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promises and at the last moment finds that
1t win not be expedient TO fashion a gown
rs you have planned, or else has spoiled it
BY the addition of some kind of trimming
that Is altogether Jnsuited to your style. or
the purpose for which you wanted the dress.
Dressnakers are autocratac beyond endur-
ance sometimes, and some day some wo-
caan OF courage and dasi2g Is .oing to rise
up In her might and decla'e hec emancipa-
ton from the tyranny OF the modern
naodiste; then there will be a war; such as
the red roses and the white never before
witnessed. II will not be In my day or yours,
however. SO We will not anticipate.
Anybody can make new dresses to look
pretty, but the true test Of skill is to fash
Jon new gown out Of an old one and have
u fresh and becoming" said dear little
economist the other day. and then she held
- tas proof Of her truism In the shape Of q
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years. The material Is India muslin, with
rulings of fine lawn embroidery. The baby
waist Is attached to the full skirt with
three deep rows Of shirring, through which
are run the tapes which hold the fullness
in place. To the side seams are sewed
broad streamers, which tie at the pack in
big loops The sleeves are almost as big
as the baby. and the ruffies which decorate
neck and skirt are correspondingly full.
The third sketch illustrates another pref
ty costume, somewhat more elaborate than
the one jusr described. The material is
organdie in almost invisible pin stripes of
violet and white The bodice has the popular
blouse effect, with square opening at the
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Born for Better Thinxs,
From Truth.


weary soul am today.
My living would earn by writing,
But OF what earthly use, pray,
Is all my wearisome inditing!
Cambridge graduate, viz: r. A
u thoIsht success meant just the trying,
But brains are Tut the sIr.-st way
And but the quickest means OF dying.
The magazines and dailies too
Expressed entire appreciation
AT everything i chose 20 do
And praised my sterling education:
But then. alas. they added: You
Are not adapted for our journal,
Not quite sufficiently. We rue
nliterate for sheets diurnals'
So down to doegcrel verses now,
All, woe Is me. 1 have descended
To dreaded fate had 10 bow
And all my cherished hopes are epAed
Such paltry lines these, 1 VOW
Each editor with pleasure heeds EN-
though constantly 1 wonder how
The deuce. and who the devil reads 'em,
G y. r
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course. be told just how much they can
have to spend on their clothes. AID be
directed by the taste Of older persons in the
selection and making at first but they soon
get to exercising taste and economy that
Is surprising; they like to appear as well
dressed as possible, and will consider quail
" and cost with the wisest air imaginable
before making the plunge. So many moth
ers make the great mistake of dressing their
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are some suggestions which may assist her
in making up the most interesting of ward
robes.
The first picture shows a dainty yet SEN
sible little everyday dress of pale pink
percale. with tiny white figure scattered
over 1t at irregular intervals. The waist Is
laid In very scant pieats. and Is confined
about the body just under the arms by
belt of white corded duck. To this belt is
sewed the cunning little ruff1e which gives
a stylish appearance of being finished"
and from under this rufiie and also attach
ed to the belt Is the full dress skirt. The
large sailor collar is also of white duck,
and the silk tie. which almost conceals the
entire dress front. borrows the same dainty
coloring which Is seen in the dress. OF
course, the sleeves are very large. and are
gathered into band at the wrist. In
length the skirt barely escapes the ground
The pattern Is suitable for both girls and
boys, but was especially designed for very
young gentlemen.
The next sketch Is a charming little dress
for young lady Of two and q half or three
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From the New York Weekly.
South American Wife (early morning.
"Hark! Hear the cannon and the rattle of
musketry, the clash Of swords and the yel,s!
Listenr'
Husband-"Meo Graca! This must be
election day, and forgot to register"
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quality Of wooden vest should be worn by
their babies during the summer. 1t is an
almost infallible preventive of many child
fish complaints, which, without being actual
ly dangerous, worry and irritate the child,
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Pretty Gowns for Mites Of HUI
mauity.
'OME HELPFUL HINTS FOR MOTHERS
Dress Reform Principles as Applied
to tho Children.
GARMENTS FOR SUMNER
Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.

49, = ~ ~ - - Ns~ 49,
ton Of our American
populace has been so
woefully neglected OF
late by the fashion
writer's that I am 60
ing to devote an en-
tire article" to
their small belong
fngs.
Now that warm
weather has come, 1t
may be well to re-
mind young mothers
that a fine, light
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country, man made
the town." is a say
ing so trite that it
is not often repeated
now, but II there ever
Is q season when one
does want to give ut
terance to the sentt-
ment 1t Is when the
roses are blooming,
and one can stand
knee-deep in sweet
breathed clover, and
baar the birds sing
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Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.

