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SATURDAY. ... EVENING. MAIiClI 1J T3 ! TIIC OrGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND.- ' ' ' '"aw-a-aw-e ' ' ' " w"" .' S fc J rtv.v.T.Vry -- - -...,":; j. ' .. - --. . . - " ' " ' V ' ' ' ' ' ' A' V" j ' , ' ' "' ' -"- 1 1 " . . '''" . . .. ; : r .-.-?-,v.. "11 -7- : , . "1 .-1 . : . - . , . S ' 's: , v A ' '"'X 4 . ' 1 I - - ' ' ' - at - , .' .'. " ' ' - . -. t v Till . Tashiori Paragraphs Irdm ' " ' ' f . i V II, I MBROIDERED jtrtp-mold -br,UM$ 1 1 ,- yard for collars aro br "o inoana .new, but tbla yoar torn pt tho i ,. doalal-a aro making the atHpa of ' heavier material, so tbey are leaa , liable to cru eh. and the -aachlne-made V 4alrna upon thie new material aire . much more the appearance of handwork. "... ttepeclallr beauttfol la void and 11- . vrr braid - embroidered -with an enor- moui flower arequent Interrala In the .. rtcheat colora. the oalyx, being formed of rateed , gold and allver tteeue. "f he v flower la aometlmea 'outlined In black . ellk. Pasalon flowera. fleur-de-11. pop-. ' ' pie and dariodua are moat popular. : ., x Prlnceee lace, which la rarely beaa Xtlful net upon which the design has ' been appuqued witn tne pnnceaa oraia. ' 'Is on of uie new offerlngs.There in an ' Imitation In which the braid effect baa been simulated by machinery. and al- though It la by no means the asms thing : when you are close enough to touch It, tne tout ensemble Is much Ilka the real, , and the price. Is about one-twelfth as ' ', fnuch. ,, r '.''..:.'.'.''.'' - ' ;. . y..Xe shawls ara.-made Into frocks , now, and are considered - particularly emart , for 'dinner and i reception wear. They are really need exactly ..like the materials of which the robes ara made. ; yet. whenever It Is not absolutely easen ' ; tlal to cut In order to make them fit, i these ahawls are the more expensive and dealrable, and a woman who pos sesses one that will make- a train If ''only a short ono Is decidedly fortunate. ' These laoea besides being unusual, are - particularly- attractive .because of ths . graceful folda In which they may be ' draped about th body. - Thry are be coming alike to both stout snd slender ,'. women. -'"' . ' The display, of brocade and figured and flowered taffeta ribbons everywhere - ahows that ribbon and silk trimmings . ' are certainly returning to favor, and it Is a hint as well that flowered and col : ' ored silk girdles and belts ara to be in BABIES have alwaya been a subject of personal Interest: In tb world, but so completely have w been in the way - of regarding ' them j, frbra a sentimental point of view :that'lt has made us overlook ir.any of their most Important characteristics. This Is unlust. Babies are not merely themea for th .rhapsodlst. They aro-l subjects for th study of th phlloso 'pher as well. " - No one of course, 1 going o say a word sgalnst' bablea at, this lata, day. ' They are one of th things that we can 1 neither get along with nor without, and. . although thev do not speak the language , of the country when they arrive and oom in- with-- .little baggag aa. a pauper Immigrant, we all welcome them .as most desirable additions to our popu- ' . latlon. : As an Insplrer of poetry and a warn ' lnf against matrimony-,-they hav-n . 1 .new, but this yaw lonw ct the tent what will and what will net be . in catlve of the atylee liebla to eontlnu -. .A A,. - W.' -A f '-T J , f v ; V, - i ( 1 X Hul.a ara muklnr h ttrinl lf 1 TOCU dUMni tb Drlnf na lUmBHf, with allrht m1lfl-atlcln. thrOUKU I f 1 . v.. . " . i - 1 ' . -,i - . equal; as an ornament 10 -ne nousr, ' they are the moat expensive brle-a-brac ' known, while as constituents for future polltlolsns. they are a necessity, for ; which no substitute can be. provided. Stilt- for all that, there ar potnM -about tli baby that we have failed to -' - give thetr proper 'COnalderatlon. y ' " . Disassociated from the .halo that hangs around th cradle, on fact that stands out most prominently la -hat the baby leads ths list of the world's re- lentiess tyrants. ; It's nothing less than ' absurd that when we want a iynonym - 1ox