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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
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A bit Of old Grape is the very best
thing for busting ones gowns.
The fiat French sailor hat with
ruching of lace is worn abroad.
Many of the lawn negligees are worn
over a colored lining of china silk.
Colored kid gloves are quite success
and are worn by many modish women.
The most popular style of hairdress-
ing for the moment is the colonial
pleat.
With the linen coats and skirts are
worn the most elaborate of lingerie
waists.
Those pretty petticoats of pale COL
ored lawn have their uses with gowns
that match.
The handsomest woman often dis
guises her loveliness with an unbecom-
ing headdress.
a little fuchsia-colored Grim hat is
trimmed with fuchsia and knots of
shaded fuchsia iaffeta.
The very coarse laces, such rs gui-
pures, are most in fashion for adorning
linens. etamines and clothes.
High Napoleon collars and reyers.
with attractive and dainty lace cravats,
are in evidence nowadays, on all note
worthy toilettes.
The paddock coat, similar TO that
now in style for men, will be greatly
affected by women who prefer mannish
fashions in the autumn.
There is profuse use of narrow rib
bons on everything appearing in every
sort of way-ruching, cockades, bouil.
lonnees, or sewed on in plain rows.
Lobster-red and fibre-red are the fa-
vorlte colors in Paris just now, dividing
honors with light tan, smoke gray, blue
shades, and almond green-brown be-
ing considered passe.
Tulle is enjoying a distinct revival.
for day and evening wear, in gowns as
well as in millinery, and the tulle boa
is more popular than those of ostrich
feathers or shaded chiffon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

The shirred skirt is one of the well
deserved favorites of fashion, and Is
exceedingly attractive made from al
most any of the pretty soft materials
that are so generally in vogue. This
one is among the best of the kind and
can be worn with any waist that may
be liked, but Is especially well adapted
to the one that is shirred to form a
girdle, the two together giving the
favOrite princesse effect The skirt is
exceedingly graceful and is quite sim
pie, 1t being made in sections, which
are Joined beneath the shirrings. The
slight train illustrated is always pretty
and desirable for formal occasions, but
skirts that just escape the floor are
much liked this season and the model
allows of that length also, so becom-
ing adapted to all hours of the day. In
this instance the material is pearl gray
chiffon voile with banding of lace Of
the same color, but the list Of avail
able ones is many, chiffon and all the
"chiffon" silks and woods being emf
nently desirable. while null, both silk
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
SbEz zaIs,F dT'f1Ie .

take some stalks and twist them to-
gether, and If they show no signs of
moisture generally your clover is all
right. If the day has been bad hay
day 1 would prefer to leave 1t day
longer by punching it up.
Last year spoiled what would have
been choice hay simply by drawing IL
in when it was too full of moisture.
The weather was very threatening, and
| did not care to leave it in the field
over Sunday, so drew it in; but next
time when l have hay under similar
circumstances l shall bunch it together
and take my chances with the rain.
and last year it didn't rain after all.
The stock eat it and seem to like it
as a change, but it is not choice hay
G. +. B., in Massachusetts, Ploughman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

Sowing seeds in the fall is the sur
est and easiest way for the amateur
to have an abundance of early flowers,
says J. r. Scott in the Garden Maya
zine. There are, however, certain
simple precautions to be taken. The
seedlings must be sheltered from hot
sunshine and the soil must be loose
and moist. Prepare the seedbed well
mot necessarily making it rlch) by
forking it over and over to the depth
of at least one foot. Rake off and level
thoroughly; add one and one-half
inches of finely sifted soil on top.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

that matches the costume is preferred
to anything else.
The waist is made over fitted lining
on which the little chemisette is ar
ranged and itself consists Of front and
backs. These last are tucked in groups
at the shoulders and are gathered at
the waist line, the closing being made
invisibly at the back. There is move.
trimming strap which finishes the neck
and which Is turned as it approaches
the front, and beneath its ends are ar
ranged the jabots of lace that give an
exceptionally graceful touch. The
sleeves make notable features and are
laid in fine tucks which give abundant
and graceful fulness at the outer por-
tions, while they are plain above the
wrists.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is four and one-half
yards twenty-one, four yards twenty
seven, or two and one-fourth yards for
ty-four inches wide, with five-eighth
yard of all over lace and two and five
eighth yards of lace edglng.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
HEALTH HINTS

Don't go too long without food. Hun
ger gives a strained look to the face,
too. Now and then if one is fatigued
bite between meals will invigorate
the whole system and give relaxation
and repose to strained muscles and
nerves.
Don't worry, but if worry you must
Keep the forehead smooth-don't wrin-
kle it. Worry is called the American
national disease and Americanitis is its
distinctive name. The women of the
Orient are wiser-they never worry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

