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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
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Buy your wells to suit your hats,
both for color and size.
Some new patent leather hats are
a light gray in color.
Some kind of light shoulder scarf
for evening is necessity.
Both fiat bows of ribbon and silk
ties are used in the smart low shoes.
Every kind of old-fashioned white
or ecru lace collar or fichu is in use.
Patent leather belts and shopping
bags look well with the colored linen
costumes.
There are charming tailored frocks
of alpaca and brilliantine for the
boating girl.
The scarlet linen shoe is the most
startling yet. 1t seems altogether too
outre for the street.
Real lace matinees are worn by the
many being especially pretty with the
half-sleeved bodlces in vogue.
For little boys the bowl-crown, roll
brim sailors are worn, the patent
leather sailor and the sailor cap being
equally fashionable.
The sailor costume still retains its
popularity, both for small girls and
boys, and to most children it is GER
tain to prove a becoming model.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

The Swiss, thrifty owners of the
playground of Europe, with its high
Alps and towers Of silence" are con-
stantly ticketed a nation of hotel pro-
prietors. and have, indeed, taught us
all how to be happy though travelling.
But it never does to generalize, and
to learn something Of the limited, eX-
elusive, yet decidedly intellectual so
ciety Of little mountain-guarded Gen
eva is to meet with a series of sur
prises. Just outside the precincts Of
the town which so very quantity
brackets Calvin and Rousseau as its
chief celebrities, there are many
charming country houses, whose own
ers winter in Geneva in their solid
mansions Of gray stone and privately
have rather a poor opinion of people
without ancestors. The chatelaines
of such houses are very rarely beau
tiful or elegant. Sometimes wealthy.
they yet dress with a simplicity at
which luxurious American women
would smile, but they are very well
educated and are essentially ladies in
the good, old-fashioned sense of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
For Later in the Season.

The small bolero coat, which is
made in Tapped sections to suggest
pointed straps, is carried out in ecru
linen of coarse quality, and would be
a good style in which to attempt the
Russian cloth The skirt would look
well finished with overlapping pointed
bands running backward from each
seam. A white embroidery blouse and
necktie, basted inside the coat, is
worn with this costume and belt of
tomato color. The hat is formed of
two peoples, which are made of
cream embroidered batiste with large
velvet flower centers. The largest is
mounted over a round of wire bent
up at the side, and the smaller one
which is formed by trimming off the
embroidery is laid under the side.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
Spanish Buns.

Five eggs, well beaten; cut up in a
cup of warm new milk, half a pound
OF fresh butter, one pound of sifted
-four and wineglass of yeast. Set it
to rise for an hour, in warm place;
when risen, sift in half pound of
white sugar, and half a grated nut
meg, add one wineglass of wine or
brandy mixed, one wineglass of rose
water, and one cup of currants, which
have been previously cleaned, mix
these well, pour it into pans and set
to rise again for half an hour. Bake
one hour.
The above is famous recipe and
dates back over one hundred years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
WNIfS5
Dresden Hues Are with rJs.

Dresden Hues Are With Us.
The summer colors, judging by a
walk along the piazzas these days, are
white and pink, or, more properly
speaking, they are the Dresden colors.
White gowns with pink vests, white
hats trimmed with pink roses, beauti-
full white dresses with handsome pink
embroideries upon them and whole
pink suits are seen in preference to all
others, with touch of Alice blue to
make them complete.
The Dresden colors, which included
a lovely shade of grass green and
some beautiful blues of the forget-me-
not shade, are displayed to their very
best advantage in the thin summer
goods. There are pink lawns and pink
muslins which leave nothing at all to
be desired in the way of good taste
They are neat, pretty in tone, being
not too dark, and they are soft and
easily draped There is one pink in
particular, shade of japonica pink,
which is admirable. It is becoming to
nearly all faces.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
SIX Glove ProhIem Solved.

