THE REALM OF FASHION. NEW YORK Cur (Special).—Soft blue poplin is here charmingly united with white satin and all-over lace in a creamy tone, applique insertion to A FANCY WAIST. natch providing the attractive decora tion. The waist is arranged over linings itted by the usual seams and bust Jarts that close in centre front. The plastron vest of satin overlaid with lace is included in the right shoulder seam, sewed to right lining 'ront and closes over on the left. The fronts have single backward iurning plaits laid at the Bhoulaer edges that produce pretty fulness jcross the bust, tho lower edge having the fulness also disposed in plaits to pnff out slightly in the most approved )tyle. The fronts are cut low and have prettily roundecl upper edges •which are faced with satin and re versed to form small revers, the plas tron vest being disclosed between the free edges. The back fits smoothly across the shoulders and is cut away at the top to disclose the round yoke facing that is applied over the lining. Slight ful ness at the lower edge is drawn well to the centre back nt the waist line. The standing collar raised behind the ears with prettily rounded portions that are joined to its upper edges, stylishly completes the neck. The fashionable sleeves have slight puffs of the overlaid satin at the top, the material being slashed in centre, underfaced and rolled over in a style to match the fronts. This same effect is carried out in the completion of the wrists and a crush ribbon belt with oxidized silver buckle is suitably worn at the waist. Separate waists or those that match the skirt may be stylishly made up by this model, which suggests a variety of effective and striking combinations. Tucking, cording, shirring or other fashionable yoking materials may be used in i«laceof the lace covered satin, and fine woolen, mixed or silk fabrics will combine to develop attractively in this style. To] make this waist in llie medium size will require one and one-half yards of material forty-four inches wide. Dainty an<l Fashionable. As illustrated by May Man ton in the large engravingj figured organdie showing shades of wild rose and fern green is daintily and fashionably trimmed with Valenciennes lace and insertion, green frizzed Eatin ribbon outlining the insertion on each side. The pointed collar is cut from yoking of finely tucked white organdie and insertion, the edge being finished with a frill headed by insertion and frizzed ribbon to match lower edge of skirt. The waist is made over lining of leaf-green lawn and nearsilk, the skirt lining being ahaped and finished with a frill exactly the same as the dress skirt, bat each id finished sep* arately. The straight row of trim ming shown at the top cau be omitted if not desired. Tho skirt may also be cut off and finished as an overskirt, the lining be'ng faced or covered with frills or pleating to reach above the points, thus forming a skirt and over skirt. The waist is supported by lin ings simply fitted, with wide back and under-arm portions and fronts having single bust darts. The full fronts and back are gathered top and bot tom, tlie fulness at the top being ap plied on the lining at square yoke depth. The one-seam sleeves wrinkle in mousquetfi re style above the elbow and are arranged over smooth linings which may be omitted. The wrists are completed by cuffs that flare over the hand and are trimmed with lace and ribbon to correspond. A ribbon sash or crush belt is worn around the waist. The skirt is shaped with five gores, closely fitted with short darts over the hips and arranged with un derlying pleats that meet over the placket in centre back. The mode is desirable for gowns oi foulard, India and China silk surah, challie, veiling, and other .soft wool ens, lawns, dimity, mull, point-d'es prit, percale, gingham and other cot ton fabrics. Lace embroidery or ruch ings of the material, with or without ribbon, will provide suitable garni ture. To make this waist for a woman-of medium size will require three and one-half yards of material thirty inches wide. To make the skirt will require four and three-quarter yards of forty-four-inch or six and one-half yards of thirty-six-inch material. For Lo\r-Necketl Summer Dresser*. The two useful designs here given are particularly intended to be worn with low-necked summer dresses. They are Usually made in lawn, nainsook, or wash silk prettily trimmed with em broidery or lace. No. 1, as here illus trated, is of white nainsook, trimmed with frills of embroidered edging