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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
How to Bring Up Girls.

There are two distinct ways of bringing
up children. One is by discipline, and aims
at teaching and self-control by imposing
habitual submission to the control of Others
The other works in the opposite direction.
and aims al freedom.
The child is encouraged to do what is
right from inner conviction and to learn
wisdom by experience. That the former
method Is harmful is seif-evident and re-
qu1res no discussion: still. 1t IL surprising
mat SO many young married folk should
show a tendency to return to ii and saw
that 1t is harmful part of modern child
worship to argue and reason with children
while they are still young and before they
are able to reason. says Womans Life
One thing is certain. and 1t is that the
mother who puts her child on platform
of friendship and equality comes nearest
TO success in her method. Driving chill.
dren may get them past particular diff
hculty. but leading them teaches them how
to get past the next difficulty by them
selves. and this alone is education-teach-
Ing children to stand alone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
The Pillow Eiend

The art needlework'' counter is ALWAYS
SO crowded that you have a splendid oppor-
tunity to moralize before the goddess of the
counter deigns to wait upon you
Beside you is woman who is being ner
suaded into all sorts of extravaganza. A
flvid print of an Indian head on a sofa
cushion square is being trimmed by the
saleswoman. Cleaning glass beads at IL
cents dozen are lavishly distributed
around the war chiefs neck-no psrticular
color scheme observed of course-and five
dozen are not too few for necklace.
Next, the embroidery silk is dealt out at
the rate of two skeins to every tint and
shade that the eagle eye of the saesperson
can spy. Twenty-Five skeins are charged
up TO the deluded woman, who certainly
would be the better for new stock and
groves. which she probably can't afford
we may think of the comfort some one
is going to enjoy who Is going to rest his
tired head upon five dozen glass beads in
brass settings,
All down the counter the same perform
ance is being carried to the purses limit
"niic these same women brushed past a
table on which some two toned effects and
tapestry pillow covers We're displayed at the
reduced price of 80 cents and 81 Only the
ADDITION of a cord is needed to make of
either OF these a pillow of good looks and
comfort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

grow shabby. turn maine trimmings that
have faded.
Shoes need plenty of looking after A
shabby lace. a rundown heel spread
toe" often spoil otherwise pleasing cos
tune. Shoe trees are looked upon a
luxury by many women. In reality they are
almost a necessity if the shape and appear
ance of the shoe is to be preserved for any
length of time. Tan shoes may be cleaned
with a mixture of milk and ammonia, VIII.
shoes with pipeclay, black ones are none
the worse If treated to an occasional rubbing
with glycerin sweet Oil in addition to
the ordinary polishing. White blouses are
economical. for they cost less in the be-
ginning than elaborate colored oIes and are
less wearisome to the eye If worn often. In
this day of the white separate skirt the
long coat and the tailored suit. a woman
with plenty of white blouses is apt to ue
appropriately dressed for most simple occa-
sions. To be sure. laundry is a considera-
ton. but there are few women who cannot
learn to do up thin blouse If they are
willing to take the trouble.
Wear washable neckwear when you can
you women who must economiZe. Learn TO
wash your own laces and turnovers cvea
your own handkerchefs. They'll last just
twice as long Mend rips and tears when
you first discover them. Straighten out
your gloves when taking them off. using a
glove stretcher, and be ever vigilant in the
matter of small things If you want to be
well dressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

