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The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
LITTLE ADVENTURES IN MARRIED LIFE
PROSTATE HEROES BY Katherine Brooks
The Trials Of a Wife Who
Is Acting as Nurse for a
Sick and Fault Finding
Husband.

The tinkle of a bell upstairs broke
upon Mays ear. and she went to the
kitchen door and put her head into the
hall
did you ring. Dave?" she called.
Yes" an impatient voice called back
May cast OF her checkered gingEam
apron. smoothed her hair a bit, and ran
upstairs. She was punctiiious about
never showing herself to the invalid In
a disheveled condition. He lay with his
back to her as she entered the room,
one arm under his head and the other
pushing the bed clothes as far down
as he could reach
It's as hot as blazes in here" he
complained. Cant you open the other
Window
"Daver' she cried. running to the bed.
You must keep covered up. You know
what the doctor said. II you catch cold.
you'll"
"Oh, rats" he interrupted. That's
what they always say. Very easy for
the old dub to come here and say, Keep
covered up and then go away and not
come near me again to see whether I'm
alive or dead"
But you told him not to come again
unless you sent for him." reminded
May.
My back aches" he complained
abruptly twisting himself about as he
pulled the sheet over his shoulders.
We'll, turn over a little and I'll rub
it. Wait until l get the alcohol"
She made a trip to the bathroom
medicine shelf and returned Forester
obeyed her directions with the relief
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

WRITE OUT DIRECTIONS
FOR COMPANY DINNER

Do not announce dinner until candles
are lighted and everything is ready for
the first. course, which may be already
at the places IL so desired before the
guests are seated.
Use plates. Serve hostess first and
then around the table. Carry but one
plate at time and remove but one at
time and place the next course when
removing the plate of the first, and so
on through each course Add hints
about renewing ice water, removing
salts and SO FORTH where You think
such extra details would be apt to oc-
cur. In short, leave nothing to the
imagination of the maid unless she has
been through it before under your tute-
lage, because the most competent girl
may become confused at times. and Il
she never served a formal dinner for
you before, the ideas of her last mis-
tress and yours may not coincide.
Embarrassing to All Parties.
Remember, too, that nothing is more
embarrassing to the guests and confus-
ing to the maid than a succession of
half audible orders and corrections
to her while she is fioundering through
her manifold duties
1t requires no small self-control on the
part of a nervous hostess to avoid re-
marks when her carefully coached maid
forgetS and serves on the wrong slde
of those seated. or forgets the salad or
commits some other heinous offense. but
it is in much better taste to affect blind
ness rather than to call general atten-N
ton to the fault and thereby fluster the
maid more than ever.
Probably there never was a painstak
ing housekeeper who did not fail to
foresee some possible contingency, but
il can be passed over for the time being
with a joke II il is too fiagrant to be
unnoticed. The writer has had to ex-
cuse herself from a host of women as
sembled in her dining room after cards,
waiting vainly for refreshments, and re-
pair to the kitchen to dig out ice cream
because the cook had already inbibed
LIQUID refreshments and the waitress had
mysteries She has had strange
waitress arrive five minutes beforehand
to serve when her own maid is laid up
in bed; she has had a whole course for
gotten or the piece de resistance
scorched, but she has never found any
upon the part Of people in
attending her entertainments in spite of
obvious mshaps and it may be COM
fort to some other prospective hostess to
remember that a little savior faire will
even aid in making people forget the
faults in a dinner for sake OF the pleas
ant features of the repast.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

1t is a more or less nerve-racking un-
dartaking to invite guests to a meal un-
less one has efficient help in the kitchen.
but, alas, it sometimes happens that
there is an eleventh hour change in that
department
Even IL this misfortune does not oc-
cur at an inconvenient time, the excite
ment of preparation is sometimes enough
TO huster both mistress and maid, no
matter how well trained the latter may
be under ordinary conditions.
Where there is not an experienced
corps in the kitchen and the hostess Is
unable 70 turn the management OF her
dinner into the capable hands of a
caterer, there are just two things to be
done. One is to select menu which
she is sure the cook can handle, and
the other is to write down an explicit
list of directions for her and whoever
is 20 wait on table.
Rebearse ThoroushIy.
:. Rehearse this list thoroughly with all
who will have need to refer to it to be
sure that it is understood, and Incl
dentally to find out whether the maid can
read II, for one woman who tried this
scheme last year discovered that her one
and only assistant could not read the
directions after they were written out.
"nen Ine mistress of the house must
attend to many of the details of the meal
herseif, she will do well to have as
many OF them as possible finished the
DAY before For instance. the china to
be used should be selected and washed
II 1t has not been used for some time.
Iabiecloths and napkins must be lin
spected and counted, and the wax can
oies' II they are to be used, must be
renewed in the candlesticks, or perhaps
a new lot ordered. The silver must be
polished, the placecards written and the
market order thoroughly gone over to ne
sure that nothing has been forgotten.
When 1t is certain that everything is
at hand and no changes are to be made
IN the menu or choice of plates. cali
council in the kitchen and write a list
as each course is taken up and threshsd
out
II there is a waitress as well as cook,
either make duplicate list of directions
or be sure that both see the one, for
1t is not safe to tell one maid to
remind the other, for diplomatic reasons
as well as the risk in the order being
forgotten or misinterpreted.
The directions should be written plain
ly and each course marked and sepa-
rated by a line from the one preced-
ing. When completed the paper should
read somewhat as follows:
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
LIVING UP TO THE NEW coRsETs

