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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
BREAKING THE LENTEN FAST.
A Novel Breakfast for Easter Monday
Apropos Table Decorations-what Can
Be Done With Egss--Del cacies Suitable
for the Time,

A Novel Breakfast for Easter Monday
Apropos Table Decorations.-what Can
Be Done With Eggs--Del. cacies Suitable
for the Time.
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH,
The first possible entertainment after
Lent would be an Easter breakfast on
Easter Monday. As the decoration which
is to give character to your breakfast select
small limb of a tree, profusely branched
and forked, but long and narrow. II
should be two or three feet shorter than tho
table and should not obstruct the view
when it is laid in position on the table. Do
not remove the bark Upon this branch
glue egg shells at the crotches and ends OF
twigs-the small ends with the holes up.
right-until your patience is exhausted
Then remember that Continuance is the
price of perfection" and glue still more.
After the glue is fully dried, gild the
branch and shells several times with hand
gliding until the whole is evenly covered
In the majority Of the shells place yellow
candles. These may be fixed upright by
dropping melted wax into each she'll, plac-
ing candle erect and holding it SO until the
wax hardena The shells without candles
are to hold tiny punches OF yellow and
white crocus, which is to be the flower of
the breakfast on this fresh spring morning.
The flower atoms should be wrapped with
damp cotton, as you may not put water in
your egg shells.
Souvenirs Becoming tbs Day.
When all this is faithfully done, you
have truly artistic and certainly "origi-
nal" table decoration. The souvenirs are
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The other one il of red straw trimmed in
side the front with wreath of green oats
and outside with twist of red ribbon which
also forms the strings.
AS to strings In general the oracles early
in the season were reported as saying that
streamers must be on all hats, and the
word was heralGed abroad, and all the first
importations came over with flying PEN
nons Time proves now that the oracles
we're .misinterpseted. 1t is fashion too
easily caught by the Bowery. Nothing in
fashion can be quite good form except what
is the result Of artistic skill. The rarity
and costliness of this skill keeps its results
exclusive. Women, therefore, with small
purses who wish to obtain the results Of
this skill in their dress must, as have be-
fore pointed out, master for themselves the
principles of art. It is not enough to ap-
preciate; they must know why certain CONF
binations of color and form and texture pro-
duce the. results they admire. They can
then direct the half.educated milliner, and
out of cheap and limited materials hope to
realize artistic results.
ADA BACHE-CONE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
PREVENTING A DRAFT.

An Easy and Simple Way to Promote the
Comfort OF the Sick Room.
Very often ventilation and quietness
would both be promoted by leaving door
ajar. Yet that occasions dangerous draft
In such case. do this: Make frame of
light steel two feet wide and something
higher than your door, Brace it with lath
tackled diagonally across each corner. Then
cover both sides with print or cambric or
muslin-snything smooth, light and dull
colored.
Get pair of cheap door hinges, screw
them on eight inches from the ends of your
cloth door and hang it to the outer edge of
the inner casing in such fashion that it shall
quite break the draft when the other door
stands ajar. See that the temporary door
swings clear at the bottom, and is so hung
as to stand fat against the wall when other
wise it would be in the way. If hole be
bored in the two outer corners, and two
inch length of rubber tubing slipped
through II, slamming will be an impossi-
bility.
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a6ne can buy the board in large sheets, cut
pieces to suit, place them closely together
and brush with liquid gilt once or twice, at
half the price
Attach one picture to each card by q
touch of good mucilage, top and bottom,
leaving equal spaces at the sides, and a
little less at the top than below-to allow
for the name written below the photograph.
On one of the extra cards paint an easy
design of any favorite fower-mine has
yellow daisies and their leaves; the other
extra card may be left blank like the first.
Fssten the cards together, the painted
card at the front and the plain one at the
back. by punching a hole through them all
about an inch below the upper edge; tie
with bow of satin ribbon to match the
flower A bunch of blue violets, spray of
cherry or apple blossoms, or OF the lovely
white lilac, with dainty blue or rose, or
lavendar ribbons, are pretty combinations.
If preferred, three holes may be punched
and run with narrow ribbons, tied loosely,
allowing the collection to open like leaves
of book.
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Put stout screw eve in either end of both
rods, pass the webbing through the eyes,
and your hammock is complete.
To use this bed hammock, all that is re-
quired is to fasten the webbing to tine bed
posts on either side, then the sick person
can recline at ease against the cloth.
Where the bedstead has high foot posts,
the hammock can be slung to them quite as
we'll On very many accounts it is often
desirable to "change the head'' of the
couch. This hammock affords almost Infin-
lite variety of position. Its angle can be
shifted to any degree. 1t may be padded
help of an air cushion it will give ease to the
aching, burning muscles of back, sides and
shoulders. Or the patient may sit so up
right in it to eat his dinner as almost to
give himself a sense of health and WE'LL
being.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

