1 ' New York City. Short Jaunty jack ets that extend only a few Inches be low the waist line, take a permanent place among the latest styles, and will woman's jacket. be much worn both en suite, with skirts to match, and an general utility wraps. The applied yoke Is a marked feature and stamps the garment ns being up-to-date at the same time that It Is generally becoming. The smart MayMantou model shown ts made ot zibeline In the uew shade or garnet, but corduroy In dark blue, gray, brown and tan Is exceedingly fashionable for walking, shopping and out-door sports, and all suiting mate rials are appropriate, while cheviot end covert cloth make satisfactory jackets for general wear. The backs fit snugly to the figure, being cut with side backs oud under arm gores, but the fronts are loose fit ting and Include single darts only. The yoke Is applied over the cloth, but can be omitted when preferred and the lit tle coat left plain, as shown In the small cut. The neck Is finished with a regulation coat collar and lapels, but the velvet facing Is applied in novel manner, the edge being cut In the Van WOMAN'S D7CI1 points that appear In the newest dosigna. The sleeves arc in bell shape and flare becomingly over the bands. To cut this jacket for a woman of medium slzo two and a half yards of material forty-four laches wide, or two aid an eighth yards fifty Inches wlCa will be required when yoke is used; two yarils forty-four Inches or one and tares-quarter yards fifty ljthc3 w'.do when jacket is made plal:i. Woman' Klmona. The loose flowing klmoDa is a recog nized and deserved favorite of wem natlJd. It Is ilcturesque at the sams tlmo that It is comfortable, generally becoming at the sumo time that it is a negligee in every sense of the word. The May Mauton original, from which the large drawing was made, is of wMt India wash silk, with figures of rich red and binds of plain bilk to match, but Japanese crepe, simple cotton crepe, cashmere, flannel, flan nelette, cotton velour and fleece Unci", albatross are all equally appropriate, which is best depending upon the use to which the garment Is to he put. Silk and all fine materials are mann ing when It is to become a lounging robe worn In the boudoir or bedroom, flannels and the like are better when It Is to serve as a bath robe. The yoke, cut without seam, fits smoothly across the shoulders, but the main portion Is arranged In gathers and joined to its lower edge. Che sleeves are ample and in bell share. The front and neck edges are finished with double bands that are turned over t form the collar, but the lower eCg and sleeves are siuip.y faced. To cut this klmona for a woman of medium sie nine yards of material twenty-one inches wide, seven and a half yard twenty-seven Inches wide, viz and a quarter yards thirty-two inches wide or four and three-quarter yards forty-fuur inches wide will be required, with three and an eighth yards for bunds. ' lllll Mm im'M'mm Smooth Crown on Children' Cap. Autumnal millinery for little folks shows us smooth felt crowns set with brims of fleecy felt, which Imitates fur and Is sometimes called fur felt. The Joiu of the two kinds of felt looks awk ward unless concealed by garniture of some kind. A handsome cordelier of heavy cable width, covered with drab silk, Is wound In colls about the crawn of a drab felt hat. Under the brim you see a glimpse of palest rose p:nk. This Is taffeta ribbon mounted in a bandeau and wound about It. to make a little rose-tinted halo about the fair head under its sober cold weather hat. ropnlarlty or the renrinnt. The pendant Is so popular that It is to be found now ou bracelets. Beau tiful silver bracelets, rather heavy and rouud, the silver representing a ser pent, two heads of which meet. In the top of each of these heads Is set one large or three smaller stones of some kind, precious or imitation, and a good-sized pendant hangs from the Junction of the two. A Fall TVl-lnklc. A new fail wrinkle to secure fash ion's desired width of skirt bottom, abandons the shaped flounce and sub stitutes a number of narrow widths instead. Taffeta Collars on Automobile Coats. Triple stitched collars of taffeta, coachman style, of the color of the coat are to be seen ou some automo bile coats. Woman' Yoke Shirt Walnt. The shirt walst with a pointed yoke makes one of the notable features of autumn styles, and Is shown In vel veteen 3annel. corduroy and similar materials. The May Manton model 11 lustrated is made of the new, soft fin ished corduroy In Napoleon blue, worn with a tie and belt of black satin, and Is singularly