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or the Women.

After thinking the matter over Dor
Dthy Dix has decided that "our grand
mothers had a Cinch." She compares
the lot of the modern woman to that
Of the woman of fifty and a hundred
years ago, and finds that the advance
ment of the sex has been attended by
many disadvantages. There are
times" she says. when it occurs to
even those of US who have achieved
the privilege of earning our own bread
and butter instead of being fed on cake
that we overrate our blessings" 1t
is Eve looking back upon her lost
Eden and beginning to feel the apple
lie heavy on her stomach. Only think.
for instance, of what a blissful state of
society it must have been when ignor-
ance was accounted WOman's chief
charm. and when she was no more ex-
pected to have opinions than she was
to have a moustache. Nobody expected
her to keep up with things. Nobody
asked her if she had read the last batch
OF problem novels or what she thought
of the political situation, or inquired
her views on the financial question. In
those halcyOn days women escaped the
burden of bearing the brunt of the
conversation. The little coterie of wo-
men Of the past who could talk have
been handed down in history. All the
balance merely sat around and looked
pretty and simpered while men racked
their brains for fiowery compliments
to pay them. Nowadays, go where you
will, you may observe women working
like coal beavers trying to keep the
men interested. 1t must have been
lovely to loll back and let a man talk
to you about the things you were in
terested in instead of your having to
feign a Misunderstanding interest in the
grocery trade and the chances of Fitz-
simmons pulling off match with
Corbett.
Domestic life" Dorothy has dis
covered wasn't so strenuous then,
either Nobody exploited in the papers
theories about how to manage a hus-
band so wives were saved the wear
and tear on their nerves of trying ex-
pefiments that wouldn't work. Nor
did women worry so much about try
ing to retain a husbands affections.
They took it for granted that a man
who spent his days toiling for his fam
lily was putting up a pretty good living
picture of devotion and they let it go
a that A mans wife was his pet. or
doll or slave, but she wasn't expected
to be all of them and a companion and
household ornament as wen, as she is
now.
Further research into the life of the
woman Of that bygone day reveals to
this astute student of modern condi-
tons. that there were no mother class
es and conventions. no sterilized milk
nor sterilized theories to harass our
grandmothers. They did not even
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awe in her voice. I'VE should at least
have lived one perfect day.
Dix centimes la piece. voyez les
beaux fruitsl Voyez done, m'sieuri."
The man turned swiftly round.
'-Oh, go to the DEVIL" he said, furious
ly. you have no earthly right on this
deck
The old woman caught his meaning,
though her knowledge of. the English
language was limited. and her Swiss
temper, aided by the beer she had
drunk. sent the crimson blood surging
to her face.
"Cochon d'Anglaisi" she screamed
and began to curse them both IN the
fOulest language.
Suddenly the air rang with the sound
of a terrific explosion, followed by clouds
of steam and mingled with the terrified
shrieks of the passengers. The over
heated boilers had burst.
The ship parted in two. and the bow
end sank with appalling rapidity.
A little rescue boat came Swimming
over the whirling water as the English
man rose to the surface. AS they
reached him he asked for his wife, and
he read the answer in their silence.
Without her? Not he. A quot bon?
He knew Just where he had lost her,
for they had sunk together, and he Owed
for her right in the same spot
Three times, half mad with fear. half
blinded with water, and then-he found
her. He had won her from the very
arms of death. His rival was defeated,
she was hiSi
He gripped the body with the strength
of madness, and together they rose, ana
together were drawn into the boat.
When he recovered consciousness he
stretched out his arms hungrily for her,
his first intense, longing thought for
her. The voice of the old fruit seller
fell on his ears.
But he might also have rescued my
fruit, ce gallant Anglais" she was Sob
bling Historically.
And then he saw who it was that he
had saved.-Violet Brooks, in the Free
Lance.
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WHY {?

