The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, April 14, 1904, Image 3

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'?rid SSa KM MB| ud ef scent Ynd~ |l?m"isi ahMj r ABtaaf that hunriiiil be! "iBd wkt didst thou bring tny vttk Unnlucked, in the ndatfanauHl mm; ?? I ?"J| u Wf Stood >W1J from tb ' "I shall corns sgaia, ?? long." Art I airer ban sooght its shores afiia Strong art the bond* that hold as back; 'And MT<r again shall my sad cjrts sso That IotcBmT land?alack! O, for mm of its trampled flowers, O, for ths roughest shell from its shore! IPor the saeanast thing from that sun kissed isle. Where I lived and loved of yore. I was so sore, that it all was mine. That I dared to leave it a little spaas; Bo proudly sore, that I left the isle With a glad and tearless face. Heart; when the title to all was ours, n What was a gem, or flower, to us! (And so we wander, alone, afar ? Naked, and hungry ? thus! Iffothing we saved or thought to fetch ? From that country whose title was heart'e delight; Bow can we prove we were ever there? Wo two are so poor, to-night! Mfe've not a leaf, nor a shell, nor a stone To keep as a token? to clasp, or kiss; (Who would believe we were once so rich ? . We, who have fallen so low as thia! ? ? o o o o o At! a king is a king, though the crown is lost; i ; 'And we know by this pais that is bitter | We are ousted heirs of that lovely land Forbidden now to our feet. ? Howard Glyddon. A Story of the Factory. p EEP! Peep! Peep!" Everywhere in the great weaving-room that queer note sounded as Marie La vigne entered; and a run or 'aughter followed. What W it all mean? She had said that her name was Marie. to the fixer's bench and touched his arm. toktad?to "? Prench7}" "* ?>?' , ?f"f?e?t;2u,a,ed ??"?" Ihe room. ,?<t imitating the word, repudiated it with Mother gesture. Then she pronounced Sri ?7? ?ame Verjr "Marie. IMe Mar-r-rle. no Peep.'" the machinery began to move and Ine French girl went to her looms, the plgh -pitched epithet was still flung at .f??ne Varled " witl1 * deep r*r e?-P " " was a better Imitation than the others, and Marie gnderstood the insult. It was the noise ?hi ^K8^ade, IU th& 8piin*; Sni^l ? the other Kifls were Wiling her a frog. ?Ut from between her looms ?nd threw spools at her nearest tor ptentors. ?>^iter Uat Mnrie w?s always called peep. She resented it. and stormed ?jt iw girls in French invective, but Ihey only delighted in rousing her tem. Thus it happened that although they i,Wlth her for ?evf>ral months Jnd took such liberties with her name gone of them came really to know lier' V^a,,en in the m,,,5 nnd when ^ J^.gan by mnk,nK ?Port of r, the girl s own hot spirit forbade ?king any overtures of friendliness. No one knew where Peep lived. Per. taps if some of the girls had followed per at night, nnd seen the two rooms In the poor tenement that sho and her toother occupied, they would not have resented quite so much her tireless in t?8*!?' A*. U Wn8, ,hoy wero Jealous LmIhV ?f th0 trifl,n? "ttle sum mhlch Peep earned each week in ex cess of their own wages. One evening there was excitement In C ten,wfnt- Th0 ,uotbor wh?. from feeing listless and pale, had at last ? ? .# l'?r bod* wns KOUo: and Mar fcJ\aIfhysterlcnl tvith ten's and laughter, was explaining it all to the kl* ?JJer uPrench families who occti "*?? Sl,e 1,nd flt last Nirned enough money to send la pauvre mere back to Canada to an inn. Fhere she would be comfortably cared "Ze city, zc dirt, zo bad air. It Is not KriSCr'4V10Ctor *nys!" exclaimed !fii ? HOW? now sho will get J.] ', I work-I send her zc money? gna I keep ze rooms, too. till she re ?onlh.e^tll0rS; klm,,y* sympathetic iouls, who understood the sick French woman s longing, cried out In admira no"* ftnd 8 mcn k,s?ed Marie. th? g,rr? Jubilant Indus mor? ann?ylnK than ever S h operatIve?. Rhe went ear Jj'? ""J. ?"<! cleaned nnd oilod we great machines before the "speed" ??;Kan^ *8 ?be brought her liuh h u *nd 8,1,0,10(1 herrings Jrlth her, she worked most of tho noon w,th the thoughtless girls cry tog the jeering name at her. ?l*t them call her "Peep! Peeol** Rh? ?rould watch her looms. And watch them the did. No one JJ8* 8aw pep with a loom stopped for one or two hours while she picked out and mended some dreadful tangle of broken threads. _MTb8 b8r<1 work did not wear on her M It did on some of the others. Al though she was rather slight in figure waa strong. fcrtJ* ??r!id<,y nl5ht' aftOT * Partlcn miii nil? u W ' dar,n* which the Hav !2*in runn,n* overtime every K Vr*,kcd wearlly to the 'SKckid ,Mt ro"8 of c,oth ,00k " p"?r h-TT. Two a* *" ?rmfn| ? tin. But ??T Mfc tk* wkolo diy't product M r ? !