Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 19, Number 28, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 January 1889 — Page 6

WOMAN AND HOME.

A WOMAN WHO SAYS HER SISTERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO WALK.

One Dhxen Women Who Achieved Greatness— Important Place Held by Women of l'ersla~-Somo of tbo Things Baby Can

IKr-lt«Dia Couoerning the Household-

Why in the name of common meter don't the women learn how to walk! Jf the power for which the immortal "Bobby" prayed could be conferred upon the feminine portion of Gotham who walk up Broadway, that they might "see themselves as others see them" for just one trip, they would hie them to a teacher in locomotion, if such an individual could be found.

The dear things don't seem to take into consideration the fact that all the arts of modiste, corsot manufacturer or cosmetics are of small avail to make them attractive so long as they do not "take heed to their steps."

Wo can readily excuse a woman from whom the suppleness of youth has fled, or who is crippled, or one who tips the scales at a tenth of a ton or over, if sho doesn't sail along like a bit of thistle down, but when a young girl, lithe and slender, whose anatomy is strictly orthodox, comes toward you with a movement suggestive of the days when the "grasshopper becomes a burden," there is an involuntary wonderment as to what can i:» the matter with her.

It seems as if the majority of women have only one idea, and that is to get over tho ground, no matter how. One is reminded of the advice tho lemonade boys give on the Fourth of July, "Walk up, roll up, tumble up, any way to get up."

Take your stand upon a Broadway corner some pleasant afternoon and you will be convinced thut this is true. About one woman in a hundred knows how to walk. The most of them have the lazy, languorous, indifferent, "quick or the dead" (mostly dead) fashion of getting on, but occasionally you see one who comes spanking along like a corporal in the militia, shoulders painfully squared, chin in the air, arms swinging, and she imagines she's got the genuine British gait, you know. Another appears who has evidently been reading about Mrs. Langtry's walk and is trying to copy it. She attempts to lift her hips without moving her shoulders, and the effect is not altogether pleasing when viewed from tho rear, as sho invariably forgets that tho Lily wears neither corset nor bustle. Then thero are a lot of women who walk just exactly like hens, keeping time to every step with a backward motion of tho head. Thero aro others who travel a la Borabardt, and you stand in momentary expectation of seeing tbom fall to pieces. Tho sinuous, serpentliko slide of tho supple Sara is as inimitable as are her wonderful gowns.

In order to walk well a woman must be well. If she has dyspepsia she bends forward at tho waist if.anything aila her chest sho stoops at the shoulders if she has any of the thousand and ono ills common to womankind, then her back is weak and of course sho can't walk well. But all women in perfect health do not move gracefully.

Those who spend their time lolling about on sofa3 and take a carriage to go a block have limp, flabby muscles, utterly devoid of spring. They are fat and unwieldy. One needs to visit the different Turkish bath establishments to learn how many women are built after marble models. Onco in a while there appears one clean limbed and symmetrical, with clear, healthy skin, muscled so compactly and yet in such dainty curves that you long to be an artist. Not an ounce of superflous flesh, her breast as firm as a globe of alabaster, shoulders that, like the dimple in Katisha's elbow, people would como miles to see.t Her oyes aro bright, because sho has perfect health, and her lips are red for tho same reason. Hor hair is glossy, becauso she takes care of it as she does of her body, and if she has not one classic featuro in her face you call#er beautiful, and if you nro a woman you envy her with all your soul.

That woman doesn't havo hysterics and norvous chills and cold sweats, and all tho other thing? that make herself and all her friends miserable. She doesn't entertain her friends with accounts of her woes, physical and otherwise. Not she her presence is like wine sho is a perpetual tonic, and you can safely wager all you aro worth that she knows how to walk.

It is safe to assert that when the women of America get thoroughly awako to the fact that physical development is the greatest help to physical beauty that can be devised "norvous prostration" will cease to be the fashion and neurosthenia become unknown. —A Woman in New York Press.

Twelve Great Women.

