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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08

.\VTITH the profusion of IS that
NJ the gardens of a coantry home gem
erally prod" ed t" he beautlful
wild flowers that one is al tempted
to bring home from walk or drive, it Is
often a difficult matter to take care OF
them all, and this duty is apt to fall to
the daughter of the house. Of course she
can take it as burdensome task, but she
need not do so it can be made real
! lc1sure. One thing that helps to make
it enjoyable is to have plenty of vases
ready for use.
A specially convenient and eIoctive way
to arrange many flowers is to hang them
I'D around the living room and porch, aud
one of the best ways to do this Is TO make
rafia holders for vases and deep bowls.
ANY girl can make these herself. She can
buy charming bowls and vases at any pot
terry or Oriental shop, in dark green or
OK blood red, and make the covers of the
natural rafia, which will give a very
pretty contrast.
To make a cover begin by knotting to-
gether at the bottom number of strands
of the raffia. Draw them up over the vase,
knotting two or three together in a fancy
knot. Then separate these and knot them
with the next group on each side, in this
way making a network all over the vase,
At the top draw all the strands together
and tie them firmly far enough above the
vase to hang it up and leave room for the
flowers. If girl is in the country where
she cannot buy the vases she can make
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
10 SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR 81
NJ THE SCHOOL GIRL G

I If something brought does not please you
and you wish II changed, have the cour-
tesy to wait until the others at the table
/ have been served with their first order.
Show consideration to your waiter. Mis-
| takes he may seem to make are often not
! his fault, and he has more than you have
any idea of to contend with at the kitchen
end of things. To show irritation toward
servants is unladylike at any time in any
place.
Do not allow yourself to get the habit
of criticising the management of the place
where you are staying. 1t is easy to
find fault, but so much more gracious and
charming to praise and the difficulties
of keeping everything up TO the highest
standard in summer housekeeping are
such that allowances should be made for
small shortcomings. And If there are big
ones it is proper of course to request that
they be rectifed, but make your COM
plant to your parents or your chaperon,
who will take the matter up with the
manager, and on no account complain
to the guests. There is n type of boarder
NHo uidhtS pihiiiNN VI "a
everything, but she is an underbred per
son and you certainly do not wish to
belong to her class.
When the weather is excessively warm
one of the incest things you can do Is to
avoid commenting on the heat or mention
ing the registration of the thermometer.
When every one is feeling the heat talking
about it just fans the fame and running
moment to look at the thermometer
keeps whole piazza in feverish condi-
ton Directly after breakfast, before the
day has quite declared itself, do not sug-
gest that it is going to be hot There is
an enormous influence in the nower of
and when you anticipate heat
as well as when yo~ comment en- it, you
throw out little heat waves that infiame
the imaginations of those about and cause
unnecessary irritation. The truly charm
ing girl strives TO be a soothing, not an
irritating companion, and she will i'm
mensely add to her summer attractions
by refraining from comment or complaint
about the heat.
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about superhuous flesh or too great hip
girth. but when fashions are so eccentric
and insist on unusual slimness there are
times when it is an advantage to know
of some simple and wholesome method of
reducing.
N WING is not especially popular with
girls. They learn to take an ordinary
dive when they are mastering the
various swimming strokes, but few of
them really enjoy this sudden immersion.
In the first place it is almost impossible
to keep II rubber cap on the head in div
ing. Perhaps it will stay on during one or
two of these quick headforemost plunges,
but that is more by accident than by
planning. While an occasional drenching
does not harm the hair, constant wetting
does, and this is one of the reasons for
the unpOpularity Of this feature of the
sport. 1t is a charming exercise to watch,
and those who dive in Il number of fash
ions really enjoy the plunges, but it is Il
bit too vigorous for the average consti-
tuition.
There is very little science in floating,
yet it is one of the essential movements
in swimming When swimming II long
distance floating is restful, and as it is one
of the easiest features of the wafer sport
to learn every girl should master the trick
of lying fat on the top of the water with
out making motion. A rubber cap is a
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08

