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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31

Volumes might be written on the
troubles that have been started and
the days that have been marred by
women who attempted to thread
their way with aching, throbbing
feet.
A woman cannot appear to best
advantage if she is uncomfortable
Her attire must assist her to feel
at ease. 1t must not punish her.
Life is too short to spend time
breaking in shoes that do not fit
The sane woman will insist upon
shoes that fit her properly from the
start 1t is obvious that shoes
which do not have to be stretched
by the foot will keep their shape
longer, and of course will be COM
Portable at all times, which is the
first essential.
Shoes which throw the body into
an unnatural pose destroy the en-
tire appearance of the woman, and
this is one reason, aside from 9TH
ers of hygiene and safety, which
should prevent women from wear
ing high-heeled shoes.
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NottorS \

Dear Miss Grey--Please give me
the address of the Post-Intelli-
gencor. What is Marie Corelli's adj
dress? Is it advisable for girl to
have many suitors? Tell me how
to furnish living room. When a
man calls, is it proper to serve a
light lunch? If so. what? | have a
man friend from out of town who
sends me post cards occasionally.
Would you answer the cards?
JULIA.
A.-(D Seattle, Wash.
CD Mason Croft, Stratford-on-
Avon. England.
CD 1t depends on the girl. If she
is level headed girl, there is no
doubt that she will recognize the
right one when he comes along.
t4 A large center table. a small
side table, couch of some sort. a
couple of rockers, several arm
chairs and footstool or two will
be the furniture needed. 1t should
be all alilSe-the same general de-
sign and wood. One of the rockers
may be wicker, if you prefer. Make
your curtains of plain, coarse ecru
net, edged with coarse linen lace
and let them hang straight from
the rods. Tastefully framed pictures
of merit-good copies or originals
should hang on the walls. The
touch of originality in giving the
room a cosy, honey" look rests
entirely with you. I cannot suggest
those additions.
CD Yes. Coffee or cocoa and
sandwiches.
co If YOU wish. Merely send a
nice card in return. If he cared to
receive letter from you, he would
write one to you.
Dear Miss Grey-Please tell me
how to make bran biscuits.
HOUSEWIFE.
A.-One cup white flour, one cup
bran, two teaspoons baking powder.
two tablespoons sirup, one egg
beaten well. Add little salt and
milk enough to make a soft batter.
Beat we'll and bake in muffin pans
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WOMEN AND WIDOWS

The Brooklyn widow who ad-
vertises for husband with ST.
100000 has just a wee bit too
much coincidence in the miraculous
power of advertising.
Leader.
The woman's page tells us that
castor oil rubbed in callous
places on the feet will remove
them entirely" Now we know how
amputation can be performed at
hOme.-Kentucky Post.
The moral sense of woman is
duller than that Of man, says Prof.
Muensterberg. 80 gently scan
your brother man-still gentler,
sister woman. "-Cleveland Leader.
While not knowing all the facts
in the case. We have no hesitation
in saying that the husband who
spanked his wife few days ago
should be severely reprimanded.-
Chicago Tribune.
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sixteenth, twentieth, twenty-first
and twenty-fourth will be careless
and eXtravagant, unlucky.
The eighteenth is the worst pos
sible day for boy to be born on.
But the stars are kind to those
born on other days. They will live
just ordinary, simple lives.
A lucky month for dealers and
workers in wool, rubber and prod
ucts of the farm. Yeast made in
February will rise better than il
made later or earlier. Milk will
keep sweet longer.
Boys who wear curls should not
have their hair cut short in Feb
ruary. 1t BODIES i'll.
Neither should boys put on long
trousers until after the month
passes. A very dangerous portent.
Butchering by farmers should
not be undertaken until after the
fifteenth, when the moon will shine
in her full effulgence. A portent
auguring well for all those in agri-
culture.
l., the gypsy witch, tell you that
the weather will be clustering in
the middle southern states from
the first to the fourth; from the
fifth to eighth heavy storms of
sleet and snow will rage in the
western and northwestern states;
ninth to twelfth storms in the east
ern states; thirteenth to sixteenth
cold and rainy, then warmer and
more rain: twenty-first to twenty
eighth very cold.
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WHAT INTERESTS THE FAMILY DURING THE EVENING HOURS
MISS POWELL CHARMS AU-
DIENCE

