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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-20
FURNISHING THE
SMALL APARTMENT

ON entering small apartment we
- are usually affected unpleasantly
by the appearance of crowding. When
offered a rocking chair we dare not
rock for fear of knocking over son1e-
thing, breaking plant or marking the
furniture. Relief is experienced upon
leaving that no damage was done.
A little thought In the arrangement
or the putting away OF any piece OF
furniture, ornament or picture that
cutters the place rather than helps
in the comfort and appearance Of 1t
would add greatly to that feeling OF
repose and comfort which one is con-
scious of Immediately upon entering
well arranged apartment.
Do not feel that You are obliged to
use everything you own regardless OF
it's suitability. Store your superfuous
another apartment at some future time
where they will be in better taste.
When your apartment Is ready for the
furniture, each piece SHOULD be care
When you have decided where your
furniture and ornaments are to be
placed permanently, hang your pic
lures with reference to the appoint
lures, the light and the subject Of the
pictures. Select those best fitted to
the wall under consideration, above all
taking care not to crowd them.
While crowding Is a bad thing, on
the other hand 1t Is of the greatest
Importance to utilize every available
space. Put up small hat racks, shelves
and hooks behind doors. You cannot
have too many shelves and hooks
Place small bookcases. tables and mag
aZine racks In corners which are too
small for other furniture.
The lack of closets for clothes Is an
ever present worry in many apart
ments. One ingenious plan, which is
excellent and a change from the use Of
hooks and curtain poles, is to take
barrel hoop, cover it with cambria, and
by means of strong ribbon suspend
the hoop from nail on the under side
of a shelf and arrange gowns and
waists on hangers. placing them on the
hoop. The hoop admits of hanging so
many more gowns and really gives
more space than a pole, which is often
suspended on the outer side of the
shelf.
It Is often difficult for a woman to
dispose of hats in small apartment.
One good way Is to have a tight cedar
box under. the bed, with the box on
casters SO that it may be easily trun-
died out when needed, and have the
cover shut down tight to keep out the
dust. II your closet is deep enough
you may keep hats in ordinary PASTE
board boxes on the upper shelf.
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wood cut to fit the bottom Of the boz.
Cover it with plain disk of silk or
burlap and tack this disk with small gilt
tacks to the box, or else overland it in
place.
Very often a band Of gold braid can be
used around the top of the box, either
inside or out, to cover up the edges of
the covering and the way they are
fastened down.
One can use rose-colored old gold or
blue silk covered with gold net and
trimmed with gold lace or braid for these
boxes. Then there can be handles of q
bit Of gold twisted braid or rope. One
can also use figured silk, cotton or silk
crepe or cretonne. If cretonne Is used
1t should not be gathered
1t is used in very striking way-a
figured and striped pattern-in the box
on the extreme right.
Boxes of other shapes for other pur-
poses can be covered in the same way
a long, fiat one for shirt waists, a smaller
one of any shape for neckwear, one for
gloves or wells or any other dress access
sorry.
Quite as useful as the bandbox and its
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NEEDLEWORK IDEAS.

