NEWS FOR THE FAIR SEX.| NEWS OF INTEREST ON NUMER- OUS FEMININE TOPICS. The Fashion in Rlogs The Favorite Varies ties-~ Wondrous Trimmiags--The Queen's First Doll Dinner Set, etc. The Fashion cin Rings: The woman of fashion wears no rings except her engageinent and mar. rage ring on any but the little finger. To make up for this the little fingers and the greater the display the greater the ingenuity of the woman. Marquise rings are leading the fash- fons; the favorite is a marquise of tur- quoise surrounded by diamonds or quoise's popularity is that it is a stone easily imitated and so liable to the sus- picion of strangers. e——— i Al The Favorite Varieties. winter as In seasons past, but all of those made are smart, trim-fitting gar- ments, widely different from the clum- sy affairs of long ago, whose picture is conjured up by the name. Chinchilla, sable, fox and other long-haired furs are used to trim them. The newest seal coats are double breasted and have double Medici collars edged with a narrow satin cording. Otter, which stands rain and snow fashion, as Is fisher—a dark-brown fur from the snowy north, whose use Is comparatively new. Little Eton coats with full fronts are made of It and trimmed with ermine, the color of the fisher being rich enough to stand the contrast. The Wondrous Trimmings. The eccentricity of trimmings that are now displayed Js somewhat bewll- dering In choosing the materials for a costume, distinet styles that are fashionable this season--the severely plain and the very much overdone. the more difficult, as it requres more skill but the trimmings are so expen- sive that one counterbalances the oth- er. Cut work, braiding and lace are all effective; all expensive and all fash- lonahle, and the three can com- bined. A cloth gown that smart shows this to perfection. The skirt is In three skirts—the low- est dark blue velvet, stitched with white; the two upper skirts are trim- med with lozenge shaped pleces dark blue velvet, set into the cloth at irregular intervals. [he body of the walst is of heavy cresin lace, bolero jacket of the cloth trimmed with the velvet. A high collar revers and cuffs are of sable, and a deep corselet of blue velvet pakes the gown a street costume. Certainly ec centricity marks this style, but it be admitted the gow 0 most cessful “creation. be is ust in a Hie The Queen's First Doll Dinner Set A pretty story respecting the Queen's first visit to Bristol, sixty-nine years ago, is told on apparently good author ity. Wikh her mother she entered a china shop on High street doll's dinner service. The one ber childish purse, but, early lessons of economy, whkhed to purchase it. Thereupon a consultation took place between her and her mother, ending in a triumph in spite of she still Kent consenting to lend her the amount wanted until her pext allowance should be due. The shop was kept by Miss Elizabeth Ring, a Quaker woman, a relative of whom Is responsible for the story. — London News, Hidden Book Titles. Hidden book titles is a new game of the rebus type. The game is to guess the title of books from pictures on cards. The guessers write the titles and authors of the books on tally cards which have corresponding numbers upon them. There is spe title on each card, and the cards are passed from table to table, a certain number of minutes being allowed to each before the cards are sent on, Another way to play the game Is to distribute the titles to the company and let each person sketch a rebus to be guessed by the rest of the company. In this case there should be double prizes, not only for the guessing, but for the ingeguity displayed In hiding the titles. Titles of books are written on slips of paper, which the guests draw from a basket. A certain time, say twenty minutes, is given to com- plete the sketches, which are then passed around or immediately num- bered and fastened up to the wall, so that they can be guessed and voted upon. A Draped add Pleated Frock One does not see worn many of those pleated and gathered skirts shown In the smart Importers’, but a few wom- en are wearing them, and they are ox- tremely graceful and «fective. Some of the newest frocks are made with skirts pleated all the way round, stitched down closely so that the hips are fitted almost as tightly as In an eelskin skirt. Below the Lips the ma terial flows out freely. An unusual gown has three rather broad pleats down the back, from a yoke of velvet. In the back the material 1s moulded closely to the figure in princess style, but the front Is draped