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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-08

fresh and unwrinkled as when they were
packed A woman who does not take
pains with her packing wastes space
Various articles OF wearing apparel are
shifted about in their travels and thus
become much mussed. The bad packer
also carries too much baggage
One trunk Is the usual allotment to the
woman who travels. whether she Journeys
In winter or summer. There are very few
women who travel with moro than one
trunk-and so all of the gowns. hats and
various things must be placed In this one
trunk one OF the best plans when start
ing TO pack trunk Is to elevate It. This
can be done by placing 1t on two chairs.
Wrap all gowns that are apt to become
soiled In white tissue paper. Shoes, rub
bers and other articles can be wrapped
with cloth or paper in order that they
VIII not soil the clothing. Into the bot
tom OF the trunk should be placed all the
things that will not become mussed such
as underwear. shoes, stockings, etc.
Shoes and fancy slippers can be hlled
with tissue paper In order that they will
not lose their shape when piled over with
heavier things Then dresses should be
placed In the trunk, the skirts folded
lengthwise and laid as fiat as possible.
When waists are packed the sleeves
should be laid fiat after being filled with
tissue paper. Hats can be placed In the
special compartment Of the top tray made
especially for them. They can be covered
with tissue paper and all OF the trim
ming should be wrapped separate in
paper Hats should be held firmly In
place and II pins will not answer this
purpose tacks can be used.
1t Is good plan for women who travel
to keep list Of the things put into the
trunk This list can be tackled on the In
side of the lid. One of the necessities Of
travelling nowadays is a travelling bag
This may contain small toilet articles and
all things necessary at an instant's no.
ttce.
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u1d her. A little red heart mere and there.
glued to the flmy lace paper gives an
added attraction.
Concerning the St Valentine party
everything In the household that is. the
part Of the household where the celebra-
tion Is to take place should be decorat ed
with red hearts They can be placed
everywhere. and when mixed among the
greens give very pretty appearance
Games are arranged with hearts as their
main theme. and even playing cards can
dainty little red hearts When the sup
per is served. heart-shaped place cards
are necessary to give the valentine effect.
These can be made by the housewife,
using her cardboard and red hearts to an
advantage. They should all bear the
words: ITO My Valentine
Nearly all Of the eatables lend them.
selves to some valentine arrangement and
confectioners are now making ice cream
in the heart-shape variety. Cakes and
all little dainties are made to conform
with the occasion. St. Valentine decora.
lions are without a doubt the prettiest
used for any special occasion, with the
exception of Christmas, as nothing IL
more suitable for decoration than holly
and mistletoe. Many Of the rhymes used
on the twentieth century valentines are
not unlike those used on the love mis-
sives Of centuries ago thine" and
"mine' have always been words used
great deal By the valentine rhymsters.
and It must be confessed that they show
much poetic rapture
4 pretty candleshads for q valentine
party y made Of nvs nvsAnsh white
pastoboard hearts points mp glued a Q
band ol cardboard. Stilstto holes ars
punshsd q ths sids q the hsasts. anl
I'd and Whits baby ribbon y ussd tpe
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One Of the favoritss at we prsap.e
time II the coilarie0 gown. There ~
been Q report from Paris that the ~
collar Will again b in vogue sooa. ~
a. yet this style has not reached % aa1
We are entirely content without the 81.
lars. There Il q plainness about the nss4
and shoulders Of the afternoon and sven-
ing gowns, and It is expected that ~
style will remain for some tina to COMA
regardlsss Of the tact that severe GGoa6
about the face are TOO trying ~ sU
women.
freak style Of The Spring ~ -
velvet over lace, the heavier fabrAs 6DgDp
ing q tunic effect over tho underskirt q
white lace. Such . frock has a whsAs
lace skirt made over white satin ovoP
which In hung u black velvet tunic -
with bib at the front and back. TAs
tunic la cut on straight lines and b sdss1
on all sides with q narrow band Of mink
FUR. The upper part OF the bodice n
or the lace with bands of velvet ana
fur covering II from the collaress neck
to tho waist line. where they tuck ints
wide girdle of the crushed black satin.
