.asMpssjpsgspppa3s'wsapifsjpfjps5g-.ssi ff ' M $ ' ; !ESE PITTSBURG DISPATCH SUNDAY. DECEMBER , 4. 1892. . 13 - 1 morning after morning, becanso they were IhDmiim ml aov ovn a bawliam gallery- -Jf But spry, . JiliLlCB CZBEJIA- I w ir wn( w jwwtojbbwi nntb -ft M YOUR OWN MILLINER. rWHITTlrt'J'OB IHI DISfATCB.! I'm sure you want a real pretty, cheap, rain hat, one tbat will stand almost any thing, and jet one that will not look shabby and ugly if tbe rain you started ont in should happen to suddenly cease and tbe sun should shine out brightly before yon reached home. This sort of thing happens Tery often, even these winter days. Well, then, take a large pjece of very thick-felt the color you want, and cut it perfectly rouna; men wire us cage, jsow tafce it and put into the back and side of it snch pretty carves and plaits as-t&ste may dic tate and as may become you. CnrVe it slightly downward at the sides over your ears so that it will fit your head. Take the pieces of telt that are left over, and make some pretty loops and ends to trim the front. Buy a few fancy quills there are some very pretty ones to be had that add a wonderful piquancy to a plain hat and combine with your felt trimming. If you want to introduce a little astrakhan, all right. It mav add to the good effect, but it you use only the quills and the lelt, and combine them tastefully, you will need nothing more. Such a hat costs almpst nothing, and will stand almost any weather or treatment. Evening hats are particularly delicate and beautiful this winter. The big ones of light colored felts and heavers are all one mass of pale colorings in velvet, in Prince vest with a jaunty, fashionable air. If the collar hns a tur edge, and a small head-and. tail boa rouna it, yon will be far from un successful in your attempts. An outdoor costume, an entirely new one, I assure you the material is cloth, gray blue cloth, combined largely with tan-colored cloth. The skirt flares well at tbe edge Sre're getting nearer the hoopskirt daily, yon will note and has a flounce of tan, headed with marten sable, and pinked at the bottom in very deep points. Below the hips behold another band, the facsimile ol the lower in every respect. A little farther up see a corselet of tan color, headed with fnr and edsred with g. point of white and silver embroidery. Then look upon tbe bodjeo proper in blue, cut open and low in front, filled in with a tan'chemitette. See a tan eollsr edged with sable, and tan sleeves with blue puffs, and lol you bare caueht the dress in its entirety. .. "Would you look upon another? This one is pale gray made of fine cloth. A small velvet border finishes the skirt. There's a f'ocket such a blessing on each hip, ont ined with three black velvet bands and fastened with a large velvet button. In front, beneath a full waistcoat ot black surah, the grav bodice crosses, anil is car ried over to the lelt elite in a square flap that buttons there. Over the waistcoat lalls it black velvet cspe, short, and turning bark in front in big revers lined with glow ing crimson. The red gives the effect, it brings out everything in the gown that is pretty, and adds just the necessary touch ot color. By the war, the Russian is not altogether dead. It dies hard. It rouses itself occa sionally and starts up with somethine of its old strength, making ao small impres- iiunon mose mat stana aiounU. Its length continues to jrrow, both above the waist and below. The long waist line of the AFTRyOOS TOUiET VS CLOTH AND FUB. of Wales tips, in lace and fine braids. The small hats have no crowns. They have only three or four fine wires for a brim, covered with a pale shade of velvet, a few loops of velvet in front, a couple of aigrettes or a bunch of fiue flowers, and strings. The crown is omitted altogether, so that the elaborate coiffure may rise unhindered to anv height desired. I saw a very dainty one tbe other even ing. Two small twists ofpinfc velvet rested on the lady's head. At tbe front were a few Esthers of seme soft, creamy lace, and resting between lay a tiny fur head of beau tiful fawn brawn, Then a littfs tiara of brilliants crossed the folds ot lace. Another Sad a rnche of black lace all around in place of the velvet band, and a bunch of pale blue tips in front, with one black aigrette and tno big gold pins. Tne lady's pale blue bodice