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Special Correaponilent'e of The Evening Star.
PARIS, July 2. 11*04.
Paris, as every one knows, has the repu
tation of being the most beautiful city in
the world. During the last few days the
ViUe I-umlere has more than lived up to
her renown. In fact, every nook and cor
ner of the gay capital has been a m-ass
of blooming (lowers, every householder com
peting for the prize given by a society
called L.e Nouveau Paris, which for two
years has held a flowery competition for
the best decorations of windows and bal
conies. Paris is singularly adapted for
such floral decorations, owing to the orna
mental facades of the houses and the many
balconies, which, if adorned with plants
and flowers, would transform monotonous
streets into veritable gardens of loveliness.
This competition not only helps Paris to
uphold her enviable reputation, but en
courages culture of flowers among the
maasis. The first prize, which consisted
of an exquisite Sevres vase presented by
the minister of public instruction, was won
by a citizen living in the Rue du Temple,
whose terraces and balconies were gor
geously decorated.
The floral show culminated in the fetes
modernized eastern newcomers which will
girdle the .slim waist of the summer girl
are to be donned with the simplest kind of
morning dresses, and they give just the
dash of color that is often the making of
the simple toilet. These scarfs are awfully
attractive to wind about a rush straw hat
or us a stock for the neck of the linen dress.
Styles Change.
Another innovation developed here is the
wearing of large hats with short skirts, a
practice hitherto tabooed by women "in the
know." As to the hats of the moment,
they present as many different aspects as
the chameleon, but the Hat has gone forth
that with the white costume a colored
chapeau Is de rigueur. This certainly gives
to a white toilet more individuality than a
hat of the same genre. A woman may
wear the most stunning gown of white
costing a fabulous sum and another nion
daine a frock of inexpensive muslin, yet if
a member of the masculine gender were to
describe each frock he would do so by say
ing "Mrs. B. wore white and Miss C. wore
white"?a discouraging lack certainly of
appreciation, and I imagine that the color
note has been introduced to assist the
chionicler in his descriptions. Very striking
and quite a specimen of what is worn over
here by the swagger woman was a toilet
seen recently of white net with a large liat
of scarlet straw and pink roses. The artist
Carolus-Duran is responsible for the scar
let and pink color scheme, and with such a
precedent we feel perfectly assured in
mingling the nuances.
The high crowned picture hat Is again
abroad in the laud. It came in a few
weeks ago with the pointed bodices. The
cause for this effect is not d.fficult to find
as the Parisian always studies the sil
houette of the hat and the gown. Paradise
plumes seem just the right kind of trim
ming for these picture affairs. Muslin
shady hats are much worn by young girls
this summer, and when the daughter of
the house coaxes the long suffering fathir
of the family to let her have a wash hat
the poor, deluded creature consents and
thinks that for once the milliners have
joined forces with him. and ignorance Is
bliss until the bill is presented. The smart
est shady muslin hats have about the crowa
GROUP OF PARISIAN JULY GOWNS.
fies fleurs, which took place Saturday af
ternoon In the Allee tie I.ongchamps. This
flower fete Is an ? xceedingly popular func
tion, the proceeds of which are devoted to
a fund for those who fall victims to duty.
The weather was ideal, and early and late
the Avenue drs Acacias was blocked with
carriages, many of them beautifully dec
orated with blossoms. The prlx d'honneur
w;is given to an automobile arranged to
resemble a swan.
This summer the flower show was the
finest exposition de horticulture that has
taken place for a number of years. The
display of those almost human flowers,
orchids, was alone wonderful. But perhaps
the special attraction to Parisian eyes was
the charmingly arranged dinner tables. The
daintiest In this line was a wedding break
fast table which presented a mass of white
orchids, white carnations and orange blos
soms mingled with feathery asparagus and
smilax arranged In cut glass bowls and
slim vases.
Paris Can Teach.
Paris can also give the sartorial world a
lesson in the simplicity of the linen gown,
upon which subject one almost thought
the last word had been spoken. It is the
dress par excellence Just now?a frock to
be worn in the morning for walking, golfing
and boating Indeed, old Neptujie even
claims his right to this material, and some
of the bathing suits of the season are built
of a coarse linen. But It is the stunning
little trotteuse in linen that especially ap
peals to the Parisian. Gowns of this sort
are not mounted over silk or strapped with
cloth after the manner of some eccentrici
ties in linen costumes, which ornamenta
tion is equivalent to adorning a useful little
beast of burden with golden trappings. The
latest idea is to trim this serviceable frock
with bias bands put on as strappings of
tawny orange linen of oriental richness and
depth. When the linen gown is not trim
med with a color the belt most approved by
Dame Fashion to be worn with it is of the
new white leather in exactly the same tone
as the linen. Then there is the new quasi
oriental ceinture. which resembles In design
and tints the Paisley shawls that our
grandmothers wore with such pride. These
a twist of colored ribbon tied in front in
a Charlotte Corday bow.
