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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
TOILET HINTS.

Brushing the hair thoroughly is alb
solutely necessary. If it is not done
all the tonics and shampoos will prove
q dismal failure.
A bruised nail should be held for half
an hour in water as hot as it can be
borne. This will usually prevent the
nail from discoloring.
Lemons are very useful in health
and sickness. Hot lemonade is one of
the best remedies for incipient cold.
1t is also excellent in cases of bilious
ness
A simple remedy for oiliness of the
nose is to add a little washing soda to
the water in which the face is washed.
The rich foods which cause pimples
all afllict the nose,~and the only per-
manent cure is return to- normal
diet
Eating apples for luncheon or break
fast is one of the best habits woman
who uses her brain constantly can ac-
quire. They are healthful. easily di-
gested and in many persons overcome
a tendency to fullness of blood in the
head.
Perfect teeth and red gums are a
very essential part of beauty. To keep
both in condition scrupulous care will
be needed. Very cold or hot as well
as acid drinks should be avoided and
the mouth ripsed after each meal. Salt
is good to add 10 the washing water.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
For Shirt Waists.

There is nothing prettier for shirt
waists than silk faced poplin. for the
goods can be neatly plated, tucked
and made into practically any dainty
shirt waist from the plain tailored one
to the dressy affair with lace or velvet
garniture. The white poplin has count
less advantages. 1t sells for about so
cents a yard and possesses innumera-
bic good qualities which make it valu-
able to the economical woman. The
material washes beautifully and may
be ironed while perfectly dry and has
a soft cashmere appearance, or the
beautiful tailored effect is produced in
starching the goods. 1t launders as
beautifully as fine white linen. Pop
Inns of this kind may be purchased in
various coors. though nothing quite
takes the place of the white for shirt
waists. and the madras effects with
white figures are very dainty.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
WASH DAY IN A CHATEAU.
Nine. Wado'ington's Account of This
Tremendous Event.


Tremendous Event
1t was unfortunate perhaps that we
had arrived during the .lessive." That
is always most important function in
France. writes Nine. Waddington in
Scribner's. In almost all the big
houses in the country-smal ones. too
that is the way they do their wash
ing. Once a month or once every
three months, according to the size of
the establishment. the whole washing
of the household is done. All the linen
masters. servants. guests, house-is
turned out. the linen closets cleaned
and aired Every one looks busy and
energetic. 1t is quite a long affair,
lasts three or four days. | often went
to see the performance when we made
our ''lessive" at the chateau every
month.
1t always interested our English and
American friends. as the washing is
never done in that way in either of
their countries. 1t was very conven-
lent at our place. as we had plenty of
room. The "lavoir" stood at the top of
the steps leading into the kitchen gar
dens. There was large square tank
sunk in the ground so that the women
could kneel to their work, then little
higher another of beautiful clear wa
ter, all under cover. Just across the
path there was a small house with
blazing wood fire. in the middle an
enormous tub where all the linen was
passed through wood ashes.
There We're four "lessiveuses" wash
erwomen), sturdy peasant women with
very short skirts, sabots and turbans
(made of blue and white checked cal
icol on their heads. their strong red
arms barred above the elbow. The Mere
Michon, the eldest of the four, directed
everything and kept them well at
work, allowing very little talking. They
generally chatter when they are wash
ing and very often quarrel. When they
are washing at the public "lavoi:" in
| the village one hears their shrill voices
| from a great distance. Our "lngere,"
! Nine. Hubert. superintendent the whole
operation. She was very keen about it
and demonstrated vigorously when
they slapped the linen too hard some
! times with the little fiat sticks like
spades they use. The linen all came
out beautifully white and smooth.
hadn't the yellow look that all city
/ washed clothes have.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
Young Folks
A PEANUT SPREE.

