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DAINTY CHRISTMAS GIFlsT
if X case for embroidery silks is a very
•lice gift for the young woman who does
|thls work. Take a piece of canvas, the
jvery stiff kind, longer than wide, and
j cover with linen, figured or pluin silk.
I "(Take several sheets of writing paper—
Ithe plain white, with smooth surface, is
>fc>est—and take the fold between the two
Images for the center, double the Inside
‘tedge to one-third the width, then fold
fcgaln, making the two folds come to the
gnlddle of the sheet. Do the other side of
bhe sheet the same way, and the several
feheets. Then, placing them together,
fasten in the cover you have already
made by piercing two holes and running
a ribbon through, tying in a bow on the
back. A piece of the same narrow rib
ron should be fastened to the edges to
bold the ease together when filled with
silks. You will see the reason for fold
ing the pages twice when you go to put
|he skeins of silk In.
If you want to give a girl friend a use
ful gift send her a glove mender. Buy a
ring, which may bo Of rubber, wood, sli
ver, or any ordinary bone ring will an
swer—sew pieces of narrow ribbon at
different parts of this ring, letting them
bang down a short distance from the
ring. To the first one attach a pair of
little scissors, to the next a heart-shaped
needle book, on the third a silver finger—
to put in the finger of the glove while
mending, and can be bought at a Jewelry
store—and the last ribbon a braided
strand of different colored cottons. Right
here fet me give you a pointer. Never
use silk to mend kid gloves, but cotton
always. Silk cuts the kid and your
glove does not stay mended much longer
than you are doing the work.
• * •
A Christmas ball is a unique trifle to
give either a man or a woman. The be
ginning, or heart, of the ball should be
some llttle»(fc:ft. You can make It as ex
pensive or as inexpensive as you like.
A sliver thimble is nice If the ball Is to
go to a girl. Beginning on this, wind
round and round It silks for glove mend
ing. embroidery silk of different colors,
dental floss or twine. When winding put
In a quotation from some favorite author
that may come to light as the winding
goes on from day to day, und give pleas
iure long after Christmas day has passed
Into the shadows of memory, while the
heart of the ball adds the final bit of
pleasure when the last thread Is un
wound. The ball can be* madel any size to
please the fancy, and a pair of scissors
attached to the end adds to its useful
ness.
Pillows and cushions are always ac
ceptable. A pillow in the form of a foot
ball made of a boy's college colors will
please him. Another design Is to sew
two handkerchiefs together to within
about 3 Inches of each corner; having
put tho cushion in, tie the corners se
curely, leaving the edges go loose. Again,
Eake two small, flat cushions, and, tak
g two handkerchiefs, fasten the cush
ns together by tying the corners of
one handkerchief to the corners of the
other In knots.
• * •
* Any little woman’s deft fingers can
(make each one of these articles. The
materials then being the only purchasa
ble portion, the gift will not only have
the charm of individual taste and work,
but of having cost the giver only a very
moderate sum. Linen will play an im
portant part In the manufacture of
Christmas presents this year, for any
thing that Is linen goes. One of the pret
tiest effects I have seen recently Is a
email bag of the finest, sheerest material,
In dimensions about 3 or 4 Inches, and
Shaped, flaps and all, precisely like a
iny envelope. It Is exquisitely stitched
pll around, embroidered on the face with
the owner-to-be’s Initials and a long loop
cf baby ribbon attached to the point of
^he flap finishes this bit at scented dalntl
ness, which Is for no less purpose than
to hold my lady’s money when traveling,
which she usually pins In a soiled cha
mois bag or paper envelope to her cor
sets.
For the Individual addicted to chip-re
quiring games is a sort of poker chip
bags. Make three bags of “butcher’s lin
en,” about 9 inches by 7, and embroider
on each one In different colored wash
silks, round spots In imitation of the
chips contained in each bag. Join the
three bags together by a stout silk cord.
