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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
BATHS AND BACILLr.


s h"u No Entrance.
From the New York World.
Inc mlcrobe and the bacillus are Of more
terror to the modern housekeeper than dust
py the pound used to be to the old-fs shioned
one and rule for disinfecting sinks is
n-ere appreciated in these DAYS than a
"hoie volume OF recipes for angels cake
WAS IN tne days Of old. Hence every wo-
man VIII be more than interested in-shs
VIII DE profoundly grateful for-the sug-
gestions herein made
In the ideal house. OF coprsa ar,,v
be laid and yentilators adjusted So ,hat
not even the most stubborn OF maids en-
clrcumVent their use. But most houses
suii lack a little of the ideal Ra,b roono.
are not done in pale green tiles and white
marble, but zinc and plaster still hold their
own. To make these endurable enamel
ana vanished paper must be used The
moment the inside of the hath hecoTnes
stained ana Clipped II should be re-enameled
by an expert. The bath should be scrubbed
hrst with strong soda and water and then
the frst coat OF enamel should be apnlied
OF course when the bath itself is absolutely
ana ehurely dry then, after two days. an
other coat should be given, and then. after
twenty-four hours more, the bath should
be hiled with cold water which should h
left in IL for another similar space: then
give one more coat OF enamel. and allow IL
TO thoroughly dry and harden, and YOU will
pave an absolutely perfect lob" and one
any maid or boy could manage quite we'll
Narnlshed paper is the best substitute
for tiled walls yet known to lean purses
But even when the best sort OF materials
have been used only the best sort of care
VIII insure really clean and sweet room
The moment a bath room is left the second
housemaid should go into it. dry the bath
thoroughly. hang up the blankets on a
long brass rail provided for the purpose
and she should also take back the towels
TO the room of that individual who has had
the bath, for, of course, these should be
Kept distinct TO each person, and no perma-
rent towel or piece of soap should ever be
allowed there. She should then open the
window top and bottom TO allow all steam
to escape. No draperies are allowed in the
perfect bath ROOM but the windows are
filled with cathedral glass I'm loaded squares,
or, better still. in less formal pattern.
kitcf en- pipes and drains seldom need the
attention of a plumber, but do need the
daily Use of hot water and soda And all
houses in which pipes are not arranged &C
cording to the most scientific and sanitary
Of principles should have the windows of
every room partly open all the time. Fresh
air is the deadliest foe OF the bacillus, and
three inches open at the top Of a window
in every room will prevent typhoid fever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
CORA AND CHASkA.
A Romance Set Forth in somethino
Worse Than Blank Verse.

From the Nebraska State Journal
When Cora Belle Fellows was welded to
Chaska and came with her dusky nege lord
to Nebraska the skies seemed bedecixed with
a constant aurora and the little log hut
seemed palace to Cora Months passed
and cloud grew above the horizon in the
form of a sQuaw. and those women ere
.pizen." Her eyes were dark the
dismal hereafter and her hair was an
straight as a two-by-six rafter. The stout
heart Of Chaska succumbed TO her graces.
for an Indian knows what an elegant face
is; and they met when the moon, the calm
atmosphere mellows, nor cared for the
heartache OF Cora Belle Fellows
one night when the storm king the coal
scuttle looted this Chaska put on his red
blanket and scooted away to the north with
this maiden, nor tarried till he and fair
Minnekadinctum were married. And Cora
she waited and bore his abuses and hoped
he'd return to his wife and papooses hut
weeks rolled by TIL the looks of her cub
bard reminded her sorely OF Old Mother
Hubbard. Then Cora, disheartened. dis
gusted and gaunted deserted the home that
her Chaska once haunted. and mingled once
more with her friends, broken-nearted, aud
Cora and Chaska forever are parted.
\ moral this tale bears 20 girls who,
through folly, or strange love Of romance.
imagine il jolly TO cast their sad lot with
the sons OF the wildwood and seek a d.
vcrce from the friends of their childhood
The romance is short in this case re-
lated. fer Cora now Knows she was sadly
mismated, and has. with The rest, the un-
happy reflection of duty 20 half-breeds that
need her protection. The question of In
dian civilization involves not tine horrors cf
mixed procreation. An Indian has to be
dead to be decent which fact has been
known long time-is not recent--and his
tory shows. from the best observations,
that half-breeds are worse than their tribal
relations.
weep for poor Cora and both her pa
pooses: l shudder TO think what a gosling
goose is; I feel indignation that Chaska
should leave her and skip with another and
basely deceive her. and think that the law
should receive a few patches TO shut OF
these semi-barbarian matches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
A COMFORTABLE KITCHEN.
What IA Wise Woman ArrnnEes to
Have in 1t.


