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The Commoner,
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 3
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Too Lato
If I had known your eyes would
turn away
From smiling Into mine; that I
alone
Should stand bosldo your silent form
Homo day;
I should havo been moro tender,
had I known.
I could not hear tho silent waters
creep
Closo to your foot, or I (you
know it, dear?)
Would not havo said tho words that
made you weep,
Nor loft unsaid tho words you
longed to hear.
So many years I saw you in your
place,
I novor dreamed that you could
steal away
That J should loso tho rare and gen
tlo graco
Of your dear prcsenco In my Hfo,
somo day.
Tho words unspoken, kindness loft
iirulnim I
Tiieso riso In toars of vain regret,
today;
I know your worth and loved you,
patient one
Would I had told you oro you
wont away I
, B6ulali C. Cloment, in Ladies'
Homo Journal.
today make tho struggle for exist
ence intense, and it is a' pity that
women must enter tho market and
fight for standing room; but pity
'tis, 'tis true that sho must.
Self-Supporting Women
Every girl should bo taught to
do somo one thing woll so that her
labor may sell in tho chosen line.
Tho vast majority of women who
work in gainful occupations aro
to'ofn t. "T::lGhy w?nt
it in nnt ,, v: . " uilv "L SGS.
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- ....v ,lViu muir pittance to tho
support of somo other person moro
or less dependent on them. Afto?
rse"0 tahn ? "Pent
purso is exhausted, very few worn-
polled to do so by their own or an
other's imperative needs Tho lS
sons which the self-supporting worn"
liniiiinn. ii i lU4,uloir persistoneo in
o ling thoir place in- tho line of
battle in tho face of such fearfni
of tho untrained hands to Brian ?h
rounds and rten Tinf i ,? ll
givo to ovory woman ability to fill
Jul men and women contoni tu
end St f thIa PrSdoii"1;
4fclnlmV ;;.w,,,",ulon. ?h0 boars.
' w"woiis winch obtain
Work to Bo Dono
It is nearing tho time when the
careful housewife's thoughts turn
to tho annual spring house-cleaning
and renovating, and in order to get
tho most work done with the mini
mum of discomfort, it is well to be
gin tho work of preparation early,
getting ready "by littles," that there
shall bo no unnecessary hindrances
from neglected details when the sea
son for tho work opens in earnest.
The use of wall paper, painting, or
tinting with patented preparations
is now so general that very few
homes aro considered finished with
out tho application of one or other
of these decorative methods to the
walls. If -wall paper is used, too
much thought can not be given to
tho matter as to colors, designs and
styles suitable for the various rooms.
Wo can not all bo artists, or even
uilihlii;. uiir. morn nrn n fom n-nnni
rules which might bo studied with
profit. The darkest tones should
bo on the floor; thq walls, a lighter
color, and tho ceiling lightest of all.
Light colors make a room look
larger, while dark colors seemingly
contract space. Eastern and north
ern rooms requiro warm, colors,
while southern and western rooms
should bo given the cooler lights.
Where windows are lacking light
may be supplied in a measure by
papering or tinting tho walls and
ceiling in very light colors. Glaring
offocts should be avoided; soft flat,
yelvoty colors and finishes are'test-
'"' lu Ul yos aim nerves. No
matter what agent is used for illu-
ii i i V, B' u ino colors "eat up tho
light, as dark colors will, the room
will not be light as whore lighter"
colors aro used. Dark colors ab
sorb ght, and light colors reflect
to JS er, TVer ls used !t ,s better
to got a plain paper without figure
fL sn7aiul of g00d wwy-
1 igured and many-colored wall deco
rations have a bad effect on some
norves, inducing eye-strain, ina
bility, and taxing the brain and tem
per. Especially is this true in caJes
lKnSi!!cin5- - A 'eir good
w . ;'. "V." P'eaBing Bub-
' ,T"1 oumuientiy break tho
monotony of tho long stretches of
pan coior, and if not restful the
Pictures can bo changed. Give at
wHhjjH
"Blenched Flour
Tt. iS Tl WnlUrnnn..
bronfl nf fn "." "V.-, iaC.1 tIlat the
opTrnmfiT; w"e"jer, nome-made
or from the bakeries, lacks the nnttv
flavor and nutrition found Vn ?w
which "mother used" toiV" Thi
lack is very generally laid, in tho
matter of tho home-made article o
the fault of the present generation
of housewives. Bearing g on this
point, the editor of the American
Grocer recently said eaitorIay:
It is said that 90 per cent of t
flour milled is bleached Mr L e
desijrnifo if , Jl , ' or ns sme
uesignato It, 'aged' by a chemlnni
process. The excuse is that the Deo
Pie demand white bread. We doubt
t. Consumers want sweet nuttv
bread of natural color, and the? An
o get t because the hoSr o Today
is lacking in flavor. Wo do . SS?
know why, but we do know that an
pctizing bread is scarce; that the art
of home-made bread making is on
tho decline. Whether bleaching the
flour which naturally comes through
age is in part responsible or not, we
can not say."
In an address recently delivered
by Professor Ladd, ho refers to the
subject in this wise:
"Tho purpose of flour bleaching
carried . on by the use of nitrogen
peroxide is a chemical process and
not any part of the milling process.
