New York City. close invisibly and are arranged in tucks | that extend from the shoulders are greatly in vogue and are much liked | i Blouses that a black velvet ribbon. under the hat and are firmly on top of the crown, ng the brim as supporters. At left side is a double looks as if it were made of spun glass, but it is really made of glistening borse-halr. der a flat medallion of black velvet and pinches the brim back to the crown ob the left side toward the front. cockade No Brim at the Back. The brim of the hat may be large and important in front, but it is always sharply cut off at the back. Indeed, it t sald that the hat brim does in the rear It ends not on across line, but in down BLOUSE OR SHIRT WAIST, both for odd bodices and the entire costume. The May Manton model shown Is made of crepe de Chh in pastel blue, with stitehings of corti- celli silk in self and of cream lace and narrow ribbon. At the front are ments of silk. All are, however, appropriate and ing can be used or casion demands. The waist consists of the lining, with fronts and back, and the and back proper. The back is for its entire length on the V shape and praduce the effect, but the tucks in front extend to yoke depth only and provide becom. ing fulnes«s over the bust. At the front edge are box pleats that meet neath which the closing are in the new at thelr left free to form cuffs. At stylish color black velvet drop or walsting omitted as fronts tucks lines tha Iv Sieeves 1 1 111 Mr tucked uppe: full pointed the ing tendency is emphasized by ends of iffon or some drapery of veiling, long ends of flower stems, there, Crescents of Black Velvet, all . sma <q demand to trim ) 1 escents ol » ceasionn ge of a broad then placed end 1 line belov oncave For the Giriish Figure. Rlouse cConts are re shown none at ton mode * entire costume and as shown, ¥ bands of whit alores cut in a deep point which matches those of the cuffs. The quantity of material for the medium size is five yards twen- ty-one inches wide, four and one-half yards twenty-seven inches wide; three and three-fourth yards inches wide, or three and one-fourth yards forty-four inches wide. Woman's Princess tiown, Gowns cut in princess style are ex- ceedingly becoming to many figures and make most satisfactory home gowns. The admirable May Manton model shown in the large drawing fifs snugly and smoothly and becomes sim- ple or elaborate as material and trim- wing are one or the other. As illus- trated it is designea for morning wear and is made of cashmere in a pretty ghade of beige, is simply stitched with corticelli silk and finished with gold buttons. | with corticelli silk, and makes part of a suit. All suitings and jacket mate rials are, however, appropriate and if | preferred the tunic can be emitted and the blouse finished at the belt. The jacket is made with fronts, back and underarm gores and is arranged to blouse slightly over the belt at the i front. The neck is slightly open, re- vealing the stock of the gown, and the front edges meet to form an invisible closing. The tunic is smoothly fitted { and is seamed to the lower edge. The sleeves are in the new bishop style, snug at the shoulders and full above the wrists, which are finished with roll-over flare cuffs. . The quantity of material required for the medium size is five and one-fourth { ! gide backs and under-arm gores, The fronts are fittec by means of single darts and all the portions flare freely at the lower partion, so faxhionabie effect. At the simple turnover collar. The sleeves are in bishop style with straight cuffs, The quantity of material required for the medinm size Is eight yards twenty-seven inches wide, six and one. half yards thirty-two inches wide, or five and one-fourth yards forty-four inches wide. The Strapped Brim, fhe modified turban shape reigns among the models. One of these Is a ronfection of ecru straw In a coarse and heavy braid. The brim is deep and made important by a monopoly of all the trimming used. At intervals ©” scarcely an Inch and a half it Is strapped with bands of Inch-wide rich » BLOUBE JAORRY, yards tweaty-seven inches wide, three yards forty-four Inches wide, or two and one-half yards fifty-two Inches wide. | | | i enterprise | heavily are ex- is an very returns Polar exploration hat requires to be And