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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

The smartest pier gowns are Of white
muslin. with transparent yokes and
sleeves. The effect on bright day al
a casino concert is charming. but the
sun PLAYS havoc with the skin yelled
by a trine of lace. "a fold Of muslin
Young girls have their muslin gowns
completely white-white foundation
and white belt. etc--hut older womcs
wisely substitute a colored foundation.
usually mauve or green. Pink. blue or
primrose foundations DO not seem 90 be
in favor. only the elderly matron az
fects yellow foundations for her black
transparent gowns Black wolienne
supplies cool and dressy gowns for ma
irons and so do the black musllns ag,
ured with white.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

forming sprays OF daisies. A group OF
the flowers was to be worked IN each
corner and a wreathzd monogram IN
the center of the spread.
A second cover was to be OF canvas
over the sateen foundation and orna-
mented with squares in drawn work.
a third was 10 consist Of squares Of
lace alternating with squares Of sateen.
The outline of each square was 20 be
worked in cross stitch and the spread
trimmed with a frill Of lace. The lace
was TO be cut from two handsome pairs
of discarded curtains The borders Of
the curtains supplied the lace for the
friUs. The foundation of the spread
was one piece and OF sateen. the patch
work effect being the result Of the ap-
plication Of the squares Of lace
ELLA MATTHIESSEN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

and in this way helped keep the feet
warm
4 couple q hot water bags were pur-
chased for the feet and thas ample
preparations were MADE for The winter.
necessary preparations since the rooms
vere thoUt artificial heat
As several belspreais FFere uee1ed 20
protect she heavier clothes. the young
houseuffe Becide1 to MAKE them DUR
faz the winter Here are Some - her
plans. One was 90 - cf art h-sn with
an embroidered border ia fax tread
:o:os oso:os o:c :csc osc:co %
rated n salad og - riacsa CO ara q
Jelly ID 5ars before puttinr er fhs glffs
cov~r X wLl ketp for Fsars 3 nsces-
sary
sat Should aiHags o. washed frora
5ntfer hefo-e i s. g5 far ran paste
- Is rstar5s lrs 81
Craek=- crumbs 1fe ngzs ~ than
Bread CRUMBS 81 fg
Ia rsmase srsias frau 3 tzla take
some n4le hes wafer asa 6 faaesT with
3 hA1dfa. & cesrez Eiteksn e-,t II T.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

three-quarte-s Of a yard wide was Sc
lected. With this. the elder lady said.
a comfortable two and a half yards
long and TWO yards and = quarter wide
could be made. Saline and wool chailie
were the materials selected. because
the younger woman thought them pref
tier than the Old fashioned calico.
The c7ufortables were easy 20 make.
Three widths OF the material sewed to-
sether III lengths five yards long form
"a two sides When the widths were
stitched. half the material was turned
:oso3oao:o. o8oaoaososo3c :os
oxymel OF squiIIs. simple oxynel. in
equal parts. mixed. Swallow . tea
spoonful when the cough is trouble
some. L Is best 10 have IL made mp by
a chemist. The cost IS frifing-
II crust Of bread toasted nearly
Black be put into the water where
greens are boiling. il viii prevent The
horrible smell that arises when they are
cooking.
Boil some tripe and cut it into strips
about four inches vide nix four
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

bands combined with buttons seem to
be the favored device on the simpler
frocks. A handsome walking dress of
rough faced frieze strapped with glace
silk and studded with series of silver
buttons attracted my attention yester-
day as I strolled along the Avenue de
IOpera. 1t was worthy of notice both
on account of its smartness and its
beauty. On the skirt a strapped band
encircled the hem in the back and crept
up the front in three modest bands,
each headed by three silver buttons.
The jacket might be classified as a bo-
lero, although it was continued below
the waist line and fitted carefully over
the hips. The fronts Of the coat were
so cut as to give the center the straight
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

