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Show j Woman's World CONDUCTED BY HELEN E VALEAU. ELENE VALEAU'S ANSWERS. jiBS Valeau will reply to all questions ques-tions asked by the feminine readers of tlie jntermountalc Catholic. The weil iuiown character and authority of her replies need no Introduction to those already familiar with her ability. Miss Valeau will take a kindly and personal interest In those who write to her, and spare no pains In seeing that their icquiri'S are answered fully and careful;'. care-ful;'. Vrrite only on one Bide of the iper. Address letters to Aliss Helen Vkiiuu, lntermountain Catholic. Flower Legends. l,. r.. .-ire Hum v( i y pretty flower .'.-n-is wovu about the history of thc .,,t mild. Here arc a few of thorn: j'lif pi-asantry of Spain say that .,,'mary brings happiness, with iU jj.-rfuiiie" on Christmas eve, because -h- Hi'!i d Virgin hung the little -,, Ks Jesus to dry upon rosemary Tdi' Miowdrops or "fair" flower of p. lin.rirv blooms - in memory of the -.vIkii the, 'Virgin presented Jesus t'. t .mi i pie. Tin- pretty little wayside flower ki .wri as Lady's Bedstead" was so a'i because Mary made the manger b-1 "f it. ... Hi, .-sycamore attains its great vi- ui'.ty ,-in.l verdure because, the Mo- fl';il' .In,., laiis say. it is the tree of Jo-Mary. Jo-Mary. and sheltered tliem in ';!,!. ir tlitfht to Egypt. T!- rose of Jericho is also called v rose. It sprung up wherever jl, ;;iosed Virgin's feet touched the .a'lh on tier way to Egypt. - itu-r ;is our Saviour walked with men below. Hi' pa t ii of mercy through a forest lay; Ar! mark how all the drooping branches show What homage gest a silent tree may pay. 0;:!v tlx aspen stood erect and free, js.'onihig to join the voiceless worship pure. Put s" ' He cast one look upon the ; : ': ptrn.'k to the heart, she trembles evermore." ever-more." V, old lurend tells that by the foun-r,in foun-r,in wlu-re Mary washed the swad-(i'im; swad-(i'im; clothes of the Holy Child beautiful beauti-ful flowers and bushes sprung up. The Sweet Tempered Wife. The most valuable asset a woman on! possess is a sweet temper in daily iiiv, because a sweet temper makes the happiness of home. If many a young wife would only realize what a charm H sirtrt temper has for a husband she would try to cultivate one. When the tired man comes home from a weary day in the city, all the toils and trou-M.'s-of- the working hours can be smoothed away by the sweet words or i i sweet disposition. There is never aj but" with the sweet tempered wife, j m-vr a tiny grumble, and the little home becomes such a sunshiny abode TbHt it can make its inmates forget the cures of life that otherwise would be-mim' be-mim' heavy indeed. 'Doggy" Women. One of Father Vaughn's sermons pitilessly piti-lessly -lashed women for their, sins and foibles. He cites dog worship as one of the evils of the hour, and asks: -Will not the practice of lavishing upon bruus love which should be bestowed upon a husband and child bring some horrible curse with it?" Puring the past week," said the prier-t. "as a woman was taking her; Pt dog to a dog party, she began to ; talk to the little beast in her arms in Frem h. When asked why she did so. I she answered: 'This darling little child j ei niin.- understands every word I say : when I speak my native tongue, and 1 1 -honhi not like him to grow vain like j Bertha.' " Vet this woman, who was wearing j on h-r hat a plume torn from a living bird of paradise, did not realize that j she whs making a disgusting exhibition j of herself. While this degrading prac- tiee is on the increase, the birth rate j on the decrease, and infant mortal- j ity has already reduced one-fourth of j th" total number of deaths. j "If drinking has decreased among j men. it has been made up for by the ineivase among women. Mental defl- j i'Micy jc growing among them. Now j bhnaness, and skin, bone and nervous! dis.as.es like locomotor ataxia are be- oniin more prevalent." j The Normal Woman. This i .articular variety of woman has by some means or other acquired a husband, and one. two or maybe a -b'zen children to have followed; she ;, a home, as a matter of course, and , : r sole plea of earthly happiness is! i'i;;id in that home. She may, per- j i.fips. be as poor as the " proverbial 1 r.ur-h mouse, or her husband possibly is fable without difficulty to supply the aoi y for the support of her house-! hold. But poor or poorer, she has a i heerful welcome for each additional; -h.id. knowing that when Heaven sends! 'nouths it sends bread, she has a com- rtable fireside for her toil-tlred hus- i : r. 1 and has a little energy left to help ;s those who are less fortunate than '.. those who "board," those who have j : : provident husbands, or who are! 