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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-17
Do the stems in a twisted outline.

Do the stems in a twisted outline
The dots may be either padded ard
worked soldly or they can be eyelets
Sometimes both styles are used alternately
Often when the flowers are embroidered
the dots are pierced to give lighter look
to the set In such a case the centers of
the howers might be done as large eyelets.
rather than with French knots When the
sprays are developed in cut-work the only
solid embroidery should be the buttonholing
of the scallops
This collar if desired. may be conven-
tionalized on natural-toned linens or even
in colored linens and done in several har-
monizing shades-as. for instance in three
tones of blue on a light blue linen or in
soft wood browns on tan. The all-white
coat set Is, however, more popular
be careful in binding the collar not to
stretch it. A straight piece of lawn about
an inch wide should be basted around on
the right side and stitched on the machine.
then turned in and hemmed neatly by hand
Put in enough buttonholes to attach il
nrmly and smoothly to fiat buttons that
are sewed to the under part of the coat.
rms is much more satisfactory than bast
ing on the collar and cuffs after each laun-
dering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-17
with an eye to this accessory, which is. of
course. adjustable.

course, adjustable.
Take off the design with impression pa
per in the manner so often described in
these articles. This is perfectly easy even
for the beginner, provided both the work
and pattern are fastened firmly to a board
or table so they cannot slip.
The scallop to this set is particularly
graceful; indeed, it is the chief factor in
the effectiveness of the design, and should,
therefore, be worked with special care.
Pad heavily with a soft darning cotton.
This can be done most quickly with a
chain stitch. but a heavy outline on both
edges, filled in with long, running stitches,
is almost as rapid.
In covering this padding with the mer-
cerized cotton careful that the button
hole stitches all slant in the right direc-
ton, and that both the inner and outer
edges run in perfectly even line. A good
way to get the right slant is to set each
stitch almost at right angles to the worker
or, in other words, to point the needle di-
rectly toward the body. Put each stitch as
close to the one before it as can be done
without overlapping.
The floral spray allows more or less lib
erty in working it. The flower may be
done entirely in solid embroidery with a
center of French knots or half the petals
may be satin stitch and the alternate ones
outlined and filled with a fine seeding This
also takes a center of French knots.
II one is not tired of cut work, or "brod-
| erie anelaise. 1t is often called the
| flowers can be done entirely in that style
1 Work the centers first, pierce roll back the
] material. run it around with a long sur
face stitch and work over and over closely
| The petals must not be pierced but in
stead should be cut with a long slash al
| most the entire length of the petal; the
material is then turned underneath, run
| around and then worked over and over in
| smooth, even satin stitch. Remember
| the beauty of this cut-work is to have the
| embroidery as fine and as shallow as pos
| sble; broad edge invariably gives a
| coarse appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-17
transforming Fans.

<<vV1 HAT a unique fan that is" re-
w marked Mary to Ethel, as they
descended the steps of the ball
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
Confused Identity.

