Jm
New York Clty.Tbe box Klou
makes the very latest form of the
popular Jacket and In much liked liotli
for entire costumes and separate
W-VSLuJ 'J ''It
WOMAN'S BOX ETON.
wraps. Taffeta, tucked mid phi In,
black and white, Is much used for the
latter purpose, hut etuuiliio Is some
what newer and more durable, atid Is
attaining great vogue. The May Man
tou orlgiuul, from which the model
was made, Is of the open mesh light
weight tucked material In black, with
revers and applique of cream Cluny
lace over white, but cream makes a
charming warm weather wrap and is
peculiarly effective over the much
worn white gowns; and entire cos
tumes are made from linen and duel;
as well as suitable silks anil wools.
The Jacket Is simplicity Itself. The
bucks fit smoothly and the fronts hang
from the shoulders, without darts, in
box style, the upper edges being ex
tended and rolled back to form re
vers. The sleeves are cut In coat
style, but flare becomingly at the
wrists.
To cut this Eton for a woman of
medium size, three and a half yards
of material twenty-one Inches wide,
three and a quarter yards tweuty-sev-ea
Inches wide, two and one-eight
mm
WOMAN'S TCCKED BLOUSE.
yards thirty-two Inches wide, or two
yards forty-four luches wide, will be
required, with three-eight yard of all
over lace and two ami a quarter yards
of applique to trim us illustrated.
Woman's Tucked Blouse.
Tucks not alone hold their place, but
galu lu favor uiomh by mouth. Both
for the odd waiHt and the gown made
en suite they are held the smartest
possible finish aud are seen alike In
thin diaphanous materials, silks and
soft wools. The charming blouse Il
lustrated In the large drawing Is adapt
ed to many uses, and Is equally ap
propriate for the costume and the
separate bodice. The original la of
white lawn, and Is worn with a tie
and belt of blue Liberty satin; but fine
madras, grass linen, Swiss and all
similar fabrics, India silk, crepe de
chine, taffeta and the like and all soft
wools are equally suitable.
The back Is smooth aud snug, with
two groups of tucks that are drawn
together at the waist to give a becom
ing, tapering effect. The fronts are
tucked In three groups and are ren
dered unique by the extension on the
right edge, which Is closed with small
pearl buttons in groups of three. The
Sleeves are In bishop style, tucked
nearly to the wrists, where they fall
free to form becoming puffs.
To make this blouse for a woman of
medium size, four yards of material
twenty-oue luches wide, three aud
three-eight yards tweuty-seveu inches
wide, three and a half yards thirty
two Inches wld( or two and a quarter
yards foity-four luches wide, will be
required.
"Smart" Gloves.
White gloves have been In vogue for
many years, and bid fair to remain
fashionable for some time to come.
This season thu smartest white glove
Is of heavy dogskin, loose fitting and
fastening with a single large pearl
buttou. It id known as the coach
man's glove.. Another popular glove,
n" very much the same style. Is the
gTay glace kid, stitched la white or
gray and fastened with large silver
button. For dressy wear one has em
broidered gloves matching the dainty
colors of ouc's costume. For evening
wear, loug embroidered gloves are es
pecially fetching, and the design,
which starts ou the back of the baud,
Is carried around the arm la graceful
lines to the vary top. Itows of fancy
buttons, reaching from wrist to shoul
der, ornaiueut some of these long
gloves, glittering rbinestones on those
of black, turquoise buttons on the
white subtle, lu replenishing oue's
glove box lor tiiu season cue should
tt Mm nrr Tt I l xi
iili
have (besides the white gloves) ample
space for the pnlo gray, pale fawn and
biscuit shades, as well as for wash
suedes In white and tan for morn1"
vear. (!ood Housekeeping.
The Lonlslne Kiln Main.
Nursery fashions are more perman
ent than the modes of older women,
but still a few fleeting changes are
perceptible now and then. For In
stance, the question of sashes Is al
ways of Interest, for ,1 little maid looks
hot- sweetest In a white dress with a
blue sash. (!r sgruiu silk, watered
silk and sall.i have all liml their day.
This summer nrofcenep Is sliowu for
the I.ouislne silk hinIi, n pretty soft
wvave. The sash ribbons used by lit
tle children are not -ery wide.
