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The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Emhrolderies on Gowns.

In sheer white materials there are
some lovely model gowns, which show
what may be accomplished by the use
of the. exquisitely designed and Won
derfully fine all-over embroideries.
One gown. very simple in outline. con-
slsts of bodice and skirt of the
sheerest nainsook embroidery. in open
buttonhole design, the pattern taking
the form OF palm leaf.
The skirt has fitted 6ounce In the
same design. already fulled. as so
many of the new founcings are. SO
that in place of being gathered on to
the main body of the skirt It is laid
fat, giving no apparent joining edge,
get securing all the necessary fullness
around the bottom of the skirt. A
glrdle of pale blue or other colored
satin or silk. high In the back and
front, holds the fullness of the bodice
well up: the insides of the elbow
sleeves, where a narrower ruflie of en-
broidery. like that on the skirt, fin
ishes the rather full sleeve. is set with
innumerable pleatings OF sheer main
sock, with a narrow lace edge.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
For the Little Folks

A good way to amuse the little folks
is with shadow charades. A large
sheet, lamp. and possibly some card
board, with a piano behind the scenes.
are all that is necessary.
A double room is the best for this.
but failing that, the sheet fixed up
across one end of the room or in the
doorway will do nearly as well.
The sheet must be stretched quite
taut and the lamp placed so that the
actors shadow will be thrown full on
the sheet, while all other lights are.
of course, extinguished. the specta
tors sitting in rows facing the cur.
tain.
Jack Sprat and his wife, Little Bo.
Peep looking for her sheep. Little Miss
Mufret and the spider who sat beside
her, Pussy in the Well. and Cinderella
offer excellent subjects to be illustrat.
ed in pantomime behind the sheet.
The "kiddies' in the audience must
guess the title of each charade.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Tricks In Stockings.

In selecting stockings it is well to
buy a half size larger than one is sup
posed to wear. not only for the com
fort, but for the economy. since they
are less apt to break out quickly If
ample room is allowed for the foot
Lastly. be sure to have your stock
ings always smoothly held in place.
wrinkled stockings are almost as
great an offense against neatness as
is n down-at -the-heel shoe.
woman who has very beautiful
collection of silk stockings finds n
good substitute for the havoc-making
garter In inch wide silk ribbons which
she sews to her corset and then slips
through an elastic loop attached to
each stocking. The ribbon is then
tied in a bow at the side of the knee.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Rice Pie.

Pick a clean quart of rice. wash
well. tie in a cloth, put into pot of
boiling water and boil until perfectly
soft. Then drain and press 1t as dry
as possible: mix 1t with two ounces
of butter and two tablespoonfuls of
mild grated cheese. Take small tin
butter kettle. wet the inside, put in
the rice and stand in n cool place till
quite cold. Then turn 1t out carefully
lit should retain the form of the ket-
tle). rub 1t over with the beaten yoll<
of an egg, and set it in an oven till
lightly Drowned. Cut out from the
top of the mass of rice an oval lid.
about two inches from the edge. so as
to leave fiat rim or border all
around. Then excavate the mould of
rice, leaving a standing crust all
around and at the bottom about two
inches thick. Have ready some hot
stewed oysters or birds. brown or
white fricassee. Fill up the pie, adj
ding the gravy. Lay on the lid and
decorate it with sprigs of curled pars'
ley stuck in all around the crack
where the lid is put on.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Made His Point, Anyway.

"It's a curious fact" said a down
town business man to a friend. "how
long one can live in place without
knowing as much about it as the occa-
sional visitor"
81 don't know about that" was the
reply. 81 have lived here some years,
and guess know little old New York
inside out"
at does look that way at first" said
the speaker. "Of course. we know a
great deal about the city, but there are
things we see every day and never in
quire about. Your Office is near the
Battery. Whose statue ornaments
Bowling Green park?"
why. pass there often. l believe
that is a statue of-er-er-Peter
Stuyvesant."
No it is not" replied the man who
started the conversation.
We'll" said his friend. whose stat
ue is it?''
IT'S statue of--of-well, | have
forgotten came the answer. after n
pause. Anyway. that proves my
point. New York Sun.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Uses for Sand,

