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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
Compact Writing Utensils.

GIRLS who appreciate the advantage
| Iof having a writing utensil always at
hand will be interested in the new
combination two-barrel pen and lead
pencil. which is about the same size as
the ordinary fountain pen but has its
barrel so arranged that, regardless of the
addition of the clutch in which the pen
ell lead is held, it will hold about the
same quantity of ink as will n regular
fountain pen.
The iead-filed pencil barrel is
equipped with an arrangement which,
upon turning, extends the single lead for
writing and withdraws it, while the trou-
BILE of filing the fountain is minimized
by a contrivance which makes 1t ncces-
sary to insert the pen portion OF the
ombination only, point downward and
without unscrewing the pen section, into
the device attached to the ink hottie.
With the pen thus fitted into the bottle,
both are inverted and by repeated press
ure on the pen the latter is Immediately
filled. ...-
The latest device for carrying writing
utensils is in the form of a stick pm
equipped with lead pencil concealed at
the back and having its point protected
by being folded beneath iange. 10
use the pin for writing the wearer need
only remove it from the tie and reverse
the position of the setting, which VIII
cause the small lead pencil 10 protruae
above the latter.
A novelty finger ring concealing a pen
Gil lead which folds beneath large ca
bochon setting is bit too conspieuons
for girl to wear save when camping
out or stopping in some remote rural dls-
trict, but it is a practical setting tor the
belt pin worn with tailored shirt waist,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

ordinary skirt, when in the saddle the
cloth is unfastened and falls only over
the trousers, leaving nothing to catch or,
hinder in case of a fall. In hunting mo-
other style of skirt is ever worn to-day.
In warm weather crash and linen habits
are, of course, necessary, a dust color or
natural shade of the material being the
most in vogue. White pique and linen
habits are also occasionally seen, and these
last are especially attractive for very
young girls.
The most sensible tennis dress consists
in a white waist and skirt made simply
and somewhat shorter than the regula-
ton length walking skirt. separate
waists and skirts are more generally worn
for tennis than dress throughout, as one
day the bodice may become soled while
the skirt remains Immaculate, and vice
versa, and when hotel laundry bin must
be taken into consideration this must be
thought Of Gowns throughout for morn
ing as well as afternoon wear are at pres
ent considered smarter than even the
finest lingerie waists worn with separated
linen skirts The best plan for the girl
who really plays regularly is to have
made several simple shirt waist dresses
of white linen, duck or madras. all alike. .
so that waists and skirts can be put on
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

directions must be carefully designated.
There can be no regulation rules for
ordinary correspondence beyond that OF
care in regard to paragraphing, leaving
correct space for signature at the end of
the page, never writing horizontally across
n page already written on, the placing
below the signature first the address, IL
il is not stamped on the first page of the
paper, and below it the date-not the day
of the week nor the year, but the day
and month written out in full, as, for ex-
ample, July fourth" never Sunday the
fourth" or July the fourth"
For business letter the address In
full and date, with numbers not spelled
out, are placed at the upper right hand
corner of the first page. For any form
of business letter, such as an order by
mail, the making or changing of an APP
pointment, the thiyd person is used.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

fully n great many girls take elaborate
pains to arrange their draperies, and con-
sequently their pose looks stiff, whereas
by simply seating themselves in the cor
rect manner and with the knees close
together their skirts-if not too scant
about the hips--will naturally fall in
graceful folds.
Unless the hands are allowed 10 lie
idly on the lap" concluded the April
Grandmother, 'the effort to sit serenely'
will be unavailing. Many girls have a
habit of grasping the arms, sides or back
of their chair, of twisting their fingers or
toying with some ornament while other
people are talking to them and of en-
phasizing their own remarks by 'clawing
the air under the mistaken impression
that they are making gestures"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
The Importance of Careful Letter Writing.

