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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-30
SOCIAL AMENITIES 70
THE SCHOOL GIRL

offend your listener, besides being unkind
to the absent one. Possibly the girl you
are discussing may have offensive faults
and failings, but even if they are fagrant
good breeding demands that you ignore
them as much as possible and that you
never call the attention of others to them.
All the rules athat govern propriety
should be adhered to in the little, as well
as the big things of social intercourse,
and in the former class may be put the
tendency of some to audibly critlcise the
food at the table, both at home and III the
houses of others. This is shocking man.
ncrs for which there is no excuse. vi
course at home one expects to have things
as much as possible to ones taste, but
when they are not so the courteous thing
is to overlook the deficiencies while the
meal is in progress and either hope for
better things another time or mention the
matter to your mother or whoever Keeps
your house when you are alone with her.
Sometimes a whole family will be upset
over meal by the adverse criticism OF
one of the members regarding one OF the
yiands which Is not just what It should
be. The cereal, for instance. may be
slightly scorched, so slightly that 1t VIII
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not be noticed probably unless attention
be called to it, and all will eat it with
their customary pleasure. But let some
one ut the table say, Doesn't this cereal
taste queer? What do you suppose is the
matter with it?'' and Immediately the
family gets suspicious tastes in a gingerly
fashion and frequently concludes it is not
fit to eat.
The well bred, tactful thing is to keep
still in such a case. Etiquette requires
that one be as polite in ones home as in
the homes of others, and it seems supertlu-
Gus to suggest that it would be most rep
rehensible to criticise food when one is
IA guest. No greater license is admis-
sible at hotel table than at n pri-
vate one when your role is that of guest.
You may possibly not like the cooking,
but YOU should eat without comment what
is ordered, and with as much show of in
terest as possible. Your hostess. of cours.
is not responsible for the food in the sai
way that she is in her home, but She
responsible for the selection, ana yC
should pay her the compliment of seeminl
TO be pleased This is part of your dut
as guest quite as much as to make YOU
self agreeable conversationally.
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teaching than it is of other things Teach
grace and freedom of movement and you
reap grace and freedom. Teach the at
tlinment of strength by merely mechani-
cal means and you will gain strength at
the expense of grace. Continuous teach
ing of one principle whatever it may be,
whether the idea of bodily control. or of
grace and poise combined. will tell even
tually. 1t sinks into the subconscious and
develops in the same ratio in which the
seed has been planted.
Il teach grace, and the poise of body
and strength of muscles come of their own
accord. Dancing combines all of these
elements. To aim at beauty and grace of
manner tends to beautify the mind.
Dancing is also a relief for pent up feel
ing, and because of this is a relaxation
equal to nothing else. have seen won
derful results among my pupils after they
have taken a course in dancing. Girls
who were self-conscious became easy
and assured in manner, those who were
awkward graceful and 1.-the. Others who
at this season are usually affected with
spring lassitude are now out golfng, and
others formerly under the care of ply
sicians full of gay spirits and anima-
ton.
For poise, balance and quiet grace
there is nothing to equal the minuet, and
for grace and freedom of manner nothing
is more admirable than the various Rus
sian dances, in which the steps of the
polka, Inazurka and polonaise figure
prominently. The Russian calp dance is
well liked, and among other national
dances the tarantelle, the Spanish fam
6ango, the hop mo amka, a Swedish fa-
yorite; the Danish ring dance, the tantli,
a form of the schottische, and the French
pavane very like the lninuet; as well as
the la volta, of Provence, very similar to
the American waltz.
Dancing gives free play to the lungs,
hrightens the mind, gives self-confdence
and exercises the limbs under disciplinary
supervision, and, above all, keeps wom-
an young. The American girl takes to
dancing as a duck to water. and these
traits are all telling percepibly upon her
health and bearing"
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TT METHYSTS decorate many of the
Ia belt fastenings worn by schoolgirls
A stunning pair of clasps in oxidlzed
silver is set with a large centre amethyst
and four smaller side stones. Another has
pierced dull metal background, to which
is applied, in fancy design, a 1iligree wire
decoration, into which is set large anne
thyst, and third represents dragon Fly
in green gilt with amethysts for centre
and an deliberately wrought yellow gilt
rim.
Both green and rose gold, as well as
French and silver tints in metals, cut to
represent acorns and birds heads, are
employed as a setting for facet cut anne
thyst centres, while the various popular
compositions are made up in ring belt
clasps set closely with chip amethysts IN
termingled with rhinestone or baroque
pearls.
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all. it is the minuet that will be brought
once more to the fore and presented with
the same al fresco background that
characterized the production of Shake
speare's "As You Like 1t" of recent sum
mers.
IN New York the craze for dancing is
at its height All through the winter
classes of young society girls have
pirouetted and curtsied, polka-ed and
mazurka-ed as they learned the steps
and movements of the old time dances,
with the result that at the end Of the
season they have come out as fresh and
blithe as if they had not INDUCED in
winters dissipation. Now they are still
in training for the summer season.
There is evident in their gait the value
of this training, for there is a graceful
tilt to their bodies as they swing down
the street, every muscle co-ordinating
that is positively refreshing, Moreover
it has given a degree of self-conhdence
which is one of the strongest arguments
in its favor, besides a freedom of ex-
preston quite in contrast to the manner
of the calisthenic student.
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1NNJJMERABLE USES FOR OLD RIBBONS

