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Show Woman's World., "ZZ. Specially Prepared tor Our Feminine Readeri. m THE GIKL WHO LAUGHS. 'i '- Thp jflrl who lauKhs God bloss her! ' i Thrice blesses herself the while; ,j ' ' No musie of earth -; Has nobler worth , , J Than that which voices a emilc. ?! The pirl who laughs life needs her; There is never an hour en pad But waked nd thrills S I . To the ripiiliiip trills I . Of the laugh of a Imss who's chid. ; Ladies' Home Journal.. f SILK OF THE SUMMER. Material is Delightfully Cool and in Many Pretty Shades. , Ponpee is to he the silk of the com- i ' ,riP summer, an 1 the pongee gown the fashionable thing for very warm v eat her. ? Tlie pjiet-ial fiualities which recom- t ; mend it Hie two comfort and oeon- I oniy. It is delightfully cool, and when j Foiled it can be laundered so that it I v ''1 look even better than new. So. ; "while pongee is not cheap, it is. in the i Jong run, a very wise investment, and "e that brings you the worth of your money. j fr-ct, to wear with pretty waists of i ' white mull or chiffon. Or. again, it is j found in the popular shirt waist suits, j j It may be made either with 'or without alining. It is easier laundered without I a lining, of course, but some women j ; prefer the graceful hang of the skirt. "which can only be obtained by using a I; tniri china silk lining, j " Pongee of the natural color, a soft Peru, is most in vogue, though it comes ,? . now in all of the colors blue, red, f " green, etc. Hand embroideries in Cora's Cor-a's and French blue, laces of ecrue , shade, fancy buttons of gun metal and ! pearl, and machine stitching in black I n'e the trimmings used in ornamenta- J Hon of the pongee gown. 4 ' '. In the accompanying: illustrations the gowns are all of the natural pongee shade. A dainty one is made with a I front vest of ecrue lace, strapped with I ' pongee bands caught back with a i Pongee coral button. The tindersleeves are f the same lace, caught below the I flbow with similar buttoned straps. Ma- s rhine stitching in coral silk carries out ! Ihe bright effect, which relieves the rather somber background. The skirt 5 Is plain, save for the full flounce which ' . friges it. The flounce is graduated and dips in front, and lifts unusually high t ' in the back. ine tiny tucKs, the latest name for which is "pinch" tucks, are well adapted adapt-ed for this soft pongee material a j- gown lias an entire" yoke of them in i lng bust effect. The lower edge of the k 'oke is outlined by a band of the white chenille embrodiery, which is to be a i favorite decoration of the ponjje gowns. Below this the blouse front has a j ; - . double horizontal tuck laid. The skirt' I j ornamentation matches the waist. Two j j rows of the chenille embroidery have a panel of the pinch tucks bet wen them. I Below a graduated flounce is also I banded with chenille embroidery. f A particularly quaint little ponge gown looks as if it had stepped from the frame of some long-ago portrait. : The jacket is cut with short, loose sleevs. and the shoulders are eoverd I "'ith two flat circular capes. The old- fr.shioned flat collar is of brown moire ! silk, ,-is are also the tabs that hang down the front. Macbine stitching in brown silk is used on the capes and the edge of the jacket. The skirt is laid in long pleats that are likewise stitched in brown silk. Black machine .Pitching on the pon- j see mas-s a very stylish gown. It Isn't as dainty, of course, as a garni-. garni-. ture of lace, but it is the expression of the '"tailored" idea, and conveys even I to the veriest novice in clothes the im- , ' . pression that it is altogether "a la i mode." I There are women to whom the one di sign is adapated. and there are other women for whom the other design is A the only correct one. It takes a well- built woman, is a rule, to cairy the more severe gown with the proper ; Hv!.-. The black stitched pongee gown S is elaborately strapped. Straps I run from the shoulders and from the waist above and below, alter- i I nating with the boy pleats, in which i r ' both waist and skirt are laid. Stitched strappings ornament the sleeves, and even the cuffs, and there is a stitched 'nge belt and a strapped and stitched stitch-ed rnnrup collar The tx-aict factme the back with buttons of gun metal. A deep-pointed yoke and long cuffs of ecrue lace beautify a pongee gown that is laid in tucks all over the waist, sleeves and skirt. These are stitched in ecrue silk, the one tone being pre-; pre-; Ferved throughout the gown. Four lr.rge pearl buttons ornament the blouse front of the waist. The girdle is of black velvet, which ties in back in a bow with long ends, the latter falling nearly to the bottom of the skirt. The last eown in the group illustrates the use of the new white chenille em-broidery. em-broidery. The skirt is paneled with it. There are three bands of it on front o." the waist and a band the length of the sleeve. The belt is formed of a band . of the embroidery, and another band ' ; encircles the collar. The chenille em broidery all runs lengthwise, while crosswise on the front of the waist, on , the skirt panels and on the deep cuffs fire numerous stitched straps, fastened ' ( ' with little pearl buttons. SYMMETRY OF BOD x. j Stout "Women Can Reduce "Weight and Become Young Looking. Good-natured as the stout woman generally is. she knows well enough that too much flesh has no tendency f toward beauty. Yet when many of them are called upon to make the sacrifices sac-rifices necessary, in battling against ! obesity they will give up in despair. The stout woman who really wishes to lose flesh and attain grace and symmetry sym-metry of form can certainly accomplish that end. But it cannot be done by 1 proxy. She must work her way to Blender proportions by strict adherence to regularity in diet and exercise. All starchy foods, make fat. and fat is carbon, and nothing but oxygen will consume carbon. So. unless we crowd our stomachs with fatty foods, exercise will, by its oxygenation of blood, consume con-sume carbon and control the wasting pi ocess. No remedy for obesity will be successful suc-cessful where sugary foods are indulged in-dulged in which means the giving up of bon-bons, cream sodas, hot chocolate and all sweets. All starchy vegetables potatoes, beans, peas all fatty foods, such as Dork, butter, hot cakes and cereals, must be abandoned. This will not be so hard when it is remembered all there is left beef, poultry, poul-try, fish, green vegetables to satisfy' the appetite. Salads that require vin- ! fgar dressing, raw fruits, wines, beer - nnd ale have fattening qualities. Drink! I'Jeniiiuny or not water: never iced water. Sleep the regulation eight hours, but never take the afternoon nap. Take outdoor exercise instead. Tepid Te-pid baths for the stout person; hot . i baths are conducive to flesh. Turkish ; baths, taken frequently, reduce flesh. " lieal hard exercise must be taken. "Walk before breakfast, increasing the length and pace each morning. At least five or ten miles should be covered i ; ; each day. All exercise must be indulged in ! freely, such as the dumbbells. Indian clubs, bending in all directions and ' i '. : .' ' - ' j the balancing exercises or the head and arms should be gone through daily. |