Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 297, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1912 — Page 2

Famous PALAIS ROYAL Dommed

HAT place Is this? I have IT I never been through it beThey were passing 1 through the Palais Royal as short cut. The speaker was a New Yorker 'who visits Paris every year and stays two months each time because, although he leaves New York fully determined to study other European capitals each year, the charm of Paris holds him captive and he’ Igrudges the few days he has to give to London to obtain a new outfit of c%:hes. Yet this student 1 and lover of

Paris had never seen the Palais Royal, because It Is living Paris that occupies all his interest and the Palais Royal belongs to the past. An attempt was made this year to bring about the resurrection of the palace by moving the bourse to a new building to be erected in its gardens. The bourse has grown too small for the transactions carried -on there. When it was constructed the amount Of securities in France waß about 12,000,000,000 and the total had grown to 118,000,000,000 In 1899, when two new wings were added to the building. The amount has Increased In the last thirteen years to $24,000,000,000 and seems*likely to continue to Increase, and the corporation of stock brokers complains that the operations of its members are hampered for want of space. A plan was drawn up to build a new stock exchange in the gardens of the Palais Royal, now only used by a few children as a playground. Several small, dingy streets (Montpensler, Beaujolals and Radziwill) were to be swept away to give better access to it and two new avenues were to be built, one from the Avenue de l’Opera

FOR THE GIRL WHO WORKS

flints Prom an English Source That Will Banish Pasty Faces of Tollers. Why is it that nine out of every ten girl workers one meets are pasty faced? Waitresses, typists, servants, teacherss, mill hands, shop girls—one aad all have the yellow white tinge of a dead complexion, says a writer in London Tit-Bits. Woman commercial travelers are the only section with comparatively rosy cheeks. This may have something to do with the exercise, for women working in this branch of industry have a lot of walking to do. And never was a more beneficial beautifler than a sharp walk, however short' But perhaps another reason for the unwonted bloom of the “road woman" Is the fact that during her peregrinations she iusually stays at hotels, where the food is good. Good food is an essential to beauty. She knows, too, that shirking meals is detrimental to good looks; that she could never get about as she does on a bathbun and cup-of-tea lunch, which is too often Indulged in by the young typist. Even the country girl would lose her inherited "roses" on a pastry diet. A plate of ham or tongue, a crisp roll and butter, and a glass of water would prove Just as appetizing, and infinitely more digestible. Biting into the hard roll crust does the teeth, to begin with, any amount of good; and sipping the Water after, not during, the meal, is the wisest precaution to be taken by the girl who values her appearance. Coffee and tea are, besides being incongruous in the middle

Thrift and Shrewdness of Napoleon

The Emperor Napoleon I- dressed In plain clothes, often visited the kets of Paris, In order to learn the current prices of food, and find out whether his household officers served him with honesty and economy. In "Foreign Reminiscences’’ Richard Lord Holland Says that this was only one Illustration of the emperor's thrift and' shrewdness. When the Tuileries was being re**

and one between the Council of State offices and the Palais Royal. The president of the stockbrokers' corporation approved of the scheme and for a time it seemed as if it was certain to be put into execution. But the city council voted it down, being unwilling ‘to surrender- an open space and not wishing to make, a radical change in a building with which so much of the country’s history is wrapped up. “This Palais Royal,” said the leader of the opposition to the project, “is to Paris almost what St Mark’s square is to Venice.” But although the plan is for the present scotched, it Is not killed, and it is possible that the powerful inter* ests at work in its favor will overcome the sentimental objections of its opponents. The Palais Royal, now deserted and melancholy, wars for hundreds of years the center of Parisian gayetyT business, fashion, gallantry and life. Its history recalls in its origin that of Hampton court, built by Cardinal %olsey. It was commenced in 1629 by Cardinal Richelieu, who bought the old Rambouillet mansion for $19,000,

