Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1897, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1897-24 PAGES. PARIS COSTUMES FOR FOR A SPRING BRIDE gee upon a bodice frent of pale blue satin brocaded with pink and gold. The neck- band of the bodice is of this brocade with a small Medici collar of the jacket silk rising“behind it and faced with dark blue velvet. The jacket turns over in small | revers and is edged with blue velvet rlb- bon up, down and about. The sleeves have small drooping puffs upon the shoulder and then diminish in size to the hand. They are slashed at the wrist, and cuffs Dainty Trousseau From Leading Paris Shops. eo ae of ace eee ee ooeu square-cornered A UNIQUE EMPIRE COSTUME) x extromeiy pretty hat ‘belongs to tnie oes ae Sg aE Re on the left side. with a huge bow of blue satin ribbon. and gray plumes. It is trimmed with whi narcissus blossoms and black Handsome Gowns for Driving and gowns in readiness for the spring se A very preity and simple one for a young for Evening Wear. ete girl is of pink mou eline de soie, spotted =——_ Ss with pink and blue. The petticoat of this : a poss Ss of pink taffeta, round at the bot- LIBERAL USE OF LACE/|tom and just. touching the floor ‘The ee ae . » de soie is draped over this quite but with a deep flounce a third of the width of the skirt, set on under a gar- land of the fine pink blue flowers of the forget-me-not,which runs quite around. ‘The bodice of taffeta is tight-fitting. It is low and square in front and parts in the mid- dle, a deep V running to the waist line. The decolletage is edged with forget-me- not s| . and opens upon an under bod- ice of the pink mousseline de soie, gathered in fine pleats across the bosom and rising a couple of inches higher than the bodice of taffeta. There is a wide draped belt of Special respondence of The Evening Star. PAR I . March 27, 189 N A FAMOUS ATE lier I saw this morn- ing some very pret- ty dresses in prepa- ration for a wedd to take piace af Easter in an family of Italy. The | pink satin ribbon. The sleeves are short eau @iffers | full puffs of mousseline, tied across with from that which | forget-me-not would be provided |, Another graceful gown for evening wear is of white tulle over white satin. The satin is cut as a close-fitting princess slip, low in the neck and round at the skirt hem. The tulle is iaid over this in fine sun pleats from shoulder to ground, carry- ing out the princess design to the smallest details. The waist is confined by a pointed belt of gold-colored veivet, and is further for a rich American girl chiefly in the quantity of old and valuable lace drawn and used for and from the family dornment of res evening wraps gowns, shaped by bands of the same velvet, which For spring wear at Sorrento, where the | Start from the middle of the decolletage in s a villa, is a dress of glazed | front and pass on either side helow the Sees eo vvlac, | BUSt, losing themselves under the arms. rar opalescent tones, blue, | The ‘skirt is trimmed with three circles of n as the light glances. On the are scattered designs of smali rs in blue and gold. The skirt is cut gold-colored velvet ribbon that start from Tosettes on the right side above the middle and are carried loosely around. The sleeves are short puffs of tuile, with ve atter the most original of the new spring PaDOWe ae "3 Jon the shoulders and. gathered to velvet with a front shaped like an ribbons about the upper part of the arm. narrow at the top, and widening | A handsome visiting costume is of blue- to the bottom. It is quite full on sreen 1. rich brocaded in the same anaes Taba Ga | Shades. The skirt is very close-fitting in and laht ine deewy, endets/ De F sane: and (averithathiose Anis tar manos Kirt is trimmed with a wide | js in the back, which {s laid in deep pleats videry set on in broad, shal- | forming godets. The skirt is slashed about eighteen inches from | around the bottom in front to allow dark ‘The desien Gf the enthroiders. | Huei salto hows tae enpeave between jth8 a nite wana ee eaten wap | Slashings. The bodice is close-fitting and Se te aud gold narederites: ona dem | 7 cried | wide poclelice Gey nine oa gut blue silk ground. The blouse bodice of the | out in square epaulets on the shoulders and dress is made of the same silk as the skirt. | taper graduaily to the waist line. These It is draved across in loose folds from | are edged with a delicate tendril embrold- uhioalder icv slivakde 