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THE SUNNY SO
APRIL II, 1903
In Woman's Realm of Thought and Home J
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Talks on Timely Topics
EASTER MORNING.
Dawn's rosy' Are
Breaks through the gray of broodln*
Night.
Gilding each spire.
Palace Siiu cottage roof and mountain
height.
Hark! what sweet music swells
Par over town and dells!
It la the Easter Bells!
Like wings their notes aspire,
Rising and floating higher;
Their voice afar the mystic story tells.
Death is but change; it does not slay
the aoul;
The soul shall live while countless ages
roll;
For, lo! the Master bursts the grave's
control—
Clear, high the message swells
3tis swing
the Easter bells.
M. K. B.
RESUR-
MY GUEST—AND HER
RECTION.
BEAUTIFUL thing hap
pened to me this morning.
Three weeks ago I found
a cocoon swinging in the
March wind from the limb
of an old apple tree. I
brought it In, as I had
often brought cocoons,
that I might see the grub
inside break his brown
prison and come forth a
butterfly. I was never able
. to catch the moment of
the transformation, though
when I was a child I kept close watch
on a cocoon suspended to the curtain of
my bed. looking at it the last thing at
night and the first thing in the morn
ing. One bright April morning I opened
my eyes to see a blue and gold beauty
waving its wings to me as if in greet
ing.
This is just what occurred this morn
ing. When I awoke my glance turned
to the window where the cocoon in its
brown cradle had been pendant from
the curtain pole. The cocoon shell was
there—the butterfly sepulcher—but the in
mate had had its splendid resurrection.
There it was. resting on the olive wood
frame of a picture, moving its wings of
soft, creamy white in the first joy of a
new life. I sprung up and ran to look
at it. it was a beautiful creature in
deed. The creamy wings, covered with
flnest down, had softly shaded gold-
brown spots upon them. The wings were
still a little crinkled—like the folds of a
woman's silk dress when newly taken
from a trunk—and the dainty creature
was moving them gently to and fro to
dry and smoothe them out before essay
ing a flight into art unknown world.
During its long sleep in its silken-lined
"radle, rocked by the winter winds, did
iiTis offspring of a worm evei dream of
waking into a glorious transformation?
Did it dream that where in its worm life
it had crouched on the ground beneath
the flowering bushes it should fly- aloft
In the soft air and sunshine, hover above
the roses and rest and feed on their fra
grant breasts?
T was a little afraid to let my lovely
guest' venture abroad into this untried
world, for ihe morning was cool and
gray and the breeze was strong. But,
presently, the sun threw off his gray veil
and his smiie changed the face of na
ture wonderfully. I went out on the
orchard to get wild primroses and daisy
leaves for the pet rabbits, and when I re
turned my beautiful prisoner had found
her way to the ledge of the open win
dow. She rested there a moment, wav
ing her wings as though to test their
strength, then gracefully flew out and.
alighting on a wood bine in full flower,
surveyed the world around, all new and
fair to her sight.
It may be that in a far narrower way
she was feeling as we shall feel in that
“hour of strange transition” when, hav
ing broken our clay prison, we emerge
Into the new life and begin dimly to
realize its wonderful advantages—Its glo
rious opportunities—understanding that
we crept before, we shall now fly; that
boundless space is ours and we may go
from star-world to star-world, as the
butterfly from flower to flower, and feed
on spirits in the beauty and the marvels
of the universe.
I took down the empty cocoon shell
and examined it. How fine and strong
was this cradle of the unborn butterfly!
Softly lined and delicate, yet made to
defy wind and storm. It was not a thing
to be despised. It had preserved and
cherished the beautiful life that was now
abroad in the sunshine. It had Its great
use. and it was well that it should be
made strong and fine even as we should
make our bodies—the shells that preserve
and cherish, the wonderful soul. To mar
these shells with ill-usage and impure
habits is to injure, perhaps destroy, the
high tenant of the habitation.
BLOOD-THIRSTY FASHIONS.
Tn London, during one season, 48.210
ounces of ospray feathers were sold
Four birds are required to furnish one
ounce of plumes, so that this season’s
sale of ospray feathers alone represents
tTie slaughter of 428,640 of these beautiful
birds.
