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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23
HOUSE DEVOTES ITSELF
TO DISTRICT EXPENSES

Washington. Dec. l6-Performing the
functions OF 4 municipal legislative body
the House to-day devoted nearly FIVE
hours to consideration OF the bill which
carries an appropriation of $10.156.473 for
the expenses of the District Of Columbia
for 1911.
General debate was concluded. but the
reading OF tine measure. paragraph by
paragraph, proceeded slowly. Several
members made points OF order against
certain sections in the interest Of econ
ony and the reading had not concluded
when the House adjourned at ASS r..
m.
Democratic applause greeted at
tack made ny Representative Hitchcock
Of Ncbra ska on the official conduc: Of
Secretary OF the Interior Ballnger, in
connection with the so-called Cunning
ham coal land cases, in a speech de-
handing congressional ivestigation Of
The general land office. Representative
Sheppard OF Texas addressed the House
during general debate on the bill. urging
the House II revive the ,noribund com
mttees on expenditures for the various
departments in order that sweeping in
vestigations Of the departments might
be made.
|. During brief session OF the Sens te to-
day resolution by Senator Cullom was
adopted calling on the secretary Of the
interior for informatio respecting min
ing disasters and facilities OF the federal
government for rendering aid in such
cases
At i:l6 p. m. the Senate adjourned until
next Monday.
CHANGE OF DATE FAVORED.
Washington, Dec. 16.--The proposal to
change Inauguration day from March to
the last Thursday in April was before
the committee Of election Of President,
Vice President and members Of Congress
to-day. II was presented in the shape Of
a constitutional amendment Offered by
Mr.. Gaines of West Virginia at the spe-
cal session. The sentiment Of nearly. il
not all Of the committee, is said to be ia
vorable to a change in the date.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23
SOME RECORD TURN OVERS.

New York, Dec. T.--Bradstreets State
OF Trade tomorrow will say: Retail and
holiday trade has been helped by season.
able weather and the approach OF Christ
mas and makes good comparisons with
preceding years. a few markets, In fact.
reporting a record turn over for the
season. Best reports come from the cities
where purchasing power Is improved as
compared with one and two years ago.
Country trade reports are not as uniform
ly good, owing partly to bad roads. but
also probably to comparisons with ex-
cellent returns Of recent previous years.
Jobbing trade reports are cheerful. with
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23

Doan's Regulets cure constipation
without gripping. nausea, nor any
weakening effect Ask your druggist
for them. 26 cents per box
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23

Deans Rheumatic Tiils for Rheuma.
ttsm and Neuralgia. Entirely vege'
table. Safe.
Evening star., 1909-06-13

WITH Its brilliant surface unscratched,
w free from bruises and stains, It's
beautiful tones and ever-changing lights
and shadows, fine furniture Is an absolute
ioy to those on the alert for wood effects.
On the other hand. to the eye Of the
careful observer 1t may become q con-
slant annoyance, and this from nothing
else than pure neglect. Furniture. how
ever we'll designed and made however
valuable from association, Is ruined in
appearance by dirt, scratches. stains. ink
marks, white water marks and the like
Every one knows or ought to know
that these are remediable defects. But
not every one knows how to cure them.
All can learn, however. and l am going
to give in this story the results OF my
own and other peoples experience in
keeping good furniture in condition and
restoring to beauty that which has been
neglected.
supposins the furniture to be sound
and clean, as things go, the ordinary
maids idea of cleaning is to give a
good rub-up" or to use some kind OF
polishing paste. or liquid: After this
treatment the furniture will look bright
for awhile unless one should peer into
the corners and find the white dust
hiding In the crevices and portions of
holdings or carved work. All rubbing
place. unless the first process Of clean
ing has been thoroughly carried out.
There are many ways Of doing this.
Some housekeepers use cold tea, vinegar
and water In equal parts. Either appli-
cation is good. although my preference
cleanse more effectually than anything
else. Whatever is used, 1t must not be
swabbed all over the piece Of furniture
as II ships deck were being treated to
Evening star., 1909-06-13

