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Evening star., 1913-02-02
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grape patterns. They are all simple and
of course the grape bOrderngs remain
as the representatives of what at one
time was the most popular of all de-
signs Most persons who have reached
middle age will recall the family pieces
of the sos and COS which belong to their
childhood memories. and they will
in this revival many reminder of by
gone days. when hospitality was less
formal thing than it is at present; days
when at mealtme there was always wait
ing for the chance guest fat turkey or
a plump chicken. which was sure to ap-
pear on a platter with a beaded or
plainly futed edge.
Another revival that is rather expensive
al first is the colonial tray of generous
proportions 1t must be large enough for
the teapot, the sugar bowl the cream
pitcher and the hot water jug. as well
as for cups and saucers and silver tea
caddy. It's use suggests a bewigged but
Ter in livery that Is copied from an old
continental uniform, for it is necessarily
heavy. In place of the old-fa shoned cof-
fee urn large coffee pot is usually sub
sttuted. and it is accompanied by silver
Kettle for hot water to match II. The
alcohol lamp that burns beneath the ket-
tie is Xery modern Improvement. but it
is acceptable as modification of old-tme
things to neW-time needs. The Guernsey
jug for hot milk is another ancient con-
Venience revived.
1t is rather good to see silver crowding
out all the brass and copper that for a
time had a vogue for table service. The
change is conductive to harmony. On
the plain linen cloth. which must be of
finest damask. the shine of silver highly
polished and undecorated is most effective.
Even the shades on the candles are silver
these days, and they. too adhere as far
as possible to colonial ideas. even though
they may be something of an anach-
rOniSm.
In the small pieces of silver the colo
NAL shape and ornamentatiOn endure
The spoons are delicately shaped and
have the graceful handles of our grand
mothers time-handles almost undeco-
rated except for beading or an exquisite
bit of chasing. The knives, too, are of
plain silver. There is little demand for
the handles of ivory or mother of pearl
so long the acme Of the housewives am
bition. Now and then a woman will in
sist on having a set Of ivory handled meat
knives just for variety. but long ago it
was discovered that the silver handles
are much more practical and much less
costly.
1t is a relief to know that it is no
longer considered good taste to use
great variety of mysterious looking pieces
of silver that puzzle the chance guest who
has not kept up with the latest inventions
in the way of fish forks and queer spoons.
For the oyster cocktail and for raw oys-
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FLOWERS I'm THE HOMIE

leaning out against the sides of the
vase. 1t Is entirely contrary to their
nature A good way to prevent this Is to
take strip OF sheet tin or lead and bend
1t around a knife handle into a cluster of
cylinders. Set it in the bowl and put the
flower stems in the cylinders, and they
will hold themselves up in a natural way.
The weight of the cylinders will keep the
vase from blowing over. it is apt to
do when struck by breeze.
Certain flowers, such as roses, hello
trope. mignonette. etc, look best in glass.
but the glass should be plain. not cut.
aor in any way Ornamented. Roses are
never lovlier than when seen. against
this crystal background. In using glass,
however, great care must be taken to
keep the water fresh. since if only slight
ly discolored the perfection of the whole
is marred.
AS a rule it is we'll to avoid any kind of
surface decoration on pots, jars and vases
that are to be used for flowers. since,
with such decorations. especially If floral
i'm motif the contrast between the real
and the convent Onal flower or the poor
execution of the design and the rare
beauty of the blossoms is at once felt
and each suffers from the other.
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a silk and wool eolienne with moire
pattern.
Plain brown, blue and black and tan
messalines. with hairline stripes, never
go out of favor.
Printed brocade figures on soft fabrics
and printed voiles are arriving in large
assortments.
The newest French boots have tops of
rich brocade. which should be repeated
in hat or costume.
Never was there such a button season..
or buttons i'm such bright colors and
striking designs.
Combinations of white serge skirts. with
colored cloth coats. promise to be in
favor this spring.
