The Lamar register. [volume], April 12, 1905, Image 6

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WHAT SMART WOMEN ARE WEARING
News of the Spring Hats.
Picture hats and these tiny little
ftffai rs that Paris has whimsically in
sisted ail the world shall wear are
side by side.
Such funny little affairs some of
them are —regular little polo caps, or
Dutch bonnets, that are only tiny
apologies for hats, yet are wonder
fully attractive and most becoming.
•New swisses are embroidered and
printed In all sorts of designs, the
flower Idea being perhaps prettiest
of all.
A now treatment for the tiny lace
frills that face some of the prettiest
of the spring hats is running them
from the outer edge to the inner and
■out again in a sort of point, which Is
filled in by other frills, which get
Uliorter and shorter as the space de
creases.
Linen hats are exquisite, with every
a new way of trimming—or of
shaking—them, springing up.
A white chip hat, edged with a row
of light blue'braid and trimmed with
(slue velvet ribbon, is one of the sim
plest, prettiest things imaginable.
Fixing Up the Cozy Corner.
A corner settle made for a room
With high window ledge suggests pos
sibilities for the living room or "den.”
The settle is made of white wood
ebanieled in light oak color. The
space between the window and seat
Is filled in with curtained l>ook
shelves. The ends of the settle have
a carved design which matches the
"new nrt" pattern of the paper—a lo
tus variation forms the motive. This
scat In upholstered with brown plush.
The big square pillows are of brown
plush and brown gold cloth. One pil
low covered with a shadow silk in
dull roso, brown and green gives a
tiotc of warmth.
Girl's Dress of Bright Red.
The skirt Is gathered at the top and
ftas a plain front breadth. The sides
and back are fin
ished with an ac
cordion plaited
flounce, set on
with a little head
ing and with a
band of the mnte
r rial piped with
•black, the ends or
namented with
gold buttons. The
blouse is accor
dion plaited and
finished In front
with two piped
hands, ornamented
with buttons. Sim
ilar bands form the
shoulder straps.
The turn over col
lnr is of whito
cloth or silk, trim-
Sued with gold braid and buttons, and
the chemisette is of white lace, of
which the deep cuffs are also made.
The latter are trimmed with the piped
bands, and the full sleeves are accor
dion plaited and shirred Into the arm
holes.
The plaited girdle is of the material
trimmed with a piped baud finished
on each side of the front with but
tons.
New Aprons.
There aro many new kinds of
aprons, for the demand is increasing
for them. Some aro edged with em
broidery made in muslin and tied
Voand the waist; others have a bib.
•which is cut in one with the collar
pfece; this would be very pretty for
n bazaar, with a couple of rosettes to
1,0 placed at the waist, and where the
collar piece and the bib unite narrow
ribbons cross in the front and end
( t.encnth this rosette. Others, again,
.are bordered with lace and have a bib.
'which Is attached to a band going
round. Just as If Intended to mark
.the decoTletage. edged, like the skirt
of the apron, with lace. Those who
want it for work simply have a pretty
pink muslin made with a very deep
pocket, drawn in at the top beneath a
A CHIC PARISIAN BLOUSE.
The number of dainty blouses tiint
French modistes have made up for the
spring and summer will delight the
heart of the summer girl. This ex
quisite model for to-day is one of the
latest importations from I’aris, made
tip in fine white poplin. The vest, col
lar and reveres and lower part of the
sleeves are a delicate shade of green
silk, covered with all-over lace, and
the reveres, sleeve ruffles and ends of
the sleeves are finished with a plait
ing of narrow green ribbon. The
girdle i» of the green silk, fastened in
front with a jeweled buckle.
This blouse would be very effect
ive mado up In white nun's veiling
or in any of the fine white colored
linens, with any contrasting color, as
preferred.
CHILD’S FRENCH FROCK.
This little Parisian frork. designed
for mademoiselle by her modiste, will
be found equally becoming to her
•mail American cousin. A chic effect
large ribbon bow. Some of the mus
lin laco-trlmmed aprons have pretty
ribbon bows attached to charming
epaulets and then, again, there are
pretty overalls, the bodice part box
plaited, set into a yoke embroidered
to match the cuffs. It is a very charm
ing addition to a pretty woman’s ap
pearance.
Snug Utility Boxes.
