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EVBHrNG LEDGER-PHTDADEEPHrA", THURSDAY DECEMBER 10, IPIS'
THE WOMAN AND THE HOME-PRACTICAL ARTICLES, NOVEL IDEAS, LATEST FASHIONS
ON KEEPING UP APPEARANCES
Ellen Adair Discusses ihe Sensibly Dressed and Ihe Over'
i , dressed Girl. n
TS9 keeping; up of apneiirances Is ft
frery necessary tlilne In these day ot
keen competition. Tho womnn who does
Hot make an effort to put up a. bold front
toward life and mankind has failed In ft.
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ptnrnneei!, and, as wo all know, nothing
I more Important than tint Impressions,
In tho matter of dress, nil sensible
women trill take a real Interest and care
in their clothes. The woman who stints
herself for tho sake of suitable clothes
has been very frequently condemned by
the critics, but It Is open to question
whether such wholesale condemnation Is
Justified. I have known many women
succeed by tho putting up of Just such
"blult" In tho matter of raiment. For
taeUnee, tha woman who Is out looking
for n Job ought to be -well-dressed and at
tractive looking. An employer always
takes notice ot the appearnnco of his
prospective employes. No man la In
clined to look with a favorable) oyo upon
tfia witmati wliA inriMtm tntn htm nfllrti
Wtr looking like an old-clothes vender. From
mo Dusiness pome or, view, u pn to
dress well. Men and women allko arp
favorably Impressed by tho emnrt-look-1ns;,
well-fforbed woman. Thcro Is nn
air of prosperity about her which en
hances her value. She looks an If her
services were "worth while," and as If
the placing of tho same were somewhat
Immaterial to her, for surely Micro must
b quite a demand for her smartness and
efficiency.
In this matter ot dress, however, ap
pearances nro all too frequently over
done. No proipectlvo employer Is Im
pressed by the showy girl, no scnslblo
man charmed by the overdressed woman.
IVlillo good clothes are a real asset to
every woman, no matter what tier pro
fession or line of life may be, the 'dolled
up" woman will defeat her own ends, and
probably create a' very bad Impteeslou
whero she fondly Imagined she was cre
ating the very opposite! "
From the matrimonial point of view,
too, a girl's chances are really lessened
rather than Increased by overdressing.
Men may pay her attention, and take
liar around to parties and theatres, but
when It gets right down to hard facts
and the permanency of tho marriage tie,
they shako their heads and Inwardly de
cide that she would prove too expensive
a luxury for their pocketbooks.
Many parents make a great mistake 111
stinting themselves for the sake of
dressing up their young daughter In the
very extremo of fashion. They labor
under tho mistaken Idea that this will
enhanco her matrimonial chances, and
that Bhe will surely mako a successful
marriage. It In almost pathetic to watch
how they stint themselves of all pleas
ures for Iter snko, and even stint them
sehes of soma ot tho necessities of lite.
RECKLESS QUOTATIONS : By SARA MOORE
Another mistake that Is frequently
triads by foolish but well-meaning people
In tho upkeep of homes much too largo
und pretentions for their means. Many
of thofsulcldes that one reads of In tha
newspapers can bo traced to this fact.
Living bejond one's means for any
length ot time always n)pc1Ib disaster In
tho end, and Is destructive to any home
enjoyment or peace of mind
Tho keoplng up of appearances, In
so far as means Justify tho doing of
the panic, is a very necessary and laud
able thing. But living beond one's In
come, for tho sake of "show" Is as pa
thetic as It Is ridiculous, defeats Its own
end by deceiving nobody, and brings
real unhapplncss with It
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WHEN THE CHILDREN FALL SICK
The Tedious Time of Ilfntss It a Trial for the Children and Those Who Have
Ihe Care of Them Here are a Few Hints by One Who Has
Been Through it All.
rim. .ii.t n !, rv trilng In- (op of the house; carpets, curtalnr and.
Little patients can be ery trji ing in . v necearj, furnlturo, must be
ueea 10 mo Jiomo nuiae. -
"Don't work too hard, girls.
PITY THE PROFESSIONAL GIRL
Margaret often says she wishes you had husbands
hardships or professional life." V
-to save you from the
The Ways of Women
Mount lfolyoke College has four girl
tudents from China.
Woodbury, N. J., has a woman's auxil
iary fire company.
Miss Julia C. Ferris lias been elected a
School Commissioner ot Auburn, N. Y.
New Tork Stato has 432 women's clubs,
With a membership of over .10,000.
Miss Laura V. Cavers has been nom
inated for City Council In Orcnco, Ore.
"Worklnswomen In Idaho and Montana
are only allowed to work nine hours a
day.
A POEM
Illches we wish to got.
Yet remain spendthrifts still.
"Wo would havo health and yet
Still use our bodies 111.
Wo do not what wo ought.
