Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 27, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 January 1897 — Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

ONE

WOMAN'S RECORD IN THE CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE.

THie New Advantages of Women—Hints on Making Over Your Gown—How to Use Tour Feet—French Ideas of American

Women.

I Miss Jessie Forsyth, the official head *f the Juvenile Templars of the world, aaa been a resident of Boston for many years. She has successfully filled all of the offices in the subordinate lodge, has represented her subordinate lodge in the vxranty and district lodges also represented those lodges in the grand lodge, vepesented that body at the international supreme lodge and was elected there thrioe is succession to the highest po-

MISS JESSIE FOKSTTH.

aition a woman can attain in the order. On a vacancy caused by death she was elevated by appointment to the offioe of right worthy grand superintendent of Juvenile Templars and was elected to that position at the followiug session of the supreme body in Boston one year ago last Jane.

This record stands alone in the annals of Good Tempiary. To acquire those honors meant hard work, with journeys to England, Sootland, Sweden, Nova Scotia and other countries, as well as to many different parts of the United States, where tho supreme lodge met. She will go with that body as one of its officers to Zurich, Switzerland, in June, 1897.—Boston Globe.

Tlie New Advantages of Women. Whilo wo must not for a moment lose Bight of tho fact that tho generations of women who have vanished into the dim aisles r.f tho past were many of them model wives, mothers, sisters and daughters, it is a fact not to bo disputed that they were in tho very nature of things shut out from many of tho advantages their descendants enjoy and had not the wherewithal to accomplish certain ends that are possiblo to the women of the present generation.

If tho betterment and brightening of tho home is the chief end of woman—a proposition that no intelligent person will drmimof questioniug—then today's homemuker and homokeoper enjoys the proud distinction of standing far above her ancestors in opportunities for bettering and elevating that beautiful realm over which tho homo queen is supposed to reig:i supremo.

Half a century ago a medical scientist declared that thero was but little use in doctors trying to decroase infant mortality whilo tho mothers clung to old theories and traditions aud refused to aooept tin* better conditions that science and discoveries were placing within their r^ach. Overnico mothers washed the little lives out of their babies becauso hoy fancied that cleanliness was next t( godliness, and they suffered the little children to go into the kingdom of heavon in battalions and floated them along with tears, tho physician's advice or ordi rs to tho contrary notwithstanding. liioso who leaned to tho other extreme neglected their little ones, and they died of diseases induced by dirt and carelessness or kept tho children in overln ..ti cl rooms until they became supersensitive aud died at the very slightest exposure.

Ignorance compounded elements that wero iiifongruous and sometimes actually poisonous and went into mourning and refused to be comforted when through its own blind blundering its loved ones wore taken from its arms. Following in tho footsteps of those who went before it, unthinking obedience to custom presided at the family board and prepared dishes that entailed suffering and sorrow not only upon the partakers, but upon generations yet unborn. Sanitation and hygiene wero as Greek to the average household, and whole families were swept away by maladies that raged as a plague.

And no one seemed to know the reason why. After a time a few women began to take an interest iu outside things that were intimately connected with the affairs of their households. They studied oookbooks and learned the philosophy aud chemistry of food. They took up the subjects of sanitation and hygiene, and, once mastered, they applied the principles to the daily life and arrangements of their households. The results were so pleasing and the conditions were so much improved that they felt oonstraned to proclaim from the very housetops tho good tidings of great joy unto nil people.

Tho sewing society was too limited as afield for disseminating such information, and the club was tho next thing iu order.

Aud now all well regulated women's clubs deal in a more or less comprehensive fashion with all matters pertaining to the household and the health, happiness and prosperity of its members.

All things new and of good report are discussed, tried and reported on, and the borne of the sensible clubwoman is better ordered, more healthful, brighter, better, cleaner and more permeated with the spirit of right living, than the who

plods along the mossgrown pathway of tradition and usage can ever imagine.— New York Ledger.

