The times dispatch. [volume], February 04, 1912, Page 7, Image 11

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OIIACKFUIi r.OWXS I.V SILK CACIIISMIHE, SATIV FEU THE ATfO VOILE.
L'Art de la Mode.
Hall of Fame Party
A new entertainment f> r young girls
in their 'tcQiiii v.iio tiro following
tichtibi classes in literature uud hla
lory If it ? Vlaii to tho Hall <>r rnnic."
To got It up, the puior <>r some
other room of umplc dimensions should j
lie cleared of furniture, and on tho i
wnlls arc tacked up numerous por-1
trait:: of celebrities ?f all UgCS. ctthoi |
clippe d f i gin magu/.iues and ne ws-|
papers or obtained through t>ic penny
jn'ints,
By tisih;; #rt carbourd in brown,
green, or biuj t? ?. mounting the prints,
e'yen the cheapfst of these can he
given quite an urtlstlo effect; A few j
goud engravings or photographs or
i
ra n ny
paii'
scpartoimd and Included in the gal-j
lory, i-i be distributed at the con-'
elusion Of the game for prizes.
Name): which occur on any of the'
portraits must I,.: clipped .iff or cover
fed up. an.: ;,ii must he numbered inj
sequence.
New for the ?>ccratlons of the Hill j
of K?me oth,sr than its exhibits, In
the centre r.f the irullery have a j
Pedestal in?dr .,? oil elargc grocery'
l">x or two or more small onac. cover-1
fed witJi white muilln. On th s sho.'M
?lind a t-irl rep absenting a statue?
the Goddess of nenown.
. She wears a white gown of Grecian
style floos, and lieittn noovo the wai.it
linej made of white cheesecloth. Her
arms are bare, ..ml lr. one a'.ii holds a !
laurel wreath. H?r hair la dros.;ed iti |
Urocluii style with a filet.
Have the portieres betwcei. the two
rooms slightly drawn a:>idc. and posci
beyond them have a ..other Htatur
representing tho Flight of 'lime. Till?
statue, too it of Grecian suggestion,
und she Ii ins upon a scythe, the ether
hand holding on hourglass.
On the pedestal at,. her re??t is n
basket coveted with an evergreen
wreath or a receptacle woven from the
evergreens themselves. This -a tilled j
With little tablets, tht m.irgins ol
\-litch show all the numrierij that ap-I
pear ?>' the photo^rapns or pictures|
in the en gallery.
in ti'.e corridor or on the stairs an [
th< >? arrive guests are ngrcctcd by four |
gl: Is dressed us the so-isons, wh# cc
? luct thent to tho hall ot Tame and I
present thtm with the tablets and
pencils. These, by the way. may be |
Of bone and eras.hie. so that aller I
game they may be cleansed and :
tallied na noiouceks und souvenirs
l!i, occasion.
in the invitations guests are
i, li sted to come \-r? promptly at the!
hOur appointed. Thta la in order that]
they inky all see the pretty atatues,
before they descend from their pedes?
tals, na the posts cannot, of course, !.-?.;
Iii id long. I
The game of guessing the celebri?
ties lasts from an hour to an hour
ami a half, after which all the Playern
drop thctr notebooks back Into the
evergreen basket, one or more of the,
seasoiiu then com,, forward to conduct]
them to ui>- supper room, j
Th'- supper table ihlKht carry out.
tiie Idea of the afternoon or evening
very prettily. For instance, the dainty!
holders for flowers or bonbons which]
come ill tile shape of studies holding|
urns, shells, etc., might in used
decorations, and lite liivors might bo I
little bronze or plaster bust!, of ecle-|
brltlea. Where these lust arc Intro-1
liicod each girl should be given th?
name of the celebrity A-hose effigy she
is to lind at lior cover, and in order to
Iind her scat she match".* the name
Written on her card with the llttl?
bronze or plaster figure on the table.
Where the Utile busts r.re not usedl
have at <uch seat a card an which halii
the name of some celebrity is written
und distribute other curt In with thei
matching halves Just before guests
ter the dining room. By matching I
the halves each discovers where she ls|
to .ill.
1 or the repast itself serve broiled!
oysters on toast und coffee, then *
dainty salad, pertorably n tnrt one,
stich hs grapefruit, with crackers and!
cheese and, last of all. Ice ? ream mold-!
fd in tin shape of statuct. cakes nndj
sugar plums
After sapper the sennona again lead]
the company back to the hul! of fame.
By this tlmo the lists made by the
competitors will have teen examined;
an., the awarding of tho prise decid?
ed.
