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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
Woman Future President?
BY w. D. HOWELLS.

K TO WELL-ADvIsED fishd of votes for women need be annoyed by
~ grotesque images, in their minds eye of a female commander of the
army and navy AS long as We must have a army and navy, their COM
nand n their operation can De- as easily provided for is IN those free mon
arches where the regnng prince, though she wears all kinds Of military md
naval uniforms, does not if his subjects can help it 0nd they always d), take
part in battle any more than the most delicate young OF old lady in his do
rinfons With a woman president flor whom we shall duly invent a style less
awkward than presdentess or presdenine) we shall be at n 10 greater disad-
vantage With the humorsts than Grea Britain, say, or he French republic has
always been in the omission of the prince or the president to head his soldiers
In the field or sail his ships O. the sea in time of "a
Wonanis manifest unftness fors such duty, say thu writer in aarpers Mag
aMne for August, is therefore nreasonaby the cause of wit in thoe averset to
herp political equality with men who 20 more perform it than she would. It Is
indeed tbs genius of republics o sever the civil from the actual military prinacy
a IS far Us may be-. II our w administrations the secretaries of war ad of The
nav VIC could personally conduct our Ian or water forces have been almost
as few az tbs Presidents who could do So But it wasnot woman's military dis
ability which perpiexed that elect intelligence so much as he apprehension that
a woman president could not be safely trusted with the civic over which she
YOU not hav the health oil strength to use. and which she would break down
under. This. would be to such confusion and disadvantage Of public affairs az
a not to be thought Of The point seemed to us Sc we'll taken that we It
nice wished to give it considerations; but we turned to- with heightened rather
han abated faith In the ause OF vOes for For if tn citizens who are
10 be- and soon to be, start with this generous anxiety it is proof of their ae-
quacyt to the rights and duties they claim, and another of ther reasons which
their friend have advanced against the sophisms of their enemies.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
Yankee Girl Wouldn't Tolerate
Jap Sisters 'Courtship School,

This is one of the things every cir
should know without being taught
that should come to her as a birthright.
IL is all right to teach girls how to sew
and cook and bake and wash dishes.
These are all subjects which improve
with the teaching.
But what is to become of the spon-
taneity, the thrill, the e-lusiveness, the
unexpectedness Of love, all of which
constitute it's chief charm, If it, or
courtship. which is nothing o than
its visible manifestation. should be
dragged into the laboratory and viewed
under the magnifying glass and treat
ed just like any other insignificant,
wriggly little germ?
The eyes of the whole world, or at
least of the feminine part OF it. will be
now centred upon Japan, for every
body is wondering nov the course will
be carried out. So far no hint of this
has been given beyond the publication
of a few detached rules to be followed
by japanese girls who are in love or
likely TO fall in love in the near future,
such as: THE weR-bred girl will not
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
American Miss Does Not Want
Her COurtship to Be Cut.
nd=Dried Affair.

