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Good Occupation for Lenten Days

vance every spare moment from the time
the route is first thought out, no matter
how vaguely, can be spent in wholly de
lightful preparation which will more than
double the pleasure when the time finally
arrives to start; and even if the proposed
trip should fall through will afford very
real pleasure.
Before visiting a country then the trav-
eller should endeavor to make herselfas in
innate as possible with the people of that
country. Its history from its beginning
should be studied-and in more than one
book-that real familiarity with its peo-
pie may be acquired. Its architecture, its
paintings its great men and famous
women should be read of and then books
devoted to each city and town that is to
be visited should be acquired. Dates OF
important events should be learned and
the birthplaces of renowned characters
remembered so that every little township
shall be worth a Visitor in the old
world there is scarcely a hamlet that does
not TEEN with interest because of some
great deed that has transpired there or is
in some way connected with the life work
of some famous man or woman.
To give variety to constant study there
are all the fascinating books of travels and
historical novels and romances that have
been written in such numbers, especially
during the last few years, and which
make such delightful light reading and
are at the same time really instructive
If motor tour is to be included in the
trip there are motor stories innumerable
of every country where an automobile can
run, and these books give charming
glimpses of the scenery, the manners and
customs of the people, and emphasize at
the same time each point of special inter
est historically and In the field of art.
Excellent as guide books. equally to be
recommended for light reading. the mod
ern books of travel should be found on
every book shelf.
All, then, that is necessary to equip
the future traveller for the shortest or
most extended sojourn in foreign lands is
access to a well filled library. The girl
who hopes definitely to spend the coming
summer in such a trip as all would like
to take, or the girl who can only long
vaguely that some day when her ship
comes in and fortune smiles she shall be
able to go at last to the Europe she has
known only in her dreams, can each one
employ best the spare time during Lenten
quiet in studying and reading up all there
is TO study of some one country which
appeals especially to her because of its
romance, its art. its history or its in
fuence upon the world of long ago or of
the present day. Then when the longed
for time does come. as it surely will, what
inexplicable delight there will be!
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20
Suitable Cushions for the Divan

ever, is nowhere so effective as in col
lection of sofa pillows, and here girl
may combine colors to her hearts con-
tent almost regardless of the color scheme
of the room. Pale blue, soft mauves,
delicate pink, yellows, apple greens-all
will tone in charmingly together-and
even velvet cushion can be used on the
same sofa as well as one Of cretonne.
All shapes and sizes, too, are now
thrown together-round cushions and
square; oblong and diamond shape, heart
shape and triangular, all are popular,
but of these the oblong and the round
are the most in evidence.
For boudoir hung with silk or brocade
the sofa pillows may be bordered with
gold lace or dull gold braid, but in a
chintz room O cover of sheer lawn and
lace over a foundation of bright colored
silk or sateen is more attractive than any
thing else. Filet lace is still the favorite
adornment for lingerie pillows and q
large, round filet medallion makes a
charming centre for a round batiste
cushion. For an oblong cushion a filet
square of about ten inches with a piece
of batiste of equal size at each end bor-
dered all around with Cluny or tilet edg-
ing, is extremely pretty and shows up well
the color of the under slip. The back of
this pollow may be either of plain pink
ktrcked batiste or of silk.
Two or three embroidered handker-
chiefs Joined together make a pretty cover
for 'baby" pillow--the size cushion that
is so comfortable to place at the neck
when suffering from headache. Pillows
stuffed round like bolster, tufted at each
end or drawn into pretty rosette formed
of lace edging and ribbon, are also pretty
additions to the lounge
No matter how many silk or cretonne
lowered cushions there may be there must
always be provided one, two or more pill
lows with washable slip covers to be in
constant use. These covers are laundered
each week and the cosy divan thus kept
always looking fresh and trim
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20
p AsH1oNs changes this year are

