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THE OREGON SUNDAY, JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY HORNING, JUNE 0, 1915.
O.RNOW
Tittering the
Human' Stream
By Dr. Woods Hutchinson,
D. Woods ' Hutchinson, .former
Portland physician, has won . wide
fame as & writer on medical subjects
. In . terms the layman can understand.
Marriage, after"; nearly a quarter ef
a., million years tryout. Is still our
, most popular institution, or habit
Most of us commit matrimony sooner
or later, and some of us both sooner
and later. 1 Pretty nearly half the
things we do', the risks that -we run,
the shows that we make of ourselves,
might be accurately labeled, ' like the
advertisements In - the personal col
umn, -Object Matrimony,"-or its consequences.'-
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The only "-aim and result of this
. anxious concern, this eager discussion
about marriage. Is to regulate:. It and
Improve It,,- make it more - efficient
; In It main purpose: the producing;
, of a higher, sounder,' fitter type of hu-
--" manity in each. succesnive generation.
' There's' no danger of our stopping; it,
or even permanently : discouraging . it,
We couldn't If i-trleeW As the
French quaintly say: - Cest plus fort
que moL ("It Is ! stronger than ' we
are.-)
But the majority of people' marry
first and think or find out about these
things afterward, and probably will
continue to do so for some time yet.
, And the question is: What is best
to be done under these circumstances?
While there may be honest difference
, of opinion among experts, whether
the community can be' injured by the
birth of too many children of vigor
ous, healthy stock in a family, ' even
though more; than can be adequately
fed and trained, there la r.o question at
all or. difference of opinion as to the
grave undesirableness of the unlim
ited production of weakly or defective
children. The , former ought to be
kept within strictest limits, the lat
ter never permitted to be born at alL
Correction of ramily Defects.
Fortunately the great majority of
family defects are of the -'curable, or
correctable, . class, providing that the
children are given every advantage
and opportunity in the way. of food,
sunshine, fresh air and , protection
from infection and overwork. Which
In a eery large number, - if not . the
majority of families, is decidedly what
they cannot have, if there are too
. ''many of them, in proportion to the
- bread and butter and house roc in. v
First t and most :, important among
those diseases ? likely to reappear In
children; comes consumption and other
forms of tuberculosis. . This disease
is ot, strictly,, speaking, hereditary.
In the 'sense that it la directly trans
mitted from parent .to child; but it la
' practically very likely, to reappear in
the second generation partly because
. the children have inherited : tha weak
constitution which --. made the parents
subject ; to it. Partly because the ex
ceedingly close and intimate relations
and personal contact between parents
and ch lldren ; maltes the transmission
of the infection amost unavoidable.
In fact, the - only ? way that' it can
be avoided is by plenty pf . house room,
- the most scrupulous care and .the beet
.;, and richest of foods for the chad
from the very day of birth on, avoid
ing the natural first supply. ; It, is in
the children of consumptives, espe-
". daily if crowded together and under-
. fed. that we axe most apt to find not
- only pulmonary tuberculosis and con-
sumption of the bowels, but more than
"half of the pitiful diseases , of the
spine and the Joints, which used to
- make our cripples and our hunchbacks.
- were born' and brought up in this type
or families. f
Tet limit the number of children
, of tuberculous but intelligent, indus
:: trious and otherwise desirable parents
to two or three, so that each one can
- have a separate room, plenty of air
tnd sunlight, and the . best, of food
nd Jive a nappy childhood In to open
air until 1 or 18. and they may grow
i. up .strong, hearty - and vigorous and
the curse, may disappear. In a, - single
generation. - And tuberculosis aJone
T causes not merely one-tenth cf all
; our deaths, bulj half of our - cripples,
; a Quarter of our sickness and a third
" of our poverty.
Tuberouloels Zs Hot Alone.
I Quite a number of , other diseases
come in this same class of wnich tu-
berculosis is the type , not directly
,v hereditary, but very .likely "to appear
unless careful precautions are taken.
