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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

Is, 4 CW that the schools are closed
HNH and the long summer vacation
u 8 in full swing many mother
finds herself sorely perpleXed as
10 what she shall do with the
children until they return to their
desks. Her little charges always de-
mand q great deal of attention, but
never more than in the summer. when
mother has to guard them against the
ills peculiar to the heated season, must
see to 1t that they do not overdo them
selves in their games and should take
pains to provide them occasionally with
forms of amusement that will combine
instruction with recreation. Not that
she should interfere in their childish
sports without good cause, for one OF
the greatest mistakes that mothers
make is to curb the natural activity OF
childhood but it is we'll for her to in
~ist now and again on the children re-
membering that they are in the world
for other things than mere amusement,
and this cannot be better accomplished
than by gently guiding them in games
that are educational.
The value of play is too often under
estimated People forget that what is
psychoIogfcally termed play activity
is one of the greatest factors in the de-
velopment of the mind and Character
of the child. There is a great deal OF
truth in the Duke of Wellington's his
toric saying that the battle of Waterloo
was won on the cricket field. The i'm
portance of play lies in the fact that it
teaches the child as nothing else can
how to adapt himself to his environ
rnent. At the same time it brings out
his innate tendency to act for himself
The law is the same as that which pre-
walls in the animal world. Thus the
kitten. playing with sticks. spools,
string, paper and other light articles,
gets an experience in pursuing and
catching mice which it would not have
time to get if IL waited until hunger
compelled IL to seek food. The story
is told of an old sea captain who once
saved his ship In an emergency by a
device that he had learned while play
ing with toy boat in his childhood,
but had forgotten until the great crisis
arose. Similarly play influences the
child's whole career, giving his brain
the requisite set" to enable him to
succeed in his life's work.
From this it will readily be seen that
It is extremely unwise for any mother
20 attempt to curb what is really a
necessity of nature, or to repress the
exuberance that accompanies play.
We often hear people say: Children,
don't make so much noise" forgetting
that the noise itself is the expression
of an energy that must find vent OF
course I do not mean to say that chill
dren should be allowed TO shout to
their hearts content all the time, for it
is important that they should be taught
self control, but what is Objectionable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Gardens Are Fashionable.

This is the day of garden hobbies, and
the woman who has no garden is to be
pitied, while she who has one puts into
it all the fancies that she once put into
embroidery and fancy work. One wo-
man prefers the fine, broad effect of
one sort of flower massed together. and
this style is carried out to perfection
in the Dutch garden, in the sunfiower
walk and in the pergola, entirely COW
cred with pale pink roses. Another
woman has an "old garden" where
time honored flowers grow in simple
profusion; and also a medical garden,
where may be found all herbs dedicated
to the art of healing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

URPRISE SAUSAGES.-This is a
- nice breakfast dish. Halve some
sausages (one-half pound) and
remove their skins. Coat each piece
with well mashed potato, then egg and
bread crumb each one: fry them in
boiling fat. Drain and serve on a paper
dolly; garnish prettily with parsley.
HIGHLAND SCONES.-To one pound
of flour allow four ounces of fresh
butter. Rub it in thoroughly; then add
as much hot milk mixed with two
beaten eggs as win make a soft dough.
Mix quickly. roll out, cut into shapes.
and bake on a hot griddle or a thick
frying pan. Serve hot, cut open and
buttered.
BAKED EGGS AND BACON.-cut
very thin slices of bacon, allowing two
slices for each egg to be used. Fry the
bacon very crisp and brown snd ar
range the slices in groups of two on
large, fiat plate. Break one egg over
each group; bake in a hot oven and
serve.
SARDINE EGGS.-For each egg to
be used, allow two sardines. Boil the
eggs hard and take out the yolks care
fully. without breaking the whites.
Scald the sardines, season with salt,
cayenne and lemon juice: chop very
small and then pound with butter and
yolks of eggs. FIJI the boiled whites
of eggs with this mixture: press to-
gether and serve, when set and perfect
" cold. on lettuce leaves coated with
aspic jelly.
KIDNEY TOAST-Gently stew three
sleeps kidneys in little water until
: perfectly tender then remove all skin
and gristle and pound them in a NOR
tar with one ounce of butter till they
form a smooth paste. Squeeze a. little
lemon into them and season highly with
pepper and salt. Spread the paste on
nicely buttered toast and serve very
l hnf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

