The Patton courier. (Patton, Cambria Co., Pa.) 1893-1936, August 03, 1906, Image 7

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/ HEALTH CULT UNHEALTHY.
The pursuit of health, like the mor-
ia habit of drunkenness, grows on
le, till it really becomes a vice.
tinuous thought and anxiety about
e's health is extremely bad for the
nstitution, and undermies it quick-
n port wine.—The Queen,
ORIENTAL COLLEGE FOR GIRLS.
The only college for giris in Western
Asia is the American College for Girls,
at Constantinople, founded, supported
and incorporated by American women,
It is one of those agencies by which
the Oriental conception of the position
of woman is being subtly undermined.
It Las graduates in eleven different
Oriental nationalities. More than half
of them are teachers. The rest of
them are in the professions or are mis-
tresses of homes.
A SKIN INCLINED TO WRINKLE.
A naturally dry skin is always liable
to wrinkle early. The following treat-
ent twice or three times a day will
ip to keep.the wrinkles at bay:
First wash the face thoroughly in
warm water—and if you use soap,
tinse in clear water afterward—then
wipe dry, says Home Chat. Next run
In a small quantity of good cold cream,
let it remain on for about five minutes,
then remove carefully with a soft rag.
The skin will then be beautifully soft
and supple.
«3 FLORAL SGARFS.
Women in Paris are in ecstacies over
the new floral scarfs, which are as
f\Jong and supple as a length of the
softest crepe or chiffon. They are for
fhe most part a mass of flowers and
ce 8kilifully woven together, and it
must be admitted their ‘‘touch” sets
off the immaculate whiteness of a lin-
gerie waist, as well as adding to the
gharm of evening dress. One was
peen at the theatre here last week
Which feminine spectators described
#8 ‘a most heavenly” affair. It was
pomposed of three straight lines of
jalest grey marabout with lengths of
eliotropes between. The flowers
were arranged so the color harmony
was all that could be desired. An-
ether scarf was of tiny pink roses and
white violets.—New York Press.
AFTER SUPPER ADVICE.
If you do not keep a servant and
pour family is small, don’t jump up
and begin washing up dishes in the
tchen as Boon as the high tea or ear-
ly supper is over. Leave them till the
morning, scraping them a bit more
thoroughly than you would if they
were to be washed at once. Pack the
things away in the scullery or a corner
of the kitchen and sit down with
“him.” * He will probably pick up his
paper pretty soon, but by the time the
babies are put to bed he will usually
have finished it, and if the finishing of
the paper coincides with your re-entry
he will probably lose his impulse to go
put if he had it. Let an atmosphere of
quiet and pleasure prevail after sup-
per. It will lead to pleasant things in
| the way of closer friendship and rosier
gentiment. You can wear a daintier
frock simply to get supper than you
can if the work afterwards is to be
done, says Woman's Life. And the
gown counts. Sometimes it will seem
to be fruitless for a time, sometimes it
amply cannot be done for while, but
try it, try it, do it when you can.
HAVE YOU A RAINBOW SOUL?
“What color is your soul?’ will be
the query of the hour in society since
.- Mrs. Northesk Wilson, of London, has
given a demonstration of how the “hu.
man rays” are literally “colored by
thought” and give forth indications of
the character of the persons from
whom they emanate! Women will all
want to be told they emanate light or
dark blue rays, for the pale azure de-
notes devotion and religion and the
deeper blue is a sign of profound
thought, according to Mrs. Wilson. The
colors do not sort themselves, how-
ever, just as one would expect; one
could fancy a “light green soul” would
be very distinctly verdant, in another
sense—but no, it signifies individual-
ity and a progressive mind, while yel-
low, of all hues, denotes artistic and
intellectual leanings; and it is gray
that announces the careworn, down-
cast spirit.
After this, instead of a “jaundiced
mind” we shall have to speak of a
“gray soul”” That deep red should
bespeak passion, and orange tell of
ambition, seems more natural; also
that “muddy brown” should be the dan-
ger signal of moral debasement. Anu
hurrah for the pretty pink! It is the
sign of a “good” soul, full of cosmic
love.
WOMEN AT WORK.
In the United States there are at
Jeast a million more men than women
and only one-tenth of the women are
at work outside of their own homes.
Yet the stamp of the feminine mind
is upon everything American, and in
many of the higher phases of culture
women take the initiative. This rule
of women in the United States be-
gins in our public schools, where boys
and girls are educated together, and
where the teacher is always, in the
lower grades at least, a woman. In
the great cities the feminine influence
goes into every nook and cranny of
social development. A woman was sug-
gested as Mayor of Chicago, and the
“civic creed” of Chicago was com-
posed by a woman, and is recited every
day by thousands of school children.
