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New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
BAYBERRY CANDLES
Their Fragrance Much PIlsed
bY 1Ksthetic NOstrils.

The fragrant bayberry candle has lately
been much in demand by women of aesthetic
tastes, and those who live in localities
where the bayberry grows like to make the
candles, as their ancestors did in Colonial
days A box of them makes a charming
Christmas present and some women have
found in them a fruitful source of pin
money, the product being disposed OF
through women's exchanges or to private
customers.
To prepare the wax. put the bayberries
into a preserving kettle. with an equal
quantity of cold water. Let the berries
come to the boiling stage and boil steadily
for four hours. adding fresh boiling water
as it boils down After the boiling
auo= an hour of simulering. Then set the
kettle on the back of the stove. where its
contents will remain hot for a while, before
setting it away to stand overnight Do not
remove the berries nor disturb the contents
of the kettle in any way when taking it
Off the stove. In the morning a hard cake
of wax will be found on the surface over
the water If these directions have been
carefully followed.
After cooling, the wax must be lifted out
OF the kettle and purified. To do this let 1t
slowly melt and pass it through a wire
strainer. Let it become cold again, ana
then remelt and strain a second time, using
lawn or cheesecloth, instead of wire.
While the wax Is being prepared the
moulds may be made. Select an ordinary
wax candle of the size the bayberry can
dies are to be, and roll firm paper several
times around it Gig. u. Paste the edge
OF the paper securely, and clap a piece OF
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

Flora dressed in silks and satins all rain
bow colored, and once the Nonsense King
gave them dinner on a nnountaintop.
But just then the ground gave way, and
they fell back to earth, dishes and all.
But the dishes flew together again and
went back to Nonsense Land at once.
Flora and William couldn't go till the next
Saturday.
Next Saturday William made UP his mind
to stay in the Land Of Nonsense, even II
the bottom did fall out. So when he felt
the ground trenble and shake he caught
hold Of tree and held on with all his
down, but the tree stayed where It was.
Down went Flora. Soon the ground began
to come UP again and William laughed be-
cause he had managed to stay behind. II
would be a glorious week! But it wasn't.
Nonsensical things happened so thick and
fast that William was all in a whirI He
could hardly wait for the week 70 go by,
and when Saturday came and Flora ar
rived he wanted TO go home at once. Soon
the ground began to tremble and shake.
He caught F1ora's hand and they shut
their eyes and the great downward rush
began When he opened his eyes they we're
by the brook at home.
Sense five days of the week-Nonsense
Saturdays" said William. that's what
choose"
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
Hotv TO Hg)ir7 q Prize.

Contest No. I Number Puz5le).-Choice
Of a sterling silver Tribune badge, set
of bsttleship postcards. a German silver
purse with chain. an interesting book, a
gold filed belt pin. a box OF water color
paints or a gold filed tie clasp for the
neatest and best three answers
Contest No. 2 CThings TO Think About
You may solve any two Of the four puzzles
that you like. and for the neatsst and best
two answers we offer the choice of the
same prizes a S in Contest No. I.
Contest No (Our Letter Boxl.-A prize
Of 81 Is given for every letter printed under
this heading The letter may contain Incl
cents in your life, anecdotes OF pets. novel
school experiences things seen in travel or
made up stories. These stories must be
original and must be written one side
of the paper only. Letters entitled to the
prize OF 81 are often crowded out for lack
OF space IN the week they are received, but
IL such is the case they always appear in
the page later.
Be sure to state your age
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
The Land of Nonsense

He lived in the Land Of Nonsense, as
happv and CAV as could he. and rode on
a COW or donkey whenever he hadn't a
horse His Shoes were all covered with
seouins. his hat was all covered with lace,
his necklace was made out of jewels, his
suit was all covered with bows. His grand
mother certainly spoiled him. She gave him
a penny each day. His grandfather baked
him a doughnut His aunts gave him ap-
pies and jam. His mother said, William,
don't study" His father said. William.
don't work" His sisters said. William,
we'U give you whatever you want that we
have"
William was having the loveliest time
Imaginable. when all at once the bottom
fell out OF the Land of Nonsense. and
William, who was riding his donkey at the
time, fell down, down, down-even down to
the earth. the Land of Sense. And there
he was told to study and TO work and TO
leave his sisters muff where he found it
But he made Up his mind to climb back to
the Land Of Nonsense again, and each day
he tried and tried, but he was never able
to find the way until Flora showed him.
Flora had been there. too.
They used TO 60 together on Saturday
afternoons, and it was all very exciting
especially when the bottom began to fall
out as it always did, sooner or later. But
they rode on camels and elephants, and
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

