ST Hints on the Care of the Little Girl's Complexion How Successfully to Treat the Various Blemishes That Threaten to Mar the Child's Skin. 1 THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, POBTLAND, '6, 190 THE prettiest of golden curls and the biggest of blue eyes and the most bewitching of ways are all marred If Miss Goldenlocks has that malady so common to little ladies blemishes of the skin. So many are afflicted in this way that one often wonders why the term "a "baby complexion" is applied as a compli ment. To be sure it is the baby who has the freshness of skin when it is not marred, but the woman of 20 nowadays has a skin that is groomed by all the methods which modern hygienic science Reaches, while her little daughter often goes un cared for In this respect. It is so easy to correct the fault in -almost any child that It seems a pity that mothers should not take the little pains needed Xo give the child a veritable "baby complexion." Occasionally a child is so seriously Afflicted with s,ome disease of the blood that the skin trouble can be reached only by the patient striving of a physician, and It may be long before his best efforts can get at the root of the matter; but If she Is a reasonably healthy young person you can give her the peaches and cream skin that is hers by right. First of all, pimples on the child's face are iriore from internal than from exter nal, causes, and need corresponding treat ment. When a woman complains of pim ples, ten to one they are the result of blackheads, clogged pores, and can be banished by scrubbing and an ointment. To be sure, the general condition of the bodily organs affects these pimples, but there must be external care into the bar gain. But with a child the matter is dif ferent. The baby skin does not form Blackheads as easily as yours, but the blood and stomach really cause an erup tion, and this eruption must be treated through them: Rich food Is often the cause of a fine rash appearing on the face and spreading until it covers the face. At the first symptom of this, look to the little one's diet. If she Is in the habit of eating pastry, deny her that luxury, even though It Is hard to ''do it. Cut down the candy supply perhaps it will be necessary to . take it away altogether for awhile. Keep rich meats from her and let her have lit tle butter. She should eat cereals, vege tables and fruits, with some of the less rich meats poultry and fish will tide over the troublous times. On the other hand, a rash may come from impoverished blood. . This condition results from the child's having too Utile that is rich and nourishing, instead of too much. If she has been Irving on a very light-diet and the rash appears, try something more hearty for awhile. Never greasy meri; but esss. milk, soups that are not greasy, and rare beef. A general rule for the child's diet is this: Give her varied food, appetizing food and the food she craves. It Is all nonsense to think that all sweets are harmful. Every system, old and young, needs a certain amount of sweet food. This should come In the form of dessert after lunch and dinner, with an occasional candy treat In between. But avoid the continual eating of candy. Every system craves some acid, too; salad should be given if it is made with pure vinegar, but the habit some children have of frequent ly sucking cheap store pickles should be nipped in the bud. Keep your little-daughter in ignorance of the charms of coffee and tea. They may be harmless to you. but they will not treat her so kindly. Many cases of ex treme sail own ess In young cheeks that ought to be charmingly pink are due to j thing but the regular custom of drink ing one or both of these beverages. There is no doubt of the delights of both of them, and children soon learn to crave Home T-h THINGS WHICH ELUDE F I had spoken thon. If I had only summoned courage and been true to him when his mood was tender and he was ready to listen." How many of us can recall hours of Intense self-accusation when too late we havo realized that opportunity had been given us and we had failed to grasp it! It Is a bewildering condition, this recog nition of oar failure to see what we might have attained and yet never made an effort to reach; this fair and unhindered opening through which we might have found admittance to places we had gazed on wistfully .behind the barriers of shy ness or Ignorance or lack of comprehen sion; the help we might have given, the help we might have obtained, and yet we let it pass away and It will never return. It comes but once! Could we by supernatural insight know what we have missed In these blind times of self-absorbed stupidity, we would stand aghast at our own faiiunio. Mothers are especially prone to this form of error. "With their sons they are so often un fortunate in failing to see the tokens of a gentle introspective mood so often stir ring the dying -heat of a boy's Ill-humor or resentment, and absolutely putting his better Impulse to flight when patient si lence would have been like dew upon the Are in his young heart. The hour could have been 'made one of golden con fidence and a rare opportunity to forge "a oloser link between the mother and her child. "We do not wait on opportunity; we