MADELINE
(Visions, visions of the night.
Wherefore are ye given?
tempting is your fleeting light
As a glimpse of heaven ;
Temptmg, our bat too brief smile.
Angel of my vision; " "
liinaer, linger, then awhile.
Make my heart elyaian.
Spirits, in your silent flight,
i Prieethood of the starry night
gey what are ye preaching?
: Why this music? Who are these
Looming now before me.
Born upon the wandering breeze,
Whispering softly o'er me?
SUNDAY morning, while Mrs.
Wllklus wag at church with
Tommy, Mr. Wilklns, la defi
ance of the social ethics of
Lake Hill, put on bis overalls, and,
rake In bond, attacked the carpet of
dead leaves that covered his lawn.
He knew that bis wife would make a
icene If she caught him, nnd he knew
that bis Sabbath-breaking would fur
nish another argument against subur
ban life, and he anticipated considera
ble guying from bis male neighbors,
and yet, In spite of all these misgiv
ings, be raked the leaves Into rustling
piles and watched with dogged satis
faction the columns of blue smoke that
rose among the oaks from his unholy
fires.
Wilklns had employed seven different
"hired men" since spring. None bad
stayed more than a month, and none
bad carried away either the esteem or
s;ood will of Mrs. Wilklns. Most of
them were worthless, some dishonest,
some lazy and some lacked that regard
for the proprieties which the woman of
the bouse insisted upon. So It came to
pass that Wilklns bad a hard time get
ting, to say nothing of keeping, a ser
viceable hired man, and when the
leaves began to fall his lawns, gardens,
vines and orchard were In Bad case, his
chicken-house needed repairs, bis coal
cellar was empty, his winter kindling
was unehopped, and bis loyalty to su
burban llfo was tottering. Therefore
he bad defied all precedent and on
Sunday morning attacked the work
with bis own hands.
I Ww&w$Ex If
WATCHED THE COLUMNS OP BLUE SMOKE.
While he was bending over a' russet
mound of leaves be beard a voice:
"Mister, I'll clean up that lawn for
meal."
It was a low, strong voice, musical
of tone nnd so opportune that Wilklns
let his ruke fall and looked about.
The stranger was a tall, lean young
man, dusty from a long walk, but trim
and clean as to clothes and person.
"I'll Just go you," said Wilklns, open
ing the gate. The big fellow walked
In, dropped his coat on the ground, and
fell to work without a word. After
getting back Into his Sunday garments
the man of the bouse watched his res
cuer. The latter, had laid aside bis
round, felt lint, dlsclcslng a bullet
bead, closely shared. The worker's
clothes, new, cheap and coarse, 111 fit
tho wearer, and as Wilklns watched
him swiftly and silently clearing away
the dead grass, weeds and leaves, bis
heart misgave him, and he murmured
to himself:
"An ex-convict, I'll bet."
Mrs. Wilklns soon came home with
Tommy and eyed the stranger askanco.
When she had noticed him eatlug
heartily but decorously, and had ob
served that he knew the purposes of
knife, fork and spoon, she darkly
hinted to her husband that there was
"something mysterious" about the new
comer. When Wilklns felt sure that
bis wife hadn't guessed the probable
truth he resolved to offer tho man a
job, and as the latter passed out the
walk toward the road, he stopped him
with:
"My friend, I like the way you work,
and I like your looks, and If you'li
Stny I'll give you $4 a week and your
board, just to keep up tho place, teud
the cbickeus and the furnace."
"Thank you, sir, I'll try it," was tho
answer. "You don't keep a horse, and
I won't have to go to town?"
"No. Just stuy here on the place,
and do whatever you see necessary,"
explaiued Wilklns, fully uutlerstaud
lug the man's dislike to going Into
town.
"All right, sir. My name is James
Green." '
Wilklns showed the tall, gaunt fellow
over the place and pointed out the
room over the carriage bouse where
he was to sleep. Tommy, who. was
tun years old, trotted after them, deep
ly Interested in the straugw.
