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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
WOMAN AND HOME
49, 8 coRsEIs.
10 Secure Good Results Women Mast
Know How to Wssr Them.

70 Secure Good Results Women Mast
Know How TO Wenr Them.
The ~corsetiere who knows her bush
ness, says L'Art de la Mode, can supply
the correct shape of corset from time
to time as the figure develops. but the
woman for whom the corsets are made
must do some of the work herself.
Nine. X. herself says that with all the
corsets in the world she cannot keep
her promise to produce a perfect figure
unless the woman who e them will
do her part. She must learn to walk
well, to sit correctly, to "carry" herself
properly, to hold her head up, to elevate
the bust by raising the chest to where
it belongs, and to keep the shoulders
where they should be (Which is where
they fall naturally when the chest is
carried up where it belongs).
Then again, while every corset must
be nodded to conform to the figure it
encircles, the woman who appreciates
a good figure must have several corsets
at one time. For the cloth tailor-made
gown there NUT be n corset, for the
decollete dinner gown another kind,
for the negligee robes de chambre ans
other style, for the bicycle quite an
other, and so IN.
The correct bicycle corset, for exam
pie, is ventilated, and over the hips has
merely q side steel and some elastic
bands. The dinner corset about the
bust is shaped to conform to the low
necked bodice. The corset for the
lounging gown is little more than a
bust support. The corset for a walking
gown is built close and high above the
bust and long over the abdomen. The
corset for the empire gown has no bust
to speak of and is little more than a
belt, etc.
The woman who by patience and
practice and proper corseting has ac-
quired a good figure can wear a corset
longer than the woman who has a sham
bling carriage, and t'fops" instead of
sitting correctly. The latter soon
forces the bones which support the cor
set into improper shape, and then if she
continues to wear it her figure will be
nodded badly instead of well.
A well-known New York ~corsetiere,
who sympathizes with the woman who
must be economical, says that when a
corset is seen to be losing it's shapeli-
ness it can be steamed until the bones
are flexible, and then over a fiatiron the
bones can be restored to their correct
shape. This is only possible, however.
where the best materials are used, so
that the actual shaping of the corset
was done in cutting the forms, the
bones being used merely to hold the
pieces in place.
If corsets were worn in sight, as bon
nets are, what a revolution there would
be in their appearance.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
or L
H,W the Future queen OF England Laok'
at the spinning wheel.

HyW b Future Queen OF England Lacks
at the Spinning wheel.
The princess of Wales had the for
tune to be reared in homely simplicity.
Her father, when she was born, was
duke of Observation-Disclosures
burg-Gluckshnrg. q younger son of a
not very rich house, and without a pri-
vate fortune. His family was brought
up economically, like that of any
try gentleman. 1t is not strange, there,
fore, that the princess, his daughter,
should be especially marked among the
royal ~personages of Europe for her do
nestle tastes. 1t is well known that in
her girlhood she made and remodeled
her own simple frocks and trimmed
herself her own headgear. Her mother
was a German, and she herself received
the excellent training in the needle and
housewifely arts that German matrons
deem essential for their daughters.
Among these is the use of the spinning
wheel, and the princess recurs with a
-never-ceasing affection to that homely
but picturesque implement, in the use
of which she is as skillful as my Ger
man country girl of the time when she
was one herself. Though the princess
Of Wales no longer is obliged to do spin
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
DESIGN FOR WORK APRON

Vided into three compartments by
feather stitching. The edge of the
pocket and the sides Of the apron are
bound with narrow blue satin ribbon,
and small rosettes of the same are
placed here and there. Across the up
per part of the apron the well-known
motto, "AStitch in Time etc, is worked
with silk with which you feather
stitched. The pocket mas a spray of the
flower known as ragged sailors
worked across them in two shades of
blue asiatic flo floss; work the stems
and leaves in two shades of brown
Eva M. Niles, in Boston Globe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07

II Il . Combination Of Pnoamatlo SD
die Post ard Pump.

