' i&iTi5?rt5i3&-i THE PITTSBURG. DISPATCH. SUNDAY APRIL '3; I89a- . 33" GOSSIP OF THE HOUR Margaret II. Welch lleales Fair In formation Seekers With the Latest Things Going. VARIATIONS OF THE SPOON FAD. rccentricities of Toutlifal Eeauly When She Gets at a Sheet or Taper With ateto Write. . Club in New York, probably Mrs. Amelia. juvcs-vjuanier was xne mosi marKeu target for the eyes of the assembly. She wore a rhite gown of some diaphanous material held at the waist by a wide, soft blue sash. Her lace is fair and classic, rather than strong. Some of the summer gowns now being made arc on the accompanying model a late French design. One of line French challi has a cream ground strewn with forest violets. The flounces, zouave vest, sash and rosette bow are of heliotrope moire, a double bias of cream mull edges the jacket, THE ADTEXT OF T1TE CLITIE BANG. A Gtmin Iashion of Etmratwrinp the Little Ones lhat Jliiht Well Be Imported. ssssmm S-rarT-rf rWKtTTI. 1VU Tilt, DISPATCH.! Hii souvenir spoon i -apnee, which has rown really from a "tjd" t o a "raove nient," shows no signs of abatement. Some of the Women's Clubs pre adopting spoons of distinctive and appro priate design to bear the club name and be used, chieflv, proba bly at christenings where the club may be interested. Some of the new spoons are marvels of beauty and grow in price almost perceptibly. A lovely after dinner coflee spoon has handle and bowl set in the ex quisite Norwegian enamel, which is trans parent and gives tie eflect of jewels. This finish wears beautifully, although it has a fragile look and makes the price, ?5 50, not, perhaps, unwarrantable. As might be expected the continued and violent spoon wave with which the country has now been affected tor some time has produced results. More than one youug woman can boast a collection of spoons reaching into the third hundred and to ac commodate these accumulations spoon cabi nets have appeared. Tiiey are tall, flat, shallow cases to hang on the wall of one's morning room or snuggery. An unbroken door of glass gives a good view ol the in terior, where a:raint some dark-colored vel vetecn lining, maroon, deep blue or violet, crimson or a rich hunter's green, the spoons are fastened through ribbon slats. Uneseen intended tor a bridal gift was of wood painted in white enamel and on the enamel sprays of blus foreet-me-nots were delicate ly et by the skillful designer. The in terior was lined with pale blue velvet. On the glass door, springing up from one corner, was a sprav of the" same flowers, and to complete thegift, a spoon enameled in forget-me-nots was the center piece of the case. This is an original design and the work of a young woman for a frieud who will be an Easter bride a cabinet maker helping her out with the technical part of the work. The Clvtie bang is replacing to some ex teat the Pompadour hair front, which Mrs. Cleveland made popular and which has long held sway. It will be seen by the accom panying sketch that tne hair is parted qnite to the forehead, leaving a few loose, light ccrls to serve as the actual bang; the hair is TNE TABLE, TIE ME DECORATIONS N HYH 2IILa A WHITE HOUSE DINNER, Something Sew and ycel. which trimming could be changed to a fringe of cream silk, drop fringe or pearl drops. The model illustrated has the waist and skirt in salmon pink nuns' veiling, w ith the trimmings in russet brown faille, with tinsel embroidery; the zouave filling is of pink surah, with narrow feather edging of pink aromid collar and wrists. The sash should tie in a wide soft bow at the back witli long ends sweeping down to the flounces, an effect which is not indicated in the cut. These wide sashes of soft watered silk or satin bordered and plain surah are a feature of many of the spring toilets. The note fashionable of the modern ele gant young woman is a thing to be studied and admired, "an it so please you." It she is using some marked paper with her crest or initials or perhaos the lettered nd. dress of her residence, she begins her note on the naturally uppermost page, turning over to the last page to continue before scrawling, crosswise, regardless of the fold, oyer the interior pages. If, however, she picks up a plain sheet of paper, delicately tinted and corded perhaps like a piece of Bengaline silk, she turns at once to the in side pages, writing there full across the length ot the page. Her capitals measure two inches in fieight,and there are no curves mthe handwriting. "When she has signed herself. Most cordially yours, Edyth Wyn koop Ballantyne (for "she adores v's and puts them in her name if It Is a possible thing) and taken nearly a pase to do it, she writes out with no abbreviation at the left nana. Home. Morning of March the flrtb-nJnety two. Or if, in lieu of "Home," the address is needed, it is put at the opening of the let ter, "Twenty-five Waverlv Place," In case it is possible to thus write "it out. Description of One ot J! re Harrison's State Functions by a Correspondent Who Was Present Costumes, Flowers, China and Service Mrs. Painter's Personality. rWHITTEN FOR THB DISPATCH.! Each winter the President gives a number of state dinners, besides' the public re ceptions. The number of dinners given is as the President wishes. It has been cus tomary, however, for him to entertain at his table, at least once during his adminis