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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-14

Chicago Tribune.
The Wisconsin state labor bureau has
been collecting reasons why girls prefer
work in factories and stores to household
service. Inquiries were sent to 769 persons.
Among the answers were these:
IF ladies would only give girls better
rooms, kinder treatment and warmer beds
and let them live Independently more girls
would do housework.
81 went into the factory because wished
to be treated like human being"
1.-The reason / won't do Homework Is be-
cause / won't be treated like half a slave
and always aNnobody.'
81 love homework, but, like the host of
other girls. / refuse TO do IL under present
conditions"
None Of the girls know would do house.
work because a girl who does 1t is always
looked upon as kitchen drudge, always on
duty and seldom treated justly"
81 am treated better in the factory in
every way, and. besides. / am no longer
Obliged to entertain in the kitchen or re-
ceive my friends at the back door. since
can live at home with my own people,"
There is no sign in these replies of an in
sistence on the part OF servants that they
be regarded as members or the family.
They desire as little to intrude other
circles as they wish for intrusion upon
their own But they complain justly when
them with bald brutality. The Wisconsin
answers. which would probably be good for
any other State, suggest that upon the un-
tactful mistress of the house lies large
burden OF responsibility for the servant
girl problem As IL is
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WOMEN IN BANKERS ROLES.


St Louis Globe-Democrat.
To the woman of mature years trans
planted suddenly from the quiet of a shell
tered home life 20 that most intricate and
absorbing of public businesses. banking
establishment, the moments in the new life
must pass as hours. Therefore to Mrs.
Frost, widow of the late Hon. r. Graham
Frost, the last two months have been years
of history.
Two months ago Mrs. Frost stepped, a
pioneer, into an office made for her in the
Mercantile Trust Company. No woman be-
fore her had ever occupied such a post. The
new desk. with its vase for violets, the
palms and ferns in the windows, the lux
urious red plush room, giving the utmost
privacy to timid visitors, were all an ex-
pertinent. But now it may be said that
Mrs. Frost's presence In the great estab-
lishment is a condition and not a theory.
So many women have sought her assistance
and so many indeed have been brought
depositors of the company. attracted by
her presence, that her coy nook is a fix
ture. Other trust companies are following
the precedent of having woman to look
after the affairs of the women depositors.
One of the trust companys tellers, when
asked how the plan succeeded, said that
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For the College Room.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
oh, human nature, what eccentricities
and strange faithfulnesses go to make up
your quality!
The other day a dispirited, broken-down,
harassed woman visited New Orleans
woman philanthropist. a woman whose des-
tiny has lain in other paths than that which
leads to the door of wifehood.
The dispirited creature had just recov-
cred from an illness. brought on by de-
sertion by her husband. His bad treatment
and neglect had left her utterly destitute
and wretched, but she had found that he
was in some small town In Louisiana, and
she wrote to the woman philanthropist to
ask for $40 to get to him.
But, my dear SOUL said the philan-
thropist, why do such thing as that,
when he has treated you so badly; gone
stead, take the $40 and fit yourself out with
a little stock of notions. / can get small
room for you, where trade would be good,
and in a short time you would establish
yourself independently. Do this. Don't go
back and look up the worthless man and
tie the milestone around your neck again,
now that you are free. Don't go back to
such misery and slaveryi''
The other woman drew herself UP and
gathered her threadbare shawl around her.
Well" she cried. with a burst of in
dignation. well IL that amt just like an
old maid! And she flounced out, scorning
to utter another word.
1T puzzled me terribly said the bach
elor woman afterward. 1T was just what
one would expect. How long do you think
a woman should cleave to a husband who
is dragging her along to his own wretched
level and death?'
leave to the women readers of this coll
umn to answer.
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The Home Gymnasium.