n HIS is the season when those OF us
| who have not country places OK
change the privacy of home life for
the rather public one of hotels and board
ling houses. wherein we are always more
or less under inspection and should he
at great pains to conduct ourselves in
an attractive manner.
| One of the most important things to
bear in mind is proneness to loud talk
ling. Out of doors there seems to be a
natural tendency to raise the voice, which
Heads many girls to fairly scream their
remarks on the piazza and about, which
lis not only unattractive. but most an
lnoying to those who are around, partic-
lularly If they are reading. Try to re-
member that the piazzas, the rotunda,
office or wherever the guests assemble, is
common ground on which each person
should feel and show the greatest con-
Isideration of others.
Do not transgress the rules of etiquette
Iby calling out TO your friends, or your
relatives. or your chaperon, even from
to save themselves the trouble of leaving
the place where they are sitting or stand
ling. ard if they are so rude the person
whom they are addressing should admin
lister a rebuke by refusing TO reply. Some
girls hnvc n rcprehensible trick of inevi-
ltably thinking of last remark after
They have started off and calling it back
to some person sitting on the piazza, or
whatever spot they have left. This is
lshockingly bad form and any girls who
have the habit should break it at once
The dining room of hotel or board
ling house offers excellent opportunities
for good breeding. If one is eating at a
lpublic table one has to bear in mind that
there are others to he waited on, that all
are entitled to equal service from the SER
wants and that much patience must be
exercised where there. are number of
persons to be looked after at n time,
Much confusion is saved and it is better
form. if you do not personally give your
orders to the servant at meals, but eS-
press your preferences 70 your mother
and let her do the ordering for you all.
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Breast Stroke

sport the swimmer feels a sense of re
juyenation that no other exercise seems
to give
The side stroke is reserved for the CIR
who has become fairly proficient III the
water: at least she can float and make
heudway with the breast stroke. There
is more than one style of side stroke, tht
different motions giving more or Tess
speed than the others. one simple STROKE
for the girl who likes swimming Tor the
sport and the exercise and does not care
SO much for speed is taken ON either the
right or the left side, the right SIDE Deln2
easier for beginners, and with the right
arm being thrust forward and down under
the water. while the left one paddles in a
small circle with the shoulder as the cen
fro This is an easy stroke and one that
viii rest the swimmer after she has
exprted herself for several minutes max
inc the breast stroke. Even if girl did
swim This stroke entirely there would be
littlp danger of her developing one side
of the body more than the other, because
nach side is made to work equally, al
though in different motions.
= WINNING sometimes reduces the
>dgure and again it fills out the hol-
- lows where such exist. The girl who
would like to get rid of any superfuous
breadth of hip should try swimming. A
few weeks of constant exercise Of this
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( GN1W WIMMING IDEAL SPORT ofor GIRLS

practically a handkerchief of extra size,
makes a good covering. 1t can he doubled
| in a triangle and the bias centre turned
over again to make a thick firm band
around the head. Then the handkerchief
ends may be brought around to the left
side Just in front of the ear and tied there
| In n bow knot leaving ends that are long
enough to make another knot When
worn this way the knots make full
rosette, which is rather jaunty and be-
coming to girls.
Practical caps made ready to adjust
can be bought in some shops, but these
should be fitted to the head and should
be made of thin material. The great
trouble with the majority of made up
fancy caps is their clumsiness, which
makes them come off much more easily
than the silk square does.
Colored bathing suits are a delight to
the eye. when fresh, but any girl who
has tried wearing one for an entire season
knows that there are few suits quite so
sa atisfactory as black or dark blue. These
do not fade, they look well both in the
water and on the beach, and they are
more becoming, generally speaking, than
Unusual shades. This seasons beach cos
tunes are made in princess effect, with
a panel in front and pleated skirt. But
tons may be used for decoration, but even
these are placed sparingly, while braid
seems to have been ousted from its place
on collars and sleeves. Practical snits are
collarless. or If they have this style of
neck finish it is small enough not to in
terfere with the movements of the bathcr
in the water. 1t is fashionable to wear
a black or dark blue silk suit with white
sandals and white tie, or perhaps plaid
footwear and cap to match.
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STANDS FOR DRESS AND HAT BOXES

