The Detroit times. [volume], May 09, 1912, AFTERNOON EDITION, Page Page Four, Image 4

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WHAT WASHINGTON SOCIETY WOMEN ARE WEARING TH IS SPRING
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THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS
* An Organization Which Aims To Teach Coming Women
the Beauties of Nature and Stimulate a Desire
For Common Domestic Work
The spirit of advancement which
has been so noticeable in all lines of
women’s work has taken anew lead in
the establishment of a society for girls
known as the “Camp Fire Girls " As
the name Implies, it is essentially an
out-of-door organisation and yet It
trains the young in domestic science
E and fits her to be a healthy whole*
some, happy woman.
The idea originated with Dr. Luther
Quitch, of New Tort who has attained
fame by the accomplishment of his
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Little 80-Peep washes her sheep
With Fels-Naptha and cool water,
Thafl why they're quite so snowy white
As they come trailing after.
Remember this about Fels-Naptha
Soap: It’s not only distinct from other
•oops in name but different in action.
Most soaps have the distinction with
! out the difference.
But Fels-Naptha is different in this —
it's a totally new way of washing.
’ Fels-Naptha is the only soap that will
1 satisfactorily wash clothes in cool or luke
warm water, without boiling or hard
rubbing.
That’s the difference.
No boiling o r scalding clothes to
weaken them, no back-breaking rubbing
over nauseous hot suds.
Washing done in one-half the time
with one-fourth the labor; clothes last
longer and are cleaner and sweeter than any
other method of washing will make them.
Do you prefer the different way?
You will when you’ve tried it.
.In using Fels-Naptha Soap in Winter
or suramer, follow, directions on the red
and green wrapper.
one desire, that of obtaining public
play grounds for children.
The Young Women's Christian asso
ciation has become sponsors for this
new movement and under its guidance
the plan is coming into great popular
ity. These organizations flourish, of
course, when girl# have entered more
or less in outdoor life, and so far there
has not been special work on this line,
except In cities where it could be
superintended by the Y. W. C. A. It is,
however, branching out, and the girls
Here are some snapshots, Just re
ceived from Washington, .vnd show
ing »be gowns' that leaders of society
are wearing on the street and at out
door functions.
In the upper left hand < orner is
aeon the Count*** Bernatorff. wife of
the German oiulsasaador. Next. to
the right, la M'*s Gladys Hinckley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Robert
Hinckley, the girl prououneed the
moat beautiful I have seen in Am
erica,” by the former Russian ambas
sador, Baron Rosen.
Below, to the left. Is a photograph
of Mrs. Edward Beale McLean, owner
of the famous Hope diamond, and
daughter of the late Thomas F.
Walah, of Chicago. The boy is her
son Vinson, "the billion dollar baby.”
At the right is seen Mrs. Edward
B. Brooks, chatting with Britton
Brown, both well known society folk
in Washington.
in the villages and in the country dis
tricts will have the same opportunities
as their companions of the cities.
It is to be specially noted that the
expense of Joining is so low that any
girl can become a member of this very
beneficial organisation.
First, the object is succinctly con
tained In these seven propositions:
B«ek beauty.
Give service. *
Pursue knowledge
Be trustworthy.
Hold on to health.
Glorify work.
Be happy.
It may be contended that a girl may
be all of these without going to the
trouble of joining any club, but the
question Is, will they? We believe that
it is often demonstrated that there Is
more success in organized effort than
by single or individual effort: and so
with the Camp Fire Girls—Whatever
may have been accomplished in the
way of better physical or moral train
ing for the individual girl la provided
in the “Camp Fire Girls" as a com
munity or organization. What is good
for one is good for all regardless of
the environment.
Secondly, the preliminaries to be
coming a member, while they appear
to be numerous, are none of them
onerous nor anything that a girl
should not be familiar with. We will
briefly consider the condition# that are
required. The first step or "degree*'
is known as "The Wood Gatherers’
Desire,** which Is comprehended In the
seven propositions already mentioned.
