The Simple Life
By CHARLES WAGNER
TroukUJ tntm ika Tnack by Hmrg Louim Hende
Cmnilbt, MM. Mr MeOurc. Phillip & Co.
"But we must cot fall into th grou
error of confounding true beauty with
that which has only the name. The
beauty and poetry of existence He In
the understanding we have of It Our
home, our table, our dress, should be
the Interpreters of Intentions. That
these Intentions be so expressed it Is
first necessary to have them, and be
who possesses them makes them evi
dent through the simplest means. One
need not be rich to glre grace and
charm to his habit and his habitation.
It suffices to have good taste and good
will. We come here to a point very
Important to everybody, but perhaps
of more Interest to women than to
men.
Those who would have women con
ceal themselves In coarse garments of
the shapeless uniformity of bags vio
late nature in her very heart and mis
understand completely the spirit of
things. If dress were only a precau
tion to shelter us from cold or rain a
piece of Racking or the skin of a beast
would answer. But It is vastly more
than this. Man puts himself entire
into all that be does. He transforms
into types the things that serve him,
The dress is not simply a covering; It
is a symbol. I call to witness the rich
flowering of national and provincial
costumes and those worn by our early
corporations. A woman's toilet, too,
has something to say to us. The more
meaning there is in it the greater Its
worth. To be truly beautiful it most
tell us of beautiful things, things per
aonal and veritable. Spend all the mon
ey you possess upon it; If its form is
determined by chance or custom, If it
has no relation to tier who wears It, It
1 Is only toggery, a domino. Ultra fash-
pimble dress, which completely masks
tctnlnlno personality under designs of
Hire convention, despoils it of Its prtn
ilpul attraction. From this abuse It
lonies about that many things which
iromcn admire do as much wrong to
liclr beauty as to the purses of their
timbandg and fathers. What would
foil Buy of a young girl who expressed
her thoughts In terms very choice in'
leea, nut tuken word for word from a
llirnso book? What charm could you
I ml In this borrowed language? The
tffert of toilets well designed In them
leives, but seen again ana again on
ill women Indiscriminately, Is precise
i (jr the sunie.
I 1 cniinot resist filing here a passage
itrom Camilla I.cmonnlor that barmo-
idIzch with my Idea
f "Nuturo has given to the Augers of
woman a charming art, which she
I knows by Instinct and which is pecul
larly her own, as stlk to the worm and
, Incework to the swift and subtle spl
4ur. Slio Is the poet, the Interpreter of
her own grace and ingenuousness, the
spinner of the mystery in which her
wish to pleiiHO arrays itself. All the
, talent she expends in her effort to equal
I man In the other arts is never worth
I the spirit and conception wrought out
through a bit of stuff in her skillful
i hands.
j i"Wcll, I winh that this art were more
honored tlian It Is. As education should
coiiHlHt In thinking with one's mind,
feeling with one's heart, expressing the
llttlo personalities of the inmost, Invis
ible '1' which, on the contrary, are
repressed, leveled down, by conformi
ty I would that the young girl in her
novitiate of womanhood, the future
mother, might early become the little
exponent of this art of the toilet her
own dressmaker, in short she who one
P.
ilay Him 11 make the dresses of ber chU
drcn, but with the taste and the gift
to improvise, to express herself In that
ninsterp'ece of feminine personality
and skill, a gown, without which wo
man is no more than a bundle of rtgs,"
The dress you have made for your
eelf Is almost always the most becom
ing, and, however that may be, it la
the one that pleases you most. Wom
en of leisure too often forget this;
working women also in city and coun
try alike. Since these last are cos
tumed by dressmaker and milliners
in very doubtful imitation of the mod
ish world, grace has aJmost disappear
ed from their dress. And has anything
more surely the gift to please than the
fresh apparition of a young working
girl or a daughter of the fields wearing
the costume of her couutry and beau
tiful from her simplicity alone?
These same reflections might be ap
plied to the fashion of decorating and
arranging our bouses. If there are toi
lets which reveal an entire conception
of life, huts that are poems, knots of
ribbon that are veritable works of art,
no thore are interiors which after tkelr
manner speak to the mind. Why, un
der pretext of decorating our homea,
do we destroy that personal character
which always has such value? Why
have our sleeping rooms conform to
those of hotels, our reception rooms to
waiting rooms, by making predoml-
luiiit o uniform trim of official beaut V?
I What a ultv to go through the
houses of a city, the cities of a country,
the countries of a vast continent, and
encounter everywhere certain forms
Identical, Inevitable, exasperating by
their repetition I How aesthetics would
gain b.v more simplicity! Instead of
this luxury lu Job lots, all these deco
rations, pretentious, but vapid from
Iteration, we should have an Infinite
variety; happy Improvisations would
strike our eyes, the unexpected In a
thousand forms would rejoice our
heurts, and we should rediscover the
secret of Impressing on a drapery or
a piece of furniture that stamp of hu
man personality which make certain
antiques priceless.
