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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
COM FORT
Suggests the Right
Thing to Do. 3-.a
THE FAMILY TABLE.
Proper Place for Spoons,
Forks, and Plates.

There is one way to arrange the ta-
Bile, and it doesn't matter whether your
repast is simple or sumptuous, you
want TO set the table in that one way
The plates should be set right side
up at each place. In front of the plate, x
where the soup spoon used to be, is noway
the correct place for the individual salts
of the plate is the napkin. At dinner
this may or may not hold the bread or ?
roll, just as you like. 1879 sa}
The forks are always at the left of thu
plate, the knives on the right They
must be arranged so that the fork and
Knife, which are next to be used, lie on
the outside, provided more than one
set of each is required for the meal
In many families it is considered the
best form to have the knives and forks
passed on a tray, with each course after
the roast -a= t1h,i
| The tines on the forks should be turn
ed upward; the knife should turn its
sharp edge (if 1t has oneD toward the
plate; the bowls of the spoons should be
upward. The spoons should be placed
at the right of the plate, beyond the
knives. Bread and butter plates oc-
| cupy place to the right Also but far
! ther toward the center of the table. II
There is special knife for the bread
and butter, after using it should be
left on the bread plate.
The hostess, or mater farnilias sits
at the end of the table nearest the serv-
ing door, or the Kitchen the host or
pater familias, at the opposite end. -
A queer custom is followed in some 4
families of putting spoons in a cup OF
glass, or the old, old-fashioned Spoon
holder. Why not fork holder and a
knife-holder, then? The woman who
sets the table knows how many OF each
utensils will be needed at the meal and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
SACK CLOTH
Is Not a Fashionable
Garb This Year.
.LENTEN FRiVOLITY.
Society People Not in a Peni-
tent Mood.

Last Sunday was the first in Lent,
but the fact was not discerlible in
New York society, where functions and
entertainments on a large E~ale marked
the day 1t is evident that the smart
people of the metropolis have adopted
the continental Sunday idea and that
even Lent cannot stop its growth. The
growing disposition of the leisure class
to make no distinction between Sunday
and the other days of the week, so Ear
as social amusements are concerned,
was strlkingly illustrated by the Varie-
" or entertainments gwen q week ago
To-Day, which, judged from the point
OF view OF general gayety, might have
Slgnalized the height of the season ra-
ther than the opening of the peniten-
TIA! term. Sackcloth ana ashes are nc
longer the fashionable lenten garb
10 begin with, Mrs. o. H. P. Bel
mont gave a Sunday afternoon enter
tainment that was decided novelty,
consisting as it did OF a luncheon fol-
lowed by bioSraph exhibition of war
scenes and a concert by an orchestra.
1t would have excited comment had it
peen given on a wesk day, 70, IL was
the first biograph entertainment ever
gwen IN private house in New York.
But, coming as it did on a Sunday, and
the first Sunday in Lent at that, when
all society Is supposed to be resting
from the fatigues of hard season, and
getting rid of the effects of ten months
devotion to the world, the flesh, and the
devil, it was nothing short of start
ling.
There were thirty-seven covers laid
for the luncheon, which was at /
o'clock. After the spread about 100 other
guests came to the house, and all were
hidden to the drawing room, which was
decorated and arranged as a theatre.
The regulation biograph sheet upon
which the pictures are projected hung
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26

the ballot for the reason that she would
WELD 1t in the interests of Reace, if l
had no other reason. There is no valid
reason why woman should not exercise
the right of suffrage if she wishes to
do so. All would not exercise it, but all
men do not.
There is not a sinSe argument
against the extension of the ballot to
woman which would not apply wI,n
equal force to the exercise of suffrage
by men. Justice know no sex; our con-
stitution implies equal rights among all
classes of citizens. We are slowly out
81 owing that barbarism which held
woman as a serf. Slowly she is taking
her place as an equal in rights and
privileges with man. In the new civil
ization, which is dawning on the world
woman is to be a citizen in every sense
of the word. Equal before God, she is
to be equal with man before the law
give my hearty God-speed to this
good cause
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
HINTS FOR CARVING.