What wo ought not we do;
And lean upon tho thought
That chanco will bring us through.
What were tho wise man's plan,
Through this sharp toll-set life?
To work as best he can
And win what's won by strife.
Matthew Arnold.
MODES OF THE HOUR
OF
ATTRACTIVE MILLINERY
NEW DESIGN
THE YOUNG DAUGHTER'S
ALLOWANCE
The -.problem of a separate allowance
for the young daughter is causing a
(food deal of discussion Just now. The
Increasing Independence of that young
lady herself demands special attention,
and Justly so. Ono woman's story may
Illustrate the point.
"Tha cre ot several little ones took
Up most of my time," she says, "so my
oldest daughter was burdened with a
responsibility far beyond her years. She
had better Ideas for dressing the children
than I had, I went out very little and
depended upon her Judgment, so the
hopping became her task. Everything
She. selected or suggested made hei
feel that she paid mora for it than she
Should. I had shopped so seldom that I
didn't, knajv values or the advances In
prists. Many disputes and unpleasant
iieenes (followed.
"She often asked to buy small aeces
sqrjM tor herself, but was always re
fused. She saved us the hire of a maid
jwd continually asked for a small allow
snjje, We could hav given It to her,
but her father couldn't see the need ot
It. Site would oft tu rueh from the table
la tear? when she had to ask hr father
:r Hwey; yet we eould not saa that
tfeo aaktag was: harder for ths child Ulan,
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should havo an allowance, no matter how
small. It teaches a child independence,
thrift and honesty and develops a
stronger character.!'
A true-to-llfe story like this shows moqt
forcefully tho necessity of giving a girl
a certain sum ot money, even If it Is
only 60 or 7S cents a week. Tha regularity
of an allowance teaches the girl to be
saving and provident and gives her an
Individual stamina which might be abso
lutely and painfully lacking In any other
circumstances.
Hats, at tho present writing, can bo
divided Into two classes, tho hat with
tho generous brim and tho hat absolutely
without. Tho hat with the wldo brim
must be graceful, artistic and picturesque.
The hat without must havo a certain
dash, an audacious quality a defiance of
millinery tradition and convention.
Thcro nppears to bo an inclination
towards posing tho toque or turban
higher and higher on tho head, as tho
season advances, and tho Scotch bonnet,
n favorite with tho youthful, is worn at
tho same reckless angle that the kilted
Scotch soldier wears his.
Silk, satin, velvet nnd fur take the placo
of felt whero the turban Is in question.
But In tho way of trimming there Is
nothing barred, unless It Is tho regulation
ostrich plumo which would make one of
the small hats top-heavy.
A ncent Lucille model, called the
"sabre hat," Is n small velvet turban with
a sword-like feather standing nt least n
foot and a half high, and placed directly
In front.
This Is the favored position, whatever
the feather, but not carried to this ex
treme height. A toquo that Is almost coy
ered with flat ostrich feather trimming
has two stripped ostrich feathers placed
on the top of tho crown In the centre,
from which lofty position they aspire al
most directly heavenwards,
Cloth that matches the suit makes a
very attractive draped turban In com
bination with fur. This has the eclat
of fashion In tho highest degree.
Turbans made entirely of taffeta rib
bon are also very smart and elongated
loops are used, as a rule, to give tho
piquant air essential to their success.
The broad-brimmed hats are showing
in colors now more than In black. Sand
or putty color Is popular, although the
brim Is often faced with black velvet.
Blue Is nlso a favorite, from the mid
night shade to the faded old tapestry
blue. The color called "betterave,"
which Is a melodious word for beet-root,
and the shades In line with those known
as raisin nnd prune, are used by the
designers of many charming creations In
headgear.
Feathers and flowers, wonderful velvet
flowers, ndorn tho broad-brimmed hat and
add to Its beauty. Hats that keep one
tone for the trimming and the hat proper
have decided elegance.
There are two ways, distinctive of the
season, for wearing the veil with the
small toque or turban. One way is to
hove It basted Inside the tui-ban, so
that It falls straight from the edge.
Another way, and perhaps newer. 1
to gather the length ot tho veil and
fasten It at the top of the crown. From
thero It falls, completely covering the
turban and the face. This Is Illustrated
In the little bisque-colored velvet turban
sketched today.
Ileal lace veils are delightful posses
sions, and not an extravagance, when It
Is remembered that they weor a 'cry
long time. They nro not limited to blaok
and white. In fact, a soft shade of
brown Is used for many of tho loveliest
of the new veils.
The hnt with the brim, pictured today.
Is n deep, pansy color, with civet (lowers
in tones of the same shade.
Don't Waste Your
Sunflower Seeds
If only people knew how useful sun
flower seeds really are, they'd never
waste them.
Why, they're Just splendid food for
poultry.