Skirts I'm two or three tiers are claim
ing some attention. though it is doubt
ful if they are widely adopted
Some of the loveliest new silks are
crepe weaves, with large figures far
apart and resembling block prints.
Plain white voiles, trimmed with ratines.
are being used for little girls dresses
and make a pleasant change.
Bright. rich girdles of oriental or other
embroidery are being much used, especi-
ally on Dlack satin dresses.
For early spring wraps crepe meteor
and charmeuse are used The prettiest
are lined with printed chiffon.
Some of the newest wells have heXagon
meshes and handrun bOrders-the bor-
ders to be worn high on the hat.
A pretty boudoir robe is OF shell pink
charmeuse with a half girdle OF turquoise
blue velvet holding it in place.
Metal woven tissues are seen with
metal. combined with such dark colors
as taupe, mordore or dark currant red.
The oriental note is seen in some of
the new white suits. Sometimes II is in
the shape OF Chinese brocade trimmings
Some OF the newest linen weaves have
borders of curious openwork i'm cross
over pattern. Ecru is a favorite color.
Gray, beige, amber and a great deal of
white are among the most favored shades
for day wear the coming season.
Immense satin roses-two covering the
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space from the girdle to the shoulder
are seen on the most recent evening
gowns.
Dark evening gowns are a pleasant
change from the delicate hues, though it
is doubtful if they ever obtain a very
great vogue.
A dark blue crepe gown had a dull gold
butterfly ornament fastening it's high
girdle and giving the only color to the
whole.
Enchanting little coats are being made
Of heavy spongelike cotton printed in
vivid colors. to wear with the new lin
gerie dresses.
Small hats are certainly having things
their own way for the first of the spring
season. A great many are Of black or
blue satin.
Double collars and cuffs appear on the
spring coats, the over collar and cuffs
being of vivid color like mustard or
Wilhelmina blue.
New dresses of white serge and white
satin have the serge carried up above
the girdle, where it ends exactly as if
the skirt were very high indeed.
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large supply of these handkerchiefs
should be provided, and they should be
burned as soon as used. An antiseptic
wash Of some sort should be always on
hand. In cases attended with coughing
and expectoration the pocket cuspidor
should be employed.
1t is hardly necessary to emphasize
the Importance of care in keeping bath
rooms in state of perfect cleanliness.
This means that disinfectants should
be used literally every day and that
bowls. tub and floor should be washed
each morning. Soap dishes, tooth
brush glasses and shaving mugs should
receive special attention. The house,
keeper may feel that all has been done
with due thoroughness and yet she may
not have paid the slightest heed to the
condition of toothbrushes. combs hair
brushes, nail brushes and otner nu-
merous brushes necessary to the proper
care Of the body.
Nothing is more generally overlooked
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!, strong solution of carbolic acid or other
reliable germicde. Specially treated
brushes can be bought, but even these
must be washed and cleansed fre-
quently. 1t Is probable that in the fu-
ture the fear of badness and gray hair
will lead to the most scrupulous watch
fulness in this important matter Of
keeping toilet articles free from pos
sible disease breeding particles.
In the home. no matter how perfectly
it is kept. disease enters on every HAND
as well every foot Perhaps the
most general menace is the common
neglect to wash the hands. This seems
to be a startling statement, but little
thought will convince even the most
fastidious person that it is hardly pos
sible to wash the hands too often.
1t is we'll to have a carbolic soap on
the washstand and to use it as often as
possible But even though the members
of a family may be immaculate the ser
wants inevitably cause difficulties.
There is nothing to do but to teach and
to watch them and even then all sorts
of possibilities arise. In the orient the
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washing of the hands is an observance
of the greatest significance-a rehglous
ceremony-and the day will come "nen
it will be known as an act OF altrulsHi 'a
as well as one of mere personal cieann-
ness There is a great dlHerence pe
tWaor tho cleanliness that is obligatory.
as merely concession to civilized
usages. and the cleanliness that IS scien-
tificaIly thorough as that of the sur
eeon who is about to perform major
operation.
