Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 16, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 October 1890 — Page 6

WOMAN AND HOME."

S*HE GOOD O-D FASHIONED PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

^ro(re«ire CoiivernaUon*—She Will Xot Be Familiar—How Children Are Spoil* cd—Brilliant Ialy Macdonald—A Womaa'i Hair.

Every state in the Union baa been generous to tho public schools—munificent individuals have built and endowed with lavish hands universities and colleges for young men, and within the last two decades woman has had doled out' to her, with great reluctance, with much reserve and many misgivings, some of the crumbs which fall from the tables of the great universities. And four colleges, exclusively for women, have been built and generously endowed.

The question as to her capacity to receive this blessing is not yet decided, and the fear that it will subvert the purposes of nature and unfit her

for

the functions of

domestic life is finding nervous and incoherent expression in the periodical literature and after dinner speeches of the day. Meanwhile there is a great and powerful arm of the educational force of this country which has no literature, no written history, which is seldom referred to by periodical, scientist, or the orator of the day, except in some flippant allusion to point amoral or adorn a tale—this is the "private school for girls."

For 200 years this institution has held a dignified and responsible place in the educational and social system of this country. To this the American woman, such as she has been in times past and such as we find her today, owes the character, the culture, the grace and the embellishments which enable her to take her stand, not blushing for her ignorance or her stupidity, side by Bide with the cultivated and representative woman of other countries.

It has no favor from the state. Being private property it cannot hold endowments it has paid its own taxes and supported itself. European educators have mnrveled that American writers should leave tho world to learn by accident that American ladies were not all educated in their famous public schools.

The French commissioner of education to the Centennial exhibition, whom I afterward met, could not forgive the committee which waited ou him in New York that it br.d not afforded him an opportunity to visit tho schools in which the accomplished women whom bo had^ met in this country were trained.—Mrs. Sylvanus Reed in Bcribner's.

I'rosrrtMMlvo Conversation*.

A now amusement particularly adapted to the traditional talent of fair women is the "progressive conversation party," which had its birth in the east. Its popularity Is established by its possibilities to entertain any number»of guests, though more thnn twenty cannot be easily managed. Its modus operandi is somewhat as follows: As many chairs as are required by the numlwr of guests invited are arranged in pairs in a continuous line, one behind the other, and are yoked together with broad ribbons of different colors. The topics of conversation for tho evening ore announced on tho Invitation cards.

A card on which is written a topic of conversation is tied with a narrow ribbon to the connecting ribbons on the chairs, aud tally cards, as In progressive ouchor, wta» ttuy rimnm uuw wnscti matcnes tno colore on the chairs, are arranged for both Indies and gentlemen, as in tho gamo when ninyed with cards. When all the guests have drawn a card they take their seats according to tho color designated by tho tally eajtl, the ladies on tho left and the gentlemen on tho right, tho hostess taps a, 'Dell, and tho bujus of conversation begins.

Ten minutes are allowed for each topic, anil tho topic on each sot of chairs differs from all the others. Tho judges chosen pass down tho line and orlticise, and at the end of tho tltno specified a (Tlx a gold star on the card of the best conversationalist, a silver star on the card of tho vanquished. Tho entire company change seats, the gentleman retreating ono seat, tho lady advancing one, and the bur.* begins again. When ten changes have been made, ten topics dished up and discussed, the person having the greatest number of gold stars is tho winner.—Cbicago News.

She Will Not Bo Familiar. What strikes tho pilgrim from other lands is tho predominance of women in Boston. Women everywhere—in tho restaurants, behind the lunch counters, in the shops, in the ofiices, women seem to be doing all the work. I don't find any fault with this arrangement. They are more civil than tho men. I only wish they could become street car conductors. Probably they may some day.

