Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 24, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 December 1886 — Page 2

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WOMAN AND HOME.

A GOOD HOUSEWIFE SUGGEST8 WHAT FARMERS' GIRLS CAN DO.

Frandulcnt AdrertlMneotoud Clreolan. Preparation of Food—To Amuse Children—Front Bitten Feet—A Carious

Habit—Cold Victuals—Odd» and End*. A good housevtd/e suggests that tije girls save their rags and their fathers' old clothes for carpet rags. When a sufficient number are collected, make them into balls and have them woven, a dark ground, with stripes of red, yellow and bine at intervals. I have seen rag carpets look nicer than many an ingrain. Don't turn up your noses your friends come to see you, not your carpet. If it is kept clean and free from grease spots' it will do plenty well enough. If in the course of time you get a nice Brussels, Wilton or three-ply, I daresay you will feel 'no better than when you trod on rags. The chairs may be either cane seat, splint or flag bottomed. A little toilet stand, with a red woolen cover or blue cotton or white netted one, might be placed cat-a-cornered in one corner of the room.

A lounge may be made easily thus: Have a frame, three feet wide and six long, made at the nearest mechanic's. It should be twenty inches high from the floor. Nail a piece of sacking of sufficient size round the edges. Fold an old quilt up to make it soft. Cover this with red, unglazed curtain calico, with yellow, green or brown figures. A pillow stuffed with straw or feathers may be added at each end these bhould be tacked down to the frame. A lamp may stand in the center of the table on a little mat. Shells, daguerreotypes and books may be ranged about it. A vaso or glass cup on each end of the mantelpiece make a pretty ornament they should be filled with flowers in spring, with gay withered leaves hi autumn. Dried grasses will fill them in winter. A shell, crystals, snail shells and curious pebbles gathered in a walk will look well in white saucers. A pair of brass candlesticks, polished nicely, will prove a pretty ornament. Brick covered with cloth for footstools will be convenient. The walls will look rather bare till a picture or two can be added. Curtains of white muslin and red chintz for the windows will cost but $2 or $3. They should be drajed with vines in summer.

Could not every one have such a parlor? Girls, one more suggestion. How many of you could take charge of a household? Could you make the good butter, nice cheese and white, light bread? You could if told when to press, how long, how hot the milk should be if told bow much salt and yeast to put in, when to put it in the oven, when to take it out. The parlor is for recreation, for rest, not for an abiding place. I would make a rule not to ente»- the parlor till I could make good bread all alono. Then, nnd not till thon, should I cross the threshold.—Cor. Boston Budget.

All Are Not Gentlemen.

I was sitting next a well dressed man, whoso hair and board were quite gray. A pretty young girlt modest in look and man* ner, came in and stood quietly near the door. The seat the other side of tho gray haired man from me was soon vacated, and he motioned the young lady to take it. She politely declined, he rather officiously insisted, again she declined, and no other lady coming in took the seat. Other changes occurring, I moved away, and the man eagerly called tho girl's attention to the vacant place. I hoard her say firmly: "I thank you, sir, I prefer to stand," and this little by-play went on from time to time, as occasion offered, until the girl'* annoyance was apparent to all. It happened that she left tho car at the same time I did, and I ventured to ask why she remained standing when she could have been •eated. The tears came to her modest eye* as she said: "I have to work for my living, and I have to ride on the cars every night and morning. I havo to decline every offor of kindness from gentlemen. I have found I must they are not all gentlemen, and this one called me 'My dear!' "—Clara Belle in Pioneer Press.

Children Earning Money.

Children cannot begin too young to earn money. If it is only a little—one egg for every dozen thoy find, pay for carrying the milk, a few cent* per week for washing dishes, or bringing In tho wood or coal or kindlings so much for evwy towel they hem or they may keep hons of their own, or a pig, or care for their own calf along with the other cattle—how much more interest they will take! There are an infinite number of ways in which a child can earn money, and that, too, without paying him for his little kindness to the home people, either and then he has an almost Inexpressible feeling of pride and independence when he buys something with his own earnings. Thoro is no better servant in tho world than this same money but to bo of tho most use it must be rightly managed, and only experience can teach that lesson properly.—Mrs. Nillie 3. Kedzie in Industrialist

An Old Fashioned Home.

