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MARCH 6, 1908 at the neck and sleeveless or half sleeves, are worn with guimpe or full shirt waist. Every-day dresses are made in this style, and of any material which suits. Many new skirts have an exten sion ahove the waist-line, with shoulder straps or skeleton bodice giving the princess effect. Blues, browns, tans, greens and grays are all fashionable colors. It is wise, in the matter of dr.css to study one')! own figure and coloring and select such modes and colors as are suitable to the individual. Near ly every one can be suited in pre vailing modes. Plaited skirts are still favorites, but the newest styles are gored, showing close-fitting, sheath effect around the hips, with a graceful Hare about the bottom. Small women who find it difficult to be fitted with ready-made wear should try misses' sizes about the seventeen year age is generally right. The name "princess" as applied to gowns means in general every gown that has the waist and skirt fastened together a few hooks to be fastened no belt to be fussed with, and a de licious sense of absolute security. The best dress-makers are turning out nearly all work with the waist and skirt joined together. The Commoner. Prunes, peaches, apricots and such Ivontiv 11 Little Things "Bargain" household machinery is expensive and profitless. Better get a good article and give a fair price for it. Try cooking carrots or parsnips all night in a fireless cooker; the next day brown the parsnips and dress the carrots with a white sauce. OLD SURGEON Found CoiVee Caused Hands to Tremble The surgeon's duties require clear judgment and a steady hand. A slip or an unnecessary incision may do ir reparable damage to the patient. When ho found that coffee drink ing caused his hands to tremble, an Illinois surgeon conscientiously gave it up and this is his story: "For years I was a coffee drinker until my nervous system was nearly broken down, my hands trembled so I could hardly write, and insomnia tortured me at night. "Besides, how could I safely per form operations with unsteady hands, using knives and instruments of pre cision? "When I saw plainly the bad effects of coffee, I decided to stop it, and three years ago I prepared some Postum, of which I had received a sample. "The first cupful surprised me. It was mild, soothing, delicious. At this time I gave some Postum to a friend who was in a similar condition to mine, from the use of coffee. "A few days after, I met him and ho was full of praise for Postum, de claring he would never return to cof fee but stick to Postum. We then ordered a full supply and within a short time my nervousness and con sequent trembling, as. well as in somnia disappeared, blood circula tion became normal, no dizziness nor heat flashes. "My friend became a Postum en thusiast, his whole family using it exclusively. "It would be the fault of the one who brewed the Postum, if it did not taste good when served. "The best food may be spoil .1 if not properly made. Postum should be boiled according to directions on the package. Then it is all right, anyone can rely on it. It ought to become the national drink." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle. Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. uiiuu iruus are good for the table without cooking; soak them over night in clear, cold water, just enough tO COVer. and 1)V this nrnrnea they have a clean flavor without be ing flat and insipid to the taste. ' It is claimed that, to prevent grip ing, castor oil should be boiled be fore giving it to young children. It can be boiled in a water-bath, put ting the oil in a small vessel, or bot tle, setting the vessel containing it into water that is brought to boiling heat. To make boots and shoes water proof, heat a little beeswax and mut ton suet together until it is liquid, then rub this over the edges where tne stitches are while quite warm. The proportions of the wax and tal low are half and half. If you wish to cook anything, like canned corn, that has a teniency to scorch while heating, set the ves sel containing it into another vessel containing boiling water, and let neat until as hot as you wish. If you wisli to keep a dish warm for some time, set it in a vessel of hot water, covering with a lid that just fits the rim of the dish, in order to avoid making the food watery from the steam. If the hands feel hard, hot and swollen after a day of unaccustomed work, soak them in quite warm wa ter, then plunge into cold, and rub a little almond oil, or glycerine and water into them, before