Women compose very largely the read-
ing public, and no current novel can
succeed without their patronage. Some
of the most successful magazines are
devoted to their interests exclusively,
and those given to scientific and philo-
sophie discussions seldom exist long,
or they become the organs of small
and detached organizations of men.
Art exhibits are conducted by women,
and women hold executive offices in
the world’s fair committees. They
gerve as chairmen of school boards,
and they torment, through their mu-
nicipal leagues, the party leaders. They
are notable as charity workers and
they have made reputatons as doce
tors, lawyers, magazine editors, news.
paper reporters, preachers, political
speakers, and labor organizers and
agitators. Indeed, where in the United
States do we not find the woman, with
her influence, battering at all doors?-
The World's Work.
DRESSMAKING AT HOME.
Here are a few hints which the home
dreSsmaker will appreciate and which,
some of them, the professional would
do well to store away for use,
To prevent the otherwise inevitable
sagging of the circular skirt, hang it
by the binding, or better still, on the
form, before the bottom is finished and
allow it to remain for three or four
days or even longer. Then trim it off
to the desired length and evenness and
you may rest secure in the fact that it
will remain a “good hanging skirt.”
In sewing a lace frill on the stock
don't attempt it German fashion,
“over and over.” It will stay “over”
if you do. Hold it straight with the
collar and run it on, then, even
though closely gathered, it will stand
up as it should.
If sleeves are too long or too full,
don’t rip them out. First take a tuck
or fold in the tops, making them the
desired length, and baste. Try on, and
if right, then cut off the superfluous
material.
Keep a tiny vial of powdered slip-
pery elm in your work basket and
thrust the needle into it occasionally,
It helps to make sewing a pleasure.
Make a proper selection of needles,
That is, do not attempt to make a
coarse needle do fine work nor a very
fine needle carry coarse thread. The
rule works both ways—wrongiy.
Beyond and above these “hints” re-
member to sit properly and to take a |
“preathing spell” if only a couple of |
minutes whenever there is a feeling of
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Interest in linen shirt waists is not |
quite as lively as it will be later.
A favorite skirt decoration is that of |
applied bands to simulate wide tucks, |
These often give the appearance of a |
triple skirt, and are very wel! suited
to tall women.
The shirt model, with soft folded
collar attached, and pocket on the side |
will undoubtedly lead in popularity.
Many of these are exquisitely ems-
broidered in heavy linen thread. |
The newest shirt waist is a very |
mannish affair, except that it has half |
sleeves. Every kind of a garment has |
half sleeves, and the excuse for the
starched shirt following the general |
rule is that it gives the arm freedom
for teniis, etc. |
A survey of fashions satisfies the
observer that the only real issue of |
importance is the waist line. Get that |
right and the gown is sure to be cor- |
rect. The waist is high and appar-|
ently untrammelled, whether the gown
be princess or not. |
Some models are pleated on the]
shoulders and are loose and full. Al
new devotion to the embroidered mon-
ogram on the left sleeve has shown |
itself. Last year the idea was toler- |
ated, but this year the most exclusive
shirt makers are pushing it.
A graceful gown of figured blue voile
had a corselet skirt perfectly tight
over the waist and hips, made with a
hem fully ten inches deep. Above the |
hem at a short distance was a six
inch applied fold, and above this a
narrower one. The waist was a skele-
ton blouse worn over a cream lace
and embroidered batiste waist.
There is nothing especially new
about the lingerie blouses. More and
more the vogue, one is amazed at the
variety in design and decoration. The
utmost ingenuity is exercised to keep
the hand made waists different and
yet keep them simple in outline. The
machine made lingerie blouses are of
ten very beautiful.
A smart shirt waist which will be a
favorite with girls at the seashore is
a sailor blouse, exactly like the regu-
lation naval shirt. This has seamless
shoulders, a deep applied yoke and a
collar band. The sailor collar is very
deep and broad, and the whole effect
is loose and comfortable to a degree.
These blouses are made in extra heavy
linen and are carefully tailored.
Gray crepe de chine was the foun-
dation of a simple but exceedingly ef-
fective house dress. Yards of mater.
ial were used, the fullness of the skirt
seeming to be phenomenal. The skirt
was trimmed above the hem almost to
the knees with inch wide folds simu.
lating tucks. These were set close
together and gave the skirt body at
the foot. The corselet was draped in
full folds, and the waist above was
trimmed with tucks and applications
of gray lace, The guimpe was of Val
encienies.
| had traveled on the rim of the cyclone
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Pluck and ® ©
© © Adventure.