of the day, exceedingly hurtful beverages for the lunch hour. If economy must be studied, both the bachelor girl and the girl who possesses a home should make it a golden rule to have a substantial breakfast. Above all, the meal should not be eaten rapidly, and never taken in bed, if the consumer has to rise immediately afterward. For apart from the fact that directly on rousing from sleep the digestive organs are not wide awake, as it were, sudden action after a meal spells disaster to the digestive system altogether. If possible, rise early enough to allow of reading the morning paper for, say, a quarter of an hour before sitting down to breakfast, or take a turn round the yard. A very good breakfast for every season of the year consists of a small plate of porridge, some bacon or an egg, toast and butter and marmalade, and fruit of some discription, stewed Of otherwise. And Just because it is hot. do not do away with everything except the fruit. A fruit breakfast may be very nice In warm weather, but.it’s no groundwork for a day’s work. A glass of water at breakfast is also extremely good. But those who could not do without their tea or coffee, let them take them by all means. But on no account- bolt them down hot; rather drink them cold than boiling. The "girls of today look so old —that is, the girls who have to work for their living. And it is simply because they will not look after themselves. Sitting in stuffy classrooms and offices, before whirring machinery, they seem to have no energy left to do anything toward keeping fit when at length they

paired, Napoleon suspected that the upholsterer's charges were higher than they should be. So he asked one of his ministers, who was with him,, how much the ivory egg at the end of the fell-rope ought to cost? "I do not know,” was the answer. >* "It shall be ascertained,” said Napoleon. Thereupon he cut off the Ivory handle, called for a valet, bade him dress himself in plain clothes, in- - f-A ■'; . V"*

and the fields and marshes then surrounding it, spending in all some $200,000. On this site hji. built a palace so splendid that, fearing that the king, Louis XIII, would accuse him of being too luxurious, he made a present of it to the king three years before the building was finished. Louis’ widow, Queen Anne of Austria, took up her residence there on his death with her two sons, XIV and the Duke Qf Anjou. The Ilttle king, then four years old, played in the gardens, where a miniature fort was built for him, with ramparts, bastions, moats and redoubts, all complete. Henrietta of France, made a widow by the execution of her husband, Charles I of England, lived in the palace, and later Philip of Orleans, when regent of France during the minority of Louis XV, occupied it. "In the eighteenth century the northern side was the scene of dealings In stocks, in Law’s wonderful schemes —a foretaste of the future that may await the' palace. In 1789 the gardens were a favorite meeting place for the revolutionists, and Camille Desmoulins preached revolt, standing on a table, on the spot where his statue now is placed. With the directory the paliyje, deserted by politicians, became the haunt of gayety again. Pastry cooks and wine sellers occupied the shops and gallantry held sway there. Under the consulate and first empire the palace was full of gambling houses, as readers of Balzac’s “Peau de Chagrin” will remember. Lansquenet and baccarat were played from morning to night, until Lfluis Philippe closed the gambling houses. _ This act was a deathblow to the gayety centered at the Palais Royal. For years it was noted for good and cheap restaurants, but now even that trade has gone and cheap- jewelry shops, postcard sellers and secondhand dealers carry on the only business that exists there. One corner only retains full life. The Palais Royal theater, celebrated for its farces' of a type peculiar to itself, still brings people to the district

have "done for the day.” But there Is such a ridiculously simple little exercise which takeß only three or four minutes every night and morning, which will make all the difference in the world to the tired girl worker. She has only to stand at her open bedroom window, hands on hips, and draw in deep, long breaths slowly, and as slowly let them out again. And the wonderful change It makes! Dull eyes become bright, fallow cheeks take on a rich canning round shoulders disappear, as do ugly hollows. And the effect on the mind Is just as marvelous. This llttlp- breathing exercise breeds a cheery optimism in place of a dreary pessimism. And all because the sluggish blood of the sedentary girl worker Is getth&g what it so badly needs —more exygtn. Another pleasant little aid te beauty is the eating of an apple last thing before retiring at night. The effect of such a remedy complexion is well nigh mlraculoug.

New Commission.

Tm|s ed to stopping at the store every Saturday afternoon to get shoes for the kids,” said the man from whom we overhear things. “I don’t have to be reminded of that any more. And I get hats at regular Intervals, too, whether I’m told to or not—l know how long hats last. Bull I ran across a new angle today. Just before I started home I telephoned to my wife’ and asked her if she wanted anything. “ *Let’s see,' says she. ‘Yes, we’re all out of tea, and I wish you’d stop and get some. While you’re there, you might as well get a set of china, too. Yes, we’ve got some, but the cook says there’s not enough to last"" the week out!’” —Cleveland Plain Dealer.

quire the price of such articles at several shops In Paris, and order a dozen as if for himself. ;Tbe valet bought them for twothirds of the price that the emperor had had to pay. Napoleon, Inferring that the same overcharge had been made In the other articles, deducted a third from the entire account, and Informed the tradesman that It was done at his own express command, because on investigation, he had found the charges to be exorbitant. —Youth’s Companion.

