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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
The Simple Life.

The Simple Life.
There is more than one feminine view
OF the simple life One woman lives it by
doing her own work and scrubhing her
own floors as she did when her husband
was at bottom sa airy. And yet she buys
1nrS which run INTO the hundreds. and
wears other things in proportion She
would rather work to feel that she can
have things is her explanation, al
though her husband would like to try a
regime OF that open house which a good
houSekeeper, well assisted in the kitchen.
can make delight to the chance guest.
Another couple live in an extra large
ana beautiful fiat. The wife works all
NE time 10 keep it immaculate. doing the
cleaning herself They follow the chilly
way OF going out to meals because she
Is NOT strong enough to do everything
and because it is cheaper and there is Il
little more TO put in the flat.
The ideal of pleasure and expenditure
IL both eases Is its own commentary on
what the training of sink routine may
become if the divine longing to learn and
know has not already been implanted
hen the wlteS contribution of work
Is to the health or education or devotion
ment OF another ii can only react in
blessing to herself When it is matter
of strenuous economy it is often as help
tul in shutting out the irritating contact
with those who are merely idle trihers as
1t IS in actual saving
But when there is not actual need the
woman who has the best good of her
family and herself at heart should stop
ana take IN inventory of what il means
10 uer. 1t Is the narrowing OF Oppor-
tunity. There is shutting down of part
81 the hospitality. The husband. instead
OF bringing home an unexpected friemi
to dinner, will often entertain him down
town.
The wife cannot linger at the little
afternoon tea to which she has been in
vlted on account of having to hurry home
to start dinner. She can't enjoy the
caller who drops in late or join the chill
dren's French class after school for the
same reason.
1t means that the dead level of tired
ness from getting the dinner and doing
w the dishes comes just at the time
when her husband suggests n walk If
when money tightneSs eases the extra is
being put into furniture and clothes and
outside dinners it is not the simple life
which is lived by working and saving.
There was an older cult which expressed
the meaning Of that popular phrase more
explicitly if less tersely. 1t was plain
living and high thinking" and it surely
included plain dressing. But there was
nothing in it &c prevent the plain viandS
being beautifully served or the we'll
trained attendance of n maid. The pie
ture of it is one somehow in which tie
wife and husband together can take a
little gracious, if austere. leisure in
which there is an observance of the
amenities and ceremOnies.-Wa Washington
Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09

which will make sufficient huoyancy TO
the balloon cr hpdN should gas cscape
therefrnu The front eud of tile bottom
portion is wedge-shaped og pointed, At
tached to the edges of the bottom portion
are semi-cjrcuHr ribs to which the top
or covering Is secured, the latter being of
amy suitable material. such as light
shee, metal or Sill, This top portion at
the front end is Also Carricd To Il point
from the sides and from tire tol. 1t is
obvious that the cop and bottom portions
form the wallis OF Il GAS routaiuer APP
ranged underneath the body is cabin Ina
which is ii motor from which a shaft eN
teudS forward md another to the stern
of the arsip. Extended vertically
through the forward portion of The body
Is shaft to Which propeller is at
tuchcd above the body. the lower end
of tie shaft hnVlug a heyel gear meshing
with a hevcl gear on the shaft connect
ed 10 the motor. Extended upward
through the stern Of the body is another
Shaft to which Is attached a propeller
also connected by bcyel gearing 10 the
motor These nrupollers are designed 10
cause ma upward or downward move
meat of the airShips depending upon
the direction the propellers are rotated
Change gearing ia provided 10 Shift the
rotary motion while the motor is oper-
NiMg all times IN Que direction AZ "a
means for steering The ship through the
air rntdet is attached 10 the forward
end or bow. this being preferable To- at-
t0chng the main rUddeT To- the stern, be-
cause il more quickly catches the action
Of the air. "a fhc stern is an auxiliary
rudder mounted 10 swing on "a frame nd.
tachcd % tho stern of the body Any
suitable means can hc used to operate
taH4p TnJlIpr'4 ma uui-Uu
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
Training the Girl.

