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SOCIAL a M E n t S
FOR THE CHOOL GIRL

Take the greatest possible pains to see
that the tea you are serving is hot and
fresh. Do not fail into that lazy little
way INDUCED in by some of continuing to
pour hot water on the same old tea leaves
that first did service earlier in the after
noon. This is inexcusable, and no self
Prospecting girl should be guilty CT such
thing. On the contrary, she should bear
in mind that the making of tea may be
regarded as a charming rite, that tea has
an efficacy all its owns and that it is "A
delightful medium for dispensing cheer
and comfort
IT you want to be a genius at tea maxi
ing, have that capacity for taking infinite
pains which is said to be the secret of
every form of genius. Have your tea
kettle filed with freshly drawn cold
water and boiled over alcohol on your
tea table. AS the water reaches boiling
point pour a little in the teapot and let
| it stand there till the pot is thoroughly
heated. Then empty the teapot and put
into it the tea leaves, measuring spoon
to each person and one for the pot. As
by this time the kettle "boiling be-" the
water is poured on the tea leaves and the
pot is quickly covered with ''cosey'' to
protect it from the air while the tea
brews for two minutes. Take this oppor-
tunity to heat the cups by pouring into
each one little hot water from the ket'
tie. Always put the sugar first into the
cup after the heating process is over then
the tea, poured through a strainer, and
last the slice of lemon when lemon is de-
sired. But if cream is preferred you
must go about it iu quite different way,
putting the cream on the sugar before
adding the tea.
1t makes all the difference In the world
whether the tea is poured onto the cream
or the cream onto the tea, as any con-
noisseur knows. The ingredients must
blend. and well blended tea is achieved
BY pouring the scalding hot liquid on the
cream and sugar. Taken the other way,
with the cream dabbed in at the end, the
perfect flavor is destroyed.
When presiding at a tea table be very
alert and have all your wits about you.
You have a dual responsibility be as
charming as possible and also TO cleyerly
dispense the tea. You must be adroit
enough to work and play at the same
time, for that is what IS required of you.
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this. forming squares to hold in the bou'
quets, which are thus. firmly held in place.
If the woodwork of the mirror or the wall
covering is not especially valuable this
arrangement can be more easily managed
by simply lacking or mailing pieces of cord
or wire across the length of the mantel
and slipping the ends Of the flowers in
behind.
With tall, not too wide spreading frs or
Christmas trees, which can so easily be
obtained at this season, handsome bou-
quets can be most effectively shown. The
trees should be placed in the corners OF
the room or at each side of the mantel-
piece and the flowers tucked in among
the branches. If there are number or
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Money Envelopes.

NlOW is the time to be making
NChristmas presents. Indeed it Is
already so late that any girl who
wishes to make more presents will do
well to choose something simple. In
making this choice two very simple ana
easily made gifts are linen envelope, to
carry money when one is travelling, and
a case for brooches, collar pins, collar but
tons and cuff buttons.
The money envelope is made of white
linen, shaped like an envelope. 1t should
be a little larger than folded dollar bill,
The bottom of the envelope is turned up
and basted into place, then small scallops
are embroidered all around it, including
the Zap. A little eyelet hole is worked
in each upper corner, to hold the safety
pins used to fasten the envelope TO the
clothing, and buttonhole in the point OF
the flap, with small button placed I'M
derneath.
The pin case is made of half a yard
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r HE time of all others when a young
er sister or girl friend can be of use
to the debutante and when she can
at the same time obtain untold pleasure
herself is the day of the coming out tea.
In order that the debutante herself may
be in no way tired and may look her very
best in the afternoon she should not he
allowed to appear at all before the morn
ing is half over and she should then be
spared every possible bother and fatigue.
This certainly necessitates that the
younger sister be down early for break
fast to get together and sort out all the
cards that will come by the first post flor
each one of these cards is necessarily oblig-
atory for future reference) to be ready
to receive all telephone messages and to
see that the first early instalment of
flowers is carefully unpacked and the card
properly labelled. Not even the cleverest
debutante or the most vigilant younger
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13
CARE OF SILVER ORNAMENTS.

