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Show 1 Woman's World. ZZ j Specially Prepared for Our Feminine Readers. ! FASHIONS OF PARIS. 1 I ; Embroidery to Be the Rage During , , j Coming Season, j . ! Paris, Sept. 25. Embroidery of every J j .' ; description will be pre-eminent during ; the coming season, and there are a number of distinct novelties in it which I seem destined to make a sensation and are certainly most effective. i i,.?e f the niost strikins of these new i kinds of embroidery, especially destined for heavy cloth gowns and the early fall coats, is of white silk over a cording cord-ing irvgraduated thicknesses, forming as it were a series of rolls twisted into a quaint design. The effect, if one may make such a comparison to be explicit, is exactly as if one had taken a thick silk paste and squeezed it on the garment in fantastic fantas-tic shape. Wide white silk button holes corresponding with the principal embroidery em-broidery complete this style of trimming. trim-ming. Cloth coats trimmed with it are made - in two parts, as it were, a bolero ' stitched on to a skirtlike ruffle. There ; . i is nothing gaudy about this kind of em- j bellishment in the way of trimming, but it possesses a stamp that is particularly partic-ularly Parisian. ; - Another striking embroidery Is of black and white haircloth interwoven with blue chenille and edged with blue silk woven into the haircloth. This is one of the novelties, a creation of an artist of the Rue Royal, which is rap-: rap-: idly commencing to rival the Rue d la ' 1'aix, and, indeed, some of the smartest smart-est shops, at present exceedingly popular, pop-ular, established along the Rue Royal, famous during the empire, but which upon the fall of the latter gradually ', degenerated into a humdrum street, until, un-til, several years agot when its regen- .( eration commenced, and at present ! much of Its past glory is slowly being , restored and the movement of the fashionable fash-ionable dressmakers towards the Rue : Royad is eve worrying colleagues , ; along th Rue de la Paix. !It may seem exceedingly curious, but the tight fttting black silk coat, or rathor mantle cloak, of our grandmothers, grand-mothers, modified by the addition of up-to-date sleeves and other accessories, accesso-ries, is among the Fmartept of the new i wraps for calling and carriage wear. I had the good fortune to see one of these cloaks made for a fashion leader of pleasure loving French society in three stages the first, or preliminary stage, when a single piece of wide faille silk stitched and shaped entirely be means of two seams, one on each side under the arms, and four darts formed the foundation garment; the second stage, when the addition of velvet shoulder capes, tiny affairs meant as upper sleeves, and velvet bands of trimming had been added; and the third, or. final stage, when loose, picturesque pic-turesque chiffon sleeves, falling from under the tiny shoulder capes, gave a i dressy, finished air to the cloak. It was one of the most successful of the year's models more elegant in form than the loose, sacklike cloaks which have been so much seen for two seasons sea-sons past, for, while the tight fitting body of the garment gives the figure ', an advantageous appearance, the loose, graceful sleeves add that "flou" air, without which no really Parisian garment gar-ment at present is complete. I think one cn safely predict great success for this style of cloak, and it is an indication indica-tion that the new note in the matter of coats and cloaks will be closely fitting bodies of all the prettiest garments, relieved re-lieved by large bouffant sleeves. I am quite surprised to note the number num-ber of new models "a la princess" in a severity of style that would delight the dress reformers. Yokes of heavy lace are now much used on princess gowns, otherwise, with the exception j of some innovations in the matter of i trimming and color combination, the j Jrincess gown for the coming season i w ill much resemble that of last year. 1 A feature about the new cloth skirts . is the use of tuc ks on them. The tuck-l tuck-l ing must be skillfully done, and gowns . t""" ornamented are at present exceedingly ex-ceedingly expensive, owing the great amount of work about them. The tucking is done in horizontal fashion in bands of two inches wide, three iun-i iun-i Uing around the skirt and two over the hips. As the work of tucking is done directly oh the skirt itself, the adjusting ad-justing of .the latter to fit the figure Js exceedingly difficult,, and commands the best skill. The corsage is similarly tucked, and the sleeves have bands of the tucking running from the wrist to : . the shoulder. The best illustration of this new mode of trimming, which I saw was a blue satin cloth gown with a tiny dash of red. added to it, just above each band of trimming, to set it off. A I False tucks of cloth are rapidly re-, re-, placing ruffles on