nj OTHING so markedly stamps "A
IN woman of culture from the woman
of small education and narrow in
terests as does handwriting and the gem
eral style of each letter which she in
scribes There is no excuse, therefore,
for a girl of even average advantages
to ever send out a letter carelessly ex-
pressed, illegibly written or untidily
stamped and addressed. Unfortunately
one of the easiest of all bad habits to
acquire is that of careless writing, and
many girl will injure her penmanship
beyond repair by one summer of needless
letter writing. When removed from the
restraint of supervision and obligatory
care with her copy books she feels free
to write how she will and express her
self with no thought to perfection of sem
tence structure. All the years when she
is in the schoolroom her handwriting is
being formed.
There is only one method of acquir-
ing n good handwritng-th is by never
allowing one letter that is not as we'll
written as the writer is capable Of being
sent 10 tHe post, even llOuSH lle ISClp-
lent be q dearest chun. Soon the habit
of excessive neatncss and carCfulness
will become fixed, and not until then can
the effort be relaxed for moment. 10
some, of course, clear, we'll formed
penmanship is easily taught, for others
there will never be time when the
utmost care can be dispensed with, but
each year makes it more difficult to make
any definite change in ones chirography.
Graphology, or the science of character
reading from handwriting may be laughed
at by the ignorant, but a clear, neatly
written. well expressed note must surely
denote orderly habits, neatness. certain
and breeding, just as care
less writing never fails to tell of care
lessness in other lines save penmanship.
An excellent resolution, therefore, for
vacation time is that not letter shall be
sent out that the writer would be unwill-I
ing to have seen by any one and which in
both penmanship and good English is as
perfect as the writer can make it,
So much for the actual penning of the
note, and in a formal invitation or am
swer to letter written in the third per-
son there is little else to bother with once
the stereotyped form has been learned.
a note of thanks. of coincidence, of mi
formal invitation or any such calls Iorl
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

10 retain the original color of brown
stockings little powdered henna should
be used i'll the water in which they are
washed-never blueing, which gives the
ugly greenish shade so much to be
avoided. With brown ties and boots rup-
bers of the same shade must be pro
vded, as black oyershoes are extremely
ugly with tan, while brown boots are now
worn with practically every style of street
and travelling costume.
A little sweet oil rubbed on shoes which
have been hopelessly soaked through in
an unexpected rain and have become hard
and stiff will at once soften the leather
without in any way injuring the finish.
First the shoe must be allowed to dry
and then the oil must be given time to
soak In we'll before the shoes are polished.
Light tan can always be rendered darker
in tone by polishing the leather before the
liquid has had time to dry on the shoe 10
retain the lighter tone the liquid must be
given some minutes to soak in and dry
thoroughly before polishing is attempted.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

with a clean sponge, then rolled smoothly
and tightly on n round wooden rod until
perfectly dry.
Black satin ribbons may be renovated
by sponging them with the strained water
in which clean potato peelings have been
soaked for twenty-four hours After
sponging the ribbons should be placed
between clean cloths and ironed on the
wrong side.
To remove dust from velvet ribbon
sprinkle the right side of the material
with fine seashore salt and then brush
the pile backward. To raise the crushed
pile of velvet ribbon cover hot iron,
held upward, with a white cloth, lay the
velvet side on it and then gently beat the
crushed portions with clothes brush.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
OLD RIBBONS FOR FANCY WORK

NIBBON that has been ripped from n
%discarded hat or frock will usually
answer nicely for a piece of fancy
work if properly renovated. Soiled taf-
feta and grosgrain ribbons should be
soaked for fifteen minutes in good, pure
soapsuds in which n little baking soda
has been dissolved, gone over with soft
brush until all the spots have disappeared,
then rinscd in clear warm water. which
must be pressed out with the hands, laid
between two cloths and smoothed with a
moderately hot iron.
Black silk ribbon should be thoroughly
brushed, wiped with a cloth, then laid on
a table and sponged on right side with
strained hot coffee. When partly dry the
ribbon should he ironed on the right side
Creased ribbons should be dampened
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
PRACTICAL TALKS BY THE
APRIL GRANDMOTHER

