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A Girls First Flight
From Home
G
OINO away to chool! Whet
thrills of excitement the
thought gives to the youae?
iriri who is to make her first
venture from home, Tha (rant event
looms all Important. Never before has
Kathrya or Dora er Margery occu
pied so prominent a place la tba family
elrcla. 8he Is quite overwhelmed wHh
tba utiiuual attentions paid bar.
Perhaps she has been a younger
daughter Inured by Ions habit to mede
ovcrs and hand-me-downs which blf
sisters soorn. Thera Indeed la tha ex
citement of a wbola new trousseau of
her own almost overpowering.
Fitting that horrible bugbear whon
hugs rod and yellow plaids which look
ad so well on dark-haired willowy slater
Maude must be readjusted to chunky,
ruddy-locked and Inwardly rebellious
Margery are a positive delight now
that tha little girl has at last been
given a voice In her owa wardrobe.
Even hated sewing and long hoars
pent In helping the visiting seamstress
cease to be a drudgery wfrirn dainty
lingerie and fascinating frills sre to be
evolved for the adoreaseat of sweet sia
teen, who Is "gomg away to school."
Is any shopping la life ever quite so
thrilling as that of these next few
weeks, when new shoes and bats, rib
bons, gloves and laces, and all sorts of
dainty accessories that a girl loves, are
to be nought?
What If the extra dollar Is put on the
patent dancing pumps, while the sen
sible, thtck-eoled walking shoe Is pick
ad up on a bargain counter Old beads
may shake dlsaoproval. but It takes
young feet to dance, and there Is time
enough and to spare for considerations
of utility when years and care, or per
haps "embonpoint." have dogged the
feel, and motion for motions sake is
no longer a Joy.
Let the little daughter have bar fling,
rou mothers who have had yours ana
hen. perhaps, forgotten It
It Is an anxious time whi tha care
fully cherished darling Is tc go out and
shift for herself more or lass. Do not
make H overanxious,
THE THINQ3 THAT COTJWT
Impress upon her that thera are a few
things that really count In a woman's
life truth and purity and unselfishness
and heeltli. Tell her that without these
a brilliantly trained mind, a 1- iclnatlng
meaner, social charm or bualnesa acu
men will avail her nothing, enow he
the value of refined asaocistioas; tha
Bead of discrimination in making new
friends, the fatal ease with which bars
are let down tha arduoua, often fruit
less, labor to replace them. Tall her
your Ideal Margery Is a refined, culti
vated, good and womanly woman, with
a mind that haa expanded, but not at tha
expense of her body; wltn a heart that
la loving, and a life that haa no hidden
pages.
Then let her go. Do not nag; do net
worry. After all, our most tenderly
Cherished ones must cane oat their own
lives, instil principles and their prac
tice la assured.
Mothera, do you know wherein Is your
great lech-r-ofteatlmesT Can you fatuom
what It Is that causes tha estrangement.
. the Indifference, tha almost coldness
that Is felt between you and your child
at a time when you should be moat
closely knit together. Taw have lost
your young heart
Do not expect your daughter to grow
up to you keep her age. iiy and by the
years will have sobered and saddened
her, too, and you will look at Ufa aline
but. until It does, do not foredate tha
day of woe.
The llght-heartednese of youth Is
too precious a possession to be lost.
It goes all too soon, ejus; do not try
to hasten tha going by a single hour.
The triteness of ,Told heada an young
shoulders" haa overshadowed lu
truth. Aa far as Is la your power make
your child's young lite pleasurefuL
Be sympathetic, aot critical or dis- .
approving of her yauthful happen
Ings. They may seam to you trifling,
even allly and time-wasting, full of
avll portent for future character
building, but do aot, as you value
your motherly Influence and wish to
make It enduring, say so.
GROWING AWAY TBOM HOME
Do you know the surest way to turn
girlish llght-hsartednees Into perma
nent frivolity; to make the natural
love of pleasure of youth that most
despicable thing, tba pleasure-crave
of maturity. Insatiable in its demands,
ruthless of others in Its aohleve
snentsT Forbid the legitimate gaieties
and dear silliness of "the teens."
innacent pleasure frowned upon as
sumes undue proportions. If 11 M not
"sneaked" to the utter deterioration
Of character. It la craved with aa in
tensity that Is bound to bear un
wholesome frutt later.
Dancing pumps versus alklngboota
are. after all, but typical. TThere
'! fore, you mothera whoso daughters
. are entering on a new phase of life,
one in which you will aot be tba all
Important factor, "gat wise."