People taken by surprise sometimes
Say what they do not mean. A car
full of people were entertained re-
Gently by a conversation which Meth
er of the participants found comic. A
train was waiting in a dim station at
the end of a dull afternoon; lights
were not yet lighted, and it was de-
cidedly dusky within the car.
An excited and near-sighted wom-
an hurried in, hurried down the aisle,
peering at the passengers as she
went, and at last, as she dropped into
a seat beside another woman, ex-
claimed with a sigh of relief:
"On, it's you'll"
Certainly not!" snapped a startled
stranger, turning; whereupon the
mistaken traveller hastily apollo
gized:
IT beg you pardon-but it's so
dark in here I was quite sure you
were"
Another woman, in similar cir
c~umstances, became even more con-
fused. She was waiting for her sister
in 4 railway station when a gentle
man, looking for his wife, and mfsled
by a general resemblance in figure
and clothing, stepped up behind her,
and, laying his arm on her shoulder,
exclaimed: s.f-
Thank goodness, Emma, it's you!'
The name he used happened to- be
really hers, which made the sudden
familiarity even more startling. She
jumped nervously. ''+ 31e
you're mistaken, sir! she gasped.
sim Emma, but she isn't me-
Youths Companion. e.,as
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cause she is less likely to be broad
ened by life.
college if it does nothing else
should lay the foundation for more
abstract interests and Intelligent
judgments. If it hardens the sympa-
thies it cannot be because 1t is too
high or too thorough, but because 1T
isgtoo slight, and too superficial. Any
education that pufs a person up
about his own attainments is a poor
education. Any education that al
lows a person to think he can really
gain by another'si loss, or aggFandize
himself by anotheris fall, or in any
way separate his interests from the
general interests of the race, is a SUI
perfcial and inadequate education,
whether it be gotten at a finishing
school or at a college. If colleges
turn out women of defective sympa-
thies and selfish instincts IT Is not
their pursuit of learning that effects
this. Intellectual training in and for
itself cannot be other than beneficial.
The freedom, the independence; the
fact of being thrown upon her own
resources at a critical age should all
prepare a girl for disagreement
of her own household and intelligent
civic helpfulness.
1t is difficult to believe that higher
education units a woman for house
hold management or motherhood,
since to these two functions the most
highly trainedfaculties are necessary,
especially in these days when social
conditions are changing rapidly, and
when the domestic problem is in a
state OF uncomfortable upheayal, 1t
is not less intelligence and training,
but mor and wiser, that is needed to
meet the new conditions.
1t is, therefore, a cause for rejoic-
ing rather than doubt, that the wom-
ems colleges of this country are to be
multiplied and more heavily endowed.
-Harper's Weekly.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
Mime. Marchesi

II my opinion, the greatest living
teacher of singing is Nine. Mathifde
.Marchesi, of Paris. 1 think her a
marvel OF scientific method, and when
she goes from us we shall have lost a
personality impossible to replace.
The spirit of her method-derived in
turn from old Manuel Garcia, and di-
srectiy through him from the long line
of Italian masters-may be, crudely
summarized as follows: Change. to
the middle notes on f! Begin the
headnotes on F sharp, and once on
the headnotes, always sings pianissi-
mo-" While with her. I took only
three short lessons every week, but r
worked eight hours a day studying
theory, tradition andtechnic-the old
italian technic that tells a pupil how
"hlar il tuono"-to spin a tone as
subtiy and d~elicately as a spider spins
its almost impalpable web of silk
From Nellie Melba's "The Gift of
Song" in The Century f. ju.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
Z Good Roads. 8
State Aid to Counties.

Should the State assist the coun-
ties in the construction of good
roads? Yes, for the benefit to be de-
rived from the construction Of good
roads in the various counties COM
posing the State is not only of great
value to, the individual county, but
also to the State as a whole. Good
roads will mean a large increase in
the revenue of the State due to the
increase in the value Of real estate
They will mean a large increase in
population due to immigration, which
will not take place with poor roads,
and undoubtedly the lack OF immi-
grafton in North Carolina is largely
due to the. existence of poor roads
throughout our State. They will
also mean that our people will take
a more general interest in county,
and, therefore, in State affairs. They
will mean better schools. Good
roads and good schools r the best
advertisement of a States prosperity.
Macadamized highways that are kept
in good condition with clean bitches,
and the banks of the road trim, are
of inestimable value in raising the
counties and towns to a higher plane,
both intellectually and morally.
1t is a significant fact and
worthy OF consideration that every
| State that has once inaugurated the
movement of State aid, supervision
and investigation of its public high
ways, haslnever given up this work,
but has made it permanent and in
most cases has widened its scope and
increased it's appropriation. The fol-
lowing States are nov aiding in the
| construction and nmaintenance of
their public highways: MAINE, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island,B Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Michi-
gan, Iowa, Colorado, Utah, Califor-
MIA and Washington.
Thus far, Maryland and Virginia
are the only two Southern States
that are aiding their counties and
towns i'm the construction of public
roads. Should not North Carolina
/ come into line in a movement that
means so much for the welfare of the
State? ~ o., .s>L
The Geological Survey Of North
! Carolina is attempting on a small
scale, on account of it's very limited
appropriation for this purpose, to
give assistance in regard to the loca-
ton of roads and the methods Of
construction of same in the various
counties. This work is n of the
most important that can be done in
North Carolina and 100000 annual
ly could be spent most advantageous
ly by the State in cooperating with
the various counties in the construc'
ton of public roads.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
Widespread Interest.

