WOMAN'S WORLD.

Evening Star, Issue 14535, 10 December 1910, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

[By Viva.]

" Viva" will in this column answer all reasonable questions relating to the home, cook-try, domestic economy, and any topic of interest to her sex. But each letter must hear the writer's bona fide name and address. No notice whatever will be taken of anonymous correspondence. Questions should be concisely put, and the -writer's nom de plume clearly written. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Puzzled."—Try salts of lemon. Damp the soot lightly, rub the salts in with the tip »f the finger, and sponge gently. But remember that salts of lemon is poisonous. "A Wee Wife. - '—Have given two or three pudding recipes this week. Trust you will be successful. "Grateful Reader."—Many thanks for recipes. Home recipes are always most acceptable. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. Fish Macaroni.—When a cod has done duty on the table once and a small portion is left, collect it, chop it down small, add twice its bulk of macaroni well boiled, grate some cheese on it. and mix the whole together; put it in a dish-with a few pieces of butter, and, having grated a liberal allowance of cheese over the top, brown it before the fire. . Irish Fish Pie—Required : \ermicelh iboiled), fillets of sole or flounder, butter, bread-crumbs, parsley (chopped), pepper and salt, quarter of a pint of tomato sauce. Line the bottom of a fireproof dish with vermicelli which has been boiled in salt and water drained and tossed in a little butter. Brush each fillet with a little butter, then dip in a mixture of bread, parsley, pepper, and salt. Fill the dish with fillets, and pour over the sauce. Spread more cooked vermicelli on top, and sprinkle with bread-crumbs, parsley, and small pieces ot butter. Bake in a moderate oven for half an hour. Garnish with parsley, and serve. Creme do Veau.—Pa6s ono pound of minced and pounded veal and quarter of a pound of ham (also minced and pounded) through a wire sieve. Add two ounces of butter, two eggs well beaten, half a pint of whipped cream, a little cayenne, salt, and fliace. Tound all well together, and put »nto an entree mould. Steam for twenty minutes. Serve with a good white sauce. Meat Jelly.—Dissolve one ounco of gelatine in cold' water, add a pint of boiling water-and the whites of two eggs; boil until clear, color with mushroom ketchup or Worcester sauce, and strain. Add, when cooler, one dessertspoonful of vinegar. When half cold partly till a plain mould, then add layers of minced veal and liardboiled eegsin slices and tiny bunches of parsley. "Fill up with the rest of the jelly. Turn out when wanted.

Compote of Vegetables.—Required : Carrote, turnips, tomatoes, cucumber, one Spanish onion, vegetable marrow, beetroot, one pint stock, a little isinglass. AIL the vegetables must be cooked till tender. Line a monld with layers of vegetables alternately until filled "(onion to be cut in thin rings"). Boil down a pint of good stock, in which you have dissolved a little isinglass. Pour this over the vegetables. Put it ;iside until set. When cold, turn out on a Hat dish, garnish with slices of cold ham, and chicken, and pour over a good mayonnaise sauce.

Nuckle of Veal and Rice.—Place the veal in a pan with half a pound of leau bacon, one pound of washed rice, four or five onions, three carrots scraped and quartered, a- few peppercorns, and a little salt. Pour over three quarts of water, and let all stew very gently for three hours. Before serving add a little chopped parsley to the rice. A scrag end of mutton can be cooked in tho same way. Thrifty Pudding.—Required: Six ounces of cake" and biscuit crumbs, two tablesponfuls of jam or marmalade, three eggs, two ounces of sugar, halt" a grated nutmeg, about half a pint or less of milk. Well grence a mould or pudding basin. Mix together the crumbs, sugar, and nutmeg. Beat up the eggs and jam. and about half :he_Tniik, add these to the crumbs, etc., jnd, if necessary, add the rest of the milk it he mixture should pour thickly from the jpoon). Put the mixture into tho basin, cover the top with a pieco of greased paper, put the. basin in a saucepan with boiling water to come halfway up the basin, and let it steam for two hours. Turn it out carefully, and serve with it any good sweet sauce.

Steamed FloTador Pudding.—Required : One pint of milk, three ounces florador. one ounca castor sugar, three eggs, flavoring essence. Put the milk in a saucepan, when boiling sprinkle in the florador, boil rive minutes, take from the fire, add the sugar, and when cool the yolks of the eggs and Havering. Whip the whites to a stiff froth, and stir lightly in ; pour into a greased boufHe mo old, and stea.ni twenty to thirty minutes.