It IL Q Combination Of RnoHmatao SD
die Post and Pump
A combined pneumatic, or air.cush-
ion, saddlepost and pump is the latest
invention in the field Of the bicycle. 1t
consists Of a pneumatic cylinder with
piston to be set into the tube of the
bicycle frame. The piston forms the
seat-post, and rests on an air-cushion,
which does away with all vibration.
The inventor claims the device from
his experience makes a saddle incom-
parable for comfort. No matter how
hard and unyielding the saddle Is, this
air-cushisn relieves the strain. and
makes the riders position easy and
yielding to the inequality Of the road.
There will also be less wear and tear
to the parts when the riders weight
is not iolting heavily on the frame. The
saddIepost is prevented from rising too
ar out of the pneumatic chamber by
a strap, which gives it a regulated
amount Of play. The device is self-in-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
Hunter Attacked 81 Crane.

While an Indiana nan was out hunt
ing he had a desperate fight with q
flock of cranes. He had shot and
wounded n crane and attempted to
capture it alive. The wounded bird
fought furiously, striking him repeat
eddy with its beak and trying to peck
out his eyes. Ia addition it made such
an cutlery that the rest Of the flock re-
turned to its assistance, and all SUR
rounded the now frightened hunter.
He actually had to fight for his life.
and it was not until he had killed or
disabled II of them with his dubbed
gun that the rest left him. Then he
was completely exhausted, his cloths
ing in fragments, and his face bleed
ing in score of places.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
CANNED 20 ExcEss.
Mania for Light Wheels Needs n APP
pIIcatI6n OF a Cure.

Mania for Light Wheels Needs n APP
~PllcatIbn OF a Cure.
No reason can be advanced why a
wheelman should wish risking life and
limb and take the chance of running
his wheel for the sake Of appearances.
His objection to a brake cannot be
founded on its cost or waight, because
it costs nothing, and the weight is 50
small as not to be noticed except by a
rider with a plant imagination.
The matter Of weight is very much
overdone, and riders make too much
fuss over an ounce added here or there.
AS a matter of fact, a pound or so one
way or the other makes very little if
any difference to the ordinary road
rider. He doesn't feel it, and generally
his wheel is a great deal better for the
extra weight in it. In track work the
weight Will make a difference, of course,
but a racing wheel can be cut down in
weight to the very last notch.
Up to the point where the rigidity of
the wheel is maintained it is perfectly
safe to reduce the weight. But the rae.
ing wheel is used on a smooth track,
where the conditions are perfect. Such
a wheel would never do for road work
Of any kind, though they are frequent
~ used for that purpose. That the
wheels stand the strain to which they
are subjected is more a matter of good
luck than anything else.
Whether on level roads or on hills or
anywhere else. every rider should have
his wheel equipped with a brake Of
some kind. Those who object to the
Land brake should use one of the foot
brakes recently introduced, which are
very neat and answer every purpose I'M
der the foot of a skillful rider.-Chica.
90 Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
Ride Rainbow Hued WheeIs.

Althoughnearly all the leading manu-
Tacturers Of bicycles endeayor to main
tain a standard color in the wheels they
manufacture, there seems to be a craze
for colored wheels, which is a frequent
cause Of delay in the delivery of ma
chimes ordered. Black is the favorite,
and is likely to remain SO for a long
time, but the shades of green, maroon,
blue, and bronzes are Now popular. and
especially in the chaaper grades of
wheels any color desired is furnished.
The wheel is now often bought to
snatch the costume Of the rider, and
causes the manufacture endless trouble
in making the two match.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
women Try to Do Too Much.

Many women have gone daft over
wheeling. They 60 into all sorts of OK
~cesses, scorning the advice Of the x
%perienced. They seem to think the day
of reckoning, which is inevitable, will
never come to them. Many women
seem To think they have as much
strength and endurance as their hns-
bands and brothers and can Withstand
the same physical strains. They par
ticipate in club runs, for which they
are in nowise fitted. Every woman who
rides a wheel should understand that
she can do so in moderation only, and
that il she attempts more she will pay
for it dearly. The penalties may not
be inflicted this year or next, but they
are bound to come. Then, not only her
desire for bicycle riding will be gone.
but her health as well.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
Rescued by an Elepbart.

