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TTEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, MAY 18, TOUT.
For
Milady’s
Wardrobe
By MME. HAUTE MONDE.
T HE newest ornament for hat#*Is a
spike of apples strung upon a
stiff foundation, which causes
them to resemble string?* on onions as
sold In the market, writes our Paris
correspondent. The rigidity of this
so-called decoration 1s inimical to
grace.
Tomatoes arranged In the same
fa stolon trimmed a black satin hat,
the fruit itself composed of velvet.
Ws do not despair of seeing onions
Pillow in the wake of these extraor
dinary trimmings.
Anything for novelty, even if it be
u,*ly, There is one thing that can be
s dd for these eccentric trimmings,
and that is that it is better than
v earing birds.
• * •
Net fichus have Ion* sash ends he-
hftifi, and a good many Medici lace
ollare of moderate dimensions are
worn with the little directolre coats,
fSiiflfon and lace sack coats will be
much worn with summer dresses,
sometimes to match the dress, some
time as a contrast,
* • •
Belt# are tremendously Important,
are broad and draped, some with
olg bows and no ends In front, some
with one bow and two ends behind,
some -with bow’s both behind and in
front, and in color they must afford
a marked contrast to the gown with
which they are worn.
• * •
Little or big bows of black tulle or
chiffon or ribbon are set jauntily on
the corsage, sometimes on the bust,
and often in a careless, crooked fash
ion, with a buckle to keep them In
place.
* * •
The most serviceable and durable
dressing gown for the traveler is made
of som«- dark, inconspicuous, un-
transparent material.
Crepe de chine is ideal for summer
wear. A dressing gown of this ma
terial in a dark color can be worn
comfortably for months. It does not
show’ soil easily; and when it is soiled
It can be easily washed and will look
as well after a trip to the laundry as
before. A dark gown, besides the fact
that it will not show soil so quickly
as a light one, can be comfortably
worn on the way to the bath on ship
board and in the corridors of hotel
or pension.
A gown of dark blue crepe de chine
could be made with a little V-shaped
vest of gathered cream or ecru net
and with net undersleeves; or a rib
bon sash in gay colors and Futurist
design could be used to give the
somber gown a more interesting char
acter.
• • •
Summer frocks show the big waist
and the very short skirt. Coarse lin
ens or crashes are trimmed In broad
bands of batiste, hemstitched or put
on with a head of coarse dots. Gen
erally the celnture is of the goodR
itself, sometimes of silk or satin of a
Contrasting color, and sometimes of
a swathed leather belt. But the bolt
in any case must be done and the
figure flat. Not n refined condition,
but women’s figures are far from
being neat and elegant Just now.
» * *
The washable net petticoat is a nov
elty in summer lingerie. It is unlined,
and is shaped in the upper body of
the skirt so that it has practically no
fullness. At the bottom is a 12-inch
flounce of the net, set on the skirt
with ribbon-run beading. This is
$6.75. Under bodices to match are to
toe had at $2.60 each. Shadow lace
Underwear is equally sheer, and all
articles come in it, even the night
gowns. Silk undershirts woven to
imitate the shadow lace are among
the novelties, and are called shadow
lace «hirts.
• • *
The new summer cotton blouse is
Very neat, but that is almost its only
virtue. Coquettish it is not; neither
js it beautiful, for effects are too
plain for that. If there be any trim
ming at all, it is sown the front in a
straight, untrimmed idece of lace
or embroidery. Nearly all these gar
ments open in front, and that 1s at
least something to recommend tbem.
• • *
Indications point to the frightfully
low neck in summer blouses. The V
cut might well be a W, it is so wide
end so much of the neck is bared.
Women may think they are at th»*ir
best with such, but it is only the
•woman with an exceedingly short,
thick neck that shows to advantage
with such a wide cut. She with the
Jialf long or long neck looks out of
joint, and has a certain untidy air
That nothing but a guimpe will cure.
Long necks in evening dresses when
the shoulders are exposed are quite a
different matter.
