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SEPTEMBER 22, 1905
The Commoner.
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ures, giving fullness to the bust and
chest, which makes the waist look
smaller.
Separate skirts arc appropriate for
almost any material suitable for aut
umn wear, and can be worn with any
waist. For costumes, silk is unques
tionably the favorite material for
gowns not requiring nard usage. The
combination of linen and silk is often
seen.
Suspender models are met with eve
rywhere, giving a slender effect to the
waist. The skirt and suspenders
should be of the same material. For
children, also, the suspender costume
is seen, and little suspender aprons
are both serviceable and becoming.
For women, the aouble-breasted
cutaway is very modish, and will
doubtless be worn all winter. It can
be made a separate coat, or to match
the skirt. The coat of ,. three-quarter
length is as popular as ever. Some
beautiful, tight-fighting coats of this
length are displayed.
The finishing of the skirt at the
back where it closes must not show
a break of any kind in the plaits.
The inverted box-plait finish is quite
obsolete, and in even the most plain,
tailor-made skirts it Is not used. The
absolutely plain tailor-made skirt is
tight fitting around the top and closes
at the back under n cluster of fine
side plaits or box-plaits. Still an
other model has the seamless habit
back, the skirt fastening at the side
front with buttons and button-holes.
The busiest, or most tired woman,
on removing her skirts should take
time to give them a good, vigorous
shaking until all the loose dirt and
dust of the day's travel and work is
well out of them. This only takes
a few minutes, but it helps to pre
serve the cloth, and also helps to keep
away many dirt spots found on fl.iely
twilled serge and rougli cheviots.
Many spots that look like grease
are simply accumulations of dust. It
is an excellent: idea to keep in a
handy place a bottle of good benzine
or gasoline; with the addition of a
lather made of pure white castile soap,
a soft tooth brush ant a clean flannel
rag, apply to spots when first dis
covered, and the result will be satis
factory. But in oraer to be always
neat-looking, one must not forget the
"stitch in time," without which the
finest of garments will, in time look
very frowsy. Inward satisfaction and
outward neatness is a most essential
part of being well dressed. Ladies'
Home Journal.
Women's Work in Oregon
The Oregon federation of women's
clubs was organized for the purpose
of securing library legislation, but it
went even farther. In two years it
secured one of the best existing library
laws. It secured a law for the bet
ter transportation of the insane, has
a domestic science school and con
ducts art lectures.
For The. Children
Never was there a' style more be
coming or practical for the little ones
than the Russian, suits. As they can
bo worn with petticoats or bloomers,
the same design will serve for the
little man as for the little woman.
Many a sensible mother, whose aim is
the proper development of her chil
dren, ignores . Mrs. Grundy, and
dresses her little daughter in one of
these frocks with bloomers that give
her the same freedom for athletic
sports as her brother enjoys. The
most inexperienced can, with the aid
of an accurate pattern, fashion these
little garments without any trouble.
Made up of ecru linen, having shields,
cuffs, belt and the little touches "of
AN OLD ANE WKLL TRIED HKilEDY
tcn'tMn w8Vw,,sBoOTniJ Srnur for children
t?.M iK 8V0U,d alwas b "Red for childron whllo
'"P"1"1' It'Boftons tho gum?, allays all-pain, euros
'7... .Vs nnd,stlio Lost remedy for diarrhoea
iwenty-llvocentda bottle.
trimming of stitched white llnon Hm
dress will be serviceable and easily
laundered. For cold weather wear,
serge or cheviot of plain colors, with
the reverse collar, culis and belt of
a contrasting color, would be very
satisiactory.
Little girls, from the age of 5 to 11
years, wear Eton coats and- skirts, the
coat having a broad sailor collar, the
sleeves made leg-o'-mutfon, with
stitching at tho wrist. It is very slm
pie to make even ,by the inexperienced
home seamstress. The little maiden
may also wear tho blouse, with bishop
sleeves, perfectly plain, or elaborately
trimmed, though ' simplicity is the
most nonular stvle of nhililron'K
clothes. The little apron, with seams
only under the arm, with straps over
the shoulders, is again worn; it may
be made of holland cloth, linen, ging
ham, calico, percale, or any suitable
wash goods, as it is designed prima
rily to protect the dress.
