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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-15
ORLEANS COUNTY
MORGAN.

Mrs I. ]. Cargill is to return home
soon from Canada, where she has been
for some months.--Mrs. i. j. Cox is
quite sick with Il scrofulous trouble
H. n. Elliott is getting ready to build
a large barn next senson--E X. Lord
has bought a house near East Charles
ton and Is moving II on his lot at the
Corner---Jennie Blood is teaching in
No 2--S y. Gray is lrmbcring on the
town farm.--Portcr Lyon is clerlinG
for I. MOure.-Scymour lake froze
over tho Attn, several days earlier than
usual. Some of the older inhabitants
say the earliest they every knew it
to be frozen oVor.-A rural free de-
livery route is talked of though this
town from Charleston. Some are in
favor, others are opposed If 1t Will
change the star stage route as we
now get two mails each day.
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LOWELL.

\ son Of Nlr and Mrs Il. L. Powers
nged IS months died December 6 with
decentralization, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Gilbert, died with typhoid
fever on her 18th birthday, December :.
The tunera! was held a the St Igna-
titus Church Friday, the RoV Father
Turcotte of Barton officiating
Noah Tittcmorc has been appointed
health officer for this towu.-Mss
Florence Sherbcrt Of Westheh has been
engaged to teach this winter in tho
Cello district-Mr. and Mrs. John Nc
Gorty are the parents OF son born
December 12.--rhere win be Christmas
trees at tho Congregational and Metho-
dist Churches with appropriate cX-
ercises, Christmas eve. December %.
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NORTH MONTPELIER.

The carpenters have finished thclr
work on the barn OF rcd Iittle.-A
successful term OF school being taught
~ by Miss Elsa Clapp graduate of
Go lizard Scminary.-Mrs, nv Chapin
is very III with heart tY7uNlc.-SeVeral
students from Goddard ni airy are at
home for trcr three v ks vacation
rho Good Ten1pllrs n, hears!nS "a
play, "Christnas Boxes" to be given in
correction with an oyster super. Tues
day evening December Co L. Sp3uid-
Ing and Mrs. Julia EIcilis'or We're mar.
ried at noon. Thursday | ccmher :. by
the Rev j Edward Wrgnt at Mont
roli.r. They have purohdred the Davis
place in this village o. *
HOLSTER and family are spondins their
vacation at their hcmo AIR. and Mrs.
Buttcrfield and Mr.. and Mr. g. p Spaud.
ing attended tho I. O. g. i. Union at
Cabot Saturday afternoon md evcnin,
and report a very intercs'.r- meeting.
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only well attended by its members.
but also Nv the members of the Baptist
and Methodist Churches. purse of s."
was presented Mr.. McGrcgor by the So
cioty as n slight token of the arprccia-
lion in which he was held. During his
fuur years rastorate ne has made many
wtriu friends by his kind dccds and cheer
ful words, by whom he will he missed
and the church has lost faithful Chris
tan pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. McGiceor are to leave
town fer Toronto Can" on Thursday.
r.. j. Chase and family go to Island
Pond Thursday for short stay. while
on their way to Berlin, y. IL, whore they
intend to reside.
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RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

At regular meeting of the Phil
Sheridan Court, No. 677. c. o. T., Fri
day evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year
Chief ranger j. L, Delpha; vice-chef
ranger, Thomas McQuade: past chief
ranger Fred Lockwood; treasurer
George y. Bashaw: financial secretary,
J. p. Johnson: recording secretary, \,
L. Shambo, board of trustees, James
Coudon, Fred BrOseau, John WEIGH;
delegate TO State convention. Fred
Lockwood, alternate, Thomas McQuade
Tho Rev. Charles u. Carpenter Of
Tonahy, n. j., the new rector Of St
Thomass Church, with Mrs. Carpenter
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WORCESTER.

School in the Hunt district opercd
Monday with Miss Leila Cameron OF
burlington a tencher.-Mrs. Nancy Elan
nigan and son OF Moretown were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. 3. +. Gillette, Saturday
and Sunday.-Frank r. King ard family
spent sunday in Montpclior-Mr. and
Mrs. G. ". Taylor and sor, who have
been IN town for the past two weeks
have returned to thor homo in Barre
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wiley Of Mont
pelier spent sunday in town Mrs. Asa
stevens is very ill-Elton TAYLOR, wife
and daughter Of Barre are at 7. j.
Tay7or's.
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GROWTH OF G. E. SOCIETY.
world Wide EnroIlmcnt Is Now over
85.ONO-PInnning Convention.

