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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-10-04

half Il dozen, neatly embroidered by his
little daughter, would be sure to be of
use. y nice and eminently useful pres-
ent for Il young child To make for her
mother is Il set of ragbags. Four are n
good number, ana they should be made of
graduated sizes. They may be made of
strong white calico, each marked with
its number and name No. | is for
general recepticah and is therefore the
largest; ; feet by is good size. Ii is
made like an ordinary bag, with n strong
tape 10 draw il together and hang it up.
but there is long vertical slit cut near
the ton, bordered with turkey red. to
make il easy of access, under which is
worked in red cotton, No. l-Rnghag"
No. is similarly made, but is smaller.
and is fhcled Piece hG~" under its
number; while No. ;. still smaller. is let
tered White Pieces and No. I, smaller
vet. has BLACK Pieces" marked upon 1t.
NJ ore made with the opening Sits like
the first
bath mat for his mother at the work
hour" Cut piece of bur)ap of the
size and shape desired. aud overcas. the
edges 50 that they will not ravel: then
with good sized crochet hook pull
long strip of cloth, hut narrow. tlroUc&
the loose mesh in small loops close to
Scther leaving the under part smooth;
then cut the loops In this way a border
may be made OF Il color and the center
may he of white, with geometric figures
Of the same color as the border. Any
Eastern floor rug will serve rs Il motif
for suggestions, which can he drawn ON
the burlap with soft pencil. Really
prcity floor rugs may he made with
woollen and silk rags, cut about an
eighth of m inch wide. They need NOT
he sewn together. as the tops under
meath can he cut OF afterward, and the
loops do not pull out, rs might be sup
posed. but make n soft pile after they
are cut These are only a couple of the
many suggestions that might he made
TO give practical value to the cbildrcn's
work, but they will serve TO point the
moral of the suggestion.
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Answering the Door Bell.

In no one particular, perhaps, does a
maid show her training. or lack of it,
more noticeably than in her manner and
appearance when answering the front
door, and this is point where many
miStresses are deplorably careless in TAX
ing notes. Callers usually leave their
cards in the hall rs they are going out.
In order to meet the difficulty, therefore,
about the names of strange callers, the
maid should he instructed when admit
to be sure by repeating it that she has
heard it correctly. y good servant will
rarely make mistake i'll this matter.
She should then announce the name
quite clearly as she usherS the caller in
to the drawing room, so that it can be
heard by both mistress and visitor. If
the mistress is at home and receiving.
the card tray should never be in evil
dence in the maids hand when she an
swers the door. If, on the contrary, her
mistress is not ut home or indiSpOSed she
should hold it partially concealed in the
folds of her gown. 1t will then be out
of sight if the caller leaves her name in
stead of her card, and the visitor will
not feel as if she had neglected the usual
form, yet on the other hand it will be in
readiness to receive the cards. when pre-
scented, without the awkward (even if
intinitesimaD delay of reaching for it.
The maid should be positively informed
before answering the doOrbell whether
her mistress is able to receive visitors
or not. Under no circumstances should
she take card or name to her mistress
and return with an excuse. Nothing can
well be more discourteous.-Ma Foster
Snider in Good Housekeeping.
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A Society Girl is a Dressmaker.

