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A PAGE FOR
MISSES
SINCIO onp is never so hungry ns
when out motoring it has come to
pass that a now type of meal
must be Invented— the motor
luncheon.
The prepnration of these lunch
eons is ft good place for the hostess of the
future the yOUOg eiri of to-day-to begin;
the study of housekeeping. One of thej
flrat requisites of a Rood hostess is th« (
ability to forget herself and think only of
the pleasure of her guests. This means
that she must consider first the substan
tial that the men of the party will enjoy;
Bad have, not chocolate cuke hecause it is,
her own favorite, but (he kinds of sand-|
Wlches, salads and cakes that fnther,|
brothers or guests particularly like. Her;
reward will come when, as they eat, some
'•\\- -.-.lint a scg. j. luncheon!
Who put it up?"
First comes the question of the hamper.
If your motor car does not boast one of j
the beautifully appointed hampers or!
satchels that are sold nowadays for use on
all day trips you can contrive one for your
self. Buy one of the inexpensive Japanese
rattan suit cases and fit it up with tins
or enamelled ware boxes. There should
nlso be n screw top glass jar for salad and
one or two bottles for coffee, leirtonade or
any other preferred drink. By fnr the best
way—indeed, the only satisfactory way—j
to carry anything to drink is in the bottles
that i^re specially made to keep liquids at
the same temperature for hours. With
these you can have something really hot
to drink or something very cold, according
to weather conditions.
A tin cracker box will hold sandwiches j
wrapped nently in* wax paper; another,
nnd smaller, will do for a few crisp
cheese crackers to eat with the salad, and {
a third will hold tho cake. Fitted in
between these should be small spice tins
in which are put the salt and pepper \
shakers, as a dish flavored to suit one
person's taste often lacks flavor for some
One else. At one end. where the straps j
will hold them, you Should put four or
nix white enamellpd warp or china plates
and against the cover should be straps
of tape into which you can slip knives,
forks and spoons. Tumblers and cups
also must be fitted in nnd napkins.
These may be either linen napkins or.'
the Japanese paper ones, which can be
thrown away. The dishes, too, if that
is preferred, can be of a kind that are '
thrown awny after using them, One can
buy in these days dishes of almost any;
The New Fashionable Parasols
PARASOLS this year are excep
tionally pretty, ami while the -lore or
lc^s elaborate designs predominate it
is possible with a little ingenuity to turn
a last year's sunshade into one that is
must up to date. Of the iintrimmed par
asols flowered silks abound, but the
lighter hues are reserved for midsummer
costumes, while for city use dark Persian
to Dresden tones are much in evidence.
The plain colored silk parasols musti
now show some sort of adornment to be
really smart. A three to five i.ich sewing
silk fringe makes an astonishing differ
ence to a sunshade that, while perhaps
just the right color for a certain costume,
nevertheless looks somewhat small and
ever plain this year. This fringe enn be
made or bought by the yard and attached j
to the edge of the silk, with the result ofi
a parasol that looks as though just ini-l
ported from a Parisian shop. If neces
sary the sewing silk fringe can be dyed]
to order-at] very small cost.
One exceedingly pretty parasol of plain j
color is adorned with an enormous ribbon
bow, the loops and ends spreading far over
pcvnil "f the panels. In soft satin or lib
erty this ribbon will not interfere with
the closing up of the parasol, and when
opened up looks quite chnrming. This
l.owknot may be of the exact tone of the
silk itself, or else a contrasting hue can
be used with good effect. One white or
cream colored sunshade can be carried
with a number of differ«nt gowns by sim
ply adding each time a different bowknot
to accord with the color of the costume.
This bow can be pinned with tiny safety
pins, although it will look better if hasted
on each time.
Panels can now be had stamped for em
broidering in sheerest batiste as well as
good linen of not too heavy quality. These
embroidered pieces stretched over a col
ored silk foundation make most attractive
summer sunshades.
The parasols this year nre somewhat
larger and more spreading than usual, for
the average hat of to-day c-ould receive
hut small protection from a parasol of
ordinary dimensions. As a parasol iB car
ried as much to guard the delicate straw
of the hat as to shield the eyes from glare,
it should certainly be mittieiently large to
answer this requirement.
The sticks to tho parasols of this sea
son are quite long and the handles are
unusually attractive. A large flat knob
in the shape of a rose or gardenia or
poppy, according to the color, makes an
easy handle to grasp aud is exceedingly
pretty in either china or wood. The new
finely carved and delicately colored
wooden handles are really works of art
this year.
