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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
FOOLISH IDEAS OF SOME WOMEN IN
REGARD TO HOUSEKEEPING.
Unreasonable Demands often Made
Supper-From Here and There.

"'Tis an I'll wind that blows nobody
good runs the old saying, and the present
i'll wind of the domestic service question
seems to be righting matters behind the
scenes, says a writer in the Chicago Even
ing Post. Teachers in the social settle
ments, in public schools and in Sunday
schools have long been aware that a
shoddy d~isrespect for manual labor was
rapidly developing among the working
classes. Not only among the children of
labOring men, but among the families OF
clerks and salaried men earning as much
as IS, 600 a year, where the income does not
justify the keeping of more than one serv-
ant TO do the work of a large family, and
where a portion of the sewing must be done
by mothers and daughters in the house
hold.
When cooking and sewing classes were
started in the public schools, it was no
uncommon thing for two or three girls in a
class of thirty pupils to refuse to begin the
work on the ground that I'VE always keep
a girl" or my mother can't cook and
neither shall /. She says If L learn I'll have
to do it, and ladies never go into the
, Kitchen" and Il hate to do housework,' or
I'VE always have our sewing DONE etc.
In every instance quoted the father earned
small pay and the daughters looked for
ward to being teachers, stenographers, and
a few actually went to the So positions III
the department stores. Suppose a girl mar
ried with notions of this kind, what sort of
a home would she make? Where one
housekeeper need not knit her brows over
making income and expense balance there
are tens of thousands who makei it a daily
struggle.
So the silver lining to the servant cloud
is that scarcity Of help will send the daugh-
tiers of the household to the kitchen to
learn that after all homework is not all
~drudgery when viewed in the light of COM
mon sense; that the more intelligent the
mistress on housekeeping details the better
able she is to manage a servant; that there
is more science, variety and dignity in do
ing homework well than there is in much
office and shop employment; and that the
title of a lady does not depend on the kind
of work that is done, but on the character
of the woman back Of the work. Secondly,
the foolish, unframed foreign landmarks
who come to this country and expect to re-
ceive home and pay for unskilled labor
done grudingly will learn that the house
keeper who meets the union has demands
on her side and will have none of their
! services or take only thoroughly competent
and faithful labor for the generous wages
which she naVS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29
garbage, scrubbiug the back steps. or

garbage, ~scrubbiug the back steps, or
building the kitchen fire?
So in the serving at table. Where there
is but one servant to both cook and serve
a dinner it is absurd to nave everything
served from a Sidetable. / lave dined at
tables where such an order of things was
in force, and lave waited until the salad
course for a piece of bread, not wishing to
embarrass my hostess by asking for it, and
the single maid not having time before
that point to pass ii. In such a household
the soup should be served and the water
poured before dinner is announced, and the
bread should be on the table from first to
last-until dessert. At the family table
there Is even a propriety in the vegetables
being placed before the mistress of the
household for serving; and if coffee is to
be made, or a pudding sauce to be pre-
pared (Which is too delicate to stand after
maklng), there is no reason. why the single
maid should not be excused from passing
the plates for meat and vegetables. and
such an occasion is one which might wisely
De improved to teach children courteous
h~elpfulness and GAGE of manner.
UnJusthable style" is the worst form
IN the world To expect one servant to
give the impression of two or three. or two
TO NIL the duties of a corps, is unadulter-
ated snobbary. If convention or good form
does not coincide with good sense, fairness
ana honest dignity in our housekeeping
hablts and manner it should be made to
do so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29
Letting Go of Hands.

