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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

sign, as were also the posts upholding the
mantel, the capitals of the doors and win
dows, and the six foot wainscoting.
Walnut Of dull finish, quite different
from the old-fashioned sort, Is in ex-
tensive use for lofty halls, its dark effect
being relieved by touches of gold on capt.
tails and columns.
The enamelled woods are steadily grow
ing in popularity for drawing rooms, all
but the ceiling being finished in the wood.
A drawing room but recently completed
Is lined from top to bottom with pan
elled, pale green, enamelled wood In com
bination with white enameled wood
touched up in gold leaf, and has doors,
mantel and window to match.
In sleeping rooms, too, wood Is taking
the place Of paper, birch, sycamore, birds
eye maple, and sometimes enamelled
woods being used, the first mentioned
being In new garb. gray and green
having the preference as to color. A
sleeping room done In birdseye maple had
a cornice and frieze eighteen inches deep
and a three-foot wainscoting.
There is a wide belief that wood is
more sanitary than paper, but one of the
main reasons for its increased demand is
that 1t is something new. 1t must be ad-
mitted, however, that there Is very
restful quality in these wood interiors.
BEATRICE CAREY.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
Frocks of Linen and Lingerie Materials.

With the coming of midsummer the sheer
transparent fabrics such as wash chiffon,
batiste, null and organdie, and the fine
linen stuffs are In order, and some very
beautiful and graceful designs are being
varions resorts. The majority of these
thin materials depend on lace for their
principal trimming. but much originality
Is given by the clever way in which these
laces are combined and worked into the
design of the gown.
The Irish and Vnlenciennes laces so
much used during past seasons are not
quite as smart as formerly unless In COM
bination with sheer batiste embroidery,
sort. A great many of the newest French
gowns have the yokes or little guimpes
and undersleeves made Of these fine sheer
embroideries in combination with valen-
eiennes or fllet laces, and the new Japa-
nese embroidered nets and other novel
ties also make charming and original
trimmings. Another very effective detail
noticed on some Of the newest gowns is
the touch of black introduced about the
bodice and also occasionally upon the
skirts. This touch of black gives a sur
prising amount of smartness to a light
summer frock IL cleverly introduced. Oc-
casionally there will be merely a little
cravat as a little touch to the collar and
vest, although many of the pretty sur
plice bodice frocks have narrow lines of
black liberty or taffeta bordering the sur
plice folds and outlining the edge of the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

The present demand for wood fittings
and trimmings in private dwellings ex-
ceeds anything that has been encoun-
tered In that line for two decades, and
the varieties Of wood in use are even
more surprising than the quantity de-
manded. The polished woods are being
superseded by the dull finished woods in
most cases. There Is a great demand
for natural oak, chestnut, mahogany,
walnut, etc., ETC., and a great variety Of
ways in which they may be treated.
Everything of dull finish, with the grain
of the wood conspicuous, is in great ia
vor, and the brighter browns have given
place to the ash browns and grays.
A certain library, in which wood was
extensively used to great advantage, had
the walls to the height OF six feet from
the floor covered with wood divided into
panels two and a half feet wide, by
strips of the wood four inches wide, both
panels and dividing strips being perfectly
plain and fat, without holdings or deco
ration Of any sort. The wood was oak,
though 1t did not at all resemble it. Tho
coloring was a two toned, mottled oom-
bination of dull gray and grayish green,
every appearance Of grain having been
removed by solution of lead, rubbed
well into the pores of the wood, then
covered with a dull stain alone.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

