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within them of the world-old craving for
a heart mate.
Normal woman finds her happiness in
the multiplicity of small things mat
make for contentment. The perfect
home life is built upon the firm tounda-
ton Of her contented unseltshness, ana
the materials and tools which work TO
the perfection OF its design are small
cOurtesies, small attentions. and small
pleasures. The woman in business IS
consumed by large and otter unTealized
ambitions. She strains after the very
privileges which turn 10 sting her, once
they are in her grasp. She demands
that men accept her In the business
world as an intelligent, commercial.
Wage-earning equal. Then when they
nc longer treat her as their social Su-
perior when they no longer Fay tribute
10 her wOmanly charms. she declares
that men are no longer chivalrous'
Men who employ women because the
latter VIII accept smaller salaries than
men, and men who shift the response
bility Of family support from their own
shoulders 10 those OF wives and dauen-
lean women. To this fact future gen
cTaJlOnS VIII owe a form OF ace suicide
which President Roosevelt IN his stern
est moments has not pictured, or a race
OF Elen so spineless, irresponsible, and
Cffeminate that the first chapter IN the
degeneration OF America shall have been
written by the hand Of greed and ava
rice
GU can 4cAiStdlt against inc man VIM
employs half-gTOWn, half-nOuTished.
half-paid girl children in his factory.
You can send a woman to prison for
trying to take her own life. But you
cannot touch the Intelligent woman who
enters a legitimate avenue Of money
making which may lead to soul suicide
This woman, who. by her very intelli-
Rence, her superior physique, would
make an ideal mother. has legal right
70 sacrifice her womanhOOd upon the
altar Of a commercial career. and later
To feel her own soul Wrung with regret.
It is upon these women, the OetteT-edu-
Gated better-nOurished. better equipped
young women Of the great middle class
that the business life eXeTts its most
dangerous fascinations. leading them
from the hesrth-stone with it, possibili-
ties Of peace. to the great forge OF com
merce, on which heart and soul may be
battered with relentless blows.
The cure Of this national disease lies
in the viCtim-the woman in business
Not until she sees the peril TO herself
and her individual happiness viii she
recognize IN her occupation. In her pres
ent-day method Of living a peril 10 the
nation.
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FEW PINS IN NEW YORK.

zone reason why I know that New
York women are the neatest in the
world is the fact that they use the few
est pins" said a young woman with a
wide knowledge of the pin trade and
the habits of her sex Apparently but
the job of fastening their garments
pretty thoroughly
Strange TO say. it is in Boston where
the pin trade flourishes most abundantly-
Women buy more pins there according
70 population than In any other city in
the country. That doesn't speak well
for Boston. The pin habit is inimical
&c tidiness. That is the reason New
York women are so spick and span
they use few pins. They have not, 10
be sure, reached the state Of excellence
attained by the Chinese, who taboo pins
altogether. but they are nearer that
standard than any other set OF women. "
-NRw York Globe
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HINTS FOR THE BUSINESS GIRL

