WOMEN- THEIR FADS.
THEIR WORK. tM
tjll THEIR- ART; lib
MILK NOT MADE.
When a young man went to a
Neighbor's dairy to see bis well be
loved, who had charge of the institu
tion and asked timidly ot the man,
'How is the milk maid?" the old
man angrily slammed the door in his
face,, saying: "Our milk isn't made;
It's got from the cows!" Home
Notes.
COURTESY AS A BUSINESS ASSET.
"Everything else being equal, we
do business with the man whom we
like the best," writes Richard A.
Harte in an issue of Harper's Week
ly. "Good breeding, good nature, ex
pressed In an attitude of universal
courtesy, constitute a business asset
as valuable on one side of the desk
as on the other." The average
American, says the author, has no
use for a chronic "grouch," a "pickle
face," or a "knocker." There is the
type of anthropoid ape who paints
-the word private on the door of the
tnfter room In which he sits and
round the outer door of the outer
room be places a railing with a gate
-that swings out. "He then hires an
office boy, or, preferably, an office
girl at $10 per week, to sit In the
outer office, answer the telephone and
'furnish 'information' as to when the
-great man within will see those who
-come on business bent."
TRUE ART IN DRES3.
The twenty-five Chicago young wo
men who propose to apply to the art
of dress the principles of color, form
and line practiced by the great Ra
phael may change their minds when
they investigate a bit.
The angels and saints of Raphael
are frequently arrayed In gaudy col
ors, and display profusely biceps of
the blacksmith variety and lines that
are very near Falstaffian. In fact,
the marvelous art of Raphael leans
extravagantly and often to the pudgy.
His Ideal female appears to have been
an overfat Amazon, and his Idea of
as j
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Com Porridge. Chop the contents of half a can of corn
until fine, then add to one quart of milk and bring to the
simmering point; put through a sieve and return to the pan,
adding one tablespoonful of butter rubbed smoothly with one
rounding tablespoonful of flour; stir until the milk Is creamy,
then add the beaten yolk of one egg, slowly stirring for a
moment, then removing immediately to prevent the yolk
curdling. Season with salt, pepper and sugar to suit the
taste, and serve for luncheon with hot crackers, wafers or
fried bread. If liked,-a grating of nutmeg can be added just
before removing from the fire.
olor was to use red wherever pos
sible.
Dressmakers who seek to apply art
Ho anatomy with success to their ens-
tomers and their bank accounts will
find better examples for study among
"the works of Chicago painters of to-
day than in those of Raphael and his
-cotemporaries, art critics to the con
trary notwithstanding. Chicago
Journal.
AERONAUTS' CLUB.
Mme. Surcouf, wife of the French
airship constructor, has formed a club
for women aeronauts, to be known as
the Stella Club. According to Mme.
Surcouf there are about 100 women
1n France who are entitled to become
members of the club, though at pres
ent the membership comprises-only
about thirty of her personal friends.
The subscription for active member
chip Is $20 a year, which entitles a
taember to one balloon flight each
year. The Aero Club of Paris has
placed the balloon park at St. Cloud
t the disposal of the Stella Club and
until It has balloons of Its own It will
make use of those belonging to the
Aero Club. While short skirts with
light but warm clothing will be worn
for those making ascents, there will
tie no special costume. Mme. Sur
couf Is the only woman who holds
the French Aero Club's pilot certifi
cate. She has made twenty-five bal
loon trips, six cf them accompanied
only by women. New York Sun.
HOW TO BE WELL DRESSED.
Everything in the realm of dress
appears to depend nowadays on the
manner in which a woman wears ber
clothes, and, despite every assevera
tion of our grandmothers to the con
trary, detail can hardly have counted
for so much In the days of hoops and
oal scuttle bonnets.
Punctilious attention to detail Is,
moreover, the determining note in
the dress of to-day, and It is often a
difficult problem to account for the
reason why one woman, whose dress
toudget totals a much more moderate
amount at the end of the year than
Tier richer neighbor, always manages
to look Infinitely smarter and better
dressed.
Much, however, depends on what
appear to be insignificant trifles, and
ninety-nine women out of a hundred,
for instance, would . never stop to
consider the wisdom of buttoning or
lacing the boots or shoes before pro
eedlng to put on their gowns.