| The woman who Is fond of doing fine
hand needlework can often make very
| pretty and dainty little things without
much outlay for material, and this sort
Of work is quite easy, furnishing attrac-
tive occupation for long summer days.
The articles pictured on this page may
be made without any difficulty and have
the added virtue of being useful.
Ones favorite flower may be used as
decoration for the odd little pincushio>
shown in one of the drawings. The
cushion may be made Of pink satin with
wild roses, green satin with almost any
flower, violet satin with pansies, or any
desired combination.
The body of the cushion was In the
form of sack, having heavy cardboard
base, covered with the satin, and the
sack neatly stuffed and sewed up at the
top. The flowers for the top were cut
from satin ribbon, the petals being tinted
In the natural tints of the flower, the
stamens and centers being taken from ar
tihcial flowers. If intended for a gift, tha
cushion may be stuck full of pins with
fancy heads, forming symmetrical designs.
In the same picture with the pincushion
is another article to be made by the
fancyworker. 1t Is a needle-and-pin case,
made of fine French cretonne, decorated
with pink flowers and green foliage in
natural shades, green ribbon being used
for binding. The case had pocket for
tapes. elastic, thread, ETC., and was pro-
vided with pinked flannel pieces for the
needles and pins. The flap has rounded
corners and fastens with a glove clasp.
The bag shown in the other cut was
made Of art cloth, In either gray or
brown, with dull green or dark brown
embroidery as trimming. The straight
line pattern is so simple that it may be
drawn In pencil with ruler even by
person with no talent In this line The
bag was fastened by a draw cord of silk,
In the same color as the embroidery. 1t
Is intended as school bag, but may be
used for many other purposes.
The desk blotter shown In this same
sketch was made of heavy gray linen, en-
broidered in two shades of green. The
embroidery pattern of this blotter may
also be drawn with a ruler and pencil.
Draw three parallel lines, the middle one
being a little longer than the other two
and running up the center of the blotter.
Then draw a crosswlse line at the middle
of the longest parallel one. The crosswise
line will also bisect the two short paral-
lei lines. Now on the central parallel
line, on either side Of the crosswise line
already drawn, make two more divisions
making dve In all, and in like manner
make the divisions on the shorter par
allel lines Then make the round dots,
using the end Of lead pencil as a guide,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
BY BEATRICE CAREY.

known as the iced Tea Set" Handles
and drip plates are provided for the
glasses, which are sometimes fitted with
a scalloped fange, to prevent the Ice
from coming into contact with the teeth
and chilling them.
very attractive salad bowl is made
of heavy china In a cream tint with
sprays of green leaves and walnuts In
natural shades standing out well, on the
outside. The edge of the bowl Is bound
by metal ring, which matches the spoon
and fork in design, which have china
handles to correspond.
An extremely comfortable bedroom
chair comes In a shape popular in our
grandfathers time, and is known as the
wing chair. 1t Is covered with cretonne
or any material to match the wall paper,
and is made with valance all around.
A novel kitchen table has a double top;
the upper one Is hinged and when raised
discloses q kneading board. Below are
closets to hold kitchen dishes and
groceries.
Waterproof covers for the suit case fill
a long-felt want. They are made to At
the suit case exactly, and cost from
three to four dollars.
The necessity of some article which
would take the place of a carpet sweeper
for a hardwood floor has long been felt.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

kimono sleeves
A very modish. little frock illustrating
this idea was in pale ecru batiste, trim
med about the bodice with ecru batiste
bands embroidered with small flower de-
signs in shades of yellow and blush green,
and also with lines of black. The colored
trimming was bought ready-made by the
yard, then cut out and cleverly applied to
give the effect of embroidered material.
Black taffeta was used In three-quarter
inch folds to outline the surplice bodice
and sleeves, and was applied In two grad
uated bands about the bottom of the
skirt. The guimpe and sleeves were of
sheer batiste and embroidery and Valen-
ciennes.
The drawing showing the two gowns
offers some practical Ideas in designing
summer frocks. The three-piece walking
suit shown on one of the figures was, In
the model, OF pale blue linen, the little
bolero being trimmed with fancy wash
braid laid on in lines. and buttons also of
braid. Braid ornaments also decorate
the sleeves in front. The square collar
was faced with black moire. The skirt
was gored and trimmed with bands, and
there was a little cutout underbodice of
the pale blue linen which was worn over
guimpe of sheer openwork batiste.
The second gown was Of soft white null
trimmed with Cluny lace and little
founces of Valenciennes The insertion
Of the bodice and sleeve bands was caught
together by hand-fagotting of white cot
ton. DOROTHY DALE.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

