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By Dorothy Tuke
No. VIII
LIVING ROOMS, libraries and dent
are all Very wall, but they can
not quit take the place et the
upstairs sitting? room. It Is so nice
to have a room where we can hove
our sewing machine, and where we caa
do the mending and darning without be
ing caught; and If wa wish can leave the
machine and the other things out from
day to day, A man appreciates a titling
room, too. If ba Is allowed a deek la It. ,
where he can get away by himself to do
work If ho wlahes to, A woman enjoys
having a room where she can alt In her
kimono In perfect safety.
The walla of a sitting room should not
be too much Ilka a bedroom, but neither
ahould they ba too much unlike ona, for
than they spoil the vista of the second
Soor. A striped or plain paper Is a good
choice.
A pretty anting room, with a yellow
striped paper, Is shown In the Illustra
tion. This room is fortunate In having
an epen n replace. The bom couch beside
tne fireplace has a Mexican blanket on
It and soma bright-colored sushlons. A
bos-couch It very useful In a sitting
room, aa it can be quickly turned Into a
bed If an extra one la needed. There
ahould always be some sort of a couch
in th room. Often, If a person is ill. it
makes a nlos chauge to leave the bed
room and lie on the aofa of the sitting
room. .'-...
Another Illustration thowg a box
couch ' covered with ootton curtain of
old rose, with while stripes. The ether '
ourtaln belonging to this pair has been
carefully put - up at the back . of the
couch and finished off with a wooden
moulding. Which makes a most effective
seat .'
One or two chests of drawers are not
out of plaoe In auch a room, and art
very uaeful, especially It the room Is
used as a sewing room, for materials
and trimmings can be kept In them.
Have, Window aeats If you can. A
useful ona Is shown. This has lids on
hinges, whloh lift up. and disclose a
useful receptacle. .
Bookshelves arc a useful improve
ment, and these. If they are not needed
for books, with curtalna on them,
prove a convenient biding plaoe for odds
and ends. Ths book shelves shown
are simple and substantial.
The furniture of a living room should
be light. It ahould ba a happy medium
between bedroom and library furniture.
Wicker chalra with pretty cushions are
alwaya attractive and comfortable. The
side chalra could be simple wooden ones,
with cushion mad to fit the aeats.
These ahould be covered with cretonne
or muslin for summer, and tapeatry or
valour for winter. A Urge simple table
in the middle of ths room la often use
ful aa a work table for cutting out'
dresses, etc The tewing machine,
If It is kept la the room, should have aa
inconspicuous cover made for It, and
then It wlU not detract from, the room.
Simple awlsa curtalna against the
glaea. caught back by a cord, would be
attractive, and there might be Inside
curtalna of lattice cloth, of green or
THS Empress Eugenie, whose hams
alone ia sufficient to call to mind
a dosen half-forgotten romances,
remarked recently that the woman
of the present day .was as much too
progressive as tne woman of the past
was too retiring, and that the Ideal
woman would never aprlng Into exist
ence until a combination of the broaden
ed Intellect and sprightly independence
vf today and the alluring femininity of
yeeterday were merged lulo one being.
It Is a little hard for the twentieth
century woman to acknowledge that she
is any way Inferior to her sister of a
few yea re back, for, frankly, she Is a
lrtty well satisfied Individual. She hae
got rid of so much that waa hampering,
has attained to so much that ia de
al rabla. that aha may be pardoned if
her attitude la Just the least bit phari
sutcul; neverthelesa, there la a deep
note of wisdom In the sad old ex-Empress'
woroa.
Ths modern woman Is just as good
looking aa her sinter of the paat; and, if
picturea are te be relied upon, far better
dreMed. bhe knowe how to be atyuah
without disarranging her breathing ap
ujraius, and how to be .healthy without
Ik. king like a draped Ironing board; but
tnere aa times when even her very per
fection along these lines may seem tpo
Vhe tm Very sure of herself this worn
.n ef today, and aha can t help letting
ther people seo It. She knowe a lot
about all t hinge and ehe
doesn't heeltate to enow off her know -edae.
