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0Y 11 JL .ei&?. 1 J. i Novelties In Silverware fJH silversmith has discovered that one of the first fascinations to a. woman are the new and beautiful things that she can procure for her ta ble, and so sliver novelties are con stantly to be found for It. The flatware that Is. the knives, forks and spoons also reflects the mode of change and trend toward the new, for never Is there an attempt to natch "grandmother's silver." but rather the question comes from the shopper, 'Which Is the latest T' The present vogue Is for simplicity, so that one of the most popular pat terns Is the Jacobean, which Is design ed especially to harmonise with the new d.nlng room furniture of this period. It la made after II-ppelwhlte lines and is plain or engraved with a pattern taken from the inlay of the furniture. It comes In three we!i?hts, but the medium weight, for everyday use, is the best. This weirht allow twenty-six ounces to the dozen dinner forks, and other pieces are in propor tion. Tills denier, has the ment of be ing reserved for solid silver and is not made in j.laTe. Th" little, ebony handles which have prevailed dn ti n ar.d coffee pots for mnny yenrw have now been replaced hv all silver, for it was found that the ebony w:is it.iprictir at. for It burned out at the j-ni.itiK's and made the han dles loo.?. Few gold services are used and not many even of the gold plated. Nor is there any nttnmpt to mix silver and rold in erv:e. for It savors too much cf pretense tfp win favor as a custom. Plate Is used entirely for electrical appliance. There in rio demand for solid p'.lver in so much as a toaster rak. I'ossibly this is due to the dif fer nre in -i.t. There Is a new toast rack made of silver combried with a china plate. This Is made to hold four pieces of toast, and two rings of silver connect, which nre for two boiled eggs. It '.s lifted by the silver handle, which is In one piece with the rack, and this. In turn, clumps to the china plate. Tiny fancy Jam pots of glass come lr. odd shapes with silver cov rs and spoons. One la a gypy kettle; am her Is In pear form. Kach holds about a glassful of Jam, which Is a convenient amount. A novelty co(Te or tea pot. especially derigned for the breakfast tray. Is formed of three pieces In one. The cover of the pot Is shaped to hold the cream, and this. In turn, has a cover which Is designed to hold the sugar These may be hud In either plated or solid sliver. Orange knives are mad with the saw edge, and the grapefruit spoon, which differs from the orange spoon by being made broader at the end of the heel of the bowl. Is new only in pattern. In fact, that la about the only difference that could be made In It. for, contrived on the basis of the size of the grape fruit cells, it could scarcely be im proved from Its present plan. A cut sugar crusher Is about all else that may be added to the breakfast ta ble In silver novelties. This Is a great convenience, for It divides the sugar successfully In the portion one may need, which makes all the difference in the world to the breakfast beverage, whether It be tea, coffee or cocoa. A grape dish of solid silver hns a de- sign of grapes and vine carried about; the edge and up the rod which over hanes the dish, with the fruit scissors pendent. These are matched In do s'gn. The plate Is almost round in form. '"ake dishes nre not more used with hnndles than without. A sensible pur chase Is one of the new rose holders which are made with round trays, the latter removable. The tray can then be uned for a cake plate. one with an ornate plcte, winch has a pierced edii", In particularly good for the purpose The vase which goes with It Is ahout twelves inches high, snd as a silver va;e Is the loveliest of all things fur roses and ns roses are the year's (low ers it Is a most satisfying possesion. A large l:;per of solid silver is shown as a bonbon dish for a br.dul gift. Th s.lver is pierced, but the ar ticle, on the whole, is rather more odd than beautiful. M NEWNESS IN SPRING WAISTS THE ne waist! the s the yi HE new feature of the spring sts and blouses is that of leeve hold running into oke, which disposition of material usually forms a round yoke. This is a youthful cut that is appre ciated alike by the young girl and the up to the minute matron. Indeed, the tendency of the styles for the spring season is to have them young looking, mouses are apparently made for young girls since there is little about them lightly In the popular shade of panne dahlia. The finish on the corsage was of white crepe de chine, with crystal buttons. The empiecement of the blouse was lightly embroidered in the exact shade of the pretty satin. This blouse has a morbid color sug gestion like everything else in dress, but the graceful draping of the satin makes the color stunning. Putting the white touch with the putty tone was a happy idea, and in the Juxtaposition the other and putting net tinder It. One of the waists illustrated Is carried I out in this way by mounting blue andl cream chiffon and shadow lace overl each other. Anything like a stiff effect la avoided) In the lace model pictured, the d-ta- I I S . . .N &q y - ' r?iV..