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New York City. Full waists
with
yoke effects of contrasting material
ore eminently smart anil unit many
figures fur better than tiny other style.
W0MAX3 FANCY WAIST.
The attractive May Muntou i.:oilcl il
lustrated exemplifies the mode In a
most satisfactory tunuuer and rati bo
used for the entire gown or the odd
waist with equal propriety. The
original, however, njgkcs a part of a
costume of satin foulard in pastel vio
let with figures of whlti? lined with
black, and Is combined with plain vio
let overlaid by a lattice of black Chati
tiliy Insertion, whil.) fastening the
yoke is n wider baud oi heavy lace
through which panne velvet ribbon Is
run. At the left of the corsage Is u
cliou of tlie panne ami the same ma
terial makes the belt.
The foundation for tlie waist Is a
fitted lining that Includes the usual
pieces and closes at the ceutre front.
The hack is faced to yoke dep'.h with
the full waist arranged beneath, but
the front yoke is .eparated. Included
In right shoulder and neck seams only
and hooks, with place at the left, whfe
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the full fronts close at the centre, but
separately from tbe lining, Uie fact
being concealed by the folds. The
sleeves portray one of tie; latest styles
ami include tucked upper portions,
loosened to form purrs at the elbows
with a lung snug cu!f effect below.
To cut ttiie, waist for a woiuau of
medium size three yards of material
twenty-one inches wid . two and
three-quarter yards twenty-seven
Inches wide, two and one-half yards
thirty-two inches wide, or one" and
beveu-eighth yards forly-four inches
wide will be required, whh seven-eighth
yards twenty-one i.ehes wide and
twelve, yards of insertion to trim us
lustra ted.
Woiimn' CI in on a or Lounging Kil,e.
Nothing that we havj Imported from
Japan has taken a firmer hold on
feminine laucy than the Kimonu robe.
i'::d mulling ti.o.su interesting people
have to import is more needed than
the lessons of i;uiet and rest the gown
suggest s.
The attractive May Jlauton example
Illustrated in tlm large drawing is
made from nV.v.-red silk, of genuine
Oriental make, in dull ru-e tints, In
white, wiili borders of plain white,
but in addition to all the lovely silks
offered cotton crepes, wool crepu do
chine, simple Scoteii and l-'rem h llan
uel, cashmere, and ulbutross are all
used, as mil iu such washable fabrics
us cheviot, Madras, percale, dimity
and foulurdiue. 'ine garment is abso
lutely simple and includes Jihouider
and under arm seums only. Both lf,ck
uud fronts are laid In tucks that run
to yoke depth and provide fulness
below, while the lu'.ter are turned
buck at tho neck U form reveres.
The sleeves are loose nud ample,
becoming wider as they approach tbe
wrists.
To cut this Klinona for a woman of
medium size eight yards of material
twenty-four Inches wide, six anil
three-quurter yards twenty -sere i
Inches wide or five cud one-half
yards thirty-two Inches wide will be
required.
Wnh Manuel WulaU.
The nlbatrots w.iist attracts cus
tomers becuuse It Is so light of weight.
Hut a wush-tlauuel Is too useful an
acquaintance to be dispensed with.
The new flannels sold for shirt wulsts
re commonly striped. Raspberry
p. iik lined with black, blue barred
t.it.'i black, and gray uud green are
iiu uuri'cu. i no oiue is uoi so pale as
u ivuk uuuuei is ll a turquoise
rrr taotty-mvt (Xj
is..Vv as,,-. ..,. .i'axsxj.
t simile. Imt a clenr. bright light blue,
like a June sky. Tlie greeu Is ft wil
low green, mid loses u little color nt
night. I!cd flannel, striped with white,
ami blue nnd lllnc, also barred, ore
pretty and sultulile for the purpose.
Creen and bright-blue tlantiel with plu
dots (uot polka dotsi of black, are
choice materials.
Novelties In NwU-tr.
Of course you know that Swisses
are to be the craze of tlie summer
for fashionable cotton fabric gowns.
In deference to this demand the tit
most has been done to secure the
most varied designs and beautiful
colors. Certainly success has crowned
their efforts, for the offerings already
shown are lovely in the extormo.
Stripes predominate in fashion's
favor; they ate cinooillcd in a major
ity of the must desirable Swisses,
tiiose of hemstitching or luce work
particularly. One of the late white
Swisses for the summer of '01 has Its
familiar dotted design relieved and
beautiiied by a stripe, rather resemb
ling feather stitching, with a hem
stitching on each side. These faueler
ideas are to entirely supersede the or
dinary plain dotted kind, as far as
style goes.
