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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
For the Tea Table

N lieu of silver great many college
| girls are using cut glass cream and
sugar sets in connection with a sill
yer lined brass teapot on the five
o'clock tea table. Other girls favor
the services of French china. which
include a teapot cream pitcher and
sugar bowl decorated in dainty floral
patterns and picked out with gold, or
the three piece affairs of dwarf pro-
portlons in palest gray Japanese ware
showing views of Fujiyama, the sacred
mountain of Japan. This latter set
STANDS upon a quaint native tray Of
plated reeds. and such trays are
rather similar in pattern to the jap
nese tea baskets, which are lined with
Wadding and hold a fragile teapot
from which the cheering beverage may
pc poured through an opening in the
reed work. This outfit also includes
two cups of the regulation Japanese
size and shape.
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The more complete and thorough all
around school education a girl has
been given, therefore. the better fitted
viii she be to take up this profession
and the easier will the course OF study
be for her.
Travel too. is requisite of the
would be professional landscape gar
dener- Only through intimate, per-
sonal acquaintance with the famous
gardens and parks of the old world
England France and Italy-their
points of similarity and their differ
ences, can it become possible to sift
out features from them all which can
be made to fit in suitably with the
surroundings and the climatic condi-
tions of this country.
Here again the average American
girl is peculiarly we'll situated to take
up this profession, for six months
or years sojourn in Europe before
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
Easily Made Sachet

A MOST charming and enduring
~ sachet can be made from the col
iage Of the lemon verbena. Every
one knows how delicious it's fragrance
IS, but few are aware that it's deIicata
perfume may he caught and kept in
definitely. Take few sprays from
the plant and. removing the leaves
from the stems. spread the former o,t
on paper and place in the sun ~ ~
choose a morning when the sun is
warm, warm. Tor the heat while drying ths
leaves increases their perfume: M,
you have the inclination to get AZ ~
matter and the day is cloudy Won can
acnleve the drying process bv reso-+
ing TO the register or the radiator. R,,t
tne dear little old lady who discove,.e.s
this saehet and is generously r,ssS,,.s- -
u on seorns artificial heat and believas
that nothing so preserves the 49,
eious aroma OF the verbena as the s,,,.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

nT ARLY to bed and early to rise
makes a young girl healthy and
Il pretty" misquoted the April
Grandmother, as she pointed to the
clock. whose hands indicated 10 o'clock
at night a Young girl should get
several hours Of sleep before midnight.
That is her beauty harvesting time,
and il ordinarily healthy she should
wake up next morning feeling good
humored and eager 10 get out Of doors
or 70 engage in some active occupa-
tion. Every human being Of any age
requires At least eight hours Of sleep
out Of every 81 but young people need
more than that allowance and when
deprived. Of il they soon begin 10 lose
vitality. This is particularly true OF
girls. who have more nervous excita-
bnity than have boys.
The condition of the sleeping
room is or immense Importance
10 the health. At least one
window should be sufficiently wide
open to permit Of a free circulation
Of air, and this rule should be OBJ
served even If the night happens to
be excepuonally cold. for lack Of ven
tIation IS a most insidious enemy Of
sleep, and the victim Of insomnia who
lies staring into the darkness is likely
10 become depressed, imagining all
sorts OF troubles which sometimes are
not wholly dismissed when daylight
appears.
Moreover. unless the room is kept
sweet and cool the sleeper viii be con-
scious Of sgffocating feeling, which
viii not only cause her to emit snores
by breathing through her mouth rather
than through her nose, but on waking
up tired instead Of refreshed she will
discover dark circles beneath her eyes
and in her face those fine lines that
blaze the trail for carly wrinkles.
1t is a mistake to have too iuxur-
ious a mattress, but bed should be
so long and wide that when lying fiat
with outstretched arms and legs the
body may attain that absolute relaxa-
tion which is most restful The cover
Jet should be sufficiently warm. but
not burdensome, and the head should
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

