The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-05-23
LOYAL W0MRNS WORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles. etc.
rhe Hannr Househola.


The Happy Household.
SHORT TALKS TO sEwISG-GTRLs.
To look IFS best = garment must be well fitted
and becoming. II il lacks these two most essenil
points nsatter how rich the material OF row
close the mudiste has followed the latest ishlon or
design IN its construction, il still lacks tue artistic
idea Of being stylish, simply because II i uhoe-
coming and has not been perfectly lifted
To be well dressed. thea, with the true Idea and
meaning Of The phrase, a lady or her oressniaAef
must thorouehlv understand her face and figure
She must know what color. pattern ana texture
harmonic best with her age, features ana COM
pexi0n. She must know, and that well enough
10 direct her sewing-gir or dressnleker II she does
not sec for herself where al the irregularities and
imperfections OF her figure are Alter she has
learned where they are. she must study how 70
build up and round out her form.
Nature gives 20 but very few perfect figure;
but woman OF patience good taste and good
judgment can, IN many respects, 90 Ior htTseh
whst Nature las failed 10 do Tor her And IN these
days OF artistic i0los. panels and Drectoire pie
Itr one must have q moderately good figure, or the
grace and stylish effect of these costumes cannot be
Obtained. As / said before, you can accomplish
Engeh FOR yourself is this respect If you faithfully
follow the directions in this letter Our next talk
viii be how 10 cut, pad and haste your garment
Sue II. Wagner, Monroe Mich
WAsEING-FLUID.
HAPPY Household: have q very good recipe
for washing-duid ! send il and run the risk
Of lis being put IN the was etbasket. Cost OF ma
feTiais. = cents. One pound oi concentrated I've,
one pound of borax, ore pound Of salts oil tartar
one pound Of ammonia fuIsa- not hu5ol. one gal
Ion Of rain water. Dissolve the b0f>T salts OF tartar
and ammonia each separate; put the I'VE in the
gallon OF water, and when cool put IN the os-'fs
when well dissolved. BE sure and put the I've in
cold water. put il IN a stone crock 70 dissolve.
and wien done in 8 gallon jug. Allow one table
spoonful 10 a ba5l Of water. Have the water very
bot fix your sids in the boiler, and add your fluid
and clothes Stained clothes should be iiTst washed
ou ia cold water. If very dirty, put the clothes IN
two tubs and pour your suds over them ana lei
them soak till you get work done up or IN cool
enough TO rub Hou viii say il Is the easiest wash
ing you ever have done.-AIrs. DougIasS-
Editors Chat.
S -. Hollis: Tie C. C. badge worn with s. ofV.
badge wonldbe very appropriate.
The girls viii thoroughly appreciate the series OF
letters on practical dressnakng, by practical
c. C. member, begun to-day in the Happy House
hold
Invalid Oracle, or Grace Owen, Homer, Mich,
writes that she has arranged 10 send photograph
OF herself, taken in her chair to any address,
for % cents, and adds: % dear c. c., do take
much comfort in my chair, going outdoors in il,
and do thank yOu al for giving II 10 me-"
Annie E. Rhea can secure the c. G. badge By
sending 81 TO THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Noliie B. Pryor: Write 10 the parties direct for
postal autographs You viii get them.
Editors Acknowledgements: Pretty hsnd-voTEed
satin card from Mamie = C0ukiin, FaTniugdale J..
J.; Ida b. Sab5n bunch Of pressed yiolets' Emma
l. Perkins, AailclS, Mass, Tor violet autograph
card Ter work.
named II the koliCail brother, IS the sister OF
veterans. The final e accented, Is the feminine
Cripple Harry Nv H BIundy) Burlingame
Kan VIII send q copy OF the Echo on receipt Of a
two-cent stsmp. or the paper one year to soEs and
daughters Of veterans Al = cents. lie Is grateful
for All assistance, and deserves encouragement
OF C. c. friends. he has used the chalr-fund
surplus, forwarded by Annie J.. Williams, 10 buy
neE type, and has 225 subscribers.
Rctta Hagenan calls attention TO the effect that
It WAS Mrs. Eli Whitney, woman, who invented
TIE coiton-gin-
Conversation Club.
Rides ofIltc Cyisb-I. Write briefly . Write only
IL one side of the paper 3 Write 10 flie Doint 4
" rite GA one subject. 5. Write your best G.
send answers 10 al puzzles for use Of Editor Each
weeiS the names Of those writing The best letters
style. composition spelling, penmanship and gem
erEi merit consiceged-Hill be named al the head
q ulis column the Honor Roll. First honor
VIII include ~ OF ilese requirements. Second
honor viii include deficiency IL some one point.
no UihersAEl be named.