It la fellgntful to meet aa Intel
' llx"nt woman-one who knows what la
Molng on in the worlJ. who reads, who
tnluka and whoso conversation doe. not
ro ate tno three topiva-faehlona. babies
riJT aervanta But it ia depressing when
this 7n7"ugence Is force upon you
when you feel that the woman has sei
herself the rlgoroue taak of being con
atantly clever and aelf-containea and
Zmualng and emands tho aaroe et you.
and whin you know that ahe baa thrust
ed female, not lata ooseurlty. but into
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out In.
' Uenerally the half-worn-out carpets
from downstairs are put In the sitting
room. These eld terpen can sometimes
be made to look as good as new by hav
ing them dyed, but owing to the shrink
age in dyeing they can seldom be put
back in ths room they originally occu
pied. An allover filling Is serviceable;
matting, however la cheaper, and with
on or two inexpensive ruga of soft
. warm colorings, la pretty and suitable.,
Window boxes add much te a' room,
besides greatly Improving the outside
appearance, and aa they can bo madt
for a pittance the wonder la there are
not mors of them.
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The Make-Up of the Ideal
Ws all want to do things, despite the
gentle mandate, "Ue good, sweet child,
and let who will be clever." Simply
being good may bt a noveliy because
few attain to it but it'a not one of the
noveltiea that takea. Wa moat of ua will
to be clever, and art In danger of forget
ting that one very dealrable form of
cleverness lo the ability to adapt our
selves to other people a requirements,
it takea a very bright woman to play
the fool agreeably, but a great vista of
possibilities awaita her who la willing:
to sacrifice the transitory glory of shin
ing before the footlights of society tot
t few minutes for the steady job of
getting what ahe wanta by making -jther
people believe that ehe believes they
are wiser than ahe la
On the top ehelf of my grandmother's
bookcase, along with bound eoplea of
the early edition or Oodey'a Lady Book,
there reposed a little red and gilt cover
A New Kind
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POPULAR hostess has evolved
for herself a novelty la guest
books which might worthily
find
favor In the eves .hf others.
limited sf the regulation volume (with
the autograph and Meeting tribute of
the departing gueat in the shape of the
drawing, poem, or sentiment), whoee
tiges are open to the nexi eomer, she
eeps a book which ia for h r own edl
ticaliou alone.
Ia it are inscribed the names of those
who are. or who are likely to t , regu
lar comera to her bouse, and their small
imcui'ariure that she ia a tactful hoel
as finds worth the considering.
Tbero Is Mr. A., woo drinks t great
deal of water. He la never ill-bred
nor obtrusive, but unless she could sup
ply one servant to look out for his glass
at the table, she knows he is suffering
Quiet dleoomfort opposite hie uame la
written! "Bee that Mr. A. has a carets
oioao at band at table reuaiud Mary to
MOONLIGHT PICNICS
EVEN that soulless person who
growlt at picnics proper must
acknowledge tht charm of ona
by moonlight. On auch occasions he
(mora rarely aht, for It la Usually a man
who acorn the delights of an al fresco
meal In the wood) will evn deign to
forego all the comfort of home ana run
the appalling risk of the despised ant or
fly-Invaded tablecloth, messy food and
picnic lemonado of the picnic supper.
With oven the cynlo complaisant the
delights of a moonlight picnic for rca-
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ed volume, Inscribed. "How to Bt a
1-ady." To us unregenerate ones tbero
is little but unconscious humor In the
atllted precepts laid dowa in its yellow
ing pages, yet there is a lesson in the
tUJe that might be worth our while.
It's a good thing to be an up-to-date
woman, with open evee, a Clear brain,
and a aensibla knowledge of life as It
really exists, but It is a good thing to
be a lady, too tne sort of lady grand
mother was gracious, high bred, end
mindful of small courtesies. Ws can
dtxpense with her circumscribed mental
vision, her tight shoes, her ignorance or
hygiene and politics, rejoicing mean
while in our own importance, our abil
ity to come and go as it pleaaee us, to
say what we like, in the way we like.
Uut the coming of the Ideal Woman will
be hasteaed materially when we have
added to our own good thlnge grand
mother's sweetness and gentleness the
subtle essence of her femininity.
of Guest Book
keep the carafe filled." '
Mr. B. likes more salt In his food than
Is usually considered palatable A note
la made to the effect that an unusually
generous salt cellar shall find its way
unobtrusively to sir. B.'a place. Mrs.
