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THE HOME DEPARTMENT.
The Hutch.
If lovo were what tho rose Is,
And I woro lllco tho loaf,
Our Uvea would grow togothor
In sad or singing weather,
Blown fields or floworful closes,
Groon pleasure or gray grief;
i If lovo wero what tho roso is,
t And I wero llko tho loaf.
If I woro what tho words aro,
And lovo wore liko tho tune,
With double sound and single
Dolight our lips would mingle,
"With kisses glad as birds, aro
That got sweet rain at noon;
If I woro what tho words aro,
And lovo woro liko tho tune.
If you woro life, my darling,
' And I, your lovo, woro death,
We'd shiuo and snow togothor
Ere March made sweot tho weather
With daffodil and starling
And hours of fruitful broath;
If you wero llfo, my darling,
And I, your lovo, wore-death.
If you wero thrall to sorrow,
And I woro page to joy,
We'd play for lives and Beasons,
With loving looks and treasons
And tears of night and morrow
And laughs of maid and boy;
If you woro thrall to sorrow,
And I wero pago to joy.
If you woro April's lady,
And I wore lord in May,
We'd throw with leaves for hours,
And draw for days,. with flowers,
' Till day llko night wero shady
And night woro bright liko day;
If you wero April's lady,
And I wero lord in May.
If you wero queen of pleasure,
And I wero king of pain,
tWe'd hunt down love together,..
Pluck outhls flying-feather,
And find his mouth a rein;
If you were "queen of pleasure,
And I were king of pain.
Algernon. Ctiarle Swineburne.
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Successful We me a.
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. . someimng over nan a century ago
viroman began to assert vherself as a
human being, an individual, entitled
to the rights, privileges and responsi
bilities commensurate with her mental
powers and natural abilities, and to
demand recognition for tho same from
-. the world about her. Of course there
was a storm of disapproval, and tho
pioneers of the movement had much to
bear. I need not recapitulate to you
the fierce opposition which met their
every advance, or point out to you
tho details of their many hard fought
battles. Great reforms move slowly,
and demand much sacrifice, and there
must be great minds to stand at the
helm and guide the beaten ship into
smoother waters and safe channels.
But the woman and the hour wore
come, and the causo has progressed
steadily onward, until now the world
Is willing to accord to those noble
women their well-earned meed of
praise.
These women were born with powers
to weather the fiercest, storms and ride
triumphantly jinto harbor over waves
that would have lashed the life out of
- weaker vessels. They found their
greatest happiness, attained their most
tolling successes, accomplished their
marvelous works by fighting down
well-nigh insurmountable obstacles.
Their peculiar mission made it neces
sary for them to stand in the very
front ranks of tho assailing army, nov
or flinching under tho fiorcest fires,
forcing their way over slain hopes,
wounded ambitions, and porishoi
dreams, into tho fields of victory.
Theso aro tho successful women of
tod&; Tomorrow tho task will be eas
ier, tho barriers broken down, and tho
reinforcements now springing up from
everywhere noed but to follow in tho
blood-stained footstops of these daunt
less souls who have swept away the
sword-points of public opinion and
opened up tho "promised land" to their
fortunate sisters. Theso duties had
need of strong hearts, matchless cour
age, sterling abilities, and a wonder
ful faith in the justness of their cause.
Tho women of today have but to
strotch forth their hand and gather
the fruits of these wonderful pioneer
plantings. Tho list of employments
now open to the woman wage-earner
is large,' and her sphere is limited only
by her fitness and ability to endure
and It Is largely a question of endur
anco as to winning, in the race. An
exchange tells us that at least 00 per
cent of the army at work in the dry
goods stores, 40 por cent of telegraph
operators, 20 per cent of type-setters,
and over 50 per cont of type-writers
aro women; in thousands of other
avenues of labor women are found
successfully competing with men, and
in. nearly all it is an admitted fact
(that she is found capable and con-
iscientious in the discharge, of her
duties.
But in order to gain the
greatest success there must be more
than a mere wish and willingness to
work. There must be painstaking
training, a determination to know
more, work harder, and do better the
work in hand than any one about you.
You will need courage and persistence
to mate with trained ability, and a
fixed determination to win at what
ever cost to your own personal com
fort. There is a ladder, and if you can blit
fight your way to its foot, can reach
tho lowest ring, can keep your hold
upon it until you can-plant your foot
securelyJthereon, and then cling there
until you reach the next higher, you
will find the fight growing leBs fierce
as step by step tho resistence de
creases. As you get higher perhaps some
kindly hand may reach down J:o help
you. Do not expect it; do not depend
upon it; those who could help you
will not reach until tliejp aid is not
needed. The strong lean upon no
prop. Depend upon yourself and your
God. Bo faithful in little things, and
press closely to the side of the cruci
fied one. Whatever duty falls to you,
do it well, and unquestioningly. Keep
your heart pure and your hands clean.
Trifles must not dismay you, nor fail
ures weaken. Do not contrast your
lot with those above you they, too,
have had to climb. Bring to your
work a bravo, bright courage, a
dogged determination to succeed. Be
content to plod, if need be; to push, to
crowd, and do not let sharp"" elbows
and sour looks deter you. Be cour
teus; bo kind, but bo firm.
