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The Commoner.
VOLUME 8; NUMBER 26
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Destiny
Still glides tho stroam, and shall for
ever glide;
Tho form remains, tho function
nevor dies;
While we, tho bravo, tho mighty,
and tho wise
Wo men, who in tho morn of youth
defied
Tho elements, must vanish. Bo it
so!
Enotigh, if something from our
hand have power
To Hvo and act and sorvo tho
futuro hour;
'And if, as toward tho silont tomb
wo go,
Through love, through hopo and
faith's transcendent dowor,
?vVo fool that wo aro greater than
wo know.
I am not earth-born, though I hero
delay.
Hono's child, I summon tho infinite
powers
'And laugh to seo tho mild and sunny
day
Smilo on tho thin and shrunken
autumn hours.
1 laugh, for hopo hath happy placo
for rae-r
If my bark sinks; 'tis to another sea!
Solectod. '
oral times a day. Bo good to the
baby, dear mother.
Comforts for Baby
Durhlg tho hot months, it is not
unusual that, "on going to bed, tho
night -is bo hot as to render oven
tho thinnest garment a torment to
tho toasting-hot body of tho baby.
'A cool, or topld bath, followed by a
light quick rubbing all over with tho
hand, is an excellent cooler, and the
baby may then bo put into its sleep
ing garment, which should bo of
light weight material, and laid down
in his bed. Tho bed and pillow
Bhould be moderately hard, and tho
pillow should bo a very small one
made of cool material. An excel
lent sleeping robo for tho baby may
"too made of gingham, muslin, calico,
or other thin, cotton goods, and it
should bo long enough so a draw
string may bo run in tho hem, and
tho bottom tied, like a bag, to keep
tho little foot and logs covered dur
ing tho night.
Often, a night that is hot at the
beginning, becomes quite uncomfort
ably cool before morning. There
Bhould always be a light woolen or
fleeced blanket on tho foot of tho
crib, and tho mother can easily draw
this over the baby, proventing chills
and discomfort, if not colds and
coughs. During tho summer, too,
there aro frequently days whon the
air is quit chilly to tho adult; but
the little, creeping baby, who lives
'down in tho lower strata of air,
which is always cooler .near tho floor
than above it, is left to struggle with
bare arms, bare logs, and often wot.
discomforting clothing, and ho notice
is taken of the bluish purple or
frumpy, mottled flesh, because baby
floes not know what to complain of,
or how to voice his discomfort. Then
follows bowol troubles, "snuffles,"
frotfulness, coughs, sneezing, and the
another "wonders where baby got
such a cold."
Mothers, be good to tho little baby,
who can not be good to itsolf. Watch
it, during tho hot weathor as during
tho cold, for It has many trials. Dress
it for tho cool mornings and Veil
ings, but do not forget to make it
comfortable during the hot hours
oven though you must be at a llttlo
trouble-to-dr03S or undress It, sov-
"That Muddy Complexion"
Many girls and women aro great
ly distressed ' by tho dull, muddy
color of tho face and hands, and seek
diligently for some bleach by which
to remove it. But "there's a reason
for It," and it would bo well for
them to sook out tho cause. No dis
ease was over cured by treating a
symptom. The liver Is not always
at fault, and many apparently
strong, healthy women have hands
and faces like leather in yellowness,
but, ignorant of its cause, go right
on, adding fuel to the firo and com
forting thomselves that "there are
others."
Almost to a unit, these women are
coffee drinkers, and use the beverage
several times a day; often, a meal is
made entirely of coffee, partaking of
no food with it. Especially is this
so of the business woman, or the
hurriod housewife who has "no ap
petite." Coffee or tea, taken, on a
full stomach, is bad enough, though
tho stomach being full, the nerves
aro less apt to bo affected; but to
drink tho beverage with nothing else
in the stomach will speedily work
havoc to the strongest nervds. Neith
er . beverage is a food, no,t even a
tonic, but a stimulant, and tho effect
is like laying the lash on an already
exhausted horse it brings h tem
porary spurt of strength, but tho-lafct
condition of the nerves is worse than
tho first.