strive- to make arbitrary times for our selves. In which to bring about the de sire things after which our hearts yearn. Many & loving and, in the end, broken hearted woman has absolutely stifled every hope of gaining Influence or giving eld to her children, by continuous inoppor tune demand to be heard, and by irritat ing perseverence in order to convince. Just as a quiet hour arrives and a husband throws off the trammels of his business or his professional thoughts and sits in contented silence beside his wife, there are hundreds would it be truer to say thousands? of women, who take that time to bring up some waiting domestic problem or propose some uncertain and perhaps distasteful question. The blessed chance for a possible confidence on his. p&rt the not unlikely touch of loverlike tenderness that their happy solitude-a-desx suggests, are brushed away as by a rosgh wind. Oh, if wives could get even a feeble glimpse of the value of what they thus throw away. So seldom in this work-a-dar, restless, absorbing life of ours do these happy Intervals arrive, that they are like de lightful lulls in a storm; they are like places of refreshment where heart and soul shall grow strong and renew the youth and ardor of love. Fostered and shielded from interruption, such hours draw heart to heart and leave a peace that is indeed a precious thing to cherish. If Into this rare time of rest a well intentioned but mistaken wife forces one of the many perplexities of the family economy, and. Just as her husband per haps stretches out his hand to cover hers in an old-time habit of caress, says: "Now that we are alone, John, I want to talk to you about Robert's going to college," she will. In nine cases out of ten, have given his reposeful mind an actual shock. His nearness, his freedom of spirit, his enjoyment of her close vicinage, have made no real Impression. All the time that be, in the twilight, had been dream ily free from burdensome things, she had seen cogitating ever these ever-present ,, ana mt caiy thoughts of this MKJhMKJta is ilnaUfMW w mm1 W w 1 . fBSm :A0 f C - oughts: Opportunities PREOCCUPIED MINDS LOSSES THAT WILL NOT BE SUMMED UP. chance to get his uninterrupted attention. "What she had counted an opportunity for settling a family doubt anything from the purchase of a new rug to the char acter of their daughter's Jast suitor was In truth a God-given Interlude a time in which to make home dear through peace, and lovo more fervent by the sense of rest and refreshment. The sequel is read in lonely evenings and quick departures, after the dinner hour is passed, for the club or some place of amusement. It would not be a flattering summary if we could learn how very many men are afraid to be alone with their wives, lest some unpleasant discussion should arls'o. It would be a lesson well learned if we could realize how priceless are . these In tervals of quiet companionship and how few and far between they become if mis used or neglected. "Some other time," is the child's ready and constant answer to too Indulgent pa rents, who urge but do not demand the use of opportunities either for their own Improvement or for bestowing pleasure or courtesy upon others. Selfishness and In difference feed to repletion on this uni versal food, and the mature men and women shrink both morally and intel lectually Because they are thus deprived. Let them get the Idea Impressed upon them In the same way that they learn the dread of other Injuries and once understand that opportunities do not re turn, and they will gradually become eager not to lose what they cannot regain. It will become as natural to them as other habits of self-preservation. The unwillingness to relinquish any previous plan or to discommode them selves for the sake of showing respect or bestowing pleasure either upon aged or unattractive people is one of the very evident defects in the young people and children of our day, and It has both a direct and Indirect Influence upon them for evil. They lose many a friend and forfeit many a kindly word of commen dation, both of which might have had much beneficial power In their future lives, and also they check the most no ble and chlvalrlc feelings of which hu man nature Is capable. "We lose so many golden opportunities while we sit Idly wishing for those which will never be granted to us. Those dreams of ours which keep us, as it were, spell bound, sitting gazing afar off. hoping to see them materialize on the far horizon, seldom come to life or draw near to us. "We rarely anticipate our largest and most valuable chances for good either for oth ers or ourselves. "Act. act In the living present." is the watchword of those who live with alert nerves and eager hands ready to perceive and grasp the slightest hint of hidden treasures by the way. Much watting, long-deferred hope benumb many of us; only one goal comes within our impaired vision; only one aim is visible. Here at our bands, beside us, perhaps under our very roof, are voiceless opportunities im ploring us by mute signs not to pass them by. We are in theory ready to be martyrs in some heroic cause, yet are not inter ested in the maimed or perverted or crooked natures whom we strive either to ignore or forget, and