Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1902 — Women's Doings. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Women's Doings.

MANAGING A HUSBAND. HERE is a positive exhilaration JI to be derived from bringing all ** one’s efforts to bear upon a husband whose business worries have pursued him from the office. There is a genuine delight to fight with the unknown anxieties which his love will not permit him to unburden at home. It brings but all the tact and patience and diplomacy, all the charms and graces of a woman’s character to transform a cross, tired, worn-out husband into a new man,—just by a good dinner and a little tact. But to manage a husband when there are so many kinds of husbands requires more than any other thing a thorough study of your subject. To “meet your husband with a smile,” which is the old-fashioned rule for all Ills, is enough to make a nervous, irritable man frantic. Look him over before you even smile. Don’t sing or hum if he has a headache, or begin to tell him the news before you have fed him. If there Is one rule to lay down —which there Is not, or if I were giving automatic advice—which 1 am not —I should say that most men come home like hungry animals, and require first of all to be fed.—Lilian Bell, In Harpar’s Bazar.

How to Wait on the Table Quickly. Now 1 want to call your attention to a little point that facilitates the waiting wonderfully. It is the having of an extra plate. The waitress holds this extra plate in her hand and gives it to the host as she receives the plate from him w’hlch he has filled. She takes this to the guest and brings back a plate, which she again gives to the host as she receives the next plate. In this way, you see, the host can be helping the course while the maid is taking the plate to each place. Otherwise he would have to wait until she had returned with each plate. You can see, it makes the waiting on the table much quicker work. In placing the plate the waitress goes to the right, in serving to the left A good waitress will hold her hands in the middle, underneath the dish of vegetables, stooping over and putting the dish down near the guest. She holds it in her left hand. Then there Is no awkward reaching to the level of your head, in order to help yourself, ns is sometimes necessary with an untrained maid.

The Well-Bred Woman. The best-bred women do not fuss. They take their gowns and their furniture, their jewels and their children as a matter of course. They are unconscious of their veils and their gloves, and they expect every one else to be equally so. If they see an Intimate wearing a handsome gown they refer To it admiringly, but they also preface their comment with an apology. Their differences with their husbands are not aired, neither are the domestic upheavals caused by the oesertlon of the cook on wash morning. The repose of th? well-bred woman is not the quiet of weakness. It Is the calm of trained faculties, balanced so nicely that an earthquake may cause a change of color, but will not bring forth a loud cry. Well-bred women are a boon to the hnman race. They help the social and professional world to maintain a high standard both of morals and behavior. —Philadelphia Telegraph.

Devoted to Children. Mrs. Frederic Schoff, of Philadelphia, the newly elected President of the National Congress of Mothers, has been

prominent for many years In societies having for their object Improvements In the laws relating to the care of children. It was largely through her efforts that the new juvenile court law was passed in Pennsylvania, entirely re-

moving children from appearance In the criminal courts. Mrs. Schoff has a beautiftil home and children of her own, to whom she Is devoted.

Women as Librarians. A field of work for women which seems specially suited to them is the profession of trained librarians. In the United States there are thousands of public libraries, besides private, reference and college and school libraries, and in all these there is said to be an increasing demand for the services of graduates of library training schools. There are three of these large training schools in the United States which are open to women on equal terms with men.

The Corset Pad.

The corset pad is a heart-shaped piece of silk, size of a tea plate. It has a double Interlining of cotton. A niching of ribbon is around the edge. It is worn, point downward, pinned to th§. outside of the corset to give the low, full-busted effect that is the fashionable desire. There need not be a sachet annex to It; just the pad, which is strictly for improving the figure, and which gives that low-fronted look as surely as does the pointed belt.

The Black Skirt.

“They say” that to be without a black lace skirt this season is to be pitifully poor as to one’s wardrobe. It is the back dress skirt, the one to which

the fancy bodice is most wedded. Above all, there is no skirt that may be worn upon a greater number of different occasions. It has, In short, taken the place of the black satin skirt of some years ago and the black taffeta of a later period. How to make one’s black lace skirt chic and charming and at the same time unlike everybody’s else is the problem. The material does not admit of much variety. Be the flounces many or few, the general character of the skirt must ever be the same. An Old-New Coiffure. , Each season as it comes, writes “A Society Butterfly,” brings some new styles in hairdressing. This year the most striking novelty seems to be the long, loose curl on the neck. Like most other fashions, it is a revival, and had its birth in the early ’6os, when Queen Alexandra came over to England, as the “sea-king’s daughter.” The curl must come from the back of the neck, be brought forward to the front, be neatly, evenly twisted, and—this is most important—be what Is termed a “fat” curl. Health and Beauty Hints. To prevent a mustard plaster from injuring the skin mix the mustard with the white of an egg. For a toilet paste take equal parts of white of egg, barley flour, and honey. Mix well and apply at night. Mutton tallow to which a few drops of carbolic acid Is added will heal sores or any raw surface on man or beast. The curative value of fruit is becoming more and more insisted upon by those who make a study of dietetics. A dash of lemon Juice in plain water Is an excellent tooth wash. It not only removes tartar, but sweetens the breath.

Chronic nasal catarrh may often be cured by syringing the nose with warm water to which has been added a little carbonate of soda. Glycerin and lemon Juice, half and half, on a bit of absorbent cotton, is the best thing In the world wherewith to moisten the lips of a fever patient. For chapped hands or lips take four ounces of oil of roses, one ounce white wax, half an ounce spermaceti. Melt in a glass vessel and thoroughly mix. A nice wash Is composed of three lemons, one ounce of ammonia and one ounce of glycerine; put these in a halfpint bottle and fill up with rose water. The juice of a lemon taken In hot water on awakening in the morning is an excellent liver corrective and is better than any anti-fat medicine invented. The finest of manicure acids is made by putting a teaspoonful of lemon juice in a cupful of warm water. This removes most stains from the fingers and nails.

Acids formed by the decomposition of food within the mouth are always waging war upon the teeth by breaking down their enamel, and to guard against this evil care should be taken to thoroughly cleanse the mouth at least night and morning, even if it be not possible to do so after every meal.

MRS. SCHOFF.