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ribbon, formed of ribbon ends set closely 
together so that they form a broad band, 
like a fur border. 
The “natural waistline” which we were 
promised in the Summer as the ruling 
of the French dressmakers seems to be 
viewed coldly by American women, for 
they still demand a long waistline and a 
natural figure, without any approach to 
the hourglass form. The short waist 
with the tight belt is seen, but is not 
popular, and still looks conspicuous. The 
same may be said of the long skirts 
which Paris tried to introduce last sea¬ 
son, and which disappeared quickly, to 
be followed by a decidedly short skirt 
again. This season it seems quite safe 
to take up last Winter’s hems. 
The Old Practice of 
“Spelling Down” 
I have read with interest your article 
in The R. N.-Y. a’bout the spelling con¬ 
test at the State Fair and the interest in 
spelling that is being revived throughout 
the State. There is no use, I suppose, in 
saying too much about the older methods 
of teaching, but sometimes it does seem 
as though they were better than those of 
the present day. When I was a pupil in 
the district school we had our regular 
spelling lessons every day but Friday, 
and then we spelled down. In those days 
it was no uncommon thing for a boy or 
girl to be in the district school at the 
age of 20. Our teachers were mostly 
young men, and we often had as many as 
30 pupils. My sister and I, about 12 and 
14 years of age, took great delight in 
those spelling contests and we were often 
the last to stand up. I don’t know wheth¬ 
er it was because spelling was easy for 
us, or if it was because we studied, but 
we did study, and I have always been 
glad of it. We were rather proud of our¬ 
selves when we were able to spell down 
those big boys and girls. At one time the 
teachers arranged a spelling school with 
several districts. There was no age limit, 
and we discovered some excellent spellers 
among the older folks. I cannot remem¬ 
ber whether our district won or not, but I 
think we did. Older people tell me that 
spelling schools were quite common in 
their day. I have not heard of very many 
in my lifetime, and I am glad to hear that 
spelling is receiving some attention. There 
is great need of it, I think. To my mind 
there is no subject the child in the grades 
studies that is of more importance. Per¬ 
haps the children think there is no sub¬ 
ject that is more dull. That may be true, 
and a good reason why teachers used to 
use both old and new methods to make it 
more interesting. The using of the word 
to be learned in a sentence seems a good 
new method, and spelling down a good old 
way. Perhaps some teachers may think 
they have not a large enough school to 
take up the method of spelling down. I 
remember one teacher who, after he had 
let the school spell awhile on the words 
each grade had been having in the speller, 
would take up a “Third Reader,” and he 
seldom failed to put a good many down 
with words from that. 
We were all glad that one of the girls 
who stood up longest at the State Fair 
was from a country school, but at the 
same time we cannot say that it was be¬ 
cause she came from there that she won, 
since the girl who won first came from 
the city. If there is the right kind of 
teacher and good effort on the part of the 
pupil, boys and girls will learn to spell 
anywhere. And the time to do it is when 
they are young—the younger the better. 
The maxim, “Youth is the time to learn,” 
is doubly true with regard to spelling. If 
boys and girls learn how to spell now 
they will not have to be turning to the 
dictionary when they are older. 
In one of Gene Stratton Porter’s books 
she brings out very forcibly the need of 
being able to spell. A young man who 
had been very successful in business fell 
in love with a teacher, and just because 
he could not write a correctly spelled let¬ 
ter he was rejected. As the story goes, 
he learned to spell, but too late to win 
the girl of his choice. Of course that is a 
story, but truth is often stranger than fic¬ 
tion, and I dare say many tragic things 
have happened in real life because spell¬ 
ing had been neglected in childhood. * 
As parents we should find out if our 
children are getting the drill in spelling 
that they ought to have. Then if they 
are not, try to supply the lack ourselves. 
It may not be as pleasant to help Bobby 
with his words as it would be to read the 
paper, but Bobby will only be young once, 
and if he doesn’t get the right start I 
wonder if it won’t be our fault. 
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