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Show 1 Womari'sPage !Wide U.e of Ribbon-Wide Roman Striped Ribbon in Gay Combination of Colors Uaed at Girdles Brocaded Rib-bont Rib-bont Used Widely ParwoU for Every Hour of the Day Fashions and Fads for Late Spring and Summer Sunshine the Greatest Cosmetics Cocoa Butter Good Skin Food Few Timely Hints. WIDE USE OF RIBBON. The new ribbons are gorgeous in Tellow, rod, pink to deep mahoganv. Mri, greenish blue and flesh tones. A ten-4nch-wide satin ribbon with a tfor groundwork of velvet flowers in many 'flr rich tones makes a beautiful sash ribbon rib-bon Wide Roman striped ribbons in the gayest combination of color3 ! n are used for girdles, with a huge up-and-down bow on the left side of the front. Two stripB of this ribbon are also stitched together, slightly gathered gath-ered on one edge and worn as a tunic y.. A white gown with girdle and tunic gl of Roman ribbon is smartly attrac- tive Gold and silver metal ribbons are used for vests and girdles on eve ning toilets. Tailored hats are trimmed with narrow nar-row belting ribbon of grosgrain and ""H. heavj, rib designs Hats are entirely entire-ly covered with overlapping rows of c,. this ribbon, cleverly adjusted to the frame. Raised polka dots on satin ribbons are also used for hat bands Persian rug and tapestry designs are of rich, dark effects. Such flow- rai5f ers as tulips, poppies, cornflowers, daisies, asters and the open single Chinese rose give richness to brocaded broca-ded ribbons. Odd Chinese designs hid of rich, subdued coloring are effec-ii, effec-ii, tive to gie tone, to a colorless hat or gown, and when touched up with a little gold or silver such ribbon becomes be-comes an oriental beauty. These are generally placed at the waist line, but you will find them as frequently looping up some dainty ruf- jvjj He or bordering some bouffant drapery, drape-ry, while garlands of flowers are often da. successfully introduced in the devel- in. opment of some charming color $ j scheme. i? As a certain touch of barbaric grace Is still retained by many a modern woman, this doubtless accounts for irj:i her joy in adorning herself with ma chains of brightly colored beads. On T B its surface sparkling gems are pret inoc lily attached by hand. The ribbon handles are also clasped by semi-precious stoneB that contrast pleasingly with the dull surfaced ribbons. Tarasols there are for every hour of io, the da when the sun shines brighi m ly. Some of the most delectable styles are made from the same ma terlal as the gown with which they will be used. Their long handles aty are stained in beauliful wood colors. ar from the delicate spring green to the rich burnt amber of the late fall. In ak shape they vary from the simple curv-nt' curv-nt' ing mode to the elaborate pagoda lv, style that bespeaks its eastern origin. FASHIONS AND FADS. Paris can never get awa from black and white, and this year the magpie combination is often seen It a is always a good choice, especially for the woman who realizes that she is is not an adept at combining colors. Io This Is nothing to be ashamed of. but a something to be acknowledged and W coped with wisely. It may be '-i sort of color blindness and need not be necessarily a lack of taBte Black and white are always sure to harmonize harmo-nize with each other, and, besides, they are always smart when used together. to-gether. Fruits are used on some of the new hats. A certain red and yellow apple ap-ple is especially popular. It appears ap-pears on many smart hats of simple shape. Sometimes it is placed on a band or ribbon about the crown, sometimes It stands above the crown on a wired stem. Small fruits, like the tiny chiffon and satin flowers, can now be bought in those fabrics by the yard. Like tbe ribbon flowers, theBe fruits are used to trim evening frocks, negliges, negli-ges, boudoir caps and thin blouses The linen collar and cuff is a feature fea-ture of many of the street suits of taffeta, gabardine, serge and other heavv fabrics. The collar is made in many fashions, so that one becoming becom-ing to every type of face can be found For the young girl nothing prettier for summer wear could be found than a hat made of figured chiffon mounted mount-ed over a wire frame Tie strings of velvet that go either under the chin or under the hair give character to such a hat. Cross-stitch embroidery is used to decorate children's dresses. Black lace collars are seen on some of the evening frocks of white or light colored silk and satin They have much dignity, perhaps not quite in keeping with some of the present styles, but good, nevertheless. Tassels are used to catch up the draperieB In lieu of buckles, bows or buttons. One of the interesting developments of the spring stvle is the blouse of chiffon or crepe de chine which shows a little tucked vest of organdy or linen lin-en with a folding or flaring organdy or linen collar. The use of handkerchief handker-chief linen with chiffon strikes ono as a little heavy at first, but the com bination is really attractive. Net embroidered with beads of colored col-ored glass, rhinestones, jet beads and tiny sequins of metal Is much used. Sometimes it fomi6 the whole bodice of a frock, sometimes it is introduced to give an interesting touch to the bodice. Tulle sleeves are much in evidence. Long tulle sleeves are worn on af ternoon frocks sleeves that reach well over the hands. On evening frock6. even when there arc no sleeves, there Is often a little bow of tulle made of a strand of the material ma-terial wrapped about the arm. The?G tulle sleeves are very attractive Some on the evening frocks are long anJ flowing, held in at the wrist only by a band of rhinestones, Jewels or velvet. vel-vet. SOME HINTS, Yellow dock, root or leaves, steeped in vinegar, will cure the worst case of ringworm. Yellow vaseline is one of the most reliable cures for falling hair where the fault is due to a dry scalp. Pari the hair and rub a minute portion directly di-rectly on the scalp so that the hair will not become oily. The first thing necessary to enjoy life Is health, and the choicest amoni; all gifts which tend to health i6 sunshine. sun-shine. Sunshine is the greatest purifier puri-fier and health-giver we have, apd if one enters a house where the sunshine sun-shine Is excluded a damp and heavy atmosphere is found and all life and freshness seem gone. Sunlight and air are splendid cosmetics as well ns an excellent tonic for a troubled mind Do not keep the sun out of the home, for sweetness and light go together, and it is a well known adage that "Where the sun does not enter the doctor does, ' as the sanitary power of sunshine have long been recognized. recog-nized. Cocoa butter is a fine skin food. It can be applied freely to face and hands without encouraging the growlh of hair, as in the case of most of the oily preparations. If tbe cocoa butter but-ter cannot be obtained, plain mutton tallow 1b very effectual Soften It by warming slightly, and add a little sweet almond oil. just enough to keep it soft and make it creamy. Use either preparation by first bathing face and hands in very' warm water, dry them and then rub in the preparation prepar-ation thoroughly, massage the cheeks with an upward rotary motion and across the line of any wrinkles in the forehead or around the eyes, taking five or ten minutes to the operation. Bathing the fact afterwards in a little lit-tle warm water which is made milky by a few drops of tincture of benzoin will make the skin very soft, removing remov-ing much (A the tan. Daily attention to this will make the tissues firmer and the cheeks plumper, as the skin absorbs the food. |