* * *
A dainty traveling set Is composed of
a cushion and pin roll. Take two pieces
of silk, about 8 or 9 inches square, and
make a flat pin cushion, tiiftlng it with
baby ribbon the same shade. Then tak
ing a broad piece of ribbon, about No. 12
or 1G, line to within 2 or 3 inches of each
end with a piece of eiderdown in any
dainty shade that will harmonize, or
plain white flannel will serve the pur
pose. Fasten this to the strip of ribbon,
leaving, as_.I said before, about 2 or 3
inches of the ribbon at each end. Finish
these ends by turning up the corners of
one and fastening neatly and by tacking
to the other about a yard of baby ribbon
You now' have finished a dainty roil to
put stick pins in for safe keeping while
traveling, and a neat perfumed cushion
to put on the bureau, and use for pins,
etc., at the hotel. Put these In a pretty
box tha will serve for future use and wilj
pack nicely, and you have ready a trav
eling companion that any girl will appre
ciate who is In the habit of going from
place to place during her summer’s cam
paign.
Cut two round pieces of cardboard,
about 3 inches in diameter; cover each
one of them witft a piece of line* for the
outside,on which has been embroidered a
monogram, some forget-me-nots, or a fa
. vorlte quotation, or a delicate shade of
silk on the other, or inside. Fasten to
gether at each side by strong stitches;
then making two bows of narrow ribbon,
the color of the embroidery silk used,
and a long loop, put the two bows on to
hide where the pieces are Joined together,
leaving the loop to hang up by, you have
a whisk-broom holder.
• • •
The button hook has grown to be such
an elaborate and costly article that it
has now a case of its own Instead of
lying about anywhere on anybody's
dressing table. This case can be made
from the tops of worn evening gloves.
On the outside may be traced. "On but
tons I’m bent, though but a crook, for
buttons I’m willing to serve ns a hook.”
The Insides of these cases are lined with
tufted satin. A handy article for a mu
sical friend is a music rest, to be used
for keeping music In place. Take three
quarters of a yard of 3-lneh ribbon, fold
and overwhlp the edges. Fringe the ends
and till with sand. Paint a few bars of
music upon It, and about 3 inches from
each end tie with narrow ribbon.
These are a few of the inexpensive tri
fles that are not difficult to make, but
that may carry loving thought with
them to many a dear friend.
, Her "Wedding Uouqnet.
Although bouquets of “natural” flow
ers, arranged with premeditated care
lessness on their own graceful stalks,
and with at most a ribbon bow as orna
ment, have In a great measure supplant
ed the once favorite stiff bouquet of
wired flowers, the conventional stifT
shape, with ornamental paper rim, con
tinues to be the proper thing for a wed
ding houquet. However, the foundation
is almost concealed by a profusion of rib
bon and lace trimmings. The shape now
in vogue Is mostly flat, and as such af
fords a firm support to the flowers,
which, despite wires, are arranged as
naturally as possible.
False praise can please and calumny
affright none but the vicious and the
hypocrite.—Horace.
TIPS FOR SANTA CLAUS
What He Should Drop in Fa
mous StQckmgs.
GROVER’S HOPES AND FEARS
Russell Sage's Steel-Clad, Dynamite-Proof
Sock—Mr. Corbett’s Pathetic Request.
Hetty Green’s Holiday Hope.
Santa Claus is generally regarded as
a tine old gentleman who gives every
one exactly what they want. When he
gambols up to a stocking he is sup
posed to know the innermost desire of
the owner. Spine folks have no hesi
tancy about telling what they v$vant
most. Others are more diffident* per
haps fearing the criticism of the world
should the secret needs of their hearts
become known.
Santa Claus cannot hope to put the
right thing in the stockings of these
people unless some kind mutual friend
comes to the rescue, and to make the
matter plain this list has been prepared
for the benefit of all concerned.
When Mr. Cleveland rushes to the fire
place at the first dawn of Christmas
day he will take down his largest sock
in wild haste, and, thrusting in his hand,
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The Presidential Stocking,
will draw out whatever he finds there
with deep apprehensffftp. 'Should it prove
to be a third terra .certificate, the joy in
the White House will be supreme.
Teddy Roosevelt has ti^vSly had time
to think of Santa Claus, with the work
of reforming New York's police force
on his hands, but If he should find an
ideal policeman on the breakfast table
Christmas morning the rest of the world
would soon know of it.
It has been unofficially whispered
about for some time that Secretary Car
lisle of the treasury hopes to find the
true solution of the 'financial problem
which confronts the nation in his stock
ing. Santa Clans would also give pleas
ure to many other people if he obliged
the secretary in this respect.
-Albert Edward's TXesire.
Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales,
is going to hang up a red and gold silk
sock, It Is said, in the hope that he will
find in It a notice from .bis .mamma that
she has abdicated In his favor.