Flowered Mttnlln.
A pompadour Hovered muslin gown
has a pretty finish to the sides of the
front of the waNt. There are box
pleats of the muslin ou either side of
the white-tucked lawn vest, in which
are three bri,ad bunds of cream lace
Insertion set acro-. The upper part
of the vest Is outl ued with a broad
collar, which lias : :lleutions of lace.
This collar Is of s'uer white ruuslla,
which is pardcuhr ly pretty over tlu
flowered muslin of the waist.
A Pretty Piqim Frock.
A pretty pique frock for a child has
a coarse I act yoke of guimpe, a turn
down collar edging It frilled with
lace, and through the collar, which
Is cut In deer slits, buttonhole stitched,
a ribbon Is run and tied In the back.
Similar silts are cut lu the lower part
of the waist of the little frock, which
has the skirt sewed to It without a
belt, and through this a narrow waist
ribbon Is ruu ifnd also tied In the back.
Charming Neck Chains.
Mexican opals make charming neci
chains, pretty, limpid things. Some
of the stones are deep red In tone, oth
ers almost white. 83 they show In dif
ferent lights. Each stone la set In a
gold band, and the whole necklace Is
a liquid rainbow of light. Quite dif
ferent is the necklace of Australian
opuls. In the other the stones are
ulmost flat, nml In this the opalesceut
beads, showing charming soft green
and blue tones lu their milky depths,
are long aud egg-shaped, with a Hue of
rock crystal ruuulug through the cen
tre of each, tie whole very dainty and
attractive.
Child's Wrapper.
.Simple wrappers that can be slipped
ou wheu the room Is cool or during
convalescence are essential to the com
forts and well-being of the children
as they are to that of their ciders. This
pretty little May Mautou model can be
made to serve such purpose aud also
as a bath robe when made from suit
able material. The original Is of dot
ted dimity, in blue aud white, but
Scotch and French fiaunel, flnnuellette,
lawn and various fabrics are appro
priate. The back 1 seamless and laid in
four tucks that give a yoke effect and
providu fulness below. The fronts also
are tucked but open at the centre for
their entire length, being closed by
means of buttons and button holes
wheu desired. The sleeves are In
bishop style und a simple rotl-ov' col
lar finishes the neck.
To cut this wrapper for a chll I six
years of age, three and three-quarter
child's wbappcb.
yards of material tweuty-eoven Inches
wlilu, three aud one-eight yards thirty
two luches wide, or two and five-eight
yards forty-four luches wide, will be
required.
4.'
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CREATINC COSTUMES.
rhs Tast Army In France Devoted to the
Caueo of Fashion.
It is a matter of great interest to the
visitor In Paris to observe the extent
;o which the whole city Is given over
:o the service of fa.hion. Costumers
tud their assistants nbcund on every
land. It Is estimated that some fifty
:housand of these, including women
ind youug girls, are at work In the
.'ity.
The name of the Hue de la Pali,
where the most fashionable shops are
iltuated, has come to stand for the en
tire dressmaking quarter, although
many equally attractive establish
ments are to be found ou the Avenue
e l'Opera. the Hue Royalo and Boule
vard Haussiuunii. A glance at the
buoks of some of these houses proves
that Paris Is all that she clali.is to be
as capital of the world of dress. The
ending queens and piincosses of
Europe order their choicest gowns
acre. Even the favorites of the Sul
:au and the women of the Mikado's
ou:'t ore said to wear on occasion
lresses created by the- artists of the
rent Taris houses, and belles of South
America are their most extravagant
clients. English and American women
are naturally among the most fre
quent shoppers seen lu Purls from
v. broad.
To adapt themselves to this foreign
patronuge the mannequins or models,
who stand to try ou and show off the
mper'j costumes, are choseu to repre
sent the average style and build of
women of different nationalities, tier
man, Russian, American or Spunish.
These glrb receive u'.iout $3.10 a year.
Sometimes the dress !s created lu a
modest atelier, or rhop, or again iu au
apartment which has not the least re
semblance to a business establishment.
