I THE REALM New York City. The sleeping gar ment that cu bo made comfortable for tint nights always finds a demand. The pretty Mny Wanton gowu lllus- -0 W, IMS sqc.vitE yoke Nicnraows. tr.'Hcil allows of an op'.'ii sqnnro nock and elbow skvvcs, or of a liili square yoke with hbdiop sleeve, ns preferred. Th" original is made alter the former style and is of nainsook with trimming of strong ilcrmun Valenciennes laco Insertion and beading. Cambric, lung clrth. linen lawn and soft finished n.uslin are ail used. The laee Is ad mirable and endure laiu;d"ring sin gularly Well, but needlework or linen laeo mrkes uu equally satisfactory finish. To cut this uiglit gown for a woman of medium size six yards of material thirty-sis incite wide will Ik; re quired, live and a half when made with low neck and elbow sleeves, with six and a quarter yards of edging, five and a quarter yard--- of Insertion and four and a half yards of beading to trim as illustrated. When made with the yoke and bishop sleeves half yard additional will be needed. Woman' Kanry WalMt. The waist that closes at. the centre back Is having an almost unprecedent ed vogue. It is made from a variety of fine, delicate fabrics, and In almost countless combinations. The smart May Mnnton example shown lu the large engraving. Is of tucked and plain batiste with point do Venise laoe and is lined with the plain material cut exactly like the outside, except the sleeves, which are made over the plain foundation: but the fitted lining either of silk alone or silk veiled with the material can bo used when preferred. In the case of the model all-over tuck ing is applied to the upper line of per forations to form the yoke, while the WAIST THAT IS plain material falls to the lower edge. The lace is cut separately and applied over the plain batiste betweeu tDe per forated lines, the upper edge being Hewed to the lower edge of the tucked yoke; but any width of lace or Inser tion can be used If ,the upper edge Is applied over the yoke edge. The sleeves are peculiarly chic and novel, the contrast betweeu the heavy lace and the delicate material making a most satisfactory effect. The neck Is finished with a regulation slock of lace and a chou of Liberty silk Is at tached to the left side of the cors age. Wheu a still more transparent effect U desired the lower edge of the lace can be sewed fast to the plain material and the latter cut away be neath it and the lace in the sleeves treated in similar manner. To cut this waist for a woman of medium size three and a half yards of material tweuty-one inches wide or two and a half yards thirty-two Inches wide will be required when one ma terial ouly is used; two yards of all over luce, and three-quarter yard of lucking eighteen Inches wide and one and a quarter yard of plain material thirty-two inches wide to uiuke as 11 ;istrated. Braiding and Cycling Suita. There are few prettier or more fash ionable styles of trimming good cloth tailor-made gowns than with military braiding, and at one of the fashion able shops an elegant specimen of the braiding is shown. The gown is made of black cloth, trimmed with Inch wide black braid. It has a strapped collar and is gracefully braided. The vest is of silk peau de sole. The skirt has a very wide and ample flounce; the length of the basque Is Indicative ot the fashion of the hour. Cycling skirts have established them selves gs undoubted favorites with the puolie, and they are now made In many new cloths, one especially, in a fine aorge, trimmed with closely stitched bauds, the basque of the packet being cut somewhat long lu front and double breasted, was worthy of ad mi ration . Clever tailors are busy with black cloth made up as skirts and coats, with short and long basques. Th newest style of all is a cutaway coat, 0L OF FASHION. 1 like a man's, aud n postilion basque at the back. It Id to be hoped some wom an ot fashion will pive this the desired afflatus, for nothing cuu be more ttglj or ungraceful to the female form dl vine that the straight line to the walsl and tlio plain hacks to the skirls now to be seen In all our fashionable thor oughfare. IIIv-ll In til llni'fc. The new girdle falls low In front, some Inches below the true line of the waist. As if to make amends for this displacement of line. It rises high above the waist toward the middle of the back. Here It points upward to ward the shoulders. Seen from the side it gives a graceful prollle of the figure, the long bias-cut lines tend to make for grace. This raising of ihc belt line in the bio-k accentuates the dre.,p of the waist line ill front. This arrangement Is di sirable. since the modish corset produces u full figure, which would be awkward with u short waistcd bodice. For l-anllii'j StM-viee. For lasting service commend us i: i Iso pongee, corl, toiin'U anil hard U leal. So durable is the pongee gowr that It Is scarcely possible to tear It Heme women send their pongee gown to be scoured by II; professional, but I ho pongee t an be simply washed in the home tub wi.