The National Society OF New England
Women wants to do something TO help on
the school city movement. and, TO this end.
the originator of the idea. W. W Gill. was
invited to address the last meeting held al
the WaIdorf-Astoria on Thursday
Demetrius c. Dounis. an Athenian boy,
furnished mandolin music. and there were
recitations by Miss Lucy Romberg, of Bos-
ton. and Mrs. Ida Benfry Judd.
The second of the series Of bridge whist
parties organized by Mrs. Frank Barry for
the phnanthropic fund of the society was
given on Friday at the home OF Mrs. c. z.
Quimby, No. 278 West s6th street.
The chairmen of the Little Mothers
bazaar committee and the Playmates of
Holiday House. as the grown-ups are called
who see that the Little Mothers have a
good time during their summer outings,
will be entertained by the Little Mothers
Aid Association on Monday, November q.
at Happy Day House. No. 2S6 Second ave-
nue.. There will be music and tea
Mrs. Annie E Murray will have charge
of the progressive euchre at the Profess
sional WOmen's League on November 8 A
regular business meeting will be held on
November IA On November 2S the chair
men Of the bazaar committees will receive
the members and other friends at a social
tea.
The New York City Mothers Club will
meet on Monday, November Il, at the Hotel
Astor. Athletics for Girls will be dis
cussed by Miss Elizabeth BurchenaI. and
Athletics for Boys" by Lee Hammer. OF
the Russell Sage Foundation.
The National Society OF the Daughters NJ
the Empire State held their regular meet
ing on Thursday at the waIdorf-Astoris
Mrs Charles H Griffen read a paper on
Fort Edward and Fort Ticonderoga. and
MISS Amy Ray sang several contralto solos.
The prizes for the National California
cubs bridge and euchre party last Tues
day at the Waldorf-Astoria failed 10 ma
terianze until very late hour. The ex-
pressnen on strike were obdurate. and the
hotel had to send messenger boys TO the
stores TO round up the missing articles
This bridge was the first evening affair
given by the club since the one in 1905
when II was organized
The Minerva Club. OF which Mrs Howard
MacNutt is president. opened irs season
last Monday in the East Room OF the Wal
dorf-Astoyia. About two hundred and Atty
members and guests were present Mrs
AacNUtt. Mrs. simon Baruch and Mrs
John F. Yawser were appointed as dele
gates TO the State Federation. with Nine
Marie Cross Newhouse and Mrs. Katherine
A Martin as alternates. The club indorsed
it's president as candidate for first vice
president OF the New York City Federation
which will elect officers in February. The
resignation OF Mrs. Kate c. Ives from tn.
treasurership was accepted Luncheon In
the Astor Gallery followed the morning
business meeting. among the guests al the
presidents table being Miss Mary Garrett
Hay. who was recently nominated for the
presidency OF the State Federation. and
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