the doubtful, who funds can nobleman quest of It looks as if the omes to America in Nere pretty to succeed if he sure tised, The Shah of Persia says he would vigit America, but is afrald of the ocean voyage, He will have to the bridging of the Behring the transportation for Sea or line. wait wireless i States has allowed more fifty patents sors, according to Lippin- Of these over ninety to the Atlantic and Pacific Coast. Of The Unit than hundred or wave md ott's Magazine, Ong and arly all have beer mtally tr the tremendous ‘he latter ‘tually or ied, only automo the num January Francis COV OTE punches yd Edward the the any per transmit energy horse manifested In prize by Much offer of a $3.000 World's Falr auths 1 who shall successfully interest is cash swrities to S00 ros electrical one-tenth of a feet. This achievement mark a new step lopment of electrical scl experiments have been in the direcilon snggested would $ i The “automobile squint” is said to be the auto-car ailment that corres ponds to the “bicycle face.” resulting from looking ahead consiantly for ob. fects which, if not seen in time, might trouble. It is reported that numerous cases of automobile squint | have been treated in Europe. A medi | eal expert quoted recently in the Lon: don Chronicle holds that while pass { ing swiftly through the fresh air In an automobile and thus hardening | the facial muscles and quickening the circulation, the rider acquires a youth. { ful appearance, “In spite of a certain ! tense look which the sport brings into | the face” We conclude, therefore, | that automobiling is good for the | bealth, remarks the New York Sun. Catse The first iron ship has more re | puted birthplaces than Homer, accord. ling to Chambers’ Journal. Both the | Clyde and the Mersey claim pre-emin ence in this redpect. Sir E. J. Robin. son, of Edinburgh. designed an iron veseel in 1816, which was not launched till three years later, and it is sald that an iron boat was worked on the Fevern even as far back as 1787, Steel was not used in the construction of merchant ships’ hulls until 18590, Old salts were not alone in thelr belief that wood was meant by Providence to float, but iron to go to the bottom. A naval constructoe of some repute once sald: “Don’t talk to me of iron ships. They are contrary to nature.’ Now none but small craft are bullt of wood in this country, There are a multitude of women, espe- | cially housewwrres, and all other women | obliged to be on their feet constantly, | who are wretched beyond deseription, | simply because their strength and vitality is sapped away by catarrhal discharges | from the pelvic organs. These women get | up in the morning tired, drag themselves | through their daily duties tired, only to go to bed at night as tired ae before. Bh ] Mre, Eva Bartho, 133 East 12th Street, N. Y. City, N. Y., writest«"| suffered for three years with what {ss generally known as leucorrhes, In connection with ulceration ot the womb. The doctors advocated an opera tion which I dreaded verry much, and strong. ly objected to go under it Reading of the value of Peruana, I themght it best to give | this well-known remedy a trial, so [ bought | three bottles of it at once. Now [ am a changed woman Peruna cured meg it tank nine bottles, but I felt so much improved | kept taking it, as I dreaded an operation so | much. [| am to-day in perfect health, and have not felt so well jor fifteen years Mrs, | Eva Barthe, | rrr tee meets. | MISS LOUISE MAHON, Miss Loulse Mahon, 3 Glen Eallle Strept, Toronto, Ont. Can. Secretary of the King's Daughters, mnd Secretar of Lady Macon- bees, writes:—" If ai] women Knew of the benefits to be « {ved from tak ng Peruana we would have many happier and more heakh- ful women. iy henith has never been 100 robust, and tn easily fatigued and can not stand much. out a year ago 1 was so run down that I had to take to my bed, and be came weaker and weaker, A friend advised me to t3y Peruana, and [ have great reason to be grateful, for In €wo weeks | wasout of bed and in a month I was perfectly well, and now find that my health sm than formerly, so that | take twice a month and keep well."