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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1906)
w'WPL.y! THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 18. 190. Doing the Best for the Child , MHE future of th child la al- way a tha work of Um mother A Such a sjstsmsnt rrlchtana and ahonld ba a warning to tha thoughtless another, whoae children can aay with' Topay that they "Just rowed." Remember that tha futura of your child food or bad dependa to a treat extent, if not wholly on yourseir. Wealth haa little or nothing to do with the matter; tha mother who la em ployed during the day and only aeea her child at night after tha day a work la done haa the aame privilege of lnstill Ing beautiful thought and high ldeala In the mlnda of bar children aa haa tha fashionable mother of wealth who eeea little of bar ohlldren night or day. It la not a question of tha amount of time devoted to tha child, aa aome mother devote their whole Urea to their chil dren and yet do not have1 tha deal red in fluence, in fact. I think that it la usu ally thoee mother who devote tha greater part of their time to their chil dren who look after tha body at tha expense of tha mind and aoul. If you have enoouraged high ambitions and Ideals in your child then you have dona the noblest and moat difficult of tasks whether or not you have been tha one to give Mm hla breakfast and aaa that ha weara a clean blouse to school. Tou have dona, mora if yon have made him long for an education than if you had plaoed golden opportunities, of your own making but not of his seeking, before him. The child of poor parents instead Of being handicapped In the race of life Is really a favored being for "Necessity is the mother of Invention. The little girl whose playthings con sist of broken dishes and a doll of home manufacture la storing sweet memories and cultivating tha moat divine quali ties of womanhood Idealty and love. Her childish imagination transmutes the scraps of porcelain Into gold plat of untold beauty, and the doll that Would be acornad by tha little maiden of wealth la enveloped by a love that la ao great that aha would pity the rich child for her blindness. Tha small boy who must ba satisfied with the old wheels of a dilapidated baby carriage. In place of the modern toy automobile of the boy aoross tha park. Is not worth helping If be doesn't construct something that at least will "go" If ha la satisfied with aa "auto go" ho deservee nothing more complete than a disconnected wheel. Oh, mothers, do not make sacrifice In order to buy your children mechanical toys and beautiful dolls from Franco such plaything anil the perceptions and satiate the powers of enjoyment. Many mother are envlou of the rich because they hare It la their power to give their ohlldren superior educational advantages, and if education were a matter of tending a boy or girl to tha best college In the land then their envy would be Justified, but real education It to much greater than going to col lege. First put all .your energies Into the effort to create a desire for educa tion and then, and not till then, look to tb ways and moans not alone but aided by the courageous help of the boy or girl. The greatest of all tha many things that a mother can do for hsr child it to instill noble desires; to so fill tha Bind of the child with good that there will be no need of guarding against temptation. Personal Influence IT IB Impossible to realise our Influ ence for good or bad and yet no woman is without tome meaaure of Influence on those about bar. One of tb truest ways of Judging a peraon fairly la to consider their effect for good or bad on others If they have a good Influence' over torn ons then they can. not be wholly bad. they must have one admirable quality at least. Many woman who go to church twice on minday and do their duty are yet not exerting a good Influence on others and the reason It because they are not sincere. They preach goodness but re ally prefer to make few conversions. They hop to be rewarded for their own long-suffering virtue and believe that their share of the reward will be greater If there are few claimants. Then there are women in tb world who think that they have a right to do a they pleaee with their own life and If there were only the on Individual to consider perhaps they would have that right but life la ao complex that none can live for and by themselves alone and one life wasted means numer ous other live Infected with ale same vlrua. The wealthy woman who haa Jh de sire to dress extravagantly see no rea son why ah shouldn't satisfy every whim. She la giving work to number less women. Tea, aha does give work to women, who might otherwise be with out employment, hot consider the seeds SIMPLE AND NECESSARY WINTER OUTFIT FOR BUSINESS GIRL 1 HE winter outfit 1 at this -son of the year the most lmpor- taat topic to all women, and the business girl haa a great many thing to consider in the choice off her wardrobe. The costume described here are the simple and necessary ones that a woman of slender 'meant would need and afford. For a busy woman who has to go out in all weather, a comfortable warm coat 1 Just th thing, and. with a skirt of