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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
The Feminine Postscript.

Brooklyn Eagle.
The luncheon club-made up of business
and professional women-was discussing
letters and letter writing, and one of the
quartet, who conducts business which in
wolves considerable correspondence, said:
up to to-day l was firmly convinced that
one habit of my sex which formerly de-
lighted the soul of the paragraph writer
and the jokist had been overcome, namely,
that of adding postscripts to letters. My
own training has been conducted so much
on the business plan that l never think of
such a thing as adding a p 5. either to a
personal or business letter, and / will say
that the majority of my cOrrespOndents-all
wOmen-say all they want to say all that
is required before they sign their names.
and the postscript is as rare as the visit of
an angel. To-day my good opinion of my
sisters received a setback when L received
q letter with two postscripts-one on the
letter proper. the other labeled p. s. on
the envelope and consisting of the words.
I'm haste The supplement to the letter-a
business One-began in the old-fashioned
style, L forgot to say, etc Nevertheless.
1 know the postscript is out of fashion, and
1 sincerely hope that there will be no re-
vival in this respect 10 correspond with the
current revival in dress
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A Woman with Authority.

Detroit Journal
A woman who keeps secrets that would
be worth millions of dollars to the financial
world and who is of the autocrats of
the most powerful corporation on earth,
Is Miss Harrison. private secretary of H
III. Rogers, the active head Of the Standard
OH Company. She is probably the best paid
woman private secretary in the world, the
lowest estimates of her salary being $4,000
a year. and she is credited with knowing
more about the Standard Oil Company than
many of its officers.
How difficult il is to run the gauntlet of
Miss Harrison's office is shown by the ex-
perience of a man with a letter or intro
ductiOn from Senator Depew 10 II. H. Rog-
ers. The man went to the Standard OIL
building at 20 Broadway and went up TO the
eleventh floor. He managed to impress the
squad of attendants in the magnihcentiy
appointed ante-roOm OF HOP with his i'm
portance and then when he expected 10 be
ushered into the presence of the man he
sought he meta woman.
Whom do you wish TO see2' she asked.
mir. Rogers. l sent in my card" he re-
what do you wish to see him about?''
81 beg your pardon, he answered sharp
w: II sent my card in to Mr.. Rogers. I
have a letter from Senator Depew."
IF you will tell me the nature of your
business / can inform you whether he can
gagged.
N didn't suit the visitor TO explain he
had obtained "A letter of Introduction mere
~ as n means 20 lay financial scheme
before Mr.. Rogers. so out he went.
He was OF many Hundreds flock to
''No. 70 to see John ID or William
or I'll. H." as the Rockefeller brothers
and r. H. Rogers are Familiarity known
Some of these men have great underta kings
which they desire TO lay before the men
of millions.
The active working head of the most
powerful corporation on earth is II. II.
Rogers. About one in forty visitors gets
10 see Mr. Rogers. The other thirty nine
cannot pass the civil-service examination of
this woman.
For sixteen years Miss Harrison has been
in the service OF the corporation, and is
credited with being worth $4,000. What
she does not know about the Standard Oil
Company and its affairs is not worth know
ing Is the copper dividend 10 be cut or
Increased? This sphinx knows. bat never
tells Are the RocSefellers buying or sell
Ing steel? She knows, but keeps the facts
10 herself
Miss Harrison lives at 1854 Dean street.
Brooklyn. and walks from her Office TO
Brooklyn bridge. just as do the army OF
typewrtters and clerks who work for one
tenth what she receives and who live across
the river Sometimes she is 10 be found i'm
the bridge cars hanging 10 a strap along
side a woman who earns perhaps 50 S6 a
week.
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The Bachelor Girl Reflects.
Brooklyn Ea gle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
A mans estimate of wOman's judgment
always takes sudden drop when she re-
fuses him.
One never picks up experience at the bar
gain counter.
Rudeness is rather matter of pride with
the up-to-date young man. 1t accentuates
the value he places upon himself.
Keep your complaints out of your mind
and they will keep themselves out of your
face.
When a man can point with pride to the
fact that he never changes his mind it in
dicates that he has none 20 change.
Don't let the burdens of tomorrow break
the back to to-day.
The road of prejudice is the one most
commonly travelled by the human multi
tude.
A woman never loves a man very long
after she has ceased to admire him.
Self-interest is considered the handspring
of life Yet men will always vote their
prejudices before their interests.
When a woman indicates by her manner
that a mans attentions are not desired he
commonly sets il down to the fact that she
doesn't know enough TO appreciate their
value.
The mass of civilized humanity would not
find much difficulty i'm agreeing on the es-
sentials to human happiness. Health, love
and a competence would about fill the bill
But ii would puzzle a good many people &c
know which to place first.
The reason women are called small is be-
cause they deal with small things. 1t is
lust as low down to lift q million as 80
cent Christmas present off a bargain coun-
ter But men admire thieving when it gets
that big.
The hard-luck man wouldn't trouble us al
all if he wouldn't insist on telling us
about il.
Self-made men generally act as though
they were proud of their job.
Some men are not to blame for not being
gentlemen They don't know how.
IL is always a sad moment when Titania
rubs the lotion off her eyes and notices Bot
toms ears for the first time.
To be we'll preserved woman, like fruit
needs a good deal of sugar in her compost
ton.
Some men talk and talk and never seen
TO get relief.
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for use much later, but gowns and gar
ments prepared for immediate use, being at
tuned to the blending processes, also supply
sure hints for what is soon to be forthcom-
ing. On every side in both these sources
is ample evidence that the picturesque is
10 be of especial value. And little of the
abundant picture effects is entirely of this
day and generation. Rather, its dominant
tone is the quaint beauty of days long gone.
This is blended with more or less that is
entirely up-to-date, but the old-time sug-
ton is not overcome or the result cannot
count as success. This means simply that
there is to be more ransacking of past
fashions and more bringing up to the pres
ent time of dress notions that are from
fifty to 100 years old. That this will be
done more frankly than in the last few
seasons is evidenced by the picturesque
ness of the result This often will seem
SNOWY as single gowns are considered, but
once the eye becomes accustomed to the
old fancies. no thought of undue conspicu-
BUSINESS will present itself.
The care that dressmakers and tailors
have had to give all winter to shoulder out
lines will not he relaxed, for while new
ways of attaining shoulder slope may-yes,
must-be found, the length of line there
must not be diminished. Skirts made full
at the hips are to be more numerous, but
do not seem likely to increase so much as
to alarm those who do not admire them
especially. Such skirts must be made over
drop skirts whose fit at the hips should be
the best possible. Street skirts are to be
shorter but are still to be so long that
they must be held up. The winters rule for
skirt and bodice to match will not be re-
Taxed a great DEAL and contrasting waists
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Suitable Costumes for Travelling.

