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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
FIVE O'CLOCK TEA.
Some Features Of This FavoTite
Mods. OF Hospitality.

Mode. OF Hospitality.
For til" ) o'ciCck tea, as al eve.'yCa:
occurrence OF as given on some supu'
lated day each week, no HiSi Ia; IS
made. It is Il favU~i1e NlctLo:l OF ey-
tcLuiny hospitality, and ;hr "udlrsS va
"ictv OF ,a;tsWi, les Wt.irh t::5t!nGul>!!
the reriJd. Together with delicate, c:i~:'
waters unG salteI nuts or SoAlr u.'I
sweet. such as caILied ginger OF SlN:lL
fancy cakes, Constitute i menu ample,
accountable and convenient, says the
Designer.
In urr,,aring the sandwiches Ut the
shapes Of bread before spreading, eE-
ercising care that the filling Is not
brought quite to the edge OF the brt;li
to insure against Soiling the gloves Of
those who partake of the hospitality.
Bread ut least Z day CID cuts much
smoother and thinner than does fresh
bread, by the way Tiny baking pow
der biscuits no larger than a silver dol
lar are a pleasing change from tie
sandwich so often dispensed.
Candied Fruits.
The ) O'clock teacu) is decldcIl:
diminutive, and candied fruits make a
pleasing and novel change for sWerten-
ing in place Of sugar. Candied cherries
are especially nice for this purpose and
are easily prepared at hom< from white
canned cherries. Drain the cherries
thoroughly from their sirup. Weigh
the fruit and allow an equal quantity
of granulateh sugar. Make a strong
strip Of OPP OF the cherry juice to
every pound Of sugar. Boil the mix
ture five minutes. thea add tic cherries
and simmer gently until they are near
ly transparent. Remove the fruit on to
wire strainer. let stand until perfect
ly dry. Sprinkle literally with pow
dered sugar and place the strainor Oh
dish in a moderately warm oven for
two hours. repeating the process until
the juice has ceased to drip and the
fruit is dry and crystallized.
Sour Tea and Sweet Tea.
Tiny cubes Of pineapple prepared in
the same manner is another pleasing
addition to 1.-The cup that cheers If
one does not care to go to the trouble
Of candying the fruit herself she can
purchase the delicious japanese va
rieties, which answer the purpose
equally well. Many up to date host
esses prefer to sour the tea, Russian
style, with a thin slice of lemon: a
slice Of orange is frequently substi
tuted. When lemon or orange slices
are used no cream is added. One
hostess sweetens her tea with rock
candy. and another adds a very tiny
bit of vanilla bean to the tea while it
is brewing.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
~ i e w S
! Feminine
Naddina Wives and Moth
ers-WOmen Who Are
Failures as Women

Z "Of course we can't help the hot
weather, but perhaps we can help tie
hot weather nuisances,' remarked the
bachelor.
"Such as, for instance:' asked the
schoolteacher.
well, stiff clothes and the nagging
woman"
well, want to avoid the nagglng
woman both winter and summer.
What is it some doctor wrote about
her recently? l think he said she was
the menace of the twentieth century
home"
''She certainly is one Of the propaga-
tors Of divorce Did you ever meet
John Smiths wife: Nice fellow, Smith.
Just as good natured as a pussy cat
blinking in the sunshine, yet, you
know, even pussy may be stirred up If
her fur is continually rubbed the
wrong way. Well, there's nothing but
fights in the Smith household. | used
to wonder why until l went there to
dinner one night. IN the first place.
they had the Smith youngsters at the
table. Now, l don't mind children
around myself, but l can't bear to see
the dinner table made schoolroom to
teach the kids table manners. Nothing
those poor little things did was right.
You would have thought Mrs. Smith
had too much to do to watch every
thing, but that's where you make big
mistake She kept her eye on Tommy,
Susie and little Mary and had time to
pick at her husband bit too. Conver-
setion ran something like this. The
parenthetical remarks are from John
Smiths feeble attempts:
!" John. why don't you sharpen the
knife before you carve the roast? The
first thing you know you'll spatter the
whole thing over my nice new table
cloth Tommy if you don't stop wrig-
Cling certainly will send you from
the table,
CT heard a funny thing the other
day, old man! You know Remsen,
don't you-that fellow we used to know
in Harvard-)
9 There, 1 told you so, John! A piece
Of gravy spattered clean over here. /
do wish you
G. Yes, my dear! Yes! Well, Remsen
he
MARY! Mary Smith! How can you
eat with your fingers? You weren't:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
Marchioness Oyama.

