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outdoor use there IS the India reed.
which can be left out in all sorts Of
weather, as it is rainproof and hard
as iron. In fact. il is the toughest ma
teriai in existence. and there are so
different designs to choose from. At
another shop there is a bungalow set
in English willow. stained a deep, rich
brown. This is made by hand. and with
blue cushions in seats and against
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out dolls. and many bright young
woman. realizing this, hid the brains an
much as possible and assumed vacuous
expression.
This was not good for the sex We
ought to be grateful to the men that they
have grown tired OF the silly type, be-
cause 1 am sorry to say, If that were
still the fashion, women would follow It
as they do the style in gowns regardless
of whether it becomes them or not.
There is one characteristic which pre-
vents a woman from being popular So
cially quicker than anything else, and
that is positiveness.
We none Of us have any business being
positive. We are none of us infallible.
and yet you hear women announce that
SO and so is so and SO in accents that
jar your very system.
1t is better far better. automatically
speaking, to be wrong sometimes than
always right.
The woman who would rather be right
than president is hateful. There is no
other word for her, and the other women
take good care to let her alone.
Then the woman who does not forgive
limited for that sort Of thing. Yesterday
three of us were taking tea at Sherrys
when at a neighboring table we saw Mrs.
X. and friend. We beckoned to her,
and she clearly wanted to join u.s.
but one Of our party stiffiy declared she
would go home If we insisted. because
Mrs. Y. had once omitted to acknowledge
speak to her.
Now. that sort Of thing is positively
archaic. 1t spoiled a pleasant AFTERNOON,
and you can be very sure we won't invite,
the lady with the long memory again.
KATE CLYDE
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true. If YOU don't believe me you can
go to the desk and inquire.
women's Clubs Are Growing.
Women's cluos are improving. They
used to spend all their time fighting.
but they have learned wisdom. The
only way for them to work together Is
to work In harmony Another thing
is that the official positions are being
bestowed more and more on young
people, which is a good policy. for there
is nothing more narrow minded than the
average elderly woman when she has
been in office too long.
Several women'S clubs now have quar-
ters OF their own, and you know / have
always said this was the only way a club
could have the right individuality.
The Colony Club, OF course, is the most
beautiful of these, as it has a fine house
on Madison avenue.
The Pen and Brush Club. composed of
artistic and literary women, has most
original rooms on oath street. The deco
ratiOns, ETC., are designed by the men,
bers. and their paintings hang on the
wall.
But the club which shows the greatest
advance Of the times is the National Art
Club on Grammercy Park
This is the only one which admits men
and women on an equal footing. They
may both be house members. with all the
privileges of similar organizations for
men alone. Some of the most delightful
people in town are on the membership
list, and the big cheerful house is always
crowded.
Life is becoming a good deal more COM
Portable for women in every way. Pub
lie opinion does not down them as it used
to every time they seek to annex few
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good looking, and with a soft, low speak
ing voice and moderate amount of
tact any one can be charming. 4,S2.
A clear skin is easy enough to oDtala.
Any doctor will tell you that, and soft
skin of d good texture is merely matter
of hot water, CASTLE soap and goo1
cold cream.
If your eyebrows are too heavy, snip
off the superfiuous hairs with the scis-
sors; if they are too Scant. touch them
I'D with an eyebrow pencil. Use the
powder that goes with YOUR NATURAL
coloring and dress to tone in with your
hair and eyes.
There is hardly such a thing as a
genuinely homely woman in this world,
ones
If you really want to be beautiful make
the most of what you have. The result
Will surprise you.
It seems to me New York hotels show
up the greatest collection OF freaks In the
country.
1t is the ambition of every well-to-do
woman living out Of town to come to
New York for a week or so and stay at
some well known hotel.
/ have been at the Waldorf in the tea7
room OF an afternoon when I firmly be-
lieve I was the only New Yorker in
that crowded place.
It is no end smart now to have a
charge account at fashionable hostelry.
You need not be a guest. You merely
live in town and use the hotel as a club
where you may entertain your friends of
an afternoon with tea or in the evening
with dinner and impress them greatly by
signing a check instead of paying for 1t.
HotelitiS is becoming a positive disease.
New Workers are hotel mad. Lots and
lots OF people never entertain in their
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ferent width: the left frill is an inch or
two wider than the right one.
If Paris can have it's way the whole
tendency in millinery this year will be
toward quaint effects.