In early days nothing was more COM
mon than the log cabin and In the pine
country in the North as well as in the
South, the use of logs in the construc-
ton of cabins is still very common prac-
tlce. The durability Of such structure
is we'll known fact There are many
log cabins in existence today that are
over 100 years old. The rustic appear
ance and quaintness Of this kind Of struc-
ture appeals very strongly to many peo-
pie. The love OF the country, the woods
and the desire to get close to nature,
makes everything In the rough timber
appear very attractive and especially so
In the long hot summer days. Nothing
can be imagined that rs more beautiful
for home life in the woods and on the
lake shore of the interior than a low
spreading cabin. constructed Of native
timbers For this purpose the tamma-
rack Is especially adapted. The timbers
are straight and the bark is fine and II
cut when green, the bnrk will adhere
to the logs and stay there for many
years. The logs should be Strengthened
on two sides, 80 that they will lay well
together and II they are set together In
mortar, 1t will make a very tight Job.
The mortar should then be pointed both
on the inside and outside. II the franz
Ing of the timbers at the angles Is care
fully done, it will add very much to the
appearance of the structure 1t looks
well to let the heads of the tlmbers ex-
tend through, not less than IL inches or
more, getting them squared of.
The cabin shown in our illustration is
% it. by 35 #. over the screen porch
with the roof projected IT. forward,
covering over the extended platform In
front of the porch. The roof over the
porch is supported at each corner on two
heavy logs and all the construction is
structed with horizontal timbers on the
under side, boards laid on top Of same
and covered with water proof paper and
on top of the paper are laid slabs of
logs with the bark left on, the edges
fitted tight together and filled with ce-
ment The front and rear gables are
finished with perpendicular slabs.
There is one large Living room 13 It.
x26 IT. extreme length with a kitchen 10
IT. ~ #. and a bedroom 10 TT. 6 In.
by IL ft., one large central chimney with
open fire place, constructed of natural
boulders. There is a good yellow pine
floor over all, extending through the
screen porch and q heavy slab floor for
the extended platform. There is
single board around the outer edge OF
caves, forming cornice and timber
brackets extended out under the same,
such portion Of the timbers as are
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Summer soup.-Take one pint OF
fresh vegetables Tor one CAM, one pint OF
boiling water, one pint Of hot milk. one
tablespoonful of -four and also of butter.
a small teaspoonful of salt and small
quantity of white pepper. Cut the vege-
tables into bits and cook 20 minutes, or,
If you use canned vegetables. 10 minutes.
While 1t is cooking make the milk, -four
and butter into white sauce. Melt the
butter, rub in the flour. add the hot milk
and salt and stir and cook till smooth.
Then press as much as possible or the
vegetables through a wire sieve and stir
in and strain again, and 1t is done. Put
cupful of whipped cream into the soup
tureen, II convenient and pour the soup
over 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

start the wheels whizzlng merrily toward
success.
The great Ferris wheel-mammoth In
size and ponderous in weight-was made
to revolve by a small, puny engine. How?
Instead Of the power being applied to the
hub, 1t was applied to the rim or cir
cumference Of the wheel-getting a lever
age of 200 feet Don't tug at the hub Of
the wheel of life-grasp 1t by the rim
where every bit of your ability will be
magnifed.
Apply jui-jitsu and the block-and-tackle
principle to your work.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
Rockefeller, the Conser-
vative.

Here is sidelight on the policy Of the
worlds richest man that should come
home with great force to the investor who
bankers nfter wild cat" stocks that
promise to pay anything from 90 to 1000
per cent. a year:
"Mr. Rockefeller is not a speculator,"
said his closest friend, ''but he Is an In
vestor. For years he has been carefully
placing his income in gilt-edged securities.
The space he maintains with safety de-
posit companies is said to be larger than
that Of any individual in the world"
The moral Is that the savings bank in
the safety deposit vault Of the poor man.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
Trade Talks.
The Insurance Solicitor.

