w amtmt : u V3 jSgta. -I V WfNliW h vt4 $y ill mill fffliVlfik "' '' Njy PALE GHEES' WITH THE WINTER GIRL rcomiKsrosDiNc r or the DisrArcn.1 Kew Yoeu, Dec 10. The winter girl has, reached conclusions from her long cogi tations. The result we see before jus that wonderful commingling of so many styles and periods and reigns. The immense pan niers, the long-sweeping, flat trains, the flsrmg skirt, the low bodice, the high waist, the queer hour-glass sleeves, and the mag nificence ot these when appearing in rich velvet pile and priceless old lace, all pro claim that the winter girl may wear the laurel uith a consciousness of victory woo. On the evening gown, of course, she has bestowed her most careful thought, for it is i n't lie evening that she expects to score her greatest triumphs. She has planned one, lor instance, tor that great event ot the sea ton, the Patriarch's ball, and it will be a success. For its material is a delicate green Eatin, to lie gencrouslv ornamented Vith .American beauties. The dress of princess cut will lasten invisibly at the left, and uill be closely covered at the loot with the deep-hearted roses, put on in points. Uier tne closely-fitting, plain satin gown will tall a rich tunic of beautiful lace, plaited on the low-cut bodice, back and front, with an ample beading aboie. Then the tunic will iall perfectly loose to the feet, standing apart altogether at the lelt side, and with the lace edges forming pretty cascades as they lalL Across the bodice there will be n single row ot roses, and another row arouud each of the sleeves, which will be thort-large puffs-of green velvet. Her leet will be shod in pink, her gloves will match the satin gowu. the plumes in her hair will belike the pink beauties that lie in wait ing, ready to be fastened on the lovely dress. .No evening dresses must be made with out sleeves. It is emphatically not comme il ant to apprar without some sort of a puff or gauze on the arm; the puff may be very short,or the gauze may be thin and float alto gether awav from the arm, but sleeves there must be. Pearl is visible everywhere in girules, in bodices, iu shoulder pieces, THE LATEST NOVELTY FOR WEDDINGS; 1lff $i. VrliKSP& A CURTAIN OF SMtliAX AND LILIES. In lone fringes. Some dresses are almost completely covered with rich pearl trim mings. Avery wide belt encircles the waist (or the hips, from which fall long pendants, close tocether, far down the skirt. Then two more bands go around the bodice under the arms, almost meeting in front with shorter pendants hanging therefrom. Large tpaulets, with fringes, all of pearl, cover the shoulders, and a pearl collar surmounts the whole. The eflect is peculiarly rich over heavy corded white silk. At a reception the other evening I saw a particularly attractive dress. It was made of a fine black velvet pile on a vari-colored ground, which showed through in a pui ilin wav, so that you couldn't quite make up your mind about it About two-thlrdi down the skirt were two bands of lace, laid head to head, and separated br a number of tinv black velvet bands. A plastron of finely-gathered silk was joined to the bodice bv a roll of the same, and a baud of white passementerie ran over the left shoulder. On the other was an epaulet of much wider passementerie, which alio formed the ceinture ami the collar. The Bleeves of black, gauze ware absolutely flat at the shoulder, falling in a loose puff to tho elbow, and edged with a deep lace flounce. Eminence purple how much we see of it evcrrwhere. It has even crept into the fine mesh with which we shield onr com plcxion. Lit me see pnrple nse'd to be second Eiourning, didn't it? But if all the dames that we see these days clad in the color are mourning departed friends, ther FAIR WOMAN'S REALM. y AHERICA1T BEAUTIES. is an innumerable host of them. In fact, pretty nearlv everyone is robed in black or purple. Both colors are extremely popular, and will be all winter. A most striking dress of pnrple cloth has a flaring skirt edged with black fox; has fancy lack branl hiding each skirtseam; has a short Empire bodice, with a plain belt ot pale yellow; has a queer kind of over piece in yellow on the bodice, that is al most indescribable. It forms first a stand ing collar and a sort of loose yoke', that falls on the shoulders in pretty curves. But Instead of being contented as a yoke, it must needs run dowaback and front in a