Utility boxes are indispensable In
summer houses, for they are such
snug, dainty places to stow away one’s
lingerie blouses, wash lints and Im
maculate white lace stockings. Done
In bright flowered cretonne, they lend
a touch of pretty coloring to p room
which is Irresistible.
Meals for roasting should not be
washed, but should be wiped with a
damp cloth.
The dishcloth In a well-regulated
house should be boiled with soda once
or twice a week.
If before grinding the morning cof
fe** the berries be heated for a few
minutes. It will improve the coffee.
Boil ail tinware and frying pans in
a big copper, with soda in the water,
periodically, then scour with sand.
A novel idea seen recently were
book shelves of ordinary pine, covered
with green burlap, stretched tightly
over the wood. This made a most
pleasing background for the books.
Among the Light Fabrics.
Ever since fashion veered around
to soft, lightweight stuffs that could
be shirred and draped and tucked and
made Into full, wide costumes, manu
facturers all over the world have
been working to turn heavy fabrics
into light, stiff materials Into supple,
without losing the characteristics of
each material.
Nobody thought It could be done
w ith taffeta, yet soft finish taffeta has
been achieved, and has leaped Into
popularity with a single bound. Among
the spring suits none Is much prettier
than those In which taffeta plays an
important part.
Voile skirts—perhaps one of the
new little checked voiles, or one that
Is plain—are trimmed with taffeta,
just the "least touch of a shade" dark
e • in color, and the jacket—a rather
short, jaunty little affair—ls of the
taffeta, tucked In the prettiest of
w ays.
To Do Up Muslin Dresses.
To make colored muslins look like
new boil one quart of wheat bran In
six quarts of water for half an hour.
Strain through cloth, and when cool
wash the dress In this, using neither
soap nor starch. Rinse lightly ita
clear water, to which a little ox gall
l.as been added. If colors are to be
set. a tablespoonful of the gall is the
usual amount. If there Is no danger
of fading, a teaspoonful is enough.
When nearly dry. iron. This prepara
tion of bran both cleanses and stiff
ens the fabric.
Boudoir
Confidences
Baby-dresses, built on old-time mod
els, are made dainty with narrow
laces. For the tots who can't wear
short sleeves and low neck, come
guimps of lace and insertion to wear
with these dresses.
Smocking, done in three little
points, makes an Inexpensive, but
(harming, trimming for a two-year
olu's morning dresses.
Woft gray suede is the foundation for
a -beautiful girdle, which is studded
with cut steel beads and ends in a cut
steel buckle.
Is given by the graceful lines of the
garment, and the busy mother will
welcome the simplicity of the design.
In the imported model a pink dim
ity was used, with a yoke of fine all
over white tucking. The yoke, collar
and ends of the sleeves were finished
with insertion and edging of fine
French embroidery. It would, how-
ever. be equally attractive made up In
white lawn batiste, nainsook or linen,
or might be still more serviceable
developed in colored linens; madras
or ginghams.
Still Wear Separate Blouses.
So much has been said and written
about the going out of the separate
blouse one hesitates to buy or have
m*de anything bordering on these
lines. From present indications, how
ever. they will be as necessary to
milady's wardrobe as ever.
PRETTY BLOUSE OF CHINA SILK.
Onr Paris model, the dainty whP.e
leather belts for children come In
r every shade to match, or to tone ?n
; with, the little Russian blouse dresses
s they are worn with.
Soft, filmy chiffon is gathered Into
1 girdles high all the way round, but
• especially so directly in front and
• back.
Colored spangles are in evidence,
too; silver on white, steel on black
end silver and gold together. ..
Their New Corset.
Women are to no longer wear the
■ peculiarly low corset. They owe the
change to the Marie Antoinette fash
ions. The straight, high stomacher
front is required to give these bodices
the straight line required from the
bust line to the deep point. Though
built on Queen Anne lines, these cor
sets are luxurious, with no torturing
wood and iron, such as that monarch
and her ladles endured. The straight
front effect is thus retained, only it is
elongated. And there are the support
ers! It is said that an old corset of
the day of Queen Anne actually shows
traces of these same supporters.
Popular Style in Hats.
Felt is almost universally used for
outing hats, and will continue to be
fashionable throughout the summer.
