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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06
~soCTAL AMENITIES for the SOIM GIRL:

Now to act like this is unreasonable and
lunkind, for letters are extremely private
things and often of SO intimate nature
hat their contents cannot be shared,
or do they usually contain matter to be
assed on to the members of the family
sc IN orening another's letters, that is
a social offence difficult to condone, and
indeed, it is nothing short of a crime
punishable by law, if one wishes to make
a grave matter of it. But of course the
girls who do this atrocious thing do not
think of it as criminal They do it either
rom inordinate curiosity or because they
like to tease, and think it huge joke to
orry an older sister by opening her let
socially if they have any reason
to suppose she receives letters from her
men friends. 1t is not, however, joke
and no girl of honor or with the slightest
sense of delicacy will permit herself to
do such an ignoble thing.
Do try to be as sweet and charming at
home as you strive to be elsewhere. Get
up and go to bed good hammered. Speak
to the members of your family as cour-
teously as you would to Mrs. Modish'
When she addresses you I am sure
you are all we'll bred enough to say YES
Mrs. Modish." or mo, Mrs Modish," as
the case may be. Use this form also with
your mother 1t will m her ear and
crafty her in a way that the careless
slipshod "Yep" and Nope never does.
Keep careful watch over your voice as
well as your words at home. 1t happens
SO often when girls are annoyed that they
raise their voices to a strident key most
distressing to hear and really painful to
the nerves Of their elders. If you allow
yourself to do this in private you VIII DO
it in public unconsciously sometimes and
produce an UNPLEASANT effect. Girls at
urally become easily excited, and SO SO i
hehooyes them to be especially careful 10
control their voices, for one of the great
cat attractions they can have is speaking
voice of sweet, modulated tones.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

Having assured herself that her sleeping
quarters are absolutely sanitary, the can
didate for plumpness should observe that
ancient axiom Early to bed and early
to RISE 1t is the part of wisdom to woo
sleep before midnight, and of health to
get up In time to take the appetite In
dueing, before breakfast walk.
Youthful energy and devotion to out-
door sports help to keep many young girls
Excessively thin, whereas in many cases
such exercises should be INDUCED in mod
erately. 1t is good plan, however, to
sit outdoors as much as possible, as thai
induces drowsiness, one of the best of all
remedies for the nervousness which makes
so many studious school girls reed slender
These cat maps should be taken in re-
cumbent position instead of in a chair, as
that attitude does not thoroughly rest
the body.
"As physical curves and cheerfulness OF
mind generally go together, the thin CIR
should cultivate whatever sense of humol
she may be blessed with and laugh heart
Nv whenever opportunity offers. Laugh
ter thoroughly shakes up every portion OF
the body.s but especially the stomach
thereby aiding it to digest food: II the
thin girl finally becomes just shade toe
nInm5. curves are certainly prettier thar
a sharp featured face, gaunt neck and
IA pair of pointed elbows.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06
Picture Puzzle Fad.

N PICTURE puzzle craze has struck
~ the land. and old as we'll as young
have succumbed to its fascinations.
Some of these puzzles are most elaborate
and sell as high as SIS, but any clever girl
can make them if she learns how to use
that very simple tool jig saw or if she
has a brother who likes to have fun in this
way.
The first requisite of the puzzle is an
artistic colored picture, and if you have
any old magazines or English peri
odicals, you will find among them very
choice things for the purpose. Paste the
picture on thin piece of white holly
wood exactly matching it in size, and then
with your little jig saw carve it up into
all sorts of fantastic pieces. Before you
cut your picture up, however. study it
well to get it photographed on your mind
or else you may find it impossible to get it
together again. Keep the puzzle in box
and don't let any of the little pieces get
astray, for the loss of even one piece will
hopelessly disigure the picture. Choose
pictures with a good deal OF uetail in
them, for this sort are far more interest
ing to work out than the others.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