At one end of the ribbon boxed and
tufted square cushion for ordinary pins of
various colors should be attached, while
the remainder of the strip, which is llned
with cotton wadded fine flannel, holds
safety, collar, belt and veil pins.
Ribbons in rose, green, mauYe and yell
low standings are especially valuable for
luncheon and tea table decorations. The
various lengths may be arranged in fancy
bows and streamers matching the tints of
the china and the candelabra shades.
Gold and silver tinsel ribbons, which are
of the lightest possible texture and ttexi-
bility. are charming for table decorations,
as they accord perfectly with china of any
color and are relief to pure white porce-
lain and glass services
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AMETHYST Belt BuckleS---LateSt Fad

Because realistic beetle forms in girls
jewelry are now fashionable the scarab
is extensively employed for belt clasps.
In these the large sized insect, done in
amethysts, enamel or silver gilt, occupies
the central part of the ornament WhHe
the gilt is Of rose, maize or verde gold mn
ish, the scarab usually has stone or
enamel body, over which is folded metal
wings. The insect perches upon metal
frame of antique design, which some
times is set with chip amethysts.
The transparent violet stones ornament
the four points at either end of an emil
nently practical two piece belt buckle
which is composed of semi-loopknot III
silver or gold plated metal. One of these
pieces firmly interlocks with the other by
merely inserting the solid under piece be-
meath the loop of the upper one.
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printed in an original manner Stimulating
hand painting. The case, measuring eight
by twelve inches, has two large pockets
fashioned in the leather lining beneath
the cover. The lower portion is devoted
to a capacious stationary compartment
and the cover, consisting of blotter
equipped blotting pad, has a year cal
endar on its reverse side.
Other compartments are for pens,
stamps and a spring hinged covered glass
ink bottle encased IN Il nickel plated
metal well. 10 accompany these compact
travelling portfolios are paper cutters
Stimulating Japanese hand carved minia-
ture swords, mother-of-pearl representa-
tions of the old fashioned white quill pens
and clever limitations of cuttings from
ivory tusks with the brown unfinished
ivory on the back. These latter paper
cutters have owls, lizards or flowers on
the handle ends.
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GIRLS who like TO do fancy WORK
Ishould make a practice of removing
ribbons from discarded frocks ana
hats,-as such trimmings may be fresnened
with very little trouble and utilized IN III
ways. From the various
widths of messaline, MORE, plain or tiig-
ured taffeta, pongee, satin or velvet RIB
ron may be contrived opera glass, vanity,
ridge and hand bags, as well as garment
myers, dressing table spreads, box Gov
-. photograph frames and pin cushions,
# 10 mention host of smaller fancy
rticles. ~
one yard of six inch wide ribbon will
nake useful small compass pin roll for
Ill kinds of pins needed in the wardrobe.
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Rrought Her own Potatoes.

