THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUft30. t A.
SADDEST flflil H
: ALL EW YORK
Its One Crac'Ifl Receives Ovct
Two Thousand Abandoned
Babies Every Year
NO QUESTIONS ASKED MOTHERS
But When She Puts the Infant Down
In the Receiving Room and Goes
Out the Open Door the Child Ceatja
to Be Hers.
In n niche above a doorway in a
groat building In uptown, Now York
City. Is n marble statute of a woman
holding a little child close to lieu
breast. Beneath her, through a
door thnt lias not been locked la f.v
ty years, women pass in to t'l.'
Foundling Hospital with their balce.
In the arms and come out with iheir
arms empty.
A single white cradle In the entry
of a bare reception room receivi and
rescues nearly two thousand babies
a year, says Pearson's .M;i;;;i;:;i'c. The
room where the mothers reliti'iuisa
their babies is called the saddest
place In New York.
There is nothing in the recelv:-v:
room but the little cradle and no one
In sight, though a matron Is always
in waiting near by. She never forces
a mother to confession but if possible
persuades her to tell why she wish-v.
to desert her child and perhaps in
fluences her not to give it up but to
begin life over again. A mother must
understand that the choice is with
her. The matron may give the moth
er ten or fifteen minutes in which to
decide, but the choice is final.
If the mother wishes it and it can
be arranged she is often taken into
the hospital with her baby and al
lowed to nurse it by having charge of
another of the tiny children and help
ing with one older child. There are
now 300 mother nurses working In the
New York home, and there have been
BOO or 600 at other times.
The mother who comes into the hos
pital to work can often prove her fit
ness to have her baby back again, but
once she puts it down In the rescue
cradle and goes out the ever open
door the baby belongs to her no long
er; she may never see or hear of it
again.
There are GOO Indoor babies being
cared for Inside the New Y'ork City
Foundling Home. It Is necessary to
board on the outside 1,200 more. Sev
en thousand four hundred and twenty
four little foundlings have been look
ed after in the last two years, and
there are relatively as many In Bos
ton, In Chicago, in Philadelphia in
every large city In America.
In Europe there is an even greater
number of foundling babies. The Eu
ropean States take charge of the de
serted waifs, but the mother is only
permitted to bring her child to an en
trance way, ring a bell and give it
into the arms of the attendant who
opens the door, and go away without
a word.
Two agents, whose work it is to
find mothers and fathers for the wait
ing babies are a part of the regular
staff of the Foundling Home. They
work through other agents all over
the country, through churches and
missions and children's aid societies;
the appeal la universal. Do you want
a baby? Descriptions and require
ments may be written to the staff at
the hospital, and you may have just
the baby you are looking for.
You may require the color of hair,
eyes, or even specify the disposition.
Usually the asylum has moro orders
than it can fill. Giirls are asked in
about twice the ratio of boys. Blue
eyed girls are the greatest in demand,
ard a sweet disposition is almost al
ways one of the specifications.
In the last, threw yours babies
nave found pt rmanetit homes through
out tile coaatry. .More than 1.OJ0
more 1'tve be en given back to their
w:i lm ! h :; who showed in the hospi
tal their light to have their babies
returned to them.
Four '-' five lUv.v.i a year forty or
iifty babies sla; ; o.T in a little band in
piest of )(-'. The babies are
!:cpt in the 1 eitm'-ling Home that
omowhe re w.ii.iia.; f . p them in the
vorld outside are n. others and fath
er;!. Some day thty 1.10 to go to i: .id
them.
Nurses and attendant trav 1 with
the babies, who are dialribd d tn
igents who wail, to place them ia
lomeu j.-loi'g th wv.y. I.ut the child
8 not to lose !ts outiei I io:i V. itli the
'oundlIn llo.uo. I'litll the chiu'tva
tie grown Ihey are Mil! louhed a'; t.
''.nd their rare i.rd future guarded by
'.he supervision of the. agents who
nako yearly visits to their homes.
mi the n.nl rons who l; ep in constant
communication with them.
When Marriatie is Justifiable.
The Increase of population e i.:c
'.argoly from tho.se who live in mod
est clrciimsil.Jiici'.-',, on dally wages'
Many of theiu accumulate s eutieth r.g;
on the average, mora of them accu
mulate than lh'i.:e who spend so much
.'or social appearances. Hut the tin
'ortunate thing !s that so many young
iiersons many with little or nothing
md with the most hazy prospects in
life. The young man should marry
.vhen he has nccurni.lated n little and
has good prospects. The girl should
marry only . when she. is willing to
live wel 'within her husband's Income
i.nd help hlin to save. A man Is made
or lost according to the temperament
or bin Wife. Philadelphia Inquirer.
