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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

make. 1t should be made in fairly
large size. and for the foundation of
the cover piece of stout cardboard
scored down the center with a pen
knife should be used. The cardboard
can be covered with art linen. and the
words cookery book" with any little
fancy design. may be worked on the
front, and pockets should be fitted in
side for holding loose recipes. The
book should be furnished with mum
Der of leaves cut to fit, and fastened IN
with silk cord tied in a bow at the
back as shown. On the leaves may be
pasted the recipes we require to keep
for reference. and extra pages are
easily added to the book when re-
CURED. The pockets are useful to
place loose recipes in until we find
an opportunity to arrange and paste
them on the leaves of the book. A
school exercise book might be covered
with embroidered linen and orna
mented with cords as shown.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

pays for the hours spent. It might be
imagined that superabundance Of
the same style Of needle-work might
become monotonous, but such variety
of materials, color, and designs are at
hand that the charge does not hold
true.
AS to materials, there are coarse.
woven linens and cottons. suitable for
curtains, bed spreads and cushions;
also there are the bucks and import.
ed linens for towels and table.things.
The shops now show many shades Of
the embroidery cottons. some of ex.
quisite tints; and the needle.woman
who first finds inspiration in the cross
stitch book of the shops soon learns
to do her own designing, and thereby
makes her work individual.
Although the delicate tints of the
cottons are the most fascinating. still
the various deep reds and blues are.
after all. more quaint. particularly
when done on the homespuns linens
and heavy canvases. The blue.red
color scheme gives just the old-fash.
toned touch desired, and we know
the colors will live to see their TWEEN.
tieth birthday.
In making the design, carefully rule
sheet of paper into tiny squares,
just as the cross-stitch book is ruled.
1t is we'll to make the squares of the
, same size as the squares in the book,
so that the size of the design may
more easily be estimated. then draw
In the flowers. monogram. or what
ever design is desired, and fiff in with
the cross-stitch.
The canvas known as railroad is
the kind most used. For general use,
canvas of average weave and num-
Der rs cottNn are used.
That the design should be a rather
conventionalized one will be evident
even to the most inexperienced needle.
worker. Almost any formalized flower
form will serve as a motive. Mono.
grams and old English lettering of
texts are easily copied from the little
books of cross-stitch patterns. Such
simple geometric borders as are need.
ed are not difficult to contrive.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

lister to Japan, a sister Of Rider Hag
gard, has decided literary tastes, and
the pair often eniven a glittering state
dinner by a literary duel. The prime
favorite of Toxic has always been
Madame Bakhmeteff, wife Of the Rus.
sian minister, who was Miss Mary
Beale of Maryland, and sister OF
Mrs John Mclean Of Cincinnati and
Washington. Madame Bakhmeteff.
who speaks seven languages and
wears three turquoise rings on each
Of her ten fingers, is known the world
over for her warm heart and her &c.
centricities and rules the foreign SO.
cicty of Toxic with a heavy rod. On
Miss Rives' first evening in the capt.
tai, the two found themselves dining
at opposite ends CT the long dining
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

utilized for long hat pins as we'll as for
pins Of smaller size These mattress
cushions look very pretty covered
with detachable linen cases, which
can easily be removed for washing
from time to time. A mattress cushion
of this kind is shown in our sketch
covered with very pale blue linen, and
adorned with wreath of wild roses
and foliage worked in pale shades of
pink and green; pale green cord out
lines the cover. The same idea can be
carried out. of course, in linen of any
shade, or in silk or satin, If preferred.
embroidered either with flowers or
with initials.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

