THE EIT
New York City. The 1!ouki waist
not nloiie holds its place, lint appar
ently gains In favor week by week.
It suits the greater number of figures;
It la elegant In the truest sense, bving
entirely simple aud Is equally well
ndnpted to the odd bodice nud the en
tirp costume.
The May Mun'on model shown here-
FAVCY BLOUSE WAIST.
with is made from panne satin In dove
gray with polka dots of white, com
bined with eream point de Venlse nnd
bunches of darker gray panne, but all
the season's silks and soft wool mate
rials are appropriate, while the con
trasting material can be varied again
and again. Lace of all sorts is in
vogue, panne velvet with silk is ef
fective, panne erepo is still lighter In
weight and any silk contrasts well
with woolen fabrics.
The fitted lining is snug nnd well
shaped and closes at the centre front.
The plastron, or vest, is attached to
the right front and hooked over onto
the left, while the back nnd fronts are
arranged over the lining before the
shoulder nnd under arm seams are
closed. The deep collar finishes the
neck nnd fronts while the stock com
pletes the plastron and closes at the
centre back. The sleeves are charm
ing. The upper portions are scalloped
and fall over the full lace cuffs, which
MISSES' BL
are null tied and transparent and are
teamed to the lower edge of the liulug.
At each edge of the fronts are bands
of trimmings comprised of lace out
lined by the dark panne.
To cut this waist for a woman of me
dium size three and a hulf yards of
material twenty-one Inches wide, three
yards twenty-seven Inches wide, two
and a half yards thirty-two inches
-vide or one and three-quarter yards
forty-four inches wide, with two yards
of all-over lace eighteen Inches wide
to make as Illustrated.
Misses' Bloutte Kton.
The blouse with an Ktou effect U ex
ceedingly popular, nnd Is peculiarly
becoming to young girls. The large
Illustration shows one of the latest
May Muuton designs In fawn colored
Cheviot, with revers and undersleeves
of white pt'iiu de sole, anil is designed
for n general wrap to be worn with
various gowns, but the iityle is equally
well suited to the entire costume of
cloth, cheviot, serge or other fashion
able material. The revers, collar and
sleeves are finished with narrow black
and fcol'l passementerie, but the facing
may becine any color preferred, nud
the trimming braid or applique white
If desired; plain coat sleeves can be
substituted for the fancy ones. The
back tits smoothly and snugly, but the
fronts are adjusted with slight ful
ness at the waist line to give the
blouse effect over the curved belt. The
odd shaped revers are formed by the
fronts, which are faced and rolled
back. At the neck is an Alglon collar
that can be closed with the fronts
when desired. The sleeves are made
over a regulation lining, to which the
undersleeves are attached.
To cut this blouse for miss of four
teen years of age, one and five-eighth
nirlB material forty-four Inches wide
' tne and a half yards fifty Inches
. with one yard of silk for revers,
,,r ,iud undersleeves will be re
"Last my bed v,
ti i 1 Bottouleu Blouse.
itie mugs. 3t aeven yean old feelg d)g.
lief. Fill all first long trousers. He Is
bottle of Ontn ln whlta "drilling"
i, ft ie wl,;n 'ou trol,l!,er and
mat enectea,ne new i,iOU8eg niU(i,,
Cannot speak . The blouse, In fact.
excellent rear ,ln fro'lt' ut ,o"S0
Tr throat to slip over tha
iiuusuinaii, jvi,.m);iy stylish nindo In
if
out 8 drug st'he collar Is haudsome
mue vi uiue linen,
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Of piHION.
braided with ihrce rows of narrow
white brnid. The black silk scarf Is
surmounted with n bow knot, with
loops and ends of fancy colored braid.
The loose sleeves fasten with two
p"Ui'I billions at the wrist on the inside
seam.
i:n1innirl Willi Velvet milium,
r.laek velvet ribbon Is applied In
rows to decorate the tup of a spring
parasol. Five rows is ilie proper mini
her used. The ribbon should not ex
ceed one inch in width, nor should the
graduated rows come half way down
from the ccnir.il tip from which they
make the sari. The upper circle is ex
ceedingly small. It simply appears
nr a border or finish 10 I lie lit lit mith
ered puff of silk, which is put like a ro
sette at the top of every parasol di
rectly below the point of the stick,
which protrudes through the cover for
a few Inches.
Cretonne Flower.
One of llie newest things in Paris is
the use of cretoune flowers appliqtied
onto net or other transparent fabrics.
