Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17


of the word they are not pads at al,
bet compact method of putting up hne
and thin paper in long sheets that fold
across the middle TO form note paper
and then fold once more TO fit into OBJ
long envelopes, lined with bright col
ored tissue. This paper is cheaper
Ih2n me correspondence paper i'll any
other style. White paper has as many
t-nts as there are fashions in cOlOrs, and
these tints are preferred to pure white
in the matter OF initials and mono
grams Tor note paper there IS no decided
f2sHI0n as between large and small dies.
Some prefer one size and some the other.
Ihe circular effect III mOnograms and in
!tlals IS finding favor among those who
IKE novelty. In some letters form the
outer circle, and in others this is formed
by colored disk behind the letters. The
familiar medallion is not so popular as it
once was, but is still used In its place
crop letters have seized the fancy of
those who like Ornamented stationery.
prop letters appear Ill two or three diff
ferent ways. They slant across the up
per lett hand corner, or are placed one
beioW another, or else are arranged on
line at the top of the sheet, in the mid
die. Some effective drop letters are
set IN panels, often with the letters in re-
HeI upon background of contrasting
color. Script makes a neat drOYt or top
page letter, and script dies are often rep
meas OF persons own handwriting.
shaded Old English is one of the most
popular styles OF lettering. 1t is en-
sraved IN small. medium or large sizes.
according to ones taste, and is very
largely employed in dies for residence
addresses at the top of note paper For
TINS purpose good plain block letter is
CONSIDERABLY IN evidence. Some like it
small and dainty, and others want it as
~,
are III good taste.
Crests are as much in vogue in note
paper as they ever were, and as each
color IN crest signifies something. a
crest that lacks some of its colors is not
coInpIete; Some persons, however. leave
out a color or two in the die 1t is ex-
quently fashionable. The richest color
enects- are, perhaps, to be seen upon the
correspondence paper Of Yacht owners
some yachts sail under the flags of sew
efai countries, and these, as we'll as the
AdCht own penn0n, are reproduced in
thelr several colors. A novelty Of the
season IS the bronze monogram. 1t is
now possible to bronze any color. and
TINS kind of die is having a considerable
vogue.
Sufferers from insomnia. says one who
mas mad some experience with this trou-
ole, should avoid sweet desserts at night,
as well as tea, coffee and greasy foods
Whether It is better to retire with an
empty or partly full stomach can be de-
tefm1ned only by experiment in each in
dlvidual case. One of the best ways.
says the same authority. to draw the
blood from the brain before retiring is to
take moderately swift walk. and if
there is still difficulty in getting to sleep
tepld bath and a gentle rub will bring
the blood from the brain to the surface
Of the body. If the cause of sleepIess-
ness is susceptibility to sound stuffing
ears with medicated cotton will be use
full.
Playing croquet barefooted is said to
be cure for wrinkles and the drawn
look given to the face by fatigue The
GOODNESS of the grass is balm to the jad-
ed nerves, and feet cramped by long
years of confinement in leather feel free
and comfortable as they have never felt
since babyhoOd.
If the writers of child fiction are to be
believed a father appears very big, hand
some and heroic to his 6-year-old child,
but a teacher who has tried to extract
information on the subject from the chill
dren themselves tells different tale. She
concluded that the little ones would ex-
press their ideas better in pictures than
in words, and every member of her class
was accordingly told to make a drawing
of what father looks like" The re-
sulting pictures showed that the idea
suggested to the minds of the little ones
by that word father" was in most cases
that of a being no more than human.
who possessed large, toOthy smile and
smoked necessarily. In the days when
fathers governed more austerely than
they do now such a conception coul6
co. GOD I'd
any expression of it would never have
been cOuntenanced.
A delicious way to make a fattening
vegetable still more deadly as a weight
producer is to serve clOJted cream with
baked potatoes. The jug is passed after
the we'll done and mealy fruit of the
ground is turned out on the gourmands
plate, and treated with butter, pepper
and salt.
Cheese and rice baked together are
much like cheese and macaroni. Add to
a cupful of cold boiled rice a cupful of
milk, pinch of salt, little pepper and
several tablespoonful of grated cheese
enough to give it a strong cheesy flavor
Put this INTO a buttered baking dish of
earthenware and bake slowly for about
an hour or until a rich brown crust
forms on top and the cheese has entire
~ melted and formed with the rice
compact mass. Bits of butter should be
placed over the top as they will add to
the richness of the crust. Serve either
hot or cold
In Paris the we'll dressed woman has
a filmy scarf for each evening gown, and
the scarft must match the gown in color
exact, or it is not at all the thing. Very
simple are the handsomest of these scarfs
Just a length Of double chiffon. with
3-inch border of soft taffeta of the same
hue. For day wear French women are
beginning-just beginning--to admit the
separate blouse. Formerly they would
have nothing to say to it, let American
women use the separate blouse if they
would; but French women-no. Even
now that they begin to confess the
blouse's utility, they continue to frown
on the white waist with the colored, skirt.
The three-piece suits that French houses
are showing have blouses of soft wooden
or crepe exactly matching the skirt in
tint. and if the skirt is soutached or en-
broidered the some trimming appears in
the waist Sometimes a waist of striped