Some of the stands have boxes large
enough to hold dress, others are the
size for shirt waists and still others for
hats. Each stand holds from four TO six
boxes, one over the other and each box
has Il little tab Of tape at the bottom Of
one side by which to pull it out when
wanted
The boxes should all he covered with
a lowered paper to match the courng of
the room-just like the wall paper is a
good plan. In IA room that is large enough
two or three Of these stands will make a
very pretty effect arranged in different
parts of the room, and if one uses dress
ing table and no bureau with drawers they
are almost Indispensable. one stand can
be made quite small and have boxes for
the little accessories, like collars. belts
handkerchiefs and gloves. Indeed, there
is no limit to the uses one may find for
these boxes \ girl with ingenuity can
elaborate the idea to any extent and
have sets of them made up according to
her own measurements and to fit in cor
ners Of her own room.
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swimming cap so that it stays firmly
in place and is tight enough to pro
tect the hair. First, nm all rubber car
should be put oil. covering the hair com
pletely. These are better when they are
made rather small, either flat Tam o
Shanters or those with the top peated
into the band. They are made entirely ol
rubber. with a band that fits the head
closely. When this is properly adjusted
fancy silk cap may be put on over
it. A large Peter Thompson silk square
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08

1T is astonishing to the beginner TO find
how easily the body holds itself up in
the water without making a single
movement, and as soon as the pupil
learns this it is many times easier 70
make the different motions with the arms
and legs. Where lessons are given pro
fessionally in a pool apparatus for sus-
pending the swimmer on the surface Of
the water is used during the FIRST lessons
A wide belt fastens around the body
under the arms, and this is attached to a
rope which runs on a pulley over a re
parallel and close to the ceiling. The in
structor holds the loose end of the rope
and walks along the side of the pool as
he watches the strokes of the swimmer
The rope and the belt give confidence, vet
they add 10 the swimmers difficulties
when she has progressed sufficiently with
her strokes to he sent into the pool nm
hampered, for she has learned to depend
on the support to such an extent that
keeping up in the water now seems an in
creased hardship.
Another advantage the beginner has
over the regular sea bather is in her cos
tune, for when taking lessons a girl
usually dispenses with a skirt in order to
have more freedom for her strokes and to
allow the instructor to see how she takes
them, but as soon as she is admitted to
the outdoor and regular pool class she
dons skirt, stockings, sandals and all the
other seashore bathing equipment.
The first lesson after learning how TO
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
An Ostrich Plume Curler.

T NOVEL accessory of the toilet which
IA is certain to appeal to the seaside
sojourning girl is an ebony coated
wood handled and nickel plate bladed
hand device for the curling of wited os-
trich feathers. After shaking the droop-
ing plume over kettle of steaming water
and thoroughly drying it, six or eight
fues should be drawn lightly between the
thumb and the blade and slightly pressed
toward the curler. When all the hues
have been thus treated the feather need
only be lightly combed in order to work
out any flues that may have been too
tightly curled or am ends that have be-
come entangled.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08