The Fire Maker's desire Is:
“As fuel la brought to the Are
So I purpose to bring
My strength,
My ambition,
My heart's deslra.
My Joy.
And my sorrow.
To the fire
Os humankind:
For 1 will tend,
As my fathers have tended.
And my father's fathers.
Since time began,
The Are that la called
The love of man for man:
The love of man for Ood.
The candidate must make known
her desire to be a member of the
"Camp Fire Girls" at least three
months prior to the test. She must
repeat the above "desire" and know
how to do the following things:
1. What to do In emergencies—(a)
Clothing on fire; (b) Persons In deep
water unable to swim, or In a hole In
the ice; (o) To bandage a cut; (and)
Treat a frosted foot; (e) Person In
faint; (f) To know wbat a girl of her
age needs to know about herself; (g)
commit to memory some good poem or
song not less than twenty-five lines In
length; (h) To know the career of
someone noted woman; (1) To know
and alng all the words of "My Coun
try Tis of Thee;” (g) She must be
able to get a meal; to keep a classi
fied account of all receipts and ex
penses of money; to tie a square knot
five times in succession correctly and
without hesitation; to sleep with open
windows; to take an average of at
least a half hour dally exercise out of
doors for thirty days; to refrain from
sodas and candies between meals for
one month.
The second step Is “The Torch
Bearer’s Desire.V
"Th. light which has been given to me
“I desire to pass undlmmed to others."
The candidate must have been a
"Fire Maker" for three months, and
though duties are more technical, any
girl can subscribe to them without
any sacrifice of any good thing in life
and with the positive knowledge that
she Is gaining an experience which
will be Invaluable to her as a woman.
The chief officer of the "Camp Fire
Girls" la the guardian. It is expressly
required that ahe be a wbman who
has had experience with girls; a lov
able, tactful, intelligent, dignified wo
man, who shall be able to give the
girls any help they may need to be
come a member. She is appointed by
the National headquarter*, but a selec
tion mgy be made by any Camp
Fire and If It Is advisable the selec
tion may be appointed. These groups
may contain from six to twenty girls
and the meetings are generally held
weekly.
This organization is not an imitation
of the "Boy Scout" movement, but has
an Independent and essentially differ
ent way of working. They have a »y»-
tern of honors which are attained by
pursuing one purpose until that pur
pose Is accomplished but they have no
prise nor competing contests for any
1 test of strength, skill or mental attalu-
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the headquarters.
By this organization w'e may -.hope
in the future to have women who .have
sought beauty, not only of ap
pearance, but beauty of character and
who have come into womenhdod
through the experiences of the "Cart»p
Fire Girls," noble, generous, healthy
and looking on the future with .the
brightest hopes. Such an organization
can but be a great benefit to girls.
How To Get a
Towel Without
Paying For It
Thia story tells how Mrs. Mollie
Myers, of Ne* York, got possession
of a brand new towel without paying
a cent for It. ' In fact a Jury may give
her money damages for carrying the
towel away with her.
Seven years ago Mrs. Myers was
operated on at St. Vincent’s hospital.
Five weeks later, Dr. Benjamin Fried
man operated on her again and found
inside her a towel one yard long and
a foot wide. The towel had a red bor
der and was labeled "St. Vincent’s bos
pitaL- * .
Mrs. Meyers has sued Dr. Herman
Eoldt, charging him with sewing the
towel up in her at the first operation.
Feminine Frivols.
Wide flanges are seen on many of
the millinery models, as well as shir
red pinking applitgl to the brim edges.
Taffeta shirred into a wide flange and
put on on the bias gives an Irregular
and pretty finish to the medium size
straws.
For thin dresses a little fullness In
the shape of gathers or fine tucks
about the hips is desirable. Sleeves
are abort and the collarless neck Is
considered good style.
Pointed Paragraphs.
The path to the poorhouse Is paved
with gold brick.
If a man would climb he must start
from where he now stands.
