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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

Spanish lace makes charming fichus,
and the three-cornered mantilla may
serve a double purpose. When worn
for f1chu. the back is laid in cross
wise folds, and caught to the top of
the bodice so IL will stay in position.
The long ends are then tied in front,
and are permitted to hang gracefully
where they will. One worn with a
violet wolfe had black velvet rosettes
on the ends, and a large chou of black
velvet ribbon where it closed. trife
to the left side.
OF Soft Point d'Esprit.
The finishing touch of a champagne
wolfe gown was a fichu of soft point
d'esprit, which was made circular in
three sections. one and three-fourth
yards long and twelve inches wide.
1t was made pointed in front by
slanting cut from the outer edge Ave
eighths of yard from the ends. The
edge was finished with three rows of
black chenille cord, stitched with
white silk thread. The fichu was
fastened to the waist just above the
bust line with rosettes of black velvet
ribbon.
Since the handkerchief craze came
in, all sorts of ideas have been evolved
for the use of these squares. The
newest fad is to take mans large silk
handkerchief, cut a circular hole in
the center about eight inches deep,
then slash the silk from this center to
one point. This leaves a deep fiounce
which hangs in the most graceful
folds, and which may be used on the
edge of India silk for a dchu. The
finish to a red gown was such a fichu
made of a red silk bandanna.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
Sophronia |. Carnes, Director, Domestic
Science Club, indianapolis, Ind.
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DIRECTOR DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLUE.

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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

The girl had made up her mind TO
fell him tonight; but now that the
tine of confession had come she pro-
crstinated miserably. liz was so
scrrpulously fair in things that
she felt guilty sense of keeping a
secret which he had an eminent right
to share. Yet she shrank from MAX
ing her confession. Not that she was
afraid it would engender either anger
or jealousy; but rather from a vague
fear that he would not understand.
tate.
Allan was very practical and broad
minded, and he was bountifullY sup
piled with that quality popularity
termed common sense. lie was rather
mundane-of the earth earthly. He
did not comprehend the blue things
of the soul" He would treat the mat
ter with a broad, easy tolerance; or,
worse yet, he would laugh at what
he chose to call morbid romancing."
She WINGED at the thought, but her
lips set in determination. At any cost
she would be fair
She lifted her eyes from the sparkle
of the ring-his ring-on her finger,
and faced the outcome bravely.
Allan" she said gently, there is
something 1 want to-no, I don't
want to, either, but I must-tell you"
He glanced at her grave face, and
smiled in reassuring fashion.
Don't tell me Ponto has the dis
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
THE FICHU GIRL OF 1904
There Have Been Fichu-Wearng Girls Right Along, But
Never the Fchu Girl Till Now.
By LOUIS e E. DEW.

button roses sewed lengthwise to-
gether to resemble sprays, and Is laced
in and out with black velvet ribbons
about half an inch wide. These fasten
at the corsage with a chou of black
velvet ribbons, which have long ends
from which a chou of white roses
bangles.
Pink cherry blossoms were used
effectively for such a gown, as were
also wild roses and marguerite daisies
Even violets can be utilized for this
fiohu effect, and when perfumed will
please the senses as we'll as the eye.
Ribbon flowers are favorites for these
accessories.
An Aid to Economy.
A girl who is obliged to study
economy in reference to her gowns
has espoused the fichu cause with
fervor. She declares that she will be
able to make two gowns do for six
this year by using numerous fichus to
effect the transformation. One of her
faVorite fichuS is made of pale blue
chiffon with hand-painted border of
pink rosebuds.
Another fichu which she will wear
with her white null gown is made of
the same material, and its numerous
ruff1es are edged with dainty Valen-
ciennes. A dotted swiss frock has a
fichu made to match it with three ruff
fles of deep Valenciennes.
An exqusitely dainty flchu Is made
of white chiffon, and has two four
ana a half-inch frills of accordion
pleated chiffon. This is worn bertha
fashion around the top of the bodice,
with either a low or high-necked
gown. It may also be worn crossed
in front and fastened with a dainty
floral pin.
A new ornament to give the finish
ing touch to the fichu is the floral ar
rangement made of chiffon to match.
One which represents an exaggerated
edelweiss is of double chiffon with
folded petals. A safety pin underneath
keeps its blossom in position. On the
ends of long loops of white satin rib
bon are edelweiss buds of chiffons
thrust through culot.
A few wearings of the fichu will
cause the pleating to flare out grace
fully at the edge. When dry cleaned,
this dainty accessory has the edge of
the. frills tackled so that the pleating
WHIP not come out
Partisan Ffchu.
An imported fichu. which is strictly
Partisan, is made of wide, white silk
lace. Two long plastrops of all-over
lace are made over pale yellow silk.
These cross over the shoulders and
are edged with two rows of four-inch
lace. They meet at the waist line in
the back and are closed with a jabot
of black velvet ribbons which have
long ends. The ends in front are
finished in jabot effect. also with black
velvet ribbons.
Nor are fichus only to be worn with
the thin white or daintily colored
gown. AS an accessory for the silk.
wolfe or challie frock. there is nothing
more graceful or chic for a finish
around the shoulders. The girl who
has in her possession rare old pieces
of Irish point or other beautiful laces,
can utilize them to no better advan-
tage than in faehioning at least one
such fichu for herself.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

