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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-18
O FEMININE READERS
,Ey HELP THEIR WIVES
MAKE UP II DAILY BILL OF FARE.
Women Taking an Unusual Interest
I'm PeIitics-No Fixed Laws for
the Housekeeper-New styles.

There are things which are improved
as 20 execution by being thought out De-
fore the actual moment for their use mas
arrived. Among these the three daily
n,eals ma certainly be counted, says a
writer in the Philadelphia Press
How may these be arranged beforehand?
BY the simple and time-saving plan OF
writing out upon each Friday or Saturday
evening a complete menu for the fol-
lowing week.
In the household of a charming young
woman of this city the above plan has
been carried out for six years. Ever since
her honeymoon, in fact. And the leisure
saved in this way is declared to be won
derful, both by the young housekeeper and
her husband.
sEleanore and I always make out the
weeks menu in advance" said the young
husband 1.-The plan is valuable In a
variety of ways. 1t saves worry and furry
when the butcher or the baker arrives ana
demands your order. Women will wait
until these fellows are actually in the
kitchen before deciding what is to be
ooked and served at the next meal. Then
Il saves time. We two can map out an
Individual little bill of fare seven times
over within a couple OF hours. We car
plan q different luncheon for each day In
the week. Have a ulllSfeHL variety VI
meat each morning and perhaps lay GU
q fish or lobster dinner for one evening
in each week.
ooh, it's a thoroughly good scheme,
the wife continued. I'VE have a blanl
book reserved especially for the purpose
and we sit down to it r~eligiously for ar
hour or so each Saturday. Then all tina
/ an obliged to do is to open the book each
morning, read the order to the COOK an
let her order from the shopmen.
1.-THE idea was given to me by a Frencf
woman, d celebrated dinner giver whom
i met in Paris. She gave me several use
full, practical suggestions about house
keeping, and among the very best of then
was the idea of menu making. Accuston
yourself to it each week, my dear child,
She said. Make your plan for the Weel
always upon a certain day. And, abov'
all, get your husband to help you. two
heads are always better than one. Ano
most men nave the art of knowing how
to combine edibles.
always have a vegetable which work!
well and tastes we'll with the meat which
you have selected. One well chosen i
worth six which are out Of taste with tn
remainder of the dinner"
For a woman who is always in a Worr.
over the question, "What shall we hayeT
this solution should prove a veritable treas
ure trove.
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His Disease.
Post.

Washington Post.
A newspaper man tells me that he was
stopped on the street not long ago by a
Withholding man, who asked for 3 cents for
car fare.
Where are you going?' asked the news
paper man.
Il want TO go to the hospital" said the
man: I'm going to have them.
ssHaya WHAT" inquired the newspaper
nan, jocularly, the jimjams?"
The Withholding man drew himself up
with an air of pride. -.
ssJ'm a-going co have the mania porchcs.
he said, solemnly. and he got the desired
far fare.
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Two Poet. mt Large.

Kansas III Journal.
Eugene Ware, the poet-laureate or Kan
sas. Is spending n week with Whitcomb
Riley among the Businesses of Colorado
also the showcases. On Oct. 20 the two
give a reading in Denver. Ware and Riley
have been friends for years and often ex-
change visits. :
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Fashions Novelties.