The marquis and Napoleon shape will
reign supreme, and another shape that
will vie with it is a Bolt, hairy felt,
that comes in grays, tans and whites,
in a cap shape that is reminiscent of
the days of Henry VIII., which is al
most universally unbecoming to all
women. Therefore it is destined to
have a short life. The three-cornered
hats are worn almost universally for
horseback riding. They are comfort
able and not easily disturbed by high
winds.
Of Pastel Blue Velvet.
The fronts, which cross slightly, hre
finished with wide bands of the vehet.
ornamented at -he
top with motifs of
green embroidery
of a shade harmon
izing with the
blue.
Ob each side of
|:ho front, at the
rbottom. the blouse
is trimmed with a
band of green vel
vet and butt-ms.
The waistcoat i 9
of white taffeta,
fastened with two
rows of buttons,
and the chemisette
is of white guipure.
The sleeves are entirely new. On
the outside puffs are let In. and they
are finished at the bottom with double
cuffs, ornamented with motifs of em
broidery. These flare over puffs and
frills of white silk or chiffon. The
girdle Is of velvet or satin.
A Spring Hat.
Cutely turned up across the front Is
the spring hat of bronze-colored
"crln” or horseshoe braids. The
crown is softly Indented on top. The
brim is broad enough to be quite high
when sheerly turned up In front, and
gives the effect of a triangular hat at
sides and back. Folded bands of rich
bronze-colored velvet, with a five
lcoped bow of the same, laid in front
on upturned brim and resting almost
on the hair, constitute the trimming.
One superb pale rose-colored ostrich
plume almost encircles the hat. It
starts at the back and continues
around the crown, but at the left side
it curls over the brim, and hangs
down toward the back.
These Are Useful Hints.
i nese «rc ukiui mnii.
Have a little bag hung on the inside
of the sewing machine frame at the
left hand to receive clippings that so
quickly accumulate when working at
the machine.
The wooden head plate should not
lie washed in hot water. This turns
it black. Wash with soap and warm
water and rinse in clean, cold water.
china silk blouse sketched here, has
an unmistnknbly French air, and very
sweet, indeed. will the favored
maiden look who is to wear it.
The yoke, collar and sleeve ruffles
are of fine white lace, with trimming
band and straps of rows of fagoting.
The fulness at the top of the blouse
Is gathered in under the trimming
band and at the bottom is caught in
with a shirred girdle of the silk. The
sleeve is a pretty mousquetalre ef
fect, finished with a dainty lace ruffle.
Fine lawn with delicate all-over em
broidery, pretty dimities, muslin or
organdies would be equally attractive
made up after this model.
Suit in New Design.
A model of blue and cream checked
wool has a tailor-made three-quarter
length coat rather close fitting, with a
plaited skirt that clears the ground.
The coat has a dark green turnover
velvet collar and cuffs of the Mme
color, and It is cut double-breasted.
Cheese Brought the Tears
Christine Nilsson and Signor Tag
liapietra, at one time co-membei'j of
the Strakosch Grand Opera company
at the Academy of Music, New York
Pity, figured in an episode a la llmbur
ger, says a writer in Lipplncott’s,
most inappropriate in consideration
of their nationalities.
One evening "Faust” was the opera
scheduled to be given, Nilsson the
Marguerite, the late Del Puente (alter
nating barytone) the Valentine, and so
on. Tagllapietra was "off," and had
invited some German friends to a
"small and late" at the then famous
old Morettl restaurant In East Four
teenth street. As the dinner was
drawing to a close the singer found
the feast lacking in what he consid
ered the essential limburger cheese
lor his Teutonic guests, and ascer
taining Moretti could not supply them
with it, rushed forth to an establish
ment in the vicinity, where he pur
chased a quantity and was returning
therewith when he ran into the arms
of the Impresario Strakosch. who was
tearing about distractedly to find him.
"Come quickly. Tag.’ Del Puente
has been taken HI." ho gasped. "The
curtain is up and there Is no one to
finish the part of Valentine."
Remonstrances from the barytone
Wife Was Good Manager
Mrs. Benton had been away for a
much-needed vacation, and “Aunt
Jane," her husband's sister, had kept
house for her. When she came home
the house looked bright and shining,
but Jane seemed a good deal depress
ed. The two women sat down together
the next morning, after Mr. Benton
had gone to his office, and took ac
count of stock.
“I don't believe you’ve had a very
good time, after ali." said Mrs. Ben
ton. looking at her sister-in-law keen
ly. after they had discussed the state
of the larder.