1t Is common practice among corn
growers to "lay corn by" When the
season is an exceptionally good one
and when the soil is free from weeds
seed corn may be laid by with no evil
results. In a dry season or wet
season or where weeds and vines grow
rapidly and in untold numbers, laying
corn by is entirely out of the question.
To lay corn by too often means to let
the weeds alone, or it may mean to let
the surface crust cake, crack open and
through the maturing season allow the
much needed moisture to leave through
surface evaporation. If possible get
the cornfield free of woods and vines.
and after the hard rains of June and
early July are over and the summer
drought sets in run through the corn
once or twice with a shallow working
tool. 1t leaves the surface level. pre-.
vents surface washing and conserves
the moisture. Weeds require moisture.
When they grow in corn they feed upon
the same plant food, take the same
moisture that the corn plant feeds
upon. Should there be a shortage of
either plant food or moisture, the weed
gets its part and let's the corn plant
go hungry and thirsty.
This is a very critical period in the
life of the corn plant. If it is tended
well, if it is to make its largest yields,
the work must be doIe at once. Delay
means loss. Be ready for the rush
when the rains cease.-W. B. Anderson,
in the indianapolis News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

women's clothes cost more and require
more material, and that made all
hopeessly out of date. Fashions are
changed in order to sell goods. They
are changed just as much and just as
often as the traffic will bear. The
fashionmongers would doubtless be
glad to impose crinolne on the Chris
tian nations (the other nations don't
bother much with fashiOns), but 1t
cannot be done. 1t could not exist
here. McAdoo would not tolerate it.
No fashion that will not do for New
York can pervade the United States;
so the country is safe. - Harper's
Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

and cotton, net and the like are alsa
suitable.
The skirt is made with two sections,
and the fiounce. The lower section and
the flounce both are shirred to form
headings, and beneath these headingt
the Jennings are made. The shirrings
at the upper edge give a yoke effect
and are arranged over a plain founda'
ton.
The quantity of material required foa
the medium size is twelve yards twen-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
Feeders For Bees.

For heavy feeding some kind Of
feeder should be used. Little wooden
troughs are best and may be made any
size desired. The best kind is two
Inch block guttered out by cutter heads
or wabble saws, cutting slots half an
inch wide, and having stationary CEN
tres of an eighth of an inch thick to
give the bees foothold, which keeps
them from drowning in the syrup.
When open troughs are used, some
floating material should be placed on
the syrup to answer this purpose.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
POTATOES AS DECORATIvEs.

Mashed potatoes are pressed in the
form of tiny pyramids with fiat tops.
These are dipped in the white of an
egg. then in fine minced parsley, CIV
ing the effect of small green pyramids,
through which the white of the potato
CLEANS temptingly. These may be
used with small pyramids cut from
stale bread and fried delicate brown
in hot butter. They are arranged
about a dish alternately with stars or
cubes of lemon between.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

Delicious Salad-A novel salad Is
made of grape fruit and tomatoes.
Fill a ring mold with water, and set
away on ice to freeze; or set a small
mold heavily weighted inside.
Sweetbreads in.Cases-Cut the sweet
breads, after being boiled in very small
pieces. Season with salt and pepper,
and moisten well with cream sauce.
Fill the paper cases and cover with
bread crumbs. Brown and serve.
Peppermint Drops-Boil one and one
fourth pounds of sugar with pint Of
water; add three drops of oil of pep
permint, and after five minutes remove
the mixture fro mthe fire and stir until
1t turns white when it must be quickly
poured out OH buttered tins.
Broiled Sweetbreads-Split the sweet
bread after being boiled. Season with
salt and pepper, rub thckly with but
ter, and sprinkle with flour. Broil over
rather quick fire, turning constantly.
Cook about ten minutes, and serve
with cream sauce.
Plum Sherbet-Cover plums with hot
water. Simmer until thoroughly
cooked. Then press through wire
strainer. Add water and sugar to suit
the taste, and other fruit juices if de-
sired. Then freeze. They also make
nice pudding if used with tapioca
in place of apples.
Toast For Invalids-Cut the crust
from slices of stale bread and toast
to light brown. As each is done, dip
into we'll salted boiling water. Ar
range in baking pan, sailing and
buttering each layer, and cover with
boiling milk, adding cream if you have
it. Cover and bake for fifteen min
utes.
A Cake without an Egg-Beat half
a cup of butter to cream. Add grad
ually one cup of sugar, then half a
pound of seeded dates, chopped fine,
and, alternately, one cup of thick, sour
milk and two cups of flour sifted with
one scant teaspoon of soda and half
teaspoonful each of cinnamon and
Glove.
Cream of Squash Soup-Put one
quart of milk with two stocks of celery
and a small onion in a double boiler
Allow it to cook for one hour. Mix
one tablespoon of flour with half a cup
of sifted, cooked squash, and stir with
the hot milk. Let cook about fifteen
minutes. Have half cup of whipped
cream or a we'll beaten egg, and strain
the mixture on to it.
French Beefsteak-Dip the steak into
melted butter and brol on a gridiron
over fresh Goals. When nearly done,
sprinkle with salt and pepper; have
ready some finely chopped parsley, mix
with softened butter and beaten to
cream and pour into the middle of
platter. Dip the pieces of steak in this,
turning them around the platter. Serve
hot. A little lemon juice improves
them for some.
Russian Salad-Have ready cooked
peas, string beans cut in pieces, beets
cut in slices, tomatoes cut in slices and
shaped to resemble flower. Let all
these vegetables become chilled by
standing on ice for some time. Dis.
pose crisp, well cleaned lettuce leaves
in nests on a large dish. In the. GEN.
trail nest place slices of hard-boiled
eggs with the other vegetables in nests
around them, and a radish flower here
and there between the nests. Serve
either French or mayonnaise dressing
in a bowl apart. Offer choice Of veg
etables to each one served.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
The Rambling Dog.

