Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
Concerning Working Girls.


have no difficulty in earning their liT-
ing. If one must work, trade, or a
knowledge Of half a dozen, is the best
Of educations. The Pascal institute,
SIC Lexington avenue, which has done
a great good during it's life so far, Is
being made still more useful this sea
son. It's president, Miss Margaret
Pascal, and it's patrons, among whom
are Mrs Coils p Huntington, MISS
Grace T.. Dodge and Mrs. Russell Sage,
think best to form a board of mana
gers, and several women well known
IN work for philanthropic purposes will
serve The sole object Of this excel
lent school is to train girls who natur-
ally 20 to work at IA, as cash, errand
Or shop girls, to fit themselves as
dressmakers or to do plain sewing.
Some Of the church sewing schools
have sent their graduates to the Pascal
school for further instruction. An eX-
celIent feature is the formation Of an
alumnae association, designed to main
tain friendships between the gradu-
atcs and foster interest in the school.
An institution very useful in more
ways than one is the immigrant girls
home at 9 .2late street, New York city,
carried on by MethOdists; as another
nome, differing in many respects, but
also excellent, is carried on by Roman
Catholics The Roman Catholic
home, however interests itself mainly
IN seeing that the immigrant 0rish)
girls are kept from harm and started
rightly for their several destinations,
while the Methodist home is really
training school, where girls are taught
to eat properly, to dress themselves
neatly, and it is hoped that a school
where houseWork in its various
branches may be taught them for a
few months is one of the possibilities
IF the year Miss Corbin, deacOncss
IF the home, has been bending all her
energies toward such home. She Is
quoted as saying that Finnish girls,
now coming 10 this country in great
numbers, make the very best of serv-
ants. with a little training. being hon
ST. trustworthy and willing, They
are healthy, and, as a general thing,
pleasing JIM their appearance. With
RUsafa'& restrictive rule, it is reason
ahlc to suppose that the immigration
"a Fms both men and women, will
continue
Total Abstinence Growing Popular.
Mrs Mary IT, Hunt, the head of the
ducation department in the " oman's
christian temperance union, has re
turned to Boston after a trip as speak
r at state conventions in the eastern
states, and says that the evidence
shows that wider intelligence as to
the evil nature Of alcohol is beginning
ID tell against its beverage use" To
inc question Is the Womans Chris
tian temperance union losing ground?"
Mrs. Hunt replied: "Oh. no, it is quite
The contrary. There is everywhere
evidence Of its growth and increasing
strength, especially in the most hope
FIJI Of all temperance work. that of edu-
cation Of the young in the physiologt-
oal reasons for total abstinence and
obedience 20 other laws of health"
Fall Coats.
The designers have evidently not
only been studying historical cos
tunes, but old fashion plates of the
last century, TO find hints. They have
Borrowed largely from the Louis XIV.
period, and, again, a loose peIisse, with
enormous sleeves, popular about the
time of the Franco-Prussian war,
seems to be the source of inspiration.
This latter shape is perhaps better in
velvet than in silk.
1t is such a simple shape that it
need TO be made of rich materials.
The sack part, reaching halfway 10
the knees, is shaped to the figure to
suggest, if not to define it. The
sleeves widen until they reach a cir
conference of a yard or more at the
bottoms, where they turn up in large
cuffs. There is a high, turnover col
lar, and the fronts of the coat turn
over to make revers. A most notice
able model in this shape is made OF
purple velvet with the large cuffs and
the reyers of white satin on which
white velvet figures are appliqued.
The same shape in a heavy black silk
has reyers and cuffs of ermine.
The Louis Nv. coats are more co
que.tish. They are pretty in tucked
silk. with the tucks released about
foo from the bottom of the garment
TO allow the silk TO flare out excessive
". This garment fits the figure. and
there are faring cuffs and high. turn
over cOlIar-New York Tribune
Spring Chicken.
SINCE and draw a nice spring chick
en-. Cut il into four pieces. Melt one
tablespoonful Of butter, and blend with
it one teaspoonfuI of salt and one salt
spoonful of pepper; roll each part OF
the chicken in this and afterward in
beaten egg. Have at hand half a pint
of white bread crumbs.
When Dreaded, put each piece of
chicken in a well-buttered pan, and
pour over one tablespoonful of melted
butter. Cook in a hot even 20 min
utes. The lettuce should be prepared
beforehand Cut two white hearts of
lettuce into four parts, trim, wash and
drain them well. Be sure that every
particle Of sand is removed. Tie them
up so as to give them a pleasing round
shape. Put them into plenty of salted
boiling water Cook for Is minutes.
and remove from fire Drain. and
niunge them quickly into cold water
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