IS cruel rumor is correct; Russell Sage
has had a steel-ctod, dynamite-proof
stocking made in wtiicb,'to. place notices
from friends that they are unable to pay
him what they owe unless he sells them
out. What a merry Christmas this would
be for Uncle Russell!
Mayor Strong’S Hope.
Mayor Strong, it is said, cherishes the
yiope that the admiring citizens of New
York will present him with a nice new
plug of chewing tobacco on Christmas
morning. Such a gift would have a
double meaning to the mayor. Besides
affording him much pleasure, it would be
absolute proof that the rank and file of
the city see nothing objectionable in the
tobacco-chewing habit of the chief execu
tive of the metropolis, notwithstanding
the fact that the newspapers have print
ed harsh strictures upon it.
Tom Reed hopes that his Christmas
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The Steel-Clad Sock.
stocking will gladden his heart with the
news that the republican machine bosses
have gone back on him, but that the bus
iness men of the nation have confidence
in him.
On the other hand, It Is said that Gen
eral Harrison has expressed the Christ
mas hope that the bosses will continue
to rally around the Reed standard, while
he continues to solidify himself with the
business men. All Mr. Harrison has
asked of Santa Claus Is, according to ru
mor, for his assurance that commerce will
play a large part In the next campaign.
Mr. Corbett’s Request.
Unkind friends say that Jim Corbett
has penned the following gem to Santa
Claus:
"Dear Santa Claus: Please give me a
new wind bag, with a red cover, on
Christmas Day. The one you gave me
last Christmas I wore out In my famous
bout with Fitzsimmons. Since then I
have been able to do no talking. Yours
truly, J. CORBETT.
“P. S.—I am a good boy and too strong
to work.”
Richard Mansfield has but one request
—a New York audience that fully appre
ciates him.
The Czar of Russia has sent a pathetic
appeal, it is said, for more -police and
fewer dynamiters.
A Happy Chioaeo Christmas.
Mayor Swift of Chicago has won the
undying friendship of ali his fellow cit
izens, It Is said, by beseeching Santa
Claus to do something to the population
of New York and make Chicago the big
gest city in the land,
ii Dr. Parkhurst hopes to find the be
headed corpse of the Tammany tiger in
. his Christmas stocking.
< Paderewski has sent in a request for
a brand new suit of hair. With much
pathos he explains that the present one
Is wearing out, and unless succor soon
oomes his business will, be ruined.
The Sultan of Turkey has ignored the
coming of Santa Claus, but innumerable
people have fervently sent up the wish
that he be given a heaping measure of
common sense and a like portion of
manhood and decency.
Hoke Smith’s Wants.
Ail that Hoke Smith wants Is another
odd name to perpetuate his fame. The
attractiveness of the present one Is wear
ing out under the pressure of time and
constant reiteration.
If some one would drop a note In the
stocking of Chauncey M. Depew to the
effect that organized labor is no longer
opposed to presidential possibilities who
have long been at the head of rich cor
porations. he will confer a boon upon the
genial talker. Here is a good tip for
Santa Claus, if he would like to be the
central figure of a great after-dinner
speech.
Lord Dunraven is not iqoklng for moro
trouble. His cup of happiness would be
Ailed to the brim were he sure this fact
could be securely imbedded in the mem
ory of Santa Claus.
Kmperor William hopes that Santa
Claus will give him sofnething which he
is' not already a master of. Door Santa
will have a hard time, when It Is ce'mem
. be red that the emperor can sail a war
ship, paint pictures, general an army,
can cook a dinner, write poetry, make
speeches, sing songs, play the piano, talk
medicine, can run arr electrical, or steam
engine, is a crack shot, an expert horse
man. Is an astronomer, can. make a dozen
millions of people laugh or cry, and do a>
score of other things not remembered.
Senator David B. Hill hopes tbti-t San
ta Glaus will permit him to keep his lit
tle presidential boom safe at his own
fireside until lie knows whether it would
be wise to launch it.
General Miles hopes that Santa Claus
will authorize congress to increase the
regular army to 60,000 men or more.
Hetty Green would be greatly pleased
if she found in her Christmas stocking
notice of a dozen or more new law suits.
The more the merrier fpr Hetty.
V A N Ffl ES!