A Touch of Orange.
I must tell you about a charming little
morning hat I ran across the other day. It
was of sturdy and ultra fashionable Ma
nila straw. It rolled up on each side in an
alluring fashion and was trimmed with
folds of brown and orange velvet, and un
der the brim becomingly reposed an enor
mous orange rose the like of which never
was on land or sea. Still this freak of na
ture made a brave glow of color, and its
raison d'etre was therefore apparent. On
gowns and hats this orange tone as a sup- ]
plementary shade is likely to hold its own ,
until the end of the season.
The sunshade and the hat have formed
an alliance as to color, and this ensemble
effect is exceedingly pretty, evidencing that
thoughtful consideration which always
makes for smartness. When showers de
s end and overtake the unwary all Is well
If a waterproof parasol is in the hand. The
new parapluies of the storm proof sort nre
prettier than ever and are shown with
dainty checked and figured borders and are
nothing like the plain and serviceable af
fairs of last year.
The capricious French mondalne has de
clared the taffeta frock de mode, and in
looking around a smart assemblage in the
afternoon this particular dress is decidedly
"found wanting." The fastidious Parisian
woman does not consider the taffeta cos
tume her style, and the long-shouldered
and murh befrilled era to which this dress
belongs has wearied her so that she will
have none of it or of the IKIrt bonnet. This
same lady Is, however, practical in her
whims, and in some occult fashion has dis
covered that the ordinary book muslin,
sold for a song, has when washed the ap
pearance of expensive linen lawn. Conse
quently toilets in this muslin are being
created by the score.
Indian Dimity.
Speaking of sweet simplicity, there is a
most attractive Indian dimity which will
prove irresistible to summer femininity.
1 his fabric has better wearing qualities
PURPLE VOILE, WITH SILK BRAID AND HAND WOBK.
than muslin and Is pofter and more ^apt
able than linen. A gown of tndlan dim ty
I really coveted was of white sprlgged wlth
small green and pink flowers, the skirts
n?de in three tiers, headed with bands of
white lawn embroidered in green and pinK
French dots of rather generous size. The
waist fastened in the back, and the front
had a wide box plait cut out at the neck
to display a chemisette of tucked m L
Capelike shoulder draperies of the
were edged with the dotted bands The
sleeves were large puffs meeting cutis
white dotted lawn.
unite as dainty is a frock of cream or
gandie flowered all over with a design ol
old green. The jupe is prettily
with organdie ruffles put on very far aparc.
The corsage is gathered beneath an em
placement of lace, around which are folds
of the organdie and a ruching "J
out pink taffeta. The taffeta also nlakes
tlie folded girdle and bands the puffed
elbow sleeves.
On manv of the elaborate summer cos
tuines mouss^line de soie flower tiimmin?,
is used. This adornment is dainty and.cx
t.emely easy to make. All one has to do Is
to cut the material on the cross about four
Inches wide, fold it double and twist round
and round to simulate a full-blown rose.
Mmp stems of different lengths are -up
plied by thin silk cord.
A fad of the moment is to purchase or
have made to order dozens of handkerchiefs
of exquisitely fine linen and worked ia an
exclusive design. In this way the mouchoir
becomes individualized. What most worn J
lack in their sartorial endeavors Is ability
to grasp one mode, nor do they understand
the relation of clothes to the wearers. lt
Is a nibbling here and there until the eye,
l<ke the dove of old. wanders in vain ro. a
resting place. CATHERINE TALBOT.
IN FANCY TEINKETS
THE NEWEST THINGS IN TALLY
CARDS.
Euchre and Hearts Still Lead
in Card
Games.
Written for The Evening Star.
Summe- hath no terrors for the true card
player, arid there are many hostesses who.
even in the dog days, find a card party
the simplest form of entertainment.
For chilly or rainy evenings at the moun
tain or beach resort an exciting tourney
around the card tables is really comforting.
The function Is less formal than in winter,
and souvenirs and prizes less elaborate.
If the games are to be played on the
porch?and in most homes the porch is
larger than the living room?many Japa
nese lanterns may be lighted; and a loco
motive headlight or some other powerful
light with a strong reflector fastened at j
one end of the veranda will furnish ample j
illumination Tor ten or a dozen tables.
The new tally cards are suggestive of
summer games. One of the prettiest shows
a girl driving a swarm of gay-hued butter^
flies before her. On each butterfly the
wings are marked with hearts, spades, dia
monds and clubs, and here the punching is
dor.e.
A four-leaf clover has spades for flares,
while large embossed field daisies are swung
from slender green cords and the heart of
each daisy is punched for the score. Jap
anese fans and Geisha girls appear on
tally cards, and a design that Is selling
rapidly shows a pretty girl holding a tele
phone receiver and calling "Hello, Central,
what's trump?"
Another catchy design shows n replica or
a colored mammy, clad in gorgeous rai
ment, with the inscription, "I didn't expect
to see you heah, lioney!"
Odd and Merry.