The changes that take place in wom-
ems figures are very strange From the
thirteen-inch waists of DeMedici to By-
zantine sloppiness and thence on to sin
uous Greek lines againi And all so quick
ly- One day We are required to take In
our waist measures and the next to let
them out. How can We be decently COM
Portable under such a regime
There is one way. Master the art of
natural breathing, and you can bid de-
fiance to all transformations of the cor
set Your waist will expand or contract.
your bust swell or diminish as you please
to make II, and you will be able to wear
peignoir or tight basque with equal
ease, looking graceful in both.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
HINTS FOR RENOvATING
SUMMER DRESSES

Now that the time has come to get out
summer dresses to see just what can
be done to make them wearable this
year, hint or two concerning their re-
novation may be in order.
The popular cotton voile of the last
year or two was frequently trimmed
with touch of black satin, and when
such a dress is to be laundered there is
always a chance of the black running into
the lace yoke, cuffs and insets. The
trouble Of taking out the latter is quite
worth while, particularly IL the lace is
Of good quality, but it is an excellent
idea before doing SO to run a line of
coarse white basting cotton around
their exact outlines. It saves much worry
later on to have such a guide, especially
il as sometimes happens the lace TRIM
mings and cotton dress shrink in slightly.
different ways.
II 1t is decided to trim cotton dresses
made this summer with black, buy the
waterproof satin, sold for bathing suits.
and work Of this description will not be
necessary In future years
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
LEARN HOW TO SIT
DOWN GRACEFULLY

Let US consider where You fall short
of your ideal of grace and charm.
Call our friend. the mirror, into the
consultation and examine yourself as
dispassionately as though you Were a
bisque figure in a china shop. Draw
up a chair before its truthful reflection
and seat yourself. Notice whether you
sit down heavily, whether you uncon-
sciously grasp the, arms of the chair
and lower yourself, whether you flop,
whether you slowly unbend and relax
and sink gracefully back. Quite likely
the latter achievement is beyond you
as yet if you have been too busy a wo-
man to give much thought to your own
attractiveness hitherto.
In sitting the body should be well
back in the chair. If the muscles are
well trained the spine should not quite
touch the chair; if they lack training.
as is apt to be the case. sit so that the
end of the spine is against the back of
the chair at its joining with the seat
You can then lean gracefully against
the back of the chair without spelling
the lines of the body. Never slide down
in the chair no matter how comfort
able the attitude may seem to you.
Next look to the position OF your
legs. Are they crossed? Oh. yes, of
course Ihe ultra smart SET are nlah-
ing fashionable a pronounced freedom
of attitude, but crossed legs are not at
all pretty, as your mirror will tell you
when you critically examine the lines
they produce. and it may not be a
amiss to add that physicians say,
through the pressure of veins and
arteries which results, appendicitis and
rheumatism quite frequently follow in
their train.
-If ,,o,,, foot are wound inreniousIy
around the leg of your chair or each
ether or are tied on their toes you
must admit that the attitude is not one
which would appeal to the observer
as full of grace. Rest the soles of your
feet on the floor at a graceful angle,
with not more than the toes showing
from beneath your gown.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
BY Katherine Brook.

