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ES , Nettle , it has come to this ,
bread and butter Is a scarce com
modity in our house. Here we
are , three of us , and with reasonably
good appetites. Herbie Is too small to
'earn anything , and you are at present
too frail to do much , my plaques and
hand-painted pin-cushions don't sell ,
no one wants my worsted work , I'm
not educated up to any of the profes
sions , and can make no practical use
of my piano playing. I am loathe to
tell it , dear , but we are sadly in need
of daily bread. What can we do ? "
And Eleanor Wray went to the low
couch where her Invalid sister lay , and
tenderly smoothed the brown hair ,
then bent to kiss the quivering lips.
"Is It so bad as that , Eleanor ? I
knew papa did not leave us much mon
ey , but had no idea "
"That we were so poor. We have
this little house and the grounds , and
have no debts , and have many com
forts in the house. I have thought
carefully over it all and mean to lay
aside fancy work , plaque painting , and
jthe so-called genteel ways of earning a
'
'livelihood and try real work. "
"Oh , Eleanor , you are not fitted for
jit Don't you think , that Charlie
"iLelgh had serious intentions of "
Ventured Nettie , looking timidly to-
Hvard her stronger and somewhat will-
, 'ful sister , not at all certain of the re
ception of her suggestion.
Asking me to be his wife ? No , lit-
e sister. Charlie was a pleasant escort
cert and I think liked me , but as to
serious intentions , my dear , they did
inot exist , save in your lively imagina-
'tlon. I'm not sure that I am ready for
the Prince's coming , if I am all of 20
'and not married and minus a lover ,
and now for my plans.
"I am going to open a bakery , real
homespun everything shall be , and for
you I'll have a mending department.
| Now do not discourage me , Nettie , I
( know the Idea is neither new nor a
.brilliant one , that this is a country
town , and all good housewives do their
'own baking -and mending. We are
'going to give them a chance to get it
done. My bread and cake shall be so
light and sweet , that they will patron
ize the Real Homespun bakery in spite
of old customs. "
"What will you mend ? "
"Lace curtains , collars , handker
chiefs , fine table linen , every valuable
article that needs a few stitches , that
none but a real lady and skilled fingers
can give. "
"I hope you will succeed , Eleanor ,
but "
"Didn't I tell you that I wanted
your help and counsel ? I am going to
begin my show window now. "
Blithely , Eleanor sang at her work
bf resurrecting from the wood-house an
old flower-stand , with broad shelves.
"Just the thing , " and very nicely they
looked after being cleaned and stained
a dark brown.
Eleanor was not used to rough work.
Dr. Wray had brought up his two
motherless girls tenderly , "spoiled
them , " . so the gossips said , and when
he died poor , there was a general
headshaking , and "I told you so , those
extravagant girls have ruined him , "
among the good people of Troy.
The shelves were fitted to the front
window , the panes were polished crys
tal clear , and charmingly decorated
with wheat ears , vines , feathery grass
es and evergreens.
"To-morrow I'll make my sign , and
then I'll bake up things. What a mer
cy it is , that I have always liked to
bake , and was not old Kathleen a dear
to teach me how to concoct so many
old-fashioned things. Let me reckon
up my capital , not much money , Net
tle , and it remains to be seen whether
I have energy or brains. "
J Three hours Eleanor spent upon her
sign , a background of dark-green moss ,
"Real Homespun" lettered in German
text , materials delicate grasses crys
tallized in alum , the effect pretty and
graceful , the sign broad crescent
shaped and wreathed in holly leaves
and berries , made a novel and attract
ive "shingle , " as Eleanor called it.
At any rate it will contrive to tell
the public "that bread and buns are
sold within , and now for my baking. "
Nearly all her scanty means was in
vested In flour , molasses , sugar and
materials needed. An afternoon's hard
work , and her "stock" was ready.
"This very night I'll put up my shingle
and arrange my wares. Won't there
be some dazzled eyes in the morning ?
