THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., AUGUST 13, 1903. Y Her Painting of President MeKinley Hangs In the White House, The official portrait of President Mo- Kinley which hangs In the White House 18 the work of an American wo- man. Among the portraits of all the presidents thus displayed it 1s the first to have been executed by a woman, nor is it by any means the least inter esting or meritorious. The appropria- tion of $2500 by congress for a por trait of the late president naturally ex- cited unusual Interest among artists Many well known artistic names were numbered among the contestants, The portrait finally chosen among many after careful artistic consideration was that by Mm. W. .), Murphy of New York city. Mrs. Murphy has spent the last eight- een years continuously in New York. In her art education and experience and in her sympathles—in everything, fn short, but her birth —she 8 an American. She was born in England, coming to America when a mere child Her home was at first In Canada, whence she was sent to New York to further her artistic education. Her talent was evident very early, attract. ing considerable attention. Mrs. Mur MRS. W. D. MURPHY. phy cannot remember, she says, when she began to draw. As a child she was elways drawing, that her talent seems to antedate her earliest recollec tions. Her artistic training and expertence were had in New York In addition to attending the schools she had the ad vantage of private Instructors, among them Professor Lawrence of Munich Khe has never returned to Europe since leaving England. The art galleries and exhibvitions in New York, she says, have been her chief sources of instruc tion and inspiration. She attends them sll regularly, sitting for bours before the canvases to study their secrets. It 1s of course particularly remarkable that, thos handicapped, Mra. Murphy's portralt of President McKinley should have been chosen from among the eon tributions of many of wider opportu- nity. The portralt was painted from photograplia. Not only had Mm Mur phy no sitting, but she had never seen ident McKinley When $2500 was appropriated by congress for the purchase of a portrait of the late president Mra. Murphy, among others, submitted her work. The Judges were selected as the most com- petent men In the country to Judge of the merits of the portraits. The com petitors were somewhat taken aback whet the announcement was made that the work of a woman had won In spite of the ancient tradition that a woman must always stay in the back- ground of art when in competition with men. When they saw the accepted por trait thelr doubts were silenced, they expressed the utmost satisfaction In the seloction.— New York Herald Babies Have Nerves When the tired mother finds her nerves strained by excitement or pain the only relief is rest 80 perfectly well” She Is quite right in her treatment of herself, but why does she not accord the same treatment to ber little one, who, when worn out by the pain of its aching gums or from some other cause, It walls over its little sorrows? In the nursery It is considered rank heresy to say, “Let baby cry a little; it will do him good.” And so the poor little scrap of human ity Ia shaken and jogged, shouted at and sung to, made to look at the bright fire or lamplight, and treated In a manner to drive a nerve racked adult to distraction. Of course there is a difference between a grown person and a baby, but nerves are common to both and those of an infant surely demand the greater gentleness. Instead of try- Ing to amuse the hapless Infant, let him enjoy the luxury of walling a little, Probably a good ery 18 as much a relief to him as it Is to his overwrought mother, To be sure, crying always means something amiss and It Is the duty of the mother to discover the cause, If It is the fretful ery of wearl ness, then the kindest and best course 1s to let the little tot rest In a quiet lace with a subdued light, where it a chance of getting sleep, that sov- ereign remedy for so many of the troubles of suffering, nerve racked hu manity, Recent Changes In Table Manners, Custom has wrought many changes in table manners within a few years, undoubtedly and | served with horse radish sauce. | same Is true of cold meats and of that | humble | cream sauce Is the foundation, and the with which the fork has come into greater use. Nearly all vegetables are eaten with a