New York Post.
New French jacket bodices that are so
closely fitted that they serve also as dress
waists are still very short and fancifully
finished. Most of these bodices are made
With open fronts and a waistcoat, the
former turned back will revers or else
falling straight from the top of the Shout
der-seams. Many of the notwithstanding
jackets do not meet at all On the wide vest,
and often they are cut down all around
the top, the handsome li"gEt-grounded bro
cade vest extending over the shoulders and
forming a yoke-like piece or plastron.
Other fancy jackets have their tiny skirts
set on in a deep point or tabs that lap at
the waist line, front and back, leaving the
sides rather short, while the reverse is
seen in peplum jackets for older wearers.
SIashed jacket-bodices, open up every seam
to the waist, are among the favored styles.
A high officers collar is liked with these,
with often an outer spreading collar cut
In tabs all around, silk lined, slightly stiff
Not only is the short French corset worn
with cycling. golf, tennis and other out
door costumes. but 1T is now preferred by
a. great majority of women to the alb
normally long, stiff dress corset, which
gave an unnatural look to the figure, and
which was ormerly considered indispen-
sable with all save neglige or exercise cos
tunes. These short French corsets are
beautifully shaped, cut low at the top and
1dllCi SiiOIl o1 IL ulp9- bCy Sdi We
bought of plain or corded coutil, net, satin,
or sateen. 1t is considered very smart to
have d brocaded corset and petticoat to
mater, but all cannot afford these ele-
gances of the toilet, and palmer corsets
are made with all the graceful curves and
numberless small, valuable improvements
that the very high-priced models show.
Among the various things that importers
and retailers are exhibiting this season are
small fur garments and trimmings i'll novel
shapes and styles; superb spangled sequin-
ed and -jewel-wrought dress. and wrap gar
nitures; brown silk pushes that SO closely
copy sealSkin that it would take an expert
to tell the difference without close inspec-
ton: stylish cloth costumes trimmed with
arabesque braiding or with tiny gold but
tons and 70 VS. of finest gold braid; Tartan
taffeta silk blouses with closely fitted
seamless backs. finished with a wide cein>
ture, cuffs and sailor collar OF dark green
velvet; velvet bolero ald Elton Jackets ad
infinitum; tiny capeS Of velvet, very full
over the shoulders, with deep yokes of
jet beads and bangles in Van Dyke form
and a neck ruche of jetted chiffon and vel
vet Joined in triple box-pleats; glossy mo-
hair gowns made up with irideScent
Liberty satin for autumn brides visiting
gowns; satin-barred and dotted chameleon
silks for dress nc eesSorieS; very large fur
muffs for the winter, with long slender
chains run through the muff TO go around
the neck; these chains often of fine gold
set with small gems. and lastly, stylish
golf capes in new rich c~olor-blending, adj
mirable for travelling uses, driving and cool
weather shopping.
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What is Good Housei<eepfngs
<To- vo-lr r oJro

what rs 0oOu
New York Ledger.
At a recent afternoon tea, where there
were a goodly number of intelligent men
and women assembled, the conversation
turned upon good housekeeping, and one or
the guests was asked to define the term
After a moments hesitation, he answered:
Good housekeeping is that sort which
embodies order, neatEess, promptness ana
an average amount of good temper. Al
lowing that the members of the human
family are by no means angelic. one must
not look for too much. and it is therefore
a part of the philosophy of life to avoid
great expectations"
Good housekeeping" said another mem
Der of the party, lis to have a clean
house, wholesome food at regular meal
hours and that restfulness that is never
found where the presiding genius of the
establishment is fussy, irritable, worrlsome
and given to fretting about ~trifles."
keeping a house in order" remarked a
| veteran, lis not so difficult if one only
adopts a systematic course and sticks
to it." bor
in Israel, have you ever kept house on a
system and lived up TO it? l have. been
trying it for three-score years, for L began
early, and / assure you that there Is no
fixed law about housekeeping except the
law of uncertainty. L have many a tlme
planned my work for the DAY. ana Wheh
everything was arranged and i saw clear
sailing ahead of me, word would come VI
that the preserves were working, or the
bread had turned sour, or Dick had
dropped the egg basket and there WASH
a thing in the house to make cake with
or the range wouldn't work, and nobody
could tell why, or any one of the thous'
and and one things that beset every
housekeeper who tries to do things clear ur
to her lights on all these subjects.
1.-The best definition of good housekeep
ing that 1 ever heard was that given by
a little slip of a boy who. after listening
for a long time to a very learned discussion
from some of his mothers club associate:
on the best way to order a home, wa:
asked: Well, my little man, what kim
of a home do you think is BEST? A beau
tiful light came into the child's eyes. He
tossed back his yellow hair and shook hi:
head: I don't know much about it. JUS
the only kind that 1 like is the home tina
it's nice to go to- And when all of th'
philosophy, theory, science and wisdom o.
the subject had been exhausted, the wo
men there assembled had to agree that thu
very best home, after all. was the home
that-it was nice to go to-"
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hours. must be as hard to bear as they are
difficult for language to depict by those
who are unfortunate to be lying OH sick
beds. or. il may be. diving.
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a head of hair that will make itself into a
shock, whose muscles are easily hardehsu,
and whose health is perfect, why snould
she rob the world of the delightful tohlooy
for which she was meant and try to be an
airy tiirt Of ballroom tendencies? On, girls;
study your own style. 1t may not De the
style you prefer, but remember, IN these
days it is Individuality that counts
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-06-12
4LLOWANCE FOR DAUGHTERS.

