Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 June 1897 — Page 2

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MARCH OF SWEET GIRL GRADUATES

They are coming', men and brethren, Many hundred thousand strong They are pouring1 forth an army

Exceeding wide and long. They are smiling, they are nodding. And their plumes are waving high*

As each maiden lifts her banner To the glorious shining sky.

They are full of mighty wisdom. And the world their oyster is They have buckled on the armor,

And are ready now for biz. They are ready for the battle, And their war-cry fairly thrills Some will sprout as full-fledged lawyers,

Some as mixers up of pills.

Man, poor, craven man, before them Flees afar and hides his head, For the ground is charmed completely

By the beauteous army's tread. Man's a second fiddler sawing Sadly on a single strand. In the face of such an army

Swarming wildly o'er the land.

SThey'll- be filling all the places Filled by poor prosaic man They'll be claiming all the options,

Bossing ev'ry scheme and plan. And the one nice way to stop theia In their stalwart, onward stride Is 10 woo them and to'win them.

And to make each one a bride!

EDUCATING THE DAUGHTER.

Some one has said that woman is educated for everything but the position of wife and mother. Whoever said it had a false idea of the value of a general education. Whatever trains and develops a young girl into a stronger and nobler womanhood will help her in any position which she may be called upon to fill. In childhood our girls should have the same preliminary training as the boys. They should be encouraged to play with their brothers. Boys grow more gentle and considerate by this association,- while the girls gain in vigor and force. Indeed, this exchange of courtesies we find all through life, first in play, next in the coeducational schools, and lastly in the new 'homes that are made., If a daughter is delicate, she should.not be crowded with work. Let her education take a longer time. There Is no need of hurry. Why cannot the truth be recognized that the years of training are the most beautiful years of life? They are full of hopes and aspirations which beautify the soul even if they are never fully attained. The wise mother will do all in her power to extend this delightful period. A thorough education makes it possible for a young woman to enter almost any occupation she may desire. For those who have been brought up tenderly it is not always pleasant to be compelled to care

For themselves, but it is a thousand times better to be ablfl to do so in an emergency than to eat bread of dependence. Education will fit them to meet Just puch emergencies. But education should begin with careful home training. It Khould be physical and moral as well as mental. A daughter should be taken to the dentist before she is taken to the dressmaker. She should be taught to take care of her body before she adorns It. The expression "fearfully and wonderfully made" is a very trite saying, but one might give it a new meaning by applying it to the woman whose waist is so compressed tliat she never knows the luxury of a deep, restful breath. I have never heard that there was an impression abroad that God had made any mistakes in the anatomy of the human form only infer it when I look at the cramped feet and the overcorseted waists of the waning nineteenth century. Education is practical. It fits one for solving )he problems of household affairs, as well is those of other walks of life. What is )nore natural than for the young girl to £o from her work in the laboratory, ,*vhere she learns to make chemical compounds, to the pantry where she combines baking powder, flour and sweet )nilk? She will probably label all her lals and will hardly be guilty of flavoring her father's pudding sauce with machine oil because the bottle happens to )e the same shape as that containing Jemon extract. The best housekeepers Ynd the best mothers are those who have £ad the advantage of education. It is laid that nowadays fewer educated girls £iarry for support than was formerly the fcase that the statistics of Vassar college show that the graduates marry comparatively late in life. So be it. Where •his is the case there are fewer divorces— fewer lives spoiled by hasty and ill-con-Bidered marriages—fewer women doomed

drudgery and domestic unhappiness. Indeed, this looks favorable for an era when old-fashioned love will again be popular.

OUT OF DOOR FASHIONS.

to Be in Vogue, Capes Shorter Than Last Year and More Trinimad, Both jackets and capes are worn. Jackets are very short with close sleeves, only fclightly bouffant at the top. The fronts tnay be tight, loose, open or closed. When £pen they disclose an ornamental vest of *ome bright or light color, plaited, gathred, covered with ruffles, ruches and all )orts of trimming. The side and back of the jacket remain very close fitting fcnd are sometimes held to the figure by a )elt ornamented t^lth embroidery or stitching, which pasess beneath the Ironts, leaving them loose.- This is the latest novelty with' respect to jackets, frhe" basques are short and flat, without rodets, the high collar and revers engrossing all the fancifulness of the cut. Capes are yet shorter than they weje feet year, but still more trimmed, the suppression of large sleeves having given room for greater expansion of ornamentation. Some are mere boleros with wings, trimmed with plaitlngs and ruches The collars are high and flaring, flecorated inside with puffs of moussellne fle «oie, tulle or black or white lace. Some \imes a large, thick ruche takes the place the collar and is trimmed with bows

Vf ribbon, bunches of flowers, etc,

why does an old maid like a

Binks—Oh, because it swears so much makes her think there's a man about [he house.