The seeds contain a large quantity ot
oil, hnd in the cold weather many a
poultry keeper would bo glad to buy up
all the sunflower seed he could get for
his poultry. Even tho stalks and leaves
and husks of the seeds mako good fodder
for pigs.
People don't seem to recognize that sun
flower seeds are of any edible use at all.
But In some parts of Europe a food for
Infants Is made from them.
A good sunflower head often mensures
IS Inches across, nnd will hold as much
as two pounds of seeds. And a bushel
of seed will jleld a gallon ot oil.
Around the Clubs
Tho Hospitality Committee of tho I'hllo
muslan Club, of which Mrs. Henry L.
Jump is chntrman, will hold a meeting
tonight at 3:15. Trot. Charles C. lteyl,
of the West Philadelphia 'High School for
ilojs, will gUe an Illustrated lecture on
"Glimpses of Artistic Florence."
A meeting of the Delaware County As
sociation of the Century Club, of Nor
wood, will take place today at the club
liouse.v The afternoon session Is open to
club members nnd their friends.
A public lecturo will be given at Hous
ton Hall of the Unherslty of Pennsyl
vania, on Wednesday, December 16, nt
o'clock. Tills is tho second of a series ot
lectures which are being given under the
auspices ot tho Catholic students' organ
isation committee, of tho University. At
this meeting John O. Coylc, M. D will
deliver a lecture on "Growth of Itctlg
Ioub Toleration In tho United States."
Tho regular Saturday afternoon lecture
wilt bo given In ouston Hall at 3 o'clock,
and ICdword T. Itclchert, professor of
physiology, will speak on "Doctor Jekyll
mid Air. Hyde." He will also speak of
tho "Case of Becky," as staged by David
Belasco, together with actual Instances
of dual personality. Doctor Itclchert Is
u graduate of the University of Pennsyl
vania, and has done scientific research
work at the Unhcraltlcs ot Lelpslo and
Vlennn.
old enough tdrsallie the Importance of
keeping warm, taking their medicine reg
ularly and doing what they are told.
They require constant watching, too, for
many a dangerous Illness has resulted
from a chill caught during convalescence
after one of the most ordinary childish
aliments.
In nursing children the home nurse re
quires the utmost patience and tact. Bhe
must bo gentle, though firm, with tho
little Invalid, being nble to make him
realize that she Is In absolute charge
ot tho sick room and that In all things
her will Is law.
SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES.
Children's ailments are always a worry.
You never know what the most simple
cold Is going to lead to, and a great
deal of tho anxiety connected with the
rearing of children Is tne real difficulty
experienced at times In being nble to
discriminate between the sjmptoms of
various Illnesses. A clinical thermometer
should always be kept In the nursery,
and If a child shows signs of not being
well his temperature should at once be
taken. Tho normal temperature Is 9S.4
degrees. If you find It to have risen to
100 degrees put him at once to bed and
keep htm there till ho Is normal again.
By this means much risk can bo avoided,
because many a fatal chill has arisen
from a child being allowed to run about
when In n state of fever.
INFECTIOUS FEVERS.
If one of the children should contract
an Infectious Illness, think well before
you undertake his nursing yourself. Re
member that It will mean Isolation from
nil the rest of the family ,for you, as
tho patient and his nurse must be Iso
lated. The sickroom should be at the
t.ir.n mil nf the room, which must be
thoroughly cleaned before the patient Is
taken Into It What Is more, a sheet
saturated with carbolic must be hung
outside the doorway of the room. None
of the cups, saucers or plates used by
tho patient should be allowed downstairs,
but must be washed by the nurse her
self. The nurse's dress also should be
of cotton washing material, and not of
woollen stuff, lit which germs aro apt
to lurk.
CONVALESCENCE.
It Is during the convalescence of the
little patient that a nurso's task Is apt
to be most arduous, he Is so full of
whims and fads and fancies. As n rule,
he will flatly refuse to tako his medi
cine. One cannot be harsh with a sick
child, and yet at times It Is most diffi
cult to know how to mako him tako It,
especially If It has a really nasty taste.
I have found that In these circum
stances gentle coaxing always answers
best-at least. It does with my boys. I
make tho little patient watch the lines
which mark the measurement of the
liquid, and tell him that as each line
Is left clear he Is a step nearer .to re
covery. I appeal to his pluck also, and
If tho mcdlclno is unusually nasty, I
let him tako a peppermint, or some sim
ple kind of sweet that will not do hlra
harm, after he has gulped down his dose,
to take away the taste.
Of one thing I am very careful I never
neglect my own health for I know that
to do so would bo ns bad for tho patient
as for myself. So I take my meals reg
gularly, nnd never allow my nerves to
get on edge. It requires strength of mind
to bo able to do this, but then you must
have somo strength of mind If you are
to bo a good nurse.
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, Christmas journey to carry their good cheer to the little children of our
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