fork. 8o, too, are cro- quettes, puddings not too soft, ice cream and the numerous made dishes, A steel! knife should never touch fish. The latter should be eaten with a fork, assisted by a bit of bread held in the left hand, unless a silver knife has been provided. Little silver “pushers,” to thke the place of the bread fork, are now sold for the use of children, It is now well understood In this country that Engliah people eat n bolled egg out of the shell and consider it barbarous to take it out Into a cup. If one pro- fers the latter process one must per- form It with an egg or tea spoon, never with a knife. Neither should the lat- ter be dipped in the salt and tapped with a fork In such a way as to scatter the condiment over the food. This is thought to be bad form, as is all whole. sale preparation of the food on one's plate, such as cutting up all one's meat at once or mixing butter and salt through the entire potato, Balt should be taken on the side of one's plate, and each mouthful should be flavored sepa- rately.— Household The Healthful Twin Bedstead, The Increasing popularity of the Eu | ropean twin bedstead In this country is | quoted | persons. step | been taken when all humanity is sleep- | Ing in single beds, with Interest by progressive Doctors point out that a big in sanitary advance will have The American re- turning from traveling abroad wisscs | first of all the Individual bed and usu ally contrives in his special household to replace as fast as possible the double bed with single ones. It Is In this way that the practice has spread, together with the example set by good hotels everywhere, The dress ng of the bed, too, is much more re garded than heretofof. The fact ls videly recognized now that bed covers should be light and alry, yet warm— fleecy blankets rather than quilts and vinforters—and, most of all, of a char weter that permits of frequent cleans ng with soap, water and alr. A Casserole, ve you a of old French re?’ asks Laura A. Hi in What to “No? Then hie to a shop where en things arm sold half CASSerO life's Joys until of brown sit on iven a casserole « ware, a chafing coffee le, and the Sunday and An unex- which luncheon y dinner with pected guest become n bousewife even If the cook Is away. No one knows just what the secret Is but the odd French cooks knew the do lights of game, chicken, soups and oth or tidbits the old French lay ware, ungiazed and porous” OLY cooked in Soft White Hands, There 1a just one way to keep your | hands soft and white and lovely, and it is a very stmple way. Use only the purest, best like imported white castile. When bathing the hands rinse them well and dry ifterward applying a cosmetic made of thirty canth, seven rosewnater, an ounce each of and glycerin Soak tragacanth in rosewater for three days, strain forcibly through muslin and add the other Ingredients. A few drops of oll of rose will give a pleasant aroma. The advantage In using this preparation is that it dries Immediate Iy ~Clhlcago Record Herald soap, the Jelly grains of gum traga- ounces alcohol The Sorubbing Drash. One college girl | know goes down on ber knees every Saturday during her | vacations and wields the scrub brush, wiensibly to make the floor clean, but really to give herself the benefit what she calls “a good sweat bath” | (ae wl : N on ohm _ plied from the recently published gen For Increasing circula- | aval adders yi ; tion, clearing the complexion and giv. | ©T8 CRiRiogTe, writes Ethelwyn Wetherald Housekeeping. in Ing a robust appetite it Is superior to tennis and basket ball. No work can be drudgery unless It 18 drudged at Hash and Horse Hadish, Hash is made more appetizing if The Msh, bolled beef A thin horse radish added is the freshly grated N | kind and not that which has been mix. Just Jet me | have quiet and peace,” she says, “and when I have had a good rest I shall be | pd with vinegar. Allow it to cook for about three minutes and serve hot. Girls and Dall Throwing. “Ball throwing I do not advise to any great extent for girls” says Dr, Luther Gulick, physical director of the public schools of New York. “It makes the clavicle prominent and destroys the symmetry of the neck, a fact every girl Is Ukely to regret when she Is older and begins to wear evening gowns.” Pillow Covers, If outside covers are an inch smaller each way than the pillows the result will be nice, plump looking pillows, where