Pom pu, lour KltVrts.
Pompadour eit' -cts are very evident
among the new evening gowns, which
show festoons oi' flowers hand painted
or embroidered on silk, luce or mous-si-line,
with nold or silver ribbon
twined in and out
N'eir Kind of Klockltie-
The newest Idea in hnisery is the
digitated stocking, which has a sepa
rate ccmpartmeut for the great toe.
This is for the purpose of restoring
the natural shape to feet distorted by
the poiJted shoes so long worn.
Iloy'a 1'aJuiiiHft.
Every mother knows the advantage
to be found in a sleeping garment that
means protection from chill and ex
posure when the coverings are tossed
aside by restless childish limbs.
Pajamas being fauclid by big men as
well as little possess the added merit
life
of being mannish, and therefore de
sirable from the boy's point of view.
The May Mauioa model shown is
made from striped cheviot, blue and
white, but Madras, pongee uud similar
materials are used for warm weather,
while Scotch and French flannel and
flannelette are admirable for cooler
nights.
The trousers are cut simply and
drawn up at the waist by means of
tapes inserted at the upper edge.
The coat has a seam down the entire
back and is shapely and well Uttiug
at the same time that it is easy und
comfortable. At the left side Is a
patch pocket that is eminently con
venient and the neck Is finished with
a sort turnover collar. As Illustrated
the closing is accomplished by means
of pointed straps, in which button
holes are worked, and pearl buttons,
but Crundeuliurgs of washtible cord
can be substituted if preferred.
To cut these pajamas for n boy o
eight years of age live yards of mate
rial twenty-one Inches wide, four ami
dot's pajamas.
one-luilf yurds twenty-seven inches
wide or three and seven-eighth yards
thirty-two Inches wide will be ro
quiliid. .
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THE ESSENTIALS OF BEAUTY,
fcmno Thlnitu In Ulilch thn Ainirli kii
There Is n distinctive something -n
manner of dressing or h correct car
riagethat makes the American girls
head the list by their natural right of
precedence, writes Amelia lllnglmin,
in the Chicago TimcR-Herald. They
have their faults, to be sure, but such
faults as nre easy to correct. I.oud
Voices are the commonest lapses Into
the uubeautiful and simple. I never
realized this so much as I did on my
last voyage from the other side of the
Atlantic. On shipboard there was a
crowd of girls who had boon finishing
their educations abroad. They sat on
(leek and chattered like magpies, their
voices rising shrill and high and grat
ing fearfully on the nerves of anv lis
tener blessed Willi tine sensibilities.
They were pretty girls, charming, styl
ish, in splendid health, robust and ath
letic, lint their voices were sonmlhing
fearful to listen to. A low. sweet
voice, carefully modulated, always lie
speaks tho lady. A voice thai is rasp
ing, quick of action, high strung, ner
vously pitched, will undo the beauty
ambitious of many years.
The inatler of eating forms a large
part of oiiy'ti beauty rules and regula
tions. To my way of thinking we
Americans eat too much and do not
cat often enough. Wo wait for our din
ners at night until we are ravenously
hungry, and we overload the stomach.
The result Is a florid, uubeautiful com
ph xlon, dull eyes, languid movements
and wils that, If not exactly wool
gathering, are certainly not as bright
as they should be. In the old country
meals nre lighter. In the morning it
is toast and tea and a bit of fruit, later
a little chop, again n cup of tea with
bread and butter always just enough
to satisfy the stomach, not enough to
cause it to overwork and to bring on
dyspepsia, that surest coniplexion
wreeker of all. The time between
meals Is too long with us. We are so
hungry that we are sure to overeat,
and overeating Is deadly. There Is no
mistake about it.
Fresh air is a lict.ullfler that Is not
appreciated by the average woman.
(!ood health Is, of course, the first priu
ciple of all beauty ambitions. Without
It your foundation for everything
Is gone. Fresh air enlivens the wits,
stirs up circulation, brings encourage
ment to the lungs and Instils one with
new life.
As for bathing, otm cannot have too
much of it. I sleep in the morning ns
long ns I can. and I never miss n
plunge in cold water. The refreshing
i M'nilaratlon that comes from the cold
bath Is worlh more than tonics. It
sends the blood tingling through one's
veins, ami one feels that one is really
alive, not a sleepy-eyed woman with
no spirits and not much backbone.
Ttip ;inr Wome.ir in Fliitiiml.