the fire. Use oat-meal instead of so much soap, and use just as little soap as pos sible. Put a tablespoonful of ammonia in a half gallon of water, wash your brushes and combs in this, and all grease will disappear. Shake and dry the brushes in the open air, set ting them on the bristles to prevent soaking the back. For the Toilet . Protect the hands from the weath er and hard work, if you wish com fort. Mitts or gloves made of any cotton cloth will serve the purpose. Woolen materials do as much harm rs good. Canton flrnnel ij an excellent material, and ready-mado gloves can be had at most stores for five to ten cents a pair. Try them. To prevent "hang-nails" dip the finger-tips in warm water or warm olive oil, and soak for a few minutes; then, with a piece of orange stick, or the back of the nail on the other hand, push the cuticle back, and re peat this every time you wash your hands. Vaseline rubbed around the edges of the cuticle and nails is a good thing. Do not clean under the nails with a sharp instrument. If a nail brush and plenty of warm water is used, the dirt can all be taken out. It is claimed that the use of lemon juice to remove stains from the hands and nails makes the skin yel low and the nails brittle; the use of peroxyde of hydrogen is urged, using a little stick and a bit of cot ton, for the application. Manicurists tell us that dishwash ing does not hurt the hands. We all know that; but the very hot wa ter in which they are kept so long, together with the abundance of soap, or other alkalies used, is to blame. The best thing for the hands is the old-fashioned mutton tallow. Get the best suet, a pound of It, from your butcher, and melt it yourself, pouring it into molds. Use a very little of it as you would any cold cream. For the hands in cold weather, avoid wetting them as much as pos sible, but dry thoroughly when they are washed, then, at bedtime, rub them over well with lanoline just what will soak into the skin by good rubbing. This will soften them and prevent the skin from cracking and roughing. Eut one of the best pre- grnnulatod uunnr, a third of a cup ful of milk and a pinch of suit, llmt to the boiling point, mirrlnK con stantly; cook about olxht minute from the lime It begins to boil. Teit in tho usual manner until n .- vontives is wearing old, soft gloves loose and comfortable u.i, u .?,' any work that will admit of it HfJhnJ;oet oUs "" that' "Int0 h to some rain must fall," and it is iimi rnnnt tin., 11...1 , - . v hh , t' . L nm, u without ,BPoon,m "roppptf In Ire water will rubbers and umbrellas. form n Jioft ball. Add the flavoring . when t,o mixture in taken from tha Scatter all tho wood ashes over 8t,ovp' umI ,u'nt nt Umni tft minute the garden or lipid, instead 0f 'iflcr ,l ' ". y which Mine It will throwing on an unsightly bean In navo for,l a froamy mass and ine uoor yard. Soft coal ashes should "nouI" ho Poured Into a large square ' "avu . niaice walks loading from the house to the out-houses, as there s no special value in them for fer tilizing purposes Try to make evcrv thing serve a good purpose. Vanilla Fudge Here is something that the hovs and girls will like: Molt a level teaspoonful of butter in a porcelain lined saucepan; add a coffee-cupful of pan, well groaned. When cool cut in squares, and, If desired, dip the squares In melted chocolate. Ground nut kernels, chopped dates or figs, or other candled fruits may be added to tho mixture before It cools, and flavoring, such as peppermint, va nilla, lemon, according to taste, may be used. In dipping the sqnarGH In chocolate use a darning noodle fox lifting the squares in and out of the coaling. Latest Fashions for Readers of The Commoner tfrZ -Xti 227? L'271 Boys' Blouse. This garment may bo made of gingham, chumbmy, galatea or khaki. Five sizes, 5 to 13 years. 2142 Ladies' Shlrt-AVaist. with Three-Quarter Length Sleeves, and a Removable Chemisette. .Japanese, China, surah or taffetas silk, as well as voile, cashmere or chains all de velop well. In this style. Six sizes, 32 to -12. 2277 Ladles' Eleven-Cored Ripple Skirt. Any material will develop well, and bo appropriate In this style. Seven sizes, 22 to 34. 2142 2277; Urt'J V 1915 Childs' Sot of Short Clothes. Consisting of Bishop Dress having Sleeves Extending- to Neck, Petticoat, Underwaist and Drawers. This set may be developed In line Persian Lawn, nainsook, or batiste and trimmed with Valencienne lace. Tour sizes, one-half to 3 years. 'mi 1U? PWk 2285 Ladles' Tucked Shirt-Waist, with Seven-Eighths Length Sleeves. 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