Cottage Grove leader., February 21, 1911, Image 6

n WFODINR HMIVFS
Conflagrations
By
INEZ
DEACON
Miss C a th e rin e Co lv in ’s b la c k b e r r y
p a t c h g r e w close to t h e line fence
b e tw e e n h er sm all f a r m an d Madi­
son B rin k ley ’s few acres. M adison s
b l a c k b e r r y p atch l e a n e d o v er th is
p o st a n d rail f en ce in t h e opposite
side.
T h e m o t h e r of Miss Colvin w as an
Invalid, who n e v e r left t h e h o u se ; th e
m o t h e r of Madison w as r h e u m a t i c an d
a ls o nev er left th e house.
In t h e n a t u r a l c o u r s e of e v e n t s it
would se em t h a t C a th e r i n e a n d M adi­
son, who did th e b e r r y picking for
t h e i r re sp e c tiv e fam ilies , would o cca­
sionally h av e m et at t h e i r briars . But
M a d iso n ’s m o th e r h ad alw a y s wished
h e r b e r ri e s to be g a t h e r e d in the
m o r n in g while t h e dew w as on th em ,
C a th e r i n e 's m o t h e r p r e f e r r e d h e r s
picked in the a f te rn o o n , w h en th e
v in es w ere dry.
In J a n u a r y of t h e f o u rth y e a r of
t h e Colvins living n ex t t h e Brin k ley s
Mrs. Colvin d ied ; in F e b r u a r y oc­
c u r re d t h e d eath of Mrs. Brinkley. In
t h e s u m m e r follow ing t h e i r b e r e a v e ­
m e n t s Madison a n d C a th e r i n e g a t h ­
e red t h e i r fru it a t ti m e s t h a t suited
th em .
One e a r l y Ju ly a f t e r n o o n Miss Col­
vin. re a c h i n g th r o u g h t h e fen ce to
g a t h e r an unu su ally fine c lu s te r of
b e r r i e s th at h u n g o v e r on th e Brink-
ley s ’d e of t h e fence, p u t h er han d
full in t h e face an d to u ch ed t h e lips
of a large, fair m an , who w a s down
on his k n ees filling a t h r e e g a l l o n tin
b u c k e t from so m e low -growing vines.
M adison looked up quickly a n d at
wlgbt cf a wom an his ro und, full face
a s s u m e d th e p in k n e s s of a Ju ly s u n ­
set.
" O h ! ” g a s r e d Miss Colvin, "I d i d n ’t
k n o w a n y b o d y w as t h e r e ! ”
M adison arose, g oing two s h a d e s
p in k er, " I — I— hope 1 d i d n ’t s c a r e
yo u,” he s ta m m e r e d .
“Oh, no, r o t at a l l ! " p r e v a r ic a t e d
Miss Colvin, politely. T h en , in an ef­
f o rt to pu t him at his e as e s h e held
o u t h er half-filled b u c k e t. “A i n ’t th e
b e r r i e s fine this y e a r ? ”
M adison's g ’an ce w a s d irected at
t h e b la c k b e r r ie s, b u t Miss Colvin was
a s h o r t w o m an ;
h is e m b a r r a s s e d
**
F ro m a.i Adm irin g Friend.
e y e s fell on h e r b rig h t b lack ones and
w ith th at gl ance his c a s t l e of b ach e­
lorhoo d he had believed would sta n d
f o re v e r to ttere d .
T.’p to th is time, facin g an u n ta m e d
lion with e m r t y h a n d s would h av e
b e e n no h a r d e r for M adison t h a n fac­
in g a wom an , es p ecially a n u n m a r ri e d
w om an. T h o u g h he had often seen
a c r o s s t h e fields, th e little figure ol
Miss Colvin gob g a b o u t h e r work, he
h ad n e v e r met h e r fa ce to face. In th e
few tim es she had left her m o t h e r to
call on his m o t h e r h e had fied th e
house.
“ I'm lo nesome,’’ h e said, m e d i t a t i v e
ly, aH he kindled h is fire p r e p a r a t o r y
t o m a k i n g his jam . "I w o n d er if she
a i n ’t lonesome, too.”
The
though.t
t h a t a co m b in atio n of tw o lo n elin esses
m ig h t m ean h a p p i n e s s flash over
him. A pink flush cov ered his high
f o reh e ad an d he d ro p p ed th e sto v e cap
lifter on his foot.
It was se v era l d ay s b efo re Madison
v e n t u r e d to the b l a c k b e r r y p atch in
t h e a f te rn o o n ag ain. No little black
clad figure with sm ilin g ey es was
t h e r e a n d his h e a r t fil ed with a dull
s e n s e of d i s a p p o in t m e n t .
