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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14
AT AN AFTERNOON TEA.
Etiquette Obtaining on This Occasion
and Duties Of Those That
Are to Receive.

II you are to receive, wear high
necked evening gown, with gloves Of
the same shade, or white ones. Your
duties will be simply to make 1t as
entertaining as possible for those that
you know, and to assist in serving re-
freshments to every one, whether you
know them or not, writes Elizabeth
Biddle, in the Philadelphia Press.
If you are merely guest. wear your
handsOmest street costume, with a
pretty waist of the same color, and a
white or light colored hat, II you have
one. and white gloves.
Leave one of your own and two of
your husbands cards upon the tray as
you enter. One of your husbands
cards is for the hostess, the other for
the host. This will be sufficient, even
If daughters name appears upon the
tea card. But, in case the card Of some
one not living in the house is inclosed,
you must lea~s cards for ner. This is
the more correct style, although at the
present day, in order to save time and
tKOublc, SOuic PCioOuc Ouiy 1c0sS Ou0
of their own cards and one of their
husband's,s or brothers, whichever a,
may be, for the entire receiving party
If you should not be able to go to
the tea, you must mail me cards the
same day.
1t is not necessary to remove your
wraps, but If you wish to do SO go at
once to the dressing-ro room and take on
your coat and furs, but not your hat
or gloves.
On entering the drawing-room, If
you have not previously met your
hostess, mention your name as you
shake hands with her. Do not carry
on conversation of any length with
the hostess. as she will wish to speak
to those who follow.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14
DICTATES OF FASHION.

The suspender craze has reached the
bathing costumes, and-several new sus-
pender models are SNOWFALL novel
rather than beautiful. One suit has
skirt and suspenders of white serge
banded blue silk and blouse OF white,
and another model In red serge has a
blouse of natural pongee silk dotted in
red.
One of the fashionable shades of
brown is called Maryland" and is
particularly effective in cloth. A prin-
cess suit made Of this and worn with q
little loose jacket, of linen wolfe in light
bisque color. has lot Of lace and
bright blue embroidery set in the jack
ct. The hat, which is of q beige col
ored straw, is heavily trimmed with
roses.
There are novelties in dress. and
among the novelties may be counted
the flying sleeves, which are coming
in. These consist of sleeves, fitting
rather snusly in the inside. but with
the outer side arranged in q marvellous
manner. Upon one pair Of sleeves you
see great full wing effects near the
shoulder. Another has the upper side
of the sleeve all gathered. Another
pair of sleeves. built for st0uter arm.
is made with all the fullness high up
but with the lower part quiet plain.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14
A BALCONY
SCENE


yXTHEN Katherine came back to the
wv dinner table after answering the
telephone she looked so sober, es-
pecially in contrast with her previous
high spirits, that the family resolved
itself into an interrogation point at
once.
Harry can't come for me-" she
said slowly.
as that all? Thought there must
have been death at the very least"
mo, that's not all. He very kind
ly provides me with an escort, and
that escort none other than Mr.. Ran
dolph Payson."
"Well, what's the matter with Mr..
Payson? | thought he was all right?'
That's just what's the matter-he's
so invariably and provokingly all
right He's perfect paragon of pro-
priety, and | shall be sure to do some
thing to shock him. I've half mind
Tot to 60"
ooh Katherine" interposed her
mother, you must. Harry is depend
ing on your solos,
Eyes, that's another thing. Some one
has failed him at the last minute and
he wants me to sing another. hate
these concerts for the benefit of some
thing anyway; they're always in some
stuffy hall, and there's never a decent
y.ano."
We'll DEAR" said her mother, sooth-
iAgly, you must just do the best you
can. l can't imagine why you feel so
about It, Most girls would be delight
ed with Randolph Payson as an es-
cort."
Most girls are scared blue Of him,
lust the same It's enough to 'rile'
anybody just to look at him, he's so
absolutely faultless."
Katherine was ready at the appoint
ed time, and was alone, the other
members Of the family, including the
,Aaids, having gone out. She was
positively nervous about meeting Mr..
payson, and started violently wher. the
bell proclaimed his arrival. She pick
ed up her gloves to go, but to her
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14
vocUE OF EMBROIDERY.
Blouse of the Day Trimmed With
Embroidery and This Trimming
Comes in Wonderful Variety.