Hints on Making Over Your Gown. Never was there a better opportunity for making effective use of small rem nants of various dress fabrics than at the present time. Composed of these different materials, the gown need not have in the least the appearance of be ing a patchy or economical one—that is, if it is smartly made—for the very most chic and charming toilets and cos tomes are formed of just such bs^utiful odds and ends of brilliant brocadsf vivid satin, silk velvet in black or dark wine or foliage colors, ribbon bows, lace points and medallions, rows of galloon, and so on. One sees at the importers and high class dressmakers' elegant gowns, with waists showing one and not (infrequently two and three tiny bolero jackets graduated in siee so that the edges of each separate front are in evi dence, and these various pieces are all of a different material, and the outer, smaller and shorter one is usually made of velvet, bordered with passementerie or of rich brocade. Then come the cein tures that are made of plain satin laid in folds, of repped silk or of a material matching one of the small jacket fronts

Nearly eveiy gown in its latest, most approved guise has a girdle either very deep, very narrow, or, if more becoming, of medium width. A slender form looks best in a very deep ceinture that is al most as large as a low cut peasant bod ice. A narrow girdle sharply pointed is most becoming to a fuller figure. But in some one or other of their forms they are dressy and improving to both the gown and its wearer. The bolero has lost not a bit of its popularity. On the contrary, in fur, velvet, plush, velours de nord, brocade and many other handsome textiles, it dominates among winter modes. Very stylish young ladies wear boleros of brilliant British red cloth trimmed with jet black silk gimp or braiding.

These are considered exceeding smart over skirts of black satin or corded silk that are lined with red taffeta silk. The jacket opens above a vest of black chiffon draped over red satin, or it is often wholly black. The utilization of the bolero and ceinture is most admirable also in freshening the fronts of a partly worn bodice, very often the new additions making it prettier and more at tractive than tho original own.—New York Post.

How to Use Your Feet

It no longer suffices to have pretty feet. Their lucky possessor must know how to make the most of her good fortune, how to display her little pointed toes and gracefully curved ankles to tho best possible advantage. In other words, she must learn a series of correct poses for tho feet—a lesson which many soci ety women are doing their best to mas ter.

With pretty feet a woman may safely transgress tho sound and sedate princi pies which dancing masters have been expounding for scores of years. She may stand—and by the teachers of the new art she is advised to stand—with one foot considerably in advance of the other. Then, if the skirt is not too full, the foot may be exposed from above the ankle. The toe must be kept upon tho floor, and if the heel of the shoe is high it will be found that this position greatly emphasizes the natural arch of the instep. A skillful pulling aside of the gown may be managed by any woman of resources, and if quietly dono gives the little foot tableau its best offect.

Tho side view of the foot is capable of much beauty, for tho foot has a profile as well as the face. It is unfortunately true that almost the only way iu which this can be accomplished is by sitting with the feet crossed, not with the knees crossed—that, except in the case of an exceptionally pretty foot, would be«too violent a defiance of tradition—but with one ankle daintily resting upon tho other. This is unconventional, it must be admitted, but it serves the, purpose of the pretty poseuse.

With tho feet in this position it is the aim of every woman who has been well coached to show a straight lino from her knee to her too. When she can accomplish this gracefully and without too evident affectation, this new department of her education is practically complete. She will be a hundred times more captivating than tho woman who can do no moro with her feet than conceal them by a handsome gown, and her social success is assured.—Chicago Tribune.

French Ideas of American Women. Some young western farmers in New York were once asked by a smart reporter why they had come to Castle Garden iu search of wives. "If we married an American girl," answered one of them, "we should have to employ a foreign woman to take care of her." And it is just this half oriental attitude toward the weaker sex which is one of the most disquieting features in American social life. The wild rose of English I woods and hedges is not a whit less fragrant and dewy than the finest blooms of the manor garden, and the gardener's daughter and my lady are, each in her own particular way, as sugI gestive as an English landscape shrouded in mist. In like manner 4lie American has all the hardness and brightness and I crlspness of her native air But what she gaius in one direction she loses in I another. She does not live iu an atmos-1 phere such as artists love. She does not 5 moke one feel that her clear, calm eyes are the windows of a soul whose depths have never heru sounded. give one the impression of richness, intellectually aud physically. She has not the repose of manner which suggests I strength and vigor. Her qualities are all, with one exception, matter of fact

She has charm, and it is a quality pecaliarly her own. It has very little in common with the charm, founded on passion. of a Cleopatra or a Lucrezia Borgia, but it has fragrance wbicb, when allied with beauty, does much to atone for the want of those feminine grace? •be has. unhappily, come to believe axe

incompatible with independence. -Jt Is her mast reliable weapon of defense.— Contemporary Review.

How to Wear Flowers.