On the person who has succocdc.i
best in naming the celebrities the |
goddess of renown then bestows a tis?
sue paper laurel wreath or one of the'
actual leaves. She band? her at the
same time a little Jewelry box, which
contains a brooch in th? form of a
laurel wreath.
Iteitewing Usefulness of the t.'itrpet, j
Many a good carpet In comes shabby I
and worn looking without being ac-1
In.illy old. The figures lose th. Ir
brightness, and the grain i-; rough and
unk'nipt looking; Mere i> a simple
process by which tho carpet or rug
will once more look presentable and an
good us new:
<ul an ounce of yellow soap into'
small squares, had with thorn make
?i lather willi u pint of clear boiling
water. Add to this lather a quart 6f|
hot water to which has been added I
an ounce of borax. Place the mixture
on the stove and bring the entire
preparation to a noil. Remove It, set
It to cool, and when quite cold add
one ounce each of alcohol and ammo- '
ni:c und half an ounce of glycerin.'
Wipe over only a small portion of i he
carpet at a lime and rub vigorous!;
with a clean liuhncl dipped Into the
mixture until, Anally, all I lie spots
are removed und the color revived. Th'j
result will be surprising, for the
change nnd Improvement arc remark
able. I
Another good method is to shave
half a pound of soap ami hull It in a ;
quart of water until dissolved, then
add a gallon of hot water and one
ounce of salts of tartar. Mix thor- J
oughly. Use -'l Blllf brush and scrub
the enrpet with tho mixture, which
should lather freely anil clean the .
carpet without making it very dump.
As you clean a breadth wipe it hard
with a cloth wrung out of cold water.
If there is much green n ti.e carpet
put a cup of vlnegur In tho cold water.
Thla quantity will clean a large ear
pot, ami tho process Is approved by
those of long experience.
A housekeeper who has tried the
following method saya this fluid Is n
HUCC08B for cleaning a carpet: Put one
cake or' whlto soap, two tablespoons
each of ammonia, borax and sal soda
Into a saucepan. Boll It until, it. In
dissolved, then add soft water enough
to make threo gallons and lot it, como
to a boll, and then set asido to cool.
When cold apply to tho carpet with
a stiff brush, Huso tho carpet with a
? cloth wet In cold water and wrung out
partially dry.
Before washing rugs lay them out
straight ami brush with a stiff, dry
Scrubbing brush. You will he surpris?
ed at tho amount of dirt to come out
In thla way, which Is much better than
. e hak in a- or beating them.
Some Ways of the World,
"H*b easy enough t'> reduce the cost
of living If you only know how," aald
tho capable housewife. "Tulto the Ice!
bill, for example. Why should* we
pay 50 cents a week for Ice this kin-l
of weather, whoa we might just as
well make our own ice at no cost :it
all? Whenever I need Ice In frccxlngi
weather 1 Just S''t a'pan of water out,
of doors an.I let It freeze solid. Then
it goes imo the refrigerator, whore ;t
Is just as gooil as real lee and lasts I
much longer."
Meals u la tonneau are the induce-!
inent offered the enhtiled woman ihisj
spring to Induce her to accept Invlta-j
tions for automobile trips. Any ear
that pretends to have any social posi- '
tlon whatsoever these days is cuuipped i
with n small collarette holding ri com?
fortable assort men I ol drinknolcs and
a buftet which may be used tor other,
ref reshments. The wayside ' Inn, that
bugbear of fastidious travelers, may
now bo passed by while the party!
feasts fastidiously amid Its cushions,
or li perchaiice the day bo lair, Henri,i
tho chauffeur, may spread the feast!
upon a mossy bank, where Violet, with
her own fair hands, will brow a mira- ,
clc In (he ch'aii?r.g dish. I
Many new and alluring roads may
thus be explored which - wise motor?
ists have hitherto disdained because
there was no country club en route
where luncheon or dinner could bo ar-1
ranged for by phone, and many a tire
Some delay will he avoided .'it these
same hostelrlcs whe.ro now. if Phyllis
but smile, Henri discovers "something
a bit wrong with the car," which he
repairs under her supervision-, his par- ,
ty kicking their heels the while on
the front veranda, helpless nnd wrathy.
Motor fiends arc now saying, indeed,
that life promises to bo. worth living
this year, and thnt as soon as u car is
invented with o tonneau long enough
to be made Into berths when night
falls, eo that one may scorn the liablta? !
: tlons of man tit all limes, there will.
I be -nr.thing left to wish for.
Our cousins across tho pond hav?Va'i
way of developing eccentricities of be?
havior that 'either shock the visiting
American or eltic appear "so invfiillj
I Jolly" thnt they nro straightaway
I adopted for New York reproducl Ion ?
