Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 19, Number 19, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 October 1888 — Page 6

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WOMAN AND HOME.

WHAT LADIES SAY ABOUT PRESERVING THE COMPLEXION.

Problem «f Hooeebotd Comfort— Guardian of tbe Hon Catching UosPunctuality Marriage Not a Fkitorv-Ilcm*.

Here is tbe sprightly manner in which Marie Jansen treats tho mask of lieauty: "You ask me to say what 1 know about the complexion and Its preservation, and by that, I take it, you want to know something of tbe struggle 1 bave bad with my own. 'With or without,' to my mind, is the all important point of complexion, and of course 1 allude to pimples. So complexion can be truly said to be of tho satisfactory kind that keeps up a humorous flirtation witb pimples. They will appear even on tbe best regulated skin, and how to treat them wben tbey do put In their unwelcome appearance has been a matter of burning anxiety to all u» poor weak things ever sinco Eve caught the reflection of bcr cocintenance i:» tbo brazen face of time. For myself, I bare tried everything from sandpojxrr to collodion, but am now convinced that nothing no discourages a pimple witb life nr. to let it savcreiy alone. 1 have beard of your ladies who gouged theui out with nut cr.-.cUera, but cannot conccivo that such a mode of |rocedure would add to either tbe appearance or tbo temper of tbo gouged. "The remedy lies deeper, and I believe it to be exerciwj and bathing. So few women who have leisure to devoto to their complexion ever ta! enoughenerci.se to put them Intou perspiration, anil if you will show mo a woman who has a good completion I will show you one who takes enough bodily cxerdsc—walking, horseback riding, swimming or tennis—to put er into a profuse jwrnpiration it Icni o:ico a day, and so gives her skin opportunity to throw off tho impurities that would othcrvvi x« clog up tbo pores. Edwin Forrest »uld t'.ir.t a man who bad never taken a Tur h'sh l.r.th could not claim to have risen to the dignity of being personally clean—and 1 Ixl.cvo it r.nd 1 believe, too, tlict we woiik-Ji are allowed to sneak in under tho head of the rone nil term man, and whether or not wecorno in under tbo term we ought to to get into a Turkish bath occasioi rillfor it la tho greatest friend of tho nij.lexio:i, certainly tbo most kindly of all, with which 1 have had anything to do."

Hero it Kmrnn, Abbott's facial scheme: Buy tbe ticxt «oap in the market and use it on the faco onco a week. Buy puro glyccrino by tho quart, diluto it with a pint of roso water, fit"! uso the solution every time you wa ni.ieofaco. My plan is to bathomy face, neck, shoulders, arms and hands in it every ti no I mako my toilet for a public or privnto audience. I couldnt live without glycerine, for it keeps my skin in pcrfcct condition. I never bnvo chapped hands or rough lips, and thero is not a blemish on my face. When I inako up for tho stago I powder tbo wet glycerlno, and if tho air is cold, no matter whether it Is day or night, I saturate my face with tho sweet unction mixture tho last thing before leaving the house. It is ray opinion that soap and hard, cold water combine to ravage tho complexions of American women. It is a marvel to mo how tho ladles in Chicago manago to be as pretty as they are, for tbo prevailing winds aro destructive, not only to tho voice, but to tbo youth and beauty of tbo face. In Now York and Boston and where tbe mild influenco of old ocean is pre-

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riant, it is every oyrn fawty if aco not Intelligence and goodness will atono for ugly features, but an ugly complcxlou is r.ot to bo condoned In these days of advanced •cieneo. All a woman wants is knowledgo to be beautiful If glycerlno is tho prlcoof a nioo skin let bcr turn her last dimo into tbo fatty distillation if cold cream gives better results, thou by hook or by crook get cold cream in bulk if a baptism of warm water will make tho checks glow and tho faco clean ivnd kissablo, don't stint yourself. Only try this or that rocipo that you know to 1x5 conducive to beauty, and swear by that which eabanera your looks." It might bo stated parenthetically that Emma AbbottV complexion Is as lovely now as it was when she was a child, pnd bcr arms and neck aro as whtv CJ "the Satin fn which sho drerses "Traviata" for the ball room sccno.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox dpclnret thero is nothing to comparo with almond meal. It ishcr pr. -.-tice to wash her faco onco in the morning, and after drying it sho goes to on ope jar in which a quantity of the powdered almond is kept and gives her faco a good scouring with tho oily meal. -After a doecn handful* have been rubbed In and tho skin has a smooth, moist feeling, tho fair poetess is a* fragrant as an almond blossom and proof to chaps or roughness. New York World Interview*.