Stuffed Tomatoes (by request).—Required : ' Tomatoes, two onnces breadcrumbs, one otinc2 butter, a little chopped bacon or ham, a little chopped parsley and shallot, yolk of one egg, pepper and salt, flour. Cut a hole out of each tomato at tho stem and put in a good lump of the stuffing, raising it well above the tomatoes. Bake, in separate small patty-pans in the oven until the tomatoes are cooked. Medium-sized tomatoes are best

Caramel Custard.—Required : The yolks jf four eggs, three-quarters of a pint of jiilk, one ounce of sugar, vanilla essence, ten lumps of sug3r, half a gill of -water, one teaspoonful lemon-juice. To make the caramel, put the water, sugar, and lemonjuice in a saucepan and boil together until a rich brown. Pour into a warm mould, und turn the tin romd until it is coated over. For the custard beat up the yolks of eggs, add the sugar and vanilla essence, add the milk, strain it into the mould, cover with greased paper, and bake very slowly in a moderate oven, standing the mould"in a flat tin with water in it. Turn out carefully, and serve hot or cold.

Brown Vegetable Soup.—Required : Ono fjuart of water, one carrot, one*turnip, one onion, one stick of celery, a bunch of herbs, one ounce of Hour, one ounce, of dripping or butter, salt and pepper. Melt the dripping in a stewpan, prepare and chop J ho vegetables and brown them carefully in tho fat, remove them, add tho flour to the fat and brown it, taking care it does not burn; add the water gradually, stir till it boils, return the vegetables and the herbs to the stewpan, and simmer gently for an hour, strain, season well, and servo with squaros of toast. Veal and Ham Pie.—Required : One pound Meal (fillet), quarter-pound ham, two hard-boiled eggs, one teaspoonful chopped paisley, half a teaspoonful herbs, a little gratei lemon-peel, salt ond pepper, stock. For the pastry.—Required: Ten ounces of flour, six ounces of butter and lard, water to mix eggs to glam Cook the veal in enough cold water to cover, with an onion stuck with cloves. When cold cut into thin slices, put a pinch of seasoning Iparsley, herbs, lemon-peel, salt and pepper) on each slice, and roll upj pack tho rolls in a pie dish, not too tightly, with the ham and hard-boiled eggs cut in. slices, reduce the atock. add a leaf of gelatine if necessary, pour it into- the pfe dish. Cover with pastry, decorate with leaves and a rose, crush over with egg, bake for one and a-hal£ hours, remove tha rose, and pour in the remainder of the stock. Rough puff or flaky pastry can be used for tliis dish. This quantity makes enough for five or six people. Fish Salad.—Required: Cold white fish, lettuce, hard-boiled egg, capers, gherkin, a few shrimps, aspic jelly, mayonnaise dressing. Flake the cooked fish, taking care to remove all bones, mix in a bowl with the picked shrimps, chopped white of egg, % few capers, slireds of gherkin. Pour over some mayonnaise sauce. Make a .b*^ei r oiJ^.tuce^tOTi^im;cy^Mr^^^