"Oh, yes," was the answer. ’Only I
feel sort of depressed. I've made so
many mistakes."
"How did you know they were mis
takes?" inquired Mrs. Benton. "Did
Henry tell you?”
"Well, yes, I suppose so. He did say
his wife was the only good manager
he knew. That was after I'd bought
some canned soups, and had to send
them back because they were the
wrong kind.”
"What made you tell him they were
the wrong kind? Why didn’t you serve
The Railway Mail Clerks
The postmaster general has had a
timely word to say about the peril to
which railway postal clerks are sub
jected in their railing. Theirs is in
deed an unusually hazardous calling.
They are penned up in strong cars.
Unlike the engine crew, brakemen and
even conductors, they have no way of
warning when disaster approaches.
The engineer and fireman usually see
the cause of accident before it hap
pens. and may save themselves, al
though to their credit be it said, very
few engineers abandon their trust
until everything has been done to
save the passengers, and not often
even then. So with brakemen and
conductors. There is always a pos
sible chance for them. But the mail
clerks live as rats in a cage. If seri
ous accident accura they have little
hope of saving themselves. Statistics
show that disasters to trains carry
ing United States mail cars are gen
erally accompanied by the death of
one or more of the clerks.
The first thing for the government
to do evidently is to insist that mail
coaches shall be constructed of better
Alaskan Climate Not Bad
A hunter and traveler who recently
ended an expedition through some of
the wildest parts of Alaska says that
the climate of that country is not so <
terrible as lias been alleged. After
spending seven months in the country
in a season noteworthy for the ex
treme lateness and severity of the
spring he bears ample testimony to
the decency of the weather. Life in
a small cotton tent was not unbear
able. even in April. “Many days in
May left much to be desired." he
writes, "but others were just about
as good as could be wished. During
June, and from thence onward to the
end of September the weather was a
great revelation to our party, bad
eather being an unknown quantity.
The summer closely resembled a very
fine summer season in Norway, with
the exception that I have not seen
in that country such long spells of
days without rain or wind as those
iu the Kenai peninsula.” But. on the
other hand, mosquitoes are a great
curse, even to the toughened hunter.
Money in Alligator Raising
Hatching alligators is the latest use
to which incubators have been put.
Beginning with chickens, ducks, geese
and turkeys, the use of incubators
was extended to ostriches and babies
and now a manager of an alligator
farm in Arkansas has adopted the use
of incubators there.
An alligator is in its propagating
habits between a fish and a hen. It
swims in the water like a fish and lays
eggs, but instead of laying them in
the water it goes out and makes a
nest on the land' like a hen.
In this nest it lays twenty-five or
thirty eggs, and then trusts to the
warm weather to hatch them out. The
period of incubation of alligator eggs
is not accurately known, but it ap
proximates five weeks, or a fortnight
longer than chicken eggs, or a week
longer than duck eggs.
Most of the alligators hatched at
the alligator farms are sold Infancy
■ proving vain, he was obliged to hasten
' to the "academy,” where, depositing
the cheese in a corner of his dress
ing room, he donned his costume and
dispatching a note to his friends at
the restaurant “to keep It up until
he was dead, when he would rejoin
1 them,” he answered his "call” and
went on the stage.
1 Before appearing for his death
• scene Tagliapietra bethought him of
■ his purchase, and, to his dismay, dis
i covered that members of the chorus
had demolished half of it during his
absence from the room.
At white heat of anger over the
theft he seized what remained, and
before he could find a safe hiding
place for it his "call” came, so, jam
ming the limburger within the breast
of his doublet, he rushed "on.”
During his death agonies Marguer
ite throws herself prone across her
brother’s body, bending over franti
cally to kiss him. The audience said
Nilsson had never acted the part so
i realistically, little dreaming when sho
raised herself so suddenly and faced
them with that horrified expression
and tear-streaming eyes, which they
naturally ascribed to a passion of re
morse, were merely due to a too close
contact with the barytone’s limburger
cheese.
them piping hot and say nothing?”
"Why, I don't know! Anyway, I
found out that you never’d think of
such a thing as buying a canned
soup."
"What else did you do wrong?" In
quired Mrs. Benton, dryly.
"I used the table butter for cooking.
Henry said that was frightfully ex
travagant. and In all your life you'd
never been guilty of such a thing.
Those are only two mistakes, but
there were lots of others. No, Cyn
thia. I'm not a good manager."
