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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24
TrinIs Of an independent Girl.
New York Times.

New York Times.
IF there is anything that makes me
angry it is the way l am made To bear the
brunt of dsagreeable things" said the in
dependent young woman. Indignantly. so
soon as there is anything unpleasant to do.
my friends and companions are quite will
ing TO sit back and let me do IT, If there
is a complaint 10 be made 10 headquarters.
in my working world. l am the one who has
to make il. The others whom che kick is
going to benefit MS greatly as myself hang
back and thus get the credit OF being
amiable, while | know I'm put down as
chronic kicker In fact my employer some
times says to me, why. no one else in the
office has entered any complaint. Miss
Brown. and then he looks at me sourly
know I'm getting myself more disliled
every day. but what can | do?
You know we had been suffering from "a
draught from the window for some time
Everyone had been grumbling about it, and
finally | went to Mr.. Banker and said we
simply could not stand 1t. and the window
must be fixed. Well. il fixed
but Mr.. Baker acted as If the
job were done for my especial beneht.
The worst of II is, the rest of the office
force won't back me UP. They hang back
and say TO themselves. Well. | did not say
anything about the matter. and pat them
selves on the back when they ought to be
Kissed for being towards
DO you know, it's so in everything. If
there's a member of the club who is out of
order, I'm always the one to have TO tell
her so. while the rest grumble i'm whispers
about her. and even the president has not
the courage to do her duty. When the fam
lily is spending its summer at some hotel
and we are getting poor service. I'm always
the one TO enter the COMPLAINT, although the
rest of the family have been growing
harder than l about the matter If the
butcher the baker or the candestick maker
has been cheating the household. / am an
pointed committee IT one to scoid him
People say | like to scOld complain and
kick. but | don't. | hate it. However,
neither can | bear TO see things go all
wrong, just because of lack OF courage to
object. Maybe you think others would do
the objecting If made NJ my mind to do
no more OF il. but that's not the case. I've
tried IL. and the Others simply let the
abuse go until it's so big that 1t is almost
impossible TO try TO remedy il.
We'll. what are you going to do about
it, asked her companion.
Go right on scolding and kicking and get
ting myself disliked. | suppose said the
independent young woman, disconsolately
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24

William McAndrew. len Good House exepPr.
Parents ere getting ont OF patience With
the lick Of responsibility which they thlnlY
Is ei,her fOstered CT not corrected IN the
kindergarten. I'm 1899 I asked to have xvso
kinGerEartens added 10 the school in Nny
control. II 7 did not have them I would
ask again tomorrow The young women
who conduct those kindergaTtens are not
inferior ia any manner or means 10 any
kinder gartaers. o. 10 any teachers | know.
Scarcely month passes without a request
from n parent to lei a child. under the legal
age. get into a real choOl class where some
work can hc done My friends who admin
lister schools IN Worcester Mass. and In,
New jersey towns. have told me OF similar
EXPERIENCES. Ny nesghbors little gi.l OrgS
excuse from kindergarten. because IL Is A %
silly" The primary class teachers chm"
monty say that tACir work u Increased
from fiVe 60 tenfJid by he task OF trying
TO teach youngsters who have been kinder
Garte ned.
These ara some % the complaints. The
children want praise Tor cN-ry trivial act
or piece OF work They must be enter
tanned every minute. They DISLIKE work
more than the other children 90. They
are sure 81 cveryt hing. When tell them
to draw a Leaf which ! put before them
they make "A canoe with an Indian In 1t
They do not seem able 10 grasp arithmetic
without stories about little piss.
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What Women's Clubs are Doing