PIES THAT ALL WILL LIKE

Recipes Have Had the Sanction of Generations of Presiding Geniuses of the Kitchen. Cherry Pie.—Line the pieplate with good crust, fill half full with stoned ripened cherries ; put a teaspoon of flour with a cup of sugar and sift; sprinkle this over cherries; dot over a few bits of butter. Now fill the crust full to the top with more cherries. Cover with upper crust and bake. Currant Pie.—One cup of mashed currants, one*of sugar, two tablespoons of water, one of flour, beaten with the yolks of two eggs. Fill crust, bake. Frost the top with the beaten whites of the tw6 eggs and two tablespoons of powdered sugar. Brown lightly in oven. Cream Pie. —Porur a pint of earn over one and a half cups of sugar. Let it stand until the whites of three eggs have been beaten to a stiff froth. Add to this the cream and sugar and beat up well; grate a little nutmeg over the mixture and bake without an upper crust. A heaping teaspoon of Bifted flour sifted with the sugar will make a firmer pie liked. Custard Pie. —Beat up the yolks of three eggs to a cream. Stir and sift together a tablespoon of flour and* three tablespoons of sugar; add this to the beaten yolks with a pinch of salt, a teaspoon of vanilla and a little grated nutmeg; next the well beaten whites of the eggs and then a pint of scalded milk (not boiled) which has been cooled. Mix this in by degrees and turn all into a deep pieplate lined with puff and bake from 25 to 30 minutes.

FOR THE COOKING UTENSILS

Extra Shelves, According to One Housewife* Has Solved a Troublesome Problem for Her. i _ One usually has so many pans and cooking utensils that convenient storing becomes a problem. They are placed one inside of the other . and

when you want a certain pan it is generally at the bottom. After I had been frequently annoyed in this way I decided upon the plan illustrated. To the underside of each shelf I nailed blocks three inches wide and one inch thick, and to them I fastened light

Strips. This made an additional shallow shelf for each deep shelf. In the picture “C” is the block, “S” the strips. It is better to use strips than a solid board because the latter would hold this, which would be difficult to remove from ,so narrow a space.—Exchange.

Snow Pudding.

This Is fine, easy to make and not expensive: Dissolve two tablespoons of cornstarch in a little water, add one pint of boiling water and cook five minutes, remove from fire, add the beaten whites of two eggs and beat until smooth; add a little salt, sugar and vanilla. Same —Scald one-half pint of milk, add three tablespoons of Bugar, then the beaten yolks of the two eggß, and cook a few minutes, add a little salt, remove from fire, add one-half teaspoon of vanilla. I know you will like this, especially if in a hurry. I put into individual molds and set on ice.

Prune and Date Pie.

Soak prunes over night and /remove stones. To two cups of prunes add one-half cup dates ctft in tiny, pieces, the grated rind and Juice of one lemon, three, tablespoons sugar and the prune juice. Dredge with flour, dot with bits of butter, put on upper crust and bake.

Spinach Cakes.

The thinnest possible pancakes are baked and filled with the ready cooked spinach. They must be rolled and put in layers in a buttered pudding dish and a good, quantity of sour cream poured over them. They are then baked in the oven for 20 minutes and served immediately. L,

Cleaning Collars.

When the coat collar becomes soiled it may he cleaned in this manner: Dissolve one part salt in four parts alcohol. Apply this mixture with a sponge and rub well. c J

Raw Sliced Cucumbers.

Pare and lay them In ice water one hour, then atfice and season to taste with vfnegatf pepper and salt Never omit soaking iu ice water.

FRIVOLITIES

SIMPLE AND IN STYLE LATEBT FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENT OF THE COIFFURE. Matter for the Individual, but Certain Ideas May Only Be Indulged In by Those to Whom They Are Fitted. There are certain types of faces that wear a low coiffure .better than any other style, and Without doubt a low coiffure is, of all, the most graceful. But it is only to be indulged in by those whose heads are well bal-

anced in outline, or whose hairdressers know how to conceal any defect in that regard. The pretty hair-dress pictured here is so easy of arrangement that any one may undertake it The chignon at the back, of puffs and curls, is pinned to a coll of hair twisted firmly and fastened close to the head to serve as a support. No attempt at regularity in placing the puffs or curls is apparent. The front hair is loosely waved, parted in the middle and rolled back at the sides. The ears in this, as in all the fashionable coiffures, are concealed. It is the softness of the hair about the face and the charm of curls at the back that make this a style always admired and never passe. A coronet of filigree silver is worn in this particular instance. For this style only coronets or bands are in strict keeping. They add Immensely to the finished effect. ’ JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