The good road movement is being
advanced rapidly in Virginia. The
propaganda started several months
agoLby the Good Roads Association
of the State is bearing fruit. All
over the State plans for the improve
ment of thoroughfares during the
coming summer~are. being formu-
lated, and it IS said there will be
more road building in the Old Do
minion this summer than in many
years.
Spottsylvania County will spend
$4,000 upon the roads within its
borders. At a recent meeting of the
Board of Supervisors OF the county
it was determined to ask the Circuit
Court for the county to order a vote
on the proposition to issue. bonds to
the amount Of $50,000H the sum to
be used in road Improvement. 1t is
regarded as certain that Judge John
e. Mason will order the election, and
those acquainted with public opinion
in the county state that the PROPOSE
ton to issue the bonds will meet with
the approval CT the people of the
-county.-Washirgton Star.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11

Banana Ice Cream.-Pee1 four
bananas and cut in quarters. Mash
them with one quart of cream and a
pint of milk. Sweetena to taste.
Freeze. It ma be served in the
skins, but they must be stiffened by
lying in a pan on ice and salt.
Fried Eggplant.-Cut into slices
half an inch thick, pare and let stand
in cold water for half an hour before
using. Then dip each slice in beaten
egg and breadcrumbs lightly sea-
soned and fry in boiling fat until del
icately Drowned on both sides. Dust
again with seasoning and''serve at
once. ~ seAU.ita sa@ ~
Eggplant Observation-Disclosures egg
plants and cook in boiling water for
half an hour, then drain and cut in
halves. Scoop out the inside mash
it smooth, and mix it with half as
much fine breadcrumbs, a teaspoon
full of minced onion, two well-beaten
eggs, and about one-fourth the guam
THY of finely minced chicken, veal Or
beef. Season to taste with salt and
pepper, form into small obIong iroIls,
egg and b~readcrumbs. and fry to- a
delicate brown.
Potato Puffs.-For serving with
afternoon tea potato puffs are par
ticularly good. Take three ounees OF
flour, three ounces of sugar, three
large boiled potatoes, a piece of but
ter the size of a nutmeg, two eggs and
a little grated nutmeg. Put all the
ingredients together, make to a nice
paste and fry a delicate brown with
plenty of butter. Serve on a paper
dolly and keep them as hot as posi-,
BILE. If you wish them for a, course
they are very nice with white sauce.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
The Girl and the Garter.

VIII the garter ever be finally GUST
ed from the wardrobe of the dainty
woman in favor of the stocking sus-
pender? There is no doubt which
holds the palm in the way Of appear
'ance, for it is doubtful if the most
elaborate set of suspenders could ever
vie in charm with a comparatively
simple pair of carriers, and now that
flowers and lace and brilliant buck
lets and buttons are being requis-
itioned for the garter the contest
seems quite unequal.
Among various styles Of garters
which may be copied by the home
worker at quite half their ready
made cost is one of satin ribbon,
with a rosette bow and ends finished
with last a%ppliques. This touch Of
lace at the ends gives the distinguish
ing mark.
Another charming garter of soft
satin ribbon is edged with fine lace
and completed with a smart bow,
having three loops at the top and
four loops considerably longer which
do duty for 'ends." & &
A very fairylike creation is one in
which two frills of lace entirely COW
er the satin foundation, and which is
trimmed at intervals with twin tufts
of bebe velvet ribbon.
A smart garter is made of tucked
ribbon and bebe velvet resettes, and
waterfall of loops trimmed with. tiny
silk gilt buttons.
Prettiest of all is the chic garter
of satin meryeilleuse ribbon and ma
lines lace, finished off with dainty
Gbunches Of Banksia roses.-Pittsburg
bPress.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
Farm Mistresses of the Future.

