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DECEMBER 23. 1904
The Commoner.
but Is shaken and swayed by every
opinion that touches it, and generally
winds up whatever it may undertake
In failure, for which it blames eyery
body And everything but its own weak
ness. The strong will may, and gen
erally does, make us much trouble, but
wo should seem earnestly to so guide u
that, in the days to come, when it has
passed out of our hands, self-government
may bo properly exercised, and
the strength taught to serve some en
nobling purpose. There is always a
great deal of character of some kind
in the headstrong child. Every child,
at some time in its life, earlier or later,
must be "about its Father's business"
the life-work designed for it, and
wo must not bo too quick to judge of
its guilt. Many, times a child does a
thing, not from a spirit of willfulness,
but because of the urgent necessity of
its nature; soine times Ihe disobed
ience is from tnougntlessness, or
through forgetfulnSss because of its
awakening mind being filled with
other things. And sometimes the child
is wiser in regard to its own needs than
its parents can ever be. It is a hard
problem.
For Elderly Laddies
Soft fabrics, preferably of dull finish,
are better suited to the woman past
middle ago than those having a high
lustre, and self-trimming, -'-such as
tucks, shirring, plaits, folds, etc;.," af
ford the most pleasing ornamentation.
Bits of lace, ior jembroideryrjmay. be
added, and a,, touch of white,;atMtne
throat, is reepmniended as. softening the
face whilq.At. lights up the go,wn. For
most elderly wpmejj, the yjqngnjloose
or semirlpose,vefectHare fan.more, be
coming, and appropriate han Jhcutightr
fitting ones. rThisis partieularly-ijto-ue
if the wearer 's, inclined to. -stoutness;
The separate, coafc.-fahionQd nponv sim-:
pie and becqming, ljns, ,isiperhaps in
better; tastp than ttihe two-piece cos
tume,' JThea CQafc .may, be full jr three-
quarter fengtb, vi.nd the nn.w sleeves
suggest the 'Old Dolmen -effect and are
very attractive. .
nowest shaped bishop sleeves have
wrist bands with a box-plait through
the center, lengthwise, and tho shirt
sleeves are finished with laps and link
cuffs.
Clusters of tucks are used as orna
mentation at tho lower edge of many
round skirts, though tho plain modes,
with stitching only as trimming still
maintain their supremacy.
Another favorite style, and one par
ticularly suited to the skirt that is of
the old width about tho bottom and Is
to be made over, is the plain seven
gored upper portion, to bo finished at
the lower edge with or without the
hem-tuck, lengthened by tho addition
of a straight flounco with box-plaits,
imniig smartly at tho bottom, thus
giving 4he skirt tho wide flaro about
the bottom, whilo still close-fitting
about the hips. The wrapper or tea-
gown is again showing the watteau,
plaited, gathered or shirred, and a
cape-collar is shown on many.
Japanese lounging robes, or klmona
dressing sacks, the chief characteristic
of which is a seamless square yoke
from which tho loose straight fronts
and back depend, remind one of the
old Mother Hubbard, though tho kl
mona sleeves and the trimming Land
which follows the front edges and
forms a rolling collar about tho neck,
gives it a distinction.
and unnatural
ForThe Sowing Room
Round skirts are very popular, and
are developed in rough cloths for or
dinary Wear, and in cloths or other
fine material' for more dressy occa
sions. ....
For -the nine-gore skirt, a plait is
arranged at the back edge of each gore,
and one in the center. They are of
equal width at the waist, and increase
in size toward the lower edge. The
plaits all turn back, those in the center-front,
forming a box plait. The
closing is made invisible at the back
under two plaits. If the skirt is of
wirey material, the edges of the plaits
are stitched down to form a deep
yoke, below which they flare widely;
but if soft cloth Is used, or heavy silks,
no stitching is required, and they are
taped abovo the knee and fall in loose
folds to the hem. These skirts may be
made of tweed, cheviots, melton,
cloths, voile, taffeta, and many other
goods, and require very little trim
ming. Some haye braid at the top of
the hem, or straps, i of 'braid fastened
with buttons on,, the front plait. As
many as thirteen, gores may be used
in making such qkirts.