RATTLESNAKE ISLAND
Lake Wlnnipesaukcc'o Rattlers AI!
Concentrated 1.1 Cie Spot.
One of those f trance 'venks of nni
ntnl and reptile distribution that puz
zle the naturalist it; found on Rattle
snake Island in Lake V'itinipc? ltiVeo.
N. II. The lake con p ins fitty-sm-eti
Islands of nil si .'cs, from n few square
feet to hundreds of acres, but only
on Rattlesnake is there to be found
anything more alarming; than the
harmless and pretty garter snake.
Pays an exchange. The country sur
rounding the lake Is mountainous and
well wooded, but it Is free from
snakes. Rattlesnake I. -land ban a
monopoly of rattlers.
The island is one of the largest in
the lake as well as the most pic
turesque. Its name forbids trespass
and it remains to-day as virgin ns
when the Indians gave the lake its
musical name.
Just why the snakes should have
chosen this particular Island for their
abode Is a mystery, all hough r.n event
of a few years ago made It 1 'ear how
they might have reach"d It. It !!!
snake Island is some miles out .trout
the mainland and several hundte.!
yards from any other hiatal, i.- et.e
years ago a fisherman, bolder taaa
his fellows, landed en the island rnd
there cooked his lunch.
Perhaps he was a bit nrriiivs, for
he forgot to put out his lire und tin
wind fanned It into a bhze. A Ian:
part of the island was burned ore
and durng the next few da;, s man-,
rattlesnakes were found on iiie raa n
land and the neighboring island
Within a week, however, the sir-
were gone from the li.nir.iand. ami rae
one snake of a venomous kind h e
been found outside of ItaUlcnr.ake Id
and since then.
The snakes confine the;".sei as ti
the rocky cliffs that fcrm the up
lnnds of the island and are s.-laon
seen. One doubting Thomas who to-,
soned that there couldn't be nn.t
snakes on the island because lie had
never son any, went ashore ther.
one day and tramped about in his
bare feet. As luck would have It he
never saw a snnke. The barefoot o:i
explorer nearly fainted the next day
hcu a friend armed with a shotgun
explored the place and came back
with a five-foot rattler.
This led to the organization of a
hunting party. The hunters wore
high boots and looked the ground over
carefully before taking a stop. They
found snakes In abundance and the
numbers of the rattlers got on their
nerves. After killing five unusually
large snakes the party chose a large
flat rock near the water's edge and
well out of the snakes' habitat for a
resting place.
One of the hunters is a professor
in a New Y'ork college. He doesn't
teach natural history and his knowl
edge of outdoor life is not very exten
sive. As he sat munching a sandwich
a cicada set up its shrill cry.
Still holding firmly to the sandwich,
the professor gave a wild leap that
landed him In the lake. The cold wa
ter and the laughter of his friends re
stored his reasoning faculties, but be
Is still of the opinion that all the
snake skins in creation would not
tempt hint to visit Rattlesnake Island
again.
The beauty of the Island has caused
many people to covet it as the site for
a summer home and the suggestion
has been made to Import a herd of
hogs to exterminate the snakes.
Observing the Routine.
Certain of the theatres in Urn-sin
nre under the control of the State,
and the actors are, therefore, sab
Ject to government control. A famous
dancer at one of these theatres tie
sired to secure a month's leave o
absence in order to recover her health
by a tour of the provinces. She ac
cordingly went to the government of
flclal to obtain the usual perm',:-:-! t -.r.
Ho received her politely, and askea
for her written application.
"I have no written application.'
was- the answer. "I had no idea s'tel;
a thing was necessary."
"Not necessary, madame?" repl'e:1
the official. "Why nothing can bi
done without ill"
"What am I to do then?"
"Here are pen and paper. 1!" so
good as to sit down and write wha t 1
dictate."
She sat down anil the petition war
written, signed and folded.
"And now," said the representative
of the State, "you ha.ve only to de
liver it."
"To whom?" she .-oared.
"To whom?" repeated the ofT. -hi,
v.-ith a smile at her s'mplhity. "To
me. of course."