If women' were angels they would al--avef be w&rried for fear the men would yss their-feathers all up. ijuj* aixif. wiT *.

DUTY OF GUESTS TO HOSTESS.

Should Assist in Entertaining—Some Sensible Words of Advice to Women. Too many women accept the hospitality of their friends in the expectation of being-entertained without contributing in the least toward the entertainment of others. Their selfishness is often the cause of embarrassment if not of positive annoyance to those who may form the company, and especially to the hostess, who, no matter what her accomplishments may be, is incapable of doing single-handed what should be the care of every person present. A woman of much experience in society, commenting upon this phase of the. gatherings in a large city, says: "I have seen the most gracious and thoughtful hostess try for an ewtjre evening to persuade a guest to sing or play, without gaining her point, some half laughing and wholly insincere refusal, such as, 'Oh, I am sure they do not want to hear me,' or 'Oh, do excuse me, I am so out of practice," sufficing to relieve the young woman's mind from any setise of obligation to reciprocate the constant flow of thoughtful kindness which was making every hour delightful. Sometimes a brief time occupied by delightful music wiH relieve a hostess from much anxiety about an intractable or uncomfortable man whom she has been vainly endeavoring to draw into some pleasant relations with his fellow guests. The cheerful, gracious readiness of a winning, attractive young performer, giving expression- with voice or fingers to inspiriting music, makes at once a wholly impersonal nucleus for the gathering Of a large circle, and breaks up the stiffness of one too small for easy division. It seems as if so patent a bit of fair play, to say nothing of good breeding, would not need to be spoken of, yet I have known fine pianists purposely leave all their music at home lest they should be asked to play, and women with charming voices affect hoarseness and colds rather than spend half an hour in delighting their fellow guests and obliging their hostess, %.ll that we can do to add charm and sweetness to the gathering of which we form a part, every effort we can make to increase the delights we find prepared for our coming, is our duty as fully 'and plainly as that we snould otherwise do unto others as we would that they should do unto us. If it is in our happy gift to be brilliant in conversation or skillful at games or entrancing at the piano we can readily find, after the first day 6r two of our sojourn, the weak points in the armor of our hostess, and forthwith try to pi'otect it. It may be the listening to the long stories of an inveterate talker, which exhaust her patience, and we can lend our yet untried ears it may be the annoyance of two contradictory, argumentative people, whom your skill can keep apart it may be the cheering of some despondent person, who is as a shadow of a cloud wherever she appears it may be the helping at the writing of invitations and duty notes, which is the neverending sequence of the arrival of the morning mail it may be the graceful and artistic arrangement of the flowers for which no one of the househould proper has a gift it may be carrying the thoughts of the tired host far from the results of a weary day on the wings of a- charming song. Endless are the ways, endless opportunities."

DAINTIES.

Which Are Made Cheaply and Quickly With a Freezer. There Is one thing worse than heresy and schism, and that is the bald "not so" that it is chcaper to buy ices than to make them at home. A good freezer is the most economical of summer comforts, and by its means the average family may indulge in frozen dainties that would rarely or never be ordered from hte professional maker. The trouble is reduced to a trifle by the woman who does things without making mountains of mole hills. All frozen dainties do not call for cream in their recipes, which in the city is the chief cost, and, in fact, some of the best of. them are minus cream or milk. Of these there are the fresh fruit ices and orange parfait.

BERRIES are perhaps better eaten with plain vanilla ice cream, and as this can be made very rich with one-fourth proportion of cream to the milk it is made cheaply at home. But peach ice is the cheapest and best of all. "Very ripe peaches are cut and thoroughly sweetened, mashing them with the sugar to a pulp, and to a quart of this a pint of cold water is added and frozen stiff. It will be beaten smooth by the inside dasher, which wholly changes its consistency, and there are no icy particles in it, as one might imagine.

BANANAS and oranges are always in season, and these, in a mixture of what he calls parfait, is one of Dedmonico's summer marvels of delight. Strip the orange slices apart, cutting off the heavy white fibre with the scissors and removing all seed. Put these in a bowl and slice into it five ripe bananas to every dozen oranges. Tq this quantity put a cup of sugar and mash all together, adding a cup of cream before freezing, or water may be substituted with good results.

There is nothing more refreshing than lemon ice, and this is only rich lemonade frozen. Be careful to sweeten more than ordinarily, as freezing seems to take the sweetness out-somewhat.

