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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-23
TO BUILD
100 NEW
HOMES NOW

The cry of homes for the work
man" is being answered and the day
Of tenements. flats and houses built
up to the sidewalk passing.
Dearborn avenue will be the aristo-
cratic residence street of the north side
in a short while when the building of
80 cottages to cost s1.T00 a piece is
completed by the Illinois Car and Man
ufacturing Company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-23

A Gas Range does away with dirt
No. Ind Gas d Flee Co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-23
Cultivate Lawns.

These homes when complete are to be
sold TO workmen on the fnstailment
plan at nominal cost and the company
is assured of a ready market. Each
cottage will differ slightly from the
others though the general plans is the
same, cement foundation concrete base,
frame structure. The lots are thirty
seven and half feet wide and over
hundred deep. The lawns will be made
as delightful any in Homewood.
1t is said at the city hall that the
Illinois Car Company although one of
the lesser plants, has taken the initial
step in housing reform. The demand
for homes is so great, they say, that
it would pay a firm to build 100 and
put them on the market.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-23

morning to confer with city engineer
Peter Lyons. Headed by +. w Fitzger-
old, president, they entered the office
of c. c. Cole. building inspector If
that official had not been absent on city
business they would have taken out
permits for a number of the cot
tages.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-23
start at Once.

In search for information officials of
the concern visited the city hall this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
HINTS ON SMALL
NEW FASHIONS

KNINES for preparing oranges and
~ grapefruit for the table are made
with long. flexible tempered steel blades
and have black handles. The long
blades are so formed that they slip easily
under the skin of the orange. or can be
deity used to free the pulp of either
grapefruit orange from the ligamens
holding ii in place.
German silver chain bags are sold at
varying prices and I'm attractive STYLES.
They are held by chains, one end OF
which Is fastened TO one side of the
clasped top. the other end to the other
side. This arrangement OF the chain
handle makes losses from an accident
ally opened purse less likely than when
the handle is fastened at both ends to the
same side of the opening.
Cutting tables for children are sold. ac-
cording to finish of wood and size of ia
BILE. They are especially useful for play
tables and are so small. so light and
easily opened that they can be handled
br children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
The Transparent Blouses

and rolls back into straight bands or re-
yers edged with narrow val lace. The
sleeves. very full at the wrist, are gath
cred into a narrow band with tiny turn
back cuffs of the batiste edged with
lace.
X
Heavy venetian point lace is hung
plainly over an underblouse of sheer
white lawn. Around the slightly pointed
neck runs tiny Robespierre collar OF
white lawn. The long shoulders of the
lace are free from the sleeves which
start underneath at a normal shoulder
line. The sleeves are long and are made
of the lawn. amply cut through the top.
Many lingerie bIouses have the combi
nation effect. Ii the body of the waist
is in lingerie material or i'm net or lace
a least three-quarters OF the length ~
the sleeve is made OF embroidery. An
embroidered waist may have sleeves or
net.
Some very handsome lingerie waists
are embroidered and lace inserted ana
finished with the broad kimono hem
around the neck and down the front.
This hem is threaded with a bright-col-
ored satin ribbon of the hem width.
which. with the crossing free end, makes
very pretty effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

ings for coats and into his decorating es-
Establishment as hangings and furniture
coverings.
Only the conservative woman wears a
coat that matches her skirt these days
The extremist goes so far as to adopt
burnt orange coat with q bright blue
skirt. but. good taste be praised. these
examples of human sunsets are few and
far between. The fastidious woman,
however. has no hesitancy in wearing
dark blue coat with black and white
check skirt, a white cutaway coat
with black and white serge skirt, or a
black and white check coat with white
skirt.
A white serge skirt with a white serge
coat is rarely seen: the accepted fashion
is to. use a colored coat with it and to
match the shoes and stockings with the
skirt and the hat to the coat.
II one is going to the Seashore or the
mountains there Is no great violation OF
good taste in having a yellow coat with
a white skirt or a Japanese red or a tur-
quoise blue one. One allows ones self
freedom in colors when one is beyond the
limits OF the city, and there is a savage in
stinct in every nature that runs to a gor-
geous tone of color and is only repressed
by Disqualification. One might say that
the repression is not much in evidence
this spring: no Zulu would feel out of
place among some of the costumes in the
public street.
There has come about a decided fash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

