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Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-15

amel and ebony which they carried at
the girdie to be ever ready for use.
The French soon Wed with the Ital-
tans IN mirror making, and those of the
reigns OF Louis XIV to XVI have never
been equaled for artistic workmanship
and beauty of design and color.
The original idea Of these mirrors was
not as separate device, but a part
OF the wall, and they were used in
paneling with richly carved wood
frames, gllded or highly colored.
Frequently a picture adorned the top,
painted by the most famous artists of
their day, Beautiful specimens have
come down TO us from the brushes OF
vatican Lencret, Pater and Frangon-
One of these mirrors, with a panel
representing the Joys Of Europa by
Boucher. is as rich in coloring as when
II rejected the gay court danes OF
Louis XIV.
Another. a carved mirror OF the period
or Louis XIV. of Italian workmanship.
is richly tinted In different shades of
soft greens, with brown beading and
inlaid designs of black. An eeclesiastic
mirror In a brocaded frame is equally
lovely.
An Interesting Louis XVI mirror. with
an elabora.e gilt scroll on a white
ground, has a quaint old painting in
grisatlle (black and White).
IL was not until the eighteenth cen
tury that the detached mirrors end those
above bureaus, dressing tables and
shaving stands were introduced. chiefly
In France. during the Empire. the
vanity OF little Nap evidently was
contagious, for mirrors lined every inner
door OF house on both sides OF the
panel.
The sedan chair Of the eighteenth cen
fury even carried a mirror on the out
side. perhaps, forsooth, that the Beau
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leaf with an oil size; the shiny ones are
sized with clay.
Unfortunately the modern love OF get
ting the most show for the money leads
few of us to pay the cost of frames In
pure gold leaf such as our grandfathefs
owned which would last for half
century or more. French gilt-really
bronze-is largely employed In eomoin@-
ton with II. -,
Really, though, this Is not surprising
when II is remembered that the gold lesL
In sheets three inches square must DC
applied entirely by hand.
The lacquer frames are OF silver leaI
rubbed down Till fiat and then lac
quered. This has the merit OF being cas-
ny kept clean with damp eloth, whhe'
unfortunately, nothing Is OF use TO re-
tain the lustre Of gold leaf but reburn-
A word or two should be said on the
care of fine mirrors. Firstly and fore
mostly, never let them hang where the
sun strikes the glass. or II viii streak
without fail. Sudden changes or temper
allure frequently have the same enect.
For this reason never keep candles or a
lamp near a mirror, as so many women
are apt to do on their dressing tables.
BE careful in washing the glass never
to let water touch the sides, as no mat
ter how good the gold II win be spoiled.
Flyspecks may, however, be washed
off with very soft cloth. wrung out Oh
warm water
MANY nOuSekecptTS cream the 6lloS o.
their mirrors with kerosene, rubbing II
TO brilllancy with a sCft cloth, followed
by chamois or tissue paper.
When the paper (Which is pasted over
the back of most mirrors) wears OF, re-
place il as soon as possible, for dust has
an ugly way of sitting through the fine
cracks about the edges, in time dullng
the glass Use felt paper and dampen II
before applying the paste. Then stretch
smoothly over the back.
With care good gold-leaf mirror
should last a generation. 1t is well,
though unsightly, to shroud the frames
In netting in summer. though some
cOnnoisseurs claim II is UNNECESSARY.
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FRENCHwoMEN have taken
II American styles and colors for
= inspiration in the matter OF
designing bathing suits, contenting
themselves with their own wonder
full. inimitable charm of cut and
of trimming. And that one strik-
ing Bit of color. which is played about
in SO subtle a way with all fashions
alike this summer, finds its express
sion In the bathing cap, which still
remains thoroughly French - one
might almost say aggresslyely so.
Scarlet or the brightest Of blue, pale
pink or violet or white are all worn
In bathing caps, with, most popular Of
all, Scotch plaids, draped into the
most becoming little bonnet imagi-
nable. not wonderfully serviceable,
but almost dramatic in its coquettish
beauty.
scotch plaid" is rather a misnomer
for the plaids that all Paris is in love
with at present. for the tartan plaids
are, in the main, rather quiet, If YOU
except two or three, while the French
versions riot over the whole rainbow
Of coIors. With the Scotch plaids,
every color added has it's own par
ticular meaning; with the French
ones, colors are heaped on cOlors. dar-
ing combinations made, and the only
with true French genius-is beauty
1t Is these French versions-French-
Scotch plaids Gas we have French
Irish lace, now that Paris has taken
up the exquisite creation of French
peasants and taught them their own
art anew)-which la belle Parisienne
uses for her cap when she goes to
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Weekend Entertaining in the Country