If the covers and pillows are the same size the ofect would be flat and displeasing. In walking don't hold the leg stiff, al though It must be held straight. In this way one walks with the least physical expense and with the greatest enso, healthfulness and beauty, The three essentials for a pleasant room are space, the opposite of crowd and clutter; form, the opposite of chaos and confusion, and color, the opposite of black. It pays to make a study of your hall, for, however eclogant your drawing room may be, it Is difficult to efface the Impression of an unpleasing entrance, Water absorbs impurities and if ak lowed to stand In a badly ventilated wom becomes positively injurious, . | and get one, for | delight to the | oo pletely, ] of | LAUNDRY LINES. A few drops of ammonia added to the bluing water will whiten the clothes, Try using sonpy water for making starch. It is said that the linen will be given a gloss by this means and that the trons will not stick, It Is said that a tablespoonful of black popper put in the water in which colored cambrics are washed will keep the colors from running. In Ironing handkerchiefs it is a good plan to smooth the center first. If the edges are (roned first the center will be found baggy and will fold In creases. Stains of lodine may be entirely re moved from white calico or linen by rubbing damp carbonate of soda Into the marks and washing In cold water till they are removed When lemon juice or other acld has made a white spot on a colored fabrie try applying ammonia to neutralize the same. Rub with a Mttle chloro form, after which the original color should return as bright as ever For very yellow or very dirty clothes make an emulsion of kerosene, clear Hmwewater and turpentine In equal parts. Shake together until creamy, clothes and boll for half an hour, Sweet and Strengthening Naths, A lemon bath is wonderfully ing and refreshing after a wearisome day‘s shopping In town or after a strenuous country day with tennis and golf and walking on the Squeeze the Jules of three or four lem- ons into a tub of hot water. Throw the into the tub allow | them to remain for half an hour. When | the bath is tepid or nearly cold and the | water has been thoroughly | by the lemon julce { bather | A lavender bath Is another exhilarnt sooth- programime letnons, to nnd permeated it Is ready for the {ing dip. To make the $ivendor lotion, | which softens and perfumes the skin, | mix four ounces of alcohol, one-half | of ammonia, one dram of oll of | lave nder | A good bathing powder i 1fterwand, of course nnd half one-half ounce of powdered orris ¢ of Oe-q ua of lemon and oll of oll of ne 1rops cach of oll of bitter ounce to 1} is mad Seven Or Oounees one-half ounce powdered with | Perfume rier ! [4 : of oll seven drops { verbena A Beauty Recipe, A Roman nose and a Grecian knot do not make a maging or i mn. Bompething more than good | features and perfect Hines are needed to beauty a gentie | wor build up a temple of human loveliness Sweetness of mind, gentleness of heart, manners that aren't of the Sunda) {der and a capacity for making oth | mortals comfortable-all these ara ac { tual necessities, A brain that has de veloped through reading and study and ia tongue that knows how to run right | without slipping Into gossip clogs are | helpers. Freckles are disfiguring, but one mildewed thought has greater pow er for destroying beats If you will | use ormnge Gower skin food and grow a little fine cheerfulness the will whisk away from your furrowed brow. The skin food bullds up the tis iene, while the stimulates | glands and blood vessels. Before ap plying bathe the face well with warm | water, pure imported castile soap and a complexion brush. Chicago Record Hers ld wrinkhks maRRage As to twullege Women. Over 37 per cent of the woman grad | nates of the Unis chigan now living are teachers. About 28 per | cent are belleved to be keeping b about 1 per cent are practicl The occupations numbers are engaged figures for such eraity of M Wie | ng wed in which the and the occnpations, as com cine | lnrgest ns follows: Teach 040; housekeeping, 485; practicing «80; missionary, religious and philanthropic work, 34; dentistry, law, 23; pharmacy, 10. The figures en for those engaged In housekeep are ing 1" medicine, yw a | E | | Ing are oltained by including all mar ried women who did not report some other occupation. Other pursuits