nv YOUNG German girl who has re-
IN Gently come to live with relatives in
America, amused them exceedingly
by bringing with her a large box full of
potatoes, because she is particularly par
tial to them, and was told that in this
country we had only the variety known as
of all. AS her potatoes sprouted on the
journey. showing a decided inclination 10
Convert themselves into hourishing vines
abe was greatly comforted to lind her rela-
lives could supply the deficiency. This
herman girl is astonished that though we
seem 10 value the potato we do not, as Is
the case in her country, erect statues 10
sir Walter Raleigh, who introduced the
niant into Europe.
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land there has been great revival of
the old Morris dances and games, which
were supposed to be dying out. Miss
Margaret Hughes, young woman of
philanthropic bent, conceived the idea of
teaching the old time steps and games to
the children of London. From old books
and prints in the British Museum and
from visits to remote country villages
she selected details of the dances on the
green" and has reinstated them in their
former places.
1t is this out of door dancing which
will be a feature in the various summer re-
sorts this summer, and, most important OF
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Portable Desk Sets for Vacations

~ ORTABLE desk sets for the college
u girls vacation trip include twelve
pieces, composed chiefly of English
leather, suede or seal. The fifteen by
twenty inch blotter pad has brass corner
pieces that are attached by screws, and
upon this may be arranged, according to
fancy, a hinge covered note pad, with
combined pen rack, letter opener, pen
cleaner, double ink well, celluloid leaved
perpetual calendar, wax seal, letter rack,
paper weight, large tray for pens, pins or
clips, hand blotter and a postage stamp
box. All these pieces are of stiffened
leather and are finished in antique brass,
dull silver, nickel or gun metal.
Rather more compact and easily packed
than are the desk sets are the writing
case or stationery portfolios of leather
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The Evening Hood.

IN spite of the approach of warm
weather there will be no abatement Of
the popularity of the evening hood,
which is an ideal head covering for girls
for they admirably keep the hair from
flying about in motor cars to parties. 10
be both utilitarian and picturesque is rec
ommendation enough for any article of
apparel, and the hoods have this merit,
blowing, while affording a most charm
ing frame for the youthful face. Made
of dainty null and delicate lace, the
summer ones will be particularly fetch
ing
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of reading can take the puzzles to their
seats OF compartments and enjoy to the
full the excitement of working them out.
As many young people do not like to read
when travelling the picture puzzles come
as a boon, and their success toward re-
heving the tedium of journey should
make the idea Widespread
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and taught in the Royal School of
Dancing at st. Petersburg is sponsor Tor
much of the success attributed to it. All
the season through he has had classes of
society girls who thought nothing of pay
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-30
AWE all know that true politeness
N/ means to

w 'do and say
The kindest thing In the .kindest way.
But are we always practising it? Yet
if we form the habit of doing kind things
we will be apt to have a way of saying
them as well, for one is the natural Sc
quence of the other.
Sometimes girls who have quick tongues
are prone TO use them in throwing out
sarcastic remarks or retorts which they
believe call forth admiration as clear in
dication of cleyerness. But while some
of their remarks may be bright enough
TO evoke a smile from group of listeners.
such caustic speech invariably hurts the
person at whom it is aimed. This is GER
tainly not good manners. and no girl wLo
wishes to be n favorite can afford to get
a reputation for saying sarcastic things:
The habit of being overcritical is quite
as bad form as the tendency to sarcasm
Do try very hard not to criticise your
Young friends behind their backs, and
above all never commit the offence Of
making unpleasant remarks about some
one who is a particular friend of the per-
son TO whom you are talking, Every one
Of proper spirit resents this. and you
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1t is to the Russian dancing that much
of this credit is due, for of all the forms
of dancing taught by far the most pop
ular is the Russian, and a certain young
instructor who for eight years studied
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p;c+,,re Puzzles for the Cars.

