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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Exposed Parts of the Body.

Where to put clothing is a question on
which most persons, and especially most ad-
visers, are much in want OF light. There are
certain parts where nature has placed her
thermometers of sensation expressly 10 regu-
late her business Such are the neck, the
wrists, the back, the knees and the feet
parts which are among the most neglected
while they should be the most scrupulously
protected against the signal Of discomfort.
The neck and wrists expose great currents Of
blood constantly to the temperature of the
air and thus open enormous leaks of our vital
warmth, if not carefully protected. This is
not necessarily ''muffing" in all cases, and
vet in many cases muffing is requisite,
Whether it Is so or not any one can tell for
himself By watching the sensation thermom-
eters that are placed at those points.
tary Era
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Lime Water and Milk.

When the stomach is intolerant of food ii
is the general practice of physicians to order
lime water 70 be given with milk, and If they
are rightly given they are almost always well
borne. But unless duly instructed as to tbs
necessary proportions of each the majority Of
people are quite sure TO make the mistake of
not using enough lime water. 1t is of course
onlEOf valus as an antacid, and it is but very
slightly alkaline, As compared with the BIZ
carbonate OF soda, an ordinary dose of the
same is equivalent TO six ounces of lime wa
ter. So a tablespoonful of the latter in a cup
of milk-the scanuy proportion used by many
in sickneSs-is really of no value.
To obtain an action of any moment it is
necessary in giving milk and lime water to
have the mixture contain the latter in pro-
portion of at least one-third Very often
where they are in equal parts the milk is
vomited up in hard, sour curds in which
event, if the mixture has not been given too
freely, it is best TO use a stronger antacid.
Bicarhonste Of soda is a good substitute, and
about a teaspOonful should be dissolved in a
large cupful of water. and that solution be
added so the milk in place of lime water
Boston Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Economical Purchasing.

The careful matron, in choosing dress goods
for herself. win select those which are in no
way conspicuous III color and will avoid nov
elites in trimmings, remembering that she
cannot have many dresses, so one must be
worn frequently; consequently it must be so
neat and inccnSpicuOUS as not TO attract at
tention. II is well 10 bear in mind also the
possibility Of making the drASs over, and,
other things being equal, to select those goods
which may be turned and which might make
over suitably for the little daughter. 1t is
better 10 buy liberal pattern than scanty
one, for the extra goods are pretty sure to be
needed in remodeling the dress Otherwise
one may sometimes be obliged to sacrifice the
dress for lack Of goods.-Montreal Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Infautile DOn'ta.

Even the baby is the victim of reform.
Methods employed twenty years ago are in
tolerable in the nursery of today
The infantile don'ts are almost as numerous
as the etiquettical negatives.
Among the approved are:
Don't rock the baby.
Don't let him sleep in a warm room
Don't let him sleep with his head under the
cover
Don't let him sleep with his mouth open.
Don't pat" him to sleep.
Don't try to make him sleep if he is not
sleepy.
Don't let him nap in the afternoon.
Don't Let him be kissed.
Don't let him wear any garment that is
Hght enough to bind his throat, arms, waist
br wrists.
Don't have ball buttons on the back of his
3ress.
Don't have clumsy sashes on the back of
his dress.
Do1't cool his food by blowing it,
Don't feed him with tablespoon.
Don't ase a tube nursing bottle.
Don't change the milk you started with.
DON'T hattie him in hot or cold water.
Don't battle him more than three times
week
Don't allow a comb to touch his head.
Don't let him eat at the family table
Toronto Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Rosa Eonheur,s DECORATION.

Rosa Bonheur, the great animal painter,
wears the Cross of the Legion of Honor, and
NJ Rene Peyrol, her brother-in-law, now
tells US how the distinction was gained. The
empress asked for it for the artist, but the
request could not be granted. The Cross had
never been given to a woman, and the min
listers protested against precedent. But the
empress bided her time till the following
year, when, during the absence Of the EN-
peror in Algeria, she acted as regent. One
morning a servant hurriedly entered Rosa
Bonheur's studio with the announcement that
the empress was below. In another minute
she was in the studio borrowing pin from
one of her ladies. The empress then kissed
the artist, who, CHANGING down, saw the Lee
gion dHonneur pinned on her breast.-New
York World
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
An Agreeable Eve Wash.