in which Michigan alumne are engaged are engineering, clerical work, lecture Ing, stenography, art, business, ote The Nervous Naby, People who try to make baby “no tice™ and who exhaust themselves try. ing to emtertaln him might read with profit the following, clipped from an English magazine “What does the nervous mother ask herself In moments when nerves are strained by paln or overexcitement of any kind? ‘Rest! she chiefly demands. ‘Leave me! Let me have quiet, dark ness, freedom from all effort’ We ae cord the nervous baby exactly opposite trentinent. We answer as If entroat od: ‘Rock me! Toss me! Bhake rattles al me! Bing to me! Bhout, Jump at me! Bhow me a light-anything to keep me awake and excited” * A White and Yellow Dining Moom. A white and yellow dining room fs decidedly something of a novelty, It is difficult for decorators and home makers to get away from the idea that a dining room sbould be treated In a markedly dignified If not a somewhat subdued and heavy style. Yellow and white Is not necessarily flippant, and when the room to be treated Is In the country and has a greon and shaded outlook the effect is really charming. A Hint Regarding Mg Manors. When a woman is giving a big din then add a cupful to every botlerful of | | lsteri: | | meuce, 8 No. 217 .~RBeheading. Take an word of seven letters and use it to make in the following blanks by twice beheading it: If a man should his he would be no = than a villain, sense No. 218.«~A Bit From Box, What character from the pleture suggest? Dickens does No, 210A Labyrinth, ELACMOREREK 8 DX XA GHT SPY 1 OL OC LIE DEP Beginning each Po RO with = letter bu names of works by labyrinth six following No, 230. ~Waord Squares, I! Il O00 O00 O00 000 O00 OOo OO o00 QO 0000 00 QOouoo0oQ 00 OQ O0O000 A title 2. An combats open lo condescen ig spirit. 5. Bray I1.~1, Excessively fat I'he lesser whi Act of besetting a To embark in II.—1. A visitor. To draw out. 4 tions or schools. curl of halr rile rial No. 221. ~Transposition, : pain i Aliea he aying of his dogn A fallen tres In dense and tangled heaps Mis hurry was so great He made a fying long ay The best ald plane they say, Bometimes are not atl; ed, And this poor man went home With ankie badly sprained Flo never since has To hunt the woods for game His motto now Is “Live Let others do the samme” No. B23. ~Diamond. L A letter. 2 To drink a Httle Parsimonious 4. A precious Arrogant. OG Ultlmate object. 7 letter, slonn No, 228 ~Arithmoegraph. [A well known proverh. ] 11.8 16 . a 13. 1, a Romunn eu leads often to want eror O 7.0 4 son In a garden nud on a church diguitary 41. 18. 10, 1. famous by Italian poet 13, 14, 3, 2, 17, to Join 11, 18 0, 7, 10, a weapon formerly ased In war, 12. 8, 4. 0, a small running stream 6 7.4.8 16, 12. a man’s nate. 10. 0, 15. a bright color 18, ©, 10, IL 8, 7, a country In the west of Asia. 6 3 14 8 06 10, a season 2, 10, 18 16, what all our words and actions should be. & woman's name made the writings of a great No. 224. Seven Seas. C and resonant form vapor. C and a mass form a group C and abounding with elevations of land form cold. C and to cut form to masticate C and an insbet form hypocrisy. C and a prayer form a cavern. C and a tree make ready money. Little Pits, The armless wonder plays the plano by ear. When a fellow loses In a bucket shop, he can’t be blamed for coming out a little pale, The bill collector doesn’t belleve in putting off till tomorrow what can be duonned today, Keay to the Passler, No. 208. ~Itiddie: Potentate. No. 200.-<Enlgma: Hautboy (hoe boy). No. 210.-Bubstitutions: Pine, pluk, pint, No. 211 -Omitted Authors: Emerson, Cooper. Hawthorne. Shelley. Holmes Browning. No. 212. <Transpositions: 1. Arbored, boarder, broader. 2. Neighbor, bring boe, he boring. No. 213. ~Connected Word Squares: IL RA AB st RA n x A r No. 214 ~Pleture Puzzle: Raspberry, Pickle. No. 210<Among the Stars: 1 Comet. 2 Star. 3 Planet. 