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A beautifully beaded croning frock of lacquer red1ombroidered in stert bouls. The square neck tends to enhance the effect of youthfulness, and in this fashion we see a hint of the return la its nalural position of the waist-line that has been wandering about for a long time.
THIS WEEKS RECIPE.
ORANGE FLIP
Ono-half cup orange juice, 1 egg, 2 teaspoons sugar.
Beat yolk of egg with orange juice and sugar. Beat white of ogg until frothy and beat in orange juice. Pour over crushed ico in a glass and serve with a sprig of mint.
PLEATS AND LACE.
TO-DAYS BEAUTY NOTE.
To obtain slender ankles, give them an alcohol ruh at night and then wrap them in oropa bandges as tight as can be worn with confort. Start by passing the bandage twica round the instop, thon bring it gradually up, leaving, at cach turn a third of th215 handago uncovered, until you fanton it off about live inches above the ankle- bone. If persevered in for a wook or two, this trent- ment has
♫ wonderful effect.
is too inte. Stockinetta "undies Jshould be mended by careful
darning, and when there is large hole, a hacking of nel, on to which the edges may be drawn into shape before the darn is begun, is tho mostest and most onduring method.
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When washing those garments, leave them to soak in wariji soap-
OSTRICH PLUMES.
FASHION NOTES.
The gown of figurod silk, in- Ostrich feathers aro to be found tended for aftorneon or evening fon early all Paris evening gowns, woar, is frequently clouded by an In the form of great whools it overdress of thin chiffon follow- decoratos boms, nidos, waist- ing the exact pattern of the gown. liner and sleevos of dresses. Long This Imparts a certain subtlety ecarves of ostrich plumes are impossible without toning down carried with chiffon gowns, It is the pattern and onlour. very smart to match the foatliars
with the gown, though some, A very deop oval filled in with charming effects are often obtain-tucked orope or not is ons of the ed by using ostrich plumes of a popular necklines of the moment. contrasting colour.
CHARMING GOWN,
Here is a heavy banding of ince combined with a light, open Chantilly variety. Then meet.. on a charming dinner gown of white crepe. The sleeves and the skirt ornament which the model is all but concealing with her hamt are made of rows of black reinet ribbon.
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The crystal necklace of squaro- Jcút beads i fraquently wound
twice about the neck.
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An unusually attractive mash is made of a combination of orange. silver, black and brown ribbons.
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING,
Though wo sometimes employ this phrase "the best of overy. thing" disparagingly when speak- ing of extravagant people, it is nevertheless a good motto.
There is no virtue in the in- forior. Some women feel quito a glow of self-righteousnonя in wearing harsh materials which erouse easily and have little durability. They do not realise that in sponding the fow shillinge more, which in many cases they could afford, on cloth for their dresses, they would be improving their own economy as woll as ad- ding to the comeliness of life gonerally. No woman svor felt her happiest, bust self in glothes that carried a hint of the shoddy, We should train ourselves to know the best, by sight and by touch. Never, in a mood of shan superiority or, of. "sour grapes," should wo decry what is essentially excellent. It may not ba for us, and certain it is
Never wind artificial silk into. that it will never be for us, if we
an ordinary ball. It will quickly do not give it its duo. Those who faithfully prefer the bost, they become entangled. Wind the silk hest has a kind little wap of bles-about a piece of cardboard cut the
shape of a Maltese cross. sing eventually.
Man Merit
This sleeveless frock of white marocian has a cape of the white marevin and the skirt is made with loose points each side. Its sole trimming are roans of green, batik silk. The parasol is very originals when it is closed it in carried on the arm just like a doll would be.
SEWING HINTS.
Blessing? Purhaps the word seems inappropriate in connec
It is well worth your while to tion with material things. ---But have you never felt the silent keep your needles bright and free benediction of a beautiful build from rust. Therefore stick thom ing, even of a living room that is through silk or cotton, or best of perfectly right in its atmospherol, through chamois leather. But never put them through flannel for this rusts them.
and in every detail?
Of course, we have to be very Huro about what is the best in
FORMER SHANGHAI RESIDENT PRESENTED AT COURT.
