THE OREGON -DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 18. 1907. . m i T J a " I I T i 11 II II II I II II I i -W y J m !' f I MB II I S- Wl ., f X 1 1 II II 11 III! III! II II v 1 BV TT aT . , '.tMWmW' LI 1 .. ., J ' " Well dressed woman discusses clothes SOME GOOD BREADS HOUSEHOLD DECORATION i -; : : : : the. hall -p RS. HWFA WILLIAMS, who by no less a person, than King Ed ward la considered to b the bent dressed woman- In England, Is In America on her first visit Sha was a guest at the Perry Belmont borne. In Forty-seventh -street and Fifth avenue, but has gone to Washington, where sha will spend a few" days. Her visit', to thla country will last a month, and durlns; that tlma sha will be a. guest, of Mrs.' John Jacob Astor.' v- 1 1 "Civil her first interview. ,. , ; -If a WUlf vni llllua A OUJWI 111 thus far la -America, and - it 1 this terrible steam beat In- nouses.ft at said. "Upon the boat I1 found It most dis agreeable. -Why. I should think Amert can women would -become pais and "wan and withered under the effects of L Such uncomfortably wai in-houses.; but they do not, do they ' At least th ones I bava seen. And- such pretty, at tractive women, ths Americans!" Asked whom aha considered the most beautiful American , woman. .Mrs. Wil liams answered unhesitatingly; "Mrs. John Jacob Astor. : Isn't aba a dreamt - In fact, sha la one of the most beautiful ,' creatures In the world. Bhe la so grace k ful, o. patrician,, ao Individual She , dresses always In exqulnlt taste. . Her clothes look like ber. Sha hasn't that quality that- 'dreasmakery' quality ao often ob nerved In American womaa's . clothee, for aba seems to be a part of , them and they of her that Is the art of good dressing, do yon not think, the Beoretof Itt ,- . ;. "Do yourealy thlnkthenths Arner- world. aa soma have aaldr' waa asked, 'i "No and yes,"" answered Mrs. Wll i llama.' "Take as 'American woman in - w London -or-- Pari a and- she stands "out Ilka a beautiful Illy, (the knowa so wall how to wear her clothes her ball gowns, her reception toilettes and the . Ilka, but 'take her la her summer things. In h.r iiil.irf.tn rWh.s, thm XS.gll.h I . woman. I think, looks far better. Tou ,1 , see "your woman haven't the knack ef . ' dressing -for tha country." - Mrs. Williams certainly looked smart, dressed as aha was for a trip to Wash T IN THE MATTER OF CALLS 4. " From Womas. . . HE question of who Is to pay the first eail la of ten a' source of misunderstanding, for the local custom mortify the rules' which ', rigid formality lays down. In tbe country, for Instance, the estab lished residents call upon newcomers aa soon aa a reasonable time haa elapsed after their arrival, but In large -clttea- this IS never doner One's neigh bora In the city ara, quite possibly the very last' people one will ever know or care to know - In a large city, ac quaintance comes ' only through Intro ductions. - -"" Where there is is no previous obliga tion upon either aide and two women arrive home after their summer holiday upon the same day or near it, the younger- Is expected to call upon the older first It (My 'are of practically the name age. (he one arriving first In town calls first, or the one who la unmarried calls upon - the. one who Is. If one Is In arrears for some hospltal- ty of the previous seaaon, she.paya the, rst call, regardless of age or ether distinctions: tha careful woman will not, however, be In: arrears. Every ob-T, ligation sufjya be xuinuea Decora tne season ends. - t Persons of note, brides, , the" olergy, elderly persons, strangers and invalids, are the ones entitled to the first calls, in the order named.1 They-also may take the Initiative In Inviting others to call, and those invited should promptly avail themselves of the privilege) . At watering .places and other summer colonise those who arrive early In tbe season pay the flret call on later comers, and the permanent residents call flrat upon those who are merely birds -of Message, while the cottagers call flrat upon their friend who .put vp at the hotels. . - Society recognises two classes ot calls, visits of obligation and visits of Inclination, but as the latter are pretty $2.00 7 And Other Hospitable Person ; r Th ; I J j ; . . Here li a Chance to Gel - " l COOK BOOH .. ron r, . . . , A new, np-to-dats, Cook-book prepared by a trained expert ; More thatt tooo recipes, Intludlnc sixty goo pa, Bfry eaocet for meatt and vefetablct, fifty or more salads, forty-one recipe for the chaflnf dish, beside rule for meat fish, vegetables, bread, cake, pastry and Invalid cookery. . There are hundred of simple whole some and Inexpensive dishes. It hai twenty colored plate showing bow dish should be served. ington. Her gown waa of dark blue thick melton cloth, made with a nifty little Jacket with vast ef russet brown trimmed with soupcona at. gold braid. Cuffs of the earns bright. brown wore upon tha' severely tailor-made sleeves. A durk blue ribbon bow at her neck was snugly tied, and a tiny pin of dfs, monds waa thrust through It. ' V t Her akirt was walking length ' and trimmed with black soutache braid, and a- wider silk. Hercules braid.