A NATURALLY good. artistic sense
IA is essential also in the landscape
gardener. for taste in colors can
never be cultivated; it must be
born in the soul OF the artist. And.
next, one must be able to draw with
fair exactness to be able to make
out plan before the flowers are
planted. setting out clearly just where
each bulb or collection of seeds is
TO go.
Many school girls are now devoting
several afternoons a week to courses
in the preliminaries OF landscape gar
dening, while others who have left
school and are not to come out" for
another year are working hard all day
and every day at this most interest
ing branch of study.
When it is taken into consideration
that the professional landscape gar
dener must go through two years
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

be almost an a level with the feet.
High pillows not only obstruct free
breathing, but they are said to prove
Injurious to the spine.
Lamps should be banished from
the sleeping room not only on account
Of the odor of the oil but because the
eyes should have prolonged period Of
absolute rest from all light and be-
cause most kinds of artificial illumina-
tion consume the oxygen. Even IL
the occupant is a semi-invalid, 1t VIII
be wiser to keep candle and matches
on the bed stand than to be dependent
upon a lamp, however dim or wen
shaded.
Girls who go in enthusiastically for
athletics sometimes find themselves
unable to sleep at night. They are
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
Learn Japanese Flower Lore

Girls who visit country houses
must familiarize themselves with
- japanese flower lore or else they
will not understand the significance of
some things, for smart hostesses are
adopting all sorts Of fascinating Gus
toms from those flower loving people,
one of which is that when a hostess
she places in her room, conspicuous in
one of the vases, a branch of flowers,
the end of which is bent delicately
down as far as it will go without
breaking off and securely tied. that
the hospitable message may not mis-
carry.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

THE fabric money bags now so pop-
ular in Paris are made from strips
of substantial sash ribbon or from
piece satin. velvet or taffeta, is inches
long by . inches wide. and lined
with heavy silk of a matching shade
The ends of the strips are shaped into
deep points and strengthened with
suede stayed seams. or they are com
posed of three pieces Joined in a tri-
angular or miter shape and decorated
with design done with embroidery
hoss or with jet, sold. steel. pearl or
silver beads. Some Of the purses show
elaborate floral, classic and trelIis
patterns. while others have only an
lhltiaI or a monogram, but all OF them
are finished at the ends with deem
fringe matching the texture OF tbs
embroidery
Each of these ornamental end mock
cts takes up third of the length OF
the money bag and their contents are
secured by means of two locking rings
or hand hammered oxidized silver
sometimes only one end is used as a
purse while the other is French kid
lined and ntted with a powder bag or
miniature manicure set
The latest novelty in chain bard1ea
vanity purses comes in oxidized Eerman
shVer' gilt or gun metal and is COM
posed OF two pieces two and a half
BY three and a half inches in dia-
meter. joined at the back with substan-
tial hinges. The outer side is deco
rated with chasing and a monorrar,
and the interior has a two comDart-
Inent fabric change section. a tinv mir
ror. puff and powder receptacle ana
pencil equipped celluloid memoran-
dun slate.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

IA HY not make up your minds now
wv to make a study of the gardens
of the old world. you girls who
are to spend the coming summer in
Europe? If this is a second trip such
an intention will add immensely to the
delight of sight seeing. and, whereas
the last trip was taken up with tre-
mendously interesting but exhausting
visits to the galleries and cathedrals.
let the greater part of the time this
year be spent among the gardens and
the beautiful parks OF the wonderful
old estates of England, of the chateaux
of France and the palaces and villas
of Italy.
If this is done there will not be the
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
Decorations for Dressing Table

row and wide galloon bands to a
strip of plain net, and If the lace ap-
plications extend only to the edge of
the bureau the overhanging plain net
ends may be shirred and finished with
loops of ribbon.
Toilet mats Of various sizes and
shapes are made of allover and bor-
dered with narrow galloon or beading
or a single large medallion may be
appliqued to a diamond of plain net
edged with beading.
Pompadour motifs set upon the cor
ners of a square of silk or Swiss make
an exceedingly handsome pin cushion
cover, but If only three matching mo-
tifs can be obtained the foundation ma
terial may be triangle shaped and the
result will be equally satisfactory.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

wakeful either from nervous excite
ment or from headache. If the mus
cles are aching from too many hours
Of riding, bowling or skating, before
going to bed it is a good plan to take
a bath in warm water perfumed with
aromatic leaves If too strenuous ex-
ercise has induced a headache 1t may
be relieved by bathing the face with
perfumed dashed water.
The young girl who goes about a
great deal may occasionally take q
nap during the day. but 1t is not a prac-
tice to be generally commended. as it
is likely to be Immediately followed
by a heavy stupid feeling which may
last for hours, and she viii probably
be wakeful at night. the natural time
for Sleep
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J N O @ IR L