from the right side to the left, forming on the skirt a kind of looped-up tunic, and on the bodice the handkerchief corner effect, threaded through a big dull silver huckle, The color of this frock ia halest banana, and the cloth as fine aid as smooth as satin, To ba worn | { with 1t are a Sewer toque and ! mufr of hiack and white violets, the black forming thick borders to the white ceutres. Yet more curious is the toque by reasoh of Its one ornament, a single scarlet flower, which rises from the mass of violets at one side, as if it had The Neck Chain and Medallion. “You are quite mistaken in all you have sald about jewelry and trinkets,” sald one fashionable woman to anoth- er. “lI have just returned from Paris and know that the reigning novelty there Is the neck chain and medallion, It is also such an attractive addition to a woman's toilet that [ am sure all that can afford it will soon be wearing ane,” These new medallions are Indeed very fascinating, although in reality there is little that Is new about them. They are an old fashion revived. From a heavy chain that is clasped about the neck they are suspended and hang on the front of the gown to about six inches below the collar, of the style would be lost If the chain were either too long or too short. The medallions themselves are large, the larger in fact the better, and are equally fashionable of either gold or silver. The antique ones are of course the most durable, but they are scarce and very expensive. Reproductions of them, however, can be procured that it would trouble the cleverest pumis- matist to detect. wrought in gold alarmingly high prices silver, or sil The effect therefore, wear them of ver washed with gilt, are really what Is most desired. have suspended from them semi-pre clous stones set simple that they may be held in a tiny band of metal, It would of course be pure vandalism to an autique medallion, although many are found that have already been so treated. From them the idea of hanging them with jewels no doubt originated, How Royal Russians Travel When Czar and Czarina travel most of the comforts of them. Their private train eleven carriages, all corridors and furnished caprice of the young not many years ngo was Princess Alixe” of Hesse, grandmamma, Victoria, gowns, and whose life at old castle and Lappy might not Americans, a0 the take home with of cousists Con oy to suit the Ww ho wWomatr “poor whine furnished her father's was ote of quiet, simplicity The wonderful te to vestibnled the SCOnOmy BOE sO Very ustomed er luxuries of road fdered trains and oth but in Europe it is cons iy and luxury range, tw npholste n brow irawing room ear has walls cover vith embossed leat) the f upholstered witl he table fure is urns pink striped biroeads of which } wood, there are five, are of iplal and a crystal chandelier is from the The (Czari. na's boudoir Is a of padded silk Here a pler glass, a writing table and a profusion of climinng plants and flowers. The children’s room Is next thelr mother's boudoir. Their beds low and deep, luxuriously padded The nurses and attend ear to themselves, The Czur's study Is furnished in brown leather, and his writing table ered with bronze “furniture.” cars are fitted up for the suite, serv ants and the officials of the road. All the carriages are connected by tele phone, and the train lighted by 300 electric lights, The train moves silent. ly, even at its greatest speed. SUR » 111s Ceiling nest is to Ants have a i8 Cov Other Women Printers in London. Women are found now and again in printing offices in this country, en gaged In typesetting and in similar kinds of work, but it would be hard to find a duplicate of the Women's Print. ing Society in London, where the en- tire establishment is owned and man ager by women, and all the labor, with the exception of heavy machine work, is done by them. This society has been carried on for a number of years as a successful busi ness. Originally started by subserip- tion for the purpese of training girls who were anxious to varn a livelihood in this way, it rapidly developed into a prosperous concern. But it has not lost sight of the aim of helpfulness to young women workers with which i was begun. It is managed on the co operative principle, No dividend may exceed OH per cent. per annum, and above that the surplus ia to be divided among the hands by way of bonus, Apprentices are taken for three years, many of them being girls just out of school of about sixteen years of age. Some of the workers become at the same time