The number la larger than we at one
time thought, for the careful tracing
.or peaigreea and family diseases in the
course of our recent study of hered
ity has shown that a number of the
so-called -. chronic diseases are quite
. . apt to reappear in auccessive genera
. tlons. ! gome of these, like . gout,
. rheumatism and , B right's disease, are
probably special ways of reacting to
various infections- others depend upon
- diet, others upon habits of life, par
ticularly the amount dr. time spent in
, the open air, whether la work or play.
, But the point is that all of these ten
dencies are either preventable or capa
ble of marked improvement bv a-ivin
individual care and the best of nutri-
f tion and surroundings to each - child.
i which can only be done for a moder-
aie or umuea numoer. t
, .These minor -X, or curable . family
, tendencies , fortunately, also tend to
neutralise one another, or, to be over
come by vigorous and dominant fam-
: lly strains. So that, unless they han.
... pen to be present in both parents, the
chances are at least five to one 'that
. u mis ; neutralising tendency be sup
ported -by the best of nutrition and
surroundings in childhood the disease
win not reappear. it is practically
. seldom necessary' for individuals with
these diseases in .their families, or
even displaying them themselves, if
... emerwise in rainy good health and
- - vigor, to refrain from - marriage or
to refuse to have children: but nnlv
-to limit them to 'such number and at
such Intervals ; and periods as would
neither impair their own . health nor
prevent them from giving each child
the most careful and adequate per-
j swum mcuuuu ana- protection.-- -.
Clothes Closet. -
For the summer traveler a portable
clothes closet is indeed a boon. These
. closets are made in chintz and sell
tot a not exorbitant- price, but they
are cheaper made in khaki colored
cloth. They can , be packed into a re
markably small space, and yet when
. they are opened up they afford am
: pie protection . for a large wardrobe.
Their price varies with their sise and
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From Judge.
."Walter, is this veal r -
"Tes, sir."
' "Well. I'll bet he gave his family
"lots of trouble. He certainly' was a
your:? tough.
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By Catharine
; J DESIGN FOR END OF RUNNER .
- ' , Design for end of runner. Use heavy-tan linen- Do the basket
in laddcrstitch, the flowers in eyelets and the stems and leaves in
satin stitch. Use white mercerized cotton. No. 18.
? ALPHABET IN FILET CROCHET. ' ;
. Ta those 1 interested in the filet crochet towel insertions, -this al
phabet will be useful. The letters are simple in form and are intended
for use where two or three letters are desired.
, ' j FOR SMALL PILLOW ; ':'
' - Motif for small lingerie pillow.; The center space can be used for ,
a monogram or. a small filet. Use fine linen large enough for finished
tillow. -The design is worked in eyelets with, the leaves in satin stitch.
fse mercerized cotton No. 25. A narrow deny insertion set in about
two inches from edge of pillow, and a narrow edge to match it, would ,
make a beautiful finish. . - '
Lay a piece 'of impression paper, face down, upon the material.
Place the newspaper pattern in position over this, and with a hard;
sharp pencil, i firmly trace each line.
If the material is sheer, this may be laid over the pattern, and the
design- drawn directly on the goods, as it will show through. ; When
handled in this way, impression paper, of coutsc will not be required.
DIETARY' SUGGESTIONS
FOR MIDSUMMER DAYS
Drtnks for Hot Weather. .
Th. rt warm days are apt to
bring with them a loss of appetite and
n wri.A nf thirst. So cool drinks
served i with luncheon," or in place of j
afternoon tea, are very acceptable. -J
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However; It is orten auiicm. io -mi
nf a. varletv of soft drinks, and one is
apt to fall back ion the old standbys
cold tea and lemonade. Here are a few
suggestions to help out the house
keeper.. - ' j
Grape Juice is an excellent founda
tion for a' variety of delicious drinks
and has the advantage of being health
ful o'lt I is much more "economical to
put up your own! grape juice each year,
but if you have! not iaone this a case
of small bottles does not come high.
