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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08
Dainty Dining-Room;
A Mark Of Quality.

BY their dining rooms We shall know
them, said the elderly woman. mo 9th.
er room in the house is to me so sure a
test of housewifely character. So long rs
a drawing room or parlor is not i'll bad
taste it is enough. Its elegance or it's
being fashionable are matters regulated
by the purse alone. Even a library, 50
long as the books be of good quality, is
no true index of a family. But a house
hold stands or falls by it's dining room.
Its furnishings, its appointments. its
Service-Or the lack of all these things
stamp the house for what it is and the
dwellers therein for what they are Elk
pense may or may not enter into dining
room standards; daintincss. exquisite
neatncss. beauty. and a larger outlay of
money there than elsewhere are impera-
tive. | remember so well when | was
young matron and just beginning house
keeping, how | was inclined to be super
cilous toward woman whose parl0r
didn't appeal to me particularly. 1t was
0ld-fashioned ard shabby and not at ali
attractive, ! thought, and | said rs much
once to a third woman. All, but you
should see her dining ROOM, said this
third woman. It's one of the most per
fectly appointed in this town. and let me
tell YOU. my dear with quiZZical
glance, "A housewife should be Judged BY
her dining room. Any paryenu can
make n good showing in her parlor; only
a gentlewoman Of high breeding and long
accustomed to the best traditions can
keep a dining room up to the standard it
deserves. Only gentlewOman would
care to. The woman who puts her best
foot forward in her parlor to the neglect
of her dining room would wear silks and
satins over n soiled white petticoat' 1t
wasn't long before | came round to my
friends opinion. Many time in after
years when it was i question of my get
ting a new something for my parlor or
something new for my dining room,
always decided in the latter's favor My
advice to any young housewife who
wants to splurge is to do so in the direc-
ton Of the dining room. New York
Evening Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08
Rings Of Keyc.

Punches of luck, that are made UP of
numherless tiny gold, ivory. coral and siia
Yer charms, and that have for the past
year been collected and worn by the
faithful, are regarded as a trihe less
fashionable than formerly. This is be-
cause those women who are supposed
to display the ruling taste in such mat
tiers have taken of late to wearing bunch
cs of keys.
Bunches Of luck WERE all right so long
as certain amount of Judgment and
carneStness of feeling WAS shown i'm the
selection of the charms, which Mt first
We're supposed to possess powers either
for good or evil or to represent souvenirs
of the leading incidents in their owners
lives.
When, however. women took to buying
ready-made punches Of luck mt the de-
institution disappeared. and among the
elect rings strung with charming keys
have been substituted
Anywhere from three TO five keys are
worn on ring and the ring is Of gold.
silver or a richly colored alloy of sill
yer or copper. AS a rule the ring is at
tachcd to the hook that fastens the wear
erS watch to her long neck chain. or it
hangs with the silver side bag and is in
itself Il choice, artistic possession.
1t IS. oval, round. wishb0ne-shaped.
triangular or cut in the form of an open
eled, or sprinkled with chip diamonds
that, are sunk deeply in the metal and
the KEYS upon it are gold. or silver and
very diverse in size and pattern. None
CT them are over an inch and a half in
length, and they are all the guardians
or precious secrets or possessions
one of these keys is always the open
sesame to leathercovered, vcIvet-lined,
lvcr-m0untCd box that contains its own
er's Jewelry. This key is especially made
10 mt lock of extreme strength and IN
t1cacy Of design. and somewhere on tho
Key, usually i'll the lilicree work on tho
handle. group Of garnets, a pink pebble
topaz. or a small turquoise is set.
Another tinv silver affair turns the
equally small but nevertheless exceeding
~ stout lock Of Morocco or Russia
leather-bound portfolio; and n third-this
always wee key of gold-securcs &
metal and leather band that goes all the
way round the fair ones diary.
Now as rule on Weli-equippcd ring
there is a fourth key that is most OF the
time dscreetly turned on that small
draWc? Of the dressing table. in which
divers little pots of ncrfumcd pomade.
bottles Of tinted liquids adjustable ring
lets. precious perfumes, etc, etc, are
slowed AWAY.
4 fifth key Of gold. decorated at the
top with crown Of seed pearls and
chased with strange and lovely designs
was described. ny the girl who first wore
one Of these rings, as the key to her
heart
The Young man who was deeply i'm
pressed by the dclicacy of this sentiment.
and who rather openly limited ut his am
bition to make practical use Of this key.
was rcsentfullv disgusted little later %
find that this damoSelle. rs well as all IT
her imitators. really utilized this fifth
and handsomest key as the means 81
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Inc Boudoir Beautiful;
Dainty Decorators Suggestions.