/ think it was some wise old chap in
Elizabeth'S time who said: There is an
hour in each mans life appointed to make
that Selling business that's the rub If only
opportunities came to ready labeled 1t
would be dead easy to take advantage of
them. but they don't.
Early training may have something to do
with our blindness. We haven't learned to
look out for the things that may come our
way and very few capabilities spring into
life full-grown. kindergarten babies of to-
day are given building blocks and Jumps
of clay with which to make things-not
necessarily special things. but something.
and the principle is a good one.
Competition is a good NEGATIVE to work,
and the human atom who sees his neighbor
In the adjouAlg chair constructing a man
of-war out of some bits of three cornered
ton. and watch for a chance to build some
thing more wonderful. He is seeing his OPP
portunities, that baby.
There never was a successful invention
patented that there did not come before the
public half dozen claimants who had
thought of the same thing and who were
just getting their plans into shape when the
other fellow dumped the full-fedged scheme
on the market. 1t Is no doubt true that
they did think of it, but IL they couldn't see
the opportunity to present il first the other
fallow is not to blame.
It's the same way with every sort of
work. If we don't see our chances for
writing certain article. for doing a partie-
ular sketch. for designing little accessory
of dress. somebody else. who=is little more
on the alert. VIII. and she'll get the credit
for 1t. too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Keep Your Own Counsel

This applies to everybody. but the young
married woman should take it to heart
especially. l say the young married woman
because those who have been married sew
eral years have long ago discovered that it
is the best policy.
1t was all right to have "a girl conf lante
before you were married, but much better
II you ceased to be SO confiding from the
time you got engaged. Men dread these in
Innate friendships, for they know Just how
much trouble is likely to arise from them
One young man. as soon as he had poppe
the question and been accepted. said to his
fiance: who is your girl confidante?" An
other. more exacting than the first. asked
his sweetheart as favor to him not to be
SO intimate with her girl chum as she had
been.
Don't discuss either his faults or his good
points with people. Make your own choice
freely, and when you have done so stick to
1t. no matter what happens. Don't tell your
chum about the little spats that go. on In
the privacy of your own home. and. above
all things don't talk to anybody imne-
diately after quarrel. You are liable to
say things for which you will be sorry, and.
besides, If they should ever come back to
you. the chances are that you wouldn't rec
ogniZe them. Don't admit to anybody not
even your own mother. that he isn't the god
you married. You owe this to your own dig
nifty, as well as to your husbands; and in
deed. now that you are married. you should
look upon your husbands dignity as being
exactly the same your own. Your home
should be a closed circle. In which there are
never more than two people.
Just remember that while people will lis
ten eagerly to all you have to say. so that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
What the English Language Needs.

The Philosopher, the Purst and the Poet
were gathered together.
Yes. said the Purist apropos of MOTH
ing, what the English language needs
above all is a word to supply the place of
his or her. When / say. Every man and
woman loves his or her parents | am cor
rect but awkward. IL 1 substitute their I
am ungrammatical. We need badly a word
to take the place of this inconvenient his
or her g"
The Esperantists.' remarked the Philolo-
gist. use 'oni.' taken from the French :"
But no one paid any attention to him for
the Poet was speaking
What l want said he sis a LOT Of
rhymes for rhymeless English words Look
Orange. and month"; and window and
scissors-all without any exactly CORE
spending words. And all common words
too, and easily adaptable. There are many
others of them-words l can't -remember
now. and shall not until / get them into a
poem and have to cnange a verse to accom-
modate Them.
We'll" said the Philologist you peonIe
may say what you like about new words
L have trouble enough attending to the
spelling and pronunciation of the old ones
Some day you fellows come over to nv
house. and I'll show you my list of 50D
words in perfectly good use that once were
hopeless slang. That 10 the way languages
are recruited"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Letter or Spirit.