Madison
w**nt h o m e an d p la n te d his late pole
beans.
"If 1 w asn 't su ch a dull, old. bas h
ful fool,” he said, as h e moodily sw u n g
his hoe. "I'd t h in k of so m e o t h e r way
of g e t t i n g to see her. Maybe I'd even
go to h e r h o u se; but I am a fool, a
■lllv tool."
O n e wet day e arly In August Madi
eon found In a f ar c o r n e r of his
m ead o w field a c lu m p of a species of
m ilk w eed b e a r in g a brillian t red blos­
som of a gr**at beau ty .
He r e m e m ­
b e r e d Mias Colvin h ad r e m a rk e d on
t h e b e a u t y of a black-eved
Susa n
t h a t grew by th e b l a c k b e r r y fen ce
a n d had even, held a s p r a y of t h e
flow ers c a r e s sin g ly u p to h e r face.
T h e n ext m o rn in g , while th e sun
w a s y et a s le e p a n d tw o h o u rs b efo re
d a w n , a l arg e sh a d o w fell a c r o ss t h e
e n t r a n c e to Miss Co lv in ’s little b ack
p o r c h — a shadow t h a t lin g ered only
a m o m en t.
W h e n C a th e r i n e Colvin c a m e o u t In
t h e e a r l y daw n sh e fou n d on t h e ahelf
c f h e r p orch a an ray of ac&rlet bloe-
*
som s In a g las s fru it J a r # On t b s Jar H I
was p as ted a slip of p a p e r on w hich U t L /
V iL U U IIlU
I I f IV C O
was w r itte n , " F r o m
an
a d m i r in g j
.
friend." T h e r e w as no s i g n a tu r e , b u t
Miss Colvin looked a t t h e fo o tp rin ts r E W S P E C IM E N S L E F T O F ONCE
COMMON BRIDAL GIFT.
in th e d am p soil a n d t r a c e d th em
to w ard th e fen ce t h a t lay In t h e d irec­
tion of M adiso n B rin k ley 's house.
T h e d ay s w o re on a n d daily Madi­ ' o r e G e n e r a tio n s Ago T h e y W e n
son looked wistfully in t h e directio n
C onsidered an I n d isp en s ab le P a r t
of his n e ig h b o r 's ho u se an d daily bis
of he W edding C o s tu m e —
n eig h b o r lo oked wistfully In th e di­
Origin of Custom Lost.
rectio n of his, but M adison m a d e no
m o re o v e r t u i e s .
Of th e m an y d a i n t y a n d c u rio u s re!
One day in late S e p t e m b e r Alva les belonging to old w edding custom*-
B u rru s a n d R o b in so n
Dunn, young n o n e (s m o re I n te re s tin g an d beautiful
f a r m e r s of t h e n eig h borhood, c a m e to In th e m elv es th an t h e o nce tndispen
Madison Brinkley to buy so m e seed sa b e bride knives, s p e c im e n s of which
wheat. Madiso n w en t Into his g r a n ­ still linger h e r e an d t h e r e am o n g th f
ary to m e a s u r e it o u t to th em . His c a b i n e t s of old co u n try houses.
m e a s u ri n g box was not in t h e w h e a t
O r you m a y discover, s a y s a w riter
house, however, and, r e m e m b e r i n g he In th e Queen, a sle n d er, q u ain t, old
had left It In h is k itch en , he w en t to p air of th e s e a n c i e n t posy knives, tr
g et It. B u rru s, sp raw led on th e pile th e i r delicate, faded cas es, hid in g be
if w h eat, c a r e le s sly t h r u s t his h an d hind th e g la s s In so m e sleepy, provin
in i ts d ep th s. S o m eth in g rou n d and cial m use um.
h ar d m e t his fingers. H e sw ep t off
You sc arc ely realize as you exam ine
th e wheat.
t h e m t h a t w ithout h er w ed d in g knives
A g ian t w aterm elo n , th e l arg est B u r ­ duly a t t a c h e d to h er gird le t h e m ed iae
ru s had ev er seen, ap p eared , b earin g val a n d se v e n t e e n t h c e n t u r y bride
an in sc rip tio n o n t h e rind, t r a c e d with would hard ly h av e c o n sid ered her selt
a pin when t h e melon was small. T h e d ress ed . So c o m p lete y a p a r t 01 the
le t t e r s had g ro w n with t h e m e lo n ’s m a r r i a g e c o s t u m e w e r e th*y an d sc
g ro w th until th ey looked as if do n e In I m p o rta n t an item of th e r itu a l of the
cr ew el em b ro id ery .
cer e m o n y t h a t they once c a a e to be
"M iss C a th e r i n e Colvin,” read B u r­ c o n sid ered alm o st as n e c e s s a r y to an
rus, aloud. "S ay, Dunn, Madison o rth o d o x m a r r i a g e as t h e veil an d th<
th in sk so m u ch ab o u t his n e ig h b o r rin g itself. T h e old p lays te e m with
he's got to w r itin g h er n a m e on wa- allu sio n s to them.
term elo n s."
