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EVENING BULLETIN. HONOLULU, T. H, SATURDAY, SEPT. 9, 1911.
11
&PAGE FOR WOMEN AND THEIR INTERESTS
Local Chat: Home and Fashion Hints: Religious and Other Activities: Things Feminine
BABIES AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
ASfcENTER tiF 'HEART INTEREST"
STORIES STRANGER THAN FICTION
A S tho clilhlrcn Bay, this In a
M "cross-my-benrl-1 liopo - lo
f tile. Iruo Btory. Tlio bcciio
- HI ls,lnld In the KnulKcom...
fsm lu lnlil 'In tlm Knulkcolalil
I Clilldron's Hospital, mill fur
romance It has rotor Pan
anil Mnoterllnek's Who Bin! beaten u
mile. !
It Is a story of tho commonplace,
ninl litis to do with cat anil dog (wool
ly ami palntod), light, sugar, (on
thlrk Bllcc'sr hrend and butter), and
all the rest.' It lias a moral too, but
thn (rouble Is that Its a' story that
ono can (eel ever bo fmich better
than mo can write. U grlm the heart
when Ot'o qlirtaliiijs upyaud the lights
'iiio on, nul when tho performance Is
over and ono has gone Home, It leave
n depressed "'t.ort of feeling, llko a
story In which tho .horolno doesn't
"llo luiiiy ever after."
To continue with tho'.metnphore,
mid to .iibo u presWgents phrase, "Is
has to bo jieen fo ho appreciated."
Doubtless many-'of you" Hi tho" course
of your charltablo work have been to
this very place, and have held to
mako mi hour bright for tho Blckly
little Inmatesr If you Htlll havo tho
visit In anticipation, you will be en
tertained ovon beyond your expecta
tions. For to every lover of child
life and what woman Is not the
porfept abandon which comes of de
villing oneself'lo an hour of play time
with the crippled little Inmates, may
be counted an experience really, worth
while.
Funny. Isn't It, how ono person will
appeal especially to one, and another
to another? When we went Into the
children's play ward, the nurso under
whose generous clinpoionagc I was to
sen llw building, lntol to a bright
eyed little Hawaiian girl mid Bald,
"You'll bo most Interested In her.
She'B the favorite with us all."
Uut It was another, a Portuguese
k elrl of .nine, whose- personality ni
traded mo most. Rachaol Is her
name, aud. It Is genornlly understood
at the hospital that she has no par
euts. a clrciiiustanco that poi tends n
continuation of, tho tragedies begun
o.i iififlv In llfo.
Itachaul Is affected with a tuber-
ciilar nnklo and Is hnmtiered In get
ting around by tlio fact that Is done
up. In a ' plaster cast. ' Sho has a
.'niinii nf course, and managcB to
ramct lines eu'icr Into tho less bolster
oiih games, hut her time Is spent
largely In sitting cross-legged on u
pillow on tho flixir.
Wonderfully Qlfted.
Tho child Is wonderfully gifted with
tho needle, aud upou this great boom
" hinges her possibilities for happiness
' In life. Kven now, us n little girl
with nn Inherent deslro for physical
actlvttlos, sue, loses herself In tho
fascinations pf her work, and doubt
loss when maturity comes lf""lt' ever
loos Blio will be uulto contented
with h'er lot.' .
'Eyelet'' cmhrohh
cmliroltiory is ner spucim
forto, 'although blie Is really romnrk
nblyversatllo with her necJIe, and
lno'rf a number' of. different kinds of
work, nnd does them well too. 'Among,
oilier things, there 'were, shown me
nn joinboratcly" embroidered corset
cover edged vylth loco and mado otv
tlrelv by linnd, and a dainty hand'
kerchief scolloped on all four sides
and with corner InsotB of Islet work,
lloth of theso ni tides wero 'gifts to
tho nurses. ,
Wants to be Drettmlker.
Itnchncl wants to ho a dressmaker
w'lie'n sho grows up according to her
own admission. She stood tho strain
of her first Interview with remark
able fortitude and cheerfully filled In
umbuirassliig lapses in "tho convcrsn
Il'on; She says sho-Is longing for tho
day when she wll bo allowed pat
terns nnd a rosular work outfit. Sho
makes nil of her doll's clothes hut
considers this In tho light of a very
lucjin accomplishment.