Mrs. " is at heart one of tie KIN lest
women of my acquaintance" remarked d
woman who is having a hard struggle to
maintain existence, the door close
after recent caller, but she has faculty
for doing really nice things in a way to
make starvation seem positive joy by
contrast. This morning she came to tell me
that she had secured the work for me that
have been hoping for for weeks, ard her
visit has left me not exalted over my sue
cess. but thoroughly depressed and at war
with myself and heaven and earth.
There is such a difference in the way
nice things are done by different people"
remarked the friend to whom she was
speaking, thoughtfully, and it isn't always
suavity or apparent graciousness of manner
that makes the receiving of a favor pleas
ant | have known those who were consd-
cred to have a positive genius for tact to do
things in a way that simply left you writh-
ing, and yet there really wasn't word that
you could put your finger on or trick Of
manner to which you could object"
Yes, l know replied the first speaker.
sadly. I've been through it all in the last
few months, and | have almost come to the
conclusion that it is the rough-spoken, ap-
parently sef-absorbed people who do nice
things for you in the incest way. There
was DR.. B. who attended me when |
was so i'll in the spring he only came a
few times. but the trouble was serious, and
L know it his skill that brought me
through and saved from bad after
effects.
He did not send in his bill so finally |
wrote tor it. and in rep received a curt
note to this effect: You have no bill with
me-you would have got well just as quick
if you hadn't sent for me. and | never take
money that / don't earn "
1t didn't sound specially gracious said
the friend but L think | catch your drift
You weren't left with a sense of obligation
and, after all, that is of the worst feel
ings in the world. / hate doing things FIR
people who feel that they must return the n
and | hate having things done for me by
people who feel tina. | must return In kind
or else remain their everlasting de1tor"
It's only way they have, | suppose
sighed the first woman. she turned back
to her work: but the world would be a
much more comfortable place for those OF
US who haven't struck luck if the word OBJ
legation could be cut out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Making the Most
Of Your C1othe:

How 10 be well dressed on a small amount
OF money Is the problem that confronts
many women in these days. Women OF
large means are inexcusable If they are not
always daintily and appropriately clad, for
the best of talent and material is theirs to
Command. but their less fortunate sisters
must employ time, patience thought and
personal skill il they wish to look we'll
There are women who succeed In making
good appearance upon a hundred dollars
year. or even less. but should you man
age TO extract heart confession from one
OF them you would be astonished at the
number of petty details TO which she gives
her attention.
Every American woman considers a tai
lored suit necessary part of her wardrobe
but the woman of small means will do well
10 ouy her suit with an eye to making IL do
duty for two seasons. on the alternate
year she might put the money into one of
the long separate coats, getting a style and
color that Will do for both DAYTIME and
evening wear.
Care will do wonders toward keeping this
same suit fresh Hangers for both skirt
and coat are an absolute necessity. Bind
ings must be looked after frequently, for
nothing gives woman more bedraggied
appearance than an untidy hem. Use a
brush often and thoroughly remove spots
Immediately. and send your suit to tailor
10 ne Sponged and pressed several times in
the course OF a season. The cost Is small
and the result viii repay you.
Little things such as gloves. belts, wells
neckwear and handkerchiefs count for
good deal in the general makeup of a wom-
ans dress. Clean light colored kid articles
and ribbons at home with good quality of
gasoline. Some women prefer to wash their
ribbons In warm water and good white soap
but, whether water or gasoline is used
press the ribbons smooth with an iron.
Many veil Is ruined from sheer careless
ness. Remove your veil from your hat as
soon as you take 1t off. Fold the veil
smoothly and put ii carefully away. A
chiffon veil may be squeezed out in warm
soapsuds. rinsed in clear water and ironed
smooth. An occasional pressing will not
come amiss with a mesh veil, by the way.
Every hat should have its own bandbox
II possible, or. at any rate, its own place on
the wardrobe shelf. Keep your hats we'll
brushed. steam velvet trimmings when they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Clocks and Their Striking.