Have in 1t.
The wise woman makes her kitchen COM
Portable. If she is her own maid of all
work she finds that the trouble and thought
she spends on that humble room are very
wisely spent. If she has a servant she will
find that the comfort of the kitchen will
often be the measure of the servants stay
and her willingness to work. The floor
should be painted. There should be neatly
bound mats or carpet here and there hut
no tackled or "put-down" rug. The walls,
when it is possible, should be covered with
linoleum, tiles or something equally durable
and easy to keep clean. There should be
light-colored Holland Shades at the win
dows and short sash curtains of white dot
ted muslin. There should be, IL possible
safe with glass doors through which the
blue and yellow crockery, the tin and cop
per vessels may be seen without gathering
dust and smoke. There should be at least
one shelf where cook books may repose
and another where bright, hardy, heat-lov-
ing flowers may bloom. A kitchen clock
should provide the element of accuracy for
the culinary experiments, and big splint-
bottomed rocker should be one of the
prominent furnishings of the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17

monte in color can be utilized, and with
some lace or passementerie make a hand
some gown out of goods that seemed hope
lessly out of date.
L think that women pay too little atten-
ton 10 the subject of house gowns. In the
hrst place. IL ruins street dress to sit
around in the house with it on, and then the
average street dress is not nearly as pretty
as it might he, and II is the duty of a wo-
man TO make herself as attractive to her
home folks as possible. Things do not run
just right in the home where when the
mother puts on an attractive dress the
little ones come clamoring around her to
know where she is going or else who is
coming. Such a woman saves her parlor
for company, her best dresses for strangers
and puts on her manners with her good
clothes. Her children grow up on the
streets or any place else, so that they keep
from under her feet, and her husband
comes home only when ne can go nowhere
else. don't mean that this all happens
because women do not wear tea gowns but
/ do say that If women were less careless
Of their personal appearance a good many
homes would be a happier lot. 1. w. b.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17

around the floor, to hide her feet and dis
guise the bad points of her form. and a lot
of fluffy silk and lace up about her ears
that gives the impression that she is COW
ering up Hebe's neck and shoulders, man
is to think that he was fool to ever
suggest to his friend that she was PLAIN.
There is logical reason for this. though
some people are just mean enough to say
that there is nothing logical about such
frivolous waste Of goods one finds in an
up-to-date tea gown 1t is just because
there is a lot of material in tea gown
that it is pretty to start with. A skimped
tea gown would be horror.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
MethodicaI Exnctness.

From Harper's Bazar
To have "a time and place for all thincs'
is very commendabie; but / cannot helm
thinking that an old lady of my acquaint-
ance might sometimes carry her methodical
exactness a trihe too far. She is a martyr
to Intermittent fever. and when last I visit
ed her she was suffering from an attack
After telling me about all she has TO en-
dure from her enemy, she called I'm a SER
want to give her orders for the evening
AS nearly as / can remember they Were AZ
follows:
Have you washed the dishes YETI"
Yes. ma'am."
We'll, scour the knives and forks ma
soak the oatmeal for breakfast, and reai
the potatoes. Then give the cat some MN
ana see that all the doors and windows
are locked. After that put on q fire ana fII
the JUGS with hot water, and make me n
hot drink. for it will then be time for me
TO have my chill" e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17