- Her hat .was In the toque ahape, and made of russet brown'drapad cloth or felt and trlmjned Jauntily upon ons side with blue and White mottled breast . and eoqua feathers. ' Bhe wore a brown veil with brown lace-llka' polka . dots, and her hair fluffed softly about her f ore head in "Kngllsh fringe" fashion. In color and texture her hair 1 not unlike that of garah Bernhardt. Continuing upon tha subject of dress, Mrs. Williams said that the prevailing mode waa not necessarily good dress ing. ..?..''-'- "That la where some ef your women fall in dress; they stick too closely to the modes and. faahlona of each season rather than dress according to . what best suits them. I never consider the mode I Only wear what I consider is becoming. For Instance, so many wo men wore . last -season those little cocked-up hats affected by the French, but to English women they are very unbecoming our faces are too long and those lines were accentuated by that style of hat. I stuck to my own par ticular style ef hat. aa I always do when I find the prevailing .styles un- For evening gowns I sin sou. see that the tralna are -becoming -as abort, for nothing la more becoming to t woman than- the-long graceful-Mnea, I still wear them despite the dictates of faahlon. "I never "Wear Jewels-to-any-entent," Id Mrs. Williams, "for they belong-by right to the brunette type el women. Sometimes I wear my tiara, but that is only upon Mate occasions and court af faire. As a rule Jewels detract rather than add to tha charm of women, er, at least that la my opinion." - sure to be properly attended to anyway, It Is ths former, which must have flrat consideration. -:"i'-,-' " Calls of obligation must be made upon one's ostess after an Invitation to a breakfast, . luncheon. muslcale, dance, dinner, or any entertainment; upon the bride's mother by every guest soon after the ' wedding reception or breakfast, ane) later upon the bride; upon the, bride's mother Immediately atfsr the wedding, by those -who have served aa bridesmaid, maid of honor, uabar or best man, and upon the bride aa soon aa she has returned from tbe honeymoon. One should also call upon a bereaved family Immediately upon hearing of a death, and again after a funeral, but these consist simply ot an Inquiry and the leaving of a -card. .. . A thoughtful hostess will call upon a woman who Is not personally known to her, but 'to whom she has been asked . to send an invitation , for a friend before the Invitation is dee patched. These are not calls of actual obligation, however. . .-' ? V - All the -Good. A-- From the Indianapolis Star. - "Do you always leave your piano up ao that ths ksys wiU sbewT". aaked tbe visitor of the southern woman. . ""Tea," : returned she, "I make It a point to, use everything In the house every day of ' my life, to hide away nothing trying to keep It nice for com pany. I. had . enough of that sort of thing . In the eld colonial mansions .of the south. - The company1 silver, the company linen,' the polishing of the ateel knives for conrpany the parlor with closed shutters, tfte sunshlns never allowed to come In. dim, musty, un wholesome, the piano -down, the keys turning yellow with disuse and the doors opened only upon the occasion of a family funeral or ; of company for dlnnar." t -. .' , ' It tells tbe value of foods, how to market and bow to serve luncheons and dinners, formal and informal. , . -, . ' For SIXTY CENTS w will lend this io-page book postpaid, - vu printed on exceptionally good paper: strongly bound in linen and in a stout box. If you cannot send money order, send U. S. stomps. ? 