long, straight piece, even seTeral Inches below the belt. Where it passes the belt in lront, a big cold buckle holds the two to gether. All around the edge of the yellow is a design in black embroidery. The lady wears a lovely purple vetl with it So many dresses of last year are freshened with three short capes, generally trimmed witb fur, and the longest ot them just cov ering the shoulders. Ou the new coitus, too, "these little pelerines figure conspicu ously. Some very pretty brocade ones, of a single cape only, can be had for evening wear. They are generally only a few inches in length, are plaited in very large folds, and edged with fur or feather trimming. Perhaps they are still more dressy in vel vet. Eva A. Schubert. A HOME-MADE GIFT. rWBITTXN TOR THK DISPATCH.! Lamp shades seem to be a Christmas favorite this year. Deft fingers can dupli cate at home the most attractive beauties of the shop windows. Some seen are of purple passion flowers, others delicate chrysanthe mums, others crumpled roses, but the most of them gorgeous poppies of every hie. In stead of forming a partial screen from the light these poppies cover the entire globe of the chandelier or gas jet. They look a if ther had dropped over the globe, but in realitv the petals are fastened to, a brass riii which fits around the top of it The ring is concealed by a narrow band of the pistils of the flower. The petals are large and are only one deep to avoid dim- ming the gaslight too much. Altogether an hour's work should complete one ot these eflective gilts. A roper Lamp Shade. Annthenshade. whiclv is fastened la a partial screen agiii.it the globe. Is wide J t THE w swasBwrnggL inhrwwi n &z ' - GOWN FOR HOME MTEAB opened rose. The petals, which are small and hard to curl near the "heart of the flower" are sewed to a foundation of silk which has been stretched tightly across a circular frame. Tiro or three buds and long rubber stems fall gracefully beside tha flower. All the materials can be obtained at the fancy stores where these are made, as well' as directions for the intricate patterns ot passiou flowers and orchids. For banquet or piano lamps a paper shade, which loots much like silk, may be mado in half an hour, at the cost of $1 50. The paper, which is of two shades, can be bought this winter already cut and crinkled for use. Three inches troui one end tie a ribbon of one of the two shades, and at regular distances catch the paper over to its edge. This makes the deep fluting at Va 4a.. Pa Alii.. mnA la At.iahart YtV pressing oue "curved knuckle against the paper, wmen is cnnKieu so biuuy bu it takes whatever shape one wishes. When it is finished the paper stands out foil and soft, showing both the shades. HINTS' FOR THE HOME. fwnrrroi ron Tnr dispatch. The experiment of protecting carpets from the ravages of moths by the use of salt has been successfully tried. The finest rugs and carpets, if well "sprinkled with salt, may be stored away fox an indefinite time, withont fear of their being moth eaten and without the least injury to them from the use of the salt A fine moquette carpet, much soiled by usage, was well sprinkled with salt and packed away in an attic along with other moth-breeding ar- ' s-s Wmm- if V US- STORE OPEN E From base to dome, from stem to stern, crowded with surging, swaying, good-natured, countless multitudes of Christmas hunters. Everything here suitable for the new-born babe and away on up to the hoary-headed, venerable, great grandparents. An immense, indescribable by feeble pen consolidation of Holiday Goods,, beyond incontrovertibility, at prices unattainable, unattemptable and uncomeatable outside N. A bird's-eye view of our Mammoth Fancy Bazaar, Second Floor Elevator. An unparalleled variety and at prices never dreamed of. Thousands of Toilet "Cases, Manicure Cases, Work Boxes, Jewel . Cases, Writing Tablets, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Shaving Sets, Smokers' Sets, Albums, Dressing Cases, Handkerchief and Glove Boxes, Writing Desks and dozens upon dozens of other useful snd ornamental articles. Fact is, anyone who can't get suited from this overpoweringly elaborate col hction, well, all we've got to say "is, we sympathize with anyone undertak ing such a herculean contract. Rollicking, Frolicking Fun in Basement These Days. 40c Decorated China Tea'Sets, Now for 19c a set 50c Pretty, Fancy Doll Cradles, rocking