o the chill. cling crush Of the fingers,
Each pressure I1Cre faint than the last;
The low-loos'ning hold that still fingers.
Though the wrench Of the spirit be past!
What heart in its hopelessness breaking
To feel them can stihe the cry
The human within us is making,
God help, or We die?'
We wiring with a passion Of sorrow.
We cover with kisses of pain
The palm that some fairer tomorrow
Wen fold in old ~fondness again
We drop the ale fingers, whose colding
Impasslveness sIartles our own,
Forever-we know-from our holding;
Yet weep not nor groan.
How can We? The spirit is deadened
To numbness because OF the blow.
To blackness; It's all that We know.
So shrouded we marvel that. letting
Hands go thus, we keep, as We may.
As we must, life within US, forgetting
That grief does not STAY.
. All. did it, how oft in our lonely
Despairs would we hail ii instead,
OF friends the most friendly, If only
1t let us lie down by our dead.
But with deeper refinement of anguish,
Through rackings and fortunes and tears.
II nerves US TO bear as we languish
Along the gray years.
And kind ones, in soothingest fashion
(Not always ev'n love understands,
Speak low in their tender compassion
OF the beautiful folding of hands
Vouchsafed our belOveds-of graspings
For which the long-parted so pine;
What comfort to me the keen claspings
When the clasp is not mine.
o hands that lie crossing so sanity
The bosoms on which 1 have leant:
F.. Could / press them, though ever so family,
Just once, | would wait with content
For the time that so ~loiters, so fingers,
When with r~pture undreamed of before
/ catch TO my lips the dear fingers,
And lose them no more!
Margaret J. Preston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

suggests autumnal %splendor is very fine.
Worn in bits upon a white waist it is very
effective and stylish.
Buckles, large and small, Of gold, in diff
ferent colors and of oxidized silver, are to
be used extensively. Handsome rhinestone
and jeweled clasps for collars are shown in
all the exclusive stores and will be used on
handsome street dresses. Hat pins are very
elaborate. Enamel bears its part in their
designing. An enamel marguerite in appro-
pirate tints, with a diamond dewdrop in
the center. is a favorite design. Another
has a round head Of pink enamel studded
with ~turquoises.
New York. Sent. u.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

the public health. The. free swimming
bath for the vast majority of our people
* impossible To provide if the water shall
be pure, and il is impossible to keep the
water pure when ii is provided. We leave
out of the account the
at fact that unless the bathing is done
unclOthed soap and cleanliness are not
thought OF. and even at best modesty. that
hardly-wOn virtue, is not encouraged in
public bathing. The one incontestable fact
Is that the public swimming pool is a
Danger to. not a promote of. the public
health. The newspapers. the politicians
and the selfishly charitable are right in
their efforts TO encourage cleanliness, but
the mere desire to do good nowadays does
not prevent the final result from showing
wasted effort. and. not infrequently. pos
tive evil. Science should ballast our
sentimentalism, and nowhere more care
fully than i'm socialistic experiment and
ferVors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29
Proper Methods of Bathing.
American Medicine.

American Medicine.
The proper methods OF bathing are four:
l.. BY the bath in ocean water at the sea-
shore. For only a very few of the entire
people and for but one-fourth of the year
is this possible. Such bathing, like many
other kinds of bathing. is not for cleansing
the body. 2. By the tub bath. with pure
water, possible only for the well-to-do ana
for a limited number in public bath hous-
es. 8. BY the spray or rain bath. the sole
method advisable in public baths, and es-
pecially if supported by the benevolent, by
the state or by city appropriations. 4. BY
means of sponge or towel at home, even
with Only a few gallons of water. This
method should be encouraged by hygien-
lists, physicians and all those who would
Discriminatory help forward the cause of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

few arc of the tinted cluny silk lace and
look very rich. These may be worn TO adj
vantage over black or the dark shades of
brown and blue.
Chinese ribbons showing quaint symbols
on gold and silver grounds make handsome
belts and collars and arc to be found
among Oriental goods. Persian bands and
Indian embroidery still retain their hold,
although the metal accessories that were
used to excess last season will not be seen.
An all-whitc bodice is always a good in
vestment. If soilcd it can be easily cleaned
and when worn with these rich-toned rib
bons becomes very effective. II can also be
varied again and again. For immediate
wear. a deep glowing shade of orange that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

as are the white. Plaid flannel waists again
are seen and are more beautiful than ever.
Nearly ali are made plain or with a few
tucks at the neck. b%uttoning down the
front and finishing with the shirtwaist
sleeves. Corduroy and velveteen are used,
too. many of the former showing the yoke
back and front. Some flannel waists are
tucked at the neck almost TO the bust, the
lower part being embroidered.
Such OF these waists as are worn with
new tailor gowns have full need Of elabo-
r~ateness. for most tailored gowns are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29
why some Women Go to Europe.

