The National tribune., 1895-12-05


orers prayed for the conversion of Robert G..
Ingersoll.
| Thanksgiving is a pleasant sort of feast-day.
In the first place, ones conscience is reasonably
| easy in the belief that most of our ~ 100000
citizens will have turkey dinner, unless they
| like roast beef, spaghetti, kraut and speck
better, in which case they probably are satis-
factorily supplied. The aid societies. newsboys'
| clubs, GAR. relief funds, Kings Daughters,
| Christian Endeavorers and other kind y-mind-
| cd societies, provide turkey literally and hunt
| up folks to need it, so turkey is wel-nigh uni
versal. 1t is usually bright day, and would
seem like Sunday if the coIlege.boys were not
! out in full football force, waving their canes
| tied with the long blue or red or yellow ribbons
and shouting themselves hoarse and hungry as
| bears. 1t is holiday for everybod and fa-
| vorite time for outdoor excursions, unless one
| goes to the football game. The wood-paths, the
bicycle roads the country inns, and Mount Yer
non boats were well frequented last Thursday.
| 1t does seem contradictory to go TO church in
the morning and to a football game in the after
noon, but it has been done.
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| 1t is alleged that the average American wo-
man is growing taller We all know that she
| wears larger shoes than she used to do before
she played tennis rode bicycles, and golfed.
1t is gratifying to know that she is growing
taller; it makes her in better proportion.
| While American fathers are scolding be-
cause the girls are marrying foreigners, the
| English mothers are fussing because the young
| noblemen not marrying their daughters.
| 1t has been explained as tho reason why-if
Dan Cupid will forgive the insinuatiOn-tbat
| it is because there so few heiresses in Eng
land that there are only two-or, at the most,
| three-in all the land.
| Some of the comments on international
marriages in the English papers are queer.
| One paper complains that the American women
/ bring their unstrung nerves and bad teeth to
! the British shores. 1t is a popular belief in
England that all of our men are tall, thin, wear
chin whiskers, and whitte, and that our women
| invariably have unpleasant voices and poor
| teeth.
| 1t is said that the Queen of Madagascar
wears Worth gowns and at the same time goes
about with her brown feet and ankles bare.
| 1t must look odd to one stepped in convention
alites. However, there is the beauty in being
a Queen-if she wants to dress that way she
can. and no questions asked
~
Queen Victoria wont give her granddaugh-
ters latchkeys Doesn't think it proper.
There are not many people who realize how
pleasant food nuts can be. Salted and put
between thin slices of bread aud butter. they
make dainty, appetizing sandwiches, or they
may be pounded TO paste and seasoned with
a salad dressing of oil, salt and vinegar. and
then spread on the buttered bread.
A salad msde of the big. fat italian chestnuts
is good BlancI the chestnuts-that is, throw
them ia boiling water so that the little brown
skin may be taken off. Then boil them until
they are tender, dry them, and serve with a
| French dressing of oil aud vinegar.
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FOR AND AGAINST BLoOMERs.
The arguments in favor of boomers are still
| in the majority. There have been some strong
| letters on both sides. In to-day's issue are two
more in favor and also some vigorous logic that
the anti t-bloomerites will have to disprove. We
ourselves have always been in favor of bloom
ers, as before stated. for work-costume. How
ever the other side needs to be heard, and they
have some good points to make. We should
be glad TO hear from some of the Eastern read
ers for or against. Why let the Westerners do
the pioneer work? Our first letter does not
state where the author lives, nor could the
postmark be made OUT perhaps she represents
the East.
EDITOR BETTER HALE: Have read the diff
ferent ideas expressed in your columS regard
the bloomer question.
lam in sympathy with Hiss Garten. and i'm
agine her a willing worker, who would help
| roundup the cattle" if her services were
| needed; and, | ask, why should she not he
dressed comfortably while performing her work?
Why can sue not wear her large kitehen-apron
over her bloomers and do the family baking?
Why should she feel embarrassed ifshe see call
er coming? Should she invite me to a o'clock
| tea would not expect her TO meet her callers
i'm her morning costume. | have never worn
boomers, but wear "a divided skirt whenever /
ride the pony / can open the gates while the
| helpless, modest (?), maidenly t?) ladies ride
through, and l can mount alone and pick up
their bundles or whips they would otherwise
have to leave, if dropped. | can now take a
ride with no escort.
Last Spring assisted in the setting out OF a
large orchard. My apron and skirts were thor
oughly drenched from the water. The wind
blew and dust settled thereon, but suppose
looked far more charming and modest-accOrd-
ing to Mae Jollffe-a lady than had | worn
boomers and kept clean; but how much more
comfortable would l have felt?
1t requires some independence, know; but
why should we not be comfortably and inde-
pendently dressed if we are depended upon to
do work that requires activity. | am sure
am considered much a lady when am rid
ing my pony as when driving with my little
son in the carriage.
The bloomer suit need not be of conspcU-
Gus color or make. There people whose
dress is conspicuous at all times. And do in-
sist that woman should be modest. and can be