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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
Whitening the Teeth

Nearly all the things that whiten
teeth have some drawback. The pure
4y mechanical cleansers. as p~recipltat-
ed chalk, pumice, charcoal and pow
dered cuttlefish, do no good unless they
are very coarse and gritty. and when
they are they scratch the teeth. SO
making decay highly probable. The
chemical cleansers, as lemon, Juice. are
equally dangerous when used frequent
ly. for they dissolve the enamel. Cam
phor acts as a mild bleach. Its draw
back is a tendency to make the teeth
brittle. Peroxide OF odium wetted
with water and instantly applied is a
stronger bleach than camphor. 1t is
frequently the cause of sore gums.
Rubbing the teeth with sage usually
brings disappointment. Salt also Is
usually a failure. An old time plan Is
to apply lemon juice and then a pow
der made of fine salt and charcoal.
Milk sugar is highly recommended by
some. 1t acts best when there is real
tartar. for it softens this and allows 1t
to be more easily removed by mechan-
ical means.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26

WHEN we sit down to try a tooth
some dainty, such as those pic
tured here, dietarians' warnings that
strawberries are at least So per cent
water doesn't in the least detract from
our satisfaction. Strawberries may
not be nourishing, but they are tremen-
dously attractive to the palate and the
eye. Perhaps no poet has ever sung
the charms of strawberry shortcake,
vet that is no reason why they should
remain unsung.
Most famed of all strawberry con-
coctions is strawberry shortcake. Ev-
cry housewife has her own favorite
recipe. and in strawberry season no
household need be without a treat.
Even the bride as yet initiated into
the mystery of cooking desserts need
not fear to wrestle with this problem
II she Is convenient to a bakeshop.
There layers ready baked for the build
ing of the cake may be purchased. To
make 1t place the strawberries In a
sieve, wash gently. taking care not to
break the berries, and then let them
stand to drain. II the baked portion
of the AXE is sweet no sugar need be
added when the fruit Is distributed
over the layers. II puff paste is used
sift powdered sugar over the berries.
Meringue OF whipped cream may be
dropped on the top of the cake or al
lowed to the sides.
To bake the layers for a good straw
berry shortcake take one pint Of -four.
a tablespoonful of butter, a teaspoon
full of baking powder. half a pint Of
sweet milk and one-half a teaspoonful
Of salt. With a spoon mix these to
form a soft dough. Put the dough in a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
BALL DRESS
YOUTHFUL
MILLINERY
There Are No Hats For Old
Folks Any More

DAPAL purple is n of the most
fashionable colorings in millinery.
Velvet is trimming most of the straw
hats, and straw we have to wear, so II
were we'll to make the best of it. We
shall also be seeing bands of velvet on
the most gossamer fabrics of which
our gowns are made. Coral pink has
come to stay, and many Of the new
straWs are dyed this hue.
Satin roses bedeck our hats. Robin
Hoods heGdgear has suggested one of
the popular shapes. The head covering
today enables the wearer to feel young
and look young. We have banIshed
old age. we are young at eighty. and
we show il in our millinery fashions.
No one thinks Of deriding old sheep
dressed lamb fashion. Physical vitali-
ty and ~buoyancy carry US through.
Many large and weird feathers spring
from a velvet rosette. Some hats have
the brims caught up by means of a big
cabochon. The sailor hat never dies
and is among us once again with a
turned up brim, the crown low and fiat,
the brtms being mostly faced with rib
bon, roses and aigrets forming the
trimming. Often he velvet band does
not reach to the edge and sometimes is
a heat band of velvet down the center
OF the brim. 3
There are varieties Of new turbans.
some made of lace, soIne OF Russian
net. but far more in straw or velvet,
Metal cabochons and crystal buckles
figure on the side of many Of the tur-
bans.
One thing We have arrived at is a
weightiess hat. Once In awhile we
used to compass it In the past. but
most of US suffered from a ~head8ear so
heavy that we took 1t off at the ear
lest opportunity, but the hats now GER
tainiy are comfortable. The Mercury
hat and that OF our friend Pierrot have
their followings. The former hat Is
made of satin or straw. with \ couple
of the wings at the back or front,
whichever suits the Wearse best. Nor
curry wings also figure on turbans to
tAs4r sdvan%ass
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
TOOTHSOME STRAWBERRY DISHES

