davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05
TREASURES IN OLD SPOONS.
SO, $50 WAS PAID For ONE NOT
so YERT LONG AGO.
A Set OF Ancient Apostle Spoons Presented
nj Christ eHlngs Sold for $4,000
All Sorts OF Interesting Things
In spoon Lonesome Rare Specimens.

There is a widespread and growing in
terest in all old silver but perhaps Of the
many antique pieces that attract both
the amateur and the collector with equal
fascination there is none that has greater
charm than the old silver spoon.
A French scholar saws. Spoons are old.
do not claim that they are as old as the
world. but they are certainly as old as
soup after which il is easy 10 believe
that for the last five or six centuries no
sef-respecting family, of however humble
station. but could boast at least one spoon
to its name, whether Of silver pewter.
or even wood.
That spoons are tho direct lineal de-
scendants Of the shell and horn scoops
with which our ancestors were wont to
convey fluid food TO their mouths. would
seem safe assumption. Many examples
Of these ancient spoons are seen in museums
and also OF the spoon OF wood, which was
the next step toward the spoon Of to-day
II is from the wooden spoon that the word
is derived, a. the old English word -spon-
meant small piece Of wood
That metal spoons were used in Biblical
days is certain, for in Exodus the Lord tells
Moses 10 make spoons Of gold for Use in
the rabei nacle, and to-day there are TO
be seen in the British Museum spoons
which certainly We're used in the early days
of Christianity. besides others found in
the ruins OF Pompeii and Hercu,aneum.
Amounting spoons are as old rs the time
when Nathan, the prophet, anonted Solo
mon as the ruler OF Israd, and they have
been used to anoint kings from that timo
TO the present day. The spoon with which
Edward VII. was anointed 10y the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury is at least six hun
dred years old. and has been used for the
purpose Of amounting the kings of England
ever since it was remade for the corona
ton ceremonies OF Charles H.
Another spoon OF great antiquity ia the
'Pudsey Spoon, given by Henry VI to
his friend and protector. Sir Ralph Pudsey
in l4i5, at the time when he was concealed
in Sir Ralphs house after the battle OF
HeXam This spoon has the pear shaped
bowl Of the usual form of all ancient spoons
previous to the Restoration: the handle is
octagonal and at the end is fRttened out to
form seal on which is carved the Kings
badge a single tose. Inside the bowl,
near the shaft. II the hall mark OF the thir-
teenth century sterling silver, leopard's
head and on the back Of the bowl Is the
mark OF the maker, heart in outline.
This spoon is the most ancient known
piece of silver in existence that bears the
indisputably authentic hall mark Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05

treat me as IL | were even older than my
age. This afternoon my nephew called
and asked me indirectly what disposition
] had made of my final estate. oh. 1t is
awful-this being an old woman.
i oomforted her as well as | could.
DO not grieve, | said, but trust your
self 10 me and l will makeyou young. First
get new pair Of corsets. You are wearing
an old fashioned set of stays that make
you look fiat on the hips and fiat in the
back
Get new style, straight in front, small
in the waist, snug in the back and wide
in the hips. They are really wonderful.
these new corsets.
-She did as told her and In a little while
! was rewarded by seeing her trim and neat
and even smart in her figure.
"Of course all her clothing had 70 be
made over, as it was either too tight or
too loose. and her skirts were either too
long or too short. It was really wonderful
to note the change which good, smart
corset made In her appearance.
Then she began the cold cream treat
ment. And here came the astonishing
part.
For years she had not treated her skin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05