was almost hidden by a lovely Marie Antoinette Sehu in mousseline de soie, edged with lace, that vas caught on the shoulders with standing bows. Have you seen the ner miniature pel- enne? xneycaun jjcicjiic m mni, out it's more like a big collar wiih a boa hang ing from it. It is made of a little bit of a' shoulder cape, a cape that just reaches the shoulders, but doesn't cover them. This cape, usually made of black velvet, is trimmed with white Mongolian fur. Prom tbe cape rises the highest rolling collar you ever saw; also in black velvet, and also trimmed with white fur. Then two long bands of velvet, about four inches wie, arc fastened to the collar in front and fall loosely therefrom to the ground. First, however, the velvet is turned over at the top several inches, before it is gathered to tbe collar, bd that it forms a little jabot. The outside edges, the bpttora, and the top edge, which falls overrate all trimmed wjtft fnr. Vim little tails hanc from the bottom. .Then tbtre'a the new Medici collar (hat J doesn't elope at the nect, bnt extendi itself into a small ape, just covering the shoul ders, no more, and fitting snugly over the coat of last sawea titti jm' trjrjjgjol. Russian forms a complete contrast to tbe short bodictd Empire; and it is difficult to believe, when one sees two women standing side br side, one clad in an Empire and the other in a Russian, that they are actnallv endowed with similitude of form. Some preltv Kusinn blonses have, fur collars, fur edges and fur girdles, as well as elbow pufted sleeves caught in a band of fur. The small neck boas are such a comfort, are they not? Thev can be bought lor sq littli, and they re so very becoming. Tor (he alleged softness and sympathy of woman we wear those little fur "heads with out a bit of compunction. We put them on our ban, coat, all over our gowns, on onr boas and muffs, and nerer feel at all re morseful at tbe amopnt of additional pain our latest fad haXbrnucht into the- world. Where Vs the society tbat started the crusade against the wholesale slaughter ot the bird).? It ought to add a new branch to its work embracing such a reform. The use of birds bai become fess popular since so ninny fashionable womeu pledged themselves to wear no more: so that the sccietv hns been able to rest somewhat from its labors. But here is an opportunity for it to strike out in a new direction. Wmtld the world of wpmen stand by them? Or will those poor little fur heads bo hunted down un til they are utterly cut off. until they van! s'.i for all time from the face ot this world of nun? Eva A. Scbpbebe. and witty, who was too general a fayorlte for his own good. His good fortune iq wed ding the girl he did, seemed only what he deserved, and a round of handsome enter tainments awaited the young conole on their return from their wedding trip. These they returned iif kind, living in a whirj of feast ing and social festivities.' Before she had been a wife a year, the voung woman began to have a carefully hidden heartache over her husband's fondness for wine, Finally, on the occasion of a dinner which they were to give in their own home, she timidly sug gested no champagne, merely a little olaret." The husband, conscious himself that ha was going too fast, was yet indignant that she should have voiced it, and tor answer that afternoon a fresh basket of the sparkling winl was sent to the house. At dinner it flowed like water, and the young host was palpably under its influence long before dessert ' as reached. His wife, struggling with Jinef and. mortification, bravely pre served a smiling 'front till the last guest had gone. but she spent the night in a dis tracted vigil, while her husband slept off his wine on the lounge of the library.wbere he had thrown himself. The next day he came to his senses in more ways than one, and being, fortunately, a young man of firm will, he was able to throw off the fascina tions to which be was fast yielding. That was the ast basket of wine that has gone to that home; and when, two or three months ago, a little son armed, to complete her ce mented happiness, the young mother turned into a cradle for her'first born what had so nearly wrecked her peace. Tne basket is mounted on rocker.) and silvered ove,r; it is daintily lined, and tufted in pale-bine silk, and is, altogether, the down iest of nests for