Down at Nantaakct beach you iiud th® same superabundance of the fair sex. They preside at the popcorn booths with all the dignity of long lineage and great mental development. Foreigners from New York or Chicago, ignorant of the customs of the country, sometimes make an effort, io fee pleasant with these young ladies. Th® result is always disastrous to the foreigner. "I'll wait upon you, but I'll not be familiar with yon." K. Thtt's the shibboleth of the Boston serving Indj*. was much amused at the attempt of one of these "foreigners'* just mentioned to bestow a small foe upon on© of these young women. She drew herself up with all the hauteur of family pride—for no doubt her name was Winthrop. or Adams, or Hancock, or Wiuslow—and then she remarked "Excuse me, sir, we are liberally rewarded for our services by the corporate lessees of the beach, and, consequently, the offer of any gratuity Is entirely a supererogatory act," Then turning to a small bay she mui mured: "Johnny, accept the gentleman's nickel. "We keep him for that purpose, In order not to offend those who may be strangers in lk*ton."-Cor. Philadelphia Press.

How children Are Spoiled. It Is «»sy enough to sr*»l a child. No great art t* demanded. Only three r»r four things aiv o»mpU4e the work. Make all tht» wait rvn him r.nd fly at his Wddin trt him iwttft i- 'ver '.0 go for adrit k. but aiwav* Ivaw hr«'4$ht to him at 1) ywu* *f age have l*ndgtt tie feUshoc «triO£K let h!u» stnW untie be* cause she will oot get btta.iw\'.w plum. He will soon leant that th- is his xettfrn. and he is to rule iu wUJ r*nse tip into manhood t»* of th«« prteioue «nitf t» that demaud o5*is*a« a»4 eercfo, and with the theory that the world fe his oyster, which, wftfe Ifctttffc, fee *****& to OpGO*

If that net spoil him bus to a bwvr, it is ^feO«*at** mad mtf&m a man to own wtb an arsimaL A goad homMk rid« *h*k« up the Kw aftjl help* the man be virtuous for it Is almcrt ImpoKStbte to be with too much aii enlarged spk*tt, or aiotnach off duty. Wo congratiy^aaTm*& wtoo 01a

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afford to own a horse but if a boy own one he will probably rid® on It to destruction. There will be room enough in th® saddle for idleness and dissipation to ride, one of them before and one of them behind.

The bit will not be strong enough to rein in at the right place. There are men who all their lives have been going down hill, and the reason is that in bojhood they sprang astride a horse, and got going so fa"*- that they have never been able to stop.—T. De Witt Taimsge, in Ladies' Home Journal.

Lady Stacdonald.

Lady Macdonald, wife of Sir John, of Canadian fame, is a remarkable woman. The daughter of a West Indian merchant, Miss Bernard left Jamaica as a girl and was educated in England. At her father's old home she met the distinguished barrister, who was created a baronet the year of his marriage with the young southerner. All unused to responsibility and court etiquette, Lady Macdonald accompanied her husband to the provinces, and by her wit, kindliness and tact soon established herself as the acknowledged head of dominion socicty

Since her advent into Canadian circles her Influence has been an unquestioned force. She is a thorough politician, hiss an extensive acquaintance in this country and England, and by many is thought to be the power behind the throne in the Macdonald household.

Like all clever and politic women, she is an accomplished hostess, and at the head of her dinner table is reckoned a formidable enemy for the opposition to encounter. Tall and stately, gray haired and dignified, the charm of her fine presence is only excelled by her consummate art in conversation. It is highly dangerous for enemies of Sir John's policy to come too near his fascinating wife. More than once a Radical voter has found his views take a different complexion altogether after a talk with the brilliant Conservative. Illustrated American.

A Woman's Hair.

Has it never occurred to people to note the intimate relation that exists between a woman's mental processes and her back hair? Why, a woman can't give her hair a twist of a morning without looping into it something of her own state of mind! ^Jf she is in her loveliest and best temper her hair will go up quite of itself, seemingly, and into tho easiest and most beautiful little coils. It adjusts itself at tho most becoming angle, and when all is done the quintessence of her amiable being breathes from the top of her head. But let the day start disastrously, let her rise with her "innard vane p'inting east," and her back hair will be tho first herald of her misfortune to the world. It at once manifests a familiar demon. It takes crooked ways unto itself. It refuses to lie in any accepted pattern. Eaoii individual hair has a theory of its own which it proceeds to carry out. She pats and coaxes and smooths, but the hair will not down, and when she comes out to the world her hair and her temper are at one in being the crooked est and mast unlovely things in all tho world.—New York Evening Sun.