And who can fo rg et t h e figure o
"C over up t h a t th in g ,” cau tio n ed J u lie t, w earin g h e r w ed d in g knives
Dunn.
“M a d iso n ’s coming, an d we as s h e st a n d s in tr a g ic a n g u i s h in th»
w ouldn’t g e t a n y w h e a t to d ay if he F r i a r ’s cell, a n d ag ain when sh e i
th o u g h t we h ad an Idea he w as c o u r t­ ab out to t a k e t h e sle ep in g potion
in’. He'd die b efo re h e'd fa ce us."
S h a k e s p e a r e In th e old q u a r t o of 1597
Som e d ay s l a t e r B u rru s sa w Madi­ m a d e special r e fe re n c e to Lis heroine
son in th e vicinity of th e C o u rt House w e a r in g them.
an d l a t e r on t h e road in h is buggy
Of th e h u n d r ed an d one d e l i c a t e tri
with a m in isterial-looking g e n tle m a n , flea of the a n c i e n t w ed d in g to ilet few
who acc o m p a n ie d him to his home.
w e r e in v este d with m o r e t e n d e r fan
T h is was sufficient to w a r ra n t Bur­ cies o r m y stic symfco 1 m t h a n these
ru s to a r r a n g e w ith so m e k in d red k n iv es ; t h e r e was firs t the id ea of tht
sp irits a plan for an all n i g h t 's fun
se v e r i n g of t h e k n o t of love a n d thei
T h a t e v e n in g Miss Colvin, w'ho, s i t ­ t h e m ore p r a c tic a l s u g g e ste d em blem
ting in p en s iv e t h o u g h t, h ad fallen ot good h o u s e w iie ry a n d d o m e s ti c po;
asleep, a w a k e n e d sudd enly. S he w en t icy.
to h e r window’ to see a flash of flame
T h ey w ere not w orn in Engla nd
n t h e d irectio n of M adison B rin k ley 's alon e, but all o v er E u ro p e wedding
house. As sh e looked to w ard it in a k n iv es formed p a r t of th e b r i d e ’s reg
cold fear tw o o t h e r big flashes of flame u l a r a c c o u t r e m e n t s . T h e h i g h e s t in
ar ose. T h ro w i n g a little w h ite sh a w l j v en tio n w-*r often b r o u g h t to b e a r upon
ov er head, sh e r a n to w ard t h e b.aze.
t h e i r m etal, b ro cad e an d sh a g ree n
" T h e fire is so low It m u s t h av e | casfcs a n d s h e a t h s . In th e old Flem ish
tight in t h e cellar, sh e th o u g h t as p i c t u r e s they m ay be seen hanging
mnv
s l e e n * !
Oh
•___ . t h e i l a d jj i e s . ’ g ird << le s . b es id
, > e the
..
sh e o run
ran, “ " a n nr
n d i h h e e m
a y he»
be n asleep
Oh, * from
if I can only g et t h e r e in tim e to bodkin, sc isso rs a n d o t h e r personal
rouse h i m ! ”
a r t i c l e s of th e new wife.
W h en sh e r e a c h e d th e th ick hedge
Ver y b eau tifu l indeed a r e so m e ol
a b o u t the y ar d th e flames w ere r isin g t h e q u a in t old b lad es an d h an d les, and
on ev e r y side, but th e fire w as
b u t a n w e r e of s u p e rio r q u ality a n d ar us-
bonfires of c o r n s t a l k s
b u ilt a t sa fe tic o r n a m e n t . As t h e r a n k of tlu
d i s t a n c e s fro m th e house. A dozen , b rid e rose so th ey b ec a m e m o r e elabo
m en r e p le n ish e d them . At t h a t mo- ■ ra te ly chas ed, an d so m e ti m e s they
m en t h e r e a r s w ere d eafen ed by a w e r e jew eled to a s t a n d a r d of im m en se
ter rific c l a m o r of horns, bells, a b e a t ­ value. It is very c u rio u s to l earn that
ing of pans , loud sh o u ts a n d yells.
m a n y of t h e finest E nglish sp ecim ens
“Come o u t on y o u r porch, M adison e m a n a t e d e v en in th o se r e m o t e days
Brin k ley ,” sh e h e a r d Alva B u r r u s ’ fro m Sheffield.