the little one. And it U safe to assume the father never loqks at his boy sleeping in it without clinching his re solve, so far zealously Kept, not to "put into his mouth that which steals away his brains." Instead of embroidered hat bands, the sil versmiths are showing silver ones which, engraved with the proper initials, make a very attractive gift to husband, brother or friend. Another man's gilt are the pretty postal card cases of silk and leather, em broidered or painted in a border design with an initial in the center. A novelty seen at the exchanges are the ribbon boxes made of pasteboard boxes about the size nt those holding a pound ot candy. The box is lined inside and out with a small figured pattern China silk: the pasteboard rim is cut-from the cover before it is also covered with the silk, and edged with two.inch Valenciennes lace slightly frilled. On the inside o the cover a sterling silver or gold plated bodkin is fastened in a ribbnu hold, ami in 'the box. on wire snindles. are fitted 'twjjJaree spools, which are elided orsll- 'vered to maijchtne tape needle. On these is wound pink" and bine batiy ribbon. a toilet commodity in constant demand. The cover is fitted to tbe box by ribbon hinges. The ''labyrinth party," which is a form of entertainment now somewhat in vogue, is merely a modification ot the cobweb party. Prizes are attached to cords and hidden in various places, the cords being,tlien passed in'and out, back and forth, in tangled con fusion, euding finally in big wooden spools attached to the chandelier in the main par lor. The -guests begin with the spools, winding the cord on them as they are able to extricate it, until the prize end is un earthed. Ii) addition honor and booby prizes are awarded to those who respect ively arc quickest'and slowest in thread ing the )abyrintb. Every little while tfie English journals have their fling at American society women, and especially New York society women. A late count in, the indictment is that New York and Boston women, before a ball or dinner, go to pluces A.id have their arm;, necks and faces made up as regularly as aq actress puts on her staze makeup. This statement is almost too absurd to deny, still it may be well to ouote in answer Mrs. Bherwood's statement that she knows of bnt two women moving in the best society of this city who use rouue. "Cosmetic," the cays, "are abhorred by those who observe form, and are detested in every shape. The object of those who aspire to wield power among the upper ten thousand is to accent uate the difference between themselves and the questionable! just as far as possible, and the truly high-bred woman would sooner look positively ugly than have' any doubts raised as to the genuineness of her skin, lip tints or sheen of hair." What is true pt 2few York is equally true of Boston, Phila delphia and other social centers. to some of your readers, as h was to the writer, "fbe frame was about three end a half feet high and perhaps three wide. It was ebonize d, as was the Vooden standard upon whieh it rested. Spools were strung or a fine wire in close vertical lines, and were graded in size from a large basting cotton ippol to that of -a high number of thread. This order .fas alternated in each row, tbat is, tn one row the big spools be gan at tbe bottom grading up, and in the next they were the fop grading down. The raws were close tozether as itossible, and J the wires were secured hv smalt tacks in ins iranig wmen erp cuuuijtu, i mm. they showed only on close scrutiny. When the spools had been mounted they were ir regularly gilded, silvered, bronzed, cop pered, with every variety of this treatment the maker could secure. Tbe effect was verv peculiar, and decidedly good. An in genious worker might, it would seem, vary the arrangement of the spools almost in definitely, stringing tbe fires horizontally, interlocking them, etc, Tbe sleeve Is par excellence the. crucial test of the new wjpter gowns. Amateurs shrink In djsmay from their fashioning, and it is -not all professionals whp succeed. She high shoulders have nearly vanished, tbe fulness of the sleeves being on the ac tual nrro length rather than above it. It is lmooiaible to elastilv the sleeves: the tren. eric phrase big sleeves admits of dozens of speoine sivies. ruiw rencmug mmoniuon, loose puffs rraqhing to the