Hand painted silk parasols are always
in vogue, and this year is no exception,
when (lower effects are striven for in
every detail of dress. A girl blessed
with any talent with her brush can
readily turn the cheapest plain silk para-
Kill into ono which gives the appearance
of groat cost by simply painting over it
some effective flower design.
shape that are meant to bo used only
once. •*.*(
NOW as to what you will provide. If
you know about the intended expe
dition the day before you can pre
pare lobster or chicken salmi anil other
dainties. But if on a sudden inspiration
you decide to run off for the day and
something to eat must be provided, put
on your "thinking cap" at once. Search
the larder and. see what is in it which
can be made Dp Into a portable luncheon.
Any cold vegetable is pood for a salad,
and small remnants of different ones may
be combined with a mayonnaise dressing
to blend them all together. The lettuce
or water cress for the salad must be
washed and then wrapped loosely in a
towel which has been flipped In rice
water and squeezed a little, but still left
quite wet. This should be put in one
of the tin boxes ready to bring out when
you serve your salad. It is best not
ito mix your mayonnaise with the vege
tables for the salad until ready to serve.
With the Siilnd you will want sand
wiches or cheese crackers. For the latter
take any or woptened crackers that are
in the house, butter them, shake a very
little snjt over them nnd then sprinkle
them with prated cheese and bnke them
for a few minutes in the oven. This pro
cess will freshen even very stale crackers.
'If the- cheese is disliked or is not at hand
the butter and salt alone will serve the
purpose. If these are wrapped, when
cold, in wax paper they will keep fresh
and crisp for hours. The girl who does
not want to take the trouble to make
them or wl has not time enough can
buy her cheese crackers all prepared, but
the homemade 0"-i are best. Or she can
use plain crackers and < lieese.
A whole volume might be written on
the subject of sandwiches, but here we
can give only a few attractive and useful j
hints. Always cut the bread very thin
and trim r" - crusts with a sharp !
kr.ife. Cut the square slices diagonally |
across, making iniercstir looking tri
angles. Cut any meat very small and
when possible mix it with a little salad
dressing or cream to make a paste,
which is easier to spread on the thin
bread. Wrap only a few sandwiches in
each piece of wax paper: they keep bet
ter this way. The bread should not be
too fresh. '
THE different varieties of filling used
in sandwiches are simply innumer
able. . Any kind of meat may be used
■
! Among the newest parasols are some
of sheerest lace and chiffon unlined.
iThese are of course too evidently wade
for ornament pure and simple and must
only be classed among the fads of the
season. Most attractive, too, are the
tiny parasols which, like the carriage
sunshades of old, are intended only to bo
held as a shield between the eyes and
the sun. These little parasols, built of
soft shirred chiffon, each rib covered
with bunds of tiny ribbon rosebuds
wound annual and around, seem to say
that they have given up all attempt at
covering the hat and are simply to be
held off at one side just beneath the
wide brim of the bonnet.
The sticks of these small parasols are
very long and are ornamented just at
the top with a pretty snood of ribbon'or
a cluster of artificial forget-me
nots, lilies of the valley or rosebuds.
These clusters of delicate flowers fast
ened firmly a few inches from the top
of the long straight handles are now
to be seen on many of the new summer
sunshades. Itibbon flowers, which are
now used In every detail of dress from
the hat to the slippers, make an extreme
ly pretty finish to the top of a parasol
stick. A small wreath of ribbon rose
buds in the centre of a large satin bow
knot with a tiny sachet hidden in the
centre of the flowers can also be fast
ened to a long parasol stick.
Misses* Pretty Petticoats,
BY buying the materials and doing
the sewing herself a girl may have
several pretty petticoats at the cost
of a single ready made one. For the
street there is nothing better than a five
gored petticoat of changeable taffeta of
softest weave with an umbrella flounce,
which gives the maximum fulness with
the minimum bulk, trimmed with rows
of embroidered scallops finished with ail
'underset pleating of maline.
Pongee petticoats, which are popular
because they launder so satisfactorily,
are made similarly to those of taffeta |
and have flounces tucked in groups!
trimmed with self-colored torchon lace I
or with hand embroidered scalloped j
edges of a matching or contrasting shade. :
Matinee petticoats,.intended to accom
pany the' fluffy little negligee jacket or]
kimono sacque, arc daintiest in white, ■
pale yellow, violet, green, blue or rose
India • silk cut in either five gored or
straight widths and trimmed with' a
flounce of silk and Valenciennes lace in
sertion'eutre deux of lace edged net or
of wide lace, headed with a ribbon run
beading. Soft silk is also used as the
foundation of a petticoat having three or
four flounces of sheer white mull with
two inch wide hem run with satin ribbons
of the same color as the skirt, drawn
through eyeletholes at one side and tied!
in pert looking little bows. .
