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Show Wrinkle About Portieres. To prevent portieres catching underneath under-neath tho door when opened quickly, sorow n small ring (such as aro used for plcturo frames) into tho center of the door frame, to this fasten n blind cord sufnelont to reach to bottom bot-tom of curtain. Put another ring In I ho center or tho door at tho top, thread tho cord through and fasten to the bottom or tho curtain, nnd as the I door Is opened bo tho curtain rises. llolt-to lines, to bo at all iuodl?b, must cling closu to tho figure. One hnndsomo black velvet gown had appllquo of whlto kid for trimming. trim-ming. Moleskin will certainly bo worn by thoso who purchased garments thereof last wlntor. llrond bows of pink nnd blue velvet, covered with glittering sequins, are shown for tho hair. A questionable fad Is a slender wntch chain encircling tho waist and suspending tho watch In. front. Silk belts that match tbo gown arc drnped tight without bucklo, delineating delineat-ing tho suppleness of Uio wnlst. Thero was nover a moro favorablo tlmo to got out odd bits of old trimming trim-ming nnd uso them to good advantage. advan-tage. Narrow toes have broadened and wldo toes have narrowed and tho compromise com-promise Is a sensible and pleasing width. Corday Hat Stylish. Tho Corday hat Is pro-emlnonOy stjllsh, but n thing of horror unless worn by tho right woman. A hat of this kind recently noted wns of pale bluo chcnlllo, with ruffles of palo bluo taffeta. In tho chcnlllo crown largo squares were wrought by means of whlto strands, woven In. Besides the mines turning downward outsldo, whU ought to have been the brim, tho hat boasted for Its boIo decoration a few palo bluo roses a creation of tho milliner's mil-liner's nrt, which was t'ct on -so caro- Blouse or Shirt Waist. This shirt waist will bo found most excellent for all tho wnlstlngs of tho season, cotton, linen, silk and wool, and Is as smart as It Is simple, besides suiting stout figures well, thcro being no greater mlstako extant than tho theory that such aro at their best In plain walbts. Tho wldo tucks at tho front that glvo amplo fullness, below tho stltchlngs, nnd tho broad box plait nt tho center, aro both now and doilr-able, doilr-able, nnd comblno most satisfactorily with tho plain back. Tho model Is mado of chovlot, whlto with lines of blue, and Is worn with n bluo llnon stock. But this last can bo anything ono may prefer, or can tio omitted altogether al-together In favor of ribbon tied In a big bow, although It really Is admirable admir-able both for this special waist and as a model for the odd ones of which thero can nover bo too many. Tho waist Is made with fronts and back that aro fitted by menus of shoulder nnd undcr-arm seams, and Is gathered nt tho waist line, tho back bolng drawn down smoothly, tho fronts mado to blouso over tbo belt. Tho slooves aro tho accepted ones ot tho season, and aro finished with straight cults, nnd tho shaped stock finishes tho neck, Tho quantity of material required for tho medium size is -l'i yards 21 Inches wldo, 4 jnrds 27 Inches -vide, or 2 ynrds 11 Inches wide, with V4 yard of any width for stock. Worn at Chicago Horse Show. An effective nnd elaborate whlto gown In India lawn and lace Insertion, Been nt tho Chicago horse show, had a narrow pointed bodice girdle nnd above tho girdle wero puffs of lnco and tho material, which fitted tho tight fitting lining perfectly. This ex-tended ex-tended to tho lino of a yoke, whero n laco bertha was set about tho shoulders. shoul-ders. Tho bIcovcb were mado of puffs of tho lawn and laci -ind ended At tho elbow. The hats worn at tho liorso show wero very elaborate, tho OaltiB-borough. OaltiB-borough. Reynolds and V ctorlan styles predominating. Plack hats with colored col-ored plumes aro much In evidence Volvcts aro tho rugo for ovenlng coats. Thcro aro sovcrnl kinds, and liberty and chiffon velvets are deemed