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''"j'i"f "Ml "nKt- n ' i 'nmrfpi- mu t" f ' y yir' WWUHtgyW-J M'. I. l.lHHBWp8iIP The Commoner. JUNE 12, 1905 9 - 'WfiiSsSfVOT-iJj ,'5ji Tjjj -'pmsgnfjfvrP, die, tliero should bo nt limit to her supply of dainty accessories, as so many pretty things can bo made from very inexpensive material, odd bits and remnants which can be had for a few cents. Easy-to-be-made sets to wear with wash goods aro the em broidered "tab" or stock collars and belts of white pique, or of white, tan or delft-blue linen. All goods in tended for wash dresses should oe made up, to avoid the inevitable shrinkage at first washing. A mater ial that is coarse and sleazy is pre ferable to one that is too close and fine. A conspicuous shade of color is inadvisable, as one soon tires of it. To be fashionably gowned, there must be considerable of details. Selected. June Wadding'. The most beautiful wedding is the white wedding, where the attendants and flower girls are gowned in white, and the decorations so far as possible are white with green foliage. In June, the profusion of roses will permit of a rose bower in which the ceremony is to take place. Before the mantel, or in some other convenient portion of the room, ferns should be banked up as a background before which the bride will stand. On the shelf of the mantle should be great bowls of rosen and in- every convenient nook in the room bouquets of white and pink roses should be placed. Selected. Por the Children. For summer dressing for the little tots, the regulation sailor suits, made of white duck trimmed with bands of navy-blue linen duck, are quite the Btyle. The sleeves are full and fin ished with band cuffs. With these suits are worn sailor-shaped hats in coarse straw, with a simple ribbon band trimming. Printed madras is a nice material for both boys' and girls' clothing, be ing of light weight, adapted for prac tical purposes, Inexpensive and bear laundering well. Figured madras does not require any trimming except stitching, or bands of plain colors. For very small children, the simple THAT'S THK TIME When. Proper Food Is Necessary. Proper food is never more necessary than when recovering from a wasting sickness, when over-eating would be fatal and yet the body needs nourish ment and plenty of it. At this time the condensed food Grape-Nuts is shown to be one's most powerful friend. Four teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts and cream will sustain a healthy man for half a day and a less quantity in warm milk will build up the convalescent wonderfully. No stomach is too weak to digest and relish Grape-Nuts. "I was taken sick with Typhoid fever and everyone who has had this disease knows how weak and lifeless a person feels when be ginning to recuperate. "I had to be very careful about my diet and could eat only very light foods. These did not seem to nourish xne and instead of getting better every day I was just at a standstill and ev eryone began to fear a relapse. On'3 day while lying in bed very much dis couraged my sister who was reading; to me from the paper read an article about Grape-Nuts and we decided to BGQd for a package. "From the very first meal of Grape Nuts I began to improve, strength came in bounds and leaps with the re sult that I was soon out of bed; my change for the better seemed simply marvelous. My mind is clear and Btrong and my body sturdy. I am now entirely recovered." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There is a reason. A dessert that helps the body, that's the thing! Any number of them in. the little recipe book in each 'package of Grape-Nuts. Mother Hubbard goWn still holds first place. They may bo as simplo or elaborate as one chooses. The little gowns may be mado with low band collars, or without any collars at all, finishing tho neck in round or square shape.- Selected. Por airi. AH neckwear should bo delicate and dainty. The new stocks are mad principally of linen, whito lawn with insertion of lace, bands of linen lawn or of fine handkerchief linen and drawn work. The muslin gown occupies an Im portaut place in uio wardrobe of a girl in June. Embroidered muslin and figured Swisses are two materials which make the prettiest kind of dressy summer gowns, and require but little trimming. Lace, if anything, should bo used on theso materials. Tuckings, embroideries and laces aro the trimmings of tho season, and many pretty novelties have been introduced. Sraartwecd Pickles. Mako a brine strong enough to bear up an egg. Have ready small cucum bers, and pour brlno over them, let ting it