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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Decorative Hatbands.

RIOT only in modern times have the
women Of the west looked to the
east for inspiration in dressing. The
trimming band on the hat of the present
day is reminder that of old women of
the east ted their headdress-veil or
turban, or whatever it waS-about their
heads with bands
As long ago as $500 B. c. women in
Egypt were binding their headdresses on
with fillets. They tied these bands so
that they looked much like the band and
ends Of the sailors hat today.
Gradually these bands were made more
and more decorative until at last when
bonnets. then hats. made the fillets I'M
necessary a band about the hat was re-
tanned. simply because Of its ornamental
value.
A strange beginning is this for the elab-
crate folds of ribbon and bands of velvet
and wreaths of flowers and ostrich and
marabou which today encircle our hat
crowns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
When Extravaganza Is Economy
I'm the House and Wardrobe

ENTRANAGANGE is sometimes an
economy, every one thinking the
statement over Will agree to that.
The bargain unthinkingly bought just be-
cause II Is cheap is bargain; cheap
clothes cheap house furnishings and
cheap food are all circumstances.
This. OF course, is not the day when
clothes are bought because of their wear
ing qualities. Even the poorest woman
expects TO renew her wardrobe rather
frequently. And for women who make
any pretension to style the words good
wearing are words Of folly. Why should
our clothes wear well when we intend to
discard them for others in a little while?
But b spite Of the fact that we do not
want to wear our clothes until they are
worn out. quality now, as always. does
count for something in dress. Think of
reception tea or any other gathering
of women. Who looked well? Who was
talked about? Why. the woman who had
been Judiciously extravagant, of course
Perhaps she had on a gown made by
good dressmaker: 1t may have been a bit
out Of fashion. that is to say. 1t may not
Of the mode But IL fitted we'll II was
made well and IL became its wearer. That
gown was a piece Of judicious extrava-
gance, for although ii cost so much that
only one such gown could be afforded
each year IL was noticeably becoming.
The woman who wears an inexpensive
suit but who commits the extravaganza
If having il altered so that ii fits per-
fectly is committing another judicious ex-
travagance-an extravaganza much more
70 the point than that of the woman who
buys expensive suit and wears it just
as il is. regardless OF sagging shoulders,
tight hips and drawn back.
For some women expensive corsets are
Z necessity. for without them the most
expensive clothes would not look we'll.
Stout women should always have their
Corsets carefully fitted: il necessary,
made 10 order. They can economize in
some other way. Surely a dress of mex
pensive material. simply made. worn over
z well fitting corset is better tha11 a gor-
seous dress worn by woman whose fig
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Nasturtiums for Bare Spots.

DLANT nasturtiums wherever there
is bare spot in your garden: plant
them wherever you think there is going
to be a bare spot. They are among the
most easily grown OF flowers. and their
SNOWY blossoms. which flower until frost.
can be used for cut flowers for the house
all through the summer.
One gardener always plants nasturtiums
about her hollyhocks. When she cuts
down the stalks Of the hollyhock, after
the flowers have passed by-a practice
by the way, which keeps her plants
strong and her flowers blythe nastur-
tiums are just ready to demand every
inch of ground in sight; for after they
pass their babyhood. nasturtium plants
are very greedy Of room. In a few weeks
more they begin to bloom and cover what
would otherwise be bare spots in the
garden with rioting color.
Another gardener plants nasturtium
seeds among the bulbs in her hardy Dor
der She does not remove the bulbs.
but, after the foliage of the bulbs turns
seer and yellow. she cuts it. Just about
that time the nasturtiums are well under
way and they quickly cover the bulbs
with a carpet of color and bloom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Common Sense From a Chef.