grinding despotism w speak - ot . -Nero or Caligula, even it there is a bby around, to illustrate our remarks. . i There are times when the hardest ' . mature t heart la touched with pity or remorse, but a baby's -is adamant. . . . Did anybody . ever know, a . baby to svmpatbls with its tortured Tamuy t - quit howllrif and let them go to sleep? --' Never. Bavwn't we seen a compassion ' less Infant make a poor, weak, suffering . mother walk It until h was ready t V drop with fatigue? . . t . .. v Haven't we saen an aged grandparent . forced to make Roman holiday for . -Kim barbarous little fiend by getting dm on his boor. I rheumatic old knees "snd playing horse? And yet Instead of "ruthlessly muraerrng xn mrni tynnt, these noar victims of nursery 'Oppres sion actually hug their chains and glory ..la their alaverv. . ' X ' S ' , .. Another almost' weird thing about - , baby Is Its power of hypnotism. How It does It. heaven alone knows: but every baby alive has but to fix Ita naranta with Its ' wandering gase - and make a few passes at them with 1U wobbly hand, and they forthwith sea kMut- In a creature with no more hair - on Its head than a billiard ball, a fishy 'ye, with no eyebrows; a rudimentary nose and a loos mouin, ana """'" ' uin.anM In a countenance that naa no . jnorgxpresalont.ltJha-t JL-Plata of cream cheese. ' - ' 1 - -gUU more remarkable, other-rise sane people of irreproachable taste not only admire such a looking Individual, bat IHds caprldd .J', i Borl.ter- 1 C.g, rat-C r Established 1780 iili favor once : morsjmeaouUirn fash ions always determine, to a certain ex tent what will and what will net be. In vogue during the spring and summer. So that Judging from th present Indi cation all white or all one-colorei gowna will give way before those brightened by some bit of contrasting color la the hat or at the waist. . -y 'v . ; . Tba majority of belte this year are narrower than last summer, but widen out slightly. In back, and the sash ends are added In such a way aa to give the empire effect as nearly as possible: that in. the rosstte or bow Is put on at the top of the girdle and falls loose from there. Long sash ends always give an attractive touch to the frocks, especially If the color la carried out In the hat and parasol. , Lingerie nets with large col ored ribbon bows are still popular; and a flowered ribbon bow or rosette must be added this year to the number of sep arate bows that are provided for the net. to be changed each day to correspond with the ribbon worn on the dress.. -: vrfth a shirtwaist a stitched linen belt may be worn with a linen aklrt, but the embroidered linen colors call for a tie of some sort and soft pink? or blue ribbon or silk bow at ths throat with the same ahade belt-Is-extremely pretty. Elaborate lingerie bodices are as fashionable as ever, but a plainer, atyle of waist la also, permissible this year, and with the simpler waist, wide belting rather than" soft ribbon Is worn.1. Rib bon betts. girdles and long sashes are reserved for the fine. waist that Is now used less generally than lant year. -There has rarely been so expensive a fashion as that of wearing sheer lingerie waists for . every-day use, as only tne finest waists were smart and these could stand but comparatively few washings. Milliners and modists have been busy getting up things In linen, straw, lace, flowers and ribbons that would appeal to the southern "flitters." and while the various models are too evidently evolved actually do not resent being thought to resemble It- . . . , . Another characteristic of babies that I w ar In a way f ignoring la their decettfulness, They look InnocenV-but- they are- full ox guile, and deep very, very deep. Take the mere matter of physical strength, for Instance. . ' ; Th baby la entered In -th feather weight class and apparently la no match for a grown person, yet In a single Sunday afternoon,- on the nurse'a day out, a little creature that la still to un steady on his legs he falls at, every turn can wear an able-bodied man to a fraxxl and make him feel that ha has been engaged In a six days' continuous walking match. , . -T . , j r .; - TTf moral effect of baby In a house hold can only be compared to th deluge that waahea away all th familiar Una marks by which you know ths place. ' Before the sdVenf of tRe baby yotif friends may have been people of th most exquisite tact the nicest regard for the rights of others and a wide and catholio Interest in th doings of . th world. Th baby ebangea all that Tb-world -narrows down to- a single tonlo - of tnterestnd that Is baby. Common decency or civility file before a perambulator, and you ar welcome or anweiuom according to the amount ' To eld description, , fair, fat and forty.";' la' quite out . of date, says a writer In tb Jew Tork World, and the woman of 40 la now generally aa pleas ant to look upon and aa young and ac tive In -body as th woman of II or aa. iThanks to tennis and other sports women keep their trlmness far longer than they used to do, and at 40, Instead of being unattractive, elderly frump, they ar often at their very beet Th reason la not far to seek; they have learned to us all their charma and gift In the most jeffectlya manner, and they have no longer th conceit and ar rogant) which so oftn seem g part and parcel of youth, t -, ' ,i . ., v- - By the time ah haa reached net fourth decade, a woman haa rubbed off, in contact with the world, her rough edges. 8ne is now dignified and self possesded, whereas she was formerly awkward and shy.. Now she knows how to listen as well as to talk, and when she apeaks ah baa something to say which is worth hearing, .for bar exper ience haa given her the art of pleasing others, and also a knowledg of men and matters which a girt often assumes only to expos Jiar IgBoraeee: In mat ters of dress, too, she is more success ful than formerly,- 8 he . knows more about tb colors sh may and may not wear, and aha takes car, as no 'girl 7' y '' ' 1.-..- v- . m. -- -a' '- A btupm Aaag Quality add Delicious ' Flay or 7'i, . 4 - v ' r - . ' . f. :.';. Has held the market with constantly increasing sales , fpr v 126 : yqars, and has won ;4 7. highest awards in Zurope ind Aroenca.r"; r .''rr--,'. : --" Mo Other Food Product lias a Like Record. ' iVALTER BAKER New . - -. -.1, ' . , - . - v . ,.--...-- g "i - .. a y . . 'the beet winter-reductions to 1 -X-,- 1 A : A .. .... A '-'"A , ' A) I from the best winter reductions to have any real bovelty they are Indi cative of the styles liable to continue, with slight modifications, through -the spring and summer. Mushroom hats and those In sailor shapes, aa well as the short .front,' wide- back type of brim, are shown In straw and horsehair braid. TnA' machine stitched shapes are said to lead instead of ths hend--ewed styles that i have been reckoned smarter for several seasons. ; 80 far as trimmings are concerned, there IS not much change from the flowe.ntrlmmed chapeaux of the winter, and tuUe Is to be even more popular than heretofore. Already there la said le be a shortage In this filmy and becoming. material, lists of tulle and mushroom shapes with sdges bound In velvet of a. deeper or -Contrasting shade, such aa have been familiar at the play all winter, ara reproduced with only minor changes for southern wear., Ostrich feathers a yard long indicate the Parlslenne'a craving - for plumage adornment. Not only one, but two or three of these Immense plumes are naed to decorate one hat. The feathers are, of course, the richest and beat ot their kind, the fronds curling up most grace fully and spreading out at the ends In a rather novel manner ttutt la. aa .the tip of the ' feather Is approached ' the fronds straighten out, curling up -.only at their ends. - In this way the feathers at -the tips hang with a specially grace ful droop. To produce this novel effect. It Is said that these are- placed in water so that they will dry quite- fluffy and straight, and afterward merely the tips are curled up to give the necessary fin ish. .Except In plain black and white, almost alt of these tremendously , long feathers are varied Jn their coloring. If a pale color runs up tb center with the stem, the outer edges are . more deeply tinted, or - vice versa: a white feather near th root may bare shsll pink at the tlp, a jplnk.wlUJmergs-lnla. pale gray or brovn. and so on, ; , of enthusiasm 'you can master up About the baby, - , ." . . . - r-80 far 'ks your own ptearfur Is con- oerned, nobody tn. .