^7* ?rtthbea?a*M. t?d stes4jlat n? tap. ?Nt con with the tipe of her fingers. "If* a 1mA for ? ??K" nlA W CaiyMtar, la astonlsluneut Mark, who seemed nnco? How of the wrtf ht pitched the burden lightly Into the rack and oped oat of the room. The oTeneer looked up from hi* check lht "I advise you to let Pee# alone.** he said. "If you provoke bee to take hold of you. some one la liable to get hurt" Late one afternoon after this Dell Carpenter wu dressing her hair to front of her loons. This was s gainst the rules, which were posted In s dosen pieces; .but Dell's hslr wss so Ions and thick that dreeslns it required time, snd ss she wished to so out to supper that even ins, and did not want to be late, she was dlsresardins the rules. Marie had to pass Dell's looms a dos en times a day, and there waa no love lost between the two slrie. Dell rarely let the French siri so by In peace; and Marie chased Dell some times wben she wss unusually In censed. During the halr-dressins Marie passed down the room, and Dell was too busy to do more than make a face at her. Marie's black eyes spark led. ? "I'll hare a handful of that hair.** said Marie vindictively to herself, "if she does that again." In a few minutes Marie returned. Dell fluns back her hair and swung round toward her with a mischievous look; but the look changed to one ot horror, and she uttered a piercing scream of pain. Her hair had caught in the gears, and she was dragged backward and twisted sldcwlse to the floor. There was no time for Mar's to go round the end of the loom to the brake. So she leaped high In the air. above the prostrate girl, and grasped the belt with her bare hands to drag it from the pulley. A strong man, with work hardened hands, might well have shrunk from grasping that driving strip of leather. But Marie clung to it, although *h? was lifted bodily from the floor, up up toward that deadly shaft. If- 8he were carried over that shafj she would be pounded against the cell ing, and every bone in her body would be broken. But as her feet touched the frame of the loom, she set them against it and pulled. She pulled with all her might, using the weight of hei body and the strength of her arms She pulled so well that the belt caane off, flinging her down with lacerated hands and a broken collar-bone. Dell lay beside her, with her head twisted against the gears, but al though she screamed and writhed pitifully, her scalp was unhurt;- there was not a drop of blood on the floor. Marie stood up without assistance. She wrapped her bands in her apron and leaned against the window, while the others cut Dell's hair and lifted her from the floor. The block teeth ot the gears had printed their marks on the side of her face and nock. Their next revolution would have crushed her skull. The girls led Dell away. The fixer, turning back the wheels, released a great tress of the beautiful balr, which be tossed toward Marie. "That belongs to you," he said. Marie laughed. She had a handful of Dell's hair, after all. Then she thought of her looms. They were all still. The filling bad woven out, and she had not been there to change the shuttles. She ran to her work and began start lng up her looms, although her bands, raw and bleeding, began now to pain her fearfully. One of the workmen took her gently by the wrist. "You are coming out to the doctor's at once to have those hands dressed," he said. "Never mind the looms." The girls crowded round sympatheti cally, but she resisted all persuasion; she must stay with her looms. When nt last the overseer told her that she should lose nothing, she consented to go The doctor discovered the broken collar-bone, and told her it would bo severnl weeks before she could re turn to the mill. Then Marie broke down, and crying bitterly, explained to the doctor and to those who had accompanied her why. she was so anxious to work. Her mother was just beginning to feel better. Now there would be no more money for lier, and sho must come home, and maybe fall sick again and die. That evening the oversoer came to see Marie, and founjl her being nursed by the French people, lie told her that the company would pay her the full wages all the time she was ill. On the day Marie returned to work one of the girls presented lier, on the behalf of all. with a little gold bracelet. On the inside vas Inscribed, "To our friend Marie." The cry, "Peep, Peep!" was never again heard in the mill.? Youth's Companion. Thfl I'nflt-hnl Cutidlv. In every Catholic church all over the world a "paschal" or Easter