New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

A decided toward che estaDLLShIneht VI a
Juvenile court in Texas taken the Other Gay
by the Wornan's Club of San Antonio. which voted
unanimously work for the establishment OF
school farm where refractory boys may De sent 10
keep them out of Jail. In Utah the women nave
founded a home for friendless boys called "Carion
Crest Farm" where agriculture and the trades
will be taught. In Iowa the art committee OF the
State Federation has yoieed PT9IeST agsT n g
paper an obstacle to the cultivation OF love
department has done much 70 promote an interest
in music Crystal Springs has BeetnoCen GIqg tS
It. KOsciuskO has a Schubert Club composed OF
music on its programmes and makes a point Of
bringing good musicians to the town. Tne 1X Merry
entirely of little girls Carrolton has Junior Mu-
gTiIaOe'''D giTis. 0' ''''' '''''''' '''''' anu '
Parrot pie is one of the delicacies over which
visitors to Australia rave. AS the fruit season
opens the parrots and parrakeets come by thou
sands, like locusts and settling on the trees feed
upon the fruit until nothing but the stones are
left 6ehiAf Ty are b shot While ag gSrsg m gsa5 lhe to
be delicious IN flavor and almost to taste Of the
cherries peaches and Plums on which the 6irds
pigeons and altogether superior to the palate
A glass Of water In which tablespoonful of
cornmeal has been allowed to soak for a few min
utes is said clear the complexion If taken regu-
| larly three times day
Apropos OF the present soaring prices Of butter
| there are two things that consumers are
| apt to forget "'Hoard's Dairyman' reminds them
that the increase Of in this country Is only
| about per cent annually and that the wedding
| out of Improbable COWS and the increasing num-
Der of COWS that are kept for milk production only
( for butter making. While new creamerles are con-
Source of the butter supply not the creamery. It
| is said TO take about twenty years for the COW
the human population being much more rapid.
c,,r4o,,s foot AT the several hundreds
| of little folk on the stage the majority girls
| and brunettes. This is not because more dark
children apply for positions on the stage, but be-
| cause, according to statistics gathered during
| twelve years of stage history. they make ceverer
actors than the angel faced, golden haired blonde
which may perhaps be best described as sta5iiity
hch is less @ mn IN fa shnn9d 20 T
the stage Is not so far 70 seek: as most managers
girls 9a sTe1 for o oSyS bo @ a they the say
age and are more dramatically inclined.
While the servant problem is obviously too large
a problem 70 be dealt with fully by any
ciety. the Metropolitan Association for Befriend-
| ing Young Servants in London. Of which Princess
Christian is the president seems 20 be making
successful attempt In that direction. During the
last year 5.946 servants have heen 'hefriended'
bdrsns @ roa}rtoined bLs tb t n 6oosds
also fortytwo free registries. At the last tri-
BY Princess Christian. sis servants who had been
in one place from three to twenty-one years re-
tions Of their mistresses.
The establishment In London OF a system Of
lodging houses for poor women. to be run some
thing on the same lines the Rowton houses for
men. has been made possible by the munhcent
bequest OF the late Mrs Ada Hannah Lewis-FIfH
Among innumerable beQuests for charitable pUr-
poses, which will benefit the poor Of London Dub
pounds. is one Of $4,000. S250.OOO for the
dowment Of the Ada Lewis Women's Lodging
Houses" Mrs Hill was the widow Of Sam
Lewis. the famous money lender who died six
years ago. leaving estate valued at nearly S13,
100000. OF which over $4,000 900 left TO chari
ties.
Christmas boxes substitute for the tiny
cards long In to announce the coming OF a
little About FIVE inches square. and covered
with white satin tsey are prettily embroidered or
hand corner, and are dlled with pink and white
sugar coated almonds.
In Germany IT Is the custom to make much Of
the return OF any members of the family after
a short absence Should the house fiat have
been shut up and only put IN order for the
ing owners by a humble charwoman. she will
never be so negligent of kindly custom to
omit decorating the front door with greenery and
the word Welcome" in large letters. An Amer
lean woman who happened to be staying in a
returned from MaFienbad where he had been
making the cure" says that the occasion was
Quering hero from far country. For days before
hand the frau pastor and her daughter were
busy making preparations, and the two Two, r3Sy
fatted calf. It's German equivalent. killed.
and not only the front door but every door open
later the student returned from Berlin for his
vacation, and again feasttng and garlanded door
ways were ths order Of the day.