\ certain society girl, with wonderfully
clever myers and 4 positive genius in
the art of g0wning. is making, all I'M
Known To the world at large, Il good in
come, as well as enjoying pleasant ex-
IStence by going out among her friends
as visiting dreSsmaker. i year or two
age, Hnding that she could not make both
ends meet. and wishing to spare her pco-
pie, Who were impecunious. the expense
Of har keeping. she talked the matter over
! with several of her intimates who hap
pcned to be social leaders. and they sug-
EtSted che plan which she eventually fol-
lowed with great success. She is invited
10 stop fortnight or month. as the
case may be, with her friends in turn,
who find her services invaluable in look
ing over and making a thorough removal
ton OF their wardrobe, directing the sew
ing women and putting everything in
systematic order besides designing and
overseeing the making of the gowns
which are made in the house.
Together with her artistic talent the
girl Is personally extremely attractive
and what is best of all, is gifted with
rare tact, 50 that she fits into every hole,
/ be 1t square or round with easy adapta-
ton. Moreover, she has had the sense
to arrange her So-called help" on a
strict business basis. Six hours a day
she works for her living, and during thar
'iAAAN hAiAONS hNdIl anu Suui IiitO nCE Slll-
pigment, allowing nothing, however
tempting. to interfere with her work, ex-
cepl on the rare occasions when she takes
Il complete holiday. At 3 o'clock tea.
through the insistence of her friends.
Cinderella becomes the fine LADY, and
the guest of the house, remaining in that
capacity until 8 o'clock the next morning,
when she resumes her vacations for the
day, with a recess at midday, when, of
course. she takes luncheon with the fami-
~ While she makes no secret that she
IS pair for her services, preferring to
herself, laughingly. among her friends.
rs the lady help" she is not exactly in
business. as her time is completely taken
up by her friends, and she naturally
would not care to go among strangers
under such conditions. But she certainly
| is most useful and successful. and it
would seem that there might be many
such openings for young women who are
handy with their needle and scissors. and
whose periodic assistance to the harassed
mothers of their acquaintance might be
most valuable
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CYNICAL YOUNG WOMEN.
Bitterness Which is Displayed by Latter
Day Generation.

LAY ldllDl.
81 have been unpleasantly impressed
lately by the cynical bitterness of up-to-
date young women" remarked woman
Of experience. with older persons who
have been sourcd by frequent disappoint-
mcnts-whO have had their hopes frus-
trated, and who have been crowded to
the wall more or less by fortunes favor
ties, it does not seem altogether unnat-
ural that they should become caustic
and critical, aud question their acquaint-
ances motives and springs of action; but
there is something very sad TO me to
hear the young, who surely should be I'M
suspicious and have faith in humanity,
discuss the frailties Of their friends with
the satirical acumen - women of the
world. The good old fashion of Keeping
the fruit Of the tree of knowledge Of
good and evil away from young girls
seems to be obsolete. See and Judge
for yourselves is the axiom of the new
dispensaton. and the result certainly
does not improve their trust in human
nature. Bitterness in old or young gem
orally argues ppointment: those who
are successful are apt 10 be more kindly
disposed to their fellows; they have no
time in their pleasurable lives to notice
the frallties OF their acquaintanccs. Peo-
pie who are self-centcrcd, too, are rarely
CensOrious; their own affairs occupy
them too much, and they do not think
enough OF others to judge them; but
that an unkindy, critical spirit is rife
among the young girls in upper tendon
no one who listens 20 their chatter now
ndays can doubt. New York Tribune.
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more about n foot and a half long, eight
inches wide and seven deep. You viii
find two boxes much easier to handle
than one. But place them end TO end
so they will look as if they were one.
Stain these, . cents worth of good stain
being sufficient. They can be put up on
iron brackets a shelf or simply rested ON
other boxes, the latter being the safest
and easiest method. If boxes are used
rs a stand. they should be neatly covered
with hurlap or mating. and also painted
or stained If desired. Then they are N
no way un$iShtly Brackets each side
the window to hold a flower pot. and II
hanging basket Eill give you claiming
window Of greenery and bloom.
Get Your SOIL from nei@nboring lot or
the country, mix in n good fertilizer fill
your boxes ana pots, sprinkle with water
and grow first fine crop OF weeds. Pull
these all out, and now you are ready for
operations.
In choosing the flowers. consider care
fully the color scheme Of your room
and its furnishings. 4 harmony will
thus he obtained that will enhance Won
derfully the charm of your indoor
garden. If blue predominates. imagine
the effect of dark gold narcissus ut one
side of the window, the rest Of the box
filled with portnlaca (a deep orangei !:
in one side pot Tom Thumb nasturtums :;
the other side POT climbing ngsturtiums
yellow in the hanging basket. canary
bird Hover. very pretty creeper and
some of the poTuaca. This comhina-
tion gives you every shade OF yellow
from corn to saffron. as well as charm
ing variety of foliage.
II your walls should he yellow or vel
lowish, try blue hyacinths for the side
grouping ground work Of the box. love
in q mist. the foliage is so feathp7y II
forms a mist; hanging basket, and
bracket pots, balloon vine. ana some Of
the love in a mist.
In n room with dark ground Il white
window is lovely.
Choose white balsam for the corner
If will grow about a foo and q half
high. migonette, and torinia (rAitc
Wings. climbing naSjurtiums. and sweet
peas. 1t Is one Of the lOvelieSt combina-
touS and would permit the luxury Of
two Chinese lilies. which will crow in n
little glass dish half filed with wa or
and stones; the perfume is delightful for
q bedroom
If the apartment lacks color. wall
flowers. hcliotrope, pansies, and n1stur-
tumS for runners VIII give M oriental
depth Of color that viii tone up the
whole
Whatever you decide on. start the
seeds in the two little nursery boxes.
being sure the earth is very finely pul-
verified. Fine seeds like mignoneffe
iovc-in-a mist. wall flowers. pansies. etc.
must be scattered on the smoothe1 Garth
and then have light covering Of earth.
not deeper than just 10 hide them Press
down gently. sprinkle with water. and
place in I partly shady place. or rather
not in the direct rays Of the sun. for they
must never becomequite dry until ger
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Don't be Disheartened
If Your Child's a Ounce"