: often to tho openly expressed dtumaj
of tho conventional minded guardians
of society. These good, people arc ut
the present moment having chills and ]
lovers over the "mattress pat lies'" in- '
troduced this year Into London socle-'
ty. Will they Invade New Yorlc soon?
".\h ir the manners of I ho present
generation were not he.i rl-breaking 1
ready!" sighed the sliver-curled great ]
aunt of the season's liveliest debutante.
"And shall we have to see them
sprawling all over the door in most
unseemly fashion by another year? I'm
sure 1 don't know what we are coining
The craze for picture puzzles in Lon
don Is said to be partly responsible for
tho new fad. and a moment's thought-i
less kindness to s child on the part
of a fashionable woman Of London
gave nh onlooker tho inspiration for
setting the new style. The mattress on
the floor Is uii old and revered In?
stitution in the nursery. Thereon the!
tiny tots sit In comfort, free from
devouring drafts, playing with their
blocks or pictures, and In no great
danger of injury, even if they "do roll
off. These mattresses In the beginning
were covered with gully patterned
(and washable) chintz, which often
helped hold the Infant's attention as
nurse told stories id' |ho birds, butter
dies and Mowers growing tin tin- scene,
it was only a step from the chintz
mattress for the nursery lo the one
covered with brocade and bowed with
dull gold "i- silver galloon, for the
corner of the drawlnt- room where It
was desired that inotltcr's darling bo'
o,i exhibition, yet not dependent on
the visitors for amusement. So one
day us n wee Lade Mary struggled
on'her mattress with her picture puz?
zle, the klnd-henrted celebrity who
was calling dropped down beside her
and lent a hand.
That was all: but the fashion spread,
till now the mattress has become an
acknowledged piece of furniture In the
English town or country nous;-, and
the. present generation swears |t will
never give up the jolly Door parties It
has made possible.
A - Brooklyn club woman decided to
have a iiew gown for a rocent recep?
tion. She went to a New York dress?
maker mi,) Maid: "I wish you to make
me a gown that .is modest, respectable
and stylish."' ? ?
"That would be impossible, madam,
with the present fashion,", replied the
maker of robes,
"Well, 'then," 'said- the eju.v woman,
"make nip a? stylish1 as you can, but
. respectable Iifcust be."
Bedroom Curtains
Since fresh air al night has become i
Imperative the right way to curtain j
a bedroom must bo studied. livery j
window must be raised at top and bot- j
torn, which Is better for lungs ami I
complexion llioin for hangings. j
The specialist advices no curtains, so!
Will most men. who rarely lilte the
dainty draperies dear to women. Fow
housekeepers ugree with this, even
the health fanatic. Nothi. g furnishes
a i 'nun like fresh white curtains; be?
sides, the publicity <>f the uncurtained
room Is objectionable, not to mention
\ the bare look of the outside of II
house.
The woman who believes in fresh
air never hangs at her bedroom win?
dow;; curtains that cannot bo launder?
ed easily or that are ruined by dnilip
>."ess. Windows up tlie year around
soon work havoc on delicate luce or
colored curtains.
Double draperies are not advisable
for the bedroom. Too much air la
shlll ..in. though they are lifted back
e.i. h night. Whcie one will have them.
? boos., denim, wash prints or heavy
wash silks thai will stiund tubbing.
One woman fastens to the side lin
? ti ls of her windows, high above the
middle sash, a small hook, in a con?
venient place she keens cords for each
half of curtain ami her maids are
[taught when preparing the room for
im night to loop the curtains up and
back, thus giving a free current of
? air.
; The most practical method of cur
' mining a bedroom Is t<> divide the cur?
tains in two scetlons horizontally. ->
rod Is run ot the top of the lower
sash and the lower iinlf nun on II
by a narrow casing. The upper cur?
tain Ifi cut longer than the lower one
jond'hn.rg (o a rod at the top of the
i casement so they conceal the lower
' rod.
By this arrangement tho window can
be lifted with no lloati'g draperies to
blow out the window and gel stringy,
let the room has tho benefit of cur
? tains.
We'll Do the Family Wash
When you want relief from home wash?
day cares, bear this in mind, anil send
for us.