Yet it Is an undeniable fact that
nothing spoils the hang of a skirt so
Irremediably as the habit of stooping
1n a forced position, straining every
look and forming creases which no
Amount of smoothing, will eradicate,
aya Woman's Mfe. ' "
Another fatal mfgtake which Is
often perpetrated Is that of omitting
to pull down the skirt In front after
fastening the walstbaad. To manage
this alone Is impossible, but few
women cannot, after all, command
the services of some one else who can
be intrusted with this duty.
LEARNING TO COOK.
What secret relationship there is
between matrimony and needlework
Is one of the seven wonders of the
world. As soon as the engagement
ring is safely on the girl files to a
sewing machine or embroidery frame,
and there she stays up to the last mo
ment, says Helen Corlnne Hambrldge,
In the Delineator.
There is no prettier sight than a
woman engaged on a dainty bit of
needlework for her trouuseau art
ists have made it a study for painting
from time Immemorial but in the
name of all that Is reasonable, where
is the necessity for providing dozens
and dozens of undergarments, dresses
enough to last years, and hats ditto.
I know a young bride whose boast Is
that she tied 700 baby ribbon bows
tor her lingerie and worked 1000
eyelets In the same. Before marriage
she was perfectly capable of existing
without all this prodigious stock of
undergarments and was content to be
simply well supplied. She was not
going to the far north or darkest
Africa, where white goods are practi
cally unobtainable, but Intended to
stay In her home city, where she
could buy what she wanted right
along, and get things at bargain sales
occasionally.
Instead of the girl's effort to pro
vide so much in the way of clothing
for her marriage being commend
able, It is actually the reverse a
vanity of vanities. A sufficient sup
ply for a year's wear Is all that should
ever be made for the lingerie part of
the trousseau, and as to hats and
gowns, only enough for the season In
which one Is being married. There is
something distinctly vulgar in this
mad rush for clothes during the en
gagement period. It is not the finest
way by any means to fit one's self for
the new duties of life. Half of ths
sewing hours devoted to cooking les
sons and the study of domestic econ
omy would prove a far better Invest
meat. i
Cool, dainty little matinees or
dressing sacques Increase In popu
larity. Scarfs of black tulle, draped
around the shoulders, are very smart
for evening wear.
Linen bags, braided with linen son
tache, are very smart, as are also
the linen pocketbooks.
Cashemler de sole is the latest of
expensive materials for mourning.
It comes in pure silk and in a mix
ture of wool and silk.
Many children's dresses are being
made from the striped and figured
dimities, dotted lawns and Swisses
and flowered organdies.
Navy blue, faded cadet, dull stone
green, khaki brown and the bride's
first favorite, gray, are smart shades
for golng-away gowns.
Dead white straw Is very smart
among the hats, especially when
trimmed with chaplets of black
feathers and black foliage.
The colored slip of silk or lawn
made to be worn under a negligee or
tea gown of transparent material Is
a pretty idea. "
Some of the fashions for small
girls are in their way as smart as
those designed for their elders. All
kinds of bright colors are used.
MatlneeB or dressing sacks are, If
anything, more in demand than the
full-length negligees, for they are so
convenient to lip on when one Is
tired.
Silver wheat Is a fashionable hs.t
trimming, and when mixed with
feathery' fronds of white plumage
gives an effect most graceful and
pretty.
Pretty ties to finish the lace collar
of an evening dress are made of
black velvet embroidered In Imita
tion jewels In the proper color
scheme.
Some of the dots that mark the
new . veilings are squares fully an
Inch across. They are exceedingly
trying to the wearer as well as to the
beholder.
Hats of the sombrero type are
growing in favor with the young
girls. It Is trimmed with a soft fold
of satin, finished with corded rosette
and a .quill or two.
There are two Pasteur institutes
In India. In the last year the one at
Coonor treated 840 cases, only two
resulting unfavorably.
New York City. The separate
blouse Is really indispensable to satis
factory dress, and this one will be
found available for all the dainty
muslins, the thin silks and all mate
rials that are made In lingerie style.
It can be utilized for the entire gown,
too, and it is graceful and attractive,
while it Includes sleeves of the latest
sort. Mercerized sheer batiste with
yoke and trimming nf lace make the
blouse illustrated and the wide band-
lng is of heavier lace, while the inser
tion and the all-over are of thinner,
but various combinations will suggest
themselves at once. Irish crochet or
Cluny with Valenciennes Is much
liked; embroidery is pretty combined
with lace, or the space between the
narrower bandings could be embroid
ered In some simple design. The
sleeves are of the very newest sort,
slightly full at theshoulders and cIobs
fitting at the wrists. The neck can be
finished with the stock as illustrated,
or collarless, as liked.
