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Show 1 Woman's World CONDUCTED BY HELENE VALEAU. 1 VALEATT'S ANSWEES. ! jliss Valeau will reply to all Questions Ques-tions a?ked by the feminine readers of ! the intermountain Catholic. The we'll Unonn character and authority of her replies need no Introduction to those already familiar with her ability. Mlsi Valeau will take a kindly and persona! Interest In thoee who write to her, and irill spare no pains Ib. seeing that their Inquiries are answered fully and carefully- Write only on one side of the paper. Address letters to Miss Helen Vtleau, Intermountain Catholic What There's Time For. 1its el time for Iots of "S8' Though it's said that time has wings; px-re is always time to find n'av of being sweet and kind. Th(.'re is always time to share qmilP and eoorlness everywhere; Tini- to send the frowns away, Tirw, a pen tie word to Pay. TIR. f.ir helpfulness and time j To fissit the weak to climb, lrrP to give a little flower, Time fnr friendship any hour, put there if no time to spare ! rr unkindnesa anywhere. ILacemaking. Irejnakinp is by no means so old n industry as most persons suppose. There is "- proof that It existed previous' pre-vious' to the fifteenth century, and the oldest known painting in which it ap-npfiis ap-npfiis is a portrait of a lady in the ocadeniv st Venice painted by Caspac-fio Caspac-fio who ui about 1523. The legend ronrrrning the origin o fthe art is as fnllpw: X youns fisherman of the Adritaic v. as betrothed to a young and beautiful elrl of one of the isles of the lagoon. Industrious is she was beautiful, the rjrl made new net for her lover, who to'k It with him on board his boat. Th first time he cast it into the sea hp dracKcd therefrom an exquisite petrified pet-rified wrack grass, which he hastened tn present to his fiancee; but, war breaking out, the fisherman was pressed into the service of the Venetian navy. The poor girl wept at the departure of her lover and contemplated his last gift in her. While absorbed in following the intricate in-tricate tract ry of the wrack grass she lirgan to twist and plait the threads weighted with small beads which hung around her net. Little by little she vtourIu an imitation of the pertiflca-tinn, pertiflca-tinn, and thus was created the bobbin laoe. Changing Dress Changes Mood. "Eva thanped her drees three times o day." said an old country woman who had been visiting her niece in the city. "S-emo like it's a pity to be so taken up with the vanities." And then honesty forced her to add, "But I must spy it's kind of interesting to see what she's going to wear next." The view which held it a weakness, if no worse, in five thought to our apparel, is happily happi-ly loslnp: ground. People have discovered discov-ered that when a girl or a woman rhanpes her dress, she does a great deal more than make an exhibition of her nardrobe. There is something symbolic in the act. In the changing of garments there is often a change of mood. The pirl who comes home from the office tivert and nervous after a hard day, and -s changes the tailored shirt waist and the sever1 skirt for ft soft, fluffy little i jnwn with ribbons and ruffles, is far more likely to get rest and refreshment from her evening than if she had kept nn the costume which was a reminder if what she needed to forget. The pro-.vs pro-.vs of dressing. Instead of being a tax, is restful. The girl who comes in tired, throws herself on the couch, and, after an hour, goes down to dinner crumpled and disheveled, would have used her 'inte more wisely if she had devoted it to hnt.iinB: and dressing. Clean clothes and freely combed hair are an excellent antidote for weariness. If changing of th garments rests the body, it is even more "ffertive where the mind Is confined. con-fined. Nervous Irritability and gloom ar? somewhat dissipated by no more severe measures than putting on a pretty grown and doing your hair in a iwvomine fashion. "I'm having a pink waist made." said a sensible girl re-T.tly, re-T.tly, "for the days when I feel blue." TVre was something very much deeper than girlish vanity in the selection of that pink waist. Teach the Children. Xfver to: Hold a book near the fire: flrnp a book upon the floor, turn the leaves with the thumb; lean, nor rest, npen en open book; turn down the corners cor-ners of leaves; touch a book with damp 't soiled hands. Always to: Keep your place with a -in hook-mark; place a large book iii"n the table before opening it; turn Wr frorn the top with the middle or 'cvefince- Xever null a book from the shelf by hp binding at the top. but by the back. Nver tour-h a book with a damp i th rr-r with a sponge in any form. ."-vrr place another book nor any-:!