Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1902 — FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN

ALEXANDRA’S KIND HEART, «r> WRITER In the St. James Budget has some pleasing anecdotes to tell illustrative of Queen Alexandra’s kindness toward animals, a feeling which she, happily, has the good sense as well as the authority to express in various practical and helpful ways. It was through her thoughtfulness that notices have been posted In many London omnibuses requesting passengers not to require the complete stoppage of the vehicle more often than is absolutely necessary, and thus to relieve the horses as much as possible of the tremendous strain of restarting. Her majesty has now turned her thoughts to the cab horses of London, and has had sent from her native country to London some specimens of a light stand which is commonly used In Copenhagen for supporting the horsebags of horses so that they may take their casual feed In greater comfort than is possible when the bag is suspended from their heads. These little trestle tables are extremely light and easily folded and stowed away under the seat of the cab when not in use.— Leslie’s Weekly. Value of Cheerfulness. If a man should be cheerful at home. It goes without saying that a wonurn should be. Whatever her cares or anxieties, the wife and: mother must make It part of her religion to live above them. What Is most prized In household economy is not a temperament which is gay by fits and starts, up today and down to-morrow, full of hilarity on occasions, and heavy as lead at other times, but an even serenity of soul which makes people at ease and happy under the roof. A home in which oue treads always on thin ice cannot be tolerated. A cheerful disposition will Influence Its possessor to make the best of existing circumstances, forget the discomforts of yesterday, and anticipate delightful things to-morrow. To live largely in the present, doing one’s best and trusting God, Is to maintain an almost unbroken cheeriuess of demeanor and of experience. A distinction may always be made between high spirits, the sanguine optimism which makes people gay to effervescence, and the equanimity which Is a good putflt for the common road. In choosing a life partner, either a man or a woman does wisely who seeks one whose habitual cheerfulness will fit him or her for good comradeship. Much of the lack of cheer which undermines home comfort may be laid to the score of Insufficient health. A dyspeptic sees the world as through a haze of indigo. Inability te assimilate food makes poor blood, poor blood means low vitality, and low vitality brings. In its wake, an absence of Joy and a presence of pain, which result in fretfulness and morbidness. A resort to the dentist or the doctor, a change of diet, an increased amount of exercise, more sleep, less worry, will often restore, to a Jaded mind and a wearied body, the lost sense of happy cheer, and make a whole family glad where they have been sorrowful.—Margaret E. Sangster in Success. Stylish French Tnrban.

" 1 ■*** * wfifth *-> y' Nothing ItfAcfyS'' more becom- r ** sf Ing can be sf found for /yy / summer wear '// for women Y ( \ blessed with / as abundance of hair than the pretty French turban. It Is not elaborate at all. White chiffon, black and white straw as binding, black velvet hows and Jet plus are used In this stylish model. Ironing Shirtwaists. If the shirtwaists are wanted very stiff, they should be thoroughly dried before starching; if only moderately so, about half dried. The closer the weave of the goods the thinner the starch .should he. The cuffs should be Ironed first and require an Iron as hot as can be used without scorching. BoxIrons are nicer for starched things than the ordinary flat-irons, ns, not having to touch the stove on their surface, they are cleaner, keep their heat longer and are not so liable to scorch. The latter, however, will do very well If they are kept scrupulously clean. Take a clean piece of rag and wet It, wiping over both sides of the cuff with It to prevent the Iron sticking. Iron first very lightly on the wrong side, then lightly on the. right; heavily on the wrong side, then heavily on the right. These seemingly trivial details arc Important, because the Iron will stick If applied heavily at once, and If the cuff la finished on the wrong side Instead of the right. It leaves a ridge Whore the edge of the cuff Is turned in.

Keep on Ironing till the cuffs and collar ate both perfectly dry. Never change an iron while doing a cuff. An iron must always be scrupulously .clean for starched pieces. Some people use bath brick and olive oil to clean them, but a rag dipped In kerosene does just as well, and this will also help to prevent the Iron from sticking. If there are frills to be goffered they should be done when half dry; all trimmings should be Ironed first t< n the wrong side.—The Delineator. Freedom for Girls. / W e are often told that over-fndulg-ebce Is one of the mistakes of the age in the treatment of children by their parents. Girls enjoy a new sense of freedom, which has been coining gradually for many years, perceptibly for the lflht half-dozen years. Our books, our journals; seem to be imbued with the spirit of freedom, and ns women force their way upward and onward the prevailing tendency Is toward beating down old customs and old habits. Under these circumstances it Is extremely difficult for the parents in some cases to strike a happy medium. Woe to the mother who only remembers her own childhood, and. forgetting the progress which is taking place in thought since those years along ago, desires to surround her girl with the close chaperonage which was deemed necessary In her own days. This mother is laying up for herself a store of friction whioh will be extremely trying. because she has omitted to take Into account the fact that in those other times there are other ways. Far be it from us to approve of the notion that chaperonage is superfluous. We believe that it is specially necessary to the young girl who is entering society; but the chaperonage requires to be exercised in a very tactful manner. One Woman’s Idea. A practical idea has been worked out by a woman who likes to have the whole window screened in summer, so that the snsh may be raised ordowered at will. It is a net screen that may be used with either inside or outside window shutters, that permits the window to be raised or lowered and that Is cheap, olenn and pretty. Plain white netting, 50 cents the piece of eight yards. It is double width, and one width is full enough for an ordinary window. For extra wide windows a width and a half will be required. It Is to be heAmed at both ends and gathered on brass rods adjusted at the top and bottom of each window. These rods should be good, strong, real brass; the yellow tin curtain rods sold for a few cents are not worth putting up. The nets should be “fulled” across and perfectly taut lengthwise. If properly hung, they will be quite fly-tight. The lower rod can be slipped off its hook for a few seconds whenever It is necessary to open or close outside shutters. Kkr Shampoo, Yolk of one egg. Rainwater, one pint. Rosemary spirits, one ounce. What you really need Is friction for the scalp. Massage would be the best system. The hair falls out for lack of strength and tone in the hair bulbs, and friction is the great cure for this condition. Shampo once a week. No, It does not follow that you will be bald because your father was. Health and Beauty. Feelings of heaviness and despondency vanish with the eating of fruit. Excess of meat will disorganize the system and uric acid will be stored up. But sharp fruit pulps come In contact with the flesh and the acids counteract each other, so that the body receives only benefit. Dryness of skin may sometimes be remedied by a daily application of Jaborandl. The tincture in twenty times its bulk of water Is a reliable lotion. The remedy Is of service when the dryness is due to deficient secretion. When the skin perishes because of Inability to assimilate its lymph food tho lotion does no good whatever. If the stomach Is deficient In gastric Juice so that the unused food lies there as a weight and presently sends toward the throat volumes of acrid gas, indicating a disagreeable phnse of indigestion, and, later, giving Its victim sick headache, then currant Juice should be taken. This will work upon the acids of the food, stimulate the stomach coats and compel the slow gastric Juice to do Its work. The evil gas will depart and the hendache will go by this natural medicine. The strained juice of either red or black currants stewed with but little sugar will answer the purpose well. Knitting Is nowadays recommended to sufferers from rheumatism as a helpful exercise to prevent the hnnds becoming stiff from the complaint. For persons liable to cramp, paralysis and similar affections of the fingers knitting Is considered a useful exercise. It Is, moreover, valuable not merely as an exercise but for Its effect on tha nerves, and accordingly It Is recommended to women who suffer from Insomnia nnd depression. In certain sanitariums the patients are encouraged to knit and the sight of the flashing needles nnd of the work growing tinder their fingers makes the exerdse both cheering and Interesting.