~. n enterprising railroad which prides
~ itself on its up to date service has
Z = added picture puzzles to its already
popular library, and persons who tire
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ing him $40 a lesson, and more II the
latter was given in the pupils home.
Many of his students have been the star
performers at society functions and their
dancing has been remarked for its Won
derful verve and power.
Historically" he says, PRUSSIA did as
much if not more for dancing than any
other country for while in the early days
of Rome all cultured persons practised
the art of dancing and a dancing master
was a member of every patrician house
hold, yet in Russia the dance is of very
ancient Slavonic origin and was fad
with many reigning monarchs and en-
presses. Catherine H. was so fond OF
the ballet that she commanded beautiful
dances. operas and pantomlmes to De
given before her and the Empress Eliza
beth was herself an accomplished dancer.
although it is to France that most
nersons look to see the minuet performed
most perfectly, yet it has been stated that
il was danced to the greatest perfection
in Russian court circles. Some persons
think that Russian dancing is very ener-
getic and while to a certain extent 1t IS,
on the other hand the conditions of life
in that country have for so long been
oppressive that the more forceful dances
are mixed with gay measures which form
happy combination.
COR this reason L have revived
the minuet, for no other dance
gives a woman fner bearing OF
a more charming carriage than this
which has truly been called the Queen
of Dances. Its graceful, gliding steps, its
many curtsies, it's dignifed, novel and
graceful movements are and always have
been deservedly popular, and the control
of the muscles which it teaches is by nc
means the least valuable feature from
physical viewpoint.
81 have always contended that the old
idea of teaching calisthenics for strength
was wholly wrong. To build up graceful
bodies you must train in graceful meas
ures. In dancing every muscle is ex-
ercised and yet every movement is grace
personifed.
Whatsoever a man soweth that snail
he also reap is no more true of scriptural
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
CONTEST NOTICE
Department " the Interior, T.. :. Land
Office. Tucumcari.N n. NJ.
MnN 10 lnMn

Department Of the Interior, 4. :. Land
Office. Tucumcari.N y. NJ.
May ~, 1903.
\ sufficient contest affidavit having
been dlcd in this office by Lewis
Wiuaus, contestant against Home
stead Entry. NJ. 1854, made June 3,
zoos, for So SWi,, Mel, SWh, See.
% Twp I'm Range 33E. MA NV .,
Sec. ). Twp ION, OF Range 33E, Y.
VI Principal Meridian. by Filomcno
flnfcy. cuutrstcc, IN which II IL al
legged that said cuttyman wholly aban
doucd said tract of land for more than
six months prior to Jun" .. luON, aud
that he has not appeared upon the
lnnd since. aud that said land is now
In it, original wild state. Aud that
his alleged absence from said land was
not due To Military service IN time
of war Now therefore. said parties
are hereby notified Ia appear. respond
and Offer evidence touching said al
legation at ~ o'cluck n. III. on July
10. 1909. before the Register aud Re
criver ~ the United States Land Of
hcc IN 1ucumcJri. y. NJ.
The said contestant having in u
proper affidavit. flcl MAY No.. 1909, set
forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service IT this
can not be made. u il hereby ordered
aud directed that such notice hc Civ
IN by hue aud proper publication.
Cont. 22ii x, A. Prentice. Register.
> lj.jt y. V. Gallcgo~, Receiver.
j. T.. Freeman Atty. for contestant.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15