round buttered pan and bake for fifteen
minutes Butter the inner sides of the
layers and place the berries, which
have previously beer washed and
drained, upon the layers, then sift pow
dered sugar over them. Place meringue
and berries on top Of the outside layer.
Strawberry waters are a dessert that
may be quickly made for the benefit Of
the unexpected guest. Take some OF
the obiong sponge cakes which may be
had at any bakers, arrange them on a
large ornamental dish. garnish with
Strawberries and meringue or with
strawberries and whipped cream.
Baked strawberry souf1e is made as
follows: TAX some patty shells, ar
range on a pie dish and fill them with
a boiled custard made with milk. yolk
of eggs and sugar and favored with
strawberry juice. Whisk the whites Of
the eggs to a solid froth and then pile
on top of each patty. Bake in a mod
crate oven for half an hour or until the
whites Of egg are stiff and then raj
nish the white of egg with fresh straw
berries.
Strawberry fluff may be made by
cutting firm Strawberries in half and
mixing them with dice cut out of pine
apple, the heart of the fruit being used
for this. Add a cupful of g which
has been moistened with a ~teaspoonfui
of vanilla and the white Of one egg.
stirring the sugar well among the fruit.
Serve by placing the mixture in the
empty shell of the pineapple from
which the dice have been taken. A lit
tie whipped cream may be added to
the top Of this, with whole berries for
decorative If desired.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
HuMoR VERSUS MATRiMoNY.

A we'll known writer has been laying
it down that a sense of humor is a ia
tai bar to matrimony. 1t Is difficult to
believe that any man would object to
marry a woman because she possessed
this gift. II there are any such crea-
lures. one can only say that women are
merctfully delivered from them. What
would one think of a woman's sense
of humor who seriously advised her
sex TO keep under any tendency in hat
direction? One might as well counsel
mothers to fatten up their girls like
eastern hours as to propose that they
should nip In the bud any humor they
see developing in their daughters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
THE YOUNG GIRLS
WARDROBE
Pretty and Neat, 1t Should Avoid FASH
ions Eccentricities

THE wardrobe of the jeune file should
be exceedingly simple, and it is
not necessary it should embody the
latest DEGREES of Dame Fashion. Suits
may be ordered when tailors are not
particularly busy and have leisure to
give ample time and attention to the
little details of cut and finish which re-
deem the plainest garment from medi-
ocrity, for the simpler the style the
more important is it hat the garment
should be perfectly tailored.
Checked fabrics are even more popu-
lar than usual in Paris this season, and
in subdued colorings they make very
smart suits for young girls, especially
if the fabric is cut in different ways.
A checked suit would be becoming in
the plaid with dark navy blue and
green checks. The collar and cuffs
might be faced with plain green cloth
or silk piped at the edges with dark
blue. A piping of a contrasting color
in the seams may turn off at right an
giles just below the pockets. as the
broad Swapping at the bottom of the
coat should be cut in one piece with
the fronts. The skirt should have fiat
panels at the front and back, but the
plafts at either side must give plenty
of spring at the hem, so hat it will be
quite comfortable to walk in.
Two smart and serviceable coats may
be made in indigo faced cloth or serge
coating, with silk or satin on the rev.
ers. For country wear tweeds of light
weight or blanket cloths would make
very welcome wraps for everyday wear,
especially if the sleeves and upper part
Of the Goa were lined with silk.
A very dainty afternoon frock may
be carried out in blue and white fou-
lard and arranged with a plain skirt
held in at the waist by a hemstitched
sash of plain dark blue silk drawn
through a buckle. According to the
newest fashion, the bodice is arranged
with a reveTs on one side only, carried
out in blue and white foulard,- with a
broad hem of dark blue silk. The bod
ice is completed by a V shaped chemt-
settle and undersleeves of ivory white
IanA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
French Hospitality