Miss Maud Powell, one of the
best violinists on the concert stage
today, appeared at the Auditorium
theater yesterday afternoon and
was greeted by very small audi
ence.
In spite Of the fact that the audi
ence was small, they were very ap-
preciative, and Miss Powell was
most generous in her responses.
The young artist has a wonderful
power and technique and her in
depreciation is rare and beautiful.
Among the numbers played by Miss
Powell were: Mendelssohn' con-
certo in E minor, Caesar Franck
sonata in A major, "Couperin,' by
La Fleurie; "Minuet," by Beeth-
oven, and Chopins "Minuet Waltz;
"Meditation,' from Massenets
"Thais," and Weiniawsli' Polo
naise in d major.
Miss Powell was accompanied by
Mr.. Liachowsky.
JONQUiL CLUB MEETS.
The Jonquil club will be guests
of Mrs. E. |. Seehorn tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock luncheon
given at her home, PIG Fourth ave
nue.,
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THEGIpSY WTCHsoYs
about FEBRUARY;XA,H1

Children of the world! Beware
the fateful February days.
The stars tell us that February
BODIES no good to things OF the
world. In the heavens it is SO de-
creed. February, twin month Of
disaster and fate, bears in the one
hand the sign OF the Aquarius,
water bearer in the almighty
zodiac; in the other Pisces, the
fishes. of dire portent. In the re-
latiOns of the human body, the
month is fraught with danger, for
Aquarius and the Pisces control
the legs and the feet.
Therefore, people of the earth,
guide your footsteps well.
From its opening day mystery
and the under world rule. The
groundhog, talisman OF the neither
world, will first come to the earth S
surface on the second day of this
second month. If he sees his shad-
ow he will retire again, and there
will be six weeks more OF winter.
For the fates have so ordered. But
if he does not see his shadow he
will stay out, and the days will
wax warmer.
Girls born on the seventh and the
twentieth are doomed to misfor-
tune. Those born on the eighth.
thirteenth and twenty-third will
marry kind, but old and unfor-
tunate men.
Those born on the fourteenth,
nineteenth, twenty-sixth and TWEEN
ty-eighth will encounter storms of
matrimonial brewing. and it is
written in their fates to visit the
divorce courts. St Valentine will
not help the first.
Boys born on the third, fifth,
seventeenth, twenty-fifth and TWEEN
ty-eighth will be quick and clever,
very ambitious and successful in
business. They should study cor
poration law. Those born on the
first, second, seventh. thirteenth,
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BY A. M. Perkerson


The professor turned to the
square-Duilt woman of about 80
who stood hesitatingly in the door
way. Her broad. rather stolid face.
was puckered into an expression or
appeal. ~
Mother advised me to come to
YOU she explained in clustered
tones.
There, there" said the professor
soothingly. you must tell me what
it is
For awhile she could only sob in
pathetic, noisy fashion.
Well" she said, making an eff
fort to stop her tears, you'll want
10 know my name first, | suppose.
It's Whey Lathrop. For two years
we've been ngaged-George and |.
That is. George Rooney. Mother al
ways said it would be a fine match,
but father opposed it. That is, my
father-in-law Mothers only been
married to him three years, and he S
not much older than / am. He says
I'm too good for George-but that
isn't true, bit-and that l oughter
stay on at the store till | get man
more worthy of me.
"Out wedding was set for two
weeks from today. and we We're not
going to postpone it again, as fa-
ther'd had us do before. And--and
then this awful thing happened"
There was an interval before she
could go on.
"One morning | woke up feeling
strange like. 1t was as though
something was controlling and
guiding me. | didn't feel like |
could do just what l wanted TO.
That night when George came, +
couldn't talk to him. | wanted to-
just as any girl would have, but |
couldn't. Something wouldn't let
me. | just couldn't make my
tongue go, and he went away titled
and | cried all night.
The next evening he was wait
ing for me when | left the store, as
he'd always been doing. ! went by
him without speaking, though T
tried hard enough to; and when he
followed me, | just said, Go
away A few blocks from home |
met a tall, slender man, almost as
tall as father. standing on the curb
ing. He came up and spoke to me
and | couldn't help smiling at him.
Then he walked home with me.
Twice since then George has
called and wouldn't see him,
though was dying to-; and that
ether man meets me every day, and
something makes me smile and talk
to him, though | shudder to see
him.
She leaned forward in her chair,
and clasped and unclasped her
hands.
What can it mean? Father says
II isn't anything. He's studying
psychology, and he SAYS it's absurd
to say I'm being made to do this
way. He says I'm simply tired of
George, and, that this other man is
the one | love. But 1t isn't that"
The professor looked at her
thoughtfully.
What is your address," he
When she had given ii to him. he
noted ii down on his cuff, and af.
ter talking soothingly to her. led
her to the door.
Don't worry" he said. ut will
be all right"
THE Indication is. Jobson-" he
was explaining to plain clothes Of
ficer, later In the day. as evening
was falling outside. when the door
was thrust open and Miss i.athrop
appeared radiant on the threshold.
at is all right, sir. George was
waiting for me when the store clos
ed. just as he used to wait. and
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|AStory for|
lChildrens'
|Playtime
THE BOOSTERS NIGHT OUT.