the Fays of Boston. She studied music with
List at Weimar and has written little
book about music study. Miss Fay was one
of the first to introduce the musical confer
ence and lecture with musical Illustrations.
She lived for some years in Chicago. but
has more recently taken up her residence in
New York.
The Crawford On j. Village Improvement
Association is the first woman's organiza-
ton in the country to take up the question
of the pure-food bill now pending i'm Con-
gress. petition i'm favor OF the bill was
presented at the quarterly meeting on Jan.
II and signed by those present.
Philitscipoma. the club with the composite
title, of which the Rev. Phebe A. A. Hama
ford. of New York. is president. listened to
a "ParsifaI' lecture recently at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Robert w. Pryor. of Rose
Vile.
The State of Washington heretofore has
been regarded as the northern limit of the
womans club. but the San Francisco Chron-
icle of recent date notes the arrival in that
city of Mrs. Mary z. Hart. secretary of the
Alaska Academy OF Sciences and president
of the Alaska Woman's Club with head
quarters at Nome. The name of the club is
the "Kegoayah Koaga. roughly translated
Aurora Club. Ii was founded three
years ago and now has a membership of
one hundred. Ii was organized to study
Alaskan literature. habits and customs, but
with one hundred women meeting fortnight
ly II was impossible TO escape fashion, social
problems. Browning and the tragedies Of
Eschylus. The Nome ladies have a club
house of their own. in which the luxuries
are stoves and frewood. 1t takes nearly all
the dues to pay for the heating. AS they
have not natural flowers, they use paper
flowers for decoration the artistic effect OF
which. when sSillfully used, has been many
times demonstrated.
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but they are employed i'm so many differ
ent ways that no lack of variety results.
Besides, there are other materials that may
be used. Silks and velvets are available.
and from both are many very stylish cos
tunes The gowns of velvet are of es-
pecial interest. Time was. you know. when
"A fine velvet needed but very little orna-
mentation 10 be trimmed enough for any
purpose But standards are quite different
now. There are great many velvet tailor
gowns. and these are made in the severest
possible ways 1t won't do TO confound
these with evening dresses. so the latter
are made very ornate. their trimmings
more profuse than anything demanded in
recent seasons for such material.
Velvets bear this lavish treatment finely.
They always would have done that, but IT
was thought more tasteful TO have them
stand almost alone on their own fineness.
Now they come in for trimming with silks.
for braiding finish of passementeric and
for the unusual features of cut that help
50 appreciatively toward variety in dresses
of other materials. Black velvet is much
combined with white silk but the cOmbi-
nation usually escapes the black-and- white
classification owing to the use of color on
the silk II may be a weave in which
white background is figured i'm color. or
white silk embroidered in color. Such white
goods then may give yoke fronts and por-
tions of the sleeves. and on the skirt may
appear i'm front panel or bands or in both.
Vclvets in colOrs show much lace trim
ming. the lace pieces ofsen edged fanciful-
~. and some dresses show slashing through
which silk of another color or another
shade of the color of the velvet. can be
seen. Applications of silk of contrasting
shade are used much. and there may be
button trimming 10 match this ornamental
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Mary: few drops OF gasoline rubbed on
soiled spot makes "A bad matter worse
while it will remove the actual spot. il will
leave a muddy tclltaie ring around the
outer edges OF The cleaned spot which
j. even more cons pscGous than the origina /
stain. The best method is to immerse the
article TO be cleaned and II this Is not 40
visable. consult professional cleaner As
gasoline is highly infamab @. IL must be
used with great caution entirely away from
the Ere or the lighted gas jet or lamp.
White kid gloves NAV be successful y
cleaned in the following manner: Pour a
pint OF gasoline I'm a bowl. put the gloves
on the hands. button and wash by i'm
N ersing the hands i'm the huid aud rubbing
the hands together az if washing them.
DO the work rapidly as lis convenient
being particular 10 wash every part of the
gloves well. Have more fresh gasoline i'm
another bowl. rinse the gloves in this and
hang out TO dry.
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express tilc general feeling when she said:
"The three essentials of a home are a good
temper. a good mother and charge of the
finances The woman should be head of the
home absolutely, and should be i'm control of
all that goes on there just the man is in
control of the business outside" In naming
the essentials OF a home. not one speaker
mentioned "a husband or "a father.
r
The Local Council of Women of New Or
leans. which was organized six years ago on
Indianapolis Council is founded. has decided
To disband. on the ground that its work is
being done by other organizations.
+ \
The Ohio State Federation of Women's
Clubs is intere sted this winter in five bills to
come before the State Legislature. They are
a petition for the establishment of Il juvenile
court i'm the city of Columbus: for minor
ity representation of women on library and
other boards whose functions are distinctly
educa tiOnal: for the raising OF the age limit
of girls i'm the industrial school from six
teen to eighteen years; for the appointment
of at least one woman factory Inspector on
the list of fourteen employed and for the
adoption of a new school code. drawn up
and presented by the Ohio State Teachers
Association
Miss Amy Fay who is president of tho
Woman's Philharmonic Society of New
York is the daughter of a clergy
man we'll known in the South and East.
Miss Fay is a sister of Norman Fay and of
Mrs Theodore Thomas and first cousin of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24