room of the Hotel Imperial. Madame
Bakhmeteff studied the slim figure
awhile through her lorgnette. Thank
God, she said at last to the tablefull,
there's woman with originality.
I'm going to like that girl" And she
did las their present close friendship
vouihes.
Indeed. originality is the breath in
IiAlte Erminie Rivas' nostrils. At the
filSt official dinner she gave it showed
If a unique way. Things American,
she believes, are apt to be the best
II their kind. Her guests on this oc.
tasion found themselves seated at a
table which bore no resemblance to
the '".ual state board. It was not
but Colonial-American. A
- -. .or "lake" was in the middle,
tn a wilderness border of old-fash.
led flowers. The menu card was
lcompromisingly American, and was
/. 1ated in English.
\ The dinner, so far as Toxic went.
was a new sensation. The Spanish
minister, Senior Barrera, sent his sec.
retary next morning to beg for the
recipe of the turnip green's. and it is
still told that his excellency Yank 500,
the Chinese minister, ate three pieces
of hot nince pie.
Imitation is the sincerest fattery.
Ten days afterward the Austrian am
bassador gave Hungarian luncheon,
and since then national" dinners
have quite come into vogue.
During the months of her life in
japan there has been no more earnest
student of things Japanese than Hal
lie 'Erminie Rives. She has begun
now to understand the musical tongue
that has but sixty-eight syllables. In
the afternoons she rides through the
country, stopping for tea at some vii
lage shrine. generally accompanied by
her Japanese teacher.
All the time her pencil and note.
book are busy. Will the successor to
Satan Sanderson' be Japanese
novel? The Japanese think SO, and
audibly hope so, for they know she
likes them, and where liking is there
is sympathy and understanding. Ger.
tain it is that she writes half of every
day in her garden, opposite the embas.
sy, where her workshop is a summer
house, by the side of lotus pond full
of golden carp, with an old stone Ian.
tern from some ruined Shinto temple
standing guard beside it.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

grays and fawns and in cream and
white. 1t is strange that, despite the
purple craze, comparatively little is
shown in this tint in fashionable arm.
wear. Where one is faithful to the
one-color scheme to the minutest de.
tail, of course, the gloves follow the
color scheme of the gown, and the Of.
feet is very pretty.
Among the serviceable gloves for
street and walking use are wash leath.
er mousQuetaires. with pinked edges.
Far more long than short gloves are
shown this season, and some in coffee
brown and copper are worthy of men.
tion on account of their dainty color.
ing. These are after the mousQuetaire
models. with elastics or wrist straps
in lieu of buttons. :.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
HALLE ERMINIE RIVES
IN HER TOXIC HOME
The Only Woman Novelist in Diplomatic Lae-W1tat
She Thinks of the japanese and What the
japanese Think ofHer. >

A bright morning star Of the liter.
airy world in the West is now visit
living in Toxic. OF wealthy and IL
lustrious sword.bearing family in
America, and one of its most celebrat-
ed novelcomposing persons; she has
left her country for stay-doing in JAP
an, where she lives and is happy in
the japanese style. Dressed in white
silk, she loves to impart. from her
fancy like the poets, thoughts of this
country. To tell of her in a single
page is like attempting to describe
beautiful woman by drawing her
bones.
So the ,"Kokumin Shimbun," the So
berest of the Japanese capitals ver-
nacular newspapers began its write
up" Of Halle Ermiinie Rives, the Vir-
ginia novelist. who list December mar
ried Mr.. Post Wheeler, one ofIthe Sec
retaries of the American embassy at
Toxic.
The female novelist is not common
In Japan. There has never been but
one. in fact, worth talking about. This
was Murasako no Shikibu, who. in the
year 1904, A. D., wrote novel called
"Genji Monogatari," the adventures Of
Japanese Don Juan, in fifty-four
books and something under 5000
pages, which remains a classic. To
the japanese, therefore, the advent of
a female novelist from America was
something interesting.
Woman. moreover, has always been
the submerged sex in the Land of the
Rising Sun, but since the war, in the
fierce Western wave of me,demization
that has been sweeping over the coun-
try, she has begun to demand more
social freedom, and place in the
worlds affairs. Wives of high Japan
ese officials have begun differently to
entertain in European built houses,
wearing European gowns, which lat
ter the court rule demands shall be
worn instead of the kimono at all
court functions. The girls throughout
the empire have taken to going to col
lege like their brothers. and the WON.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
An Odd Pineushion.