Lobsters in vivid crimson, automobiles
with remarkable study in detail, drums and
clown faces are all sacrificed to the merry
card punch. A severely plain card is sprin
kled with dice, odd numbers up. and carries
this lilnc, "There's luck in odd numbers."
Still more business-like and Intended par
ticularly for progressive games where large
numbers play are plain score cards with
four rows of figures, and spaces for the
name, couple and table.
A clock face, with the numerals, offers a
good field for punching the score, and two
horses, running close, bear the legend
"Neck and neck," and are much liked by
the summer hostess. An echo of the ping
pong craze shows a table set for the game,
and the balls scattered about are to be
punched out for the score.
Favors, not unlike those used at germans,
are popular for the summer card party,
and are replacing the more extravagant
prizes. Papier mache clams, filled with
bonbons and swinging from gay-colored
ribbons; miniature deck chairs, golf bags
which unscrew and show sticks, nil in pa- |
pier mache, make appropriate prizes. j
A realistic piece of strawberry shortcake
forms an odd box for stamps or pens. When
the papier ma :he crust of whipped cream. |
dotted with strawberries, is lifted off. it
shows a hollow cake which forms.the box.
More expensive prizes are those in Japa
nese work?paper weights and desk fittings
in metal and lacquer; Japanese stelns
whoever heard of a follower of the mikado
drinking beer?-skulls in gold with Japa
nese enamel and tiny jardinieres holding
dwarf trees.
Loving cups of various sizes and in differ
ent materials, such as hammered brass,
silver and gold, are also popular for prizes.
For a mountain retreat pretty souvenirs
'ire nnnkin rings, match safes, frames
calendars made from birch bark or braided
sweet grasses.
"WOMAN CLERKS IN GERMANY.
Steady Progress of tlie Sex in Spite of
Conservatism.
From the Boston Transcript.
Women have become an Indispensable fac
tor in the German postal telegraph and
telephone service, it seems, in spite of the
conservatism which prevented the utiliza
tion of feminine activities in public work in
Germany until nearly half a century later
than in France and England. t.nited
States Consul Monaglian of Chemnitz In his
recent communication to the United States
Department of Commerce and Labor re
views briefly the conditions and require
ments which are of interest as showing
tlie progress of women in the fatherland.
It is not every woman who can obtain a
position in the German postal service, so
strict are the government regulations re
specting age, character, education and
health. A government medical examiner
pronounces upon the health, which must be
perfect; the age must not exceed thirty or
be under eighteen, and a good common
school education is a primary requisite.
Possessing all these qualifications, the wo
man candidate is eligible only to a position
as assistant in the post office, and the high
est salary she can hope for is $119 a year.
In the telegraph and telephone service,
however, all grades of positions are open
to women, though the rules of admission
are equally strict, and no woman with chil
dren are employed. Four thousand women
are now engaged in the telephone service
of the German empire, It is stated, 1,000 of
them being in Berlin. ? The hours are light,
ranging from six to eight hours a day.
The highest pay which a woman can
draw in German telephone offices is ?S57,
which is said to afford a comfortable liv
ing In Germany, but it Is a low wage com
pared to that to be obtained in England,
where experienced telephone clerks get
*100 and the chief supervisors are paid as
high as 12.550. In Germany, however. It
must be noted that woman on their with
drawal from active labor after the prescrib
ed number of years of faithful work are
awarded a government pension on the same
plane with the men.
To Blackon Brown Boots.
Get five cents' worth of spirits of harts
horn. and with it tako all the polish off the
boots. Let them dry, and then give them
a good dressing of ink. Leave them some
hours and polish in the usual manner with
any good blacking.
Explained.
From Judge.
"Father, dear." asked little Bruno, "why
did they name that Chinee? river 'Yellowr "
"Confucius was a great prophet, Bruno,"
replied his parent, "and he foresaw some
of the dream-battles which New York news
papers would wy happened ou its banks."
Tempting Receipts Made
With Plain Materials.
PREPARING TOMATOES
A NUMBER OF TASTY DISHES ABE
POSSIBLE.
Stuffed With Force Meat and Sur
rounded With Aspic
Jelly.
Written for The Etenlng Star.
After the zest for tomatoes in their sim
plest form is lost, try some of the best
ways of stuffing or baking them.
Select those that are of good size and
from the stem part or top cut off a thin
slice and take out most of the seeds, but
be careful not to break the side walls. Pre
pare a dressing of bread crumbs, salt, pep
per, chopped onion and butter In the pro
portion of two tablespoonfuls of onion chop
ped fine, two cupfuls of crumbs, a tea
spoonful of salt, a dash of cayenne and two
taiblespoonfuls of melted butter. Fill the
tomatoes with the dressing and bake in a
pudding dish twenty minutes. Serve on a
hot dish. Nutmeg, marjoram or parsley
may be used instead of onion to season the
stufling. The quantity given will All one
dozen tomatoes.