In attempting to select tho twelve greatest •women of tho world no comparison with the opposite sex is necessary. A really great woman must not qnly havo largely benefited the life or influenced tho thought of her own country, but sho must havo left some permanent momoral or trace of her work for the judgment of posterity. Thus no actress, however great, even a Mrs. Siddons or a Rachel, could bo included among the greatest womon, as her art dies with her. From that point of view I venture to draw up the following list as fairly representative of feminine greatness in all ages: wokkk or actios. women or tuocqot. Seui'ramis. Sappho. Queen Esther. Mrao. lloland. Maria Theresa. Mme. do StaeL Catherine of Russia. George Sand. Isabella of Castile. Georgo Eliot. Joan of Arc. Margaret Fuller.

It will bo seen that tho list divides itself naturally into two parts, the one representing tho courageous, energetic, ruling typo of woman the second, the intellectual, thoughtful typo. The throe modern queens, if not overburdened with scrupulousness, possessed, par excellence, tho gift of ruling, aud were pre-eminently successful in carrying out their plans and in molding the history of their subjects.

Semiramis, no doubt, is a person whom the average individual does not realizo very intensely, but the mere fact that out of the haae of Assyrian history her namo should havo lived for four thousand years ghrs her a very uniquo place among tho women rulers of the world. But why Queen Esther, from among all the women in the Bible! it may be asked. Queen Esther saved the Jews from massacre, as certainly as Joan of Are saved France from tbo English. From the debasing atmosphere of a royal harem she stops forth with the heroic *s: "And if I perish, I parish," and trimi gloriously over her enemies. Moreover, unlike most of the Bible stories, there Is no element of the supernatural in this case we have the plain, simple fact of a beautiful woman employing her beauty not for personal aggrandisement, but for tbo benefit of ber countrymen, and -voluntarily 'risking her life in order to save theirs. even a man could do more.

Probablv no ono will seriously controvert the statement that Sappho was the greatest poetess of antiquity, although some Philistine •cotter* are said to r*!rm that she can only Jay claim to the ou whip of some five lines of extant vrrss, and that tinware apocryphal. firut tbefi we at a be 1 to M, Comtek Frenchwomen, of whom t— oe at leasts-Joan of Aic, Mu-o. Ito,and and Mia» do Stael—

jnstly HpmnnH admittance, the latter as the literary woman par excellence, the two former as types of womanly purity and religions patriotism, who, instead of hiding in orthodox retreat, flung themselves into the turmoil of public life and passed through it unscathed, to be rewarded with a martyr's death. To this trio must be added the authoress of "Consuelo," whose name may safely be left to speak for itself.—Pall Mall Gazette.

The Women of Persia.

The laws of Persia are theocratic. They are founded on the Koran, and a system has been deduced which, like the common law. consists of the opinions of priests of especial sanctity and wisdom. This code is called the Sbahr. There is a lesser and secular law called tho Urf, based on oral traditions and practice, and employed in unimportant cases but the Shahr is always the final authority. The laws relating to marriage andf the relations of the sexes are a marvel of minuteness.

The laws of the country appear at first sight to discriminate against the women. Divorce, for example, is easy for tbo man but difficult for the woman who has a grievance. The husband may dismiss his wife by saying three times: "You are divorced." Besides the usual form of marriage, which is presumably for life, there is the temporary marriage. During the period agreed upon, which must be specified in a written contract, neither party can be divorced from the other. It is not uncommon for ladies of social position to prefer this form as, by making the term sufficiently long, they can insure themselves against divorce and loss of the portion or jointure advanced by the husband.

Women of great talents are occasionally found in the anderoons, skilled in music, poetry and painting, and in the diplomatic art. According to Persian law, a husband must divide his time equally among his wives, but if he has one he prefers she can generally arrange with the others by presents to have part of the time to which they are entitled. Diplomacy, intrigue and influence in Persia are dependent in a largo measure on the force of character displayed by the women. If a man wishes to influence another in an affair of importance, he manages it by confiding the matter to one or all of his wives, who in turn visit the wives of the man to be influenced, or the wives of one who has influence over him, and by urging and presents seek to attain the object. Most of the important transactions of Persia are conducted in this manner. The profound disguise worn by tho women of Teheran in the streets, supposed by foreigners to be serious inconvenience, is, under existing conditions, an enormous advantage, and the women themselves would be tho last to advocate a change, so long as polygamy exists. No argument is required to show what a power for intrigue exists in such a costume. In her mantle or veil, completely covering her from head to foot, a woman can go wherever sho pleases without the slightest possibility of detecting her identity, and not eveu her husband would dare to raise her veil to do so would render him liable to instant death. On the other hand, if a woman wishes to disclose her charms to any one, sho generally contrives to find a chance to withdraw her veil for an instant.—Cor. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

Things a Baby Can Do.

