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TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER
PRESENTIMENTS."
What You Think and What You Are.
Earrings that suit Fashion's
Whims.
Many people become ill because At a recent drass show some of į they think themselves ill, and the mannequins wore single stone many folk suffer misfortune of earrings to match their gowns. various sorta simply because they] A girl in a frook af ald gold colour; imagine evil things are going to charmeuse had a big yellow topaz) come across them. Whereas if hanging from either ear, while a they followed a reverse course in velveteen teagown' shaded with their minds, the opposite would big violets was accompanied by very oftan happen in their actua!] earrings of translucent amethysts.. life. You can learn to think The fashion of wearing single health and happiness in the same stones in the ears to match the way that you can learn to con-dress,of the moment is a charming jugata French verbs, with varying fashion which illustrates the Įdegrees of success according to present popularity of this parti
the way you are made," but thisfcular article of jewellery much is always certain-what "For à good many years earrings you think will have a very real were wholly discarded by the and positive effect upon what you majority of smart women, and do and what you are.
most exquisite specimens could People talk about luck-but in be bought from many antique a general way life goes by law, shops at very low prices. So and the average man or woman absolutely certain were authorita. "thinks good "or "thinks bad."tive folk of the death of the with regard to health, work, and earring fashion that dozens of the daily life. The grant objective women gladly sold what earrings is to try to think good all the they possessed or exchanged them time, and deliberately to turn for things of greater use, or down thoughts which are likely exercised considerable ingenuity to have a prejudicial effect It is in arranging for a jeweller to not a question of faith healing, transform earrings into brooches,, Į hypnotic governance of the future,jrings, or pondants. Now they for any other such wonderful wish they had not!
thing; it is pure wind control-
The earring fashion was nover
the deliberate direction of one's quite dead: it had merely geus to powers into good channels.
sleep for a while, and now it has
A famous educational authority woke up again with considerable said that just as people arel strength. |learning that children must bej
the
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EXPRESSIVE EYES.
NO. 1--FRANKNESS,
DOROTHY FOLLIS
LITTLE XMAS GIFTS.
LITTLE XMAS GIFTS.
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ATTRACTIVE CUSHIONS. Attractive cushions cap be
BOUDOIR BAG.
PINCUSHION AS GIFT.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
Handmade handkerchiefs
handkerchiefs can be raried by
into each one.
SMART COSTUME,
trained from the earliest days to Earring of all sorts will be worn rear their bodies in the best way this winter, but beautiful antique. if they are to grow up physically specimens are particularly in fit, so in the near future they will demand. Perhaps the most ex-
about point come to have similar ideas re-traordinary garding the chill mind. The revival is the passion for long child who is trained to think pro-earrings with "danglers." the perly and to have good mindflatter somtimes measuring a jeontrol from babyhood stands a couple of inches. Not all women much better chance in the world can wear such ear ornaments than one who is not given the successfully, but many are trying femotest ler that it is
to do so. The once despised long even! possible to direct individualearrings of gold agree work made of cretonne. They may be make a valuable Christmas gift. thought currents. All can visua-Are considerably worn, but the either long or round. The round Torse ean be made from 18- lise the woman who is absolutely nicest seen of this description ones ean te finished with 3 cheerful until she sits down of blue enamel and gold-pleated rule and a crochetedkerchiefs are about 18 inches mnants of linen. Men's hand- quietly to think about miserate the long slender danglers" were edge. things in a short time the cheer-six-sided, beautifully chased and
square and women's any site The general tendency in rea-fulness is right out of sight. Angienamelled.
from 10 to 13 inches square. A lovely boudoir bag is made Handkerchiefs for men should gowns and negliges is towards attempt to rally the woman meets Big single-stone earrings are from two shades of satin ribbon be of white linen and can be em- something rather more frivilens with some such reply as this. also very popular, the single about 1 inches wide. The strips roidered with an initial and col- than the classic draperies. The "I can't help my thoughts, can stone pearl ornament still taking of ribbon are joined together oured threads set in. Those for frills and flounces and fringes 12 As a matter of fact. I feel pride of place. Tiay clusters of the bottom forming a rose. At the which are adorning the every-day very low to-night-I -houldn'; he diamonds are also much intop the bag is held open by a wire¦ women are any shade desired, and evening dress have their antprised if I have to stay in bed demand, while swal earrings of hoop. A small ring covered with such as green and lavender. The counterpart there. Very soft to-morrow!"