Delicate garlands or detached flower
ets are utilized with excellent effect.
The edges are outlined with cording
In brllllantly-tintrd floss silk or in nar
row gold braid or cord. This style of
ornamentation is pretty for the ends
of scarfs, for vests or parasol borders.
Sometimes motifs of guipure lire used.
In connection with those of cretonne.
This fashion will most likely be ephe
meral. Fanciful Shapes in Collar.
Collars take a number of fanciful
shapes. There are bands higher at the
back, and with narrow turn-over col
lars, pointed, straight, or scalloped. In
others the collars extend to about three
Inches of the front, rounded and turned
back In a slight flare.
Vretty Ornament.
The prettiest ornaments to be seen
In tho baroque pearls are pins in the
form of large daisies. The petals are
of the pearls, each formed of a single
one, slender and oblong. In the centre
there Is a large stone, a diamond or n
topaz.
Ol'SE ETON.
Wumnn't Plain Whirl WNt.
The plain shirt waist Is preferred by
many women to any other sort, and
has an extended vogue. The May
Mautou model givcu herewith includes
ail the latest features, and is adapted
to all walsting materials, silk, wool,
cotton and linen, but ln the original is
of embroidered linen, batiste trimmed,
with Insertion and lace to match, anil
Is made over a tlttc.l lining of blue silk.
When made from washable materials
the lining should be omitted, but oth
erwise there Is no change.
The foundation consists of the usual
pieces, and closes at the centre front,
lur separately from the nuu'ile. The
waist proper is plaiu across the shoul
ders, and drawn down in gathers at
the waist line. At the front are heuis
through w.'lh li the closing is effected,
the band of insertion c Ige l wit'; n.ir
row frills of lace t.u;ing the place of a
box pleat on the right from and con
cealing '.ho clo-in-4 Ul'dei in ;i!ll. The
sl'eves :ire i:i bishop shape opened .it
the back and finished with narrow
cifl's.
To cut this waist for a wo. nan of me
dium size ijnve ar.d iln e-quaeiei
yards of material Iweniy-onc inches
wide, three and a hull' yards twcily
seven Inches wide, two and a hull
ynrds thirty-two Inches wide or two
yurds forty-four luehts wide will be
required
PLAIN SHIRT WAIST.
THE SEASON'S MILLINERY.
Tim Itoif Foliage Is Mir Hoit rnpitlnr
Trimming For Sprliif Huts.
The rose Is the queen of flowers in
the milliner's as well as In the florist's
shops this year. There are big roses
and little roses of Intermediate sizes.
The small roses are massed closely to
gether, and form wrenths on the edges
of hats, or they nre In tight huuehes,
showing only a glimpse of color. The
pink rose seems to predominate, but
there are many white roses.
The violet is also In uo. nnd In some
hats Is combined with the rose, the one
forming a solid crown and the other a
solid rim.
The rose foliage is the most popular
trimming, and Is always attractive.
(Hie hat which lias a combination of
old-time favorites Is a dead while
braid, and Is trimmed with black vel
vet nud quantities of tiny pink roses.
Quills ore to be seen on nil kinds of
hats. A handsome variety of quill Is
large, nun has curled ostrich font tier
edges.
There nrp many broad, low, flat hats,
to which the milliner gives a twist to
suit the individual wearer, and there
are many hats that tip down In front
wilh brood, high, winglike pieces at
the sides. Other lints nre turned up
decidedly at the side.
Many fancy braids nre to be seen In
hats. There nre French chips to be
found, Neapolitans, Tuscans nnd ho-so-halr
lace braids. A chnrmlng child's
hat which Is nil Imported model Is a
big Indented flat of undressed leghorn.
The leghorn In this condition has
rough cuds of the straw standing nil
over It, nnd gives It something the ap
pearance of a thatched roof. The trim
ming on this hat Is a very beautiful
spray of pink roses put on nt the front
of the hat, nud trnlllug over the back.
All kinds of pretty, soft tissues will
continue to appear In the trimmings
for hats. Tulle Is n practical article
for millinery purposes. Metal threads
npenr In in any of the thin gauzes, and
some have flowered designs upon them.
Wat lean flowers upon chiffon nre ex
ceedingly attractive. ' '
I'.uckles nre worn on the spring hats,
and they are to be found in gold and
in steel nud brilliants, but not In such
numbers as were seen during the win
ter months.