hand around her photographs to her
admirers, neither will she accent
theirs" a the writer in the Balti-
more News.
From the fact that these rules have
been formulated some persons have
concluded that the japanese school au-
thorities are contemplating lectures on
courtship from which the maids of
japan will be required to take copio,,s
notes to be used for future reference.
This may simplify matters somewhat
later on. For, when Edwin asks his
Angelina, or whatever corresponds to
Edwin and Angelina in Japan, for her
photograph. without having preceded
the request by a proposal. she may
without any embarrassment or quib-
bling to the effect that she hasn't had
her photograph taken since she was a
baby (when he knows that she has a
whole dozen, taken just last week, re-
posing in her top bureau drawer at
home), simply state that she is unable
to crafty his honorable wish, since it
is forbidden in Honorable Rule 8, Lee
ture 8. of the Honorable Book of Love.
But, while the first rule encourages
truthfulness, the second directly incul-
Gates hypocrisy, for it instructs the
girl who falls in love carefully to con-
ceal the fact. This rule also shows why
1t would be impossible for such q
curse of lectures to be delivered with
any degree of success in American
schools for girls.
In Japan, evidently. it is not cus-
tomary for girls to fall in love until
they are actually engaged, and If they
do they are regarded as u~nfortunate.
1t is the engagement, and not the
courtship, that awakens love in the
heart Of the Japanese girl, while over
here every girl who engages" is very
sure she loves before she promises to
marry.
The American girl would never con-
sent to have her courtship mapped out
for her by cut-and-dried rules; and II
educators attempted to follow some
such scheme as the Japanese have in
a~ugurated the rules would be mem
orized in the schools only to be for
gotten and broken a~fterward. The
American girl is too fond OF having
things her own way. She wants to be
wooed, and she wants her courtship to
be different from that of any other girl.
And, m%ethinks, the English girl will
protest just as much as her sister on
this side of the Atlantic. although an
English school teacher has been so i'm
pressed by the proposed japanese
course in courtship she intends to start
a similar course in her own school and
has already formulated a code of rules,
n Of which advises girls never to
let any man think you cannot 10
without him until he becomes your
husband"
And in this connection one might very
properly ask. why let any man ever
think you cannot do without him even
after he has become you husband
All of which leads one to the conclu-
sion that the person in whose brain the
idea of establishing a course in court
slip just took root never was in love
in his life. and doesn't know the very
first rudiments of what a real court
ship ought to be; also, that II the girls
in Japan need any help in the matter
of carrying ON their courtshipz. 1t was
mean to publish the fact broadcast Ill
yer the world
Htf
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
Her Sisters Wedding.

My Dear Miss Doom:
My sister is to be married at home, and
we wan the room in which the ceremony
is to be performed to look as nice as pos
sible. Please suggest the best way to ar
range it. 1t is a square room.
ANXIOUS.
When a room is square the effect is
good if a corner is selected and de-
fined by one or two tall palms. OF
course the more flowers to be had on
every side. the better. A rug just large
enough for the couple and the minister
to stand upon goes diamond wise, and
a cushion or stool of some sort should
be placed for the bridal couple to kneel
upon at the proper time. A big white
fur rug placed owe this would be very
effective.
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"A Wedding Gown, Wisely Selected,
Can Be Made Very Useful Later

dresses, soft, white silk, or sheer cotton
goods, the latter worn over aasilk slip.
Materials of this kind will clean NICE
iy and the soft silk weaves will also
dye satisfactorily, making it possible to
convert a silk dress into a street gown
when desired.
When the dress requires cleaning or
dyeing, If it is silk, it should be at
tended to before the alterations are
made.
Cleaning may be satisfactorily done
at nome. If the dress is very much
soiled it will be best to dip the whole
thing in gasoline.
10 do this procure a large stone Jar
and put sufficient gasoline in to cover
the dress, says the writer in the Phila-
delphia Press. Place over the lar a, lid
that fits tight and let it stand for one
hour.
This work must be done in the open
air away from all lights or fires as the
gasoline is very infammable and will
quickly ignite.
Alter the carmen has been in the
gasoline sufficient time, wash out, rub
Ding h whole thing between the
hands and giving particular attention
to places that are very much soiled.
1t is then placed in another jar of
clean gasoline and rinsed out at once.
II not perfectly clean the rinsing must
be repeated in fresh gasoline.
To remove the train when the skirt is
not to be recut, try it on and adjust it
carefully at the waist and over the
hips, spreading the lower edge evenly
on the floor Decide Upon the length
desired and with pins or a basting
thread mark it all around an even dis
tance from the floor.
When pins have been used a basting
thread should be run in as soon as
the dress is taken off, so that the line
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
Being up to Date"

Dear MISS doom.
l am TO give a birthday party in the
near future and would like to know whict
is "~up-to-date," to set a table or have the
fruit, cream. cake and other things passed
around. Kindly publish as soon as pos
sible. SWEET SIXTEEN.
Both methods of serving are up-to-
date enough, but the latter is prefer
able, l think. Have the table set with
a bowl of flowers in the centre and
p~rettily shaded candelabra on either
side. The cakes. sailed nuts, sand
wiches, etc, should be arranged on
this table and passed to the various
guests. You can make the table look
very pretty at little Expense Wild
ferns would make an effective decora-
ton.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
Fashions in Baby Clothes