Grape juice and limes make one of
the most delidously cooling of summer
drinks. Tout into a tall glass three or
four fingers of grape juice, add. the
Juice of two limes and a slice of the
peel; fill the glass with water, to taste
a sparkling water is preferable and
serve ice cold- '
- Grape juice and lemonade makes a
good combination, and ice cold grape
juice and Vichy makes a very refresh
ing drink- j w
A ginger ale and cold tea punch is
a novel drink that is very good. Sweet
en half a pitcher of cold tea, add the
juice of a lemon and several sprigs
of mint. Keep on ice. and at the last
minute pour in a bottle of ginger ale.
This should not! stand before serving,
as the ginger ale will lose its sparkle.
A rather strong and not too sweet gin
ger ale should be used for this punch.
" Iced cafe au lalt- is the best drink
to serve if the luncheon Is very light,
and a little extra nourishment is want
ed. To' make It properlyr-and It seldom
is made proper ly it should be carefully
blended, mixing the ; coffee and milk
well together and sweetening to taste.
It is better, tr possible, to use a sugar
syrup to sweeten it. . Stand on .the ice
until ready to serve, and then add a
little -thick cream to each glass and
enough cracked i ice to fill the glass.
For , the sweeter varieties of soft
drinks, -milk shakes and' fruit syrups
may be used. "
To make : a mils: ' shake ' fill a glass
two-thirds, full. Of milk; sweeten it to
taste with any fruit syrup or with
little of some strained preserve if you
have not the syrup. Fill the glass with
cracked Ice and shake together until J
well -mixed.' 'ifl" ' a .. s: y--Fruit
syrups t can ' befrrnade from
strawberries, raspberries cherries or
currants. Cook: a quart of fruit witlt a
pint of water until well softened.' then
strain and press -out-the juice through
a heavy cloth. .-.When cold, sweeten and
dilute to taste, and serve in tall glasses
filled with cracked Ice. - -
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- " i Food Value of Honey. ..-.-...-The
food value of honey is pot gen
erally comprehended. In fact, honey
as a rule is regarded merely as a pleas-
ant syrup to be used upon griddle
cakes and certain other Wishes, where-
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w t-i u Dirucicnini ana laouia oe
given freely to , children spread upon
bread. It is much' purer - and more
wholesome- than many of the so-called
jellies of commerce. : '
In cooking, too. honey' often can be
substituted for sugar. For example, a
rAubarb betty is greatly Improved by
tn use of honey instead of sugar for
sweetening. The dessert Is made in the
usual way first the bread crumbs,
then a layer of short lengths of rhubarb,-
covered with honey and a sprink
ling of cinnamon; repeating the layers
until the dish is filled. Butter is dotted
on the top and ' the pudding 'baked In
the oven for SO minutes.
Apples baked in honey furnish a dish
that 4s both novel and delicious. The
apples are cored and placed in a pan
with a lump of butter in each cavity.
A cup: of honey then is poured over
them and the pan put in a slow-oven
the apples i cooking until they are
tender. f
A rhubarb sauce made with honey
instead of sugar and mixed with corn
starch made with water, instead of milk
is a very palatable dessert,' The mix
ture "should i be . put. In individual
moulds, and when turned out each por
tion should be served with a teaspoon
of honey added. . .
c Some persons . contend that honey
added to a pot of, beans, before baking
Is a great improvement over, the usual
quantity of molasses. It .certainly gives
a very delicate flavor to sweet pota
toes in reheating them, i The potatoes
can be sliced or ut. lengthwise In fin
gers. , Each slice or Xinger is dipped in
honey .:: and laid on ' . a buttered ; pan.