Huchuel really, looks nioro llko n
boy) than a girl. Hor hair Is cropped
shoit, and because she can moiq
easllv get about In them, rompers nrc
her every day garb. Shu Is not what
vou would call a pretty child, and In
spile of largo brown oyes ,full of
dancing lights, she has a pltlahlo
Iqok of suffering nnd maturity be
yond hor years. Sho has been In tlio
hospital for five mouths and tho
nursos say that Bhe Is getting better.
That Is good, you will say. Perhaps
so, and then again pemaps it wniii'i'megsullnn lined with plum-colored sat
, -
be, nioro merciful If hor llfo wero
slior tuned. It's as one looks at It.
' Howevor, she Is a cheerful lltllo
minx, 'and that Is why she uncoil-
srloiisly pulls nt ones heart sitings
liii.i makes ono meditate on' tho nover
to be "settled question of the Justice
cr Injustice of Buffering Among Inno
cent children,
The Favorite.
Kaul Is tho Utile elrl to whom the
- .,.., .
Is a clieeiful, happy go lucky young'
Mrr. and durum her four month
ttay at 'tho hospital has mmlo' friends
with everyone. She Is four years old
.mil Is Buffering with tuberculin'
glands In tho neck,
Tho Children's1 Hospital la al' pre!-
sent during somo Interesting exjicrl
mental work along tho lino of baby
raising. Thus tar their efforts jiavo
been', crowned with Isuccess, and' a
number of weak sickly babies have
become normally health)' nttir sov
oral weeks of the treatment. At the
hospital It was, stated that tho new
electrified milk Is u great boom In
baby raising, na It Is absolutely free
from germs hud Is nutritious a-1 well.
Ono sickly threo months' old young
ster from Honolulu plantation dad not
gained an ounce from birth, nnd slnco
being brought to the hospital has
gained nt the rate of n pound each
week. Three hourly feedings are giv
en all tho young bibles unless the
doctor orders otherwise.
Youngtter Brought In.
On tho day that tho writer called
at tho hospital, a four days' old Ha
wallun baby had been brought In.
It Is considered an unusually Blckly
child, but the nurses havo hopes of
bringing It through all right.
Children uro received nt tho hosul
tal from ono day to fourteen years
old. Although chiefly u chnrltahlo In
stltutlon, amplo provision has been
made for pay cases. Ilcsorvtitlou for
these has been made on tho second
lloor.
As nearly everyone In Honolulu
knows, the Kaulkoolnnl Children's
Hospital was made possiblo through
tho generosity of Mr. A. S. Wilcox,
who 'donated the beautiful grounds
and finely equipped buildings. A trip
through tho- Institution Is a revela
tion. There .are, the sleeping wards,
all clean, airy and nttrnctlvo with
the lows of little' while beds,' the Iso
lated typhoid ward,' tho Biirglcnl room,
Iho stcilllzlug room, (he linen room,
etc., ctc
Conueclod by a veranda from tho
main building Is the nurses' dining
room, and opening uff' of It is tho
mammoth kitchen where, everything,
Including the delicacies for tho Inva
lids. Is cooked.
Adjoining the other sldo of the
building are the nurses' private, quar
tors, bed rooms, living room, etc. DI
roctly In tho rear are tho servants'
quarters, and to tho loft Is n cottnge
annex where patients with malign
mil disease uro taken.
Tho hospital Is maintained by on
ilnwincnt funds and tho physicians of
the city tnko turns In donating their
services. A splendid work amply.
Miss Janet Dcwar Is tho capable
superintendent, In charge. Under her
mo two grnduato nurses and thrco
Hawaiian girls In training.
