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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
The Girl and Her Spending Money

40 matter how small her allow
N Rnce may be, every girl who has
her own spending money to eke
out as best she may for carfare, little
dress accessories and On occasional box
of candy or soda will be far more con-
tent than II she is forced to ask her
parents for every 10 cent piece or
quarter that she may require in the
course of the day.
Many really generous fathers do not
realize the Importance of their daugh-
ters feeling, a certain freedom and In
dependence where their spending money
is concerned. while many girls do not
realize themselves how Infinitely more
satisfactory it would be to have their
own money, be 1t. only 25 or so cents a
week, to plan out themselves and not
have to ask for each separate small
desire.
Until a girl has her own little pit
tance she can never hope to learn either
economy or generosity. When she is
given the money for each pair of gloves
or hair ribbon which she wants there Is
no opportunity of trying just how far
a dollar or a five dollar bill can be
made to go.
If the allowance is very small, then
weekly payments are necessary, but as
it becomes larger and more must be
bought from that's, perhaps. or even
all the gowns-then girl will learn
more from less frequent payments.
Naturally everything must depend upon
the income of the family, but every girl
should. when asking that a regular al
lowance be given her. make 1t under
stood that she will spend no more than
is now allotted for her clothes and
everyday expenses. With care girl
can often make the same amount Of
money go much farther when she plans
each expediture and economies some
what in the trimmings of her gown that
smart hat may be bought.
Apart from the independence and the
fact that she herself will feel the con-
sequences of every extravaganza, 1t is
really a good thing for girl to be accuss
toned to the use of a checkbook and
the handling of what money is required
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The Glove Box

o keep white gloves IN nice order
each pair should have marked in
with indelibls ink definite num-
Der. If each glove is Identified In this
way when bought it will be astonish-
ing how seldom there will be ave right
hand gloves turning up for three left.
and so on. Unquestionably white gloves
do get lost and mixed at the cleaners.
and in large family the same thing
is bound to happen at home also, but
IL when every pair OF gloves has
marked in it corresponding numbers
with the wearer's initials they can
tnen be Strengthened out with no diff
Guilty every time they are returned
from the cleaning establishment.
White gloves must stil be worn for
all dress occasions. and as it is seldom
possible to wear them more than once
without cleaning. it is necessary to be
supplied with numberless pairs. In
order that the soiled gloves shall nor
accumulate in overwhelming numbers
they should be collected on a different
day each week and sent to be cleaned.
Just as other white garments are Iaun-
dered regularly. If this is done fewer
gloves can be kept in use at once and
there will never be a time when at the
last moment it will be discovered thar
there are no clean gloves to wear.
1t is good plan. however, to keen
always in the house bottle of non
hammable cleaning fluid in case a clean
pair of evening gloves is suddenly
needed and all are sOiled
The difference between a naturally
neat girl and one who finds il difacult
TO keep her possessions in order is no.
where so evident as in her glove boy
How attractive 1t looks to see neat
piles of long and short gloves. each
pair tied carefully together with its
piece OF pretty pink or blue ribbon.
How woefully, unattractive. on the
other hand. is large box or drawer
into which are thrown in hopeless
confusion all the gloves together. to be
scrambled through ruthlessIy whenever
a pair is needed
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Bags of Soft Leather

|HARMING hand bags are made Of
I soft leather, with fastenings of
cords held in place by beads These
bags are quickly and easily made, and
as the sewing may be done on the ma
chine there is now no reason why even
the girl who is not an expert needle
woman may not turn out successful
bag. The principal qualification needed
for making the bags attractive is a.
good eye for color. The girl who is
able to bring together unusual shades
in subtle and charming color harmo-
MES is sure to turn out bags which
all her friends will rejoice to possess.
Soft ooze leather is used for the
bags. which are deeper than they are
wide. Two pieces of leather are cut
and the edges pinked all around. About
two inches from the top the leather is
pierced at regular intervals for draw
cord. This may be either of the leather,
of silk or gold cord or of beads. Two
holes are made close together and then
there is larger intervals before the
next two holes.