night The extract of witch hazel has also
virtues for restoring the hair and preserv-
ing its color.
Eva, and others-To remove excessive
dandruf, wash the hair thoroughly with
borax and hot water, then rs soon as the
natural oiliness returns, rub the scalp
nightly with this lotion: A tablespoonful
each of borax, glyoerine, camphor spirit
and chlorate of potash in . pint of boiled
water. Use this constantly, rubbing it into
the scalp rather than the hair, and wash
the latter weekly with the yolk of egg
rubbed into the hair and rinsed we'll with
warm water.
Kenneth desires certain recipe to be
given for hair curling fluid. Her recon-
mendation that she "has used it and knows
it to be good" will commend it to other
women: Four tablespoonfuls of borax, one
tablespoonful Of powdered gum arabic and
dissolved In cup Of hot water. not boiling,
and stirred into enough hot water to make
up quart. To this, Immediately add three
tsblespoonfhls Of strong spirits of camphor.
Wet the locks to be curled in this fluid and
roll them on paper over night.
Gladys-What do the actresses darken
their eyelashes and eyebrows with so beau
tifuliy?
Eyebrow pencils of various shades and
quality, which are pon1aded firm enough to
be rolled into sticks, tinted with brown or
black pigment; or the little crayon pencils
which usually go.by the same name. Some
pencil artistically with fine sable brush
and India ink.
L. L, E. h. and others-I can only repeat
that eradication of hair on the face calls for
the skill of specialist, and repeated, steady
treatment The tweezers, by forcing the
blood to the hair follicles, stimulate growth.
The easiest treatment is to cut the hair off
close to the roots with fine sharp scissors and
keep it cut, covering with paste of bis
muth powder and violet jelly or other of the
starch and glycerins toilet jelliss which oon-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

lnconsciouslv at times-to make it unpopu-
Jar. Not all. There are plenty of women
who ride, about whom one never hears
Why Women Arc Backward.
But unfortunately many women cyclers
have gained notoriety which has preju-
diced the majority OF women against the
wheel. As long as few women cycle, those
few. especially if they ride near London or
any big town, are apt to be talked about,
some deliberately challenge this talk by the
absurd inappropriateness of their costume,
some by riding on the racing path and some
ride as an advertisement. Thus it is this
exercise for women has come into i'll repute
and been denounced in the pulpit and the
ltreSs bv men who know nothing of their
subject at first hand but, though they may
never have seen q woman on a machine, are
ready to deplore the impropriety of "such
an exhibition" And their denunciations
have not been without due influence. 1t is
really public opinion, not physical in
capacity, which keeps most women from
riding.
Some have questioned honestly whether
cvclinC is healthy for women. Their doubts
are based on ignorance. The work is not so
hard as it looks. Given good road and no
head wind, bicycle, after certain point,
goes almost bv itself Even hiil-climbing,
when YOU understand how to take your hill,
need not mean over-exertion. If the road
is muddy or sandy then you must exert
yourself, but the labor is nothing compared
10 that of dancing all night, or of shopping
all day. Ii there is a wind against you,
then my advice is, "stay at home;" for a
head wind is the cycle's enemy.
No Doubt az TO the Healthfulness
Of course, cycling carried to excess is bad
for women, just as il is for men, but this ar
CUES nothing; bread and butter eaten in ex-
cess becomes an evil. have 'cycled from
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
70 Reason Why the Gentler Sex
Should Not Enjoy the EIqui-
site Joys of the Bicycle.
IT is FASHIONABLE In PARIS.
Ignorance in the rulpit and Press and
lHjudiciOus Riders Responsible
for Its Ill Repute.
THE CORRECT THING IN COSTUMES.
Mounting and DismOunting Can Be Accom- plished
With Grace and Ease.