"Well, I am." said Mrs. Benton, firm
ly, "and hereaftor you take pattern by
me. I haven't had a stock kettle for
years. I always buy canned soups,
and I talk over the neighborhood news
while Henry eats them blissfully. I
have never had an ounce of cooking
butter In my house. I agree with the
person who said there is but one ap
propriate place for cooking butter, and
that is on the axles of wheels. But I
never discuss those subjects with
Henry. My dear, why should I? He la
quite right. I'm a good manager; but
what's the use of managing. If I can’t
manage Henry?”—Youth's Companion.
material, so that In the event of acci
dent the hazard of the clerks shall
be less. The second Is to provide for
the men more pay in accordance
with the perilous nature of their work.
Risk of life should be rewarded in
the envelope, not because flesh and
blood can be expressed in dollars and
cents, but because the men earn more
by their constant danger than others.
Another desirable thing would be a
system of insurance for all such em
ployes. We believe that as the world
grows more civilized employers who
subject their workers to dally risk of
their lives will recognize the Justice
of providing some kind of assurance
for their families independent of what
the men may possess in their own
societies. This we believe is only
quid pro quo. Many occupations are
notoriously unsafe. The work, how
ever. has to be performed. It is neces
sary that some men risk life and limb
in order for the world to move along
i*nd those who do should be held to
be a trust by those who are the bene
ficiaries of their sacrifice.—Woon
socket (R. I.) Call.
Mosquito veils and long gauntlets aro
some protection against these Insects,
which in Alaska, so the prospectors
declare, “look as big as rabbits and
bite like dogs.”
There is a curious theory among
prospectors and others in Alaska that
in the mountains and the interior an
animal exists which is neither a wild
sheep nor a mountain goat. This is
believed by some to be a species of
ibex, an animal which has never yet
been identified in North America. It
is thought to be possible that this
animal may turn out to be no more
than the descendant of domestic goats
which have long since reverted to the
wild state.
On the other hald. there is no sound
reason why wild ibex should not bo
found in the heart of Alaska, scien
tists say. Asia and North America
are here very near together. Ages
ago they were probably united and.
as ibex are found in Asia, it is quite
within the bounds of possibility that
they also exist n Alaska.
for $1 apiece to visitors from the
north. As many alligators are raised
to maturity as the inclosed swamps
and streams of the alligator farm will
permit. They are valuable for tht*:
hides, which are used for bags, belts,
purses and like purposes.
The supply of alligators is much
less than the demand, as the hide
hunters have killed off all they could
find, and there is as yet no close sea
son in the game laws for their pro
tection. Like the terrapin, they are
becoming extinct In their wild state.
At the alligator farms no more old
alligators are kept than are needed
for breeding purposes. Most of them
are sold when a month or six weeks
old. and the others are killed at an
early age. when their hides are more
pliable and easily worked.
Alligator farming so far has proved
a profitable industry.—Amateur Nat
uralist iu £iew York Tribune.
NATURE’S GREAT DISINFECTANT.
Let the Sunlight Reach Every Corner of the
House and Destroy the Germr.
Nature's great disinfectant Is sun
light. It Is a most interesting fact
that this wonderful light, which pro
motes the growth of useful plants and
sustains animal life, at the same time
destroys by Its very brightness all
sorts of germs which are brought in
contact with it. It is this fact alone
which renders the earth inhabitable.
Germs develop with such marvelous
rapidity that they w’ould quickly over
whelm us by their very numbers if
not constantly destroyed by the sun.
A little computation will readily show
this. Some germs are capable of such
rapid multiplication that they may
double every fifteen minutes under
favorable conditions of temperature
and food supply. Estimate the num
ber of germs which might be pro
duced in a single day of twenty-four
hours, or ninety-six doublings. The
number would be more than thirty
two thousand billion billions, or suf
ficient to cover eighty thousand
square miles a foot deep, or fill a
space of more than fifteen cubic
miles. The increase of a minute or
ganism occupying a cubic spice of
not more than one twenty-thousandth
of an inch to such prodigious magni
tude is beyond comprehension, and
practically cannot occur; for while
the germ may grow at this immense
rapidity for a short time, the poisons
which it produces become destructive
to itself. The material upon which it
feeds is also exhausted, so that its
growth ceases.