Metal disks with holes in the center
are used ito hold the draw cord in
place. These are of gold. silver. bronze
or copper. and are ornamented with
colored stones or merely with designs
in the metal. They are some OF them
very charming in color. and it is in the
selection of these ornaments. as well as
in the color of the bag itself, that the
possibilities for turning out remark
ably beautiful bags lie. The draw cord
of leather holds these ornaments in
place.
The two sides of the bag are stitched
together on the machine, the pinked
edges being left on the outside The
edges may be sewed together by hand
If desired. of course, but the stitching
must be strong and very even.
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will fixed allowance given to the nat
urally generous girl.
II possible an allowance should be
worked out in various sta ges. The lit
tie girl receives her penny a week for
candy just as regularly as the grown
up sister finds her monthly or quarter
ly check from which must come every
living expense except her actual bed
and board-her gowns, her theater
tickets, her travelling expenses. But in
order to have attained to this last
stage before she manag ges the bills of
the household the girl has first to spend
years on weekly allowance, from which
carfare and church money must be
paid. then a larger amount paid each
month. from wrich must come all the
little details of dress-gloves, belts,
wells, ribbons. etc.. as well as what
amusements she cares for, and then
during her last year in school the al
lowance was large enough to cover all
dress making bills and all the smaller
expenses of daily living.
There will not be half the danger of
extravaganza and useless spending OF
money If girl knows that 1t is she
alone who is to bear the consequences
and can not have the very satisfactory
feeling that after all, it doesn't mat
ter, father always pays" And then
there are the girls who often go with
out some very trivial but in their
minds wholly desirable thing for fear
that they would be thought foolish in
asking for 1t. On their own allowance
1t would spread out in some way and no
one be the wiser. The giving of a
definite allowance to each child is well
worth the effort it may cause the head
of a household striving to manage in
the best way on small income. In
the end no more will be spent, but it
will certainly be spent to best advan-
tage for the child will derive through
it not only those things which she
needs and will have to be given any
way. but, with good training in the
use and abuse of spending money, a
knowledge which is every bit as inn
portant for the laborer's child as for
the daughter of millionaire.
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the medium of various fruits whose
acid juices not only destroy the enamel
but render the exposed surface exceed
ingly sensitive. Such teeth are likely
to take on an ugly dark hue, decay, ul-
cerate or SO rapidly wear of at the cor
ners that before many years their roots
must be capped. and"-the April
Grandmother shuddered at the idea
false teeth, however perfectly fitted
and matched, do not masquerade as
natural ones any more successfully
than does skim milk as cream.
"Of course. I do not mean to say
that acid fruits are to be tabooed." she
continued in response to the alarmed
expression on the face Of one of the
girls who had been biting into large
red apple at short intervals during the
evening, but only to advise you that
always after indulging in an acid fruit
orgy it is the part of wisdom to thor
oughly rinse the mouth and then to rub
a little bicarbonate of soda upon the
teeth and gums.
Although everybody knows that
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Social Amenities for the Schoolgirl

intimacy between the speakers, and
even then fairness must be kept in
mind
But there is another trait to be
guarded against and fought against
even more than that of careless talking
and criticism, and that is the repeating
Of conversation, remarks or criticisms.
The original remark may have been
harmless enough. and was in all prob
ability so intended; but when repeated
with only a slight change of emphasis
how different, how much more cruel, it
sounds!
But, worst of all. most despicable of
ell, is the one who will repeat directly
to the person to whom it was said
cutting or unkind remark. A girl who
can do this must be strangely lacking
in human sympathy, must be totally
without the milk of human kindness,
yet 1t is astonishing how many, many
close friendships have been broken up
by the repetition through a third per-
son of some careless remark made half
in Jest.