c l e a r voice call ab ove t h e u p r o ar. | T h e precise origin of th e c u sto m of
"Come o u t on t h e porch w ith y o u r w e a r i n g w edding k n iv es is lo st In ob-
bride a n d rec e iv e t h e c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s 6curity, blit th e i r d eclines from favor
of y o u r f rie n d s .”
j s e m e s to h a v e se t in a f t e r t h e re ign of
C a th e r i n e clu tch ed w eak ly a t t h e W illiam and Mary. In th e t im e of Anne
coral h o n ey s u ck le vine on t h e post by a n d t h e e arly G eo rg es t h e cu sto m was
which sh e stood. "H i s b r i d e ! ” So a l r e a d y o b so lete an d arch aic. T h ere
what sh e t h o u g h t w as t h e fire of Madi- Is so m e th i n g a lm o st m y s t e r i o u s in the
son B r in k le y 's h o u se b u r n iu g was th e way in which th e s e b eau tifu l little
| m e m e n t o s h av e co m p letely vanished
bon fire of a celeb ratio n .
P r e se n tly , acco m p an ied by a tall old fro m m o d ern usa ge, d isa p p e a rin g al
g e n t l e m a n in a b lack frock coat, M adi­ m o s t c o n c u r r e n t ly with th e ill-lated
S t u a r ts .
son c a m e o u t of his door.
"I am n o t m a r r i e d , ” C a th e ri n e h e a r d
hljg §ay. "You h av e all m a d e a m is­
Men Fined for E e ’ng Vain.
tak e."
E v e r y ugly m a n who looks in t h t
" W h a t ’d you b r in g t h a t r r e a c h e r in m i r r o r s on e i t h e r side of th e e n t r a n c e
with you thi9 m o r n in ’ for, t h e n ? " call­ to t h e C h r i s t m a s T r e e association
ed out F r a n c i s T^arimer. “ Al B u r r is h e a d q u a r t e r s a t H e r t z b e r g 's old sto re
Bntd you w » . .a k i n ' him to m a r r y you ^ C()mmerce gtreetf |g t0 be as3egged
,o Mia* C a th e r i n e Colvin!
T h e r e » a d o l l a r , a n d t.very good-looking m an
Mi»s C a th e ri n e 1 m e a n Mrs. B rin k ley )(| ( Q b e B g H e s S p d seventy-five cents.
— now. a h id in ’ b ehind t h a t h o n e y - j T h a t Is t h e edict of t h e ladies who
s u c k l e ! ” h e ended, p o in tin g a t th e m e t to plan for t h e C h r i s t m a s tree
s h r i n k i n g visitor.
w h ich is to be for t h e poor ch ild ren of
C a th e r i n e c a m e to th e edge of th e t h e city.
porch. "D o n ’t say that, please," she
Much m e r r i m e n t w as occas ioned
said, h e r voice trem b lin g with mortlfl a m o n g th e lad ies when s c ree n ed by
cation. "I saw th e light and I ran over t h e p r i n t e d c a n v a s feigns In t h e w in­
h e r e to se e — 1—I —was afra id Ma dison do w s they o b se rv ed first o n e m an and
— Mr. Brin k ley was asleep In th e fire! a n o t h e r sto p befo re o n e o r t h e o th e r
1—I t h o u g h t m a y b e 1 could sav e of t h e m i r r o r s in t h e do o rw ay an d
him !"
" p r i m p ” h im self up. "D o n 't tell us,”
Sl.e co vered h e r fa ce w ith
h er t h e y said, "about w o m en b ein g m ore
h a n d s an d b u r s t out sobbing.
v ain t h a n men.. L e t’s m a k e th e m pay
" I ’ll bet t h a t a i n ’t s o ! " said L a ri ­ for t h e u se of t h e m i r r o r s . ” So woe
m er, roug hly. “ S h e’s t r y l n ’ to put us to t h e m a n who Is c a u g h t p a r t i n g his
off t h e track , b o y s ! ”
h a i r o r a d j u s ti n g his tie b efo re the
T h e b as h fu ln e s s t h a t had kept Mad m i r r o r s of t h e C h r i s t m a s T re e as so
ison aw ay from C a th e rin e m elted like elatio n
h e a d q u a r t e r s . — S an Antonie
wax In t h e fire.
L ig h t an d Gazette.
"You sh ut up. F ra n k t o r l m e r . ” h'
c o m m an d ed sh arp ly . “ E v e ry t h i n g th
lady says is th e t r u t h ’ No. I a i h ’
T h e D angerous Fly.
m a r ri e d to her. but it 9 n't b ecau s e I
A fly In the h o u se is as d a n g e r o u s as
don't w an t to be. I’ve been afra id tr a r a t t le s n a k e , as filthy Is a louse, as
ask h er to m a r r y r e . and If I wasn
disg racefu l as a bedbug.
