of The Times-Dispatch Reading Aloud Accessories for the ! An article T read laut week talked Toile entirely about the effect you had upon The vanity box is to tho wornu of children by rending aloud to them. fashion one of tha prime necessities. thoughts that ltd In developed their One of toe prettiest of the brains and pictures and Impressions ne-w«r models Is m/vde In tho shape of a .that were obliged to be left in your round enamel med all Ion about rwo mind by the, mere hearing of tales and Lncbei la diameter and hung from a stories read out loud to a circle of chll- silver-gilt ohain. It opens with 'drcn. A spoken word of necessity ¦Ilver-gHt clasps, such as are seen an makes a more vivid picture on the mind the ordinary purse or shopping than the mefe It It bag. reading yourself. These boxes come In many colors. .actually takes more concentration to Red. dark blue, form the, yellow, purple, laven¬ pictures and mold the der and pink are preferred. thoughts that than way if you nicked Long pins bade of black volvet. out the book and gave it to the child mounted on mckol backs and edged and told him it was a with cut steel beads aro pretty and pretty story. and To all things there are drawbacks. Inexpensive acrc«8oriea for jabots One and thin summer gowns. They may very clover man that has i great bo had In any shapo au.1 size. The many children says that It «s worse smallest Is a double bow knot about an than addressing *. mass-meeting 10 even Inch and a half long, but perhaps ottempt. to read aloud in his family. more effective Is a large knot con¬ But, all things considered, don't you sisting of four loops of inch-wide find yourself turning buck to tiio.se ribbon with two ends about three days when y »u squeezed up next to Inches long, with heavily beaded bor« your nl.-ter in bed. with your eyes turned der». on the bright fire, while *belt pin. for your memory storehouse later on. The30 belt pins are about two and a 1 always thought of fSoiiath as the Inches long, have tapering ends mount¬ most terrible monster In hlatoiT, and ed In heavy silver and a centre of the cry that the Philistine* t»e upon hand-pa'nted porcelain Instead of tha Ui" sent terror to my souL enamel. Sleel ornaments The ies; j,in tb» world to set with brill'sna really sherry are enjoy 'Diddle. Dumps and Tot." which topazes very artlstfS. One always may have a whole set, conalst'ng of stands out in my mind as a necklace classic, by the way. I* from the of earring.-, njid brooch, with the top addition of a band for the hair, which a very Mz'h feather bed and the dear¬ la est old provided with one drop, formed of lady Imaginable rocking at the a und a foot and topar. ring of steel, which reading about "dat one what rests on the forehend. f'.tiwd made done slip out de do." A flllot which consists of a Hooks that are read to you In the little single row of rhlnostones encircling tne head girl and boy days keep a hold on us Is most effective that In when worn with a nothing after vr-irs ever quite low, smooth coiffure. A blots out were our friends and very different They use of this same style of fillet Is to companions by the way. and we are con¬ place It tinually around for Bllghtly to one side, resting hunting somebody lightly on the masses of puffs and that knew and loved them. too. curls Lots of which form an elaborate coif¬ people say: "My little boy is fure, while at tho back a so ho never has large choux busy playing time for of bWirk ttillo la fluffed out on nil me to read to him" Maybe you don't sides above and beyond the flat circle put your little boy to bed or run In of brilliants. for that of a time night when little Tho newest wrist bags are (...-.