protecting clothing in suit cases and
trunks, and when hung I'm closets that are
not dustproof the hook of the clothes
hanger slips through the little slit. ana
the protecting folds of muslin hang down
around waists and coats.
Cheesecloth wash rags are a great COM
fort when travelling. as they are easiy
kept clean and sweet. and when hung oil
the towel racks dry in a few minutes.
even in the damp sea air. Make about
ten by fourteen inches, and trim with
narrow hemstitched borders.
So
Cotton crepe undergarments, such as
combinations, corset covers, drawers.
nightgowns. skirts. etc. are practical for
travelling. They are very pretty trimmed
with lace. and need no ironing, thus en-
abling one to change as often as desired.
IL you are obliged to travel with chill
dren and the question OF laundry is to be
considered, have made for them large
aprons of black sateen. with bright red
trimming of narrow braid or ribbon.
Make them with yokes. little turn-down
collars, full sleeves with cuffs, and three
large box plaits in front and back Close
the back seams half way up to protect
the skirts and little trousers Pockets
add much to the pleasure of the wearers.
When the journeys end is reached IL
will only be the work of a few minutes TO
wash hands and faces and remove the
aprons. and the children will look win
some and neat in their travelling suits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

white rose OF enamel and dull green
enamel leaves. A wristband of sage
green SILK finishes the handle.
Lingerie card cases Of fine white hand
kerchief linen are made to carry with
white serge, eponge or other white coat
suits. They are scalloped In fine scallops
around the edge. which might have been
marked off around half a good-sized pen
ell. They are decorated with convention
al designs done I'm English eyelet work.
A blue or pink silk foundation made up
over cardboard or crinoline or some
other moderately stin material brings
out all the beauty OF the embroidery.
Practical automobile wells are made
of chiffon with satin-striped border
and with a piece of shadow lace let In
with machine hemstitching where ii will
come over the face. Some OF the wells
are of blue chiffon with blue and black
shadow lace. others are of pink. with
pink-of a pale shade-showed lace pat
termed with a black thread. and others
are of tan and gray with shadow lace
marked with black to match. These
wells meet the need for a strong fabric
veil to hold the hat in place, and to keep
the hair orderly, and for face veil fine
enough to keep away cinders and much
rust and yet loose-meshed enough to
permit easy breathing.
Some of the short coats of two-piece
suits of cotton velvet. cotton eponge,
etamine and other thin cotton material
are fastened at the waist with a single
large glass button. These buttons are
made with beveled edges and are really
large. One oblong button on a rose
color velvet coat is fully two inches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Gifts for the Traveller.
A TRAVELLERS apron has been
~ recommended for holding toilet

A TRAVELLERS apron has been
~ recommended for holding toilet
articles while dressing in sleep
ing car. but the weight of brush. comb.
mirror, etc, around the waist is bother
some. A travellers bag is much better,
which can be hung a hook in the
dressing room or in the berth. About
three-quarters of a yard of cretonne,
with cord or ribbon for drawstrings, is
needed to make II. 1t is made like an
ordinary bag. eighteen inches high. and
fulled onto a round piece for the bottom.
On the outside and extending half way
up is series Of open pockets. nine inches
high. These hold comb. brush. tooth
brush, ETC. The inside Of the bag can be
used for larger articles. 1t is invaluable
when used as a catch-all, while I'M
dressing, for the little things that are
so liable to be lost in the berth, such
as belt. collar, brooch. hairpins, side
combs, etc 1t is always easy to reach
when on a hook in the dressing room,
and it is not in the way Of other peo-
pie who may be dressing there at the
same time.
Yard-square pieces OF Powered muslin.
with featherstitched hens. make useful
articles for travelling. In the center of
each is a ribbon-bound slit about two
inches in length. They are useful for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Why the Left Side?