C. suffers with insomnia. Two or three
maKaiinee, the new uovel, l. little plate
of crackers and fruit for Mre. C.'a room
at night are marked under her name.
She keepa irack of people who have
tastea in common, and arrangce her
table according y. She observes tho
woman who ivrltes a great many letteiei
the woman who may require a dose of
aromatic spirits of ammonia at a half
minute's notice: the woman who nlwaya
mauagea to have her trunk delayed,
yet who never makes preparation for
this emergency In the contents of her
handbag; the mtin Vbiioso f.et extrava
gance Is matches and these people
uev-r realize why It la that their Un
to Mrs. P. are mors eajoyable than
those made elsewhere.
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sonable human belnge is evident
Such an entertainment would not re
quire the elkborate preparation of an
Inrtoor fete; for that aoft Hooding light
which can transform a Medusa Into a
Venua is equally potent to cast a glam
our over the plainest picnic fare, turn
ing it into a feast that would cause a
Lucullus transports of bliss.
Why not decide on such a picnic for
these September nights? It is bound to
be pleasurable, whether arranged In
regular baskpt-plcnlc fashion or given
by one hostess.
In the latter case the preparation la
comparatively easy only gauged by the
amount to be spent upon it.
where to so Is naturallv the first ana
all-Important question. In these days
of trolleys It Is perfectly possible in
the smaller cities and towns, at'least
to charter an open car for an evening
and get off aomewbere Into the country.
The farther off la the alte Selected, the
better, for a long trolley ride going and
coming Is not the least enjoyable part
ef such an affair.
Choose the most beautiful and pictur
esque spot you can find for the supper.
An ideal selection Is a high woou-en-clrcled
rock or open apace overlooking a
river or stream, or some deserted strip
of beach, if ona Uvea near the ocean.
For ethereal beauty one must see the
moon on the water.
With such a destination, it might even
be poesible to go by water. A moon
light aali or row Is hard to rival for
aheer pleaaura. Frequently a small tug
can be chartered at . little cost, or an
old canal boat may be turned to account.
A little regatta of private rowboaU
and canoea might be made up. katrrrne
care muat be exercised, especially with
a party of young people, to prevent ac
cldenta "Horse-play" en route must
be absolutely tabooed, and the man at
the oar or paddle must have common
aenae as well as eklll.
if one wishes to lv an old-time dano
Ing affair, some regular plonld ground
With a pavilion must be chosen.
A hay wagon, carriages or an old om
nibus are also pleasant means of get
ting to the moonlight picnic.
The supper next requires attention.
This should be regulated somewhat by
where the picnickers live, If near the
seas, have a clambake; the real old
fashioned kind, with lots of vegetables
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wtti a YcUow Striped
thrown In, la Juat the thing. Such a
meal Is so satisfying that little mors is
required save plenty of sandwiches and
coffee. If a sweet Is Imperative, a
freeser of lea cream might bt tent out
If the place chosen It at all accessible.
W'th this oaks should bs served. Lem
onade at a clambake even tho mild pic
nic kind ia apt to prove a tomewhat
f sinful beverage later If not at tho
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A corn and potato roast is a pleasant
novelty for the moonlight picnic. If the
evening la as cool aa September nights
sometlrnee are, the heat of the bonftre
will bs very acceptable. With these
vegetables one may have the usual pit
nlo fare of cold meat, ham or tongue,
cheese, pickles, uevlled eggs, cake,
fruit, candy, lemonade and coffee.
Nothing is more appreciated at a pit
nlr than plenty of highly seasoned cold
chicken.
Mayonnaise tomatoes always are en
joyed on such an occasion. Carrv the
dressing- In a fflase jar set in a oovtred
tin bucket of ice.
Preparing the food to be taken safely
for a long, and often hot, ride Is in
art. Butter nnd cream. If possible,
should be bounht at or near the picnic
grounds. If this la not feasible, they
should bo packed in ice. Deviled eggs
should be wrapped separately in oilod
paper and placed In a tin box. Haw
egga ahould be aet In the pasteboard
compartments In which they are re
ceived in a store; this, in turn, being put
In another tin box tightly wrapped In
heavy paper, so that any breakups
need not necessarily smear a whols
lunch basket.