There lives a man within ten miles from Boston whose love for the old takes a more practical form than is commonly supposed to exist in the present day. Ho has a comfortable home in tho suburbs, but in it stove has never been placed. The house is heated entirely by old fashioned tiro places in each room, and the gentleman claims that in the coldest days in winter his home is warmer and more comfortable than any of the houses of his neighbor*, heated as they are by steam or hot air furnaces. And further, all the cooking for the family is done at one of these same open Are places, presumably in the same mnuner as it was done at the hearths of our fathers of the last century. And the gentleman sniff* his nose at food cooked by a stove and maintains that the bid Ore place is far superior, both for cooking and beating, to *any of your new fang led notions."'—Boston Traveler.

Itemed? for Rheumatism.

Olery root or celeriao is considered a remedy for rheumatism. Prepared In this manner It will be an acceptable dish, even should it fail as an anti-gout (pacific: Wash three roots of celeriac and boil for twenty minutes when cool, peel and slice them boil one pint of rich milk, and, when cool, poor it over a teaspoouful of melted butter and beat well add salt and a noar of cayenne pepper pour over the sli celeriac and simmer for twenty minntes. Serve hot— •K. W." to New York? Commercial Advertiser,

The Sew Broom.

If a ww breom be immersed in boiling until it is quite cold, aed then thoroughly dried in the air, it will be far mora pleasant to use and will last much longer. Frequent moistening at the broom i» coodn\ve to iu» twefu' and also to the earpets,—Sew York wswrcW Advertiser.

Alter the Fraad*.

The jmhttc may be interested in the results «T the offer of the Woman'* Educational and Industrial union to learn and report on the d«niir of advsrtfaameota and cfrwK lars, pri ting women work at home on reespt of money far matariala. This oftar was

published in all the Boston dailies six months ago, and it still appears, each paper in torn giving it one week's gratuitous insertion. Oar investigation lias shown the existence of a cruel and widespread frand, for in the long list of parties thus advertising we have not found one which does the business it advertises, though in a few instances a small quantity of work may be given out in order to secure witnesses in case of arrest for fraud, while the promised materials, if sent, are not worth the money demanded for them.

As some check to this evil our "union" has issued a warning circular 5,000 copies of which were sent for publication to newspapers throughout the country and has received in response numerous postal cards and over 1,200 letters of inquiry, chiefly from remote sections of the country, many of them giving sad experiences of disappointment and loss by the home work fraud. This of course is only representative of the vast number reached by our warning, but at the same time shows the wide dissemination of these plausible promises. We cannot express too warmly our acknowledgement to the press for its valuable assistance in this work, which all must admit to be of vital importance.— Abby Morton Diaz, Pres't Woman's E. and Union.

Frost Bitten Feet.

If the feet get very much chilled a number of times, or frozen, they should be put into tepid water until feeling returns. When frozen, they are generally very white, all of the blood having been driven from the surface, and if frozen repeatedly, become tender and painful. They swell with every colder change of the weather, or crack open and bleed between the toes again, the heels and large toe joints are the only parts affected, except a general heat and swelling, or painful itching. The feet, in the morning, are very sore shoes which were comfortable enough yesterday, are at least three sizes too small to-day. If the large toe joints remain swollen for several weeks, they press against the shoes and form very painful bunions. A hot borax water bath of half an hour with a thorough rubbing with glycerine is good. The feet should be thoroughly dry (or well dried) and warm before the glycerine is applied, otherwise they will stay damp. Then put on old, loose stockings, cut off at the ankles, and keep warm. A preparation made of two ounces each of glycerine nnd coal oil, with one teaspoonful of carbolic acid, is said to be good, applied with the hand twice a day for flvo minutes.—Pauline Adelaide Hardy in Good Housekeeping.