dried) on a dish; place the fish salad in the centro, garnish with watercress chopped aspic, and yolk of egg passed through a sieve. Lemon Sponge.—Required: One pint of water, one ounco of gelatine, quarter of a pound of loaf sugar, rind and juice of three lemons, three wintes of eggs, Peel the lemons thinly and put into a saucopan with the lemon-juice, sugar, and gelatine, boil gently for fifteen minutes, allow to got cool, beat up the whites very stiffly, add the gelatine and water, etc., whisk well till it begins to stiffen, pour into o wet mould, and turn out when sot. Pineapple Cieam.—Required: One-quar-to? pint of milk, three yolks of eggs, two ounces of sugar, three-quarters of a pint of pineapple 6yrop, lemon jelly, half a pint of cream, three-quarters of an ounco of gelatine, three or four ounces of pineapple, ono wineglassful of noyeau. Make a custard with the milk and yolks of eggs, stir till it thickens, add the sugar, dissolve the gelatine in the svrup, strain into the custard. When cocl add the whipped cream and pulped pineapple, flavor with noyeau, mask tho mould with lemon jelly, then pour in the cream. Small Tea Cakes.—Required : One pound of flour, quarter of a pound of butter. Rub the butter into the flour, and when it is well rubbed away add one teaspoonful of baking powder and a little salt. Put in as much milk as will mako it a nice light paste, stirring with a knife, and using the liand as little as possible. Roll it out about half an inch thick, cut with a round cutter, and bake for a few minutes in a quick oven. , A Brown Raisin Cake.—Required: Ono pound of flour, one pound of butter or dripping, ono pound of raisins (chopped), one teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, half a glassful of brandy, six eggs. Beat the butter to a cream, add the flour, raisins, and half a pound of sugar. Beat the eggs separately, adding the whites last of all. Mix the soda with a little warm water. Beat well together, and bake in a moderate oven. Be verv careful, or it will burn. A Good Plain Cake.—Required : Eighteen ounces of flour, a pinch of salt, six ounces of sugar, four ounces of currants, a little peel, some warm milk, four teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Mix all together, and put at onco into a moderate oven, and bako from two to three hours. Lunch Loaf.—Required: One pound flour, quarter of a pound of butter or fat, quarter of a pound of raisins, six ounces of su<nir, spice or lomon peel, one teaspoonful carbonato o£ soda dissolved in milk. Mix, and add more milk if required. Bake carefullv. HINTS. When washing tumblers use quite cold or real I v hot water. If hot water bo used, it" will be necessary to first rinse in cold water anv glasses that have contained milk, for if this precaution be neglected the glasses will be cloudy. Shininess on Clothes.—Shine on clothes can be removed by sponging the marks f with a solution of ammonia and Castilo eoap and water. The usual quantities are an ounce of lump ammonia and half an ounce of soap to a pint of hot water. The preparation should be tepid. To Clean a White Satin Dress.—Spread the dress out on a table, and rub the soiled hem with white tissue paper, the kind that dressmakers use. until the marks are removed. You will find this method quite satisfactory, unless tho dress is very soiled, when tho best thing would be to send it to tho cleaner.

Carbonate of scda dissolved in water will remove mud stains from drosses. Lay the soiled part on a cloth, and wash and rub the places with the water, keeping tho dress quite smooth. When grease is spilled on a kitchen table ponr cold water on it at once. The water will harden it. It may then be taken off with a knife and not allowed to soak in. In mixing mustard for table use care should bo taken that the water has been boiled, and become nearly cold; hot water causes evaporation of tho essential oil, and raw. cold water may promote fermentation.

An excellent soap jelly for spring-clean-ing is made by shaving down half a pound of white soap as small as possible.; then put in a two-pound jelly jar with two tablespoonfuls of powdered borax. Fill up the jar three-fourth full with water, and set on the stove to melt. When the soap and borax aro dissolved, add two tablespoonfuls ,of liquid ammonia. Uso one teacupful to two gallons of water. Useful Tips.—(a) After an umbrella has been in use for a short time, put a drop of oil in the centre of the top about onco a month. This prevents the ribs from rusting. (b) If two thin glasses have stuck one in the other, place them in rather warm water, and pom- cold water 111 the upper glass. The expansion of one and the contraction of the other loosens them, (c) A littlo soap or blacklead robbed on the hinge of a squeaking door will often remedy matters. NOTES FOR WOMEN. [From Our Lady Correspondent.] LOXDOX. October 28. Women Doctors on Divorce,—A number of eminent women doctors gave evidenoo before the Royal Commission on Divorce on Wednesday", and all spoke with no -uncertain tongue on the iniquity of the law as it now exists with regard to the standard of morals expected of women as compared with that of men. All held that there should be an equal moral law for men and women, and consider that this would lessen the- necessity for divorce. Mi6S Holen Webb, M.S.,'who has been twenty-two years in medical practice and nineteen years in the hospital for women in tho Euston road, expressed tho viewthat tho continuance of -any marriage ■which is physically and morally injurious to the offspring is a menace to society, and calls for greater facility of divorce in all clacses. I)r May Thome, of tho Liverpool Stanley Hospital, gave particularly outspoken evidence. She said that of morals expected of men, unmarried as well as married, had hitherto been lees high than that demanded of the largo majority of women. Tho standard of morale that men expected from one another on this point was admittedly low. If polygamy were necessary to men, then tho present marriage system was insufficient. If polygamy were not necessary, then misconduct could not be too strongly condemned. Young men should be helped, as far as possible, by a strong expression of public opinion to combat this indulgence. At present public opinion condoned, if it did not encourage, it. Woman Suffrage.—A deputation representing the Women's Social and Political Uinion waited upon Mr Pease, M.P.. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, at •Kotherhnm on Wednesday, and during a conversation ho said that ho supported the payment of members, and he thought such a Bill would bo carried. Miss Adola Pankhturst then asked : Are you prepared to vote for th© payment of members before giving tho suffrage? Mr Pease answered in the affirmative. Miss Pankhurst: Then tho situation will be that you, as a member of Parliament, will be content to have a salary paid you by the nation, contributed to by women, knowing that women are not allowed to vote either for or against. Mr Pease said ho was content with that situation. Mice Pankhurst added that the deputation were grateful that tho position' had been mado 60 clear, and she was sxrre Mr Pear6o would understand why women opposed the Government.