Right Eating and tlio Complexion. Good diet, not limited, should be the rule, for eruptions in young people are quite as apt to indicate debility and call for generous diet as the contrary. No ham, bacon, salt beef or salt fish, fat gravies, lard pies or nuddlntrsof tho roly Poly

It may take three to six months or a year to cure the trouble, but I do not believe there is such a thing as incurable skin disease. Plenty of exercise and friction of tlio body are called for, and hot foot baths with soda In tho water, to equalize circulation. Carbolated oil, ton drops carbolic acid in two tablespoonfulsof olive oil, rubbed on tho face at night, will soften and heal tho eruption, if other care is taken.--Shiriey Dare in New York Herald.

tin Accomplished Tolegrapher. Perhaps the only society woman in Now York who has any practical knowledge of

York who has any pr telegraphy is Mrs. Charles II. T. Collls,

TiGHRE HAUTE SA

order,

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bo allowed girls desiring good complexions. If they can eat four to six large juicy pears every day they are in season it will do much ford igestion and bloom. If the appetite is capricious follow Its caprices tlll baths and wholesome bread regulate it. Keep good courage.

Collis, wife of Gen. ex-general, ex-banker

and present insurance magnate. Mrs. Collls, who is a strikingly handsome woman, unusually accomplished, may really bo considered an expert at tho art jjf telegraphing. She learned when Gen. Collis, then a banker, had a priv^e vtlr? $o?mgcting his New York and Philadelphia offices with his handsome Fifth avenue residence.

Mrs. Collis learned to telegraph that she might have little snatches of conversation with her fyttsband during business hours or his occasional absences in Philadelphia, and so thoroughly did sheacqulre a knowledge that Gen. Collis declares that no telegraphic expert can click a message over the wire with greater skill and firmness than his pretty wife can wire "Please send jne a check."—New York Press.

Don't Be Afraid of Pink Sugar. A great many housekeepers do not understand the us© of pink sugar in cake. A tri-colored cake is very ornamental. Make one layer of pink, one of white, and one of yellow cake. The same role serves for all, using half of pink sugar and half of white sugar for the pink layer, the yolksof three ngga in the golden layer, and the whites alone in the white layar. The angel cake rule is a very nioe one for this purpose. A layer of crab apple jelly, of white fronting flavored with orange Juice or almonds, or layers of chopped raisins or chopped figs, may be used between th® layers, and a thick white idng should cover alt Pink sugar costs but ten cents a poumV and can be bought at any first class confcctioner's. Tt is too t* Hf colored to be used -VoUy, but is pc' city harmless, being orcd with cochhrosl.—New York Tribune.

Th« Bow Bath.

The bath of roses, so often mentioned by writers on tho luxurious age of T: »n life, is. a comparatively l8i.~i-.v- today. The warm watasr, Is« atStyiMSMwrotlag to the usual requirement of their.' t. fe» fits* softwwd fey s&tcft*"? iut«= -b habol* -d half a pint of giycesitte las*': tWO$WfS$«fatfcSroCt*1?-""*. rtrtfttaefe&tb*available sithy if mtmi* pet" Tfclsb to yOy&wv

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a cover that fits1 firm and close, for must be no danger of the lid slipping rat Drop the pieces of soap inside tire fan and place the lid on securely. This tripsforms the can into a soap shaker to be tied In hot water for washing dishes, wher4 & will prove to be a great convenience, spd In usin^t there will be no danger of rating streaks of soap on the china, whic| is liable to happen when a large cake of s&g> is used in the water,with the dished— Youth's Companion.