The old tlea are to bo loosened; sea
to it that new ones are formed cieaac
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enter Into all that ooncaras her tor good
or ill; that la a one also can be
found such loving and chummy cora
radeehtp; that advloe when aaked will
KTgiven unconsciously yet helpful
withal; that her Jolly Mates and her
"dumps" will alike Aa4 a eympatheUo
Thus wltt you have no causa to fear
that dreaded drifting from home ties
that haunts every mother's heart at such
a time. "Xiotng away to school ' will bo
but aa epiaode lu lITe-a delightful one,
'Us truo-ana ens that should be made
naaalble for ovary girl whose clrcum
KSoWetenot absolutely forbid, but an
episode, after all. that will only make
horn sees dearer and more desirable
than over before.
Preventing Colds From
Riding
ONB of tha chief drawbacks to
riding aa a regular exercise U
the Sanger many wosnea dis
cover In H of heavy ooida. This
seems almost unavoidable, as one la
bound to get overheated, oven l a
horse Of gentlest gait.
Now. It Mi almost Impossible to avokt
Chilling when one la in the excessive
perspiration that Is very apt to follow a
brisk trot Rspoelnlly it one dkunounU
for aa houri.r bo. aa so frequently hsp-
Sens when riding in tha eeuntry. la this
a agar aggravated.
It seems a oly at any woman
should be deprived of one uf the most
dttUabtful and healthful forma of exer
cise that can be taken, when by aUht
preoauuoaa ka only disadvantage way
It Is a well-known fact tLat If per
sptratlea can be absorbed It rarely
uroves Injurious; therefore, tf women
dreae for riding with this In view, oolds
wllFnot follow. Usht wool wool and
silk next to the akia k. excellent to pre
vent chilling, and. II poaaibie. should
aa I Wan Vat lM W UwTa.
Most wesson, horrified at the Idea of
auok erena clothing, store this advice
utterly. If tbey will not wear wool, at
Waat U thecs wear under their habit
ana ot the eombloatlon suits ef woven
eottoB. Choose a style with long
aleevca, but reachlag Just to the knees.
This sheers a the aerspiratiea almost
as well as wool and Is now asaeieuy
worn by atoet horse womea who like
eoanfort In riding. Clulie apart from the
deaaer of coed, a ebirtwaiat and
linen skirt stands a much better chance
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rarely perapu-es through It .
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AMERICAN MOTHERS who hare
taken kindly to those pictur
esque creations of the French
milliner that make such Irre
sistible frames for baby faces will wel
come with delight soms new designs
more fascinating even than their pred
ecessors. It Is to girls of 4 or S otlll a bit be
low too cold comfort ot a hat that the
French bonnet proves a boon, giving,
with a grateful degree of warmth, all
the plcturesqueness that could bs de
sired. And even the severe and cruelly
trying lines of the tiniest baby's cap
have their share of French prettlneas In
big rosettes of lace at either aide, stud
ded with miniature pink rosebuds.
To fashion a French bonnet la the
easiest thing in the world if you have
the least artistic taste, for it la this that
furnishes the style. How it is dons la
best told by describing the models pic
tured. For the centra bonnet a big flat of
cream-white felt la wired in "walls of
troy" fashion, as are all the bonnets
mads of felt hata. The wire la sewed
outside of the brim, because It la covered
with a ruffle of rich point d'Alencon lace,
which (alls curtain-fashion ' over the
edge.
The felt ahapa Is fastened with pleat
upon a bandeau of cape net which haa
been fitted to the child's head. The brim
Is cut off in back, where a continuation
of the lace ruffle droops prettily, A
ruchlng of lace covers the bandeau, and
a pretty novelty Is shown In ties fash
ioned of a lace scarf. An unexpected
color note Is tha bow of black velvet
ribbon on top, which gives tha final
touch.
ARRANGE THE HAIR IN CURLS
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A simpler affair la a felt bonnet mads
as to foundation In exactly the same
way, excepting that the wiring is dune
Inside tha brim. Pale blue felt, ,lth
liberty satin ribbon to match. Is used
here, a big pink rose he kit each of
the strings on.
Ons ot the cutest and most original,
as well as simple, styles Is of blue vel
vet made over a foundation of cape net,
and drawn over the crown of the head
from ear to ear. There la a sort of 24a
poleonlo hat effect got by Its endmg at
each aide in great ehoux of blue chiffon.
it has tha usual full ruchlng of laae
finishing tha back aa well aa front
This Idea Is only possible for a child
who haa an abundanos of soft, curly
hair, because of the curious back, which
describes a broad line, curving slightly
. upward frosa the ear lobes toward the
crown of the head a repetition of tba
line In front.