Proper Preparation of Food. Mr. Ruskin says to young girls: "Get quit of the absurd idea that heaven will interfere to correct great errors, while allowing its laws to take their own course in punishing small ones. If food is carelessly prepared, no one expects Providence to make it palatable. The consequences of great mistakes are just as sure as those of small ones, and all the happiness of your whole life, aud of all those over which you havo power, depends as literally on your common sense and discretion as tho order and excellence of the feast of a day."

Some young ladies who pride themselves upon what Mr. Mantalini calls "the symmetry of their outline" and the delicacy of their skin object to usefulness in the vulgar sense. Sad it is and bitter to know that the man who lives on a limited income has a palate as delicate as tho millionaire who pays his chef enough to support a dozen families. What picture of feminine polo, tennis, archery, or being in at tho death agonies of the wretched little fox is so touching, so gracefully feminine as the preparation of the beefsteak pudding by Tom Pinch's sister?— New York Mail and Express.

How to Amuse Children.

While children are satiated with artificial means of amusements, the simplest and most natural sources of pleasure are often entirely neglected. For instance, a child brings in. a handful of field flowers tho mother says: "What a litter you ore making with that rubbish let's clear it all away, and play with your pretty doll." What a source of pleasure and instruction might have been derived from examining the different colors, the different shades of the same color, and the shape and texture of the buds and leaves.

I once saw a child take up a deaci spider the mother said: "Horrid, nasty creature throw it away never touch these nasty things you may be bitten and hurt one of these days." What an opportunity was hero lost of telling the child a number of interesting and entertaining }articulars respecting the eyes, the feelers, the thread spun by the spider, the web, etc. And afterward, what useful lessons might have been given, by asking little quostious in order to lead the child to repeat clearly the information it had received, and to accustom it to an accurate rnothod of expressing its idea*.—Mother's Magazine.

Ammonia for the Household. It is hard to imagine a house running smoothly without household ammonia. It is very cheap, and for cleansing purposes it is invaluable, A little of it softens the water, and makes it easier to wash blankets it takes out grease, removes stains from paint and carpets, cleans brushes, brightens jewelry and all metals. Always dilute it well with water.

Aromatic ammonia is a most useful household remedy. Half of a teaspoonful taken in half a tumbler of water is far better for faintness than alcoholic stimulants. In the temperance hospital in London it is used with tho b«et results. It was used freely by Lieut. Greely's Arctic party for keeping up circulation. It is a relief in nervousness, headache and heart disturbances. I have seen it restore a person prostrated by tho fumes of gas, and the recovery was without bad after effects. As in tho case of all home dosing, aromatic ammonia should be and sparingly, and kept out of the baby's eyes.—The Examiner.

A Curious Habtt

What we have principally to contend against in children are little tricks, which, •carcely perceptible at first, gradually grow until a habit is formed which will prove not only a great annoyance, but an evil that cannot be cured. A case presents itself in my experience in a shy and nervous girl who, upon entering a room, always stood at the door, and, pressing the end of bcr little finger to the woodwork, would twist and turn it with a screwing motion for some seconds. The little peculiarity was allowed to pass unnoticed, until now, a grown woman, with little ones of her own, she cannot eater a room nor face a stranger without the preliminary of what must appear to onlooker* an idiotic action. What mortifications patient core and watchfulness would have saved this unfortunate person «r# taeafcqfep^9tg*gr-

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Careful housekeepers cover the register* with damp ck*fc when the furnace is shaken down, thus preventing the dissemination o€ the aaiies into the air of the bonne. If the register! are upright the wet cloth may be hung over them.—New York Coannsrcfel Advertiser. 7*