tho most desirable - Chicago Record-Herald lessly as to appear to havo dropped on tho crown accidentally. On a slim, fair trial that hat would have been attractive, but topping a flguro Inclined to embonpoint and fnw fat nnd good-nnturod, as was Its nn-luippy nn-luippy destiny, It wns well, out ot place. Weapon for Policeman. A Chicago man has combined n policeman's po-liceman's club nnd revolver In ono weapon, and tho combination Is ro arranged ar-ranged that In his peaceful moments close scrutiny nlono would show tho officer to be armed with nnythlng other than tho old-fashioned naco. Tho club, which Is of ordinary appearance, appear-ance, comprises a handle portion und a club portion, screwed together. Tho hnndlo carries a hammer or trigger mechanism, and when desired the hnndlo hnn-dlo and club mny bo separated and n revolver cylinder applied between them, thus converting tho maco Into u revolver. Misses' Skirt with Shirred or Plain Yoke. Full skirts that fall In soft, graceful folds appear to gain In favor day by day and nro peculiarly becoming to young girls. This ono can bo gathered gath-ered at tho upper edgo to form puff Bhlrrlngs, or onco only and Joined to a contrasting yoke, but In either enso tho fullness is mado to form box fill plaits at tho lower edgo. The model Is made ot embroidered batiste, with a band of heavy laco appllquo, but all tho pretty soft stuffs silk, wool, cot-Ion cot-Ion and linen nro equally appropriate. appropri-ate. Tho shirred yoko Is much liked and Is always pretty when the flguro Is slender, but when, ns often Is tho caso In young girls, additional bulk at the belt Is to bo avoided, tho plain yoko mado ot laco or of oilier fancy material Is to bo preferred. Tho skirt Is cut In ono circular piece, straight lengths of tho natcrlal being sewed together to glvo tho necessary nec-essary width, nnd when shirred Is arranged ar-ranged over tho foundation that also serves for tho plain yoko when shir-rings shir-rings aro not used. Tho quantity of material required for tho medium slzo Is OMs yards 21 Inches wide 5 ynrds 27 Inches wide, or 3V6 yards ,44 Inches wide, with 1 yards of appllquo and V6 'nrd of all-over all-over lace when yoko Is usod. Popular Separate Blouses. Again nnd again It has been prophesied prophe-sied that tho separate blouses must bo put ono side, but aB yet practical women wom-en will not glvo them up. Tho Inbo-tween Inbo-tween blouses, dressy enough for theater the-ater or luncheons, but high-necked and long sleeved, seem to get prettier nnd prettier. Tho loveliest of them all aro rando of thoso oxqulslto flowered silks with bhadowy flowers that fade In out of tho background in so artistic a way. Those oxqulslto eoft crepes with flower prints aro charming draped and trimmed with tiny hand-run hand-run tucks, or pufllgs, or lnco. Soft drapy silks aro very good but so aro stiff silks, and a combination of both. Tho soft chiffon failles, In exquisitely exquisite-ly soft shades of pink, or bluo, or violet, vio-let, make up into beautiful blouses, nut, besides silk, soft fino woolon stuffs mostly whlto, nre being used a great deal. Albatross, sllk-and-wool stuffs, soft wool crepes nnd n dozon others nrn mndo up Into ns attractive blouses, In their way, as tho silks aro In theirs. Magnificent Evening Coats. Ono of tho novelties of tbo season In tho way of an ovenlng coat Is cut on tho lines of a manditriu'fl coat, richly rich-ly embroidered In colors nnd gold thicad and lined throughout with Chinese Chi-nese Bablo. This Bablo Is oven raror than tho Uusslan fur and Is less expensive. ex-pensive. It has a very long nnp nnd Is In two distinct colors, n rich raouso gray near tho pelt and cinnamon brown at tho tip. Among tho nowest ovonlng coats aro thoso mado of flowered flow-ered natlns nnd silks. They aro qulto full around tho Bkirts nnd profusely decorated with laco and touches of fur. A Pretty Fall Fashion. A pretty fashion which has been stnrted