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Show r. I irp Woman's phepe. 1 e 'im vBy . Oije . of . tye 5ex. THE CHILDREN. 1 11m ojUiI If I nm in favor of telllnc children fairy stories I thlnV. I dull hve 10 answer that question with a decided "no," that Is, I do not think It wise or necessary to tell such things to the children of Latter-da) Saints. Surely there Is no need for thus entering enter-ing the domain of what might be called I k some fancy, but is In reality ths j dominion of falsehood and unreality. j Notwithstanding the eloquent appeal j made for such Ihlngi by the gifted Charles Dudley Warner, and many I others, who nsscrt tint a child Is robbed iof one of its greatest charms In being denied tlio recreation of fairy stories, ct I still protest against them. I line read many of these arguments, and to , me they were full of sophlstr). What if there Is moral in the tale of Blue-bcardl Blue-bcardl that is small excuse for mal.lng ever) child a 'coward and filling hours of happy childhood with g'lm visions !of horror nnd bloody strife. If chlldri.n must needs have stories of horror, let them hive the story of Nero and the Christians, for the moral Is still there and there Is no necessity of telling the child afterwards that ' it Is not a true tory " It has always seemed to me at nomethlng ridiculous for parents to tell their children not to, tell lies, and then for mothers to tell Impossible Im-possible stories of Jack and the Rean Malic, or the Clant Killer and all the test of tho lot The Bible, the JlooU of Mormon, discoveries, science nnd litcrv ture are full of material with which to weave the most entertaining and moral I stories Then, adds my questioner, do I J on object to fiction or stories that aro J the result partly of Imijnitlon? Tint ' Is quite a dllfercnt matter. Ourc.raclous bavlor taught most of Ills lesions and precepts I y the aid of stories, or as they were called, parables Hut marl, the distinction1 1 A parable or a fictitious story h nlvvajs one of probability, Is one that could cislly be true The fairy story could never bv any possibility be true Indeed, I should I object to telling little children even stories that were not true. I et them wait until their minds arc capable of Judging nnd measurlnr; standards, nnd I then If fictitious stories are read, see to It that they are of the right kind READING! TOR GIRLS j If we are going to nllow our older I children to read fctitlous storks, let I II the reading be entirely under the con. H Jrol of tho parents oung people who Attend school, tudy hard, nnd who are developing Into manhood and woman, hood certainly crave some lighter food for the mind And I notice that In these daj s the) e.et it fjonu parents are so strict, or so prejudiced on this point tint they will not let their children read anything but the papers and church works fauch parents may be sure If their children are Intelligent and inclined for study, tint these very child, nn will by some means or other get light literature, and If not read openly. It will be reid Just the same Is It not better therefore for parents to give such light food ns the mental s)stem craves, and control the food supply In this w a) r I hen the next question Is what books shall we buy for our jounjr sons and daughters c.rovv litR up around us? Agijn comes this tcrrihle prejudice, which now takes another form Sivs the too conservative con-servative parent, a dull book must be a monl book. If sermons nn monl, aro they necessarily dull? Atuiii we find another sort of parent who reads a book himself nnd if the heroine is made to appear ns a mart) r to her mother I ov e, or a mother is Introduced ho gives up honor, wealth, n decent life Rndeven Ilia for a worthless child, this one grain of truth Is deemed sufhlcent to leaven the whole tissue of false sentiment and the book Is handed to the kills and bovs to read The truth Is, tint the whole tone of a book must be moral and virtuous, must be so faithful n picture of life that the reader arises with a sense of his own duty stronger within him or It Is falae. A book tint makes elrls think love is worthless unless gilded by a title, or unless that love Is proved by the sacrifice of honor or life, such a bopk is false at its core nn I is n poison ous weed toplint In the minds of our south boiuuofour kood parents will be winllng to cet presents for the holidays holi-days 'or their girls let muoflernfew suggestions as to the selection of books If )ouwlllluy the books written by I-oulsa M Alcott, Miss Mulock, George I Hot, Walter Scott, Dickens, and I ew Wnllicc, you need not fear to see )our