Irish crochet centerpieces and effec-
tive work set into a colored linen cloth
is the latest novelty in napery. The
colored cloth. be it faint coral pink or
the new malachite green. is intended
for a luncheon spread, and for the
evening a white cloth with inlets of
crochet at the center and corners is
correct. Odd, new ornaments are
Noahs arks in silver. All sorts of
animals and birds, modelled beautifully,
are made to form a winding procession
among the flower vases. either on the
centerpiece or just beyond it. Brightly
colored Indian, Persian. Chinese and
Japanese strips are. too very decora-
tive, perhaps without any white cloth
at all. With all this nothing gay and
arrestive in china is requisite or in
happy taste. A simple but good white
set is smart. with the monogram or
crest upon it in color.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

amid general satisfaction and applause
the banner was handed to the ladies
who accompanied him. The decora-
ton consisted Of a dome Of mauve
irises and pinks Of the palest rose
Lilies covered the lanterns, and the
harness and wheels We're a mass of
roses and azaleas. Another prize was
given to a carriage covered with cher
ries, also decorated with dome shad-
ing four pretty women in white. There
were victorias covered with orchids
and ferns. others a mass of white and
red roses: others again disappeared in
a garden of pale pink peonies. the spe-
cies seen so often here that look and
smell so sweetly. For the first time at
these fetes motor cars were admitted
and they brought up the rear of the
procession.
For many years we have given the
question of shoes and stockings much
serious thought, and we can no longer
be reproached with want of care for
the shape of our boots. Today we not
only wear the finest of chantilly hose
with black shoes. but every change of
costume requires its complementary
changes of shoe leather and stocking
We have gray doeskin, scarlet leather,
white glace kid and the palest of glace
champagne kid with stockings to
match. But we are not content. The
latest craze is for striped shoes and
stockings-black and white. if you
please. If, however. the caricaturists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
old Fashioned Bride. wanted.

While the tendency is toward begin
ming married life upon a somewhat
lavish scale, the bride who is satisfied
to do her own housework or a part of it
is not yet extinct.
She usually starts out in her new life
with a knowledge of cookery obtained
from course at some first class cook
ing school and training in bed max
ing. sweeping and busting secured at
home under the experienced eye of her
mother She probably had taken care
of her own room since she was old and
strong enough to handle the articles in
it, and had otherwise eased the burden
of household cares which her mother
wa carrying. Living in moderate way.
she expected nothing above 1t when she
married. but was content to begin in
simple fashion no matter how simple
as long as debt was avoided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

warrant her undertaking nature stud
les in the woods, for excellent guide
books to ferns. wild flowers and trees
can be procured at comparatively
slight expense and as a rule are so
well illustrated that any species may
be readily identified. The same is true
regarding geology.
The way to make these lessons pop
ular with the pupils is to organize pic
MICS, carrying the luncheon in baskets
large enough to serve later as recep-
tacles for the various specimens that
will be collected in the woods The
morning can be devoted to playing
games, the more serious occupation
being set on foot after luncheon. AS
soon as the baskets are filled the start
homeward should be made in order
that the specimens may be classified
and arranged before bedtime BY al
lowing each child to make a private
collection interest and pride will speed
lily be aroused and the seeds sowed of
mental discipline that will prove ex-
tremely useful in after years. Needless
to say, care must be taken to keep the
children from feeling that they are
working in any sense of the word, else
they may. in the natural order of
things, speedily acquire a distaste for
the outings. 1t is the play element
in the kindergarten system of educa-
ton that has made the system the
great success it is today.
The more mother feels the spirit of
the little ones, the more she associates
with them in their games, the nearer
and nearer she and the children will
be drawn together and the freer they
will be in their condolences TO her But
she must not forget to give them
- ~, -.
interfere as little as possible in the
games which they may elect to play in
the hours that are peculiarly their
own Thus the long vacation will speed
on golden wings for mother and little
ones alike ZEFFIE ALLERTON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

