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s THE MIDDLE AGED WOMAN. She Is Coming to the Fore as a Dan gerous Rival to the Young Girl. THE day of the very young wo man is without doubt passing by. The possessor of a pret ty face without wrinkles is not admired for that alone. She must have cleverness, wit. intuition and a certain fascination which, alas, seems ouly to come after the first bltish of youth has departed. For this reason the woman well on toward middle age who has sense enough to preserve a youthful exterior will not lack admir ers. Indeed, a few wrinkles are not in the way. No less an authority than David Belasco says they show intelli gence, sympathy and forethought and that they are the signs of nobility. In deed, Belasco In a recent article en couraged the middle aged woman to go on the stage, stating there was a need for her and that never before was there so much opportunity in plays for the woman no longer In her first youth. And this Is a tendency in the right direction. The bright, capable woman grows more bright and more capable with every year of her life. Shall she be shelved because her hair is no longer golden or her cheeks no longer pink and youthfully curved? The mid die aged woman, be she single or mar ried, has a charm all her own, and this charm she should keep alive and culti vate by every means in her power, just as she takes care of her health and keeps her mind bright and progressive. Indeed, the middle aged woman at. her best proves a dangerous rival to the 3'oung girl. The latter without knowledge of the world, without ex perience to draw on, falls socially flat compared with the brilliant wo man who has studied life and who. though less pink and white, proves in finitely more interesting. Make Their Own Perfumes. The latest fad of society women is to make their own perfumes. The really fastidious woman wants a perfume distinctly her own. and as there are comparatively few good ex tracts on the market she can only be sure of an exclusive fragrance by mix ing her own. In many cases she has a little laboratory, where she distills the perfumes of her favorite blossoms and mixes them according to a formu la of her own, or she uses oils which correspond to the perfume of the nat ural flowers and which she procures from the wholesale perfumery chem ist. Everything madam wears is scented with this original perfume of hers, and even in the lining of her hat there is a tiny sachet, while the ruffles of her petticoats are perfumed by means of bits of chamois, which retain the fragrance indefinitely. The Corset Dress. Anything to be thin and willowy nowadays. To wear as few garments as possible is the aim of every well dressed woman, for with gowns cling ing like a postage stamp no humps or extra fullness can be tolerated. The corset which is one with the lining is quite the latest, and this cer- THE COUSET LINING. tainly saves quite a bit of bunchiness. as will be seen by the illustration. The dress fastens down the back, al lowing the corset to lace up quite in the ordinary fashion. This gown also has an advantage—it can be loosened at will. The No Skirt Bathing Suit. An attempt Is being made to Intro duce into this country the continental type of bathing suit without the skirt. Women who swim declare it is the only kind, but the "powers that be" at the different beaches are em phatically against it. A knitted bathing suit has been placed on the market. In this the skirt appears only as the lower half of the sweater-like upper garment. The knickerbocker portion is tight fitting and reaches exactly to the knees. MAUD KOBINSON. Irish Potato Cakes. Equal parts of cold boiled potatoes aad white dour are required for these. Knead well together with a little milk if necessary. Flour your pastry board well and roll out the mixture about half an inch thick. Cut into three cor nered scones and bake on a griddle. These must be eaten hot, with plenty of butter. .^_———___ BOXES FOR BRIDE'S CAKE, the Heart Shape Design a Popular Selection. The statement thai it is not what is done, but how it is done, that counts verges on the trite, bat it is particular ly applicable In the little things that contribute toward a pleasant time for wedding guests. A wedding cake is no longer kept for weeks and weeks. It Is cut into little pieces and sent or presented to the guests iind friends of the happy pair. Just how to give this in an attrac tive form is some times a question that clamors for its answer in the rush of the last few days. Boxes can now be purchased at sta tionery departments of any large store, and the accessories are within the reach of the majority of brides. There is a charming little circular box that looks like a miniature wed ding cake. When tied with white rib bon or with silken cords that reflect the color scheme of the decorations it is well worth having. The ends of the bow are gathered into the tops of tiny silver bells. Perhaps the heart shaped box of white is more appropriate. This should hold a heart shap- Ed piece of "cake, and the top of the box should be tied down with broad ribbon, fas tened under a ro sette. Square forms are always good. The addition of a card with the best wish es of the bride and bridegroom is a little personal touch that is well worth while. Through the knot of ribbon a .ii -£l<r spray of aspara gus fern can be slipped. It lasts for weeks and gives the fresh ness that is desir able, especially for boxes that are to be sent away through the mail. To the friends who are present there can easily be given a spray