-beu-e where there -baby-snake -a -pret-n-w or consid ering It - Tour brightest witticism falls flat and stale before a gurgle of infant volapuk; th moat startling piece of news dosa not create one-mllllonth part of the sensation that does, th intelli gence that baby haa out a tooth.' ' Try to tell a good story, and Juat at the critical moment the Imbecile parent Interrupts you to call your attention 'to th way in, which baby Is looking at you through the chair, and you succumb to the Inevitable and talk a tori Used baby talk until it la time to go homo- Conversation with young parents has to b ss carefully adapted as a French farce for a debutante. But for all that the baby . has plenty of 'virtue f his own, r- , r -- He Is mors reliable than an alarm clock for getting people up. In tb morn ing. ; He haa the advantage of a settled purpeee in life from th start 'for he knows what be wants and howls for it until h gets it while as 4 scapegoat for th family a standing excuse for th things tbey can't do because of th baby -h is simply an invaluable and unap proachable blessing. . : - would do, that' the- cut of her clothes Is lust right for her figure . Th woman of 40. it, a aplnster, is often more attractive to men than ber fat younger sister. Tb fact la she Is better educated, haa truer, saner views of life and Its problems, and haa out lived th time when. If ever, marriage seemed to her the goal of existence. Now sh probably regards happy mar rise aa . th Ideal state, but knowing how very many marrlagea ar the re verse of happy, ah is thankful for such Joys as she has, and makes the moat of them. Sue Is, therefore," good" friends with men. talking to them as simply and naturally aa she does to women, and. while, accepting any little atten tions that a man may offer, she does not look for any special motive In tbeae attentions. , If sh marries, the mar riage will probably be a happy one, but It is aa unlikely event ' and ah no longer troubles " to ' consider 7 her ; men friends as posslbl suitors. . Th "fair, fat and forty woman ar long dead and their successors of to day ar " among th moat fascinating members of- society, - and certainly a power In th land. ; - - If other , material for ' boss . of tb Panama canal Job .. give out there's Poult Blgelow, who knows everything. Hyh I w ' ... a I i ; .... i a. ..... . . -j a CO., Ltd. Dorchester, Mass. " III.' X N. .'!.'-. II Reception Gown ot pal. tray crop - J haded f-rgy stlg. Bodlc. trimmea ua niu Dana oi diuo ana ye i ow gllk, Pointed yoke ot creain Uce.Br. McCrwry,' tromDrM The Milk-Supply By Molly Warren. VfhW th well Informed ar ceasing to discuss the adventitious eharaoter of woman and the Thaw trial to de mand sterilised dairies and antlseptlo milk bottles, certain -nllghtt4 -women still ar blaming th milk . man. If Johnnie catchea. diphtheria from th boy who eats the first half of his ap ple or Willie brings horn scarlet fever from stating it Is all du to the milk supply. .' . - " ' While these tiousewtv are regarding milk as the chief object of Interest it would bo well If every woman would ask herself a few questions as to the car of th milk supply after it reaches the back door. Strang thing that In many conference -for pur milk no one re ferred to this most Important matter the cars of milk by the consumer.- ' Milk may be delivered ' In th rear to a tousled woman in a kimono b ah mistress or be shs maid, there ar many of her in Chicago. Likely she does not -reel like" putting It away just then so she sets the bottle on the table, near th range, wh ere th temper ature Is easily degrees -Fahrenheit Her bacteria do. sum in geometrical progression faster than she ever learned to In school. Of course ths milk cur dle sooner than it should even though ah puts It In a cool place later. Then sh blames th milkman for' bringing her stale milk..'