children read and re read thrm Of course these are not the only k"od writers, but, if you must have liction, they are of the best and safest. MOTiiims I wish mothers cnuld be made to reilUe their treat need for sleep Women who get nlong with six, and sometimes less, hours of sleep, broken oftentimes with the cills of their children, child-ren, drag themselves around day alter diy, Hid year after vear, with tired yei, wrinkled faces ami a general feeling th it life Is nlmost too heavy a burden to be borne Such mothers live on the stimulus of lea, and think they would die without It, and they certainly live n death in life ns It is Do J on know mothers who pride themselves on petting pet-ting their children, on not hiving a good night s slecY in twelve )cirs, who allow their children to sap every nerve nnd liber of their beings and glory In their I martjrilom? Oh If such mothers could I be nude to love the immortal souls of their children as well as their mortal bodies, could quietly Impress upon the little ones that nlkht was made for sleep, not for Innumerable drinks and even bits to cat. If the) could sleep ever) night it least nine long unbroken hours, vou will find them in the morning cheerful, cheer-ful, bright, hopeful and good tempered 1 know one woman whoc children are ill ghd In let mother sleep in the morn Inir, fir she Is mi much eislcr to live with through the clav. Mothers, If ) oil would keep the Word of Wisdom, sleep nine hours n night, and open jour win dows to breithe fresh air )ou will need small doctoring In )our fimllles, ind would bear )our burdens with ghd Ileitis m R HLMiiNDs ani rvTiirri. Have vveeot anything to siy to them' cs, one thine Let us have fresh air to breathe We go to meeting to heir vou preach and after )ou luve a few hundreds of us shut up in a stov c healed room, ou carefully close, nil the window win-dow s and leave us to breithe poison ov cr and over again until we mum home sick and with a matt dismal headache I hciida wlcph)slclin say the other da) tint he was asked why he did not attend his meetings He replied he should, when houses were built In which he could sit for two hours without with-out Jeoparding his life nnd health If the air in our close bouses could only be colored when It becomes poison, whit a miss of color would float about I And b d rooms; I et the colds, catarrh, nnd variou- diseases of the winter tcstlf) to the need of fresh air in bedrooms And one Inch of lilt for a w Indow, let me tell ) ou w ill not supply cnoiikll air for one human being, let alone six or eight He (.encrous with that which God klves so freelj. And when we have caukht poison from foul air, let us call It poison, not colds C0IDS ANIl LATVKRIt Tills certain ph) slcian of my acquaintance acquaint-ance Is a most peculiar mm, and his greatest peculiarity Is that he dares to tell the truth He saw me buying some heavy winter underclothing the other li), and laughingly said that I was laying lay-ing plans to t,lve film rlenty of work. His fatnilv, he said, never wort heavy clothing liuthe was alwi)s delighted to see other people put on heaps of woolens, It made business for him He did not care to doctor his own fimily, he said sarcastically but of courko others vv ell, I knew His business I did not buy tho woolens A gentleman who stood ncir wis speaking ibout cohl, the doctor remarked thit one of our leading men sent for him some time ago who wis very III Indeed with a lie ivy cough and 'cold" When the doctor was asked what should be done, he odercd to euro tho Invnll I In fort) -eight hours 'Oh, jes," said the Invalid, 'you will feed me on opium" ' No, I wont," answered the doctor, I wont give )ou anything vou must fast and pny for fort) eight hours and ns )ou are In the country nnd ket fresh air, )0u will get well Immidlatel)." Tho mm took the idvice, and wis completely cured in the time specified I he gentleimn by my side listened to tint story, and then Slid unbellcv Ingly, ' Well doctor, what would )oudo for me, I hive the catarrh exceedingly bad What can I do to cure It?' the doctor laughed c) nlcally, and answ ertd, ' I know of only two things that w ll cure catarrh, and those two things aro death nnd fresh nlr 1 eop e are about as afraid of one as the other. ' Address Mrs I RANcrn M RictiARDt, Care Dcslrct Nhvv, faajt Lake Cit), Utah. Ill ii slullir. VV VV--.I- Sa) s n I ondon letter In the New nrk Rrcordtr ' I resent f inhloiis In feminine attire are more kraceful nndnttrnctivc than those of ail) other period in the century " Inasmuch is tl cse are the words which Aim i Indcma uttered only i few da)tngo we must nil accept the verdict