NEWS FOR THE FAIR SEX.
TEMS OF INTEREST ON NUMEROUS FEML
NINE TOPICS.
fadies’ House Gown---Ladles’ Princess Gown
Sashes and and Neckwear--Coral May Be.
come Fashlonable---Etc., Etc.
LADIES’ HOUSE GOWN.
Figured challie is used to develop
this graceful house gown and the
trimming is of heliotrope colored vel-
vet ribbon, two stripes of which are
used at the head of the ruffles and one
at the bottom of each.
The walst of the gown has a fitted
{ining which is formed of backs, seam-
ed in the center, to which are attached
the side backs by curved un-
der-armed pieces and fronts which
have doubled darts. The full front
and back are gathered and fastened to
the yoke portion, the joinings being
concealed by a berthalike frill and
give a watteau effect. The skirt por-
tion widens below the waist giving the
sk rt the additional needed
and is trimmed at the
frill like the one above.
The sleeves are ordinary two seamed
snug fitting, save at the top where a
little fulness is let in at the shoulders
Seams
fulness
bottom with a
as has also the simple turn-over col-
Ar,
SASHES AND NECKGEAR.
Sashes are to be worn not only by
children over their white pique cloaks
and white d but by women over
their w.ite and airy gowns.
sashes are not only seen in solid colors,
but in black and white, plaids and the
always pretty Roman stripes. The
fashionable milliner shows these with
great variety of chiffon capes, and
choker collars, fancy fronts, and neck
pieces that made of the
dainty
fabries in liberty silk, lace net and
chiffon,
These
are
CORAL MAY BECOME FASHION-
ABLE.
Queen Margherita of Italy intends to
be seen a good deal this season
ing coral jewelry, in order to encour
age an industry which of late years
has somewhat fallen upon evil days
wear-
fon were to spread 0 London, as coral
is becoming to almost any complexion,
and can, of course, be had in any shade
almost imperceptible, up to a vivid red
If a revival of the dainty old fllizree
setting should also in, the outcome
should mean many pretty things of a
kind that would be quite a novelty to
the girls of today.
cnt
READY-MADE TRIMMINGS
It is really impossible to think of
any garnishment for summer muslins,
dancing, calling or dinner dresses, that
the counters cannot supply all ready
made. No woman ever thinks these
days of making with her own hands a
decorative front, the ruffles for the net,
silk or muslin skirts, the bright collar
The economy of the home-made
Delicate
fing, called bouillonne.
charmingly bordered with fringes of
violets, cowslips, ete. »u.x and linen
quillings are noticeable among
amid the millinery novelties,
NEW PROFESSION FOR WOMEN.
A new trade has sprung up among
wage earning women, and one so es-
sentially feminine in its nature that it
seems 80 strange no woman ever
thought of it before. It is that of “pro-
fessional mender.” The professional
mender is a boon beyond comparison
to the helpless bachelor, and an enemy
to the sighing maid. What bachelor
with comfortable arartments and beau-
tifully cared for wardrobe is going to
give up his freedom for the thraldom
of marriage bonds?
By this industry many a woman is
earning a comfortable living in a per-
fectly womanly way. The woman, who
originated the scheme said to me:
“] was at my wits end. I had never
been brought up to work and did not
even know how to set to work to find
anything to do. I had gone to see a
very wealthy woman one day, who has
been exceedingly s..a «0 me, and as-
sisted me in many ways. Talking over
my inability to find steady employment
which would not need experience, she
proposed that while waiting for some-
thing to turn up I should try and get
some mending or plain sewing to do,
“1 did get some work of this kind,
but it was spasmodic, and not very re-
munerative. One day she sent for me.
‘I have an idea foryou,’ she sald
‘Would you be willing to mend for
bachelors; in fact, to take the entire
supervision of their wardrobes?”
* ‘Certainly I should,’ I replied,
you thought I was capable of it.’
“ “You can try at any rate, and if you
are the the woman 1 think you are |
am certain you will succeed.’