Then taking the petition which he
himself had dictated, he produced Ids
f peeiiiclos, wi.ned them, and carefully
adjusting them upon his nose, raid
over the whole document as if he had
never seen it before, Hied It hi due
form, and then turning to the impati
ent danae'.ise, said with the uimort
gravity,
"Madame, I hnvn read your petition,
and regret exceedingly that I cannat
g-ar.t it."
Dr. Johnson on Good Ereedina.
"tcn Boswell suggested to John
son that "Oen. Paoll." whom they had
just left, "had the loftiest port of any
man bo had ever seen," Johnson de
nied that military men were always
the best bred men. "Perfect good
breeding," ho said, "consiaM In huv
ing no particular mark of Htiy profes
sion, but a general elegance of man
ners; whereas, in a military man, you
can commonly clitslnguish the brand
of soldier."
Her Company.
Don't Judge a woman by the com
pany she is compelled to entertain.
HE OCEAN CABLE
I
E
The Limit in Fisli Stories Hat
Just Been Received from
Far-away Chile
LEVIATHAN HELD EIGHT MONTHS
Cable Wouldn't Work Repair Ship
Sent Out Fishing Dragged to Sur
face Whale with Three Turns of
Cable Around Its Body.
In November last an olllcer of the
Central and South American Tele
graph Company called on the director
of the New York Aquarium with a let
ter from the electrical engineer of the
company, who desired to know to
what depth a whale could descend
and whether an air breathing mam
mal 1 oeld stand a water pressure of
nearly half a ton to the square inch.
These Inquiries were prompted by
nn interruption of the submarine en
tile between Iqnlquo and Valparaiso,
Chile, which occurred on August 14
last, r.r.d which was caused by a large
whale that was afterward drawn to
the surface by the repair steamer
I'aradt'y from a depth of 400' fathoms.
An article in the New York Zoologi
cal Society's Hulletln, nn aquarium
number, from which the above facta
are taken, continues:
The cable in which the whale was
entangled weighed in air, while wet,
1,71. " tons iter nautical mile nnd had
a breaking strain of ti.Ot! tons. The
weight in salt water was 1,000 tons per
nautical mile.
If the whale came to the surface to
blow, be must have held two or three
miles of cable in suspension. This,
however, is unlikely, since It had four
turns of the cable around its body, one
be.ng In Its mouth.
When the trouble with the cable
was discovered, tests from Valparaiso
and Iqulquc placed the break about
thirteen miles from the latter place.
On August 16 the Faraday left Iquique
for the position of the break and be
gan grappling in .142 fathoms, with
COO fathoms of rope out.
The cable was hoved up, cut and
tested to Iquique. Tho end was buoy
ed, and the ship, grappling further
out, picked up the cable, which came
in badly twisted and with Increasing
strain.
A large whale was brought to the
surface completely entangled in the
cable. The stench being unendura
ble, tho cable was cut close to the
whale and the vessel moved to wind
ward. Testa were made and Valparaiso
spoken. The ship made four sound
ings in the vicinity which showed a
depths of 413 fathoms (2,490 feet,
nearly hnlf a mile).
It is extremely doubtful whether an
air breathing animal can go as deep
as 400 fathoms, and as that depth Is
much below the limit of pelagic life,
on which most whales feed, it Is not
likely that the whale would penetrate
such a depth. Total darkness, more
over, prevails In depths of 400 fath
oms. According to the records of whale
men, whales have been known to
stay under water more than an hour
and after being harpooned to have
carried out a mile of line before reap
pearing at the surface, although this
does not necessarily mean that the
lino was carried down vertically.
Tho Va'.parniso-Iquique cable was
laid on January 27, 190G. At first
sight it seems unlikely that the whale
entangled in this cable could have re
mained eight months without com
plete disintegration or being gradual
ly consumed by small forms of life on
the bottom.
The deep sea, however, Is Intensely
cold, the temperature being close to
the freezing point of fresh water, and
the carcass, unless actively attacked
by bottom life, might be expected to
last longer than in tho warmest sur
face witters.
Since, from what we know of air
breathing animals, it is unlikely that
the whale would descend 400 fathoms
of its own accord, and ns a deep sea
cable is not laid very slack, it is
d ).;!! ful that the whale could have
foaled it at the bottom.
The logical conclusion is that it bo
car.'e entangled during the laying of
the cable, eight months before, when
tl cv was a considerable length of It
l:i ntspension. The twisted condition
of the stiff and heavy cable about the
animal shows that, the energy expend-(-'1
in the vain el" rt to free itself must
l.a.e been eronaoas.
Fral Thrillers.
