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Conducted by
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Department
Shut Out"
I watch tho happier peoplo of tho
hOUBO
Corae In and out, and talk and go
thoir way;
1 sit and look at thorn; I can not
rouBo
My own dulled sense to share their
busy day
t watch them glide, like skaters on
a stream,
Across the brilliant surface of the
world;
But I am underneath; tlioy do not
dream
How deep below the eddying flood
1b whirlod.
They can not come to mo, nor I, to
them;
Tho barriers are invisible and
strong;
They can not know how far away
I seem;
Nor measure tho long distance
lone and long.
They walk broad ways, and I, a nar
row path;
But if some mighty hand might
reach and save,
Should I forget tho tide I had to
stem
Should I, like them, ignore tho
under wave?
i think I should. "Within the sun
shine warm,
and cereals and helps in the cun
ning and preserving. If you have
tho electricity, tho electric cookers
are not so very expensive; but if
you have only the coal range, the
market offers cookers that will do
wonderful things by first starting
the cookery, and finishing between
hot plates, thus saving fuel, time,
patience and ourselves. Tho evolu
tion of the wonderfully efficient fire
less cooker of tho present time from
the crude "hay-box" of a few years
ago, seems nothing short of mar
velous. I have had the pleasure,
myself, of eating some fine bread and
pies cooked in the "flreless." They
were well cooked.
If women would only avail them
selves of these new inventions by
getting them as soon as possible,
then using them until they master
tho methods, there would be fewer
calls for "wrinkle-removers," or
tonics for exhausted nerves. Send
for the catalogues, and read up on
tho matters. You can not know
too much of such things.
vegetables, green salads, rare-done
meats, if any, and a beverago con
fined to milk which may be used
plentifully Complexion and tex
ture of the skin will be greatly im
proved, because of the improved
stomach and rested nerves. All
blemishes of the skin will be re
moved if the bodily organs are kept
in healthy condition. If the nerves
are in bad condition, from whatever
cause, the surface skin will proclaim
tho trouble.
ers; don't swing the arms don't con
tort; don't wriggle. Hold the chin
lifted, but in. Try to carry the body
well; somo one has said we should
"walk as though we own the world
.and had a mortgage on the stars."
Whether sitting or standing the chest
should bo held upward and outward,
and in doing this it is not necessary
to force the shoulders back to such
an extent as to make little crow's
feet in the back of one's dress. By
holding the chest up and the should
ers back, the abdomen is kept in,
and the figure is straight. Try to
see yourselves as others see you. It
pays.
For tho Summer .Trip
Where a trip is taken, even t' .'
a day, a pair of loose slippers are
a luxury. The walking shoes are
apt to become very tiresome, as the
idle feet swell, especially in a' warm
place, and the shoes can be removed
at once on getting settled, and the
For tlic Homo Seamstress
Don't wait for the threads to
break through when .thin places oc
cur in underwear. As soon as tho
place shows thinness, stretch the
place on an embroidery hoop and
work from the right side. For thick
wear, saxony wool, having a slight
twist Is best; for cotton, darning
cotton that comes on small cards is
good. Begin outside the thin place,
and "run" the line of stitches, as in
mending stockings, cutting the
thread every time at the end of the
lino to avoid a loop. The ends will
sink or be pulled into the material,
and will not show on the right side.
Double thread may be used, if indi
cated. Be sure to set the first
stitches in each line well outside
of the thin place.
For making button holes in ma
terials that are soft and slazy, mark
Tto tart to know the chill o BlIppors put on. silk walsta or SlLj" &..7ltt ' JT.
cloistered air;
For those who move to music's
throb and beat,
'Tis hard to kn6w how those in
silence fare.
Forever fighting phantoms of the
past,
E'en the small courage that was
mine, dear God,
Deserts me, and I falter, faint and
crushed
Why shouldst thou spare the chas
tening rod!
Yet striko no more, for I am down;
Grant me but strength to live my
silent dream,
Far from the careless, curious
throng--'
Below " .the surface, in 'the
caverned stream.
Anonymous. T
For tho House Mother
Our letters from every direction,
bring us tidings of the disaster to
traits and, garden stuffs through,
first, the long, cold rains that de
layed planting, followed by the sud
den and unseasonable heat, and then
the cessation of atmospheric mois
ture. Many tell us that they are
entirely without garden stuffs, while
others got In the early planting only
to have the growth stunted and the
quantity as well as quality, very
poor, indeed. But there is still time
to do much, if only wo have rains
from now on, and there is a prospect
of "showers," rain having fallen in
many localities. We are never quite
on the verge of famine, and what wo
do not raise at home, is being im
ported from other countries, so we
can at least hope for necessities,
while optimistically counting on the
' late plantings. We should not de
spise even "the least of these," the
dwarfed and shriveled fruita that are
now at hand. Many Jars and cans
may yet bo filled.
Now la a good time to invest in
the flreless cooker that bakes bread,
meats, cakes, rolls, cooks vegetables
skirts are yery desirable for travel
ing wear, as it is very light and cool,
and does not wrinkle easily.
For sleeping car uBe, a thin silk
cap something like the bathing or
dust cap, is good to sleep in, and
will keep the hair cloan and free
from the cinders. For passing to
and fro when making tho toilet, a
long kimona, either of black china
silk or dark challie, or of light
weight sateen, is most indispensable.
Silk takes up so little room In the
suit case, and does not wrinkle so
much as the other goods, that it has
the preference.
