Show from our exchanges breaw FOR THE WORLDS FAIR navy grayish blue gray and golden brown serge of a light weight are serviceable inasmuch as they shake the dust do not wrinkle nor soil easily easily and dye well when the owner is rea ready y for remaking them writes emma M hooper in in a valuable article on traveling dresses in the may ladies home journal mixed and striped cheviots chevious chevi are as sta staple ale as serges and share their good traits while being newer in their mixed appearance than a plain color is these are in navy and russian blue brown tan grays gray violet and green effects the last two not appearing in the inexpensive goods hop sacking mixtures are similar to cheviot but are of a more sleazy weave and might be called thin homespun were it not that homespun is out of fashion and hop hol sacking is is in these mixtures are in in every possible combination ot of two or three shades or colors and cost from i 1 to a yard with a width of forty two to forty eight inches serge is from thirty eight to sixty inches in width and costs from fifty cents to 2 with an excellent quality lity at seventy five cents and i cheviot may be had for forty nine cents to f fi I 1 50 50 a yard and from forty to forty eight inches in width the popular qua qualities aties cost seventy five cents an and I 1 i for midsummer wear the japanese silk gowns are delightfully cool and will be even more patronized this summer than ever as chicago is very warm in i n july and august in printed silks the blue or brown grounds having white figures are selected at a cost of sixty nine cents to i twenty two to twenty seven inches wide FASHIONS the incoming fashions are marked by a decided return to the styles of the first empire comparatively few waists reach to the armpits arm pits these short bodies are finished with a wide folded band of velvet or silk sleeves are either broad or else wide puffs and close long ong puffs skirts are wider than a year ago the medium width is three and a half yards with some four of af the umbrella shape skirts have generally a narrow trimming of several little flounces or a narrow puffing on the edge in dress fabrics the demand for wide wale and wide diagonals in rough service vice goods is great watered effects are seen i in n fine wool dress fabrics and many of the favorite corded goods have the cords running both ways and crossing each other on the bias soft corded ottoman silk in fine qualities is coming into favor peau de soie boie which is serviceable as well as useful is used for rich dresses and wraps for spring light weave material combined with silk and velvet is much favored for home hom e wear A very handsome and not expensive costume idof is of old pink beule feule cloth with a perfectly plain skirt and a waist of black trimmed with cream guipure lace MATTERS OP OF DRESS this seems to be a period of transition in dress the same as in all other matters of human interest wise is the woman who retains the perception that suitability is the first law of beauty in ap parel that one must select material suitable to conditions under which it will be worn as well as to the limit of ones purse and that the adoption of mode should be in accordance with ones individual style there never was a time when such diverse styles were equally popular the quaint graceful empire the severe princess the tailor made cloth the ruffled silk gown with waist and sleeve after the cape and sloping shoulder fashion of our grandmothers are all equally approved of fashion women has the opportunity to make of herself an individual picture of grace and beauty deferring to no rule in dress that through unfitness would be tyrannical study that which is just adapted to your figure get the shade that best ko brings ri bugs out the tone of color in in your complexion and you will be an artist in dress A great number of dresses in one season is a mistake and you are burdened with the obligation to make over A pretty house gown a street dress complete with hat and gloves perfectly matched and one best dress are all that is necessary for ordinary life and then wear the clothes while they are new and suitable it is becoming more and more the habit of sen sensible sibe women to economize economize in in quantity and invest in the quality of their garments if you want to improve a bad complexion let your face alone keep out of the drug store and dont doctor drink a glass of hot water an hour before dinner if you are not hungry work up tip an appetite by work is meant work not make believe sweet milk is is excellent cel lent limewater lime water may be added to make it more digestible sour milk is good everybody can drink lemonade when tart it is prime eat fruit after very every e meat meal bananas are poison in this section of the globe strawberries are excellent for the complexion eat them by the quart with or without sugar put cream on them or cake over them and you ruin ruin everything water at meals is very very bad in paris the cradle of good living water is never sent to the table excepting excepting