The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-17
New Wash Materials


the smartest OF wash fabrics, somo2
80 giorthed In appearance that they s.
Seem almost to have lost their iden4
tity. Wash goods once meant lawns. n
batistes, organdies. callcoes and light. %
weight wehves generally. but the times Is
and fashions have changed all this, N
and tho heaviest of plques and crashcsHs
are now grouped with cotton chiffou4 4
and voiles. @
There are heavy linens with their
more or less fancy weaves and nIet e
or embroidered borders. dainty voilesS 4
with n border at ono side, Tor both,
and with or without an addttionni (
Centre panel design, filmys chiffons,
plain Or pencil-stripcd and powdered
all over with exquisite buds and blos- {
somse; French marquiscttes In black Z,
and white yarns with ribbon effect 3
borders; imported piques In madras
stripes some with the ribs or cords
running lenEthwise, some crosswise,
nEarie or ratinc, or Turkish towelin4
varieties. new for dresses and trim
mings In white and bright leather u
color, the soft rose. blue. wistaria, yell
low, tan, cerise and old blue tints or
all these fabrics.
Bordered wash materials of all tex
lures and weights are exquisite In q
design and beauty. as Well as prac-
teal Many are bordered In black
and colors on white, some are cnlI
bosscd with velvet in discs and dots,
others are block printed In inscinnt-
Ing designs and colors. and many havo
drawnwork borders in Imitation OF
fiet, the latter being more especially
shown in coarse linen crashes ana
ratine weavcs While the background
is usually white. some exquisite shades
OF pink. blue. reseda. tan. heliotrope.
geranium and other reds are seen..
Ecru Will be n favorite color OF sum-
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broidered batiste arc In this tint.
a Dainty Enster Gift.
The fittings for boudoirl writings
table or desk are vastly more frivolous
than the dgnined belongings of tho
library downstairs. My lady Is nor
supposed TO invite anything more se-5
rious than friendly notes, dinner mas
vitations and love letters at her own
desk upstairs. and silver fittings with
cut-glass ink bottles ana vases fori
the flowers that always brighten a.
dainty woman's writing table arc the
appropriate furnishings. To match
these pretty silver and cut glass triflea
there is new desk blotter-white. of
course, with corner mountings of fli-!
gree silver, and in ono of these silverJ
corners Is inserted 4 small silver-faced
watch which is always conveniently
ready to be glanced at during the half.l
hour snatchcd for correspondence. !;
r =.
The average woman has an absurd
dislike of silence. In It's depths she
imagines all sorts of evils, and She
scarcely dares pause to draw breath
for fear 1t Will be thought she has
nothing to say. Consequently the
ripple of her conversation Is incessant
She rarely stops to consider what shd
iH saying, but rushes madly on. scnt-
tering words recklessly until one Won
ders II conversation has become n lost
art and chattering s the order OF
the day.
/ Girls ought really to be taught not.
| so much how to talk how to re-.
main silent without appearing awlS-
| ward or stupid. Intelligent silence Is
impressive, and for the matter of that
more difficult than nervous chatter.
J In the restless groups of women one
meets at teas one seldom finds a wo-2
man who talks commercially. Not be-
cause they ara unintelligent but be-;
cause they have failed TO learn tho
value OF repose.
Their restless animation is the res
! suit OF nerves. They dash into con-
versatlon as they would take cold
plunge in the morning, and come out.
painting and brea thless.
Their vivacity OF manner Is excess
sive. and If one is striving to get the,
best from the people one me ats II is,
| very annoying, for 1t is difficult to ilndi
satisfaction in disjointed phrases. mo-;
matter II they are cleverly turned.
What a relief IL IS TO meet d woman
who has none Of this artificial anlnia-
! ton whose nerves do not drive her.
| through her social conversation in Il.
cyclonidc manner.
The girl who can enter room leis-
urey and begin a conversation as IL
She had all the time IN the world. who
says things In II calm, wall-poiscd man-
ncr, and who docs not iiutter eXcitedly
through involved byways. has the so-
ciai situation in her hand. f.l
This type of girl neither strives for
epigramatic effects nor struggles To
work off n topic that is evidently on
her mind by hurling 1t frantically az
| you in mad volume OF words. To
! meet girl like this Is like coming
upon the proverbial oasis in desert
| The comfort and posc OF her manner
! soothes even the high-strung chatterer
/ and makes her unconsciously initiate
| Ii.
! Women who are anxious TO cultivate
! The art OF attraction will bear In mind
! that little warming against breathless
| chattering and too vivaclous manner.
| 1t Is nor satisfying or compelling 1t
| seldom draws people. for the girl who
! chatters volubly. even If cleverly, doea.
not often have the come hither" Iure.
She may by the vivocity Of har man-
ner, appear TO he draw Ing a perfect
, time. but she falls to draw out tina
best In her listeners and TO ar ,use ia
! them anything more than passing
! interest,", while the girl OF silence and
! poisc often trouses strong desir. for.
4 better acquaintance. #
An Invisible Patch.
Wheel children's dresses have TO bs.
patched be sure to match the weave.
f, Of th.J una teria, and IL II be striped
/ or plaiYl goods, take great care thas5
! the lilies OF the hgnra exactly match,
! Before applying the patch pc sure
, that the material Of the pntch matches
the dress III color. For example, d.
not patch faded garment with a piece
ot new material II the dress is fao>i
! ed. wet u bit of new material and lay
! In. o. ltltll IL Il. fnda.Il