-: II. v. .l 4fn5rrnl rs,A w r A b - - ; . - 7 a !, .r "4.. V e.vv e i0 i P1-- r? : t ji-u-.., t e- - , at Jv.Vv'S.-f jrK 'AW 6 Vh' r; , , - V iyrfa.wiHrrtJLti;. 1,1 lie .Jfel.st 5sar.ycA i I f !.!. (t.J a.- I ' ; r- J. V b7 ':s- .rr 'y' J-l Vij- tiu-,!! fcsJSj CHARMING TRANSPARENT EFFECT. ALL OVER LACE NIC U NT ED ON NET. that smacks of dignity. They are (the white shines out, wonderfully sof t ( culty being overcome by mounting the charmlni;. original and chic, but they I and pure. fabric over fine net. This blouse haa are not serious. j The smartest of the new biouses sug- j turned back cuft's and revers of white A delightful blouse seen recently at j geiit transparency, though they are j naiin arid an elleetive Jabot of con an advanced display ot clothes was of; really opaque. The effect is achieved trusting lace. putty colored drap de satin trimmed by mounting one shade ot chiffon over I Lio you like the lingerie waist lllus- THE LATEST LINGERIE MODEL. trated? It Is an exceedingly good thing in fine white batiste, pin tucking. Va lenciennes lace and very open embroid ery banding. The sleeves, as you see, are long, a rather uncomfortable fea ture in summer time. All lengths of sleeves are seen on the latest wai.sts, but the three-quarter length la the least graceful, and either the long, nar row effect or the very short sleeve is the better selection. For house waists the blouse neck finish to be worn by the fashionable woman will be low. In round or square cut. but on the street she will appear quite dif ferent with her high guimpe of tulle or lace. Unless one has a very short and fleshy neck the collarless finish is apt to look undressed and scant True, it is "grand chic" to have a long, scrawy neck and to wear one's dresses as low about the throat as possible, but such effects, while quite modish, are far from pretty. Cut a certain distance. the low decolletage looks well, but Just to strike that happy medium "there's the rub." We see women with very high guimpes, and we see women with blouses and corsages cut below the col lar bone. So both are fashionable. But the woman who values her health will not expose her throat in cold weather, having made it sensitive for many years by cuddling it in choking collars. In the new "Balkan girdle" we see what influence the political situation has on fashion. These girdles are high wa'sted corselet affairs of tapestry and embroidery, worn by Servian. Bul garian and Montenegrin peasants. A sash of this kind worn with a plain lit tle frock gives an air of remarkable smartness. CATHERINE TALBOT. ALL ABOUT THE HOUSE )0- J TN every household there Is likely to I ie one member at least afraid of drrifts. Two or three portables to ap- ply to the offending ill fitting doors or ' windows are easily made and can be quickly put Just where they will do the most pood Cut a piece of dark cloth or denim into two strips as long as the width of the door or window aid four j Inches wide. Sew up firmly aloiif r.nd ! across the I e ige open be found of great assistance In keep ing the baby asleep too. For one who sleeps near an open window in winter the umbrella can be used very advan tageously to protect the sieeper from a draft, especially if the head ot the bed Is placed near a window. Save your nut hells to put on the fire when you want a very hot oven for a few minutes, say when browning length, leaving the upper cookies or roasting potatoes with meat, to allow filling with sea The shells burn with a quick, fierce CHAMOIS LEATHER. , Qt'AINT country hat for the win ter Is in chamois leather the nat ural color, lii'ed with black ve'.vet and trimmed w.th a bunch of qui!; liter ally -as they have been stripped of their feathers except Just for an "eye" at the t.p of eiih. ued black, yellow and white. sand, not to.) full, and then sow them up also. This bologna-like