There's only one way of overcoming
the habit of either saying the unkind
thing or repeating an un-Christian crit
icism of another, and that is by stop
ping always to think before speaking.
How would I feel were that said of
me7 Would 1t not hurt to know that
any one had thought that of me?"
OF course, the truly Christian char
acter would neither make an unkind
speech nor repeat one. One means.
therefore. OF climbing a rung higher on
the ladder is by conquering these two
tendencies, which, strange to say, are
to be found in greater or less form in
every girl in existence. Once ma astered,
IT will be found astonishing how popu-
larity will increase and how others viii
come with condolences, for the girl who
does not repeat is naturally going to
be trusted with intimacies and trusts
which could not be generally told; nor
IS there any surer or happier proof OF
friendship than to be confided in at all
times.
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\ excellent resolution. and one
a which incidentally it would be wise
to make over again every time Of
failure, would be to never say about
any one anything which could not be
equally well said to that persons face.
And even then it is well to be guarded
IN the remarks that can be made even
70 the dearest, most understanding
friend
Apart from the unkindness in saying
Of another something that would be
bound to hurt should it be said instead
about ones self, there is no trait so
bound to get the speaker into trouble
as the habit of making I'll natured or
even thoughtless remarks. There are
too many careless takers in this world,
and the chances are strong that what is
said will be repeated to the person of
whom it was told-nor win it gain
anything in tenderness through the rep
etition. Should the girl who made the
original remark be so fortunate as to
have the person OF WuOu tue AllilS 3
was said come to her for an eXplana-
tion, even then it viii be hard to give
e softer meaning and to heal the breach
and no one in the world can afford
70 lose a friend.
OF course. one is bound TO dislike
some natures and to like others, to find
certain traits even in dear friend un-
pleasing, not to admire the actions and
bearing of all with whom one comes IN
contact A girl must naturally have
her own opinions. but IT is neither wise
nor charitable TO share these ideas
with the outside world.
There is wide difference, however.
between discussing with an intimate
friend who has already proved herself
trustworthy some mutual acquaintance
and talking Of this same acquaintance
20 q large gathering, or even to one
who is not a sufficiently old or inti-
mate friend to be honored with such
confidence. for the only excuse which
makes the discussion or harsh criticism
OF another pardonable is that of real
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Designs in Photograph Frames

able among leather photograph frames.
but many attractive novelties are de-
veloped In pig. seal and walrus. as well
as in black enamel kid. These pelt
frames are plain save for a gold. silver
or black mono gram at the center OF the
upper border unless they are OF the
square book order. holding from two to
eight photographs. in which event the
monogram is on the outer side of the
left hand cover.
Brocaded and Powered silks and sat
ins are still high in favor as coverings
for photograph frames. but in these
hair padded. cushion effects the latest
fancy is for an elaborate floral design
embroidered with silk upon white.
taupe or tan linen.
Persian and Florentine enameled
metal frames have lost none OF their
prestige. but they are not effective over
any photograph which has a dark back
ground. Floral frames representing
roses, violets or forget me- nots in
pressed and tinted white metal are ex-
ceptionaliy attractive. but only suitable
for photographs of children and quite
young girls.
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PRACTICAL TALKS BY THE
APRIL GRANDMOTHER

candy Is bad for the teeth" proceeded
the April Grandmother in resigned
tones, nearly all school girls devour
just as much confectionery as they can
get. so that I can merely recommend
to them the softer kinds of sweets as
less injurious, because they literally
melt in the mouth, whereas hard con-
fectionery is often the means of break
ing off q perfectly sound tooth, rem
dering it useless as a means of masti-
eating food and very dishguring to the
mouth.
