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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07
SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR THE SCHOOL GIRL

n ERECTING ones fin the rules of etiquette
y 10 a continuous occupation of most interesting
kind. for though the fundamental principles
never change there IS constant change in minor
matters due to the fads and fancies of Madam
Grundy. And not to keep abreast Of the caprices
of that autocratc lady is to be behind the times
indeed.
Madam Grundy this season frowns upon the ex-
hibtion of excessively any FORM and SO it is not
the fashion now to gush, though it wasn't so long
ago that gushing people thought most at
trsetive. But the proper tone of today is TO have
a manner which is cordial and sincere but distinctly
quiet. and this requires considerable drilling TO
attain.
When you invite your friends TO do anything
show the sincerity of your desire to have them
accept by manner which is warm but not urgent
If they accept quietly show your pleasure but If
they decline if fhey show an uncertainty do not
be insistent try to them into doing what
may be quite impossible And on the other hand
when you are the person invited do not gush over
your acceptances or your regrets but make your
replies brief and simple with complete avoidance
of explanations to why you can not-explana-
tons Of any sort now being considered extremely
bad form.
So much embarrassment would be eliminated if
girls would strive increasingly acquire the tone of
moderation now in vogue for every one has expert
enced the awkwardness of being gushingly urged to
say yes when one has said no, and being expected
TO give reasons for declining when often the reasons
quite too personal to give
At the table it is marked evidence of good breed
ing not 10 urge food upon guest 1t is an unurit-
ten law of hospitality that what is yours is your
guests, and this pertains to all matters, but it
trsnseends good taste when you oversolicitous
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07
A French Bedroom.
Courtesy of A. Lowcnbcins Sons.

tional designs all in white satin on a mat ground or
the opposite. These all white figured papers are
growing more and more fashionable and are most
attractive.
If a girl is anxious to achieve the very last word
OF daintness~ and delcacy she may complete her
white room by adding to her white walls and ivory
furniture, hangings of diapfanous null, lawn,
linen, draping the dressing table and thc bed in
ing note of color will then be furnished by the COW
erings of such chairs upholstered the cush-
ions used chairs and couches. Such a room
with cushions and upholstery of striped, lowered
figured brocade, chintz or cretonne is most
charming 1t is necessary, however, to choose just
the right tones of white in order to have it at
tractive. The enamel furniture should be an ivory
white instead of a blue white, and yet care must
also be taken keep the effect white rather than
deep ivory.
For the girl who begins refurnishing her room
with the principal articles OF furniture already on
hand, especially if these be happily OF old mahogany
or black walnut, there is nothing attractive
than flower room. The French and English papers
made to represent old chintz and cretonne patterns
are wonderfully fascinating, and there arc MANY
beautiful patterns being shown for this spring
In making her flower room the owner
if not one flower, then group of flowers should be
the papers and chintzes have charming formal bou-
quets of varied blossoms instead Of one flower 1t
is really charming to select a flower as the
guiding note to decoration rather than a color for
the possibility Of harmonious variation is greater
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR GIRLS WHO SEW

like suitcascs. They open both sides and are
fitted with every utcnsi that the fancy worker viii
be likely TO require.
Pin cushion tops, scarfs and the entire dressing
table are covered with cretounc decorated with gold
black or coored gimp wherever edge must be con
cealed. Bedroom desks arc sometimes small square
topped stands entirely covered with crctonne and
fitted with paper racks blotting pads and boxes con-
cealing ink and gum bottles decorated with the same
material or they in the shape OF huge portfolios
mounted upon folding nursery clothes bars so that
when not IN use they may be placed almost fatty
against the wall
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07
NOVELTIES TN LEATHER HAND
BAGS