handsome and effective, the severe style suiting the material to a nicety. The original is made un lined but llghtir weight materials are more satisfactory when the fitted foundation 13 i.jed. KIMONA. The yoke is cut with two po!nt3 at the back, one at each front and is somewhat deeper than those of former years. The lower portion of the back Is plain, the two box plaits being ap plied and stitched ou each edge; but the fronts are arranged In three nar row box plaits each, which extend sev eral Inches below the yoke, then fall free and form folds. The sleeves are In shirt style with narrow cuffs that are buttoned over. The neck ij fin ished with n regulation stock; the hut tors are oxydized metal showing raised hatls, but plain gilt or pearl ni' eq'ially correct. To make this shirt waist for a wom an of medium size three and seven- eight yards of material twenty Inches wide, three and three-quarter yards SOBS SHIRT WAIST. twenty-seven Inches wide, three yards tbu-ty-two inches wide or two and ad eighth yards forty-four Inches wlds will be required. , nun-- y Mi AND GARDEN, Mixed Food For Stock. There Is much to learn lu regard to feeding. The common practice Is to give the bay and grain separately. Ex perlmeuts made to test the value ot foods under different systems of feed ing demonstrate that the best results are obtained when the grain Is ground, the hay cut Into short lengths, the bulky food then moistened, and the grain and hay mixed, which is done by sprinkling the ground grain over the hay. This mode demiiudx more labor, but at the present time grinding mills and power feed cutters ore cheap enough to be within reach of all. The mixed food It better digest ed, ts relished, and n saving is effected In the quantity, ns the careful prepar ation lessens the waRte. Clay Floor For Dairy Cow. Where one uses the ordinary stan chion for fastening dairy cows, we doubt whether the clay floor enn be Improved upon, writes Edward Mont gomery to the Kpitomlst. A trough behind the cows Is provided for the excrement. On the hard, level clay floor that reaches from stanchion to gutter or trough, a wide plunk Is placed parollel to the trough, ' and close up to it, to catch what manurlul matter fails to reach the trough. This Is done as a protection to the clay, for the usefulness, perfection and durability of a clay floor depends upon Its being kept dry. In making the floor, the moist clay should be well pounded in order to harden and solidi fy It, and the floor should be per mitted to thoroughly dry before it Is put to use, and kept dry. To no class of live stock does any kind of floor seem so acceptable as that of earth nature's floor; and if the earth Is of the right kind and treated In the right way In making the floor, It will usually prove the best floor of any, and the least cosily. A Handy Hug Holder. The accompanying cut shows on ex cellent sack holder that can readily be made by taking iuch boards and cutting them In proper shapes and lengths, sizes, etc. The legs should consist of one and n half Inch stuff, nicely tapered, as suggested, aud the hopper should extend below the point where the legs are fastened, lo give room for hooks to hitch the sucks on white filling. The slide lu the hopper enables one to close It, while removing a full sack aud putting another lu its place. New York Tribune. Feeding Bee Kxtracted Honey. Extracted honey Is usually worth In market about half the price of comb honey. That Is, it sells for about half. owing to the demand for the two arti cles. In extracting honey from the bees we ordinarily get about double the amount of pounds of honey, but the price being but one-half of that of comb, It Is no more profitable. It has been supposed that by extracting all the honey, which would give us double the amount, that It would be a paying scheme to feed It back to the bees aud have them store it lu the section boxes in the form of comb honey. A few trials in this direction readily proved the contrary. Numerous tests thus made in feed ing back extracted houey have been attended with loss, as the number of pounds of comb honey produced was less than one-third, and in some cases no houey at all was stored in the sur plus boxes, but all consumed in the brood chamber by the bees. In case of a lot of surplus boxes near com pletion at the close of the honey sea son, it would pay to thus feed ex tracted honey so as to enable the bees to finish the boxes thus near com pletion, but further than this It Is a loss to feed extracted honey thinking to have It stored Into comb honey by the bees. Ou the same