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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
THE OLD FASHIONED MOTHER.
Neither FoTlies of Fashion Nor Social
Doings Worry Her.

THERE aren't as many old fash
toned mothers nowadays, just as
there aren't as many middle aged wo-
men, Our mothers are very dear, no
doubt, and very pretty and lovable.
And of course they are tremendously
fond of their children, and their chill
dren are tremendously fond of them
But somehow or other many of them
aren't like those gentle mothers of yes
terday And it is only once in awhile
that we meet one of the real old fash
toned kind.
She is not at all interested in what
is ~'being worm this old fashioned
mother. and she has a serene disre-
gard for what people say" She
strong, wholesome life for her family
and not to care at all whether clothes
and persons and ideas are fashion
able" or not. She never messages her
face to keep the wrinkles away or has
her hair marcelled or chooses corsets
that will give her youthful lines"
And yet, if she ever chances to be
among any of these ultra modern wo-
men who refuse to be middle aged, 1t
is the old fashioned mother who is in
deed the most distinguished looking of
them all
Although she has never won prize
at a bridge tournament or driven a
four-in- hand at the horse show or en-
tertained in her box during the opera
season, her life has been by no means
dull nor uneventful. The children
have always required a great deal of
care, and there have been some stormy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
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trimmed the bodice and sleeves, which,
together with the guimpe, were of all
over white lace.
In connection with sleeves let me tell
you about a little idea which revealed
itself to me in the dressing room of a
fashionable New York woman. L was
looking at some of her new gowns
created for the seasons social cam
paign, and on several of the long
sleeves of net and cobwebby lace that
played such an important role in the
reportory I noticed that these sleeves
were invisibly fastened with the TIM
est hooks and thread eyes from elbow
to wrist, thus fitting the arm like
second skin. The effect was exceed
ingly attractive. The upper part of
the sleeve was also sufficiently tight,
but without the hooks to which have
just alluded it would have been abso-
lutely impossible for the lower part to
fit the arm as it did. 1 recommend this
idea for every one who goes in for the
skin tight arm covering.
1 don't know why, but arm covering
inclines me to discuss the new stock
ings. which this summer are extremely
noisy They are here in every con-
ceivable color and in unheard of har-
monies. There are others that never
could be taught the laws of harmony.
They are ragtime revels in shades and
designs. If you are so inclined you
cannot only make your pedal extrerni-
ties resemble the famous BARRIERS pole,
but you may give them an excellent
imitation of the zebra on parade in
natural shade. Then in sports there is
the checkerboard pattern, a design
reaching halfway up to the ankle in
lifelike your move next" squares of
black and white or in squares of yell
low, red and green. Dots! Certainly,
they are to be found ranging in size
from the invisible variety to the coin
spots. Then. queerest of all. is the di-
rectoire stocking in the modish colors,
with lacings at the side of the leg, in
black finished with bows and tassels.
Although it is the rule that shoes
and stockings shall match, there are
many cases where they do nothing but
clash in the most CHASTITY fashion For
instance, women are wearing yellow
| stockings with black shoes, peach COL
ored hose with gowns that tone, and
| gray shoes and cardinal stockings
with black dresses and shoes. and with
a striped costume one can don mixed
hosiery of every shade and in different
widths Not content with a dozen or
more stocking supporters, the garter
has made its temperance this sum-
mer in more gorgeous forms than ever.
| The brides garter is a thing of real
worth trimmed as it is with fall of
priceless lace caught at one side with
a spray of orange blossoms and dia-
/ mond or jeweled buckle of some sort
Yes, milady from the tip OF her pretty
| toe to the crown of her fascinating
4 head is an expensive piece of luxury
this season of grace. But she is SO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
Wells sndNets
FOR
The Dustu Roads
Goats For the Car Most I'm
portant of All.