IN the line of embroidery the cross
stitch, French knots, punchwork In
the new star stitch and solid and eye
let embroidery are prominent, cross
stitch being the most popular of all, as
1t is used in the decoration of all forms
Of art needlework.
There Is a decided tendency to use
colored light linens and crashes. Cream,
white, ochre or eggshell linen are given
a greater degree of prominence than
dark shades, as are also pastel colors in
embroidery silks, used in a combination
of colors or in one color.
Branches of a tree with nest and
two birds. in shades Of blue and cross
stitch work, is a new piece of work for
a cushion cover. A new dahlia cushion
is worked with dahlia braid in rich
fuchsia shades in the flowers, and green
leaves, with fringe in three colors.
A patriotic pillow cover of linen is
edged with a red, white and blue silk
cord In the same colors appear on the
cushion the words: Three Cheers for
the Red, White and Blue"
Artistic shades Of green crash cushions
have shaded yellow flowers done in
chenille and bronze green leaves. Grim
son roses of chenille with bronze leaves
of silk form rich arrangement on tan
linen Chenille makes a very handsome
appearance.
Among towels are cross-stitched pat
terms, scalloped edges and simple de-
signs to do in two or three colors. Some
are hemstitched with net insertion an
inch in width above and below the hem
stitching. A floral pattern is sometimes
embroidered on the towel and the edge
finished with crocheting in color. Some
towels have a canvas border worked in
cross-stitch design. Bath towels have
a border of cross-stitch, mercerized cot
ton being used in place OF silk.
Centerpieces and table covers are as
varied as ever. oftentimes being worked
in cross-stitch. with scrolls In two to
four shades, finished with scalloped
edge. new idea In the decoration of
usually attractive. The four corners
are tinted and etched, forming basket
filled with roses done in solid embroid-
ery. The baskets project from the cor
ners, the material being cut away at
Zach corner to form the basket
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relations, and quite as much in fashion,
too, Is the bag.
Last spring the fabric bag for use as
reached the high tide Of fashion. Velvet
bags and silk bags almost took the place
Of leather ones excepting for business or
travelling. And they are still in high
favor, although many smart leather
bags are in favor too.
4&
It is quite possible to make at home a
little handbag for afternoon wear. Use
heavy silk or velvet or brocade and draw
it up with gold or silver or silk cord.
In light colors such bag serves for the
conventional evening party bag, and in
it can be stored powder puff and mirror
that can be separately bought.
Then there are a thousand and one
bags that answer the many needs Of
workings.
Big ones are always useful for darning,
and a huge bag for this purpose Of Gre
should have pockets on the inside or a
smaller bag attached to the same shirring
strings in which thimble, scissors, darn
ing ball, threads and darning needles can
be stored. so that they will be always at
hand on darning day.
Pretty workbags are made of figured
cotton crepe, which is fashioned over
embroidery rings in the form Of a
japanese paper lantern. A large ring is
used for the middle of the bag. and two
smaller ones are used for the top and
the bottom. The only way to make the
bag stand upright is to wire the rings
apart To do this wind three pieces Of
wire around the bottom ring at equal
distances from each other. Then bend
them up and out little and wind them
around the top ring.
Then put the crepe over the frame, and
over the bottom fasten a cardboard disk
covered on both sides With the crepe
Slip in little crepe lining, gathered or
shaped. Make cover like the bottom
and hang the bag up with a loop of rib
bon. The cover should be attached to
the bag by three-inch length of the
same sort of ribbon.
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New Dancing Dresses.

HANGING dresses for fall and winter
- are very different from the styles
of last winter. Instead of the straight
line g-fitting skirts. they are fluffy
looking models with founces and rufhes
of lace, net and chiffon. Lace seems to
be most preferred. Some of the lace
tunics are nearly as long as the under
skirt itself. They are pleated and
gathered until they fly up in soft rip
pies. Many skirts are made in two or
three tiers with bodices Of satin, chif-
fon or fancy silk.
Dainty dresses are those with sue
cession of full narrow ruffies from the
hem to the waist line. The bodice Is
tight-fitting, which gives quaint eff
feet to the costume. Black lace over
white is very smart, even for young
girls, worn with a bodice of soft
color Pleated dresses have the pleats
the entire length, or else tiers of pleats.
the double row being mostly used.
Sometimes there are four tiers of ac-
Gordon pleats are used Som etimes
these skirts are made in combination
of materials. lustrous fabrics alternat-
ing with lace or net in the fiounces.
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TlMlIEEsl. Y FASHION NOTES