Some of the new tweed coats for spring
have the sleeve blocked in a perfectly
plain, quite masculine way.
A new suit just turned out is double
box pleated all around with the plaits
stitched fiat to the knees.
White violets are to be more popular
than the Russian and Parma Violets,
which have held undisputed sway.
Bias bands Of white pfque are sold In
the proper size to sew around the collar
and down the sides of the coat.
Ribbons still have a strong hold upon
the coiffure. and are wound i'll and out
with the hair while it is being done up.
One of the new French toques is termed
the Marie Antoinette." 1t is made Of
soft straw or shirred liberty satin.
New materials undoubtedly point to-
ward a continuance Of the directoire style,
though there is reason to believe that it
will be greatly modified.
The tips of satin shoes are embroidered
with jet beads. pearls or gold and silver
thread: the heels are high and the buckle
is jeweled.
At the millinery shops the trimmings of
the moment are ostrich tips in mixed
shades-mauve and old blue, black and
mauve, and green and navy blue.
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of March, and the "ounce of prevention"
IS worth many times the pound of cure"
One Of the first steps in the line of pre-
vention is to keep the family we'll fed.
Even though it be Lent, food values must
be maintained, especially for children.
the aged and the naturally delicate. It
is a good time to use honey freely. The
ancients who knew what was what" in
food values had infinite faith in honey as
a rejuvenator. and their belief seems to
have been well founded. Bought in the
comb honey is bound TO be pure and
pure honey. if good for the gods. is
doubly good for mortals. who need 1t
more. For those whose strength has been
depleted by overwork, for the constitu-
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,ats are a little shorter.

Coats are little shorter.
Touches of color are everywhere.
There is still a rage for bead work.
Dyed laces are still in great favor
Stripes are to be unusually popular.
A new high linen collar buttons at the
back
The one-piece princess dress is very
popular.
Velvets In narrow. shaded stripes find
favor.
The new spring suits continue to have
buttons.
Washable tulle predominates for the
summer blouse.
Long sleeves will be worn on all the
tailored suits.
Soft puffy afternoon frocks may have
elbow sleeves.
Tulle and linen jabots are as popular as
ever in Paris.
Glace gloves still hold first place for
hand coverings.
Suits are still seen with big buttons,
covered with fur
legal straw is the finest material for
the brimless hat.
There is growing possibility of pleated
skirts again.
Lace will be more than rivaled in
popularity by embroidery and braid
trimming.
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shades as deep and strong as those of
silks and woods.
MANY of the white and light-tfntcd
suits have collars and cuffs OF black
moire or satin.
Some of the new skirts have FIVE.
seven or nine cores. with panels set In
the side seams.
Linens are either very heavy. almost
like Russian crash, or they are very
thin and fine.
Fabrics for spring are softer and
glossier than ever before, but are
somewhat firmer Of texture.
Green has been heralded as the mo-
dish color for spring, but the very
latest report says brown.
The manufacturers evidently believe
that the purples are to have another
season of strenuous vogue.
Velvet pekins are once more receiv-
ing attention, the stripes alternating
with the velvet
Silk iber laces are much worn in
long-sleeve underbodices with recep-
ton gowns particularly.
Coats and skirts are being soutached
with fine silk braid Of the same color
and lined to match.
For all occasions gloves are matched to
the costume or selected from pale shades
OF flesh, biscuit and tan, besides the nat
ural tones of suede.
To be quite chic, the frills down the
front of a tailored skirt must be Of q diff
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Gold tissue will be very much used for
sleeves and yokes.
Satin of the palest pink is the new color
for evening wear.
Abandoned is the shoe of vanished
leather for evening wear.
t'rockS may be buttOned down the
front as we'll as the back.
Shirley poppies are very lovely as a
trimming for black hats.
Most of the embroidery seen now In the
shops is machine made.
A device to do away with stocking darn
Ing is the gummed patch.
The separate waist and skirt has almost
disappeared from view.
Ottoman silk is still popular, but has
a rival in the new tussore.
"Puffed out very full at the back" Is the
Paris decree for the hair.
Filet net stockings in Isle and In silk
are the rage of the moment
Color embroidery. on white, black.
cream and ecru will be much used.
White gloves are no longer worn In the
street. or, indeed, anywhere.
The srays and the pastels predomf-
nate among the fabrics offered for
Easter.
Echarpes are much in vogue. For even
ing wear there are some very pretty ones
to be seen of chiffon embroidered in gold.