Itibbou threaded net petticoats are bo
fetching that it seems a pity to cover
them with party frocks. The live straight
widths of dotted or plain net which form
the top are stitched down flatly to just
above the knees, where a delicately col
ored broad satin ribbon run through eye
lets partially holds in the fulness about
the knees. The lower edge of the upper
portion of the skirt has two horizontal
pin tucks, and below that is set on a
very deep flounce of the net laid in four
groups of three narrow tucks, which are
run with ribbons of graduated width—
half 'Inch wide above the top group of
tucks and two inches broad above the
lowest set. The game design is pretty for
a petticoat of fine mull or dotted swlss.
Los Angeles Sunday Herald
THE MOTOR LUNCHEON
HOW TO PREPARE A DAINTY
AND APPETIZING REPAST
and some of the potted meats (especially
game) are extremely good. Olives,
chopped or sliced thin and mixed with
PRACTICAL TALKS BY THE
GRANDMOTHER
1 /.THE exceedingly pretty young
. I woman whom we met at the Col
-1 ony Club this afternoon carries
her head in that peculiar manner because
she is trying to conceal her teeth, repliod
the April Grandmother to a query of her
second granddaughter. "Of course, she is
;onseiou g 8 that no fad.l feature is so con
luuauuua ium. »w
. '
Crocheted Dressing Jackets.
L,rocneiea i^icos»i 5 J
MANY girls' find the finer needlework
tirin" to the eyes, and, indeed, too
much fine white work, especially at
. , uimd nne nun , f
night, is not to be recommended for any
one. As a change from this exacting son
of handiwork crocheting is desirable, ami
nowadays so many »£«»««• tr
that it is. well, worth while to Become
an expert in us wort W™^
a ndClU,en SAi^^SSStSW
cratts. If one wants to keep away from
»h?i .Art oMhfnc altoKether there is noth
in?li& efocheUu(in woo' and there are
few sorts of work, also, which yield satis
few sorts ot w or*, v,
factory results B0J" 10''' rticles now being
Amoug Hit" "da mfng lnd comfort
oWe bed jackets or dressing jackets The
wool used is of the nnest sort, so delicate
that the completed carment is as light and
airy as if it were made of chiffou. There
is not the least suggestion of clumsiness in
it and when it is lined with a pale, thin
silk, of contrasting color the effect is
dainty in the extreme. The jacket is made
with short wide sleeves and reaches only
to the waist line in the sides and back,
the long pointed fronts hanging down half
way to the knees. The silk lining shows
through the very open mesh of the jacket,
In one such jacket the lining was of pale
yellow the crocheted part beiua brown.
hough the time for thin dressiig gowns
and jackets has come there are always
days at the seashore and the mountains
when one is only too glad to have a warm
jacket of this sort at hand, and such a
jacket takes up very little room in bug or
trunk, but proves as satisfactorily warm
when needed as if it were of the most
cumbersome variety.
cream cheese, make another very good
filling, and green peppers and nuts may
be chopped up and mixed with mayon-
spicuous as unsightly teeth, but she prob
ably does not realize that in many in
, stances they are evidences of irregular
j «§£*£ rushing the teeth at
morn i ng and night is a good one, so far as
jit goes, but it does not go far enough,
she continued. "For instance, it does not
state that a moderately soft brush having
split end bristles) should be wielded in a
vertical direction instead of transversely.
"id that unless it is used thoroughly
particles left upon the teeth will decom
pose and decay the enamel. It is not safe,
however, to rely wholly upon frequent
brushing*, for the sediment which lodges
between the teeth can only be completely
d w|U| pliab]p
Bhould - be done at , oast once every twenty
four hours |(nd invilriub , direct) aft
brushing the teeth and rinsing the mouth
wjth 8O(lll wnter or mllk of magneda in
order to sweeten the breath and to pre
-t the formation of enamel destroy^
with he.nid of these keep sometimes ab
solutelv impossible to keep the teeth free
| from discoloration, - Consequently a few
drops of peroxide of hydrogen or a little
(|n( ,, y pmvdpr(>(l . piimlee should occasion
ally be sprinkled upon the brush and n- r
l)ll(>(1 to .he troth, after which the mouth
«hould be, thoroughly nnsed.