Another choice way to serve them as a
dinner dish Is to till with a force meat
made from cold boiled ham. mushrooms and
bread crumbs. For a dozen tomatoes use
one cupful of chopped ham, two dozen
mushrooms chopped tine, five tablespoon
fills of stale crumbs, two tablespoonfuls of
parsley, an even teaspoonful of salt, one
fourth saltspoonful of pepper and two ta
blesiMjonfuls of melted butter. Bake in a
hot oven twenty minutes, basting two or
three times with melted butter. Cold
chicken, veal, lamb or any white fish rem
nant may be used for the force meat. If
for a luncheon dish, use the cold tish ,or
meat with a mayonnaise dressing for tlie
stuffing'.
In Carolina an appetizing stufling for to
matoes is made from boiled rice mixed w'tli
veal or beef broth, salt, pepper, melted but
ter and green peppers chopped very fine.
Uaste while baking with olive oil or but
ter. Stuffed tomatoes are most easily dish
ed by using a cake turner to transfer them
from pan to platter.
In Asp'c Jelly.
Tomatoes in small molds of aspic jelly
are delicious either for high tea or a
luncheon course. Use small tomatoes.
Pour boiling water over them, peel and set
away in the ice box to cool. For the jelly
use a half package of gelatine soaked in
half a cupful of white stock. It is ready
for use when dissolved. Add to a cupful
and a half of stock salt to taste, a dash of
tabasco sauce, a tablespoonful of lemon
juice and a little caramel or green color
ing matter. Add this to the gelatine. Be
fore it thickens cut the tomatoes in thick
slices, take out the seeds and put in the
molds. Fill each one to the top with the
aspic. If you have no stock make the as
pic with meat extract. This may be made
in one large niold if you choose. Serve with
it thin bread and butter or cheese sand
wiches.
Fried or broiled, tomatoes are excellent
for breakfast or supper. Select those that
are round and of medium s'ze, wash in cold
water and cut in slices half an Inch thick.
Dip the slices in flour seasoned with salt
and pepper; dip in melted butter, put on
a double broiler and brown quickly and
delicately on each side.
Fried tomatoes are prepared as for broil
ing. dipped in beaten egg diluted with a
little boiling wat*r and then in powdered
bread crumbs. Have ready hot fat and
brown quickly on each side.
fried or browned- tomatoes.
A Tasty Dish.
Scalloped tomatoes, for which either the
ftesh or canned vegetables may be used,
are made by placing alternate layers of
bread crumbs and tomatoes in a pudding
dish. Season each layer with salt, pep
per and bits of butter. Bake twenty min
utes and if' fond of cheese, scatter a layer
over the top. Then bake five minutes long
er A similar dish is made by using layers
of rice instead of bread crumbs. A brown,
white or curry sauce is often served with
fried or browned tomatoes.
In Ceylon a delicious sauce for cold meats
Is made from tomatoes and the cream of
cocoanut milk. Take three tomatoes, large
ripe and firm, peel, cut in halves and take
out the seeds and put on ice. Just before
using chop them fine and season with half
a teaspoonful of salt, a dash of cayenne
and one teaspoonful of onion juice and a
chonDed green pepper.
The cocoanut milk Is made by pouring
a pint of boiling water over a freshly grat
ed nut I,et it stand an hour, then press
out all the milk with the hand- ^t j.way
tn a howl and a delicious cream will rise
to the surface. Skim ofT this cream and
turn over the tomato mixture. Just before
serving add a dessert-spoonful of lemon
j"p-or a hot dish at the Sunday night tea
tomatoes are appetizing creamed in the
eh\flne dish Cut the tomatoes in thick
si ?es Without peeling, and fry in two ta
"blesnoonfuls of butter until tender. Mix
one-half pint of cream or milk with one
tablespoonful of flour, salt to taste and a
Lood'shaking of white pepper. Turn oyer
fhe tomatoes and stir without stopping
until the cream thickens. For this quan
tity of sauce-use one-half dozen tomatoes.
From Cob or Not.
The process of eating corn from the cob
Is both embarrassing and unesthetic. but
the diner can be helped materially If the
corn selected by the housewife is short and
full in the ear, with the husks fresh and
g r"orn should be boiled as soon as possi
ble after Pi'-king. for no vegetable loses
its flavor more quickly. If it must be kept
before using, leave it in the husks in a
dark cool pla~<>. Once it is is husked,
plunge it into boiling salted water. If at
all tender it should cook in fifteen minu'es.
Test with a fork, drain and send to ..he
table in a corn napkin in a covered dish.
The hull that incloses the grain of corn
is so indigestible that it causes many peo
ple considerable annoyance. To avoid such
trouble cut down the center of each row
of trrains with a sharp knife, and season
with salt and butter. The center of the
e.-ain is pressed out by the teeth as it is
eaten. arid the tough hull is left on the
C?By some cooks corn is always boiled in
a layer of tli husk, so that the grains
may not be a<?ed PPon directly by the wa
ter Whatever way is followed, remove
every particle of ;?ilk. Some chefs add a
small piece of; butter to the boiling water,
declaring that, it vyhitens the corn.
jt. Corn Pudding.