IND YOU ever wonder why it seems nat
Il uraI to put trimming ON the LETT
side of the hat? OF course, this year we
are not natural, SO far as trimming is
concerned We swathe our waists with
thick folds, we gather our skirts in front.
we fasten buckles, bows and other deco
rations at our knees, and we blithely
wear the trimming of our hat at left or
right, front. back or in the middle. Per-
haps this fashion will dull our feeling
that the left side is the suitable side for
trimming.
This is the reason, anyway, why We
have had to hold ourselves in check
lest we put our hats on backward or
sideways to bring the trimming to the
time honored left side:
In the old. old days, when men went
about with swords instead of penknives
at their sides. they wore trimming on
their hats; not the small. neat ribbon
band and folded bow they wear now,
but a big. waving plume or two. These
piumes, if they We're fastened at the
right side. interfered with the sweep of
the sword when it was swung high in
air to gather force-swung, naturally,
with the right hand on the right side.
Hence the trimming placed on the
left side. and there ii has remained. on
and off, ever since until the fashions of
the last few years came in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
. nee more we have petticoats trim
| med with profusion of laces and
frou-frous which delight the femi-

~ nee more we have petticoats trim
med with a profusion of laces and
frou-frous, which delight the femi-
nine heart. Gowns which slash on the
seams, or are filled in with chiffon panels
from hem to knee, rely upon the petit
coat for effectiveness, but even SO the
petticoat need not be extravagant, for
there are many lovely models which are
not expensive. One of net is especially
designed for wear with an evening gown
which opens at the side seam.
Around the bottom are three bands of
cream shadow lace, the lowest of which
finishes a slightly fun flounce. The net
is a little pulled between the upper two
bands. In color the net should match
the gown with which it is to be worn. A
two-nch- wide ribbon extends down the
right side, laced through Sits cut in the
net, and is tied into bows on the two up
per bands of insertion.
This is a newer fashion than running
the ribbon around the pettcoat. The
same idea could also be developed in
lingerie skirt with the bands of val lace.
German val is best, as it both launders
and wears we'll
Another petticoat gets its effectiveness
from the arrangement of it's shaped
f1ounce of lace, which is very high In the
back, graduating to a narrow width in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

THE chiffon SO much used now for
blouses is heavier than the fiimsy
fabric usually known by that
name. 1t is very durable. but very trans
parent. Blouses Of chiffon and net are
very attractive with little sleeveless boz
Zero jackets of chiffon or lace designed
with deep armholes reaching from the
shoulder to the waist line. These are
slipped on over the chiffon underblouse.
which usually has baggy kimono sleeves
and a low v neck.
The jacket, made very full through the
shoulders and at the sides. separates in
front. rounds at the sides and is caught
into the belt of the blouse proper As a
rule the bolero. when not made entirely
of lace is outlined with the finest of lace.
Broad bands Of lace are sometimes laid
suspenderwise on simple chiffon founda-
tons.
Plain filet net. in a deep cream tint, is
used with good effect for simple waists.
They are either unlined or lined with
chiffon and are generally trimmed with
plaitings Of the net itself. Over blouse
foundation of white net a sleeveless boz
lero of white hand-embroidered batiste
is worn. which separates in the front
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

design that any one thinks of when one
mentions the fashion for checks. and yet
brown and yellow, gray and black, and
especially blue and brown and blue and
green. are among the best class of the
summer season. 1t is rather a strange
quirk that they are, because these colors
are essentially winter ones-but the world
Of fashion takes no heed of seasons. We
have long since ceased to walt for warm
weather before wearing straw hats. and
we put on furs In August if ii suits our
pleasure and the day is cool enough to
warrant 1t.
Black and white check fabrics will be
made up into all kinds of smart one
piece frocks this summer. The skirt OF
such gowns is quite plain If it is to serve
the everyday hours. and slightly draped
IL II is 10 be worn for luncheon or the
afternoon The blouse is usually quite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

