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Moody Bible Imtitule, Cliictto
TKXT-Delng confident of this very
thing, that ho which linth begun a good
work In you will perfect It until tlio day
of Jesus Christ.
Tho blessed as
bu ran co pro
claimed In the toxt
Is Indeed nn evan
gel for tho now
year; It open3 a
door Into a largo
place, In which
Christ is every
thing to tho soul;
and Its appropria
tion will mean a
hnppy New Year
for saint and sin
ner. Two recent ex
periences have
fixed the text In
my mind and heart for tho work and
need of tho yar. One day I wa3 In
the office of a Christian business man
and when ho told mo of his up-and-down
experiences and his fear of fail
ure I gave him this verse and asked
him to put it on his desk. Before the
day was over I was engaging in per
sonal work in an evangelistic meeting
and to a man who said ho was afraid
to confess Christ for fear ho could not
hold out, I said, Take Philipplans 1:0,
and count on God holding out. He
mndo tho venture on faith, and finds
Christ meeting every need w,lth suffi
cient grace.
How Can I Get Through7
How many Christians aro fearful
and doubtful about the continuance
and completion of that now life which
began In them when thoy took Christ
as their Savior. To them tho Christian
llfo is not only difficult, it is a dally
struggle, and a dally fear of collapse
and defeat. They began well, but
something has hindered them, or they
stand in dread of somo spiritual ca
lamity. Service for Christ is irksome.
Prayer, has little meaning nnd lesa
blessing or power. The Biblo Is neg
lected or forgotten. Joy has fled from
tho soul, and gladness from tho life.
Somo days aro bright and others
gloomy. Somo days aro happy, but on
others you wonder whether God Is still
alive. You begin to question the real
ity of your conversion, you wonder
how you will over get through, and
you despair of winning heaven at last.
Remember the assurance of the text.
It takes two to live tho Christian life
Christ and the believer; and every day
you may have all of him you need.
Always remember that the Christian
life is not a matter of attainment, but
obtainment takajlt from Christ This
Is a truth that needs to bo magnified.
When God moves into tho heart of a
man, and a man yields up his life to
tho instruction and guidance of God,
God will take him through. There may
be disappointments days whon every
thing goes wrong; there may bo tomp
tatlons days when tho dovll presents
tho strongest and most alluring ap
peals to eye-gate or ear-gato or to
other avenues of tho life, seeking to
got your consent to somo enticement
and to bring you into subjection to the
powers of darkness; thero will bo days
of sorrow days when friends fail you,
when loved ones leave you, when you
look Into an open grace and roach out
after help; thero will bo days whon
you douht when you think your
Christian life is a thing of no conse
quence to yourself and no contribution
to tho cnu'so of Christ or the coming
of his kingdom. B"ut and bo sure of
this God will see that ho wins In tho
end. This Is his will; this is what ho
" loves to do; this Is what ho has begun
in you; and nothing Is too hard for
him he will perfect It. Always ho
is working to porfect in us tho very
Imago of Jesus Christ.
In all our need wo may count upon
the persistence, patlenco nnd perfec
tion of Christ's work.
The All-Svfficlent Savior.
Tho text is also an evangel for tho
sinner, and he who hesitates to begin
the Chrlstiun life may be assured hero
and now that "ho which hath begun
. . . will perfect." All ho waits for
is your faith, your surrender, your
obedience; then you will enter upon a
now year which by tho grace of tho
mighty God of Jacob will go on Into
nn eternal life, nnd this llfo is In his
Son. Ho enys, "My son, give mo thine
heart." Whon you do that he will
enter In and take possession of thnt
throno and from it rulo every region
of the llfo just so far as you yield It
to him. Do not hesitate to do it. You
will find Christ an all-sufficient Savior
As your substitute ho will deal with
tho guilt of sin; as your Righteousness
he will deal with tho defilement of
Bin; and as your Lord ho will deal
with the power of sin. Nothing Is too
hard for God.