DERHAPS the young mother may hnk that when she comes to make clothe-
for her baby she won't have to worry her head very much as to what's
the fashion OF the day, avs the Womans Home Companion. Perhaus III
thinks tat baby clothes are always the same. If she does she is a very mis-
taken little lady, for clothes for the ltlest folks show from time II time many
Of tn innovations which make the garments for grown-ups in tn nod
This is especially so thsy year Even the long dresses for Infants how the
princess ant empire Ines, and sleeves have diminished greatly in size The
vogue or hand embroidery is alsoe emphasized in baby clothes: not only is II
used OF the little dresses, but On the long cbaks and the dainty little flannel
wrappers an jacques
It goes without saying that if babys mother is the sensible little woman
that she is quite sure o be- baby will have M fHs and furbeiows on his cotbes
simplicity Is the fashion today. And baby clothes reflect the trend OF the nodes
eeneraIy speaking the distinction between babys everyday clothes and his
dresses for best wear is merely in the quality of III fabric. When bah is e-
pected to look hi hnesth his dress Is of the sheerest of namsook law Dr. Ions.
cloth, n sometimes washable cotton chinon.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
A Little Trimming and Altering
Will Make 1t Very
Serviceable.
BY ELLA STAN.

THE custom of keeping ones we'd
ding dress to hav it go down
from generation to generation is grad
ually being forgotten.
There are many ways to accoun for
this, first of which may be the want
of an attic in the modern house where
can be Kept the old cedar chest, from
which it may be taken and displayed on
special occasions.
For what girl could find pleasure in
having her grandmother's wedding
gown hanging in a modern closet? And
for that matter some of us are not for
tunate enough to possess even a special
closet in which to keep these old things,
because in this age of travel many of
us live in trunks and are not long
enough in n place to make it worth
our while to gather round us family
treasures.
Many girls realize the advisability of
planning a wedding gown that later can
be made do service for dressy occasions
and therefore arrange for the neces-
sary alterations at the time the we'd
ding dress is made, buying a few yards
of extra material in case it should be
needed. But for those who have over
looked these details, a few suggestions
as to how to go about the work of alter
ing or remodeling such a dress will be
acceptable.
AS it is impossible to know how each
gown is made, of what material it is
to be ~remodeled. the suggestions must
necessarily be of a general character.
1t is customary to employ for such
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
How to Preserve Meat


IN THIS not weather it is better to buy Is little meat a. possible M no moro
nan car be eatenn a day 1t becomes necessary, however, OCCASIONALLY to
keep meato over night Every pecauton should then be taken to preserve it
Do not let the meat stay in the paper in which it is wrapped. Nor JUS it
stand around the Kitchen for wen five minutes. Put it Immediately mo a chao
open pateu pon the ice and keep it there untlu used.
Meat that is kept in cole storage taints almost mediate on bang ~.
posed to the air.
II for n reasony our meat must be wrapped use paraHn ape rather than
ordinary roy paper such $ butchers usually employ. =
Ii yu are not certain ofth keeping qualities of meat Or poultry wash IL oY
with a cean cloth dipped in vinegar an water. =
rs" "pt'an' WIN nicken TO g yer them a soon as they are delivered
ven 'housh carefully cleaned there is usually some part left that will hasten
taintng.
"A good preservatv for meat that must be kept is to cover its s,raoa
thlcky witt black pepper. This is carefuny Grape O before cookiny rbo,oh
therem may lave been SOM slight odor this pepper treatment will overcome If
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
H MENU RECIPES.
white Mountain Cake,

One scant half cup of butter. one even
cup of sugar. Cream till light and
foamy. To one and one-half cups OF
flour add two level teaspoons baking
creamed butter and sugar put onc-hall
cup of milk alternately, a little at
a time, with the flour. Before putting
in the last OF the flour, stir extra we'll,
put in one teaspoon of vanilla and the
stiffly beaten whites of -four eggs. Mix
as little as possible to stir through. Add
the last of the flour. Bake in a moder-
ate oven.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
' ;::. HlLDWl@Ezs''4'',s; ' s'::
-BY LARGER DOON--
Canning Whole TOmotaes.
MARGERY doom

Dear Miss Doom:
Please publish plain directions for can
ming tomatoes while, and oblige,
FAITHFUL READER.
Canning Whole Tomatoes-Choose
smooth, sound tomatoes, pack them
without peeling into wide-mouthed
Jars, fill with cold water and adjust
the rubbers and lay on the tops, Place
straw or hay in the bottom of wash
boiler, place jars on this and pour in
sufficient cold water to half cover them.
Put the boiler on the fire, cover it
closely with the lid and boil steadily
for three hours. Take up the jars, see
they are filled to overfowing and screw
on covers tightly as possible. Stand
aside where the air will not strike them
to cool. When cold again screw on The
covers and keep in a dark, cool place.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
HOW TO KEEP CHEERFUL.