shareholders. About thirty young women are now employed In the establishment, and the continual increase in the business testifies to the excellent work turned out. A number of well-known periodi- cals are printed by this society, and various women's organizations, such ns the National Union of Women Workers, the Women's Institute, and others which require a great deal of printed matter, have shown their loy- alty by giving all their trade into the sane hands. Women printers are em. ployed also In several large establish. ments in England, and they earn gen erally from 15 to 30 shillings, or from $3.75 to $7.00 a week. Fashion Fads and Fancies, Crocheted buttons are revived again, A slender band and invisible mount Ing are used for the finest solitaire rings, Storm collars appear on all fur gar- nents, even on the tiniest fur and vel. vet collarettos, Panne velvet painted bunches of violets Is used walsts, and lace waists, in great demand, Beaded purses and bags sizes ligure largely among ties In the shops, and too, by the shoppers. in too, are still of small the novel ure well worn, fashionable gray-blue shades. Vichy is a sofe water blue and marquise and cocon are favored shades in brown, The belt for und silk dresses is a band an Inch wide of ma terial 1o mateh the cosoume, a stiff Hang and machine wlge to edge, 1 west wool made over stitched Antelope gloves are worn by the best women, and the undressed thicker skins are alse very popular, White glace gloves are as much worn ns ever for afternoon sod evenings at the theatre, The warmest things in skirts not flannel are made of a soft elastic silk material, a sort of mateinsse cloth, and edged with embroidered silk ruffles, They are very pretty, but In the French underwear they are not inex. pensive, The idea wide satia ribbon, ne west in millinery Is the boracred with fur, for large bows which are used on the Pale bloe satin and make pretty combing. while either pink or brown ix ef fective with mink border. chinchilla one A handsome gown of tan velvet has the overdress outlined with a design in ent cloth applique, stitched on with gold thread, the design odged with a tiny gold braid. The body of dress Is covered with a small all-over pattern of the cut cloth, each design set some distance apart and stitched on with the gold thread Effective evening have net ver<iresses worn over contrasting silk foundations, and small «ilk flowers such as are used in millinery are tack- to the net, They are In & color to match the goods beneath or in trastiug net ayer The the over gowns od a «con olor, as red] Bowers on black white satin plaits to trimming of under A box-plaited ruffle is four or five inches wide, old-fashioned box fre wien as the There are one or two neh-wide pinits separated by an equal snd the plaiting i= stitched on or so wlow the upper edge, top of each plait caught inch the in in A HOTEL IN MANILA. is Poor and Service Wreiched. Bat the Floors Are ideal H. A. Goodkin, who after several monihs a caAptare of ards over the with a ‘Ww naking there, talked of the Philippines recently, “i fvendl, while in Manila.” sald Mr. Hotel Oriente, and re it was something aw rooms were all well enough, amd fairly clean, but all vif ul—poor food, wretched 1 that sort of thing o things about it 1 Hked immense. however for Instance, the floors of hotel It don't know what sort wood it was, but they were mag. ficent; the planks were fully a foot ined a half broad, and from twelve to ighteen feet in length, and were so hard that holes had to be bored before the nalls could be driven In. was no sign of warping, and their sur. Ring investinents foul atl the got the The arge, al dee was dren and a when ry Trvicte the win iv, of they were put down. magnificent polish. “At first all you could get for break. fast at the Oriente was duck’s eggs there were no hens there at that time, and I abominate duck’s egress): canned butter, which 1 detest; a dark and muddy concoction they swore was offee; and bread which weighed so many pounds to the square inch, In onsequence, I was in a perpetual state of bad temper, until I found I could They take a Ermita. Later the under English came a clean, place, “The name Manila, which we give to the entire city, the Spaniards and all exact descriptions of the place ap- Hotel Oriente came management, and be- decent and well-run of the population living without walls in the suburbs, or Spanish pueb- los, The walled city Is surrounded with a weed grown, rubbish mont, which still ean be filled with the waters from the bay