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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
New Cotton Materials Rival
Those of Silk In
Beauty.

srring shades in light and heavy
weights. Then there are ~vigoureux
suitings in tan and gray colorings that
are mighty attractive and charming
homespuns in gray boucle effect at
very reasonable prices. The Scotch
suitings are, of course, imported n
therefore a little more expensive thai
the domestic materials, but very smart
suitings In this class are to be had for
$2.25 a yard.
Black and white checked effects are
very much in evidence among the new
goods, and they range in price from 80
cents up That the magpie effects are
Just as fashionable as ever goes with
out saying when 1 tell you that there
are fifty Dust think of IT'D different
striped designs in black and white
tones. There are, toe, delightful spring
showings in broadcloth, eoliennes,
armures and cashmeres. For dressy
wear the seasons color is Helen pink,
named in honor of the favorite nuance
of the presidents daughter just as
Alice Roosevelt set the pace for the
popularity of Alice blue. The shade
affected by the debutante. of the White
House is a rather duh shade of old
rose. with high lights Of a ptnkish hue.
In the thin summer materials the
Helen pink color is charming. And
the frocks of these diaphanous fabrics
are going to be more alluring than
ever next summer Marquisettes, both
In silk and cotton weaves, are fayorite
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
Don'ts For
Stout Women

The stout woman must not slump"
head up, chest up, abdomen in. This
wards off the fleshy back.
Nor must she permit herself to re-
lax. Negligees, comfort and down at
the heel attire are not for her. She
should keep trim though she nearly
passes away with heat and discomfort.
She must watch her manners, par
ticularly her table manners. She may
not take liberties with her elbows, lop
over the table or eat carelessly.
Daintinessis essential if she would not
be repulsive.
The stout woman must train herself
to light walking. Nothing shows her
weight like dragging her feet and
dumping heavily.
She must discriminate in styles. Put
her in a bicorne hat, peasant waist and
chanticleer colorings and she need not
be surprised at criticism.
She must learn to take life quietly,
Excitement, rushing and temper are
conducive to apoplexy and do not i'm
prove looks.
She must be dignifed. 1t moves the
onlooker to tears to see the stout wo-
man full of airs and graces and kitten
ish coyness. Her dignity should not,
however, interfere with jollity. The
hearty laugh is a hall mark of avoir-
dupo.s.
Beyond all she must wear good cor
sets and learn how to put them on. It
makes just the difference between
mountains Of flesh and a trim stylish
figure a trifie too large, but not repel-
lant
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28

tered baking dish. Pour over the fruit
a sauce made in this way: Cream to-
gether three tablespoonfuls of butter
and a quarter of a cupful of granulat-
ed sugar. Pour the hot milk over this,
mix we'll, then pour over the flour and
butter, stirring until all the ingredi-
ents are thoroughly mixed. When cool
fold in the whites of the eggs beaten to
a stdn, dry foam. Bake in a slow oven
for about thirty-fve minutes and serve
immediately.
Pear ~croquettes are mighty good
served with chocolate sauce. For MS
dessert drain a can of Bartlett pears
very dry. Dip them In fine dry cake
or brown breadcrumbs, then in beaten
quickly in deep hot fat. Serve hot with
the sauce. For the sauce take a cup
full Of pear Juice and put In a sauce
pan with half a cupful of sugar. a ta-
blespoonful o. cornstarch, two squares
of ~unsweetened chocolate and a small
piece of butter. Ado a pinch of salt
and cook about ten minutes.
I Orange, lemon or pineapple Juice
stiffened with gelatin Is soon nve
ed into jellied fruit. 1t may be mold
ed into a large mold or individual
molds and the fruit and chopped nuts
mixed with the jelly as it begins to-
harden. A most attractive dessert may
be made m this way, using different
kinds of fruit
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
DESSERTS MADE FROM CANNED FRUITS