Let no one attempt to wear flowers ignorantly. It is no longer permissible to wear a corsage bouquet, and time worn methods of decorating on are likewise out of favor. If one not know just where to place the blossoms, it were far better to a unadorned than to commit so pronou a breach of sooial etiquette. For many who are uninformed the folic points of information will be of a tage. They have been issued by most authoritative coterie of fashions women:

Chrysanthemums are being worn by thousands of women who have not suspicion of the proper method. The only approved style is to wear a single blossom, and it may be as large as the wearer pleases, direotly under the chin the stem reaching down toward the waist.

And, finally, there is anew plaoe for the bunch of violets. This is to be worn on the sleeve, on the outer edge of the right cuff, whether it be worn with coat or dress. All manner of fanoy pins are in vogue to pin the violets in their new position, a faot which argues that the new fancy is already well establish ed.—Philadelphia Times.

The Aigret.

Fifty-one national societies were rep resented at the meetings of the National Council of Women held in Boston on Dec. 3 and 4. With few exceptions, the reports from these organizations showed gratifying progress in work undertaken. One of these exceptions was found in the report read by Mrs. M. A. Lovell of Philadelphia of the work of the Antiviviseotion society. Part of the effort of this society is direoted toward the bird despoiling and slaughter for millinery purposes. Mrs. Lovell eloquently denounced the practice and begged every woman present who wore an aigret in her hat to tear it out before she left the building, adding, "I have had only 00 casional glimpses of the speakers here today through a grove of the plumes plucked from the breasts of mother birds, while hovering over their young. She reported that almost no progress had been made toward getting women to stop the encouragement of these cruel practices, the demand for bird plumage being practically no less than it has been for a number of years.

Do You Wear a Dagger?

According to the New York Journal, the up to date young woman is now wearing a dagger. Not for the purpose of stabbing her lover, however, but merely to add to the picturesqueness of her apparol. The dagger is large as ornaments go, and her favorite way to wear it is thrust through the drapery of her gown at the corsage. When worn with evening gowns, the hilt of the dagger should gleam with precious stones. With these costly daggers the blacje is generally of gold, and the hilt studded with diamonds and sapphires or diamonds and emeralds. Daggers for evening wear are also most effective with the hilt entirely covered with fire opals.

Mrs. Peary.

Mrs. Peary, wife of the arctic explorer, is an exceedingly clever, attractive woman. She is a fluent speaker and has recently received an offer of $20,000 to make a lecture tour of the larger cities in the United States. But she refused the offer. She was recently a guest in Milwaukee, where she filled an engagement for her husband, it being impossible for him to be present. She sold her journal, that she kept while she was iu tho arctic regions, for $10,000 aud a royalty of 12 per cent. She is handsome, with Grecian features and soft, curling hair. She is of German parentage.

The Potter Coiffure.

The Potter coiffure, parted on the left side and arranged in soft waves 011 each side of the head, is a fashionable fad of the moment with stylish young women. If the,hair is not naturally wavy, it is put up on extra large pins at night, the hair being well moistened before it is twined in and out on the pins. A clasp that comes with the box of pins holds the waved tresses firmly in position.

The Stowe Statue.

The statue of Harriet Beecher Stowe, to be erected in Hartford, will be the third statue to women in this country. The first one is in New Orleans to a woman who was a heroine duriug a fearful epidemic there. The other is of Emma Willard and stands in Troy, N. —Pittsburg Dispatch.

At the last election two towns in Kansas chose women for all the local offices, including those of mayor and chief of police. Women were also chosen as superintendents of public schools in 20 counties. And still the women of Kansas possess only a limited measure of suffrage.

The girls of the Iowa State Normal school, at Cedar Falls, have adopted a dress reform uniform, consisting of a skirt six inches from the ground, short jacket, leggings aud a plain hat or cap.

The Daughters of Syria, a new society, open to all Syrian women who can read and write, has been organized in New York city for social aud moral purposes, as well as for stndy.

A Business Woman's club has been

She does not organized in Buffalo for the pnrpoee of providing the members with club conveniences—such as men enjoy—in the business part of the city.

The St Jobnstury Woman's club of Vermont has placed seats in the public park- of the town and set up drinking. fcr.ra,:ns fcr men, with granite troughs tor huc*es and dog?.

The Rhode I«l»nd Woman's clnb of Providence is paying the expenses of a student at Browu university.

Tl&RRE HATUE SATURDAY E VEMG MAIL, JANUARY 2, 1897.

Vassar Students* Aid.

