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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
TO WALK WELL.
stand straight. Elbows In, Head VI
md Then Walk,

It's simple enough to hold the dress
properly. but, like all simple matters. II
hard for the masses 10 learn. Just take
hold Of the back folds all together and lit
them an inch or two. Dou't bring them
around to the side. for that slyors too much
Of the gay Partisan for American taste;
and be sure you get all the folds In your
hand OF course it's tireS0me, but we hope
some day in the near future we can wear
our bicycle skirts on rainy days without
shocking society by the absence of our
wheels.
And, If YOU want to walk we'll hold
yourself erect--don't throw your shoulders
back. though you have probably often
heard that piece of erroneous advice. Just
keep them In a natural position. Don't
put your toes down hrst. like a dancing
master, but try to make both heel and ball
OF the foot touch the ground at once. Hold
your body firmly your head up your chin
in, and walk a great deal with these things
in mind; and after awhile those who see
you will understand how the poet could say
when enamored Of the walk Of hts lady love-;
Her feet have touched the meadows
And left the daisies rosy"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

In these days OF inexpenslvs N,
and linens there Is no excuse ~
not having an attractively set 40
da mask and Dresden china NAV \,
her, but ordinary damask ana 4
white china are within her mean p
spoons may bestir her coffee. M,
no reason why bright, well-phts b
silver Is impossible. should be M
with these and a mixture OF ~
taste there Is no excuse for ~
unattractive table.
The tablecloth should be not =.
less. but without wrinkles. II NJ
high gloss on linen it should 4
ironed with heavy iron from \
dainnness into one OF perfec, r.
Starch should not be used In AtIr /
cloths or napkins. Beneath IN +
heavy silence cloth" should y
both because 1t saves wear on aki]
and table and because 1t looks be,ts
The middle Of the table should I
be occupied by a bowl. in which M
ilowers, leaves or growing srsu
At one end or at the middle OF In 4
mistress OF the house should alt d
coffee or tea things before her I'll
fast or luncheon, and the vegetable
She may serve at dinner. 0ppoi,
should sit the father OF the famlJ,
him whatever of the meal he MAJ
The arrangement gives a certain syu
to the table, which is in itself astr,t
Spoons should not be placed In 1
holder as the custom used to n
should lie at each plate In sufflcienth
numbers to carry on the meal.
olives or radishes should be PLACED
dishes. There should be as'fcw hIl
as possible on the table, becaum
way in which they interfere with d
OF the members of the family aclu
table.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
LADIES OF THE PEN.
ouccn Mnrghcritn and Lesser so,,,,
Lights ns Hook Makers.

Her Celestial Husband" and "a Mans
Foes' two popular books of the dav have
ooih been written by women. although AT
first credited to men. at
Mrs +. II. Burnett's new hook "ruo
Little Pilgrims Progress" has proved such
success that Mrs Burnett has had N non
copies struck of within few DAYS in his
country. aud 10000 copies are being Issued
IN London,
Women have long figured among tho con-
lloutors 20 the London Punch" Tho lie,
including Miss Georgna Bowers NOV ME-
63Wers Edwardsl, Miss Coode. Mrs. Romer
o or yup'ing-h oWe) Mrs, Field. Miss Fras-
H e, MRS. ManseH (Mrs. Bum and Nice
Maudo Sambourne. anu M'ss
queen Margherita Of Italy is about 70
make her first appearance as an eutbor h 10
s nT pool dn of her experiences ae an
Alplne climber. These records ~ sn
Iauhts she has taken In the cnor+ tne
luce her growing embonpoint kin be n.
lustrated by sketches from her own 10 ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
GOOD TASTE VERSUS MONEY.
The WcIi-Groomcd Woman some
timrs thc ncsnIt Of GOOD Tnstc.