The bigger a woman’s hat the greater
reason she has for a spirit of thanksgiv
ing, to judge by the tremendous models
of new millinery that appeay on every
hand. But such large hats are in good
taste only when accompanying pic
turesque or very dressy costumes, and,
although all the milliners have the ter
fifjing models, the average woman is
\wvi\ring, during her shopping, an inof
■'feflplve little hat, with ordinary crown
and straight brim, narrowed a little to
.'ward the sides of the head at the back.
;Suqh a hat is set with a pair of mercury
wings at either side of the front on the
very edge of the crow.n. Wide and rich
,heavy plaid ribbon is loosely folded about
.thecrown, its stiff folds resting-son the
brim and filling It to jJS edge. A loop of
the-ribbon is often drawn over the base
■of bach of the wings, and a handsome
Jewel buckle of sotjj^itrnd is set against
the ribbon and between, the wings. Such
a l$at is made of black felt, the brim
vttorAetimes of wire run with chenille, as
that is more becoming to the face, and is
stylish without being startling. In black,
bnxwn or blue It will go with any' gown.
\V . \ * * *
ptossy hats are easily possible in small
sizes, too. The theater bonnet ia as small
as it was last seasqn, and elaborate
tdques of the type displayed here are
abundant. This one was of wired jet,
and Its sides near the crown were raised
to form three wings, with an aigrette at
the right side. The edge was wound with
a twisted roll of yellow velvet, accom
panied by a second twist of lace prettily
entwined with it, and small yellow velvet
roses and lpaves were placed In groups
all around the edge and about tlic velvet
twist at the left side.
* * .«•**. iV - ...r
The daintiest little' BusStan Affairs for
the head are made-of little more than a
band of fur, that la-set low on the-fore
head. just a little oveV qhe eye, and the
effect Is as coquettish ns.can be. For the
rest the band unexpectedly stops half
way round and dissolves into a pretty fall
of lace that lies close to the hair, and
takes away the severity that the fur
makes one expect. These little affairs
cost a lot at the shops, but made a.t home
they are just as pretty and cost but very
little.
■ * * ’
.Who will ever say again that women
are unsympathetic or not ministering an
gels to one another? One of the most
extraordinary court scenes took place at
Milwaukee yesterday afternoon that that
city, even in its criminal court records,
can recall. The case was a familiar one
—grandmother suing for the custody of
her daughter’s child. In this case the
grandmother was a very well-known
Milwaukee woman, and hpr daughter,
who had been a belle in Milwaukee be
fore her marriage, was the wife of Na
than Markwell of this city. Mr. Markwell
has recently married again, and he wishes
to have his young daughter with him.
It may be mentioned that the little girl’s
mother left a fortune of JfiOO.OOO, the In
come of which is divided between her
daughter and her husband.- When the
case was called the court room held 500
of Milwaukee’s best known men and wo
men, many of the women being “society
leaders.” Several fashionably gowned
women, a-rustle with Jet and furs, testi
fied to the pleasant home and surround
ings which the little Markwell would
have at her grandmother’s Perels', and
also denounced the child’s father roundly.
When the decision was given that the
baity was to be in the care of her grand
mother until she was 14 years of age
the whole courtroom was in an uproar.
The victorious lawyer was hugged and
kissed in open court and the Judge was
applauded. The teStlmoTTy was also cu
riously feminine, am1 woman voicing
^arkweil’s supposed dislike to his little
daughter on the ground that she would
[Surfly have red hair.
* . * *
Tne Inconsistent woman Is a paste
Jewtl. While twr£~woft1}y women are
Avasting their eloquence and loose change
o.n an idle young man with strong limbs
and! wits enough to take care of himself,
wodk little children are starving and
flVqzing to death. Tube sure, the young
imap needed a white ribbon badly. He
idrapk, and he was ft. "mauvais sujet"
.generally, but tha two good women
bpu ght him now clothes, substituted wa
ter for whisky, gave him a white badge
and, made him one of the secretaries of
the society to which they lend luster.
.Yesterday in Hast Twenty-fourth street
twoi little children, were found half
.plothed and crying from cold and hun
ger. Their mother was lying on the floor
aruhk, not merely -"tinder the Influence,"
but dead drunk. And somebody ,might
have given her a while badge-rfior the
children’s sake.