For theatre coats and for evening wraps
or the smarter sort, soft brocades In tap
estry colorings will be largely used this
season, chosen In de gns that In many
cases are arranged upon gold or silver
background. All fur garments are very
fashionable and will be 80 until very Ints
In the winter or until after the first
warm days OF spring.
One Of the real freak fashions Of the
season, coming with the hobble SKIRT, Ii
the hobble garter. consisting of two
elastic loops used In ordinary manner
Just below the knees. and held together
by third In order to prevent the stride
that might tear the narrow skirt. Tho
idea is claimed to have originated In
Sweden, where the women wear II silver
chain from ankle to ankle to regulate
their steps.
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the boots must BE- Of the latsse saysA -
very much Of the appearance depends On
the fest When the latter are neatly
and appropriately shod they give Q good
eject to the satin or velvet visiting COS
tune. Velvet shoes look especially dressy
with the modern afternoon costume Tho
glossy satin costumes and wraps show
more effectively when q soft velvet shoe
peeps from under the As0 It the skirt.
The afternoon frocks are quite attract
NA regardless Of their accentuated
shouidsrs and skirts. and they may be
called quaint with a certain dash that
gives them the desired chic of the mo-
ment. For even shapely ngures, the
short waist and hipless skirts are trying
features, hut the designers of fashionable
costumes insist In Introducing pronounced
effects in this order Some OF the pretty
afternoon costuInes are of meteor satin
or cashmere dc sois trimmed with hne
furs and costly lace. In many cases
with costumes Of this variety are worn
the youthful Puritan blouses of chiffon.
finished rrettily at the neck.
AnotDer thing that sets Off tho after
noon and walking costumes of the sea
son liz the pretty jabot or rabat. These
dainty little articles are made of bits
OF batiste and Irish or Venise lace, and
for velvet or sntin toilettes the rabat IL
composed Of heavy lace with large open
patterns. In some cases the revers are
entirely covered with the same lace used
In the jabot. This makes the white effect
almost too prominent, unless it Is toned
down with bands of fur. The revers are
very soft and without stirening 1t IL
an unwritten law that ali of the accesso-
ries must be soft-lOobing without giving
the appearance of being crushed All
of the new velvets and satins are very
soft and give n pleasant appearance with
out looking untidy. 1t IL the same with
skirts and coats.
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you that man friend of yours might
have sent 1t as joker"
And Mr. J. lay back in his chair and
roared.
woman may be scolded and endure
it: lectured. and listen to 1t. or bulied
and not answer back But she simply
can't stand being laughed at! So Mrs.
j. being no exception. presently jumped
up and founced out Of the room, Where
upon. Mr. J. redoubed his enjoyment Of
the situation
But soon he began to sing a different
tune
Again the bell rang This time It was
valentine for Mrs. Justwed-a bunch Of
violets II you please.
"Oh!' she breathed. ecstatically.
Aren't they simply gorgeous. who sent
them2 Isn't there cardT'
There was no card. So she promptly
attributed them to Mr.. J. But he. too.
spoke the truth convincingly when he
denied being the author of the tender
tribute.
II wonder who could have sent them?"
unused Mrs Justwed
Homer-dear scowied.
Maybe 1t was Albert" he suggested
sarcastically. "Or--by George. IL
thought so I'd break his head.-it might
have been that Wilkens flop who made
SUN u 1901 OF nlmSeif over you at the
dance the other night"
Mrs. Justwed smiled WHO could II
have heenT' she pondered. the pleased
expression on her face increasing Mr.
Justweds ill-humor every minute
Now see here, Blossom" he exclaimed.
suddenly This has gone far enough
you can't fool me any longer, guess
l deserve 1t all right. hut let's call 1t
Off ] admit frankly that sent myself
that valentine | got. Just thought I'd
nave little fun with you. | know 1t
was an idiotic thing to do. but I meant
1t merely as a joke to get a rise out
OF you, so to speak. Now | know per.
fe'1iy well that you sent yourself those
VIC ets--perhaps for the same reason All
right, say so. and I'll admit the ioke's
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Probably the chief novelty this year.
especially where the home Is considered
In the st. Valentine celebration, is the
big red heart. frequently mounted as
calendar and showing the face of q pretty
girl. The heart bears similar to the
Here is my WISH
l pray It's thine.