Suggestions For a Merry Evening
With the Toothsome Nuts.
From six to ten is the best number
to play this game. A leader is chosen
who arranges the order of events and
takes down the records with pencil
and paper. Prizes may be given to
the winner in each stunt or to the one
who at the end of the game has the
greatest number of successes to his
credit.
Two or three quarts of peanuts are
spread on a table in the middle of the
room.
dish of any kind is filled with the
nuts. and each player guesses how
many it contains.
See who can hold the greatest num-
Der in one hand without the assistance
of the other in placing them there.
peanut is suspended by thread
about yard long. and on the floor is
placed vase with mouth just large
enough to receive the nut. Each play
err in turn holds the string so that the
peanut bangles foot or more above
the vase and tries to drop it in.
Each person is given five peanuts,
and at a signal all begin to shell them
He who finishes first is the winner
The inner skins must be removed and
no nut broken. If one gets broken, an.
other may be taken in its place.
Five nuts are placed on a chair al
one end of the room. Each player in
turn must take them. one by one. and
put them on chair at the opposite
end of the room. returning them in like
manner. The one doing it most quick.
ly is the winner
A large pin is stuck upright in the
floor. and each player in turn pitches
five peanuts at it. one by one. He who
makes nut remain nearest the pin
wins.
Each shells five peanuts. and the one
who catches the greatest number OF
these in his mouth after tossing them
in the air wins.
A player is chosen by lot to stand
at one end of the room with mouth
wide open, while each of the other:
tries to toss three peanuts into it, one
at time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24

never the bad.
There is also place for coats of
arms and photographs.
And the girl who at first laughs and
bushes at the idea of it all will soon
find It most interesting and will take
pride in setting down all she knows
and hears of family facts and tradi-
lions.
A woman who has five dear little
sons has filed one of these books half
full for each of them, leaving the sec
ond half blank and ready for the flu
ture mother of her grandchildren.
Will not the boys, unconsciously per-
haps, choose one whose records will
compare favorably with their own?
Is there not engendered by these
means a certain feeling of 'noblesse
oblige" that can hurt no true Ameri-
can of today?
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
CURE FOR RED EYELIDS.
Hot Water and Antiseptic Cleansing
Fluids Do the Work.

Hot Water and Antiseptic Cleansing
Fluids Do the Work.
Only the simplest kind of treatment
Is necessary to reduce swollen or in
famed eyelids. Hot water. antisep-
tic cleansing fluids and simple astrin-
gents are the things required in this
cure
Many times Inflammation comes from
BYE strain, and in such cases an oculiSt
should be consulted. A low condition
Of the system, however, is frequently
responsible for red and heavy lids, and
while treating them externally it is
well to take a tonic internally and do
what one can to improve the general
health.
When granulation is present make
paste to relieve the lids by rubbing a
bit of alum into the raw white of an
egg until the latter forms a curd. AT
night put this over the lids and place
some on linen bandage which should
be worn on the eyelds throughout the
night. The paste should be made fresh
each time.
While vaseline is most beneficial If
applied to the edges of the lids every
night, it is balm rather than a med
icine. for it has no stimulating or cur
ing qualities.
Rinsing the eyes with per cent
boracic acid solution is helpful. This
should be done night and morning. To
give this bath put the liquid into an
eye glass in which it is possible to i'm
merse the lids by opening and shut
ting them. This process clears the
eye of any impurities or foreign mat
ter and is one of the most harmless
and best known applications for the
eyes.
After this bath healing remedies
should be put on. Oculists differ great
ly as to the efficacy of cold or hot
lamentations when there is infiamma-
ton One scatters the trouble: the 9TH
err brings it to a head. The applica-
ton of a warm, but not hot. compress
is undoubtedly soothing. and should
the lids be infamed from the effect of
strong light. such as sun or snow or
high wind. it will be found well to
battle them gently. really hopping,
with warm water. Afterward they
should be wiped with a solution Of
witch hazel and water. half and half
If you can then stay in darkened
room for fifteen minutes the inflamma-
ton will probably disappear.
Should stys recur frequently the
services of an oculist should be sought
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
Quilt From Extra Cuffs.