There are many women to
whom life is a burden by the
latter part of the day. Strength
seems to last them but for the
morning and by late afternoon
they are utterly worthless, too
done-out to look at life cheer
fully and pleasantly.
If this is your trouble, if you
find yourself getting cross, fret
full or depressed, and it is an
effort to keep up, try what a
daily afternoon rest will do for
you.
No matter if you think your
self too busy to spare the time.
If you can get fifteen minutes in
no other way, steal it from some
thing you think your bounden
duty.
Fifteen minutes rest spent in
a dark room lying flat on a
couch, with the eyes closed, is of
inestimable value in promoting
cheerful spirits and giving one
renewed strength to last through
the latter part of the day. 1t is
not necessary to sleep, though
If you can the rest will have
added value, Just lying still
eases strain on heart and nerve
and will make you a stronger,
happier woman.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
No Longer Do Girls Take Pride
in the Dress Grandma
Wore.

of marking will not be lost.
Next the facing. and any trimming
that may be at the lower edge is ripped
off and the material cut away one
half inch below the line of basting.
The extra half nch will allow for the
necessary seam and turn.
The skirt is then faced in the regu-
lar way and in all probability the fac
ing that was used before can again be
made to do service.
If the gown is of the empire or di-
r~ectoire order, it is still IN good taste,
and therefore, make the most of these
graceful lines which are always pretty
for evening frocks.
In order to impart a touch that will
bring these styles quite up-to-date, a
folded piece of material, or a plain,
straight band of trimming. four or five
inches wide, may be arranged so that
it gives to the waist the square, over
hanging effect that is o seen on
many of the new models.
Another way to change the appear
ance of the dress is to drape a piece
Of material across the front, COM
mencing below the bust al the centre
front and raising 1t to the shoulder
seams at the armholes.
A yoke may always be resorted to in
order to change the upper part of the
bodice.
AS for the sleeves, If they do not ap-
pear quite up-to-date, they can be
ripped out and recut, and with the aid
of trimming may be made over into a
new model. .
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
He Refused to Call.
naor Mice doom

Dear Miss Doom:
1 have been keeping company with a
young man for about four months, but he
has never been in my house or met my
parents. Last week 1 asked him to come
in and he said he would not unless I went
In his house first. Now, is 1t my place TO
so first? DOUBTFUL.
The young man could not have been
very anxious to call or he would not
have given such a silly reason for stay
ing away. Tell him that if he does not
care to visit you in your home you do
not want to see him at all.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
He Wants to Grow Taller.

CONSTANT READER-It would be
a good idea to write to the Rochester
institution to which you refer. I hear
that following the prescribed directions
will really enable a man to increase
his height. If you find the treatment
too why not join the local Y.
M. c.. A. and go in for athletics? If
you develop your muscles and carry
yourself well it will o matter If you
are not tall.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
Don't Let the Man Think You
Can't Do Without Him
Until He Is Yours"
BY N

{fI rs a pity hat Japan should have
to make such an admission said
the girl who prefers my Office to the
station when it comes to waiting for a
train, as she folded her paper.
What kind of an admission? p,
asked.
why, that its girls need to be taught
the first aids to courtship," she replied
pointing a disdainful finger at an ar
ticle which declared "courtship'' to be
the latest subject added to the curricu-
lum of girls secondary schools in
Japan.
Her criticism was just. Whichever
way you look at it, this innovation
seems a great pity. 1t is a pity for any
country to have to admit its girls need
to be taught the principles of courtship.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
X NEWS OF WOMEN FOR WOMEN AND THE HONE X
Pointers for the Housewife

