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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-11-23

AshIand.-A $4,000 damage suit
has been started against the Mel
len Lumber company by Phillip St.
Mary. Coleman. The complaint al.
Ieges that his son was killed while at
work for the company in this county
by boom from log loader falling
upon him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-11-23

An appeal for funds has been
made in behalf of Black River
Falls, the little city few weeks ago
SO seriously stricken by food The
committee portrays the damage as
even worse than the public had real
lied
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
SUPERSTITIONS
THAT WILL CLING

No one is superstitious nowadays-so
we say-but the old superstitions cling
unconsciously in the popularity and I'M
popularity of certain months and days
to be married in.
These beliefs are crystallized in various
rhymes That of the day of the week
for mating is too we'll known to print,
but there is one referring to the months
of marriage that may prove new to many
ar engaged girl, who is being coaxed to
set her wedding day:
Married in Januarys hoar and rime,
Widowed you'll be before your prime.
Married in February's sleety weather,
Life you'll tread in tune together.
Married when March winds shrill and
Your home will be on a foreign shore.
Married meath Aprils changeful skies,
checkered path before you lies.
Married when bees on Mays blossoms
fit,
Strangers around your baord will sit
Married in month of roses, June,
Life will be one long honeymoon.
Married in July. with flowers ablaze,
Eitter-sweet memories of other days.
Married in Augustus heat and browse,
Lever and friend in your chosen spouse.
Married in golden September's glow,
Smooth and serene your life will flow.
Married when leaves in October thin,
Toll and hardship for you begin.
Married in wells of November mist,
Dame Fortune your wedding ring has
kissed.
Married in days of December cheer,
Lcve's star burns brighter from year to
year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
PLACE CARDS FOR
SPRING WEDDING

Many new ideas there are to be had
for the looking. for the fashionable stat
TONERS keep designers busy, and one is
always sure to find something new.
Cupid up in the airship is surely up
to-date-so. too, is fat and rosy little
Cupid propeIling an aeroplane. These
are not so large as to be unattractive
and are not very expensive. either.
Then there is the ever-popular bride
and-groom place cards-with the new
matron hanging devotedly upon her brand
new husbands arm, while the little Love
God follows along behind, wearing a
bland and beaming smile.
Another new conceit is the sailor Cupid
"a wee tar. dressed in wings, smile and
sailor sap-perched on top a round life
preserver.
But there are the more conventional
ideas also-wedding bells, lilies of the
valley, wedding rings and hearts aplenty.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
PRETTY ACCESSORIES
FOR SPRING BRIDE
Hat Pins Should Harmonic
with Chapeau.

Lovely enamelled hat pins set with brill
liantS-in colors which show their French
origin-she will like couple in hues
to harmonic with her going-away
chapeau.
Soft tan of gray suede belts, just wide
enough to look we'll, and fastened with
large oval, leather-covered buckles, will
be a pretty finish for cloth skirts and
lingerie bIouses. Or, if she does not want
these shades, it will be possible to get
a hue that will match her tailored suit
Silver Powder Boxes.
Or, perhaps. she would like one of those
new silver powder boxes, of sterling sill
YER quite plain and just big enough to
hold a block of powder and a lambs
wool powder puff. The powder will not
spill out when Mrs. Newlywed carries
it-and it is only three inches across.
One or two cunning little breakfast
Caps-all frilly, fluffy. and lacey, with
wee ribbon rosettes and coquettish ruff
fles-will ward off that awful problem
OF how to retain her husbands love. I"
Caps Are Becoming.
For, if she gets the right kind Of cap
and wears it becomingly he would be a
brute indeed not TO fall in love with
her all over again.
Several pairs of pendant or Circlet ear
rings are considered indispensable now
adays On some women they are most
becoming, and now that they may be
screwed to ones ear instead of having
painful little holes made, there is less
objection to wearing them. Coral, pearl,
jet. and rhinestones seem to be the most
fashionable.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
Dear Bows and Girls.