more serious thought TO the corscts as We (
a. TO exercise. Frequently the troub
Is not altogether wrought by advans
Ing years. but is due 10 bsdl
fitting or incorrectly adjusted cor
set which eXaggerates every faulty linz.
Manufacturers boast that there are abode
forty shapes I'm corsets. each slightly dlf-
ferent and made with view TO meeting the
demands OF some peculiar line discovered in
feminine makeup. IL is not strange. there
fore, that women so often make mistakes
in selecting this important accessory. Many
department stores now TT their customers
without charge. and this has proved Of
great value TO those who are in doubt
TO what they needed. Do not confound
this plan with that OF having a corset made
10 order. for you are merely fitted with
the ready made style best suited 10 your
needs. The msde-to-order corset. while
very desirable. Is costly
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There were no women engaged in the
defense of the country. but many we've
employed in occupations usually reserved
for men. Two only are described IS
"dea lers ia money. but one il described
as dock laborer. one is cassed a
-'coachman." two are classed as builders
one as a chimney sweeper. thirty-SeVen are
engaged in cycle and motor manufacture
five rank as farm grievcs (managers). one
: engaged in omnibus service. one is
a paparhanger. another is rlasterer, aud
two are house agents
Altogether 5.6S6 women are classed as
employers. and 42,4lS women are working
on their own account.
In 1901 there were 200 female and 6,i6S
male Iunatics over ten years of age ia Scot
land. Their former emplOymeuts included:
Medical profession. twenty-five females aud
tventV-six males: teaching. eighty-tWo
females and rfty-fOur males: art. music.
and drama. twenty females and twenty-four
males. domestic service. LAD females and
thirty five males.
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WOMEN IN SCOTLAND.
Great Numbers Of Them work ut Re-
muncrativc Employment.
London Mail.

LONDON MdII.
The third and concluding volume of the
census returns of Scotland gives some in
teresting information regarding the employ
ment followed Gy women.
The population numbered in 1901 4.i72, 1o3.
Of whom 2.173. 755 were males and 2.2JS.3lS
were females. OF this total l.9S2.S12. or
i4.5G per cent, followed some occupation.
There were. however l.19S,6lS females over
ten years OF age who were returned ''un-
occupied and nonproductive." against 26i.-
Sg3 maics. Some of the cmployments in
which both men and women were engaged
are given in the following table:
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/ - 1 natural field OF expression, says
Charlotte Perkins Stetson in Sue
Hf91H cess She carried il on at home
at first while the world was full
OF warfare: but. now that man has also be-
come Industrious she has much place in
the world as he.
Work is womans own distinctive prov
ince but the habit OF doing ii at home
alone is merely a LEFTOVER" from those
old times when the home was the only safe
place.
Now We have a peaceful. orderly indus
trial community. with scientific discoveries
and mechanical inventions which give free
dom and power TO women as well as men.
The education of boys and girls is suffi-
GENTLY equal 10 allow the development of
human faculties i'm women, and each step
of increased opportunity they have followed
with increased ability. Each year sees
larger number OF girls who are more
willing to stay at home and do nothing. or
to stay nj home and do homework. than
their brothers are
Why should they be? Why should an in
teiligent able-bodied young woman be con-
tent not to take part In the great vital
processes of society-in the worlds work?
The opposition to her doing has several
grounds and as many faces One is this
proposition that she should leave the work
that is. the wages-that strictly limited
crop OF beneits-to those who need it most
Let us take a good grip this thing,
hold it tightly and apply it literally TO the
general field OF human labor. to see II it
applies fairly and reasonably. AS a prin-
ciple 1t means this-that labor-all our great
industrial processes. business. education.
law art-everything we call work in
truth a sort of beneficiary device to feed
people. 'We"-thOse who have that un-
accountable possession of the precious
work-crops-shouId give the work TO those
who need it-that is, 10 those who need the
pay for il. When say work" i'm this
connection. We always mean pay. We do
the work. for exercise or for enjoyment
but that he wants food and clothes. and
must work TO obtain them.
IT this is so we are singularly inconsistent
in carrying out our idea. IL would follow
If this were so-that we ought 10 promptly
dispossess President Charles W. Eliot. Of
Harvard University. of his chair. and put
in-requiring some efficiency-the neediest
scholar can find.
Why should President Eliot be taking the
bread and butter out of the mouth OF the
deserving poor man? All our rich people
should give up business at once. and play
the rest OF their lives, as some of them are
We should keep close watch. and. as soon
as n man has more than others, take away
his job and give il TO the one who needs
IL most.
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Invitation 10 Dine.