.An atmosphere of tranquillity
reigns In the hospital, it Is often the
ra'no of Buffering, nnd much that Is
tragic In llfo Is cuacle'd"withlu Its
walls, but no hint of this In given to
(lie visitor. Thd patients at -play nrn
llko any Bet of i.ornml healthy young
sters, although the nurses agree that
they aro remarkable In that thoy do
not quarrel, and aro nover boister
ous. Much of their time In spent on
Hio wide lurches, where fresh air nnd
sunlight abound. Somo of them arc
going to get woll completely curod
rases are dismissed each month but
others nro hut for u little tlmo' here,
and the hours In tho hospital aro tho
brightest tlielr earthly life has to of
fer. Oh, the pity of It, and yot soma
women prefer to Invlsh their nffec'
tlnn upon dogs and cats. Thcro Is a
woman In our block who has u shaggy
haired poodle but honestly It's too
nauseating to toll, nnd besides she's
my next door .neighbor and has been
very kind In hor superficial vay.
rnt-
HKVEIlSJIIIiK COATS.
An enterprising Honolulu firm is
showing among Its latest shipments a
pumber of rcverslhlo coats, siiltahlo
for evening wear, Tho material cm
ployed In tlielr construction is silk
and tho color combination nro ex
trcmelv nretv. Ainonir tho lot a blark
i .---.
ini nnd another, a pongee wrap In tho
mitural color lined with King's blue,
worn noted. Their servlceuhllity Is a
foregone conclusion and with two
contrasting colors In ItB inako up ono
coat will easllv sorio tho purpose of
two. '
FEMININE CHAT
' Tjlipvcry Intcst thing from New
York In the form of poster designs In
art rag rugs have arrived ut n local
furniture denlor's. They are decided
ly' iirtlstlc iuid are particularly well
suited to this clluinle, being both
light nnd cool. The poster designs
nrc In the form of bordeis nt either
end add are of Mural and scenic
patterns. Ono particularly attractive
one Is of tho lilt and miss pattern
through tho center with u quaint
Dutch scene, of houses, windmills,
treos, etc., forming the border. This
particular' one Is lurge probably 6x8,
although 1 didn't monsuio It and is
particularly well suited to a living
loom furnished In antique or weath
ered oak.
Another pattern, more suitable for
n bedroom, Is of n soft green through
out the center with a conventional de
sign fn dull blue tulips at cither end.
Still others have Japanese scenes.
Hand-woven rag pillows arc also
carried by this tlrni. They are Inex
pensive, attractive, and very ser
viceable. Hag rugs "llko our grandmothers
made" have been In vogue on tlm
mainland fur the past two years. The
local firm has carried them since last
December and their Immediate popu
larity warranted laying In the latest
supply. The shipment is from n New-
York fl nil. The patterns uro more nt
trnctlvo than any which havu yet
reached the coast.
Some of tho "eighty-years young"
carpet weavers employed by Klbeit
Hubbard at the Hoycroft Shop have
made some beautiful samples, but the
pieces are much higher and In many
ways the class of goods turned out
by the tlnn which supplies the local
market, Is superior. At least tho pat
terns aro liowor. . Kvcry piece Is
guaranteed to be hand-woven.
Odd Ideas In Lute Models.
Frocks of tho lingerie persuasion
havo had special charm this year.
their simplicity showing the beautiful
embroideries to best advantage. Thu
latest models show some odd Ideas In
t lie treatment of these embroideries
which, It may naturally bo expected,
will seno In turn for plain and fig
ured silk combinations, for which fav
or has been bespoken. Ono model of
this typo has n vory narrow skirt of
batiste, finished from the knees down
with pnlo uprlcnt silk, tho lower pnrt
of the bodice and u short npron-llko
tunic being of French embroidery
done In the same battsto; while a
llouiire, three Inches wide, Is applied
below a half-Inch hem of plain hatlslo.
Down tho centre, between the tunic
edge nnd the band of silk, Is a single
low of eyelets, about u quarter Inch
In diameter, to break the plainness.
The upper portion of the hodlco Is of
the plain batiste, with short sleeves
and n banding formed of threo narrow
tucks, extends over the shoulders, los
ing itself In the embroidered lower
section. In lino with the eyelets down
tlm skirt centre is another lnc, be
tween tho tucks, while tho shallow,
circular neck has n piping of apricot
silk above a fold of tho batiste, and
there Is u folded girdle of the silk.