T h e tim e
afra id. I'm not good enoug h for her. will co m e when an y m o d ern , cleanly
an y h o w ! "
h o m e will feel Itself sh a m e d and d is­
T h e m l n 's te r. L orenzo ^Ta ’-rs. Madi g raced by th e p r e se n c e of a fly, and
-on's cousin, who w as m a k in g him a w h en ev ery h o u se h o ld e r upon whose
’ittle visit, b ro u g h t out a c h a i r for p r e m i s e s a brood of flies is d etected
Vies Colvin, and th e crowd m elted will be fined heavily an d s e n t to jail.
away.
T h e fly is a litera l "ey e of t h e Ixrrd"
Madison sat down by C a th e r l r e . and b e c a u s e he Is in ev ery place beholding
Rev L ore nzo wisely wen t to th e back evil a n d t h e good, es p ecially t h e evil,
of t h e h o u se for a p i t c h e r of water, for he loves to lay e g g s In It. You
which he was a long tim e g ettin g
c a n 't hide dirt from a fly. H e is also
C a th e ri n e looked up In M ad iso n ’s t h e m o st i n tim a te a n d d o m es tic ani
face.
P a r t of t h a t w a s n ’t so you told m a t we breed and keep. An o u n c e of
t h e men." sh e said, shyly.
c l e a n n e s s is wor th a ton o f fly pap er
" W h a t p a r t ? " asked Madison.
a n d w ire sc re ens. One- half t h e money
" T h a t p ar t about you not b ein ’ good w a s te d on fly t r a p s an d window
enough for m e ! ”
sc ree n s, one fifth t h e e n e r g y s q u a n ­
” 1 a in 't," m u r m u r e d Madison h u sk dered In s la p p in g and p ro fa nity, would
clean up t h e back y ar d an d wipe out
Ilf
"If I’m w illin’ to rsk you b e i n ’ r o o d t h e fly.— F ro m a d d r e s s b efo re th e
en o u g h for me. what t h e n ? " was A m erican Civics asso ciatio n at W a s h ­
C a th e r i n e ’s e n c o u r a g in g whisper.
i n g to n by Dr. Woods H u tch in so n .
T h e r e w as n o a n s w e r In words, but
M ad iso n ’s a r m w en t ar o u n d t h e lit­
T h e Result.
tle w o m an a n d drew h er t o h1a b r e a s t
"I b elieve t h a t old m a n re a lly m a d e
d u c k s an d d r a k e s of h is su p p o sed for­
Will T e a c h Housew ifer y.
tu n e."
H olland
la a b o u t t o
e s ta b lis h
" T h e n his h e ir s' h u n t for h l i money
scho ols of h o u sew ifery for t h e d au g h ­ wlU b e a wild goose ebaae.
t e r s of f a rm e r s .
Two Attractive Costumes
Roots
Barks Herbs
T h a t h a v e g r e a t m edicinal power, a r e
r aised to t h e i r h ig h est efficiency, for
p u r i fy i n g a n d e n r ic h in g t h e blood, a s
t h e y a r e c o m b in ed In Hood 's S a r s a ­
parilla.
4u,;tt)6 tes tim o n ials received b y actu al
c o u n t In tw o y ears. Be su re to t a k a
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Get It to d ay in usual liquid form op
ch o co lated t a b le ts called 6 a r s a t a b s *
Y /earln g cf th « Hood.
I b E n g l a n d t h e hood was not flnaV
ly g iv en up u n til th e e arly p a r t of
fifteen th ce n tu r y . T h e " g r e a t velvet
b a t f u r r e d ” worn by t h e m ay o r of Lou
don, J o h n W elles , in 1432, is cited as
a s i n g u l a r i t y by S tow, who s t a t e s t h a t
p r e v i o u s ’y " t h e c o v e r t u r e of m e n ’s
h e a d s was hoods, for n e i t h e r c a p or
h a t is sp o k e n of.
In p o in t of fact
t h e r e a r e a few e a r l i e r In s ta n c e s ot
h a t s b ein g worn by nobles an d even
he m id d le classes.
Refreshing
Dis in fe c ta n t.
T h e following Is a r e fr e s h i n g d M n
f e e t a n t fo r sick room o r an y roo m
having a n u n p l e a s a n t odor p erv ad in g
It: P u t s o m e f r e s h g ro u n d coffee In
a s a u c e r an d in th e c e n t e r place a
sm all p iece of ca m p h o r gum. which
light with a m atch. As t h e gu m b u r n s
allow en o u g h coffee to co n s u m e w ith
It. T h e p e r fu m e Is ’ p l e a s a n t a n d
h ealth fu l, being far s u p e ri o r to p a s ­
tilles, a n d m u ch c h e ner
a r t R u ssian Coat.—T h is would
S th e 'n look
well In m a t e r i a l to m a tc h
sk irt, o r m ig h t be m a d e in tw eed
o r se rg e to w e a r with a n y d r e s s ; it
f a s t e n s d own left s»de of front, w h e r e
braid an d b u t t o n s lorm a t r im m i n g ;
th e tu r n d own collar an d sle ev es are
t r im m e d to m atch.