Mrs. ". b. N: Ii would be very discour-
teous TO invite your husbands old friend
10 dinner TO meet several ladies and gen.
tlemen and not include his young wife The
fact that You have never met her does not
relieve you Of the obligation. Make il
point to call with your husband when his
friend and wife will be at their hotel and
or, you may send a cordial note the next
day asking them to dine Informally 70 meet
a few friends. state the date clearly aud
the hour, being very particular as 10 full
house number and street, giving any other
directions you may deem desirable for their
guidance as strangers I'm the city. A hostess
shakes hands with her guests upon their ar
rival and upon their departure well.
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A Good Hair Tonic.

William N, Indianapolis: This. which il
an excellent hair tonic. is probably the
formula for which you ask: To sixtee =
ounces Of bay rum add two ounces OF tineS
ture OF cantharides. one-half ounce OF sui
phate of quinine and one-half ounce of oil
of rosemary. Dissolve in enough spirits OF
wine 20 make smooth Any good druggist
will make IL up for you. or the ingredients
may be obtained and tho mixing done a
home. Rub into the scalp at the roots OF
the hair each night. Regular treatment for
two or three months will show surprising
results
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24

Tucks make a feature OF the latest styles
ami are To be freely used during the season
TO come The waist illustrated shows them
used most effectively and is appropriate for
all wasting materials. silk. wool. linen
and cotton. The model however. is made
OF mercerized Vesting white with broken
lines of blue and is worn with fancy
collar and tie of blue silk The tucks al
the back are arranged 10 give the taperins
lines hat are so satisfactory. while those
At the front form groups that are fun
length at the center. extend 10 yoke depth
at the shoulders. The quality Of material
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24

to the hat. AS the rad Is for numerous
wells, do not hesitate TO use all necessary
TO AFFORD the proper protection TO your skin.
Your milliner will show you how TO pin the
veil to your hat in a fashionable manner
and no one will ever suspect that you are
wearing il TO protect your skin. Much
has been said and written for and against
the use of cold cream and powder on the
face previous to going out. but from OBJ
servation II must be admitted that such
treatment rarely does any good. Even when
sparingly applied. IL must be during
the day, the oily nature of the cream will
cause the face to look extremely greasy
when going into a warm room from out
doors; furthermore. while the cream pro-
tects the pores il also acts as a catch-all
and holds every particle of dust that finds
its way through the veil. that in the
end the actual benefit derived is somewhat
doubtful aside from the soiling of delicate
laces which may come In contact with the
face. Treating the face before retiring Will
prove more beneficial. and any increased
redness produced by manipulation Will
have disappeared by morning. First
battle the face with warm water which is
soapy. rinse and apply a cooling whitening
cream composed of equal parts of oil of
sweet almonds, rose water and witch hazel
with sixty drops of simple tincture of ben
zoin. In the morning battle the face with
warm water to which pinch of borax has
been added, rinse with cool water, dry
and Dust with pure face powder.
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Heavy Eyebrow.