What to do with the old silk gloves
has long been problem with the girl
who hates to throw away her clothes
as long as any merit remains in them
Elbow length silk gloves are expens-
i've, but the fingers wear out just as
quickly as any other kind, and, of
course, no one wants to wear ragged
finger tips. Mending is almost impos-
sible. One summer girl has hit upon
clever idea. when her silk gloves
are worn out at the fingers she cuts
them off in straight line across the
knuckles, makes little hem and
edges 1t with a narrow bit of lace.
This makes a dainty pair of mitts
with long wrists, juste the thing to
wear with this summers elbow
sleeves.
II silk stockings could only be made
over the same way!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
In six for the Afternoon.

A pretty model for an afternoon silk
gown has the skirt plated and stitched
down for a distance about the waist.
There is added to this deep shaped
flounce, plated and stitched down for
several inches, fashion that gives it
a beautiful. flare at the bottom. This
is headed by band of Irish lace four
or five inches deep, edged with velvet
ribbon and with straps of the ribbon
crossing it at intervals. On the bodice
is little bolero with coat tails. There
are dropping lapels faced with velvet
and a deep collar made of lace and
straps of velvet like the trimming on
the skirt. The sleeves end just below
the elbow with broad, loose cuff to
match the collars, with lace ruffies
falling out of this.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

word. Their houses are often fur
nished with exquisite taste, for, al
though they are scornful of vulgar os-
tentation, foreigners were amazed,
when, some years since Geneva haz-
arded an exhibition. to find such
treasures of old china, rare embroid-
cry and fine silver loaned by private
persons
There is a house at Geneva, set in
most lovely garden, on fire with be-
gonias and gladioli. with flaming can
mas and the montbretia, in its red and
yellow, wearing the colors of the Can
ton de Vaud. There the young Ma
poleon once came as guest. there he
drank ass milk for his health, and
there, upon certain handsome escri-
toire, he drew the plan of the great
campaign in Italy, The descendants
of his entertainers are still peacefully
at home, with the writing table duly
in its place.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
In suspender STYLE.

Suspender styles still hold good, in
spite of the many predictions to the
contrary voiced earlier in the season ;
but more interesting developments of
the style are being made all the
while. One of the prettiest of the
many adaptations was made with a
nine-gore skirt. The suspenders-
wide ones, too-rose from an oddly
shaped bit (Which bloused little
above the girdle) and ended in an
other shaped piece. Both the shaped
pieces were scalloped, the seallops
facing, and both suspender-girdle and
skirt were trimmed with buttons Id
worked buttonholes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

The gown at the left is of mauve
gray crepe de chine. The skirt is COW
cred with long tunic which forms
deep scallops, and is bordered with
tucked band, of the material. The boil.
ero forms sort Of collar cut In points
and bordered with the tucked band. 1t
opens over a crossed waistcoat OF the
material bordered with embroidery.
The girdle, forming odd points at the
sides, Is OF white silk trimmed with
narrow velvet OF a little darker shade
than the gown, and fastened in front
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Chop some very fine and add a
tablespoon melted butter, also little
pepper. Toast slices of bread and
spread some of the chopped ham on
each slice. Add a dropped egg to
each slice, also, and then you have
minced ham with dropped eggs on
toast Eggs can be omitted. Makes a
nice cold dish for lunch or supper, An
other way is to chop ham and cold
boiled potatoes together, season with
salt, pepper and butter. Add a few
crackers rolled fine. Shape with the
hands into small cakes, using a little
-four and fry the same as fishcakes.
Serve hot.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
PaIatabIe Summer Stew.

Cut two pounds of the best end of
neck of lamb into neat chops, melt
one ounce of dripping in a pan, fry
two sliced onions in it till of a pale
brown color, add one ounce flour, one
and half pints stock or water, stir
till they boil, put in the chops three
leaves of mint and a little salt and
pepper. Cook them slowly for one
hour, then three pounds new potatoes
scraped and sliced, cook for half an
hour longer Serve hot with a thick
border of cooked peas.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
Memories Of the Past.