ns i foregone conclusion, and which I am quite willing to do on the strength of my own Judgment as well, for the grace and elegant simplicity of this season sea-son s towns nnd garments nppcilcd to me long before the great nrtl't give me his pic isant opinion on the sul jict lliere never wis n time, moreover, when so little material wis required to miken town, skirts being su sharply gored and b idices so short that only four yards of double width material are required, and eight or nine of single width One of the most striking characteristics character-istics In the cut of new gowns Is the wonderful width that Is produced icross the shoulders, nnd which Is exceedingly becoming to tall, slim figures, but which shoul 1 be somewhat modified for stout people All the Paris models arc made with immensely large sleeves, tight' Ittlnglrom the wrist to several Indies above the elbow mil very targe above this point the fullness falling aw iy from the shoulders In kraceful folds over the elbow, Ihese are mide In the richest colored velvets, and In all kinds of soft, tllky materials I.arge, full capes arc worn with both morning nnd evening dresses, ind ns a wrap for evening or a cloak for walking or driving It Is most elective It must be well made, and should lit closel) over the shoulders, the fullness bcUw Icing secured by a pleat Introduced Into the centre of tho back The cipc fastens with n chain at the neck In front, but should I e so cut as to fill bick over the shoulders, thus giving full elfect to any color or smartness that may be Introduced Into the dress bodice The dress waist belt is, 1 nm glad to say, koliij' i ut though the general em.ct of this fashion Is still retained, ns the trimming of the hodires follows the form of the corselet, the result of which Is far more salisfictory seeing that the trimming trim-ming Is lal I on a well filing bodice, and that the line of the hell has not to be kept by soft folds of silk, which mi) or mi) not retiln their orlglnnl position Skirls arc made to come up over the edge of the stioit, round bodices in front, ind being headed wllh braid or passementerie of some soil, it Is Impossible Impos-sible to see where the skirt ends or the bodice beklns Only the skilled modisto can produce perfect results lhe same care In the lit of the skirt as well as the bodice Is required Many women are very clever in rcnovntlng last seasons gowns and by n careful study of the fashion books they can show ll cir milds mid little dress makers how to convert lasl)c.ars dresses Into fashionable modern costumes cos-tumes Hut let them beware of arranging last ) ear s skirts ov er last ) ear's bodices Better M the skirt nnd bodice continue In their relative positions unaffected by the mode of the diy till old ncnt Inst steps In to debar them from parllclpat lug any longer in social life And lust n few words right here before be-fore I describe any of them 1 here are no trains on street gownsl I very skirt fashioned for street wear by leading modistes mo-distes clears tl e ground and the much-discussed much-discussed train o pears only on frocks fashioned expressly for houso wear, AtiRAM rati st or tub eil The bag veil) Ibat is, the one draped ?"? under the thin continues lu be liked but In urranglui; It one muit be sure to fasten the end smoothl) at the back, so that n lump of lace, which is alwajs awkward looking does not result writes Mis Millon intlc "Sninll llelonkings of Picss in the November I adiei llimr J Hiital Women sif good taste prefer quieter veils linn many of those shown ROM i tt COSTlvir rite material used for this pale, Is n rose-coloieddelaluc, the skirl, which fits rather smoothly in front, having just suf idem fulness in the back to make it praceful writes Mrs Millon In in nrllcle upon 'Dainty 1 vsniug Costumes' In lhe November ladut J 'hmr Journal At the lower edge Is a killed llounce uf pink chlflon and over this are arranged loops and knots of pink ribbon of i deeper shade 1 he bodice Is high, f is the figure gricchilly, nnd lias fir Its decoration n plaited frlllof chlflon each krouti of I lilts being caught with n knot of ribbon, the whole strip being worn ns a fichu might lie, nnd draped In nt the waist, where it is caiikht by the waist ribbon of pink The full sleeves arc of the chiffon, tied nt tho elbows with n band and knots of rll bon long gloves of pile, rose colored undressed 1 id coming up to meet them Hie I l,r. Vli-llle. ' Joe. Howard ' in the N. V. Recorder remarks the lliblcsi)s somewhere, ''The way of n man with n woman Is past lindmg out ' I don t know tiow tint Is but I ccrtnlnly think the uijiuf women