ess deeming herself a lamentable fall
ure unless every one was on the go
every minute? Did you enjoy II? No,
Of course, you didn't Many a time you
were simply dying for the rest which a
mistaken sense OF hospitality forbade.
As rule. It is better to have dinner
late, so as not TO be shut in the house
during the delightful twilight hours.
But, by all means. allow your guests,
especially the girls. sufficient time to
throw themselves on couch or bed for
a short time before dressing for din
ner, The evening will be all the gayeI
If every one gets rest after the violent
exercise of the day.
How to spend the evening depends
largely on the weather. II the nights
are cool enough to stay indoors, carus,
dancing, impromptu theatricals or even
childhood. are all In order.
But most OF our summer weather
makes II much pleasanter TO remain
out on the porches, This is often the
pleasantest OF all. lust to idly sit In the
soft air, singing occasionally 20 twang-
ing guitars and mandoltns, joking, tell
ing stories or even playing silly round
game or two such as Twenty Ques-
TONS" MY Minister'S Cat" 81 Love
My Love With an A" or "Going to Mar
ket."
Sunday. as a RUE. even in the least
religious household. Is more quietly
spent than the first two days. But II IL
none the less enjoyable for that, often
\ long drive to some quaint century
church makes the morning hours pass
pleasantly while the afternoon ana
evening fly all too rapidly for the party
that is 20 reluctantly separate In the
morning.
one thing about that departure. 1t ID
the usual thing for each guest before
leaving to fee the servants, who have
been put to much extra service. This
should be done IS unObtrusiYely as pos
sible lest there may be some In the
party made uncomfortable who simply
cannot afford to express their appTecia-
ton I'm this way. Sometimes host OF
hostess objects decidedly TO this tipping,
and where such a feeling Is known II
should always be respected.
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w~.sh upo.. her Is very apt not to
make good as hostess.
Naturally, a woman. unless she has
competent servants. does not undertake
the burden of a weekend party in the
accepted meaning of that term; she Will
doubtless often have a few friends out
10 spend Sunday, but that Is quite
different proposition. Even 50 IL is i'm
portant TO be systematic in arrange
ment
Plan each mes. and give the orders
written out for the entire visit to the
cook several days before, so that no pos
slple mistake can occur. For 1t must be
remembered that most young people
have hearty appetites at the best (nor
does much laughter diminish them), and
the country is not the happiest spot in
which TO find some important food sup
ply has suddenly run short.
Rooms must be carefully assigned. II
there Is any doubling up TO do, let II be
among the women, for man as rule
Is more tussy about room to himself.
In preparing for the amusement OF a
mouse party, so much depends on Its
character. the taste of the guests and
the ability OF the hostess to crafty
them that IL is difficult To lay down any
hard-and-fast rules.
IL the young people are athletic, and
the place affords facilities for golf, ten
mis-, canoeing, bathing or long tramps.
the question OF quickly and pleasantly
passed days is solved. Indeed, nothing
Is mere charming after dinner In the
evening than pull on stream or lake.
Sailing at night, unfortunately has Its
drawbacks Ia unexpected Gains.
Then long drive for part of day al
least IL sure TO prove enjoyable. If Il
is turned into a half picnic and the
whole party goes on horseback or in
carriage TO take lunch or afternoon tea
at some picturesque spot in the neigh
bOrhOOd. all the better.
But one thing is important for the
hostess TO remember. Let her not sur
felt her guests with pleasure. Give them
an occasional breathing space when the
literary can look into a book and the
lazy or easily fatigued can simply loaf.
Who has not. I'm a house party, been
rushed with feverish haste from one
form o. amusement 10 another. the host
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~ 1T down. the next time you plan 10
49, 80 a-Visiung, and make out a list
- OF the everyday necessary things
you mean TO take with you, Then,
before you lock your trunk, run over
the list. and see II you've forgotten any
OF them.
No matter how dearly your hostess
may love you, visitor who Is contin-
ually borrowing all sorts and eondl-
tons OF things, from pins and sewing
utensils TO longing robes and fresh
blouses, IS 10 put IL mildly, nuisance,
who has literally worn out her welcome.
One lOng-suneriug hostess, whose
Longing robes were the envy OF her
numerous visitors. was the most gener-
Gus mortal alive, until she realized TO
what lengths some women, those who
ought TO know better, will go for me
sake OF wearing pretty, effective clothes,
Every one of her lovely ToDes was bor-
roWed and worn TO trail around the
house in, or TO look dangerously at
tractive In al breakfast time. Yet, two
or three Of them had cost between one
and two hundred dollars apiece; and not
one OF the women who wore them so
carelessly possessed a single robe or
that class. one pale blue beauty-crepe
de chine embroidered in the same pale
shade IN a design OF heavy-headsd ehry-
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OST In the mlsts OF the past is the
name OF the manor was II
i Woman?-who first enabled the
daughters of Eve TO see their fair
selves reflected otherwise than, Narcissus
Ike, by limpid stream or purling brook.
Inc genius that gave to the world q
mirror must go 'unwept, unhonored ana
unsung, though deserving of .canoniza-
tlon by woman every time wind-tossed
locks are smoothed, a hat is donned at
Just the right angle, or a fresh young
"A am beauty"
Whence or when or how came mirrors
none can say, though Cicero has 1t We
owe them To that mythical medico, Aes-
culapius. and antiquaries trace them TO
the Stone Age. Or, perhaps, after all,
they come TO US from a wrathful sun
goddess lured from her dark cave by
curiosity and jealousy at first seeing her
sulky face reflected. The japanese think
So, and lse where rests that first mir
ror given BY the goddess TO her grand
son, the creator Of the Empire of Japan,
with the command to worship IL forever,
Is TO the devout son or daughter OF ia
pan a shrine as sacred as Mecca to the
Mohammedan or the Holy Sepulchre TO
the CRUSADER. Today, In palace and cot
tase alike, the most precious possession
OF the Japanese woman, the most inn
pOrtant part of her rousseau, Is her
small, convex bronze mirror covered
with mythical symbols Of the Islands
history,
We only know that mirrors arrived
very soon In the worlds history. The
earliest written records refer 70 them.
The ancient Peruyians had them OF sill
Yer, copper. brass aud polished opaque
black stone; they have been found in
Egyptian tombs, the FIRST Greeks used
small pieces Of bronze thinly Goa ted
WIN silver, at the toilet Tor pur-
poses of dNination; while Pliny and
Seneca declared Il 10 be the object OF
every foolish woman to possess a silver
mirror and our foremOthers. the Celts.
cupled the Roman fashion.
Ihough the FIRST mirrors were OF met
al, there nave been found In the Cal
lie, Roman, Ihracian, byzantine or
Egyptian tOmbs glass ones. Some of
these were simply a blown glass bubble
cut in a curve like watch crystal,
with melted lead poured in the shell
which was mounted in a metal frame;
others more elaborate had a plaster pen
tagonal frame with a triangular piece
cut underneath, which was lead line
OF glass surrounded by fragments Of
glass set IN plaster for ornament.
these lead mirrors, though rejecting
Clearly, were affected by dampness.
ENen now they are used ia Italy, while
those OF polished metal are stul found
Ia he OrieIt
IL Was NOT untn the ffteenth century
that mirrors, as moderns understand
them. were introduced by the Venetian
discovery mat nat glass surface could
be backed by an amalgam OF mercury
and TN. These quicksilver glasses held
their sway until PetteJean In 1850 pat
snted the present process OF silYered
mirrors which reflect % per cent. more
light than their predecessors.
Venetian mirrors were very beautiful.
even from the frst, With all their Won
glass the "faer danes" OF the Renais-
sance were 10th 10 give up the small.
circular placques OF polished gold or
copper In richly carved frames Of en-
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Saving