1.-THE thin girl who is ambitious to at
tain curves cannot drink too much fresh,
pure, non-iced water at her meals, and
II not strong physically she should &C.
casionally take a little sweet cider or a
very small glass of native wine.
Between the very hot and the Sery
cold baths which take off flesh comes that
happy medium the tepid bath, which at
one and the same time cleanses the body
and helps to increase its weight. Such
q bath should always be taken just before
going to bed, as its warmth will induce
sleep, for want of which many growing
girls remain so excessively thin that their
bones seem to be directly underneath their
frocks. But unless the bedroom is well
aired sleep is never profound and no mat
ter how thoroughly ventilated it may be,
the atmosphere cannot be pure so long
as foul vapors enter the apartment from
uncovered plumbing pipes.
Therefore when the basin is not in use
it should be closed with a tightly fitting
rubber stopper and flushed with a little
clean water, while the strainer at the
opening of the safety waste pipe should
be covered with a piece of white paper,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06
PRACTICAL TALKS BY THE
APRIL GRANDMOTHER

&C o-CALLED plain girls sometimes
owe their reputation for lack of
beauty solely to excessive thin
ness" explained the April Grandmother,
who had been listening quietly while her
granddaughters discussed the personality
Of a schoolmate. Although such girls
may have eyes as bright, hair as album
dant and skin as fair as any famous
beauty of their particular set, their noses
and mouths have the effect of being too
large for the size of the face, their figures
look angular and their extremities APP
parently out of all proportion, merely
because Of the absence of that dainty
roundness which is one of the chief at
fractions of a young girl. 1t should be
retained as long as possible, for If such
delicate curves are vanquished by either
illness or mental depression they are never
recovered, although any amount of extra
flesh may afterward be acquired.
when a girl, and especially one having
strongly marked features, is exceedingly
thin, although apparently In excellent
health, she should carefully consider her
ordinary diet and decide whether or not
it Is directly responsible for her physical
condition. 1t Is quite possible that her
thinness is due to malnutrition resulting
either from the habitual use Of certain
foods which cannot readily be assimilated,
or from insufficient nourishment. Fear
of coarsening the complexion often de-
ters girls from eating butter, whereas Il
that article of food Is pure, cool and
spread upon cold bread 1t is not In thu
least degree injurious to the cuticle. Il
Is only when butter is heated that 1t be
comes acid and, by upsetting the stomach
produces blotches upon the face.
"To eat lean and especially fried mea
several times daily is apt to make grow
ing girl thin, but If she is unwilling t
give it up to any extent she would bet
ter confne herself principally to broiie'
or roasted mutton and beef
milk is an excellent fat and beaut'
maker. while cream, which is also a fest
builder, is simultaneously a complexion
wrecker. The same may be said Of fresl
eggs. which are apt to coarsen the Skin
and should usually be dispensed with il
favor Of raw or cooked sweet fruits an'
green salads. olive addressed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

GIVEN a number of cardboard boxes
land several yards of Powered silk
any girl may make for herself an at
tractive and substantial desk set. The
blotting pad should first be bound all
round with the covering material, and the
blotter so tackled upon it that only mar
row edge will show, while each corner is
firmly held in position by pieces of silk
covered cardboard shaped similarly to
those of metal used on shop blotters.
Paper and envelope cases are made by
cumming the cover upon medium sized
confectionery box and cutting away one
of the oblong sides. Then the lid front OF
the box is cut half way down, and be-
tween 1t and the full sized back a SINH
larly shaped. silk covered sheet Of card
board Is fitted. The silk should then be
pasted smoothly over the outer side OF
the box and its edges finished with mar
row gold or silver tinsel gimp attached
with tiny fancy headed tacls.
Pin and spen trays may be made from
silk covered wedding cake box lids. while
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06
HOW TO MAKE, DESK SETS.

the ink and mucilage bottles should be
encased in small, square boxes sufficiently
tall to cover their rims, but shorn OF their
covers. The red Ink bottle should go into
a smilax box of smaller dimensions IN
order to readily distinguish 1t from the
others.
A small calendar should be tackled to
piece Of silk covered cardboard fitted
with an easel backing or with a ribbon
hanger, and for the engagement list
frame be made intimidation of the MAJ
surfaced affairs used sometimes for cabi
net sized photographs.
A convenient desk box is an oblong OF
about one or two by six inches, divided
into compartments for pens, clips and
rubber bands, while one for postage
should be just degree smaller and par
titioned to accommodate special deliveries
domestic and foreign stamps. Or the
pens, bands, clips and postage may be
kept in visiting card boxes, silk covered
and furnished with lids swinging on RIB
bon hinges.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