SCI EARN to sit 'serenely' if you
would acquire distinction of man
ner," advised the April Grand
mother. 1T may seem an ummportant
matter, but nevertheless comparatively
few young girls know how to properly
seat themselves, look comfortable when
they are seated or get mp gracefully from
a seat. One reason for this awkWardness
is due to the fact that teachers who are
not themselves fastidious in regard TO
physical poise permit their pupils to rush
into a class room and fall upon a seat
instead Of constraining them to enter de-
liberately and sit down. After time the
pupil who is permitted to assume an un-
conventional position when at her desk
gets into the habit Of wriggling neryously
from one side of her chair to the other,
sits on one foot or spreads her knees
widely apart-attitudes which are not
only uncomfortable but vulgar.
MANY girls look awkward and uneasy
when seated because they slide onto a
chair from its side instead OF from its
front edge and do not allow themselves
sufficient space to turn IN when approach
ing seat When ready to sit down one
foot should be slightly in advance Of the
other so that by pivoting on the toes,
bending the hips and knees the body will
swing easily onto the chair. Care should
be taken to place the hips as far toward
the back of the seat as it is possible to
get them.
THE girl who sits on the edge of a chair
and leans far backward is in as awkward
an attitude as she can possibly assume
and one that will not only impel her to
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
xF|R OCKS for The SUMMER HOLIDAYS

worn for tennis and golf are also good for
all kinds of boating. For no sporting
use must lingerie bodices be worn any
more, for it has been found that the sun.
burn contracted on neck and arms through
the sheer texture and openwork embroi-
derry requires months to wear off, often
leaving a mark that will take years to
eradicate. 1t is for this reason as much
as any other that a thin waist is seldom
worn for driving, walking or even sitting
out in the sun without some kind of a
linen jacket over it. And, after all, the
sheer lawn and batiste waists formerly
worn for tennis and all forms of outdoor
exercise were so perishable as to be ride
ulously inappropriate.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

comfortable, but it is mistake to wear
this style of collar if it is really unbecom-
ing.
1t is best to have the collar separate
from the waist, as fresh collar and tie
will frequently give another days wear to
the dress. In the lingerie and embroidered
linen waists only are high boned collars
attached to the neckband, so that linen
collars. high or low, embroidered or plain,
can be worn with the waist as desired.
All shirt waist sleeves are long, and for
a tennis waist stiff cuffs held with jew
eleld link buttons are smartest. Soft
cuff bands are also worn, however, II
especially preferred
For golf boys stiff turned down white
collars are often worn instead of un-
starched linen, and these are some
times used for tennis also. Golf is no
longer played so universally as tennis
but by few it is still preferred to the
more strenuous game. The correct cos
tune for both sports is much alike, al
though natural colored linen and crash is
often worn for golf instead of all white
and tan shoes and stockings will be found
to look better at the end of the mornings
round than will white canvas, which,
however immaculate at the start, can
not long remain so in the tramp over a
course perhaps muddy and sandy. For
tennis white shoes and stockings are al
ways worn.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

once gives a few suggestions to the reader
of the character of the writer. Selfish
ness, for example, is at once shown up
by constant recurrence of the pronoun
Il" hence the old rule that letter should
never commence with the personal pro-
noun.
For all formal notes, even those written
In the first person, there are some few
rules to follow, varying, of course, ac-
cording to the degree of Intimacy between
writer and recipient. A note of invita-
ton, for instance, must state clearly the
exact address, date aud time of the enter
tainment. and should the letter convey
an invitation to the country the time of
departure of the train or boat, what rail-
road or ferry to take and all possible
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
Attractive Pin Cushions.

O * ball cluster pin cushions are
made of pastel brown, green, white,
black and gray satin, filed with
scented cotton batting and suspended by
a matching inch-wide satin ribbon from a
celuloid ring. They are intended to hold
similarly colored glass headed toilet pins
Cluster cone shaped pin cushions are
made of brown linen. trimmed with foil
age green ribbon and suspended by satin
hangers from an ivory hook decorated
with big bow
Maltese cross cushions of Dresden silk
are trimmed with ribbon and have boxed
edges for the accommodation Of fancy
pins.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