Ranking high in the lines of endeavor
where individual merit is recognized i'm
mediately and with full measure of re-
ward, is that of the insurance man. After
the temporary, but violent, wave Of sus-
picion that swept over the country It Is
significant as to the status and stability
Of this business that the field is more
promising than ever. 1t is significant,
also, that In all the insurance investtga-
tions and scandals, the manner In which
the companies treated the individual So
licitor was never put on the pan." In
fact, the liberallty of the company In re-
warding good business-getters was criti-
cised. From the selfish but human stand
point Of the young man looking towards
the Insurance field this augurs well.
As the matter stands all the insurance
companies are after young men Of requi-
site ability In most cases they offer a
straight guarantee of $500 q week and
for this furnish list of policyholders
from which he must collect about 500. 90
a week, though the amount varies ac-
cording to the class of business handled
This Is simply a collection proposition in
a certain territory, but 1t gives the insur-
ance agent an opportunity to get ac-
Quainted SO that he does not have to can
vass exclusively for new business One
pleased policyholder brings another on
'the friend Of O friend of mine" prin-
ciple
In the city office of q large life insur-
ance company, it Is officially expected
that each solicitor write weekly at least
$4,000 worth of insurance policies Of the
higher class. This Is a minimum, though
subject to f1uctuation.
1t is unnecessary to say that the sue
cessful agent must have more than mere
front" He must have tact, knowledge
Of human nature and persistency. case
Is cited Of a man, who though an ordi-
nary solicitor is earning $4,000 a year
simply because he wears a silk hat and
carries gold cane. Operating among the
lowest class Of people, he impresses them
30 with his conservatism and dignity, that
he has become a veritable insurance fet-
ish,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
Leverage On the World.

to be one Of the pacemakers in the race
of life. Sometimes he tugs at the wheel,
but apparently finds the mechanism too
heavy for his puny strength. But 1t isn't
he has simply grasped the problem in
way that will not permit him to utilize
all his will power and strength.
Let US find the moral in the realm of
mechanics. l believe It was that ancient
scientist Alchimedes who cried: "Give
me lever and l will lift the world!"
Find the right kind of lever and you'll
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
PETER pRY,s PHILOSOPHY.

Trust your neighbor Just a wee bit
more than he trusts you.
Tact is merely knowing when to tell
the truth and when to refrain.
Many business man marries his ste
nographer and then finds he can no longer
dictate to her.
The secret of success is like to the Sc
cret of the Sphinx. In either case, there
is no secret about It.
There are at least a million dogs in the
country, who wag their tails at least a
billion times a day. What Edison is 60
ing to convert this lost motion into horse
power2
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
A Log Cabin Bungalow.
Designed by
Chas. S. Sedewick, Architect, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn

sawed, the frame work for the screen
enclosure and the window frames all left
rough from the saw without planning and
all Of these trimmings would look well
to be stained a light yellow or green.
The structure can be set on cedar posts,
standing on large stones and the floor
timbers should be kept mp OF from the
ground to avoid dampness and rot. A
small cellar could be provided and would
be found very useful but 1t would be
quite necessary that 1t should be drained
In order to keep II dry.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
Investing Your Saw
ings.
THE "BUCKET sHoP.n

The bucket shop" comes closer to the
humble would-be 1nancier than Wall
Street-and It is usually to his sorrow
The candid advice given in an unquali-
hed manner about dallying with this SUBJ
rosa institution is the same as Punch's+
"Don'tP" But without descending into
diatribe against the "bucket shop
which is illegal in three quarters Of the
states in the Union, yet fourishes in all
of them-its manner of doing business
can be described.
The primal difference between a broker
age house and a bucket shop is that
the nrst actually delivers the goods''-
that is buys stocks for it's patrons who
purchase; the bucket shop" on the con-
trary, may accept an order for i've hun
dred shares of P. D. Q. stock-but 1t
never stirs to purchase the same. This
is not deceit for the 'bucket shop" pa
tron does not expect it-though the law
OF the land does. In like manner, the
patron pays low price for the privilege
of gambling on the rise or fall of this
stock. His payment is called ''margin." 4"
For instance, one can purchase one
share of 800 stock on a FIVE point margin
for $500. The bucket shop is willing to
bet against him on the rise or fall of
this stock then at go, for instance. II
1t drops to 55. his margin" dollar a
point, is wiped out, unless he wishes to
renew; II 1t rises five or ten points, 1t
means that the "bucket shop will pay
him dollar for every point of this rise.
1t must be remembered that no stock
has been actually bought or sold, and
the millions of dollars that change hands
weekly in this manner have no bearing
on the money markets or the prosperity
Of the country.
1t, however, is the paradise of the
''piker' and the tin horn flnancier, who
in less reputable establishments can 'buy"
q share of stock on margin of only one
point by paying a dollar. OF course, a
fuctuation Of one point wipes out this
money, and 1t is a case Of put up more
margins or drop out. Purchases are
usually made in lots Of twenty-five to
one hundred shares, 80 that this dollar-a-
point Is a terrible drain on the mex
perienced and usually silly lamb
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
Delicious Summer Beverages.