a plain ironing table. or. if turned
sidewise on an arm of the settle, IL
makes a good ironing board for skirts
and shirts.
A pastry table, which also resembles
a thick, high backed settle. has shall
low drawers in the upper part for
sugar, spices. etc. and below sliding
drawers on balance wheels for hold
ing the various kinds of flour and
meal.
For the woman who has no gas
stove and breads the heat of summer
cooking over range, there has been
invented a practical cooking and heat
ing apparatus in which alcohol is used
Instead of the ordinary, small burner
such as is seen under the chatting dish
there is a tube like an iron doughnLt,
as large in diameter as Il big saucer,
and which holds enough alcohol to
burn steadily for four hours. The
flame will bring a pint of water to
boiling point in seven minutes, and
the chatting dish above it is large
enough to serve six people comfort
ably With this comes an attachment
for heating an iron.
But the most fascinating counter
for the tired housewife is that at which
brushes are sold. for the manuiat tur-
ers are fitting brushes 20 every pos
sible use.
For example. there is a long but
slender handle brush, not unlike a
broad paint brush, which is just the
thing for busting out shelves, draw
ers and other corners where dust
gathers and moths threaten.
A wire brush is valuable for clean
ing out the sink and scrubbing the
zinc tray in the gas stove.
a harsh brush with a long handle
is excellent for scrubbing pans and
skillets and broilers.
Women who care for their personal
appearance no longer put their hands
into greasy dish-water, but soak broil-
ers and pots in strong soap powder,
and scrub out every vestige of grease
with a brush.
Scrub brushes come in various sizes
for cleaning vegetables tinware.
stoves, etc. They should be clearly
marked with paint, according to their
use A rack above the sink, lined with
perforated zinc or tin, should furnish
resting place for the brushes, with
the bristles downward. A strong dis
infectant should be used in cleansing
them, if they are to be kept free of
odors.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

