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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Dressing on Time.

A woman of the world almost invari-
ably can effect the most rapid changes
Of toilet, for it is a part of her creed to
dress quickly and appropriately for any
function. The youthful beauty may re-
quire an hour or so in which to dress
for ball, may linger over her Sunday
dressing until she is late for church and
may keep the other members Of the
family waiting whenever she is to ap-
pear in public. AIilady, on the contrary,
serene in the consciousness of beng per-
fectly attired for every occasion, con-
siders fifteen minutes to be an ample al
lOwance for the most elaborate toilet,
and if needs be can be literally ready
in five minutes" 1t is really a mark Of
good form, did the tardy ones but know
it. and indicates a familiarity with the
usages of the world to be able to dress
with rapidity and at the same time well.
Young people should be taught that
1T is not only selfish, but bad form, to
keep people waiting. for it is unhappily
true that we are so constituted that il
would trouble us more To commit any
social solecism than to feel our con-
science accuse us Of any want of con-
sderation to others. Some people seem
to have a constitutional inability TO be
ready on time, and they go through life
causing more discomfort and exciting
more irritability than a little. They are
placidly selfish and aggraVatingly self
satisfied while their victims fret and
fume and lose their tempers. exciting
in the cause of it all only a sort OF sur
prised pity that they should show SO
little self-contrOl. N Y. Tribune.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Her PitifuI Condition.

"One Of the most pitiful cases Of neces-
sty." said a New York minister's wife
that 1 encounter is that of the middle
aged woman forced to become self-sup-
porting. There is almost nothing that
she can do. One who came to me had
taught music years ago, before she was
married. and she spoke Of taking that
Up again. / dared not encourage her.
for i'm the competition with modern
methods her old fashioned knowledge
would have no chance.
She knows some stitches of fancy
work and lacemaking. valueless by the
side of the art needlework of today. She
has painted on China and wood. she
says. but ! felt there would be no de-
mand for the products of desultOry
dabbiing now. when women make the
occupation a lifetime pursuit. She said
she would sew and pointed with some
pride to the gown she wore, which L
made myself. | tried not to show the
thought that was in my mind, that few
would pay money for a duplicate of the
taStelesS though neatly fitting dress
which she had on, and il was with a
feeling Of hopelessness that l undertook
to reply 10 her very hopeful question,
Now what. Mrs. Blank, would you ad-
wise me to start in upOn%
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28

There are two kinds Of homes-those
fitted and meant for society and those
furnished for homely comfort and family
use. The greatest compliment one can
pay the first is TO say they are fine and
in the height of reigning fashions. The
greatest compliment one can give the
second class is to say they are coy and
individual The young woman who as
bride has a chance to make a home
cannot possibly overestimate her in
fiuence and power
Lowell long ago taught US the simple
lesson that the many make the house
hold. but only one the home" If that
one is accomplished and naturally re-
fined, these traits will show in every
picture, every bit of China, in every de-
tail. Though it is plain that the small
salary is needed for uses other than ar
tistic, yet the touch of true refinement
turks in the tasteful Venetian photo
graphs and centers in the Aurora" of
Guido REM over the mantel, which is be-
come an inexpensive artotype. If she is
illiterate and uncultured, no matter how
much money she has at her command,
her home is sure to show these charac-
teristics.
Money hasn't much to do with the in
terror of a home these days. when
vase of plate of modern pottery is as fair
and lovely as the rarest of pOrcelains
used TO be and when a really excellent
photograph of a famous painting can be
had for a trIfie. In the society home
the blue silk parlor lambrequin and deli
cate upholstered chairs are kept hidden
between company periods with calico
coverings, while closed shutters and
carefully drawn shades exclude every
ray of sunlight.
The funeral aspect Of such a house
is quite a contrast 10 that less preten-
tious one, where the half wore easy
chair, the somewhat Uttered table and
the streaming light all indicate pleasing
comfort. OF course things wear out in
this kind of a home, but its CHEEKY at
mosphere makes it a place dear to in
mates and friends. She can but be an
unlOvely. uninteresting woman who fails
to give character to her home
Twas a smile; twas garments rustic;
Twas nothing that 1 can phrase,
But the whole dumb dwelling grew con-
SciOuS
And put on her looks and ways.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28

regard the income tax in the shape
agreed upon and also the sugar duty.
but he Is said to have spoken not in an
unfriendly way in the interview men
toned of these two items. not so much
with reference to the principles involved
in the provisions as of the fact that they
would assure a sufficient revenue for
the necessities of the government. The
to believe that the presidents position
with reference to the bill as now pre-
pared will strengthen it materially in
the house.
Senator Morgan today expressed an
intention to press at the proper time
his proposed amendment to the tariff
bill providing for the appointment of a
tariff commission. The plan is TO take
tariff revision out of the hands of con-
gress and leave it TO the proposed board
and the president.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Women in Burmnh and japan.