Not only do the comfort and salts
faction of a good dinner depend greatly
upon the carver, but the supply for the
next days dinner also depends upon it,
says the Boston Saturday Evening Ga
zette. No matter how we'll the cook
has done her part if a joint be multi
a,ed and hacked to pieces, it can
neither be enjoyed at the time nor can
1t appear again a. the other meal; so
that a good joint may be really wasted
for want Of attention to this seemingly
unimportant item.
Meat should invariably be cut right
through to the bone, that the richer
juices which lie near the bone may be
fully enjoyed.
\ leg of mutton should be sliced
thiclly, but not pressed heavily upon
with the knife, as the gravy runs out
very quickly. Ii should be cut first in
the middle in even slices toward the
knuckle end, as this part is not so nice
to eat cold.
A sirloin of beef can be begun at
either end. The outside should be
sliced down right to the bone while the
inside loin portion should be sliced
thin and lengthways.
| A fowl should first have the wings
Ldhtu OIL uN SiiClbS lIe pleest dhu
dividing the joints with the point of a
knife. The legs should then be de-
tached, next the merry thought from
the breastbone and lastly the breast
when a few slices have been taken
/ from it, but cutting through the tender
ribs
/ round Of beef cannot be sliced too
thinly A fillet of veal should be served
! in the same manner but does not re-
quire to be cut so thinly.
j A ham should be commenced in the
middle and cut in thin slices. Some
| carvers begin at the knuckle end, this
being considered the most economical
way of cutting it.
1t is a good plan to have the gravy
served In a sauce boat if there is much
cutting TO be done. as it is very diff
cult to carve neatly without splashes
/ n The dish Is full of linIlid
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
HIGHER EDUCATION IN GERMANY

In The Young Woman" for January
there is an interesting illustrated in
terVleW with the Baroness Won Bis
| tram, Who says there is no opening for
single women in Germany, except a
teachers or governesses.
1t was this fact says the Baron
ess' which ten years ago made us start
the Frauenbevegung. We desired IA
establish college for the higher ed
ucatlon OF women. This could not he
done without the consent of the gov
eminent, and for five years in suc-
cesslon petition was returned from,
the reichstag without even having
/ been read. & MS
AT last a CLEAN of hope came from,
me Inc httle go-ahead Duchy of Baden.
Ihere the grand dukes permission 1ras
obtained to lay the foundation of .
girls college in Karlsruhe. and wbAn
that was completed we knew that tha
women cause in Germany would nav.
| er die. 1T was only the thin edoa ~ az
wedge, but it gave us hope fo or. 81,
lhat college at Karlsruhe is the onIv
one III existence at present for the shigh,
et euuCauon OF women. Girls are taken
a. e e Years, and kept until thew
| nave completed the examination COZ,
responding to the final one in the n,siA
students college. In one OF the towns
III the same duchy women are OCCASION
ally employed in the post office woris-
lhg, OF course, for much lower salary
thal the men; but even the fact ~
snelr being employed at all is a. sten
"a FROM the first the Baroness auu.
eu, we have been beset with difricui-
SieS, anu our work has often been most
,l., raging, as we found the very
people FOR whose benefit we were work.
ing SLOW to cooperate with us. w.
men Hacked energy, ana were content to
20 on llVlng as they had been accus-
| .oI1ed TO live, and seemed disinclined 10
make any change in the simple. unas-
p pn,.g IRE which is the tradition OF
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year. Any way, that punching and
putting out which was the style then
these days for street wear. If you have
not feather or fur boa or a fur col
iarette. the next best thing is ruche.
which can easily be made at home if
You don't want to buy it. Everything
is bouffant, With frivolous bows stuck
here and there. The long lace barbs
that used to be in vogue Is or 20 years
ago, and longer than that for all know
are very desirable things to own, es-
pecialIy If they reach to the knees. The
heavy black Maltese lace of which some
OF them are made, are particularly ele-
CAN'T
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
FOR THE KITCHEN.

