Show DAUGHTERS OF EYE j Some Scraps For the Ladies by One of Them PICKUPS FOR LEISURE HOURS rhe Beauties of Ye Olden Time and How They Prevented and Cured Freckles Some Useful Hints Somehow or Other Life has a burden for everyone shoulder None may e ° capo from Its trouble and care Miss it in youth and twill come when were older And fit ua as close as tho garments we wear Sorrow comes into our lives uninvited 11 Robblng our heart of its treasure of sons i Lovers grow cold and our friendships are blighted Yet somehow or other we tom along t 4 Everyday toil is an every day blessing Though povertys cottage and crust we may share Weak the back on which burdens are pressing Hut press-ing stout Is the heart that is strengthened with prayer Somehow or other the pathway grows brighter Just when we mourn there is none to befriend iope in tho heart makes the burden seem lighter And uomeliow or other wo get to the end Some of the wisest and best women who have ever graced this weary world by their oreocneo held it a bounden duty to keep themselves looking at least as well as nat na-t re intended and man of them went oven further than that it not generously dowered with beauty at their birth and niproveu upon nature by every means a their power The stately dames of the olden timesour great grandmothers and their grandmothers not disdain arti ncial aids by which to enhance their good looks Those respected ladies had their books on cosmetics and receipts for pre horvmg the hair or changing its color Their pomades and powders and rouges and beautybaths and patent extenders for ono portion of tho human form divine and compressors for another part in the way if stays The more refined and highborn jJJ they were the more attention they seem to S have pail to their personal charms and each generation of beauties wrote in the family book a detailed account of all that had tended to increase her loveliness with minute directions for preparing and applying those aids which she had tested and found wnt1 of < m tation so that the coming beauties of tho family might profit by her experience and perhaps improve upon it It is said that Cleopotra herself wrote a booK on the arts of the toilet and many nme olebnttps have done the same thing i It is also asserted but I cannot say with how much truth that in Cleopotras palmiest days the redhaired goddess was as desperately bothered with freckles as any country lassie of the present With i tlu Imo ability to cope with the most dire emergency which she afterwards displayed by shuffling off the mortal coil at the proper time she set her great mind to work to find a sovereign remedj She found it in what was thej called Virginal Milk which may be made in this way To onO quart of rosewater add drop by drop one ounce of tincture of benzoin stirring it constantly Probably they had not preci eli these preparations in that early day but something ot the same 1 nature upon which tho modern c equivalents are an improvement To use the virginal milk put just enough of it into Jour hand basin to turn tepid water to the color of skim milk and then wash the face hands and neck with it thoroughly afterwards drying them with a soft towel By tho way it is a great mistake to imagine that rubbing the face with harsh cloths or sponges or using any sort of fric tien upon it is necessary to keep the skin and its infinitesimal pores free from dust blackheads or to alleviate wrinkles as some have said Ones face must be dirty indoed to needjanj such heroic treatment treat-ment and as sensitive skin is sure to be injured not benefitted thereby Should you try Cleopatras remedy dont make the mistake that an acquaintance of mine did She wrote the prescription and sent it to a well known druggist but whether the chirography was at fault or tho man of pills did not see straight that day ben2ine was substituted for benzoin with most disastrous results At this season of the year persons who are troubled with freckles are hunting high and low lor thing 10 prevent or eradicate those pests It is no alleviation to ones misery to be told that those beauty killers attack only tho most delicate skins and that men believe the most loveable girls are those who freckle even the consolations of religion fail to console when ones countenance is covered with brown patches that look like small buckwheat cakes 4 The verv best remedy for freckles is First to take as good caro of the skin as you can consistently with a good time tho latter being of decidedly more importance import-ance that is to wear veils when prac ticablo and hats that shade the face so that when boating fishing picnicing etc the sun will not smile too fervently upon you and then to use the virginal milk above mentioned A good thing for skins that are inclined to be rough and dry Is a warm bath into which an ounce of pure glycerine