Dear Boys and Girls.
SATURDAY. morning all the dependent
and chippled children in Washington Will
start on a trip around the world. This
wonderful trip is to be made in one sin
gle morning They are to start at 10
o'clock and go all over the world in two
hours via Lyman H. Howes Travel Fes-
tival
This is going to be a different kind of
show from that seen in the ordinary
moving-picture theater, for the pictures
The Washington Herald party will see
will take you all over the world, so that
you may see how other children live in
other lands, what they do. how they
play, and all their customs that seem so
strange to you
You will visit Indo-China and London.
and have a boat ride through the most
beautiful gorges of France. You will
see the biggest ship in the world, the
Olympic, in its great cradle at Belfast,
ireland. and watch it slip over the stays
when il is launched. You will see the
natives in an exciting race on the He
kong River, and many other wonderfully
interesting things. besides all the funny
The fact is if I were to tell you all
the things you will enjoy at The Wash
ingtun Herald's Easter party it would
take all this page and even more space
than that.
The hours during which the coupons
may be presented at The Washington
Herald office have been changed. 1t was
stated yesterday that they might be re-
deemed between 10 and . o'clock but
am afraid that will make it a little hard
for the hundreds of children who go to
school. so We are extending the hours
10 from 10 to o'clock every day until
every seat has been given away
Bring the coupon printed below to The
Washington Herald's new office any time
before o'clock and you will be given a
ticket free of charge to the Columbia
Theater for the Saturday morning pro-
Sramme of the Howe moving pictures
And not only are you invited to go.
but you may also ask all of your little
friends.
Any child who is crippled and unable
10 walk will have a seat reserved by
writing to me, or having some one call
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11

Bride elect-A brides household and
personal linen should always be en-
broideredwith her own initial or mono
gram.
Even the silver given as a wedding
present is marked with Inc brides maiden
name.
The initial or monogram is merely a
matter VI personal taste although a mon
ogram for larger pieces of linen, such as
tablecloth. sheets. &C, is sometimes pre-
ferred, the single initial being used for
smaller pieces, napkins. towels, &c,
Owing to the fact that the prospective
brides future name does not yet belong
to her. all her trousseau linen must be
marked in her own name.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
BRIDES BOUQUET
MUST BE WHITE
Although Some Carry Their
FayOrite Flower.

The brides bouquet has but one definite
rule; it must be white. though OCCASION
ally a girl defes custom and carries her
favorite flower, disreGardful of color.
What flowers are used depends upon the
season, likewise on the pOcketboOk of the
groom. Nothing is loveIier than Bride
roses and maiden hair ferns in the main
bouquet, with rosebuds and lilies of the
valley used in the shower.
Orchids and Lilies Popular.
Just now white orchids and lilies of the
valley, or gardenias and lilies of the val
ley are fashionable. also costly. Both
combinations, indeed all brides bouquets
need a border of delicate ferns to bring
out their wilderness.
The shower bouquet is first favorite
though the small, oId-faShioned bunch
of roses or orchids set in lace frill and
paper holder are popular just now.
May Garry Name Flower.
II a bride has a name flower. she often
carries il in her bridal bouquet as daisies
for a Margaret. lilies for an Elizabeth or
Eliza. violets and delicate-tinted white
pansies for maidens OF similar name
For a spring wedding a lovely bouquet
is made from single white hyacinths or
poets narcissi. or freesia. or white tulips
Sometimes a huge bunch of the various
white spring Dubious flowers combined
with white lilscs are used. tied loosely
with broad white gaUZe ribbon to give
an airy effect.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
USE OLD LACE OR TULLE
FOR THE WEDDING VEIL.

