R TARE Lapies: A HINT TO MOTHERS. Inexpensive and durable picture books for the little ones may be made from paper cambric in bright colors. One-half yard will make a book with eight good sized leaves. Pink the with ribbon. The colored plates fashion magazines, etc, will furnish very attractive pic- the cambric leaves, The making of the books will be an agresable pastime for the older children Good Kk ing. THE PICTURE HAT. picture ha. has beautiful than it is today. The more Yet that it £0 Wrong for the simple reason is often donned by the There is a terrible type of would-be artistic lady who imagines that she possesses all the qualifications neces- sary for the successful wearing of the picture hat by reason her edge of art But unfortunately lady has no knowledge whatever dress, and she to be above the vanities of this world, apart from art. The always 3 as can easily at a studio. of knowl this of profe IS result is be proved by a’ Washington Star THIN BLOUSES. No self-respecting nowadays woman attempts to w thin blouses without a silk or Shirts and avoided by ar 1 mwrsaliy inside x atx Ih nusiin underneats slip always be ¥ ne oO P : blouses should vy the untidy ty woman To look well they m be beautifully put on and properly arranged at the neck and Practical a higt noon ust waist, made with while after transparent the neck line beautiful lace lars. Except the hottest of mer days, a transparent neck worn in the morning with a tailor-made and skirt appear incongruous against the laws pf good dressing shirts and are now collar 1 stock, blou 1 ft with ses are to ' ol on sum- coat and COLORED MATERIALS FAVORED As for the prevail; gray, beige, which hold colors, pale, soft .ints cream a aeep- might be described as the field, d for these the ideal trimming | lace or em- broidered lawn, an easily i to the A dress of deep apr and er tone, apricot, suited a scroll design and strappings on } says the Delineator, a glace coat « Irish lace apricot silk prominent artist poses to ot Tuscan of black of lace chiffon. SKirt, with coat completes of of the own straw | rush an mounted AN APPEAL TO WOMEN Lady Florence Dixie makes a strong appeal in the Independent to the men not to wear birds in their hats, the killing of which, she a barbarous as is wearing She contends that the turning of hats into bird coffins does not even the appearance of the wearer, and that if men were asked to give a frank opinion they will the question ers that woman's hat is disgraced and disfigured, not adorned, when it be comes the receptacle of extinct bird life. In her opinion “the hat of many feathers” which women of fashion wear {8s as grotesque and unsightly as the fantastic headgear of the wild savage. “I appeal to WoO argues, is custom, the improve assure women.” continues Lady Florence, “to let this custom come an obsolete and teach rising generation to regard it as barie to buy a hat loaded with the remnants of extinct bird life the purveyors would cease to send forth the order to the bird butchers to provide them with the thousands and tens of thousands of feathered ‘dreams of beauty’ which are annually sacrificed on the altars of fashion. Be merciful, my est prayer. Without it, true gress is possible” Lady Florence Dixie 1s the wife of Sir Alexander Dixie and daughter of the seventh Marquis Lady Florence is a keen champion of he. one bar is no pro- theory into practice by acting as war correspondent to the Morning Post during the Boer war of 1881. a keen advocate of the for women and is herself as much at home on a barebacked horse as in the saddle, ning and Chamberiainesque, “Quod said.”) SHIRT-WAIST BOXES. The shirt-waist, that has become the one permanent feature of feminine ap- parel, though it has modifications from season to season in cut and trimming, has developed a need for a convenient place where they may be laid when brought home from the laundry. To stretch out three shirt-waists, properly laundered, will take up the whole space of a bureau drawer, and & good deep one at that. A chiffonier drawer is so shallow that a well-stiffen waist scarcely finds room there, neither may one hang up a waist and expect to keep it in shape. To overcome this difficalty the shirt waist box has come into existence to gnswer the proverbial “long felt want,” and while they are offered by manufac. turers, upholstered professionally in erstonnes and other printed cottons, the average woman is clever enough . gelf. Get a clean wooden box from grocer, one about 32 high, or larger {f more waists are to be kept in it, Get a box in which canned goods have been packed or somes other per fectly odorless staple, and take care that you do not get a soap or a shoe box. Line it with paper, plain or fancy: put the lid on hinges, and then cover outside with cretonne in box plaits, making a eushion for the top that may be stuffed with excelsior or fibre. For shirt-waist suits a much longer box is required, the length of the skirt fact, and this fixed up as a box with plenty of pillows on fit, the appearance of the room; than six adds to in one, a room receptacle is not a little surely. a long, narrow collar holder made of little protection collars nicely This box for the shirt-walist also room for the skirts.