away, , Now for 34c each Half Dollar Express Wagons for the boys, Now for 24c each $1 50 Lovely Oak Doll Dresses, . Now for 99c each aoc Tin Kitchens, 1,000 pretty ones to go , Now for 9c each Half Dollar Mechanical Locomotive, Now for 24c each Thirty Cent Iron Money Safes, Now for 19c, each $1 75 Strong and Pretty Rattan Rocking Ghairs, Now for 99c each 1 50 Soldier's, Policeman's or Fireman's Outfit,- Now for 99c each A lot of 75c Fancy Chairs and Rocking Chairs, Now for 24c each 1 75 Large Size Oak Tables, Now for 99c each $1 50 Great Big Oak Bedsteads or Cradles, Now for 69c each 1,000 dozen 50c Prettily Decorated China Cups and Saucers, Now for 24c each 50 dozen 40c Beautifully Decorated Bonn Plates, Now for 19c each Games and Books That Will Instruct the Young and Make Them Happy During the Long Winter Nights, 1,000 of those Highly Amusing Whirligig 50c Zoetrops, a never-failing source of enjoyment, And the ever welcome $1 50 game of Parchessie, Then comes the equally favorite "Halona," Popular as ever, the favorite game of Chessindin Likewise the intellcctural game of Hong Kong, Also the popularly delightful game of Annabasia, Besides hundreds of others. Thousands upon thousands of Books. Ours, .without doubt, is the' best Library in these two cities. CONTINUED The MAIS TIE WEST. D PCTftgBURg ' 'DISPATCH.' ' AND ONE IS PtJEPLE CLOTH. ticles for two years or more, i TVhen again needed It was found to be entirely free from' motbs, and, besides this, the carpet, by the action ot the salt upon it, had been nicely renovated and its colors had taken 9a new brightness. ' In using salt to cleanse carpets, rub the salt thoroughly into them with a moder ately stiff broom, using about' a quart of coarse, dry salt to a large carpet. Do not be surprised if you do not get all the salt outin one sweeping, or for that matter in a dozen sweenlncs. Much of the salt must remain in the carpet, but it it does, it is doing good work in renovating it and pre serving it from moths. The use ot corn meal for cleaningi carpets and rugs is not to be recommended, especially if there are mice about the house. A woman of our acquaintance wno used cornmeal for this purpose, found her carpet entirely ruined about the edges before she discovered that the raloe had been taking their "meals" out of its meshes. Alter carpets are soiled and somewhat worn they may be nicely cleaned md the colors restored by the use of soap and ammonia water. "Tell us something new," perhaps someone will say. But there is a knack in applying this cleanser if vou would have it do the work well. The writer once stood by a professional carpet cleaner and watched every movement. The process was simple enough. The carpet was, of course, thoroughly beaten to re move all the dust possible. It was then swept and laid on a well covered grass plot in the yard, with the right side next the grass for grass vou may know is as good to remove surface dust as a damp broom. Then, alter the car pet was put in place on the floor and tackfd, it r was ready for cleaning. The TILL 9 O'CLOCK UNTIL of Danziger's : Now for 25c each Now. for 99c each Now for 74c each Now for 99c each Now for 49c each Now for 74c each attended, most popular, Juvenile sale of Pictures that caused such a furore last week $2.50 to $7.50 Pictures now fro'm 75c to $2,99 each. Store Closes From Now Until Christmas at .9 P. M. "SUNDAY. ' DECEMBER essentials for the process -were a new cake of common kitchen soap, a clean scrubbing brush, with unworn bristles, a half pail ol warm water, with a halfcuplnlof strong ammonia added and several clean, coarse crash towels. The cleaner first dipped the whole cake of soap 'into the water and then rubbed ,it firmly over the carpet, about three-quarter of a yard at a time, in even strokes and al ways in the same direction. He next wet the brush.lightly in the water and applied it vigorously to the soaped portion of the carpet Finally tie wrung a towel loosely out of the ammonia water and wiped ofl the lather made by the soap, and then used a clean towel to make the carpet drvas pos sible. Another three-quarters of a yard was then begun and the process repeated in detail. The water. o the cleaner said. should be used sparingly and evenly with great stress upon the evenly over the surface to be cleaned, and renewed when necessary. Those who of choice do not use carpets will tell you that aside