---R else upon the leaves of an open Xever rub dust from books, but brush - "ff with a soft, dry cloth or duster. Never close a book with a pencil, a Wii nf paper or anything else between th I'-ftves. N'ever open a book further than to 'ng both sides of the cover into the s&'ne place. Always open a book from the middle, at d never from the ends or cover. Always keep eny neatly bound bor-roed bor-roed book covered with paper while In ynur possesion. N'evrr attempt to dry a book accidentally acci-dentally wet, by a fire, but wipe off J moisture with a soft, dry cloth. Never lend a borrowed book, but re-;""n re-;""n it as prrn as through with it. ko i ta? thp owner may not be deprived J ' its use. " j NVvpr cut tlie jeaveg 0f a book or a I "acfizin. with a sharp knife, as the i 5re is pure to run into the print; nor "n a finger, but with a paper cutter ir an Orflinarv nh1e knife. A Glorious Victory in Honor of the Blessed Virgin. T!'e famous French general, Marshal tedssir, ijke alj preat minds united " Wile hearts, showed through the "Hirs r,f his Ufa in all his important I'ertakinrrs, the influence of the deep-2' deep-2' religious sentiment with which he t' animated. And, in return, there-,r'r;'. there-,r'r;'. he had the happinesB on his death-,r"- of be-in rurrounde'd by all the con-sr'.8t!r,ns con-sr'.8t!r,ns of roRion one particular ;n''l'1fnt. in particular, is told of him, rich cave a striking proof of his de-''t!"n de-''t!"n to the Blessed Virgin. It hap-pnf"1 hap-pnf"1 in the Crimea. In 3855. A final c'oun'il of -war had been held, and the "mmpiiolng general, Pelissler, had.de-'4. had.de-'4. d 'hat an attack should be made on 'Tastopol on the 8th of September. p,"!ieu the council was over, one of the nr-h generals called upon Pelissier. pa urrrrj illm t0 select another day making the assault. He remarked "at the gth of September was the of the Nativity of the Mother of rOU- and perhaps the English would in the selection of that day an evl-T.ee evl-T.ee of Papist superstition, and it uld D0 jitter not to expose the "'h army to the roach of bigotry, f 1, .. m n'one!" l '-ly replied Gen-' Gen-' ..'!ls-'iir. f the ! n -sh do not love ,'" !';'.. i Vjrsrj 0 R'jch the worse , them. A kiot 1 ir'ce has con, i j secrated our country to Mary', and I am going to devote -to our good Mother the French army which I command. The day has been chosen advisedly the attack at-tack on Sebastopol will be made on the Feast of the Nativity of Our Blessed Lady." And so it was, and a glorious victory crowned the French army on the 8th of September, 1855. Character Forming. 1 Have you ever noticed how an icicle i Is formed? If you have, you noticed how it froze one drop at a time until it was a foot or more long. If the water was clear, the icicle remained clear, and sparkled almost as brightly as diamonds dia-monds in the sun: but if the water was I slightly muddy, the icicle looked foul, ' and its beauty was spoiled. j Just so our characters are forming i one little thought or action at a time. If each thought be pure and right, the soul will be lovely and sparkle with happiness; but if impure and wrong, J there will be deformity and wretched- I ness. I LONGING. "It's not moself that I'm grieving for, It's not that I'm complaining, (He's a good man, is Michael, and I'v never felt his frown) But there's sorrow beating on me like a long day's raining. For the little wrinkled face of her I left In Kerrydown. It's Just Herself I'm longing for, Herself Her-self ar.d no other-Do other-Do you mind the morns we walked to Mass when all the fields were green ? 'Twas I that pinned your kerchief, oh, me mother, mother mother! The wide seas, the cruel seas and half the world between. It's the man's part to say the word, the wife's to up and follow (It s a fair land we've come to, and there's plenty here for all) It's not the homesick longing that lures me like a swallow, But the one voice across the world that draws me to its call. It's just Herself I'm longing for, Herself Her-self and no other Do you mind the tales you told me when the turf was blazing bright? Me head upon your shoulder, oh, me mother, mother, mother, The broad ;eas between us and ycur-Self ycur-Self lone tonisrht' There's decent neighbors all about, there's coming and there's going; It's kind souls will be about me when the little one is here; But it's hr word that I'm wanting, her comfort I'd be knowing, I And her blessing on the two of us to drive away the fear. It's just Herself I'm longing for. Herself Her-self and no other Do you mind the soft spring mornings morn-ings when you stitched the wedding wed-ding gown? The little careful stitches, oh, me mother, mother, mother, Meself beyond the broad seas and you in Kerrydown." Theodosia Garrison. j The Care of Lamps. Among the many artificial lights .there is none other that gives such a soft, warm, pleasing radiance as the time honored