davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

French coats OF severe lines and finish
are made up in black check taffeta OF
black and white and finished with col
lar. cuffs, buttons OF black leather or
Of black silk. Big white pearl buttons
are sometimes used upon tE.s model.
A brown and white and a gray check
ed taneta are used In the same way,
with trimming OF brown or OF gray:
and black and white check taffeta
sometimes has relieving details OF ce-
rise OF old blue braided IN black. though
the plain block details are really more
chic. Cloth is often used for callaFs,
cuffs, etc, IN place OF silk or leather,
though IL has the disadvantage OF catch
ing the dust more easily than SILK. me
same objection may be urged against
cloth bands which Trim some very pref
y dust coats IN pousee or taueLa-
Clcth and silk are OF the same color,
and collars, cuffs, and pocket flaps are
OF the cloth used for the STITCHED bands.
The cloth gives hrnness and weight 10
the silk and admits OF clever tailoring
effects. In gray ana IN the eCru and
mode colOrings this idea works out
very effectively, but the CloLh does not
soil much more quickly than the silk.
Good mohair models IN the new
browns, with white stitching heavy
white pearl buttons and sometimes. for
the COmpleEIOns S sake, a White collar,
are popular and less practical, but very
becoming are tailored coats OF white
mohair. with the usual big pearl but
tons and dash OK color, usually soft
blue in collar ard cufts
For rain and hard service motor wear
are the rubber back silk and crepe
stufs made after excellent tailored
models and furnished IN a great variety
OF fashionable colors and combination
OF c0lOra. Some OF these silk rubbers
ara astonishirgiy light IN weight ana
supple IN texture, and such coat Is
valuable, possession for any motor Wo-
mar. no matter how many other motor
coats she may have IN her possession.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
FEMININE CLOTHES AND
THEIR VARIOUS INFLUENCES
How Hats and Frocks Affect Ones Conduct and
SurronndngS-Mu Be Neat and Suitable.

Our clothes affect our conduct and
our spirits quite as much as our sur
rOundings decide our fate.
Silly tdea2
Not a bit of it,
We all know on those days when we
are clad in nice, fresh. starchy cloth
ing. when our collars are not solIed. our
millinery looking frumpy. our gloves
ragged, We are equal 10 all emergencies
and seemed filled with courage.
But on other days when We are wear
ing a white shiTtWaist G. few trying
hours longer than we should, waen we
are making a rainy day dress do for
fair weather-what happens then?
We want TO sneak along by the back
alley route and avoid the eye OF every
passerby
1t is simply one OF the effects Of i'll
dressing.
And the pitifuI part Of It all is that
the scheme OF correct dressing is one
which no woman can be taught
She must learn from observation.
The copying plan won't do for the Tea-
son that ones individual style must be
carefully studied.
Then il is not enough that ones
clothes are becOming-they must also be
neat and suitable. SOubrette hats and
loud gowns are conducive TO soubrettish
manners and loud actions. and they give
any woman a reputation for possessing
very little gray matter.
The type o woman who wears such
stunning gowns that the passing crowd
pauses to behold in open-mOuthed Won
der is q creature to be pitied
II is better to appear In a cheap gown.
remarkable for its simplicity and fitness
than TO haUnt the huffs and gaudy coll
ors Of the vulgar.
Every woman should dress according
10 her station.
For the girl who works in endeaYor
20 Initiate the dress schemes OF the
Iaay OF fashion is really Dltiful.
Now is the time when little crowds Of
women. bearing burdens of samples.
congregate at every dress goods COun-
Ter, Ike voters at the polls.
he fau gown question is now in
While it is on the bill Of fare for
Gaiy events all other questions must
And now the woman who is limited
10 rev gowns should remember that
each one should be the kind 10 face all
weather.
Women have no tab on rainstorns and
tne Me@'hgE man knows nothing OF
leet such materials as will prove endur-
ing,
There is no woman so rich that she
can afford 10 lose a gown al the FIRST
wearing because it becomes spotted ana
spoiled by an autumn shower
When yOu get your gown keen il we'll
brushed, hang II up every night. and
when a stitch slips pick it up
The constant little mendings are the
only thing that VIII preserve ones
clothes
The prettest girl is made unattractive
by wearing Irayed, frumpled clothes
No woman can feel respect for herself
or inspire il in others II she is clad i'm
soiled clothing.
No hat is pretty when it is set on a
head whose hirsute covering needs a
shampoo. The most brilliant rings be-
come hideOus on soiledl Jngroomed
hands The finest gown in the world
IS unattractive when below IL is dis
closed a mud-spatteFed pCtticOaJ, run
over heels and dusty shoes.
And no woman who doesn't take of
her hat 10 a bar Of soap and a bathtub
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