"Talk of dime novels!" exclaimed
tit insurance mail. "You ought to
re "l a Pniki rton report cm an instir
.i.i' e caae if you want, a thriller. Our
eo:: 'i any can ica a great deal of bur
glary Insurance, and, of course, when
it lobbery occurs to any of our ens
tc ;.(". ', we put de'ec fives on the case.
Tie report rt that, these men t;end in
ate fit: p!o tit ate.'i.oui .i of facts, boiled
b.vn hard, and containing nothing
but what ia ah. olr.'.ly essential to
tic business, but i' ir ir.ti nse interest
they beat any novel I ever read or
expect to read. Occasionally after
a case is finished and has become
ancient history I get out these re
ports and read them to a group of
friends, and no play can hold a more
absorbed audience, Tho netunl trail
ing of a criminal by detectives and
I ho marvels of ingenuity on both
Rides nre world beaters for dramatic
situations and excitement."
CAUGH
A 1
THE AGRA DIAMOND. J
Ingenious Method by Which It Wat
Smuggled to England by an
Army Horse.
In addition to the monster premier
diamond there Is another well lui i.n
gem under the spotlight just now
This Is the Agra diamond, which was
recently sold at auction In a l.atni n
salesroom. I.iko many other ilia
nionds, this stone has had advciiuiic.
It gels its name from the fact thai it
was taken at the battle of Agra la
1520 by iho Emperor 1 in her, who was
the founder ol the .Mogul rmpiro in
India. Tho marquis ol Dotiegall v.-.us
in Agra In 1S."7 when tho diantoial
was taken from tho king ed Delhi.
Donegal! was at the time? engaged as
secretary nnd belonged to the fc.r.ic
regiment as tin1 young olllcer who oh
taine'd possession of the tliamond. It
was resolved among them te smug.",!.,
it home to England rather than gi.e
it up mid to share in the loot money.
Tbo epte's.tion arose, how were they te.
gel it home.
No one seemed able to hit upon a
method that wiiuld be lii.e'ly to me t
with success until the last evening
previotis to the departure of the regi
me til. During the course of eliitncr
tho youngest subaltern sutlder.ly
jumped up and said: "I havo It; wo
will conceal the diamond in a horse
ball and make (he horse swallow it.''
This met with general approbation, a
bail was recured, the Inside scooped
out, tho ellamond inr.euted, tlto end
stopped up, anil the horse made to
swallow it.
When tho regiment reached the
pent eif embarkation the heirsej was
taken ill and had to be shot. '1 he
diamond was taken from his stom
ach and brought over to England. It
was subsequently sold to the dul.e of
Prunswick and since then it has been
it cut. from a 4(!-carat stone to I'.l'
carats in order to get rid ef the bhicU
spots in it, and it is tho most per
fect, and brilliant diamond of a rose
pink color. Chicago News.
Bank Notes Stand Much Handling.
That I'ncbj Sam's notes stand a
great deal of rough and care less han
dling is a fact that Impresses Itself
upon any one who has ever chanced
to note the mnnner in which the av
erage cashier pulls and jerks the bill.-;
before he pushes thm through the
window to the waiting patron.
A single treasury note measures 2b
Inches in width by 7Vi inches In
length. It will sustain, without
creaking, lengthwise, a weight of 41
pounds; crosswise, a weight of 91
pounds. The notes run four to a
sheet a sheet being 8U inches wide
by Inches long. Ono of these
sheets lengthwise will suspend 108
pounds, and crosswise 177 pounds.
It will be observed that a single
note is capable of sustaining, cross
wise, a weight of 91 pounds, which Is
twice the amount, by nine pounds, of
the weight the note can sustain
lengthwise; while in tho case of the
sheet, the crosswlso sheet lacks C!'
pounds of double the sustaining pow
er of the lengthwise sheet. Philadel
phia Record.
Depth Penetrated by Torpedoes.
A torpedo was fired recently from
the after starboard tube of the flag
ship Wisconsin of the Asiatic squad
ron. It went straight until within 100
yards from tho ship, when it dived
and buried itself In the mud. Until
the propellers stopped it created a
black whirlpool where it was burrow
ing into the bottom. A buoy was
dropped and native divers were dis
patched to the scene. Some hours
later the torpedo was located and re
turned to the ship. The tail of the
little elostreiyer was buried six feet
beneath the mud and it was a diffi
cult task for the diver to make a line
fasi to it.
The Paper Cutting.