For a young girl a velvet gown should
be fashioned with the utmost simplicity.
altogether the prettiest models being
those which are absolutely plain, re-
ieved only by collar and cuffs and per-
haps a deep yoke or cape of heavy or
baby Irish lace. Corduroy is another
material excellent for the style of cos
tune just described, and separate cordu-
roy jackets are quite as smart as are
those of the different varieties If silk
and cotton velvet.
For the evening and for carriage wear
over dainty party frock long, sleeveless
capes are being seen once more. The
capes are all decidedly voluminous and
long enough to completely cover and pro-
tect the gown. Lined with fur or wadded
satin and finished at the throat with a
wide fur cape, these new evening capes
are delightfully."- warm and comfortable
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

There are many evening cloaks still
made with full, long sleeves, but as
fashion demands a tight sleeve this year
the only cloaks which look quite up to
date are those so cut as to allow of folds
of the material falling quite over the
arm from the shoulder, but cut all in one
piece with the rest of the cloak and hav-
ing wrist opening only, no arm hole.
By many these wraps are preferred to
the capes, and, indeed, they do possess
many advantages over the wrap, which
leaves no opening for the hands.
Light gray or oyster color is an attrac-
tive shade for an evening cape, but the
soft blues and the many new shades of
pink are especially pretty and sure to be
becoming to young girl. White cloth
Is ever serviceable, but is considered
somewhat old for girl not yet out
So facinatingly pretty are all the lin
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

u IT'S of ribbon, fancy silk and deli
| cately hued satin large enough to
cover the palm of the hand are
worth preserving, according to a young
girl who has happy knack of fashioning
such materials into all manner of favors
for cotillons and luncheons.
These scraps are kept in separate boxes
according to their width and coloring, so
that when any special shade or combina-
ton is needed it may readily be found.
They are gathered in various ways. Some
are from bargain counters, where often
are to be picked up for the proverbial
song remnants OF plain and striped MORE.
Pekin striped satin and French brocade,
the AFTER in charming patterns represent
ing the lily, rose, tulip and orchid in
natural shades. A surprising amount of
material may be culled from discarded
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

II anything about retaining tneia
Company manners" at home
Yet for maintaining harmony
nothing is so essential as the continuous
practise of those little courtesies which
oil the wheels of domestic life quite as
effectually as they make matters smooth
lin other directions.
Politeness means, above all else, con-
lsideration for others, and who Is so en-
titled to consideration as the members OF
ones family2 Yet, alasl far from being
courteous and considerate to them they
are often the victims of our worst moods.
I Good manners should be so ingrained, so
much a part of our natures, that we
cannot possibly put them aside like
garment on entering our homes.
Whether in public or private, there is
no trait more offensive than curiosity.
Some girls never seem to realize this,
and therefore get themselves much dis
liked They go about making of them
selves perpetual interrogation point,
and assume an aggrieved air if every
thing they ask is not Immediately
answered. Others in public manage to
restrain their curiosity because they
know it is bad form, but make up for this
inhibition by unceasing questioning at
home.
Where there is an older and younger
sister in the family the older often
suffers grievously through the curiosity
of the younger girl. Where are you
going? With whom? When? What are
you going to do? are part of torrent
that pours out morning, noon and night.
Such girl is likely to begin the morning
by asking her sister at the breakfast
table whom her letters are from, and If
told wishes to know what the writers
Isay If not informed she sulks, and thus
starts the day unpleasantly for both.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06
ODDS AND ENDS OF RIBBONS.