2 1s confined at | €T¥_in green and gold. The sleeves are the waist by a broad corselet belt of blue | Slightly full at the shoulder and taper to . ed like the skirt band. An. | the hand. Above the neckband is a collar- other piece of the same embroidery ette of the embroidered satin. i the upper part of the bodice, show ELLEN OSBORN. Within the drooping curve of the swa a is ‘There is a standing neckband silk with a lace collarette above it ck and : The sleeves piece, with the hey are a little in the shoulder to the elbow, but rom that point to the wrist. At i they expand again and little man- S of lace show under them. Three 1 capelike epaulets finish them on the THE SPRINEFLE DOLLAR. A Counterfeit Which Was Worth More Than the Good Dollar. From the Cincinnat! Commercial Tribune. The sending of Dan Wyatt McLease to the penitentiary by the United States dis- trict court for counterfeiting has started the tongue of reminiscence to relating par- ticulars of the most noted counterfeiting case known to the red to ac- more or less walking hat, but with a ter curve to the brim. It is p with trimmings of blue rib- penal annals of north- namely, that of Jacob Sprinkle, wlio were indicted jointly at the October term of the Lewis district court in 1840. This case attracted s meant | S€nsational interest at the time, as there The short | were thousands of the “Sprinkle dollars” nd is cut loose and | in circulation, which, though known to be like waist of a child neck i$ cut out like © childs | Counterfeit, nevertheless were received mpe of yellow M, without question or protest in. facilitating ats to fill up th exchanges through a broad territory is edged The “Sprinkle dollar” occupies a unique as Birt ny pine and | position in is Besory oe counts retin as e Pd it was, perhaps, the only illegal dollar eve: on oe peas | minted that wes “too good.” The “Sori, kle dollar” had a larger proportion o} ver In it in relation to its alloy than the jollar that came through Uncle Sam's fi We is ugh the athered pleats re they widen ey Bens ers. ‘The well-known fact that the sulders, patheret Mts | kle dollar” had a higher bullion pourters., Kathered into | the ger dollar p: ed helped to re- like the dress west | tain it unquestioned in the circulation of ee e dress body | this and adjoining counties. This fact was the elbows with deep | aiso potent in ening Jacob Sprinkle the hand. | from the legal consequences of his act. nite silk with | Hundreds ly sympathized with him, and the mos’ cting for a long while inked at his transgressions. people believed that as long as the » dollar contained the same or a tion of silver than did the from the government mint they were rt is round at the t and at large ple | rp no _wrongf ct, either in law or om with two They believed that counterfeiting bbon four or | a Ys is with a row being te nbling silver. Jacob ed this himself for a long and was disillusioned only after a and jury had indicted him. So numerous 1 these dollars become finally that men, when receiving money from another,would amine it to see how much of ft of “Sprinkle dollars.” If it ‘ consist of Sprinkle money it from the | would call forth some jocular remark as cket opens | the receiver pocketed the jingling coin. “Tell us how you first discovered sour dau, “Well, even in the cr: ghter had talents for the operatic stage.” ie she was the most quarrelsome child I ever knew.”—Life. FOR EASTER GIFTS Dainty Novelties That May Be Made From Eggs. ‘Wid A LITTLE TASTE AND CARE ———_-—__—_ Droll Conceits That Are Certain to vease the Children. AMUSING AND USEFUL pee a Written for The Evening Star. HE SHOPS ARE displaying © many novelties for Easter, but the average wo- man prefers making her own gifts, both from motives of sen- timent and economy. Indeed, when, with aid of simple and the of a little taste and ingenuity, such charming, trifles may be evolved this is the most satisfactory plan, especially if the list of friends be long. The most popular and appropriate of Faster gifts is the barnyard egg, daintily or grotesquely decorated. ‘These eggs may be arranged effectively on blotters, pen- wipers and cards, or they may be made into toys or dainty little bonbon or flower helders. Select eggs of good shape, prick each end with a darning needle%nd blow Pierrot and Pierette. out the contents. After rinsing with am- monia and water, rub with vinegar, and the shell is ready for decoration, either with water colors or