Woman's Gift to the Nation.—Mrs Mary Greenfield has recently mad© an important £iffc to tho Egyptian collection of the British Museum In the form of a largo and magnificent copy of the Theban. Book of the Dead, to which ie added a large collection of invocations, addresses, and hymns to Amen-ra, the God of Thebes. This papyrus was written for a princess! called Nesi-taneb-asher, the daughter of the great Queen Neci-khcnsu, who flourished between B.C. 1040-1000. Tho Greenfield papyrus was obviously obtained from the famous cache at Der-al-bahati some time before the year 1870. It lay for some years among Mr Greenfield's treasures, but during the present year it was taken to the British Museum and there examined and unrolled by tho authorities. It is remarkably complete. Very fow characters are missing at tho beginning, but the excellence of the' papyrus and ii« thickness have preserved the- text iii. a ienKvrlablo.stsi« of "ategrity. rj >Eh»,j

actual length is 122 ft, and it is with one exception the longest papyrus in the world. Tho exception is the famous Harris papyrus, now in the British Museum, which contains tho history of the reign (of Rameeis 111., and is 135 ft in length. Women Architects. —A now career for women, that of advisers on architects' plans, for which, after duo technical training, women, it is thought, with their artistic aptitude and their practical knowledge of household management, might become invaluable, was suggested by a French visitor at tho recent Town Planning Conference in London. Talented Woman Composer.—Two works by Dr Ethel Smyth, the composer of ' The Wreckers,' woro performed at tho Queen's Hall on Wednesday evening at tho London Choral Society's concert: ' Sleepless Dreams,' based on Rossetti's sonnet, and ' Hey, Nonny No,' a setting of ten lines laken from a Christchureh M.S. of tho sixteenth century. A Unique Bequest.—A remarkable will has been left by a man named Franz Botor, a wealthy bachelor of Budapest, who died last week. He was known as a violent women hater, and in his will ho explains that ho never married because modern women aro utterly ignorant of tho principles of cooking. Ho leaves his entiro fortune to the municipality for the purpose of establishing a free cooking school in order that young girls may be taught how to preparo food in a civilised manner. Tho testator ironically observes that ho bestows on his relatives the privilege of daily free dinners at the school! Tho municipality of Varadin has accepted the bequest, and will at onco begin tho erection of tho new cooking school. Compliments for Colonials.—Never, I should think, have Australian women been so universally praised as by Miss Lily Brayton 6ince her return from the sunny South, and in an article recently published on • The Women of Australia: Happy People Living in a Happy Country' Miss Brayton (who In private life is tho wife of Mr Oscar Asclie, tho well-known actor) says:—"Of ccurso it is good to bo homo again in England, and of course it is good to bo acting in London ; but neither my husband nor I, nor, indeed, any member of our company, will over forget tho splendid welcome wo had from the Australians, and wo are looking forward to our next year's journey back again, particularly as this time we are extending our tour to New Zealand." "Tho Australian women are splendid." she says in another place. "I certainly believo they must be among tho most beautiful women in tho world. Certainly I myself liave never seen so many lovely women at ono timo as I saw at racemeetings and other functions in tho Southern Hemisphere. Tho Australian women aro not only good-looking; they ;ire so well turned oiit. They seem to have tho knack, as the Frenchwoman has, and sometimes the American, of knowing exactly the right sort of clothes each individual should wear. The Australian girl cares next to nothing for convention, and lives a free, healthy life, sharing her brother's prido of country and inspired by a complete and most admirable senso of self-respect." Women Medical Inspectors.—A woman doctor—Miss E. M. Mugill—has been appointed to inspect girls in the Essex Countv secondary schools. Tho appointment is made in"accordance with a recent decision of the Essex Education Committeethat medical inspection should be extended to all children attending secondary schools. Women Councillors. —No less than twelve women candidates were nominated on Monday for tho municipal elections in England and Wales, which will take place on '.November 1. At the present time there aro fifteen women town councillors in the United Kingdom. Ono of them, Mrs Garrrlt Anderson, has been mayor of Aldeburgh for two years ; while another, Miss Dove, was nominated as mayor of High Wvcombo two vears ago, and was only defeated bv two" votes. Eight councillors complete their terms of office this year, and whilo Mrs Garrett Anderson and Mrs Woodward, of Bnwdley, aro retiring, thensix colleagues are coming forward at the poll?. At Middlesbrough a '-married woman" councillor is to bo nominated. According to the Qualification of Women (Countv and Borough Councils) Act, no woman shall bo disqualified by reason t>» her sex or marriage irom being elected, or being a councillor or alderman, provided she has the necessary qualifications, 'the ordinarv married woman who is not a widow "is not on the burgess roll, lho name of Mrs Coates Hansen, tho proposed Middlesbrough nominee, has, however, been entered on the rate book, at the instance of her husband, instead of his own. If the nomination is accepted, and Mrs Coates Hansen is elected, she will bo tho first "married woman" town councillor. V Royal Shopkeeper.—The Queen of Roumaniii (the popular "Carmen Sylva" of literary fame) has lately opened a book shop tit Bucharest. ..... . Women on Health and Morality.—A private conference, in which women doctors, trained nurses, women Poor Law guardians, and rescue workers aro taking part, on health and morality- is to bo held i at C'uxton Hall next month. _ I Ladv Territorials.—An cntertammcnl | was «iven at Gravesend on Tuesday in support of tho Ladies' Voluntary Aid Detachments for the Territorial Army, and during the evening a letter was read from the Duke of Argyll, in which ho said:— "Wo send vou our best wishes for the success of vour Jadv Territorials. Without their aid the task becomes so difficult that misoivings as to the success of tho movement must arise. If the Government are not strong enough to apply compulsion, tho ladies are; and where, they lead, who will not follow? Tho South of England would be tho first part of the country to 6eo tho shells flv in case of wax, and the ancestors of those living there were the first to set tho example tor defence. I believe that the southern ladies will see to it now thai their lords and themselves follow their fore. fathers' action." Brilliant Tennis. —A somewhat extraordinary event is related in 'American Lawn Tennis' concerning ono of the American champion tennis players—Miss Hazel Hotchkiss:—"Just before tho semi-final match (of the Washington State Championship), when she was to meet Mies liuiskauip, of Seattle, Miss Hotchkiss was a«ked if she had ever won a match without the loss of a ein-jle point. She replied that she had no recollection of such, and 6ho doubted if such a thing were pcesib.e. Forthwith she went out and defeated .MissHuiskamp twelve straight games without the loss of a single point!" WHERE FASHION FAILS. THE POPULARITY OF PURPLE AND ITS PITFALLS. THE NEWEST THINGS IN LONDON SHOPS.