“So I tried and have
vond my wildest anticipations.
did she happen to hit upon
scheme? Why, in this way:—She was
‘if
the
ling him my strugg.e to eke out a bare
existence by mending and plain sowing
and he had suggested that I should try
to get some bachelors to give me their
mending to do. He spoke to two or
the result was that I had three bachel-
or customers in three different apart-
ments, and through them | was given
now I have more
than I can possibly attend to, and have
started a cousin in the same business.”
“lI have certain hours and certain
do
gin my work until after eleven o'clock
not
their rooms until be.
and then
by the
0'« Ton K,
in order
nine and ten
y have to be put
servants of the house
“I keep the clothes brushed and lai
tailoring
i
went to a
how
establishment and learned exactly
old a pair of trousers
1d t, and just as adept a
the work now Of
where t
to f how to hang
or fold a coa an at
as a valet would be
here is a valet Ke
ly to mendi
wt I do eve
necessary to ve done,
“1 receive $33 a week for taking en-
and for
sent time eight custom-
I leave
have
ro $1.00
tir
have at
charge
the pre
1 1 make
with the
the
ers, £21 per week
my bi
paid out
’
ar
»
1
11 extras the I
during week
omer's desk or dresser
find the money
day morning whe
a8 keeping
erned
are beginning
2, and trimmed
rtion over
The
cordance
is sl trained in
the |
s in regard to reception dresses and
gown
with
’
as elaborate decoration as
r dictates
seams, the second seam on each side
extends to the bottom of the skirt. The
backs fit smoothly to a point slightly
below the waist line. They are seam-
ed in the center and joined to
fronts by side backs which extend to
the bottom “of the skirt. The fulness
of the skirt portion is laid in deep un-
derlying plaits and falls in graceful
a slight train. The
lining is closed in the center front.
The outside hooks over to the left side
under the insertion and ribbon. The
sleeves are close fitting two seamed
with a little fullness at the top accord-
ing with the latest fashion. At the
wrist is a band of insertion and rib-
bon and a graceful flounce of lace. The
the
which is worn a broad ribbon tied {n
the back which matches the ribbon at
the waist.
PLUCKY PHILADELPI!IA GIRL.
A plucky Philadelphia girl at eigh-
teen years of age supported herself as
a public school teacher. In the course
of twelve years she has made six
Journeys to Europe, and learned to
speak six modern languages,
which time she has supported herself
entirely by her earnings as a teacher
and has paid every penny of her trav-
eling expenses. Her first journey was
made to England and scotland, and
during the next two school years she
saved money for her second trip to
France, Belguim and Holland, and
learned French during her leisure
hours. Returning to her school work
she began to study German, and at
the end of two ears was ready for a
Jurney up the Rhine and to Vienna,
and back via Dresden and Berlin to
Bremen. At the end of the next two
years she had learmed Italian, and
started for Rome. She visited the im-
A
portant iteunn cities and spent
weeks in Bwitzerland.
speak the language of that country,
sixth journey to Europe, visiting Den-
mark, Norway, Sweden and Russia,
She has a fair knowledge of Swedish
| and says that she ean make herself un-
derstcod in Russian,
FASHION NOTES
gilks are com-
petticoats,
Plaid and plain shot
| bined in the new silk
are one of the features of the new mil-
| linery.
Bunches
many a winter
| spring-like look.
Three narrow ruffles of black satin,
with satin baby ribbon on the edge
| freshen up a black satin skirt wonder-
{ fully,
| Black and white checked wool gowns
trimmed with black velvet
be among the stylish
SeRE0N.