RIDING A TORNADO.
To ride half a mile through the air
on a cyclone and live to tell the tale is
a unique expevience, Yet that is pre-
cisely what happened to the Unitarian
minister at Highland Springs, a suburb
of Richmond, Va. The gentleman says:
“I had read much and heard much
about cyclones, but my .infortiation
was conflicting and far from sa‘isfac-
tory. Had resolved if I ever got near
enough to one to investigate for myself,
Don’t know that I ever prayed the good
Father to send one my way, but was
willing He should.
“My opportunity came. It was in
Randolph County, Ind., in the month
of September. The farmer with whom
I boarded was building a barn, and I
went out to assist the carpenters, it be-
ing Saturday afternoon and nothing do-
ing. One of the workmen remarked
that it was good cyclone weather, and
just as we finished shingling one side
of the roof Le shouted: ‘Look out, boys,
there is a cyclone coming!’ Glancing
bastily in the direction he pointed I
saw on the horizon, some five or six
miles distant, a monster as black as
ink and as clear as an Egyptian pyra-
mid, bowling along at terrific speed.
“Indiana has had many cyclones, In
traveling through the country one sees
their track in twisted and strewn tim-
ber—trees three feet in diameter twist-
ed off a few feet above ground as if by
giant hands, There was an old track
to the west of us, and as we watched
the cyclone advance it was plainly evi-
dent that it was following the course
of its predecessors.
“My ignorance and consequent lack
of fear and my desire to better ob-
serve this wonderful phenomenon led
me to disregard the advice of my asso-
ciates to get off the building. Mean-
while the funnel-shaped mass of dust
and debris grew momentarily larger.
Fascinated, I watched it, and listened
spellboaind to the crash and grind of
the debris in its swirl. Fences, frag-
ments of buildings, cattle, grain, tim-
ber, haystacks and, for aught I knew,
human beings, enveloped in a sable
mantle of dust, pounding and grinding
one another pto pieces and sweeping
along with lightning rapidity.
“My interest was roused to the high-
est pitch, when suddenly a chill ran
through me. The raging demon, now
almost opposite wus, had suddenly
tacked, and, leaving the old track at
right angles, was headed toward us.
There was no time left to get down,
and I was teo far from the ground to
drop. So, burying my hatchet in the
shingles in such a way as to get a hold
on one of the laths underneath, I
stretched myself flat on the roof and
awaited the shock.
“I was none too quick. For imme-
diately the roof rose on the rim of the
cyclone and sped majestically on its
Captain Mensel, who was a color-sep
geant of the Pennsylvania Veteran Vol
unteers. He tells his own story ir
“Uncle Sam's Medal of Honor:"
When I was twenty-one years old |
spent a furlough in Philadelphia
While I was there a handsome flag
was presented to me as my personal
property, in honor of my having sue
cessfully earried the colors through all
of the great battles of the regiment.
The names of the battles were printed
in gold letters on the flag, and on the
staff was a silver plate with an in.
scription,
I had a strong presentiment that I
should be killed at the next battle. In
vain I tried to get my furlough extend.
ed. The commanding officer said every
able-bodied man was needed. I won-
dered how I could honorably get out of
carrying the flag at the next engage-
ment. Then an idea came to me. The
Government wanted officers for colored
troops, and had established a free mil-
itary school open to applicants for
such commissions. Our regiment was
on its way to Washington, and I de-
termined to see the Secretary of War.
When we reached the city I took my
Kearney medal and my flag to Mr.
Stanton, It was nearly dark when
my turn came, and he was tired and
worn. At first he spoke curtly, and
asked me what I was doing away from
my regiment at that time of day. I
answered politely, unfurled the flag,
and showed him the inscription There
was only a dim light in the office, but
the Secretary struck a mateh and
looked the flag all over Then he called
some staff officers, and I had a grand
reception.
Mr. Stanton asked me what I want.
ed. I told him I was a coward, and
wanted to get out of the next fight, He
laughed, and asked if there were any
more cowards like me in the regiment.
I said we were all alike. He took my
name, and I told him about my pre-
sentiment. He seemed pleased with
my record, and said that I was the only
stranger, either soldier or civilian, who
had ever asked a favor >f him without
being loaded with letters, and who had
ever brought a real testimonial of
service,
“I'll discharge you, or I'll promote
you to a commission in the regular
army,” he told me.