A beautiful trimming U a broad
straw braid, which lias u silken effect,
somewhat like that of ribbon. It Is
most attractive in bows on hats.
V
A pretty litilo bonnet has n crown of
violets, double Bowers of a delicate
tint. The face of the bonnet Is draped
with cream luce, nud In the centre Is a
cluster of the flowers with a little fo
liage nnd a few loops of velvet ribbon,
the shade of the flowers.
.i-:i,
e
r.ounets nre to be seen with and
without strings. Some have black
velvet nn luch wide for strings, some
two pieces of velvet, and others have
two iiH'h wide satin ribbon.
The draped trimming on hats brings
sill: nnd sniu taffetas Into popular
use, and ribbons are consequently but
little seen. Some protty ones In occa
sional use have a chumelou effect. The
changeable and opalescent effects are
noticeable in mnuy things this year.
o
It Is said that wings. n well ns
quills, will bo worn this year, nnd also
ostrich feathers, but ns yet not many
of them are seen. Here aud there a
dove Is to be found, wl1h the feet
curled up oil top of a hat. lu one hat
the dove is surrounded with black nnd
white in thin materials. In another
the dove Is dyed a pale and melancholy
blue. Atldubou Society precepts aside,
if always seems questionable taste to
use nnythiug for trimming which sug
gests a dead creature. New York Tri
bune. i 'onrernlnflr tlio 'Mep f;M.
TYofotsor llniri-'. National Commis
sioner of Kduiation. reports that In
iH t) I he public high M hools of the ful
led S.aies grinlua'ed 2i).'M4 boys nnd
".'i.l'.'l girls. The girls seem to he get
ting rather more than their proportion
o." iiio public secondary education. The
boys are taken from school earlier
(hull the girls and put to wori.. Prob
ably, too. many of the giris liud a spe
cial profit in the high school ourse be
cause they expect to be school teach
ers. At IieltnonieoV, in New Yori;, the
other day, n woman's debating club
discussed whether the college girl Is
11: ted for matrimony, and I: was hotly
argued that she wasn't, aud that the
old-fashioned education made better
wives than the new. So the Japanese
think. They have tried the Western
education for their girls, anil put It
softly down ns unsuitable.
But surely to us the idea that It Is
inadvisable to train a woman's mind
beyond a certain moderate limit must
seem absurd. If the objection to girls'
colleges Is based on the mental train
ing they give, It cannot have much
force. If the objection to college
taught manners and an obstreperous
Individuality, there may be more to be
said. One strong argument for giving
girls ns good an educational start as
possible Is that after they grow up
they stay at home more thun men do,
nnd find In domestic life and the com
panionship of children conditions less
ulimiiluting to their minds than the
outside Interests which engage the nt
tentlou of men, A man's business of
ten develops his mind In spite of the
lack of early training. When a wom
an's mind doesn't get Its due start be
limes, It may not got It at all. Still
there are plenty of women whose
minds ami character gel a very full de
velnpmeiit without very much book
learning of any sort. There are very
tl.le ii. :'kii:is met) anil woineu wuo
rend very little, nnd there nro shoals of 1
lolts who read constantly, folks dif-
fer. It senilis rash to say that rollegcJ
lit or unlit girls for marriage c.nless
you know the girls, nnd consider what
manner of men they nre lit to marry
College could not do fl girl n more use
ful service than to unfit her to marry
anybody but the right man. K. S. Mar
tin, lu Harper's Weekly.
Women anil lltsliwny Itoliliorn.
The prompt nnd courageous resist
mice of a lady In New York City to n
thief who lately attacked her In the
tunnel on I'ourth n venue, resulting in
the arrest of the miscreant and the re
covery o the lady's pocket book, was
nn Incident of the hour which had
much suggestlvcncss. A great city has
Its desperate characters, and they are
of two sorts. One set belong to the
professedly criminal class, the "powers
that prey." They nre nlwnys prowliuu
about, ready to pounce on those whom
they may rob. and they particularly
affect crowds and haunt the avenues
where throngs abound. Another set Is
composed of men out of work and de
spairing, driven to desperate deeds by
the hunger of wives andchlldren. They
nre uot less perilous foes to meet than
the other, and the contrasts of city life
often Incite them to theft. Women
nre wise to wear no jewelry In the
streets, and to keep their purses out ol
sight. Temptation should not be of
fered either to the nmnlcur or the pro
fessional thief.