tration, all prominent office-holders and their wives. The Cabinet state dinners come first, always and oftenest The Am bassadors and wives are entertained next, then the Senators and wives. The mem bers of the House are left irbtil the last Often the season is too short and engage ments too numerous to permit the number of dinners necessary for inviting all. Mr. Cleveland did not succeed in getting around the circle. One of these state dinners was given re cently by President and Mrs. Harrison in honor ot their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer. Shortly after the arrival of the guests, who were received in the East Boom, the President offered his arm to Mrs. Pal mer, Mr. Palmer escorting Mrs. Harrison. Each gentleman had given him before enter ing the room a card with the name of the lady whom he was to escort to dinner. The dining room was a blaze of light The table extended lengthwise of the room and seated thirty-three. The majority of the gentle men were Congressmen, only two Senators being present. t Mrs. Harrison's Tnblo Decorations. The floral decorations were white and green and verr handsome. At each end of the long table stood an immense bowl of white tulips and delicate ferns. The center piece was a mass of white rosebuds with the green leaves. The mirrors were banked up with white lilies, white roses, palms and ferns. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison sat opposite each other at the center of the table, while Mrs. McKee was at one end and Mrs. Bus sell Harrison at the other. AU the ladies were in full dress. Mrs. Potter Palmer, who was at the Presi dent's rizht, wore a gown of blaok velvet over nine silk, the black velvet being cut in Vandyke points, allowing the pink silk to show from beneath. Aiound her neck were five strands of pearl beads, each bead being as large as a thumb nail. Hanging At the recent Mi-Careme fete at Sherry's, the famous New Tork caterers, last week, one of the things which aroused the aston ishment of all who saw it, or them rather, were enormous freezers of creams and ices which were worked by electricity. They were as big as barrels and held many gallons. From them the different flavored and colored creams were takenand packed in the varied molds which the art of the caterer now evolves and packed again till required. Nothing is more effective than the baskets of fruits seen on fashionable dinner tables of the moment, which, taken daintily off, resolve themselves into delicious creams. Other baskets, piled with flow ers, present the same metamorphosis; one hesitates only at brown and green roses which chocolate and pistachio make. At fashionable spring dinners the punch is always serTed in the dinner flower, a tulip, calla lily, jonquil, chrysanthemum or whatever it may be resting on its appropriate leaf. ' Maegaket H. "Welch. The Clytie Bang. then drawn back in loose, puffy waves to the crown, where it meets the graceful Catogan braid or elongated knot. "With ths style of uressing the hair, the ribbon and the velvet fillets so popular are partic ularly effective. T. ery mother knows that, though it is a practice upon which she should frown, and to which she does usually say, "Oh, that's not nice, dear," her children are still apt to assail her on her return from any func tion with, "Did you bring me some of the goodies?" All functions are "parties" to c'nldren. aud what is there to a party for a ( hild more enchanting than the supper? So it is no wonder they sigh for crumbs of the feast to which they are not bidden. It 1 a German fashion at ladles' luncheons to in- empty cornucopias or tiny baskets at each cover, which are meant to be filled with bonbons, little cakes and small fruits lor the chiidren at home. Thisisfit thought fulness for the land where Froebel, the child-lover, was bern and where the Gov ernment puts and piles in the little parks for the "kinder" to play in. r- No one eon object to the "rainy day costumes" which hiie really been much afiected by '.he smart set in London and Pans borne have been brought home by Amei.can women just returning and will do duty nt least as mountain and outing gowns ibis summer, if not shopping on a nasty day in town. The model is the same in general although various cloths and minor effects st oik out sufficient changes in the costumes. They are really pretty as well as useful. One brought over is of gray scotch cheviot. The skirt is plain with slight gores in front and lull in the back; it clears the ground by luilvfour inches all around. The skirt is unlined and faced with wash leather so c.illed, a sort of licht enamel cloth, to the depth of a quarter of a yard. A fitted silk blouse of dark red is worn with this and over this a natty, elegaul-fitting tailor-made jacket buttoned with black frogs. A toque of gray cloth, with a knot of red in it, dark red, gauntlet gloves, and black or red, button leggins with low English walking shoes of calf complete the toilet, with a dark red silk umbrella with plain silver handle. If this is a "reform" dress, there w ill be plenty to adopt one under so becoming and Btvlishaguise. A "linen" tea is a Lenten diversion which obtains for charity's sweet sake. Such are held in parlors, and all fancy ar ticles offered for sale are, as might be ex pected, of linen. The gamut in the fabric is run from linen