Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-10

and quality in combinations of words,
names or numbers, but there has never
been any variation from the original
color tones which have been familiar
to me from my earliest recollection.
AS a child, when thrown upon my own
resources, l could always entertain
myself with a mental kaleidoscope Of
inexhaustible variety by permitting
words to pass before my mental vision.
Proper names gave me the greatest de-
light, because the colors were SO ex-
quisitely individualized by the capital
letters.
every printed page is and always
has been like an illuminated manu-
script Of the middle ages. I have been
so accustomed to it that l gave it no
more conscious thought than n in
voluntarily gives to the coloring Of
sky and landscape, and not until I was
a woman did l know that 1t was not
universal for people to see names In
color. One day | mentioned it Incl
dentally, and my statement occasioned
SO much surprise that l attempted to
prove 1t, and the more l talked the
more skeptical my listeners became,
until l feared l vas a mental freak
and resolved to keep silent on the sub
ject forever. However, as the years
passed my curiosity tempted me to
refer to it, that l might determine
whether or no | was an isolated
case"
Mrs. Sprague has been called the
lend of the century color bearer" for
the beauty Of her philosophy lies in
forewarning and giving a scientific
understanding of present and future
conditions. BY her wonderful inter-
pretatlons she strengthens the weak
side Of a character and directs vibrat-
ing currents into channels that lead to
success. The phenomenon Of her color
readings has been explained physio-
logically by a distinguished physician,
who af1rms that 1t is caused by the
brain throb forces at the primal gland
being unusually fine and correspond
ing to the higher plains Of vibration In
the ether, thus producing color and
form to an extraordinary degree. She
has read many celebrated names, the
president, governors, politicians, for.
eign potentates and church dignitaries,
who pronounce her color character
readings SO true as to be almost un-
canny.
She Is the widow of the late Colonel
Sprague Of Detroit and before her mar
rage was one of the best known edu-
Gators in the west, having taught for
years In the Cook County Normal
school. She is a granddaughter of the
noted Methodist preacher, Father
Bowen, affectionately called "Hallelu-
iah Bowen" who died two years ago,
and Is a woman Of charming address
and wide culture.-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
The Care of Summer Clothing.
How many women know how to pre-
serve sweet and clean their summer
dresses, shoes, corsets and so on? Not
many, ! fancy.
AS soon as the corset Is taken of 1t
should be sprinkled with peroxide Of
hydrogen and allowed to lie in the sun
and air for several hours. Ribbed cor
sets are more difficult to manage, but
at no time should they be rolled up or
flung in a heap into some tight shut
drawer.
There should be an alienation Of
corsets, to do away with the putting on
Of the same one each day, and two or
three inexpensive ones treated this
way will help to make the summer en-
durable In spite Of the sun
Shoes, II they are high, should, when
taken OIL, be placed, inners out, on the
window sill or In some breezy place to
get the sun and air. The tops should
he turned back and the mir allowed to
circulate In the ~crevices and into the
soles as far as 1t possibly car. This
will not only preserve the shape and
contour Of the shoe, but It will help to