BOYS and girls who are ingenious and
who like 10 be busy making things" can
get A vast amount of enjoyment from
making toy furniture cut Of pasteboard
boxes. Chairs. tables, beds, baby car
riages. dish cabinets. stores, sinks, wheel
barrows. all sorts OF things, in fact can
be constructed out Of pasteboard and can
be decorated in any way that suits the
fancy. OF course there will be needed be-
sides the boxes a pair Of good scissors and
bottle of mucilage or paste.
Small boxes such as are used by the
doctor or the druggist for holding pow
ders or capsules are excellent for max
Ing box furniture and mother will be quite
likely to- find several Of these if she looks
IN the cupboards about the house.
T.. II might be well 10 start making simple
thfnES Kitchen furniture does not sound
g attractive as ps-lo- furniture but ss II
can oe made very easily IL might be well
- begin with the sink and the stove. Per
haps after you get started in this fasoi-
mating work YOU will like 70 undertake the
furnishing of z whole toy house. If so,
s. viii be quite possible TO do sll this by
the use Of pasteboard and pasteboard boxes.
To make 2 kitchen range like the one
shown IN the accompanying illustration
you viii want boxes Of two different sizes.
cnA for the base and a smaller one for the
TOT. You nav have 10 cut one or the
ether 10 get the right proportions. II
doesn't matter what is the color of these
boxes because YOU will want 10 black the
ftove neatly. with paint with ink. after
# Is completed
You can cut the covers out of 3 separate
piece Of cardboard and paste them loosely
on the top Of the stove. The doors may
he cut in the side and left ajar or fas-
tened with 4 tiny clasp. For the pipe a
roll Of stiff PAPER. slipped into q carefully
cut oval ct the top Of the stove is all that
Is needed This. too you will want to
black. Perhaps you will like 70 make
kitchen clock TO hang over the stove so
that the cook in your toy kitchen can tell
What time 70 call you 10 breakfast. For
this YOU will want the cover of tiny
round. white box. Mark the clock face on
the clean surface, inside q circle drawn
with ink. Fasten 10 the back e piece OF
linen thread with a gold bead at the bot
ION. This represents the pendulum and
wlll look well on the walls Of your toy kit
chen
You VIII have no difficulty in making a
very neat white enamel sink if you copy
the one shown here. For this you want one
ohlong- shaped box and its cover. Paste
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

Dear Little Men and Little Women: My
teacher took our class 10 the Zoo not long
ago, and after we had walked around the
entire place We finally stopped in front of
the monkeys cage The monkeys did not
seem 10 be aware of our presence at all,
but sat or cIung 10 the cage in very
peaceful manner. with an occasional blink
in our direction. Ny teacher threw a hand
full of peanuts into the cage. This excited
them for a few moments One of the little
girls OF the class had brought a stuffed
| toy monkey which she held up in front of
! the cage. When she saw no unusual inter
! est was shown by the monkeys she asked
the keeper to put it in the cage. To our
great JOY he consented, and as soon as it
landed in the cage the fun began.
The monkeys Immediately scattered to
different parts OF the cage, and eyed the
new arrival from a distance, the greatest
wonder expressed in their faces. In a
few minutes one monkey, the bravest of the
lot, stepped up to the new arrival. and
with his best spirit of hospitality dropped
some peanuts at its feet. Several of the
monkeys stole up beside their brave leader
This encouraged the rest, and pretty soon
they were all chattering and skipping
around the toy monkey A few minutes Of
debating took place, then the monkeys
backed off and formed a ring around the
visitor. Then one monkey stepped to the
centre and broke open a peanut. and in g.
graceful manner laid it at the feet of the
toy monkey, evidently coaxing it to eat.
They all seemed perplexed at the seeming
stubbornness Of their strange friend. A few
daring monkeys stole up to the lifeless OBJ
1ect and gently tapped its face. Receiving
no response. they skunk back to their places.
disgusted. The chattering grew less, and
ii seemed they were preparing to desert the
stranger when a guard came along with
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

paper like the one in the illustration Gig
y over the bottom set the candle on its
end, pull up the points of the paper and
paste them in place with mucilage Gig 81.
When dry remove the candle carefully from
the mould. Melt the candle pour the wax
into the mould and Immediately empty il
out This gives a thin coating of ordinary
wax. which prevents the mould from abb
sorbing any of the bayberry wax Per
forate the bottom of the mould exactly in
the centre, so that the wick may be passed
through 1t.
The wick is made by braiding candle
wick, which comes in balls for the pur-
pose One end is waxed. and from the
outside is passed through the hole in the
bottom OF the mould. The other end is
separated into its three strands, spread
out over the bottom OF the mould and
fastened with mUcilage. Another bottom
OF paper. similar TO the nrst. but a trife
larger, is fastened over il. and the laps are
turned up and glued
frame TO hold the moulSs can be made
by cutting holes OF suitable size in the hot
tom of a shallow pasteboard box, srandinS
about half as high as the candle mould. or
a little over. Turn the box upside down on
a table and stick candle mould into each
hole, so that the bottom of the rnouIds will
rest on the table when the boy is turnas
right side up again. The wicks should nov,
be drawn taut and secured by hatpin or a
long wire hairpin pulled out straight. resi-
ing in small notches cut into either side OF
each mould. (See Fig. A.
The moulds are now ready for the wax 10
be poured into them Have the wax hot
enough TO melt, but not to smoke Pour il
gently into the moulds. and let them stand
until hard, but not until perfectly cold.
Remove the two bottom layers OF paper
with a sharp penknife. and then gently
peel OF the rest of the paper mould. Trim
tho bottom OF the wick close TO the candle
and trim the top 10 within half an Inch of IL
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