All the barnyard people had long
been asleep excepting Mr.. Owl, who
came by every night to see if any
mice were having a moonlight pic
mic around the corncrib.
Tonight it happened that Mr..
Rooster heard Mr.. Owl hooting. On
looking out the henhouse door he
thought it shame for him to stay
sleeping while Mr.. Owl was having
q good time going about in the
bright moonlight. He quietly flew
down from his perch, and going
out to the barnyard fence, he cried.
Mr.. Owl, cock-a- doodle-doo | came
out to fly with you"
ITO WHO'D, to whoo." cried the
OWL; that you cannot do"
Eyes, l can; cock-a-doodle-do o,"
retorted Mr.. Rooster as he tapped
his wings and flew from the fence
to the top of the straw stack. 1t
was such hard work that after a
few more flights Mr.. Rooster de.
cided he had better stay on the
ground.
"There," chuckled the owl. 81
told you you could not fly With
me. You should not try to fly 50
high. You are all tired out now
You are just like some people
never contented with what they can
do, but always trying to initiate
somebody else. Now you have TAX
en- up my time and kept me from
catching my supper. Go back to
your family in the henhouse, and
stay"
So, limping and with dragging
wings, Mr.. Rooster went back to
his perch, too tired to even crow.
The next night when he heard
Mr.. Owl boot, he only tucked his
head further under his wing and
took a firmer hold on the perch.
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FROM MARY'S
COOK BOOK

Oatmeal cookies-One rcupful
lard, one cupful sugar, one cupful
hot water, one teaspoonful soda,
salt, one teaspoonful lemon, three
cupfuls sifted oatmeal and enough
flour to roll. Make very thin. A
slight sitting of sugar just before
baking is an Improvement.
Ginger cookies-One half cupful
butter, one cupful brown sugar, one
egg, one cupful molasses, one Ia
blespoonful ginger and one tea
spoonful soda. Mix as soft as can
be rolled If too much flour is. not
used the cookies will be rich and
crisp.
Cocoanut cookies-One cupful
butter, one and one half cupfuls
sugar, two eggs, one half cupful
milk, one half teaspoonful soda.
two and one half cupfuls flour and
one cupful shredded cocoanut.
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CONSIDERED A BEAUTY AND
PLAYS DIvINELY.

Editor The Press: | am a reader
of The Press and have taken great
pleasure in reading the column
headed Letters of Love and Matri-
mony," and | saw several nights ago
letter signed 'Blondy.'
| hope that he will not think me
too frank, but | feel sure that | an.
swer his ideal for a wife. | am a
decided brunette, considered, by all
who know me, quite beauty. I
play the piano divinely, playing
with great depth of feeling Snug
gle Up Little Closer Love Me"
Beautiful Eyes" and other clas-
sizes.
l am sure that with 800 a month
love in a cottage would thrive. and
if the young man cares to CORE
spond he can write me in care of
The Press. A BRUNETTE.
Editor, The Press-I am a reader
of The Press and am interested in
your topic, Love and Matrimony."
How many of our best citizens are
SO situated that they do not form
many acquaintance of the opposite
sex who can get acquainted in this
way. All normal men and women
long for their own home nest and
companion, for it is Mother Ma
lures plan of life from the lowest
to the highest form of created mat
ter Some have lived as "a Bache-
lor by Choice and wrought great
and lasting good in the world but
remember If all were like him he
even would not be here to give us
advice. His logic on contentment
is good. Find the sphere where
you belong, then you can be con-
tent. My sphere is in the home,
and if any good man wants a
merry home maker" will give my
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IA S HONS