• • •
Among the most attractive of the
hew printed crepons.nre those with a
light ground and sprays of flowers
scattered about carelessly, white with
•prays of scarlet anemones, or tur
quoise blue powdered with green lau
rel leaves an artistic shade of pale
blue with stripes of Indian red. on
which sprays of white flowers have
been thrown.
* • •
Ratine is an excellent material for
summer knockabout. Its price by the
yard is expensive, but it is wid
Ratine, of course, has not the crisp
ness of linen and crash, but it h
moderately cool, and, if made care
fully, looks light and summery It
shows creases and wrinkles hardly so
much as serge does. The blue, green
and other dark shades suitable for
street wear do not soil easily, and
when they are soiled they can he
laundered without starch. A rating
suit, with shirt waists of cotton crepe,
voile or tub silks, would make an
ideal working outfit for the summer
woman, an outfit at once durable.
II
Fhe Athletic Girl and I ler Gowns
By OLIVETTE
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T HE ntny-at-liignp summer girl finds in canoeing one of her most
and useful models for her wear. ;is well as for the use of her
delightful pastimes. We picture here a remarkably effective
sister in the country a plain white picpie skirt with a modified middy
Mouse cut on Norfolk lines. The soft silk lie, patent leather belt and
checked cloth hat should match, and are most effective in black. The
home dressmaker will find it possible to duplicate this girlish costume
under five dollars. —OLIVETTE.
NEW DANCES.
Commencing Wednesday
afternoon at 5 o’clock Miss
Moseley will teach a series
of five lessons in the Tango
and Onestep to boys and
girls between the ages of 13
and 17. No pupils will be
enrolled after Wednesday
afternoon. Phone Ivy 3302
before 9:30 a. m. Adv.
suitable, comfortable and in good
style.
* * •
Evening wraps, as.a rule, are very
sumptuous. They are generally made .
in solid and figure-faced satins. As a
rule the flowers or designs are big '
and are printed so as to stand ou'
boldly. The background is white ui
light and the flowers in the brilliant
colors that are prevalent this sea-j
son. Some, of the fashionable ones,
too, have a black or scarlet back
ground with lighter brilliant designs
scattered over the surface. The new
wraps are all short and round. Some
are made godet, some with a Wat
teau plait, either from the middle of
the back or from one shoulder.
• • *
An interesting feature in millinery
is the use of the peacock feather as a
trimming. It came about through the
Egyptian influence on clothes and al
so the fashion for using ostrich feath
ers with half the flues pulled out. The
original peacock feather gave this ef
fect without being mutilated and Its
brilliantly colored eye was in keep
ing with the Orientalism of the day.
The small hats have one peaoock
feather with its flues sometimes dip
ped to match the straw and its green
blue eyes waving aloft; other hats
have the feather gilded or silvered,
which is a very old fashion revived.
As it has become quite the style to
trim a small hat with, a hand of shal
low flues the ostrich feather has been
cut in half to give the short effect.
* * *
Mirrored velvet Is used for girdles
on dresses of thin material either in
white or colors. A Chinese blue mir
rored velvet girdle made of velvet six
or eight inches wide could be effec
tively worn with a figured print frock
of pink and faint violet. 'The ends of
these girdles are finished with heavy
silk tassels in the same color as the
velvet. A girdle three yards long
costs between five and six dollars
but it could be made at home fur a
much smaller price.
* * *
Slipper buckles of rhinestones and
and other stones are made in the
shape of wreaths of flowers. One
lovely buckle shows a wreath of
rhinestone daisies eyed with topazes.
Another shows leaves of green crys
tals and buds of rhinestones.
• * *
Afti-moon gowns ore divided Into
two Masses, those w hich are w orn with
a short coat and those which sufficient
unto themselves, are worn without
any outer wrap. The first, diatln
guished by filminess of the corsage,
like the evening corsage, have entire
!y transparent tops, the material of
the robe not passing heyond the cor.
set cover. Rut as this would be a
little too thin for daytime, mousseline
de sole of a flesh tone lines it, and
underneath this flesh color is white
lace, the design of which blurs a lit
tle what would seem too plain, too
unveiled for an afternoon waist.