Problem of IImiKfliold Comfort. The united wisdom and work of Chicago's organised v. oumnhood directed upon Chicago liomes will r.u\»n a better knowledge of sanitation and hygiene as applied to home architecture, sTiittl.ition, draluage, light, heat, diet, and diw adorning*. If tho best and broadest iiatr.ix^l housekeepers, or, 1 like a thousand time* better to call tbem, tho hroncmakcr.* our city, could put tholr heads together over this problem of the roodw.i homo ns their husbands do over the problem of rapid street car transit and tbe bridge question, Udteve that such an impetus would bo given to invention ami swell encourejretnent to enterprise that tho following improvements would bo wrought out within ten year. lint water and steam heated air supplied to every hon«o as gas is now from common reservoirs a jihblle laundry system, so conptete a* to drive the wash tubs out of every kitchen. iKUti&hing forever tho reign of steamy, sudsy, indigo blue Monday. and a caterer1* system so comf' as to said the rooking store Into perjxt

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thew {vobhctt on hand, implicate*! •with tho unspeakable servant girl pro*' n, the* would havo solved them by a synt it© long before this, putting MO end of money in tbeir purses ami no «nu of misery outside of homes four wails. I believe that as the hoy Id his Orel oom «c*ltlon answered the question, -How luw pins done tbe most goodf with tiw on'A "By not swolkrin' of Vm," tbe wvan: girl qoestioo will wo long be answered by r»i having sfervant girls. The relation* of the maid of all work to the average bow'i oU are abnormal, if not to a degree inhume They ought to ho aboliibwi, a ad wiil be tn Um»growing unrest MM! cpUftcf tbe w*S* matter the on* hand and the growing t« niie^cj of the easpiojt* to look tnjpon V.* wnman as a convenient "QMe «ppara*~i" the other. Invcatkm, eoter* jsrtw, «^tx^aUvt eCort. stimolated by tbe united mi and wisdom of united keepers. wiil load v* out of thfal wildem ofwn think, trhea n&okiag to the bow»» like»n»eQitk»i^ ttwW tr with its cvoch. diaii^t ear, r. that if George it. I*uiUaa» could he iattec«d by a coancil of woman to give five years of kk wonderful bnwa to this problem of boomkekd comfort off the raOa. wnmMng •to boemkeeiWB. be wonld be wtmeneegh #elo, be might crown 1# mjf

which be now regalm the traveling publia Only in that cam we must petition him to spare us the diffusive atmosphere of that horrible smokers' annex. He would bave bis house porters who would cornc around regularly and set everything to rights, build fires in tbe open grate, just for tbe booty and cozinese thereof, and clear up the house generally his pneumatic tubes through which to send tbo meals ordered by telephone, and waiters detailed, so many to tbo block, to serve and gather up tbe fragments of tbe same, at far less cost than now, taking tbe wholesale contract by tho year, whilo tho average excellence of viands prepared by experts would bo far higher than at present, with a proportionate increase in tbe health Ami happiness of tbe families thus served. To preserve the individuality, tbo privacy and sanctity of homo while diminishing its cost friction is the problem that womon in council must set themselves to solve. Notable homemakers, ready for tbo next thing, and not afraid of it because it is the next and not tbo last, should bo organized into a standing committco on this subject.—Frances E, Willard's Address.

Caurtlian of the Iloine.

I know a caso in a western towrf^whero there were repeated cases of fever in a house. Physician, health officers and plumbers had

till mado careful csr.miuation, and could find nothing to explain tho source of tbo trouble.

carrying into tba tvcnge (tome tbe same to be even so modi as a ukL»ut& late in any a# wholesale comforts and eleganche with -their engagements with women, far aside

