Show v i i bolle ath lace and triple skirts make two features ol 01 present styles that are most effectively in this charming gown As shown the material la champagne colored voile with ecru lace and the waist is made with double sleeves and contrasting tucked watt 32 to 40 abnet 4 sectional tucked skirt 22 to 30 test but the design Is a simple one and is appropriate to all the season s materials while the contrasting vest and trimming and substituting bishop sleeves tor the double ones the skirt consists of three flounces all of which are straight at their lower edges and which are joined beneath hems that give an effect of tucks and is peculiarly well suited to bordered and to washable fabrics to make the waist tor a woman ot medium dixe will be required 5 yards ot material 21 6 yards 27 or 3 yards 44 inches wide to make the skirt ava yards 21 9 yards 27 or 5 yards 44 inches wide A may manton pattern of waist no sizes 32 to 40 or of skirt sizes 22 to 30 will be mailed to any address on receipt ol 01 10 cents each checked voiles are the latest some of the new jackets have two graduated tucks up the back very many evening dresses have long sleeves full at the elbow Chemi and vests of lace and chiffon abound in the spring dresses shoulders are entirely given up to long languid droop over the top of the sleeve the lingerie blouse sleeve is tucked into a narrow frill of valenciennes at the wrist silks are all ot the soft flowing order it Is prophesied that the elizabeth an ruff is to be revived it Is once more fashionable to wear a bunch of flowers in the corsage in the daytime some of the new evening gloves are edged with a ruche all the way up to the fastenings A novel red silk stocking has a black toot and ankle designed to imitate a low tie shoe the stock of white ecru linen finished with a big hemstitched or embroidered bow is a jaunty favorite lace sleeves dyed to match the frock are being used as more ser vi ceable than the daintier white trills to keep ferns fresh there is a new way to care for ferns that has been found very sue a week they must have a turkish bath put them in the bathroom shut the windows and dlois to exclude every particle ot air then fill the bathtub with scalding water and allow the plants to steam for three or four hours the room should be gradually cooled before the plants are removed to a cooler atmosphere this process does away entirely with the laborious work of washing and spraying the leaves and Is much more satisfactory P keapple snow soak half a box of gelatin in a tea cup of cold water for an hour grate a small pineapple and stir in a cup ful of granulated sugar when this is dissolved stir in the gelatin turn 1 to a double boiler the water outside already hot and stir until sugar and gelatin are altogether dissolved take from stove and allow the mixture to get cool but not too stiff to whip in the whites of five eggs that have been beaten very stiff beat all until it la well mixed put in glass dish and leave on the ice for several hours serve with whipped grape juice sponge dissolve a scant three fourths cup ful of sugar in one cup ot grape juice with the juice of one lemon strain and add halt an ounce ot melaun which has been dissolved in one fourth a cupful of water set the dish in ice water stirring until the mixture begins to thicken then bea in gradually the whites of two eggs beaten dry and whip the mixture till very light turn in a mold or pour lightly into a glass dish to thoroughly chill serve with whipped cream if lard Is rubbed over every part of a new tin it will remain bright and tree from dust tor an indefinite time to keep the nickel on the stove bright make a thin paste of ammonia and baking soda and rub it with a woolen cloth A little salt dissolved in will quickly brighten copper after it is applied turpentine mixed with stove polish gives an added luster to the stove soot may be removed from the chimney by burning a piece of zinc in the stove boll three or four onions in a pint of water apply with a soft brush to gilt frames and flies will keep off to avoid unpleasant odors from the sink keep on hand a gallon of water in which a pound of copperas has been boiled and at intervals clean with this do not use soap in washing a stain ed or painted floor use clear water in which a little borax has been dis solved to clean cut glass wash articles let dry and afterward rub them with prepared chalk and a soft brush carefully going into all the cavities chicago american bouquet centerpiece an especially pretty idea tor the ar ran gement of flowers at a little dinner Is that of the boutonniere centerpiece to which many of the new low dishes lend themselves especially well says the atlanta journal A number of little bouquets intend ed for distribution among the guests are attached to strands of ribbon and arranged in the dish the ribbons fall over the sides and escape contact with the water at the conclusion ot the feast each member of the party pulls a ribbon and obtains a bouquet corset cover blouse waists create a demind tor chiert covers with full fr ants that is quite generally felt in I 1 lecog nihed this one 1 that tea siire with a prettily ti back and Is finished with circular pasquo alons from the under seams that do away with all bulk over the hips the fronts are slightly full in them selves and are trimmed with three circular frills each that are edged with valenciennes lice the cover being made of linen batiste the quan cornet caver 32 to 40 city of material required tor the medium size Is 1 yards ac inches wide with 8 yards of lace and 2 yards of beading A may manton pattern no sizes 32 to 40 will be mailed to any address on receipt 0 10 cents belts the leather belt three inches wid is the latest notion made stiff it neither dips front or back aad ie straight all round and fastens with straps it Is not halt so pretty as the crushed leather as soft as satin sparkling with a good harness buckle all kinds of leather have been pressed into the service and of them have the natural hair left on them such calf skin an all round belt Is never so becoming as those with a slight dip A stock or necktie of some sort should match the color of the jelt for a white frock in the way of an easily made trim ming for a dancing frock of white point d esprit or Is the shirring of a white ribbon louisane louis lne or satin through the middle the ribbon not to be over halt an inch wide and using it to festoon the bottom of very wide told tucks or sew on the edg of three or more flounces upon a skirt when making a cilery of cooked meat all browned spots should be removed if you wish a cake to be light put it into a very hot oven at first and let the joven cool after the first twenty minutes when bluing clothes tie the blue into a piece of flannel and you will avoid unsightly blotches of the color on your clothes before frying fish wipe it wah a damp cloth next dust it thickly with dry flour and then dip into egg and bread crumbs when stewing fruit add the sugar after the fruit Is cooked but while it Is still hot in this way a smaller quantity of sugar Is needed after washing lace ties etc rinse them in milk instead of starching them let the lace dry then damp and iron and you will find it looking quite new again wet umbrellas should be stood on their handles to dry this allows the water to run out of them instead of into the part where the ribs and the silk meet thus causing the metal to rust and the to rot FOP brunettes A combination most becoming to brunettes Is the blending of pale pink and red the pink Is used for foundation of the frock in some soft or gauzy fabric with a garniture of cherry colored poppy or even crim son velvet occasionally this order Is reversed and a red gown Is decor abed with flowers or ribbons in pale pink but the result in this case Is not so satisfactory censure and criticism never hurt anybody gladstone |