October 1. 1005. ' For and About Women Folks "FOLLOW THE FLAG" TnE OMAIIA ILLUSTRATED HEE. florae ProMfm Blcaeet of All. RS. HEBECX'A HARDING DAVIS dlecusst-s the "Recovery of Home Life" In the Independent In a M vr-ry optimistic tone. She de clares that with eond nav and proper treatment plenty of house servants may be obtained from the ranks of the Im migrants who are now turning toward tha factories, and thus sums up the situation as she views It: "In the eastern cities, If you have the money, ytju can command a corps of skilled English servants. If you live In the weet, Chinese and Japanese will do the work with ability and Intelligence. In the south better service will be had when years enough have passed to convince our colored friends that they cannot all be professional me.i and women." "This is cheerfulness under difficulties. Indeed," comments the Washington Post. "What lire' eastern people to do who are not rich enough to command even one high-priced English servent, to say nothing of a corps? Raw Immigrant girls cannot fill the bill, and when they cease to be raw they quit housework. Northern colored help Is scarce, and worthless when found. The less said of the southern young colored help the better. As time passes It grows worse. With abundant raw material. the southern housewife Is forced to do her own work If It Is done right. "In the west the servant problem Is more disheartening than In the east or south. Chinese cooks command HO and up ward per month, and there are fifty Job waiting for every one. China boys have ; virtually disappeared. A few thousand Japs are scattered through the west, doing housework. They are far Inferior to the Chinese, both as to thoroughness and reli ability. White servants are almost un known. Few American girls will work In the kitchen. White women are snapped up by waiting bachelors all through the west and Installed as heads of their own houses Instead of servants. A member of the cabinet, appalled at the prospect of conducting his establishment In Washing ton this winter with the help available, went personally to the Chinese consul gen eral at Ban Francisco and offered to pay high wages and all expenses to three Chi nese servants. Not one could be obtained for work In Washington. "We fall to see much room for cheerful ness In the outlook. It appears to us that the American housewife must put on the apron herself or abandon the home." - Laundry Work for Beauty. Women who are obliged Jto do their own washing will rejoice to learn that what Is considered disagreeable toll Is a genuine maker of beauty. The discovery was made ty a Brooklyn woman and the details given to an anxious world by the Brooklyn Eoglo. This Is the way It works: When you start In to wash-soaking the clothes be sure that the water Is clear nd soft. Hard water Injures the hands nd doea the clothes no good. Let the water be eoft and clear. Filtered water, softened by borax, would be the best for the hands. The next best thing Is good rain water with plenty of borax dissolved In the water. To soak a shirtwaist throw open the win dows and lift the shirtwaist high In your hands. This gives the arm and shoulder ex ercise. Dip It In the tub. lift It again and keep on lifting and dipping until the shirt waist Is wet thoroughly. Then let It lie In the deep water. , Open the windows before you begin. Working with closed windows, winter or ummer, Is a poor plan. A close room In jures the lungs and makes the complexion mudjfly. Moreover, it Is bad for the tissues. Women with adipose tissue Invariably work In a warm room". Washerwomen, cooksand houseworkers of all kinds are almost always too stout. They get fat In spite of the exercise they take. This Is because the room In which they work Is too, warm and too close. It breeds a kind of unhealthy fat. If they would throw open the windows and breathe deeply they would be a great deal better off. Hot air, remember, makes you stout nd It makes you loggy. It makes your muscles soflf and your nerves unsteady. It give the skin a dull, pudgy look as though one were made of putty. Soak your clothes In a cool room with the windows open and remember that all your laundry operations should be conducted In the same way. The washerwomen of France wash In the open air In a brook, rubbjng their clothes against the stones. The air la clear and good; the water Is cool nd soft; the stones afford Just the right amount of frlctfcn and there Is always the Brook In which one can wade and cool off. The girl whe can do her laundry work dally under such circumstances would be blest indeed. She would be Independent of beauty Irlors. When she comes to the washing for her clothes she must be careful. The air must f be good, the soap must be of the best, the water must be soft and she must under stand, the art of getting all the benefit pos sible. If she does it right she will take t.. Turkish bath