The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-06-22
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know how to apply It, If she has
studied stenography let her try taking
notes of some lecture she attends, or
perhaps some sermon she wishes to re-
member. Or she may assist some of
her male relations in getting their ac-
count books up at the office.
In languages or the arts there is no
surer way of testing ones own knowl-
edge and memory than by teaching
some one else.
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Carmen Sylvia says that reticence is
the secret of married happiness. The
first fatal and irreparable mistake in
married life is that Of confding ones
sorrows to the nearest, dearest friend,
and allowing any one peep into the
difficulties of the situation.
And it must be owned that in this
matter men on the whole display
greater reticence and discretion than
the majority OF women.
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Although feminism is a great power
in Italy, and intelligent Italian women
are earnest and eloquent advocates of
womans rights and woman suffrage,
the mother of Victor Emmanuel is in
favor of the simple domestic life of the
ancient Latin republic, and would re-
gard Cornelia as the true model OF
her race. This royal mother of mod
ern Rome has been giving her opinion
and giving it in plain terms in a re-
cent number of the Gentlewoman. Her
words are as follows:
Il am absolutely opposed to any ex-
travagant theories of WHAT is called
the emancipation of women. In what
ever condition of life woman may be
placed, her first duty is the negative
one of not giving up the qualities that
distinguish her sex. Above all, she
should guard against developing the
traits Of men. A blending of ancient
reserve with modern independence
would give us the ideal woman"
She thinks that motherhood is wo-
mans highest vocation, and patriotism
alone is sufficient motive for the rear
ing of large families such as would
prevent the occurrence of race sui.
eide" as deprecated by President
Roosevelt"
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Johnny was detained after school
one day, and told to write a story OF
so words as a punishment, and, being
anxious to join his comrades, this is
what he wrote:
"A little girl going home from schoo
one day saw little cat. Wishing t.
caress it she called: Here, puss, puss
puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss
puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss
puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss
puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss
(5O)."
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Last season it seemed as if the eve.
let was waning in popularity; haC
been done to death, as it were. This
year it is enjoying renewed favor, anC
is more used than ever, both in com
bination with solid work and alone.
This latter method of treating it i!
especially effective, and gives a very
open, lacy look. In collar seen re-
Gently the border was of large, rount
eyelets, nearly as big as a dime, ar
ranged so the edges of each touched
those on either side. Within this was
a series of semi-circles, connected al
the bottom by straight lines, all done
in eyelets a size smaller than those il
the border. These eyelets also nearly
touched. In the center of each hal
circle was a conventionalized daisy
with the petals in oval eyelets.
AS the eyelets are so much larger
than those in ordinary use, they can.
not be pierced with a stilletto entirely
but after the first punch is made
should be slashed with small sharI
scissors so the edges may be turned
underneath to make a firmer edge
Run all the eyelets before working il
order to prevent pulling and worl
over and over with a close, ever
stitch. Later the surplus linen under
meath may be cut away.
AS the eyelet border is not sufficient
ly firm to wear well, when it is finish
ed and the linen has been trimmed
close to the edge it should be worked
in buttonhole stitch, working over tn,
outer part of the eyelet.
With a little practice any woman
can arrange very effective designs b,
using different sizes and shapes Of eye
lets combined in any desired way.
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Percy A. Rockefeller, son OF William
ROCKEFELLER, and nephew of John d
Rockefeller, is building a country
home in Connecticut which is unlike
any other ever planned. Perhaps tn,
most extraordinary feature of it is
confined air space in the walls, form
ing a nonconductor of heat, cold o.