Just think what the stately Misses
Wray have come to , " mimicked Elea
nor as she laughed a little hysterically ,
or so it sounded to Nettie.
A large wooden bread tray wreathed
Jn ground pine , filled with crisp gingersnaps
ger-snaps reposing upon snowy nap
kins , had the center and most honored
place , upon each side pretty china fruit
dishes of lady's fingers sat. A great
blue china platter that had held for
generations past the Wray's Thanks
giving turkey held the "twisters , " as
Eleanor called them , while squares of
ginger-bread In china plates were
placed promiscuously. "The iuns and
cream biscuit must be fresh and go
in to-morrow morning. Now for m
shingle , " and she fastened It securely.
"It looks little and mean , and our
young friends will laugh , and likely cut
our acquaintance , but , really , Nettie ,
is was the only thing I could think of. "
The first customer was Lawyer Carr ,
a bachelor , and said to be a little near
in his business. "Let me have some
of that ginger-bread , please , and cream
biscuits. It's decidedly more attract-
ive than those my landlady serves
me. " *
No one came all the afternoon. Elea
nor was forced to hear jests at her
expense by some gay young friends ,
and her old escort , Charlie Leigh ,
passed with Bessie Carr , a pretty
blonde , not noted for her intellect , but
she was rich or her parents were , and
Charlie was one of her admirers. It
was hard for the refined , high-spirit
ed girl to sit there , a bread and cake
vender , to be laughed at and scorned
by those who had in palmier days
courted her society.
"Jamie" Brown's sharp eyes were
taking in the town , and the new "bake
shop" caught his fancy. He had not
had a good dinner , , "mother" had an
acute attack of neuralgia , and he
wasn't at all sure of a good supper.
When he looked in the kitchen there
sat Mrs. Brown swathed in shawls ,
and full of twinges of pain.
"Jamie , you an' yer pap'll hev to do
the best you can for supper , 'I've took
bad again , with the pain. "
'Can't I go to the new bakeshop of
Miss Wray and get soinethin' . "
"The bake shop , Miss Eleanor Wray
do you mean ? " asked Mrs. Brown , so
much surprised as to almost forget the
twinge.
"Yes , Miss Wray. Gim'me some
money an' let me get bread an' cake. "
Jamie was a liberal buyer , his fath
er like most blacksmiths possessed a
good , healthy appetite , and whoever
knew the small boy to not be hungry ?
"Proper good bread this , but it beats
my time ; Miss Eleanor Wray got a
bake shop , " said the still dazed Mrs.
Brown.
Slowly the sales increased. Real
Homespun bread , cake and tares were
becoming popular , ana orders were
coming to the mending department ,
and Nettie had more than she could
do , also took pupils in Kensingron
work. Together , the sisters earned
bread and nutter for themselves and
Herbie , and often had jam with it , but
expenses were a great deal , and the
baking days were wearing Eleanor's
strength away.
She procured a strong girl to assist
her , which lightened the toil very
much , yet 'twas hard for her.
Charlie Leigh's mother was to give
a dinner party , and sighed for trained
jhehp. "Why not s send for Eleanor
Wray and order the dinner , at least
part of it , from h'er. She gives excel
lent satisfaction in her line , and Real
Homespun edibles are very popular
now , " said a friend.
'If It was not that old affair with
Charles , I should not hesitate to ask
her to do it , but a girl like Eleanor
Wray "
"Nonsense ! " She advertises her
wares and of course does not think of
Charles now. Is he engaged to Bes
sie ? "
"Yes , and we are delighted ; it's on
her account we are Laving this dinner
party. I want it especially nice. I
believe I will write to Eleanor , " and
the note was written and dispatched.
"Will I go , Nettie ? Of course I
sha41 , and mean to decorate the table
in my best style , and get up the dinner
in Real Homespun style , with a little
modern dash about it"
"But they say it is given in honor
of Charlie's engagement to Bessie
Carr. It is an insult to ask it of you , * * '
said Nettie indignantly.