Many persons add the beaten whites of three eggs to a gallon of lemonade before freezing, as it gives it body and congeals sooner^ One Svoman who makes delicious lemon'Ice puts in the yolks also of two eggs well beaten.

FROZEN CUSTARD is inexpensive and is especially good. It is well to make the custard hours before it is frozen, so that all heat of tie cooking has left it.

Canned peaches or cherries are nice frozen in vanilla cream, and cafe frappe is lilted by all who are devoted to coffee in any form. Chocolate made as if to drink, with rather more chocolate and sugar, is excellent frozen, and for Roman punch you have only to aud brandy or white rum to lemonade and freeze it.

THE LONG HARD HILI

They were standing in the sunlight Of the summer time of life She was still without a husband.

He was waiting for a wife. And her cheeks 'were rich and rosy And her lips were luscious red, So he pressed her dimpled fingers

As he looked at her and said. As they stood there in the heather Where the road had crossed the rilli "May we not fare together

Up this long, hard nitl?

Now her hanO began to tremble And her e.vf-r. were full of tears As she trained them on the road that

Wound away among the years But she had no voice to answef Him she eould not understand, For the future lay before her

Like a far-off fairy land. There was sunlight on the heathe^ There was music in the rill. As they went away togethet

Up the long, hard bilL Oftentimes the way was sunny, Other times 'twas full of lures. 1 But the love that had come to thei* •,

Was the true love that endures. Though the bonny brow is wrinkled, Though the raven loek be gray. Yet the road might have been rougher

Had she gone the other way, Now the frost is on the heather And the snow is on the rill, v' And thev're coasting down the scarf side

Of the' lone, hard hill.

TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, FRIDAY MOBBING, JUSTS 25, 189^

HEAKD AT A WEDDINttf

noonday light, or the softer light of 9 declining day, or even the mellow light of many gas jets high, in air. It doesn't at all matter which. Palms crftwd th£ chancel. Flowers twine the .rails and bank the windows. There's going: to be a wedding there presently. Already thtf church is half full of people. "Oh, there comes Bennington Baxter didn't suppose he'd get here!" "Not be here? Why, he and Mollie used to be great friends." "Friends. I should say they ^ere. Why, my dear, he was simply madly in love with ner." r- .J" "Oh!"

Then from another direction: -, "Heavens! Look at Carrie JoTinfeoh. Did you ever see such a.gown?" "Where? Oh, .yes, I see. "Uhy, that's not so mad she can do heaps worse than that when she tries!"

And from the pew just,behind: "There's Jessie Braurv. See her over there—that girl with the stunning green dress." "With the American beauties9 "Yes. Well, they say that she could have had Mollie's young man, and welcome! But she wouldn't." "Of course not. Only the Tich deserve the fair, and George—well, no one ever accused him of being aggressively rich."

Then from somewhere else: "See that old guy coming up on Jack McGreggor's arm! Isn't It simply disgraceful for a woman of her age to wear such giddy clothes!" "For some women of her age, my dear, but not for her. Her husband's worth about a million, and that sort can wear just whatever they please."

And from somewhere else: "There's Jennie Martin over there. She was married just about a year ago, and. from all accounts she's wishing she was not by now." "Shucks! I guess if anyone's repenting it it's he, not she.''

And from everywhere:' "Aren't they ever coming?" '"There comes her mother/' "Well, she ought to be satisfied. She's married' off three of her daughters now, and they've done pretty well, too. .There are only two of them left." "They say that's a Doucet gown she's got on." "Faquin, I heard." "Well, it's her wedding garment, anyhow. She's seen every one of her daughters married in it, and with care and good luck it'll do for the other two." "Why, they say that Johnny. Akers is in love with the youngest already." "Tum-tum-te-tum!" from the organ. "At last!" from the audience. "_ "Here comes the bride." "Doesn't she look sweet?" "Oh, there he is, at the vestry cibar*" "My, but he looks scared!"

Then the clergyman got in a few words. Then: "Well, I suppose it's all right, but I didn't hear a word of it." "I did. I heard what she had to say, but I didn't feel at all sure that he accepted the situation." "Yes, she had her nerve with her anyway."

And everyone supposed that she a inarry Arthur Jackson." "Even Arthur himself." "Well, anyhow, I've gotten severalpoints on how not to do it." "Which reminds me, Lucy, when .is It to be?" "Early in October, I guess." "Come on you're going to the house, a "Didn't get any cards." "Oh, nonsense!" "Fact! You see, people useS to thlnK George was rather sweet on me, and Mollie can't forgive me."

What is it all? Why, it's merely what one would have heard at any one of the swell June weddings. bO

A FRENCHY GOWN.