JMMER CLOTHES
form the all-impor-
tant topic Of CONVEX
sation among women
just now, and II you
see a knot of them to-
Eether In earnest con-
fab you may be pref
ty sure that they are
relating To each 9TH
er the woes OF having
to wait on the slow
motions OF a dress
maker, who never fin
ishes things when she
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just above the ears, from which are long
white ties. to be arranged in demurely
precise bows just under the chin
The sixth drawing shows a costume in
which embroidery forms an important fea-
trre- The bodice is merely deep yoke. with
F-shaped pieces or bands of India muslin
coming from the shoulders TO the center of
the yoke; the rest OF the costume is a full
skirt falling in straight folds from the
yoke, two rows of insertion trim the lower
part and full epaulettes of muslin fall over
the sleeves. The design is simple, but the
effect is extremely picturesque
Last, but by no means least is a trim and
comfortable girls wrap, just the thing for
chilly days and damp evenings AS usual
1t is made with a yoke, in this instance II
Is pointed, outlined by a shoulder frtll q
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cry never go crazy. Tears are blessed
balm to sore hearts, and the eyes that
never shed them are sorrowful ones in
deed.
When I got to the bottom of the trouble
l didn't blame John enc bit for swearing.
In fact, think he put 1t Off too long. John
and Anna are two delightful people. well
matched and perfectly mated. They have
fair income, but have also four stair
step hostages to fortune, and a young sis
ter OF Johns. girl Of twelve, to rear.
Anna Is ambitious, and that leads her to
pc inJudfcious. She Is proud Of her small
FAMILY: and has right to be. for they are
a bright, well-trained lot Of children; full
OF lie and healthy as young pigs.
Slave to the Needle.
Anna likes to see them dressed like dolls,
and she cannot afford a sewing woman all
the time. 30 she makes the children
clothes herself. Right here comes out An
mas weak point, and one that Is found in
too many women. She is determined that
her children shall look as well dressed as
The children of their two-times millionaire
neighbor. 1t was on this rock that she and
John had wrecked the days happiness
that morning. John insisted from the first
that the country trip should be for pleasure
only, and no preparation need be made for
It, and until Anna discovered that the
neighbor was going to the cottage near
put new face on affairs, however. SO
Anna set to work to prepare wardrobe
beftting her young hopefuls position in
life." John did not mind the expenditure
Of money, but the sight of his wife making
q. machine of herself exasperated him, yet
she would not listen to reason. l went Up
to the sewing room with Anna and, as
looked around, l thought, "Oh, folly, thy
rarne Is woman-sometimes."
There are two little boys, twins, aged
five, and one girl of seven, the oldest being
nine. then the twelve-year-old sister. For
those young twin vandafS Anna had made
seven white kilt suits each! They had
each three white duck sailor suits, and one
blue cloth Fauntleroy, one black velvet
zouave all trimmed with gold braid, and
one-only one-sensible suit Of dark cheviot
kits each. Thirteen suits of clothes ench
for two small boys, to say nothing Of the
underclothing, stockings, shoes and waists
that had to be furnished to go with them!
The two little girls had fourteen white
dresses each, all tucks, embroidery, ruf11es
and puffs, nearly every bit Of 1t hand work,
for Anna is an exquisite seamstress, ana
besides those thin frocis there were seven
others Of silk, fine white wool and French
Bingham. Seven each, mind you, and four
teen pairs of fine drawers with waists. and
fourteen fine skirts. For the sister there
was trousseau ft for bride, nearly
everything white, and not a rag OF sensible
clothing for the whole five of them. On "A
table, stacked up like cord wood, was
pile of white aprons, just as they had come
from the laundry; hfty-six altogether!
Fourteen for each of them, and each trim
med with lace and embroidery that will
tear to ribbons the first time the turkey
gobbier frightens one of them into climbing
a rail fence, or another tries to creep under
q barbed wire.
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or OF dimity, with trimmings OF the same
material.
Number four is developed in pale blue
cnamoray with gampe of India muslin A
piain' very short-waisted, low-necked and
sleeveless body is made, after which the
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Sensible Country Clothes.

