Rock Island Argus., September 20, 1913, HOME EDITION, Image 10

About Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920

Image provided by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL

                
1 4
r
3
BUSINESS GIRLS' CLOTHES f
TF there la any on with a preordain
ed right to be careless with ber
clothe It la the woman of wealth, but
tt'a dollars to doughnuts if a census of
the case were taken that the girl who
has nothing; would be found guilty of
much greater gartorlal carelessness.
Order should be the slogan of the
working rtrl who desires to present a
well groomed appearance, and "a place
for everything and everything In Its
place" Is a motto that applies equally
as well to the wardrobe as It does to
the kitchen.
When the working girl comes home
at night tired and probably disgusted
with the happenings of the day It Is
natural that she should 'feel like
throwing her hat and coat down la ar.y
ftld place, but It Is only the work of a
minute to place the hat carefully In a
box and put the coat neatly on a hang
er. In the morning both these articles
of wearing apparel will be fresh and
ready to don with credit.
A hat that has been exposed to wet
and dampness, however, should be
thoroughly dried before being put
away, and plenty of tissue paper
should be stuffed in the crown to pre
vent it from losing its shape.
Gloves are another dress accessory
that are apt to bo carelessly treated.
The manner of keeping thpm when not
In use has mure to on with lengthening
or shortening their llvts than any num
ber of wenrir.gs. They should never
be flung in'o a drawer, but laid quite
flat and smooth in a box kppt espe
cially for lh purpose. Litjht colored
gloves should be put away between!
layers of white tissue paper. Veils,
too, are another expensive item of the
wardrobe tha". ar often treated with
slight consideration. If your veil has
become damp it should be laid quite
flat across a table and allowed to dry
In that position so that it does not
wrinkle as it dries.
There Is divided opinion about the
care of furs that la, furs that are con
stantly In use. Some experts say that
they shou'd always be placed In the
boxes in which they were sent home
from the shop, other authorities ad
vocate the method of hanging them on
hangers. Klthcr way is better than
throwing them down In a heap on a
chair.
Now about your street costume. It
should never be worn in the home aft
er you come In from the office, and
the skirt should never be worn with
out the coat, as It becomes soiled and
spotted In this way long before the
coat has begun to show signs of wear.
It Is wise, therefore, to keep an old
skirt to slip on at home so the offi'-e
suit may be brushed and any soiled
spots removed at once. Every month
or so It pays to have the skirt sent to
a tailor to be pressed and cleaned.
Then. girl, do keep your lingerie in
good condition.
The Latest Clothes For the Young Schoolgirl
FASHIONS for the schoolgirl
this year are happily free
from the extremes that char
acterize styles for grownups.
For this merciful Intervention of sar
torial providence we are to be thank
ful. It Is certainly not pleasant to see
"children overdressed or dressed In
freakish styles.
In the schoolgirl's frock one expects
to see service combined with a cer
tain amount of style, and Judging from
the latest models the expectations are
met.
The wise mother realizes that du
rability, comfort and the simplest of
coarse linen laces. For the really
practical frocks plaid effects are used
for vests, collars, cuffs, etc These
plaids are also used in the form of
buttons distributed down either side of
the front of a dress blouse, on the skirt
and about the neck and sleeves.
For cooler days the frocks of French
skirt .The fullness Is caught In at the
French waist line (low waist line) and
hidden beneath a girdle of black satin.
About the rather low collarless neck is
an embroidered collar, and two ends of
black satin ribbon give a delightful
touch at the neck front. Long sleeves
set in a normal armhole are fulled into
short sleeves have turned back cuffs
and collar of swiss embroidery.
Coat styles are very smart this year,
and even the seven-year-old wears a
cutaway model. Such a coat appears
among the cuts of " tobacco brown
cloth. This cutaway coat Is only
slightly rounded, however, just enough
c
r
Ft
made, and the severity is alleviated by
a collar of machine embroidery and
five white pearl buttons.
A new note In Juvenile millinery as
well as grownup headgear Is that vel
vet facings are employed upon velours
hats. The model pictured for a girl of
twelve is .In dark blue velours faced
with Copenhagen blue. The braid
trimming is also blue.
Simple and chic" Is the other hat de
signed for a young girl. This model
is one of the perennially popular
mushroom shapes, and the only trim
ming is the ribbon quilling and a ca
bochon braid.