in soft warm water and CASTLE soap.
But care should be taken to handle each
piece separately, so that while in the
water they may not scratch or indent.
AS any silver that is kept in a gas or
stove heated room is certain to quickly
tarnish the girl who is not of methodical
habits and finds the daily witch cloth
or bath treatment irksome should have
her toilet articles lacquered. They need
then be merely busted with a dry towel
each morning and occasionally gone over
with a slightly dampened cloth, but under
no circumstances should they be per
mitted to get wet.
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rs all very well for a debutante to
make up her mind definitely that she
will receive no flowers of any kind. SO
that she will then be pleased at any num-
Der, however small. that may be sent her
but really this is superfluous modesty tor
the average debutante, and it is much
the best plan for her to order from the
florist large wire screen to stand directly
behind where she and her mother are to
stand in receiving their guests, and in this
to place as they arrive sufficient number
OF bouquets to form one complete bank of
flowers Even if there are no flowers left
to be placed anywhere else in the room
such screen will show off to best ad-
vantage each individual bouquet
In large house where there are from
three to four or more rooms to be thrown
open for the reception it is a mistake to
spread the flowers about too much Com
centrated masses will give infinitely
more effect. The best plan is to literally
mass the flowers in the main reception
room, where the guests will enter and re-
ceiye their first impression, if necessary
leaving only few vases of cut flowers in
the other rooms.
In room having high manteI with
a mirror above a charming effect can be
obtained with comparatively few bou-
.quets. The mantel board should first be
covered with separate punches arranged
with apparent carelessness, but in reality
being SO placed that there is some added
height noticeable toward the centre or at
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TOLLEGE girls who are worried be-
cause their silver mounted toilet SETS
picture frames. desk conveniences
and individual tea services so quickly
become furnished and dull looking can
readily keep them brilliant by going over
them daily with a witch" cloth such as
may be purchased at any large depart
ment shop.
Whatever silver is in daily use, like the
brushes and the manicure set, may be
kept shining by being regularly dipped
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deeply, darkly brown. These unpleas-
ant conditions frequently are caused by
lack of protection from cold winds or by
permitting furs to come into direct con-
tact with the throat. Another very COM
mon cause of discoloration is the excess
sive use of toilet powders, which so clog
the throat's cuticle pores that their ma
tural oils are dried out.
"a cranelike throat, suggestive of an
over-allowance of bones prone to push
themselves to the surface, is often the
birthright of the thin-faced girl, who
would best start the reforming process
before the tissues, shrinking away from
the muscles, cause her neck to resemble
that of picked chicken more than any
thing else in nature.
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these trees it is frequently attractive to
one all pink roses, on another only Ameri-
can Beauties, and so on, or, perhaps, one
corner of the room, or one whole salon ii
there are enough flowers, may be kept
entirely pink. AS rule, however, all
flowers blend so beautifully that no better
effect can be obtained than by placing side
by side blooms of all imaginable kinds and
colors.
In arranging the bouquets it should be
borne in mind that only those which are
comparatively high up will be noticeable,
for the throng in the room will hide all
THAT are placed below the range of vision,
saving, of course, those which are on the
screen as a background for the debutante
and her mother For this reason it is
we'll to place bouquets wherever they can
possibly be made to stay-on the wall,
behind side lights, picture frames or on
top of any high piece of furniture that
has not had to be moved out of the room
to give space.
At her luncheons and dinners also a
younger sister can be invaluable in ar
ranging the cards for the guests, which
must needs be done at the last moment
land while the young hostess is in all prob
ability occupied in putting the finishing
touches to her gown. A really interested
young sister, who is perhaps particularly
farseeing in the sowing of seeds for har-
vest to be reached when she herself is to
come out will always be sure that the
flowers on the table are prettily and taste
fully arranged and that the color scheme
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may safely be done several hours previous
70 gong INTO the open air, but the best
time is at night, when the baths NAV be
followed by a reliable bleaching cold
cream application-frst taking the pre-
caution to protect the hair line with a
ribbon, SO that the cream shall not pene-
trate its roots and give the hair an I'M
Pleasantly greasy appearance.
Ihat most unsightly of feminine phys
zeal defects, red neck, may frequently
be traced to tight collar, but usually to
the carelessness of its owner. Girls of
the extremely blond type naturally have
a thin throat cuticle, which readily
Iroughens and reddens, while the brunettes
are often dismayed to discover that the
skin of the neck is rapidly becoming
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thing in the world and requires nv
thought or practice at all. But this is not
so. Any one can brew poorly MADE tea
of course, but to make it ms it should De
and serve it with grace is an art.
There is an old nursery rhyme to the
effect that
"Unless the tea kettle boiling be,
Filling the teapot spoils the tea,
and girls should learn this by heart Tor
the reckless manner in which this is dis
regarded by the average tea maker Is
nothing short of sacrilege to the lover OF
good tea. 1t is not enough, however, to
have the water boil---it must freshly boil.
Never use water that has been boiling
some time. Many pot of tea is ruined
by the fact that the water in the kettle Is
made to last an hour or more and 10
drawn upon during that time to replenish
the teapot.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13
Dainty Cases.