of leaves with a blossom from the decoration of the table or rooms. Tied with a gold or silver cord, a long, nar row box will hold a fresh spriir of flowers. People like to carry tail h them some part of the festivities. The mania for sou venirs still prevails. Of course the custom of having the cake cut by the bride herself can eas ily be observed, fur (luring the recep tion following the small pieces can be boxed and tied by a special committee of friends and distributed to the guests before their departure. As to the dreams that may come when the fair recipients deep with the bride's cake beneath their pillows, who can tell whether they can vie with the pleasure of receiving it in so charming a form? Tasty Summer Dishes. It is dillicult to Bud a more tasty entree tor a summer dinner than baked tomatoes served on the plate With the meat or in individual rame kins. A iittle cold boiled tongue or ham mixed with the breadcrumbs fiii i:i^' the tomatoes is a tast.v addition. Plenty of butter should be used in seasoning cooked tomatoes of any kind, the butter neutralizing the acid of the vegetable. For the benefit of persons who have never staffed and baked tomatoes It might be said that a slice is taken from the top of round, apple shaped tomatoes and the pulp is removed and mixed with bread crumbs, rice or macaroni with or with out a little minced meat and with or without onion juice and minced pars ley. Melted butter should be used to moisten the crumbs, rice or macaroni. The tomatoes should be put into a baking dish and be baked in a hot oven about fifteen minutes or until they are tender and thoroughly heated through. The dried pieces of the cheese bos may be grated and mixed with rich • ream seasoned with salt and paprika and left to stand and ripen for a day. The result is an excellent cream cheese Which may be served with the salad course or for a supper. Sour cream may be employed. For a timely luncheon dish cover the bottom of a baking dish with cooked fresh or canned asparagus cut into short lengths, turn over it some rich white sauce and then break on the top an egg for each person to be served. Bake until the whites of the eggs are set. Electricity For Stains. There seems to be no limit to the uses to which electricity can be put in the household. The scientists are learning to har ness it up into a tirst rate maid of all work and making it do everything, from washing the clothes to rocking the cradle, or they would if they had cradles in these up to date households. But one of the newest uses to which electricity has been put is that of a speedy spot remover. A technical magazine says that a new electrolytic bleaching apparatus has been invented which enables a woman to remove within two or three minutes any accidental stains from articles such as tablecloths, lace, embroidery work. etc. Tea, coffee, wine, fruit, ink of any color, may all be effectively and inexpensively removed within a few minutes, and .above all. the electrolytic method does not destroy the fabric of the article treated. COLFAX GAZETTE, COLFAX, AVASHIXGTOX, SEPTEMBER 23, 1910. CARE OF HARNESS. Should Be Used Properly and Kept In Special Room. Very often a tanner is obliged to use the same narness on different horses, says a well known horseman, and if he makes the change in a hurry ten chances to one he does not readjust the harness to the second horse. If a harness is taken from a large horse and then used on a small horse with out readjustment there is not only danger of lujuriug the beast, but the harness is sure to suffer as well. Another thing that is very injurious to the harness is to pile the heavy parts on top of the bridle after it has been hung on the hook. The safest thing is to have a separate hook for the bridle, for this is the part of the harness that should be cared for the best. A stranger always notices this first, and a bridle that is fastened to gether with pieces of wire advertises the driver as a shiftless fellow. The ideal way to care for harness is to build a harness room where the leather can be kept free from mois ture. A good way to build this is to line it with building paper. There should be plenty of room. If it is im possible to have a harness closet the pegs should be as far away from the manure as possible, for the gases and dampness arising from manure piles rot the leather faster than anything 1 know of. Every harness should be well oiled at least twice a year, so that it will be in shape to give the service that is expected of it. The oil works its way to the surface, and when the har ness is exposed to a rain this oil is washed away. If the oil Is not re moved from time to time the leather will soon dry out and crack. I don't believe in washing a harness. Washing does little good unless there is soap used in the water, and most soap has lye in it. which is hard on the leather. The oil soaks into the harness much more easily if it is dry than if it is damp. Of course the har ness must be cleaned, but this can easily be done without moistening it. THE IDEAL SHETLAND. Can Be Raised With Profit When Properly Cared For. Breeding Sbetlands is a very profita ble and important industry in several sections of this country. The little animals seem to thrive much better In the northern and middle western states. They pet along better In the northern states doubtless because of their origin in the rigorous climate of the Shetland islands. This is true only with reference to their breeding, for the full grown Shetland is a true cos mopolitan, at home in all lands and in