It is not, aB somo claim, an 'aging'
process, but it is, as practiced, for
the purposes of deception and fraud;
and the ingredient used to bring
about the change is an active chem
ical that causes changes to take
place in the oil, renders the flour and
bread made therefrom less digesti
ble and less nutritious, destroys its
characteristic sweet and nutty fla
vor so much sought for, until the
bread produced from such flour at
the present time Is far from What
it should be."
Bread-Making
It is claimed that there are few
(TOOd brGfid-mnlrora n-mnnn- i,
generation of housewives, and that
,ij uiuw uj. me stomacu troubles
that afflict tho human family is due
to tho noor hrpjwi mna ivr v. t,
mother and tho constantly growing
v-vovuxiynuu ui ureaa irona the
bakeries, not only in the cities, but
ml 1; wu wnerG " is to be had.
rhe first lessons which a girl takes
In the art of mniromr oiim.u v. ..
bread-making, and girls should not
v iiviiiii.Lcu w Hiiempt rancy cook
inc: until thv iinvo ioni.n,i t
good, digestible bread, whether bis-
v-uxco WA Auiaeu. Dreaas. one can live
a long time without pie, pudding,
cake or fancy dishes; but good
bread is a staple, and should be on
every table.
Fashion Notes
Fashion has set the stamp of ap
proval on the leg-o'-mutton sleeves
In particular, and most of the new
aUoneS are variations on this found
Eton jackets are again worn, and
S1 tnd 3aimty; 1Ike the shirt
waist they are too becoming and
useful to be relegated to the out-of-
For traveling, a navy blue, a
dark gun-metal gray, or a black
su t is in good taste. The black
suit may be brightened by the trlm-
mHrfD f e hat' and wIth these
skirts may be worn the blouses dur
ing the summer months. The coat
whnbdes7l?eS:WUh'SUmmer dresses
Except for fur garments, for
which metal or fur buttons are used
the taste is for fabric, tortoise-shell
passementerie or crochet-covered
buttons, quite large and flat a
double row of buttons often orna
ntnsnthe "? gamenTone oV"
atTM3? tahned tx&s:
The one-piece combination under
garment serves the purpose of se
with TmtQ artIclea' does awaV
with all unnecessary fullness is
tfZli nm,fGfand "s long seamf'and
simple adjustments do away with
lot of time and trouble to the home
seamstress. The trimming for S
garment may be as plain or aa elaN
orate as one desires.
Guimpes continue to form part of
most dresses, square, round op heart
shaped, and are made of net, mous
seline, or embroidery, generally with
some further adornment. Sometimes
tho guimpe is faced on the lining
of tho waist, and in other cases, the
guimpe and sleeves form a separate
article of dress. The separate slip
may be made of lining or silk, and
faced at the neck in any desired out
line with net, lace, chiffon or em
broidery. Whether the guimpe and
collar are white or dark, the sleeves
of the modish blouse are almost in
variably in the color of the blouse,
and in dark goods, only a shallow
little guimpe and collar of white or
cream is shown above it.
For tho Homo Seamstress
One of the neatest and easiest
made aprons for general utility wear
is cut in one piece the only seams
in the entire apron is that under the
arms, joining the tack and front to
gether, shaping the skirt portion to
shit the figure. There are no seams
on the shoulders, and the neck is
cut out round or square, to suit the
taste. The hemming of the edges,
with buttons and button holes down
the back and strings at the waist
seams to tie back, finishes the gar
ment. Four and one-fourth yards
are required for the apron in me
dium size.
A corset cover with a straight
edge at the top is made of embroid-'
ery flouncine: tho nniv am, ,.,
under the arms, where the goods, is
cut away to suit the figure, doing
away with all unnecessary ullness,i
When these seams are joined, belt
ing or beading is used at the waist
line, and a neat finish of ruffling "or"
embroidery finishes the sleeve holes.
Plain white ribbon is run through
the embroidery at the top to draw
it up to fit the bust. Colored rib-,
bona ate not used. , ...,,. ;.'.
For children, a convenient dne
piece apron for home or school ser
vice is illustrated in the fashion
magazines. It may be cut from any
wash goods, either from materials
f?J,?i!rviCQ about thQ Httle respon
sibilities of the home, or from
daintier materials with trimmed
edges for school wear. There are
no seams to this apron except a
short seam on each shoulder; .and
the edges may te hemmed, faced
with some harmonious color, or fin
ished with a ruffle, lace or em
broidery Pockets may be patched
to the front, or omitted, and for
fiT,Uini?i aMhe back a "We strap,
finished like the edges of the gar
ment is used across between the
shoulders.
A coat and skirt suit of dark or
mixed colored mohair may be made
up entirely without trimming, or it
may be neatly trimmed with buttons
the shade of the material ? pj?
floaor lnghv k litS' the skirt escaP the
floor by three or four inches
Skirts are rather narrow trlmnSi
in flat lines and buttons, or entire
without trimming of any kind 7
Crocheted Rag Rug
Answering M. G. Collect flannel
rfwo?len rags, wash clean and Tar
into stripes about an inch wide lv
cut, if they can not be torn to ad
vantage; dye them the desired shade
with any preferred dye, though thi
ten-cent package dyes are a? Rood
as any; then sew them neatly to
gether as you would for weaving
?r aPPing about half an 7nh so
rf-iaW
made wooden iookTor one B ofd 7tTo
fancy-work stores. This work ta h&
AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMranV
cures wlud colic and iq h?iS2f allnys tho P,Q.
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