The latest thinpr In marriages comes
from Jersey. A young man af»d young
woman announced three weeks ago that
they would be married at a certain
church on a certain afternoon. The
church was full. But it emptied again
without anyone having seen the happy
couple, for they dtdjnot appear or even
send excuses. The evening following
they quietly slipped off to South Plains
and were wedded by a Justice of the
peace. No one was anv the wiser until
the next day. There will be no carda
All grand thoughts come from the
heart.—Vauvenarguea.
ISOME SANTA CLRUS OONTS"
A . a - A A A' A
Don’t sulk because your husband did
not give you a pair of diamond earrings.
Don't celebrate too much—it looks bad.
Don’t go away from home and spend
all day at the club.
Don't sit up Christmas Eve playing po
ker'all night.
Don't be cross with the children. It is
their day.
Don't swear at the hard times. Make
the best of them.
Don’t eat too much. You will be a nui
sance to yourself and every one else.
Don’t try to be funny at the expense of
religion. It is nasty humor.
Don't do any business on that day.
Join the rest of the world in fairyland.
Don’t fall to give the children some
thing. Pawn your coat If necessary.
Don't put off your shopping until
Christmas Eve. You will buy the rag
tag of everything and be crushed to
death.
Don't make fun of the cigars your wife
may give you. It Is a time-worn Joke
and, besides, causes needless pain.
Don’t grunt and roar if the children on
the flat above you make unusual noise.
Don't lie in bed all morning. Oet up
early and enjoy the best hour of the day.
Don't for a joke give your wife a pair
of bloomers. She might contract the
habit.
Don't spend tlO on the dinner and $2
on the children. Reverse the Items.
Don't punish the children If they smash
their toys. Det them enjoy the day In
their own way.
Don't leave the price mark on any gift
you make. It is shoddy.
Don't fail to give your house servants
something. They expect it and will work
better for It.
Don't be mean above all things. Co
down deep In your pocket and spend the.
last nickel, if necessary, to make the
day pleasant for all.
Don't tell the very young children there
ts no Santa Claus. It robs them of one
of the most enchanting illusions of life.
Don’t stint the youngsters on candy.
They will have the stomach ache and
they will forget It, but they will long re
member the pleasure of the feast.
Don't let the children know It If you are
hard up. Do the best you can and make
them think they are having as fine a
time as anyone.
Don’t ridicule the Christmas dinner,
even if It does not come up to expec
tations. Your wife has undoubtedly done
the best In her power and she feels the
failure more deeply than you.
Don’t brag about It to your friends If
you give your wife a sealskin sacque.
They will only laugh at you behind your
back.
Don't sulk or growl if your wife spends
$2ft on presents for her relatives. She
has as much right to the money as you.
Don’t make any unfair discrimination
In the gifts to the children. The slighted
one will treasure the wrong for a long
time.
Don't make a fuss if the house is disor
dered and littered up. Christmas is a long
time coming to the little ones and they
have no thought of keeping things
straight.
Don’t make "useful” presents to the
small children unless demanded by dire
necessity. They want something to play
with, not coats or hats or shoes.
Don’t try to appear unusual by saying
that you dread Christmas and will be
glad when it Is over. It will stamp you
as an unhealthy, feeble-minded crank,
with insufficient intelligence to appreci
ate the favors of the gods.
Don't moan because you have spent
twice as much as you Intended. Every
one does it, unless they are close-fisted,
nose-grinding wretches.
Don’t raise the window and swear at
the small boy in the street for waking
you up by his horn-blowing. You did
the same or worse when you were his
age.
Don't discharge anyone around Christ
mas time if you are an employer. It
makes a bleak Christmas for some fam
ily. Wait until after the first of the year,
even if times are bad and you lose some
money by It.
Don't spend all of your money In tha
big stores. The small shopkeepers have
to live, and have gone to unusual ex
pense to make a holiday showing.
Don't be discontented because Mrs.
Smith’s husband gave her $100 to spend,
while your husband could only give you
$10. It probably cost him greater effort
and more sacrifice than it did Mr. Smith.
Don't give your wife a piece of house
hold furniture as a Christmas gift. She
is ant to compare it with the presents
you made her in your "engaged” days.
Don't send any gift you receive to some
one else. It is impolite, and. besides,
may cause embarrassment if the origi
nal giver learns of Its final disposal.
Don't examine your gifts too critically.