He went out with the little Ben
nett boy"
out where%'
why. they were in the yard, but I
think they must have gone down town"
What did you let him do that for?"
demanded her husband. Didn't / tell
him not TO go out of the yard without
permission? I'll keep him in the room
here with me all the time if you can't
keep an eye on him"
His tone implied that May had nothing
to do but keep an eye on Donald.
I'-began May, patiently. oh. there
he is now. Do you want him in here?"
'Yes-ro. He's too noisy. Tell him to
keep still, won't your"
May gave final rub, and then went
to put the alcohol bottle away, and re-
strain Don's demonstrations in the front
hall.
"Donny. you must be quiet" she ad-
monished him. putting on the big apron
again, preparatory TO returning to her
kitchen duties You know papa is sick
in bed"
Donny looked up with childish awe
Is papa awful sick?' he asked
No" said his mother. with a sigh OF
relief. He is ever. ever so much
better"
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

that a weary convalescent feels at re-
ceiving attention. although the fretful
scowl on his brow never relaxed, nor
did the tone of accusation go out of his
voice There was in his attitude a kind
OF reproach to his wife that he was ill;
that she was strong and able to move
about while he had to lie still and be
waited on.
Don't rub so hard" he said pres
emily.
.'Oh, excuse me. dear, Is this better?''
That isn't the right place"
Where does it ache?" May asked,
pausing.
He shifted his position uneasily.
''Oh, 1 don't know exactly. Try this
side
She began to rub gently in differ
ent spot.
owl he muttered as she tipped the
bottle for more alcohol. That's awful
ly cold. Can't you do it Without
Il will, il you want me to-" she an
swered, being a wise woman
In a few moments he suggested, in the
same disgruntled tone:
,..I Put h.,tan on D.! some alcohol 1t makes it
May applied the alcohol.
where's Donald?" He asked
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
TOILETTE ACCESSORIES.
The Ever-Grewing Lists Include
Some Pleasing NoyeItfes


Some Pleasing Novelties.
The original offerings are the novel;
ties that most appeal, and among the
latest is a new liquid outfit for polish
ing the nails. One of the liquids is
white, the other reddish in color The
smaller bottle. that containing the red
dish liquid, has q brush on the inside
OF the glass stopper. The stopper is so
shaped that il keeps the brush from
touching the table when it has been
removed from the bottle and laid down.
The regular manicure articles are in
cluded, and also a highly perfumed
salve for the removal and prevention
OF hangnails. The outfit comes in a.
leatherette case, which has a drop front.
The newest eyebrow and lip stick pen
cils are fashioned like an ordinary metal
pencil, with adjustable leads. These come
in gold and silver-piated pencils, with
ring attached for the purpose of sus-
pending them from a chatelain. chain
etc. A more elaborate pencil is of ths
double-end style, combining both lin
stick and eyebrow pencils.
The fan sachet is made of five am
oroldered and cut-out sections that are
caught together at the bottom, so that
they spread like an open fan. This is
SNAPPED to fit in the corsage Another
sachet novelty is the knapsack sachet
rms, shaped as its name would indi-
cate, is usually made of lace over silk.
With tab projecting from the roID by
means of which it can be pinned in place
in the corsage.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
THE LOST TRAIL.

Green woodland pity heals the ancient scar;
Spring after spring through still unresting years
In little ssplings and the tufted pine.
The old trail disappears
Forbidden pine md fern-brake come once more:
Brown leaves have hid the secret deep and well
Only the scattered blazemarks. blurred and dim,
A fading message tell
One coming here might seek for II in vain;
There is no sign above the guarded gate
To Point the path to where the still wood keeps
Its heart inyiolate.
The old path fades. forgotten: only guessed,
And scarcely found and once more lost again.
No record serves to show the long healed wound
OF havoc md OF pain.
God sent all trails forgetfulness as this.
Such healing pity Of the kindly years,
That no swiftfooted memory may find
Lost places Of old tears
Arthur Ketchsn. In Atlantic Monthly.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
OLD STYLE OF TIGHT
BASQUE AND FULL SKIRT

Does the description of taffeta dress.
buttoning straight down the front, six
inches below the belt, with darts over
the bust and seams at the side and
back, remind you of the dresses Of long
ago? Quaint and charming are these
dresses, especially as they are not snug
fitting and worn as they are over the
new corsetless figure with the wired Or
candle collars. The tunics are invariably
long: occasionally are they of the apron
variety and usually worn over the tight.
narrow skirt, which closely resembles
pantalettes
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
SKIRT WITHOUT A SEAM

Charming and altogether practical are
the gowns whose skirts are formed nj
but one piece. Clever is the dressma,.er
who insists on making the gown, espe-
cially the skirts, on her customers.
Really this does not take nearly as long
as II USED 10 take to turn up one of the
very fun skirts. And We ali managed m
get through that some way. This sl,irt
known as the wrapover skirt usually has
q silk or lace underskirt
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
STRIPED SILK LININGS.