F. ASHION'S changes this year are
of slow working, and there will
not be the radical all destroying
alterations of other springs. In sep
arate waists, for example, the regu-
lation model fastening down the front,
with a full plated frill and long, COM
paratively tight sleeves, the whole re-
lieved with plain bands of lace or en-
broidered lawn, will still be worn. The
newest models, however, show wide
shoulder line, somewhat suggesting the
Gibson model, SO run to the ground few
years back. These newest waists show
the shoulder plait tapering to the waist
line,. which, now returned to its normal
position, is of noticeably smaller dimen-
sions than during the reign of the Empire
gown. Small waists of "wasplike'' pro-
portions are, however, not at all to be de-
sired, and it is doubtful if that so unat-
tractiye and so sadly unhygienic fad ever
returns to favor.
There is another change that is des-
tined to alter completely the appearance
of all this seasons gowns and waists, and
this is the introduction of the double Duff
or "buffoon" sleeve. AS yet, this sleeve
is small in width and short in length
above a deep cuff. but there is no fore
casting to what dimensions the design
may attain in the course of the next few
months. Since the narrow effect across
the shoulders. occasioned by the tight fit
ting sleeve worn lately. is not apt to be
becoming to the slender figure of very
young girl. the increased width given by
even a small puff sleeve should be well
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

color of the gown from the face, are I'M
questionably smartest. Instead of being
made on any lining, the waist of the gown,
which is made with sleeves and all in one,
may be worn over lawn guimpe, show
ing yoke, collar and cuffs of tucked net
that can be washed and changed each day
if necessary. This same model is seen
also to a large extent among afternoon
waists of chiffon cloth and net, the de-
sign in its extreme simplicity being excep-
tionally good for a young girls waist.
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wv ITH growing girls it is seldom
w feasible to make the one suit or
gown serve mo1e than one year,
and for this reason it does not pay to
buy for them expensive clothes. 1t is in
fnitely better, for example, to lemove the
interlining from winter coat of serge OF
cloth and by providing one or two new
waists for the skirt make the costume
serve for school wear throughout the
spring than to buy new school outfit for
the brief spring session and lay the win
ter costume away for another year.
The average school girl to-day spurns a
flannel shirt waist, preferring not to wear
even the pretty French fannels which, in
their bright colors, are so becoming and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

relieved by only collar and tiny yoke Of
lace or net and by a four or five inch
lace cuff. or if this is too plain of out
line to be becoming frill or jabot of lace
or of the material itself laid down one
side of the bodice may prove more at
tractive.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

= OR quite young girls suspender and
strap dresses are still worn, but the
little gowns throughout, with a small
yoke and collar of white to keep the dark
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

same style Ol uItSSY hluSS OS
donned and worn steadily from rising un-
til after luncheon, if not throughout the
entire day. Later on when she has left
school and her day is not lived by abso'
lutte routine a simple house gown may be
put on in the morning to be changed later
for a smart reception costume or a walk
ing suit may be worn for few hours
but never throughout an entire day. The
school girl, however, dons her street suit
as early as seven or half-past seven in the
morning and wears either this or pretty
morning gown under her fur coat OF
rough ulster, except Sundays or holidays
Small wonder, then, that her wardrobe re-
quires refurbishing and generally replen-
ishing in the middle of the winter quite
as much as does debutantes ballroom
trousseau.
Simple gowns of the one material
throughout, made somewhat on the
order of the shirt waist dress, are dis
tinctly more fashionable nowadays than
any shirt waist and skirt combination,
even though the waist BE of identical color
with the rest of the costume. As heavy
serges and cheviots are so much in vogue
this winter, however, especially for every
day wear, each suit of this material
should have two waists provided for it,
one of the serge or cloth itself made up on
as thin a foundation as practicable, the
other of foulard or crepe de Chine for the
warmer days, when a cloth waist is out
of the question for indoors. Often a new
bodice will save the buying of an entire
gown, and at this time of year it is an
excellent plan to add one or two new silk
or French flannel waists to the outfit,
thus tiding over a cloth coat and skirt
costume until the spring.
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Figured and dotted net in cream or white
is used even more Than lace, but the net
must be of good quality else it will not
stand the frequent washings necessary.
There is a marked alteration in all
skirts at present and this change is es-
pecially noticeable In the young girls
models, among which the scant skirts OF
a year ago were far from attractive.
The fuller a short skirt can be and still
keep in accord with the fashions of the
moment the better the effect, and for
tunately the newest short skirts all dis
play greater flare than for many months
past. There is stil1 no extra material
about the waist and hips, but founces and
opened tucks and plaits give flare at the
shoe tops.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