Thero Is a threefold card In tho
Now Year evangel. 1. Prophecy
"Until the day of Christ" when you
will bo complete In him. 2. Promise
"Ho which hath begun a good work In
you will perfect it." God will not rest
until his work is done; and when it la
done ho will call it good. 3. Persua
sion "Being confident of this very
thing." May you have tho confidence
which says, "I know whon I havo bo
lioved, and am persuaded that ho Is
able to keep that which I havo com
mitted unto htm, against that day."
i Dinner Gown in Brnnade and Chiffon. i
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THREE views of a handsome dinner
or reception gown are made pos
sible by the clover triplicate minor ar
rangement, In front of which it was
poeed. Tho straight skirt, with a
demi-train, Is mado of cropo having
raised velvet roses and foliage scat
tered over the surface. Tho rosea are
very largo and In a slightly darker
shade than tho crepe.
Tho chiffon overdross and bodice re
peat tho color In tho crepe. The un
der bodlco Is of thin silk in a light
color. Thero is a beaded girdle, nar
row, and edged with ttio narrowest
border of fur. This tiny edge of dark
fur appears again on a small pleco of
drapery mado of tho brocade, which is
posed on tho bodice, extending from
under tho arms at tho belt to tho be
ginning of tho bust.
Tho neck of tho bodice Ib slightly
pointed at tho back, but Is cut Bquare
In front. It is Bhlrred over tho founda
tion and la very simple. Tho short, full
sleeves aro set in and edged with a
narrow band of tho brocade. A but
terfly bow of ribbon is posed at tho
front finished with silk pendents.
Thero ie a frill of boxplaltod mallno
nbout tho neck of tho bodico which
does not extend across the front. Un
der this is a laco edging which lies flat
to the neck all round and la very at
tractive and becoming.
Unllko many overdresseB, which aro
wired into tho lampshado effect, this
NEAT AND DURABLE
SERVING APRON IS
NOT HARD TO MAKE
SERVING apron must bo mado to
stand weekly tubbing at least, and
BUbstantlal materials aro tho only kind
worth making up. A good and not
very sheer India llnon Is used In tho
apron which appears in tho illustra
tion, and the laco Is a strong cotton
weave with squaro mesh and figure.
Tho bib and apron aro put in ono
piece, with tho shoulder pieces cut
long enough to reach to tho belt In tho
back. Tho ties aro long enough to
make a bow with short endB.
After the apron has been cut out tho
insertion Ib basted to tho right side.
Then tho fabric underneath It Ib split
nnd turned back. Over tho raw edgos
bias tape la basted and then machine
Btitched down. This covers tho raw
edges and strengthens tho npron. Tho
tape, showing through tho material,
and the evon rows of machine Btltch.
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overdress is drawn in at tho bottom
with shirring thread. It slopes down
to a point at tho middle of tho back
and is finished with a narrow band of
satin ribbon tied in a slmplo bow at
tho front with ends finished with pen
dents llko those on the bodlco.
Tho undersleovo of tho bodice Is fin
ished with a band of lace llko that In
tho nock, and it Is put on without full
ness. Thero is a crushed turn-back
cuff above tho band of lace, mado of
the chiffon.
A novel feature in the bodlco Is tho
introduction of a narrow casing in tho
mallno ruff which holds a tiny support
ing wire. This is for tho purpose of
holding the ruff In an upstanding posi
tion away from tho neck.
Thero is nothing intricate orv diffi
cult In tho shaping of this dinner
gown. Tho materials aro not unusual,
and altogether It Is ono of the most
practical and graceful models which
Paris has furnished for tho present
season. In spite of tho curious and
sometimes freakish departures from
tho conventional which ono sees so
often pictured, it is the practical
gowns of this character which havo
pleased discriminating women of fash
ion. Thero la plenty of distinction in
tho wonderful materials and in tho
use of color, not to mention tassels
and bead work, without resorting to
bizarre designs to got chic effects.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Ing which faston it to place mako an
additional ornamentation to the apron.