principle It will not pay to feed sugar to bees thinking to thus produce adulterated houey. No one can do It at a profit, and hence it is not done. No one should have the least hesitation In arriving at the con clusion of the purity of comb houey, for honey Jn the comb Is absolute proof of the purity of It. Extracted houey may be adulterated with cheap glucose at a profit, und In some cases has been, but no other article of sugar can be used at a profit for the sole purpose of placing it on sale to com pete with the price of pure honey Feeding sugar to bees for the colony's own consumption wheu they are scarce of stores, thus keeping them strong lu numbers and In good con dltion generally, is followed with good profits, but. this kind of feeding is quite different. A. II. Duff, In Farm, Field and Fireside. Automatic FarmUate. The iuventot of the gate illustrated In the accompanying picture claims to have designed a gate that will not sag, that will not be affected In Its workings by snow-drifts, that does not open toward the party desiring to pass through, that has no latch to breuk nor springs to weaken and that it can not be opened by live stock. If all these assertions are true the invention should certulnly prove a success for its purpose. The gate proper Is built on a rigid frame, und bus one pivot pin near the bottom of the centre post, It will be observed that there Is au arm extending beyond, this piu Into the well beneath, and on tho eud of this arm Is the wclm which acts us a counterbalance. A person approach ing from either direction will give slight pull to the nearest handle, thus overcoming the Blight surplus weight nf the gate nnd tilting it vertically on Its pivot until It clears the drive or ,3S2fb M it I v ' OATS WITH A VERTICAL MOVEMENT. walk. After passing through the sec ond handle Is pulled and the gate it gain tilts to its normal position. The designer of this simple arrangement Is Harvey r. Wellumn, of Indiana. Philadelphia Record. Drought! and Fertility. The recent drought has been tho means of leading to considerable dis cussion as to the best methods of-iuitl-gatiug the effects of dry periods, and before the present century passes it Is probable that drought will no long er bo the dread of farmers. Nature, however, never does anything but for the best, and If droughts ure consid ered from all standpoints it will bo found that there are some compensa tions for the damage Inflicted. An ex cess of moisture carries away from the soli a large proportion of the soluuble matter. The sea receives dally an Immense amount of wealth from the soil thot does not return, as the fish eries do not reclaim but a small frac tion of that which Is lost. The con stant draining away of plant food would soon Impoverish the earth, but for the manures und fertilizers ap plied, and nlthough the loss of fertili ty from each farm may be small, yet it is large wheu the entire surface of the earth is considered. The ralus, however, also dissolve and carry down Into the subsoil some of the plant foods, nnd as the soil is largely com posed of mineral matter, which Is be ing dissolved to a certain extent at all times, wherever the solvent (water) goes, the dissolved mineral matter goes also. The subsoil Itself Is nlso rich lu the mineral elements, Biich ns potash, soda. lime, muiruesla. nhnu. phates, silicates, sulphates, chlorides, etc. ir tne rum does not dissolve the mineral matter Immediately it does later, us It becomes charged In the soil with carbonic ncld from decom posing vegetoble matter, nnd It then has the power of dissolving some of the materials that ore not soluble In pure wnter. The deeper the cultiva tion of tho soil, and the better It Is dr aiued clown In the subsoil, the low. the soil moisture descends nnd the lore mineral matter is dissolved. When the soil moisture Is sufllclent tli e plants thrive, but us the water is uporuted from above the moisture om below rises, throuah canlllnrv attraction, and when the surface Is erj dry the dryuess extending deep nto the soil, the lower moisture that the subsoil endeavors to find ltd way to the surface. This soil moisture : saturated with the dissolved miner. al matter, aud brings It up on Its pass age to the atmosphere, depositing it in the soil In proportion as evaporation occurs. Nature thus provides a way for restoring to the soil the mineral elements taken from the surface and curried down Into the earth. But for this reclamation of the soluble plant foods the most fertile soils would soon be exhausted, and it Is a fact that the soil Is richer after a drought