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Some of the most eminent physicians of Montreal say that* great uaany women and

children have been attacked after their retarn from their summer rests, whether at the seaside or inland, with typhoid and malarial fevers and diphtheria. There are many such cases in which the patients are in imminent peril at present The origin of these diseases is a mystery even to medical experts, as those who are suffering reside in well sewered and properly ventilated houses. A prominent surgeon, when asked his opinion of the cause, could attribute it to nothing but shutting up the bouses while the residents were absent, thereby making the interiors damp and unwholesome. Many parents have had the affliction of losing children, some two or three, by the fatal epidemic of diphtheria, which has never been so prevalent as this year. Typhoid fever has also been greatly on the increase. If closed houses breed disease, may not closed rooms in occupied houses do the same? There is no doubt of it and these closed rooms inay very frequently give rise to diseases whose origin puzzles us. —Herald of Health.

Girls who "Learn the Trade." A final form of rascality is found here as in every phase of the clothing trade, whether on small or large scale. Girls are advertised for "to learn the trade," and the usual army of applicants appear, those who are selected being told that the first week or two will be without wages, and only the best workers will be kept. Each girl is thus on her mettle and works beyond her strength and beyond any fair average, to find herself discharged at the end of the time and replaced by an equally eager and equally credulous substitute. There are other methods of fraud that will find place in a paper on phases of the same work in the great establishments some difficulties of the employer being reserved for the same occasion.—Helen Campbell in.New York Tribune.

To Get Bid of Warts.

I removed a formidable wart from my little daughter's hand by the application of simple lemon juice, which is an infallible remedy. The wart requires saturating with the juice once or twice a day for three or four days, or about a week in some cases. The wart diminishes gradually, and disappears altogether, without pain, and leaving no mark, and without incurring any of the risks mentioned connection with the professional processes.

Another equally efficacious and harmless method is to saturate the wart with potato water daily for about a week or, better still, with the froth to be obtained from the water while the potatoes are being boiled.—William Hughes in Chicago Tribune. t|

Make the Best of It.

The "Poetess of the Mountains." Alabama's most prominent female contributor to the press is Miss Mary Gordon Duffle, of Blount Springs. She is known as the "Poetess of the Mountains," and writes to several journals, both north and south, un der the name of "Mary Duff Gordon." She lives on a lonely mountain in Blount county, dresses in ancient and eccentric style, carries a green umbrella and keeps a loaded musket behind her door for protection from intruders. She is one of the oddest developments of literary life in the United Statei— New York World.

The Woman of To-day.

"Our women," said a quaint observer recently, "are just as womanly as were their great-grandmothers, with their long necks and sloping shoulders, with their short waists and scant skirts. The woman of to-day has a shorter neck and squarer shoulders and swings Indian clubs as deftly as her grandmother did her parasol, but she is just as dainty and poetic over her baby's clothes as though a sewing machine had never been in vented."—New York Mail and Express.

Laying Future Trouble. Mothers or fathers who confine their pun fchnoents of their Children to threats of telling the other parent are laying up a store of future trouble for themselves, besides showing themselves to the children in the present in a very unenviable light, as weak, contemptible creatures.—Ladies' Home Journal.

Tonka beans are said to keep out moths and any one in possession of fine caLoeTs hair shawls or such treasures would prefer this remedy to the usual camphor, which leaves such a disagreeable odor in the garments.

There is only one fool that leads the girl who pots on a man's hat, and that a the man who pots on a girl's hat to cause a laugh. Hew Haven News.

Miss Yotmgblood, of Columbus, Mho., has been elected to the chair of modern languages at Martha Washington college, Abingdon, va. :.

When yon go home fill tfce home with joy, so that the light of it will stream mt of the window and doors and iDummate even the

Kiting grapes and oranges in public, Disraeli held to be the test of the best tafai*

TERKE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

The advice given by an old housekeeper to a daughter who was inclined to find fault with the monotony of every day life is equally applicable to all the duties of this world. "The most homely and uninteresting task," said she, "could be made to assume an interest, if you will only resolve to accomplish it, either within a certain time or in the very best possible way."