Hems at tho bottom and at tho ends
of the ties look best whon sewed by
hand, but fow people fool llko giving
so much time to a detail that is not
Important. Careful, oven machlno
stitching Is decorative and quite good
enough.
A wldo binding of tho fabrlo Is
placed on tho apron at each side and
starts at tho rows of insertion. Tho
ties, which are mado separately, aro
sowed to this binding. All theso details
of construction are planned to add
strongth to the apron, becauso ita
freshness Is its best featuro and that
raeanB soap and water and rubbing
and ironing many a time before tho
apron begins to go to pieces.
Thero aro qulto a number of do
signs for serving aprons. It is best to
solect ono and stick to it. Tho exam
plo hero 13 largo enough for any maid,
and Is as easy to launder an n hand.
kerchief. Four such aprons ought to
insure freshness in tho maid's appear
anco at all times.
For ladles who oorvo their guests,
smaller, moro lacy and much more
olaborato aprons, ribbon-trimmed, in
fact much fussed up with bow3 nnd
furbelows, aro mado. Friends mako
them for ono another, and they aro
dainty bits of finery. Such aprons are
usually mado by hand. Cross-barred
muslins and other sheer materials aro
used for thorn, with val or cluny laces
In trimming. Little pocketB aro Intro
duced and many sprightly bows' and
rosottes of gay ribbon. Pretty figured
voiles, white ground, covored with
scattered flowers, and figured lawns,
aro Ono for such nprono.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Fashlon'o Fickleness.
In tho present day thero aro many
things needed to mako tho wardrobe
comploto, and as fashions in theso
Itoms change with such rapidity it
means thero must bo a constant ro
nowal of veils, collars and such llko
If tho appearnnco is to bo kept en
tirely up to dato.
Thoro have been many novelties In
troduced this season, somo of which
aro both practical and pretty, othoro
again merely eccentric.
(?A?JK1 ICiliil
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T IS nut In n man's creed but
In Ids deed, not In his knowl
edge uut In Ills wisdom, not In his power
"nit In hln sjinpathy thnt thero lies tlio
Rsenco of what Is good nnd wlint will
at In n human life.
-V. Yotko Powell.
HELPFUL HINTS.
A small rubber mat in tho kitchen
whore ono stands Is a great rest to tho
foot. A few folds of carpet will an
swer pa well if the rubber mat Is not
a possession.
To make sauces, fillings or any
dressings which require flour or corn
starch, mix the dry Ingredlonls to
gether well beforo adding tho liquid,
and a pmooth sauce will always result.
Flour or cornstarch will bo Binooth If
added to melted fat and well mixed
before adding tho liquid.
To clean and toughen a broom, dip
It In hot salt water a few times, shako
out nnd hang up. Letting a broom
stand on tho straws will ruin its
shnpe.
To keep sparrows from roosting or
nesting, stuff tho places with rags
dipped in kerosene. In a day or two
they will give up tho places.
A small bottlo of chloroform in a
fur chest is a flue gorm killer. An
ordinary cork will allow evaporation,
or a fow punctures may bo mado In it.
Put a pad of oil cloth or any cloth
over tho corners of tho table before
placing a now cloth on, nnd tho cor
ners will not wear off. Tho best cov
ering for a kitchen tablo Is zinc, and
whon ono has once had It done It will
last for years. Just simply wiping it
after every day's use will keep It
clean.
When making a present to a friend,
If tho box is nn attractive ono which
holds It, tho gift is more keenly ap
preciated. Covor soiled boxes with
protty wall paper and use tho ono
which harmonizes with the gift to bo
inclosed.
How many housekeepers know tho
valuo of the littlo scrub brush which
may ho bought for two cents? It may
bo used to scrubftho potntoos, clean
tho grater, In fact it Is lndlsponBnblo
for this, for cleaning greasy pans, and
tho drip pan of tho gas stovo. In fact,
there Is no limit to Its usefulness.
If tho closet has a cassomlno which
rubs off, tack cheese cloth all around.