The boat glided slowly along beneath
the snowpeaked mountains. stopping
every now and again at the quaint
landing stages of the little Swiss viii
lagos to take up or drop a stray pas
senger or two.
1t was early summer; the tourists
were still few and far between. and
the only people of any consequence on
woman. who sat very close together in
the bow of the Primavera.
They were evidently English, though
not aggressively so. The woman was
young; her face was wonderfully full of
possibilities, and in her eyes the man
had found his hearts desire. The light
of a new and unspeakable happiness
was upon them both as they sat there
together unconscious for the time of
the exquisite beauty of their surround
ings, unconcerned by the curious
glances of the Swiss officials.
They had waited long for each other.
these two; five interminable, weary
years. and now at last they were to-
gether The noise of the water dashing
up against the side of the boat seemed
to re-echo the words he murmured as
his fingers closed on hers-the whole
living world spoke but one sentence to
them bOth-"forever."
The sun shone brightly into the glori-
Gus depth of the peaceful lake as the
steamer went lazily on her way, and
presently, attracted in spite of them
ton, the two wandered together down
the steps to the second class deck, and
then stood silently watching the foam
as it dashed angrily against the side
Men have said that there is nothing
perfect in this world" said the woman.
thoughtfully. "They did not know"
''Thev did not know you." he whis-
pered back
At Vevey they only took up one pas
senger, a picturesque old woman, a fruit
seller, carrying on each arm huge bas-
ket, and balancing a third on her head
with the aid of a queer patchwork cush-
ion.
Hitherto the peace of the two had
been undisturbed, but now the advent of
the Door old woman came to mar the
stiffness of their dream. She was de-
termined to make the most of her op-
portunities, and she went from one to
another of the passengers crying her
goods in a shrill, cracked voice.
Dix centimes Ia piece-trente cen
times lie demi kiloI Voyez les beaux
fruits'
time the man gave an angry exclama-
ton.
Let US go back to the other side,' he
said, as he slipped his hand through her
arm; and then they strolled back to
their old place in the bow.
They were absolutely alone. and, as he
bent towards her. the extent of their
happiness frightened her.
"Surely it cannot last - she whisper
ed, Dear, do you think it is possible
that it can last?"
He was silent, for he. too, was afraid
Who knows?" he said at length, 'who
can tell?"
IF we should die tonight" she said,
and there was a touch of something like
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Inquiries Answered.

Mrs. J. d. S. writes: VIII you give a
recipe for fruit cup?
FRUIT CUPS
ment in making fruit cup, using only
fruits in season or conserved fruits mixed
with the fresh. For example,, stoned cher.
ries, sections of orange, cubes of pineap-
pie and thin slices of peeled peaches and
pears. Mix them together, adding their
juices, cover with a rich sugar syrup
which may be favored with wine, if you
wish, and let stand on ice to thoroughly
chill. When ready to serve put into Ions
stemmed glasses and put a few spoonfuls
of fruit sherbet-orange or grape sherbet
is delicious
HAM SALAD.
Mrs. Men. writes: VIII you kindly de.
wise a good recipe for using up cold boiled
hama salad dish preferred?
Take a cup of finely chopped cold boiled
ham, using lean only; season to taste
with little onion juice mixed with mus
tard and vinegar. Add a little paprica.
Soak a level tablespoonful of gelatine in
two tablespoonfuls of cold water and
when soft dissolve in three quarters of a
cup of hot veal or chicken BROTH Strain
over the ham. mix thoroughly and stir
over cracked ice until it begins to stiffen
them mix in a cup of dry whipped cream,
turn into border mold, set away to hard
en-. When ready to serve turn out on a
bed of cress, line the hollow center with
crisp leaves from the lettuce heart and
place the mayonnaise in this cup.
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finds that all experiences are faith max.
ing and is given all the faith he needs
Rev. James Austin Reynolds, Presbyters
ian, New York
RULES WITH MAJESTY UNIQUE
Christ's death, so far human vision
is concerned, was a pathetic failure. He
had come to found a kingdom, he had
declared himself at least by the consent
that silence gives, to be a king. He had
openly announced himself as the Messiah
and yet in his death he is the weakest
of the weak, an object of contumely and
of scorn. But now today, after nineteen
centuries OF time. Christ Jesus rules with
a splendor, a pomp and a majesty unique
among the mUnaIchs of the world who
have exercised autocratic sway over hui
manits. He is worshiped the divine
one, as the Son OF God, by countless hosta
of people. Churches in every civilized
land, representing in calculable wealth,
are lifted up in his name. Gifts large, law
ish generous, are given out of hearts nat
urally otherwise selfish for the worlds
enlightenment and enrichment in obedi-
ence to ChriSt'S word to preach the gospel
to every creature.-Rev. Dr. Joseph A.
Milburn Congregationalist, New York.
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The Eggplant.