count an hour given to sweeten or cheer or modify these un fortunates, as wholly lost. Hidden away in every human breast there are germs of good which men do not know how to develop; they wait for that releasing touch which only experience, or larger knowledge, or more uplifted thought, can apply. Yet in the familiar, plain, per haps repulslve.faces our eyes see no token of our opportunity. "We pass them by in search of a "mission" not yet shown to us. and grow weary with unsatisfied de sire to be of some use in the wo aid. "We have little understanding of what a wide field our domestic life affords to even i the most cultured and most deep thougbt J.M umnt hs, Svea aaocs our Mrv a&ta there Is an unsuspected need for cur best endeavors. "When we think of what has been withheld from them by lowly birth and Imperfect education, and remember what they have to work out for them selves In our behalf as well as for their own protection and advancement, that mistress of a household who never finds opportunity for noble work within her own doors, must have small perception of her poorer sisters' wants and trials, and no conception of what life Is to those who have no knowledge of how to escape from the evils which poverty and homelessness threaten to Inflict. Surely one of the most coveted of hu man gifts is the power to give happiness; after all, It is not hard. It is not what we can buy. It is not what we possess that makes the difference between woman and woman in this regard. But it Is a lost day, a blue-eyed da), which we shall spend when we have not. found that we could woo a smile to brighten some fel low creature's face. Once a great bishop, counted by hl3 en emies and his critics to be both worldly and cynical, laid a lily branch upon the kitchen table beside his cook's plate, while she had gone to early mass on Easter morning. "He must have known how much I wanted a lily," she said, "and how much I wanted some one to think of me and give me one. Hie made one person happy this blessed day, any how." "We, who long In vain for the pow er to stand and bless the multitude, have abundant opportunity to lay an unexpect Earrings Coming into Fashion THE annual horse show in New York City ushers In radical changes In Jew elry. It rday be said that fn the boxes surrounding the great ellipse is usually set 'the season's pace in gems. Jewelers claim that the sensation of tho Jewelry trade this Beason will be earrings, not the barbaric pendants of other centuries, but priceless single gems set in the tiniest screw mountings. The extravagance of the season Is black matched pearls, and a prominent society woman will appear at the horse show wearing a pair the sire of a pea, fon which she paid $15,000. Tho black pearl at first sight looks almost as dark as gunmetal, but at closer range reveals all the colorings of the opal and white pearl combined, and sheds almost.as much sparkle as a well-cut diamond. Twelve thousand dollars Is not a large price to pay for a well-matched pair of the white pearls, and some of the screw earrings in the large flnglo pearls are as big as a grape. Several pairs of dia mond screw earrings which will be seen at the horse show were priced at $20,000, and one eccentric matron will wear a diamond In one ear and a- pearl in the other. In the lower priced earrings, an odd fancy shows a large pearl with a small diamond set above it, giving the effect of an acorn. A few carved, round corals of perfect coloring are being made up to wear with the costume de style. No opals are of fered In earrings, and such gems as emeralds, sapphires and rubies are made up to order only for wealthy women who can afford to wear earrings to match their frocks. Stage women and others who like pro nounced effects are using cluster settings in the ears in such stones as emeralds surrounded by pearls or by diamonds. These are made up In the same forms as the jeweled buttons used so much this season en velvet frocks. 8mh ef h Oriental shops are atao them with an abnormal appetite. The wise mother distinguishes between the cravings that are natural and wholesome and those that lead to dire results. For the child whose food does not nour ish her well and whose face, is either pale or pimply In consequence, a glass of mllK at bedtime is worth its weight in gold. The milk will digest more rapidly if it Is warmed, and will lead to aweet sleep. If you are a nervous, sleepless mother, the sooner youtake to thl3 habit yourself the better. The old-fashioned sulphur and molasses dose for Impure blood, while by no means ed flower where it win be eloquent of God's love. f It seems such a pity that we realize so feebly the latent power which we hold so carelessly and use so little. "If I only had the money," Is our frequent cry when our hearts are moved, and yefwe see no way In which to dispense our better gifts. Such little things can .case a hard life or soothe an aching heart! So small they are and so trifling that we count them as naught. How clamorous would be the voices of the opportunities which sur round us had they the gifts of speech! Our young lads have acquired a bad habit of as they phrase it ''waiting for something to turn up." Our schools are terribly wanting in the lack