What a baby can do is explained by "Five Talents of Women," a new work just published.

A baby can beat any alarm clock ever invented for waking a family up in the morning.

Give it a chance and it can smash more dishes than tho most industrious servant girl in tho country.

It can fall down oftener and with less provocation than the most expert tumbler in the circus ring.

It can make more genuine fuss over a simple brass pin thau its mother would over a broken back. A si $

It can choke itself black in tbo face with greater easo thau tho most accomplished wretch that was ever executed.

It can keep a family in a constlnt turmoil from morning till night and night till morning without once varying its tune.

It cau be relied upon to sleep peacefully all day when its father is away at business, and cry porsisteutly at night when he is particularly sleepy.

It may be the naugtiest, dirtiest, ugliest, most fretful baby in all the world, but you can never make its mother believe it, and you had better not try.

It bo a charming and model infant when no one is around, but when visitors are present it cau exhibit more bad temper than both of its parents together.

It can brighten up a house better than all the furnituro ever made make sweeter music than tho finest orchestra ever organized fill a larger place in its parents' breasts than they know they had, and when it goes away it can cause a greater vacancy and leave a greater blank than all the rest of the world put together. --Exchange.

Their Opinions.

"Women are extremists—thoy are either better or worse than men.—La Bruyere. Woman is a flower that exhales hor perfume only iu tho shade.—Lammonnias.

When women cannot be revenged they do as children do—they cry.—Cardan. Tako tho first advico of a woman under no circumstances the second.—Proverb.

Women are constantly the dupes or victims of their own sensitiveness.—-Balzac. A lady aiid her maid acting in accord will outwit a dozen devils.—Old Proverb.

Women never weep more bitterly than when they weep with spite.—A. Ricard. A woman forgives everything but the fact that you do not covet it.—As de Mussefc.

Women are too imaginative and too sensitive to havo much logic.—Mme. du Deffand. Woman is a charming creature who changes her heart as easily as her gloves.— Balzac.

Thero is no torture that a woman would not suffer to enhance ber beauty.— Montaigne.

O woman! it is thou that causest the tempests that agitate mankind.—J. J. Rousseau. Women distrust men too much in general and not enough in particular.—Commersou.

Women love always when earth slips from them they take refuge in heaven. Anon.

Old Clothes.

It is a mystery to many people how scourers of old clothes can make them almost as good as new. Take, for instance, a shiny old coot, vest or pair of pants of broadcloth, cassimere or The scourer makes a strong, warm soapsuds and plunges the garments into it, souses it up and down, rubs tfc" places, if ne^saiy pot? it through a ir. suds, then ri: it thr gh veral waters and hangs it to dry on the line When *y "he tak it r*. rr*!sit up for an h_ ui or" and a it. An old cotton cloth is laid on tho of the eoafcrr.-..! it.* Ir -.«d V. all the w..~^-4jaru au hot it, u, vc^jved before tho steam ce^» to rise from the goods, else they w-H t* s-U.-.y. W'r'.iJ&m thatnr~ obstinate »ie rv:..- I hy iav.aga a over that. If any shi: 5. ..vs .-.re '.bey •N t-rrjt-* as tt» '.5 the irra is lifted ... the full du iir and brtags the nap op with' it Cloth should al­

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ways have a suds made specially for it, washed in that which has been used for cotton or woolen clothes, lint will be the water and cling to the cloth. In manner we have known the same coat and pantaloons to be renewed time* and again, and have all the look and feel of new garments. Good broadcloth and its fellow cloths will bear many washings and look better every time because of them.—Christian Advocate.