candle, made of purest wax, Is blessed on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter, by a deacon, who fixes at its base five grains of incense In memory of the Ave wounds of Jesus and the pr? clous spices wherewith Ho was anoint ed In the tomb. From Easter r.ntil Whitsunday ths paschal candle burns on the gospel sldo* of the altar during mass and vespers, as a symbol that Christ, the light of tho world, has risen from the grave. Anciently the torch was a huge af fair. One used nt Canterbury. Eng* land. In 1457, weighed three hundred pounds. Another, nt Norwich, was s< high that it was lighted by means ol an orlflco in tho roof of the choir. A LanlMW Tr??. A very remarkable tree grows In Ne vada. It is called by the superstitious Indians the witch tree. It grows to a height of six or seven feet, and its trunk at the base is about three limes the size of an ordinary man's wrist The wonderful characteristic of the tree is its luminosity, which Is so great that on the darkest night it can be seen plainly nt least a mile away. A person standing near could read the dnest print by its light Vnr York City.? Dreeees for tbe rite of coil relation and for tbe don ins function of the school year require to toe simple at the same time that they CONFIRMATION OB OliOUinOK, are smart and are preferably made of ?ome transparent material. This one. designed by May Manton, Includes the drop yoke and broad shoulders of the season, with the shlrrlngs that are so exceedingly fashionable and is made of white organdy with ruches of the same and Valenciennes lace. When liked the neck can be left low and the sleeves in elbow length, so making the frock available for a variety of oc casions. The ruchlngs on waist and sleeves are specially worthy of note and give the suggestion of a bolero, which is both becoming and in the height of style. The costume consists of the waist and the skirt. The waist is made over a fitted foundation, on which its vari ous parts are arranged, the yoke, that Is cut in one piece, and the sleeves and waiftt that are shirred on continuous lines. The sleeves are Inrge and full at and above the elbows, but form long and allow* it to fall la km and pie? f ul folds at the back, it is a etyle that is recalled from the beginning of last .centnx^r. Brown snd black Chantlllj arranged la this way are very grace ful. The Americans drape the rril over the back of the hat in another style no other nation seems able to copy. The English women strains hers over her face, overlapping the chin. The Bus Man abjures them sltogetber.? The Qaik Q*wmi U Favor. As Is slwsys the esse when light colors have been fashionable for ranit time, thefe Is s revolution In favor of dark ones, so this year there will be many dark costumes worn. But there are some charming browns and greens and purples, and one shsde of red in the American Beauty rose color, and all of these arc thought very smart The black cloth or black velvet cos tume. however, or the very dark brown, will be the most popular of au.v, and the ssme color is carried out ' the afternoon and evening wraps. Am Vadmklrt. Any girl who has an old party frock of taffeta can make a very pretty un derskirt to wear with her house and evening gowns. ;For the ruffle gel wash net or point d'esprlt, and across the bottom place bias bands of silk. Sew the ruffle to the skirt with anothet band and you have a very dainty af fair. KfltoctlT*. Dahlia Is a favorite color and cerlss is worn quite a little. A gown of cerise cloth Is very effective, woro under a wrap of moleskin or squlrr*' especially for a brunette. Bltaw W?Ut. Cnpe effects of all sorts mark the sea sou and are becoming to the generality of figures. This stylish waist, after a late May Manton fashtlon plate, show* a deep coHar of a novel sort and one that Is quite simply msde. As lllus trated the material for the blouse Is white Persian lawn and the trimming embroidered flouncing and insertion. A Late Design by May Manton. fitted cuffg below which extend well over the hand*. The nkirt is made of three pieces, the front gore and the cir cular side portions, which nre shirred to give n yoke effect, and Is arranged over a shallow yoke foundation to which the shlrrings are attached. The quantity of material required for medium size is eight and three-fourth yards twenty-one inches wide, six and one-half yards twenty-seven inches wide, or four and one-eighth yards for ly-four Inches wide, with one yard of all-over lace, one-fourth yard of silk for belt and six and fifth-eighth yard* of ruching. A Woman With (Irny flair. A woman with gray