and narrow insertion. The front and backs join in shoulder and nnder-arm seams, and are gathered at the neck. A cas ing, with drawstring inserted, adjusts the fulness at the waist-line. A narrow band of insertion with frill of embroid ery finishes the neck, the sleeves be ing trimmed at the wrists to match. No. 2 is of linen batiste, trimmed with batiste insertion and narrow lace edg ing. Slight fulness is gathered at th« back and front of neck, the fulness at the waist being regulated by a tape drawn through a casing. The sleeves are mounted on fitted linings and the GIBLS' OTJIMPES. wrist-bands are made of insertion to match the collar, and are edged witb lace. Both styles of guimpes close in centre-back with buttons and button holes. To make either of the guimpes in the medium size will require two and one-fourth yards of thirty-six inch ma terial. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. One gramuie of loamy soil contaiat 3,740,000,000 particles. Within tlie Antarctic cirole there has never been found a flowering plant. An experiment made in Boston shows that the heating power of coal is little affected by weather exposure. The largest sewing machine in the world is in operation in Leeds. It weighs 6500 pounds, aud sews oottou belting. The water of the Salt Lake in Utah is six times as salt as that of the ocean. It is estimated that it con tains 8,700,000,000 tons of salt Italy has had 294 square miles of laud added to its territory in the last seventy years by the advance of the delta of the Po into the Adriatic sea. Turbine engines are being put into passenger vessels, the makers guaran teeing increased spee-l, absence of vibration, aud ecouorny of fuel aud working expenses. Gelatoid, a mixture of gelatine with formaldehyde, is being used for un breakable goggles to protect the eyes of workmen exposed to flying parti cles of stone, metal or wood. An examination of the mouths ol 10,000 British children, averaging twelve years of age, has resulted in the discovery that 83 per cent, require operative treatment in dentistry. Professor Gbooit says that if we reckon the average depth of the ocean at three miles there would be a layer of salt 200 feat thick in their basins should the water of all suddenly evap orate. In the German Empire, according to an English summary of the latest available statistics, there are 104,000 establishments using machine power for manufacturing, mining and com mercial purposes. Professor Thomas B. Stillman of Stevens Institue says that the impreg nation of woo l by fireprooflng mate rial is "complete and permanent,"and he advises that the use of such wood in buildings bo made compulsory by law. The force, speed and direction of ocean currents are discovered by a systematic plan of throwing sealed bottles overboard aud in time receiv ing reports of them. Those reports are indexed and clas-iified, with the result that much valuable information is gained about the uieu currents. A new industry has arisen iu Michi gan, namely, the conversion of pine stumps into shingles. It is stated that stumps of trees which wera cut twenty or twenty-five years ago remain en during aud obdurate obstructions to the cultivation of the soil. They arc still sound, and turn out excellent shiugles when so utilize 1. Professor Campbell of the Lick ob servatory has discovered that the star Eta Cephel is approaching the earth at the rate of lf>">,()00 miles inau hour. But even with that speed it would re quire 18,000 years for the flying star to cross the gap which separates the earth from the nearest star in the heavens, Alpha Centauri. The dis tance of Eta Cephel is not known, but it is much greater than that of Alpha Centauri. The* lltifth on a lluilriing. The bush set up on the top of a building under construction indicates that it lias reached its height, that the topmost beam has been placed in posi tion. This old custom is more followed in the country than it is in the city. It is a common thing in the country to see the green bush rising above the gable eud of a frame building when the ridgepole and the timlters have beeu placed in position, or from a cupola or other point higher than the ridgepole, if there is one. The bush is set up by the men employed on the work, perhaps under the direc tion of the foreman. It marks the ac complishment of the building, aud by constant labor the structure has now been l eared to its full height. The bnsli seems a little curious at first, seen rising not above a wooden roof, but like a green