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The Commoner.
VOLUME 5, NUMBEIl 10
Violets
O, quaint, woo violot, modest flower,
Breathing perfume- from your lowly
bower,
Your favor I woo; and my heart doth
sing
"When you smile at mo, In the early
spring.
I'm a simple- bard, but you'vo touched
the heart
Of a conquering sovereign Bona
parte. How many times is first lovo' guessed
When a lover pins you on his sweet
heart's breast;
Your merry nodding and cheerful face
Teach of true lovo in an humble
place.
And the- lover trusts you his love to
bear
And lay on the heart of the maiden
fair.
Though a rock, like a sorrow, your
way withstood,
You trusted your Maker, and Jived
for good.
Though skies were black, and snow
' - flakes foil,.
You bring the message that all is
well.
Violet, you're queen, 'til tlie spring is
done;
No flower surpasses you, under the
sun.
Chas. H. Wallis.
come thick and fast in May and June,
nothing Is prettier than mull and the
fino sheer lawns and muslins. Tha
Philippines have sent us some now
things, among them a very charming
pineapple" gauze that is quite simple
enough to be correct, is exquistely
beautiful, and has the merit of being
uninjured by dampness, while it does
not rumple readily; but it is some
what more costly than the muslins,
and such of these as Persian lawn
and organdie are quite smart enough,
and are in by far the more general
use. Good taste advises that trim
mings be kept simple, and that if lace
bo used it be of an inexpensive sort;
but this fact does not detract from
beauty, for there are many lovely
laces shown that are quite suitable,
while the embroidered muslins are of
themselves very -beautiful. Dotted
Swiss, with ruches of the material,
with chemisette of tucked lawn, is
pretty. The elbow sleeves make a
feature of the season, and are much In
vogue for "all occasion of dress. Ex.
Must Wives Be Self-Supporting?
American women are ceasing to find
men to marry them unless they are
self-supporting. This is the startling
deduction made by the United States
bureau of labor in its last report. The
marriage rate among wom.on who
work and among women with money
is much higher than among Women
who are neither workers nor rich, and
tho disproportion is annually increas
ing. All rich women, according to the
statisticians, have opportunities to
marry and generally speaking all
working women have equal opportun
ities, but the women who must depend
on servants to do household work
and on their husbands to supply all
the household income are being driven
from tho matrimonial field. Fewer
than one-half of them marry now, and
the percentage is steadily diminish
ing. Nino per cent of the married women
of the United States work for wages
apart from the performance of their
household duties. Twenty-three per
cent add to tho the household income
by taking boarders. More than one
family in five has its children at work.
More than 20 per cent of the earnings
of the averago American family comes
from the labor of the wife and the
children.
The old type of American who sup
ported by his own earnings his wifo
and his children, whose home was his
own and who occupied an independent
place in the community, is disappear
ing. Marriage is becoming more an J
more a commercial partnership where
tho man and the wife pool their earn
ings, or a fashionable festivity where
the fortune of the wife added to the
' income of the husband maintains a so
cial establishment until divorce doth
them part. New York "World.
Small Concessions
Those of us who are so blest as to
have learned the wisdom of keeping
our tempers sweet, have reason to
hope and believe that we are not irri
tating elements in the home life, but
privileged helpers. The longer adult
members of the same family live to
gether, tho greater becomes the nec
essity for tolerations and concessions,
in order to keep the home life sweet.
It is harder to observe that courtesy,
here in tho intimate associations,
which we should render to parents
and esteemed friends, and lack of har
mony grows from inconsiderateness of
each for the other as to taste, marked
preferences, dis'likes, and sources of
amusements and pleasures. No one de
liberately chooses to be an unlovely,
ungracious elderly and old person; but
the" habits can not be changed at'wlll;
to be lovable in old age, we must
start young. If your aim is to have
perfect comradeship and an atmos
phere of harmony in the home, you
must respect the likes and dislikes of
others. A small discourtesy or con
tention may lead to a bitterness that
would rankle long. Only a principle
is worth contending for, and even
then, we must remember "Blessed are
the peacemakers." Selected.
ho did for several years before ho
reached his majority; but when it
comes to affairs of the nation, any
hand may drop the ballot if the hand
happens to belong to the semblance
of a man. The averago man is in his
prime from fifty to seventy, and some
fine intellects last many years longer
than that, but in the majority of cases,
the limit is reached before seventy.
"Another limitation (or qualifica
tion) should be sobriety. It is rath
er humiliating to a proud, pure-minded,
intelligent woman of undoubted busi
ness ability to watch the reeling sots
who, on election day, get together to
make the laws she must obey, know
ing, too, that even in their 'sober
senses,' they know absolutely nothing
of the merits or demerits of the ques
tions before the people, or tho fitness
or the unfitness of the candidate for
the place; simply voting as they are
told, in the dumb, dull way of an auto
maton." V. C, in Practical Farmer.
Query Box
Commencement Gowns
For the Commencement days, which
AN OLD AND WKLL TRIED 11EMKDY '
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Strui' for children
tcothluu should always bo used for chlldron while
tcethlntr. It softens tho gums, allntt all pMn, euros
wind chollo and Is tho best roinedy for diarrhea.
