The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 19, 1904, Image 7
THE tT;-V.iLE BEA'UTY
SHE PLUCKS ER WARDROE FROM
T;-:: Ts-3 AND VINES.
Lace m t:: %e -tv Hall.Drems
Fzz!ric [., !v- e Ilized oelle of
the Y.e i. - Liin Jewels
That Zzdine Gie Dianmondi.
Down :,n :e trepc)a, jongles of Cen
tral .\.erica :md Whe West Indies the
head of the fa-z:lly is not worried by
iillm,ars' and dressnnikers' biIs. The
senideivili::ed lle of t lands ilows
how to get nCarly the whole of her cos
tume frow the jungle. She manufac
tures it herself from the materials she
gathers from nature. Though she may
be able in rare cases to get from the
one shop ten or fifteen miles away a
few yards of cloth with which to make
her dress, any trimming she may wish
to put upon it must be searched for in
the woods.
Lace bark is her favorite material for
making anything light and dainty.
This lace bark is the film which covers
the heart c.f the lace bark tree. The
natives caiefully remove it and soak
it in running water for three or four
days in order to get off the -um and
unnecessary fiber. After that it is
bleached on the sands by the river and
sprinkled now. aad then to whiten it.
When it bas beome , creamy white
It is pressed with a hot iron or a heat
ed stone and is ready for-use. It has a
fine lacy appoarne and uns into
more artistic patterns than any manu
factured artieli. When made into a
dress it is wonder ul7iy beautiful.
The jungle gir' Uscs it sparin;ly on
her ordinary elotins. but for her baill
dress flounce after flounce is used to
give a fluffy look to the skirts. She
knows that it becomes her as nothing
else would.
Her jewelry consists of beautifully I
colored seeds strung together in the
form of necklaces, bracelets and tiaras.
In addition to these, on the night of
- the ball she catches the brilliant fire
flies which swarm in the jungle and
artistically arranges them In her dusky
locks. The jungle girl would not ex
change her "peenie wallahs," as she
calls the fireflies, for the diamonds of
the northern belle.
The jungle girl's hats are a 'marvel
to behold. She weaves them herself
from the jippi jappa grass, and can get
any shape or style she fancies. She
trims them with the netty fiber of the
cocoanut palm and the gorgeous wings
of the mountain parrakeet, which is
shot and brought home by her father
and brother. Even her parasol and
umbrella are supplied by kindly nature.
When the sun is too hot or the rain
too heavy a big plaintain or banana
leaf does as well as anything bought in
the largest stores of an American city.
A creole belle is as fond of perfume
as the daintiest American woman and
is just as particular that it shall be of
the best kind. She goes 'to much more
trouble to procure it, but then she
knows that it is always pure and fresh.
She first picks her fresh flowers, and
then, by some process handed down
from one generation to another, she dis
tills it.
The secret method is often known to
only a few families, and they would not
give it away for any sum of money.
The lucky he:ders of the secret are of
course envied by all who know them.
Although others may receive presents
of the much valued scent from those in
the secret, they cannot make it them
selves and therefore cannot afford to be
as lavish with it as they wish.
The tropical girl's soap is procured
on the way to the bath. As she wvalks
down to the river to bathe she stops
here and there to gather soap berries
and cuts a piece of stick called "chew
stick," which she uses as a toothbrush.
She chews the end of it until it be
comes quite soft and froth gathers at
the end. She then rubs her teeth well
with it. This is the best toothbrush on
earth, as it not only prevents the teeth
from decaying, but'keeps them beauti
fully white and clean. People In other
countries, knowing the value of .this
chewstick above all others as a denti
frice, have It powdered and exported to
them..
In many parts of South America the
natives cannot buy cloth to make their
clothes, so they have to spin it them
selves out of cocoanut fiber, river
weeds and bamboo fiber. The cloth
woven from the bamboo fiber is very
soft and silky.
Unlike the West Indians, the South
American belle wears shoes of a kind.
These are made of a coarse woven ma
terial like sailcloth, which is attached
to soles of rawhide. They are the most
comfortable shoes imaginable and are
used by the soldiers of South America
when on the march. They are called
"alpagattas." and Americans who have
)traveled i.n South America invariably
bring them home to their wives and
daughters for bath slippers. Those
who are lucky enough to have a pair
wvould not exchang~ them for any oth
er slippers, however costly. No other
footgeair egnlals the "alpagatta" for
comfort and durability.-Washington
Star.
A Fine Voice.
Smith-Your vi fe has dX fine voice.