seize hold of this eccentricity and de-
pict us as zebras we shall only have
what we deserve.
There are some very wonderful head
dresses worn in the evening. and the
tendency is to return to the Louis XIV.
turban. made of beautiful lace and
studded with jewels With this the
hair must be worn very full la POM
padour. 1t is becoming to some styles
Of faces. but not to the majority. Young
girls do we'll to remain faithful to the
wreath or to a single flower resting
on their slightly waved tresses.
During the last few weeks our lead
ing mondaines have been wearing the
prettiest, daintiest toilets, in the morn
ing, the afternoon and the evening
alike. and altogether we have been
very gay. I recently saw we'll known
woman in n beige voiIe frock. The
skirt was varied with several horizon
tai bands of the voile embroidered in
large lozenge shaped pieces of white
velvet. The bolerO was cut as a simple
cape, falling loosely all around from an
empiecement of voile and velvet, the
lower edge of the cape and the sleeves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

being inserted with guipure. With this
was worn a green hat-green in head
gear is rapidly Increasing in popularity
trimmed with large Shaded pink and
red margueritss, IN the center of which
was seen a beautiful butterfly with iri-
descent wings.
A great deal of attention is being paid
just now to the waistband. for this
item plays an important part where
muslin dresses are Concerned. Liberty
satin IN the dainuest combinations of
colorings, is much in vogue both for
Wristbands and sashss- Crepe de chine
and soft makes OF taffeta are also used
in the construction OF the sash. The
majority of lace dresses and white mus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

is the continual repression of child
hood. That children should be seen,
but not heard" is an old fashioned
maxim containing a grain of common
sense and a bushel of nonsense and is
happily fast losing its baneful influ-
ence in the light of modern knowledge
of the importance of childhood.
The wise mother will give her chill
dren every possible opportunity to
manifest their play activities during
the summer vacation. She should,
however exercise a watchful supervi-
sion. not of their games so much as
the conditions under which they play
these games. It is well to remember,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
The short skirt.

One of the styles of short skirt has
the yoke and plain front panel cut in
one piece and then lined. The rest of
the skirt will not need a lining; it is
arranged in fat, backward turning
plaits, having the placket in the cen
ter back. There are two ways of ar
ranging a skirt like this: some people
prefer to have each plat stitched down
by machine about as far as. the knees
in front, but allowing the back ones to
flow sooner and graduating the others
accordingly; in the other style the
plaits are merely well pressed and a
tape is run at the back to help to keep
them in place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

for instance, that the children should
not be allowed to exert themselves to
any extent until an hour after each
meal. else their digestive functions
may suffer. If the summer is spent by
lake or ocean this caution is doubly
needful, for it is extremely dangerous
for children to go bathing Immediately
after eating-even more dangerous
than in the case of adults. Indeed.
nobody should take a dip" until the
expiration Of at least two hours after
mealtime. Then, too. the children
should not be allowed to romp too
much in the heat of the day. If they
have a big nursery. however, mother
will have no difficulty in solving the
problem Of what 10 do with them when
the sun is at its height for they can be
turned loose in the nursery. allowed to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

