Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-06-06
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LOOKING COOL,

LOOKING COOL.
A very busy man I know says his best
clerk, who happens to be woman, 10 .
constant rest to bis eyes, because she al
ways looks 80 cool. This man, who has
a naturally quick temper, also added
that when things went wrong and he be-
came excited, II he happened to look at
her he felt that he must be such an un-
pleasant object, he Immediately cooled
down and was able to view the affair In
hand with an even temper. Now, IL
seems to me, It is the duty Of every girl
to look cool; and to do so, one must
make up ones mind to exercise certain
amount of self control. 1t is easy to lose
ones temper. So, start out with the de-
termination to make the best Of every
thing, and to be quiet In manner and
speech.
The best receipt for keeping cool is to
get up in the morning feeling as good
tempered as possible; and II there 10 q
general feeling of disgust with the world,
try to think of something pleasant, for
the girl who has disagreeable thoughts
will have them reflected In her face and
will find all too soon that her features
have ''frozen" into place. So lift the
corners of your mouth, smile and laugh,
for laughter takes the drudgery out of
life. This is not the easiest thing in the
world to do; but if you will not allow
unpleasant thoughts to have corner In
your mind or unpleasant words to pass
your lips, you will be surprised to find
how quickly the pleasant ones will come.
Cleanliness Of body and neatness of
dress are necessary for the girl who
wishes to look cool. It is we'll to arise
early in the morning, for 1t gives one
time to battle and dress in . leisurely
fashion. After achieving neatness of
appearance, neatness of mind must fol-
low. Have your mind and tools In
order when you start at your work and
az far as possible arrange to do the heav-
lest work then, before the day has be-
gun to tell on you and you feel tagged.
ence in the winter becomes exasperating
and heating In the summer. Do not ex-
pect too much from others; remember
that all have some Miniature whose out
cropping you must expect. The girl
who has learned to control her temper
and who takes things as they come, who
ressts the impulse to say words which
she will regret, who positively refuses to
argue, comes out at the end of the day,
a cheerful philosopher, q delightful
friend, and a pleasant picture to look
upon.
Old and scrap pieces of zinc should be
saved for burning the SCOT from chin
neys and stovepipes. A little bit thrown
on the fire will effectively clear the pas
sages Of SCOT,
An economical friend of mine bought
two sets of nice buttons that do for all
her shirt waists. They have shanks and
are put into the button side of fresh
waists by means Of rings. Instead Of
buying cheap buttons for six waists, she
has these two very nice sets, which she
thought, before she got this idea, were
far beyond her means.
l learned from my grandmother to
keep tablespoon with broken handle
in the coffee can, and teaspoon In the
salt jar and the baking powder and soda
cans. A tin graduated measuring cup,
kept in the sugar jar and the -four bin,
also help to make my homework lighter
by saving many a step.
A friend who has no closet of her
sleeping-room has a unique way of dis
posing Of her clothes. She nailed
cleat about one and one-half inches thick
across the back of her bed and screwed
some double screw hooks into 1t. The
first and last of these are six inches from
the ends OF the cleat, so that any cloth
ing hung on them will not stick out and
show from the room. Six inches above
the cleat she strung q wire over which
slips curtain made of paper muslin,
matching the wall paper In color. The
bed stands "kitty corner" across ono end
OF the room, the outer head post about
one foot from the wall.
Before putting pair of gloves In your
glove box, button one glove to the other,
and you will never find yourself with
mismated pair.
A pair of candy tongs is especially use
full during the straw berry season. Hold.
ing berry in the left hand, one can re-
move its hull more quickly and easily
with these tongs than without them.
They save staining the fingers, too, and
the accompanying accumulation of
stains under the nails.
Save your empty spools that accumu-
late during the spring sewing, and take
them with you to the cottage this sum.
mer. They are useful to slip over the
nails 80 often provided for hanging your
garments, and will save many Q tear and
rust spot.
Never use hot water In washing pom.
gee. Instead use q suds made from
lukewsrm water with pure white soap.
Never rub 1t on the board, but in tho
hands, As the board draws the threads.
Rinse in several waters Of the same
temperature. hang out in the air until 1t
10 dry, then iron. Do not sprinkle, nor
dampen 1t. Any moisture even of
damp cloth will spoil all the good 70,
suits Of the careful washing. II treated
In this way It will look like new.
To prevent shortcake from getting
sOggy when II is cut, take firm hold Of
piece Of white silk thread, and draw It
through the cake - ono would knife.
1t separates the cake, leaving It light,
and not soggy as when knife Is used.
Dainty cuff links may be made Of
crochet buttons, sewing two together,
like the parts of dumb-bell link, with Q
strong thread loop of the right length,
and buttonhOling over It. These links
will not be lost like many others.
When baking cookies use large drip.
ping pan. Turn 1t bottom side up and
place the cookies on the bottom Of the
pan. They bake quicker and do not
burn as easily Is when put into the pan.
When ironing. fold rug into several
thicknesses and stand on 1t. This rests