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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-04
Lct'S Try LOughlnd

While I am sitting under a tree writ
ing, an old. feeble man has sat down
very near me at the roadside, 10 rest
from his climb uphill.
For a moment lie pulled hard. out Of
breath, aud then broke into hearty
laugh; looking back into the face OF the
old woman ready 70 sit down beside
MIN. having stiH more slowly reached
the top. II was delicious: country farm
ers aad their wives so often do very
little laughing Three minutes after
ward he was ha-ha-ing again. little
way along on the path. over tho antics
Of a very ordinary dog
I am therefore sitting here wondering
how I shall teach myself 20 remember
to laugh. especially al the hard, tired
moments There are several first rate
Eecipes for being pleasant 10 live with:
THE soft answer the Self restrained
silence when annoyed" Determined
cheerfulness." Throwing over work the
aspect OF play" and go on: but wonder
whether just laughing would not be the
very easiest benefaotion OF them all,
and indeed comprehend them all?
The soft answer is extremely hard 70
think up generally. even when one is
trying 70 think II up-hard. I mean.
70 those Of Us who are not actually
clever. Silence" Is easy. but not al
ways a success. Determined cheerful
ness supposes varied invention and
agreeable conversation. Making work
seem play" your own work or other
persons. suggests 4 similar intellectual
strain. But suppose one should weakly
sometimes give up the struggle after
winsOme words and deeds, and get up
good laugh or two instead-might Il
not serve the purpose? A, good laugh"
I say, not a vinegary one, expressing
more discomfort than joIlity. That was
the virtue of my OLE man's laush-he
seemed TO mean II out and out. He was
honestly Laughing, with a merry ring
over his own blowing and putting and
his comfortable shady seat after the
hard HILL and he was heartening up the
old lady.
We could not-not all Of us-learn that
/ ring at once. As
Some people always sigh in thanking God.
| So we. at first. should sigh many a
4 time IN laughing over our hard knocks.
] But we should '1earn how rapidly, I
| think, and should find IL a most restful
I contrivance for making home happy
/ Margaret Meredith, New Jersey.
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Women and Hospitality