Boston, Dec. lI-Reports read at the ex.
ecutive committee meeting OF the United
Society OF Christian Endeavor here to-
day showed new societies added during
the last quarter to be 5d5 making the to
tai world wide enrolment over 6500o.
New floating societies have been or.
gained on the battleships Ohio and
Maine, ana rho cruisers Newark Boston
and Chicago.
Preparations tor the Baltimore conVcn-
ton in July, 1905, were reported to be-
well underway, The armory in Baltimore
seating l65n and Music han, accommo-
dating 5000 moro have already been Sc
cured for auaitoriumS. and number 81
churches also VIII ho used. \ choir OF
moro than three thousand urrsVut VIII
lac trained fQr the convention,
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EAST WARREN.

T.. e, Lamb went to Granville Sunda v
10 attend the funeral Of Mrs. George
Ford ,-tioOre" Marston died in Parro
December ut the home Of his daughter,
Mrs, +, \, Williams. The body was
brought to Warren for internent. Mr.
Marston made his home in Warren for
many years. He vas soldier in the
civil War MIR. Grace McGla1n is quite
mck with tonsilitls.-Su Andrews is
sick at 7, l.. McGlanin' $50 hools are
row IL running order, II has been very
dfficuli TO find enough teachers to sup.
rly.-William Sumervile went TO Mont
peler Saturday-The young men OF this
place, who engaged to go to Oregon to
work on "A ranch. failed 10 20 when ths
time came to start
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CRAFTSBURY.

T.. \. Patterson mas bought the stand
ing timber on the Lyon farm paving
:$Cno He will commence cutting il at
once.--Frod and Percy kcir are home
from tn Goddard Sominary for tho
Christmas vacation of three We ks
a'he Methodist Sunday school are prepar-
ing a clntata for Christmas. MIR. and
Mrs ]. j. Peterson are each in poor
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

Christmas will he observed on the even
ing OF the 10th at the church There will
he a Christmas tree, n short programme
and IN oyster supper--At the late meeting
Of tho Union Telephone company. r.
NJ. Pray was chosen ore Of the directors
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VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.

Eur"; C. r. meeting sunday evening at I
r. m, topic, "Whatevcr He Would Like
to Have Me DO" leader, Mrs. Mayo. The
annual church meeting Will be held in
the church Thursday, December -, 1901
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WARREN.

Mrs. James Mclaughlin is very sick
with rheumatic fever.-Mrs Bernim Ford
has been very sick She is now on tho
sain.--Ioseph Tucker was in Bristol Sat.
urday and Sund,v
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George Myers Is visiting relatives
at Bristol this week MIR. Currier and
family are moving on to the canister
farm and Mrs. Banister and family
have moved to North Troy William
RcXford has moved to South Troy.
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MORETOWN.

son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert Ward last wcek.-Sidney Atkins and
George Buckley were IN burlington
saturdny.-Mr. ana Mrs. FRANK HAIRS
have returned from their visit in Massa-
chusetts.-Mrs. Annie Squiros is to work
for Percy Davis. He is not any better. -
Walter Turner went Ia Massachusetts,
Monday.-There was a good lecture on
Russia at the town hall Tuesday night
by Jacob Finger OF Bakerfeld. Miss
Maud JOHNSON sang n solo she and
Harold Haylett played a duet. The
closing piece was4 sonr by Mrs Mud
Sleeper entitled "The Old Vermont
Home
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WAITSFIEL.D.

The officers of Mad River Valley
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can get Assaults FROM q poor advertising
medium with about as much profit ~
would attend the cgg experiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
Fancy Guns For shirt Wat.t.,