This piece of paper cutting has been
In the possession of a family for 100
years :
Rivets in r.'.oriern Steamships.
Tho important pari which liwta
play in tho construction of modern
steel steamships is well illn.-.t : ate.
by tho fact tint in the ne,v Cunaril
liner Caronla, the huge. a ship e..r
coio trtictnl in tlrcat itt itai.t, no IV.,-e-r
than l.SOH.uuh rivet-, were u-rd
tho total weight, reprcniiicel l-.-gg
t'bout .six hundred ton:;. Tho great vr
part of the riveting work was ehmj by
hydraulic power.
Tho largest stouo ever quarried
camo from a grim It 0 ledge. In Maine,
to serve as ono of tho columns to
tupport tho dome of an Episcopal
cathedral In New York. Tho stone
was C4 feet king, eight and one-half
feet thick and seven feet wide, Its
-weight being 310 tuna.
Steve"1 a
Helpful
Beauty Hints
Valuable Hinls that Every Woman
Should Grnsp How lo KeepYoun
Tor Red Lipa Lotion lo Relieve
"Rod Nose Sail for Ihe Tcolli Po
made fe.r Reducing Thick Lipi.
The best wash for the hair Is soap
bark.
Salt water used as a gargle will
strengthen the throat and harden the
gums; used lit a wash It will strength
en weak eyes; used In the bath It Is a
tonic; as a lot Ion for the hair it pre
vents and stops Its falling.
The hot curling Iron elr!c3 and hard
ons tho hair so that after a time tho
hair has a e olorless elead appearance.
Never clip or trim the eyelashes, or
eycbreiv.s. It make s them coarse- and
stubby.
A lotion of bution juice nnd glycer
ine applied se( ral times a day will
reduce large pores on the nose nnd
(bin.
To remove Pitperllous hair, get a
toilet poniiulce stone from the drug
store; hither the part with a pure
soan and rub the pommlco stone over
it. Wash the lather r.ff and apply ( old
civ.im. Do this every day until the
hair Is gone-.
In the fae ii.l masrage, always make
the motions circular, up and out, nev
er down.
"Is It true that automoblllng hurts
the face?" It Is undoubtedly true;
but most chaps who nre hurt don't
know It.
Health Notes for Women.
Eat plenty of spinach and dande
lion greens. These are valuable on ac
count of their laxative effects.
The best remedy for red cheeks is
deep breathing in fresh nlr, night as
well as day time!.
llrald tho hair nt night In two
braids. Tie but do not turn up be
ends.
Thin eye brows may be made luxu
riant by the rubbing In of olive oil.
Keep up for some time.
The time for a cold bath Is before
breakfast.
After much discussion, It finally
seems ro be decided that a nap after
the mid-day meal Is beneficial to di
gestion, and to bo encouraged where
possible.
The cause of constant yawning Is
lack of oxygen. A walk In the fresh
air often relieves It.
A fever blister touched with a drop
of sweet spirits of nitre will disap
pear. To Keep from Growing Old.
Many women become middle aged
from the simple season that they al
low middle-aged habits to steal upon
them and reVapse Into a state of phy
sical Indolence just nt a time when
they should fight against this tend
ency lo give up exercise. "The best
preventives against growing middle
aged," snys a charming womnn of 45,
whose unwrinkled fnce and slim fig
ure give her the appearance of being
at least 15 years younger than her
real age, "are cheerfulness, a strict
determination not to worry over tri
fles, nnd a sense of humor that save
one from depression. A cold tub
every morning, a walk every day in
rnln or sunshine, face massage with
cold cream at night, ten minutes' phy
sical exerclso Immediately on rising,
friction of the hair to stimulate Its
growth, will keep any woman free
from wrlnkle'3 and will preserve tho
contour of her figure."
Red Lip Salve.
Cinderella. My lips are pale and
purplish and not a good color. Would
yeiu recommend tho use of a red Up
salve?
To redden the lips artificially would
detract from your looks rather more
than pale and purplish lips. You can
help matters very much by massaging
the Hps und applying camphor nnd
vaseline in the manner just described.
Itr.b the lips with tho linger tips,
which stimulates tho circulation.
Pallor of the lips Indicates a lowering
of the tone of the wheile body, nnd
shows that you need a tetnlc.
For a Red Nose.
If your neise Is somewhat swollen
ivnd red, try this formula:
Muriate of ammonia, 1 dram; Tan
nic acid, 12 dram; Clycerlne, 2
ounces; K.i. a v.a'er, 3 ounces.