-i good soap and warm water. Ii cjcs not require u skirt lining, which would add unrec ess-ary weight to an otherwise cool garment. The wa'-;, of course, must be lined, but a lawn lining can be used. Velvet ribbon Is the usual trim ming for a pongee divss. The SlifrroU-Toji Flounce. The new flounce for crepe de cbini? or veiling dress Is seen chiefly In sets of three. The feature of each flounce is the shirred top. For fully four inches the upper part of the flounce is closely shirred, ami on the extreme ed'te Is set a narrow sill; fringe. This throws the fulness down ward, as fashion requires. The lonilnnllli' Color. Tan in nil its varying shades, from palest biscuit color to the deeper ami more useful tones, Is the dominating color of the season, not only for gowns, but also for coals and parasols, besides many of the small accessories of dress. An "Auto" Scurf Vln. The automobile in gill is the latest scarf plu. It Is not an exact model, but sutllcleurly good to serve any orna mental purpose. In gold or silver t lie "auto" scarf pin Is bound to prove a favorite this season. THE VOGLE. MUutl' Five-Gored Skirt. The skirt with the tucked flounce is a pronounced favorite for young girls as well as for their elders, and Is sin gularly satisfactory made from light weight wools, foulards and till thiu summer fabrics. The May Mauton original from which the drawing was made Is of Iudla silk In old blue with all-over design of while outlined with black, and shows a trimming of ltus siun lace Insertion and makes part of a costume, but the model is ulso ad mirable for the serviceable odd skirt. The skirt Is cut iu Ave gores and is laid in uu Inverted pleat at the buck. The upper portion tits smoothly and snugly, but the shaping provides a graceful flare below the knees. As shown the flounce arranged lu groups of tucks is applied over the lower edge and makes u becoming and fashiona ble finish, but the skirt can be left plain when desired, as it is cut full length aud extends beneath the flounce. To cut this skirt for a miss of four teen years of age, six and three-quarter yards of material twenty-four inches wide, six and three-eight yards twenty-seven Inches wide, six and one-eight yards thirty-two Inches wide or three and three-quarter yards forty-four Inches wide will be required. Mm- Mm A POPULAB F1VB-OOBED SKIRT. DRESSINC THE HAND. Many Novel Features In Olnvea For Spring Wear. White gloves have been In regular fashionable standing for twelve years now, and by all signs and omens for rending the future they are Rood for nnother dozen years of modish patron age. Very heavy crenm-whlte dog skin gloves are the choicest dress for the hands In the morning. These boast one button, not of the patent clasp variety, mid because they are of the shape nnd color and easy wrin kled lit of those worn by the smart Jehus who adorn the boxes of hand some private carriages they pass un der the very descriptive title of coach man's gloves. There is a gnu metal gray glace glove stitched In white, or silk of the same shade as the kid, nnd fastened with large silver buttons, that strug gles with some success for recognition among the well-gowned shoppers, who call them coaching gloves. In reality they are meant for wear on the box seat of a trap, and because every wom an does something more or less ath letic these days, the morning gloves are as loose as the skin on a high-bred dog's back. For afternoon and evening the spring modes lu gloves have novel features. I'ure while ami very thin suede, em broidered elaborately in black or a color, is of the novelties novel. Em broidery Is considered especially ap propriate on the long gloves. The needlework begins at the back of the band, goes wren thing gracefully around the arm nnd flowers out lu a petal shaped edging at the end. somewhere in the region of the shoulder. Some brave spirits are exploiting with their black evening gowns long black suede gloves brilliantly embroidered in sil ver. Into the mesh of which au occa sional rliluestone Is woven. WUh black gloves It is not at all oiu of the way to wear guilts de suede