Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-01-06

TO cost Il small fortune. NOW,
IL warrant that all mine and the
new things together don't
cost me any more than yours, or any
other family in the village as large
as mine why how is that ?'safd L
Because / make every penny tell,
and just because I've got an invalu-
able aid to give me the very best adj
vice, and keep me acquainted with
the newest fashions. 1t furnishes
patterns and ideas, and tells what to
get, and how to make up, soexplicit-
ly, that a body can't help under
standing. | save all the cost and
time and trouble OF going to the city,
for al l have to do is to consult my
Mentor for shape, style andmaterial.
Past experience has proved to me
that | can rely upon it without a
fear, and il is always full a month in
advance, So that L have plenty of
time for consideration. Send for the
necessary articles, and there are the
directions To make up. And besides
have the pleasure of always feeling
fresh and presentable. ! can always
dress my children well and tasteful
~, becanse | spare myself one great
expense, that of giving them out to
be made, as l have within my reach
such practical instructions, that il il
a delight To conniye and fashion for
myself. Then Pm never at a loss
for the boys either. If my means
are limited, there i sure To occur All
idea that helps me make a cheap suit
comes out quite jaunty and becom-
ing. There are "A hundred and one
other notions To add effect la a toilet;
how 10 cut and ornament dresses,
aprons, sacks, jackets, or any of the
indispensables in a well-regarded
wardrobe, even 10 under-clothing.
IL puts To use all the old ends of ma
terials one may have. Nothing can
go To waste Il wish you would
take pity on me, said /, and put me
on the right, for I've got tired OF
| pinching and screwing To no pur-
pose With all my heart. Pm
afraid you have always been, like
many Others, penny wise and a
pound foolish but you have only 10
send three dollars, and purchase a
years subscription to DemOrestS
| Monthly Magazine. That is the aid
counselor, and helpmate I've been
telling you of !"
At this juncture Mrs. Brown
| CHANGED to glance up TO the window
"Ihave Observation-Disclosures time, .
said she, her voice subsiding
''There is Mrs. Wells coming up the
garden path you shall have her own
! teS' imOny.'
Bonnet and mantle disposed of
and work in hand, the newcomer
was prepared for the consultation by
an active rehearsal from Mrs. Brown
of Il portion Of her Cwn and hel
neigh boris recent discourse. Mrs
Wells's entrance has been the signal
for the resolving of the several little
groups of takers into a general con
versation Not few listened anX-
iously for her sentence apon Mrs.
Browns narrative.
Il am quite prepared to indorse al
/ said yesterday returned she al
its conclusion, smilingly surveying
her auditors, land / can even say
more. Mrs. Brown kindly compli-
mented me yesterday upon the ar
| rangement of my table, and more
than on" of you praised the trities III
the Wa, If pastry and other refresh
ments | contributed 10 the refresh
ment table of our last years fair
The household department of the
| MAGAZINE was my guide; it is es-
| pecially devoted To items of interest
To housekeepers. You have seen
such practical Illustrations of the
| value OF its various receipts. that
| -eed scarcely dwell upon it."
Where did you learn Of the exist
ence of your oracle - questioned
| Mrs. Hart.
81 read of 1t III the village paper
ooh, we don't take that
Not take the Maysville Tim :
| I'm surprised. Why, it's to every
ones interest 10 take the local pa
| pers. You get your moneys worth
over and over. | should as lief b,
out of the world AZ To be without tht
news. My husband saws he sets n
much store 10y them as | do by my
| Demorest's Monthly. That mus
| have been the reason why Mr.. Well,
! did 50 much better by his grain anC
| hay than MIR Hart. You see he haC
1 the advantage OF knowing how 4
4 sell, and when and where To find !
good customer, and all this through
/ the paper, while neighbor Hart even
| though he's quite as shrewd at bar
gaining. had to trust 10 luck after
| all. Mr.. Wells says he finds so MANY
| items of use To him about gardening
| and then there are :he quotations
| from the city markets. 1t won't &c
/ To trust To hearSay. You want n re
! liable source for such information
/ We watch the paper, and are gener
| ally just about right for i very gooc
/ sale. Just make Il trial OF il, and i
| You don't confess that YOU wondtI
I how YOU ever did W .thout it. IN pa,
/ the cost of your subscription
/ Before any one could reply Their,
was a slight stir nj the doorway. ano
| the next moment n chorus of voice,
1 welcomed the good shepherd of tn,
/ MaysVille flock among his people.
What have YOU there" said Jen
ME Kip, the pet and belle par ercei
/ lance of the village, As, after III,
greetings were over, the reverend
gentleman sat down before the tabl,
4 and began uiVeSting a small pack FL
/ he had carried, OF its Wrapping.
Something that | fancied might
/ Ice of use and interest 10 YOU ladie>
in the pursuance of your good work
I DEMOREST'S MONTHLY MAGAZINES. >
J There was u rapid interchange o.
chances among the edle-workers
Il thought YOU disapproved 81
light reading ventured Miss kip
mischievoasly,
$50 | do, except when, like the lit
erary department. OF this Magazine
Il II instructive, entertaining, and
calculated To exert a strong moral in.
( fiuence over our minds. This Month.
( ly i Il great Iavorite At the parSon-
age. | am a regular subscriber. for |
scarcely think We could do without
it. What | presumed might toe oi
special service now, was this depart
ment Of fashions, about which
know little, but which my wife AT
firms always contains the most valu-