Places like Paquln's are almost thea
trical with their spacious rooms mid
well-dressed attendants. Those sales
women whs achieve success In at
tracting and retaining customers ofti'U
receive. It Is reported, from $3000 to
S-liXH) yearly. Tb? profits of a papular
establishment are large, but the per
sonnel of the assistants In such a place
is of the uta-.ost impcrt.inee, tact, ex
perience and good taste being abso
lutely essential. The diessmnkcrs of
Paris take the greatest puinsto keep
themselves Informed as to the fluctua
tions iu fortune of their clients, so
mutiy of whom ure persons well
kuown to the public, and the credit
of aristocratic or theatrical patrons Is
always care.'ully notLd. In fact, a lit
tle secret police force. It Is rumored,
has these matters constantly In charge.
Many persons who cannot personally
visit Paris contrive to trade there by
means of samples seut through the
mails. It Is to this custom, as the
story goes, that the Introduction of
the well kuown mirroir velvet Is due.
A sample of ordinary velvet sent by
mail was crushed lu the stamping in
such a way as to assume an unusual
brilliancy. The denier receiving It,
studied to galu thu same effect In a
new velvet, and produced the mirroir
variety, which proved au Immediate
success.
If Paris Is the centre of fashion,
nearly all Industrial France assists
In the production of articles of dress. .
Whole towns depend for. their pros
perity on the making of the materials
used by Parisian costumers, such us
Lyons, Amicus, lioubuix uud others.
Taking the country lu all, probably uo
less than 1,400.000 masters and work
people are employed iu this munncr,
aud since caprice Is ever the chief
element of fashion, these industries
are being subjected continually to
change. New York Tribune.
L'Art Nouveau.
Since the Exposition iu Parts there
have been many allusions in the daily
press to "L'Art Nouveau," or the new
art. aud the striking exhibit made by
its expounders; but It Is doubtful If oue
in ten of the reporters, who helped to
t-preud Its fame, understood iu what
i. consisted or wherein It dih'ered
from art. In studying an exhibit of
1'art nouveau, whether applied to
furniture, fabrics, or objects of house
hold decoration, two elements are at
once discerned novelty and unrest;
aud two prominent faults are noted
luct of proportion or scale, aud a cer
tain Incongruity both in the selection
of the various parts whose unlou pro
duces the total effect, and in a confu
sion of treatment, that which Is prop
er to one material beii.g applied to
ii no, her without proper alteration.
This new art declares itself based upun
principles of natural growth aud col
oriug, but these laws are continually
1 violated by the curves Introduced Into
nearly every d:.sigu. Indeed, the
curves most commonly met do uot at.
nil suggest a vigorous plant bursting
into life la the spring, but rather sup
less and withered forms of dead vege
tation. L'art nouveau has not become a fad
In this country, even with the smart
set that is always seeking novelty. The
comparatively few examples oi k thiit
appeared in the fashionable decora
tors' shops have nad slow sales. Nor
have the hangings or ceilings and mu
ral decorations been received with any
greater favor. This seems rath;r
strange when we remember the attrac
tion that the novel and the bizarre has
for muuy persons. The Modem I'i'is
cilia. Keetrletlons of French Olrl LlCa.
"The programme of what a French
girl may or may not do Is drawn up
very precisely," declares Th. BeuUoa
(Madame Blanc), lo the Ladles' Home
Journal. "Unless she Is poor and has
to earn ber own living she never goes
out alone. The company of a friend
of her own age would not be sutilcU-ut
to chaperon her. It Is an established
rule that novel-readlog Is a rare ex-
j ceptlon. She Is entirely subject to lier
: parents' will In the matter of reading.
And if she asks to see anything nt
I the theatre except a classical mastcr
. )'- or uu opera, th'.-y will tell Iter
that such a thing Is not considered
proper, feeling sure of her silent sub
mission. After she is fifteen years old
she Is generally allowed to be In the
drawing room on ber mother's recep
tion days, but must keep to the modest
and secondary place assigned to ber:
pouring the tea and presenting' It,
rourtesyiug to her eidcis, answering
when spoken to lu short, undergoing
her apprenticeship. She has but few
jewels, and under no pretext uny dia
monds. Custom docs not permit ber
to wear costly things; nor does It give
her the right, la general, to have a
money allowance worth speaking of
for personal use. She receives a
trifling sum for chnrity, her books and
gloves. A young girl never lakes the
lead la conversation, but always al
lows the married lady the precedence,
aud she iluds it quite natural to occu
py the background."