BY the sea nothing seems so COM
mon or so worthless as the sand by the
shore. But In other situations sand is
of great use. The farmer or gardener
by mixing IL with stiff clay makes the
latter better suited for crops or plants.
The marble cutter uses 1t for polish
ing. Floors are secured with it, and
sandpaper has variety of uses. 1t
has even been said that grocers have
mixed 1t with their sugar. Mixed with
ashes and other things and exposed to
great heat. 1t forms glass. not only
the commoner or coarser kind, of
which common bottles are made, but
also the finest crystal and Venetian of
which ornaments and vessels fitted for
monarchs and millionaires are shaped
And the sandstone of which palaces
are built was once, before enormous
pressure welded it into rock, nothing
but a mass of loose sand.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
The Giraffe "Lives Hiah.r

"You can always tell giraffe coun-
try at a glance" said Capt. Manel, the
big game hunter. "a place of low
bushes or no bushes or trees at all is
sure not to have any giraffes In it.
Always look for low trees with ablnd-
ant LEAKAGE before yoa look for the
giraffes.
No matter how fertile the ground
may be. or how full it may be of fine
juicy grass and other vegetation that
would furnish abundant food for the
giraffes. you won't be likely to find
them unless there are trees. The rea-
son for this is that it is very nearly as
hard for giraffe to browse on the
ground as it would be for a man to
stoop over without getting on hands
and knees. and pick something up from
the ground with his mouth.
There Is no more awkward and
painful sight than to see one of these
beautiful beasts feeding from the
ground. 1t straddles till they look as
If they were being stretched like In
dia rubber.
Then 1t slowly and clumsily lowers
its body. Jerking its forelegs spasrlod-
ically to keep its balance. ThaE is
why giraffe is not eager to browse on
low-growing vegetation"
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
WHILE THE
TEA DREM5

hIInono lines are used In every
thing from coats to bathrobes.
Little lace toques made of valen-
ciennes with knot of roses at the
side. are nobby.
Black silk stockings have sprays of
blue forget-me-nots embroidered on
the instep.
A plain, close-fittins skirt. Haring
only at the feet. best sets on the long,
tight coat.
Some of the early straw hats are
faced with sun-plaited shaded silk
with dazzling effect.
New shirtwaist sleeves are n trifie
fuller at the top. but have not chang
ed radically in shape.
Most of the new summer stuffs are
mercerized and very beautifully and
perfectly done. too.
Fine imitation valenciennes, is
lovelier than ever, almost defying dis
tinction from the real lace.
Indications are that the directoire.
Louis and redingote coats of the win
ter will hold over into summer.
Almost all bodices are cut out at
the neck to show some form of yoke.
chemisette or plastron. generally in
white.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
For Outdoor Sports.

The newest sweaters for outdoor
sports are long and built on the
straightest of lines. Instead of the
high rolling collar. they are finished
of V-neck fashion.
Big caps come to wear with them
knit. too. and made so that they pull
down over your ears like the old
ia. hioned toboggan caps the young
sters used to wear. But these have
ar other advantage-two great open
ings left in 'front.'. invisible when the
cap is put on in ordinary fashion.
but making it possible to pull the
cap down over your face. letting the
openings come just over your eyes.
The cap gives you rather goblin
like appearance when your face Is en-
tiIely covered except for the goblin
like eye-holes.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
The sIno-Away Bird.


o say. have you heard of the sing-away
bird,
That sings where the Runaway river,
Runs down with Its rllls from the bald
headed hills
That stand in the sunshine and shiVer!
20. sing: sing-away; sing away
How the pines and the btrches are
By the tr!ll of the sIng-away bird!
And the bald-headed bills. with their
rocks and their rills.
To the tune of his rapture are ringing.
And their faces grow young, all their
gray mists among.
While the forests break forth INTO sing
30. Sing, sing away. sing -awnv!"
And the flying winds catch up the
song.
It was nothing but-hush! Wild white
throated thrush
That emptied his musical CULVER
With a charm and n spell over valley
and dell
On the banks of the Runaway river.
80, sing! sing-away! sing-away!
Yet the song of the wild singer had
The sound Of soul that was siid.
And beneath the glad sun many glad
hearted one
Set the world to the tune Of his glad
The river shall sing 1T. the breezes shall
TIL life shall forget It's long sadness.
20, singi sing away, sing away
Sing. spirit. who knowest joys giver.
Sing on. by Times Runaway river.
Lucy Larcom.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Trick with Cards.