Many brides prefer veil, though it is
not imperative. When old lace is not
available, tulle is very often used. Many
brides rather prefer the tulle, for it
Grapes more gracefully and can more
easily be arranged to suit the lines of
the face.
Just now fashionable arrangement
is to have the veil drawn across the top
of the couture, not tightly, but in soft
folds, and fastened with leaves or bios
sens at each side, just above the ears.
The hair, however, shows quite plainly
in front and on the sides.
In length the conventional veil should
reach to the end of the bridal train.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
DO NOT WISH AWAY THE
SWIFTLY PASSING HOURS:
1T is ALMOST WICKED

patient young folks say, ~Oh, how
wish it were next Saturday. or Il can
never wait until Tuesday"
And they are wishing. you see, that the
wealth of days and weeks and hours
which has been put in trust for them were
wholly in their power in order that they
might annihilate some inconventent part
of it.
Now. perhaps, I'm queer and notioral
but 1t seems TO me that this continual
wishing time away borders on the wicked
No one has really learned to live until
he has learned to get out of each moment
all that it contains Irrespective of past or
future.
There are very many people who are
not happy unless they have some special
pleasure to look forward to. They eter-
nally crave the stimulus of anticipation
In the spring they throw their whole
hearts into planning and longing for the
summer vacation. and fret at the days
and weeks which separate them from
that event. When the summer vacation
is past they are quite at a loss what to
live for until the visit of a friend looms
upon the horizon, and they begin count
ing the days to that.
These people are forever straining 50
hard to reach and climb the heights of
particular pleasures that they do not real
ize how beautiful are the valleys Of daily
living through which they are hurrytng
so obviously.
Now please do not think that 1 would
disparage the joys of anticipation Far
from it I know too we'll that this power
of pre-tasting our pleasures in more I'M
alloyed though less poignant form Is one
of the most precious privileges God has
given man, and one of the most wonderful
differences between us and our four
footed brethren.
But when we depend upon anticipation
to the extent of wishing away some of
these all too swiftly passing moments of
ours, l think we are in a rather I'M
healthy state of mind.
Get all the healthy pleasure you can
out of anticipation, but, to paraphrase
Franklin a bit:
IF you love life, do not wish away
time, for that is the stuff life is made Of
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
OF HEAT
WILL LOOSEN SCREW

a rusted screw may be readily loosened
If heat is applied to the head of the
screw. A small bar or rod of iron, fiat
at the end, if Redeemed in the fire and
applied two or three minutes to the
screw, will render its withdrawal as easy
as if the screw had only just been in
st rted
AS every kitchen boasts of a poker
that article, if heated az the end and
applied for a few minutes to the head
If the screw, will do the work of loosen
ing, and an ordinary screwdriver will do
the rest, without causing the least
trouble or damage
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
SLICK TABBY is A COMFORT
TO THE AVERAGE HOMEMAKER

There are very few households which
do not boast a cat. and it is surprising
how little a great many women know
about the care of their feline pets.
Either too much or too little food is
given, and then generally just the scra ps
of bones and vegetables which are al
lowed to lie around for an indefinite
length of time if pussys appetite does
not fancy them at the moment.
Cats should have two good meals a day
at fixed hours and milk once or twice be-
sides. although too much milk is not good
for the grown cat. who requires some
thing more substantial.
Scraps of meat or fish cut small, lit
tie oatmeal or boiled rice, bread cut up
and soaked in milk, potatoes and gravy
are all good for pussy's health, while
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11

green vegetables are just as needful to
the cat as to the mistress
At this time of the year, and a little
later, wherever there is a blade of fresh
green grass the house cat will be seen
chewing this, but many town cats are
denied this privilege.
Clean drinking water should always be
available. as cats at times prefer ii to
milk. and no uneaten food should be al
lowed to lie about.
4 sleek, well-rounded tabby, even
though of common breed, is just as much
of an ornament to the kitchen as the
weIl-fed pampered fancy pet is to the par
lor and much more useful. since her
watchful eyes single out all the black
reaches and mice which perplex the
housewife.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
EDITORS NOTE.

Answers to all questions sent
to this department will be print
ed in regular order.
Where a question involves the
names of business firms or is of
too personal a nature to be an
swered here, a lf-addressed.
stamped envelope must be in
closed for reply by mail.
Readers desiring immediate in
formation in matters Of etiquette
or household perplexities may
telephone their questions, and
they will be answered immedi-
ately. where it is possible to do
so.
Questions which require re-
search may take several days for
answering.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
CHAMOIS SKIN HAS MANY
USES IN THE HOUSEHOLD