at no expense whatever; It she does not do It as she should do It she will be uncomfortable all the rest of the dey. - Dress lightly and entirely In wash fabrics. W6ar no flannel next to. the skin, and If possible dress In two or three garments. It would be very nice If one could go bare- footed, but there are very few who can do this. Besides baretootedness tends to widen, the foot and break down the arch of the Instep. Therefore It Is best to wear the shoes one Is accustomed to wearing. The temperature of the room should be cool and there should be a draught blowing through It. Let your clothing be of the kind that can be taken off as soon as you have finished your work and put out to air. Better still, wear a fresh suit for your laundry work, a plain shirtwaist that can be turned In at the neck and a calico skirt. This Is an Weal laundry work uniform. Don't dress up too much. No one Is going to see you. Washing the clothes in the hot suds . steams the skip and makes the complexion better. If the sweat stands out In beads o much the better1. You are getting a Turkish bath. Never be afraid to sweat. The finest portions of skin are those that weat the moat profusely. The ptams of the hand. In spite of the hard work they do, are soft; the chest upon which the perspiration breaks out In beads Is fine and ' smooth. Sweat all you can. It Is . good for you. Paddle In the suds until you . are wet with perspiration. . It la a bad thing to suddenly check the perspiration and for this reason It Is well to cool off a little before going out to hang up the clothes. Let the system cool grad Superfluous Hair , oire4 by the Hew Prlaelple WlMw a,.,-' ' rlWUIII W1U Octroi waia fin wltk i i ' ft. gAg.'woho .ftU Tr'r. LTal0.. oston Storo. awuiM Boot . l rrt. it pui, m d. 1!l,7t Mlrwio muTii, mJ,1. dEI. writ. rtrataVLl8..',t H?'' K r.,").!. T.? X,U' "I -0 without giM, einaai iun "a ually. Drink a glass of spring water, wash the hands In cold water. Cool off little by little, taking twenty minutes for It. Then go out and hang up the clothes. If you cool off too suddenly you will check the perrlratlon and the cold will close the pores and clog them. This will give you a touch of rheumatism, which can only be cured by steaming the pores open again. If you find your bark lame from suddenly going out In the cold air you will have to apply hot cloths to open the closed pores and you will have to rub your back well with oil after you 'have opened the pores. In this way. and In this way only, will you restore your back to llmberness again. v Hanging up clothes la glorious exercise. Put your laundry In a basket. Balance the basket upon your head and start off. Hold your chin up; let your bead be erect; breathe through your nostrils and let your stride be long and steady. Now, If ever, Is the time to try deep breathing. And it will give you outdoor exercise. The Clothlaa; Problem. Frances Power Cobbe waa bom In Dub lin In 1822 and educated at Brighton, and now. In her old age la living at Hengwrt, In North Wales. She has been active all her life as a writer and a worker for hu mane reforms. At the age of 83 she under takes. In an article on "The Valetudinar ianism of Women," to formulate the laws which should govern dress; and here is what she says: Human clothing has three ralsons d'etre, whloh. In order to precedence, are these: I. Health. II. Decency. III. Beauty. Health demands L Maintenance of proper temperature of the body by exclusion of excessive heat and cold. I. Protection from Injury by rain, snow, dust, dirt, stones to the feet, Insects, etc. 1 Preservation of liberty of action to all the o- ,ns of the body and freedom from pr .jure Decency demands 4. Concealment of some portions of the human frame. - 5. Distinction between the habiliments of men and women sufficient to avert mis take. 8. Fitness to the age and character of the wearer. T. Concealment, when possible, of any disgusting personal defect Beauty demands 8. Truthfulness. The dress must be genuine throughout, without any pads, false hair, or false anything. ria mine 9. Graceful forms of drapery. 10. Harmonious colors. 11. Such moderate consistency with pre vailing modes of dress as shall produce the Impression of sociability and suavity, and avold that of self-assertion. 