olls, or it may be sim- ply etched in ink. When the eggs are orna- Tuented and dry enough to handle, mount on cards by gumming strips of paper te the shell and card. The round or egg- shaped are the prettiest for the penwipers and Easter cards, while 5x7 1s a good size for the blotter covers. Choose delicately tinted paper for the blotters; pale buff and white tled with. violet or green ribbon is What Might Have Been. a pretty combination. heads, rabbits, flower: readily sucg thems tien, or the eggs ma Butterflies, angel ier verse for the decora- dressed in char- be er, as men, choristers, Pierrots and court beauties and babies. nages of ficlion are easily por- the - and and head in costum egg itself is suggesti this round, ppropriate fea- sing the neck one b makes a fat boy, while the long tapering one serves capital Lata The Theater Hat. for an aesthetic maiden, and so on. A unique decoration for a card or the top of a candy box is a chipped shell and a tiny ick starding by reflecting that “he t have been an Easter egg. Many prefer the Easter eggs adorned with flowers and bits of Easter verse, The duck €gz, on account of its size and the beauti- ful color of its shell, should be sefected for painting. One set may be yellow, choosing buttercups, daffodils and flights of butter- flies for the decoration; another violet, painting crocu nsies and violets, while for the pink series arbutus, peach and apple blossoms are charming, but the Belinda Robber. most Easter like of all is jn white and gold, angels, lilies and naréissi and deli- cate gold lettering making a dainty sou- venir. Thread a needle with a aby ribbon and run through each egg, tying a bow at the bottom of the egg, large enough not to pull through the hole At the top form a long loop to hang uf by, concealing the hole with a small bow tied close to the ezg. The duck eggs are also the best for the bonbon and flower holders. Take the tops from three empty shells by pricking the outline with a needle, and then cut- ting carefully with a knife so the shells will not crack. Gild the ragged edges and glue the eggs firmly together, so they will siand upright. A greeting or motto in gilt will add to their attractiveness, Of course, chocolate beans, wafers, sugared almonds or other small candies should be used to fill the bonbonieres. For a flower holder make a support of tiny twigs, fastening them oo with baby ribbon, th lor f the flower you are going to send and ix inside an egg shell decorated as elab- orately as you choose, a few fine shot will keep it firm. In this vase plant a crocus or put in it a bunch of violets packed in wet moss to keep fresh. This makes one of the daintiest of all the egg souvenirs. The children will declare unanimously for the gaily-dyed eggs, out the egg-rock- ing toys that refuse to lie down will de- light them long after the joys of egg-roll- ing are past. These toys are very easy to make, ter blowing the egg, gradually enlarge the hole in the small end until half ‘an inch wide, place in perfectly up- right position and pour in melted sealing wax and on top melted lead, taking care that it falls in the center. The egg is now ready to be changed into Robin Hood, Senta Claus, Dame Trot ‘or any other aera or bi tesa me quaint figure Pain: @ baby face with short'curly hair and dress in gay little paper gown and white apron, tucking the sleeves in the apron pockets. Paste on a big white paper mob cap to. hide the fractured skull. For the children’s basket or nest of eggs fix a few surprise eggs this way: Make the needle prick in the large end of the eggs an inch across, then color the shells and fill full of small candies, so the eggs will not rattle. A scrap picture pasted firmly on covers the opening. When the eggs are cracked great will be the children’s delight on dis- covering this new variety of egg. Written for The Evening Star. A MAARKEN WEDDING. An Interesting Ceremony in That Queer Little Island, It was a bright Sunday in June that I chose for my visit to this little triangular island of Maarken, situated in the Zuyder Zee, whose inhabitants, according to Wash- ington Irving, have settled conclusively, to their own minds at least, the long-disputed question concerning the situation of the Garden of Eden. Inclosed by a broad dyke, that keeps out the encroaching waters of the Zee, these fishermen, with their fam- ilies, live their quiet lives. Many of the wo- men, and even the men, have never ventured beyond its