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS.
First Honor
Second Honor-1I. Y. Dodge, Round Lake, MINI.
sEARcEERs AND soLvERs.
Eta Z. Lane Newton, Kan. 5; Alice Shaw. Yer
beck, KAN !; Z u. Tlnkiau, Springfield Mass
-; LOttie b. Msxfel6. Cambridge, W, 6; Leonard
Martin Emporia, Kan. =; A Allen Chapman
1-eEaana, O. 4; Harry 7. Matthews, Kinsman, O.,
9; Eliza A Carpenter. Hannana Fails. -, IS;
.Jafncs Z. Aiger. SwamPsc0tt, Mass. 6; Celia r
Spencer, Ellington, Conn, q l. a Magruder
1aiskeebuTg, o. 2; Annie /. Williams, Saugus,
Mass. 3; j. T.. Smith. Barre. Mass. s; Inez VI.
Hnmsert Shannon. H. 3: Addie Tolles Green
wood. Iowa. 3; Ellen =. Leach Wolcott Ind, B.;
3essica l.. Valentine, Belle Center, O., 3; Nora
Dletrick. 4 Mrs. l.. A ScOyiile. l.
OUR ROLL cALL-NEw MEMBERS.
THE letters VS. mean veterans son, v.d. veter-
sns daughter and Wy veterans widow; members
Of associations viii be marked S.E. and D.N.l
Leroy E. Davis, Fnida ATinn. vs. Co /, 4th Mimi;
g. Frissa Hubbard. v.d. I03d Ohio BeTea, o.; Mrs.
A. y. Dunsmoor, Rozbury. VI; i. III. Anderson,
Box =, Nadena- Mimi; Anita HoIsinger, V.d. 3ath
Il a. Mo
Ola A. Stuart II, v.d. 9Th Iowa. Olin Iowa: Laura
r. Fadden, Cold Spring, Mimi. with her sister
Amelia anc brother Joe We, introduced by Annie
LW.liIans; Ida H. Patterson. Greenfield No.; Z
G. Webster v-d-, HIilsvilie. Pa; $. Mintie Pryor
Jasper. Tenn, introduced by Mollie b. Pryor; Ids
Il and Matte Il. Beers, nieces Of Mrs. Sylvester
keeier South EorlvaIk Conn.
New members wishing letters: John z. James
Walter BoiyRrd, Thomas Wa; James Al. Brown
SdeT beryIlle, Las Emma Douglass, v.d, WoneWoc
Wis, prize best soldiers sons photograph; Req
kayl&nd and Leah Kay, Lyons. Kan; Thomas
Hoges. Waleott Va; Julia P. Inge, Box IO7s Ken
ton, o. Gertrude Riggs, v.d-, BONA, Iowa. Total
MABEL AND THE VETERANS.
Mrs. Sylvester KeeIer, South Norwalk, Conn
reports s. up 10 May for Mabel Woolsey's chair
Mabel Is the becridden daughter Of a broken-doaRI
soldier unable 10 work and her mother Is elpess
from rheumatism Her pastors wife gives her tbs
WarRnest recommendation. The guesses are bu
Eve cents EACH with the chance Of winning ureit,
prize. The pleasaniest message received by Mrs
Eec3er Is contained in the following from che dea
olc veterans 81 the National Home Learenworih
april u we notice your scheme Icr procuring
chair Tor Mabel. poor dear child She ought 40
wait for 6Fc-ceut contributions. Enclosed pleas
ind s.. contributed by employees feyery one O
WHOM y old soldier in The hospital Of the Va
tional Soldiers Home Excepting our names, yoi
may publish anything you like concerning thi
contribution"
o WERE IT ALWAYS MAY.
By Era z. Pry0r.l
The perfume OF D thousand flowers
Is borne on the balny air,
The sun shines warm aud beautiful,
All things are free from care.
Welcome. dainty blue violets
o. welcome, red, red rosef
Welcome sweet pansies and lilies
That come with the Winters close.
lily eyes are Sszzled with brightness
As j gaze on your beauty, o Spring,
LongiorgOtten dreams ana music
Once more 70 my heart you bring.
This world would be a paradise
II you with US would stay,
The days dream Of rapture sweet:
Oh. were il always MayI
ORIGIN OF TIE sHoT-ToWER.
FRIENDS THE c. C.: A mechanic In Bristo
England, whose name was Watts. by trade sho
maker, invented the shot-toWer. Watts had to tax
bars OF lead and pound them out into sheets
thickness about equal 10 the diameter Of the SD,
he desired 10 make; then be cut the sheets I'M
little cubes, which he rolled in a revolving barr
until the corners were worn of from the constal
friction.
-l,f Ia. H.,