.~OLORED linen-pink, blue, green or
mauve-is, of course, most attractive,
but is too impra ctical for a game played
for hours at q time in the direct rays of
the sun. 1t is well to have one or two
simple princess gowns, made sufficiently
short, for tennis, TO be worn perhaps dur
ing a tournament which calls for n trifle
more elaboration of dress.
For sailing, boating, canoing, &c, there
is no dress so useful as the old fashioned
sailor gown with blouse waist, worn with
or without a dickey or vest, sailor collar
and pocket and plain gorcd skirt. Up in
the mountains this dress, in dark blue or
brown linen or in n striped percale, will
prove eminently useful. At seashore
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

unattractive.
T is a mistake to think that for swim
ming anything at all will do, and that
the fit really does not greatly matter.
On the contrary, everything depends upon
whether or not the suit fits trinity and
prettily adjusted. 1t is important, there
fore, for a bathing suit to be made to
measurement. as any party frock, and it
Is worth while to procure good material,
for there are certain textures which viii
wear several summers, while the poorer
grades of silk and alpaca are scarcely
worth the making up. Peau de cygne
wears perhaps better than any other
fabric, but the best mohairs will also give
excellent service. Dark blue relieved with
white or a light blue collar, tie and belt is
in the long run the best for the purpose,
since red, attractive as it is for a bathing
suit, is almost sure to run, and black is
too old and unbecoming. Medium weight
cotton stockings of the same shade as the
suit are more attractive than black.
For still water bathing wide brimmed
straw hats are often worn to prevent sun
burn and freckles, but in surf bathing
this is impossible, and besides there is
little enjoyment to be had if girl cannot
60 under water at will and become expert
at diving, floating and any new strokes
she may desire to learn. An all rubber
cap covered with pretty silk handker-
chief large enough to fasten in jaunty
bow in front makes the best headgear for
the girl who really swims and knows how
to enjoy water sports TO the fill. 1t is a
great temptation, of course, to allow the
hair to get wet each day, but this is so
injurious that no sensible girl will lightly
incur the risk of wearing false hair when
a debutante A red silk or even a red or
dark blue cotton bandana makes an ex-
celent bathing handkerchief.
The prettest bathing dresses this year
are in princess model, with tights sep
arate, buttoned to a stiff piece of betting,
which is attached to the gown at the
waist line.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

The girl who cannot swim loses per-
haps the greatest pleasure of the whole
summer, and should there be any girl so
Unfortunate she had better turn all atten-
ton at once toward mastering this art,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

resort n severe coat and skirt costume in
heavy duck, white with perhaps dark
blue or red linen collar and cuffs, looks
extremely well. Simple waist and skirt
dresses, practically the same as those
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

which, after all, is one of the simplest, be-
cause the most natural, of all sports. Upon
the bathing suit, however, depends much
of the enjoyment of the exercise. Not
only must it be comfortable, but it must
also be becoming, for there is perhaps no
other style of dress in which n girl can
look either so bewitching or so hopelessy
unattractiye
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

n AME FASHION therefore dictates
J that all must be athletes, and at the
same time she ordains that for each
separate form of sport she shall be at
once smartly and appropriately gowned.
1t is interesting also to note that to-
day the practical absolutely dominates in
all sporting costumes, but it is emphasized
that hand in hand with what is practical
must go the becoming
That the practical rules all branches
of sporting dress to-day is evident, but
in no instance is this so clearly illus
trated as in the riding habit now in favor
The coat of this new habit is little differ
ent from that which has been worn for
some years past; sleeves are tight. the
back is semi-ftted, in length the jacket
being a medium three-quarter. The skirt.
however, is very different from any
model worn heretofore and is really more
trousers than skirt, with half skirt over
them. Breeches and skirt are of the
same material. The skirt is seamless and.
while when off the horse the material but
tons across the back to look much like an
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