Iwcnty.itvb cents a hottlo.
"Limitation of tne Franchise"
In a recent exchange we find the
following, which is worthy of some
thought. In view of the wide-spread
interest and discussion which the
views of Dr. Osier in regard to elderly
men have awakened, it makes very
good reading. Here it is: "We insist
that the male can be too old to vote,
just as he can be too young. A man
gets too old to pay poll tax, or to be
impressed into military service; the
parson gets too old to preach; the
teacher too old to teach; the doctor
too old to practice, and so on, down
tho list. Yet no man is adjudged to
be too old to vote, no matter how
failing his mental or physical powers
may be. The right of franchise is one
wnicn needs for its use the most care
ful preparation, the clearest brain, the
greatest integrity, the strongest men
tality; yet no man seemingly gets too
old to hand in his vote, and the older
he is the surer he is to be a party
slave, and the louder he denounces
all who do not vote as he does. In
family and church affairs, his opinion
has no weight, because it is under
stood that he is in his second childhood.-
and his mental powers are
wealrj. he does not know as much as
"An Adventurer." For the informa
tion desired, write to the Librarian of
Congress, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. D. G. The formula for rose
perfume was given some time ago.
Your druggist will'sell it to you cheap
er than you can make it.
Francis. Hand embroidery is much
used on the newest shirt waists; the
designs are wrought in linen thread
white thread for white.
A. H. As there have been pub
lished several recipes for yeast-making,
I am at a loss to know which you
want. Can you specify?
Essie. There are many books and
pamphlets published on etiquette. Ask
your book dealer for the names of
several good ones.
Needle-Worker. Any maeazine
which publishes fancy work patterns
can give you the names of books fur
nishing directions for doing the va
rious lace and embroidery stitches.
Not expensive.
Emma S. -Get a book, or better,
take a magazine devoted to physical
culture and massage. If you can take
a few lessons, do so. I am not in
formed on the subject.
Mrs. J. C. B. You can wash the
dress in gasoline with perfect safety.
Do not rub ; just "sozzle" up and down,
until clean, rinse in clean gasoline
and hang to dry without wringing in
the open air. For the fly-specks, rub
carefully with a little sweet oil.
Thanks for kind words.
C. S. -Crude petroleum is not coal
oil or kerosene such as is used for
lamps; it is odorless and of a green
ish tinge; can be got of your druggist.
Do not use highly scented soaps. In
most cases, tho perfumo is used to
cover up the poor oil or fat.
Eva. If you got a bottle of cement,
directions for its use will be on its
label. (2) Try the "bland soap" rec
ommended in another column. (3)
Read "Toilet Soaps" in another col
umn. S. M. Stock collars of lace are still
much worn, and promise to retain fa
vor. Linen collars are worn, but are
neither so pretty nor so cool as their
lacy rivals. The bishop collar, under
its various names, is the favorite.
Annie L. It is a matter of taste
whether the bottom of the skirt is
bound, with braid, or not. The braid
is very serviceable, and will preserve
the loweredge of the skirt. If used, it
should' be a fine silk or mohair braid,
sewing it so that the merest edge is
seen below the edge of the skirtjust
enough to take the wear off the good
Anxious Adie.--.lt is claimed that
olive oil, taken in teaspoonful doS
before breakfast and after supper will
clear the complexion of the sallownesa
due to torpid liver. The oil is nS
able. It can be had of your druUS"
or, perhaps of your grocer, a tea
spoonful of granular phosphate of sodi
in half a glass of water is recom.
mended to be taken before breakfasr
The best plan would be to consult
your physician, who will be a bettor
adviser than I am.
Sunbonnets and Tub-Hats
Tho sunbonnet girl is to have a
great vogue, this season. From tho
wee tot just commencing to walk to
the grown up "girl," who, perhaps has
youngsters of her own, tub-hats and
sunbonnets will be worn for various
occasions. The outing trunk will not
be well equipped if there is not plen
ty of headwear of this order, which
may go to the laundry with the sum
mer gown and other accessories. For
wear with shirt waist suits there will
be all sorts of dainty creations to suit
even the most fastidious. One of the
prettiest 'shown is made of cut-out em
broidery on a jaunty shaped wire sail
or foundation. This frame Is covered
with soft, white mulle to disguise the
fact that a frame" is a necessity. Upon
this the circular embroidered crown
is lightly tacked, and the embroidery
brim adjusted, after which the folds of
ribbon with a bow at one side are
tacked intp position. Two eighteen
inch squares of cut-out embroidery
will make the hat. Fold the squares
and make the corners round; then cut
a circular piece from the center for
the crown; edge this piece with em
broidery, and edge the brim with em
broidery slightly shirred. One piece
is, of course, tacked over the other
underneath between the top of the
crown and the joining of the brim.
These tub-hats are made of embroid
ery, India linen, mulle, pique, lace,
pongee, and many other fabrics that
lend themselves to such uses,-and are
variously trimmed with embroidery,
lace, ribbons, flowers, silks and vel
vets, which, if unwashable, may be
removed before the hat is sent to the
laundry. Ladies' World.
Cotton corset lacings make excel-
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