This IS a good time to freshen up or to
refurniSh ones bedroom, as nearly ell
the shops are selling pretty, impressive
chlltzes and cretonncs that are so eff
fective for bedroom draperies and cover
ngS, and the most of the furniture shops
offer bargains in odd pieces and sets
after the holidays.
Tho first consideration in a bedroom is
that it should be capable of being thor
oughly ventilated and cleaned, and at
the same time that it should look fresh
and pretty. There should not be over
much furniture; the floor should be pol
iShed or completely covered with mat
rugs can be thrown. II one wants IA
really hygiene bedroom all the hangings
should be washable. Fortunate folk
who can afford to have their rooms fire.
quently redecOrated. and to whom clean
erS' bills are of 10 account, may in5'alge
IN sllk-panelcd walls and rich curtains
ana covers. but the woman who wants
la bed chamber which may be daintily
kept ut small expense should pin her
fath on washing materials. The tastes
OF people who choose papers carpets
and materials which will not show the
dirt are not considered in this article
1t dirt Is there is should be seen. and
when seen removed as quickly as posi-
Here are some suggestions for bed
rooms:
No. Pink striped paper. ivory white
paint. finished with a coat of enamel
cream washed ceiling: curtains and COW
eIs of chintz in pink. white and green.
plain green Administer carpet. or green
ami pink Jute rugs; Sheraton mahogany
furniture and twin beds to match: pink
rose toilet ware; sofa cushions Of fine
white monogrdmmed muslin, some over
pink, others over green Silk-faced satecn.
No. walls divided into panels and
hung with ivory white satin striped pa
DcrS and i floral border. Dado and all
woodwork painted ivory; cream washed
ceiling; plain or small patterned pile car
pet of the deep pinky-rcd shade of the
roses in the border. Chntz curtains and
covers repeating rs nearly as possible
the design in the floral border: mahOg-
any furniture: pinky-red toilet ware.
No. Soft green Satin-Striped paper,
with green and white for border. White
paint White curtains with stenciled
or applique bands to match wallpaper
border. Carpets in shades of greens and
pinils. White or mahogany furniture.
Iinks and greens are the predominant
ING tintS in the foregoing described
rooms, as they are screens for winter or
summer bedrooms. For country bed
rooms all white. pale green. pale yellow,
light blue and white are suggested, while
a gay little room fitted UP recently for
young girl in = WeStcheSter house is all
white and scarlet, scarlet poppy paper,
white paint. white fur rugs, white enam-
el furniture and a white wicker couch
with gay poppy chintz cushions.-New
York CommCrcial-Adver
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out = dininution in their bloom ana the
advance heralds of SaIloWncSs appearing
But rs the majority OF us do not have
such skins We must 90 what we can to
attain them.
Woman's GROWING glory may be her
hair, bat her most cherished possession
is her compleXion She burns her
browning glory with curling irons, inn
prisons it IN all sorts OF curling devices
and illtreatS it in numerous other ways:
but her complexion receives most ten
derest care-in fact, it is sometimes
ruined by kindness.
a good complexion is indicative of
certain strength of character for it
means that its possessor is temperate
herself to be beguiled into keeping late
hours-that is, not freauently-eyen by
the most fascinating book or play.
Errors and Irregularities IN diet pro-
duce that worst enemy of the skin-indi-
gestion. One must be afflicted in this
way for quite while before the entire
system becomes poisoned; but when this
do2s occur, and Il rough, sallOw skin is
the result, n much longer time will be re-
CURED to remedy the evil than that in
which il was produced. The wise WON
an viii be careful in her selection Of food
and will shun pastry. sweets and pickles
as she would poison. The trouble with
milady when she reaches this state is
usually that she ruShrS off to the cosmct-
lc shop and plastcrs herself with paint,
powders or some connection rUinOus to
her skin. when all the time the remedy
lies in careful eating, bathing and cX-
ercise-
When one is particularly DESTROYS of
looking we'll in the evening. an excellent
and harmless method Of producing Il
fresh. healthy color is to battle the face
mir > in
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Unique Aftcr-Opcra Supper III New
York