cloth skirts, an inch and a half in width, and often stitched in five or seven rows. The same tucks in velvet are added to dressy cloth suits, while velvet stripes, covering the seams and finishing in points or round, j are also in high favor. Originality in design and coloring is everywhere remarkably in evidence, and no two gowns are alike. One might even say that the days for even a. resemblance of costumes, save in some few general notes, are passed. Each woman wants her own especially ( designed toilet, and it quite seems to be the fashion in every other line of dress; and as for hats, they are now shaped and trimmed on the heads of ' the fulre wearer. While the best dressed women always had their hats nade for them, the present custom in the great establishments of literally making up the entire hat on the head ' is comparatively recent and decidedly practical, as al lforms and trimming can thus be exactly suited to the face. I -Grace Corneau in Chicago Tribune. New Umbrella Parasols. The smartest new umbrella parasols, for they are a combination of both, are in gray silks, and will not spot even in a heavy shower. Most of the handles are twisted wooden sticks, with sometimes some-times a little gilt or silvel just touching touch-ing them off. Some of the prettiest or-Sinary or-Sinary umbrellas have carved silver leadings to the handles, in the new ire style. Some of them are well I tdapted to the hand, and one finds no I , lifficulty in clutching a water numph, I Sreek goddess or other extravagant jj ' igure, but others are quite Impossible I , u this respect, and one longs for the i lainer, more homely crook in natural I vood or silver. As brown is among the ) ' fashionable colors for the season, some iansome brown umbrellas are shown, j Quite the latest and most extrava- f - rant fancy of ultra fashionable women I :his season is to gild their finger nails. ! There is something Oriental about this !ad that makes one wonder if the ways if the eastern hemisphere are not be-.oming be-.oming popular in the western sphere. The Indian, Chinese and Japanese vomen all paint their nails and their iaces. The latter custom has long I lince failed to be unique in the lands I f the western races, but nail gilding f it least is a novelty. i I Fads of Fashion. I Reception lamps in Japanese pottery, J netaliic and decorated with globes, f ' ire on sale from 53 to J15 each. I ' Holland bows of delft blue satin J V-omise to figure largely as a hair -I !- decoration during the coming season. sea-son. One of the daintiest things in neckwear neck-wear is a French stock of white louis-Jine louis-Jine silk combined with linen cord and hand work. A unique tobacco jar is a very queer crocodile sitting on his hind legs. The head lifts off to allow the tobacco to be put in. There are many furniture sales in progress, and at one of these sales beautiful golden oak library tables are being sold for $9.75. In the new goods one finds golden-rod golden-rod yellows both in cloth and silk, and a deep sumac red. The greens are dull and deep in tone. Empire wreaths appear among the adornments of fine evening robes, and the newest and prettiset tea gowns are made in the Empire style. Filmy texture is to be the keynote of the latest stockings, and even in the coldest weather women will wear the thinnest of gauze and lace hose. Lovely sashes are exhibited, which have bunches of .daisies, roses or violets vio-lets painted on the ends. Perishable but lovely are the effective white maline sashes. Boudoir Chat. Warts. Castor oil will cure warts if applied to them daily for several weeks. Or if you are superstitious you can try the old-fashiored plan of stealing a piece of beef, rubbing the warts with this, and then burning it. The idea is that as the beef decays the warts will gradually decrease in size, and at last disappear altogether. A Tonic Bath. Have you ever tried an ammonia bath after you come in tired from a bicycle ride? It is most invigorating. Have the water nice and warm, and add a teaspoonful of liquid ammonia for every gallon. Don't stay in more than ten minutes, and then rub briskly with a rough towel till your body is all in a glow. A little olive oil rubbed into the joints takes away that stiff feeling one sometimes experiences the day after a long ride. If you can lie down for hajf an hour after the bath so much the better. To Be Healthy. The majority of people do not sufficiently realize the importance of fruit as an article of daily diet. If you want to be really healthy, eat fruit for breakfast; eat fruit for luncheon: avoid pastry; shun muffins and crumpets and buttered toast; eat brown bread; decline potatoes pota-toes if they are served more than once a day: do not drink tea or coffee; walk fQfc miles every day; take" a bath every ev-ery day; wash the face every night in warm water, and sleep eight hours. you will never need nerve medicine if you adhere to these rules. The True TreaTment of the