kerosene lamp, and it is still the rule in the majority of homes. Its greatest disadvantage lies in the constant attention necessary to keep It clean, for not only is a smoking lamp an Injury to the eyes, but it is a menace men-ace to the health as well. The ordinary cleaning may be re-rduced re-rduced to a simple filling and wiping of lamps and a washing of chimneys. Once a month give the lamp a thorough thor-ough cleaning. Remove the wicks from the burners and -place both in a kettle kept for the purpose, in which should be placed a heaping teaspoonful of sal soda for each quart of water. Let this boil for half an hour. Empty the lamps of oil and wash well inside and out. Remove the wicks from the kettle, ket-tle, wash in mild suds, rinse in clear water, and spread in a warm place until un-til dry. Remove the burners and wash; the black, crusty accumulations will I be gone, and the burners will be bright J and shining. When all are thoroughly dry fill the lamps and place burners and wicks in position. This cleaning requires re-quires less time and .brings better results re-sults than many scourings, and the light will be clear and bright. At some seasons of the year, when lamps are used much, it may be found desirable to repeat this process oftener, while at other times the intervals may be longer. I First Postage Stamps. The postage stamp made its first appearance ap-pearance in 1839. Credit for Its invention inven-tion was due to James Chalmers, a printer of Dundee, who died in 1853. England adopted the adhesive stamp under royal decree on December 21, 1R39, and issued the first one for public pub-lic use on May 6. 1840. About a year later the stamp was introduced into the United States and soon afterward after-ward came into use in Bavaria, Belgium Bel-gium and France. The machine for perforating sheets of stamps was invented and patented by Henry' Archer in 1847. The English Eng-lish postal authorities would take no stock in it for some time, but G. F. Muntz. member of parliament for Birmingham, made such a firm stand for its adoption that on August E, 1853, the house of commons appropriated J20.000 for the purchase of the patent end soon afterward perforated stamps came into general use. Countess Vespucci is Dead. j Countess Amerigo Vespucci, the last 1 direct descendant of the Florentine navigator giving his name to America, js dead at Florence. Italy, at the age of 03. Death was due to senility. j - - Doves and Pigeons. In many places in the Bible we read of the dove, or pigeon. Perhaps no other bird is spoken of so often. "We read that Noah sent out a dove from the ark. It came back, net having found a place cn which to rest. He put out his hands and caught it and kept It for seven days. He then sent it out again. It came hack in the evening of that day and brought olive leaves in its mouth. Then Noah knew that the water was being dried up upon the land. He waited another seven days and sent the dove out the third time. This time it did not return. The dove is a clean bird. In the law of Moses it was called a pure bird. The Hebrews used it as an offering for sin in the temple. People who lived a long way from the temple found it hard to carry these birds with them. To such people doves were sometimes some-times sold at the temple. Calf's Lower Jaw Put on Man. new oral surgery department of 1 the Los Angeles county hospital was I inaugurated the other flay with fin un-j pr,,..cent-d operation, which --upplied John Schlilheinier. a Long Beach J rancher, with part of a calf's lower Jaw to replace maxllliary bones that were destroyed when a bull gored the man and butted him in the face last November. Dr. Carl Delchmiller performed per-formed the operation. Ave Maria. Ave Maria! blessed Maid! Lily of Eden's fragrantshade, Who can express the love That nurtured thee so sweet and pure, making thy heart a shelter meet For Jesus' holy Dove? Ave Maria! Mother blest. To whom, caressing and caress'd, Clings the Eternal Child; Favor'd beyond Archangel's dream, When first on thee with tenderest gleam Thy new-born Saviour smiled. Ave Maria! thou whose name All but adoring love may claim, Yet may we reach thy shrine; For He, thy Son and Saviour, vows To crown all lowly lofty brows With love and joy like thine. Rev. John Keble. I The Boys We Need. Here's to the boy who's not afraid To do his share of work; Who never is by toil dismayed. And never tries to shirk. The boy whose heart is brave to meet All Hons in the way; Who's not discouraged in defeat, But tries another day. The boy who always means to do The very best he can. Panama Canal Nearly Dug. Washington. The Panama canal, as originally planned and adopted by Congress Con-gress has been dug. This plan contemplated con-templated total excavation of 103,795,000 cubic yards of earth. The grand