¦<. eyes are with dreams and ca-rrled'by big slipping the hand through a band at Imaginations and thoughts of things the back. There Is one that he model of the cannot quite Htralghten, out- envelope-shaped case which has de¬ That Is the time to tell the story or tachable cords finished at the read the What If Amis story. he doeS go to with metal hooks like thoao on neck ? leep in the middle of It all? Won't chains. These are easily detached from he want to hear the rest of It the next the rings on the case. better Tho cases, night? Or, stl'.l. ho may stop the though extremely flat, have an ex¬ play to rorre and h»r.r about the knight traordinary number of inside wore pockets. that the go!dcn spur and bsttled P.ags and chango roirses aro seen with a lance as long n-s the curtain beadod In tho old-fashioned The la designs of pole. story time the time that bright-colored flowers on a back¬ you get right Into the middle of the ground of white. They are hung from child's a a Imagination, and that Is chain and ring which slips over the placs "o few of us s-em able to get to finger. Don't you want your little boys and The fashionable, hnndkerchief IS g'.riF to remember about the perfect mnrko.l with long. Interlaced Initials knight and the bkimelees life and to worked In contrasting but harmonious r*rn«Tr,ber at the same time that you colors. They are made of tho sheerest told them about It? linen, with hemstitched borders, and?\ Reading aloud to a child Is Ilk* the Initials are usually worked In such weaving a golden »pell tbout that colors ns huff. blue, green, deep red child's thoughts, nr.d with the thoughts or doep blue. v. Ill come a beartful of love for you I'nil-i VflftUfon FiowH. and also a. woven fabric of the whole, in In tho .tune Woman's Home Com¬ which you are the thread thnt leads panion appears a report of the latest from one maglo legend to another Kreuch fashion changes, sent over You do r.et wa-nt any one else to have from Paris by a special correspondent, that piece. RRENT SVITT, Following Is a brief extraot: "Never has gay Paris showon so The Pannier. many varied styles as are seen at The modlHh woman who desires t« be present. Polret and Callot are still Indlivdual muat have trie effect pannier making severely simple gowns, many Introduced upon h«r gowns. This new of them having the wtrtst and skirt note has met with an encouraging re- Joined at the waist-line, and < The are not fasten-1; ption par.nle.rs bunched Ing straight up the front, all of them ;' upon the hips, as of old, hut the drap¬ showing the sllnt silhouette. Then, eries d«-S"-er,d to the bem of the gown, Callot Is also designing tailored where are with a hand- skirts they caught up with a group of side plaits the. f-oriie ornament of some variety, Rome front and In In the l.ark which are. few gowns hav,-. t*'<- panniers looped up stitched to within eighteen Inche* of", well toward the back. the hem and then Ilomc-M«dr .Neckwear. allowed to flare out.' "Another striking contrast to The woman with clever fingers 'an of this' type tailored skirt is tho very now, turn out f°r herself numerous smart vary scant t>s nnl Stocka if she Is keen model ot RechofT-DavId, enough showing an extremely t-i copy the shop ones. Fushlon Jabots The original cut- j skirt is scant, and hns a seam from handkerchief linen or fine lawn, front which follows in] cut into oval, round or tain that the line of the1 oblong jacket. There Is also reach to the bust line or half-way above a seam In th»; middle of the back of tho skirt. It. Finish the edge with a narrow suit la This* buttonhole stitch? In small scallops, all mado of golden-brown, light-' weight i-iit 1 no. and has a roll col- around, or In straight buttonholing on lar of black big the sides and three deep s-allops on the satin. bottom. "Although dark green Is much ns a used.' the centre a substitute for the touch of In put medallion of lace yet blank, with the material .-ut away beneath, the black note la still a isttc note character-1 and around It embroider a row or two of many of the best of the of dots or small 'to a French costumes. pin eyelets form Madame frame. Newer are the medallions made Tollman and Dcpecoll are flnu | with a centre of punch work, with a Ishlng many of their blouesee iritlh rucJi-!