—Philadeiphta Record. suits gives best white THE AILMENTS OF CHILDREN. That ted with the ghould be affli and and paren children headaches shotild be applied is unnat cause investigated at once if the remedy would 0 preserve hegith and live children first i their One of the causes of heada« is too often growth ody keep chil feed and Plenty them firtla ILLITE x { imprope Or overes Regular hours and suitable diet only remedy. have a the Headaches frequently in which case by warm ous origin should be kept and the baths; also massage back and give Sometimes and jo “ them] cool Oia tions feat by the limbs an atha av . 3314 are aeraai- may rn the blood from ary. bein other the and let them hours of the day and nothi a rule rigidly the children’s bed wall at night There should be a of air all around if you them to up healthy and The window should never and a wide open one, even in the eX have Meals ng be- kept be regular intervals Id be pushed against the or back in an free current alcove want strong shut, depth of winter once they grow a that their eyes are sheltered from the iight A strong light falling on the eves when any one is asleep weakens them, and the sleep is not so refresh- ing. Washington Star. grow he ustomed to it See FASHION NOTES Toques and hats of corn color foe tinted straw are much Paris Suede belts are beautifully in gold and silver thread A new chain bracelet is chrysoprase at regular has a chrysoprase heart at the central Ow favored in wy bye d embroid- ered with set An black effective taffeta, is tucked in black part bodice the lower black lace In large designs, making it very open Belt buckles of copper, either with or without combinations of silver, are worn. They do not look well on black or upon a color which presents too strong a contrast. Stick-pins are in the devices of golf sticks, ping-pong racquets, crops, stir- rups and bits, Dark blue and vivid green is a col or combination introduced by a Pari. The lighter tones of suede are be ing much used for the more severe styles of slippers. Silver grays, fawns, delicate tans and a putty tist being included. in the ist, A big bow of white ribbon striped with black and having something of a gray effect trims a deep straw-<colored hat, which is finished around the edge or the rim with small black berries and narrow gray-green leaves. in Paris jot buckles are taking the place of circlets and buckles of bril- liants, ' One of the pretty chiffon ruffs has around the neck innumerable little white ostrich tips with the chiffon folds. The ends are of the chiffon alone. Pretty barette pins to be seen in the best jewelers’ are in shell, with a de sign in gold wire upon them set with pearis. Shell is one of the most satis factory ornaments for the hair, . In tha State of Sergipe, Brazil, thers are 671 sugar factories. b "Household Column. x. CRACKERS. Put a few dried figs in a very little water and simmer soften. Drain { and chop fine, making a paste with a { little whipped cream. Spread between | wafers and two together, FIG to press WATERCRESS SALAD. Steep in cold water some watercress; when to serve pour over a French dressing made with one table spoon of vinegar, three tablespoonsful of salad oil, one tablespoon of scraped onion and salt and pepper; mix well and pour over the cress; cold boiled | beets may be cut in dice and mixed garnish with olives. adv reaqy with the Cress MILK SHERBET. het A milk sher is something of a { novelty in the list of cold things. Add ithe juice of three lemons and of one to and a half cupfuls of together till the two then begin and pour If mixt in three parts of of — Har one sugar Work | seem half melted, in upfuls of milk. milk is add rapidly, the may Freezs { ice mixed pers orange alowly four the : ire curdle th one part salt Bazar HARICOT LOAF of BEAN beans OOK Unt Y SHORTCAKE one STRAWBERR Mix together half of a teaspooniy spoonful of teaspoonful of 4 WO nful this three tablespoon add suffi iouUgn niece pif and SW oR ito a each thick fent Divide out two-thir Lay on grefsed in a hot it wl oven Foxes wnfial of ipiul of a3 possid A pastry pans covered powdered sugar and bake in a moderate oven for about ten Lutes POTATOES perry BCR LE 8 A Southern the followin rule for her handing taste and odor dish, and yet i its composition Take one large 4 spoonful of lard and and jet | heat in a stewpan or kettle When hot stir in one large tablespoon of flour. Stir until smooth, then add one medium-sized onion cut small Cook for one minute or until i then stir in one guart of potato dice previously prepared Add suff them, a t and a dash of peper the and let wi k until! the potatoes are done through i and the water has boiled quite away | This dish is not difficult to { and may cooked in about | minutes DOK Eave and unde was a dist kan about entered stewed there potatoes of chi no icken butter small brown boiling water fo spoonful | Put a lid aver of zal