A Late Summer Vogue.
There Is n vogue, too, during these
days of Biimmor, for those lloss
wrought embroideries with u button
holed border. Thoy nro used as Helms
nnd for thu peplums nnd mod I lied bell
sleeyes that figure In some of the most
fiiiuriug iiioueis, unu uisu 1111 uiuei-
fully-cut skirt handings. Tliey nro
particularly satisfactory whero plnlt-
IngB or frlllB nru u part of the trim
ming scheme, us In n frock of mous
Bcllne do solo that culled forth much
admiring comment from members of
a fashlonuble housu party, it wa3
fashioned as' a day tlmo gown. The
skirt, Instop lengthy and hung with
mlnutoi gathers from u heightened
wnlst-line, hud eight rows of coral
silk quillings, each ono about un Inch
nnd u half wide, put on In scallop ef
fect, whllo the hodlco had a hrond
llchu of tho embroidery, Its scalloped
edges overlying n row of the coral
silk quilling, aud crossed over tho
bust, enclosing; u dainty mull tucker
gathered nt'tho top, ' Tho llchu ends
wero drawn around tho waist then
knotted loosely at the centre back.
Automobile Yells.
A trluinph of fashion Is tho woollen
iiutoniobilo veil of so fine a mesh that
It looks like silk. It has the udvant
ago over Bilk In that It cun be wushed
cuslly. The prices have been reduced
for tho enrly Fall sales In local shops.
luillalluii Jewels.
I'Iiib for dresses, veils, nnd skirls,
mail.' of nitillclul stones nnd oxidized
silver, nro fo pretty that one ulmost
wonders why anybody wants tho "real
thing" In Jewelry. And many people
tnko tho substitutes gladly I spent
nn hour In n store filled wltli.thcui'tho
other day. Fifty cents would buy a
pretty pin. Shirtwaist rings, with
scml-preclous stones, ranged
from
AS MEMORIAL
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AlpTTI
WOMEN PLANNING TO, MEET
NATIONAL Y. W. C. A. SECRETARY
i , -
Owing to the fact that tho hour of secretaries of the Y. W., with head
nrilml nf Hi.. Hinniusiilii Twmi Marulquarlem III New. York. city. She Is en
next Tuesday Is uicertaln, lis Is also
the length of tine) 'the ship will' bo In
port, tho Young Women's Christian
AHsocl.it4u,.tbiougl Its' secretary'. Miss
Carlota Moyir, has made less bospltn
bio plans for thu entertainment of Miss
Helen H, Hal lies than wero first con
templated. 'At le.iht, there will be no
social function of imy sorf, the present
arrangements Including merely u pub
lic meeting at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday
morning, Septem jcr 13, nt the Homo
htend, 010 King slrcyt. . In ease tho
boat Is delayed, an evening meeting
will bo arranged.
Miss Unmet Is one of the national
$2.r0 upward. A cei.taln.Foit street
dry goods merchant has a good as
sortment. I'lus set with seml-prec-lous
stones mo especially desirable
for auto veils ns they uro easily lost
and one does not feel llko putting
much money Into them.
China and (iliiss, '
Your country housu or your npurt
ment In town would bo proud of hav
ing a supply of china and glassware
from n shop 1 found. Chantecler
plates nro f" a dozen there. Tliero
are beautiful fiult sets, six plates of
ussorted designs, for $!."n, 'Sixty
pieces of optical glass are cheap at
? 1 1.75. A high-ball sot in Colonial
glass, Including glnss waiter, bottlo,
and six tumblers, Is $2."r. The same
'material has been used to mako an
attractive lemoliadu set of night pieces
for J2.2.V
Styles far Clilhlrcn.
Thcro Is nulto us much Individual
ity In styles for children ns for the
grown-ups, and n number of shops
make It their business to cater to the
fancies of tho young fashion follow
ors. Christening l olios are made to
order In ono such store. Your own
Ideas for anything a baby wears will
ho followed. You can bring your own
mateilal and have It shaped pp. Thu
Jumper dresses, well nigh uutearablo,
range In 'price according to tho mat
Icrlal und elaborateness; they may ho
scvoioly plain or highly ornamental.