Reddlsn Hum wiou,:

If Miss Somebody is looking fdr

Frenchy model for her most dressy jack-

et suit, she may not find it amiss to study*

the details of one on two gowns, copi9Ss.| ^en(jence!

gowns.

of an imported Parisian gown, that Mad ame has permitted me to make note $f,writes a Paris correspondent. "Isn't it stylish," said one woman lost in admiration of the stunning coat "isn't

it cute, said another, and- isntt it*

LIFE OF CHJNESE WOMEN

HER POSITION IN THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE NOT ONE OF UNALLOYED PLEASURE.

SHE MI BE SOLD AS A SLAVE

An Empress May Bo Chosen, Bnt Until (D Heir is Born She Hal -Ko Title.

In these days, when the woman queslion is investigated and discussed so enthusiastically, it seems to me it wouljl

:he

Comments of Those Who Go to the Churchy women in China, In the urst place, wo fcO S66 Bride and Groom- .«I briAtil^ rowemhfli* tV»»t OMno. fc rmt rt j, Should remember thai China, Is not a

Inside the church there is the goldeso country like France and Germany, but, a xi Hi or OQ T^iirAnO' tViot ft Ic Tifn-

modish," said a third. Surely •possess^ eligible Mantchuan maidens tb the of all these pleasing impressions my

it. Of what was it made,, this wondeyKuKij

Frenchy frock? Of cashmere, whicJjfis. now in the heydey of its popularity in Paris, and which .bids fair to be widely liked here also. The color? It was a new French one for which Madame had not a name, but which we understood better when somebody calls it plum, though it has quite a little tinge of red about it. The perfectly plain skirt was silk-lined and I noticed it had' but the tiniest bit of stiffening at thcfjtiottom and was exactly five yards around. The jacket, short at the back, .sloped down toward, the front in points, the froiits ,hanging perfectly straight atnd .unseamed. A wide, cape-like collar was slashed at the shoulders, and pointed at the back. The entire jacket and collar, were edged with a frill of plum colore3 silk, the silk also forming the sleeve ruffles. Where the collar was slashed at the Shoulders there were' smart bows of black velvet ribbon. The collar was trimmed with velvet bows and a silk ruffle. The jacket was held over the vest by long ends of black velvet ribbon, which .tied in a bow under the bust on the left side. As to tfie vest, above the bust .it was composed of white chiffon drawn up full into a. stock of white satin and frill of chiffon ruffles edged with narrow black velvet ribbon. The lower part of the vest Is of the plumcolored silk with a very full jabot of the same material. The vest is made on a fitted foundation of plum-colored satin, which closes at the back—collar and all. Two small in-turning plaits are laid at the waist line of the jacket at the back. but are not allowed to flare. Two buttons ornament the tops of the plaits.

Sick Boom Hints.

For cramps or pains in the stomach try a few drops of essence of camphor. For nervous headache a cup of ately strong tea, in which two or three slices of lemon have been infused.

For tired feet put a handful ot common salt into four quarts df hot water. -Fla^e the feet in the water while it is as hot_*s It can be borne. Then rub the feet dry with a rough towel.

For making a clear complexion stir two teaspoonfuls of flour of sulphur into half a pint of new milk. Let it stand a white, and ther. rub the face over with tea short time before washing.

For binding up cuts Und wpunds a I Kittys use linen, not cotton, as the fibres of cotton are flat and apt to irritate a sore place, while those of linen aro perfectly rounded,

interesting to study the* standing of jnieresuiis biuuy tins oituiumg ui

sountry as big as Europe that it is-peo pled witli. different .races that in ignoring centralization it has no unity, yet by its civilization the fundamental rules of its Society are the same in the north as in the south brit with an infinity of divergencies' of dfetail. Notwithstanding Some few exceptions all Chinese civilization is pierced by a few t-rigent ideas, in no one part of which are they more forcibly felt.th&n in the condition of the women of the empire, whett it be in the family or in-society. In the first place, the greatest misfortune that can befall a .family is to havo ai superfluity of girl babies born into it. A mother who only gives birth to female children soon finds herself in disgrace 'with her husband and his family. Among the upper classes a female child does not fare so badly, for within the last few years they have been permitted to share their brothers' studies. Among the poor, from her very birth a, girl is exposed to dangers which are never known by the daughter of a rich family. I do not speak of the maladies common to rich or poor, and brought on principally by want of care in a bad climate, but to the terrible prevalence of infanticide, which counts these