narrow limits. An air of un- usual excitement prevailed over the whole island the day of my visit. Following the direction taken by the various groups, I found myself in front of the church, and when a few minutes later, hand in hand, a young couple, in holiday attire, gravely entered I knew instinctively that it was @ wedding that had so moved the calm, stolid Dutch peasantry. The bridal coupie approached the altar, entirely alone, and the burgomaster addressed a few remarks and questions to them. Then he extended his hands in blessing and solemnly shook hands with first the groom, then the bride, and the ceremony was ended. Quietly, without a word or sign to or from any one, they turned, and, hand in hand, slowly left the church and walked in the middle of the street to their new home, which the groom, according to custom, entered first, the bride following about a minute later, both having removed their shoes and left them on the outside. Not a word or a glance was exchanged between them. The little bride was most picturesque. Her dark stuff skirt over a white petticoat was just short enough to show her feet, incased in blue knit stockings and leather shoes, with silver buckles. A white spenser, over which was a bodice or ccrselet, green in frcnt and red behind, heavily embroidered in gold and silver thread. These bodices are works of art; the embroidery is most gorgeous, and it takes years to finish one. They are handed down from mother to daughter as heirlooms. Like all the wo- men on the island, old and young, the lit- tle bride wore a white cap covering all the hair excepting a square bang in front, and @ long yellow curl on either side of the face. The groom's knickerbockers would have made a bicycle girl envious. He wore a striped waistcoat over red shirt, a long silver chain, and collar buttons, also heir- loo: At a certain age, somewhere near sixteen, the girls assume the ‘‘shako" or cap worn by the women. After this they can “smuggle,” as the term is, or in English they make their debut. In the evening, af- ter the fishing boats come in, the young men and maidens assemble in the harbor and sit in the boats together. As soon as they become engaged, all this is changed. The girl stays at home and learns to be a good housewife, weaves and makes her linen, etc. The engagement usually lasts five years. During this time the young couple seldom see each other, never alone. The man fishes, builds. a home and makes ready for his bride. A. P. W. 1 a KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. Advice That Would Be Usefal to a Young Man in Any Station of Lite. From Harper's Round Table, It is an old saying among schoolboys and college men that the fellow who keeps his mouth shut is always the big man; that he who deliberately says little quickly wins for Limself the name for wisdom. Such state- ments are quite as true in the outer world te a certain degree as they are in college and school. The pith of the matter is that if in any way you arrive at a position of any importance, the less you talk to every one the more credit you reserve for car for thoughtfulness, for sound, well-consid- ered opinions. Here is nothing which urges a boy to have no opinions or to never € press them; and in fact this “wise sile at school and college as often, perhaps, co €rs up an empty mind as it does the wi: dom of Solomon. There is, however, a good rule to follow, which may be given brietl; to the effect that it 1s well to say iitt until you have thoroughly made up your mind, and then not to hesitate in your statements. The temptation of the average man Is to express some opinion at once, but if that is changed later the full force of the final opinion is lost. Let others do the wrangling. Your opin- ion will have all the more influence if you come out strong with it at the close of the discussion, when not only are the others considerably in doubt as to what they do want, but you have also had the advantage of hearing many sides of the case. That is to say, that in your daily behavior toward the others in school it is well to keep your “talk” in reserve. It is a habit easily acquired, and one that in the end works both ways. It adds both to the value of your advice, because the advice is better considered, and it gives the advice an added value so far as others are con- cerned because when you only say a little that little has the more consideration. In the course of athletic games there are two ways