plume set up high iu the air, perhaps on the top most beam of the ten or twelve or twenty story steel skeleton frame of a modern city buildiug, but it means just the same thing there —that the summit has been reache 1. Iu recent years there has sometimes been sub stituted in this use for the green bush uu American flag. It is more or less expected that, when the bush has been set up, the owner or contractor or builder will set up a keg of beer. This attendant feature of the rising of the bush is, like the custom itself, more commonly observed in tlie country than in the city. New York Sun. The Hnmor of a Will. An eccentric but wealthy American quite receutly made a daughter who married against his wish the victim si bis humor. It had long beeu his heart's desire that she should wed a son of the Stars and Stripes, and when a young Englishman sought her hand, while on a visit to America, the irate parent would not hear of the engage ment. But the damsel had a will of her own, and before mauy months had elapsed she became the wife of her British spitor aud with him took up her residence in this country. Not long since her father died, and on his will being read it was found to contain a bequest to her of a large uumber of shares which the deceased had held in a certain London joint stock concern. On paper it was a very handsome legacy, but in reality it was no legacy at all, inasmuch as the shares were absolutely worthier*, the company having gone into liquida tion before her father had made his will.' There could, therefore, be no doubt as to his motive in making this worthless bequest. HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES. Cleaning the Colored Mnsllnn. To maka colored muslins look like new: Boil one quart of wheat bran in six quarts of water one-half hour; strain through cloth and when cool wash dress in this, using no soap or starch; rinse slightly in clean water, with a little ox gall (one tablespoon ful) if colors are to be set; when nearly dry, iron. This preparation both cleanses and stiffens the lowa. Things to Remember. Many thin gs that a housekeeper finds well worth remembering are not al ways recalled at the moment when they are most needed. A list of such items should be hung upon a kitchen wall, where it can be easily consulted. The following are some of the items that ought to be placed on such a list: If possible, vegetables should be cooked the same day they are gath ered. Poultry should not be eaten until twelve or fourteen hours after it is killed. Mildew spots can be removed if they are rubbed with a mixture of soap and chalk. Warm bread and cake can be neatly cut by using a knife which has been heated in boilin-' water. Onions are r preventive and often times a cure 112 malarial fever. Onions, ga .ic, leeks olives, shal lots stimulate the circulation, increase the saliva and gastric juice aud pro mote digestion. Peas and beans are the mo3t nutri tious of vegetables, containing as much carbon as wheat and double the amount of muscle-forming food. A small pinch of carbonate of soda in the water preserves the color of the vegetables and lessens the un pleasant odor of cabbage and onions wh cooking. I ry engenders sleep. . _/aragus purges the blood, jmatoes act directly on the liver. Caring for the Silverware. Both silverlknd plated ware should be washed with a sponge and warm soap suds every time they are used, aud wiped dry with a clean, soft towel. When dried, if the plate is not bright, rub with a chamois or take a little whitening and add to it a few drops of ! spirits of wine, making the mixture j of the consistency of good batter;rub i it on the plate with a piece of flannel or rag; rub the plate dry with cha i mois. A brush should only be used ; for the embossed work. Plated arti cles should not be left damp for any length of time, as they are liable to injury. After forks and spoons have , been used for eating vinegar salads, pickles, eggs, etc., they should be cleaned immediately, an i this can be done by rubbing the spoon or fork with salt between the thumb aud fore finger. Plated and silver waro need ! constant care. Cleaning once a week i with whitening or plate powder is as ! a rule as often as is necessary. An | other good powder for cleaning silver- W're is composed of two parts of whiting, one part of white oxide of ; tin aud one part hartshorn. Each ar ticle must be reduced to a very fine ! powder and then well mixed. If plate is laid away aud length of tin® after ; use it should be rubbed with a little ! spirits of ammonia and water and af ! terward rinsed in plain water to de ; stroy the corroding effects of auy salt | that may be left ou the surface. i Recipes. Molasses Tie—Mix thoroughly to gether one pint of molasses, three well-beaten eggs and a tablespoonful of butter. Bake with i lain under crust. j Pineapple Cream—Add to a cupful | of whipped cream one small chopped ! pineapple, the juice of a lemon, four ' ounces of powdered sugar, ami one ; ouuee of isinglass dissolved in one ! half cupful of boiling water. Whisk all lightly together, fill a mold and j Bet. When required turn out ou a ; glass dish and garnish with slices of lemon aud apple blossoms. Dumplings for Fricassee—One pint of sifted flour, one teaspoonful of baking powder, one scant tablespoon ful of finely chopped . suet, one-third of a teaspoonful of salt. Add just enough sweet milk to mix to a soft dough, mold iuto little balls, drop into the boiling fricassee or stew, cover closely and cook without un covering for twenty minutes. Brown Potato Balls —Pare the po tatoes, and with a potato scoop cut into little balls. Let them stand half an hour in cold water, then dry by rolling them in a towel, aud fry in the deep lard before evoking the cro quettes. Sprinkle with salt and lay a few sprigs of parsley ou the dish with them. Strawberry Froinage Soak one ounce gelatine in one-half pint cold water fifteen minutes; theu stir it ovei the fire till dissolved; wash and press one quart fresh strawberries through a sieve; add one cup powdered sugar, the gelatine and a few cochi ueal; stir until It begins to thicken; then add one pint whipped cream; turn into a form and pack for two hours iu cracked ice and rock salt. Bice Griddle Cakes—Put one-half cupful of rice in a saucepan, with two jupfuls of water; stand it over a quick fire, and let it boil till the kernels are light and dry and the water all evap orated. Mix a heaping teaspoonful of baking powder and a saltspoonful of ;alt iu a cup of flour. Beat three eggs to a froth, stir them through the rice, add a cupful of milk, and after it is well mixed with the rice and eggs, idd the flour, stirring it to a foaming batter. If toe stiff, add a little \no:e milk to the batter. Have the griddlo very hot, aud cook the cakes by pour ing a littl« of the batter ou after it has been well greased. Serve them rery hot. 264391 TO CLEAN MATTING. To make v soiled matting look fresh and bright prepare a pailful of warm water with a handful of salt and four tablespoonfuls of Ivory Soap shavings dissolved in it. With a clean cloth squeezed out of the mixture, wipe every breadth of the matting, rubbing soiled spots until they disappear. A WORD OF WARNING.—There are many while soaps, each represented to be "just as as the "Ivory";" they ARE NOT. but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it. COP*HOHT 111 SV THE PROCTER A GAMCLC CO. CINCINNATI #___ Betrayed by tlie Telephone. Young Prosser was unsophisticated and childlike, and had come from the country to take a clerkship in a city office. Not long after his arrival a tele phone was fitted at the place, and this he was expected to work. His first exp *nce with it was very un pleasant. On hearing the call of the bell, he put up the receiver to his ear, and distinctly heard his em ployer's voice ask for certain informa tion. Now, Prosser in his simplicity though that, as his employer was two miles away, it would be necessary to shout with all his might, so he thun dered his message back. But to his chagrin, back came the answer: "I don't understand you at all." Prosser yelled again and again, but with no better result. Theu a solu tion of the difficulty occurred to him, aud he softly soliloquized: "I wonder if the old idiot is deaf." His blood ran cold as he heard the sound of his governor's voice in re sponse: "No, Prosser, the old idiot is not deaf, and gives you a month's notice." —Pearson's Weekly. The Feminine Idea of It. Mrs. Smith—"What are you read ing, John?" Mr. Smith—"l am reading Herbert Spencer's 'Principles of Biology."' Mrs. Smith—"Why—what—what's that, John?" Mr. Smith—"Herbert Spencer's 'Biology.' Let me read you an ex tract—his definition of life. Listen: 'lt consists of the definite combination of heterogeneous changes, but simul taneous and successive, ill combina tion with external coexistence and se quences.' " "Why, John, what in the world is the man talking about?" "I am astonished at you, Jane. Why, this is the work of the great English scientist." "Yes, I know, but what is he writ ing about?" "He is defining life, I told you. What did you suppose he was writing about?" "Good gracious! I thought he was trying to get a patent on a clothes horse."