Kettle prepare be twenty HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE To tall good eggs put them in water; i if the large end turns up they are not { fresh By dipping fish for an instant { boiling water much of the { in removing the scales will come Lard for pastry should be used as hard as it can De cut with a knife It should be cut through the flour, not rubbed. Unbleached muslin covers slipped over piliows before the real cases are put on will lengthen the existence ot the outer case A good cook says her test of when bread is ready to go in the oven is to try it with her finger. If the dough springs right up and leaves no dent of the finger it ought to be baked im- mediately.” If there are badly discolored spots on silver which nothing in the way of a silver polish will remove, try fine salt. By the way, an excellent home made silver polish is made from pow dered chalk mixed in a thick paste with water and a teaspoonful of am- monia. it is at the top that comfortables and quilts wear out and soll soonest. Prevent this by sewing at the top of these a strip of cotton, doubled in the middie, half being on the inside and half on the outside of th: comfortable. This strip can easily be removed and washed when soiled. To remove the odor of onions from the hands rinse them well under the cold water tap and them rub them with a plece of celery or soma parsley, in difficulty be over (HIVES' CORRESPONDENCE MUNICATE IN STRAIGHT FORWARD WAY, ngenious Ruse to Inform a Man Too Elaborate or Audacious. sretly slaborate a scheme of rascality or send a warning of imminent danger ‘rom the police. Nobody knows bet- ter than he, however, that by avail mg himself of the orthodox channels ae runs the risk of discovery. Hence t is becoming a common practice for slever rogues never to communicate n a straightforward way if they can avold it, but, to set up aud ase peculiar postoffices, which are es- sentially their own A typical case was that of a man who was “wanted” connection with certain notorious turf frauds. When warrant ued he sought shelter in shabby lodgings in a back not five miles from the Bank f England He had friends who rongly objected his capture the instead in if th wan | Hoe Was 188 treet 1 tn mainly becaus drance in loc) ould hav led unpleasant But they another of the ¢ that bereavs the The grief wire RCC 80 far as ympan ied maney order yf London 2 dozen black tie rit hout del 2 gesirs stranger transfer to ho was to surreptitiou his passage taken iim a store of money which ha ecounterfolls been name Lon under a false Nothing genjously audacic playing a game the loss of which means penal y them. In a Midland town style and the odor of is borate or in. is to men sorvyit ide d in outward strongly with a coiners- respectability a who suspected of gang of “smashers”— that is, who also disposed of sham foreign notes and did quite a brisk business in worthless securities There was no doubt that person bein in was jeague by a master mind, whom the author ities had no moral doubt was identi cal with the aforementioned gentle was never to be seen in dubious com- pany. and the postman never brought him a letter which he was not willing to affably show to anybody For months there came to Smith's house morning a young milk. man. with a placid smile and a shiny innocence. He had set him he explained to his custom with a legacy left to and every mornin he handed a quart can of milk in at Smith's area-door—and every ing Smith's {llegal correspondence was lying at the bottom of that guart can in a metal box, and the avery brow oi self up, ors generally, him by his uncle the most cool and daring of all Smith's tools, while the milkman was another. The “smashers” had him up in business simply and solely dress to which to send the missives it was his duty to deliver. —Cassell's Saturday Journal.’ Subduing a Bully. The Siberian railroad traverses the greatest wilderness that steam has ever been set to conquer. The tam- ing of our Western prairies and moun. tains was a small task compared to this subjection of the Siberian wastes. An experience on a train, related by a writer in a Viadivostok paper, re minds one of the early stagecoach days beyond the Mississippl, and seems even more violent because the participants in the adventure were not rough plainsmen and mountain: eers, but a lady and a nobleman. When the train pulled up at Teitsi. kar in Manchuria, & Manchu noble, who had bullied all his fellow passen- gers, alighted at the station restau. rant, after warning them that he would decapitate any of them who took his seat. During his absence a smartly dressed young Russian lady entered the car, and despite the alarm- ed expostulations of Ite occupants, calmly appropriated the seat. When the noble returned he flew into a passion snd advanced tSreat. eningly with hiv curved saber drawn. But the young woman | coely covered 3 shining revolver, us for a pack of cows she exclaimed, and a “Do you ta then, “Hers The at her ntis ghe remalk- is my hero’ hu nobl=s surrendered, and feet for the rest of the Wn pes ig 