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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
Holiday Candies.
The Pilgrim.

The Pilgrim
Honey Cream Candy.-Boil one cupful OF
graduated sugar with one cupful Of honey
until the syrup will harden in water pour
upon the beaten white of an egg very stiff)
beat for full minute return to the fira and
stir until a bit of the mixture will break
apart when dropped in cold water. Pour
over chopped pineapple and cut in bars
when it hardens Blanched almonds may
be used for pineapple If preferred.
Ice Cream Candy.-BOil together without
stirring three cupfuls of sugar one-half
cupful of boiling water one-half table
spoonful vinegar with one-fcurth teaspoon
full OF cream OF tartar until little Of the
mixture will become brittle when dropped
in cold water. Turn on a well-butfered
dish 10 cool and when cool enough to ham
die pull till very white and glossy.
Maple Cream Candy.-Boil one andone- half
cupfuls OF grated maple sugar with half a
cupful OF thick sweet cream until il hard
ems when dropped into cold water Re
move from the fire and beat with a silver
fork until thick and creamy. Pour into a
buttered dish and as it cOols mark into
squares.
Observation-Disclosures One-half a pound
Of clear white gum arabic in one pint of
water, strain, add one-half pound OF re-
fined sugar and place on the fire. stirring
constantly until the sugar is dissolved and
the mixture is Of the consistency of honey.
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TlHERE did story-writers get their
/ wv idea OF the expensiveness of a
white dress for little girl? Man
ESSyySI ufacturers do not charge anything
extra for not taking the trouble
to print a pattern on a. piece Of thin sum
mer goods. and even story-writer knows
that printed cotton dress, made at home,
is not costly. One of the leading maya
zines, not long since. published moving
story Of a young reporter who wrote up
a scandalous incident involving a womans
reputation. and got fifty dollars for it,
wherewith 10 buy a first-communion dress
for his little sister. One does not know
which to admire most, the liberality of the
editor or the expensiveness of the little
white frock. And now the Christmas Nc
Clure has pathetic story of a mother who
cuts w her elegant black silk 10 make
party dress for her little siX-year-old girl
because the father cannot possibly buy
her one. However, he is able 10 buy
enough pink ribbon TO brighten up the
black silk dress and make a big butterfly
bow for her hair. This, as interpreted by
the illustrator, shows the child in the black
silk frock, looking uncommonly dowdy, IL
must be confessed, with about two yards
OF very wide, heavy ribbon in her hair, and
a wide sash four yards long. Even If the
writer's conception of pink ribbon was
less extensive than the illustrators, II
still must have cost enough TO pay for
materials for a dainty white dress. and we
are expressly told that the mother could
make it and that the child was supplied
with nice white petticoats. One dollar
would have bought a sufficient quantity
of swiss or Persian lawn, with narrow val
enciennes to trim it, which would have
made the child a much more suitable dress
than the black silk and dollar does not go
far in ribbons. 1t is only in a Dickens
Christmas story that ribbons are cheap
and make a brave show for siXpence, =
they do not keep that kind in these United
Statesmen even on bargain counters.
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C0ABEL: 1 know of nothing which
1 NJ will reduce the size of the
knuckles. With many people the
tSSEEH abnOrmaly large knuckles is
matter of heredity; in some cases
it is the result of outdoor sports or other
exercise that brings severe strain on the
muscles of the hands. Many people ruin the
shape of their hands unconsciously by sleep
ing with them under their head. If you have
acquired the habit of thrusting your hand
under your cheek at night obtain a pillow
trifle smaller than the one to which you are
accustomed, or use a small pad to thrust
under the side of the face while sleeping.
This will assist in breaking up the bad
habit and after awhile you Will be able to
discard the gO-between. If this plan does
not suffice, dab little strong perfume on
the hands before retiring and if the hands
are brought close to the face the strong
odor is apt to awaken the sleeper enough SO
that the position will be changed. After hav-
ing discovered and removed the cause of the
enlarged knuckles Ii may be possible to eff
feet an improvement, for the red, swollen
appearance can be greatly reduced by gentle
massage and the application of whitening
lotion. (See reply to Brownie Avoid any
thing which tends to strain or harden the
muscles of the hands and do not expect a
decided Improvement in a few weeks or you
will be disappointed; patience and persever-
ence are required.
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Girls Not PRACTICAL.