Many a good stenographer makes the
mistake OF telling little compliments
passed upon her work or herself by for
mer employers.
InStead Of creating the impression Of
her Importance or the high-esteem ia
which she is held (Which this kind OF a
girl desires above alb. Il beiIttles her
Cor is it not a well known fact that
"self-pr5ise is no praise at ALP
While these compliments. properly
given. are harmless N themselves. and
while IL Is indeed gratifying 20 have
ones efforts crowned by a wore OF
praise. It takes on tho nature Of boast
ing when repeated indiscrimlnately, and
thus the viryze OF the compliment is de-
stroyed.
The attention OF the manager Of q
large Office once was attracted toward
a young girl because Of her intelligence
He promised to push her along as
rapidly as possible but instead Of these
promises Undertaking. she was soon let
out. her dismissal being due TO her tend
.ency TO repeat things. which sooner or
later reached the ears or the one in au-
thority, much to his annoyance and DIS
gust
realize that the fact that she IS re-
tanned IS sufficient proof 10 others that
her work IS satisfactory. and there IS
positively no excuse for boasting, which
is beyond the pale OF business dignity
Among those who write for the bust
ness. girl and not from her there seems
70 be a consensus OF opinion that only
the most severe tailor suit IS suitable.
Now. OF course. these opinions are
based on the principle that a woman IS
If an office solely for business. and
anything she wears that attracts the
attention either Of herself OF others
from such business IS unsuitable.
agree precisely with this principle, but
with the application OF it made by these
writer's I do not agree. I think that the
/ foundation OF the onice woman's dress
should be the tailored suit. but with
such variations as will enable her 10
keep most tidy and comfortable through
out the day with the least expense OF
time and money. II the opinion and
habit of the highest class Of stenog-
raphers themselves were taken I be
Meve we would find the first variation
| soft collar. To me it is ideal for the
desk
How long do long sleeves either feel or
look clean after one has cleaned one S
machine or busted ones desk. or sat
with the arm on the desk for an hour
There is only the choice. then. OF loose.
short sleeves. or OF swathing ones arm
| in a sleeve protector, than which
nothing is more uncomfortable on a
1 hot day II the waist is made OF suffl-
I Ciently heavy material. with no pink or
| blue ribbons showing through. ] think
| the short sleeves only add 90 its fitness
| for the work.
Then. as to the washable skirt The
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thing happen 10 break the engagement
she can still send back what she has re-
coived and feel that at. least that part
Of the score IS clear.
II in place OF a bracelet or ring her
hance should give her a lace coat, the
gift at once denotes a certain proprie-
torship over her that should not exist
until after maria ge- A man should al
" avs be. able 20 give ais wife the most
trifiinE OF necessities but he should not
provide them for his fanCee unless the
circumstances be most exceptional. II
they are such that she must accept
them, a barrier is down that should not
fall during an engagement, and the
sooner she marries MIN the better.
The girl herself must provide the coat,
or her parents must otherwise she
should not have II until neT husband
gives IL. Only then can she take IL with
out putting herself in a position al
which girls instructive modesty should
rebel. She should be too high-spirited
even TO wish 10 have from him anything
that takes from her the least OF her in
dependence, and TO accept clothes, no
matter IN what shape or style. IS GER
lalnly not for a maid OF any fnenesS OF
feeling. II was this instructive knowl-
edge, the rising up OF the Innate temi-
nine modesty against the appropriation
by the masculine, that made my young
friend refuse the coat that was offered
llet- AFTER EeI marriage sac VIII not
have the feeling, and It viii be right
that she should not.
With many young couples engage
ments are the playtime Of life. The man
can afford TO take his fianCee 20 the
tneater. restaurants and driving and to
give her presents OF jewelry, candles.
books. and what not. The time has not
come when he must provide the necessi-
ties. and not one should be aI'Owed. II
it is. be 1t lace jacket or A froCk. some
thing is lost from the spirit OF the play
time, and q certain sense of proprietor
ship by the man enters in that should
not come until after marriage.
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Hints forthe Girl Who Has Planned Herself Business Career
HOW TO CARE FOR THE HAIR
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS

rub and rinse alternately until you arc
sure all the salt has been thoroughly
washed out. then return 10 the beach
anu dry your hair In the sun
This continual washing, which IS
necessary at this season Of the year.
Will Of course take out any artificial
curl and In desperation we turn TO that
greatest II eyiis-the curling irons.
Doubtless regular salt baths and the
continued use of the curling irons Will
make any woman as bald as Caesar.
but Caesar was a king and could wear
crown, which women cannot. \
simple and yet very effective lotion for
keeping the curl in your hair Is pre-
pared as follows: One ounce Of gum
arabic; One-half ounce of good moist
sugar; three-quarters OF pilit OF very
hoL water Dissolve and let cool Add
TO this two fluid ounces of alcohol. six
grains OF bichlOride Of mercury, and six
grains OF salammoniac. These last two
ingredients should be dlsSOh ed in the
alcohol before mixing with the rest
then add enough water 10 make u an
even pint. Add a few drops Of your
favorite cologne to perfume IL DampeE
the hair with this lotion and nut II Up
on kid curleTs until Il is quite dry and
you will ind that il produces a very
natural wave. Large kid curriers' are
preferable 10 the small ones. which arc
Inclined 20 give a crimped instead Of q
waved effect to the hair
Great care should be given 70 your
brushes and combs Poor quality in
either is a bad investment. You should
have two or three good brushes and as
many combs. Tho silver or ivory back
brush looks pretty on the toilet table.
but you WanC couple Of plain ones In
the drawer for practical use.
/ have known girls 10 wash their
head and then brush out the JangleS
with a soiled brush that has been used
for a month This Is self-eYident folly.
Your brushes and combs should BE-
washed much oftener than your head
preferably every week. Wash them
thoroughly with yellow laundry soap
and hot water. then rinse them In a
solution Of boraX and water, 20 which
can be added a few drops OF ammonia
The brush should be dried as quickly
% nossihla and in the hot sII.
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frequency with which waists have 10
be laundered only shows Us how soiIed
the substantial skirt" really Is. whether
it shows it or not. Why, then, when
the summer weather Will permit, is not
the skirt IN which one can really be
clean as well as look clean the suitable
one 10 wear?
These things largely are a matter Of
custom When women first rode BIZ
cycles. the short skirt was tabooed. but
Efter year or so OF riding Il came to
be considered the only proper thing for
the wheel. The rider set her own
standard The Office woman must set
her standard
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One OF the most important items Of
the summer in our personal toilet, and
one which women are so apt 70 disre-
gard in warm weather, IS the care Of
the hair. Some think II Is not necessary
to wash the head oftener in the summer
than In the winter. That this is an err
roneous idea is proven by the fact that
any reliable hair specialist win tell you
that his trade is double in the fail what
1t is in the spring. caused by the way
women neglect their heads in summer.
A woman with her hair all powdered
with dandrun is indeed, a repulsive
sight. Dandruf Is not a disease IN Itself
as many people think-it Is generally
caused by neglect. and thorough sham
pooling is its best and simplest cure.
Unless your nair Is particularly dry you
should shampoo every two weeks. and
for those whose hair takes on that dead
brown look In summer. it IS well 10
throw tablespoonful Of peroxide IN a
quart OF rinse water. This viii brighten
the hair. but do not overdo it-a table
spoon 10 quart is ample.
Another great evil OF today is the
hufry-up method that many Of US en-
ploy. Don't wash your head unless you
have time to do II properly. Scrub the
scalp well, rinse Il several times thor
Oughly, and above all things, dry It.
Select day when the sun shines. and
do not take a rainy day when the house
Is damp. Dry your nair in the sun, and
in the open air II possible
The girl who Is a good swimmer and
a fearless bather is sure to get her hair
wet wit. salt water. Then she is apt
10 sit on the beach and dry her hair
without Tinsing II. Nothing could be
worse than 10 leave this strong salt
water on the hair and scalp. II rots the
hair and eats the natural oil from the
scalp When You are through with
your bath and want 10 sit on the beach.
the first thing % do Is 10 go up 10 the
bath house, where there IS generally a
faucet of fresh water, or perhaps 4
shower. Put your head under this and
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Win Separate Guimpe Having Three
Quarter Length Sleeves.
There are numerous styles Of jumpers
this season, but nothing prettier has
been invented than this beautiful square
necked overwaist which fastens at the
back The long oval armscyes and the
square opening give an opportunity for
the display of a pretty guimpe.
The pattern is in six siZes-32 to AZ
inches. bust measure For 36 bust the
waist needs PA yards Of goods 20 inches
wide or IA yards SO or AZ inches wide.
pa yards Of Insertion to trim. The
guimpe requires 31s yards 20 inches wide.
or ~ yards 95 inches wide
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A few generations Of business women
cannot overturn the divine Elan OF
human life. You cannot stide affection
and mother love by the clatteT Of looms
and the clack of typewriteTs There are
q few women, misers at heart. who find
happiness in the mere aCqWrement Of
wealth. There are a few abnormal
, women who hate children. and therefore
{ have no right TO become mothers. But
the vast majority of women still con-
tfinue and for generations viii continue,
20 admit secretly, at least, the existence
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-31
New Jersey Resorts.
ATLANTIC CITY.
GRAND ATLANTIC HOTEL

