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ally ellectivo. Dusting the inside of
the stocking with some toilet powder
is also comforting to the foot.
Learning a Trade or Profession
An exchange says: "It is an act of
positive cruelty to bring up a girl in
sucti a way that she is totally unpre
pared to do any one thing well by
which she could earn a living. The
average girl understands how to cook,
sew, and keep house well enough to
answer all requirements at home, but
she has not the technical knowledge
of these things which would enable
Jier to earn money by them. On ac
count of the unexnected turns our
lives take, every girl on the farm, or
elsewhere, should be taught a means
of making a livelihood, even though
ttiere should be no need of putting
her knowledge into practice at the
time, but to be ready, if the time
should come, to face the world
'. courageously. To know a trade or
profession, and to know it well, gives
a girl the right attitude toward the
world. She has no need to dread evil
days, or to worry about what will be
come of her should misfortune come to
her or to those on whom she may be
dependent. She does not feel com
pelled to marry simply for a home,
no matter what her feeling toward
the marriage relation. The essentially
feminine lines of work pay best in the
end for the average girl, but her tastes
and abilities should be consulted.
Fathers and mothers should regard
this matter as a duty to fit their
daughters to be self supporting, under
all circumstances."
Fashion Notes
' Lace veils, measuring two and a
'half to three yards in length and
twenty-two to thirty inches wide,
bordered on all sides with a lace edge
w.o.ven. into, the net ground, or with
a plaiting of lace, are much worn.
The veil may be black, white, or dyed
to match the hat or gown, adjusted
like any other veil and pinned to the
back of the hat. The flowing ends
are gathered gracefully and caught
to the hair with an ornamental brooch
lust above the nane of the neck. The
ends hang down the back, and the
frpnt hangs loose.
For the plaited shirt-waist, the tucks
in the fronts may all be stitched to
the waist-line, or the group next the
arm-hole Jeft free below the yoke
depth. . The tucks in the back on each
side turn toward the center. Sleeves
are usually of bishop shaping, with
deep or shallow cuff or reversed cuffs
for those of short length.
Quillings and shell plaltlngs of vel
vet ribbon, an inch and a quarter
wide, machine-stitched twice through
the center, form a smart trimming
when applied in rows around the foot
of cloth gowns. The quilling is seen
in all materials, from velvet to voile,
.from cloth-, to lace or net. In color
it may match, tone in, or contrast with
the color of the gown, and may be
set on in spaced or graduated rows,
geometric figures, or in any manner
fancied. Fur trimming is seen on the
mid-winter gowns, whether they be
t wvi vfiivpf- or sheer material.
Sable is used in fine lines edging
flounces, lace bands, and motifs of
Tiand-embroidery. Chinchilla is applied
in band effect on gowns whose delicate
gray or pearl tints tone in with its
own. Broadtail is smart on gowns
of velvet in dark rich coloring and in
black. Ermine without tails is used
on semi-dress gowns to line turnover
collars and flaring cuffs. .
Some of the new designs in neck
wear show the pointed effect, others
have a round finish, while still others
introduce the tab ends which is a
much favored. design either with three
tabs or one. Where round collars are
preferred the modish ones curve
sharply upward back of the' ears and
are .lower at the back, though they
often have a moderately pointed or
rounded back. The lower edge may
have a sharp point at the front, or
bo stnfight around. Exquisite hand
work is shown on many of those.
Some beautiful belts are seen, and
girdles are a highly important feature
in the smart dress, both for day and
evening wear, and on cloaks as well
as gowns. For house wear, nothing
takes the place of the tea-gown; the
round length is preferred, and full
length bishop-shaped sleeves with deep
cuffs or shorter ones with bands are
used. Dressing sacks are made a trifle
more dressy bv the use of tho imlt.
It may be of plain durable material,
or something sheer and fine. Delineator.
For the Little Folks
For the school girl, the tucked
guimpe and over-blouse or jumper is
a very economical combination, as the
guimpes may be laundered readily.
The jumper style may be sleeveless,
or made with sleeve-caps. The sur
plice blouse-waist is also much liked,
the chemisette being attached to one
side of the lining and lapping over the
closing.