When one mentions chamois skin any
more the mind naturally turns to the
powder box and other toilet table neces-
sites, but besides this. it has uses many
Of which have never been fully impressed
on the housewife.
For polishing veneered furniture. which
most quickly shows the effects of dust
and vapOr. il is an article not to be
dispensed with. while mirrors, silver. and
plate glass, duly washed. also take on
a high luster when rubbed with a piece
of channels
For convenience in polishing. take a
pincushion. small enough to fit in the
hand, and cover it with the skin. \
firm grip can be taken on this and thus
more force is gained than when using
the skin alone.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11

Neutrality-suspicious. a new broom for
several minutes in hot suds. This tough
ems and tightens the broom whisps. Then
hang it up to dry. A broom. when not in
use, should always be hung up.
Cut groove around the handle and
tie a cord around it, leaving loop for
hanging. or use one of the patent fas-
teners that screw to the floor. The soak
ing process should be repeated about
every two weeks. Another way to wash
brooms is In cold soap water. They are
then rinsed thoroughly in cold water.
Snap off as much of the moisture as
possible and allow them to dry slowly
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11

The chamois skin may be taken off
and washed when necessary. and this is
done with slightly warmed water and
plenty OF pure soap: never hot water,
as this will cause the skin TO shrink.
If rubbed between the hands when dry
the skin will be as soft and pliable as
before the washing.
Any one inclined to colds and bron-
chitis will find that a channels skin makes
a vastly better chest protector than either
silk or flannel. since it is proof against
both wind and damp
This protector would be especially useful
in the changeable weather of April, as
ChamOis will fold into very small bulk
and can be tucked away in the hand
bag to be brought out and adjusted when
the warm south winds suddenly veer
around to the north.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11

Quite a variation of the ordinary sailor
dress Is shown in this Illustration. We
have in this costume the peasant cut OF
shoulder. with sleeve and body in one
There is a seam in the centre of the back.
The blouse is cut away in front TO display
q small chemisette and the pointed ends OF
the large sailor collar meet at the lower
edge Of this opening. where a silk knot Il
placed.
The skirt has a panel front circular
sides, fitted with darts and a reversed box
pieat in the centre OF the back.
Serge, cheviot, linen or pongee VIII make
up well in this style. The collar may con-
trast or not. as preferred.
The pattern, san, is cut in sizes II. II
and IS years Medium size requires ~
yards of IS inch material. with 1as yards
OF a inch contrasting fabric TO trim.
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending ten cents to the office Of this
paper.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
-MORROW'S MENU:
HOW TO PREPARE IT
BREAKFAST,

BREAKFAST.
Fruit
steamed Hominy Sugar and Cream
Broiled Liver Baked Potatoes
Rice Mullins Coffee
Mutton Cecils Cold slaw
Eggless Spice Cake Tea
DINNER
Asparagus Soup
Planked shad New Potatoes
Dreamed New Carrots
Radish and Cress Salad
Waters Cheese
Soft Custard
Coffee
Mutton Cecils-Chop fine sufficient cold
roast mutton to measure one pint. In a
frying pan melt one tablespoonful of but
ter, add the chopped mutton, two table
spoonfuls of bread crumbs, one scant tea
spoonful of salt, one-quarter of a tea
spoonful of white pepper. one teaspoonful
of onion juice, one-eighth of a teaspoonful
of mace, and the yolks of two raw eggs.
Stir until the mixture is hot through,
then set aside to cool. Make up into
balls the size of an egg. beat in beaten
egg. and roll in bread crumbs. then fry
in smoking hot fat. Serve with tomato
or any brown sauce.
Eggiess spice Cake-To three-quarters
of a cupful of molasses add one teaspoon
full and half of baking soda dissolved
in little hot water; add three-quarters
of pint of thick sour cream, three
quarters of a pound of brown sugar. and
four and a half cupfuls of sifted -four.
Beat thoroughly. add four teaspoonfuls
of cinnamon, four teasponfuls Of alspice.
and one and a half of seeded raisins cut
fine. Bake in a loaf in a moderate oven
or in little gem pans.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
The HeraId's Theater Party.