UNFORTUNATE GIRL BABIES among its principal victims. A girl counts for so little in the eyes of a Chinese that the poor do not hesitate for a moment to rid themselves of a useless and extra mouth, especially when these people rarely know in the morning whether they will have anything to eat in the evening. Besides, the future of these poor creatures is so' miserable that the parents' scruples' are easily overcome, and paternal authority is so absolute that 'infanticide is a natural consequence. iSuring a famine and among the most ^wretched this crime assumes enormous proportions—"marrying the little girls to the water spirits," as it is called. When those who are-spared reach the age of 10 or 12 years they are sold as servants into a family, tp be virtually slaves and finally future daughters-in-law. This method of buying a wife for a son reduces the expenses attending the marriage ceremony and is resorted to very frequently among the poor. The coming of children to these poor slaves often means untold misery, as they frequently have their offspring to support as well as '-themselves., A lazy husband will sorne"times sell his wife, she being either will-f-ing or forced to the barter, as a servant -or a concubine. Though this latter contract is forbidden by law, it is not rare, and one cuse has been cited of a man who rented his wife out for the period of three years, ceding all his marital rights to a. man who had no children, and who was to keep as his the children born to the woman. The woman in China is like the man, but much more frequently is an article of commerce, and he who exercises paternal authority has the right to sell those under him. In many parts of the empire there are cities which are known as slave markets. Pitsu, in Koeitchiou, and Chang-Chau, near Tien-Tsin, are the most prominent. At Chang-Chau those parents who desire to

SELL THEIR DAUGHTERS find the best market. The girl is exposed for sale in the most frequented street, and father, mother, grandparents and elder brothers do their prettiest to call attention to her charms, and command as high a price as possible. The average price is two or three "tiao," equal to about ninety cents of our money, for each year of her age. At Pekin a girl from 12 to 15 years of age is worth from $24 to $40 one IS years old will bring from $G0 to $70, provided she is attractive. In many places' this sale is carried on agents. In Canton these slave merchants import the women and pass them through the custom house by means of false declarations. The authorities have often tried to do away with the abuse, but without success. Nqt later than the sevbiii a' enteenth jcentury the state sold the wife 4 and children of a high functuary, who i„ had died leaving a deficit behind him, of

ss herse

dowager

tie Frenchy frock cttttnot help but pleflse.* imperial house, could by their age at least one-half of the women wlio.seeic

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Logic V*. Ethics.

Mother—Now, Freddie, why did you tell your teacher a lie? Ilou know I Jiave so often told you you must always speak the truth.

Freddie—Yes: so I 4o generally, but if I had told the truth this time I should have b^fn whacked-

hi* *».

if, so far as the simplest, most

nrccious

things' of life are concerned, is

the poore

the birt

st girl blessed

hrjght of American inde-

an(

the following story of how

the present empress was chosen for her high position will clearly explain why:

The present emperor was very young when he ascended the throne. Jpon a a a a a

Mantchuan

dignitarie. presented a list of

'empress. Th&se girls, not being

g0ciai position aspire to enter the

harem A£ter

eliminating a certain num-

harem. After eliminating a certain number of the candidates, the empress caused the others to be brought to Pekin, saw them several times, interrogated them and finallv chose a certain number to be

KEPT. IN THE PALACE

and instructed in the rites and language of the court. Several months later a decree was issued announcing tne fact that an empress and two princess wives had been chosen this decree and a few details of the nuptial ceremonies show that, differently from his subjects, the emperor has three legal wives. The empress holds first place, but notwithstanding her "honors and' titles, chosen as a concubine^ sh'e Is but the first among theht.-1 The splendor of her rank is overshadowed by the radiance of her spouse, and if the inferiority of the wife to the husband is greater among the rich than the poor, in

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place is this inequality so

marked as in the imperial household. As the pajace demonstrates in the condition of the imperial concubines the last degree of abasement of the woman, at,the same time it presents in the honors paid to the dowagef empress the extreme consequences of the uplifting of women by means of maternity. The empress, as a mother, is a new being, called into a religious existence, because she has given an heir t6 the ancestors. The day the empress brings forth a son she is mentioned ever after under the most honorable, high-sounding names on every solemn occasion. To an imperial concubine the birth of a son assures a privileged rank, an honorable name during her life, a tablet after her death and a domestic worship: and if fortune favors her she may receive the title of empress. Jt IS thus that the present dowager empre&C at a simple-concubine, attained her supreme rank.

DRAWN TOGETHER.

