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ALL women take pride In neat and
becoming morning attire. This
one Is especially dainty and
pretty. It Is made of figured lawn, and
consists of "a very attractive house
Jacket and a practical five-gore skirt
that allows of being made either with
or-without a flounce. A belt of the
material fastened under the pleats at
the waistline In back holds the fulness
In place and aids In giving a trimness
to the figure so essential In a garment
of this kind, ,The square cut neck and
elbow sleeves are finished with beading
run with black velvet ribbon. All the
THE GOOD FIGURE
4(A T hips are too large;" "My bust
Is too high;" "I am so short
waisted!"
"I cannot wear my corsets n the
house, as they hurt me."
Such are the cries that reach me In
numbers every day. And to all these
writers I can only say the same thing
your corsets are all wrong.
It Is a most remarkable fact that
women will save and pinch on the
most Important article of their ward
robe, an article that will make or mar
their whole appearance, and that most
Important article of dress Is nothing
more or less than a properly fitted cor
set. A corset that fits you, represents
the correct foundation for modish
gowns and gives to every woman .
style, ease and grace that no amount
of good clothes could give to her If
worn over an ill-fitting corset that
pinches In one place and bulges In
another.
Nine out of ten women will go Into
a Bhop and say, "Give me a white cor
set, size 26-lnch, and then take the one
that an Indifferent clerk puts before
ther- at a reasonable price. There are
to-day hundreds of models oh the mar
ket, and no matter what your figure
Is you can be fitted. If you are tall and
thin, then you want a long waisted
corset with a high bust that will make
the most of what you have. If na
ture has not blesBed you with any nips,
then buy a corset that is cut high in
the hip line, which will give full play
4 to what little you have.
The stout woman should wear a cor
set boned with real whalebone, made
with bias seams and ample gores; a
long model that will reduce any ab
dominal prominence, with two sets of
garters on them. One set must be
sewed on Immediately in front, and
the other set directly over the .hips.
These garters should be of the strong
est elastic about an inch and a half
wide and buttoned on to the stockings.
Many stout women find best results
from the corset that laces In front,
and such models are to be purchased
for $5 up. From three to five dollars
Is little enough for a stout woman
to pay for a corset, for she must have
It made of good material and real
bones. If you pay that amount of
money for a corset the shop will fit It
to you, taking in and letting ou In
places where any alterations may be
necessary. I wish I might Impress
upon my readers the vital necessity
of this investment if they wish to have
their clothes look well and keep their
figures trim. It is an Idle boast to .say
"I've worn this make of corset ever
since I was a girl." Tour figure has
changed, the styles have been Improved
and you should take advantage of the
opportunity to Improve with the ig-.
Stick to the friends you made when
you were a girl, r"ead the books that
were written then, but buy the most
up-to-date corset that the shops offer,
tC have it fitted to your figure.
Many stout women take their cor
sets off when In the house and noth
ing will Increase flesh more than such
a practice. "But they hurt me," they
argue. No corset that fits you ever
hurts you. It is a support that you
would never go without If you could
but realize It A corset that fits, you
will rest you, and you will never want
to remove it except as you go to bed
at night I will be glad to suggest
models for various figures to any of
my readers upon a request and en
closed stamped and self-addressed en
velope, and believe me, it is the most
Important factor towards making your
clothes look well and giving you
modish figure. I
washable materials as well as the light
weight woolenB are appropriate for the
making. The dressing sacque will re
quire 314 yards of 36-inch material for
36-lnch bust measure. For the skirt
914 yards will be required.
Lnilie' Dressing" Sacque. o. RTItt.
Size for S3, 84, 30, as, 40 and 42 In
dies bunt measure.
I.adira't Five-Gored Skirt, with or
nithont flounce. Sine lor 22, 24, 2,
28, 30 and 31! Inches waist measure.
One of the most important articles of
dress Included In the wardrobe of the
well-dressed woman Is the silk petti
NEEDLE GUARD
The accompanying Illustration is a
perspective view of a portion of a Bew
lng machine with needle guard, pat
ented by Robert S. Williams. The
guard is designed to prevent th,e acci
dental Injury of the user by the needle.