In order to get an idea of what
coffee has to do with the complexion
dip a bit of white cloth into .an ordi
nary cup of the beverage and, see
the Btain that appears. This color
ing matter does not show through
the skin so quickly, but it is. bound
'to make its way into tho pores as
it goes through tho system on its
way out. The coffee color is Worse
than the liver shallowness' and harder
to get rid of. Nothing will so quick
ly bleach out the stain as cohlous
water drinking and a discontinuance
of tho use of the cause; the sewers
of tho system being flushed, the stain
has less effect as it passes along, well
diluted. Children should not be
taught to drink tea or coffee, whether
at or between meals, but for all
drinking purposes, fresh, pure water
should be freely indulged in. Many
distressing stomach troubles are
cured by giving up the coffee habit.
folding a yard square of material,
cutting out a neck place in the cen
ter, cutting off a. little on either side
for tho largo arm holes, and sewing a
short seam from the armhole to the
bottom edge of the cloth, which is
to be gathered into a band or belt
at tile bottom, and one side of the
cloth opened from neck to belt, fin
ished with buttons and button holes.
A pretty little cape wrap is made in
the shape of a half circle, cutting
out a space for the neck which 'is
finished on both sides to tho waist
line by a facing, and adjusted by
laying three short tucks in the shoul
ders, which gives shape to the sleeve
portion that covers the arm. A cor
set cover is mado in the form of a
circle, cutting out tho center large
enough for the waist band and. open
ing lip one side for the back fasten
ing. A short bias peplum is sewed
to the opening in the center, leav
ing it perfectly plain and gatherless,
around the waist, while the outer
edge of the circle is trimmed as de
sired, and a tape run through .a cas
ing by which it is drawn up to fit
tho bust. A band or a ribbon holds
the garment over the shoulders on
either side. Underwear must be fit
ted to tho figure as plain; and smooth
as possible, doing away with all
gathers. - t
For tho Homo Seamstress
Many comfortable additions to. the
summer wardrobe are now made
very simply, of one piece of goods,
shaped by a few tucks, and adjusted
with but one or more seams, or,
without seams by tying at certain
points with ribbon. Among these
are tho jumper, or ovorblouse, and
little, light cape wraps that may be
made by almost any one who can
handle a needle, or cut after a pat
tern. Many magazines are giving
such explicit directions as to enable
almost any quo to make them with
out a pattern, but for those who
have not confidence enough in their
own ability to attempt tho directions
alone, there aro paper patterns of all
suitable sizes. Many of these gar
ments can be mado of a yard square
of suitable goods, and the edges may
uu more or less elaborately trimmed,
according to one's taste and time. In
those little garments, many scraps
and 'rfcmnarits may bo used up to ad
vantagev,A"umpor can be mado by
Household Notes
For the iron, brass or enameled
bedsteald, nbthing is prettier than the
ruffled covering; some of these have
pretty center designs, and insertion,
lace and embroidery are used to make
them particularly dainty. Ruffles
along the three edges, and a separate
ruffled piece to turn over the round
bolster can be made by the home
seamstress, as plainly or as elabor
ately as liked. Sllkollno, mercerized
fabrics, muslins, lawns, and many
other materials of more or less cost
aro used.
Sash curtains made of alternate
strips of cream bobbinet and coarso
cream lace make cool looking and
easily laundered dressings for win
dows where sash curtains are to be
usea.
Six spools of black linen-finished
thread, such as weavers use, and ten
pounds of silk rags, sewed as for
carpet weaving, will make two pieces
one yard wide by three and one-half
long, to be used as portieres. Cut
tho silk pieces about one-fourth inch
wide and three or four iriches long,
or less, sew them "hit-and-miss" as
for carpet-weaving, and it will make
a pretty effect.