It is not usual to think of Finland
as a hind of progressive Ideas and up-to-date
women, yet it lias had since
lSt a society for the promotion of
woman's rights that compares favora
bly wllh those in more noted commu
nities. Tlie Finnish Women's Association
has Its headquarters in Uelsingfors,
the capital of Finland, and has twenty
branches in tlie country districts. These
associations start schools and classes
for looking, gardening, needlework,
elementary science uud oilier useful
and Interesting branches for women.
There they discuss in formal and in
formal fashion a variety of topics,
from household matters to advanced
t-ducaiiou in the public schools, and
oi'i.eti have sufficient lntluenee to have
tii 'ir views presented to the Diet by
their representatives.
Tlie central association frequently
siuJs to the country districts lecturers
on subjects of importance or interest.
The lectures are attended generally by
as ninny men as women, and the men
often take an active part In the dis.-us-rions
that follow. Tho lecturer is
obliged many times to truvel miles tin
si'-Uges. through deep snow, in snow
storms and cold, or to be rowed long
distances in little boats on stormy
lakes, or to walk miles along dusty,
sunny roads on her way to lonely vil
lages. Her accommodations are usu
ally of the most primitive character,
and her audiences likewise, but her
weleonie is sure to be cordial. Bud peo
ple travel many weary lulled U. hear
her. New York Tribune.
If You Would 1'onNens Health.
Keep yourself well nud strong,
lion't think about freckles or anything
else. There are worse things than
freckles, anyhow. May be tbe freckles
like to be with you. Leave them to
themselves and go your own happy
way. Hi t out of doors every moment
that you can. Fill your lungs deep
;.nd full, ll'in &ud romp and cram In
to the recesses of your heart plenty
tf high spirits nnd th Joy of being
en earth. You muy l.ot i'i-!is it, but
in bi.iiiling tip sitvr:;;th and hi keep
ing a good r.pp-?tl!t yo-.i win i- iy.
It.g th" foundation for a beautiful
womanhood, l.eain tlie tren.eiid.)us
need of eating suitable food. Dou'i
munch chocolates and Bwccts helwi i
meals. The suerillce you will lune to
make In abstaining froai these (lain
tieu will be good for the pivt line.i of
your character, us well us a uplcndid
rest for your poor little stomach.
Pastries and rich noihingii are do
to the heart youthful, but It's a very
easy mutter to centre your affection;
on apples, oranges, grapea. figs and
other fruit, which uru a thousand
times more wholesome and which will
help clear your complexion nnd
brighten your eye In n manner tiiat
will astonish you.
Oh! these ure facts undeniable, my
girls. You cau't get away from theui.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Hummer I) reding.
Ordinary shirt walsls may bo diver
sified In many simple ways. A fuvor
lte fancy ut present Is to edge the cen
tre, baud with a full frilling an Inch or
more wide, uud finished wlih a uarrow
hem or edging of lace. A simple shirt
waist design may be made elaborate
by the Introduction or Insertion uud
tucks, set In straight, vertically or hor
izontally. Sleeves uru not trimmed
except In tho cuso of cuff-bands or
hem stitched (laps nt wris.
Wash tklrls are most o.'teu finished
with several ruffles or a deep flounce,
cut upon the straight nnd made very
full. The usual length for the single
deep flounce Is twelve Inches, nnd the
width allowed is from two to two nnd
fine-half times the width of the skirt.
Itlas ruliles nre not used. Narrow ruf-
fion are finished with the merest edge
nt the top, nnd the uppermost one of a
group only Is provided with n small
heading. Depp flounces nre usually
put on wllh concealed heading. The
same rules apply for putting any kind
of nifdings on skirts. They nud the
surface over which they nre to be
fit tod should lie measured off In quar
ters. Facli qunrter should then be
gathered nnd carefully fitted Into ench
quarter of the skirt. Harper's Ku'-ax.
A 1tiitnn Frock.
A stylish frock for n girl of ten Is
made of khaki muslin. The upper part
Is a Ilussiaii blouse wllh the back nr
ranged In three broad box plents. The
skirt bus n succession of box pleats all
the way uround from the waistband.
which spread nlmve the knees.
A broad sailor collar has been modi
fled with star-shaped edge. Tlie upper
part of the collar Is of yellow pique.
It has ll wide bonier of white pique
and tlie yellow is nppllqited to the
white by an Inch-wide band of em
broidery, with small black dot.i at in
tervals spacing the white raised oir
broidery.
