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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
K9OClAl AMENITIES FOR
ED1DNa THE SCHOOL, GIRk

short here and there wherever possible.
Soon it will be easier to plan the day
and put into 1t all the same amount
Of work and pleasure as before, but at
more possible intervals. II Is a splen-
did thing for a girls life to be full
one-full of pleasure and work COM
a busy one; but even a busy life can
be selfish one II others can not be
taken sufficiently into consideration IN
the days scheme that they shall never
be forced to lose any OF their time by
ones own hardness
The girl who hopes for popularity
among her brothers and her brothers
friends had best acquire quickly the
habit of punctuality. There is, per-
haps. nothing which so irritates the
opposite sex as to be kept waiting. and
TO be forced TO sit idle waiting for
woman who "all day long has nothing
in the world to do" is unpardonable
They may keep US waiting. OF course
these lords OF creation. but that is a
different matter. and the girl who puts
the right value on a good time will do
well 10 learn early how to please these
lordly beings. And. viewed from their
standpoint, girls never can be busy,
sofit Is no wonder that big brother
fuses and fumes and gets every one
about into a high state OF nervousness
that Is not going to wear of at once
while upstairs little sister Is strug-
Cling hurriedly 10 put on her hat or
veil. which she did not commence to do
IN time.
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EvERY one has a motoring veil, and
r many and varied are the kinds used.
l. Few women or girls can be said to
look really pretty IN one OF these wells.
but there are many degrees of attrac-
tiveness about them. and still greater
differences Of convenience. which. after
ali, is the really important point Some
are merely long pieces of chiffon tied
on in any way. and they frequently
blow OF in high wind. so it is really
worth while TO make one properly.
An English motoring veil which is
most satisfactory is made in the fol-
lowing way: Buy two yards of chif-
fon or chiffon cloth and cut it in half
lengthwise from one end - a point
20 inches from the other end. Hem
It across the two pieces of the lower
ana and all around the cut edges; the
outer edges will. of course. be selvages.
Then, where the slit stops, il must be
closely buttonholed TO prevent tearing
farther.
The upper end may be arranged in
two ways. The simplest. and easiest is
to gather it up tightly. sewing the
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time means actual money, or who has
an important meeting herself imme-
diately. She in turn must keep others
waiting; those others again have their
day disarranged, and so on indefinitely
until the proverbial pebble thrown into
a pond sending out it's ripples to the
shore is but small thing in COM
parison.
Then there are the sick people to
whom Ave or ten minutes waiting
means an interminable time and per-
haps viii bring on serious attack of
nervousness. 1t is far. far better not
to set any exact time for call with
an Invalid than TO state positively an
hour that it is impossible to keep.
That the ever increasing unpunctual-
ity among American girls and women
Is to be attributed 10 the too busy, too
full life which they lead is true, but
for this very reason girl can not
commence too young to make up her
mind firmly that she at least shall be
known as reliable and able to carry
out all that she may promise to do at
a given time. 1t Will probably mean
giving up some few pleasures that
others may not be incoRvenienced. but
more than anything elses it means
starting In time to get ready. Whether
1t be for school or to meet a girl friend
and take a walk, or for dinner party,
some one is sure to be inconvenienced
If one Is only a few moments tardy
while difference of five or ten min
utes at the other end In commencing
to get ready is all that is necessary to
avert this. Five minutes extra sleep
In the morning Is of no benefit GER
tainly. yet one person late and hur-
ried at the breakfast table can upset
tue day for an entire household, fam
lily and servants alike. Five minutes
more TO read an exciting book or to
Giggle with a dear chum can we'll be
sacrificed rather than have a large
party kept waiting to start for the
play-waiting for one girl to appear
who has no excuse save that she did
not start on time.
Nothing is easier than to form the
habit of trying to do more In one day
than could be accomplished by the
owner of a pair OF seven league boots.
and the only way OF overcoming this
habit is by keeping strict and con-
stant watch on the time and cutting
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
Degetnble Embroidery