Tba assertion has become almost a com monplaco that woman is tho natural guardian of tho home. Tbe more sho is prohibited from all external spheres the moro she is recognized in her aspect of homo keeper. If, then, 6he is rcsponsiblo for tba home, sho should look at it in all its aspects. Tbo busband usually spend* there but a few hours of his wakiug day, whilo the wife spends but a few hours away from it. It is she, therefore, who should study the material side of tho home, and all tbo constant changes brought to it by tho changing customs of society and by new mechanical appliances. It is therefore quite proper that it should bo a woman wbo, liko Dr. Lucy Hall, has spent a large part of tho summer vacation in inspecting the farm houses of tho New England, tho middlo and tho western states with reference to their sanitary condition. What she has done is only a beginning, for sho examined only sixty-live farm houses in all, but sho tried to select what might bo regarded as ordinary and typical in each regiou, and sho carefully tabulated her results. Moro than half thosa houses, sho reports, aro built on wet clay coils most of the cellars aro damp or wet, and more than half (55 per cent.) aro too closely shaded and tho sunlight excluded. lu Now England and tbo middle States tl:o sleeping rooms aro almost wholly on tbo first floor, and this is very largely tho caso in tho western states also. In Now England barns and stables uveragod not moro than fifty feet from tbo houso in tho cases examined. In 77 per cent of tho New England farm houses examined tho slops were thrown from tbe back door, and this also iu -10 per cent, of tb090 of tbo middlo status. It is to bo remembered—though I am not sure that Dr. Ilall spoko of this—that many of tbo New England farm houses examined may very probably have boea on hillsides, whore whatever was thrown from tho door may bavo been deposited further from tho houso than if tbo samo thing had been dono on a lovel surface. There is a perilous temptation in a declivity. At any :to 03 per cent, of tho Now England farm houses had furnished case3 of lung discaso aud diphtheria and 55 per coat of typhoid fover. No one can say what proportion of this illness could have been averted by bettor mnitar^onditiQgg|| but it is ccrtain that part of4MMKikl, ana* tho person who has tho bo3t opportunity to consider it closely is tbo mistress of tlMahome.

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At last tbo mistress of tbo houso, driven to despair, carried a lantern down into tho cellar, resolving to c:::vaino for herself every square inch of tho wall, and satisfy kcrsolf that all was right After a long, unavailing search sho camo upon a very fow drops of foul water ooziug between two ricks. Causing the wall to bo opened at that point, sho found a broken pipo which tbo plumbers had failed to detect, and which was euough to account for everything. This being repaired tbo fover disappeared, and tho health of tho family was restored by tho energy and thoroughness of a mother.—T. W. Higginson in Harper's Daxar.

Trying to Catch a IItubaad Wo must givo all tho nioo, modest girls wo know credit for not consciously endeavoring to catch husbands. If men fall in lovo with them and desire to marry thorn, and they ore tbo right sort of men, and tbo girls can lovo in return, well and good—they marry and hopo to bo bappy over after, but they will not run after men. or think in everything they do or say. "IV.n I catch a flsh with this baitr

It must, however, bo confessed that thero are girls who, Instead of making tbemsclvc3 nseft and calmly resting in their maiden dignity, think only of getting married, ami use questionable means to achieve tbeir purpose. Forgetting the proverb, "Tho more haste the less speed," this sort of girl not infrequently assumes a "fast"1 style of talk, manner and dress, in order to mako herself attractive to the opposite sex. In doing so •ho makes a great mistake. Fish may nibble at her bait, but they will not allow themselves to be caught Aloud girl may attract attention and have half an hcr.tr of popularity, bat she is a typo of tlie short sightcdness of somo of her net Men of the laser sort may amuse themselves with ber, bat no mad worth laTing would think of marrying ber.

There hi a litxrty that makes us free and a liberty that make* us slaves, and tbe girls who take liberties with modesty of speech and manner, end who cross over tho ljoundnry into mtsculino territory, aro not mov free, but more si sh .a bcr re. Aad tfco approbation of iucnt wlu iiis th: end hi view, lost by tbo moans taken to gain it Whatever men may be it selves, they like gentleness, modesty, parity iu set and thought in women. Thcv want their wives to bo better than themselves. Tbey think that woman s'joold be tbe cawcrvatorB of all toat is restrained, ctdvslroos aad gen tic.— "Tbe Fivo Talent* of Woman."

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This, bv tbe way, is the centaryof societies of all kinds. Last* ng. wasest. id tot tbe purpose of poa.'. .,, "*-y which took for Its motto tbe anions saying of Lewis XIV: "ExactituJeutbep ss of kings—and of Rx*rtaJ&* fiw frbers not only pi -._o themselves to becsact in keeping all appointment*, bet also to ins* on forcir ntbors tr so !t*n#wiaet Oarinly life w. be agreeable and comfortable for all of as if everybody

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safe to pot any of tbeat in tbe position of Lonk XIV wben be asids "I came asar bavtaHr to wait for yon."