"A OTTLED pgs<in, seal and cnameled leather
wv employed to about the same extent for the
development Of the fiat but capacious strap
trimmed and strap handled English mail handbag,
which was designed primarily for shoppers and
therefore has an eminently practical air Another
substantial bag of sensible size is of enameed
leather and is finished with brass edged corners OF
similar pet is Of u inch frame, having
double strap handles that buckle into the sides. A
large square handbag. which carries strap handle
at the back and pocket in front in pin seal
OF all colors as well as in patent leather, while a
walrus bag made over an eight inch frame has Il
back handle, two side pockets and separate purse.
Mutt handbags, supposed TO have originated in the
middle west, OF seal cali and the various fash
lonable pclts over II inch frames. They arc of
the conventional type with the addition, OF a large
pocket OF padded silk one side. This pocket has
openings slightly below the upper portion of the
frame into which both hands may be slipped.
Or the bag may be carried in the ordinary manner,
as it is handle equipped
Sioux handbags, which also suggest tho western
regions are of suede, trimmed with bead threaded
thong fringe, with Jewels and with tiny furry ami
NAL heads But the latest developments in hand
bags are made 10 inch pet bound frames and
show combinations OF several sorts of leather such
as goat seal, with black enamel or suede with mo-
rocco In Paris 1t is fad to carry leather hand
Dag Which has watch set into its inside lining or
exposed through circular aperture cut III the flaps
decorating the outer side Some of the larger mesh
handbags of german silver have miniature time
pieces set in the of their frames precisely
they arc on few of the lizard skin purse bags OF
the more expensive class
FOR those occasions which it is inconvcnient to
carry handbag there are unique metal buckles
holding concealed purse. These are only tri1e
more bulky than the average belt fasteners of an
ornamental order
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07
White
Bedroom.

while at the time the shapes of things we'll
as their coors are selected according to general
rule.
1t is not difficult to carry out floral idea in
the room might at first imagine, because
chintzes and cretonnes are now made to match
wall papers. Therefore il the room to be refur-
nshed has an old mahogany or black walnut set
there may be wall paper of old fashioned garden
roses scattered over white ground and tied with
blue ribbons, and cushion and upholstery of
the same. The hangngs OF the window would not
be attractive il Of the design as the side walls
and 50 with the lowered side walls the hangings
should be OF white or the plain blue to match the
ribbons i'll the of plain OF the shade OF the
flowers, or OF plain green OF the shade of the leaves
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07
DAINTY RIBBON STOCKING SUP
PORTERS

II NEW and original scheme has been devised bv
n ono clever girl which if adopted by many would
do away with much annoyance and trouble The
annoyance and trouble caused by the holes torn
IN the tops of girls fine (and even heavy) stockings
by the metal clasps their stocking supporters
how many girls have not often found one or two
holes in pair of silk stockings that have come
in this aggravating way9
Well, this can be entirely avoided by this new
scheme, which is quite simple II consists Of se,in,
little tape loops on the hem of the stocking in the
places where the clasps generally fastened cut
ng the clasps from the elastic of the supporters and
sewing IN their places piece of strong ribbon long
enough to run through the tape loop on the stocking
and tie in bow knot
The elastic may have to be cut little shorter than
1t has been for most stockings are long enough 10
make II necessary to fasten the clasps considerably
below the hem But each girl can measure her
own quite easily and make the length right. The
effect OF these little bows is very dainty certainly
much prettier than metal clasps
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07

An attractive device for using the fowered paper
and at the same time the lowered chintz for hang
ings to have the side walls plain and the lowered
paper used for the fueze and ceiling, creating the
effect of a bower. The lowered chntz may then
very effectively be used for window hangings. To
make this style OF papering effective it is necessary
that the lowered paper have large, open design
with lattice work long branches to give the
effect of arbor. This style of papering has the
advantage of leaving the side walls plain, that
pictures may be used successfully. The paper for
the side walls IS usually plain white ivory, or
perhaps 4 pale tint OF green. Plain side walls and
ceilings with flower frczcs also are popular The
cutout friezcs expensive, but ordinary lowered
paper perfectly we'll be used for the frieze and
ii it is cut out by the girl herself will not be all
expensive In the lowered papers this season, al
though the is still favorte, apple blossoms
cherry blossoms daisies, buttercups and myriads of
other flowers her rivals Delicate birds are also
poised among the blossoms.
When a is furnished with lowered ohintz
and paper the colorings, rather than the designs
carried out in the rugs. Plain green rugs arc
also attractive in with lowered paper in
which there is good deal of green The white.
hangngS and the bed coverings valance or canopy
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07
SAVE YOUR CoTILLON FAvoRs