A quaint and picturesque feminine
| type will make her debut with the June
roses. She will be as fair as a rose
herself, this edition de luxe of her
great grandmother, and she will be
known as the Fichu Girl.
When she doffs her old furbelows and
dons the new one in it's charming sim
plicity, the Fichu Girl will impersonate
the Puritan maiden type, and will Gull
tivate low musical voice and a mod
est demeanor. To be anything else
would be out Of keeping with the badge
of sweet daintiness which she will
wear on all occasions, and many a
masculine heart will be captured and
held by the Fichu Girls various
charms.
This fetching feminine summer girl
will be diaphanous creature in heI
soft, fluffy gowns, which will be full al
the hips and flare at the bottom
Whether her frocks are of organdy
mousseline, 1shnet or bobbinet, it mat
| tiers not, but each one must have a
| flchu made so altogether original that
| there will not be the slightest similar
ity in any of them. Such variations
will, of course, tax the ingenuity of the
Fichu Girl, but leave it to her to ring
many variations on her favorite theme,
and no two will be alike.
Pointed silk MOusseIines.
The new printed silk mousselines of
the Dolly Warden order but as much
prettier as modern appliques can make
them, look as if the freshest blossoms
of the season had been scattered over
them. The latter stand out in bas re-
lief like panne velvet When made
over a contrasting shade of silk the
effect of these mousSelineS is bewitch-
ing.
pure white one with violets sprink-
led over il will be worn by a sweet
girl graduate at her first alumni ban
quiet 1t is made over violet silk, and
it's finishing touch is the soft white
mousseline fichu which will drape over
the bare shoulders and cross V fashion
in front, fastening at the waist line
with a baroque pearl pin. The triple
frills of the fchu are piped with black
velvet baby ribbon to give the little
Frenchy touch, and the ends hang
from the waist line nearly to the bot
tom of the skirt.
The new printed bobbinets are charm
ing for fichu effects, and will be great
favorites with the summer girl. A
white one which has small pink rose
buds scattered over it will be worn at
June garden party by dainty maid
en- whose chief attraction will be her
fichu. The latter is a filmy white illu-
sion made with double accordion pleat-
ed frills of the same, and edged with a
pink chenille cord. This crosses in the
front and fastens at the waist line in
the back, falling like sash ends to the
bottom of the gown.
An Original Fichu.
One of the most charningly origi-
nal fichus seen was made to wear with
a midsummer gown of printed fishnet.
The latter has a sea-green figure and
is made over green silk. The fichu
is really rose collar which Stimulates
the former. 1t is made Of small, white
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
Spring Poultry for faded Tastes

A good arrangement designed by a
noted cook is this: The back occupies
the center of the platter, with the
wings on either side. Directly in
front of the carver lie the legs, neatly
crossed, and between them and the
wings, are the second joints. The
breast is laid atop of the back. and If
bed of parsley, at the back OF the
platter farthest from the carver.
Heavily stuffed roast fowl are not
desirable for spring dinners, but any
of the following receipts will prove
appetizing and reliable:
Chicken a la Marengo.-Select your
broiling chickens, joint them neatly,
wipe with damp cloth, and dry thor
oughly. Put four tablespoonfuls of
olive oil in the frying pan for each
chicken, then add three shabots, a
Glove of garlic. a bay leaf and a sprig
each of parsley and thyme. Place
over the fire, and when the oil is snok-
ing hot and the chicken and fry slow
ly until nicely Drowned and tender.
Then remove the chicken and stand
over steam to keep hot while you pre-
pare the sauce. Skim out the shabots
and other flavorings, and into a table,
spoonful OF the oil stir a heaping
tablespoonful of -four and crutonne,
stirring until smooth and brown. Add
one and half cupfuls of white stock
and five mushrooms which have been
peeled and cut into thin slices. Stir
all together until smooth, then add the
yolk of an egg and season to taste
with salt and pepper. Lastly, add
wineglass of white wine, then re-
turn the chicken to the sauce, cover
tightly and steam for ten minutes.
Arrange nicely on a platter, pour the
sauce over the chicken and serve with
a border of fried bread cut in tri-
angles.
Chickens Broiled la Matre d'Hotel
The chickens must be young and
should weigh from one TO two pounds
each Split and iatten them with a
cleaver, then place in a baking pan
with the skin side down, dust lightly
with salt and pepper, dot generously
with bits of butter and put two table,
spoonsful of water in the pan for each
chicken. Steam for one-half hour,
basting every ten minutes, then re-
move from the oven, place the chickens
on a gridiron and broil over a clear fire
until nicely Drowned on both sides. To
the liquor in the baking pan add a little
lemon juice and a generous supply OF
chopped parsley. Arrange the chicken
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