A b lack p a t e n t
l e a t h e r w aist-b and en c ir c le s t h e waist.
H at of black sa tin t r im m e d with
m a s s e s of w h ite wings c o m p l e t e s th e
costume.
M a te ria ls re q u ire d : F o u r y a r d s 48
in ch es wide;
y a r d s silk for lining,
n i n e b u tto n s, one dozen y ar d s braid.
RAFFIA
HAT
FOR
WINTER
S ounds
R a th e r
U n s easo n ab le
for
Frigid W e a th e r , bu t Is All Right
a t T h at.
T h e raffia h at will do very good
se rv ice for ev en in g w e a r even now.
Rut w h at It is chl< fly d es ig n ed for is
ev en in g m a k e — In o t h e r words, a very
p leas an t a n d profitable w ay to spend
t h e Idle h o u r s t h a t come, m o r e or less
freq u e n tly , to all of us.
T h e hat Is of braided r n f f a m t u r r . l
colored or dyed, and m a d e by hun-t
from b e g in n in g to end. F irst. It is
pl aited In long strlr«- Just as tig h tly
an u as e v e n 'y as possible. W hen you
h av e a b o u t two dozen of yo ur th n
'p ig tails." s t a r t se w in g th e m t o g e t h e r
nn nd a n d round, f n r m l r g t h e crow n
first. A p a p e r p a t t e r n , c u t o u t fro m
an y b ro ad p ictu re h a t you m ay have,
will s e rv e as a model.
n y th u s b r a id in g a d se w in g a t th e
s a m e t im e you can get an Idea of how
m u ch raffia you will need. W h e n you
a e t to t h e b rim r l a l t m o re !o se y, as
the "flop py " effect Is p i c t u r e s q u e ar.d
des irable. I . n i d with sl'.k, t h e raffia
h a t m a k e s a ch a r m i n g f r a m e for a
you n g free.
T h e o ld e r wom en m ay rtoslro s o m e ­
t h in g m o r e in th e lin" of a t u r b a n
T h is Is o b tain ed by b aid ng loosely
an d w in d in g the. r a d i i ro und
and
round upon Itself. Of course. If you
wish, you m av w ork o v er a w ire or
c a n v a s fo u n d atio n , b u t w h e r e stiffen­
ing really se e m s n e e e s s a r v it Is b e s t
to give it b y m e a n s of m llT n e r ’s wire,
w hich can be sew ed Just w h e r e n e e d ­
ed.
T h e f a s h l o n a b 'e t u r b a n s n o w a ­
days. w hich f a s t e n way do wn o v er t h e
ears, an d a r e so soft a ” d rlose -fit'ing
t h a t t h e y n eed no pins to ho 'd th e m ,
se em to cry aloud for raffia as t h e i r
m a te r ia l.
T h e r e a r e g r e a t po ssibilities h ere
for t h e c l e v e r w o m an .
A Use for b ait Bags.
I h av e found a use for t h e little co t­
ton b a g s which salt com es In. I wash
th e m v er y carefu lly to get th e l e t t e r ­
ing out, t h e n p u t th e m aw ay for use
I Dinner
D ress.— Apr ico t
Korean
c r ep e m a k e s a n ex cep tio n ally p r e t t y vis wanted. W h en I b a k e poultry, as
‘d r e s s ca r r ie d ou t to th is sim p le d e ­ well a s s o m e k in d s of m eats , I m a k e
sign. Both t h e o v e r an d u n d e r s k i r t s an e x t r a lot of dressin g , stuff one of
a r e t r im m e d w ith wide an d n a r r o w In­ th e s e bu gs ft 1!. sew It up, a n d b ak e
se rt i o n to m a tc h . T h e bo dice h a s the it with t h e re st. It m a k e s a roll of
sl e e v e s cu t in w ith it. a n d is t r im m e d lust t h e right size to slice with cold
w ith a s t r i p of i n se rtio n o v er the n e a t s .— Siih«’rv>~n j «
sh o u ld e rs , also at e d g e of sl e e v e s ; th e
Don ’t Tell E v e ry t h i r g .
u n d e r sle ev es a r e of fine lace to m a t c h
Do not tell e v e r y th in g , even t o a
yoke.