I' A I.I. II ATS.
Ono of tho early Fall olferlngs. Bays
a local milliner, Is n largo assortment
of whlto foil hats, for country wear or
motoring. Thinking that the styles
would ho popular hoie, she laid In an
assortment during her locont, visit to
tho mainland. Thcro are large Bailor
shapes mado of French felt, Mulshed
with hands) of white or black ribbon
two Inches wide. The more expens
ive shapes are of Australian material
and roino In u variety of colom soft
dark shades resembling autumn fol
Inge. Thoy aro most effective when
trimmed simply.
Tho St. Jean Haptlsto Catholic
Church, a magnificent stono struc
tuie, nt Montreal, was struck by light
ning dining a terrific thunder storm
and was practically doBlioved In a
flro which followed,
ALCOTT HOME
TO GREAT WOMAN
CONCORD, N. 1. The movement
to preserve tho Alcott homestead In
Concord Is gaining material headway.
Tho so-called "Orchard House," In
which Louisa M. Alcott lived and
wroto "Uttlo Women" and other well
known books, Is In an excellent state
of preservation, and the admirers of
tho authoress believe that It should
be dedicated as a memorial to her.
route to Australian ports, to remain
threo years.
It Is expected ihat In her address
here she will speak of local linpiove
meiit plans, ns well ni of the general
work, Including a resume of tho Indus
trial department. In which sho is par
tlculnrly Interested.
A general Invitation Is extended to
tho women of Honolulu to hrnr Miss
Hurncs. It Is hoped that sho will mako
some pertinent suggestions concerning
local Improvements.
Following lit r nddress, provided It
takes place In (he morning, MhwHarnes
will bo taken on n sightseeing trip
through the city.
AlTltOI'ItlATK (IIFTS.
Silk hose Is becoming so popular
for feminine gifts and curd prizes,
that it would not amiss to luy In u
supply. A local dry goods merchant
Is to have u special three-days' Bala
next week.
a ruzzi.i: aiioht womi:.
Wo don't lllto to appear curious, but
wo would llko an answer to the fol-
owing question: Why can a woman
ravel around tho streets or sail out
In thu country nil day under the blaz
ing licit sun, bareheaded In an auto,
but when sho goes to church sho must
wear a quarter section hat, trimmed
with a half aero of wheat and elgtity
ucres of corn! Address the rebus ed
itor. Illooinllold (Ind.) Democrat.
NOT SALTS, OIL OR
PILLS BUT CASCARETS
'o odds bow sick jour Slouiarli; how
hard j our bead aches or how lllllous
(Wants male j on feel great.
You men nml women who somehow
can't get to feeling right who havo an
almost dully headache, coated tongue,
f mil taslo nnd foul breath, dizziness,
can't sleep, aro bilious, nervous nnd
iiu.et, bothered with :i sick, gassy,
dlsorilficil stomnc)i, or havo backache
and feel all worn out.
Aro you keeping clean Insldo with
Cascarcts, or moiely foiclug a pass-
agowny every row days with salts,
cathartic pills or castor oil? This Is
ImiHiitant,
Cascarcts work whllo you stoop:
cleanse ami regulate the stomach, re
move tho sour, undigested and fer
menting food and foul gases; take tho
excess bllu fiom thu. liver am) curry
out of tho system all tho decomposed
waste matter and poison n tho Intes
tines nnd bowels.
A Cascaict tonight will straighten
you out by morning a 10-ccnt box
from iinv drug Btorn will keep your
eutlro family 'feeling good formoutliB.
Don't forget tho children. Thoy lovo
Cnpcarots because thoy taKto good
do good nevor grlpo or sicken,
IMmtind Itostnnd. tho dramatist and
author of Chantecler, was seilously
Injured In mi nutoiiiobllu accident at
lll.'iultz, franco.