The new shirt-waists have the back
eased rather than bloused. and the
drawn-down effect is as popular as
ever. The body lining is optional. The
A Now Trimming For Thlh'Goods
Used as! 'an outline for various de
signs, fine tucks make a dainty and in
expensive trimmlnc: for ahv of tho
nliny jnaterlals so much in evidence
xuib season, tjcrons, nowers or run
ning designs can be traced .p, on tissue
paper, which should be firmly ba3ted
to the .m'ateHal. to be tucked., The de
sign is" thh carefully run in'ifino cotton
,(bf a dffere'nt. color, than (tho dress
goods),' anT the tissuo paper pulled
away, leaving the goods ready to be
tucked. The smallest amount must be
picked up "by tlio needle, 'in order to
turn the curves neatly, and to gather
the material as little as possible. Open
designs should bo chosen, as the tucks
show better then not too close togeth
er. A very good effect can be obtained
by working French knots in connec
tion with these tucks, using them as
filling for flower centers or outlining a
running design with them, according
to the fancy of the worker. For un
derwear tucks will make a dainty trim
ming, and little lace need be used in
connection with them. Tucks work
easily in flannel, and for a fine flannel
of light color used for shirt-waist an
all-over design of flowers, or scroll,
will make an elaborate trimming at lit
tle expense. Delineator.
many idlosyncraclos,
sensations.
Disordered nerves often lead to in
sanity, and a largo proportion of tho
inmates of our asylums aro thcro bc
causo of this result of general nerve
exhaustion. Tho majority of people
think tills disorder is largely a mat
ter oi uio imagination; that all ono
neeus is a llttlo tonic and an iutorval
of rest; that tho troublo is trivial, uid
if tho patient would only "mako an of-,
fort," all would bo well, whereas, it Is
a most difficult disease to cure, and
one to which very few drug treatments
appeal for good.
Having had frequent experiences
with nerves, myself, I can freely sym
pathize with the sufferlnc, and can
only recommend that the nerve-sufferer
should work and valt for a thor
ough process of regeneration, which
wh. tako moro or less (generally
more) time, according to tho caro
given tho bodily health. A great many
treatments aro recommended, but ono
that ia most usually beneficial is to
spend as much time out-doors as pos
sible, amid pleasant surroundings, cul
tivate a habit of optimism, think
cheerful thoughts and assoclato with
cheerful people. Don't soak your stom
ach with "bitters," or worry your liver
witn puis, use plenty or. common
sense and good judgment, eat tho food
that best agrees with you, and bo tho
judge of this yourself; don't take every
treatment your friends prcscribo for
you, and do rest; rest any and all tho
timo you can. Don't read much, and
don't worry over anything or at
least, as little as possible, and refuse,
utterly to allow your wretched nervca
to ''run things," as they will attempt
to do, if in the least indulged. And
whatever else you have, for goodness
sake, don't have hysterics, ''connip
tions," spasms or sulky fits. Don't
think Of 'losing your nerve."
Wrong Idea.
A NOTRE DAME LADY.
I trill send fWG. with full Instructions, lomco
thla simple preparation for the cure of 1eucor-
urcoa, ulceration, iMspiacenienis, i'bihukoi vue
Womb. Scanty qr Painful Periods, Tumors or
Growths, Hot Flashes, Desire to Cry, Creeping
feellnp up the Bplne, P&ln In the Back, and all
Female Troubles to all sending address. To
mothers of suffering daughters 1 will explain a
uccesBful Home Treatment. Ifyou decide to
continue It will only cost about 12 cents a week
to guarantee a cure. .Tell other, suflerersotlt,
hat & all I ask. If yu are Interested wxitenow
and tell tour suffering friends of It, Adore
Mr. K jSuBamera, Bor 169 Notre Dame, Ind.