Embroidery is the chosen trimming
for the. modish blouse, and is more
sften than not accompanied by inset
valenciennes. Naturally machine en-
broidery is resorted to for the cheaper
waists and sometimes it is really quite
pretty If artistically designed and
done on fine material, but, OF course,
a-~id embroidery is the height OF dain-
uness and modishness.
Openwork embroidery, heavy padded
embroidery, delicate tendril and spray
embroidery, all are used by the blouse
makers, and often several different
kinds of embroidery are combined upon
one blouse, the unique of openwork
English embroidery and heavy padded
embroidery being especially liked.
The fine embroidery such as Is used
upon baby clothes is usually associated
with inset valenciennes upon the
sleeves of null, batiste or lawn; but on
some models it forms tnedrils and buds
around large flowers of padded work.
Little panels or medallions OF such del
icate embroidery, shaped to fit round
shoulders and throat inset with real
valenciennes insertion, form the shall
low yokes of sheer blouses and the
cuffs to match, and other models have
yoke effects of valenciennes inset in the
material or put together with openwork
stitchery, while the fine embroidery ap-
pears only in sprigs or garlands down
the fronts below the yoke.
The embroidered blouses Of heavy
linen and crash are fashionable, though
not so popular as the more sheer
waists, and bold embroidery designs
are selected for these, with heavy cluny
or other bold lace. If lace is used at all.
One sees, too, linen blouses not intend
ed for Tubing and trimmed in hand
some Irish crochet or other handmade
lace, with a little valenciennes to
soften the lines at the throat. Some
of the Irish lace will wash well, but the
more elaborate designs and raised
motifs require the services of a profess
sional cleanser.
This Irish crochet las obtained
vogue hardly anticipated by even its
most ardent admirers. The Irish
makers cannot begin to meet the de-
mand, and even though lacemakers all
over the continent are hard at work on
1t they cannot turn out enough.-N. Y.
Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14
IN THE sEwINa-RooM.

The finest undergarments are Sc wed
entirely by hand; but for ordinary wear
an Improvement upon entirely machine
made garments can be made by the ap-
plication of some hand work.
Bindings stitched to garments on the
wrong side by the machine, then turned
to the right side, and felled down by
hand, laying and telling each gather,
make bands that are neat and quickly
put on. Common flannel skirt bands are
neatly and quickly made by doubling
the band and basting it to the right
side of the garment, making a narrow
seam and stitching the same on the ma
chine, and then overcasting the seam
finely.
A great improvement can be made
over the old way of basting on ruffies
that are to be sewed on by hand by pin
ming the rufile to the garment every inch
or two. using fine pins and placing them
vertically up and down between the
gathers. This does away with the ir-
regular arrangement of the gathers
often seen on ruffies.
All buttonholes for underwear should
have bar on the outside as well as on
the inside ends. Without this they
will tear and ruin the band.
When pulling threads for hem-stitch-
Ing, especially on fine cloth, pull out
one thread the entire length of the
cloth, then draw out for an inch the
required number of threads; by this
means no mistake can be made in the
number drawn.
Hamburg may be inserted In the
hens of underwear by first cutting
the hem, this to be used afterward as
q facing and placing the right side
of the garment and the right side of
the edging together. Put on the facing
and haste the three parts together and
stitch; then turn up the facing and
hem to the garment. Many women
fell the facing at top and bottom; the
work looks better the first way, and
there is one telling less to be made
Washington Star.
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Brigham Says
MANY PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE


