Middletown transcript., 1905-05-13
OUR WOMAN'S COLUMN

Grass stains yields to kerosene or
alcohol.
1t you put mating down, be sure the
floors are thoroughly dry before it is laid.
Instead OF envying another girl her
good looks, the wise one goes after beauty
herself and gets it.
1t sometimes happens that a woman
loves man for his money and hates
him for the hold he has on it.
Don't expect too much from your ser.
want II she knew as much as vou do
she wouldn't be your servant.
Machine grease Sewing machine)
should be washed in cold soap suds.
Paint is removed by means OF spirits of
turpentine.
Don't try to be pretty without arrang-
ing your hair prettily. 1t can't be done.
Dress the hair first. That is the beauty
rule. Then make yonr hair look pretty.
The woman who can make good butter,
darn socks to frazle, cook a meal that
tickles her husband and keeps the chill
dren's necks aud ears clean seldom fig
ures in a divorce case.
Look not mournfully into the past-it
comes not back again; wisely improve the
present, it is thine. 90 forth to meet the
shadowy future without fear and with a
manly heart.
Many man goes forth in the evening
and spends enough to buy his wife seal
| skin jacket, but when lie awakens the
next morning he has nothing to show for
il save fur on his tongue.
Perfnmed gloves are liked by some
women. Mix together four drops of ex-
tract ofambergris and two ounces of spirits
OF wine Apply to the inside of the
gloves with linen rag or piece of sponge
All human mortals have certain admir-
alton and respect for the lungs inside
their chests. Think Of the wonderful
work of these wonderful organs and be
kind enough to feed them we'll with good
fresh air.
They say that woman's tears are fine
weapon, but you'll find that if you weep
too often they will soon lose their effec-
tiveness. Tears and kisses should be
used sparingly if one would keep them
precious.
Many women have enlarged pores in
the face, and to overcome this difficulty
try the following astringent: ounces of
distilled witch hazel and l drachm of
horic acid. Spirits of camphor will often
prove helpful in closing the pores.
An economical young lady who does
not live a thousand miles from town
wrote her own wedding invitations re-
Gently and got it "your presents is re-
quested" She wasn't making much of
mistake after ALL but it is considered
very bad form to put it just that way.
Some men and some women are heard
lamenting because they have no friends.
They should remember that he who wants
a friend should not fail to be friend.
Another philosopher says we can live
without friends but not without neigh
bors, for we need them to borrow from
in an emergency.
''Never too old to learn," is a proverb
which we all believe TO be true. When
you have pitcher that allows the cream
or milk to run down the outside to the
detriment of the damask or dress, grease
the nose of the pitcher just inside and
out on the edge with speck of butter.
Very simple but try it.
A Paris correspondent is creating
in that city by series of articles
on the, cart and Necessity of Beating
Women maintaining that women are
not happy unless they are beaten regu-
arly by their husbands. As advice
touching his health we should suggest
That he does not come to America to
deliver lectures on the subject.
Infuse dignity, sincerity, kindness,
virtue, and love into your simple and in
expensive home, and its members will
never miss the costly fripperies and
howy adornments, and they will be
happier i'm the cozy and comfortable
lpartments than most OF their wealthy
leighbors are in their splendid establish
nents. 1t does not follow that in order
o live cheaply one must live meanly.
The best comforts of life are not costly.
Taste, refinement and good cheer. wit
nd even elegance are not expensive
When the first green carnations appear
d in Paris, the city was seized with
and many persons willingly
aid as much as five francs apiece for
he flowers. The municipal authorities
ns ituted an investigation and soon dis
oyered how the flowers were produced.
young lady accidently poured into the
iater of vase. containing white carna-
ons, coloring matter with which she
as painting rose leaf green. She was
luch bewildered by beholding the car
ations slowly lose their white color and
ecome lovely green tint, and it was in
lis manner that the manufacture OF the
reen carnations became the rage in the
lost beautiful city in the world.