In gun metal color enlivened by a daz zling row of rhlnestoue bullous set in guu metal frames aud running fro. a the wrist nearly to the shoulder. While gloves ot this same type have been seen with little round bullet turquoise buttons, and on the arm n bracelet or two Is worn just to show the glitter of the jewels against the dusky kid sur face. With shepherdess straws nnd poscy muslins long black or white embroid ered mitten gloves will be worn when summer luncheons, summer morning dances, etc., begin. These niiU;ns are woven iu reality of a very stout black silk thread, and then. In fanciful de signs, wreaths and points and circlets of black lace are judiciously applied. The top of the mitten Is made fast by two straps of black satin ribbon to the shoulder and a half thumb of net holds everything firm about the hand. Iu our midsummer, when gloves In the evening seem Intolerably hot, und yet. with dancing gowns of Swiss or organ die, every woman wishes for some covering for her arms, these mittens are not only useful, but highly orna mental, and display a white hand nnd brilliant riugs to the greatest advan tage. Washington Star. Hinla on Ilalrdrexlng. From Paris, whence nil new styles emanate, comes a decided change lu halt-dressing. Just as most women are beginning to enjoy doing their tresses pompadour, for It takes some time to adapt the hair to this fashion, comes the maudate that high coiffures are no longer the thing. For six mouths In Paris modish women have worn their hair low on the neck. It Is likely to be some time, however, before' this fashion Is lu vogue here. Hut what a welcome change If It would find some immediate followers. Truly the pompadour is becoming monoto nous, and so many women wear It de spite the uubeconiingness. The loosely waved nnd drooping locks of hair falling on one side or both sides of the face are becoming to almost any oue who has pretty hair. The effect Is rather artistic, as well as chic, and the mode offers excellent op portunity for floral deeoratlou iu the evening, Gold or silver leaves are rather pret ty to wtar In the evening coiffure, They are combined with roses of the same gauze, or soft chlffou, flowers and a small aigrette. The girl who does her hair loosely puffed out at the sides Is wearing soft popples drooping In It on each side of the face, somethlug after the style of the chrysantheiuuin-decked Geisha girl. Black gauze wings, sparkling with gold or silver spaugles, are much worn lu evening coffures. When the low coll is worn at the nape of the neck a big bow of tulle or gold tissue holds It In place, aud the effect is very fairy-like and dulnty. Young girls are -wearing for eveulug parties strands of peurl, turquoise and coral beads braided in their hair. An other Idea Is to braid narrow velvet ribbon of black or any other shade with their hair, which Is then looped up and tied with a velvet bow at the nape of the neck. The handsomest combs are set with colored stones and various other orna meats done In varl-colored stouea are shown. Kometlmes they dangle on lit tle chains which are fastened to a hair pin. Beautiful and Healthful Skin. The four essentials to s beautiful end healthful skin are warmth, sun shine, air and cleanliness; each and all play an important part Never neglect to bathe the akin well before retiring and add to the tepid .water a pinch of borax. Use plenty of soap aud rub your skin well with your hands complexion brushes are not near so good for the skin. In .washing aud drying the face always rub In an upward direction, aad beneath the eyes from tho outer cor ners toward the nose. , . 11 wumeu who fuller from poor complexions, pimples. blnckhends, greasy skin, etc., would only bntho their entire body each day they would soon see a vast Improvement In their nppearnnce. Never neglect your dally exercise. Walk or take n bicycle ride; be out In the air ami sunshine two hours at leant: see that your bedroom is prop erly ventilated. You cannot hnve ten much fresh air. ami If you do not have enough yon Injuiv your skin, depress your spirits, cause nerve col InpRe mid a vast army of other Ills. American Queen. "raze For White L'ntterirear, All white Is the "dernier cri" for lin gerie now. You will meet pink, blue and bird's-eye cambric, but the best style Is pure white, Inlerthrended with pure white baby ribbon and trl'mmed with lace on suite. Nothing Is lovelier, lifter all. Evening gowns an; worn over while cambric petticoats nulled nnd Insert lulled with lace In nil sorts of profusion, but, look you, not de signed with any