by raising fle gates, and if the army alone had made the attack BH would have been a tidy and expensive trick to have tak. eh the city by the glege. But the big guns of Dewey's fleet would have made short work of those old moss covered walls,” A SA A NAR London Newsboy's Large Br la The heaviest brain recorded was that of a London newsboy, who was rather wenk mentally, It weighed 2400 grammes, The brain of a poor Ignor ant Scandinavian peasant was only sixty grammes less, Gambetta's brain weighed 1,200 grammes, and that of Cuvier, the great paleontologist, L830 grammes, How ean the people who believe that large brats necessarily denote superior in telligence reconcile these facts? Powdered rice applied on lint will stop a bleeding wound, OUR YOUNG FOLKS. IDEXTIFYING A WITCH, In a weather-worn, tumble-down shied, for friends she has none; Her children are absent—or dead, OHS sen, When his ship in a storm astray : driven beaten key, Where the uumbers day. went And was to wreck ou a surf- are rotting to Since then, on the sands where the wen breezes blow, Dishieartened, her sorrow she bears; She bas siruggled with worry, with want aud with woe, And her face shows the wear of her Cares, She way have ben Lappy when few were her years; She may have known pain; of nothing wud tears, ¢ And she's waiting for solace in vain She may have been charming when WAS BR bride have been feted and rich; loathed in the neigh- borhood wide, And whispered “She's a witeh! wii She But AY HOW Bie is ‘tis with fear— At when the darkness with ure is thick astride of a broom, aud on the night ion That old wowmnn, it broomstick She flies through gloom Sails 1s said away, the mist and tae Though | never have seen it, I fear it is true, For the broom I beheld yesterday, Aud a meager cat's most un- earthly ** Shrieks at sails away, William: OG black meow’ night when the witch Kem per. A MOBY WONDERFUL XEST. Sir sented to a her Harry dri sie Mau wiiieh the uas pre- museum: =» by be xt wonderful nest world Birds, know, fond of using all sorts of materials to make their nests Lace, ribbous, string, cotton, and leather, have all by these clever little architects: nally just shield i» mm i K nest, considered unturaiints fo the are in ax we all used but its nest almost entirely of wire been this heron act made of a log eal Tit A visit was nt to the Boston statiars Th and de through lie fingers tang ht io listen vervintently to Wo hien ng iad der FOWER OF TTOUDOR by Helen Keller Art Mauseam to the giri is blind t be igae ee s leary She but understand her the hall, tep front of each af and ail A mans has wen sriicuinte, tie must e reached as Was Diag i in statue his she mounted, carefully and slow Her ex and her com passed ingers iy « presced keen enjoyment, ments what esch was M Apollo yond **He looks like she pases of dancing are the singers ? When she these, she said: “Ope 12 silent.” lips of the singer were closed. A bas relief of a mother and child brought out the question “Where are the he Yer each statue. F800 howed that she discovered meant to express He is Julius grand Le Unesar, When hands over a bas relief girs, “Where found The Hier Ay description’; of what he was,” i her she asked THE BLACK CAT. Tom Newecome told When we children we asked mother At first if we might have the cat, mals abont the place, but we sented, the next day Bert went by for the cat, We were all at dinner when keep her shut np for a day or two home, “I tell you she was heavy to carry said Tom, as he sat down, “What color is she 7” asked mother, “Black; not a white hair on her,” “Let me go have a look at her ¥' He enme downstairs in great ex. “What color do you say she is?” he demanded of Bert, “Black, I told you." “Well, "she isn 't; she is gray.’ “Nonsense, she is black, as black,” **I tell you she is gray. cat up in the play-room.” “['m going to look,” eried Jane, She came down laughing. ‘Of course she is gray, such a queer gray color, Why do you call her black, Bert?" Bert looked very much astonished. “It was a black cat that 1 brought home, anyway.” “Perhaps it is a chameleon cat and changes color,” suggested Ida. nner was over, and we went up- stairs in a body to see the wonderful oat that looked black to one and gray to another. as 3 Sing and we jum n t on window sill was a Jarge gray oa Bert exclaimed te. “Where in the wore trom? Whereis my black cat?” It is agray i We went in, shutting the door after Mother put out her hand to then threw hack her head and langhed heartily. did you bring her home in, Bert 7” We all joined