Philadelphia Ledger.
If there is an unused room in the house
one of the best uses TO make of it is to
turn il into gymnasium.
To be a daughter of the gods. divinely
tall" slender and well developed, exercise
systematically and properly.
1t is not at all difficult matter 10 fit up
a gymnasium at home that will answer
all the requirements for general exercising
and carry out the plan of a regular gym
nasium very we'll.
To begin with. there should be a rug on
the floor This need not be an expensive
affair One of the cheaper sort will do.
or a rug manufactured from old carpet
pieces The latter is very thick and would
be excellent for the purpose.
Very little apparatus Is necessary in a
home gymnasium. as well selected exer-
cises form its main stock or usefulness.
However, wall pulls. dumbelis and light
weight Indian clubs ought TO be put in the
room.
The main idea OF the home gymnasium is
that II may be used by one person at a
time perfectly Independently. 1t Is always,
or generally. difficult TO get I'D an or
ranized effort OF any kind in ones own
family circle. Even the paying OF calls.
where two or more are going together. il
postponed indefinitely on account OF either
one or the other not being able to go at
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About the Couture.
v York Mail and Express.

New York Mail and Express.
If the face is wide, make the couture
high and broad. For ornament a bunch
Of flowers or a rose tucked among the
fiufflness on the crown.
If the face is long, arrange the hair full
over the ears. A flower may be worn
back of the ears, or a small wreath around
the back hair
If the face is broad and the chin heavy,
the hair should be arranged to soften the
contour-no straight lines of any sort
Breadth should be given to the top of the
head. If possible, by the arrangement of
the tresses, and large flowers may be
worn.
If the face is round and chubby, brush
the hair off the forehead. which apparent
hair in the middle and comb 1t down
on each side. For ornament a wreath OF
small flowers may be arranged about the
back hair, fastened at the top with perky
upright bow.
So much for the face in general. Some
times the features are such as to need
special consideration as well as the gen.
eral contour of the face. No wholesale
prescription can ever be given. One must
always experiment, for no two faces are
alike.
If the forehead is low, the most becom-
ing style usually is to part the hair in
a half-low coil at the back. Maxine Elliott
affects this style, so does Lady Curzon.
Ornaments may be arranged in diadem
effect over the brow.
wear the hair in a mass at the back, Ar
range the hair we'll up from the back, with
ornaments to give it a broad effect.
If the forehead is high, one of course
should let the hair droop over IL suffi-
GENTLY to take away any bald effect and
give pretty lines.
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be said OF their protective value. In feath-
err neckwear the stole is very pretty. espe-
ciaIIy in white feathers for evening
The value in dressiness OF fine laces Is
very high, and il is very freely used'
Whole lace gowns. lace Jackets over SILK.
lace founces, lace trimmings, lace collars
and every combSnation OF lace known are
I'm style SO, no matter how small your
piece of lace is. IL it is the real thing, just
trot IL out and gloat over your less for
tunate neighbor. The stores show what Is
STYLED new patterns in the old laces. and
many of them are exquisite and not easy
to distinguish from the real old. Still
there is great satisfaction in knowing that
what one is wearing has genuine age. The
owner of an old lace shawl may, without
very great difficult scheming, use Ii as
part OF the drapery of a gown. and without
cutting OF in any way spelling IL for use
as a shawl. IL that style should return.
Very handsome models in lace gowns are
of chantiIIy II combines beautifully with
velvet, crepe. gauze or any OF the many
soft, light silks. A very handsome model
was of chantiily combined with black silk
crepe, the latter giving the upper parts OF
skirt and sleeves and body OF waist The
rest was lace. The drop silk being light
blue silk. there was no suggestion OF
sombreness. The light blue. too, showed
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Watches

kitchen, and in that case she would prob
ably see that the room was made as pleas
ant as possible, and that the sink was not
put In the darkest corner, where no one
would be able to tell, except by the sense
OF touch, whether the dishes were clean
not. She would also, let us hope, put tho
sink at such height that backache would
not be inevitable every time the house.
keeper had to spend half an hour over il,
and We may be quite sure that she would
not put hooks and shelves so that the
women and children would have to stand on
chair or on uptoe to reach them. l some
times wonder If all plumbers are short
men and all carpenters tall, that the sinks
are so low and the hooks so high. Finally.
we could surely depend on the woman
architect to supply plenty of closet room.
one would think that even men would know
! enough to do this
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devoted. The classes usually represented