There can be no doubt that the Gus
tom of making an allowance for
daughters is an excellent one. When
q girl reaches certain age, say II or
10, she should be made an allowance,
paid monthly or quarterly, out of
which she should be expected to
provide herself with gowns, hats, and
all the staple requirementsof her toilet.
AS to Iuxuries, like furs, jewels, ball
gowns. and such things, they may be
left to the individual generosity of her
parents, who need not stint themselves
in that because they give her an
allowance. Too much stress cannot
be laid upon the fact that every girl
should have an allowance, and thus
be trained to the expenditure of
money. Many a young girl when she
marries and goes to her husband,
eXcites alternately his irritation and
alarm, owing to her utter ignorance
of money If such a girl had been
trained from girlhood to the receipt
of stated sum out of which she had
to meet her needs she would make Il
bpttar wife
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Tho toad's poison is n white, highly
acid fluid, which is secrcted by the glands
of the skin Of its back, and through two
small eminences just behind its head mot
from its mouth) the animal can eject the
venom. This white fluid is alluded TO in
tho Galloway ballad of "Robin Rie:"
The milk on the tacd's back wad prefer
To the posons in his words that be.
The secretion no doubt helps to protect
the toad from many of its natural enemies
birds, lizards and so forth-but not from
all. Both hedgohoRs and snakes dovour
toads with IMMUNITY. A dog will always
refuse to take toad into its mouth, boz
cause the secretion from tho creatures
glands burns its mouth and lips. If the
venom be injected beneath the skin OF q
dog, it will cause great local inflammation,
with repeated vomiting and commissions,
which sometimes end in DEATH
The effect of the poison on human beings
Is much the Same. Frank auckland has
a story, related TO him by an Oxfordshire
surgeon, of man who once made wager
when half drunk in q village alohouse that
he would bite q toad's head off, Ho per-
formed the feat, but soon his lips, tongue
and throat began to swell most alarmingIy,
and he was for some time dangerously Ill.
"He had probably bitten" says Mr.. Buck
land, fright through the center Of the
h-hi"d thA head and had got dose
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-06-12