The new
1
those of last
of white
hat,
violets frehen up
giving It a very
ribbon are
to costumes of
the
larger than
the differ-
the width
jues are
geason, but
not in
de to side
ence {8 most ble
from si
The redingote style of dress is to be
very much worn for spring walking
a full fre in the waist
costumes, and ’
caught down wita the
features
A Noble Eari’'s Sease of Hamor.
body
who sa
His
ment good bo
lack of appre:
or
“Nonsense
Englishman
any
I think
(jeorge
vol
geemingiy
lagsitude moved someone to
upon the English
f an hum-
Aerie
well as
bhovs,
tell you a funny story all for yourseif
Several vears ago a friend of mine was
camping in Arizona. night he
was awakened by a peculiar numbness
of his leg. He turned down the blan-
ket and found that an immense rat.
tlesnake uad coiled itself around the
limb. He seized his revolver, and was
about to blow the rattier's head off,
when the snake looked at him with
such a pitifu: expression that, not hav.
ing the heart to murder such a confid-
ing reptile, he dropped the revolver,
| gently unwound the snake, and kept
| him as a pet. When he returned to
| Ban Francisco he brougnt the snake
with, him, and gave it the run of the
! house, where it was a charming play-
feliow for the children and company
for his wife when business kept him
| out late. One night the’ family was
| awakened by a terrific noise below
stairs. Rushing down, they found that
| a burglar had broken lato the dining
{ room. There he had been seized by
! the snake, which held him firmly in
his coils, and had its tail out of the
window, rattling for the police.”
There was a moment's dead silence,
Then the Englishman laughed. “That
is one on you, Mr. Bromley,” he said.
“You don't rattle for police here; you
whistle for them!”
One
A Collection of Human Heads.
A French professor is said to be the
owner of a collection of 920 heads, rep-
resenting the various known races of
people on the globe.
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
WANTED, A MAP,
Another map, an please you, sir!
For why, we cannot understand,
In all your great geography
There is no wap of Fairyland.
Another map, ard please you, sir!
And, afterward, describe in full
How Fairyland is famed for pearls,
And fleeces made from golden wool,
And prancing, gold shod, milk-white
steeds,
With bridles set with jewel eyes;
Tell how the Fairy rivers ran,
And where the Fairy mountains rise;
And of the Fairy-folk, their ways
And customs, if it please you, sir;
Then of the journey there, how long
For any speedy traveller.
Another map, an please you, sir!
And would you kindly not delay:
Bister and I would dearly like
To learn our lesson there to-day
(Mary EE. Wilkius,
BAW A CHARMING BNAKE,
W. R. Muson of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Cal,, tells the following story
of snake-charming to the
American ‘“1 was riding
fornia and had off-saddle
Ilnnel, when
Helentific
in Cali
to eat some
I saw a gopher snake
siretehed along the litub of a tree In
which flock of
birds, eighteen incive
excited small
dis
head was a bird
Was a
Ab ut
tant from the snake's
Wiose companions were making the
The bir
nua
noise, was perfectly mo
tion ess,
aj pearan en
i 3
looked straigh nt 1e snake, which
Was gradually toward
W hen about
snake struck
the
its ©
breast,
MIN PATE
but it
carrying
/
WHERE THE OL "MONEY GOES.
In the United States b
graving and printing
hundreds of tho
torn
stake,
ground,
mouth,”
ireaun
nt
usands
sud soiled bills
The
in all parts of t
}
enc day mouey
banks ae
inted bY an expert
ipthwise,
revoiviag
i the hie
ie Nn
obtained
ping white
i0T Al ut
uanner the
erpense of ma
ceration 10 the macera
HR Are gunrded and
can be enter three officials
who have keys,
td
Rall
idle ela
tired th
or stopped
been
many
In suother village there was a horse
by
was by the
3
conned distances
it
post 5,
ui
striking of ¢
Was
w
}
f
driving fre
at the twenty second verst (two
of 8 mile one of the horses
stopped suddenly. The driver got
sent and gave the an
f oats, at the
3 PF
HIras
from his
down
measure of « same
the passenger that
WAR Ace to being
y twenty fifth This
had made a mistake, but it
could not blamed, as it did not
judge of the distance traversed Ly its
own fatigue or hanger, but by count
ing the verst pists along the road
It had for of these
posts three others which greatly re.