Irritable eyes, due to strains, dust, cold
and a variety of other causes, are quite com
mon Among the domestic remedies which
are the most popular are applications of
warm milk, tea, sassafras pith water, ETC.
Borax and camphor water, an agreeable and
efficient remedy, has long been used by physi-
clans An eye wash very nearly, if not quite
as serviceable, can be made by adding one
dram Of the crystals of boracic acid to pint
of soft, boiled water. This should be boiled
and kept in a cool place. Three or four times
day half cupful of the solution should be
heated, and the eyes bathed with it as hot as
can be borne.-Boston Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24

a good story comes from Birmingham
photographer. A lady sat for pictures. The
next day she returned for the proof, which
was given her in an envelope on which was
printed. Return after five days 70 -, pho
tographer, Birmingham, Conn TIE lady
kept the proof much longer than persons
usually DO, particularly as she said she wss in
a big hurry for the pictures On the fourth
day she came to the studio, bringing the
proof, and apoloEized 10 the artist for coming
back one day ahead Of time, but SIZE said
she had business IN town and could not come
again. Il took the artist . dayt understand
what she meaut.-New Haven Palladium.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
The Age of Cosmetics.

The art Of beautifying the complexion by
artificial means is very cid. The women of
gray antiquity knew how to give their cheeks
the rosy hue which nature had denied them.
In Nineveh the practice of enameling was
quite common. The skin was. made smooth
and clean with puInice stone and then COW
cred with layer of white chemical prepare
lions. A toilet case found in the ruins of
Thebes contained a whole arsenal of little
bottles full of perfumeries and complexion
medicines. The women of Athens painted
themselves with white lead and vermiion.-
Berlin Courier
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How Mime. Patti Washes Her Face.

made Of white wax. with benzoin and very
little Ortar Of roses 10 remove the fatty odoT.
With this Lclean my face, neck and hands,
and keep tie skin smooth and moist. Trav-
cling, one has all sorts Of water, which care
fully avoid. If I can't get rain water or dis
titled water TO wash in. use dry cloth and
the cream. Water OF no water, though, do
not believe in washing myself 10 death. In
the cars keep my head and face yelled. On
the sea l never wash my face; the air Is
enough and the best cosmetic in the world.
In CITY with SIS clean and sweet an atmos-
phere as New York, I should be able 70 keep
clean with one ablution day-Interview in
New York World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Patents on Household Utensils.

The sewing machine was invented by a
man, but there are machines patented by wo-
men, and there are twenty-five improvements
on the sewing machine made by women
These improvements cover every part of the
machine, and some of them are valuable
The best fat irons in use today are made
by women Miranda Fort, of Georgia, has
an improvement in plows; Jane E Gilman,
of Connecticut, has a combination bureau
and bath tub; Augusta M Rodgers, Of New
York, has a patent stove for railroad cars,
and Mary A Holland, of New Jersey, has in
vented burglar alarm. The icecream freezer
now in use was invented by Washington
woman, and before she got out her patent
every family stirred its cream with a spoon
instead of using the crank attachment while
it was freezing. The inventor of this is Mrs.
johnson, who took out her patent for it in
1913 and who has made considerable money
out Of it.-COr. st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Eating BetReen Meals.

A young child should have piece of bread
and butter between meals if it wants it. Some
Spartan mothers think that eating at irregu-
lar intervals injuries the digestion. Regular
habits are important to child's welfare, and
this among them; but even older persons
sometimes feel faint and hungry when the
food that they have eaten at one meal is of
nature that digests more quickly than usual,
and so does not satisfy them until the next.
Why should not children feel the same pangsi
Hunger is natures cry for food, and should
never be disregarded when one has the where
withal TO appease it. This applies particularly
tc children, whose rapidly growing bodies
demand a plentiful supply of material to
form new tissue as well as to repair the
daily waste Elizabeth Robinson Scovil in
ladies' Homo Journal
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M1Ilit :agle
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE BONNET PARTY A SUCCESS
AS A SOCIAL DIVERSION.