The habit OF biting off threads or of
loosening knots with the teeth is
barbarous one," concluded the April
Grandmother, turning directly upon her
eldest granddaughter. who colored
guiltily and began to search for her
embroidery scissors. 'Very young ami
mails gnaw at fabrics because their in
coming teeth pain them, but that is not
a good reason why young gentle
woman should wilIfully injure her in
cisors by employing them in similar
manner"
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r o commence with, girl must real
ize that this little maid or wait
ress or this cross old cook is but
very normal human being, ever ready
to appreciate kindness, but quick to
resent an imposition. And then, through
perfect poise and gentleness. a kindly,
not i'll tempered. pointing out of errors,
an evident desire to help the girl in
her work by showing carefully just
how it should best be done, lady born
and bred will unconscionsly inspire re-
spect in the heart of the untutored i'm
migrant and with it desire to do the
work TO the best of her ability. Never,
never should a girl lose her temper in
the presence of one not her social
equal Not only does she put herself
on a plane with the other. but because
Of her training the influence for good
with which she has always been sur
rounded. and her education. she imme
diately sinks far below the level of one
who is quick to anger only because she
has never been shown that there is any
reason for self-control.
To train a servant it is necessary to
know thoroughly each branch of house,
work. and to this end there are in
many cities schools where real domes-
tic science is taught. Surely such a
course is every bit as important as a
knowledge of any of the ologies or the
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for her own personal needs. The train
ing will help her in after life, whether
she marries a rich man and has the re-
sponsibility Of large means, or becomes
the helpmeet OF some man with whom
the expenditure OF every dollar must
be given thought. Even II she is to be-
come professional woman or "bache-
lor girl she can scarcely commence
too young in life to understand the
value OF money--how much 1t can do
for others and how much pleasure 1t
can bring to the owner If rightly and
carefully spent. The girl who Is nat
urally reckless will soon learn economy
II her parents are sufficiently firm and
never make up an allowance, all of
which has been spent in half It's ap-
pointed time. What pleasure and what
excellent training. on the other hand.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23

NJ EWEST IN photograph frames are
IN those of marqueterie made OF in
laid woods and having inside rims
finished with French green gold. Also
of ornamental wood are frames of
lacquered olive. carved bamboo and
green teak. highly polished red cedar.
ebony and mahogany. They are Of OBJ
long. square. round. oval and heart
shapes and in sizes suitable for card.
cabinet and miniature photographs.
Metal frames are of plaiH. chased or
repousse worked plated and sterling
silver; of green gold in colonial or en-
pire design and OF brass and bronze
used separately and in combination.
Some of the daintiest porcelain
frames are exquisitely decorated in
Dresden effects, others show the fami-
liar Delft designs and a third class
have tops painted with figures after
Vatican and sides enriched with gold
scrolls. Hand painting also decorates
the ivory frames which. coming from
the far east. show rural scenes. tenn
pies and gods unfamiliar to the average
pair OF occidental eyes.
Red morocco is most OF all fashion
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"A ORE and more are the American
NN women finding it a good plan to
get for their maids, mattresses and
for all branches of upstairs work girls
who are but lately landed from abroad
and after satisfactory references in re-
gard to their character have been given
by relatives already established in do
mestic service over here, of taking
them into their houses and training
them from the very start In this way
there is nothing to be untaught, there
is nothing to be relearned by the serv-
ant, who otherwise may have gone for
her first place to a large family of
small means, where, as maid Of all
work, her only requirement was to get
through her multitudinous tasks as
well as possible, with small attention
given to the niceties of living.
Treat her kindly. then, but teach her
thoroughly. Never let her shirk, but do
not nag. Show her just how each de-
partment of her work should be car
ried out Tell her, In private, when
she makes mistakes, and do not reprove
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dead languages. But apart from the
science of cooking a girl of ordinary
intelligence should know instinctively
all that has to do with the running of
a house-that is, the detailed work,
the keeping the place in order, the cor
rect and incorrect methods of answer
ing the door, etc. Remember only.
girls. that this servant has known
nothing at home, whereas all your lives
you have taken it as a matter of course
that things were served to you at your
left at the dinner table; that silver
knives should be used for fish or fruit.
etc.