Japan Is today more really democrat
ic socially than the republic OF Ameri-
ca Ladies of the highest nobility have
none Of the top-loftical snobbery that
characterizes many Of the women of the
new rich here. Nine. Oyama. wife
Of the japanese field marshal, is as
single hearted in her patriotism as the
humblest woman laborer in the rice
fields and thinks herself no greater
than this sister in the work for the
soldiers at the front.
Stematz Yamakawa, now the wife of
General Oyaml, was a child during the
war which finally drove the shoguns
from the throne Of Japan. The older
sisters of Stematz actually wore arm
or. prepared to defend their home,
which was besieged during the war.
Later brave little Stematz was sent
to America to be educated. She was
in our country eleven years and was
graduated at Vassar. Marchioness Oya
ma is at the head Of an organiZa ton
formed to collect and forward useful
gifts to the beloved soldiers in the
field.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
The New Waists.

The newest thing to mention just
now is the ugly. but after all effective,
way in which waists are made. They
are called directoile waists, tLo;.S,:
why it is impossible to say. These
waists are shirred crosswise, both III
the back and front, with three lines OF
the shirring in the middle CT the back
all the way down. III front il gencl'-
ally reaches only to the bust line.
where there is some kind of vest front
and lapels or even deep revers. IN the
ILLUSTRATION will be seen one of these
shirred waists, the shirring being
draped in front from the shoulders to
the bust line, where it closes under a
.ruff1e made by the shirring. vice.
fat collar is laid out over the shout
ders, and the sleeves are certainly leg
O. mutton, a shape that was not Worn
during the directory. Others OF these
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
And the Poor Husband.

Well, give little of your sympathy
to the husband! Think how lovely it
must be to come home after a hard
days work and have to listen to a list
Of complaints and fault findings. Can
you blame such man for going to his
club +?
e is true that woman's sphere is
somewhat limited on this earth and
that there are many things she can't
be, but she ought to, quarrel with the
fates rather than with the husband she
married. She married him to give him
the comforts OF home In return for
working for her. In nine cases out of
ten the woman who bewails the waste
of her talents hasn't enough energy to
keep the home clean. The windows are
unwashed. the carpet hasn't been
swept Tor ages. and clean towels and
pillcwcases occur on holidays OF when
die spirit moves her. One feels
Mclined 10 question whether such q
woman would be success Ia any
walk q life since she u such failure
- ! woman. MAUD ROBINSON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25

life to have a sense of responsibility
Take the girl who has always had her
clothes bought for her. Suddenly she
is compelled to do all this for herself.
Is it wonderful that she makes mis-
takes, glazing mistakes, which cause
her much worry and anxiety?
We waste a good deal of time and
money teaching our daughters useless
frills-things which they will -allnaet
Immediately forget and which wouldn' t
help them TO live happier lives if they
did remember them. Why not bring
comparative peace into their future
By teaching them the management of
money:
The mother can begin by doing out
the nunificent sum of cents a week
to the infant pupil, gradually increas-
ing the amount until it is sufficient
to buy all the clothes and pay all the
expenses of the child who has by this
time grown up.
A girl who is thus taught the value
of money will make good housekeep-
er and a good wife, because she will
exrend every cent to the best advan-
tage and never make one part of the
household suffer for the other.
A girl may forget cube root and al
zebra, but she will never forget the
course in practical arithmetic which
she learned while managing her own
allowance The benefit Of that will
last her during her whole lifetime.
JULIA LISTER.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25

SHRED waists have the Cre2s skirt and
shirreJ portion of the waist 81 in one
and the shirrs drawn in to fit the fig
ure. This effect ends a. the TX: t !;nc.
allowing tie rest to be 4 shirt waist
or anything But the suspere:ers are
then necessary. They are Of every
style. and one has vide latitude Of
choice.
There are hundreds Of styles Of moe
simple and more becoming waists than
those, and most of them are models OF
taste and neatEess. There is fine la
tiste in white and in coarse lines and
no end of thin stuffs, some hand ell
broidered, others trimmed with lace or
braids or made plain save for the G:iil-
ty fine tucks Folds and plaits are
most often seen, some reaching from
the shoulders and some coming but to
the bust line or even not so far. Most
of them have the bishop sleeve, sim
pie or modified. One pretty waist of
black taffeta has the folds from the
shoulder to the bottom laid in surplice
style, with a vest of braid and lace
which extends up to form the collar.
High collars prevail.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
Shise Naeai Uriu.