in in finger bowls cold water chills the e stomach digestion requires heat good so soup u P is s ofie of the best complexion foods but a soup with nood noodles lesi dumplings dump lings and similar pasty things is not good oyster soup asgood is good provided the oysters are staved for the ash cart candy is a hard thing to resist but like spices sauces and ices it is a foe to beauty A suc gulenc diet will cure care pimples and eruptions on the list are salad greens beets sprouts tomatoes onions asparagus I 1 and as a the rhyming doctors sang of old with spinach and leek lily cheeks in a week ugly li hands need kindness as well as care it is madness to wash them any more than is necessary lazy easy liying men as a class ha have v e beautiful hands and bank bank clerks are famous for what their rivals call fine paws the S secret cret is not skin bleachers or cold cream but care these men are too busy to wash their hands and they dont wash them fat people have nice hands bands because the skin is is well fed that is is si naturally thin hands are apt to be roup botand cold and hard it is generally useless to dose them with grease as the lubrication to be sufficient must come from the inside the hard bard handed woman can mend matters by keeping her hands out of mischief one dose of soap and water a day ought to keep them clean noisy shoes are not pleasant they th ey murder the grace of the wearer and unstring the nerves of the sensitive public it is a very easy matter to remedy the creaking pour an ounce or so of linseed oil or melted lard in a shallow dish place the shoe in it and allow the sole to become saturated this absorption will not only render the shoe noiseless noise fess but waterproof this is the season borgreen for green sickness a general disorder of the health marked by a lettuce and mayonnaise mayo naise complexion languor debility bad temper and a deranged stomach it is a disease of the blood and is caused by imperfect nutrition among the symptoms are peevishness pee lishness vish ness melancholy aversion to exercise extreme ta fatigue tigue pale lips and gums heavy eyes prevented prever ted appetite indigestion adi estion restlessness frequent headache dry skin coated tongue and a most unlovely green and yellow corn coin alexion pl exion the individual feels used up u and looks it begin by getting rested lower the window one inch and raise it three go 0 to bed right after dinner and try the effect of ten consecutive hours of of sleep have a dip or spon sponge e bath friction enough with a soft flesh brush to make yourself look like a indian girl and dress in fresh laundered or well aired clothing get different foods and cook them properly instead of white bread fry rye graham or corn com bread if you have had biscuits all winter substitute crusty rolls or dry toast quit eating meat fish roe and eggs are better for spring eggs can be served in the shell on toast with baked potatoes or in ollette with parsley jelly tomatoes or eggplant egg plant now that vegetables are getting plentiful lenti ful there is no reason why green things things should not be served for breakfast stead dried apples peaches and prunes sweet oranges and grape fruit and green apples pie plant are wholesome and seasonable breakfast relishes lunches are mischievous cold dishes may suit the convenience of mary ann but they are not economical considering the clean bill of health desired two distinct elements are needed in the diet for green sickness variety and digestibility fruits and vegetables are the ape rients and tonics provided by nature and they are better than the chemists it will profit the victim of grem green sickness to become a vegetarian and subsist on nuts fruits greens eggs e and milk for a term of six sik or eight eitt weeks fresh air sunlight moderate exert exercise ise occupation and cheerful company compan will have a wholesome influence on le the languid girl every day garments particularly those that are not laundered should be dis infected brushing is not sufficient as it does not remove the unpleasant odors that come from long usage some women sprinkle their waists and dresses with scent and use sachet powders to perfume their bonnets and wraps all this would be admirable were it availing scent needs to be over powering to conceal the emanations from an old ad garment then the bouquet is fulsome and vulgar better than scent bags or potpourri is a clothes pole and an open window turn the garments wrong side out and let the air and sunshine disinfect ara aird deodorize cloth garments can be sponged and pressed clean a pint of benzine costs five cents and will clean anything in the way of kid silk lace or worsted camphor is another common disinfectant and not half appreciated if after brushing the only coat or gown it is sprinkled with spirits of camphor and aired a few hours it will be tidy and grateful garments are belongings that smelling of nothing are the cleanest and most agreeable there is always a suspicion of bad health bad sanitation or bad habits where there is much perfuming |