The young housewife was anxious to
buy elder down comfortables, but when
she found that she could not get one
for less than 50 she decided to do as her
elderly relative advised and select the
material and make half a dozen cotton
ones at home. Three pounds of cotton
was ordered for each comfortable.
This was done up in rolls of a pound
each, and there was no danger of COM
plications in regard to the quantity
when they made the bed covers. For
each cover twelve yards of material
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

shaped lounce. which Is put on with a
trimming Of fancy Insertion lace 20
make the seam
The founce has alternate groups Of
cordings and narrow ruchings and IS
much deeper at the back The bodice
is arranged on a fitted lining Of giace
silk. the front is prettily draped with
white crepe de chine and the belt Is OF
dark violet velvet. The boloro Is en-
tirely corded and outlined with lace.
and a big collar of the lace falls over
the shoulders. one side is fastened
down with bow OF velvet The
sleeves are entirely OF lace, and the
gown is very useful. as IL can be made
quite high by wearing a separate
square and collar Of lace.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

over, and the cloth was filed with a
layer of cotton. When the edges had
been sewed together, the surfaces of
the comfortables were knotted with
bright cOlored woods.
Then spread was made for the best
bed. 1t was nothing more than a
single lace curtain with very little
border and an inconspicuous pattern
which the young housewife had picked
up al a sale. Both sides Of the curtain
We're woven in harmony, and so there
was nothing to do to the lace but apply
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

were red. al wool and weighed six
pounds apiece. Each one was two
yards and half VIDE. because The old
lady declared that they would shrink
little IN washing ard needed extra
inches on that account Red was Sc
iecteG because the experienced one as
serted that il does not sell so readily.
The blankets cost S a psir. For the
servants bed couple Of blankets cost
ing only s. 3 pair were purchased.
They We're dark gray. part cotton and
part wool
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03
HOW TO ARRANGE
THE BEDS FOR WINTER


ones in the shops. The handsomer ones
can be made at home"
And while You are here I want to
learn how TO make them" her niece in
sisted. The visitor looked around.
This is what / should call a drafty
house, and I should have hangings for
those iron bedsteads." she advised
You can't tell where the drafts creep
in, and if they blow over your head as
they sometimes win, you are served
with a cold for the winter"
The next day the ladies went shop
ping. The young housekeeper agreed
TO be guided by the elders old fashion
e notions. The half dozen blankets
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03
Sack Coat. of SILK.

Very stylish are the short sack coats
of silk or finest silk and wooden stun
and these are fashionable either IN
black or fawn. SIX is usually set IN
fiat plaits, stitched half way down. but
softer materials are gathered in lines
or closely corded or tucked. This type Of
coat viii be very popular FOR autumn
wear, and many costumes have the
coat OF this shape trimmed 20 match
the skirt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

this winter"
The young housekeep-
er shivered as she recalled the winters
experience. and her specialized guest
smiled. The younger woman contin-
ued:
And now that I've taken you into
my confidence. I'm going to ask what
you think need to buy. We have our
iron be6steads, with their stout springs
and good hair mattresses. Besides
these we have nothing much but a lit
tie linen. We've slept under cloaks. Ter
I've been waiting until you came to
decide what we should buy to keep US
warm"
The woman. whose gray hairs and
specialized eyes proclaimed her q per-
son of years and experience. smiled.
Odd fashioned people like myself
think there is nothing 50 comfortable
as feather bed but feather beds seem
TO have gone out ef fashion in the
city"
Her hostess replied:
'sThey have. Aunt Mehitable. decided
" gone out of fashion. \ mattress
with the closely packed hair is a great
deal more comfortable and more by
gienic"
In my,young days every woman when
she was married had lot Of comfort
ables and blankets and nice quilts in
addition to her stock Of linen. but il IS
different now" the guest unused.
Alas, a trousseau is now about all
the average bride Is lowered with
Wedding gifts usually take the form of
useless kniekknacks. We received
bread knives sufficient for q multitude.
pepper and salt shakes galore. and
our store of sauce dishes is simply in
eXhaustihle. Our friends must have
thought we should do nothing but feast.
The only sensible present we received
was from little cid lady in the coun-
try, who sent me half a dozen hand
some embroidered pillowcases." said
the young housewife.
Aunt Mehitable blushed with pride 10
hear her own praise and suggested.
A half dozen confortables Won ouel,f
10 have for yOur beds We could make
them while I'm here The blankets Wa
viii buy. I should advise half dozen
OF those. ] suppose our old fashioned
quilts wouldn't do here in The CITY. ana
YOU must have fancy spreads. You can
buy Marseiiles OF machine crocheted
.o&o.o 90 .c.o,4o O.40..o.0..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03
LATE FASHIONS FROM PARIS


short front effect combined with ter
minal points. The different seams We're
overlaid with strappings, bands of
which were continued around the Dor
ders Of the coat. The sleeves, while
entirely Of frieze. were cut in two sec
tons, the real sleeve ending at the ell
bow with a trumpet shaped flare edged
with bands Of silk stitching. The IN
dersieeve fitted tight and f1ared in
lesser degree at the wrist, where more
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03
AN ELEGANT GOWN
FOR EVENING WEAR.