Butter is dotted generously over the
top, and the dish is placed in the oven
and kept there until the potatoes are
brown. , Only . those who 'have eaten
sweet potatoes prepared in this - way
can fully appreciate them. A sprinkling
of pepper and salt may b added be
fore serving, if this seasoning is fa
vored, r r t - i - .
. As a luncheon dish that Is somewhat
substantial as well as dainty, cut slices
of whole wheat bread a day or more
old" and spread lightly with fresh cream
cheese. Add a. layer of honey and place
the slices together, sandwich fashion.
In making candles or popeern balls
honey may be substituted for sugar or
molasses. . .The flavor will be found
much more delicate. " -
A spoonful . of honey will soothe a
sore throat, and If. mixed with lemon
juice will prooarjiy cure a rmia case.
It is not
difficult to obtain pure
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Outdoor Life
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in Dummer
By Jessie Roberts.
Summer - ta here - again, and you
have vacatidas to look forward to.
What Is mora, many of you can ar
range, to get j out Into the open' at
least part of each week. ' And I want
to urge you to do that just as much
as you can. - Outdoor life is the very
finest 'tonic -
; More and more girls who work for
their living are getting into the way
of - living outdoors as much of the
summer - as possible. Once you start
doing this ' you will move heaven and
earth to lo It again. -
Some -of these girls who Can man
age to camp out from mid-June - to
mid-September, going in and out ? to
business the same as in winter, though
maybe they have to start earlier.
The wise girl who lives in a suburb
with a porch handy sleeps outside,
screened from view by. a Dit "of can
vas. Other girls plan to spend each
week-end in the open, right out in
the country instead of at amusement
parks. - . ,
Daisy Trimmed Bathing Cap- - --
A. black, bathing cap trimmed with
a band of daisies Is one of the most
elaborate of the ;:ew bathing access
ories. The daisies are made of white
rubber for the,, petals, with yellow
rubber center, and will keep their
freshness and color in epite of much
salt water soaking. - .. ,
j .Beach Umbrellas.''
. Beach umbrellas, made of tan 'or
green or- red and white : striped can
vas, with stout, pointed sticks : that
can be thrust firmly into the sand,
are sold at' various - prices, ; according
to size ana- quality. And for a - long
stay at the seashore one Is, if not a
necessi ty, at least a comfort
honey, but the safest plan la to buy
it In the small boxes that hold a pound
each. " The honey habit, once acquired.
Is not likely to be abandoned.
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IT DOESN'T PAY
The Shop-Talk, club-was deep in a
discussion of ethics, and ethics from
the business point of view. v
"The gin who thinks she's going to
push herself along by knocking the
other girl is making one big mistake.''
Rose began. "There's one of that kind
In our office, and only this morning
she handed -out a. - long spiel to the
head stenographer about .little Bess.
Bess is lazy, of course, but it isn't
any one's business except the man
ager's. Bess has . a thousand good
points, the best temper in -the world,
a splendid memory and Is always .will
ing to give extra time when there's a
rush. But she often lies down on her
Job.when the work's slack. .
"Well, this -croaker played herself
up strong in . contrast - to; some rather
easy methods of Bess; pot too marked,
you know. Just those little speeches
that leave a rljng behind, like: Miss
Rutherford didn't manage to clear hef
desk off yesterday, andas X had done
all roy work, .for I don't believe In
spending my time - chatting with the
girls over social affairs. -1 . helped her
out.' - i . . - , - - ; -. -I
'"The manager didn't-say anything,
but he gave, the lady rather a queer
look. I know be was, thinking . that
Bess wouldn't ' have peeped a peep if
she bad stayed down all night doing
thst : girl's work.":; : V. Y' X . . e
"t guess we all know ther type," MaV
agreed. Ci'DO ; you know, the more I
see of business life the more I realise
that the same traits that make you
liked and help you along out or busi
ness, play up td you inside it Hitting
below the bel t may boost you for the
moment, but in the end it tells against
you- The girl who plays fair, who is
a goodi sport, ' who won't do a mean
or underhand thing. Is the girl who
will get along in business as well as
in life.- - - i . -
"Girls who are always fussing about
having more jot the work shoved on
them than falls on - the others. - who
are always f running with complaints
to the manager about one or another
of their fellow employes, are never tir
rlrls the boss picks for any plum. '
finished Rose.