When formerly n woman would faint
nnd wren ni. or let herself be robbed
with Impunity, she now defends hei
property with vigor, and tins no notion
of letting n highwayman get sent bless
awnv. Our women of the hlghci
classes nre athletic enough to take
care of themselves In nn emergency,
and nre not easily frightened, which,
considering the world beneath the sur
face and Its menaces, Is n thing rot
gratitude. Collier's Weekly.
A fioblo New Orlrsns Woman.
Sophia Wright, of New Orleans, Is
n woman nnd lame, nnd yet were It
not for her efforts there would be no
free evening school Tor men nnd boys
in New Orleans. At sixteen she saw
the need of the night school and tried
to get the public schools to opeu their
doors. Falling In this, nnd although
making her living by teaching n day
school. Sophia Wright threw open her
own doors every evening at 7 o'clock
and collet! for volunteer help, which
met with prompt response. Her
school has grown until there are now
over 1000 men ami boys In attendance.
The one requirement for admission Is
the positive fact that the applicant
Is too poor to pay anything nnd wants
to learn and Improve himself. The
city Is not (axed it penny's worth.
Buttons Are All the Vogue.
This promises to be a "bultou year."
and buttons will tic used ns fasteners.
Jewelry nnd dress trimming. In ninny
of the new designs the domlnnnt note
Is gold in nil tints, uuil the size Is
rather smaller than lust season. Sec
ond to gold are the enamel effects,
which nre more beautiful than ever.
and after them conic, in the order
named, cut steel, silver crystal aud
pearl. Oue of the novelties Is the
oval fourteenth century shape, while
the Louis XIV. Dresden buttons show
an Irregular rococo outline. The Um
pire buttons nre somewhat nuirtiul In
design, showing eagles and Hons rt"
garlands of vjerr. $S&Jju-
Feasant Momtn In VlenUB.
peasant womnu In Vienna Is sel
dom seen in winter without her muff
of dilapidated fur, writes n traveler.
She may carry n hod of bricks or n
Shovel, or drag a wagon with one baud,
but -the other will be secure from the
weather. It Is not an uuusunl sight
lu the Austrian capital to see women
working lu the streets, repairing pave
ments and making trenches, swinging
pick and handling shovel lu the most
masterly fashion. These women wear
almost any sort of costume that may
be ut hand. To their backs are often
strapped baskets containing heavy bur
dens, or mayhap the family cherub
swung over the shoulders In a shawl.
Crepe de chine will be ns ever one of
the lending materials.
With gowns of colored muslin and
silk, skirls of muslin of corresponding
tint will be worn.
Ilaiid-rmi tucks arc the height of
clcgunce.
A novelty Is the black muslin petti
coat. It is much trimmed with lr.ee.
either black or while Chantllly.
Iiainty miisiin and dluiltles tire used
for the white petticoats, which are to
be universally worn tills (summer.
Kolienne fabrics are very much vnru.
They show n sort of corded stripj this
season, both In straight and corded
lines, nud also china flowered designs.
A revival is promised of the old-time
s'lk mitts for summer wear and ope
chilly with I lie elbow sleeves. Oue
style of mitt has applique flowers of
lace in the finest net.
IV.ack velvet dotted over with gold
beads, wiili u star decoration at inter
vals, is one variation of dress trim
ming which In the two-lueli width
makes a very pretty belt.
Among the new tucked materials for
bodices and yokes nre the white silks'
tucked in groups, with flowered slrlH
in colored silk nud gold thread be
tween. The colors are Oriental lu ef
fect. Pretty trimmings for collar bandc.
wrist buuds and decorutlons for a bod
ice nre made of joining ruus of braid
with a luce stitch, or iilterunting nar
row ribbon with braid nud Joining
them in the same manner.
Fichus will adorn the shoulders of
summer gnwus, nud they will be made
of the sumo material us the frock as
well as of cblffou and luce. There are
fichus made entirely of lnce, and for
this purpose the old lace scurfs are
pretty, while those of sprigged uinsllii
or tambour luce are very effective..
Fancy wuistcoats of nil kinds nre
very popular. They are worn with the
short Fion jacket, and often the most
expensive adjunct of a costume. Vel
vet wnlsleouts nre deemed elegant,
and they are double-breasted and lined
with while sstin, mid lire so construct
ed that they can be worn turned back,
f M 'iilug u double revor.
fYfN'N'tfT? T A TU V M FTVTPT1MT?