The blouse is made with front and
backs, the backs being tucked for full
length, the front to yoke depth only.
There is a pointed chemisette which is
Joined to the yoke,- and the trimming
Is arranged at its outer edge. The
sleeves are cut In one' piece each,
tucked to form the deep cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and an
eighth yards twenty-one or twenty
four, two and a quarter yards thirty-
two or two yards forty-four inches
wide, three-eighth yard of eighteen
Inches wide for the chemisette, one
and a half yards of wide banding, six
and a half yards of narrow.
Statuesque.
An evening wrap of a simple kind
Is made in white crepe de chine, and
arranged, with statuesque folds, held
In place on each shoulder by a dia
mond clasp," and so cummlngly con
trived, that by the fastening of a sln-
cIa lnnn nf ctlllr ttrA rmind knitAn
they can be draped round the arm to '
lorm sleeves, when necessary. As a
rule, however, they will hang in long,
unbroken lines from the shoulder,
adorned only by a Greek key pattern
design, worked In silver.
A Youthful Look. ,
The oversklrt never fails to .give a
youthful look to the wearer. These
skirt draperies are becoming popular,
but a girl must be tall to wear them
well.
Strings on Hats.
A number of the wide brimmed
bats have loose, floating Btrlngs that
tie on the shoulder or knot well below
the bust. They do not tie beneath
the chin In the old manner.
Popular Princess.
The popular princess will dominate
the season. It Is used for everything
from morning toilet to evening gowns
and in all materials from gingham to
real lace.
Heavy Gold Braid.
The latest belts of heavy gold braid
differ from their predecessors in that
they are of the dull rather than the
bright gold.
. The Popular Mimosa.
The quaint flower which, with the
violet, has stood for trembling shy
ness, is the popular flower of the mo
ment abroad. It Is. used on every
manner of hat with green foliage. It
is worn on the corsage and in the but
tonhole. Bridal Gowns.
The fourteenth century lines now
coming in are at their best in the bri
dal gown, whether It be severely
straight and simple, of the paneled
sort, or that half veiled in stoles of
lace or tulle, says Harper's Bazar.
They are even adapted for and are
charming in sheer mulls, which so
perfectly dress the very young bride.
Of all the materials lately brought
forward for the classic bridal gown
the Ivory-toned Bilk cashmere, richly
embroidered and molding the figure
perfectly under the floating Rowena
veil, is perhaps the most suggestive
of the early period from which such
gowns are modeled.
Round Yoke Negligee.
The negligee that is made slightly
low at the neck and with short sleeves
Is a desirable one on a warm day, and
this model is essentially dainty and
attractive. , In this case it is made of
lawn, and the yoke and long sleeves
are embroidered, but while such fin
ish is both fashionable and attractive
It Is not necessary, for the yoke could
be trimmed with embroidery or lace,
or could be left plain if something
simpler is wanted. In the back view
the same garment Is shown with the
neck cut high and finished with stand
ing collar and with long plain sleeves,
and treated in such way It becomes an
entirely different garment.
The negligee is made with fronts
and back, which are gathered and
Joined to the yoke. The edges of the
short sleeves can be held together by
ribbon ties or tacked one to the other
as liked. The long sleeves are plain
and cut in one piece each.
The quantity of material required
for- the medium size Is three and
three-quarter yards twenty-four, three
and three-eighth yards thirty-two or
two and five-eighth yards forty-four
Inches wide.
Woven of Linen.
For the Btout woman there are
beautiful combination garments even
thinner than the usual batiste and
linen affairs made by the perfect
seamstress. They are low necked and
of knee length, made of a woven
linen.
.Colored Waists.'
Colored' net waists are much wora
this season with cloth skirts (or silk)
matching In color.
Farm Topics
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ORCHARDS MUST BE FERTILIZED
The constant return to orchard soli
of all vegetable matter produced will
keep up an adequate supply of nitro
genous material, which will be an
nually Increased If the application of
acid phosphate is kept up In a liberal
way. Few orchardlsts realize the
amount of these mineral matters tak
en from the Boll to produce a great
tree, or in the production of apples.
