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vpftftrfi;T ,'" t'vtyjW'T"? w tJ The Commoner. VOLUME 6, NUMBER 19 little amenities which' she has" tho righjt of the custom tof all polite, so ciety to expect in her own home. In the business world, the really sensl ble woman asks only that she bo treated respectfully and honestly and justly. 10 !.. -i"",","l"""" f IB I F-' Memorial Day O'er the breadth of a great republic, From ocean to ocean borne, Wherever the stars of her banner Gleam out to the light of morn; From the depth of her grain-sown valleys, The slopes of her wooded hills In; the song of lior wind-swept prairies, The rhyme of her peaceful rills, Comes the noiseless tramp of an army, Shadowy, silent and gray An army, though vanished its legions, vot lives In our hearts today. To! the men who from field and forum .Uprose at their country's cry, Their lives, If the need, for the honor, Their honor for her to die; Who, seizing the gun for the plow share, And grasping the sword for the pen, Went forth an array of patriots, Of noble and free-born men; 'Tis to these a hand of a nation Its tribute of love will pay, Wherever the grave of a soldier Shall hallow its soil today. i Not with branches of yew nor cypress. But with roses and blossoms sweet;" With amaranth and laurel above , them, And heartsease fair at their feet. While softer than winds of the sum ! mer; And sweeter than roses bloom. Are the memories and love which gather, And brighten each silent tomb; And though Time in his march tri umphant Bends all to his final sway, Yet the touch of the Great Eternal Is nearer than he today. O'er these graves where all strife is ended Where the past and its memories He, Tlise the grateful hearts of the people In prayer to the Lord Most High For the hope of a prosperous future, The gracious gift of His liana; For a great and united nation, A free and a fruitful land; For His angel of Peace, whose pinions Stretch over that land today; For the love that claspeth as brothers The hands of the blue and gray. Selected. r Women's Clubs Some of our readers refer rather unkindly to the "club woman," as a being "who neglects her home and children for gossip and dress." This ylow shows that tho club woman is ltnown to them only through news paper squibs and hearsay, if these women would organize a club anions themselves in the Interests of any good movement, thov wnni,i fwi uvn time for gossip of an injurious kind ana I doubt not that the home and children would be greatly benefited by the onlarged views that would accrue therefrom. They might form a Par ents' and Teachers ciub, to hold reg ular meetings at eacli other's homes at stated times, and at these meetings papers might be read and discussed concerning- the better care and edu cation of the child, giving experiences and suggesting plans, besides con sulting authorities on the subjects under discussion at each meeting. The problems and difficulties which bese.t the inexperienced meeting could, in many instances, be solved by the advice of tho elders, and even the experienced could learn a few things from those of larger outlook. In tho clubs with which I have had the good fortune to be connected, we have absolutely no time for gossip, and one of the rules is only that each, member shall be dressed cleanly and wholesomely, no matter what the ma terial or fashion. If one member is in trouble, or has difficulties, we all endeavor to help in straightening the tangles; we keep track of each other, and if one is sick, or has sickness in the family, or in need, our hearts, hands and purses are open, and our services are freely given. Could we do more, if we shunned the social afternoon, and kept no track of our neighbor? In these club meetings, I have yet to leapn of an unkind crit icism having been made, or a word, of harmful gossip or tale-bearing hav ing been uttered. But the good work for each other is freely recognized, and our homes, husbands or children are in no sense averse to the after noon meeting of "mother's club." In deed, it is looked forward to by all as mother's outing, from which she comes home refreshed and invigorat ed with new ideas and suggestions in many lines tnat add to the comfort of the whole faniily. JDo not distrust the club's influence, sisters, until you have proved it by a thorough acquain tance in your own neighborhood. "Making Over" Very frequently one has dresses, suits or skirts that contain good ma terial, but no amount of re-furbishing will make the garment presentable, either because the goods is faded, or the color bad or unbecoming, or the fashion out of date. Many of these garments, with a little altering or re-trimming can be made to serve "between-times," and materially lengthen the life of our newer gar ments, if one is "handy" about things. Such garments should be carefully ripped apart, all threads picked out, the pieces carefully washed, rinsed and dyed. If you can not afford to send the goods to a "nrofessional flvfir ,. , , . .. . V--, n is not so aitiicuit to do the work at home by the use of somn of ttio ton-cent package dyes to be had of your merchant, in all shades, for silk or woolen or cotton goods, being par ticular to follow the directions which accompany each package, using the proper dyesthose for silk and woolen being for those materials only, and those for cotton to be used only for cotton. After dyeing and washing, the goods must be pressed carefully on the wrong side, using ah iron that is not enougn to. take the wrinkles out, but not hot enough to scorch the ma terial. If you are inexperienced in dyeing, you should try your hand on something which will bear spoiling but if you follow directions strictly there is really little danger of ruin' ing the goods. One must be careful in details if success is aimed at. "making over" even simple things. But if one "feels capable' a good pa per pattern, of a style suitable to the goods in hand should be bought; the pattern should be studied, then tried on the goods to decide how it may be cut to the best advantage, taking care to have each piece "run the way of the goods," and also that there shall be no "duplicates," or both gores cut f6r the same side'. Always avoid the thin, worn places. If linings are to be used, get good material, as the cheap, flimsey kinds soon' lose their shape. Baste everything carefully, and see. that the fit is satisfactory, before sew ing on the machine One can not al ways fit one's self but can usually tell where the garment