For many reasons, a white guimpe
is the most effective dress for a child,
as the parts easily soiled the sleeves
and chest may thus be changed
often. These may be worn with sKirt
and bretellcs, or suspenders, or with
sleeveless, low-necked waists.
With plenty of aprons and serge or
mohair dresses, the laundry work of
the school girl will be much lessened.
Query Box
Janet. Lustrous white mohair
washes beautifully and does not soil
easily. It is suitable for blouses for
olllce wear.
Helen G. If the lady you call on
meets you at the door, do not hand
her your card unless you are unknown
to her. If you wish her to have the
card as a souvenir of your visit, place
it on the table when leaving.
Daisy W. For full information as
to the plants mentioned, write to Geo.
W. Park, LaPark, Lancaster county,
Pa. I do not think either would be
satisfactory as a winter window plant.
Country Girl. A shirt waist suit
is a skirt and shirt waist of the same
material; a skirt and waist suit, is
one having a skirt of one material
and waist of another; or both may be
alike, the waist being lined and boned.
A two-piece suit is a skirt and coat
or jacket.
Jessie. To lengthen the skirt for
your daughter, make a yoke out of
the sleeves and good parts of the
waist; edge where the yoke joins
with narrow velvet ribbon. For the
dress which is only worn under the
arms, make a bolero jacket of some
harmonizing material.
Ada S. No married woman can af
ford to accept attentions such as you
mention from any man except her
husband; no girl can accept atten
tions from a married man without
compromising her character. Of
course, these attentions may be
"harmless and innocent" in intention,
but gossips do not consider them so,
and they serve to cheapen the woman
who accepts them.
A. M. H The preserved citron of
commerce is made rrom the fruit of
a tree which grows in tropical coun
tries. The citron melon can not be
made into sweatmeats "just like it,"
unf mnirnK n nice nreserve. I give
you directions in ''Requested Recipes."
A Mother. For tne stains on the
velvet from oily candy, it would be
best to take it to a professional clean
er If you desire to take the risk,
try gasoline, rubbing carefully with
a sponge moistened in the fluid; or
sponge carefully with a suds made of
pure white castile soap and tepid
water, sponging the suds out with
clear water. If the pile needs rals
ine hold it, underside down, over
the spout of a teakettle of boiling
water. It should not be made wet in
sponging. , ,
Alice C Here is the formula you
ask for. It is certainly harmless and
inexpensive. One tablespoonful of
common white whenton flour, wet with
water to the consistency of thick
cream; rub llrmly and gently nil over
the nock and face, and then immed
iately apply dry flour, rubbing thor
oughly; then bathe with warm water,
dry, dust with raw oatmeal, and tho
face will bo soft and fresh and clean.
For freckles, nothing is better than
equal parts of lemon Juice, glycerlno
and rosewater, applied to tho face
after tho bath. (2) Try the olive oil
for tho yellow color. Beauty of tho
"warranted to wash" sort will come
best from within.
Address Wanted Will L. J. R., who
asked for means of reducing enlarged
finger joints, please send address to
Home Department, this olllce? 1 have
a letter for him.
Hardy Bulbs
Do not forget that right now is the
time to order your hardy bulbs, wheth
er for indoor or outdoor planting. If
you have never planted bulbs, you
have missed much or the pleasures
rf llfn rtitlliu 'imi imf flWUnull In
Urow, but they must be given the
"conditions which they require. They
should be planted as soon as received
from the florist, who will not begin
sending them out berore the middlo
of September. If you have failed to
prepare a bed for mom, the bulbn
should be put in the cellar, or somo
other cool, dark place until you are
ready to plant them. To prepare the
bed, dig up the ground In the dryest,
sunniest place in your yard, to tho
depth of at least a foot; work the
soil over until all the lumps are work
ed out of it; add to It a liberal sup
ply of old, well-rotted manure, cow
manure is best, but any kind must
bo well-rotted, or it will ruin your
bulbs. If the soil is heavy clay, light
en it by adding sharp sand and pieces
of grass-turf, and mix all together
well. Do not put the bed where the
water will stand on it, for this will
bo bad for the plants. At least six
inches of waste rubbish, such as old
boots, shoes, pieces of brick, broken
crockery, or the like, will insure good
drainage, and help to lift the bod
above the low line. When you order
your bulbs, ask the florist to send
you his bulb catalogue. He will usu
ally do so without asking, but it will
do no harm to make the request.