That thou wilt be
My Valentine
The party given on st. Valentine Day
Is certainly a heart affair, as all the func-
lions celebrated In honor Of the little god
Cupid are. and the hostess who has a
knack Of making pretty things can easily
arrange for q quantity of homemade val
entlnes at very small cost She must
nave one dozen white cards, one half
dozen fve-inch heart doilies, one small
box of red sticker hearts, one package Of
ave-inch hearts, one package Of Cupids,
one sheet of crepe paper and one sheet of
plain tissue paper In addition to these
she will need the valentine motif, some
little toy decided upon, a key, mirror
heart or tiny candle. To give an instance
of the necessity Of the motif, take the
girl who u a globe trotter, and nothing
would please her more than small PASTE
board trunk securely glued into position,
pretty foreign labels and gay red hearts.
When she lifts the lace Zap she = con-
ristys
"Would that ] vsss Dan CUPID
% rd hde In this trunk;
Nov wouldn't that b stupid
10 nh bslng taken for junk"
The card may b addressed to my Val.
enuno," written across the face Of tho
card. These words now come In brass
Letters and they can b glued q sewn o.
the face Of the card, making q VET
pretty APPEARANCE When wounaD makeo
hsf own Valentines she Wln ossne upoo
many little ideas In ~ wosk tAat On
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ornamented on either side with a
broad band Of smart fancy braiding. The
acket about the hips is made tightly fit
ting and ornamented In manner very
similar to the skirt The collar and cuffs
are OF fur, almost any Of the fashionable
furs answering the purpose. This suit
Ia one Of the favorites for Spring, and
many similar to It will be worn until the
first warm days.
Velvet, according to the fashionmakers.
has not vet been relegated to the past.
as regards materials. In fact velvet is
now so much in use that the woman Of
fashion may select a velvet tailored suit
with as much confidence as she would
choose tweed or worsted costume Chic
Parisennes cling to the use of velvet
and the possibilities of this mode are not
likely to be exhausted for some time to
come One sees velvet In all manner Of
garments and It is never confined to one
particular style, as II Ii a. much in favor
for the severe-cut garment az II II for
the flowing Grecian draperies or the En-
plre high-waisted gowns The Directoire
period has also allowed velvet to develop
In many pretty IDEAS.
There are two predominating features
IN the fashionable afternoon costume Of
the present. One Of these 10 the narrow
shoulder idea, attained by the japanese
kimono style, and the other b the narrow
lines Of the skirt without the hobble. The
skirts are rather short, but they are
somewhat fuller than they were hereto
fora The lines are long and almost the
same effect ID preserved, while the band
garniahmsnts have practically disappeared
The skirts being abbreviated. they display
The vsarsr's test and tor this rsaso6
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-08

- r. VALENTINES DAY may seem Of
trivial Importance. Horace, to many
Rising Young Man. But, believe
~ nuh such Is the case only II he
can be correctly described by that
most maligned of phrases-''a mans
man" That is to say, If he's long on
the "men friends and short on me
'fusser'' stunt. the day may ho'd for him
no terrors.
