Uneven hems are evidently "the" thing this winter. Nearly all the dance frocks show this tendency, and many of them combine panels and points in the most jumbled fashion. The effect I like least is that of having the front of the skirt slightly lifted above the line of the x of the hem.
The embroidered satin kimono, which for a long time went out of favour as an evening wrap, has returned with some vigour. In the stalls at the theatre one evening this week I noted quite a dozen. In two instances the short, open sleeves had been fashioned into long fitting ones by means of the addition of a shaped sleeve material tching the foundation of the wrap, an idea which certain-made for increased comfort wear.
A woman whose afternoon teas invariably see a "feast of reason and a flow of soul," attributes her success to the fact that she chooses her guests for tea as carefully as -for dinner parties. More than five are never invited at the same time. But from motives of economy she always arranges to give two tea parties on consecutive days, so that the surplus cakes and' bonbons which invariable remain from the first, lo duty for the second.
quite iffy idea, but I should rather be invited for the first day.
Candle Greast easily be Removed from a material by laying a piece of white blottingpaper over the grease and rubbing with the flat side of a hot knife. Move the paper as it absorbs the grease.
Since Linen is so Expensive why not save by having your table cloths only the size of the top the table! Besides cutting new ones in this way, cut in this shape your old ones which have worn round the edges.
Newspapers may be Used for; Fuel by sonking thoroughly, wringing out and rolling into' modiumsized bulls, then letting them dry.
Great Saving in Material is to} make petticoats with buttoned-oit rutes, since a top usually—outwears several ruffles.
Why Send your Silver Mesh Purse lo the jeweller's to be eleaned when you yourself can clean by scrubbing it with a soft brush, carbonate vf suda, and a little water?
Rubbers will be of Use many more weeks if a piece of soft- cloth er paper. such as Canton flannel er blotting-paper, is fitted to the inside of the heel. The pad keeps the heel of the shee from cutting the heel of the' rubber.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.