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Show H lFllACHETS are now s'ven as bridge H Nun prizes- so that the bostcss who H 12j possesses more of the virtue of "H hospitality than money may en- H tertaln correctly If only she has a H large number of fresh-looking silk H pieces at hand. Such little bags are of H all sizes, as they aro used to diop 'H among the handkerchiefs, the ne:k- H wear, tho gloves and the lingerie. H They are mounted over little, fine H white linen sacks which hold the pow- H dor, and their ends may be fringed and H tied together or shirred into a sort of rose effect- Sachets are especially ac- 'H ceptable these days, when only vague H suggestions of perfume are permissl- nF you are in a quandary as to which co'or to choose fr your tailored Bult, you will be safe H In making it blue. This color H is represented by the popular tones H known as corbeau raven's wing H soldat, Russian, Belgian, China, mid- H night, navy, marine and Nattier. All H toneB of gray, from the palest dove to H the deepest tone of dreadnought, aro to H be very smart for street or house H wear. Field mouse, metal, stone and H mist will be familiar names before tho M season has advanced much further, m and loam, chestnut and leather browns B will also bo used. Sage, cypress and B greens, and sulphur yellow has also 1 appeared again. There will be much H purple worn, and many smart street B suits of tete de negre or beige. DHIS little scrap box is decidedly decided-ly clever and a child could make one. A small square M box was lined with blue tis- 1 sue paper ruffled around the top. Tho H box 1b placed on a pretty lace ruffled M handkerchief, corner to corner. Two H long pieces of ribbon aro crossed and H tacked to the outside bottom of the M handkerchief, a Btrlp being brought up B on each side of tho box to form double M handleB to hang it to the drcsBer. This H forms four lace cornucopias at the H ends of tho box. Between each cornu- , H cop la make a ribbon rosette, and a tiny H one on tho bottom of the box where H the ribbon is tacked. This is a very M, pretty ornament H (PGUl h0UBewIfe Ukca to feol that H llvil tbo oletB on her bed aro so m mM shabby that she would bo fl mortified to have an outsider M Eee them. It will, therefore, sound M pleasing to anyone owning a blanket B which shows wear to hear of a way in m which to utilize tho cover. A coverlet H for the crib or for the coach can be m very easily made from the discarded H blanket Cut the blanket to the proper H size. Buy enough sllkollno to cover M both sides of the decreased blanket M Select a dainty pink and green flower M spray on a blue ground and use solid B bluo for the border. Fink or blue H zephyr should be used for tufting tho 1 material together. If you want some- H thing moro elaborate use real silk cov ered with a richly colored design. Lacking a child of your own, you cau make the coverlet for some small relative rel-ative or friend. The idea is too good to waste. 9E T a recent pathological congrees WaTO in Paris it was brought out Ba&jq that the best cure for a bad-tempered bad-tempered husband Is to fill him with carrots, while cabbage and cauliflower make people vulgar and stupid, says a writer. Editors, judges and other superior persons should eat potatoes, as they develop tho reasoning reason-ing faculties, but overindulgence will produce laziness. Green peas produce flirting propensities In girls who eat them, and altogether the subject proved prov-ed an interesting one. fpHl OFA cushions filled with a stuf-IStofll stuf-IStofll flng largely composed of dried jESJI herbs of various kinds aro now being sold as a cure for nerves. It is claimed that the sweet scentsV induce pleaBant thoughts and that the sufferer, being freed from worry, falls quickly asleep, sleeps soundly and peacefully and so soon regains a normal nerve tone. I IE-SHI I UMBOILS aro most painful and IbI result generally from a de-LzJ de-LzJ cayed root of a tooth, which causes the miiammation and abscess that resolves itself into a gumboil. gum-boil. Foment the outside of the face with a hot camomile and poppy-head fomentation and apply a small white-bread white-bread and milk poultice to tho gum-boll. gum-boll. Renew frequently. So soon as the pain and swelling have disappeared, disappear-ed, it is best to have the tooth removed. remov-ed. In cases -where decayed and ul-corated ul-corated roots have been allowed to remain, re-main, disease of the jawbone has resulted. re-sulted. Usually when tho sufferer takes cold there will bo a renewal of the inflammation, pain and annoyance. HHE many women who have objected ob-jected to the daringly short, skirt have finally adopted it, but only since the advent of the high boot, so that now they complacently com-placently wear skirts that aro a good eight inches from the ground, and it must bo confessed that not only aro they most comfortable, but decidedly youthful looking, which is an advantage advan-tage that is not to be lightly set aside. But what is milady of the modest mien to do for evening? She is so wedded now to the abbreviated skirt and its charms that for evening 8he will de-siro de-siro to wear lacy affairs that are quite aB short, and what is bothering her more fs that they appear so much shorter with the dainty evening slippers. slip-pers. She was really in despair until some ingenious person originated two lace ruffles that are to be attached to the silken stockings. With a scalloped skirt and dark slippers there is a quaint appeal that takes -one back to the pictures of grandmother when ' grandfather was courting her. |