Here is a card trick that any bright
boy can perform, and little practice
will make him so skillful that no one
can detect It. Hold out the pack. face
downward. AM ask come one to draw
ont four cards. Then ask him to look
at them and to think of one of the
four OF course he must not tell you
wnat card be thought of.
When lie hands the four cards back
to YOU, you :nust put two of them at
the bottom Of the pack and two on the
top. but you must do tSis so dextrously
and neatly that it will not be noticed.
Here is where your practice will be
needed.
Now in handling the pack. withdraw
four cards of any sort. no matter what
they may be. and place them under
the two cards that you have put at the
bottom of the pack. Then. taking six
cards from the bottom, spread them
out on the table and ask the person
II the card he thought of is among
them.
If he says no, you are sure that 1t is
one of the two that you put on top.
You then pass those two cards to the
bottom, and. withdrawing one of them.
you lay it on the table. asking him If
that is the cara.
IL he says no again. take up the
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
New Styles In Sleeves.

II is the sleeves that are the great
point of departure in the new styles
Gone are those unwieldy and awk-
ward wrist puffs that were always
dipping into the butter or the gravy
at the dining table. and sweeping up
the dust off every other table with
which they came In contact. They
certainly were more provocative or
i'll humor and necessitated more trips
to the cleaners than any other fea-
ture of fashion that we have suffered
under for long time past. Added to
which they had trick OF broadening
the outline of the figure. an effect
which was not by any means to their
credit or ours.
There is a delightful latitude of
style and styles In the new sleeves;
and 1t will be possible for the girl
who designs. and perhaps makes. her
own lingerie blouses. to have quite an
extensive repertoire in them without
resorting to the same sleeve more
than once.
with the broadening, and in many
Instances the shortening. of the shoul-
der seam-the latter Is a hint for
those whose shoulders are already
perhaps unduly broad-and the mass
ing OF the fullness above the elbow
Joint the upper part of the waist will
take on an appearance of fullness
that will make the adjustment of the
body portion matter of some
thought and skill.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
The Enjoyable Game of Sniff ff-How to Play It

This is as enjoyable a game as you
could ask for.
II you do not know how to play 1t.
follow the directions quoted below
from the Book of Indoor and Outdoor
Games:
Sniff is a game of either dominoes or
card dominocs, and may be played by
two persons or four as partners.
The dominoes are posed face down.
and each player takes six, the rest
being left in the stock. The one who
has the highest double opens the
game.
If no one has double, each draws
in turn from the stock until one Is
found He places this in the center of
the table. The domino is called
Sniff" and the next player on the left
must place next to 1t another piece.
one end of which must correspond to
the numbers of Sniff. II he cannot
do this he must draw from the stock.
IL after drawing three pieces he is
still unable to play. he loses his turn.
All four sides OF Sniff may be played
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
BEETHOVEN AN ECCENTRIC MAN.
Great Musician Awkward and Un'
kemot in Appearance.

| Eccentric and unconventional Bee
thoven certainly was in some respects
to judge from descriptions quoted py
ID. G.. Mason In an article in the Out
look:
His unconventionality appears In all
his actions and opinions, from the
most trivial to the most momentous'
says the writer. Take. for instance.
to begin with, the subject OF personal
appearance, dress and demeanor.
What an altogether unusual man II
was that Carl Czerny, as boy OF ten,
in 1901. was taken to visit!
We mounted" says Czerny, "hve
or six stories high to Beethoven 5
apartment and were announced by
rather dirty-looking servant. In
very desolate room. with papers and
articles of dress strewn in all direc-
tions, bare walls, few chests, hardly
a chair except the rickety one stand
ing by the piano there was party OF
six or eight people.
Beethoven was dressed In jacket
and trousers of long. dark goats hair,
which at once reminded me of the
description of Robinson Crusoe | had
Decu ne u VI Jet
black hair tcut la Titus) standing
straight upright beard of several
days growth made his naturally dark
face still blacker. l noticed also, with
u child's quick observation, that he
had cotton wool which seemed to
have been dipped in some yellow fluid.
in both ears. His hands were covered
with hair and the fingers very broad,
especially on the tips"
The oddly in dress observed by
Czerny was habitual with Beethoven.
"In the summer of 1873" says Schind-
Ter. "he had neither decent coat nor
whole shirt" his habit OF dabbling
his hands in water until he was thor
oughly wet, while following out
musical thought cannot have i'm
proved his clothes. Nor did his car
riage set them off: he was extremely
awkward with his body-could not
dance in time and generally cut him
self when he shaved, which. however,
he did infrequently.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Loves Blindness.