another one of silk for warm weather.
For the heavier one this year she
will undoubtedly choose In the black
and white checks which are so popu-
lar. Let no one imagine that these
wraps are simply made on the raglan
order. No. indeed; they are most elab-
orately trimmed with braid, gilt but
tons and a touch of color on the cuffs
and collar. The new shade of blue is
perhaps the most popular to combine
with a black and white check. have
seen coats piped with 1t on every
seam, with patch pockets, collars ana
cuffs of it, and the entire lining also OF
the same shade. When this is COM
bined with a Charlotte Corday shape
of rough straw, around which In
shirred veil of the same color, the
effect is ultra smart.
Material of Wraps.
Pongee this year is more fashionable
than ever. but all the wraps are made
with Innings. This Is a good thing, for
it takes away the "slimsy" effect. The
newest thing is the lining of polka
dotted or corn spotted foulard in
royal blue and white. The illustration
gives you a very good idea Of that.
Old rose is also used great deal. but
reseda green seems fitted by nature to
harmonic with the ecru tones. Coats
trimmed with this usually have 1t In
Persian trimming on the collars and
cuffs, and that is matched to plain
surah lining
AS 20 buttons, etc, the newest are
of passementerie and appear not only
down the front, but wherever they can
be placed The gown of the five hun
dred buttons Is certainly duplicated In
coats / wish / were a button manu-
facturer this year-that's all.
The other two coats illustrated are
of blue mohair trimmed with white
and gold braid and of waterproof satin
in steel gray shade.
The hat which goes with the mohair
costume is of bengaline silk in the
same shade of blue as the coat The
veil also matches. The relieving note
to this costume is found in the white
collar and the band on the cuffs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
A FULL cooKY CROCK.

U UST as soon as school is out every
~ mother knows the inevitable
query, what can have to eat?"
If the coozy jar is full, that all i'm
portant question is soon disposed of.
Here are a couple of cooky recipes
that may be found helpful in such
cases.
Ginger Snaps.-One tin of Orleans
molasses, one cup of lard or butter,
one cup of sugar, one heaping table
spoon of ginger, one heaping table
spoon of soda dissolved in a cup of
hot coffee, flour enough to make a
stiff dough.
Chocolate Cookies.-Four eggs, one
cup of butter. one cup of sugar, three
cups of flour, three squares of I'M
sweetened chocolate, one-half teaspoon
of vanilla favoring. Roll very thin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
Smart Wear
FOR
Women Who Motor
Dainty Attire For the Inn by
the Roadway.
. HE fair automobilist of the
present is as daintily gowned
as If she were taking her aft


as If she were taking her aft
n ernoon drive in a victoria
Only very new" motorists affect the
hideous, hair trimmed goggles, rubber
caps and mud colored leather coats.
After they have had a machine six
months or so they know better and re-
fuse to make spectacles of themselves.
In the summer time the smart girl is
too wise to wear a shirt waist when
she Is automobiling. She knows she
will stop at different inns and that she
must present a trim appearance when
she removes her long coat. She there
fore chooses gowns of rich colored
linens ocher brown, sage green or null
berry red, and these have no white
Jokes or soilable trimmings, but are
relieved with bands of heavy lace dyed
10 match, eyelet thread or just merely
stitched bands of the material. The
automobile veil wound around the
small hat shape must match the gown.
That goes without saying.
Wells must be wide enough to cover
the entire crown of the hat, the face
and all the back hair, and there must
still be enough left to tuck in snugly
around the neck and throat.
have seen women going sixty-dve
miles an hour with a narrow veil or
one of the average width, and 1t was
whipped to a string.
Many women prefer the coarse straw
hat which has the veil attached, and
that is all very we'll If one has not
many costumes or can afford more
than one piece of headgear. AS said
before, to be ultra smart ones things
should match, and the difficulty is not
solved, either, by investing in neutral
straw with white veil. If there is
any one thing above all others which
is unbecoming to the average woman
1t is a white automobile veil In the
first place, it doesn't stay white long.
but after the first run turns to dirty
drab, and when I see a woman's sal
low face (and what face does not get
sallow with the dust?) peeping out
from the folds of this ghostly wrapping
all 1 can think of is first aid to the in
jured or a bad case of the toothache
with the face done up in napkin.
BY the way, the woman with COL
orIess skin should beware of pale
tints, such as baby blue, mauve and
shell pinks. The old rose red and royal
blue tones are for her, and she will on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14