Women whose husbands do not wear
most every shirt can make good Of
them by cutting off at buttonhole edge
and also at length. then pulling them
apart, and you will have two colored or
figured pieces and one plain white
of the cuff. BY sewing these pieces to-
gether and using little judgment you
will have a pretty and durable quilt
as almost all shirts wash well. 1t
does not take long to save enough, as
you have six and sometimes eight
pieces from pair of cuffs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
Whv He Never Married.

matinee girl from Chicago looked
UP from Il long and painful study OF
one of Clyde Fitch's autographed sen
timents into that authors face.
'NIr. Fitch" she began mournfully
Il know why you have not married"
TEL me. would like to know"
Certainly. 1t must have happened
this way: You wrote a proposal of
marriage 10 a beautiful leading wo-
man in one of your companies. You
should hay4 proposed in person. But
you wrote. She couldn't read your
writing and thought it was dismiss
al from the company. She drowned
herself, and you are still unmarried"
The dramatic author thoughtfully
rolled cigarette.
1T is as good reason as l know
he responded.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
Conunorums.

If a father gave 10 cents to one of
his sons and cents to the other, what
time would it be? A quarter to 2.
If postmaster went to menagerie
and was eaten by one Of the wild
beasts. what time would it be? Eight
p. II.
If guest at a restaurant ate a lob
ster and n second guest did the same,
what would be the second guests tele-
phone number? S-1-2.
How can you spell barge with thir-
teen letters? Bee, aye are. gee, e.
barge.
To what state should madens and
bachelors go? TO Mary marryl land.
Why is borrowed money like man
without friends? Because it is a loan
(alone).
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
HER DRESSING TABLE.
sandalwood Novelty Rivals the Classic
Silver

Sandalwood Novelty Rivals the Classic
Silver.
Powder boxes and jewel cases are
shown in silver, and here again the
oriental touch is all pervasive. One
Japanese box is of hammered silver
with a minute floral design worked out
with that infinite precision that marks
the best pieces wrought in old Nippon.
The decoration is so perfect that exam
ination under magnifying glass only
makes one more impressW with its
beauty. This box is sold at $35. Bur-
mese boxes with figures from the In
ilian mythology are quaint and beauti-
full in oxidized silver. The prices run
from $50 to $50.
Chinese jewel cases are the latest
word in their line. To detail the de-
signs as they should be were impossi-
BILE to an occidental pen, but the cases
themselves give out breath from the
land of mystery. The prices range from
$50 to $125.
A striking hand mirror is shown in
oxidized silver with the Japanese drag
on in very bold relief. The figure COW
ers the whole of the back and handle
and is brought out to height of half
an inch. While silver will always hold
its place among the furnishings of the
dressing table, the present fashion in
toilet articles runs to ivory and expen-
sive woods. and it is worth noticing
that nearly all of the latest designs are
in oriental carving The japanese pre-
dominates. but there is also much in
Indian. Chinese and latest of all, Bur
mese. Sandalwood backs are the nov
city in brushes. and. while they are
comparatively sober after the bright
ness of gold. silver and ivory, the
beautiful brown wood. with its fleeing
perfume. has a charm all its own. They
are carved in Chinese and Japanese
floral and figure designs and range
from S. upward for odd pieces. No full
sets have been shown as yet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
A New Dessert.

For the dessert make plain, rich
cream as usual, but flavor strongly
with coffee. The day before the lunch
con get from the butcher a little bunch
of mint leaves. wash and wipe each
one dry and boil a cup of sugar hard
with half a cup of water. Cool slightly
and then dip the leaves into the strip
and draw each one over granulated
sugar on both sides; lay on oiled paper
till dry. When the ginger ice cream is
in the glasses put two candied mint
leaves on top of each glass; the combi-
nation of flavors is very good.-Har-
per's Bazaar
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
BROWN BUTTER SAUCE.
Several Recipes For Serving With the
Fish Course.

Fish Course.
Place the desired amount of butter
in saucepan and heat until it be-
comes rich brown color. Take care.
however. that it does not burn. Add a
little vinegar or lemon juice and pour
over the fish or joint with which it is
to be served. Another brown sauce is
made by putting in saucepan two ia
blespoonfuls of butter and two table
spoonfuls of -four Cook until the -four
is brown, stirring all the time. Then
pour in one cup and half of boiling
water. simmering and stirring until
smooth and thickened.
A still richer brown sauce is made
in this way: Put two tablespoonfuls of
butter in pan over the fire. Then
add one sliced onion. one small carrot,
one-half of a turnip chopped fine. a
bay leaf and sprig of parsley. Cover
and simmer fifteen minutes. Then
place over the fire. where the vegeta-
bles will color without burning. Add
two tablespoonfuls of flour. stirring
until the -four is well Drowned.
Add gradually two cups of stock.
half dozen peppercorns, three cloves
and a blade Of mace with salt to sea
son. Cover and simmer twenty min
utes and serve. This sauce may serve
as the foundation for the bordelaise
sauce or Glay be varied by adding
wine, lemon juice or mushrooms. thus
making many different sauces with
the same foundation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
The Art of Talkinn Well.