Babylon is one of the elephants in a
circus exhibiting in Chicago, and
"Growler" is a bear, which is chained
near the elephant. Not long ago = Mt
tie girl, tho daughter of one of the cir
Gus riders, was playing near the ele-
plants, when Growler seized her in his
claws. Babylon, who witnessed the cap
ture, promptly brought his trunk down
with crushing force on Growers head.
The bear was stunned by the blow and
released the child, who had tainted. The
elephant then picked her up and placed
her where the bear could not reach her.
Attendants then came running to the
rescue, but too late to deprive Babylon
of the honor Of saving ahuman life.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
wHEEL REPAIR STAND.

rials. One Of the claims of the inventor
Is that the device not only holds the
wheel in a convenient position and
height for work, but believes the tires
from pressure when they are repaired.
A novel feature of the invention is its
Introduction in cycling road-houses and
at cycling resorts. Every wheelman
has had unpleasant experience of the
absence of a simple kit of tools for
emergency repairs. A number Of the
boulevard inns and other rendezvous
for cyclists have purchased the little
bench, equipped it with tools, and
placed it at the service Of their patrons
within a week or two. The idea of a
repair kit in an emergency is attractive
enough to commend ITS originator to
the good graces Of wheelmen.-Chicag
Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07

home it is! For the boy it has been 3
prison and a cage.
The doctors who have studied Willie1s
case say it is the queerest n they have
ever heard or read about. For ten long
years young Collins has beer kept in
captivity by his mother, who logged
him nearly every day, and kept him
naked and in heavy chains all the time.
Is it a wonder that to-day Willie eats,
drinks and barks like a dog, or that he
should be pronounced by the lunacy
commissioners of California as a dam
gerous, raving maniac! If you were in
one room and this poor, b~edraggled lad
in another, you would easily believe
that the strange noise which Willie
makes with his throat was the bark Of
a dog or the cry of a wild beast.
Think of spending the first ten years
of your life in a small, dark room,
chained to the floor, WITH Il ibu1rd1ffe Of
filthy rags for a bedi Is it strange that
this unfortunate boy should become
crazy and dangerous? Gradually Will
lies reason faded away until now he
cannot talk, and does not recognize any
one. All that he seems to understand IS
that a piece of meat flung down before
him is something to eat. For ten years
Willie Collins has never left his black
little room, full of foul smells and as
bare as the back of your hand. Those
who remember him when he was a baby
say that he was very bright and good
tempered. Surely it would have been
much better for him if, like Mowgli,
he had been stolen by the wolves and
reared under the free skies, going
wherever he pleased and breathing the
fresh air of the woods. Even now he
walks about on a%ll-fours and snarls
when you toss him a bone.
Neighbors of Mrs. Collins often com
planned to the police of Oakland that
she was abusing her son, for they fire.
quently heard his cries in the night.
But in all those years no enc has done
anything to bring this unnatural
mother to justice. An investigation OF
Willie's case has been made. Mrs. Col
Inns viii probably go to jail, but Willie
will probably have to spend the rest Of
his life in the insane asylum, where he
has just been placed. The dc ctors say
that light and good food and sunshine
have come to Willie Collins too late.
His brain, once bright enough, is now
a blank.
Such is the true story of the Ameri-
can Mowgli, who, a wild boy indeed,
had none of the privileges of Mr..
Kipling's young hero, who never knew
a mothers love, and who must end his
life in chains yer as he began tn.
Y. Recorder.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07

It is possible for wsieelmen to injurc
themselves physically By an oyerin-
diligence in wheeling, in taking to the
exercise ~rayenously at The start OF their
cycling careers. AS soon as a person
buys q wheel the first thought is for a
spin over the country roads. Consid-
serable discretion should be exercised IN
this respect. Begin by taking short
rides, and inerease them in proportion
4 the strength developed. BY follow
fng this method Il win relieve the rider
~ many strains and stiff joints that al
ways ensue when wheelmea exhaust
themselves BY riding too much at the
nniset
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
veranda shelf tor PIants.