The guimpe-blouse may be tucked
to voke-denth. eivimr the renuired full
ness below. Suspenders, two on each
side, connected with narrow pointed
straps at the shoulders, and fastening
to a belt at front and back under fancy
buttons, may be worn instead of the
over-blouse. The belt may be plain
or pointed in front.
The practical, which permits the un
hampered grace of childhood, Is the
thing most sought for the little ones,
and the Russian dress meets this de-"
mand.
The French waist with the long
bodv is still very popular for the lit
tle ones;-' the full, straight skirt is
tucked at the bottom, or plain, and
groups of perpendicular tucks appear
in the body. A sash is usually worn
with this dress.
In the straight little frocks for the
wee one, effective results are attained
by the use of smocking at the top,
which controls the fullness to yoke
depth, below which it hangs free. An
inverted box-plait at tho under-arm
seam gives added fullness to the
skirt.
Patterns for complete sets ol baby
garments may be had of the paper
pattern agencies, with full directions
for material, making, number of gar
ments, etc., which may be as many or
few, as plain or elaborate as tho
purse will allow. The patterns for
hnhv'R wardrobe seldom change much,
and the distinguishing feature is seen
in daintiness of needle-work and qual
ity of material. Delineator.
separated from tho flqiir. This coarse
flour swells more than tho whito, In
rising, and should not bo made as
3tiff as lino flour dough. It sours
more quickly, and requires a hotter
oven and longer baking. Gluten Is
a very important part of flour from
wheat, being found only In small
quantities in every other kind. Glu
ten forms tho adhesive quality so es
sential to secure proper fermentation.
The more gluten in tho flourthe more
nutritious It Is. Tho best quality of
flour takes up the largest quantity of
moisture, nnd the amount absorbed
depends entirely on the quantity of
gluten in the flour. In dry weather
flour requires more moisture than in
wot. and lone and faithful kneadintr
will add to the power of absorption
without any danger of making the
bread too thin.
Yet, when all the rules for making
bread have been faithfully followed,
it will fail, if not properly baked.
Much must be left to "judgment,"
common sense and experience.
Bread-Making
In an article from the pen of Mrs.
Henry Ward Bcecher, some years be
fore her death, we find the following:
"Liebfg recommends lime water in
bread-making. A quarter of a pound of
slacked lime to a gallon of pure rain
or distilled water, to be kept in closely-
stopped bottles. Two ana one-uuu
pints of lime water to nine pounds
of flour, he says, will make a sweet,
fine-grained, elastic bread of exquisite
flavor. Mix the lime-water to the
flour before adding the yeast; but the
amount will not be all the water need
ed, and therefore add as much pure
water as is required. Leibig claims
that the lime -gives the wheat a larger
amount of bone-making element and
will therefore be more muriuuun.
Rice flour or potatoes are combined
with flour to take up the moisture and
prevent drying out. Rye flour mate8
a dark bread, but sweet and paltable.
retaining moisture longer than wheat
flour. Graham bread is made -fron:
unbolted wheat,, the- bran not being
Query Box
S. R. For information on copy
righting, apply to Copyright Division,
Congressional Library, Washington, D.
C. Ask for information, and it will
be given you.
Mrs. L. D. Benzoin used freely is
not good for tho skin. If continued,
your face will be a perfect network
of line wrinkles. Peroxide is also
bad for the skin.
"E. F. M." Says her husband is a
locomotive engineer, and his working
clothes are very hard to get clean be
cause of the oil and grease. Wants to
know some method of extracting the
grease other than by hard, muscular
labor at the washboard.
i Amateur Many magazines, farm
journals, floral and other publications
want good photographs of outdoor life.
Write to any or all; you may strike
the right one. I do not know what is
paid for them, and each publisher will
doubtless have his own price.
Inez C I can not recommend any
Rvmilnnta. an I have had no experience
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with them. I can give you auuresBUH,
if you send stamped, addressed en
velope for reply. I do not "sell
stories," as such work is editorial,, and
contracted for beforehand. (2) Have
had no experience.