New York Evening sun.
a New England girl, eager to impart to
homemakers her own newly acquired
knowledge Of domestic science and art
gained at a well-known school, organized
in her native town not long ago a cooking
class composed of factory girls. Her sur
prise was great when, upon asking her
pupils each TO name on slip Of paper the
dish which she most wished 10 prepare,
fourteen out Of sixteen wrote fruit cake
this from daughters and prospective
wives of workinsmen The same spirlt
precisely was evinced in a cooking class
in this city, where nine out Of twelve OF
the East SIDE girls when asked what dish
they would like cooked, exclaimed 'stru-
del Srudel is a savOry preparation OF
pie crust mixed with beer rolled into A
sheet thin as "A veil spread with fat.
chopped nuts and raisins. manipulated into
a roll and baked. In the Hungarian heart
II holds the time hOnOred place occupied in
New England by fruit cake. Both teachers
faced the same proposftion-the difficulty
OF inspiring as much respect for the cook
ing of plain, everyday fare as for foods
with Understanding names Both met at
the first the same arguments-"But we
know how 10 COOK eggs and vegetables and
such things We want TO learn new things
But these daughters and prospective wives
of workingmen are not the only ones who
need 10 learn that there is right and a
wrong way 10 boil an egg; that there is a
wide difference between a brown and a
scorched sauce ard that the preparation OF
the homely stew requires as much skill
as the roasting Of holiday turkey. Hap
PLY one hears less I'm these days about the
OF kitchen arts by study and fine attention
TO detail
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Fresh Air for House Plants.

The House Beautiful
Fresh air." writes Mr.. 4. Z. Rexford
in his booklet on house plants, lis very es-
sential TO successful plant culture In close
rooms the vitality of the air is soon ex-
hausted and there must be a new and reg
ular supply 10 make and keep il what il
ought 10 be. 1t is an excellent plan to open
door or window at some distance from
the plants and let the air from out OF
doors come in and mix with that OF the
room. In this manner it's chill will bs
taken off before IL reaches the plants with
out being robbed Of its purity TO any great
extent IL allowed 10 blow directly on
your plants they would be injured by IL
as outdoor air, in winter, has a freshness
IN IL that would be sure 10 injure almost
any plant with which il comes in contact
BE sure 10 temper this freshness before IL
reaches the window where your plants are
BY giving fresh air. advised several
times DAY, you will be surprised TO see
what beneficial effect IL has on your
plants. il you have been in the habit OF
keeping them IN a room that has been get
ting but little fresh air. They viii take on
fresh strength and vigOr and much OF tho
danger OF blightiEg buds will be done away
with But be sure never TO open the win
dow at which they stand in cold weather,
so that the cold air can blow directly upon
them Bear this in mind and IL may save
you good deal of trouble"
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Graceful and supple Women.