"Never mind , dear , let's not think
any more about it , " replied Eleanor ,
feigning a coolness and indifference
she did not feel.
Carte blanche was given her , no ex
pense was to be spared , and for days
Eleanor with her assistants were busy
preparing for the Leigh dinner.
The eventful day came , and Eleanor
went on with her work mechanically.
In the parlor was Bessie Carr , the pet
ted and honored guest , the silvery
laugh rang out merrily. Eleanor shiv
ered when she thought of her own po
sition , a common servant , when only a
short time since Charlie Leigh had al
most made her believe ( not by words )
that the Leigh home was not complete
without her. How soon he had forgot
ten her , and for Bessie Carr.
Bravely she performed her task , lis
tened to Mrs. Leigh's praises of her
skill and thanks for the "great favor , "
received the money due her , and went
home. Bessie's laughter and the tink
ling of the piano , all was painful to
her and she was glad to leave it behind
her.
her."Here
"Here It is , my wages , " said Eleanor
as she tossed the crisp bills into Net
tie's l p , a curious , burning sensation
in her eyelids , and a feverish glow
upon each theek.
"It has been too much for you , dear , "
said Nettie with tender solicitude.
'No , it has not , and let me tell you
about it. The dinner was a success ,
everybody smiling and charming ,
Charlie was his usual debonair self ,
papa and mamma Leigh were beam
ing , while I , the caterer , and ' ;
"Eleanor , you are not well , you must
rest. "
"Yes , I will , Nettie. I can afford to
shut up shop a few hours now , " and
she left Nettie alone.
"Poor Eleanor , it was hard for her.
I do believe that she "ired for Ghar
He Leigh , in spite of her light-heartix !
appearances. "
If Eleanor had suffered through the
night no traces were left next morn
ing , she was as tender toward the frail
sister and little brother , and sang al
most gleefully at her work.
The "Real Homespun" bakery
boasts of & more splendid appearance
now. Eleanor , a stately looking worn *
an , yet sends out her buns and tarts.
The mending department does not
flourish , as Eleanor will not allow
Nettie to exert her feeble strength in
such work. "Herbie , " a pale , intellec
tual , studious lad , Is the pride of both
hearts.
The poor little crescent "sign" gave
place to a masterpiece of a needy but
talented artist , while the plate glass
windows display choice wedgewood
ware , and willow patterned plates hold
"twisters" much like those of old , and
still retain the nutty flavor that made
them so popular with the small boy
and boys of larger growth who thought
they "tasted just like those grandmoth
er used to make. " Prosperous days
have come to Eleanor , and happy ones ,
too. A busy life and well spent one
thus far has been Eleanor Wray's.
The Housewife.
JAMES J. HILL'S TWO SONS.
They Take to Their Father's Line ol
Business \vith liase.
The two sons of J. J. Hill , "Jim"
and "Lou , " have knuckled down to
work since their days in Yale , and' '
their father is proud of their records
as railroad men in the ten years sincei
he set their respective noses to the
grindstone. Both have risen to respon
sible positions in the Great Northern
system , and have shown themselves
worthy of their responsibilities with
out what they used to call the ' 'old
man's pull. "
Youg "Jim" Hill made his first hit
as a possible railroad magnate when he
was in college. In those salad days
he was not a hard student , and had
several painful interviews with an un
sympathetic faculty at times. It does
no harm in the light of his success to
record that a warning or two were sent
to the president of the Great Northern
system , to the effect that more studi
ous application was necessary on the
part of the undergraduate in questioner
or his college career might be frosted.
Summer vacation was near at hand ,
and young "Jim" Hill did not view
with enthusiasm his probable reception
at home. His father had taken the
question too seriously for comfort , and
had threatened a disastrous embargo
on the vacation budget of expenses.