We link so many memories round
the blue, cold lake that we forget its
rightful owners, in their calm, we'll
ordered homes. Our thoughts are of
de Stael at Coppet, with the spray of
laurel in the beautiful hand of which
she was so vain. We recall Gibbon in
his youth, or Byron, who first compell-
ed the world to fall in love with the
mountains instead of ignorantly de-
spising them as "horrid rocks" as did
Goldsmith. In the museum there hes
big bundle of the letters of Maria
Edgeworth to her famous cousin, the
able, refugee in Switzerland, after
sustaining the courage of ill-starred
French Louis to the very steps of the
guillotine. There is. in fact, an at.
mosphere so imDregnated with cosmo-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
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GOWNS or THE MOMENT


This should be done when putting
the stove up
Add to the covered brick used as a
door stop a strip of the covering
sewed strongly to the sides, and rails
ed just enough to admit the foot, then
lift 1t by the toes and save STOPPING.
In sickness, when disinfectants are
needed in sinks and basins, use car
bolic acid, allowing four tablespoon
fuls to each pint of cold water; pour
down the pipes, and let 1t remain
half an hour before flushing.
Half an ounce of gum arabic dis
solved in a wineglassful of boiling wa
ter, and adding plaster of Paris to
form thick paste Apply with a
brush to the edges of broken china,
and join ends evenly together.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

The new very sheer silks are boon
for, without being warm or looking
heavy, they have firmness of texture
to resist the dampness, in pinl1ish
lilac is frock of sheerest chiffon taf-
feta, trimmed with cream batiste en-
broidery, in which are shown fine
threads of lilac. This was used for
the bib front and stock on blouse, and
also for the rolling collar and fancy
cuffs on sleeves. From end of bib
to waist line the material is pulled.
The deep, shaped girdle is made of
the silk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
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6oa,sd.dl1l!Es;ljf|N

Apply a drop OF oil 20 the door
hinges to keep them from creaking.
cork soaked in oil makes good
substitute for glass stopper.
Kitchen tables may be made white
as snow" II washed with soap and
wood ashes Floors look best scrub
bed with cold water, soap and wood
ashes.
The mica windows OF coal stoves
can easily be cleaned with a soft
cloth dipped in vinegar and water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
Little Touch of smartness.

Smart flowing ties are made from
silk handkerchief ends. If fancy
one is chosen two will be required.
One is cut diagonally across. This
is for the knot and ends. The other
Is required to stretch across the color
foundation and to bring around to
meet in front so that the tie will not
look like a made" one. The two tri-
angles are then knotted in a four-in-
hand bow and tackled into place in the
front. Plaid and striped effects are
particularly nice for this.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

need not despise. The friendly Sur
day dinner universal in summer is
thing to be remembered by wear
strugglers with the usual domestic
Be it terrine or chaudfroid, ice OF bu
a simple fried potato, each dish !
perfect. The flowers may be shad
less deliberately arranged than witt
US, but the table linen is of finest DUAL
ity, and china, silver, glasses AM
wines challenge criticism victoriously
There is no need for the Swis
hostess to fee to club or restaural
for the entertainment of her Friends
She can trust her cook as a sovereig
trusts her tried and proved general
i hear, madame, you eat nothing
said one of these honest Vaudoises
an English visitor Her pride in he
art had made her interrogate thi
man-servant and she had been uttei
ly discouraged by her mistaken cor
clusion that evidently the lady. VIII
was but moderate eater. had fine
dishes in England" The visitor. re
membering her own cooks flavorles
sauces and adamantine pastry. coulI
only sigh as she reflected on the mel
ancholy truth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Geneva House Centuries Old.
politan association about Geneva that
when we are in it we are, as it were
environed with a positively English
past.
Swiss houses are delightfully."- clean
although there is not the same fussy
eternal polishing as in Holland. The
glorifled chalet with its hedges of
shell-pink roses, its balconies furnish.
ed with dainty comfort, might advan.
tageously serve as model for an
English summer house. Electric
lights and bells. telephones and nd.
mirably arranged bathrooms are uni.
versal and the Swiss visitor is ant to
be disagreeably impressed by the fire.
quent lack of these conveniences in
England. Walls of choice wood with.
out papers, floors OF parquet, bits of
choice tapestry, whole suites of furni.
lure embroidered tapestry fashion Inv
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
She Is Good Housekeeper.