Most of the osprey plumes come from
India, where a recent government edict
looks to diminishing the killing of birds.
There is a law In Florida to protect its
beautiful birds, but it is not rigidly en
forced; neither is the bird law properly
enforced in Georgia, where the continual
slaughter of birds has resulted in an
alarming increase of the insects and ver
min that destroy trees, fruit and crops.
THE JAPANESE CONTRIBUTION
TO EASTER.
The most beautifully natural, fluffy lit
tle ducklings have arrived in New York
to take the place of the Easter hen and
chicks. These little ducks defy one to
tell, save by actual handling, that they
are not alive. Nobody but a Japanese
or Chinese expert could turn out such
perfect things. These ducklings come
An. Easy Way To Maks Money.
I have made 1560.00 in 80 days selling
Disk-washers. I did my housework at
the same time. I don’t canvass. People
come or send for the Dish-washers. I
handle the Mound City Dishwasher. It
Is the best on the market. Ifls lovely to
sell. It washes and dries the dishes per
fectly in two minutes. Every lady who
sees It wants one. I will devote all my
future time to the business and expect
to dear $4,000.00 this year. Any intelli
gent person can do as well as I have
done. Write for particulars to the Mound
City Dish-Washer Co., St. Louis, iMo.
ICRS. W. B.
With the Household
EAR FRIENDS: So many
ask questions and prefer
to have them answered in
"Chat” that I will begin at
cine?. Hope says that a few
days ago at "an evening
with the pets” meeting of
the Reading Club to which
she belongs the poem
"Laugh and the World
Laughs With You” was
read and the author given
as Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Some one disputed this and
said the poem was written by a southern
man, whose name she could not remem
ber. “Is this true?” asks Hope. The
other calimant of "Laugh and the World
Laughs With You" is or was (he may not
be living) Colonel Joyce, of Louisville,
Ivy. Tlie poem appears in his book, as it
also does in Mrs. Wilcox's. He pub
lished a statement that he wrote the
poem twenty-fi\-e or thirty years ago at
the request of Colonel George Prentice, put them side by side in my collection.
inspiriting trend. That the poem appear
ed so long ago is nothing against her
claim. She has been writing a long time.
I think her first book, "Little Drops of
Water.” was published over thirty years
ago. She keeps her young face and her
young heart—bless her!
"Cannot some of the Household photos
he put in The Sunny?” asks W. D.
Welch. "There are some faces I would
like very much to see. At least give us
the more distinguished ones.” I will think
it over. I wish it could be done. By the
way, I have some notable additions to
my collection. Our Alabama Doctor has
sent me an excellent presentment of his
young, fine looking face in which one
reads kindness and strength, and Fineta,
who you know, has lately published a
successful novel, sends a beautifully en
graved portrait of herself. She looks like
a lady of the old days of troubadour and
romance—a lovely face, lighted by the
largest, dark eyes and with the fine brow
shaded by a mass of soft looking hair.
The two pictures came the same day. Is
there any "sign” in that? Anyhow, I have
the brilliant and famous editor of the old
Courier-Journal, in which paper, says
Coolnel Joyce, the poem first appeared.
His story of how it was suggested to
him is this: He was one of a festive
company of journalists and writers who
were supping together one evening, when
it was remarked that a gifted member of
their guild was missing from the little
assembly. "Where is Blank?” it was
asked, and the reply was, "Hasn’t been
seen for an age. Suppose he's dropped
out. or badly under the weather.”
Whereupon Joyce quoted some lines in
Latin from Horace to the effect that
when one is merry there are plenty to
laugh with him. but when he is sad, he
must weeo alone.
“Give us a paraphrase of that some
day, Joyce,” said Colonel Prentice across
the table, and Joyce says he did, and
that it was published, but without his
signature. Which claimant So I think has
a right to the poem? Well. I never knew
Colonel Joyce, but I know Mrs. Wilcox
well, and that she is the soul of honesty
and honor. The poem is written in one
of her favorite forms of versification and
has her epigrammatic turn. She has writ
ten be.tter poems. however. better in
spirit. All her later work has a hopeful,
from the happy kingdom of Islands. The
smart little pagan Japanese, finding out
that on Easter quantities of eggs and
imitations of chicks and ducklings are
sold, was quick to enter the market with
Easter toys for the Christian festival su
perior to those of Christian production.