Most of the shirt waists. unless of
the mannish type, have dainty little
cuffs to match the turnover collar worn
at the neck.
There is a wide gulf fixed between
the luncheon and afternoon waist with
the sleeves in most cases as a deter
mining factor. The waist designed for
morning wear has a very simple sleeve.
while the afternoon blouse has a per-
feet balloon of a sleeve. Both, however.
depend for chic and daintiness upon
the cuff and collar.
An attractive little collar and cuff set
which will give a cachet to a simple
waist is made of swiss embroidery and
valenciennes lace. The cuffs are four
inches wide and fasten with tiny cro-
Chef buttons and loops.
Another pretty set is evolved from
footing and linen batiste put together
with featherstitching and finished with
ruff1es of wide footing at the hand
Sets made of crash or flet net worked
in Russian cross stitch are very dura-
BILE and becoming. A feminine wit has
dubbed these collars and cuffs the God
Bless Our Home" sets. And they do re-
call in general makeup the notices one
used to see hung prominently in homes
a decade ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05

TOMATO TOAST-Mince an ounce
Of cold ham and put in a dish with
a little minced onion. Peel two
or three tomatoes cut them in pieces,
season with pepper and salt and a sus-
picfon of mace and add to the meat.
Put half an ounce OF butter in a sauce
pan and when melted add the other in
gradients and stir over the fire till hot
Then add a well beaten egg and stir
again till it thicxens. Spread on small
squares Of hot buttered toast. sprinkle
with chopped parsley and serve at
once
Tomato Soup.-Peel and slice one
pound Of tomatoes. Slice an onion and
boil it with the tomatoes in good meat
stock for an hour Add salt and pep
per. Mix half a pint Of milk with a
teaspoonful of -four. Add this to the
soup. Stir and boil for five minutes
Strain and serve
Tomato Jam--Take tomatoes which
are not quite ripe Cthe green ones are
besD. wipe with cloth and take on
the stems Put into a preserving ket-
tie. allowing half a pound of white sug-
ar for every pound of fruit. Slice one
lemon for each two pounds of fruit and
add. Boil until thoroughly done and
the strip is thick. Do not put much wa
ter at first. as it can easily be added II
necessary. This is a most excellent
preserve and tastes a little like figs
Egg and Tomato Salad.-PeeI some
fine ripe tomatoes Cut them in halves
transversely- Boil till hard as many
eggs as there are tomatoes. Throw
them into cold water to cool Shell
and cut across the middle. Take out
the yolk and rub it to powder with 4
little mustard. pepper and salt Add
some finely chopped picked ghertin
and press the mixture back into the
whites Cut a slice of the bottom OF
each half egg to make it stand upright.
On each half tomato place a spoonful
OF thick mayonnaise dressing and on
this stand the half eggs. Garnish with
strips of chilli gherxin white OF er0
and serve with either lettuce or water
cress nicely seasoned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05

Many people are afraid to wash col
ored curtains because they think they
will run" A little color may come
out, but not much, unless the material
is of the very cheapest.
To each gallon of water in which
they are washed allow a handful Of
bran. Tie this up loosely in cloth
and boil 1t in the water. You should
allow enough water and bran to pro-
vide a washing and a rinsing water.
Let the bran actually boil in the wa
ter for ten minutes. Then take it out
and into one tub put a level table
spoonful of soap jelly for every gallon
of water. Pour half the water on this
and half in another tub, without soap.
When the water is cool enough, put
the curtains into the one containing the
soap. Press well down under the water
and leave for ten minutes
Souse UP and down till all the dirt
seems to be out and then, without
wringing, put into the other bran wa
ter.
Empty your first tub meanwhile and
place it under the cold water tap. Lift
the curtains out of the bran water. put
them in the cold and, sousing them up
and down, let the water run till It looks
clear. Then, without wringing. hang
on the line, pulling them well into
shape. Wringing makes creases that
it is almost impossible to afterward
remove. When they are about half
dry, get some one to help you give
them a good shaking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05