For. Sma
Alphabet In Filet Crocket!
'Do Tell Me Hoy
to Earn Money
By Jessie Roberts
. 1-Ab easier to earn 1000 a year then
$1Q0. That sounds foolish, but this Is
how it goes: The girl who is properly
trained' can count on ' making t?0 a
week regularly. She must know bow
to do something - well and to keep at
her Job.- But she is pretty sure to be
able to count on a regular Income if
she works all the year. - ' i
. Lots of letters come to me from
girls and from older women, - asking
me to tell - them how they can earn
ISO or $100 for some Kpecial purpose.
They are not In the habit of earning
money, and nave been trained to no
special task. . They say tbey are ""will
Uig to do anything." but there isn't
anything they can do. .
I do not . know how , to- tell Isucb
women the way to make J100. even
though they may want it only (that
once in their lives.' If a girl writes
roe that she wants to work, toward
earning. a regular Income, and wants
advice as to the best line for her to
follow, there is little trouble in point
ing out to her a variety of ways of
making herself fit to do so. ' ' 1
It- Isn't a matter of Intelligence.
Many : women are clever enough to
make - money. It is the professional
lack, i Tbe amateur .cannot make
money easily I had almost said at all
.nowadays. Ton must get a training;
And you. must be willing to make work
main and not' a side Issue in your
life.
any of you want to make money
Just this once, you must expect to get
very little for what will -seem to' you
a lot of work, because no one wanta
untrained .. laoor. :4 You . can perhaps
make ' something minding .some one s
thildren for a specified time each !day,
br ' helping in the mending of several
families, or i perhaps in secretariat
worhC But you cannot sail out and
sell stories to the newspapers, or; talk
before clubs, or become a private sec
retary at a moment's notice, lust be-
cause you need J100 rlrht Off q'jicS.
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Time for
.Their Elders
By. Edna K. Wooley.
"I believe in young folks having a
good time, but I don't think It's neces
sary for them to be amusement-mad,"
began a friendly gossip Who. had
dropped In for a little chat.
"Strikes' me, sometimes." she went
on, "that we American parents are
just! a Mttle too lenient toward the
young folksy We begin when they're
babies by letting . them do about as
they pleasVand making ourselves their
lares. We say they can only be babies
once, and we ought : to let them be
carefree t, as long as possible. Besides,
tbey are so cute, and we Just can't bear
to discipline them. . '
"We re Vconstructlng all methods of
children's study on the play basis.
That's the fad now, you know. ' we-re
constantly trying to make UUngs easy
and i entertaining for - the youngsters.
Then, when they get old enough and we
expect them to accept some responsi
bility, they don't see why they can't
go right on having a good time and
shifting 'burdens onto other shoulders.
"Now there's old Mr. Brown, Does
he get any comfort out of his family?
He's an old dear, but since bis wife
died he Just sits there alone most of
the time. Ue's. too crippled with rheu
matism to get out and. go visiting, and
his i children are all so busy, in their
spare time going to moving picture
shows and dances and such tbey have
no time for him. He told me just the
ether day he was praying to Join his
wife -Beyond.' Sometimes X run over
there just to tell him the news and
cheer him up, and I can just see the
neighbors watching me and fixing up
a scandal!
"But wha I came to ten yon about
Is that poor little Mrs. Wright the
bride, you know Is dead. Tea, dead
end she oughn't to be. In . my, own
mind I can it murder., - - t
"Ion know the Wright girls. Bent
you? Pretty girls, always in every
thing that's going on. Awfully popu
lar-i though I guess they won't be so
popular -now..