every day can amount 70 much even in
her own estimation.
Above ali things do not copy your
friend S gown, II you do you may have
the gown. but you VIII no longer have
the friend.
Then there is the question Of fall
hats. A woman Is more disigured with
an ugly hat than she IS with an unbe-
coming dress, or plain face.
About one woman in 900 has the kind
Of taste that permits her 10 make a
suitable selection when she picks out
The girl with the peaked face and the
sharp nose invariably falls upon a peak
ed hat and lugs it home rejoicing.
When she wears her wonderful ma
she's a study in points and her profile
Is as broken and jagged as the coast
line of New England.
Then there's the pudgy faced woman
who sets her heart upon pudgy iaeeQ
hat or the little woman with nat
head who takes a nat hat 10 more
clearly accentuate the general pancake
effect.
Some Of the atrocities worn on femi-
nine heads should be cOnhscated by the
authorities and destroyed. Tne PUBIC
mind is in danger, not 10 say a INNS
about alarming children and horses
To sit down IN a street car or a supur-
ban train and view the women and size
up their headgear is TO come 10 the
cheerful conclusion that the sex Is
hopslessly mad ~,
and Respondent. All they have 10 40 Is
to get a glimpse Of their hat IN ther
mirror to have relapse -
If a woman cannot develop the taste
necessary for selecting g suitable hAts
or a suitable gown. let her place herseIL
IN the hands Of a mllliner or a NISss-
maker some one who VIII give AeA
case conscientious treatment
This does not mean that one nGst
nave loads Of money 10 secure the
cIOfbes that are conducive to good
morals and right living, but 1t does
mean good taste and a knowledge or
fitness Of things.
Money helps Of course but there is
many an heiress whose hat ana cloLhSs
are a horror even to the LATEST mag
one thing is certain-no matter how
clever q woman is II she Is without
taste she is hopeless. Grace. good
breeding, neatness, lOvelnesS are the
proper frames for cleverness-
The cid days when woman couidn I
be bright and intellectual without dong
her hair in an ugly taShlon are gone.
They will never return. 10 Deliis Dcdd-
tiful physically is the first step toward
being beautiful spiritually and mentally
Freedom. comfort, ease, good taste IS
what we must demand in our clothes.
otherwise our minds work cTiss-cross'
our looks are anything but angelic and
our dispositions ruined
What impulse Is it that inspires Oedu-
tifVing of this kind,
The thoroughly humane feeling OF wish
ing 10 make oneself attractive, loVable'
q lOvaI frsaEd, q good cOmrade ana an
ornament 10 the world and to humanity
And the first step TO such a good route
of conduct is properly hitting neatly
made clothes. They make you have self
respect for Yourself, without which Il s
inDOssible to command the respect Of
others
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
THE HONE ITS PROBLEMS /4ND ITS INTERESTS

M4aW WONlANIS 500
INQUIRY COLUMN
Inquiry They
dressed Editor Womans Inquiry Washington Times and
the the following
letter the address
publication merely fah
Unsigned receive will e & nored.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

1 an sincerely sorry for you If you
have to spend your lie with such
thoughtless man, but what are you To
do2 AS YOU say, the children alter the
situation. Are you as neat and well
dressed as you used 10 be before you
were married2 You know a careless
woman loses much OF her charm for her
.usband He never sees other women
except when they are rather better
grOomed than il is usual for the house
keeper 20 be found around the house
II might help II You would let your
housekeeping go for a little and make
yourself as charming and attractive as
possible Then make your home such
cheerful and bright place that be
can't help but realize IN time what a
mighty fine little woman his wife Is
after all.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
STREET FRocK OF SERGE.