"More mischief may be done to the teeth
j during one soda water and fruit frappe
season than a dentist can repair in the
same length of time," warned the April
: Grandmother, "because the temperature of
these so-called cooling semi-liquid refresh
i ments is likely to crack the enamel or
outer shell of the teeth in addition to form
'ing sour gases in the stomach, which in
turn react disastrously upon the mouth,
The only resource of the confirmed soda
fountain devotee is to put a pinch of salt
on her tongue directly after swallowing a
cold beverage, as this will help to sweeten
i the stomach arid keep the teeth white,
"While almost any sort of fresh fruit is
excellent.for the stomach and the general
system—especially apples and oranges,
| which whiten the teeth—their acids should
promptly be rinsed from the mouth, lest
they penetrate the enamel,
"Because, the teeth appear to be per-;
fectly sound is by no means an evidence,
naise. A rule for making sardine sand
wiches which is used by some officers in
the navy at their teas on shipboard is
always begged for by the women who
are fortunate enough to be invited to eat
the sandwiches. This is it:—Scrape all
skin and bones from the sardines and for
a boxful use with the meat one teaspoon
ful of olive oil, a half teaspoonful of
lemon juice, the same amount of grated
that riey are so," observed the April
Grandmother as her granddaughter dug a
pointed little incisor into a piece of tatty.
"As only an experienced pet-son can detect
an early stage of tooth decay, the girl who
lunches between meals on candy and iced
tiweet liquids should consult a dentist reg
ularly unless she is resigned to ultimately
adopting that unmistakable insignia ot ad
vanced age-a set of artificial teeth.
Care of Evening Slippers.
EVENING slippers are one of the most
expensive details of a girl's wardrobe,
_ because they so quickly become soiled
and shapeless, but with proper care they
can be made to last twice as long as they
Particular attention should be devoted
to kid slippers in delicate shades of ye -
low violet, green, pink or blue, which
quickly fade when exposed to strong sun
light and should therefore be aired in some
well shaded place, after which they should
be filled with sachet powdered tissue
naner-white for colored slippers and dark
blue for white ones-and put away in soft
natter lined individual boxes.
1 Never handle a pair of light colored
slippers directly after taking off a pair of
I,lack shoes, for. while the hands may ap
parently be perfectly clean, any black
Shoeis likely to leave upon the fingers a
certain amount of grime, which Will
promptly become embedded nto white or
ale t ted suede, satin or kid. The safest
'ay is always to powder the bauds i thor
oughly with French chalk, which will not
only make the shoes slip on easily; but will ,
ab-orb the moisture of the finger tips. It
fsa good Plan to handle the slippers as
little as possible and to use great care In
muting them on and talking them oil al
way" placing the lingers under the •hank
instead of at the sides and holding the
heel in the palm of the hand, working them
gradually, instead of pulling from the toe
3r pushing from the counter.
Fresh ornaments make an immense
amount of difference in the appearance of
evening slippers. A slightly soiled or
crumpled bow or rosette will give a girl's
feet a slovenly look which critical observers
will be certain to comment upon, and .vet
it is the easiest thing in the world to tack
on bows of fresh satin ribbon or to fashion
rosettes of maline.
onion or onion juico and a few drops of
Worcestershire sauce. Add a little salt
New Designs for Lingerie Pillows
LINGERIE pillows are as necessary a
part of every girl's couch furnishings
as ever, and a new supply seems al
ways to be needed in the spring, for even
the most careful laundering cannot make
these delicate creations very long lived.
Some of the new designs are quite en
couragingly simple and seem especially
suited to the girl's room. I
• Just at present the oblong pillows are
the most popular, although it is always
useful to have pillows of different shapes,
which are much more comfortable than
those of uniform shape.
One of the simplest of the new lingerie
pillows is trimmed only with hemstitch
ing and drawn work. There is a hem all
around the edge of the pillow and a sec
ond row of hemstitching inside this. Then
two inches further in toward the centre
there is a band of drawn work about a
half inch wide.
Venetian lace is used to decorate the
pillows in a variety of ways. In some
pillows there is quite a large oblong ot the
lace forming the centrepiece and around
this are embroidered designs, this being j
outlined with an insertion of the Ve
netian luce. Other pillows have a very I
small oblong of the lace in the centre, the
rest of the pillow being embroidered with i
perhaps corner pieces of the lace. Other |
designs show the lace used in (small pieces;
set here and there as the central motive
for an embroidered design. Valenciennes, |
guipure and Irish luce are also used In
this manner and are supplemented with
Line French embroidery.