Of course Mrs. Wilklns dldnH apfmrre
of ber husband's choice. She "fJt
aw that there was something wromj"
Know ye little Madeline,
My sweet, my brown-eyed daughter
Sings she now the songs divine,
0 er the living water
Where the bright birds stoop to lavs
In the crystal river
In the iris-crested wave
Flowing on and everf
Visions, villous of the night,
1 would hear her story
Bring her in your silent flight,
Bring her back in glory;
Bring her with her songs divine,
Though the angels sought her
Little, laughing Madeline,
My sweet, my brown-eved dnnchter.
-Robert Mackay, in the Home Magazine.
about Green and as days went by be
proved himself a splendid gardiner and
a most useful person In divers unex
pected ways, she was grlevlously dis
appointed. What enraged her most
was Green's taciturnity. Every effort
of tho cook and bouso girl, prompted
and encouraged by Mrs. Wilklns, failed
to elicit a hint about himself. At
meals be was as silent as the tomb.
During the day he kept busy at the
back of the two-acre lot, at night be
sat In the barn doorway, telling stories
to Tommy and smoking bis pipe.
Between him and the boy there
sprang up an extraordinary companion
ship. The man, silent with all others,
began to tell bla little comrade the
rarest and most extraordinary stories
of shipwreck, of battle, of wild. beasts,
birds and adventures of all kinds.
He knew the habits of birds and In
sects, of reptiles and fishes, and these
ho explained to Tommy with infinite
care until the boy came to dog bis
footsteps and sit beside him at all
hours.
The carved wooden toys, plaited
whips of horse hair and leather and
deftly fashioned bows and arrows that
Green made for Tommy were the won
der and envy of the boys of the neigh
borhood, but they convinced Wilklns
that bis hired man had spent much
time in some penitentiary. Mean
while, as day by day sho failed to
penetrate the atmosphere of mystery
which surrounded him, Mrs. WInklns
grew more suspicious. When, she
found out that be didn't want to go to
the village during the day, she con'
trlved errands that would take him
there. At last he quietly but positively
refused to do her bidding, explaining
that Mr. Wilklns bad absolved bim
from any duty but such as he could
find on the place.
He had been two months on the place
before he spoke more tUau a dozen
words to his employer. He had worked
well, asked no fuvors, made no mis
takes. Under his asBlduous efforts tho
Wilklns place had taken on new signs
of prosperity and beauty. Then he
came to Wilklns one evening aud said
that he d like to spend one day In
Chicago. He wanted to buy some
clothes, be said, and would like to have
his pay. There was $12 due him, aud
Wilklns bad only a bill.
"All right, Green," said the big
hearted suburbanite, "here's a twenty.
You can bring me back the change;
and, let's see, here's my commutation
ticket. It'll save you paying railroad
fares."
Mrs. Wilklns overheard this talk,
and when Green was out of hearing
proclaimed her husband a fool, a waste
ful, gullible, stupid fool.
"That man Green will never come
back," she snapped. "See him!" point
ing ncroes ti e lawn. "He's not even
going toward the depot. He's a tramp,
maybe a murderer, and he's gone off
with your mouey, and your ticket.
Wilklns, you're a nimpleton."
Wilklns was a little doubtful when
he noticed the course taken by bis
"model hired man." The next evening
added to his misgiving, for at sundown
Green bad not returned. Mrs. Wilklns
began to gloat when the 8 o'clock
train bad passed, and -there wus no
sign of the mlsslug gardener. Then
the doorbell rang, aud the girl an
nounced "a lady to see Mr. Wilklns."
He found a youngish woman, with
much Jewelry and very pluk cheeks,
smirking at him as he entered the par
lor. "Mister Wilklns," she began, "a lady
fren' o' mine what lives out here tells
me theys a man workln for youse, an'
If I ain't much mistaken he's my bus
band. He's a tall, sandy feller, don't
talk much, aad he's done time at
Jollet, and '.
Mrs. Wilklns entered here.
"What do you want wltH him?"
asked the lady of the house.