Burmah is the land of free woman.
She is the lord of the soil. 1ne~L-... ~.
his kingdom because Queen Suppayalat
reigned in his stead The graceful fig
ure of the Burmese woman clothed in
rustling silks, her beautiful hair decked
in beautiful roses and jasmine, her neck
and fingers adorned with valuable Tu-
bieS and diamonds-who will not be fas-
cinatcd by her charms? The Burmese
girls are seen in their best attire only
on festive days or in the temples. The
promenade of the grand golden pagoda
in Rangoon on a festival day is an i'm
pressive spectacle. Hundreds of gay
young girls, some laughing and chatting
some distributing food TO the pilgrims
some Offering flowers before the stain
less shrines of the gentle Tathagata, one
almost imagines that he is in the midst
of a company Of fairies.
The Burmese girl is graceful, but the
sweetest flower of womanhood is to be
found in Japan, the land of chrysan-
themums and cherry blossoms, and ia
pan, too, is a Buddhist country. Henry
Norman in his work, THE Real Japan"
says the Japanese woman is the crown
of the charm of Japan, and he describes
her as follows: IF you could take the
light from the eyes of a sister of mercy
at her gracious task, the smile of a
maiden looking over the seas for her
lover and the heart of an unspoiled
child and materialize them into a win
some and healthy little body, crowned
with a mass of jet black hair and
dressed in bright, rustling silks, you
would have the typical Japanese wom-
an."-Journal Maha-BOOhi Society.
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American Women.

Mrs. Eleanor c. Gregory, in an article
on English and American women, shows
her good taste and rare sense of discrim-
nation by frankly expressed preference
for the Americans. She thinks we have
better manners than the English and
says so in these words:
LET me wind up by expressing a hope
that English girls may soon enjoy uni
versally tile social training which is she
portion of their American cousins, fer l
do not believe that a better school for
readiness and grace Of manner exists
anywhere 1t is TO this training that l
would attribute the greater average in
America of women who exhibit a grace
full possession, while maintaining
that in England the highest ideal and
attained"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Rugs.

Those who possess a superf1uity Of
rugs can make a charming effect by
hanging them against the wall in the
corner Of a room, one at the head and
two or three on the side. Another rug
is suspended lengthwise to form a top.
A narrow divan seat with four or five
large cushions is arranged at one end.
and the rest of the space is filled with
a small eastern octagon table Ton which
are laid cigars and cigarettes. matches
and a silver taper and a couple of odd
ly shaped chairs. Turkish lamp, with
a red glass shade. gives just the amount
of light desirable, and a few eastern
arms arranged in the background Of
rugs will add greatly to the effect.-N.
Y Ledger
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Elderly Women and Round Hats.

Isn't it a pity that so many elderly
women will persist in wearing round
hats? Nowhere does advancing age
show more plainly than in the curve of
the cheek and neck, that is so charming
in youth. so unattractive in later life.
The telltale line is shaded by the kindly
bonnet strings, and some women recog-
nize this and take advantage of it.
Many others continue on their way,
gorgeous to behold, in GainsbOrough
hats that would be quite appropriate III
women ten or fifteen years the juniors
Of the well satisfied wearers. And the
worst of it is that there is absolutely
no help for it. You may tell a woman
that her husband drinks, her son bets and
her daughter flirts, that she herself is
extravagant or has the reputation of
being an atheist, a cOquette or blue
stocking without seriously affecting her
equanimity. But as you value her good
will never dare to hint that she wears a
hat too youthful for matron of her
years.-Kansas City Times.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Dreamed Canned salmon.

Canned salmon is made into a palata-
bic and dainty dish for luncheon or tea
when creamed. Free the fish from skin
and bones. break into large flakes and
add d teaspoonful Of lemon juice. To
make the cream, rub together table
of butter and cook in a saucepan until
the mixture bubbles. add a cupful Of milk
and stir until you have a thick. smooth
mass. Season with half "A teaspOOnful
of salt and d dash of white pepper or a
quarter of a teaspOonful of paprika, put
the fish in the cream and simmer slowly
five minutes. Garnish with a border Of
parsley.-Boston Post.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Baby's shoes.

