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Show - FOB WOMEN AND HOME ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS AND MATRONS. "Who Ulr.l. l,.., (,,, hur Now fiom Jttw rmhloni fur Trimmed Kkollor t'o.iui,,,, fnr rtl,rn ttmfi StIl.ta i:olD( limn, In HrnilnWerat Hood. rt -- -a limn: u iim, -T-i T31 dainty 'ksrehlrf. . S I Sweet rtmrmbrartce fjt fiuStr (N. treasured dear. '.MtJif? 1 Hofient iintn, (rill Wl .1 KtL K'1"1 trophy of VI ltla nhl1" ' '""" ,nJ flf '. ??vV Whilst my eye. it.. ' 'JjIilSSSS" nn Th" arises rarest " perfume, l'rom Hi folds Into my face. i f v u'k '"I" th. past ll lead's me. ; 4 ?",t" "" "ilmt by her ctislr. . V , ol nw Just one taste of Heaven, . " Aa I kli iht lips that dsro. nt egaln.-tiut, pshaw, what follyl m li nckle. all allow. An.1 I can but gate n. wonder. Who steals linaic'i ktrehteta now. -W Hull Westirn. Horlal IoI.IHm.oV.. I ' Jt ' Permissible to wonder who Kadi L. tDe guidebooks to conversatlori and l- " Iquetto which are published every 'year. T1'"e "rtalnly must be a demand for "" " ""thtnVlijr people honestly searching for enlightenment, for although these ' ' llO0i e annum to the general read- v er they cannot depend upon hli pat- ronago for salo. The Inanltlei of what passe for cnnvcrsitlon In pollto circle!, cir-cle!, tho small subterfuge of tie so-clal so-clal mlicellany which la "at home," give dinner and dance and runs down to (he country for a few daya, are usually act forth with crave hon-wty hon-wty by the wrllera of guides to polite conversation. In ono of Mr. Plnero'i far era lorae of the "dramatic peraonae" nro driven by a fire In the dead of the night to tho bouae of a neighbor; and In the morning ono of the refugee, 5 with a broken ornament under her f ., arm, plaintively rcmarka: "How awk vard It la to break a buit In the bouse of a comparative etrangerl" Thla og- i ony of etiquette muit be tho dread of every aerloua aludenl of tho art of conversing, con-versing, lie or ahe la doomed to apend much of tho day and not n little of the night among cumpiirtlve strangers; for , pcoplo "In aoclely" rarely havo the time or tho Inclination to know one another well, and the wholo ichemo of , Intercourse depends upon the exchnngo of tho imallest of Ideas In tho thinnest ' of verbal artifices. J' DANC1NO aOWNB KOll WINTER PARTIUS. li ii ll lUliilf llllrol. A pale-bluo glaco allk aklrt, with a plain flounce of tho samo, la mado beautiful beau-tiful by thla tlounco being covered with Inch-wide frllla of cream plaited ohlf-' ohlf-' fon edgul with blue velvet bebe rib- 11 bon. ll' Divided aklrU for evening wear are m very protty garment In natln or rich allk, fully frilled with lace, chiffon or of kilted allk, and to thoee who delight In wl divided aklrta theae pirrocnta are Juat Wl Ibe prcttleil wear poaalblo, for they do not look very different from ordinary aklrta, on account of their very full " frllla at tho edge. Hut to Inaura tho ch proper and elegant fall of tho outer t0 klrt there la nothing to aurpaa a well hung petticoat with full outatandlne Bounce. Very comfortable and atyllah petti- In. coat of ihort glace, lined with flannel nr In a proltlly controlling color and all frilled with glace allk, are to be bought lit very reaionably at present. 1,1,1 Yet another pretty garment la of roae ,,.,H rod glaco allk of the richest description, H with two foamy flounces of kilted lace, "f covered In their turn with kilted roae- "am red chiffon with an edgo trimming of oH cream laco beaded with Insertion. rlB for llf.iihn r, U A dainty and odd laco bodice had H liny frills of green chiffon on the dec- H ollotage and a groat spray of 1-a France rose (over which hovered "if' some bees) tied with mauve ribbon. l'i (Ireen can be very elfectlve for night latt wear, it only the right shade Is chosen lies and worn by the right person. A most juo) regal gown was In a rich emerald- j,l, green mlrolr velvet, the row bodice, , trimmed merely with a wide strip of J thick lace. Jeweled with let and tur- Ja" quolso and the sleeve being formed by J10" two flounces of lace, caught up with Ble' llg clutters of Parma violets, sod A beautiful dinner gown of cream velours moire had the low bodice eparkllng with silver embroidery, draped up Into a point In the eenter over a folded bertha of turquolee-blue velvet; the belt waa alra blue and the ahort aleevc were frllla of white chiffon. chif-fon. Some of the most charming aatln ball gowns In pale ahode of green or daffodil yellow hate a band of aablo or of brown fox round the hctn and ere and there, upon tho iKhllce, a little fur trimming to correspond. An apjiroprluto dlnner'rown -was of rlc,h wnljn atln, the seams of the skirt, outlined with traceries of gold and allver sequins, had here and there tufts of delicate green on sliver stems, the low bodice waa draped with white inouascllno de sole covered with this exquisite embroidery, and sd were the transparent sleeves, while the eaah waa of green chllTon, The emirtcst black dinner gown yet setn was of finely tucked black net, with shimmering rows of brilliant Jet arranged In graduated dlamondsbaped checks all over the skirt and bodice; the effect waa wonderfully striking and folda of deep orange and pale lemon lem-on al)k round tho waist gavo a UrlgJit dash of color. mr Trlmmtil tl!nt- VoilumM. 4m UrailfSlsilo ffoallng. It Is sometime convenient to bav Icing on band for cakes. This can be done by preparing a simple fondant Icing of a pound of sugar, boiled to "tho ball," with a cup of water. Cook the simp In itrljht granlteware saucepan. When a drop rolled between be-tween tho finger and the thumb becomes be-comes a creamy ball, remove the saucepan from the fire. When tho sirup has cooled enough to bear one's linger In it, begin to atlr It, and alter It has become amocth and white, and of the consistency of lard, begin to linead, When it has been well kneaded knead-ed press It Into an earthen Jar; cover It with well-oiled paper, and sot It away. 11 will keep about a month, but after that time It soon becomes too stale for use. When this icing Is needed need-ed for cake, sot a little in a bowl In boiling water, and when It I melted pour It over the cake and quickly spriad It on smoothly and evenly. It will harden rapidly. Uljll.l. Ki.nln W.r |