wrist, oblong puffs, pointed puffs, no puih but an enorr mous loose wrinkled effect, puffs below the elbow with plain upper, watteaus and jabots of the trjmming tailing over the close sleeve of the eown material these are the beginning merely of the distraoting series.. to as yQUwHl with your stirt ana Doaice. it will not matter, but pause and refleot and lie awake o' nights before you decide upon the sleeve. It it a caution which deserves repetition, pot to go to the fire on coming in from a walk in the cold; it is a practice which produces q congestion of the blood vessels, and, secondarily, a red nose. To wash the face in cold water when over heated is also undesirable, as it is Btrequent cause of disfiguring pimples. A recent notion wjth some New JTork hostesses is to put their waitresses in broad white collars and cuffs, as well as caps and aprons. These are worn with black, dark green and dark red dresses. There has been talk for years of "court trains," but only those women who haye assistod at some court function abroad, or have seen an English bride of high degree in her wedding finery, have an adequate idea of these appendages. For the first time in this country they are to be seen on the stage in a play now running in this city genuine court trains, actually resting on the ground tor nearly two yards, and loaded with rich and elaborate trimmings. It is whjspered that tbe actresses who wear them weru nearly ready to give up their parts be To re they could learn to move about in them, and more than one woman who has seen them will echo the remark of a vivacious yoqhg woman a night-or two ago; "If those things have to be worn at court, may I never go there!. CARE OF THE BED-ROOM. If the young ladies of the household want a heathfnl, an ogreeable and a graceful ex ercise, they Qould find none better than that of bed-waking. Some professor of physical culture has said that many of the attitudes and movements ot tbe most proficient in this art are unconsciously taken by the careful and, intelligent bed maSer; that the lifting and swinging of the bedclothes across the bed brings into healthy action the mus cles of the arm, shoulder and upper part of the body, and that the movements have a lightsome crace aqd dexterity that-requires as much control as the Delsarte feather movement. But aside lrom the pnysic-u benefit frotq this occupation, and not with" anything of the kind In view, there are the fashion with some ot the wealthiest ladles of the lane?, who have discarded car pets not only from the kitchen, but fronr the entire house." A writer estimating that ontblrd of onr life is spent in bed, and considering that there we repose in health or languish in sickness, and' that there we expect to difv na doubt "that it has many victims. The' guest bed should not be made until the guest has-arrived. Bedding, we all know, gathers dampness, even although the air it self is not, perceptibly humid. For this reason there should be no clothing what ever kept on it until It is needed, and In the meantime the mattress and pillows 'should be covered with a starched and wclMoundrled (hist sheet, And this is AMONG THE ARTISTS, yAU5 GBAT AND BJiACIC- Sri AZ wHNRX 4?j3KSSt JiiSiiftsjSii5' GOSSIP FOR THE FAIR. iwjiiTTKJ? mji tjik DispTr!!.; A uniqtu cradle, which is a, temperance lecture as well, is that In which a small son end heirtakes his nightly infantile sleep. About two J ears 'go, in pne of the smaller Eastern chics, a young man and a young woman married nndcr the most fortuitous auspicts. B th belonged to a gay, fashion able set, the bride representing in her fam ily wealth as well as position. The young kutVaud vma brUIUat fellow, hantUosw g"A beautiful effect was prodoced at a recent reception by a vine curtain which fell over the brosd full length mirrors of the drawing room. Among the green were tied myriads of roses producing ibe appearance against the mirror ot resting on water. If Lillian Russell can give -points tn dressing to ber sisters of the stage, so she can to many a much heralded "leader of fashion.," She knows what will become her and wears that alone, fhe whole secret of dressing well, Hsr boudoir naturally bears evidence of this same bon gout, and is a dream of white and gold which would delight James McNeil Whistler, for it is a perfect exquisite "arrangement." Dainty and well