New York, Feb. 3.-Mr, and Ms.
Trenor J.. Park entertained ut Sherry $
after the opera the other night, and the
entertainment they gave was decidedly
novel. II followed supper which was
served after midnight and ut which noir
than 200 guests Were present. The en-
tertaiument was patterned after an on
chestra recital Of the Eighteenth cen.
tury. The orchestra was Walter Dam
roscl's, Of more than 100 pieces. David
Names. Mr.. Damrosch's brothcr-iu-llN,
conducted. David Bispham was the yo-
calist. II was Eighteenth century must.
that was played and sung and the o.
chcsira wore costumes Of that period
knee brccchcs and powdered wigs
The entertainment began while thu
coffee was being served III the largo ball
room. which had been fitted mp to PC
scmblc "a thoatcr. For supper the guests
sat at tables arranged in horseshoe
shape. one horseshoe outside the other.
The chairs were on the outer edges Of
the tables only. so that al faced the
stage. At the corners Of the room were
stage boxes. and the stage settings car
ried ont the Eighteenth century in flow
ers and tapestries. Play bills were dis
fributed
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Noticeable Lack of
Partners for Girls This Season.

..C,e ---.. :. - 1;4+In NJ. yX-;-,-,-,,o
90. ~ course, Saii Il''t mi lSe.lrIt re-
~ Is qulle ,iIIl'posslo,,,e ln''' lilS state oi
thilSS sI'9ui! ~ a. ono+1or aobr
l'eclatll rAyl'tir'';, "i'", ~ ho
IaIte, = pFr.etiaIG No. :" we, we
pun III S'.,n - " po,''''' VAC '""'
'ii1 Tbis ,,,,ono.itiop was received with
ms prop"IIIIlo ~, WI4 leq W M III
alp. ~ L,+ a. "
,,,t no Tros and cons Was vored i'm
c,sSlIiI 3 ,io pio' "'''' AN
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08
Jim Has Els Doubt.

Ny Aunt Aeliss is awful good:
She goes to church each Sunday.
And never cracks Il joke or laughs
From Saturday till Monday.
Now, / am eight and old enough
70 know Il thing or two;
I'm sure some things that auntie tells
Can't possibly be true.
And yet she saws, ana shakes her head,
Might happen, Jim, 10 you
She Says there is Crust Man,
4 giant big and black.
Who gathers up both cEustS and BOYS
In one tremendous sack.
And carries them away. way Of,
TO his old castle grim,
Where he eats boys up with the crusts'
So do be careful, jim
Don't leave your cruSts behind your plate
If you'd escape from him.
She told me OF a little boy
Who, when he went in swimmin'
Stayed in the water hours and hours
And frightened all the women
They punished him, but every day
He went and did the same;
But once he SWAN away, way out
And IN old sea witch came,
Who tied him fast unto Il rock
(lle was his mothers ioy1.
And turned him into-onlY think,
A tainted wooden buoy,
$50 just remember" auntie says
If you should take u swim.
Don t stay too long, for who can say
Just what might happen, jim
If tellin' fibs is very wrong.
I'd like 10 know. | should,
How Aunt MelisS can tell such yarns
Yet be SO awful good. Exchange
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08
Diet for Thin People.

