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ALUMNAE OF
Closets Wliich Economize Space
O THE woman who Ilkea to keep
her clothes In order, th furnlsh-
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It the store place for bT best
J (own and for the new evening
dress which Is the delight of her eyes.
A society leader, building a new home, -determined
that sufficient room should be
set apart on the second floor for one par
ticular closet wherein her most expensive .
belongings could be laid. As a foundation
for these creations, she bad the wall cov
ered with tapestry In' old rose which har
monised with the room. A pole of small
dimensions hung midway In the closet's
depth. It was of white enamel. The
bangers of light wood were th'ckly pad led,
perfumed with Iris powder and covered''
with a pompadour ribbon of the exact tons
of the upholstery which covered the wall. .
On each side of the closet were shelves
palmed In a delicate tint of cream. On
these were a number of different sized
bags neatly folded and ready for service
as required.
Back of the pole were large gilt hooks,
set at regular Intervals for skirts, silk
petticoats and the like. From the four
comers were suspended cheese-cloth bags
filled with lavender, making a dellciously
scented perfume for the whole.
The skirts or the most delicate shades
were enclosed In bags of cream cotton -cloth
and hung by a broad tape. Bilk
petticoats had the same treatment. These'
bags are of pure w'alte material of the
same length as the underskirt, but rather
broader and fuller -4n wtUth.
On the door, hung by gilt nails, was a
shoe bag made of old rose mercerised
sateen, divided Into pockets for the hold-.,
tag 'ot shoes, Japanese slipper for morn
ing wear, and those of worsted In the
shape of pretty slumber socka.' The floor
covering was a rug which flttei the tpu-e,
but' whleh could be taken up and shaken
When required. As a closet decoration It
Wus both pretty and extremely useful.
In furnishing the ordinary room closet.
It is well to patnl the walls In a light tone
of French gray, or cover them with a
tiled paper which ran. be washed If spots
buve to be removed. To economise space
to the best advantage, a pole ran he ar
ranged from end to end of the closet, mid
way Its depth, the ends resting In sockets
attached to the walls. On this pole can foe
hung a number of skirts, waists and
gowns. If each one Is supplied with an
individual hanger. These hangers can be
of the latest Improved and patented sort,
the simple metal ones offered at every
turn,' or daintily padded. Some of the more
expensive ones are made of fine metal and
mo construct) d that each one will support
waist and skirt. When hung 'over the
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THE SACRED HEART ACADEMY WHO
pole the gowns require comparatively
little' space to keep them in' good condition. ,
A happy thought for a closet door is
a series Of pockets, made of some pretty
cretonne, or other strong material of hrr
monlxlng color. The foundation Is a. strip
of the material slightly narrower ' than
the door and about two-thirds ' Its length.
To this are attached pockets of varying
sixes, each one' being bound' with ribbon
or tas and sewed firmly to the foundation.
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FRANK R. CUNNINGHAM. SOUTH OMAHA-PRESIDENT NATIONAL ASSOCI
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RECENTLY HELD A REUNION IN OMAHA.
There Bhould be a big pocket at the lower
part for. the safe keeping of the smooth
bits, of wrapping paper, so often needed,
and at .one end of it a smaller section, for
twine. Above this Hhould be pockets for
shoes, made lu . the familiar shoe-bag
fashion, and above these again pockets of
, varying sixes for, various uses. "At one.
side, extending nearly the length of . the
' foundation, place a narrow pocket or case
In which an umbrella can be kept.
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Man Hasn't the Time
RS. CLARA A. PACKARD of Oak
Park, In addressing the Chicago
Commons Woman's club, de
clared that the - secret of con
tented married life was good
' cooking.
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"When your- husbands come home from
work give them good dinners," she said, j
"and meet them with smiles, and then ;
they will not have to go down to the cor- j
ner saloon for whltiky and ginger for the .
stomach ache. Make home pleasant and j
attractive. An unpleasant liorue haa star.ed ;
more than one good man on the road to )
ruin the ruin of drink, gambling and bad i
associations." -.
' "This is good advice, and should be fol-
lowed In .quarter where It Is needed," .
comments the Chicago Inter-Ocean. "Of
course, Mrs. Packard and every other Intel- ,
Ilgent woman knows, however, that the '
"vast majority of married men do not go
off to a saloon, or take to gambling, or -'
plunge Into bad associations simply be
' cause a good dinner and smiles of welcome .
do not await them on their return from -
work. If they did, this would bo an awful .
-world.
; "When the average man returns from
' work and finds no smiles of cheer awaiting
him at the door, and no good dinner steam- '
ing for him. on the table, he goes down in
the cellar and splits kindling wood, or he
mows the lawn, or he empties the ashes,
or he sprinkles the onion bed, or he shakes
. the furnace, or he paints the front stoop,
or he sows grass seed, or he rakes the al
ley, or he quiets the baby, or he hears
'Tommy's arithmetic lesson, or he mends
Jenny's bicycle, or he puts up the storm
doors for he Is generally tired and fretful
and must have jsome kind of recreation.
, "If, when dinner Is ready, It proves to be
a disappointment, the average husband
. does not rush off to a saloon, or to a gam
bling house, or to evil associates, for he
hasn't' the time. He and his wife are in
. all likelihood invited out, and what' with
pressing his ' troubers and brushing his
coat, and putting a benxine finish on his
necktie and a patent leather finish on his
shoes, and waiting for the partner of his
joys to put on her gloves, his evening is
pretty nearly gone before It begins.
"And after his return from a call or a
reception, or a literary night at the neigh
borhood club, or the theater, he must hava
some sleep, and next morning he has only
Just time enough to catch the ear or the
train, and next evening he finds the day's
accumulation of work again awaiting hlm.
So, even If he had a desire to visit the sa
loon, the gambling house or the resort of
bad associations, he could not do so, owing
to previous and pressing engagements.
'The average married man may have had
sporting blood in him at one time, but as
his domestic responsibilities hare rr niaj
be has allowed it to thin out."
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