4 Mote or. 0H Moon G6 Sun No. 210 «Additions: Sead Lead Carvel. Ravel DRESS HiNTS, It Is a wise woman who chooses one good hat rather than four Indifferent ones. If you value your eyes don't wear a vell with black dots or one woven with double threads. Dainty women are careful about thelr neck fixings. Btocks and collars should always bo of the latest pattern. Long Kimonos sre delightful to wear fn one's roow, though some content themselves with a short one over the petticont Thread which has boen soakod in wa. ter overnight, then slowly dried, will be found much better for machine use than thread which {8 used su paturel Beams that are stitched with ft will neither draw nor streteh, For a quick “first. ald” in removing a groaso spot try dey cornstarch. Often it will 40 the work acceptably and is always safe to experiment with even on the most defeats fabrics Dust off the first application and repeat once or twice, A dressmaker's devices for preventing skirts of very thin, soft materials from falling in at the back is worth noting. She advises sowing a featherbone tape | Gown the center back seam of the foun- | dation skirt. If this is not sufficient | put the featherbone in the elde seams | nlso, — Manding Correctly, The art of standing correctly makes | all the difference between a stately and | an awkward carriage, and {t is such al simple art every woman should | learn It. A certain muck admired lady | on the shady side of forty was once | that asked what she did to keep her figure 580 erect and youthful looking. ! “1 remember to practise the advice | my grandmother when 1 was yome,” she replied “What was that 7 “Always to keep the knoes stiff when | standing The old herself, and her stately air w miration of her friends | shall never | equal but her advice given me by Indy kept this rule | % the ad her, vers useful to nu and you will soon pearance Improves An erect earria BINArt appearanoe admired, and {t wo we ing after even a The grandmaot} ever, demands not! FF in axl memory until oo t cothas by force of habit second nature. The Sek Room. ] The American of Nursing | urges upon the impromptu nurse in the | private home, whether city or country, | not to shake blankets and clothing that have been in the sick room out of the windows Molst sheets hung outside of the door of the apartment In which | there Is a contagious casa, says this an thority, will do much to prevent the | passage of Infections duet r parts of the house. A weak solution of | soda or carbolic acid should Ie used to keep this barrier wet and should be ap plied by some one on the “clean side” of the apartments. Bollad linen should be placed under water in the sick roon and bolled before bedng handled by ang one outside. Nothing should be taken to the laundry In a dry condition. The patient sliver and dishes should he cleansed in the room and before return ing for general use should be thorough. iy bolled 0 a) Othe . — SOPTTTR, J TPaNnEs Tr it Is well 0 consider the best method of retaining both her health and a fine appearances, will plan and obtain at east a short vacation every year. To be In the greatest degree beneficial the change should bo as complew as possi bla. The more seciudsd and rest the | spot the more good will result. Tiny | worry lines will disappear under the | soothing Influence of the ideal retreat, | while the free, out of door life will do wonders toward streagthening the muscles and lmparting firmness to the skin, thus sending back to her wonted occupations a thoroughly rested and en. thusiastic worker, with nerves under complete control and a brain capable of sustaining ber through the trying demands of everyday dutksa From Early Spring to Summer Time The Housewife quandary what ig in a to table that i8 select for the appe- tizing and inviting, Gar. den truck is not in market and vegetables have not ap- peared. In this dilemma comae Bee tore. our Canned and Preserved Fruits, Meats--- piace. Sechler & Co. BushHouse Block, Bellefonte, Pa. E.K. RHOADS At his yard opposite the P R. R. Passenger station, sells only the best qualities ANTHRACITE _ BITUMINOUS COALS. Also all kinds of Wood, Grain, Hay, Straw and Sand. Superior screenings for lime burning. Juilder's and PlasterersSand. 0000 TELEPHONE CALLS: Central « « « + « « « Commercial - . a. No. 1321 No. 68 No matter how much a man can drink he will eventually be laid out on ome bier. FOR \& Yes, Mother, We have ehoes to fit the Boys and Girls for | “One Dollar. A low many stores ask $1.50 price to be sure, but for no better. You will be surprised to see how well these One Dollar Shoes look. They are made in all sizes and widths from good, durable stock. Just the thing for children who are hard on shoes. Try a pair and yon will find than you will expect in you have all and more A DOLLAR SHOE. A. C. MINGLE, BELLEFONTE, PA.
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