hair looks her best In pale shades of grey, or in white. A frankly middle-aged lady caused a ripple of admiration in one of our hotels not long ago. Hlie came in to dlnnoc in a frock of the palest silver gray, very straight and simple, with some old lace and dull silver buckles. She was a pleasant-faced woman nnd held herself well, but her crowning glory was her head of beau tiful gray lialr, slightly waved and smoothly shining. A woman whose hair has turned gray should not be monn, or worse still, try to remedy it. but should make a feature of it? dress up to It, as It were. Th# LMm( tnlfTnrf. The softly waved hair is drawn back loosely and twisted In a long coll from the nape of the neck to the very top of the head, where It is arranged in two or three puffs, above the pompa dour. In the indentation made by the coll Is placed a spray of small flowers and foliage, pinned closely to the head or a long narrow comb, exactly at right angles to the way back comb* have been worn for so long. A very smart woman was seen the other day with her masses of fair hair done in this new manner, and a half inch band of amber ran from the top of her pearl collar to the crown of her head. Yell* and NMIonftlltlM. The French woman arrange* her veil last to include the tip of her no**, [The flouncing makes the oollnr, which is seamed nt the shoulders, where it droops well over the sleeves. All walstlng materials are, However, ap propriate and the cape collar can be made to match the waist with the I edge embroidered or trimmed in any manner that may be preferred. The waist Is made with fronts and bac ks and Is Jilted by moans of shoul der and tinder-arm seams. The fronts are tucked at the shoulders to yoke depth, and both fronts and backs are arranged In full length tucks that give a double box pleat effect nt the centre. The cape collar is shaped by means of the shoulder seams and its edges are attached beneath the outer tucks of these groups. The sleoves are full be low the elbow, smaller above and are finished with straight cuffs in conform, ity with the accepted style. The quantity of material required for medium sire Is four yards twenty-one inches wide, three and seven-eighth yards twenty-ncven Inches wide, or two and one-fourth yards forty-four inches wide, "with one and three-fourth yards BT,OCM WAIST. of embrolderj nlno Inches wide for cape collar and on* and fWe-e1fbtb yard* of Insertion to trim at Illustrated In medium also. _ TAILOR-MADE OWL ON WANE. | Pmwfcin Wmimm nHn to Idakltik X?to?f Mill ruWtewi. Ia the day of the tailor made girl on the wane? 80 many of the dresamak ers would hart ua believe this, and that In every detail of dreaa the woman who wlahea to be correctly gowned ahall the Intensely feminine note be aounded and the severe "mannish" ef fect, once thought the smartest, be done away with. The severely plain shirt waist Is cer tainly not as smart as the elaborately fashioned and embroidered one of laces, tine batiste or muslin, silk, satin, or crepe de Chine. Tho so-called tailor made walking costume is this year In the minority, while even the most rough and ready costume is either trimmed or made in some distinctly feminine way, instead of being on the same line as men's clothes. Even the street skirts are now made with flaring flounce or pleated flouuee with aide pleats and box pleats much more often than In the once popular plain gored pattern. Coata and jackets are rarely now finished only with simple satin or silk facings but are more or less elaborate as, regards the trimmings. But on the other hand, while the fashion still holda away with outdoor sports and country life, the Mtallor made" styles can never be out of fash Ion. "Short plain gored skirts" of good, sensible fabrics that will stand any amount of hard wear or bad weather; mixed cheviots, tweeds and rough aergea will be made on the old fash ioned practical lines and be it also known that there are some exceedingly ' smart designs In shirt waists which are very plain and severe of linen with tucked or pleated fronts and high linen collars; these are expensive, for they are a fad of the moment, and like the plain rough costumes must be most carefully cut and fitted. There ts sometbingcharmingly dainty ?nd feminine abont the more elaborate separate waists of this season. Those of the embroidered muslins with just a little fulness at the shoulder or directly In front and then with a band of the material with narrow lace at either aide are dainty and becoming, easily made and suitable with any skirt and coat The accordion pleated chiffon, chiffon ette, thin