MANY housewives think that French
~ chefs have notions which are too
high flown to be of use to the ordinary
home cook. They have so much to do
with complains the home cook, they
are SO used to working with large uuan-
titles of supplies that they know nothing
Of the needs of the home kitchen. where
economy must be practiced"
Here is hint from a chef which NAV
Well be put in practice by any home COO (.
When cutting tar-ts first stamp out the
rings. Roll the trimmings into a ball.
then roll them into thin sheet with the
rolling pin. and stamp out the rounds "a
go under the rings. In this way there is
no waste of crust Yet do not most home
cooks first stamp the rounds and then the
rings and leave much OF the trimming Ia
take care of itself?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
A Garden Weeder.

LAVE weeder made for use u,ho
! wedding or digging around the sma II
flowers. 1t will be found far more CON
venient than a trowel or hoe. ANY
blacksmith could make 1t for you. or a
handy boy could make one from the fol-
lowing directions: Take a piece Of iron
hoop or any iron strip about one
sixteenth of an inch thick, one inch wide
and twenty inches long. Bend ii to form
a triangle. then leave about four inches
where the ends join, to be Strengthened TO-
gether and thrust into a short wooden
handle. This chops weeds down In a
hurry, and is also convenient for hoeing
around small flowers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
WHAT THE SHOPS OFFER
FOR THE TRAVELLER

NNE Of the big candy makers IS sup
~ plying steamer boxes and baskets
OF unusual interest. The baskets
are in small hamper form: the boxes are
Of tim, enameled in tilelike fashion in
green or blue. They are stored with
dozens Of small packages OF sweets. One
huge basket, for instance contains a box
or so of mixed chocolates. several cakes
Of milk chocolate. some little aluminium
boxes of pastiiles, tin box or two OF
Turkish paste in assorted favors. some
crates of candy lemons. several boxes of
chocolate peppermints and wAtergreens.
a few glass jars OF stick candy and fruit
drops and a glass Jar Of goodly size filled
with lime juice drops. and dozens of other
boxes. packages. jars and tins OF candies
or various sorts.
Most OF them. especially those In tin
and glass, are 50 packed that they will
stay fresh for several weeks and sup
Ply the traveller with sweets for a long
time to come. The baskets and boxes
containing the many small packages are
decorated with white satin ribbon on
which a steamer under way is painted
The prices vary according 10 the size and
contents Of the baskets and boxes.
1 delight To- thessteamer traveller is a
bureau steamer trunk Ii is especially
practical. as il is made with "A drop front
which reveals two trays in the form of
drawers that pull out. The trunk can
therefore be securely stored under the
berth and need not be pulled out until
the end Of the journey Is reached as all
Its contents in one Of the two draw
ers, which can b. pulled out without dis
turhing the trunk
steamer trunk Of good make of black
furnished finish with brass trimmings is
large and strongly made. and Will wear
a long more expensive trunk more
deliberately put together.
small and seemingly insignificant
travelling convenience is "A rubber cork
stopper, which is sold In two sizes There
j. rubber band that slips snugly about
The mouth OF the bottle and To this is
attached "A band that goes over the cork
and holds il securely in place. ANY one
VINO mas found her clothes. when unpack-
Ing a trunk. generously dosed with aIco-
mol witch hazel. shoe backing, tooth
WASH Or ink viii appreciate this simple
Ceyire.
IL goes without saying that the trav-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
~ THE PROBLEMS OF~f1Or1E WIVES q
PAINT WICKER CHAIRS
DURING IDLE DAYS