M a te ria ls r e q u i r e d : T en y a r d s crep e friend. W h en you u n d e r t a k e g r a t af­
' 22 in c h e s wide one y ard lace. 7V& fairs, confide in b u t few. N ev er love
y a r d s silk und five y a r d s n a r ro w laser- a m e a n m a n ; he will n o t r scue you
from bp’u m lty n o r s h a r e w h at he has
j tion.
w ith you. To do good to t h e b ase s
like s o w in g t h e s. a. T h e m e a n a r e
n e v e r satis fie d ; one slip can cels all
I NOVELTY IN CUT OF SKIRTS to ru ie r benefits. C o m r a d e s in f e a s t ­
S m a r tl y Cut G a r m e n t T h a t H as Many in g a r e p l e n t y ; no t In se rio u s m atters.
— T htagnis.
P o in ts T h a t Will Appeal to
t h e Fancy.
fl’-eep F'o ~ ’<o Dlrrtlr.lsh’rfj.
F e c a u s e s h e e p need su c h ex te n s iv e
T h is s m a r t l y cut tight fitting eon,
r a n g e s in o r d e r to g t en ough to eat,
h a s a pan el d own c i m e r of b ack an d
s h e e p flocks a r e u n iform ly d im in ish ­
one e a c h side fro n t, which m e e t In
ing in all co u n tries, even in A rgentina,
t h e m iddle w h e r e f a s t e n i n g is f o rm ed
w h e r e s h e e p f a rm in g w as believed to
by b u t t o n s sew n on < ac h side an d
be o n e of t h e b est s o u rces of wealth
c o n n e c t e d with loop» of c o r d s ;
a
for an Ind efinite time. Only In d i s ­
t r ic ts w h e r e t h e I m m e n se a r e a of p a s ­
t u r e land Is out of proportion to t h e
• a n d s av a ila b le for tilling it can s h e e p
be k e p t a t a profit.
K
W h e n m u c h m a c h in e w ork h a s to
be done, filling th e s h u t t l e Is a con­
s t a n t an n o y an ce . T h is can be par tly
o b v iated by t h r e a d T g
the
shutt'e
with finer cotton t h a n th a t used on
t h e needle. T h e sewing will be q u ite
as s t r o n g an d th e s h u t t l e will no t need
refilling h alf so of ten as It would if
t h r e a d e d w ith t h e s a m e n u m b e r of
co tto n as t h e needle, b e c a u s e t h e bob­
bi n will hold a g r e a t de al m o r e of th e
finer cotton.
If you w a n t y o u r se w in g m ach in e to
do s a t is f a c t o r y wor k, r e m e m b e r th at
It n e e d s t o be k e p t clean A fter ev e r y
t e n h o u r s ' w o rk It n eed s oil; b u t all
s u r p l u s oil m u s t be c arefu lly wiped
off a f t e rw a rd . Always w o rk It s t e a d ­
ily a n d n e v e r s t a r t o r atop with a
Jerk.
T h e b e s t w ay to finish off a m a c h in e
s e a m is to tu r n t h e m a t e r i a l ro und an d
s t i t c h b a c k for a b o u t an Inch. T h is
sa v e s t y i n g t h e e n d s of cotton, which
Is a n n o y i n g w o rk and t a k e s u p a good
d e a l of t i m e If t h e r e a r e m a n y seam s.
Us e fo r T e n n i s Racket.
An old t e n n i s ra c k e t, t h r e a d e d with
s t o u t co rd , m a k e s t h e b e s t kin d of
flower r a c k for trailin g p lan ts t h a t
n e e d a fram e. C u t off h alf t h e handle,
s h a r p e n t h e en d a n d d riv e It Into t h e
Bow e r coL
vjge.
Maxir j r a ^ , u . e & Uradte.
T ' e po o rest of In d ian m o t h e r s
m u s t h a v e a b eau tifu l bab y b a s k e t or
cradle, f ash io n ed by h e r own carefu l
fingers. T h e g e n e r a l 'd e s ig n d e p e n d s
upon t h e cu s t o m s an d t r a d i ti o n s of
t h e trib e, a n d t h e m a t e r i a l s used a r e
d e t e r m i n e d by t h e n a t u r a l reso u r c e s
of t h e r gion in h a b ite d ; b u t t h e o r ­
n a m e n t a t i o n is d ictated by the m o th ­
e r 's lng *n '
' - ''r c e p t l o n a
h a b n c Fro m L«*one.
T he R ussians are m anufacturing L
pab r ic from t h e fiber of a fila m e n to u s
t o n e fro m t h e S ib er ia n m in e s which
s said to be of so d u r a b l e a n a t u r e
b a t It Is p r a c tic a lly in d e s tr u c tib le ,
a y s Tit-Bits. T1 e m a t e r i a l is so ft to
h e to u c h a n d pliable in t h e e t x r e m e ,
a n d w h en soiled h a s only to be placed
in a fire to
m * * * «s~«LHe ly clean.