A good crop of apples will remove
from the soli three times as much
potash as a crop of wheat on the
same soli, and while in the decaying
vegetable matter we can get what ni
trogen the trees need the supply of
the mineral matters must be kept up
if we expect to get large and perfect
crops of fruit. Farm Progress.
GROW BETTER FRUIT.
One-third of our fruit is fit only
for the swill pail, because we neglect
to feed the trees, work the soil and
protect from insect pests.
The first thing to do is to stop the
Incoming of apples selling to-day for
ten cents each, by making more crit
ical selection of stock going to mar
ket. Very few take pains to grow good
fruit.
It is not a question of "can" but
will."
Instead of a few firsts and many
seconds, make it the reverse. We
have two broods of Insects In Massa
chusetts against Ave in Utah, yet they
produce better-looking, more uniform
fruit, "cause they spray five to seven
times.
The end tests of our packages are
not the true measure. Make the mid
dle as good and the market will re
spond.. Grow more fruit, but grow
better fruit. Massachusetts Station.
USE HAY CAPS.
An Eastern farmer, who has used
hay caps for several years, says he
has saved the coBt of the caps In a
single season, while they are good for
a score of years. It properly handled.
He uses heavy unbleached cotton
cloth forty-five Inches wide, and cut
in squares. This cloth may be made
water proof and durable by dipping
t into good raw linseed oil, or paint
ing it with a mixture of three pints
of this oil with one ounce sugar of
lead and four ounces white resin;
heat together in an iron kettle and
apply hot with a wide brush. The
caps are held In place by pins a foot
long passed through loops In the cor
ners of the cloth, Into the shock of
oats or hay.
Among the advantages of the hay
caps are that they allow you to cut
without reference to the weather, and
save the crop in good condition, no
matter how long the rains continue.
One farmer testifies that his bay,
protected by the caps, was worth on
the average one or two dollars a ton
more than his neighbor's hay that
was not capped. Others say that they
often pay more than their cost In one
season, by the Increased value of the
protected hay over, what It would
bave been worth If left to take the
rain. Indiana Farmer.
TREES FOR BARREN SPOTS.
Ailanthus trees are not very at
tractive In appearance, especially
when young; and many of them,
though not all, give off an unpleasant
odor during their time of bloom, yet
they possess advantages that more
than counterbalance their poor quali
ties. In the first place, they grow
very rapidly on the poorest soil and
also tinder adverse conditions. They
spread fast, and in a comparatively
short time there will be a good
growth of wood on a piece of ground
planted to ailanthus, or where they
have grown up naturally, that might
be useless otherwise.
They will grow among other and
larger trees, as they can get along
with little sunlight. In this case,
however, they should be cut out at
Intervals so that they will not,
through their rapid growth, crowd
the better trees about them or bold
them back in development. In this
rapidity of growth they bear a close
resemblance to weeds, and seem to
take the place among trees that weeds
do among smaller plants.
Ailanthus trees are easily cut,
sawed and split, and while the wood
from them will not burn as long as
most woods, It answers fairly well
In this respect, but does best when
used with other woods, such as locust,
hickory, chestnut, etc. Posts for
light fencing, such as wire or lath,
are easily and quickly made from
ailanthus. These posts, however,
should be dipped in boiling tar when
green, or treated with some prepara
tion like carbollneum before being
set in the ground; otherwise they will
rot more quickly than If made from
harder woods.
No Insects trouble or harm the foli
age of ailanthus trees. In fact, In
sects seem to have a great aversion
even to the wood itself. It therefore
can be used to advantage In perches
for chleken houses, and If boards
from the wood could be readily ob
tained it would make a fine lining
for a poultry house. The chief value,
however, of ailanthus trees is for
firewood. With the continued de
crease of the forests, wood is becom
ing more and more valuable. Ailan
thus trees growing so rapidly In poor
soil, under adverse conditions and
In shady localities, act as a substit
tute for other woods, and thus a
eood .rain can be made throneh them
in retaining the better woodland on
tue larm. lauiaunpaiis rtews.
AS EAST WAT.
How to Core Kidney Troubles) Easily
and QalcUy.
It Is needless to suffer the tortures
of an aching back, the misery of head
aches, rheumatic pains, urinary dis
orders, or riss tne danger ot diabetes
or nngm a aiseasa.
The cure Is easy.
Treat the cause the
kidneys with
Doan's Kidney Pills.
