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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
Best Ways to Clean Lace


lon OF water add two tablespoonful of
If the piece of lace to be cleaned is
put il in big fruit jar, cover 1t with
soapsuds, and let it stand for four or
five hours In the days when coal fires
were the rule. even in summer kitchens,
good results were had from putting the
lar containing lace and suds in a cool
oven at night and leaving it there until
morning The heat of the oven kept the
temperature of the soapy water at low
, heat. which was effective in extracting
every grain Of dust and dirt.
While the lace is soaking. shake the
jar from time TO time. If it is very
soiled, change the soapy water two or
three times. or course. if the piece of
lace is too big to get in a jar, soak
it in a big granite saucepan or a tub.
When the lace seems clean, rinse it in
three or four changes of clear, lukewarm
water Don't rub the lace when it is
i'm the soapy water. and don't wiring it
when it is in the clear water To get rid
OF the water. simply press the lace firm
IL between the hands, or press it be-
| tween two clean bath towels. When ii
| is moderately free from water, pin it,
| right side up. on an ironing board.
If it is necessary to stiffen the lace
| dissolve a little gum arabic in water and
| add this to the last rinsing water In
| the case of pure white lace a little blue
| ing should also be added to this water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
STYLE INDICATIONS
OF FALL MILLINERY

g MALL and medium sized hats Will
- take the lead. There will be va
viety of shapes but the most prominent
are the sailor, mushroom poke. and the
small hat with the left side rolling brim-
Sailors are many times given poke ef-
feet The front brim IS often made
shorter than the back. and slight bend
in the center front gives decidedly poke
effect. The mushroom poke is small. and
is medium high and soft. This applies TO
nearly all fall shapes.
The season will start out with fabric
covered hats of MORE. satin. tatfeta.
panne velvet and malines. Malnes will
be extensively used in the trimming OF
fall hats in the form Of bows and pleat-
inss Bias double rufiies Of malines are
often used to finish the edges of brims.
Extensive use of ribbon is promised.
High standing bows. with the highest
loop measuring fourteen inches. will be
seen. The butterfly bow is composed of
four wired loops with rounded edges.
Two of the loops are in the center, with
one on either side The windmill bow,
similar in shape to half a windmill is
generally made of ribbon, while the but
terf1y bow is of malines or crepe.
Understanding front or back trimmings
are preferred. Bows of malines or rib
bon are almost always placed at the
front or back, never at the side of a hat
Coque and quilts will be the prominent
feather trimmings and are made in nov
city form. They will be arranged in the
direct front or back with bows of ribbon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
JAPANESE TOWELlNG
is VERY DURABLE

JAPANESE toweling can be put to many
interesting uses: it is cheap artistic
in design and easy to launder, so it ought
to be popular.
The most usual way to make use of it
is to make it into runners for the break
fast and luncheon table. These are strips
long enough to go through the center of
the table. from end to end, and cross it
runner is used for place. The ends
can be hemstitched, hemmed or feather :
stitched.
Instead of runners doilies can be made
of this toweling. Make them square, and
hemstitch them on two sides. Napkins
for use with runners can be made in the
same way. They are attractive. and easy
to launder, and save wear and tear on
more expensive damask.
Runners for sideboard and serving table
of this toweling are attractive for use
in the summer cottage or in the Simple
dining room furnished in blue. They can
be finished like the table runners.
Toweling can also be made into very
decorative curtains. These can be hem
stitched at the end which hangs free, and
hemmed to go over brass rods If a val
ance is desired, it can be made of a strip
of toWeling running lengthWise across
the top of the window This sort of val
ance will not need hemstitching and
scanning, as one made of sections of the
toweling running up and down would.
Attractive couch covers are made Of
several lengthwise strips of the toweing
fagotted together with dark biue-if the
design is in blue. as it usually is. For
use on a couch covered in this way. cush-
| ions can also be covered with the tow
cling Two strips of the tOWeling fap-
| Gifted together, are used for a cushion
slip cover
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ma king because no matter what else the
fashions may be they are not apt to re-
instate these especial features in the
near future.
The woman who is clever in altering
a good deal with even the square, low
/, neck, and she is willing to take that
chance if she gets a good bargain. One
v or L, which is the first thought of
| many amateurs in alteration, because the
square lines remain there and convey to
the beholder the original idea. The thing
to do is to cover up those lines and give
a surplice effect by means OF tulle or
lace. If one crosses folds of maline or
| shadow lace over the wide severe decol-
letage of other days the effect is really
very attractive.
The fashion for thin wash frocks made
of plain and colored materials has had
extensive vogue this summer, and many
of these gowns, made of costly and ad-
| mirable material, are now to be had for a
few dollars. Think of what good-looking
house gowns they make for the. winter
evening; they also serve for day hours
when one must attend weddings or re-
ceive at afternoon teas. and the women
| who do few of these things find such
| gowns excellent for informal theater
parties
| Even the much-abused white skirt with
| it's lowered taffeta coat can be utilized
all next winter for the theater and for
restaurant dinners and suppers if its
sleeves are made elbow length and its
neck is cut open in front.
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Chiffon Lingerie.