Ohio State Journal
The woman who follows an outdoor
sport Is usually a very graceful woman.
She who COLTS. who rides the wheel who
Yields the tennis racket or who swings
the croquet mallet is the woman who Is
graceful and supple Men are as a rule.
much more graceful than women. because
men are cut in the open air more than
women and are more active
The woman who takes 10 the rocking
chair at 9 O'Clock IN the morning and who
sits all day getting out for only few
minutes Is not the woman who will pre-
serve her figure. At forty this woman
VIII look her age. and at fifty she will
look great deal older.
Don't forget that age is told. not by the
lines In the face, but the figure. The mid
dle-aged figure Is well known The hips
and abdomen are prominent. and there is
tat on the shoulder blades. Then there il
the ngure Of old age. There is "A withered
figure thin above the waist line and heavy
on the hips. This Is the stage when "A
woman begins 10 look though she were
seventy long before she has lived out her
sixties.
Patti and hundreds OF other women have
kept their figures, and are lovely 10 gaze
upon even now. when in the mellow leaf
And the woman OF domestic life can also
be lovely. even though her years have piled
u~on her.
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colored cloth coat trimmed with silk fringe.
the bertha fold being of the goods ana
having stole shape in front. Below this is
a three-quarter coat of dark-brown cheviot.
trimmed with brown braid that was marked
with red. In the next illustration is a
coat OF light tan cloth and dark brown vel
Vet. a wrap of dark-gray cloth trimmed
with gray and blue passementerie. a short
coat OF black broadcloth and black velvet
frogs. with fancy stitching. and a brown
cloth affair trimmed with Cluny lace and
stitching. While evening wraps run much
10 highly wrought effects, the tailor is not
kept from this field. and fine examples of
tailoring here are seen. often in white
goods
Whole gowns of plaid goods are not often
seen. though the stocks OF these materials
In the shops are adequate for many such
Some few plaid skirts are worn with plain
coats. but these are not numerous enough
70 give very strong Endorsement to the
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Dolls dressed exactly as Mamma is
gowned are certain 10 find enthusiastic
welcome on any gift-mak;ng occasion. The
costume shown is smart in the extreme.
and includes a gown that can be made
With high or low neck, an evening cloak
and hood. The gown is made of ring
dotted foulard silk. the coat of white cloth
with lace, and the hood of white silk, but
all the seasons soft silks and woods are
suited to the gown, all cloths, velvets vel
veteen and silk to the cloak. The guam
tity of material required for the medium
size. IS inches, is for gown IL yards q
inches wide, yard 81 or q yard A inches
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
A Match.

II love We're what the rose Is
And l were like the leaf,
Our lives would grow together
In sad or singing weather.
Blown fields or Powerful closes,
Green pleasure or gray grief;
If love were what the rose is
And l were like the leaf.
If you were thrall 10 sorrow,
And / We're page 10 JOY.
We'd play for lives and seasons
With loving looks and treasons
And tears OF night and morrow
And laughs Of maid and boy;
II you were thrall 10 sorrow,
And l were page TO JOY
IL you We're Aprils lady.
And ] were lord in May.
We'd throw with leaves for hours
And draw for days with flowers
Till day. like night, were shady,
And night were bright like day;
IL you We're Aprils lady.
And L We're lord in May.
If you were queen OF pleasure.
And / were king OF pain.
We'd hunt down love together.
Pluck out his flying feather,
And teach his feet "A measure
And find his mouth "a rein:
If YOU were queen OF pleasure
And l were king Of pain.
-Swinburns.
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Winter Fashions for Women


fancy. Plaid cloths for trimming street
rigs have the best Endorsement. however.
The most fashionable choice is a plaid con-
tanning one bright color. This should be in
direct contrast with the color Of the dress
goods, and the amount OF the trimming used
should be small. Thus is secured the dash
of color that used TO be had with bits of
bright, solid color stuff. Often this dash
of color is had with bits of red. This is
especially effective and stylish finish for
gray goods, but gray is not in so great
favor as it was, brown shades having sup
planted much OF it. Checked woolens are
in good standing. especially for walking
suits of severe finish often the only touch
of color in the simple tailor made is in a
vest of brocade or needlework in Eastern
shadings. These vests are not admissible
for walking suits. however. Collar and
girdle are usually the places the bright
color appears. Bright green and orange are
often chosen, white cloth usually toning
down the color a little. But such softening
is not deemed necessary when the amount
of the assortive stuff is slight.
Velvet tailor mades are enough almost to
make a sensible woman envious and covet-
Gus. Most OF them are trimmed severely.
and strapping of cloth is characteristic of
the season. The strspping may be simple or
on an elaborate scale and velvet tailor
gowns for dressy wear enriched with
lace and embroidery. Corduroys and vel
veteens are much used in the simpler mod
els, and the former is greatly favored for
walking suits. Brown shades are liked for
this purpose Braids of silk mohair are
used for their trimmings, and much cord is
employed. Some of the latter takes the
form Of military finish. Now and then ex-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
MAMMALS CHRISTMAS GIFT.
Billy Knew What il Was, hut He
Wouldn't Tell.