devoted The classes usually represented
are meats, fish, vegetables and fruit.
Here are some suggestions to show the
character of the puzzles. A map OF the
Sultan's domain gives Turkey. Pictures OF
Charles Lamb and Francis Bacon represent
the meats of those names.
One of the figures from the babys Moan
ark outfit; ham. small iron used by a
tailor; goose.
card having upon it this definition: ITO
plunge the head in water and Immediately
withdraw" duck.
Another card marked 'malodorous." gives
foul (fowl)
thought will enable the hostess to increase
the list greatly. The fish are even more
readily handled.
A nutshell and a picture of a fish, shell
fish.
A mineral specimen or a picture Of an
infant rocked in cradle; rockfish.
Some white object: whitefsh.
A blue article; bluefish.
The head of sheep cut from picture;
sheepshead. The proper musical clef; bass.
Cash on Delivery written on card Z. U.
A woman's ring. Herring.
A stick from the bird cage. Perch.
Salmon, trout and other piscenas diff
cult to represent can be spelled out in ana
gram letters and jumbled in saucers-one
name in each saucer. The players examine
the letters and try to construct name
from them.
A battered tin can marked "Minnows"
and something white give Whitebalt.
Some very weak tea in cup gives weak
(fish.)
Here are a handful of vegetables:
What the plumber finds? This sentence
is written upon card) Leaks. 0.eeks)
What the winner always does. written
or card) Beats. (Beets.)
A painful possession. (Card) Corn.
A picture of toe or vessel being toWed;
a cooking pot from the kitchen and the let
ter A, arranged in a group. Pot-A-Toe
(Potato.)
Some white potatoes sprinkled with sugar.
Sweet potatoes.
A picture of cab pasted upon a card
written under it, Cabbage. (Cabbage.)
Some scraps of green cloth, silk, etc., in
different shades. Greens.
To summon a rose. (Wr1tten on card.l
Call a flower. (CaulifiowerO
A basement and letter? (Card) Gel
lar Z. (Celery)
A bowl containing porridge and two pic
lures of apartments. Mushrooms.
Irish reasons. (Card.) "Raisins.
Eyeballs cut from opticians ads. "Ap-
PIES
Slang term expressing admiration. tCard.l
Peach"
A pair of gloves and a pair of shoes
Pairs. (Pears.)
a saucer of unslaked lime. Lime.
a niece OF ribbon or paper OF the appro-
pirate shade. Olive.
A picture of Queen Anne with the word
ban written in pale ink under 1T. Ban
Anna. (Banana)
Orange-colored ribbon or paper. Orange.
Lemon yellow from the paint box
Lemon.
scented with the jumbled letters.
a plumb line. (Plum.)
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Odds and Ends.