hundred costumes, comprising Greek and
Roman draperies. European peasant.
national and historical dresses and all
sorts Of fancy costumes which are lent
or rented to members at the nominal price
OF so cents or 81 n week. or a few cents Tor
one hour or part Of day. To get tho same
thing at n second hand dealers would cost
81 or s. a week. This department also
contains draperies for backgrounds and
various musical Instruments, headgear and
footwear, flowers feathers and fans OF
many periods.
In tho restaurant breakfast OF luncheon
costs is cents and dinner 20 cents. After
noon tea, by the way, served in the rear
clubroom on TIE main floor every a trnoon,
Is free t. the members and their que t ~
why, certainly the restaurant pays
said the superintendent. This is not a
charity. There is a practical side to art
just as there is to anything else Anartist
can't do good work without propermachin-
cry, part OF which, think, Is good meal
occasionally.
In this club the management undertakes
to help the artists on the practical side OF
things, leaving them free OF care by pro-
viding meals as cheaply as they can do 1t Tor
themselves in their own rooms.
Don't bother about making pudding
tell the girls. Make pictures. That's
your business just now
Before long We hope TO have the club
entirely self-supporting As it is, the re-
turns from the costume bureau pay the
rent OF that room; the restaurant clears
expenses, and the dues. which are only
81 year 10 artists, pay the working force
three servants, n janitor, the superintendent
and her assistant, who is also bookkeeper.'
BY the generosity Of Miss Grace Dodge.
Mrs Andrew Carnegie. Mrs. Archer Hunt
ington and Mrs James Alexander the rent
of this building is guaranteed for one year.
and there is an endowment fund of 81 046. IS
given by Miss Elizabeth W. Roberts which
it is her intention to Increase until the in
come from it shall be $500 year.
Artist members have the benefit OF the
employment bureau for models free of
charge; outside artists pay an annual fee
of 81.
The officers OF the Art Workers Club
for Women nre: Mas Sargent, president:
Miss Constance Curtis and Miss Georgiana
Howand, vce-presidents; Mrs John W.
Alexander, secretary; Mrs. William II.
hyde assistant secretary; Miss Ida Knapp,
treasurer,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05

at youraelf from the back, not from the front.
II you look old that ia the point Of view
from which 10 realize the fact
Beware Of what Kate Field called the
middle aged figure 1t is round in the
shoulders and hunched up in the belt line.
There il a certain rolypoly look about
the woman who is older than she ought to
be-
Take care Of your hair. StrapFly hair
goes with old age. Old people forcer 70
shampoo and they give up waving their
locks
Don't let your hands get bony. Bony
fingers belong to the aged. Keep the
knuckles plump by the use Of a Pumping
cream.
Watch your boots. Flat old shoes.
sloppy and unattractive, are affected by
old women. You can generally gauge
woman's age by the looks Of her heels.
Beware Of hobbies.
Don't be too opnionated. Don't have
your mind irrevocably set on all subjects.
Be changeable. Be youthful and ready.
Young people are never Get in their ways
Take care OF your expression. The look
Of settled sadness comes over most faces at
90. Though you are 90, force your lips TO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05

She had just washed her face and let it
20 at that. And when she began the result
was something in the nature of revelation
to her
Il began it with a cream which had no
special name, but tho formula for which
had obtained in Paris. 1t contained a lot
Of sweet smelling uneuents. But simply
put together 1t was nothing more or less
than lump Of white wax as big as walnut
and an ounce Of almond oil
When they we're heated together we
added heaping teaspoon Of white vaseline.
And then we stirred the whole 10 e cream
and took il OF the fire. stirring in a few
drops OF geranium oil to make it sweet
1t formed into r delightful cream. almost
white and quite clear
This cream was applied by the handful,
literally by the handful, and left on for
some minutes. 1t was then washed of
with very hot water and mo put on.
When the treatment had continued for
an hour the old lady's skin began TO take
on n pink tinge. II had previously been
brown and green and yellow.
." ! worked great transformation in her
appearance by cutting out many Of the
foods she had been eating. ] reformed
her diet and ! gave her lessons IN being
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05