them, but which merely
served to mark the Loundary of the
state forest
The same horse was always fed in
and Dr, Timofieff
that whenever a
neighboring church clcek began to
strike the animal raised its head and
listened attentively. When the
strokes were less than twelve it put
down its head sadly, bat it displaved
every sign of joyiul expectation when
it heard twelve strokes and knew that
dinuer time had arrived,
ining to
stomed
verst
be
mistaken SO Te
sembled
the stable at noon,
himself observed
TWO HEROIC DOAN,
merchant, Before beginning their
| journey Mufly noticed that his master
| received a largesnm of money in gold,
That he counted it carefully and
|
i
I a journey with his master, a French
placed it in a bag,
latter part of his
foo heavy to put in his pocket, On
| the way, the weather being sultry and
in a shady pluce to rest
the bag of gold near him in the bushes,
After satis'ying himself with a sand
wich he fell asleep. In an hour or so
he awoke and resumed his journey,
{ forgetting all about his goid, Not
with the dog. He tried his best to
seize and carry the bag, but it was too
heavy. Dropping it ran to
master and tried eve ry way to make
him understand h's He pulled
| his he ran ahead snapping a
trying to stop him
was such tha! his master
became convinced that he was mad
Bo thinking drew his pistol and
shot h In a little while
membered his gold, and
i
dors
Bo
he hin
108,
cont,
the horse's HOKke
His behavior
he
he re
the
madness
Has tening back
bioo i
11,
then
who'e weaning of the
flashed upon bim,
he found a trail
place
of from the
where he shot dog to the
thie
place where he rested And there he
found faithful
2 A :
with dying breath his master's gol
the animal guarding
—
THE PELICAN
old-fashioned |
re liv oil
was
around
He ¢
ih
ican i bird
of
pe
iiherty i
yard,
sedately,
i ————— A ——sessana eS ——
| Value ln a Dead Elephant.
| Diamond, the second largest ela-
the world, died recently at
He was a circus elephant
$10,000, When he
quarters he was most
and when he went on
required from 20 to 40
him. One day recently
intimated to his keeper that
here was going to be trouble, and the
| keeper undertook to him. Dia-
| mond was chained fast, and the keepers
| began to beat with flat sticks.
| In his struggles to release himself he
became entangled in chains and
fell. His massive limbs were hurried-
iy released, Diamond
ip. He had made his last fight agains:
the authority of the show boss, Some
neart affection had brought him to his
snd, no doubt « weeonunt of the fright
tnd the beating him
When the really established
hat Diamond was WAF
* “1
iY
phant in
Peru, Ind.
and was valued at
in winter
unmanageable,
{the rampage it
| men to subdue
| Diamond
| WAS
tame
zim
the
but did not get
he keepers gave
fact was
dead a telegram
B. E. Wallace
notifying hi
Wallace told
death of
; hicago,
big los Mr.
friend in Chicago of the
Diamond
bought the carcass iephant
| ‘or $200, after a dicker of
The Chic
investment, for he
and tusks
{11 pe
SEO Inman made
sold the ski
of the
ir to a
York
ned content to slay
when the pelican was tak
morning exsrcise, a little kit
thor's yard came
When
i er eves opened
Hee, re
Tew Dig, her
ust
er,
and jumped down into
eslifgate
+1
vu
e pelican happened
r mood, and wanted a
with somebody, or
membered the WaY
. R.% 4
atl bb Nish Dv thr
* RIr und calehing
was a little
tree beside
6 4} y
s» 10 the
she
1CAn 8 jegs, nearly
made
onse with a
him He
atl
Puss,
3 open eves,
ISK,
w hie
Came
«f the pelican’s dinner
been the bestof friends
Seven Wonders of the World
The Wor
written
Ben-
Prot Wheeler
We have no indication of the exist-
ence of a cycle of seven wonders until
3 ¥
about th the second century
B.( Then appears. in an epigram ot
Antipater o don, an enumeration of
groat
vary ones
which
iater appearing
i The y
Babylon; (2) the Statue
Zeus at Olympia; 13) the Hanging
Gardens of Semiramis at Babylon; (4)
the Colussus of Rhodes; (5) the Pyra-
mids of Memphis; (9) the Mausoleum
of Halicarnassus, (7) the Temple of
Diana (Artemis) at Ephesus. Within
the next century, Varro, by his lels-
urely allusion to the septem operas,
betrays that the saying had already
aassumed current proverbial form.