You will find many valuable hints as
to planting and cultivating in the cat
logue. After you have planted the
bulbs, there is nothing further to do,
until freezing weather, when you
should cover the beds with litter from
the barn, and thi j must be left on
the beds until the tops of the bulbs
push through in the spring, when it
may be pulled away a little from the
plant to assist in its growth.
Nothing will repay you for a little
care so surely as a few pots of bulbs,
to be brought into the living room at
blooming time in the spring. Large
sized "bulbs should be selected for the
potted ones, as the large ones give
finer blooms.
About Aprons
Why do many. girls dislike to wear
aprons? A gingham apron made with
a band to fit the waist, with bib and
shoulder straps, is pretty and becom
ing when nicely fitted, and somehow,
every boy and man seems to have a
weakness for seeing a woman or girl
In an apron; perhaps Because it sug
gests cooking, and we all know "the
surest way to a man's heart," etc.
An apron will save a good dress and
hide an old one, and, in any case,
will save laundering the dress too
often. All sorts and kinds of designs
and materials are used for aprons;
pretty colored ones, rounded at the
comers, with ruffles all around for
afternoon wear or light work; white,
prettily trimmed ones ror piazza work;
plain ginghams with a big pocket for
tho houne work, and gront, gowrHIko
onos for covering tha who! drown,
to bo Kllppod on oror one's costume,
whllo getting tho ton ready for sorv
ing whon entertaining.
The MalWcd Family
In tlieno days whon woman do not
seek to marry, and whon men find
slngl blessedness most desirable, tho
question of how to preserve harmony
In tho matured family In Important.
It Is a far easier Matter to preserve
happiness in a growing family which
is elastic and buoyant ami busy with
its own diversions. Hut with maturity
and ago each character hardens, tho
personal tastes and opinions become
fixed, and toleration for others Is often
lacking because each member of tho
family feels without admitting It that
the very existence of the other mem
bers limits ills or her possibilities.
Not only do the members faol this,
but it is actually true. As a case in
point, one most attractive woman lit
erally and unconsciously lost touch
with her frlonds by surrendering her
self to her family. Those who found
her most congenial could not
find her sisters so, and while, year
after year, she struggled to retain her
friends as well as her family, sho
could not fall to see tho breach widen
ing, when, If sho had chosen to live
apart from her family, the success she
so well deserved would have surely
boon hem. Her less charming sisters
dragged her down, depriving hor of
the happiness of companionship thoy
could not enjoy. Exchange.
DEAD SEA FRUIT
"Did you have a good time at the
wedding?"
"Not very," replied Miss Passay.
"I got quite interested in a young mun
who seemed to have just lovely man
ners, and really nut oh, pshaw!
What's the use talking about it? Af
ter It was all over I learned that he
was a detective who had been hired
to watcii the presents." Chicago Record-Herald.
GET POWER
The Supply Comes From Food
If we get power from food, why not
strive to get all the power we can.
That is only possible by use of skil
fully selected food that exactly fits
the requirements of the body.
Poor fuel makes a poor fire and a
poor fire Is not a good steam pro
ducer. "From not knowing how to select
the right food to flt my needs, 1 suf
fered grievously for a long time from
stomach troubles," writes a lady from
a little town in Missouri.
"It seemed as if I wouhLncver be
able to find out the sort food that
was best for me. Hardly anything
that I could eat would stay on my
stomach. Every attempt gave me
heart-burn and filled my stomach with
gas. I got thinner and thinner until
I literally became a living skeleton
and in time was compelled to keep to
my bed.
"A few months ago I was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food, and it had
such good effect from the very be
ginning that I have kept up its use
ever since. I was surprised at the
ease with which I digested It. It
proved to be just what I needed. All
my unpleasant symptoms, the heart
burn, the inflated feeling which gave
me so much pain disappeared. My
weight gradually increased from 98
to 110 pounds, my figure rounded out,
my strength came back, and I am
now able to do my housework and en
joy it. The Grape-Nuts food did it."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
A ten days trial will show anyone
some facts about food.
"There's a reason."
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