young In little while she became
spnghtly and pretty. And now at 50 she
looks and acts and is ten years younger.
Il did these things, and in 30 doing
changed her 10 n young woman
How 10 walk well ia thing all old women
should learn. The minute a woman gets
slack In her ways she begins to walk badly.
Tho old woman who wants 10 be young
must learn all over again how to walk
And before she does this she must learn
how 10 stand Stand well and you will
walk well ia n pretty good rule
To stand well your feet must be COM
Portable. Few old women are able 10
stand we'll because they have aches and
pains which make their feet i'll at ease
Feet can be kept comfortable by rubbing
them with vaseline every night. They can
be kept comfortable by changing the shoes
every day. Never wear the same pair OF
shoes all day long. II the shoes feel hard
and sun rub them with OIL Stockings
should ht the feet. There are too many
pairs oil III lifting stockings.
And when the matter OF shoes and stock
ings has been arranged there should come
the question OF heels. As soon az woman
feels old and tired she begins 10 wear low
heels Have your heels of good height
Preserve the aroh OF the foot Don't
lot your feet grow fat. Try always to
have trim. neat looking shoes. These are
excellent foot rules for any woman
Now about the walk There is an Eng
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05

lish instructor who gives these rules for
walking young.
TO walk young walk erect. Bring the
abdomen In. Throw the chest ont laNe
long steps. Place the feet at right angles
or as nearly so as you can. Lit the chin.
Throw back the head. RAiSe tho eyes
Breathe deeply And don't mnce
And in addition to these rules man
who teaches walking TO the debutant'' u
the 400 says:
Learn body balance. Stand on one loot
several hours each day You will never
walk we'll if you do not learn to balance
yourself.
Swimming girls always walk well lfeP
get certain slender adroitness IN 'hei
movements. They get certain po-e =
gait, a swiftness which is most ATTRACTIVE
in the walker.
There is one infallible rule for Va Eng
well. IL you are sim, walk rapidly. SON
ing "a more poetic than the sight ~ -.n.
pretty girl gliding over the ground o .a-'
az her feet will carry her.
There Is always a suggestion Of liinenf-'
which is very attractive and in -omo oaa-',
DewltchinR. Diana at the chase s'l
rapidly over the ground, going so e'.!
that she might have been running
Walking swiftly is all very well for -
slim woman. But the woman who v''-'-
$50 pounds should walk slowly There
a dignity OF carriage which she -h9t-
ADOPT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05

smile.
Lift them at the corners and make them
bow. DO this II you are 100. even though
your teeth bo false and your cheeks flabby.
You can still force your lips to smile
Keep your teeth nice. Old people arc
apt 70 neglect them. Nice white teeth are
the property OF every attractive young
woman. You can't be a nice young looking
woman II your teeth are neglected.
sit up straight, walk erect and be brisk
in your manner Old people are tired all
the time. If you feel tired, take walking
exercises and massage and get nd of that
awful tired feeling.
Don't act old II you want 10 be Young
These are simple rules and there Is moth
ing strange about them. But they are hard
TO follow, judging by the number Of women
who do not follow them. Yet all women
want to look young
There is woman Of my acquaintance
who ia easily 80 and looks now about 20.
/ changed her apparent age in a single
month
i went to call upon her one sunny after
noon, when all the world was out having a
good time. And to my sorrow found her
in tears. ! look old, said she, and people
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05

How old am r. asked a woman who
was summing herself in the sun parlor Of a
winter resort. You cannot tell. Nor can
any one else.
Il have learned the secret Of Disgusting
my age. | do not do it by legerdemain.
do il by actualities.
sLegerdemain and hoodwinking may do
for time, But you can't keep on fool
ing people in such matter You must
let them see you in your real light sooner
or later
Here am I, a woman Of uncertain years,
looking n great deal younger than l really
am. And when / am ten years older
l expect to look great deal younger still.
It is all a matter Of Earning how to look
Here. orhand, are a few Of my rules.
They arc not set and absolute, but they
will do as sort Of guide.
Dress younger than Won arc. Never
dress older.
Never wear old ladies' clothes. no matter
bow old you get to be. Forget caps and
wraps and shawls and easy chair gowns
Keep your figure young. You cannot
hope 70 look young il your figure Is old.
When you look in the looking glass, gaze
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05
Farmers wives and Telephones.