Any mother who has time to do
fancy work can make one of the four
Inch soutache belts that are so fash
ionable for children this fall. They
.... ... ,
1 1 V 1111
VELOURS HAT WITH
FACING.
j lines should be the leading features of.
the small girl's wardrobe. In this age
I of sanitary ideas the tub frocks play
an important part: consequently there
are delightful materials classed asl
I washable that are new and smart for
schoolgirls1 dresses.
Among the list of fabrics are the tub
etamines. eponees r.nd ratines. These
'are added to the long list containing
such well known favorites as Devon-
i shire cioth, kindergarten cloth, denim.
'. pique, linen, madras, khaki and gala-
tea.
The heavier materials lend them
selves best to tailored effects, and the
darker colors in the fabrics mentioned I
fi-Sr i mm -
rlVvl .fry. k fcw ;M Li) V "'i J
X m A &r Jo
tte - ..... . ' MW S4 I
cimdi c miT ATTRar.Tive hat
" ' mm n i ' ito'iliai"" I are of cretonne or flowered silk In a
1 I hold tinttern. which, in turn, is em-
6CH00L COAT OF BLUE SERGE. ONE PIECE FROCK OF RED CUTAVAY MODEL A FAVORITE, broidered with fine silk braid. The!
MOHAIR. braid is not applied flat, but on the I
i
y ii tf?sr ' .
' -ieV h I " C-' J
serge in plaid and In r'-ain colors and
with plaid used as a trimming acces
sory are attractive. A charming green
stand a great deal of wear before it is! and blue plaid cloth frock for a girl of
necessary to wash them. ten or twelve has the blouse and skirt
Among the best Jiked trimmings fori sections fulled on from a yoke, and the
these tub dresses are band and ma
chine embroideries. Fharinc favor
'wnh these, however, are handsome
closing of the model Is effected be
neath a center box plait that runs
from the yo'.;e. to the bottom of the
cuffs at the hand, with the cuds rolled
back slightly.
Mohair is a material that Is being
much exploited for school dresses, and
it is a wise mother who selects at least
one of her daughter's frocks frqm this
fabric. In the illustration is seen a
most attractive little model of red
mohair, made on liussian lines. The
to show the little maid's frock of em
broidery. The belt is dropped below
APPLE DESSERTS f
mHERE Is a generally accepted Idea
that the apple is distinctively
American, but the cooks of other na
tions than our own appreciate the cull
nary possibilities of this fruit to even
a greater degree than we do in this
country. Here' are a few of the really
delicious ways in which apples may be
made into desserts:
i
Apple Croquettes,
reel, quarter and core a dozen large
cooking apples. Slice them into a
j saucepan with two ounces of melted
butter, the rind of a lemon and three-
fourihs of a cupful of sugar. Cook to
a very thick sauce, stirring frequently
to prevent scorching: then add the
beaten yolks of four eggs and two table-spoonfuls
of rice Hour or cornstarch
beaten smooth with the eggs. Mix
well, stir a few minutes longer, and
press through a sievu. Spread on a
buttered pie plate to cool, and when
quite stiff turn out on a board well
sprinkled with fine dry breadcrumbs
and divide into equal portions about
the size of a, small app'.e or pear.
Cover v ith the crumbs, dip into beaten
egi; and again into the crumbs, shaking
off a!a crumbs that are loose to pre
vent their falling into the fat and
scorching the bottom of the kettle.
Fry a ni'-e. rich brown in deep hot fat.
When they are fried roll them in pow
dered suiiur and cinnamon.
r.
Baked Apples a la Dcurdalone.
Tare, remove the cores and cut a
dozen large cooking apples in halves.
Place In a shallow baking dish, add the
Juice of two lemons and some powder
ed sugar and pour over them some
melted butter. Heat them thoroughly
over the lire and then place in the ovn
to finish cooking. Arrange in a pyra
mid form in a g'.ass dish or in a fire
proof serving dish and cover with a
layer of peach or apricot marmalade,
sprinkle a cupful of finely chopped
almonds over the surface, mix with a
third of a cupful of sugar and place In
the ov. n long enough to glaze the sur
face to a bright yellow color.
?
Apples a la Windsor.
Pare and core a dozen medium sized
cooking apples and rub each apple
with a out lemon to keep it white. Uoil
them in thin sugar sirup until tender,
but not broken. I 'rain on a sieve.