Youths Companion.
A half dozen women were seated in their
steamer chairs, well wrapped in cloaks and
rugs, on the deck of one of the great ocean
liners. AS the long afternoon crept by they
exchanged disjointed condolences as to their
plans for the summer in Europe.
1T is my first visit said a middle-aged
bright-eyed woman. Il have to make real
a thousand people who have always been
dreams to me. from C~harlemagne to Queen
Victoria L am going to stand in the houses
where Scott and Keats and Lamb and
Thackeray lived. | am going into Savon-
arola's cell and Dante's garnet and the hut
which Francis of Assist thought God had
set aside for him at the beginning of the
world
Dear me- said a young woman near by.
81 am going over to get some new ideas for
posters. That is my branch of art, ana
Paris is the place TO study it
Two women at the end Of the line OF re-
cumbent figures were also discussing their
NJ sister and L" said one. hope 10
spend the summer in the great cathedral
towns. An hour alone In York or Canter-
bury is more helpful 10 me than any formal
service"
Il never took any interest in architec-
ture," said her neighbOr. a pretty, young
girl. Mamma and / run over to Paris
every year to arrange our wardrobes for
of the dressmakers with orders. | always
Dame? No, | don't care for II. Gloomy
old place, | did the churches and galleries
when l was a schoolgirl I've done with
them now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

lettuce leaves. Make a French dressing
using half cider and half cider vinegar. a
little less Gil than vinegar. a generous
quantity OF salt and paprika, instead of
black pepper; mix the dressing well. pour
II over the pears and stand the bowl on
Ice till ready TO serve. Cream cheese and
ment To this salad.
For the housekeeper who Is Obliged TO
keep a stock or sheets and pillow-cases of
inherent sizes II saves much measuring
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29
Vcrious Hints.

Turpentine i'm starch gives an added lus-
ter and whiteness TO the ironed article. One
tablespoonful to the quart of starch is the
proper quantity.
One OF the latest dishes being served at
fashionable luncheons is a pear salad made
OF Bartlett pears Take large, ripe Bartlett
pears, peel them. cut them i'm quarters and
remove the cores. Lay them i'm a salad
bowl and surround them with crisp little
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

and handling TO mark the length and width
IN small figures under the namc and wear.
Household linen. ordinary underclothine
hahdkerchiefs anu the Ike marked with a
nal writing inks have Deen found 10 retain
the markings quite as well as those treated
WITH the old-fashioned indehble ink. with
all Its inconvenience. This discovery VAS
made in the Intellectual attempts sbS an
known means) 10 remoye a spot OF this
carbon ink from a white gown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29
UniustifabIe "StyIc.''
8 Home Cnmnaninn.

Woman's Home Companion.
The weak desire TO make one servant APP
pear as two or more makes no end of trou-
bic i'm the relations between employer and
employed. Convention has quite definitely
prescribed the duties and Gress Tor the
special offices OF a household. but the gen.
eral servant (and the households having
one outnumber those having more by thou
sands should not be expected to wear
either uniform" or cap. Is there not =
comical incongruity in "A properly uni
formed paTlormaid running forth with the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

flannel waists
are almost as fan
ciful as the silk
ones OF e c e n [
years. The latest
notion in white
flannel is buttoned
down the back, laid
in box pleats. the
fr { beautifully
embroidered in del
icate or Persian
c OlOrs. White
waists in flannel
and cloth are to be
a distinctive fea-
ture Of the season.
Many c o l o r e d
waists are seen
with embroidered
fronts, but these
are not as dainty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29
An After-Theater Luncheon.