Taxidermy is an art that has long since
been carried to perfection in Japan. The
little ducks are prepared by stripping the
skin from them when they are only a few
days old. curing them in a way known
only to themselves, stuffing and mount
ing them most realistically, their feet and
legs being dried in a manner to preserve
Their natural color and freshness.
WHAT SOME GEORGIA CLUBS
ARE DOING.
The Students’ Club, of Columbus, Ga.,
has enlarged its traveling library work;
has added new books and magazines to
their list and $100" to the library fund for
further improvements. The books are
packed in telescopes and sent from one
school to the other alternately, until they
have made the rounds of all the schools
in the country. This club, through the
influence of its energetic president, is
about to use a donation of $50 (to which
more will be added) in sending some
“bright, worthy” girl to the State Nor
mal school at Athens, Ga. The Press
Club of Georgia sends two girls to this
grand institution, and has lately renew
ed the scholarships to include another ten
months term. The proposition was made
to the club by its noble president. Mrs.
King, of The Weekly Constitution, and
was at once acceded to by the other
members. The two girls are repaying the
generous assistance of their benefactors
by making an xceptionally fine record in
the school. This Athens normal school,
of which the gifted and efficient Profes
sor Branson is president, is one of the
best institutions of the kind in the south.
It is full to overflowing and many pupils
have been turned away. The lack of
room, however, will be obviated by the
time the school opens for its fall term,
when the large and beautiful Winnie
Davis Memorial hall will probably have
been completed, ready for use as a dor
mitory.
A REMARKABLE WOMAN.
Madame de Golieri Davenport, lecturer
and teacher of physical and mental cul
ture, is a striking refutation of the idea
now being prominently advanced, that
motherhood is injurious to women, She
is a tall, superbly-proportioned woman,
weighing about 180 pounds, has a fresh
complexion, a bright eye. a beaming
countenance, expressive of a noble and
cultured nature. She is brimful of vital
ity '-avels and gives lectures and teaches
classes in the art of cultivating the body
and in the same connection the mind.
Yet this active, life-enjoying, useful
and ytung-looking woman is 72 years old.
has eleven grown sons and has had
eighteen children. Madame Davenport
recently lectured in Columbus. Ga., where
she formed and gave lessons to a class of
76 ladies. She is now in Atlanta.
SOROSIS’
BIRTH-
THIRTY-FIFTH
DAY.
On the 20th of March, the weli known
Sorosis Club of New York city celebrated
its thirty-fifth birthday. The anniversary
breakfast at the Waldorf-Astoria was one
long to be remembered. Over 20 members
and guests were present. The long tables
were beautifully decorated with vines and
flowers. There were brilliant short
speeches from a number of distinguished
women, among them Mrs. Robert Bur
dette, vice president of the General Fed
eration of Clubs, Mrs. Lillie Devereaux
Blake and Madame de Plengeon, the Cen
tral America explorer.
A pleasant feature of the breakfast was
the Immense birthday cake. It was beau
tifully decorated, surrounded by thirty-
five lighted candles and was brought Ip
by four waiters, who held It as high as
their arms would allow. A long line of
waiters followed, each bearing aloft a
basket of pink candy Ailed with Ice cream
In the form of various fruits. In march
ing to the president’s table they formed
the letter S.
At the recent Sorosiq election Mrs. Char
lotte B. Wil'bour was chosen president.
She had been one of the charter members
of Sorosis and Its third president. The
retiring president, Mrs. Denison, had
filled the chair during two terips—the
present limit. She was universally be
loved, and at the anniversary breakfast
Sorosis presented her with a handsome
jeweled testimonial badge, made at Tif
fany's. Her speech of acceptance was
beautiful In Its simplicity and its elo
quently appreciative expression.
Alabama Doctor's interesting letter will
appear next week.
Another photo has come to me—that of
Persephone. I think I must christen her
my “Puritan Maid,” she lias such a calm
sweet face and serious eyes. Persephone,
you have chosen for your nom the Gree\£
name of that fair young demi-goddess of
old, who was kidnapped by Pluto while
she was gathering flowers in the Sicilian
meadows and carried off to his dark em
pire in the under world. Doesn’t this old
myth come to your mind, now that you
are determining to leave your home and
go gathering flowers (finances) in strange
meadows? Are you not afraid that some
of those dreadful Plutos, of which our
Tessa and others have warned the "girls
who go for home.” may carry you off?