Consumptive heroines long since went
out of fashion. Freckles are more in favor
than delicate pallor. Women play lawn
tennis instead of croquet; they row and
drive instead of being rowed and driven;
they walk, they climb mountains, and few
cycle.
But of all their outdoor sports none is
healthier, more delightful than cycling.
French women know this and have had
he courage to make it fashionable; in the
Bois de Boulogne you may see the mother
N her brougham, and just behind the two
daughters, elegantly gloved and bonnsted,
riding on safety bicycles; this is going to ex-
-remes, perhaps, but is better than if they
lid not cycle at ALL American women
Enow the same fact, but in the United
States cycling mas never become the "cor-
rect thing" for them. In England COM
parativelv few women have learned to ap-
preciate the bicycle. The reason for this
is not far 10 seek. In both America and
England the women who have been the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
WHAT WOMEN WANT TO KNOW.

Shirley Dare's Pointers on Hair, Eyelashes
snd Complexion.
Shirley Dare has found time to answer
the following queries from readers of THE
DISPATCH:
Maude-How can tell that olive oil for
treatment of the eyelashes as you advise is
pure? I bought it in the drug store. If
not the purest, can use it without being
eyebrows to make them thicker?
From the complaints of chemists them
selves it appears that the quality and purity
of drugs at ordinary shops cannot be de-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

the front. This form is sanctioned by the
most exclusive house in New York, which
by the charm of its own hats Is justified.
This example is black straw having the
side of the crown covered smoothly and en-
tirely with green velvet. The ribbon and
tips are black. Another charming hat of the
same.style, but smaller, is of yellow straw
with large Alsatian bow of straw colored
grenadine ribbon placed little toward the
left, and three black tips issuing from under.
the bow and falling over the edge Of the
brim.
Poetry and f0ninity form the garland and
fall of lace in another picture. Se',phic
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
Done HIS Best.

DR.. Price has done his best to make his Delicious
Flavoring Extracts superior in strength, freshness
and fineness of flavor to any flavoring extracts
made in the world, and ladies of the best TASTE
who are now using them, have decided that his
intentions have been successfully carried out Per-
sons who desire delicate and natural flavor in
their cakes, puddings, or any table deicacy, will
obtain it by using DR.. Prices Vanilla, Lemon or
Orange Extract. Try them and be convinced
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
TAKING CARE OF PH0ToGRAPHa

A Now Way Of Solving the Problem That
Troubles Nearly Everybody.
There is a pretty and handy way TO ar
range photographs, where one cares for
them and does not want the depth of tone
faded by exposure to the light. First, pre-
pare any number needed of sheets of rough
surfaced, thick cardboard, allowing two
more than the number of pictures. In
size the sheets should be four inches
longer and two wider than the pho
tograph.. These sheets can be pur-
chased of stationers already cut, and
with gilded edges, serrsted or plain; but
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

measure come to mingle in ones thoughts
with the balconies of Seville. May it never
wickedly mislead as to the virtues of its
wearer! Analysis of this confection shows
it to be made OF black Neapolitan braid;
a huge bow of black striped grenadine rib
bon; black lace, and wreath of roses that
rests directly on the hair and is of q deep
magenta red. In Paris this season, magenta
red is said to be ''a very good color" which
is to say it is fashionable. A perfectly
stunning costume of this color worn by
Jane Hading illustrates several of the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
A HAMMOCK FOR THE SICK.