XQUISITELY simple sets comprising
Il chemise. drawers and gown are made
of chiffon cloth, with very little trimming.
One made of delicate pink chiffon cloth
has the nightgown and chemise daintfly
hemstitched at top and hem. Embroidered
net forms the shoulders Of the nightgown
and the shoulder bands of the chemise.
This idea of simplicity is also carried out
in the drawers. their only trimming being
vein stitch at the side seams and
square medallion of embroidered net just
above the knee Some OF these sets have
white chiffon cloth for chemise and draw
ers with nightgown of blue or pink cloth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
Where Milton's Cow
slips and the Ivy
Green of Dickens
Mingle.

call roses OF Sharon in one corner. II IL
better to be on the safe side OF things
when YOU are making a poetry garden
Not exactly poetry this uuotation-"Con-
slider the lilies Of the field neverthc-
less the supposed lily OF the field. the
anemone coronaria, finds a welcome in
this garden. II is decorative. nue-fo-
liaged flower. brilliant IN color and surAlv
OF softer. richer texture than even the
robes of Solomon could have been.
Down on the garden wall-the gardener
wanted a small ruin but compromised on
the brick wall-English ivy is trained
You remember Dickens lines ending:
Creeping where life IL sesn
old plant In the ivy green7'
The most interesting part Of this gar
den of poetry Is that il could be copied
by any one and yet would probably be as
different from its copy as any garden
could be from another. For surely the
biggest pleasure In planning and starting
a poetry garden would be to ferret out for
yourself the poetry which should be YOUR
inspiration.
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blended and how the wearer puts 1t on
that makes for it's success.
There are some women who take this
time of the year for buying separate
white skirts. and this is an especially
good idea when entire plainness is re-
quired and trimming is eliminated There
a short outing skirt into something that
it displayed pleats and -yokes and various
give it dressed-up appearance and
fitness.
this, and women rejected it for several
it was bad fashion for the wash tub.
Once these skirts had wide flares at the
seam and now they do not but as this IS
settled fact and there is no change IN
sight. there is no reason for woman
! not to indulge in canter in economy
and buy three or four of these good
looking white wash shirts, which are
now sold at reduced rates.
And really August is quite the time
for smart evening gowns. There are al
ways good models left over and the shops
are quite willing to sell them for as little
as their dignity allows. One does not
want 10 buy those with empire waist
lines or square decolletage or plain skirt.
This is equally good advice for buying or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
Ideas for the M@t0rist
This is especially handy for a long trip
when space is at a premium.

This is especially handy for long trip
when space is at a premium.
A. hot-cold bottle and a fireless cooker
are just the things for a long automobile
trip. In them food or drink can be kept
either ice cold or smoking hot Just as
YOU prefer. Your lunch can be cooking IN
the fireless or else simply he keeping hot.
They are two Indispensable articles TO
the mOtOrSt.
There is a tourists package which is
splendid for motorists, having the adyan-
tage of being compact-just a long fat
envelope containing toilet accessories that
may be thrown away after use Each
package contains six paper towels. one
papier- mache comb. one wash cloth. one
portion of soap and one drinking cup. \
fiat pocketbook case may be bought which
contains basin, wash cloth, soap and
towel The basin is of rubber and folds
fiat
A toy trunk makes an inexpensive and
practical lunch box. 1t will hold enough
for several meals and the trav can be
used for napkins and small silver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
A WAY TO EARN
YOUR VACATION
trunks for guests at hote