Diodorus, in the seconu half the
same century (first B. C.), speaks, too,
of “the so-called seven works.” and
Strabo, a litte later, uses the very
phrase, “the seven wonders.” From
this time on. at least, the septem mira-
cula have an assured place in all com-
mon lore of Rome. The little Greek
treatise, “On the Seven Wonders,”
which has come down to us in incom-
form, and under the name of
Philo of Byzantium, an engineer of the
second century B. C., is really, as its
artificial purizms amply
seven rrove t«
the AR
even wonders are: (1)
Walls of
of
One afternoon a fire occured in a
tenement house. In half an hour the
firemen had the flames quenched. As
the men burst into one of the smoky
rooms after patting out the tire they |
found a poodle dog that Lad been de-
serted by his mistress in the wild rush |
for life. His once white cout was
blackened with foot and his little
eyes watery with the sm. ky vapor, |
But he secuwed to be attending strictly |
to business, He was carrying some. |
thing in his mouth from the hotter
rooms to the front. One of the men
caught him and took from his mouth
a live kitten. A basket «ontaining
seven sma'l kittens had been left in
the kitchen, nearer the burning stair.
way than the o her rooms, and the
pocdie with more than usual dog sense
ad carried every kitten to the front
rooms. The ownerof the dog screamed
with delight when the brute returned,
2 As aa dtustetion of the extrsor-
inary fidelity of dogs to men this
story is told. uty, a poodle, started
the fifth or sixth century after Christ,
and in no wise chargeable against the
otherwise blameless record of the ex-
cellent man of facts and machines.
The list it gives is the same as that
found in Antipater's epigram.
A Queer Habit of Seward's.
reat men have queer habits, At
the session of the Society for Political
Study the members were discussing the
jife and services of William H. Se.
ward. When his life was attempted
by an assassin he escaped through the
habit he had of starting, when startled
in his sleep, and rolling rapidly out
of bed to the floor. This was too
much for the assassin, who fled with
out finishing his tasa. The great
secretary's wife once remarked, it is
reported, that Mr. Seward invariably
rolled under the bed whenever aroused
by even the smallest noise or a very
bad dream .—New York Mail and Ex.
press,
-— y mds -
tars tis
igentical
Bancs ol
generally
re the cause
the
EPONEeS Al
How You Bicycle in Hollang.
other way,
than
you
higher
however, it
tow and other
do not wa sud-
into a canal From Rot-
terdam a most interesting tour can be
made to The Hague, Haarlem, the dead
cities of the Zuyder Zee back down the
great dike to Amsterdam, thence to
Dordrec..., and up the Rhine, if you
like The .children that country,
it might remarked, are flendes in-
carnate have a European reputa-
tion for deviitry. As almost every-
body speaks more or English,
there is littie trouble in getting about.
Boiland and Austro-Hungary are the
most expensive countries next to Eng-
land to travel in, unless you are ae-
quainted witn the ways and the lan.
guage.—Joseph Pennell, in Harper's
Magazine.
is
for
ot nt to be
of
be
anda
1088
A Windowless Building.
A New York architect, a brother of
the head of the Department of Duild-
ings during Mayor Strong's term, bas
des:gned the plan of a windowless
building, in which slight recerses re.
sembling windows shall be built in
the solid walls for ornamentation and
to relieve the monotony of what would
be otherwise a blank wall. The ven-
tilaticn of the building is provide fr
by means of pipes in the wails, the
fresh air being drawn by suction from
the top of the building and the foul
air being forced out through the oth-
ers. The building is to be lighted by
electricity. The advantages of such
a building are claimed to be the econo-
my of space where the land is tostiy,
immunity from fire, there being mo
window openings to let in flames from
tne outside, and the securement
through its system of ventilation forti-
fied by germ destroyers in the pipes,
of good air to breathe,
The royal crown of Persia, which
dates back to remote ages, is in the
form of & pot of flowers, surmounted
by an uncut ruby the size of a hea's
2s.
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