green taffeta- Pink and green make a
popular mixture which is charming for
evening wear. Yellow, too, is much
worn from the lightest to the deepest
shades. Gray for the matron has taken
the place of black, especially in the
evening. I think / have never seen so
little black worm 1t is essentially a
season of gay colors. AT the same time
this never prevents a really good black
frOck looking extremely distinguished
among host of others.
For the demitoilet in which to dine at
al fresco entertainments there is no
doubt that black and white and black
and silver are eminently correct A
pretty, coarse cream guipure had large
incrustation of black chantilly lace,
outlined with steel and jet. 1t was
simply made with a blouse bodice and a
black chiffon-voile sash, a transparent
| yoke being outlined with green chiffon,
worn with big black picture hat.
CATHERINE TALBOT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

pannier; with this exception it was
quite plain. The baby bodice was fin
ished with a deep berthe of lace, in
crusted with small motifs of green
Jeweled passementerie and a pointed
green sash of satin antique. The Marie
Antoinette sleeves consisted of one
graduated accordion plated frill held
by straps of green passenenterie and
showing glinipses of the bare arm at
the top.
Floral decorations are being used on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

unitarian times, and so far from chill
dren being taught the curious legends
surrounding the good old patron of
Christmastide they do not. in a ma
jority of cases, so much as learn what
his name signifies.
Another excellent idea is for mother
to take her children and their little
friends to the nearest woods once
week or once a fortnight and there
explain to them the wonders of nature.
utilizing wild flowers, ferns, tree
leaves, bits of rock, etc, to teach the
little ones primary lessons in botany
and geology. True, this presupposes a
knowledge of these subjects on the part
of mother herself. but even If she knew
nothing of them it win not take her
long to pick up enough information to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
A New Drink For The women

1t is a wonder that women have any
digestion left when one considers the
truck they drink Ice cream soda
isn't patch on some of the combina-
tions they imbibe- The favorite drink
of the season at teas is enough to finish
any normal person. 1t is concocted of
rose or violet liqueur served in little
glasses with whipped cream on top.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

Mrs. Langtry possesses one of the
largest and most valuable collections Of
fans in the world. She has fans of all
shapes and sizes. many of them being
of exquisitely carved ivory They are
beautifully arranged on the walls Of
her rooms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

undress to their underclothing and play
as active games as they please.
While it is true that the children will
manifest their play activities more
spontaneously when no older person is
present, it is equally true that mother
can do much in the way of drawing
them out. 1t is important. also, that
she take pains to cultivate their
aesthetic side, especially their magma
ton, and she will find greater oppor-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Pretty Visiting
Costume

HE costume herewith illustrated is
exceedingly useful for visiting
and for afternoon wear. The skirt
is of gray blue mousseline with seven
plaits on each side. These reach to
within a few inches of the foot of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

Daintiness and simplicity mark a neg
ligee of white crepe de chine, which is
made over pale liberty silk. 1t is gath
cred with half a dozen shirrings into the
figure, and the neck has a deep collar
of the soft Grape, which is turned back
showing a prettily draped effect of pink
liberty silk, arranged like a crossed
fichu. The sleeves are cut into several
deep points and do not extend even to
the elbows. but beneath these are close
ly fitted liberty silk sleeves which ruffie
in delightful mousquetaire fashion to
the wrist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

Alpaca is a cloth made from the
glossy wool of the Chile or Peru alpaca,
an animal of the camel species. The
cloth is glossy after weaving and is
now made with a cotton warp. 1t is
also known as luster cloth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

which will arouse their latent powers
Of imagination The good old fash
toned fairy tales are just as potent
factors in the cultivation of the Rs-
thetic as they were when mother and
father were young, despite all modern
theories to the contrary. Even Santa
Claus has been to a great extent rele-
gated to the regions of myth in these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

Even. small babies are wearing sun
bonnets this season. The English sun
bonnet is a mass of frills and lace and
must be as burdensome to the little
wearers as they are sources of woe to
the laundress. Much better are the
simple little French sunbonnets in two
pieces which iron perfectly fiat and are
delightfully."- cool and light on the
head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

real dancing frocks. A pretty rose
crepe de chine was gagged over the
hips and had a very full fiounce put on
Just below the knees, with a wreath of
pink roses and green foliage. The de-
colletage of the gagged bodice was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
PARTISAN SUMMER HATS AND A GOWN.