GASES, attractively covered and daint-
lily finished, perfectly solve the prob
lem of having a special place in which
to keep each one of the small articles that
are in almost daily use. A charming
present is a little oblong shaped fat case
covered with corded silk, satin, moire,
pressed or hand painted paper. Such a
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13

of the decorations will be sure to blend
happily with the debutante's costume, an
apparently small but tremendously I'M
portant item.
And. after all, even if she never re-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13

each side. A screen should then be made
of cords attached to picture hooks in the
moulding and fastened at the other end
by nails in the floor and cords tied across
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13
So FLOWERS AND FAVORS FOR
1onM THE DEBUT AN Tt

sister could possibly remember at the
end of the reception by whom each
| bouquet had been sent, so that the
only known means of writing a salts
factory note of thanks to the donor is. to
mark on each card as the bouquet arrives
full description of the fowers-Jacque
roses, American beauties. three dozen
chrysanthemums, shower bouquet of
lilies of the valley, large corsage bouquet
of orchids and gardenias, &c. The de-
scription will frequently call to mind
the exact bouquet and a really sincere
note can thus be written, but even when
this is not possible a girl viii receive
great credit for a letter Of thanks stat
ing how much pleased she has been
with certain carefully described bunch
of pink roses. When the donor has seen
at least fifty lunches of pink roses she
is astonished beyond measure that her
bouquet should have made such an evil
dent impression. These letters of thanks
should be written within two or three
days at most after the reception, and
task by writing to all those who are not
sufficiently intimate as to recognize any
difference in handwriting.
No real attempt at decoration can we'll
be attempted with the superb flowers
which it is now the accepted custom for
the interested friends and relatives to
send TO debutante. for the flowers arrive
so internationally during the morning, and
many of them so short time before the
guests are to arrive, that any regularity
of grouping is extremely difficult 1t must
be remembered that the more well known
florists, who are apt to receive the largest
orders, will in all probability be among
the latest to send these out-for one rea-
son that there may be no question of or
ders received late in the day not being
filled, for another that the flowers shall
be given no opportunity of dropping or
losing their first exquisite freshness. IT
is therefore well to leave places in promi-
nent positions where the handsomest
bouquets will be most conspicuous and to
have at hand plenty of the small punches
with which to fill in odd vacancies.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13

MONG the social accomplish,
ments a very important ana
charming one to acquire is that
of making good tea. Girls may
perhaps smile at this and declare
tbat TO make tea is the simplest
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13
A Debutante's Bouquet

ceives half the help and interest which she
has given she will be constantly gaining
little bits of information that will be in
valuable to her when she herself is to
have all the fun and excitement that falls
TO the lot of popular dGbutante.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13

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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-21
Vote Recount
Makes TdnQle

Matt Kane yesterday filed a petit
ton asking for a recount OF the votes
cast for the assembly candidates. On
the official count Kane won out over
Branch Smith by one vote. Then
when Smith asked for a recount he
won by six votes. And yesterday
when the count Of the precincts was
finished It was found that Kane had
won by a majority of eight. Kane's
principal gain was in the Manhattan
precinct, where t%hirty-one ballots
which were thrown cut were counted.
OF this number Kane received
twenty-five votes and Smith nine.
The total number of votes received
by both men now stand as 1911 for
Kane and 1908 for Smith. This in
sures the election of Smith and Kane
and places Charles Wonacots in the
also ran column. The result was
quite a surprise to the public, for il
was thought that the election OF
Wonacott was assured. In all prob
ability he will contest the vote and
ask for a recount of all the precincts
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-21
Wilson Had a
Weary Tramp

Homer Wilson. manager for the
Keane Wonder Mining company, had
an unpleasant experience Monday.
An automobile had been sent out
from Rhyolite to the mine to bring
Mr.. Wilson to the city. and at the
junction of the Skidoo and Keane
Wonder roads the axle of the ma
chine broke and the party was
stranded. Mr.. Wilson was anxious
to catch the l.. V. q T. train, which
leaves Rhyolite at 3 o'clock, and
continued the journey on foot, carry
ing his hand satchel and overcoat.
The heavy drag up the mountain
soon told on him and before he had
proceeded many miles his right limb
gave out, and it was an hour or more
before he was able to eliminate the
cramps from that member. He was
without water until he reached day.
light springs. His arrival in Rhyolite
was too late to catch the train, and
he remained here until Tuesday
morning, proceeding north over the
T. & T.-Rhyolite Herald.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-21
Postal will Give a
Fine Wire Service