THE reason so many women are duii
is that they do not take an interest
in the broader life around them.
Their minds are set on the kitchen.
rhe nursery and the dressmaker. which
ii of course. Just and right, but why
stop there?
These good mothers and housekeepers
never take interest in anything save what
relates 10 their craft Now and then they
da bible In a little poetry or fiction, but
that is their extreme limit When they
subs cribe 10 a magazine. even, 1t is apt
m he one dealing with household mat
ters
Now. the great thing In this world
both for men and women is to keep
we'll balanced. When we allow ourselves
IN go along one solitary line we become
cranks of mild rabid sort.
When you feel yourself drifting to-
ward the impractical. read technical arti-
cles. diet yourself on common sense.
When YOU think only of your own
affairs and business. read the daily papers
and interest yourself in the sorrows and
achievements OF other people.
Broaden out, you women. and make
YOUR scope of interest the whole world
How many members of my sex there
are who have never been taught to sew
This is a disgrace. and l say shame
on the girl who Is not able 10 make ner
own dresses and trim her own hats, She
NAV never need to do So but how help
less she is IL she doesn't know how!
The mothers are 10 blame without
doubt both when they neglect to teach
Evening star., 1909-06-13
WOMEN SHOULD NOT LIVE IN A RUT

Now that bric-a- brac is out of style
women have learned to depend upon beau
ty OF line and spacious effects In design
Ing their Interior decoration effects and
the home Is much better aired and swept.
We are simplifying life as much as we
can. and that's a good thing.
bright writer says that the reason
why women have never amounted to more
In the past was that men ate too much.
While Mr.. Genius was painting his mas
terpiece. writing his classic or evolving
his scientific discovery his wife was max
Ing biscuits for him or stirring soup, and
around, if he didn't have something good
to eat. wouldn't he make q row!
And SO poor Mrs. Genius was kept bend
ing over the cook stove or doing the mar
keting all the time. And who knows II
she hadn't been kept tired to death by her
gigantic task of feeding the brute" she
might have had some fine ideas OF her
own.
There is no doubt of 1t. we eat too
much and when the day comes when we
absorb uncooked or condensed food or else
dine on the cooperative plan you will
see what lot more we can accomplish.
The finest social quality for either q
man or a woman is to be a good mixer" "
The good mixer is never at a loss in
whatever society she finds herself She
can listen to anything and be interested
in II, from the professor who talks sci
ence to the home bound woman who pratt
ties Of her latest baby.
Self-centered women are the most tire
some on earth Give me the type OF wom-
an who Is interested In all phases Of the
great throbbins life around her.
KATE CLYDE.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Some Paris Hints.

Partisan mammas, whose daughters up
to graduation usually spend the largest
part of their lives in out-of-town board
ing schools. complain that this extrava-
gance comes through the example Of
American girls, whose school dress Is
sometimes ridiculously handsome. Never
theless. the French maid is a gamer by
her Yankee school mates folly, for some
OF the articles de luxe which now find
their way to her dormitory cupboard are
delightful.
The empire fans are especially lovely.
these setting off little gala dress charm
ingly. The simpler ones are of gauze.
satin or paper with carved sandalwood
sticks. All are very small-less than six
inches long generally-but upon the tiny
space will sometimes be seen beautiful
limitations of the old Watteau paintings.
The price Of one fan of this sort was
ten francs two dollars), and this was by
no means the cheapest seen.
The more splendid OF the empire fans
are framed. with mother-of-pearl inlaid
with gold, but, OF course. such pres
ent to a young girl is unusual. and when
given Is expected to last a lifetime. 1t
certainly seems an enchanting and senti-
mental gift for graduation day.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
they teach It in an