Peach delight is a delicious dessert
Put in a glass dish alternate layers Of
the halves Of canned peaches with the
hollow side down, together with halves
Of macaroons. Stale lady fingers or
sponge cake cut in small pieces are
nice mixed with the macaroons. When
the dish Is filled pour owe the con-
tents the peach strip and set In a cold
place. When ready to serve heap
whipped cream or meringue on top,
sprinkled with a few chopped nuts.
Pineapple Pudding Cold.-Put in a
double boiler a quart of milk to scald.
Then mix togetherr half cupful of
cornstarch and quarter cupful of
g%ranulated sugar, with a pinch of salt.
Stir in the hot milk, mixing thorough
ly. Return to the double boiler and
stir and cook until the mixture Is the
consistency of a creamy custard. Let
this cook uncovered for a quarter of
an hour, stirring every now and then.
Remove from the fire, cool slightly,
add a ~teaspoonfui of vanilla and the
whites of three eggs and half a car of
grated or chopped pineapple. Turn in
a mold and set away to harden. Serve
with rich cream.
Apricot souff1e Is made by separating
the apricots from the strip. Cut the
fruit In quarters and arrange closely
together in the bottom of a well but
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
THE sPoILT KINDNESS OF SOME
WOMEN.

Dc you know the woman who always
spoils a kim action by surrounding it
with a sort of charity atmosphere?
Il took poor Miss A. to a matinee the
other day. She so seldom gets a treat"
Or Il think I'll ask Mrs. B. to my party.
She knows so few nice people that it
will be quite a change for her"
This variety of kind lady" will call
on a newcomer who has been rather
cold shouldered by other residents of
the town, but the whole thing is spoilt
by her manner of condescension.
Sometimes it Is very difficult for this
type Of woman to cure herself of her
~patronizing manner, because most
probably she is not aware that she is
in the least patronizing, but labors I'M
der the delusion that she is simply
gracious.
1t Is not a good plan to allow oneself
to get Into this frame OF mind, for
aside from the fact that it is rather
unkind to be always s%upposing that
other people are inferior the woman
who adopts the semi-patronizing atti-
tude very often ends by making her
self ridiculous.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
TO PREVENT CLOTHES FROM
FADING,

When washing cOlored shirt waists
too much car cannot be taken to
guard against fading. 1t is well to
know that a little alum used in rims
ing water will prevent green wash fab
RIGS from fading. A handful of salt in
the rinsing water will set blue, and Ok
gall is good to use for gray and brown,
For washing tan and brown linen hay
water made by pouring boiling water
over hay is an excellent preventive
against fading.
Few housewives know that a table
spoonful of black pepper stirred into
the first suds in which cottons are
washed will prevent the colors from
running. Give cents worth of crystals
OF sugar of lead, which Is poisonous,
dissolved in a pallful of water estab-
fishes the tones of pfnks, blues and
lavenders. The garments should stay
in the sugar of lead water half an hour
before going to the tubs. OF course 1t
is necessary to hang the garments out
of the sun, and it is safest to dry any
delicate colors III the house.
Vinegar is useful in reviving colors,
a tablespoonful of common vinegar to
each quart of rinsing water. Saturate
the articles in this solution. wiring
tightly and then dry quickly. II the
color has been taken out of silks by
fruit stains ammonia will restore the
tone.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28

Who of all the women busy over
their sewing know hat the thimble,
or, as our German cousins picturesque
ly call it, the finger hat" might, If SO
minded, nave celebrated its two hun
dredth birthday last year, For 1t was
just about 200 years ago that a London
goldsmith named Trotting made and
presented to the lady of his heart on
her birthday a thimble of gold beau
tifully ornamented and chased, accom-
panied by a note which introduced the
little c~ontraption as a token of my
humble esteem which shall protect
those delicate, fair and industrious
fingers from prick and C of needle
head"
Until that day sewing had been a
real task, painful and laborious, and
attended with occasional ~bloodshed.
The novel birthday gift was conse-
quently much appreciated and SO ad-
mired by the recipients friends that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28