., . v .. t t ! Her neighbor ttay hav clinched th idea that milk must b kept cool to prevent souring; consequently ha empties th bottle and blithely sets th uncovered pitcher on th window ledge. The milk which .shares with ehlldren th propensity tor Imbibing bad thlnga. takes In dust hairs and bacterlaVTbH an hour later the woman Is heard blam ing th milkman for bringing her dirty mtik. .--) . y: - ' Ways to Use Tlmbal. Half ' a pound df cooked mutton, two tablespoons of fresh whit crumbs, on raw egg, and. on extra yolk Two teaspoon of chopped paralay. two teaspoonful of chopped shallot, half an Ounce of butter, about ' half a ' gill of strong stock, salt pepper, three ounce of boiled maoaronL . Thickly butter" a plain round tin.' Cut tb macaroni Into three' rings. Press thes firmly Into th butter on the tin so that It Is even ly lined with ring of macaroni. . Mix th minced mutton with th crumb and parsley. Melt th half ounce of butter and fry th chopped shallot in It until a pale brown; then strain It out and add It to th meat ' Beat up th whole egg and yolk, mix them with th atock. and train them Into th other- Ingredients. Mix thoroughly. 'Season carefully and gently pour th stiff mixture Into the tin taking care It doe not disturb ths macaroni. Press th mixture down welL Cover th tin with greased paper and steam gently for an hour. Turn out th mold on a hot dish and .pour any good aeuc around. A IItallenne. Take about half a pound of cold mutton, three ounces of macaroni, two tomatoes, one ounos f butter.' half an ounce of flour, half a pint f good Stock, on small onion, salt and pepper. . Break ths .macaroni Into pieces about an Inch long; then boll it In plenty of fast boiling, salted water until it Is tender; drain it well Re move all akin from th mutton and chop th meat coarsely. Melt the but ter In a stew pan, chop ths onlo finely, snd fry It a golden brown in the butter. Then shake In th flour and fry that also. Lastly add th stock, and atlr It until It bolls. Next stir th rhopped meat Into th aauce; see that It I nice ly seasoned. Arrange th cooked maca roni as a wall round the pen. . Put the meat mixture In the middle. Cot the tomatoes In thin slices and , arrange them bver'th meat Put th dlnh In d. chin.. - EmbrolderM leave i la Tb home that supports a maid usu ally sports an ice box.' But th latter often is atob complex for Msggls, .who learned to ' cool things In the well sweep. She uses It as a dumping ground for fish, butter, and for left overs. Then sh stuffs In th half sealed milk bottle. The milk is more susceptible to bad odors than Maggie is snd at dlnnar th family oomplaln that th milkman has been feeding hU cow upon, garuo ana turnips.,-'. ,. : ' r '. , ' - :' -Many a neat, well Intentloned house keeper does not realise that milk kept too long at a low temperature may stay sweet and at th earn tlras develop poisonous ' bacteria. - Henc sh will clean ber Ice box and aet out three or tour half filled milk bottleau Her son drlnka some three or four day' old milk and falls ill. 8he immediately Bays that the milkman keeps diseased cows. , ' Clean bottles, sterilised before using, now ar required by law wher a milk man la concerned.- It bas become a truism 'that dishes In which milk Is kept must be carefully washed first In lukewarm water, then with hot water. aoap .. and . .brush. V then ; steamed and thoroughly dried. J. But too jnany .wo man atop with th lukewarm water and aet th; half . cleaned. . half dried pan away to catch all sort of filth and to hold It In readiness for next day milk. Of course th milk soars when bacteria ar already present to aet up fermen tation but th milkman I still blamed for keeping hi milk too long before delivery. .! ' ' ' ' ' - Tb government of a city, to be af fective, must be oarrled out In tb home In aplrlt if . not letter. If every house keeper would study th milk ordinances and -thruleg-fur dairymen snd - then apply 'them to her home-making as needed, the crussde for pur milk will be a hundred fold more effective. Mutton the oven until , th contents - ar hot through. Serv at nee,'. ;; - -t . Mine and Eggs. On pound of cold mutton, on ounce of butter, on ounce of