The clock of our grandfathers time came
from England, and struck every quarter OF
an hour.
Another ancient one plays old songs and
hymns instead of striking.
Still another contains not only cuckoo,
but also hooking bird. which alternate in
their cries.
A clock that was once very common por-
trays stars moon and, sun. moving slowly
overhead the clock strikes.
A heavy striking clock is made for H.
brar~ not for a bed room.
Fit the clocks to the general appearance
of the room Often they are the only misfit
things in 1t.
Those tall gilt clocks. with the intermit-
tent alarm, which rings at intervals OF a
half-minute each for twenty minutes, are
just the thing for Miss Lie-a-bed.
La France some of the new clocks strike
up to twenty-four. instead of twice twelve
a very sensible plan.
After all, one grows to love the striking
of ones own particular clock, and some
times the striking of once-familiar clock
awakens long-dead memories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

stitch or eyelet. as one prefers. If you are
not tired of the latter it gives very pretty
open effect to the waist.
This pepper design should look very well
natural colored pongee waist done in
different shades of brown or blues. Or the
foliage might be in dull gray greens with
shaded red berries. If it is used on any of
the pastel silks or crepe de chimes the en-
tire embroidery must be done in several
different tones of the material. Often a
fine black outline around the colored berries
will add greatly to the effect.
The space between the sprays in front
may be filled in with lace yoke, and the
dots embroidered heavily on it. The mate
rial underneath is then cut away. This
makes a very attractive variation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Cleaning Rhinestones.

Rhinestones. so say the dealers, may Je
cleaned with ordinary chalk. Powder the
chalk, or simply take a stick of it and rub
over the stones and into the setting. Let
the chalk remain for time. then brush off
every particle with moderately stiff brush
and polish with a channels skin
1t is said that the woman who cleans her
rhinestones this way can make her friends
believe that she has lately Increased her
stock of diamonds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Her Idea Of Remembrance.

southern man tells of a conversation
he overheard between his cook and a maid,
both negroes. with reference to a recent
funeral of member of their race at
which funeral there had been a profusion
Of floral tributes. Said the cook:
Oats all very well, Mandy: but when
dies, don't want no flowers on my grave
Jes plant good old watermelon vine; an
when she gifts. ripe, you come dar, an
don't you eat 1t. but jes bus 1t on de
grave an let de good old juice dribble
down thro de groundr"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
The Flood of Novels.

From the kimberley Diamond Fields Advertiser.
The ceaseless and ever-increasIng stream
of novels and romances that food the book
market is one of the curious features of
our age. Vanished are the days when one
novel was eagerly read. discussed passed
from hand 10 hand for years; when the
public. who now shy at a three volume
novel. were not afraid to tackle 7''Slr Chas
Grandson" or "Ciarissa Harlowe'' in nine
thick volumes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Graduated Glasses
And "Spoonfuls -

do you see this glass;" said the doctor
he held up to the light a small grad
uated medicine glass. This indicates
actly the correct measure to for spoon
fuls and tablespoonfuls. 1t cannot possibly
make a mistake. And yet many persons,
rather than these correct and inexpen-
sive devices. trust to the varying shapes
and sizes of the real spoons. This custom
belongs with tallow candles and bootjacks.
The styles in silverware are always chang
ing. too. A short time ago woman came
to me to ask why the medicine l had
ordered had no effect on her. She had been
ordered a soupspoonful every hOur-one Ct
the new round soupspoons, you know. Sh.
told that she had been using two table
spoonfuls, as she thought the directions
meant a soup ladlei You may imagine how
serious this might have become had the
medicine been poison And not only doe
tors recommend these glasses. Some day
every woman will have something like them
in her kitchen. and instead of trusting to
memory fate. she will measure out in
gradients in these perfectly infallible and
perfectly hygenc glasses. But that | am
afraid" and the doctor sighed, will not be
until the millennium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