in the laugn, when Bert pointed to an empty flour sack, and we fonnd that every time we touched the eat a little cloua of dust rose from her fur. all the flour was out of we found, as Bert sa fur, thint there ager id, to. great age and was a KROuUrce of amusement in many Why. One day John playing bear. He was on the floor on all fours roar. ing for all he worth, Suddenly the cat ran out from behind the stove and reaching up boged his cars twice, We children thought the way she did it was very fanny. She looked nc angry with John for making hi noise, Bhe always hated a When sister Ida plaved on the piano jump up right down on her bands to from playing We were all and wae children funeral. She lived wns Wan BUC a HORE, i Laks and keep her died, fine sorry when she LAYS her ta WHERE THE LEAVERS WENT Mai foot fall of lenves, "They lovely i ted Vonald, paraffin . - rhame, rad eline. he was curled of a great ocak-tree, Crimson Ye sorted i's a perfect up at the Rp low Je carefully and they re 00 snd whieh she die so ROooOn, die, 1 mean,” ah “They're beauties,” ‘and a little keeps them rather well I had a box up-garret all last winter,” said Made “You can spread out lovely things, wreaths ilve # COrTed i d and Ts pi euRinge line, } and borders" ‘I have it!" cried her hands “*Aunt Let's seud her some ‘Aunt Madeline, little wet in Cowes, Fnglan SBurely,” said Elsie. neyer forgot anything. “Poor little ili thing! And one Aunt Bet was amusing her, she described Aner ican sutumn leaves 1 Gils could some not glow with “Hhe zhall “I'm a packer trom Bet's leme child ! child 7” sad *Oh, do Ban we, Aunt lame my stifled tot'a YOu jet mesn tHadys day when and wish MIN Fuglis olor like hen, a ville ‘And my pressed loaves are sweet,” declared Madeline, ran for the stack of old k= in which they usually pressed tropliles ‘Exquisite,’ Pet, when ’ box, CSREES. WAS The while Eisie Lim their Aunt a WO said ins de presented for leaves the ier her inspection lay between and on the top were ds and a hittle y little note that ig chair | marvelous which had come to b the ocean. At Chris livered lays re OO paper, iren’s car Bu merry tring bs Te sved it even better 1) treasure fA er fron i 8 quaint her ir CRIT YA NR triad etter Briarvale House, Cow Dear Friends: } nd of a dull, du if } noch pleasure me. 1 had a tea-party and mother garnished the table with them, Guy Fawkes So many callers are charmed to my leaves, and 1 have made water color dr Ings of them, and an album, besides plan: erewel designs and laying pat My Christ mas box cannot ibly bring vou such joy, but let it bring Thank you, dears, Merry Christmas ; Your little {fri (ladys ir ifRYER Cal when 1 fin as they , at ad suythaing ihe ¢ Any i been so il preter. been to Yel have on night on nw one Rane. I'm going to etter myself, answer hat : even if she isa girl,” de red Aunt “Dou’s Bet, just arriving, isngaed Hadys of hing Ami gle etlera wil Mrs. Kane has « Are, Won believed be lapfui of an av alia rial pen of our but neveg ays Hite heard winds, one blow a fhe way could leaves all Wight.” “And bring back English a Yankee Christmas, it sort of an clone,” And they all jaugh to the Isle fn or “ey cy- 3 3. ..8% BOY papa. international mE d happily. Voice Pictures. To take a picture of your voice it ix only necessary to tie a sheet of thin strong paper over the wide end of a fin trumpet. Hold it with the sheet of paper upward, take a thin pinch of fine sand amd place It In the center of the paper, hold the trampet verte. ally above your face nnd sing a note inte the lower end. Do not blow, but sing the note. lower the trampet carefully and look at the sand, You will find that the vibrations of your voice have scattercd the pinch of sand into a beantiful sound pleture, Every note in the musical scale will produce a different picture; so you way produce a great variety of them. Some of these pictures look like pan- sles, roses and other flowers; some fook like snakes, and others like fly. ing birde~in fact, there is no limit the variation, If you wish to wee the pictnres while they are belag made, you may employ an old bell shaped ear trumpet, or you may use your trumpet with a short | 1 SASATIES AND KLUITJES. Queer Dishes that the Boers Are Food Esting. The instinct of good feeling is inhe ent in the Boer character. In a grea many cases it is impossible for him t indulge his predilection because of hi his isolation from market and the scarcity of provisions, But If be has the opportunity bh feeds well and often; certainly far bet ter than a man in a