12. Individuality; the dress suiting the wearer as If It were an outer body be longing tf the same soul. This Is a tabulation of fundamental truths worthy of the attention of modistes the world over, and also worthy of the at- Mention of every woman of Intelligence who deslres to dress In a manner that will avoid frumpiness and not endanger health. Artist la Wood Engraving. It Is admitted by authorities that the greatest achievement In wood engraving r . . . . . , ., has been reached In America, since our artlsta have carried It to a degree of per- fectlon unparalleled anywhere else ln the world. The only woman In America who practices' the art la Miss Caroline A. Powell of Boston. Her work la remarkable for Its brilliancy of effects in pure black and -,t.i. ,v, , .,,,. .v. , white, requiring the most delicate skill ln Its manual execution and a feeling and In- ventlon with respect to the correct Inter- pretatlon of values and textures of a very high order. The method being a relief pro- cess, the varying values are obtained by the most delicate cutting of lines, dots and minute picks. Blacks are obtained by leav ing the wood untouched,' and pure white by cutting the wcod entirely away. Miss Powell, who waa born In Dublin, Ireland, was a pupil of Timothy Cole and studied drawing at the National Academy of De alga. Seeklag Adveatare. There Is a plucky Irish girl named Beat- rice Qrlmshaw who Is probably having a higher average of adventures per week at present than any other girl living. Be coming tired of editorial work on an Irlnh cycling paper, she conceived the idea of settlna- out alone to roam the South soas. where pirates, cannibal and leper colonies abound. News from her has Just been received ln dlcatlng that she la having all the excite' m,nt .he hoped for. She ha. kept a. far a. possible out or tne track or tne mommy mall steamers, traveling about aa the sole passenger on Irresponsible little schooners to island, where white women never had been wen before, and landing wherever possible for exploration tours in places where the fact that Mis. Qrlmshaw I. a crack shot with a rifle comes tn handy likewise the further fact that he la a- champion swimmer. In a letter written from the FIJI Islands Mis. Qrlmshaw .ays: "I have managed to Tnaka a trln rle-ht through the interior of one of the two FIJI Islands, and am .tart- ... . , . lng for the second now. I have been living for week, ln native village., fifty mile. from the nearest white.. I took the trip alone except for my Fijian carrier.. There are no road, in these wilds and you can barely get a norse tnrougn. i mean 10 make a book out of my experiences, The captain of the .chooner Count..,. Known to every mariner in mo euuiu a- clflc a. the maddest little dare devil ln that part of the world, la authority for the observation that Mis- Grlm-haw 1. the pluckiest woman he ever met. That was after a cruise In which he ran. his .hip Into danger so often that' he lost his eer- tincate- cru... on which. I believe, thl. adventurous Irish girl waa the aole pas- enger. Mia. Orimshaw write, that .he ha. had an amu.lng reception, in one place where the native women had never seen a white woman before. They In-.ted o, feeling of her to make ure .he was real, but their heart, were won Instantly when the visitor showed them how .he did up her hair. As their costume, con.isted of nothing to speak of they were less Interested In the latest styles ln dressmaking. The men Were so hy that the newcomer found It almo.t impossible to exchange any .ort of idea, with them. 'The life of the.e people." .he eay.. "ha. I, t. . . ; . a peculiar charm. There 1. no rushing to catch train, or mall.. If you can't finish anything today there are a hundred tomor- rows. Why should you hurry T Time move. . leisurely ana II I. easier to walk than to run. Food Is cheap. The fashion, have a comfortable permanence and existence 1. free from care." Give tha Baby Water. A great many babies are suffering from thirst, say. Medical Talk. Especially nurs ing bablea. If the baby cries and Indicates any desire for drink It Is .Imply allowed to nurse a little more. But milk does not satisfy Its thirst. It should have water. A teaapoonful of water every now and then during the day would do the baby good. It should not be nursed every time It crle. and want, something. Every three hours is often enough to nurse the baby. But water should be given It every half hour, If necessary. The other day a mother consulted me about her baby. It bad lain awake two nights, feverish and restless. She could not quiet It. although she did the usual things. I examined the child and found It healthy It was a nursing babe. I then asked the mother If she ever gave It any water. Phe said no. She was directed to get an ordf nary nipple, a Hygeia nursing nipple, put some water In a bottle and take It to bed with her the next night. Whenever the child wanted to nurse give It water out of the bottle. She did so. It worked like magic. The baby gave her no trouble whatever. Tht mother would not take 1100 for that little bit of Information. If the child Is restless during the night give It a little water. To make It a little more convenient have the water all ready In a nursing bottle. But, If not, get up and give It a little water. During the hot months especially the child needs water, plenty of It. Do not be afraid of It. The water should not be too cold for a young babe, else It Is liable to have collo. Chats Abont Womea. When Miss Mable Hemlngwav was