diff
ferent kinds and sets them afoat on
the water in the big bowl. at the same
time tanning them so well as to scatter
them over the surface. When the
water has been sufficiently disturbed to
cause n good deaf of commotin among
the petals and TO mix them thoroughly
she stops tanning and allows them TO
come to rest. Those that stop on the
side near the one awaiting his fate are
the ones which foretell his future.
Your fortune teller may be gowued
in n rustic fashion but think an east
ern costume is more effective. but II
you have any trouble in getting the
eastern garb why. have the girl wear
a simple unbound robe Of some thin
white material with a crown of autumn
leaves on her flowing hair.
a pretty side play at the fair Is to
have a group of small children give
dance in front of the booth at regular
intervals This attracts the crowd.
These youngsters should be dressed as
elves and fairies or representing differ
ent flowers.
Now I know YOU want hint or two
about the autumn styles. My dear
Elsa. rs you value your reputation as
a modish woman. don't call your blouse
a blouse. no matter how elaborate II
may be. but speak Of it as a shirt. and
white satin shirt Is the correct
thing TO wear with your new fall tailor
made. and veil it with chiffon II you
would be exactly up TO the minute
This chiffon overShirt is always laid In
tucks or plaits Gathers are complete
w out Of fashion Rut the plaits are
not narrow pin affairs either They are
one. two or even three inches broad
three OF these broad plaits set. close to
gether often covering the space be
tween armhole and front opening
The plaits are stitched all the way
down and are net intended TO add fun
ness across the bust This is effected
by a'clever slantlng cut. which seems
80 be. the secret Of the French blouse
maker. The shirts. Of course. have
long sleeves and long shoulder line
The top OF the shirt and upper sleeve
are cut kimono fashion. and a diamond
shaped gusset is inserted underneath
where the arm Joins the shoulder.
Then the long straight sleeve is attach
ed TO the upper kimono sleeve, and its
lower edge Is slashed and fastened
With hooks and eyes. so that the iii
around the wrist Is trim and neat
These satin waists are exquisitely
dainty. but they soil mighty soon. and
the average laundress does not do
them up with any credit TO her skill
This is the way | wash my new shirt:
lay IL I'm soft water end suds Of pure
white soap. Now. don't rub the satin.
but souse II up and down in several
cool waters after the first immersion.
Iron the shirt when almost dry with a
not too hot iron. using a bit Of thin
muslin between the satin and the iron.
So only will you save the luster and