sheets, heavy hemstitched and substantial down or np to dainty finger bowl doilies, sheer and exquisitely fine. Something of a novelty seen at a recent "tea" of this sort were the small double bags made cf fine linen, and embroidered with tiny pink rosebuds and drawn np with pink ribbon. They were called dressing table lauudry bags for small articles, but would prove useful for other purposes as wclL One liAd blue violets worked on it, and was tied with blue ribbons; this accom panied a beautiful linen bureau set worked in the same way. fc At the recent reception by the Atitbor'i VENTILATING A SICK BOOM. A Very Slmplo Plan by Which Drafts Are Neatly Gotten Eld Of. HE sick room Is best venti- f 1 . lated in the fm. lowing manner: Get two pieces of clean smooth board, half inch thick, eight inches wide, and in length exactly the window width, from casing to casing. Now raise the lower sash four inches and set one ot the boards in side the casing, two inches from the sash, and retting firmly upon the sill. The air com ing through now will be deflected npward, and instead of a current, you will have an atrial shower. Next lower the upper sash about five inches, place the lower edge of the other board firmly against its upper edge, and let the board's upper edge come inward abont five inches, thus securing the same uward deflection of incoming air with out hindering the outgo of noxious gases. in cases of tedious illness it is well worth while to have the upper boards put on pivots Uke the ventilators ot church or school windows. -I limn' HANDLING A SICE PEBSON. A Blanket Is Convenient to Carry Him Changing the Bed Clothes. "When a patient is too ill to be moved for the shortest space, change the sheets by spreading the fresh one smooth on the side opposite him, laying the other half of it in a narrow flat fold at the inner edge and slipping the bed's occupant gently over on the fresh cloth, then putting the fold half id place. from this necklace was an immense pearl. and attached to this was a large, beautiful diamond. It is not her jewels, however, that make her the charming woman she is. Her sweet cordiality of manner, her lady like bearing, her pure, womanly instincts, together with her beautiful face, make her one of the most attractive women of Amer ica. She has great executive ability and a clear business head, as has been shown in her management of the woman's depart ment of the Columbian Exposition. Beauty, when combined with brains and ability, carry all before it The President's Dignity Xever Relaxes. Mrs. Harrison was dressed in a most be coming gown of pure white silk, with low, square neck and no sleeves whatever, white kid gloves coming to the shoulder. She presided at the table with dignity and ease, being chatty and pleasant to alL She tin- bends more than the President He ap pears always the same, in office or at home. Mrs. McKee is a vivacious and most charming appearing woman, pretty, "full of life and good spirits, and a general favorite, of course. Mrs. Bussell Harrison, who was dressed in a gown of delicate green tulle, is a more stately type of beauty, and is con sidered very handsome. Miss Ha'ttie Blaine was a prominent fig ure among the guests. She has a fresh, bright complexion, attractive face and sweet, simple manner. "With her was Gail Hamilton Abigail Dodge who makes her home with the Blaines. Time is begin ning to leave its marks on the face of Miss Dodge, who was never what might be called pretty, but always clever, and that makes a face "inter esting. The dinner was not an elaborate one, but beautifully served. The china was hand some, being Mrs. Harrison's own. Fine china and good serving are studied points with Mrs. Harrison. The courses were few and simple, being blue points on the half shelf, then a clear soup, followed by a fish course with dressing and sauce, then small birds served with radishes, cucumbers aud tomatoes artistically arranged. These were all the meat courses. Then followed a salad, after which cream was served. Large molds of it, in the shape of a muskmelon, were passed, each guest helping himself. Fancy cakes and confections were served with the cream. The Idtnclers In the East Boom. The guests were at the table about two hours. ' Upon going back into the East Boom the coffee was brought in and served there. The time was then spent chatting, while most of the gentlemen had retired with the President to the smoking room. All this time the Marine Band played from its place in the hallway. During this even ing it happened to play a few measures of a "dance tune," whereupon Mrs. McKee, turning to one of the Congressmen near her, laughingly said: "Come, let us have the landers." Straightway a set was formed in the large square hall, with its inlaid marble floor, most admirably fitted for danciner. and amid much merriment the younger guests danced away. About 10 o'clock the gnests began to tBke leave. Cababell. "WHAT WOMEN WANT TO KNOW. Shirley Dare Talks Abont Wrinkled Throats, Sunken Cheeks and Flesh. Shirley Dare has found time to answer the followingqucstions from readers of The Dispatch: M. C "What will remove the drawn look from the throat, the wrinkled, drawn appearance seen in middle-aged women, but caused in this case, I think, by wearing a tight collar. The rest of my neck is good. " A tight collar soon spoils a