Of course I am jesting, dear little girl. I
appreciate your good motives (and the
necessity) in leaving your home. You
would teach school, you say,"" if you had
more education, and asks, "how may X
acquire it?” Can you not attend the sum
mer terms of the normal schools, as
many do who wish to fit themselves to be
teachers? The two most prominent nor
mal schools in Georgia are. one at
Athens, the other at Miliedgeviile. Pupils
are at no expense save for board, which
is very low—only $8, I think, at Athens—
and there are instruction and lectures
from the best teachers.
You ask about trained nurses. I don't
know how it Is in the south, but at
northern hospital schools a would-be pu
pil must make a written application,
stating age and references as to re
spectability. etc. If there is room the
successful applicant is received and en
ters immediately on her duties in the
hospital, instructed and directed by the
head nurse and the physicians. She re
ceives from the first sufficient pay to de
fray the expenses of the board—and a
little over. The large hospitals have
boarding accommodations. When the pu
pil has become proficient she receives a
certificate. Trained nurses are paid from
$12 to $25 a week.
Friends, it will sadden you to learn that
two of our valued Household members
are no longer in this life. Margaret Rich
ard writes me that Gladys Vernon died
in a hospital at Montgomery. Ala. Her
death was a peaceful close to a lovely
Christian life. Miss Ellen Toland, of
Monroe, La., writes that her sister, Vic
toria—our dear "Dorcas"—has passed be
yond. in full faith and trust in her
Maker, leaving many friends to mourn
her loss and remember her good deeds.
We all deeply regret the loss of these
friends, whom we knew and loved
through their letters.
Letters continue to come to me from
Mrs. Addie Hale, of Lufra, Ark., who
wrote that she had what she believed
was a cure (free to all) for nervous and
mental diseases. I have again sent her
written remedy to a correspondent and
have, besides, no room at present to pub
lish it on our page. I am obliged to con
dense a good many of the letters that
can be cut shorter. Some, in narrative
style, like Old Maid's today, cannot be
condensed. As all were interested in
Beth's love story, I give its satisfactory
sequel entire.
Inquiries continue to coin? about The
Sunny South Book Club, of which Tessa
Roddey is (president. She asks that all
inquiries be addressed to Mr. Frank
Beverly, of Freeiing, Va.
Mrs. S. M. Needham, of Sardis. Miss.,
wishes to find a good, strong, efficient
white woman to do housework and as
sist in cooking. Such a woman would be
"treated with respectful consideration,
have* a comfortable home and be paid
good wages ’’
Several of our Householders have lately
had their literary work accepted by
northern periodicals of note. Margaret
Richards has stories in The Detroit
American Boy, The Ladles’ World, of
New York; Little Folks, of Boston, and
other magazines. Zella Hargrove Gaith
er, of Arkansas, has a scientific article
in Rock Products on the slate of Arkan
sas.
Lanta Lee Alnsley, who wrote "The
Battle in the Clouds," will please send
her full address and tell me If she is will
ing I should give it to some of our
readers. To Rebecca Reeves Lee I make
the same request.
Mrs. T. C. Cumming, of Wisconsin,
please write again. Your welcome home
contributions were on such very thin pa
per they could not be utilized.
Mrs. C. A. Richmond, do tell us about
your flowers and that asparagus bed.
Thanks for the seed and bulbs, also the
Jerusalem artichokes. I will give your
recipe for cooking these in the Home de
partment.
Other correspondents will receive at
tention next week. Many letters, stories
and sketches are on file for publication.
Have patience with us, dear friends, I am
doing my best to have our page fully
represented. M. E. B.
Ladies’
Hands
My experience with
PEARLINE leads
me to think it milder
on the hands, and it
takes less of it than
of to soften hard
water. I am pleased -
with results.
Mrs. Rev. S. E. V.
One of tho Million*.
SHORTER SCRIBBLINGS.
Now let’s do hearken to our good moth
er Meb. Let's have more substance, less
words to our letters. How our palaver
must tire her, patient though she is.