bizarrerle. lily, sprawling applique-, great, striking motifs, are out. aud In ihcir place has arrived a simplicity that Is amazing. Flue, narrow insertions run round nnd round a skirt, with a triple row of six inch frills set mi between, one billow ing en top of the other, and the skirt, while it tits the hips like a glove. Is below so ruling ami f.tll I'.ial It abso lutely answers to the poet's line de scription and is Indeed u tempestuous petticoat. Ir Is trained, of course, aud Is terribly expensive, especially wheu It is not merely a skirt proper, but a princess underdress mad: to lit the llgure with absolute precision. Slimmer Walste. The while wash waists are Kinarler than any other color. In both thick and thin material. -Next to Ihcin In favor come ihe sullies; polka dots, plaids and .startling effects generally are quite our of fashion. Tucked and embroidered muslin waisis are the next smartest, it might be said, and the very line lawn on which is seen such beautiful hund-work. These are made Invariably with the blouse effect iu front, nnd with a little fulness in the centre of the back, that fulness drawn down, of course, under the belt. Very few of the waists have a yoke at the back, but the more elab orate ones have all a yoke In front, a narrow, tucked yoke of the same material as tile waist or of lace. Val enciennes lace, real or imitation, is considered the most fashionable to use. lu silk waists the smartest are hose made of liberty silk, with lace vokes In round effect, and below the li'ce yoke the waist In narrow nicks blousiurt Just iu from, and with a tremendous curve at the sides. All he silk waists made on this model are lined. Harper's Kassar. Ktilivhtimuent of imllAU Women. All English woman who has gone to practise medicine hi India recently suited lu a letter to a friend: "It has been proved that only through the enlightenment of the high class women of India can help come to the Indian women of lesser rauk, Hnd the medical work of English women is evidently to be the greatest and most powerful lever for raising the Iron door that shuts the Eastern woman from West ern freedom and culture. 'It is au unfortunate fuel, however. that there are no more strenuous op ponents of any change in the positiou of Indian women than most of those women themselves. It Is known to be no uncommon tiling for the old mother of iiie family to refuse to cat, und make herself and everybody else wretchrd, If one of her daughters Is merely allowed to go to school." A Now Oeeuiiutlon. An English womau with more in genuity than financial resources has gone Into business as a traveling win dow dresser. Her stock iu trade con sists of u neat little box containing pins, tacks and a tiny hammer. Shu began by going to u few shops aud asking them to test her powers for a tritllug sum. Her taste made the ex periment u success Iu every case, aud now she goes to a number of towns, receiving regular pay from several firms in each. zr -uc" a-.? a FASHIONS Art buckles, buttons and brooches are very much in evidence. French und English cheviots are very popular for spring tailor-made gowns. Something very effective for long curtains Is a moire cloth which comes lu bright, but uot garish colors. Taffeta aud velvet ribbons formed iuto various luce-like designs are clev erly stitched In all over roses ou cloth gowns. A very stunning outing hat for sum mer shows a felt crowu aud a straw brim, bo ih white and trimmed with a soft Persian silk scarf. Hat buckles are still a feuttiro of woman's headgear, and there Is a number of novel oues. Fancy buttons are also being worn for bat trlmmlug. Home of the new parasols are set with luce medallions aud appllqued with gold or colored flowers. Big bows udoru the handles of those that are especially elaborate. Queen's purple Is the mrnie of tho newest shade of the regal color to claim favor. It Is found lu all the spring fabrics, such as silks, broad clothes, crepes, voiles, Landsdownes aud Henriettas. It is asserted that white serge Is to be freely used for the summer tailored gowus, and that the thin woolen fa brics in white will be generally em ployed for dressy gowus uutll extreme beat drives women to muslins. Bulgarian stripe embroidery done In cotton is seen on many of the new shirt waists. On tan it Is particularly effective, and on certain shades of blue. The embroidery is usually done in orange, blue, red aud yellow. Embroidered mull is a charming novelty for blouses, fichus or collar ettes. It is so beautifully wrought thnt It looks like needlework. Flounc ing, bauds