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

lite for this purpose. Latin and French
phrases are frequently used in this con-
nection because of their breyity. "Pren-
Dire moi tel que je suis." take me just
as I am" :. "Iuam tuebor.' Il will de-
tend f !. thee; ;.,, semper idelis," always
serve are a few Of the most used
phrases, with their TRANSACTIONS
tdiotic Luncheons.
II always ask my feminine patients"
said well-knOwn physician the other
day, "what they are in the habit of eat
ing for luncheon, and l am convinced
that half the ills the average middle
class woman is heir. To. are the result of
idiotir monday iicals;''
According to the dbrtor, the favoritc
midday menu of the woman who lunches
at home is tea, made whenever the cook
has seen fit to make it, and STEPPED I'M
til it is q powerful Infusion of fannie
acid; some bread, cold meat from the
dinner Of the preceding day. and cake
This bill IF fare is q ,favorite one, be-
cause it offers very little interruption to
the kitchen work: The cook approves of
it FIR her mistress: and that is enough.
lunchta$ Should Ie car r au selected
and prepared. If tea is used, the mis-
tress should know that it is, perfectly
fresh aid made Of freshly boiled water.
At least one hot dish should form part
of the menu. 1t should not be heavy
one, but it should be nourishing. One
let's. poached eggs, hashed meats on
toast, croquettes or the like should be
served. A green salad or relish should
be on the table, and fruit, either cooked
palatable than cold bread, and should
therefore be used. Cake is an unneces-
sary luxury. a sufficient amount of ST.
gar being taken in the healthier form of
fruit. Such a monday diet as this is ap-
petizing, nourishing and digestible-
trinity of virtues absolutely lacking in
the ordinary household luncheon menu
Philadelphia Ledger.
Economy that Economies.
Every housekeeper must draw the line
about her own economies. even if the
world stands in Judgment upon her acts,
for every house has its own peculiar
needs, and there is a Mrs. Grundy for
every corner Of the street. But there is
a so-called economy that wasteth, and a
true economy that protiteth much to the
ways and means committee as well 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
old garment, or sell them for rags, or
give them away if they seem to be worth
giving away. 1t certainly is not econo
my in every case to make over" and
there are women to-day who work from
January to December ripping up. spong-
ing, pressing and making over worthless
garments. Their life's energy has been
wholly misspent because they could not
discriminate between what was good and
what was valueless. The woman who
boasted 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 clothes with view
cred first, and if it CAN be put to a 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 well
enough when completed to be sstisfac.
tory. Will it hate..a shabby, made-ovel
look, and if SO, will quantity of new
material remove the objection? Then
consider the expense of the new goods
maj e few figures if Necessary, and once
rip, cleanse and make, with hearty
faith in the good results. Anna p
Payne in Ladies' Home Journal
Women'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 halls, and the, Shakespeare
rooms or 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
entertained in her house: but that same
friend may not come for her to chaperon
by the hall does that.
e. Each hall also maintains Il miniature
society governed by the strictest rules
OF etiquette as regards calls and enter
Ialnlng among the students. The
freshly must conduct herself with meek
ness and lowliness of spirit. Never may
she dare call on senior before that
take her up in polite society. More
over, this grave and reverend senior
may leave her card if the ''freshy" is
out: but the "freshy" may never leave a
card under any circumstances, but must
keep ON calling in return until she finds
the senior in; to leave her card only
would be unparalleled presumption.
Neither may any freshman presume to
entertain, to invite dinner companion,
or, in fact, tender an invitation of any
sort or kind, unless an intimate friend
snip lntervenes to suspend these laws
OF social life. No seniors are ever. ever
asked to meet 'freshies." and if "fresh-
les are to be present at any ''spread"
or spree, the seniors are so advised be-
forehand, that they may stay away if
1t SO please them. In short, the fresh
mans social standing might be termed
modern reproduction of that of the
medieval Jew-shunned. snubbed and
looked down upon, or treated with the
lofty condescension of bare and meager
toieratlon.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Art of Walking.
Have you ever noticed commented
q man, how women put down their
feet as they walk toward you on the
SUI and how they almost always show
the soies of their shoes in an ugly, heel
tlrst, .slap-me-down sort of fashion? Not
one III nifty, or even a hundred. puts
down 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
first The habit Of putting down the
heels first is called the peasants walk
as it is essentially bourgeoise in it's char
acter. Duse, rs Santuzza. i'll "Caval-
lerla 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, ''that is exactly the way
L walk myself" and her friend who was
with her could not gainsay her. for the
lady was not noticeable for her graceful
carriage. - =
1t is great pity that the art of walk
ing is not taught as persistently and
carefully as dancing. It seems to be
an accepted idea that if child learns
to dance we'll grace will naturally follow,
and that the Improvement will be gem
eral: but this is by no means the case.
Aptitude Al. dancing by no means argues
that a good carriage and graceful walk
will be develored, and it viii be only
by making this part of the physical edn-
cation q separate aud particular study
that satisfactory results will be OH
staiued. -RO6tOnSt 81 ra nfcrinf