From ho Nebraska state JournGl
Tho farmers wife who opposed rural free
delivery, and later the Introduction Of the
telephone. because they would take away
about all the excuse she ever had to go any
where. viii havo further cause Of complaint
If the talk Of putting into use a new special
delivery telephone stamp brings about any
practical results.
The telephone stamn is a stamp that is to be
attached 10 letters when desired, which gives
the postmaster authority TO open the letter
aud telephone its contents 10 the person
addressed When things are finally so ar
ranged that the farmers wife can send her
eggs and butter TO town by mail, and have the
goods they pay Tor sent out by rural free de-
livery, her only protection win be to 70 TO
church on sunday. and BY that time they may
be preaching by telephone
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05
women. Trousers at Hyderabad.

From he London Daily MAJ.
The INST time was introduced into M riTtr
OF one OF the nobemen OF HydeTAhsd, IN iht orc.
can. was surprised 10 mad the Begun ana hr,
ladies dressed In tight htunE trousers maze ~
rich damHsk silks. II being the fashion N hAN-
theso trousers as close hitting as posslhlf, hr' ~,
actually sewn op. and arc taken on and changed
about once a fortnight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-26
Raising Certificates of Stock

one OF the financial sensations last week
vas the discovery that stock broker in
Philadelphia had secured from banks and
trust companies in that city loans aggre-
eating half million dollars on raised GER
tificates of stock. The raising of a check
is a common fraud. but the raisiaG Of a
stock certificate is an unusual proceed
ing. 1t seems to have been easy N Yshfla.-
delphia. for the wrongdoing covered a long
period and was not discovered till after
the death of the man who secured the
loans. Certificates OF stock in the usual
denominations. such as ten shares and a
hundred shares. are so engraved that they
cannot be raised. In odd lots the number
of shares is usually written in with pom
and ink. and a record Of the number of
shares and the number of the certificate
kept on the transfer books OF the company
issuing the stock. The Philadelphia broker
would buy one share of a stock and raise 1t
to one hundred. In six instances. It Is al
legged. he raised the loanable value Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-26
Stufhur the Letter Box.

A letter box Is not waste basket 1t
ought not to be necessary to utter this SEN
timent because It seems such an obvious
fact that a letter box Is not waste basket.
But still some persons are so immune to
obvious facts. well any other kind Of
facts that the only safe rule of conduct Is
to take nothing for granted and to insist
that letter box Is not waste basket.
A high percentage of the people of Wash
ington live In flats. Whether this is the
proper way to live or not. whether it is
promotive of race suicide not whether
it IS more economical or not. whether 1t
means less house work or not-these are not
the questions. The question is the letter
box
Every tenant In a fiat house has a mail
box. But is 1t a mail box? Well not often.
A man peeps through the glass and discerns
what he hopes to be a letter. Pleasant
thoughts whirl through his mind. 1t may
be letter from the old home or from an
| absent friend. or-blissfuI contemplation-it
may be invitation to spend the summer
with rustic relative. But is 1t letter at
all? Well. not often. 1t Is circular an
nouncing that the butcher has reduced the
price of choice cuts of pork for the heated
term only. that the tailor is prepared to
At or misfit you. that the apothecary has
cut the rate On full assortment of back
scratches and corn-pullers. that Mile Is
now prepared to produce $40 hats from
SOC frame and two yards Of ribbon, ETC.,
etc. etc.
The letter that was hoped for was not
there. Nothing but the advertisements
business dodgers and professional cards.
Not stamp or a postmark on one Of them!
The box has been stuffed with the matter.
Is it read? The man who finds his mail
box packed with this literature, or litter Is
not in humor TO patronize the applicant for
his custom. Most likely he entertains
prejudice. or even holds a grudge against
the tradesmen. 1t ls a bad practice The
tradesman loses his money on the print
ing and the fiat tenant loses his temper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-26