Superintendent-The children from the
orphans homes are certainly included in
The Washington Herald's invitation ex-
tended to the dependent and crippled chill
dren of Washington to see the Lyman
Howe motion pictures on Saturday morn
ing of this week.
No: it is not necessary for each child
under your care to present his or her
coupon. All coupons brought to The
Washington Herald office by you will be
accepted and the number of tickets you
require for those in your charge given
YOU.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
Patch Quilts.

The housewife who has a patch quilt
tucked away in some trunk IN the attic
will do well to bring it frHu its hiding
place and spread it on thu bed in her
guest room. These quiltS2are a fancy
of the spring and will be Welcomed in the
cool nights. If the real antique quilt is
not available, then the making of one,
piecing the squares together and stitching
them, is a pleasant pastime.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
BY RUTH CAMERON.

Do you love life?
Then do not squander time, for that Is
the stun that life is made of.-Benjamin
Franklin.
II you had certain amount of gold
put in trust for you to last you through
life, surely you would not fret yourself
with hopeless longings that you had the
full control OF this store in order that
you might wantonly destroy some of it
And yet how often one hears i'm
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
For Knitters.

Just a word to wOmcn-few though
they be-who knit socks and stockings.
Do the heel with a reel of ordinary ma
chine twist. using it and the wool to-
gether The stockings will wear twice as
long as if they were of the wool alone
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
a Wet Shampoo.

Take a cake of pure white soap, place
it in pitcher, and pour a pint of boiling
water over it. Agitate for ten minutes
and then remove the soap When the
mixture is sufficiently cool, it is ready for
use. In giving shampoo much depends
on thoroughly rinsing the hair. Use
plenty of warm water. The use of a bath
spray. when convenient is a very effec-
tual means of Kidding the scalp of the
shampoo mixture.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11

This apron offers sufh cient protection to
the gown when the wearer is doing any
o. cinary work. In cooking the main dan
ger is to the front Of the skirt. which can
be spattered, and somewhat to the bib
holds in closely to the figure, and there
are few gathers around the waist at
the sides. to make the skirts sufficiently
full. The large pockets form part Of the
straps which go over the shoulders
This apron always looks neat It takes
little material and II Is simple to make
It will generally answer all purposes quite
as well as a more bulky garment
The pattern 2.5OS Is cut in sizes 2 to
a inches bust measure Medium size re-
Qu!res ~ yards OF q inch material
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending ten cents to the ONCE of this
paper.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
SuperfluOus Hair.
:. E. L.-See answer to H. E. L.
Luncheon Dish.

Mrs. NJ. W. L.-Hard-boiled eggs stuffed
with anchovies make a tasty luncheon or
supper dish. Take out the yolks after
cutting the eggs in two and mash them
with a little mayonnaise, pepper, and
mashed anchovy. Return the seasoned
yolkS to the eggs and serve half on
round, hot-buttered toast with an an
chovy across the top.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
To Avoid Tears.

Avoid tears in little tots underwaists
where carriers are fastened by sewing
tape or strip of muslin from the arm
hole down to first button. Slip on a
brass ring on the wire loop from an old
pair of suspenders, fold the tape, and
stitch back to armhole. Fasten your pin
to this ring.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11

The little cares that fretted me,
! lost them yesterday
Among the fields above the SEA,
Among the winds al play,
Among the lowing Of the herds.
The rustic of the trees
Among the singing # the birds
The hIunminG Of the becS
The foolish fears Of what may happen
| cast them all away
Among the cloEer scented grass
Among the 4nown hay.
Among the husking Of the com
When drowsy pnppies nod.
Where Ill thoughts die and good are born.
ONT in the fields with God
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
Make Windows Opauue

If You want to shut out the view from
any window. you can do it very cheaply
by dissolving in a little hot water as
much epson salts as the water will alb
eorb. Paint over the window while hot,
ana when dry you will have a very good
imitation of ground glass.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
Herald Patterns.

In writing for any pattern illustrated on
this page, do not fail to state bust meas
ure 1t is very confusing to the pattern
department to receive an order which
does not indicate the size wanted.
No pattern is more than 10 cents.
Address all orders to The Pattern De-
partment, The Washington Herald.