* • •
Parasolettes are made for automo-
billsts. They fold compactly into lit
tle leather tubes which can be stow
ed inconspicuously in door pockets or
on the floor of the car. The paraso
lettes. when open, are found to be
fluffy with silk pinked ruffles. They
are made with plain and strong wood
en handles. With these protections
against tile sun and with one of the
lovely veils shown this spring to pro
tect the fact from wind, with a tight
fitting hat such as all motorists nrfw
wear, and with a comfortable, all en
veloping coat to ward off dust, cold
and dampness, the woman motorist is
no longer the inappropriately dressed
person she was when motor cars first
came in.
Green and White
For This Month’s Bride and
Her Bridesmaids.
In preparing the table, fit the top
with a covering of delicate green
satin with an eighteen-inch fall of
lace from the edge of the table, fin
ishing on the edge of the table with
a close, narrow wreath of fern leaves,
using a large lace centerpiece, plate
and glass ooylies to match. Use the
green and white china* and for place
cards painted green and white but
terflies poised on the rims of the
water glasses For a floral center-
piece use a gilt Louis XVI basket
filled with white lilies, which form a
fringe about the edge, and white nar
cissus; on the handle tie a large
feathery bow of silk illusion.
In the lace-edged serviettes tuck
the luncheon roll, and in tiny gilt
baskets like the center one put the
salted almonds. In tiny gold and
white band boxes put the bonbons of
green and white and tie the cover
on with white satin ties. A pair of
small white satin slippers with lace
paper inserts hold the crystallized
mint leaves at either end of the ta
ble; the relishes all find place in the
cut glass relish dish.
Above the table swings a wedding
bell made of white lilies, the floral
clapper of white narcissus, and the
hell rope of smilax stretches to the
bride’s place at table, where with a
gentle pull she may release the bell,
which is a shower bouquet that, sep
arates into a bunch of flowers for
each girl guest.
The menu should follow' the color
scheme of green and white as far
as possible, in the way of coloring
the jellies, cakes, ices, bonbons, sal
ads, and sauces, and if a fruit cup
Is served through the meal, it may
have the green cherries and the mint
leaves in it by way of garnish col
oring.
A decorative salad Is made of white
grapes and the green cherries, halved
and stoned, with chopped olives and
white celery. Use heavy mayon
naise, colored a delicate green, and
serve the salad In green pepper shells
on white lettuce leaves. The pis
tachio cream is attractive served in
the candy white lilies surrounded by
their green leaves, and the small
heart-shaped silver cakes with green
frosting may be served with the
cream.
Lcitesf needlework Ideas
xt I lot Months of Summer
Then is a captivating half idle
ness about fancy work which Invei
gles one. especially in summer days.
So fully is this a recognized fact that
shops prepare for the season’s whims
in this as they do In other things,
strictly observing its fashions.
From France comes the newest
mode in such work, and it is oddly
so, for quantities hitherto have come
from Germany. This French work
looks quite as if it might hqve been
taken from*the chests in our great
grandmother’s garret, for it is noth
ing less than the wonderful worsted
and silk tapestry work which is done
on canvas. These pieces started, with
materials to finish, are priced at
from $3 to $65. One piece for the
upholstering of a chair, including
seat and back and side arms, is done
principally In soft tans and plum
tones. It is very charming ana old-
timey in effect, and not such a diffi
cult piece of work that it is tiring.
In practical things for the house
hold with which madame may beguile
her leisure hours there are always ta
ble linens—doilies, centerpieces, and
sideboard scarfs—to embroider. But
in these the pieces done in colored
silk are much rivaled by crocheted
work in ecru linen and cotton thread.
This thread is used in imitating filet
lace, and when well done is charming.
Strips for bedspreads with white
bands between are also fashioned of
crocheted thread work, and these
bands again may be embroidered or
left plain.
“Solid Silk Work.”
“Solid” silk work is displayed by
the "cross stitch,” which is done in
dainty coloring, and also in the ubi
quitous Balkan tinting. Heavy line i
is used for either. This is the Tyro- |
lean or Bulgarian line. As the color
ing is 75 per cent, of the whole in
these pieces, it is best to buy them
started, so that they are accurately
done an 1 with really less effort. The
“bird’s-eye stitch” and the “straight
daisy stitch” are two of the newest.