Jones-Y"s: onae or the best in thie
world. Otherwise it would have been
worn ont several years ago.
MODERN UTOPIAS.
rp n~ Co:s r ie. tn w1 h ich, Pan
Denmiark ci.s 1:. thore is not a
sinzi T)OrSI in ihr io.ail Vho can
not read :-l w-ie. (in the northealt
coast of N.- Guinea the island of
Kutaba. surm:m"duO by a wail of coral
300 feet hioh on 4-. side ad from
50 to 100 feet on tLe other. inaintains
thirteen villages of natives. to whom
war, crime and poverty have been un
known since the beginning of their
traditions. The most peaceful and com
fortable community in Europe is the
commune of the Canton Vaud. in Swit
zerland. Nearly every one is well off,
and there are no paupers. Finland is a
realm whose inhabitants are remark
able for their inviolate integrity. There
fre no banks and no safe deposits. for
no such security is essential. You may
leave your luggage anywhere for any
length of time and be quite sure of
finding it untouched on your return.
and your purse full of money would be
just as secure under similar circum
stances. The Finns place their money
and valuables in holes in the ground
and cover them with a big leaf. Such
treasure is sacredly respected by all
who pass it. but in the rare event of
a man wishing to borrow of his neigh
bor during his absence he will take
only the sinall-;t sum he requires and
place a mIesage in the hole tolling of
his urgent need and prol.isig to re
pay the atunant on a speritled date.
And he will invariably keep h:s word.
for the F"inn is invincible in his inde
pudenice.
Agzeta Park. near De-lft. in Holland,
is another Ltop:a example. A tract of
ten acres has upon it 150 houses. each
with its little garden and with cer
tain common buildings and common
grounds. The houses are nccupied by
the employees of a great-distilling com
pany, who form a corporation which
owns the park. Each member owns
shares in the corporation and pays
rent for his house. The surplus, after
all eipenses have been paid, comes
back to him as dividend. If he wishes
to go away or if he dies his shares are
bought up by the corporation and sold
to the man who takes his place.-De
troit Free rress.
PICKINGS FROM FiCTION.
Life is short-avoid causing yawns.
Eleanor Glyn in "The' Damsel and the
Sage."
A man's conscience is the best barom
eter of his ability.-Owen Kildare in
"My Mamie Rose."
Women's counsel may not be worth
much, but' he who despiseth it is not
wiser than he should be.-Amelia E.
Barr in "The Black Shilling."
Human nature is not always at its
highest levei. and heroic sacrifices arise
only from heartfelt motives. - Sir
-George Trevelyan in "The American
Revolution."
Life is the only real counselor. Wis
dom unfiltered through personal expe
rience does not become a part of the
moral tissues. - Edith Wharton in
"Sanctuary."
Do not attempt to do a thing unless
you are sure of yourself. but do not re
linquish it simply because some one
else is not sure of 'you.-Stewart Ed
ward White in "The Forest."
Don't be fooled by a cheer or by a
crowd. Cheers are nothin' but a breeze,
an' as for a crowd, no' matter who you
are, there would always be a bigger
turnout to see you hanged than to
shake your mitt.-Alfred Henry Lewis
in "The Boss."
The Hedgehog.
The hedgehog runs the roads in Eng
land freely. He is a quaint little fel
low, our hedgehog, having far more
intelligence than people give him credit
for. It is curious, as you stand per
fectly still in the middle of the rcad, to
see him come running along, then stop
ping to sniff and whine and enamine(
the high, strange object that hardi;
breathes lest he startle the little crea
ture. Then, with a gentle grunt, he
will pass you by. A very low yet de
cided grunt he gives, and he whines as
well.-Blackwood's Magazine.
Precoclous.
"Oh. yes, we were a very young cou
pie-mere children, in fact. I was but
a simpering schoolgirl In short skirts,
and George was just a boy in jackets.
I reeber how pleased he was when
he as his tirst vote."
"But he didn't vote until he was
".eorge wans v'ery' precocious. He
voted much earlier than they usually
do."-('"eland Plain Dealer.
Moth:erhood Up to Date.
"Think of a woman with her social
res)onsiibilities having a child!"
"Disgraceful! But they say she is
fond of it.'
"Tht's the strange part. She is al
most like at mother to it."-Town Top
Writing and Dressing.
Dorothy-I 'ont you feel in awe of
literary w(o:uen?
s it -:e n.re a -a to dr'ess well
.,,u it ,d0 -" wriit a he'ok. -Detroit
A y A: T! ai P C T RE.
