Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1910 — DOINGS OF WOMEN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DOINGS OF WOMEN

Stoopleaa Dnatpan Now. Women are generally agreed that one of the most serious features of household work is the incessant stoop-

ing which seems to be necessary in the performance of the daily routine of the household work. Doctors claim that it is this alone which is in a large .measure responsible foj the many ills and ailments which women are with and which the men are free from. So

new dustpan, many of her daily tasks require that she should lean or stoop over that it is not long before this unnatural attitude is responsible for some- serious and chronic illness which often makes her an invalid for the rest of her life. The stoopless dustpan, which has recently been invented, enables her to do the work of gathering up the accu-mulations.-on the floor without cne least inclination of her body. The new implement has a long handle by which -it is carried conveniently, and at the same time the handle controls the operation of a lid which opens for the reception of the dust when the pan is placed on the floor and as it is raised after gathering up the accumulations, the lid closes, hiding the contents from view and preventing their being scattered by the wind or by accident.

Health and Bt-anfy Hlntw Hold young thoughts persistently. Avoid fear in all its varied forms of expression. Keep in the sunlight; nothing beautiful or sweet ripens in the darkness. Simply refuse to grow old by counting your years or anticipating old age. Don’t allow yourself to think, on your birthday, that you are a year older. Refrain from all kinds of stimulants and sedatives; they will shorten your life. Nature is the great rejuvenator; her spirit is ever young. Live with her; study her; love her. Avoid excesses of all kinds; they are injurious. The long life must be a temperate, regular life. Keep mental cobwebs, dust and brain ashes brushed off by frequent trips to the country, or by travel. Never look on the dark side; take sunny views of everything; a sunny thought drives awav the shadows Cultivate £he spirit of contentment; all discontent and dissatisfaction bring age-furrows prematurely to, the face. Think beautiful thoughts—harmony thoughts, truth thoughts, thoughts of innocence, of youfh, of love and of kindness. Physicians claim that sleep is more refreshing in a darkened room. It is well to accustom children from infancy to sleep in the dark. After living for several months on simple foods, in addition to increased good health, it would be found that an Increased susceptibility of taste and a keener relish have been acquired. Massage is not only a beautifying agent, but it is a wonderful cure for neuralgia, if attention is paid especially to the muscles of the eyes and brow.' It is excellent also for sleeplessness and all nervous conditions. For Ingrowing nails wear wider boots and clip the nails so they curve down in the center of the top. Nails as a rule are a little rounded or pointed, but by cutting them in the nails bend a little and are less apt to hurt the flesh at the sides. Keep them short all the time.

New Type of Woman. The eyes of ihe world are directed at the matured women who are doing things. The exclusive society woman and she who has only good looks to recommend her are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. We are living in an intensely practical age. So rapidly are we living that all forces are amalgamating and evolving a type of woman such as the world has never seen before. She is not a fledgling, nor a merely pretty thing, but a woman of gracious tact and wide sympathy, who has lived down many a bitter disappointment and crushed many a sorrow, but who is imbued with the optimistic spirit of Young America; she knows that in order to do her best she must look her best; she inspires old and young with her youthful enthusiasm; she is sincerely interested in every humane question of the day; thus unconsciously does she cultivate those endearing qualities of the heart, the daily exhibition of which, in the course of years, imparts an atmosphere of soft, sweet femininity, and gives to a woman when she reaches middle Use that delightful subtle spirit we call “charm.” This is perhaps what the satirical Bernard Shaw meant when he asserted that no woman is possible until she has reached her thirty-fifth year, and not worth talking with until her fortieth!—The Delineator. Economy la Haying. Comparatively few housekeepers appreciate Ihe economy of buying household supplies in large quantities at

wholesale rates. Try it for a while, keeping strict account, and at the end of a year you will be surprised at the amount of-money saved. When it is impossible for one to buy in large quantities, owing, perhaps, to a small family, let several housekeepers club together, one woman who has business ability attending to the ordering, or they can take turns in doing that part of the work if they choose. Of course, it is some trouble, but it pays well for the time spent. Many articles in daily use, as dried fruits, canned goods, spices, etc., can be kept for a long time if properly cared for. Soap is much better kept a long time—the longer the better. Butter if put up in prints or small packages, can be wrapped in a clean we« cloth or wet butter paper, and put into a jar of strong brine —as much salt in the water as it will dissolve —when it will keep indefinitely if care is taken to keep the butter always covered with the brine. Perishable food will, of course, have to be ordered oftener. Headdress for Mornings.

The tendency has been of late years to leave off hats in the summer time as much as possible. Girls have knotted veils behind the ears and have contrived many other little fanciful headdresses to protect their tresses from the winds, but it has remained

for an American girl artist in Part* to send us a charming and French? little design that will catch the eye of our summer and all—on the instant JN It is simply a large silk handkerchief in cashmere design draped over a very large wire frame—which is light in weight and lirotects the hair. The ’kerchief is edged With black moire, and there is a black tassel at each corner. And it may be made at home, which is not the least of its charms. A Sewing Suggestion. In place of the tedious rolling and whipping used in sewing ruffles on to balms of lace, the woman who makes her own lingerie will find this method, much easier, quicker and quite as effective: Turn down the edge of the ruffle as if to make a very narrow hem, but instead of hemming, gather with a fine thread, then place the gathers evenly, hold them firmly in place and whip on to the lace. The gathering thread will not show and ihe work "will be strong enough for laundering. This can be done in half the time, and the most critical admirer of neat and dainty sewing can not detect it from rolling and whipping. Keeping Up Appearances. Your everyday toilet is a part of your character, says a writer. A girl who looks like a “fury” or a sloven in the morning is not to be trusted, howet»er finely she may look in the evening. Look tidy in the morning and after the dinner is over improve your toilet. Make it a rule of your daily life to “dress” in the afternoon. Your dress may or may not be anything better than calico, but with a ribbon or fioweF'or some bit of ornament you can have an air of self-re-spect and satisfaction that invariably commends you to heaven. Women aa Farmers. More than 700,000 woman had a share last year in raising the crops of the nation. That more women are taking up farming each year is a fact, and that the most of them are succeeding is equally true. They are running cattle ranches, cotton plantations, raising melons, wheat, corn, fruit and ■managing stock farms and chicken ranches. In every part of the country the invasion of the agricultural field by women is going op, but it is more marked in the West. Not Her Fnult. Being upbraided by her mother for being the lowest in her class, little Mabel exclaimed, in tones of injured innocence: “It ain’t my fault. The girl who has always been at the foot has left school.” —Modern Society. Not tor Him. Johnson—That girl is a jewel. Morrison—Why don’t you marry her? Johnson —I can’t furnish the setting. —Smart Set.