Perils that can be averted In the nome
await every one who goes forth into
public conveyances or into any crowded
place. For the benefit of all who travel
and everybody travels noWadays-
numerous inventions have been made
There is a portable rubber washbowi'
which collapses so that it is easily car, car,
ried. The travelling slippers that 1olo
in little case mean more than mere
comfort. They protect the feet against
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For the M0t0rist.

COME of the new Overcoats have a
- full-length, detachable lining of soft
leather, which, of course, is impervious
to any wind that might force its breath
through the outer woolen material. There
are also detachable Innings of angora
wool and thick, soft silk plush
Suitable hats, which can be pulled down
over the ears, and are easily veiled and
can be adjusted at any angle that is be-
coming are made of stitched tweed. vel
vet or corduroy, besides the small soft
hats of beaver, velour felt and plush.
Small fur toques are suitable for real
cold weather.
There is no reason why the woman mo-
torist should suffer from the cold when
big muff or deep pockets, into which to
thrust theA hands, and foot muh of
leather. lined with fur, into which to
thrust the feet
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FASHIONS AND FADS.

Blouse effects are seen, even on the
sport coats.
Trains are mostly narrow. clinging and
pointed.
Mousseine or tulle drsperies are held
by satin roses.
Persian coiffures are still very much
seen for evening.
1t looks if covert cloths would be in
favor this spring.
Virgin blue. sapphire and dresden still
hold supremacy.
All the new evening gowns have the
sheerest possible bodices.
Silk stockings. with openwork clocks.
are in favor for evening.
Imported skirts of white or black char
meuse are very much draped.
4 great deal of black and white net
Is used in the shape Of frills.
A robe OF dark red and silver broche
Is trimmed with dull silver.
Afternoon dresses and tailored suits will
be made of corded silks.
The one corner idea holds its own in
embroidered handkerchiefs.
FOulards printed in dresden and pom
padour patterns are promised for spring.
some OF the new tailored shirts are of
wash silk. sprigged with tiny flowers.
The ions-waisted Russian effect is seen
in the best of children's fine dresses.
Nearly all the fashionable gowns have
thin draperies narrowed toward the feet.
More costly paradise and aSrettes are
seen on evening coiffures than ever.
Printed silk eponSe will be considerably
used for collars and cuffs of one-piece
dresses.
Flowered crepe de chine composes en-
chanting afternoon dresses for summer
climates.
One of the new spring fabrics looks like
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washed The public telephone in its
almost hermetically sealed booth is per
mitted to do it's worst. for few indeed
are the mouthpieces covered with chem
ically treated paper.
All the drug stores nowadays have
departments in which can be bought
many a wise contrivance for the conser-
vatiOn of health. The man or woman
who laments the prevalence of colds
in the family should stop to realize
that there must be some source of con-
tagion. and, having recognized the i'm
portance of measures for safeguarding
young and old. should apply a little
common sense to the most annoying
of winter domestic problems.
The paper handkerchief should be the
first purchase. 1t comes in many sizes
and costs little. its price varying from
5 cents a dozen to % cents dozen.
The moment any one has cold
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than the toothbrush. Most persons
think they have done all that is need
full when they have rinsed the tooth
brush in hot water, but 1t should be
dipped frequently into a solution of
boric acid, listerine other harmless
germicide. 1t is odd that the old-fash-
toned custom of owning only one tooth
brush still prevails. When cost had
to be considered and the care of the
teeth was only slightly understood
single toothbrush was considered suffi-
cient, and even now the necessity of
having several appears to be little rec
ognized. Every one should own at least
two tOOthbrushes and they should be
used alternately: now and then they
should be soaked for hours in bOric acid
and then dried in the sun.
Next to the toothbrush the hair
brush is most neglected by the average
person. If proper care were given to
this toilet article it would be washed
every time it is used and rinsed in a
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SAFEGUARDS AGAINST CONTRACTION SHOULD BE POSTED I'm =

contamination. for the bare foot should
never touch floor or carpet.