of treating friencs and opponents. One way is as easy as another, for both are merely habits. Many a good chap at base ball or foot ball’ is constantly grumbling whenever the umpire or referee gives a de- cision. He objects to the decision on prin- ciple; he goes back to his place in the field criticising the partisanship of the official, and makes himself uncomfortable as well as disagreeable to the umpires and the cth- er teams. If this young man should be asked some day—off the fleld. of course— whether it were sportsmanlike to criticise in the midst of a game an umpire properly chosen, he would, no doubt, maintain in strong terms that such criticism was the most unsportsmanlike thing possible, and then he would promptly deny that he ever made such criticism. Yet there are many such, and tt is unfortunately one of the most common sights on a school athletic field today to find the two teams wrangling with the umpire over a decision he has made, and this, too, after he has been asked ten minutes before to decide all such questions for them. It is only another form of the same lack of habit in courteous be- havior, and it causes most of the hard feeling between schools and colleges today. So one might go on by the hour speaking of the different questions in school and « lege life which are examples of lack of be- havior of the most ordinary kind, but the root of the matter is that each boy should say to himself that he will be constantly reserved, that he will wait for the proper moment to speak and act, and that he will then act vigorously if he is convinced the time has come. —<-e-____—__ it matters little whatiit is that you want ‘whether a situation or a servant—a want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. —— The Ruling Passion. From Puck. * “The marriage of the star and the lead- ing lady has been declared off, I hear.” “Yes; they couldn't agree as to whose name should be first on the wedding invi- tations.” f IMPERIAL HAIR me RECENERATOR <= No matter tthe color or ition of ir paln“streaky BLEACHED or GRAY—it cas Bp sade Dean ful, glossy and natural by one ‘appli: Imperial Hair Regenerator. It is clean, colorless, does not tain sion folmoous matter Behe do got amect fe er ene ing Saws ced oer ear APPLICATIONS MADE AT MARLBOROUGH it PARLORS, 1110 G 8T. N.W. THE &REEK EASTER Curious Oelebration of the Festival in Jerusalem, CROWDING AROUND THE HOLY FIRE Multitudes Seek to Share in an Alleged Miracle. A SCENE OF DISORDER ——__.+—__—_. Written for The Evening Star. The “Greek Easter” at Jerusalem alway: draws its tens of thousands of ardent wor- shipers, and this year an exceptionally large influx of visitors is looked for, not- withstanding the disturbed condition of affairs in the Levant and the threatenings of pestilence. Good Friday and Easter Sunday are, of course, the chief days for the pilgrims in the holy city, and are spent in attendance on the impressive cere- monies of the Greek Church at the Holy Sepulchre. The church is crowded with pilgrims of almost every nationality on this occasion, and many disgraceful scenes are enacted, both in the streets and in the sanctuary itself. The church is guarded by Turkish soldiers (Mohammedans, of course), and they are often put to their mettle to quell the disturbances which are continually arisirg through the meeting of bands of devotees of dissimiiar religious views who contend with fanatical violence for the temporary possession of some holy shrine or chapel. The turbulent scene opens with the dawn of Good Friday, a great crowd spending the night in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in order to secure advan- tageous places for a sight of the cere- mony (or “miracle,” as it is called) of th Holy Fire. The turmoil is sometimes tre merdous, each fanatic striving to main tain whatever coign of vantage he has been lucky enough to obtain; or, if he has failed in this, to oust some more forturat competitor. Some, to make their positions more secure, tie themsely by cords the sepulchre itself. The unlucky ones, tween struggles with their neighbors, run around the sepulchre, howling like de- mons, amid the derisive cries of Turkish Zaptiehs, to the great scandal of the truly devout. The building is jointly occupied by monks and priests of the Latin and Greek churches, though the latter seem to hold the balance of power. In early days, as far back as the occu- Pancy of the holy city by the Crusaders, the Latins wer