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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-20

Steps Along the PATH" by Kath-
arine H. Newcomb, is one of the lat
est publications from the press of the
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., of Bos-
ton, in which are stated a few prin-
ciples which are practical to those
who desire to change from the emo
tional life to one that is sane and
helpful If they are willing to take
the steps suggested, they will find
something vital and worth while in
every day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
HALLOWEEN GAMES.
What Happens When the Prince of
Darkness Presides at the Party.

What Happens When the Prince of
Darkness Presides at the Party.
A Halloween celebration at which the
Prince of Darkness personally presides
can be made very effective The invi-
tations should be written in red on
black paper, and the guests should be
asked to wear masks.
The hostess should be dressed as a
witch in black. with peaked hat and
broom. and Satan wears red. with a
red mask. There are also various sub
sidiary friends (small brothers and
sisters) dressed in black, with rope
tails, painted caps and toasting forks
at the ends of sticks
A room can be arranged as hades,
or the basement can be used for the
purpose, in which case the furnace
door can be thrown open at intervals
with great effect A throne of boxes
draped in black is erected in the cen
ter of hades, and on it Satan sits, with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
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a book of record in his lap. A die
tionary serves the purpose excellentIy.
At the appointed time the hostess
swings open the gates of hades or con-
ducts the guests by a circuitous route
to the basement Two fiends rush
forward, seize a guest and begin 10
prod him with their forks Chains
clank, groans are heard. and the vic
tins are led TO the foot of the throne
Here is where most of the fun comes
in. for Satan knows or has been primed
with all the interesting facts in the
history of each guest In a hollow
voice he reads long lists of sins from
the dictionary. and all the time the
fiends are "tOrturing'' the victim As
soon as one is sentenced to toothache,
malaria, unrequited love or headache
another victim is brought before the
throne until all have been disposed Of
At supper all unmask. Satan sits at
one end of the table and the witch at
the other, and there is a gypsy's ket-
tie in the center. which later emits a
ghostly light from burning alcohol
sprinkled on salt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
CARE OF THE TEETH.

n FAMOUS old Frenchman was
n once heard to say that woman
with really good teeth could never
be plain. This may be rather sweeping
statement, but there is no doubt that
an otherwise plain appearance is often
redeemed by a perfect set of teeth
and the effect of many a pretty face
marred by bad teeth
Perfectly formed. even, white teeth
are natural gift, but much can be
done to improve the color and keep
them in good condition, chief among
/ these little attentions being careful
brushing night and morning. Now.
while every one cleans his or her teeth
in the morning. very many people. I'M
fortunately for their teeth, neglect to
do so at night, and this is a very seri-
Gus mistake. During the night the
particles of food which have lodged
between the teeth during the day pro
duce incalculable damage, and if but
two or three minutes be given to
brushing them at night much of the
decay would be arrested.
The presence of tartar upon the
teeth is a source of annoyance to a
great many people. 1t is not only I'M
slightly. but causes the teeth to ache
This tartar can be removed easily
without the aid of a dentist. Purchase
a small piece of magnesia. wet the
toothbrush in warm water. dip it into
the magnesia and rub the teeth upon
which the tartar has collected.
| The value of carbonate of soda as
preventative of the teeth cannot be too
/ highly priced. If a pinch of it is added
/ to the water in which the teeth are
/ cleaned night and morning the benefit
/ derived will soon be realized A good
/ plan is to dissolve a teaspoonful Of
| the soda in a tumbler of water. dip into
| this a coarse cotton or silk thread and
/ pass it up and down between the teeth
/ to remove any particles of food which
may have gathered in the crevices.
/ Too great care cannot be exercised in
I the choice of tooth powder. and any
/ thing which processes to whiten the
/ teeth may destroy the enamel and thus
\ do irreparable harm. Once in six
weeks it is a good plan to brush the
teeth lightly with finely powdered
pumice stone.
/ AT the first sign of decay a dentist
4 should be consulted and the CAVITY
/ filled, for neglect to do this must result
in the loss of the tooth eventually. and
| although the modern art of dentistry
is now so perfect that false teeth can
4 be procured to look exactly like ones
own, they can never be really quite the
same
Once mature years have been reach
/ ed nothing can be done for the shape
OF the teeth or toward regulating their
position, but those who have the care
of children should see that these mat
tiers are promptly attended to bv a
good dentist, for much of the pain and
discomfort which people experience
through then could have been pre-
vented by little attention in child
hood
While I am on the subject of teeth
would ike totsay a word about lips.
Pale coiorless lips are by no means
beautiful Generally they are caused
I py III health or y poor circulation a
little gentle frictifn with a rough Turk
ish towel VIII q much to improve
them DAPHNE DEAN.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
70 be aristocratic is all vel