HACKING trunks for guests at hotels
r is pleasant and paying occupation.
There Is nothing intricate or ardu-
Gus about it IL you give 1t serious thought.
Large cities and prominent resorts are
the best paying places in which to work.
Many large hotels hire a regular packer.
who has a stated salary and whom they
can call upon at a moments notice. but
and a girl who wants to get started In
this business should leave her name at
different hotels SO that she may be called
upon If needed. Sometimes these extra
packers make more money than do those
with a regular salary.
Wealthy women have with them ward
robe and bureau trunks, which are easy
to manage. as there liz no bending over to
be done when packing them. but IL you
have an ordinary trunk with trays to
pack be sure and have II placed on An
elevation. SO that you VIII no. nave 20
bend when packing. as that 10 what would
tire you If you had several hours work
to do
Every one can pack after a fashion. but
a girl following this as a business should
know how to set about packing method
much can be put in trunk withou.
crushing as most people put IN II
YOU have the ordinary trunk to pack.
clothes should be folded neatly by the
seams, boots and shoes and heavier
things placed at the bottom Of the trunk.
and sleeves of gowns and waists stuffed
with tissue paper to hold their shape:
Pin hats down. and take feathers and
aigrettes Off and place them nat. Num-
Der lists should be made in order that
any special article that is wanted ma
he readily found Bottles with liquid OF
any kind should never. under any cir
cumstances, be packed in trunk.
Have cards printed with scale or
prices for differentiated trunks. and as
tr;hute these where YOU would like to
work. often you will get more than
YOU ask If the need is pressing and at an
unusual hour
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TAKE with YOU on your trip a roll OF
paper toweling. They will serve to
dust car and riders at the end of
SPIN After a wash-up in country spring
or brook they answer the purpose of linen
towels. and then can be thrown away
They serve as napkins at luncheons and
are useful in many other ways.
A sofa pillow and a hassock are inval-
liable on a long motor trip. particularly
to any one who is short and has to SIT on
the wide, back seat of a touring car. The
hassock gives a brace for your feet. and
the sofa pillow a rest for your back IN
case of a severe jolt. and both add much
comfort and ease to what might otherwise
be tiresome trip.
What to do with numerous small pack
ages in an automobile after the pockets
are full can be solved by hanging child
doll hammock to the top, over ones head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
Modistes Set Styles.

THE style Congress or the Naliohai
Ladies Tailors and Dressmahers
Association, held in New YORK recently.
made important Recommendations fela-
tive TO the materials and cutting OF gar
ments for fall and winter me thirty
sixth-inch-wdth skirt was adopted as
the standard. as was also thirty-inch
skirt with an eight-inch slit. SKIRTS with
high girdle effect, to De worn RON ot,s
tn two inches from the floor. Draped
skirts were recommended, as was also
the cuff effec, at the bottom. The length
of suit coats recommended ranges from
thirty-six to forty-cne inches; evening
rowed NJ the bottom; top and motor
coats forty-eieht to ffty-two inches The
convention also decided to maintain the
sloping shoulder effect and the japanese
style.
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Wedding Presents.

A y interesting gift to a bride-to-be-
: or, indeed. to any woman-is a leath-
er glove case .illed with gloves.
One such case, which costs about s.. is
of dark green leather 1t contains a
glove stretcher and huttoner Il also
contains pockets to accommodate half a
dozen pairs of gloves Another such
case holds the stretcher on the cover.
and this box is big enough to hold two
or three dozen pairs of gloves Nothing
more acceptable as gift could be given
TO any woman than case of this sort.
stocked elmer TO overlooking. or holding
only one or two pairs Of attractive gloves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
Peter Pan China.