It will savo tho clothing and mny be
kept fresh and clean.
Laco curtalnB may be mended very
neatly by putting a pleco of not dipped
In starch and applying them to tho
torn or worn plncos. After It Ib dry,
trim tho edges carefully.
A pleco of gum camphor In tho sil
ver chest will keep It from tarnishing.
"Wo must bo ns courteous to a man as
lo a picture, which we aro willing to Rive
tho ndvantago of a Rood light.
Emorson.
SANDWICHES IN SOCIETY.
Now that tho afternoon tea Ib such
a coBy event of affair evon among tho
"slmplo livers," It will not bo amiss
to dig up a few sandwiches appropri
ate to such and other occasions. A
dainty sandwich Is Indeed a tasty tid
bit, and It needs care to prepare and
combine mixtures.
If tho bread Is buttered on tho loaf
before cutting it may bo cut thinner,
as tho spreading of even softened nnd
creamed butter often crushes them.
Sandwiches will keep moist and
fresh for hours If wrapped in a damp
ened nnpkln with a dry ono over It.
Ripe Olive Sandwiches. Stone half
a cupful of ripe olives; add ono swcot
green pepper, remove the scedB and
chop all togother until very line. Com
bine with cream cheese and havo a fill
ing which Is especially delicious. Sea
son tlio cream choeso with French
dressing before mixing with tho olives,
lllpo olives aro especially nlco alone,
chopped and mixed with French dress
ing. Fig Sandwiches. Chop flno ono
cup of figs. Cook to a pasto with a
half cupful of boiling wator. Add a
teaspoonful of lemon julco and sot
away until cold. Spread on buttered
bread and sprinklo with chopped nuts.
Sweet Nut Sandwiches. Chop to
gfther one-half cup of seeded raisins
and a cupful of wulnut meats; add a
quartor of a grated cocoanut and a
tablnspoonful of grated chocolate. Mix
well together and moisten with cream.
Dato Sandwiches. Use wholo wheat
broad for these. Chop a cupful of
dutcs that havo been stoned; add n
tablespoonful of orungo julco nnd
sprinklo with cinnamon.
Chives chopped or cut fine with tho
scissors and added to cream cheeses
well seasoned with salt and paprika
maUos a most nppetlzlng filling for
enndwlchos.
v.
Not Much Doing.
"I would llko to load a tranquil ex
istence," said tho troubled man of af
fairs. "About how tranquil?" asked his
hard-worked secretary.
Tho othor thought a moment. "Oh,"
ho answerojl, "about a tranquil n llfo
as a gorm loads on a thousand-dollar
Mil."
Parrot Buys the Paper.
A parrot that purchases tho nowa
paper every morning Is owned by Pa-
Ho not grasp at tho stnrs, but plnlnj
common work nn It comci certain thati
dally dulltH nnd dally Ulead aio tho
Hwcetest things of llf.
HOW TO UTILIZE LEFT-OVERS.
Thoro aro many pcoplo who balk atj
tho thought of eating loft-over food.'
Their Idea of hash la tho limit of their
cullnnry knowlcdgo on tho subjects
Now, IiubIi la a homely old dish of our,
grandmothers', and Is not to bo do-t
splsed. Thero Is hnsh and hash "out!
of all whooping," as Shakespeare says,
but well mndo haBh Is both palatablci
and attractive,
Tho careless, Improvident person Is
wnstcful of small bits of food and veg-j
otablcs, which, if carefully combined,,
mnko nttrncttvo dishes.
Even a dish for ono la hotter saved,
than wasted. In ono family whore
nothing is wasted and thoro arc smnll
dishes of food loft, thoy aro combined,
In tasty smnll dishes and placod on a
tray where each member of tho fam
ily may chooso which ho likes best, or
thoy may take turns in having thoi
first choice. Evon a stalk of celery'
with nn apple and a few plecoB of nutB
and a tnblospoonful of snlnd dressing
will mako a utco dish of salad for ono.