Sandwiches must ba folded In a
moist napkin to keen fresh. A cake,
especially one with boiled Icing or a
aoft filling, ahould bt packed In a
. close-fitting paateboar. box. in order
to, have aa little weight as possible
for the basket, the picnic cake ahould
be Iced on a round piece of clean
cardboard.
Preserves espectatly strawberries
and pineapples, are alwaya In demand
for a picnlo aupper. Stand the glasses
,ln Bonis tight corner of the basket,
where they will not be Jarred.
Lemona ahould ba tqueesed at home
and the Juice put in a glass Jar with
a porcelain nut tin fid. li out
sweeten until ready to bo used.
Coffee, of course, must be ground
and a large allowance of It provided
for each person. The tablespoonful-to-the-cup-wlth-an-extra-one-fer
-the
pot rule Is all right but remember
that the man or womaa who confines
himself to one cup at a moonlight
open-air aupper, despite the haunting
fear of an aftermath of Insomnia, has
a self-control above the powers of
most picnickers. He sure, moreover,
that a big coffee pot la taken along,
and a small iron tripod on which to
atand It over the flames. Also be sure
to start the water to heating hours
before you think It necessary.
Take Just aa few dishes as posslbls.
The cleaning up process is oven harder
than in the daytime, and belongings have
an unpleasant propensity to go astray,
with a consequent waste of good moon
lighted moments, taper napkins and
wooden plates art sensible. If not appe
tising. If the picnic Is a basket affair, then
by all means get together and apportion
what each is to take. The aurfelt of
food en such aeoaaiona la usually lam
alable.
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early career Haydn's Toy Symphony, rf'i : : rJ.fT" 'V4s?r II II
drilling children to take tht various f'-!;X,Mr -J ' X. II
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But we've grown mora ambitious Jf 4 A w ' '"' II
musically that work for tho most S ' .V V V II
part was too mechanical. If tht bird- - A - "-fc:t
Instrument wasn't filled with water f ; " ' V ' ' f wr?l
to just the proper pltcn, no amount of f- V jifj """"'-s.
blowing Into the mouthpiece would f ,rv ( j, J"!.; v .n"'
make him warble in tune, or tht toft :' ( '" 'TVW'i""' X
trill would become a shrill, unmslodlous I fl . ' f
whistle. f W fM;;::' '.IS.
Plenty of child musicians there art tiV B X 1
among us, not the tiny "geniuses" W. , '.. .-3 "-. f
whose very intensity of music (and of tf '2L?Z52Sl 1
moods) makes your heart acht at r ' Wtirs-r., . . I
first glanoe, but jelly little mortals, $ t , A , '
with enough lovt jf music In their i er i
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souls to make them really enjoy play
ing, even at tht coat of regular prac
ticing. Wonderful little music festlvalt oan
bo got up with them tht simpler
quartets and trios and duets ar
ranged In tvtn more simple fashion
no as to bring ths melody within tht
grasp of thtlr young Intelligence.
One of the prettiest amatsur concerts
tver given was ons held a year ago, in
which every performer waa a child, the
oldest not over U and some tots of only
C who aang duels In their sweet, piping
voices, both alto and soprano, perfectly
Sustained.
Ons child of sight aang a pretty little
song to the piano accompaniment of her
twin sister, while a third child the
"first violin" played a simple obligate.
Four or five uirla, of 10 or 11 years of
age, had been drilled In mandolin work;
until they played with the precision and
ths swing of a band; and another child
a wonderfully talented child, that
aang old plantation melodiea In dialect,
while ahe picked out an accompaniment
of simple chords on a tiny banjo,
but the coatums numbers brought
down the house. A pretty Irish ballad
was lisped by a child dressed in vivid
green, with plenty of shamrocks In evi
dence. A HiKhland laddie, complete as
to bare knees, kilts and Scotch cap,
played aeveral Scotch alra.
The programme waa so varied and
the selections so short that there was
no time to get bored. But it meant
an Immense amount of work for the
grown-ups back of It.