I*diaB,ae a general thing, are too nsrvoos »e wait patlentfy, and tbey ata apt to grow snxieae evaa before tbe appointed born- hue

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from the impoliteness of sncb neglect the taster are alrec'v a prey to anxieties fully a quarter of an hour before tbe time fixed for a dinner party or for other social engagement has struck. As the minutes pass tbe wildest kind of ideas are sore to era* tbeir minds: "Thoy are not coming what can have happened) an accident! perhaps be is dead," eta Hie hoar is past and no one has arrived anxiety gives place to exasperation, and wben the late corner makes bte appearance he is not so well received as bo would have been had bo arrived, not at tbe hoar when bo was cxpected, but a minute or two before it—Paris Cor. New Orleans Picayune.

Marriage Not a Fallnre.

1 have said that there are very few happy marriages. By this I mean that tho number existing where not tbe slightest ripple has appeared on or beneath the surf aco is wry small. But that there are plenty of husbands and wives who continue to live happily together until death parts them, no man in his senses can question. Brothers and sisters do not always agree, and husbands and wives will differ on many things. If marriage was a failure it would havo gone out of existence long ago, and what would you put in its place? Tbo world mu?t be populated, socicty must bavo its laws, virtue must be guarded and strengthened. If there was no legitimacy, no homo circle, tho condition of society would become chaotic there would bo no rights of property, no law or order.

Becauso thero are divorce suits is no argument that marriage is a failure, for they are tho exceptions not thu rule. There is no doubt in ray mind that some men and women are unfitted for tho marriage relation. They do not possess that instinct of contingency necessary for married life, thoy arc weak in the presence of temptation or naturally wicked. Some marry while mistaking passion for love, and others enter into wedlock without any lovo at all, aud then wonder why they did it, and pass through a life of regret This class have mado a mistake and their married lifo is a misfortune, but that does not provo that tho institution of marriago is a failure.—Lawyer J. II. V. Arnold in Now York Herald Interview.

Dawn of a Great Day.

A great world is looming into sight, like somo splendid ship long waited for—the world of heredity, of prenatal influenco, of infantilo environment tho greatest right of which wo can conccive, tho right of tho child to bo well born, is being slowly, surely recognizor Poor old Humanity, so tugged by fortune aud weary with disaster, t-.trns to the cradle ct lost and perceives it lias been the Pandora's box of overy ill and tbo Fortunntus casket of overy joy that lifo has known. When the mother learns tho divine sccrcte of her power, whoa sho sclects in tho partner of her life tho father of her child, and for its sacred sake rejects tho man of unclean lips bccau30 of tbo alcohol nnd tho tobacco taint, and shuns as sho woul.l a leper tho man who has been falso to any .-thor woman, no matter how depraved when he who seeks lifo's highest sanctities in tho relationships of husband and father shuns as he would if thoughtful of his future son tho woman witb wasp waist that renders motherhood dwarfs the possibilities of childhc heola that throw tho vital organ^ normal place, and sacrcd chai dresses decollete, insisting on goal hplth aud a strong only stu-o foundation of his hi shall tho ble$i 10 tht urity ancTff little child shall Frauce3 E. Willard.

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Thonghts for Young Men.

Truo and uniform politeness is tho glory of any young man. A man's bearing wins ten superior women where bis boots and brains win ono.

If man stand before a woman witb i-e-spect for himself and fearlessness of her, his suit is half won.

Thorough appreciation of a good woman, on tho part of a young man, is ono of tho strongest recommendations to her favor.

A young man who, with any degroo of earnestness, declares that he never intends to marry, confesses to a brutal nature or perverted morals.

Tho moro of a man you become, and tbo moro of manliness you becomo capabh) of exhibiting in your associations with women, tho hotter wifo you will bo able to obtain.— Selected from J. Q. Holland.

A remedy for tender feet is cold water (about two quarts), two tablespoonfuls of ammonia and one tablospoonful cf bay rum. Sit with tbe foot immersed for tcu minutes, gently throwing tbe water over the limbs upward to tbo kneo. Then rub dry with ft eras a towel and all tho tired feeling is gone. This reeipo is goal for a spougo bath also.