VERY pretty kind of fancy work
n is the vegetable embroidery that
is now one of the most fashion
able styles of trimming for dresses. 1t
is easy to do and goes very quickly.
A girl with only a little time to spend
on embroidery can very soon make
lovely trimming for her next new
gown, be 1t one to wear to a dance
or a cloth one for the street. For a
little of the vegetale embroidery can be
used on almost any kind of gown.
1t is made either in straight strips
like an insertion, or in the brassiere
shape. A young girls evening gown in
some soft white material. with a bras
siere of vegetable embroidery in white
and gold, is SO charming that 1t will
pay any girl to do the embroidery.
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HABIT of punctuality will do more
~ to win popularity and will bring in
its path more fun and pleasure than
any other one characteristic. Once a
girl is known to be unpunctual she
will be left out of many a spree ar
ranged on the spur of the moment and
requiring an instantaneous start. "Oh,
no. there is no use in asking Anna. she
would always keep US waiting and
make us miss seeing so much''-how
often one hears that in connection with
a contemplated trip. The sad part OF
it, too, is that II only poor Anna heard
it she would undoubtedly promise to
be very good and be ready well on time
for everything IL only she might be al
lowed to go. But her habits are we'll
known and all feel they can not risk
spelling the pleasure Of an entire party
just for her, so some one else is asked
instead, some one who. perhaps, for
many reasons will not make so con-
genial a companion. but who neverthe-
less has long ago discovered that ore
of the most selfish beings in existence
is an unpunctual person and who has In
consequence herself formed the habit OF
always being on time.
And continued unpunctuality does re-
solve itself into just that-selfishness
The girl who is willing to keep aswhole
luncheon party waiting hungrily and
her hostess nervously while she calmly
prinks at home, or docs not stop what
she has been doing in time to dress
herself and get to her entertainment,
is certainly thinking of herself before
any one else.
1t is far better to waste little time
in waiting for an appointment than to
keep another waiting who perhaps can
Ill afford the extra moments in a busy
day. And then think of the possibili-
ties of trouble that can be caused by
one girl being somewhat late, say. for
some morning appointment. be it only
at the dressmaker's. Because she is
Just little behind time. the next ap-
pointment must be put back some
what. and perhaps the next person to
be fitted is business woman to whom
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Langtry), then in the zenith of her
beauty. migrated from her native isle
of Jersey to London.
On account of the case with which
a jersey waist was adjusted and the
perfect freedom of movement. which
1t afforded Its wearer schoolgirls OF
the Langtry generation clung to 1t as
utility garment for several years after
their elders had given 1t up For the
same reasons the young girls Of the
present generation will probably be
first to welcome the jersey waist in its
revived form. One OF the new models
closely resembles the hip length
sweaters which have roll finished
edges, another is all over braid en-
broidered and third has a sash of
silk or satin ribbon. They are in silk
and cashmere stockinette of black and
all the fashionable autumn shades, and
intended to take the place of silk or
worsted tailored shirtwaistsr
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HoD to Make a MOTORING Dell

gathers together at the edges: then
sew over the gathers a large fiat but
ton mold covered with the chiffon. A
rather neater and fiatter way to finish
this top is with small thick ring,
but 1t is more trouble. In this case
the chiffon must be turned over the ring
like hem and sewed down. and as
the whole width Of chiffon must be
sewed on a small ring it is not very
easy to do. The effect. however, is
worth the trouble IL one has some skill
in sewing.
The veil is put on with this gathered
center near the front OF the hat Cor
head If worn without hat). The be-
ginning of the slit comes at the back
OF the neck, and the two ends ar6
drawn around the neck, knotted in front
and allowed to hang down. or put
around the neck a second time when a
little extra warmth is needed.
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New Hose Supporter

MONG the novelties in stock sup
~ porters that are made UP in a
heavy quality of satin and silk
elastic in delicate hues as well as in
black and white is one which has
yoke shaped belt which curves sharply
at the sides and lends fiat appear
ance to the hips. This belt Is joined
by an elastic band crossing the back
and affording full play to the stocking
supporter straps.
Another new hose supporter is
equipped with loop fasteners whose
frames are covered with knitted
fabric, which. by preventing the top
of the stocking from coming directly
In contact with the metal, greatly re-
lieves the wear upon II, especially in
the case of Isle ana spun silk The
belt of this supporter Is strengthened
by velvet piped edging and is SO
shaped that no matter how faulty the
stockings are drawn up the band will
not chafe the waist lina-
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Use for the Rubber Bag