As soon as possible, on arriving
at your journey's end, shake out
every article as It comes from the
trunk. No matter what the article,
Bhake and air well. If you have no
good place to hang the clothing in
your new stopping place, shake them
every day, and fold in different ways
In order that the creases will get
ho chance to get set. Hang blouses
and skirts upside down, especially
when there are many flounces on tho
skirts. Use plenty of tissue paper
In packing, and smooth It out for
further use when you reach the stop
ping place.
Where the trunk must be kept In
the room, it should have a service
able cover. Denims is one of the
most serviceable materials, and dark
cretonne is also desirable. Have a
top, or center, just fitting the top of
the trunk, and to this piece sew a
scant flounce that will Just clear the
floor when the cover Is In place. A
couple of cushions covered with the
same material as the trunk will
transform the trunk into a very com
fortable seat where room is scarce.
thread, then stitch around that
thread on both sides, with a sewing
machine, using a very short stitch,
leaving just space enough between
the stitching where the basting
thread is, to cut the button hole.
Then proceed as on other cloths.
For mending a torn shirtwaist,
try tho following: Get sewing silk
of tho right shade, separate a thread
into the three parts of which the
strand is composed, and darn with
one of these single threads. For
cotton goods, use the mercerized floss
for darns, separating it into strands,
if not fine enough.
For sewing narrow lace on ruffles,
try this: First crease the hem, then
smooth the goods out and stitch the
lace flat along the crease which is
to be the bottom of the hem, then
re-fold and stitch the hem.
For the shirtwaist that will not
bear washing, put it into a' covered
jar and cover the waist with gasoline,
leaving It for several hours; then
clean any spots the same as kid
gloves, with a brush dipped in gaso
line; or use a soft flannel rag; tho
vessel must be laTge enough to hold
the waist without creasing or muss
ing It. Do this away from all fire
or flame.
"The Vinegar Plant"
What is popularly known as the
vinegar plant is only a" form of the
"mother of vinegar," which, in turn,
is only a state of common mold. In
general, the "mother" in vinegar is
not objectionable; its formation is
promoted by using bits of brown
paper in the vinegar. To obtain it,
leave a little vinegar in a small jar
to become stale during hot, close
weather, or in a hot, close atmos
phere until a film appears on its sur
face. This film Is the spawn of a
species of mildew, and is the incip
ient state of the vinegar plant proper.
When the film has attained the thick
ness of parchment, it is ready to
transfer to syrup, where it soon be
comes the housewife's vinegar plant.
Get a larger jar and to two quarts
of boiling water add half a pound
of common molasses and half a
pound of the commonest brown
sugar, stir well together, and when
cool transfer the film from the sur
face of the vinegar to the surface
of the syrup.; cover up to exclude
air, and keep in a warm cupboard.
The film will rapidly grow and form
a thick, slippery, gelatinous mass all
over the surface of the" syrup, and in
the course of six weeks or so, the
liquid will be changed to excellent
vinegar. The vinegar plant can now
be taken and divided into layers, or
cut up into squares, each piece of
which, if placed upon fresh syrup,
will rapidly grow and change the
syrup into vinegar.- Let the vine
gar settle and strain before using.
A Beauty Recipe ,
In order to get the best results,
one should give up their tea, coffee,
pastry, sweets, chocolate, fancy sal
How to bo Graceful "
A girl can not be attractive-look
ing, seated or walking, unless she
learns to hold her shoulders cor
rectly, and the chin well In the air,
the chest held up and out. When
sitting, the advice given to children
to "sit tall," is good advice; the
chin will lift Itself, the Bhoulders
be thrown back, and the chest raised.
No one can be graceful and at the
same time stoop-shouldered. Stoop-
shoulders add years in appearance to
the age of a woman, young or old.
In walking, the walk should bo
straight, and the .knees kept stiff;
the feet should be easily swung. No
woman can be graceful when walking
For tho Girls
If you have a lot of chiffon veils,
crinkled and crumpled and perhaps
frayed at the ends, just take a warm
Iron and a piece of smooth, soft
wrapping paper, and go over them,
then hem the ends, and you will be
pleased with the result. Wash" very
carefully a white chiffon veil in luke
warm, soapy water, and instead of
ironing it, wind it around a big hard
pillow, pinning occasionally to keep
it in place, and let it dry. Be sure
to wind and pin it smoothly.
Black net veils should be dipped
into pure alcohol and pinned to pil
lows to dry. Many laces and thin
materials, ribbons and neck wear
may be renovated by lightly wash
ing through a white soap suds, rins
ing carefully and pinning smoothly
to some perfectly clean surface to
dry, instead of ironing. Delicate
fabrics and accessories should never
be trusted to either the wash lady or
the laundry, unless you are sure of
the carefulness of either. Learn to
do it yourself.
ads, and the like, and eat for break-
fast only a little brown bread, a bit
of fruit and drink plenty of mflk. in a hurried, worried, over-worked
For the rest of the meals, use boiled ' manner. Don't swjng yours should-1 warm weather beginning early In
For tho Summer Toilet
To begin with, one must keep
clean Inside, If she wishes to pre
sent a pleasant -appearance outside.
It is not alone the fade and hands
and neck that need beautifying, but
the whole body must have the proper
care, Inside as well as out. Health
Is always beautiful and sweet and
clean.
A bath of somo kind should bo
taken every morning, especially In
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