The record-union., 1899-03-12

cases of fine linen, hemstitched and
with the brides initials in small letters
at onel side just below the hem; beau
tiful tablecloth and a dozen dinner nap
kins, each piece having the brides mi
tials, and a number of fancy doilies and
tray cloths. The embroidery was the
work of the donors, a fact which nat
urally enhanced the value of the gift
Sprigs of lavender were laid away in
the folds of the linen, each piece Of
which was done up in tissue paper tied
with white ribbons, a spray of orange
blossom being fastened to the bow Of
white ribbon which tied together the
cards of the donors.
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A young woman living in town in
which one of the largest universities is
situated, has hit upon an excellent
method of earning her own living. Her
skill in making Judges" those tooth
some chocolate sweets that are said to
have originated at Vassar, had often
been praised by her friends, and it oc-
Cured to her one day that what she
did for pleasure might be turned to
profit. She made a few boxes of the
sweetmeats, and induced a. neighboring
druggist to let them be on sale in his
store. The first boxes. and afterward
second and larger lot, We're quickly
disposed of and orders for more were
received, chiefly from the collegians.
Her next step was to get some plain
white boxes. pack the Judges in them
and tie the boxes with a broad ribbon
OF the college color. Having some lit
tie skill with her brush, she decorated
each ribbon band with the college name.
and put this newly titled fudge on her
market. There was an immediate and
generous response. The undergraduates
were delighted with the compliment and
the tasteful daintiness of her wares
and although her business began only
last October, she has already found it
necessary to enlarge her plant to keen
pace with her orders. An assistant is
employed to help her with the unskilled
part of the process, and she herself
works every day and often until late
IN the night in an effort to supply the
Demand for her bonbons She has es-
tapiished agencies throughout the
town and in a neighboring city. and is
building up a permanent and excellent
business.
An eye specialist says that much of
the strain upon the eyes of school
children may be prevented bv having
IN the classrc0msi tinted walls and win
dow shades of a suitable toning color
He regards this as matter upon which
lar too little stress is laid by the build
ing and furnishing committees of
School Boards. Clear white walls are
a menace to the eyesight that ought
not to be tolerated in any schoolroom
1t is in just these particulars that the
service of women on School Boards is
efficient. Women take pains. and know
from experience in the furnishing of
their own homes how much appareutIv
tr1fling details contribute to comfort as
well as to effect. Men. as a rule are
content to put this kind of work in he
hands of tradesmen, who may or NAV
not be intelligent worllmen.
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A Dutch market held a few days ago
in a Long Island town proved both
profitable and artistic. Each of the
various booths represented some Hol-
land scene. One was a Dutch wind
mill at which baskets of fanciful de-
sign and shape We're sold. together with
pipes and tobacco. One booth showed
Holland in winter. There was dixie.
too, at one, with a bridge off which
one fished for prizes. From a go-car,.
! candies. peanuts and popcorn were
sold. There was a chimney corner ex-
celiently got up with a number of gem
ulne Holland antiques that We're loaned
for the purpose, and here Delft ware
mad a good sale. In a "Casteel" erected
on pure Dutch lines We're more Holland
exhibits, including fancy work, linens,
and Dutch pottery. The menu was in
pure Dutch, though "witte brood.
rogge brood, jelleis, chucalade. fruit
koek,' etc, were not hard to decipher.
There was also 'boontje soep, gehakt
fieesh,' and real collie koek jes" made
from a Holland recipe At one booth
small bottles Of genuine Dutch soil,
straight from the Fatherland, were on
| sale. The attendants were dressed in
Dutch costume, most of them wearing
Holland frocks and finery, heirlooms
of their own or of their friends.
The popularity of German stems has
increased the assortment to be had in
this variety of vessel Tall tankards
in the old-fashioned pewterware are
shown. and the old English toby=jug in
its natural clay color, with some Eng
fish scene wrought upon it, is another
revival which comes at a seasonable
time.
"A number of women's clubs in con-
vention at Pekin, ILL.,, recently adopted
a resolution to try to abolish the use
| of woman's face or form in news
paper or other advertisements The
first clause of the resolution reads as
follows: Whereas, We, the mothers,
wives, daughters, and sisters of free,
civilized, and enlightened America, do
believe that the common, indiscrimin-
ate, and all too-often immodest use of
woman's face, form and figure as an
advertising medium not only lowers the
standard of her womanhood, both in
purity and dignity, but also degrades
the high ideal for which she was ere
ated.' 1t is, perhaps, al little para
doxical that with the announcement in
Chicago papers of this movement vas
printed a large cut of the woman who
is most prominently concerned in it.
Evidently there are advertisements and
advertisements.
| Lightweight rugs on highly polished
floors have proved pitfalls to more than
one pair of unwary feet. 1t is, there
fore, perhaps, not unwelcome news to
learn, by way of an exchange, that a
Massachusetts, inventor has patented
a suction cup of rubber intended to
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