you have an invalid N your family
or an elderly person who suffers
excessively from the heat you can
contribute Immensely to their comfort
by keeping a rubber bag filed with
cold water under their heads when
they are resting. either In a bed or
reclining in a chair. The water. Just
as it comes after letting the faucet
stay open little. is cold enough to be
most refreshing. but on an excessively
warm day it will become tspid after an
hour or so. 1t is small trouble. how
ever. to refill the bag and contribute in
TINS way TO the comfort OF a sufferer.
Motners who feel the heat would often
nnd an afternoon nap more refreshing
II thoughtful daughter brought a bag
OF cold water and tucked 1t under the
mead that the temperature OF the
body might be pleasantly reduced while
sleeping.
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But if she doesn't want to do quite so
much work one little strip of 1t will
add tremendously to the beauty OF the
dress.
The work is done on net with very
wanted either the gold tinsel thread
may be used or a gold coiored silk.
The latter gives about as good an eff
feet and is softer. The patterns used
are either conventionalized flowers or
geometrical figures, and they may be
either stamped on the net or on a.
heavy muslin or cardboard, over which
the net is closely basted. It is rather
easier to do 1T with the net basted on
some stiff material. for that keeps it
from pulling up with the embroidery
stitches. but 1t must be firmly fastened
befors the embroidery is begun.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

LII the fruits, vegetables and nuts
a are used for halloween decora-
tions. Branches from nut trees
with the nuts still on are the motif of
some of the draperies to be found in
paper, and corn stalks, tree bark, etc.,
are all considered suitable. For favors
there are a great number of fascina-
ton boxes, baskets and bundles con-
tanning bonbons, and there are ice cups
also in a great variety of designs that
are attractive and novel.
Among the fayors which are to be
filled with bonbons there are quaint
little brown baskets with vegetables
of different sorts on the lid, all sorts of
fruits and vegetables, with many small
pumpkins especially noticeable. witches
riding broomsticks gayly att'red in red
and black, and brown witches brooms,
the broom part or which lifts off, dis
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

- URNING or roasting chestnuts on
the hearth is a tried old custom.
The girl names a chestnut for her
self and one for the young man she
supposes may probably be her future
fate The nuts are then placed side by
side on the hearth. II they burn quietly
away together II is prophetic OF
happy marriage. II they pop away
from each other 1t is assign that they
will not be happy with each other.
whichever one pops away first Is the
least devoted.
Apple paring-and pairing Is rather
difacult. An apple which has smooth
skin should be selected and large
one Is best 1t must be evenly pared.
so that the skin holds together and
is about the same width. When finished
the pairing is taken by one end and
tossed over the shoulder. AS It falls
on the floor 1t may form letter. IL
so. this is the first-letter Of the chris
tian name of ones future husband or
wife.
Carrying the candle should take
of course be difficult In city, but in
the country or suburbs could easily be
managed Each guest is supplied with
a candle. which is lighted. and they
start around the house in two pro-
cessions, the boys on one side, the
girls on the other. II they get back
TO the point from which they started
without having the candles go out
they are sure to be married
At small or informal halloween af-
fairs the supper provided usually in
cludes sandwiches, nuts, fruits, cider
and the halloween cake. II the af-
fair Is more elaborate salads and ices
may be added. Halloween revels are
apt. to be late and the repast should
be rather substantial. Salads made
of apples or nuts are particularly suit
able and the ice should be IN the form
of apples. pumpkins or nuts. For
the more simple halloween banquet
1t Is amusing to have plain cakes,
ginger cake and cookies, cut in
halloween shapes.
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magical gifts-an Italian coral to keep
of the evil eye. a good luck penny as a
foundation for her fortune and a pair
of rose colored. glasses, through which.
she might always see the bright side
of life.
These fairies were not the ordinary
tarletan and spangled creatures that
we have grown accustomed to hear
designated by that name. but were. as
far as possible. faithful reproductions
of the little people of famous fiction.
the creatures of the Irish woods and
bogs, the Scotch highlands and the
German forests, as they have been de-
picted by poets, painters and prose
writer's. 1t took some trouble to
evolve the costumes. but not as much
expense as might be. thought on first
consideration, for many of the cos
tunes were made entirely of crepe
paper, and in all of them this ma
terial entered largely.
Black paper was most effective for
the witch's costume and for that of
the owl and black cat Poor pussy
had quite a difficult time-one OF the
smaller girls was chosen for this part
frolic insisted on her going on all
because the other guests at the
fours a large part of the time. which.
in spite of her gymnastic training,
was not altogether agreeable.
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The Revived Jersey Waist