A master stroke averted the crisis.
A thesis was due in the Sheflield Sci
entific school course , and one of the
list of topics offered was "The Effect
of Transportation Systems on the
Growth of Cities. " Young "Jim" Hill
announcd , "Here is where I save my
life. " He forsook his cheerful haunts
for the university library. He dug out
statistics by the car load , and sought
chiefly information about the great
Northwest. He compiled and condensed -
ed , and clipped and copied , and sweat
ed , until the result was a thesis that
showed in at least a dozen different
conclusive ways that the safety of the
solar system depended on railway de
velopment , and that the Northwest ,
of all other parts of the inhabited
globe , had been developed by railroads ,
and the Great Northern system in par
ticular.
The thesis passed the faculty with
flying colors , > and was then carefully
forwarded by registered mail , well
ahead of the home-coming of the au
thor. J. J. Hill was delighted. He
slew the fatted calf and when "Young
Jim" returned to New Haven in the
fall he announced that he had had the
summer of his life , and a chartered
yacht as a token of parental esteem.
"It was the hit of my life , " said he.
"Dad has me figured out as the wisest
material for a railroad man that ever
came down the track. 'Transportation
and the Growth of Cities , ' well , I
guess. Couldn't have landed harder if
I had studied every day since J was a
freshman. "
Not long ago a classmate of the Hill
boys asked their father while in New
York how they were getting along.
"You ought to see them , " said Presi
dent Hill , with a chuckle. "Why , Jim
and Lou are regular little old men
these days. " New York Mail and Ex
press.
His Style of Haircut.
An elderly and rather irritable gen
tleman entered a barber's parlor to
have his hair trimmed. All the seats
were occupied. He was about to leave
when a voluble operator persuasively
remarked : "Ready in a minute , sir. "
Reassured , the customer sat down ,
picked up a paper , and absently began
to peruse it. Meanwhile the barber ex
hibited an extraordinary loqaciousness ,
discussing the merits of race horses ,
the possibilities at Saratoga , and vari
ous other subjects. Finally he invit
ingly offered the vacated chair to the
old gentleman.
"How would you like your hair cut ? "
the barber inquired.
"In perfect silence , please , " was the
curt and ironical reply. Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
- Deceived.
Ethel You say Algy has been heart *
lessly deceived by a young woman.
Did she lead him on to think that she
loved him ?
May Oh , no. She led him on to be
lieve that she didn't care a rap for
him , and then when he carelessly proposed -
posed accepted him on the spot
Really .Looking lor Work.
Gritty George Lady , I hear dat yei
cuckoo clock is out of order. '
The Lady What of that ?
Gritty George Well , I just want to
say dat I'll sit around an' do de cuckoo-
in' every hour fer me board and lodg-
in' . I'm always willln' to work. Philadelphia -
adelphia Press.
Conscientious reformers finally come
to the conclusion that reform la impos
sible.
1 m
Help is often only another name for
Interference.
Dr. Lyman Abbott is now at work
in a biography of Henry Ward Beech-
fcr.
Thin paper editions of standard
tvorks , bound in limp leather , are
growing in favor with English pub
lishers.
The Lothrop Publishing Company is-
Jues Irving Bacheller's third novel ,
'Darrel of the Blessed Isles. " It deals
with life in the north before the war.
S. 11. Crockett's latest story , "Strong
Mac , " is a tele of life on the moors of
Scotland , with a later shifting of
scene to Spain during the peninsula
tvar.
tvar.E.
E. P. Dutton & Co. have just pub
lished the new book on "Italy and the
Italians , " by Edward Hutton , whose
' studies in the Lives of the Saints"
has already made favorable comment
The Scribners announce a novel by
Frances Powell entitled "The House
on the Hudson. " This maiden work of
a new writer is described as "blending
the characteristics of a detective story
with those of a. passionate and force
ful drama of love. "
Mary Catherine Crowley , the au
thor of "The Heroine of the Strait/
romance of Detroit in the time of Pon-
liac , has written another novel with
Its scenes laid in that interesting sec
tion , but with the war of 1S12 for the
historical background.