~ POPULAR girl whose cotlon fayors are so
n many that they used to be spread all over her
room has hit upon the clever idea of putting
them INTO glass cabinet which she purchased es-
peeiaiiy for the purpose Incosed in this way the
favors make most decorative effect and are safe
from the devastating hands of the housernad who
as many girl laments, is apt to play havoc with
the delicate baublcs in her daily task of dlsting the
room
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07

ton of raised wreaths in the wood etc. it is usually
drsped as it is sufficiently decorative without
the curtains. When it is of plain white enameled
wood however, it is usually draped otherwise it
looks little bare and cold.
The white may have painted papered
walls. An attractive wall is made by painting in a
light ivory, just of the white, and then paneling
the with strips of moding also painted in ivory
The panelng is close far apart, is desired It
stops distance from the ceiling, being finished
with transverse molding. Above this the wall is
plain. This wood paneled wall gives an excellent
background for pictures and other ornaments.
When a white paper IS chosen it may be plain
satin striped decorated with flowers and conven-
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
The Moving ThrOng


Jack Stokes was in Nashville Mon
day.
Jewell Webb was in Madisonvill'
Monday.
Mrs. Jack Hale was in Madison
vile Monday.
Geo. Wolf, Evansville is visiting
his brother, John.
Mrs. w. s. McGary visited in Hop
kinsville Monday.
Arch Fraser, of Cadiz, visited rel
atives here Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Lynn is in Madison
vile today shopping.
Mrs. John Price, of MadisonvIlle,
visited here Tuesday.
Mrs. Joe Mothershead visited in
Madisonville Monday.
c. T. Martin is visiting relatives
in Muhlenberg county.
H. McCreary and son spent
Monday IN Evansville.
Mrs. Elmer WIiherspoon is in
in jacksonville visiting relatives.
Mrs. Jake McEuen and daughter,
of St. Charles, were IN the city
Monday.
Charlie Stanfield, who has been at
Hot Springs for sometime, return
ed home Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Sydnor, of Hopkins
VILE, was the guest of Mrs. Rex
McEuen Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Phil Schlamp, of Henderson,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. c. H. McGary, returned home
Tuesday.
DIR. r. A. Baldwin visited his fam
lily in Henderson county Sunday,
where they are spending a few
weeks with relatives.
Rev. w. G. Brandon is in Mem
phis this week attending meeting
of the Board of Church Extension
Committee, of the M. E. Church,
South.
Miss Nell Carlin arrived Tuesday
afternoon for visit to Mrs. Dan M.
Evans. Miss Carlin taught in the
Hanson sch Dol this term, which |
closed Friday. After visit here
she will return to ner home at
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
Be Amiable and Retain Youth.

AS a charming woman once said:
"To remain always young one must
be always amiable." A melancholy
face, sullen, an evil look, is like com
ing in contact with winter; whereas a
serene face, gracious air, kind and
good expression, is like a spring day,
and smile on the lips like its sun
shine. Sulky people, you may have
remarked, always appear to be ten
years older than they are. The face
grows wrinkled from contracting the
brows; the mouth projects disagree
ably when sulking. Behold beside the
portrait Of the sullen woman the pic
ture Of the sweet and gracious woman;
all her features are in repose, her lips
form an adorable CuDid's bow, kind
ness softens her glance and goodness
Eliminates her brow. Perhaps she is
the elder, but she will always appear
young and charming
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
Local Happenings


M, B. Long is confined to his room
with rheumatism, this week.
Room for reut on corner OF Moss
avenue and McEuen street.
MRS. CORA PEYTON.
We understand the ladies Will
burlesque the band minstrels in the
near future.
The last few days have started
fishing in earnest at Loeb Mary and
all this week great crowds have
bee enjoying this favorite sport.
J. t. Earl member Of the 1. r. Club
will open fish and hamberger stand
May 9Th, 1903. Open nightly at 8 p.
m. in west window of cOlOred barber
shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Price are the
fproud parents of twin girls who
arrived at their home Monday night.
Paul smiles out of both corners of
his mouth.
Mrs. Oscar Bonham died at her
home in Howell Tuesday after a
lingering illness of consumption.
Mr. and Mrs. Bonham were formerly
residents of Darlington.
A party of about thirty married
and young people made trip into
the mines Tuesday night. Mr.. Geo.
Wyatt conducted the party. They
carried lunch and had a jolly time.
The jacksonville lodge of Elks
will give a minstrel the fret of May,
We understand two Darlington boys
Chatter and Parker, Barrel jun
pers, will take a very active part
IN the clio.
"Buck" Shaver, who was stricken
with appendicitis several days ago
was operated on last FRIDAY at the
Woman's Hospital, at Nashville,
by DR.. Common and DR.. A. f. Davis.
He stood the operation well and at
last account was resting nicely.
Services at NJ. E. church, South,
Sunday AT IL a. m. and 1880 p. m. by
the pastor. Morning subject The
Widow and Unjust Judge" Even
'seg subject "Christ's Welcome to
Weary and Heavy Laden" Sunday
school $3.50 a. m. Epworth League
Z p. m.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
Comma Down Easv