snartookag
brown black check ceot The skirt plated at the upper
narrow and pressed the bottom Of the
nerlacsd,
an
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Is something that you should not tam
per with yourself If you wish ] can
send you the address OF a specialist
in such cases. VINO viii probably De
able &c. help you.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

please state If I shall use the dry mus
tard or the prepared mustard and how
much. Please make this recipe plain.
as Il is my first attempt and / want
1t to be a success. ANXIOUS
Select the smell white button onions"
for picking Lay them IN a strong
brine for four or five days. Drain and
put into a fresh supply Of brine boil
ing hot Cook five minutes Drain and
lay in clear. cold water for q day.
Drain once more, turn the onions into
pint jars and pour scalding splced vine
gar upon them. Allow them to become
tender before using.
l am sorry / have no recipe for this.
Maybe some Of my readers can furnish
H. l have the recipe for the plain chow
chow. but not for the mustard chow
chow.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

! am not sure that he Is in this
country at present, but letter sent TO
West Fifty-nrst street. New York
city viii be sure TO reach him.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Editor Woman's Inquiry Column;
VIII you please advise me how l can
change nv husbands 8 ways. / am twen-
ty-fiVe and he IS thirty-three, and Tor
two wears he has neither taken me out
or remained at home only TO eat ana
sleep. This is a terrible state or aHalrs
10 have a husband and not have his
love I am positive he does not. love
me. / am devoted to him, but l know
We would be happier apart / have two
babies, one two years old. and the other
s{s months he thinks more of other
women and is happier when with them.
Were I childless, there would be no
reason to seek advice as I would sim
ply walk out and say go your way.
A WRETCHED WIFE.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Editor Womau's Inquiry Column:
Please give mo a receipt for small
white picked onions. also one for the
mixed mustard chow chow pickle. and
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
Kindly tell me how 10 remove mole.
DISFIGURED.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
Kindly give me the present address
OF Andrew Carnegie. and oOlige,
T. A NJ
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Don't. whatever you do, ask the man
his intentions. / hardly think he would
spend so much OF his time in your com
pany il he didn't care for you, and
vet he shouldn't take so much Of your
time without having some understand
ing with YOU Make yourself as charm
ing and attractive as possible, but let
him see that you have some interest IN
life that doesn't center IN him-let
him know that other men stiu have
some attraction for yOu-that IL IS still
pogsfble for YOU to enjoy yourself with
them. Be as charming and agreeable
as ever % him, but make him well
aware Of this fact, and II he cares for
you at all he viii be sure % let you
know all about a sooner or later.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
BECOMING OOLoRs

The tint Of the orange is becoming
to the brunette with fair complexion.
For the blonde, the delicate yellow
or ripe corn is identifying.
. Bright green is becoming to the pale
but clear, skin, but not to high or
muddied complexion. ........
Violet is allowable only for face
quite free from yellow tints.
Blue is remarkably becoming to fair
skins, but only the darkest shades are
favorable to brunettes.
Creamy white is almost universally
becoming and the introduction Of cream
lace makes an otherwise impossible col
or wearable.
Black is flattering to blonde, but if
she be not fair enough to look well in
black an admixture Of her own espe-
cial color is permissible.
Usually the soft tinted grays look
we'll with yellow or brown hair.
Browns are becoming to the clear
skin crowned with golden or brown
hair.
Red is becoming to either blonde o,
brunette, so that the skin be fair
enough or dark enough and provided il
is just the right shade Of the hue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
A String of Good Stories
THE PLAYWRIGHT AMONG THE GODS.
''Icaunot tell how the Truth may Be:
shy the tale as 'fWas told to mo.

IEE F4AX WRlIfk1T AG4ONI If1E GODS.
OWEN DAVIS, the playwright, is Harvard man,
y and in Greek he took honors at Harvard; never
theless he does not write plays for the elect plays
such Ibsen and Maeterlinck compose but melo-
dramas. Mr. Davis is of the most successful meo-
dramatists in America
IT learned how to write meodramas by sitting in
the top gallery of the theaters, he said recently by
listening to the talk that went there, and by study
ing the taste of the people
''The critics of the top gallery know what they
want They intelligent and articulate 1t is easy
to learn their views and opinions.
81 know man who wrote melodrama last season.
1t wasn't good melodrama. 1t only week. But
the author liked it, and advised him. on the first
night, to go up in the gallery, and hear good
competent criticism on 1t.
The went up there, and had no difficulty in
getting into talk with young peanut merchant As
the play progressed the young merchant criticised it.
81 like that there dame with the yaller hair he
said, pointing to the heroine. She's purity good,
mister ......
''Then the adventures on.
g The female cigaret-eater amt bad was the
peanut merchants comment.
"Finally pointing to the first heavy he said:
" Him with the billed shirt and di 'monds is all to
the good too. But say, gov NOR mother love me,
a playi' -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
SHE'S A WISE WOMAN.