Sweet Music.

It is always good to read of innocent happiness, especially on the part of those whose lives in general are dark and forbidding. little girl in New York was sent into the country by a "Fresh Air Fund," and this is the way she relates her experience:

The first thing when we got there the horn blew, and we had breakfast, lots of good things to eat. Then we went out to play, and before long the horn blew again, and we had a nice dinner. We went out again after dinner, and in a little while the horn blew again and we had snpper.

After supper we went out to play again, and pretty soon the horn blew again. We went in, and the lady said it was 8 o'clock, and time to go to bed, but before we went she gave us a bowl of splendid bread and millr

When I went upstairs, I was just as sleepy as I could be, and I wanted to go to bed right away but I told them if that horn blew again, to be sure and wake me up.—Youth's Companion.

Girls, Don't Stare. !*,'(

If the fashionable schools which teach young girls bow to walk and sit, and the proper manner in which to enter a room, would also teach them how to look at a stranger in a respectful and kindly manner, or at least not to gaze with a cold and withering stare of criticism, it would materially improve the manners of the rising generation.

Affability, cordiality, kindness and amiability are all wonderfully charming qualities in woman, and we all need to cultivate them.

There never yet was a woman so gifted, wealthy, beautiful or high in social portion that she was not marred by a cold, distant, supercilious bearing. There are so many sorrowful things in life, there are so many hurts and wounds for all of us, it seems to me that every woman ought to cultivate a sweet manner and a kindly glance for the stranger or the acquaintance. It costs nothing, and, liko a ray of sunlight, it warms and strengthens many a frostbitten life whereon it falls.—Ella VVheeler Wilcox in Omaha a

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Afternoon Teas. *,

Aiinost as universal as the tea habit is the habit of afternoons. If a woman hasa house of her own or even a flat sho sets aside one afternoon in tho week for au at home to all her friends. On such occasions she makes herself pretty with her very daintiest tea gown, and of course she lights the alcohol lamp under the tea stand. Of course, too, if sho has laid hands on a novelty sho brings it out then to lend eclat to hor afternoon. Chinese four foot vases for umbrella stands aro the latest extravagance which one meets at teas iu fashionably furnished halls. The more socially ambitious have evenings instead of afternoons for the greater dress possibilities and the greater convenience of catching men. The literary, dramatic, artistic and musical contingents are at heme on Sunday, which is emphatically a day of leisure for all who work with their brains. At these semi-Bohemian and sometimes delightful gatherings one meets many of the most interesting figures of the day.—Kansas City Journal.

A Royal Poker Player.

In a little book recently issued "for ladies desirous of learning poker," is the following curious anecdote: Maria Theresa of Austria was greatly addicted to gambling, and played for exceedingly high, stakes. The court functionaries did all in their power to overcome this passion, but to no purpose. They finally appealed to the empress' confessor, who induced the imperial gamester not to give up cards, but to play for only a copper kreutzer a point. Tho cunning empress, however, ordered her jeweler to make her one hundred kreutzers in a peculiar manner, so that each one could be opened in the middle and a ducat inserted. The two pieces were put together so that only the initiated knew that they were not what they seemed. Thus the empress kept the letter of the confessor's demand, and at the same time enjoyed the excitement in which she delighted. —Philadelphia Press. ..«J

How to Wash Your Face.

Without being unkind to women, I want to say that very few of them know how to wash their faces, not only so they will bo clean, but so tho skin will remain white, firm anc^ tight—this tightness preventing wrinkles. Hero is tho recipe: Fill a large bowl full of hot water—I mean hot, not tepid—then bathe your face thoroughly, using for this purpose your bands, which have been called by a scientist a washrag with a brain in it. Don't just give your face a dab or two, but let it know what a bath means then, while it is still feeling the effect of the hot water, give it another bath in cold water then dry it with a soft towel. Do not believe for an instant that rough towels are good for a fine skin you might just as well use a currycomb to keep your bang in order.—Bab in ad el aT

Feminine Noses.