has dried second coat can then be put
on without danger of cloudiness. sticki-
ness or thickness.
Another way to get dull finish is to
put on a varnish stain and rub 1t in as
YOU put il on with a cotton cloth. This
method makes the stain dry dull
II a shiny finish is desired enamel paint
can be applied. Care should be taken TO
make the brush marks even and TO apply
the enamel thinly and evenly. Like stain.
the first coat should be allowed to dry
thoroughly before the second is applied
If second Is needed.
a cushion for the seat of wicker cnair
can generally be bought for dollar,
but a very fair substitute can be made at
home for much less. To begin WITH
choose an attractive cretonne, with
we'll covered and fairly dark background.
Cut a piece of paper the size OF the seat
Of the chair and cut two pieces or ere
tonne from this pattern allowing quar-
ter-inch seam all around. Measure the
circumference Of the chair seat and cut q
strip of cretonne. piecing 1t neatly II
necessary. the length of the circumfer-
ence and two or three inches wide. Basic
and stitch this long piece to one of the
big pieces of cretonne, making the seam
on the wrong side, of course.
*
Then haste the edge of the other side
of the long strip in a seam to the other
big piece of cretonne and stitch ii, leav-
ing an opening five or six inches long.
Trim the seams and turn the cushion
cover right side out. Press it in shape
and then stuff il with hair. which can
be bought at an upholsterer The
cushion must be stuffed until it fairly
bulges-looks almost like ball, in fact.
1t will soon fiatten into shape. Cover
| forty or fifty wooden button molds with
! cretonne circles. gathering up the edges
| strongnly and fastening them securely,
| and tuft the cushion with these. To do
| this buy an upholsterer's needle. thread
! ii with several strands of heavy linen
| thread and at regular spaces. marked on
| the under side of the cushion with a pen
ell, put the needle and thread through to
| the right side. There attach a button,
put the needle back to the wrong side.
and tie the two ends Of the thread Sc
curely.
Cushions can be made in the same way
for the back of the chairs from pattern
first carefully cut from paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

ure is full of unexpected bulges
On the other hand the young girl with
withe and supple figure can well afford
to economize on the corset proposition.
Little does 1t matter what sort Of founda-
ton, artificial at least. her clothes have:
her figure Is good without help from a
corset. She would best be extravagant
in the buying of shoes or the getting OF
some trifie Of feminine adornment which
her older, stouter sister could i'll afford.
Good shoes. fresh gloves. becoming
hat. neat and fresh neckwear OF good
quality. these are extravagances which
any woman who makes a pretense to be-
ing well dressed should indulge In.
Good shoes do not simply mean ex-
pensive shoes once bought. 1t means
shoes provided with an endowment fund
that they may be always kept up at the
heel. always kept clean and black. The
poorer economy than to wear soiled white
gloves. no matter how good their quality.
Neckwear can be obtained In abundance
at small prices. which puts a big supply
Of neckwear at every woman's disposal.
But really good piece Of neckwear-an
expensive stock Of embroidered net with
a lace-edged jabot attached. an Irish lace
sailor collar OF a cluny collar and cuff
set-all these are extravagances which are
really worth while
81
The same rules hold good concerning
household extravagances that apply to
personal extravagances: scrimp on some
things to spend literally on others.
Take the table. for instance. Good but
ter Is essential, if you would live well.
But strawberries in December, peaches In
May. are unnecessary extravagances.
Meat must always be of good quality,
vegetables must be fresh. tea and coffee
must be expensive enough to have good
flavor. otherwise they are not worth
drinking But with the staple foods of
good quality. many Of the luxuries can
be foregone and SO the necessary econ
omies can be effected, economies which
help to make up for the extravagances Of
fresh meat and vegetables. good butter
and plenty of milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Graduating Gifts.

DOCKS. fans. flowers, music, hat pins.
- fancy neckwear pictures and fancy
work. are all suitable presents for grad
yates. A souvenir booklet In which the
owner can keep a list of interesting notes
will be an appropriate gift. 1t is cour-
tesy for each graduate to present to each
classmate some little token. and this need
be nothing more nor less than a pretty
card or booklet. The booklets containing
one poem by a noted author, beautifully
decorated. is suitable token. Do not
give extravagant p2esents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
A Turkish CONNECTION.

