Show GOWNS of THE ah ET have you eaten them until you have eaten a coddled egg you don dont t know just how delicious 11 soft boiled egg can tie be have your water boiling and have ready ah an earthen bowl or jar of some thickness which you hae haie previously made hot place your eggs in the bowl and pour on the boiling water vater then cover the bowl with alth a tight cover and put over it also a colv or a folded napkin in five or six minutes the eggs will be done soft boiled to a consistency that it is impossible to gain in the ordinary way u ay one beauty of this plan is that the eggs are placed on the table together with the fruit cereal and coffee and by the time one course Is finished the eggs are ready without the necessity of watching over a stove or of getting up from the table to go after them in the absence of a maid timbale of potatoes cook drain mash and rub two quarts of potatoes through a colander put them in a saucepan with six ounces of butter two whole eggs six egg yolks salt pepper and nutmeg butter a timbale mold sprinkle with dry crumbs roll beaten eggs all over the inside and bread crumbs again put the prepared potatoes in with a little more bread crumbs and small pieces of butter on top bake for an hour in a moderately hot oven put on a hot dish allow it to remain tor for a while then take oft off the mold and serve quickly for the next follow the mold and serve quickly estyl sh walking suit the advance showing of spring suits has a decided preference tor for light colored cloths and the new 4 american beauty led promises to be exceedingly popular among the less pretentious models in this shade is one which may be easily and success ALP j fully copied by the home dressmaker the circular skirt has stitched strap ping of cloth around bottom and at knee depth is in points at set inter I 1 vals A pos tillon jacket Is also blab brately trimmed with strapping and cut steel buttons dom nant summer styles the three stales that will be worn most of all this summer are very much like the old styles it seems ab surd to mention them as new yet they have points which make them new there is tap pr cress ski t rom com il 11 up I 1 o 0 rc neigh t gh 0 fo Is t i Lore r girdle with the overhanging eton short in the back and long in the front there is the style which shows a great deal of machine stitching the plaited platted skirt with short pony jacket half loose front and back and trimmed with braid or embroidery the kilted skirt with eton coat and girdle made of cloth or linen or thin summer stuff will be worn again and there will be the circular skirt with little loose roat coat nicely trimmed with hand work and made along the tall ored linea with plenty of stitching and seams very neatly finished and last though it should have been first comes the circular skirt with its neat blouse finished so that it makes a handsome suit for the street these styles with their varia varla eions and modifications act actually hally form the list of the summer suits the dyed laces since the beginning of the season women of fashion lave shown a pre for died laces which has developed into a positive craze in the sober shades black dark blue and brown easily take the lead while pale pink blue of the latest periwinkle tint and delicate green are chosen for lighter designs the acme of smartness is expressed in a blouse of black silk cluny lace which falls over a round girdle of gar net satin liberty caught with a buckle of dark bronze the trimming of the design is exquisitely simple being limited to a round yoke of black valen clendes insertion the sleeves are i buffed at the shoulders and have deep fated bands of the insertion extending to the elbows and finished with ruf rut fles flea or soft black and white lace the blouse is built over white silk having the effect softened with an interlining of white chiffon valenciennes is certainly the most fashionable lace of the season for no matter what nhat other ornament Is em plowed in the smart decorative rc schemes homes it is always called upon to add the requisite touch of softness favorite colors while at the moment mauves and grays are the reigning colors bronze brown mo IDOS mos s and navy blie bl ie will again te ite among the e shades of the jear apropos of navy blue one of tue the prettiest costumes let shown in this color has a scroll of coarse silk braid on the front 0 of the bolero with collar cuffs and belt of dark chestnut there Is a tiny vest and hem to the bolero of ivory cloth the sleeves being puffed from elbow to shoulder while the skirt Is plain except for an edging round the bot hot torn tom of the same kind of silk braid which decorates the bolero lv naiden taffeta coats will be extremely modish in the spring evening gowns of chiffon velvet are extremely good siye style touches of rich old gold and black used together is a new note there is an effort to push soft heavy surah silk for street wear cashmere in all the new and old colors Is among the spring fabrics plaited platted skirt continue to be worn by extremely well gowned women braids and g amps come in all colors to correspond with the new cloths separate coats of cheviot and cov ert cloth are to be worn for morning eyelet embroidery on silk cloth or wash goods Is as much adored as ever at swell affairs in paris scarcely anything is now seen save the corse let skirt the polon polonaise alse has conquered it has followed closely upon the princess gown and bids fair to equal it in pop flarity new D cards are ara hire here the spring dinner card has at ara rived they are as suggestive of balmy days as they are of color and beauty they are shaped tu in gar lands which are meant to hang from the side of your goblet thearo they re a I pretty bit of color adding hot a little to the