The material to be employed is cha
mois leather. Cut the shoes in the shape
of a tiny sock. Sew them up with the
seams on the inside and then turn them
so that any edges may Be on the out
side. Do not make an opening i'm the
front, but rather let the top be wide
enough TO admit the little foot and
ankle easily. Now crochet a scallop with
bright wool or silk around the edge and
cut a few little Sits just under it at d
distance of about half an inch from each
other. Run a ribbon through those. the
same color as the scallop, and. drawing
it enough TO keep the little shoe firm.
tie a bow in front These make nice
house shoes for little fOlks.-Washing-
ton News
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Tight Gowns and the Heart.

doctor has made an experiment to
determine the influence on woman of
tight clothing as regards the action of
the heart The test was the running Of
40 yards in loose gymnasium garments
and covering the same distance with the
corsets on. The running time was two
minutes thirty seconds for each trial,
and in order that there should be no
cardiac excitement or depression follow
ing the test the second trial was made
the next day.
Before beginning the running the aver
age heart impulse was eightyfOur beats
to the minute. After running the above
named distance the heart impulse was
152 beats TO the minute, the average
natural waist girth being twenty-five
inches. The next day corsets were worn
during the exercise. and the average
girth of waist was reduced to twenty
four inches. The same distance was run
in the same time by all. and Immediately
afterward the average heart impulse was
found to be 16S beats per minute.-Medi-
cal Journal
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
housekeeping.

When hear of young married people
going TO boarding" / always think of
what Col Ingersoll said in his speech
on patriotism. 1t was 10 this effect:
We can never hope to recruit patriots
from boarding houses. What man could
be expected to get up and fight in case
of war for his boarding house? while
from instinct men will battle for their
homes"
Go to housekeeping. young people. It's
better than boarding, much better than
living with your or her folks.
Start a home Of your own somewhere,
but a little out of the city if you can.
It's better for the children if you have
any, and 1 hope you will have. for it
isn't much Of a home without them
Polly Pry in y. Y. Recorder.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
SENATOR'S ARE TICKLED
because the President Is Said TO
Favor the Tariff BILL

WASHINGTON. March 22-The demo-
cratic members of the senate committee
on finance have been assured of the
presidents cooperation in having the
tariff bill become a law, as he has ex-
pressed his approval Of the bill as a
whole. In the course of a conversation
with member of the committee Mr..
Cleveland referred 10 the bill and took
occasion 10 say that he hoped Ii would
pass; that there might be as little delay
as possible in getting 1t through the
senate. He spoke Of the condition of
the country. which was such as TO rem
der II important that the agitation OF
the tariff subject should be terminated
at the earliest possible moment.
There has been some apprehension az
10 the way IN which the president might
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28

other skirt i'm Il contrasting color. This
is such a trifling difference from the
plain skirt. and so graceful in it's ar
rangement that the women will not real
ize that they are falling into a net. The
tendency is always toward elaboration
and the now pretty drapery will eventu-
ally assume such proportions that all the
lines of the figures will be lost. But this
time is not yet.
An illustration of a simple drapery is
here shown. The gown is so plain that
any woman who can sew anything may
make it for herself. The material is soft
wool o. a light ecru. The skirt is slight
" draped on the left side to show the
skirt of green velvet. The round bodice
has a deep yoke of ecru lace over white
satin. The basque effect is obtained by
the use of loops of the velvet lined with
white silk. Loops Of the velvet are also
used around the armhOles.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28

pyramid of fruit made up Of red ban
anas, and apples, yellow lemons and
oranges, punches of grapes dangling
down, and perhaps a little smilaX or
some hardy ferns to give the finishing
touches.
All this is changed. Nothing should
obstruct the line of vision. Flowers
should either lie close to the table. or
when high effects are wished narrow
shafts of medium hight containing long
stemmed flowers tastefulIy arranged on
a plateau, then given TO the guests after
dinner. 1t is far more graceful to use
flowers with long stems arranged in a
cut glass bowl, and if it is wished TO
give them to the guests it may be done
informally, or bouquets may be laid at
each lady's place and boutonnieres at
each gentleman H. Battles in La
dies Home Journal.
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Selecting Wall Paper.

The housekeeper whose inclination and
pocketbook point to selection Of wall pa
per, cutains, etc. without advice OF
decorator. should remember one point.
Small figures give a cheap. characterless
effect to room A certain freedom of
design is required, and the eye of exc
perience will at once turn from what
is termed a weak hanging without
giving it second consideration. Har-
mony is defined as furnishings in one
color, ringing the changes from light
to dark, while harmonious contrast Is
a combination OF different colors, produc-
ing artistic result without being aggres
sive to each other-"colors that do net
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Ellen Terry's Philanthropy.

People who are so fortunate as TO be
asked to visit Miss Ellen Terry at her
South Kensington home need not expect
that they will be permitted to sit and
twirl their thumbs in idleness. The phil
anthropic actress has a basket of work
always on hand. 1t is filled with UNI
finished garments for the poor and eV-
cry feminine visitor may choose between
knitting and sewing. while the unaccOm-
plished man may hold zephyr or furnish
supplies.-Spinning Wheel.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
DeviIed Eggs

Boil five eggs hard. When taken from
the hot water, cover with cold water 70
prevent the whites from turning dark.
When cold, remove the shells and cut in
two. Take out the yolks and rub smooth
with a tablespoonful Of olive oil. Add
salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar 10
taste When well mixed, fill the whites
with the mixture. rounding it over on
top. Serve on water cresS or lettuce
leaves dressed with French dressing or
serve with water cress or lettuce sand
wiches.-N. Y. Mail and Express.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
4 Pnet,s EnsN Times.

