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  2. OUR PUBLIC WOMEN.

    A particularly picturesque personality, Miss Rose Scott endeavors to combine the ideal and the practical. The result is sometimes charmingly paradoxical. She is a born philanthropist, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 929 words
  3. FASHIONS.

    Fur was the first form of clothing, and is in reality a survival of barbaric days. Yet it is to-day the most distinctive adornment to a woman's toilette. The little touch of fur ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,053 words
  4. FOR WOMEN.

    The mercury in Sydney's social barometer has been at zero for the past couple of weeks, and will probably remain so until the Easter festivities send it up to normal. Apart from the ...

    Article : 710 words
  5. HEALTH AND THE HOME.

    Asthma is a disease which is due to a variety of causes, and these are not always easy to diagnose. But it is stated by a prominent London physician (Dr. Latham, physician to the ...

    Article : 290 words
  6. WAR-TIME FASHIONS.

    LONDON, January 22. -- There is small doubt that the war has acted as a check on the extreme fashions which prevailed last summer. Take evening frocks. Very few women have ...

    Article : 680 words
  7. GAS ECONOMY.

    As gas stoves are now generally used for cooking, even in the humblest household, it is comforting to know that with care gas may prove cheaper than either wood or coal. ...

    Article : 507 words
  8. DEPRESSION.

    Few people do not suffer from periods of alternate exultation and depression, which in both cases may, perhaps, be due to the state of the weather, but which frequently are not ...

    Article : 361 words
  9. THE HOUSEHOLD.

    Pick over the rice; rinse in cold water until perfectly clean, then put in a pot of boiling water, allowing a quart of water to less than a teacup of rice; boil rapidly 17 minutes; drain ...

    Article : 92 words
  10. FLAT FOOT.

    Flat-foot, of Splay-foot, is a condition [?] seen in young adults whose occupation exposes them to long standing, overfatigue, or the carrying of heavy weights; hence it is ...

    Article : 579 words
  11. MELBOURNE DOINGS.

    Though in a general way the Autumn race week was quieter than it has been for many years, it brought a large hatch of visitors to Melbourne. A series of dinner parties at both ...

    Article : 1,976 words
  12. PESTILENT "DUMMY."

    A popular delusion about the rubber "comforter," almost universally used for the soothing of fractious babyhood, places it amongst the best "six-penn'orths" that the harassed ...

    Article : 821 words
  13. TOMATOES WHOLE FOR WINTER USE.

    Fill a large stone jar with ripe tomatoes, then add a few whole cloves and a little sugar; cover well with one half vinegar and one half water; place a piece of ...

    Article : 88 words
  14. FISH A LA CREME.

    Take any firm fish, rub it with salt, and put in a pot with enough boiling water to cover. As soon as it boils set it back on the stove, where it can simmer for an hour. Then take up ...

    Article : 167 words
  15. "NO CHILDREN."

    Many people complain that advertisements for tenants, paying-guests, employees, etc., so often include the words, "No children," or "no children preferred." ...

    Article : 718 words
  16. SAUCE FOR BOILED FISH.

    To one teacup of milk add one teacup of water; scald, and while hot stir in a tablespoonful of flour, previously wet with cold water; add two or three eggs; season with salt ...

    Article : 67 words
  17. A BOOK FOR THE "TEENS."

    What to give "our girls" to read is always a problem for thoughtful mothers, scrupulous aunts, and well-meaning grown-up sisters. England has had many notable writers for girls, ...

    Article : 470 words
  18. BAKED TOMATO PUDDING.

    Baked tomato pudding is something quite out of the ordinary, and as delicious as it is unusual. Ingredients are: 1lb. tomatoes, 1 small onion, ½lb. bread crumbs, 2oz. butter, salt and ...

    Article : 88 words
  19. FROM OFFICE TO OPEN COUNTRY.

    One of the first economies of the firm that suffers the effects of a dislocated commerce is in the typewriting department. It has been estimated that there are between one and two ...

    Article : 690 words
  20. THE PREPARATION OF HASHES.

    There is nothing worse for the health, or for the palate, than a poor bash, while a good hash is not only a favorite dish in most households, but it is at the same time economical ...

    Article : 248 words
  21. FASHIONS IN PLAYERS

    Every your brings forward interesting changes in the theatrical world, both in the kind of play favored by the public and in the popular type of leading lady -- ...

    Article : 323 words
  22. ABOUT GLOVES.

    If gloves are not very soiled they may be cleaned on the hands by means of oatmeal mixed with a little benzoline. Another way is to lay the gloves for two or three minutes in a ...

    Article : 173 words
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