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Show I j Woman's World 1 CONDUCTED BT HELENE VALEAU. VALEAU'S ANSWERS. Ml8 valeau will reply to all que, ns asked by the feminine readers o! h intermountain Catholic. The vie A 1 Mown character and authority of her I dIIcs need no " Introduction to those V Already familiar with her ability. Miss Vkleau will take a kindly and personal interest in those who write to her, and I will spare n Pain8 ln 6einS that their I maulries are answered fully and care- 1 fully Write only on one side of the 1 Upe'r. Address letters to Miss Helena 5 vajeau. intermountaln Catholic. jj j My Little Boy. ' ' gis stout little legs are so sturdy and I , strong; i His eyes are so fearless and true; I t H cheeks are so red, and his laugn Is a ! . song J ' That brings back the springtime ; anew; ' J His hair is a rainbow of glittering gold, And soft are his dear little hands; . ind'vet he's a soldier lad eager and bold Who marches to conquer far lands. The Indians take flight at the sound of ; : his drum, The pirates relinquish their prey. The Turk Is so frightened, he's deaf and ; he's dumb, ?o stared that he can't run away. Then off 0 their heads with a swish of ; his sword, ni he lavs them away in their chest; ! And weary 'from slaughter, this mighty war lord Orrt ! ? into my arms for a rest. ; League Journal. Care of Clothes. ' vhocs for Etreet wearing should be removed &6 soon as the wearer reaches ' home. They should be pulled into form while still warm, and some wo- men go so far as to place lasts in their ' shoes, lacing or buttoning them careful- jv This, however, is not recommended, as the shoe can not be properly aired inside if so treated. j Shoe buttons or laces should be "re- i placed and holes retained as soon as noticed out of fix; if the heel begins to I WPar off, have It righted immediately. 1 Woolen garments that are worn fre quently require the use of the brush cr whist broom before being hung away. If at all moistened by persplra-ti"n. persplra-ti"n. the garment should be hung in the wind and sun for several hours. Wrong Dlacnoul. Mrs. Slingchin put her head over the i f,.nce and thus addressed her neigh-' neigh-' bor, who was hanging out her wastf- ing: "A family has moved Into the empty house across the way, Mrs. Mangle." "Yes, I know." "Did you notice the furniture?" "Not particularly." "Two loads, and I wouldn't give a sovereign a load for it. Carpets? I wouldn't put 'em down ln my kitchen. And the children! I won't allow mine to associate wtih 'em. And the mother: moth-er: She looks as If she had never known a day's happiness. The father drinks, I expect. Too bad that such people should come into this neighborhood. neighbor-hood. I wonder who they are." "1 know 'em." Do you? Well. I declare! Who are : they?" The mother is my sister, and the .! father is the superintendent of the I Sunday school." i "Oh-r.h-um! Do you think it's going ! !o rain?" To Keep Tiles Polished. When glazed tiles become discolored discol-ored or spotted they, should be rubbed with a cloth moistened with lemon juice, left for a quarter of an hour end polished with a soft cloth. Tiles should never be washed in the ordinary way, but rubbed with a damp cloth and then polished with skim-milk skim-milk and water. A rag just moistened with paraffin also gives a brilliant polish, but the tiles should be well rubbed with a clean soft cloth after. Remember that paraffin is very inflammable in-flammable and must not be used near i ; a light or fire. Hentorlnc the Color of Teeth. Dissolve two ounces tf borax in three pints of water. Before quite cold add thereto one teaspoonful of tincture of myrrh and one tablespoonful of spirits of camphor. Bottle and mix for use. One wineglass of the solution added to half a pint of tepid water is sufficient for each application. This solution applied ap-plied daily preserves and beautifieB the tef-th. extirpates tartarous adhesion, adhe-sion, produces a pearl like whiteness, arrests decay and Induces a healthy action in the gums. Olrbratew 110th Birthday. Philadelphia "Aunt" Hahala Ayers celebrated her 110th birthday on April 12, by rising at 5 o'clock to make arly morning visits to the inmates of the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Fer-poii.s Fer-poii.s of which she is herself is a resident. resi-dent. sne had dressed herself by ISO oY!ii?k and came downstairs unassisted. Some of the aged and infirm she visited were confined to their rooms, many of j them a score of years younger than she '! I. he was born on the western shore of Maryland, and remembers the scenes incident t0 four wars fought by the Tnited states. She was a slave ln the fiimiiy of John Fassett, and possesses the family Bible, in which is recorded fc' r name and date of birth. tirand Duchess Takes Veil. The Grand Duchess Elizabeth of M"pci,Wi Russia, widow of Grand Duke s' rtrius and a sister of Empress Aler-andra. Aler-andra. has taken the veil of a nun. She will devote herself to the hospi- tci (.f t'-e women's refuge", which was foun.;.-d on February 17, 1905. liaps Society Butterflies. "I have ten times more respect for the woman who goes out and earns her living, toils for herself and family fam-ily find becomes a good housekeeper lhan for the idle and gossiping society w"man who passes away her precious pre-cious moments in doing nothing." ( Cardinal Gibbons spoke thus in his i sermon at the confirmation exercises j &t ?t. Joseph' Catholic church, Balti- i To Sweep a Room. To sweep a room la little, but to get it n-ady for sweeping takes some time. Jvich upholstered piece of furniture "houM rjp carefully brushed, and plain l'!'horl surfaces wiped with a sllght- !" damp cloth, then rubbed with a dry i and moved out of the room. A paint brush is excellent to remove th- dust that will lodge In carved !ans or ;f in crevices a'tiny brush or : a v,,n,(.n pkp-wer can be used. If ih re are moldings at the top of 'he wnl use a long-hnndled brush if ft !s Ix-rfeetly clean. It is is not, tie a du-i.-r over It .'-Vns-h the ceilings and walls In the -anT. v.-sy. Spinach. I'U k over, trim off the decayed leaves r.d roots, then wash thoroughly, lift-j!1f? lift-j!1f? the spinach from one pan of water lni" another, that the sand may be left jn ihe water, and changing water until it is f.ar. Put thespinach in a large i fctttle wiliwut water. Place it oa the r If l stove where it will heat slowly until ?u e is drawn ut, then let it boll until tender. Drain and chop fine. For naif a peck of spinach add one large tablespoonful of butter, half a tea-spoonful tea-spoonful of butter, half a teaspoonful of salt, a dash of pepper and sufficient cream to moisten it. If you have no cream, make a little thickening, the same as for drawn, butter. Heat the spinach again, then mould it in small cups and turn out on a platter; rub the yelk of a hard-boiled egg over the whole and serve at once. Spinach is nearly all water, and less of the pota-i salts its most valuable constituent is lost when cooked in its own Juices than when cooked in a large quantity of water. |