It is wise to protect one's self from
the chill of the night air while sit
ting out on the lawn, or porch, after
a hot day, but many neglect this
precaution to their harm. A light
wrap, thin cape, or scarf, while not
heating the body, will keep the chill
i i fallinS dew from the thinly
clad shoulders, and prevent the ex
halations from tho ground dampen
ing the clothing. Always take some
kind of light wrap with you when
going on an outing.
Keeping accounts will help many
housewives to discover tho leaks that
drain the family pocket book, and it
will also prove to the gude mon that
the family income is not being wast
ed. If the price of everything is
set down in black and white, and
the accounting done before one for
gets, it will save many a useless ex
penditure, for there is no reminder
more potent than n rnw nf 4i..
staring up at one when some foolish
purchase has teen made. Try it.
The woman who pays as she goes
does not go so often as the one who
carried no money In her pocket.
Mending Stockings
The stocking with badly worn foot
should bo mended by cutting away
the old foot, sloping the cut from
the top of the heel down into tho
instep, So the "tongue," or leg part
of the stocking will be about tho
shape of the stocking which appears
when low shoes are worn. For cut
ting tho foot part from another leg,
lay the stocking down and press the
foot flat, as you would fold it to put
away. Cut the foot off above tho
heel, allowing for a quarter-inch
seam, then slope the top to meet tho
slope of the leg-part just shaped;
lay this foot on tho fcood nart. nf
another stocking leg and cut the new
fdot by it. Whatever seam there Is
in the new stocking should como
from the bottom of the foot around
over the top of the toes lengthwise,
and so on up to the instep. The heel
should be shaped from the top to
the sole of the stocking with a sam,
and the new foot then joined to the
prepared leg. The seams should bo
opened and tho rav edges neatly
whipped hack without turning in, so
as not to "roll" and hurt the foot.
If the work is neatly done, the new
stocking will be quite as comfortable
as could be desired, and will last a
long time.
For Removing Tan
An excellent soap is made by shav
ing fine a cake of pure olive oil soap
of the ordinary size used for tho
toilet, adding to it two tablespoon
fuls of cologne, two tablespoonfuls
of lemon juice and a teaspoonful of
powdered borax; melt this and pour
into a cup or mold unt;i it is cold.
At night, wash, .the face with a suds
made of this soap and warm water,
using plenty target the face clean,
rinsing the face off with qool water
to remove any remnant of the soap,
then rubhing In a very little cold
cream when the face is dry. If at
any time powder Is needed, dust tho
face with a little rice powder, which
can be had, of the. druggist, and is
not Injurious. Do not uso soap
of tener than, once a day, and. then at
night, rinsing off as above.
To Clean Wall Paper
When paper that is otherwise good
has a smoky, grimmy look, it may
be brightened with a preparation
made of a mixture of equal parts of
corn starch, whiting and Fuller's
earth. With a soft cheese cloth, or
other ootton rag, dip into the powder
and go carefully over the paper, rub
bing vigorously, but not enough to
Injure the paper. Change the cloth
as it gets badly soiled, and: follow
the first cleaning with a wiping down
with large pieces of soft cotton cloth.
For delicate tints, the powder should
be put into a gauze bag an old
gauze veil will do and carefully
wipe down the walls with the powder
bag. A thin paste of Fuller's earth
and ammonia will often remove bad
grease marks. Cover the spot, but
do not rub it; when dry, carefully
brush off the dust.
Brown Breads
Many housewives complain that, if
they bake tho brown bread until the
inside, or crumb portion, is done, tho
crust is hard and flinty, and must bo
cut away, while, if the crust is "just
right," the inside is more or less raw.
The difficulty in baking brown breads
or breads made of coarse meals, is
that coarse meals are poor conduc
tors of heat, and the outside is apt
to get too much of it, while the in-
AN OLD AND WELL TRIED RISHrEDY
!mih?:WIN39w's SooTitma Svnni' for children
SStiHH sh"ld always boused for children whll
o?i,I'L?.oaons, th0 B"msi allays Uio pain,
cures wind colic and is tho best remedy for diar
rhoea Twouty-Qvo cents a bottle.
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