One Of the most active of Japan's
army Of patriotic women is Mime.
Uriu, wife Of Vice Admiral Uriu. Both
Nine Uriu and her husband were ed
ucated in America. Her maiden name
was Shige Nagai, and she was the
schoolmate Of Warehouses Oyama. At
the same time Shige Nagai was u
Vassar student her future husband
was q cadet in the Naval academy.
Day and night the women Of Japan
work at home for the men in the field.
The Ladies' Protective association now
numbers 10000. Instead Of bewaillng
the fact that her husband is called to
fight for his country, the brown wom-
an is glad and proud to toll like slave
to support her children while be Isl
away.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
Notable
Women
The Patriotic Wives and
Mothers of Japan

The little women Of Japan love their
country so passionatciy that for it they
would sacrifice every being and every
object they hold dear husbands, broth
ers and SOILS and their own lives first
Of all and count it JOY. There are
several Instances on record in which
in the present war .JapHnr>r women
joined the army. their sex uNlv being
discovered when they W,>r" killed or
woun,lcd one Of these hrr,ill,'> %rrrrI
her country as Il SPY. in tbs cni'ac.t.;
being most successful and fearless.
slams and hlnypI She mrt her fate
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
ELABORATE WOODWORK.

1t Is Characteristic of Some of the
Finest Modern Houses.
brilliant in design and artistic in co..
oring than they are now, in many
cases they are left out altogether.
Painted walls are fad with some peo-
pie. while others delight in wainscot
ing and panelings in wood.
The picture shows a large entrance
hall which may also be used for sort
Of living or reading room.
The walls are of oak stained Il
greenish tone The high fireplace is
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
GIVING AN ALLOWANCE.
The Spread of the Custom Would
Greatly Decrease Cnhappiness.

Can !: t'..-k e a man placed in
the uo;.tloi. Of Tie average woman!
Let u i!4:;l@;!n !:,l living with rich
brother. tti.C!!,.tNt ca the said brother
for every c,l.t he >l'encS. He may not
lie ii actual want, tut he must ask
1A:.t i,.y;,.pr every tine ne neeuS
dollar. Is 1:3t the position unhearah!e:
It's fu1Ey Tat 50 few men realize
how. liur.i!.:4t..:y it is for women to
ask continually for necessary money.
Of coarse. some Of tlleEl now and then
ask for money they could do without.
but even the fault of extravaganza
would lie done away with if q woman
rea liked that she had so much a month
to spend ard 40 more. and that il all
the allowance We're expended on silk
gown there would be nothing left for
hats and shirt waists and gloves.
Then take the case of children. Why
not accustom the little ones early III
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
Our First Berries.

For individual or baby" shortcakes,
as they are often called, use Il rich bak-
ing powder biscuit mixture, cutting it
out in rather large biscuits. Bake as
usual then split, butter and fill with
the crushed berries. topping each with
number of large berries halyed. 4
gar1lisll of whipped cream adds to this
dessert.
Strawberry dumplings call for rich
biscuit crust-three large tablespoon
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
BABY" BERRY SHORTCAKEs.

fuls Of butter to the quart Of -four
rolled out half an inch thick. Cut in
circles the size of coffee saucer. On
each place three or four berries and
draw the dough up round them into d
dumping, pinching the edges we'll to-
gether. Place close together on but
tered dish and steam for twenty-five
in the oven to dry off. Make the usua
hard sauce Crush about a dozen Der
ries to a pulp and work them, spoon
full at time, into the well beaten mix
Unreliable Talk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25

Well, saw you! How often has moth
er told you never to take a chicken
bone In your fingers at the table,!
{.'NVell, Remsen he
Good gracious, the maid has forgot
ten the gravy! Will you ring, John ?
And do LET me give you some butter.
Mr.. Bachelor. You don't eat it with
your dinner? Oh, but I know you do:
John, ring again, please, anG for good
ness sake, Susie, stop making such Il
noise when you chew! What will Mr..
Bachelor think of your manners!
And SO forth and SO on until the
meal became perfect misery"
Il am more sorry for those children
than for you, though" remarked the
schoolteacher. think how it must
ruin Their dispositions to be brought up
By such q woman
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25
Plants For the Piazza,