Tli? following poem was sent a young man hi thfs city hy girl WHO is full of furo He J^ad the beginning In rapture, and only toward the fast did he discover the proximity of the imminent, deadly breach:

Press me closer, all my own: Warms my heart for thee alone. Every nerv responsive thrills. Each caress my Jjeiifir-ttlwi. Rest and peace in vain I crave. In ecstasv I live, thy slave. Dower'd'With hope, with promise blest, luou dost reign upon my breast. Closer still, for I am thine Burns mv heart, for thou art Thou1 the message, I the wire— I the furnace, thou the nre~— I the servant, thou the masterRoaring. red-hot mustard plaster.

A Two-Tlmn Talker.

Flasherly—Po?r Cholly' Dasherly—What's the matter with Choliy

Flasherly—Married a double chin!

SPOTS AND ST AIMS.

Some Simple Itceolpts by Whidi They Are Easily Removed. Perhaps no one task is more difficult to the averse housekeeper than that of removing spots and stains from the household belongings &nd the family's wearing apparel. One day it will be a grease spot on the carpct or wall paper, a smoke stain on the ceiling, an unsightly blotch on the stair steps the next coffe© and tea stains on the tablecloth, fruit, mildew or iron rust spots on the white aprons or muslin gowns. It is, therefore, well to know how to remedy these annoyances in the household^ and the Suggestions here givea» will bo found useful for the purpose::

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All gi»efese spots may be readily removed fijom woolen, goods without -£?»r of discoloring, by xpixing powdered b^rax and pipe^clay with a little water un^Il a, thick paste isTfofmed, then spreading it over the spots and allowing it to dry, when it may be brushed off. The most delicate fabrics may be fcleattcd in this way. Smoke stains THay he taken out of white cclllngs and stalls by the same treatment. When paint is dropped on the floors or other woodwork, a mixture of soda and borax will soften it so It will readily woik off. To restore damask furniture covering and silk curtains without fading, add a fourth of an ounce of gum camphor to a. tub of' warm water work the articles prough it until clean, then rinse and hang out to dry press while damp. Color destroyed by acid may be restored by the application of a solution of borax,"which neutralizes the acid. Ink spots in white goods may bo removed by the use of acids and other things that would take the color out of delicately tinted gowns, table covers and carpets. These troubles may be remedied by washing-the spots immediately with borax water. Mildew, which is very difficult to deal with, will yield to an application of chalk and borax, spread on thickly and placed in the sun. Iron rust, which Is the most annoying of all blemishes, owing to its liability to eat holes in the articles upon which it appears, can be removed with a mixture of benzine and borax. ®"ruit stains, so troublesome to the mothers of little ones, can always be extracted by washing in boiling water to which borax is added, but this must be done before the garments are put in wash. Table linen with wine or fruit stains may be treated in the same way. Machine oil coal oil and- tar spots rubbed first with soft grease and then rinsed in warm borax water will entirely disappear. An excellent cleaning fluid which will be useful alike in parlor, dining room and kitchen can be very economically prepared at homet though it sells at a considerable cost by the manufacturers. To make it take one pound of good hard soap, three ounces of powdered borax, one of turpentine and two of glycerine. Cut the soap fine and dissolve it in half a gallon of boiling rain water mix well and add' a gallon of cold water with the other ingredients. Put in a jug and cork. Rub spots, stains, muddy footprints, grease spots, or any other dirt, with a little of this solution and they will be removed, and the freshness of the article restored. The housekeeper who always has a supply of this fluid on hand will find her labor very much lightened, as well ,as have the satisfaction of keeping her carpets, curtains, furniture and clothing fresh and clean looking.

SUMMER FABRICS,

A Great Variety Shows in Those That are Not Washable. In fabrics other than washable, for summer wear, nothing so far has been displayed that is so light, cool and stylish in appearance as the canvas suitings of different degrees of fineness and sheerness. Some are almost as open in mesh as grenadines, and come either in black or in colors. They are rather expensive, especially when one considers that a silk or sateen lining will be necessary, but they wear excellently, are very wide and drape most gracefully,

Silk serge is a new lining fabric that has been invented for the above style of goods, also for grenadines, organdies and batistes. It looks like surah, and has a very good silk finish, although the back is cotton or linen. It is 23 inches wide, and is seldom more than 40 or 50 cents a yard. Under thin fabrics it appears quite as well as an expensive silk or satin.

Batistes are shown in exquisite drawnwork. effect, also in plaids, stripes and embroidered designs. Plaids seem to be the favorite in every style of goods from dimities to silks, and some of. the latter have.plaids thst.ore at least seven inches square. The plaids oh many of these are made with satin stripes an inch wide of solid' colors, generally dam on a light ground, and then- the surface between is covered with Persian figures, floral designs or moire effects..