There are still some mothers left, says
writer in the New York Tribune, who
do not realize that a girl of II, Is or 1G
is a good deal more difficult and delicate
proposition to handle than one of > or
Of 10. The girls ambitions are at their
height then; social and school ambitions.
She has little more sense, Judgment or
knowledge of the world than her sister
Of 10, but her ideas are beginning to be
those of a young woman. Her studies
are hard and her still growing body Sapa
her strength. She is sensitive, secretive
hard to understand and sometimes dis
agreeable to live with. She doesn't I'M
dcrstand herself and she is absorbngly
Self-ceutered. Never since her infancy
has she required such careful watching
and good care. Her clothes need to be
watched to see that they are comfort
able. Her food needs TO be watched to
see that it is nutritious Her sleep
needs to be watched to see that she gets
enough. She needs to be kept in q
cheerful. loving, normal atmosphere,
free from all suspicion, prying. hysteria
or emotionalism. Check her in indoor
sports if necessary, but never in out
door sports. These are her last years
Of growth. If she finishes them a big,
strong, healthy girl, it is likely thar
she will be that kind of a woman all
her life
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09

bination was prepared for luncheon only
yesterday, and gave my friend another
item for her daily record One boiled
egg, boiled just SO the yolk would not
run. and one-half cup Of creamed canned
corn were left from breakfast. The egg
was broken mp and mashed with four
tined fork. the corn stirred into il.
little milk added, and then the whole
turned into little hot butter ia small
saucepan: when hot il was turned over
two slices of nicely Drowned toast. and
furnished the needed warm dish. which.
with little celery salad aud canned
cherries and hermits, made most SAT-
isfactory luncheon and added another r.
my long list Of ''lcft-overs"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
Betty's TWILIGHT Chat.

The true secret Of happiness is not
the possession of much, but contentment
with what we have. 1t is said that
ones wishes grow with the opportuni-
ties of gratifying them, that we are
never satisfied even when we attain Il
lifelong ambition. All the more argu-
ment for contentment. say |, for the
ma jority Of use have but little. and
there is slight prospect of a cyclone of
good fortune coming our way Think of
it-contentment might mean stagnation
| in certain sense, though why ii should
| do not see. but it would mean greater
honesty and less misfortune through
plunderlng.
Really. all we ought to expect is COM
fort artistic if You choose. but complete
at all events That is quite enough for
anybody When surplus wealth comes
to anybody why let the comfort grow
into luxury. But to wear oneself out
with fretting for unattainable things, 10
barter honor for then. IS sheer folly. If
the world could be brought TO the point
of seeing this there would be greater
JOY in living.
1t has been my lot to see about all
sides of human nature. | know the rest
less woman who must be entertained
every minute of the day and evening.
She is not happy, it is needless to say.
| have met the woman. who, lacking
money dftpINiilS 10 itbI AtNlItS. mus no
pleasure IN existence. / have seen Il
really happy woman with small reason
for her state of mind and a few who
were grateful for the generosity with
which life had treated them But by
far the largest class consists Of women
filed with longing for things which are
not necessary to their comfort would
probably endanger their health and GER
tainly never bring them Il step nearer
contentment
The philosophy that enables one TO
see the bright side of life, to accept con-
CitionS when they cannot be improved
and make the best of them IS something
worth while. | am sure it can be cult
rated as easily as reStlessneSss and dis
taste. Since we are in the world. why
not get all we can out of the situation
all the beauty, the JOY. the comfort?
There is a deal Of it lying in our path
We can never tell what the future may
hold, bat the present is ours, to extract
every bit Of happiness there is in IT,
But it will have to be squeezed to give
Up its likelihood just as fruit is treated
in the jelly-making process.
Does it pay to take SO much trou-
hle?" asked an indolent girl who heard
me make some such remark last summer.
My dear | replied. Il am 50 sorry
for YOU. sorry that you even thought to
ask such a question. Pay OF course.
Il paws to make study of plain. everg-
day living. GOu study fashions and
amusements ana they pay, Won think -
She nodded cmphaticaIly. "Yon can get
on without either continued, but
life you must accept. GraciOUsly or other
wise" ! am afraid she WAS not con
WINGED however. for she is not pie
ture of contentment-she makes no pro
tencc Of it even.
\ famous writer said that she regard
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
Left Overs.