1 - t or sale also by Docitseilert and newsdealers it oo tents. ', The Lowney Company tsnds back of this offer. It is not the usual advertise, tnsnt of a manufacturer of - his own goods. You (et a barratn and wt get a little publicity, you or not. 7 pleased return it and getft your money pac , CAa WALTER M) LOWNEY CO. Boabont, Cocoa Cboeolit Dept. V. Boston, Mats, ' ' . . ' 'V f , ft-: f3i Two of the Gage Creations la Ad ':" vance Spring Styles. . This and That SAMPLERS are treasured aa heir ' looms In many families nowadays and the problem of their preserve "tlon la sometime a' difficult one to solve. The wool cross stitch makes a dainty morsel for moths, but If laid away In camphor balls the sam pler's beauty Is wssted on the desert air. v:.' ;, - - '' . ' - One -woman recently ' had a sampler framed exactly as one would a, picture. For It she selected a convex mahogany molding about three and a half Inches In width Which harmonised most hap pily with the needlework and canvas. It npw - ornaments the wall of her library and is an Inspiration to many other women with similar relics. ' It is not always easy to secure ma terial - for 'portiere that Is at once pretty and Inexpensive. - One woman who haa been searching the town over for a fabric combining the two-qualities was almoat In despair when a friend, -a decora ton auggeated that she get' mocha canvas for her sleeping room - doors and velveteen In a soft reseda ehnde for her library doorway. Aa the- .walls were- green the - colore harmonised charmingly and all told did not coat more than tit for the two palm. 1 v -. .. - . - The canvas la loosely woven and re sembles burlap in appearance, though much eofter and .hangs much more gracefully.. . It costs to. cents a yard and la very wide. The velveteen, which Is also "double wldtrq-can be- obtained In a number of soft colorings and whlls handsome la not so rich looking that It kills everything else In the room. It is especially effective with mahogany or dark oak and with Circassian .wal nut. - ." A woman -who has had the good for tune to retain - two servants In her family, one for 2 years, and the other for It years, was asked recently, In the presence of her busbaad. what was the secret of her. success. JVhlle she waa ruminating on the question, her hus band answered for her: "Thai'" y," remarked the mere man.- . "All that' is necessary la to let the servants run - you as they have done my - wife and yna will have no difficulty In keeping them forever, there's, no. trick about that, '..'.. A Japanese woman haa discovered a way of biding from alght , the ugly sieam radiators, inevitable in flats. A cabinet, tha face of which I grill work, Is built about the radiator, the top be lrrg utilised as a shelf for pieces ot china or bronse, or It may take , the place of a stand for newspapers and magasines. - . . .. , In one room a radiator, which waa very low and extended across an entire side of the room, was covered by a low settee of matting. - The front has slid ing doors of Japanese wlckerwork In summer, while la winter the doors are pushed back allowing the heat to es cape through a delicate partition ef grill .work. The idea can be adapted In a doien different ' waye and with different materials, but Is always af fective In that it transform an ugly necessity Into a practical bit of home furnishing. .... Artificial grape played an Import ant part In an effective scheme of table decoration recently seen. The entire chandelier was prettily feetooned with tha vlnea- from which depended big bunches Of green and purple grapes, la the midst of which shons out the Incan descent lights covered with pals yellow paper shades. ' For a centerpiece a baa ket of wistaria vine- In a Japanese de sign held grapes, the real article, the two blending and making a decoration that was not only effective, but also unhackneyed. .' nrlcklayers' and Masons' Desires. Ths 16.000 members of the Brick. layers' and Masons' International union, who for the third time are taking a referendum.. vote throughout the coun try on the question of Joining " the American Federation of Labor are like ly this time to vote In the affirma tive. '. The concrete question Is becoming more and more a menace to the trade, and the masons want the aid or the In ternational unlona if there Is to be a fight ea tbe queeUoa,. ' .. . - , GERMAN Potato Bread. Mrs Jtor " efs recipe. Peel two good-slsed potatoes weighing a half pound, - cover there with boiling water, boll 10 minutes: drain this water off and throw It away; cover with one quart of freshly boiling water.. Cook the potatoes until tender ores them through a sieve, add the water In which they were balled and a- half pint ot flour: beat thoroughly