flour, half a pint of good stock, on onion, on small carrot bunch of herbs, two slices of bread, two new laid eggs, salt pepper, four allsplc. - To prepare th stock, put all th bona and rough bit of mutton In a saucepan witb about enough water to cover them and half an onion. Add also the carrot bunch of herbs, and allsplc. - Boll thes gently 'for an hour. Chop the remaining 7. Blu Bilk Neglige Cap. The Home EW of ua ar so fortunat ti to possess th quality and sort ot furnitur in our homes which we desire. When we ar obliged to buy some artlole we must too of ten consider; primarily, th cost; and again we have not th Jelsur to select or to 'have built for ua that which would b appropriate and tasteful. The result Is that w fill our home rooms with hsstlly chosen. Ill-assorted pieces of furniture which defeat th very enda for which a home exists, peace and harmony. '. s . , . . i,' v ,'', ' . A placV for verythlng and very thing In lta place. Is a useful maxim In : Ita way,' but we hav sometime overlooked the fsct that when w have accomplished this condition w haVe no place left for ouraelvea. . ,.' ,-. , ' . The radical change In th manner ef horn building . la largely responsible for . our over crowded room a A few year back th home was built, with large, high celllnged rooms and long windows, snd wss lighted with maaalve chandeliers. Th popular etyl of fur nitur was then a fussy.-overdone sort big. because It must fill up the space, but ill-oonstructed. Wtt,h an Inheri tance of thla sort it is hard to arrange harmonious rooms. ' Let us have the courage of our convictions and get rid of it, - --, . .- . ' '.r. ; The present Ideal home of th family In' moderate circumstance follow th style called, somewhat - broadly, th bungalow. , It Is low and broad. - Wide verandas Invite to repose; wide mouthed fir places suggest cheer and medita tion. . Th towering sideboard with Its glass doors, fsncy turnings and numer ous "drawer must give way to tb low buffet , or th , built-in ehtna closet The cnan res rouow - ss a necessary dorrollary of . our changed , atyle of dwelling. Bom wall space muet oa re served for pictures, and lnetead of ebalrs whose baoke to we-, up in peeks and pinnacles we must have those which are an -aid " to comfort without being obtrusive aa piece of furniture. . Those who occupy more pretentious homes may hav furnitur of two kinds that which la of . and that which la - for ornament Moat . of ua hav only the former, and that -mostly bad. ' Bad In this sense, that It imper fectly answers th snds for which It la meant and - that It seldom meets th instinctive demand of our natures for household articles which shall b beau tiful and restful. Th idea of a. cosy nook in which to rest but a few years back, took possession of th woman who . wanted to' make her horn attrac tive and did not know how. 8h there for had a carpenter put up a triangular bench, and aa asllght eoneeaalon to the anatoralcal-heed ef her family she up holstered It aa beat aha could, and piled upon it all manner of eusblon and pil lows. Above these wer suspended aa aaaortment of imitation weapons of nondescript character, and enswathlng th whole, eurtalna of different stuffs which served no- purpose whatever, ex cept to abut out the light and air, and aooumulat dust." To rest In such a place was manifestly improper, for th only way in which It oould be don was to put .pn a lounging robe, punch th pillows, into some semblance of support- and then to resign oneself to solitary musings, for ther .wa ' no light for reading, while the cold hair pins slid - down one' a neck, ' and on aasumsd a condition of unfortunate dis array. Onos in this situation in a cor ner of the living room, and la: would aurely com a caller, Th men f th family wisely eschewed the "cosy cor- From th Philadelphia Bulletin. i UKE t alt in th balcony or tne theatre," said one woman, "but for one thing. That la th bal cony laugh. .: "Don't you know ' tb. baioony laugh T It Is a dlvsrslfled affair. . It begin In th third or fourth row In a hysterical tee-hee-hee. It la the product of a fat woman In a white walat with too muoh Tat