Jessie: When a long railroad journey is
in contemplation sensible costume should
be prepared. Frippery of all kinds should
be eschewed for it stamps the wearer as
provincial or sadly lacking in good taste.
Elaborate silk waists, hats, gowns, con-
white petticoats should be left at home or
placed in ones travelling trunk. The wise
woman insists upon utility, style and COM
fort when planning her travelling outfit no
matter how expensive her hat or suit may
be it is severely plain, dependent wholly
upon perfect cut and finish for its chic ap-
pearance. A dark mixed suiting is ideal
for a travelling costume, showing neither
soil nor dust, feature never to be over
looked. The wise traveller argues that dust
and poverty are much alike; IL either must
signs are not perceptible when abroad.
Needful toilet articles, dark flannel night
robe, q bottle of ammoniated salts and an
other of soda mint tablets to ward off
headaches and good book are the princi-
pal things to be carried In the travelling
case, with overshoes and an umbrella some
where in the outfit for rainy day Black
walking shoes and dark serviceable kid
gloves also part of the costume. The
shirtwaist of soft dark silk finished with
stitching and buttons only and made charm
ing by the smart stock of crOss-stitched
linen is suita BILE Have plenty of handker-
chiefs, a fresh stock and an extra pair of
gloves By the aid of these extras the
traveller can present herself at the end of a
long journey looking spic and span and
smiling
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The Lawyer and the Elephant.