It was the happiest moment of my
life. I was almost willing to take the
old flag into the next battle and be
shot. I told Mr. Stanton I did not
wish discharge or promotion, but sim-
ply a furlough to attend the military
school. He made out an order, leaving
the date unfilled. Then he wrote to
my colonel, asking him to leave the
date of absence optional with me,
When I gave my papers to the colo-
nel he was furious, and tore them up.
Then he had me put in the guard-
house. Late at night the guard let me
out, and I went directly to Mr. Stan-
tons house.
He was very angry when I told him
my troubles, wrote another letter to
the colonel, and sent me back with an
way in a spiral course till it reached
the top of the swirl—150 feet from the
ground according to the estimate of |
the onlookers.
“The roof remained intact until it]
had reached its greatest altitude and |
proper nearly half a mile, when the
corner opposite the one I was on sank
into the inside current of the swirl and
the roof with a great crash went to
pieces. I had lost my support and was
afloat in midair, the victim of the most
terrific power I had ever encountered.
“During all this time, and it was
probably only the fraction of a min-
ute, though it seemed an age, I was
fully conscious of my position and was
calculating on how it would terminate.
The roar was deafening, and I realiz:d
that if I was drawn into the swirl I
would be ground to pieces like the grist
in a mill. I also speculated that if I
dropped to the ground I should be as-
phyxiated before reaching terra firma.
“To my surprise I did neither, but
kept drifting around what seemed a
circle of a hundred yards in diameter
until I settled down to about seventy-
five feet {rom the ground. Then I rec-
ognized that I had been released from
the hold of the cyclone and was shoot-
ing to earth like a rocket head first. I
expected to be dashed to pieces, but
suddenly the top of a tree swam before
my vision, and as I plunged into it I
seized hold of a limb.
“The force of the fall was so great
and my grasp sostrong that the branch
was torn from the tree and carried
with me to the ground, a distance of
thirty feet. My hold on the limb had
reversed my position and I struck the
ground on my feet, sinking deep into
the mud and gravel of the creek. The
cyclone had swept the water before it
in its passage a moment earlier.
“Pulling myself together I took an
inventory of my injuries. Both legs
were broken in two places between the
ankle and knee and my feet were hor-
ribly mangled. There were eighteen
fractures at least. Dragging myself to
the bank I cut the boot from one foot
with a pocket knife and was making a
compress to stop the flow of Dblood—
using pieces torn from my shirt—when
friends came up.
“One of the men attempted to re-
move the other boot, but was so ex-
cited he cut my foot as much as the
boot. There was no surgeon near and
I was beginning to feel the loss of
blood. So I took the knife and finished
the job myself, and also set my own
broken bones, the carpenters making
the splints, having had some little ex-
perience along this line.” — Richmond
(Va.) Times-Dispatch.
DODGING FATE.
There is nothing more unreasonably
persistent than a presentiment. In
nine cases out of ten the fear is
groundless, but ther: is always the one
chance that it may not be. Not every
person canputhimself so effectively out
| the great Battle of Spottsylvania went
of the way of the dread doom as did
escort. This time the colonel respected
everybody and everything, but Mr.
Stanton never forgave the insult to
his authority.
I attended the free school, and after
back to my old regiment and the front,
where I carried the colors through all
the subsequent battles.
A WILDCAT THAT TURNED.
Henry Lazinka, a prominent cattle-
man in Northeastérn Oregon, had an
exciting contest with a large wildeat in
Walla Walla County, Wash. He finally
killed the animal, but it was only after
a hard fight. He was riding through
tha country on horseback, and his only
weapon was a large riding whip. He
saw a big wildcat and gave chase on
horseback. The animal ran for a short
distance, then turned and savagely at-
tacked the man on his horse. She tore
his clothing and even his “shaps” and
saddle, and made desperate attempts
to reach his face. He defended him-
self with his whip, and after a long
fight succeeded in landing a blow
which stunned the bobeat and knocked
her to the ground. The man sprang
from his horse and kicked and beat the
animal to death. It was a beautiful
large cat about six years old, with fine
fur, which he removed and is keeping.
DOG DUG MASTER OUT OF SNOW.
New York City.~There seems liter
ally no ilmit to the variations of the
Itngerie blouse and no limit to its
popularity. This one is among the pret.
ties and the latest and is shown In
white batiste with trimming of simple
lace banding. It can, however, with
propriety be made from silk and wool
materials as well as from washable
ones and can be either lined or un-
lined so that the model serves a great
many purposes. For the separate
waist lingerie materials are a bit
smarter than anything else unless it
be the simple wash silks, but entire
Yoke and Bodice Girdles.