LU i Al)LLMEilluliNlj
MATURE PRODUCES IT WHEN
NEEDS TONINC UP.
MAN
If the Cook Will Do the Rest nnil Do It
l'roperly the Value of Fating Hen
nnable TIiIiir-s In Benson Will lie
ApparentNatnral Tonic.
Spring fever Is one of the ailments
lint every one expects more or less
.'ertnlnly just ns soon ns the first
ilueblrd puts In nn appearance, says
:he New York Kvening Snu. It conies
with the coming of the dandelions nnd
t lingers throughout the pleasant
lays of early spring, nnd whether it
is n disease or only a balancing of
:lie books sort of physical correlative
of spring housccleanlng, It Is a mighty
uncomfortable state. Old-fashioned
loctors, who put their faith In herbs
ased to prescribe yellow puceoon, nn
3ld plant whose more pretentious
name Is Ilydrnstlc Caudennis, for that
restlessness nnd fever that comes
with the Inst days of March. The root
of It Is the thing. It Is flue, utmost
frlngy, of a bright golden yellow, nud
when fresh dug has a strongly nar
?ot!c smell. Drying changes nil that.
The dried root Is fragrant enough for
i sachet. Indeed few odors nre
tweeter and more grateful to weak
nerves aud stomachs. The taste Is
Intensely bitter uot a nauseous bit
ter, but tonic, with n clean bite, nnd
1 most refreshing nfter-tnste. Medi
cally, the root is nt once a tunic, al
ternative, laxative and diuretic. No
wonder It wns sovereign for sore
uiouths which nre nothing more than
nature's advertisements that the
whole digestive tract Is sadly out of
kilter.
But It Is In the spring vegetables
that the natural remedies nnd tonics
are most successfully disguised. You
mny uot know It, but when you begin
to long for crisp salads that Is only
nature's little way of getting you to
take your dose of Iron and sulphur
nnd phosphates which she has pre
pared, ready for the demand. The
doses nre pleasant, but they lire ef
ficient for all thnt.
Since thnt spring fever comes with
the dandelions, it is easy to see that
there Is a connection between the two.
No mutter how you have lived through
the winter, whether lavishly or spar
ingly, there Is certain to tie much thnt
needs remedying, nnd the remedy Is
sure to be at hand If only you know
how to recognize It. In dandelions
there Is tho cure for dyspepsia und
for that lack of appetite that proves
the system Is out of order. Spring
onions, radishes nnd lettuce are all
great natural medicines. ' Watercress,
especially of the brouzed variety. Is
one of the best of the list. Your
blood Is out of order. You must have
a dose of iron und sulphur to correct
it, nnd behold the cress offers it in
beautiful dls-Mse. You mny take it
crisp and fresh es a relish with bread
und butter; you may take It ns a salad,
or as a soup. Wutercres-j soup Is of
the best.
Spinach ought to put lu a frequent
appearance on the tuble. It contains
more Iron than almost any other vege
table or fruit aud offers It In a most
agreeable form. Eaten frequently,
(plnach is sure to Improve n muddy
complexion, through Its work of ton
ing up the system. But spinach, like
every other sort of greens, needs
thorough nnd vigorous treatment lu
preparing It for cooking. There nre
few things more discouraging than
t dish of spinach, Iuferlaide3 with
grit. The vegetable should be picked
over carefully, theu washed in hot
water before It is put through the
lulisequent baths in cold water. When
It Is very clean und you know It Is
very clenn, shake It from the last
water and put It over to cook. Not one
drop of water need be added beside
thnt which has clung to the leaves, for
the spinach will supply its owu mois
ture i'nst enough to keep from burn
ing. The Incredulous may put a table
spoonful of water In the bottom of tho
kettle, just to euse their own minds,
but none is uceded. Cover the kettle,
aud when done, you will have a most
delicious dish of spinach.
Onions should be eaten plentifully
during the spring. Those crisp little
top onions eaten with bread nud but
ter at bedtime do much toward en
couraging sound slumbers. Onions
nre really a Hue nerve tonic. There
Is much sense In eating eggs during
the spring, for In them we have n
needed dose of sulphur.
Ithubnrb is but another e:;hor!atlon
to eat of the things lu season. It Is
nn inexpensive nud thoroughly whole
some article of diet that ieuds Itself
to many delicious preparations. Ithu
burb pie, rhubarb tarts nud rhubarb
Jelly are among the uuuilier.