Try it, mothers and daughters, when you ore obliged by circumstances to perform some duty which you despise from the bottom of your soul. —Ladies' Home Journal slpf

A Ladies' Society in Russia, A heroic example of feminine privation is announced fi-om St. Petersburg, where a society of ladies has been formed, the members binding themselves not to marry until they attain at least the age of 25 years. Each devotee wears a gold medal with the wearer's initials on one side, and on the other the letters "G. A. E.," meaning "Guerre aux Ennemis." The membership of this mysterious society, which is supposed to have syne secret political purpose, includes many ladies of distinguished families.—Frank Leslie's.

Ancient Bomani' Form of Marriage. Tho Romans had three forms of marriage, of which the highest was called confarreatio. The bride, dressed in a white robe with purple fringe, and covered with a yellow veil, was escorted by torchlight to her future home. Arrived at the portal, she was lifted over the threshold, lest, omen of evil, her foot might stumble upon it. Her husband then brought fire and water, which die touched, and, seated on a sheepskin, the marriage ceremony closed by the bride receiving the keys of the house.—Boston Budget.

WHAT SHALL WE WEAR!

REDFERN GOWNS, A FUR PLASTRON AND CHILD'S CLOAK.

One of the New Style Polonaises—Its New Watch Chain—Young I^uly's Fur Cap—Pretty Cloak for a Child—"The

Bugler."—Tlic Now Watch Chain.

The Queen continues to lead in watch chains for ladies' wear, but a new style is shortly to bo introduced by a well known manufacturing firm that will furnish a change to tho present popular fashion. The new chain is quit© short, with a swivel for the watch at one end and a small pin at the other with which to fasten it to tho corsage while from this pin hangs a chain of equal length with the main one on which to wear charms. Tho originators of this new chain have not yet christened the newcomer, but as they named the popular Queen, littlo fear is entertained that good tasto will not be exercised in the matter.—Jewelers' Circular, pgp

Children's Hose.

Children's hose show some very desirable improvements. Anew idea is a very closcly ribbed stripe around the leg, above the calf, which serves as a garter. English boys and girls are wearing this style very generally for ordinary occasions and for school hose. They are heavy and strong, and are likely to meet with the approval of American mothers. Children's hose in general aro greatly improved. All points of excellence possible to introduce are found in tho present stocks. There are boot hose with white feet of thick soft cotton that are much more pleasant for some children than those that are all black. Woolen hose have cotton feet for tho same reason. Silk spliced heels and ankles are shown in silk, cashmere and fine cotton hose for girls and children.—Demorest's Monthly.

Kedlern Gowns.

In the first illustration our readers will find models from two original Redfern designs. Thoy are characterized by the elegant simplicity which is so perfectly suited to tailor gowns.

Fig. 1 on the left shows one of the handsome polonaise costumes that are again in fashion. It is a suit of fawn colored homespun cloth trimmed with brown velvet. The lower skirt is plain. Tho polonaise is closed at tho front in the skirt, and has tho panel of brown velvet set in. Yoke collar and pointed cuffs of the velvet. The opening in the waist is on the left side, sloping towards the front, buttoned underneath and trimmed with rich brown braiding over the waist opening and on the sleeves. Bonnet of tho fawn colored homespuu and velvet of the dross,

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Fig. 2 shows a unique little coat called "The Bugler." It is cut shaped at the breast to show tho braided vest beneath. The braiding is in lyre pattern. High military collar. i-

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!A pretty little sacque for a girl ,g baby 3 to 6 years old. For children younger than that -*'s the Mother Hubbard pattern is generally chosen.

This little paletot is cut very long in tho waist behind. It is a sacque pattern, with a plait laid over in the back seam to give fullness. This cloak is handsome—made of plush or velvet, fl The littlo tniss in her lace cap likewise looks very dainty if her cloak is of astrakhan cloth. may also be used.

j« Cold Food.