|, is comparatively eaey matter for the
woman with large income to be well
dressed and such a hard one for her less
fortunate sister with a moderate one The
chief requisite Ii good taste.
The women that can afford every new
idea that is put upon The market are not
the best gowned. I, is the woman who can
tell a good article from a shod1y one, knows
her own good p0iuir, what is most becoming
to her, and how to carry herself, which is
most important Of all. Every well-dressed
woman should have one quiet tailor mado
suit for shopping. marketing or whatever
everyday duty falls to her lot. This seems
impossible without a great outlay Of money
makes tour Of ali the shops sees tables
and iables heapcd high with codts; ripple
back, recfer-frOnt and four large buttons
describing square. Decidedly lshe thinks
that is not the thing 10 buy. She asks the
saicsWomon If There is no other style In
Dark blue or brown jacket. and is prompt
~ informed that everything this year is
black, and almost all cut after the same
pattern. some lew fastening diagonally by
way Of change. She goes next to one OF
lhe more exclusive shops. buys very plain
JACKET IN dark brown with no buttons yisi-
Die thelng sure first that she can match the
material used in it for a skirO Takes her
skirt TO her petite couturere" (every WON.
an has onel to be made and VOLTA. is her
street SUIT Her coat flts, her skirt banrs
wen ahd the cost Of her get-up Just half
what the ladies tailor asked her
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
ESCRITOIRE SECRETS.
Newest FadS in My Lady's
Stationery.
THE MOST POPULAR TINTS.
IL All the Modes Are strictly Fol
lowed IL Takes n Pretty Penny
to Pay the stntioncr's Mn.

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thcSa da,,s nr,H ~ u ,.,ns Nl-'
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swopenr ,ynn,,, r,,s ,,,i,t,.,,. 1910.
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N.'09eh i'o'',' esS iu' "i' 7'iNo' b'"y
az wig PuPu'"' VIM. laNei"'r' cue Nu
ihiA anu lInhll HANr R4t'0 Noltill's. y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

a great deal has been said Of the sym
grooming OF the girl of the period. w.
Is there, massage. baths, Hight gymnlII
heavy gymnastics and ALL and woncens
Wen 1t serves tho purposes of one who !.
be beautiful In movement and swim 10
through seas of Hattery. | think nt
ercisos which would increase the sire ~
hand unduly, and an equally marked esu
non OF the upper arm at the expense y
forearm. This Is a point we'll enough y
member. 4 nice plump upper arm that e. y.
barred or gloved to the shoulder is esthsa,
more satisfyIng than slnewy wrist
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
THE WORLDS RIVERS.

The branches OF the Mississippi nav
Sregate length OF Is. 600 miles. nj
For over 1900 miles the Nile does
eeIve single tributary stream. II, an
The River Jordan has Its origin "
the largest springs In the world, 80. IN
IN Islands OF too small a Size 70 hS''
creeks are disniied by that name; -...sa
=, the Connecticut the principal W"
Nav ENGLAND Is lhn miles In 'snSsa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

I'V'H WOThlnE robe or drrssIng ,on,.
!gA gown mas commonly the disfontH soWn or
Is 'i o iTGm IN 4 gq r NJ the S'q rusIi,S so
though. are some Of the , sa pretty
WIN IN srpaS OF big figured Six noeaby
%e GIp sF FoNned with h niigr" WIRE
Sss'a aea %9 to t0q H. q, ee "i
mnefe It tastens with big bow 'g boo shoulder
iaune az ,he elbow sleeves complete ANS 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

~ iail9t gown no longer spell. simplicity.
a rough, hairy blue cloth made IN Win
novelty velvet IN the bodice front. In gay
co,ofs OF the Rainbow sort aud rows OF liitls
nssneN buttons, SCI In groups OF three shine
IKE sold IN and down the blue front TO either
Hioe OF the velvet and on the sleeves
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

There is kind NJ white feather usnd ii,
tss-h'9nlng ne ceremonial elaaks end mats ~
we dhsky chiefs Of the South Sea Islands
Mhch may yet lead itself to a similar uSs
me barred Chinese pheasant Is the momsnt;s
tavorlte hul at any time We may look ia ses
me sauulcr peaoocks wonderful irls brssst
BOSOM We live and learn to wonder at 5oib
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
4 WASHINGTON lovn n
How the Abolition a. Y
sion Spread ~ ~