The day is not far distant when alu-
minum will have displaced the tin and
even the granite cooking utensils from
our kitchen. Already it is rapidly max
ing its way into the favor of the care
full housekeepers. While the aluminium
pot or pan heats through In no time
it is marvelously light to handle and
may be kept bright and clean by the
very simple process of rubbing with
d rough flannel after having beer
washed and wiped in the ordinary way
Soda, however, turns the pretty silvery
metal black, which is one drawback.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26

De ruined by being dipped headfore-
most in cold water then gently shaken
Another way of reviving fading flow
ers is to place the stalks in hot water,
leaving them there until the water is
cool; by which time they will have
treshened perceptibly. Some people
take warm water, to which has been
ADDED salt and a few drops of sulphate
of ammonia
| 10 Keep a spray or basket of ar
ranged flowers. sprinkle them. Mace
damp cotton about them, and turn a
basin or tin over them to exclude the
air as much as possible. Maidenbair
which is VIGOROUSLY fragile and deli
cate, is best treated in this wav.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
RAIL RAIL RAIL!

The newest and smartest playing
cards for whist clubs and parties are
emblazoned on the back with the coat
of arms Of the different states in the
Union and of the leading universities
Harvard. Yale, Princeton and Pennsyl-
vania cards proudly flaunt the college
seal, while the college colors are arts
hCally employed with very pleasing eff
fects. The cards are made by a very
exclusive English house, and are per
feet in finish.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
BABY GOES TO SLEEPY TOWN.

Baby goes 10 Sleepy Town a dozen times a
day,
But foolishlittle baby-heart can never find
the way.
Mother has to go along and lead her by
the hand
All the way through Drowsy Lane and on
to Slumber Land.
Oh my little baby-heart, learn the way TO
go!
Mother has such lots to do she can't run
to and fro.
mother. Gear, never saw the way to
Sleepy Town,
Don't YOU know my eyes are shut before
you lay me down?
The outlook
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26

instead of fulIness."
Hats? Well, it's too early to be
talking about spring hats, now, al
though the milliners have made up
their minds and are busy making up
their shapes. But if you want to re-
fresh your old winter hat after a long,
arduCus season of rains, SHOWS and
dust. just buy some flowers and stick
them into IT. Place them where your
plumes lately waved; wire them, and
let them stand up about six inches, with
ribbon gracefully entWining them.
Break? Q, no. Their wires sustain
them. If they wiggle and bend with
every movement of their Wearer, and
every passing breeze, SO much the bet
ter As Easter comes so early this
year. many women Will decline to put
on their spring hats till spring shows
some sign Of arriving but their win
ter headgear win be shabby from long
service. Then they must remember
the stalk Of flowers.
These liberty silk ties are charm
ing You see, they come chiefly in
white and black, with tiny SHRED and
plain rutties all ever the ends. but Won
can also buy them in scarlet orange
ana some other cOors. 1t is astonish-
ing how much their soft, fluffy bows
VIII do for a woman's face"
Every year the cry is raised that
ecru and tan laCes are going out. but |
don't see any falling off i'm the call for
them. They are so pretty and blend
80 fasclnatingly with certain fabrics
and colors, that it would be a pity if
they did. There is nothing prettier
than these fine applique trimmings. inst
q nd a st 10,
about half an inch wide. What love
~ insertion could be made of it! Alter
mating with the narrow velvet and sat
in ribbons that are going to be so pop
ular on gowns this spring and summer.
II would be charming"
"Cheyiots will be much in demand for
spring tailor-made suits. The mixtures
are quiet and in good taste, and the
more unobtrusive they are the more
refined people will like them But girls
and young ladies viii certainly like
the checked and striped effects. the in
distinct plaids and boucle surfaces. and
who can blame them? One of the nov
elites is a French cheViot very soft
with an internixture Of silk, and blend
ing blue, brown, green, purple and ecru,
trepons will divide with silks the hon
ors for best gowns with many wom-
EN-. There is an inlnity of weaves I'm
crepons, all beautiful. but crepon has
this disadvantage II never wears out.
The new light weight taffetas at 81 a
yard are dreams of beauty. The woman
who can't have one is to be pitied.
Green will be much worn, 1t is easy to
see; 50 viii stripes"
Neck trimmings are necessary in
thing more ! will add. Present indica-
lions arc that shirt waists viii not be
g full IN The front as thcY wore last
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
JOHN AS A BETTY.