It is a greater wrong to bo extravagant wit'.i strength than to bo extravagant with mouey. It is poor economy to save pennies attha expense of a great deal of strength and tirna Spend all iu moderation, but bold time and strength as of mere value than money.

A patent nutmeg grater and an ounco of nutrjegs will keep a restless child i..~. and happy half a day turning tbo tiny crauk, while tbe grated spice, carefnily preserved from the air in a tin bos, is a real belp when one is hur.ied with cooking.

Boil ono ounco of flaxseed in a pint of water strain it and pat in au ounco of rock candy, somo honey and the juice cf three lemons boil again. I«osnlt: A nico oldfashioned cough medicine. Drink it bot as you can bear it

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Worn ingrain carpets make good material for cutting up and weaving into carpets again, and tbo stripe need not bo sewn togeUjcr. Tbey should be cut lengthwise.

Wben yon make a costard or other pto with a "stand op crnst* if yon will pin a narrow strip of cs :t a 'und it, it will not boko so ban! and kee^ better shapes

Aa inquirer who wants to kaow whether taipe f^ ~ald bo eaten with curnr-* jelly is inf ora that it is ctstomary in 4 society to cat it witb a knife and fork.

No kitchen should be without scales so test tbo integrity of things ::•••..--laed by weight, 1 to measure tbe qoauuim of variocts ro-

Oid boot tops, cot into pfecc* tbe right sim and lined, cn^e good iron bolder*. Tfco leather beepa all beat away from tho bond,

A ckftfe saturated takRone aad dipped into ii.su•% for bnnfm tiawaro, fa macb better u«w *ayti*itig elm need.

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WHAT SHALL WE WEAR!

USEFUL HINTS ABOUT FASHIONS IN DRESS.# fc**'f Btftrd Xew Styles to Sleeves IIlubsM and Described. Which Admit of tbe New

Fashionable Combination of Two Contrasting Material*.

Ladies who are exercising their minds on tbe subject of dress should turn tbeir attention to tho making of sleeves, for in that direction thero arc many novelties. Tho dominant idea is to give tbo "appearance of one sleeve over another, and many gowns of composite materials bave the upper sleevo of the plain staff to the elbow, turning up with a cuff, and a tight under sleeve of other stuff to the wnst

SLEKVXS OF TWO MATERIALS.

The abovo cut gives two effective styles of sleeve made of two materials. Iu tho first figure is shown a sleeve which has for its foundation check gausa or washing silk, striped and checked pale blue over a sand colored ground, with chestnut brown silk muslin, draped over the checked material, and a cuff of embroidered lisse.

The remaining figure gives a sleevo of deep sapphire blue silk, arranged in broad folds over tho shoulder, and caught up below tbe elbow in four gatherings, terminating in a broad pleating, which falls over an under sleevo iu silver gray Bulgarian embroidery.

The Amaxono and Ilabit Cloths. There is always a largo section of the community who wear cash meres and soft falling woolens of that description, but fashion now lies in a contrary direction. Soft makes of cloth, moro or less light, are what are likely to bo most in wear—varieties of the habit cloths which havo been brought out in a beautiful range of colorings, aud havo undergono many changes. In a word, it may be said that tho leading ideas are the Amazone and habit cloths.

Favorite Styles I-'or Millinery. Walking l:n?3, turbans, nr.d toques, have been generally adopted for street wear. The round French toques area pleasing contrast to tho long oral shaped ones im jrted from London. Thcso art) made of velvet or cloth, in three soft puffs, separated by bands of gros grain ribbon, with soft wrinkled crown.

New Woolen Costumes.

Many cloth dresses of a deep blue tone and very lino texture arc being made up. Some of these havo intermixed light bluo folds worked in silver. A very attractive brown and golden woolen costume has a loose apron jacket, showing white sash.

Bustles Decreasing in f.ize.

It is a settled fact that bustles aro much smaller than they were, ono stool in tbe skirt being all that is admissiblo now. Some of the latest Paris importation! give a perfectly straight drapery in tbo back, with no bustle at all.

Fashion* for Young Girls.

The dressing of young girls is a question that is troubling mu::y a mother at this season of tho y-.i*. A a rule tho styles are growing more elaborate, and the materials used more cos.ly than i9 practicable in many households. Tbo soft earners hair cashmere and scarlet plaids are, however, considered in better taste for children than thn richer fabrics, such a* plush, velvet and silk.