Dh- lve tho muriate and acid In tho
glycerine and add the water. Satur
ate a piece of absorbent cotton with
the lotb.it and bind em iho nose every
night mill the trouble is relieved.,
Gait for the Teeth.
I have read that salt is good for tho
teeth. What kind of salt should be
ia 'eel, and how often?--p. f,.
Tito salt used on the teeth idiould
l)u finely jii.welei-e l table salt, feir if it
la too coarse It is apt to scratch tho
enamel. Do not use) tho stilt more
than once a wee k. .
To Rem wo Ctains from the Hands.
What ii a safe thing to use on the
hands to remove tita'.ns from house
work or Ink stain.)? C. A. G.
A piece of lemon Is very good for
removing r.tniim from tho hands, und
pumice stone is most effectual when
the hands have become marked with
ink.
Pomade for Reducing Thick Lips.
Molt un ounce of any of tho cold
creams, udd one gram each of pul
verized tannin and alkanet chips; let
macerato for flvo hours, then strain
through cheesecloth. Apply to the
lips when necessary.
Motes and
Comment
)f Interest to Women Readers
TOR LIFTING HOT PANS?"'
Simple Attachment Which Prevent!
Accidental Burnlnfi of the H.ind
There Is no reason why the m.,'
wife) should be continually p,;i,.lit! ,
Iht fingers lifting hot pans fr;U
fli) when site can readily prov,
ti'lf with the handy attachment slia
In the nee emipanylng illustration, linJ
avoiel such acclde-nt.-!. It seems Ir.
possible to persuade women to its,. ,)
vlees similar to this; they would rati,,
er nse a clotii e)r their nptott wh,.,
removlpg utensils from the tire. This
pan holder, nevertheless, should ap.
pe-.tl to all women who must work over
the lire, being simple In construction
r.nd operation. Attached to the han
dle Is a Hat circular extension, which
Is slipped under the pan to be re
n.oveel. Pivoted to handle Is a lever,
one end carrying a htmk which drops
over the edge of the pan. The other
end rests against the hnndle. Tho
lever prevents the pan from slipping,
a small ring on tho handle being slip
peel over the end, where it remains un
til the pan Is safely removed and Uie
lever disengaged.
A Halrdresslng Secret.
The woman with auburn hair once
dark brown and the woman with ye!
low locks once drab met and compli
mented each other on the latest color
of their coiffure. To the question.
"Who did It?" each gnve the name of
the same hairdresser, but when they
compared notes as to price It develop
ed that the former brown haired beau
ty had had to pay $15 more for the
transformation than the yellow haired
woman. Animated by nn Indignation
thnt would not let her rest the highly
taxed beauty seeker hurried to the
hairdresser and demanded an explana
tion. The artist In hair was in no
wise flustered.
"Y'ours Is not an unsual case." be
said affably. "We always charge from
$10 to $25 more for dyeing dark hair
light because if anything happens to
It nnd It turns green or purple or uny
unelesired shade a Jury will always
award a dark haired woman hlgi.er
damages than a blonde. I don't know
wy all those sets of twelve wise men
reason that way but court records
show that they do nnd hairdressers
have to fasten one eye on possible
J iry verdicts before applying tho dye."
What the Professor Says.
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From the N. Y. World.
Woman is the "great peril" of the
rrce. She ia puliinq man down tJ her
level.
Tor Small Women.
No matter how small she is, a worn
fc'i may always have a good figure.
If she has not one to begin with,
she should economize in totnej other
part of her wardrobe, ni:d call In the
!'.. "iiccs of ;t good 1 orsetlere.
If iiie cannot bo impressive, she' can
at l a: t be pert ::rd good to look at.
V. e of'y the straight up and down
lii.es. In the development of your " - "
taeab-.
Whatever yo 1 do, allow no-HaS
whieli ,.ut3 j-..inv, horhontaMy.
The princess model, which Is so
much a part of tho present nioda,
should bo a cause, of rejoicing anions
Bmall women.
Do not we ar shirtwaists nnd skirts
of contrasting materials.
This cuts the figure In half, nnd h'S
Bens greatly the er.'ei t of height.
Dispense with belts. If possible, and
if not, nmke them ns narrow as pos
sible, nnd always of tho samo materi
al as tho frock.
Clouts may bo almost any length
but that most usual or nil, the three
rmnrtor. This Is usually fatal.
Straight eottt seams may be trim"
mod, but never the lower edge.
A trimming there would cut thv "S
ure In two.
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