Let us pass at Inst to things simpler
still; I mean the little details of house
keeping which many young people of
our day fiud so unpoetlcal. Their con
tempt for material things, for the bum
ble cares a house demands, arise from
n confusion very common, but none the
less unfortunate, which cornea from
the belief that beauty and poetry r
within some things, while others lack
them; that some occupations are dis
tinguished and agreeable, such a cultM
voting letters, playing the harp, and
that others are menial anu amagree
able, like blacking shoes, sweeping and
watching the pot boll. CblldiHli error!
Neither harp nor broom has anything
to do with It. All depends on the hand
In which they rest and the spirit that
moves It. Poetry is not in things it
Is In us. It must be Impressed on ob
ject from without, as the sculptor Im
presses his dream on the marble, if
our life and our occupations remain
too often without charm In spite of n.iy
outward distinction they may have It U
Uecause we bave not known how to put
t nythlng Into them. The height of art
la to make the Inert live and to tamo
the savage. I would have our young
girl apply themselves to the develop
ment of the truly feminine art of giv
ing a soul to things which have none.
The triumph of woman's charm Is in
that work. Only a woman knows how to
put Into a borne that Indefinable some
thing whose virtue has made the poet
say, "The house top rejoices and In
glad." They say there are no such
thing a fairies or that there are
falrle no longer, but they know not
what they say. The original of the
fairies sung by poets was found and Ik
still among those amiable mortals who
Jtnead bread with energy, mend rent-:
with cheerfulness, nurse the sick with
smiles, put witchery Into a ribbon ami
genius Into a stew.
It 1 Indisputable that the culture of
the fine arts bus something refining
bout It and that our thoughts und
act are In the end Impregnated will:
that which strikes our eyes. But the
txerdse of the arts and the contempla
tion of their products are restricted
privilege. It 1 not glveu to every one
O possess, to comprehend or t create
Hue thing. Yet there Is a kind of
ministering beauty which may muke
Its way everywhere the beauty which
springs from the bnnds of our wives
and daughters. Without It what Is
the most richly decorated house? A
dead dwelling place. With it the bar
est home lias life and brightness.
Among the forces capable of trans
forming the will and Increasing happi
ness there Is perhaps none in more
universal use than this beauty. It
knows how to shape Itself by ineuns
of the crudest tools in tho midst of
tho greatest difficulties. When the
dwelling Is cramped, the purse limited,
the table modest, a woman who has
the gift finds u way to make order,
Otness and convenience reign In her
house. She put care and art Into
everything she undertakes. To do well
what ono has to do Is not In her eyes
the privilege of the rich, but the right
of all. That is her aim, and she knows
how to give her home a dignity und an
attractiveness that the dwellings of
princes, If everything Is left to mer
cenaries, cannot possess.
Thus understood life quickly shows
Itself rich In bidden beauties, in at
traction and satisfactions close at
band. To be oneself, to realize In one's
natural place the kind of beauty which
I fitting there this Is the Ideal. How
the mission of woman broadens and
deepen in significance when It Is sum
med up In this: To put a soul Into the
Inanimate and. to give to this gracious
spirit of things those subtle and win
some outward manifestations to which
the most brutish of human beings Is
sensible! Is not this better than to
covet what one has not and to give
onoself up to longings for a poor Im
itation of others' finery?
I livery rich man wno nas snown an
disdain for those less opulent Is crush
ed in turn by the contempt of his su
periors In fortuue. So the madness of
comparison ruges from the summit to
the base. Huch an atmosphere Is ready
to perfection for the nurture of the
worst feeling. Yet It is not wealth,
but tho spirit of the wealthy, that
must be arraigned.
Many rich men are free from this
grog conception especially is this
true of those who from father to son
are accustomed to ease yet they some
times forget that there Is a certain del
icacy in not making contrasts too
marked. Suppose there Is no wrong
In enjoying a large superfluity, la it
Indispensable to display It, to wound
the eyes of those who lock necessities,
to Haunt one's magnificence at the
doors of poverty? Good taste and a
tort of modesty always hinder a well
man from talking of his fine appetite,
his sound sleep, his exuberance of spir
its. In tho presence of one dying of
consumption. Many of the rich do not
exercise this tact and so are greatly
wanting In pity and discretion. Are
they not unreasonable to complain of
envy after having done everything to
provoke It?
(To be continued.)
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50 cents ami $1.00 bottles at C. N.
Clarke's drug store. Trial bottle free.