mar r1d several days ago she was presented bv John D. Rockefeller with a beautiful villa and a check. Her father Is superintendent or me Rockefeller estate in Pocantlco Hills. Miss May Liang, daughter of the Chinese minister. Is quite the most picturesque fig ure In Washington society. She returns to the legation with her father this week, after a delightful summer spent In Massa chusetts, most of the time at Amherst. where the minister has placed his sons, jriee ana Ariu, in scnooi. Miss Kathertne E. Conway, the editor of the Hoston Pilot, has accepted an Invitation to stand as the New England sponsor for a movement which has been launched by Marie Cahlll to establish a summer home for the chorus women of the American stage, the governing body to be known as the Mary Anderson guild." Mrs. Saldee Knowland Coe of Evanston, III., who died a few days ago In California, has left a musical work In the melodrama of "Hiawatha" which seems destined to become a memorial to the author. The P"""'"-", L" .f.i-.ll'' i!it,,.,nBi.etf portions of Longfellow s epic of Indian life to genuine Indian themes being used In its construction. The foremost woman painter In Germany, Frauleln Qrete Waldau, "tiaa recently been presented by the emperor with the order of honor, being the only woman artist In Ger many upon whom such royal favor has been conferred. The emperor owns several of her paintings and takes the greatest In terest In her work, aiding her by every means In his power. Mrs. B. J. Way. from South Africa, has been winning honors as a crack shot In an biiKiisn snooting tournament. Clad In a brown shooting costume, she shot In the full military prone position at 200 yards and ln a sweepstake made 31 out of a possible 35. Wnen aminB- Bne brings the brim of her nat closely over the siKht, so that the bar Is In perfect shade. She twists her boer pattern sling around the upper arm and shoots with great steadiness. Attention was called lately to the pitifully small wages paid to well educated women engaged ln clerical labor ln London. It Is to offer an outlet for this surplus that Lady Warwick Is conducting at Rtnrilev CAstle. Warwickshire, an agricultural and hortlcul- tural college. The school was founded eight years ago and has provided many young women with useful and fairly re munerative work, and there are more re quests for trained workers than can be sup- g,,,1 pre,ent there " about forty Jn Chicago the first real co-operative so- rial .settlement house Is being erected by Mrs. Harriet M. Van de Wart, a well known clubwoman and social settlement worker. For some years she has been the head of a small settlement ln a thrifty community composed of mechanics and laboring men "nd it has long been her ambition to build a large house which would serve as a social CPnter for the community. Every one who desires may belong to the association and many of the members have bought one or ' Hints for Housewives, A New Tork woman recommends a novel remedy for cinder ln the eye, via., a loop nf hni-h-iP . ., lindp'r th im. of course, the hair should be thoroughly eternized Derore Deing used. The tops of wardrobes and cupboards (that do not reach to the celling) should have papers laid" over them not only to keep dust from sifting down, but to lighten the monthly house, cleaning. A novel way for one's overshoes to be Identified Is to fasten them together with a clothespin bearing one's name. A more practical Idea, however. Is to have the name written In each shoe with red Ink. ' When the wash-boiler is rusted, place the clothes ln a bag or old pillow slip bo fore putting them in to boll, writes a correspondent. But whv not try the ut. to-date soaps that do away with the boil ing. Small pieces of cotton batting, allarhtlv steamed, make good dusters that should be burned after once using. A medium sued camel s-halr paint brush Is most useful In dusting the carving of furni ture. A quick-witted woman stopped the flow from a cut artery ln the leg by putting the foot ln three Inches, of flour In a large " V"?,U!L! tijr,htop1of th? IUV1 wuuu It Is suggested that a bit of wrarmlns- cord be placed around the edge of a but- t'henh0JerP mended for children' clothes that will nave hard usage. If newsDaoers are snread on the floor f to Pwh'1"lh" "V0. papers can be gathered up ana burned na mere win oe no necessity for sweeping. The ashes should be sprinkled with water oeiore tne pan la overturned. All kind, of leather shoe, can be cleaned and polished with milk, which should be put on generously, allowing to dry. then pjiimitja wiin a ory nannei. KUDDer-soled tennla shoes have proved most desirable ln Which to do housework, as they save both noise and lar. Thev are nlsn nn. r.Y.er5 of hardwood floors, and seldom cost over so cents, . Frl FhloB. Utto taoktatS''" brUBht th goft velvet crowns on the order of Tarn. appear on many or the new hats. Prune la one of the new color, for hat.. 