COST CUE FOB A 01HL OF TWXLVE. This illustration shows a very pretty costume for a girl of twelve, mado up in woolen goods, checked with navy bluo, and red. Tbo skirt which is bordered with a deep guipure, is mounted in wido plaits to a long bodioc, witb a navy blue faille sash tied at tho side. A tailor collar lengthens into brctelks in front Tba bodicc, which has a guipure yoko and collar, fastens at tho side. Tbe wido sleeves being gathered with a deep guipure caff.

Preventing Nolso an Kiev.: led Hood*. Berlin engineers havo adopted two different system) for diminishing tho uoi of trains on tbeir viaducts. Ono is to bolt to tbe bridge structure long troughs of sheet iron, al»'.:: rteen inches wide, so arras 1 thatai«. v.U coma in the center of eaciu Tho troughs are then filled with gravel, in tbomit tof which is bnried tbo longitudinal tfeuUr carrying the rail and tbo space between tbe troughs is covered with iron dates, on which is spread a thin layer of (rareL The second method, which is found to bo more efficient than the ocber, consists ia p'w»y a cootinaoai aeries of shallow irou troughs, about five feet sqtxre, along the lino of tbo tracks. Tbeso aro filled with gravel, on which tbo ces aad rcfls are laid.

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A Nebraska bocsesilSa tells bow to mako nuirkract easily end cheaply: Take either white or red cabbage, cot it ftaeacd lay it in a tight tub or jcr cover tbo bottom with a thin sprinkling fine salt, than a layer of cot cabbage, tneo salt, in altoraatefayens till thetsbis foil, having salt on the top then, with a potato masber, crowd it down solid, eoror np tightly, and in a few weeks it will be ready for CSSL It is nico to cook in port drip or to eat witb meaa of ell kinds in late fall aad winder, aanl tbers is no troabfe in keepta" it if the air i« exdndsd. It is strictly »G«ra dish, bet artessa csn enjoy aad appreciate It jest as wail as if it originated in tb» United Stataa.

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ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

That Boom Prefbseljr In Winter—A Carions Way of Growing tka Narcissus. Lovers of flowers, tbe prettiest of all adornments for tbe home, will now be making their floral arrangements for the winter, and to than tbe following suggestions may prove useful:

The scilla, a beautiful blue flower, is well adapted for pot culture in sand or earth. It may be bad iu flower from Christmas until May. Plant several bulbs in a pot, water and set away in the dark till they have made plenty of roots, then bring to the light

Tbe Chinese narcissus, of recent introduction, lias become quite fashionable for house culture It is a beautiful and fragrant flower and can bo grown in water, earth, moss or sand. A very interesting way to grow it is to take a dish from four to six inches deep and put in small stones then set the bulbs, which are large, upon the stones, and fill up with water to touch tho bottom. It is not necessary to set away in the dark, as they will commeuce to grow in a few days, and flower iu six to eight weeks. They continue in flower a long time, throwing up several spikes of flowers in clusters Plant at different times and have a succession of flowers all winter.

Th« cyclamen is an admirable wiudow plant giving a profusion of brilliantly colored flowers and attractive foliage, and there is little trouble in caring for it. Plant in a soil of loam, leaf mold and sand, equal parts. Do not cover tbo plant, but press it into the earth: give a littlo water and keepin the shade till well grown. Then place -in tbe window aud treat tho same as other house plants.

Tho oralis includes a very pretty variety of plants adapted for hanging pots, vases and baskets elegant foliage nnd bloom, embracing a great variety of colors. Tbey make admirable window plarts, as they flower freely. Plant in a good rich soil at any time. Tbo jxits should bo kept near tbo glass to prevent the foliage from crowing too long. Water frequently while growing.

It may be mentioned i:i this conncctiou that umong bulbs tbat should be planted in tlie open Iwnlcr during October and Novcni!er aro hyacinths, tulijts, crocus, uurcissus, muunculus, jonquils, crown imperial, eta, and tho spring flowers from thcso aro ono of tbo most attractive and handsoaio features of a garden. Too many urnoteurs neglect putting in tbe bulbs at tho proper time, aud when spring comes aro full cf regrets that the lovely display they might havo had is lacking. Bulbs aro just as necessary for tho adornment of tho outside of a house as any plant that can bo mentioned, and it is hoped thb will remind raauy readers to fill a nice bed with them close to ono of their windows. Protect it well with a good covering before tbo hard frosts 001:10 on and take it off early in tho season. When the leaves begin to sprout it is wonderful tho interest which is felt till the blooms como out in a blaze of color nnd crown tho hopes of tho planter with a realization of what can bo dono by littlo effort.