decorative effect of the table as you go into the room the cards just raised from the white cloth enough to be displayed in the fullest way those other cards with a folded bit pasted upon the back by means of which they are made to stand upon the cloth are the next prettiest of nany n any styles shown whatever your flower scheme is to be can be repeated in these cards red roses or pink ones daffodils or carnations all have their copies in cards from leftover vegetables possibly both fresh and canned meat is altogether lacking but there are some cold vegetables on hand some cauliflower parsnips or carrots put on the trying frying kettle and make some fritter batter and one egg one tablespoonful of baking powder to each cupful of flour when without eggs increase the amo mt int of baking powder says the new york mall mail add the vegetables to the thick batter with more seasoning if needed and drop by small spoonfuls into the tat fat which should be smoking hot and cook cool until brown or dip each piece in the thin batter until coated and cook in the fat slices of hard boiled egg pieces of cold fish raw oysters chopped clams these and a dozen other things may be used with this fritter batter mixture laces everywhere there never was such a lace season and the fashion is most prominently displayed in wal ts I 1 enedian and irish crochet are und the favorite laces just at present but ai a most every kind is seen even the old fashioned span sh I 1 ce has been revived alons of lace are v in ch eh like I 1 cl CI nv iv combines well with the croc e laces and valen clannes seems to fit in with almost all other laces valenciennes how ever is almost al better by itself for it is the simp est of laces and loses its distinct i e cha in m when too much elaboration a soi sot ht lit for an olive placed in each bouillon cup before pouring in the bouillon gives the liquid an added and pleasing fla vor coarse salt and vinegar will clean enameled ware that has been burned or discolored the same will clean brass or copper before begir beginning ning to mix cakes at all see that the tins or molds are care fully prepared for rich cakes the bottom and sides of the tins should be lined with double paper cut to the size and well buttered ho should know that pa per bags are made of a compound of rags lime glue and other substances mixed with chemicals and acids when dry these can do no harm but a damp paper bag Is not fit to ouch any sort of food this being the case no food of a damp or juicy nature ought ever to be kept in a paper bag about your muff don t use your muff as a shopping bag the furrier says a great many women do this and that Is why their furs soon look shabby muffs muff a were made to hold a pair of hands and per haps a purse and handkerchief they were not made to hold bundles it if you want your muff to keep nice you t huddle a package up between it and your fur boa this rubs the hair off of both never throw the muff down when not using it hang it up by its cord or a loop and in such manner that it does not rest against anything the greatest care must be taken of furs particularly of lynx which is an extremely delicate fur take the portion of cabbage which has not been used for the soup shave it into fine slips put it into a deep dish and pour over a dressing made in the following manner beat up two eggs add one gill of vinegar and water mixed place it over the fire when it begins to thicken stir in a piece of butter the size of a small walnut a little salt and a teaspoonful of sugar when cold pour it over the cabbage and stir it together before sending to table sprinkle with a little black pepper fancy straw with figured ribbon buckle and feathers R abon and Ruch ings an excellent effect Is obtained by threading ribbon in and out through ruch ings of lace even nhen no legiel mate opening is left tor for the pu pose strips of crepe de sole sale are also in between bands of lace lac e or ruch ings where the edges are arregu lar the crepe being allowed to koufi out here and there just few light stitches will keep it in position vogue of dyed lace and there can be a little blue lace applied to the softer of the cotton print goods those that make up dressily dress lly but in every case the dyed lace should be very delicate a sort of pastel shade light and tender so to speak rather than deep and glaring pale blue lace is frenchy but deep blue lace Is not apt to be so good hint as to cs the brunette with clear skin and black hair should always be a liven der girl girt especially in her wasa clothes even when dyes act the same on cottons or silks or wools as the case may be there is a distine tion in fabrics ahen hen it comes to be comm corain gness she who would not at tempt heliotrope silk or henrietta can wear heliotrope linen with success there Is something in the cool wash surface which jibes with the complex ion on 0 of f the brunette especially a and nd which gives to the color the dash that it needs the reproach of being an insipid color Is never heard where whore the e clear skinned and black haired girt wears it instead of the blonde color Combi nat ons popular the combination of two or mor wor materials and colors Is again in vogue one sees gray skirts with dark blue or black eton jackets though allbray all sio Is fashionable and is often shown in the model gowns the skirt is some times made of the sheer wool or silk and material in a pretty shade of gray barred with hairline stripes of dark blue or black stripes which give the barre design and which simply re lieve the gray without darkening the gown the jacket is then of silk to correspond with the color used in the stripe 0 3 blouse of embroidered pale blue satin and chiffon white panne velvet blouse with 11 ver buttons and duchene Du chese lace |