Richard G. Badger will issue the
only adequate rendering obtainable of
'Tannhauser , " the romance upon which
Wagner's most famous opera is based ,
It being translated in a bold and spirit
ed manner from the original German
by Charles G. Kendall.
Miss Ottilie Liljencrantz , the author
of "The Thrall of Leif the Lucky , "
has written another historical novel.
1'his time she has chosen the period
of the Djinish conquest of Britain for
her theme and has decided to call the
tale "The Ward of King Canute. " It
will be published at an early date by
A. C. McClurg & Co.
McClure , Phillips & Co. announce
"The Blue Goose , " by Frank I. Xa-
pen , author of "To the End of the
Trail. " It is a story of mines and min
ers in the gold regions of the Rockies.
Since Bret Harte wrote of the "Forty-
Diners" in California and along the
transcontinental trail the mining world
Las completely changed.
It will probably be a surprise to
many to be told that Joseph Conrad ,
the author of "Youth , " is not writing
In his native tongue when he writes
In English. Mr. Conrad is. it seems ,
a Pole , and was born in a southern
brovince of Poland. His father was a
noted critic and poet , who edited a
patriotic review at Warsaw.
"Ronald Carnaquay , a Commercial
Clergyman , " a novel on the press for
early issue by the Macrnillan Com
pany , will find many readers. The
never-failing humor and pathos of a
pastor's relations xwith his congrega
tion , his trustees and some of the
women of his flock have been skillfully
handled by the author , Bradley Gil-
man.
man.For
For the last twenty years hardly a
spring has gone by that has not wel-
bomed a new volume of short stories
from the pen of Bret Harte. His death
last May brought many expressions of
regret that this annual contribution to
good fiction could no longer go on. Mr.
Harte's literary executors have found ,
however , that he left material ready
for one more book , which will be pub
lished under the title of "Trent's
Trust. " It contains seven stories , in
which some of the favorite characters
Have one more word to say.
Birds and Commerce.
The fact that the government of In
dia has just decided that no more bird
$ kins and plumage shall be exported
gives satisfaction to bird-lovers every
where. The reason given for the gov
ernment's decision is that , owing to the
wholesale destruction of birds , destruc
tive insects have It all their own way ,
and crops in India have suffered alarm
ingly from this cause. ,
The feather trade is an important
part of the commerce of London , as any
one who has seen the London and India
Docks warehouse during a feather sale
can realize. The supply from India
alone is enormous.
I Picture veritable mountains of the
feathers of the green parrot , which is
a favorite with the plumassier on ac
count of its adaptability. Green , shim
mering hills of millions of feathers that
not long ago were the proud possession
bf the gleaming denizens of the Indian
woodlands , and through the glorious
green a shimmer of scarlet , that beau
tiful red which , for a brilliance , is not
surpassed anywhere in nature.
The effect of stopping this trade
means greater prosperity for the ostrich
farmers in South Africa , and possible
legislative action as to the destruction
of birds in the south of Europe.
The Real Catastrophe.
"My dear ! " said a frightened hus
band in the middle of the night ; shak
ing his wife , "where did you put that
bottle of strychnine ? "
"On the shelf next to the pepper
mint"
"Oh , Lord ! " he groaned , "I've swal
lowed it ! "
"Well , for goodness sake , " whispered
bis wife , "keep quite or you'll wake
the baby. " Philadelphia Ledger.
If a woman makes really good bread ,
Bhe should keep the fact a secret , or the
other women will hate her.
Womanly Women.
Even the frivolous , trivial , cheerful
good-hearted and almost "extinguish
ed" woman is more in her sphere than
the loud , bumptious , virile woman
whose theories attempt to divert worn
an from the path of peace and devotion
which was traced out for her by Prov
idence.