Inquiries after the welfare Of Pat.
rick Conroy were answered by his
devoted friend, Terence DoIan, who
was at the Conroy's in the double ca
pacity of nurse and cook. mo, he's
not dangerously hurt at ALL" was MI.
Dolan's reply to a solemnly whis-
pered question at the door.
I'VE heard he had a bad fall and
was all broke to pieces" whispered
the neighborl
"'Tis a big story you've heard, {"
said Mr.. DOlan, in his cheerful roar.
"Thrue, he fell off'n the roof O. the
Brady stables, where he was shingling
and he broke his lift leg, knocked out
couple Of teeth and broke his collar
bone.
Mind ye, II he'd have fell clear TO
the ground 1t might have hurted him
bad, but sure there was a big pile of
shtones and old humber that broke his
fall."-Youth's Companion.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
PECULIAR IDEAS OF AUTHORS.
Varying Conditions Under Which the
Worlds Great Writers Did Their
Best Work.

Alexander Pope, who was the liter.
airy pontiff OF his time, thought best
when in bed. Whenever a thought
came to him he would jotit down on a
scrap OF paper. His servant often
found bedclothes and floor covered
with white bits containing aphorisms
which have now become hackneyed
quotations.
Victor Hugo wrote Les Miserables"
standing up, an attitude which Haw-
thone also assumed when he wrote
many Of his romances.
One leg thrown over the arm of a
chair or sitting on the arm Of his sec
retarys chair were Napoleon's favor
ite positions while debating to Bour-
rienne. position which he varied now
and then by patting that scribe on the
head or pulling his ears.
Sir Walter Scott could while reclin-
ing on lounge dictate to two amanu-
enses, who frequently had to stop writ
Ing, so funny the dictated passages
seemed to them
William Norris made one Of his IA
nous translations from the Greek
while riding on the steam cars. Walt
Whitman and Horace Traubel, original
In all things, were most original in the
position they took while thinking.
They were wont, so Mr.. Traubel says.
to climb upon a pile of lumber and lie
down upon their backs. In that way
each found out what the others hest
thoughts were.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
r YOUR HEALTH'S SAKE
CASH VALUE OF AIR.

1t Is possible for a man to live
three weeks without food, three
days without water, and three
minutes without air.
This simple statement Of a
we'll known fact should make II
clear that air, fresh, pure air, is
the most important element In
the world for the sustaining Of
life. II is also equally important
that In order to perform the best
labor, to do the best work In any
occupation, human beings must
be pIentlfulIy supplied with pure
air.
There are shops, stores, and
factories In every city where the
conditions as to ventilation and
light are bad. II would be 'econo-
my on the part Of the owners TO
spend money literally to improve
these conditions. The returns on
the Investment would come In
more and better work from the
employees. No employer Of labor
can afford to overlook these i'm
portant considerations.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
WANTED TIME FOR THOUGHT.
Ardvous Duties Before the Head Of the
House Required His Entire
Attention.