To Wash Blankets.

in "washing woolen blankets, to avdd yiiT^nlragft do not have the diTerent Raters of widely different degrees of h©£, and do not apply soap directly to them* The best way is to dissolve two tablespoonfuls of borax in hot water, and add the solution to a tub half full of very hot water put in the blankets and let thfm remain one hour, stirring often and bing with the hands, but never on a board. Squeeze them out of this sur prepare another water of the same temperature, containing but one tablespoonful of borax, and enough fine white soap to make a nice suds immerse the blankets and irepeat the same process of cleaning ssSat first. Afterward rinse through two clela waters, of the same temperature as the others, and dry.—Good Housekeeping, j-&

Facts Worth Knowing.-

For faded green blinds, rub on a little linseed oil. Put bits of camphor gum in trunks or drawers to prevent the mice from doiftg iny injury.

To freshen leather chair seats, valises, bags, etc., rub them with the well beattn white of an egg. fli

To prevent tin pans from rusting, rcb fresh lard ou them, and set in. a hot qven antil thoroughly heated. f?

Soak clothes that fade dve^ 'night }n water in which has been dissolved one ounce of sugar of lead to a pailful of rain 1 water.—Good Housekeeping.

Nursing Itecomlne Fashioisable. As showing that nursing is becoming fashionable, it is asserted by a writer in The British Medical Journal that Princess Helen Cusa is a nurse in the children's hospital, Jassy Countess Asta Blucher has been nursing the invalids of Capt. Wissmann's force at Zanzibar Miss GodolphinOsborne, niece of the duko of Leeds, is matron of the Leamington Hospital for Incurables Lady Leveson Gower is a nurse in one of the metropolitan hospitals, and Lady Amberley and Baroness Ebba Bostron were trained at St. Mary's hospital, Paddington, a few years ago:"r^|

A Xover of Fans.

"The Swedish Nightingale," Christine Nilsson, is an enthusiast in the matter of fans. She has a collection of rare and beautiful specimens. Among tho number is one which was presented to her by the ex-Empress

Eugenie. It formerly belonged

to Mme. Dubary possibly it is the famous one valued at so many thousand francs. Another of the fair singer's fans is one which was given to her by tho crown prince of Russia, and is an exact copy of the one that belonged to the queen of Oude.—Now York World.

To Put tho Child Asleep.

Under no circumstances givo a child drops, stimulants or sirups to produce sleep. Let the physician bo made responsible for this dangerous practice. The exoitamont of Iwung tosaod and jumped by too ardent papa, the glare of the dinner table or a tardy romping about tho room often unstring the delicate nerves and chase away sleep. Hunger is often the cause of distress at bed time, and negligence on the part of the nurse to observe it is another reason for fretfulncss.—Exchange.

In washing, sponging or bathing a child wet the head first. One bath a day is enough for a sturdy little one ono every week is all that should bo inflicted upon a feeble child. Give a sponge bath for the daily washing, and follow it with brisk rubbing. A rag is unfit for a baby's toilet. Get a fine sponge, use water at a temperature of 80 degrees and white Spanish castilo soap, and lot the youngster have, as many bites of the sponge as he wants

For comedones or black heads use a lotion of ether, one fluid ounce airbonate of ammonia, twenty grains, and two fluid ounces of water. Have a druggist mix it, and apply twico a day with a bit of rough crash. Take also a glass of fresh grape juice every morning before breakfast, which will have the effect of Saratoga water, and is better than any mineral water for young complexions.

It is not generally known, perhaps, that Lady Bandolph Churchill, formerly Miss Jennie Jerome, is a capital musician, and, did any reverses come to her, she could support herself and family with the proceeds that her paintings would command. She has a studio in her London house, and paints diligently pictures that have real merit and beauty.

Mi«t« Mary E. Wilklns, whose short stories have won so many hearts, is a small, shy, brown eyed woman, extremely unsophisticated in manner and appearance. It needs but a short acquaintance with her to convince you what kind of a woman she is. All that she says is full of the charm of her stories.

Mrs. Caroline Harrison owns a photographic gallery in McGregor, Tex. Know* Ing th® vanity of women, she is getting rich by catering to it She makes beauties of sJl her good looking patrons, and those who have a dearth of good looks are persuaded to let down their hair and have a back view.