John Corey, consta
ble, Attica. N. Y,
Bays: "For months I
hobbled around oa
crutches owlnr tn
lameness,
Mbnu. .1 . il
, .niicM unu Buuness
caused by disordered kidneys. I suf-
icroa bwiui pains ana also had urin
ary derangement. Aflor using
Doan's Kidney Pills a short time I
discarded the crutches and now I ana
well and strong again, being com
pletely cured."
Remember the name Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. 60 cents a box. Fos-ter-Mllburn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Busy Folks.
"We New Yorkers are a busy lot"
"You bet you are. Within the past
hour you have superintended ths
starting of a balky horse, watched a
safe hoisted, and helped provide audi
ences for three street fakers. You
New Yorkers really try to do too
much."
CHILD HAD SIXTY BOILS
And Suffered Annually With a Red
Scald-Like Humor on Her Head
Troubles Cured by Cuticura.
"When my little Vivian was about sis.
months old her head broke out in bail.
She had about sixty in all and I used Cuti
cura Soap and Cuticurn Ointment which
cured her entirely. Sometime later a
humor broke out behind her ears and
spread up on to ber head until it was near
ly half covered. The humor looked like a
ieald, very red with a sticky, clear fluid
coming from it. Thia occurred every
pring. I always used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment which never failed to heal it up.
The last time it broke out it became so bad
that I was discouraged. But I continued
the use of Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Resolvent until she was well and has never
been troubled in ths last two years. Mrs.
M. A. Sehwerin, 074 Spring Wells -Art,
Detroit, JRch., Feb. 24, 1908."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Sole Props,
of Cuticura Remedies, Boston, Mass,
: Vr
Peace for One Hundred Yeas.
MacKenzle H. King, Canadian min
ister of labor, in a speech at the Hary.
ard commencement suggested that ths
year 1912 he specially observed by
Canada and America as a peace cele
bration. This marks the centennial
of the war ot 1812, the so-called "oeo
pnd war of Independence.'' It will
be tie conclusion of the century of
peace and friendship between the tw
English speaking peoples of Norsk
America. Senator Root, when secre
tary of state,, is believed to have been
the first to suggest such an observ
ance. The Canadians have taken
the project more seriously than the
Americans, and are sincere in their
desire to carry out plans which may
be formulated by representatives from
either elide of the international bound
ary. Sir Wilfrid Laurier is quoted
as being thoroughly in sympathy with
the movement.
Cheaper to Kill a Whole Family.
It Is much cheaper for a railroad to
kill a whole family In a train wreck
than any part of a family. This is In
accordance with a well settled rule of
law which, however, does not often
find opportunity for application. But
Missouri Is lately provided a case.
In a train wreck on the Missouri Pa
cific road some time ago an entire
family composed of parents and three
children were wiped out The execu
tor of the estate sued for damages,
but the lower court and now the state
supreme court have decided that the
estate has no valid claim the inter
ests of the collateral heirs not being
such as to support a demand of com
pensation for losses suffered. Spring
field Republican.
ON FOOD
The Right Foundation of Health.
Proper food Is the foundation ot
health. People can eat Improper
food for a time until there is a sud
den collapse of the digestive organs,
then all kinds of trouble follow.
The proper way out of the difficul
ty is to shift to the pure, scientlflo
food, Grape-Nuts, for it rebuilds
from the foundation up. A New
Hampshire woman says:
"Last summer I was suddenly tak
en with Indigestion and severe stom
ach trouble and could not eat food
without great pain, my stomach was .
so sore I could hardly move about
This kept up until I was so miserable
life was not worth living.
"Then a friend finally, after much
argument. Induced me to quit ny,
former diet and try Grape-Nuts.
"Although I had but little faith I
commenced to use it, and great wasv
my surprise to find that I could eat It
without the usual pain and distress
In my stomach. .
"So I kept on using Grape-Nuts,
and soon a marked improvement was
shown, for my stomach was perform
ing Its regular work In a normal way
without pain or distress.
"Very soon the yellow coating dis
appeared from my tongue, the dull,
heavy feeling in my head disappeared -and
my mind felt light and clear; the
languid, tired feeling left, and alto-'
gether I felt as If I had been rebuilt
Strength and weight came back rap
idly, and I went back to my work
with renewed ambition.
"To-day I am a new woman la
mind as well as body, and I owe It all
to this natural food, Grape-Nuts."
"There's a Reason.
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Wellvllle."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. Tbey
are genuine true, and toll of human
Interest.