1t is 4 logical deduction that the foods
from which the tleshy person must ab.
stain are the ones which are beneficial
to the thin one. An authority gives this
regimen: IF possible, have 4 cup Of
cocoa or chocolate before rising For
your breakfast have eggs. poached or
boiled. outlets. chops or steak. a cup of
coffee and some fruit; but do not neglect
the eggs
AT dinner have soup. meat and fish.
according to your taste; but be sure to
nave rice, macarOm, potatoes. caulliiOW-
er. aspara gus-indeed. all vegetables
Avoid acids. although salads are good.
Choose desserts that are sweet, eSDe-
cialy those containing milk and eggs
Grapes are said to be fattening, and
sugar undoubtedly is.
DO not take cold baths nor indulge in
very violent exercise. Sleep as much rs
possible, and do not allow yourself to be
exceedingly interested in anything which
will cause you to worry
Physicians say that if this regimen is
carefully carried out the thinnest woman
NAV attain the desired plumpness. pro
vided she has no deep-Seated disease.
1t viii be seen that all foods containing
Hour starch, sugar or fat are advised.
providing the digestion offers no bar. If
the digestion of any of these cOnstltu-
ents IS accomplished with difficulty. they
ere useless rs fatteninE agents, for they
fall 10 he properly assimilated. Happily
The list of flcsh-produCing foods IS long
enough to allow liberal choice in the
matter.
Al food should he slowly masticated in
order 10 he easily diEested. Care ana
Srief should he allowed no place at H.
BILE Condiments and highly spiced
sanccs should be avoided. \ merry laugh
= superior to pepsin tablets for indiGes-
ION. 'AIirth is Gods medicine. SAID
br Oliver Wendell Holmes
DO not over-eat hut eat all the 2ppe-
ute demands with judgement Three
meals q day, with a light luncheon be
tween. if craved. are permissible, taking
care only that the light rcp2st is not
near enough the solid meal to spoil the
appetite for it,
Milk is very fattening and where ii
agrees with one. two quarts q day are
ifecommended If taken cold. il should
he slowly slipped. as it forms into curds
when il reaches the stomach. and if In
2 large mass il is less easily acted uuon
by tho gastric juices. \ tablespoonful of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08

Few father have such large families
as the applicant for relief to the Birken-
head Guardians, who stated that he was
70 years Of age, was the father of TWEEN
ty-0uc children. the oldest of whom was
80 AMI the youngest an infant. The
man has married twice, hence the case
is not as remarkable an instance of
large family as those given by Thoresby
in his "IIistory Of Leeds" He cites the
ease Of DR.. Hudson, chancellor Of York,
given 54irth TO twcnty-four children. An
other long family was that Of Joseph
Cooper. belonging to the same town,
whose wife bore twenty-siX children. but
the most remarkable was that of VIII
liam Grccnhili Of Abbots-Langley. in
Hcrtfordshirc. who had no less than
thirty-ninc children by one wife. France
has need of snch- London Chronicle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08

nerlcSs maiden is much more pronounced
than ever before. and there is decided
feeling Of revolt among the neglected
ones in consequence.
There is no reason why / should stand
it, and | WON'T exclaimed one of this
winters buds. vehemently. 1T makes
me feel Inundated ana miserable. to be
standing up with smirk on my face and
waiting for a young man who fails to
come. No. mamma; / will 30 to dinners
and very small dances. perhaps where
have fair chance, but no more balls for
me. thank your
And there are not Il few just now who
would like. if they dared. to follow her
cxample.-New York Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08
A Peachy Complexion.

Woman prlzea d good c0mUIoXion
above rubies, and she would rather have
it than wisdom. vet She 80 often refuses
to do the simple. homely little things
that will give her a good skin With
the majority Of women fine complexion
is purely and solely 81 matter Of right
living and good health. Girls there are
with beautiful compilations, who, like
poets. are born that way. They can
break all the known laws of health. yet
their cheeks bloom on with a radiance
thar vies with the rose. But such lucky
individuals are scarce And let IL be
whispered that though these indisere-
lions 10 not seem to have any III effecs
tive win tell These careless beauties
never yet reached the age Of 30 With
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08
- Young Folks Column. II