There is no doubt at all that thI
Swiss lady is good housekeeper,
remarkable deft needleworker AMI
well-read in three languages. She
quiet and so little given to ADVERTISED
her own abilities that the recipient d
a pleasant book of travels, written AM
illustrated by Genevese girl wa
conscious of surprise 1t was hight
characteristic of the intense dife5
ence between Switzerland and Ems
land that the writer had been receiv
ed at the house of well-known Eng
hsh authoress and that she regrette,
10 her verbally that cit was. of course
impossible to describe her welcomI
and her enjoyment" The English au
thoress would possibly not have beeI
surprised or displeased by a hight
colored portrait of herself and hel
surroundings in elegant French
though it is very certain that she Eel
Just tritie ashamed of her expects
ton when she realized how the matte
OF respecting privacy was regarded 4
strict Switzerland.
The lack of superficial brilliancI
and the rarity of beauty possibly ad
count for the few Swiss heroines Il
fiction, unless it be of the peasan
class in bygone days when the charm
ing national costumes captivated ID.
traveller and when a certain Han.
Christian Andersen went to Grinde
valid. Yet one great English write
has made a very careful and delicat
study of a Swiss lady. Chariot
bronte's first book, 1.-THE Professor
was dull and failure. But the il
cisive sketch OF the Swiss heroine
Mdlle. Henri. makes 1t well wort
reading. Mrs. Oliphant. too.
Young Mrs, Jardine," made sus
cessful excursion into Switzerland "a
wife for an Englishman.
There is something restful in theS
hurrying days in a Swiss househol
and even single, glimpse might tead
us not to fancy sbsurdly that the 4
cial life of Switzerland is represente
by the noisy Kaleidoscope crowd
her great hotels. The Swiss lad
Is no nonentity, although she takS
SO little pains to force herself on Of
attention Her tranquil presence &
indeed, far more useful and w,Ason#
IMAM that Of many of her showfer 81
ters.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Giovanni Morosini, the New York
banker, has during the hot spell slept
on a bed over which six electric fans
were kept going constantly. 1t some
times pays to have money.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Seems like the boil weevil WASH t
King Cotton's worst enemy. after ALL
says the Boston Traveller. At last our
country is united. Boston uses At
lanta English.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

The New York incendiary who dived
six stories to save himself from cap.
ture did the best job of his life. He
won't dive again, and incidentally ne
won't set any more fires.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

The British Gen. Moody says the
nickname Tommy" applied to Brit.
fish soldiers prevents self-respecting
men from enlisting. The nickname
Jackie" applied to our sailors does
not work that way.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

A Wisconsin boy saved four heir
esses from death by drowning the
other day. The laws of Wisconsin
make 1t impossible for him to marry
them all.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29
Simple Linen Waist.

Blouse of lilac linen, made with a
box plat in the middle of the front, on
each side of which are two tucks. It
is trimmed around the neck with a
band of material, the ends of which
are turned back on each side of the
front, forming tabs fastened with but
tons. The shaped collar is of the
linen, ornamented with buttons.
The fine sleeves are finished below
the elbows with bands and straps Of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

China rises to remark that she will
not recognize any disposition OF Man
churia upon which she has not been
consulted. But her note is so worded
as not to call for a reply, so she Will
not be told to "go way back and sit
down"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

II 1t is really possible to go from
the Atlantic to the Pacific in two days
and a half by train-although nobody
has ever done it yet.-what's the use
of trying to perfect the flying ma
chine?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

1t is proposed to christen the battle
ship Vermont with maple strip. Yer
mont maple strip is a sweet and
sticky compound made of glucose and
molasses in Chicago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