-Old Mrs. Wright died just a little
while ago, too shortly after her hus
band left this world. . .
"There were Just the three children
the two girls and their elder brother
John. John got married about year
ago, and his wife was rather delicate
and : business didn't go very good, so
John s had to hustle about night and
day to .make ends meet and pay doctor
bills. Seems be had the responsibility
of ithe whole family. ; -. j
"After old Mr. Wright died John
warned his sisters that their mother
shouldn't be left alone too much. Her
heart was bad and, besides, she grieved
so. But the girls didn't pay any at
tentionguess they thought It wasn't
serious and days on days that poor
woman was left alone in the house.
She'd excuse the girls absence when I
happened in. but her eyes were always
red from crying.
"Well, one night the girls arot heme
late.- One of them thought she'd look
In her mother's room toy see if every
thing- was an rignt-'Ana would you
believe it there sat what was left of
the mother in her rocking chair in the
window. Her soul had gone out while
she was watchiifT for the girls to come
tome. ' " 3 . ' t .
"You'd - have thought that would
teach them " a lesson, wouldn't you?
Well. It didn't. , -
' "John's wife was In a dejlcate con
dition, and ne o toid tne gins to kees
an eye on her, so they could send: for
him or tne aoctor wneir needed. But
when that " poor little bride's time
came, there wasn't a soul In the house.
She couldn't even crawl to the tele
phone to call her husband, and when be
got home late In the evening she was
lying on the couch down stairs gasp-
ing her last."
! From the Chicago Newa
As-Hated Stockholder Why haven't
you declared the regular quarterly divi .
dend? ' . "
Director We couldn't borrow the
money.-. " " . ; -- v 1 -. - ' "
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rumps
in Busincca
By Edna IZ. XVcoUy.
' "Some persons are so good they re
balance, and some are so sent..t i t:
miss the balance of power," liu
lngly Informed a handsome an u
ceseful business woman, who scu .
confesses to 40 years of age!
"I'm Just going to tell you e!
something," she went on. "I've l.
some of you say that you env-lc l :
my personality and I have ad;rit!
that-personality, as well as hm:
are needed to be really suctritsfl
a business way. I should ad.l t'
good common sense la also amocs; t!
essentials, put common sense, li&e t . -thing
else, can be exaggerated.
"1 started in ray business car -
' with , the idea that common .
(Should rule me in everything. -'-
that time 1 had no alleviating en .
humor. I laughed only when I t
eldered a laugh was due. I cultlva'.
grave and respect-demandlnz c
ftenance and general deportment. i
considered it business like, and U l ,
In. fact, put-up, as one of the 1
to oe zoiiowea oy tne Dusiness t ri-
I was very particular to -i t
my hair was brushed back neaUy
sensibly, and that it was eai r
gulltless of the curling iron. 11
high forehead. At that time I
proud of it and took pains to d.
it. I felt that my forehead ouk c
bring me regular increases in uijr: :
"Face rowder I scorned. Also .
cream. City soot settled in my t
and the uncompromising soap i
water which I plentifully used en-
unable to get rid of it all. In
I had a. lovely chapped skin and
nose, in summer I was tniny
greasy of face. But 1 was 'series,!
My clothes were purchased wuu t
idea of service. I bought good i -
terlal of dark color, for both surnr r
and winter. And I wore that mater! j
till It was worn out I had ail i '
dresses made on eminently pructi u
lines, with high collars and 1.
sleeves. I was a business won. :,:
There should.be no social frills elo.l
my office appearance.
"Also my shoes were of the qur
toed, heavy-soled, emineutly srn.- . .
type. ' They clumped when I aalKc J.
'There was never a steadier per;s i
than I at my desk. I never luuKc l it
the clock. I bent over my work vlia-
eut -ceasing, and failed to notice ii.hc
my shoulders were rounding and m.'
chest getting flat. .