Dogs are, no doubt, excellent things
In their place. "a place for everything
and everything in its place." is put
to scorn when community that are
in the sheep business allow lot of
useless ours to run about at random.
Get rid of the ours, for if you don't
they will get rid Of your sheep.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

A notable breed, which others have
displaced in public favor.
There certainly is no more beautiful
fowl than the Light Brahma, yet they
have been gradually relegated to the
background, until We scarcely ever
hear of them.
They are the largest of all the pure
breeds, the males of them weighing
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
Feathers In Use.

Feathers will be used great deal
more than they were last winter. The
craze for wings has not subsided, but
ostrich feathers have the greatest
vogue. The plumes are used to cover
bandeaus and cachepeignes, and are
allowed to dro0p veil-like ON the hair.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
GARNISHING THE BEEF.

A fillet of beef or veal roast is eff.
fectively garnished with artichoke
hearts, brimming with new peas, each
choke placed in nest of green. Deli
cately grilled, they are even more in
viting surrounded with asparagus tips
or little hearts Of blanched lettuce.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
EuSSY MOTHERS.

Across the aisle from me sat one Of
the "fussy" kind of mothers with her
little girl, evidently about five years
old. The mother didn't leave the child
in peace for one minute. She took of
her hat; she smoothed her hair; she
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
fifteen pounds, and the females ten anf

fifteen pounds, and the females ten and
twelve. Their plumage is beautiful
and they are exceedingly hardy. They
are fairly good layers, yet they are
proving less popular each year.
Why this should be is hard to under
stand, as it is pity that so meritorlous
breed should be neglected OF forgot
ten.-Home and Farm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

ls one that includes a dainty little
chemisette and is quite simple at the
same time that it is dressy enough
for informal dinner, the theatre and all
occasions of the sort. As shown the
material is chiffon taffeta combined
with lace, but the season is prolific of
charming things and any light weight
material is entirely suited to the de-
sign. AS shown the waist matches the
skirt, but it will also be found available
for the separate one which is sure to be
in demand for wear with coat suits.
For this latter purpose white or color
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

is often cherubic in 4 low-necked frock,
but the older girl may have only her
gown slightly cut out at the neck. The
collarless gown is allowable and elbow
sleeves are in perfectly good form.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
WOMEN NATURAL POLITICIANS.

WOMEN NATURAL POLITICIANS.
Women cannot be, or at least have
never been great musicians; l mean,
composers of original music Very few
of them can be artists: hardly any have
reached really first rank as painters,
sculptOrs, or poets though they have
had plenty of opportunity Of studying
and practlcing all these arts. But they
can be politicians. Political ability, a
capacity for the science of government,
call it what you will, seems to be al
most more common among women than
it is among men. Compare their op-
portunities and achievements in this
field of activity with their oppOrtuni-
ties and achievements in those other
directions.
Very few women have been queens
or regents. They have never been Sc
lected for any special fitness. The acci-
dental failure of male heirs, the death
or absence of husband, has suddenly
placed the reins of power in their
hands. In all ages, in all states Of
civilization. what a large measure Of
success has attended their rule The
reign of a queen is almost always a
period of progress and prosperity; and
many nations, notably our own among
them. have made their most conspicu.
Gus advances when under the govern
ment of woman
Have queens been exceptionally emo.
tiOnal in their public acts? Have they
sacrificed the welfare of their people
TO their private affections? Have they
been lacking in courage to defend the
national honor when necessary?
think no fair minded man can deny
that history would answer all these
questions in the negative. Is it not
probable that as the sample is so will
the bulk be-that the humble voter will
not be influenced by very different mo-.
tives from those which have ruled the
conduct of her more brilliant sisters?
1 commend this line of thought to
all those, both men and women, who
regard the proposed innovation [wom-
an suffragel as dangerous. Since conf
mon sense is a quality not more rare
among women than among men. and
that is after all the quality that is most
valuable in political matters. - The
Countess of Selborne, in the Nineteenth
Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
FOR CLEANING VASES.