Paper towels which come in neat rolls
or are folded I'm convenient form are
perhaps not so pleasant to use as those
of fine linen, but they are certainly
safe. The fact that in many of the big
department stores they are furnished
at the washstands proves that whole
sale efforts are made to conform to sanf-
tary requirements and to educate the
public
1t seems as if the person who OBJ
serves all the rules of sanitation must
be rather a crank. but it must pe re-
membered that the crank Of one genera
ton is recognized as wise man by the
next We shudder when We dare to
remember just how even the most fas-
tidious men and women of the past
managed to get on without what are the
commonest necessaries Of life. Many a
hero of the long ago did not own a
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teal 10 have the salt IN a receptacle thet
matches the pepper bottle. but there are
many new shapes.
For the afternoon tea table numerous
novelties are now offered for sale. Ia
addition to the familiar holders FOR the
little square pieces of sugar. spoonholderS
are row provided. These are just III"
length OF a small spoon. and their design
evidently was suggested hy baskets. for
they have handles for convenience in
passing the spoons. which are easily re-
moved. as there is a space in the middle
that permits the easy removal OF the
spoons Continuation spoonaolders and
sugar holders are also made. They are
merely passing fancies. however. and
without any artistic merit.
In the same class with these arc the
various serving spoons and ladies, most
OF which have little beauty to recommend
them. Cold meat forks. pie knives. ladies
for hot cakes and big spoons OF various
sorts are numerous. They are. OF course.
convenient on occasion. bat most Of them
are superfiuous.
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blades of steel are StlII sold. but the Ordi-
nary silver knife serves for every legit-
mate need.
Instead OF the perplexing array OF sill
yer formerly presented at each place at
| table it is customary to bring in silver
with the changing courses. It is there
| fore wise to collect the standard pieces.
and every woman will be interested in
procuring a fine assortment Of spoons.
| Fortunately. the fancy for the once prey
I alent souvenir spoon has passed and the
! ugly pieces formerly sold to confidng
| tourists will serve as curiosities unless
| the women who own them are wise
| enough TO have them melted and re-
nodded.
| Among the new things are novelties in
| the wav of silver casseroles. egg sets.
pudding dishes, after dinner coffee sets
and salad dishes. Many of these carry
! crystal cups or other receptacles. and it
| is noteworthy that the glass is engraved.
| cut glass having been superseded Inc
! designs engraved on glass are very bedu-
tiful and many of them are copies OF the
flowers and fruits familiar in earlier
days.
Among the interesting revivals are the
! reproductions of old Dutch silver. The
| shapes are exceedingly SQou anu tiio
| decorations are always interesting Inc
! designs represent scenes from Holland
| life of long ago brought cut in strong
relief and all the pieces have certain
| distinction which makes them attractive
| For special occasions or for single courses
| in a dinner service the Dutch pieces are
| most attractive. The tea sets are espe-
| cialy good, and they are in great de-
, mand for they offer a decided change
| from the silver in most general use.
| The Dutch vases are of special value to
the woman with an artistic sense They
are cylindrical, and vary from a small
| vase for one rose to a large one that
| will hold two or three dozen. The vases
| are of crystal, elaborately chased. and
they are ornamented top and bottom with
| bands Of silver wrought in exquisite open
| designs.
Candlesticks in Dutch designs are al
ways decorative, but it is rather difficul'
to choose between them and the swinging
candelabra that belong to colonial days
These candelabra. which are intended Il
| hang from the ceiling, are eXtraordiharliN
beautiful, for they are copied from piece'
in which the artist-artisans OF Old wrouSh
out many of their best ideas. Ihey mans
, by long, heavy chains. ana when piace'
, i'm rooms that are appropriately 1urhishe'
: cannot fail to give perpetual deISht-
Il In the line of special silver pieces 10
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and delicacy. They are really of white
metal gilded to last untarnished and un-
biemished for generations The relef dec
orations are reproductions of genre paint
ings of the Flemish painter. Teniers. and
of the work of the French sculptor.