Whon binding" on the crDAS," sew by hand, and don't attempt to machine the material, for in the hands of the amateur. it will drag.
If you are making loose covers for the chairs and couches try using a cross-way pince instead of the usual piping. It will look just as wall and takes about half the time it needs to insert a card. This is also still more easily siltched in place.
A CURTAIN TINT..
Those who are tired of tinting their cavoment curtains tho usua} creamy yellow should try a com- [bination of oream fint and blue bag in equal proportions. The rosult is cool holland shade.. delightful for the summer, -20;
pleasant change also giving a from the more ordinary colour.
Let each curtain soak in it for at least half an hour, and as each curtain is placed in the tint add
a little more cream and a little. more blue bag.
VERY ORIGINAL.'
The frock pictured combines a heavy cut work that is used for yoke and afcerns with Val rufles in its use of laces. The *prock itself is finely pleated and uf rose crepe de chine. The low waistline that points up- ward towards the contre panel
STOCKINETTE LINGERIE.
Stockinetto is perhaps, tho most popular mutorial for under- wear at the prosent moment. It ie: so light, both cool to wear and a protection from ohills, and ox- tremely easy to wash at home.
Complete sets of lingerie, from vestu to patticoat-slips, are now made of woollon, artificial ailk and silk stockinette. Somo specially designed for the purposel is sold by the yard in tubular form, so that it is only nooossary to hem the garments at the top and bottom.
The chiof difficulty experienced by the home worker is in the cut- ting out. Stockinotte is torrible stuff for strotching. The simplest plan is to run a tacking close to the line of gutting out beforo commending to do so, and not to romovo the stitches until the seama are done..
Make your stockinette potti- coata so that they may, ho worn back to front on alternate days. This will provent that bagginess | at the knoes to which the is liable becoming material Lapparent.
Through its stratohing pro clivitios stockinette ofton "drops":
At their Majesties' Court held at Bückingham-Palace-on Fund £z: A[cni Campbell- Heathcote, nee Miss Mury Brandt, was presentei by her mother-in law, Lady Eva Heathcote, Mfrs; Campell-Heathcote is a sister of Mr. W. Brandt of Messra, Brundi and Rodgers, Ltd... and lived in Shanghui until 1011 when she went home to England and there murried Colonel Campbell-Heathcote.
with wearand slips and potticoats suds for an hour or so to loosen
Black velvet parasols lined everything Only sometimes- is
are sometimaos found to have the dirt, and then squeeze and with a brilliant rose colour the most, spausties, sock ika. become inches longer, and the move them up and down in lining are said to have another
fresh supply of warm lather until advantage besides protection titaivalyi aaramelly is quit Thoms hood taking up.
Wad fre.... Examine the garments for they are clean enough to pass they oseta roxo tint over the face thing in the world Harely to the signs of fraying and ladders," through two lots of lukewarm which is more flattering than any best the moms slabo quently it to the min known-rouge. and arrest this damage before it rinsing water.
is unusual. Covered bullons.........___| from yoke to hem are also an attractive feature,
GAY COLOURS FOR THE NIGHT.
It is only in the evening that black is no longer worn vory much. Even- ing colours are light, with whito or foso-colour pro- dominant. Cloaks. A70 Korgeous affairs of metal tisyuio, or brocade with ostrichfeather collars, and on vory warm nights they are replaced by embroi dorod shawle. The most beautiful of these are the Chinese, whloh, at their best are lovelier than any cloak could possibly be→ they are more like opals or rainbows or moonbeams than mere mortal wraps.
For garden partios sand colour is being used tro mandoval. A groat many lace frooks are *being made, the sce usually being combined with exactly matching. oropa de Chine, or geor getto.. For quite young girls exquisitely fine white embroidered linens and muslins have taken the place of
year's organdia,
This frook chobest "long,
· sedats lines of Greek simplicity on the right to contrast with Oriental glitter and subtlety of line on left, to make it 'un- usual: Crystal beads, inlay of velvet on poudre bile satin back crepe, with snatching Georgetta for the drapery, all go into the
making of the frock.