until smooth. Add a level' teaspoon ful of salt and a tableapoonful of sugar. When this Is lukewarm, - add one- yeast-cake, dis solved la a quarter ot a cup of warm water! cover and stand this In a warm place (about to degrees Fahrenheit) for one hour. Then -add a pint ot milk that has been scalded and cooled and sufficient whit flour to make a bat ter. Beat thoroughly for II Imnutea, rover and stand aside for one hour lonawr or until very light. Add one egg well beaten, and stir la sufficient flour to make a dough; knead thoroughly un til soft and elastic, about It minutes; then pound with a potato masher, fold Ing the dough about five -minutes longsr. - Form It Into a large loaf, put it back Into Jbe bowl and stand It In a warm place for one and half hour, until It has doubled Its bulk. When very light turn It out on a board, roll It to a -eheet a half -Inch thick, cut It Into small biscuit with a round cut ter; place tbem In gem pan or shallow greased pans, sufficiently far apart aot to touch. Cover and atand In a warm place until very light about three quartera of an hour. Brush the potato tops with milk, put thsm In a - very warm oven and bake 20 mlnutee. After they have keesi baking 1 i m In u tea, brush the tope with glass .made by beating the white of an egg, a table spoon ful of water and a tables poonful of sugar together until thoroughly mixed. Put the biscuit back Into ths oven te fix the glass..-. Rice Dinner Rona-One-half pint et eold boiled rice, one egg, one-half pint of milk, one-halt teaapoonful of salt. one-half compressed yeaat cake, Heat tne rice with the milk in a double boiler to the temperature of 200 degrees Fahren heit, then press through a sieve. Add the salt, and when lukewarm, add the yeast cake dissolved In two tablespoon fuls of warm watsr. Add a half pint of bread flour, beat thoroughly and stand In a warm place for two hours. Add ths egg - well beaten and sufficient - flour to make a dough. Knead until the dough is soft and elastic, about It min utes. Form into tiny roils about tne slse et an English walnut: place them In greased gem pans or shallow pan sufficiently far apart not to touch In the baking; cover and atand aside, la a warm place for one hour, or until very llsht. Bake In a oulck oven If mln utee. Olase them on top at the end ot the baking and put back In the oven a moment to ft the glass. - Game for Suburbanites. "I have Invented a new amusement.' eald the woman who worka down town and lives away out. "I can't read on the street csr. as my eyes ara far from atrong. and I found that half an hour's ride - every morning and arternoon pretty irksome until I began to play this new game. Ira like solitaire, be cause you can play it -all alone. "I simply shut my syes and mentally put labels on the snatches ef conversa tion that drift t my ears. Sometimes I Jot down the bits of conversation and the labels after them, and when I get home at night the family looks over the list and amuses Itself In agreeing or disagreeing with my labels. For In stance, when I hear It coats a lot to run ''em,' there'a only one proper ; label namely, 'automobile.' - When I hear 'beastly' uttered explosively I promptly think weather.' Her' a list I Jotted down the other morning. " 'Haven't -, room enough to ' turn around---flats; r "1 don't, know .what we're coming to' Increased cost ef living. "I've had five In two months' ssr ants. , , , ' ' ..,.,..' " Too hotheaded' Theodore Roose velt . " 'It's better to bring up ene decently" race suicide. - Come to New Tork to spend their money Pittsburg millionaires. 'I'd Just like to carry one myself Teddy bear. . " 'I'm content with old Mother Earth' airship. "'My hand troubled me, ror two months' grip. - "Of course I can never prove that Fve guessed correctly, but I'd be willing to wager a week'e salary that nlna times out of ten I'm right. Try It some time and you'll find the jtrlp inter estins. CONFIRMED PROOF 2taeats ef Forties Oaaaot DoaM - - What Saa Seem rwlee FroreC . - - ' . .' In gratitude for complete relief from aches and pains ef bad back from dis tressing kidney ills thousand have publicly recommended Doan'e Kidney Pills, t Residents of Portland, who so testified years ago, now say their euree were permanent. This testimony dou bly prove the worth of Doaa's Kidney Pills to Portland kidney Sufferers. O. H. Bprlngmsyer. expressman, ef 1011 First street. Portland, Oregon, says: "Exposure te rough weather and tha larrlna of mv wagon brdught on kidney trouble. . My back ached almost constantly and the action of the kidney seemed wssk and the passage of the secretion too frequent Doaa's Kid ney pills cam to my notice and I got a box and began using. them at once. The pain In my back waa soon rMleved and the kidney secretion becm-or- mal. Two boxes ef Doan'e Kidney Pills brought about this result" (From state ment msd February 2t, 1I0.) CURED TO STAT CTJRED. - j On January 13, ltOt, Mr. Ppring- meyer confirmed the above statement. and added: "Olnoe the time referred to In my former testimony I have not had a trace of kidney ' trouble.