TUE silk. which has proved its worth
for shirt waists and summer petit
coats and may enter other depart
merits OF the feminine wardrobe. looks
setter after II is laundered than before
Il it i Numbered properly. But woe be-
tioe the woman who allows her tub silk
belongings to fall into the hands Of an
unwise laundress. They will come back
10 her streaked and blotched and stfff
and cottony and much the worse for
sheir Tubing.
III il is rightly done laundering tub
silks is the simplest sort of work. To
begin with. soak the sofled shirt waist
pr petticoat in lukewarm soapy water.
and then rub II between the hands in
fresh water. with plenty of white pure
SOAP II the water Is hard and suds do
not form easily add little borax.
When the garments seem clean rinse
them in several changes of warm clear
water Turn the sleeves OF the shirt
inside out, as lint sometimes gathering
inside ;ne sleeves must be vigorously
handled if Il is TO be got rid of.
When the rinsing water is as clear
after the garments are run through IL
as II was before add little biuing 70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
WASHABLE CHAMOIS
AND DOESKIN GLOVES

THE secret of success in washing
chamois and doeskin gloves lies in
using lukewarm or cold water-better
cool than even a few degrees too warm
That. at least, is one OF the secrets:
the other is TO use soapy water. The
soapier the water providing 1t is OF the
right temperature, the silkier and softer
the gloves will be. They should first be
freed from all dirt in a soapy bath, and
then put through another soapy bath in
order that they may be rinsed from the
dirt set free. They Should then be pressed
and squeezed in thick towel until they
are free from soap and water as nearly
as possible Then they are ready to
be hung to dry in a COOL dry place. Never
hang them near a fire, and never hang
them in the sunshine if you would have
them soft and pliable after laundering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Practical Dressing Gown.

THE most serviceable and durable
dressing gown for the traveller Is
made OF some dark, inconspicuous, I'M
transparent material
Crepe de chine is ideal for summer
wear. A dressing gown of this material
in a dark color can be worn comforta-
bly, for months. 1t does not show soil
easily, and when it is soiled il can be
easily washed and will look as we'll after
trip To the laundry as before. A dark
gown. besides the fact that il will not
show soil SO quickly as light one. can
be comfortably worn on tine way to the
bath on shipboard and in the corridors
of hotel or pension.
A gown of dark blue crepe de chine
could be made with a little V-shaped
vest of gathered cream or ecru net and
with net underSleeyeS, ribbon sash
in CAV colors and fHturist design could
be used to give the somber gown more
interesting character
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

We'll and they serve an important need.
The question of what to wear under
thin white skirt is not always easily an
swered: i'm the beginning of the narrow
skirts women tried to utilize whatever
underskirts they had. regardless of the
final appearance. but they soon found out
that narrow skirts were to remain In
fashion and therefore new kind OF I'M
derskirt would have to be devised. Chit
fon has become the accepted thing for
evening but no one had found an admi-
rable fabric for afternoon and morning
wear until rather heavy variety OF
white wash net was introduced. This
has now caught the popular fancy and is
bought in the shops ready made into al
Turing petticoats that are run with rib
bon or are made up at home with a bit
of lace and sometimes a spray of satin
roses.
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The Latest Sailor Hats

more often placed at the top of the crown
than at the base.
Among the more dressy sailors there i
a navy blue milan straw with large
pink rose placed on the edge OF the brim
at each side, with foliage circling around
the brim at the back 4 band OF navy
taffeta ribbon circles the crown ending
in a fiat bow in front.
\ white hemp sailor has the top of the
crown overdrawn with black velvet and
the lower crown surrounded by a white
grosgrain ribbon band. fringe of lilies
OF the valley is at the edge of the velvet,
dropping evenly over the ribbon band.
A pink hair sailor has the edge of the
brim bound in a very wide pink faille rib
bon, loosely applied 4 wide but skinny
double ruche Of this ribbon is placed
around the crown. with large pink roses
In its center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

