Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1902 — WOMEN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WOMEN

WOMAN’S LOVE FOR THE BRUTE. WHY is it that the surgeon who serves on the firing line is socially ignored? asks James Creelman, the veteran war correspondent who writes of “The Man in Uniform” in the Pilgrim. No man who has seen real fighting can deny that the military surgeon is usually the man who bears the brunt of duty In any action. He must face the dangers of tlie fight without the excitemeut of fighting. He saves life while the others destroy it. But who thrills at the sight of a military surgeon? One Is driven to the conclusion that the social idolatry of the fighting man in uniform is founded on the iunate admiration of women for bruto force. Disguise it as you will, the fact remains that the man who kills is more attractive to the feminine heart than the man who saves. It is the unconscious tribute of weakness to strength, and the more terrible the strength, the more ruthless its manifestations, the more irresistibly fascinating its heraldry becomes. The man In uniform may be an uncouth, graceless fellow, without a useful thought in his head still, he represents that mysterious power chartered to slay. One lo destroy, is murder by the law; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe; To murder thousands, takes a specious name, "War’s glorious art,” and gives immortal fame. It is an odd tiling to reflect upon in this glorious Christian Twentieth cen.ury; and yet, no nation can preserve its integrity or its - institutions without the use of soldiers. The Chinese empire, with 400,000,000 inhabitants, was conquered in 1894 by little Japan. The soldier occupies almost the lowest rank in Chinese society; in Japan the soldier is the aristocrat. And it is true of all history, that when thD soldiers of any nation ceased to be a special object of honor that nation perished.

A leading tailor says there is to be any amount of silk strappings used on #ool gowns. A wool veiling just “created" By him has a skirt the lower half of which is trimmed with a heavy pattern, done In narrow stitched bands of taffeta, but in a darker shade than tha veiling. The blouse and upper part of the sleeves are trimmed In the same way, and the large collar is also edged with silk bands. The batiste robe dresses continue to be the rage, and in these days of bargains they are bought up as eagerly as if the season was not more than half ipent. Embroidered batistes are lively, even at 37 cents and upward. Women who have ideas and taste buy a few yards of the embroidered batiste for trimming and the plain for the gown; this makes an inexpensive dress, nnd if properly made will look ns well as n $75 robe dress. The embroidery counters nre filled to overflowing with genuine bargains in these batiste embroideries, as well as the handsome white embroideries, at a "mere song.” Those for undermuslins nre especially cheap, while some rare treasures are to be found in the remnant boxes for a few stray pennies. Folly of Ovcrucnaitivcnesa. Oversensitive people are usually very flne-grninod, highly organized, and intelligent, nnd. If (hey could overcome this weakness, would become capable, conscientious workers. Tb!s failing—for it Is a falling, and a very serious ona, too- Is an exaggerated form of self-consciousness, which, wlillo entirely different from egotism or conceit, causes self to loom up In such large proportions on the mental retina as to overshadow everything else. The victim of It feels that, wherever he goes, he is the center of observation, and that all eyes, all thoughts are focused upon him. He Imagines that people are criticising his movements aud his person, and making fun at his expense; when, in reality, they are not thinking of him, nnd perhaps did not see him, The surest way to conquer morbid sensitiveness Is to mingle with people as freely as possible, and, while appraising your own ability and intelligence at least ns Impartially as you would those of n friend or acquaintance, to forget yourself. Unless you can become unconscious of self, you will never either nppenr at your liest or do the best of which you are capable. It requires will power nnd an unbeudlug determination to conquer this arch enemy to success, hut What lias been done can he done, and many who were held