Doubtless all have noticed the fact
that mold grows during the night and
In dark, damp cellars. Bright sun
light quickly destroys germs, mold,
and other parasitic organisms. Dif
fused daylight does not act nearly so
rapidly, but accomplishes in the
course of a few hours what bright
sunlight is capable of doing in a few
minutes. It is clearly evident, then,
that in order that our houses should
be kept free from germs, they, like
our bodies, should be made full of life.
The shutters should be opened, the
curtains raised, and the light admit
ted to every room in the house, clos
ets Included, so that the disinfecting
power of light may be exercised in
every nook and corner of the dwell
ing.
Occupation and Tuberculosis.
The influence of occupation as a
cause of consumption is shown by Dr.
J. M. French in the Medical Exam
iner.
At least four classes of employ
ments ments have a tendency to favor
the development of tuberculosis.
They are:
1. Sedentary employments in Ill
ventilated apartments, involving con
finement in Impure air, and other un
wholesome conditions. This class of
occupations is typified by the so
ealled swot-shops for the manufacture
of various articles of clothing.
2. Employments which necessitates
the inhalation of irritating dust and
noxious vapors. Such are those of
stone-cutters, bleachers, matchmak
ers, file-cutters, grinders, engravers,
etc.
3. Employments which involve the
overuse or abuse of certain muscles.
These are athletes, prize fighters,
gymnasts, wrestlers, professional 'bi
cycle riders, ball players, etc., a large
proportion of whom die eventually of
phthisis.
4. Employments which Involve un
due familiarity with intoxicants.
These are those connected with man
ufacture and sale of wine, beer and
the various classes of alcoholics.
Tatham’s tables show that, taking the
average mortality from consumption
at one hundred, that of publicans is
one hundred and forty, of brewers one
hundred and forty-eight and of bar
tenders two hundred and fifty-seven.
Overcoming Hereditary Tuberculosis.
Much is being said nowadays re
specting the out-of-door treatment of
tuberculosis, a disease which, while
rarely directly transmissible by hered
ity, is one the predisposition to which
is in the highest degreo hereditary.
It has been clearly shown by numer
ous experiments in various parts of
the United States that out-of-door life
with regular hygienic habits, irre
spective of altitude or special climat
ic advantages, is capable of so aiding
the natural powers of the body as to
effect a cure of this formidable mal
ady without the use of drugs of any
sort.
Tuberculosis is a disease of civiliza
tion. It scarcely exists among sav
ages who live In the primitive state,
but quickly appears among such peo
ple when the habits of civilization aro
adopted, especially the indoor life.
The South American monkey and the
North American Indian alike fall vic
tims to this disease when shut away
from the sunlight and active exercise
out of doors.
The time is not far distant when
every large city will find It necessary
to provide conveniences for the ap
Point of Etiquette.
Soon after the train left Lansing
one of the male passengers seemed
to be considerably perturbed about
something, and his seatmate finally
turned to him and asked him if he
was ill.
"No, not ill,” "was the reply, "but I
find myself in a quandary.”
“As how?”
"Are you up on the rules of eti
quette?”
"Fairly so. What is the point?”
"Well, there sits my.divorced wife
across the aisle from ns, and I don't
know whether etiquette requires that
I take myself into the next car ahead
and out of her sight or whether I
should tell her if she doesn’t like my
looks she can go herself!"—Chicago
News.
Taxes Eat Up Income.
Lord Lonslow, president of the
board of agriculture, of England, said
at a meeting that in his own district,
the county of Surrey, taxes were so
high and returns from the land so
small that he had made up his mind
to Mil most of his property.
plication of this simple curative meas
ure, not only for the purpose of rescu
ing the victims of pulmonary tuber
culosis from the certain fate which
awaits them, but as an essential
measure for protecting the public
health.
Health Observations Abroad.
One of the most pitiful sights in
England is to see young women act
ing as barmaids in the public drink
ing places, and to see women elbow
ing their way to the bar and then
stand there, shoulder to shoulder with
a crowd of coarse, half-drunken men,
and with them partake freely of in
toxicating liquor. Unfortunately, this
painful sight is not at all rare, and It
is quite common to see drunken wom
en reeling about in the streets. What
a sad commentary on our modern civ
ilization.