Plants in pots make an especially at
tractive dressing for the veranda. And
here, too, they can be easily cared for.
To show them to the best advantage put
up a shelf just inside the rail, and a lit
tie below it. In this way the flowers
win show to great advantage from the
outside and the pots win be in no dam
ger of being overturned, as they surely
are when resting upon the broad top Of
q veranda rail. Another advantage thus
gained is that the pots are not fully ex-
posed to the sun, and the roots r not
likely to be burned out. Al flower box Of
considerable length, and just high
enough to cover the top of the rail. will
also prove very attractive when filed
with q choice collection of flowers. It
does house plants much good, moreover,
10 get them out of doors in this way for
HE summer months, while in.the posi-
ton shown they can be much more cas-
nv cared for than when in the house
American Gardening.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
.IN CYCLEDOM.


eaU Are in Growing Demand In a
Parts 81 the World.
During the ten months between July,
1885, and April. 1896, the value Of BIZ
cycles furnished by the United States
to Europe ''and the rest Of mankind"
has exceeded $1,000, 900. Prior to July.
1895, the expectation Of American
wheels was too trifing for c~onsidera-
aion. 1t is the American tourist that
has been the missionary Of the Amer
1can cycle manufactures. Young Amer
lea went abroad and took his wheel
with him-her wheel also. Along the
shady lanes Of England, on the smooth
causeways Of ireland, along the banks
of the Rhine on the prado of Madrid, on
the boulevards Of Paris, in Vienna, and
in St. Petersburg, the American wheel
was seen, and its lightness and strength
admired. And so foreign markets were
opened to American makers.
The foreign trade is but in its infan-
cy. The returns for May show that
from New York alone wheels of the
value Of $22O,176 were exported. This
is a. the rate of nor than So, 100000 a
year. The shipments for May are
classified thus by the New York Com
mercial Bulletin:
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
New REPAIR STAND.
nasIgned for Use OF Those who Care for
Their own Wheels.

DaaIgned for Use OF Those VINO Care for
Their Own Wheels.
One of the latest additions to the Icing
list Of bicycle novelties and con-
~veniences is the repair stand and bench.
dt combines the recommendations of
utility and c%heapness, and is designed
for the use of cyclists who care for their
wheels. as well as for repairers.
The wheel is placed in an inverted posi-
ton on the bench, the saddle being held
in place by ~cleats. while upright sup
ports at the other end of the bench,
with adjustable pegs, serve to retain
The handle-bars. Under the shelf Of the
bench is a drawer for tools or mate
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07

ming or even sewing, still, simple and
un~pretentious soul though she is, she
may not be insensible to the effective
ness the spinning-wheel lends as an ac-
cessory in the portrait ola graceful and
beautiful woman.
The art of being a grandmother comes
pleasantly to this lady, and she never
seems more charming than when she
tends the pretty little girls and boys
of the third generation. She is loving,
but strict, too, and there is no danger
that Prince Edward and his brother
and the little Duffs will be spoiled. No
royal lady ever had more good, prac-
teal common sense than this princess,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
NOVEL WORK APRON.
It Can Be Made of a Variety of Very
Pretty Materials

It Can Be Made of a Variety of Very
Pretty Materials
This pretty little work apron can be
constructed Of a variety Of materials,
butchers linen, scrim or organdie, but
the most effective to use is china silk,
either white or colored. The apron
shown here was made of ecru pongee.
Thirty-six inches of this is sufficient
and the breadth of the pongee forms
the width Of the apron. Two inches
from the top the threads are drawn to
the depth of an inch by feather stitch
ing in light blue asiatic twisted no
broidery silk, the two-inch plain piece
forming the back of the hem, the drawn
work showing only in front. Through
the drawn work light blue satin ribbon
is run, about a yard and a half Of it be-
ing required. At the lower edge an
eight-inch pocket is turned up, and di-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
HOW to Clean strnw Lac.

A last seasons straw hat that has be-
come discolored may be cleaned with
very little trouble. Procure at the drug
gist's two cents worth of powdered yell
low sulphur and mix il with the juice
of a lemon. With a soft brush or piece
of white cloth rab this mixture into the
straw; take a fresh piece Of colth,
slightly dampened with cold water, and
rub the straw well. Put the hat aside
for "a hours, then brush thoroughly
with a clean brush to remove any pow.
der that may remain. The straw should
be fresh. clean and creamy in color.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
puniahment for scorchers.