To be truly hospitable is to possess
a virtue the quality Of which, ike
mercy. IS not strained. for ii enriches
both the giver and the recipient
II is lamentably true. however. that
in this day Of strenuous living and
exaggerated ideas that have pene-
trated even 70 our fTesides. the virtue
has all but lost it's SAVIOR. and the
hospitable home with door flung wide
open 10 sincerely welcome the coming
guest and regretfully speed the part
ing one-the home wherein even the
stranger within the gates senses the
genuine good will with which hospi-
tally, no matter how simple IN
character II may happen 10 be, is dis
pensed. Is rapidly becoming a memory.
and unless women rise 70 the occa-
sion. with the courage Of their con-
victions. will be a fairy tale to the
next generation.
For everything there is a cause. The
existing state Of affairs in our homes
the state OF affairs that causes the
man Of the house TO ponder seriously
before he takes an acquaintance home
TO pot Iuck-is no exception
Nor Is ii because the women OF TO-DAY
are not by nature as Hospitality In
clined as were their mothers and grand
mothers. Rather it is because their
ideas Of what constitutes hospitality
have altered. They insult their guests
by the lavish preparations they deem
absolutely essential TO their entertain
nent, forgetting that the friend cares
not for the meal, which he Gan easily
buy, but for the comradeship Of those
who sit at the table, and that the cor
dial welcome more than offsets the
plainest fare.
Again. the notion now universally OBJ
taius among women that a guest. espe-
cially If she happens 10 be a woman,
must be entertained according to her
way of living. not as the hostess lives
II the friend. who is on the same level,
in so far as this worlds goods 60
comes TO take a meal or make a week s.
end visit, the hostess can find It In her
heart to be really glad, and gives her
self UP TO the enjoyment of her friend,
because Mary Will understand and
the domestic machinery need not be
thrown out OF gear and forced to work
in grooves for which ii was never in
tended.
But suppose Ethel, who is rich and
lives handsomely. decides TO pay little
visit-and who, were the truth told. is
eagerly anticipating the, TO her. charm
ing simplicity of her hostess home-then
see what follows. It need not be put
into words-all are familiar with extrav-
agant preparations attending such an
event, the tired, neTve-worn hostess,
the straiEed and unnatural atmosphere
which enfolds the whole household, and
the sigh of relief, that can scarce be
concealed, when the guest turns her
face stationward.
But this is not hospitality, but simply
a disguised form of give and get, and
which proclsims in the most trifing de-
tails effort, unealled for expense and
artihciality.
True hospitality consists not in the
paying OF social debts, nor IS it evil
denced by the amount Of money or la
Dor expended in entertaining. but is
measured by the depth of the welcome
and in the giving freely Of our best
whether 1t be much OF little. without
ostentation or apology.-Katherine +
| Mcgee, Pennsylvania.
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upper edge OF this is finished with lace,
ribbon. or beading. as fancy dictates,
and the border OF the embroidery meets
and overlays this tucked yoke, perfectly
fiat and plain, without a bit of fullness.
The embroidery is cut of at the waist
line and is gathered into a belt to match
the Tinisa employed at the top.
This bit OF a yoke, hand-tucke6, gives
an air OF daintiness usually lacking IN
the corset. cover made from demi-fiounc-
ing, and will well repay the extra
trouble. This Is a good model 10 follow
for those who can sew, but are IN
skilled in decorative needlewOrk.
Pretty little Jumpers are made from
mems fine large linen handkerchiefs.
TWO are necessary, and the construction
is quite simple. First one corner Is cut
of each. These three-cornered pieces
are worked IN embroidery just above the
hem stitching end, gathered slightly on
the bias edge, form themselves into
sleeve caps.
The points on the handkerchiefs oppo-
site 10 the cut of corners are placed IN
DER the chin and in the middle II the
back respectively, about two or three
inches from the neck These pieces
S44od4u DC pinned together ana the snort
seams under the arms be fitted. Next,
the shoulder caps should be connected
to the jumper, the raw edge having been
sewn into a narrow band. and then the
lower edge is confined by a belt fitting
the waist line. The hemsttching will
be seen TO come as a finish TO the wide
armholes. Lastly the pins are released
that holl the points. and the corners
are allowed 10 fall over the jumper,
back and front, in the same way as the
caps fall over the sleeves. These corners
should be embroidered, and lace trimming
Is a matter OF taste. Personally, I pre-
fer the plain hemstitching.
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CORSET COVERS MADE
OF t1ANDKERCHIEFS

Making dainty corset covers has been
q favorable occupation for vacation
days this season. and, as the work
called for more time than skill. many
women have INDUCED in it TO the ex-
tent OF a fad.
Many very pretty little corset covers
will be taken back TO town which later
on viii como to light as Christmas
gifts, and truly welcomes ones they
viii be. for everyone knows how ex-
pensive even the most simple hand
made lingerie is.
Fine sheer handkerchiefs are response
BILE for number OF these dainty gar
snents. These showing one-quarter inch
hemstitchiag, either quite plain or
barred 10 suggest dimity, are preferred
for the purpose. Some have borders one
and one-half inches wide, and between
these thrsadlike bars the worker can
set rows Of dots In satin stitch, using
white embroidery cotton for the pun
pose. Those barred all over often have
an eyelet or a dot set in each square,
this elaboration depending upon the
skill OF the seamstress. After the
decorative part has been accomplished
the handkerchiefs are laid on the cor
set cover pattern, on the stra ight in the
back and corner wise in the front. -Four
or I'VE will be necessary, according 10
size. One must be cut into four squares
of equal size to fit into the fronts
Once the handkcrchiets arc laid on the
paper pattern, It is quite easy 20 see
what spaces need filling in with the
squares. A narrow veining is used for
the joining Of the different parts.
The lower edge is gathered into a belt
of beading about an inch wide, and the
top finished with shoulder straps Of
narrow beading, extending around the
whole upper edge Of the cover. Arm
holes are finished in the same manner
and a ruffe Of narrow, me Valen-
ciennes lace sewn TO the outer edge OF
AL the narrow beading. Ribbon of any
preferred coloriag IS used for threading.
For the plain handkerchief a favOrite
decoration is an embroidered wreath
worked on each Of the fronts just over
the bust. that one on the left encircling
4 monogram or initial, while the back
Is left quite plain. Another way Is to
work a scattering Of tiny flowers in
satin stitch all over the surface Of the
handkerchiefs designed for the fronts.
IN making up the garment much the
same process as suggested before is
adopted. The finishings. however. DIFF
fer. 81 preferred, for bands OF fine
nainsook embroidery are often subst-
tuted for the beading.
Extremely good effects are produced
by blind embroidery on these plain sheer
handkerchiefs. Bowknots OF this needle
work make a great show for the amount
OF labor involved. Quite large one is
worked on each front, and bands for the
finishing decorated with smaller ones.
Butterflies are also used.
These little garments are fine and
dainty, but II something more elaborate
is preferred then the demi-fiOuncing Is
called into service
The prettiest way Of making corset
covers Of this kind Of embroidery is 10
first make yoke OF very fine lawn or
handkerchief linen. pin-tucked by hand.
which, when cut out N squares at the
neck. viii be nothing more than a band
about three or four inches wide. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-04
FzLfferS