selected treasures have accumu lated in it, and notbfns jars; the harmony is perfect. The pretty little room is indeed a boudoir in its true sense, and its cosy arrangement Is in itself an invitation to a causerie or to a mtjsicale, Of course Hiss Russell has diamonds ealore. and of course she has a dog. That has been told. Bnt what is not generally known is that Her birth-month stone Is the turquoise, and if she ha a fad it is that ot collectine turquoises. She has to-day the finest col lection in America, a claim once put forth by Mrs. Langtry. She wears much of her jewelry on the stage, hot it is not noticed. as the brilliant sparkle of her eyes and that exquisitely chUeled profile of hers at tract more attention than .the gems. As to the pet dog, No No by name, he. is the smallest Japanese spaniel in this country. No No trips about mid the rrgal finery of. his mistresses if to the manor born. He is every inch a Japanese princelet and corjo. It Miss Russell hasp weakness, it is one which is nt present that of many others the collecting of souvenir spoons, from Alaska down to New Orleans, and her frienUn are daily adding to the interesting collection. Thtaitr Capott. many housekeepers that, even with a cham bermaid at their command, preler to make thelrown beds rather than entrust this duty to a maid who has no conscience in tbe matter. , Such a housekeeper, although she may pot be "high up" in letters, ex emplifies to perfection the ideal of the aid classic Herrick, wl-ose sentiment has been re-echoed a thousand times: Who sweeps u room ns ty God'slaw, Makes that and tho action fine. Jf a maid should neglect to strip the bed entirely each day you may, by the same token, know of a surety tbat she lacks conscience. Black lace plays a prominent part in cushions and pillows at the exchanges for women's work. A sofa pillow of yellow polka-dotted sl)k had the" polka dot worked over in o lace like pattern, and was deeply frilled with blank lace. X spool seron rentlj t ' be ae The apartment pest in Importance to the kltehen which hs been designated as the chemical laboratory of the house is the bfdrona. . with a tidy, well.regulated kitchen and a olaan well-rentilatsd bed room, our chances' of health and longevity are very materially battered. If cleanlU ness is desirable anywhere outside of the kitchen sursly it i of tho bedroom; and yet from a purely sanitary or wholesome point of view, there are many housekeepers wro nave po repnrn wnswvcr ip tne c-nu tion of this particular place. It is a great mistake, lor instance, to make as is fre quently done, the closrt pf the bedroom a receptacle for soiled lipeu, cast-off clothing, boots and shoes, and innumerable other articles of apparel and things of a kindred sort. , The bedroom, rather than any other part of the House, should be quite s'mply fur-, ninhed, nnd if there must be a bazar or a museum In tbe house let it be some other where. There should be "5 few spaces as possible for dust to collect. For a covering for the floor carpets are the least desirable, wgttlugs are much to be preferred, and pf these a good quality will be cheaper theu aq inferior one. Noth ing can be more fresh or cool in summer, and in winter they may be sufficiently cov ered with bright rugs to make them warm, pomfortable and attractive. But floors piled, painted'or. varnished and brightened r relieved with rags have many advocates, whose zeal has already created fashion and made this change exceedingly popular. It is much to be hoped; that the reaction which always follows a change that is adopted so generally may not come soon, (or indeed an entirely bare floor made as white as soap and sand can make it is many times over to be preferred to disease-breeding, germrrotainlns carpets, to whieh con dition these are liable from the Very natute ot things. Even as a fashion it has mneh, to com mend it A good woman of high aspira tions, bnt f means too scanty to' gratify them, when a lady church visitor called one day apologized as ber friend passed through the kitchen beoasv she had no earpet oa tho kHokw floor. "Never salad, mydesr- "1 --t ifflHI suggests that it is well worth while to make the bed as good as it is possible. Be the quality of the mattresses and bedding ever so gobd, you cannot have a comfortable, bed to lie in unless yon give the articles of which it