For ceremonious occasions. a charming
effect is obtained by combining magenta
Dengaline and yellow satin. in the well-be-
loved princess style. 1t makes a gorgeous
gown. and no mistake. Only woman who
Is perfectly sure that she can look and act
like the proverbial queen should give it a
second thought in those colors. OF course
II Will be lovely made up in black with a
wine red front, or most any color that
suits your fancy, only remember that a
tea gown, to be acceptable. must fit and
hang well, no matter how loose and IL
must be of becoming colors.
The Popular Princess Style,
n princess gown of silver gray lands
downe and front of silver swivel silk ying-
man, with garniture of embroidered NOUS
selaine de sole. makes a regal garment for
a woman past the frivolities of life and the
same design can be copied by her daughter
or granddaughter in brighter colors with
lighter treatment of the ribbons and laces
Another pretty house gown, designed more
particularly for the home circle is the prin-
cess form with Vatican back. 1t is most
serviceable made CT challie or one of the
smooth-finished goods, with a front of silk
The most popular style upon which to
Dulid tea gown is the princess You can
fashion anything you like on II, from a ball
gown to a night dress. 1t is always a
graceful pattern and is so economical If
you want to make over old material The
first thing to do is to get good new Innings
III You have to skimp a dress do it most
anywhere else rather than in the Innings
They are not seen, but if they are cheap
and tiimsy they sag and spoil the set of the
dress skirt, and they stretch and ruin the
set of a dress waist. Have your Innings
well fitted, and then begin to lay on the
outside. 1t is best to have the back alike
from neck TO the bottom of the train-of
course all house dresses that are to be
graceful must have some train-and this
may be accomplished by piecing at the
waist line and then covering with a piping
of the material or a little gimp. The front
ruffies and sleeves may be of some other
material Two old dresses that will har-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
SHE WAS RECKLESS.
Tired of CoddIinG DySpeptic StOm-
ach. She Was Going to Do rs She



From the Cincinnati Tribune.
A rather sallow-looking woman, well
dressed and refined, was at table in COM
pany with another lady. somewhat her
junior in years.
What do you want?" said the maid
'Oh, DON'T know. Sometimes it seems
! like / had dyspepsia. AND I've done every
thing for it. Drank hot water in the morn
ing and lived en- milk diet exclusively for a
month. Then ] tried the raw beef system
and took enough medicine to float steam
boat In Didn't do no good, and | lust quit
thinking about myself and said if I was
sick was sick. and Ia just give my stom-
ach something to think about. So | quit
fcoiing, and now ] just eat anything I
please or want. Well, just older me n
chicken salad. a piece of hot nince pie and
cup of chocolate with whipped cream
They won't hurt me any more than crack
ers, beef tea, toast. If my stomach
doesn't last long it will enjoy itself while it
does last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17

has got to keep quiet. They do 1t over in
London, and they are doing it here
Now, here is Jenness Miller sort of a
tea gown, which that apostle of dress re-
form calls a Dutch house dress. II all the
reform dresses were as fetching as this,
women would be emancipated in short or
der. The gown will be effective in any
kind of material, but is prettiest In the
soft clinging stuffs. such as India silk. and
the collar, which is Of Oriental embroidery
will be just as charming around white
med. l think this would be a very pretty
style for maternity wrappers for the sum
mer 1t would make up nicely in percale
or dimity, and would not be hard to laun-
der.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
4 burning Shame.
From Blue and Gray.
DIXIE WOJCOTT,

That there wasn't a snucier rebel
In all the sunny south.
Twas easy to tell 10y the mischievous eyes
And the smile of her rOguish mouth.
But how she hated the Yankees;
She couldn't bear the name:
How dared thcv come and whip US:
1t was a burning shame"
Ono Of those self same Yankees .
Came to her Dixie one day.
And ere the week was over
She'd stolen his heart away.
But how should she treat her Captiver
He couldn't be shot. yOu know,
Because the war was ended
Two dozen years ago.
So in order 10 keep him prisoner
The rest Of his life instead,
She rcckOncd she'd have to marry him. tho
Twas q burning shame" she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
IN SERVING CHILDREN.
As Important to Cater TO Them as to
Their Elders.

From the New York Times
A woman who has tried it says that the
way things are served is as important to
children as to their elders. oftentimes, al
though the former may not be able to for
mulate the difference. For example. she
says, my children, all OF them, disilked Ia sh
no matter how carefully 1t was made, it
was invariably refused. One day it &C.
CURED to my cook to put the hash into lit
tie cups, and set them in the oven to brown.
She did 1T, serving one to each plate, and
since then 'mince in cups" as il is judi
ciously called, is favorite dish.
Another point which the same authority
suggested was to serve the things the chill
dren like the least, when there is a differ
ence, at their hungriest meal. This is
usually luncheon on school days They
come home ravenous, and the sauce of a
good appetite imparts relish to the dishes
that at other times do not receive cordial
welcome. Amy one who habitually caters
TO family of growing children Will appre-
ciate any assisting hint il. the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
SupercilieaSpess.