this craft and when they teach 1t In an
unattractive manner.
Let the little girl make something for
herself instead of hemming endless towels
and pillowcases. Even II 1t is only
handkerchief 1t will rouse her Interest.
Teach her to mend her own clothes early
in life and to take pride in the fact that
they are kept neat and trim.
And perhaps the best way OF all Is TO
help her to make dolls clothes. Nina
ture patterns come for them as correctly
designed as those for real people. and the
little girl who makes dolly's clothes cor
rectly will not have much dlmcuity later
on with her own.
II takes tact to arouse interest In occu-
pations which the average child finds dull.
but IL you bring in the personal element
half the battle is won.
It does ones heart good to see how
women all over the world are improving.
OF course the idle rich do something fool
ish every now and then. but am speak
ing of the great mass of women.
In the old days when thing went
wrong the average wife and mother would
weep and wiring her hands. Now she gets
up and does something to remedy 1t.
We are becoming more and more sensi-
BILE less hysterical and better able to take
care OF ourselves.
In matters of hygiene women have made
better progress than men.
The latter. indeed, are apt to be little
afraid of fresh air. The wife is the one
who wants the window open. as a rule.
and she sleeps on one pillow and hard
mattress whenever she can.
The morning tub has become practically
universal and the cold shower after IL ID
in great demand.
Evening star., 1909-06-13

its morning bath, but with soft clean
cloths. dampened with the tea or what
ever is used, and then rubbed all over
the surface and dried carefully at once.
The crevices and crannies are best reach,
ed by tiny pad OF cotton on the end
OF an orange stick or an old penhoider.
II there is much dirt to vanQuish. 1t
means very hard work, much rubbing.
much renewing OF the tea water. Thus
free the article from dirt and greasi-
ness and subsequent polishing will be an
easier task and the final result q very
great satisfaction. Slight scratches may
be removed by being anointed with lin
seed Oil (boiled) at night and then rub
bed next day with linseed oil and tur-
pentine In equal proportions. II they are
very deep they require professional treat
ment.
When the surface has not been
scratched, but bruised or indented, the
bruised part can be dampened with warm
paper folded many times. SO that 1t
conducts heat only slowly to the wood
below. is laid on the part to be restored,
the paper being soaked thoroughly in
warm water before application. Now
comes the critical part OF the operation.
hot. must be held over the damp paper.
The pressure must not be hard, but the
iron should be kept in position until all
moisture has been evaporated. If this
is done directly a bruise is observed.
one application is almost sure to raise
the surface Of the wood up again. but
old bruises require several treatments.
Immediate removal of ink stains Is the
obvious first aid to the injured wood.
but there are stains OF this nature that
tanned good old age. and then they
need careful management. small
quantity Of inter applied with a cam
els hair brush win remove very OBJ
Evening star., 1909-06-13

stinate and hardened ink stains. Six
drops Of the inter to a teaspoonful OF
water is sufficient, applied until the ink
has dissolved and disappeared. Then
rub the place with damp cloth and
polish with q soft duster
Worms in wood are almost impossible
to cure. but they may be kept down
by the use OF paraffin applied to tho
holes with small brush. Badly worm
eaten furniture should be drenched with
paraff1n out of doors. Still. this is a
dangerous process. and the best method,
after all. is to get 1t treated by pro-
feseional cabinetmaker-either that or
get rid of it.
To restore very badly neglected fur
niture. especially of the inlay variety.
polish with methylated spirits. Next
rub with fine sandpaper until the
original wood is reached. I had an
old bureau that for years Inhabited
the attic and looked In its disgraced
state as If 1t were ornamented with dim
black scrolls. After 1t was treated with
methylated spirit and sandpaper the
lovely old tints Of satin inlay were found.
and when polishing was done the ram
shackle looking inhabtant Of the lumber
room came down to be admired and loved
I'm a place of honor, but it involved much
hard work. The polishing was done by
wiping the whole surface with boiled lin
seed oil i'm which little mastic varnish
had been dissolved each night and rub
bing 1t In and polishing 1t on each day
for a long time Doubtless a professional
man would have done II In a shorter
time and by some occult method of his
own, but no shop polished bureau could
have made the owner purr with satisfac-
tion as did this restored derelict. and
can only end this story by advising own
ers of similarly neglected treasures to
- ~ DAPHNE DEAN.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
ETIQUETTE OF ALONG THE BEACH