It may not be generally known that cold food is more easily kept on a sensitive stomach than hot so in cases where it is rejected in the ordinary warm or hot form, it had better be tried as nearly frozen as can be taken. In many fevers this would be a decided advantage. The prejudice against cold food is, perhaps, natural, but we carry it too far. Milk may be administered in a frozen state, often with positive advantage.—Philadelphia Call.

CHILD'S CLOAK. Rough wool goods

Fur Cap and Plastron.

The young lady in bcr fur cap, with fur plastron and muff, looks jaunty and pretty.

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The plastron can easily be cot to fit over the waist Make a proper pattern the exact «hr» and shape first, then cot the fur and lintag. Pieces of fur carefully joined will not show the seams. For the cap. a frame of stiff foundation or wire can be got and the for fitted over it, if a for cap alrmdy made cannot be obtained. Muff co match.

THE GOOD HOMEKEEPER.

Directions for Making a Steam Bath at ZJttle Expense. In various shapes suggestions for making a steam bath at home have been in newspapers, some of them illustrated. These steam baths an nearly or quite as good as a Turkish bath for which one pays $1 to $2 in a city.

The illustration here shows what seems to be the best form of a home made steam bath. The illustration explains itself. There is the washboiler, set full of water upon the kitchen range or stove. Havo an extra cover for it made by the tinner. Fitted into this aix some joints of pipe G. The pipe should be made of galvanized iron, so that, it will not rnst. C'ir. .i liolo in the floor of tho room over the kitchen.

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HOME MAII£ STEAM HATH.

Fit the pipe into the hole as in tho picture. Have then a wooden box stool II largo enough for a person to sit upon a chair inside of it. Have a hole in tho bottom of it to fit tho steam pipe. One side of the box should bo fi::ed upon leathern hinges, to ojicn nnd shut. This is tho door to go in at. The board I) with blocks E under it may be omitted or put in at pleasure. The top of the box may have aboard cover, or it may bo left open artd blankets thrown over it for a cover. A hole should bo left in one side of tho box to bo opened if tho bather wants air.

VVhon you got steam going in tho wash boiler below crawl into your box upstairs, shut the door, sit down and tako a steam bath Cat your ease. Stay there till you get well steamed and perupire freely, llien take a thorough wash in tepid water, with sonp, taking care to rinse the soap all off. Dry thoroughly and you will come out with your skin like a baby's.

Care of Fanners' Wives.

It is proper to bring up girls so that they may not feel themselves above doing some of tho light 1dnds of out of door labor. It w.ll be good for them, physically and otherwise. Creato in them a love for the animals of the farm, and also a love for the works of nature. Let them run and play out in tho open air. and do not make old women or young ladies of them too early.

These stormy days may profitably be used in slicking up about tho wood house, back kitchen, etc., that they may be more inviting to your wife. Clean out the rubbish that has been collecting for along time, and such as will be of no value in the future should be disposed of in some manner, to get it out of tho way.

If you have your improved implements for the farm, see that your wife has her share for the performance of her work, as far as possible. Her hardest day's work is usually oil Monday, when the week's washing is gone through with. Make things as convenient as possible for her on this day, and if the water is to bo brought, have tho boys do it, or else do it yourself and if you turn the wringer for her it will help her considerably. Haven't any? Well, I'm sorry for her. If that is so, surprise her with the present of one right away.—New Eugland Farmer.

The Marking System.

Mark all your own personal wardrobe which has to be washed. If this were invariably done, a great deal of property would be saved and a great deal of trouble would be spared. For the sake of saving trouble to others, if for no other reason, all of one's handkerchiefs, collars and underclothing should be plainly and permanently marked. A bottle of indelible ink is cheap, a clean pen still cheaper, and a bright, sunny day or a hot flat iron will complete the business. Always keep on hand a stick of linen tape, written over its whole length with your name, or the names of your family, ready to be cut off and sewed on to stockings and such other articles as do not afford a good surface on which to mark.