A Chapter on Nerves
A correspondent asks how she can
get rid if her nerves. I should hesi
tate to tell her, even if I knew, for the
possession of nerves is a mark of in
telligence, and the finer the nervous
system, the better the intelligence. The
nerves can not be removed as can
some pthqr of the bodily organs, and
the person so deprived still live. All
kinds of activity of the bodily func
tions depend upon the nervous energy
stored in tho brain, and if, from any
cause, the .brain and spinal cord can
not make a sufficient supply of ndr
vous energy to meet the demands, all
the activities of the body become slow,
tho rain dull, the liver inactive and
the stomach rebellious, and for this
reason, a person suffering from lack
of nerve force is capable of having
every possible symptom of every pos
sible disease nearly. At one time
there is no energy,; and one feels that
he or she is "not fitten to kill," while
at another there is a great exuber
ance of energy, 'and the patient feels
that It is impossible to be still. The
nna avafrm. also. Is subject to great
disorder, and one is apt' to have a great I
A Newspapor Rack
"Where one has a good many papers
and periodicals coming in, it is a
good thing to have some place pre
pared especially for them, and thus
save many precious moments which
otherwise must be devoted to looking
them up. Here is a description of a
home-made article, handy and inex
pensive, which may help someone. It
may also bo put to other uses:
The shelves of this rack aro made
of white pine boards, one by twelve by
eighteen inches. These boards aro
screwed to the self-supports with flat
head screws, the heads countersunk
and the holes filled with putty. The
shelf-supports are ono Inch thick, two
inches broad, and twelve Inches long,
and the side-strips, which answer for
legs, aro one Inch thick, two inches
broad and forty-eight inches long. The
legs are fastened to the shelf-supports
with round-head brass screws; the
wood is stained a dull black, and tho
brass screw-heads give the rack a neat
appearance. The top shelf, which may
be used for bric-a-brac or books, is
three inches below the top end of the
legs; there is a space of eight, and a
holi! inches between the shelves, Which
gives plenty of room, and there is room
for five or more selves, ag ono may
desire. The cost of the material is
given as not more than $1.25.
Don t get tho wrong Idea Into your
head that starvation is good for Dya
pcpRla. It's not.
Thoso who have not studied tho sub
ject very deoply, or with trained cl
ontiflc minds, might think bo.
But facts prove othorwlHC.
All specialists in stomach and ill-
gostivo disorders know, that it Is beat
for dyspepsia to bo tcelt fed.
Why, dyspepsia is roally a starva
tion disease!
Your food doesn't feed you.
By starvation, you may give your
bowels and kidneys less to do, but that
doos not euro your dlgcstlvo trouble
simply makes you weaker and sicker;
who imciy 10 uo permanently cured
than ever.
No, the only right way to perma
nently euro yourself of any form of
dyspepsia or indigestive troublo, is to
eat heartily of all tho food that you
find best ngrcca with you, and help
your digestion to work with Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets.
This is a safo, certain, scientific, rc
llablo method of treatment, which will
novor fall to cure tho niont obstlnato
cases it persovcred In.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have a
gentle, tonic, refreshing effect on tho
secretory glands of the entire dcgestlvo
tract.
Thoy gently force the flow of fresh
digestive Juices.
Thoy contain, themselves, many of
tho chemical constituents of theso
Juices, thus when dissolved thoy clp
to dissolve the food around them in
stomach or bowels.
They thereforo quickly relieve all tho.
symptoms of indigestion, and. coax. th&
gianus 10 txKo a proper pleasure in do
ing their proper work.
Thoy coax you back to health.
No other medical treatment of any
sort nor a y fad system of "Culturo'
or "Cure," will glvo you the solid, per
manent, curative rcmilUi, that will Stu
art's Dyspopsia Tablets.
Write for a tree Book of Symptoms,
P. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
It Is claimed that people may de
stroy many germs supposed to be col
lected by banknotes In passing through
so many hands if the notes are Ironed
with a hot iron not sufficiently hot,
however, to scorch tho paper.
The fiercest battle with dirt Jjjf fought
inthe kitchen, where food fs; prepared,
flflfTWrtlft- room should ever have tho
closest" Scrutiny from tho housekeeper
If one iias servants, they should be
taught habits of cleanliness; thoy
should bo Instructed In your plans of
work, made to understand that thoy
must faithfully perform tho duties re
quired of them. If the house-mother
has but tho aid of tho children, of
tlcse, no less, should he required tho
faithful performance of the duties
which tend to cleanliness, and they
should be taught the reason of its ne
cessity. All this will take much tlmo
and care, but tho result should ba
worth it.
Housing The Plaints
If the windows in which houso
plants aro to be grown this winter aro
fully exposed to cold winds and in
clement weather, be sure 10 go over
them bcrore the plants are settled In
them for the season and make them as
frost-proof as possible. Do not leave
any broken panes or poorly puttied
ones, and stop up all cracks and cran
nies with soft paper folds and then
paste .paper over that. Have no moro
than three shelves at each window, but
plant brackets may be placed on each
side between the shelves. One window
will accommodate from twelve to
eighteen plants, according to size of
plant or window. Do not try to
crowd too many plants into one win
dow, for, to do well, each plant must
have free circulation or air about it.
Cover your shelves with shelf-oil-clotn,
which may be wiped off instead
of having to be changed. Give your
plants C .ily attention. Learn the les
sons they teach you, and remember
that you alone are responsible for tho
beauty they add to your room. Nothing
will grow and flourish without intelli
gent care.
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