stand twenty-four hours; pour off the brine, scald, and pour over the cucumbers boiling hot; let stand 24 hours. Repeat for three mornings, and the fourth morning, pour off the brine and pour over tho pickles clear boiling water. Put horse radish in the bottom of the jar and pack the pickles in tightly. For one gallon of pickles, use one pound of brown su gar, one ounce of mustard, one ounce of cinnamon bark, one ounce of whole alsplce, a small lump of alum, leaves of the white-blossomed smart weedand cold vinegar to cover. Mix horse radish and spices through the pickles. They will be ready for use in a few days. H. H. Good Pickles. Get a clean keg; put a pint of water in the keg, then a layer of salt, a layer of cucumbers and a layer of grape vino leaves. The grape leaves help to sour the pickles. Do not adl any more water, as the pickles sup ply their own. Fill the keg in this way to the top, then put a weight on and keep the cucumbers under the brine; when wanted for use, take out as many as you wish, pour boiling wa ter over to cover them, and when the water is cold, pour ofll and put on fresh water, and let stand for twelve hours. Put them in good strong ci der vinegar, and they will be ready for use in a short time. Mrs. J. C. B. Qutry Box. Housekeeper. Will give recipes asked for in due time. School Girl. Poem asked for is en tirely too long to publish in this de partment. It can be found in the au thor's works which may be had at tha public library. Marion. Fruit served at breakfast is usually eaten first not after the meal. Mrs. H., Springfield, Mo. There is no conspicuous, change in the outline of the gown; it is in tho little things which go to make the costume com plete that the new touches appear. A careful attention to detail must be given. Teressa. The articles mentioned may bo had at any department store, In such matters, a stamped addresseJ envelope should be enclosed with your Inquiry for reply by mail. Addresses of firms cannot be given in the Query Box. Jannette, Milwaukee, Wis. Pure womanhood is soiled by any kind of association with men of lax morality. When women demand of men the same standard of moral purity which is demanded of them, society will be greatly improved. Women have it in their own hands, to a very great de gree, to mako socioty what it should bo. Men aro usually just what womon allow them to bo. Wo are "our brother's hooper." Amilio, Creston, la. A wedding ro past served any time boforo one o'clock is called a wedding breakfast. The usual monu for a simplo wedding breakfast is any cold sliced fowl, with creamed oysters or a salad on tho same plato; a variety of thin sand wiches, and tho ices, with small cakes and coffee. A punch Is usually served at a wedding breakfast, either liquid or fruit, as tho hostess may choose. "A Subscriber," Verdella, Mo. Tho "bolster roll" Is a patented product of a manufacturing firm, tho address of which cannot be given in tho Query Box. If you desiro further Informa tion, send stampod, self-addressed en velope. For ronovation of linoleum, seo answer to Mrs. H. L. M., In Query Box of Tho Commoner for February 27. Or, after washing clean, In clear wator, give one or two coats of oil cloth varnish. Do not paint. W. R. P., New York. Castile soap is mado of olivo oil not animal fats. You might make a white soap at home, that would answer. For castllo soap, take of olive oil, seven pounds; soda, one and one-fourth pounds; wa ter, sufilclent quantity. The soda must bo rendered caustic before adding It to the oil, and heat must bo then ap plied. Caustic lye Is formed of either potash or soda and quick-lime, in the proportion of three parts of soda (or potash) dissolved in five parts of wa ter and one part quick-lime. Stir th2 mixture well, allow to settle, and pour off tho clear liquid, forming what Is called the first lye; tho second, third and fourth lye Is each made by add ing successively five parts of water, stirring thoroughly, allowing it to set 'tlo and pouring off the clear liquid. The potash lye Is made, in domestic practice, by fiiltering water through a mixture of nineteen parts hard wood ashes to one part freshly-slacked lime. The soda lye is used in mak ing hard soap. Housewife. For a Juno wedding supper, for first course, have straw berries; or a very nice thing to have is a fruit cocktail. Cut grape fruit into halves, scoop out the pulp, and then tho whito inside portion, and throw the shells into cold water; mix the pulp with the strawberries. At serving time fill the strawberries and grape fruit pulp into the shells an 1 dust with powdered sugar. Stand