If you quote Il brilliant or clever re-
mark of another person. always tell
who said it. DO not wear stolen jew
els of conversation. They will but
make your own paste look duller.
Avoid saying the obvious thingwhich
has been said by hundreds before
you. Il cannot remember names. but
/ never forget face"-how many
times do people make that remark as
if it had never been said before. as if
they were unique in that respect.
whereas the remark was probably
made by Adam.
II don't mind the cold. but it's the
dampness;' 1T never rains but it
pours;" Every dog should have his
day." (which do you like better,
Longfelow or Whittier Il think man
and woman are each dependent on the
other" IF rich people are extrava-
CANT, it puts the money into circula-
ton is the style of conversation that
will cause people to flee your presence
as they would the stagnant pool.
Never turn your readiness of thought
and speech to hurtful use.
DO not put drop of poison in the
cup of cold water you hand to the
world. If you do you will have to
<drink it yourself some day.
Vt is almost impossible in these days
of universal torture from the labor
problem to observe the old rule of not
talking about your servants. but if
you lind yourself drifting in that direc-
tion lift yourself out of it.
Throw ii aside with some humorous
point of view regarding it, and all men
will call you blessed.
Avoid all references to your own
peculiarties of taste, manner or
thought.
If you have any marked idiosyncra
sizes. all your friends know il. and nei
Their your own defense nor condemna-
ton of your pecuiarities will change
the opinions of other people regarding
them
Neither will your own opinion of
them make them either more or less
pleasing than they naturally are. If
you are in thoroughly healthy men
tai state, you will not be conscious of
having any peculiarities. nor. indeed
VII you have any.
When you are in conversation with
one person. do not let your thoughts
or gaze wander to some more interest
ing person or group.
There is far too much of that form
of rudeness. 1t is the habit that marks
the social climber. fear lest he or she
may not be getting the best of every
thing.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
Ancestry Book.


No longer is the girl with the matri-
nonial linen closet content that il
should be full to overlooking with
linen. fancy work and gifts of old fam
fly heirooms until the time when the
"prince TO come carries her to the
dream house Beautiful, where each
treasure VIII have its proper setting.
But down deep in that chest-not so
deep. however but what it can be
drawn forth to receive an additional
note Of inserest-she must have an an
cestry book.
hese books come with blank pages
ana nave fascinating little. holes in
winch to stick grandmothers' and
great-grandmothew' names, and dates
of birth. marriage and death
BY putting ones niger inNIike little
Jack Horner's pie-yoa 90, null ont
any plum of any aneestors called for
and their Lineage as wei
On the original page are -
write down the line Of pa,a,~ aves !.
bears in dignitied procession, r,'n NoN \
the opposite page is room "a 4 ~, on
the good things they did in th,s III, al
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
To Clean Oil Pajntjnos,

To clean an oil painting that is COW
cred with dirt and fyspecks wipe all
the dust from the painting with a soft
cloth.
Put a little Iinseed oil in saucer
and. dipping the finger in the oil. rub
the painting gently.
1t will require time and patience. but
the effect will repay you.
Artists say that in cleaning paint
ing nothing but the fingers, dipped in
oil or water. should be used.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
Worllan'sW Orld
PRINCESS VICTORIA MARGARET
A Young Prussan Princess Who is a
Clever Artist