N1 1ORE attractive than any that havt
been invented for many long day
and withal delightfully."- simple for a
girl to make mp herself, are the 'ew bed
room slippers fashioned from lowered OF
brocade ribbon These slippers rival II
daintiness oven the most elaborately EN-
broidered satin mules.
Nor are these newest negig6e slippers
in any way costly, aIl the materials noe
essary for their manufacture being one
pair of slipper soles such as are used III
knitted bedroom slippers, three quarters
of yard of plain colored silk or satin
ribbon. four inches in width, or the equiv
alent in silk; three-quarters of yard OF
pretty lowered or brocade ribbon, one
and a half yards of narrow silk cord and
one spool of sewing silk.
To commence with, the fleece or wool
side of the leather soles is covered with
either silk or ribbon-pink, blue, yellow,
green. mauve, white or whatever shade is
desired This is done to make the slip
per less warm, while keeping it soft and
comfortable the pretty lining incidentally
adding greatly TO Its beauty Next, III the
strip of lowered ribbon, thirteen and Il
half inches long, two tiny tucks are run
Just above the selvage at one end, this
end being then taken and bound to the
sole over the toe and extending down an
equal distance at each side. The thread
with which the tucks are run is now
drawn in almost mperceptibly to give
somewhat of shape over the toes. The
cut ends of the ribbon having been neatly
hemmed the upper part of the ribbon is
then drawn into a pretty rosette, the
thread securely fastened, and the result
is as dainty little mule as could be
Imagined. Last, the sole of the slipper
is bound all around with n piece of silk
cord the color of the silk lining. so that
any large stitches where the ribbon toe is
attached to the leather sole may be hid
den.
Just how much of the ribbon is to be
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them for herself by using old wine bottles.
To break off the neck of the bottle with a
good even line soak piece of twine in
alcohol and tie it around the bottle just
below the shoulder, then set the twine on
fire and when the fire has run around
the bottle plunge the whole thing into
cold water. The glass will break under
the twine.
A simple but attractive holder can be
made by using the straw case OF a wine
bottle, instead of rafa. This must be
securely fastened at the top with several
cords which are knotted into loop. The
straw makes very effective background
for bright colored flowers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08

r AKING care Of ones gowns and hats
in convenient and attractive way
is always something of a problem,
and it is often especially so in summer
This is true for two reasons--hrst. many
country homes do not have rs many clos
cts as one would like, and. second. the
majority of a girls dainty summer
dresses can be kept in much better order
folded than hanging un. and she is apt
to have in summer more hats to take
care Of.
A new scheme for solving this qucs-
tion, and Il most satisfactory one is to
have wooden racks Of different sizes 10
hold boxes, which slide in and out very
easily. These racks can be bought in
some of the New York shops all fitted
out 18th boxes or a girl can have them
made by any carpenter. They have an
upright post of wood ut each corner, and
strips of wood holding the uprights to-
gether. on which the boxes slide. The
whole thing is painted with white en-
amel paint.
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gathered in in the tucks at the end of
the shoe and just how wide the ribbon
must be left over the instep before being
caught into the rosrttr must depend upon
the wearer but the slipper will he found
far easier To tit than expected.
Already there are numerous different
variations in color and materials to be
seen in these ncgligee slippers. Some
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kind will make the fat seem TO melt Wis
IDLY. and II will not return MS soon rs she
abanIons the water sport for more con
vcntional pleasures in town. 1t may he
that the flesh is hardened by the exercise
and does not soon soften mp, but what
ever the explanation may be ii is a positive
fact that swimming is one Of the quickest
and most satisfactory reducers known.
Not many young girls need to worry
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Dainty Ribbon Slippers for the Boudoir

times the model is carried out all in one
shade, or, again, the fowered silk is used
for lining as we'll as for the small front
piece which forms the slipper. To give a
firm foundation the ribbon toe may be
lined with fairly heavy satin, or, again,
lace may be placed over plain colored
ribbon this last being exceptionally
pretty in effect.
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Not a Swimmer, but a Surf Bather

" WINNING is more than a snowy
accomplishment which permits
young girls to play the part OF
J graceful sea nymphs. 1t is thor
oughly practical exercise and one
which improves the physical con-
dition perhaps more than any other sport,
while it has few equals in the degree Of
enjoyment to the swimmer.
Learning to swim is easy if the art is
acquired in the proper manner. Many
girls think that they can get the stroke
sufficiently well by trying it in an anna
teurish way at the seashOre or in some
swimming pool. They depend on the as
sistance of friend to hold thom up in the
water and. thus buoyed, they attempt the
strokes as they imagine they should be
made, or as they are told to make them.
While this is better than not learning at
all, it is by no means as satisfactory as
taking a few lessons from a professional
and thus acquiring a thorough under
standing of the various strokes and how
to make them rhythmically.
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locks at the back of the neck little bit
damp.
There is trick in adjusting the
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nothing else will impart in the same de
gree. Outside Of the enjoyment of being
in the water and the eXhilaration of the
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keep up in the wafer usually includes the
breast stroke. and while this has less
speed in il than the side stroke, it is one
of the most attractive for young women.
1t is easy. graceful and an excellent exer-
else because it develops both sides Of
the body equally. There are few chest
exercises of greater benefit than the
breast stroke. The arms are first eX-
tended. fingers touching. straight out in
front over the head, a position which
gives wonderful expansion 10 the lungs
Then as the arms are brought around to
the sides and finally doubled and thrust
forward again every muscle in the upper
part of the body is brought into play.
GIRLS who swim feel that there is no
| away of loosening mp the joints as in
taking this particular stroke. 1t
makes them supple and graceful while it
gives an added self-confdence which
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Breast Stroke