Mother-''Do you mean to tell me that
your husband is out half the time until
after midnight"
Daughter-"AIcre than half
And you never scOld?''
Never"
Il am amazed"
You forget that my husband is
poet"
What Of that pray?"
When he comes home early. he al
ways insists on reading his poems 10
me N Y Weekly
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Mrs. stanford's Courage.

Very few persons know. says the Jew
ish Progress. that after the death Of
Senator Stanford the university passed
through a crisis in which the brAiant
courage and wonderful patience o. Mrs.
Stanford stood out with tenfold strength.
one day, when the story of that crisis
shall be written down. Mrs. Stanford
viii be adjudged to be one of the great
women of our century.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Woman in China.

Grimly significant is the notice set up
at the side of a piece of water in Flu
chau, Girls must not be drowned in
this pond The day of woman has not
dawned in China. The calamity of a
daughter is a serious one, and il is not
infrequently mitigated as we lessen the
kitten and puppy nUisance-by drown
ing. They have a proverb out there that
the worst son is better than the clever
est daughter Exchange.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Liquid BIuing.

The recipe given below is thoroughly
reliable. as it was given by one Of the
best druggists in Rochester and is used
by large number of housekeeDerS there:
An ounce of soluble blue. a gallon of hot
water. Put your soluble blue into an
earthen dish, pour on the hot water
and allow it to stand until the blue is
thoroughly dissolved. Strain through
two thicknesses of flannel, bottle and it
Is ready for 1lSp
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
FASHION NOTES.

Draperies have been struggling all win
ter for place in fashions dominion, but
with little success. Now, however, they
are more generally adopted. as women
are becoming accustomed to their ap-
pearance, which, at first, was anything
but artistic. At present they are very
modest prediction of the fullness that is
to follow. The style now in vogue is a
simple double skirt caught up a little on
one side to display a few inches of an
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Flowers at dinner Parties.

The art of decorating dinner tables has
developed rapidly in the last few years.
Formerly a plateau of flowers for the
center Of the table and a little smilax
on the chandelier were thought to be
sufficient. II the dinner was large and
elaborate, possibly three plateaus, a
large design in the center of the table,
wholly oostructing the view across. were
added. Sometimes there was a large
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
PATHS ChirogrnnhN.

The musical editor of the Boston Home
Journal has a letter from Patti, and he
says it is as we'll put together as is her
wonderful vOcalism- 1t is written on
heavy white linen CLOSED paper, the
sheets being six inches wide and nine
long. The handwriting is eXquisitely
fine.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
a Devoted Sister.

Miss Balfour is said to be as untiring
in her work for her brother as the wives
of some other members of parliament
are for them. She accompanies him on
his tours, reads his newspapers for him.
visits his constituents with praisewOrthy
regularity and devotes herself entirely
10 his nterestS.-LOndon Standard.
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fight" in the words of a woman desper-
ate with repeated efforts to accomplish
this most difficult thing.-Decorator.
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table Com
pound did.
Employment
of any kind
does not trou-
BILE me now,
andIcanstand
nearly ell day
and not feel
tired. | can
not thank you
! enough. l rec
onmend the
Compound 10
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took her Vegetable Compound, and used
her Sanative Wash. / now feel like a
new woman, and am perfectly healthy"
Mrs. Z. Fox, Woodstown, n. j.,
writes: =
% had been sick 10 years with womb
trouble and leucorrhea. Doctors could
not help me. Lydia L. Pinkhdm'S Vege-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28

regulates menstru-
alton, removes in
flammation, ulcer
alton, and tumOrs
of the womb, etc.
Here are two
women who speak
from experience,
and for the bene-
tit of others.
J MissHelenSmith,
43 22d Place, Chi
cago, ILL.,, says:-
L was troubled
with irregularity
and leucorrhea.
l followed Mrs.
Pinkham's advice
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A WOMAN'S POWER.
1T Is THE GREATEST ON EARTH.
1t Establishes Thrones and Destroys
Nations.

CsrEoIAL TO Orr LADY READERsl
The influence of women upon the
civilization of the world could never be
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NAgorId's History,

arranged in chronological order, and a
historical sketch of each State. A fac
smile Of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence. with portraits of the signers. etc,
and a special chart of our Presidents
and their Cabinets, with the name OF
each Cabinet officer since the formation
of the government