nortions of the wardrobe, the lining Oh
evening gowns, the back and side cores
Of taffeta petticoats, portions OF satin
blouses, fancy sashes and scarfs' nat
trimming and parasol covers.
Anything which is not faded, soiled or
worn will make a covering for hand
kerchief, neclStie, ribbon, ruff glove
belt or veil box, unless better adapted to
cover tea cosey. pincushion, sofa pillow,
hair receiver, pin tray, match safe or
brush broom holder.
A paper pad favor has a ribbon COW
cred upper leaf, while its under leaf is
gummed to the ribbon covered lid of fiat
hox containing matching envelopes.
Narrow ribbons are used chiefly fol-
trimmings and for covering elastic sus-
nender and knee garters as well as fol-
the armlets used to hold up long wristed
gloves. =
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

ings, in the selecting of an outdoor wrap
of any kind this part of the cloak should
be given almost as close attention as the
cloth or velvet covering. For the first
time in many years the popularity OF
plain white or cream satin lining is on
the wane and its place taken by the most
exquisite lowered and shaded effects.
Flowered taffetas and brocades Of all
kinds are at present very much in de-
mand, while all shadings of silk or satin
are also seen. In lining the jacket Of
three piece costume the satin should
have some reference to the shade of the
cloth-a tone lighter, perhaps, or of some
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

color Introduced in the trimming Of the
dress. For a separate cloak or an even
ing wrap there are many charningly
pretty designs to be found among the
figured and lowered silks and taffetas,
which are as effective as the more ex-
pensive brocades and are far more youth
full.
There is only one drawback to the one
piece cloth gown that is so popular this
winter-the uncertainty of the American
climate, which is one day SO cold as to
necessitate the warmest garments pro-
durable, the next so balmy as to make
even a cloth waist uncomfortable. The
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

OATS, cioaks and wraps of all
kinds play a most important part
this winter in the seasons outfit,
for with the introduction of the
gown throughout, for morning as
well as afternoon wear, the sepa
rate coat or skirt naturally comes int
prominence Even for school wear a
shirt waist and skirt costume is no longe
IS fashionable as is a simple gown Of
lightest weight serge or cloth, with which
is worn In the street long coat of fur
or cloth in some dark color or of rough
material to correspond with the texture
of the dress.
With the exaggeration and all too cling
ing lines done away with, the prevailing
fashions of the seasons are followed out
quite as much for young girls as for their
older sisters and mothers. In street suits
md In all long outer wraps the Directoire
designs, with their high waist line, slender
hips, long, tight sleeves and unusual
length, are carried out altogether, modi-
fed, Of course, to be appropriate to an
unusually slender girlish figure, but quite
evident notwithstanding. One style of
coat excellent for morning wear is on
the order Of the old polonnaise, which
fastens over the gown and, half fitted In
to the figure, covers the entire dress. A
cloak Of this style makes possible the light
weight plaids and cashmere dresses, which
are excellent for the schoolroom, but
scarcely warm enough to be worn out Of
DE- DTS with only a short jacket as cover
ing.
Instead Of three piece cloth SIS
dresses of yelveteen, chiffon velvet and
light colored cloths are worn great deal
this year for the matinee, luncheons,
card parties, &c. and over these gowns
the new long Skirted Directoire coats are
extremely smart Finished with a soft
iabot of lace at the throat or with wide
collar of mink or white fox, three-quar-
tor length, semi-ftted coat of light gray
cloth. for example, OF of black velvet,
will make a most serviceable garment
for all kinds of wear. An excellent plan
for a girl who can afford to be hand
somely gowned. but must still give some
thought to economy, is to have made a
costume of black or brown velvet or vel
veteen, the coat of a model that would
be suitable as well for an extra wrap
should such be desired. Black is so pop
ular this season as to have invaded the
realm even of the outfits of young girls
not yet out, and since such is the case
-
the fact, for there is nothing so generally
serviceable as gown and coat of black
velvet.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