-1 hr"To-i ommended Doan's Kidney Pills to many people and m always glad to do so. - For sale by all dealers, rrlce to rente Foster-Mllburn Co., Puffslo, New Tork, sole agents for" the Vni ted "tatea. Remember the name IX) AN 8 and Lake ao ether. - f V. ' , 1 ' '!' - i s I V. ! - ; f 4 " . ! I. r -w m I. "v. - m -i Chlffod Cloth Gowa by McCreery. X charming - creation which will answer effectively almost any after noon function such as receptions, bridge parties, etc., Is of smoke eolored chiffon cloth, - elaborately embroidef ed . in pink silk rosebuds snd leaves on white chiffon. The sleeves and yoke are In Mechlin lace, trimmed with narrow bands ot coral velvet. The same shade, combined with mole color velvet. Is employed tor the girdle which .crosses In tbe back and fastens above the waist line with two rosettes. The skirt Is bordered by a wide band of mole color velvet and is richly trimmed with ruches of velvet ribbon, Mechlin lace, and garlands of pink roses. From "Dress." , - Prizes Offered for a $i Costume THE capacity of a French woman for dressing well on next to nothing Is to be put to a practi cal test A contest Is under wty In Pari In which thousands- of French women and girls are Interested, In which the contestants must procure and make a costume, including both hst nd-a;ewn-fr2t- trancvprf . Th novelty of tbe contest has aroused rreat interest among all classes In the elty, with the very satlsfsotory result that the prises sre ootn numerous ana valuable. Tbe winner Is to get nothing less than a villa in the suburb of fiureenea, and the other prlxea Include three- automobile,, two doseit sets of bedroom furniture, carpets, stoves, arm. chairs, gold watches, bank account materials for dresses practically every USED ROUND THE WORLD Baker's Cocoa and Chocolate ABSOLUTELY FJRE : ltoflstere'1 7. S, Vet. Offlo , Made by r. scientific blend ing of the best Cocoa beans grown in the tropics the result of 126 years of suc cessful endeavor. A sew aaa kaadaossely Ul Reels Book free WALTER BAKER & CO., Ltl Eitthid 1789 - CCnCKtSUR, KASS. (-jcvHIghcst A Award s ft i ''ill 'ii' up r Hi 'l and uh m America HE first Impression one gains of a home is that which' meets a gueat at tbe opening of the door. This act of opening the dodr and clos ing; It behind on is no email thing. It 1 so common that w over look It potentiality, but If on wlU consider, there Is abundant meaning in this simple act By ao doing, one shut out tbe outer world and for tbe time becomes a part of the Intimate' home life, and fortunate the house which so. attracts the right sort ot people that ft he-as I re-to -repeat-the experience re mains with the guest after he or h has departed, - In considering the question of house decorating, then, the hall receives first attention. Ths popularity of the squars reception hall, with it fireplace, la m no. danger of waning. The keynote ot hospitality .and quiet welcome Is ex pressed by it Tha. beamed and pan eled celling is flrat choice. If one baa the mean to gratify' the taste, and the fireplace constructed of rough stone or ef brick, with It bujlt-ln inglenook, give the desired toae of comfort and cheer. In on Portland home tbe hall fireplace bears in quaint lettering the simple salutation "Salve." . Another In scription reada "Welcome all to hearth and balL?..;. , A courteous suggestion Is that con tained In the familiar quotation, "The ornaments of a borne are the guests who frequent It ., i ' In fact from being merely a passage way Into other rooms, the reception hall, found so satisfactory, has grown to such commodious sis and Importance THE, VALENTINES Of -G OLDEN TIMES (Continued from Preceding Page.) 