No piazza is really complete without
few poisoning plants, but it is any
number Of times better to have none
than too many Long, narrow boxes
after the fashion of window boxes fas-
tened just outside the top of the balus-
trade or on line with the outer edge Of
the floor are perfect for growing plants
and vines.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-25

AN OAK ENTRANCE HALL.
especially worthy of notice, as it is Or
namented with fittings of brass. Fam
lily portraits lend an air Of dignity to
the walls. If there are no family pic
lures the walls should be bare. The
carved oak furniture is not so expen-
siveAas it looks, because it is only a
very clever imitation Of the antique.
The rug is a rich mixture Of dark red
and green harmonizing with the green
tone Of the woodwork.
r. DE LA BAUME.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29
A Matter of Verncity.

The Rev. John Allen, Methodist
preacher Of Pennington, Me-, grand
father Of Nine. Nordica, was Jealous
attendant of camp meetings through
out the state. Indeed. his reputation
for attending more of these open air
meetings than any one else in the
country gave him the name of Camp
Meeting John.
One day as he was walking down the
main street Of Pennington he met
High Sheriff Luther Curtis, from New
Sharon, known throughout the county
for his quick wit. AS they shook hands
the sheriff said, at gives me great
pleasure to grasp the hand Of an hon.
est man."
Camp Meeting John replied, 81 wish
I could say the same"
Quick as a fash came the retOrt,
"You could If you told such lie as I
Boston Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29
A L'ITALIENNE.

Stuff with finely chopped shallots,
chicken-livers, parsley, grated Parmesan
cheese and bread-crumbs; the livers
must be first cooked, and the shallots
lightly fried in oil; bind with one egg
yolk for six tomatoes, and wet to the
right consistency. A Sicilian cook adds
to this mixture little finely minced raw
ham.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29
And He was a Professor.

Just as the train was about to leave
the station young man grasped the
hand of the MISUNDERSTANDING per-
son of middle age and said:
"Well, ,good-by, professor.
When the train had started the dis
Notwithstanding gentleman noticed
that a man with wide stripes in his
shirt bosom was cycling him narrowly.
Just as his eye met that of the professor
the loudly dressed man asked:
"Can you do any tricks with cards?'
"No," responded the professor, with a
smile, II can not. have never touched
a card in my life."
"Maybe you play the piano?"
81 know nothing about music, except
as mathematical science"
SITS easy to see that you're no boxer.
Maybe you play pool"
mo, do not"
Cor billiards."
"Nor billiards"
At this juncture light came into the
loudly dressed mans eyes. Funny that
l didn't think of it BEFORE" said he: 81
have it! You're hypnotist."
~ am nothing of the kind" good
naturally responded the professor.
"Then I'll give it up. What is your
line? know you must be something be.
cause heard that young fellow call you
professor
Il am an instructor in Greek, rhetoric
and ancient history"
"And you can't do any tricks, or play
the piano, or hypnotize?"
"Of course not"
The loudly dressed man turned and
gazed out of the window on the opposite
side of the car.
"And he calls himself a professor"
he musingly remarked to himself.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29
Not Mere Curiosity.

The world has store Of pleasures In
waiting for the unaccustomed trav-
eler. Sometimes, indeed, they may be
mostly In anticipation. as was the case
with Amos Riggs of Plumtown.
How dye do?" said Mr.. Riggs cor
daily to the stern visaged man who
was his seat mate In the car on the &C.
casion Of Mr.. Riggs first trip to Bos-
ton. "Now what might your name be?
Do you live In Nashuy or beyondf"
II should like to know what business
1t is Of yours where I live or who l
ann" said his companion GROSSLY.
"Well. now, 1t amt any partic'lar
business O. mine, strictly speaking"
said Mr.. Riggs mildly, "but it's jest
like this: I've got cousin up in Can
ady that I've never seen, and I've al
ways thought l might come upon him
some time Jest by asking folks their
name and - on"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29
Modest Wordsworth.