This late summer vegetable is now in
its prime and its mcaty pulp may be
transformed into a surprising number of
very tasty and substantial dishes, all of
them most suitable and satisfying substi-
tutes for meat dishes and far more in ac-
cordance with the season for at least the
lighter meals of the day than animal food.
to slice and Try Done properly you have
a wholesome and appetizing food. but too
frequently the fried eggplant placed be-
lore you is an abOmination to beware of,
especially when soaked full of grease or
fried in a batter. There is decidedly an
are in frying the thin slices in a manner
evenly colored brown slices. delicateIy
crisp on the surface, tender but dry and
picion of the fat in which they were fried.
If sufficient fat is used to float the slices
ana not rev spoon1uls OF 1at, placed IN
a trying pan as for saute, this food will
be much more digestible and retain that
peculiar flavor which leads US to associate
it with meat dishes rather than to con-
slider it in the light of a vegetable only.
A very simple mode of preparing it for
the breakfast table is to cut it into quar-.
ter inch slices, pare quickly, season with
salt and pepper, dip into beaten egg,
then cover with fine, dry bread crumbs
and fry in deep, hot fat until beautiful
crisp brown crust is formed. Do not uss
flour in order to make the egg stick; if
each slice is Dipped and crumbed as soon
as cut the egg will not slide off, but if you
have any difficulty of the kind first press
the slices down in the crumbs, then dip in
the egg and again in the crumbs. For
use than the uncooked flour.
BOILED EGGPLANT
Take small elephants, do not pare but
split in halves lengthwiSe season with
salt and pepper and brush well with oil;
oroil until tender, place on a hot dish on
bed of cress, with cut side up and serve
with a butter sauce.
EGGPLANT BAKED.
Take a young, tender eggplant, peel and
cut into inch cubes, put into a saucepan
with half cup of boiling water simmer
very gently until tender, but not quite
done-about 10 or Is minutes-then drain
as dry as possible, squeezing out all the
water. Meanwhile fry two small chopped
onions in two tablespoons of butter. then
remove from the fire, stir in the drained
eggplant teaspoonful of chopped parsley,
teaspoonful of salt. dash of cayenne.
a pinch of pepper. two 'tablespoonfuls of
butter and two tablespoonfuls of Worces-
tershire sauce. Stir and cook until the
butter is entirely absorbed, then turn into
a buttered and crumbed baking DISH
cover the top with a thick layer of but-
tered crumbs and a light sprinlling of
cheese; bake in moderately hot oven
for 20 p minutes 1t will require a
quart of pulp for the quantity of other
ingredients given.
EGGPLANT A LA FRONTAGE.
Place two medium-sized elephants in a
deep dish and cover them with boiling
water. let stand ten minutes closely COW
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year ago 7 suffered with flooding spells which thre:
when notice called 20 Vino OF Car<iui felt
please Auat did It wonderful boy
stronger. 1fe1n4 Reaiaae and each
month thu a0tE less untsl
fec$ly natural and suffered pains
You cannot wonder thSk / n enthusiastic in fhe
praise Of your medicine when yoa all has
csne Ter
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men who are trying to bring the name
of Jesus before a sinful race?-Rev. DIR.
Frank De Witt Talmage, Presbyterian,
Chicago.
THE REALITY OF TRUTH.
We need faith in the reality of truth
and goodness and the presence and pow
er of God. and we need faith in our
selves and in our wOrk.-Rev. Joseph
K. Mason, Universalist. Chicago.
AGGRESSIVE CHRISTIANITY.
The principle of aggressiveness is of
the utmost value in the quest for reli-
gious faith and Christian love. Many
neglect this value. They profess belief m
the fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man and the office of Christ but
they forget that such things truly he
neved must have the profoundest kind
of effect on their lives The prime test
and proof of belief is Willingness to act
upon it.. They must go. forward upon
their belief Moreover, just this going
forward results in faith. 1t is the swim
mer who takes his feet from the bottom
and commits himself to the water who
learns that it can support him. The man
who orders his life after the will of God
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fable and Kitchen.