O be aristocratic is all very
well. my friends, and, being
somewhat of a snob myself,
= have sympathy with the class
But remember this-the true badge OF
blue blood is to be able to do any class
of work when it is necessary.
| have just received a visit from a
woman who is very hard up, indeed.
but instead of getting busy at any old
job that will bring her the necessaries
OF life she is living ar the expense Of a
little woman much better born than
she is, by the way, who fortunately is
enough of thoroughbred to work for
both
Sometimes | get out of patience
with women who have only too little
money and yet haven't the nerve and
pluck to reduce their expenses and get
down TO any kind of work that pre-
sents itself, instead of waiting for the
golden chance that is worthy of them
Cat least SO they Think
1t is the women who have the least
money who spend it the most reck
lessly, which accounts for their being
as dead broke as they are half the
time
Take the subject of the cleaners bin.
for example. Have you any idea how
many things there are that will wash ?
An Essay on Lace Cleaning. Etc.
The average woman never finds ont
because she never takes the trouble to
investigate. 1t is all right to patronize
the dry cleaners if you have the mon
ey, but if you haven't you had better
pick out articles of dress that will
stand good scrubbing with SOAP and
water. Fortunately there are MANY of
these.
For instance. a heavy lace waist.
lined with point d'esprit or brussels
net, will launder beautifully. but the
same thing lined with chiffon means
rags and perpetual cleaners bill. OF
course there are very fine and dainty
waists that have to be made over
chiffon and have to be dry cleaned. but
these are not for the woman of small
means. Then there are many varieties
of WOODEN goods that wash far better
than they clean. Among these are black
and white checks, white serges and
even some grades of white broadcloth.
A white unlined broadcloth cane of
good quality can be Numbered over and
over again. and a friend of mine has a
black and white wool checked dress.
also unlined, that she puts regularly in
the tub
On the other hand. when a garment
needs cleaning l do not believe in the
homemade naphtha operation / am
sorry to say it is apt to be decidedly
streaky and smell to high heaven
/ Dry cleaning is not an operation in
4 which the average woman excels. and
she had better leave it to those who
make of 1t profession. The woman
who economies. at any rate, should do
/ so sensibly. Too many women, alas
are penny wise and pound foolish
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

These fashionable new corsets have
few bones, and they are wonderfully
comfortable things to wear. The mod
ish woman does not expect her corset
to reduce her hips to the vanishing
point; she knows full well that this is
only accomplished by exercise, mas
sage, diet, etc. although the perfect
fitting stay does make the most of a
reasonably good figure. To sum up the
Partisan models-which, by the way,
are not so remarkably different from
the corsets we have been wearing all
summer-one might say that the bust
line is lower, the bones cut to a rea-
sonable length, although the material
continues long over the hips, and the
line in front from the waist is short
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

exhibit represented the smartest cor
sets just received from Paris, which
models are reproduced for your bene-
fit in the illustrations. The gown has
made the corset and is still making it.
for the new examples are designed for
middle age fashions. 1t just happens
that all of the moyen age dresses and
frocks with these lines demand the
reformation that takes a woman's
figure back to the makeup Of the origi-
nal Mother Eve
In these newest models the corsetiere
has retained the long straight appear
ance by taking the decided curve out
of the side and bust cores. and he has
made a lower bust, which gives the
wearer room to breathe and develop
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