The wonderful power of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over
the diseases of womanhind is not be-
cause it is stimulant, not because it
Is palliative. but simply because It is
the most wonderful tonic and recon-
structor ever discovered to act directly
upon the generative organs, positively
curing disease and restoring health and
vigor.
Marvellous cures are reported from
all parts of the country by women who
have been cured, trained nurses who
have witnessed cures and physicians
who have recognized the virtue of
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and are fair enough to give
credit where it Is due.
If physicians dared to be frank and
open, hundreds of themwould acknowl-
edge that they constantly prescribe
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in severe cases of female ills, as
they know by experience it can be re-
lied upon to effect q cure. The follow
ing letter proves it.
DIR. s. G. Brigham, of 4 Brigham
Park. Fitchburg, Mass, writes
ut gives me great pleasure to say that /
have found Lydia Il. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound very efficacious, and often pre-
scribe It in my practice for female difficulties
my oldest daughter found it very benefi-
cial for uterine trouble some time ago, and my
youngest daughter Is now taking 1t for fe-
male weakness, and is surely gaining in health
and strength.
Il freely advocate It as most reliable spe-
cific in all diseases to which women are sub
ject, and give it honest endorsement"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular menstruation, bloating
(or-fatulence), leucorrhea, falling, in
fiammation or liberation of the uterus.
ovarian troubles, that bearing-down
feeling, dizziness. faintness, indiges-
ton. nervous prostration or the blues.
should take immediate action to ward
off the serious consequences, and be
restored to perfect health and strength
by taking Lydia r. Pinkham's vegeta-
BILE Compound, and then write to Mrs.
Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass, for further
free advice. No living person has had
the benefit of a wider experience in
treating female ills. She has guided
thousands to health. Every suffering
woman should ask for and follow her
advice if she wants to be strong ind
well.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14
AN UNcRAcEFUL CHILD.
Persistence in Bad Habits Changes
q Pretty Little Girl Into an
Ugly Duckling.

There is family of three girls, two
Of whom always pass for beauties,
writes Katherine Morton, in the Wash
ington Star. The third is known to
neighbors as THE Riggs Ugly Duck
ling"
She deserves the title. as far as ap-
pearance goes; the most charitable
cannot deny the fact. And yet, on
careful inspection, it will be seen that
the two pretty girls have most ir-
regular features. One is freckled; the
others face is badly shaped, being far
removed from the deal oval. The
poor little Ugly Duckling has a
straight, short nose, delicately
curved mouth with sensitive lips, an
oval face, and clear complexion. Why
is she homely?
The answer is because of awkward
ness. The child has every ungainly
habit that child can acquire, and all
because nobody has taken the pains
to help her break these habits while
she is young and the matter is COM
paratively easy
She is. pigeon-toed. This Is not be-
cause of any natural malformation
land even If it were, the matter could
very likely be remedied by exercises
or braces), but merely because she
has formed the habit of letting one
toe turn in. The other turns in
neither direction, but points straight
ahead
Next, she is round-shouldered. She
is passionately fond of books and
music, and she has been allowed to sit
at the piano or over book with her
shoulders rounded in . distressing
manner
Her forward shoulders cause her
chest to recede. This position affects
the whole body. She is coming to
have a protruded abdomen, which al
most always accompanies round Shout
ders.
She is near-sighted. This may be
considered a misfortune, not a fault
She bites her nails continually while
in company. Occasionally she bites
her pretty lips. She is a most BASH
full child, and her ciffidence has led her
to pick up these disagreeable habits.
She suffers constantly from the feel
ing that people are looking at her." as
she expresses it, and she cannot sit
or stand at repose under the imagined
stare.
Do you wonder the poor child is
known as the Ugly Duckling? And
that nobody ever notices that she has
the pretty features of the family? Her
manner is SO annoying that no one
can see beyond it. She bids fair to re-
main the wall-fower of the family
during all the years to come.
If only her aunt-for the poor little
girl is motherless-could realize that
now is the time to take the matter
in hand! Every year that passes will
fix the habits more and more firm
ly, until they are beyond help, unless
the girls own will power should prove
strong enough to force her into a vol
untary reform. But the distorted body
is forming now. and 1t will mean a
difficult and long and weary process
later on to train the muscles back into
their normal position.
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who dissipates. She gets lines soon
er. and in addition to her making up,
she must put in an hour or so mas
saying to get the crows feet out OF
her face. 1t is pity women have to
worry SO. Better be like Becky Sharp,
who took things as they came, and did
without them when they went, all with
the same cheerful demeanor.
Worry kills many beauty. But
the woman who has worried all day
and part of the night before can re-
claim herself a little She can take
an aromatic bath, massage away the
lines, repair ravages as best she may
and manage to look fairly well. but
worry lines are terribly deep. The
lines of indigestion and late hours are
slight little things compared to the aw
full burrows in the face of the worrying
woman. Don't worry is the best adj
vice to the woman who wants to be
very pretty in the evening"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14
STRONGER THAN MEAT.
A Judges Opinion Of Grape-Nuts.

