The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-04
$50 1T SEEMS"
Kate Jordan Gossips About Health, Diet,
Fashion and Mornls.


NEW YORK April 28-Tho American
people who eat the most indigestible foods
for Observation-Disclosures cakes, waflles,
hot breads, liver and bacon etc-are tho
hardest 20 take a hint Writers on hygiene
have exhausted their persuasive powers in
writing Of the beneficial results TO be OBJ
tanned from eating oranges or grape fruit
or baked apples before tasting any other
food in the morning. Yet how many try
II or heed il? There is more virtue in
cup Of orange juice than IN all the powders
and pellets over made
Small china spoons, almost transparent
arr rapidly dispiacing the silver ones, per
haps because they cost more. il has been
an inconPruity Of the present hard times
that all the fads Ia women garments and
In household matters are moro expensive
than in previous years
A very dainty little woman l know is
putting her own particular room into its
summer dress. Over pale blue silcsia she
has spread bedspread of point d'csprit
rufiled all along the four sides Curtains
Of the same lined with the blue are at the
shining, small PANIED windows. She has
taken the bagdad from her divan and put
on a covering Of thick cotton Grape In very
dark blue and white. She has stripped her
mating bare of rugs and filed her CRATE
with ilowerpots in which hardy plants are
growing II makes you feel cool and alto
gether peaceful 60 peep into that shady
room fiecked with pale blue lights
Mr. and Mrs Hcrnc are the great pillars
Of the realistic drama. In 'Shorc Acres
Mr. Hernc shows US the actual life in %
New England farmhouse even 10 the roast
ing Of a turkey. which Ills the thcater with
the smell of brown gravy. Mrs llerne in
Margaret Fleming portrays "A woman 5
sublime forgiveness. even 20 the nursing
Of her rivals illoritimate child. In less
capable hands nclfhoro these plays would
have attained their present success, but
one knows 10 s real fragrant hay that old
Nat elbows 80 thoughtfully, and the moth
or love that Is IN all women for an chill
dren is touched by the gentle. protecting
gesture with which Mrs. Hcno takes the
child to her bosora \ new era In the
history Of the play has commenced.
There were $50 OOO brides In England
last year. This docs not seem 60 imply
that marriage Is becoming Questionable.
This is tho time 90 pct flower boxes
ready. Pansies. nignoncttc. nasturtiums,
pctunias and candy tuft can be sown In
the open air after May has set In with =
sun warranted not 90 vary.
Black and white, mostly white dimity
gowns, with a trimming 81 soft. wash
lace, are the coolest aud prctticst YOU can
Pct for tho mornings In warm weather
A breakfast that might tempt conva-
descent or one not disposed 10 eat after a late
supper has been suggested by an English
nurse who vouches for its popularity in
England The juice of a lemon and grape
fruit-or shaddock. as they arr called there
IA small, dclcately hroilcd piece Of salt
mackcrrl, dry toast and English breakfast
tea
Tho 'swaggor' shirt waist 81 thin sum.
mer will b. made ~ pale hucd chamhrays.
with white cullars and cuffs
IL has been quito "a fashionable thing in
charitable entertainments this winter Tor
girls 20 gown thcmsclvcs after famous
paintings and stand motlonles- la frames
THblcallN have also boen popular and anna.
tcur thentrlcals have bOrud va, a. usual.
Yes ind,od | saw an Ophelia who lispcd
n they could not possibly lispin Denmark,
and very evident spinstcr who dand 70
b. Naomi IN school But. lastly, we arr
having mlnstrsl shows Everything gocs
when charity l. the spur
There are Sumo beautiful Bingham gowns
made up In tne shops now. Pale gwen and