A clave treatment for a very broad
face la to turn the many-curved brim
slightly backward, and catching It with
big ribbon rosettes. Then be careful to
arrange the hair In curls to fail about
the face this coiffure la prettier for all
baby faces, and, for that matter, nearly
always essential with in a way, half
the charm of French bonnets. E. D.
CHESTNUTS IN
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more generally used as a vege
table la recent years. Tha Italian
has long recognized their worth
aa h nourishing food, but In this coun
try we have used thera more as an
aside as It were.
.5'.!, fokfted, raw or la matrons
and Nesselrodc pudding, even as a stufl-!?E05-'iwJih
chestnut Is an old and
il- .frtnd. .but not nnny realise the
pert It should play on the dally menu.
..VL"JboUd nJ naabed with butter,
salt and pepper and a iUUe salt they
torm aa agreeable clianga from pota-
They arc equally good when boiled
and served whole with Hollandalse
sues.
For an entree at a luncheon or dinner,
chestnuts served In a browned loaf are
as good to eat as they are good look
ing to see. The nuts are belled rather
soft the big French enee are the best
a use foe this purpoee-tne f hells re
moved. It la ere a better to take off the
ahella flrst and cook them in a steamer.
Prepare a rich cream aauoa by put
ting two tableepoonfula of butter on to
melt In a skillet, stirring In a tablespoon
ful of flour and adding when smooth a
pint of boiled cream or rich milk. Cook
the ssilk aeparstely and have more than
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By Dorothy Tuke
HE walls of a kitchen should
either be left la the rough pias
ter, painted, or pa pared with a
varnished saass. Oete ef the ac
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nished paper. In blue and white. Such a
taper can be bought either in the or
dinary state tor UVt cents, or less, and
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A BROWN LOAF
is necessary, so tba sauce may bo
thinned If found too thick. Season
highly with salt, pepper (cayenne and
black) and a little nutmeg. Some people
add a little sherry Just at the last Stir
the chestnuts Into the hot sauce and
pour Immediately Into a hollowed loaf
of breed which has been thickly but
tered on both sides and browned In the
oven.
In serving this entree where It Is
not well known, paaa it first to the
hostess, who cuta through the loaf
and takes a portion ot it with tha
chestnuts.
This sams mixture may be put Into
rolla, prepared in the same way, or In
cubes of bread, u'jout five Inches each
way, the centre of which has been
taken cut before It Is buttered and
browned.
TO CLEAN SILKS .
GO over silk drop skirts ana silk petti
coats every now and then with a
cfcsaa cloth, wrung bo hard out of
water that It's barely moist It's sur
prising how much dust the cloth will
take up and how much it adda to the
life of the shirt.
caa be varnished after It Is up, or else
the regular glased paper sold for kite Il
eus snd bathrooms can bs bought fret
ty effects caa be had In a kitchen by
painting the walla Apple-green oc terra
cotta ereuld make a I tractive reeene, or.
If the room has a fckiuihern aspect. It
could be painted blue. Such walla can
be scrubbed with soap and water, and
are. therefore, the most sanitary to use.
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Pockets Versus Vanity
Bags
SOMC one haa asserted, aa boldly aa
you please, that women are oaoe
more to be blessed (VI with pock
ets; that tha popularity of the ubiqui
tous vanity bag (which provided a
place for so many toilet Indlapensablea
that It was like a miniature dressing
case) la threatened.
Ia It r isn't Itf
It Is certainly true that the more volu
minous skirts mae such a thing aa a
pocket possible, which la more than M
has besn during these many days. But
then, pockets are bound to gape or to
sag so that the seams are disturbed a
IUUe. and cvea a little counts.
But the question agitated suggests
many another rather more amusing one;
wilt the pocket of the future rival the
vanity bag in number and kind of fur
nishingaT Will the tiny powder puff,
aa Inevitable adjunct of the aforesaid
vanity bag, and its wee mirror be reg
ular Inhabitants ot the also afore Maid
pocket? Dame Faxhlan furl. (a!
At any rate, many a woman Is anx
iously awaiting tha verdict, nine out of
ten of them casting their votes for the
bag and against the elusive, awkward
pocket
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The walla in the other Illustration have
been left la the natural plaster, and
give a light, dean effect.
The floor covering of a kitchen should
be either of linoleum or of oilcloth,
with) stripe) eg earyet. The carpet atrips
or rugs can be easily taken up and
shaken, and the floor can be washed.