The positive nose well proportioned, though slightly inclined to tho retrousse. It betokens a bright, vivacious nature, imd is somewhat emotional.

Tho truly feminine nose Is something of a snub, but it is a good lovable nose for all that, and is vastly superior to many a more pretentious organ which may carry along with it disagreeable traits.

The vigorous, pushing nose is set with firmness on the face, and is almost masculine in the severity of its outlines. It is usually accompanied with a strong, fair development, and denotes practical, bard common se nsa Susan B. Anthony has such a nose.—Boston Budget.

Sho Pays the Conductor.

There is a lady in Atlanta who refuses to put ber fare in the boxes of the bobtailed cars, but compels the driver to take the money and put it in himself. He has refused, expostulated and argued with ho-, and shown her the printed rules, but all to no purpose. She r—-tinuos to walk to the front door, place tbeir. :ey in his hand and request him to put it in the box. He doesnt know whether the lady r'tentric, wishes to test his honesty, or is proud to wait on herself.— New York Telegram.

For biliousness squeeze the juice of a lime or .^ ll lemon into half a glass of cold wv.: r, n-ul :r in a littU?: :oda drink tf ::!.•? :t finals. Tobefcwa »r.ea rising in is W a hca-iAelse if take in the

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WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?

STYLES APPROVED BY FASHIONABLE WOMEN AT HOME AND ABROAD.

The Very Commendable Fashion of Colored Petticoats (or Out Door Wear In Wintry Months Some of the New Styles

In Silk, Satin and Flannel Described.

A Parisienne changes both the dress the entire toilet for each occasion, and many of our. New York ladies are equally prodigal in such matters. In France, for the street, not only are colored stockings worn, but so are colored underskirts and flannel petticoats. These underskirts may be plain striped or checked as fancy dictates, and are made in a variety of materals.

A SATIN PETTICOAT.

In the cut is shown a petticoat in shaded coral merveilleux satin, trimmed with a flounce of the same, bordered with Valenciennes lace and headed with two bouillonnes of satin. Sometimes the petticoat is of changeable silk, trimmed with ruffles of the same. For damp weather there are serviceable and at the same time pretty petticoats of woolens braided with soutache and then, too, there are petticoats of moreen, finished with lace edged flounces. Petticoats in the new French flannel, with a lace flounce, are also to be seen, rich crimson being a favorite color. This fashion of wearing colored skirts on the street during the winter season is a very commendable one, and not a few Amercan women now reserve their white petticoats for indoor wear.

1 Items in Millinery. -Green in millinery appears to be as popular as ever, and tho shades for the winter aro rich and becoming, especially to those women who have a reddish tinge iu their hair. The flatcrowncvi, projecting brimmed felt hats are most fashionable, especially for young girls. All the trimming is placod on tho top. A novel style of trimming these hats is to fasten one end of a soft, feathery boa at tho back of the hat, carry it round between tho crown and brim till it meets behind, fasten it round the throat, and let the end fall over the shoulder. A fe%v high loops of velvet aro placed on one side, or well up in front. Another pretty felt hat has the brim sharply turned back against the crown and lined with velvet the front is straight and prominent, with a full feather ruche carried round the brim. A deep band of velvet encircles the crown, a few velvet loops and a tuft of feathers are placed high at the left side, overlapping tho crown.

Fashions in Tells.

In New York city ladies are wearing black lace veils with borders three or four inches deep, and^these veils are worn so large that this border drops just below the chin. There are no figures in tho net above the border, but tho present style admits of the small, well defined dots, which aro so becoming to all faces.

Vthb empire veil.

In the cut is shown the'empire veil now being worn by ladies in both London and Paris. A veil not

unlike this was worn a good many years ago, though it was then fashionable to wear colored veils. The empire veil is rather expensive, as only the finest lace has so far been used in their manufacture.