I readily admit that women are val
laiit , gifted with prodigious energy
that their power of endurance is great
er than ours , that they know how to
die quite as courageously ; as men , if
not more so.
In the time of the Christian martyrs
they encouraged men to come with
them to the lions ; in the Reign of Ter
ror they ascended the steps of the
guillotine with a firm step and even
begged to be beheaded' when their hus
bands , lovers or brothers were con
demned. Not only do they know how
to suffer patiently , but they know how
to help men to suffer.
Yet , see what a strange creature man
is. 1 rather like a woman who is
timid ; I love the one who , in a cab ,
takes hold of my arm as if to seek my
protection in case the horse ran away
or the carriage met with an accident.
Indeed , I feel quite grateful to her
for the little compliment she pays me
in taking it for granted that I should
be able to protect her in danger ; it is
a little passive homage rendered by
one sex to the superiority of the oth
er. It is true that this superiority only
exists in convention a IK } brutal force ;
but the world is governed by conven
tion and brutal force.
I would have no need of a wife who
spent her life in advising and criticis
ing me , one who would deign to an
swer me after she had answered every
body else. I may be peculiarly con
stituted , yet I believe that many men
are likewise constituted. I am aware
that I am not capable of much ; but
the little I can do I produce under
the influence of praise and admiration.
A woman who looked up to me would
make me produce something ; the wom
an who patronized me would extin
guish me on the spot.
I love the woman who is smaller
than I and who can rest her head on
my shoulder. 1 should not care for
one on whose shoulder I could put
my head without bending my legs. The
sympathetic , womanly woman appeals
to me.
Provided she Is pretty and cheerful ,
and her heart is in the right place ,
though she may be unable to discourse
on "Evolution , " or solve problems of
analytical geometry , spheric trigonom
etry and celestial mechanics , she is
good enough for me. Man lives by his
head ; but woman lives by her heart.
I forget who said that there are only
two kinds of women whom men care
to associate with those who are sym
pathetic and those who are brilliant.
Yes , but with this difference ; jou can
endure the presence of the latter for a
couple of hours ; you can enjoy the
company of the former forever and
ever. Exchange. .
It seems as though spring and sum
mer hosiery had borrowed something
from the styles of everything else
worn by women. Lace medallions and
round and vertical stripes are seen ;
stripes of herringbone , feather stitch
ing , braid and fancy Vandyke points ,
in the popular colors of the season
upon black , white , gray or ecru
grounds. Light blue , pink and red
are favorite colors in fancy designs ,
while all the combinations of black
and white are stylish.
Quantities of black velvet ribbons
are to be employed on dressy gowns.
Black Is very effective In setting off
the light colorings fashionable in dress
materials and velvet is settled on as
the stylish medium for supplying the
black. Much of this velvet ribbon is
embroidered all over with tiny French
knots in white linen or silk , which
ever is the one needed. Embroidering
twenty yards of quarter-inch ribbon
with French knots seems like a wicked
waste of time , but that quantity of
the embroidered ribbon is only a mild
order , for such trimmings are used by
wholesale. A much-favored trick is
to run such ribbon into the big meshes
of laces , and It Is possible to get a lot
of it on a gown when used in this
way.
The fashion of embroidering white
cloth in crewel work suggests'a task
for the industrious. A little bolero era
a short , pouched bodice entirely cover
ed with woolen carnations might be
easily accomplished , and , with a small
vest of ecru lace and a plain skirt
tucked at the hem , will make a very
swell white cloth Easter gown ; not
for Easter Sunday wear , however. We
have left all that long ago. The Ideal
hat to wear with this costume is one
covered with closely clipped bla'ck os
trich feathers and a crown of moufflon.
If a new hat boa of black ostrich
feathers with pendant tails and silken
fringe Is added , the last touch Is
given to a costume which will redeem
the most hopelessly unattractive
woman.