Probably many OF our new dishes arc
the result Of accident or necessity rather
| than intention, and some Of them are
never duplicated simply because tho
same combination of materials does not
/ recur and the formula passes ont Of tie
mind. The prudent and thoughtful
housekeeper, one who looks we'll 10 the
ways of her household. will find great
opportunities for new combinations 3
good share Of Judgment as to what foods
will combine suitably. and a willingness
To use the remnants, even il there is not
enough To- go round will often result
in dish so delicious and appetizing
| that friends are clamOr0uS for the exact
recipe. This is often difficult to give and
difficult for another to follow. because
All the conditions may not he the same
| in the second attempt. Thus we see
how important it is that one should have
Il sense Of proportions. of combinations
and OF substitutes, as well as Of exact
recipes il she wishes to cook success.
fully.
Here is a dish that we had recently
and which was compounded of iusl what
| happened to be in the refrigerator.
We had prepared creamcd oysters for
patty shells the day before. Half n ,np
Of the clear oyster liquid, which came
from the oysters in parboling. was left
after using what we needed with The
cream for the sauce. After filling the
patties some Of the sauce was not needed
and probably most hired help aud many
housekeepers would have scrape1 it at
once into the refuse. But it was careful
" saved, with no idea, however, Of just
now II would be utilized. There may
| have been half cup i'll all. but il was
very thick and rich, Is usual at luncn-
con- the larder was examined first to Ser
Whai u Afforded, before any new mate
riaI was brought from the storeroal.
| About tlree-Quartcrs OF a cup of steNoi
tomato was standing near These oysj. r
remnants ana suggested Instantly e
! happy combination. IN hat can you do
| Win such little messes/ said ms. young
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
The Spider Forgot.

The sun rose ON bright September
morning. y thousand gems Of dew
~parkled in the meadows. ana upon the
breeze tioated. in the wake of summer,
the shining silken strands of which no
man knoweth the whence or the whittier.
One of them caught in the top of tree,
and the skipper. little speckle,' yellow
spider, quit his airship To So, -"
leafy demesne there. 1t was r.. h, hh,
liking, and, with prompt decision. he
spun Il new strand and let himself down
straight into the hedge below.
There We're twigs and shoots in plenty
there to spin web in, and he went to
work ut once, letting the strand from
above 10y which he had come. bear the
upper corner of it. a fine large web il
was when finished. aud with this about
il that set it off from an the other webs
ther,ahoutS. that it seemed to stand
straight up in the air. without anything
90 show what held it, 1t takes pretty
sharp eyes To make ont n single strand
OF a spIder-Web, even very little way
OIL
The days went by. Flies grew scarccr,
ms the sun rose later. and the spider
had 10 make his net larger that it might
reach farther aud catch more. And
here the strand from above turned out
a great help With it to brace the struc-
ure. the web was spun higher and wild.
or, until it covered the hedge all the
way across. In the wet October morn
mgs, when ii hung full Of shimmering
rain drops. ii was like veil stitched
with precious pearls The spider was
proud Of his work No longer the little
thing that had come drifting ont of the
vast with nothing but its unspuu web III
IFS pocket so ia speak. he was now "a
big, portly. opulent spider. with the larg-
est web in the hedge
one morning he awoke very much ont
Of sorts. There had been frost in ia,
night. and daylight brought no sun TN,
Sky was overcast: not fly was cut
An the long gray autumn day the spidel
MT hungry and cross in his corner TO
ward evening, to kill time, he started on
a tour Of inSpcctiuu. Ga sec If anytime
needed blncing or mcndine lie pulc,
at all the strands; they wcr, firm enough
But though he found nothing wrong, hi'
temper did not improve: he WaXcd cross
en- than ever
At the farther end Of the web he cam,
nj last to strand that All M one,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
A Boys soliloquy