-1 FARRAR ARR RAR AA WAAR A WR WAS. Peruna is such a perfect sp case that when patients pb they can never be they are perm 3 re.ieve the sRgreeglne ay The backache ceases, the are strengthened, the re | gtk the digestion made § induced snently are gre ly fo runs Jarbara Valnut streets, Applet follows in regird to Pe “For years | ache and tored so 1 Alberty, iisrouraged A school told me © very much Peruna had b ited her and 1 sent out for a bott ! i ore to relieve me than all th > medicine | have ever — He Knew What to Do. THE MEN AND WOMEN Who Enjoy the Choicest Products of the World’s Commerce. Kupwiedge of What Is Hest More Im- portant Than Wealth With. eut It, must be apparent to every one that alitles of the highest order are necese sary to enable the best of the products of modern commerce to attain permanently to universal acceptance. However loudly keraided, they may not hope for world-wide preeminence unless they meet with the general approval, not of individuals only, but of the many who have the happy faculty of selecting, enjoying and learne ing the real worth of the choicest prode ucts. Thelr commendation, consequently, becomes important to others, since to meet the requirements of the well In. formed of all countries the method of manufacture must be of the most per- fect order and the combination thé most excellent of its kind. The above is true not of food products only, but is espe- clally applicable to medicinal agents an after nearly a quarter of a century of growth and general use the excellent remedy, Syrup of Figs, is everywhere accepted, throughout the world, as the best of family laxatives. Its quality is due not only to the excellence of the combination of the laxative and carmin- ative principles of plants known to act most beneficially on the system and pre- sented In the form of a pleasant and re- freshing liquid, but also to the method of manufacture of the California Fig Syrup Co., which ensures that uniformi- ty and purity essential In a remedy in- tended for family use. Ask any physi clan who is well informed and he will answer at once that it is an excellent laxative. If at all eminent in his pro- fession and has made a special study of laxatives and their effects upon the sys- tem he will tell you that it is the best of family laxatives, because it is sime pie and wholesome and cleanses and sweetens the system effectually, when a laxative is meeded, without any une pleasant after-effects. Every well ine formed druggist of reputable standing knows that Syrup of Figs is an excel lent laxative and is glad to sell it, at the regular price of fifty cents per bot tle, because {t pives general satisface tion, but one should remember that in order to get the beneficial effects of Byrup of Figs it Is necessary to buy the geauine, which is sold In original pack- ages only: the name of the remedy Syrup of Figs and also the full name of the Company-—California Fg Syrup Co. =printed on the front of every package. MRS, EVA BARTHO, EE TI rR) E EL RR jo 3 LT ny as Best 1 used it faithfully for two weeks, I have not but feel thankful woman. I am truly ~ rh Mrs, Kate Mann, 506 Bathurst Street, I suffered for years down pains an y there when that I conld {lly be spared. If Sond to tie when was bromght to my notice. Every to give me new life, apd every e me feel much better, and I proms f that If I found thet it cared me I vochts it so that other suffering ould know of it, have been In { [Tosh ite use, kfiohe and draggin Perun m+ too heavy to bear wh yOu are been a withy te Mann. ——————— KATE MANN, Perpna his sim out it again.” Mrs, MRS, u Mrs. Anna Martin, 47 Hoyt St, Brook{ Iya, N. Y., writes:—" Peruna did so such for me that I feel it my duty to recominen it to others who may larly afflicted, About a year ago my health was completely broken down, had backache, dizziness and (rd regularities, and life seemed dark indes We had used Perunpa in home as & tonicy and for colds and catarrh, and | i try it for my trouble in less tha months I became regular, my pains had ens tirely digsppeared, and | am now perfectly well." +Mrs. Anns Martin AAA NAAR AAAI CIN Mrs. Wm. Hetrick, Kennard, ton County, Neb., writes Washing« 1 am fity-six years o have not felt well since Char Life began In VeArs ago somewhers most of the time the out 4 5 cold speiis, and 3 ppp TE : Fv cane go pg ” New York, N.Y. PRICE FIFTY CENTS PER BOTTLED
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