had 70 be used as to the stage setting par
ticularly in the scene in the princes palace
Although we tried our best, we could not
make the Fairy Godmother come out of the
fireplace. so She had to come up through a
Tapdoor in the floor instead. This would
have done very well if, just as she was
ready to come up through the floor, her
high, peaked hat had not fallen off into a
stall below. The play waited, Cinderella
wondering what had become of her god
mother, until the hat was rescued; then the
fairy appeared, and the play went on At
first there had been little trouble about
arranging the parts, as. one girl wanted to
be both the prince and one of the proud
peared at once, but it was finally decided
that she should be the proud sister in the
first act, and the prince the rest of the
time, while another girl went on with the
sisters part. This worked very WELL eX-
cept for one mistake. In the first act the
sisters dressed for the ball. Now the girl
who began the proud sisters part was de-
cidedly plump; the one who went on with
it was her opposite. The ball dress had
been made for the thin girl, and when the
plump sister came to put il on she found
1t impossible to get into il. 1t was a diff
hcult situation, but We got out of it by
pulling down the curtain, and beginning the
next act
This play was the first of several which
my friends and l got up, but though the
later ones may have turned out better. I
don't think they could have been as anus
ing TO witness.
MARY HORNE (aged 16).
Pye. n Y
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
NUMBER PUZZLE.
Club and Social Notes

! other candidates; Mrs. Belle de Rivera,
president OF the City Federation: Mrs
Charlotte B. Wilbur. Mrs Harry Hastings.
Mrs. William r Stewart Mrs. Thomas J.
Vivian and DR.. Rosalie Morton The guests
of honor addressed the afternoon meeting.
and there was a musical programme. under
the direction of Mrs. James H Petite.
''ParaceIsus" Will be the subject for dis
cussion at the regular meeting OF the New
York Browning Society on November at
the Waldorf Miss Jessie X Watson will
present the topic and Mrs William LON
bard and Miss Beatrice Hart viii lead or
in the discussion Other speakers will be
the Rev. Lyman H. HOugh and Miss l. W.
Sylvester.
The Rubinstein Club will open its txen-
ty-fourth season on Saturday. November
u. in the AstOr Gallery of the Waldorf.
Miss Fay Cord. Marcus KeIlerman and
Nine Yolanda Nero will furnish music
The club is preparing for an active year.
A series OF four choral morning musicals
will be given in addition 70 the usual three
evening concerts and six afternoon mus
icals. At the first concert on December
1S the choral members will present Sir
Oluf." by Harriet Ware. a new cantata.
dedicated to the club Alma Gluck. OF
the Metropolitan Opera House. and Cecil
Tanning viii sing the solos.
The New York city Chapter Of III.
Daughters OF the American Revolution re-
sumed its meetings at Sherry's yesterday
and listened TO an historical lecture by
Miss Jane Meade WeIch.
George McAneny. president OF the BOr-
ough OF Manhattan. was the guest OF honor
at the fall reunion OF the Associate Al
umnR OF the Normal College held on Oc-
tober % in the college chapel Among the
speakers were DR. George s. Davis. presf-
dent OF the college. and Dr.. Thomas
Hunter. president emeritus.
The sixteenth annual convention OF the
State Federation OF woman's Clubs. 70 be
held in the classic shades OF Cornell Uni
versity from November IA TO Is. promises 70
De very peaceful and dignihed gathering.
This Is the year OF the presidential cleo
ton. bur politics seem TO have saAsAS f-s~a
troubling for the tine being. for 10 opposr-
ton TO the oficial candida.e for the prasi-
deney. Miss Mary Garrett Hay. has de-
vsloped.
Mrs Elmer eIA.r. who has guided the
destintes OF the organization for the past
two years hopes 10 corplece her consttru-
tional term OF ONCE BY announcing the
completion OF the endowment fund Of rs
900. which was initiated under her regime
and TO which Mrs Russell Sage gave 30
O0o The convention will be Welcomed to
Ithaca on Monday evening. November IL
by the Mayor. Randolph Horton. the presi-
dent OF Cornell University. jacob G. Schur-
man. and the president OF the woman's
Club OF Ithaca. Mrs. Frederick F. Bates
During the convention Mrs. Schurruan
viii give a reception for the delegates. Az
one OF the evening meetings Andrsv a,
White viii be a speAker
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
TIE tOOnnQn and Her GosOr1
Together They Should Make One Picture. witt
the Woman as the KEYNOTE.