lin frocks are finished by a waistband
or sash in pastel colorings.
A pretty and simple frock for a
young girl was made OF ivory silk voile
the skirt was caught up on each hip,
giving the slightest suggestion of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
the Children's Summer Vacation Pleasant

inculcation of ideality in their chill
dren, being content to provide them
with pretty picture books and the cur
rent literature for the young How
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

The new handkerchief sleeve is most
elegant and yet quite simple of con-
struction; the top portion is plain and
tight fitting and reaches to the elbow
and would almost be better for a lining
then the handkerchief shaped frill
would be stitched to the outside and
the lining felled over it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

edged in the same way, and this was
the sole form of decoration; it was
rather effective for a dancing frock,
with a wide. swathed waistband of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
FASHION NOTES.

Wide girdle belts are popular. They
are very pretty and becoming for the
long WASTED woman, but for her short
WASTED sister they are a miserable
failure Panne velvet is the chosen
material for most of the girdles. though
wide sash ribbons are also used Those
made of the ribbons are plated front
and back. narrowing at the sides, and
are finished with long ends tied behind
in a bow and fringed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

skirt which is ornamented with deep
guipure and bound with black ribbon
velvet. The blouse is also of the NOUS
seine, with large open sleeves plated
like the skirt. The revers are trimmed
with guipure and two rows of velvet
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1903-08-01
m

Vic alpingiskosningar a Islandi fyrstu dagana
/ jdnimanu6i voru pessir kosnir %pingmenn.
KJ6sAR- og GULLBR1NGUsYsLU:
B 0rn Kr~istjansson kaupm.me6 265 atkv. og
DR.. Valtyr Gu6mundsson med 229 atkv.
1~REYKJAv1K:
.Tryggvi Gunnarsson bankastj6ri med 244
atkvRoum.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
P0rhallur jarnason lektor med SO atkv.
MYRAsYsLU:
S6ra Magn1s ANDERSON a Gilsbakka med
48 atkv86um.
sNEF~ELLSNEssYSLU:
Larus H. Bjarnason syslumaeur meo 1O7
atkvaoum.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1903-08-01
adium.

Miki6 nefir veri6 rita6 nm hid nyfundna efni,
sem nefnt err rudsum, sioastlioio ar; liklega vegDa
pess ao PAD efni hefr ymsa eiginlegleika, sem Wis
indamenn geta enn ekki utskyrt til hlytar, en- pc
munu fest alpyourit fremur geta pess, til pess ao
hafa fra einhverju undraverou az segja, pvl m0rg
pei1ra tala um pao, sem yfrnattdrlegt nattlruaf-
brig0i;-e en- kynjas0gur lata alt af vel / eyrum al
meanings.
Efni beta err malmur og az kemisku coli ma
skylt 0oru alpektu efni, sem 6arsum heitir, og1
0llum sameiningum vic 0nnur efni viroist Pao
fylgja algildandi kemiskum l0gum. En- fra coils
fra6islegu sjonarsmioi er pao festum 0orum EN-
um frabrug6io a6 vissu leyti. Efni petta gefur
fra ser hita og kemiska geisla an ress ao TAXA
sjalft nokkrum breytingum. A6ur var PAD kunn-
ugt az a6rir fag@tir mailman, t. d. uranium og
Morium h0fou pessa eiginlegleika en- qadium hefir
pa miklu meiri en- nokkurt anna6 efni sem NOM
UNI er enn kunnugt.
Radium gefur fra ser svo mikinn hita ao pao
getur haldi0 'hlutum nast ser tveim til prem stig-
um heitari en- eolilegur loftshiti er par i rand.
Dal1till moli at radium brR6ir a sk0mmum TINA