A confection known to every visitor
in the land OF the crescent. and doubtless
tasted by the victorious Balkan soldiers
is diamonds of citron Pare and chop
large fresh citron and boil it until il is
tender. Drain the water and add lemon
juice and lime juice 10 cover Keep the
ci;ron covered for three days and then
drain and add a pint of boiling sirup OF
sugar and water and stir until it forms
thick green paste. Add a quarter OF
cup of rosewater and boil until IL hardens
when dropped into ice water to test It
Quickly take from the fire and pour into
oiled dishes about an inch thick. Cut
into small pieces when il Is cold. Dip
in powdered sugar and the CONNECTION is
done. Although this is not easy to make.
person familiar with candy making
ought to be able TO get very good results
from this rule. and TO approach il not
actually equal, the veritable Turkish
product.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Morning Caps of Net.

IT takes considerable time to dress the
hair when going out shopping, to a
party. or to the theater, but when one Is
home in the morning the hair merely
needs good combing and some simple
arranging. topped of by captivating
cap of white net. which is very airy and
cool. made after the sweeping cap pat
tern with a wide rufiie and two pretty
bows of blue ribbon perked up I'm front
Such cap is a pretty little accessory to
q morning costume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

1AVE you a family coat of arms
And If you have, do you know
what to do with It?
Perhaps you have a frank American
disregard for arms and heraldry, for old
families and aristocracy and anything
that savors of an undemocratic state OF
mind. Perhaps you do not know whether
or not your ancestors were entitled to
bear arms: or II you do know that they
were you do not know how far with pro-
priety you may copy their example.
In spite OF this somewhat critical. some
what nonchalant attitude which many
Americans have toward coats of arms
many more take an interest in them
sometimes from the point OF view of the
antiquarian or historian. sometimes be-
cause they are proud Of their heritage.
and sometimes because Of patriotic
ardor.
President Wilson makes use of the
national emblem when he wears an eagle
scarf pin, and a good many others make
use of their national emblems. The
Canadian maple leaf is often worn by
proud daughters and sons Of the Do.
minion. Hall Game has a Manx coat OF
arms in his study. which perhaps serves
to inspire him when he writes his novels
All these instances show a love that is
world old for the country Of ones birth
or adoption. the sort of feeling which be-
comes under exciting conditions patriotic
ardor.
The love of family is world old. too
The long genealogical records Of the
Hebrews preserved in the Bible show
this. and 50 does the fact that the an.
cient Greeks and Romans were always
claiming descent for their heroes from
the gods. However foolish interest in
ones family and family emblem may
seem to some, 1t cannot be called a piece
of modern foolishness.
In England. naturally. the correct use
of the coat OF arms is as strictly de-
fined as the correct hour for evening
dress. In America, because the coat OF
arms has less significance. the rules gov
erning it's use are lenient. A either
OF the United States who can find any
early member of his family who bore
arms considers himself entitled to the
same arms. and his wife and daughters
too. claim the arms as their own. Per.
haps the transferring member of the
family was only great-great-grand-
fathers MISREPRESENTATION bro
ther-the arms are in the family, just
the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

RE
THEW AND BLACK
Oh A VET AT IT.
Il " H
o THE
FITH IS
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
To Kill 0dor of Onion.

TO kill the odor of onions on the breath
eat lemon afterward or drink strong
lemonade. Many persons who never eat
onions in any other form cannot very well
avoid them in some salads which would
taste exceedingly dat without this yege-
table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