Coming out of the water is sometimes a.
test of good looks. and at such tunes tne
protecting folds Of the bath wrap are
very welcome.
At different resorts the etiquette OF the
beach differs. At the fashionable resorts
II IA much more strict. OF all the AT
Iantic beaches Narragansett Pier leads In
popularity and attractiveness. There
everybody bathes. and the bathing hour
presents one Of the prettiest sights on the
continent Nowhere does one see so
many pretty bathing dresses. But no.
where does the girl who makes herself
conspicuous by an outre costume or one
too unconventional. or who displays TOO
much freedom of behavior on the beach.
more quickly find that she Is undergoing
an unpleasant notoriety.
Bathing parties are feature or many
of the beaches. In surf bathing IL is I'M
portant to have men in the party in case
OF danger or of undertow. But mothers.
If their daughters do not should exercise
some care in the selection of the guests
at such parties. In the abandon or the
waves It is easy to make acqualntances
People are knocked against one another.
Knocked down by a wave. and with eyes
streaming with salt water. one lays hold
on the first convenient person for help.
Such aid however. is not the same thing
as A mutual introduction among acquaint-
ances and does not warrant continued
acquaintance on land A man under
stands this young girl does not al
WAYS discriminate.
PRUDENCE STANDISH.
Evening star., 1909-06-13

TT is declared by many. many physi-
clans that more harm than oeneut
j often results from sea bathing, Tor
the simple reason that common sense 10
SO generally left at home. Taken judi
ciously, the sea bath quickens circulation
and improves looks, as Is only natural IN
every way But IL q woman ignores all
the rules Of health with her dip. she is
likely to come out q fright and remain
one for long time.
The early morning bath is only fitted
for bodies entirely vigorous. From 10
to IL o'clock is declared the best time for
bathing for both health and beautifying
results. And let 1t be noted right here
that 1t is madness for inexperienced per-
sons to remain in very long, or, indeed,
any bather, as no matter how much the
fun Is enjoyed the long stay In the
water prevents the health and beauty
giving reaction that every woman bather
especially should strive for.
Those bathers, too, who haven't the
pluck to plunge in at once find more
grief than JOY in the sea bath. Every
new breaker Is repetition Of the first
shock. and their relentless thump should
not be received upon the head or stomach.
The body should be turned sideways to
the coming wave, with the heart side
about is likewise requisite while in the
water. and the temperature OF the water
and ones power Of reaction should deter
mine the stay in it, for 1t is most dan
gerous to remain In after the glow Las
been replaced by the chill.
Doctors advise only fifteen minutes Of
sea bathing at q time for athletes, five
minutes for weaker folks and three dips,
taken at intervals of three minutes. for
those really weak. AS to these last,
have better advice still-take your sea
bath piping hot and have 1t IN a porce-
lain tub, or II you must have a taste of
the lovely outdoors, take q sea-sand
bath.
This. then. Is beauty's first whisper to
the prospective sea nymph-if you want
to be made fairer by the kisses Of Nep-
tune look out, first Of all, for your health.
And this advice includes warning
against tight corsets.
Health discussion over the proper care
of the hair, the soothing OF such skin
trouble as sometimes comes from salt
water, the healing of sunburned skin, and
perhaps some invigorant to start 1t into
more vivid action, constitute the basis for
the rest OF this talk. for since Father
Neptune washes his faces very cleanly.
any artificial cosmetics as beauti1ers are
out Of the question.
After a sea bath, II the hair has be-
come wet, 1t should be washed as soon
as possible in fresh water, for the clam
my mating which salt water leaves Is
most hurtful to the hairs vigor and ap-
pearance. Those who do not wear the OIL
skin cap should be very careful about
having their heads sprayed.
The skin Is often very badly irritated
or dsfigured by the salt ablutions, for
to some persons these bring immense ac-
Evening star., 1909-06-13