The shield also Is of yellow pique,
with star-shaped point. White pique
shows for some distance below the
yellow on the shield. The sleeve of the
blouse Is rather full, and it is gathered
into a wristband or eulT of yellow and
white pique, with an application of the
same embroidery with colored dot on
white ground.
This makes n handsome dress for n
little phi, and can be donned for after
noon wear.
l.tlticlirous Tor WorkliiK "Women.
The Young Women's Christian Asso
ciation, of Kansas City, Mo., has
opened n luncheon room for working
women. The food Is sold at exact cost,
and a. dinner consisting of soup, fish,
roust meat and potatoes, cabbage
sabul, apple pie, coffee and cheese can
lie bouglH for twenty-one cents. Al
though intended for women, a number
of men have nplilied for luncheons, and
nre admitted for the present. The loom
has just been opened, however, and is
not yet widely known, but when wom
en need all the accomnioilallons the
men will be debarred from its prlvil-
lluv (town of llrown Cloth.
A very attractive day gown Is o
brown cloth cut in polonaise fashion,
the underskirt showing uppliqued
roses of velvet. Tho polonaise folds
simply around the figure over a chemi
sette of coarse renaissance lace nnd Is
caught at the side wllh a large cliou
of brown chenille, forming a trimming
for the edge of the polnuNe. The In
ner slcevesareof the bishop shape, con
fined at the wrist by a strap of brown
puutie.
lloyal rutron of Needlework.
Princess Christian has purchased
from Vienna for the benefit of the
Koyal School of Art Needlework two
'needlework pictures" by Frau Mau-
kli'WicK, who Invented a method of
combining needlework with water col
or painting. Princess Christian Is
deeply Interested In the school, and
procured for it the honor of ciubroid
ing the new throne In the House of
Lords for Queen Alexandra.
A Vi ticiu of flreat Aire
Miss Mary Stewart, of Argylshlre,
Scotland, J 10 years old, and said to be
the oldest Ilrilisli subject, was brought
up to speak the niieieiit Caelic tongue,
and she has got along so far without,
learning any oilier. She has never
married, ami for more than eighty
years was consecutively employed In
domestic service lu the vicinity of her
birthplace. She Is. still hale nnd hearty.
A Yt'nimiu to Kxilore Afrlcii.
Mrs. Isabella Klrd Ulshop, the trav
cler, explorer and writer, has goue to
Morocco for two months of needed
rest. Her next e.vpcdiiloli is to bo
through a llule known and daugerou.i
portion of Africa.
Corded wash silks nre shown In dain
ty colorings suitable for shirt waists.
Fmbroidcred Henrietta cloths come
in all colors for waists and neglige
gowns.
White summer gowns heavily
trimmed with yellow guipure ure the
extreme of fashion.
White slip linings are preferred to
colored. Tlie requisite touch of colol
Is given at tiie waiut and throat. .
Dowdrops can now lie bought by the
dozen and cprinkled over flowers of
gauuy gowns to suit the taste of the
wearer.
New Persian bands on moussiliuc
grounds are one of the newest and
suiurlcsl trimmings for thlu sumnu'r't
gowns. .
Panne eloih Is the novelty of the
preniit. li U very soft uud pliable,
and I be correct material for atl ele
gant gown.
The gn at considerations of the lady
of fashion of the spring of J!MU in to
appear long of limb, long of waist and
long of neck.
Hags of brocade and satin tu dark
or delicate colors, with long sntln rib
bon loops to hung over the arm, ure
fashionable.
Long jeweled feathers, either black
or wlille, with a Jeweled ornniueut,
where they fasten into the hall-, are
considered smurt.
The spring boas nre Huffier and long
er than ever. They ure made of frilled
chiffon, fluled tnffetu, mirror velvet
ribbon und panne ribbon, with luce
quillings, or cheiiillo trimmings.
Skirts to be correct should be very,
very close-fitting to tho knees, but
should Hare tremendously ut the bot
tom, where countless ruliles and
flounces give the desired frou-frou.
tillt or inelulllc ornamentation on
neckwear having become too popular
to be desirably exclusive. Is soon to be
superseded by Utile hunches of colored
ribbons, pinks, forget-uie nets, buds,
tic
CREMATION'S ODD PHASE
VAY IN WHICH PEOPLE 1DISP0SE
OF THE ASHES OF THEIR DEAD.
n Midair Credited Will. Kntln th
Ashes of liar Muahnnil Mnny Aithea
Hrattireil to 111 Wind Hoitles From
Abroad to It evaluated.