A woman who marries without love
deserves a divorce without alimony.
Fads are all right for those who
1 haven’t anything to do but kill time.
Many a father who doesn't know
half as much as his son has to sup
i port him. —New York Globe and Com
mercial Advertiser.
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THE WRITER TELLS HOW SWEET PEAS MAY BE HAD THE ENTIRE
SEASON.
BY EBES E. KEXFUKD
Os late years there has been a
great increase In the popularity oi
the sweet pea For the decoration ot
the garden It stands preeminent
among the annuals. It blooms com
paratively early In the season, and
continues to bear profuse crops of
beautiful and delightfully fragrant
blossoms until frost comes, if proper
ly managed.
The sweet pea likes a cool, damp
soil about its roots. Hence the
trench system, which has become
the popular one for the cultivation of
this flower. This consists of making
a V-shaped excavation to the depth
of at least six Inches. In the bottom
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Dr. Bones —Was the last operation
successful?
Dr. Saws—No, I had to settle with
the executors for half. #
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of this sew the seed. It ought to be
sown thickly, an inch apart is about
right. Cover with an inch of tine
soil and press down flrmly. When
the plants have grown to a height of
three inches, fill in about them with
another inch of soil, and keep on do
ing this at Intervals as the plants
shoot up. In this way we get the
plants deep in the soil, where they
will be cool and moist in the dry
season.
Our most successful pea growers
Plant their seed as soon as the
ground is in condition to be worked
by hoe or spade. In preparing the
ground use manure liberally. A good
support for the swset pea is made <
v/lre netting, li i* a good plan to
sow seed In two rows about 18 Inches
apart and use two strips of netting,
letting them meet at the top. forming
an inverted V. through which the
vines will thrust themselves.
In order to keep your plants in ful
bloom throughout the season yoif
must cut from them daily. This pre
vents the formation of seed. If red
epider attacks your plants—you can
tell If this In ert j g at work by the
yellowing of the foliar
spray at them dally, being careful t*
see that water in liberal quantities
gets to the underside of the foliage.
If the season is very dry, mulch
your nlnnts with grass clippings from
the lawn.
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The next and last flower garden
article by Mr. Rexford will tell about
the "knack" of growing flowers In
♦he window box.
Job Prlnlln* Done Rlffhit, Tlmh
Printing Cos.. IS John R-sL
$2.50 Insures Suit Against Moths
Insure safety against moths, soot, germs, by haring Brossy'a
clean your apparel and immediately packing in moth-proof cedared
bags, which are delivered with garments hanging inside, wrinkle free.
Street duet, besides germs, is laden with ammonia, which eats fibres
of all kinds. Our sanitary process cleans out dirt and germs, leaves
garments fresh and clean hanging In one of these handsome cedared
bags until wanted in autumn.
Price for cleaning men’s suits *i jl A O Cft
or ladies' skirt and jacket, ja J *ll
including bag, is I^LIUU
Brossy’s
FRENCH CLEANERS and DYERS
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The Over-Soul and Atom
By Pbilly Oksaassr.
And often r am moved to laughter In
the night
Because, with stormy seriousness by
day.
I do contend with others —aye. and fight
Ae children come to blows for tpys
M play.
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There’ seem to be two Souls in us.—
the one. <
Looks smilingly upon the lesser Soul
at play.
And when this little Soul comes flus
tered home.
Turns all Its cherished woes to
comedy.
No sympathy Is there. In that cold
smile
When w« come bruised and weary
from the fray
Not deeming It even worth the while
To chide us for our rough, too aprlous
play. '
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This smiling Soul Is cold—uncanny—
wise
And laughs to scorn the pale care
furrowed brow.
Points calmly at the sea of blood that
lies
’Tween Adam's day and now.
H
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Nagfc* — iou must be very extrava
gant—what’s this I hear about your
dog being carried to Kansas City by
a special train?
• Kaggs—lt’s correct, but I’m not ex
travagant. Some bad boys tied the
dog to It.