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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
The Evening Chit Chat
By RUTH CAMERON

THE Very Pretty Girl, being in a bad mood, had been treating ne very
Devoted Young Man with the most studied arrogance during Oe
whole evening. --
she had ordered him hther and yon with almost insulting tyranny.
She had refused an invitation OF his with a shortness that vas o.
ddedly rude IT.
She had contradfcted him fatty seVera mes n Iaughe at Lin
again and again with the unpleasant laughter that aVo OF mockery
rather than friendly fun. m,
When he had finally taken his leave the sandy haired, plain little
fully: "How could you treat him so? 1 think you we're perfectly horrid
to him"
which she habituaIy arrogated to herself-and laughed with evident de-
light
"He seems to like it pretty well, doesn't herr she responded. While
you wereo Out in the kitchen he just begged to come again day after to-
morrow, and 1 told him thought that he ws simply ridiculous, and that
if he thought I had nothing else to do than sit around with him every
evening he was YER much mistaken"
The sandy haired little girl looked at the Very Pretty Girl a moment,
just about the way anyone who knew the value of Jewels would look If he
saw a child throwing a very wonderful pearl or diamond into the water
only much more so-opened her mouth as II o say someLhhg ana t ne
shut it again and walked out into the kitchen and started to wash the
chafng dish-a part Of apartment bliss which the Very Pretty Girl most
decidedly did not arrogate to herself
Whereupon the Very Pretty Girl sat back In the most comfy chair
and laughed aloud to herself, enjoying at the same time the siverness of
the laugh and the recollection of the Very Devoted Mans discontinue.
Altogether. she felt that she had been most clever and brilliant In
walking yer a human being just because he was chained down by a n n
fatuation into a position where she could walk upon him.
You g she a forgetting several little facts.
She a forgetting that nj matter how willing the victim, walking
N people is NOT good form.
She was forgetting that n o matter how willing to endure rudeness
and arrogance a foolish man may be, rudeness is just a much rudeness
and just as ugly and undesirable a quality.
She al forgetting that We If a man is willing to stand for being
contradnted and laughed at, that does not make contradiction and mock
cry pretty things.
everything and receive almost nothing in return a man in love may be, it
is just as selfish and sou1knlng for a woman to get in the habit of taking
everything and making no proper return.
The Very Pretty Grl-and her hundreds and thousands of sisters,
incidentaly-who forget all these things always think that their attitude
iG fascinating and attractive.
Some day, perhaps, they will find out the contrary.
And then fr a time they will be very unhappy.
But it will be a blessed unhappiness, for it will bring vastly greater
and truer happiness in its train.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Alcohol as a Cleanser.

When you go to the washstand and
carefully wash your hands with a gen
erous application of soap and hard
brush do not think for an instant that
your hands are clean. The tenacious
microbe refuses to be disturbed and
cllngs to the flesh throughout the
whole operation, says the Lancet.
There are some chemical compounds
which win dislodge the busy bacilli to
a certain extent, but not entirely.
According to the investigations of a
medical authority of the Prussian ar
my the best results in the direction
of giving the hands a sanitary cleaning
are accomplished by the use of alcohol.
A bath of pure alcohol will remove
about 90 per cent of the germs. Where
1t is desired to clean the hands hygi-
enically 1t is recommended that the
hands be not first washed with water,
for this will 50 adulterate the alcoho.
that 1t can not accomplish its work as
effectively as otherwise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Cruelty to Children.

Some sins against children are: Shut
ting a child in the dark as a
punishment; threatening 1t with the
dark and with mythical black men and
bogtes; telling it the lie that the thun-
der is Gods voice and when it thun-
ders he is very angry; boxing its ears;
hitting the child with a cane, slipper
or anything other than your open
palm; hitting it to crafty your petty
spite; hardening it by exposing its
poor little legs to the cold, while you
are comfortably clad; placing 1t in bed
at night between two adults so that 1t
serves as a kind of buffer; so carrying
1t out of doors that you use its head
as a weapon to clear o~bstructing pc
destrians out Of your path; giving 1t
bread or biscuits before it is eight
months old; leaving it in a room with
a lighted lamp or an unguarded fire;
using pins in its clothing; washing it
with soap and water, neglecting to
rinse In clear water and neglecting to
dry it thoroughly; buying ready made
boots that just fit and making the
child wear them until worn out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Homemade Girdles.