A tnblcHpoonful of chicken In a
dish of rlco. will flavor tho whole dish,
and mnko a pleasant change.
Tho conrsor stalks of colory, which
aro not nice enough to uso on tho ta
bio, may bo cooked until tender nnd
served In a whlto sauce on toast or
used as a flavor for soup stock.
Knowing how to utilize loft-ovors is
a scionco in itself, and wllL help out
many a housowlfo whon unexpected,
company arrives. Left-over mashed
potato may bo mado into potato puffs!
j or croquettes, or simply sauto In a lit
tle butter after making thorn into flat)
cakes. A delicious cream of potato
soup may bo prepared with a cup-,
ful of mashed potato. Boiled potatoes)
may bo hashed brown or creamed.
Every bono loft from tho stoakB ori
other cuts of moat may bo utilized In
soup stock. SauceB and many dishes)
are so much bettor Hnvorod If madoj
form stock, rather than water.
A moBt appetizing dish may bo madoj
of a littlo left-over steak. Cut It in'
bits to servo, nnd plnco it with a lay
er of potatoes sprinklod with onion
nnd a littlo stock In a cassorolo. Cov-i
or with tomatoes and bnko until the;
potatoes aro tender. Season every
layer "before adding tho tomatoes.
Chlckon or nny kind of meat may bo,
served this way, and tho addition of'
a few peas sprinkled over the top;
makes a most tnsty nnd nlso pretty,
dish.
A bit of chlckon combined with coldi
boiled potato, an applo or two, a littlo,
celery and salad dressing makes a(
most appetizing salad.
Friendship Is lovo boiled clown andl
flavored with kind thoughts, kind words,
and helpful deeds.
Failure Is often that early morning hour,
of darkness which precedes tho day of
success. L. M. Hodges.
A SYMPOSIUM OF SOUPS.
This is tho tlmo of nil othora whonj
a hot, nourishing soup Is most accepta-,
bio. It warms tho very cockles of thoj
heart on a cold winter night, and Ib'
ono of tho boat of dishes to send one
out Into tho cold, cosy and warm.
Turkish Soup. Cook ono-fourth of a'
cup of rlco in a quart of boiling water1
until nearly tender, then pour off the'
water and pour over a quart of soup
stock, and cook until tho rlco Is ten
der. Put two cupfula of strained nnd
stowed tomntoen In a saucepan, add a'
sllco of onion, eight poppcrcorns, one
Btnlk of celory, a littlo salt and a
small bay leaf. Cook half an hour;
add this to tho rice and stock. Melt
two tnblespoonfuls of buttor, add two
of flour, stir until smooth, ndd a littlo
of tho soup to thin it, then stir It into
the boiling hot soup, noil for thrco
minutes, then strain,
Cream of Celery Soup. Cut a quart
of celery into pieces, ndd two quarts
of water, and cook ton minutes. Pour
oft tho wator and ndd three cupfulB of
white stock and cook until tho celery
Is toft; rub through a strainer, put a
cup and a half of milk to scald with
a allco of onion. Romovo tho onion
and add the milk to tho soup. Put ns
much of tho celery pulp through tho
slovo as posslblo. Hind with two ta
blcspoonfuls each of (lour nnd buttor
cooked until smooth. Add to tho soup,
and stir until thickened; add salt and
popper to season, and ono cup oP
whipped cream. S
Barley Soup. Tuke two pounds of
tho shin of hoof, a quartor of a pound
of pearl bailey, n bunch of parsloy,
four onions, bIx potntoos, salt and pop
per and four quarts of water. Put In
nil tho Ingredients nnd simmer gentl
for three hours.
trolninn Jerry O'Brien of Allston
street, Charlostown, n retired patrol
man. Each night Mr. O'Brien loavoa
a ponny outsldo tho window sill, and
whon a newsboy passes In tho morn
ing Polly shrieks, "Sny, boy, bring In
a pnpor!" Tho boy brings In tho pa
per and takes tho ponny. Boston
Travolor.