theso on dainty mats on small plate3 and have on the table when the sup per is announced. For the next course, have broiled chicken, with peas, and, if you like, a tomato and lettuce salad on side dishes with mayonnaise dress ing. For last course, have ice cream, cake and coffee. Diplomatic. Referring to tho president's speeches to the Californlans, in which he con tinually told his hearers that hence forth Uncle Sam would bend all hi: energies to the task of dominating the Pacific ocean, tho Springfield Repub lican head-lines a column editorial "Why Not Dominate the Atlantic?" Tho Republican evidently takes th5 remarks of our perambulating chief executive seriously. How in the world could he expect to capture the dele gates from California, Oregon or Washington by talking about domi nating the Atlantic? Walt till he tackles a Massachusetts audience. St Joseph Gazette. on their country, but alas! thoy can not, and so do nothing. Ono man would tako or send mis sionaries to distant lands and on lighton tho hoathen; anothor would banish poverty, or make some great' discovery that would confer an in estlmablo benefit on tho human race, but ho has not the genius, and so does nothing but dream and think and wish well, though, perhaps, there is a lamo boy or tho caroof a sick widow, who lives in the alley back of his house, who never impelled him to tako oris stop out of hie way. "How shall I," thinks somo girl, "help the women of tho country and of tho world to advance? And how I would do everything I could, but I do not know how to do anything." And all tho timo her own poor mother is at tho breaking point with tho heavy duties of a largo and ex acting household. Ono man's heart bleeds at tho thoughts of tho wrongs inflicted on tho Armenians, or tho Russian or Finnish peasants, and in his very ward, where ho novcr votes, a good, truo, high-minded young woman, who had spent years to qualify herself to become a school teachor, has been cheated of tho opportunity to teach because somo politician wanted tho place for an incompetent who had the influence. And so, if tho case of the people of a largo city were closely examined, it would bo found that a vast majority of the people mean well, and wish to help their fellows, and, In truth, aro willing to mako sacrifices of timo, comfort and money to do It, but they aro filled with largo and swelling thoughts. They seo the great and impractic able, and neglect the duty near at hand, which thoy could easily do. It may or may not be your duty to rescue tho down-trodden of a foreign land; It might bo your duty to help the heathen of Africa if you had tho power; but there is no doubt what ever about tho obligation which rests on you, and should force you to tako up tho trivial case in your own house. Lyour own street, your own village tiie duty which is nearest, and at tho same time is wholly within your pow er to accomplish. Goodness, says a Roman stoic, de pends not on your thoughts or words, but on acts. The dreaming of benevolent dreams, and the wishing to do great things which never do, nor by any possibil ity can, come to pass, have no ben eficent effect on the world, but. on tho other hand, lull the person who idly indulges in them into a life self-complacency, which is fatal to character and real effort It may be doubted if It Is within the power of cny one man, however great and powerful and gifted, to change tho current of tho world's af fairs, but there is scarcely any one who will contend that civilization would not advance, the world become better, and life for all grow more beautiful, If each citizen would per form the Bimple and apparent duty which ho can easily do. There is one sure way of reform ing tho world, and that is for each" person to contribute his mite. Kan sas City World. Life's Little Duties. The one thing in the world the most honored and the least observed is duty. The great majority of men and wo men have a desire to do their duty; they wish to contribute to the general welfare; they are stirred by generous impulses to. help the world; many are filled with grand thoughts of con ferring great benefits on mankind of Chicago Tribune: It Is evident that Andrew Carnegie will have to give It away still faster, unless something happens to clog his intake. A Weak Heart neglected means heart disease, th most common cause of sudden death. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure will strength en, regulate and cure weak hearts. Bold by all druggist oa gu&rftnU. VrM Sook on heart disease for -postal. Da. Mium Mxdiqjo CO., Elkhart, TaO. II II t. ! ' f 4 t 1 ::: 1 n v f