The Norfolk jacket Is very popular for demi-toilettes for street wear. Scotch homespuns, granite cloths and English cheviots are nearly all made tip for walking suits, with either the Norfolk waist or the jacket for the reefer style. The latter* have a generous amount of outside pockets, and are usually V-shaped at the neck to display the trim linen collar and scarf.

The draped waist is seen in many variations of wash materials and silk, such as foulard and taffeta. Revers when used on waists are much smaller than last year, and are not now confined to the fronts, but appear in the most unexpected places—at the back, for instance, or below the bust line. They are frequently cut in fanciful shapes or rounded.

FOR WOMEN RIDERS.

Weight of the Wheel, Position of Body and Other Elements to Consider The best weight for a woman's wheel 1? from 20 to 35 pounds, and the smoothrunning qualities "of all the trustworthy makes have now reached so high a standard of excellence that there is little choice among them. Generally speaking, it is best to ride as high a frame as possible, so that there need not be many inches of saddle post let out above. Beside the fact that it looks unsightly, an exposure of five or six inches of this post tends to make the entire machine lacking in rigidity. Much depends upon the proper adjustment of the saddle, which should, be perfectly horizontal, tipped neither to the front nor to the rear, and placed just high enough to allow the leg to be almost straightened when the pedal Is at its lowest point. There are many excellent saddles now made upon the most approved hygienic principles, and as soon as a woman finds one which is comfortable she -need look no further. The handle-bars of the machine should be well raised, so that the rider may sit erect, and the handles should not be too far apart. If there is plenty of space between the bars and the saddle, mounting and dismounting will be rendered much easier. The average woman had better not undertake to ride with a gear higher than 66 or '6S,- because if she does, she will find that the extra amount of force which she has to put Into evfery push of the pedifls 'is more exnausting than the process of ^making a few more revolutions v.'ith lass: effort in each onfi.

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Such pretty coverings can be made for flower pots out of crepe paper. Mossgreen is the best color to ufio. Cut a piece of pasteboard the shape of your flower pot, making it a little higher, and large enough to stand away a small space from the damp earthen ware. Tie around this pasteboard a piece of the crepe paper holding It In place either with ribbon or with a twisted bow of paper. Then set the pot in its cover, and see how it brightens your room.

"I'm glad I met Hennigan's wife." '•What? Glad yOu met that woman?" '•Yes: I undei-sland something now that has often puzzled me*-I used to wonder what was the matter with him."

Buy the MORNlMfc EXPRESS

GLOVES TO JENEW W&

ELECTRICALLY CHARGED, THET/ARE~$Altfi TO 00 WONDERS FOR THE HEALTH,

HAVE TWO FINGERS iSD A1HDHB

Doable Chins Return to Sin&lcneu Cnd»f the Mafic Influence of the Gloves and P#i&» Are Bi«hisM*T1t

Among the ntwfe^t (JeVlces In list of implements 'df jbaysiwJ "oritur®' are the electric gloyjcs. Ther public i* a,sr. suredf that they restore youth, beautifythe complexion,, insiirp a hew growth ot hairi promote the circulation ot t?ic 6fi ocl" ana* do many other desir&WS itIHtnHfThese gloves aro liothing mortr nor ie»3 than heavily kni* gloy«s, xviU two largo fingers and a thymb.,. !fhe fir^t and second finger are placW in ttie first Wove finger and the third and little Anger in the other. This insures the best results. On the back of each glove, at the wrist, is a small double metal plate with a dia« mond shaped opening in the centre, showing' a piece of woolen cloth. This Is charged with electricity, the strength of which maybe renewed from time to time by pouring a drop or two of vinegar on tho diamond shaped piece of cloth To obtain the proper results both hands must be used simultaneously. The wool of which the gloves are made Is composed of the fur, hair and wools of^ many animals, so combined as to jroducc by friction a natural electridlty.' The finest quality of wool Is used far the complexion a little coarser kind for the hair and vet!j» ctecse, heavy yarn for the body. The effeet .is said to be aa noticeable ^aleci&ighfcraatment with a battery since it Js attended: 4y, |?.etc^fe o,f the muscles of the whoi^ body, the results

ARE MORE PERMANENT

also than those produced by a battery. They can be obtained at any tlm*. al home, and at no expense whatever. The complexion gloves will make the skin soft smooth and rosy, remove superfluous fat, and restore the face to its youthful firmness. All this is accomplished by rubbing the face briskly with the palms of the gloves, using a rotary motion. In rubbing the cheeks the.Instructions tell the user to rub toward the back of the head in rubbing the forehead move the hands from the centre toward tho hair on each side of the head. The face should be washod and carefully dried before using the gloves. To remove a double chin

rub it from under

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tre of the chin backward to tho corner of the jawbone on each side. If the cheeks ore pendulous below the corner* of the mouth rub the exact spot yrlth

rotary motion from the chin toward the back of tho head, round and round, confining the friction to the objectionable marks of approaching age. Both giovea must be used simultaneously to gain tne required effect upon any part of the body. The eyes may be brightened, ana strengthened by rubbing the temples. And any part of the face or body afflicted with neuralgia may be cured by rubbing —always in a rotary motion—until in a glow. For any real pain In any portion of the body i«t%r