TT YoU want only a little bread crumbs and aen not a provdent housekepe.
with a jarful ever ready. rub two stale bread crusts together over a bowl
= until enough is rubbed off. This ave the trouble Of getting out board and
rolling pin
It is said if an ordinary white pin is held between the teth while pairing
onions it will 10 away witt forced weeping
Keeping vegetables in the cooking water after they are done spons both
looks and taste. After pouring water Of return to fire fr a ninut % dry off
before dressing.
Mashed potatoes should be run through q vegetable press as 500 as boiled
After dressing they should be beaten with a fork until light.
Some housekeepers add a tiny pinch of salt to eam before whipping. They
say it hastens the work. Both cream and chun should be ice-cod before
starting In summer it is well to put them in a bowl of cracked ice while whip
ping Use egg heater rather than fork.
To test beef pres it down with thumb. If it rises quickly the meat fs good
A goo ct Of neat should be fne-grained bright rec in color with streaks
Of whftelookfng fat Unless therei is a n abundance Of fat the meat is apt to
be tough.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16

pears, strawberries and angelina root,
or use homemade preserves, carefully
drained from the syrup and cut into
dice.
Cold Water Cake-Take three
two cups of white sugar, one cup Of
cold water, three cups of -four. three
t~easpoonfuls baking powder and add
any flavor. This gives four nice pans
OF cake.
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Observation-Disclosures

Stewed prunes
Shredded wheat with cream
Fried tomatoes Waffies
Coffee.
LUNCHEON
Potato cakes
Fried eggplant Beet salad
Graham bread Pickles
Jam Cookies Tea.
DINNER
Beef soup
Broiled steak Baked potatoes
Peas Tomatoes
Cucumber and onion salad
Fruit Cake Coffee.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
! ICE CREAM AND WATER CAKE

For Tutti Frutti Ice-Cream-Flayor
with two tablespoonfuls of maraschino
wine. Sicily or Madeira wine. When
partly frozen add one pound of French
OF cherries, piums, apricots, pineapples,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
Beet salad.

One quart of boiled beets chopped,
one quar- raw cabbage, cup of horse
radish, one small teaspoon pepper, one
salt, two cups brown sugar.
Cover the whole with vinegar.
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charming models are sketched above.
One is a pretty Coat dress in the
Moyen age style, of pink linen,
with collar and sash of black
messaline. The hat is black, with
pink wings, and the parasol is
also. black. Full of graceful lines
is the second model, Of green s%hantung,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
! Favorite OH Poems Of Famous Poets :
Columbus.
BY JOAQUIN MILLER.
Born lS4l.
Is Alive.

@A {. l. "
Behind him La the great Azores For God from these dread seas i
Behind the Gates of Hercules, gone ~-
|Bdoreh him not the ghost Of shores, Now speak, brave Admiral speak and
Before him only shoreess seas, say"
The God Mate aid: Nov We must HI said. "Sau oi Sail mi, A,a
pray on" -r
For 10. the veys stars are gone,
Brave Adnniral. sneak. what shall II They sailed. They sailed Then spake
say?' = the Mate: @
"Why, say 'sair on! Sail oni And This la sea shows his teeth to-
1onn" yZ@. . night
He curls hsE lip, he lies in watt A
My men grew mutnous day by day; With fitted teeth a if to be,
My men grew CHASTITY wan ad weak Brave Admiral say III IN goo word:
The stout Mate thought of home: a What shall W re do when hope is
spray gomez"
OF soft wave washed his swarthy The words leapt like a leaping sword:
cheek. Sail on! Sail onlS Sail on And on"
What shall 1 say brave Admiral say,
If we sight naught but cas- at dawn" Then pale worn,h ne kept his deck.
"Why you shall say a break OF day., IN peered through darkness. All,
Sail oni Sail om And onr" that night,
OF all dark nghtt And then a speck-
They sailed an sailed, al winds A light! A light! A light 4 dpbt,
might blow, lit grew, a starnt nag unfunedi
Until at last the banched Mate said: 1t grew to b Times bursto of dawn.
why. 0 Tot even God would know He gained a world: he cav that
should I n all m men fall dead. world
a1esev very winds forget their wa. Its erandest iesson><sncnt sanaonsy