One of the f>est ways of serving corn is
to cut it from theicob and stew it fifteen
minutes; then season by adding a table
snoonful of fldur. rtne of butter, half a pint
orXllV; and salt and pepper;
boil two minutes after seasoning. The
quantity of njfl'f, butter and flour given is
for one dozeh eiirs. If the corn lacks
sweetness use on? teaspoonful of sugar.
Corn fritters. K?d for either dinner or
breakfast, arei?best, made from very tender
corn that has beSP boiled. Cut down the
middle of the hull and press out the grain
with the bai^k of.' a knife. Some cooks
eiate the con*. This is not only difficult,
but results in mixing more or less of the
hulls with the pulp
One dozen ears of corn should make a
nlnt of eraln,. To this add the yolks of
two eegs two glll? of milk, one cupful of
flour, one'even teaspoonful of salt and one
fourth saltspoonful of pepper. Beat thor
oughly and quickly, and to the batter add
the beaten whites of the two eggs and one
teaspoonful of baking Powder. Fry a gold
en brown in boiling lard or olive oil. Drop
in tViA hatter by the spoonful, remove with
a skimmer and drain on brown paper be
fore serving
Green corn pudding Is an excellent entree
with roast lamb or beef. Take one dozen
ears of corn, prepared as for fritters Sea
son with a teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth
saltspoonful of white pepper, the yolks of
four eggs, nutmeg to taste, and one quart
of milk When well beaten. add the whites
of the eggs beaten to a froth. Bake in ft
buttered pudding dish in a very moderate
oven for forty-flve minutes.
COIFFURE AND WRAPS
Latest Styles in Hair Orna
ments.
COMBS ARE SIMPLE
FLORAL WREATHS FOLLOW POM
PADOUR LINES.
For Evening Wear Luxurious Crea
tions Are Made With Rich Lace
and Fabrics.
Wrliiun fjrThe Boning Star by Knthorine Ander
The dressing of the hair in summer is al
ways a vexed question, and now that the
average woman clings to her pompadour
e:>d yet yearns for the low coiffure, a com
promise is essential. As the result, a modi
fied pompadour is worn, waving softly about
the forehead, and the rest of the hair is
knotted at the nape of the neck instead of
dl! cctly behind tne pompadour. Th.s causes
a great demand for combs and ornaments
to fill in the space between the pompadour
and the coil. Graduated combs of tortoise
?hell are much used, being pushed sidewise
into the hair, running straight up and down
or vertically instead of horizontally, and
cutting the back of the hair into two parts.
?7^?.,smaH s'de combs in the same design
aie then used to dress the pompadour, and
they run not horizontally, but on the bias
A complete set of these combs in real tor
amoeunt o[ be boUKht tor the
1 he smartest dressers do not use the
rancy combs, but summer girls are allow
ed a certain license in this matter, and they
wear with white frocks a comb that is a
clever imitation of ivory, carved superficial
ly and mounted in rhinestones. Colored
stones for combs are not in good taste. A
stiiking comb, shown for wear with that
veiy rare shade of hair known as spun
gold, looks for all the world like gold dust
covered with glass, a finish much seen in
old-fashioned jewelry.
*>rl?,U,S- materials and designs enter into
the building of the complex rfiair ornaments
which till in the space between pompadour
and knot, and more ornaments than combs
are being used. Where the pompadour is
drawn low over the forehead, with per
haps a little elevation over either temple
there is worn a half circlet of gold per
haps an inch or more in height, showing a
\Vall of Troy or some other conventional
design, either in plain gold or filigree. On
e.ther side of this gold circlet there is a
bow. with many little trimmed ends sun
gestlng rosettes. In the back the ends ..fa
a little longer and reach to the coil of hai
They may be in white, black or the color of
the gown worn.
Modish Ornaments.
Another popular ornament is known as
the Mercury wings. The foundation is a
band of twisted, spangled tulle, mounted on
white silk millinery wire, which sets snug
ly around the curve of the pompadour. Two
little rosettes appear at either end. and the
Mercury wings in white, spangled in gold,
ere attached at a most becoming angle a
and i* h i? 'iefl<?if Ul? mK'dle of the band,
ww? packed with flaring ends of the tull-j
, 2la'r thas an elaborate arrange
ment of puffs behind the pompadour on-> or
two very striking ornaments may be wuii
?? ? Mephisto wings covered with
sequins. Ihe wings are higher and more
pronounced than those used in the Mercury
ornaments, and they come in various col
ors. and are particularly handsome in scar
let. when worn by a brunette with a scar
let gown. The other ornament is also heav
ily seauined. and shows a stiff bowknot of
gauze or ribbon matching in color the
sequins and being completely hidden by
the paillettes.