In the country, If not in Paris, French
people are, as a rule, less h~ospitable
than Ang!o-SaXons. On the other hand,
they seem kinder hearted than some Of
us at home and much more witty and
amusing. They make epigrams and
tournures de phrases and have the
most exquisite At a house
party 1t Is not considered the right
thing at breakfast or Dime to tail
softly to ones next neighbor. CONVEX
sation must be general. This means
a constant sharpening of wits. and live
Iy sallies fly from one side of the table
to the other. Married women are
dreFsed to perfection, but the girls are
plainly dressed and even now are kept
much in the background. And the p
per classes in France seem to be op-
posed to fresh air and simple life ar
rangements. They scream at sitting
out of doors or sleeping with open WIN
dows, and to sleep in a tent or on a
balcony would appear to them like
sheer madness.
Every one rises early, and tea and
rolls are served in ones room at T.
After that the whole morning is free
until noon. when hosts and guests meet
at the midday meal. For four hours
one revels in a glorious independence.
Dejeuner is rather longer than the
English or American luncheon. Preced-
ence Is duly observed, but a peculiar
feature is that one does not necessari-
ly sit by the person who takes one
down to dinner. Every one meets In
the drawing room, goes down arm In
arm and returns in the same order. 1t
is good to sweep away some we'll worn
traditions. In a smart French house
baths are now plentiful, people dress
for dinner as in England, and the meal
is at 8 and not at $50 or Z, as often
stated. Early hours are the rule, and
10: 80 means the end of the evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
FOR LAWN TEA PARTIES

favorite color. This furniture is cut
on mission lines and deserves to be
very popular They are suitable for
the porch. summer house or Tor the
open veranda, where in these days of
outdoor entertaining all sorts of sum
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26

LIVERY season we have improve
IL ments upon the garden furniture
of the past ear This year neat sets
for outdoor tea parties or similar uses
are tables with adjustable chairs that
AZ under the bic when not in use.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26

French drcssmakcrs-and
the American dressmakerS'
too-are up to their eyes IN
the rnrrenns raiment being
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
Embroidered Dress

ORIENTAL embroideries and en-
broideries in colors appea on
gowns for smart afternoon wear. The
one illustrated here is of silk richly
embroidered on the neck and sleeves
and with embroideries about the tunic
which terminate in a deep band of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
mEnpINo A MACINTOSH.

Often by accident a macintosh may
be damaged to tho extent Of a slight
rent. While the REM impairs It's use
fuiness the garment may still be too
good to throw away. To mend 1t sand
paper the edges to keep them free from
grit. Then get q solution of sutta
percha. spread II thtnly along tho
seam. stroke down the other seam on
4 and leave . heavy weight on II for
some hours.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26

SARTORIAL PREPARATIONS !
FOR CORONATION FESTIVITIES


.sf S-f~f- ~fyF&T III 81
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17

to a farmer starting out with sucn parn
he has only to erect sheds on either SIDE OF the
main structure to be enabled to increase the
capacity of the structure to Is head OF stock OF
For the sum of $3.50 it is figured that farmer
can barn 37x34 feet in size with height OF
70 feet at the caves and about 80 feet at the peak
The first floor plan of such barn provides for four
horse stalls and three double COW stalls while
shed with side open and intended to open INTO
small yard affords additional room for stock
clear space 12 by 81 feet is left down through the
center and will accommodate several vehicles and
implements well as leaving room for consider
able amount of forage at the rear end. The loit
will accommodate from 20 to 25 tons OF hay and
there is granary about seven by eight feet In size
When the intention IS to feed cattle or sheep 1t is
recommended that the entire left side of the barn
be left unsded affordng a shed 81 by IL feet with
feed racks along the inner side, which may be con-
venently filled from the center space or from the
loft as desired.
MANY farmers all the country yet have
strong liking for what is known as the bank barn
where the structure is to be erected on the side OF
a hill Many objections have been raised against
this TYNE of barn. but the experts of the United
States department of agriculture declare that the
objectionable features can be guarded against In
construction. The principal objection always ad
yanced ia that a bank barn necessates a basement
stable which 1t is claimed by some persons Is al
most certain to prove dark. damp and unhealthful
Experts claim however. that II there be selected
a hillside sloping south and ample doors be pro
yided together with low windows II at all possible
there will be ample ventilation and abund'
ance of sunshine whereas the rising land to the
north will protect the stabling from the cold. In
storing forage in this type OF barn the teams can
he driven In on the main floor without climbing
steep ascent, and hay and fodder put away on the
same floor with minimum Of labor
The wealthy proprietors Of many Of the luxurious
estates which have been erected in the United
states in increasing numbers of late years have
erected barns and stables that have In many In
stances cost thousands Of dollars each. AS rule
living quarters are provided on the second floor
of such building for the coachman and stable en-
ployes.
In tho towns and cities there is noticeable an
even stronger inclination than In the country
districts to erect concrete stables. The approved
form of construction and the most thoroughly fire.
proof ia the monolithic or solid concrete or else
constructed Of concrete blocks. but concrete or
stucce on brick Is also good and economical by
reason of the fact that old brick may be used
Finally there 10 resort to concrete on metal lath
by those who desire the most inexpensive form Of
concrete construction
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17
HE HAD THEM IN A CORNER
cIersyman's Rebuke to ThoughtIess
Youths at Once Neat and
Dlsconcerting.