Ehoda Bnoughtou, the English novelist, has writteir twenty-two books and published but ten. She is fifty years old, snowy haired, but sweet faced and sunny hearted. She has a pretty home in Oxford that has taken her a quarter of a century to ptocum

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A yo w^aaan who baa at gjfcaMjttaaaBt in Wm York makes rent by storing furs, wraps and drtsssi for hee castotaera duriug warmwmohar.

DAT BVEMNG/MAIIii

THE GREAT GRAY OWL/'

'A corpus feller^ was Clay Cede, the neighbors said. "Ever* minute he can git from his. work he's allays wander in* round through the woods with his gun, a-shootui' Innocent birds in a most triflin' way. It does seem as ef a dead bird was worth more to him than its weight in dollars, the way he takes on over lem sometimes, an' sm«^hs their feathers, an' grins, an' carries 'em off home a-whistlin'. Uncle Ezry oughter put a stop to his triflin'.''

Clay was misunderstood. The 'innocent birds" were not killed wantonly uor in idle amusement. Clay was thoroughly a student of nature he loved the feathered songsters, and it was for this iove that he sought to obtain and to study them. Clay was an enthusiastic ornithologist.

Tn the rough neighborhood in which he lived the people did uot appreciate his passion. How there could be joy and triumph in the discovery of an unusually bright breasted oriole or a peculiar colored warbler was entirely beyond their somewhat dull comprehension

Clay would have explained tbwf matters had any oue among his neighbors cared to be informed, but he did not seek to force information upon them, and their ignorant remarks did not disturb him in the least. Only one person was able to annoy him by criticising bis pursuits that was Sasl Rhodes, a boy with whom Clay thought it a disgrace to have words of any kind.

A book on ornithology, wliich in his early boyhood had fallen into Clay's possession, had started him in his favorite study and was a source of constant reference and pleasure to him. He called it his "field book," for he .frequently carried it about with him, and every new bird he secured was by its aid identified and named.

Clay was an orphan boy, about 17 years old, and his home was with "Uncle Ezry" on a farm near the banks of the Missouri river. He had never been able to get the "book learning" he desired, and about tho only things he could call his own were the clothes on his back, his beloved field book and his specimens. Even the old Shotgun ho used he had found stowed away in tho farmhouse garret, where Uncle Ezry had put it when his squirrel bunting days were over.

The old man had as little sympathy for Clay's study as his neighbors had, and he was a severe taskmaster, who made the boy work as hard and as tongas the "hired man." But when there was no work which was particularly pressing, he was not so ill natured as to refuse him the gun and a little time to himself, for all that it was to "carry on foolishness."

Clay had filled his little sleeping room in the old farm house with many specimens of the birds of the country. He had studied taxidermy, and had mounted many of. his specimens in a careful and praiseworthy manner. There were 6omo rare birds in his collection, and these ho secretly hoped one day to sell, and thereby gain some money to enable him to go to school.

He also corresponded with the author of his "field book," who had given him the nnirift of every rara avis which was likely to be found in "his vicinity, together with the nnnh price a professional bird fancier would pay for each. So he was always on the lookout for unusual birds to add to his collection or'to sell at a bargain.

One cold April evening Uncle Ezry sent Clay to the ferry on an errand, and of course the boy carried the gun along. Tho distance was about three miles, and in a walk of this length it was not at all Improbable that he would see some desirable specimen, either an early spring adventurer or a winter laggard.

The road lay for tho most part along the bank of the river, and as the wild geese wer® now flying north, he thought he might get a shot at some of these birds, which were favorite food at his uncle's tablo.

He did succeed, very i£on after ho started, in bringing down two geese, which ho loft in a covert of bushes until he should return but he saw no other birds of any kind worth shooting on his way to the ferry.

Here ho met Saul Rhodes, overgrown, slovenly dresnxl and loud mouthed, who informed him that he was just ready to go home, and would walk with him.