.Cloth Dresses for Day Wear. ., Cloth is tho favorite material for day dresses, plain in color and with a smooth surface, and, if the tint be well chosen, it is most durable wear. A dark sage green costume had been made up with long draperies on one side of the skirt was a double row of Lapland fox, with visible white hairs intermixed with tho black, the fur united by large bows of black moire ribbon beyond this was a finely braided panel of tho fashionable class of braiding which has the appearance of Spanish point in black braid and silk. In this dress another panel of the same braiding was introduced on tho opposite side, and a wide black moire sash fell at tho back, which hung quite straight and full. The bodice was of the habit shape, with a front waistcoat of braiding.

Dinner Gowns.

The dinner gowns are made in varied fashion, with low jackets and revers, with V-shaped bodices, and with the classic drapery cut in ono with the skirt, falling from the left shoulder. A pretty style is a long, flowing dress, the front arranged with stripes, the bodice and s':irt apparently cut in one, starting from the left shoulder, and crossing the bust and waist. Directoire bodices, cut low, with deep revers, look well for evening, especially with the new sleeves, a fluted lace reaching to the elbow, long tasseled ends of the material falling on the front of the skirt.

Children's Fun.

The white crinkled mandarin lamb skins are made up into walking coats with capes, for girls just in short clothes, and a muff to match is carried with great importance by these little women. Gray trimmer is in favor for children's coats, and for trimmings for their cloth coats. Brown furs on white cloth coats are still fashionable and are very effective. Caps somewhat in fez shape and turbans of seal or Persian or krimmerare made for girls of all sizes.— Sarp^s Basar.

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For little girls there are hoods in white or in cashmere. The crown is drawn with three close rows of cording, and the front finished off with foamy lace, tinj ribbon and a full aigrette. ,4^

With pmng toilets the stockings are often of w! of fine white thread, and in this embroidered with silk of the tint of thedr^s. The very lv. slippen are black, or of the dress faLrkt.

Broof* -riag Tv*r~*T-vai of hr?4e andbri ~r ::i. int 1:. efigur if the year to wL. a the Joyful occurs, promise to be popular as bridesmaids pres-

ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

Rocking Chairs That Are Things of Beaaty and Comfort as Well—Tested Recipes. One variety of the modern rocking chair for the house beautiful is handsome and showy and dainty enough for a queen's boudoir. It is woven of willow in graceful shape and artistic pattern, enameled with white and decorated with gold bands, stripes and knobs. The palest of moss green, gobelin blue or old pink plush is fashioned into cushions and tied in place with broad sashee of delicately tinted ribbon. Some of the smaller chairs are modeled after the tall, quaintly carved, slender patterns popular many years ago and copied from French models. Other rockers are sleepy hollow, inviting, plush covered resting places.

Sometimes the willow cfcaTi% turn gilded or broneed all over, and cushioned with pale green plush. Large, old fashioned, carved oak rocking chairs are also used, made after the fashion of our grandmothers' colonial furniture—roomy, massive, ancient, quaint, and, best of all, exceedingly comfortable. A pretty cushion for that chair is of dull old red or pale green, these tints harmonizing with the light, soft color of the wood.

Simple willow rocking chairs, of various styles, are merely varnished, or stained the color of cherry, and ornamented with movable cushions and choir rolls of bright colored chintz.

Care of the Clothing.

Where a young lady has no lady's maid (and in democratic America we surely ought not to consider such a personage as indispensable to a young and active girl) she must remember, and in good season, to look over tho costume that she is to wear, and to see that it is in perfect order, sinco she will not have time to brush off dust or restore a wayward button in the hurry of dressing for a dinner or a ball. One of the secrets of retaining the bloom of youth in a street dress is to shake it out of the window as soon as it is taken off by the wearer. Indeed very neat women perform this office for undergarments as well—I havo known those who always brushed out the inside of their boots 1 A silk dress should, if possible, be cleaned without tho aid of a brush. Apiece of soft flannel is the best instrument for this purpose—white for light colored silks and black for black silks.

Baked Rice with Tomatoes. Baked rice and tomatoes make a very appetizing hot dish. Boil a coffee cupful of .rice when cooked, strain perfectly dry and mix with an ordinary sized can of tomatoes. Add a little onion chopped very fine and a small piece of butter season with pepper and salt to taste. Put the rice and tomatoes in a dish that is well buttered and strewed with bread crumbs, and put a few small pieces of butter over tho top. Then bako in an oven feo a rich golden color.