To make the fritters. add to one pint
buttermilk saltspOonful salt, a tea
spoonful soda and beat until It stops
'purring." Then add one beaten egg
and -four to make a stiff batter. Fry by
the spoonful in deep fat, hot enough to
send them TO the top almost Immediate
". A good fritter batter to use with
vegetables. fruit. clans OF oysters is
made of the yolks Of two eggs. well
beaten, a half cup milk or water, a salt
spoonful salt, a cupful -four or enough
to make almost a drop batter. and last
" the whites of.,two eggs whipped stiff
If intended for clans or meat add a
tablespoonful lemon juice TO the batter.
If for fruit, add a teaspoonful sugar and
any fiaVOring desired. Vegetables used
for fritters should be boiled tender, then
drained. cut in small pieces and stirred
IN the batter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-04

Girls going into camp for a couple of
weeks. whether at seashore or in the
woods, have a particularly good chance
to improve their compilations, just as
there are equally advantageous condi-
tons for injUring them. Too much sun
is not TO be INDUCED in by a girl who
values the texture OF her skin. She does
not need to brown herself like a berry,
nor become speckled with freckles TO
demonstrate later 10 an Indifferent world
that she has been living out OF doors. The
fact will prove itself in the heaithiness
Of her color, the cIearness Of her skin,
and the general look Of health and vital
ity that will pervade. and which is most
attractive.
The frst help toward this improve
ment comes with tho exercise that one
takes in camp. Consciously or not. she
takes a great deal Of 1t out OF doors,
and muscles are brought into play that
may have always. or for a long time be
fore. been useless This, with the stimu-
lation OF getting her blood TO circulate.
will make her eyes bright and skin
clear. and always providing that she
protects her complexion, is the best
thing in the world she can do.
Nothing that I have yet heard Of sur
passes or is quite as good for skin pro-
lection OF the face as cold cream and a
liberal application OF powder over it.
The mask thus formed keeps of not
only sun. but dirt. II with this a girl
will wear a sCnbonnet she can be GER
tain OF looking better in the autumn
than she may have ever before. Sun
bonnets, by the way, are pretty and TO
most girls extremely becoming.
I wish I could persuade a girl in camp
| TO wear big gloves 10 protect her hands.
II holes are punched IN the leather palms
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-04
Complexion Improved By
Camp Life and Exercise

one does not feel any extra heat. and
gloves do make such difference in the
look Of the hands I do not, however, ex-
pect that many viii 90 this.
The kind Of food q girl will have has
a great deal 10 DO with the cleanliness
Of her complexion, and II Ehe goes IN for
q certain kind of camp cookery her skin
will show II later. Coffee galore is not
good for her, nor boiled food and heavy
cakes with syrup or molasses. In the
woods there are berries TO be had from
now TIL the end of the season. Almost
without exception, a farm may be 10
Gated where fresh vegetables and milk
may be secured That milk ordinarily
does not agree with one has nothing 10
do with woods life. When one Is exer-
cising as then, fresh milk is easily d.
gested and extremely beneficial.
At the shore, fish of any or all kinds
should be substituted for meats. Fish.
eggs, and milk, indeed, are the three
best staples for camp food when one can
get them.
AS for the kind OF exercise which is
best. that is difficult to cay. The danger
Of OVERRIDING is slight. and that one goes
70 bed dead tires at night is excellent,
for sleep under such conditions will be
refreshing, the fatigue being merely
physical Swimming. rowing. walking
and ball playing are all fun and ali good
! Chopping wood rot only strengthens a
| girl, but helps her TO be graceful in mo-
ton Carrying water adds strength to
| her back
You will be attracted al once in the
| autumn BY the freshness and brilliancy
| Of girl VINO has spent part of her sum-
/ mer In camp II she gets from IL what
/ she should-clear skin, shining eyes.
J grace, and health.
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Chocolate Pie.
THF oPAEs DEE WATCH.