The tiny coats that have become
80 popular and the very general adop-
tion of the short waisted effect have
combined to make girdles essential
features of the wardrobe. Here are a
number of attractive and shapely de-
signs that ‘can be utilized either for
the separate belts or for those that are
made of material to match the cos-
tume., As shown the plain ones are
simply finished with stitching, but
they can be trimmed with braid or
with embroidery or elaborated In
almost any manuer that may be liked.
In this instance Nos. 1 and 2 are made
of heavy linen, No. 3 is made of silk
and No. 4 from messaline satin,
No. 1 is cut in eight sections, which
are joined at the edges, the seams
being stitched with belding silk, and
is closed at the centre front. No. 2
is extended to a point below the waist
but forms a round outline above and
is made in six sections, the seams over
the hips being so curved as to pro-
vide perfect fit. No. 3 is differently
shaped from either of its predecessors
and can be opened at either front or
back while it can be made with or
without points. It consists of ten por-
tions and each seam is boned to keep
the shape. No. 4 is made over No. 2,
which is used as a foundation, and
is softly shirred and draped, the clos-
ing being made invisibly at the front.
Any one of the plain girdles can be
cut off at the waist line if the yoke
portion is not desired.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is, for either Nos.
1 or 3 three and five-eighth yard twen-
ty-one, one-half yard twenty-seven
Tucked Blouse Waist.
Design by May Manton,
‘Five-Gored Tucked Skirt.
gowns are equally correct in linen,
Edward Hanavan, one of the best
known miners and prospectors in
Ouray County, had a remarkable es-
cape from death in a snowslide which!
came down the western slope of Mount |
Hayden last evening. He owes his!
life to his dog Sandy. |
Hanavan was climbing over the trail |
of the mountain above the Mineral]
Fern mine when he was suddenly!
caught by a snowslide and swept 100}
feet into the gulch. His dog, follow.
ing fifty feet behind, barely escaped
the avalanche. The faithful canine!
jumped into the gulch and began paw-
ing and scraping where the toe of one
of Hanavan’'s boots barely showed
above the snow. Within ten minutes
the dog reached his master's head and
began licking his face.
Hanavan was practically unconscious
from lack of air, but soon revived and
managed to dig out of what threatened
to prove his snowy tomb.—Quray Cor-
respondence Denver Republican,
Declined to Accept Knighthood.
When J. Henniker Hentin, M. P., of
Great Brilain, declined to accept the
honor of knighthood th=2 other day,
on the retirement of the Balfour Cab-
inet, he declined for the third time.
The title was offered him in recognition
of his services in carrying the imperial
penny postage scheme in 1898 and in-
troducing telegraphic money ovders in
the United Kingdom and the parcel
post in l'rance,
The fish landed and sold in the Brit-
ish markets last year were valued at
$50,000,000.
cotton, wool and silk.
The waist consists of the lining,
which can be used or omitted as ma-
terial renders desirable, front and
backs. It is tucked to form the yoke
and the trimming is arranged on in-
dicated lines, while the closing is made
lnvisibly at the back. The puffed
sleeves are of moderate size and can
be in elbow length, fiwished with
straight bands, or extended to the
wrists, the lower portions forming
deep fitted cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-one, three and one-quarter
yards twenty-seven or two yards forty-
four inches wide with eight yards of
insertion.
¥eather Muffs the Vogue.
Ostrich down and feather muffs are
to have a great vogue this summer for
the fluffy thin dresses, and many a
mere man will be left to guard such
an accessory while milady leaves it
on the empty chair beside him to chat
with some one for a moment. They
are patterned after the great pillow
muffs of fur, and many are trimmed
with ruffles of deep, soft lace, making
a very pretty addition to a dressy sum-
mer toilet.
Circular Skirts Will Sag,
The reputation of the circular skirt
for sagging was revived with the style.
Home dressmakers should remember
to weight such skirts at the bottom,
and let them hang for a few days De-
fore finishing them at the bottom.
or one-quarter yard forty-four inches
wide; for No. 2, three-eighth yard
either twenty-one or twenty-seven or
one-quarter yard forty-four inches
wide; for No. 4, one yard any width.
Ostrich Plumes Popular.
Ostrich plumes are popular. The
newest are very broad and full, and
are so treated that the flues are not
curled, but droop down willow-like on *
both sides of the quill. This treatment
is effective, especially when the plume
is arranged under the hat brim to
droop on the hair. They are expen-
sive because difficilt to make, each
flue having to be tigd instead of pasted.
Only a few, in faglllare in the market
at all.