Virginia ave. and the Beach. Atlantic City.
y. J. Capacity. eco guests. Specially reduced
--ates for Sept. and Oct. American plan, SO
20 SIS weekly. s. 10 IS daily. Superior table
and service. Largest and finest rooms. hot
and cold sea water IN all baths. private ana
public Music. Write for folder Garage.
CHARLES E COPE
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It brings US back TO the original state
Fnent that business success for the
woman does not mean domestic or indi-
Vidual happiness, and that on the whole
q business life makes for restlessness,
seldshness. and discomfort. You can
not measure the influence Of business
on the woman by figures or statistics.
You cannot count wrecked lives among
women wage eaTneTs as you can tally
on divorce cases on court calendars,
and trace them TO certain causes. such
as incomUatibiliJy, deseTtion, cruelty,
eIc. You cannot say mat a woman IN
business is a failure or success accord
irg TO the salary she draws. You can
not expect the trim, self-cOntained girl
at your elbow 10 admit that her per
1ectly appointed little apartment, her
perfectly trained maid, her perfectly
ordered life of dinners clubs, theaters.
and opera parties spell failure. She says
she is a success. In her heart she
knows that when the last guest has
gone and the trim little maid has been
dismissed. the exquisite little apartment
becomes a Whited sepulCher in which the
starved soul OF the ,TOman sits alone.
weeping.
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To obtain this pattern or any OF
the others heretofore described IN
The Times, ill out the following
an envelope addressed 10 the Fashion
Editor, The Washington Times, Nun
sey Building, Washington. D. c.
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believe that just as many women
break down under the strain OF bearing
children and domestic burdens as have
nervous prostTation from trying 10 do
q mans work in business and live a
Voman's life at home.
But there is this difference: The
woman who sacrifices herself on the
domestic altar may leave behind her a
living, breathing memorial in the sons
and daughters who revere her memory,
and who hand down 10 posterity the in
huence Of her strong character an ever
widening circle for good; while the
woman who sacrifices herself to bust
ness success can leave only few tan
gled skeins in office or store for some
other woman 10 straighten out. The
woman who is normal and healthy, and
performs her work in the normal, COM
nonsense way will not break down
either In the home or in a wage-earning
field
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LEXINGTON F FsS.,: Ave Ave ana .or AZ ::
from station and Young's Pier. Premises
tend 70 beach. Bathing from house s. up
weekly. Booklet PAUL c. ROSECKANS.
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Have you any idea what the lat
est in mOrning-ringS' are?
1t is generally considered very
bad taste to wear jewelry except
with afternoon and evening gowns,
but now the "4OO' have adopted
a fad in rings, bracelets, neck.
laCeS that is considered entirely
proper for morning wear.
Mrs. Cholly KniCkerbOCker has
written an interesting and clever
story for the Sunday Times
tomorrow, in which she de-
SCribeS them. There will be a
picture of the cunning little morn.
ing-rings s.
Mrs. KnicKerbocker also tells
just what is being worn at the
races by such society people
as Firs. Joseph Widener, Mrs.
Thomas Hitchcock, and Miss Car.
OIyn FelIOweS. She no9 only tells
exactly how and of what ma.
teriaI these ladies gowns were
made, but large and clear draw
ing of them appears with the story.
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Wildwood, N. !.

HOTEL DAXToN-HoTEL FENwICK
SIMPLY THE BEST.
Fenwtck-aIways open SIS days per year.
Extraordinarily on beach. greatly improved
Table unsurpassed. New management. Booklet
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Insects Exterminated

MOTHS, ROACHEs. ANTS. BEDBUcs AND
OTHER INSECTS EXTERMINATED under
contract CHARGES MODERATE. Estimates
and advice gratis; 20 years practical exDs-
Renee; no charge made until insects are fully
sxterminated
Address, WEHDAIs Z. CEUT
Insect Specialist,
SIT 81 st. n. Y. Washington, D. o
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Though they will not admit It. nine
girls out Of ten look upon the business
world as a matrimonial field well worth
working. Thousands enter II TO ind a
husband and remain in IL 10 avoid need
ing one.
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DAILY THOUGHT