A cheerful letter from Tommy Lock
hart, dear noble boy, brightened one of
my "Invalid days” recently.
A message from Margaret A. Richard,
with her new book, made another day
very bright. "DaiKey Ways in Dixie”
causes one to uc millUlul or OUvel*
Twist's uemands. It is one of the best
boons of dialect poems.
Vv ill some one wno has Captain Jack
Crawfords poem, "On the Death of
orani,” and aiso on ''Hood's Children,”
particularly trie former, copy ana send
me.
Italy Hemperly, Jinsle June, Doctor,
etc., 1 appreciate your letters and should
like it every contributor would send me
tneir real name and address. After
much suffering aud a long illness 1 find
myself hoping to be my old seif again
some day.
But there. I haven't heeded Mother
Meb s suggestion. I should be glad to
hear from all southern writers and
triends of the south, as well as all others.
There, Mother Bryan, don’t throw that
pencil at me (1 see you smile), for I am
gone. Farewell.
WILL WARD MITCHELL.
Iligginsville, Mo.
EASTER BELLS.
Ring out, glad bells, ring out.
King out in silvery pe&l.
And let thy blessed message cause
A wounded heart to heal.
Ring out, sweet bells, ring out.
Ring out in hope arid love,
And help a troubled soul to know
Our Savior reigns above.
Ring on. glad bells, ring on,
Ring on in joy and peaye,
And tell the world, in silvery tones,
God's blessings never entse.
Ring loud, glad bells, ring true.
And let thy message say,
That Christ, the Lord, is born again
And He arose today.
TWILIGHT.
AN EASTER OFFERING.
Lately I made a visit to my old home;
'and how it was enjoyed! Wandering
through the woods and dear old haunts
restored me to my usual spirits. Now.
that spring is with us, I shall find plenty
of outdoor pastime, leaving much of tin;
household tasks to the servants for a
while. This old-fashioned way of manag
ing is still dear to my heart. Though all
the modern conveniences are at hand, yet
there are plenty of negroes who need
work and wish to be hired. True, the
cook cannot always be depended on. Oc
casionally one wakes on a cold morn
ing to find no fire in the stove, no wood
or water in the kitchen. But when a.
good servant is secured it is a great
satisfaction. Having been brought up
under the old regime, the old way seems
best.
Yes; I live a real country life here in
this little town. I have a big field of a
garden, house and chickens, and quanti
ties of flowers. A number of our roses
bloom till Christmas, then the early bulbs
and violets and geraniums, when pro
tected, give fresh flowers nearly all the
year.
1 was Impressed with a letter from Miss
Annie Peavey, from my state. I tender to
her heartfelt sympathy. 1. wish so much
she could he cured. These days there are
cures for all diseases. The body can al
most be made over by art and treatment.
It is worth trying to be cured for the
advantages of health. Life holds out so
many possibilities; how sad to be hindered
by ill-health or physical inability. Fail
ure. when one attempts to do. causes
cruel misunderstandings, hence many sore
trials and heartaches. A heavy cross is
thus often laid on weak shoulders and
many are crushed beneath it.
But those, who have learned of the
awful scene on Calvary before this blessed
Easter time, remember the words of our
dying Savior.
“Father, forgive them, for they know
not what they do.”
With this example to cheer and encour
age, let us put aside all animosity. Let
us remember that those who injured or
hurt us know not what they did.
In visiting fhe poor we are often told of
their woes and humiliations. It is sad,
but there is much truth in their stories.
For instance, an ambitious mother suf
fers humiliation. Her children, though
capable, are set aside for others whose
parents have influence or money, but
those in authority do not know the sensi
tive feelings of a mother's heart. Let
us forgive them, but let us learn to be
thoughtful of others and less selfish.
I have looked from week to week for
words from some of you. A few have
spoken to me. [ miss some ^of the old
friends of long agi. whose letters brought
me so much cheer in my lonely country
I homo. The Household was more personal
then than it is or should be now, that it
is on a much larger scale. "A mutual ad
miration Institution"—one of my family
laughingly called it then. Perhaps it was.
but I did enjoy finding some one that
thought as I thought. And how natural
it Was to write a reply to kind words
addressed to me.