Annie S. Usually the bride's people
pay for the furnishings of the house,
but that is a matter which may be
settled by the parties and their rela
tives. The contracting parties may
of ,ir fnr tiiftmsolves." or the ex-
Lr,coc mnv ho shared by both sides
i iutJra v ""- t ii tt I f
of the new famuy. unuuuy iu
"matter o money."
Questioner An authority on social
observances tells us that the card
should not be handed to any one on
whom you are calling. If a member
of the family opens the door for you,
you may lay your card on the hall, or
other table, as you pass in. If a ser
vant opens the door and informs you
that the ladies are at home, you enter
immediately, giving him your card as
you pass, and enter the parlor with
out waiting to be asked to do so by
the servant. You must never wait in
the hall like a messenger. You take
cnf nnrnss the room not near the
door, and await the entrance of your
hostess, and rise to meet her when she
"rL mnm. If the ladies are
not at home, give your card to the
Zl opening the door without entering
the house. ...
Discouraged Your physician will
tell you that mind has great influ
ence over matter-that if you persist
in thinking you are sick, you will be
come so. You should resolve that
you wont be sick, anu iiK"t rtB"," "
imifiinoBltioii. "Sickness is sin," you
Tho blrthstono for NovomuQr ig tho
topaz.
E. H, S.-rA woman would Jay her
self liable to prosecution for bigamy
-If she married before lielnic divorced
from a former husband. That ttlio had
good caiiMo to loave him mtiat bo
proven lna a court, and tho law mutft
set her free.
C. M. This correspondent send tho
following for flux or summer bowel
troubloH: Pure, raw (not the boiled)
Unseed oil, for an adult, one largo
tablespoonful every tlmo tho bowels
move; for a child, a toaspoonful will
do. Two to four doses will offect a
cure, and tho oil is harmless. .
W. L. K. If tho tuboroso has
bloomed once, throw it away. It will
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ihju uiuuu; a Hucuiui nine. &) u uiu
beans are for need, put them in glass
fruit jars, drop a lump of gum cam
phor In with them, and seal. Or a
pieco of flannel saturated with tur
pentine may bo put In with them. If
in bulk, put them in boxes or kegs
and lay on the top of them a piece of
flannel nearly largo enough to cover
them, saturated with turpentine. An
other remedy advised is to scatter
freshly dug sassafras roots through
the beans, peas or corn. Thank you
for kind words.
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL
Few People Know How Uocful It la In
Prcocrvlng Health and Beauty
indisposition. "Sickness
-Srie M.-Yonr letter car; oo late.
CoBts Nothing to Try
Nearly everybody knows that char
coal Is tho safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier In nature,
but few realize its value when taken
Into the human system for tho same
cleansing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that tho moro
you take of It the better; It la not n .
drug at all, but simply absorbs tho
gases and Impurities always pres
ent in the stomach and intestines
and carries them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating
onions and other odorous vcgoiamea.
Charcoal effectually clears and imr
proves the complexion, It whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural
and eminently safe cathartic.
tf nhtmrtiK t.ho injurious eases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; it
disinfects the mouth and throat from
the poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal In one
form or another, but probably the best
i,n,on!1i ;itwi o most for the money
is in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges; they
are composed of the finest powdered
Willow charcoal, and ouier ihuiuhw
antiseptics in tablet form or rather
In the form of large, pleasant tasting
lozenges, the charcoal being mixed
with honey. m
The daily use of these lozenges will
soon tell in a much Improved condi
tion of the general health, better com
plexion, sweeter breath and purer
blood, and the beauty of it is, that no
possible harm can result from their
continued use, but, on the contrary,
great benefit. ,
A Buffalo physician, in speaking of
the benefits of charcoal, says: I ad
vise 'Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to
all patients suffering irom bub .
stomach and bowels, and to clear tho
Sexton and purify the breath
mouth and throat; I also be ieve .the
liver is greatly oenemeu uy ""'
use of them; they cost but twenty-five
cents a box at drug stores and al
though in some sense a patent prepar
ation, yet I believe I get more and bet
fer charcoal in Stuart's Charcoal Loz
enges San in any of the ordinary
charcoal tablets."
GGnd your name auu nuun.M ,
for a free trial package and see for
yourself. P. A. Stuart Co., 56 Stuart
Bldg., Marshall, Mich.
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