! way, and the hum of insects which
! huZzed around the fragrant rose bushes
that grew just outside the easement
Gov. I12gott was a short corpulent
man, smooth-shavcn, with grizzled hal.
shading To white over the temples, where
WrlnklCd crow : feet showed him to be n
man of determination and much given
10 thought and to solving knOtty prob
lens. Military maps were spread cut
before him, for the pegspiring general
was preparing for the annual spring mo
/ bll2atl0n of all the troops of the island.
Entered an orderly in n scarlet coat.
! made rigid salute, and stood at attcn-
ton.
"Well?" said the governor. looking NJ.
Beg pardon, sir, but it's Mai. Weber
ell. sir and u says as ow e 5 got two
American spies, sir"
The governor almost gasped: "AIy
word. this is serious, Send them in m
once a4sl with knitted brows he began
folding the maps.
Presently Maj. Wethered came in. fol
lowed by two scared but determined
looking boys. The major made grave
salute
"WcH. Maj. We,hered, what's this?'
said the governor. gruiiiy.
American spies, your cXcellency, I'm
afraid; though. of course. they deny it.
They are Robert and Christopher Belch-
er of Maine, United States of America.
my nephews, who are Mt present visiting
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.h;ll;,''rs Il, ,nii,j,t eand ,nn Ia ma rt;n~
Yin = notr " broI,c in Eit land he
tboNoIt II ,yn,,ld bn ali right"
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"r'La,, oo,,c tb" harm and we ont
o,.n,. IN Esb;rni,,,r down III" rlirr'' c9n.
tmmG5 The Tttln follow .,hut tho nor
,npnrr ,nt rougbt TTis onl;stment baj
TT>,ired md i've Woe rnins harls r. Fng.
IoIl tnrrrrnty and In soid In was ca
VIM tbat no vas ali twitfnrIv inside.
ana o,,.. bo's cot 70 co +" iaii opd h Is
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Co,. pi9rott Nance rnt no noor ,fo1
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lie stonncd and the governor SAT n
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08

From the St Nicholas is this song. tina
las Ia suggest the very notes of thu
.kadec.l
The chickadee tilts
ON n sycamore hough.
In cute little kits
The chiCkadec Tits;
Like a brownie on StitTS.
With his sweet little Frau.
The chickaaee tilts
On Il sycamore hough.
The chickadee wears
cunning black cap.
In all his affairs
The chiCkadee wears,
Without any airs
The dear little chap
The chickader wears
\ cunning black cap.
The chickadee'S song
Is "Chtck-a-dee- dee
1t is not very long,
The Chickadec's song:
Not much for a thrOuC,
But il satisfies me.
The chickadce'S song
Is Chick a-dce- dee
The chickadee nests
In the heart of n tree.
The eats are not guests
Whore the Chtckndee nests;
No rohher moleSts
His little tepec
The chiCkadee nests
In the heart of tree.
The chickadce stays
All the wear round.
On cold winter days
The chickaaCc stays.
The cat-hird delays
Till daisies abound:
The chickadee STAYS
All the year round.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08
u Gossip for the Ladies. II


lime water in goblet of milk will pre-
vent its causing biliousness. Nichy-
brandy or pinch of salt viii also per
form the same service.
Hot milk is much more easily digestel
than cold, and taken just before going
to bed quiets the nerves and noursheS
the system. 1t should be heated Just
short of the boiling point \ pinch OF
salt may he added 10 aid Digestion
Stella Stuart, in Ledger Monthly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08

Above all things Tommy Atkins heart
loves a sewing machine. Although he
must know that he can never succeed in
getting it home to England, yet il he
finds one on q Roer farm he win tow
it along with him. overburdcncd as lie
already is, upon the march. For miles
he will martyr his existence with some
obsolete and cumbrous machine until
such time as sheer physical exhaustion
or an rate company officer prohibits fur
thcr painful possession Of the prize
Wherein the exact fascination lies is a
mystery. but grizzled reservist and call
low recruit alike cannot resist this house
wife's hclp.-London Daily Mail.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08

In st. Nicholas is story of two
American boys who through the connj-
vance OF Il gunner visited u British fort
in the Bcrmudas. Here is the scene
where they are called to account:
Gov.-Gcn. J. DiSby piggott, v C., X.
.. b., was sitting mt his desk in his pri-
vate Office in government house Through
the open window there came the sound
of the measured tramp OF u sentinel rs
he WnIkcl his post on tho grnYel drive
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08

The state in which there is the least
number Of government pensioners Is Ne
yada. in which they number only 21j.
Tbc-e are S01 in Wyoming and $50 in
Utah Gh.o and Pennsylvania together
have 210000--oniy 10000 less than the
total number Of persons engaged in the
federal service Of the United States at
ho:.c and abroad.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08

OF 26.1G5 persons treated since 1856
at the Pasteur institute. in Paris. after
being bitten by mad dogs, only 165 have
dind