[By Odr Lady ConßKsro.\-unNT.J LONDON. October 28.

There are manv important things icgarding appearance that fashion can do, but there are many more that the auto- I cratic dame daro not approach even in a j whisper. Ono is the subject of good taste—a matter of the very first importance in dress and general personal atmosphere. As I've said before, it is alwavs well to take notice of the trend of fashion, because there's sure to be something in the standard it sets that will serve to keep one's own fancies within rather more definite limits thau would an utter disregard of the reigning modes. To altogether ignore fashion is, since styles como and go so quickly nowadays, to risk appearing among onS's fellows a freak,, and that little word denotes an appearance out of date and hateful to picture. A nice attention to even tho tiniest details j of her toilet tho would-be well dressed j woman must give always, even though she dare not indulge in the latest conceits in gown or hat. There is a peculiar dignity about neat gloves and shoes, a pretty fascination in delicate lace ruffles and dainty cuifs. Yet the last two, at least, may be niado at home, and the • first only nucd careful attention to keep them trim. A smart veil, too, it is well to remember, will often give an "air" to a hat not new, and perhaps not in the latest stylo. —Home-made Muff.— In the midst of a multitude of costly furs I, this week, saw a mutt' which could easily be made at homo, yet is quite up-;to-dato,

[satin, and over this, perpendicularly, were stitciied lines of black. astrakhan. The muff was rather smaller at the top than tho bottom, and after being padded it was j lined with white satin. There was a shoulder scarf to match, finished at the ends with a silk fringe. —Still to the Fore.— Shoulder scarves, like tunics and big hats, are enjoying an immense run of popularity—all three are still perfectly " safe," though they've defied other changes of fashion for a year. Of course, new varieties of all aro always appearing in West End shops, and ono of the prettiest has to do with tunics. These are being delicately stencilled in soft, harmonising shades, and the result is delightful. A tunic of white ninon with a border of ivy leaves round tho neck and hem, for instance: or a white Magyar blouse of ninon with the front stencilled in heliotrope, or black done in blue, or rose color, or gold, are all artistic and pleasing.