thun be fore. This mode of saving the furmer lrom total loss may not be to his satisfaction, ns be sees only his pres ent, loss, nut lie would be much poorer If the plant foods carried beyond his reach were never returued. It U nut Intended here to advocate the advan tages of droughts, but until man dis covers some mode for eseaninir them without, losing thut which is Indispen sable to ills existence the drouth is in his favor. Eveu the most amiroveri methods of Irrigation will not better his condition until the loss of plaut foods is arrested. Irrigation lnw. ever, is practiced only where rain does uoi iau in excess, and where tho fanner can nlso control his drv norlods as well as his moisture. Droughts are teaching farmers that they can control the supply pf mois ture. By deep plowiug nnd careful preparation of tho laud nn abundant supply of moisture can be stored in the lower soil. This moisture will come to the surface as soon as the upper soil becomes dry. The farmer can permit It to come within au inch or two of the surface, und then shut oft the supply, by seullug the tops of tne cupiuary tubes, which is done by covering them with dry dirt. These tubes ure not made with dry, loose earth, but If the dry earth becomes wet from rain, ho us to compact it, tho water from below can then pass through capillary tubes aud come through. It Is neeessury, therefore, to cover the tops of these tubes after every ruin. This Is done bv klmniv cultivating the soli to the depth of oue or iwo inches, just enough to looseu the toD Boll, and brl nir tha mnlu. lure as close to the surface as possl- uie, in a manner so as not to break the roots of the plunts. This soil moisture from below will contain large amount of plant food which the rains dissolved and carried down, aud as long as It is not allowed to escape It provides both food and water. The farmer who only gives his corn a r. talu number' of "workings," without regura to conditions, must abandon his rule and work after each, rain. The weeds will then be kept down be cuuso the moisture they require Is be low the dry soil. If the ground Is well prepured before tho seed Is plum ed, so as to form a storehouse, or res ervoir for moisture, and tho topsoll kept loose, so as to form an earth blanket for preveutlug evaporation, droughts will be of benefit lu bringing from below the various plant foods existing below the surface aoil. Phila delphia Record ill CUBAN WOMEN'S PASTIMES. Mlci Bllrla A iron no Talk Entertainingly of Her Country Women; Some Interesting comments upon Cu ban women were made by Miss Silvia Alfonso of Havana, while on a visit to New York City. Since the Ameri cans have entered Havana in ' such iiumltors, she says. Cuban girls have noticeably begun to copy many of the ways of American women. They wore formorly exceedingly quiet aud domes tic In their hnbits. seldom seen In the streetu, except when necessary, and traveling little. Now they remain less secluded, oppear frequently In public, places nnd are beginning more generf.lly to travel for pleasure. "Really, they are taking quite nn In terest In sports now," continued Miss Alfonso, "but they hardly thluk It proper to ride bicycles yet. Some of them tried It for a while, but our life Is so different from yours that no lady Iwltb a marked stress on this word likes to be seen on n bicycle. No, they do not play golf, but some of the girls are fond of tennls.and play well." MUs Alfonso laughingly scouted the Idea of the starting of any women's clubs lu Cuba for some time to come. Public and even private schools are practically unknown. Miss Alfonso states, but girls of menus' are usually educated in their homes by private teachers and governesses. She was educated herself lu this way In Ha vana. Occasionally parents send their children to New York City or to some foreign cily to bo educated. Science and mathematics enter little Into a girl's education, but much at tention Is paid to tho study of lan guages. "Oh, nearly everybody of education can speak English," Ml.-s Alfonso ex claimed, " and French its well. We think It n great accomplishment to speak well In many languages. And the young women do o great ileal of painting, nnd, of course, bcatitlul em broidery. They are always taught singing nnd pluito pin;; in;; and all things of thut sort." On being asked whether the women were Interested In charitable t." phil anthropic work, she ndmlttc 1 that many of them were. A popular juethod among them of raising mon- y for these objects Is to give a ball, at which the patrons pay liberal!.'