The girl who likes beadwork may
make herself a dainty girdle in beads
and Jewels to match a certain costume.
The work is most easily done on a
bead loom. A simple design for such
a belt has two rows Of oval beaded fig
ures connected by double lines of bead
ing alternating with cobweb effects.
In the center of each cobweb may be
sewed or wove q jewel.
Use heavy ~buttonhole silk for string
ing these belts and make them to knot
loosely at one side, the end being fin
ished in tassels Of beadwork, with a
jewel on each strand.
Other new beltings are of bead de-
signs in gilt and crystals done on heavy
net. These are lined with silk the
same shade as the net and are worn
with a fancy buckle Of ~harmonizing
enamel or with the smart buckles set
In pearls, turquoise or other precious
and s~emiprecious stones.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
NurserY China.

There never was more variety than
al present in dishes designed for chill
dren's use. All sorts of nursery
rhymes are illustrated on plates and
bowls. There are charming little Oat-
meal sets decorated with cen from
Peter Pan" and there are many
dishes which show the whole alphabet
in fancy colored letters surrounding
pictures attractive to childish eyes.
Little Jugs for children's milk come in
odd shapes with many designs. Some
of the nursery rhyme dishes come In
the form of hot water plates-that is,
under the china plate there is fastened
a receptacle Of metal like the lower
part Of a double boiler, which may be
filed from the side with hot water to
keep the little ones food from getting
cold while 1t fuses and plays instead
Of eating.
Another attractive article for the
baby at mealtime is a tray in gayly
colored enamel with the pet nursery
rhyme scattered about its surface,
which has one of the edges curved
downward so as to 6t over the edge
of q table and prevent disaster.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

Graduates and alumnae Of Wellesley
who gather for the annual commence
ment will all pay special tribute to
the Alice Freeman Palmer memorial
which has recently been given a place
of honor in Wellesley college, where
Mrs. Palmer was president from 1881
until 1887. She was probably the
greatest woman educator Of modern
times. 1t was through her influence
that the college assumed the leading
position 1t now occupies, and every
loyal Wellesley girl honors her mem
DRY. The memorial was made possible
through the efforts Of Miss Caroline
Hazard, the present head of the col
lege, and the alumnae. Not only is
the memorial q tribute to a great wo-
man, but 1t is a great work Of art, for
those who know say 1t is one of the
best things hat Daniel Chester French,
the sculptor, has ever turned out. 1t
is a lifelike portrait of Mrs. Palmer
with an idealized figure at her side.
1t IS placed IN a good light in the chap
ell of the college, and there the beauty
worshiping girls of Wellesley have sur
rounded 1t with flowers to greet the re-
turning alumnae, many of whom knew
and loved her when she was at the
head of the Institution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
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Care of the Hands.

" N'N
Many young wives whose husbands
are earning only very moderate in
comes and who are consequently
obliged to do almost all the work Of
the house themselves often, either
through carelessness or lack Of time,
SO neglect their hands that after a few
months of household toll they discover
that instead of being soft and white
and well kept, as they used to be before
marriage, they are now coarse and
rough and the cuticles are ragged and
dIscolored.
Now, there is absolutely no need for
this distressing state Of things, how
ever rough and dirty the work may be,
If every day a few minutes are spent
in attending to the hands, and there Is
scarcely a woman eve among the
very busy ones who cannot manage to
find ten or fifteen minutes during each
day to give to this important matter.
It Is really an important matter, as the
legitimacy of a woman's claim to the
title Of lady is often decided by the
appearance of her hands.
And now let us see how these few
minutes snatched from the busy day
are to be spent. In the first place,
always wear gloves for any dirty work,
such as the cleaning Of CRATES, busting,
sweeping or polishing. Do not think
that it Is too much trouble or a waste
of valuable time to do this. You will
L. --aJI ro.osI o,,1 IN fhn an6 Won will
save time, as the skin will not become
lined and scanned with almost ineradi-
cable dirt, which must always be the
case If dirty articles are touched with
the ungloved hand Gloves made es-
p~ecially for this purpose may be
bought for q small sum-, and two or
three pairs should be kept in use so
that each may be washed In turn.
When the daily work is completed
rub a little olive oil well into the
hands and wash in hot water, then u
with g slice of lemon, digging the nails
we'll into it, and wash again in hot
water.
At bedtime wash the hands thor
oughly in hot water with a good soap;
see that the nails are perfectly clean,
smooth and even; push down the cuti-
| cles gently with a soft towel and, last
ly, apply a little cold cream, rubbing 1t
well into the skin, but make quite sure
that the cream is pure. Perfectly pure
cold cream is rather IN expensive item.
but the following is an excellent recipe
! that can be easily and i~nexpensively
manufactured at home: One ounce Of
white wax, one ounce Of spermaceti.
five ounces of almond oil and three
, ounces Of rosewater. Melt the white
wax, spermaceti and almond oil to-
gether over a gentle heat, then add the
rosewater and stir vigorously until
cold.
If this treatment Is carefully fol-
lowed the hands will become beautiful
and need never show signs of the
rough and often disagreeable work
which their fair owners are compelled
to perform.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
PRUNE LOAF.