throat, but would hardly cause wrinkles. Collars should fit easily and not be made with thick linings, which "heat, even cause inflamma tion internally. Thin intcrllnings, which may be stiff as'you please, and linen or silk facing next the skin should he used if one would preseive a fresh looking neck. Soak ing the skin with a towel wrung out of soapy hot .water, worn aud renewed fie or ten minutes, then rubbing in gently a pure cosmetic pomade is the easiest treatment. It should be taken nightly and during the day if speedy results are desired. Wearing the warm compress with dry flannel or oil silk outside to keep in the moisture and warmth freshens a throat and voice much. 2. "What will prevent the cheeks from looking sunk?" Puff them out with breath, full as possi ble and apply gentle massage with the palms of the hands, using them on both cheeks at once. When the face feels heated by the friction, dash the cheeks with warm and then cold water till relieved, and ipe with a warm towel. The massage should be circular, moving the palms round and round without lifting them from the face. 3. "Will anything not injurious restore gray hair to its original color?" HJmy hair were gray at 28, I should give restorative treatment a very vigorous trial. A gentle alterative medicine, followed by the well-known tonic, iron strychnia aud phosphorus, three times daily, after meals. Diet of fresh eggs and tenderloin steak,' mainly, three eggs for breakfast or half a pound of cooked steak if one can dispose of ana enjoy it, red wine or strong grape Juice, buckwheat cakes and shortbread, which con tain much strengthening and coloring mat ter. With a habit of sitting and walking in sunshine indoors and out, would I am persuaded, give a different account of early gray hair. It is not probable the gray hair would change, though not impossible, but new hair would come of a darker color. This is not to be discredited, for the balance of reason is in favor of the possibility, and no experi ments have been tried systematically since the great surgeon, John Hunter, ted his London-kept pigs madder to dye their bones red. Jfew women have the force to follow the treatment indicated faithfully enough to secure the effect It is shorter to use the henna dyes, which, so far from being inju rious, the Persians believe, increase the frowth of the hair. It colors hair from axen to deep chestnut brown or blue-black and is lasting. Before anyone has time to protest against advising things nobodv can find, I hasten to say that the leaves and extract of henna are now imported by East ern city druggists, and the dye prepared. Any good stiumlant hair dressing faithfully applied will in most cases prevent grayness as well as loss of hair. Pansy. "Please tell me what to do to re duce my flesh. It is very burdensome and embarrassing. Have always been too fat and am 18 now. Are any of the medicines advertised to reduce flesh reliable?" I find mvself very much in the case of the Sultan's physician, who was expected to prescribe for the ladies of the harem by feeling their pulse through a curtain with out ever seeing his patient at all It is not enough to say: "I have pimples," or "I have too much flesh" or liver spots. These affections often depend on conditions of health or habit long overlooked, and it is useless to treat the symptom without re moving the cause which lies back of it Yonng persons who are fleshy often lose their weight as they grow older. Obesity medicines taken in early life are likely to cause a weakness of some vital organ which at best leaves one an invalid. Sleep in pure air, on a hard bed, use frequent hot baths with a cool sponging after them and a good rub, work much and briskly out of doors, have a small garden and take the whole care ot it, avoid milk In every shape. For six weeks live on home-baked graham crackers oi crusts, lean meat and green vegetables. A cup of boiling water, drank hot as possible, half an hour before breakfast, .and a glass of sharp lemonade or clear orange juice before eating in the mornincr and the last thing at night are as good obesity medicines as any adver tised. Parents need to look after girls of 18, and see that they are not trying nos trums. LEGEND OF THE DEVIL'S BRIDGE. COSTUMES FOR EASTER. Spring Wraps and Bonnets That Will Be In Style Ucht Tinted Ladies' Cloths Tash. lon.ible Cnttlng a Cost of Homely Goods The Designs Illustrated. IWBITTKN FOR THE DISPATCH.l Our pantheistio symbol of Easter, the egg, in the, jeweler's .windows grows a bit tiresome. Why not revive for art's sake some others of the beautiful old pagan de vices? Where is the scarab, that bronee lmed, gaudy insect the Egyptians buried with their dead to signify that they should rise again? or the many-rayed morning sun of Persia? or the butterfly? or the wheel of change, "whose spokes go round unceasing ly?" Now is a good time to consider that if we would we could enrich our jewels in finitely with the symbolism of lofty thoughts. Something, perhaps, Indirectly, of these meanings may be read in the dress ot women on Easter Sunday, when women are dressed ideally, with liberal purse, right use of fashion, and with, above all, exquisite re- Simple and Subdued. finement of taste. Infinity should be sug gested in it, and the rarity of nature, and something of her glory of color. However it is in