¦ design embroidered or outlined around lrrgs of bla.i; tulle, and trio birve, dwa also It undersleeves of rrnn spare nt black These tabo are most serviceable In all tttlle. Black velvet rlbbem 1» nvuch the white, using fine mercerized cotton, fasblon. Just as it always is whenever: a taffeta rtlllc tho but are pretty In color whloh Is re¬ !s mod*. i peated In the eollar. belt and stockings. "It is a silk season in Paris tbls yeas^i' As they are not plaited, laundering is land tho wearing of taff>ta has .b«c>oimei' ilmpllfied. a craze. There are Oho sbo>t tsffetaJ. Another smart tie to be worn with a DAiyrV and the ohame.leon the MSflETUE OOWSS A.VP TAJXOR^MADBS OF I.TNT5W AVI) SATIW. ^rr.mtmx, 1/Art ne 1n. Morle. tnff.-tas, taffetas turned down or Dutch collar Is mnio In solid, old-fashioned colors, andi from a straight piece of heavy Upen striped, .uid figured, r.nd fetns. bordored tnf- three Inches long and one Inch wide. Customs at Court And r.hoy are used nivt only for Hound the ends, scoop out sides slightly, a Present afternoon and ovon'ng frocks, bu.t for', and finish with straight edge, of but¬ Choosing Wedding New Styles in Petticoats coat suits and one-ipl-ece mornlngi tonholing. Make long eyelets about New rules for guidance In the. Intri¬ dresses. an Inch of and half centra, through It 1« eaay enough to choose a wed- 13.50 to »20 or *80. cate matter of medals "Anof.her material much fsn-orod run velvet ribbon to match the wearing orders, Petticoats are prosalo, but, like In hard to tell, but trie lingerie has taf\ them 01 la For a small in and miniature oat suits Is a new faille The ends of the ribbon nK prrs*rrt when the brtfl'S'ito-ibia gift aolld fliver, let! decorations on state oc¬ many trifles, aro capable of hns silk, which embroidery. me suggest sugar If casions in they really Improved Immensely. a soft tr.ffeta finish. The beyond the ends of the linen. a relative or a dear dress to tae. In muoh ! Wcdg-wood, very unusual and yet very useful, but the cling plnJtod ¦worn with wash suits and skirts, have demand, and Is very smart In cream-" solid embroidery can be worked In whether a book, "Dress Worn at Court." by skirt, yet the petllcoits that are white. Cotton Coalport, »ha baa well a sat of the iced spoons with the very a crepe r.nd Russian «ach of the rounded ends midway be¬ Herbert Trendeil. M. V. O.. chief clerk bought and ao'.d the hundreds aro had yard taken off the width an<1 which are erash«, stocked chest of linen or a very meagre long handles. A set of holders for by both soft and coars«, arsv tween eyelet and edge. of the lord chamberlain's department. only Intended to be worn under such the trimming reduced to the tnlnl-| also good style. for the? Summer. one, whether she is to live In a tiny the sulcnt sweet corn, a email carving outer Draperies flat all sat for st?ak or There will bo a dolalled desor garments. mum. Instead of rutlles, which were "Among the now colors Printed flora] draporieB will be veiy mliere the furnishings and oc- birds, a. cheese knob ptton, It is prnhnble that the mrtnufactur- ibis 1s es* lta-ments must perfouce be email, or or a handsome pair of grape scissors too, of the new uniform prescribed persistently applied, and which hroko pec.ally !;. favor Tt |s s rather popular for the summer season. The for dominion ers of underwear did not realize that tir.uuiiarent shade odd*.' of ¦whether s/he will dwell In mnrWe, halls are gifts which would few would think governors. the narrow the line of the outer skirt of red much reserrwv skillful use drapery fabrics lends cl The skirt would last ovor straight bllM,- br Ok '¦lor. of refinement where thai largeat davenport or the giving, yet which would tind a wel¬ regulations of the lord cham¬ so no Tones rvf an atmosphere and berlain's night, they mado arrangements and ruffled it out at me hem, there, 1 and copper are terra-cott*', «barm to the home. The. beautiful most enormous juovure will be In pro¬ come p|aeo In any household. department for the dress of ;to alter llngorlo to the requirements good srf vie. Rulphnr-»') those who attend courts or levcts are is now flat trimming made of tuck¬ yellow Is In demand, and colors and cheerful tones afford portion. Don't glvo pictures unless you know so strict that an of narrow outor clothing. This ona of thsv' great expert court tailor ing or or or I very row -> g.i a 's for effective adornment. But.when tbo hrlde-to-be la a real tho tssto of both the bride and groom. Is posted as