THE COARSEST WEAVE

of glove is recommended. The part affected is to be rubbed until it is in a perfect glow. Every muscle must be thoroughly relaxed while being treated to obtain the "most pronounced results. Both gloves must be used at a time ana in a rotary movement. I£ one is too tired or weak to rub himself It will be quite as effective for some, one else to do so. This is especially necessary In case of a weakness or aching in the back or from sleeplessness, in which case the rubbing should be from the neck down the centre of the back the fifll length of the spine, as well as the muscles adjacent to the spine. The gloves must be cleaned with a little benzine or alcohol on a woollen cloth. They must never be washed with .soap, as the alkali would kill the medication of the gloves. 5?

A HINT ABOUT JELLIES. .-

Xhe Proper Way to Make and Cool Them. •. "My husband." said a physician's wifei not long ago, "chanced to see one day, standing on a shelf outside our kitchen window, some molds of jelly cooling for night's dinner. They were uncovered, as they were out of reach of the cats, and In full view of the cook's watchful eyej but he questioned me about them, and asked if it was our usual custom to leav« jelly thus unprotected. I was obliged to reply that, so far as I knew, it was. 'Then,' he said, 'don't you know that when we medical men want to-secura minute organisms for Investigation w« expose gelatine to the air or In places where we have confined mc\Ugnanf germs? The gelatine speedily attracts and holds them. I'm afraid your favored gelatine does the same. Cool the jel'y you must, but covcr It with a piece ol close muslin.' And we have always done that since." Although the season for the cranberry is about over. It Is worth while to make a note of a woman's discovery regarding cranberry jelly. She had been troubled with jelly that wouldn't "jell" with any reasonable grce of certainty till she discovered the "how to do it." Cook the berries in as little water as will cover them. This is the secret of success—to use as little water as possible. When the berries are soft press them through a sieve. To each cup of juice, which wiir be quite thick, allow a cup'ol granulated sugar, return to the stove, cook three minutes, then put into small molds which have been well rinsed In cold water. The light colored berries make the- prettiest jelly. What an exchange saya above of cranberries is true of all fruits used for Jelly. The very least quantity of water that will serve to keep the fruit from burning and extract its juice is the right cjuantlty to use, and the cooking which the jhiee freq'ulres should be done before adding the sugar. Twenty minuted' brisk boiling of the juice before the hot augar is added-, and then allowing the contents of the kettle to boil up sufficiently* to? admit of a thorough skimming will never fail to make Jelly that will "jell."

A ROYAL ROMANCE.

A Princess of Spriln Who Once Wedded Riding Master.

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The sudden death of the Princes^ Isabella de Bourbon (at the age of "9, and not 71. as has generally been stated) recalls the memory of a romance which excited universal attention in -the year of the queen's accession and now, curiously enough, seems to be wholly forgotten. The Infanta Isabella (then a beautiful girl of 36) was at that time an inmate of the ultra-fashionable Parisian institution familiarly known as the Convent des Oiseaux, where a Polish refugee. Count Gurowski (many years her senior), gave lessons In riding. The -Infanta, eloped with the Count, and succeedcd In reaching Namur. Louis Philippe promptly communicated the news of their flight to his newly-married son-in-law. 3L.ouls I.. by means of the Semaphoro Chape, and the fugitives were arrested In the historic Hotel d'Hnrscamp. George IV. dined after visiting Waterloo, and famous with epicures of all nations for Its Burgundy collars excavated In-th^ sandstone rock. After several weclrt Of diplomatic pourparlers, the Infanta's peccadillo was condoned and Count GarcWEkl and his bride took up their abode in Brussels. where they adorned a large mansion on the boulevards with the 8panish arm* reproduced in every conceivable form. For nearly a quarter of a century they held a prominent position In Briivne!.- *0slety and finally sold their house to thi late Baron Hlrsch, who never' removed the Infanta's deceratiocs. It1- no-.v on* of the Belgian government jVttW.c ofT.cc*. For a whole decade the PrhveesSt haa devoted almost her entire income to vor/.s of charity and she

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bv the poorest classes of Poi"!S aJftnrts whom she

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