—Atlanta Constitution. Jailbird Philosophy. Our eyes travel much further than ourselves. Talk about lightning changes! Take notice of our newcomers twenty minutes after their arrival. The New York State aviary located at Sing Sing is said to be the largest in the world, the jailbird being the favorite species. It does not signify because a man grows whiskers when the begi""ing of the end of his "bit" has arrived that we have seen his face for the last time. None but the nose of innocence can produce a snore; hence the absence of that nasal melody in our dormitory. There cau be no friendship without coufidence. Therefore I say unto you during your sojourn here, lock your ;aw, keep your condensed milk and sugar to yourself and paddle your own canoe.—Sing Sing Star of Hope. Ever Have a l)oc Mother You When riding a wheel, making you wonder for a few minutes whether or not you are to get a fall and a broken neck ? Wouldn't you have Riven a small farm just then for some means of driving off the beast? A few drops of ammonia shot from a Liquid Pistol would do it, effeciually and still not permanently injure the animal. Mich pistols sent postpaid for fifty cents in stamps by New York Union Supply Co., l:; 6 Leonard St., New York C lty. Every bicyclist at times wishes he had one. MTMTTniJTUIS HAPEK WHEN KEI'LY- I.VI D.IN HUll I.NG TO ADVTS. NY.NU—B6. nPnPQV NEW DISCOVERT; dm X\ W r 9 1 qaiak relief aad nn wont cam. Book ef teetimeniaiiand IO <«>■' #«t»at Fn*. Dr. I. uiu'l ion*. Bm D, Alia*la. .a. nUEIIMATICM CUltED—Sample bottle, 4 dart' UntUNIA I lOm treatment, postpaid, to cms, • ■ Alkxandsh Riukdi Co. ,MtSOreenwich St., N. Y. "A Fair Facs Cannot Atone for an Untidy House." Use SAPOLIO AH For Ills Family. A dangerous criminal ".vas about to be executed in Calcutta. While bin last toilet was going forward an Eng lishman who bad just landed begged fire minutes' conversation with him, which was granted. All that was heard of tHPlnterview was the final re mark of the criminal. He called after his visitor: "A thousand pounds to my heirs? You understand?'' When the hangman had prepared for his sad duty the culprit claimed the right to say a farewell word. Lifting up his voice he roared aloud to the assembled multitude: "All you who listen hear my dying st..tcment: The best coffee is the coffee of Messrs. Chicory, Chewein <fc Cliocker, of Calcutta and London!"—The Argonaut. An Excellent Combination. The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy, STRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the CALIFORNIA TIG SYRUP CO., illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa tive principles of plants known to be medicinally laxative and presenting them in the form most refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxa tive, cleansing the system effectually, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling- one to overcome habitual constipation per manently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality >Mid sub stance, and its acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities of the remedy are obtained from senna and other aromatic plants, by a method known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP 'Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of the Companj printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO, SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. IiOUISVrLLE. KY. NEW YORK, N. Y. For sale by all Druggists.—Price 50c. per bottlq Weatherproof. Mudproof, Dustproof Columbia Bevel-Gear Chainless. It has found fuvor with all classes be cause It gives no trouble. It Is always ready to ride. There is no deterioration of Its running qualities no matter what the conditions of road or weather. A Columbia of the highest grade through out. Compare It part for part with any other bicycle and your investigation will be rewarded bv proof after proof of Its admitted superiority. Examine It. Teit it. Try It. That is what we did for months before it was offered for sale. CHAIN WHEELS, Columbian and Hartford* are the most popular chain bicycles because they contain more de sirable features than can be found in other chain wheels. Vedette Blcyrlet are strong and re liable. PRICES, $75 to $25. POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn.
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