Glimpse of a Famous Woman-A New
Game OF Cards-InfantiIe Dont's and
Other Hints for DIOthers-aIiss Drexers
Nerve-How a Woman Pays Care Fare.
There had been card parties, tea parties,
donkey parties, almost every kind Of party
known to exist, and il seemed that there was
nothing new under the sun until a bonnet
party was thought of. As there had never
been one in our little village, invitations
were given out. Each lady was requested to
bring an old hat or bonnet, with feathers.
flowers, ribbons and laces for trimming; the
more old fashioned and ridiculous the better.
When the evening came each lady arrived
carrying packages of eli shapes and sizes.
The gentlemen looked on in blank amazernent.
The bouRets and hats were al placed on Ia
Bile In the back parlor, and all the trimmings
On another table Such a couectionl The
garrets had al been ransacked, and the
suit was truly amazing. When the guests
had all arrived cards were passed to the Ia
dies, each having on it a number, and the
gentlemen also had cards with corresponding
numbers only their cards had needle stuck
in one cnrner-very suggestive of work to
follow When each gentleman had found his
partner he went to the tables and selected
hat or bonnet and trimmings and then pro-
reeded to work, threading his own needle.
The ladies were not to help, but suggestions
cow and then were in order. The rooms
were large, and each one sat of by himself
and worked for dear life.
When the bonnets were all trimmed the re-
suit was truly astonishing, and when the la
dies dOnned them it was still more so. Then
the ladies voted for the best bonnet, and the
worst trimmed one A black sailor hat, real
ly trimmed very artistically, took the head
prize. A bonnet with flowers on one side,
feathers on the other, in the most comical
arrangement, and wide strings, took the
BOBBY prize, which was a gentleman's black
silk hat lined with yellow silk for a cuff and
collar box, After the bonnets were all
trimmed a march was played on the piano,
and the couples marched and counter
marched, and it is safe TO say that such a
procession was never seen before Simple re-
freshmerts were served, and all pronounced
the party a succeSs.-Good Housekeeping.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
A Rare ACCOMPLISHMENT.

One of the best known society women in
the city has rare and wonderful accomplish
ment. 81 don't sing, or talk, or do any of the
clever things Of the day" she said recently,
"but l can make more hideous faces and more
Of them than any person in New York, 1 am
certain. Just watch me-" Then she began.
On the instant hideously ugly face appeared
where the pretty one had been moment be-
fore. Then it was sad, then comic, then gro
tesque, old, crooked, wicked, uniformed, sim
pering, everything in a few moments except
its own natural, sweet self.
''It's my one accomplishment" she said,
with laugh, as her face settled into repose.
II took it up when was young girl just for
fun, and the amusement it has been to my
friends has led me to keep it up ever since in
spite Of its lack of dignity. New York Even
ing Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
The Care of the Face.

The doctor says you are only anemic, and
perhaps you rather like delicacy and pallor.
But you are only 90 Does Is seem so very
long agol Believe me, the next five year.
will pass far more quickly than the last five,
and at 25 you will care just as much to be
fair and beautiful as you do now. II the
anemia, which is nothing but poverty OF
blood, is allowed to persist, at 25 the interest
ingipallor will have become sallowness, and
all the arts of the toilet will not hide from
yourself or others the fact that your fresh
ness and bloom have departed.
This need not be so. There is absolutely nc
reason why you should not be as beautiful
and attractive at IS as at 20. If, as the
years slip by, they write themselves On your
face in the fine, firm lines craven by intellect
ual and moral culture, and you do not at the
same time lose your purity and beauty of
color, the maturity of Is will be found to
have charm beyond that of early youth
Anne Il Hale, M. D.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Passing Glimpse of a Famous Woman.