~ ASNg GNAAANl14s
1 love 10 read boys stories,
They're all So nice and good
They tell of lovely children
ionng 10y fairies Ia the wood.
lhe fairies give them castles,
And make them queens and kings;
Present them with gold chariots
And other splendid things.
These story hoys are never bad
they never sass their Du:
They always do what they are told
They play no tricks on pa.
But after / have read en- through
| sort of wish somehow,
That could read Il story
OF boys like those know.
ia like TO read about hoy.
Who's just like my chum Billy;
And also of a pug uoSed girl
Who gigglcs and is silly
4 story of a common boy,
Like you find everywhere,
Who doesn't like To wash his face.
AGd hates Ia comb his hair
4 boy who husts his buttons Oft,
And never plays with toys,
But goes about a-raiSing scraps
With all the other boys,
Now. IL some story -writer VIII
or such hoy please write,
I'll buy his book and read ii through,
And call it out of sight
brooklyn Eagle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09

Potstiam. ut the age of 20. with a
weight of about eighteen stone and Il
stature Of I feet 10 inches-an ugly man,
decidedly. 20 meet in bayoaet meiets
Frederick William had Il whole regiment
of such colossi, known as the lltScn.
garde, among the tallest If thea being
one Krkman, a Scoto-Hihernlan or
| lister IriShman, whose portrait may still
be seen in the palace ut Charletteuburg.
One of Frcderick'S first sovereign acts
was to disband this preposterons brigade
of giants. which had cost the PrusSian
state about rs much as all the rest Ui
IT'S army London Chronicle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
With the Flowers

Growers should be careful. not to
Place too many flowers i'll one window.
1t IS claimed that a great number of
pants in a small breathing space thrive
hnt poorly, and in many cases have been
hLoWn to die.
II the plants are set in a room where
mere IS no heat it is essential that some
warmth be provided by means of a stove
.Foughout the winter, and il also proves
N'hehclal to place Il basin Of water
near the plants. By so doing this fur
"-saeS a vapol bath. which the flowers
r. greatly in need of. 1t is also adj
fiSable to use care in airing the room in
which the plants are growing. OF
curse they will need air but they must
'' protected when the windows are
f'sed by means Of Il screen. Spray
sem with water at least once Il week
go Keep them free from dust.
rom now on Il close watch should be
artt on all plants. The oxalis and hello
rope II Included in the list of winter
ANTS. require plenty Of sunshine, and
A"aid he placed in a window where the
of"t rays viii strike them most Of the
.lte- u IS also essential that the latter
t.aHt he waterei daily. as it requires a
-fgat Zen! Of moisture at the roots.
Lu jhe case of the Chinese primrose.
.ai> should be doing well in the pots, and
"fer should be applied rather sparing-
In pottRg. the crown of the plant
.'pld have been set well above the soil.
the water runs toward the crown the
h,nt is Fable 10 decay.
Hoe G.Uwaiiia is also included in the
OF indoor plants which demands
much attention from the housewife.
has IS one Of the prettieSt blue flowers
.a{ can be raised See to ii that the
..int IS aired daily.
At this time Of the year the palm
sa)did be examined at least three times
week. If any scales or mealy bugs
go, seen. use the fr-tree oil soap appli-
fa.lcn freely.
10 no means allow the ferns now
@seWins indoors to become dry at the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
Why Women Are Good.

Without men it woulC bc only Ques-
ton Of time before women would lapse
into primeyal sayagery. Man is the re
filming influence in every woman's life.
He is the motive that makes for gentle
ness. delicacy, and other supposed wom-
AMY attributes. His esteem is the bal
ance in which she weighs herself against
the rest Of the world. and rs it tips this
way OF that knows herself as she is.
Tons ot eloquence have been wasted
10 prove the reverse side Of this matter.
eloquence which has shown man up as
an aboriginal. roaring cave-dwcller
stripped OF civilization il he is left 10
himself or TO the sole society Of his fell
low beings for the smallest space Of time.
bat this is merely because it has become
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
chocolate Cream.