IT HIS is the most satisfying time of
all the year to the bargain lover
= winter clothes and silks are offered
regardless Of cost. while advance spring
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

7 no time in a girls life do her
gowns receive such hard and
constant wear as during the
school years, when day in day
out the same frock, or, rather,
CANA rtvla of dress must be
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q tumor caused by a rupture. 1 wrote
to you for advice and you told me not
to get discouraged but to take Lydia
Is. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
I did take it and soon the lump in my
side broke and passed away."-Mrs.
r. R. HUEY, 713 Mineral Ave-, Galena,
Kans.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs.
has proved to be the most successful
remedy for curing the worst forms Of
female ills, including displacements,
Inflammation, fbroid tumors, irregu-
larities, periodic pains, backache, bear
ing-dewn feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostratlon. Ii COSTS
Int a triae to try it, and the result
has been worth millions to MARI
suffering women.
Ifyou want special advice write
forit oMrs. Pinkham, Lynn,Mass.
1T is free and always helpful.
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Rather Unscientific.

t$SAAN
Roy E. Tyler, the engineering ex
pert, said in the course of an ad-
dress in New York on the Panama
Canal:
"Much of the adverse criticism OF
the canal is unscientific, ridiculous.
1t makes ME think of a fakir I heard
the:pther day.
1.-The man was selling hair grower
He said:
eyes, gents, one bottle of this IN
rivaled hair grower will raise a rich
luxuriant crop of hair on'the; baldest
head in the crowd. But let me give
you this one word of warming :
":Here he paused to, pocket a half
dollar and hand a bottle Of. the
liquid to a baldhead. " ..!:.a ,
"tMy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; neglect,
when the full. head.of; hair is grown,
to take ~the"iast; dose in the. bottle
internally. That is; swallow it.
a!sswallo&;N! What for?' the
buXeF askea.1.a .-:,%u .i4..;
tito clincA the: roots;' was the
reply."-Washington. Star; -
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THE PATTERAN.

THE "patteran" or "patrin" is a brancl
laid by a gypsy along the road to indicat
to any of his tribe who may follow, tn
way that he has taken).
You set the patteran for me
Along the world you wandered through,
Lest mazed and weary I might be
And miss the way that led to you.
How oft at open doors aglow
Have I delayed my rowing feet
And wondered. "Shall I further go!'
For just a hungry hearts quick beat,
When on the threshold I have seen
Your woodland signal where it lay
With onward-pointing finger green
To warn me that [ might not stay.
The gypsy knew the gypsy's call;
1t led my wavward feet Alright.
Together as the shadows fall
We kneel our roadside fire to light.
The fire we kindle, hand to hand,
Shall cheer the way for weary men
Till our Great Chieftain give command
"Break camp and take the road again."
Then. Love, whoever goes before,
If it be you, if it be I,
Shall set the patteran once more
Across the spaces of the sky.
Amelia Josephine Burr, in Putnam's.
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e. Smart Frills of FashionkR
Ue@a4 ua4&ESs.g4D,

a yoke effect, is applied over the
blouse and the collar Is Joined to the
neck edge. The sleeves are made IN
three separate portions and can either
be arranged over the Innings or Joined
one to the other.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is four and five
eighth yards twenty-one or twenty.
four, two and three-eighth yards
thirty-two or two and a quarter yards
forty-four inches wide, with one-quar-
ter yard of silk or one yard Of ribbon
three and a half inches wide for the
frills, soutache according to design.
For the lining three and f~ve-eighth
yards twenty-one, two and a hall
yards thirty-two.
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The Treating Evil.