position In England, This must not be taken) however, typical of the average country but rather of the domes tic of the better class, eduented Pretoria officials and the lige, They are very fond of sweetments in every dpe and form, and are exceed. ingly atl home-made preserves, Tangerines or naartjes are a very com mon fruit, called “naartje excellent. The fruit is preserved whole with su gar and syrup, and has exquisite aroma peculiarly its own, There is an excellent kind of eake called “moss belletjer,” made of grapes raisins and “moss,” which is the juice of the grape iu first stages of fermenta. tion, During the making season, of the Colony, this is used instead of yeast hy the uch like, called Hike ins Boer, drrangements cleaver and a comfyt” Is preserve quite au or its wine in paris Comme country folks for buns and s An old Dutch “koesisters.” and Cape aly sweetmeat is is made of flour, su gar, eggr, butter and yeast, They dipped In syrup and dried. Their particular exvellence in the fact that if are properly made they will keep for months “Honing just nnd is very and rich: it is flavored with brandy, and is not unlike French pain d'epices. “Mebox” is a8 very com mon and nniversally appreciated prep aration of dried and salted apricots They are dried in the sun, then flattened out and the extracted crystallized sugar and salt are sprink led over them, and they are then stored for winter Many people declare that is an effieaclous remedy for seasickness, “Rys Jeu are situple rice dumplings, which are usu- ally with curry or with boiled corned beef, and they form an excel lent accompaniment to sweet potatoes, which are a luxury A very excellent Is called “one spices, fire lex they koek™ is honey cake HW the hot 136 ime, “mebog” on" eaten in themselves, form of « ferwetze pastel” It of dish, bicken pie isan with spices, on eggs and ham it exceedingly toothsome, and might with advantage be added to an English bill of fare. A typical Boer dish Is called “kabobs,” and is probably derived from a Malay origin leg of ton cut curried itm elaborate SOT wine, lemon, however, “sasaties,” or nut fried, shewers, suggest the mit it Is very This consists of a up into little squares, and then perhaps, somewhat grilledi on ay, 13 good, io appetizing hone eal se meat, 1 indeed, an here is a great deal of Sone « of the nds. nar ettien flavored pod, rather r ingredient onding to our A Pe uliar fat talis, ip. and which delicacies, ned condiment an to cold indian bread dump with soup or d ch make excellent s othor ax for above also used in the Biatjaog ix a with agrecable botee™ and $80 com ngs, are “oookios” made extremely “Bo TY. men ti hot and is adjunct a species of chillies, meat. wm or “brood kluitjes” are which are served stewed chickens “Boon tie * stew. A “bredee” which anything may be guinces, for ipstanpce, matoes In some parts of South Africa It is called but “bre dee” is the speliing “LFOSIO rather appalling, it than fried w and “Wentel jeefijes” are a sort of pancake, but crisper and more fia vorsome., “Wafels” are wafers, such ae one gets In Switzeriand and some parts of France. The most ivpically wer food of all is purposely left until the last. This is “hiltong.” the provender of the Boer on the veldt, and the most sustaining form of dried meat ever invented, The beef or venison must be cut from out the bind leg of the animal, from the thigh bone down to the knee joint. IY is salted, saltpetred, pressed and dried in the sun and the wind, It will keep aay length of time, ana for eating 1 is shredded with a pocket knife, bredee™ is a dry bean sort of stew In put with ad or to- i= a vantage: “brady,” Drateh A ROUNUS Correct hoender” srile but is nothing more chicken ith onions, chillies spice A Reusdabout Journey. What is the most roundabout jour ney that the absence of proper steam whip communication entails on the in. habitants of any country? Surely it must be that described by our consul at Loanda, Portuguese West Africa. 11 one of the 6.000 whites of Angola, or 1.500 Buropeans in the Congo Inde pendent State, who so frequently need change of clitnate, wishes to spend a week or two in Cape Town-<which shonld He, even by slow steamer, only six days distant-he has to travel 1.000 miles from Looandoa to Madeira, catch there a Cape steamer, and jour: ney for another fortnight the 4800 miles to Cape Town. It thus nesds fully a month's continuous travelling and 7.000 miles of it to reach & point only 1,000 miles from the starting
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