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.
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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. ,
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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 ,
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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. ..
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