wonderful help in this accomplishment
and viii keep the head clear of the water
although it will not keep the body ahoat
There are different floating positions
with the feet apart and the arms ont
stretched mt right angles to the body
with the arms doubled under the head
aud with the body apparently standing
straight up in the water and the head
thrown back. so that only the head is
visible. This is an unusual style of float
ing and quite difficult to maintain with
out the assistance of the rubber bathing
cap.
THE overhead stroke. which hurlcS
the head under thc water and brings
only one arm out while the other is
submerged and propels the swimmer for
ward. is one of the swiftest strokes
known. 1t is seldom mastered 10y girls
and even those who do learn it from their
brothers or boy friends rarely try it ex-
cept on occasional long distance swims
The exercise is quick and eXhlaratirE
yet few girls like keeping the head sub
merged. II is quite possible. however, tc
swim this stroke for some time without
drenchng tine hair entirely. In fact, girls
have been known Ia practise this OYER
head stroke half an hour NJ n time, with
of course, few pauscs for rest, and then
to emerge from the water with only the
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-11-04

movInu pictures every night at the
LYRIC.
Joe Amberg has been quite sick.
but is able to be up again.
II Its In the ,rocery line. we have
it.-C. II. Moore. Prone No.4.
Robert Islcr. now of Paducah. was
the guest of his parents in this city
Sunday and Monday
w. V. williams and Miss Minnie
May Evans. Of Clinton. were married
in Union City last week.
Best Clear Heart Cypress Shingles
$3.50 a thousand.-Ystes q Kirk
Single Co., Hickman, Ky.
We handle the celebrated Sanspa.
riel Flour. and guarantee every sack
OF t.-Bettersworth a Prather.
Where did you get that new suit ?
Why. that's my last winters suit
Schmidt. the Tailor, cleaned Il up.
Cards are out announcing the APP
preaching nuptials of Miss nellie Alex.
ander and J. T.. Fall, of Fulton. The
wedding will take place Wednesday
evening. November 10th
Charley Robinson, who cut the
throat Of Charley Norris at Dyers.
burg while drunk a few weeks ago.
was promptly tried and convicted of
first degree murder in spite OF the
fact that he belongs to zone OF the
best families"
Important changes I'm the present
school laws Of Kentucky are to be
presented TO the Legislature at its
next session. The new bill was pre-
pared by the Kentucky Educational
Commission and while the bill has
not been completed a rough draft of
it has been made. The bill replaces
the present State Board Of Education
and provides for general supervision
of finances and the preparation Of ex.
animation questions. The State Sup.
erintendent of Public Instruction is
given much larger powers. As to the
county superintendent the bin will
provide that they must devote their
whole time to the duties of their Of
flee and their salaries are to be
increased.
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BROWNSVILLE ITEMS.

DR.. j. b. Moody. Of Martin. will
preach at Brownsville Baptist church
Sunday morning at II o'clock Ey
erybody invited.
Mrs. w. c. Glidewell has returned
from a visit to relatives at Dyersburg
J. +. Glidewell is deer-hunting In
Arkansas this week
Chas. Rudder and wife. OF Hickman
visited in Brownsville Sunday.
Services Saturday at II O'Clock a.
m. at Brownsville Baptist church.
All the members are requested TO be
present.
B. ID. Langford is building a nice
little residence on his farm in this
vicinity.
Ennis Williams, OF Walnut Log,
visited Elyis Williams this week.
ID. ID. Langford and wife visited
relatives here Sunday.