Lower the fire burns the gray ash
cTeeps
over It, and the Goals drop through the
bars
With a soft rattle til the room grows
chill
Through the unCu-tained windows, glim-
meT strange stars.
Icy the folded hand, 70 which I cling:
And still so stu methinks the source
Is drained
From where the blood coursed madly,
yesterday
Like threads OF flame: these frozen
palms were stained.
Faint is the candle-glow at head and
foot,
On either side. and close around me lie
Pale bloom; I marvel at tie careless
clasps
OF her who loved fow'rs so; how strange
to die! Bohemian.
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ROADSIDE FLOWERS.

Have faith. WHAT matters life or death
If lit by universal love?
Pray in your heart for purer breath;
Shall day or night your calmness
move2
For you have dreams to burst all bars
If yOu but hold this one law true:
There IS no night beneath the stars;
All the shadow Is in you,
Love well! Shall shame or glory change
Your course which Fate lays here
ana now;
Your songs Of brotherhood which range
TransCendert with all loves high
VOW?
For YOU Will voice life's glory-song
II YOU but make this truth your own.
There Is on earth 10 fatal wrong:
All defeat is yours alone!
Francis Viele-Griffin, In Transatlantic
Tales.
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Girls as PtafeLdyezs

Germany labor famine has become
so acute that il has been found neces-
saTy TO impress peasant girls into the
railway service as platelayers and re-
pairers. A gang OF them is now hard at
work near Beyersdorf, much 10 the dis
gust of the farmers who, there as else
where. are suffering severely from IL
ability TO secure sufficient men OF wo-
men workers.-Home Chat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-04
NO CouRTING IN CHURCH.

In Cornish chapels the invariable rule
is for the men to sit on one side Of the
building and the women on the other.
A visitor and his f1ancee. who were
staying in the district, went to chapel.
and Just before the service began the
young man was greatly astonished when
the chapel steward, observing that the
couple were seated in the same pew,
came over 10 him, and, in an audible
voice, said, Come on out Of that, me
son, we don't ave no sweetheartin' ere .
Home Chat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-04
Health and Beauty

Do not use gritty substances in clean
Ing the hands more than once a week
and at other times use the polish, which
is soft Ike vaseline. Never brush the
nails until they are heated. This causes
a certain amount OF roughness and the
nails soon get brittle. II is best 10 pol
ism the nails with a soft towel or on
the palms Of the hands. Some nails
have small corrugations on the surface
IL Is seldom that they ever grow
smooth. but by keeping them clean,
neatly shaped and polished they Will be
greatly improved IN appearance.
II the face IS rough and sunburned,
and also frecllled. wash in warm borax
water az night, using q camelshatr
complexion brush and some imported
castle soap. Scrub well and then rinse
IN clear warm water. drying with a
soft but heavy towel Then apply some
bleach cream. leaving on all night. The
next morning wash of in warm borax
water. For enlarged pores alternate at
night and gut on a compress Of witch
hazel every other night. Take some
absorbent cotton and soak in warm
witch hazel ami fasten onto the face so
IL Will stay most Of the night If possible
There Is nothing better than witch
hazel to make the skin fine grained and
soft but il has no bleaching Propen-
stiles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-04