Oilil and Pleasing Woak.

Asomowhat quaint style of work is making flower-pot covers and shaped vases, large and small, in cretonne over cardboard. The cretonne is selected to look as effective and liko Oriental china as possible, and the shape is first cut out in pliable cardboard, covered with the cretonne, the edges neatly and carefully laid together, then joined up by sewing over. There is a lining of sateen put in before tho sections are joined and a tin inside holds tho water and the flowers.

3:'/One Nlco Pumpkin Pie. Following is a recipe for pumpkin pie, tho quantities given being for ono pie only: A generous half pint of rich milk, one heaping tablespoonful of stewed pumpkin, ono egg (white and yoke separately beaten), and half a teaspoonful of flour. Sugar to taste a little ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Beat well together, all except the white of egg add this last, stirring in quickly but thoroughly. and bake in a quick oven.

Griddle Cakes in Variety.

Ono cupful of boiled rice broken into kernels in one cupful of milk, two cupfuls of flour, into which is sifted two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and ono teaspoonful of salt. Mix thoroughly, adding more milk, and add two eggs (whites and yelks beaten separately) tho last thing before baking.

Hominy, barley, oatmeal, tapioca, farina, cerealine, etc., may be used, and a great variety bo produced.

Orange Sponge.

Orango sponge furnishes a delicate dessert. Dissolve threo and a half sheets of Cooper's isinglass in water and add to it one pound of sugar on which you have previously squeezed tho juice of six good sized oranges and one lemon and a half. Add the whites of three eggs well beaten, and beat all together till the mixture is thick and frothy. Turn into a mold and set on ice.

Delightful Doughnuts.

A lady noted for making delightful doughnuts us«i tho following recipe: Four pints of flour, four teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one grated nutmeg, salt, one pint of sugar, ono tablespoonful of butter. Beat up four eggs in a pint cup and fill it up with sweet milk. Mis and knead well.

A Favorite Stylo in Work Bap. Simplicity and daintiness seem to bo a fashion in work bags just now. Many are mado in the ordinary sack shape, with a heading fivo inches deep, the bag itself twelve inches long aud ten inches broad. At the base in ono corner a piece of velvet is placed, as though the point turned up a bow at tho apex and a star worked in silks and gold thread on either side.

A moss green plush bag the same size is lined with pink sateen, the heading only with satin of the same color and drawn in with a cord. Good colorings for these aro brown, •peacock, ol've or ruby, with the lining in contrast.

8B0CADS BAG.

The bag shown in the cut is from a Parisian hmkICL It is of oi Lrocade, lined with plu l: and trimmed with iaee, and is drawn irtta yjtin nlii-3 to match the plush.

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UNLUCKY FRIDAY.

A SUPERSTITION WHICH HAS ISTEO SINCE EARLY TIMES.

A Notlofa That One Day In SereJ Bin B» Bad—Some of the Things to Avol on Friday— Others Believe It a Look

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belief in the ill luck of certain days the year existed very early in the history o. the world. The earliest nations have left records of such beliefs. Classical autho' abound iu allusions to these days, which wer marked in old Roman calendars by a blacl cross. From being few in number during the year, they increased until the path of th( mjperetitious was beset with minute directions as to what must be done this day, what was to be avoided on that day, or what wa& fatal on certain black days of the year.

At some unknown time during the middle ages there grew up a notion that ono day the week in particular was to be given a ba character, by reason of which any important undertakings, such as journeys, weddings, business enterprises, etc., were certain tc succeed badly if undertaken on this day, known in our calendar as Friday. No superstition has probably affected so many people as this. To this day thousands firmly believe in the ill luck of any Friday undertaking. Persons without superstition on any other point will resolutely adhere to their belief as to this particular, and quietly avoid Friday undertakings.

There seems to be no question thatthia superstition is entirely Christian in its origin, and has particular reference to Friday as the day Christ suffered on the cross. It became a custom, moreover, to ascribe other biblical events of a sinister .nature to that day, and certain manuscripts of an interesting kind exist in European libraries, recapitulating these unfortunate happenings, assigning them to Friday, and prescribing increased penance or abstinence on that day.