CHINA that interests children shows
- Peter Pan designs. Peter Pan and the
Indians, the dog nurse Mana, the pira tie
band and the wolves are depicted on the
china in all their attractiveness. This
china is not expensive. A breakfast set
for a child could be bought for about 20
cents Ger ., = G., cup and saucer for coffee or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

gig of style brings one fashion up and up
again and around and around.
We also know that fashions which have
been most commended by the public have
been set aside for months and then re-
instated for the fastidious woman. Grant
ing all this. however. / should not ad-
wise any woman to run the risk of buying
this kind of coat.
Now there is a coat which is quite fash
ionable and popular and yet it would not
be amss to put money into one of thin
Worsted or summer serge or any OF the
heavy Chinese silks. This is a modified
Russian blouse which has a fitted pep
lum and n loose neglige top which
blouses over the belt and has loose three
quarter sleeves.
The world is rather weary of this KIND
of jacket made of cotton crash or eponSe
with a gaudy belt and a white skirt Ge-
meath. because the eyes are faugueu
with the thousands of them that march
ny. But, take the same model in black
satin coat and skirt to match. and Tie
the waist with a soft folded sash OF black
velvet with two short ends at the side
of the back. and open up the front over
a shirt waist of fine batiste and footing
and You have dignifed and desirable
suit.
Add to this a small black hat with a
single white spray up the side aud you
could go anywhere without pans as
to your fashionable appearance.
You see. after all, it's the way fashion
is MANIPULATED in what colorS II is
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4 woman might read enough to be per-
suaded by an ardent saleswoman to buy
this kind of coat. and as far as the OBJ
server can see into the future. it is
dead fashion. | always make that state
ment with hesitation. because the whirli-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Black ribbon sautors ara much used
by the practical woman these DAYS and
are very inexpensive. only the pvpuntings
being of precious metal.
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THE BOTTOM PAINTERS EDGED WITH
FOLDS OF WHITE
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Fashions Change Little

on the 10th of August. and by the time
September SHINES It's hottest the Aneri-
can SHOPS nave hIisheu sfiIu."e ".
thousands oil Decemner garments. !, -
easy enough 70 see that II "ouiu no. DC
possible 10 live ana aresS eNdctlS ac-
cording 10 the season unless we were
determin, 10 60 our own way IN OPP
position 10 the rest of the world. mere
fore fashion has ordained that the
clothes of one season will ChD for another.
for which women are grateful This is
s+rnpa concession
Ir ono starts on, on the premise that
+bs n,aiority of clothes are wearable at
.r,. season of the wear provided they
ara IN fasbion the1 tho wise women
Sho,id lar tIair nIans 70 b,1y conserya-
, 60. ,.ne ~ u,rans in Tho inn between
,ba oid and tho new
,r,is "n,as in a,e,,s+ and The shops
- d,.a,taae ~ il arc catering to
| 80 .a 80 th,Sa nbo INV, shrewdIy
~ ~ LII
o"'
The shops do not want to carry maze
up garments from one season to another.
and thay know the only WAY to clear
a." my NJ" 4,,ooa
out the STOCK IS TO ofer II at reuuoeu
buy gowns "hlch a Snop Is not "ii'ihS
To retain: put there are so many COM
merclal ends 10 TINS question: thd' Que
does not nave the space TO go INTO
them here.
First and foremost. no shop WISHES 20
heep IN s'och gov NJ tia. - " I'D &c
eae,n5 las uben Tho new GOWNS come
| in Room must he made for importa-
! lions. and the only hope of disposins
or summer ciolnes ~ au. ~. mot ~ "
49, az , r.,r ~ "S'
Sommarca knows its business we'll
~, ~ b,,.ar>is no, aIuayS ca sbrewd
NJ. ,,o,,asa fae, tbat any GOWN boupht
~ ia,,st q, sic has only . few
-, LII II 80 H,.e rrberaas IL is tho custom
~ 49,, - - tha hest drassed women in
u aUe 70 h,, tbsir cIotbas in paris
h.tn 80 saaSonS ~ tho Great houses
Tber cot than, for reasonahle price
-, 80 49, 10 nrocura conSarva
a .i,' ~. .,,:, az h;c, ir What tho really
vi 5rassad w,n,nar wants
,s 60 90 tho fasbions have GONE for
10 last two years changes have not
really been imnortant enough to make
| ! woman discard a gown DureIy for
fa sb;onable reasons. she NAV he tired of
| it. /; NAV he worn out. or her figure
i may have changed but any one else
/ falling heir to the gown would find it in
| suciently. good style to be worn.
/
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