One Of the most troublesome results
Of hot. humid weather Is suffering feet,
They swell and burn and ache in spite
OF soft, violating shoes. 4 daily hot
bath is tire first and simplest remedy.
Then hot salt water is good, especially
sea water. A pleasant, refreshing lotion
is cologne water or camphoTated OIL
Should soft cOrns appear between the
toes, separate with a bit OF old linen
POWDERED with tannin or alum. The
latter IS also considered excellent to be
used IN a bathing lotion. This powder
CpTinklcd on the feet as talcUm or any
toilet powder IS very healing; tannis,
thirty drains; lycopodium, three drains;
alum, one dram.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-04

IN severe attacks Of collie a teaspoon
full OF salt dissolved in a teacup OF cold
water has beer known 70 give immediate
relief. The same dose viii revive a per
son who mas been stunned by a heavy
fall, IL he can be forced 10 swallow II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-04

Lemons are very useful in health and
sickness. dct lemonade Is one Of the
best remedies for an incipient cold. Il
is also excellent in cases OF biliousness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-04
Hints for the HOuSeReeper
Mock Escalloped Oysters.

Cover the bottom Of a baking dish
with a layer OF cracker crumbs. then
with a layer Of cheese; over this place
a layer Of celery cut IN mall pieces,
pepper and bits Of butter in plenty;
pinch OF salt II needed. Alternate layers
until dish Is filled; cover with sweet
milk. place in hot oven and bake half
an hour. Il makes a delicious dinner
dish. and resembles escalloped oysters.
Koumiss.
Into one quart Of milk, sweet. put one
gill Of fresh buttermilk and three or
four humps Of white sugar. Mix well
and see tnat sugar dissolves. Put IN a
warm place % stand for ten hours when
II will be thick Pour from one dish 10
another till II becomes smooth and uni
form in consistency. Bottle and keep in
warm place twenty-four hours. thirty
six IN winter The bottles must be tight
~ corkcd- Shake well I'VE minutes be-
fore opening.
Snickerdoodles.
Take one cup graduated sugar and
one-haif cup butter and lard; add one
egg, salt, one cup milk. and two and
one-haIf cups -four, with two teaspoons
baking powder. Latsly. one-nalf cup
currants, dredged with little -four.
Put in SQUARE pan. Before baking,
sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
Bake twenty minutes This will cut
into twenty-tOur square pieces.
Chocolate Pie.
To two tabIespoonfuls -four add three
fourths cup sugar, mix thoroughly. and
gradually add one cup OF water and
butter size OF an egg. Boil and stir IN
til IL becomes a smooth paste. Add two
well-beaten yolks 70 mixture, with one
half square of melted chocolate. Bake
crust and add chocolate filling. Cover
with frOstIng made from whites Of two
eggs and Drowned in moderate oven.
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A pinch Of salt taken before meals
stimulates digestion.
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With Long or Three-Quarter Length
Sleeves.
Ladies, Tucked EtOn Jacket,

Sleeves.
All Seams Allowed.
This new style OF Elton jacket shows
some novel features. An arrangement
Of tuclzs sloping from the shoulder seam
to the waist will make il becoming to
most figures. Developed in taffetas II is
just what Is required for a chilly day
but il may also be made of material to
match a skirt.
The pattern is in six sizes-32 to ~
inches, bust measure. For SO bust, the
jacket will require 81 yards Of material
20 inches wide. rs yards IS inches wide
21z yards a inches wide. or ia yards "a
inches wide; q yard Of silk % inches
wide for collar and cuffs and one linen
collar and cuff set
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To obtain this pattern or any Of
the others heretofore described in
The Times, MI out the following
coupon and enclose it with 10 cents in
an envelope addressed to the Fashion
Editor, The Washington Times. Mum
sey Building, Washington, D. c.
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New Jersey Resorts.
ATLANTIC CITY.
GRAND ATLANTIC HOTEL

Virginia Ave and the Beach. Atlantic City.
y. J. CaPacity. 600 guests Specially reduced
.-ates for Sept and Oct. American plan, SO
10 SIS weekly, 50 10 So daily. Superior table
and service. Largest and finest rooms. Hot
and cold sea water in all baths: private and
public. Music Write for folder. Garage
CHARLES z. COPE
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LEXINGTON PP soiac Ave and Ar,
from station and Young's Pier. Premises ex-
tend to beach. Bathing from house 81 up
weekly. Booklet. PAUL c. ROSECRANS