rT is time To get out the porch fLrni-
ture. This sounds like a task easily
accomplished. but in reality it en-
IL tails a good deal of work. The fur
niture cannot be just lugged down
from the attic or up from the cellar and
deposited il is on the veranda. 1t must
be cleaned and freshened up. Some of II
needs a new coat of stain or enamel.
some Of it needs new cushions. Perhaps
il must be replenished, and that means
careful shopping.
70 begin with the cleaning. this can
best be done out Of doors. with a garden
hose and plenty of hot water. For each
chair have a pailful OF not suds. softened
with borax Apply this To the seat of the
chair with stiff whisk broom. and scrub
il about vigorously. Then scrub the back.
sides and under part of the chair in the
same manner. Dash whatever suds re-
main over the chair. and then rinse it
with plenty of fresh. clean water from
the hose. Clean tables and all other
pieces of furniture in the same way. and
let them dry out of doors In the sunshine,
or else near a fire.
The cleaning process described may
brighten the furniture sufficiently so that
no additional stain or paint is needed II
the furniture does need a fresh dressing
apply the finish decided on without scrap
ing off the old paint. The result will not.
Of course. be perfect. but 1t will be suffi-
GENTLY good to make the time saved
seem worth while. Most porch furniture
IS hardly valuable enough To spend hours
over with sandpaper and paint removers.
New furniture should be carefully
stained or enameled. IL can be bought. of
course. already colored. but as the price
OF most articles is a dollar less when they
are unc ored, and as the work is easy to
do and pleasant and cheap. il can ad-
vantageouSly be done at home. Enough
varnish. enamel or stain for a chair or
moderately large table costs from IL to -
cents.
Many decorators now give willow fur
niture a dun instead of shiny finish. To
accomplish this apply a fiat finish oil
stain. Put il on evenly, and allow the
tirst coat To dry before putting on a sec
ond
II the stain is not dark enough when it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

There seems to be a promise OF plain
colors this season, although figures and
fancy effects will not lose their favor be-
ing used for touches Of color, rather than
Tor enttln costumes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
A Garden Exchange.

THE owner Of a garden which is the
envy of all who see II recently
entertained her friends In a way that
| they will not forget for many months
to come-since each of them has a
visible living reminder of her hos
pitality. The hostess invited her
guests TO come to a garden exchange.
The invitations said after giving the
hour and day: please bring any roots
or slips that you can spare from your
garden
The guests went to the exchange odd
| ly laden One carried a tin box filed
with moist pansy seedlings which she
had raised in the house in a sunny
window. Another had sturdy geranium
slips. which she had grown in pots
from her prize geraniums. Another had
a wooden box of sweet-williams which
she had thinned from a beautiful clump
OF this snowy flower which grew in her
garden. One took seeds of a choice
poppy she was developing, and an
! other had three spikes of perennial
larkspur which came from a bed that
was noted. No guest went empty
handed. and each went expectantly.
They were all flower lovers. The
hostess knew that before she invited
them. So the first part Of the after
noon. after they had deposited their
burdens in a sheltered porch. was q
treat to them. for they walked about
their hostess lovely garden examin-
ing shoots and buds and sprouts to
their hearts content. One admired
one thing. another admired another.
and all exchanged their views on gar
dening.
At the end Of the tour Of inspection
the hostess asked each guest to name
the plant she most admired. Bulbs and
shrubs were barred from the list. as
the hostess explained later. because
they could not be transplanted at that
time Of year. So the choice was made
Of perennials. as few ANIMALS were up
The guests unsuspectingly named their
ing their hostess curiosity. When they
started home each guest found herself
in possession of the plant she had most
admired.
~ I
After they had made their choices |
from the hostess gardens they dis
played their own plants and effected
exchanges. The woman with too much |
sweet-william was pining for pansies. |
which she had not had time to grow:
ed larkspur. and the possessor OF the |
choice larkspur wanted to start a 1
clump Of sweet-williams.
All the guests obtained some plant |
which they had wanted for long
time. and much fun was had in the
exchanges. Some of the plants were
auctioned of to the highest bidder
in other plants-and in this way the
promise Of some st. Brigid anemone
bulbs. when 1t should be time to trans
plant them early in the following
spring-they were of a very remark
able strain-brought dozen poppy
seeds, a clump of golden glow. a
heliotrope well started and some prize
radish seeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

And as arms have no real significance
in the United States this attitude is not
amiss. Why not use a coat of arms-an
emblem of past greatness. to be sure but
not au emblem which has any oficiaI