well-known clergyman was one
day, In barber's shop, when four or
five young men walked in whom he
knew by their voices. but who did not
recognize the man in the chair, with
lather all over his face. They pro-
ceeded to spend the time by telling
stories. and using expressions which,
to say the least, were rather strong
When the barber pulled away the
towel the clergyman, cleanly shaved,
stood before them. So nonplussed
were they that no one tried to take
the vacant chair, and the barber called
several times-"Next gentleman! Next
gentleman!"
The clergyman smiled somewhat
grimly as he said:
1T isn't bit Of use. John. There's
not man here who has the effront
cry to answer to that name"
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17
The Wreck

Mrs. Ronald II. Barlow, the eastern
golf champion, was talking at the
Cape May Golf club about the benefits
of sea air. ITO look at the cottagers
and native of Cape May" she said.
speaks of these benefits more elo-
quently than l could do. How pale
and wan seem city people beside these
brown, supple. vigorous men and
women! An excursionist from the
city said to a fisherman on the beach
the other morning:
DO you have many wrecks here?"
"The fisherman looked contemptu-
ously at the city man. who was in
bathing dress. He looked contempt
uously at his hollow chest and white.
thin legs and arms, and then he re-
piled: You're the fust I've saw this
season."
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17
To Be a Good Cook.

ITO be a good cook means the
knowledge Of all fruits. herbs, balms
and spices; and of all that is healing
and sweet in fields and groves, savory
in meats; 1t means carefulness. in
ventiveness, watchfulness, Willingness
and readiness Of appliance; it means
the economy Of your great-grandmoth-
ers and the science of modern chem
lists; it means much testing and no
wasting; 1t means English thorough
ness. French art and Arabian hospi-
tality; it means, in fine, that you are
to be perfectly and always ladies
(loaf-givers). and you are to see that
everybody has something nice to
eat."-Ruskin.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17
At THE PARSONAGE.
Coffee Runs Riot No Longer.

wife and had serious time of 1t
while we were coffee drinkers.
"She had gastritis. headaches, belch-
ing and would have periods Of sick
ness, while secured daily headache
that became chronic.
I'VE naturally sought relief by drugs
without avail, for 1t Is now plain
enough that no drug will cure the dis
eases another drug (coffee) sets UP.
particularly. SO long as the drug
which causes the trouble Is continued.
Finally we thought we would try
leaving of coffee and using Postum. I
noticed that my headaches disappeared
like magic. and my old 'trembly' nerv-
BUSINESS left. One day wife said, DO
you know my gastritis has gone?'
"One can hardly realize what Post
um has done for us.
Then we began to talk to Others
Wifes father and mother were both
coffee drinkers and sufferers. Their
headaches left entirely short time
after they changed from coffee to
Postum.
II began to enquire among my par.
ishioners and found to my astonish-
ment that numbers Of them use Post
um in place Of coffee. Many Of the
ministers who have visited our par.
sonage have become enthusiastic cham
pions Of Postum" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book. "The Road to
Wellville." in pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
are geauine. true, ana full of human
interest.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17
A Personal Matter.