and scalloped edges also are pre,' need lu the material for trimmings. DOTflER OF BEING KING ASSASSINATION NOT THE ONLY RISK OF THE TRADE. fher la Little Fan In Sovereign's I.tfe, For Privacy Ii Virtually Denied to Him -Odd CuMnms IXerovereit by Learned Students Klnga Killed Annually. The recent battery committed upon the sacred cheek of tho German Em peror nnd the reports of plots against the life of the Czar show, as so many assassinations nnd attempted assass inations of sovereigns have shown, what an undesirable business nnd how bad a risk it is to be n sovereign, facetiously observes an editorial writ er in the New "York Sun. There is lit tle fun in a king's life, for privacy is tlrtunlly denied to hint and the most absolute ruler is a slave to Immemorial restrictions nnd laws and infrangible rules of court etiquette; and ns to money, there nro plenty of private men who could buy out tho most fore handed of sceptre-benrlng kings. A king or emperor Is to be pitied, but it is a mistake, we are Inclined to think, to suppose as so many persons do, that the profession Is on the de cline. It Is In n bad way, but it is much betier off than it was nt the start, Nihilists and Anarchists, luna tics and cranks, take ft "pot" shot nt n sovereign every now nnd then. In the good old days, which were such bad old days, the king was killed nt the end of the first year of bis rclgn. Such nt least Is the hypothesis of sonic learned students of old custom and of those still extant savage cus toms which throw so much light upon civilized usages nnd their origin. Or iginally the klng-prlest or priest-king wns sacrificed at the end of a year either ns a mnn-god or god-man whose decaying godhood must be freshened by a new Incarnation or as the sacrl flcer who had smitten the first blow nt the snored nnlmnl, the totem of the tribe, nnd tnken the first draught of the victim's blood, the common life of the tribe wns renewed. The King of Babylon hnd to die at the end of n yenr, but finally a criminal was sub stituted, allowed to reign .for n few days, nnd then put to death. The old Trussinn ruler called "God's Mouth" wns allowed to burn himself to death nt a sacred oak. Kings were put out of the way for mere bodily blemishes. The eorly socred kings must have had a hard time of It. By nnd by, they got better terms for themselves. They lived, and the eldest son or some other representa tive died. The time was extended. Thus the King of Qulllcane In India didn't have to kill himself till ho hnd reigned ten years. Finally kings came to reign for life, that is, so long ns they could keep their nnoluted heads on their shoulders. Fixity of tenure lllte tenure during good behavior has scarcely been secured by kings even now. In Mr. J. O. Frnzer's "Golden Bough," a book thnt Montaigne would hnve loved, will be found much con solation for many European sover eigns. There, for Instnnce, Is their brother, King Kukula, of Shark Point, in Lower Guinea. Kukula may enjoy himself, but If so, ho has a queer way of doing It. He lives nlone In a wood. He enn't leave his house. He can't even leave bis chair. In that he must sit night nud day. In that he must sleep. If ho lay down, the wind would lie down, too, and there would he no going down to the sea In ships. A still more unfortunate potentate Is the King of Fernando Po. He lives in the depths of an extinct crater around which are the huts and yam f.elds of Riabba, his capital. Ills people are the Boobies nnd he must keen their good old aboriginal customs. It would kill him, the Boobies think, to see the sea. He hns never seen and never will see a white mnn. He will never set foot upon the beach. He is covered with old silver coins. It Is said. His harem Includes forty members, Booble beau tics or horrors not duskier than tho gloomy hut In whicB he must stay nil his life, with Bhnckles on his legs. He may not use salt, or rum or tobacco: "Such is tho plight and such the woe. Of the poor old King of Fernando Po!" The kings of Egypt, great builders and swells, gods worshiped In their lives at splendid temples, boro an aw ful weight of etiquette or of taboo, which is the beginning of etiquette. They could drink Just so much wine. They could eat no flesh but veal and goose. Their hours of walking and bathing, their most intimate domestic Arrangements were prescribed. Poor devils! They lived according to time table. A couple of centuries ago the Mikado of Japan was much too sacred and awful to be comfortable. His hair nnd nails couldn't be cut except when he was sleeping. The pots and