Vassar college was very glad to welcome on Nov. 21 the Vassar Students' Aid society. During the seven years of its existence the society has enabled a large number of students to take the college course. Its beneficiaries at the college last year numbered 20, a small number, however, in comparison with the applicants for aid. Competitive examinations or other means for testing special fitness determine the suooessful candidates. The aid is give in the form of a loan without interest, usually to the amount of $200, or a half scholarship yearly. The society hopes also to be able to offer a fellowship soon. The regular membership of the society is compoeed of graduates, former students and teachers of Vassar college. The 14 local branches admit others who are interested in its object as associate members. At the recent meeting the New York, Brooklyn, Orange (N. J.) and Poughkeepsie branches were represented. The president is Mrs. Truman J. Backus and the secretary Mrs. William M. Dean, both of Brooklyn.

Feminine ILogic.

"The female sect," said M. Calino lately, "is the most illogical in the world." "What new proof have you of the want of devotion of women to the canons of logic?'' he was asked. "Why, take my wife," answered M. Calino. "I had all the trouble in the world to get her to enter her thirties, and now, a dozen years later, I oan't get her out of them."

Three Crowns.

During the middle ages the elective emperors of Germany, at their corona tion, wore three crowns—the silver orown as king of Germany, the iron crown of Loinbardy as king of Italy and the imperial crown as kaiser of the Holy Roman empire. The first was received at Aix-la-Chapelle, the second at Monza and the third at Rome, but Karl was the last kaiser-king who received the imperial crown at the pope's hands.

A record of uninterrupted cures for nearly half a century has convinced sensible people that Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is the best in the market. Why try new things, when y°u know that you have what you need. It is infallible.

Tab Trimmings.

Among trimmings sqiiare tabs are much affected. Revers and basques are finished with them the hems of dress skirts are battlemented, and outstanding tabs are attached to straight collars ai^d wrist frills. Most of these tabs are about 2% inches long and not more than 2 inches wide. They are detached as a rule and are secured to a moderately wide band which slips inside the collar of the bodice. Sets of these decorations in white linen are made for the neok and sleeves, and when of this material narrow lace insertion is let in about a quarter of an inch from tho edge of the tab, and for dressy wear tiny lace frill is added, but the plainer sets with the insertion alone is considered the most stylish.

Physicians' prescriptions have failed to reach many cases of rheumatism known to have been subsequently cured by Salvation Oil. That is the reason why the popular voice is practically unanimous in its favor. 25 cents.

NV «*.-r.porie».

Among the new materials for draperies is a lattice cloth which comes in shades of terra cotta or of applo green. Tho fabric, though it is cf cotton, has a silky appearance. It hangs in beautiful soft folds, but requires lining. With draperies of this cloth striped wall papers that harmonize are used. Another new stuff fur draperies in boudoirs, small bedrooms or little drawing rooms is known as the colonial cross stripe. It, too, is a cotton, most frequently in a soft shade of gieen, with the stripes in black. A more desirable color in the same fabric is of blue, with stripes of white, bordered by darker blue than the ground. A plain stuff of the same color and weave is used with those draperies for the Hide walls of rooms.

Father Time has to halt when he meets a woman who knows how to take care of her health. Time can't make her seem old.

She may be the mother of a family that makes no difference. She is bound to be young because her heart is younp and there is rich, young blood circulating in her veins. She doesn't need cosmetics and facepowders and skin-preservers. Pure blood is the only true skin-preserver.

But when a woman's blood is full of bilious impurities, she can neither look young nor feel young. Her whole constitution is poisoned with bad blood. It permeates every part It paralyzes the nerve-centres weakens the stomach irritates the heart, preys upon the lungs and bronchial tubes.

It reduces a woman to a state of weakness, nervousness, irritability, dejection and melancholy. Such a woman can't possibly be youthful, no matter what her aj^e may be. She need? the youthfulness of highly vitalized blood. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will give it to her. It will help any woman to get back her youth and freshness again.

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Mrs. Rebecca F. Gardner, of Grafton. York Co., Va., writes: When I was married I weighed 12$ pounds. I was taken sick and reduced in health and broke out with adis -t which my doctor said wu eczema. He treate iy disease bat failed to do me any good, and I fell away to 90 pound*. I began osing Dr. Pierce's Golaen Medical Discovery. and thank God and yon. I began to improve. Now I weigh 140 pounds and have only taken two bottles. I cannot say too much a boat the medicine. Mr husband says I look younger than I did the first time faesaw me, 15 years ago."

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