A good many queer things have Imp
riened lu connection with cremation,
:utt perlinps the strangest of them all
was the wise of Jlrs. Matilda Krance
rort, relates the New York Sun. lln
tilda ate her husband, which sounds
;annllmllstlc, but Isn't. ,
In IS'.tll Mr. Francefort lert Ills
sphere of usefulness in Brooklyn and
Ids soul. It Is to be hoped, soared to n
better world. As for his body, they
took It to Fresh Pond und cremated It.
Then his widow went, after the nshes
nnd look them carefully homo with
her. All widows do not. Some don't
even buy a niche for them nt the cre
matory or pay storage for them lu the
cellar. '
Ilut Mrs. Fraucefort was dllTerent.
She got the nshes of the late Mr. F.
and carried them home In a Japanned
tin box. like a lea canister or a spice
box. Perhaps that was whnt sug
gested to the sorrowing widow the dis
position she should next make of them.
At any rate she decided to eat them.
There was much to be said in fuvor of
tills plan. It was economical. She
would s.-v; the expense of an urn and
n niche nnd a monument by being all
that herself. Then, too. she and the
dear cremated had lived together for
thirty-one years nnd she was lonesome
wit hunt him. She was Informed that
tho tisiies would cuter permanently'
into her system, nnd It seemed to be a
clear case of eating your cako und
having It loo. Anybody could see that
under the circumstances It was the
only way of keeping tho family to
gether. Having decided to cnt her husbanil
the next question was the manner In
which lie should be served. Mrs.
Francefort went over his qualities
with a sorrowful heart, lie had been
a witty man. there was always a spicy
flavor in bis conversation. Mrs.
Francefort made n note: "Stilce."
Then she defied anybody to sily that
tie nnd not been the salt of the earth.
Another note: "Salt." Still she had to
admit that he had a bit of n temper.
Note number three: "Pepper." . P,ut
then, lie was always sweet to her.
Final note: "Sugar." Clearly, Mr.
Francefort's post-morlcm specialty
should be In the condiment line. Mrs.
F. determined to make a seasoning.
So she put a plncli of him In her cof
fee nt breakfast nnd sprinkled him
lightly over the boiled shad. At lun
cheon he went Into the ten, nud con
tributed distinction to the lamb stew.
At dinner well, nt dinner the supply
of Mr. Francefort's ushes went down
in more ways than one. And what
ever tlie gentleman may have done in
life, there Is one thing sure, he never
disagreed wllh his widow when he
was dead, though a little of him did
perhaps go a long way.
People who take to cremation seem
to have a fondness for having their
ashes scattered to the winds. There
was the first, man who was cremated
in tills country. That Is to say, tlie
first in recent times. Toward tho end
of the eighteenth century u Southern
er by the name of Lawrencr- left a re
quest to be cremated. His sens built a
furnace especially nnd the first crema
tion not Indian took place on Ameri
can soil.
Put In JS70 P.aron von Tnlm was
cremated In Dr. Lemoyne's private
crematory at Washington, Penn , and
his ashes were scattered upon the Hud
sou lliver. Then there was Krnest
P.osin, who, in 1MH7, stood on the Fads
bridge over the Mississippi und poured
his father's ushes Into tlie stream be
low. In both cases tlie (lend men had
nsked to be thus thrown adrift. It is
said tliut Joaquin Miller has made a
similar request.
Another case of the same kind was
that of William Petersen Appleby, mi
olrlcer In the Mexican and the Civil
wars. Ills body was cremated ut
Fresh Pond hi J8HS nud the widow
took the ashes to her home in Hemp
stead. Her husbaud had asked her to
scatter them abroad on the first windy
luy after his creinaliou. She waited
until a gale was blowing, nnd then In
the presence of some of her husband's
friends held the ashes out by hundfuls
und let the wind blow them uwuy.
At i'.romberg, Cermnny, In 181)7, the
nshea of one Itobert Arons were sold
nt public nnctlon for $;;.75. The pur
chaser was not a member of the dead
man's family. The records stop short
there, nnd one is left guessing who
wanted the ushes budly enough to puy
3.73 for them. It would seem, too,
that there must have been more than
one bidder, for ?:!.7o would hardly
have been offered as a starie
'the remains of Abble Sage Ulchnrd
son, the writer, who died In Italy,
were brought to this country to be cre
mated. They were Incinerated at
Fresh Pond. llr brother (lied from
the shock and was cremated on the
following day.