accustomed to represent the entry of Christ from Bethpage, rid- ing on an ass; but later this spectacle was enacted in the church only, palms and branches of olives being scattered among the people. Today the Latins bring huge bundles of palms from Gaza, and on Palm Sunday these are blessed and distributed to the faithful. The Holy Fire. On Holy Thursday the Latins celebrate high mass, and walk in procession around the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre; fol- lowing which comes the ceremony of “the washing of the feet.” This rite is observed by the Greek sectaries also, though their eenuvel does not always occur on the same lay. Good Friday was formerly celebrated by the Latins—the Franciscan monks—by a mystery play, the representation being brought to a close with the nailing of a figure to a cross. The Greeks have a simi- lar play which is still enacted. The great feature of Eastertide, however, among the adherents of the Greek Church is the alleged miracle of the Holy Fire. Up to the beginning of the sixteenth cen- tury the Latins took part in this ce mony; but since that time it has been con- ducted by the priests of the Greek Church alone. The Greek sectaries maintain that the “miracle” dates back to apostolic days. It was referred to by Bernard the :nonk as early as the ninth century. On the great day Armenians, Nestorians, Copts and Abyssinians contend with the Greeks and Latins in efforts to be among the first to ght their candles at the sacred flame, which it is believed descends from heaven, but which, so the Khaliff Hakii was told, is generated by means of a r inous oil smeared on the wires by which the consecrated lamp is suspended over the Holy Sepulchre; the oil being set cn fire from the roof by a confederate priest. It is said that large sums are paid the priesis by the fanatics whom they rer- mit to light their blessed candles directly from the sacred flame; the possession cf such a sanctified object being regarded 2s especially efficacious in everything relating to worldly welfare, and as having ines timable virtues as a light to guide its p fsessor through the darkness when death calls him hence. On Easter Eve. This culminating ceremony of the De- scent of the Holy Fire occurs on Easter eve, though the excitement begins on the preceding evening. At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday a grand proces- sion of Greek priests and monks move around the Holy Sepulchre, the lamps of the church being extinguished, one by one, in sight of the vast, palpitating crowd. Finally the patriarch enters the Chapel of the Sepulchre, the priests intone prayers, and the immense throng sways to and fro with religious fervor. The supreme mo- ment arrives. The patriarch emerges, bear- ing aloft the gleaming flame, which is de- voutly believed to have miraculously de- scended from heaven; priests come forth with bunch of lighted tapers, and an in- describable tumult follows, each one striving to light his own candle at one of those borne by the priests. Everywhere there is struggling and surging and shout- ing, until the scene becomes a veritable pandemonium. In the struggle fierce fights are common, and serious accidents some- times occur. Even the occupants of the gallery make efforts to get their candles lighted, lowering them by means of their sashes, beseeching their more fortunately located brethren below -to “show benevo- lence,” by lighting their tapers for them. The Mohammedan soldiers enjoy the scan- dalous scene hugely, but it is a source of shame to the truly pious Christian. Much later in the evening a really solemn serv ice takes place. Priests and monks move around the Holy Sepulchre, singing divine- ly, while the pilgrims, each bearing a lighted torch, shout, ‘Halleluliah!” It is an impressive ending to an other- wise painful spectacle. SSS A Septuagenarian Student. From the London Daily Mail. At Warsaw a student has just graduajed at the ripe age of seventy-five! After pass- ing his matriculation many years ago, lack of funds prevented him from at once pro- ceeding to the university, and he was com- pelled to work as a tutor twenty years in order to save enough money to enable him to continue his studies. At the end ef that time he presented himself at the War- saw Medical Academy, and passed the en- trance examination with distinction. Be- fore he could begin his studies, the Polish Tebellion of 1863 broke out, and Borysik, who was now forty-cne