feeling when autumn comes that, al
though the summer has been one or
greatest interest and pleasure in the
knowledge which has been acquired
there is a conviction. nevertheless. that
a summer spent away from the country
with it's woods and trees and flowers
is not "A summer at an. and a half de-
fined sense Of disappointment and long
ing for the outdoor life that is now an
impossibility for many months to come.
That our English cousins get more
out of life in their country places,
where they stay for perhaps nine
months out of the year. than does the
American girl. whose every hour of ~Ne
whole winter and of the greater part Of
autumn and spring as well is taken
up with courses of study OF one kind
and another. will not be granted for
moment. 1t must be acknowledged,
however that in their enjoyment OF
outdoor life and knowledge of how to
obtain that enjoyment there is much
to be said in favor of the life of Eng
lish girls.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

EHERE is scarcely a branch of
school training which once ac
quired will not be of value in the
study of landscape gardening. A
study of languages is almost essential.
that the botanical names of the trees
and flowers may be easily learned; all
the sciences need to be studied; knowl-
edge of architecture and sculpture is
required, that the park or garden may
be in correct proportion and position
with reference to the house, while
a true sense of color combinations and
contrasts can only be had through a
familiarity with the best in the world
of painting.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

"e ENJOY country life TO the
fun a girl should have her own
garden. but TO thoroughly en-
Joy and obtain the best results
from that garden she must
have d knowledge Of the sci
ence Of landscape gardening. The
moro digging and planting in the
soil is delightful pastime once she
has become interested and eager to
sce the tiny seeds grow up and de-
vcl0p into wondrous. tender or gor-
geous colorcd flowers but this pleasure
is as nothing compared 10 the fas-
cination in being able 10 make d care
fully drawn plan of a garden or park
blossom into a living thing of trees.
shrubs and flowers. and it is this
pleasure which comes many. many
times each year TO the professional
landscape gardener.
Few girls may care to devote the
necessary length or time 10 study TO
become expert landscape gardeners.
but every girl who spends her sum
mers on a large or small country
place could not but be glad TO know
the rudimonts of this science and
have sufficient grasp of the subject
10 DE able u plan and lay out plat
OF land Of her own. even though the
larger gardens on the estate may not
be intrusted 10 her care.
Yet even to be able to plan out a
small flower garden requires a GER
tain amount of knowledge. il must
be known. for example, just what
flowers viii grow in what kind of soil
or climate, or what may be added to
she soil TO improve its quality so that
q new kind of seed may be planted
with a certain amount OF surety that
ID viii spring up into life. Here,
needless TO state. a bontanical famil-
iarity with alI sorts and kinds Of
flowers INST be acquired, that it may
be known what to select for the diff
fereut beds and what colored flowers
10 allow 10 grow side by side and as
backgrounds for each other.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
Useful Suggestions for the Girl Who Sews

the big oval bag of cretonne designed
TO protect hats and the one OF envelope
shape for the accommodation OF soap
and small toilet accessories. the blouse
bag is intended for use when travel
ing at night.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

she is to come out is today considered
very nearly as important a part of
her education as is her entire school
course of ten years.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

place in this art once woman, with
her natural sense of the artistic, in
tuitive knowledge of colors and in
stinctive idea of space. commences to
really compete with him in this line.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