th same shad in aome lighter weight material or in plaid, matching pretty well In color. It it more satis factory for general wsar than a sklft. Ig choosing ooat, which in all prob abksHy you win wear for two or three season. It Is wis to avoid extremes of fashion. This fall ft good model to select clean cuffs and collars, the offlc cos tume la complete. But even a busy girl must hay some pleasures snd a pretty dross to enjoy them In. U It well to chooee this In a color not too light, so aa to avoid the ex pense of cleaners. In a aoft grade of green, which Is again a favorite color for house gowns, this dress made of voile or wash silk and relieved by a girdle of old-fashioned pompadour ribbon and a yoke of tucked chiffon or 'net. Is a simple and becoming costume. A wide-brimmed hat with a large soft bow of ribbon Is always smart and In expensive. If this dre 1 mad in th new Jumper etyle and la ft dark enough shade it may be worn over at plain or fancy a vest and sleeve as ault tha occasion. Plaid Shirtveaitt. would be th - semi-empire cut. This fit closely enough to make It neat and becoming to almost any figure. . This particular one la of seal brown broadcloth, brown being the fashion able color for the coming winter, and a good choice as well for the woman whose clothe gat constant wear, a it doea not gather duat as black will or fad lik many other shades. Around th neck I a narrow bit of fur aa trimming which can easily be addd If th ooat cannot be bought that way. Almost every women has in her pos session some old fur garment long ago discarded for any other use which may be turned to account in this way. - With a Jaunty little hat built to fit snugly to the head, a fold of velvet and a couple of quills, a woman presents a trim and stylish appearance during her working hours. With a pretty plaid shirtwaist of some soft woolen goods either to match a plaid aktrt or in contrast to a plain one, one every day made fresh - with , , . aw j Coat of Brown Broadcloth. House Gown of Green Silk. of discontent that she la aowlng In the breasts of thousands of women who hay not the means to follow her ex amplefor every woman, whatever her station In life, believe that she ha th Inalienable right to dress as well aa any other woman in th land. However much we may deplore this state of affairs th facts remain th same and it la facta that we should con elder. Do not Imagine mat because you do nothing at all" out of th way but exist in a state of passive goodness you are setting a good example to your fellow 'women. Remember that a negative influence i necessarily a bad Influence. Let your personality be redolent of strength and wbolesomeness have big virtues even though your faults be big alto It were better to make a strong fight for a mistaken cause rather than make no fight at all. Ths world need strong self-reliant women who glv out an atmosphere of optimism and happiness; wbo have th courage of their convictions and are willing to fight for th cause that they think la .worth their champion ship. We all owe a duty'to ourselves but we owe a greater duty to the world. We should consider every word, every deed ft it will consciously or unconsciously affect other and keep in mind the faot that although we may do certain thing without harm to ourselves some one weaker will stumble la following in our footstep. .' She Were yea ever la street-ear accident! Re Tee. The car wa completely wrecked, tat the pator were peeked so tight tkat only the outside layers were I Jo red. aa SSibsWii vVbbbbbbbbI ..at iHM'l"f lihk 3y9HB VsllaSaaaRBBBBBBaL ijltji mm BDtffl rnl&M ''RaJ'" araHsVsBBBal Hssfl aaaaaawa if' Htssfli r&L -eT all3 sWW I sssf ' Mm. Schumann-Heink, the famous opera singer, who is shown here with her family, though a horn Oertnan, is a tunch American and has always insisted that her sons must wojrk out their own destinies. She has given proof of her belief in American democratic ideas by putting her son Hans to work aa an errand boy la a big New York department store. Oysters for the "D" Months Grilled Oysters. Clean one pint of oyster and drain off alt liquor possible. Put oysters lnchaflng dish blaier and a fast a liquor come from them remove with a spoon. So continue until oyatr are plump. Sprin kle with aalt and pepper, add two table spoon butter and serve with salted cracker. Oyster Fricaeae. Clean one pint oysters, reserve th liquor, heat to boiling point and atraln through double thickness of cheese cloth. Add oyster to liquor and cook un til plump, then remove with a skimmer. Add enough cream to liquor to make one cup. Melt two tablespoons butter, add two tablespoons flour and pour on gradually th liquid. Add on fourth teaspoon salt, a few grains cayenne, one tablespoon finely chopped parsley, th oystsr and on egg slightly beaten. Serve on toast. e Creamed Oysters. Select a quart of fin oysters, drain all th liquor off, heating It In a sauce pan Skim off any scum that may rise aa It boils. Put In the oyster with a piece of butter slse of a butternut, and when thoroughly hot add a 'pint of rich, hot cream. Cook until the oysters curl, than add salt and pepper and serve at one. Scalloped Oyster. In a baklng-dlsh place a .aver of oys ters and cover them with a half Inch of powdered cracker. Dot tbl over with bit of nutter and a sprinkling of salt and pepper, then add another layer of oyster, and so continue until the dish Is full. Be sure that the last layar of crack ers la buttered. Moisten the whole with half a cupful of oyster liquor and milk. Bake In a rather quick oven for about 10 minute until a nice brown I obtained. Serve In the baking-dish. e e Oysters and Macaroni Boll four ounces of mauarnnl In plenty ef boiling water 10 minutes. Then cut lot pieces about aa Inch loaf. Fat alternate layers of macaroni and oysters In the baking-dish, laying tb oyster down first, then sprinkle with salt and pepper and a few lump of butter; have the top layer of macaroni and sprinkle the top lightly with grated cheese and bake In a moderate oven for to minutes. Serve In th dtsh In which 1 they were baked. Stories About Women A PENNSYLVANIA woman has proved that a feminine milter is by no means an Impossible I proposition. Her name Is Mrs. Reltnauer, and the la proprietor aad manager of a mill that occupies s sub stantial three-story brick structure. She has mastered her work In every respect and even out th millstone, chipping from 10 to 10 little furrow to an Inch, a task that proves too much for a good many men. With all of her various milling and household duties th find time to read trad Journal and the dally paper, and la always pqsted on the price of grain, to that the farmer In th neighborhood con sult her about selling their crops. London hss novelty in a woman pavement artist who takes bar stand in a busy thoroughfare and works from 1 o'clock In th afternoon until S at night. Surmounting each of her artistic achievement I the legend, "All my work. Thar I no fraud about my pic tures They are done on th spot." A fart which I quite evident. Her hus band. It seems, waa an artist whose health failed, and In order to keep the wolf from the door th wife resorted to this rather unique way of making a liv ing. Sh Is so far enough of a novelty to be successful. Mrs. Tom L. Johnson, wife of th mayor of Cleveland, la on of tb many wealthy and prominent women of that city who are backing a training school In household science. In two respect th school, which is scheduled to open early this month, I a novelty. In the flret place. It offer to board it stu dent free, and la th second. It pro poses to lit It pupil with npeclsl refer ence to service In home of luxury. Among lb other things they are to study tb deportment proper to such aa environment. Only girls who cog duly recommended will be a of ted st New Trimmings SUMPTUOUS Is the only word that will adequately describe th new trimmings Qold and silver, rich orieiftal embroideries and delicate Untied lace make the cholc of dress garniture a Joy to women. Jeweled buttons play en Important part thla fall and bid fair jo be a con spicuous note In the wlater trimmings. Th button used are of all sites, but preference 1 glvan to those of unusual sis snd shape, whll tiny Jeweled buckle are much liked for fancy blouse and evening gowns. Tinted laces are so new that few pat tarn are obtainable so far, but th diet has gone forth that all laces must have a touch of color and this d eel red effect la obtained in vartoue ways, per haps by a piece of color appliqued under different parts of th lace; again, tb pattern Is picked out In colors and with a line of gold or silver and of course th latest la to tint th lac itself th desired shade. Soft leather in th pastel shade la used a great deal and Is nasally still mure beautified by being embroidered in imitation Jewela and gold thread. Something entirely new In th trim ming line are th exquisite tapestry bends that will be used extensvely later on; these band com In attractive tap estry design snd give a aoft blurred color effect that la very alluring Druids are more ornate than ever and will be used principally on the tailored arid semi-tailored gowns Th wide snd serpentine braids are used together and sometimes a narrow piping of braid of a contrasting color brightens an other wise plain gown. Velvet has returned to favor aa a trimming aad panne velvet especially is used on th new hats and gowns. Noth ing has quit tb effect Of velvet If put on by s master head, and th panne velvet la Of course th prettiest as It la ao much softer aad can be ueed to greater sd van tag Cut steel aad spangle are In evi dence end many womea will rejoice at th "-hence to bring oat old and expen sive trimmings that have been consid ered Impossible heretofore, buf It I wall to beware when using spangle as It la very eaay to have tea tauea ef a good thlag and nothing Is quit ee dowdy a a muoh bespangled govs SMS by aa amateur. i Dressmaking as an Occupation TUB work of the dressmaker may be a work of art In form snd color and again It may not but the successful dressmaker must be artistic. Portland Is growing, and more women are needed in every line of work, but more especially In those occupations which were formerly overcrowded, sues as millinery and dressmaking. Not long ago mu'vnn were oniigea u earn their living ft ad to choose from a limited number of occupations and many chose