is composed proper care and follow a good method. Not evdry bed that is good to look upon is good to lie in. A clean. well-aired and well-made bed invites sweet, refreshing slumber. An unaired, poorly made bed offers restlessness and insomnia. One of the best methods for bed-making is that taught by Miss Emily Huntington, of "House School'' fame, and it is the. method used by many model housekeepers," who declare that they could not be induced to make a bed in any other way. The method this lady teapli'es may bt stated as follows: When about to undress the bed in the morning, place two chairs with the seats facing each other, near an open window if the feather is lair, Beat the pillows well and nJace them ou the seats ot tbe chairs. Then begin to remove the bedding one niece at a time, shaking each piece vieoronslv to free it- from lint and fuzz. Flirt each blanket, aiiilt or sheet over the bed. hold ing it firmly in the hands, and allow ( to fall iq three grace I ul fold;, Then slip the hands under the piece of bedding, remove from the bed and place it over the backs of the cha.rs as shown in the above cut. If the mattress is an undivided one, bend it (without taking it off the springs) until it assumes the shape ot a tunnel. This is -not onlv an excellent way to air the mattress on both sides at once, but it preserves Its shape and keeps it from getting "flatted" in ti.e center. The hardest and most un comfortable bed that one can lie upon is the "flatted" mattress. A very ill person on such a bed would assuredly have less de sire to live than he uould on a comfortable pallet. All good housekeepers agtee as to the time required to freshen or air the bedding. In no instance; shouid it be less than an hour, and it is an excusable offenso it it is found at high noon with the air still blow ing over it. qnit consistent housekeeping. with tbe most refined The bedstead as an article of furniture seems to have ever been, and now is, the one which, above all others,. lias been made to serve other purposes than tbat for which it was primarily intended. Quite ingenious contrivances have been devised bv which the bedstead is auddenly converted into a writinc desk or what ' pot. So, in some households, in and under the bedstead seems to be the most convenient place to store or hide away all sorts of things. The syveepings of the room find their appropri ate renins4 place there: and. althoneh I have heard o oq poor woman who lived in- a tenement court as Having stored a wpoje toad of coal under her bed tor safe keening, this was not a remarkable circumstance when compared with that of the one who kept the toiled wash of a large family un der the bed in which four children slept, and who constantly abused the poor things, As unusually good fruit piece has been on exhibition during the weef at Boyd's by Mr. ilotse. Air exhibition of water colors by promi nent Etsterp artists is on view at the Gllles plo gallery. Toe recent eeramto sale at thechool of Design was well attended and many sale were made. r Mr. Chaiues Wits and Mr. A. T. Klmr, two of our most popnlar painters, are very busi ly engaged on portrait work for the noli days. Fbok Faris ts announced the suicide of Fernand blayn through domestic troubles. He was one or the most celebrated painters prttte art capital. Tne prices of the paintings on exhibition at the Art Society gallery- can be obtained, from the Secretary, Miss Wickersham, t the Art (society's office. Mb. H. S. STirrxjrsojr tad to postpone Ms leoturo pn Algiers to the School of Design piiplUpn account of the pon-arrtval of hie Oriental cugtnmes, arms, etc. The winter conrse oflectnres on perspect ive has commenced at the Plttsburr Art bChool, 113 Wpod street, one of onr foremost art sehooU, which I ably eoqdnoted py John W. lieatty and Qeorna lletzel. A PBOTOOKAvnaz entitled "And every soul was saved' a thrilling composition repre-i-enttng the saving or the passtners of tbe S. S. Missouri by tfetip4t.wtis on exhibition dm ing the weejc at the art dealers." 