A gentleman who has acquired q
judicial turn Of mind from expert
ence on the bench out in the Suniower
State. writes carefully considered
opinion as to the value of Grape-Nuts
as food. He says:
For the past years Grape-Nuts
has been prominent feature In our
bill Of fare.
THE crisp food with the delicious,
nutty flavor has become an indispensa-
BILE necessity in my family's everyday
life.
1T has proved to be most healthful
and beneficial, and has enabled us to
practically abolish pastry and pies
from our table. for the children prefer
Grape-Nuts and do not crave rich and
unwholesome food.
"Grape-Nuts keeps us all in perfect
physical condition-as a preventive Of
disease 1t Is beyond value. have been
particularly impressed by the bene-
ficiai effects of Grape-Nuts when used
by ladies who are troubled with face
blemishes, skin eruptions, etc. It
clears up the complexion wonderfully.
"As to its nutritive qualities, my ex-
perience Is that one small dish OF
Grape-Nuts Is superior to Z pound Of
meat for breakfast. which is an i'm
portant consideration for anyone. 1t
satisfies the appetite and strengthens
the power Of resisting fatigue, while
It's use involves none Of the disagree
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The Chronicle.
C0LFAx. LOUISIANA
Emancipated Man.
LOUISIANA.

81 Emancipated Man.
AS a rule weddings, like most mod
ern plays, are constructed around a
single actor. The bride plays the lead
ing part and the bridegroom and the
rest of the company are permitted to
walk through the performance for her
greater glory. Her costume and her
picture hat and her armful OF flowers
may be described in a column and the
humble man she is making happy Tor
life be lucky if he is barely named as
an indispensable character along with
the clergyman. They are beginning TO
have a stricter sense of justice over in
Elizabeth, N. j., reports the New York
World. A bridegroom with a proper
sense of respect for the dignity Of his
sex has asserted himself The bride.
of course, went to the altar the same
charming figure all brides are. But
the bridegroom was not a mere man.
He was a revolution. Disdaining what
the western newspapers call "the con-
ventional black" he paraded before
the dazzled onlookers in full panoply
of white-white serge suit, white scarf
and white shoes. Even his best man
and the page we're clad in white. 1t
has been the privilege OF German duke
or English arlstocrat who came to car
80 I. ~ m.
In church in glittering uniform. But
the plebeian American has gone along
obscurely by the brides side in the
plainest of nuptial raiment. Now that
the path of his emancipation has been
blazed at Elizabeth, it lies between
him and his tailor to emerge from the
obscurity to which the eternal feminine
has consigned him,
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The contest for city clerk of New
Albany this fall will be a one-legged
mans race, for all the candidates an
nounced for the Office have only three
legs between them. 1t Is not likely
that an able-bodied man will be found
to compete, as 1t is expected that SYM
pathy will cut big figure in the
primary. City Clerk Eugene Brisbie,
who will have no opposition for the
democratic nomination, lost his leg
under an engine Is years ago. John
c. Short and ]. G. La Point are the
only candidates for the republican
primary. Short lost his leg under a
train at Upton and La Points leg was
cut off under an engine on the South
ern railway four years ago.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14
Ham and Asparagus.