ty diversion on the beach. and was a1ter
all perfectly ''convenable.
To the freedom which our country al
lows it's daughters we may certainly at
tribute the development Of the atractlVe
bathing dress worn in this country. Ihe
fact that the beach is one OF the pubic
places on which all may meet on equal
terms is one of the reasons that we must
ALL do one another the honor OF looking as
we'll "a possible 1t is also a reason that
the etiquette OF the beach in this coun-
try is more relaxed than elsewhere.
II ia a pity that this freedom Is some
times abused. The very fact that the
bathing dress differs so materially from
the ordinary costume Is one reason why
it shouId be accompanied by little more
formality, Just as evening dress requires
a little more formality than day gown
Because a young woman is permitted 10
shorten her skirts and go abroad In her
stocking feet, as she might nave done
when she wore pig tails. is not a reason
why her behavior should be as unre-
Strained as when she wore pig tails One
may illustrate this by the baiiet cos
tune TO which the bathing dress bears
some relation. How shocked one Would
be in a ballet to see any unconVen.ional
behavior. So in a bathing dress one
should practice little more oeeorui'l
. than elsewhere.
Rightly, 1t seems. the bath wrap Is NO.
obligatory. as In France Nonoo9 ieeis
like concealing or apologizlns LOT our
bathing dresses. On the contrary, tnes
are made to look pretty In, and we
should see, made to behave pretuiy H.
Evening star., 1909-06-13

sea. The latest salt water textures defy
Its harmful influences. and we'll made
are the better costumes that they come
from the bath almost as good as new.
The jaunty, swinging skirts which go
forth so prettily all come back holding
their set lines. the princess and blouse ef-
feet guarding their grace equally WELL
and showing absolutely no hurt to their
sashes scarfs. bands and braids.
The imported suits are almost invaria-
bly, in the finest materials. and are dis
played with matching caps and dainty
sandals or laced boots: and not uncom-
monty the waxen lady who shows of
these smart things will carry a parasol in
the gown material The ense-lble is very
charming, though. as might be expected
such sea raiment may be only worn by
the few.
The domestic suits long seen in mohair.
flannel. alpaca and serge, with simple
braids or contrasting color for trimming.
are the choices for the many. but none OF
Everywhere the model obeys the dictates
of Fashion. which means that. even in
this more modest field. bodices and skirts
must At as prettily as If designed for
street promenade.
Checked and spotted mohairs have a styl-
ish vogue yoke effects are decidedly now
el. and the familiar sailor collar takes on
innumerable little departures. sometimes
cropping III HdIlUW pOlutS dt Tic 1loifS oi
in square ends.
AS to a good choice for color, though red
is bewilderingly effective against the blue
water and dazzling sunshine, Il Is not
wise selection. as 1t succumbs more read
ily than other colors to sea changes. In
fact, for all-round usefulness. blue, pret-
tily trimmed with white or black, is still
the best purchase. for besides the wearing
qualities of blue one is less apt to get
tired OF such quiet tint than of star
tling novelty.
Finally. let me say that both the fat
and the lean may be -uited If careful
search Is made among tAe ready-made
models: and let me impress upon every
mind that modesty of cut is. above all
things Fashions foreword. Skirts must
come below the knee. and bodices hold
their proper complement of inches against
too much revelation there. To put the
thing in a nutshell. Fashion and Propriety
are in league to oust the all too gay girl
from the beach.
And now a word covering the weeks
pretty models.
The suit shown in Figure A IS sea
symphony which is as stylish as 1t Is sim
ple. and It's we'll shaped lines especially
commend 1t to large women.
Checked black and white silk is the ma
terial employed in this case. with trim
mings of plain black silk and blouse
shield of pure white. But while silk. OF
course, is the most elegant and light
weight and. consequently, slimming thing'