. The beauty contests, such 113 thnt in which Miss Alfonso was elected queenj occur only once In three or four years, being conducted by sor.e Ha vana newspaper. Occasionally a ball Is given to the newly elected queen, nnd no little excitement reigns for the time among the young girls prominent in society, for no married woman is eligible for votes In these contests. Fori For Coot Dbt. There has been some effort in the fur world to popularize In fur the long coat so stylish in cloth. But when lu buying women feel their weight, their choice usually falls upon the short jacket. This latter. In length from eighteen to twenty-four Inches, In Persian lamb or seal, will be the pop ular fur jacket of the coming season. Collar and revers of chinchilla, mink or sable will bo their universal ad junct. A new touch is given this year's revers by "flocking." Hitherto revers have always been flat, but tho new ones have a graceful curve that Is an entirely new feature. Fitted backs with fuller skirts will also mark the new fur jackets. Tseck scarfs will continue to be as much worn as formerly, and that leaves nothing more to be said. Tho latest shape Is reversible may be worn flat or turned up llko a storm collar. Late neck scarfs range In length from twenty to 'forty Inches, the longer ones, liowever. being woru by more elderly women. Lynx, which Is a fine silky black, Is the correct and fashionable fur for mounting wear. Seal, Russian sable, baby lambskin, sea otter, brown marten, stone marten, pine marten, silver fox, blue fox and chinchilla form a quite comprehensive list of the stylish furs for the winter. The round barrel-shaped or so-called "granny" muffs are still to remain In mode. They are to be, If anything, larger than ever In the same furs to match the neck piece, sable, stone marten, chinchilla, etc., being the vogue. Fur bunds of seal, ermine, chinchilla, sable und mink. In both wide and nar row widths, will be very swagger for adorning evening cloaks. Very deep collars of fur are also almost iudispeu sable adjuncts of these wraps. The latter idea lu these collars forms a triple cape effect, sometimes almost reaching tho waist. Philadelphia Rec ord. Tha Charm of Cordiality, It Isn't enough to have gone through the world merely greetlug people und recognizing their existence simply be cause we could not well avoid doing so. It Is truly a duty that we owe to our fellow-assoclats that we know something of the art of being cordial. Some folks are born with a knack In this line, others never see the plain necessity for cordiality as It rests with themselves und ogalu there ure others who early lu life realize that there Is so.' jtblug wrong in their dis positions aud immediately set about the correcting of them. These are the wise ones. The ones lacklug lu wis dom go all the days of their poor, narrow lives, blaming the world und the people lu It, and declare that more than half of what oue hopes aud dreams of doing all proves a failure, no matter how hard one may try. The cM'dlal man or woman Is willing to meet the world half way. That Is what the world likes. It is a grim old- worlir If you meet it with uuy thing but a smiling face. There Is something so charming about the muuiier of the cordial wom an when you first meet her, and this charm grows upon oue as one's ac quaintance with her contluues. So cially she is a success, and when by I any chance she uiuat come In contact with the business world she finds nl most a hearty greeting awaiting her there. There Is ft certain reserve that Is al ways necessary, nnd this the dignified woman Instinctively preserves, but, there Is such a thing, you know, n carrying a reserve n degree too far. It becomes an affection oftentimes. It Is a wrong Impression enter tained by many of tho mftst sensible women that a cord 1 11 1 manner might bo mistaken for a lack of proper dig nity. The truly womanly womnn may risk being cordial. She need never be afraid of being misunderstood. Cordiality will never bp confounded with familiarity. Detroit Free Press. Qaoen's Iledt'oom on Yacht, The bedroom of Queen Alexandra on the King's new yacht Is decorated In "Adam" style, panelled in white, and has a canopied bed with draperies suspended from the celling. The fur niture l! of. satin wood, exquisitely grained and upholstered with delicate green silk and damask. The dressing table has a glass top nnd all the At incuts arc silver. On the upper deck Is a lounging room of great beauty. The sconce wall lights are of silvered bronze, the celling Is divided with ribs, and at tho far end access is given to a smoking room, three