The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10


knits her brows. and inks her fingers -
she adds, and is surprised when she
reaches the grand total to find that her
expenses al the place where there are
golf links and sun parlor would be Just
500 more than her income for the sum
mer.
This is a blow, but her ladyship is
not discouraged, ana finally by dint OF
more adding and more linked fingers /
finds place that is within her reach
financially.
The one extrava gance of an ether
wise sensible young woman known to
the writer is footwear. In everything
else she is moderate to a degree Her
froeks are not remarkable, her hats are
plain, her gloves often shabby, but she
is always beautifully shod. In her hall
bedroom at the boarding house at
which she lives are no less than %
pairs Of shoes. boots. and slippers. all
freed, all expensive, and many ornate
slippers with red Louis heels and slip
pers boasting silver and vari-colored
ones are all found here, in conjunction
( with walking boots and carriage boots.
and even rubber boots. OF course, this
girl has pretty feet Many other wo-
men spend large part of their sub
stance in paste jeWelry. a brooch set
with imitation pearls that would de-
ceive the careless observer is consider
ed cheap at 81 while chains of so-called
turquoise and bracelets of mOonstones
are wonderfully attractive If wonder
fully delicate The settings Of all this
/ jeweiry are seldom strong, and so the
stones begin to disappear as soon as
! the articles are worn and shortly
brooch bracelet and chain are unfit for
use and madenOissle mOurns her due
ats.
A great number Of women. more than
one would suspect, spend a large pro-
I portion of their allowance on mono
srammed stationery and the latest
thing in calling cards; others spend ev-
cry cent they can scra pe-the favorite
feminine expressiOn-on amateur pho
/ Biography. The golf girl buys golf clubs
/ to the injury of her excheuuer. and the
book-loving one the magazines and
/ new novels.
Almost every one Of what is known
as the peuurious sex has some pet eS-
/ trava gance and on it she'll spend with
] out compunction the little hoard that
couldn't be taken from her by force for
any other purpose
To LauHder Table Linen.
Heavy damask table linen does not
need starch. but that of poorer quail
tiy viii be all the better for a little.
French laundresses have a plan by
which they make an inferior quality of
table linen look we'll without starch.
I After the serviettes have been wash
! ed and dried, and are ready for ironing.
/ they ara dipped into boiling water and
/ then wrung as dry as possible between
/ cloths. They are then rapidly ironed
with as hot an iron as can be used
| without Sc0rching them. This treatment
renders them beautifully stiff and
4 glossy. Tablecloths for ordinary use
! may be ironed with one crease only,
/ then folded loosely together.
Fine tablecloths. used for special oc-
casiOns, should be lrOned without any
crease, then loosely folded down the
/ center and rolled on a large roller till
I needed. When the cloth is laid the fold
down its center may easily be pressed
/ out by slipping skirt board under it
and going over lit with warm iron.
+ SerViettes should be iTOned from hem
I to hem mot across from selvedge to
I selvedge). and then folded loose, no
! creases being ironed in Care should be
] side
Hints For the Toilet and Health.
After bathing in the surf the lips are
! often blue The heart is in revolt. Take
/ a few breathing exercises and then
/ watch your lips freshen toward red
Burns from the sun are relieved by
/ cream skinned from milk. and chafng
is most quickly s0othed by common
pastry flour.
Beefy arms cred. coarse grained arnsl
I denote bad circulation Rowing ana
swimming win soon draw the blood
TO the normal hue and place
Hot water cools and cleanses, cold
/ water firms and massage irons away
and where you rub OF you VIII create
/ lires.
1t was formerly thought that food
taken a bedtime created Indigestion
and bad dreams. While undoubtedly
rich and hearty food is inappropriate
at the time chosen for repose. a light
1 nourishing repast at night often con-
duces to sound sleep by drawing the
blood away from the brain
! Lemons. peeled. sliced and freed from
pits. il placed in "a bowl with sugar
sprinkled between the slices, make an
excellent remedy for sore throat Mild
( Lemonade If sweet diminish
thirst more than any other beverage
Pleasant cooling drinks may be made
with lemon juice and aerated waters.
such as vichy. apollinaris or carbOnic
acid water instead Of plain water, or
emervescence may be produced by the
addition Of baking soda, about half
teaspo0nful in a tumblerful Of water.
and the juice of one lemon. this is ex-
] cellent to cleanse the mouth and coun-