of education on the subject of opportunity. The new atmosphere of wealth leaves them with out the stern necessity to act quickly and vigorously If they mean to "quit them selves like men." They take no respon sibility, share no burdens until the Charc ot of success stops at their doors and they are bidden to enter and drive to where fortune sits smilingly ready to crown them. It were better for them as men and for us as a nation if they were kept on sen tinel duty, watching for such oppor tunity as shall challenge them at this, the gate of their future. Knowledge, strength, and, what they seldom think o, power to make home and the world hap pier and more lovely, call loudly and give readily the countersign which ought to give them admittance. "Quit you like men" Is the secret password, and they do not comprehend Its meaning nor recog nise the signature .of the "Great Cap tain." Let us teach them that life Is so short and opportunity -so large and free, and stir them and ourselves not to let It slip. C. pendant earrings in old-fashioned silver and gold with odd settings of gems, and the antique shops are also setting forth their quaintest offerings in earrings. If the rage for costumes of certain periods should continue Jewelers predict that the pendant earrings, much be-jewelcd, may return, but as the appearance of very few women Is Improved by the use of the long pendants, they are not likely to be come highly popular. ' The making of imitation gems has reached such a stage of perfection that some of the new screw earrings in single Imitation pearls which can be bought as low as $5 a pair are really very effective, and can be hardly detected from, the real, save by those who are posted In gems. The Tide of Love. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. As ocean clasps the yielding eh era My love would hold thee near; I wtch beside the heart's high tire For tidings of thee, dear. ' As one who waits for treasure ships To bear across tho sea. I wait the treasara thy dear Hps Alone can bring to me. . In on the tide of love Sail to thy victory. All In the pride of love. Banners -unfurled. " Thou art my arscey; Corns to me speedily' ' v , I am the mate for thee, "World of my world! j Ae night the tired earth enfolds" And lulls with soft caress. - My love would share thy every cars Andcomfort thy distress. As morales renr to greet the sen, "While -Joyful mists arise. My pulses toward, thee madly run "While I oTp bedims my eyes. On the dawn-tide of love Cometfe the heart's desire: , Trosd with the pride cr love ne o are! Lev, love, I wait for tbe; ' Ceoie te "Me aysssflyl Tfcttr art tfce ataU for sm. Wsrt' of atjr tocM!- pleasant, Is one that will never become obsolete, for It has already to its credit too many cases of skins healed by lt3 magic The prescription for mixing this: Two teaspoonfuls sulphur precipi tate, frcm which the -lumps have been rubbed, and six teaspoonfuls molasses. Stir thoroughly. Give the child half a teaspoonful of the remedy the first thing In the morning and repeat the dose at bedtime. Keep this up for half a week, omit for half a week, repeat for half a week. Sometimes the- child's stomach becomes sour, as the expression goes, from one of those accidents which the most careful mother cannot ward off. An indulgent friend may have overloaded the stomach with fruit or candy. The mo3t moral youngster once In a whlla. climbs to a Jam pot. Extreme heat or cold causes the roost wholesome meal to disagree. When stomach trouble and an eruption of the skin arises in some such way, add a few drops of lime water to the glass of milk and give the little one a charcoal tablet after each meal. Sometimes a very young stomach adopts an antagonism of. Its own. I once knew a pcrfectly healthy child who could not eat red raspberries without the most violent Tttfi quantity of food which provides enough for a family of two, or two and the maid. Is a problem that ever vexes tho soul of the bride new to mar keting Joys. Before she learns the value of that unknown quantity, her days and nights are troubled by the length of her bills and the sum of her "left-overs." She has heard of dining well on small means, but that Is one of the arts not Included in her education. If she consults those scriptures of the culinary art known as cookbooks, she finds that few of them even hint at the number of hungry per sons any given receipt will feed. One persevering young bride found at last a cookingechool teacher willing to form a class for .young wives seeking Jest such knowledge. She learned to be- gin with the possibilities. of a little roast of beef. She first had a talk with Her butcher about the unknown quantities. The order for three pounds of any kind of meat was to mean three pounds, a few ounces over or under not to count. More than half a pound over the quantity ordered was never to be sent. The result was a noticeable shrinkage In the meat bill at once. Then she ordered a prime cut of por terhouse for a roast; quantity, three pounds. The bones taken out were sent home" for the stock pot. The long end of the roast was cut oft and corned for two or three days. "When carefully trimmed and skewered, the better piece of meat was put in a very hot fryingpan