Wordsworth was present ut public
dinner one night when he was inform
ed that Stephenson, the celebrated en-
gineer, was present. While the latter
was building the Skerrievore light
house he had been in the habit of
swinging in hammock during the
evenings reading 1.-THE Excursion"
This was told Wordsworth, who was
delighted. At the end Of the dinner he
was called upon for a. speech. He rose
and said: Gentlemen, cannot make
speech. / never did and am afraid
I never shall. But there is gentle
man here present, Mr.. Stephenson. the
great engineer, and If you call upon
him to speak he will doubtless tell you
something that will interest you more
than anything l could say. He will
tell you how he passed the long sum-
mer evenings when he was building
the Skerrievore lighthouse"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29
Where the BALLOT Came From.

Where did the ballot come from?
Like Topsy and most other human in
situations, it "growed." And in its
growth it has taken such varied forms
it will make an interesting study. or
course in the good old times when all
civilized countries were governed by
kings there was no use for ballot. y
primitive, self governing tribe like
those of the ancient Germans were sat
isfed with viva voce voting. The Jews
before they had kings might be called
n self governing people. Strictly, how
ever their theory of government put
everything IN the hands Of God and in
technical terms was theocracy. If a
public officer must be chosen he was
named by Gods representative. the
priest or prophet, or else lots were cast,
and it was expected that God would
send the right lot to the right man. 1t
Is not unlikely that such casting Of lots
gave the first hint Of secret ballot.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29

Alta delightful little French restaurant,
where you must shut your eyes to the
coarseness of tho china and cutlery, the
stuffing for baked tomatoes is sometimes
composed of the pulp, minced mush-
rooms, shalloe the yoke of one egg for
every four tomatoes, and enough thick
ened brown sauce to bring it to the right
consistency. This is at times varied
with a suggestion of garlic, with hard
boiled eggs or anchovies substituted for
the mushrooms.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29
Rrenklnr 1t Gently.

He Is a rather serious minded boy
who has more sense Of responsibility
than many grown persons. SO when
he was sent to his granImother's 10
break the news Of her aged sisters
death he did so with much gravity and
no little self Importance.
"Now, Alfred" his mother said
you mustn't tell grandma suddenly
because it might shock her. even
though she knew Aunt Martha was Ill
Tell 1t to her gently"
"All right" assented Alfred, starting
out on his mission with mingled solem'
nifty and eagerness.
Arrived at his grandmother's house
he greeted her with sober "Hello!
and then proceeded to "break the
news" by saying:
AUNT Maria's dead, grandma. bu,
you mustn't feel bad, cause she was
pretty old, anyhow. You'll he the neX'
one, l s'pose." Brooklyn Life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29
. .,,t,n COME story.

A story of a Scotch collie Is current
On the Derbyshire border. according TO
the Dundee Advertiser. A farmer In
the Peak district, having purchased a
small flock Of sheep in the lowiands'
drove the flock the whole way from
Scotland to his farm In Derb?shlre
with the aid of collie dog which was
lent to him by the Scotch farmer from
whom he purchased the sh ep when
you get to your home with the sheep,
said the Scotchman, "let the dog I'LL
his belly; then tell him to go horne.
The Derbyshire man duly arrived Ut
his farm with the sheep and was so
pleased with the collie dog and It's per-
Torrance that he decided to keep II
few days before sending it back. One
day lie WAS away from hons du-.ns
the whole of the day, and on returning
In the evening be found ;haf iie scotch
collie was missing ana also the hock Oh
sheep. In a few days tiding; came
that the dog had arrived at his. Scotch
home and had brought the sheep back
with him
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29
Incentives to Marriage.

Apparently the German town OF
Haschmann does not believe in Il state
Of single blcssedness. Annual prizes
are offered to the men who wei the
ugiest, the most deformcd and the old
est women in the town. Eighty dollars
IS paid to the man who marrieS the
uglicst, while but $50 is the reward for
the one marrying the cripple. All won
en- over forty who have been jiltel ut
least twice bring their spouscs sums
which vary according to the state of
the fund, which was left by Il rich
resident of the town. The average
price paid is $50 to each unless they
should be unusually numerous. while
the trustees are empowered To pay n
larger sum when, in their Judgment. il
seems wise to hold forth Il special III
ducement to procure the marriage OF
some particularly unfortunate woman
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-29

In removing the pulp leave the divi-
sions which held it and fill with hot
steamed rice, well seasoned, to which
finely chopped sweet green pepper has
been lavishly added. Put bits of butter
on top, bake, and, when done, pour a
well-thickened tomato sauce around.