A pincushion made with four tiny
little cushions is indeed a novel and
pretty design. In the first place four
cushions. possibly about three and
one-half inches square. are made Of
silk and lightly stuffed with hair.
sawdust or. what is preferable. white
wool. After the four cushions are
filled ard the edges trimmed with small
ruffles or ribbon. each cushion is fold
ed to form a triangle and the>co
nected points are fastened with small
rosettes. The four are Joined togeth.
er by the upper points Of each tri-
angle and also finished with q pretty
ribbon rosette. 1t is quite a pretty
style. and something lately fash
toned
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

En- are reading the newspapers. For
these reasons the American woman
and the very young woman at that
who had won a place in Western lit
erature, and had become famous for
her novels, was center of double at
traction. The Toxic papers and the
w0man's magazines devoted pages to
Miss Rives' doings end opinions on all
sorts Of subjects; her picture was
put on view at the Uyenp exposition
just closed, and a Toxic publishing
house is now preparing to fasue Jap.
aneso version Of "The Castaway," her
novel of several seasons ago, founded
on the life Of Lord Byron.
Mrs. Rives-Wheeler tells q story
apropos this personal interest.
One day her Tick-a-sha coo,ie. mis-
taking her directions, took her to- the
wrong spot (she had wanted to visit
the tomb Of one ct the Tycoons) aud
she was unable to make him under
stand. A Japanese boy of fifteen or
sixteen years of age. who happened to
be passing, approached, and with a
low. ceremonial bow, said gravely in
broken English: "You are lost. Tell
me where. and shall find out"
She told him her intended objective
point, and he directed her rick-a-sha
man. Then he astonished her by say
ing:
Il think you must be the American
novel-lady. ha re seeing a picture to
you of the newspaper"
Japanese interest in Miss Rives
was naturally not lessened when it be-
came known that she had. come to
Japan to marry member of the
American embassy.
When a man In the diplomatic SER
vice marrtes abroad, he affair has al
ways Its national beari ngs, and in this
particular instance the affair had spe-
cial features Of real d fplomacy. The
event took place at the time when the
San Francisco anti-Jal anese agitation
was at its height. Tll<io was much
excited. its papers we.fe full of war
like Nominations against the United
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Panels Seen AGAIN.

On some of the most effective even
ing gowns for young matrons design
ers are using panels, and there is no
more effective way of showing old
lace than in a panel. But the stun
bling block with those who are the
possessors of old lace Is that 1t is
never the right size nor the right kind
for the gown on which they want to
put it, and no one likes to be Goth
enough to cut handsome old heir.
looms. So the flounce-is either draped
around the skirt in skinny fashion
like festooned dressing table, or I,
is laid aside until 1t comes in," which
1t rarely does. But the panel admits
of using many an odd length and the
graceful new close sleeves can be
utilized for showing of some good
lace.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

small accessories such a. hats. gloves,
boots and neck filings that her means
will permit. only remembering that q
few really nice well.selected articles
give much better results than many
things Of more ordinary sort.
Every one knows one or two people
who manage to appear as smartly
turned out as their more opulent
friends at a fraction of the cost. Very
often, indeed, their costumes will pos
sess certain distinctive charm that
the others are unable to purchase at
any price, and paradoxical as it may
sound, these women are not the ones
who spend the most time in contriv-
ing their outfits. A well-defined plan
Of dressing saves time as well an
money.
Consciously or otherwise. the WON.
an who dresses exceptionally we'll at
little cost has reduced the matter to q
science. She buys only what she con-
siders essentials, though these may
often take the form of very smart "trip
peries. A'well.chosen veil may be ex.
pensive, but enable last seasons hat
to do further service when otherwise
new- headwear would be necessary.
and her smart small belongings are
what enable her to make her few
gowns fit In we'll for any Of the many
occasions where they must serve.
There Ia no haphazard In her we'll.
considered scheme, and she patronizes
bargain counters only when their
wares will fill a definite want In her
wardrobe.
Probably experience has impressed
her, as it has failed to do in the case
of less clever women. with the folly
Of purchasing anything simply be.
cause it is cheap. She knows that
this form OF buying is both extrava-
CANT and annoying II INDUCED in
without sufficient consideration.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Woman,s Belt.

