The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-22
Economy that Economies.

about her own economies, even if the
world stands in judgment upon her acts
for every house has it's own peculiar
needs, and there is Mrs. Grundy for
every corner Of the street. But there is
so-called economy that wasteth, and
true economy that protiteth much to the
ways and means committee as we'll as
to all concerned. Indeed, it requires all
the engineering of this same ways and
means committee to decide sometimes
whether it is best to suffer the ills of
ripping up, cleansing and making over
give them away If they seem to be worth
giving away. 1t certainly is not econo
my i'll every case to ma Ike over" and
there are women to-day who work from
January to December ripping up. spong-
ing, pressing and making over worthless
garments. Their lifes energy has been
wholly misspeht because they could not
what was va ueless. The woman who
boosted that the lining of her black silk
waist was made of twenty-three pieces
Of as many different colors thought that
she was economical, but NO one agreed
with her OH the subject. will it pay?'
should be the first question asked when
looking over the old cloth hes with view
to making over: Time should be consid>
cred first, and if it CAN be put to bet
ter Use then let the garment go and buy
a new one If time will permit. then con-
slider whether the garment will look we'll
enough when completed to be. satisfac-
tory. VIII it hate.:a shabby, madc-over
look, and if SO, will a quantity of new
material remove the objection? Then
consider the expense of the new goods,
ma ke few figures if necessary, and once
deciding that it is a paying investment.
rip, cleahse and make, with hearty
faith in the good results. - Anna r.
Payne in Ladies' Home Journal.
Wdmen's Student Life at Oxford,
Sport, however. is not the only form
Of recreation at Somerville and Lady
Margaret. There are the debates be-
tween the n.l halls, and the Shakespeare
rooms for special ''chums," more gen
eral "at homes throughout the winter,
and garden parties and all sorts of gay
cites during the closing week Of the
summer term, when the lists" are read
and honors awarded Girls may also re-
ceive visitors of either sex in reason
able numbers, and are often allowed to
dine out with a friend or be otherwise
friend may not come for her to chaperon
her elsewhere. A chaperon provided
by the hall does that.
r. Each hall also maintains miniature
society governed by the strictest rules
OF etiquette as regards calls and enter
st;alnlng among the students. The
freshly must conduct herself with meek
ness mes and loWiiness of spirit. Never may
senior has seen fit to call upon her and
take her UP" in polite society. More
may leave her card if the sfreshy' is
out; but the freshly" may never leave a
card under any, circumstances, but must
Keep on calling in return until she finds
tne senior in; to leave her card only
would be unparalleled presumption.
Neither may any freshman presume to
entertain, to invite dinner companion,
or, III fact, tender an invitation of any
sort or kind. unless an intimate friend
snip mtervenes to suspend these laws
or social life. No seniors are ever. ever
asked to meet "freshies." and if "fresh-
nr sn are to q, be present at any spread"
forehand, that they may stay away if
II SO please them. In short, the fresh
mans social standing might be termed
modern reproduction of that of the
medlaeval Jew-shunned. snubbed and
iooked down upon, or treated with the
ioity cohdescension of a bare and meager
The Art of Walking.
Have you ever noticed" commented
a man, how women put down their
feet as they walk toward you on the
street. and how they almost always show
the soles of their shoes in an ugly, heel
hrst, slap-me-down sort of fashion? Not
one in fifty, Or, even hundred. puts
uoWn her feet gracefully, and yet every
child who goes to dancing school is told |
over and over again by her dancing mas
ter to point the toes and put them down
tirst. The habit of putting down, the |
heels first is called the peasants walk"
as it is essentially bourgeoise in it's char
acter. Duse, as Santuzza. in "Caval-
|eria Rusticana." initiates this walk adj |
mirably. "But do you know said Il |
fashionable woman, who was watching |
the actress and had heard this particular |
gait discussed, shat is exactly the way |
walk myself" and her friend who was |
with her could not gainsay her, for the |
lady was not noticeable for her graceful |
ca rriage. it~ y |
1t is great pity that the art of walk
ing is not taught as persistently and |
carefully as dancing. 1t seems to be I
an accepted idea that if child learns |
to dance well grace will naturally follow,
md that the Improvement will be gen
aral: but this is by no means the case.
Aptitude at dancing by no means argues
That a good carriage and graceful walk
will be developed, and it will be only |
Dy making this part of the physical .edn-
,ation separate and particular study /
hat satisfactory results will be oh.
aimed III IRA sssis ~