W N-~~---
in their careers. and 1 am
passing along the suggestions to other
workers who may find them exceed
ingly useful. A girl of my acquaint-
ance whose neat appearance is the
envy of all her associates at the Office
says that the last thing she does at
night is to brush her skirt, get. out a
clean blouse and put it in order, look
at her shoes and gloves, brush her
coat and see if her face veil is ar
ranged on her hat and the hatpins in
place. Then this systematic little wo-
man puts two clean handkerchiefs in
her bag, and into the same' receptacle
often goes the laundry and shopping
lists. These things done, to quote the
girl herself, st feel that can sleep in
peace until the very last minute in
the morning because of this half hour
given to my clothes at night"
A small square of oilcloth or limo
Ieum, in the opinion of another girl,
under the office chair saves the skirt
from dirt and wear. The linoleum is
much better than a rug, says this en-
bryo housekeeper, for the latter curls
up and does all kinds of uncomfortable
things.
Now, 1 know another worker who
was recovering from pneumonia last
winter and was obliged to go back to
work in a much weakened condition.
Every evening as soon as she reached
home she took a good alcohol rub and
went to bed, having her dinner sent up
to her. Generally" said the patient.
'the alcohol rub sent me to sleep be-
fore my dinner came, but 1 awoke in
a few minutes, ate the meal and stay
ed in bed until the next morning"
This sort of nursing gave the girl a
complete rest, and she was able to do
her work satisfactorily until her
strength was regained.
Apropos of that inevitable though
very uncomfortable affair-illness-
when you have medicine to take in the
office and at home as well divide the
contents of the bottle between two
smaller ones. Having a bottle at either
end of the line saves the Inconvenience
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
OF WATERPROOF SATIN.

teal and attractive because it doesn't
peel like the bronze kid. A special
LIQUID shoe polish comes for it which
removes all shabbiness, and its me-
taIlic surface sheds the dust perfectly
The Coats the Thing.
Now we come to the question of
coats, perhaps the most important OF
all.
Every woman should have two
wraps one of wool for cool days and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14

that account look at her best in them
The wise woman in addition to her
veil wears a hair net, because little
wisps will escape, and there is no
sense in being ill groomed at any time.
The net should be automobile size;"
ask for it under this name. The rea-
son why most nets are so unbecoming
is that they are too small for the head.
If necessary use two, overcasting the
edges with fine silk.
The net should be placed over the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
ABOUT THE HOUSE.

G OMETHING entirely new in house
- furnishings is a telephone shelf
made of glass. 1t measures six inches
square and is secured to the wall by
means of three nickel brackets that
come with the shelf. The price is
s1.5O complete. 1t is clean and sani-
tary.
Another dainty article is glass and
nickel in a matchbox intended for
bathroom use. It has a nickel match
receptacle and a removable glass tray
which receives the burnt matches.
This, too, is new and costs 81.
y y
A luxurious addition to the bath
room that is new this season is a
white enameled stool, fitted with four
strong legs and finished with top of
cork fully half an inch thick
This is much more comfortable, be-
ing nons1ippery, when one wishes to
sit while drying the feet, and. Of
course, it absorbs the water, drying
quickly afterward.
1t is extremely strong and well fin
ished and may be bought for $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
HONEY MUEEINS.

Sift two cupfuls of flour with two
level teaspoonfuls of baking powder
and a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt.
Rub in two level tab1espoonfuls of
sweet butter, two eggs well beaten,
five tablespoonfuls of milk and two
thirds of a cupfu1 of honey. Mix and
pour into well creased round muffin
tins, filling half full; bake in a mod
crate oven. These mullins may be
covered with fruit pudding sauce or
whipped cream and served for cottage
buildings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
MAcARRoNEs EsPANo.

Boil the macaroni in plenty Of
slightly sailed water, drain and blanch
by pouring cold water over it. Melt
three tablespoonfuls of butter and add
two tablespoonfuls of chopped green
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
AN ALMoND-cELERY SANDWICH.