:. The American treating custom Is
one of the most ~senseless, disgusting
aud ,baleful of Which this people a.
be accused. Beginning with the men,
it has, of recent years spread among
women and children to an alarming
degree, and to-day 1t extends far be-
yond it's early limit of drinks and
cigars to every kind of social ex-
pense.
COMPARED with the evils Of the
tipping system, against which Amer
leans rail abroad, this habit OF treat
ing is far more noxious and counter
to economic sense.
In its relation to the evils Of drink
and extravaganza, treating Is revealed
in its worst. light. 1t Is probably d.
rectly responsible for more drunken
ness and excessive expenditures fqr
drink than any other cause. Con-
ceived as an act Of good-fellowship'
1t is in reality a species Of low patron.
age on the part of the spender, while
it robs the recipient of his indie
pendent will.
So strongly intrenched has become
this idiotic custom, a relic of our
salad days as a people, that the in
diyidual who stands aloof from 1t
brands himself as a crank and sub
iects himself to the distasteful banter
and urging of his fellows.
AS few men have the moral cour.
age to go through such an experience
time and again, many who are OPP
posed to treating submit to it with
bad grace, sacrificing principle and
money because of a silly CUSTOM
Milwaukee Free Press.
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frill is of silk. The same model would
be pretty for silk or lawn, batiste or
for any ~seasonable material, however,
and can be made available for such
by simply emitting the lining. The
tucks provide just becoming fulness
and the frill gives a smart and dis
tinctive touch, although this last can
be omitted if aplainer waist is wanted.
The sleeves illustrated are new and
fashionable, but they can be varied in
a number Of ways. The deep cuffs
can be cut to form narrow bands,
making them Of three-quarter length
or the puffs' and the cuffs can be
omitted and the. tucked short. sleeves
only used. Marquisette in either cot
ton or silk will be found charming for
such a waist and net affords infinite
variety, while the lining beneath a
be made Of thin silk or chiffon as
liked: When used without the lining
The waist would be desirable for wash
able material. ,'
+" The waist consists Of front and,
backs, which are tucked on indicated
lines. The lining is a plain one, made
with front and back portions. and cal
De fitted with darts OR simply gath
cred at the lower edge or with darts
Is liked, The trimming, which gives
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Literary Housekeeping.

she laid down her pencil and went
into. the room to rearrange her. hair.
Her husband glanced at the MS. upon
which she was-working and by which
sheahoped to achieve literary. fame.
"she swept the room with a'quick
glance" he read. Then picking up
the pencil, he added:
"Ah! if she would only sweep our
rooms With an ordinary broom once
in a while"
But this passage did not appear in
the completed narrative.-Brooklyn
Life. '"r..
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Perfumed Hats.

A new little luxury has been In.
vented for the benefit and delight OF
women. This is the trimming of the
hat with perfumed flowers. Each ari
tifcial flower is scented with its own
particular perfume, violets smelling
like fresh violets and lilies like real
lilies. The trick is done by stitching
tiny sachets containing the desired
extract in the crown or in among the
leaves of the hat, and to come into a
roomful Of women wearing these
scented hats Is like stepping into a
conservatory. Some women are 60
ing to the length Of seeming their
hats even when there are no flowers
in the trimming.
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Permanently Soured.