"Scorchers'' are taken very seriously
in Philadelphia. Magistrate Jermon, Of
that city. having recently stated IN the
case Of two such offenders brought be-
fore him: 1T IS perhaps unfortunate
that NO person was injured or property
DESTROYED as a result Of their careless
riding, Q j they would have been subject.
to the act Of March 81, 1860, against
furious racing and driving, the pen-
atty for which is a fine not exceeding.
$500 and Imprisonment not exceeding
five years" The me- were held la $500
bsi1 for trial.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07

The latest health fad is paper pill
lows. The paper is torn into very small
pieces and then put into a pillow sack
of drilling or light ticking. The pillows
are very cooling in hot weather. and
are said to be superior to feather ones.
Newspapers are not nice to use, as they
have a disagreeable odor of printer'a
ink, but brown or white paper and old
letters and envelopes are the best. The
finer the paper is cut or torn the lighter
it makes the pillow.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
Proper Adiustment Of sashes.

The deep sash of ribbon is much worn
by fashionable women. 1t is slightly
pointed in front and is fully a quarter
of a yard high. It is, in fact. one Of
the recent borrowings from the Marie
A~ntoinette period. Skillfully adjusted
it is pretty and becoming, but put on
by one who doesn't know how it Is
stir and ugly to the last degree. 1t
should have the look Of easily swathing
and suggesting the lines of She figure.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
OF BIRDS.
Some Build Their Nests and Rear Their
Families in summer.

Some Build Their Nests and Rear Their
Families In summer.
Birds are the most interesting of the
lower order creatures with which men
have to deal, and they are also the most
industrious, though according to the
ideas of some men their notions of in
dustry are sadly perverted.
The English sparrow is an Industrious
bird, but its industry is not appreciated
to any favorable extent save by natur-
Elists who are not prejudiced. The
English sparrow raises several broods
of chicks every year, the female begin
ming to build a new nest almost as soon
as the young are out of their shells. and
leaving them to the care of the male
while she hustles for a new location and
new material for a nest.
Many of the minor birds build extra
nests. The robins may sometimes be
seen these days putting up a nest, hav-
ing built one and got rid of a first brood.
Blackbirds are occasionally industrious
in this way, and the warblers are like
wise good breeders.
The little field sparrow and its cousin
the song chip lay eggs in the spring and
in summer, and their young are still
under tuition in September.
The woodcock, the ruffed grouse and
other large birds sometimes build late
nests as well as early ones. The late
broods are probably those of birds
whose first lot of eggs was destroyed by
a fox or some other predatory animal.
But the early broods may be safely as
cribed to a young pair of birds, year
lings, who think the first pleasant day
of springtime to be a harbinger of many
such days.
Hawks and predatory birds are the
sowers of bird society. They live by
the lives of the weaker birds. They are
a~ristocrats, almost ranking with the
eagles and herons. Their children are
few but mighty, being princes of the
air when young, and becoming kings
ana queens before their parents die
N. Y. Sun.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
Nc Cnarinn,a 1879 go

One Of the czarina's newest posses
sions is q railway "a of her own, ex-
.quisitely upholstered IN s satin and
lighted BY electricity. The wheels Of
the compartments are covered with
India III ser tires
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
Chic Oombination Of Colors.

Paris IS r%esponslbIe Tor the rage,
amounting almost to a craze, that blue
serge tailor-made gowns have their
jackets lined with green t%affeta, and
almost every blue gown has its green
stock atd girdle. Even the men ara
wearing green neckties with thsiE Illus
serge suits
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
Mice with Pink LEGS.

In the Missouri river, near PIatts-
plouth, Neb., is an island which is over
rim with curious mice. They have 4
golden brown coat, while the lower
part of their bodies is pure white.
Their legs are pink and their eyss are
jet black. No such mice are eound
anywhere else.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
FOR i PEOPLE
NEVER AID THE WRONG.

NEVER AID The WRONGs
Never aid the wrong, boys,
Never aid the wrong.
First and foremost in the fight
Bear a hand to help the right,
And
Always keep the truth in sight.
Stand erect for right, boys,
Though o stand alone.
Please, dear boys, remember this,
It's a mark of m%anliness,
when
You to fear the towards hiss.
Never aid the wrong, boys,
In the sports you choose,
Mind the blessed golden rule,
Never, never be a tool
A
Wicked hand may use.
]. Meader Smith, in Farmers Union.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07

This is a fine showing for the first
year of Development. There are po-
tentialities of the American wheel
beyond what imagination as yet has
conceived Of.