Who keeps in mind that little
credit is dangerous thing.
Who is able to mend both her hus.
bands clothes and his ways. .-.
Who has learned the paradox that to
have joy one must give it.
Who can tell the difference between
her first child and a genius.
Who most admires those eyes which
belong to man who understands her.
Who acknowledges the allowance
made by her husband by making al
lowances for him. H. r1@ H.
Who appreciates that the largest
room in any house is that left for self
Improvement. +
Who manages to keep not only her
house and her temper, but her servants
and her figure as well.
Who realizes that two husbands of
rs years each are not necessarily as
good as one Of SO.
Who can distinguish : between the
laugh Of amusement and the one meant
to show off a dimple.
Who gets off q trolley car the right
way-tho she runs the risk Of being
arrested as man in disguise. Ton
Watson s Magazine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
CURE FOR ACHING FEET

Many women suffer from aching feet.
This is due to congestion Of the blood
vessels and need not necessarily be at
tributed to tight shoes. The only cure
for tired feet is rest. Take advantage
Of every opportunity to put the feet
upon a chair or cushion in order that
you may get the blood out Of them. IF
you are employed during the day, make
it 9. point to; take off your shoes the
instant you come home; do not spend
the evening wearing the same shoes
you have had on since or s o'clock
in the morning. Put on comfortable
pair Of house slippers and sit back at
ease in chair, with your feet on a
hassock or pile Of cushions. Before re
firing, battle the feet in hot water to
draw out the inflammation, and wrap
them in cloths dipped in witch hazel.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
SUMMER GIRLS KERoH1EF.

What is the summer girl to do with
her handkerchief That Is the question
that is puzzling the brains and battling
the ingenuity Of the feminine world at
the present moment. Mere man may
think he has problems to solve or
knotty questions to unravel; but SO long
as he has seventeen convenient pockets
in which to stow his personal belong
ings he will get no sympathy from
womankind. OF course, the new sum
,mer waists are dreams Of loneliness,
with dainty bouffant fronts and trinity
fitting backs. Lingerie was never 50
exquisite and lace motifs riot all over
waists and sleeves.
But these very. fronts, so dainty and
SO lacy and so proud Of their handi-
work, and these very sleeves, SO clever
in their revealing Of 9 pretty arm and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
What the Market Affords

atfine and paste paper over all. Keep
this preserve in the dark.
Make only a small quantity Of the
preserve at a time, to avoid crushing
the fruit; it is better to use the rule
as given than to double it. Gooseberry
Barbecue is made exactly the same
way. ...
To make spiced currants measure
stemmed currants by the quart; to each
quart Of fruit take three pounds of
sugar, a pint of vinegar, tablespoon
full Of ground cloves, tables oon-
full of cinnamon and tablespoonful Of
allspice. Dissolve the sugar in the
vinegar by heating and stirring; then
put in the fruit and spices and boil
two hours and half. 4
The conserve of this same fruit, a
favorite in many families, is made in
this way. Take five pounds Of stemmed
currants, the pulp of six oranges and
two pounds Of washed and stoned
raisins; mix we'll with three pounds
Of sugar, or four if the oranges are
sour, and simmer till thick. Some
housewives add to the currant conserve
recipe pound Of sour cherries, pitted.
They are usually considered Welcome
addition to the flavor, tho a novelty =
By buying 100 pounds of sugar at a
time the housewife can save about rs
cents. The amount may be more than
she will use, even in preserving season,
so in many cases two or more women
are buying 100 pounds together and in
that way saving the price Of a box or
two of berries. % .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
A July Luncheon