The visitor was beginning to explain
when Wilklns beard footsteps falling
faintly on the walk outside. U slipped
quietly out t the room and Into tha
yard. Green was coming up the back
steps Into the kitchen, when Wilklns
stopped him with: "Well, I see you're
back oil right."
"Yes, sir," said the gardener, pulling
out the railway ticket and $8. "There's
your change and the ticket."
Wilklns noticed that the latter wasn't
punched.
"I walked," explained the man. ' "I
don't like trains."
Wilklns led him across the lawn
and told him that there was a woman
In the parlor claiming to be bis wife.
"A blonde, vulgar-looking woman?"
said Green.
"Yes. She's In there now, talking to
my wife."
"Well, sir. If you'll Just let on that
you didn't see me this evening, I'll
be grateful. I'm tired now, and I
don't want to see that woman, at least
not to-night. Please say that I'm not
here, and won t be back until to-mor
row."
So Green slunk off to bed, and the
blondo woman was sent away, prom
ising to call again. In the morning
Wilklns found Green's bed unrumpled.
On the coverlet was a new leather
whip, with a card Inscribed "For Tom
my. Good-bye." The Wilklnses never
saw or heard of him again, and Mrs.
Wilklns never knew that he had come
homo that night with the change and
the ticket.
"I always knew he was a scamp," she
said, proudly. "I knew he'd run away
and he did."
"Well, I don't blame him," mused
Wilklns, lighting his pipe and smiling
at the memory of-the blondo woman
with the brummagem Jewelry. "I'd run
away myself, under the same circum
stances." John 133. Ruftory, in tho
Chicago Record-Herald.
Tramps on the Cars.
The box car Is often entered by
springing the door off Its iron way at
the side opposite the seal. A party go
ing one way will do this for a party
going the opposite direction, and then,
when all are In, springing the door
back again. Since everything exter
nally Is In the best of order, long trips
may be made In this manner without
disturbance or Interruption.
Now and then the prisoner Is ex
posed to danger of starvation. A case
of this kind has been related to me,
where only the accidental visit of a
train hand saved a man from death.
The brakeman Inspected the Intruder's
papers, and, finding that they showed
him to be In good standing In bia union,
took him out, fed bim up, and then re
placed him to finish bis Journey in
peace. The hero of the Incident Is a
printer, who has been leading a settled
life now for thirteen or fourteen years.
But he says he still feels a longing to
be off again whenever spring comes.
A railway accident, whether by
water or fire. Is a very serious affair
to passengers of this sort. You have
doubtless read more than once, as I
have, of tramps drowned like rats,
or burned or crushed to death while
stealing rides In this fashion. Riding
the trucks. Is done In various ways.
A locomotive engineer of my acquaint
ance has Bhown me tho precise spot
from which he has taken out two
men at one time. It was on the rear
truck of the tender. They were rest
ing, face downward, on the truck
beam, with Just eleven Inches of ver
tical space for their bodies, by actual
measurement The Independent.
Luminous Flowers In France.
Luminous flowers aud fruit are the
latest novelties In tho decoration of
French homes. The Idea was obvious
ly suggested to the Inventor one Na
tional Fete evening, when the boule
vards were decked out in their gala
garb. Garlauds of electric blossoms
were first used to decorate the streets
of Paris on festive occasions during
the Exhibition of 1900. They were at
once voted the most effective orna
ments of their kind ever imagined.
The Idea was developed, and tulips,
violets, roses, marigolds, a dozen sorts
of flowers,wlth a glowing ball of elec
tric light enclosed In their petals of
brilliantly enameled metal, now blos
som fortu In the trees of avenues and
in the shrubs of gardens whenever
Paris has a public fete. A little extra
refinement of workmanship has suf
ficed to adapt the luminous flowers
for home decoration, Now all really
modern Parisian drawing rooms are
converted Into magic gardens. Every
where, of course, there Is the usual
profusion of fresh flowers. But the
natural blossoms appear to havo ac
quired a supernatural radiance and
glow. On closer examination It Is
found that here and there artificial
blooms mado of suitably-tinted glass
have been placed, In the hearts of
which shine electric lamps. Tho same
electric flcwers are used together with
luminous fruit for the dinner table.