I'luck of a Baltimore Olrl.
To have KiieotRsfully coucluded nn
arduous three years' course In a school
of law, to have made admirable rec
ords as compared with those of her
classmates of the masculine gender, to
have passed the necessary examina
tions and to be graduated as a bache
lor of law, nnd yet to be deuied the
privilege of being admitted to the bar
to practice bi-r profession is the futvs
of Miss ilayuie Maddox.
Although it is agulnst the law of
Maryland for women to practice, Miss
Maddox says that she Intends to make
a determined effort to bp allowed to do
so, and thus open a new field for wom
en in Maryland. Miss Maddox Is of
the opluion that as women are allowed
to practice law In thirty-seven States
of the Uuiou she will eventually gain
admission to practice lu Muryhiud.
Miss Maddox is the llrst Baltimore
woman who bus ever graduated from
a Murylond school of law. She is well
known Iu musical circles, not only In
Baltimore, but also lu Washington.
New York and the South. wtfore
iiiictvica;).
Women .mil t'.lrd.
Mr. O. O. Shields, president of ths
League of American Sporti-mcn, thinks
that women are endowed with lots of
,cod sense. In a lecture bei'ore a prom
inent woman's club lu the West, he
said:
"There Is abundant reason to con
gratulate the women of this oottu'-ry
ou their good seuse. When their at
tention was called to the needless ami
heartless destruction of bird life which
was being perpetrated in order to
gratify their love of beautiful raiment,
thousands of them stopped wearing
birds ou their hats. It Is safe to say
that five per cent, of the twenty
thousand women who belong to the
Audubon societies to-day were form
erly patrons of the bird millinery traf
fic. They had not before stopped to
think of the wrong that was being
doue as a result of their patronage, but
wheu their utientlon was called to It
they were as ready to discard the sin
ful ornaments us they always are to
Join In any good movement."
The Baby princess of Italy.
It Is said that the baby princess of
Italy, Lolanda Margherita, Is u re
markably healthy child, with dark
eyes, neither black nor blue, a good
appetite and a strong pair of lungs.
She Is the second princess boru In the
House of Savoy siuce the birth of her
grandmother, tjueen Margherita, fiftj
yearsago, aud no other baby has ever
had the houor of coming Into the
world in the old Quiriual Palace, as
this was, until 1.ST0, the home of the
Popes. Mrs. Dickens, the English
woman chosen us her attendant, has
ibe direction of ulmost every detail lu
the care of the royal baby, except her
clothiug. This cousists of loug linen
bands, iu the traditional fashion .of
Italy, which confine the legs to a cer
tain, extent, but leave the arms free.
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FASHIONS
Fie or de Mai 13 a crinkled chiffon
coming In delicate opalescent colore
for hat trimmings.
Fancy Jewelry of fruits and flowers
Is the fancy of the hour, the floral
brooches matching tbe gown in color.
Pale gray lace In an old fashioned
netted design Is being employ-ed again
for trimmlug batlstea, muslins aud
valles.
Some of the smartest women art
wearing princess gowns, though the)
are not frequently seen. Ou the right
woman, properly made, they art
charming.
Loug, wrinkled gloves are good with
sleeves which reach a little below the
elbow, and women who have been
wearing the long sleeves aud uuder
sleeves ure delighted ut tbe change.
A piuk albatross gown bus lncrustu
tion of cream all over lace set into It
lu medallion form, several rows ol
them iirouud the skirt and more lu the
waist und in 'he top of each sleeve,
An effective white chiffon gown has
the skirt trimmed with bands of cream
guipure, with a bodice of tbe lace, the
corselet belt of rose silk, and the
guipure collar edged with lines of the
same silk.
A little girl's frock of thin pink ma
terial which falls from a cream lace
yoke, edged with a frill of Jbo lace, li
accordion pleated and held lu slightly
around the waist with a twisted black
velvet ribbon.
Coif or outing skirts come In pretty
reds and greens. Either a pattern lo
white hairline squares of tbe wh'U
with white dots at the corners. The
are made In tbe regulutioa fashion,
with placket-hole tabs at tbe sides.
There seems to be no falling off in
the popularity of lace stitches wblcb
are used In every possible taannei
wllb dainty effects. One great thinf
in their favor Is that they furnish a
means of making pretty lung lines lu
skirts aud bodices.