Conducted by Ida Ames Willis, Mar
quette building. Chicago. to whom all in
quiries should be addressed.
All rights reserved by Banning company,
Chicago
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know child was an awful problem.
They thought it was a little animal
to be fed and washed and spanked
when it was bad and kissed when it
was good and GENERALLY kept in the
background. If it was healthy and
turned out well they took the credit to
themselves. If it sickened and died
they laid it to a mysterious dispensa-
ton of Providence. The mod
ern mother has got enlightenment and
with it misery. We know if our chill
dren die of diphtheria and scarlet fever
that it is bad drains and bad air and
water. We know that if they go wrong
when they grow up it is because we
Failed somewhere in our duty and we
spend our lives in a ceaSeleSS fight
against microbes and bad literature
and demoralizing pictures and heaven
knows what else and sigh for the good
old days when a mother could Shunt
all her failures on heaven instead of
shouldering the blame herself.
Dorothy Dix is no great admirer Of
the club woman as most people know
and she thinks the old-fashioned wo-
man had much to be thankful for
in her freedom from a mission and
that instrument of culture and torment
the "woman's club" and the necessity of
studying Browning or going to Wagner
concerts OF parliamentary drills or be-
longing to societies for the promulga-
ton of this or the suppression of that
Among all the privileges enjoyed by
our grandmothers though. the one we
envy them most was the right to grow
old-to have unconcealed crowsfeet and
honest gray hairs and thirty-two-
inch waist measure" concludes Dorothy
Dix. she didn't have to let masseurs
pound and pinch her into a jelly and
complexion artists parboil her and
hairdressers scalp her; she didn't have
to read all the stuff in the papers about
how to be beautiful though ugly.
She accepted age with whatever it
brought her of fat or thin and she was
happy and peaceful and placid.
Age is now crime. We have all got
ten soured and nervous trying to keep
young"
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Feminine fads and fashions seldom
display either common sense or con-
sistency to any marked degree but there
is always some explanation for them
and their origin may be clearly traced
how remote SO ever it be from the fash
ion in which it has resulted. For in
stance the present craze for wearing
three or four veils a a time: of course
it grew out of the automobile habit
when one can scarcely guard the COM
plexion sufficiently against the raVa ges
of sun and dust and wind but while
there is no earthly sense in wearing four
wells on the street 1t is done and by
women who have never been in an au-
tomobile in their lives.
Another explanation of the prevalent
mode for swathing the hat and face in
veils is the reaction from the fad for
going with uncovered head which has
prevailed at the summer resorts for the
past several seasons. Any way. they are
now fitting out the hats with four wells.
two of them covering only the mouth
and lower part of the face passing IN
der the chin, the third covering the
whole face loosely and draped about
the front Of the hat and the fourth COW
ering the hat. dropping down around the
rim in front and hanging down in long
streamers behind. Some of the long
veil Grapes are three yards wide and
the procession of returning summer girls
on the city streets nowadays looks like
a crowd of Egyptian vestals to the god
dess Isis.
1.-THE cessation of courtship after mar
riage," says Mrs. Edwin Knowles Of
New York. ex-president of the Profess
sional Woman's league, is not owing to
lack of affection on mans nature. I
never yet saw a man who was not
capable of loving at least six women all
at once and with about equal intensity.
For a time he may center all his
amour on one woman. but that is be-
cause she is clever enough to engage all
his power. If she should marry him
she would find out that her influence was
gone. He soon would be hunting for
new worlds to conquer. This almost
unlimited capacity for love on the part
of men is to me the strangest thing
about them. To my mind it is the prin-
cipal moral distinction between the
sexes"
Mrs. Knowles says it is all the mans
fault that marriage ends courtshfp. The
wife did not do the counting before
marriage and there is no reason why
she should be expected to do it after
ward"
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FREE MEDICAL ADVICE no WOMEN.
For proof read the symptoms, suffering and cur
recited in the following letters:

wish benefit
E. Pfnkham's
Twas household
terrible Ny husband hundreds dollars
which
gesoft the
notce
followed all instructions Immediately
in
of Vegetable Compound
well remedies
find thank
for rne"MRs LoTrE NATLoR 1928 N
Ave, NV. Washington, D. c.
Mrs write to tell what Lydia E. Pink
with falling the womb and could hardly about
and able
nnyw work
medicine remedies the world
j. NJ. Newcastle,
PTSKHAM:-Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
1 falling
and but nj
medicine before
feeling husband taking
two bottles did and able to be feet and
pound relief 1t the mothers
friend be
out of nj feel "
to those suffering was"-MRs R. E.
GEEfR rthwihpr gnt
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day Frequently how
ever is mi
call Of duty except the
their health How much harder the daily
arrangement of the female makes
painful the system unung?
of amiaby; and weakness
health
continue work and perform
believe that
is necessary they What mistake!
happiness Don't to strong stlan
strengthening healing remedy for
always within reach.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
What is Going Or in Woman's World of Fashion