In her hair. . In the bal cony we do not think it necessary to restrain ourselves, and ao th fat lady tc-heg ii noon trolled, "A man In the seventh row take, up th strain. H ha a good, hearty guf faw, which he let loos on aU occa sions. Sometimes something strike him funny at- an unexpected moment and out bursts tbe guff aw In T an great spontaneous snort This sounds so funny that everybody else laugh at him, and :lt ha to b a una altuatlon on the stage that quiets our risible and one mor oon centrales our atten tion. ' ' ' "Ton don't laugh like that downstair. Mercy, not ' Tou can smile In an icy, well-bred - way.' If you want to give further vent to your emotions you can cough. " r- - '' ' '; Th coughing "ohoru. - on of th greetest detractions from the American drama, emanates from downstairs. . -. ""There's a nice family feeling up in the balcony, tod. which you. don't get downstairs. The, woman nexto you doean't In the . least mind being: sd dressed without an Introduction. She will cheerfully tell you all you, want to know about the piece, and what happened before you got Into your seat and how ah thinks It ought to turn butr-and may even. If sh la alone and you are alone, offer you a pleoe of choc olate out of ber bob.,-,- ' ..v' onion, mslt th hutur. and fry th flour and two. teaspoon of the onion In It strata In by degree half a pint of th atock, boll It for five minutes, snd sea son this sauc carefully. Allow th ssuo to oool for three or four minutes, then stir In the chopped mutton. Stand the pan by the side of the fire for J minutes to heat slowly, but on no ao oount permit It to boll or the mince will be tough. Turn It out neatly on hot dish. Put sippet of toast around as a border and place a couple of ears fully poached gg on th top. , ' ;; V ' . ' " ; " . Worth Remembering. . , , To straighten Whalebone soak a few minutes In lukewarm water,": then pros atralght with a slightly warm flatlron. When cleaning brass - sdd a little methylated spirit to whsttver polish you may bs using.- It not pnly helps to remove stains, but also prevents , ths brass from tarnishing ac-sln so quickly. Tortoise ehnlt combe should occasion ally be well rubbed with the pelm ot the hand to restore their brightness. If Furnishings dtd the misguided horn decorator, - Exit,- therefore, th coay corner. Th next and more general revolt against th ugliness and fuastness ef our stock furniture was evidenced In the general adoption of ' the Mission style. The emphasising of the beauty of simplicity in lines and construction was a muoh, needed renaissance. In it ' original,' or on, might say. its crafts man mad places, such work wa Irame dltttely recognised as desirable, and It is highly esteemed In Us place by those who take delight In what Is genuln. and sincere, either In furnitur or in character.;,- . . Th revival of th old English mor tised snd pinned work, whsre the oon structlon ' la frankly shown. ' hss an aesthetic and moral value, and suoh pieces of furniture are well adapted to Our modern homes, . ". ,. i' ' Th only thing against th revived ' Mission style, and it 1 hardly fair to criticise a, good thing because, ot Ita attempted Imitation, la th ' cheap, clumsy class of articles which' hav been paraded to view under that name. It is like, the sort mad by Johnnle who. v. . '. ..' t r . : "Tired of his ooiy corner and the, ' Be decided to build his Mission dsn. . o with a fsw knocks ba'a ' - ... .' w pllt up soma old boxes ' And nailed 'em together again.- ' Too much which goea' under the nam. la of this sort and instead of being beautiful It is ugly because it is clumsy. It is too heavy, and make th labor of oaring' for it burdensome. - It Is a relief after tan much of this sort to turn to the contemplation of the amoothfJ hand-pollahed surface of a ' well deVIk signed table, which Instead ef a coat of black stain, reflects th soft natural tones of fin woods, and whloh, because of tb car and akill used In Its con struction and th labor required t bring about th beautiful polish of th urtaoo. satieties with lta. -f onn,i color, and lta brightness, . . The are, th qualltle whloh