from sanitary m tives they forego them because their ab sence simplifies the work of the household. Bugs and art squares may at all seasons of the year be taken up and cleaned outside. Even in midwinter they are , improved by laying them in the sno4and sweeping them thoroughly with it Or should the weather be windy they may be thrown across the line and the wind allowed to do the beat ing. If young housekeepers, of limited means, were independent enough in the beginning to dispense with carpets (the -most expeii sive thing they have to consider) and use in their stead rugs, squares of ingrain carpet or pretty muttings all of which may be lound to suit their means, not only would they save money to buv more neces sary articles, but their laljor would be lessened. And what woman does norwant to leien her labor? Their homes would be healthier and more attractive to look upon for there is a charm and cozlness In'the bright rugs and highly polished borders or wood floors that an entire floor covering cannot impart. Ellice SERENA. A TRIFLE FOR THE DRESSER. rwRiTTzv ron thb dispatch. i A, trifle for the dresser which makes a most acceptable Christmas eift is the enameled bamboo basket here shown. It is finished with wadding The frame of bamboo is eizht'inches long and three wide and stands firmly on four solid legs. The high straight back is a lat tice of the bamboo sticks, but the recep tacle proper which is fastened to the back The Bamboo Batket. Is lined with silk over a seen ed wadding. The wadding is laid upon pasteboard and loosely caught to it in one or two places. The long deep basket will hold a handker chief, a watch, gloves, pins, wandering pieces of jewelry, and is besides one of the prettiest ornaments of a bureau. GOSSIP FOR THE FAIR. rurjurrjur fob thb dispjltch.i The question of amateur industry, or how fara woman who does not need wages is justi fied In earning them, lately camu before a woman's club for discussion. Some of the I jirir'T I j Tip 1 1 ' I , ' ansnMHssnsMHsOsssaHHnnssssnHM sft I Aw STORE OPEN UNTIL II O'CLOCK IBTjUL S - EVERY EVENING UNTIL CHRISTMAS. : : One million pretty Xmas Cards Sensible, Serviceable, Comfertable Offerings in Hosiery and Skirts for the Holidays. Children's Nice Fine Half Dollar Jersey Stockings, Now for 39c a pair Children's 75c Super English Cashmere Hose; they're very desirable 75c stockings, all sizes, too, Now for 49c a pair A most elegant display of Ladies' $1, $1 25 and $1 75 Rich Silk stockings, solid black or light tops, Now'for 69c, 74c and 99c a pair 350 Ladies' Most Serviceable $i Knit Wool Skirts, all colors in those pretty, comfortable $1 Skirts, Now for 49c eaeh By Acclamation Universal, Headquarters for 'Handkerchiefs All the Year Round, but at This Most Auspicious Season, Pre-Eminently So. Ladies' 30c Rich White Silk Handkerchiefs, very prettily and handsomely embroidered at that, - Now for 15c each Ladies' 50c, $1, $x 50 and $2 handsomely and exquisitely embroidered Pure Silk Handkerchiefs, in cream, pure white and all the pretty Colors, Now for 24c, 49c, 74c and 99c each Ladies' Beautifully Initialed 50c Pure Silk Handkerchies, Now 24c each Gents' Rich and heavy $1, $1 50, $2 and $2 50 Silk Initial Handker chiefs, Now for 49c, 74c, 99c and 1 24 each Ladies' soc 88c, $1 25 and $1 75' Elaborately Embroidered Fine Linen Handkerchiefs, , Now for 25c, 49c, 74c and 99c each Children's lie, :8c, 25c, 30c and 50c Handkerchiefs, in plain white, handsomely embroidered and prettily colored borders, Now for 5c, 9c, lie, 45c and 24c each Children's Hahdkerchfefs, in pretty boxes, Now for 24c, 29c, 49c and 74c a box A N Z I 11. " 1892.' speakers held very decidedly to the opinion that there was plenty of work in the world, which was not paid for In the coin of the realm, to occupy the energy and wisdom of the women who did not need 10 work for money. This is undoubtedly true. The leaders and promotors oi the great philan thropic movements in which 'women are how so often engaged must be women of wealth, or, at least; mnst be lifted quite beyond material want, to have the" leisure for such work. And the woman who raises the standard of social culture in her circle or community fills a worthv sphere, which, as well, must be outside the wage-earning pale. The question is really narrowed down to a more restricted field, that of the women witn comfortable homes, with husDancn or fathers