~ this day when lace is in its element
the professional cleaners must be
/ reapine a fortune simply from the
lace frocks and blouses. pettcoats, mats
and neckwear that are brought to them
To be made spotless. For most women
are afraid of lace. They VIII tackle
gloves and shoes. velvet silk and chiffon
with a will. but they balk AZ lace
In reality lace is no more difficult to
clean than any other fabric, if YOU know
how TO do it. But. of course. to be sue
cessful as a lace cleaner you must take
the trouble to learn something about the
various methods OF cleaning and drying
Wash net which is much used Tor
blouses and frocks. can be washed and
dried and ironed just like any other cot
ton fabric 1t should be carefully ironed
of course so that it will not be pulled
out of shape There is little danger of
stretching il: in fact it shrinks a little.
But as it must be ironed when fairly
damn in order to come out fresh and new
looking il is easily pulled out of shape
In the ironing.
Z
The ples.tings OF net that abound on all
parts of woman's summer dress can be
put into shape in one of the little pleat-
ers that are sold at prices ranging from
~ cents % - cents. These contrivances
are very simply manipulated. and if you
follow the directions sold with them the
! results are satisfactory.
| The secret OF washing lace success
fully is TO get most of the dirt and dust
and CRIME oct of it with as little rub
| hing as poSsibJe First shake the lace in
the open air and give it bath in the
sunshine. Sunshine. by the way, and
| fresh air are friends of lace, just as
dust and darkness are it's worst enemies
Then, after summing and airing it, soak il
in lukewarm soapsuds. For this suds
| dissolve shavings of CASTLE or other white
soap in boiling water. and to every gal
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which 10 wear thin clothes 10
satisfy the conscience OF one
who wants to buy new things.
-rb,r. are seven weeks Of il that we
Know about and possibly few more
weeks added for good measure. ne
american Indian summer is not an l"Ni'
Iat a fact. and the woman VINO rusHeS
into thick clothes at the frst daN VI
october is soon wasting away-wlth tne
heat-or gladly returning 10 the lel'-
overs Of summer.
Looking at IL in this light, there II no
,cason why we should not buy ne"
clothes in the beginning of August. There
is another economical reason besides that
III ,he climate. which is that our winter
bouses are sufficiently heated TO give us
q chance to wear the majority of our
summer clothes for informal house occa-
sions until the DAY the clothes-not the oc-
casion-go out of style,
Suppose that woman goes 10 cN-
travagance of induiging in very good
looking lace gown now. or coat SUIT OF
shantung or a dance frock OF white net
think how many uses she will get out OF
them during the autumn and winter II
is an epoch of fimsy clothes which are
worn regardless of snow or sun, and IN
this truth lies the basic economy of buy
ing when there is good opportunity In
and out of season.
There was once time when clothes
for summer were sharply divided from
clothes for winter and woman had 10
reckon with this fact when she was
spending money. If she wanted an es-
peeially good-looking gown she Wouio
have to do a little sum in arithmetic TO
find out how many weeks she could wear
Ii before it was out of season. And TINS
made difference as to whether or not
she bought IL.
1t was "A tradition that we should dis
card certain clothes at certain seasons,
IL. We did not argue about 1t at all: 1t
had always been done, therefore why
shouldn't 1t remain?
This attitude about clothes has been
repeated in all manner of attitudes con-
corning many questions of life; and in
the last two years strong hands or minds
have swept away the horizon which once
bound us in. and now we are in danger
of being without any traditions.
We may have to formulate entire
set of new ones, for all the accepted
formulas are questioned and broken and
set aside by mental and moral progress
sives. This applies to everything, and it
is only natural that the apparel OF
women should become discussed sub
ject among the others, and every one. in
Guiding the women themselves, should
try to turn il topsy-turvy.
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gown in August. there are none to say
her nay. And If she chooses to go
abroad in December In chiffon with her
neck open and her ankles covered with
openwork silk stockings. the multitude
do not even gaze. Some hope she will
be spared pneumonia. but no one ad-
vances any reasonable reason as to why
she shouldn't dress to suit herself
and al the end OF November the shops
announce reduced sales OF winter clothes.
although there may not have been any
frost on the pumpkin as yet. The open
ings for winter clothes are now held
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Woman's Figure Takes
on More R apid
Change Than Styles
IN Dress.

HERE. are enough weeks 81
warm weather left for us III
which 10 wear thin clothes 10
satisfy the conscience of one
who wants to buy new things.
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A GARDEN OF POETRY

IN certain secluded spot there Is :.
poetry garden, wherein no hover =
allowed To blossom that rs not men
toned in poetry. 1t IL charHihS