This is a subject that is intended 10
comfort parents whose children are what
is commonly called ounces" Do not be
dOwn-hearted or discouraged if your son
is behind in his class. 1t is a common
occurrence for a backward boy, one who
was beaten by all at school, to shoot far
ahead later.
What becomes of all the wonderfully
precocious children?
1t is often the case that the clever boys
who gain prizes by their greater quick
ness and facility later in life, when effort
and perseverance are needed, do not pos
sesS those qualities or have not had them
developed. while n Ounce, who endeav
Ored struggled and did bis best. now can
prove the worth of those qualities that in
his school days seemed of so little use.
Encourage your dull children. for YOU
cannot tell but that through the aid of
your sympathy and encouragement they
may turn out 10 be brilliant men.
Three of our greatest generals were
ounces
Gen. Sheridan showed so little ca
pacity as hoy that his mother intro
duced him TO one of his tutors rs an in
corrigible Ounce"
Gen. Ulysses Grant was called Use
less Grant by his mother because of his
dulness as Il hoy.
Stoncwall Jackson was noted for his
Slowne~s, but ut the same time was re-
markable for his interchangeable applica-
tlon and perseverance.
Mr.. Smiles. the author Of self Help
tells a story of a boy in his class ut
school who was one Of the greatest of
ounces
One teacher after ano- her had tried his
skill upon him and failed. Mr.. Smiles
says: Corporal punishment. the fools
cap, coaying and earnest entrcaty proved
alike fruitlesS
Sometimes the experiment was tried
Of putting him at the top of his class.
with which he graviJated to the in
evitable bottom.
The youth was given M by his teach
ers rs an incorrigible dunce-one of
them pronouncing him to be stipend
Gus BOBBY. Yet. slow though he was,
this Ounce had a sort Of dull energy Of
purpose in him tha' grew with his
muscles and his manhood; and. strange
70 say, when he at length came TO take
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-10-04
Coffee Affects Eyesight.

II is well known that the Moors arC
inyeteratc coffee drinkers, especially tLf
merchants, who sit in their bazaars and
drink coffee continually during the day
II has been noticed that almost inyari
ably when these coffee drinkers react
the age Of 40 or - their eycsi2ht begin.
20 fail ana by the time they get 10 b,
% years old they become bind. One j..
forcibly impressed by tho number 81
blind men that are seen about tho street.
Of the city OF Fcz. the capital nf Nof0c
GO. 1t lis Invariably Attributed 20 thr
excessive t5s" 81 coffee. This opinion h.,
been confirmed by the opinion Of En-
ropean physicians living there
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X Gossip for the Ladies. X

part in the practical business of life. he
was found heading most of his school
companions. and eventually left the
greater number Of chem far behind.
The last time the author heard of
him he was chief magistrate of his ma
tive town"
DIR. Arnold said of boys that the diff
ference between one boy and another
consists not so much in talent as i'll
energy.
If Your slow, backward child has per
SIstency and application, he Will surely
lead the cleyerer fellow who IS without
those qualities.
he in too great hurry to see your
child's mind develop, but carefully train
his habit of energy and endeavor.
Copyright, 1902, by w. II. Hearst.)
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WOman's Wages.