When you begin preparations for the
country. hunt out all the old clothes you
can find, and If anything new is needed
let the material be strong dark goods war
ranted to stand slides down hay mows, and
riding on the reaper, tumbes in the fish
pond, long hours of mud-pie baking in the
sand bank, tramps through the swamps for
rare grasses, and scrambles through the
brars for berries; let the vacation be a
pleasure trip and not a perpetual dress
parade 1t frets you to a state Of uncon-
trollable irritation TO make beds dust,
sweep, sew, wa h dishes. or bend over your
desk In a dress that dust gets into but
never out; that lint can hardly be picked
off; that water spots, grease ruins and
straining pulls out Of shape. So why not
be sensible for once in your lives and take
to the country with you only such apparel
as will mark you a woman of quiet taste
above display. and not smacking of ex-
travagance, and that worrying over will
rot spoil all the pleasure of the outing
Then you can go with your happy little
ones on long tramps picnics and berrying
expeditions, and be to them mentor, as
we'll as mother, teaching them the secrets
of nature, giving them things to think of
the enchanted spot.
When you go to the country don't t-y to
take the city with you leave behind you
everything which smacks Of high-pressure
suited to country life, think country
thoughts, lead country lives. You will be
a thousand per cent better for 1t when you
come back to take up the humdr,lm tread
mill Of existerce In the city again. II you
expect to do this however, You will have
to be careful in your choice Of country re-
treats; select one that Is far removed from
the path OF fashionable society, in a quiet
country house where comfort is more to
the inmates than style, and you will re-
ceive kinder treatment, cleaner more whole
some food. and greater benefits in every
way. The cost will be proportionately
smaller than If you went to the fashionable
resorts. where the folly of dressing Is so
rfdiculous1y rampant that women often
have to return to the city to rest for a
few days, so as to be able to go on with
the farce. 1t Is simply pitiable to see the
attempts that city women make to astonish
the natives with their ill-chosen fnery
both on themselves and their children. II
my brain only measured thirty cubic inches
wouldn't advertise the fact; I'd rather
leave people to find it out for themselves
SENORA SARA.
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Disr.tcbes FROM Admiral Walker.
Official reports have been received at the
Navy Department from Admiral John @.
Walker at Honolulu, bearing date OF May
"a. They relate entirely 70 routine matters,
and do not touch upon the political situa-
tIcn. nor do they refer to the Pearl Harbos
coaling station project
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besides keeping the mother in q constant
state of uneasiness. In addition to the lit
tie shirt. which should be Of knitted silk and
wool. an under petticoat Of fine white aan-
mel Is necessary. The other Lndergarments
should be of muslin. light in weight and
scant in quantity.
All the garments must hang from the
shoulders. the little skirts and drawers be-
ing buttoned to a low-necked, sleeveless
body.
The winsome mite Of humanity is then
ready for any pretty gown tine wise young
mother may choose to put on it. and here
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II your mating has grease stains % .
wet the spot with alcohol. then rub viii
white CASTLE soap and let II stand for Nv
minutes: take a pan OF luke-varm wate
and a perfectly clean cloth and wash IN,
spot thoroughly. and then rub with olsaa
water. Sometimes an application OF gaSo
line will take the spots out Use lots o,
the fluid ard be careful TO have no hro q
light In the room
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A certain way to paralyxe our facult3ss
is TO allow them 70 waste with disunA Em-
ployment keeps away the rust 1t keeps
the mind and heart alive to the Interests
or the day. 1t has BEEN said that tie rsa-
son that SO many old men break down and
become childish Ia because they abandon
business and thus lose much Of their
everyday interest in the world around
them 1t is no uncommon thing today for
people who are quite advanced In life 70
take courses OF study and successfully pass
through them. AL such occupations serve
TO keep the interest alive In somsthing be-
sides mere seifishness, and DO more 10
ward away the fumes Of dua1y mslan-
choly" than all the herbs in the On vifs's
pot on which our ancestors relied
The Progress., 1894-01-13

o.rI.0'n.~W of silver certificates. based
upon 'h" ~"uiora-r ion the treasury. and
II t. understood that representative
O.N"j.. Of Massachusetts,. will intro
duc'. a measure a. Il sort of rival tu Mr..
Bland'- bin among rno~" vino are unal-
t"rabl, opposed 10 an issue of bonds.
Mr.. ONcill's bill au,horilr an i,,ur
of treasury bills brarino interest for
one var. !; .pr'~rntrtive Carter, of
ohio. ma introduced Il bill authorizing
th" Issue of 3p'r cent %o-y"ar bonds i'm
IN" discretion Of the secretary Of the
treasury. Tho same Ia be- rcdccma BILE
after one year.
The Progress., 1894-01-13