years of age, threw himself thto the movement with all the enthusiasm of a youthful revolutionist. The revolt was suppressed, and Borysik was exiled to Siberia, where for thirty-two years he underwent hard labor in the sil- ver mines. In 1895 he received a free par- don, and returned to Warsaw. In spite of his age and the hardships he had endured, Borysik lost none of his enthusiasm for medical work, and took up his studies where he had left them off in 1! After two years’ course this remarkable man has now, at the age of seventy-five, passed the final medical examination with honors, and wili begin to practice in Warsaw. ——_—_—_-o-_____ The Manner of His Escape. From Puck. : He—“Did you know that our minister once had a narrow escape from the Fiji Islanders?” She—“How?” He—“He was on the point of going out among them as a missionary, when he re- ceived @ call from a congregation in Bos- ton.” ++. —______ If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer, ror_& Potpies .Dumplings, Puddings, Biscuit, Muffins,Cake,use HOUSEHOLD HI NTS It is odd that such a simple thing as cooRing fruit seems to be an unknown art. Breakfast is not properly begun unless there ts fruit to eat at the very start, and yet on most tables it is conspicuous only for its absence, and on the other hand the fruit that does come on the table is so badly cooked that it is better to not eat it at all. It is generally supposed that dried apples, dried peaches and dried prunes cannot be cooked so as to be palatable for a dainty taste, and yet all three are reaily excellent if properly handled. The frait should be carefully picked over to start with, then put in a big colander, and that set inside a dishpan and half filled with warm water. Wash the fruit well, throw out the water and repeat the process at least three times, till the water does not color in the least. All the sand—and e seems to be pecks of it in some fruit —will sink to the bottom through the col- ander, instead of remaining on the fruit to set the teeth on edge. Put the fruit in an earthen crock or jar, with just enough water to cover it, and let it stand over night. In the morning put it over a slow fire in that water, with a little added, if necessary, to cook for an hour. Don't let it burn to the bottom, and, above all things, do not stir with a spoon or fork. Shake the kettle gently now and then, but no more. “Sweetnin’ ” comes next, and if you deai it with a niggardly hand all your la- bor is lost. You may improve the apples by adding the juice of 2 lemon, or by using a whole orange skin, but lift it out before you remove the fruit from the fire. A small teacup of sugar to a quart of the fruit ts about right for all but tart fruits. They should have nearly as much again. Let the sugar cook well into the fruit, but don’t stir—just shake. These directions carefully followed will give a good dish of fruit. Teach your servant that she must never put her tea towels to dry after using till she has washed them with soap and rinsed them. If anything is disgusting it is to detect on cups and saucers and the pilates the odor of soiled tea towels, and the bits of lint, which show that the dish washer is altogether too careless. Disease is Tied by just such methods, too. It has been said that Americans are a nation of “rockers,” and it Is too tr that the American woman cannot keep still when she sits in a rocking chair, but must keep it rocking, rocking, all the time, to the detriment of her dignity and the Vere de Vere air that she loves so dearly to ape. And now comes ilong a physician who de- clares that rocking chairs are the safety valve of the nation, or words to that effect. He speaks of the “criminal” habit that men have, of lunching on “pie, villainous pie, and pdison city milk,” and s those who immediately seat themselv rocking chairs in their offices, stimulate “gastro-intestinal peristalism,” atid lack of that is what makes dyspeptics when peo- ple do not get enough of exercise. He says that the man is practically singing a 1 laby to his outraged stomach, which is only kept from cryirg aloud by this meth- od. Just the same, the woman who wants to be thought the possessor of a ence,” or wants to be set apart from the toiling, moiling masses, wants to forget that the rocking chair has rockers, she sits down in it, and that rule ply simperative. Better dyspepsia bad manner: Headaches, side aches, back aches, are the ailments of the modern girl, and there