Sorrel and green mercury nre two
herbs that nre little appreciated, but
the one Is most valuable In bilious
disorders, while the other Is a good
nutl-scorbiitic. Both may be used
many ways in cooking.
The point of the lesson nature
strives to teach Is, after nil, eat of
the things In season. There is au nl
most eerie sympathy between all liv
ing things. The old-time herblst be
lieved this most truly, and In the root
or precious Inner bark of herbs he
found those healing remedies thut the
plants hud stored up for maybe Just
such purposes. At the time nud nt
the place where oue particular remedy
niuy bo lu great demand, there the
herb supplying It will be found grow
Ing. You do uot find blackberries
ripening in April. There Is no need
for them theu, but In their own time
they huve a most beneflclul effect
upon the digestion. But In tho spring,
It Is the spring onion, the cress, dan
delion aud spinach thnt the system de
mands aud they are reudy to respond
to the call.
Life Lines.
Women believe a whole heap they
don't kuow. aud they know a whole
heap they don't believe.
If a woman takes the trouble to bate
you, you've alwuys got a fighting
chance.
Men really need very tender hand
ling. Scratch them und you may find
the brute. "
Tho wise man regrets nothing in
life but the pleasures he has missed.
There will be time enough after death
to regret the pleasures he enjoyed.
There is oue real good thiug in life,
and that is work; but there Is another
so like It thut you seldom know the
difference, nnd that Is when a woman
works you. New York Herald. .-
HISTORY OF HOSPITALS.
Those of Ancient Times, If There Wert
Any, Not Like Tn-May's.
The Institution of the hospital ns we
know It nt the present day, with its
regulations nnd rules, did not exist In
the earliest times, nevertheless houses
or establishments for the reception of
the sick cnu be traced back to the
early Jewish period. The earliest of
these were known ns Beth flolem, or
houses of the sick: such n Beth Ho-
loin was Betli-sMHiln, famous In the
New Testament Scrlplures. This In
stitution was supported by voluntary
contributions, ns the word "Saldn"
charity naturally expresses These
hospitals were mostly situated round n
pool, the waters of which were consid
ered to be ofllenclous for vnrlous dis
eases, especially gout nud rheumatism.
According to the-writer, tho attendants
In charge of these establishments were,
ns we know from the Scriptures (John
v. 2-i I, expected to help the patients
Into the water. This kind of institu
tion may lie looked upon as the foun
dation of hospitals. They were, how
ever, usually of n very primitive con
struction, mostly consisting of a few
wooden huts.
In ancient Egypt hospitals were un
known, the sick being mostly n-ttended
to In their owu homes, or, In the case
of the very poor, nt the various tem
ples In the city to which they belonged.
The Greeks, however, nppenr to have
been better supplied with institutions
of this kind. Pinto says that there ex
isted In various parts of the country
shelter houses for tho sick. These in
stitutions were, as Thucydldes has ob
served, supplied with nttendants. who
waited upon the sick. It has been as
serted thnt the nnclenls had no such
attendants, because no pagan would
wait upon n stranger In cases of sick
ness: this, however, seems to be con
tradicted by the well-known case of
the Sainnrltnn (Luke v. 30-.1."). Here
wns a man who hnd been attacked by
thieves, left by his owu countrymen,
nnd, moreover, priests, to die by the
wayside, who was seen by a man of a
country with whom his own kindred
were nt enmity. The foreigner seeing
the man from .Tuden In trobule, not
only nttended him. but even helped
hlui to mount his own ass. Many In
stances of a similar kind could be
cited from ancient authorities. It Is
probable thnt the best hospitals of an
tiquity were those established In Home.
For some years It was doubted whether
the Romans had such Institutions, hut
a large tablet which wns discovered
near Plncenzn, dated In the relfti of
Trajan, hns shown that not only did
they possess such Institutions, but thut
they were actually endowed. One of
the earliest hospitals ou record was
probably that fonnded by Valens in
Caesaren between the years 370 and
3S0. A. D.-Londou Physician and Sur
geon.
A Custom on the Wane.
One ot the Euglish customs started
lu the later years of the nineteenth
ceutury made itself so great a tax
upon society that it will find Its proper
level with the dawn of the new cen
tury. 'I allude to at-home days, says
the London Dnlly Mail. The popular
ity nnd usefulness of these reception
occasions is not to be gainsaid, but in
most houses now tha weekly day has
given place lu a great measure to n
fortnightly or monthly nt home, und
visitors who call on other occasions
are not cold-shouldered as they were
three or four years ago. whtn the ven
ture to pay one's devoirs on n not-at-home
day wns treated as If It were a
breach of social etiquette.
