The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-17

Every one, and especially every woman,
should have hobby. It is recreation
and rest. Ii may be quite inexpensive
ar immensely costly, according to purse,
and preference. 1t may be the sort oil
hobby that Others have ridden, or 1t may
be wholly original with the rider; hing
George Y has a large and valuable col
lection Of stamps, This has been hobby
with him for years. a..
Starting in with idea OF simple, harm
less. interesting diversion, many, coilec
tors have been surprised to find them
selves possessors Of rare and valuable
collections in their own lines. Some
collect to keep and exhibit their treas
ures. Others for the pleasure OF dong "
and all sell their collections when
sufficiently large and important. UNIQUE
door knockers are fancied at the present
time. Riding through country or city
the eye is kept alert Tor the slght vi
such knockers as delighted our ancestors
before the effective but unobtruslve elec-
tric button came into fashion. Eagles
were popular in America. One often saw
wierd animals and grotesque heads used
to arouse the household and gam admit
lance to early homes. Some historic
knockers have been copied and are offered
for sale. Collectors place them not only
upon front doors, but upon the back
doors and side doors and the outside oil
bedroom doors.
One may indulge fondness for pets
which can be trained, or for plants-for
instance begonias, cacti, and palms, are
worth great effort; or pieces OF all tne
dresses you have ever had, are worth
while-or that the children have had.
Samples of wedding dresses OF friends
would be interesting showing materials
and STYLES of goods in fashion at various
dates When one is collecting almost
any line of articles, friends are quite
ready to add to it. For preserving. sam
ples of dress materials, laces and the
like, small scrap album is useful, 1t
does not matter how thick the book is
nor how many it contains. Small pages
are preferable. On each page paste one
niece. or a group of pieces, and card
giving the history OF each.
For the picnic season, porch teas, lawn
parties, especially those for evening,
novelties in entertainment are always III
demand. Tea-cup love, furnishes much !.,
merriment. Several girls, with or with
out special costumes, may tell fortunes
! for guests with the teacups. The game
succeeds, for everybody wants to listen.
The one whose fortune is to be told must
take the cup in which few drops OF
tea are left with the grounds. She Tor
he) must make wish and repeat 1T
three times, mot aloud then whirl the
CUP around three times to throw the
grounds over the surface of the cup. The
reader should be quick, alert, magma
tive, and able to make up things as she
goes along. She will be able to make
endless variations upon these few foun-
dation rules: A light leaf that spreads
indicates woman by her gown; kneellng
figure denotes an offer of marriage;
groups of dots near indicate acceptance;
no dots mean rejection. A clear cup-rim
Hfefel edg happy ey eup mean a unpleasant
things Seven dots in line stand for
success. A long line means a journey;
Dots at the end mean new friends and
good time. Two figures with clear
space between show an engagement.
| Ring means happy marriage. Heart
| indicates a love affair. Four dots m a
square foretell love letter. Crooked
| line of dots means sickness or bad news.
The reader must have quick eyes to see
these dots and figures and leaves. You
will readily see the possibilities for fun.
The whole should not be told by any
one person. but leave chance for new
ideas for each.
| A refreshing novelty to serve for guests
is prepared by having cold tea, iced or
chilled and rather stronger than would
be served hot. Pour it over a. cup Of
lemon sherbet or waterloo and serve
Immediately.
If going away for short vacation do
not cumber yourself with. unnecessary
baggage. Have an ample supply. OF
underwear in light and medium weights,
fresh waists to wear with jacket suits,
a few one-piece dresses for various occa-