YHATEVER else a woman may
or may not dispense with In
NM planning her spring rousseau.
w she must have certain num-
Der of blouses and white waists
plain, heavier ones for morning wear and
,he daintiest possible for afternoon
With all the recent muttering of wolf
,propos of the passing of the separate
waist the fatal day of its final going has
not yet arrived. 1t still remains one of the
indispensabes for informal occasions. What
though woman no longer considers her
self fashionably attired should she don --e
sweetest dream of waist with a dark
skirt and even in summer prefers the en-
tire lingerie gown for "dressy" wear, the
separate waist still has its niche-and a
very important one it is.
Since we couldn't get along without it, 1t
- very consOling TO hear that in Paris the
lingerie blouse is more in vogue than ever
elbow sleeves and ALPHABETICALLY the en-
broi1ered ones.
Imported blouses are. unfortunately, be-
youd the reach of the average woman; but
if she can embroider what matters it? For
nothing but the cost of the material-which
may be much or little. as her allowance will
permit. though the finer the lawn. null or
linen the better the results-a charming and
handsome blouse can be evolved.
The California pepper used in today's de-
sign is a particularly happy choice for
blouse as it unites grace daintiness and
elaborate effect with comparatively little
work
1t is adapted to any material either cot
on. silk fine, smooth woods and to col
bred or white embroidery: but most women
will doubtless prefer to use either sheer
handkerchief linen or Persian lawn and
;nerCeriZed Cottons.
Just the front is given. but the detached
designs may easily be applied to other parts
Of the waist The two upper sprays'may be
back. and the horizontal spray may be
adapted to the cuff.
AS the pepper is a little stiff for the collar.
il might be we'll to make ii of lace inser-
tion. connected with narrow bands of the
material worked with dots to match the in
dtNidual berry. If preferred, the cuffs may
bs Tnade in the same way, and the horizon
tai spray used the upper part of the
sleeve puff. which will be much trimmed
this coming season.
This design Will be extremely easy to
take off by using impression paper and may
he adapted in the way suggested even by
the novice.
For working on the linen or any sheer
Pad the leaves quite heavily with darning
Du the stem in a twisted outline or a very
Tiny French stem stitch.
The peppers and dots may be in satin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

they can pass it~on to some one els, tbav
WIN really be thinking all the time what a
fool you are what
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-08
Loose Wordina Cost Money

Little Chip. the dwarfish comedian.
can tell stories all day. His assert.
ment Of hard luck tales of his own
experiences is especially large.
The fourth night after l opened in
New York last season. broke my left
arm in a fall from my famous horse
in the first act" said Chip. Il played
through the next two acts without
telling anyone of my injury. l played
with my arm in splints after that
and couldn't do my falls for IL weeks.
Then when got to Boston lost my
voice for a while. I certainly had a
lot Of trouble. But everything is 20.
ing nicely now
While in Boston," continued Chip,
II noticed that Harry Bulger of the
Man From Now was playing at one
of the theaters. l wrote him a note
saying I would be pleased to have
your company at supper Well, after
the performance here came Bulger,
followed by the whole troupe, some
35 or 40 people.
What do you mean?" I demanded.
"You can't ring anything like this on
me-"
We'll, here's your note,' said Bull.
ger. What are you going to do about
it?'
Il read the note over. The supper's
On me all right said"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-08
Were Miuhty HurdIers,

Farmer p, in Barre, Mass a
generation ago was crafty cattle
dealer and had handsome yoke of
oxen he warranted to be good, faith.
full workers. One day a man came in
search of just such oxen and Mr..
P showed the pair. They were
sleek and we'll matched, and seemed
versed in all the variations Of the Ian
guage of "haw and gee"
But the stranger noticed the nigh"
ones rowing eye, and his suspicious
were aroused.
"Are they peaceable? That nigh
one acts breachy. Jest's lives jump
over anything, hadn't he?"
my good man." answered Mr..
P, 81 tell We what It's, one rails
jest's good as five!"
The stranger paid the price and took
the oxen, but the next day he re-
turned very angry.
What dye mean by telling me them
oxen are peaceableo When got
home put them in my pasture where
l kept oxen fur 20 year-and I've had
all kinds of cattle, too-and this morn
ing they're in my best clover field.
What kind O. Christian are We, any.
way, to lie like that"
II didn't lie," returned Mr.. P.
calmly, Il said one rail was jest's
good as five,' and it's so, they'll jump
over five rails jest's quick's they will
over one"