feels uncom fortable; yet it would be much better if one could have assistance at this point. - Home Dressmaking Many of our best magazines devote a separate department to assisting the beginner with details as to cor rect putting together and fitting gar ments at home, and information, is gladly given when asked for along these 'lines. These magazines some times issue bodklets treating in a clear manner on garment maldng, which -are a great help to the home seamstress and the beginners should avail themselves of all such helps. The ability to make a well-fitting gar ment, especially suits or dresses, is worth money, and in these days- of sham specialists' it is hard to I ge'k .a really good dressmaker in whose "hands one would feel safe -to trust good material even where a biff price is paid for the work. Particular fash ions may change, but the fashion of" thorough, conscientious .striving to do satisfactory work- should never "go out" The groundwork of the business ,is always the same. It is very diffi cult to get a seamstress who will make over garments but where- a really skilled dressmaker is willing to do such' work, she can always find employment at living wages. Espe cially is this so among the better classi of people who feel that they must economize. In sewing, as' in every-' thing else, the inefficient predom- nates, and because of this, oftener than not, the really good garment finds its way to the ragbag, or to the second hand dealer, when otherwise it "would have become a valuable ad dition to the owner's wardrobe. AK OLD AND WELL TRIED REMKDT & Ilfl. WlNRT.nw'8Rniyiniun a .-...... ... wind oollc and lathe boat rlmidV tntil SPiV kitchen anron "flr vnnrl 0i,m.ij t .Not every woman is or can be ,n good seamstress. Even Rldii in h. Ifng needje, thread, thimble and scis sors win noc taice the place of "ca- imcity.. rne woman who is nuzzle Sffii."STOWnHfytfi.. ;hTnUTuS,. macG a hniwuiMtir ""a'u7 w "bn . Vv ;r zoX !r,Bir,u' suoum not n v niwiio wivu tue prooiem or Business Women There is a growing disinclination on the part of business women to accept seats in cars from men; they want no concessions simply because of their sex. But this suggests the matter of physique, which must not be over looked, and when it becomes a ques tion of strength and weakness, as for example, when the swaying 'of the car and its frequent sudden stoppages and starts are taken into account, and it requires considerable strength ' to stand on one's feet, men, being strong er than women, do a graceful thing in giving way before weakness, just as they would if one of their own ser manifestly feeble, were in question! The business woman does not ex pect concessions or favors because she ,1s a woman, and men often make the mistake of considering the woman in stead of the worker forgetting, or ig noring the fact that a business estab lishment is like a machine everybody working for one end, and that the sensible woman recognizes this fact and is willing to dispense with the The Bedroom Smell Bedrooms having no outside ventil ation are not fit for human habita- tions, but In closely packed cities, they are often found. No one who passes the hour of darkness in such foul, pestilential holes can hope for health. A constant supply of fresh, clean air is a necessity for the sleep ing room, and a stationary washstand in a bedroom is often a source 'of danger because, with the best of care, sewer gas at times leaks through the pipes and loads the atmospliere. If one sleep with open doors and win dows, this can in a measure, be es- caped, but' with every avenuo of ven tilation closed, the health must suf fer seriously. In country homes not having pipes, the supply of fresh air is just as nec essary. The "night air"- so dreaded' by some, is never as heavily laden with poison as that which is breathed ovet and over and over in close con fines. Even the bed-clothing becomes saturated and tainted, and 'carpets, curtains, and all draperies catch and hold the poison, just as they do the smells from the kitchen, or from cigar smoking, and need frequent sunnings land washings in order to purify them from the "smell." The idea of hav ing exclusively woolen bed-clothing is that exhalations of the body may es cape in the same way that the gas does and woolen clothing being porus, permits the escape of! these exuda tions, while cotton, or linen absorbs, with the result that an unpleasant oddr is often very noticeable about the bedroom in the' morning. If the robrii and contents rfre) riot ventilated .u at 'least during the day,' this smell' becomes permanent, clinging even to the clc-thing worn by the person oc cupying the room. One who is ac customed to sleeping in. a well ven- tilated room finds it very ' difficult to occupy a room' that is at all "close." Use' of the Lemon A writer in American Motherhood says: Every morningt'take a pint' of hot water, squeeze into it the juice ' of bne lemon and season with' a half iteaspoonful of salt. Drink slowly half pn 'hour before breakfast every morn ing, for two weeks;' "keep this up for three months, every alternate two ' weeks, and it will cldar the complex"- ion, clean a coated tongue, tone up the stomach and act directly upon a torpid liver without " injuring the .health, as the use ' of strong cathar tics or quantities of "liver" medicines" will do. Making a. Rbse Jar A rose jar is a jar 'filled with rose Jeaves, spices and the ,leaves of' other Iragrant blossoms. It ' must have a ' tight-fitting lid, and' its use is for perfuming a room. To make one, first get the right kind of a jar; there are 'different sizes, and they are not ex pensive. Dry the rose leaves in the oven of the cook stove, by placing tho pan containing them hrthfr oven when ' it is, nearly cold, and then put them in the jar with some dried lavender flowers, a bit of thyme, a few leaves J of, lemon verbena and rose geranium, ' dried in the sun. TYttx well, and s"cir ' in a tablespoonful of mixed spices ' alspice, cinnamon, cloyeS and nutmeg, all ground together', Get the drug- BETTER THAN SPANKING , Ppanklng does not curd-children of bod wettlnc't If It did thora would bo few children that would dQ:k it. There isaconfitltatlonalcaupo for this. Mrs. . 8umnior8.Box"118. Notre Dmug, Ind., will send.' ' horJiome treatment to any raqthor. She askB ne,,, money. Write her today if your children trouw , youlu thlaway. ,t Don't blame the child. Tte ' chances are It can't help It. 1 - . 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