Middletown transcript., 1906-06-16
OUR W0MAN'S COLUMN

Corselet gowns seem to predominate
above all others.
In twelve marriages out Of every 100
one of the parties has been married be,
fore
Miss Krupp probably realizes that the
great establishment of which she is the
head needs man behind its guns.
"Whistling for half an hour after
meals" says a well-known woman
whistler, "is the. best possible aid to diges.
tion."
Babies at birth have pulse that beats
100 times minute in the case Of girls
and $50 times alminute in the case Of
boys.
The high linen cnllar, with its dainty
muslin tie, has the seal of approval set
upon it by the best-dressed women in
Paris.
fat neck is not beautiful. The beau
tiful neck is the slender one-welI shaped
and with regal, lovely poise This may
be acquired.
The latest fad among the girls Of a Kan
sas town is the toe social" The girl
with the most artistic collection of corns
takes the prize.
1t is better to appear in cheap gown,
remarkable for its simplicity and fitness,
than to faunt the huffs and gaudy colors
OF the vulgar.
II you could know where the dates,
currants, figs and other things OF that sort
have been before they reach you, you
never would think of using them until
you have carefully washed them.
Much of our textile materials now
comes from the mines. Silk rustles with
SO per cent. OF salt tin, flannel is weighted
with EPSON salts and linen tablecloths are
made from cotton filled with china clay
and starch.
Next to the wife bea.er comes the horse
beater and it is to be regretted we have
one or two in this community. A horse
is the most noble and faithful of animals
and the man who would abuse his horse
has something lacking in his manhood.
II you love your friends and relatives
do not keep it bottled up 1854 days in the
year. There are opportunities every dav
to show your interest and affection.
Love expressed at the birthday festival
or at funeral is of very little use in the
dull gray homespun everyday existence.
The story is told that certain woman
was reading the matrimonial columns of
paper and remarked to her husband;
Here's strange coincidence William
Strange married to Martha Strange"
Strange, indeed" remarked her hus-
baud, "but l expect the next news will
be little stranger"
Hips are out of fashion this year, ac-
cording to an expert corsetiere. Women
are affecting a well-rounded. youthful
figure, and no matter how large or mat
ronIy-looking they are, they insist upon
having corsets that will give them slen
der, waist, high, rounded bust, and the
graceful lines of a young girl. To acquire
such figure, according to the cCrsetiere,
women not otherwise extravagant will
often spend anywhere from $25 to $40 for
one garment, where formerly S1.50 suf-
feed.
Though the demand for pins the world
over is enormous, the mills OF the United
States practically supply the entire de-
mand. Formerly pins were expensive
but now they cost mere trife. In 1905,
the rs, 900, 900 people in the United States
used 10000, 900 gross or an average of
about l26 pins for every man, woman
and child in the country. This is the
highest average reached anywhere in the
use of pins. Ten years ago we used only |
about seyenty-two pins each.
Hard indeed is the lot OF the Russi
peasant woman. Not only does all the
housework rest on her shoulders but she
must work side by side with the man in
the fields and is often subject to more
brutal treatment. The customs in some
parts of the country are absolutely bar
barous II man suspects his wife of be-
ing unfaithful he has the right to treat
her like an animal Naked, she is hitch
ed to wagon next to horse and driven
through the main street of the villa ge by
her husband, who whips her dntil size
colIapses and often falls to the groun d
dead from shame and his brutal blows.