This woman who sweeps by in the gay
crowd on Broadway was d famous beauty in
her day. She is stil good looking. Her face
is a trife Stouter and there are wrinkles on
her brow and crows feet IN her cheeks, but
il is still face that would be noticed in a
crowd. 1t is Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague.
This once famous beauty, who welded
more power in American politics, perhaps,
than any other American woman has ever
done, is going down the hiIl of life in quiet,
easy way. She comes 10 New y ork occasion
ally TO visit friends, but her home Is in Wash
ington. She is no longer the gay butterfly
of fashion, and her dresses, while fashionable
and well made, have not the dash that made
her so much talked aboutin ante-bellum days.
Her life in the national capital is simple
one There is none Of the luxury Of Edge
wood that characterized her life during her
fathers career. But she is happy, neverthe-
less, for her children are growing up around
her, and she looks on calmly at the progress
of events with a smiling face. The White
House has passed ont of her mind forever. 1t
was an idle dream at best. But there is sun
shine at Edgewood such as this woman could
never have found had she become the wife of
president of the United States.-New York
Mail and Express.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24

Women whose compilations are undeniable
will tell you that they used neither the porous
sponge nor the linen cloth as wash rag, but
chose in preference a good sized piece OF
flannel, a quality being selected in which
there is sufficient cotton to keep it from
shrinking very much. Just what are the
virtues Of this rag nobody knows, but that,
from the beautiful Cummings down to Lilly
isangUry, it mas been favored for the face, is
undeniable. New York Sun
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How to Shake Hands Fashionably.

When you meet a friend You draw your
right arm Close to your body, keep tae elbow
firmly pressed 10 your body, raise your riga;
arm until il Is On q level with your elbow.
then bring TIRE elbow up until II i on Level
with the shoulder. drop the hand and grasp
the palm Of the chaPpie who happens 10 be
doing the Identical thing in front Of you. Il
looks bit foolish TIE first time, but when
you see staid men dong It a hundred times
in one night in the course OF 8 Dig receP-o1
OF dinner party it ceases 10 be quite 50 anus
ing. 1t is the very latest fad il ultra fash
ionable society.-New York Nal AMI Ex-
presS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Do You Wear Real FurP

A New York society woman says: Because
so many excellent imitation astrakhans have
appeared, the owners of the simon pure, hon
est John make little tear in theirs to show
a bit of the skin. 1t is just the same with
India shawls. Our grandmothers used to
wear theirs wrong side out las do their grand
daughters, and show all the roughness and
even the Arabic price mark, SO as to show
that they were the real, original article
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Have Two Steamers.

In buying range or stove, two porcelain
lined iron pots and steamer are usually
among the utensils thrown in. Now, in ad-
dition, buy another steamer to fit the extra
pot. 1t takes no more fuel to keep two pots
boiling than one; then why not on ironing
day steam loaf Of your husbands favorite
Boston brown bread over one pot, and the
steamed raisin puffs, of which the other mem
bers of the family are SO fond, over the other7
The result cannot be otherwise than satisfac-
tory all around.-ChriStian Union.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
RaC Runs-

a Berlin woman has given the following
directions for making rug from bits Of
wooden rags. Her plan allows much smaller
pieces TO be used than in the knitted ones.
aud the effect Is also somewhat different:
Cut any scraps of firm woolen material
the more bright colorS, blue, green. yellow,
scarlet, the better-into pieces half an inch
wide and six long. Sew them, slightly over
tapping the edges, on a narrow strip Of black
wooden till a number Of yards Of this fringe
has been made. Next cut a piece of jute OF
coffee sacking a little smaller than the rug is
to be when finished, hem or bind it with
wooden braid. and sew the rag fringe firmly
around the outside edge, then continue sew
ing row after row toward the center-leav-
ing space Of three-fourths of an inch be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24

is SS5 Tt takes about twice as much material
for womans gown as for the mans suit,
but this is a small item and would not add
more than 25 per cent. to the cost. The chief
reason for the higher price charged women is
that there is very little competition among
the tauors who furnish women with dresses
New York Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Rorax for the Babx,s Month.

Always wash babys mouth and gums ev-
cry morning with water in which you have
put a pinch of borax. 1t keeps the rrouth
fresh and sweet, and prevents that uncom-
Portable affection, sore mouth, with which
so many poor babies are troubled when their
mouths are not kept perfectly clean.-Good
HOUSEKEEPING
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
IacinS in England.