For the girl who has a beautiful profile
_ wears her hair in pompadour and puffs,
there is offered a striking ornament which
is worn on the left side of the coiffure run
ning from the middle of the pompadour to
a gauze fern leaf studded.with silvery irreen
sequins and tied with ribbon of the same
hue. It is also produced in white gauze
spangled with silver or gold, and finished
with a white bow. Ostrich tips and aigrettes
are not a summer coiffure even for statelv
dames, smart bows of ribbon or gauze beine
In much better taste. s
Flowers made from ribbons are still beine
used, but only in the smallest and most
delicate patterns. For summer, the single
artificial roses of fine quality, perhaps
spangled to imitate dewdrops, are preferred.
Takes a Girlish Face.
The pompadour floral wreath Is the most
coquettish accessory of the- hour, but it
must be worn with discretion, as it requires
a girlish face beneath it. and gives a cer
tain air of dressiness quite out of place
save for evening wear. The pampadour
w-reath is not more than five Inches in di
???eritat made of very small blos
soms. It is worn on the left side jusfabove
the ear Summer girls at the beach and
mountain resorts are quite in love with the
Alsatian bow in either black or white, and
it is one of the most effective and girlish
finishes for the coiffure.
This may be said to be a "droopy" season
in dress, from shoulder seams to coiffure
Violets with long drooping stems are tucked
into the coiffure when the hair is dressed
low^ and wistaria is used to fashion the
coiffure a la Japonaise. The front hair is
pompadoured around the face, and the rest
gathered at the back of the neck. \ ion*
trail of wistaria bloom, with the most ex
quisite of blossoms, falls straight from the
top of the low coll and almost covers It on
one side.
Evening Wraps.
In the matter of evening wraps there is a
great diversity of fabrics and patterns, but
a general tendency to flufflness and rather
ornate trimmings. For wear at the beach
or mountains there are exquisite evening
coats, mostly cut on Casino lines, very
loose, so that the elaborate flounces and
shirrlngs of the evening summer gowns will
not be mussed. The sleeves are voluminous
and flaring at the bottom. Pongee, elab
orately embroidered or clouded In self-toned
lace, forms durable evening wraps which
will combine with any of "the colors worn
this summer. I .ace wraps are immensely
popular, and these are worn without lining
or with a lining of the most delicate mous
seline or chiffon. Black chantllly over
white is one of the most popular and ef
fective combinations. White and cream
ilerre, dotted net with flounces, and re
pousse lace-trimmed with ruchinga of rib
bon In the same tone, are used in combi
nation with taffeta gowns.
La Pompadour left many legacies to wo
jnanklnd beside her name, and not the least
JEWELLED ORNAMENTS
of these is a fascinating hood composed of
the filmiest of chiffon, frills and ru'Il?=s,
beneath which almost any face will look
charming. A prominent leading woman
wore such a hood in forget-me-not blue In
one of the spring productions at a New
York theater, and since then firms who
cater to women of wealth have received
many orders for the pompadour hO'*i a'ld
loose coat en suite. The coat hangs loosely
from the shoulders, and may be made from
silk or mousseline with very full puff
sleeves finished In long flounces of lace
over accodion-pleated chiffon. No trim
ming is used on the collar or down the
front of these coats, because the hood has
a much-trimmed shoulder cape and !.>ng
stole ends. Rose pink chiffon combined
with white mousseline, the latter showing
a "shower of hail" in embroidered d )ts. is
a fetching combination. The flounces are
all edged with shirred velvet ribbon in ;>:ile
pink, and inside the facing of the hood is a
band of pink rosebuds. Long streamers of
the dotted mousseline complete Ihe pic
turesque effect.
Fluffy Fichus.
Of the making of fichus which can be ad
justed over both head and shoulders thw
seems practically no end. Only the softest
and most fluffy materials will drape well,
and these include plain and figured nets,
lace, chiffon and mull. The fichus must !>o
rather broad In the center and taper to
long, rounded ends, which may he tied In a
simple knot. Such a fichu is edged with
thickly shirred ruffles or with rose plaiting.
A very pretty design In figured net. show
ing yellow roses splattered all over it, was
edged with rose plaiting of the net. finished
with innumerable little loops of soft yellow
ribbon the shade of the roses. A fichu of
plain pale blue silk mull was practically
covered with narrow shirred ruffles, inlo
the center of which were se?t at intervals
very small artificial rosebuds Coquettish
in the extreme was a pale green fichu of
mousseline. trimmed with double ruffles,
through the center of which was run ?.
vine and wee leaves made from shirred
ribbon, with here and there a rosebud built
from palest pink chiffon. One flshu draped
over the hair and crossed under the chin,
one long, beruffled end hanging down and
the other tossed over the shoulder, make a
pretty frame for a pretty face. A small
embroidered crepe shawl can be worked
into a most becoming summer wrap If
treated on the lines of a Red Riding Hood
cape and hood. One corner of the shawl is
shirred into a hood shape, one corner falls
I straight in the back and one over each
shoulder, with ties of chiffon or dotted net
at the throat. The fringe should not he
too deep, and white is the most satisfactory
color for a wrap of this sort.