A Novelty in Work Hogs.

The work bag represented in tho cut is quito a novelty, combiuiug as it does, tho form of a Im" and bag. As will bo seen, tho lower half of this affair .i3 made on stiff foundation for which a stout pasteboard box is suitable.

A CONVENIENT WORK BAG.

The material in this instance is very handsome blue plush, decorated with a graceful floral design embroidered in shaded fllosellc. The inside lining is of satin, and tbo upper ]ortion of tbo bag may bo furnished with drawstriugs of heavy silk cord or ribbon.

Useful Snffgentlons.

Parsley, tarragon, thyme, savory, basil^ sage and other herbs that have been rfrieu during the summer for uf in flavoring soups, etc., aro best preserved air tight tlu cam or tightly corked glass IK..ties.

V.'hen butter begins to bo not quite swoet add to it a littlo moro salt and some soda, bring it to boiliug over tho lire, then turn mto a crock. It will bo much improved a:icT answer well Cor cooking purposes. l:i choosing roost, if the meat has reasonable pro.wrtioii of fat upon tho back and runningY.i littlo lines tbeough tbo lean, and if tho color fresh aad not very dark red, tbo meat good if tbo butcher lias kopt it properly for somo days it may be suppewod to be reasonably tender.

Much cmphatic languago employed about tho timo stoves aro set up Li tbo fell might be avcd by numbering tho joints of tbo pipe with chalk wneti taken down in tbe spring.

Forvcd Tomatoes.

Prepare tho following force meat: Two ttmcc* of mushrooms minced small, a couple 3f shuliots likewise minced .a oinull quantity of parsley, a slice of ian ham chopped line, few tavory herbs and a little caycnuo and salt. Put all tho higrcdicnu into a saucepan with lump of butter, and stow all together until juite tender, taking caro that they do not tMirn. Allow mo rrdrture to cool, and then :dJ somo breadcrumbs and tho well beaten yolks of two egg* Chocae largo tomatoes, 'a nearly of tho samo siza as possible cat a dice from tha stalk of each, and toko out •arcfully tbo seeds and jaice fill them with the force meat which has already been prepared. strew titeci over with somo breadcrumbs and same melted butter, then bake iu a quick oven uatil they otsuca a color.

Dainty Cor.celfor tit* IMninz Table. A charming aad quaint conoeit in a centar (or a table cloth field of cream whlta satin u: mounded by a "basket work" or platted is* of cream white picot edged ribbon, easght at each crossing with fine thresd and :od w»xi a tiny dTrci balL Vfco peroi rib! .i crtaad below tho erase osd crs turned in points end f,-.rfacd with lat«f balls. dotIs i-ra of fine liaea. bordered wUa drawn wort* tixao of tbo drawn bo jcr» crj tixrvi&cl .e ne work. To/ -r~ f»!hl

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Si,i acupful of fiosr.fi of finely sngar, and one tot-xwJl of powder with two eggs (which mast not be beaten). Spread Oris mixture on a ottered baking sbset and bake for seven sinntee in a bot oven tben take it from tbe tin. spread it qotefclywtth jam, and roll it on. 8srre attbm- bet or eoid witb rifted

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PLEA FOR THE POCKET.

A MATTER IN WHICH THE UNFAIR SEX HAVE THE ADVANTAGE.

A Crying Need of all Women—The Handicap Under Which Tbey (tun the Row ot Life—A Problem ftor Dress Reformer*.

In all tbe talk about dress reform no one seems to make a plea for pockets. Nothing is more needed for feminine convenience. not to say comfort, than an innovation in this direction. In fact, so vexed a question is this ono of pockets—or, rather, where to put pockets—that many women have been forced during the late tying itack of skirts to do without tbcm altogether. Now, if this dress reform is going to take the hold upon popular opinion that it threatens wo should consider tbe iKWsibi ity of convenient as well as comfortable dress.