That a John can be a Betty many
long suffering wives have cause to
know, and as a Betty he is wellnigh
insupportable. Yet when his nature
takes this unfortunate turn Mary has
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
HIS PREFERENCE.

A pudding or a poem?
Pray which shall it be?
/ queried of the guide mon"
And thus he answered me:
by all means make the pudding
1t better will agree
with my poor famished stomach
Than all your poetry.
"Then If you've time a ballad,
Prepare-but make 1t brief
il may do for q salad,
But never for roast beef.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26

new idea-and quite an etfeoti,,.,
o1ne-taking the place of havinr cam
dles IN candelabra on the piano il 10
Pu iI two cathedral candiestickn
Of the piano. va S'e'ei Siu'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26

AS some women prefer ribbon softly
wound around their Threats to the stiff
collar of white linen. the ribbon stock
will be much worn through the sum-
mer. Linen collar or stock-it doesn't
matter much which you choose to wear
with your shirt waist O, there's one
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26

John, dear said the wife. that
last sonnet Of yours will get me a pair
of shoes. the love lyric viii buy my hat
the quatrain will get my gloves, and
your obituary lines on Old links will
enable us to rent carriage and attend
his funeral How happy we ought to
be"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
EXPLAIN WITH A MALLET ANC
CHISEL. Oracle.

Fweddy-Is that your cat, Miss Gwa-
Gle?
She-Yes; we call him Boomerang.
Isn't that funny name for him?
FWeddy-Yes, haw! haw! Er-aw--
why do YOU cali MIN that, Miss eva
cie?-Chicago Tribune.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26

will be considerably diminished, and
the ideal will be slenderness and grace
instead of fulIness."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26

TO keep the mouth in a healthy con-
dition, the teeth should be well brushed
every morning, and the mouth rinsed
out after each meal. 1t is a good plan
TO use boraX or bicarbonate of soda in
the water for cleansing the mouth, as
this tends to counteract the acidity of
the saliva which is often injurious to
the teeth.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
Stripes That Are as Loud
as Brass Band.

7 suppose" said the man in the
Main street store, that the feminine
mind is turning 10 shirt waists about
this time. Perfectly natural, for there
is nothing prettier or more comfort
able for summer wear than the shirt
waist BY the way, see that you
sirls are so fond of them that you even
wear them in winter with the snow on
the ground If you look at these new
waists that have just come in, you will
notice that striped materials have the
preference. then plaids. and that both
are bold in color and pattern. Solid
colors-ecru. blue pink and the like
are out of it. SO far as fashion goes
The stripes all run up and down, in
stead of across, you observe; the yoke
is medium long in the back, with "A little
fulness in the front The plain. under
plated of last year will be popular
again this season. The tuck and cord
style also will be carried over another
year. and nothing could be prettier
than this when developed in the fash
ionable striped goods.
Another thing" said he. the cor
ners of cuffs and collars are TO be
rounded and the latter will have their
points much farther apart than has
been the mode. Cuff buttons or studs
will be worn to fasten cuffs. AS for the
front of the shirt waist. it must be
closed with little pearl shirt buttons,
the regular. plain. uncompromising
KIND. Put your studs away"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26

THIS very chic toque is Of chincfiiia. the soft
gray shade OF whiqh rs much enhanced by
,arTe choux OF bright red velvet surrounding a
large rose Of lighter shade Two shaded gYay
wings complete the effect Model By Lentheric.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26

Neck trimmings are necessary in
thing more ! will add Present indica-
lions are that shirt waists win not be
% full in the front as they were last
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= Mary S. Files in thePortland TRANSCRIPT
The times., 1899-07-09
WEST AFRICAN WOMEN.
An Explorer Calls Them Cheerful
and influential Persons.
0inry Kingsley, IN the London Telegraph.)