III the sweet girl is thrifty" ~ a
contemporary. "she should be aE.e to
use the graduating gown for the we'd
ding dress" There are people, II
seems, who are mean enough TO de.
priye some OF the girls Of one OF the
chief incentives for having wedding.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Denver will have the largest Ameri.
can flag ever made at the coming G.
A. r. encampment. 1t will be 115 feet
long and So feet wide There cannot
be too much of "old Glory" around.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

New York's smart set is not as
smart as one might guess from read
ing the small bills, Judging from the
way II allowed common blackmailer
to play horse with it,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Edward Everett Hale says every
body should sleep ten hours out of
each twenty-four, Mr.. Hale is an old
man now and has no baby in the
house.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

j. Pierpont Morgan has fallen from
his high estate. He now talks for
hours with such unimportant people
as King Leopold.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Girls with plump arms appear par
ticularly attractive with short sleeves, /"
says a fashion note. The same sort of
girls don't look bad with short skirts.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Prof. H. W. Wiley, the government
expert, has gone abroad to study Irish
and Scotch WHISTLES. It's a great priv
lilege to be government expert.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

inspired, doubtless, by the example
of the maple scale and the seventeen
year locust, the army worm has mo-
bilized again.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Now that II has had its picture
taken again the sun spot may retire
and quit trying to attract attention
by making trouble on earth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

DR.. Adler says he has discovered
perpetual motion. Perhaps he has
been down cellar observing the gas
meter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

A New York doctor claims to have
solved the problem of perpetual mo-
ton, but Edison is still working on his
horse-must-go battery.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

MIR. Paine who, with the mercury a,
90, invented new brandy cocktail, is
well named.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

James M. Beck says many Ameri-
cans suffer from moneyphobia. Can
furnish him with one immune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

It is well to have gray cat for the
mascot of the Peary expedition, be.
cause the cat has such trick of com
ing back.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Field Marshal Lord Roberts is of
opinion that harping on Waterloo and
Trafalgar is poor substitute for con-
sidering the existing situation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

of course Marshall Wilder's new
baby isn't old enough yet to appreciate
fully how funny papa is.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

A Chicago doctor says that two va
cations a year are needed to keep one
In good health. Show this to the boss.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

OF ali hypocrites the cantaloupe is
the most consistent. It always looks
better than it is.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

with a buckle. The chemisette Is of
white silk or linen. The elbow sleeves
are all plated and pulled. The other
gown is of cerise cloth. The skirt is
made with fine plaits over the hips
and with groups of diagonal plaits at
the bottom, The bolero is also made
with diagonal plaits and has long re-
vers opening over white waistcoat
fastened with single row of buttons.
The sleeves are also plated diagonal
ly and finished at the elbows with
turnover cuffs of the material and
ruffies of batiste or linen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

Right away after DR.. Osler an
nounced that freckled girls made the
best wives the sun got busy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

To weaken an enemys navy a good
plan would be to make It a present OF
a few submarine boats.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

There are times when the absen
OF erankiness indicates the absence
sense.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-29

{ The Swiss at Home

Especial Correspondence)

dead ancestresses-all these are ven
attractive. Twelve chairs and faB
teuils of charming design, with a
background of white stitchery in wool
with flowers and fruits in bold relief
are left in one drawing room. Ths
white portion-endlessly laborious-
was done on canvas in the old Bei.
lin" stitch, but the bouquets were De
signed by the worker more than 4
century ago with such grace and free
dom that the grapes and shaded vine
leaves looked positively real.
Swiss Are Hospitable.
Society, if a little sedate, is hos
pitable and the winter is enlivenet
by plenty of dinner parties. There Il
a great deal of music and many of the
men play admirably. AS for the cook
ing accomplished in quite modest es
adjustments, it may well make "
sigh with envy. The solitary cook
with a single incompetent-looking aid
apparently forever washing vegetable,
in a minute scullery. serves up a din,
ner for sixteen that the gourmand