Pearl plus ure useful and economical
for the home milliner. A whole bal
can be trimmed with white mull, oi
with any kind of light material, toi
that matter, with a card of plus. Tbej
can be put lu iu plain sight and form
part of tbu trimming of the bat.
STOCK POT FOR SEASONING-
Dainty Touches I'ot to alads anil
Sauces In Summer.
The difference between palatable
ami uupulatnlile rood Is frequently a
mere question of seasoning, said n
woman whose own cookery Is above
criticism. Nor Is tbe barrenness of
market or garden any excuse for flav
orless dlshes-lt Is all a question of
keeping seasoned vinegars at hand.
Now. when mint grows on every
grocery bush, I get a quantity of the
fresh, green shrub for a few cents, put
It In o quart preserving Jar, and All the
Jar with good elder vinegar. The mint
market may then rise or fall without
causiug me alarm.
Few people who enjoy a salad of
tomatoes kuow'bow vastly they are
Improved by the addition of n little
thyme. This may be added In Hie form
of the powdered leaves spread ou the
tomatoes aud allowed to Fland In the
Ice box for a few hourr,, or If fresh
thyme leaves are to be obtained, they
may be thrown Into a preserving bot
tle, covered with vinegar and nllowed
to stand for a few weeks. After the
aroma has been taken up by tbe vine
gar It Is best to strain It off, nnd for
the purpose of keeping the aromatic
vinegar old beer bottles, the kind that
have attached rubber tipped corks,
are very good.
It Is now considered au accomplish
ment either for a man or a woman to
be able to make a good snlad. The
following recipe will give a flavored
vinegar which will Insure a good salad
on short, notice, even la remote moun
tain camps. A quart of vinegar, one
dozen tarragon leaves, halt a lemon
peel, three beads of garlic from which
the skin has been removed, half a '
green pepper. Let It stand for ten
days and strain, using In heavy dress
ing lu the proportion of three parts oil
to one of vinegar. Equal parts of
summer savory, thyme, sage and mint
will give a vinegar a tablespoonful of
which may be added to thickened
fiiiuces to be used with roasts. Chi
cago Hecord-Herald.
Summer Draperies.
Half the charm of a room depends
upon the arrangement of Its draperies.
The most satisfactory curtains la
houses occupied by persons of moder
ate means are those of fine white bob
blnet, as they launder well, drape
gracefully and wear a long time. The
straight, looped-curtalns are seldom
seen In these days of artistic origin
ality. Linen or silk shades, tinted to
suit the furnishing of the room, are
put up over the windows, aud then the
curtains ore gathered on the rods and
draped obliquely from oue side of each
window to the other. Simplicity pre
vails In their arrangement. The thin
curtains over the colored shades sug
gest billows of mist or feathery bits
of cloud. These curtains are more
ornamental than the embroidered lace
curtains because they are soft and can
bo gathered Into many graceful drap
lugs. Insertions of luce and frills edged
with lace make the draperies as rich
as the taste or means of the house
holder may dictate. They are espec
ially pretty In bedrooms, sitting rooms
and dining rooms, where a light nnd
airy aspect Is particularly appreciated.
The finest Swiss applique on net
makes a handsome curtain which Is
much In favor at the present time.
Saxon lace and French appliques are
also popular. Jacksonville Times;
Union.
ITow to Set a Table.
When setting u table for n meal,
whether it is to be plain or elaborate,
lay the knives, forks and spoons ia
the order required by tbe courses. Set
the first ten-Inch plate, called the ser
vice plate, one fork at the loft hand.
For a dinner which Is to Include, say,
oysters, consomme, meat, salad and
dessert, lay an oyster fork farthest
from tbe plate, then a soup spoon,
knife, fork and collet spoou. If the
dessert Is a sherbet or Jelly, lay each
one ou the plate on which the last
course is served. Rood Housekeeplug.
Gooseberry Fool Top and tail one
quart of nearly ripe gooseberries, put
in aa cartheu Jar with one cupful of
water, and place la thu oven until the
skins burst. Rub through a granite
colander; add a heaping cup uud a
half of sugar aud set aside uutll
thoroughly cold. It Is well to do this
the day before, uud In lue morning
add the creum, one pint, stirred lu
slowly just beforo serving. Pour
around cups or molds of farina well
chilled.