There are many pretty silky WOODEN
materials or mixtures OF silk and wool
which make up delightfully."- for even
ing wear. and the model illustrated Is
charming in the palest blue or pink silk
and wool crepe de chine The skirt IS
corded in groups from the waist to the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

a V down the back was likewise in
closed in lace appliques. Pointed inset
tings of velveteen shone upon the
sleeves and even glistened upon the
well fitted skirt. The back of the lat
ter was laid in several box plaits, the
center one being hollow. The collar, a
bit of lace applied over the glistening
velveteen, was of medium height
The use of stitching on tailor made
frocks has abated not whit. Stitched
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

ton you please slowly. A crack VIII
follow the direction OF the iron.
70 clean patent leather boots rub on
smal quantity of Taseline and polish
AFTER with soft duster, AMI they Will
look as good as new
Flour losss some OF its starch in
browning; therefore more IS required
10 thleken gravy than of white -four
Scr a cough take strip OF poppieS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

HOUSEKEEPING HELPS.

When tying down jams or pickles. by
wetting the string it VIII not slip and
ties much frmer.
An easy method of breaking glass TO
any required figure is as follows. Make
4 snall notch by means of a file on the
edge Of a piece Of glass. Then maae
2 piece of iron the size of q tobacco
pipe end redhot in the IRE Apply iron
10 notch IN glass. draw in any direc-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

a tiny coat trimmed with boutons.
The sleeves finish little below the ei-
bow with puts of ecru muslin applied
under spreading elbow rufTies.
CATHERINE TALBOT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

rrnNTY FRTTTFRs -Mince 2 fcaided onion
fnslv and take fahfrspoanfni ~ &C.. traapean-
fal % mixed heIhs and rusH pineh q cayenne
2. rprr Mix thsae ingredients infe q breakfast
c1nfaI o. good frslng batter said ant asia haf
dozen sieep's Aidnsys ard rat each enc ir5
three or four slices ssasou w.th safe. aegf ts.rk
Is aud dip snfo the batter. utich muat Pc ia.tl
euoirh 20 stlck ta the meat li'ea drap tuto iss
boiling lat and COX tlu a s0ea roilsn hses1
Drain thoroughly ard sares viih tried pzralsy.
LUNCHEON or TIA.
Ffaif
Cucuraier salad
Fried svsattreads.
Tomsiofs p Crrme-
Yeast NznsA
Cleese Crease
Tea.
CHEESE CREAH.-Hatc srrs ehsrse ras'ry -
II for ehre.r r.1zas ara caf BE- iafo se1nes snf
bake. aiso CA some hslf ras.a,s snd haze. Is
THESE grt cold WHIP Nfile 0e4m art rf
vita e some grated rsrinreia ea~ee. sa't sd
ehite reppsr pile Htfir eu fsrt - fet
tsf rl-ea sp7igaf arres lt an1 azfn.sh Hth
eo-alsae perrrr y snF r. tar teeesia aff Irf'.
store them away 10 4a artslt CSC. az ilsy sep
very SELL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

: literally froze last
winter in our boarding
house beds. I'm thank
full that we shall have
q chance TO keep warm
this winter. "
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03

IRIS. Oct. 12.-The exploita-
ton of brown is one of the
marked features of winter
fashions. Brown is to be
seen in every shade from the
deepest nut color to reddish
brown, resembling the tint of
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-06-29
A Wonderful Offer to Women.