Not a little is being done in these
days of practical education to make
it certain that the ambitious young
farmer in the great and growing
West is to have a help-meet as prac-
tical and withal, as ambitious and
worthy, as he is.
Many young women who will come
to preside v e agricultural home
steads in the next decade will be
vastly better fitted to such
responsibility than were their moth.
ers. ~ F a @,F ~
The secret of the increased knowl-
edge which the girls will bring to
their life work in the farming Com
munities is found in the special sys-
TENS OF education which have been in
troduced supplementary to the regu-
lar courses of instruction in many col
leges, particularly in the Middle and
Western States. In these institu-
tions of learning the young ladies are
studying side by side with their bro
theirs and gaining a clearer insight
into the practical side of farm hus-
bandry.
In this new idea of practical edu-
cation for girls the fundamental prin-
ciple consists of giving sufficient in
struction relating to soil, plant
growth and animal life to enable the
feminine student to understand the
partnership of nature in the farm.
She is given an Opportunity to learn
about crops and stock and the re-
fining processes which convert the
raw material of the sell into finished
forms wherein it reaches the worlds
dinner table. The beauty of the plan
is that these girls schools which are
almost Invariably affiliated with some
regular agricultural college, teach al
most solely by example. Text books
are not eliminated, but the lessons
which they furnish are illustrated by
actual experiment, either in the col
lege workrooms or out in the open
fields. A share of attention Is also
accorded to every household duty.
The young ladies who take the
course in cooking, for instance, are
instructed first in kitchen manage
ment, care of cooking utensils, glass,
china and silverware; measuring and
invoicing; cooking vegetables, cereals
and breads. Then follow canning,
preserving, picking and jelly making,
together with experimental work in
the preparation Of soups, eggs and
| meats.
At the outset Of her second year
the young lady is given training in
marketing, the care OF foods and cold
storage, and the problems presented
by fruits, salads, hashes, "save all"
dishes and the packing Of lunch bas-
kets. The closing months of the
girls stay at the school she takes up
food rationsg dietaries and bills OF
fare, invalid cooking, beverages, food
economics, etc.; the chemistry and
Iecenoniysof human foods are also in
vestigated. All this is il three divi-
sions,' household work, sanitation
and family life. iT
AS the possibilities Of this field Of
study are unfolded each year there is
reported an Increasing number Of
young ladies' who, Join their stronger
brothers in these colleges, many to
take up later the teaching OF agrf-
culture In the public schools.-The
Bee Hive.
10 80 ~. & t..r..sr. tf III
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
Forced to Wear False Fair.

Even though a woman's own hair
is heavy and beautiful, the milliners
are in league with the hairdressers
to force her to wear the store kind.
The latest creation in headgear from
Paris, called the haystack hat, re-
;quires the hair to be dressed high. A
thick pad must be pinned on the
crown of the head and ove that the
hair must be rolled. Then the hair is
arranged in little curls. On this mass
the hat is poised and fastened with
two long pins. The hair then is loos-
iened in front and pinned up to the
:brim Of the hat. This new wrinkle,''
a woman says, "may require a girl
from the milliner's shop as maid, to
place the hat properly and drive in
the hatpfns where they viii do the
most good."-New York Press.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
sf Curtains.

~, Window curtains are to soften, not
exclude, the light, and should be
made of materials which will best
serve such purpose. . Easement net,
fish net, Swiss muslin bobbinet,
scrim, madras, chintz, rcretonne, 1.-THE
new soft s~ateens, raw silk are all
used. Bobbinet, edged with a good
quality of lace, and a band of inser-
ton, lasts well and looks well; dotted
Swiss may be; rufied, or left plain
with a suitable hem; will wash and
wear weus and is cool and inviting.
To Offset shrinking when laundered,
the hem may be turned several times
and hand-sewed, or several tucks,
~hand-sewed, may be run near the bot
tom. After washing, the surplus ma
terial may bezlet out, and the length
of the curtain unchanged. - SCOTT
Curtains should hang straight, and
may be silI-length,, or just escape the
floor. For. a large, or double win
dow, curtains s~ill-length may hang
at each side, with a valance across
the top.-The Commoner. seae,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
Things to. Do Now.