From Truth.
He retrei pork packer)-"See here, Jane.
that COMPOUNDED English butler of ours Will
have to go. and don't you forget it,
She-"Heavens, Philemon! Any busines So
reverse?"
He--'No. ma'am; but the fellow tut me
dead on the street today. just as I was
about to introduce Ward McAllister, too
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17

As said before. the quantity of material
used hides all the angles and bones. and
the moment that a woman who is aware
that she possesses sIch defects knows
that they are no longer patent to the world
she forgets u be self-conscious and begins
to enjoy herself. She feels that she is be-
comingly dressed. and that in itself is an
elixir of life 70 any woman who has
grain of femininity in her composition: as
sured of this she proceeds to air her little
graces. most of which have been undiscov-
cred. because she has been 50 absorbed in
self, and comparing her shortcomings
with her neighbors' Projections that she
had not time to Invite her own SOUL to
come out of it's shell. You find that she can
talk very entertainingIy of books and pic
tures which you Immediately conclude
that you must become more familiar with
and you vaguely wonder as the tip of one
pretty slipper pats the floor. disturbing
the lace rufies and things, if that can pos
sibly be the awful foot that you noticed
one day as she padded around on the ave-
nue. In the mud. in common sense shoes
and reform dress. You notice that she
has a very winning smile. and if it were
not for the frill that seems to almost cover
II you could swear that she has a dir1pIe
in her cheek; you remember of thinking
once that she mad thin hand and GER
t&tnly bony arm, for the abSurlly tight
cuff that she wore with her new street
gown brought IL 50 prominently before you
that you thought that if you We're a We
man AMI such styles were fashionable you
woulf pad your arms as you do your
shoulders; yet the way that the lace and
ruilieS fall away from her arm in that tea
gown makes them seem almost plump. GER
tainly white and aristOcratic' as she shows
you in pa1tomime how the Princess Nico-
tine makes dS disgusting a thing rs a ciga-
rette seem cute. And when you go home
you wonder il il really is the same con-
strained. ditiident woman whom you met at
the afternoon reception at Mrs. Blanks
dressed IL a tGiiOr-made gown that simply
enhanced all her bad points
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
Among Other Things These Toilets
Make Home Happier.
ALSO CONCEAL DEFECTS IN THE FIGURE
The Princess is the Most Popular
Style to Follow.
ATTRACTIVE HOME DRESSES


9 IhEhE " 40 Ai
garment ever con-
structed that would
make a plain wo-
man look fetching il
is a tea gown. She
may be as ugly as
sin and as awkward
as an elephant, but
when she gets on
one of those long
railing frou-frou
siIken gowns. with n
scandalouS lot OF
a.rIS btllnwinG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
Sonora Sara and Her Girls Judge a
Man by His Clothes.
THEY ARE TAUGHT A LESSON
A Gentle Heart Under a Rough
Exterior.
THE MAN WITH A VOICE
Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.

HAN Il LEARN Ell A
lesson this week. One
of the crying evils of
the age is a DISPOSE
ton to judge 4 man
by his clothes, and
that failing, by his
education. Quite Of
ten. in the end, one
is obliged to confess
that neither clothes
nor education will We
neer a boor deep
enough to keep the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17

The time of year is coming when women
are BEGINNING to select the cattons "a ha
made up for summer wear and as is ALWAYS
the case. are puzzled TO know what cclors
are fast and what are not, as 1t is nearly
always necessary to subject the dresses 10
wash before the summer is oyer II Sc
rot bit of use to ask the shopkeepers. FOR
they viii unblushingy tell you that e>ery-
thing Is fast, and 50 il is-to go. a rev
general rules Gan be depended upon, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17

Edmund Russell. the new apostle Of bean
~, and with much better claim to the title
than oscar Wilde ever had, saws ihat let
is wicked" and tired good women sbonI6
never wear it" In other WORKS. lie is ~
the opinion that only the woman who MS
beauty Of her own, or the other woman who
mas dlablerie which passes for beautT shoaid
wear the cleaning stuff, Cor IL will only
mock vanished charms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17