DARIs says that we are to go on
wearing organdy neckwear and
Paris further says that Roman
stripes are to be continued In favor. They
are combined in an interesting way in
a collar and-cuf set that costs 95 cents.
There is a faring organdy collar with
Roman stripes printed in colors across
each corner. There are deep, larinE
cuffs, with the same stripes running dt-
agonally across their corners.
In spite Of the fact that satin has taken
the place of taffeta to a large extent.
taneta ribbon sashes are shown on many
evening frocks. Especially for young
women Is the taffeta sash shown. Ihers
Is usually q huge bow at one side OF the
front and very wide ribbon is used.
One of the new models shows velvet
skirt scalloped about the bottom. the
scallops bound with satin. There Is u
long beaded tulle tunic finished at the
bottom with a bead fringe.
A pink satin evening frock is made
with a white net tunic edged with
monkey fur, and a fiat sailor collar OF
the net. fur edged. Over the white net.
monkey-edged tunic there is one three
inches shorter edged with a fringe OF
pearl beads.
A DIaCk IrOck consists Oh iooSos
waistless bodice Of satin that reaches
to the hips and fastens in the back with
jet buttons. There Is a band of Jet EN-,
broidery about the high round neck and
frill Of tulle flares upward. There are
long tulle sleeves. full below the elbow,
with a band of velvet at the wrists and
a frill of tulle over the hands. There Is
sash about the hips. with two ends
held at the back under two big jet orna-
ments. The skirt consists of satin
foundation with a long tulle tunic bord-
cred with three bands of black velvet
ribbon.
Green golfine, chiffon and monkey fur
foundation skirt of soft green silk gol-
fine. There Is a long. gathered tunic of
green chiffon that leaves exposed about
fifteen inches of the foundation skirt.
The tunic is edged with a fringe of
monkey fur. The long chiffon sleeves
are edged with monkey and the bodice Is
composed Of golfine and chiffon.
The beaded nets that are sold by the
yard are fascinating to the woman who
likes lovely fabrics. There is something
of heavy metallic embroidery and beads
with thin and filmy net. Some of the
nets, in black are marked off in diagonal
lines with white china beads and others
have little bead flowers of pink and silver
alternately placed at two-inch intervals.
A frock, in one piece. fastening in the
back, is made with black satin foun-
dalton and a deep, full chiffon tunic
bordered with a three-inch band Of satin.
There are long chiffon sleeves and there
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REMEDY AT HAND FOR =.
EVERY SPOT OR STAIN

blotting paper Alcohol can also be
used successfully, sometimes, to re-
move grease stains. Cold water IL an
other remedy. It Immediately hardens
the grease and makes it easy to re-
move. Troublesome grease spots can
be often removed by the French meth
cd of sponging the material on both
sides with spirits Of wine. then press
on the wrong side over q layer OF
linen duck. - ,,-,.,....
Paint can sometimes be removed with
turpentine. but turpentine is so oily
handle. A house painter whose white
duck trousers and coat each week
emerged from their laundering with
out a sign of the various hues which
he splashed in every day said that
his wife gave his painting clothes
weekly bath in naphtha.
To remove oil paint wet the place
with naphtha, repeating as often as
necessary; but frequently one appn
soon as it is softened, rub the sur
face down.
Precipitation.
Precipitation stains can. be boiled out
Of white material but In colored ma
terfal they usually mean that the per-
spiration has spoiled the color. In
that case, about the only thing to do
is to. bleach the garment white by
boiling it in solution Of washing
soda-about a cup Of soda to boiler
half full of water. 1t is, of course.
disappointing to find ones self in pos
blouse instead OF one of dainty blue or
pink; but certainly the snowy-white
is more attractive to all eyes than
streaked. yellow-stained color.
To Clean Wood.
When natural wood is soiled clean
with oil and turpentine or with oil
and wood alcohol. If very soiled. rub
well with wooden cloth wet in tur-
pentine or alcohol and afterward pol
ish with parafin oil. For dark wood
work the boiled linseed oil is better
than paraffin oil.
Sticky Fly Paper.
Sticky fly paper has made more than
one persistent spot According to a
man who makes fly paper. the resin
used to make the paper sticky" is
soluble in castor oil and any article
which has come in contact with the
fly paper can be cleansed il the spot
is soaked in this detested medicine Of
our childhood.
To remove mildew, soap the spots and
then cover with chalk scraped fine
Rub this in and leave it for few
hours Then shake it out, and if the
mildew has not disappeared try again
Mildew is one of the hardest stains TO
eradicate, and sometimes 1t is neceS-
sary to let it wear out, which ii will
probably do after a good many wash
ings and bleachings.
Lemon and salt and Javelle water can
also be advantageously tried on it,
For Gasoline Ring.
II you have used gasoline to clean
any fabric and find that 1t leaves =
ring hold the cloth over a steaming
kettle and the ring may disappear.
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Rules for the Busy Shopper i'm Autumnm