tanning a reprint from the Saturday
Evening Post, Philadelphia, OF
two articles from the pen OF Elmer.
son Hough. In them the wri,'t
tells OF The Bonnet oi Wilhel.
nina Louise, and What it Means"
and OF MY Lady's Furs-Wha
They Cost" two subjects OF vital
interest to many OF our readers.
These stories, written in a iasci-
mating STYLE vet telling OF crueltles
little realized, are accompanied by
illustrations that speak even more
effectively than words. The
Greenwich Society, recently or.
gained, is to he congratulated Tor
It's activity an example that many
OF the older societies in larger
towns might follow with profit.
Last October all the schools OF
Greenwich were organized into
Bands OF Mercy.
1t is most pleasing to see that a
periodical OF the popularity OF the
Saturday Evening Post is taking
up the anti.cruelty crusade. It's
able editor, George Horace Lor-
mer, is a son OF a former well.
known Boston clergyman. II was
our privilege to he associated with
him on the staff OF the same Boston
newspaper, in the DAYS before he
became widely known as the author
oi the famous - Letters. Dumb
Animals.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15

OF all the brute friends OF man
the horse is certainly by far the
most useful and the most valuable
to him. In these latter days he
earns the living Tor his
master, his masters family and
himself; usually works six DAYS a
week and hauls the family around
on the seventh, accepts the poor
est shelter OF one at all, takes
what food his master allows him
uncomplainingly, is always ready
to do his best at any task to which
he is assigned and through thick
and thin, bad luck or good, veal
or woe, is the reliable faithful. ri.
h, lent and optimistic friend OF his
master, his family and his interests.
In peace the horse tolls tor man
in many ways; in var he suffers
and dies Tor him. In disaster he
carries his master out OF dangcr,ln
victory he bears him proudly IN the
triumphal march. He shares his
SORROWS and his poverty in tull aud
gets little share IN his prosperity.
Though he would ENJOY est aud
regeneration IN the green fields, he
contentedly tolls and struggles at
his task on thu bare roads between
them. Blows he receives patient.
" from the hands OF his taskmas-
ter, nor resrnts them except when
long continued, and sometimes not
even then. Worn and weary he
drags out his lite day in aud day
out, whether he is m~ortally III or
weakened tor loss OF rest, sleep or
lack OF food. lie coins his lite
blood for his master, every heart
heat is tor his masters welfare, AMI
he is truer To nan than man Is to
himself. In war, IN peacs, IN sor-
SOW, IN loy, IN wealth, IN poverty
the horse, the nobility OF the ant
NAL race, is the closest, most val
liable, most noble, most intelligent
friend OF man. His name is ben
evidence. Ii is a singing dis.
grace to human nature that there
must be humane societies to teach
some men. TO compel others and to
remind almost all that they must
be kind to this noble friend. IL is
a shame that in bad wssther the
horse is neglected, unied. unshel-
t. red from the storm, lett TO THIRST
intensely, ridden 70 exhaustion
and treated as inanimate, vet such
is the case. He is buggy ridden,
sleigh ridden, worked to death.
Let those who deal with the
horse he careful OF the comfort OF
the faithful friend OF man. Let
those OF humane instinct aid the
humane society in its efforts to
prevent abuse OF an agent through
whose efforts is due almost as
much OF the wealth, comfort, con.
v~,nience, civilization and progress
oi man as to any other agency Of
which he avsils himself Beverly
Mass Times.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
Bullfisktins Unpopular

Queen Victoria OF Spain, sue
cesSiul in her efforts to have the
once popular military custom OF
duelling placed under the ban, now
purposes to have the harharous
sport OF hu~llhghting stopped.
Horrihed by the scenes Of the
iavorite national diversion. she has
declared her determination to end
the cruel sport.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15

With this promised reform comes
the news that Andres Osuna. Di.
rec or OF Public Education. has
~ I'd the state government OF Goa.
IN, a, Mexico, to- enact an order
prohibiting school teachers aud
children from attending bullhghts.
Senior Osuna believes that witness.
ing such exhibitions as bullhghung
tends to harden the minds of stu
dents and make them unfit tor citi.
zenship.
The hull ring, contends Senior
Osuna, has been responsible tor
the decline OF Spain as a world
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
M LADY's HAT AND FuRs.

We have received from the
Greenwich Conn. Society tor
Animal Protection an attractive
brochure OF thirty-slx pages, con.