and the well-beaten yolks of six eggs,
Fill well-buttered timbale molds, stand
in pan partly filed with hot water
and cook in a moderate oven until firm
in the center. The sauce served with
these requires a pint of cooked and
strained tomato, two scant tablespoon
fuls of butter, two tablespoonful Of
flour and high seasoning of salt, pep
per and onion juice.
AS an accompaniment to the tim
bales cook a half cupful Of arina in a
pint Of milk for half an hour, adding
as it begins to thicken ten drops q
onion juice, half teaspoonful of salt
and a dash of cayenne When done
stir in the beaten yolk of an egg, cover
and set aside until cold Form it into
balls an inch in diameter, dip each in
slightly beaten egg, roll in fine stale
breadcrumbs and just before the meal
fry (four or five at time) in smoking
hot deep fat until golden brown. Drain
on soft paper before serving.
While loin chops are preferred by
many, rib chops make the best appear
ance at formal meal. Broil them and
serve pfettily, garnish with parsley or
| watercress. A quart OF shelled peas
will be ample for six. In a saucepan
melt together two tablespoonful Of
butter, scant teaspoonful of salt. half
teaspoonful of white pepper and one
| scant teaspoonful of sugar. Turn the
| washed peas into this cover and shake
over the hottest part of the fire for five
minutes; then add three tablespoonful
| OF boiling water, cover again and draw
to one side, letting cook slowly until
tender; if young from twenty-five to
thirty minutes will be ample. More
water may be added from time to time
to keep them from burning, but they
should be almost dry when done.
Canned shrimps may be used when
the fresh ones cannot be obtained Open
them several hours before they are
needed to let them aerate well~rinsing
thoroly, then draining and drying on
cloth. Cut them in half-inch bits, mari
nate with French dressing and let
stand on ice half an hour, then serve on
a bed Of lettuce and pass good may
onnaise with them.
/ Hull and wash quart of berries
then mash and mix them with cupful
of graduated sugar and the juice of a
lemon. Let stand for two hours, stir
ring occasionally. In the meantime
boil together for FIVE minutes one
pound of sugar and pint of water.
Strain and cool Rub the fruit thru a
sieve, mix with the cold syrup and
free. When firm pack down in the
| can, repack with ice and salt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
BY coRNELIA c. BEDFORD.

BY CoRNELiA G. BEDFORD.
With long days comes summer heat,
and in planning little meals for friends
or our families we try to give them
an impression Of GOODNESS and dainti-
ness. The menu for today is light in
character, yet sufficient to satisfy the
appetite.
& Potato Soup with Whipped Cream,
Bread Sticks.
Fish Timbales. Tomato Sauce,
Drowned Farina Balls,
Lamb Chops, Peas,
Shrimp Salad, Cream Cheese,
Waters.
Frozen Strawberries,
Angel Cake, Coffee.
For table spread for six take three
potatoes, pare and boil them. In the
meantime scald pint and a half of
milk in double boiler. Rub together
one tablespoonful of butter and two Of
-four. Drop this pastry lump into the
hot milk and stir gently until it melts
and slightly thickens the liquid. Add
stalk Of parsley and ten drops of
onion juice, cover and let cook for ten
minutes. Mash the potatoes, blend with
them part Of the thickened milk.
Press this thru sieve, blend with the
remainder which is in the double boiler.
Season well with salt and pepper, cover
and cook for FIVE minutes longer. Have
ready two-thirds of a cupful of heavy
sweet cream which has been whipped
to a solid froth. Fill cups two-thirds
full of soup and on each drop heap
ing tablespoonful Of the cream, then
dust with the merest dash Of paprika;
this adds a dash Of color,
Bread sticks can generally be pur'
chased from the baker. When one pre-
fers them homemade take a cupful of
bread dough, work into it the slightly
beaten white of an egg, a little more
| -four, if needed, and let rise again.
When very light roll out with the hands
| in long sticks the size of a leadpencil
Lay an inch apart on fiat creased pans
brush with cold water. When light
| again bake In a very moderate oven
until pale brown and well dried out
These are used either cold or warm.
IA pound and half of halibut, coo
/ or any solid white fish will be suffi
Gent for the timbales. Cook gently in
sailed water (to which is added a sprie
1 of parsley, tablespoonful of vinegar
and slice of onion) until the fest
separates from the bones. Drain, COO
and flake. Make rather thick white
sauce with one cupful and half Of
milk, one heaping tablespoonful Of but
ter, two tablespoonful of flour, scan
/ teaspoonfuls Of salt, half-teaspoonu
of white pepper, tablespoonful o.
lemon Juice and tiny pinch of mace
keep covered until cool. Add the fisl