How the AboIition - \. q
sion Spread Lev, ~
A quiet little romance
those most interested ~. q
70 Know, has grown from ~
turai department. Once NM
was a pretty girl In a fsr-os y
Hard timee pressed heay,lsl w.
and broke the cheerful ~ um
father and mother. WIFI XIV v
to earn sufficient money ~ S M
from the small farm. the ,nss !
TO Washington, and. after sou1s
disappointments, secured sny
seed division OF the Am. p1'tiq
ment' Quietly and falthiulis'' Y
daily duty, saving much NOR !.
than she spcn. and dreamlns 9
the savings would be eno, y ~
home. %
When the seed division -. !.
hopes sank way low, All
another place were fruitles. e
ton seemed big and strsr.
Before giving up and goIpr ~
one final throw for success ~
plness. She wrote a letter .a - g! y
elected Congressman OF her ~
and asked him to aid her WIN ".
In obtaining a Government nl
had never seen the Consse
imagined him to be besss.,.a.
Ike old gentleman, with a n,Ss
tlon. 1g I
He happened to receive ne, y.
was starting to Washington nm ~
sional business. and he answersa A!
son. He was neither old M.
he was young and good-looklns y.
tible. His business in Wsshis,
ened itself out unaccountablv ~
girl has gone home now. bu, ~
there is going to be a happv -, ~
in a modest little home on Can,tw !
that Western Congressman n rnis.n.
lenge every fell member VIVA X
to lift a word OF protest again,t n.
ment OF the seed division.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

II was an autumn gown. With oil
exquisite taste she had suited her foAs
season 1t was a deep. dun brown, nj
that you knew when you looked 1t III
the landscape outside way dying OF dull \
ness. Upon the front there were. tai I
grasses sunken in the velvet, and h
shoulders there were more Of the n
lhe different shades Of brown wen
where repeated.
This gown was of tho deepest brown 1,
velvet made In pattern. The pattern, NJ
grass one, was distributed at the lp Il
the shoulders. - }
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

ElVira bo9thman OF Evansville Ind. b,,
man. She has had seven hushands ana ION,
has hvo ex-hnsbands, She has been diyor rgT
six times. That comes pretty near bsln,
record for one woman. "s'"s a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

Mother Mnry Masdalcuc Rentiyoelo u,,
Naa been rr-rlretod ahhoss - Poor Cnro ON
'li at omaha eoncs If the prinerly family
TO tine church. "'''"'''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

surely thcre must have been lust aa many
prlHh' spirited girls and active, energetic
! women twenty-five years ago as there ar,
now. put their high spirits or exuberant
| N'aiIty nld not take the form of a healthy
| out OF door life They did nor WALL p,nch
, How could they walk along co,,ntrv road.
| and muddy lanes in sandalIed shoea and
! INN stockings? And the drees denictn1 Co.
the fashion plates published half a century
"so does not seem In our eyes to be very
| Wen adapted for athletic sports In large
| towns II waS thought very incorrnct -,
B'fis To walk In the streets even In nairs
ana utterly impossible alone. maid or
tootman must be IN attendance If a father
Or bfuther was not available and even In
thcr company or guarded by a depressinD
attendant 1t was just as well An sons ~
not walk at all.
hansoms were tabooed, and womcn 90,
far back with their wells down In A four.
Wheeled can III was called hackney COACH
ana ala their best not to be seen nv ony
passing acquaintance. says a writer in The
Lonnon queen. In fact. everything that
haue NE at all easy or pleasant seems 10
have been considered wrong. or at the out
side. was barely tolerated.
VI course glris were allowed TO ride on
horseback but those who did so were In the
minority ana there Was sort OF unwritten
law that matrlm0ny put an end To n ON
breaking to have given 1t up as II would
be now. Riding for woman only meant
uttuping In the park when In town on
two-pommelled saddle, and wearing a mn
hunchy habit, that In some Instances swent
the ground, and that futtered in the breeze
that also blew about the long rauzc ycll
that adorned a beaver hat and feathers.
The difhculty s TO find any exhilarating
sport or game, or any health giving pursuit
IN which women were allowed 10 take part,
and mere exercise Tor the sake OF exercise
always distasteful TO men. does NOT com
mend itself to women either There was
nothing for them to do In the open air. No
lawn tennis. no golf not even croouot A
woman who could sail a boat was unheard
o. she never swan, shooting and nshlnp
were In the Index among other equally
deadly sins. and bicycling -as We know
was not.
II mus, all have been very dull vcrv
for both mind and body No
wonder that morbid poetry was the fash.
ion OF the day, that religious introspectinn
was most minute, and that TO have A melan-
choly and Byronio turn OF mind was CON |
sidered very fine indeed
There are few melancholy Girls pon,a
days-the tide has set the other way: IL |
owed It's birth TO idleness and there is now |
no time TO indulge In IT, Who could he |
morbid after foursome at golf, or sad /
when hounds are running and YOU are /
wei up with them. or who could he BY
ronic on bicycle?
49, y "
Delicacy aud nerves are also out NJ
'ashleh' sickness aud sorrow no doubt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
Such Loud sIecy.,

,5 N' ,6 slesySs are lined with lin an, ,.
house the audience rises ~ dhealer or opera
in nG 966euent escorts tuck two tbonssur lhons-
n,o me sleeves OF wraps. the eraoh Ind sleeves
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
ron TuE SMART TABLE.