Anne Warner, in January St. Nicholas.
Mamma" said Billy. what do you want
for Christmas"
Dear me, said Billy's mamma, II don't
know of a single thing that l want"
But you must say you want things, -
said Billy. you must-its a sort Of game
1t doesn't matter whether you really want
the things not"
"Oh. l didn't understand" said mamma
entering into the game ''Well. then. let
me see. should like diamond pin"
And what else?" said Billy. you must
want more"
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Have One Choice Plant.

Emma: Instead of buying several small
plants to scatter about your library.
as you suggest, / would advise the
selection of really choice speci-
men Of either a Boston fern or a
palm, preferably the variety Kentia Bel
mOreanna, as possessing greater decorative
value. By all means, discard the gaudy lar
diniere no matter how costly and select
another of the required size in a quiet rich
color TO harmonic with the SURROUNDINGS
The decorative value of the jardiniere
should be secondary TO the plant it holds
\ very dark green or terra Gotta with
touches of gilt would harmonic perfectly
with almost any room furnishings
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j want a long sealskln ulster. ;,


SAY something else-say lots OF things -
Il want new carriage and a lace COL
lar and some curtains for baby's room"
Mamma, said Billy, coming close 20 her
side and speaking earnestly, don't you
want a card like that one L painted this
morning."
"Oh, dear. yes" said mamma. quickly.
Il should love TO have a beautiful card
like those you paint
Billy went to the window and looked out
at the snow and the sparrOws hopping
on the walk that ran down the street
After a minute or two he came to man.
mas side again. Mamma" he said very
solemnly- Il won't say whicn, cause I
don't want 10 spoil your surprise; but one
OF those things you told me YOU want
you're surely going TO get for Christmas ,
Mamma leaned over and kissed his bright
little face and said softly: Il 90 wonder
which it will be-
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a color of which there is a-plenty in the
material all suggestion of bOldness is avoid
ed. White is often arranged at collar and
wrists. for this is a fancy that pleases so
many that it could not be dOwned in these
days of various styles. Such finish may be
severe or the opposite, according TO the
gowns general character.
New York Dec D
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A Whitening Lotion.

Brownie: 1t is unfortunate that your skin
is so dark that it does not seem To harmon
ize with your blue eyes. but 1 think it can
be improved by persistent care and the APP
pIcation of a whitening lotion. You may in
dulge freely in the use of fruits. either raw
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

MANY d g
grees the cur
rent showing Of
tailor m a d e
gowns and gar
ments Is more
varied than 1t
was two years
ago when every
thing was freely
trimmed. - o "
Z h G r a n & . Is
from the severe
and mannish, 10
til h ig h ! Y
wrought pr o d.
uct in which
[ h g embellish-
ment is so Law
ish tn a t the
tail or charac-
teris tics are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
What Women Want to Know
Improving Large KnucI.Ies.

IAll questions pertaining to subjects on which
desire information. religious subjects
excepted, viii be answered in this column
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

wide, with 4 yard of all-over lace; for
coat l yard q or y yard A inches wide;
for hood y yard q inches wide. A May
Manton pattern, No. 1865. sizes II, Is and
% inches. will be mailed to any address by
the Fashion Department of this paper on
receipt of 10 cents.
/ PATTERN COUPON.
I For patterns OF garment illustrated above
| send 10 cents (coin or stamps)
| Cut out illustration and inclose II in letter.
/ Write your and address distinctly and
state number and size wanted. Address
! Pattern Dept, The Journal,
indianapolis. Ind.
| Allow week for return of pattern
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HERE did story-writers get their
idea Of the expensiveness Of a
white dress for n little girl? Man
ufacturers do not charge anything
extra for not taking the trouble
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