II Is Light and Cool and a Blessing to the
Restless Sufferer.
The bed hammock is most refreshing
betterment when pillows refuse obstinately
to "lie easy or have grown hotly weari-
some. To make it, take bit of very stout
cloth-linen is best-a yard deep and four
feet long after a double hem has been
turned two inches deep across each end.
Sew a long length of webbing stoutly to
each of the four corners. Sew two light
rods, each a yard long-a small broom
stick makes excellent ones-in the hens.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

ALF the accidents to
women horseriders orig
ate in their own fright,
and the object Of lessons
is to infuse confidence
as much as to instruct.
No woman should ride
without a safety stirrup,
which will certainly
throw out her foot if
she falls. She should
be able to drop and re-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
tain too little of the latter to act as q hair

tonic.
st. Louis-Dark vaseline we'll brushed
into the roots of the hair daily is the best
application to make hair grow on high
the vaseline for six months to d yesr, and it
tonics to improve general health and stinu-
late the nerves Of the scalp The same
thing will increase the growth of the brows
and lashes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

to your own ingenuity, such as forming your
butter into tiny egg-shapes. Light your
candles just before your guests enter the
dining room. j. 81.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
WOMEN IN THE SADDLE

Colonel Dodge Gives a Recipe for a Firm
and Graceful Seat
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

A FIFTH AVENUE property, near Market
street, Tor sale at auction. See Black &
Baird's ad., llth page su
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
THE TABLE, THE b0UD0R HOME DECORATIONS AND HYGIENE.

in loose folds, ending at the wrist in three
regular fat ones, surmounted with deep
the outer seam if desired.
Il =
Some occupation for little fingers and
use for the always accumulating Christmas
cards is found in the decoration of dolls
house. The house seen was made by the
village carpenter, and had the usual four
rooms inside with windows and doors.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-09

preSsible Conflict Between Two
World Theories" Hamlin Garland's
novels, "JasOn Edwards" and "A
Spoil of Office" Helen Gardeners new
novel, spray you, Sir, Whose Daugh-
ter?" Prof. Emil Blum's and Alexan-
der's "WhO Lies?" Mrs. Florence
Huntley.s "The Dream Child" Mrs.
Celestia Root Langs ''SOn of Man.
Rev. DR.. Marion Shutters wit ant
HumOr of the Bible" Will n. Har
ben'S "a Mute CODfeSsOr-The RO
nance of a Southern Town." Rev.
MinOt j. Sayage'S "Some Ghost StOr
les" Benjamin Hathaway'S "The
Finished Creation" "Redbank," by
NJ. L. Cowles, and beautifully illus
trated book of Songs" by Meth
Boyce. The company has also pub
lished five numbers of "COpley Square
Series" all of which have achieved an
instant success.
In the meantime the sales of Helen
Gardeners is This Your Son, Ny
LOrd?" Mr.. Garland'S "Main-Traveled
Roads" and Mr.. Flowers Lessons
Learned From Other Lives" (all pub
lished by this house, have been ex-
ceedingly large. 1t is a notable fact
which indicates the sagacity anC
keen diScernment Of this firm, thai
they have brought out not book
that has not been positive and I'M
equiyOcal success. 1t is matter OF
just pride with the management thai
thus far the Arena imprint mas been
placed on the page of no volume.
which has been, even in general
way, failure.
The sales of one of their books has
already exceeded $4,000 and another
$1,000 copies.
The great publishing house of Har-
per Brothers point with pride to the
fact that during the past year they
have published no less than seventy
five new books. Comparing a young
house with one that stands almost at
the head of the publishing business,
it is a remarkable fact that the Arena
Publishing Company has within one
year given to the world twenty-One
books and every one of them a marked
success. The plans of the Arena Pub
fishing Company in the future are
Ieyen more comprehensive in the way
of book publishing. 1t is quite evil
dent that they have caught the ear of
the public, both with the Arena and
their other publications.
The handsome offices of this com.
pany are on COpley square, and a cas-.
ual visitor, who is always cordially re.
ceiyed is impressed with the tremen-
dOuS amount Of business that is trans.
lcted there. Uuder the present man.
agement the Arena Publishing Com.
pany, in addition to conducting the
liveSt and most popular review in the
world, the paid circulation of which
has been doubled in one year, is hound,
in the natural course of events, to be-
come one of the greatest book pub
fishing concerns in America.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-09

x THOUGH during the
~ monthof December we
want to close out all
lines of Winter Goods, we de,
sire to call your special atten,
ton to three in particular;
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-09
First, Blankets.