must be a reason for it. Possibly food has its influence. What do your daughters eat while going to school? Do they have a light, healthy breakfast. a tempting, petizing lunch, and a wholesome, }y rich, dinner? If so look elsewhere for the trouble. But in instances this is not the case, because the girl won't eat r food. For breakfast, she wan oysters, cheese omelets, hot_bi serves, cake and strong coff 2 usually gets it. At noon she wants noth- ing but a pickle, half a dozen chocolates, two or three macaroons and a glass of soda water! And she has the: dinner she eats the dess cup of coffee, black as your hat, and t hungry, anyhow. Before not evelands Baking, “ABSOLUTELY THE BEST” | | to bed she of fruit cake, on a huge slic and a hunk of pie. By mornir tor is called and prescribes an eme physic, something for the kidneys thing for the nerves, and remarks thi | patient has a delicate organizatt must hi. great care lest she eat too much solid food!” If the girl was tled down to toast and soft boiled eggs, a dish of fresh fruit and weak tea or co in small allowance her aches and delicate organization would take care of itself, and she would get to be as strong as’ God meant her to be One cannot help wondering why it is that so many of the very best equipped women mentally let their household and society duties drive them to the verge of nervous { prostration, where enf rest at a sani- | tarium, rest cure, or some like resort e- | comes actually necessary, if one would not | th the burde which are after | If-imposed. It would seem so much » sensible, so infinitely more satisfi ry if women would only exercise a little judgment, a modicum of common sense, | and rest y go along. Women know that their kind can endure just so much, and if more is imposed a break down ts the result. Th s long months of suf- fering, menta for self, | and through sel are placed under a sympathetic adds to the s they | thus it ran init and homekeeping helped any by this forced retirement of the titulary A floor with a grease spot, a carpet with sional lint, a gown with a few | . a dinner table with less elabe Ps, aC friend iu that are carrying, and ly. Is house k ate cle of more select friends and less promiscuous visiting, fewer charities better looked after, in fac the desire to take in the wo one day’s work would piness of all concerne little family, whose mother three months of the year in the hush and dark- ness of a sick room from nervous prostr a narrowing of ld at large in edound to the hap- . and esp ly the tion. A woman’s first duty is to her family, and if she has strength left, then let it spread out over the world to a limited ex- tent. “A little farm weil til was the song of the contented man, and a small work well done much ny than a big field half gleaned, broken down woman with energies wasted and forces prostrated. It heips good pi which Is not so crust and im inkle oves that ine seger Zo0d to sy over the crust when it is about half baked. If you have to depend on baker's ple, freshen those that seem a bit stale by s ting them in a slow oven and letting them heat well through, and brown on the bottom. Mothers who send their babies out these bright e sure that the eyes of the little ones are protected from the direct rays of the sun. It is a common sight to see nurses trundling baby cabs aiong the street, gabblis their com- panicns, while the poor baby's fa ed up to the sun and tears down its ¢! as it vainly the distre: S out of its fore the innocent is old it aring glasse norant, careless nurse the trouble, fn all should never be put turned to the light, or not. It whether a is said t old 1 can be from grease t ing it on whi paper, then sprinkling it thick! pred magn’ over, and p heavy weight shake free of taken up by a a. Fold the bic » the whole thing y twenty-four ho nd the jon will go with i > A Question f Value. From Lj “It seems to me,” said Mr. Severed to Attorney Cuttem, “that $100 is a very ex- orbitant fee fc i a divorce.” “Tt is our us sir, when the suit is not opposed. more if there is op- position to overc« , But I paid the minister only $10 for marrying me. You rge seems out of jon to hi does not scem so to me, sir. Just compare the relative benefits arising from the respective servic “Want” ads, in The Star pay because they bring answers. “That's Mr. Soaker, who married Miss Dashwood. They say he's such an in@digent “Xes; I've even beard that he sometimes—er—indulges—a little too much!”—Punch,