New York City.—Tucks of all widths] and arranged in every possible way are | seen upon the latest gowns and walsts | and are as charming as they are faih- MISSES’ TUCKED WAIST. lonable. The very pretty May Manton | waist shown young girls to a nicety and is appropriate for all the suits I'he original is made of white batiste | with trimming of and is well suited to copfirmation, to graduation and to summer wear, but soft wools and simple silks pre equally effective, The lining can | be used or omitted as best the | material i The waist consists of smoothly fitted | lining, the front and the backs. The | front is tucked to yoke depth only, and forms soft folds below, but the backs | are tucked for their length. | The trimming is arranged on indicated Jines. The sleeves are tucked for | several inches below the shoulders, | Valenciennies lace general suis entire ONE OF THE SEASON'S ) then fall free and are widened to form | the soft full puffs that are finished | with deep cuffs. At the neck is a] standing collar, The quantity of material for the medium size is three and one- half yards twenty-one inches wide, three yards twenty-seven inches wide, two and one-half yards thirty-two inches wide, or two yards forty-four fnches wide, with two and one-half yards of Insertion and trated. Lines of Grace and Beauty. guire great artistic skill the days of Josephine's court. talized at Versailles tainly bequeathed to by David, cer- the world of seems to shape itself in just the curves and draperings desired. Many of the handsomest new gowns are garnished with it. One, a wedding dress to be sent to England, was in wood brown cloth, the entire front being of wide brown fringe. The three rows were so arranged that they came to a point in front, and the emplecement or yoke about the hips was of narrow bias bands of taffeta brought together with herrihbone stitch, The back of the skirt was sunpleated, and fell very full and gracefully. The corsage, made with wide ceinture of brown taffeta, was sunpleated, and over the shoulders collar, finished off in The collar made the empiccement skirt sunpleated, and the was a pointed wide fringe was similar The cloth pleatings made small and of as little of ns possible, to produce the effect such omplished h crepe de chine or There is a to an was the goods as ac eolienne, being prepared and gpecial qua just now wii as soft Dainty Hair Ornaments, the daintlest of ornaments for tied in ig invis a fancy is a jetted ribbeo French bowknot ibly Ww si} jet hair « omb fashion and arranged on Girls’ Gibson Dress, So-called Gibson dresses, or those pleats over the shoulders effect, always are girls and are much in style. This stylish one designed by May Manton the familiar waist with a side pleated skirt and is made with that give a broad becoming to little combines {OST POPULAR DESIGNS, both new and attractive. As shown it is made of dotted pique of the new, soft sort, and is trimmed with collar and girdle with tasselled ends in place of the plain belt, but all the heavier cot ton and linen fabrics, and such wools equally appropriate. The waist is made over a body lining the centre front, and itself consists of fronts and backs. The pleats are wide extend over the shoulders, con pleat at the left side of the front. The sleeves are In bishop style, with straight cuffs, The skirt is laid in backward turning side pleats that meet at the back and form 1 wide box pleat. It is seamed at the waist and closes at the left of the material required seductive to feminine charms, while it Is admirably d’intericur, the toilette de bal, or the robe de diner. The Empire gown cer tainly ranks to-day as a picturesque example of the refined and artistic taste of the gracious wife of Napoleon the First. [It is an inheritance which all fashionable women of foday strive to possess, for a periectly attired wom- an surely displays her Individuality and refinement in her own particular style and shoplicity of dress, Lines of grace and lines of Lganty are the primary considerations of the well appearing woman of to-day. Every- thing else must be subservient to these two factors. The most supple and clinging materials, with harmonious trimmings, are gought for. No style introduced seems to fit the manner of dress more than the fringe which was brought out in the early autumn, It was a little stiff and ragged then, but that now brought forth by the maker cannot be improved upon. It is satiny, goft. and while it posseges enough body. The closing is made invisibly GIRLS’ GIBSON DRESS, for the medium size [eight years] is five and one-half yards twenty-seven inches wide, or three and one-fourth yards forty-fonr inches wide, Margaret is HK ia enth By men, You renewe This strong mental a so much of its vital force any one who your apathy, your interest in life is from all and combined with optimism sends oul the effect sometimes lasts swecomplished during that time. If one miud has the power to do It is a pe istie gqualiti defective in fact, some lie in our power to alter lefect they will go to untold You meet a friend, and remark He will sizh and answer, “Yes, 1 am ing that that onc admit than ever But ind see power 80. ular are mental, thin QLes inch trouble, ho ot 42 efore leaving him casually hint gsion change is born in his eyes ¥ his expr : A new light as applied to self-improvement, he wqualized and well balanced n Children are natural i f them iceture | that atmo every mind the kK. character le about the seemingly way, and not a any physical it does remedy it he has comfort and to grown dream more pathet! nevel aim acrifices 1 No reward! crown 2 ry far from accepting the as a bus wat means of should not ir i ness Ltransg secur! only and thu of pe the pleasure gradual steps It erican nature, that a y« and may | after marry sacrificing his sal her honors of ti} og-cabin as if It were is one of Am ung ¢ ‘ a fashi said to me 1} of all the girls ¥ & poor mis wife She ' lieutenant, but and managed so wel sinning of married 1} i aver sn to begin with em A sense of secu EE came that always gives small weans — Suc Fo ahe WAY An 4 fitted to wi Of & YOung officer who was him at first year's scanty 1 am con it isa a bad thing it it, and 1 x &} die On 1hel i with desirable witha Foy 22 Prof. H. T. Peck § HE of a father for h % 7 love daughi¢r is. 1 think, the purest comes the what very nearest 0 Jove that earth can know, the love that we all imagine the divine love to be The love of a husband for hig wife when It endures the storm and siress which mark the period of mutual adaptation, beautiful: yet it had its birth in passion, and the its early years remain to keep it very human. The given father or a is wonderfully memories of love that to a almost But of gerene ide, and onal p selfish the love of a con? derness - ~Cosmaopiiitan lacks the exaltation and supreme The love of a yet there is a jouch of per which renders it not wholly child who has been in its purity, its unalterable profound delight, and its infinite ten in it, — SHOULD READ ALOUD, An Accomplishment That is Neglected Too Much Nowadays. Reading aloud well is as an accom- plishment ranking next to music as a means of entertainment at home and in the family circle. In a pasi generation the long winter evenings anticipations, which were realized when they were chiefly spent at home, and going to parties was the exception, The father, mother, and children all gathered in the common living room, themselves with some handiwork, and all, saver*very small ones, who had an and Interest. There is much talk just now about the study of child nature. It would astonish some of these stu- literature intended for mature minds was comprehended and appre given a chance to become acquainted with it. Scott's novels, “Paradise Lost,” “Scott's Poems” and other simil- ar reading have been a strong factor in forming a good taste in literature when heard by children from seven to ten years of age. Such children have of their own volition learned large parts of “The Lady of the Lake” “The fay of tht the Last Minstrel” and many small poems of great merit. One lady, recently dead, took pleasure, when long past ber eightieth year, in repeating gems of poetry learned In her early girlhood. Thera {8 too much light and trashy reading for children. They are left too much to themselves in choice of books. Parents are too apt to be en grossed in thelr own pursuits to give their children the proper training in roading aloud at home. Too much dependence is placed on their being taught at school. not sufficient time to give each child all the exercise in this that is needed. Reading aloud should be a home habit. One principal of a school has recog nized this, and is maging an effort Ww encourage children in the habit. He gives a credit to children for home readin aloud. and asks a report from the parents, and also gives the pupil an opportunity to tell to his class the things he has read. The responsibility of a child’s education is not wholly the teacher's. 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