Have ready some rice cooked as for
croquettes and spread a smooth layer
about half an inch thick on a pan.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and
glazq in the oven until a light brown;
are of cretonne or flowered silk in a
bold pattern, which, in turn, is em
broidered with fine silk braid. The I
braid is not applied flat, but on the i
edRe, so that it stands out from the i then with a small sized biscuit cutter
foundation material, and it
appear upon the eaces or
does not 1 cut out rounds or rice and arrange on
the belt. I a flat baking dish for sweetmeats.
the hips, and the collar is a one sided : which nre turned under and stitched i place an apple on each round and fill
affair trimmed with tortoise shell i down. There are no buckles, but one I the cavity in each apple with orange
end is sharply pointed and hooked in- marmalade. Dot the top with candied
buttons down the front.
Another coat pictured is of blue; visibly far over the other end, which
serge cut on loose lines that are par-' is cut siuare. These belts are very
ticularly comfortable and serviceable j smart on plain colored dresses.
for school wear." The coat is simply' CATHI1UINK TALBOT.
fruit. Reduce the sirup to the proper
consistency and pour over the apples.
Serve them with whipped or plain
cream.
CLOSE FITTING UNDERWEAR
THE up to date undergarments of the
.......... .
TTTTTTTTWTTTFTTTTTrTTTVTT
!l KOW 00 YOU SLEEP?
season are made of sheerest tria
trial, are close, fitting and have flat
minings. Finn nainsooks, batistes.
'V
Aids to the Housewife
PETTICOAT
OF BATISTE
LACE.
AND
sheer crspes. all over embroideries and
fcven organdies are being used.
The petticoat pictured is of nain
sook, and the trimmings are of Valen
ciennes lace applied in perfectly fiat
fashion.
Where Pins 60
P'OR many years the world has been
baffled by the problem of where the
pins go that are turned out in millions
and millions by the pin factories.
But the problem seems to have been
solved at last. A Farla scientist. Dr.
Xavler, has been experimenting on
pics, hairpins and needles by the sim
ple process of watching a few. He
states that they practically disappear
Into thin air by changing Into ferrous
oxide, a brownish rust that soon blows
away In dust.
An ordinary hairpin took only 154
days to blow away. A steel nib lasted
Just under fifteen months. A common
pin took eighteen months to vanish. A
polished steel needle defied the ravages
the atmosphere longest, taking two
and a half years to disappear.
Bo the reason why the world Is not
a foot deep in the p-.ns it buys is. it
seems, exactly the same which makes
an Iron surface scale off when exposed
for a long time to the atmosphere with
out the protection of paint.
'.-.
JANY people have bad nights be-
cause they find great difficulty in
"dropping off." They lie awake and
toss for hours and make themselves so
uncomfortable that they are thorough
ly worn out before sleep comes to their
rescue. i
if this Is one of your little habits
you should not try to conquer it by
going to bed at a certain hour with
the Intention of making yourself sleep.
Sleep Is a thing that won't be forced.
It needs coaxing if it is to come at all.
If you have an early supper it is a
-ery good plan to drink a glass of hot
milk and eat a few biscuits the last
thing before you get into bed. Though
you don't know it. hunger may be the
trouble that is making you restless. A
light little meal will not give you in
digestion, particularly if you sip the
milk slowly, reading a book at the
same time.
Another excellent way of coaxing
sleep is rather a queer one. Just be
fore getting into bed you should wash
yoar feet in very cold water and dry
them briskly with a rough towel. This
causes the blood to rush into them
with such force that it Is drawn away
from your head, and your overactive
brain has a chance of keeping quiet for
a little while.
Reading in bed Is often very sooth
ing, but if you indulge in this luxury
you must have a book rest which Will
hold the book up before your face. It
!s very bad for your eyesight to read
when you are lying on your side with
a book propped up against the bed rail
or the wall.
An apple eaten the last thing at night
is a very good thing for insomnia.
Take it to bed with you and eat it after
'the light is out.
If you are so tired that you become
restless and the bed feels uncomfort
able try what you can do by relaxing
ail your muscles.
Do not be in a hurry about this "let
ting go" f yourself, but try to relax
by degrees first your .head and then
your neck, and so on until you reach
your toes. It is not very easy to fall
limp at first because it is a business
which needs a great deal of concentra
tion, but K completely takes your mind
off other things.
When you are thoroughly relaxed an
over you will find that you are lying
perfectly at ease on the bed, with a
sense of blissful comfort which soon
fades off Into the even greater comfort
of sleep.
n
i
EGG BASKET AND CORN BOILER.
rJ;WO wire baskets to aid the housewife are Illustrated. The basket to the
left is used for boiling crn without risk of a bad burn when immersing
the vegetable in boiling water. The basket divides in the middle so that when
the vegetable is cooked the touch of a lever at the handle opens it and the corn
is on the platter without further trouble. The other basket is for boiling eggs.