no your saving at the beginning
OF the week, you who live upon
allO Wances, or, what Is the
same, so far as this counts, upon a
salary.
The extra expenses which often
come upon you unexpectedly I'm the
latter part OF the week may be easily
met IL you've been outstanding your
resources little. instead OF spending
up 10 the last cent.
A good plan is to allow yourself so
much for little expenses for given
length Of time, and then 10 keep with
in daily bounds saving even bit
from that. If possible. Then, IL IL Is
not called upon by some little emer-
gency, either put IL away or use II to-
ward some definite purpose, such as
subscribing TO a good magazine, get
ting a good hook or seeipg a good
play. ali OF which should be consid-
cred as mental Investments
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4 8 THE desire for country life
~ grows in this country, more ana
"A more are we adopting the long
established custom OF our Eng
lish cousins of giving weekend parties
The time was, and not so very long
ago either. when 1t would have been
considered a positive breach of nos
pitality to limit guests visit In an
Invitation.
Now. however, as life grows yearly
more conventional, a hostess has no
hesitancy in telling even her nearest ana
dearest friend just how long she VIII
be welcome.
This method is not merely more salts
factory to the guest, who can place
other visits accordingly mot 70 mention
packing her trunk with much greater
gowns will be required), but It is apso-
lutely essential to the comfort OF a
hostess, especially to one who enter,
tains constantly, TO know that one SET
or guests VIII not overlap announcer
Therefore. when a young woman or
man receives an invitation 10 visit az
some country home over SUNDAY, ~
means Just that, and II Is a eIea .I,,d ms
into a longer stay,even though hostess
may seem urgent OF course, there are
times when. II Is permissible TO lengtheh
ones visit, but generally a ilsi9 az
herence 10 the limits of an invitation 10
advisable.
Occasionally a hostess invites house
party for a week, a fortnight or even
a month, but BY far the most common
Just now is the weekend party from
Friday or Saturday 10 Monday.
There are good and SUFFICIENT reasons
for this. In me first place, the average
hostess, unless the resources OF heI
country home are rather special in the
way OF providing amusements, hhds
somewhat formSda BILE the task OF keep
ing things keyed up to a high pitch OF
enjoyment for a longer time Iheh.
again. most men hnd 1t impossible to
get away from business during the
week and a house party with the pre-
uonderance OF women OF the proverbial
summer hotel is not apt 10 be gay.
The FIRST essential of a successful week
end party IL, as every experienced host-
ess knows, a wise selection OF guests.
They simply must be congenial. JUST
one man or woman who forms dis
coTdant element Is enough TO throw a
damper on the crowd Of young people,
The personalities. keen-edged iests and
even the occasional practical joke,
which the camaTadeTie OF a Well-chosen
houseful Of guests make so enjoyable,
seem childish, tTihing and even lmperti-
nent In the presence Of the outsider. Ana
that outsider in turn is very apt 10 feel
uncomfortably de trop.
Again. the successful hostess Is the
easy one Now, this IS an art that Is
not by any means common. The woman
who does not fuss over her guests, VINO
can smile when things go wrong ana
can carry of even an ill-cooked din
neT, Is sure 90 have her praises sung as
a gracious entertainer, u lille she VINO Is
over-sohCitous OF her friends comfort
and who lets the onus Of her position
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Working Gloves