Eack sIytuit thJ ineinbty VI tnru .'t,,".
time, ton yeats before, when ~ little
girl she lay III my arms. My fhot paled
ana tremblud 81 that her attention was
attracted.
"Aunty, are you illf''
t.Nn"
''You arc 50 pale You look frightened"
81 am frightened, dear, but 1t is foolish.
When you said that something would hap
pen to prevent your marriage If 1t were
wrong, had Il sensation as of something
torriblo threatening us. 1t Is nothing, of
course. am very foolish tonight.
She laughed merrily. "Oh, aunty, your
nerves are not in good order. To think Of
being frightened at what l said Why, of
course, nothing is to prevent my being
Reginald's wife. do not even dream OF
such u thing"
Certainly sho did not. saw her asleep
that night, and her face wore tho happiest
of smiles.
1t is but few weeks since then-an ago
to mo. l think that moro happiness than
falls to tho lot of most people In life of
many years was theirs i'll that few weeks
Tho smilo is still on Gcraldinos face. 1
saw it there an hour ago, as / folded her
white hands on her quiet breast and
placed lilies about her. Reginald cannot
claim his bride after all. She was thrown
from n horse yesterday morning, fatally
injured. She recognized US both before she
diod-Regnald, poor boy, and mo. Love
shone in her eyes, but not the all yielding
love | had so often feared for her, perfect
love- guided by heaven born wisdom.
Reginald, - she whispered, God has
interfcrcd. Ho was not pleased at our be-
trothal l understand all now. No-do not
speak-listen. 1t was not well. You have
always been SO brave in NEST things, now
you will learn that there is a greater cour-
ago than you have ever known bcfore-tho
courage to live and suffer, to subdUo your
rebellious heart, to think of God before
yourself No-listcn still. have-so-lit-
tie time. You must be Drawer and stron-
ger than you've ever been, but for God S
sake-not your own. You shall do this
kiss me now, darling
cannot dwell on that parting between
them. l do not wish to see ever again such
grief as Reglnalds. l feared for his rca-
son. Geraldine Gained him. Tho sudden
change in her amazed me. Sho was the
strong one, and no without will.
Il wish l could bear all the pain for
you," she said after pause to recover her
fast failing strength. Il will help you
even-when I'm gone. Remember, shall
be-near you.
"Aunty, take caro- of Reginald" she
whispered, with her arms about my neck.
Sho closed her eyes and grew so still that
believed life extinct. In a moment, how
ever, her lips moved to frame tho word
"Goodby, she stretched out her hand and
caught Reginald's, and as he brought his
face close to hers there was another faint
sound:
"Bo brave" And SO she died.-Mrs. M.
| Murray Wilson in Home Magazine.
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FEMININE FANClES.
Credit Checks n Fine Institution For the
Women Who Love to Shop.

Women who Love to Shops
"Ive got financial interest in six big
dry goods establishments" she said, open
ing small package containing half yard
of silk
"Nit," said he.
"Nitr' How 1 hate that world The
man who started that ought to have six
monthsr'
at was a woman, you know"
81 don't believe it! But you don't know
anything about women"
"Thank Godp' he rctorted satlrically.
"But how about your Investments"
"Well, it is truo. Now, look here. You
see that little check?" Sho exhibited ono
of the little memorandum slips issued by
stores for goods returned-exchangeable
What in tho world is that?" he in
CURED.
"Why, you SEQ, 1 go to big store in
Sixth avenue and buy bit of silk or
something, and when it comes homo l
don't want it, or maybe l change my mind
and would rather have something else.
take it back and get credit check for
what paid or l get some other cheaper
article and get credit check for tho bal
ance This is tho balance this particular
store owes me, and can go and trade it
OUT III any llilc. EolAgy -ScNcI CtbtS'
sixty seven
"Oh, you can get lots of things for CT
cents! And then L may take this back and
get more credit. Let's scol Forty-throo
and-yes, that would be sl.10. I'd have
$1.1O. l don't like this very much any
how 1t looks shop worn. Don't you think
so:"
"N-no 1 don't know. But the man
who sold it to you must boz
"Shop worn? Well, yes. TIo did look
queer to mo. Next time I'll 60 TOLL
take this back Monday and try the Blank
Bros. They have such nice things there!
Two got a credit check there for 81. 60 too.
Oh, yes and ono ut Dolly IL Co. IS for 81
cents, and'-
Eyes, but do you ever really buy any
thing-for keeps, you know"
''Oh, yes, sometimes. l may keep this.
They make you wait SO long to look up
your credit where l got it, just rs if
they'd like to keep you out of your money
as long as possible for the interest it
draws! Bot it's quite nice to have credit
at the big stores and to know you could
go in and buy if you wanted to. Two got
an interest in six establishments, and do
you know, can just buy hundreds of
things and not spend very much? It's lots
of fun, and it keeps business moving right
along. And you really don't want any
thing much after you've got 1t. New
Work TTprnI1
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A SICK MAN IN THE WOODS.
Hight of Henry WeIch When Striclre
With rheumatism In u Maine Camp.

