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Show TRUTH 5 The First Dinner. Hospitality is a favorite virtue, and the newly married wife is wont to be much elated when she sends out the invitations for her first "real dinStill, a certain elener of her own. ment of discomfort mixes with her elation, no matter how well used she may have been in her girlhood to dinners of all kinds. It is not until one' s personally responsible that one realizes how many are the minute details to be considered, and how numerous are the directions to be given, if success is to be insured. The broad outlines she may be absolutely, familiar with, and have a pretty fair general acquaintance with the mysteries of table laying, and the intricacies of a nicely considered menu; but given a young and fairly inexperienced parlor maid, and the newly installthe ed mistress begins to indorse wisdom of the sage who pronounced that one child or ignorant person could ask in five minutes more than ten wise men could answer. Raspberry Red. One of the new fancies are raspberry reds in pale tones, in dotted swiss and batiste and are considered extremely smart for forenoon wear. They are almost invariably trimmed with black laces marked over with white floss and just a little gold thread, and are transparently inset In long lines upon the skirt and bodice. The effect ovor white silk underdrapery is most delightful. Black lace hats and roses to match, or, a wreath of raspberries with foliage, ire a charming harmony, and as this color has not been hackneyed it carries a decided eclat. Geranium red hats and parasols add great possibilities to the pongee, biscuit and white Casino gowns, making them more sought after than ever. Miss Barrymores Gown. Miss Ethel Barrymore is wearing a girlish gown of white net, striped horizontally with rose pink ribbon the bayadere striping thus made Buiting her tall, slender form. The liodiro blouses all around, and the ribbon jsed on it has a finely corded edge; s it is perhaps of an inch wide, and the bands are also of an inch apart. There Is a little lace around the neck, and from there to the belt the bands go round and round. The sleeves fit the arms, hut not too closely; and are made of net and ribbon to match the bodice, and end a little below the elbow in a single ruffle, not over two inches wide. The bands of ribbon used to bar the skirt are of graduated width, that at the bottom of the scant, trailing skirt being three Inches wide and the upper one the width of that used in the corsage; the width of net showing between is the same of an inch. Long white gloves, a small black and white ruche boa, and a flat black hat, not very largo and trimmed with ostrich plumes, also black, complete this toilet. three-fourth- three-quarte- three-quarte- Retires After Long Service. Gen. Alexander Stewart Webb has sent a letter of recognition to the board of trustees of the College of the City of New York, of which he has been president for thirty-twyears. He asks that his retirement take effect by Dec. 1, and expresses his desire to retire on the ground of his long service ang his age. o rs Jewelry In Womens Headwear. The millinery ornaments which give the finishing touch to elegant creations of headwear, as previously recorded, run this season in rhinestone and cut steel,, with some show ot mock pearl, and greater favor for cut jet than has been manifested for a number of years. Large fiat cabochons, bars and pins with large heads are the conceits which seem newest in collections, some of these showing in device an Intermixture of crystal, steel and pearl. Millinery Trade Review. Pretty Blouse of Simple Design. During the holiday season the every day usefulness of the blouse and skirt costume is more than ever realized, for there is a sense of well Little Girls Dress. Little girls frock of white pongee. Both blouse and skirt are trimmed In the new frivols of fashion there with Valenciennes lace Insertion. The round yoke is made with fine tucka may be noted theso things: Street coats with three little capes. alternating with bands of the same The little lace cap, very close on Crepe de Chine Waist. Full, gathered, blouse of pastel lilac crepe de chine, trimmed with motifs of Irish lace, of which the yoke is also made. The sleeves are finished at the elbow with frills of the material, headed by a drapery erf the same knotted on the outside. Chic Parisian. rs the shoulders. being and comfort in thise style of dress which is not to be gainsaid. It also offers such unlimited scope for many variations of toilette, and in this way appeals to us more particularly when our desires do not coincide with the limitations of a dress basket. The pretty blouse sketched is of printed muslin, trimmed with lace and tucked. The design Is a very charming one, and is becoming to any figure. The collarless blouse is inthis season, with a deed square cut lace yoke stopping short at the throat line. A lace collar should be worn, finished at the top by a narrow piping of the same material as the blouse itself. Narrow turnover muslin collars, with a dainty stock cravat, look well for wear with morning blouses. Chinaman Enters Politics. Chinaman Mon War, a been nominated for has of Honolulu, the Hawaiian legislature by the home rule party and is making a vigorous canvass of bis district: pre-emine- . nt well-to-d- o Lace dresses with silk linings an( silk underslips of all colors. The beef eater hat with straps of stitched cloth on the crown. The Cleopatra bat brim, turned up and embroidered on the outside. Street sleeves with capes at the shoulder and capes at the hand. The very low necked evening gown with three caps for the sleeves. Wide scarfs that vome from the sides of the hat and tie under the chin. The skirt trimmed wits three flounces, each a third a depth of the skirt. The gowns of point desprit with delightful ruffles trimmed with narrow blue velvet Flounces of Mack insertion .with bands of green ribbon trimming on the upper part. The military hat turned up at the sides and back, but pulled down to a sharp point in frr.nt, either trimmed or untrfmmefl. Newest Face Cloth. One of the latest adjuncts to the toilet is a perfumed cloth of peculiar fabric, which is carried about with one and used to give the face a smart rubbing for a moment or two each hour. In the vestibule or dressing-room- , before leaving ones own room to receive visitors, a few touches with this prepared cloth will, it is said, leave the skin with a peculiarly fine finish, like that ef statuary marble, which is not a polish, it must be remembered. lace-edge- d, . insertion, and is bordered with a ruffle of the materia, cut in points, and also trimmed with the lace. The sash is of ribbon, knotted in the back. sky-blu- e Goblets Are In. Rock crystal goblets fashioned after the long stemmed type of our grandmothers days, have taken the place of the flat tumbler that held sway for some time past The daintiness and .clearness of these new goblets appeal particularly to the chatelaiue whe likes a delicate water glass. . |