total excavation accomplished to the end of March last was 103,205,666 cubic yards, or within 590,004 of the total excavation required for the canal as originally planned. Changes in the plans made subsequently by order of the war department, de-partment, however, increased the total amount of excavation to 174,666,594 cubic yards. Only about 70,000,000 cubic yards, therefore, remain to be excavated. exca-vated. Active excavation work on a large scale did not begin until 1907, and in that year 15,765,290 cubic yards were removed. In 1908 37,116,735 cubic yards were removed, and in 1909 35,096,-166, 35,096,-166, making the total for the two years 72,212,901, a monthly average for the entire period of over 3,000,000 cubic yards. British Pearls. The fact that a pearl was discovered in an Irish oyster recalls the fact that at one time the coast of Britain, Ireland Ire-land and Scotland were once regarded as excellent pearl fisheries. Not only British oysters, but British pearls, were held in repute in ancient Rome. It may be added (for few people probably are aware of the fact) that at Omagh there is still a brisk trade in pearls from the River Strule. These, however, are "seed pearls" derived not from oysters, but from fresh water mussels. Within living memory the Scottish pearl fisheries fish-eries brought in about $60,000 a year, and among the jewels of the British crown Is a Welsh pearl presented to the queen of Charles II. j Grass. The rose is praised for its beaming face. The lily for saintly whiteness; We love this bloom for its languid grace, ; And that for its airy lightness. j We say of the oak, "How grand of girth!" Of the willow we say, "How slender!" slen-der!" And yet to the soft grass, clothing earth, Hoow slight is the praise we render! But the grass knows well ,in her secret se-cret heart How we love her cool, green raiment; So she plays in silence her lovely part, And cares not at all for payment. Each year her buttercups nod and drowse, l With sun and dew brimming over; i Each year she pleases the greedy 1 cows With oceans of honey clover. Each year on the earth's wide breast. she waves From spring until stern November; And then she remembers so many graves k That no one else will remember. And while she serves us with gladness mute In return for such sweet dealings, . We tread her carelessly under foot, Yet we never wound her feelings. Edgar Fawcett. A Big Gun. The largest and most powerful gun ever built for the United States navy has arrived at the Washington navy yard. It is a 14-inch rifle, fifty-three feet lang, and discharges a shell weighing weigh-ing 1400 pounds. Its range will be at least fourteen miles, and at that distance dis-tance it is believed the shell would pierce an 11-inch belt of Krupp steel or the armor of the heaviest battleship. battle-ship. Each discharge will cost about J500. The gun weighs 63 tons. American College Alumni. An important gathering of Catholic churchmen from practically every section sec-tion of the United States will take place in Baltimore next month, when the alumni of the American college in Rome, will hold their annual banquet. ban-quet. Last year it took place in the Italian capital. It was the fifteenth anniversary of the organization. About a hundred clergymen are expected ex-pected to attend. Some of the most prominent who are members of the association and who will most likely attend are Archbishop Farley of New York, Archbishop Quigiey of Chicago, Archbishop O'Connell of Boston, Bishop Hogan cf Scranton, Pa., and Bishop O'Connor of Newark, N. J. Cardinal Gihbons will be a guest. The president of the association Is Rev George A. Dougherty of the Catholic Ca-tholic university. Literary. She was a charming debutante, and he was a somewhat serious chap. Conversation Con-versation was rather fitful, so he decided de-cided to guide it into literary channels. "Are you fond of literature?" he asked. "Passionately," she replied. T love books dearly." "Then you should admire Sir Walter Scott," he exclaimed, with sudden animation. ani-mation. "Is not his 'Lady of the Lake' exquisite in its flowing grace and poetic imagery? Is not" "It is perfectly lovely," she assented, clasping her hands in ecstacy. "I suppose sup-pose I have read it a dozen times." "And Scott's 'Marmion'," he continued, contin-ued, "with its rugged simplicity and marvelous description." "It is perfectly grand," she murmured. mur-mured. "And Scott's "Peveril of the Peak' and his noble 'Bride of Lammermoor' where In the English language will you find anything more heroic? You like them, I am sure?" "I just dote on them," she replied. "And Scott's Emulsion," he continued hastily, for a faint suspicion was beginning be-ginning to dawn upon him. "I think," she interrupted rashly, "that is the beet thine he ever wrote.1 1 ! |