Go out after a rain and note the
places where pools of water .linger
the next day or longer. Drain all
such places, for here the mother mos
quitoes seek a harbor for their float
ing fleets of eggs: E.s 81 I'D
If there is a lily pond in the gar
den, spend a few dollars in stocking
the water with goldfish. They will
repay the cost by devouring thou
sands of mosquitoes before they can
rise from the water and take wing
for your piazza.
If goldfish or other fresh-water fish
cannot be obtained, pour a few table
spoonfuls of kerosene on the water
till it forms a thin, transparent film
over the surface. e. Any young nos
quitoes in the water will be sufo-
Gated before they a escape and
carry malaria into your home.
When the sun seems to promise a
hot day, ~closeRall the doors and win
dows on the first floor of the house.
Open the attic windows, have all the
hall and chamber doors open, and
thus manage the circulation Of air
in the house, so that all the warm
air will escape upstairs and out the
attic windows, and so keep the lower
rooms cool. About 5 o'clock reopen
the house again.
Clean house very r early in the
morning. Opening the house during
the midday heat only makes it hot
ter than ever. 4.
Open the cellar doors and windows
night and morning, but keep them
closed between Q and s.. Warm,
moist air entering a cool cellar makes
it damp by condensation, as the dew
that quickly gathers on cold surfaces,
such as the iron work of the fur
mace, plainly shows.-Woman's Home
Companion. e E,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
Household
Matters.
aH W. ; -
To Prevent Sticky Leather.
Sses@ @~ @ssG&

Clothes ought not to stick fast to
genuine leather. An imitation leath-
er, however, may aus trouble in
this way if it has been vanished.
To detect whether the chair seat is OF
leather, or otherwise, just pull sew
eral tacks and then examine the raw
material underneath the surface. To
prevent clothes from sticking, try
rubbing the leather for a few mo-
ments with castor oil, them wipe of
quite dry. Do not clean leather
with water. as it hardens the leather,
which in time may crack. Clean with
~vaseline and gasoline in equal parts.
Polishgwith a dryicloth ONLY. M.
s., Ohio, in the Woman's, Home Conn
panion.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
Tircs and Roads.

An ordinance of the Albany County
Supervisors taking effect May 1 ap-
pears to be of general interest as de-
serving imitation, in whole or in
part, elsewhere. It forbids the use
on State-improved roads of wagons,
carts or similar vehicles built to carry
1900 pounds or more, unless they
comply with the following regula-
tions:
All vehicles equipped with thimble
skein aXles of three inches or less in
diameter, steel axles of n and five
eighths inches or less in diameter,
tubular axles of two and three
eighths inches or less in diameter,
and built to carry a weight of 1900
pounds or upward, shall have tires
not less than three inches in width.
All vehicles equipped with thimble
skein axles Of three and one-quarter
inches in diameter, steel axles of n
and three-quarter inches in diameter,
or tubular axles two and five-eighths
inches in diameter, and built to carry
shall have tires Of not less than three
and one-half inches in width.
All vehicles equipped with thimble
skein axles of three and One-half
inches or more in diameter, steel
axles of one and seven-eighths inches
or more in diameter, tubular axles
of two and seven-eighths inches or
more in diameter, and built to carry
a weight of 1900 pounds or upward,
shall have tires of not less than four
inches in width.
The act does not apply to platform
or three-spring wagons equipped with
steel aXles not exceeding one and
one-quarter inches in diameter, or to
vehicles used by owners or occupants
| of farm lands within the county while
engaged in harvesting produce raised
on said lands, transporting such
| produce to market, and conveying to
such lands such material. as may be
necessary for the proper cultivation
thereof.-Country Gentleman.