Things nothing short of marvelous
can be done with children In singing
aa haa been ehown by teachers ui
slght-slnglng time and time again.
iving a Play
AT the close of a clever amsteur
dramatio performance, which
was recently given for the bene
fit of an Old Woman's Home in
ons of the large Eastern cities, a young
girl who had taken a leading purl re
marked: ' I auppoae the money we have made
will he very Useful, but I wonder If the
. poor old souls wouldn't get more pleas
ure out of It If ws let them see the
A Japanese Fair
CHURCH workers who have wta,
ried of ths regulation basaars
and festivals might try having a
Japanese fair. Janunese lanterns
and erepe paper decorations are always
get-at-able, even when It is Impossible
to secure the flowers specially belonging
to that Intereeting nation the cherry
blossom, iris, snowball and wistaria.
It would add very much to the pictur
esuuenese of the occasion If all the
aides were garbed In Jupanese costume,
and the supper served on dainty Japan
ese china, at small tables, each ont
covered with a big Japanese umbrella.
Tea, rice wafers and crystallxed gin
ger might be brought to those desiring
only a light repast and cherry ice, with
a tiny paper umbrella sticking out of
each cup, would be thai niuigly appro
priate. Of course one fancy table devoted ex
clusively to Japanese articles would be
in order; and no fair seems complete
itoWd'luys without its fortuue-ulling
booth.
The Japanese fortune teller may make
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with a Qh.Udi37i-Tre.b2e.
And tht beauty ot ."I la that there't no
nervousness attached to It unless the
voices are allowed too much volume
so as to strain ths delicate cords of
the throat.
Difficult two-part and three-part
even chorus work of a technically
for Charity Suggestions for Amateurs
play Instead."
The suggestion met with a storm of
responses amusement, approval, argu
ment for and against, but In the end
the first speaker won the day. i he
matron f the institution waa consulted,
and. having a kinder heart than Is usu
ally credited to those who hold such of
fices, readily promised her consent and
aid.
Tht upper hall of tht borne waa choa-
herself ss charming or as wltch-llkt as
her fancy dictates, but If she will seat
herself on a straw mat under an um
brella, and dispose of ths eontents or a
mysterious-louklng bag to lbs passers
by. st tenty-tive cents apiece, she can
not fall to be lutereating.
The fortunes, which will tax the In
genuity of the falr-glvers to make var
ied, should be written ou Japanese papa
napkins or the bag may be discarded
and a Fortune Tree substituted.
This tre. whose fruit is the egg of
fortune, should bs planted secuiely In
a lui, within easy reach of the Inriune
teller. Eggshells, whose contents havs
carefully been removed from one end,
are stuffed with confetti, among which
Is hidden the fortune, written or print
ed on a small slip of paper. Neat pu&te
a piece of paper over the opening In the
shell, cover tills with an appioprlate
head dress, press into service the artist
"in your midst" and with a few clever
strokes of the pencil the egg-hell is
transformed Into a very fair counter
feit of a Japanese lady or gentleman.
hard ordercan bt trtcuted with lit
tle trouble except rleld drilling, and
tlirt sound of .childish Voices oopra
nos nnd second sopranos, altos and sec
ond altos blending Into a curious
harmony Is as sweet and as merry, at
the sams time, as riuslo can bo.
en for the theatre, a impromptu stags
waa rigged at ona and, and to this
rough setting the youthful performtrt
brought all necessary appliances, and
what was more, their best enthusiasm.
To the Inmates of that Home the play
marked an epoch in their existence.
V rink led faces that had shown no trace
of animuiloii for yeara were flushed (
with excitement; faded bits of forgotten
finery were resurrected for the occasion;
dulled pulses throbbed expectantly at
the ihotiaht of this little In-comlng or
the outside world, and il la aafe to say
that the actors never faced a more ap
preciative audience.
Isn't the example wr'l worth follow
ing T Money la not the only charity, al
though it la a very necessary one.
There ere people ao situated in tide
world that they have not a penny they
can iionestly afford to give, but they
ran give their time, their thought, and
tl.olr talent for the benefit of the un
fortunate ones who art shut out from
nioHt of the little pit urea of this hie.
Take the next play that finds favor
In the eyes ot your friends and acquain
tance to the abiding place of aon.e of
those to whom such a sight Is as rare
as the proverbial blus moon, and see
If the result does not mure than Justi
fy your effort
Bustmarka otv Linen.
WHEN hooka and ayes Inconsiderate
ly mark your linen xklrts with
ugly. If small, ruHtmarks, the mischief
limy be repulred with salts of leinou and
boiling water.
Cover euch of the marks with tht
least bit of the salts, pour the water
through them, and press.