PROBABLE SOURCE OF THE BELIEF. It is probable that the sourco of these assertions concerning Friday was the Jewish Talmud and other Jewish writings. These make similar statements regarding these early events in the history of man. The fathers of the church perpetuated the legends, and monkish copyists transmitted them to posterity.

This unlucky character still clings to Friday in most Christian lauds—it is curious that it should also bo true among the Brahmins of India. It is tho Mohammedan Sunday, and is not therefore an unlucky day with Moslems. It seems to havo been a lucky one to the ancestors of tho Brahmins, for it is recorded that the Mogul Emperor Auuurgzebosaid: "Oh I that my death may happen on Friday, for blessed is he who dieth on that dayl"

Tho things to be avoided on Friday are nob. so generally agreed upon as tho character of the day. It most European countries marriages consummated on this day of the week are suro to be unhappy ones, and aro rare but Germany and Scotland are exceptions, it being there considered a lucky day to wed. In Lancashire, England, it is even thought a bad day to win a brido, and tho swain who* goes courting on that day is apt to receive rough treatment from other swains. Sometimes he is treated to a charivari, or serenade, with tin pans, horns, etc., until he pays a money forfeit. i'

Journeys wero rarely undertaken on Friday during tho last century in many European countries. They were sure to be uufortunato in their termination, according to the superstitious.

This phaso of Friday's unpopularity particularly affected sailors and fishermen. That it is far from extinct even today appears from many instances of tho. unwillingness of sailors to sail 011 this day.

DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS CF THE RULE. In very luuuy places tho nails and hair wcro never cut on Friday, but in Holland it was believed that you would never havo thotoothacho if you trimmed tho nails on that day. A work published in England in 1881 says tuis was then deemed an unpropitious. day for bleeding,physicking or for a journey. An old adage says, "Sneeze oa Friday, give a gift." It was also disastrous to sing on this day. "Sing on Friday, weep on Sunday." Tho ill luck of tho day was sometimes, however, changed to good fortune. It is deemed an excellent time, iu tbo north of England, to put on now clothes for the first timo. English milkmaids thought Friday dreams unusually ominous.

Many persons roverse the rulo, and declaro that this is to them a lucky day. Dickens said that it was fortunate for his undertakings, most of which wero successful when begun or ended 011 Friday.

It has been claimed as a lucky day for America—Columbus discovered land on that day, tbo Pilgrims landed on the samo day, and Washington was born on Friday.

It is only in late years that a custom smacking somewhat of superstition has been chnngcd, that of executions on Friday. New York took tho lead in this respect, but it is still hangman's day in too many states. The prejudice against Friday is, of course, intensified in tbo case of Good Friday. Until quite recently no blacksmith in tho north of England would drive a nail on this, the anniversary.of tbo crucifixion. No edged tool was used in Yorkshire, nor was it anything but unlucky to wash clothes on that day. It is alleged that a woman was hanging out washed clothes as Christ passed by on his way to Calvary. Sho flirted tho clothes in bis face, and Chrwt not only declared her accursed, but also pronounced a curao on any one who should choose this day for a similar task.

In one place, it is asserted that the clothes washed this day would be spotted with blood. Many shoemakers would abstain from work on this day because of a similar curse pronounced on the Jew, Cartaphilus.

In Devonshire, it was thought a good day to plant crops, and in other places to commence weaning children.

F-flg* laid on Friday will, it is said, never decay, aficl will, if eaten, cure the colic. In north Germany, it was said that if it rained on Good Friday, the turf would be parched up three times that year.

An elder bush hung up in the house on that day would preserve the dwelling from danger of lightning. It was also said that caterpillars would increase if the garden was visited on that day. By entering the church, however, and quitting it before the blearing, any one could obtain the power of seeing witches, and so avoid them.

Portuguese sailors have a custom of dressing their ship in mourning on this day, and of scourging and banging an effigy of udas attbeySd arm.—F S. Baasett in St. Louis Globe-Democrat

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