THERE are indications of the re-
vival of the jersey waist. which
came into vogue 80 years ago,
after the Jersey Lily (Mrs.
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harmless ffolic.
The black cat is with US again, and
the bat, and the owl. The caldron
bubbles, the chestnuts burn upon the
hearth, the halloween cake gives up its
ghostly prophecy Of wealth. matrimony
or life OF single blessedness.
In a thousand boarding schools a
thousand girls viii creep down the
cellar stairs holding a mirror and
candle as the hour strikes u, looking
fearfully for the reflected face which is
to tell them Of the future; and in more
than a thousand apartment houses
where there are no cellar stairs
young women viii eat an apple before
q mirror and hold candle by whose
light they expect TO see that same
prophetic vision.
II it weren't for jack O. lantern the
celebration of halloween might be
rather a gloomy affair, for looking into
the future In darkened rooms and
watching ones fellow chestnut hop
away from one on the hearth are not
always cheerful diversions: but jack O.
lantern. the king of the night, is the
5olliest OF presiding geniuses. and, be-
sides. there is the halloween feast.
most tempting repast, TO keep ones
spirits from tagging in the midst of
the general unloosing of the black
arts.
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.los,rg the box. One OF the most at
tractive designs for the ice cups IS
small gilt wheelbarrow filed with Vese-
tables Of many colors. among which tho
ice cup itself is adroitly concealed
There are also cups held Up by three
ears of corn or three radishes or any
~ the tan thin vegetables There are
very pretty place cards made with
little vegetables tied up IN one corner
and some perfectly charming ones have
endearing black kittens fastened up in
the corner with a bit of yellow ribbon
One Of the incest and funniest favors
ia the lettuce and pumpkin boy VINO
has a lettuce body and pumpkin head.
ALI made of paper. and a curly green
Queue made of wire twisted with green
paper.
Olatime halloween rites include the
mirror gazing. the burning or chest-
nuts. apple pairing, carrying the candle
and cutting the halloween cake. There
are also bobbing for apples and the
game of biting the applaa which how
ever. are not necessarily halloween
sports
Mirror gazing must take place at
midnight The person who Is per-
forming the rite must be quite alone
In the room, which should be dark
except for the candle she holds she
eats an apple and looks straight IN
the mirror as the clock strikes twelve.
She Is rewarded by seeing her future
husbands face in the mirror
The other method OF praeticins hal
loween mirror gazing requires even
more courage. The girl takes her can
die and a small hand mirror and goes
alone down the cellar steps. At the
mystic hour she also sees her future
husbands face.
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AAOsT successful was a halloween
masquerade given at a girls
school last year. Fairyland was
Boldly raided for the characters, and
Syery girl was asked to come as some
one Of "the little people," either as a
historical character or some particular
sort OF q sprite. The result was not
snly most amusing, but beautiful as
we'll. for there were elves and pixies,
water sprites. fire fairies, cloud fairies,
quaint gnomes, naughty brownies.
sharp chinned witches, etc. Queen
NAB, oberon, Titania and Puck were
III there, and there was a most charm
ing dryad. who set up her tree IN a
porner--it was made of paper bark
and emerged at Intervals through a
punningly concealed door.
The witches told wonderful fortunes
por everybody. and a large witch. who
occupied q central post, stirred a cald-
ron from which she continually dis
Lzzbuted favors.
The gnomes and brownies roasted
eha chestnuts on the large hearth. and
ne fairies danced around. their favorite
ksacher and presented her with three
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ALLOWEEN. festivities are always
II very popular with girls. and they
are possible for every one. for
the celebration Of the night has one
great advantage in the fact that its
mystic rites and ceremonies can be
just as well and happily performed by
three or four persons as by a large
number. Naturally the sort of hallow-
cen entertainment which is arranged
for a small gathering is not satisfac-
tory for a large one It has usually
been found that there is more fun TO be
had by going through the oldtime hall