Hronzc GongH and Finger bowls az
curious Lcnf Brnss.
/ In the way 81 table gonga for SI5O ono
con buy four and hnf inch high Chinese
mandarins, walking under bronze parasols
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

peHcacy ana nerves are also out of
fashion: sickness aud sorrow no doubt
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Soil Improvement.

By drainage, clovering and by good
farming i'll general the mechanical con
dition of the heaviest, stiffest clay soils
may be so changed that they require but
little more work to pillow and cultivate
than mellow loans. Accompanying this
process of soil improvement there is al
ways a gratifying increase in the yield
of crops. 1--WE frequently refer to clay
soils as heavy soils, says The Drainage
Journal, because they are hard TO
work. Such soils, when thoroughly
drained, work easily, are readily pulver
lied and become the best for cultivation
and productiveDess. They take up and
hold moisture sufficient for crop growth ;
they take up and hold the manures and
fertilizers applied to them; they are
usually strong in mineral matter. All in
all, the clay soils are the best for grasses
and grain and for fruit growing.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Calking Joints of Butted Glass.

In greenhouses built with butted glass
the problem of keeping the joints be-
tween the glass tight has been one Of
the most annoying. As long as the roof
is new and the lead between the glass
remains solid all goes WELL but as soon
as this becomes broken or loosened from
any cause the question of calking it
without removing the glass has been q
great obstacle. The usual plan is to have
such houses gone over each fall by a
man with putty knife and mixture
Of putty and white lead soft enough so
that it could be easily crowded into the
cracks This is "a tedious and expensive
operation, and as means of saving
time and at the same time cheapening
the operation a correspondent of Ameri
thick paint of white lead and boiled
oil; then with small, round marking
brush the cracks between the glass were
merely traced with the brush. The space
between the glass drew in and held the
paint as in IA capillary tube, and in this
way the houses were rapidly gone over
and more effectually calked than they
ever had been by the use of putty put
on with the knife i'll the old way. The
cautions necessary are IA small, stiff
brush aud care in doing the work to see
that the space is we'll filled and that the
paint is not unnecessarily daubed upon
the glass.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Wide Range of Tobacco.

Probably the tobacco crop this season
has proved as profitable as any farm
product. The markets have been very
firm and active all this fall, and the
prices realized are very satisfactory, es-
pecially for the best grades of Havana
leaf and seed. Tobacco can be cultivated
over much wider range of territory
than many seem to expect. Twenty
years ago very few northern states raised
tobacco, except i'll isolated parts of Con
necticut, but today Pennsylvania, New
York and Wisconsin tobacco is in con-
siderable demand. More recently south
ern Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri
have come to the front as good tobacco
states, and thousands of farmers are
making a good living from the plant.
But, as writer in The American
Cultivator explained. it does not pay to
raise inferior tobacco, for the taste Of
smokers is becoming more critical every
year "The labor required to put the to-
bacco into marketable shape is gre.-.
but as this comes chiefly in the winter
season no farmer should complain. A
farmer should consequently raise at
least two crops, one of tobacco and one
of some other profitable plant. The SOILS
that give the best results with tobaG 20
are sandy loan, we'll drained and very
rich. The soil must be deep and warm,
and consequently we'll drained. %
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Give the Cows Clean Water.

Impure water is the best medium yet
discovered for the transmission of germ
diseases to animals. Substances may be
brought into existence in which microbes
will multiply faster and live longer, but
these substances must be artjficially
produced at considerable pains and need
not be at all considered in the produc-
ton OF disease among farm animals i'll
the business of stock raising. In water
rendered impure by the presence of de-
caying organic matter practically every
disease producing microbe will live and
multiply; hence impure drink not only
reduces thrift. but is also the most
fruitful medium to introduce germ dis
eases among farm animals. These dis
eases are generally the most virulent
and dangerous. Take, for example, spe-
citic swine plague. The suis bacillus
soon dies i'll pure water or pure air, but
in water contaminated with decompos-
ing organic matter it will live for
weeks An impure water containing
sus bacillus is sure to produce swine
plague III the animals drinking it.
There is little excuse for forcing farm
animals to drink foul water, for nova
days pure water can be provided certain
~ and easily. During the last 20 years
there have been great improvements i'll
implements and machiues for watering
live stock
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
A bout Filled Cheese.