dishes in which his meals were cooked and served had to be broken and burled after he had used them once, Any meaner person using tUem would have swollen up and been inflamed In the throat. For a king Is accurslug and Infecting as well as sacred. The Mikado had to sit In bis chair of state with the imperial crown on his head for several hours every morning, look ing stra)glit ahead. If ho turued his head the least bit, there would be tempest and failure of crops, and the devil to pay generally. Eventually the Mikado escaped this sitting, the crown taking bis place as a regulator of the equilibrium of the world, aud the Mikado ran away from boredom by abdicating on the birth of a son. Kings that make rain and give good crops, good fishing and so on, get Into trouble when they don't do what they are paid for. Thus the chief of the Batukas In Central Africa Is robbed, driven away or killed if bis rain de partment Is unsatisfactory. In Savage Island in the South Pacific the mon archy became extinct AU the kings svere killed off because they didn't sup lily food In quantities to suit A king whose magical or supernatural bureau doesn't work la not worth insuring. Drought, flood or famine may set his people against Blot. They don't pay him to neglect his business. To be sure, royal blood ban Its priv ileges. It must not be spilled upon the ground. So Kublal Khan of Xanadu and elsewhere tossed his uncle to death In a carpet. In 81am, If yon happen to be a royal personage In dis grace, you may be stretched out on a scarlet cloth aud have a billet of san dalwood driven Into yoi stouisiJa r yoti mny be put Into an Iron cnldron and pounded to pieces with pestles, or you may be bagged and dumped Into the river, or you mny depart In vnritius other pleasing nnd prince-like wnys. And the divinity thnt doth hedge a king Is perhnps even more appreciated by a Maori chieftain than by Wllheltu II. or by the Order of tho Whlto Hose. A Maori chief's head wns so sncred thnt "if he only touched it with blJ fingers he was obliged Immediately to apply them to his nose nud sniff up the sanctity." But kings In exllo will find more consolation In the ense of tho King of the Mesynoccl, who wns kept nt the top of a high tower, never allowed to go out, nnd sometimes starved to death by h!n subjects. Then there is the ense ot the Kings of Shobn, where Solomon's frlnd camo from. The Shebnltes stoned their king to denth if he tried to go out. He was worse off than the F.lng of Tonquln, who hnd a "day off" twice a yenr. , On the Grain Const of Africa .Miss Mary Klngslry found n fetish king who resigned. His Job brought him al together too many guests to entertain. One of them hnd homicidal lunula, nnd a gift for epileptic fits. Wheu the priest-king threw away royalty, he hnd lost one car to the homicidal epil eptic. But we hnve said enough to prove that the king business, while, n hard one, Isn't so hard as it has been. CUR 01)3 FACTS. As n curiosity of tho recent Germnn census it Is recorded that the returns showed the village of Iletitenhourg contained 414 inhabitnuts, li-'J being of the masculine und '2'2'i of the femin ine gender. The distinction nmong nnlmals ot re quiring least sleep belongs to the elu pliant. In spite of his capacity for hard work the elephant seldom, If ever, sleeps more than four, or occa sionally five, hours. The habits of wasps were closely studied by P.eaumur, who placed the Insects under glass hives and so do mesticated them ns to be able to ob serve all the opcratiors carried ou within their nests. As Illustrating the cumulative force of tho five-cent piece It Is shown that the total Income of the ninety-four street railway companies operating In Pennsylvania during the fiscal year ended Juno 30, 1000, was $2-1.447,181. A woman out In Coldwater, Mich., the other day celebrated the one hun dred and eleventh anniversary of her birth. She attributes her longevity to the fact that she has always slept during the daytime nud roamed about the house at night. Only In seventeen States can a mar ried woman dispose of her separate and independent estate by will. In tho remaining twenty-eight States sho must have the consent of her husband before she can will her own r'opert" as she may -wish. It is said that more living Ush are sold In Berlin than any other market In the world. This Is probably a mis tnke, for In Japan tho fish are not only sold alive, but are placed upon the table In that condition, carved nnd dealt out to the gitests before they cease quivering. The Japanese be lieve In fresh fish, aud therefore