II is frequently amazing 20 the close
student of children TO follow the subtle dis
tinctions their little minds can make. The
other afternoon IN a corner grocery store a
legal gen tieman encountered little black
eyed Margaret and her mother. Margaret
was n lovely little winter picture in her
f,1r-t trimmed Wiue-cOlOred coat and hood,
and the legal gentleman was delighted &c
see her. After cordial greetings all around,
he peeped into the little. paper bag little
MARGARET held in one chubby hand.
oh he remarked. you have been buy.
ing animal crackers.
No said little Margaret. in critical
and displeased tone. these are cracker
animals
Then she gave the legal gentleman q
cracker elephant with instructions 10 bite
the elephants head of before he bit the
tail off. Cause III you don't. said little
Margaret, the efIclum might bite you
back
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Il
proving we're feminine, these days" said
the elderly female, who always hires her
sewing done.
One seeing the endless ruffies, shirrings
and tucks in womens gowns-work which
too rarely adds beauty or grace to the gar
ment-would imagine that every woman is
an expert Seamstress. Time was when fine
sewing on a gown expressed the wearer.
Now it too often proclaims a long purse
and skillful dressmaker Once every girl
was taught how to sew in her early youth,
as she was to do homework. 1t would sur
prise an elderly woman to know how large
n proportion OF girls or twenty cannot
make the simplest garment Sewing is
still feminine occupation, but it is one
In which a too small proportion of feminin-
ity is interested
A teacher of sewing in the schools of a
large city says that her greatest trouble
lies in the revolt of many Of the pupils who
do not wish to learn. Said one. who is typi-
should | learng A woman. not Of wealth.
recently told the writer that when the
hooks and eyes became loose on her gowns
she took them to, dressmaker to be re-
placed because she did not know how to
do it. In club of fifty girls, most of them
recent college graduates who are sewing
for charity, it has been found that not one
fifth knew how to make nightgown or
the corners meet. They have been doing
other things all their twenty-odd years.
Some one says: Not all men read law.
or study engineering. Why should all
women sew?' The question is pertinent.
AS many women we find in business
or professional life, or in the schoOlroOm,
the very large majority are still exercising
very old and very honored profession
that of homemaking.
Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman to the
contrary Notwithstanding. the old-fashioned
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For Pale Faces.