The emphatic condemnation of "'filled
cheese" given by the farmers congress
has raised the question as to what is
meant 10y the term, and if skimmilll
cheese is referred to. Filled cheese is
made from skimmilk, to which at the
time when the curd is forming oily or
fatty matter is added, and which tho
rell of the curd takes up and holds me-
nically-that is, it does not combine
with it, out holds it. Cut through the
oily matter runs ont. In warm place
the oil will reveal the attempt to de-
fraud by showing itself. Cream cheese,
which it is supposed to initiate, will not
do this. If, in buying, the oily matter
about cheese seems to indicate rich
ness, pass it by as adulterated-and
there is no knowing with what -Phila-
delphia Ledger
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Does 1t Pay to Cut Corn Fodder

Rural New Yorker expresses the opin
ion that the cost of cutting corn fodder
may amount to more than the increased
value when the farmer has to pay regu-
lar hired mans wages for turning a
hand cutter. This matter of cutting up
fodder is one of the operations of the
farm that requires wholesale power in
order to make it profitable. There are
men who feed cornstalks to cattle with
out even husking the ears. They reason
that what the cows leave the hogs and
poultry will make use Of, so that the
waste is not large enough to balance the
cost of husking, Smelling, grinding and
cutting. This cost of cutting up the fod
der must be reduced to the lowest limit
before it will pay to attempt it. The
new shredding machines promise to give
Il new value to the corn crop because
they will do the work cheaply and
quickly. Our experiment stations should
now find ont for us the best way to keep
the shredded fodder without loss.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16

lltHpt. ~ fbk HE SUI 1T.
states \ circular hole IL, ID or 90 feet
according to the capacity wanted-in
diameter like very large well, is ex-
cavated III Il high, dry piece of ground
to the depth of eight to ten feet, and
where it can be drained at the bottom
into pervious strata of sand or gravel be-
low or by sewer, pump or siphon pipe to
lower ground. When the excavation is
completed, a strong. double walled
wooden framework is put in, the outer
boards resting against the earth and pre-
venting caving in. The inner boards are
nailed ON the inside of the frame, so as
to leave an air space of, say, four or six
inches all around This framework is
extended several feet above the common
surface of the ground, then drawn in
conically all around and rooted over
with a conical roof Double doors are
made in ono side Of the conical roof.
Through these the house is filed When
filled, they are closed tightly, and when
ice is waited they are opened, one out
ward. the other inward. Often a stair
way leads from outside down under the
bottom of the icehouse, where milk,
butter, etc, are kept. When the frame
work and boarded up sides Of tho house
are completed, the earth excavated is
graded up around the house, so that the
water from the roof falls well ont upon
the earth aud runs away outside The
mound is sodded, and when such house
and mound are we'll constructed they
are an ornamental object in the back
yard. Ice slowed in such n house keeps
we'll. A ladder is used to enter when
the ice gets too low to step in upon it.
Such house will last many years.
With greater expense III using woods
that will not readily decay, such as cy-
press, the house isgood for lifetime. A
sketch is shown. All doors must fit
tightly by being rubber or cloth lined.
If dry sawdust or powdered charcoal can
be obtained with which to fill the air
space in the wall and roof, so much tho
better. However, il the walls of the
house are made tight, SO that the air be
tween has no circulation, they are a good
nonconductor. Shade trees growing on
the south side over the icehouse assist it,
Such house is somewhat expensive at
first, but in the long run will be found
cheap. The ice should be cut in blocks
and stacked in solid, like bricks, to be
pried apart as wanted.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
nairying In the South.

That milk and butter can be produced
in the south at exceptionally low cost
there can be no doubt. The luxuriant
growth of the corn plant in nearly every
section and the ease with which peas,
bears and other leguminous crops can be
grown need only to be mentioned. Add
to these il moderate ration of cotton seed
and the raw materials are complete for
the economic production of milk and
butter most satisfactory in quantity and
quality. Dairy Commissioner Alvord