Full glad am | the gods have made
thee bliud!'
Thou nnswerrst, whene'er 1 seek to tell
thee
How that thy coming hath revealed to
me
Wonder on wonder; how in thee l find
The flame OF Bcauty's Immortality
Lighting the darkling pathway of man
kind.
Yet. am blind. as one who. in the
That hides the valley. from mountain
scar
Gazing enthralled on some godthroning
star.
Dreams the old dreams. imperishably
bright:
Whose eyes. that they may worship from
afar
The gods have stricken with eternal
light.
NV soul hath pierced the radiant ecstasy
That wells thy soul from all mems sight.
and gazcd.
As one by sudden light from heaven
amazed
Unhlinded. on the inmost mystery:
And. though the shrines of all the gods
be raZed.
Shall worship ever, blind to all but thee.
London Daily News.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
"Pious" Parrots.

Parrots are such close observers and
keen mimics that 1t would be surpris-
ing If birds in the households of
clergymen and ministers did not re-
peat special phrases at proper times.
Indeed, 1t would be as well not to
hold family worship with speaking
parrot in the room. There was no
harm in the bird that sang in good
time and tune There is happy
land" But other feats of initiative
ness might easily offend. Parrots ut
tering responses. or bits of the creed,
or scraps of prayer-as several have
been known to do-especially at un-
seasonable moments. are apt to vex
rather than amuse, though, of course,
the birds do not mean to be irreverent.
bishops parrot used to calculate
Let us pray sometimes in devout
tones. at other times mockingly, and
the bishop could hardly have liked it.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Unworthy of Monkeydom.

According to Mr.. ]. l.. Kipling, the
father of the novelist and poet, mon.
keys look down with the utmost con.
tempt upon their fellows that perform
in shows. He once saw a Snowman
form ring at spot no far from some
trees frequented by number of wild
monkeys. At first they retired to safe
distance, but by and by they came
near enough to see the performance
for nothing. When they beheld their
trained kindred dancing to music, and
riding about dressed in queer gar
ments. on goats, they drew still closer.
but plainly expressed both surprise
and disgust at the entertainment. 1t
was something novel and painful to
them to note to what depths 1t was
possible for monkeys to sink.-Select.
ed.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22

imagine that saving pennies Is too
slow altogether for this age, says
business man.
Let me tell you true story about
n recent big engineering contract that
shows the value of pennies.
A great firm, well known through
the country, figured on an engineering
contract few years ago. They mad
everything calculated to the last cent,
except the cost of some dredging. On
this they couldn't quite figure within
half of one cent per cubic foot without
getting more facts.
WED better investigate" said the
elder partner, ''and find out Just now
much We'll have to dredge."
Nonsense" said the younger and
more active partner. 1T is only half
a cent and it's not worth bothering
about"
So they signed the contract.
After they had worked six months
it developed that the firm would have
to dredge away 100000 cubic feet of
material 1t also turned out that 1t
would cost them exactly only half
cent" per cubic foot more to do 1t than
they were getting for 1t. Ten million
cubic feet, at that half cent each.
which the younger partner had said
was mot worth bothering about.
amounted to Just $50.000.
The firm has been working three
years now to fulfill contract at a
heavy loss, simply because a man
didn't consider that half a cent was
worth bothering about.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
@lth +tshaS< thaS3af
6oj5s@itals70

To restore color taken out by acids
drop sal-volatile or hartshorn on the
spot.
Plush goods II sponged with little
chloroform will look as clean and
bright as when new.
To clean nickel scour with pulver-
lied borax; use hot water and very
little soap: rinse in hot water and rub
dry with clean cloth.
1t is well to remember that pound
of sugar Is one pint. an ounce Of liquid
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Water Rising in the Bottle.

you are wizard enough to pour water
through the solid bottom of the latter.
Pass the bottle around, that all may
see it perfectly empty and dry. then.
having thrust stick into 1t and held
IL to the fire until it is very hot-too
hot to hold in the bare hands-stand
1t. mouth downward. in the plate of
water. At the same time pour a table
spoonful of water on the upturned bot
tom, as II you were beginning to fill it
in that way.
Each time you do this the bottle
will be seen to retain more water. and
as a corresponding amount will have
disappeared from the plateful from
which you are dipping it, 1t will easily
appear as though the water had passed
through the bottom of the bottle.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22