A Young Prussian Princess Who is a
Clever Artist.
Like so many other members of Eu-
ropean families, the young Princess
Victoria Margaret of Prussia. who in
April celebrated her seventeenth birth.
day. is a really accomplished artist
She paints miniatures on ivory. and
her work has been very highly praised
by some of the greatest portrait paint
ers in Germany.
Recently in aid of Berlin charity
bazaar. this gifted young princess ex-
hibited a number of her miniatures,
Including portraits of her parents. her
three brothers. the kaiser. the kaiserin
and Of her aunt. the Duchess of Con
naught who before her marriage was,
of course. Princess Margaret of Prus-
STA.
Germany's ruler is something of an
artist. too and last Christmas he
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
A Hungry Wolf.

a Hungry Wolf.
A fed faced man was holding the al
tention of little group with some
wonderful recitals.
"The most exciting chase 1 ever
had he said. happened few years
ago in Russia One night, when sleigh
ing about ten miles from my destina-
ton, | discovered to my intense hor
ror, that l was being followed by 6
pack of wolves. | fired blindly into
the pack, killing one of the brutes, and,
to my delight. saw the others stop TO
devour it. After doing this, however,
they still came on. | kept on repeat
ing the Dose with the same result, an6
each occasion gave me an opportunity
to whip up my horses. Finally there
was only one wolf left, yet on it came,
with its fierce eyes glaring in anticipa-
ton Of Il good. hot supper
Here the man who had been sitting
in the corner burst forth into fit Of
laughter.
"Why, man. said he, fby your way
of reckoning, that last wSlf must have
had the rest of the pack Inside himv
"Ah," said the red faced man, w..
out a tremor, now l remember it did
wabbe a bit"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
The Perfect Bride.

A man, however feeble and insig
nificant. demands from his bride the
form of the Venus of Medici. the charm
of Nine. Recamier and the prudence of
Hannah More. Naturally he does not
get these divergent qualities united in
one flesh and blood girl. and his disap-
pointment sometimes makes him quer-
ulous and unreasonable.-Sk
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
The Engine and tha Cow.

A COW that wore a bell having been
run over and killed on the railway.
the owner brought suit against the rail-
way for damages. 1t was proved that
the driver blew the whistle loudly and
tried to brighten the COW off the track.
But the farmers lawyer also proved
that the COW rang her bell and tried
to frighten the engine off the track.
and so the jury decided in his favor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
Wastes of Human Life.

There are fouS wastes of human life
preventable and largely unnecessary.
These wastes are preventable death,
preventable sickness, preventable con-
ditions of low physical and mental eff
ficiency and preventable ignorance.
The last named. ignorance, is respon-
sible in large part for the others.-Wo-
mans Medical Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
PRINCESS VICTORIA MARGARET.

gave another example Of his amaz,
ing versatility by painting six little
scenes. These paintings have been re
produced on postal cards by tens of
thousands and sold for charitable pur'
poses. Now the widowed queen of
Saxony and the Princess Mathilde are
getting out series of pictorial cards
for the benefit of homes for consump-
tives. and all the illustrations of the
series will be drawn by royal persons.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
what She Eeared.

81 am not bit afraid of the dark"
said little Ethel to her mother one
night "Of course you're not. What
should you be afraid OFF, queried her
mother. "Well. once | was afraid
when l went into the pantry for
tart" "Why. what were you afraid
of then, Ethel?" 81 was afraid the
tart might not be there" answered
Et,o1
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
Tho Wsiaht of the SPIDERS WEB.

Here is something you never heard
before and will doubtless find hard to
believe when you do hear it. although
1t is true The SPIDERS web is so light
that If you were to take pound of it
and unravel it it would be long enough
to reach all the way round the world,
with a sufficient quantity left to reach
from New York to San Francisco.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24

Two or three generations ago Dr.
Samuel Reed was one of the prominent
physicians of Boston. His large prac-
tice included many patients outside the
city limits. and these he visited in his
buggy.
One day he bought new horse, with
which he was much pleased until he
discovered that the animal had an in
surmountable objection to bridges of
all kinds and could not be made to
cross one.
AS, at this period, it was necessary
to cross some bridge in order to reach
any one of the surrounding towns,
the doctor decided to sell the horse.
He did not think it necessary to men
ton the animals popularity, but was
much too honest to misrepresent him,
and, after some thought. produced the
following advertisement which he in
serted in local paper:
For Sale.-A bay horse. warranted sound
and kind The only reason for selling 10
because the owner desires to leave Bos,
ton.