The needle can be threaded by simply
unlocking and swinging the side, or
guard portion from the needle. The
Inventor says that It is Impossible for
materials being sewed to become en
gaged in the needle by falling above
the pressure foot. i
MEAT DISHES
Baked Meat. Buy two pounds of
cheap, lean beef, veal or mutton,
without bone. Simmer gently . In'
Just enough water to cover It
with Bllced onions and carrots to
give It a flavor. Remove the meat from
the broth, run through a meat chopper
or mince finely. This should make
about one pint of solid meat. Season
with pepper and salt, add one pint of
finely chopped raw potatoes, pour off
and strain a cup of the water In which
the meat was cooked. Add this to the
mixture of meat and potatoes, turn
Into a baking dish, scatter bread
crumbs over the top and bake In a mod
erate oven for one hour. A noted
Pennsylvania cook varies this recipe as
follows: She butters a deep baking
pan, places In the bottom a layer of
mashed potatoes, one of chopped meat,
one of canned tomatoes, chopped so
that there are no big pieces. Then
comes another layer of meat, another
of tomatoe.i with mashed potatoes on
top. This she bake a golden brown
In the oven.
Mock Duck. 1-ound well a round
steak that la cut about half an inch
thick. Spread over It a dressing as
follows. Put In a frying pan a lump
of butter the size of an egg, a teaspoon-
ful of grated onion and a pinch of
sage. Mix well a pint of bread crumbs,
moistened with one egg. When the
butter is very hot put it in, stlrr and
turn slightly brown. Spread the steak,
roll up and fasten with a few stitches.
Stick with strips of fat bacon, dredge
with pepper, salt and flour. Put in a
dripping pan with a little water and
baste frequently. Bake an hour In a
moderate oven and serve with a gravy
made of the water In the Ian thickened
with flour. Slice this without unroll
ing.
coat, and all designs that tend to In
crease the flare at the lower edge,
while keeping a smooth, close fit about
the waist, are In vogue. A pleasing
mode of this ordr Is here Illustrated
In changeable taffeta. The lower edge
Is finished by a dust ruffle under a cir
cular flounce. The pattern also pro
vides a full gathered flounce. Mohair,
sateen, pongee, muslin and cambric
will all make up successfully. The cor
set cover can be made of any sheer
materials such as Iongcloth, cambric
and batiste, prettily trimmed with lace
and ribbon-run beading. For 86-lnches
Beautiful Mouth and Teeth
. Cultivate smiles, for these keep the
lines softened and help to hide old age,
Habitual pouting enlarges and coarsens
the under lip, and all the unconscious
tricks of facial expressions Increase and
deepen the lines. In positive malforma
tions, of course, a surgeon should ie
consulted, but the Blight 'defects can
be largely relieved at home. Stand be
fore a mirror and "try on" pleasant
expression Just as you would a new
bonnet. Try and try again, always
looking In the glass. Strive to attain
a smile that shows your teeth, for the
whiteness of them will lend bright ss
to an otherwise dull face.
All this may seem very foolish, but
a well practiced and sweet smile will
conquer many ills and take years oft
a hardened, much troubled face. For
those who are troubled with very thick
lips an astringent pomade should be
used, and I will gladly send such a
formula to any of my readers upon re
quest, while those women who .lave
rather thin Hps should coax them by
rubbing In glycerine and rosewater
the best lotion that I know of for that
purpose. i
The teeth must be pretty If the
smile, Is to be an effective one, and
too much care cannot be given them.
No matter how ugly your teeth are
by nature It Is only a matter of a
few dollars and cents to make thm
beautiful, for dentistry has accom
pllshed great things In the past few
years.
In advising a woman bow to keep
her mouth youn , I would say, mas
sage Is the easiest cure obtainable.
For this there are simple exercises.
Always press outward and upward at
the corners of the mouth, pressing the
thumbs at the opposite corners of the
mouth and gently pushing upward, thus
helping to form the cupld's bow so
much desired. Another very good
movement Is to pla-e three fingers nf
each hand upon the tip of your chin,
pressing hard Into the flesh and grad
ually but firmly work them upward and
outward up to the middle of your
cheeks.
One point jiot to be neglected by
women of 30 and over Is to prevent
the corners of the mouth from sag
ging. At that age the muscles are apt
to relax, and this should be guarded
against A simple exercise to prevent
this fault Is holding water In the mouth
for a few moments, while another is
filling the mouth with air and holding
it. Both of these exercises discipline
the muscles. Yawning Is also very
good for stiffened muscles.
A letter from one of my correspon
dents tells me that she has been using
Cleaning a
NEVER put a broom on the floor of
It Go over It with a dust-mop,
the ends wrung very dry out of
boiling water. Wash the mop out as
fast as It grows soiled. If the patient
is too ill for that, wipe the floor with
a damp cloth every other morning. Put
a little bichloride of mercury solution
In the wiping-water, say a teaspoonful
to the gallon.