By this time, the subjects of love,
pride, etc., are pretty clearly demonstrat
ed. Suppose we begin talking about that
other kind of love, or charity, which, it
is said, should begin at hime.
I want to know how far from home
it ought to go. Do you not think that
there is such a thing as spoiling the poor
by giving to them too indiscriminately,
instead of showing them how to be seif
helpful? MUDA HETNL'R.
EASTER.
Easter bells are sweetly chiming;
Easter poets busy rhyming
Easter stories gladly telling.
Easter thoughts of Christians dwelling
On the Resurrection Day.
Easter brings a hope of gladness.
Easter faith should banish sadness.
For Christ is the life and way.
Easter gives to Kirn the glory;
Easter tells the gladsome story
That from death the Savior frees us;
We shall rise, as did our Jesus—
From the bondage of the tomb.
Easter holds, in mystic keeping.
Secrets that shall wake us sleeping.
Give our souls their new direction.
When shall come their resurrection.
And release from death and doom.
Easter brings no melancholy:
Pardon for our sin and folly—
Tidings of a glad salvation.
Free to every land and nation;
For His sake—the risen Lord.
Then let Easter bells keep ringing.
Easter bards keep sweetly singing,
Easter anthems nobly swelling,
Easter priests and preachers telliing
Sweetest storj in God’s word.
-THE OLD MAN.
EASTE* DAY. 1
Christ Is risen! Christ is risen!
■He is victor o'er the grave.
Roman guards could not imprison
Him who died the ferorld to save.
Died on Calvary, pierced and gory.
Laid in lowly tomS away.
Risen again in light and glory.
On the blessed Easter day.
O. the burst of light and glory!
On that glad triumphant day.
Sung and told in soilg and story.
When the stone wife rolled away.
And the Son of Gr4, victorious
Over death and o'er the grave.
Rose in love and povler all glorious
Evermore to live Abel save.
Sweet the message JtHftt was Spoken
By the angel on that morn.
To thq women wh» t heart-broken.
Woman and the Home
DIAMOND WOOD STAINS.
ILLAGE HOUSEKEEPER
can probably find the dia
mond wood stains at the
village store or druggists,
where diamond dyes are
sold. If notv tho dealer
wil order them for her If
requested to do so. There
are eighteen of the wood
dyes beside the regular
wood stains. They are
very nice for small articles
of wood, as well as for
floors or other.wood work,
picture frames, baskets, grasses, flowers,
etc., take the dyes or stains nicely.
Sometimes it is desired to give a “fin
ish” to the flowers, grasses, etc., and it
can be done by using a solution of shel
lac. Dissolve two ounces of borax and
two ounces of white gum shellac in one
quart of hot water by boiling fifteen min
utes. Strain through a cloth; dissolve
a package of the diamond wood dye by
moistening in cold water, then adding a
pint or more of boiling water and stirring
until dissolved. Add enough of the dye
solution to .the borax solution to give the
desired shade, taking care to have enough
of the completed solution to cover tne
article nicely. Moisten the article in
warm water, then dip in the dye solu
tion until the desired shade is obtained.
Fancy baskets that have become dis
colored by use may be made as good as
new by coloring them in this way.
MY FLOWER YARD.
“Tell us about your flower yards and
gardens.” asked Mrs. Bryan in her chat.
As I am only an amateur floriculturist,
I am afraid what I would have to tell
about flowers would not be very interest
ing. Have planted clematis and morn
ing glories for shade for "piazza.” and
have set phlox for borders, and shall use
a of of abyssum for borders, too, and
shall plant dwarf nasturtiums in circu
lar beds with the abyssum (borders. Will
plant a row of old-fashioned stately
hollyhocks near the fence. I had a cone-
shaped trellis last summer covered in
morning glories. Shall plant climbing
nasturtiums around this trellis this year.
Have a star-shaped bed in a partially
shaded situation for pansies. Shall lsave
ferns “galore” because they cosc nothing
but a pleasant walk to their haunts, and
some expenditure of strength and awk
wardness to uplift them from their
marshy beds. A nice way to treat an
open fireplace is to set some in gotJTl soil,
using the low-growing kinds in the front
to roop over a bank of clay across the
fireplace, to protect the hearth from too
much damness. Can decorate the bank
of clay with whitewash, sea shells, etc.