Kale Field's body was also brought
home to be burned. She died In the
Sandwich Islands nud was burled
there. It was a long time before her
friends got tlie money together to
bring the remains to this country, but
It was finally done, nnd they were cre
mated ut San Francisco. Sirs. Whit
ing, to whose efforts the currying out
of Miss Field's wishes were duo,
brought the ashes from San Francisco
to Jloiiton In a handbug filled with
flowers. The ashes were finally burled
at Mount Auburn beside the gruve of
Miss Field's mother.
Emma Abbott, the singer, was cre
mated at the Washington Crematory.
An Interesting Item about this case Is
the costliness of tlie gown in which tbe
body wns burned. It was un imported
gown of sliver nnd gold brocade, and
the papers of that date placed .'ts cost
at $."000. Thut may have been a trifle
high, but the gowu wus certainly
worth a great deal.
A peculiar case -was that of J. Z.
Duvls and his wife. Davis was a Cali
fornia millionaire. The wife died first.
Sho wns cremated, and her husband
put her nshes In a box twice the usual
slue, because ho Intended to hare Ids
own mingled with his wife's when ho
should die In ills turn.
When he did die It was In Phlhulel-'
fihlu, und the undertaker's first orders
were to embalm tho boay.' He had uo
sooner eiubuliiied It than he received
Hitlers by telegraph to cremate It. Bo
he cxeninted It. Then he was Instruct
ed to send on the nshes, but this he
declined to do until his bill for em
balming- nud cremating had been set
tied.
In the meantime trouble over the
(lend man's will had brokon out In
Cnllfornln. nnd nobody was pnylng
bills Just then. Po n pecullur state of
nffalrs cnnie to pnss. The urn with the
wife's nshes which rattled lonesoniely
nround In their ample receptacle was
produced as evidence1 In court, while
the husband's nshes were held In Phil
adelphia ns security for the undertak
er's bill.
Apropos of Cnllfornln cremations,
here was that of Durrani, the young
murderer. The crematories In San
FrancJstio were so squeamish that they
refused t,i burn the body, and the
father hud to take It to Pnsndetia.
The medical men of the State had
been keenly Interested In tlie young
man. nnd were nnxlnus to have the
brnln for examination. Tho family
was determined they should not get It.
So the father did not let the coffin out
of his sight until he saw it placed In
tlie retort of the Pasadena crematory.
Pet animals have Bometiincs bic:i
cremated, but the prize Instance of
this kind was when a rich London
women had a pot Yorkshire terrier,
named Monkey, cremated, nud tho
ashes placed in n S?.",ni)0 urn.
P.rnneh of the Clgarir.akers' Inter
national I'nlon Is nt the Labor Lv-
ccum In Fast Fourth street. On tlie
top of n desk th?re Is, or was not long
ago, a novel exhibit. It was a collec
tion of fifteen cans nnd one uru, con
tnintng tlie nshes of sixteen inembern
of the union. In a vault alongside of
the bowling alley lu tho Arion club
house there is n similar collodion of
the nshes of dead Arionlles.
Helen IJertrain, one of tho P.osloiv
inns, was credited with carrying her
husband's ashes In a chamois bag sus
pended from a gold chain around her
neck. As the ashes from n full grown
body weigh from three to live pounds
It Is doubtful If the singer carried
more than a small sample of her hus
band with her In that way. It Is by no
means uncommon, though, for surviv
ing widows to carry the ashes of tho
departed with th;-ji whenever tin;
travel. CU.TOUS FACTS.
In a state of nature tea trees grow
to a height of forty feet; in cultivation
they are dwarfed by pruning to not
more thun three.
The common poiato, when decompos
lug gives light enough to read by a
light so vivid that once n cellar at
Slrasburg was thought to be on fire
when f hinlng with tlie phosphores
cence of decomposing potatoes.
A bird never before seen nt the Lon
don Zoo Is the open-bill, nnd It owes lln
name to the fact that the two halves
of it beak do nol meet for some dis
tance from their liases. The open bill
is tail, with long legs, presumably for
wailing, and hails from Africa.
A South Paris "(Mo.1 man recntly
secured a prize In the form of a horse
which snores so It rallies the dishes in
the pantry. The owner of the hor.se
has to turn out in the middle of cold
rights aim go down to the stable and
feed the horse so l:e will s:op suovluz
and the family can sleep.
Professional Etory-tellcj-s roam from
house to bouse lu Japan, to spin their
yarns. In the city of TolUo there are
about (trio of these professional romau
cers. Their pay averages twenty ceius
an hour. When tho story-teller discov
ers that his romances are becoming
dull from frequent repetition he inovus
into a new district.