Coat Innings are receiving much at
tention. Vivid stripes are used inside
the plainest of tailored cloths. A dark
serge is most inconspicuous until the
coat flares open to display brilliant
orange, green, or blue stripes on a white
ground.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
TO SERVE AT
THE HOME TABLE

LUNCHEON.
Pea Timhales- Lettuce Sandwiches
Pineapple Pudding.
DINNER
Consomme. Crackers.
Leg S Lamb Mint s3uce. Boiled Rice.
Bread and Butter.
Cabbage and Peanut Salad
Chocolate soufie.
Coffee.
The food value of this menu has been
calculated in terms of calories-a calorie
being the amount of heat necessary to
raise one pound of water four degrees
Fehrenheit-in order to show the exact
amount of heat and energy producing
and tissue building substances used in
this days meals.
The requisite number of calories for a
woman weighing Us pounds and doing
light work is 2.S0 per day; SO il will be
observed that the calories afforded by this
menu approximate this number. How
ever, the number may be easily raised
by serving two portions of one or more
items, such as mullins, bread and butter,
etc.
The per cent of portein should be from
10 to Is of the total number of calorie.
this amount being considered sufficient
by practically all authorities for the
building up OF tissue and the repair of
waste.
Pea timbales-One cup of pea pulp. two
beaten eggs, few drops of onion juice,
two tablespoons thick cream, one table
spoon melted butter. pepper and salt de-
sired. Mix all the ingredients well, turn
into buttered molds and set in pan Of
hot water to bake until firm. Serve with
one cup Of white sauce to which has been
added one-thrd cup of cooked and
drained peas
Sour cream muffins-(a) One and one
fourth cups -four, two teaspoons baking
powder, one-half teaspoon salt. one-third
cup sugar, and one-half teaspoon soda.
(b) Two eggs, well beaten.
tc) Three-fourths of a cup of sour
cream.
Id Three tablespoons melted butter.
Put (a) in bowl, add Cb), then (c), last
(d). Bake in buttered muffin pans about
twenty minutes in a quick oven. De-
liCious.
The protein is l2.7 per cent of the total
calories, which is the proper amount.
The cost of this menu is as follows CTo
reduce expense serve lamb stew; to re-
duce further substitute lentils, and serve
a banana dessert; oranges and bananas,
l2c; cream of wheat, &c; milk, 10c:
eleven eggs, &c; cream. 10c; butter. 16c:
corn starch. 1c: sugar. &c: peas (amount
used), lie; chocolate, &c; pineapple
Camount used. &c: lettuce. SC; rice. &c:
cabbage, two pounds, &c: nuts, 10c; salad
dressing. SC: leg of lamb (amount used.
30c: consomme. 15c; crackerA &c: bread.
&c: flour and seasoning, 1c; mint. &C;
coffee Sc. Total. Sol.
Leftovers-One cup of peas, one-half
leg of mutton, one-half orange. one-half
banana. three-fourths pineapple, one-half
bunch mint.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
CARE OF AN UMBRELLA.

If you would keep your umbrella in
good condition. never roll it or put 1t
away while it is wet. Open it and allow
1t to dry thoroughly, then there will be
no danger of the silk cracking or the
ribs rusting.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

City, issued an order against bringing
FOOD into the Tombs jail she has received
several threatening letters and she is
now guarded by detectives from the time
she leaves home until she returns at
night
In the past two years the subject
or woman suffrage has been before
every parliament in every nation except
Turkey.
Mile. Marie GaItier. the French
barriste- and professor of law, saws
that being lawyer is very tiring for a.
woman.
While the women have the right TO
vote and do take an active part in the
elections in New Zealand they do not
care for Office holding.
The London Telephone Service en-
ploys n woman superintendent at a SAL
airy OF S1.JoO year and nine assistants
at $500 a year.
Miss Sarah Thompson, of Oaklyn,
n. j., has been teaching school for 47
years, having begun her career when
she was II years of age.
Queen Elena. of Italy, spends about
$4,000 year for dresses, while the Ger
man Empress spends about $4,000 for
the same purpose.
Mrs. Almeda Reeves, of BROOKLYN.
has danced over 5000 miles according To
the register of the tango meter which
she wears.
DR.. Mary J. Hougue, who makes a
specially of the study of marine animal
life, has been appointed a professor of
biology at Wellesley College.
Nine. CaillauX, who killed Editor
Calmette, of the Paris Figaro, is to be
tried on the charge of homicide with
premeditation.'
After six years of service as
deputy prosecuting attorney in Seattle.
Wash, Miss Reah NJ. Whitehead has
resigned to enter the race for a judge
ship.
Miss Ethel Hays, the daughter of
a Billings. Mont. banker. is the most
perfect woman in America according to
Hamilton Wolf, a New York artist
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
ACTIVITIES OF
WOMEN
Interesting JottinR. Concerning tn
By WINIFRED SHORT,