In Soft Fabrics.
All evening shoulder wraps may be di
vided into capes and pelerines, and they are
composed of lace, chiffon, silk and crei>a.
A very smart little shoulder cape was
evolved from champagne-colored silk,
crepe shirred back and front, the upper
part of the cape composed of two broad
shirrings. separated and edged by lace gal
loons In self-tone guipure. From the lower
lace bands fell a graduated flounce of the
crepe, very short in the front and very deep
in the back, with under flounces of accor
dion-plaiting in the same color, edged with
ruehing. The flchu was knotted over the
chest with long ends of accordion-pleated
chiffon, held in place with a circular gold
buckle set in jewels. Such a wrap can be
worn with any summer gown of elalmrate
design. All sorts of lace scarfs are In
vogue, and some very pretty scarf effects
are shown in plain and dotted net, edged
with lace.
Novel Methods of Cooking Eggs.
Eggs a la Beauregard.-This is a delicious
luncheon dish. Cook four eggs for half an
hour at the boiling point, but not boiling.
When done chop the whites fine. Mix
with sauce made with half a cupful of milk
and a tablespoonful each of butter and
flour. Season with pepper and salt. Cut
some toasted bread into thin slices to rep
resent the petals of a marguerite and put
a teaspoonful of the white sauce, with the
chopped eggs, on each slice of toast. Crush
the yolks of the eggs through a sieve Into
the center of the serving dish and arrange
the white petals around it. Place in the
oven sufficiently long to heat.
Eggs baked with cheese.?Cut some rounds
of bread an inch thick, butter them and
then spread with thin slices of cheese, leav
ing hollows in the center. Into these hol
lows carefully break an egg and sprinkle
the tops with salt, pepper and a little grat
ed cheese. Bake until the eggs are set.
Eggs with chicken.?Boll four eggs until
hard. Chop up three, reserving the fourth
for a garnish. Mix the chopped eggs with
a cupful of minced chicken mixed with
white sauce and stir over the lire until hot.
I'our this mixture into the center of a dish
and arrange strips of the white of an egg
around it. Crush the yolk of the fourth
egg and sprinkle over the top with a little
chopped parsley. Mushrooms Instead of
chicken may be used for the stock
Egg Tlmbales.?Beat four eggs until they
are thick, season with half a saltspoonful
of salt and half the quantity of pepper.
Tour into buttered tlmbalc molds and stand
them in boiling water. Bake for twenty
minutes, or until the eggs are firm. The |
molds should be sprinkled with chopped |
parsley. The way to do this is to put half j
a teaspoonful of the parsley into each little
mold, shake it round and round and empty |
whatever does not adhere. When the ?*ggs
are done pour around them a tomato puree
made by stewing some tomatoes until soft
and pressing them when cooked through a
sieve. Reheat and season with pepper, salt
and a small piece of butter.
Flower Contest In Paris.
From the London Telegraph.
A Paris "flowered window-sill contest."
arranged by artists, has been approved by
the authorities. Cabinet ministers and the
prefect of the Seine department have- given
effectual support by each offering prizes to
be awarded to the prettiest shows. The _
idea of the contest was first suggested dur- .
Ing King Edward's visit to Paris, when, on j
the occasion of the fetes, a well-known
Paris and London dressmaker created a
sensation by decorating the entire front of
hia house in the Rue de la Paix with masses
of flowers. An architect. M. Frantz Jour
daln; a panorama painter. M. Poilpot; the
celebrated poster artist. M. f heret. a 1lady
artist. Mile. Dufau. and others clubbed to
gether to arrange the contest. Poor and
rich alike are invited to joln. Severai Mg
horticulturists have agreed to stipplj ??*???
bulbs cuttings, and even pots of rl?.h soil
free to competitors who cannot afford to
ST them? and the president M Poilpot .
receiving scores of letters from workgirls
anxious to obtain the wherewithal to grow
flowers on their seventh-floor window-sills.
On a date to t>e fixed the committee will
travel all over Paris in a procession of cab*
noting all the shows, from the handsomest
to the humble*, and will then award pri*?
proportionately to the taate displayed by
thecompetitors and to the means they had
at their disposal
AT SUMMER EVENT]
Hints Worth Following bj
Careful Dressers.
PRETTY BALL GOWNS
SHIRT WAIST SUITS FOB IN
FORMAL OCCASIONS.
At Gnrilen Parties Wear the FreDiesI
*nd Fluffiest You
Own.
Written for The Rreoltig Star.
The summer social function Is always less
formal than the winter affair l>y the same
name, anil the woman ?lio receives an In
vitation for some really smart event should
guard against overdressing.
The safest rule to follow in every case Is
to aim at simplicity, at cool wash < fleets,
and at aheerness of material and delicacy
of handwork latter than at startling 01
rich combinations.