and browned quickly on every side, so that the juices would J not escape. The meat was then put on the rack in the rcastingpan and cooked a quarter of an hour In a hot oven, with out the cover. A cupful of boiling water, containing a lump of butter the size of a walnut, was then turned over It. The pan was covered and the meat roasted half an hour longer. If lacking In fat. a piece of suet was laid on the top. The beef should now be cooked rare. If liked well done, it may be roasted la minutes longer. In the pan there should be a little fat and a rich brown sediment. After the meat Is laid on a hot dish, add to this sediment a teaspoonful of flour well mixed with two tablespoonfuls of water and boll. Thin to the right consistency with a little boiling water, season with salt, pepper and a few drops of kitchen boquet. For the second day's dinner, heat the roast through in a moderate even. It must not be cooked longer or it will be tough. "With this the young cook learned to serve a delicious horseradish sauce, which was found most .appetizing either hot or cold. "When the sauce was to be hot. It was made from three tablespoon fuls of horseradish grated fine, a teaspoon ful of sugar, and one each of salt and cldar vinegar or lemon Juice. Ifa very piquant sauce is liked, a half teaspoonful of dry mustard may be mixed with the horseradish. To this mixture add two tablespoonfuls of water. Bring to a boll, and just before taking from, the fire add the beaten yolks of two eggs to thicken It. "When the sauce was served cold with cold meat, the horseradish, salt and vine gar were mixed, and just before serving four tablespoonfuls. of creasa, whipped un til very firm, were added. - Deviled meat In the chaflngdlsh was much liked by the master of the house. The cookings chool formula was an ounce of butter, a teaspoonful each of vinegar and Worcestershire sauce, one-fourth tea spoonful of made mustard and a pinch of cayenne. These were well bleared, cats were made In the meat and the saace rubbed into them. A little butter wm heated in the chaflsgdish and the aeat laid In it Until very hefe Tunc while cooking. Rare meat, titbr beef or tea-, is best for this. An occaclooai carry varied tbe baku. Savory Meats for a Family of Two attack of indigestion as a punishment. In a case like this, do not force the matter; merely wait. That little one had a wise mother who kept red raspberries out of her reach for a year or two, and in the end she outgrew the weakness and now enjoys the fruit. Rosy cheeks belong by right to every child. "When they are lacking and there Is nc illness, the cause is almost isure to be lack of outdoor exercise. Let the little people romp in the fre3h air. It is the only rouge they need. Their color will attend to Itself if it is riven this ODDOrtu- nlty. Do not be afraid of the cold weather unless your child has some constitutional weakness which unfits her for the life that sturdy boys and girls lead. Dress her warmly, then send her out to play. If the face and Hps chap In the winter winds, apply this cream which will heal tnem over night: Two ounces almond oil. one ounce white wax, one ounce sper maceti, one ounce benzonated lard, one quarter ounce camphor gum. Dissolve the camphor In the almond oil, mix with the other Ingredients and melt all togeth er. Beat until creamy and cold. This should be applied after the face is thor oughly washed with warm water and cas tlle soap. "When the pimples come from an impure blood, use the following cream while you are giving internal treatments of sulphur and molasses or some other purifier: Two ounces almond oil, one ounce spermaceti, one ounce white wax, one ounce benzo nated lard, one ounce oxide of zinc. Melt the ingredients and beat until cold and creamy. Apply at night and the pimples will dry away if the blood Is put in order at the same time. Teach your little daughter to wash her face properly and see to It that she fol lows your Instructions faithfully. Until. Suggestions for PLANKED sirloin steak is said to be delicious. The steak "is fastened to a cedar board, exactly like shad, and baked or broiled. It should be cooked rather longer than when broiled In the usual way. Squeeze the juice of a lemon over the steak and sprinkle with a little chopped parsley, or, better still, spread with maitre d'hotel butter just before serving. Good Housekeeping gives these direc tions for preserving green or wax beans: Soak the beans for a few hours in cold water or parboil them slightly. Cut them In long, thin slices, and pack In large jars with generous layers of salt between the layers. When a jar Is full, cover with a cloth and put on a weighted plate to keep the beans in the brine. They should keep perfectly until Sprjng. In an artist's country home, where the bullt-ln Idea prevails even to the candle sticks, the picture frames are unique. They are set Into the walls and the glass opens like a little door, so that the pic tures may be changed as often as de sired. Several sizes and shapes of frames re provided, and, by a judicious use of mats, almost any picture may be made to fit- Order Is a beautiful thing in the house, but, as a writer In a recent magazine points but, it Is ndt always understood properly. She says: "The order that makes for restfujness and for comfort is vital. Jt cannot exiBf'ln crowded rooms. Furniture Is made to be used and books are made to be read. If the disarranging The young housewife soon discovered that nothing is more fatal to appetite than the expected. Two ounces of butter were heated with one small grated onion. To this was added an ounce of flour mixed with a little cold water, half a teaspoon ful of curry powder, the juice of a lemon and one-fourth pint of water. "When the sauce was smooth and thick, the meat cut in thin slices was simmered in the sauce flye minutes. The rechauffe they liked best was one that was also used for cold duck or chick en. Two ounces of butter were added to a large tablespoonful of currant or, grape Jelly. These were melted In a saucepan, and a saltspoonful of dry mustard was added. The salt and pepper were sim mered in the sauce four or. five minutes. Once In a great while two tablespoonfuls of good sherry were added to the sauce. A second cut of beef that the novice learned to use for a roast -consisted of a prime cut of sirloin steak weighing about two pounds and a half. For the family of two. enough was cut off from the steak to broil twice. A little of the out side fat was trimmed from the remnant. It was sprinkled with salt and pepper and flour, rolled and skewered. It was then treated like the porterhouse roast,, and cooked for 20 minutes. Take out the skewers after dishing and pour over It a brown gravy made from the sediment. When mushrooms are la s'nscn, a half or a quarter of a pound of these relishes is sometimes added to the brown sauce for either this roast or the beefsteak, and True Deliverance of the Soul Count Tolstoy Declares In Actual Practice It Is Clear and Simple. (This article, republished from the New York Independent, Is from a letter by Tol stoi written to a friend who had asked his aid In solving the deeper problems of living and thinking.) I WAS very glad to hear from you, but felt very soVry when I learned of your useless, senseless mode of life, as you put It, and of your Illness. The first, a-life with which he that leads it is not satisfied, is worst of all. We are not responsible for sickness, and, therofore, the wise man and he that be lieves In God can bear It calmly. Bu we must not waste our life at random, and wherever we are, under all circumstances, we can do that for which life was given unto us that Is, to perfect ourselves, draw nearer to God ("Be perfect even as your Father In Heaven"), to try to be judicious and lovable In everything. And If we do not do this, It Is very sad. It Is not only possible to perfect our selves and to draw nearer to God at all times and everywhere, but it Is not even difficult to do It. Some think that to ac complish this it is necessary to under take something, to arrange something. This is not true; It is but " necessary to abstain from doing that which you con sider to be wrong; and life will shape Itself one way or the other; and if you will but abstain from doing that" which you consider wrong, then you will surely do good, because a healthy man cannot remain Idle. I advise you to do the same, my dear friend: restrain yourself, do not quarrel, do' not try tq make a display of yourself, do not contrive anything new; do not let the water fall anywhere save on the wheel, and the wheel will work for tout good and for the good of mankind. God Is love and man is love. And if man win but refuse to give himself to temptations and to deceits wHIch force him to waste hkk lif for nothing, love will appear and will perform la aim the work of God. It is always very painful to Me to think that there are peogiie, Ilk yourself, suf- she is old enough to take care of her complexion as well as you can, do it foe her, no matter how busy you are. At night the face should be washed with warm water and castlle soap and scrubbed with a towel until It glows. Take care, however, not to Irritate the tender skin which will not stand as violent scrubbing as yours will. Do not make a practice of applying any cream; the above receipts are useful In special cases, but otherwise the les3 the young skin knows of any thing but soap and water the better. In the morning only cold water should be used. This will close .the pore3 of the skin and keep it from becoming tender and chapping. Children have a great way of wiping their faces only half dry. Do, not permit this. Unless the face is thor oughly dried It will chap. If your young beauty Is marred by a mass of freckles, give time a chance. Many a freckled youngster has a beautiful skin In later years. Freckles almost In variably disappear to some extent If not entirely. For the surface freckTes that come hurriedly at the beckoning of the sun, you may use some simple rem edy, but never apply one of the drastic bleaches to a child's face. If "you want to peet yourself, that-is" your own affair, but it is brutal to treat a child in this man ner. The following prescription Is quite powerful enough, and If it or some other ag harmless does not accomplish the de sired result, leave the freckles to work out their own salvation: One ounce lemon Juice, one-half dram sugar, one-quarter dram powdered borax; bottle and keep for a