, 1897-11-20
i'm SOCIAL CIRCLES.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "YE
OLDEN TIME AND THE
PRESENT.
A Little Period of Absolute Rest Each
Day Will Add to the Life and Beau
tor-MrS. Harriet Haines' Party
Other Delightful Events.

To do nothing at all used to be con
nearly as heinous. When a sat
down to rest in Olden times she took
up her knitting or fancy work. or if of
a Literary turn of mind. she snatched
a few moments to read the Book OF
Beauty or The Keepsake Or per-
some other of those red and
gold volumes so dear to the hearts of
our grandmothers. But nowadays we
have changed all that. and the very
latest prescription for preserving youth
and good looks to their utmos limit.
is to take a quarter of an hour of abso-
Lutte vacuity twice a day. 1t is a medi-
cine particularly to be recommended
to busy women. The patient must
throw aside her needle. pen or book.
a mind as absolutely devoid Of active
thought as possible. simply lie notion
less and ObjeCtless. There is a great
deal to be said in favor of his recipe.
for rest, which is often more essential
than gallons of medicine. is the one
thing we are apt to overlook in our
life's schemes at present.
Ladies who are ono of cycling should
be careful of their hands. The bicycle
hand" say some authorities. will 70
become as common as the'tennis elbow.
was several years ago, when hat pop
uIar sport was more the rage than at
the present moment. An expert in
palmistry says that the bicycle hand
is p thing of ugliness and a horror
forever. 1t becomes flattened. bulges
out at the sides. gets bunny and out Of
shape and the fingers get cracked"
Clutching the handles of the machine
is, of course. responsible for all this.
What men have said about women
THE loved and cherished idol of my
ife."-Prentice.
There's something in their hearts
which passes speech.'-Story.
There is a charm no vulgar mind
can reach."-W. Allyson.
"A rosebud set with a little willful
thorn."-Tennyson.
Still shall your charms my fondest
themes adorn. "-Hillhouse.
Sacred by birth, and built by hands
divine."-Dryden.
pure and unspotless as tn err
mine."-Davenant.
Her worth, her warmth of heart. let
friendship say."-Scott.
"All my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay"
Shakespeare.
An ingenious doctor has discovered
a new way to stop a baby's cries. Mon
keys on sticks and kissing are not in it
with this method. which is to gently
pinch the nos of the baby until it
stops crying.
The medical man who discovered this
new method says that the crying baby
should be laid on its back. one hand
being placed over its mouth, and the
first two fingers of the other used to
gently pinch the nasal organ. This has
an instantaneous effect. AS soon as the
fingres close on the child's nose it's
%squalling ceases. The baby, instead Of
being more cantankerous. is struck
with wonderment at the sudden stop
page Of breath, and on finding that the
same thing occurs whenever it cries,
gradually cease to cry at all.
Thirty babies were experimental on
recently. Before the doctor put his
new method into practice the rafters
rang with shrieks; in 10 minutes you
might have heard a pin drop. Besides
stopping a baby's cries this method is
said to improve its temper.
All the same. we fancy the doctor
would stand a very good chance Of be-
ing lynched If he We're to stray into a
mothers meeting.
The concert given by the Denver
Choral society Wednesday evening was
the musical event Of the week, calling
out a large number Of our best people.
The audience was most cordial in it's
reception of the singers and grew very
enthusiastic with each successive num-
Der Of the program.
The members Of the Athletic club
are to be complimented upon their
choice in securing such high-grade en-
~tertainments and they can hereafter
depend upon the liberal patronage OF
our citizens.
Delicate shades Of carnations with
smilaX tendrials GRACEFUL entwined
formed the attractive decorations on
Mrs. Harriet Haines' tea tables Tues
day afternoon. The tempting repast
was enjoyed by Mrs. A. F. johnson,
Mrs. F. A. Blake, Mrs. Sage, Mrs. Skin
ner. Mrs. Stark, Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. 8.
w. Pease. Mrs. w. D. Thomas, Mrs.
VIM. Dunning and was one Of the pleas
ant social incidents of the week.
A dozen friends of Mrs. VIM. Hodge,
man drOnnad IN har homo waduooday