HANDY HINTS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 25, 24 October 1907, Page 3

HANDY HINTS

The .housoworker's costume is now an established thing. All careful 'women'keep special gowns of washable cotton to wear in tho kitchen or at their'housework. Nothing is smarter than a plain striped or checked calico or,.gingham, , made with a short skirt and simple bloiiso attached to tho skirt with largo pearl buttons. The sleeves aro short and not; too full, with cuffs that do not got in tho way. A simple band is best, and the collar is of the comfortable kind—a Dutch neck or a Peter Tan for hot weather. The buttons hold waistandskirt neatly together, and make the garmont/'ono to get into quickly.. For such work as frying, or mixirig.'doiigh, a large, capacious, but not too full, apron is worn. The old way of wearing out old clothes and semi-' soiled blouses in the kitchen, is gone. One cannot wear old clothes at all these days, but must give them away. The.gain is perceptible to the receivers, for'these rejected garments do not get'much worn before they are outofdate, : 'and,- after' all, the family laboratory; 'wlicro. the family's food is propared, is no place for-worn finery or soiled y unsuitable' clothing".: So the gain is in neatness and swoetness, arid the greater joy of the. , rest of 'the'household."' ' ' ; ' - ' - ■■ ■■ ■

A -combination of- two colours in linen and lawn dresses is a feature of present fashion. White linen frocks, -'showing-an applique design in' blue, pink,, or .green, aro delightful. Even smarter is a white linen with'brown applique.-' Such a frock; worn with brown belt, Aoes, hat, and parasol, was one of the most effective at a recent Parisian race meeting. As in every other material; linen gowns are •'three piece" at present. Tho blouse under the coatees or brctelles is practically universal. This blouse in silk, the colour of tho applique, or the white linen! frock, is practically tho making of. a frock that combines simplicity with a, remarkably good appearance. The hat of white embroidered linen is among the latest novelties, but evon at its best its hardness is'against it. Much more attractive- are the hand-embroidered hats in fine muslin, interlined with thin coloured silk. These are essentially becoming, and make a worthy finish to the most elaborate cotton or linen costumes.