ailk or crepe de Chine waists are charming also, even if not espe cially novel. While the same materials made with folded surplice effect are very smart now under the short jackets that are so popular this spring, and which are so made that the fronts can be worn open or turned back if de sired. Fancy Ince collars and ties are more fashionable than the plain or embroid ered linen and in everything it is no ticed that soft bows instead of hard, uncompromising ties are preferred. K?t Before Din Ids Ont. ] A thorough society woman, one who understands herself, will take some thing before going to n dinner party. It may be Just a cup of hot tea, per haps a stimulant In the way of a cup of black coffee; or, better than all, a cup of hot milk and a biscuit This braces up the nerves, stays the stomach aud keeps the body well nourished until it Is time for dinner. The woman who sets out for a formal dinner party without eating anything before she goes runs the risk of falnt ness and dullness before the dinner hour. She is certainly much less alert than the one who takes a bite before starting out The most successful beauties are those who do not eat a great deal at a dinner pnrty. They take a bite of this ?ml a taste of that, but nothing more. They do not pretend to do more than lnste the dishes, and they are rewarded for their abstemiousness by the bril liant complexion, the clear eyes and tlie sharp wits of the woman who is at peace with her digestion. Great beauties eat very little. and tvhat they do eat is of the simplest and most nourishing kind. While they never refuse delicacies, they do not eat heartily of them, reserving the appetite for the simpler uud more nourishing viands. _ f Homo Oowni. Now t'mt good practical common sense has taught women the economy of having a different style of dress for the house from what Is worn In the Street, more and more attention is paid to the house gowns nil the time, and there is, consequently, a much larger choice possible In design, material and cohv. A street gown lasts twice ns long when It Is reserved solely for street wear, and the change to a fown of lighter texture for the house Is rest ful and beneficial to gown and wearer alike. Veiling, enshmere, crepo de chine, soft silk and satin, are all en rolled upon the list of material* for house wear, while all colors inay be chosen from. For the moment the fashion Is in favor of more vivid colors than last year, and there ore some greens, blues, cerises and browns that are almost crude in effect and require considerable toning down to be alto gether satisfactory. A light brown soft . silk trimmed with embroidered clilffon in the same color and with an apple green satin bodice would be too glaring were It not for the yellowish lace Jabot and ruffles lu the sleeves, while a bright blue crepe de chine would b?? Impossible were It not for rows of blue velvet ribbon a shade lighter In tone, and the white chiffon and lace under sleeves and full front.? Harper's Bazar, Command More Attention. ?There Is no use In men's denying thnt a young and pretty woman com mands more attention and respect In public than an older and less pretty one," Tho speaker was a woman her self. She smiled remlnlscently and continued: "When I was a young girl I was also a pretty one and I never had to stand up In a street car. As year's went on, however, t noticed that the occasions on which I was not offered a seat grew more and more numerous, and when 1 consulted my glass the pusale was answered by the mirror. Thereafter 1 always, on enter log a crowded car. kept down my veil For some time that served excellently. There was a brief renewal of th? proffers of seats. But now? well, now I find thst even the veil is ceasing t ? suffice."? Philadelphia Press. Barbaric Jewelry. A modern fondness for barbaric jew* dry is evinced by the display in the shop windows. The newest ringf shown are called "Oriental banquet rings." and they are immense in size. They are made of Iloman gold, and the band Itself Is slender, but the mounting (or the setting is about the size of a hickory nut. One of these rings has a mounting in the shape of a cross, about an inch long. This is set with precious stones of all sorts, the emerald and ruby be ing prominent. Another one is in the shape of a princess ring, and is studded with amethysts and pearls. The Japanese signet rings shown are larger than ours, and they are sel to order with the birthstone if desired. Thej are certainly less conspicuous than the Oriental banquet rings. Woman and tba Theatre, Avowedly women are both directly and