Then there ore the paper patterns, of which every mother has a store. On the outeide of each, as it is tied up, the name of the pattern should be plainly written. There are tho rolls of pieces, which may contain a good deal not apparent from the outside. All tlfcse hidden mysteries should be indicated.

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winter things, which are wrapped up and put away for summer, and tho summer things, which are wrapped up and put away for winter, should ail be in labeled packages, and every packing trunk should have on its lid a complete list of its contents.—Congregationalfat

To Stain Kitchen Floor.

To give a kitchen a neat appearance and to keep it clcan it fa a good plan to stain it. A farmer's wife describes bow it may be done. "Pot about an ottneo of burnt umber in a quart of linseed oil the amount we Jed will depend upon the sire of your floor. A quart will go over considerable snrface. Mix the amber carefully into the oil, trying it occasionally to get the desired shade. Apply it with a woolen cloth, rubbing it hard to get the color well into the pores of the wood. Then go over it with a soft, dry cloth, and after few weeks rub it again with merely the boiled oiL Once in six months or more, according as needed, DM the umber mixture again. With care in wiping up a floor thus prepared, is, «ing tepid water instead of strong tpftp sods, it will last along time. If the floor is walnut, the boOed ofl and umber wffl be safBdent.*

A light board, shaped to the shouWers of a cloak, with a hole bored in it and a string fowled to bang by, keeps a cloak smooth and saves it from being worn by a book or nafl.

SOCIAL INTERCOURSE.

Be Careful to Answer Invitations—Attention to a Speaker. One of the most frequent breaches of good breeding is the interruption of one who is speaking. It requires considerable practice, especially for a naturally impatient person, to becomo habituated to listening attentively to what a companion is saying. One who can stand where a great deal is passing which it is desirable to see and can look directly at and listen attentively to one who is speaking, to the exclusion of all else, shows an unmis-r taknblo mark of the highest breeding.

The Terms Men and Women. A singular change in the use of the words designating men and women has come about withiu iho last fifty years. In tho middle of the present century it was common to speak of a man's wife us "his lady." To-day such a use of the word would be regarded by many as an insult.

Neither the word gentleman nor iadv is used as frequently as formerly. It used to be common for a young girl to speak of her male friends as gentlemen. Now, she would say a man had called on her, or four men were presented to her during the evening. One is more likely to hear his barber spoken of as the gentleman who shaves him than hear the president of tho United States called the gentleman who occupies tho White House. It would bo tho man who is president.

Tho terms gentleman and lady were originally used to designate a class in England with sprcial privileges. There is no distinction in class in the United States, and people are all men and women alike.

Auswers to Invitations.

It may be laid down as a rule that any invitation requires an answer, however etiquette changes tho method of reply, or at least the acknowledgment of an attention. Invitations to parties, dinners and tho like always require a reply, ovon if one is not asked for. An invitation to dinner should receivoa reply at once, that tho host may have ample time to till the place if tho invitation is declined. And the guest should arrive exactly on time not too Into because the dinner should not be kept waiting not too early, since tho host or hostess may desire to superintend the arrangement of iho table, and might not bo ready to receive guests. Invitations to receptions do not need a reply if the invitation is accepted. If it is not accepted a card should be sent with regrets.

The Polite Roy.

A boy who is polite to his father nnd mother is likely to be polite to everybody else. A boy lacking politeness to his parents may have the semblance of courtesy in society, but i3 never truly polito in ppirit. As ho becomcs familiar he will betray his real want of courtesy in spite of all his attempts not to.

Dr. Morso, physician at Marino Hospital, Baltimore, Md., found Hod Star Cough Cure ti harmless and most ettocti vo romed.y in the euro of coughs, lie rocoimnends it especially for children, who aro irritable und obstinate, as pleasant to tako and prompt in its effect. Price, twenty-live cents.

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P. H.—Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting dlrectly upon the blood and mueus surfaces of the system. I'rlee. 75 cts. per bottle. Hold by Druggists.

CATARRH CURE.

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