CAMERA APRON GOOD THING

Designed for Bpeclal Purpose, It Has Been Snapped Up for Its General Usefulness. The camera apron was devised for the convenient carrying of camera paraphernalia on out-of-door trips. A yard and a quarter of gray denim was used. The body of the apron was a straight piece, 26 inches long, with a strip 11 inches deep across the bottom for pockets. The remaining eight inch strip of denim was cut into three pockets, two of* which were placed above are done as a patch pocket over

DESIGNS IN NEW LINGERIE

Ideas of Parisian Modistes Follow Closely the Line of Fashion of $ the Beason. Parisian modistes are making a new nightgown, which Is cut high in the back and very low in the front, possibly influenced by the universal fashion fpr the Robespierre collars. Gowns, you know, even for the evening, are high at the back even when they are cut almost to the waist in the front. This design has a few fine tucks in the middle of the back, is finished with an overcast line of scallops under whleh is caught a full gathered ruffle of Valenciennes lace. In front there are mors fine tucks, put In groups, and through a line of buttonholes Is run inch-wide pink satin ribbon, which is tied in long loops In the middle. The line of this decolletage is exceedingly pretty and reminds one of the portraits of Raeburn of the fashionable ladies of his day, who wore their outer frocks cut high in the back and swirling down to expose a wide expense of chest and bust in front, the picture framed in with a knife-plaited frill of lace. This same designer is also making admirable prihcess combinations to wear over the corset instead of a corset cover and a short petticoat and a pair of knickers, These are of nainsook and fitted to the figure with many seams. They are Just long enough to cover the cap of the knee and are finished with two4nch ruffles of hand-embroidered scallops or slightly gathered lace. The fastening Is down the side, in order that the pattern of the front

the middle of the lower row. Tape was used for finishing the raw edges of the three pockets and served also for dividing the 11-inch strip into three more pockets. All raw edges were finished with wide white tape stitched twice. A facing of thinner cloth was sewed on top, and drawstrings run through. The pockets held plate, holders, focus cloth, chamois skin, record book, etc. One upper pocket was lined with chamois skin for the* shutter with bulb and tubing, which needed special protection. All pockets closed with a snap at the top, and the whole was folded completely when not in use. For a man’s use this might be made without, drawstrings at the top, and it could be folded and carried by shawl straps.

MAY EASILY BE MADE AT HOME

Most Attractive Gown That Offers Little Difficulties fOr the Amateur Dressmaker. The gown.sketched, while yielding to the popular demand for drapery, is nevertheless one of real simplicity, und offers no difficulties for the clever home dressmaker. The drapery of the otherwise plain kimono bodice is caught in such a manner at' the front as to give a bolero effect beneath the square cut-out neck and long narrow revers of lace. A vest and collar of shadow lace shows beneath. The drapery is caught by gilt

tassels, which also hold the drapery" of the skirt and trim the front of the latter. The material of this gown is case au lai channelise, the lace ft rich cream color.

will not be disturbed. The line goes straight under the arm, of course, and the adjustable straps are of lace or of. fresh pink ribbon.

Neckwear Fad.

Mallne choux and stocks have always been more or less fashionable for wear with the tailored coat, for there is something exquisitely soft and becoming about the twist of tulle around the neck, or the smart bow of tulle beneath the chin, in contrast with.the trim lines of a tailored suit.. The new tulle, or malines, neckwear has a further touch of daintiness in' the way of p&arjl bead trimming! If! the bow Is a simple affair with loops: at either side there may be a clasp made of pearl bead strands around! its center, and, perhaps, a tassel or ornament of the pearls will hang from the clasp. The malines stocks hare strand necklaces with clasps set at Intervals, the pretty pearl necklace being tacked lightly to the out* side of the stock.

Correct Hatpins.

Two ill-assorted. Hi-selected hatpins can destroy the beauty of a hat beyond remedy. The mode at present is for small-headed pins, and where rhinestones are used it is in eomblnatlon with pearls, says the New York Times. In pale gray and faint pink tones these imitation pearls with a border of brilliants make a charming ornament for the simple hats of the present vogue. For the black or white hats, black glass pins may be had! combined with slightly cut white glass, imitating the popular black enamaL and crystal Jewelry.