The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-28
For the Women to Think About
Written Especially for The Reformer

" IOf Inc hei"'"''
, these features lend grace, dignity ana
beigbt 10 the wearers. Inc shorl
length "'little girl" frocks have hao
their day,
Heels are not the French type, but
tbev are decidedly high. On Shippers
and shoes thew are immense helps 70
the woman who would look tall.
Long reyers on coats and wraps are
also kind TO short women. lhese may
be of silk OF lace or of regular s s
material. but they increase the me
from shoulders 10 waist line and help
wonderfully in the effect.
usHappy is the bride that the sun
shines ON - is a prophecy that has come
n ~ from early days on the coast OF
Wales. There the mists blowing IN
from the sea made days of sunshine
rare events, and the bride on whom the
sun shone down considered herself most
fortunate The bride must remember
also that she must not allow her pros,
pective husband TO see her IN her brldal
attire until she meets him before tne
altar. as to do so is supposed 70 invite
all kinds of bad luck. Few brides care
to 20 TO the altar who have not com.
piled with the old pr0yerb about
Ewearinp something old, something
new. something borrowed, and some
thing blue. - As 10 what the bride
shall be attired in there is an old rhyme
which rms
Married in white, You have chosen all
right;
Married in gray. you will 90 far away;
Married in black, You will wish your
self back;
Married in red, you d better be. dead;
Married in green, ashamed to be seen;
Married in blue. YOU II always be true;
Married in pearl, you II live in a whirl;
Married in yellow, ashamed of the fell
low;
Married in brown, you II live out of
town;
Married in pink, your spirits will sink.
One beautiful marriage custom is
that of the bride, Immediately after the
ceremony, flinging her bouquet among
her bridesmaids She who catches 1t IS
destined TO be the next bride
The Century announces for its MAY |
issue the beginning of historical
series Of unusual interest and impor- |
lance, Women of the Caesars, by Gug- |
lielmo Ferrero. author of The Greatness |
and Decline of Rome and collaboration |
with Professor LOmbroso in The Fe- /
male Offender. The opening chapters |
will present picture of the conditions
Of woman and marriage in ancient |
Rome, in order to render more intelli.
gble the character of the women of
Caesar s time, and later chapters will
tell of the wife and daughters of An.
tony. the daughters of Agrippa, the
wives of the Emperor Claudius and
Agrippa, the mother of Nero. The arti.
lies are to be lavishly illustrated from
and from drawings by An
Ire Castaigne.
Miss Nav Sears of 50 johnson
treet and Miss Marie Gauthier of 60
Market street, Lynn, shoe factory girls,
ave tired of city work and have bought
/ farm in Marlboro and begun raising
hickens. They have bought not only
| farm but horse and wagon, dozen
citing hens and quantity of hatch
ne eggs of fine stock. Miss Sears was
aised on a farm in Nova Scotia. and
veil as man. She will construct all
he chiGken.coops. Her mother will as
ist in The management. Miss Gauthier
5 to manage the house and the selling
art of the business. Both girls found
hat factory work wore on their health I
Without giving an adequate return.
The life Of old towels may be pro.
lnged by Joining two of them together. :
heets worn thin in the middle NAV be !
ut in half and Joined again at the two +
inside edges, which will then form the =
nddle, while the thin portions, now =
ormlng the edges. may be turned in i
nd hemmed. Or the sheets may be cut q
p into pillow cases. Old blankets ~
lake excellent iron cloths, or NAV be =
At up for rubbers and iron holders.
Id tablecloths may be cut down into
mailer cloths for the kitchen meals.
INTO tray-cloths and dinner napkins. a
Id flannel, again, is invaluable for "
Gaming and polishing purposes. a
Teachers and Others who use much r
,od paste will appreciate a recipe for o
aklng it at home which is satisfac 9
ny IN every way. Stir a cup of -four u
TN enough water to make creamy y
nsistency: and then pour into it four s
IDS of boiling water, stirring all the p
me; To this add a teaspoonful of r
'wdered alum and cook FIVE minutes. D
our into bowl and beat till cold o.
EN- add a teaspoonful of carbolic acid 81
ID scent it with Glove oil This will &C
'ep indefinitely by pouring into d
asses or Jars of convenient size and "
vering with thin LAYER of parafin al
lntergreen may he used in preferences az
Glove oil if desired. I'M 81
"a
The par?sol Of fowertrimmed chiffon is A. 4,
vlously intended more as an effective n,
nch to, a pretty costume than with anv 9,
"a OF shielding one from the suns rays. ~ 2,
4 charmingly simple and very beautiful w
loor evening wrap can be fashioned NJ
M a long scarf of heavy hemstitched sn
ute, crepe de chine without cutting II nj
lad about the shoulders and caught nm. ne
the arms to simulate sleeves and The 70
is and back embroidered or hand painted III