Matters nre being compromised just
ns they should be, for while it Is very
convenient to a friend who lives nt a
distance to feel sure she will find her
hostess at home upon a given day, It is
annoying to the nearer neighbor not to
be able to fit In her visits when she
likes, and this she tuny do now, says
up-to-date etiquette.
Vlutorln Cross Comparatively Hare.
Taking Into account the facts that
the South African war has now lasted
for sixteen mouths, and that over n
quarter of a million men have been
employed on our side, thirty-nine Vic
toria Crosses, the number granted up
to the present date, Is not excessive,
nud it need uot be feared that the
value of the decoration will' not be
maintained. During the Russinn war,
when the cross was instituted, some
seventy were distributed, nnd though
this wur lasted roughly two years, the
number of British troops engaged was
much smaller than on the present oc
casion. The Indian mutiny was also
fcrlili in individual nets of heroism,
for which the cross was awarded. A
cross was some thirty years ago giveu
for an net of gallantry In rescuing
some soldiers from drowning lu the
Indian Ocean. This is the only In
stance of Its being earned except under
fire in Hie presence of the enemy, nnd
it is likely to remain so. London
Chronicle. ,
Victoria's Many CotlelilMreli,
liven more numerous than Victoria's
grandchildren nud great-grnudcliildii u
are her godchildren, who belong to
every rank In life nnd almost to every
nation. Many huudreds of times did
the Queen stand as sponsor, often per
sonally, but of late years by proxy, to
the children of those of her subjecis
in whom she took an especial interest.
One of the moat recent occasions wuii
on the birth of Major Denuo-Denne's
posthumous child, born withlu a few
days after his father's death ut the
battle of Elandslnagte. lu the pages
of Debrett will bo found many Albert
Victors aud Victorias, but before the
Queen came to the throno you might
have searched the country through to
find n man or boy called eilher Victor
or Albert. London Chronicle.
1'iisiT 1'or the Teaouer.
. A teacher In a downtown school has
been endeavoring to teach proper pro
nunciation to her pupils. Anioug the
words considered was "mamma,"
which she told them should always
be accentuated on the last -syllable.
The next day, lu her hnguago lesson,
she put the .following scutcuce ou the
board, asking how It should be yunc
tuuted: f'Oh maiiimn see my pittty
flowers!" Immediately the bnd boy
lu tho buck of the room raised his
bund. "Well, Samuel," said the teach,
er encouragingly. "Yer wants ter put
a cumuli ufter mamuiuh," snhj the
youngster, giving the broad "n" with,
an emphasis which convnlsed tim
wliolh class with laushler.f-I'Ulladel'
iilihi Itecord, .
WHEN FATHER SHAVES HIS FACE.
When father slinvcs his stubbly face
At nine on Sunday morn.
There nlwnys steals upon the place
A feeling of forlorn.
An awful stillness settles down
On nil the human race;
It's like a funeral in town
When father shaves his face.
He gets the rnror from the sliclf
And strops it nn nnd down:
And mutters wildly to himself,
And throws us nil n frown.
We dnre not look to left or right,
Or breathe in any case;
K'en mother lias to tiptoe quite
When father shaves his fnce.
He plasters lather everywhere,
And spots the wiuilnw pane;
But mother says she doesn't care, ,
She'll clean it off nRiiin.
She tries to please In in nil she pan.
To save us from disgrace;
For he's nn awful nervous man
When father shaves his face.
We try to sit like mummies there,
And live the orclenl through;
And hear that rssor rip nnu tear,
And likewise father, too.
Anfi if it slips and mit his chin,
We jump and nuit the place;
No power on earth ran keep us in
If father cuts his faee.
Joe Cone, in tho New York Herald
PITH AND POINT.
lie "Are you Interested in poetry?''
She "Oh, yes, Indeed: I never mlsa
reading the street car advertise
ments." Philadelphia Itecord.
Miss Bennsby "Perhaps you have
not rend nil of Omar Khayyam?" Mrs.
Porkchopp "Perhaps not. Has he
written anything recently?" Puck.
The Justice "I don't remember ever
seeing you before." The Accused
"No, your Honor; you see. yon don't,
belong to our set." Boston Transcript.