'h. mselves improvident and shiftless; -:,, for these she has a seat at her 'r.b . a word of consolation or advice, j rif; always unknown to herself, a ra-i banep of happiness which she sheds j around to lighten places darker than; r home. i an old man. who was one of the : l-fashioned "long family," that an . ordinary smart woman used to do a shar of her housework, bring up; ' s children and make less fuss aDOUtj " :han does one of the young women j 1 today who is on the run to learn to train her one neglected child, I ' has no time for making her home! ; : py because she has so much to do In I - tine how to do it. And the children, J : i,! he. are spoiled nowadays by too1 '".c'n attention. Wholesome neglect of " i'- wiiimp, old-time obedience. Indus- i "i y wordd r0 more for the modern child ; "-"i fio the mothers club and the dull rs and their fine-spun theories." Thr- normal woman does not know nw happy and fortunate she is. She p'A of worldly happiness within her "":", and is the one to be envied. Couldn't Follow Prescription. 1'. William Osier, formerly of Johns Hopkins, now Refdus professor of modi. p;r--e at Oxford, was talking, during his ""anadian tour, about the Importance pTcision in the writing of prescrlp- "Whenever. a sentence may have two -fa nines." said Dr. Osier, "reet as-sjrd as-sjrd that the wrong meaning will be t"Ken. Hence it is important in pre-, "''rirtlon writing and in directions to! Patient that ths greatest clarity and 1 Precision b obtained, "A young foreigner, one day, visited j physician and described a common Malady that had befallen him, j " 'The thing for you to do,' said the j JfcyKielaii, is l(, drink hot water an ; "r before breakfast every morning, j " Write it down, doctor, so I won't f .r.4 jt snj(1 tl)(i patient.. "Areordingly the physician wrote the j lictioTi down namely, that the young man was to drink hot water an hour before breakfast every morning. "The patient took iiis leave, and in a week he returned. " 'Well, how are you feeling?' the j physician asked. I " 'Worse, doctor, worse, if anything,' j was the reply. , " 'Ahem! Did you follow my advice t.anrl drink hot water an hour before breakfast?' " 'I did my best, sir,' said the young man, 'but I couldn't keep it up more ! than ten minutes at a stretch.' " Butter Crackers. '; Hub one cupful of butter and two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar into ten : cupsful of flour, add a teaspoonful of soda to water enough to form a stiff dough, roll them and bake in a quick i oven. The Kind of Girl to Beware Of. Who shirks her share of the work. Who does not love her mother. Who never sees anything to do. ; Who tells tales about her compan-j compan-j ions. i Who gets into debt to buy finery for ! herself. j Who is Always pretending to be bet-i bet-i ter than every one else. Who seldom speaks the truth, j Who is cruel to children, j Who never denies herself anything. Who is never on good terms with I sisters. Who speaks slightingly of ' her parents. pa-rents. Ex. I Costly Necklaces. The most costly necklace in the world belongs to the Countess Henckel, a lady well known in London and Paris society, the value of which is said to be $250,000. It is really composed of i three necklaces, each of historic in-j in-j terest. One was the property of the I ex-queen of Naples, sister of the late i Austrian empress: the second, once the property of a Spanish grandee, while the third was formerly owned by the Empress Eugenie. Not long ago a necklace composed of 412 pearls, in j eight rows, the property of the late i Duchess of Mortrose, wTas sold for $60,- 000. The Empress Frederick of Ger-j Ger-j many is said to have possessed a neck-J neck-J lace of 35 pearls, worth at least $200,000. , while Lady Ilchester's necklace of black pearls is valued at about $125,000. j Always Chattering. i If the girl who talks in season and ! out knew how many invitations she I lost thereby she1 would cease to give I her tongue perpetual exercise. The j girl who cannot talk at all provided j she can look can count on a better time than she who never stops talking. ! Most of us are egotists enough to like j the occasional sound of our own voices. : There are few places where the talker 1 fits in. This does not mean the girl ! who talks in season, but those everlast-I everlast-I ing chatterers who keep up a perpetual wrord-throwing. An overdose of one of these makes listeners not only approve the wisdom of Solomon that "the forward for-ward tongue shall be cut out," but makes them sigh for the despotism ot the proverb-maker that they could be the knife-wielder. Ironing Suggestions. It is best to clean hot irons by rub-I rub-I bing them over light brown or white ! paper instead of newspaper, as the ink Which is used in newspapers and maga-nes, maga-nes, when rubbed with hot irons, rises pfn a sort of poisonous vapor, which Is ! very irritating to the eyes. ' Get a Transfer. i If you are gloomy on the mf wyp puaa ! if you are on the gloomy line. 1 Get a transfer, i If you're inclined to fret and pine, Get a transfer. ! Get off the track of doubt and gloom: I Get on the Sunshine train, there's room Get a transfer. I If you are on the worry train. Get a transfer. ! You must not stay there and complain i Get a transfer, j The cheerful cars are passing through, j And there's lot of room for you Get a transfer. If you are on the grouty track. ' Get a transfer. ! Just take a happy special back ; Get a transfer, j Jump on the train and pull the rope ! That lands you at the station Hope Get a transfer. Chattanooga Times. |