Emma: Do not think OF having eyebrows
which meet shaved of above the nose. for
coarser. IL you feel you must have the
hairs removed, have IL done by electricity.
However. try careful brushing. using- a
small nail brush and be sure that you do
not apply any oily substance TO the eye
brows. for IL will promote the growth Of
the hair, which you especially want TO
avoid
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Matters Of Feminine Interest
Beau Philosophy Other Subjects IN Which
lly

epidemic of Irritation and the insiduous
malady of sentimental Stiffness. to say
nothing of the exceedingly contagious rash
known as the attraction OF the opposite
sex
Mercy, Jane, you are almost indicate,
! said. surprised at the length her enthus-
iasm had carried her
Even then, | suppose. said Jane sadly.
there are lots who would not consent TO
vaccination
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TINS OF the softest
possible weaves are
much favored as the
material for evening
dresses. though very
often In such scheme
that the trimming is
so abundant as 10
count almost as an
other material COM
bined with the satin.
L.aces and chiffons are
used a deal with II,
quantities of either
going into the embel-
liShfnent OF a single
gown. Chiffons and
laces are the main
stuffs of many a hand
some evening gown.
too. OF these three
are easily a maiority
OF all evening get-ups.
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W i~stonl.

/ never knew what sOrrow meant
When / had tears to shed:
The tears that washed out bitterness
And left content instead.
I know at last what sorrow il
Who have no tears 20 fan.
But only FOR LIES tragedies
\ laughter cynical
-Theodosia Garrison, in Hsrpers Week.
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water. When boiling has nearly reached
the caramel stage put in any preserved
fruits and stir gently until they get
crystalliZed: then take them out and dry
them i'm an oven before the fire, but do
not let them get colOred
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NEE: Skin that tans and reddens
badly even In winter should be
protected against the elements
when one is out of doors by a
veil of chiffon, securely pinned
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Adjusting Corset. Properly.

{. D. r.: When ugly lines become notice
able about the hips it is high time to give
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lA questions pertaining 10 subjects on which
women desire information. religious subjects
excepted. will be answered in this column
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required for a woman Of medium size is I
va. DIS =. "a yards - or pa yards 81 inches
VIDE. May Manton pattern. No. i6-6
sizes . TO 40. viii be mailed TO any adj.
dress by the fashion department OF this
paper on receipt OF ~ cents
PATTERN COUPON.
i For patterns Of garment illustrated above
send ll cents tCOn or staInps.)
cut out Illustration and inclose il in letter
Write your name and address distinctly and
I state number and size wanted. Address
Pattern Dept, The Journal
/ Indianapolis. Ind.
/ Allow one week for return OF pattern
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the meeting of the Social Eco
Monies Club of Chicago last week
the subject of discussion was,
Name the Three Essentials of
Home" one member seemed TO
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Household Lore.

industry is woman's
natural field OF expression. says
Charlotte Perkins Stetson In Sue
cess. She carried il on at home
at first. while the world was full
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-15
GAINESVILLE TOBACCO.

Clsrksville, Tenn. Feb l5-Re-
ceipts last week were IS hogsbe ads
Sales 1870 hogshesds, which, with a
lap of ia hogsheRds make tho sales
244 hogshesds for the week ending
Saturday. The demand WAS for bet
ter styles than have been selling fer
some time past, and prices were about
1c higher than were heretofore obtain.
able.
Operations in loose tobacco have
again been DISTRACTED by cod weather
and sales on the floor continue to be
irregular and small. So far. very
little desirable tobacco has been sold
ut the loose tobacco warehouses, the
offerings being generally poor and
common.
We quote low Tugs, 80. so to 81;
common logs. 81 to 81. so; medium
Tugs, 81. so to %; good Tugs, t5,25 TO
as. rs; low leaf, s475 to $500; com
mon leaf, S5. 80 to 90. 90; medium leaf,
s6 so to o.. 30; good leaf, $50 to
So. so; fine leaf, none offered se.ec-
tions, none offered.