I'm a recent fashion talk the follow
ing very pertinent paragraph APP
peared: mo woman can hope to
u be well dressed If she does not
bring an analytical mind TO her clothes
and a retrospective one as well, No
matter how simply a woman dresses,
If she is well turned out you will find
her upon intimate acquaintance a wo-
mar of settled convictions n wide
knowledge about clothes for herself.
She is not so specially able to talk
about this new style or that epoch In
clothes or the origin of fashion. but
she Is perfectly capable of telling you
what her particular style is"
Now. in the spring, when purchasing
ones gowns, it will be well to bear
this advice in mind, for there are
many features in the new modes suita-
BILE for the woman who studies herself.
Avoid all kinds of clothes that are not
becoming to you and your wardrobe is
sure to be a successful one. 1t Is high
time to place orders with your tailor
for spring walking suits, n If you
want to be up in the front rank OF
fashion you will select as the material
for one of these costumes a black silk
and wool satin which Is ffty-four
inches wide and costs s2.9S a yard, but
FIVE yards are sufficient for a suit,
which brings the price of the satin to
a small fraction less than SIS.
Many women, especially those with
o~verplump figures, do not fancy satin
as a dress fabric, declaring that the
shiny surface accentuates their too,
too solid flesh, but in the silk and wool
satin this objection docs not hold good.
There is only a slight luster, n that
Is not Objectionable.
Mannish mixtures this season are
particularly good style, and In these
Wnrsteds are to be found all the new
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
DEVELOPING A CHARACTER

The late Frances E.. Willard said:
There are so many kinds of beauty
after which one may strive that we are
bewildered by the bare attempt 10 re-
member them. There is beauty of
manner. of utterance. OF achievement,
of reputation, of character. Any one
Of these outwelghs beauty of person,
even in the scales Of society, to say
nothing Of celestial values.
Cultivate most of the kind that lasts
longest. The beautiful face with moth
ing back of it lacks the staying quail
ties that are necessary to those who
would be winners in the race of life.
1t is not the first milepost, but the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
LAUNDERING EMBROIDERY.

Mercerlzed cottons, especially the
white. wash better han embroidery
silks. No matter how good a silk you
buy it will not sts6d having soap rub
bed upon it. Hot water is equally in
furious. So is ironing with a too hot
iron
Make a thick suds of warm water
and pure soap and rinse the pieces to
be washed. Squeeze through the hands
and do not rub on a board.
Rinse in clear water of the same tenn
p%erature as the first. Squeeze out as
much as possible of the moisture with
the hands and do not rub on a board.
Pull into shape and roll in a thick
towel to absorb the excess water. Then
take a smooth piece of damp muslin
and place 1t Owe the back of the en-
broidery and do the ironing through
that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
CHAT ON SUMMER Styles

materials, the new bordered effects be-
ing wonderfully beautiful. Silk and
wool voiles are still favorite fabrics
both for suits and gowns, and there is
a fascinating new texture, brouette
mistrell. that comes in all colors.
Black mistrell made over a pale cerise
foundation Is the last cry and is not
expensive, being only s1.79 a yard and
measuring forty-ive inches in width.
One hardly knows where to begin a
description of the new cotton mate
rails which this season rival silks in
beauty and popularity. For example,
there is a half silk foulard that washes
well to be bought for 80 cents a yard
and silk and cotton pongees and a
jacquard pongee at the same price.
There are cotton voiles with satin
stripes at less than so cents a yard and
anNmmense variety in English printed
voiles, together with French tissues in
empire stripes. Indeed, one really
wants a frock from each of these
charming materials.
In robe dresses n may find ex-
quisite ready to put on models in baby
and heavy Irish lace from s19 to $50
and a delectable embroidered and
braided robe of black chiffon cloth to
mount over a satin slip. Then if you
would like to purchase a half made
frock look at the bordered batiste
fiouncings, with plain material to
match, and narrow waist embroidery.
A handsome cream batiste embroid-
cred in delft blue is marked $40 and is
cheap at the price.
1t is well to know that inexpensive
little guimpes are to be had ready
made In cream, white and black of
fine brussels net. They are lined with
mousseline de sole, and et+ffs of the
same material as the guimpe may be
bought if desired
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
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last, that tells the story; not the out
ward bound steed, but the one on the
home stretch, that we hail as victor"
Therefore it will pay every woman
who has her appearance at heart to
give heed to the effect of the mind
upon the body. She should cultivate
those charms of mind which reflect
themselves in charms Of person, for
that there is such a connection between
mind and body there is,no question.
An i'll natured frame of mind shows
plainly in the face and is not beautiful.
On the other hand. a sunny and bright
disposition lends a charm to the plain
est features.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
: Az HE
u=se1IuE gFNf
, CATECHlSIN6 WIFE