contrivance will lie ftn.iy against crack or crevice ari l keep out every draft. heat and do not deaden a coal fire as do s wood when put on for etra heat. When one has not time to let the fat i on soup cool and harden the skimming An open umbrelia hung over a h'gh , can be done very quickly and thor backed chair or over the footboard, its oughly with sn ord'nary kitchen ladle, handle resting on the bed. makes a Fas the ladle very slowly iind firmly most grateful protection for an invalid j into the soup until one fide of the rim from the glare of the light or a sunny is ' barely below the surface and the window. ' It is much better than a floating fat will run into It. Ijo not screen close to the linht. for a screen j try to get it too full or the soup will always leaves an unpleasantly brirht j run In also. By holding the ladle very I olo around Its rdce, while the urn- i firmly tiarely below the surface you brella makes a gentle twilight. It will ' can get all the fat and almost no soup. FOR WEAR DURING THE PLAY HOUR TV-.-S ..... .'.4 - ' t i . ,r --if,: t - . vl f - . '-. l-: , ) - - ktvv r- , : , " .-V. - ' -.v."- ; " . ii i U,v -l t'i; , ...!.,,. v PRACTICAL APRON FOR SMALL CHILDREN. gVERT mother will appreciate this practical play apron. It Is ctt in one piece and is quite a dressy liuie affair when made of dainty materials or a useful model when carried out in a serviceable strong fabric. It. a.ron Illustrated U ef dark blue Huso, trimmed wua scallops, edging cf bright red. ovel Irishes ror The Family Table gPICED roast mutton is a delicious dish which will appeal to house wives who like to place novelties on the family table. Creamed carrots make a seasonable side dish, and fruit salad gives a delightful touch to the menu. Spiced Roast Mutton. Take any cut of young mutton suit able for roasting and prepare as fol lows: Rub well with a teaspoonful of salt, an even teaspoonful of pepper and place in an iron baking pan with six whole cloves, one dozen whole allspice, three tabiespoonfuld of sugar, a third of a pint of vinegar and two-thirds of a pint of water. Cover with another pan and bake in a moderate oven until half an hour before serving, then in crease the oven heat and let it brown quickly. Baste often and add a little morf water if needed. Creamed Carrots. Use three good sized carrots for four persons. Scrape and pare them and cut in email pieces. Put a teaspoonful of rendered beef suet In a pot, add a little onion Juice, put in carrots, let them cook for a few minutes, but not brown, pour in boiling water to cover, season with a half teaspoonful of salt, a dash of pepper and one teaspoonful of sugar Let the carrots boll rather slowly for an hour. If the water boils low add a little boiling water to re plenish. When carrots are done thick en the liquid about them with one and a half teaspoonfuls of flour mixed care fully with three-fourths of a cup of milk. Pour .this in with carrots and liquid and stir carefully or drain the carrots tr.d conk a few minutes in white sauce. The liquor about them may be used in a meat or vegetable soup. Fruit Salad. Soak ha'.f a box of gelatin in a gen erous pint of water, add the Juice of two lemons and two cups of sugar. Ering to a boil and strain. W.en cold pour over two sliced oranges, two ba nanas, half cup of cherries, half cup of English walnut meats as nearly whole as possible. Stand on the ice until it sets. Serve with whipped cream. . . NEW WAY TO POACH EGGS. A SATISFACTORY method of poach ing an egg without the use of either r.ng or cup is to let slightly salt ed water come to a boil, stir with i spoon In one direction until you have formed a miniature whirlpool. Then quickly drop the ec-g in before the wa ter ha. lost its momentum. The vortex mus rormea will make a perfectly rounded egg. which cannot be obtained by any other means. o o I Blouses For j j The New Year j o o FCR THE BABY. fJO keep a baby from falling when wearing nsw shoes rub the soles et the shoes with sandpaper. fJHE new year blouses are here in the most bewildering variety, and one cannot fail to make a happy selection among the many charming designs. Lovely brocaded silks in all colors, with white in the popular lead; rich satins in plain and striped effects, soft char meuse, filmy chiffon and wash silks In smart striped effects are all to be found in the shirt waist realm. White brocade waists come in tailor ed styles, with perhaps a fancifully cut yoke to relieve the severity, ar.d in dressy models they are mado elaborate with net guimpes