WOMAN'S OOARO OF MISSIONS
TAKES IIP STUDY FOR YEAR;
PLANS MUCH WORK IN HONOLULU
"Western Women In Eastern iJimto'iOlwon, who recently returned home
the new study book for the year, was " ,,K' malnlaiul.
, , , , . ., ., , ,. ,,. . 1 The Woman's Monril, as Is pretty
ntroduced lit the meeting of tlm Wo-' , , ,
, peiitralU known rralntalii the Clilneso
man's Hoard of Mlsslnns nt lVntrnllfltcm,nt ,,, utllWr ,,, ulrrt,oll of
Union churth Tuesday afternoon ofijrg, MeKenrle, woik nmong the Jap-
Hill week
Tlio new hook Is said to
exceptionally comprelien-N""
priwnl nil
live li'Vleu' ol nilsslonnry woik In tho
1'iir liist. It wan reviewed extenilvu-
ly on the mainland Inst year. Miss
Francis Dillingham Introduced the Ini
tial topic, "The Krtrly History of Wo
men's Missionary Societies and Ilirly
ItepreHintatlve Women Missionaries."
A feature-of tho nfternunn wus a
I rlef address by Dr. Dunning of tins
ton, who Is known on three vontlnents
as the able editor of the Congregation
nflst Of Intirest also was n review' of tho
World In Huston by the ltev. W
It.
GIRLS MAKE LONG TRIP ON
OCEAN; CHARGED WITH HAWAII
I'pon tho arrival recently of Miss lovely Ilawullan moonlight that has. tho
Lucille t.udlow and Miss Helen Crose, very essence of tlvo moonlit nights any
who traveled In company with Captain whore else, and that Is so enchanting:
mid Mrs. J. H. Dudlow on tho H. H. that tho ejes could not sleep If they
(Seneral .Hulil'iard,l at their home III would.
Long Ueach. Oil., tho following story. They were sersnaded one of these
descriptive of their stny 111 Honolulu moonlit nights by a celebrated Hnwnl
appeared In tho Dally Telegraph: linn band, tMj you must huvo heard a
From far-away Hawaii, the pearl of, Hawaiian band play tlielr own folk
the I'neltlc, 'whero the afternoon tints songs to apprehend, even, the weird,
the snowy crest of Manna Kiii, unit. melancholy leuuty of tha music,
folds of shadow O.'npe the .fu-wahed Tlio Ludlow party toured the Island,
cliffs; where between tho lovely rldgcs. visited the, home of Dueen Lllluoka
of the mountains He deep gullies cush- lanl, admired the wondrous Horn of tha
loncd with ferns knee-high: where the' Island, anil were feted ovcrywhiro ns
numberless streams nro whltu with
froth and hutry, hnd where twilight Is
so Bwtet It seems to have, been born
of n wilderness of tho night-blooming
lereus nnd fed forever of Jasmine buds
from this land where It seems nlvvnys'liappy, hos4tablo people who made
afternoon, Captain J. Ct. Ludlow and his
family havo Just returned to Long
Ucnch.
In tho parly were Captain Ludlow,
his wife, his daughter. Miss Lucille'
Ludlow, and Miss Helen Crose, XIIss
Ludlow's chum.
They fctayed at iho "Wnlklkl -Hotel, In
'Honolulu. As Cuptnln Ludlow had
muile the port many times before, ho
bad many friends on the Island who
vied with each other In entertaining his
party
Among the many festivities given In
their honor was n dniico at thu hotel,
und a bathing party by moonlight thojmer rending.
TEACHING THE CHILDREN 1 SWIM
Kvcry ono should know how to
swim,
Knowing how Is n source of pleas
ure and, In times of emergency, a
most useful accomplishment.
lly adding Instruction In swimming
io the course of physical training In
tho public schools, the educational au
thorities nf Philadelphia nro display
ing excellent senso and affording the
means which will roduco tho number
of persons who, thioiigh Ignorance of
an cuslly acquired art, needlessly sac
rlflce their lives.