J- Dr:z ::: t V0i ItS Finisl1i
aT. I t 4. 1.~ -ja1 j~ :
it, dear bol." said Whistler airily. its
not fIld." "'inished!" said the
visitor. "hy. it is the most carefully
finished pi-ture" of yours that i have
ever sen." "idont look at it!" per
sisted Whistler. "You are doing in
justice to yourself. you are doing in
justice to my picture, and you are do
in i.: -:ust*e- to me!" The visitor looked
bewildered. when Whistler, in a the
atrical tone, cried out: "Stop! I'll finish
it now!'' Then he procured a very
small camel's hair brush, fixed it on a
long and slender handle, mixed a little
speck of paint on his palette, dipped
the tip of his brush into it, and then,
standing off from his picture and with
the action of a fencer with his rapier,
he linged forward and touched the
picture in one spot with his pigment.
"Now it's finished," said he. "Now you
miay '.o,ok at it." This was all highly
draauni. and indeed very well acted,
bm.1, in the case of some stage plays,
; i'l- -t of Whist!er's performance
po?-ed a 't mn antidiniax. The fur
. artist took his leave, but, finding
th::t 1 _ai left his unbrella behind
hi:, a for it next day. The ser,
n. ranot izing him, told him that Mr.
Whistler lad gone out for the day, but
invitud hilu to go to the studio and
seek his umbrella. He went there and
found it. but also took the opportunity
of having one Lnore look at the picture
which had been "finished" for his spe
cial benefit the day before, and then
he saw that the little dab of wet paint
which Whistler had so dramatically
put on he had afterward scrupulously
wiped off again !-Frederick Keppel in
The Reader.
Hidden Water Supply.
The investigation - of a %neglected
spring or rivulet may bring to light a
valuable supply of water for gardening
or domestic purposes. A surprising
quantity Is often obtainable by in
stalling a ram at some seemingly in
significant source. A ram is cheap, be
cause the first expense is the last, there
being no cost of maintenance, and it is
satisfactory, because the ram requires
no attention. Once started, it takes
entire care of itself.--Country Life In
America.
MANNERS IN BUSINESS.
Brains and Good Deportment a Win
ning Combination.
The value of brains in business can
not be overestimated, of course; but
neither can the value of manners.
Don't make the error of supposing that
brains are everything. You may have
the best set of brains in the town, but
if you haven't the manners of a gentle
man nobody is going to afp eciate
you. Your manner is the outward in
dication of what you are within in the
estimate of most people, and if the
manner is disagreeable few will take
the trouble to examine into you any
further.
The consensus of general opinion is
that the man who goes about with
porcplinle quills as his manners hasnt
any brains wvorth bothering about. Did
you never notice that the menf who emi
ploy large forces of intelligent people
look at an r.plicalnt closely, ask a few
seemingly unimportant questions and
promptly empl1)oy or dismiss him? They
don't sound his brain depth; they dont
obtain hi.s biography: they don't inquire
into his social standing: they size him
up from his manners, and if he is brass
on the surface they dbn't look for gold
within.
The employer knowvs that if an appli
cant's manner strikes him favorab)ly it
will also favorably strike people with
whom he comes in contact in his work.
And nobody knows better than a big
business man thia. a favorable first im
prsion means half the sale. People are
p to think that If there is any pJace
where mniners are of little consequence
ith- in b)usiness~, where cold calculation
o lr;-"elv takes the place of feeling.
Bu the irmh! is 'That nowhere else are
-m:m,r:. . such importance as in ev
.' i 9::rs. There is no capital
n. :"t :iny young man can
t'ay himi better than
'There is no possible
-:-ich this dloes not better
- i;;4 brains tile world
-,I..ng: but unless he has
- , ill 1::vea' ha:rd time
-...:.....ity World.
em,A...ee ar Four DayN.
--Th ... asa ood old lawyer of the
oo oid ~auther'u type." said a judge.
"wh had a miost eloquent way of
pladig !::s bief for three dlays had
beei a marv'el or classical allusion and
legal erudlaiona.
"The judge, nowever, became a trifie
impatient and, as gently as he could,
intimated that the dloeket was some
wvhat cr'owded, and it might be to the
client's interest if the lawyer could
contrive to enid his plea. And, do you
know, the *:d barrister declared that
the last four days of his argument were
a marveliof condensation."
'MBINallMBR K
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In every number of McClure's there are
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greatest national importance
Six good short stories, humorous stories,
I stories of life and action-and always good.
OIn 1904 McClure's will be more interest
ing, important and entertaining
than ever. "Ev,.ry year oetter than the last or
it would not be McClure's"
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