Frank Vincent On Monti, the famous
artist anil proprietor of tho l.ymo school,
has been appointed chief of the art
department of the Lewis anil Clark
exposition.
f Watts
w Marble
i! Works
Declaration Day is coming find you
will want to have "ymir lot fixed up be
fore that time. U'u have u large stock
on hand and are prepared to till orders
promptly and give salisfactioii. Work
done good and at tho lowest prices. A
postal card sent to us will linn
the samples. Try it.
WATTS MARBLE WORKS,
The Dalles, C're.
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CHAPTER XII.
MIDI AMD SIMPLICITY IN THE INTER
COURSE OV KEN.
would perhaps be difficult to find
more convincing example than
pride to show that the obstacles to
better, stronger, serener life are
rather In us than In circumstances.
The diversity and, more than that, the
contrasts In social conditions give rise
Inevitably to all sorts of conflicts. Yet,
in aplte of this, how greatly would
social relatione be simplified If we put
another spirit into mapping out our
plan of outward necessities! Be well
persuaded that It Is not primarily dif
ferences of class and occupation, dif
ference In the outward manifesta
tion of their destinies, which embroil
men. If such were the case, we should
find an idyllic peace reigning among
colleague and all those whose Inter
est and lot are virtually equivalent.
On th contrary, a every one knows,
the most violent shocks come when
equal meet equal, and there Is no
war worse than civil war. But that
which above all things else hinders
men from good understanding Is pride.
It makes a man a hedgehog, wounding
every one he touches. Let us speak
first of the pride of the great.
What offends me in this rich man
passing in his carriage- Is not his equi
page, his dress or tho number and splen
dor of his retinue. It Is his contempt.
That he possesses a great fortune does
not disturb me, unless I am badly dis
posed. But that be splashes mo with
mud, drives over my body, shows by
his whole attitude that I count for
nothing lu his eyes because I am not
rich, like himself this Is what dis
turbs me, and righteously. Ho heaps
suffering upon me needlessly. He hu
miliates and Insults me gratuitously.
It Is not what Is vulgar within uio, but
what is noblest, that asserts Itself In
the face of this offensive pride. Do
not accuse me of envy. I feel none.
It is my manhood that is wounded.
We need not search far to Illustrate
these Ideas. Every man of any ac
quaintance with life has had numerous
experiences which will Justify our
dictum in his eyes.
In cortHln communities devoted to
material Interest the pride of weulth
dominates to such a degree that men
are quoted like values In the stock
market. The esteem In which a man
Is held Is proportionate to the contents
of bis strong box. Here "society" Is
made up of big fortunes, the middle
class of medium fortunes. Then come
people who have little, then those who
bav nothing. All Intercourse is regu-
Utwl tu this principle. And the rela-
BERT G. BOARDMAN,
Has opened it
General Store
AT ODELL
find will keep on handanrst
class stock of
Groceries, Flour and Feed
f " 1 " ''" 1 -
ood River Flour f
We are now turning out first-class Family Flour.
See that your flour bears out; of the Hood River brands
and help build up your home community.
We ask the public to come and inspect one of the most
up-to-date milling plants in the state.
BRANDS:
Cupid, Hood River and Silver Dust
Also Graham and Whole Wheat Flour.
iOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS
Hood River Milling Co.j
imams
harm
acy
HAS A FULL LINE 0 V
Spraying Material
DRUGS and CHEMICALS
Bring us your Prescriptions.
IJrosius Block.
U. T. KaWbOJh, I F. H. STANTON
HOOD RIVER NURSERY.
Stock Grown on Full Roots.
We desire to let our friends and patrons know
that for the fall planting we will have and can sup
ply in any number
Cherry, Pear,Apricot, Peacha Plum Trees,
GRAPES, CURRANTS, BERRY PLANTS,
Shade and Ornamental Trees.
Also, all the standard varieties of Apple trees. Can
supply the trade with plenty of Newtown, Spitzen
berg and Jonathan apple trees.
RAWSON & STANTON, Hood River, Or.
DAVIDSON FRUIT CO
FRUIT DEALERS
and Manufacturers of all kinds of
Fruit
JACKSON & JACKSON,
Dealer in General Merchandise
and Lumbermen's Supplies,
Railroad Ties, Cordwood, Lumber and Cedar Posts
Highest Priees l'nid for High Grade Fruit.
DEALER IN
Telephone No. .'!.
HOOD RIVER, OR.
SNOW & UPSON
For All Kinds of
Grubbing Supplies, Wood
Choppers and Lo wers Tools
A full line of stock always mi
Does your horse interfere? Bring' him i,i.
nind.
iNo cure no pay
Livery, Feed and Draying.
STRANAHANS & BAGLEY.