to. support them, who yet find most acceptable the monev which their talent in .one way or another commands. It seems folly to s'av that thev shall not earn this money. The fact that their talent is marketable shows its value, and it is this very universality of competition which has raised the standard of woman's work. It is afresh application of the law of -the sur vival of the fittest Any woman who can Is entitled to earn money, always provided she demands full market price ior her ser vices. To work for less wages because she does not need them, would be a cruel injus tice to her sister who does. Candy nowadays vies with flowers as a current coin of p&lite society. It is largely used in acknowledgment of brief hospitali ties. A young man who dines and sleeps at a country house, for Instance, makes it his first duty on returning to town, to tor ward a three or five-pound box of bonbons to the daughter of the household, or to the hostess herself. The perlection to which, what some' one calls the "cult of candy," has attained makes the oSerfng of ti ese sweets one of almost any degree of luxury. Candied vio'lets and other crystallized flowers range from 55 to 8 per pound, while some of the sucared fruits are nearly as -expensive. When it comes to the boxes which hold the toothsome goodies, it Is possible to pay a bill of sizable proportions for the choicest Hand-painting, real lace, heavy ribbons, and even jeweled elTecis, are not cheap ele ments, and it is these which go to the per fection of the modern bonbonniere. When a small, round table is laid for a dinner or luncheon, the conventional center piece, either ot flowers or fruit, should be avoided. It is quite the fashion to use, with perhaps three candelabra, with their dainty and ornamental sha.ies, two or three tall vases of colored or engraved glass, in each ot which nod two or three chrysan themums or a single glow in? Beauty rose. These lollJw an irregular circle about the table, with greens, asparagus, vine or sniilax.nwining in and about their vases. With the silver bonbon, satted almond, and other releve dishes, a graceful effect is obtained that would be Impossible, in so small a. space, with a conventional arrange ment The "spectrum wood" of the fashionable drawing-room hearth burns with the beauti ful violet, crimson and gold lights of its name source. A young woman, watching it the other day, exclaimed: "The wood is too pretty lor a big fire-place. It should be cut in six inch lengths and piled on a abating dish for a table ornament" It Comes from the timbers of old whaling vessels, seasoned by many a voyage, and saturated with accumulated drippings of whale oil. As the supply is, to some ex tent, limited, it is sufficiently rare and ex pensive to satisfy the exclusive! The newest souvenir spoons are the "Golden Bod" and the "Santa Clans," each of exceedingly beautiful design; There is a. return to the bouquet display f. debutantes. One young woman of the G E R ' S . ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. 400, who made her bow last week 'in (his I Cft7 haA mn avalanAh rtf ftl hfMlrtnat I hurled upon her by dozens of friends who nus aeusntea to nonor ner. it tne-pracuce can be confined to the' mere debut, it will retain its graceful office. It is wha yottog women are expected to carry numerous huge bouquets with them to a dance, in order not to slight any donor, that the. lasnion Becomes nseiess ana vnigarizea Drawing room salts jars are -shown at the silversmiths as unique Christmas gifts. They are of glass, and are of good size with a silver tcrewtop. They are filled with aromatic salts, and stand on the parlor table, to be occasionally opened to fill the room with their pungent contents, after which tho cover is tightly replaced. They come in several designs, and cost from $15 tof20. A growing plant in the room where the piano stands is said to preserve -its tone, presumably because of its accumulation of moisture. Some of the time a plant absorbs moisture-, and at other times gives tending to preserve an equilibrium in the atmos phere. Mabgabet H. Welch. GIFTS FOR THE MEN. rWKITTEN VOS THI DISPATCH.t It is a popular and, doubtless, well founded belief that a man loves a trifle made by the deft fingers ot one he admires rather than something which costs a small fortune of her money. So women will be ribbon and beflower a piecs of silk until the masculine