Stimulating a DO
lerC. The stole
ends are shirred
at the bottom. fin-
ished with frills of
the silk. and orna-
mented with but
tons. Inside they
are finished with
an edge of light
blue velvet and
open over n tulle
plastron of vene-
tan lace. The
shoulder collar is
also of this lace
bordered with a
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22

card, put 1t on top of the pack and
then. extending the pack toward him,
tell him to draw his card from the bot
tom-and his card is sure to he there.
If when you lay down the six cards,
he SAYS that his card is among them,
you take up the four that you have
put on the bottom of the pack and put
them on top. putting the other tW) at
the bottom. Lay one of these on the
table. and If he says it is not his. ask
him to d;aw his from the bottom of
the pack, as in the other case.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22

ing garment, and how much more sat
isfaction there Is in feeling that you
have pretty. neat sacque OF the
latest design.
The design shows a tucked yoke in
front. thus enabling one to make
dainty. pretty design without the
large collar. The sacaue may be worn
with or without the belt. For a
neat little dressing sacque that is nice
enough for afternoon wear. as well as
for morning sacque. this is good
model to follow. Made up in figured
japanese silk or challie. and using
white or plain material for collar and
cuffs. one fashions most charming
design. Cashmere. albatross. fleece
lined material and silk are suitable to
the mode.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22

heat with which he had supplied them
during the day. An eclipse of the sun
filled them with dismay; that event
was looked on as his death. and they
were then very anxious about his safe
ty. They used to fasten bits of live
coal to the points of their arrows and
shoot them up into the air In order
that the expiring sun might be relight-
ed. AS for the moon. 1t was equally
precious: they reckoned their months
by it. Their children were forbidden
to point at 1t with their finger lest II
should be bitten of.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Pork-Apple PIE.

Slice the apples into q deep pie
plate and place small pieces of pork
without any rind among the slices
The pieces of pork should not be larg
er than the end of your finger. Pour
over this one-half cup of molasses and
add any kind of spice you like. but
some like 1t better without any. Gov.
er with good crust and eat hot for din
ner. No under crus,.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Brother. Who Knocks?

Two players are blindfolded and sit
down back to back Another player
creeps to them and taps one of them
gently on the head. The child that is
so touched asks the other blindfold
ed one:
Brother, who knocks?"
If it guesses who 1t was. the knock
er" must take his place.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Potato Time Table,

Baked-Thirty to forty-five minutes.
Steamed-Twenty to forty minutes.
Boiled lin skins)-Twenty to thir-
ty minutes.
Boiled Pared)-Twenty-fiv to for
ty-five minutes.
Well softened potatoes are cook
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Mock Turtle Soup.

Add four hard-boiled eggs cut into
etghths. a glass of claret. the juice of
half a lemon. or lemon peeled. then
s,iced thin (this last to be laid on the
surface after the soup is dishedl. a
teacupful of boiling water and such
additional salt and pepper as your
taste adjudges to be needful. II you
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Death of the Sun.

Among the Ojibway Indians. who
once occupied the lands about the
great lakes. in Canada. the sun. moon
and stars were all objects Of worship:
for the red man was, In his own way.
n decidedly religious person. At dawn
the old chief and warriors chanted the
praises of the sun, and at nightfall
they thanked him for the light and
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22

care to take the trouble. omit the
whites of the eggs, pound the yolks
into a paste. work in melted butter. a
pinch of mustard. pepper and salt. and
bind with the yolk of raw egg. Flour
your hands. make the paste into small
balls and drop into the boiling soup.
Simmer three minutes after they go
in
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22

Easy to slip on. and nice for after
Moons at home. is a gown of white
cloth, with a tucked embroidered yoke
and black velvet bow. Black fox
edges the skirt and trims the neck ana
yoke. and the sleeves are of chiffon,
In swirling mass about the arm.
Worn with black Jet combs In the
hair and black velvet slippers. this
would make an exceptionally attrac-
tive costume.
The Lamar register., 1905-02-22
Poekethooks for Judges.

A Senator went into the Senate sta
tioncry room and asked to be shown
some pocketbooks. Here are some"
said one of the attendants. that have
spaces for railroad passes Good
ress!" exclaimed the Senator. Who
could use book like that with all
those spaces for railroad annuals?"
Il don't know" said the attendant.
unless it was a United States Judge"
Chronicle.