Marion: Continual pallor usually indi-
Gates an anaemic condition of the blood
and prompt measures should be adopted at
once to build up the system. else serious
complications may result. AS you are not
very strong. all forms of exercise should
be begun by degrees; radical measures Of
any kind are not desirable in your present
condition. First OF all. in seeking 10 build
up your body, eat wisely. Deny yourself
rich. greasy foods and hot sweet concoc-
tions, for they only tend TO oyerwork the
digestive organs Take fats in such agree
able forms salad oil. fresh butter and
cream and eat "A very moderate amount of
pure sweets. Eat plenty OF broiled beef
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to sing out Glad you came to her ar
irving guests 1t is 1.-The proper thing TO
be jolly and unconventional, and the ball
room Of to-day presents an appearance that
would shock the dowagers of a half CEN
tury ago. Girls do not dance with as
sumed decorum; they romp much as
possible. and the popular girl is one who
swings about with the abandon of a cake
walker. At supper everything is mirthful
and unceTemoniOus. Laugh loud and be
bOisterOus: that's the aim of polite society.
A pretty girl at a dance in a private
house disappeared with her swain, and
the dances for which she had engaged
herself were declared Off" She and the
youth seated themselves the stairs far
UP in the house and soon were ObliviOus 10
everything but themselves. He was holding
her hand and her golden brown hair rested
dangerously near his shirt bosom. I'M
expectedly the hostess appeared with a
cavalier in her train, but the pretty girl
was not abashed. She did not even remove
her head from its comfortable resting
place. She merely said. Really. l am
dying for some coffee. May | have sOme?'
The hostess called a servant, who got the
coffee. The incident never was commented
upon. This is surely the day of Anything
goes
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"@F I were busy woman who had
f1l little time to spend on plants and
ESA yet wanted something that would
EdsgTS0i always look green and growing.
- | would have ferns, says a writer
ir Home and Flowers.
A great many people believe ferns to be
hard to manage. The right varieties
not They will grow in heat or cold. sun
or shade. rich earth or poor. but will do
their best i'm the light of an east or south
east window. with light woods earth and
plenty Of moisture, overhead as well as at
the root Ferns must have perfect drain
age. as. nothing will Kill them quicker than
stagnant water at the roots.
No plant can be always i'm flower, no
matter how nearly everbloOming it is, and
a Towering plant without flowers is not a
success as decoration.
Let us first look at some of the varieties
that will succeed best in the house.
/ would put the species Nephrolepis first
and the variety y. BOstoniensis EXaltata
at the head of the list. With these ferns
care must be taken not to hit or brush the
tips of the fronds roughly as this will
cause them to turn black and stop their
growth A fern that will grow slowly
but surely into a handsome plant is the
Holly fern Cyrtomium Falcatum. II
has waxy dark green leaves. and is a native
of the Sandwich islands and Japan. Ako-
phila Australis is a rapid-growing tree
fern with finely cut frOnds, and needs a
great deal Of water at the root. Blech-
mum Braziliense is another tree fern with
coarse fronds, that in the young growth
is light plum color. Some of the Pteris
are rapid growing and hardy. Write to
some reliable florist and ask him 10 tell
you what kinds are best. i hope IL Is hard
ly necessary for me to say, inclose stamp
ed and addressed envelope. For soil L go
into the woods and get woods earth) de-
scribe my method of getting this soil under
geraniums), and mix enough sand with 1t
TO make II porous In the bottom OF the pot
put a few pebbles cover with moss, and
on top put enough thoroughly rotted horse
or COW manure TO I'LL the pot one-third full.
Put In your soil, set your plant in and NIL
up with the rest of your soil. Be careful
not 10 firm the soil too hard about your
plant Set IN the shade for few days,
showering overhead.
I said that ferns would grow IN sun or
shade and they will, but remember never
TO put any plant directly from shade into
strong sunlight. the leaves will scorch
and you may kill your plant. You will at
least spoil it's beauty.
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New York, Feb. 10.

home is likely to exist for many long years.
No one disagrees with Mrs Gilman that
the home is the most expensive institution
we maintin. 1t takes the combined effort
of two or more Woodworking adults to keep
IL going. We all recognize that. But most
of US feel that it is worth the price.
1t goes without saying that we should
enjoy it just much if it cost less in
time and money But substitute has
yet been offered for the od-fashioned home
with its Woodworking mother and busy,
busy father No modification even has be-
come popular with either parents or chill
dren, although much in the way of CO.
operative housekeeping, hotels, flats and
boarding houses has been offered. We cling
to the established article in which a child
can make noise and man go in shirt
sleeves if his wife does not object
Where there is home there is a house
keeper-a woman who has chosen to take
as her profession that of homemaking She
may have adopted this profession seriously
after adequate preparation, or she may have
drifted into it thoughtlessly. But whatever
the preparation, the duties of all homes
are substantially the same. and must be
executed in some fashion The woman who
assumes them owes il to herself and all
others that they be done earnestly and to
the full of her powers.
There are few houses in which the income
is so large that it is advisable for the home
keeper TO hire the large proportion of the
sewing done. Many men are cruelty over
burdened in the care of family. We hear
much of mothers burdens, and Justly
enough. The world is full of hard work
And the breadwinners usually bear their
full share, and often more than their share
Too many girls marry who are not pre-
pared to keep a house well and economi-
cally, and who cause needless expenses be-
cause of their ignorance.
If a woman elects the profession of
housekeeping she ought to know the old
fashioned accomplishments of sewing and
cooking, and much else besides. The prob
lem is serious one. to be earnestly con-
Sidered. A woman owes this 10 herself
her children, her husband. If she elects
other work than housekeeping she is free
to choose whether or not she can use n
needle. This is, then, a matter which con-
Germs her alone. EMILY SWITZER
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some Recipes.
The Cooking Club.