EEP the inside OF the old gloves
IA you wear around the house Tor
- the rough work clean. IL they are
allowed 20 become begrimed with the
dust and dirt Of the work, they are al
most as nard on your ha"ds as Inc
work would be.
Gasoline will clean almost any sort OF
glove. although with the heavy ones
the castOffs Of the men of the FANNY,
which being loose and strong. are the
best 10 work in-the cleansing ruid
sometimes seems TO take out the nat
ural OIL leaving them dry and harsh 20
the touch.
When that occurs rub a little pure
vaseline into them-just Q little. 50 as
not 10 make them greasy.
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The Girl Who is Going Visiting

santhemums-was almost ruined by the
thoughtless-or worse-tTeatment II re"
ceiVed.
Your own kimono, your own sewing
utensils. all the little personal things
should be among those you take with
YOU.
about collecting your various tribes
not like the girl who left her thimble
In one room. a dress In the closet OF an
other, and almost every other room
honOred 90 hy some one OF her posses
sicna.
Look over everything you pack; you
don't want TO carry on some trihing
thing Of your hostess BY mistake. And
II your room is full of them, the error
u easily made.
The whole thing in a nutshell is: re-
member the rare distinction between
"mine and thine" and remember Il par
O., LIarly when you are visiting.
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Stains in Flower Vases