II the belt is to be made Of silk. cut
1t on the straight of the goods. Make
1t two and a quarter inches longer
than the size of the waist. This al.
lows for seams and the lap. For a
stout person the belt when finished
should not be more than one-half an
inch wide. while the slim woman's
belt may be an inch wide when I'M.
ished. To the outside of the skirt
stitch one edge. taking OF three
eighths Of an inch seam. Turn the
edge which remains over the top of
the skirt and turn another three.
eighths Of an inch seam. Stitch either
by hand or on the machine.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Care Of the Skin.

Raw cucumbers may be used on the
skin with as good IL not better effect
than when made into creams or 10.
tons. Cut ripe cucumber into thick
slices and rub on the face. pressing
veil to get out the Juice. Let it dry
on. This makes the skin soft and
white. As nowadays fresh fruit may
be had almost all the year round. this
remedy may easily be applied at least
once q week.
The annoying blackheads may often
be conquered by sleeping the face at
night with hot congresses dipped in
lemon Juice or vinegar
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Shirt Waist WARNING.

One little hint. repeated frequently
among the latest French models in
shirt waists, may or may not indicate
a certain veering of favor. The sleeve
reaching just below the elbow is used
for the majority of the dressy lin
gerie models, but there are undenia-
bly, more long sleeves among the re-
cent importations than were to be
found among models of the same class
last season.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
NEW GLOVES AND SLEEVES.
Models Of the Past Season Still Re.
main in Fashion.

For novelty's sake. it is we'll to have
one or two frocks or separate bodices
made with the long, close, wrinkled
sleeve. but the short bodice sleeve.
the three-quarter sleeve and all the
rest of near-elbow models are as mod
ish as they have been for year past.
Gloves will be question of interest
as long as the discussion over sleeves
continues. The smartest models are,
as usual. of glace or suede in pale
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

college mate. years ago, as it hap,
pened, of Mr. Wheeler's at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. Six of the
younger members of the foreign Office
and six chancellors of the imperial
household Mr.. Wheeler invited to act
as ushers end masters of ceremonies.
The popularity thus begun Mrs.
Wheeler has added to. The more
stilted foreign embassies found her
nothing If not original. The Baroness
d'Anethan, wife of the Belgian min
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
To Cut 4 sia. Fold.

A very easy way to make a bias
fold of silk that is to simulate tuck
fit circular skirt is to press it with a
fairly hot iron before sewing 1t on,
pulling it on the upside. SO that the
lower side stretches much more. The
exercise of a little dexterity can shape
the fold to curve to any degree de.
sired, the curve lasting for an indef-
irita t.sna.-VaR:a.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
New Embroideries.

Embroideries are weighing all the
more luxurious Of filmy transparent
fabrics. sometimes embroideries Of
bugles, either silver or colored, and at
other times embroideries of sequins;
not the glittering silver sequin of old,
but others in softly cleaning mother
cf.pearl and dull silver and gold.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

feet. Indeed, it may be said to have
begun the era of better feeling. In
stead of choosing his best man, by
time-konored custom, from the corps
diplonlatique, he chose japanese,
Count Terashima, secretary Of the
foreign Office and confidential secre.
taIy of Viscount Hayashi, minister for
foreign affairs. The count, who is a
member Of the house of peers, was
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
SCHOOLGIRL eIouses.

There is fad at the moment for
linen blouses embroidered in three or
four co:lors. Yellow. blue and red Is
fayorite combination, done in rather
heavy linen thread, on white or ecru
linen. Green, red and gray Is another
favorite combination, while lavender.
yellow and gray also makes popular
anLeal
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Tailored Hats.

Simple tailored types are most cor.
rect for ordinary wear by girls of
school age. and the best places show
bows of silk or ribbon as the only
garnitures for these. feathers and
quilts being reserved for the older
misses. while the younger girls wear
more picturesque and elaborate mod.
els. No trimmings stand hard wear
like ribbons. and there are so many
ways Of displaying these this season
that the simplest felt hat may be
made becoming and attractive.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Gorgeous Velvet Flowers.