The hourglass at the handle tells the busy housewife when her eggs are boiled,
and they may be then lifted out of the water. ' -
& A Word to Mothers
yOW that the school term has begun
the question of the growing child's
diet looms up again. The school years
form one of the most important epochs
in the lives of children as regards ade
quate nutrition. Parents are apt to
overlook this fact more from ignorance
than from willful neglect.
Food during the school days should
be abundant and should contain suffi
cient proteids, starches, sugars and in
organic salts to meet the demands of
rapid growth for all the constituents
of a perfect food.
It is a common Joke for parents to
laugh at the enormous appetites of
their growing girls and boys and to
limit the supply of certain foods needed
at this time. Children are often allow
ed to go to school with only light
breakfasts, sometimes with none at all.
Then copie cold luncheons at noon. All
this is extremely harmful.
A child should never be set at any
task before breakfast. If it rises
early and the meal hour is late it
should have a bowl of hot milk, a cup
of cocoa and a roll before beginning
any work.
Of course the ideal dinner hour for
the child is noon, but when this is im
possible a hot luncheon should be ar
ranged for. Supper should comprise
very easily digested foods, nnd pastry,
cheese and meats are better omitted.
Meat soups are good. Baked potatoes,
stewed fruits and eggs in varitius ways
are excellent for the evening meal.
Growing children should have plenty
of milk, and they should be given to
understand that when hungry they can
always have glasses of milk for the
asking.
Fresh fish, eggs and bacon are all
wholesome foods for children, and
meat, as a rule, may be given them
twice a day. Large, healthy boys re
quire a good proportion of meat in
their dietaries.
Popular Colors of the Autumn
itf COAT EFFECT IN COSTUMES i
JUDGING from the number of vel
veteen and velvet models seen so
far this fall, it is evident that pile fab-
BLACK LAMP SHADES.
W'H are still enamored of "that touch
of black" for giving distinction to
the decoration of our rooms, and the
latest Idea is the black lamp shade.
This is oblong in shape and is made of
black satin or chiffon velvet very
closely plaited. If placed In a rather
secluded corner of the room it gives a
gloomy, almost eerie, note that Is most
effective, but the rest of the room must
be lighted in the usual .way. Another
mournful lamp shade Is made of plaited
black ninon finished with a fringe- of
black beads, and yet another is com
posed of a close trelliswork of black
Jet beads lined with a single fold of
black chiffon and having a Iocs fringe
of delicate cut Jet beads.
ill
pointing sharply over the hips la sug
gestive of directoire coat lines.
The front of the velvet bodice opens
wide to reveal an inner bodice of
creamy chiffon over silver tissue, a
color combination which harmonizes
beautifully with the terra cotta tone of
the velvet and the embroidery motif.
IF YOU WOULD BE FREE FROM
WRINKLES.
QFTEN they come from Imaginary
cares.
Do not worry over the little things.
Above all things, do not be a "fuss
er." Get plenty of sleep K Is better than
many cosmetics.
And, whatever else you do. forget
that you have "nerves."
So many women allow their faces to
become tense and set and then wonder
why "lines" develop.
Relax the muscles, cultivate a pleas
ant expression and remember that Hps
which curve upward and smile are
much more attractive than the droop
ing sort. 1
FROCK OF TERRA COTTA VELVET.
rics are here for another season's
popularity. The delightful frock pic
tured Is of terra cotta velvet. The
simple made bodice with knee tunic
GOOD FOR THE TEETH.
QARBOXATE of soda Is good to use
occasionally as a tooth powder, as
it prevents decay. A mixture of fine
salt and weak vinegar mater will
cleanse yellow teeth, as will also a
paste made of pulverized pumice stone
and peroxide of hydrogen lightly rub
bed on, the teeth. To prevent decay
between the teeth draw dental floss
through them every day. This will
save you suffering and reduce your
dentist bills. "
THE.glrl with golden glints in her
hair and a good complexion has
nothing to fear from the popular colors
of the autumn, for among the most at
tractive are copper tints, varying from
light copper to chaudier and mordore,
which is a warmer tone with a deep
gold cast. And these colors, in com
bination with harmonizing tones, are
possible for every woman.
Another popular color is the new
Bakst green, named for the Russian
scenic artist. Kitty Gordon, the ac
tress, has also been honored In the
same way, one of the rich, deep greens,
a green as limpid as creme de menthe,
bearing her name.