wllh mm of certain kndesnnd description are past understanding 1'recUely why this man should choose this woman and that woman consent to bo chosen why oftentimes, ns between two, the woman selects the one that everybody ele would reject, why cer tain men who nre ignorant coarse, brutish, indeed, fin 1 favor with women who have opportunity to consort with men of high degree these are thinks which pintle human nature ever) day. Servants consider themselves a much abused race As a matter of fact, they own the eulli The kblg'own to womanhood Is to be likened to the bud chatted to n lull blown flower. There will be a time when she must fade and when her petals of beauty will fall, I ut It Is losilnleto ilelay this i erlo I of deendencu to i very considerable extent A )0iuig woman fully matured and starting on her most essential crlod of life has In tier own hands lhe power to lengthen or shorten the duration of her journey to old age. I ookine aliout one occislonnlly sees i hale old lady with while hair, some lew wrinkles nnd other minor evidences of the progress of time but with n com naratlvclykood complexion andsprlght linens and kcneral vigor which nre not In keel Ingw tth hcr)eirs. In contrast )ou will tine a score or more cf women, of the same age nnd In tho same utmos pliers of life, who are faded nnd pinched, devoid of enerk), and either grossly obese or decrc it Tho one has taken proper care of herself during the early )cirs of her maturity while the others have relegated to nature the task, unassisted of taking care of thini ' Beauty sleep ' It i thing most cssenll il for a voung woman It intl.es her fresh and vigorous an I klves her n healthy complexion loo much nrtihclal light has the elfect of straining the c)es, making thci i appear heavy, dull and congested Social occasions occurring nt I lie hours nre essential to pleasure and relaxation of the mind, but ket )our early sleep whenever )ou can, lhe matter of rest nsilo from steep, is also important A day of shopping ages i woman more than a week olordinar) home duties md should lie followed by n diy of comparative rest Make It n rule that from whatever source fitikUc mi) come It Isncressni) to give )Oiir nt rves n chance to regain their strenpth andrest will do this rv )ork llotlt A clever woman whose forehead Is beginning to be Iramed in krny, de scribes i crumb of pleasure and of consolation con-solation In finding that the fashion journals tint former!), while telling girls how to be beautiful, threw 111 n pin graph or two for her diss entitled I low to Mike W Ine Jelly for the bick," ' Jlow to Mix a Must ml l'listcr so That It Will Burn Without Jllistering the Skin ' or ' Don t Gossip " arc now plainly sensible of her existence and Its worthi bhe now finds herself i con slant ol jeet ol nttenlion She is told how to Improve her form how to stemi out tier wrinkles, how to freshen her complexion, what manner ol dressing best becomes her how to reduce tier redundant re-dundant flesh This consideration Ini-plies Ini-plies lli-it she is expected to keep herself .iltractive tint she tills a place, that so clety still his use lor tier, and can t give her up I Ills recognition m iy be n little tardy, hut ills none the less welcome W ilh n little cheering up, how attractive and good looking tile matrons have become be-come Did you ever It) A mixture of alum, khcerlne, vinegar and water for mos juilo biles? bait or nshes for removing discoloration discolora-tion from coflee cups or other dishes Denning the lint Ironi n clothes wrlnner witii a cloth saturated in kerosene? kero-sene? Alcohol to remove greise stains from the children s while aprons, skirls etr ? I ulv erlzed chalk and ammonia for re moving stains from marble basins and closet bow Is? lo clem a gilt picture frame bv usjng a sponge w et with hot spirits of w me or oil of turpentine, then leaving it to dry? To cook onions, rabbage or turnips without having the odor escape to all patts of the house' If )ou hive, then you probibly failed even If jouhadn dish of vlnckarou the stove To do over the much used baby carriage, car-riage, staining with equd pans of solution solu-tion of extract uf logwood nnd solution of saffron In diluted spirits of wine, with a solution of tin thrown in for tone? To remove )our sallow complexion tikeplenl)of exercise with the arms nnd lhe upper extremity of the hod). Keep your d geslion In good condition, and do not usen lot of drugs advised by persons who know nothing of their u tl-matectfects tl-matectfects Nature is very kind In helping one to vigor and I'lvinr n tone to the complexjou, so help her utong In her efforts |