They are. In reality, artificial fruit,
wonderfully Imitated lu delicately-colored
glass, each containing a tiuy elec
tric lamp. London Telegraph's Paris
Telegram.
Ancient Saxon Monuraenta.
In the churchyard at Bewcastle,
Cumberland, England, an Isolated spot
about twelve miles from any railway
station, Is a monument built 1230 years
ago, bearing the Inscription: "The flrBt
year of Etgfrith, King of this realm,"
I e., A. D., 070. Another Inscription
(Kuulol on the west side says that It
was set up as a "Standard of Victory
In Memory of Alchfrlth, latojy King"
(of Korthuinbrla), who played so Im
portant a part in the' history of the
time. An interesting account of the
cross Is given In Bishop Browne's
work, "The Conversion of the Hept
archy." He says that the Inscriptions
"are the earliest examples known to be
in existence of English literature," and,
"looking to the Importance lu the his
tory of the world of the conversion ot
Eugland, there Is no historical monu
meut In these lands to compare with
the Bewcastle Cross." The shaft as
It stands, is a square pillar composed
of a stnglo block of gray freestone
fourteen and one-half feet high. 'The
cross head Is gone, but when entire
the monument must have been about
tweuty-ono feet high.
The Village Gossip.
A village gossip has a conscientious
feeling of duty well performed when
she can tell you how many pieces the
banker's wife bad In the wash.-New
York Press. - -
LIFE OF THE MINE MULE
QUEER TRAITS OP THE BURDEN
BEARER OP THE UNDERWORLD.
tils Marvellous Intelligent and Skill In
Avoiding- Dana-era.AU Re Wants Is a
Clear Track He Has a Certain Brava
do Aboat niin Too.
The mine mule, the sturdy burden
bearer of the underworld, has enough
of "tho abnormal about his nrnke-up
to induce curiosity, if not admiration,
In the average person's mind. In the
sunless black, the unwearied night,
this Erebus of the beasts reigns su
preme. His sinewy shoulders, Jist
behind the long, flapping ears, tug
down and up the tunnelled caverns
and there seems something of the mys
tic and the magician about him as he
stands Immovable In the deep darkness
of a pasasgeway or cut-througb.The
pit mule, as bis years grow, assumes
a fine Indifference to trivial matters.
His life has been so full of half -averted
tragedies that ho has uelther the time
nor inclination to bother about the
small things. His drooping ears would
not move an inch If the cage fell five
feet away from hlra.
But he does not leave his stubborn
ness nor his brains behind bim. Ho
can knock enough front teeth out of
a driver's head to spoil his chances
with any girl In the county deep down
In the dusk of a heading Just as easily
as he would on a country road at high
noon. Ills accuracy lu gauging dis
tances would make an excellent me
chanic of him were he not a mule.
He has a certain bravo about him, too,
which runs Into a cunning deviltry
as he grows older. If the lights go
out he Is sure to run away with a trip
down a grade, and If It does pile up In
a wreck the mule Is almost certain to
be the only thing which escapes un
harmed. Many of the mines in the Connells
vllle coke region of Pennsylvania are
shafts, running from 200 to 700 feet
deep. To get the mule on the cage
Is not a pleasant duty. As soon as he
smells tho warm nlr from the pit,
sometimes accompanied by streaklngs
of steam on account of the difference
of temperature between the nlr from
the mine and that outside, the brute
plunges and attempts to escape. He Is
usually put upon the cage by sheer
force. Sometimes ho Is blindfolded be
fore being dropped to the bottom. The
trembling animal Is taken from the
bottom of the shaft to the stables.
These are located at a little distance
from tho shaft bottom, and In the Con
nellsville region are lighted with elec
tricity, arc cool and very much superior
to many upper world stables.