all manner of dainty designs with
white or colored wash silk floss or
with soutache. The linen should first
be shrunken, pressed, stamped with
the chosen design. embroidered or
braided and then washed for a second
time. After that the edges must be
finished with tailor stitched hens and
the ends equipped with a pair of
mother of pearl buckles. which need
not be removed when the belt is sent
to the laundry.
For the girls who prefer metal belts
to those made of fabric there are chain
combinations in a great variety Of odd
designs. Some of those in sterling
silver are set at intervals with carved
ivory medallions; others carry clever
limitations of Jewels or rare stones and
few show canoes or curiously
wrought metal ornaments. Among the
oriental belts is a model composed of
bars of dull gold Joined with heavy
silver chains and another shows a Sc
ries of green silver chains linked at
intervals with hand carved mother of
pearl Japanese poker chips.
A MONG the contrivances which
II methodical girls consider neces-
sary to their comfort and con-
fCHACASO - Ihc III AOH5 Od6
of art ticking. cretonne or linen bor-
dered all around with thick cable cord
ing, matching the drawstrings at the
top. AS such bags are not practical
If heavily trimmed. they usually carry
only a large monogram embroidered
on one or both sides. Rather more
dainty. If not so durable, are the white
handkerchief muslin laundry bags en-
broidered in pale blue, pink or green
and lined with lawn of a matching
hue.
Shoe bags made of cretonne. crash
or linen are embroidered across the
top with a floral pattern in a shade
harmonizing with the color scheme Of
the bedroom. and on each of the six
pockets of the receptacle is worked
the owners monogram or the Initial
of her surname. These bags are
equipped with steel eyelets through
which may be strung tape or ribbon
hangers.
Work bags are made BY covering
with ribbon both sides of a square of
pasteboard and to two opposite sides
of the square attaching small silk
bags shirred at the bottom and gain
at the top and finished with a draw
string. Straight sides of silk covered
cardboard are attached to the other
two sides of the square stiff bottom
and on the inner sides of these are
placed shirred pockets When the
cardboard and bag sides are Joined
they form a box shaped center with
bag top.
Blouse bags have an oblong Gre
tonne. denim or linen covered card
board bottom about 20 by 10 inches in
diameter, to which a half yard deep
bag is felled. 1t is gathered at the
top with two drawing strings. which
are also used to suspend the article
from hook, If necessary. for. like
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

q UGH enormous quantities of pins
y would not be mysteriously lost
-" every year by every young girl
the special receptacles provided for
them, any of which Is sufficiently or
namental to be accorded a place on
the dressing table. For ordinary sized
black and white pins there are black
and white satin cushions of spherical
shape equipped with stout ribbon
strings by which they may be sus-
pended from hooks at either side OF the
mirror
Star shaped harlequin cushions have
points in two colors so that they read
lily accommodate a collection of pins in
every shade likely to be needed for the
toilet, and these also have ribbon
hangers.
A novel and practical safety pin
holder, three inches in height, is in the
form of a monkey with arms and legs
so placed that the various sizes of pins
can be separately hung from them.
The animal is suspended from a hook
by means of a tasselcd cord attached
to a small red fez.
For wire hairpins there are oblong
boxes of celluloid which closely re-
semble ivory and have covers orna-
mented with monograms done in black
or color.
Basket boxes which will hold a
dozen bone hairpins are of obIong
shape and in every imaginable shade.
The upper edge is finished with an
inch wide satin shirring and the hinged
lid, which closes with hasp, is SINH
larly bound, while its top is floralIy
hand painted.
A silver finished all metal Golfer
shaped box is sufficiently large to ac-
commodate the extremely long and large
headed hatpins now generally used
The footed lower portion has a beaded
base and a semichased upper edge,
while the attractively decorated lid
bearing monogram frame is equipped
with lock.
AND painted belts are among
the latest accessories for girls
l tub frocks. They are made of
black or white moire ribbon. of var
ious widths, and decorated with apple
blossoms. pansies. violets, roses or
forget-me-nots. The ends of the rib
bon are neatly hemmed over a whale
bone brace and fastened about the
waist with a metal belt pin decorated
to match the ribbon. or with several
small flower pins. Plain moire belt
ings which come in amethyst, ceru-
lean. pastel, mauve, old rose. straw
berry, claret, wine Pompeiian, brown,
suede, maize, champagne and cream,
are fastened with gold or silver
buckles or pins, and. like the hand
painted ribbons. are said to be laun-
derable
Girls who like to cmbroider are
decorating lengths of heavy linen with
Evening journal., 1909-03-30
GOLDEY COLLEGE
SPRING OPENING
Students Now Entering for
April ! Good Work in
Drafting