Hight of Henry welch When Stricken
With Rheumatism In u Maine Camp.
Daniel Haywood oe Oxford county, Ne,
tells in Shooting and Fishing how q sick
man Jared in the woods when all alone.
Henry WEIGH had made an appointment
with Ed Grant, ono of the Maine guides
who was at the sportsmen' i exposition, to
meet him mt Beaver Pond camp. 1t was in
tho fall of tho year, and on the divide be-
tween Cupsuptic pond and Beaver pond,
over which WEIGH had to go, was 30 inches
of snow. Haywood, tho day afterward,
crossed the mans trail in the snow and
noticed that his lame leg had bothered
him in raising his foot above tho snow,
but, knowing that White Cap camp, on
Top OF tho divide, was a good one no
thought nothing of 1t, rs beyond that it
was down grade and easy going, whilo the
snow was Of less depth.
AS 1t happened, Grant was delayed for
three weeks by heavy SNOWFALL and
WEIGH was attacked with rheumatism SO
that his right arm was useless In tho
Beaver Pond camp was only littlo fire.
wood, and tho man could not cut any
Neither could he make his way back ngain.
He took what wood there was, built good
fire and mako several loavcs of bread and
baked lot of beans, laying in supply
for the long timo when he would have no
wood for fire. Ho managed to break up u
pilo Of spruce bark, peeled for camp roof
ing, with his ono hand and SO had lit
tie artificial warmth for a considerable
time, which, with the camp blankets, kept
life going fairly comfortably till three
days before Grant came, when tho fire
stuff gave out.
WEIGH did not know whether Grant
would como or not, nor could no toll
whether help would arrive in time to save
his life. During the three flrelesS days and
nights no lay on his camp bunk, wrapped
up in blankets, feeding on cold BUTTERFLIES
bread and frozen beans. His feelings when
at last Grant pushed open tho door may
be imagined. y good hot fire, lots to cat
and jovial companionship put WEIGH on
his feet and in IA few days ho was ablo to
foot it to tho settlements on tho trail that
Grant had broken i'll the SNOW.
Curiously enough this Is tho only in
stance that Haywood remembers in which
sickness used man up in tho woods, nor
do mon often get into serious difficulty
when alone
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'sSire. uuoth the Chief of staff, ''tho
wing and evidently intend to turn our left
with vigorous charge"
do you mean the amazonian wheel
CORPSE
eyes, sire, and they arc gallant sight.
Their wheels have all been rcnickclod, and
they have donncd their new ashes of roses
bloomors for the first timo. What shall
we do to avert the dangCr?'
Order out tho royal sprinkling carts. "
Eyes, sire. -
LET them make tho battle-ground in
front of our left wing as muddy as posi-
BILE"
eyes, sire.
"Just us soon as tho charging amazons
in their new silk boomers strike that mud
they will whirl about and ride back us fast
Us they can pedal.
For what, sire?"
"For their mud guards, stupid. Then,
II wo advance rapidly enough to surprise
them before they can got their helmets on
straight the day is ours"
And 1t was oven so.-Cleveland Plain
nanlar
Had No Use For 1t.
Ho told tho shop assistant that no want
ed to purchase something that would be u
suitable present for II young lady.
Tho clerk brought out albums, books,
gold pens and pencils and cardcases, but
nothing seemed to suit. As the last resort
he showed the young man an engagement
calendar, beautiful little tablet on which
to record tho engagements for each day OF
the week.
"Quito the fad now, ;" no explained rs no
displayed the calendar. "All tho young
ladies feel tho need of them, especially
during the season."
What Is ity'' asked tho young man.
IAN engagement calendar" replied tho
shop assistant. She'll find 1t invalu-
able''-
You think she would like onof" asked
the young man with forced calmness.
"I'm sure she would If she hasn't ono
already" said the assistant.
well, want to say to you that she
wouldn't" exclaimed tho young man,
losing control of his temper. II know her
and you don't, and l want you to under
stand, sir, that she has no use for any such
calendar She doesn't have to keep records
of her engagements. This is the only timo
that she has ever been engaged, and any
man who says that she will ever BIO en-
gagged to any one else or that she has to
put 1t down on tablet to remember has
got to fight me- That's all there is to that. "
He had left the shop before the assistant
had sufficiently recovered from his surprise
to explain.-Strand Magazine
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