1o her place Mane ROCHAMBEAU'S SBERVICES. Some Historical Facts Not Generally Known, There are some historical facts in America not generally America repre which are It is customary upon Lafayette of the United States during daye of the revolution. in as the ance the eritical to look France's assist apd among Frenchmen, while there is tiie fullest admiration for the gal lantry of Lafayette, it is a recognized fact that Rochambesau was the repre sentative of the French America at that marshal in the vice, and as such was offici with the of French strength time was a field " trusted leadership contingent which to the side of the gave American Lafayette the At irSUINE 8 game time, somewhat 1n« to Americ on from the French French A pendent stead of coming a first Yorktown th Admiral Washington of France CHEE at w in 1807 in i . military the gravity of his CA character iis remarkable reticence impress t on his officers and held his troops in perfect control, and he was a rigid disciplinarian he en- deared himself his his fatherly and watchful their srsonal comfort. The men him and was maintained through Washington's acity ed re 8 ed though to troops by care close for attach Washington correspond death between ence until 1793, WILD DUCKS, They Change Their Flight to Avoid Danger Points. seems almost that the of Sight, certain their line gome <==tent the lines where danger is greatest. It is certain, for that Canada has ghooting than Michigan in the St. C district, for the rea ducks change avoiding to their instance, better Lal air protecti and the ducks are frightened away by an early bombard consequence, the kill in has declined, while that on Michigan ax Akewise, | know one section of Wis consin that the country round fered corespondingly. Here, Sandusky shooting grounds example. Formerly the law permitted duck shooting as early as September 1. A number of the clubs of the Ottawa Club and declined to shoot now has scarcely a duck. one or two others until later geason’'s close, ducks were growing scarce on neighboring preserves the Ottawa men had the best of shooting. This was not only # =ood instance of virtue proving her own reward, but goes to show how local conditions may alter materially the kill of ducks. «From “Problems in Ohio Sport,” in Outing. A Story of Holland House. The place now belongs to the fifth Barl of lichester, a lineal descendant of the famous politician Fox, after. ward Lord Holland, the Lord liches ter, who owns over thirtytwo thou. sand acres in other parts of the coun try, has ample means for “keeping up” Holland House. Holland House, too, bas its ghost story. The beau tiful Lady Diana Rich, daughter of the #arl of Holland from whom the house took its name. was once walk: ing in the garden before dinner, when she met har own apparation, “as if in a looking glase.” A month later this lady succumbed to smallpox, and her sister, also, it is said, saw an appari. tion just before her death Cassell a Magazine, An iron jaw is no match fer an fronical ifaw. : # THE KEYSTONE STATE. From All Sources. juest merry Pittsburg, mat tee] Ding Clark He 3 Isaa frie ied a device Irgit picking « { flat iron handl Gwyn, Delmont, Pittsburg, 7 1 Hor ee bottie SICKNESS, y the res:- Walling- Lacka Berwick ned. At he station of the 1 anna & Western Ra was struck by lightning and | the time many passengers waitin the cl variou A horse, carriage & were stolen from the g room and all omMmces, but no One was wet h stable of Frank ingdale Valley eft of ti ty within a short t is supposed that a gang of thieves has its headquarters on warp or Locust Mountains All financial records were broken at the State Treasury in the month just closed. when an inventory of the cash in the general fund on June 30 showed the amount of $1042482172 on hand Among the new depositories of State money is the Colonial Trust Company, of Pittsburg, which has $050,000 on de- posit. It is said that Chas. M. Schwab and ex-Senator Flinn are directly con- cerned in the management of the Colo nial, Notices have been sent to the mem bers of the new Capitol Commission that a meeting will be held this week for the purpose of inspecting thé plans as completed by Architect Huston, of Philadelphia. The plans were approved some time ago and have been worked sut by Mr. Huston in order that the bid: ders for the work may get a complete idea what is to be done. It has been practically agreed to let the entire con- tract to one bidder and not divide the work. Attorney P. W. McKeown, for the past two years has held the office of jus- tice of the peace in Plymouth Township, has sent his resignation to Governor Stone. He has sent only one man to jail and sent no cases to court. He thoroughly investigated every case be- fore issuing a warrant or commencing proceedings against any one, and no one could be arraigned before kim for revenge. He resigned on account of change of residence. The Duncannon Iron Company has advanced the wages of puddlers in its employ from $4.25 to $4.50 per ton, har His oy
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