LII girls give more or less con-
sideration to their behavior when
in society, but how many think
anything about retaining their
company manners" at home?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-24
CLAIMS FOUNDATIONS
ARE NOT DEFECTIVE

down Nos. and 4 pumps at the
pumping station was a disarrange'
ment of the machinery of -one OF
the large turbine wheels and
which could not in any way be at
tributed to the foundation settle
ment, if there vas any.
II find also that the concrete
that has been said to be crumbling
is first class III every particular.
instead of being defective.
ut is true that there is consid-
cradle securing of the concrete
surrounding the wheel pits. This
was due to carelessness in allow
ing gravel to accumulate there
while the turbines were not in op
GRAFTON. Men of experience in this
particular will realize how quickly
concrete, steel or solid rock would
be worn away by the action OF
gravel confined and churned inces
sanity by the force of water dis
charging from these great tur'
bines"
With reference to Mr.. Gilrs
claim that the foundation is not
bad Mayor Moore says that he
has himself seen where the water
has worked the cement away un
til the foundation is formed into
arches big enough for an elephant
to. get through
The mayor says the condition OF
the foundation is open to anybody
who cares to make an investiga
ton
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-24

That faulty foundation Is not the
actual cause of shutting down the
city pumps, Notwithstanding the
statements of Commissioner Wet
eel, is the statement of Allan F.
Gill, who was consulting engineer
on water works construction, after
making a personal inspection Of
the pump station. One of the tur-
bines that drives two Of the pumps
has been dismantled to permit the
replacing of a block upon which
the shaft turns. The original block
is supposed to have been defective.
This, it is claimed, could have been
repaired without shutting down
two of the pumps more than four
hours. The new block is expect
ed here Monday. Mr.. Gill says:
owing to the report circulated
and published that the foundation
of the pumps end walls at the
power house hal settled by reason
of defective work in construction,
and to satisfy myself as to the
truthfulness of this report, l made
a personal examination. | find that
this report was circulated to mis-
lead the public as to the true cause
of the shutdown. l find that there
is no evidence of any settlement
of either the pump or building
foundations, and that the pumping
machinery has not been stopped
for this cause, as alleged.
"The primary cause for shutting
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-24
u s. SUPREME COURT
RECORD LAST TERM

What 1t passed over until mex,
term:
Constitutionality of Hepburn
rate law.
Determination whether West
Virginia shall pay any part of Vir
ginia $33,000,000 state debt when
former was born.
Constitutionality of Arkansas
antitrust law.
Validity of $1,600,000 fine on
Waters-Pierce Oil Co., for alleged
violation of Texas antitrust laws
Chattanooga contempt case
growing out Of lynching of negro
federal prisoner.
Constitutionality of Kentucky
law forbidding education of ne
groes and whites together in pri
yate school.
Constitutionality Of so cent gas
law of New York.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-24
WARLlKE JAP
UNDER ARREST

A Japanese and his American
housekeeper had falling out last
night and as result X. U. Ko-
kubow, the Jap, who is employed
In the engineering department of
the Northern Pacific, was arrested
on charge of carrying concealed
weapons. 1t is expected that II
the case Is tried out there will be
interesting developments. The
Jap was released on $25 bond.
officer Laymen, who made the
arrest, said today that Kokubow's
housekeeper Is a Mrs. Armstrong,
sister of DR.. Hermoine Andrews, a
woman physician. I.ayman spent
part of the night at the place, as
Mrs. Armstrong was afraid the Jap
would return AMI harm her. Meth
er the Jap nor Mrs. Armstrong
would explain exactly what the
trouble was except that the Jap
threatened her with revolver, He
admitted this.
Later he said that she once shot
him, but whether this Is true or
not Is not known.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-24
VICTIM
BIT OFF FINGER
POLICE USE FRAGMENT IN
SEARCH FOR MURDERER IN
SERIES OF GREEK KILLINGS
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISC, July 24.-The
sheriff of San Maeto county and
deputies are today securing the
country in this vicinity for an I'M
known Greek accused of numbering
Slogan Steff, the only witness In
a murder case here who could con.
vict the defendant. Steff was
stabbed seven times in the face
and seven times in the body.
In the struggle, he caught the
right forefinger of the murderer
and bit it off. This finger Is be-
ing used as clew.
The murdered man is the third
man Of former bakery firm of five
members to be killed within three
months. The fourth partner, Toder
Kiproff, is in Jail awaiting trial for
killing the other two men. Steff
was the only witness against him.
Steff was murdered in the base.
ment Of the Western Meat Co.
building. where he was employed
as a Waterman.