the agent of the spring there has been wholesale re- beading, lnee, embroid¬ known as tilleul* possibilities who ment depart¬ reminds one of dry There are many diffortnt weaves or comparative stranger.when we I'eople love Christy's drawings at the entrance of the rooms 'n cutting of petticoats, dhemases and: ery. jwh'.chleaves." linden-treaU and kinds of fabrics, but the most know nothing' of her circumstances or will not care for Botticelli copies, and Which the functions are held. It is conibinaflions, but In tno meantime Tt. is tlnsortad two Inches J '. his duty to scrutinize the labout iKHcbln Comforts. aro the thinner 'now she Is to live.-what shall we those who like Botticelli will not caro clothes of women have suffered considerable In- from tiio hem. and adds an ot ' popular washable, for the each man attending the court and to convenience merely To provide sufficient ?arleticH. I'laln, white and ocrtt choosa to give .become* a voxatlous Christy girl. Yet If you know draw attention to if they had to Duy their nat o touch Instead of destroying the ventilation for that the young adore Old any irregular-ty. clothes ready made, a slimmer kitchen the windows scrims, voiles and other thin drapery- question usually answered ll>y tiiu bro- couplo Kng- "The most line In the expensive petticoats this! be of should llsh color prints let me «uggest that frequent mistakes arise.? still exist hand four inches '¦ good slse, with the upper part fabrics ore well liked, but these same nildlc "pieve of cut glass." said this expert recently, "from t.in j Drawing strings in the is deep, made ol lose to you bly a set of reproductions of or ft reaching the celling. It is nlst» goods w.lth all-ovor printed figures or Not ttiat I would the anna the fact that there are two styles of court majority of petticoats, although t-hey cluny lot lace, which has taken well to have decry oh "Cries of us a windows on more aro most I»ndon." There are thir¬ dress at present permitted to . make ungainly ridge about the the place of Vol. this yenr, and is than floral borders the popular. of cut glass. It makes a beautiful gift, the or¬ lone side of room. in the set, und will charm¬ Civilian -nu old and a waist as one could Invent. Tit,- run with three the The placing of a These pntberns aro In colored conven¬ .but there aro ulao ist her And teen, they dinary new. shops through bands of rib¬ window things. ingly decorate the Hoth are of black velvet, hut the that must bon are above the sink Is one of the tional designs. ..von ;n Chippendale dining declara they be kept, as' which finished In flat pump choosing cut glia.ss you can get or a hall older dress 's more elaborately ornii- there Is no hows best means for providing comfort 'n a Houses nro now so well heated that room, grace In Colonial stylo. mettled with steel way of changing the waist at the side. something unbackneyed if you really Ang good picture dealer has buttons and there of women who do not Wash silk "nil taf¬ [summer kitchen. Sometimes a door heavy portieres are not the necessity put alltille them. urn lacs frills and ruttlcs at the ['measure pre- petticoats thin have the thought into the mutter. A Flno linen is one of the gifts which and peck tend to wear their petticoats with feta ones tire brought out by the Hun¬ [may upper part fitted with a that tlioy were in former years, and jam a sandwich wrists. The mistakes nrlso in sash 'i>.ina-, platte witb a sil¬ 'a always good, but not very the form of same adjustment US the, router skirts;, dreds to wear und.".' skirts that urn movable to take the place of * even dur'ng the winter montha light¬ ver rim. a srt Imagin¬ attempts to Introduce window, Make of caiwllesNoks.thosa ative. Likewise If the are Home of those ornaments of the old they suggest alteration at home as th«), too thin for sheer muslin. are convenient shelves nnd weight draperies aro used. Mercerized ore happy pair These fit a box more unusual th-.'