Short coats on tan and sage covert and
ecru and white linen canvas are provided
as the summer mufiings of the shirt waist
girl. The tan Jackets go strikingly with the
bla TX skirts, and, IL the accompanying hat
is black as we'll. the stylish look Is more
pronounced.
From Paris comes the news that scarlet
linen and brilliantine coats arc being made
for shirt waist service. These will be worn
with an ll-whit get-up. except as to shoes
and hat; for out-of-town such details may
also be scarlet-the shoes laced with white
strings and the hat perhaps trimmed with
white. For watering place use this seems
a fetching OUTFIT, but II would be alarming
in staid city ways.
Red. nevertheless. will be a favored sum-
mer color for city or country, and topping
blonde and brunette heads flaming shirt
waist hats of all descriptions are seen. A
trig headpiece on this glowing order Is a
French sailor of lumber straw, introducing
a scarlet thread. A crown band and short
back fall of scarlet velvet ribbon is its only
trimming. Another sailor is of dead white
straw-the thin sort that looks like wood
s~havings-with scarlet wings put on Mer-
cury-fashion at the sides.
Some of the ready-to-wear hats provided
for shirt-waists use strike the fastidious as
a shade too eccentric. Many brims go
stifiy up at the sides and stand out with
and especially the box turbans. are too
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

This is at one side Of the neck piece, where
the other end slips through. This
eliminates the worry Of size, as such a
stock fits any neck; and since II Is now the
thing to loop the ends only once and pin
them In place the old trouble OF trying IL
also done away with.
The tricks required to produce an up-to-
date get-up are many. Though countless
maids seem to asslmilate tAem with ease.
others are forever outside the knowledge
of fashions wizardry. Look at the summer
glove alone and see how many people wear
the wrong thing. The Kid article is ante
dated for summer service, and superbly
made thread and silk gloves now take it's
place. These are as stoutly or delicately
fashioned as the occasion requires. and
along with black and white, which are tho
favOrlties, all Of the new colors are seen.
Heavy stitchings embellish the backs Of
these agreeable hand coverings which,
when we'll made. are quite as expensive as
kid. The swagg styles show the one big
button OF the approved kid glove.
Fashionable bootmakers declare that
sl.=:e-s will be worn In the street as In
the long ago. A soft kid shoe, which is
being sold in great numbers, has a low
ribbon-tied vamp over a square tongue.
The toes are pointed and the military heels
and wide ribbons give them the frivolous
look of the slippers they precede.
MARY DEAN.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

heavy and hot looking. In fact. regarding
the question from all sides-the season,
fitness. etc.-the fiat French sailor seems
the best shirt-wsist hat as yet provided.
These styles are immensely big in circum-
ference. but since none OF the trimming
shows above the crown many Of the best
effects may be gained by very little trim
ming.
One white sailor shape. which is lifted
from the head at the front by a crown
band. is made elegant by a fiat wreath OF
dark green ivy leaves. The crown bands
OF all such hats are garnished with bows
or r%osettes. on the head, they usually supply
the rear under trimming necessary.
At a shop given mainly to the develop
ment of the shirt-waist in what is con-
sidered as its best form. are seen the belts,
stocks and sleeve links that go with the
is easily accounted for; the new shirt-waist
fastens with huge pearl buttons, 30 studs
are no longer necessary. Most of the belts,
whether of leather, canvas or silk. are
widest at the back. rounding from there
to a mere nothing at the front. where the
tongue slips through n metal harness
buckle. The favorite sleeve links are round,
and green jade is a stylish material for
them. Real and imitation scarabs are also
seen, as well as gold-set Brazilian bugs
and the old-fashioned coral roses.
The new wash stock has only one seam.