We have received word of a most remark
able offer which is TO be made to women by
The Deiineator, of New York.
Taking the fact that next wear begins Q
oew century, The Delineator offers to distri-
butte $l7, 500 among 1901 women. The plan
Is 50 cleverly arranged that n woman living in
a small town or village, has just as good a
chance TO win one of these 1901 prizes as q
woman living in city-because the prizes
are given for the number of subscriptions
secured in town in proportion to the popu-
lation OF that town, instead of being given
simply to those who send the largest list OF
subscrlbers-which, Of course, are most easily
obtained in big cities. Another clever feature
of the plan is, that all the cities and towns OF
the United States and Canada have been ar
ranged in seven classes. The cities of the
greatest population are grouped in Class /,
and as these cities are not very many the
prizes offered are twenty eight the high
est prize being $500, and the lowest SIS. 90.
The total amount of prizes given away in this
class is $1,000. The remaining smaller towns
and villages fall into six other classes, and as
the number OF towns in class increases be.
cause, Of course, there are more small towns
than large ones, the amount Of prizes given
away to a class increases, so that in Glass 7,
there will be $4,000 distributed among col
winners.
Furthermore to everyone who fails TO win
one OF the 1901 prizes there will be paid an
extra commission on subscriptions, provided
they equal one out of every two hundred in.
habtants of the town from which the con.
testant sends them.
This is altogether very liberal offer, and
one which the famous old Delinedtor is well
able TO make good From our point of view,
we do not see why such an offer needs 10 be
made by the Publishers of The Deiineator for
we believe it already has nearly half million
subscribers Its strong hold upon the afiec-
hons of American women has come in the
past generation, from its practical advice
about dress details and home matters
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-06-29
$4,000 $4,000
OUR GRAND
0rnithIogicaI Contest.

Something entirely new and interesting.
Read what you are to do. You may get 1000
dollars Our contest is to see who can make
the largest list of names Tor kinds) of birds
from the following list of letters.
Observation-Disclosures
ESPNIELVEBRDIMWADOHTL
We will recognize bird anything belong
ing to the feathered tribe whether II be a Hen,
Crow, singer or any other kidd You can use
any letter as many times to make a name as it
appears in the list of letters above; for in
stance Woodcock. Plover. Snow Bird. etc. To
any persons who can make a list of IS or more
different names of birds. we will give absolute
ly FREE a beautiful prize, value lO00dOls or
lass
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-06-29

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE TIMES.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-06-29
WHO WE ARE.

The WoMAN's WORLD is q thoroughly reliable
concern, we are known TO do exactly as we al
vertise. As to our reliability we refer to an,
advertising agent OF business man in LondoI
or New York
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-12-19
SIMPLE RAIN GAUGE.

curate measurement being promoted
by this means.
The diameter OF the top is eight
inches, and that of the tube. or hold
err, 2.53. Consequently the one has an
area ten times larger than the other,
and ten inches of water i'm the tube
means that one inch has fallen in the
collector. One inch in the tube indi-
Gates rainfall Of a tenth of an inch.
After a rainstorm, the measurement
is made with a slender fiat stick
graduated to inches and tenths, not
eighths. The stick is thrust down in
the tube perpendicularly, zero end
first. and then quickly withdrawn. A
glance will show how far up the scale
has been wet by immersion. If there
is 2.3 inches OF water in the tube, the
rainfall has been 0.23 OF an inch.
The tube commonly used by the
United States weather bureau at it's
stations is 20 inches deep, and is
capable OF measuring a rainfall Of
two full inches, which is a great
amount. However, TO provide for a
still greater precipitation, il is GUS
tomary TO have an overflow attach
ment, shown at {. This is simply
a circular can eight inches in dame
ter, into which the water flows when
the tube II is full. In actual service
the tube is set inside the can, and
then the flaring top is adjusted TO the
tube. When more than two inches
have fallen, the tube can be emptied,
and then the surplus from the can
poured in. 10 be measured as the first
ihstallment was.
The gauge may he made of tin or
sheet copper. IL is important that
the diameters be strictly according
TO rule, in order 10 preserve the prop
er proportions between the area of
the top and the cross section of the
tube. IL is also important that the
instrument be set on level ground,
or the center of a large fat roof,
with no fence railing or other partial
obstruction ia the wind within ten
or fifteen feet. No building should be
nearer than 100 feet. Anything
which will produce eddies will cause
more rain, or less, TO fall into the
gauge than falls elsewhere. Conse-
quently, great pains must be taken in
exposing this apparatus, or the re-
suits will be misleading. II is not
unusual for two gauges placed only
few rods apart 10 give very differ
ent indications.-N. Y. Tribune.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-12-19