C1odion. the protege of Marie Antoinette.
In the boxes all the old shapes are re-
produced. The boxes vary III size ana
may be used for gloves or Jewels. for
laces or for any precious possession. They
are lined with rich brocades in Louis
Nv patterns. Strange. to say. the prices
are not eXorbitant For SO or SD
fine specimen can BE- obtained. ana noth-
ing could be more appropriate as gift
from q lover to his lass than one of these
truly beautiful pieces that belong to the
days of the famous old ioaillieTs. or gold
smiths.
These beautiful pieces are mentioned as
indicative of the taste of the times. They
give the keynote TO the modern work in
gold and silver. which is largely con-
fined to careful copying Of old master
pieces or an adaptation of past century
designs TO modern uses. This implies
the highest knowledge of art and some
thing more. a reawakenng of the love for
what is truly beautiful. The turning
backward has caused a centering of in
terest in Sheffield plate. which was SUI
perseded in 1917 by the electro silveTplate
of commerce.
The charm of the old Sheffield plate,
which attracted the talents of the best
English craftsmen. was due largely to it's
simplicity of design. The twentieth CEN
tury reproductions would astonish the in
ventor himself Thomas Bolsover. who
made the discovery in 1142 that it was
possible to cover copper with a layer OF
silver. Soon the Sheffield plate began to
dsplace the pewter in common use. and
then the owners of solid silver put aside
their more valuable pieces for the pro-
ducts which were unrivaled in the oriSi-
nality of design, novelties that appealed
to the esthetic sense.
In the reproductions the platterS have
q special vogue. Some of them OF the old
we'll and tree design are hollow and can
be filled with boiling water, so that meats
can be kept warm on the table. The we'll
and tree. by the way, refer to the in
dentations in the bottom of the platters
for the holding of the gravy. The plat
ters are most effective on a table. Their
shapes are beautiful, and they are SO
simply ornamented that they are emil
nently practical. When compared with
china platters their worth is quickly ap-
preciated, and the wonder is that they
ever went out of fashion.
The decorations of old Sheffield plate
which are most familiar are the plain
flutings. the bead. or gadron, and the
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Doorstops Again in Use.

OORSTEPS Of brass or bronze are
- once again to be seen in houses
These are. of course. reproductions of the
old-time weights that held open the doors
that were likely to blow shut. The door
stops have handles or rings with which
to lift them and they will become popular.
as they are a great convenience and more
or less decora tive.
They may be bought at reasonable
prices. but they afford an opportLnitt
for quaint elaboration which enables
persons who require costly possessions
to pay large amounts of money for them.
especially when a real antique can he
acquired.
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Precepts of a President.

THE, words which John Adams wrote
to his wife years before he knew he
would some day be the second President
of the United States and that the son to
which he referred would also some day
be President, are good watchwords Tor
any parent.
1.-The education of our children, he
wrote. lis never out of my m.nd Train
them to virtue. Habituate them to in
dustry, activity and spirit Make them
consider every vice as shaheIul and uh-
manly.'
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Ideas for the Young Girl

over the desk and turns her head great
many times during the course of the day
This means that these parts OF the dress
will become soiled. and Will wear out
quicker than any other part. To make
a dress wear longer. pretty collar and
cuff sets in white and pale toned linens
are a wise investment. These can be
la,ndered time and time again and al
WAYS make the frock look fresh and
dainty. Even the very tiny girl at kin
dergarten may have several sets OF these
collars and cuffs. and as a result her
dresses Will always present a dainty APP
pearance.
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And probably our grandchildren will be
Mortified when they learn of our present
use of the Mnen handkerchief which
We carry about after il should be dis
carded. and our habit of wearing our
stockings and our underwear more than
once.
We shall not be really civilized until
We are so scientifically clean that We
cannot possibly contaminate any liv-
ing thing. As long as Were are satisfied
to travel in dirty cars and to walk I'm
dirty streets We cannot truthfully lay
claim to being more than modined bar
barians.