dressmaking as being "lady like" and In wotnan's rightful sphere .f work. The result was so many mediocre dressmakers that It was almost Impossi ble for them to earn a living. Ttmee have changed and numeroua other occupations thrown open to women until at present the situation 'a reversed and there le a dearth of effi cient dressmakers. There, are of course many mediocre dressmakers today, and If you feel that dreeemaktng Is not your forte leave It alone for as long ss you remain In a work that la distasteful you art taking the place of some one who would be more efficient and to whom the drudgery would not be drsdgery for there Is no real drudgery In the work we love, although there may be plenty of hard work. The Importance of the -dressmaker's profession Is becoming recognised the world over. The Protective Dressmak ers Association of America was founded to protect their Interests and a national dressmaking school Is to be started In New York City. In order to learn dressmaking our mothers were obliged to apprentice themselves to some dressmaker and work many weary months without re muneration, but now the girl goes to a school and It taught the different branches of the work. If she prefers to learn tailoring she goes to a school where nothing Is taught but cutting and tailoring: If she has a knack for making - dainty party dresses ahe devotes her time to learning that branch of th trade, while many learn to make nothing but waists, both fancy and tailored. If I were to advise a girl In regard lo learning dressmaking I should ssy go to j a school to learn the different theories and method of rutting and then spend) a short time in a shop to learn the prac- ' tlcal part of the trade. It le Impossible to learn the business thoroughly without going to a shop, and equally Impossible to learn the trade within a reasonable time If you begin and end In a shop. Th school teach theory and the shop practice, and both are Indispensable. Th good dressmaker Is slwaye learning something new. The dresses on the tags are of Interest because she mi gain many new ideas In color combina tion and style from behind the foot lights. A walk around town will he full of suggestions, as she will see what It becoming to the different types and will profit thereby. A dressmaker who has many patrons la alwaya ready to make suggestions as to styles snd materials. She knew Just what you will like, and tells you what the latest wrinkle In the dressmaking world Is. and, what la more, she will know hew to modify the prevailing modes to suit your individual style. The dressmaker who' has a shop of her own 1 Indeed lucky, as she Is more Inde pendent and can develop her own Ideas, but there Is another branch of the work that should receive more attention, and! that Is the visiting dressmaker who goes out by the day. It Is almost Impossible to get a dress maker to go out by the day, although they are generaly better paid than those who work In shops. Why doesn't some enterprising womea start a visiting dressmaker' association and have regular patron and good eamstresses to send out when called for? Surely such an undertaking would succeed, and of courje a ahop could be conducted In connection with the out'') side work, and In this way there would. be no time lost during the dull seasons, aa th girls rould then work In th hop. It would then he possible to stag, for a girl who understood tailoring, or on who could make dainty party dresses as desired. Women and Business V 9 k HEAR many pitiful stories of TsWwsT 'he w.ldow who is roonea or , W W her all by unscrupulous I who take advantage of Ignorance to cheat and rob; of wlvJ who lgn away their home through laj norance, worse than criminal careleee- ness. Th fault In both Instances Is tVi woman in the case It is the of the lack of business training in th majority of th women In our country. Some men (and women) nave at n the women cannot understand business, j but this I disproved by the facts. : Women have become ss pncient business ss men and as capasle of le Ins after their own Interests. Women eometlmes foster th theory of women's unfitness for business la I der to eave themaetves trouble at tske pleasure in saying with Dora perfleld that "horrid business rasa their head acne, sno aoaoiuieiy Ing to learn the most simple of ness methods Xhe woman who I today protected I Tamer or nurann ins. lomvirww obllred to look after her own and she should know enough of bust to protect those interests rrom in merou shark tnet are always is to pounce upon a gullible woman wrench from her every penny Tha weak are and shook! be ; by the law. but the Ignorant mast fer for their Ignores and so knowledge-. Every women should have s prac working knowledge or ouaineee. man wbo would eign a paper reading It deeerve to lose aa ouencs or tier unroigi issmb If she would stop to think that est laboring raaa has a b business thsn she bat. no twit her superior opportunities seek Some Improvement In IMS) I Great heiresses are t raised a fully as their brothers for of necessity understand the their wealth. It Isn't bee us womea able of leamlna busing because they ao not resits aatll they are thrown on source, tad than th gained by The