17. T. SJtKPtET, of Harper's staff, one of the foremost illustrators In this country, was married darinjc tho week to Mar Rntter Dar ling, of-Wllkesoirie. The bride 1 the oldest daughter or the late Jade & f. Dirtlng. Mr. D. D. tVALKXET is at work finishing a large painting, "Interior of a. glas innse." wnlcli he commenced some months ago. He is to contribute Boms new paintings next week to the Art Society's permanent gal lery. Mb. 1yS, the President of the World's Fair Fine Arts Commission, during bis recent visit to this cltrwas much ink-n with the water colors by Miss Johanna K. 7.o4wtll, daughter of our well-known artist, Joseph B. WoodwelL Me. George Hstzzl Is at present engaged on a large canvas, a misty mornlnu effect, which la totally unlike tno usual style ot the veteran landscauisr. Ills lar-e picture in tended for the World's Fair is in a talr way to completion. Qjte of the finest portraits of President Lincoln is a life size one painted by a Spring Held artist in 1360. It Is in the possession or Thomas Lincoln, the venerable cousin of tne martyred President, wiio lives in i con tain Green township. In Illinois. A picrtrnE that attracted, a good deal of attention at the Aft Society Gallery is "Christmas Eve in Colonial Days," by Jer ome L. Ferris, or Philadelphia. The compo sition and story of tills piiintin; are excel lent, fetching of this pletnre are on sale at Uoyd's. , AizxAasra IT. Wtakt, the celebrated Jfew York landscape painter, died a few day ago of sotlenlngof the brain. lie as a mem. ber of the Society of American Artists and the American Water Color society. He wa awarded an honorable mcjulon for a land scape at tbe i'uria Universal Exposition of '?9. THBjury of award at the fourth annual exhibition of the Pm!alephi Art Club awarded gold medals to Gari Melcners for The Pilots" and Herbert AdJins for" his marble bust, "Prlmavem." The Jury was composed of Thomas Hoyenden, Carl New man n, Harry Poore, Julnes B. Sword and Henry Manger. A caiQUi picture exhibition Is to open in New York on to-morrow called tbe "Bat re spective Exhibition of the Society of Amer ican Artists." AH wnres that bad been painted before June i, 189j, no matter if be fore exhibited, were eligible to so before the jury. The Society of American Artists rep resents tb new school ot American art. In ISTTthey broke awar from tae venerable traditions of the National Acarteiny ot Do. sfcin, whloh was designated "The Hudson lllver School," and opened a modest exhibi tion or their own. Since then thev have been growing in numbers, wealtti and art influence and no own a handsome gallery ot their own, on Fifty-seventh street. Taxis has been a good attendance at the Art 8ocietT Permanent Gallery, Fifth street, near Penn avenue, dnrlns tbe .week,, Tbe number of visitors grows larger day by day and we may safely predict a bright future for tbe most Important venture ever taken la local arc A great many of the pictures will be changed In a week or so ana art lovers of thi ertv jsbonld seize the op portunity of feeing the pictures already on exhibition before being changed. It Is ex pected that with the approach of the pres ent giving seaaon that the ealo will be in creased. There could not be a more appro priate Rift than one of the beautiful can vase now actornlnff the JUS Society's Per manent Gallery. i IT pays to buy your holiday goods In dt, roonils, watelies, Jewelry, etc., where yon Can set the best selection and lowest prices, and that is at M. G- Cohen's, 3G Fifth avenue. No trouble to show goods, btore open even lnirs until Christmas. yy delicious vs) HaYoriif' Iitrarts NATURAL FRU1TFIAY0RS. Of perfect purity. Of great strength Economy in their US9 Flavor as delicately Lemon Ojanga Almond Rose etc. and dellclously as the fresh fruit. For salt by Geo, K. Stevenson & Cf,an4 all flrat-clnaa grocers. TRINKLt Fine Wall . Papers, Sixth Ave, and Wood St . Pittsburg. CO30-ST1 -r IT IS A GR EAT GO There are some over-fastidions persons who are so anxious to get the household in order early in tljp morning that they cannot spare tbe time for bed-airing. I have heard of a woman who takes great pride in telling that she always makes her bed before she takes off ber night robe. There are others again who never think of ajring tbe beddiug during the entire .winter season, dreading tbe ifesh air as though it were laden with contagion. Then there are those who merely throw thd bedding (for a week at a time) over the footboard and after airing it tor a sbor't time turn it bock .to tbe head, perfectly satisfied -with this planner of bed-making. This is really the most untidy fashion that can be tbousht of. ilanv a good housekeeper follows a method of making up her beds in a manner dif&rsnt from any ot these given, and in a way peculiar to uerseir, A. good and ap -.. .. .