her lungs and a space in which to
move and to keep her digestion in
good order. One of the very low bust
corsets has bust supporter of tricot
Though the boning extends but few
inches over the hips, the material is
sufficiently firm to hold the figure taut-
~ with the aid of the hose supporters.
And apropos of these supporters, the
corset of the winter requires a dis
tressing number of garters since the
long sides and back must not be allow
ed to wrinkle or slip up the bones
which hold the upper part smooth and
at reasonable depth. Four sets of
carriers are put upon many of the cor
sets, and in spite of patent clasps
much havoc has been wrought in the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
Crue Badge Of Blue Blood
Ability and Disposition to Do Any Kind Of Work
When Necessity Blows the Busle
Indicate Character.

They think they are saving, but in
reality spend more money than their
most extravagant sisters.
One woman of my acquaintance
thought it was extravagant to have an
account in a bank where they draw
checks, and yet she spent more than
her interest from the savings bank be-
cause she had To make so many trips
there. Another kept her old clothes
for an indefinite period fixing them
over each year, priding herself that
she bought no new ones. and yet she
spent enough for new gowns many
times over in the old gowns she fixed.
Another woman trimmed her own
hats, but she quickly grew tired OF
them because they didn't look right
The result was her closets were filled
with hats, not one Of them being smart
looking. But the total cost Of this
millinery would have certainly paid
for one excellent model
Many women consider that homelv
things must be practical and for this
reason always buy the ugliest and
heaviest of materials Their economy
is the easiest TO show up. but il is
usually exercised on children and de-
pendents. so one does not have a
chance TO hear many complaints. and
as soon as these people are emanci-
pated they fly to the other extremes
and comfort themselves.
Good Judgment Means Economy.
Economy means simply good judg
ment. the power to decide between
two things when one has not the money
for both. When well practiced it
means a thorough training for the
mind and the taste; when badly exer-
cised it is the most foolish thing on
earth
The woman who persists in speaking
the truth and in having set ideas
will never proceed very far socially.
Society is not a lecture platform or
a reform club. and people who want
every one to think as they think had
far better live alone. where they will
suffer no opposition
People with convictions may be and
doubtless are the salt of the earth but
in ordinary. everyday communication
with their fellow beings they are i'm
possible. They judge people by the
most exalted standards. and when
these individuals fall short the person
with convictions has no earthly use for
them Some one has to give in and be
elastic in this world or we should be
a lot of perfectly hateful people 1t
strikes me that the woman who has no
particular views to offend anybody and
who can smile and joke about every
thing makes the biggest hit of them all.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

Greeks. and there are others who af-
firm that the corset was never heard
of until the middle ages. 1t was then
known by the name of justaucorps, and
later it was called surcor and corsetus.
At that time it was stiff continuance
that laced front and back, this last
form being introduced by Isebel of Ba-
varia. An Improvement on this royal
invention is to be observed in the new
Margarine Lacroix laced in front corset
developed in a lightweight batiste. In
this model steels are few in number
and are light and flexible. making the
garment less cumbersome and the
Wearer's figure more supple.
CATHERINE TALBOT.
New York
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
BAKED PEACH PuDDINc.