Take equal parts of cooked ham
(scraps will do) cut into cubes, and
cooked peas or asparagus; for each
cupful Of the material make sauce
of two tablespoonfuls each of butter
and -four, cup of the liquid in which
the vegetables were cooked, teaspoon
full Of lemon juice with salt and nut
meg to taste. Add two beaten eggs.
also the ham and peas or asparagus:
turn into casserole or buttered cups;
cover the tops with butterec cracker
crumbs, and bake in oys1 to golden
brown. Serve as lunchson dish or o.
ar eVtree
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horror her room door would not openi
No. it was not locked, and the knob
turned but did not unlatch. Mean
while the bell rang again. What should
she do? OF course she could not
make him hear, and she ratified the
knob and pounded and pulled to no
purpose. She lived in the lower fiat
Of an apartment house, and her room
had long windows opening on a small
balcony. She rushed out there, only
to find that she could not see the front
entrance, but she hailed a boy, pass
ing.
Boy" she. called, come here II you
want to earn a dime" The boy came
with alacrity. as there carriage in
front of the house?" she asked.
YES" said the boy.
Then please go around to the en-
trance and tell the gentleman who is
at the door of this fiat that Miss Har-
rison cannot come to the door Just
now, and ask him to please wait a
few minutes. Do you understand it?"
"Yes'm," said the boy, and repeated
the message. Then he started off,
oh" come back a minute Do you
know where the janitor's rooms are?
Then please go and ask him to come
at once to Flat 1, and fix door that
won't open. Now, don't tell the gen.
tleman that" she added, as she tossed
him dime.
A moment or two later, she heard
steps, but instead of the small boy or
the janitor, it was Mr.. Payson. Her
first impulse was to hide, but the
glare of the street light made her con-
spicuous, so he had already seen her.
Lifting his hat, he said, Good even
ing. Miss Harrison" as calmly as il
it was his daily custom to greet from
the lawn young lady on balcony.
oh. began Katherine. Il told the
boy not to tell YOU
"The boy" said Mr.. Payson, grave
~, gave me rather confused mes.
sage about the door and waiting and
said he was going for the janitor. l
insisted on knowing where / Nigh:
find the young lady who had sent him,
and following his directions am
here"
YES" said Katherine, confused.
MAY l ask what the trouble is. and
II can do anything?"
Katherine wanted to tell him he
might ask anything il he would only
take of that expression of calm dis
approval which made her feel as il
she were a naughty five-year-old But
she explained matters. in an embar-
raised, hesitating way. which made
her appear more charming even than
usual.
IF we had ladder. Miss Harrison"
said Mr.. Payson "Ahi I have
thought. Excuse me; I'll be back in
minute" and he turned quickly
away.
oh" what will he think of me?"
moaned Katherine. This is awful
and she went into the room for anotA-
er try at the knob, which, however,
proved futile.
The sound of steps called her back
to the balcony What in the world
The carriage. Mr. Payson on the box
with the driver. was coming straight
toward her. AS it stopped. Mr.. Pay
SON stood upon the seat. from which he
'zu'd tust reach to climb to the bal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14

AS result of the policy of retrench-
ment and redistribution recently insti-
tuted in the British navy, it is reported
in England that hundreds of trained
men thus discharged from the service
are seeking places in the United States
navy. Mr.. Stephens, American consul
1t Plymouth, England, says that APP
plications to join the American navy
are made to him daily by men who
have been discharged from Davenport
dockyard. They must first come here
Tor trial Is he has no power to en-
gage them.
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with large pearl buttons. The collar
is of self-materiai faced to within one
inch of the edge with goods of con-
trasting color. The band Is kept in
position by short pointed straps at the
sides.
1t is a trim garment, and one that
requires small amount Of goods, and
IL easily made.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14

According to the revised rules of the
Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal
churches on forms and services, just
published in Pittsburg, in the marriage
service of the Presbyterian denomina-
ton the woman must promise to cherish
and obey the man, as in the old form,
while in the Methodist ritual the word
"obey" is replaced by keep. so that the
wife promises only to love, honor and
keep" the husband. The change is a
radical one, and may be accept d, per
haps. As a recognition of the growing
independence of womankind.
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WORRY. AND WRINKLES.
Fretting Worse Than Late Hours to
Invite Father Time to Lay
on His Touches.

Il know a woman who never goes out
to dinners and dances. and who does
not take in the opera, says Nine.
Darcy, but she is tired just the same.
She spends her evening doing fancy
work and she worries about her chill
dren most of the night. called on
her one evening last week. and found
her worrying about Willy. who was
as well as a boy could be.
''The worrying woman needs to
make up more than than the woman
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Before marriage young woman II
satisfied to live on fudge and love.
after marriage she insists ON three
squares daily with the fudge thrown
in.-Detroit Free Press.