But suppose he isn't. Suppose. In
stead. he's a regular dyed-in-the- wool
ladies man" Then he's in for iu good
and plenty! He discovers that there are
about 'steen-elegen damses he must re-
member with a token of the day. And
he can't call on st. Valentine or even
Cupid to help him out, either. though
they. between the two of them started
all the TODD. He's simply got to dig down
in his jeans and come across AS one
chap phrased it: Life is just one darn
holiday after another" And another
Rising Young man. a married one, Sec
onded his motion enthusiastically, though
he insisted on changing the word "hon-
day" to anniversary
But, ito return to our mutton as
the French say, Horace. He contemplatos
side stepping the whole business by not
remembering any one of the six girls he
ought to remember with st. Valentines
greetings. Sure, that's just the way OUT
Of 1t! But presently he begins to get sort
of cold around the place where his spine
ought to be. He recalls the number of
times he's taken Sunday evening tea with
them since Christmas and he recollects
q few dinner engagements and theater
parties he wouldn't have had but for
their hospitality. And then-that clinches
tit occurs to him that Clarssa has
asked him to dine with her and papa and
mamma next Thursday evening, and Lu-
cinda expects him for a tramp through
the suburbs on Wednesday afternoon and
oh, we'll, he's going to see every last
one Of those six blooming Hebes In the
next six days. So what's the use of hold
ing out any longer!
Forthwith he sallies forth to purchase
little reminders Of the day. Littlef Did
We say little" Horacsf Excuse US.
There are no such things as little valen-
tines" nowadays No. indeed! Our
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-08
Ren0Vating Wells.

~ LIE wells that have become linn
may be renovated by pressing them
~ with a warm iron. having first placed
u handkerchief between the tulle and the
IRON. Lace wells and scarfs should be
soaked In strong lather of white soap
ana SOFT water and allowed to simmer
gently in a saucepan over fire for about
~ minutes. The wells should be lifted ont
and squeezed tightly but not rubbed and
then rinsed out in cold water. The sec
ond water should be family tinged with
blue and have in it small quantity of
hot starch Clear the wells of any par
ticles of the starch by clapping well he.
tween the hands; then pin on clean
white cloth and allow to dry In this
manner they will look as fresh and clean
as when new, and they may be washed
any number OF times
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"whew!" he exclaimed. speak Of the
devil, my dear-its valentinei
gausy. lacey. tissue paper one. too-it's
pretty. isn't itT
Mrs. J. was indeed interested She
even rose from her chair to see 1t the
better. Mr. J suddenly became aware
Ct that fact.
"Hum-m.' he said. "a wonder who
sent 1t. All! know-you did,
There was no mistaking the sincerity
of Mrs. Justwed's denial She hadn't
sent 1t, and. somehow, when one Is
speaking the truth, one looks to he doing
so. Mr.. ]. was satisfied on that score
In jiffy. Then he began to swell right
up and stick out his chest
''Hum-m." he remarked again, ~ won
wer who could have sent it," This time.
however there was certain tone OF
eation, Of satisfaction. In the query that
irritated Mrs. ]. vastly. And then he
added. not quite as facetiously as he in
tended It to be. lone Of my many ad--
mirers. ! dare say"
Yes" snapped Mrs. J. II dare say 1t
was Mrs. Tompkins, or Mrs. WexfOrd-or.
maybe. anyone of the half dozen girls you
tell me you were engaged to before you
married mel Perhaps, my dear, all OF
them dubbed together and bought 1t for
your!
Mr.. J. smiled-that amused. indulgent
smile that sets wifes teeth fairly on
edge and her temper mounting up like
mercury.
"Oh. now, see here. BLOSSOM he ad-
vised. patronizingly. there's no sense In
getting up on your ear about it! ! can
help it, surely. If lady takes it into
her head to send me little token of the
day, can I? BESIDES. | Imagine
you make me tired. Homer" inter
rupted Mrs. j.. angriy. "All you men
are alike! You're thinking that any one
of a dozen wOnen--nany OF whom. have
only said hOw-do-yor-do to you sent 1t.
or all of them. And the chances are
none Of them did. Hasn't it occurred to
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-08
The Kitchen
Card Index.