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NM ETH the young girls Of today
NV rests the opportunity OF solv
N ing the servant question of
w the very near future, and the
sooner the daughter of the
household realizes this responsibility
the better. Unquestionably the great
secret at the root of this perplexing
problem lies in the attitude of the mis-
tresses quite as much as with the igno-
rance of the servant girls.
Until very recently the women in this
country have been basing their hopes
on trying to found a servant class like
that in England, where the idea of
class distinction has for centuries ruled
so strongly that the relation between
mistress and maid is perfectly under
stood on both sides. Their birth and
wealth, too, are insurmountable bar
riers TO the uneducated, and a certain
respect and reverence for the gentry is
literally born in the poorer classes.
Here all is different-the young Irish
and Swedish girl comes to America
with the idea implanted in her soul
that from the day she lands no one is
to be her superior; that. she, surely, is
on the same footing with all these
Americans who, so she understands it,
came over like herself to this new
country TO make their fortunes. To
those who have succeeded she can af-
ford no real respect. for. of course. she,
too. will be rich and have her own
servants in few years.
And this is the attitude of the Irish
house servant. There are no titles
here, hence no ladies or mistresses in
this country, for. to the uneducated, a
title bears close relation to royalty
and savors at once of command and
reverence. 1t is just this attitude
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which no generation Of women here
has yet been quite able to grasp, and
it now remains with the young wives
of the next five or 10 years to show
how, with their education and all their
advantages and opportunities, they can
cope with the strange personality and
the perverted viewpoint of the house
servant.
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inequality.
In every household there is one MEM
ber upon whom must rest much of the
smoothly and that the home is happy
one. Wherever there is a daughter.
this, certainly. is her sphere, and
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TO MARRY ANNA BELLE.

AT the end of his fifth long, black
cigar Perkins decided that of the Muir
ray twins 1t was Miss Anna Belle
who was necessary to his continued
veal and welfare. That is TO say, he
believed Miss Anna Belle had the
merriest, most roguish twinkle In her
lrish-gray eyes For no man could
say This Is Miss Eugenia" and This
Is Miss Anna Belle" and be certain
he spoke the plain truth.
Having arrived at thus happy a
conclusion, Mr. Perkins arose and,
humming little butterfly song. ar
rayed himself after the pattern of men
VINO so proposing. An hour later he
round himself in an uncomfortably-
twisted Roman chair facing a lady
with wealth of heapcd-up dark hair,
complexion for Madame Juno and
merry. gray eyes that twinkled to
shame the evening star.
Mr.. Perkins, leaning over the spark
ling lady, suddenly blurted:
81 love you"
D''' H'"I Gu iHe liuA Ill the
wicker chair. Really this is unex-
pcctcd"
Il adore you added Mr.. Perkins,
in amplifcation.
You make me very happy Mr..
Perkins" said the lady, her Irish
gray eyes becoming very sober
Then you give me hope. Anna
I1pl1n2'' urBad A.. D,,l.i,.
for one of the delicate hands.
oh" cried the lady. turning white.
There has been mistake" And she
swept from the room. while the un-
fortunate suitor clamorcd apology.
Heavens" gasped Perkins Il was
sure of the twinkle"
In two minutes. Mr. Perkins CON
frontcd lady with the same dark.
abundant hair. the same matchlcss
complexion and the same merry
twinkle But this time Perkins was
sure and he began at once
II find that have made a dreadful
mistake" he announced.
"Ah, indeed" nun mured the lady,
looking down at the arabesque of the
rich carpet
i made n statement bit ago which
l desire to amend" faltered Mr. Per-
kins In short-ah, can't you Sec
1t is YOU whom | adore"
The lady uttered little glad cry.
Then you do love after all?" she
asked
Yes answered Mr. Perkins MY
darling-my prccious Anna Belle"
Anna Belle" cried the lady Anna
Belle was uat ready fnaE s.as. g. -