and one-fourth cupful of juice from
the pruues. Let stand until chilled,
then fold the cream into it and urn
the mixture into a quart mold lined
with paper and chilled In salt and
crushed ice. Fill the mold to over
flow, spread over a paper and press
the cover down over the paper. Pack
in equal measures of salt and crushed
Ice. Let stand about three hours.
Repack when the ice has partially
melted. When ~repacking turn the
mold, as the lower side often freezes
more quickly than the upper side.
When unmolded garnish with half a
cupful of whipped cream and cooked
Dr1lneS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

ENA 81 NAt 6AAAA oG" N6HNN w.
"The only way you can get a night of" replied Evelyn with
great 6runess, as to stop being our daddy
Gracious goodness" said daddy; ~ can't ven think Of that for a momentl
TIL tell you any kind Of a story you like Suppose you choose, Jack"
Cats" responded Jack, who never FUSES two words when be can get along
with one.
well" began daddy, suppose / tell you about some cats that not only
catch fish, but jump right into the big ocean waves o. the beach to get them
These cats live IN Atlantic City. and during the summer, when the famous re-
sort is crowded, they don't have to work for a living.
they have % do outside Of eating is to lie in the SUI and breathe the lovely
sat air and Hex their nustaches But when fall comes along and tn pleasure
seekers go to their homes and many of the hotels and cottages close they have
to get out and hustle as Jack says
AND there isn't so very much for them to hustle for because when there
IS n o castoR food lying around there are no mice, and without either a fat
mouse OIL a kind mistress a cat faces a very serious trouble. There are berries
along the shore and clans in the sand, but these do not please a cats appetite
at all.
"Or course. as you know, cats do not like water except to drink, and even
at that they like milk oetHf. Maybe you can imagine a cat that ws very
hungry daLashy poking her paw in q little aquarium to get out a goldfish, but
iEs hard to fancy a mouser deliberately jumping Int a big wave O. cold salt
water that would scare both OF you out Of your wits.
"But these cats do it. and they are IS expert as the local fishermen who
10 along the beach at night and catch frosthsh in their hands However,, Mr..
and Mrs Puss don't bother much with the trostfsh. They like best the little
minnoys on which the froHfsh love to feast The frostfsh follow q school
pt these small chaps, and in their terror the mnnows rn clean up N the
beach. Then the cats duck in and get them, and the fishermen get the frost
fish. and everybody is satisfied except OF course, the fish"
why don't you call that a catfish story| asked Evelyn, with a smile that
almost touched her little ers
"IJl answer that question tomorrow morning" said daddy, I'm my library
at o'clock sharp, and maybe there will be a tack in my slipper"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
FRUIT DESSERT.

Prune Loaf an inexpensive, Delicious
and Wholesome Food.
Even that humble fruit the prune,
at which we so often sheer, may be
used In making delicious desserts. For
instance, prune loaf may be made as
follows:
Whip one and q half curfuls of
cream until firm throughout. Cut
fine enough cooked prunes to fill one
cup, add one-fourth cupful of the
prune juice and two-thirds cupful of
sugar and let simmer until the sugar
is dissolved and the mixture reduced
a little. Add the juice of half a lemon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Rules For Sweets.