How gorgeous and lifelike are the
velvet flowers for the hat and gown
decoration, says a writer in Vogue.
The poinsettia, for instance. is made
in perfection, and the pansies of vel
vets and silk combined are even love-
lier. Large wreaths Of ivy leaves In
shaded monotones are new ornamen-
tation; some of the leaves are like
thin leather printed in color and re.
semble dead leaves and the others are
in velvet.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Spoois.

Spools furnish basis of supplies
for little doll family to amuse a
small girl. and small boy can use
them for wagons indefinitely. A young
girl once kept small convalescent
happily employed with spools by show.
ing her how to ravel out cotton,
worsted and silken cord for hair, put
ting it through the spool and drawing
it over one side Of the top for front
hair and over the other for braids or
f.srs..
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

under a band of insertion. The yoke
is composed of strips of the material
tucked. each strip being divided by in.
sertion. The foot is trimmed above
the hem with insertion and three tiny
tucks.
Materials required: One and three.
fourths yard 40 inches wide. and about
three yards insertion.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
WITH THE NEEDLE
FINE WORK lN.AANY KINDS OF
MATERIALS.
,r~r....,;; ,..ts To-day ls for Handsome
Designs in colors That Will Last
Strive to Make Work
Individual.

The fad for useless, snowy needle
work Is happily over. and one rarely
sees nowadays the multi-colored en-
broidered sofa cushions, table covers
and centerpieces. which used to be
considered very artistic" by the ma
5ority Of women who did fancy
work." Fine needlework is probably
more In demand during the past few
years than ever before, but there is
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Old Gowns.

II you are going to freshen up an
old gown, or, for that matter, an "old
room." don't use trimmings or mate.
rails that look new. The beauty of
real rugs. tapestry. and hangings. and
fine brocade is that they never look
new and they never look old. Al.
ways match in color the oldest part
of gown that needs freshening up
or a room that needs going over, and
you need never fear the sunlight or
the eyes of the critic.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Economy.

Economy.
Tom-NWell, darling, l have seen
your father and he has given his con-
sent.
Grace-He approves Of love in a cot
tage, then"
Tom-No, hut he says that girl who
spends as much time golfing and mo-
toring as you do really has not much
need of homa
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

States, and the whole situation was
becoming what diplomatists call "del-
icate." Mr.. Wheeler made the affair
a soothing salve to smarting Japanese
sensibilities that had a profound ef-
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
PLACE FOR PRICED RECIPES.
Cookery Book" Keeps Them Away.
Handy for Reference.

From time to time there appear val.
liable little recipes that are well worth
cutting out and arranging in book so
that they may be easily turned up"
for reference when required. Our
sketch illustrates a good kind of book
for this purpose that is not difficult to
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05

no wasted effort now in embroidering
: American beauties and the like on
huge centerpieces. that do not sur
ytve three visits to the laundry.
For linens, cross.stitch is much in
favor. although it takes time, of
course. just as all needlework worth
while does: but the lasting beauty
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Better pa, &c.

Eve was calling on neiglbor
NO." she remarked, when we lived
in the garden we never had to borrow
rubber plants for our en- terti,inments."
Thus she started the seen better
days habit.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
BEST FORM OF PIN CUSHION.
Mattress Design Certainly Offers the
Most conveniences.

OF all the many different forms In
which pin cushions are made the OBJ.
long mattress shape. thoroughly we'll
stuffed, is always one of the most sue.
cessful, possibly because 1t can be
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
1hat.s Ju.t WHAT Haunened.

N. Field-Yes. We lost. What can
you expect when tie caj cher can't
hold pitcher?
Baseman-Why. chat the pitcher
will get all broke W., of cop rse."
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-05
Similar,

Similar.
"What shall read you flrst?"
1.-THE marriages"
Here's an article about some BOYS
who were found playing with dyna.
mite"
"Well. read it. 1t possesses the same
elements of interest"