In shoes. those with slightly
rounded toes and Cuban heels are
preferred,
Though wolfe is still worn. finer
material called marquisette yoile Is
newer.
One of the new colors, employed
mostly in evening costumes. Is
called primrose. 1t is a delicious
color-not yellow. not pink-but
quite as becoming as that other
beautiful new color called bois de
rose, which is neither pink nor
gray.
Gallons and fancy braids are
used great deal on fancy tailor
costumes. They are used the same
color as the cloth, but black Ia all
the rage.
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LETTERS ON LOVE
AND MATRIMONY

Editor The Press: VIII you be
good enough to print the following
letter in your paper:
| am young man having good
position, age %, blue eyes and black
hair and should like very much to
meet a young suitable partner about
% years of age. Please address
Position care Press.
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DANCING PARTY.

The Kallixori club, composed of
a number of popular high school
boys, gave a dancing party Satur-
day evening at the Masonic temple.
The rooms were extensively deco
rated for the occasion with color
scheme Of green and red. Ferns,
palms and Oregon grapevine inter-
mingled with a profusion of carna-
tons and other cut flowers, were
used to produce the desired effect.
Punch was served on the balcony
during the evening and the 200
guests enjoyed one of the most de-
lightful of the winter series of
dances given by the hign school
students.
q &
CARD PARTY.
The knights of Pythias will give
a card party Monday evening at
Wright's hall.
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MRS. HINkLE is HOSTESS.

Mrs. J. D. Hinkle was hostess at
a pretty affair Saturday evening,
when she entertained at an infor-
NAL card party at her home on
Broadway avenue.
A social hour at five hundred was
enjoyed by the following guests:
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Sweat, Mr.. and
Mrs. West, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Lud-
den, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoag,
Mrs. Shoop and Miss Margarie
Hinkle.
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description: Am lonely widow"
of 40, great home lover, good house,
keeper and cook, gray-blue eyes.
brown hair, weight 135 pounds,
height five feet four inches, gen.
orally spoken of as good looking
and energetic. Have been teach
er, some property, tastes inclined
toward study of all kinds which
are refining Don't care much for
society, though belong to two
lodges. AS Christian, recognizes
only Christ as the great example
and not man-made creeds. Am
keeping house for my bachelor
brothers, but feel that | want to
be settled again in home of my
own. Address, TRUE BLUE, care
The Press.
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Social Gnents III 5pokat1e

(Social news is a daily feature of
The Press. Anyone wishing to in
sert such news should send it. sign
ed. to the society editor or tele-
phone it before 10 o'clock in the
morniEg)
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PLEASE
TELL ME
WOMEN'S QUESTIONS
A N 8 w e r e D BY
Cynthia Grey

Dear Miss Grey: Are the "De.
signer" patterns sold in Spokane?
If so, please tell me at what store
can get them.
A.-The Designer" patterns are
the STANDARD" patterns. They can
be gotten at the Wonder depart
ment store.
Dear Miss Grey: Will you please
give me the names and addresses of
a few Catholic theological semi
naries? MISS CAMPBELL,
A.-The seminaries to which stu
dents from this part of the country
q "c Sc mt are located ut Milwaukee,
Wis, Montreal, Canada, or Balti-
more, Md.
VIII Miss Campbell kindly mail
her address to Miss Grey?
Hips are slightly more empha-
sized than they were in the summer
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WOMAN'S CLUB WILL ENTER
TAIN