Put enough pared whole peaches into
deep baking dish to nearly fill it,
Roll out a rich baking powder biscuit
dough three quarters of an inch thick
and cut to fit the top of the dish Set
on top of the range and cover closely.
Cook moderately until the fruit is soft
and the crust cooked light by the
steam. Do not raise the cover for
three-quarters of an hour before test
ing Cut cash in the middle of the
crust and pour in a strip made from
one cup of sugar. one-half cup of boil
ing water and a rounding tablespoon
full of butter heated together. Set in
the oven to brown.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

recently gone into very large and lux
urious business quarters on the sew
enteenth story Of Fifth avenue office
building in New York city
Mrs. Belmont holds no office IN the
organization. but from her own office.
which, by the way, is the smallest in
the suit of rooms, she expects to di-
rect the work of the society. Although
a very convincing speaker on the sub
ject of votes for women, Mrs Belmont.
It Is understood. viii not make any
public speeches in favor of the fran
ehise. Her rival in the suffrage work
Mrs. Clarence Mackay seems to
have lost much of her enthusiasm as a
suffragette She Is silent now, where
few months ago she was freely ex-
pressing herself I'm favor OF votes for
women. Mrs. Belmont now stands in
the limelight, where Mrs. MaclSay stood
only short time ago. and there have
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

ened, which admits of comfortable sit
ting In connection with corset boning
it is interesting to note that Catherine
de- Medici was the first person to wear
ivory corset steels and that at a little
later period corset makers began to
substitute bone for ivory 1t was, 1
believe, in the reign of Louis XIII. that
whalebone for this purpose was intro
duced. Indeed, the origin of the corset
has been open to much debate. Some
historians have dated it from the little
Wristbands of the Egyptians and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.

4 woman who is a famous house
keeper has hit upon a clever plan to
save her napkins from fruit stains
She purchases plain white paper
napkins with scalloped edges and has
them on the table whenever fruit is
served. Her family and guests alike
are requested to use them instead of
the fine napkins, for every housewife
knows only too we'll how badly fruit
stains them and how hard il is to re-
move the stains
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
HALLOWEEN CAKE.

angel food cake baked in a loaf pan
with a cylinder in the middle After
the cake is iced with white icing
(made with pulverized sugar and wa
teri the edge is outlined with one inch
candles cut from medium sized can
die. Each guest is given a slice of
cake containing a horoscope, and, of
course, it is supposed to be a true de-
lineation of the future. Heat the end
of the candle to make the wax run be-
fore sticking it on the icing. The wax
viii hold the short candle and horo-
scope in place.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

stocking tops. to which the corset is
strapped down. Especially in silk
stockings, as every woman knows to
her discomfort. the ravages have been
appalling, and to meet the situation
manufacturers have brought out new
silk stockings with deep garter tops
made of stout cotton. A woman know
in her silk stockings runs little strips
of soft satin ribbon down from the
tops for few inches at the points
where the carriers clasp, and the saw
ing by this means has been great.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

been whispers that a social complica-
ton has arisen. Perhaps Mrs. Mackay
has seen a new light and may now
oppose equal suffrage, or she may
not approve of the methods of Mrs.
Belmont. Her rival, if there be any
existing rivalry between these very
prominent women, must admire the
zeal of Mrs. Belmont, who rises at 5
in the morning in order to discharge
her serious work before beginning the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
O. HAT whaieboneless thing

"- HAT wha1eboneless thing a
corset?" l heard one woman
scornfully ask another as
- they stood before a shop
window in upper Fifth avenue where
new corset models were on exhibition.
Yes, dear came the dulcet reply,
"the very latest scream-a stay made
of silk jersey. which fits the figure
snugly and is so comfortable you don't
realize you have it on" well. I'm
pleased 10 meet it for I haven't sat
down with a minutes real peace since
the extra long corsets came in" said
the inquirer
After the above conversation 1 en-
tered the shop and was told by an un-
usually gracious saleswoman that the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
ZOE SUNDAY LUNCHEON.

A delicious luncheon course for Sun
day, when the man of the family has
to be cajoled into thinking home is the
best place after all, is a small chicken
en- casserole, with peas and carrots.
Each casserole is first rubbed with
garlic. which gives a delicious, indef-
mite flavor to the whole
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
WHEN COOKING CHICKENS.