A beautiful trimming Tor the new hats
is the long. brown q4iil, shading from
the softest mushroom tmt TO deep wood
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tonally tired. the aged and the person
prone to trouble with the throat and
bronchial tubes. honey stands ready to
lend helping hand. There is a wide diff
ference in the flavor of honey, the flowers
in some regions imparting an agreeable
taste and flavor to the products. while
in others the disagreeable or even dam
gerous properties of plants drawn upon
by the bees imparts those qualities TO
the sweet mass.
Honey Dew.
There Is a new thing in the markets
Of New York these days, sort of
"near honey" for which marketmen are
getting a cent a pound more than for
the real, floral honey. This is known as
"honey dew" and is preferred by bakers
and confectioners for use in their finest
cakes and sweets. The white floral honey
they claim, loses many of its honey char
actersticS after it goes into the oven, and
honey dew does not. Honey dew iS made
by the bees, 1t is true: not from the pollen
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color, with hint of gold dust out at the
ends.
The gold and silver rose Of the win
ter reappears on the shirred taffeta
hat.
When two immense roses appear on
the same hat they are unusually fiat in
shape.
Jet has not lost it's popularity. and
it appears frequently upon gowns and
hats.
1t is said that steel or bead-studdei
leather will be novelty of the season.
Many Of the tailormades for the ad-
vance spring trade are Of the three
piece kind.
There is fad for lacing the sleeves
all the way up on the outside Of the
arm.
The "f1ower-pot' crown Of a hun
dred years ago bids fair to be a favor
lite millinery shape.
High ruchings are going out and in
their place are seen crush ribbon and
satin folds.
Weasel skin shows signs of a con-
siderable popularity before the fur sea-
son shall be over.
Pretty chains for muff or coin purse
may be made of a plated ribbon to
match the suit.
Linens have improved vastly in color
since their reign began several seasons
ago. and are now frequently found In
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posed to be so very acute, to have a
sixth sense. as it we're, is painfully de-
f1cient in self knowledge.
You see little short woman dress
ing as il she were a six footer. On the
other hand, tall emaciated girl witt
stoop shoulders wears IA black satin
princess gown One would think we had
no mirrors.
And then look at the question Of face
powder and-er-other beautifiers. 1 tell
you right now I believe in them, but does
the brunette choose the shade that goes
with her natural complexion. her eyes and
hair? No. my friends; she wants the
dazzling skin of the blond or nothing.
And SO you see calcimined ladies' with
dark eyes that resemble burnt holes in a
blanket by way of contrast. And that is
anything but beauty.
And do you know one thing? I believe
beauty is not SO much a matter of
features or complexion as 1t is of charm
and manner, not to say character.
And, again, / say one must study ones
type. Who has not seen the ponderous
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S@S PREVENTION IS THE

Of flowers, however, but from the Sc
cretions Of various insects that feed upon
the leaves of plants. Although this honey
dew is not injurious to health, the major
ity of consumers asked to take their
choice. would undoubtedly prefer honey
made in the good old fashion. The recent
influx of Hawaiian honeys into our mar
kets has brought the matter Of differ
entiating the honey types prominently
before the Department of Agriculture.
Last year. according to the reports pub
lished, the island produced some 600 tons
of honey, of which 200 were classed as
purely floral, and the remainder either
entirely honey dew or a mixture Of honey
dew and floral-a blend brought about
by the bees themselves.
Besides the free use Of honey on cakes.
waftles and hot biscuits. honey may be
used in preserving and in the compost
ton of many delicious cakes
German Honey Cakes.
These are fine for luncheon or the
kaffee klatch. Put into a saucepan two
'cupfuls strained honey and one cupful
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wrapped, each article Of food I'm a sonar.
ate piece of parafiin paper The box has
another folded three -cornerwise for serv
lette. The variety and excellence of con-
tents furnish valua BILE object lesson for
The woman called upon to provide school
luncheonS for her own family or a lunch
box. for the railway journey
There are usually two sandwiches, the
crusts left on. but the bread cut thin
and evenly, then divided into trianeles
or rectangles. This. If they are made
OF white bread. The brown bread sand
Wiches are circles. The filling for the
brown bread is usually cheese, some-
times cream. sometimes soft American.
sliced thin. For the white bread, the
filling is varied from day to day. some
times there are thin slices of pressed ANA
carefully seasoned meat. again roast beef
sausage. head cheese or marmalade For
relish there is little parcel of cracked
English walnuts. tiny pickle. a couple
M Stalks OF celery or three olives: then
comes either slice of sponge cake, an
individual spice cake. an oatmeal cookie.
ana an old-fashioned molasses cookie OF
generous proportions or an apple turn
over. Fruit, an orange. rosy apple. ba-
mana, or little stem OF white grapes
completes this satisfactory luncheon.