Discretion must be used as to the
amount of candy given to children.
The best time for such indulgence is
Immediately after a meal, not before
it. If surfeited with sweets there will
be no room left for wholesome food of
other varieties. Children who have
plenty of fresh air will bring to the
table a good appetite for soup, meat
and potatoes, and they would much
better have fruit, raw or cooked, and
pure candy by way Of dessert than
rich pastry and plum cakes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Food For Children.

Freshen up the child's food in every
way, even In the matter of chops,
roast and fowl. Serve the dainty
spring lamb when 1t is possible, boiled
or roasted, with mint sauce. Get q
spring chicken occasionally instead OF
the terrible old fowl and broil or fry
1t. Any change Is beneficial, for the
stomach needs a variety.
Hot breads are not good at this time
and pork should be banished from the
family menu until winter sets IN
again. 1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
rhs Embarrassing Child.

The oyerbold child is the product of
neglect in teaching and impressing
rules to be observed in intercourse
with others by its natural protectors.
The little girl who says something
awfully embarrassing, no matter how
true, to her mothers caller has heard
lust such a remark made IN the fami-
ly before. In some children there is
born an intuition that prevents rude
ness, but this is lacking IN the ma
tority, and its force must be impress
ed upon them at home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Savinu the Buttons,

To prevent the constant annoyance
Of pillowslips, ETC., coming home from
laundry with broken or torn of but
tons make two b~uttonholes instead Of
button and buttonhole, sew two but.
tons loosely together and use as q
stud. removing at each visit to laun.
dry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
GROOMING the Hair,

Dandruff causes the hair to fall,
ruins the gloss and causes a dull, life
less appearance. Clean brushes, daily
attention to the removal of dust and
dirt, the discarding of thick. heavf
rats" and the airing and summing OF
the hair are all preventives that any
woman can use. If the hair is care
fully groomed every day dandruf will
not form to an alarming extent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

Spirits of camphor, If applied IN time
to the spot, will prevent the develop
ment Of cold sores. A drop or more
should be put on every hour at least
through the day. and after twenty
four hours the trouble. as a rule, has
disappeared.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Tea For thu Hair.

Take one ounce of the best black tea
to ten ounces Of boiling water, let it
steep until very strong, strain and
when cold add bay rum, two ounces;
glycerin, two ounces; alcohol, two
ounces; perfume to taste. Shake well
and it Is ready for use.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
DiIutInu GIyoerin.~

Few skins can stand glycerin. and It
should be used without diluting.
Otherwise the skin will become dry
and parched-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
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Points
For
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Nervous Tension.
We do not always realize the strain
each child is on, but the nervous ten.
sion is expressed in several ways-the
hot face, the cold hands, the unnatu-
rally brilliant eyes, the ebb and flow OF
color, the absolute and almost pathet-
&c rigidity of the little body. The
child's whole nature is keyed up, and
it is this great strain and tension that
prepare the way for sleeplessness,
cold and acute indigestion, all likely
to follow the dancing class day or a
party" Cold is taken in that time Of
sudden lowering vitality which fol
lows high nervous tension, and indi-
gestlon through the nerves Of
the stomach, which are too tired and
generally disturbed to do their work.
Sleeplessness also is the result Of too
much strain upon the Imagination.
The harm is not in dancing class or
in parties" or in trying to learn to be
accomplished in one way or another.
The harm is in doing all these things
too soon, in forcing into the dawn and
quiet and unpreparedness Of childhood
morsels as indigestible to the nerves
and mental atmosphere Of the child as
cheese and plum pudding would be to
his physical state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

southern France sends out each year
I'ooo,OoO parcel post packages of cut
flowers to the value Of S7.720.ooQ
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
FANCY TUCKED BLOUSE. 1914.