The mine mule is obliged to keep
uis nead under very trying circum
stances, and he is lu a short time a
much wiser animal than his brothers
nbove ground, whose every movement
Is guided by rein and voice. There
Is no harness worthy of the name In a
mine, and never any rein. The mule
Is hitched to a singletree, which is at
the end of a long chain or rope. Thero
are no holding-back straps. The mine
mule's business Is to pull when ho
Is on an up grade, and to keep out of
tue way on a down grade. His won
derful sagacity Is shown In bis accu
rate gauge of the speed of the wagons
behind hlrn. He maintains Just gait
enough to keep his rope well stretched
and never allows It to become en
tangled under his heels, nor docs he
get his heels caught under tho wagon.
Just a bit stolid one would think the
mule until a mine wagon gets away.
Then he shows his brains. On he gal
lops, sure-footed us a chamois; over
the crosstles, over the ditches and
waterways, over the steam pipes he
pounds, with a roar llko an avalanche
behind him. A clear track Is all he
asks.
The agility of the mine mule was
well demonstrated once In the mine
of Leisenrlng No. 3 in the Connellsvllle
region. A gang of workmcu were put
tiug in an air line, and had their work
ing truck on one of the main headings.
Suddenly the laboring men heard a low
rumbllug up the heudlng. All the trips
were being switched off on to another
track while the men wore at work,
but this one seemed to bo coming
nearer. It grew louder and louder.
One of the men put his ear to the track
aud realized In a second that the trip
was coming down the blockaded head
ing. The men ran for their lives, leav
lug the truck ou the track. As they
went they saw there was no light on
the runaway trip, showing that It was
without a driver. Only a dim safety
on the edge of the heavy truck showed
where It stood. Like thunder tho run
away wagons rumbled nearer, and
with a crash struck the obstruction.
The laboring gang camo from their
places of safety expecting to sec the
mule crushed to pieces. Instead their
lights flashed on him quietly standing
upon their side of the truck! Ho had.
In one comprehensive glance, taken
In the situation by the flickering light
on the corner of the truck, aud had
Jumped clear over the obstacle to save
himself! His trip was piled behind
him lu a crushed heap of debris.
A mule, which had been In the pit
but a short time, once camo up the
malu heading ut Mammoth slope. He
had gotten away lu tho mine find
started for fresh nlr and green. pus
tules. He had to keep ahead of the
trip being hauled up by the hoisting
engines, aud keep his feet free from the
eutangling ropes of tho haulage way.
He ulno was obliged to cross from one
track to another when the down-going
trip passed him. Ho galloped up all
the Ioug slope, and when ho reached
the top Jumped from tho mouth of the
pit Just In time to escapo belu3 hit by
the fast up-coming trip.
At another mine there Is an old mulo
which for years has pushed the cars
onto the cage. As soou as the cage Is
lowered she puts her breast ngeilnst
the car and pushes It off, putting an
other ou lu the samo manner. She
stands by the shaft bottom Just close
enough to allow the descending cage
to miss ber uose a couple of Inches,
yet she has never been struck.
The demands made ou the mules'
strength and Intelligence are so lnd'I
bly stumped ou their minds that even
If they be brought up to the surface
for other uses they do not forget them.
Wheu two mules ure needed to haul ou
an especially steep grade In tho mlue
they are hltchej tandem, and when
two mules that hare been hitched tbW
way In the mine are let loose In the
pasture field they .' tramp about the
meadow all day, one behind the other.
In their accustomed order, nor can they
be Induced to reverse their position.
This Is one of the after effects of their
rigid training. In bis own sphere
the mine mule Is a very ungallant an
imal. He bates a woman. It may be
that he wishes the Pennsylvania State
law to be respected, but whatever his
reasons, Ho dislikes tho sight of a
petticoat In his domain. A hundred
men may push him aside and pass la
some narrow alley-way, but It Is not
wise or safe for a woman to attempt
to pass the same quiet animal when he
Is not busy. He Is not an argumen
tative animal, the mute, and the only
way to get along with him in the pit,
as well as on the surface, Is to respect
bis likes and dislikes. New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
ANIMALS THAT CO ON STRIKE.