The public is invited to call
and inspect the stock. A
square deal for all.
MILWAUKEE NURSERIES
We t-iavo 6n,HH) Yellow Newton Pippin nd
HpttttMilieriE AmdeTreeB, at ho guuer! va
rum i nie
rloly i
t't'g lor fcHle (or liu coming
Lu or
reason, mut wt tun auiiiir to sail the id at
reAKniiHldtt pi iivtt.
Our '1 tot are first id huh and Trite to Name.
UrafitMt nn w 'hole mold, with bo tun ture
fully nelerUM from Home of tho twit bear
ing oictiaidH lu Hood ither Valley,
beau lor priees to
MILWAUKEE NURSERIES
Milwaukee, Oregon
N
Horses bought, sold or exchanged.
PW'UMire parties can secure tirst-class rigs. Spe
cial attention given to nioviug Furniture
and Pianos.
We do everything horses can do.
HOOD lilVER, OREGON.
0. L, GII.UEKT, Proprietor.
C. F. GILBERT, Manager.
M
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t. K.
STRAND
B. HARVEY,
Proprietor
Some Bargains.
Our lit contains alioiit III different
tract s of fruit and general farm land in
Mosier; alioiit ,rAX) ueres in I'lidcrwood,
divided into tracts of from -1(1 to 1120
acies each; also about 1H" different
uueiH hi larin properly in liood liner
valley, and sonic very desirable, resi
dences in lluod liivcrand .Mosie.r
i acres mile out; berries and
orclmid. A beautiful location. Will Ih)
sold at a bargain.
iU. .'!." acres one-hull' mile from Mt.
Hood I'. O. M acres in clover, 4 in hay
I I in stiHM lien ies, 1 share water,
houses, all for $14011.
"t. 4- acres ft miles out, lli acres in
orchard. Hi full bearing. Tiist-class improvement-..
A beautiful home.
L'S. SO ai li s, 5 ac:-es 7-ycui'-oUI apple
trees, balance in clover and general
(arminc;. New 4-room house.
4o acres in the most beautiful por
tion ol l lie valley. 4 acres in orchard
one war old, a! neies in berries, 4 acres
In alfalfa, balance general fanning.
bl. Ill acres 4 miles mil; snlendid
soil; 1 acre apples, best varieties; one
year planted. 11 acres in strawberries.
acres in potatoes, ," acres in clover.
114. Two KiU-acrc f acts alioiit nine
miles out ; one on east side, other west
side. Choice for f 1100.
A number of ft, 10, i0 ami 40 acre
Iraels of unimproved land that will
hear investigation Also a unrulier of
lai've tracts from Hid loltLM acres in Ore
gon and Washington
Some few residences and lots in every
portion of the city.
W. J. BAKER & CO.
Real Estate Agents
Hood River, Oregon.
ood Hotel
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
Headquarters for Tourists & Commercial Travelers
Regular Rate, $1.25 to 92. 50 per dy.
Sbecial Rates by Week or Month.
Stages leave dally for Cloud Cap Inn during July, August and September.
J. B. FLETCHER & CO.
DKAl.F.US 1 X
Groceries, Flour and Feed,
Notions, Glassware, Crockery, etc.
HOOD ItlVKU IIEKillTS.
Staple and jz?
Fancy Groceries
AND HARDWARE.
SOLE AGENTS FOJ
Majestic & Mesaba Ranges
and Stiletto Cutlery.
HOOD RIVER HEIGHTS, - - OREGON.
HOTEL WAUCOMA
P. F. FOUTS, Prop.
RATES, $2.00 to $2.50 PER DAY.
Steam heat. Lam-e niensant rooms. Ev-m-vtliiiHr n, iv
Sample room for commercial travelers.
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
CENTRAL MARKET
HAYES BEGS., Proprietors.
DEALEHH IN ALL KINDS OF
Fresh & Cured Meats
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.
Tle First National Bank
OF HOOD RIVER
A COMPLETE STOCK OF
FURNITURE
and Building Material
WE PAY INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS
The habit of thrift acquired by the saviiur of nionev
must prove of greater value than the money itself.
ou are sure to gain by depositing, and thus saving your
money. A bank account tends to irive you a substantial
standing in the community.
Drafts and Bank Money Orders Sold on All Parts of the Wdrld.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
PAINTS AND OILS.
FURNITURE REPAIRED, iv t prices
guarantwd. Call and look through the Stock.
Glad to show von around.
Undertaker and Embalmer
HOOD RIVER TRANSFER
& LIVERY CO.
TICLET OFFICE FOR THE REGULATOR LINE OF STEAMERS.
Hauling, Draying, Ba&gage Transferred, First
Class Livery Turnouts Always Ready.
Phone 1:51,
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