The Cooking Club.
Potato Soup.-A well-made potato soup is
lust the thing for luncheon some day when
YOU are at loss for menu. With il serve
tea. sandwiches and mayonnaise of cab
bage a quart of milk six large potatoes.
one stalk of celery. an onion. a tablespoon
full of butter. Put milk 10 boil with onion
and celery: pare the potatoes and boil them
thirty minutes. turn of the water and mash
fine and light; addsbOiing milk and the but
ter pepper and salt: rub through a strainer
and serve Immediately. This soup must not
be allowed to stand. i'm fact, IL cannot even
be kept hot. II must be served at once.
Cheese straws are great Improvement on
plain waters when serving this wholesome
soup
Apple Salad-Two cupfuls of celery
chopped fine and cupful OF green APP
pies, also cut fine. Place this in a sauce
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ONE OF THE NEW SKIRTS

Skirts made with panel fronts and full
sides and backs are among the latest shown
and are eminenty fashionable. This one
suits a variety of materials but is shown
In tan colored foulaTd figured with white
and black and is trimmed with ecru lace.
The narrow front gore is tucked perpen-
dicularly at each edge. beneath the band
ing. and under these tucks are the seams
joining il to the full portions. These last
are cut in three sections each. the Jennings
being made beneath the deep tucks, and can
be gathered at the upper edge or arranged
in tuck darts preferred. To make the
skirt for women of medium size Will be re-
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steaks chops and have the eggs eaten
either soft boiled or pOached: eat also we'll
cooked vegete bles, fresh salads like lettuce.
spinach, fruit and nuts, each of them
dressed with oil in abundance. but with
only little vinegar. Eat whole wheat and
Graham breads, apples, bananas, grapes
and sweet oranges for fruit and eat good
supply of milk and cream These things
VIII supply "A nourfshing menu and do much
toward building you up. After the regular
warm baths rub the entire body vigorously
with alcohol and water, equal parts. to
guard against colds and to act "A tonic.
rub down nightly with a rough dry bath
mitten, done just before going TO bed will
Danish the chilliness from which you suf-
fer and the slight eXertiOn Of the opera
ton will give you beneficial exercise
Walking and playing games in the open
air Will do more than any amount of tonics
TO tone up your system. Too many of us
lose sight Of the fact that exercise in the
open air is essential to health. Riding
can never take the place of walking Do
not resort TO rouge, for II will only eXag-
gerate the pallor. Get a healthy tan on
your face from exposure TO the sun and
wind during your daily walk.
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TCH that is for
spring and summer,
and a little that is
for the last of win
ter and for early
spring, make up the
new offerings in
matters of dress
just now. AS in sew
eral recent years,
winter fashions will
blend, in a measure,
into those of the
warmer seasons, for
l II Z ~ MIA bOul
change that used to
be ushered in with
spring is now con-
sidered inartistic.
In this point lies a
feature that makes
the forecasting of
styles easier, for not
only are there guides
in the models set
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Care Of Ornaments.

NJ. L. T.: Any article worn solely
rs an ornament should be i'm perfect
condition or laid aside until it can be made
so. Jewelry, buttons buckles, etc, which are
broken or even slightly furnished. should
not be worn, and To wear them is mex
cusable, especially when il is considered
how little effort is necessary TO make them
presentable. Ordinary articles may be
cleaned at home, but il is always wise TO
send such trinkets are enameed In part
or set with pearls to a jeweler TO be cleaned.
The idea that soap and water are injurious
TO jewelry is wrong. Collections of oil
from the skin well dust accumulate
on rings, especially on the undersde of the
settings, and can best be removed by the
simple process of applying tepid water made
quite Soapy and using a very soft brush.
Dry at once after rinsing in cold water.
using a soft old linen handkerchief for dry
ing and then polish with piece of channels
skin. Silver articles or steel buckles may
be frightened by a brisk rubbing with sill
yer polish and a chamOis skin. II the
steel is much furnished, wet with Kerosene
for several hours, dry and then clean with
the polish.