As you reach tho upper air, tho
outlook will broaden and brighten;
the ascent will grow easy, and at times
you may "rest from your labors,"
knowing that your victory Is assured.
But; oh, tho peril of being trodden
down into tho mlro of failure, if you
daro succumb to a moment of weak
ness in tho mad scramble at tho bottom!
, The "Straight Front."
And now tho "straight-front girl"
has come to us. With her pigeon
toed gait and her arm akimbo, the up
per part of hor body very much front,
tho lower very much back, she walks
amongst us and wo wonder whence
she camo. Dimly she suggests to us
stories of the past and wo go homo
to ask our mothers to describe the
Grecian bend. Wo laugh at the por
trayal of that form of walking, but
see the likeness between that and this
way of today. - The "straight-ffont"
girl has somo other general charac
teristics quite unlike those of the girls
that bent and called their bending
Grecian. Not all girls that walk
"straight front" wear their shirtwaist
sleeves rolled to their elbows, but
most of them do. It Is quite the same
way with the turned-in collar and the
bolt with the drawn-down-in-front ex
aggeration. But while there are few things more
alluring than a plump forearm and a
rounded n,eck, still It seems to me that
it would be better to display them at
other places than tho public - streets,
or to-wear garments Ith short sleeve.3
and low collars. That would take
away from the young woman affecting
them the suggestion of untidiness that
no woman can afford to risk. But the
costume is not nearly so bad as the
walk. Rose Marlon, in Post-Dispatch.
Woman and Her Opportunity.
One of our brightest lady writers
has this to say as to the cause of fail
ure among the would-be woman wage
earners: "To hear the frantic, wail that goes
up from the jprisoners of poverty one
would suppose that women desired
nothing so much as the chance to earn.
Yet, never in my life, can I remember
going to a jvoman for help that sho
was ready to undertake tho work at.
once. No matter how great the emerg
ency, how liberal the pay, or how much
her heed, she was never ready to at
once set to work. Literary women
are the only ones who seem to have
ti.3 slightest idea of tho value of time,
and who are able tb sit down in .the
midst of her affairs and do the work
wanted in the hour."
And I am very much afraid the
charge is true, in the majority of
ct.3es. Prompt, unquestioning obed
ience to the will of another is seldom
demanded in tho home training of the
daughter. In most cases her personal
interests and love of ease are allowed
to set the time for-tho accomplish
ment of any task. Seldom is the per
formauco of any duty demanded upon
the instant, and an "at-all-times-ready"
spirit Is rarely inculcated by
the slack methods too prevalent among
the mothers '6f our land. "Things"
generally take their course; what 19
not done today may be taken up to
morrow, and in this way an irrespon
sible spirit Is fostered in the girl that
will have to be exorcised with tears
and tribulations by tho woman when
she goes out into the Maelstrom of the
business world hoping to earnhen
living by her abilities A woman, to
succeed at any calling, must be ready;
to answer the call whenever it' comes.
She should, indeed "turn on a pivot,
and stop at a touch."
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Dual Live.
How little wo know of the inner life
of even the most transparent of our
daily associates! What a mystery, at
times, seems our most intimate com
panion! How often we applaud the
fool, and deck him in robes of roy
alty, honor him with pomp and pag
eantry, the while, meekly following
In his train, the wise 'man walks,
clothed in the harlequin's garb and
humility!
How often some bold,' bad spirit
pushes its screening body Into places
of trust and honor, and through brazen
effrontery conquers its little world Into
a belief of and trust in its matchless
worth, while some uncrowned king
treads silently along, unknown, unrec
ognized, until some chance jars apart
the door between, and each stands re
vealedthe one in tarnished imitation,
while the other shines forth, pure gold
through tho coarsest of serge.
Putting up drapes. -''
. Ripe grapes aro used for malting ?V
delicious preserves, an excellent rjblly?'
a good catsup, a. nice spiced fruit, an'
appetizing butter and"a refreshing un
fermented wine. The middle of Sep
tember is early enough to put up
grapes if one depends upon the mar
kets, but If grown at homo, they should
receive attention when in proper con
dition for use. Select only perfectly
firm fruit, and not too ripe. Tho
berries should show no sign of drop
ping off the stem.
It is more troublesome to make
grape preserves than grape jelly, as in
preserving the skin must bo slipped;
off each berry instead of being
strained out with tho seeds, as in
jolly. Grapd preserves are peculiarly,
liable to mold, and great caro should
be taken in sealing to prevent this.
To make crape jelly, after picking -the
fruit from the stem, slightly mash
tho berries with' a wooden potafo
masher, and put into a perfectly clean
porcelain kettle, with -a very little
water, if any is needed. Let boil un
til tender, then pour into a sheer mus
Jin bag and hang over a bowl or
earthen jar, to drip without any pres
sure. Measure out the juice, allowing
a pound of granulated sugar to a pint
Of juice; put the juice over the firo
to boil, and the sugor in a warm place
to dry. Boll the juice about twenty- .
five minutes, add the sugar, let boil;
about five minutes longer, test it,, and
if done, pour into glass tumblers or
small jars As soon as cold, pour,
parraffino over the top, tie a paper! -over
and set away in a cool, dry place.
Spiced Grapes. Ten pounds of .
grapes, six pounds of granulated su ,
gar, two teaspoonfuls nowdered cloves.
J two teaspoonfuls ground- cmnar$n,
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