Eagle Steam Laundry
Mud. 1812. 723 .5 W. Gary
Fur Flowers One of the
Novelties of the Season
Sable Roses and Chuicilla Orchids Amone Them
"Will you walk Intu my garden."
firtlil tho milliner to her friend, "and
thero I'll show you some of fashion's
Intest contributions lo horticulture? I
promise yon r? 'Surprise or two, und yet
1 think you will like my blossoms. j
"Look at my roses," sac continued.,
ami forthwith produced bunches of
queer little dowers of every queer
colors, such as purple, brown, blue,
and brick, twisted Into a jumblo as of
a child's arrangement. They wero
made of satin, with here and there a
leather bud stuck In, and even a bead <
one, and sun ouuoing the whole was an'
old-fnshioncd circle of lace paper, like
the bouquet holders of seventy years
?KU. j
Hunches comparatively large ami ,
bunches very small were produced, and
It was explained that white some were
to be worn tucked into the coal, othcra
were lo hold tho extreme edge of a
hat brim upward, or to bo placed as if
cast from a neighboring bough upon
the hat's crown. "And Iben," saltl the
milliner, "this foolish-locking little'
wreath Is to surround a child's beaver
hnt." j
It was a foolish-looking Itttlo wreath,
for though it pretended to be n repre?
sentative of acorns and daisies, the
acorns were made of pearl* and the
daisies of ermine with crude yellow
silk centres and the tails loft to sug?
gest stalks; really an uncommonly
foolish-looking little wreath!
Pur flowers are a new craze. We
are to have sable roses end chinchilla
orchids, ermine edelweiss and other
blossoms uquully absurd. Crude they
are. but .wonderful, lor. despite the
fact that nothing could be more dif?
ferent in nature's scheine 'ban ihe coat
j of ananimnl and the petals of a llowor,
a certain likeness In the blossoms rep?
resented Is contrived by the use of fur.
Thai It is a more pleasant medium
titan wool for the purpose of tlowcr
nuking there Is no manner of
doubt, ii fact that ocular demonstration
proved when tlic milliner produced
grotesque trails of little dahlias, roseS
and even fuchsias wrought In crudely
colored wools over wire. And th:* bend
onc3 she showed, trembling on ugly
wires, wer.- even worse.
Such flowers aro still to be found In
some houses edging the crochet mats
upon which lamps and even boohs uro
placed. They were rejoiced In by their
makers when the art Of needlework
was tu a very low ebb and women
found pleasure In wax as well as Iii
thread and worsted materials for the
making of grotesque similitudes ot
dowers and fruit.
It Is not to all women that the rococo
blossoms that have boon described, or
tho fur ones, will appeal. Healism Is
preferred. Nevertheless. In its best ex
presslon, that of actually living flowers,
the corsage bouquet is not a lasting
joy. An hour may suffice to wither tho
pretty blossoms, and half a day's worn
is certain to end In tholr complete
decay.
To the rescue come art'fleial flow
< rs that are. so like those provided by
nature that they can be worn with
them, and among the new productions
are blossoms made of vegetable tlssuo,
which are absolutely lifelike They
are bo lifelike that to the tou:h there
la no difference between them and the
real 'flowers, and the petals actually
fall, aiding to their marvelous veri?
similitude.
Hugo bunches of flowers are worn
hy women. Like a breastplate Is a
nosegay of pink roses, branching this
way and that from the centre of a fur
scarf or a velvet coat. Every tasto Is
met with a corresponding supply of
blossoms, for fashion Is In this partic?
ular by no means dictatorial, her only
orders being that (lowers of some uorl
should be worn.
The milliner wits asked whether men
nro wearing nrtlticla] hontonnleros.
?'That Is not my province," was the
quick response.?Exchange.
A Social Function
It wag such a sleety, sloppy day, and
you picked your way from one dark,
floating Island of pavement to another,
and sighed for a boat?that Is, if yovt
happened to be walking. Some went
In their carriages and machines, and a
good many equipages of various aorta
were drawn up in front of the old John
Marshall house on Tuesday, bnd weath?
er though It was, and as many othe*
functions as were given on that date.
Carriage followed machine In rapnl
succession in the line in front of tho
door of tho historic residence. Beau?
tiful gowns were worn by many beau?
tiful women, who got out anil paascAi
up the steps and Into the hall.
It was h great occasion?this opening;
of the .lohn Marshall house by the
Association for tho Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities?and a largu
crowd : ud gathered. The old place iti
situated in a purt of tho town thilt
?an or.ee the most fashionable residen?
tial section of Richmond. At present
it Is monopolized by the big, new High
School and the very wobbly and moth- '
oatcn-looklng old one, with a fall*,
scattering of boarding bouaes and ono
or two old homes, whose families have
refused to follow the mandates of fash
Ion and move further west. The neigh?
bors wcro frankly Interested, aiiet
their curiosity had shamelessly reached,
the limit of the parlor blinds, and most
or them wero gathered In groups on tho j
porches to see the people go in.
As I said before, I was crossing tho
street in clean places, and stopped to
lot a carriage pass In front of me,
when I overheard two old darky wo?
men talking.