A great many of the new lingerie pil
lows are bordered with 11 baud of the
material coming out beyond the pillow
itself like a mute, except that it is not
full. Sometimes this extension edge is of
lace, put on without gathers, and some
times it is of the material it»*lf scalloped,
buttonholed or hemstitched or finished
j with narrow lace. This extension bolder
is not wide in any of the new pillows,
I from an inch to an inch and a half being
the usual widths. j
Pillows finished in this fashion are fre
quently trimmed with English eyelet
work, an. l not much of this is used to
make up a rather scattered design.
[Heavy crash pillow covers are em
broidered with coarse cotton in a sort of
rope design, and these, although much
heavier and more substantial, are asso
ciated with the lingerie pillows because
they launder well and are made to slip
on and off the pillows and to fasten with
buttons.
1 —
Crepe Negligees.
CHARMING negligees for girls are
made >. f crSpe de Chine and trimmed
with suVa ribbon, j They are quite
long and made on the Empire lines, short
waistcd and with skirts not very wide.
and mix it all into a smooth paste to
spread on the buttered bread.
As for the cnke, any kind can be used,
but the soft layer cakes, although de
licious, are not very practical for pack-
Ing. Other loaf cakes can be comfortably
managed, but the best of all are the
small single cokes. Crisp cookies are
especially good, and if one is lucky
enough to have a cook who does not
object to making some in a hurry a large
box i of homemade cookies will make the
best possible finish for the luncheon. Hut
if this cannot be managed macaroons
and the small pound cakes from the
baker's will make a good substitute.
A most important part of the motor
luncheon is the liquid part. For this
the first question is—"Hot or cold?" I*
it is a cool, windy day hot coffee or
chocolate is what should be taken. On •
the other hand, if it is warm and sunny
the most refreshing thing possible will
be cold lemonade or v fruit punch. If
Syou are going to make the liittcr do it
before you start anything else for the
luncheon and put it in the refrigerator.
Start the punch with n cupful of tea
land into that put the juice of six lemons
and four oranges, two tablespooiifuls
of sugar, a quart of claret and a lot of
cricked ice. At the lust moment, when
■ it'is very cold, put it in the bottles and
I it will keep cold until you use it.
They are shirred around tha waist in a
rather deep girdle, the neck is finished
with a broad casing through which broad
ribbon is drawn, and the ribbon is also
used in a casing around the bottom of
the sleeves. The ribbon is drawn through
the casing around the neck and finished
in a bow and long ends at one side. An
other bow is made just above the shirring
at the waist and there are small bows at
the elbows. 'White crepe with pink satiu
ribbon, is very attractive made up in this
fashion, and pale blue crepe with either
white or rose ribbons is equally charming.
Girl Who Doesn't Take a Cold.
( ( |*/| X rubbers," explained the girl who
II never had a cold as she tucked a
small rubber lined clean plain silk
envelope into her hand bag. "I never go
anywhere without them, because in this
uncertain climate one never can tell —not
even the weather man—when there will be
rain, and it'- nuch easier to keep the feet
dry than it is to get over the effects o£ let
ting them get wet.
"Kubbers do not make my feet look
clumsy, because I take the utmost care to
have a perfectly fitting pair, insisting that
they shall outline the arch of the instep,
be as broad as the sole and have heels of
precisely the shape of my walking boots.
Hut the most important detail of all is tv
get sufficient length, for rub'jers that are
too short w.ll pinch the toes to an almost
unbearable degree.
"Then there is the care of the rubbers.
It may seem a small matter to bother
about, but it is really Important to have
all the mud wiped from them as soon is
they are taken off the feet. Otherwise the
grime will »oak into them, while the germ*
which accompany it are breeding mischief
in the house and the surface of the rubber
will lose its glossy appearance. I never
put them into the ease until they have bora
'thoroughly cleaned. Nor would 1 dream
of wearing a pair that had the tiniest
break, for a small aperture will let In au
amazing amount of water which has bo
means of escaping, and the chill which
follows the evaporation of moisture from
the shoes will produce one of those colds of
mysterious origin of which so many girl»
complain.
"I'insist upon having rubbers of the
very beat quality, not only because th.-y
most readily adjust themselves to the
shape of the feet, but because a break iv
the fabric can be instantly detected,
whereas the coarser, ones do not show an
infirmity so readily, uud therefore are a
snare and a delusion. The sort of rub
bers I wear cost considerably more than
do the commoner sort, but not half tin
price of a physician's visit, so after all
they are rot an extravagance," concluded
the'girl who never has a cold.