Interesting JottinEs Concerning the
Doings of the Feminine Sex the
World Over.
Women work as stevedores in Japan.
Pearl fishing is done by women in
Japan.
Missouri school teachers average s37
a month salary.
Harriet Judd Sartain is the pioneer
woman physician of America
The Moscow Hospital. the largest in
Europe, employs over 800 nurses
Two women are running on the Demo-
cratic State ticket in Kansas
Mrs. Martha Anderson has been re-
elected treasurer Of Pacific Grove. Cal.
women are employed as policewomen
OF the total population of 2,537.167 in
New Jersey 1,25o, To4 are women.
London has a detective agency man.
aged by woman with twelve sleuths
under her.
Mrs. Mortimer Singer. of London. re-
Gently made balloon flight Of 200 miles.
Miss Jane Delano is at the head of the
1000 American Red Cross nurses.
The majority of women workers in
Great Britain earn less than 50 per week.
Queen Mary is conceded to be the hest
dancer among the British royalty.
Women school teachers in Topeka.
Kan, receive an average salary of s7s.75
per month.
The best constructive work done on
the Trans-Siberian Railway was in
charge of a woman.
rs. ]. H. Reed. Of PottsvilIe. Pa, was
the first woman notary public in the
United States.
Paris has an Englishwoman who is
making a. comfortable living acting as a
guide to visitors.
Miss Margaret Mcmahon has been
employed in the Bethlehem. Pa. post
ofhce for % years.
The cigarette habit is growing tn
an alarming extent among the wo-
men of the better class of Ottawa.
Canada @
Nine. Lillian Nordica. the opera star
who died recently at Batavia, Java. left
Jewels worth 100000.
Since Miss Katherine B. Davis, Conn
nisaioner of Correcfions in Me- 49,
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

The cigarette habit is growing tn
an alarming extent among the wo-
men of the better class of Ottawa.
Canada. -~
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

Nine. Lillian Nordica. the opera star.
who died recently at Batavia, Java, left
jewels worth 100000
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

Miss Margaret Mcmahon has beer
employed in the Bethlehem. Pa. post
office for % years.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

Since Miss Katherine B. Davis, Conn
missioner Of Corrections in New York
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

Miss Ethel Hays, the daughter of
a Billings, Mont, banker. is the most
perfect woman in America according to
Hamilton Wolf. New York artist.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

Paris has an Englishwoman who 1.
making q comfortable living acting as 9
guide to visitors.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

After six years of service as
deputy prosecuting attorney in Seattle.
Wash, Miss Reah NJ. Whitehead has
resigned to enter the race for a judge
ship.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

rs. ]. H. Reed, of Pottsville. Pa, was
the first woman notary public in the
United States
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

The best constructive work done or
the Trans-Siberian Railway was in
charge of a woman.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

Women school teachers in Topeka,
Kan, receive an average salary of SIG. IS
per month.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
Girl Slain
by Sioux Indian

YANKToN. S. D.. july S.-(special Tele-
gram. Nellie Brewer, seventeen-year-
old daughter of Reilley Brewer, of Yank"
ron was shot and killed Thursday night
in the Milwaukee stock yards by Charlie
Bowman. of Wagner, quarter-ploou
Yankton Sioux Indian. Bowman met
the girl as she was going to the CIR
Gus with Ralph Ford, to whom she was
10 be married this month. Bowman
drasged the girl away from Ford her
parents, and brother, sister, who were IN
the party. A number of shots brought
off,eers to the spot to find the girl dead
with two bullets in her heart, and BOW
man supposed to be dead at first.
Mystery surrounds Bowmans cohui.ioIi' , ,lt
but as he was not shot it is supposed no
was set upon and badly beaten by the
sirl's father and Ralph Ford. They re-
fuse 10 talk. Bowman has bad record
and has served time in the state peniteh-
tiary. The coroners' inquest is In pro,
eress. Bowman is recovering and VIII
be charged with murder.