Oh, fair are youth and strength; but
fairer yet
The face of age when sculptured by a
soul
Where love Of God and man have held
control
And wrought no line that wisdom could
regret.
-Minot J. Savage.
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INVEST your time-It Is
better than to merely SPEND
f. A little OF It INVESTED
every few DAYS In answering
want ads. viii often lead q
dividends Tor LIZ
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Ny department in the Woman's Home
Companion, For the Girl Who Earns
Her own Living" brings to my desk
from would-be wage earners hundreds
Of letters every month. Less than per
cent bear the postoffice stamp OF large
cities. About 50 per cent come from
small cities. towns. and hamlets, and
contain inquiries about business colleges,
training schools for various trades, and
avenues oil wage earning IN larger ciuCs.
The remaining Is per cent come FROM
farms. and their burden is: L cannot
stand the monotony of farm life, and IN
this small community there is no way
IN which 1 can earn enough money &c
escape"
Escape" That is the war cry OF tile
inexperienced. restless, intractable girl
OF today. She has vague ideas Of what
she is trying to escape, but generally
grammar grades. At sixteen they grad
y monot0ny OF a domestic existence.
which is IN reality her apprenticeship IN
the art Of home making.
This article IS not intended as a re-
proaCh upon the girl herself, but rather
upon the false system of education, the
abnormal economic conditions which
force her into such a position and such
beliefs.
Study the average household in cities,
large and small. in county seats or III
towns which can boast of unimportant
industries giving employment TO women.
To what end is the girl given an educa-
tion2 Almost invariably to fill sUme
position in the commercial or profess
sional world. Statistics show that COM
paratively few girls go beyond tie
grammar grades. AT sixteen they grad
uate into a business college, a shop .
Factory, or an ONCE.
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Not until the wage-earning women o.
Che present generation have married and
reckoned the fun measure OF their loss
will a second. OF perhaps a third, gen
Grafton OF daughters be taught 10 choose
tntelhgently between the domestic and
the business life. Not until thousands
OF women have scored either failure OF
kleadening mediOCrity in wage earning
viii girls be taught thar there Is druid
gerry in the factory, store. or office as
well as in the kitchen. Until mothers
learn this by actual experience daugh-
Iers Will continue 10 fling themselves
lFecklessly, unadvisodly, into the mael-
sStrCm OF business life.
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THE INFLUENCE or *
BUSINESS LIFE ON WOMEN
By ANNA srEEsE RICHARDSON.

Article n SEPTEMBER Woman's Companion)
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wan nm men s, the w0Fd0 craving
The Democratic advocate., 1907-04-26
Five to One on Mahool.
From the Baltimore News of April 25

From the BaltlhOre news Oh April Z0
CITY Councilman E. C. Livingston was al
the City Hall this morning, and reported that
he had seen bet made last night at Waverly
at odds of to that Mahool will be elected
Mayor on May 7. DR.. Livingston added thai
it was Wachter Republican who gave these
big odds, the Wachterite putting up $25 against
SIS of the Timanus mans money.
These are the largest odds reported at any
time since the primaries, but from all sec.
tions are heard reports that odds of 3 to
on Mahooi's election are being offered, but
that even with such big odds it is hard to FIND
any Timanus money. As result, there is very
little straight betting on the election. A
prominent builder, for instance, has for II
DAYS past been trying to make a wager o.
So, 900 against $1,000 that Mahool will win
but, it is reported, has been unable to find 8
Republican willing to put up any or all of thai
sum.
What little betting is being done is based
on probable plurality or confined to the result
in one ward. A bet of 500 even has beer
registered that Mahool will get 10000 plural
ity. Many even money bets have been made
that Mahool will get 5000 plurality. Demo
Gratis who never lose an opportunity to pu
down bet on an election, say that it is hare
to find Republican money to take the othel
end of even these 5000 plurality bets. As
result. it was reported today that odds of t.
3 on Mahool getting 5000 plurality have beer
offered.
A wellk nown man about town reported
today that he had made little friendly bet O
S. even with prominent supporter and per
sonal friend of Mayor Tinanus that Mahoo
would win. This Timanusite later Withdrew
the bet, saying that he would be forced to b,
out of the city for some time and had no way
Of telling whether his bet was good one o.
not