Lacing is a vice that obtains very generally
among the women of this country; nowhere
else are to be seen such slender waists as are
found here. The vice of tight lacing is prec-
ticed in every class of society; be she duchess
or barmaid, the native woman INDUCES with
the same persistence her vanity in this par
ticular.-Eugene Fields London Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24

The relative cost Of mems and women's
clothes was never more clearly illustrated
than IN the prices charged alta leading tailor's
establishment in this city. Complete suits of
chevlot, in three pieces. are made up ior men
at from $50 to $35, while woman's gown
Of the same material VIII cost SIS finished
with cheap cotton hninSs: with silk hninzs i.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
THE ~'YANKEE KING" OF SPAIN.
Gossip About Gen. sickles, New Yort's
Present Sheriff

Present Sheriff
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, recently appointed
sheriff Of New York county in place OF
Flack, who resigned after conviction Of
crime, has in his time played many parts upon
the stage of life. He was first printer, then
lawyer, and next politician He went to
the New York legislature in 1877, and subse-
quently served as secretary of legation at
London under Minister James Buchanan. In
1856 he secured a seat in congress, and re-
ceived reelection two years later. While
serving his second term he killed Philip Bar
ton Key, Mrs. Siclles' lover, and was acquit-
ted after trial lasting twenty days.
When the civil war began Sickles raised
brigade in New York city and rode to the
front as a colonel He rose rapidly in rank,
and at the time the battle ofiGettysburg took
place was major general In that fight he
lost his right leg. He joined the regular
army as a colonel after the war, and is now
on the retired list with the full rank of q
major general. In 1869 President Grant ap-
pointed him minister to Spain. Until re-
Gently he was president of the New York
state board of civil service commissioners
The turning point in SiGkles' lie was IN
doubtedly his trial for the killing Of Key.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-24
Silk Thread Is Poisonous.

The Sanitary News draws attention to the
tact that silk thread is soaked in acetate Of
cad TO increase its weight, and persons who
pass it through the mouth in threading nee
dies, and then bite OF the thread with the
.aeth. have suffered from lead poisoning.
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tween each strip-til they meet in the-mid-
die, where they must be fastened a little
nearer. The narrow strips of.cfoth u1ustfan
over each other In such a way as to conceal
the sewing.-Louisville Courier-J ournal
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with it his opportunity. Edwin NJ. Stanton,
SickIes' former counsel, was secretary of war.
He believed in the New Yorker and admired
his ability. To Stanton Sickles owed his
rapid promotion, and the skill he displayed
fully justified the secretary's confidence.
Gen. Sickles' management Of American
affairs in Spain when acting as United States
minister was characteristic. He stood by the
CASTELAR, administration, "bossed" CASTELAR,
himself, and got to be known throughout the
peninsula as the Yankee King" The
Spaniards liked him not only because Of his
genuine interest and sympathy for them, but
also for the reason that the generals second
wife was from one Of the most ilIustrious
families of Spain.
The new sheriff, as s. young man, was de-
termined to be seen as wcll as see, and even
as far back as when Minister Buchanans
secretary he created a sensation. The rule
that the republics diplomates should always
dress in the ''plain garb Of an American gen.
tleman'' was ignored by him ON at least one
occasion, for he astonished the other guests
by appearing at queens ball in the uniform
of an officer of the New York state militia.
A few years ago Gen. Sickles' father died at a
great age, and his requests to the son, added
to the iatter's previous accumulations make
the present sheriff of New York very
wealthy man.
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One Of his lawyers
CHANGED to be Ed
win II. Stanton
A fter being re-
leased Sickles re-
ed relations
with his wife, and
thus alienated
m any who had
stood by him dur
in G his previous
troubles. In 1861
he had but few
friends and lie SIS
money. The war
came, brin gin G
n
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When Baby Was sick. We gave her CAstoris,
When she was Child. she cried for CaStoria,
When she became Miss. she chung TO Casto-ia,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,