Jury ago, IOL DtIOIt II btNdllt
fashionable to be athletic how
much enjoyment in life was for
feited To-day it is not only fashionable
to be an expert in every kind of summer
outdoor sport. it is an essential of modern
education. And not only must the twen-
tieth century girl be able to excel at any
one sport, she must be able to turn with
equal dexterity from golf to tennis, must
be a graceful swimmer, a fearless rider,
a skilful whip and even manage a good
sized sailboat and perhaps be able to drive
a 90horse power touring car. just as
the winter days are given over to care
fully planned study so are the long hours
of each summer day taken up by the
modern girl in perfecting herself in those
sports which are at the moment most
popular and which appeal especially to
her own love Of outdoors.
To the so-called restless life that is in
dulged in to-day may be attributed the
good all around sporting knowledge of the
average American girl. During the early
summer and late autumn al the large
country place of her parents there is
ample opportunity afforded for riding,
driving, motoring, tennis and perhaps golf
while the few weeks of midsummer are
generally passed at either seashore or
mountains where the principal amusement
is either surf bathing or boating, while
some girls perhaps pass the entire summer
at a resort where it is possible to pursue
every known form of sport from fishing
to driving a coach and four.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-23
Dorothy and the stork.

When little Dorothy Walworth was
introduced to her baby brother in the
First Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
i'm Yonkers, N. Y, she manifested in
la atense interest, but was not astonished.
" Il knew he was coming" she ex-
claimed; 81 knew it."
Pressed for an explanation. the five
year-old said: Il was down to the
Bronx zoo the other day and saw
the stork in his cage. l recognized
him by the black stripes on his wings
that papa said were there. Well, when
the stork was standing alone on one
leg, went close to him and whispered
in his ear that wanted him to bring
me baby brother or sister. He didn't
say anything, but knew he would do
It, because he bent his head toward
me and winked an eye"
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-23
GENTLE REBUKE FROM PULPIT
Yet One Somehow Cannot Help Won
dering Whether Sermon Was
Worth Listening To.

Somewhere in the pages of her
pleasant Book of Joys" Mrs. Lucy
Fitch Perkins tells a delightful story
of her New England clerical great
grandfather, who was a man of in
genuity and resources. She says:
"He employed more than one device
to secure wakefulness on the part of
his weary congregation. Standing
during the prayer was but one of
many. My grandfather used to tell
us with pride of an instance which oc-
Cured at a time when a new church
edifice had been proposed, and was
under warm discussion. Greatgrand-
father thought this a worldly and un-
necessary expense, and emphasized
his opinion by pausing in the midst of
his sermon on Sunday, saying i'm
pressively, as he fixed the somnolent
members of his congregation with a
stern look:
"'You are talking about building a
new church. 1t seems to me quite un-
necessary. since the sleepers in the
old one are all soundn youths Com
panion.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-23
WAS IN NO HURRY TO LEAVE
Prisoner Put Coming Gastronomic Joy
Ahead of Brief Period
of Liberty


cOlored man from Georgia had
lived in Washington but a few years
when he was arrested for some slight
violation of the city ordinances. Upon
hearing that the negro was in Jail. the
secretary of the colored Y. NJ. C. A
secured the services of minister to
go with him and sign the prisoners
bail bond. They reached the jail
shortly before noon, and told the
negro the object of their visit. In re-
sponse to the proffered kindness he
said:
"Mistah Johnsipg, sho is glad you
all is gwine to git me out, but l
wants you-all to fix it so l can't git
out till late dis cvenin'."
OF course the two Samaritans were
somewhat taken aback by this unus-
ual request. But moment later they
lost their breath when, in answer to
the secretary's question, the Georgia
negro replied in whisper:
''Well. sab, dey's a-gittin' dinnah
ready, an dey's cookin' green's; an 1
sho would like to git some O. dem
greens befo' Lleabes dis place!"-Lip-
pincotts.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-23
prx EARNING Institutes.

Billings, Mont.-The program COM
mittee of the fourth Dry Farming Con-
gress, desiring to make this congress
practical and beneficial to the farm
ers who will assemble here October
25th to 29th, announce that there will
be four special sessions in the Or
pheum Theater building (headquar-
ters Of the congress) devoted entirely
to practical and technical work. These
institute sessions will be under the
personal charge of Prof. F. S. Cooley,
superintendent of farmers institutes
for Montana.
The session chairman will be Prof.
j. d. Towar, director of experiments,
University of Wyoming, Laramie,
Wyo.; Mr.. Fred Whiteside, practical
farmer and horticulturist, Kalispell,
Mont; Mr.. /. d. O'ponnell, practical
farmer Billings, Mont; Mr.. A. e..
Chamberlain, superintendent Farmers
Institute for South Dakota.