The close of the sugar crop season
while not yet tabulated by Tia" gov
ernment, it is thought will considera-
bly exceed the season of lS32 93
The increase Of the past two years.
while. no doubt. largely stimulated
by the bounty, has also been ocra-
stoned by the fact that the snSar
crop always promises better financial
returns than any other IN Louisiana.
The cane being a hardy plant Is bet
ter able to resist the complex atmos
nheric conditions that occur in warm
and cold. wet aud dry spells. And, III
view of the fact that new national
Legislation. touching this important
produet. will not materially affect its
interests. unless all signs fail, it j.
highly probable that more sugar will
be grown next year than ever before
in Louisiana. 1t is said that earnest
attention Of business communities
everywhere to overthrow these in
fiuences. and to supplant them by Il
more healthful system of wise and
iudicious government should be the
imperative duty and deep concern of
every thoughtful business man.
Southern Trade Journal
And yet there are some who say
that but for the bounty, sugar would
not be made in such quantities and
with the discontinuance of the
bounty. it will be cut down short
The Progress., 1894-01-13
SHERIFF'S SALE.

T.. Carter vs.. j. ID Graybill. No. f:'J9-
~ District Court, Caddo Parish, la.
ny virtue OF writ of seizSre and sale
s..aso seu 10 me ia the above entitled ana
Esmoered suit. from the Honorable the
ihs. district Court Of Caddo Parish. La.
cave nave seized as the property OF j. 3D.
a. p'il, aud will sell at public auction
cash. without benefit cf appraise-
Cc.. al the principal front door of the
n ~ House in Csduo Parish, La. with
sae legal hours for sales. OH
ssAfuRDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1874,
~ following described lproperty, viz:
mia q, .3, "A and a5 of the l.. +. Carter
l. sNislon, of the City Of Shreveport,
rs together with all buildings aud im-
r'''ements thereon.
JOHN =. YOUNG.
~ Sheriff Of Caddo Parish, La.
sne Progress, Jan. 6, 1894.
The Progress., 1894-01-13
knights Of Dixie

\ lodge OF the Knights Of Dixie
was organized in this place last Tues
day night by Deputy State Lecturer
". f.. Bland and DIR. l.. G.. DOzier
with membership composed of our
best citizens The following named
officers were elected: III. 4. Liver
man commander W. X. Sutherlin
vice-commauder, J. A. Hungeford
junior commander, 5. 4. Guy pilot,
Il. i. Clifton vice-piIot, f. Il. Harris
scribe, Rev. b. +. Crews chaplain.
DIR. W. X. Sutberlin surgeon. J. A.
HuDgerford treasurer, q. b. vii
liams, financial scribe. The order Of
the knights Of Dixie, devoted 10
mutual benevolence and charity, is OF
Southern origin and is fast becoming
the strongest in the South. Demo
crat Journal.
The Progress., 1894-01-13
Winter SwiII Barrel.

Dig pit two feet deep and -four
feet square, in which place eighteen
inches of fresh, hot horse manure.
On this place the barrel and pack the
heating material around the sides I'M
I'll the top is nearly reached. Then
place frame or box without bot
tom over the barrel, with Il cover
which can be lifted mp when the swill
is removed. Pack this box full with
care, and but little frost can get in.
4 pail full of hot water poured in the
barrel. when half filled, will make the
pigs warm drink at noon, which
will be appreciated. The heat will
last about six weeks, when the ma
nure should be renewed. If the bar
rel is placed under shed, or where
it will be protected from win / and
snow, the cold will have less effect on
It, There is no advantage in feeding
frozen swill; pure water j. much
better. and the hogs need all they
want to drink. -Annrlcau Agricul-
turist.
The Progress., 1894-01-13
r.. Jos. Haas says about

He says The chemist of the Agri
cultural Department at W ashington
has shown that pure cob meal has a
nutritive value ia soluble crlluIosP
and starch Of nearly II per cent. 1t
would then appear that there is Il
waste if the corn cobs are Mt utilized
a. stock food. Some objection has
been made TO the use Of the cob be
cause there was residne of sharp.
hgrd ,cllcS. rlckOned to be hurtful to
the walls Of the stomach and indi
gestihie. Feed mills, however, are so
constructed now as to thoroughly
puiycrize 10 fine meal all these sharp
scales and release their nutTImeuts.
ia feeding hogs we have this expert
mpnt we'll authenticated. There were
three lots Of pigs of equal size and
ayc. One lot was fed on whole corn.
the second on pure corn meal. and
the third on corn and cOb-meal. They
were all given water alike. The re
suit was that SIX pounds of corn fed
whole, made one pound of pork; five
and half pounds Of pure corn meal
made one pound, and three and sew
en-eights pounds Of corn and cob
meal made pound Of pork"
This is well worthy Of attention aud
it may, rs it should be, valuable
sugge ,tlon to orr farmers in North
LOul .iaua
The Progress., 1894-01-13
PRICE. ) CENTS.