shops confine the giving out Of samples
to the early morning hours.
Do have a little patience with the
clerks. If you are uick-witted, well
educated woman, trained to move and
ack quickly, just bear in mind that the
girl who draws 50 week does not
possess sixty-dollar mentality. II
she did she would not be standing be-
hind counter.
Plan your shopping as systematically
as you can. If you are going down
town to match a dress with ribbons,
gloves or a hat attend to these things
first, while your energies and percep-
tons are fresh and keen. A woman
can daily around a department store
until her head aches. her nerves are
stretched to the breaking point, and
she is almost color blind from exhaus-
ton. She is in no shape then to match
colors or patterns, and she blames it
all on the clerk. II she will do her nee
essary shopping first and look over
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To Clean BIouses.

IF you have a soiled silk or crepe de
chine blouse and don't want to run
up a bill at the cleaners, try washing 1t
yourself.
Make suds of warm water. Never
use hot water, as that stiffens the silk
and changes the color. Never rub the
soap directly on the fabric, but make a
thick suds. Then plunge the blouse in
it again and again until it seems thor
oughly clean. Rinse in several changes
of water Of the same temperature as the
suds and wiring gently. Iron wet, with
thin piece of muslin over the silk, and
then without the muslin. If it is stiff,
rub 1t between the hands and then
If the silk Is naturally shiny, iron on
the wrong side to glaze it.
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GirdIe Made at Home.

TT you would have an up-to-date CIR.
die buy a pattern by which to make
1t. This very interesting pattern gives
seven or eight different girdles, made
of silk or ribbon. .,,.
There is the new girdle that ties in
front. 1t really does not tie, for the
two ends are simply thrown one over
the other There is a wais.coat girdle,
and there are various shaped and shire
red girdles and there is the long sash
girdle the ends of which are brought
low in the back and there Topped. ,-s,
The waistcoat girdle requires three
eighths of a yard of material a yard
wide. Taking the newest French mod
els for pattern. this waistcoat gfrdIe
NAV well be made Of striped velours.
This fabric comes in very interesting
colors. usually striped. The girdle can
be lined with silk or satin e----,-t
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the new fashions afterward she will
secure better results.
Don't take children shopping with
you If you can possibly avoid putting
this tax upon their young shoulders.
Bargain hunting is not Juvenile pas
time. But II you cannot leave the child
at home ascertain where there is
nursery or playroom for children in the
store. Many of the big department
stores now have nurseries on the top
floors, where a roof garden is thrown
open in summer.
Don't ask a clerk whether she thinks
you should wear this or that color.
Nine chances out of ten she has not
even looked at you, and she will sell
you a garment OF a fabric which she
Is most anxious to dispose of. The
tenth clerk is conscientious enough to
make study of the harmony of dress,
but she does not remain a clerk long,
and within a short time she becomes
the head of a department.
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Care of the Refrigerator.

THE housewife should carefully ex-
anime her refrigerator each day, as
servants are likely to be careless In this
very important matter. See that no
fragment Of food has lodged in the cor
ners. To take out the stale smell go
over It with a solution Of three-quarters
of lukewarm water and one-quarter of
borax. 1t will refresh and give a whole
some scent. To enamel the inside of a
refrigerator. buy some white enamel
paint. If 1t is too thick, thin it with
little turpentine. Put on three coats.
Let each coat dry twenty-four hours be-
fore putting on the next one.
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,-HE bandbox and bag of our grand