Take off dust dally with a clean
slightly damp cloth, changing to a
fresh cloth as soon as tho first grows
soiled. Let nothing littery nr dusty
go Inside the room If possible to kp
it out. Have a thick soft mat outside
the door, a yard or two away, and In
sist that feet shall be well wiped on It
before they go Inside. At both sides.
bust measure 114 yards of 36-lnch ma
terial will be required for the Corset
Cover and 6 V& yards for the Skirt.
Ladles' Cornet Cover, No. 851T. 8 lacs
for 82, 34, 30, 38, 40 and 42 Inches bust
measure.
Ladles' Five-Gored Petticoat Skirt,
No. B7HS. Slaea for 22, 24, 20, 28, 30
and 32 Inches waist measure.
Simple construction characterizes
this design for a plain sack nightgown.
It Is especially .suited to outing flan
nel, or any of the heavier materials.
The shaping Is effected by shoulder and
under-arm seams, and a pointed yoke
pumice stone on her teeth every day
for four months, and yat they . are not
white. Nothing can be worse than sroh
herolo treatment Her yellow teeth ari
probably caused by some organic
trouble, and that must be cured before
the whiteness returns to the teeth.
Make a practice of going to the den
tist twice a year and have him clean
your teeth with pumice and remove all
the tartar, and then brush them your
self morning and evening with hot
water and a good dentifrice which your
dentist will be glad to recommend. Go
ing over 'your teeth with a little perox
ide In the water will make them shine,
and nothing Is prettier than a set of
glistening teeth between two rosy Hps.
If glycerine and rosewater do not
agree with your Hps, then try pure
almond oil. Some very tender Hps can
not stand the effect of glycerine.
Artificial dimples are not easily se
cured, though In Paris where great
risks are taken by the women who
want to be beautiful, they do It every
day. Cutting a dimple In the chin Is
rather a simple process, and little risk
is taken. With the cheeks, however,
It Is quite a different story. The op
eration leaves a scar almost as often
as It produces the desired dimple, and
hence the practice Is to be avoided.
Dimples come naturally In plump
cheeks, and the thing to do Is to
massage your cheeks and try to fatten
them, and then nature will send the
desired dimple.
The old saying Is that dimples and
blushes go together, but old sayings
are not always true. Blushing Is
largely a matter of practice and a re
sult of iKgood healthy skin. The wo
man who lets her skin grow dull and
thick, with hardened muscles and the
corners of her mouth sagging, will
never find herself blushing; while the
girl who looks well to her complexion
and her general health will find the
rosy Hushes come easily.
Laugh as much as you can. Better
have a few tiny wrinkles about the eyes
that massage will eliminate, than to go
about with a pouting face and sagging
mouth. And when you smile, don't do
It In an absent-minded manner. It Is
one of woman's greatest and strongest
attractions that of a pleasant smile.
Look at the person you smile at, and
practice showing your teeth. There Is
quite a trick In lifting the upper Hp,
allowing the teeth to show. Stand in
front of the glass and practice It until
you get Just the right smile that will
show two rowi of glistening teeth, and
you will have gone far toward helping
your personal appearance.
SickRoom
of the bed spread down lengths of
washable cotton, which can be re
moved, and either shaken clean or
washed clean twice a day.
To clean under the bed, dampen an
old bath-towel and pin It firmly over
a clean light broom; then go over the
surface, holding the broom almost flat,
and moving It in long gentle strokes.
This can be done In a minute, and pre
vents the distressing accumulation of
down and dust.
Summed in a word, sick-room clean
liness, like much else of sick-room
martmrement, means prcveation. The
room must be scrupulously clean In
the beginning. Given that advantage,
reasonable care will keep It whole
some for at least six months.
may be applied, thereby adding to the
durability of the garment. The pat
tern also provides for short length,
which will be found very convenient In
cases of Illness. The full sleeves are
gathered Into narrow bands and a roll
over collar finishes the neck. Muslin,
nainsook, cambric and flannel are all
suitable for development. For 36 In
ches bust measure i yards of 36-inch
material will be required.
Ladles' Sack NlKhtconn, No. B700. In
long; or shorter lengths, and with or
Ttlltliout a yoke. Sixes for 32, 34, 30,
38, 40, 42 and 44-Inch bust.
HIS REWARD
WL. ALDBN, the novelist, who has
returned from London to Buffa-
lo, to pass the rest of his life
at home, was talking to a reporter
about the modern commercial spirit.
"Frankly." said the author, "I abomi
nate the modern commercial spirit. It
makes men rich, but how It hardens
their hearts.
"I once knew an old, old man, a
bookkeeper. His back was bent, but his
soul was upright. He had worked for
the same firm and the same salary
for 40 years.