truth, it appears that at present we must look for our secular symbolism here or nonhere. The Jacket a Token or Spring. A jacket characterizes the spring cos tume. It is the outward token by which the gown reasserts itself after its winter swathing in heavy cloaks the gown's Easter expression, for, unlike the winter wrapping, it is in nature partly one with the gown, a sort of hybrid like the season itself. In evidence of this is the fact that wool suits made with a jacket are provided with a silk blouse tor house wear, the waist proper being the jacket itself. And a charming combination of textures and col- loose jackets, hanging straight from the neck, will be seen. A coat that fits smoothly should be of refined colors and, if possible, of rich material, worthy such close intimacy with the form, but a tan or other homely "coat is in better taste loose. These coats nuy reach below the knee, or measure only S3 inches from the shoulder down, but jackets unlike the gown, when made by the best private houses, are nnntually long. aney have plain seams and the edges are often left without stitching. The back be low the waist line has some fullness laid over in two box plaits, with the middle scam open. A costume that may venture into some dimly lighted church with the 'certainty of falling into color harmony with its stains nnd splendid dyes, eorreet in st)le and simple and subdued as it is, has a skirt of old rose camel's hair; a long fitted jacket ot black camel's hair with markings ot old rose; a hat of black straw, faced underneath with old rose, with a fillet of old rose round the crown, and black tips in front; and a paiasol of black, lined with mushroom fillings of old rose chiffon. A Gray and White Cheviot A gray and white mixed cheviot in chev ron pattern, has a fitted jacket 30 inches long, without trimming except on its front edges an inch wide border of black velvet, beaded on the iuside with narrow jet gal loon, lined with cheviot, jaboted from each shoulder down to the waist- line in front The velvet border is on the skirt Add to this a hat mingling white and black, and a black parasol covered with a full shirring of jetted net. A rich costume is of black velvet with a beautiful Easter novelty cloth woven with a colored ground of light blnish gray, cov ered with horizontal plaits of black a half inch or more wide, set so close to each ot!er" that bat a thread ot color shows between. The slightly trained bell skirt is of the novelty, cut with the stripes diagonal, and has a three-cornered breadth of velvet set in the back, and the edge bordered with TACK If ON THE WALL. - Get the best not the cheapest Confine your pur chases to such goods' as your experience and judg ment tell you are of the finest 'quality. No mer chant can build up a profitable business by selling inferior goods. When undesirable goods accumulate the wheels of business are clogged. Sell the most reliable articles at reasonable prices. Serve your customers with Dr. Price's Delicious Flavoring Extracts as they never fail to please. In a million homes for more than a have given satisfaction. quarter of a century they A Pretty Easter Novelty. DANGER IN HEAT DIET. Be fiTrC-A iv" il &&? ) qilWvy a nx7Am I rsw jzs (A ( l V it V i . If it becomes necessary to shift a very sick person's bed, place bim as gently as possible nnon a blanket covered with a sheet, tie the blanket corners ir. firm knot, pass a stout rod under them and let two strong persons each take an end of it, and so carry him In the improvised sling to the new couch. A loose, long bed-gown, easy In neck and arm-hole is the proper garment for a very sick person. If others" arc worn with it, when changing the clothes, pin all the sleeves one within the other with a trust worthy safety pin. Fits All llts stopped free by Dr. erve Epstorer. a flu aftrr first retoui cures. Treatise and S2 00 trill bottle free to Kline's Grest first day's use. Msr- Nerve Bcstorer. velous cure.. 1 Fit cases. Dr. Kline. 831 Arch St., 1'Iilli., fa. So Iilme Water or thn Alkaline Should Used With the l"lesU Pots, The evils of a meat diet are being ap preciated by many high livers in Cities, and these are being counteracted partly by the wealthy in adding more fruits and vege tables to their tables during the winter. The cheapness of meat, and a peculiar crav inc which the system seems to have for meat have gradually made it common for city people to live almost entirely off meat in the winter months. Meat is eaten three times a day in quantities, and the excessive use of such a diet is that rheumatic and gout temperaments are acquired. These temperaments are on the increase, and they are largely due to the excessive use of meat. Lime water counteracts the evils of this diet to a laree extent Alkaline wafers nf all kinds have a tendency to act as a dilu- tent, and hence are beneficial to persons addicted to a heavy meat diet Lime water nas a tendency to make children grow, and in countries where the drinking water is heavily imnrenated with it thn man m aDt to he tall. It is now used very exten sively in the milk for children, bnt it should not be restricted to children, for in tnis meat-eating generation men need It too. For a perfect sanitary diet, alkaline water is needed for every person who eatsheavily of meat, and this "means nearly everybody c&cepuiig tue