In Copenhagen it is the custom to
dress young schoolgirls so that their
arms are almost or entirely bare, even
in weather when Americans appre
ciate their overcoats. This practice
necessarily chills the blood, and tends
to produce congestion of the internal
organs, and undoubtedly lays the
foundation for colds, pneumonia and
tuberculosis. I
Tuberculosis is making sad havoc
among the urban population of Nor
way. It is pitiful to note how this
plague is decimating this once hardy
race. Sedentary life, indoor confine
ment and defective ventilation are
undoubtedly the most prolific causes,
for fifty per cent of the tubercular
cases make a satisfactory recovery
when they are sent to some outdoor
sanitarium; and what will cure a con
sumptive would certainly have pre
vented the onset of the disease.
The liquor curse is undermining the
physical stamina of the Swedish race.
Liquor drinking among the working
classes is almost universal. One
third of their population die before
the age of twenty-one, and one-fourth
of those who live, are rejected from
military service on account of phys*
icel disqualifications.
BREAKFAST BREADS.
Corn Puffs. —Beat together two and
one-half cupfuls of unskimmed milk
and the yolks of two eggs, until thor
oughly blended. Add two cupfuls of
best granulated corn meal. Beat the
batter thoroughly; stir in lightly the
whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff
froth; turn into heated irons, and
bake.
Com Dodgers. —Scald one cupful of
best granulated corn meal, into which
a tablespoon of sugar has been sifted,
with one cup of boiling milk. Beat
until smooth, and drop on a griddle.
In cakes about one incto in thickness,
and bake slowly for an hour. Turn
when brown. If preferred, the baking
may be finished in the oven after the
first turning.
Hominy Gems. —Beat one egg until
very light, add to it one tablespoon
ful of thick sweet cream, a little salt,
if desired, and two cupfuls of cooked
hominy (fine). Thin the mixture with
one cupful or less of boiling water
until it will form easily, beat well,
and bake in heated irons.
Sally Lunn Gems. —Beat together
the yolk of one egg, two tablespoon
fuls of sugar, and one cupful of thin,
ice-cold, sweet cream. Add slowly,
beating at the same time, one cup and
two tablespoonfuls of sifted Graham
flour. Beat vigorously, until full of
air bubbles, add the white of the egg
beaten stiffly, and bake in heated
irons.
Cream Corn Cakes. —lnto one cup
of thin cream stir one and one-half
cups of granular corn meal, or enough
to make a stiff batter; add one-third
of a teaspoonful of salt; beat well,
drop into heated irons, and bake.
Cream Graham Rolls. —To one-half
cup of cold cream add one-half cup of
soft ice water. Make into a dough
with three cups of Graham flour,
sprinkling in slowly with the hands,
beating at the same time, so as to
incorporate as much air as possible,
until the dough is 100 stiff to be
stirred; then knead thoroughly, form
into rolls and bake.
Hoecake. —Scald one pint of white
corn meal, with which, If desired, a
tublespoonful of sugar and one-half
tenspoonful of salt have been mixed,
with boiling milk, or water enough to
make a batter sufficiently thick not to
spread. Drop on a hot griddle, in
large or small cakes as preferred,
about one-half inch in thickness.
Cook slowly, and when well browned
on the underside, turn over. The
cake may bo cooked slowly until well
done throughout, or, as the portion
underneath becomes well browned,
the first brown crust may be peeled
off with a knife, and the cake again
turned. As rapidly as a crust be
comes formed and browned, one may
be removed, and the cake turned, un
til the whole is browned. The thin,
wafer-like crusts aro excellent served
with hot milk or cream.
Rothschild Declined Fortune.
Baron Rothschild, head of the
French branch of the family, recently
received a curious legacy. This was
the fortune of an ancient beggar
named Abraham Fidlor, who died in a
garret at Nice, and was found to pos
sess 1,250,000 francs. He bequeathed
it to the other millionaire on the plea
that "money must seek money.” Baron
Rothschild was not of the opinion, in
this case at any rate, and he pro
ceeded to hunt up the lamented Fid
ler's relations, three of whom were
found at Odesia and a fourth at Brook
lyn. The legatee divided tho million
and a quarter among them.
At School Late in Life.
William Standler, a soldier of the
confederacy and 70 years old. is a
pupil in tho Agricultural and Mechan
ical college nt Starkvllle, Miss. He|
never went to school in his youth,
and now that his ten children have all
married and set up for themselves
thinks it is time for him to get an ed
ucation. Someone told him that Cato
learned Greek at 80. so he decided to
enter the college. j