sides of which are win dowed. This apartment, which Is rnther of a Chippendale character. Is panelled with fine, dark mahogany up to the celling, nnd the bookcase, tho coffee, writing nnd card tables and luxurious lounges, with coverings In deep roynl red leather, ore also of rich mahogany. The suite assigned to the Trlncess Victoria consists of bedroom with bath and dressing rooms. The walls of the bedroom are covered with a delicate chintz nbove the panelled white dado and the main color note Is of blue. Opposite the royal sleeping apartments is the royal drawing room, nn apart ment of noble proportions, exquisitely decorated with tine detail. In sympa thy with the charneler of the Adain style, with a lenulng to Louis XVJ Clothe For the College filrl. A college girl's outfit should contain one white dress suitable for an even ing entertainment. Heretofore these have beeu of organdy, but this season fine bntiste, Persian lawn or Swiss mull are preferred. These nro made with a lining of white, pink or blue, and trimmed with Valenciennes lace and insertion. Her outfit should fur ther consist of several walking skirts, shirt waists of flannel and nlbatross, plenty of comfortable underclothing, suitable outer garments, a waterproof coat, rubber shoes, au umbrella, sev eral pairs of shoes, a warm wrapper, a couple of good dresses and plenty of handkerchiefs, stockings, belts, collars, ties aud other small belongings. La dies," Home Journal. No Portia For Creat Britain. Miss Margaret Hall, the young Scotchwoman who applied to tho Court of Session of Edinburgh for permission to become a solicitor, has had her petition denied. Lord Adam, Lord Kinnenr nud Lord Tenrson were unanimous with the other learned judges railed Into consultation lu say Ing that they had no power to admit the young woman to the law agent's exumlnation. There must bo a change lu the law, thev declared, before It would be legal lor a woman to prac tice us n solicitor pn Scotland. Coun tries lu which women nre admitted to the bar Include Russia, France and America. Lined 1'arnaol. There Is one very decided objection to nil the. transparent materials used in parasols that they afford so little protection from the suu, and It Is In consequence of this thnt among some of the newest things are India silk par asols, with a lining of rose pink, which gives a most becoming tint to the com plexion. One, two or three straps adorn the modish sandal slipper. Long boas, reaching almost to tho feet, nre among the striking accesso ries to the autumn costume. The three flounced skirt will bo worn In the winter, and tucking will retain Its popularity, especially for wool gowns. Eastern pearls and turquoise arc combined lu the neck chains so much In favor and amethysts are being worn ngoln, often in combination with diamonds. Petticoat tops cf slli jersey cloth used as a deep yoke are coming Into favor. The cloth fits snugly around the hips aud extends nearly to the Uuee, and Is finished with an acoordlon flounce of taffeta. Round English walking hats of gray beaver are pretty for fall wear. One of these, stiffened lu the bri.ti ua: nav Ing a soft crown, Is trimmed with Persian silk, laid loosely around the crown, and a couple of wings. Tiny buckles or buttons are thueli chosen now to set off the high belts which are r.inde of velvet straps ar ranged In fan shape front aud back. The buckles are placed at the points or extremities of the ribbon straps. Mock jewels of silk embroidery on black hose are among the latest fiids. One extremely pretty pair displayed reeeutly Lad a dainty ull over luce pattern running half way up the stock ing, aud the Jewels were wonted In red and white over the instep.' To cover the safety plus, that have been found the best devices for keep ing the skirt and waist together, a tight-fitting band of webbing is now worn around the waist, fustcned lu front with a buckle. The webbing mukes a good foundation for tho out side belt. One long, light cloth coat, absolute ly plain, with straight lines flaring out In the back from the neck fo (he lower edge. Is finished with a plain standing collar aud bands at tho wrist of a pulo blue, aud is attractive. There Is a bit of gold on this, a butterfly on each cuff and ou the collur. j , K . HINTS : A Cnnhion For the Music Iloom. A cushion lately seen, that was in tended for a dainty music-room, was of white repped silk. A mandolin, flute and guitar tied together with some graceful loops nnd ends of rib bons formed the design thut was out lined In a narrow gold cord. A wlk ruffle of point d'esprlt bnd its dots