New York Tribune.
one bachelor delicacy which may preface
the supper is an oyster cocktail, which at
this season is a welcome novelty. 1t is al
ways a success, and is best if made direct
~ before serving. The oysters must be
freshly opened and very cold, small Blue
Polnts being most desirable. The oyster
juice is mixed i'm a cold bowl with lemon
juice, tomato catsup, tobasco sauce, with
horseradlsh, salt, pepper and a little
Clipped ice. These ingredients are well
beaten together with a fork and the oyS-
tiers are added, about ten for each person.
and are served in chilled ale glasses, each
on a plate, with a fringed dolly beneath
the glass and an oyster fork beside il.
Small birds. especially quail and part
ridge, are vastly appreciated. and may be
split and cooked in the chatting dish, or
warmed in ii, after having been previously
cooked at a club or restaurant. Game duck
may be served in this way. The preferable
method for cooking canvasback or redhead
of the birds only and serve them with a
currant or orange jelly and a celery salad.
Rolled sandwiches of various sorts, with
brown and wheat bread, are served. and
the famous club sandwiches have a prefer
ence at these bachelor feasts. They may
be made much more delicately than those
One club chef prepares them with very
thin golden brown toast, lettuce leaves,
ham and chicken, with mayonnaise. Then
there are various other odd arrangements
of oysters that are added to the club sand
witch by inventive stewards and cooks.
olives, picked walnuts. pimolas, sailed
almonds, pecans and peanuts may be placed
on small dishes on lace paper doilies.
Small cakes, with richly colored icings, are
a dainty finish to the repast, with the
black coffee, and there may be cheese if
desired. One bachelor host mixes a cheese
at table from Roquefort or cream cheese,
a pat Of butter, paprika, salt, pepper and
champagne. This is blended to a paste and
spread on thin toasted crackers, for
women rarely like the heavy water biscuit
that custom sends to the table with the
cheese. Caviar and anchovies offer many
varieties of styles in their service. Welsh
rarebit is seldom chosen as a supper, dish
when the bachelor entertains his women
friends. as it does not allow of the addition
of other dishes.
Supper Menus
Oysters, Olives, Almonds, etc.
Dreamed Chicken on Toast. Celery Stalks.
Club Sandwiches.
Small Melons. Cakes. Coffee.
Oyster Cocktails.
Radishes. Anchovy Sandwiches.
Red-head Duck. .Currant Jelly.
Ices Cheese. Coffee.
Oysters. Caviar on Toast.
DevileG Chickens Legs.
Lobster SALAD.
Cakes. Coffee. Liquors.
Oysters. Sailed Nuts.
Broiled Sardines.
DeViled Crabs.
Cold Tomatoes Stuffed with Celery aud
MayonnaiSe.
Bread Sticks. Fruit. Cake. Coffee.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
MONT ANA'S TEACHERS.

Today the Montana Teachers associa-
ton adjourns its annual meeting at Mis-
soula after two days profitably spent III
the discussion of matters pertaining 70
the teachers profession. The teachers
of this state are bright, progressive.
practical men and women. While not
welded to the fads which frequently ma
their way into the schoolroom, they are
nevertheless in close touch with all that
is modern and up-to-date in methods.
They manage to strike happy medium
between the too conservative course and
the reckless assurance of the faddlsts.
and they have given Montana one OF the
best educational systems found in any
state in the West. In the various state
educational institutions, in the high
schools and the less pretentious depart
ments of education, the teachers OF Mon
tana are doing excellent work. They
have ideas which are valuable in the
work of improving the educational sys-
tenn of the state, and legislators would
do we'll to put into practice plans for
the betterment OF Montana's schools
w
who hold membership in the organiza-
ton which met at Missoula yesterday
ami today. The state course Of study,
such as il IS - the result OF the labcrS
Of N01-anas teachers. Il viii De made
better ari finally brought 20 perfec-
ton Practical institute work. econom-
i-.aL ! -.o- % educational affairs.
c1o-c-Ec -o--z. raining for teachers
al --4s,= r.-.z, issues II Montana's school
aE4z-z VII I'M IN states teachers on
M r-=-i Sc. w0-k.-g in the best in
-=ras.S - practical learning. In time,
Montana teachers viii bring complete
order oul Of the inperfections which rule
in school affairs when unskillful hands
are at the helm. Each annual meeting
Of the associa ton is a long step toward
the desired end, and each meeting gives
an impetus to educational movements in
the state which will bring about splendid
practical results as the years go by.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
MINING IN THE PHILIPPINES
(San Francisco Chronicle.)