of lato Is that of wearing cockades cock-ades of colored velvet or ribbon, ono on tho left t,Ido of tho corsago rather high up, nnd tho other on tbo right sldo nt tho waist lino. Thoy nro largo and aro generally of a contracting color to that of tho gown with which thoy aro worn. Ilosottcs of burnt or-ango or-ango volvot mako an exceedingly pretty pret-ty accompaniment to n smart after-neon after-neon gown of brown pllBse chiffon Millinery. Tho hat scarf differs from tho veil In that It Is wound nbout tho hat. nover over tho fncc. Now scarfs aro of laco In blnck, whlto and colors. Willi embroidery In Bolf color nnd contrasting colors. Klbbotis of nil descriptions aro to bo used upon tho now hata. Among tho now ribbons nro tho plaids, tho Horal, the molro and donble-faccd colorings, col-orings, satin nnd taffeta. Tho high crowns will lead In tbo largo hats, tho Dlroetoire and tho fialncsborough being tho most popu-lar popu-lar The Kngllsh round hat will be a favored bat UiIb season. To roinovo rust from steel covor tho artlclo with sweet oil and leave It foi 6" two or thrco days, then dust It thick- Jml ly with finely powdered, unslaked 'im llmo and rub till tho rust disappears. " Lemon Juleo will roinovo most stains from tho hands nnd greaso from kitchen kitch-en tables. This being tho caso. It la well to savo tho squeezed-out lomons used In cooking for cleansing .purposes. .pur-poses. Flatirons should bo washed every week and nlways kept In a clean, dry place. Few housekeepers ubo sufficient suffi-cient wax in Ironing. Do not allow your Irons to becomo red hot, ns they will nover again retain tho heat. To rcmovo Iron stains on marble apply ap-ply to thorn a mixture of oxalic acid nnd methylated spirits, leave It on a short tlmo and then rub dry with a soft cloth. I.cmon Juleo will sometimes some-times remove the stains. When winds blow nnd thero 1b frost In tho air put handkerchiefs, collars, cuffs and all small articles In tho wash to dry In a pillow caso. Tho fabric Is spared whipping by tho wind, they will freeze dry and bo quickly gathorod for Ironing. Velvet Ribbon Trlmmlnn, A most modish trimming for taffota dresses Is supplied by narrow velvet ribbon. A chnmelcon silk, sheening bluo nnd crimson nnd benifflod from head to foot, has each rufllo trimmed with four rowH of crimson velvet rib- i bon, tho widest strlpo half an Inch A wldo and the narrowest scarcoly an 0 eighth. It Is not permlttod to put -J theso ribbon trimmings on by ma- H chine cither; they must bo palnstaic- H lngly put on by hand. H Mastic Taffeta and Lace. Coats of light-colored as woll ae H black taffota aro among tho smartest H of all wraps for llttlo girls nnd 'are BJ most charming. Tho model shown Is H In tho lovely shade known as mastic. H trimmed with nppllquo of heavy ecrif BJ laco and largo dull gold buttons, but O thoro aro many bandings that at BJ equally good In stylo. Fancy brnldt H nro many nnd orlontal cmbroldorJot Kj aro exceedingly hnndsomo In quiet H tones. Tho coat is omlnontly simple 9 and Is loose and amplo, with n big bo H coming collar at the neck. To make 9 It for n girl 10 years of ago will be jfl requlrod C yards of material 27, V B yards 44, or 2 yards C2 inches wide. fl About Veils. In black and whlto thero aro many B arrangements. B In colors tho dot lnvnrlably matches fl tho tint ot tho voll. fl Chenilles nro tho favorite, though 9 embroidered and velvet dots aro scon. fl Automobtlo veils nro not now so R often seen gathered on (i small clrcu- H lar frame fl For Ceremonious Occasions. BJ For coremonloun gowns tbo moet H popular colors nro whlto, wiuo, mast'c, H putty and chalk, and all ot tbo new V. Bilks and veilings may bo found In yl theso shades, Z i Hj Smart 8klrt8. gfl Clrcular-Blmped skirts, cut bias, with U matched edges at tho cantor of tho H front, aro quite smart for striped plaid (P or checked materials. Chocked mo- hair looks particularly well wbon so H developed. BJ |