The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-05
THE HOME CIRCLE.
EDITED BY a" BESSIE
BESSIE'S BUDGET.


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Interesting Ioptcs-Social Cgubs-Ram6lss IN the
Woods-Ihe Lenten Season-Ne,o Spring
Styles-The Time for CdnQuests Bon-
ncts-Hoao to SAGE Money.
Now for our weekly chat. What shall we
talk about? For several weeks past have been
urging the importance of our making exhibits at
the different expostions, and the great need OF
more display of energy and vim. l most earn
estly hope that my modest efforts have accom-.
plished some good, but it will never do to harp
continually on one string. 1t becomes monoto-
nous, and grows tired of hearing herself
talking in the same line; besides, know that
you prefer change.
How delightful it is 10 ramble in the woOos
now. Bright birds singing; bright flowers
blooming; soft breeZes blowing. All teaching
US of the grandness and beauty of Nature and of
the glory OF Him who scattered all this beauty
around US. How charming it is to take an in
teresting book or our crochet out into the
woods and read and work. 1t seems to me that
the girls in each town or city in Florida would
organize social clubs and spend their spare after
noon time in the woods-chattng, singing,
knitting, gathering wild flowers, etc. Time
could not be better spent
With tomorrow the Lenten season begins,
and all who are strict church members should
deny themselves in some way. Those whose
health will not allow of their fasting, should
deny themselves of that particular dish which
they most like. These forty days of Lent should
be well spent This is the season for doing
of kinApoco-1itflo cto IF chorit of,c
see how many hearts we can brighten.
New spring styles of dress goods, trimmings,
etc, are arriving and being displayed in the
stores. Bright colored, cool looking lawns will
500 take the place of taior-msde dresses, and
oh how much more cheerful and becoming they
are. A girl can fix up to look sweet, bright and
bewtching in the spring with much less care
and expe nse than she can in winter. Plain girls,
like myself, hail the approach of spring with
Joy. In winter we always show to disadvan-
tage but in the spring, with light, filmy draper
ies we become buoyant, bright and gay; our
ewes sparkle, our cheeks bloom into bright nat
ural colorings. and many of US become really
pretty. The spring is the time tor US plain girls
TO make conquests.
There IS custom, as old as the hills for every
woman. no matter how cramped may be her
means. to appear at church on Eister Sunday in
a new spring bonnet. We might as well be out
Of the world as out of fashion, and it will never
do for us to let Easter Sunday pass without a
new bonnet We have forty days In which to
decide upon the style OF bonnet we desire and
10 procure it, Some of US are not able to pur.
chase as handsome bonnet as we wish. What
shall we do? Why, take our last years frame,
reshape it, buy few new ornaments and make
| our old bonnet over We all of US have more
| or less taste and Can, by practice, make bon
net that will be quite pretty, and no one need
know but what 1t is q fresh importation.
| Economy should be observed in the household
and the bonnet is good point tor beginning
| If your plume and ribbons are soiled, they can
be made to look fresh and new by an applica-
| ton of Diamond or Peerless dye. Try your
| hand and see what pleasure it is to know that
| your bonnet 10 rs pretty as any in the city and
that il was made at little cost from the material
| of your last springs bonnet OF course this li
| not meant for those Of my readers who have
wealth. but for those who are forced TO make a
| study OF the question OF making both ends meet
| RraarR