1t will be found that vinegar and
tea leaves are excellent used together
for cleaning vases that have becoue
discolored by flowers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
To IMPROVE THE FISH.

Salt water fish are much improved,
says Good Housekeeping, if they are
soaked in salted water for half an
hour before cooking.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
The Threatened Revival of CrinoIine. :.

Times are not dull; there is abund'
ance of news, and yet there creeps into
the papers rumor of impending erin
oline. 1t comes from London, from
Paris. from Chicago, from Pittsburg-
that is, the rumor comes, but crlnoline
doesn't, and won't. The evildoers who
invent fashions would be glad to dis
tribute any new fashion that made
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

A charming dress of red and black
plaid was made with full pleated
skirt ON a very small hip yoke. The
waist had two deep pleats running
from the shoulders on either side Tor
fulness. The neck was cut in a large
square with little V-sbaped piece
cut out of the lower edge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

New York City.-By far the greater
number of fancy waists are closed at
the back and some very attractive and
charming effects are the result. Here
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

Somehow one does not fancy silk on
child. Neither should young girl
appear In decollete. A very small child
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
Tho Populous Chinese Emnire.

United States Consul Anderson, at
Pekin, reports the latest estimate Of
the population Of China as 432, ,OOO. 900.
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repinned her collar; she wiped her face
with her pocket-handkerchief; she
took her from her seat and stood her
on the floor to straighten her frock;
then she set her back again. she took
off her hair ribbon and retied it; she
looked in her eye to see if there was
a cinder in it; then she began at the
beginning and did all these things
over again.
The child grimly endured. Evident
ly she had been accustomed to it all
her short life. The world to her was
a queer, tiresome place in which moth
ers exhausted their energies and got
their nerves on edge by paying useless
attentions TO little girls.
n physician who sat behind me
watched the scene.
HAS the woman no sense?" he said
to me in an undertone. Every touch
pushes that child nearer the sanltar-
ium that will one day open its doors
TO take her in as sure as fate"
Poor little one" l said. rs there
no hope for her?"
"NOt with that mother" grimly re-
piled the doctOr.-BostOn Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-07-22
BAD ROADS THE CAUSE.
One Reason For Abandonment of
Farms In New England.

In Massachusetts there Is n bureau Of
abandoned farms, with Il commissioner
specially appointed to look after that
class Of real estate says the New York
Herald. The commissioner believes
that bad roads are the real explanation
for the abandonment of 80 many farms
in New England.
whats the use" he says, "of n farm
on which man and his family are vir-
tually prisoners2 They can't get to
market; they can't get to their neigh
bors without spending two days to go
II few miles. Until we build better
roads our bargain counter Of abandon
ed farms viii remain open to all com
crS. Here's splendid chance for n
poor man. Even At the low price he
needn't pay cash. If he pays us n few
dollars week we are satisfied.
meantime each farm from the time
1t IS abandoned until we seize It
which interval is In many cases nearly
n year IS absolutely ownerless, and
anybody can occupy it rent free. Not
long ago we offered actually to give
ON" of the farms to anybody who
would liv" on It. \ farmer. very
poor man, went to look ut the place at
our expense and when he returned he
simply said, no, thanks"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-07-22
USE OF GOOD ROADS.
The Wagon of Prosperity Demands
Smooth Highway.

smooth Highway.
The people of Georgia, the people Of
any state. cannot afford not to improve
their highways as much as possible,
snys the Atlanta Journal
The little red wagon Of prosperity
takes the smooth road every time. Not
only does the presence of good roads
bring about an immense saving to the
farmers, but II causes an appreciation
of the value OF land. \ country may
be as rich as the garden of Eden, hut
II ingrcss and egrcss are difficult com
mercc will skirt about its borders. and
Its full possibilities will never be de
vclopcd. 1t will be hermit commu-
nifty; it must depend upon itself for
nearly everything.
Not only is this true in material
way but ii Is true in all ways. \ com
munity In which travel is I'm arduous
task loses in an intellectual and social
way rs well. To keep abreast of the
world any given section Of the country
must rub elbows and rub ideas with its
neIghhorS. That farm which is diff
cult to reach Is not so valuable as this
other one easy of access and that farm
er who owns the more out of the way
place is not SO likely to learn the tricks
that make land worth more and that
make life more worth living on any
land.
That town or city which is almost
unapproachnbl" Will find itself unap-
preached. Trade seeks the line Of least
resistance. \ community must offer
itself. \ country may be grldironed
with railroads, but If the stations on
them ar" hard to reach from the dwell
ingS of the individual farmers neither