mad. furnitur' of 100 year ago ao beautiful and - durable, . , Tb man who built . a tabl took time to do It wall, and put into hi task all th skill and artist 1 ensoh had. He took prld in hi work, and was known a th maker, -m oondltlon which is not posslbl In mod- . rn days, when a factory turn out mor tables in a day than a skilled workman could build In a life time. . It Is not therefor, mere" a fad nor . family pride alone, which makes th furnitur of a century ago much Bought " after and cherished. A family whloh re-, tain any such treasures should rejolc to preserve them In their full- bcautfV' If. as is not unlikely, tnese two or wrmm good things present an anachronism- in the modern home. It is because they hav. not been given proper setting. ,- - v . - It is quits possible. In building on' own home, even if it may not be don. -in th ordinary rented house, to hav , th heirloom room.' to allow It the ad vantage of proper oonstnaotioni In a. way,-to- build tb -bouse to suit th fur--, nlture, which mty seem Ilk , putting tb cart before th horse. If by so do-, lng, w we achlev results, wh shall cavllt'-' -'-' i, "l'" ,""' 2 ',"' Whn r w r get "Into ur home some degree of ret tfulnet for mind . and body, and- make our living plac express individuality lnstrrd of a blind following of "style,"', we ehall -achlav -sum of th results for which home, exist W want mor restful homes, but w cannot hav them until we give time and thought lo th selection of; vmv. ., yin., v , -- . -- - mind th harmony of th whole. skf ,. -Tbla .high degre ef familiarity, however, la reserved for. th topmost gallery ef all. vulgarly known aa the peanut gallery' where ' opera glasse ar generously loaned around from en gloved hand to another, and where the highest state of democracy prevail. Many nlo girl toll to th lofty height of tb gallery gods. on. a matins dsy. when pocket money run low and th play doe not ' seem to warrant mor. than a la-cant expenditure. , .."Dress and vndress alt sld by aid lnl th baioony. - An evening gown of nil very net touches sleeves with an every day madraa shirt walat An elaborate coiffure, don np at th hair dresser's and decorated with aa ornament, hob nob beside a head of hair hastily twisted np at bom and fastened with a ' few plain pine. - And the shirt, walat ia quite-a self possessed snd assured s th evening gown: - and tb smooth brushed hair crowns a brain aa free and alert for the clever eltuatlona aa that ' under the Intricate puff that consumed aa hour or ao in their construction. ; "1 don't wonder that th phrase tla. lng to the galleries means Just what It does. , If In th gallery that tb i actor finds hi strongest sympathy aadr, support Tou . feel that th people nrtJ iner ar more Decaus tny ar rsMt' Interested in th pUy, Just a It lt"Ui real musio lovers wno sit up high t hear the orteraa. : Th andteniu H m.. UIr and in the boxes T , Oh. theyT mere -o iook bored, and' yawn, and chatter, and ahow their clothes, and re lieve their ,,eanuL. and because If th. thing. .. , v- ,-.;- . .. "Even- the balcony laugh 1 part of tb ahow, and Is Immensely diverting, ' exeept when it lasts too long, . or pop out at th wrong time." . . , very dull, just suspicion of aweet oil ' may be used, hut a a nils a rub wKh tb palm ot th hand only la quit suffi cient 'V, - v '. i . - .. . To clean feathers, wash ta gasoline, whloh ' can be procured at , moat oil -hope. ' Shake till dry, and then eurt with a bone or silver knife. But re- . member that gasoline Is highly Inflam mable, and should not on any account be " used In a room In which there ia a fir or artificial light of any kind. Out of door Is .really th best plac la which ' to us It I . - cuaronea imngs snouia DS ratBsr oama I for Ironing. If Ironed when too dry t?eS,J wren i many lurowa away, as.it does not stiffen at all. . I .. . tost aad Voamd. Lost, between t:0 a. hi., yesterday J snd noon today, a bilious attack, wlta ' nausea and sick headache. ' This lose was occasioned by finding at tb Red Cross Pharmacy a hex of- Dr. King's New Life Pills. Guaranteed for bilious-, ntss, malaria and Jaundice, 2a. . , , ' 1 1 '. t