The intrinsic value is not supposed to be
considered. You may make unpleasant
discoveries, ruining the happiness of the
day.
Don't tell your wife that she has
bought the very thing you did not want.
It. will make her feel that her love’s labor
has been lost.
Don't detail the buying of your gifts
to some one else. It is a second-hand
way of doing things, and, besides, you
miss a lot of healthy, hon»st enjoyment.
Mingling with the crowd of Christmas
shoppers gives a rare view of the un
selfish side of human nature.
Don’t parade a lot of rich gifts when a
poorer friend pomes to see you. It onlv
accentuates the poverty of the other and
can give you no real satisfaction.
Don't start out with the idea that you
are going to have a blue Christmas.
Pull yourself together, tread upon your
misfortunes and keep them in the open
air or go to church. If you have chil
dren. stick close to them, and (hey will
cheer you. FERG.
AN INDIAN TALE.
JustaLittlo Idyll of tlio Wild Woods and
Music.
The grandmother, whoso name meant
sweet wild singer, was a patient woman,
and also remarkably Industrious and
active. Although she had already lived
through fifty years of hardship, she was
still a wonder to the young maidens In
the art of embroidering with beads and
porcupine quills. She showed no less en
thusiasm over Hakada than she had felt
when she held her first born, the boy’s
father, in her arms. Every little atten
tion that Is due to h loved child she per
formed with .much concern and devotion.
She made all my little and scanty gar
ments and my tiny moccasins with a
great deal of taste. It was said by all
that I could not have more attention had
my mother been living. She was a great
singer. Sometimes tvhen Hakada awak
ened too early in the morning she would
sing him something like the following:
Sleep, sleep, my boy; the Chtppewas
Are far away—are far away.
Sleep, sleep, my boy; prepare to meet
The foe by duy, the foe by day!
The cowards will not dare to fight
Till morning break—till morning break.
Sleep, sleet), my child, while still ’tis night;
Then bravely wake—then bravely wake!
Due De Chartres’ Gift.
The Prince of Wales and the Due de
Chartres have just exchanged birthday
presents, according to their custom of
many years past, as their birthdays fall
on the same day. The Orleans prince Is
the elded by a year, however. The prince
sent the due a fine gun, while the due’s
souvenir to the prince was a gold cigar
ette case. _
An Experienced Man.
She (sweetly)—Let me see how long,
eight years. Isn’t It, darling, since we
were married? He (proudly condescend
ing)—Yes, dear. She (still sweeter)—And,
do you know, darling, that I love you
more and more, If It is possible, every
year? He (suspiciously) — Uh-uh!
Um-m! Yes! Where Is the cloak open
ing at?
PETRIFIED BL03S0MS.
Imbedded in the Floor of a Rioh American’s
London Home.
Cut flowers petrifled by a process which
preserves their color and then imbedded
in a hard, transparent substance, the
composition of* which is secret, is now
used for decorative tiling of flooring. The
Upholsterer says this of It: "A material
hus been discovered combined with a pro
cess. which Is the inventor’s secret, for
completely hardening and, so to speak,
petrifying natural flowers (and, whal Is
more wonderful, preserving their colors),
and Imbedding them flush into the sur
face of a kind of liquid marble, or ala
baster, the whole receiving several coat
ings of a transparent polishing sub
stance. and drying hard as a ruck. Soniei
dadoes and friezes in a new house were
made by this method, with sunflowers,
peonies and dahlias, und are said to be
very handsome The London residence
of one of our countrymen, whose identity
is concealed by the description, 'a
wealthy American gentleman,’ has the
conservatory floor studded by this new
process with chrysanthemums of every
known variety and color. Another floor
Is a deep-water effect, with white lilies
and with minnows swimming below a
transparent surface. The "treatment Is
beautifully applied, It It said, to table
tops tend small panels for decorative
purposes.”
Electric Hair Curlers.
A blessing for the women Is the elec
tric curling tongs. They can be attached
at a moment’s notice to an electric wire,
and are heated almost Instantly. They re
main at a constant temperature so long
as required, or until the connection Is cut
off. All that is necessary in the employ
ment of this contrivance is to remove
the Incandescent lamp from Its socket,
attach the cord of the iron to the socket
in place of the lamp, and turn on the
cu rrent.
Certain thoughts are prayers. There
are moments when, whatever be the at
titude of the body, the soul is on its
knees.—Hugo.