Spring brings to the ever-stimulated
appetite and system a yearning for
more delicate dishes. and in many
households meat is supplanted by
poultry, notably young capons, spring
chickens, ducklings and goslings.
Poultry contains less muscle-mak-
ing qualities than meat does. but 1t is
sufficiently stimulating for the ordi-
nary Individual in the first languid
DAYS of spring. II should be selected
with the utmost care, as the slightest
faint will destroy an appetite already
dull and languishing.
Capons, chickens, ducklings and
goslings should be selected principally
with a view to tenderness. For capons
and chickens make sure that the point
of the breast bone is tender. This
should be pure cartilage until the
chicken is a year old. IL 1t shows
bone, the bird is over a year old and
not fit for broiling. panning and other
delicate methods of preparing spring
dishes. The flesh should be firm, and
the feet and legs should be smooth,
showing no sign of scales.
A duckIing is judged by it's under
bill, which should be soft: the lower
part of the legs, which should be
smooth. and the webbing, which
should be soft and pIiable. The same
rules apply to goslings, with the adj
ditional fact that a desirable gosling
shows the softest of down on Its lags.
And for all poultry. a fair showing OF
fat on the breast is essential. A
scrawny bird lacks flavor.
The capricious spring appetite also
demands dainty service, and the
sauces, relishes and vegetables which
accompany the course should be se-
lected with discretion.
For spring chicken "A moderately
tart jelly, such as crab-apple or grape,
may be served. Tart currant or sour
wild grape jelly go with duck, and APP
ple sauce with little sweetening with
eoslings. For capons epicures de-
mand guava jelly, though for the
average American taste, a highly
spiced sweet pickle. such as peaches
or walnuts, is a popular relish.
The housewife who respects her
husbands feelings in the presence of
guests does not pile her poultry he'll
ter-skelter on the platter, but has
regular place for laying the different
cuts, so that her husband knows just
where TO find the piece preferred by a
guest, without peering anxiously into
the bed of golden brown meal and
crisp garnishings.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

at the glowing Goals on the hearth.
You were a bit curious about hiIn?"
he asked.
Naturally" she admitted.
Understanding rather more.
perhaps?" he suggested.
Il don't know" she said. Perhaps
for a week or two l thought about it
quite lot"
Allan looked at his watch and snap
ped the cover shut.
Ten thirty!" he said. II must trot
along
He went into the hall and picked up
his hat and coat.
You're not angry, Allan?" she
asked.
my dear child" said he, "I'm most
certainly not. Especially when l knew
of the whole affair long ago. In fact,
l knew of it the day we left the noun
tains," he added with chuckle.
You did?'' she said in amazement.
1T did," he affirmed. "And if l chose
to do so, I could give you the sender's
name this minute. You couldn't guess
it in a hundred years. You could never
imagine that man falling in love with
you to the extent of anonymous boxes
of roses on the cliff"
Allan, his name!" she demanded,
her eyes wide.
"I'll tell you some time" he laughed.
'When?" she asked breathlessly.
"On our wedding day." said he.
She looked up at him. There was a
light in his gray eyes she had never
seen there before.
ALLAN! Allan!" she cried. eft was
you'll"
Suddenly she buried her face on his
shoulder and chung to him.
I'm so glad" she said chokingly.
well, well, see here" he protested,
"you mustn't cry about 1t that way"
He was stroking her head awkward
ly.
you see," he explained, 1T was try
ing to find those blue things of the
SOUL"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
DEVICES FOR
TIGHTENING
HOUSEHOLD LABOI

In spring the fancy of the house
wife turns not lightly but seriously to
the requirement of some new house
hold convenience. This is largely be-
cause her excess of zeal, due to the
semi-annual house cleaning. shows that
many of her cooking utensils are be-
yond the aid of a repair shop, and
once in the house furnishing store,
she is tempted to the limit of her
purse.
, Among the fascinating little things
for making work easier is the fork
cleaner, made of wooden tines, bound
with lint, which will fit between the
| fork tines, and, run back and forth
| several times, will leave it absolutely
clean.
trifle invalua BILE to the woman who
cooks with gas is the asbestos mitt.
1t protects her hand from contact with
the cooking utensils which become
suddenly and intensely hot over the
| gas.
A broom with a serpentine handle
in which runs a wire spring will ma
| terially Tighten the labor of sweeping,
as the motion of the spring obviates
the muscular pressure of the woman
who Yields it,
Another floor cleaner is the mop of
| listing or waste, such as is used by
engineers in polishing and oiling their
| locomotives. In this particular model,
all the woodwork is wound with list
! ing and cannot scratch the floors or
| furniture. While the wet hopping of
| floors has practically disappeared,
! many women who have polished
| floors use a mop moistened with floor
polish or oil in order to secure the
necessary shine and yet save them
selves the eXertion of kneelng.
| For use in a small kitchen there
comes a useful combination ironing Ia
BILE. 1t is made of white pine and
at first glance looks like a kitchen set
tie. But the back turns over to make
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