that the average Philadelphia has not
been aware to d certainty that the con-
tracts for public works were costing the
city twice or three times much as they
honestly should; that city employees were
being paid salaries by corporations and
contractors for keeping them informed OF
the inside workings of the municipal gov
eminent: that local legislation was shaped
for the corrupt benefit of few on the in
side.
Mayor Weaver's disclosures do not sur
prise the observing country. 1t Is not as
tonishing to find that state senator
member of the larger machine. had secured
a contract for building the filtration plant
at a price so high that he Immediately SUBJ
let 1t at profit OF three-quarters of
million dollars. that the city's chief engi-
neer, in charge Of this work, ordered his
subordinates to allow the contractor thou
sands of dollars for work that was never
performed. just to ''eat up the available
money; that the sand furnished for the
job was of bad quality. and was known
to be such when passed: that the whole
job was honeycombed with corruption.
Now here was public work upon which
the lives of the people of Philadelphia
would later depend. and yet 1t was ham
died loosely. extravagantly and inefflcieniy
The public must have known that the Of
fetal machine. responsible for the perform
ance of this work. was manipulated by the
politicians and the corporations dominated
by an almost confessedly corrupt organiza-
ton. Yet the news of the exposure. the
charge that tax money was squandered by
the tens of thousands. and that vitality
important work was being constructed in
a fashion to promise collapse or utter in
efficiency when finished seems to have
shocked Philadelphia.
If these years of complacent endurance
of corrupt condition have not under
mined the civic constitution Of the old
community there is chance now for Phil
Rdelphia to regain its moral health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-26
Mr.. Dalrymple Coming Back.

A Boston dispatch contains this news:
James Dalrymple. general manager of
The municipal street railway system of GlaS-
gov. sailed for home today Before his de-
turn to this country for Il more complete
study of our political system and of the
workings OF our government. Mr.. Dali
rYmple declared that the Boston system of
street railways is the best he has seen in
America. He will formulate written re-
port while on shipboard and will send 1t to
Mayor Dunno of Chicago"
We should all wait for this written report
before passing final judgment on Mr.. Dali
rymple. 1t may modify the impression
made by the criticisms he passed in news
paper interviews on our institutions. He
was a stranger. and as new to the American
interviewer as TO the American municipal
ity. and may not In the excitement of the
experience have made his meaning entirely
clear But in the quiet and seclusion of his
cabin on shipboard he will be able to collect
all his thoughts and put them on paper for
Mayor DUNES and the public's thorough
information. A few weeks should bring US
the document with all of its illuminations.
But even should his fuller opinion sup
port that which the newspapers have al
ready published, events will show that, re
gardless of Mr.. Dalrymple. we are going
dHedu with our experiment. w q are little
more certain to do so because of his opfn-
Ion We have been warned against the
thing. and 1t has thereby become a sort of
temptation And Chicago is the very town
to exhibit this spirit. The Chicagoan be-
Ieves that everything is possible to his
locality, and he will lose his right to live
at home If he suffers a Scotch visitor to dis
courage him in q matter about which he
has taken the trouble 20 express himself at
The polls
we probably may venture a little further
Mr.. Dalfymple. it appears. is coming back
Tor the purpose OF giving additional atten-
ton to our institutions Evidently they
have interested him. And the more he
studies them the greater will be his inter
est. Maybe after better understanding of
our possibilities he will decide to remain
ana try his fortune on this side Is the
suggestion too extreme that he may vet
attempt under Mayor Dunno what at a
glance he declared was impossib!ee Glas-
cow Is a slow town IN comparison with
chicago. He has mastered the Glasgow
problem. and the Chicago problem at a
large salary might tempt him 1t Is Mr..
Dalrymple's move