And Manage Their Labor Difficultly With
Surprising Ingenuity.
Men are not the only animals that
go on strike. Beasts and birds some
times quit work suddenly and make
trouble for any one who tries to force
them to resume their labor. Often
when a large herd of horses are In a
field they bunch together under the
trees, eat less than usual, are more
restive, and are always neighing and
rubbing noses. The outcome of such
actions usually Is that the entire herd
decline to be saddled, or harnessed,
chase their attendants, and bite, kick
and squall all day. Tho oldest "Jog
trotrer," after a "conference" of this
kind, will try to smash up his cart and
behave like an unbroken colt. Cows
sometimes are seen crowding together
In the pastures, and then the farmer
looks for trouble. They fidget and
"moon" about, and when milking time
comes they raise strenuous objections
to being milked and are about as In
tractable as mules. Bullocks, when
they get on a fit of this kind, actually
are called "strikers" In Eugland, and
are likely to become dangerous.
Birds are famous for "woman's
rights" strikes that is, the females
sometimes flock together, abandoning
or driving away the males, and refuse
to do any "housework" whatever. They
desert their nests and will not finish
building; they leave their eggs to grow
cold and unhatchable, and nothing will
Induce them to return. The malo birds
grow extremely concerned at such
times, but they have no remedy, for
throughout the beast and bird creation
the male will never attack the female,
though the opposite often happens.
Warblers nnd starlings especially are
given to these "female workers'
strikes," and the affair often becomes
serious, for a whole district will be
full of nests left to rot, sets of eggs
abandoned, and even young broods
hatched out before the strike was "on"
loft to starve.
Certain kinds of black ants have
little yellow ants which do most of
their work for them. Once In a while
these little yellow fellows will go on
n strike, nnd the "blacks" try to force
tuem back to work by cutting oft thely
food supply. If that does not suc
ceed, they will attack the strikers In
force or will make a raid and get an
other gang ot "yellows" Into the col
ony. But the newcomers, as a rule.
Join the strikers. The strike ends
by the "yellows" escaping and found
ing a colony for themselves, or they
give in and settle down to work again.
It is a well known fact that rabbits
are the most determined of animal
strikers. In rabbit colonies there Is
nearly always a certain number of
stronger rabbits who do most of the
hardest digging and burrowing, and
about once in every two years these
appear to grow discontented and de
cline to make the passages which con
nect all the burrows In a big warren.
Without these passages the assembly
Is not safe from stoats and ferrets, and
the commonwealth is endangered. But
the large digging rabbits give up work
and sit about browsing in tho pasture
ull day and night, and unless they
choose to go to work again, all new
excavations for fresh rabbit families
have to stop. Field and Stream.
Birds Necessity to Man.
Man eould not live In a blrdless
world. A French naturalist asserts
that if all the birds In the world were
to die suddenly, human life on this
planet would become extluct in nine
years. In spite of nil the sprays aud
poisons which could bo manufactured
to kill off destructive slugs and Insects,
they would so multiply that In that
length of time they would have eaten
up all the orchards and crops in ex
istence and man would be starved to
death. All that man does In the way
of "preserving to our use the kindly
fruits of the earth" Is as nothing com
pared with what Is accomplished by
the vast army of birds which prey
upon Insect life nud thus keep It down
to a point which permits of the growth
of suUiclcnt food to support human life.
Take away the birds aud In nine years
not a man, voinun or child would bo
alive all dead of starvation.
The "Keystone, State."
Pennsylvania has been called the
"Keystone Stale." Two explanations
have been given of this name. Accord
ing to tho first, tho Declaration of In
dependence was trembling in tho bal
ance, six colonies having voted for
and six agatust It, the vote of Penn
sylvania was cast In favor of the decla
ration, and thus a majority was se
cured. According to the other expla
nation tho name was purely nu acci
dent. When the Rock Creek bridgo
wus constructed, near Washlugtou, tbo
stones of tho great arch wero Inscribed
with the names ot the States, aud
wheu It wns finished the discovery
was made thrt the namo ot Pennsyl
vania was on tho keystone of the arch,
and thus was applied afterward to the
State.