The blindest man is one in church
Who tinileth out too Inte
He hasn't got a cent, when they
Begin to pass the ulnte.
Philadelphia Record.
Customer "Waiter, It is nearly half
nn hour since I ordered that turtle
soup." Walter "Sorry, sir; but you
know how slow turtles nre, sir."
Tit-Bits.
Impecunious Lover "be mine,
Amanda, nud you will be treated like
an nngel." Maiden "Yes, 1 suppose
so. Nothing to eat nud less to wear.
No, I thank you." Whnt-To-Ent.
She weighed him in the balance.
Then answered him quite fin n let
You're weighed and found wanting
A balance in the bank."
Chicago Daily News.
Miss Qulzzer (who wants to know
everything) "Now. what do you con
sider to be the most curious thing you
ever saw, professor?" Trofessor Trot
ter "A woman, madam." Harlem
Life.
"The boy," concluded the oculist,
"Is color blind." "Then what do you
think we should put him atV'V "Well,
what's tho matter with making an
impressionistic painter of him?"
Philadelphia Times.
"Oh, where are you going, my pret
ty mold?" "I nm going to church,
kind sir," she said. "What do you
there, I would ask, pretty maid?" "I
pray, and I think up new linls," she
said. Detroit Free Press.
"Oh, Miss Stone!" the undesirable
suitor pleaded, "If you would ouly give
me the least encouragement." "That's
what I nm doing, Mr. De Trow," re
plied the haughty beauty. "Good
day." Philadelphia Press.
Drug Clerk "I've been docked a
week's salary for making a mistake
and killing a man. Lend me $.", won't
you?" Friendly Policeman "Couldn't
possibly. I've just beeu suspended for
a week for killing another oue."
New York Weekly.
Assistant "I think we have all the
portraits hung except this one of An
drew Carnegie. Where shall we put
hlui?" Chief (of hanging committee)
"Just above tha-Duke of Wellington.
A steel king outranks nn Irou duke."
Baltimore Auierlcnn.
Light aa a Curative Agent.
An important paper deellug with
the curative action of light has been
recently presented to the Academie
des Sciences by Dr. P. tinrnnult. A
number of definite cases ure cited in
which It seems difficult to ascribe the
allevlutlon or cure to nny agency other
than light, or, at least, radiant energy.
For example, a lamp of fifty caudle
power, provided with a silvered para
bolic reflector, wns applied to eight
cases of muscular or articular rheu
matism of average gravity, aud of sev
eral years' stuudiug, und lu all these
cases a marked nud apparently per
manent Improvement was obtained at
the end of three to twelve operations.
Chronic catarrh of the nose was also
treated with uuceess by the applica
tion of light accompanied by vibratory
massage, und lu twelve cases of deaf,
uess the uppllcutlon of light alone
brought about good results. Dr. tier,
nault's attention was first drawn to
this subject by M. Trouve, who ob
served a workman atlllctcd by rheu
matism was completely cured by re
maining In the vicinity of uu luteiise
nrc-llg'ut for au electric fountain, and,
subsequently, thut lu works employ
ing electric soldering, in which there
Is ii great effulgence of light, work
men hud eeaseu ti be ntlilctcd by
such diseases as rheumatism nud gout.
Bundle Fooled on the Ftpcs.
Saudlo Macphersou was a soldier iu
an Euglish regiment, which luuded iu
India' on Christmas Day. Saudlu was
longing to beur a "braid Scot's"
tongue. Suddenly his face lighted up
as he beard the bagpipes npprouchlug.
"Uude be praised," quoth be to his
comrade; "there's a Scots regiment
here. Muybe the Gordous or tho Black
Watch." ' .,
. Hound the corner swept, the pipers,
and Bundle's eyes bulged aud his jaw
dropped a he saw, luit braw kilted
laddies, but active little black-faced
Goordhas.
"The Black Watch with a veugo
ance!" luugbed his comrade, gleefully.
Sundie didn't know that all Uoorkha
regiments hud their pipers. - Loudon
Spure Moments.
Ylant Covered tUvsrs.
Explorers of some of the head wat
er aud tributaries of the Nile say that
many of these streams are completely
covered by a growth of papyrus nnd
other plants, two or three feet a
thickness above , the. surface' of tho
water. The growth does not Inter
fere with the flow of water underneath
It, but it eftYcluully slops navigation,
by small boats. Sometimes a heavy
flood will break the vegetation uwuy,
but It upeedlly grows ajaiu.
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