few days, applying now and then. The practice of putting veils over chil dren's faces In the "Winter should be In dulged on only the coldest days. If it Is done, frequently, the eyes may suffer. Jtfever let your little lady wear a dotted veil. KATHERINE MORTON. the "Household of a room or the misplacing of a book upsets the order something is wrong, and that something' is the crowded condition. Get rid of. the superfluous. Most room& have too many pieces of furniture, andg all rooms have too many things." Happy is the woman who has shaken off the tyranny of "things." More clothes, more social obligations, -more housekeep ing, more furniture, more bric-a-brac than is necessary to happiness; all these be come "things" "and interfere with life rather than brighten it, like the footstool Mrs. Browning describes in "Aurora Leigh" as being the business of a wo man's life to painfully embroider, for a man to stumble over and say "D ntbW stool." Egg bread is one of the most famous 0( old-time Southern dishes. A Blue Grass recipe is. as follows: One quart of whit ccrnmeal, which must be scalded with a little boiling water. To this add a, little salt, the yolks of three eggs, a cupful of milk, a tablespoonful of lard, and a table spoonful of melted butter. Last of all, add the well-beaten whites of the eggs. Bake nearly an hour In a moderate oven. How seldom one finds a perfectly baked tomato. As a rule the vegetable Is scooped out to the very skin and crammed so full of breadcrumbs that there is vesg little tomato left. The stuffing becomes a hard, soggy mass Impossible to enjoy. Peel the tomatoes or not, as preferred, make a hole In the center of each, and fill with a dressing made with bread crumbs, salt, pepper, butter and a Uttle sugar. Bake a long time. the commonplace becomes rare. In Win ter a few small cans of mushrooms- kept among the supplies enable a cook te work a miracle when the unexpected guest arrives. "When ready to use the corned beef, which the butcher put in brine without extra charge, she merely covered It with cold water brought it to a boil and sim mered until tender. It was then cooled quickly In the liquor In which It was boiled and eaten cold for a luncheon dish or made Into a brown hash. A fried round of steak sometimes graces the table of Mrs. Novice. It sounds poor and barbarous, but it Is not. A prime slice has the best part cut from it, enough for two. It Is next trimmed and beaten with a hammer and put In a very hat fryingpan over an equally hot Are, and " cooked a minute. It is then put on a hot platter, bordered with watercress. A gravy Is made from a teaspoon fill of flour, two or three drops "of kitchen bo quet, a tablespoon of butter, salt and red pepper to taste. Pour this over the steak. The remnant of the cut is often rubbed with olive oil and lemon juice to soften the fiber and flavor it. The next day Jt Is broiled a minute and served with pars ley and lemon Juice. The acid 13 used first to soften the fibers of the meat, and the oil Is used to keep them soft. This treatment of beefsteak is well known to French chefs, and if tried by the young housewife It will no longer be a mystery why she has always such tender steaks at clubs and certain hotels. fering from lack of knowledge, from doubt and error, while the truth Is so clear and simple and known to me, not only theoretically, but also practically that Is, I have for a long time lived by this truth, and after the most terrible doubts and just such despair as you are experiencing, I live by this truth calmly and joyously. Life Is the deliverance of the soul the spiritual, self-existing essence from the conditions of the. bodily personality into which it Is placed. God Is that spiritual, self-existing be ing by whose will our soul is confined within our bodily personality. There are two ways of delivering the soul: one by means of simultaneous or gradual suicide that Is, by deviating from performing the will of God; or, the second way, by means of performing in life the work for which our soul was con fined by God In our personality. The flrst deliverance Is but a, seeming deliverance, because the soul, comlag-froaa. God; and being all in his power, cannot cease to be what It must be according to God's will, and no matter how much It would resist. It will- be compelled to de as God demands of It; only It win do, it with resistance and suffering. The, sec ond, the true deliverance, consists of an ever greater and greater performance of God's will, and of the ever closer and closer approach and similarity to him. The deliverance of the soul according to God's will, producing the whole, woi5c' of life, is attained but through love' and through the exaltation of love. Love means the destruction of the ob stacles which separate our persOBaKty from other personalities. The more w. love mankind and other beings, the. broader grows our own personality; Love, toward all. to the source of life, to GotL destroys all obstacles of personality and unites us with God. Human life lies la the yearning rtafter this. Ideal and in the approach' toward it. Thare is no other Hr. And this approach to possible infinitely, and in thi ap proach there, is b?ia. . R xany rottaaa, Auasts ,, 3p ..w.Y.,.1fitfMHB