The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-02
A WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW.
Raising Church Funds Jennie June's
Idea Useful Recipe.

churches in the city. 1t was a pretty
sight, and through it may be able to
give one or two hints to some of my
readers who even now may be in the
throes of preparation for a similar event
in their own parish. / saw quaint but
somewhat true description of this meth
Cd of raising church funds in little
book purporting to be an ancient tome,
and which has not yet seen the light in
this country. 1t ran as follows:
"Now this is the manner in which
the temples are built. Having borrowed
money, they pray that they may be
able to repay it, and for this purpose
beg money from all such as come to
worship. And if each shows his humil-
ity by giving less than his neighbor,
then, indeed, they resort to a strange
practice, for pretending to be mer-
chants, the men and women worshipers,
| having made articles for which there is
! no use, sell them to such as do not de-
sire them, employing the fairest of their
women to allure the younger of their
men into purchasing them at a great
cost. And in this manner the debt is
repaid.
] One or two of the articles which
saw at the bazaar of which speak were
both useful and inexpensive. A copper
wire coat hanger, the arms covered
with pale pink satin and inclosing cush-
ions filled with fragrant sachet powder,
seemed to me to be something which
was at once dainty and serviceable. A
very inexpensive but convenient and
pretty thing was a bag for holding soil
ed handkerchiefs 1t was made of two
good sized embroidered handkerchiefs,
feather stitched all round before joining
with colored silk. They were stitched
together with the sewing machine,
casing run little below the top en-
broidered edge, and ribbon strings put
through. l thought it very useful lit
tie bag, as the small handkerchiefs OF
the present day are very apt to be lost
among larger articles.
l became the happy possessor OF lit
tie bag of a different description, but
even more useful. 1t was made of two
pieces of yellow satin two inch ribbon
each nine inches long, row OF feather
stitching two inches from the top held
them together, and the sides being over
sewed, formed little bag which was
filled with shoe buttons. Three inches
below the first row of stitching there was
another row, and in the niche thus
made a large spool of linen thread was
placed. Below this, between the two
fringed ends of ribbon, were two fan
mel leaves embroidered with yellow
silk, and some very large needles were
stuck in the upper leaf. These leaves
were, of course the width of the rib
bon and two and three inches long re-
spectively. With this little dot of vel
low sunshine hanging on my mirror
shall be spared the pang that seizes the
helpless when shoe button snaps pre-
maturely.
Jennie June said something the othe,
day in her usual happy way that made
an impression upon the mind and stucl
there, as truths often do. She wa!
speaking of some of her early literary
hopes and fears and of the stolidity OF
some of the men with whom she came
in contact, and she said:
"But it is a woman's inheritance tC
do the agonizing and repenting, the
: doubling and weeping, for two. 1t was
referring to the incident of her story
! like the first time young husband
I comes home at 2 o'clock in the morn
+ ing. He tumbles into bed unthinking
9 and unheeding. She has been the one tC
: bear the sickness at heart, the shame,
1 the despair. 1t has always been SO; II
4 will always be so. "
: Mrs Croly, the Jennie June of 81
$ years and more, still retains her youth
q fulness of heart and enters into the ques
: tions of the day with all the Interest
: and enthusiasm of early youth.
You have entered into the fruit o.
a our labors,' she said, speaking of the
s advance in the position and possibilitie!
. of woman in the latter half Of the cen
a tury. "You young writers have no con
l ception of the difficulties and prejudices
, the jealousies and conventionalities
: with which we had to contend 8" years
Q ago. Thank heaven, we have made ;
4 straight path for you to walk in. "
, Do you ever have to take nauseou
: medicines? will tell you a way Il
o avoid the taste that is very simple ant
: satisfactory. Have glass of wate
y Ttduy az yOuI OPOh oohih6 eh'
= medicine, close the mouth Immediately
n then begin drinking the water. Th'
d taste will be at once washed away. If j
g is possible to compress the nostrils a
@ the moment of putting the medicin
r into the mouth, the taste will be practi
cally imperceptible.
v Now is the season when the girl VIII
: is inclined to freckle is in despair Sh
}. hates to be forever shrouded in thicl
h veil, the spring sun is so pleasant ant
e invigorating, but what is she to do?
II should say leave the veil at home, wea
d q shady hat, and if the freckles come
a as come they will, try the following
q preparation at night: Slice one poun'
v of cucumbers very fine and leave then
g to soak for "a hours in pound Of al
IS mond oil and one ounce each Of greet
oil, white wax and spermaceti. Strait
{ off the cucumbers and weigh the mix