hand side, I caught two Of the creased
folds marked IL in the diagram together
at the edge with, two or three overland
over stitches. Then, passing the needle
under the second fold, brought it out a
third Of an inch below, and repeated
the same stitch with the folds marked
20, bringing the needle out at the first
2 and passing it down underneath to
No. 3, and Joining it again with the same
stitch to 3 on the first fold, then passing
the needle under the to No. 4, taking
the stitch to the opposite 4, afterward
going up in the same way to SIS, then &c.
and so on. .,.,s,. = :s-..zs;e= s @sI.s;.s:t
e"rhe whole principle is first to keep
equal distances, which is easy to do with
the eye when the folds are creased even
ly, and secondly, to preserve the elias
ITCHY which renders shocking SO pref
ty and desirable, by always followingthe
fold on the wrong side when taking an
upward or a downward stitch. IL. as
sometimes happens, this is fmprac-
ticable, the stitch should be fastened At
the point where it is caught together and
cut off. 7 hope j, have been able 10
make this plain to you, and that: you VIII
try shocking those little aprons with
red cotton, or white, If you prefer. for
when you have once learned how to dot.
you Will find it is the quickest and pref
test way to ornament chfldren's
clothes. IN. 7. Tribune.
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it is clear that she has exceptional
qualifications for her high Office.
The mistress of the robes is chief
of all the queens ladies and brilliant
and imposing figure at all state cere-
monials, while, in addition to the man
fold duties of her position, she en-
joys the doubtful privilege of giving q
state dinner on the evening of the
opening of parliament, and of being
attired in black when in attendance at
court.
Next in Importance to the mistress
Of the robes come the four ladies of
the bedchamber, who are rarely of less
rank than that of countess. Unlike
the mistress of the robes, whose ap-
potntment Is political, these ladies are
appointed by the queen, and are usual
ly either personal and dear friends or
the wives or daughters of distia-
guished men who have established a.
claim to royal gratitude
The countess of Antrim, for in
stance, was the daughter of the late
Gerald Grey, an old and dear friend
of Queen Victoria. and Lady Gosford
is daughter of the duchess of Man
chester, one of the most intimate
friends Of the royal family. All four
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QUEEN


IT is the privilege Of a queen 10 be
ministered to by ladies In whose
veins flows some OF the modest
blood among her subjects; and when.
as in Queen Alexandra's case, she can
call each aristocratic servitor per-
sonal and devoted friend, bound to her
as much by ties of affection as OF loy-
atty, she is indeed to be envied: *
There is perhaps no greater lady in
all the peerage than the duchess Of
Buccleuch, who is proud to be mistress
Of the robes to her majesty. The
daughter, sister, wife and aunt Of
dukes, she has every qualification for
her Office which exalted rank can give
her; and when we add to this that
she is tall, stately and handsome, q
queen of society and a woman of rare
charm and many gifts, and that she
was an intimate friend of our late
queen, as she Is Of Queen Alexandra,
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90MK KCIlOLOGY Oh 1o03,;


. Captains ~ chars - troops wl,o'
captured JeM Davis. lour, /:
Lieutenants n charge, f1ys. Tho last
onesdied the other da,yI.
u The last man who hanged John Brown.
two.
last survivors 81 Waterloo, nine
So men who saw Napoleon, two
This does not include the men who have
Written about him, none OF whom has
died Tor several years. ..sass..ss5.I
ast women, who, as flower girls.
were Kissed BY L.afayett thirteen.
LAST men who shot wilkes Booth, SIX.
The original McIinley man has not
died CO often during the year 8 for
merly.
Al Of the original Roosevelt men ars
still: living
There has been . noticeable failing
on n the men who knew Lincoln be-
fore he was presiden
+ The last man who voted for Andrew
Jackson has died once thisyear. =.
Sun. szzsz 5000