vegetarians. The Value of One Blooded Animal. Electioneer was probably the most valu able horse thpt has ever been known to the world. He was the property of Senator Stanford, and left 99 descendants whose value aggregated $1,422,000. Among these are Sunol, Palo Alto, Arion and Advertiser. Besides the 99, whose value is known, there are yet at Palo Alto 107 animals whose value is estimated at $2,275,000, making the total value of Electioneer; worth to Senator Stanford $3,697,000, The congested air-passages are relieved by Dr. Bull's Cough Byrttp. Price only 25c. How Bis Satanio aiajrsty Constructed an Arch in Switzerland. The Devil's bridge in Switzerland is a wonderful single arch thrown over the Beuss, and it is said the torrent carried away all the bridges which could be con structed over its bed. One day the people came and told the bailiff of the canton of Uri that the newest and the best bridge ever built had been carried away the night before. To describe the bailiff's fury would be impossible. "Kone but the devil," said he, "can ever accomplish this work." Upon these words the balift's servant appeared with convulsed features, announc ing in a trembling voice, "His Satanic Majestv." The devil entered with a low bow. He was dressed like a Swiss peasant, and his long tail hung below his trousers behind. He seated himself at ease in an arm-chair, and resting his cloven feet on the glowing brands. in the fireplace: "You called me, I believe?" "No ves," replied the bailiff. "For the construction of a bridge?" con tinned the devil. "The service you speak of would be of inestimable value to us." " 'For nothing you get nothing,' saya the proverb," continued satan. "We expended ten ounces of gold for the lastrbridge, and I would willingly pay you double that sum for the bridge you would engage to build for us." "Bah I If you have nothing but money to offer me, you may keep it, I have all the money I care for." And picking up a glow ing coal from the fire with his fingers he put it into the bailiff's money bag, when, for a marvel, the coal became an ingot of gold as cold as a morsel of ice. "Very well, then; what will you have?" "Here, read and sign this paper; th.it is what I wish," and drawing a paper from his pocket the devil laid it before the bailiff. The latter read as follows: "Satan shall have for his own the first soul which shall pass over the bridge, which he, Satan, en gages to build in a single night." The bailiff, after a moment's reflection, wrote his name below the agreement; the devil did the came, put the paper into his pocket, and disappeared, leaving a strong odor of sulphur behind him. The next day a superb bridge spanned the Beuss, and the builder sat on a stone in the road, waiting for his promised reward. Suddenly in the distance ne saw the bailiff Commingj carrying a sack on his back. "How is this!" cried the devil; are you coming to cross the bridge first, my dear friend to sacrifice yourself for your com patriots" , "Not precisely," replied the other in a mocking tone. Then: he stooped and let down his sack at the end of the bridge, untied the cord that bound it, and let ont of it a great black cat, which crossed the bridge with rapid bounds. ,rWreteht" screamed the devil, "you thought you would trick me, but it will do you no good:" and taking up an immense mass of rock, he was about to annihilate his work, when a procession of priests appeared with the cross Dorne before them and ban ners flying, to bless the bridge. At this sight Satan quickly dropped the rock and disappeared, howling in disappointment and rage. "When the bailiff put his hand into his money bag for the ingot of gold, he burned his fingers on a red-hot coaL Very Modern. ors this permits. Thus a cheviot mixture of two shades of heliotrope and white has a blouse, jacket lining and skirt Valayens&all oi ueuotrope suk. Ian is the staple color of ready-made jackets for general wear. Black, gray and dark blue are also to be had. As to tan coats, a word. Buy one for common ser vice, and wear it fir your best, If you must, hut do not buy one purposely for dressy wear. This color, which is that of earth and of all nature when in dissolution, Is suggestivs of utility and not of elegance. You can't make the tan coat elegant by ad ditional expense or elaborate ornament. Xou will only ruin its character. Br ex pense is meant, of course, proportionate costliness for your purse A handsome tan velvet The coat of velvet reaches below the knee, and has loose fronts open over a long vest of the novelty with the stripes horizontal. The coat is bordered with an applique of black and gray passementerie. The coat sleeve has a flaring Louis Quinze cuff of the novelty bordered with passemen terie. This handsome novelty cloth comes in several colors, is 48 inches wide, and ?6 a yard. Worth is using it in small quanti ties with plain fabrics for panels, vests and other details. Mrs. Judge Hilton is wear ing a gown of it with blue ground, made up with black velvet A Bnssian Bloute Coat A wrinkled crepon of greenish gray has a Bussian blouse coat of velvet of the same color, falling apart in front over a simu lated inside blouse of the crepon, itself faced round with velvet There is a velvet belt with silver or steel buckle. The vel vet sleeves turn back just below the elbow, flange like, over a long sleeve