The “rose-and-fern pattern” is one
which looks satisfyingly elaborate, yet
in reality is quite easy, as it is an
all-straight stitch. This Is particu
larly planned for bureau and tray
covers.
Imported from Germany is the
“Black Forest work,” which is very
effective, with a small amount of la
bor. It is done in mercerized cotton
and wood-fiber silk. One design shows
large white magnolias, with a back
ground of small wild asters.
White work, however, takes prece
dence over the colored. And in this
the “Richelieu” Aork, which a kind
of German cut work, is made in me
dallion heads and floral designs. The
Italian cut work is remarkably pop
ular. There Is also the French solid
work, which is *pi to be irksome to
the amateur.
Squares For Pillows.
Squares are to be had for pillows
and teacloths and bedspreads which
are put together with lace. These
are 30 cents each, stamped and are
convenient to hold while working on
them. The putting together may al
ways bo done by a shop or at one of
the woman’s exchanges if that part
is too wearying for the amateur.
Pillows for college dens are made
on green, mixed tan, and natural color
linen, and embroidered in mercerized
cotton, rot silk. Medallion effects
and circular effect are foremost. But
the embroidered sofa cushion in col
ors as an adjunct of the city home is
of the past, deciuedly.
Small towels, guest towels and
traveler's towels are always worth
doing, and are so soon finished that
they seldom tire one. Cross stitch
and insertions of the filet crochet are
used for them, or else the monogram
and scatioped edge. A traveler’s tow
el in a small casa is a welcome bon
voyage gift. The case is of either
linen or pique, and embroidered to
match the towel. Sixt.v-flve cents is
charged for the towel stamped to
embroider, and 50 cents for the case
if of linen, or 25 cents if of pique.
Bulgarian Colors.
Cross stitch done in cotton as in the
crudest Bulgarian colors is added to
gowns and ends of sashes. Soft mull
scarfs are also embroidered in this*
way. It is easy, and inexpensive, and
many charming trifles may be added
to one's w.ardroLe in this manner,
which few could afford unless home
made. The cotton for this must be
carefully selected so that the tints
blend. It is priced at 5 cents a skein
for the best quality. Collars for
gowns are pretty done in this way. A
pattern of daisies in these cottons in
French knots is little effort, and is
showy.
A sensible thing to make is the
handbag. They have silk for the lin
ing and every imaginable materia!
for the outside, from the attractive
aluminum thread, which is servicea
ble when crocheted in this way for
bags for dress occasions, to the bead
bag. These latter are worth the work
put into them, for they wear inter
minably. They are not done in gold
nor silver beads, but in solid flower
work. The work, moreover, is not
hard on the eyes. It is done by a
paper pattern in color and by count
on fine canvas to fit the bead.
Swords Dictated
l lat fashion
Did you ever wonder why it seems
natural to put trimming on the left
side of the hat? Of course, this year
we are not natural, so far as trim*
ming is concerned. We swathe our
waist with thick folds, we gather our
skirts in front, we fasten buckles,
bows and other decorations at ouf
knees—and we blithely w r ear the
trimming of our hat at left or right,
front, back ot; in the middle. Per
haps this fashion will dull our feel
ing that the left side Is the suitable
side for trimming.
This is the reason, anyway, why
we have had to hold ourselves in
check lest we put our hats on back
ward or sideways to bring the trim
ming to the time honored left side:
In the old, old days, when men went
about with swords instead of pen
knives at their sides, they wore
trimming on their hats; not thrt
small, qeat ribbon band and folcied
bow they wear now, but a big, wav
ing plume or two. These plumes, it
they were fastened at the right side,
interefered with the sweep of the
sword when it was swung high in
air to gather force—swung, natural-
!v, with the right hand on the right
side. Hence, the trimming was plac
ed on the left side, and there it hits
remained, on and off. ever since un
til the fashions of the last few years
came in.
Education
Is
Progressive
Nowadays the
claim to culture
lies not in the
knowledge of past
history and dead
languages only.