Mining in the Philippine islands has
been the means of bringing an American
Miners association into existence.
Last October this association held a con.
vention to discuss the status Of the in,
dustry. and to pass measures for its en-!
enlargement and development. It re4
suited in the adoption Of a memorial -,
dressed to congress favOring the app1i4
cation of the federal mining laws to the
group. There seems to be no doubt III
the minds Of all those who are interested
In the mining and who have visited the
island to inspect the field. that they
possess valuable mineral resources which
needed only proper encouragement Ia
the way of liberal legislation, to success
fully develop them. -
still. This is not due SO much TO- the
insecurity Of life and property created
by the instruction as it is to the in
applicability of the Spanish mining
laws to existing conditions. Under the
new regime these are undoubtedly less
harmonious than they were when the
islands were under Spanish rule. Amer
lean miners have roamed over the
islands, notwithstanding their internal
troubles. and inspected the formations.
They are convinced that they possess
mineral deposits of great value. In fact.
such deposits have already been dis
covered. Their development depends.
however. upon the character Of the leg
islation applied to them. II it must rely
upon the old Spanish laws, these deposits
will remain undisturbed and contribute
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
BRsonT' faOSPfCTS.

Among the journals of the world wnich
have a reputation for conservatism none
has a clearer title to that designation
than the London Mining Journal There
fore, what the Mining Journal says
about the foreign demand for copper
and the bright outlook in the metal mar
ket cannot be regarded as an utterance
having in it a trace of insincerity. The
most sansuine Of those who have faith
that the revival IN the market Is only
question OLA short time, have not
painted a more rosy future for the red
metal than the London publication lore
casts. Commenting upon the prospects
of the copper market in the near future.
with especial reference to the European
demand. the Mining Journal says:
Apart from the question Of American
stocks which must constitute the domi-
mating factor for some time to come, the
present price of copper is amply just!-
fed from a European statistical point Of
view Here in England the rate OF con-
sumption has been satisfactorily maln-
tanned, and, with the impending electro
fication Of several railways, the equip
ment of further underground tubes in
London. the adoption of electric lighting
and electric tramways by various mu-
inequalities. coupled with the busy state
of our leading locomotive builders and
the free use of copper for various pur-
poses. there seems no reason to antlci-
spate any diminution of our domestic de-
mand for some considerable time to
come. On the continent the conditions
are certainly less favorable, particularly
in Germany where commercial crisis
of some severity has had to be faced. In
signing for fresh commercial worlds to
conquer. Germany rather overshot the
mark during the prosperity of 1S3S-99.
Signs of renewed activity are. however.
not wanting. and better demand for
copper is again reported to be springins
up France has shown some falling off
since last year, but in much less marked
degree than Germany. Russia, on the
other hand. seems likely to largely aug
ment the purchases of copper. In an
ticipa ton OF this, the intended establish
ment of a large copper smelling works
in the neighborhood of the Caucasus is
reported. With any sensibly increased
demand. a. temporary copper famine is
not the remote contingency some people
dawned on ursine operators, very few
bears being now met with on the floor Of
the London metal exchange"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
CITY WATER SUPPLY.


On another page Of today's Inter
Mountain is an attractive account of
the work now going on to complete the
new waterworks, which takes water
from the Big Hole, So miles away. The
pipe lines and reservoirs of the conf
pany's plant and the ponderous ma
chinery by means Of which Butte's water
supply is brought into the city are made
the subjects of illustration and comment.
This description of the work now going
forward to give Butte one of the best
waterworks systems in the West will be
Of more than usual public interest.
Pure. water for domestic use and ample
facilities for fighting fire are matters
concerning which the general public
wishes to- be informed. That Butte is
amply supplied in these respects is a
matter for congratulation.