Connecticut Loaf Cake.
Mix together at night cup and a half
lukewarm milk. two-thirds Of COM
pressed yeast cake dissolved In some OF
the milk, and flour to make a stiff batter.
Cover and stand In a space where there
is no draft. In the morning add one cup
full each butter and sugar beaten to a
cream, two well beaten eggs, half a nut
meg grated. half a teaspoonful soda dis
solved in milk and a good cupful seeded
raisins and thin shaved citron. Mix thor
oughly. put In two round tins we'll but
tered, and set again to rise, like bread
AS soon as light bake I'm a moderate
oven.
Boston Brown Bread.
Sift together one cupful each Indian
rye meal and whole wheat flour
Add a teaspoonful each salt and soda and
sift again. Stir together a half cupful
molasses and a generous pint thick sour
milk, add to the dry ingredients and beat
Pour into a creased mold
and steam three hours. never allowing
the water TO stop boiling. If it evapor-
ates add more from the boiling tea ket-
lie. Now remove the cover of the mold
and set the tin I'm the oven for ten or
ifteen minutes to dry and brown the
crust. EMMA PADDOCK TELFORDI
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teaspoonful after each severe spasm OF
coughing will mEke the cough much
ca sier.
An Excellent Laxative.
Figs stewed slowly in olive oil until
tender and plump, then boiled down In
a thick sirup Of honey and lemon juice,
give an excellent laxative that children
accept readily, even if they don't cry
for it,
Women's Exchange Lunch Boxes.
The Women's Exchange Of New York
city has inaugurated a new enterprise
that 1t is hoped will reward them finan-
cially This is the putting up of lunch
boxes for schools and large business Of
fees. These are delivered each day be-
fore noon. one person on floor acting
as distributing agent and collector of the
15 cents, which is the price per box.
The contents of these boxes vary from
day to day. but are always daintily
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add enough -four to make a stiff dough.
Take from the fire and when slightly
cooled add eight ounces candied orange
peel cut fine, the yellow rind of lemon
a half teaspoonful each ground CHINA
mon and grated nutmeg. half teaspoon
full soda, a pinch of salt and a glass of
sweet wine or grape juice. While the
dough is still warm, roll thin and stamp
into little rectangles. Bake in mod
crate oven and when cold ite.
Homemade Cough Sirup.
AS excellent cough sirup that often
disposes Of a persistent cough when
other means have failed Is made in
this way: To scant cupful whole flax
seed add one quart water and whole
lemon sliced. Be sure none of the lemon
seeds 60 in. Simmer gently two or three
hours, then add two tablespoonfuls honey
a nd strain while hot. 1t should be about
the consistency of molasses. If too thick
reduce with hot water. A tablespoon
full Of this three times day with
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sugar. Warm. add a cupful of butter
and half tablespoonful soda dissolved
in little warm water. Add half cup
full caraway seed and flour to roll. Roll
into rather thick sheet, mark into
squares and bake. When done cut in
small cakes.
Honey Macaroons.
Beat the yolks Of three eggs until
thickened. add a cupful strained honey
and beat again. Now stir in a cupful
and a half sifted flour, a cupful chopped
nut meats. and, lastly. fold in the stifay
whipped whites Of three eggs. Drop
from a spoon into a paper-lined pan and
bake in moderate oven ten or twelve
minutes.
Honey and Almond Cake.
Put two cupfuls strained honey in
the saucepan with three-fourths pound
powdered sugar. Cook two or three min
utes, add a quarter pound almonds chop
ped and cook five minutes longer. Now
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ownssAypasesrsThe fact that Mrs. George
Could hsid sthe comingout party of her
dauEtster In a big hotel only gave fresh
impatHa TO the fad.
New accommodations and new lux
,,ries are being planned all the time by
astIlte managers, who only draw the line
when rank outsiders make too much OF a
convenience of the house.
For instance hast week a gorgeously
dressed woman glded into the ladies'
dressing room Of the Astor and in honey
ed accents asked to check her dog for
the evening.