down by It for years have, by their own efforts, outgrown it and risen to commanding positions.—O. S. Marden in Success. To Have an Obedient Wife. See your wife as seldom as possible. If she is warm-hearted and cheerful in temper or if, after a day’s or a week’s absence, she meets you with a smiling face, and in an affectipnate manner, lie sure to look coldly upon her, and answer her with monosyllables. If she forces back her tears, and Is resolved to look cheerful, sit down and gape In her presence till she is fully convinced of your indifference. Never think you have anything to do to make her happy, but that her happiness is to flow from gratifying your caprices; and when she has done all a woman can do, be sure you do not appear gratified. Never take an interest in any of her pursuits; and if she asks your advice, make her feel troublesome and impertinent. If she attempts to rally you goodhumoredly, on any of your peculiarities, never join in the laugh, but frown her Into silence. If she has faults (which, without doubt, she will have, and perhaps may be ignorant of), never attempt with kindness to correct them, but continually obtrude upon her ears: "What a good wife Mr. Smith has!" “llow ha,ppy Mr. Smith Is with his wife!” “Any man would be happy with such a wife!” In company never seem to know you have a wife; treat all her remarks with indifference, and be very affable and complacent to every other lady. If you follow these directions, you may be certain tis an obedient and heart-broken wife. Physically Perfect Woman. A perfectly formed woman will stand at the average height of 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 7 inches. She will weigh from 123 to 140 pounds. A plumb line dropped from a point marked by the tip of her nose will fall at a point one inch In ffout of her great toe. Her shoulders and her hips will strike a straight line up and down. Her waist will taper gradually to a size on a line drawn from the outer third of the collarbone to the hips. Her bust will measure from 28 to 30 inches, her hips will measure from 0 to 10 inches more than this, and her waist will call for a belt from 22 to 28 inches. The upper arm of the perfectly formed woman will end at the waistline, and her forearm will extend to a point permitting the fingers to reach a mark just below the middle of the thigh. She should measure from her waist to her feet about a foot more than from the waist to the crown of her head. Her neck should be from 12 to 14 inches around, her head erect, and on a line with tha central plane of her body, and her foot should be of a size and shape to conform to her bands. The well-propor-tioned woman wears a shoe one-half the size of the glove her hand calls for. Thus, If a woman wears a six glove she should also wear a three shoe.— New York News Children's Punishments. It is never wise to punish a child too severely. No pudding at dinner, being sent out of the room, a curtailing of games, or some little treat omitted will be quite sufficient to show the child that It is in disgrace, and will probably be a puulsbme.nt which it will remember. Threatening or frightening naughty children Is worse than useless, and never, never shut up a child, especially one at all nervous, In a room or cupboard alone. The agonies and terrors, none the less horrible for being Imaginary, that some children have suffered from punishments of this sort have spoilt their nerves for life, and in some eases have seriously undermined their health. To take no notice of a fault is often the best way of punishing n child. Children are all unconscious actors, and, having a strong senso of the dramatic, enjoy being naughty enough to raise a sceue; but a wise mother will not argue with her child, or declaim, but will wait until the tantrums are over, and then talk quietly, this will make far more impression than a scolding in the heat of temper. Observations. Girls who know suy that when you lose your nppetlte for chocolate fudge* nnd want to write had poetry, Cupid’a going to "git yo’ if yo’ don’t watch out.” There’s a heap of money spent for rouge, fnlse frizzes nud eyebrow pencils that should be invested In soap and bath brushes. A woman who bought two bonnet* for 5 cents at a millinery stampede say* that lt’» a shame the way these shopkeepers get a iK»or mortal's money away from her. Some misguided girls have an Idea that to dress the hair artistically 1* to wind it up in a criss-cross Kiop that looks like n pile of Jackstraws. The vanity microbe knows that It has found n free lodging house with no wood-sawing to do when it ereeps Into the brain cells of the giddy, shallowminded damsel. Women'* Rights in Abvsslnin. In the matter of women’s right* Abyssinia is far in the lead of other countries. All nffnlrs of the Abyssinian home nre looked after l>y the woman. The house with nil Its contents belouga to the wife, and If the husband offends her she turns him out until he la fully repentant nnd makes amends.