Tlioi-Q Is at present to bo seen In the
British Museum an extremely curious
bonnet, ouce po.-sescd by Queeu Vic
toria, nnd presented by her to that In
stitution. It is composed entirely of
tortoise shell,, anil though both cosily
nnd curious can hardly be said to be
elegant. It was mnde some years ago
expressly for Her Majesly by the na
tives of the Sainonn Islands, who have
their own ideas ou the subject of fash
ion. The Inhabitants of Hanover object
to paying highly for tlie fire brigade,
which seldom has to extinguish a fire,
so they now require that the weurers
of the regulation helmet and axe shall
attend to accidents nud sudden Illness,
lu the public streets. For instance,
says n Hanover correspondent, if an
old lady feels faint she has but to at
tract the attention of tlie nearest po
liceman, who in his turn telephones
for tho fin brigade, which promptly
turns up In a carriage nnd four.
nominated hy llyatarosreulo Germ.
The standard Joke about tho French
man who got "extenuating circum
stances" In his trial for the murder of
his parents on the pathetic plea thnt
he was nn orphan, says the Westmins
ter tlnzelte, Is not so far removed from
the truth its might be imagined, "ac
cording to Ihe story told In the Paris
letter of the Dully Chronicle. A man
was tried for parricide, uud the medi
cal expert declared that the prisoner,
Uislead of being punished, was to be
pitied. He was dominated by hystero
genic germs nnd nntl-perlstnllic symp
toms, nnd the Ideu of 'suppressing his
father for the benefit of his family"
was a thing thut grew nnd had to be
completed. We quite agree that many
crimes arise from physical nnd mental
defects reacting on each other, but it Is
hard on the' unfortunates who are
"suppressed." Tho case reminds. one
of the system in "Krewhon," where
moral offences are treated us, physical
complaints,
Cloi-B-ynien Collect Their Own Due.
An extraordinary survival from the
primitive trudlLlon of the clergy open
ly collecting their own "dues" In kind
from tlie people muy now be seen in
full swing In the rurul districts of
Upper Savoy, In Switzerland. Every
yeur about tho middle of October,
clergymen, attended by youths bear
ing sucks and baskets, go from village
to village," receiving tho contributions
of their parishioners. No sort of con
sumuble commodity comes amiss.
though' money Is most favored, and
every evening the sack or basket goes
back beuvlly loaded. These contribu
tions ore a popular test of respectabili
ty, nnd mnny a housewife bus been
known to borrow the whole uinounl
of her offi-rius to thu pnrtichliil iucum-'
bent. -
j "SPEAKIN' PIECES."
Cou bet my face get tlmr'ly wnnlird tlinS
day fur flood nn' all,
And Ala gets out my other coat and
brushes out tho cromes.
it fer my usual shirt an' lie, they wouldo't
do at all.
Per when a-Fridoy roinea around, at our
school they apenk pioces.
have my hair brushed tit to kill: Sue
braids her'a over niijlit:
So Friday, when she lets it out, it goes
all crimps an' wnvv,
M breakfast time I think my piece, to see
'( I rot it right;
And "Give me bin rty or death!" I said
onct, 'stead of "gravy."
Pa almost died n-lnimhin'; but Ma fixed
her face. Said she:
"I like to see a boy jest onct with pow
ers o' concentration;
It shows he has a serious mind and takes
more after mi;
Yer Pa's folki' minds is always light an'
wanderin' ihrouuli creation."
An' then at achoi.1 we have to wait till at
ternoon, you uee,
An' then it s time, Rome P.i-ents come
and ait beside the teacher;
They look upon their child with pride and
grnt solemnity.
And "Cas'bianca" 'a then announced by
little Jolimy I'eechcr.
An' then a Parent says "That lad's as.
honor to the school."
"Wreck of the Iles'prits." it eomes next,
an' "We are Seven" follnrs.
6ue, she snys that, hut. twists her feet
which is icnoist the rule
All' hnns her head. 'most. whUpera first,
an' towards the lrst nigh hollers.
A Parent pats her head, though, and
kindly nsks her nnnie.
"Whnt a thoughtful brow!" tho Parent
aays: "her voice has such cxprea
sion!" Anil after lier comes "William Tell," an'
teacher s.ivs the same.
That "oratory le'ly ort tcr be Jim
Smith's pcrfes.-iioii."
Then one an' ell gets up an' speaks an'
bows an' tikes their seat.