The baby was Ill, and the doctor or
dered that he be taken to the sea. This
involved the closing Of the house until
the little one should be well enough
to return. After the wife had secured
hotel accommodation by the longdis-
lance telephone, the man OF the house
went to his room and slowly and
thoughtfully spread the entire con-
tents Of his wardrobe upon his bed,
that they might be convenient for his
wife to pack
He stood surveying them, deep in
meditation, when his wife came into
the room and began to speak to him.
He raised his hand rebukingly.
Don't talk to me now, Susie, don't
talk to me! have. a great deal on
my mind. II we are going to the sea
shore day after tomorrow there are
many things to be done, and | must
plan"
His wife, who had already tele-
phoned the butcher, milkman, baker.
grocer, expressman and ticket office,
and given the maid a months vacation
and arranged with relative for the
care of the dog, gazed at him in ST.
lence.
"A great deal on my mind" he re-
peated. Then the interrogative nature
of his wife's silence forced him to ex-
plain.
You see" he said, Il have got to
put a nail in the cellar window and
stop the newspaper. "-Youth's Com
panion.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
NO STEEL TIES FOR ACTOR.
Tragedlan Comes Forward with erleV'
anee for Which Real sympathy
viii Be Felt.

He had long hair and It was black,
says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. His
voice was heavy, so heavy that at
times 1t rumbled.
Have the common people any
r-r-ights?" he asked.
"a few" the editor admitted.
"And the uncommon people-how
about them?"
The editor adroitly parted the
question.
state your grievance" he said.
The stranger assumed an impressive
pose.
II am an actor" he announced,
land while am very busy man, 1
fnd time TO read the daily journals.
In your sheet this morning, sir, |
noted the statement that certain rail-
roads are to adopt electricity as a mo-
tive power. In this connection. they
will use steel ties instead of wooden
ones. These steel ties, am informed,
are apt 10 carry powerful electric cur
rents. There are times, sir, when,
through lack OF financial appreciation,
actors are forced to use the railroads
but not the cars. l am a tTagedian,
sir l have played Hamlet and Lear.
Do yeu think 1t right for soulless cor
porations 10 force a Hamlet or a Lear
TO dance a frantic mazurka, as II were,
from one electric-charged tie TO anoth-
err Can these corporations do this un-
just thing?
I'D like TO see 'em try IT," said the
editor, as he turned back to bis work
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
FOR YOUR HEALTH'S SAKE
HEALTH OF SCHOOL Chill
DREN.

II lie stated that during the late
Russlan-Japanese war the gen.
erals Of the Japanese army were
not permitted to pitch their
camps until the sites had been
approved by their medical Off
GERS.
Do school trustees always con-
suit with medical men or trained
sanltarlans before purchasing a
site on which to erect a school
building?
II too often happens that thou
sands Of dollars are wasted on
useless ornamentatlon of school
buildings that would better have
been expended for additional
ground for light, air, and exer-
else.
II Japan looks 80 carefully aft
tor the health Of it's soldiers In
matters Of camp sanitation, sure
ly we should go as far in proVld-
Ing for the health and comfort Of
The vast army Of school children
In this country.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29
The Longest Word.

What is believed to be the longest
word to be found in any dictionary
one that leaves even German and
Dutch hopelessly out OF it-may be
turned up in Liddell and Scott's lexi.
con BY those who can read Greek
characters. Those who caABot may
be content 70 know that this word
which begins OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sneo," proceeds In like manner
through rs syllables. and counts ITO
letters In all. OF course. no ancient
Greek ever used such a word as this
in ordinary conversation. Il is a com
|ic word invented by Aristophanes for
rhythmical delivery in one OF his
plays and means a dish compounded
q all sorts OF hsp, nesh. fowl and
aneee. which arc enumerated IA the
90 The most ingenious English
fnsletion Of It yet suggested is
hanb."
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-29

LO cOmOtiUe Blasts.


NE McKlnnon aud Chester
Hutchinson spent Monday in
Nashville.
Roy Smith, flagman on the
dinkv, returned from Louisville
and other points Monday where
he has been spending his vaca-
ion.
The London Times of April Z
prints a cable: 1.-THE contract
for the great railway to be made
across the Andes from Azica, IN
Chile, to La Paz, in Bolivia, at
tanning a level of upwards of
10000 feet, and having a length
of little over 800 miles, has
been given to Sir John Jackson
(Limited). 1t is underotood
that the actual money voted for
this scheme is 100000. The
staff is proceeding from England
to the railhead." 1t is expected
that the work will take three
years. The engineering difficult
ties are described as "tremen-
dous."