Students arc enrolling for April first.
This is very popular time for stu
dents to enter either the commercial
OF the shorthand department
Persons at a distance may obtain
full information by writing for the
catalogue-an unusually interesting
book.
The College is in session Throughout
the entire year: therefore students
entering now may complete their course
without the interruption of vacation.
Miss Helen Stradley and Miss Bessie
Taylor, of the evening school. have
passed the 90-word- La minute test in
shorthand.
Miss Byrdie Irons has passed the
examinations in English.
Clarence II. McVey and Albert Myer
Of the evening school, have completed
a very excellent drawing Of a Boiler
Setting. These young men have done
unusually good work in mechanical
drawing.
Other students who are worth OF
commendation in the Drafting De-
partment are NJ. Leslie Fairbanks
James L. Kane. Hugh ]. O'Hara. Henry
Schuchler Arthur Jacquot and Henry
Anderson.
Evening journal., 1909-03-30
WIRELESS PLAYS
HOB WITH PHONES
Grabs Conversations Not In.
tended for if Causing
Much Confusion

"He-ll-ll-ll -oo-oo-w-h-a-chig-
-ghic-spit-sp tz-z-z-D-a-ang-p P
Looks funny, doesn't itg
It sounded funny, too.
1t was a telephone conversation in the
DUPONT Building this morning.
Similar telephone conversations took
place in the Ward Building, the Y. NJ. 4.
A., the Ford Building. the County Court
House and other places near the dupont
Building
There was extraordinary confusion for a
time, and the telephone companies were
berated in as many original ways as there
were telephone users.
Everybody, of course, thought that the
telephone lines were having a spasm. Even
the telephone men themselves believed
their apparatus had developed a queer
streak
A quick investigation just before noon
Developed the fact that the high tension
wires OF the wireless station on the du-
Pont Building had 'mired in" That is "a
say, the sound waves from the telephone
wires we're being attracted by the power.
ful wires on the top OF the big building
The result was that about a third OF a
telephone message reached its object Will,
the other two-thirds were mispent in tho
atmosphere around Tenth and Market
streets. Tenth street. in fact, was aliv,
with vagrant words.
Hundreds Of telephone messages wer,
thus intercepted. The telephone companie,
are now trying TO find a remedy.
Evening journal., 1909-03-30
WHEAT
Commercial Markets

PHILADELPHIA March 3O.-FEED.-
The market was quiet, with moderate but
ample offerings at former rates. We
quote car LOTS:
Winter bran, in bulk. per ton, s26.5Oa
q; spring bran, in sacks, as TO size, per
ton, s26a26.50.
CORN.-The market ruled steady un-
der moderate offerings and a fair local
trade demand for desirable stock The
United States Visible supply increased
402.0O0 bushels. Futures Of No. mixed
were quoted as follows:
March, 7iiSa72c Car lots In export ele-
&C.
WHEAT. were light and val
ues were held steadily though trade was
quiet The United States visible supply
decreased So, 900 bushels. No. red was
quoted as follows;
March. S1.25al 26; spot car lots. IN OK
port elevator-No. , red. Sl.25a1.25; No.
Southern red, $l.2ial25.
BAILED HAY AND STRAW-No.
hay was kept well cleaned up at full
figures, but medium and low grades were
comparatively plentiful and quiet. Straw
sold slowly. but ruled firm under light
receipts. The quotations are.
Timothy hay-Choice large bales. sis:
No. ] large bales. Sl5al5.50. choice small
bales, Sl5.50. No. l small bales Sl5
OATS.-The market was quiet but
steady under light offerings. The United
States visible supply decreased 1900
bushels. We quote as TO location:
No white 5siaa59c; standard white.
5la5sc.; No. white, 55lsa56lac., rejected,
52a5ic.
Evening journal., 1909-03-30
BABY GONE, AGED MAN
DIES OF BROKEN HEART

By Uaited Press Leased Special Wire.
LOWELL. Mass, March 3o.-Grict
stricken for the loss Of baby boy who
may be the prey OF kidnappers, Robert
Thompson. 20 years old, is dead here to-
DAY and physicians say, simply from a
broken heart
Thompson lived al the home OF Mr. and
AIRS John Howarth, whose son, John WI
jam. aged years and months has been
missing since Saturday afternoon. Al
though not related i'm amy way TO the
liowarths. tho old sailors regard for the
baby boy Amounted TO q passion.
The baby's parents have advanced the
theory that he was kidnapped by som,
one Who knew the old mans fondness FOL
him and who knew also that Thompson
was possessed Of considerable money. Tit
police. however, believe that the boy wan
dored TO the bank Of Merrimao river, no
far from his home, and was drowned.