Tongue Croquettes Bring ono cup of
milk to the boiling polut; rub togethei
oue tablespoonful of butter, one of
flour and stir luto the milk. Cook un
til thick. Add one piut of cold boiled,
fresh tongue chopped, one tablespoon
ful of mluccd parsley, one-half tea
spoouful of suit, a pluch of cayenne
and oue teaspoonful of lemon Juice.
When cool form Into cycllnder-shaped
croquettes; dip In slightly beaten egg,
then lu crumbs aud fry lu smoking
hot fat. Omit suit If smoked tongue
Is used.
Cream of Lettuco Soup Two aud
one-half cups of white stock, two
beads of lettuce cut flnu, two table
spoonfuls of rice, oue-balf cup of
cream, oue-balf teaspoonful of ex
tract of onion or oulou Juice, oue table
spoonful of butter, yolk of ouo egg,
one-fourth salt spoonful each nutiuef
and red pepper, and one tablespoonful
salt if stock was lulled. Cook lettuce,
rice and stock uutll rice is soft; then
add cream, yolk of egg slightly beaten,
first addlug a little of the hot mixture
to egg to prevent its curdling. Boll up
ud serve.
THE CHEMISTRY OF SOAP.
oft. Card and Tollel Soaps Potash I.M
lle Used Mow.
In tbe old days It was understood
that potash soaps were soft, and those
made from soda were hard. But W.
J. Teeters says, In the Wes;eru Drug
gist, that the soft soaps of the present
days are as a rule uot made from pot
ash, but from soda, und are soft only
because of the surplus water Incorpor
ated In them. They are known as
"Swiss soaps," or "settled soft soaps,"
nnd contain from 33 1-3 to ninety per
cent, of water.
Most of the soaps of the maiketaro
made by saponifying oils with an al
kali, precipitating the soluble soap
formed by adding solution of sodium
chloride, removing, drying and man
ipulating the soap thus formed. Curd
soaps are made by melting the precipi
tated soap, adding more lye to emul
sify any unsaponitled fat carried down
In the salting out process, boiling and
running Into frames or molds. Curd
soup has ulmost Invariably an excess
of alkali, to eliminate which the pro
cess of "fitting" Is resorted to. This
consists In allowing the curd soap to
stand for some time after boiling,
pumping off the lye. Introducing
steam, and, If necessary, water, boil
ing and allowing It to cool slowly for
several days, when the whole separ
ates Into layers, the bottom containing
the precipitated impurities known as
negur, the top layer consisting of a
frothy crust known as fob, while the
semi-liquid soap floats between the
two.
Toilet soaps, nt least those of the
best quality, are made by the cold
process. The "stock soap" made by
the process outlined above Is cut Into
very thin slices, thoroughly dried,
mixed with perfume uud coloring mat
ters by grinding In n mill, nnd then
pressed Into I he desired shape. The
transparent sonps of the best class
are made by "dissolving Hie dry stock
soap In alcohol with the addition of a
small amount of glycerine, und allow
ing It to set. Cane sugar acts some
what like glycerine by aiding clarifi
cation, but Its use Is open to serious
objection, as It has a very bad effect
on the skin.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Patience Is the key of content. Mo
hammed. Unreasonable baste Is the direct road
to error. Moliere.
To be doing good Is man's most glori
ous task. Sophocles.
Good counsels observed are chains
of grace. Longlutis.
We give advice by the bucket, but
take It by the grain. W. B. Alger.
Life Is not so short but that there Is
always time for courtesy. Emerson.
It thou wouldst be obeyed as a fath
er, be obedient as a son. William
Venn.
Fools learn nothing from wise men.
but wise mcu learn much from fools.
Lavater.
If you will not bear Reason, she will
surely rap your knuckles. From Toor
Richard's Almanac.
The two powers which In my opinion
constitute a wise man are bearing and
forbcarlug. Eplctetus.
No rock Is so hard but that a little
wave may beat admission In a thou
sand years. Tennyson.
If Idleness do nof produce vice or
mulevolence it commonly produces
melancholy. Sydney Smith.
Half the misery in the world comes
of want of courage to speak nnd to
hear the truth plainly, uud in a spirit
of love. Mrs. Stowe.