The best way to cook chickens,
whether young or old, is to brown
them first by broiling, frying or bast-
ing and then cook them in a covered
pan In the oven. the time Of the lat
ter cooking to be regulated according
to the age of the chicken.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

two eggs. Beat the eggs. add the sugar,
salt, flour lin which have been sffted
the soda and cream of tartar) and last
ly walnut meats. Drop small spoon
fuls on buttered pans and bake until
brown. Remove from pan as soon as
baked.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
Walnut MAEERs.

Half pound of brown sugar, half
pound of walnut meats broken, three
even teaspoonfuls of flour, scant
half teaspoonful soda, scant teaspoon
full cream Of tartar. pinch of salt and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
JUST GATHERED UP.

A girl recently returned from a
series of visits asked not TO be ques-
toned as to how much she enjoyed it.
as she had been living in the divorce
zone. IN every family in those
places, and l went to five colonies"
she said, "there had been a divorce,
and the one topic was the heart hun
ger that had made one or the other
seek fresh fields l could not quite
understand why any woman should be
hungry for love and sympathy when
endowed with a decent husband and
children or why it was always the most
eligible bachelor that was hungered
for"
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait grows
more and more impatient with mere
man When she first took up the cause
she was lenient, but she has progressed
steadily until at present it seems she
is unnercifuI A woman to whom she
was talking suffrage recently expressed
little interest in the argument, and her
indifference afterwaFd was explained
by Mrs Gait as follows: THE trouble
with Mrs. Black is that she fairly
worships her husband. She thinks he
is absolutely perfect. Why. the woman
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

really believes the parrot taught him
to swear"
Women who are deft with their
hands can make all manner of tribes
for the house out of tissue paper
Among the serviceable articles thus
made are table mats to slip under hot
dishes. They are composed of strips
OF tissue paper braided, like the old
fashioned braided mats A piece of
cardboard is the foundation. Glove and
handkerchief cases, sachets and many
oth-- things for the dressing table are
made of Powered tissue paper and are
very pretty.
The chamois treatment Is the latest
thing foI llIe complexion and is said
TO produce the pearl like pallor which
Is modish just now. The skin is mas
saged gently with a cleansing food:
then while moist it is rubbed with 81
strip of the chamois which has been
wet with warm water, covered with a
lather of some pure kind of soap and
then allowed to dry. When dry it is
soft and fine and very good for the
skin, says beauty specialist
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

social routine of the day That Mrs
Belmont's day is pretty well filled one
has only to know that she is oversee
ing the building of a town house and
family mausoleum and the erection of
a series Of small hospitals on Long Is
land
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12
MRS. O. H. P. BELMONT. SUF-
FRAGIST.
Leading Spirit In the New Political
Equality Association.

Through the financial aid of Mrs. O.
H. P. Belmont, who is taking an active
interest in the suffragist cause. the
new Political Equality association has
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-12

well, my friends, and, being
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-10-21
A BRONCO BUSTER

A little story has been going the
rounds this week at the expense OF
Merle G. Greene, who tried to show
how they ride horses in Kansas
Sunday morning.
Greene asked permission of
Officer Parent to ride his horse out
into the country, which request was
very graciously granted. Parent
saddled the animal and then
turned it over to Greene, warning
him that it was very frisky and to
be careful that he did not, get
thrown. Greene then related ex-
periences of how he had done cow
boy stunts in Kansas and how he
did not like night herding and etc. !,
until Parent thought he was an old
bronco buster. Greene put one
foot in the stirrup, about to mount,
but in throwing his leg over the
horses back it caught behind the
saddle. The animal gave bound
and was gone and left Greene sitting
on the ground with a groan, thank
ing himself that he was fortunate
enough to get his foot free from the
stirrup so that he was not dragged
to death.
He got up Immediately and ran
after the horse which he caught
tangled up in the brush in the
Riverside Addition and led it
triumphantly back to town, while
Parent, who had secured another
horse, was searching all over the
country as far as Columbia Falls for
him.