loween rites quite seriously when tile
party is small while for a large affair
this sort of diversion is hardly sufh-
ciently general and instead there is
dancing. possibly halloween cotillon
and a supper with quaint and gro
tesque favors.
Masquerade parties are also popular
for halloween. especially in girls
boarding schools, and afford no end
Of fun If the masks are kept on until
the close of the evening. so that iden-
tity of the dancers oaHGnot be posi-
lively known
There are so many halloween SYM
bols that whether an ordinary dance.
cotiilon or a masquerade is being ar
ranged there is abundance Of pictur-
esoue material upon which one can
draw for decorative materials. favors,
costumes. etc No halloween masque
IS complete without its witch, its jack
O. lantern, black cat. owl and bat, all
20 be represented in some way or other
by the men or girls taking part.
Brownies are also halloween: charac-
ters. COLLINS and fairies Of all kinds
are suitable guests for a halloween
erolic.
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EQUALLY amusing is dance where
the guests all appear as fruits of
l. the autumn. There must of course
be some liberty permitted in this sort
of character costuming. for while 1t is
comparatively easy for a properly
built young person to appear as an ear
OF corn, II is rather difficult for her or
him to assume the exact proportions
of a tomato. A lettuce girl, with full
shaded green skirts of crinkled paper
and some gracefully arranged lettuce
leaves for bodice and headdress. is
most fascinating creature, and the
grape costume, the autumn leaf cos
tune, the pumpkin vine costume, etc,
are all the more attractive. 1t is
usually considered wise for the girl
to select fruit and vegetable cos
tunes which are pretty and becoming,
while the boys. with their customary
gallantry, volunteer FOR the grotesque
parts
Squashes, radishes. potatoes and ap-
pies all fall to the lot.of the boys. With
the NegeIaDle tnTOnS lHetc eheuid hi'H-
gle sufficient sprinkling of the tradi-
tionaI halloween characters. Nothing
could be more amusing than the pairing
off of such an assemblage Miss Lettuce
and jack o. lantern dancing together,
followed by the witch and the tomato
boy, the grape girl and the owl, pic
turesque Miss Autumn Leaf and jolly
brownie, make up a procession of
quaint contrasts.
Pumpkin vines and autumn leaves
are charming decorations for large
rooms in (which halloween frolics are
to be held, and there are also paper
draperies stamped with appropriate de-
signs which come especially for the
walls and tables. Large witches black
cats and owls made of black paper are
used here and there among the decora-
tions or perched on chandeliers, lamp
shades or over doorways Jack o Ian
terms, real or imitation, are the most
popular lights for the festivities. II
real they may be set on the table or
hung in different quarters of the room.
The imitation ones are in the form of
lanterns, lamp shades and candle
shades.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-03
Jersey Golf Tourney.

MONTCLAIR, N. j., June 3.-Temp-
ted by Is valuable prizes, including
the state championship cup, the anna
tours rallied in force today for the
tenth annual tournament of the New
Jersey State Golf association to be
held during the next three days over
the links of the Montclair Golf club.
Play commences this morning with an
1S-hole medal play testing round
contestants to qualify in four sixteens.
AS soon as the last pair has finished
the stroke competition the drawings
will be made for match play, the first
round to be run off this afternoon. Coz
incident with the stroke play will be
team competition of four men from
each club, the qualifying scores to
count for medals and banner. The
defeated Fights in all sixteens will
also compete for medals.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-03
Dedicated as Shrine.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 3.-The
birthplace of Jefferson DAVIS. presi-
dent of the Confederacy, at Fairview.
in Todd county, KY, was today dedi-
Gated as a shrine for the south. Today
is the 101st anniversary of the birth
of the southern leader, and the day
was marked by a great barbecue, elab-
crate musical features and addresses
by some of the most distinguished liv-
ing Confederates. The Jefferson Da-
Wis Memorial association proposes to
erect a handsome memorial building
on the Davis homestead, similar to the
edifice which will mark the site of the
birthplace of Lincoln.