'maof' mm.e green Plumes. The new .Upper, have Louis Qulnse heel, and plquantly narrow toes., With the one Tre.0.' th..wT-Jn.flpp.U'SS of kid, suede or satin. A bunch of pink rose In the center of "J"1 e rim of a big black hat VnV&e u" The veil covers the hat and (alls to the walat " Ji m wc' vtT t&'&XJW one. are exquisite, as pretty a. po.slble nd as deHcate as cobwebs. The fashion .I'eiT b.'Ta.heTratn.r ffi cleaned. 1 Shell buckle, are new. and a large one holds the stems of two long shaded plumes 1 VtJBC2S7. or v.fve? ,hrf,n ha. a soft crown ln "Tarn" effect of aoft 'd blu; There 1. a .Ingle pink rose at , ,K , ' ' .Sng theY VmadT o7 tabWn. dotted after the fashion of point d esprit, whlch .man that the dot Is woven in. 1 nese dots are neither large nor small and are more aquare than anything else The veil, are of rather more than average veil- r .w'itn .'na ar 1Kd with a two-lnoh band of chiffon to match. A kln of Boauty f a Joy Foravor. DR. T. Fallx Oeursud's Orlante Oream or Magloal Beautif I fler. e Ta, fli ties, itZA y, i, u( bkia pit la Slav 'klollM, Km Meoa u tMt ef T J, sb4 M M SWDllWS W tMttttsbatua ImlMvuHe hn at Mut to ( UI I tfOBBIltl tec ul fti r bfuui And JturoD. aauai HrtUUWigai. m ,. K .11 4-,.iala v4 Fai.aw. raiT.Kcaii; 17 Greit struct 1 1? f vv UHrairi rnL Watch for a Drop V'.s. of thirty or forty degree! In your thermometer. You will be sorry then you put it oft. rap n with enough hot water! It costs nothing to talk to us about it. We have the WATER FRONTS and workmen to make the con nections. Don't let any dealer put you off by saying repairs can not be had in Omaha. We have ONE THOUSAND CARLOADS of stove, range and furnace repairs. Be from and Tele phone 960. ' Omaha Stove Repair Works 12061208 Douglas Street. R. UHLIfl, President. GEO. A. WILCOX, Treasurer. NORTH STAR BRAND The durability of fur garment! depends largely upon the freshness of the skins, and the inside construction. We buy only the best skins from first hands, and pay particular attention to iniJe cowtruction, interlining and staying by hand. Our garments are made in the best styles, and fit properly. The Lanpher label is your guarantee. Lanpher, Sldnncr & Co, St, Paul Minnesota II jrwr kslor doa, B4 carry ma Eos, wrss m mm REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF GAS After October 1st, 1905, the price of gas will be. 51.25 net. After October 1st. 1906, tbe price of gas will be $1.15 net The Omaha Gas Company begs to announce that the price of gas will be reduced to all consumers ten cents per one thousand cubic feet on all bills contracted after October 1st, 1905, and payable on or before the 10th of the following months. v Bills will be rendered at With account of 10c per Making the net price) A further reduction of ten cents per one thousand cubic feet will be made on all bills contracted after Ocfober 1st, 1906, payable on or before the 10th of the following months. Bills will be rendered at - - - $1.25 Per M. With a discount of 10c per M - ( .10 Per M. Making the net price ..... $1.15 Per M. These reductions are made in accordance with, the policy of this company in its endeavor to give to its patrons the best service at the lowest price. OMAIIA GAS COMPANY W. manufacture our own trunks, traveling bags and suit re Ms. We make tnem or the beat material. Our workman ship Is unexcelled. We sell them (or less than Inferior grades would coat you elsewhere. If you buy or us you will set tha best you will save money you will be better satisfied. Leather Bound Matting Suit Caeee. UH, S3. 76 and 14.00. We do repelling. OMAHA TRUNK FACTORY, 1209 Farnam Straat. STOVE AND FURNACE REPAIRS Are you rendy for Fall? If your furnace 'needs u new Orate Firepot or needs cleaning, why not attend to it today! We have the re pairs and the workmen. Does your range supply you HrOO SCHMIDT, Vice rrea. C. M. EATON, Secretary. sad w wS :, - - - $1.35 Per M. 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PASS. la tne ralleys ( tie Graad. Guaaiaoa. North Fori .ad Roariaf Fork Rivers aai ia the Saa Luis .ad UacoaieaKfra Valleys, of Colorado, aao the Farming toa diatrist of New Mexico. fermiaf. stoeLrauial sad fruit frowiaf are carried oa ia a way that ia a rcvclatioa to tbe faraur ia the east. For tkoee who deair. to awls aw home, there it a other rctfioa that offer letter edvaatatfee thaa weatera ColoreJo a lead of Hue eliea aad aiuulia. witl a temperate a-d evca climate. . wlere the eretwlile deeert aeeda lut to be tilled aad watered ia order to verily "bloeaoa aa tie roe." Several illuetrated publi cation, giviag valuable iafermatioa ia referd to tie sericulture horticulture! aad live ateel iatorccts of this great weet- ill era aectioa. have beea prepared by tie DENVER Of KIU UKANUfi RAILROAD, aad caa be ob . taiaed ly addreeatag I .ill WSJTl 1 S.K. HOOPER. G. 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