A Tiny Maple Tree's Narrow s-.ape.
"The maple 1iad one or two exciting
adventures aud uarrow cscupcH during
Its babyhood," writes William l)uv
itiport Hulbert lu "The Story of the
Muple Tree," In the Ladles' Home
Journal. "Close beside It stood a tiny
beech tree. One afternoon a deer tame
by, lifliug his feet nud putting them
dowu again as lightly as If he were
afraid of stepplug on ega. There
were no eggs there to be stepped ou,
but there were other things Just as
fragile and helpless. The two baby
trees stood right 1n his path,
and now his b.-l't forefoot came
stroight down toward them. Oue,
at least, must surely perish. Which
would it be? Or would It be both?
They stood so close together that even
thut dainty little hoof could easily
have covered both of them at once. In
another second The deer had passed
on, and the beech 'lay In the pointed
boot-print, Its stem broken and its life
crushed out, while less than half an
Inch away the baby maple stood un
harmed." Everett the Foremott American Author.
Edward Everett seems to me, on tbe
whole, our best example of the orator.
pure and simple. Webster was a great
statesman, a great lawyer, a great
advocate, a great public teacher. To
all these his matchless oratory was
but an Instrument nnd Incident.
But Everett Is ulwuys the orator. Ho
was a clergyman a littlo while. He
was a Oreek professor n little while.
He wus a college president a little
whilo. He was Minister to England a
little while. Ho was Representative
In Congress aud Senator. He was
Governor of the Commonwealth. Id
these places he did good service
enough to make a high reputation for
any other man. Littlo of these things
Is remembered now. He was above
nil things I am tempted to say, abovo
all men the foremost American ora
tor lu one class. Souator Hour, to
Scrlbuer's.
The Garbage Frobleiu,
The older countries, In spite of the
rapid strides we have in ado In Inven
tion, are a good deal ahead of us in
many ways. There is tlio question of
tbe disposal of garbage, for Instance!
It Is said that It costs the city of New
York about $500,000 a year to gut rid
of it, while nittuy English cities, by
burning It In special furnaces, uot only
destroy It In the most offecUvo way,
but actually make a profit out of It.
Tbo furnaces dry ft out so thut it tuny
be used as fuel, and this fuel is used in
mukiug steam for pumping water, ruu
ulng electric plants and for grinding
up such parts of the refuse as limy bo
converted Into cement, tiles and pav
ing blocks. This plun U in use lu sev
enty or eighty of tbo emullsr cities of
iOaglujnl, and a million dollar plant Is
Lrlug creeled lu Loudou-
CIRCUS-DAY. IN TOWN.
f twan! Tt surely seems like a thouna.nl
yrm-s ago
Scnce circus-dav at Oroveland whers I
was ruiaeil, you know.
And, still, I recollect it u plain a pUia
can be '
The curm and the canvas and ring, from
A to 'A.
Them siimmem warn't o erburdened with
things for us to do;
Our fun was ball and fishin', and socials,
mbbe. too.
And when the billboards snorted and
blnred from hrel to crown
Say! Wasn't we excited at circus-day in
town!
We bovs (nnd. land! I'm speakin' ol
when my hair warn't gray)
Were up and ready, anxious, while yet
'twas hnrdly day!
Nitfh four o'clock would ketch us, tho'
poiirin rain like sin
'Twas sort of point of honor to watch the
circus come in;
To cheer and escort it, and yell the pro
per road.
And anwcr bonsy questions, and help the.
men unload,
And marvel at how eaay they drove the
tent-stakes down
To be at the beginnin' of circus-day in
town.
We had not time for breakfus'j we skipped
from chore to chore",
'Twas jfst a lirk and promise and then
awav we tore.
We fouulit to carry water (and never
aked a cent).
And poked about the wagons, and pecked
in ev'ry tent;
And tabued the big percestion, and waited
for the free
High tight-rope exhibition; it takes s boy
to see!
Sometimes wc met n eusnin (the Hoy,
Rubes" did it brown).
But that was on the program of circus
day in town.
And ns for the performance the chap
was dull, I swear,
Who hadn't wit to manage, at last, to get
in there.