There is one variety of question
which should never under any circum-
stances be asked Of a husband-for in
stance, IF your mother and I were
drowning, which would you ave flrst?"
Comment is needless.
mother best avoided is, Gam I the
only woman you ever loved?"
II, as Is most probable, you are not,
the wretched man for the sake of peace
viii probably-weIl, prevaricate. And
if you really are. then, for phys sake,
let him keep the knowledge of such a
calamity to himself.
Even the meekest of men object to
being catechised as to their doings,
asked where tley are going and where
they have been.
II you havo so treated a man that
he knows your interest in his concerns
springs from real low and hat alb
sence Of Interrogation means not indif-
ference, but complete trust, he Will
probably tell you all his affairs, but an
oyster is a communicative beast COM
pared to a man who finds his wife in
auisitive.
A ridiculous question to ask a busy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
A

A convenient and stylish holder for
stocks and string ties, SO much worn
with shirtwaists, Is made from a strip
of suede or glazed leather thirty inches
wide with one pointed end.
The case may be lined with a con-
trasting color or left unlined, as pre-
ferred. 1t Is bound with inch wide
ribbon to match. and a length Of the
ribbon is fastened to the point.
on the inside of the oase, two inches
from each end, is a band of colored
silk elastic cststitched to the case at
intervals of foul inches. The stocks
and tics are slipped under these bands
and can be easily kept smooth on long
trips II the case is not rolled too
tightly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28

mar on his return from his days work
is, Have you missed me, dear7"
OF course he has not. He has had
lots of other things to do. Still, it Is
well to remember that fads are of &C.
centric kinds and hat no two men are
alike. So if the particular nan whom
o wish to hold forever likes being
questioned then, as Kipling says, "call
it cheek, call 1t insolence, call it any
thing you like, but ask"
But be very careful before you be-
gin that he really does like it, for
earth holds no balsam for mistakes"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
THE THIMBLE BICEN1FNNIAL

the goldsmith was kept busy n was
made independently rich by the de-
mand for more thimbles. The new
implements made in imitation OF his
were of iron, silver or gold deliberately
ornamented and often jeweled. They
were worn, as indeed their name i'm
plies. on the thumb.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
HINTS ON CARVING.

To carve a fowl remove a slice of the
breast on either side of the breast
bone; next cut off the wings. then the
legs, cutting through the joint At the
back and separating the drumstick
from the remainder of the leg, and
finally divide the back in two.
All game birds are carved practically
in the sane way as a chicken, only re-
member that with q woodcock some
people consider the back the best part
others the thigh.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
Ii cOMEs FROM PARIS.

Quite the newest dining fad in Paris
is to have everything Of the very sim
plest. -Four simple but, Of course, ex-
quisitely served dishes take the place
of the usual long dinner. and the table
decoration consists of a crystal or cut
glass bowl Of ylolets. The effect is
charming.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
AN TIP

1t Is well to have your sheets and
tablecloths folded widthways occa-
sionally instead of lengthways, as this
prevents the fold from always coming
in the same place and thus causing
that place to wear out first.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
ALL ABOUT THE HOUSE

Most people throw away boot polish
when it gets hard through the lid be-
ing left off. Don't do this, but save the
polish and place it on top of the stove,
where it can gradually soften.
A COOKING HINT.
Whenever you are. baking cookies
pin a piece of muslin over the bread
board, stretching it tight. Flour the
muslin well, and you can roll the dough
as soft and hin as you please. A
piece of muslin around the rolling pin
is still another Improvement. ~
THE MILK BOTTLE.
Milk bottles are washed most easily
If filed with cold water and emptied.
Later rinse with soapsuds and then
with scalding water.
FOR WASHING SILVER.
For washing silver put a half tea
spoonful of ammonia into hot suds.
Wash quickly, using a small brush.
Rinse in hot water and dry with a
clean linen towel, then rub dry with
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28