Key Pittman, president of the
southern Nevada Telephone COM
pany, is en- route to New York City
to complete arrangements with Clar-
ence H. Mackay of the Postal Tele-
graph and Cable company for install
lation of the Postal system through
out Nevada, the lines now being con-
structed.
The object of Mr.. Mackay is to
make the Postal a transcontinental
service and Nevada will furnish the
last link in the chain by the CONSOLE
dation of the oPstal with the South
ern Nevada Consolidated systems.
The latter already have lines from
Rhyolite to Goldfeld and Tonopah,
and from Carson to towns 100 miles
south. Arrangements have been
completed to extend the wires to
Reno, following the Sierras out OF
Carson. From Reno the line will ex-
tend to Sacramento. The enterprise
will cost easily %$15O,000.
Sel~f-operating typewriters will
figure in the new venture, the first
experiment to be conducted In Ne.
vada. The elimination of operators
is the main idea, The typist presses
the keys of the machine and the mes
sage is received by a typewriter a.
the other end of the wire and pro
dueed mechanically.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-21
Rich Gold Strike
Made at RdWhide

The Rawhide Rustler says: The
most sensational strike that has been
made in this, the sagebrush state,
was made this week in the Miller
lease. on Hooligan hill, on the Coali-
ton estate.
Hardly a day passes hat two or
three strikes are not reported, but
this is the peer of them all and has
been the source of discussion the
past few days. On all corners and in
fact wherever a person meets anoth-
err the salutation is; Have you heard
about the rich strike in the Miller
lease?
To say that the find will mean for
tunes for the owners would be put
ting it in a mild form. During the
past few days pan after pan has been
pany from 81 to $50 per pan. They
have made several shipments since
! their organization and have been In
the limelight for some time. Since
the news OF the strike leaked out nc
less than 300 persons have visited
the producer.
General Manager Meeker is KEEP
busy day and night answering quer
les relative to the strike.
The gold was uncovered in tht
drift about nine feet in from tn,
Wine on the sixty-fve foot level, thu
ledge measuring nine feet, six inchei
In width. Assays taken from thii
wonderful ore body, across the ledg'
go $40. On the footwall two feet o
the ore runs better than $500 pc
ton. A picked sample taken from tn
high grade streak gave returns o
$5O,741 per ton. All OF the ore II
the drift is being shot down on
canvass and then placed in ore sack
preparatory to hosting. BY 81 doin.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-21
Ugly Charges About
the Selby Nine Go.

Charges of grossest fraud in CON
nection with the promotion and man
agement of the Selby mine in the
Jumbo district are being rigidly in
vestigated by certain victims as well
as by J. B. Menardi. of Reno, receiv-
er of the company, and in all prob
ability criminal complaints will be
sworn to by the latter.
That the mine was repeatedly salt
ed; that several of the company Of
icers who had direct management
We're eognizant of and participated in
the sailing; that large sums of mon
ey were taken from the treasury OF
the company and squandered that a
number of legitimate investors We're
eriminally deceived by alleged expert
reports upon the property by alleged
reputable mining engineers; that q
large and valuable amount of high
grade ore was stolen from the mine;
that funds of the company that
should have been used for the pay.
ment of its legitimate expenses were
illegally diverted are a part OF the
ugly charges that have been made
and which are now being investi
gated
IF one-half the charges mad
against the management of the com
pany are true there will be crimina
prosecution of the guilty persons b,
the receivership," said Mr.. Menardi
the receiver. to a newspaper man yes
terday.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-21
Consolidation
of Companies

j. F. Adams, president of the Me-
vada Consolidated Telephone and
Telegraph company which was re-
ported to be ready to consolidate
with other companies TO form a
branch OF the Postal Telegraph COM
pany, says that although he is the
largest stakeholder, he has heard
nothing of the proposed joining of
Independent companies into one, says
the State Journal.
Mr.. Adams stated that while no
such proposition had been made to
him, yet he was in favor of Just such
action. The other officials Of this
company also stated to Mr.. Adams,
he said, that they had received no
intimation of such action on the part
of other companies nor of their own.
Consolidation would be a good
thing for both the public and the
companies said Mr.. Adams yester.
day, "since it would cut down oper-
ating expenses and reduce tolls as
we'll.
Many companies in any field make
high rates as each has to have its
own apparatus, switchboard and op.
orators, whereas in a consolidation
much of the duplicate apparatus car
be done away with and an equitable
rate made over a whole field where
before each company had high OF
low rates that did not balance.
While neither Judge Sweeney
who is the company's secretary. MOI
myself has been approached on thii
matter for the above reasons,
would be willing to listen to over
lures regarding such a move"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-21
Herd of
HerefOrdS Sold

}. J. McQuillan, w. J.. Douglass
and Robert Stewart have returned
from Austin, where they attended
the regular meeting of the Lander
County Live Stock association. The
association has just completed the
purchasing Of nearly the entire stock
of Hereford cattle belonging to the
late John Sparks. The stock will be
shipped from the farm at Reno to
the Grass Valley ranch, near Austin,
and placed on the range. This sec
ton Of the country is admirably stu
ated for cattle raising and the associ-
alton has a section forty miles square
fenced in. The finances Of the COM
pany are in fine shape and the pros
poets are excellent in every way and
manner.