of crepon faced with velvet. The hat is a gray straw sailor, trimmed with an alsatian bow of gray grenadine ribbon and English violets. Light tinted ladies' cloths are very fash ionable. Old rose, dull-toned heliotrope, reds, grays, creams and white are all worn. A cream cloth princesse,made with a figaro jacket and passementerie trimmings of brown, has a brown velvet shoulder cape. The oape is gathered full round the neck, reaches the bottom of the waist, and Is slashed up the back to the turn-over color. It is tied in front with long ribbons. Such things and others fashion has de vised for Easte. Some ot them are rich and expensive, and it is well to remember fants that "they should be kept in per petual motion and live as if they were al ways tossing at sea." And why? Because (he opined) fear is the emotion to he subdued "a fear caused by something that has gone wrong within," and the remedy for "an internal agitation is to counteract it by an external one." Which, practically interpreted,, means: if Ioor baby is afraid that be will not be al owed to look at the pretty candle light, or is worried by a pain or a pin trot him in cessantly and vigorously up and down, churning his little digestive apparatus into disorder; rock him uutil the head, bobbing helplessly, becomes dizzy and dazed in a mild form of congestion; and in sheer de spair, unable to express his feelings, the "agitated" baby takes refuge in an un healthy sleep. I do believe that a large proportion of the diseases of the brain in young children is caused by the nervous, foolish, cruel prac tice of keeping in perpetual motipn jthe del icate and susceptible little bodies and heads. That I mav further support myself in the position I have taken against the great Plato, I will instance the case of a woman who had been broughtinto the state oflnsom nia by means of a continual spinal headache which confused her mental powers. A new physician having been called he observed her during the first week of his attendance. One day no said abruptly: "Madam, you need no medicines. Simply abandon your rocking chair! She had the habit common to American women that of always sitting in a rock ing ohair, rocking incessantly, though gently, whenever she sat down. Banishing the rocking chair she recovered from both sleeplessness and headache. plates in Doulton, in the exact shape of an olive leaf, and silvered in exactly its cool, pale shade. China spoons, all bedight in pastoral colors, are quaintly pretty, but? A Cock on the WW. PRETTY THINGS IN CHINA. Artistio Offerings to Brighten Vp the Xable Novelties in Mirrors A "Wall ClocK in BI-Metal "Work Elegaut Banging Ian terns and Other Articles. WBITTZir FOB THE DISPATCH.! The "eafly bird" who is taking Lenten strolls through the china shops and furnish ing stores, with her mind bent on finding beautiful and artistic objects to freshen her town house or decorate her summer cottage, sees much to tempt her pur3e strings into untying. They are hanging lanterns in bronze and enamel for hall, boudoir or "cozy corner." trifle clumsy when you come to sip your coflee from their shallows. Any housewifely soul must rejoice at the thin, fine, daintily decorated custard cups of vitrified ware, warranted to stand fire as well as the hideous stoneware in whieh. hitherto she has been forced to send her puffy morsels to table. PBIHCIPLE OF THE AEBOPLAJTZ. Velocity on a Iarg Flat Surface the Secret orth Flying Machine. Uorth American Review. J If, then, a great weight should press for only an instant against a small resistance as that of the air it would for that instant be sustained. Hence it is only necessary for the weight to move fast enough hori zontally to rest for only an instant upon any given mass of air, in order to be sustained. As it moves from mass to mass it would not have time to fall through any one of them The principle is strikingly illustrated by Mr. Lang, of the Smithsonian Institution, by comparing such a mas3 to a skater mov ing rapidly ever thin ice. The briefest pause or diminution in his speed, and his support wonld instantly yield; but it is only necessary for him to move fast enough to glide over a film as thin as tissue paper. Here, then, is the problem of aerial nav igation theoretically solved. Given, a mass of any size and weight, spread laterally so as to rest upon a sufficiently large mass of air, ard moving with sufficient speed hori zontally, and your flying machine, so long dreamed of, and so' ardently sought, is achieved! Such U, or is to be, Prof. Lang's Aeroplane, the realization of the magic car-r pet of the Arabian Nights. ' DIDN'T C0MPIIMEHT MOBILITY. A JtJcaeo Mirror. WUh but little Trimming. melton can be had for $30 as plain as a kersey at $10, and would not be an expen sive morning coat for some people, but an embroidered tan coat at the same price would lack refinement. A Homely Coat Slant Be Irtiose. If you want a spring coat for elegance let it be like the gown, however cheap, or at least be in color harmony with the gown. Many coats being prepared by the private dressmakers are close-fitting. Later the alwilliiun mui i llll nni wMaftM Bk rm kiiw jKW'J 1HI 3 Ms Hv hh Hi Blfe fMl ; . 