Break one-half pound OF chocolate and
mt it while beating into a quart of boil
Inc milk. Mix in another saucepan the
yolks Of six eggs, with six tablespoonfus
If granulated sugar, and pour the choco-
late and two tablespoonfuls of corn
starch in while stirring. Pour this mix
turp into 4 buttered mold and cook over
hor water for half an hour, Cool in the
ice box and serve iced with the following
sauce: Melt one-quarter IF Il pound of
chocolate. in a cupful of water. Place
the yOlks of four eggs in saucepan
with one-half cupful of cream and
warm: add one tablespoonful of corn
starch mixed with one-half cupfuI OF
cream. and add the chocolate while stir
ring; warm again, but be careful not to
lei it boil; then cool and serve with
chocolate cream alone.
A coffee cream and sauce may be
made by following the above directions,
using i'll place of the chocolate four ia
hlespoOnfuls of coffee for the cream and
two tablespoonfuls for the sauce.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
AIRSHIP
So Constructed That 1t Will Nov
Through the Air on an Even Keel.

So Constructed That 1t VIII Move
Through the Air on an Even Keel.
AirShips are receiving the attention Of
inventors everywhere, and before long.
no doubt, there will finally he one de-
yised that will fulfil it's mission. In the
illustration we show one patented by Il
Minnesota man and which is SO cou-
Structed that it will move through the
air on n practically even Keel or without
undue rocking or tipping Sidewise, and,
should leakage of gas occur, will de-
sccnd slowly thus making it safe for
passengers. The body of this ahShip
comprises bottom portion made of light
metal, such rs aluminium, and this
metal is turned downward az the center
to form Il keel The upper portion of the
bottom plate is curved outward and
downward at the sides thus forming air
chambers similar To that of a parachute,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09
Teach children to Make Friends.

Teach the child, indirectly, yet foreibly
that friendships are to be sought: that
he must do something to win the favor of
those about him; that neither good looks
nor clothes nor station. will do itnoth-
lng but deeds and kindly words. See
To 1t that the little one tries to please
bis playmates, and show him that he Is
parity to blame when others dislike him.
be little girl who learns to entertain
during her doh days will be past mis-
tlesS of the art when she opens her doors
10 society.
Parties are not necessary; in fact, it is
better learned in the informal visiting,
"Acn she endeavors to make her play
mates have good time" at her home
leverting to the first principle, it IS
easy 10 see that, since all people want
TRENDS. we have only to be a friend to
De appreciated Love, in all its degrees
from liking up, attracts. DO not even
the publicans love those who love
thcm: said the Friend of the world.
indeed, it is almost impossible for Us
TO dislike one who manifcStS q friend
SNIP Tor us. Hence, a popular person
is one Of many likes and few dslikes.
but this IS only the primer page. Max
ing acquaintances is not making friends.
al4S. One may be for the day only, the
other is for keeps"
Hold the acquaintance by putting him
In the foreground. yer not eliminating
self; bow graciously to the egotism that
a"eIlS in others; be interested in their
interests, and show regard for their opin-
IONS, although You may openly and p0-
htely differ from them. This is not neces-
~lrlly talking of their affairs. Persons
'i refinement resent personal questions,
"NJ being interested in matters which
engross them is always pleasing. while
JAe art of conversation is the finding of
common ground and the making il Il
QQ@logue, not monologue.- New Idea
Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-12-09

7one Day.
woods,
srch bare, brown woods that only yester-
r,,,tli@d MS the south wind stirred her
,.rowsy leaves
When clad-eyed June went singing on her
way.
rn.s watchfu sentinels the tall trees stand,
i-Ilb,v know no haste, they fret not at de
srra f,9ith is theirs that, some day, Love
And where Love is. there abideth Spriug
Away.
WHAT matters then, gray sky and leafless
bouchg
some day her throbbing heart will pulse
with ,pringing grasses and wee, downy
And leafy branches toss in winds of June.