A delicious sandwich filling is made
from one part chopped almonds and
two parts shredded or grated celery,
with dust of salt Moisten the mix
ture with mayonnaise and spread be-
tween thin crustless slices of brown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14

trim boot of brown leather or mole
skin is the proper finish to a well
planned costume.
This year a great deal of bronze calf
is being worn, and this is both prac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
OF MOHAIR.

in back, as so many women are guilty
of doing.
Now, as to shoes, the sixteen button
boot is the thing. Anything worse than
dusty ankles it is hard to imagine. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14

who would have her other
wise? Surely not.
CATHERINE TALBOT.
New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14

head, and the edges should be loosely
tucked under the pompadour by means
of invisible hairpins. 1t should never
be brought around like a bandanna and
screwed into a knot, either in front or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
CANTON SHERBET.

Cut one-fourth Of a pound of Canton
ginger in very fine pieces, add four
cupfuls of water and one cupful of
sugar and boil fifteen minutes, then
add one cupful of orange juice and one
third of a cupful of lemon juice. Freeze
as usual. The mixture may be strain
ed and frozen as a frappe if desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
- Good Things For the Table -

onion Cook five minutes and then
pour in gradually small cupful of
brown stock and one of Stewed and
strained tomatoes. Season to taste
with salt and paprika. Turn the
and serve at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14

T " ERE are some things that
successful business girls have
found a decided help to them
= ~ In, a
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30

mingling of chances" in church
"On Jordan's stormy banks | stand
And cast a wstful eye'-
Upon that countenance so bland
Which | perceive ear by
Her eyes downcast, her face demure,
Her look gentle calm
A combination to allure
A hint of tender balm.
From Greenland's icy mountains down
To India's coral strand
| doubt If there's in any town
So white and plump a hand.
No doubt, though I'm worshipper,
| don't act as | should
When thus ! boldly look at her
The preacher said | could.
Jerusalem, my happy home"-
Alas! | am bach;
In solitude l sadly roam
And wait to make a match.
Her lashes tremble as she looks,
Her broWs refuse to frown-
| notice both of our hymn books
Are held quite upside down.
Zone sweety solemn tn pught comes to
Me DER and DER" l sing
Her eyes. | notice, are of blue
AS any buebird's wing;
Her lips are red as cherries are,
Her cheeks are like the rose;
No bump or angle seems to mar
The contour of her nose.
Had | thousand tongues to sing
I'd still ignore the book,
I'd wish for more than anything,
thousand eyes 10 look.
You'll say that as wOrShiper
| don't act as | should
When | thus boldly stare at her
The preacher said | could.
Chicago Post
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30
REV. lVORY'S DISCOURSE

One of the best sermons that it
has been our lot to hear, was the
one delivered by the Rev. B. L.
Ivory D. D.. the new pastor of
the Union Baptist church last
Sunday night. After a few in
troductory remarks, in which he
paid an excellent compliment to
Springfeld's intelligence, be
took fer his subject, Faith,
which was Undivided under two
or three captions, viz: Intuitive
Faith, Experimental Faith, etc
THESE were treated extensively
and his auditors Chose who go to
chu CHI for the benefit that is
to be derived from the teachings
of Holy Writ were exsolIed by
the profundity of his reasoning.
The doctor was facetous at times
but his righteousness in every
instance, tended to illustrate
phases of the faith that he was
laboring to get his hearers to un.
derstand. There is a seriousness
about Rev. Ivory that is at once
seen and felt to advantage, then
there are no monkey antics for
gestures, no loud, intolerable
yelling that characterizes some
of our so called big guns, and
which only serves to arouse the
emotions CT the tickle and eccen.
trio minded worshipper. 1t is
pleasing to listen to man who
talks to the people intelligently
and does not think that the Lord
has lost His sense of hearing
DR.. Ivory is the best preacher
that has pastored U. B. church
in several years,-Will H. B.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30
USE HOAGLANDS OIL. OF GLAD
NESS.

Hoaglands Oil of Gladness has prov
en- to be the greatest furniture pre-
server in the world, owned and con-
trolled exclusively by Negroes All
colored agents should become interest
ed in this enterprise. Have we any
colored sympathizers? If so, send 81
and get special terms for 80 days.
Send $1.OO and get $500 worth of oil.
George Hoagland, 903 w. Jefferson St,
Bloomington, Ill.
You may give news matter or mo-
ney you have for the Forum to Miss
Daisy Donaldson; also all kinds Of
typewriting; orders for colored papers.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30
WANTED NEGROES EDUCATED.