covered with gold thread, and was put on over a second ruffle of thin white silk with hemstitched edge. Sloeplns; Iloom For Children. A physician gives the following hints regarding proper sleeping rooms for the children: The sunniest and best room in the house Is not too good for tho child. Tho apartment should bo ventilated during the night as well as tho duy. A sick child should never occupy an inside room. Fresh air is a prime ne cessity. Gas stoves consume the air required by the child, nnd are uot advisable In a sleeping room. No sweeping should be done while the children nre In the room. If, how ever, becnuse of sickness, this Is neces sary, dust the furniture nnd floor with n moist cloth nnd use a carpet sweeper instead of a broom. Hint. For Hanging Flotnre. An old rule for hanging pictures was thnt water-colors, blacks-and-whltes nud oils should not be hung In the same room, but this rule Is rarely re garded now. It Is, however, Inartistic to see tliem arranged lu the same group, and n little care will easily ovoid it. It hob come to be pretty well understood that pictures should not be hung on a level, though this rule does not mean that there. should be no symmetry or plan In the grouping. Too heavy pictures should not top very light ones; a natural sense of pro portion must be regarded. With this general Idea In mind square, oblong and oval pictures may be satisfactorily arranged, always premising thnt the pictures are worth hanging lu any event. The Care or Bod Linen. Snowy whiteness is a desideratum In sheets and pillow cases. Bed linen is lo often Improperly laundered that a word or two on tho subject will not come amiss. Bed Uncus should bo washed separately from the other laundry work and no starch should be used. If Ironed while still quite damp there will bo sufllclent stiffness given to the sheets to mnko them appear well, and they will certainly prove far more comfortable to the sleeper than If starch were used. Do not fail to have the bed Huen thoroughly aired and dried before It Is put away In piles In a close closet. With fresh nnd dainty bed linen the matter of making nn attractive bed becomes an easy task. It Is remarka ble how few people know how to make K bed in nn attractive manuer. Never "spread up" a bed. Every morning the covers should all be removed nnd the clothing hung In such a way that a fresh current of air can pass through It. The mattress should be turned so that the air can also reach every part of It, and before making tho bed the position of the mattress should be changed so that the wear shall not fall upon tho samo part. One of the first requisites for a well made bed Is that the sheets should be of ample length. Allow plenty of ma terial, so that the sheets may be well tucked lu at the sides aud foot. There should be at least three pairs of sheets provided for each bed. Three pairs of pillow cases, three bolster cases and two white spreads for cvery-day use will prevent awkwardness In case of ilckness. Caro should bo taken to keep tho bed In the guest room, attractively arranged. Bow Knots Beat two eggs. Add one-third of a cup of sugar, oue table spoonful each of cream uud melted butter, half a tcaspoouful of cream of tr.rter, one-fourth of a tcaspoouful of salt and maco aud fiour enough to make a stiff dough. Roll Into small pieces tho shapo of a pencil, tie In bow knots, fry In deep fat; dust with pow dered sugar. Cucumber RellBh Use good-sized green cucumbers, cut off the ends, peel tho cucumbers, and then grate them. Drain tho liquid from the pulp and re place It by the same quantity of good vinegar. Season with suit, some black pepper and a Utile cayenne to suit the taste, and If desired, add a little ontoo Juice. Mix tho ingredients and put Into jars and seal, Broiled Tomatoes Cut the tomatoes in halves, sprinklo the insldos of tin slices with flue bread crumbs, salt and pepper, place them in a double boiler, nud broil over the fire for ten minutes, having the outsldo next the lire. Care fully slip them on a hot dish and put bits of butter here and there on encli slice. Put the dish lu tho oven tea minutes and then serve. . Breakfast PuffsTwo cups of sour milk, one-half tablespoouful of soilf one tcaspoouful of salt, one egg aud flour enough to roll out line hiucult dough. Cut Into narrow strips an inch wide and three Inches long; fn' brown In hot lard llko doughuuts; or fry lu a spider with nu ounce each t( lurd nndltuttar, turning and brov.nUi.' all four of the sides, fcijrvo hot. l-J cellent with coffee. .. i
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