AS a means of increasing the
fund toward the erection of the
Woman's club building the men,
bers of the organization will give
a dancing party early in February
for all persons who took part in the
musical extravaganza in 1908 and
those who took part in the perform
ance of Mother Goose For the
same purpose the club members
will entertain at a card party to-
day at the chamber of commerce.
Progressive five hundred and
bridge will furnish the entertain
ment and prizes will be awarded
In connection with these two af-
fairs book reception will be held
at Sanders hall Wednesday, by the
Woman's club for the benefit Of the
public library.
is SPOKANE GUEST.
Mrs. Minnie Grubbe, 1924 Sharpe
avenue. has as her guest Mrs.
Harry n. May of Wenatchee, Wash.
Mrs. May will remain in the city
until after the marriage of her
daughter, Grace, which takes place
early in February.
4 4
WHIST PARTY THURSDAY.
Mrs. J. r. Reinhardt has issued
invitations for an afternoon at
home next Thursday. The affair
will be informal and the guests
will be entertained at whist.
4 = =
SERIES OF INFORMAL TEAS
AT DOW HOME.
Mrs. j. X. Dow will be hostess on
Thursday and Friday afternoons of
this week, when she will entertain
at two informal teas at her home on
Tenth avenue. Eighty guests have
been hidden for both affairs.
4 4 =
VALENTINE SOCIAL.
The members of the Epworth
league of the First Methodist
church will entertain at Valen-
tine social on the evening of Febru-
AIRY at the church parlors on the
corner of Howard street and Third
avenue. A large crowd is expected
and the committee in charge is
making plans for a jolly good
time.
MRS. BAKER ENTERTAlNS.
Mrs. Helen La Rene Baker en-
ertained few friends at a dinner
party Saturday evening at the Iio-
tel Spokane. The affair was cele-
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To the Editor of The Press
Having been a constant reader or
your valuable paper, take this
opportunity in writing you these
few lines to ask you to insert the
following letter. / am quiet
young man, healthy and industrious
and should like very much to meet
some young lady or widow about
the age of % to 30.
For further particulars please
address, TRAVELLER, care The
Press.
Editor The Press: l am reader
of The Press, and for some weeks
have been reading your letters on
Love and Matrimony," and decid-
ed to join the list. I read with in
terest "Old Lonesome" and Labor
err; in fact, I have read them all.
Now | feel sure if "Old Lonesome"
could understand true woman, he
would have no trouble in finding a
good, kind wife, for l am sure /
would not marry man that could
not respect and care for IL he
should own a dozen homes. / do
admire truth and honesty. Now /
do not expect to hear from "Old
Lonesome" for / have blue eyes.
Maybe all men don't like brown
eyes. So if any one should care
to write in answer to this, address
E. Honest Widow, care Of The
Press
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bration of the seventy-third ami
versary of Thomas Paine.
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GRASP This 1.-The Last Chance
To Get in on the Ground Floor of
the Last Government Farm Lands

Land along the Grand Trunk Pacific is now open
for purchase Any one may purchase this land with
out even becoming citizen Of Canada making
any improvements. 1t is an outright purchase from
the government grant coming in your
name.
Any one, male or female, married single,
Is years of age, purchase this land from 40 to
$40 acre tracts, at from 1886 to $3.50 per acre on
terms.
The last country, the last Of the rich farming
land in the western part of the American continent,
is now open for settlement and is feeling the thrill of
development with the building of the Grand Trunk
railroad, which has the lowest grade of any trans
continental railroad in North America and is As
hours closer to the Orient than any other transcon
tnenta railroad in North America. Thus making
guarantee that the bulk Of the business will be ship
ped over this road.
Thousands of acres of the richest farm land in the
world right in the Nechaco valley along the line of
the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad now building from
the Atlantic coast to the Pacific in Canada and
through the great western country in North America
The Grand Trunk opens up the heart of the great
wheat land in North America, and the most of it is
open for settlement. 1t will not remain open long
The eyes of the world are on the Nechaco valley
which is IS miles long and | to 40 miles wide, with
rich soil from four to 40 feet deep. This valley lies
between the Rocky mountains and the coast range
1t is dotted with many lakes and rivers that tenn
ing with trout and fishes of various kinds. The
government records describe this the ''FARM-
Frs PARADISE"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-06
Canada.
FORT GEORGE FARMS n. CT.

FORT GEORGE FARMS a. c..
At the junction of the Fraser and Ne
chaco valleys, b. c., on line of Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway Transcontinental
railroad. now building to Prince Rupert,
we can secure for you from the b. C.
government rich fruit and farm land close
to Fort George, the future metropolis of
Central British Columbia; 100, 800 or $40
acres at $6.75 per acre.
H.W PER ACRE CASH.
Balance in three annual payments; you
don't have to live on 1t, improve 1t or be-
come a Canadian citizen to own 1t. Moth
ing will grow into money as fast as good
land on a new railway. Omaha's leading
bankers and business men are buying this
land, but the government will not sell
more than $40 acres to any one person
(male or female). We nave only a little
left. It's your opportunity to get in on a
ground floor proposition with successful
men. Call Immediately or write or tele-
graph for a reservation, RENTING IL per
acre to hold it. References, Omaha Ma
tional bank.
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC LAND CO,
AL New York Life Building.