The Puse coil arranged low at the nape
or the neck Is revived among other novel
evening coiffures.
To clean black silk sponge Ii on both
sides with weak ammonia water, then
roll IL on roller and leave until thorough-
ly dry. 1t will come out very nicely and
repay the trouble.
To remove the hoarseness that Is so
frequently the result OF cold, beat the
white OF an egg with the juice OF a lemon
and enough sugar to make the mixture
palatable. Take spoonful at frequent
intervals.
A paste of salad oil and salt is said to
remove the white marks on polished trays
or tables. occasioned by the placing upon
them of heated articles. The mixture
should be spread lightly over the stain
and allowed TO remain an hour. /. may
then be removed with a soft dry CLOTH
and the discoloration will vanish with 1t.
A correspondent of Good Housekeeping
sends an interesting suggestion for those
who clip recipes and housekeeping SUCCESS
tons. Paste large manila envelope in
the inside cover OF the cook book. prefer
ably at the back, and in this handy recepta-
Gle place clippings and copies of recipes.
These may be looked over from time to
time. and those which are especially valu-
able may be pasted in scrap-boolu for
permanent use.
Economical women are always clad tn
find In the shops soft wooden goods that
are dotted or striped, with plain weaves
OF matching 1a.id color This season an UNI
are exhibited in colors, both dark and light.
They are used for tea gowns, house dresses,
kimonas, and shirtwaists. the figured ma
ter1al forming the blouse front of the
bodice. the collar. undersleeves, ETC., or, Il
preferred. the plain fabric can be utilized
Tor the accessories of the gown.
The United States Department of Agri-
culture issues many interesting and valu-
able pamphlets upon food and cookery and
these are sent free to any one who takes
the trouble to apply for them. They belong
to series of farmers bulletins but the
city dweller will find many of them useful
Some of the best are: No. %, Foods, Nu-
tritive Value and Cost" No. Is, Peanuts,
Culture and Uses" No. "a, Meats, Compo-
sition and Cooking" No. "a. milk as
Food; No 112, Bread and Breadmakfng:'s
NO. l25. Eggs and Their Uses as Food"
An ancient kitchen tool recently revived
is the salamander iron, which may be made
one of the most useful of fancy appliances
The salamander Is a round disc of iron.
quite thin and fat. and fastened TO a wood
en- handle. When thoroughly heated over
Goals, the iron is held close to pastry.
merfngues, etc, coloring them a beautiful
brown. delicious dish OF spaghetti Is
made by boiling the paste in sailed water,
seasoning and sprinkling thoroughly with
parmesan cheese. At the last moment
hold the salamander close TO the cheese
long enough to scorch IL slightly. There is
a piquancy about spaghetti cooked in thiz
way that is never forgotten by those who
once taste ii.
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Individuality I'm Gifts.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
The value of Christmas gift is increased
tenfold If 1T conveys by it's character
delicate intimation of thought and study
bestowed upon the individual preference of
the recipient.
For instance, there are three sisters
whose fondness for felnes is so pronounced
that their pretty home in suburban town
is dubbed Cat Ranch by their friends.
A man in town who wishes to remember
them in some suitable though not too ex-
pensive way thinks he has collected three
gifts which will be entirely acceptable.
For one he has bought one of the nu-
merous books which in quite recent years
have been devoted TO pussy's engaging quail
tiles. The second sister possesses an old
Maltese, noted alike for it's beauty and
vicious temper. Wandering past a little
art store he noticed life-size art print
which was mewing likeness of the
Maltese when ii was a kitten. This will go
to the second sister artistically framed and
labeled silver in His Innocent Youth
For the third sister he found a silk sofa
cushion. painted with a fireplace, before
which two black cats sit gazing demurely
into the flames.
One woman, who is secretary of a club
which demands much correspondence. is
going to get a fine morocco-bound letter
register. There is a little woman up town
who always insists that, as her husband
makes the money which is to buy his pres
emf, the latter must at ledSt nave neT own
individuality wrought into ii after some
fashion. She has a pretty knack OF chron-
icling the incidents of their domestic life
in humorous verse, which perhaps would
not be very funny TO anyone else. but which
the family considers very good.
The husband plays with the camera &C.
casionally and has taken various shots at
family groups and home interiors. So she
has had printed dainty little volume of
her rhymes-she doesn't call them poems
illustrated with his pictures. 1t is to be for
private circulation, and she says IL will
circulate to just one person. IT has a very
lover-like dedication and the frontispiece is
a photogravure of Himself" taken from
his last and best photograph.
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Philadelphia Press.
Have you ever gone a-marketing" In a
parlor?
1t can be done by means Of new game
and the result is lively little home enter
tainment.
The affair is termed marketing party.
To prepare for the game puzzle market
is arranged in the room where guests will
be received. The market consists of four
small tables trimmed with artificial or real
fruits and vegetables and dotted here and
there with little objects which, when their
significance is guessed. will give the names
of different foods. found in market
Each table is devoted to a different class
of food. 1t should have suspended above it
a placard naming the class to which it is
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LONG CHRISTMAS.
Porto Rico Celebrates from DecembeR
Almost to Easter sunday.