1 'ML WWMMT - J7J liWVlll'i Vw?Zt-5Ztr a uiuiuii reiv orwwucr .ujjc. that style depends on form rather than on quality, ana the simplest cheviot cut and finishe'd with taste naj; have an elegance impossible to an expensive costume eccen trically cut and overloaded with trim ming. One could fancy Easter garments in tune with the time quite different from these. Say a Nile green crepon embroidered with lilies and clasped about with linked circles of gold, held with a golden-spoked wheel, on a soft white silk bound neck and waist with iridescent enamels, reminiscent of scarabes. Materials are in the stores for the realiza tion of just such svmbolio dream garments as these, and there Is freedom to do with the indoor gown what one will. Ada Bac he-Coke. BOOKING THEIB HEALTH AWAY. Th Abandonment of the Cradle Is a Good Thine for the Little Oes. A chance reference in reading, the other day, has convinced me that Plato did not reason well every time, says Elizabeth Cavazza. What he did not know about put ting babies to sleep, for instance, would fill a book. In his wort upon "Laws" he lays down the rule for the management ot in- Sometimes the shape is one ot slender, al most classic elegance sometimes it is round aud puffy as a down cushion, or full of stricted suggestions of the melon or the pumpkin. Always it swings in the midst of plentiful airy gilt chains. A wax caudle goejunside and flashes no end of rainbows through the red. green, gold, bronze, blue, purple and orange of the sides. All-sorts and conditions or mirrors, too, are high in favor for decorative use. One of the newest, as well a3 the most effective, is a largish- oblong, with irregular rococo frame, n bronze gilt, from which four to eight carved branches come out, each end in c in a leaf or flower-shaped candle socket They are so arranged that the mirrors give out reflections ot the lighted candles, thus reinforcing their luminance without destroy ing its softness. For breaking up a dull wall space, or bringing out rich hues other wise lost in a darK corner, no Dettcr ar rangement can be devised. Besides it is new and in itself altogether charming. The frame varies so that all tastes, all fancies may be suited all those that are within the decorative limit A nail clock with the same candle branches coming out from the base is new and rather handsome, viewed solely as a bit ot metal wort:, or as a rich wall decoration. Then there are two things for the table that have the treble merit of use, beauty and convenience. Both come in china of several colors and prices and both are designed to help in serving a desert One is a thin gold dish lor crackers, cake and cheese. Each compartment is shaped like a crumpled leaf, and three stems twine into a central handle. The berry set is even more oharminir. The oval dish ' for the- fruit, ot fine pale tited faintly-gilt ware, has a twisted handle rising up and overarching the top. From A Berlin Hatmaker's Unfortnnnte Uemari to a Gaest of the Emprror. Into a Berlin hatmaker's store there en tered one day an elderly well-dressed man, in search of a new head covering. Every hat in stock was tried on, but not one fitted. 'Eemarkable!" said the stranger, "that in a stare like this I cannot find a hat to fit me. "Yes," answered the shopkeeper, a true Berliner, "but you have the queerest head I ever saw. You have a head like a table drawerl" The stranger laughed and the shopkeeper explained that the hardly complimentary comparison was meant to describe a head long and flat, rather than round, for which a hat would have to be altered on the block. A hat was found, placed on the block, and the man inquired the name and address of his customer. "I am the Duke of Saxon-Coburg and Gotha, and I am staying in the royal pal ace!" was the answer. Great was the con sternation of the hatmaker when he recol lected his unlucky remark, but the Duke comforted him, promised the outspoken man his trade, and at dinner that evening the Emperor was vastly amused at his jovial guest's explanation of what in Berlin was called a "head like a table drawer." ""SiteiSfibjr The Walking Xeaf Insect. '1 have pleasure in sending you," writes a correspondent from India, "a drawing done by myself of a large specimen of the walking-leaf insect which I have just been fortunate enough to secure. The color of the insect is like a fresh green leaf, which favors the deception so that it is almost im possible to see it among the jungle foliage unless it mores. It has six legs, each re sembling two small leaves, and the veins throughout appear of a paler tint, in exact imitation of a lime leaf. The insect is a rare and conspicnous species of the Pha3 midra family." -SSSfc ?:'4 A Dainty Berry Pith, the base, either side, a sort of ear comes out, both so hollowed as to hold safe a tiny cream jug in one and a sugar basin in the other, hoth of the same wa're. All can bo carried in One hand without dangir of the inconvenient slipping and sliding insepar able from a tray. If one's mind is bent on buying bright touches for her table, there are many artis tic novelties. There is a lovely coffee set in French ware, the daintiest straight shapes, solidly colored a deep, rich blue, and overlaid with a raised pattern in silver gilt almost as heavy as filigree work. Even more attractive are the individual olive FINE WALL PAPERS wm Ctt'S, 541 WOOD STREET 541 BANE Of COMMERCE BUILDING. Telephone 132L Xe2347-au V 1 '-4 fc 1 " rv i I "" J" mtm
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