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Show Irlli ' I1 ' Hj Woman's Page I? J If ' : ' I Novelties in Children's Dresses Smocking as Trimming : I Serge and Wool Dresses Trimmed With Plaid Coats With .Flare Effect Hints for the Housewife ' I ' ,C - Lemons for Toning System and Purify- S j .. ing the Blood. -.. li-l ft ' - - ill M rj fill i ' at. "" If ' w- I ' IK III SD&rSllt II I' pfef jfi j if 111 LsiUh IUf I CHILDREN'S DRESSES. H'tJIbi Among the novelties In children's H 'Il gj dresses are those made of cretonne HLfj 11 or chintz. Some are entirely of this Htjltf fabric, while others are In comblna- HyllHJ tlon with white lawn, voile or some HjiK other sheer fabric. Dresses made of H MM organdie In chintz patterns are fa- Wl vorites. tj Smocking Is much used In a. trini-Hl trini-Hl i mlng on linen, chambray and other H;iJh cotton dresses. Military stylo are H fjf j used in the form of braid trimmings, Hjljl novelty buttons, , pocket arrangements fjjji and collars., Hjjfl The normal waist line Is preferred, B'ljj although hfgh-waisted and low-belted Hl i effects are also seen. Sleeves are Biifg usually ets in at the regular arm Hvjfgj size and are finished off with fancy Ht cuffs -to .match the .collars. Skirts H;J are of various styles, among the lillt most prominent being pleated "ef- m fects. two-tiered skirts and circular skirts. Serge and wool dresses are trimmed trim-med with plaid and checkod silks, which aro used on the collars, cuffs and belts or in binding tho seams. Combinations of navy bluo'and army blue and bluo and red are very popular. popu-lar. Black and white checks and plaids aro used for tho entire dress or In combination with a plain color. Many colored wash dresses are made up in percale, gingham, linen, rep or novelty cotton. There Is a close relationship be- Consequently many coats for children are' cut with the flaro effect. HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. To clean .brass flower pots or trays: Rub them with a piece of lomon, thon pour boiling water over them, and finally polish with a soft, dry cloth. To remove rust from fire irons: Saturate a piece of flannel with ammonia, am-monia, then rub the fire irons. Dry with a cloth sprinkled with powdered bath brick. A good remedy for damp walls: Mako a strong solution of alum and wash the walls down with it. If tho "wall Is to be papered, put some brown paper on the wall, and let it dry thoroughly before papering in the usual way. A discarded tennis racket: It may be put to use for beating rugs being light and strong, and so constructed that it does not destroy the goods. Remove all cords from the racket, keeping only the frame. LEMONS FOR SICKNESS. For toning the system and purifying purify-ing the blood unless for special reason rea-son the acid is forbidden the lemon is nioro effective tban any other of the natural foods. For a sluggish liver, Tj'hich. makes its possessor utterly utter-ly miserablo physically and mentally, lemons furnish tho most beneficial of acids. The juice of a picco of lomon squeezed Into a glass of water should bo drunk as often as possible, especially espe-cially when rising early in the morning. morn-ing. Malaria, one of the results of a torpid liver, can often bo routed by tho Italian cure that is used, in the Roman malarial districts. Scrub with vigor the skin of a large, juicy lomon, thon slice thin, rind and all, and put into a saucepan, porcelain or enamel. Pour over it threo cups of cold water and cook until reduced to ono cupful. Strain through a coarse bag of linen or cotton, so that pulp and rind may exudo with the juice. Cook and drink, while meantime fasting. Keep this up for several days consecutively. Colds and Hoarseness. For theso lemonus aro an old and approved remedy. For a cold tho lemon should bo baked whole until thoroughly tender, thon eaten hot, "with loaf sugar to sweeten, just bo-foro bo-foro retiring. For hoarseness, the juice of a lemon, mixed with the stiffly beaten white of egg and loaf sugar or honey to sweeten, is most efficacious. Flaxseed Lemonade, This is on old-fashioned remedy pom rtrJr f rtt rrtlfd Mlflf OTiTirif TO Tinnf- on. Pour a quart of boiling water over a cup of flaxseed, add the juice of two lemons and loaf sugar to taste. Cover and steep for several hours, then strain, reheat and drink hot just beforo retiring. . FLOWER GROWS IN SKULL. At an international flower show in New York tho most interesting exhibit ex-hibit was a moth orchid growing in a human skull. The skull is that of an old tribal chief of the Philippine Islands, who was killed forty years ago by Guanu, a Suriage chief, for stealing ono of the latter's wives. Guanu kept tho skull as a trophy until his death, when it was placed upon Guanu's grave as a tombstone. An orchid took root, and as the flower bloomed It was zealously guarded by the natives, who thought the orchid was the spirit of their chief. On 1902 a traveler passing through the village saw tho freak, stole it from tho natives na-tives and sent it to a florist. The expansion of the roots had caused the frontal bone to crack. The roots extend ex-tend down through the ukull. |