indirectly the best friends of the theatrical manager. If he can please the feminine portion of his audiences he is tolerably sure of success, fot when a woman likes a play she induces her men folks to go to it. This being so, ought not women to be specially considered in all places of entertain* ment? But it is precisely on the op posite lines that the manager com monly proceeds. Men are encouraged to push and squeeze past and disturb and inconvenience ladies between the acts because smoking rooms are pro vided in most theatres; women, on the other hand, are expostulated with and denounced If they wear hats at a mat* inee.? London World. Bnrllngliam ? Popular Fabric. No fashionable woman's wardrobe will be complete this season without a shirt waist suit of burllngham. The name of this material suggests an Eng lish manufacture, but it is made in this country. Burlingbam is a heavy, fleecy pongee, closely resembling zlbiline, save that burllngham is all silk. 11 has sprung into immediate favor. Less than a week ago the first package? were opened, and now there is such a scramble in the leading shops for burllngham that it is impossible to meet the demand. The fabric comes in white, black, blue and light brown. A sliirt waist suit or a tailor suit of white burllngham trimmed with heavy silk or linen Cluny inserting would UQ highly effective, New Yell of a Girls' College. The girls of Hardin College, in Mex ico, Mo., arc not going to let themselves be unhappy if they can't vote. They apparently know something of the value of "the power behind the throne." Joseph Polk, the boodler-hunting Cir cuit Attorney of St. Louis, who wants the Democratic nomination for Gov ernor, spoke to the students of the college the other day. and they raised this cry at the end of the address: "Joe Folk! Joe Folk! He's the man! If I can't vote, my sweetheart can!"? I New Bedford Standard. Women of Japan. More than 10,000 Japanese women have volunteered to go to the front to act as nurses. Both before and since the war with China the women of Japan have attended the hospital train ing schools, where Instruction is given by American and English nurses, and there are now no better nurses in the world than those of Japan. Many of these nurses, as well as the women physicians, are widows of generals and other officers who were killed In that war; others are very young girls. Women Are Htini p-Kycil Ciictta. Will any truthful woman pretend that she ever stayed in the house of a friend for a couple of days without being keenly conscious of a gross mis management on the part of her hostess ?Liverpool Post. The Eton jacket reigns supreme in sultuotn. Wider ruffs nre universal upon the newest shirt waists. Souple tnffet;' is the name given the new soft taffeta Just Introduced. The very newest point of fulness for the puffed sleeve is quite above the elbow. I'nle blue and mauve is one of the smart millinery combination of the season. The voile costume will be one of the most prominent features of the coming season. Flounce* and fenthers will divide fnvor #\s the correct trimming for the new hat. The lingerie style of shirt waist Is the prevailing one, no matter what the material. Lustre Is the demand of the hour In ribbons, as in all silk materials for women's costumes. The Paquln shoulder Is one of the most popular of the season for Eton Jackets and shirt waists. Mannish styles of gloves are quite passe. Present costume styles nre all feminine and glove styles must con form thereto. The nun's fold skirt, wliieb originated with Paquln, and the two-flounc?Hl skirt In typical 18U0 style, are among the smartest of tUe seusoo. Household T patters T? CI? JMNk. Every little while all brooches, rings and each things that are In constat*! use should he brushed with a tooth brush that has been dipped In eau da cologne. If the setting Is open It moat be done from the back and be careful not to loosen the stones. Then lay the things In a box of Jew* Her* a sawdust which has been slightly heated beforehand and leave them foe an hour. (?old chains may be washed In warm ?oapsuds, drying them on a soft towel by pulling back and forward. They tuay also be dried in .sawdust, and tha particles can be blown or dusted oul afterward. Be sure to get them dry. as they will be apt to become worn between the links if any dampness remains. The - Little Foxes.'