II have to go out" she gurgled. land
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Of the privileges and luxurles Of the mas
culine sex.
Men Tired of Silly Women.
Men, too, are becoming more broad
minded. Yesterday I was speaking to a
couple Of them who expressed them
selves as being in favor of woman's S
suffrage Ten years ago they would
have poOhpoohed the whole subject.
The simple minded woman is passing
away And do you know why that is?
1t is because man has ceased to admire
her.
Woman is like the characteristic takes
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lady who tried to be skittish or the blase
one who tried to be demure?
No. indeed; that sort of thing won't do.
If we want to make d harmonious picture
We must look the part and be not what
we wish most. but what from our appear
ance We were intended to be-
For instance. the broad shouldered, rud-
dy checked athletic girl will not make the
mistake OF lounging among pillows In an
oriental den. And the clinging, languor-
Gus type of beauty with the delicate rose
leaf complexion won't take to golfing or
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'You have been reading something
that has disagreed with you, L replied
TO her random remark.
Yes. an article called woman
Greatest Failure" said Miss Beauty,
turning over the pages of an Illustrated
weekly.
"And what" 1 inquired. may that be
marriage
No dress according 10 this writer.
who signs himself The Turning Worm.' :
after the manner of a peacock let loose
I'm a barnyard. OF course 1t is quite true
that fashion is often ridiculous and. as
at the present time. very uncomfortable.
What amuseS me is this man aSsump-
ton that women have monopoly in this
respect. 1t does not seem to occur 10
him as absurd that man should wear
high starched collar and a chimney
Dot hat on a baking day and that he
should wear exactly the same clothes in
the evening as his own butler, who. by
the way. Is often the better fitted of the
two. According, however. to. The Turn
ing Worm whose arrogance is probably
due to nothing more serious than eN-
treme youth, everything connected with
man is superior, including his shape
From the viewpoint probably. of
man. I suggested at this height of the
discussion. that the average woman
does not dress we'll or look we'll.
'I never know what is meant by an
average woman," replied Miss Beauty.
Personally l never met one. All the
women / know are exceptions. There
are of course. ordinary women. but
they don't count 1t would not matter
what they wore-nobody would notice it
in any case. Their clothes are SO obvi-
Gus thats snobody has any desire to know
what is inside them. The whole object
of dress, after all. is to suggest, and
there is nothing, for instance, to suggest
in a serge suit and an ordinary shirt and
tie and collar, just there is no mys-
terry in black satin and no imagination
in natural wool undergarments.'
But as women dress entirely for each
other. / remarked, why should they
so in for mystery? Surely one woman
cannot mystify another?
''Of course she can't said Miss
Beauty. II can tell You exactly what
every woman has on the minute see
keeping. whether it is longcloth or cam
brio, everlasting embroidery or evanes-
cent valenciennes. silk or cotton, red
flannel or lace frills. 1t is all matter of
temperament and whether your mission
in life is to be useful or effective
Then if women don't dress for each
other they must dress for men,
THE true connoisseur,' replied my
conversational opponent, dresses tor
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HE ldes OF March
remember" and
this foreNord of
warning might we'll
be made TO include
the whole month.
Pneumonia. grip.
trachoma and a
horde Of lesser
evils easily COM
municable rid e
forth In the dust
laden windy gusts
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T is a very homely
girl indeed who
cannot make her
self beautiful.
So cheer up. my
sisters.
The main thing
a b ut becoming
beautiful Is to un-
derstand your type.
Alas that 1t
should be so! Wofn-
an. who is sup
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This little gown Of pearl gray broadco is excellent
model for afternoon reception toilet The yoke of fine
lace the tucker princess body and skirt decorated with
black soutace and black crochet buttons An oddly shaped
bodice front of the gray cloth gracefully caught below
the bust by two large black buttons The sleeve partly
tucked partly plain and untrimmed This model would also
be charming developed materials substituting for
the cloth either crepe soft silk and for the soutach and but
embroidery lace, dyed to match the material
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on whatever tint man admires. just now
he is undergoing a strong reaction in
favor of the blase type, the woman or
the world who is always at her ease and
can be trusted to do the right thing at
the right moment.
I'm glad of it, In the old days when
a girl was original or had a will of her
own she was left to braid st. GATHERINGS S
tresses or else she married a college pro-
fessor. All the rich young men picked