The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-17

We must not always ask for beauty
when n good God has seen III 10 make an
excellent young woman without IT,
George Eliot.
In selecting petticoat, think just as
carefully what you are going TO wear y
with a. you would when buying hat
II is the harmony Of the entire toilette
that brings about the most effective re-
suits, and | have known OF instances
where even inexpensive component parts
have affected the most successful results
simply because they were harmonious.
Good.sized beads, sprinkled all over
white marQuisette or cotton wolfe, make q
really stunning froek for a young girl. and
colored ones worked into simple designs
Of open scrolls are effectively used on
dark silk or chiffon waists,
II one is inclined 10 be economical,
simply a llounee OF handsome lowered or
Persian silk set upon violating founda'
ton OF good wearing quality makes very
satisfactory pettieoat; then OF course the
ilounce may be detachable, and Il is an
easy matter to replace WORKOUT one
For early spring days nothing is more
satisfactory for street wear than a one
piece dark blue serge gown.
silk and wool poplins will be in high
favor for one.pieee dresses the coming
spring.
The January number Of The American
Suffragette contains an article by Annette
Watson Parmelee, whose efforts in beha
Of woman's rights have been so much
talked OF at the last session of the state
legislature. There is also a good photo
graph OF annette" and her home in
Enosburg Falls.
In n recently published article, Sophie
Irene Loeb says: ''The worker OF today
need not be so-called prude or trump IN
order 10 be good woman. She realizes
the value OF charm and neatness. Marriage
is not now considered the Alpha and
Omega OF woman's existence. The term
'old maid has lost its sting. We have,
instead, the new, self-supporting bachelor
girl. Helen Rowland says, All the great
tragedies are written about the woman
who isn't married TO some man, but
ought to be; when as matter OF fact the
most tragic figure on earth is the woman
who is married TO him and oughtn't to
be-" This stand is being taken by more
and more girls every year as the field
broadens, and new vacations open to them
for self-support.
Needles and pins, pans and pots,
Rips and tears, holes and knots.
The sum Of marriage this, you see;
A bachelor-maiden's lot for me.
Welltrained younger children obey
either because they know no alternative,
or they desire TO obey and please, but with
the half-grown boy or girl IT Is different
individuality begins to assert itself IN no
uncertain terms, and the parent learns
she can no longer dominate the will or
cause her child to see as she sees, says
Dressmaking at Home. This stage IN the
training is most trying and delicate one:
for both 1t either marks the parting OF
the ways of close companlonship, or the
cementing OF a lifelong understanding and
comradeship-that most beautiful of mu-
tual possessions between parent and child.
Instead of letting the hair dry fiat and
straight after shampoo, try rolling it,
when partly dry, over large, soft rolls OF
tissue paper which hold it away from the
head and aid in making it light and fluffy.
OF course steaming the face is not to
be thought of just prior to going out OF
doors, but if not too severely. done is
most beneficial in promoting cleanliness
and healthy condition Of the skin. 1t is
of course followed by massage with good
cream or skin food.
Little round hats with wide strings like
the bonnets from which they have just