—More Chances for tho Home Girl.— Now is tho day in which tho embroiderer may shine, for this is a method of trimming widely employed. One of the most striking toilets al~a big " At Homo " given last week at the Lyceum Club, in honor of Miss Points, the first holder of tho scholarship given by tho Federation of Women's Clubs in America—was worn by the girl honored, and was a simplo costume ot black ninon over white silk, tho overskirt made with a hip yoke, and the pouch of the ninon bodice having embroidered on it three gold points, in shape like blnegum leaves. With this was worn a black beaver hat —"The" Color.— j

Purple is certainly the first favorite in colors just now, and hats, coats, costumes, scarves, and stockings of this, in all its shades, aro shown everywhere. It is a color in the employment of which the home dressmaker must exercise much discretion, however, or the result may be disastrous. There are dozens of tones of purple, practically all beautiful, when alone, but clashing horribly when used with others. The tiniest fraction of difference in 6hade will! at onco ruin tho effect, of a garment, no j matter how stylishly fashioned, and it is j well to be quite certain of a dressmaker's ; senso of color before entrusting her to trim a purplo or violet toilette. —Millinery.— Violets aro being used for millinery, and in rather a new way. On big hats they aro massed in, perhaps, two great fiat bunches, with a kind of holder of violettinted leaves round each. Dahlias, also, and roses can bo had hi harmonising shades of violet. Large hats have fiat lounded crowns, and are nearly all made of velvet. A new French flower that is already very popular is tho rose, or spray of roses and leaves, made of dressed leather. These aro durable, and quite artistic, the leather being of a, crinkled variety, and generally in white, tvn, cream, or dull brown shades. Lingerie frills underneath toques, though not very suitablo for autumn wear with heavy coats and skirts, scorn loth to depart," and tho newest arc of gold lace. The top of the hat is generally of velvet, though ono that I saw this week was of stencilled gold metallic silk. —An Expensive Failure. —

Whilo talking of taste, I should like to remark on a costly toque, shown in one of tho very best hat shops in tho West End. that "was yet in execrable taste. It was of dull gol'd net and real sable, and tho effect that should have been attained with such rich fur was utterly spoiled because tho gold of tho net was of a tawdiy description that gave one tho impression that, to match it, tho fur must bo imitation. A wanner shade of gold could have had a beautiful result. Into that shop, therefore, might stray the woman of inexhaustible purse and not perfect taste, and como out looking, under her five-guinea toque, not nearly as well gowned as .-he with a simple picture hat tastefully created, perhaps by her own ingenuity. Muffs are verv large, and in shapo like the pillows of an upholstered sofa—small bolsters, in fact. Thick furs aro lined with flimsy materials, such as chiffon or ninon. and the effect is very pretty, ermine .lending itself espoclallv well to this daintiness. Shoulder scarves are of caracul. Persian lamb, velvet, or vuched silk, and some of these have an underlining of colored silk veiled in another colored ninon. Paislev still tiims everything, from hats to costumes, coals, and scarves. Soft materials, of the cashmere description, aye also berns: mado in Paisley pattern, m mistv shades. A "new idea, in shoes 1 was shown at one shop These were of patent leather, with insets of black silk elastic at the sides. Another verv strange thing—at loaist, to me _ wa s a long black velvet coal- with tlm breast- and top* of the sleeves rut mto eye-let-hole embroidery, finished oft in a dull shade of purple. FEMININE FRILLS. Yellow is likely to bo very much worn in evening gowns at Home this season. Indian cash-noro shows delightful designs in exquisite colorings. , ~ , , , Turbans are rising in height, and show a nari-ovung at tho crown apex. _ Pompadoiir ribbon is the band trimming to a satin gown veiled in chiffon.

Smart nail-head buttons come on many of the very smartly-tailored fine cloth suits. Hand-painted are the new chiffon and voilo over-blouses. Some, too, show stencil work. Sealskin hats, 'ike many of velvet, are almost bell-shaped, and banded with a ribbon of tarnished gold. Velvet flowers in rich colorings arc seen on millinery of all descriptions. Cordnrov velvets and Persian velvets, as well as velveteens, aro being largely chosen for smart autumn and winter wear at Bowc.