and lace or net vests. There Is, too, a ravishing little affair of fine white chiffon. Nothing could be prettier than a blouse of this style. The front Is covered with pin tucks and a double box plait simulated by two frills of val lace edging a line of round white satin covered buttons down the center. A pin tucked yoke peeps over the edge of the shoulder and extends across the back, outlined with a piping of white satin. The short sleeves are also tucked and set in with satin pip lng and finished with a narrow band of satin and some of the white buttons. In the line of tailor ma le models there is a delightful affair of palest lavender charmeuse. The narrow pan el front of this blouse is formed with two strips of the material, each strip buttonholed and held together with round cream colored bone buttons in link style. Each side of the front has a deep plaited frill -of the charmeuse extending almost to the shoulder and halfway down the front. The fullness of the long sleeves is held into plain round cuffs finished at the hands with narrow plaitings ot the charmeuse. MIDSEASON COSTUME 3 :. ii4r;W,iW . ! i- 1 1 4 i Jfc. -v . u. DRESS WARMLY. fpHERE are some girls who fancy they can harden their constitutions without deterioration to endure the se verities of our changing climate and in the attempt lay aside or never adopt all the protection nature demands. All such foolish efforts are attended by an expenditure of nervous energy which could be advantageously applied to many worthier ambitions. Nervous energy la equivalent to life force, and to endeavor to sustain it without the aid of proper clothing simply means grad ual or; not Infrequently, precipitate self destruction. When we consider how many of the poor yearly succumb to the exhaustion of vital force which has been proved to be a result of the lack of proper clothing it seems not only the sheerest folly, but absolute rebellion against na ture, to deprive oneself of the most powerful weapon In the struggle for existence, with the expectation of con trolling or outwitting nature's laws. JAW' .". wa:' ' '8. Old Time Stitches On Modern r rocKs fJJHE 1rl who is clever with her nee- ale is now making worsted em broidery trimmings for her winter clothes. The stitches most in vogue are the simplest possible and are of the type to be found on an old time sam pler, such as cross stitch, catstitch. plain outlining and buttonholing. This last stitch is much used as a finish to rancy collars and revers and should be carried out in a contrasting color, with spaces between the stitches. Blanket stitch Is another came for it. as it is employed to finish many a blan ket where binding is not desired. No stitch is easier to make, and when done with coarse yarn with quarter inch spaces between the stitches it is an ef fective finish for the edge of one of the new Robespierre collars. If something trifle more elaborate is desired every other space may be decorated with an arrow shaped design dono in yarn, and some more Intricate stitchery may or nament the corners. What is Bometimos called the lasy daisy stitch is a good one for the em broiderer who wants quick results. This stitch was so named from the fact that an effective daisy can be made simply by working straight sin gle threads to conform to the stamped pattern of a daisy. dng a few French knots as a center. While the daisy part of the name may need an expla nation, the reason for the adjective lazy Is evident. With a minimum of trouble It gives effective results. Geometrical designs such as trian gles, circles and squares may be indi cated on the material with bastins cot ton. The outline may then be filled ia with long, straight stitches, of wool, well separated. When finished the out er line of basting Is removed, leaving the figure in worsted on the fabric Where worsted embroidered disks are used to simulate buttons circles ot the proper size may be first outlined with a contrasting color and then fill ed in with long stitches in harmony with the other trimming. If more elaboration Is wanted let the embroid erer repeat these long stitches from the opposite direction, weaving her worsted needle under and over the first laid strands of wool until she has the whole circle woven in basket work. The strands may be as far apart as the worker desires. Where bands of lace or trimming are to be joined try the effect ot cat stitching them together with spilt zephyr wool in a contrasting tone. To do this the edges to be Joined must be basted on paper at the proper distance