.n the usual eles- to board, n supply of linen la court dress into the simpler form of best means of setting it right. also preferred by a largo nurobor of with under shelves, on which fabrics, which are so well likod for scrt dtlsh or only the new. t.. pl. ee pots, pans and kettles. pitcher. Also In glass Komethlng to-take enre of. and Is no There Is a petticoat With an od- women for everyday wear, fts Tfley ara draperies, aro now manufactured In and " ft Oliver are the useful taapot tiles resl vise or pleasure. Hut If are Romrilmos people in uniform oome Juatnble waist band utranBed by now so short and so scanty that the* As protection from flies and otheg a w^dc range of patterns and are and thhey to court the of the darling little ehaase ibox«s with going to It a wearing the trousers' pre¬ I meana of small glove clumps, say do not soil easily. Insects, windows tho summea color-fast to both sun nnd water. houaekeoplng Is very scribed for a levee nvoj kitchen be sllt^eir rims. welcome Half ,-. Instead of the or six In number, placed a"*i regu'a' They have accordion Plaiting at th« nj*y entirely covered with Fancy cretonnes Of gift. dor.cn flne breeches necessary for court if pood quality In Sheflleld there are ma.ny lovely towels, hemstitchod or dress, Intervals, and the potttcoat can he edge If foe material Is iiiito Soft; It 'Wire nol'tlng. Screen doors should Will be used for summer hand-scallop- there is lime, the lord chamberlain's an wir- extensively thi-ngs to be had at itvwloratc oott't. ped; a table runner with officials let out or taken in at pleasure, It is of taffeta there Is merely a threo- havi extra guard on the lower toed chili and couch Insets of the occasionally ins'st oo their The t. coverings, up¬ What birtde would not enthuse over a filet orobhet which la now so going home to I width at the hem of the new] Inch hem edged with a flat piece ot pat shirt waist box popular: rectify such mistakes, kind of holstery;, covers, squatty Guernsey pitcher, the handle a set of ecru linen dollies with but as there, is no need at courts for (petticoats' is considers >ty 'decreased: ungathered lace'. Kveu this Is omit¬ The shading provided for, screen covets and otsrlains. Beauti¬ designs of the men lo for the this takes kitchen wlndovs will covered with a weavlnig of fVne read? lti blue cross-stitch: a between-meal many enter the prese«as» spring, and th«i ted on some skirts and the hem Is depend upon tha' ful effects are produced where one at all, they are often allowed to burden'-of alteration off wo¬ a flat of shutters. And there are. baking disbes with centrepiece made of a square of hand the pass every covered with band of sheer eye- presence Without blinds V: pattern scheme Is carried out In a nvlth warning to keep In the, man. the lot hem green or dark blue linen Sheffield rime, toml racks, veigcussbl * woven lln>n stenciled In as much Whether manufacturers embroidery which adorns the 'dark ahade. room. rooms, carefully background as possible, have derided that the narrow sktrt at the Is will bo necessary, and If the Usually sleeping li¬ dlsfhes wtth «ottnpartm',!'Tvtfl for holding crange with the foliage.these are all "Once I had to out edge and hasted up on th« roller Is braries an'1 dens are this point to a wpII- Is to stay, or whether realize Inner side. hung on brackets that are given treat¬ wo or three vegvMfl'Mes.Just ahe thing charming gifts. A or ltnown general as he was in they fastened on ment. lingerie pillow going that so few are worn in The are .Vtremn Walls covered with fabrics t? foT a small family.-teaeeddle*. «*ts of two rarely comes atn'is, but that his sword was fastened on the petticoats advantages of tats obvuvi* upper part of the case¬ metrh they winter that If was up to them to It can be of these o,r&er llttinps are also In raimektn».oh, ever eo> mamy lovely should be with wrong side, tt is fairly common for get. ripped oft,, washed and re¬ ment instead In sockets that ar%," good Complete, the pillow| civilians to make the put something that would attract tu« the tasto, tteaga ra*g1»g }u (trkc* trom about Inside* and not merely the cover. mistake or put¬ placed, thereby saving cleaning Titsre.i beewsen casing, * eouioW \ting sword U .- t&» e* t&» rJjgbj^lAM^_ftlA»t public kttentjpa for the cummer, of th« «ntlre petticoat, . ivsutllatlon can be n««nx«C\^