nNE of the things the housewife,
whose kitchen Is filled with modern
" appliances, will hail with delight 10
the new kitchen card index for favortte
recipes. cleaning Information and other
useful things that every new cook has 10
be taught. The young housewife may
start with n few cards in Il small index
box set on the kitchen dresser, then A.
she accumulates more and more useful
information or gets better recipes for the
same things she can discard and enlarge
her dies until she has enough to fill W
one drawer or q small cabinet, which
may he placed on shelf In Il convenient
spot. Then when she wants to clean some
article and IL not quite sure how to do
1t she opens the drawer. finds the name
of the article and there is the very lat
est idea, clipped. perhaps from the pa
per or supplied by friend, telling her
how to do the cleaning and exactly what
the results will be- A small card index
may be made at home out of stin shoe
box. or, In fact, any cardboard box. a.
vided Off by strips OF cardboard with Q
letter clearly inscribed at the top, ~.
tween these 20 compartments put blank
cards and write on them the recipe b
be remembered, or paste newspaper Glib.
pings on them In alphabe order add
the index Is complete.
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~ r course. st. Valentines Day. like
few others on the calendar. is Of
no practical Practical esnsht to THE the :, aver :.
celebrated in the breach rather
than in the observance. But Mr.. Homer
Justwed evidently believed in the preser-
wilton Of all pretty sentiments and con
ceits of the day. True. be went to the
hank. as usual. and returned at his regu-
lar hour. But he was far from unmind-
full Of the day or its significance. though
he pretended to be.
I'D forgotten all about 1t. Blossom :"
he remarked Just after dinner. land !
wouldn't have known 1t unless I'll seen
those two little Jones kids mysterousiy
foolng around with their comic valentines
on their front porch ms | came In just
now. st. Valentines Day-well. well.
l must be growing old! Why. when l was
a kid can remember distinctly--it was
one Of the gala days of the entire year
for me-
OF course, Mrs. J. did not mean 1t in
the way 1t sounded wives never debut
she remarked:
ut is quite evident you tailed to re-
member, Homer-but you're always ror-
getting anniversaries and holidays
Homer dear bristled right away.
Goodness he exclaimed. you women
are unstable about anniversaries and such
truck! And you're never 50 tisfied' Didn't
I come across like little man at Chrisr-
mas and on your birthday. and -"
Don't be silly, Homer" interrupted
Mrs. J. IT didn't mean 1t that way at
all. DO you suppose l Gaze about an old
Valentine? Certainly not. And | as
sure you did not expect Won to remem-
Der to send me a Valentine"-all of
which was not IN the least what Mrs. j.
really thought.
Just then the bell rang. Presently the
maid of all work returned-with parcel
for Mrs. Justwed.
Homer dear looked up in surprise. He
united the package hurriedly.
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piazza. with wide French windows. The
main staircase extends up from the right
hand side and forms very attractive
feature.
The dining room on the left side opens
with a wide arch. and also opens at the
rear on to a fine sun piazza, making a
pleasant place for eating In hot weather
Above this piazza Is a sleeping porch.
connected with the second story by hall,
and also connecting with ono chamber
There are four chambers and large
closets, linen closet and bathroom. The
attic story 10 fitted with servants bed
room, storerooms and a large billiard
room. all well lighted with dormer win
dows The inside finish is strictly nrst
class-good hardwood floors, castings. ETC.,
and mission stain. The estimated cost
Of this house, without heating and plumb
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-08
Making Felt Hats.

the conical bag was drawn over a block
and tied tightly ut the point where the
crown spreads out into the brim. While
still on the block the hat was dyed and
again washed. stlffened and dried. IL q
long nap was required. the surface of the
felt was carded: while to obtain "A smooth
finish 1t was rubbed with pumice stone.
IT was then ready to be trimmed" to
have the band, binding. lining aud sweat
band put In place Beginning with the
cutting of the fur. these processes are
now performed by electrically operated
machines.
FISH SCALES.
TT has been discovered that the thin.
Silyery coating of tsh scales derives
y its luster from many minute crystals
OF lime mixed with peculiar substance
called "guHnin." This coating of crys-
this Is very easily rubbed off the scales
and In the cuse OF an European species
of carp known as the bleak, the erys-
tails are so numerous that n metallic pig
ment. commercially known AS 'argen-
tine Is made from them. The large
gobular gnss beads, known as German
or Roman pearls. are coated on the
inside with this substance. In some
species Of nsh with lusterless scales the
sllvery lining IL found on the inside VI
the body. prominent example OF this
IL found In the common smeit,