Skin. There is no panacea or specific, therefore, there-fore, for insuring a beautiful skin-that skin-that is, nothing you can purchase across the chemist's counter. Everything Every-thing that tends to promote the general health of the body fresh air, exercise, pure food, temperance and plenty of light these things make for health; and they favor the beauty of the skin. Incidentally, I may add that indigestion indiges-tion and constipation are fatal to the skin's welfare, but I include such conditions con-ditions when I say that we desire perfect per-fect health for the skin's best development. develop-ment. A pure soap is also a necessity, and the bath is an institution of great value in the work of skin preservation. The Health of the Skin. A general rule which should be borne in mind by everybody is that a good skin I mean here a natural skin can be the product prod-uct and result of good health alone. In other words, it must be a healthy skin to start with, otherwise all our efforts ef-forts to preserve its freshness will be utterly vain. We can never sufficiently clearly realize the great truths first, that the health of the skin depends on the health of the bodv at large and second, that the health of the body in turn is largely affected by the condition of the skin. Consider for a moment what the skin is and does. It is a body covering, no doubt, but It is also an organ of excretion that is. it gets rid of part of the waste of our frames, that waste which is the inevitable in-evitable result of our bodily work. The perspiration represents the waste, and consists of water, minerals, fatty matters mat-ters and other things. The skin, in fact, Is a kind of lung, spread over the surface of the body, and discharging much the same duties as the lung. For, like the lung, it excretes waste, and like the lung, it can absorb oxygen gas from the air, which is part of our food, and a necessity for the continuance of life- ., Here we see the high importance of insuring that our skin shall act properly, prop-erly, and that this channel of excretion shall be perpetually kept open. You could suffocate a man by covering his body with gold leaf, so that the skin glands could not discharge the perspiration perspir-ation on the body's surface. A case of this kind, indeed, actually, occurred at Rome in the person of a child, whose body was so covered that he might take part in a procession of a figure of the Golden Age. Questions and Answers. Is there anything that will keep my skin nice? I work all day by an open window and my face is filled with dust and dirt. I am a bookkeeper for a large firm, and there are so many others in the room that I cannot put down the window. I wish you would give me some advice. ROUGH SKIN. A. Do not wash your face so often. When your duties are over put on a veil and go home without washing. When you arrive home bathe your face with buttermilk if you can get it or with hot milk. If neither is handy, use melted vaseline and sweet oil, half and half. Take off with a soft cloth. This will not make the hair grow. If you ; are troubled. with anything of this kind: write to me. You need not have a growth . of hair upon the face. Q. My upper lip is covered with soft hairs, particularly toward the sides of my mouth. Is there any remedy except ex-cept the electric needle? The needle is so expensive that I cannot pay for it A FAITHFUL READER. A. Yes, there are many rumedies. Take a little finely powdered pumice stone and scrub off the down. Do this once a week. After the scrubbing apply ap-ply cold cream to allay the irritation. Q. Is there anything that will cure boils? I have had them since June, until my face is disfigured with the scars. GIRL OF NINETEEN. A Your boils must be cured internally. inter-nally. Get a druggist to put up for you a preparation of wine and sulphur, sul-phur, making it strong with the sulphur. sul-phur. Port wine is the best for the purpose. It will not "cost you much. Take every morning. If you do not want to take wine then get some molasses mo-lasses and sulphur prepared in the same manner. Take four times a week Chicago Tribune. Boiled the Prayer Book. There was once an old English woman wo-man named Bethia Rummy, who attended at-tended service every Sunday morning at St. Elzevir, distant some two mils from her cottage, on a hillside in Derbyshire. Der-byshire. As regular in her provision for temporal wants as she was in at- tendance to spiritual necessities, her custom was to place a piece of bacon ' in a pot near the fire to be cooked against her return. Then with her big prayer book wrapped wrap-ped in a snowy white handkerchief, Bethia trudged off to St. Elzevir's. One Sunday, however, she went late, and flustered to her usual place, just in front of the reading desk, and to her vicar's astonishment, remarked as she unfoId3d the snowy handkerchief, "Lawk a daizy me! if I haven't biled the prayer book and brought the bacon ba-con to church!" |