mothers have come to fashion
L again, as every one who watches
the shops must know. For they are
filed with a delightful assortment OF all
sorts of bags and boxes And now to
be ahead of most of the world the ener-
getic woman might begin her. Christmas
gifts-or add to them, If she has already
begun them-by copying some OF these
attractive bags and boxes.
Last winter the elaborate bandbox that
is covered with shirred silk and gold
lace, ribbon bows and net, appeared. 1t
is designed to hold hat and any woman
clever at handling fabrics can fashion
one with a pasteboard bandbox as a
foundation. Or she can have light
wooden box made by a cabinetmaker
In the shape Of the first box at the left
in the Observation-Disclosures something like
an old-fashioned soup tureen, small at
the bottom and big at the top.
The way to go about covering this box
Is in this wise: First pad 1t with layer
Of sheet wadding OF other cotton, inside
and out. This can be attached with glue.
Over this put layer of very thin, cheap
muslin, gluing 1t in place or using tiny
tacks. Then shir the silk to cover it
with, cutting and stitching the lengths
carefully. Fasten the outside covering on
first, bringing the edges of the silk over
the top rim of the box. Fasten the lin
ing over this, turning it in and stitch
Ing 1t neatly over the outside edges on
the inside of the box.
X X
Make the lining for the inside bottom
Of the box over circular piece of card
board. gluing and sewing it tightly over
the disk. Press this firmly down in the
box to cover the raw edges of the lining
at the bottom. As for the bottom edges
of the Outside covering, gather them
securely over the bottom Of the box.
Then have a disk of thick pasteboard or
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Is an overblouse of satin cut SO that it
hangs smooth and wrinkleless from the
Dust and ends below the waist in q
rounded outline. Silver cords reach from
the under-arm seams to the back VI the
waist. The straight satin bodice sug-
gests. In its lines. coat Of mail. There
is slightly rounded neck line. finished
with little rolling collar. as high In
back as In front, of silver lace.
Pockets will apparently have a place
in autumn fashion. A serge frock. with
a short skirt and long overdress that
hangs straight from the shoulders to
below the knees. shows two br aided
pockets on the hips. The frock is banded
with much narrow silk braid. There n
another model with interesting pockets.
II is made with a gray velvet bodice in
Russian blouse effect, pleated below the
loose wai.t. Over the pleats are stitched
two pockets. There is short satin skirr
and long chiffon tunic, edged with a
band OF the satin. There Is no touch Of
frock. o1o
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Household Hints,

II an ounce or two Of alum is used
In the last water in which the chill
dren's garments are rinsed. II will
make them unin1ammable. This of
course, must be done each time thew
are washed.
Linoleum which has been rolled and
put away can be prevented from
cracking by placing 1t for q few min
utes In front of a fire before It is un-
rolled. -
To improve the appearance of leatb-
er upholstery and to prevent It's
cracking, mix one, part of vinegar and
two of boiled linseed oil ABBY this
every week with soft rag, then polish
with piece of old silk or with
channels.
To prevent china being nicked by
hitting 1t against the taps when wash
ing, cut two small pieces from an old
garden hose, or any piece of rubber
tubing. and slip one over each of the
faucets at the sink.
To break in a new pen. wet 1t for
second before using. and 1t will write
as well as an old one.
Try a curved surgical needle for
sewing on the bows and buckles Of
pumps.
Keep a quantity of Drowned flour
on hand for making gravy; you will
find 1t saves a great deal of time. Put
tom of a baking pan and stir it over
moderate fire until it becomes an
amber brown. Turn IL into . bottle
and keep for use.
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How to Freshen a Room.

TO do away with the small. of tobacco
smoke from house, put a lump of
crystal ammonia into jar and then add
three or four drops of oil of lavender.
Pour over this a few tablespoonfuls OF
boiling water and let stand in the room.
1t will give out a faint, pleasant odor
which will entirely scatter the smell OF
tobacco. A piece of orange peel burnt on
q hot stove Is also effective.
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When Wearing Flowers.

IF you have had waist or light
dress stained by wearing bunch of
flowers, you will appreciate how much
trouble might be saved by owning
channels case to cover the stem. Make
this by stitching into shape piece
of chamois the desired size. Into this
case may be slipped the stems of any
hort-stemmed flowers, and then they
may be carried or worn without STAIN
ing waist, glove or gown.
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To Mend a Garden Hose.

two ounces Of naphthas' add
! shellac gradually, working well to-
gether to the consistency of fine, thin
glue. Spread upon strips Of kid.A which
should be fastened tightly around the
perfectly dry hose, over the leak. Allow
to remain two days before using.
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BANDBox SHAPE 1NEDw c
NEyERE Is A
pBrHArs OFT
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a LMOST no spot is stain If it
~ Is fntelligently treated. If it
"A is scrubbed with soap and hot
water, or dosed with the
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sewing on the bows and buckles Of
pumps.
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To break in a new pen, wet 1t for
as well as an old one.