"By all the accepted rules of t'.
game, I should have been promote i
at least once a month, with corre
sponding increases of salary. But i -
body ever seemed to pay any att -tlon
to me. and I was treated as it I
was a has-been stuck in a rut.
. TVimr An Hav T mt H wnm.in t ' '
llitor of a. newsoaDer. She w a t'.r i-
llke little woman with a cotnpl-xl u
like strawberries and cream and u.
prettiest white hair I eer saw. 1 -had
a charming personality and I
in love with her Just lUe everybo :
else did in our boarding house.
"She took me 4n hand.
- 'A woman,' she said, haS to 1
a woman iz ne expects to get on i
the business world. Ion dun t nt i
to , be frivolous, but you do need t
exercise a certain feminine c-huna
you are going to attract favorable ,u
tentlon to yourself. I don't mean
charm, but a wholesome femininity
that doesn't get in the way of your
efficiency, and which appeals l
women as well as men.'
"That dear little woman rut
through a course of training t? it
soon made a marked difference in i f
appearance and not only lncrcas 1
my confidence in myseir, tut n:a .i
me a little happier. The corners f
my mouth began to turn up while i
complexion waa clearing out, arid 1
discovered what a Joy. It is to si.e
for pretty things to wear.
And her theory worked! As r r
sonallty and appearance was meta
morphosed, my superiors paid more ki -
tentlon to me. and from that time x
have steadily risen in Importance ia
the firm."
LAUNDRY. PROBLEMS
lVauadsrlng Corduroy.
Experienced houiekeepers oftra roe
pazzlod when facing the task of vu- -lng
garments of certain material ' '
the first time. Corduroy f urnifcheji a
case in point. This was worn a g t
deal last year, and complaints w r
common as to its laundering. In i.'
cases out of ten the laundress wits t
blame. -
This year corduroy appears to i s
more popular than ever. It is ued n
making skirts, babies' coats, rr .i
boys' suits, girls' Wraps and ml i i r
blouses. Try the following method i
the laundry: .
Make warm suds with good wMi -soap.
In this soak for half an 1. ' r
tbe goods to be washed. Squeeze c . t,
but do not wring: then put into at.,
of clean warm suds. Wash until 3 i
clean, and squeeze as before; put 1
a tub with one tablespoon of her.. .
poor on boiling water, and let su.-i
for ten minutes, moving the goo;;
occasionally with a stick.
Add sufficient cold water to c ,
squeeze out again and put into a t
of cold rinsing water. Lift from t
by the top of the garment arl allvw
to drain. Next give the garment ;i
vigorous shaking and hang up to cry,
Shape the garment as it dries and try
to dry evenly. -
Corduroy should not be ironed. It !
known as cotton velvet: as a matt'-r
of fact, it is all cottom Therefore boil
ing water win not harm 1U If, how
ever, the water is hard. It may cau-
the cotton to thicken; .hence, 4he ai
ditlon of the borax. But the t l !
cause of failure lies In wrlmslns t
material. This will not only a
stroy the nap, but will make th ir ir
ment streaky as many women l.av.:
discovered to tbelr sorrow.
Corduroy can be so-laundered t '
it will 'look-like new until worn f -;.
h Another fabric that rea'Jires r -ful
laundering is voile. This e
it is. seen in many pretty dt
which are worked out in a cot a-
thread upon a fine sheer surface.
beauty of the material consists of t
contrast between dei-rn and t
background, but careless tat'..
may destroy this. .
Never , rub soap directly on t
goods because this will - thicken t
threads of the background ar 1 t
soften and flatten the dewign tf.at ;
will almost disappear; in v
event, of course the beauty i l i
lose ' t
Voile should be eoakJJn! t
suds, washed in warm
rinsed twicer first in 1.
water, then in cold water. It t
not be put throufth a wrt:
squeezed through the handa. A
cool iron will uerve for pre ; :.
A Kane Answer, Ai .
"When do you think t -end?"
"Wh.tn the natlo- t r