This was unpleasant intelligence to Clay, for he had no Interest In oommon with his rough young neighbor, whose company was very distasteful to him but ho could not well refuso to walk with him, so, having delivered his message to the ferry master, Clay, in company with Saul, started on the return homo.

As the young naturalist had expected, before thoy had gone half a mile Saul began to sneer at his babitof hunting birds. Wastin' so much good powder an' shot," he said. "What'd yo bring yer gun fer to-nightr he went ou to say. "Yo cant kill no robins when it's this cold, an' at dusk, too." "I don't want any robins," Clay replied. "I got two geese coming down, and I'm liar ble to get some night birds about this time." "Night birds, bawl haw!" laughed SauL What you need is a night cap an' a wig." pap! burst into a second coarse roar of laughter, which was cut short by the sudden explosion of Clay's gun, as the ever alert boy caught sight of a large bird as it flew across th® read just in front of them.

It was a snap shot, and Clay feared that he bad missed but as the smoke cleared, he was surprised and elated to see the bird fluttering in the middle of the road.

He ran forward, followed leisurely by his companion, and perceived that the bird was an owl, and that his shot had winged and partially stunned it

He was too wise to take bold of it with his bore fingers until he had completely disabled it, so be placed afoot on oach wing, and thus h«il it firmly to the ground.

Then he examined it closely, for be quickly recognized that it was anew species, one that be had never seen before. The light was fading, but be bentdown and, without difficulty, made out its dutinguishing feature*.

All at ooco the young ornithologist gave an excited exclamation: "It's a great gray owir "Do telir said his companion, with mock concern. "A great gray owll Waal, waaL, who'd thought itf

Clay said nothing. W&b eager eyes be scanned the owl from beak to feet and tip of taiL Ho noted the great yellow eyes and tyfll, th* rfa/fc brown of its back, mottled with grayish wbite, and the broken barred wing# and t*Q» with grayish white marbling. The coder parts werss dark brown and pale gray, and the groat facia) dJ#e was marked with darl brown and light gray rings concentric with each eps, and below tfaam was tba tagged whit*collar

Qay had foSy acquainted himself wtfii tfc* cimracterhetic* of this rare member of ths owl family, ami after his scruttay he had no fffrftntfan in {mrisfv*: daciariag it to he indiesd a gre»* gray owi.

aarowtkaliy, "is tbetit aint a groat r«L wbJtean'blusowi ItwocW beputkr. joB1tyetfcinkaa,Coi»r

was

This last statement called forth aloud guffaw from SauL "A hundred dollars I haw I YeV as crasy as a June bug. Clay Cole I It haint worth the powder ye wasted on it"

Clay did not attempt to argue with the ignoramus, but felt in his pocket for a cord with which to secure the feet of his prize and thus escape the sharp claws. "What are ye goia' to doF Saul inquired as he watched the movement^

Clay informed him. "Goin' to carry thet old smsech owl homer Saul exclaimed, "Waal, ef you ain't got 'em bad! See hyer, do ye know yoY a foolF

Clay made no answer, but made a noose in one end of the cord, slipped it over one set of the vicious claws, and began to fashion a sewnd noose in the opposite end for the other set He meant to caiTy tho owl as he would a basket, with a cord for a handle.

Suddenly he was shoved backward so forcibly that'be almost lost his balance, and his ears were assailed by loud oath.

Saul Rhodes meant trouble for him! "This blamed foolishness of yourn might as wo 11 be stopjuxi right byerT the young ruflian cried. "Blame ef I aintsicko' yer crazy 1 loin's, an Til put a stop to "em when I'm around. This owl ain't dead, I guess, an' I'm a-goin' t» turn it loose, eref it can't Hy I'll throw it in the'riverf

Clav knew that he meant to do what" ho said, for he was a notorious and heartless bully, and the young naturalist wss for a moment spellbound at the thought of losing his precious capture.

Saul was larger, and evidently considered himself stronger than he it was certain that if Clay interfered with his dastardly plan it would result in a hand to hand difficulty But tho smaller boy had courage as well as a love of nature, and hedetermined to°defend his price with all his power.