tiny turquoise stones set like a ribbon allows one to hang the b23entbroidering different patterns Huffy materials are used, and in Undoubtedly, such a woman forget-me-not with a dull pink up.
their turn they are trimmed with will be a physical wreck on the coral centre were very desirable Buffy flowers and frillings, and so morrow-mainly because she has things of loveliness. Some women A pincushion is made of two Harth. Pale pastel colours are never been taught that you can with tailor-made frocks and shades of satin ribbon about two!
fashionable. and the whale idea help your thoughts.
costumes are wearing dat earrings inches wide foldell at around 3 revolt against line and
"Bad thoughts" must be nipped of gold or platinum, sel with the cushion. The enda are hidden severity of any kind. These are in the bul: presentiments of single small diamond in the by shirred ribbon and the cushion negliges of a day. They will not evit must be counter-balanced by centre. The importance of having is then trimmed with little ribbon Handsome and up-t - lat was fall near the shoulders and are go down to posterity as might the assurances of good. Think health earrings to fit in with the style roses. a gown of a rather dars shade of bu get cuping the skirts of the lembroidered kimono. The Lchu-think happines-think succes, and colour of the drees that is lapis jazuli
Satin. a gowns -- naught when the front figures here very strongly, and it and you will find life much more worn. is fully realised by the material which is hul ing usoten framt
elaborately trimmed, and worth while. this season. and deep dounes of
reaches to the waist. Small debeate cobwebby lane Avel a Hairy
quintight pleats are used with which rich brown. The cows had lane feathere
verywhere. To to edge it, but one of the smartest sleeves,
Tare & be an agitated monkey or decorations is a short, silk fringe, flauacrs, bordered with, a wide a sky terrier snett is to be the aim This can be used band of brown fue, which seemed of many women. Monkey for lightest 'stuffs, and its place is to have slippedyrer the shoulders and feathers ate 12 extra- taken by short tight ostrich trim. and to veil the arm. It is definitivagantly More becoming are ming. This is not particularly to say where
gown of this the trodden, & velves hats or comfortable to touch, but it gives description fastens and how the those drapes and trimmed wing la certain stiffening to the whole wearer manages to get into it, he feathers. The swift Poking!while maintaining its soft ap- We cannot have too much fare wants can stiffen soft draperies, pearance. Fortunately the nex nowadure andeven manak tiringemitus-fathers can enter hard files are quite short, as short workmanlike roats and skirts lates The weleheimmed hat almost as the presen: dresses. have creamy lace rutties as a still curries a soft donnce of lace Now and again some of them finish. Beallare las oure again, and the Supoltonie hat can boust have bag, narrow trains, but become a precious possession and as many variations as the cap of these are easy to pick up and many women are turning wat old the Saint Bartholomew nurse, throw over the stm. Usually the atores eft, forgotten perhaps, in Trimmings on hats are worn all grains are lined with a contrast- cedar-lined trunks - did that ways, come hows stretch for-ling colour, and sometimes are even the smallest scraps can be ward over the face, others fly offledged with a little coloured em atile angle others run offjbroidery of roses or forget-me- hehini and some hide under the note. As to the sash, the evening brim or droop over the car and gown of today in tulle or face neck.
converted.