IA ances both useful and decora-
A tive for saving space I want to
, tell you how to make some cor
ner cabinets. A corner, as a rule
S go much waste space. Where the
looms are large this does not matter,
put in houses or fats where every inch
If room counts we may fill the corners
o very good advantage. Two of the
levices here sketChed are much alike.
No. 1 is a combined closet and book
ihelf, which holds as we'll some pretty
fases and other knickknacks. Have the
carpenter make you a frame of wood
somewhat like the design here repre-
sented. Four shelves are then fitted
nto the corner, three in the center, an
equal distance apart, leaving a space
about two feet deep at the bottom
and the same at the top between the
third shelf and the fourth, which comes
lust at the top of the ornamental
framework.
1t is a matter of taste whether the
original wall paper be allowed to re-
main or the inclosed space be covered
with a plain ingram. The latter seems
% be the better plan. and the color Sc
ected should tone with the curtain in
dosing the bottom space. This curtain
nay be of art silk or veIveteen or some
IF the pretty colOred denims. If you
are artistic you can choose a plain col
or and stencil or embroider a border
design at the bottom. To stencil it is the
simplest plan. AS these stenciled Dor
1ers are pretty for any plain colored
1raperies or other decorative schemes,
[ will tell you how to make them. First
sketch your design on a piece of plain
paper, taking care that it should repeat
nicely A simple Greek honeysuckle or
renaissance scroll pattern is best. Then
transfer it to a piece of pasteboard. A
hin box cover answers the purpose,
put one of the oil sheets used for copy
rg in a letter book, which may be pur-
chased at a stationer's, is better still
IS it is easier to cut After transfer
ing it to this, cut the design out, leav-
ng open spaces where the color is to be
applied. Lay it on the material and
proceed to brush it over with the color.
You may buy the paint, which should
be a water color, ready mixed in little
lars at a paint store, or. for greater
economy, you can buy the dry colors
and mix them yourself.
The foundation color is whiting mixed
with thin, clean mucilage on the fiat
potion of a platter with a broad, pill
mt knife, palette knife for preference
rake care to crush all Jumps and mix
thoroughly into a smooth paste Of the
arae consistency as oil paint You
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sin and pitcher. The brass rod for the
curtain should be fastened just below
this top shelf so as to fall over the sec
ond one, which may contain toilet arti-
cles, while the space at the bottom will
hold shoes. A mirror is hung above a
dainty splasher over the basin and
pitcher. A canopied drapery of lace or
muslin over the mirror is caught at the
top with a knot of ribbon or with a
cord and tassel, the ends draping the
mirror frame
Among small things which are useful
is a pretty medicine closet like that
shown in illustration No 8. This is
made from a soap box. Divide the box
lengthwise by a shelf. Nail narrow
strip of wood to the ends Of the box
horizontally and fit the shelf in over
them. The top shelf is divided into
three spaces. The middle one which is
the largest is open, with an ornamental
top piece cut from the box cover. The
end spaces are partitioned off by pieces
of board also fitted in like the cen
ter shelf, and the two small doors,
which may be glazed or decorated to
suit the taste, you can make yourself
if you are of a mechanical turn as well
as the lower door, which is hinged at
the bottom and opens downward. Half
of the box cover will make this lower
door, leaving the rest for the top pieces.
If these doors are too much trouble get
the carpenter to make them. They
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05

which are about seven inches deep. cut
on the straight and often introduced on
the skirt in groups of two headed by a
frill and arranged between wide lace
insertion.
For waist decoration fashion knows
no law. The chief object is to give
width to the sloping shoulders by means
of lace and frills forming a deep yoke
which comes out over the full sleeves.
White batiste frocks viii have a great
popularity. The skirts will be trimmed
to the knees with lace medallions. and
the finest batiste embroideries combined
in some instances with narrow inser-
ton of valenciennes lace through which
ribbon is threaded. The baby bodices
have batiste and lace inserted yokes
outlined with a bertha of lace trimmed
batiste. The sleeves reach to the elbow
and end in a series of very full ruffies.
The plated skirt is still to reign SUI
preme on tailor mades. The newest
models show the familiar yoke simulat-
ed by the cut itself rather than an ex-
ira piece sewed on the skirt. From be-
low this disguised yoke on the hips the
plaits are set in on each gore. The
skirt clears the ground two inches.
which is the approved length for walk
ing and morning wear.
Boleros and short, tight fitting coats
relieved with braid and a little velvet
are the prevailing styles for tailor jack
cts and, with their broad, dropping
shoulder effects, are extremely becom-
ing.
We hear from season to season that
the separate waist is doomed to be
dropped from fashions list The num-
Der of spring models daily to be seen
in the shops proves that the time is not
yet. A useful and attractive blouse is
one of dotted black crepe de chine with
surpliced fronts, yoke outline, sleeve
trimming and cuffs of white lace inser-
ton, the shaped empiecement and
high standing collar being of ''al over"
cream lace. White ribbon fagoted to-
gether forms a shoulder trimming in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05