* Remember, it is the little foxes that spoil the vines, and. in like manner. It Is the little rips, rents and tears, missing hooks, torn off buttons^ ragged buttonholes and neglected tapes that spoil the usefulness of our gar* nents. These little neglects bring upos is, also, the nsme of being untidy, aadly dressed aad slovenly. Not only in the matter of one's garments are these little offenses against neatness apparent, but the careless condition of the hair, the dingy neckwear, the flow* Ing shoestring, the wrinkled hose, tha uneven hanging of the skirt, and tha general tossed-on appearance of every thing we wear at our work. One can not go slipshod and untidy six days In the week without some ravelllngs ripped from the garment of habit trail* ing after us on the seventh. Habitual untidiness cannot be hidden. If there is a rent or rip in the clothing, it is much easier to mend at once, than to wait until a patch is required where a stitch would havo sufficed if taken in time. A rip or a rent never grows less, if left to itself; no button ever, of Itself, attaches itself to a garment. To put a*.-ay a garment m?eding even smr.il repairs, is surely laying up trou. ble for another dny. when. In an emer- . geney, we have Imperative need of its wear. A few stitches in time may savs us hours' of work at a time when ws can illy spare it. and In many cases Iho garment is rendered useless by ad* iitional mfediaps becausc of our 11 leet.? The Commoner. Wattling Ribbon*. Women who study the subject ol looking their best bestow the greatest amount of attention on their neclo wear, and keep their ribbons dainty and fresh-looking by frequent clean ings and pressings, ftlany use gaso line for cleaning ribbons, and it clean! readily, but is apt to leave a yellow tinge in delicate colored ribbons, and there is nothing better for cleaning ribbons than a suds of soft water and castile soap. Wash the ribbon in this Ijut do not rub soap directly on thi fabric, and after washing, rinse t\v< or three times In dear water. lllbboQ must never be rubbed, and the bcs4 way to clean it is to place caeh pleti on a smooth tftL?!0 anil use a pleco the libboti for a sponge, nnle*# the rilv bon is very Stiff, when a fcmaTI tjyust can l>e used to better advantage. last rinse water should contain a liitl#' salt for delicate shades of pink, wlm|, lllr.c and violet may be set with alum, using a small lump to a quart of cold water, and vinegar is good for the dlft ferent shades of green. The best waj to dry short lengths of ribbon is press them smoothly over a clean win. low pane, and long pieces can be dried by stretching as smoothly as possible and laying them 011 a clean board, and If the ribbon has not been wrinkled In the cleaning process, the pieces will Iry perfectly smooth and will need no ironing. Black ribbon can be fresh, sued by sponging with well strained cold coffee or with equal parts of alco. hoi ami water, and If any stiffness Is desired, rub the ribbon with thin gum arabie water and leave It to dry. The ribbons may bo kept free from wrinkles by smoothing them out aftef each wearing and winding them over a roller, and there is nothing better fot litis than a small toy roiling pin which can b?? bought for a trl Ue.? Detroit Free Press. Scotch Sen:; r>s? To one fitinvt of sifted flour aidil four level teaspoonfuls of baking powder; rut Into Ibis one-fourth ?up of In id ji nd ono-fonrtli cup of but* ter; add ont? teaspoon of sugar; bent one egg until light mid add to It two rupfuls of milk; toss this on n floured board; roll out naif an inch thick; cut In three inch square pieces; fold in half lo form three corner pieces; bake on a hot griddle very slowly. Vanilla Cream Stick? P.oll threo pounds of granulated sugar with half a pint of water, let it dissolve slowly on a cool part of the range, then add a large* lahlespoonful of vinegar my! a teaspoonfnl of gum arable dissolved In a little water. Boll until brittle; re move from the lire and flavor with vanilla, peppermint or cinnamon, only work quickly. Hub the hands with sweet oil or butter, and pull vigorously till the candy Is white; twist or braid It, or pull Into long, thin strips, and cut It off. Baked Apple Pudding? Half n pound of pulp of apples, half a pound of loaf sugar, four ounces of butter, the rind of lemon, four eggs, puff paste. Pare, core and cut up the apples, put them In a stewpan with only sufficient water to prevent them from burning and let them stew slowly until reduced to a pulp. Weigh the pulp and to every half pound add half a pound of sugar, the grated rind of n lemon and four well-beaten eggs. Heat these Ingre dients well together, then melt the butter and stir It In with the other Ingredients. Put a border of puff past? round a pie dish, pour In the mixture and bake for rather more than half an kVlt,