Clifford Howard. in Christmas st. Nicholas
The Porto Rican boys and girls would be
frightened out OF their wits IL Santa Claus
should come to them I'm a sleigh drawn by
reindeer and should try TO enter the houses
and I'LL their stockings. Down there Santa
Claus does not need reindeer or any other
kind OF steeds. for the children say that he
just comes flying through the air like q
bird. Neither does he bother himself look
ing for stockings. for such things are not
so plentiful In Porto Rico as they are in
cooler climates. Instead OF stockings the
children use little boxes. which they make
themselves. These they place on the roofs
and in the courtyards. and old Santa Claus
drops the gifts into them as he flies around
at night with his bag on his back.
He Is more generous In Porto Rico than he
Is anywhere else. He does not come on
Christmas eve only. but Is likely TO call
around every night or two during the week
Each morning. therefore. the little/fcl
run out eagerly to see whether anything
more has been left In their boxes during
the night.
Christmas In Porto Rico IL a church festi-
val OF much importance and the celebration
OF IL is made up chiefly OF religious cerc-
monies intended to commemorate the prfD~
cipal events In the life OF the Savior. Be-
ginning with the celebration Of his BIRTH
at Christmas time. the feast days follow one
another IN rapid succession Indeed. II may
Justly be said that they do not really conc
TO an end until Easter.
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quantity. The design Is made Of round,
wooden button molds covered with cloth or
silk and arranged in grape clusters. The
stem is of narrow strips of the cloth or
silk. to which the grapes seem to be fast
ened. This is sometimes in the same ma
terial as the dress, again is in different ma
terial and color. The clusters are from
three to four inches long and some two
inches wide, so they stand out very dis
tinctly.
With such ornamentation creeping into
street dress, 1t is natural to expect extreme
dressiness in calling gowns. This expec-
tation is fully realized, though not always
through elaborate mediums. The three call
ing costumes the artist grouped were repre-
sentative of the plain richness Of this grade
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Architectural Trials.

New York Journal.
"I WISH" said the housekeeper. that the
designing Of houses was left entirely In the
hands of women architects / don't sup
pose that they would do the work per-
fectly. but there are some architectural sins
which feel sure they would not commit.
II q woman were designing a house or
apartment she would perhaps remember
that some other women would have to
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white silk fringe fastened at the center OF
the neck band and on the shoulders. These
hung well below the waist line and served
TO take away the tight effect at the hips.
On heavy novelty goods for street wear
one of the prettiest laces used in trimming
in Cluny. 1t has lock OF
strength that makes IL very ap-
propriate for heavy weaves..yet looks very
dressy with its very open patterns. This
is very handsome too, with contrasting
color under it, and it is much used in this
way.
New York, Dec. II.
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TCH contrast OF col
or Is INDUCED for
the street this win
ter, and few stylish
gowns are seen that
have not a bit of
color somewhere as
piping. cording or
lining for the fancy
trimming OF gall
loon, braid or lace.
1t seems odd to find
this idea carried
into furs and heavy
coats, but IL you
keep your eyes open
you surely will find
it impressively ap-
p ar e n [ a m ON &
swagger garments.
Even the more So
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Enjoys Them.
Washington Star

Washington Star.
''Do you enjoy historical novels?" Eyes"
answered Mr. Cumrox. II like to read them
and then reflect on how lucky I am to live
in time when people refrain from making
such consummate fools of themselves
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A Creed.

In fellowship OF living things.
In kindred claims OF Man and Beast,
In common courtesy that brings
Help from the greater 10 the least.
In love that all life shall receive,
Lord. believe
In peace. earth's passion far above,
In pity, measured not priced,
In all souls luminous with love,
Alike in Buddha and in Christ,
In any rights that wrongs retrieve,
Lord. believe.
In truth that falsehood cannot span,
In the majestic march of Laws.
That weed and flower and worm and man
Result from one SupeTnal Cause,
In doubts that dare and faiths that cleave.
Lord. believe.