Our trade on this line has
been larger than ever, but we
find that we have too many,
and in order to sell every pair
by January I, we willgive from
the already low price, a sweep.
ing reduction, making the low
est price ever offered on the
line at this season Of the year.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-09
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Second, C|oakS,

The same can be said Of
Cloaks. Our trade on them
has been very satisfactory, but
we have entirely too many and
they must 60 in this sale. We
would like to sell every Cloak
by January 1. Prices on them
will be made that will sell them.
We offer one lot at just one
half CD the marked price.
Anyone failing to purchase
CloakS of us during this sale
will regret it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-12-15
Election Figures.

The official returns of the late cleo
ton were published yesterday morning
by the State paper, the Topeka Capital.
The figures are worthy Of considerable
study and a comparison with the fusion
vote on Ives two years ago is decidedly
Encouraging to Republicans.
Two years ago Mr.. Ives, the fusion
'andidate for the office of attorney
general, received 70,685 votes; this
YEAR Mr.. Little, the fusion candidate
for tho same office, received 49,, $40
votes, which shows loss of fusion
strength of 1925.
Two years ago on the other hand,
Mr.. Kellogg, the Republican candidate
tor the office of attorney general, re-
,eived 1872, 1852 votes; this year Mr.
Carver polled a vote of 1865, l78, an
Increase of Republican strength of
80 ,42i, which, with the fusion loss Of
1925 makes clear Republican gain of
Yearly $4,000.
Two years ago the Republicans car.
ried only twenty two counties, while
the fusionists carried eighty eight
This year the Republicans carried
forty nine counties and the fusionists
carried lifty seven, Republican gain
Of twenty seven counties and fusion
loss Of twenty seven.
The Republicans carried twenty nine
of the counties which the fusionists
carried two years ago, while of those
carried by the Republicans in 1890 the
fusionists carried only two this year.
In sixty seven counties there was
decrease of the fusion vote and an
increase In thirty eight.
Republicans made gains over the
| lusionists In 100 counties,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-12-15
ROBBERS ROUTED.
Four Masked Men Board Train In
West Virginia.
TWO PASSENGERS ATTACK Then.
Both Are Badly wounded-Ths Ticket
Collector Finds a Pistol and Drives
on the Robbsrs-Two Sup
posed Wounded.

IRoNeATE, Va, Dec. 14-Last night
as the Chesapeake & Ohio vestibule
train was pulling out Of Huntington,
w. Va, about II o'clock four masked
men, each with two revolvers, appeared
in the coaches and called on the passen-
gers TO throw up their hands Two Of
the passengers seized one OF the rob-
bers and attempted TO disarm him. In
the scufiie one OF the passengers, a man
from Cincinnati, who with his wife was
on his bridal tour TO Europe, was NOR
tally wounded, the ball entering his
abdomen Another passenger, Peter
Drake, OF No 10 Vine street, Cincin-
natl, was twice wounded, one ball Gu
tering his leg and one his arm.
Meanwhile the ticket collector was
trying 10 secure n revolver. He finally
succeeded in getting one in the baggage
car and returning opened fire on the
robbers, emptying all Of the barrels Of
the pistol. He then returned TO the
baggage car, secured another pistol and
resumed firing.
The robbers tore off their masks and
the whole train was in intense excite
ment, women fainting, children crying,
AID everybody who could seeking shell
ter under the seats
The robbers, seeing the game was up,
pulled the bell cord, stopped the train
and jumped of in the darkness II
was thought one or two Of them were
wounded, but this is not certainly
known. They acted like novices and
we're armed with very primitive pistols
about ten inches long, two Of which
were found In the car after their de-
parture.
The passengers all spoke in the high
est commentator Of the bravery OF
Ticket Collector Zingley, who, almost
single handed, met the quartette.