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  2. WIT & WISDOM.

    Among the advertisements in a German newspaper there lately appeared the following:—"The gentleman who found a purse with money in the ...

    Article : 73 words
  3. The home.

    A large piece of salt put into the water in which blue or mauve blouses, &c., are to be washed will often prevent the colour from running. ...

    Article : 126 words
  4. DMENTS

    Golf stockings and knickerbocker tweeds, bifurcated feminine garments, russet shoes and open-air complexions, parti-coloured sweaters and football ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 653 words
  5. Society Twaddle.

    Miss Eva: "I hear, Miss Brabazon, you've taken up the cycle." Miss Brabazon: "Oh dear, yes. Isn't it delightful? Quite charming." ...

    Article : 420 words
  6. The Home.

    One of the gravest errors into which [?] mother can fall is the readiness to do anything which one of her children can do just as well. I do not mean to say ...

    Article : 492 words
  7. Proverbs.

    "How fallacious some of these proverbs are," remarked the sagacious man. "Take, for example, that one about there being nothing new under the sun." ...

    Article : 85 words
  8. How to Wash Muslin.

    Now that fichus, blouses, and collars are made of this fragile stuff it behoves the thrifty girl to learn how to laundry them at home, or her pleasure in the ...

    Article : 197 words
  9. Smiles.

    Smile as often as you can, and get as much fun out of life as your circumstances permit, for, after all, This world of ours is not as drear ...

    Article : 75 words
  10. Typhoon or Telephone.

    A Mr. X. wished to have the telephone put in his house, but his aged mother vigorously protested against it. " Robert," she said, " if you bring one ...

    Article : 163 words
  11. An Invaluab[?]e Cement.

    One of the strongest cements for plain crockeryware is made from lime and the white of an egg. Use only as much of the white as is needed to mend one ...

    Article : 98 words
  12. The World's Steam Engines.

    According to bureau statistics at Berlin, four-fifths of the steam engines now working in the world have been constructed during the last twenty-five ...

    Article : 192 words
  13. The Largest Electric Launch.

    Mr. J. J. Astor, of New York, has now under construction the largest electric launch which has yet been devised. It is made from designs by Mr. Mosher, ...

    Article : 88 words
  14. How to Wash New Blankets.

    The following methods of washing new blankets are recommended:—1. First soak the blankets overnight in cold water, then make a good lather ...

    Article : 247 words
  15. Gossip.

    To well-bred people gossip is always[?] unpleasant; when retailed by an inferior it is not tolerated. And yet (a lad[?] observes) the fashion of gossiping abou[?] ...

    Article : 253 words
  16. Accidents and Their Cause.

    An analysis of 2000 accident policies on which benefices were paid shows 531 persons injured by falls on pavements. 243 by carriages or waggons, 75 by horse ...

    Article : 87 words
  17. Agony and the Ma-in-law.

    The following "Agony Column" advertisement appeared last week in a London paper:—"Maggie D.—Dear, sweet little Peepie, do come back to m[?] ...

    Article : 90 words
  18. The New Orleans Opera House.

    The opera at New Orleans, U.S., can boast of an uninterrupted annual career of upwards of a century. Davis, a French refugee of San Domingo, went ...

    Article : 203 words
  19. Soft Hair When Washed.

    Add a little washing powder to the water in which the hair is washed, and the hair will look and feel soft and silky. Soda is not good, and does not ...

    Article : 86 words
  20. Inebriated Wasps.

    Lawson Tait declares that wasps are drunkards, or something to that effect. The sugar in some fruits has a tendency, to pass into some form of alcohol in the ...

    Article : 70 words
  21. A Man's Notions of a Wife.

    A man in giving his notions of a ideal wife, says:—She would not if [?] acted contrary to her advice and there[?] came to grief, smile serenely and [?] ...

    Article : 352 words
  22. At Any Cost.

    In wrath and tears Edith had gone to bed. She had been tucked in once, given a drink twice, kissed good-night three times, and the lamp had been ...

    Article : 307 words
  23. Cleaning White Si1k Lace.

    The lace is sewn over small clean slips of wood to keep it evenly spread out, laid overnight in warm milk, to which a little soap has been added, rinsed in ...

    Article : 313 words
  24. Japanese Railways.

    At the date of a recent return the total length of railway line in operation in Japan was 2118 miles. In the first instance Japanese railways were supplied ...

    Article : 69 words
  25. A Mistake.

    A dignitary of the Church of England tells this story of his Cambridge days. He is young-looking, and always wears a white tie. When he got his fellowship, ...

    Article : 89 words
  26. Taken at His Word.

    Owing to the illness of his regular office boy, a doctor some weeks ago engaged a new boy named Tommy Jones. Tommy was a jewel, and when Joe, the ...

    Article : 208 words
  27. The Terrible Youngster.

    A Bostonian of mark has lately distinguished himself greatly, and letters and telegrams of congratulation have been pouring in upon him from various parts ...

    Article : 116 words
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