With Three-quarter or Long Sleeves Win
or Without Lining.
The blouse that is made with Tapped
fronts, leaving an opening above ana he~
low the center, is a new and fashionable
one. This model is adapted to the Wholel
range of seasonable materials and is OK
ceptionally attractive. The sleeves can bp
made in three-quarter or in full length and
are laid in tucks at the elbows that PRO"
vide comfortable as well as becoming full"
ness. This waist Is made of crepe de ChinO
combined with all-over lace and With
trimming of satin.
The waist consists of the guimpe lining
fronts and backs. The backs are cut Gus
slightly to give the ~chemisette effect ana
the fronts are turned back to form inc
bands and over-lapped and held by a sim
gle button. The sleeves are cut in ons
piece each, tucked at their upper edges and
tucked at the elbows. II liked the lining
can be omitted.
The quantity Of material required for ting
medium size is 8 yards OF material y
inches wide. az yards SO. or yards -
inches wide, with y yard of ali-over lace
IS inches wide and u yard Of satin to
The pattern, No. 6s74. is cut in sizes for
a "a, SO, SO, 40 and AZ inch bust meature,
and will be mailed to any address by tho
Fashion Department of this paper, on re-
ceipt of ten cents. (f In haste send an
additional two cent stamp for letter postS
age, which insures more prompt deIlysxy;2
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

pat, 1 am sorry to hear you have
buried your wife" "sure, an / had
to. sor. She was desd@
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Winnino n Title.

When a Spanish duchess marries one
OF the common people the man takes
her title.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

tAIRDREssING, MANICURING. Full
line of Hair Goods or high merit:
u Combings made up to order. MISS
SELMA PETERSON. and DR.. j. NOR
ROW, ~Chiropodisf Germs and inF pre9W
hours: Friday and Saturday. Sunday
by appointment. Phone 2bs-J. 81
SMITH ST.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Daddy's Bedtime
In Ocean Waves

E q. dear" said daddy, must 1 tell you a story this evening? Cant
ever get what Dinah calls a night OFF,"
1.-THE only way you car get a night off," replied Evelyn, with
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Us BHk2EE1 FASHION a''a F]RIVOLITzYYz2RHE5#B
Al Paris U)eorins T1bife
Vet There Is No Lack Of individuality in the
Gowns of Fashionable Women.

their own material exactly after the man.
her or a couple of generations ago are also
worn with these white dresses. In fact,
one cannot so astray I'm the matter of a
shoulder covering, If scarfs are set aside
these are quite demode, except in the case
of summer furs. and even then the long,
extremely wide strip of fur is curved into
mantle form by an ornament in the middle
of the back
For country and seaside wear are new
costumes of heavy yellow and brown
striped cotton material. They are smartly
made with straight hung. but not extreme
ly scant. skirts, and hip-ong coats cut on
lines as straight as those of the skirt
Plain brown linen or heavy white pique
is used for facings. The broad-hrimmed
hats worn with them are covered smoothly
with cream-coored linen fabric and
trimmed with gay-colored field flowers tied
with black velvet With such gowns par
asols of small figured cretonne. with a
wide black border are charming.
Little eighteenth century gowns OF dark
and light shades Of Changeable taffetas are
appealing in their simplicity Of line-a sim
plicity not easily reached except by trained
taste and skill. They are quantity becom-
ing, these little gowns with their softly
belted and sashed round waist lines. their
iichus and berthaS of every variety of soft
white materials. Happy the woman who
can produce from old trunks the vertable
herthas and hchus of long ago.
The Louis Mi collar of embroidered
batiste is also charming worn over the cor
sage Of soft silk gowns made after these
prevailing modes. ON a gown Of soft white
taffeta worn at the races, such collar
formed the only adornment. beyond the lit
tie fringed putiingS of the same SILK that
trimmed the skirt ana edged the short
sleeves
Midsummer hats Of fine. white straw.
with crowns covered smoothly with black
velvet. are trimmed with enormous bows
Of stffened white tulle. farinc wide at
one side and hats all white show an
adornmcnt Of black tulc one of the sweet
est hats OF the season was trimmed with
a big tulle bow. with long ends which
after passing about the crown. returned
TO tie in huge bow under the chin; lo0e
strings OF two-inch wide black velvet
ribbon tied back. front. or at one side
are enc Of the pretty "reminiscences Of the
eighteenth century adopted by many
women.
For seaside wear are smart little coats
of bright and royal blue serge; uulincd
with stitched edges. they have no trimming
beyond large fat buttons of white OF shaded
pearl Long straight coats Of soft white
ratine are servcablc and smart Made
with wide collars, and big cuffs to the
loose Coat-slecves. with big buttons easily
closing. and provided with a multiplicity
OF pockets, they are ideally comfortable.
NJ. A. T.