Lemonade with Rind.-Squeeze out
all the Juice from six lemons and set 1t
aside, then remove every bit Of white por
tion from the rinds. Now pour a quart
of hot sugar-and-water syrup over the
yellow rinds and let 1t stand until cold.
If the flavor be desired less strong, use
less Of the rind. or have the syrup cold
before pouring It over. Add the lemon
juice to two quarts Of water and mix
with the cold syrup. All fruit juice, ex-
cept, perhaps, that of pineapple, currant
and grape, is more agreeable If uncooked.
Let the lemonade stand In closed jar
two hours before serving.
Orangeade.--To make this beverage,
take one quart OF ryrup. six oranges.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Additional water may be needed In this
and similar beverages.
Raspberry Shrub. - This recipe re-
Quires one quart of cider vinegar, six
quarts of red raspberries and three
fourths a pint of sugar to each pint of
Juice. Put three quarts of the berries into
an earthen jar, pour the vinegar over
them; let stand about twenty-four hours,
then strain through Jelly bag, pressing
out all the liquid; pour this liquid over
the remaining three quarts of fresh ber-
rles and let stand again for twenty-four
hours again strain through the Jelly bag,
squeezing all the juice out. Add the sugar
In the above proportion and let boil for
twenty minutes. Store In bottles. To
serve, use one part Of shrub to three parts
Of water. SARA CRAWFORD.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
DON'T sQUEAL.

When luck amt comm JUS yer way,
Misfortune seems to foller;
When blacklist night succeeds tn day;
Ye feel choked by yer collar.
Jump up an dash into tn fray
An l will bet a dollar
You'll win tn game o. life-but say
Don't you lay down an hollerl
Tn easy thing, yen allus find
Is sittin' down an squealin'
About a bad world thet's unkind
An hasn't any feelin'.
So take my tip-if In good luck
And wealth ye'd like to waller:
Jump out as soon as ye git stuck
But don't squat low and hollerl
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Juice and rind, three lemons, juice only,
and two quarts Of water, preparing 1t as
in the above recipe.
Currantade.-Crush one quart OF red
currants and half pint of raspberies,
add to them two quarts of water and Al
ter the whole through Jelly bag. Add
quart of cold sugar and water syrup to
the Uttered juice, turn into jars, close
tightly, and let stand on the ice for two
hours before serving.
Strawberry Punch. = To a pint of
strawberry juice add the Juice of three
lemons, and strain into one quart of
sugar-and-water syrup; add to two quarts
OF water, and proceed az In lemonade.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
Easily Made Articles for the Needleworker.

and then the rest of the desig7 smay be
quite easily drawn on freehand, using the
ruled lines as a guide.
The edge OF the blotter was button
holed in the green embroidery silk, and
bows of green ribbon were tied at either
end, this ribbon being laced through holes
in the pad and the blotting paper, and
served to hold the latter in place.
BEATRICE CAREY.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Since 1880 more than 7oo, ,ooO, 900, 900 feet
of timber have been cut in the United
States for lumber alone, including S0,000,-
100000 feet OF coniferous timber In ex-
cess of the total coniferous stumpage es-
Innate of the census in 1880.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

OF every 100 gallons of Illuminating oil
used In the world ID gallons are pro-
duced In the United States.