cat them raw. American rieamire Kesorts. The Increased number of visitors to the resorts of Florida this season Is a matter for distinct congratulation. Well-to-do pleasure seekers could not do the country a more mnterlal ser vice thnu by Innuguratiug n fashion which would result In the retention on this side of the ocean of the greater port of the $100,000,000 now spent abroad annually by rich Americans. There Is another side to this ques tion, however, thnu the mnterlul one of keeping good American dollars, more or less hard earned, out of the grasp of foreign fingers and In the capacious pockets of American land lords nnd of others who Cud the euter talnraent of wealthy visitors an agree ably profitable occupation. It is tho aesthetic Bide a development which follows ns a natural consequence. With the assuranco of contluually Increasing patronage scores of ilttlo towns, not on tho Florida coast uloue, but elsewhere within sight of blua waters, would spruce up. Parks und gardens would be laid out, und sand duues would blossom like the gardens of Omar. All this would not be for the solo benefit of the excessively rich pleasure seeker. The visitor of lim ited Income would have his innings, too, since after the resorts should have once been established und paid for by the rich his patronage would also be sought after by the hotel keepers. In a hundred pluces In Europe the man ot moderate means-, who philo sophically enjoys the delight of look ing at a beautiful landscape In nature or on canvas as much as does the possessor thereof, finds that fashion has left In her wake charming places where he may be well content to spend a restful day or week. It would be well, Indeed, If fashion's new found devotion to American winter re sortsand summer resorts as well should have here the' same result.- Philadelphia Itecord. Gladstone Bored the Quean. Gladstone had manners, but no small talk. A story once very widely circu lated was that Mr. Gladstone habitu ally treated Queen Victoria rudely. Perhaps the famously polite queen thought so herself, for It Is said that she once remarked, "He speaks to me as though I were a public meeting," aud as he Is said to have harangued her about the polity of the Hlttltes or the harmony between the Athanaslan creed and the poetry of Homer, tberd would appear to have been some truth lu It. - The Queen, perplexed and uncom fortable, tried to tnak? a digression addressed a remark to her duughter, or gave biscuits to a begging terrier while the statesman restrained him self with au effort until the princess bad answered, or the dog bad sat dowa, and then promptly resumed) "As I was about to say" Even roy. ally quuiled before this flood of ver biage. --- COMMERCIAL RilVlF.W. General Trade Conditions. New York (Special). R. G. Dun &, Co.'s weekly rcviicw jf trade s.iys: "Fa vorable crop reports, heavy bank clear ings, record-breaking railroad earning), a large distribution of Si ring and Sum mer goods and easy collection-! give the business situation an ctu-nuraging as pect. Wall Street speculation does no: yet discount any approaching reaction in commercial linen, anil the money market seems to have turned the corner, at least for the present. Cotton anl woolen goods retain their gain of Ut week, though partly on accmint of the idleness of many mills. The wool mar ket is steady, notwithstanding the ab sence ni demand from large producer! of goods. "In all brancites of iron and st?el manufactur? requirements are much in excess of available stocks. Recent evi dence of large grain crops has brought agricultural implement makers into the market for bars, and many have con tracted for their entire year's supply. Another fe.-itur.; jras the greater activi.y in structural n.ntcrial for bridges and huildinrcs, while the large tonnage of steel rails already placed did not prevent further orders. The recent advance in plates failed to diminish business. "The outlook for this year's crop of cotton has been ascertained by a care fill canvass of the Southern Stat". Correspondents of R. G. Dun & Co. re port that planting averages about two weeks later than usual, owing to heavy raius. While there is reason to antici pate a large acreage, cancelation oi many orders for fertilizers show that the sharp decline in cotton prices had the beneficial result of restricting opera tions to some extent. "Failures for the week numbered Joo in the United States, against 184 iasl year, and twenty-one in Canada, agains: seventeen last year." "Hradstrcet's" says: "Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week, aggregate