"Remember the Maine" is sweetly sung
by Siptire Brown's two nieces.
Then teacher coughs an' smooths her skirt,
e-rising to her feet:
"This is u di.y of pride." saye she, ''a
Friday speukiie: pieces.
An', children, dear, I see in yon on this
hem! grent occasion,
The future Pillows of the Slate, our
grand an' ulrn ious Nation!"
O'Neill Latham, in Puck.
PITH AND POINT.
"Does Bobby cry much?" "No; he
doesn't cry nt nil unless he wants his
own way about something." Chicago
Record. ,
"Rnthcr a large boy for half fare.
Isn't he, sir?" "Yes. he is now, but ho
wa- a small boy when we started."
Moonshine.
Tencher "Man proposes, and and
what? Who can complete the sen
tence?" Bright Pupll-".Viid that's the
end of lilm." Philadelphia ltecord.
"A plain cook wanted," is the way
He advertised, then wondered why.
Not knowing woman's vanity,
lie did not get a lone reply.
Philadelphia llecord.
Bobbie "Pop, nre wo among the best
people?" Papa "Wo are. Hobble."
Bobble (after a thoughtful silence)
"Pop, is the best always the cheap
est r Leslie s eely.
"When a man gols married," said lh
Ilnshfed Philosopher, "it's a miss-
take." "Supposing she's n widow?"
asked the Pert Clerk, who always
liked to spoil a jest. Syracuse Herald.
A low, soft voice, well doth the poet sing,
in n woman is a rare anil preeiuus lUmg.
nut wnen mat voica H.iita: .loan, 1
need ten olimks
For shoes," it hath a most, metallic ring.
Chicago Tribune.
"Dill you notice how many peopbt
gave me the encore lu addition to tlw
ushers?" "Jut two." "That's funny.
My father and both my brothers prom
ised to be lu the audience."--Cleveland
Plalndeulor.
lllobbs "I suppose Talkalot wear
hats with those little airholes In them
because they give his head the proper
ventilation." Slobbs "Or maybe ho
finds them easier to talk through."
Philadelphia ltecord.
QUent "How much can I possibly
get out of the case If I win?" Fnwyei
"Two huiulrVd dollars." Client
What will your charges be?" law
yer "That depends; If you lose, only
?1."0; If you win, .?;)."-Ohlo State
Journal.
Benson "Look here, that boy ct
yours threw a stone at me just now,
barely missing me!" Proud Fnthor-
"You say he missed you?" Benson
(nngrlly) "You lienrd what I suiil,
didn't you?" Proud Father "Then. It
couldn't have been my boy." Tit-Bits.
Flie Mlnuttia With MlnlKtiii- Vfu.
"What is your middle name?
"How much do you get paid a week?
You are not worlh half of It?
"Do you beat your wife?
"Is your liver In good working orderl
"How many baths do you take pet
annum?
"Does your hair curl naturally?
"Does Insanity run in your family?
"What makes your nose so red?
"You ought to have 1 been born a
Chinaman. Then your bow-legs
wouldn't show.
"Do you have fits?
"Did your chin always lop down
over your collar that way, or is it be
cause you eat too much?
"Have you ever been Indicted foi
horse stealing, nnd If uot why?" Chi
cago Times-Herald.
A I.oya.1 Clttvetaiiilrr.
A school teacher coining to Cleveland
from n small town was very much Im
pressed with the brilliancy and orig
inality of tho chllilren J.if this city. Tf
Illustrate this point she cited this In
stance: In the reading class one day the let
ters "B. C." occurred. She uskexl the
class what these letters stood for, and
was surprised by the number of hands
raised to volunteer nn answer. One of
the boys had raised his hand a trifk
sooner than tbe others, and be was
called on to answer.
"Born In Cleveland," wns the reply,
and the Instructor could bnrdly con
vince him that the letters referred t
time divisions and wre uot employed
to denote one's distinguished nativity,
Cleveland Leader.
A Substitute For t'BUTas.
An ingenious and economical way of
preparing a substitute for a cuuvat
for oil painting purposes Is to tnke
Kusslu sheeting, a wide material re
sembling burlap, only of a more even
and better grain, and cover a strctcbei
with It, Give it a cont of white pulnl
of tho ordinary kind nnd let It dry.
Then give It unother coat. It will then
have an excellent sutfuco for painting,
l'olionlns Ilia Mlud,
When a married man goea (o fee hla
folks, bis wife looks for signs upon his
returi. that they have pulsuuJ bit
mind.--Atchison Ulube.