A Stroll in
Shopland
y EVELYN WREN.
't ne girl graduate must be becom
ingly and appropriately attired for
the first great social event of her
life. Her dreams of diplomas are
closely interwoven with dreams of
lace and muslin, dainty and sheer.
Her day can not be iruly happy unless*
her youthful form is adorned with
simple, girlish finery.
Keely Company makes us all long
to be in the *glt 1 graduate’s pumps.
This week is devoted to Her Little
Young Ladyship and a strong appeal
is made to her sense of the appro
priate in the beautiful white silk.-’
cottons and linens displayed. Her
dress may be one of elegant simplic
ity, adorned with exquisite lace, or
it may be sweetly, alluringly girlish
and dainty—provision is made for
every taste and requirement. Keely
Company is showing wash goods at
39c and $1.00 that fairly urge the
immediate need of dainty summer
frocks. The girl and her mother will
grow enthusiastic over the array.
A ready-to-wear sale sounds most
attractive to those of us who need
something pretty in a hurry. J. M.
High Company is ready to supply
maids and matrons with charming
apparel. Two thoifsand new waists at
77c will make it an easy matter tfl
satisfy the desire for fresh blouses.
A large purchase of summer dresses,
atractive and stylish, will gladden the
hearts of hurried, tousy women.
These are veranda days. All out
doors invites you and a cosy veranda
furnished with comfortable fiber rush
furniture invites repos»e and blissful
hours with books. J. M. High Com
pany has heeded the call of spring
and has the furniture ready.
The girl graduate will need a suit
for her vacation days. She will not
feel that she can properly board the
train unless her suit Is in perfect
style. She holds almost equal im
portance with the bride, whose going-
uway gown is the greatest consid
eration after the wedding gown itself.
To buy that suit at just one-half its
original price is almost unbelievable
This can be done at J. P. Allen’s this
week.
M. Rich A: Bros. Company are in
the midst of their fifteenth annual
summer sale of linens and while
Practically the entire stock
is offered at reductiofts that average
from one-fifth to one-half
The pride of the bride is in her
linen chest. The satisfaction of the
matron is in a well-equipped linen
closet. Bride-to-be take heed!
The sale at Rich’s includes the
finest damasks, scalloped and bor
tiered tablecloths with napkins to
match, linen towels, bath and huck
tow elv. hemstitched bed linens, cot
ton sheets and pillow cases, bed
spreads and quilts. It is a golden op
portunity for the June bride.
r O BE truly educated one must be
familiar not only with the history
and art of past centuries, hut with the
happenings and progress of to-day as Well.
j ( OR TUNA TE indeed is he who per-
± ceives the relation of history to hu
manity, and the presence of art in
everyday life. Such knowledge becomes
an animate force in the life and develop
ment of the individual and in the progress
of a community.
r o TEACH old things in a new Way,
and to give new things their due place
in the march of events, is the object
of Brenau College-Conservatory in its reg
ular courses and in those offered at the
Brenau Summer School.
I 1IGH standards, thorough knowledge
1 1 ond a “deep” interest in educational
progress and in the student create at
Brenau an atmosphere that is different
from that of the usual college, and which
becomes an inspiration to all who come
within its reach.
r HE teacher who wishes to renew and
. increase her knowledge will find the
Brenau Summer School an ideal place
in which to study during the summer months.
r HE student who desires to make up a
deficiency in studies, or who wishes to
prepare more quickly for collegiate
work, will find at Brenau Summer School
just the course she needs.
r HE person of leisure who takes pleas
ure in intellectual activity and mental
stimulation will find the Brenau Sum
mer School a recreation and a benefit.
Address
Brenau Summer School
Box 16, Gainesville, Georgia
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ATTENTION!!
MONDAY—TUESDAY
THE
MASTERPIECE
BIBLICAL PHOTOPLAYS
“FROM THE MANGER
TO THE CROSS
ADfVSiSSSION
It has been said: “If you live to
be as old as Methuselah, you’ll never
see a finer or more instructive Photo
play.” Positively your last chance
to see this great picture showing in de-
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tail the life of Christ.
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