Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-06-12
NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Laddie

TfaaI
Whaf shall ! do with the toys and things
--l'sf yap left behild when you went away
Down where the daisy stTays and swings
YIN remember the brand-new rod and line
And the big tin fort, with Its soldiers
brown
And the top that was mended and went
They're there-all there, where you threw
them down!
T.add.e-o laddis of bronze-brown hair.
The winds are keen where the daisies
and what What shall do with the broken heart
And the tears that never have ceased t.
For long for YOU and The daisy-land,
And | say. tbs the charm of magic
And sight more fair than the dreams OF
THAT has kept my laddle so long-so long
Laura Simmons in Boston Transcript.
$3.50
The Passing of Good Manners.
In Henry James series, The Manners
of American Women" published in the
bazar last year. the distinguished gem
tleman made many comments which
we're not pleasant reading. They were
as true, however, as they were severe.
and every reader knew it. That good
manners have persisted among us is not
only sadly evident in our trolley cars,
on our public streets, and in our shops,
but in our drawing rooms as WE'LL One
of our keen American observers illus
trates our condition by telling the story
of the young man who wandered about
at an afternoon tea remarking to every
one he met: I'm sorry my wife couldn' t
come. She died this morning." No one
heard him. His fellow guests smiled alb
sently, said, How charming.' or, $50
delightedw and passed on to an equally
edifylng interchange of speech with
others.
The episode is quite possible as any
one knows VITO has studied the wander
ing eyes and distracted air of members
of happy groups in the drawing rooms of
friends. The hostess looks over and
beyond each guest she greets in search
for some especial favorite who usually
does not come, and the platitudes eX-
changed by the guests themselves would
disgrace an assemblage of children. 1t
is on record that two noted American
women standing side by side at a large
tea and wholly unaware of each 9TH
ers identity. talked down" to a fancied
low level of intelligence in each other I'M
til a common friend stopped before them
and greeted them both by NAME when
they cast off their mental paralysis and
became once more responsible beings.
Each had been acting up to her concep-
IL.
and certainly neither was in a positiol
to criticise the other.
The remedy for a general condition we
must all deplore, is very simple. We
are willing to admit, each of us, the
many imperfections of Others, but we are
strangely coy about discovering our own.
If every American woman conscious of
flaws in her social conduct, would insti-
tute and continue a rigid course in self
Improvement, the general results would
be eviic1t in a very short time. In do
ing this, however, she should bear one
fact in mind. The best manners are
founded on consideration for others. 1t
is much less important to know (which
fork" to use at a friends table than to
know how TO convince the fellow guests
at your right and left that you enjoy
them, that YOU are glad to be with
them. and that sincerely and whole
heartedly yea will assist them in max
ing your hostess dinner a success ar-
per's Bazaar.
~o..o-
Opening the Country House
After the storm and stress Of winter
every house requires attention. Rain and
snow beat in through crack and broken
panes; chimneys blow DON; mice and
chipmanks do lots of mischief; birds
build nests il empty flues roofs leak,
damp and mold show their presence,
plumbing pipes get out Of order, and
frost heaves foundations cracks the
plastering, and warps the woodwork. An
unoccupied dwelling always deteriorates.
and it is wise plan to make thorough
oyerhauling from cellar to roof and put
4 everything in order. A stitch in time
saves nine, and it is poor economy to
put off small breaks and leaks until they
become larger and serious and therefore
costly.
Chimneys should be examined to see
d that they are not choked by falling
Il bricks or birds nests, and it is well to
q clean them of soo., especially where
u wood is used IS fuel, since nothing is
u more terrifying or dangerous than burn
ing out" chimney wnere there is no one
" about to eXtinguish it. A simple method
81 OF cleaning the chimney is to fasten an
81 evergreen shrub to rope and weight;
Il board up each fireplace and place box
81 or barrel inside to catch the SCOT: then
81 scrape each fiue by lowering and raising
81 the brusch-scraper from the roof Fur
# mace flues should be examined and
"a cleaned in the same way, and the chance
81 OF a confagration thus avoided Such
81 work should be entrusted to a competent
81 perSOn-not left to the tender mercies OF
careless servant.
81 Dampness is the most insidious foe OF
Isl the householder. 1t ruins furniture, car
s# fgt@ ana clOInlng, rOJS beams ana Sltis
of buildings, rusts out furnace hues and
s. Saturates foundations. Its presence can
AL be detected by certain positive signs
green mold on brick work; damp mat
Ing; wall paper stripped from walls
s.% brown stains on metal work in cellars
ne nd the presence of mildew and fungous
growth in dark corners. Ventilation and
z uniight are simple cures, unless there is
some source of moisture from outside the
|N# onSe. In that case drainage of the sol
round the foundations is the only sure
|8* IRE Many cellars have windows only
one side and it is hard 10 secure cross
arrents of air. If possible openings
hould be made at opposite sides foI
- entilation. Ashes should not be al
owed to accumulate under or near &
sz ouSe, nor vegetables stored where they
re exposed to damp, while coal bin;
mould not have their partitions SO higl
10 obstruct light and air currents. Gel
IS should be whitewashed at least one,
~ year
2 Examine refrigerators and other places
M mere food is stored. Clean eisterns anC
any f,,1l- IL.