recipient doesn't know whether to acknowledge it as a glove case or a photograph holder; which ever it may be, he i3 sure not to like it, and will tuck 1: away in a forgotten nook. It is much more sensible to bestow something a man cati comprehend in one glance, and use because it is convenient A waste paper basket, which commemo rates pleasant summers in the mountains makes a most acceptable Christmas pres ent A large Adirondack pack basket flat tened on one side is not too capacious for the papers of a busy man, and it is as well an eflective piece ot furniture in a library. The withes may be stained dark red, and a fringed edge of. leather tacked around the top, or it may be put in a corner with the leather straps, hanging carelessly as if it bad been dropped there by a weary hunter. Fishing baskets may be decorated with strings of perforated shells and used for the same purposes. Something for a man's office desk or writing table will surely please him more than a "fancy dress" article, even though the latter is made by the slender fingersof a pretty girL from ic to 49c each. It Saw the Mnwdaint in the Summer. Holiday Furs, Health Preserving, Common Sense, Acceptable by All, Christmas Gifts. 1,000 French Seal Muffs, t 50 and 3 ones, , . Now for $1 49 and $1 gZ each 250 of the 3 Raccoon Muffs, Now for S 1 98 tach 300 of the $s 5 anc $6 50 Stylish Beaver Muffs, 5,000 of the 75c Black Hare Muffs, 100 only $3 50 Opossum Muffs, 200 that's all $5 50 Monkey Muffs, Whilst there's a nice lot of $6 Leopard Muffs, And a lot of the S3 50 Imitation Mink Muffs, $5 Rich and Comfortable Black Astrakhan Muffs, Every fur known to the civilized and uncivilized sets, $5 t6 50 and $8 Mink Scarfs, Now $2 99,, S3 49 and $3 98 each Appropriate Holiday Table Clothing. ISC, 18c, 25c, 35c and 75c Handsome Pretty -Stamped Center Pieces, Now for rac, 15c, 19c, 24c and 49c each Equally "attractive are those beautiful 50c, i and $1 50 Stamped Table Squares, Now for 24c, 49c and 74c each Gracefully interesting be those 25c", 40c, 62c, 75c and $1 24 Stamped Linen Scarfs, Now for 19c, 24c, 39c, 49c and 74c each Magnificently handsome 50c, 75c, $1 and $1 50 Rich Lace Pin Cushion Covers, Now 24c, 39c, 49c, and 74c each Handsome g2$2 50, $3 75, ti, 50, $5 35 and $1 Chenille Table Covers, Now for99C, $1 49, $1 99,. $2 49, $2 99 and S4 99 each Holiday Glove Offerings, Obtainable by All Prices. The 5-hook $1 50 Foster Kid Gloves, Now for 990 a pair And the 7-hook $2 Gloves '11 go - Now for $1 24 a pair 4-button handsome pique back $ 2 Kid "Gloves, Now for $1 49 a pair 8.-button $1 50 and $2 Suede MoUsquetaire Gloves, Now for ggc and $i 24 a pair Ladies' 2 ana 52 25 Jfretty, itylish 13 NAVAL CADETS PUHISHEa Vjlxtecn of Them Imprisoned on' the Old Eantee for Defiance of Naval Rules. Annapolis, Dec. 10. A squad of 18 naval cadets, charged with insubordination, have been imprisoned on the United States frigate Santee. The young men are charged "with yiolating the rules of the Academy by recognizing a dismissed cadet This cadet, F. L. Perkins, of Cali fornia, it seems, had been dismissed for dis obedience of orders. He had a spite against Cadet J. J. Bryant, of Pennsylvania, and the two had not been good friends, and when Perkins found be would be dismissed he assaulted .Bryant, rendering him unfit lor duty. 801110 of the students were in sympathy with Perkins and escorted him to the Kaval Academy gate, in defiance of orders, and as a result several cadets, nearly all of whom are classmates of Perkins, were im prisoned until further orders. CoMifEP.cxiL travelers invariably provide themselves with Dr. Bull's Cough Syrnp. NATURAL FRU1TFLAY0RS. Yanllla Lemon Orange Almond Rose'ete. Of perfect purity. Of great strength. Economy In their usa Flavor as delicately and deliciously a3 the fresh fruit Tor sale by Geo. K. Stevenson & Co., and all first-class grocers. About brightening your house with new Paper, see TiKLE'S Good Papers at 3c and 5c and Gold" Papers at 8c and ioc. Cheaper than whitewash. Wood St. and Sixth Ave. deS-sn : : Now for 3 74 and $4. 24 each Now for 24c each Now for $ 1 99 each Now for $3 98 each Now for $3 99 each Now for ?i 99 each Now for $2 99 each worlds, in children's From 98c to $18 a set Dogskin Gauntlets, Now for $1 24 and $1 49 a pair PRICED y DELICIOUS FtaYoriij Extracts 1 I W rf -4 -a i -I'Myl MAl
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