Blue has lost none of Its prestige,
and some authorities think that - the
new blue shades should receive first
place rather than the copper colors. Of
the blues, the latest Is a shade deeper
than the peacock blue, which Is a great
favorite; also the porbeau. The soft
blues on the nattier and Dutch order
are much liked, and a-very dark blue
helps to supply the demand for som
ber colorings.
The red shades vary widely. There
Is a very vivid red that is being used
sparingly for accessories on costumes,
but the majority of the reds are on
the dregs of wine order and soft brick
tones.
For evening wraps th geranium red
! is in great demand. There is also a
i purple with lots of red in it, a shade
resembling the fuchsia.
Browns should not be overlooked In
! this list of new colors, for all of the
couturieres have made much of them
this season, the tobacco and Havana
browns being the favorites. A soft,
pretty rose tint Is often combined with
these brown tones.
For street wear the dark rich shades,
the tete de negre. a deep taupe and a
blue that is almost black are the fash
ionable colors. Anothar new color is
called heather, a lovely grayish laven
der that is particularly pretty in silky
textiles. And everywhere there are to
be found quantities of silver used for
trimmings, and all silver lace is
thought to be more chic than gold
lace.
PIQUE SHIRTS,
rpnre newest shirts to wear with the
eponne skirts are those in pique.
The new pique is only a distant rela
five to the stiff piquo of other years,
as it in delightfully soft and supple.
The shirt is masculine in cut, with the
exception of the neck, which is Invari
ably finished with one of the becom
ing rolling collars which owe their ori
gin to the days of Mary Stuart. The
correct finishing touches are added
when a sash of plaid ribbon and a cra
vat to match are adjusted. No matter
how severe the skirt and shirt waist
may lie, the sash is sure to give the
feminine touch.
t.i
A?l ADVANCED MODEL
(F smoke gray bedford cord, this suit
would be Inconspicuous were It
not for the rather astonishing scarf of
blue and gray faille ribbon which
passes In and oat through slashes
down the coat front.
A similar ribbon forms a cash glrdla
PROMINENCE OF BUCKLES
fjHE prominence of buckles is Im
portant. ' They range from metal
to rosebuds, and ail the various varie
ties are really very pleasing. It is
probably the Influence of the Louis
Seize that has brought about the wear
ing of these gaudy ornaments by wo
men, because in bis day there was a
vast amount of them used, more es
pecially by men than by women.
The first Intimation that the fash
ionable world had thatthey were to
be popular was In their appearance on
slippers. When they first arrived as
a finish to pumps they brought down
upon them quite a good deal of criti
cism. Conservative women said that
; never would they wear such conspicu
ous tnings on tneir reet in the street,
and they were not quite sure that they
were advisable even for evening, as
they made the foot look larger. '
This wave of disapproval lasted only
for a few moments, and soon the very
women who criticised the buckles were
anMflrinv nh.maA n'tth I h. m am r , n .
i leather slippers. Such la the way cus
tom has of making devoted followers.
Good taste, however, like good man
ners, remains the same, although it
is influenced by the changing times,
and those who dress really well have
never been able to satisfy themselves
that an afternoon slipper intended for
I the house or a. carriage is the proper
'thin? fur ttiA r.oipmunt Thar. -r.
too many kinds of shoes for all occa
sions that are good looking, comfort
able and smart for any woman to think
that she must, wear a high heeled
patent leather one at the wrong hour.
TO RESTORE TIN AND ZINC.
TINWARE may be restored by rub'
bing briskly and until dry with a
cloth dipped in common' washing soda;
then apply a stiff paste formed of
whiting, watsr and ammonia. Be sure
to wipe off all powder 'before putting
away.
Clean zinc with soap and warm wa
ter and dry; then rub carefully with a
cloth dipped in turpentine or kero-
lpj
SUIT OF GRAY BEDFORD CORD.
at the hip and waist line of the skirt,
one end depending below the skirt.
This suit by a French couturiers
shows the longer coat promised for
fall and a skirt short enough to show
a neat buttoned walking boot. The
sleeve is oddly set into the shoulder of
the coat.
SWEET POTATO SALAD. ;
TJOIL three large sweet potatoes, cut
in dice. Cut two stalks of celery .
Into very' small pieces, season with sal;
dressing.
and pour over French
THE VANISHING POINT.
VyiTH no slits In the skirts thi fan
it Is t( be presumed that" thera
will be a slump In the cerise silk petti
coat market. -'