"Well, at the end of these 40 years,
my poor old friend said to his employer
timidly:
" 'Are you aware, sir, that to-day is
the 40th anniversary of my service with
you?'
The employer took a square box,
neatly wrapped In white paper, from
his desk.
" 'I know It, Mr. Qullle,' he said, 'and
I have prepared a little surprise for
you. Pray accept this alarm clock with
my best wishes for your continued
punctuality.'"
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This novel hanger, patented by A. M
Taylor, Is made of twisted wire, angu
lar In shape, with hooks on bottom of
ang e so that hangers bearing clothing
can be easily taken off and put on and
by changing hanger can bo, used cither
for man's or woman's , clothing. The
two eyes at the top of angle serve two
purposes: the second eye to hang on a
nail and the top eye, by twisting hanger
over, forms a hook, so that the hanger
can be hung on a rope or pipe, or over
windows or doors." Then the hanger
can be used at home or curried In a
trunk or grip.
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An usually attractive design for an
uadersklrt and corset cover combined,
Is here pictured In a development of
nainsook trimmed with narrow lace.
The garment Ib made to slip on over
the head, and is gathered at the neok
in front, and may hang free from the
shoulders or be tucked at the waistline,
thus doing away with all unnecessary
fulness. Cambric, Iongcloth, lawn and
wash silk are all used for the making,
and hand embroidery, Valenciennes
lace, Swiss embroidery and medallions
may all be used In the decoration. For
a woman 36-lnch ' bust measure, 314
WASHING GLASS
IF it were done, when It were done,
then 'twere well 'twere done
quickly," Ib the precept for wish
ing all sorts of fine glass--cut-Klass
specially. Standing in water, no mat
ter how clear, robs the cutting of lustre
and puts It almost on a level with
pressed glass. Still, one must -make
haste slowly. .
Begin the haste some time before the
beginning of washing. No matter if
there Is but a single bowl, wash It apart
from everything else, and In perfectly
clean water. If the bowl, or dish, or
saucer Is caked and sticky Inside from
standing after use, fill It with blood
warm soda-water, and shake It vigor
ously for a minute, then repeat until
tho glass begins to show clear.
With any very fine or frangible glass,
especially pieces that have slender
stems, or' necks, or handles, set the
pieces securely In a broad, shallow tray
covered with a double cloth, soft and
cloan, and place the tray upon the ta
ble at the right hand of the dish-pan.
If the sink Is some way off, set a basin
for rinsings in front of the pan, and a
pitcher of moderately hot water be
tween the basin and the tray of soiled
glass. An agate-ware pan not, too small
Is best. Fold a soft, wide clean towel
In four, and lay It at the bottom of the
pan. Then pour' In water, hot and cold,
llalf-a-gallon strictly boiling water to
three quarts of cold gives about the right
temperature. Put a tablespoonful of
ammonia to the gallon. ITse also a lit
tle white soap. Never let yellow soap
touch glass of any sort the resin In It
makes a cloudy dull surface.
Put In the glass, a piece at a time,
thus alone Is one insured against chip
ping or cracking. Have a clean soft
wash-cloth, also a very soft brush.
Wash the glass .quickly, using the
brush on all the cutting, then pass It
through a pan of rinsing water. The
rinse-water needs to be i. little hotter
-one-half fully boiling, and the heat
topt up by adding more boiling water
from time to time. Do not ,koep tho
sflass In it longer than a minute, wash
It vigorously about, then turn upside
down over the pan, and set, still upside
down, upon a draining board, covered,
like the pan-bottoms, with a folded
towel.
Let it drain until the next piece Is
ready for the board, then take up and
plunge In a deep box of fine sifted saw
dust, either oak or white wood. No
resinous or gummy wood gives dust fit
to use. If the dust Is hot, all the bet
ter. It should be kept in a clean bag,
and hung over the stove, or laid Inside
a warm oven some little time before It
Is to be used.
Lemon Sandwiches. MaBh the yoK:
of three hard-boiled eggs and add a
tablespoonful of butter, a dash of salt
and some cayenne pepper, a teaspoon
ful of chopped parsley, the grated rind
of one lemon. Mix thcao ingredients
well and add three tablespoonsful of
lemon Juice and spread upon thin
slices of wheat or graham bread.
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LRN BUS1NE&1 AGENCY. Minneapolis. Hum.
yards of 36-lnch material will be re
quired. '
Ladles' Chemise or Corset Cover and
Underskirt Combined, No. B048. Slaea
for 32, 34, 30, 38, 40, 42 and 44 Inchea
bunt meaMiire. j - J
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New York City. ,
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