The hand-woven ruga are pretty in a
kitchen, and, as they are washable, can
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THE EIGHT HOUR PROBLEM
NOT lone o a wealthy Chi
cago woman announoed that
aha bad solved the much
vexed question of domestic
service, bhe simply engaged three
seta of servaats, paid them full wagea,
and arranged their duties so that
aons was busy more than eight hour
out of tha twenty-tour. It was
merely keeping house on factory prin
ciples, she said triumphantly, and shs
felt repaid by the smoothness with
which the domestio machinery ran.
aad by the consciousness that she
could gtve a luncheon aad a ball in
the same day without having to faob
a kitchen rebellion.
Mow, of course, this arrangement,
very delightful to Mrs. Moneybags, Is
only within tha reach of a very few,
but there Is a suggestion about It that
might bo useful to those of ua to
whom the weekly stipend of oae maid
of ail work is a consideration.
Ia almost every locality there are
several reliable middle-aged women
who have never been trained to any
epoolal employment, yet who seed
money sadly. Lt the housekeeper
who has been tried by the shortcom
ings of Topsy or Bridget seek one of
the women , out and make her a
atralgltforward proposition along
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Vails o 7?ouA
be out Into tha tub each week. If :
sary. Cork carpet la delightful for a
kitchen floor, but this Is beyond the
purse of many of us.
A kitchen should, above all things, bs
light sad airy, as la necessary for
health and comfort. In a email, badly
ventilated room the smells of cooking
cannot escape, and often find their way
to the other parts of ths house, which Is
theac Unas.
"I need someone to assist me in my
household duties, and I can afford to
pay so much. If you will come to me
every morning at 7 o'clock, remaining
until II. and again In tha afternoon from
four UJitli eight, 1 WW be very glad to
have you."
In moat small households the middle
of the day la a alack time and except
In times of emergency when a small
Increase In compensation might be of
feredall the heavy work of the house
could be done In those eight hours, with
a very small amount of friction.
I onoe stay4 In a small Southern city
where troubles with servants wers al
most unknown The cook usually came
at 7 o'clock In the morning, and left
after a ho had "cleaned up" after the
early dinner usually about three or
half past In the afternoon. The house
maid came and went a little later. Tha
family got up a picnic aupper for them
selves about seven in the evening, some
times from the cold provisions left in
the pantry or refrigerator; or. some
times, when the nights were chilly, a
chafing dish or tiny gas stove were
pressed Into service, but nobody worried
about It.
The soiled dishes were piled up for the
maids to wash In the morning, and It
never occurred to them to grnmbio
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Often for a small sues ft win sow caa
be knocked out of a wall; aed It is well
worth having It done. A pretty wtadow
to have Is one high up In the wall and
wuie. It is especially attractive with
small panea of leaded glasa. This, If It
has a window ledge, with a plant or two,
adda much to the appearance of the
room, allows the heat and smells to
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What May be the
Coward's Solace
HAVE you aver wakened suddenly
In the night and felt some one
waa trying your door? If you
have, never will be forgotten the
tense fear of that moment, when your
heart stood atlll as the flrst creak of
the Intruder's success waa awaited.
If you have a cowardly soul that for
bids a bold raid on mlonlght Invaders
and It may be said In pasalng that nine
out of ten women are craving, quaking
cowards when It comes te strange sounds
at night then it behooves you to look
to your bolts.
Keys are anything but a safeguard,
and even bolts oan be cut with unpleas
ant ease Ocoaatonally, too, one lands
In a house where the Inhabitants sre so
trusting or oourageoua that no fastening
at all la In evidence. Then does the
timid woman, having strained her mus
cles dragging heavy furniture against
the too hospitable door, retire to a
night ef wakefulneaa and breathless,
fearsome listening for the robber she's
sure ts lurking sround.
Sometimes, even, ons may go where
visitants yet more alarming tnaa rob
bers are awaited.
Did you ever pass a night aa gtiest of
the officials of a hnspltnl for the In
sane A mighty pleaaant place It Is,
usually, for the superintendent's quat
tern In aur big asvlums are generally
luxurious and cheerful. It Is all right,
and you havs a beautiful time while
daylight or the evening's gaieties laat;
but It gets a trifle creepy when the party
separates for the night and you retire
alone to your room.
Then, should you by any possibility
find your door unprotected, what a night
of horror ensues.
Common Sense says "there Is no dan
ger; those poor, nftttrted people are lock
ed !n and guarda are stationed In the
corridor." . .
"Yes." responds Imagination, "but
bars will break, guards grow sleepy and
lunatlca are proverbially cunning about
escaping their bonds."
"You're a silly coward," storms Com
mon Sense.
"I may be; but that doee not get me
through this awful night any sooner,"
monne Imagination.