have good eyes," they say, 'but your fig
ure IS dumpy." (Perfect frankness and
good nature are in the order of the day.
Another girl was found to have ''splen-
did ruddy COLOR but her shoulders were
narrow and her hips broad. The costume
designed for her is fine example of
the kind OF work this extraordinary class
does. It was an afternoon gown. Now. a
splendid ruddy color is e fine thing" the
class decided, ''for country clubs or for
automobiling, but in polite society 1t needs
to be toned down a little" So they gave
her gown Of soft, silvery gray, with just
a few bits Of pinky. opal colors here and
there. Then, TO make her narrow shoulders
look broader. they massed all the trimming
in horizontal lines around the bottom of the
yoke and over the shoulders, and they
made the rest Of the gown with long, un-
broken lines and no waistline, to render
the hips less conspicuous. When the de-
sign was finished she of the ruddy COM
plexion knew she was going TO look hand
somer in this gown than she had ever
hoped to be before.
This sort Of thing is the invariable prac-
tfce OF the French women said Miss
Hitchings. That is why they always man
age TO look so well. They have a reputa-
ton for being artisticaIly gowned simply
because they design their clothes on ar
tistic principles, thinking of line and mass
and color harmony. The American woman
has not yet learned that because a gown is
handsome in a store It is not necessarily
the gown to make her look her best. In the
case Of tailored suits Americans excel the
French, think. but as designers and wear
l.ers of fancy costumes we have much to
learn"
There are about seyenty-fve students in
the designing classes, some regular stu
dents, who intend TO be teachers OF the art
and others specials who are studying il
for persona Use. When the design is fin-
ixheo they carry 1t across the hall to the
dressmaking class and make it Up. Some
are go industrious that they design and
make costumes for their friends and rela-
uves. as wei ss for themselves. II is said
x,lat the teachers in the college get a
chance 10 pose as models, ana SO acquire
In the course Of the year two or three
gowns specially designed TO accentuate
their individual best points. It is also one
Of the traditions which every freshman on
MorninSside hears early In her course that
the costume g1rls'' always design and
make the gowns with which they charm
the eyes OF all beholders at the annual
college ball.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
NEW USES FOR sEAns

So varied are me uses to which beads
can be put this season that many treasures
of this kind are again being brought TO
light after having long languished in re-
tirenent The woman who owns bead
neckIace that no longer pleases her as an
adornment for her throat will do well to
consider whether II may not be made to
serve more satisfactorily on her hat. A
so+t round black velvet hat seen receDtIv-
80 - the kind that is smartest when most
s,-,,nIv t,n trinmed-had around the crown a
sHaat ST. - several strings of medium, si1ad
o,,.I coral beads. with couple of tssaeIz
80 srnaIIer beads at one side.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Witches Puzzle-The pieces Of the
witches puzzle when fitted together prop
erly make a jsck-o' lantern The prize
winners and their prizes are, Frances d.
Patton. seven years old. No. 45s Greenwood
avenue. Richmond Hill. Long Island, a sill
yer purse; Marion De Wick nine No p
Glenwood Place, Summit. y. a silver
purse, and Douglas Logic, six No. 10
Bellevue avenue, Upper Montclatr, y. J. q
box of paints
Things 10 Think AhoUt-The two prize
winners and their prizes are Dwight 2
Place, Montclair, " J., a gold filed tie
clasp, and Sarah Blair, ten. No ia Broad
way, Bayonne. y. J.. a silver purse
Our Letter Box--See letters by prize win
nerS