perpctually charged wire from the
upper air is silenced until new
charge instantly collects. found
that one wire running east and west,
and up into the air through "A ring
aloft, when brought into connection
with another high wire running north
and south, caused, when one of the
terminals was grounded, slight
excess of atmospheric electric action
in the wire extending east and west,
and across the line of the earth's
magnetic pole, which extends nearly
north and south.
The three steel wires were raised in
the form Of an immense church spire,
with base about 800 feet across.
One edge OF this upward reaching tri-
angle was formed Ivy the steel wire
kite cable which went on up beyond
the apex of the wire spre TO height
of about 1000 feet, maintained aloft
by two mammoth kites. Telegraphic
signals were transmitted from any
one station on the ground simultane-
ously to the two others by simply
grounding the wire at any one sta
ton, when the power 10 draw half
inch sparks at the other stations in
stantly vanished, except on the wire
running east and west, where sparks
one-siNteenth Of an inch in length
continued.
by detachng the iron rod the spark
ing power was instantly restored at
the other stations. 1t was like shut
ting on and off a light in army signal
ing and so making dots and dashes.
believe that this at present un-
manageable static electric force could
be collected at "A high point i'm the
mountains ON large copper insulated
discs, without kites, and used to cleo
trify the line TO the west, and that
static attraction and repulsion might
be used with delicate instruments and
without magnetism. A. Ed
dy, in n. y Herald
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-12-19
NUTRIMENT IN FOODS.
Almost Every known Article of Diet
Contains % Large Percentage
of water.

An interesting side-light upon the
nutritive values Of different kinds OF
food is furnished by an editorial in
the London Lancet treating of the
quantity OF water to he found in
many well-known articles Of human
diet. 1t appears, for example, that
the turnip contains over 30 per cent.
OF water, the cabbage nearly the
same amount, and the cucumber aud
the vegetable marrow about 20 per
cent; while amongst fruits the
strawberry contains nearly 90 per
cent. Of water, the apple 81 per cent.
and grapes 50 per cent. Even the
various meats used as food contain
an amount of water far in excess OF
the amount of solid constituents.
Thus three-fourths OF beef and NUT
ton consist OF water. Lamb contains
less water, namely, Ga per cent,
pork stll less. 500 per cent. and
bacon only 22.3 per cent. II would
appear that as the flesh foods in
crease Ia the amount of fat the pro-
portion of water, as n rule, dimin-
ishes. Coming to birds, the flesh OF
the fowl and duck contains about 20
per cent. of water, and that of the
pigeon IS per cent, while the flesh. OF
the goose contains only 80 per cent,
the last being another example OF
the fat increasing with "a spond-
ing diminution in the proportion Of
water. Fishes contain from 40 TO SO
per cent. of water. The egg, one OF
the most powerful OF nutritives, con-
tains 65.5 per cent. OF water, the
white consisting of So per cent, and
the yolk OF 500 per cent The lat
ter. OF course. is the more nourisb-
ing part. As a rule. foods containing
a small proportion OF water are not
fit for human consumption until they
are cooked. which commonly means
reducing them To digestible state
by adding water and boiling.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-12-19
MANAGING THE HAIR.
Most Important Part of tn" Task u
Co Keep the scalp In Good
Condition.

Hair oils OF every kind and all prep
Aratious for the hair are unnecessary
80 long as the scalp Is Ia a healthy
condition Brush the hair daily with
a stiG brush, aud, IL the hair has
enough natural oil to permit wash IL
once In two weeks with clear cold wa
ter. \ little white CASTLE soap may
be used occasionally, but II IL rs mixed
with 90 per cent. alcohol IL will he less
injurious 20 the head than when it is
applied alone with water.
The falling out Of the hair is caused
nv fever or severe arrangement Of
the health. II is checked 10y improve
ment in the health and by applying
local remedies An excellent lotion
for the scalp Is made OF two drachms
Of tincture Of cantharides. six
drachms 81 rosemary and II ounces Of
eldcrfloWer water. Apply little once
or twice a day after brushing the scalp
briskly with a stifr brush until it is
I'm glow. When the hair Is short
II is an excellent plant To dip the head
IN cold water night and morning, and,
after thoroughly drying the hair,
brush it quickly and well for five min
utcs.
An excellent hair wash. when hair
wash Is needed, consists OF seven
ounces OF rosevater, one ounce OF aro-
matte spirits OF ammonia, one and a
half drachms OF tincture OF cantha-
rides and half an ounce Of glycerin.
Shake and mix the mixture we'll in a
bottle, and apply IL to the scalp with
an old toothbrIsh.-N Y. Tribune.