has been poured taken once or twice a week Of course the bath in question means for tho whole body and that amount of glycerino is sufficient for several gallons of water I have never tried it xnvsoif but urn solemnly assured bj those who have that a few such baths are warranted war-ranted to make a skin like buckram soft And smooth as a babys But dont try itt it-t on the face unless you mean to retire from 1 I tho world for a time or to go aU summer as closely veiled as the Sultana because tho glycerino opens the pores and softens tho skin to such a marvellous extent that every vagrant zephyr or sport of a sunbeam sun-beam will leave its stain upon jou and pr > iro tho way for numberless freckles and wrinkles Tho best thing for the face hands and neck in summertime to give tone to the complexion and make it resist outside in fineness as well as to keep it soft and white is to bathe th m in tepid w a er to which has been added a little common vinegar Toss remedy which should be used abiut once in two or thro hvsn 1 mentioned in the oldest toilet books and was in great favor away bacV in the tone of the Stuarts For the summer tm ami equallj ua occupied mamma who are sitting on Terandas and lawns and singing in ham L morks these long bright days there is plenty of occupation more pleasant and profitable than eternal novel reading that may properly come under the head of PICK UPS ron LFisnrE nouns Since the button craze has so burdened our maids and matrons no end of congenial occupation may be fonnd in j painting or otherwise decorating thoso costly appendages append-ages to the toilet To those who are artists oven in a small way the big plain white buttons of common porcelain present unlimited possibilities of tho most inviting character Tint the ground of them to curb cur-b respond with that of tbo gown they are F going on and then put upon the figure of the design of the goods as nearly as you can coPY it For example suppose vour lESthetic tea gown is old rose or faded blue in color with a leaf or spray of flowers or scroll patterns upon ityou see how easy it would be to duplicate the design upon tho buttons Or if you know how you may paint amore a-more elaborate set at very small expense and with much pleasure yourself which if bought at a high art store would c st a great deal of moroy For one pocket you may have a moonlight scene at sea and for the other a gallant in lcnee breeches and lace ruffles bending before some lady fair Your monogram may hold a post of honor It somewhere and the pictured faces of Mane Antoinette and other court beauties and celebrities You know it is the height of fashion to wear harlequin sets of buttons I that is those that arc no two alike except in size the more bizarre and mismated A > o A tho better providing their colors do not swear at one another as the French say oFor rustic uses buttons of natural wood are bought plain and then are carved or hand painted by tho genius of the family The socalled cameobuttons are carved on pieces of abalone or conchshell and landscapes aro usually introduced either in painting or carving Mrs Cleveland occasionally oc-casionally wears such a set which were one of tho gifts of her last birthday There are six of them about the size of half dollars and she wears them on a Louis XV coat of dark brocade For their tennis gowns young ladies paint sets of buttons adorned with tho flowers that stand for tho letters of their names Alice for example adorns her buttons with the anemore the laurel and tho ivy while Mary would not be seen unless her jacketbuttons displayed dis-played the marIgold the rose and the yarrow As to the number of buttons we should wear that is left to the discretion of tho wearer They will probably never again be used quite as lavishly as in the time ol Edward I when even tho servants went bebuttoned from top to toe Now the horse clawers clothed in pride They busk them in buttons as it were a brlle A few buttons of value add much more to the distinction of a dress than could any number of inferior quality Foar really good ones is quite sufficient while six is ls im perhaps the most usual number with dressy women and fifteen is as many as a handsome i hand-some gown utilizing all its opportunities can possibly stand They may vary in I sue from a copper cent to to a silver dollar If the large pocket hips are worn which arc not so common for summer fabrics as on heavier winter goods one or two buttons but-tons may be put upon each Sometimes a button may be used to fasten the sleeve puff at the shoulder or two or three are sewn on the coattails behind Besides the button fad a great many things arc being made nowa days with ropes and fish lines Instead of with tho wools and silks and floss that were erst the fashion for fancy work A rope per tiere is easy to make a very pretty Cut the