He had scarcely an instant in which to consider his action, for Saul was proceeding at once to carry out his threat.

Just as the rough stooped to pick up the string which was attached to the owl, Clay launched himself upon him with righteous fury. Saul was hurled backward several paces, but recovered himself and got hold of hi3 antagonist,

and

Th® capture of tho great gray owl was reported to bis friend and adviser, tho author of his book, who immediately replied to congratulate him, and to state that ho had written to a professional dealer in Kansas City, who would probably visit him in the course of a few days.

The dealer camo and examined the boy's collection with manifest delight Before he departed ho gave Clay $125 for tho owl and $100 more for a number of other specimens in bis oollection.

Happy Clay I Now ho could got tho schooling he had so long dreamed of now he could mako a man of himself, and now "Uncle Ezry" and the neighbors would no longer sneer at his proclivity for bird hunting.

Be it said, in conclusfbu, that all these things were realized, and mora The finding of tho great gray owl was the beginning of a now life for Clay Cole, and ho has so far progressed in his ambition that his real nam® is now familiar to all devotees of bird lorn -Arthur C. Uriasoin in Youth's Companion. 11 11 1111 in

To Keep a Trim Figaro.

Women who wish to preserve thoslimness una contour of their flguro must begin by looming to stand welL That is explained to tnwwn th® throwing forward and upward of ths chert, the flattening of the back, with the shoulder blades held in their proper places, and the definite curving in th® small of th® hf^if, thus throwing the whole weight of the body upon the hips. No other women bold themselves so well as the aristocratic English women. Much of their beauty lies in their proud carriage, the delicate erectnees of their figures and the fine poise of their heeda

The aristocratic carriage is within the reach of any American girl who takes the P«in* to have it it is only the question of a few years of eternal vigilance, never relaxing her watchfulness over herself, and, sitting or standing, always preserving her erectneai and pose, the result being that at tbo end of that time ft has become second nature to her, and she nevor afterward loses it. This, in a great measure, preserves tbe figure, because it keeps the muscles Arm and well strung, and provents the sinking down of the fie«b around tbe waist and hips, so common in women over 3u. and which hi perfectly easy to eeeap Another thing to avoid is a bad babitof go tag up stairs, which most women do, bent forir&ni. with the chest Wffltiirtsl, which, as weiiasan indatMtt «iouefcy maimer of walk irtjr, is injurious to th® heart and lungs.— Dress. ...

'Jl A Towl Tack!m a Soake. Ton *ttt when -asl! boy," msuJaa u*- rday,' it 1 never beard of st jdl t..: was a toad attack-

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then the two boys en-

gazed in the fiercest rough and tumble struggloof their lives. Saul was bent on giving his foe a sound drubbiug for daring to resist him, and Clay knew that unless ho mastered his enemy he would suffer not only a whipping but the loss of his great gray owl

First up and then down tho two wrestled and fought, th. lr teeth set and their breath coming in hard gasps. Presently, locked together, they began to roll over and over each other and approach the bank of tho river.

The bank at this point was high and steep, and on the very edge of it the two ceased to roll, and Clay, who had slightly the advantage, tore himself suddenly from his enemy's clutches then, exercising all his force, he shoved tho recalcitrant rough over the edge of the bank, down which he went like a seoond Tommy Twist, turning and tumbling with amazing rapidity until be reached tho bottom.

He stopped, within a yard of tlio water's edge, so dizzy that he did not know what had happened to him, and with his eyes full of dirt. Clay could not resist a laugh, nervous though he was, as ho viewed him.

It was woll for Clay that tho flght lasted no longer, for during its continuance the owl had been doing its best to escape, and, hampered as it was, bod already got a considerable distanco away.

After a little chase Clay secured it, and lifting it by the loop of the string that fastened its feet, he shouldered his gun and with nofurthor attention to the discomfited foe, bore his treasure to his home in high elation. He paused a moment on his way to pick up the two wild geese he had left in tho bushes.

The victory over tho bully of the neighborhood was a signal one, and ever after Saul treated Clay with the utmost deference.

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