"Whnr" do hearse? I aln' see no
hearse."
Shades of tho days when you clutchcrl
your maminy'a hand and counted th*
hacks as they turned the corner in,
slow procession! And they will nevct*
change?those dear, simple, black poo
pie. A funeral Is always their wildest
form of dissipation, and to tholr mind;;
a distinguished gathering, line clothes
and carriages meant tho biggest sort oC
social affair?a perfectly splendid fu?
neral. BRENT WITT.
Art of Dreanlos Well.
A famous designer of vromen'Hf'
gowns was askod what sho thought,
was tho Becrot of being well dressed.
The answer, "Knowing what to leave
off."
If women digested this simple ad?
vice there would be fewer grotesque*
human fashion plates to rouse ??.
laugh. Slnco the vogue of the tallor
mado girl thoro are not s'> many cari?
catures In street attire. It Is when
alte is in her featal .var paint that
many a woman shows ignorance.
A host at a large donee 6ald when
leaving the receiving line: "Don't wo?
men own mirrors any more? No ono
who saw herself llrsi would over bo
Keen in some, of the costumes here to?
night."
It often seems to the onlooker that
women must look in their trlasa with
unseeing eyes. Otherwise they would
lack courage to sally abroad.
Tho fat woman, for Instance! can?
not realize how alio looks, or sho would
prune her taatc for gay colors anil
broken linos, big figures and shiny
fabrics, hugo hats and picture effects.
She would know enough *.o uvold all
but studied simplicity.
Hero is a list of tilings to avoid:
Motor bonnets, picture hats, ultr:?
short skirts, girlish frocks and rakish
anglea for the woman of uncertain
age. Such are for the young only.
Outrli collars, French necks and harrt
llriCH for the girl with tht scrawny
throat; never a decollete gown for tho
woman whose neck has shriveled with
age and lack cf massage.
Eotnl figures, crude colors, cceentrto
lines for a girl whose typo Is not Ultra?
refined. There arc som^ women who
i an carry off the bizarre: most women,
however, cease to look 'adyllke.
Iiata to the cars or nair to the eye?
brows by any one past her first Hush
of beauty, particularly i^ she la ro?
tund of tlgure and square and short ofj
face.
The. garb of the stage for the draw-.
Ing room belle. She may Icok beauti?
ful, but she does not look smart, airl
runs the risk of lcoking uhat ahe 13
) not.
The last freak of fashion for the!
girl who must hang on to her clothes.
The one chance for the modeet income.
Is unobtrusive dressing that cannot be
dated.
High heels, frills and fluffs on th>
j street and severe attire in tho draw
! ing room, whore frills arc in Haee.
j Anything that is too ultra for the
j community where It 'a to be worn.
What goes without comment in tho
foyer of the Metropolitan Opera House,
or on tho avenues of our great cities,
scandallv.es a small town.
Overexaggoratlon. especially when it
] verges on lack of refinement. Tho too
? scant or too low cut or ten transparent
gown Is bad form, though many well
born and bred women offend in thla
way.
Hair too much curled by the. girl
wi... raven lutkj*?the kinks give aai
ord'nary air; an Overdressed head by
I all who aim al smartl'vss and a dls
; beveled head by any one short of a.
beauty with wavy tresses
I Mourning Handkerchiefs.
A new handkerchief designed for
I deep mourning is of soft black China,
i silk, hemmed narrowly with black
crepe. As there materials are both
washable, the handkerchief does not
I sound Impossible. Ilanditcivaiefs of
? tine white mull edged with wide black
I Chanlllly lace, are shown at an ex?
clusive mourning shop.
\t hen Wardrobe Space is Scarce.
? Hut. of course, you ituvo no closet
or room," rorrarkc tno vls'ior who
i I,.id been enthusiastically Introduced to
! all the advantages of a studio bed
' room, once the drawing roum of a
large city house. fHavun't I?" ex.
'claimed the occupant of the reom glee
i fully. "Just wnlt until I ehow you my
I el ret room!" And she whisked open
the door of one of the handsome mis?
sion bookcases th.it lined the walls.
Al] of the bbokensoi had green silk
curtains on brass rods wlfiln . the
glass doors, some of the curtains be?
ing drawn and others p-ttne?. nack to
snow tho hook*. She showed her guest,
how the shelves in some of tho cases
hod been removed and hooka provided
1 from which frocks and aklrt? *.iun?
comfortably and entirely out of sight
behind the siIk curta ns. "In these*
drawers at the bottom of the book,
cases," she added. ' i ?teop biomo? ai?i
lingerie, and everything la out of Sight
end entirely protected from oust."