By Jinks! When all was over, our minds
were lircd so hot
We'd give nnutlier circus on Parsons va
cant lot
"Twin" Jones (he's jedxc) was master at
hnngin' by hia toes
"Babe" Nmith was leailin' tumbler (he
dVud and gone, I s'posc)
"Chub" Lewis (now in Congress) well,
wasn't he a clown!
T swan; It sets me drcamiti'! Old circus
.. day in town.
1 Edwin L. Sabin, in Puck.
efrsv?
Teacher "What ia an unknown
quantity?" Coal Dealer's Son "A ton
of coal." Tit-Bits.
"In what way did he lose his self
possession?" "Very simply. He gave
himself away." Philadelphia Times.
Patience "The man I marry must
know as much as I do." Patrice
"What! No more than that, dear?"
Youkers Statesman.
"Why do you think she Is so desper
ately In love with him?" "She wears
a color that isn't becomlug to her, be
cause he likes it." Chicago Post.
"Your face ia like a peach," he said.
She blushed beneath her bonnet.
Nor dreamed he meant to say it had
Superfluous fuzz upon it.
Philadelphia Record.
"I wonder how so many forest fires
catch," said Mrs. McBride. "Perhaps
they catch acclden fully from the nioun
tnln ranges," suggested Mr. SIcBrlde.
Detroit Free Press.
"A financier is a man who makes lots
of money, lsu't It, father?" "No, Fred
dy; a financier is ii man who gets hold
of lots of money other people have
made." Our Dumb Animals. .
Mrs. HenpecU "A child gets Its
physique from Its father and its dis
position from its mother." Henpeck
"In that case, my dear, it's a blessing
that we've never had any." Judge.
Why dues it seem so very wrong
When others "tell a whopper,"
And when you need one of your own,
Why does it saem proper?
' Washington Star.
"Johnnie, your hair is wet. You've
been swimming again." "I fell In,
ma." "Nonsense. Your clothes are
perfectly dry." "Ycs'ni. I kuow'd you
didn't want me to wet 'em, so I took
'em off before I fell iu." Tlt-BIts.
C'nrlous ScottUh Custom.
Mr. Phlpps, of Pittsburg, tells me of
a serious custom in Scotland. When
a man leases a pasture for sheep, the
landlord is always expected to buy the
flock at tbe termination of the lease.
The animals are appraised by an ex
pert satisfactory to both, and always
bring a little higher price than a new
flock. This is duo to tho fact that
sheep are curious animals, and unable
to care for themselves like cows and
pigs aud hors'-s. No domestic animal
is so dependent upon mun as the sheep
for food, care and protection. It takes
sheep a long time to learn a pasture.
They have to be ?hown whore the beBt
grazing is found, cautioned ugalnst
dangerous places, and somebody must
drive them to water. Tbe luatiuct that
leads other animals to find these things
for themselves seems to be lacking la
sheep. It takes them a long time to
learn, too, and wbeu a flock has be
come accustomed to a pasture it re
quires comparatively littlo attention,
and hence the owners of tho laud are
always glad to take tbo flocks of their
teuunta aud pay au advanced price for
for them. William E. Curtis, in Chi
cago Record-Herald.
Tbo ''Charuilna;" fullon.
The character of Abdul Hamld must
obviously have many facets. The hit
est of bis visitors Is Dr. Uerzl, the
Zionist leader, who reports to the
London Dally Mall that be Is perfect
ly charming. .
"Tho Sultan spoko to me with the
greatest kindness. I 'found hint a
courteous, charming gentleman one
almost forgot ho-wus this mighty po
tentate. He has kept himself lu touch,.
I found, with, all tbe latest develop
ments of modern life, and evidently It
far from having those mediaeval no
tions wblcb oue somehow associates
witn the Ottoman Umpire."
A Mysterious Chest,
Tbo Tsur Paul I. left a locked chcsl
when be died, Inscribed, "Not to be
opened for a hundred years." The
Tsar was murdered ou March 21, 1601,
luut when be was lutrlguiLg to placa
Russia uuder the power of NapoUon.
Nothing is as yet known of tbe coo
tunU'of the mysterious chest, but It U
surmised that It contains iinportaut
papers on tlie history of a hundred
years ago, nud cspnclnlly on tbe jro
jucted uIlulUs cu Enjfltuid.