HOK the stains which often mark
II deep vases when they are In con-
slant use. the same treatment a.
thai for water bottles should be fol-
lowed
Put potato paTings into the vase.
with water enough to cover the stains,
leaving them there over night. Then
empty them out and wash In the
usual way. Repeat, II necessary.
A cleaning pad may be made by cut
ting "a groove around a long stick,
near one end. aud tying securely, by
means OF the groove, bit OF cloth,
doubled up. so that ~ makes a round
hall-lik covering to the tip. With
this all sorts OF ugly stains can be got
at which would otherwise be inaccsssi-
ible.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-15
Uncurled Ostrich Feathers.

THAT new trick OF fashion-leavins
ostrich feathers uncurled lis
boon 10 the women who have had to
taboo feathers because the curl would
come out
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battle in the sea at TTouviIle.
Palmer caps there are a-plenty,
some with real service in them in the
Tavages of salt water trimmed. per-
haps, with wash-tapes looped on like
narrow ribbons-wash ribbons used
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-26
Natural Wells In Yucatan.

Since Yucatan, where the Mayas
built their strange cities, is a coral
limestone formation, it would, says a
writer in Records Of the Past, have
been barren desert but for its sub
terranean rivers and the cenotes, or
water caverns, which give access to
them. The Mayas noted the courses
Of the underground streams and built
their towns round the cecotes. Many
cenotes are now found surrounded by
ruins and give indications Of the meth
DDS employed by the Mayas to reach
their cool waters. In Uxmal a cenote
about forty feet deep is inhabited by
a peculiar species Of fish. At Bolan-
chen there is cenote having five open
ings in the rocks at the bottom Of the
cavern. Ladders made by tying tree
trunks together lead down a total dis
lance Of 1,4O0 feet, but the perpendic-
ular depth from the surface to. the wa
ter is not over 500 feet
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-26
Irving the Williamson Plan.

There are a number of up-to-date farm
ers in this section who are trying the
Williamson plan of planting corn. The
prospects are now that large harvest
will be garnered; one farmer who is con-
sidered among the best in the county says
that he is trying it as an experiment this
year, and if the prospects materialize, be
will increase his acreage next year. The
farmers of this section are using more
science in their work, and while it may
seem an absurdity that man can farm
ont of a text book, still he can mix what
he learns with what he knows and reap
much benefit.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-26
SOME FIRST OCCASIONS.

Cannon and small arms were intro
duced in 1890.
Spinning wheels came to the rescue
Of women in 1880.
The first stereotyping was done III
1913 in New York.
Shirts resembling those now worn
were in use in 1880.
Phrenology, discovered" by Franz
Joseph Gall, a Viennese physician, in
1896, became a so called science in
1905.
The first submarine telegraph wire
in this country was from Governors
island to the Battery in New York, laid
in 1912.
Double entry bookkeeping was first
used in the mercantile cities Of Italy,
notably Venice and Florence, In the
fifteenth century.
Schwartz invented gunpowder in
1928 But Roger Bacon, thirteenth
century alchemist, gives recipe for
it in a work Of his in 1910.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-26
The Mixture In Roumania.

Roumania is inhabited by bewilder-
ing variety Of races, but whether Of
Greek, Slav or Teutonic lineage, the
modern Roumanian makes it point Of
honor to claim descent from the colo
nists whom Trajan planted in the con-
quered province Of Dacia A. D. 107.
Calling themselves Romuni and their
language Romunie, the proud citizens
seldom draw out a legal document
without some allusion to their founder,
whom they style "the divine Trajan." D."
The Roumanian language reflects the
composition Of the race and now but
family suggests the language which
Trajan spoke.