The subject of wOman's wage is one
very near to tie hearts of all those inter.
ested IN that large proportion of the sex
which is earning its own bread and but.
ter and keeping the wolf from the door
with its own hands. Perhaps it is not
too much to say that women as n rule
are underpaid. Whether or not this is
their own fault, as the men whose places
they have taken sometimes claim, is an.
other story. The fast is that a large per
centage of women who are supporting
themselves DO not make enough money
to keep body and soul together.
This Page knows kindergarten
teacher of gentle birth, refined and intel
! hgent, as kindergarten teachers must be-
whose education has cost her over $1,000
and who pursued her profession for the
municiticent sum of 500 a year. She
was expected to be psychologist, a bot
anist, a thorough teacher in every way.
and to have all the patience of Il Griselda
for SS.33 a month.
Some more fortunate kindergarten
teachers receive in tins city $3.50 a year.
or about S20.25 month Reckoning
board as being 81 a week, they will have
remaining after this is paid $4.2J a
month for laundry bills, clothes. stamps.
stationery, doctors and dentists bills.
amusements books, etc. Now, mustn't
she be n financier who makes ends meet
on such an eXtravagant income?
There was a saleswoman in a shop on
Saturday who felt gregarious enough to
discuss wages. Women clerks were all
right, she said. if the firm paid enough
to get good ones. And then she added
with pride that she had never worked
for less than 81 a week in her life. and
that. i'll view Of the fact that she made
her own frocks and hats at night ont
of the old things her more fortunate rela-
tiveS gave her, this would enable her to
live. As has been said before on this
page, many of the stenographers in
town, and they are a very bright set Of
young women, too, are underpad and
overworked.
Take it all in all, the good cook. the
efficient chambermaid, and the woman
who scrubs by the day are better paid
than the intelligent young woman who is
expected 10 know it all as a stenOg-
rapher. or as Il kindergarten teacher is
called upon to he cultivated 10 a high
degree and to have all the virtues. The
cook is paid from So to 50 4 week, and is
boarded. which amounts in ali from IS
to Sill: the chambernaid gets SD and
board, and the scrub woman 81 a day.
Manual labor is the thing that rcmuner
ates, ii seems, therefore.
Women themselves are. however. in
part to blame for the poor wages paid
the Sex, for just as one girl employed
in an Office had screwed up her courage
sufficiently the other day to ask for Il
raise in salary 4 gay young thing came
in and begged for her position. Offering
10 work & month for nothing and there
after to work for So a week rs long as
the firm wished her to. without expecta-
ton of nm increase Of salary; ana so
short-sighted were these business people
~ ~. 4
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Rest Cures.

Nothing is new under the sun. and GER
tainly the latest development of the rest
cure is an old friend resuScitated None
other is it than the forty winks of ou.
forefathers, over which modern men and
women have laughed in their time, judg-
ing this brief excursion into dreamland
10 be Il heritage of the old beaux and
elderly ladies of the far-off early Victo-
rian period.
The rest cure in this microscopic man.
ner consists of an easy pose in a lounge
chair Each muscle is relaxed by a pos
tive effort of the will, the mind is thrown
upon the contemplation of pleasant
things, and sleep may or may not follow.
Should it do so the cure will be COM
plete. But this little nap should not ex-
coed ten or fifteen minutes. a period Of
repose that will be found more refresh
ing in its effects than hours of sound
slumher.
One woman behaves that she can send
herself off into dreamland by placing her
hands At the back of her head and slight
swaying her head from side to side.
She announces that during this process
she thinks of nothing except that she
would like to lapse from the world of
realities into the land of Nod, which she
does forthwith.
Sufferers from nightmare should try
the new mode of sleeping. 1t is one to
which the victims of insomnia may also
give a trial with very possible good re-
suits.
Their beds should be made with the pill
lows placed where the feet come instead
of under the head. The head must be on
a level with or lower than the feet when
the patient is sleeping.
The physician who is responsible for
this advice IS very sanguine rs to the
results, testifying that the horrors Of
nightmare and insomnia are arrested.
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minated; the less often You have to
water the better, as each wetting makes
the earth more apt to crust, while if they
are kept too wet all may rot The
larger seeds, such rs sweet peas. nastur.
tiums, basams, etc, should be put in
one inch apart and deep.
When the seedlings are about an inch
and a half high transplant them 70 the
window boxes, pots, etc. Bulbs. how
ever, may be put into the box or pot they
are to remain III, kept in the dark. and
quite moist for six weeks. At the end
OF that time let them have all the light
and sun possible, and they grow like
Jacks beanstalk.
After your garden is nicely started, al
ways hang n dust sheet over il before
any sweeping is done, and once wccl,
remove all your growing things into the
bathtub and give everything Il thorough
drenching.
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New Golf Sweaters
Have Silk Sleeves.