shown in No. 2 The writing slab is
cut from a piece of thin wood and at
tached by brass hinges to the shelf
Two little dresser hooks are screwed in
either side of the slab. These hook into
two lengths of small brass chain fixed
in the upright frame. This holds the
slab up when in use. and when not in
use it is unlocked and let down to COW
er the lower shelf, which contains writ
ing paper, envelopes and a notebook.
On the shelf above are a pretty Ores
den inkstand and tray and an ornamen-
tai penwiper and blotter. The little
cupboard at the top is Enclosed by
three panels, the center one, on hinges.
being the largest. The panels may be
of plain wood, stained or painted like
the rest. or of colored glass. or sepia
-etchings may be fitted in the panels
This cupboard will serve to hold papers
and odds and ends" of various de-
scriptions.
In small bedrooms these corner cabi-
nets can be made to do duty as wash
stands. For this use. the arch or other
top piece should be omitted. There
should be two shelves in the center, the
top one at the right height for the ba-
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The Cult of the violet.

The violet, modest as it is, has among
its admirers many of the great ones of
the earth.
The czarina is so fond of violets that
she has fresh supplies of them put into
her rooms daily, and every morning
her wardrobes are strewn with them
in order that she may always enjoy the
sweet perfume of her favorite flower.
At Sandringham there are huge
glass houses devoted entirely to the
culture of violets-
Violets have their honored place, too,
in stage bouquets, and on the last night
of Signora Buses recent season the
stage was almost covered with them,
the admirers of the great actress hav-
ing remembered in time her devo-
ton to the modest little flower One
of the most popular songs of the day
has violets for its theme, and every
where our ears are greeted with its
opening words:
Every morn bring thee violets
Which at daybreak have culled.
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indigestion. All other forms of
entertaining being tabooed for
5rty penitential days, the smart sets
ancy, regardless of consequences,
GEMS to run to restaurant dining. La
lode having set the pace, all the
rorld that's not along the Riviera is to
e seen dining, lunching, "teaing" and
ven breakfasting at the cafes and tea
ooms along the Bots de Boulogne.
one does motor up such a disgusting
bourgeois appetite, to be sure" re-
larked a pretty woman the other day
/ rather apologize tones. But my
eauty takes exceedingly good care not
appear in unbecoming motor trap
ings when she goes abroad to enjoy
er Lenten repast, whose menu does
OF mOrtify the gastronomic palate, but
lerely tickles it with a difference in
ind and not in quality. Such charm
1g gowns one does see at these fash
Enable restaurants, rejecting often in
single frock the many lovely tones of
urple, mauve and lavender, in others
unlike grays, with chic touches of
lack and white, and sometimes both,
4 the same dress.
Fashions superb disdain of climate
aside the house is a noticeable symp-
ON of that autocratic madame's pres
Mt mood, and we are wearing now ma
or unceremOnious occasions.
I spent several frivolous evenings at
he Ritz lately, and everybody appar-
nifty seemed gowned in a chiffon frock,
wearing with it a transparent white
II black lace hat The only woman
Who had a hint of winter in her cos
ume was a chic little baroness dining
here before going on to the opera.
whose tiara was beautifully set in a
cries of icicles, each point terminating
n a trembling diamond. The Pari-
iennes are certainly nothing if not
riginal.
Sitting at an out of the way table, ]
pied friend of mine who looked the
picture of woe, though smart and stun
ling in a charming creation of black
.auze and jet. Upon asking the cause
# her unusual solemnity, she presently
,onfided that it was only the result of
beauty doctors prescription for Wrin-
lies and that she was afraid to relax
ler features. All the women who con-
rert their faces into mental gymna-
ium, using their features not wisely,
nut too well. are resorting to these
curative "frOwn plasters;" hence the
mmovable aspect one is apt to see on
he faces of society women. Even Car
yle, with his inexhaustible supply of
lbusive English, would have failed to
tdequately describe the absurdities of
he cult of which these silly women are
he victims. From a husbands point
# view, a package of ''frown plasters'
nay have very useful and sticky ad-
7antages. When Helen or Marjorie be-
;omes too expressive over the necessity
# new Paris hat it viii be a splendid
opportunity for the imposed on better
lalf to regretfully explain that, though
undS are rather low for chapeaux he
will be delighted to present her with a
greater beautifer-a box of "frown
)lasters."
Another fad of the moment is the
wearing of monocles by dainty femi-