all climes, and is. perhaps unequaled by any other animal in points of nardi- ▲ STURDY SHETLAND HEAD. ness and endurance. A prominent breeder writes as follows in 'describ ing the Shetland's tine points: "The head should not be too fine, and the eye should be prominent, the ears of good size and set well forward. The neck is thick and crested high up, so that the impression is conveyed that the crest extends right up to the ears. This gives appearance of great strength in the neck and. added to the broad shoulders, enables the pony to draw great weights. The neck should be of good length and the back, Of course, short. The rib should be very well sprung, any indication of slab sidedness flavoring of the Icelander. The quarters should be as round as an apple and the tail set on moderate ly high. "In selecting a pony look for one that is short legged, sturdy in build, thick in the chest, strong in his neck, round in his quarters, pleasant faced and with a nice mane and foretop. The foretop should come between the ears from the top of the crest, and the pony's legs should be sound and strong. The pastern should be springy and the action as smart and trappy as possible." Stalk Saved In the Silo. By placing corn in the silo rhe stalk as well as the grain is preserved for feeding purposes and the whole corn plant becomes available. About 40 per cent of the feeding value of the corn plant is in the stalk, leaves and husks and the other 60 per cent is in the ear. In handling corn as commonly prac ticed much of the 40 per cent is Most. When corn is cut for silo before lower leaves are dry there is no waste. About twice the amount of dry matter can be stored in the form of silage as in the form of fodder. It has been deter mined that a cubic foot of hay in the mow contains about 4.3 pounds of dry matter, while a cubic foot of silage contains about 8.9 pounds of dry mat ter, a cubic foot of space in a silo be ing worth more than twic« an equal space In the mow. Joy For Everybody By Schwartz ON PLEASURE BENT. Johnnie —I've got on my rubber boots. Tommy—Me too. Johnnie-t-Have you? Let's hunt a puddle. WHERE IT WAS NEEDED. Barber—How do you want to be shaved, sir? Man In the Chair—On the face. The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Col. Department) Have established an office in Spokane, Wash., for the sale of their Alberta Wheat Lands The agent in charge is empowered to give cheap railroad fare to prospective purchasers. Their Wheat Lands are Selling for §10 to $15 Per Acre on lonj? time railroad contracts. C. P. R. land salesmen leave Spokane every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. For information call or write Canadian Pacific Railroad Co G. A. TANCEY & CO., General Agents 618 Riverside Aye. SPOKANE, WASH. THE COLFAX GAZETTE WHITMAN COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. EDITED FOR AND ENDORSED BY EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY EVERY WEEK IN THE YEAR. Subscription Price, 81.50 the Year in Advance Fifteenth Annual Whitman County Fair AT COLFAX SEPT. 26—SIX DAYS—OCT. 1. FIVE DAYS OF KACING EXHIBITS GALOEE Instruction—Amusement—Good Time For Everybody Don't Fail to Come DIGNIFIEDLY AMBIGUOUS. Walking Pete—l ast de loidy for cold wittles. Frowsy Ike—Bet she give ye de cold -j\ 4^) (^3j J?S. 'B^&Yk V< >' ■' ■ *■• {%S%i&2 AMONG THE FREAKS. "I wonder." growled the Circassian beauty, "why the manager always comes to see me when he is drunk " "Probably thinks you're a snake charmer." chortled the ossified man. The Diamond ALWAYS good as new ALWAYS in fashion ALWAYS worth the coat price ALWAYS saleable or exchangeable ALWAYS appropriate to wear ALWAYS a safe investment We take back ANYTIME any dia mond purchased of ue at lew 10 per cent of what you paid for it or allow you full value on a larger stone. Qualities the best and set m you want them. Shirkey & filaser LEADING JEWELERS At the sign of the street clock. COLFAX, WASH. I $900° i | Why rent when you can buy like this on pasy termw? Good 5-room dwelling in select neighborhood, new ly papered and painted, now walkH and fence, lot 150x50 ft., level, good walled well and pump, plenty of fruit, shade trees and lawn, only 2 blocks from Main street, non-resident owner who has to sell. Anyone wishing to huy a good residence close in will find thin a bargain at twice the price— 1900 if taken now. It would coat more than the price to build the bouse, and the naked lot is worth the money. Real estate bought and sold. Also handled on moderate commissions. For any special bargaffh io farm land f can get cash purchaser on short notice. Richard E. Reid 102 Main Street Colfaz, Wash. ♦'The Line For Comfort" Electric fans for hot weather Steam heat for cold weather Electric lights in every car and berth All dust and dirt removed by ELEC TRIC VACUUM CLEANERS, the only sanitary way. The best dining car service on earth. I Not one, but every item on tne menu M card a specialty. Anything you want at V any time you want it. The table ratee are low—lower than in most cafes in our own cities. «c now off.-r to the public the popular west bound colonist iates to thu city from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City and intermediate points *25 St. Loins. 132.00. Chicago. ?33.00 and any other point proportionately low. Prepaid tickets accepted without ad ditional charge. Be sure to have your ticket read via The Great Northern t ,iw'?£ir£, e,? y£ur local a«ent or write J. J. eCHERR, T. P. A., 701 Riverside, Spokane, Wash., or W. A. RO3S. A G P A., KlugSt. Station, Seattle, Wash