The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-10

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work throws the usual order out. when
whatever else does or does not Get at
tended to the extra work must be done,
call aSO Cor good management and
planning beforehand Such dishes as
can be easily prepared and will not need
watching, or such as can be entirely
cooked the previous day and only want
reheating will economic time in the
kitchen. and throughout the house the
same forethought in regard to the de-
tails Of work will save much unneces-
sary friction
While organization may be a gift the
art Of management is one that is only
acquired by training, and sometimes
only after long years Of this schooling
The fees paid for its requirement are
oftentimes high, indeed, but as It is one
of the browning features of vvOrnan's ed
ucation, so it is also one of the most
noble attributes of the character Of
those who by wisdom and honor have
eternal life
An Ingenious Photographer.
An ingenious photographer, not far
from Madison Square. has devised a nov
eI mode of pleasing customers. says the
little sign near the door, which reads:
TT is not necessary to be rich to look
rich in one of our photographs
And in the studio the visitor finds the
explanation of the sign In the dressing
room is a fine collection of the latest de-
signs in hats, bonnets, waists. fichus. OPP
era cloaks, ball dresses, evening robes,
stage diamonds and paste jewelry- Here
the poorest working girl can transform
herself in five minutes into a. vision of
spIendor The goods are Of the best
quality and the latest styles. They would
look we'll anywhere, and in a photograph
are unsurpassa Bile. According to the pro-
prietor, the innovation finds greatest IA
vor among foreigners, and after them
with those who have come in from the
country or other cities and towns Poor
i1nni grants, who wish to make their dis
tant relatives happy, here secure photo
graphs to send home in which they are
depicted as society queens or as bellies
OF the BAH room. No detail is left neg
Iected. There is a powder puff and haTe's
foot and camel's-hair pencils, which in a
few seconds will change the most sallow
complexion into roses and cream. and
bring invisible eyebrows and eyeIashes
out into noble relief
One young woman, who comes from d
western state. had herself PHOTOGRAPHED
last week in a dozen stunning costumes,
and by this time is probably more chat
ted about, cnvied and admired in her
western home than she ever was before
The privilege costs nothing, 50 that the
announcement on the wall that the
poorest may look rich in photographs is
strictly truthful.
Window Draperies.
One Of the first subjects that the house
keeper must consider on her return to
town Is that Of window drapery. There
sive ways Of treating the windows that
the woman Of taste can make this one
house The primary purpose Of a window
IS not to supply a pretext for decora-
sary that it should be white light, how
ever. and often it is desirable TO tore
there Is toe much glare IN the room sort
blue or green will afford relief. Where
desirable SASH curtains are maze from
sheer net or plain colored silk For elab-
curtains are shown of fine silk mas lin IN
three panels. rounded and lace trimmed
at the bottom and separated by bands
OF handsome Insertion l-ace-trlfnmed six
curtains are one of the newest fancies
and are seen in q great variety Of com
It is a pity that window gardeners do
not take more to gro wing ferns for win
dow decoration Unlike many towering
plants grown in windows, which are
only ornamental for a few months in sum
i at its shortest as when at its longest
Many amateurs have a wish TO grow
the maidenhair varieties. but II is not a
good variety to begin with. Asplenium
bulbiferurn is one Of the best ferns for
room 1t is OF a lasting nature. and need
not be repOtted every year. It's fronds
are pale green, much divided, and soon
grow to a good size. Another fern that
viii stand any amount of rough-and-ready
treatment is Cyrtirnium falcatum- It Is
an ornamental fern. and viii stand more
plenty of water it may be grown to a
good size IN a small pot
Care of the Voice.
The care of the voice is the subject of
an interesting article. written for Har-
per's Bazaar by DR.. Grace Peckham Muir
ray She says:
The culture and training of the voice is /
one Of the best means of promoting the 4
general health. This is due mainly to the I
formation of correct habits of breathing
one can not sing or speak well without 1
understanding the action of the lungs. !
These have been likened, in their import 4
ance and use to the vocal cords. to the 4
bellows Of the organ The lungs are never F.!
brea thing very little Of the air which fills 4
them is displaced In forced expiration. /
such as accompanies singing. the old. /
residual air" as it is called. is forced 1
out, and replaced by fresh air This in /
turn stimulates the circulation. and thus /
the whole processes of the body are help I
ed and vitalized
The greatest injury is done to the deli
cate mechanism of the larynx by frequent |
colds The vocal cords are thickened and 1
and sometimes injured beyond /
many of which occur in childhood. One /
should not be whimsical about
draughts, but it is true that they are in
furious to the vocal cords. The latter are
of irritating conditions. Air laden with i'm
purities, such smoke dust, passing
I through the narrow passage formed by
the vocal cords leaves its deIeterious i'm
press upon them.
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