MARY Kingsley, IN the London Telegraph.)
/ do not desire to say anything uncivil
about any lady. but / sincerely wish that
the African woman had not imposed upon
the mind of the African explorer the idea
that she was a down -trodden worm, be-
cause, by so doing, she has made it al
most impossible for anyone to write about
her calmly without coming to be regarded
as unfeeling. Now If l tell you that the
African lady is very cheerful parsonage
that she has temper of her own, and so
on, what would you think? Most likely
that ! am unfeeling, or, being a woman,
spiteful-and you would be wrong, and
should unintentionally have led you
astray; for, truth to tell / do not think
anyone is fonder of African women than
| am, and | am sure no one esteems more
highly their kindness, shrewdness. and
sound judgment. But ! cannot weep over
them as worms. If / had tear for their
affairs, | would drop 1t for the man who
reused the anger of the African woman
l remember two minor tragedies that l
think Justify me. Once upon time down
In ka Kongo there was anxiety in the
hearts of some friends of mine, white men
traders, / need not say-who had ac-
quired from the Government a tract of
land, and left 1t as it was unused. The
| Government, intent either on progress or
acquiring money-the things are so mixed
in West Africa that IL is difficult to decide
which-determined to levy tax upon all
land that was not cultivated My friends.
on receiving their tax paper, were smitten
with an ardor for agriculture impossible
adequately to describe in brief, but your
trader never recklessly plunges into wild
expenditure. Sufficient is enough" and
| the head agent decided that manioc Just
dotted about the property sufficiently far
apart to allow each plant having a chance
of developing unhindered by the shade OF
its neighbor, would be the best form of ag-
riculture to meet the case.
Now when the head agent of a factory
| thinks a thing. 1t is like a sea captain
! thinking The thing in question is done
unless Fate interferes-there are no ifs oil
| butts about it. So a gang of professional
agriculturists were hired to plant that ma
nioc. Ladies are agriculturists in West
Africa The under junior assistant in q
well-conducted factory has to do every
thing he is told, whether he likes it or not
| Well If l remember rightly. it was on ,
| Monday morning, about IL o'clock wheI
| the powers that be were calmly attendin.
| to their duty to the firm in beach an,
| counting house and shop Strange sound
came from the agricultural district, sound
| OF strife and discerd and the English wori
| "Help!" That word never fell on dea
ears with my friends, SO head agent. sub
agent, storekeeper, and bookkeeper flew a
The times., 1899-07-09
I424 New YOrk AVe
AUCTION SALES.
rHos. DOWNING & CO., Auctioueers.


TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE AND M
PROVED REAL ESTATE No. lSl 7 ST. NV.
BY virtue OF certain deed OF trust 10 us. dated
June 90 1896 and duly recorded July 8, 1895,
in liber 2I46 at folio 40 ct seq, of the land
records Of the District OF Columbia, and at the
request OF the party secured thereby. we the
undersigned trustees will sell at public auction.
in front of the premises, on FRIDAY, THE l4TH
DAY OF JULY. A. D., 1899 at 1880 O'CLOCK
p NJ. the following described land and premises,
situated in the county OF Washington in the
District of Columbia. and designated and being
all of lot numbered 20 in Emanuel SpeichS sub
division Of lots in block 20, of Edward j. Stell-
wagen and William T. Edmonston, trustees sub
DIVISION known as the addition to lie Drot
Park as per plat recorded in the office Of the
surveyor OF the District os Columbia, in County
Book II, page 45, together with the improve,
ments, consisting Of a twostory brick dwell
ing.
Terms Of sale: one-third of the purchase
money to be paid in cash and the balance in two
equal insalments, payable in one and two
years with interest at per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually, from day OF sale, secured
by deed of trust upon the property sold, or all
cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit
of $50 will be required OF the purchaser at the
time OF the sale. All c0nveyancing, recording,
stamns, and notarial fees at the cost Of the pur-
chaser Terms Of sale TO be complied with
within ten days OF the sale, otherwise the trus-
tees reserve the right to resell the property at
the risk and cost of the defaultng purchaser after
five days adv y,rtisement.
WILLIAM II. BARNES.
WILLIAM E. EDMONSrON,
iy7-et 500 9th ST. NV. Trustees.