Warning to Mothers.
Trying to mako a left-handod child,
uso his right hand often turns him Into
a stutterer.
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FOR SICK CHILD
"California Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.
Every mother realizes, aftor giving
her children "California Syrup of
Figa" that this is their Ideal Inxatlvo,
because thoy lovd Us pleasant tasto
and It thoroughly cleansos tho tender
littlo stowncii, liver ovd. bowels with
out grlpihg.
When cross, lrritablo, feverish or
breath la bad, stomach sour, look at
tho tongue, mother! If coated, glvo a
teaspoonful of this harmless, "fruit
laxative," nnd In a fow hours all tho
foul, constipated waste, aour bllo and
undigested food pusses out of tho bow
els, nnd you have a well, playful child
again. When Its littlo system Is full
of cold, throat sore, hns stomach-acho,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic remem
ber, a good "lneldo cleaning" should
always bo tho llrat treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep "California
Syrup of Figs" handy; thoy know a
teaspoonful today saves a slclc child
tomorrow. Ask at tho store for a 50
cent bottlo of "California Syrup of
FlgB," which has directions for bablca,
children of nil ages and grown-upa
printed on tho bottlo. Adv.
Left Daddy Thinking.
Littlo Girl Papa, didn't you whip
mo onco for biting Tommy?
Father Yes, my child, and you hurt
him very muclu
Littlo Girl Wollv then papa, you
ought to whip sister's music teacher,
too, for ho bit sister -yesterday after
noon, right on tho mouth, nnd I know
It hurt her becauso Bho put her arms
around his neck and tried to choko
htm.
GIRLS! GIBLS! TRY IT4
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
Make It Thick, Glossy, Wavy, Luxur
iant and Remove Dandruff Real
Surprise for You.
Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluf
fy, abundant and appears na soft, lus
trous and beautiful ns a young girl's
aftor a "Dnndorlno hair cleanse." Just
try this moisten a cloth with a littlo
Dandorlne nnd carefully draw it
through your hair, taking ono Bmall
Btrand at a tlmo. This will cleanse
tho hair of dust, dirt and cxcosslvo oil
nnd in just a fow moments you havo
doubled tho beauty of your hair.
Besides beautifying tho hair at onco,
Dandcrlno dissolves ovory partlclo of
dandruff; cleanses, purlflos and Invig
orates tho scalp, forever stopping itch
ing and falling hair.
But what will ploaso you mbst will
bo after a fow wooka' uso when you
will actually boo now halt flno and
downy at first yes but really now
hair growing nil over tho scalp. If
you caro for protty, soft hair and lota
of it, surely got a 2? cont bottlo of
Knowlton's Dandorlno from any &tor
end Just try It. Adv. .
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Mrs. Smith Surprised.
Mrs. Smith was on her first ocean
voyage.
"What's that down there?" sho
asked of tho captain.
"That's tho steerngo, madam," ho
replied.
"Really!" exclaimed tho woman, in
surprise. "And does it take all thoso
people to mako, tho boat go straight?"
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LIVERJOWELS
No sick headache, biliousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cont box.
Aro you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, puro and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passngefway every fow daya with
Salts, Cathartic PUla, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having a bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate tho Btomach, removo tho sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take tho excess bllo from tho liver
and carry out of tho system all tho
constipated wasto matter and polsono
In tho bowels.
A Cascaret to-night will mnko you
feel great by morning. Thoy work
whllo you Bleep nover grlpo, etcken
or causo any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents a box from your store.
Millions of mon nnd women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
havo Headache, Blllousnoss, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
Their Natural Affinity.
"What do you think of this move
ment to encourage women to take up
farm work?"
"Well, women nlway3 woro attracted
to husbandry."
Stubborn Throat troubles aro cabily re
lieved by Ilenn'H Mcnlholutetl CourIi Drops.
They act like magic Go at all Druggists,
Any man Is npt to Blip up, especial
ly on a pavement of good IntcntlonB.
UHfflE
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