Thus you lie with eyes staring stiffly
Into the darkness, fiercely strained ears,
thumping heart and clenched hands
through intermlnsble hours of torture
torture as great as If the expected vis
itor really did come which ha never
could.
EVEN JIMMT-PROOF
Now all this nerve-racking has bean
made a thing of the past by a simple
and rather recent little Invention that
makes one independent of locks and
bolts.
It Is nothing more than two small
and slander places of steel, wedge
shaped, held together by strong rivets
and cross barn and furnished with
thumb screw In the Ulcktst part Tbia
wedge Is merely slipped under a seer,
the thumb screw Is turned till It Is
firmly caught In wood or oarptt, and
there you arc
With this simple, tinoompllcsted con
trivance the coward cxn grow lion
hearted and defy the most daring
burglar. For no jimmy can move that
wedge from the outside, nor could a
lunatic open the door beneath which
It rests without rousing the house
hold. Not only doors are made safe by this
tiurglar-proof Invention, a window,
with it forced between the sashes, can- .
not be lifted from the outside.
Some womea have two little holes
made through the middle of the sashes
of their windows, and a stout nail Is
pushed each night through both. This
Is also a burglar-proof arrangement,
hut the wedge has the advantage over
the home-made contrivance. In that It
does not damage the woodwork and
may be uaed ia any window at any
time or place where one would hesi
tate to pierce a host's hardwood
sashes.
Another trial of ths cowardly la the
dearth of ventilation that Is Inevitable.
The really timid woman would suffocate
on the hottest night and Inhale carbonic
acid gas Indefinitely rather than leave a
bedroom door ajar or a window on a
porch open.
Hera again this new Invention Is the
coward's salvation. If slipped under a
door that Is enough open to create a
draught, yet not admit a robber, that
door cannot be moved. With It a window
may be similarly raised without danger
of being pushed up farther.
As this wedge Is small snough to be
carried In a pockot or handbag. It Is
particularly useful for women when
traveling, or to give seclusion without
stifling st a summer hotel.
Altogether, this little burglar defies
should prove a distinct boon to every
coward, be It man or woman.
Individuality Noted in
Hatpins
AS IF Individuality hadn't expressed
Itself In enough forms this winter,
it must needs attack hatpins.
Those great amber balls which almost
everybody took up with such enthu
siasm paved the way vary neatly for
suck a happening, but the individuality
crass baa gone itself one br'.ter" sluoe
It hss been spplied to tbeaa.
Your favorite flower, a gay butterfly
(by tha way, butterflies are rivaling pea
cocks aa a jewelry fad), your pot atone-
or color made up Into one of the thou
sand and ons "jewels" that last year
saw manufactured in such profusion,
and this year has found a hundred new
forms with which to add to that profu
sionanything and everything Is per
missible. Only it must mean something,
must in soms way eaoterlo or other
wist be a key to your Individuality.
out. and gives light without tak
ing up any apace.
A small kitchen Is often more conven
ient than a large one. In Fraaoe they
arc minute. The chef stands In one
spot, from where ha can cook, prepare
the food on a table, reach his sink and
his cupboard. We should arrange the
kitchea so as to savs as much ruanlug
back and forth aa possible.
One well-planned kitchen has a large
tabic la the middle of the room. The
sink Is atted Into this, and the pipes
have been carried along taa ceiling aad
brought down. This maaes dishwashing
very simple.
There Is usually a dresser built la
both the kitchen and the paatry wlia
blaged doors, if the kitchea and pantry
are small, It ts a good plan to have slid
lug doors mads for the eupbearda,
Bhelvee ot all sorts should be built la
every Inch of specs, as those that are
not for uss look pretty with a pteoe ef
kltcbenware oa them for deooratioa, or
a few books, such as cook-bowks or ac
count books could be kept oa them.
The curtains should be of thin dotted
Ssrtss. or sums material thai oau be
seea through snd easily washed. They
should be either long, or halt sash cur
tains, and should haag straight for the
aake of privacy, if they are thin
enough, the muida can look out of the
wlaaowa without having to part them
with grimy hands.
The furniture of a kitchen should bo
simple. There should be two or three
aide chairs aad a rocker, cither all wove
or with a cane Ml; but the wooden oaS
sre most serviceable. The lab We ahould
bo square, with one or two drawers. A
table ts sold la ths stores with oae huge
circular drawer, which reaches nearly
to tha grouad. This Is meaat for flour,
snd Is a useful econonilaer of space.
There are so msny clever contrivances
for a kitchen that It would be Impossi
ble to mention them. Most of them are
good, some are unnecessary, others are
uarh'sa, but the good ones sre well
worth getting, especially If tha house
wile Is doing her own work.