The smart frocks turned out for women
of unlimited means who go In for society
during the summer as well as winter ara
of wash materials, so called. If the truth
; were told the majority of these gowns never
| see a tub. and would lie sorry subjects when
they were taken from the water. They are
cleaned by a dry. French process, and art
far more expensive than many frocks In
silk, velvet and other high-priced fabrics.
In suburban towns and summer colonies
the morning muslcule is a favorite form of
I e ntertainment among congenial women.
Eleven o'clock Is the popular hour for meet
ing. and women appear in the trim shirt
waist suits of linen, crush or silk, which ara
really considered the correct morning gowu
of the well-dressed woman. A sailor hat 01
any ready-to-wear shapu is worn, with silk
or lisle gloves Both hats ami gloves arc
removed, and the morning hour is a mosl
informal one.
At summer colonies or resorts which can
boast of a casino where concerts are given
or athletics matches are played the morn
ing costume is apt to l>e a trltle more
dressy. A two-piece suit of linen or sum
mer silk, with a blouse to match or in har
mony. is worn, and the little coat or jacket
is a mass of embroidery or linen stitching,
but always with the suggestion of tailored
lines. One of the all white hats in straw,
with coque feathers, velvet bands or other
semi-tailored effects, is worn, and a plain
parasol ond gloves are used.
Bridge whist is not being played so much
this >ear as last but whist luncheons am
still in vogue among devotees of the game.
Here, too, the shirt w.iist suit may Ik* worn,
though a dress of dimity or lawn trimmed
with lace is often substituted. When it Is
a neighborhood gathering the guests fre
quently come without hats, carrying the
smart parasols made to match the summer
costumes.
No Hats Required.
Formal calling Is not strictly observed
during the heated term. Women who are
asked to call on guests from out of town
drop In generally during the morning and
wear their simple morning gowns.
The most popular afternoon function Is
a garden or porch party, and for this w.ish
frocks only are permissible. To attend a
garden party in a silk gown loaded with
trimming of various sorts is distinctly bad
form. The hostess has spared no expense
or trouble to give the al fresco effect to her
function, and it is a graceful compliment
to her to appear In a costume appropriate
for the occasion. Here the summer girl
may wear her most picturesque, most lie
flowered. most lacy millinery possession,
and her gown should l>e as diaphanous as
her purse will permit. Dimities, ball: >s,
French lawns and mulls, organelles, dotted
and figured nets and delicate lace gowns
with many filmy flounces, may be w >rn for
the garden party.
A gown of white organdy, figured In pom
padour bouquets and trlmni 'd with finest of
Valenciennes or alencon lace. Is a girlish
foundation upon which to build. With this
should be worn t picture I: it of some fine
open-work straw trimmed with roses to
match the flowers In the dress. Or It may
be a lingerie hat of lace with a pompadour
wreath surrounding a flower of contrasting
color.
The pompadour wreath is no m -re than
six inches in dii meter. and is made of tiny
flowers like forget-me-nots or violets. In
the heart of which is set a full-blown rose,
and this Is worn at the back of the hit
where the lace drape is caught.
Silk or Halt gloves of very fine quality
may he worn to me~t elbow sleeves, and the
shoes may be of black pit-nt leather or of
white suede, with white stockings to match.
The favorite combination for an elderly
woman at a garden party Is a black ia--o
coat, preferably chantilly. over mousseline
or chiffon The toque shows the same com
bination of black and white with blush
roses, violets or forget-me-nots.
Best to Be Ready.
Decollete gowns are as essential for the
formal dinner in summer as for winter. A
young woman who was invited to spend a
few days at Tuxedo thought a checked silk
with a vest and bolero of lace sufficiently
dressy for the summer dinner S!:e was
shocked on entering the drawing room to
find that she and her hostess were tiie only
women in silk dresses cut high. The other
guests all wore diaphanous fabrics cut with
square, round or V-shaped necks, elbow
sleeves :jnd much soft lace. The young
woman telegraphed home- for an evening
dress and learned a valuable lesson
At the hotel dinner, however, a decollet#
dinner gown is hardly good form It la
much better taste to have a detachable
yoke which can be worn at the dinner table
and removed for the dance which m.iy fol
low in the evening Gowns cut very low
are not worn by the liest dressers at sum
mer hotel hops, nor do they make a display
of glistening silks and many Jewels.
Tlw girl who is Invited for a day's yacht
ing or a trip to a yacht club house should
select her wearing apparel with great care.
If she has no regular yachting dress the
next beat thing is a white pique suit with a
touch of color at the throat and lielt and %
loose reefer of scarlet, blue or tan cloth,
and a yachting cap or s illor effect In stitch
ed linen is a good investment.
These are to le worn If the weather Is
warm and pleasint. If It looks forbidding
the Inexperienced guest will need to select a
heavier frock, something In tweed, chariot
or canvas. With this she Mould wear her
cravenette coat. For an eateoded cruls#
a dinner frock la essential