Wlmt can bo more langhnblo than to see a charming, well dressed and generally gr:uvful woman wnlkiug along ladon with ber pocketbook and a package of letters and small bundle in one band, an umbrella and a book iu the othos which also is clutchiug4 frantically with aching lingers at tbo back of her skirts. Suppose sho wishes to raise ber umbrella, what is she to do with the contents of either hand while sho uses tbo otherf Generally sho stops, drops her skirt, slips pocketbook, bundle aud book under tho lefl arm, letters go into tho book or just as often into tho month, and tho great feat of raising an umbrella being thus with difficulty accomplished, tho procession moves on—for there is. usually friend or two with her wben milady thus stops the way. Could anything be moro clumsily arranged!

WHAT A MAN DOES.

What docs a man do under liko circumstances? In the first placo bis pocketbook lies snugly ensconced in a pocket ii his trousers, either on tho fcido or in tho back where tho 1« NO skirts of his coat conceal it wholly from view, where bo can roach it in a moment when occasion requires. It would amtiso him lieyond telling to bavo it suggested thut bo should walk down tho stivet with bis pocketbook in his hand moreover bis need for it is not over m-urring, for hollas another little pocket right tho outsido of his coat, where small change i3 handy, and anything ns ungainly as fifty cent pieces and cartwheels ure dropped into a trouserspocket. Then tho package of lottci-.i for tlv.t mail will slip into breast pocket of his con*, and tho boo! If it is small enough for a \v man to carry, will ulso be small enough to go into side overcoat jweket, whilo the other will hold tho tunall bundle. Thus, since ho has no skirts to carry, l:o swings nlou^ with Ii is umbrella furled or unfurled as ln» may desire, hands freo to lift himself into street cars, to open doors, or to pick up bundles for pocket!es» women.

Men laugh and sneer at women for having small packages delivered by the wagons th shops employ for that purpose but it is no laughing matter. With no pocket in which to put it, even so small a bundlo as ono tiny veil will mako ofttimcs becomes a dccid»d is an W at an do no a It Well, until tho dress reformers tako bold of tho question and mako radical changes, wo must insist upon dressmakers giving us OU-J accessible where-yoa know-whera-it-is bus noli concealed pocket i:i the skirts of th ,uress, a ul a small pocket f6r cliango in th.»bodice as well ns in tho jacket nnd tbey must be compiled to havo tho skirt sborr. enough to need no lifting when Its wearer* aro wallilng. A short dress shouldflear tb» by a as in he at If in cuts off the appearance of height in th figure anil docs show tho feet ull round. There is no comfort unk-s it docs.

WHAT ia NEEDED.

Then wo should cling with dcsporatlon toa fashion of two or three years ago reintroduced this scjison- tho wearing of leather and velvet bags, more rr loss enriched by silver orr.amontntion, susjicndcsl from thowaist Thcso will hold as much ustvropockets and should never agalu bo relegated to closet shelves or (Kicking trunks, but should becomo as much a matter of courso part of feminine attire ns a hat or a pair of •hoes. Nor need tbey always remain iu O K* form. There i. just as much possibility of variation in the shape and stylo of bags as in tho aforesaid Itontiet* aud shoes. liCt us Eupposo a woman has such conveniences and starts down town with tho above mentioned packages, ttho will put pocketbook, letters and bundle Into tho bag, thus stufllng it out so full that it becomes quito as ugly as tho bulging of a pocket in a man's coat. This is becauso sho is not used* to pockets enough and lias not learned bow to utilizo tbcm. 8bo should start, having her dress short enough to need no attention, bcr handkerchief and pocketbook in the dress pocket, ber bundlo and letters in bcr bag, and her small change in a littlo packet iu ber waistcoat or jacket. Then she has nothing in ber band but parasol and book, and certainly she can manage thcso without awkwardness or mishap.

Still she is pretty sure to leave the book on iomo counter, and both timo and temper are lost in recovering it, all which could bo avoided if sho could only contrivo to bavo somo ono nico flat place in her dress, where sho could tiave just one large, wide mouthed pocket where a book or anything of that size could slip In.—"B. 8. K. M." in Chicago Herald.

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Makes tbo lives of many people miserable, eaosing distress after rating, soar stomach, sick headache, heartburn, loss of appetite, a faint," all gone" feeling, bad taste, coated tongue, and Irregularity ot

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