A range that is carefully cleaned our
every morning ana all the ashes and cltDk-
ers removed VIII consume a ;hird less coal
to do a given amount of cooking fbar nc
that is only cleaned in a halfway fashion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17

If you find that your tins are wearing out
cause of the little corrodei spots can ~
lad to improperly drying The vessels L.
fore putting them away. Tin should ke
rinsed with dash of hot water--scaIai,.,,
holland dried with clean Try cloth. then
put over the heat of the stove for n mo-
ment before being hung up lsternai vigil
ance is the price of clean :in ware
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17

Some housewives whose means are small
find ii impossible to have a separate iisb
to cook high-scented foods, snch as ~
bage, onions and the like, in, and often co
without dishes that are dearly likaa hv inc
family just because it seems ,mpossihla -
get the odors out of the metal They xhopSI
try burning: Wash the vessel in stron,.
soda water, dry 1t. then lift the ia OF tie
stove ana turn the vessel over The biazsrc
fire for five or ten minutes. 1t will blIrn ,,,,t
as clean and sweet as can be. OF ours, mis-
applies only 10 iron utensils For lin > y,g-
orous securing Will generally answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
At the Moody Meetings.

We went several times TO the Moody
meetings. Redtop seemed drawn there by
a force he could not resist. That was the
experience of many. The power for good
exercised by those services will never be
fully known earth On that last night
Rcdtop, was his fashion, went directly
to the piano when we got home. He was
not much of a player. but Lis acconn:. nj
merts were perfectly suited to his singing.
Mr. Sankey's last song-"Where is My
Wandering Boy fOnight?''-GIs yet ringing
in our ears. ii seemed to lit in as liel-
top sang it. soft as a lullaby and SAD as a
miserere. Then. after a pause, he seemed
TO give Utterance to his own hopes and
longinGs for light in the darkness:
Not now but in the coming years
1t may be in the summer land,
Wen read the meaning of oar tears
And then some time Wen understand"
Then he sang, half to himself three or
four cradle songs that his mother must
have crooned to him, they were so old.
lover my heart in the days that have
flown
No love like a mothers lose ever has
shone''
Was the last cry Of his hungry heart
Dorothy, who seemed to understand and lie
able to quiet his strange moods, opened
the singing book, which she still held, ut
I Lead, kindly Light" and placed it On
| the rack before him. He responded in
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-09-20

"Thcrc Is u wonderful tribe of monkeys, :"
said Professor Hiram Gregory of New
York, rs reported by the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, which inhabit the mountain
regions of China These animals know
how to make pottery, and considerable
proof has been shown to convince the ma
tivcs that the monkeys are also adept in
the art of making wine. Not very long
ago large body of these monkeys passed
n certain village in crossing from ono
mountain 10 another. The children of the
village clapped their hands and shouted
at the spectacle, which so frightened the
monkeys that they took their young in
their arms and disappeared AS fast as their
legs would carry them. Being thus en-
numbered in their flight, they let fall q
number of earthcn vessels, some Of which
would hold a quart, On being examined
they We're found to contain two kinds OF
wine that had been made from mountain
berries. }"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-09-20
DIED.

COOK-At Ellsworth, Sept. 10, Donald Ed.
mands, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. f.
Cook, OF Brookline, Mass, aged l year,
days.
COLE-At Ellsworth, Sept IS Mary F., wife
of Robert Cole aged IS years
DAvIS-At Deer Isle, Sept. "A, John W. Davis,
aged % years, months, II days.
EMERY-At sullivan Sept. Is, Cyrus Emery,
aged II years, IL months, 16 days.
GRAY-At Brooksville. Sept. II. Haskell w.
Gray, aged As years.
HASKELL-At Deer Isle, Sept. 10, Mrs. Dorothy
D. Haskell, aged 81 years.
HOLT-At Ellsworth, Sept. 10, Frank p. Holt,
aged 16 years, months.
HAMMOND-At East Surry, Sept. Il, Moses II
Hammond, aged 81 years, months
MOoRE-A Ellsworth, Sept. Il, Jesse Moore,
aged Is years, months.
M1TCHELL-At Dedham, Sept. II, Mrs. Mary
5. Mitchell, aged 81 years, IL months, 16 days.
STINSON-At Deer Isle Sept. Il, Loyenia Stin-
son, aged months, II days.