ion for brown and yellow mixtures not
only in plaid. but in whole garments OPP
posed to one another and worn together.
Therefore, some of the best designers are
making skirts of brown silk. with coats
of Yellow corded silk, to wear out of the
city. The hats that go with these are
boat shaped. in yellow and trimmed with
brown numidi feathers. There is the low
waistcoat Of creme and yellow check SILK,
fastened with bullet buttons in dull gilt.
and above this rises the tucked shirt
waist of thin white batiste, fastened with
tiny topaz buttons and ending in a high
collar at back. which rolls open In a
slight in front
white i'm q coat and skirt which was IN
troduced by Nine. Paquin at the Auteuii
races is still worn, but 1t has passed out
in favor of the more brilliant complna-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
The Astounding Feature of Womens Apparel Today Its Variety
The Individual Face and Figure Can Be Suited With Little Trouble
and Is Not Necessary for All Women to Look Though
Thew Were Dressed in Unform-It Is Best to Avoid the
French Models Which Have Been Copied Wholesale.

ions: that they begin in n way to- shock
and astonish and end in being accepted
by the majority. Probably when the
world of women dropped wells and took
up bonnets there was a great human cry
about immodesty and indecency. When
women dropped hoop skirts and wore
sheer, clinging drapery, there was COM
ment and protest in two countries; and
vet no one considers the woman without
a hoop and the woman without a veil an
immodest creature these days. So the
world Wags every decade. Whether we
are going downward or upward is n Gues
ton for the socialists and philosophers.
the amateur might say without special
lied knowledge that the coat suit of to-
day is vast Improvement in decency
over the fig leaf of Eden.
The black and white plaid is the first
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THE majority of these shapes are
medium In size with simple trim
mings Quilts arranged in windmill
fashion are a favorte trimming. A very
smart sailor is a fiat blue milan, trimmed
with red green, bronze and brown quilts.
curled closely around the crown, over
tapping at intervals.
There are sailors trimmed with ribbon
knotted loosely in the back with two ends.
fringed and wired. instead Of bows, stick
ing straight out backward.
Plain or brocaded eponge sailors with
tagal facings are among the new models.
Among rough straw banded sailors the
fat bow is placed directly In front or
directly in the back. Ribbon banding is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

more frequently made OF Roman ribbon
than Bulgarian silk.
1t is to be supposed that the so-called
MARITIME silks Will last longer than the
Bulgarian ones, for they have a genuine
artistic reason behind them. They have
a fiat, artificial, geometrical design in one
color or another color and some Of the
shops refer TO them the Viennese
workshop silk. They get the name of
them to the fashionable world through
his house of interior decoration in Paris.
which goes by the name of MARITIME
Poiret, the supreme colorist of the day.
did not find enough scope for his talent
in pure dressmaking, so he divided his at
tention between the famous house on the
Avenue d'Antin and the house of MARITIME
He introduced these highly colored silks
into his dressmaking establishment as lin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

simple; 1t Is made into broad shirt
waist with lowered armholeS and rolling
collar If it is intended to match the plain
skirt; if it is for afternoon wear it still
has the lowered armhole but a high.
fancy collar is added to il and probably
a waistcoat of white colored satin.
One of the best of these white and
black silk coat suits for summer has
skirt draped at the knees and cuta-
way coat with high rolling collar of
white satin and a Louis NV waistcoat
of white satin that reaches six inches be
low the waist, is not fitted to he figure
and is fastened with white crochet but
tons These long loose waistcoats are
among the features of the summer fash
ions and one sees them in all kinds of
suits, giving a brilliant touch of color
such the hip sash does, which today is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
How to L@umdl@r Tub Silks

IL II the silk has a white ground and
rinse the clothes in this. Then wiring
them dry. shake them out and hang
them up for fifteen or twenty minutes
Just long enough 10 heat a hatlron.
Iron the silk while II is quite wet, and
the result will be added sickness of tex
ture and softness of finish
It can be ironed either on the wrong
or the right side. Most tub silk Is a
little shiny anyway. but if ii has a dull
finish without gloss ii can be ironed on
the wrong side without changing the
finish.
Hang the ironed silk garments in the
air on hangers until they are thoroughly
dry. that they will not wrinkle. SILK
laundered in this way wears for months
and looks as well the last day ii is worn
as ii did before it was cut from the bolt
on the counter.