You must have studied political
economy pretty thoroughly to be SO
impressed with the iniquity of the
trusts"
ITO tell you the truth" replied the
candid citizen, 81 don't know much
about the inside workings of trusts
But have seen pictures OF the men
who run them, and l have kind OF
taken a dislike to them
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17
Nl<ZL EEVIXAZD SEHAE D

ing bigger and bigger, they have undergone won
derful transformation in durability, convenience
or arrangement etc The farmer who can afford
it nowadays is likely to put up concrete barn
with a slate roof-and in some localities the cost
is very little than frame structure, to say
nothing of the saving in upkeep, as for instance
the expense of frequent paintings. or coursa.
the great argument in favor of the concrete struc
ture is its freproof character The old-time farm
er with no ire-ighting facilities always contended
that he might well put up frame barn. be-
cause If the contents caught fire it was unlikely
that the structure could be saved even II it was
built of brick stone This may have been true
to some extent in the old days, but 1t is not the
condition nowadays The thoroughly equipped
farm in this generation has some freight equip
ment the place and facilities for sumInonng
more by rural telephone The chances are ten to
one that In solid concrete barn, a fire, If the
alarm be given in good season, can be localized
at least can be subdued ere it does much damage
to the building. Furthermore with electricity for
lighting purposes-a condition that now prevails
on hundreds of farms where there is water power
on the place or nearby trolley line-there Is
much less danger OF fire In the barn than there
was in the old days Of lanterns.
Whereas the new-fangled barn with all its fancy
frills is an accomplished fact in many sections of
the country, 1t should be noted that the old-fash.
ioned frame barns-the kind that can be quickly
constructed at modest expense-are yet being
erected by the hundreds every year In the more
recently developed sections and wherever we find
ambitious young men launching out as farmers
on small capital. Indeed many OF the city
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17

said that the farmer
who is making a start
or. at least has small
capital to invest. can
provide a serviceable
small barn (suscepti-
BILE of more or less
enlargement) at an
expense of from $27b
to $3.50. An outlay Of
$275 is calculated to
provide a barn "a by
"a feet and 16 feet
high at the caves.
Such a structure
would be divided into
stable and carriage
room. There would
be room for three
head of cattle and
two horses, and the
loft will hold ap-
proximately ten tons
of hay. II prosperity
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17

N. Oak, who says:
my back became
terribly sore and
lame. I was tired
and restless and
would arise so ex-
hausted l could
scarcely dress. The
kid n ey secretions
were terribly annoy
ing and my feet be-
came so swollen I
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17

had soreness In each side, could not
stand tight clothing. and was irregular.
l was completely run down. On ad-
vice took Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and Liver Pills and
am enjoying good health. 1t is now
more than two years and l have not
had an ache or pain since do all my
own work, washing and everything,
and never have the backache any more.
! think your medicine is grand and l
praise it to all my neighbors. If you
think my testimony will help others
you may publish It. Mrs. OLLIE
WooDALL, Morton's Gap. Kentucky.
Backache is symptom of organic
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
know Of will do this 80 surely as Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Compound.
Write to Mrs. Pinkham, ut
Lynn, Mass, for special advice.
Your letter will he absolutely
confidential, and tho advice free,
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17

couIu NOT wear my SHOES. NOth1nB
helped me until l began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. They gave me prompt
relief and In short time I was entire
ly cured"
Remember tho name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price 500.
FosterM Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17

The semi-centennia Of Pauline Kuezalska has
just been celebrated by the women of Poland II
was Pauline Kuezalska who started the womans
rights movement in Poland. AS a young girl she
taught poor girls at home. Her pupils mum.
bered 100 and she taught them in classes Of four
and five each. The second step in her work was
to found the committee Of the third sewing school,
which soon outgrew its narrow bounds and be.
came the Society Of Woman's Work This be.
came the Womans Mutual Aid society.
Shortly after attending the Wnman's Rights
gress In Paris in 1889 she began to collect in her
little drawing room women from all sections of
her country. Here she started the Women Land
Owners association. the Association Of Bookkeep-
ers and several other organizations Of women.
At the jubilee Of the Polish authoress orzesz.
koda. she organized the first Polish Women's con.
gress In 1895 she collected 1000 signatures to
petition for municipal suffrage for women in
Polish cities.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17
NEW STRENGTH FOR BAD BACKS.

Those who suffer with backache,
headache. dizziness and that constant,
dull, tired feeling will find comfort in
the advice Of Mrs. c. s. Tyler, Cando,
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17

my nedltn was very
bad and / had a
continual backache
which was simply
awful. / could not
stand on my feet
long enough to cook
a meals vi C tuals
without my back
nearly killing me,
and / would have
such dragging SEN
s a tions / could
hardly bear il. L