A RTISTIC and beautiful is the combination of colors used in this imported
evening waist Silver lace with just a touch O cydamen colored velvet
could a oor scheme be more charming? The foundations of the model Is of
she coarse silver net n the hchu draped bodice is of heavier silver lace he
short kimono sleeves are edged With silver fringe. A heavy silver cord orna
ment studded with rhnestones through wach the velvet is drawn, vas a
happy inspiration Of he dress artist A new French featurei is the sid sash OF
silver net edged with ball fringe. -a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28

WOMEN IN all states of the Union haven't succeeded in getting al their
~ rights the ballot ant other civic accessories, but the spring fashions
have given them the trouserette skirt which is a step so the sufragetes may
think. in the right direction. Its creator Pau Ponet of Paris says that
despite its very novel features, this costume is rot likely to GUS criticism
oil the ground ofi mmodesty" That's going some" monsieur. But to describe
the suit tn skirt is made of white dotted pemo an the very chic little blouse
of black scHenne.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28
THE PROPER SIZED BROOM,
TO REMOVE GREASE.

To remove grease from garments dis
solve a teaspoonful of salt in four ia
blespoonfuls of alcohol, shake we'll and
apply with a pong
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28

a chamois skin. Washed in this man
ner silver becomes brilliant and re-
quires TO polishing with any of the
powders or whiting usually employed.
q y
THE PROPER SIZED BROOM.
A heavy broom should be chosen for
thorough sweeping in preference to a
light one, for the weight adds to he
process. To test a new broom press
the edge against the floor. If the
straws bristle out and bend the broom
is a poor one and should be rejected.
They should remain in a firm, solid
mass.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-28

FOR OSTRICH FEATHERS.
Sprinkle salt owe hot Goals and shake
your damp uncurled ostrich feathers
over the fumes and the tendrils will
curl up smartly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-31

chase lease without the consent of the
commissioner, and his consent.to this
agreement was sought presumably on
the view that the agreement might be
construed as such an assignment,
though under the guise of a planting
contract. The commissioner, OF
course, refused to approve a PROPOSE
ton so bold and so obviously viola
tive of the spirit of the homestead
laws
The purchase price of these lots
was $S245 in the aggregate, the first
c'ass cane land having been obtained
at the rate of $15 per acre and less
valuable land at CORRESPONDENCE low
err prices, the land being worth prob
ably at least four times that price.
The amounts, practically rent, re-
ceived during the three years by the
homesteaders from the plantation UNI
der the agreement referred to,
amounted to $12,932.6O, that is, to S4,.
6S7.0S, or So per cent, more than the
total cost of the land, or a profit OF
$39O,63 on the average for each lot
probably enough in most cases to
cover or more than cover the cost OF
the house.
ION the Hilo side the three. groups
of homesteads present a somewhat diff.
| ferent situation =
In general, the lots were smaller
than on the Kau side, ranging from an
average of 2799 acres in one group to
an average of 1921 in another group
as compared with an average of 1854
on the Kau side. The homesteaders
were mostly Portuguese and Hawai-
ians, while on the Kau side they were
mostly Anglo-Saxon.
There exists a widespread senti-
ment, encouraged largely by methods
pursued in the past, that it is perfect
ly justifiable to obtain public land
through forms of demonstrating, how
ever much the spirit of the homestead
laws may be evaded, provided there is
a technical compliance.
Homestead conditions must be
made such, as far as practicable, as
will themselves discriminate automat-
ically between mere spectators and
those who really desire to carry out
the spirit of the homestead laws. The
general aim should be to prescribe
such conditions as will not work hard.
ships on those who act in good faith,
but which such persons will, from the
very nature of the case, desire to per
form anyway, but which will remove
the inducements from those who de-
sire homestead lots for purposes mere,
ly of investment or speculation. =
IF the practice which has prevailed