temper again." he said in mock dis
tress.
This is something serious, DEAR"
she said in mild reproof.
Have you been very, very wicked p"
he asked gravely.
I've been trying for a long time to
muster courage to tell you" she went
on. It's about something that hap
pened last summer in the mountains
Il know" he said, hopefully YAH
the men fell in love with you, and a
large percentage proposed. They
couldn't help it. don't blame 'em,
poor devils!"
There was one man." she said, with
an effort, who occupied my thoughts
more-more than he should, perhaps"
"Yes?' he asked with polite interest.
Il don't know who he was, Allen,
don't know his name. 1 never even
saw him"
Rather too intangible to be for
lnidable rival, 1 should say" he OBJ
served easily.
There has never been rival, AL
lam said the girl. But this man,
whoever he was, aroused my curios-
ity. l think 1 should have liked him
If l had met him."
How did you know of him?" he
asked. Did he serenade you, or
write you anonymous letters?"
Il intend to tell you all about 1t"
she said. "You won't laugh, will
You?"
Perish the thought" said he.
Well" she began, you remember
the cliff where I used to go alone to
read every morning."
Allan nodded.
"One morning when I had climbed
Ohere, / found a box under that dwarf
pine where 1 always read. II was
addressed to me. I opened 1T, and
within were a half dozen cream-white
roses, nothing else. OF course, was
surprised, and thought at first you
had put them there
And then, all at once, you remem-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29

and connected in a business way with
a local banking firm, has been mur-
dered by a Porto Rican named Jose
Reveira. Mr. Damon was driving home
and when near Monalua met three
Porto Ricans, one Of whom was a wo-
man. One of the men took Mr.. Da-
mons lantern, and, when he remon-
strated, stabbed him in the abdomen.
He then drove on to Honolulu, but
died before reaching a hospital.
The deceased was 80 years old and
leaves a wife and four children one
of whom is dying and may not live
until tomorrow. His mother is now in
London and his father is prominent here
as banker and financier. Reveira and
his companion have been arrested and
the woman has practically made con-
fession. Public feeling over the oc-
currence is intense.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
The Austrian Emperor.

London Spectator: The Emperor
Francis Joseph is IA. He has now
reigned for Sc years, and has been call
ed On to stand up against heavier mis-
fortunes than any monarch of his
time. He has stood up. Defeated in
every battle he has fought, driven first
out of Italy and then out of Germany,
with his heir a suicide, and his empress
the victim of an assassin, he is still a
great monarch, the universal referee of
his IS lSpgdoms and principalities,
with more soldiers, more revenue and
more subjects than when he began to
reign. His motto might well be pa
tience, and shuttle the cards."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
TROOPS LAND IN KOREA.
Indications Point to Hostilities There
During the Winter.

New York, Sept. 2S.-During the last
10 days 25OO troops have arrived at
Chemulpo and others are expected, says
a Herald dispatch from Seoul, Korea.
forwarded last Sunday. The japanese
authorities at Gensan are collecting
1000 pack ponies for the use of the
army to advance northward along the
eastern coast toward Vladivostok.
The advance already has begun. Six
teen hundred japanese troops, with five
machine guns, 500 pack ponies and 400
coolies, are reported to have arrived
at Hamyeung. The advance guard was
fired upon by Cossacks. Ten men were
killed and II wounded. The japanese
were completely surprised and retreat
ed to await the coming of the main
body. The garrison at Gensan is be-
ing reinforced from Seoul and Pyeng-
yam.
The Russians meanwhile are sending
reinforcements south from Kapsan to
effect a junction with the force at
Pukchien.
on account of the great difficulties
experienced in obtaining pack ponies
the japanese are shipping large guam
4;.ta- 10 s,,nrliac north from Gpnsan
by cargo boat at Yuinhuing.
The opinion prevails here that north
eastern Korea will be the scene of an
active winter campaign. Meanwhile
both belligerents are strongly endeavor-
ing to gain an advantage between the
Tuem river and Gensan.
1t is reported that another secret