-.. . .. proved system, however, should De adopted by the young but three essential things to be observed aro that the bedding be re moved entirely from the bed every day, that it be welt. sbaEeii, well aireo, ana properly adjusted! WthJlisj Hnntlogton's system of air ing, the process, by tbe neat arrangement she directs, iloes not give theroei) ah un tidy appearance. Some women throw all I the bedding in a heap on thf.'floor which is oetter tnan not taeing HyHSBine nea at all paying no regard whatever tfftbe place the clothes occupied, whether at the head or the foot From, (he text books of demestie science pupils are -taught that there are three things necessary toa welliEBftdo bed, aamer ly: it tqnst be level, square and smooth. To keep the mattress level it must be tamed frequently from end to end and from side to side, not forgetting when airing it to bend it as above directed. To niaKe the bed square the bedding mnt be turned nea(ly under the corners of tbe mattress. The smoothness of the bed will depend al together on the manner In which the bed ding is adjusted. ?he clothe! must be drawn very tightly over the mattress, Jt must not be forgotten tbat the right sides' of the two sheets should come together tbe broad hems always at (hybrid of the bed. If two blankets are used, shrunken by frequent washing, it ir a good plan to put cue of them o erpswise. . A good housekeeper would hardly care to be told that aside from having the'bedding well aired and the bed well made, the bed stead itself should have special care. The necessity for this is so apparent that it.raay be referred to as an incident to bed-making, and an essential not to be overlooked, jparlv in the spring, long before the regular hotise-oleaning comes, tho bedtlesdsuhoujd be earefajly examined and all tbeoleati washed out with strong brine to uard against the invasion of vemiu.whkh often times find their way jpto the best regulated houses. T f , .The "spare bed," it hasWen aitfHed, has slaU'iU,, tie winds, This star be la tbH WWsfa fr'jMtt fBM rf MHMisU tatf ft tj OUR SPECIAL STOCK CLEARANCE REDUCTION SALE: Furnitnre, Carpets, Stoyes, Comforts, Etc., Etc., GOING AT COST ON CREDIT The cut-down-to-cost sale started last Monday brought us our biggest week's ' business since we opened'our store in Pittsburg. The novelty of selling goods at cost on our regular terms of credit drew the people, and hundreds availed themselves of the unprecedented oppor tunity to secure CHOICE AND USEFUL HOLIDAY GIFTS foe a small outlay of ready cash and the balance on easy installments. We want to make a clean sweep of everything on hand to enable us to get in a complete new stock for the spring'trade, That is why we're willing to waive profits on the remainder of our stock. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY to get useful, pretty, common sense gifts, comprising: RATTAN AND PLUSH ROCKERS, .' RECBPT.ON CHAIRS, FANCY TABLES, CHINA CABINETS BOOKCASES, ' CHIFFONIERS, WARDROBES, Etc PARLOR SUITS, BEDROOM SUITS, DINING ROOM SETS, HALL PIECES, CARPETS. RUGS, CLOCKS, COMFORTS. Etc ON CREDIT! ON CREDIT!- ON CREDITI $12 Worth.. 50c Cash 50c" Weekly. $25 Worth , .$1.00 Cash, . , ... , ,.$J.OO Weekly. $50 Worth $2.00 Cash...,. $2.00 Weekly. $75 Worth $2.50 Cash ; ....$2.50 Weekly. $100 Worth $3.00 Cash-,-.. $3.00 Weekly. THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA HOW' EASILY IT MAY BE DONE. ' Make it your business to call on us before you buy. We guarantee you satisfaction iq Gopds, and Prices. The-terms you know. , MAKE UP YOUR MIND, EARLY while the stock is complete before it is picked over. Wc are sure of pleasing you. ,tJU IHJJSINJESS CONDUCTED 1ST CONFIDENCE. MURPHY BROS. CO., THE PLIABLE IKE F0II5HEES. . 27 SEVENTH ST., Near tt kit. i i r Lh , -J r t -?v pir-T9Bu:c3r3 :fj9L LtiALW ,- J , C ' f -.. i . - ' . ''ft- ? .fcsu." "T. A , ? T ". " .-iJ - m - - i. i5aL.iE'' v, -, ' .iSl -jj. . .. BfiS ., ... .intOet . l. . - ik ii r frfrr i TiVliiMbriiMMn i iiilfrfliiTlfiiimsiM" iiiiiitlti liilinwff v.l-i i Vi isTiM''iriri- i "rrr-.r'i , , , fi1 , ufa iammm MfciJfc in toiiMai sTOisfT'WTlissMriMlMslsssTssssssssrTssssssssssssM jr v
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