DR.. James e Shepard, colOred, of
Durham, N. e., before the Baptist
ministers conference in Steinway
Hall yesterday advocated the crea-
tion OF chautauquas and building of
colleges for cOlored people in the
South where teachers and preachers
would DE educated to properly teach
and train the race eff the cOlored
people OF the North are not given
better education by our own people
then will the North become in a
worse condition than obtains in the
South" he said. The colored PEG
pie who come North 90, per cent of
them at least are from our worst
classes. Our best people stay at
home. Of the 10000 colored minis
tiers in the United States 10 per cent
only have received theological educa-
tions and 80 per cent are ignorant. y
Chicago Record Herald.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30
Clipped From
Our Exchanges
TAFT IN THE SOUTH.

Il only want to add what | al
ways want to add before coored
audience, that you are Americans.
Therefore, as President OF the Unit
e1 States, so to be. if the Lord
| must feel that | had not discharg
eel my duty in coming into this
country if | spoke at all without
speaking to the cOlored people, as an
important part of the South, and as
Americans entitled TO the same
earnest concern that | hope the
Lord may give me to manifest with
respect to whole united people D
New York Age.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30
THE MAN OF THE HOUR.

There are men whose innate sense
OF right and justice makes them pre-
eminently great and nOble-great in
all that stands for nobility. To-day
there is in American public life one
such man to whom ten million Ne
gro people point with commendable
pride-a pride born of deep and
abiding sense Of gratefulness for the
service he has rendered them. 1t is
tittingly proper to honor the man
who, in their opinion, towers above
his fellows in that he has, single
handed and alone, battered down the
defenses of one of the gravest wrongs
ever inflicted upon them as free
men. We wish to speak of the man
who. rising in his place on the floor
of the United States Senate, Tues
day. January l2th made a masterful
speech in defense of their rights
that has challenged the admiration
OF justice-loving men everywhere; we
wish to speak OF the man who defed
pO"Clo OlIdO NC W. veal, DIS IL
were, that provision from the organic
law OF the nation that guarantees to
Negroes. as to other people, the
rights of trial and the peaceful en-
joyment of life, liberty and happi-
ness; we wish to speak of the man
who, though conscious of concentra-
ting upon himself the wrath Of those
whose evil dt signs and Screenings he
frus trat d, st GOD firm for
us ice; we W S h to
sp ak Of the man who in his
struggle against the allied powers of
the national administration on be-
half of those who could not defend
themselves, has fought the greatest
battle of constitutional law: we wish
to speak of one of Gods nOblemen,
the champion of equity and justice,
the man of the hour Oseph Benson
Foraker
Our remarks have been for the
purpose of introducing what. in our
opinion, is splendid tribute to Mr.
Foraker for the mastery way in
which he has handled his cause =
National Baptist Union.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30
CONSOLIDATED STREET CAR
CAR

CONSOLIDATED STREET CAR
ROUTE.
Points of Interest
Springfield's Attractions and How to
Reach Them.
Lincoln home-Corner Eighth and
jackson streets-take South Eighth
car.
Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Gem
etery-take North Fifth street cars at
Fifth and Monroe streets.
Parks and Pleasure Resorts.
Washington Park, southwest of city
take South Second or Lawrence ave-
nue. cars. Reservoir Park, northeast
of city-take North Seventh cars.
Camp Lincoln. The permanent
camp grounds of the Illinois National
Guards. Take Rutledge or Camp
Lincoln cars. State Fair grounds,
north of city. Take North Seventh
cars. White City Park east of the
city. Take East Capitol avenue cars
at Fifth and Monroe.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30
LINCOLN.

The act was the prompting of his
souls conception,
Which he sought not TO hide with any
deception,
Natures God inspired him to do the
deed
And thus four million souls were
freed.
b II. w
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30

True friendship like old wine,
improves with age
Bear in heart and bear in mind
A true friend is hard to find;
When you find one that Is true
Don't change the old for the new. "
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30

ut is no benefit to have given me
something, but it is a benefit to have
enabled me to obtain something for
myself"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-30

Neutrality-suspicious., young
energetic colored man. sober in
habits, to hang paper. No 9th
er need apply Call at AL E
Adams ST. Geo. Smith. l % 3t