L o r .y
SOME SEWING MACHINE HINTS
L ittle A n n o y an ce s T h a t May Be
Avoided If T h e s e T ip s Are Fol­
lowed.
kwi a
K n o w le d g e is Indeed t h a t which
n e x t to vi rtu e, tru ly an d es sen tially
r a i s e s one m an ab ove an o th er. It fin­
ish e s o n e half of t h e h u m a n soul. It
m a k e s b J n g p l e a s a n t to us. fills th e
mind w ith en le t a ln ln g views, and ad­
m i n i s t e r s to it a p e r p e tu a l se ries of
gratification. It gives e a s e to so litu d e
anil g r a c e f u l n e s s to r e t i r e m e n t — Ad­
dison.
_____
L one Coat.
b an d Is cut In wlih front p a n e ls an d
[ Is ca r r ie d rou n d w ai.- t to b ack panel.
, T h e la r g e co llar Is b ra did.
Kelt h a t i r .in r n f d wl;h a l a r g e silk
| bow.
M a terial r e q u i r e d .
Four and o n »
I h alf y a r d s 48 in c h e s wide, one dozen
¡ y a r d s nrald. four an d or.e h alf y ar d s
1 silk o r s a tin for lin in g to w aist, eig h t
b u tto n s, o n e a n d on e-half y a r d cord.
Girl a n d H e r Complexion.
A c l e a r com plexion an d a fine sk in
a r e t h e g if ts ot n a t u r e , b u t t h e y m ay
be m a r r e d to a g r e a t e x ten t by Injudi­
cious foods. Just as an o r d 'n a r ,- co m ­
plexion an d sk in m ay be co n s id e ra b ly
Im p ro v ed in a p p e a r a n c e by carefu lly
ch o sen d iet. S t ro n g tea an d coffee, t a ­
k e n freq u e n tly , rob t h e sk in of Its
w h i t e n e s s a n d t h e com plex ion of Its
f r e s h n e s s an d c le a r n e s s, while m ilk
an d w a t e r a r e In ev e r y way beneficial
to health and beauty
T h e g irl who
d r i n k s milk i n s t e a d of th e d a r k e r b ev ­
e r a g e s will k eep h e r com plex ion p u r e
a n d fair, and If sh e does no t w ish to
sa crifice h e r good looks to h e r p a l a t e
sh e will e a t ch arily of rich, fat foods,
ch ees e, cak es, p a s trie s , s u g a r a n d so
on a n d t a k e fre ely of fru its a n d g r e e n
se getab'.es
m*
i.fe blvearrt.
T h e s t a t e of Sao Paula. In t h e r e ­
public of Brazil, sa ys L ’Eto ile du S ud,
a F r e n c h paper, publish ed In Rio de
Ja n e i r o , h is a r i v e r t h a t c a r r ie s o n e
of t h e lo n g es t n a m e s of a n y s t r e a m in
t h e world. T h e n a m e Is of In d ian
o rig in a n d Is “ T a m a n d u a e t e h y . " an d
>s also called w ith o u t sa v in g a n y t h i n g
in le n g th , " R iv e r of t h e G t e a t Ta-
m an o ir.” __________ .________
T h e Beet Way.
W h e n you r e sis t th e te m p t a t i o n t o
go t h e S our Way. d o n ’t go to o T ar an d
go th e Sw eet Way. Som e peop le h a v e
su c h sw eet disp o sitio n s t h a t they a t e
d isa g reea b le . T h e b est way is t h e
Quiet W ay — to let peop le alone as
m u c h a s po«e1 b le— Atchison Globe.
Are Like C h estnute.
M an y C h r i s t i a n s a r e like c h e s t n u t *
—v e r y p l e a s a n t n u ts, b u t Inclosed In
v er y pr ickly b u r r s which need v a r i ­
o u s d e a lin g s of n a t u r e an d h er g rip of
f r o s t befo re t h e k ern el is d L clo sed .—
P a u l Chatfleld.
S w allo w ed T o o th b r u s h Fetal.
H o w a r d Bolton, on whom an inquee*
w a s held at th e London. Engla nd, ho s­
pital, d ied fro m t h e effects of sw al­
lowing a t o o th b ru s h while e n d e a v o r ­
ing to dislodg e a piece of m e a t t h a t
had s t u c k in b ’s tfcrrat.
Found Fossil Stag.
W h i l e F re n c h railro ad bu ilder* wer%
d igging a t u n n e l r e c e n tly a fossil
s t a g was u n e a r t h e d In clay one huiv
d r e d fe et bslow t h e s u r f a c e o t thfl
ground.