A Girl Engineer.
Miss Alverda M. Stout , of 300 Oak
street , Columbus , Ohio , is a splendid
samnle of what a woman can do in
the field of inven
tion and practical
mechanics. Miss
f
Stout Is a full-
fledged engineer.
Miss Stout is but
18 years old. In
September , 1898 ,
she made her de
but into the busi
ness world as a
bookkeeper in the
Dyesville Flour
ing Mill. But of
fice work didn't
prove congenial.
luss A. M. STOUT. nni besides the
ambitious girl was not able to make as
much money as she thought she ought
to. So she conceived the plan of study
ing the milling business. So rapidly
did her application fit her for advance
ment that in a short time , in spite of
her youth , she was put in charge of
the flour department.
Gradually she acquired a knowledge
of machinery and mechanical devices.
She found that nothing fascinated her
half as much. Then she determined
to learn engineering. Friends sought
to dissuade her , but the aspiring en
gineer was obdurate. In July , 1S99 ,
she began firing , and two months later
she was entrusted with the responsi
bility of managing the entire plant.
She passed the rigid examination , pre
scribed by the State , with complete
success. The district examiner said
he had never received more Intelligent
answers. The engine Miss Stout : runs
is a stationary one.
\
Health and Beanty.
A good way to purify the air of a
sick room in rainy weather is to pour
a little oil of lavender into a cup of
steaming hot water. This will also
purify dining room and halls of dis
agreeable cooking odors.
Grapes are said to be perhaps -the
most digestible of any of the fruits.\
The tonic qualities of unfermented
grape juice are well known. Grapes
as an article of diet , with only a little
dry bread by way of a "filler , " are
said to work wonders for thin , anae
mic people whose digestions are out
of order through worry or overwork.
A Turkish medical savant has dis
covered a new remedy for all diseases.
He got his idea from the fact that if
a person is very tired and changes his
clothes he is refreshed. Following this
up , he has worked out a beautiful the
ory by which you can get rid of any
illness by frequent changes of clothes
of special make adapted for each ill
ness.
ness.A
A hair wash for those people who
easily catch cold is made by taking 5
cents' worth each of camphor and bo
rax ( both should be powdered ) and
pouring over them a pint of boiling
water. Let this stand till cold , and
then bottle. When washing the hair
add a tablespoonful of this to the
warm water. It is a very cleansing
compound , and the camphor it contains
prevents any chill being felt.
A simple gargle for a sore throat
may be made by adding fifteen drops
of refined carbolic acid to a quart of
water. Remember to shake thoroughly
before using , otherwise it will be use
less , and gargle four or five times a
day. In case of swollen tonsils , a teaspoonful -
spoonful of powdered tannin dissolv
ed in a tumbler of water forms an ex
cellent gargle , which should be used
every two hours. A gargle of perman
ganate of potash , not too strong , is
also excellent for use in cases of mild
sore throat.
Dainty Scarfe.
The prettiest and daintiest of dress
er * scarfs are made of white organdy.
Cut the center a little smaller than the
top of the dresser , edge it with a ruffle
of the organdy about three inches
deep , edging the ruffle with narrow
lace ; sew beading over the seam and
run baby ribbon the color of the room
: hrough the heading ! Make an under-
ining , the same color of the ribbon ,
) f lawn or any fine plain material !
These covers have only one drawback !
they cannot be laundered , unless a
very fine quality of organdy is used.
Dotted swiss also makes a very pretty
cover and can be washed. Made in the
same way as the organdy cover they
ndd much to its daintiness and bring
pleasure.
Didn't Know Which.
Mrs. Nextdoor Your daughter
has
improved wonderfully fa her piano
playing. .
Mrs. Homer-I'm glad to hear
you
say so if you are really sincere
Mrs. Nextdoor-Why , what do you
mean ?
Mrs. Homer Well , you
didn't know whether she was
ng , or whether we were getting
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