'That the demure maiden of the day of the minuet would sometime conde scend to offer encouragement to pre sumably bashful suitors Is attested to by a number of tha valentine now yel low with ago. One such token consists of a folded piece of cardboard, on-the cuter portion of which is a hand-painted view of a church and the Words: "lt Hymen's Jbandth happyknot' en twine . " And I will prove a faithful valentine." Upon lifting the flap of this labor of love there le disclosed a view of the In terior of the church., with Flora and John, duly labeled, standing before the. altar. Anything further would appear to be superfluous, but nevertheless, there la a postscript as follows: - "Be lieve I love thee, my dear Johnny, and will be true and faithful till death do us oartt Flora." Of a later date la a missive adorned with hearts, which reads: . February, IMS. Uy Much Respected Sir 1 came very near forgetting that this waa a very Im portant day, but I shall never forget the time when I first saw you.' Tour musle inspired my heart with rapture, and your tones or arrection - went io me vrv Inmost nerves of BIT souL Now I hope you will excuse the boldness with which I now address you and let the warmth of my feelings be a suffi cient apology. - Now 1 the time to c noose your mat. . Ths day will be past and It will be too - late; 1 And pray beware of flirting, for this Is , love' own day. v I am, with great affection, your aweet beloved, precious 8ALLT CRUIKSHANK8. Some of the beaux of two-thirds of a century ago were not se madly In love ttlHrthatcaaJliejrjtf?LSltl upply. - . v .It 1 no light undertaking, however, to provide prises for such "a competi tion. Six. thousand girls r already entered, and 10,000 may do o befor thriat -are cloced. r This "number seems extraordinary, but it must be re membered that there are t.00o sewing girls In Pari. As In dull time they make little more than to cent a day, and cannot be sure of even that the girl are far from living In luxury. Usually.: they are to be found high up under the msnsard roofs of Paria, ror the top floor ot th house are always divided into a number of tiny rooms which are as 'cheap as they are on comfortable. Few of them are heated, and none has a closet - They have one attraction, however a garden. . Women Who Buy Titles. 7- - In an addresa entitled "Money and Matrimony," before the Ethical Culture society of Boston ' tr John- Orshsm Brooks of Cambridge, Massachusetts, made an attack on money and It mis uses. He called attention to th as serted endeavors of wealthy families to purchase titles snd then to their peti tion to th divorc court. "Heiresses,", the speaker declared, "knowing naught of th meaning ot their money. It, purpose or whence it came, go into th title market and buy a husband Just a they would go lntj a horse or a dog show and buy a blue ribbon. The man and what he la or what he stands for figure not at all In the transaction; It Is ths title they are after; tbe title I or sale, and they get It In the light of recent events, tbe Inevitable result of - such a use of money need aot be recited." - Dr. Brooks mentioned no names, but It was plain that he had hla mind on the .recent disclosure concerning th marital trouble of th Countess Bom ds Csstellane. ths Duchess of klsrl borough and other ' American ' young women . who have Invested their In herited wealth In what he termed bauble tltlra." - "Such marriages are a degradation to society," the apeaker added, "hot so much aa they relate to the Individuals, but because of the children who will be a part of the social system of tbe future. "The purpose of the msrrlatre should be preservation, and mora, it should be race development and perfection. It Is, therefore, senseless to say that society- a whole should not be In tensely Interested In every msrrtnsn, Snd marring" -where- money mt titts plav a more conspicuous part than turn snd women sre a dechlc mrna to future as well s present so.-lal rou- tli'!r-r. i v i' f ..r-o- tl spaVr f1 r- f ! -ten i ! to Hurry 81 t j ; .1 : ' ? that It later phase is that of the llvtnk room for the entire' family. Where formerly an entry waa prepared Into the parlor with its best air ef stately manners and Sress-up furniture, in tbe comfortable and unostentatious resl- ths heart of the home. There la s wel come Implied that is not possible with tha -etlft and formal parlor. Ths mod ern home seems to say, "Come into our midat and be one of us," snd Its spirit ot cordial welcome and sincerity Is Irresistible.