apart and the catstitchlng completed before the paper Is removed. Where 'a blouse Is to be partly veiled with chiffon lay under the chiffon a bit of white satin, with a pattern in cross stitching done in worsted the color ot the prevailing tone of the blouse. This gives a striking bit ot trimming at a minimum of trouble and is capable ot all sorts of color variety. An all black chiffon blouse showing bands of white satin embroidered coarsely In cerlsa wool has all the appearance ot a Paris model, while, as a matter of fact, it might easily be an Inexpensive blouse, depending entirely upon this bit ot handwork for its French y look. Where worsted pendants are needed to complete a bit of worsted embroid ery try the effect of two wooden but ton molds placed back to back, the more convex in shape the better. Thread the worsted into a large needle and thrust It through the center holes of the button molds. Arrange each strand of worsted flat and even until the surface la entirely covered. Make the desired number and suspend b means of a crocheted chain ot worsted. Wooden button molds may also serve as effective spots in worsted embroid ery by outlining a circle a little larger than the button. Cover the button with silk or satin of contrasting color, lay it Inside the outlined circle and fasten it with ornamental cross stitches of worsted. Old gold satin as a cover ing for the buttons Is a fashionable combination with dark blue or brown wool embroidery. As an effective way of freshening dis carded silk or bead trimming nothing Is better than the Introduction of a little wool embroidery. If the edge of the trimming shows signs of wear couch on a border of double zephyr and out line a portior of the design with split zephyr ot the same shade. If couch ing is too much trouble let the new border be .one In simple chain stitch, which is child's work In the matter ot simplicity. No stamping Is necessary for em broidery of this kind, as the designs are all of the geometrical order and may be outlined with pencil or basting thread. Always work with a needle sufficiently large, as the needle must make an opening large enough to carry the wool through easily. Even when embroidering on chiffon remember that the needle must be coarse enough to make a suitable hole for the yarn. GOWN WITH CUTAWAY COAT. TOR a mldseason costume of a dressy character nothing could be smarter than the model Illustrated. The skirt la of striped black and white velours de laine, and the chic cutaway coat Is of black velvet. Exactly the right style note la given the costume by the muff and scarf of handsome moleskin. INVALID 8UGGE8TI0NS. TOR a persistent cough produced by a tickling in the throat try melting a teaspoonful of butter and giving It to the sufferer to drink. This is a sim ple remedy that has been known to stop coughing spells at night very ef fectively. When It is necessary for an 111 per son to have a watch at the bedside a good way to overcome the ticking noise, which often annoys a nervous patient, is to turn a glass tumbler over the watch. This stops the noise, and the face of the timepiece la aUU vtslbie. ORIGIN OF ROOM NAMES. JJARLOR Is a word closely connected with the word parliament from the French "parler," to Kpeak. a deri vation sufficiently denoting the uses of the parlor. The needs of the family led to less formal parlors, where the members of the household could meet and feel at home, and naturally the decorations in these lesser parlors were less impressive than those in tne state reception rooms, but ligbtsomer and more homelike. Then the feeling of home was rising with the wane of feudalism and the greater sense of security, ;.nd in all the associations of home life the in fluence of the feminine element be came more and more prominent. New times, new wants, the lady's bower, di vided from Its utilitarian use of bed room, becomes the boudoir. This Is her own room, too sacred fur visitors, save of the most congenial. The parlor has rather much of a mannish element In It for her visitors alone, and so a new room has to be in vented. The custom of the ladles with drawing after dinner, while the men sit over their wine, supplied the name (It was originally withdrawing room). Royalty gave a great Impetus to the use of the name as opposed to "par lor" by the Institution of drawing rooms. A mere man's definition of a parlor In contradistinction to a drawing room is .a room where one may turn thing? over In one's mind without overturnins trio-a-brae and spindle Icksuu laUa. ""I