Handsome placques «tin be made by put
ting a thin layer of putty on a tin tray,
tin pan or even a bucket lid, and then
•press in the small shells, bits of sea
weed, and small star fish, and you will
have "a thing of beauty,” and yo-ur "be
loved mementoes” of a once happy
time.” as you “gathered shells from the
seashore,” wi be a joy forever. I am
collecting and mounting on card board
some great and good men and women.
Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Felton are the
"honorary members” of this collection.
1 hope some of our household members
will write about flowers and fancy work.
I have just made a “teneriffe” lace col-,
lar. This lace is easy to make. I won-
derder if any of them do work in pyroga-
phy or clay modeling! Dear Mrs.
Bryan, will you pardon me for taking
up so much of your valuable time? I
hope so. The Sunny South is always a
welcome visitor. 1 send copies to those
who are not taking it. hoping to get them
to subscribe: I only thought to write
you a note, but couldn't stop. Wishing
you all hapiness and success. I am
(MRS. TRUEHEART.”)
SOME QUERIES.
I will very much like for R. F. D. to
give us the benefit of her cooking recipes.
I am a housekeeper of small experience,
do my own work and see to my two lit
tle boys. Now that hot weather is almost
upon us, would like to know something
of quick desserts and dishes to be eaten
cold.
I am sure some one of you can tell me.
first, if newly made garments should be
washed before wearing; some of the old-
fashioned remedies for early spring lassi
tude and for the blood: where I can ob
tain a pattern of biscuit sofa pillow, and
ifmatting, very much soiled, can be clean
ed at home; also what magazine gives
details for shirt waist embroidering.
Cora Richards, I, too, love to read and
like you do so quickly, not to kill time,
for 1 have not a moment of that to
waste, but to get all out of a book I can.
One day I asked the clerk in a leading
book store for Ik Marvel's “Dream Life.”
Imagine my amusement and surprise
when he said. "I am sorry, but we’re out
of dream books now, but will have them
in soon.” I have often thought those liv
ing in cities do not appreciate free libra
ries as they should.
With thanks in advance for answers to
my queries, a fortunate member of our
beloved Household, 1 am happy to sign
myself MACON.
COGOANUT CAKES, OR “SNOW
BALLS.”
Bake a nice plain, white cake in two
square layer cake pans and when cold
cut in small squares rounding off their
corners. Take each piece on a fork and
ice and dip, before dry, into freshly
grated cocoanut, until well coated. Dry
them plates or paper. These little
cakes are as good as pretty.
"Pond lily cake," butter, one cup; sugar
one and one-half cups; flour, one and
one-half pints or three cups; powders,
one and one-half taspoonfuis royal; milk,
one cup; vanilla or rose for flavoring.
Fancy cake (calla lily). Take common
sponge cake, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 2
eggs, the yolks beaten very light and
beaten with sugar, tnen add a third of a
cup of boiling water and then the flour
with two teaspoonfuls royal powders
(scant measure), and stir in well beaten
whites. Grease pan and put one spoonful
of batter in one place, so they cannot
run together; as soon as done, fold cor
ner wise, while hot, and stick a tooth
pick In to hold; when cold, frost and
grate some lemon or orange peel and
sprinkle in center and you have cakes
in the form of a calla Illy.
Three of these cakes, if properly made,
make a lovely decoration for a large
frosted cake.
Sought the tomb at early dawn.
“Not here is He. He is risen!
Why seek ye among the dead
Him whom death could not imprison?
He is risen, as He said.”
Our high priest has passed to heaven
That we, too, may venture there.
Feeling all our sins forgiven
And our spirits freed from fear.
Join them in the song all glorious!
Sing it gladly o’er and o'er.
Over sin and death victorious
Lives our Savior evermore!
FANNIE NOYES M’DONALD.
Fort Pierce, Fla.
Household Letters <
EASTER VIOLETS.
CRespeotfully inscribed to Samoth, in
Memory of Dolores.)
Easter dawns, and violets sweet again
will grow;
Easter—but to me. she comes no more.
In her folded hands, under the snow,
Are violets—white violets—and she loved
them so—
Ah. no more—no more'
Easter, with its promise, so well I know;
Easter, and there’s life, not death, be
neath the snow.