- . ; a neutral color, aa bright and decided tlnte-would be almost sure to conflict with that of some room seen from It and It is essential to have a pleasing harmony throughout the entire lower flower. Brown la alway safe, and It the hall . has sufficient light is first choioe for color, for naturalness la now supremely desired In home fittings, and with the .brown carpeting or stained floora the natural shades In woodwork may be preserved and serve to -complete the color., scheme. A . modern , home , which has been found very satisfactory. out the lower floor. Plain brown car-r petlng over the floors, natural-toned I woodwora, simple furniture, and yellow walla and eelling-mada a very harmoni ous and restful interior. One would I want more diversity In ths treatment ot- a large house, but for the cottage In terior it is pleasing and gives a better feeling of unity, when the . different rooms ara thrown toaather than is noa- sible when each little room has Ha In-.' dividual treatment - that, they loet all sens of humor, and some ot the mora venturesome were ffvni w corauiaa nuuui sentiment suits good-natured teasing. In that age, aa In this, the girl with the large hat came In for her full share of attention. On old falenttne, bearing a picture ef a smartly gowned woman wearing a colos sal hat, has appended' the inscription: "From chilling rain alike and solar heat Tour hst affords tn a. uours ratra&ft- Accept dear girl, jthla loving heart ot And be my fashionable valentine." - However, any affronted belle bad am ple material wth which tot repay slight. A sample of ths wit of the age le eeen In a crude picture Valentin of the yeas 1805. Which bear th lines: V - "Oh go. you little harmless thtng. - -A dandy all ao fine. .J ... The Gods 2 hope a Man will bring . ' To be ray valentine." afuuy wuwiiniu whi anusf at uisj: transformation picture that seem to have quite passed out of fashion, but were once the ' very acme of elegance In the valentine mart. A favorite sub ject of this character, Judging by the) specimens In th unique Valentin col lection above mentioned, was that wherein a lone bachelor was beheld and unloved, bemoaning hie sad and solitary fate. The transformation revealed him enjoying the bliss of companionship eg tha Idol af hla draama, - Tha sunt ltlM. was extensively -utilised for the comlo valentines of half a century or mora " sgo.: For instance, a simple movement of one of these dual satires would cause) the picture of a talkative lady's head to give way to that of a parrot Many ot the moat fanciful valentlnea ef all age have been furnished by the proverbially skillful German craftsmen, yet the cus tom of exchanging these meeeengera og love haa ever been confined to Kngllst speaking; people. ; Idle young. rich.who, knowing not what money means, use it to their own aetn ment snd to th degradation of society. Tha apoaker praised President Roose velt for his expression of opinion that an Inheritance tax would go a Ions; Way toward solving th social question. He Indorsed ; Andrew Carnegie' recent assertion that at least 60 per cent ot enormously large fortune should re vert by Inheritance to the state. Verdict f or JDr Pierce f nAet Hnme Jmirnn!. Sending truth after a De. It la aa I4 maxim that "a lis .will travel sevea leagues while truth la getting Its boots on, and no doubt hundred ot thousands of good people read tbe unwarranted and. saaWelou attack pon Dr. K. V. Pierce, -and his Favorite Prescription 'published In th May (1904) number ot th Ladies Bom Journal, with It rreat black dis play headings, who never saw ths hum bla, grovel lug retraction, with Its Incon spicuous Cuadlng, published two months later. It was boldly charged In the tlsod roni and libelous artlcls that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, for th euro of woman's weaknesses and ailments, con tained alcohol snd ether harmful Ingram ants. Dr Pierce promptly brought suit gainst fb publisher, (4 the Ladles llome Journal, (or tJOO.000,00 damages. Dr. Pierce alleged that Mr. Bok, th editor, maliciously published the article containing such false and defamatory matter wit th Intent of Injuring Mi buslnerfiirtherrnore, that no alcohol, ot other tujurloaa. or h s bit-form I ng, drift are, or Ver J"re, contained In bis "f a.- ptlon'j that said medicine native medicinal roots snd no harmful Ingredients what tliat Mr. link's malicious tta'. re wholly and absolutely u,.. rcL' ict'nn nrlulf d fc sxiA Xii:r..i tiXii ' 'ifJtuiilll f 'O-i k - . liljjldIL? ' U'UXCt'.-1- v. , -. ! Til"' f'l .(. . i i , fhm fcrtlon In it-m ,. b'iln of r r'!r. w a . th iMihliri:on t t i "' l Jt'l rlitf y to tii Minini i -. r i i f In- i i-.ii, i ; i - , j 'T l.i