rather
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STREAKED SATIN. Crepe de chine has quite usurp
designed for a girl is hardly! Blouses are decorative. Some complete without it. It is one of suggest modern house decorations! the prettiest features of a debut-in colour and design. Striped.) ante's dress. A great bunch of cheeked, and embroidered, in velvet blossoms thrust into the woollen materials, in silks, and in knot is one of the ways of em-jersey, they take many strange bellishing it, or it is showered turns. Only in one thing are ed the place held by taffetas last with diamond dewdrops, worked they consistently alike: they are season. Of course it is infinitely at the base in a design of -hocs all long and loose waisted. Some more suitable and becoming to paillettes or trimmed with lines button high to the chin, others the older woman, tafletas, with and scrolls of crinkled ribbon or show an open neck. Sleeves are its bouffante effect, being essen- strips of fur. It is tied on the long, and may be either wide and tially a material for the jeune left side, being sometimes wound Chinese in shape, or tight and 6lle. Satin with a marbled or round the waist to be brought clinging. A shaped band round streaked design is a novelty. round again and loosely knotted the bips, or a straight loose belt THE SIDE STREAMER. low dowa, and is prettier, lighter, holds the whole thing in place. The side streamer is an innova- and
attractive more
in Bright colours are worn generally tion in hat fashious that will talle than in any other material. for blouses; curious shades of appeal to a good many women, Where it is not employed, floating yellow, blue, red, and green. But Even
which are just toques panels of tulle, leaf-shaped and it is better to choose neutral swathed turbans in soft silk and cut into sharp points, take its shades or cream if inexpensive charmeuse bave a broad streamer place, one-pale tint-being-ofter material are used for bright of the material floating over-the mounted over another of a colours succeed only when they right shoulder, and a picture hat different hue, so that a charming are in really good materials. If with the filmiest of lace trimming opalescent effect is produced, the material is interior, the effect has a cobweb of the lace arranged The corsages are simple, but they is gaudy but not rich, and often to fall in the same way. are noticeably higher than they most unbecoming. Where neatral
A TOUCH OF RED. were last winter and transparen- shades are worn, a bright note Red is being used extensively cies of tulla sometimes cover the can be introduced in the em by the beat houses to give a note upper part of the arms. There broidery, or a bright belt and chain of relief to dark tailor-roades and are signs, too, that long trans- of beads. It is customary to dresses, one of the most effective parent sleeves will be worn with have the blouse in the same silk methods being to line the loose Some of the evening gowns, which for crepe as the lining of the coat side panels with red silk, or even is the usual reaction against any. when a tailor-made is worn, and velvet. Red piping is also very thing extrema. Chains of beads the effect is quite satisfactory,
smart if used sparingly.
women of to-day.
SIMPLICITY IN MARVEL OF COLOURS.
The frock sketchel above is a marcel of colour; red chiffon over yellow, and then a lighter yellow used for sleeves. The skirt, being accordion pleated, sends forth kuleidoscopic rays of light and shade, while flowers of gold tissue truiling down over corsage and skirt and a gold cloth turban of Egyptian persuasion provide an additional touch of the Oriental.
LUNCHEON SETS. Very attractive luncheon, sete can be made of cretonne. Or the set may be made of linen or other white material and have s rather narrow border of cietonne.
WOOLLY SCARTES.
Woolly scarves in soft contrast- ing colours are ideal gift for young girls. The very newest have a tiny pocket placed above the fringe trimming at each end.) A RIBBON HAT.
A ribbon hat is a useful and pretty present. Of carise-coloured ribbon tipped with silver was ond of these charming toque-sbapedi models. A brilliant-studded arrows was its pleasing decoration.
GAUNTLET GLOVES. Gauntlet gloves in greg of yellow doeskin, with deep fringe) placed along the seam of the gauntlet, are an acceptable gift.
A POWDER PUFF.
A powder puff in soft shaded crepe de Chene haudkerchief. with hem-stitched border. tucked into a Christmas present vanity bag makes the gift doubly ap- preciated.
TO HOLD HAIRPINS.
A hairpin box makes a simple, Christmas gift. A small tin can is filled with wool and the topi covered with dotted net. The out- side of the can is covered withi ribbon, the edges trimmed with &. narrow rose trimming. A pretty bow adds the finishing touch.
INEXPENSIVE ' GIFT. Small wooden coat hangers can be purchased in almost any store. These are covered with shirred satin of a dainty coloar. A tiny
two-material
here is pictured a smart costume in 2 effect.
ORGANDIE FLOWERS.
Organdie corsage bouquets are
bow and flower adds a dainty very much in vogue and make. touch and make this an acceptable very dainty Christmas gifts. They Basily made from short gift to be used for the daintiest are party hocks.
lengthe-of-organdie-in all the
RIBBON SLIPPERS. Have you seen those charming; ribbon shoes for bedroom wear ?
shades,
THE REAL THING.
The children's Christmas-tree
If you boy them ready-made they will cost you as much as a pair of will be more resplendent this kid walking shoes, but they are year than it has been for FELIS perfectly simple to make at home. past, for, those pretty-coloured For the foundation you need sand frosted balls have appeared pair of soles--those with a fluffy again. We did our best with the cosy lining are best, or an ordi-Christmas decorations during the nary pair could be padded with bleak years of war, but now the wadding and covered with a kiddies really look like coming piece of silk to match the shoes into their own again,