S.3U6.2'7 bush els, against 6.405,601 last week and ;?,8og.,45i bushels in the corresponding week of toco. Corn exports for the week aggregate 2,136.401 bushels against 2,02.v)S4 last week and 3,158,747 in this week a year ago." LATEST QUOTATIONS. Baltimore. Flour Baltimore Best Patent 4 75a High Grade Extra 4-25a Cornmcal, per 100 pounds. . . . I . loat .20 Hominy, per bbl 2.6oa2.7o Hominy Grits, per bbl 2.6oa2 7o Wheat. No. 2 red. steamer No. 2 red, 76c; sample lots, 72.178). Western opened firmer; May 77'Ac. Oats. White, No. 2, xvjim'Ac; white. No. 3, 32a324c: white. No. 4, xai'ic; white, ungraded, 3J33'Ac; mixed, No. 2, 33i'Ac Rye. No. 2 rye, in car lots. 57c; No. 3 rye, 55c; No. 2 Western rye, 58c; ex port elevator and SQaooc on track up town. Mill Feed. $21.00 per ton; medium, do, $.;o.5o. ilay. No. 1 timothy, $17.50; No. 2 mixed, $13,503 14.50; No. 1 clover, mixed, $15.501116.00; No. 2 clover, mix ed, $13.50314.50; No. I clover $13,508 14.00; No. 2 clover, $i2ooai3.oo. Green Fruits and Vegetables. On ions, per bushel, $t.2oai..io. Cabbage, Danish, per ton, $!5.ooai8.oo; do, new Florida, per crate, $i.4oai.8o, do, Charleston, per crate, $1.2532.00. Cel ery, home grown, per bunch, 4a5c; do. Florida, per crate, $1.5032.00. Apples, per bbl, $1.5033.50. Oranges, $2.3033.50. Potatoes. iiite, Maryland and Pennsylvania, primes, per bushel, 48a 50c; do New York, primes, per bushel, 50353c; Jo, Michig3n and Ohio, per bushel. 48352c; do, new Rcrniuda. per bbl, No. 1, $4.5035.00; do do No. 2, $2.50 33.00; do, new, Florida, per bbl. No. 1, $4.0035.00. Sweets F.asiern Shore Vir ginia, kiln dried, per bbl, $1.5032.00. Besns and Peas. New York, mar row, choice hand picked, $2.3032.35; do do, medium, do do, a2. 10; do do, pea, do do, $2.05a2.lo. Blackeye pe.is, per bushel, choice new, $1.5531.60. Black peas, per bushel, choice new, $1.60. Green peas, per bushel. $1.2031.25. Nearby white beans, hand picked, per bushel. $1.5032.00. Provisions. "Sulk shoulders. 8a8'ic; do short ribs, gYic; do clear sides, 0ic; bacon rib sides, ioVc; do clear sides, io-jC; bacon. shoulders, 9c, .Fat backs, 8!$c. Sugar cured breasts, ll!4c; sugar cured shouldcrs.oc. Mams small, n!c; large, no; smoked skinned bains, 12V2C; picnic Tiams, 84c Lard Best refined, pure, in tierces, oJ4c; in tubs, Q)4c per lb. Mess pork, per bbl, $16.00. Live Poultry. Market is steady. Quote: Hens, loatoK-c; old roosters, each, 251130c; young chickens, itatac; winter do, 2 lbs and under, 17322c; spring, I to t'i lbs, 28a32c. Ducks. 9a tic. Turkeys, 8anc. Geese, apiece, 50365c. Dressed Poultry. Cspons, choice large, I4ai8e. Bultcr. Tie market is steady. We quote: Creamery separator, 22a22jc; Cre3tuery Gathered Cream, 18319c; Creamery Imitation, i-ai8c. Eggs. Fresh laid eggs, I3jc. Dressed Hogs. Choice Western Maryland and Pennsylvania light weights, per lb, 737Jc; Southern Mary land and Virginfa, per lb, 6e. Calves. Strictly nice veal, per lb, 5a5c. Lambs and Sheep. Spring lambs choice, Hagc per lb; poor, small stock, 5c per lb. Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Wheat firm; contract grade, April, 77a78J4c. Corn weak ami !4c lower; No. 2 mixed. April, 48a48;4c Oats firm; good demand; No. 2 white clipped 33!4c Butter weak and unset tled; fancy Western creamery, 22'Ac; do prints, 22c; do nearby do, 23c. Eggs firm; good demand ; fcesh nearby, 14c; do Western, 14c; do Southwestern, 14c; do Southern, 13c. Cheese dull and weak, I2al2.'.4c. Lire Slock. Chicago, III. Cattle Receipts, 8,000 head; choice steers firm; others about steady; butchers' stock, steady; good to prime steers, $5.00.16.00; poor to me dium, $3.8534.00. Hogs Receipts 20, 000 head; top, $6.10; mixed and butch er', $5-7-S6-oa East Liberty. Cattle steady; extra. $5 6035.75; prime, $5. 2535.50; good, $j.oo 85.20. Hogs lower; best mediums, $6.25; heavy hogs, $6.1536.25; pigs, 5.9036.00, Sheep steady; best clipped wethers, $4.5014.60; choice lambs, $5.0025.15; veal calves, $4.5085.00. LABOR AND INDUSTRY. The Woman's Trade Union League of Great Britain has 4,000 members. The total receipts of taxes by the city of New York last year were $72,298,295, Chicago workingmen object to the appointment of a military man for chief of police. All except half a doien contractors have signed the scale of the pant tin ishcrt' unions of Chicago. One of the rules of the New York Watch Case Makers' Union requires that there shall be but one apprentice to five journeymen. Columbus, Ohio, hasn't a non-union railwayjiiati, .
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