And hands, so dear, that mine shall clasp
once more,
Violets—white violets—and I loved her
SO—■
Loved her—“Gone before.”
FINETA
Elkmont. Ala. *-
A BURR.
Tn walking through the woods one day
I chanced upon a rude-shaped burr.
There was no beauty as it lay.
And prickly was its coat of fur.
I picked it up. methinks I’ll see
If ought there is beneath this shell;
And Io! when ope'd 'twas sweet to me.
What truths this burr to us may tell!
In passing through this great wide world
We chance upon crude folk each day.
But should we strive their hearts to
unfold.
We might find beauty hid away.
LILLIAN OLIVE HUEY.
TAKING A SCHOOL OUT FLOWER
HUNTING.
Yesterday. I took my pupils out flower
hunting. The mockingbirds, the thrush
and the gay bluebird made the Woods
ring with melody. The breeze was scat
tering pink-tinted snow over the grass
under the orchard trees. The woods were
fragrant with the breath of honeysuckle
and yellow jessamine. 1 think if our
Doctor could wander about where the
bees hum and tho flowers bloom and the
streams prattle, it would take that mys
terious gloom from his heart. He said
lie had no right to ask our sympathy,
but we give it to him. not knowing,
though,, the nature o-f his grief. If it is
a love disappointment, 1 cannot realize
its pain, for J am as yet heart whole and
fancy free. Like Pete. I would be very
glad to see Doctor’s picture.
Where has our gifted, Gay Drummer
flown, and why, oh. why, does he not
return? I could appreciate Vashti's let
ter. I. too. taught last year in a lonely
region, not in the mountains, however,
but among the endless groves of sighing
pines, carpeted with wiregras. But I en
joy teaching school.
ERSTA.
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THE
Sunny South's 1903 Anniversary
The second year of The Sunny South under its present weekly
form closed on March io. It is our custom to mark each year with an
appropriate souvenir for our club-raisers and subscribers who send
names to increase our rapidly growing lists.
More than 70,000 readers now look for the weekly visit of The
Sunny South, and we wish to bring this to 100,000 before April 20.
Such an increase would be phenomenal, and yet it could be done by
every ocher subscriber sending one additional name. Some may fail
to get one. and to cover this deficit, we make this special offer:
Sene us a club of five for $2.50, and with it we will allow each of
your five subscribers an estimate in our $10,000 cash contest, and will
allow you as agent one estimate on each yearly subscription you fur
nish, making five estimates for you on your club. For such a club we
will also extend your own subscription one year and will send you a
handsome souvenir of our anniversary. It wil be a very complete
ATLAS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES,
containing maps of Alabama, Florida, Georgia. Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina. Tennessee and Texas,
seven of which are double page size, single page being 14 bv 22
inches.: also A FULL-PAGE MAP OF UNITED STATES. The
Atlas is from the best map publishers in the United States, Rand,
McNally & Co., of Chicago, Ills. It has full page maps and latest
census statistics and should be in every home or every office for
daily reference. The Atlas is easily worth the full yearly price
of the paper. Don’t get confused now, the souvenir is for you, the
sender of the club, in addition to your own subscription of a year, and
it is not for the members of your club.
Why April 20th?
Besides celebrating tbe anniversary, it is important as close of tlie $10,-
000 contest. Be sure to mail your club in time to reach us by April
20. Send the full amount, $2.50, get The Sunny South one year and
an estimate in the $10,000 contest for each one of your five subscrib
ers, and your own subscription one year, your five estimates and your
souvenir Atlas of the Southern States, all with the one remittance.
Should you wish to send five combination subscriptions to The
Sunny South with The Atlanta Constitution, the privileges of whose
$10,000 contest we enjoy, we will for $1.25 each send both papers one
year, allow two estimates in the contest to each subscriber and ex
tend yo*». subscriptions to both papers one year and give you ten
estimates in $10,000 contest on your club of five names accompanied
by the full ?.niount, $6.25. The Atlas of the Southern States will, of
course, be sent you on this proposition as well as on the other.
A-lrcss all orders, estimates and remittances and send all in one
envelope by April 20 to
The Sunny South, Atlanta, Ga.