The lawyer was examining the
venire-man as to his qualifications to
sit on the jury IN Us -
"You know, Mr.. Swaddleford," he
said, "the meaning of the phrase 'rea-
sonable doubt do you not?" - Z.
Eyes SIR"
eff the testimony in this case
should cause you to entertain a doubt
as to the guilt of the defendant, do
you think you could give him the;
benefit of, it?''
mo, sir; couldn't"
"Why not?" .;..' - !
Because, sir" snapped the venire-7
man, ."for the last six months I've
been 'gfvin' old Doc Cook the benefit
Of all" the doubts; and now that I've
found out that he's the worst faker IN
the business I amt got nonpatience
with nobody! That's why!" :,
"That is all, Mr.. Swaddleford." 49,
"You may stand aside" said the
Court.-Chicago Tribune. 2
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virtues and values Of Munyon's Paw
Paw tonic and are made from the
Juice Of the Paw-Paw fruit. l un-
hesitatingly recommend these pills as
being the best laxative and cathartic
ever compounded. Send us postal or
letter.. requesting a free package Of
MUNYON'S Celebrated Paw-Paw LaXa-
tive Pills, and we will mail same free
of charge. MUNYON'S HOMOEQ-
PATHIC HOME REMEDY CO., SD
and Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia. Pa.
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Rose leaves are imported free OF
duty when brought in in a crude
state, the value Of the imports CT
1908 being only sos, in 1907 s2lS7
and in 1906 $3.50. The value OF
rose leaves imported in the decade
ending with 1908 amounted to over
$4,000.
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fore long every symptom Of the trou-
BILE disappeared. I have had no re-
turn Of it up to now" :
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. y
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\ Package Mailed Free on Request OF
MUNYON'S
PAW-PAW PILLS

The best Stomach and
Liver Pills known and
a positive and speedy
cure for Constipation,
Indigestion, Jaundice,
Bilicusness, Sour Stom-
ach, Headache, and all
ailments arising from a
disordered stomach or
sluggish liver. They
contain in .copcen-
trated form all" the
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ADVISED
%CuredbyLydiaE .Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound =.

Galena, Kans.-"A year ago last
March I fell, and a few days after
there was soreness in my right side.
In a short time q bunch came and it
bothered me so much at night I could
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A Rough Bird.
deep cuff!

The popular chantecler appears as
an alleged ornament on round sailor
hats. He is not, in this case, a
smooth, we'll groomed bird, but a ruiz
fled-up creation, with his feathers
standing out in all directions.
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An Essential.

An essential is that the false hair
must not be brought down far over
the forehead. This IS all very well
in Paris, where the French women
have rather odd faces, and where
there. IS no hesitancy.
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small OIL uly udCh
and I became so
weak I could hard
ly stand. I lost
flesh rapidly and
was becoming wor-'
ried. I fortunately
decided. to try
Doan's kinney
Pills. I began TAX
ing them and De-
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;Tbis Will Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray'sS Sweet Powders for Children,
cure Feverishness. Headache, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders. Regpglatethe Bowels and
hours. Pleasant totake and harmless as milk;
Neverfail. AtDruggists, 25c. Samplemailed
FREE. Address Allen S. lmsted Leroy NY.
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POpuIar Hat Shape.

One of the popular hat shapes Is
of black corded silk, slightly turned
up at the side and trimmed with black
and yellow plumes.
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not sleep. IL kepG
growing larger and
by fall it was as
large as a hens egg.
I could not go to
bed without a hot
water bottle applied
to that side. I had
one of the best doc
tors in Kansas and
he told my husband
that I have to
be operated on as it
was something like
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Distinctive Notes.

1t is quite apparent that draperies
IF all kinds, tunics, panniers, over
skirts and fchus are the distinctive
notes Of present styles.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softensthe gums, reduces lntiamma
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A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

So Weak From Kidney Trouble he
Gould Hardly Stand.
John Mckay Williams, Bedford
City, Va, says: For two monthSjI
suffered from sharp pains across the
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For Red, Itching EyeIids. Cysts, Styes:
Falling Eyelashes and All Eyes That Need
Care,srETry Murine Eye Salye, Aseptic
or Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
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Even if you stand on your dignity,
it will not enable you TO see over the
heads of the crowd.
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In the course of::hfs aerohautieal expert
ments NJ. Bleriot has met with. fifty &C
eidents. -. =
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Each of. the British Dreadnoushtsy has
a hospital with a capacity for sixty pa
TENTS.
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New York City.-Net is one Of the
ymartest of all materials for blouses
this season, and this one is made over
q guimpe lining Of thin silk, while 1t
Is trimmed with soutache and the