For reasons not easily defined, thou-
HKIxOVATINU IIUCK I.AITS. ,
Illnck laces do not require tho
amount of' cleaning and renovating
that tho whlto or the cream-colored
laces do, generally n genUo brushing;
und patting being all that Is necessary
for them to louk their hest for quite
u length of time, but no matter If It
bo of u lllmy or of n coarser naturu
soonor ,or later It will assert Its de
mands for a visit to the cleaners, nnd
It Is ut this time that some of the- pin
money cun Jic Baved hy knowing how-
to clean them oneself aud applying
tho knowledge.
All of tho dust should bo gotten out
of tho laco before dampening with cold
ten. Tho dusting Is best dono by pluc-
Ing tho length of the laco over n, por
tion of clean window screen and beat
ing with Bhort, quick strokes olthcr
with a whisk brook or a porfoctly new
lly klll6r that can bo bought In any
of tho stores for tho small sum of ten
cents; this Intter will prove the most
effective, for It will succeed In ox
trading every Uttlo portion of dust,
After It Is thoroughly and evenly
dampened it ran be given n sponging
with the cold tea In order to remove
any spot or stain brought to vlovv.
Whllo going through this part of
urn mi women through Miss Oullck, who
'"r "'"'V ',ar" n missionary to
Ti iiina, ami Hawaiian worn uiruugii
IAIihs iiuru ureen. ii aino niripinyH
Hllilc render In the I'nrtugueso home.
No iiartlculni' expansion of the work
for tho ensuing eur Is planned, al
though It has been voted tu raise tlm
salaries of tho bends of departments.
In addition to the locul work, tlm
women of the board contribute tu two
stations of tho American Hoard ono In
South Africa nml thu other In China.
Meetings are held the first Tuesday
of eecli month nt 2:30 o'clock. Alt
Hi, ii... lul, r."itf,l nro liit'llt.,! til ntletld
tliese monthly gnllierlngs.
honored guests.
They returned to Long Ucnch yester
day on tho Harvard, rested, refreshed
tho body and soul, und with hearts lin
ed with kindly feeling townrd tho
made their stny so pleasant.
Hut this description of the Island
smacks of Charles Wurren Stoddard,
you say? Quite true. Hut even though
one has not read his "South Sea Idyls'
for lo! these many moons, nn Incident
like this trip of the Ludlows Is suffi
cient to cnll-Jtaek to mind tlm vividness
of Mr. Ktoddard's descriptions, and the
beauty of his langiinge.
Perhaps, too, 'twill move some gen
tle nailer to tako down from Its hhelf
this charming little book, or even to
mako tho oxirtlcm to mi Jo the library
for It. It Is verily most enjoyable sum-
r-H
sands of boys nnd girls do not, of their
own Initiative, acquire tho ability to
swim.
Probably, in the majority of cases,
tho pleasure of knowing how to keen
nllout and In motion in tho water does
not appeal to the.ni, nor does It occur,
to them they may havo need of the
I'.nowlc dge.
The purpose of tha board of educa
tion, therefore, Is commendable.
In this, thu Philadelphia schools
will set n worthy oxumple, aud ona
that doubtless will he followed quick
ly 111 other cities.
tho cleaning process havo In tho'
course of preparation n solution of
two ounces of gum arable and two
heaping teaspooufuls of tea udded to
two pints of boiling wuter, which U
to be allowed to simmer uver u slow
fire until It Is mixed well and quite
dark In color,
Tho mixture Is nl lowed to cool suf
ficiently to bo nblo to hold the hand
In It without discomfort; then tha
laco Is Immersed in It and Its folds
aro permeated with It, after which
tho lace Is rid of any excess nf iho,
mixture by thoroughly squcozlug whllo.
wrapped In a soft clean cloth.
Having dono this the folds aro then
spread out and tho figures aro madotii
appear distinctly ns well ns the points,
wncn it can no loiueci, or net or cull,
roHed In a dry cloth for nn hour 'ul
then Ironed with u cold Iron I'J
coarse ns woll as the fl'""' nlec' lut
ing placed between while paper and
points well pulled before piiiu.lnt;l, '
V
Four days iciiiiln ni which cor
porations nmy pay their federal tax.
A heavy penalty will bo assessed
r.gulnst nil that have not paid when
tho treasury closes Its doors on J una
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