rope in lengths to reach from the pole to within six inches of the floor and attach each length to a ring Make a tassel at the lower end by fringing out about eight inches of the rope and tjingi knot above Variety may be afforded by using alternate lengths of rope or arranging then in graduated grad-uated lengths to form points at the bottom bot-tom This makes a really artistic portiere and the expense is trifling It needs no looping but looks better hanging perfectly straight and can bo parted anywhere like those undo of beads and Japanese bamboo For a fish line portiere measure the opening of your do rway hive a slender strip of pine to fit it filled with small hooks from which your cords will depend Then all you have to do is to get some bamboo cut into short lengths and some ounces of glass beads of various colors and string them on the lines Out on Long Island there is a countrv cottage owned bj ayoungwoman Her wood work is oiled pine her walls arc tinted cream and terra cotta Indian red and olive beads strung so as to form broad and narrow bands of colors form her curtains and doors with larger beads and shorter pieces of bamboo she has wrought her monogram in the middle at the top of portieres and each string of the fishline upon which they are strung is terminated by a tiny bell so that all comings and goings are heralded bj a musical tinkle T1D BITS ron THE TABLEs is a topic upon which w e ire ill interested especially those sensible ldin practical i members of the sisterhood who whatever their wealth or social position still like to superintend then domestic affairs like the wise woman of scupturcwho looketh well to the ways of her household Just now summer desserts are the question when pastries and puddings are too heavy for hot weather Ices arc the most refreshing and healthful desserts for mid summer and quite as economical as any other and certainly cer-tainly verj little trouble to prepare if one has a patent freezer The oldfashioned freezers were slow in performing their work but with the patent contrivance a few minutes will make the daintiest ice going One may thus prepare dessert earlj in the day and set it away required whether the dinner be at noon 01 evening For fruit creams be sure and get thoroughly thor-oughly npe but sound fruit For family use half milk and half cream or some goodrich good-rich milk will answer as well us to use all cream Scald the milk or cream dissolving dissolv-ing the sugar in it When ready to freeze it should be poured into the can and cooled The ice should then be pounded in i coarse sack and put into the freezer bucket with alternate layers of rock salt A fourquart cream freezer will require about five pounds of ice and one quart of salt It is not best to freeze fruits too fast Fruit waterices require longer time than creams to freeze Alter freezing all ices are improved im-proved by being set away several hours to mellow For company dinners and extra occasions the ices may be moulded into various handsome designs which make attractive at-tractive table ornaments The following are all novel and delicious ices Frozen PeachesPare two dozen ripe soft peaches and remove tho stones Pound ho kernels to a paste and mix with two pounds of sugar Pour over a quart of water and boil five minutes Strain and cool and add to it the peaches well mashed Put into a freezer and freeze Strawberry Parfait Whip tc a froth a qu irt of sweetened cream add half a pint of mashed strawberries mix carefully pour into an ice cream mold cover pack in ice and freeze two hours Cherrj Ice Stone and mash a quart of cherries boil a pound of sugar and a pint of water together let it cool pour in the herrj juice and freeze Frozen Mixed FruitsMash one pint of rod currants raspberries and strawberries each add a pound and one half of sugar and the juice of two lemons Let stand ono hour pour over it a pint of Jice water stir put into a freezer and freeze Currant Ice Add a pint of red currant wine to a quart of syrup freeze OUANTE THUFFLE Cover half a cup of gelatino with half a cup of cold water work one hour than add half a cup of boiling water and stir until dissolved Mix the juice of twelve oranges with a pound of sugar beat the j elks of six eggs very light whip a quart of cream mix all together to-gether let stand on ice until it begins to thicken pour into the freezer and freeze Tuirri FnniTii Chop any candied fruits into small peices freeze a quart of lem onade remove the masher stir in tl o fruit beat thoroughlj cover and stand away two hours RisruEitrr PIETo one quart of red raspberries add a pound of sugar the juice of two lemons and a p nt of boiling water Let stand an hour squeeze and strain turn into the freezer and freeze Strawberries Straw-berries blackberries currants gooseberries ries or any other small fruit maj be used in the same way |