| The new golf sweaters have the blouse
| front and silk sleeves. They have ceased
To be distinctly athletic garments and are
| considered stylish for walking and indoor
wear
\ bright green one has the stock col
| lar and deep cuffs of gold red. 1t is
| knitted of soft wool in the wave pattern
| and closed with small. Hat, gilt buttons
Another is of alternate red and black
in one-haIf inch stripes A stock of
black Louisine encirclcs the neck. The
ends of the tie are embroidered in French
knots of red, which match the turnover
collar.
Three large Gibson buttons of beaten
silver are the only adornment of n
| white mcrccrizcd cotton sweater intended
| for morning wear The intricate pattern
| of the weave gives il a rich luStcr. and If
| is plainly finished st the throat to admit
of variety of velvet and ribbon stocks
French blue, woven with silk dots at
regular intervals and having full
gathered tafeta sleeves of the same
shade is among the handsome novelties
| There IS nothing to mar its quiet Cle-
gancc. \ sheer white Persian lawn tie.
knottcd with careful carcessness, COM
pletes the swell effect.
| style, is a black blouse. striped with hair
| lines of white ana without sleeves, the
arm size being finished with Il scalloped
border. in which the colors are inter
mingled in an elaborate design, which is
| repeated in the neck band Single
| breasted vests are closely fastened up
| their entire length with fiat gilt or silver
buttons or are cut in pointed V effect to
display the waist beneath They arc
| shown in the dotted and striped combna.
| ton Of colors, similar TO the blouse
| sweaters, and are intended for wear be-
meath the tailor-madc jacket for walking
or driving. Heavier weights are used
| for automobiling.
The latest automobile hat is of cloth
in inverted hrim, sailor shape 1t is
shown in white, navy and tan, all made
alike, y box plating Of inch-wide velvet
| ribbon passes around the brim and is tied
| in bow at the back, from which several
| loops fall. Concealed by this trimming
are small metal rings, to which silk
curtain is attached by hooks Broad tie
strings secure ii beneath the chin and
| protect the wearcr from dust and chill
New York Mail and Express
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Comfort One Another.

Comfort one another;
For the way is growing d. cary,
The feet are often weary.
And the heart is very sad.
There is a heavy burden bearing.
When IL seems that none are caring.
And We half forget that ever we were glad
Comfort one another
With the hand-claSp close and tender,
With the sweetness love can render,
And the look of friendly eyes.
Do not wait with grace unSpOken;
While life'S daily bread IS broken,
Gentle speech is oft like mamma from the
skies.
Comfort one another:
There are words of music ringing
Down the ages, sweet as singing
OF the happy choirs above.
Ransomed saint and mighty angel
Lift the grand. deep-voiced evaugel,
Where forever they are praising the Etcs
nal Love.
Comfort one another;
BY the hope OF Him, who sought US
In our peril-IIim who bought us.
Paying With His precious blood;
BY the faith that will not alter.
Trusting strength that shall not fatcr,
Leaning on the One diyinely good.
Comfort one another;
Let the grave gloom lie behind you
While the Spirits words remind you
OF the home beyond the tomb.
Where no more is pain or parting.
Feyel' flush or tCar-drOp starting,
But the presence of the Lord. and for all
His people room.
Margaret +. Sangster
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People who go barefooted and those
who wear sandals instead Of shoes rarely
have colds i'll the head or any form Of
influenza.