Secretary Carlisle asks PERMISSION
to ls-uc bonds There !, an intimate
connection between his feast with
New York bankers, the fact .amented
by the New York Herald that S66.-
oO'ooo surplus is lying idle in New
York banks, earning nothing. and
TINS request for permission To- is,ne
bonds. Idle money must be- earning
something, even If idle men starye
Ihls ls a government Of money and
for money. bnt if the men have any
manhood left they will hooIoo the
man who votes for bonds. Twentieth
Century.
The Progress., 1894-01-13

As | effected cure of fistuls with
out cutting, it might he Of interest to
some Of Home and Farm fraternity to
know how it WAS done. / took one
pint of spirits turpentine, one half pint
of best alcohol. one-half pint of cam
phorated coal oil (e l., l dissolved
camphor in it as long rs it would
dissolve), mixed all together, well
shaken applied morning and evening,
we'll rubbed in. This treatment L
followed until | reduced the swelling,
after which used once day until
cured. The horse is now quite well
/ did not work him with an ordinary
collar, but made breast collar with
which l worked him all the time,
never lost day on account of the
fstula.
Lakeland, Fla. R.L.s-
The Progress., 1894-01-13

When man sits down on the ,:dn.
walk and waits for procession of
lamp posts to 20 by, then lays down
on the sidewalk and tries to blow out
the moon for candle, and winds M
by trying to got the policeman to
send for physicipn to testify that he
IS strictly sober we'll, then you can
guess lis about Chriotma, tim.
The iwerican
The Progress., 1894-01-13

Fiv" years ago purchased home
n Nichsbury and had IA large piece
+ vacant land which / decided t.
plant in garden truck, but the land
WAS covered with coco. and for three
wears ! bad a man working TO dc
7iroy the same by sitting and digging
but with poor success. Last year
planted 3O-fOOt square III Olra and
| discovered in the fall that little
coco was growing under the okra,
while on the outside Of the patch it
was growing thick. This year
planted the same place in okra and
now there is no sign of coco under
the okra. | can give no reason for
this, and if any can, | would like to
know the reason for same, and |
would like some of our readers to try
the okra business and report the re
suit Correspondent in the Southern
Live Stock Journal.
The Progress., 1894-01-13
Hammond has a public scho

Hammond has a public school nine
months in the year. There are now
265 pupils in attendance. SO mnch
for Yankee enterprise and push.
Hammond has voted tax and issued
bonds to build and equip commo-
dious school building, and has EN-
ployed frst-class teachers and will
reap a tenfold return in increased
valuation of property and educational
facilities. What is to hinder Amite
City, with more inhabitants and more
assessed property from doing like
wise?-Florida Parishes.
The Progress., 1894-01-13
f0f Exchange Timber and Wood Land

VIZ trade 1000 % 200 acres of timber
s%uhd, on railroad. about II miles from
sufeveport, for improved cr unimproyed
ropeny in Shreveport. Land will aver
We and cut about 1J cords Of woOdto the
~. II. Railroad runs centrally through
e.ufr trace. Address
iNc.S-tf &. ID. HICKS.
The Progress., 1894-01-13

Another Beet Sugar Factory
Count Liubensky, announces that he
proposes to start in Omaha, Neb.. an
establishment, which is to cost 81
u0,o0o for the manufacture of beet
sugar There is to be refineIv in
connection with the factory, and the
operatives will be 300 families of
Poles who are expected in the coun-
try shortly. The farmers of the
nelghborbood guarantee to rails,
5000 acres of beet for the factory to
work np.-Sugar Bowl.
We do hOpe our North Louisiana
IA m"rs Will tfy cultivatIng the sugar
beet this wear. There is money i'm
tn" bnsiness and why will not OUR
farmer, become the beneiiciaries Of
tins new industry? Oh If we could
bnt prevail on our agriculturists to
q1t w3rshipping their idol cotton,
~" you'd feel that THE PRoGREss had
d1ae -ome good at least.