VUlt Produce Musical Sounds.
Many Hub can produce musical
sounds. Tho trlgla can produce long-
drawn notes ranging over nearly an
octave. Others, notably two species
of ophldlum, have sound-producing ap
paratus, consisting of small movable
bones, which can be made to produce
n sharp rattlo. The curious "drum
ming" mado by the species called urn-
brlnas can be heard from a depth of
thirty fathoms.
New York City. The basque waist,
fitted with smooth under arm gores
nnd extending slightly over the skirt
suits many figures and many mate-
BASqUB WAIST.
rials far better than any other sort.
This smart May Manton model in
cludes these desirable features and at
the same time has a fancy front and
sleeves that render it elaborate enough
for occasions of formal dress. As
shown the material is Sapho satin In
pnstel blue with front and undersleeves
of cream laco over white and tiny edge
trimming of fancy scrolled braid, but
numberless materials and combinations
might be suggested both for the odd
waist and the entire costume.
The lining Is snugly fitted and In
cludes double darts, under-arm gores
and side backs. The waist proper Is
plain and smooth at the back with
smooth under-arm gores, but Is slightly
full at the front. The vest or full
front of lace Is gathered at both neck
and waist edgeB and Is stitched Into
place at the right side, hooked over
onto the left The fronts are laid In
three tucks each and arranged In gath
ers at the belt. At the neck Is a regu
lation' stock. The sleeves are novel
and effective. The under portions are
faced Into the linings, but the upper
portions are quite separate and fall
freely over the deep cuffs.
To cut 'this waist In the medium size
four and an eighth yards of material
twenty-one inches wide, two and three
quarter yards thirty-two Inches wide,
or two yards forty-four Inches wide
STYLISH SINGLE-BREASTED BLOUSE.
will be required, with two and a half
yards of all-over lace for front and un
dersleeves.
Woman's Slnglo-Breasted Blouse.
No other garment Is more popular
than the simple blouse. Young girls
and women alike hold It the most sat
isfactory of all models, both for the
suit and the coat of velvet, velours and
the like. The example shown In the
large drawing has the merit of abso
lute simplicity combined with smart
ness. The original is made ot broad
cloth in tobacco brown and makes
part of a suit, the extension being
omitted, but all suiting materials are
appropriate as well as those already
mentioned.
The blouse Is eminently simple. The
back Is plain and smooth, without ful
ness, but the fronts, while plain across
the shoulders have the fulness stylish
ly arranged at the waist line and droop
slightly over tho belt- The neck is
finished with a regulation coat collar
and notched lapels and a pocket Is In
serted In the left front. The sleeves
are In coat style slightly bell-shaped
at the hands, When the basque ex
tension Is used It Is Joined to the blouse
beneath the belt.
To cut this blouse for a woman of
medium size three and three-quarter
yards of material twenty-one inches
wide, three and a quarter yards twenty-seven
lucbes wldo, one and three
quarter yards forty-four inches wide,
or one and five-eighth yards fifty-four
inches wldo will be roquleed, with one-
cighth yard of velvet for collar.
Mllady's Back Hair.
A black bow In her back hair seems
a necessity to the up-to-date girl. She
wears it at all times, but for full dress
sho may top it with a two-loop, frilled
bow of black tulle. The ubiquitous
black bow Is of somo handsome rib
bon, not over an Inch and three-fourths
In width, with two loops and two ends.
The whole Is never over five Inches
across. It goes with every stylo of hair
dressing. If the hair be In a bun or a
figure eight at the back, It hugs across
the centre of the arrangemeut. It Is
placed a llttlo lower or, a good bit high
er It the twist be the lug-drawn-out
sort that continues below the nape of
neck. Efen if tho hair be pllod ou top
of the head It still brings up lu the
rear, replacing the barette, that orna
mental pin upon which up to now has
klavolved the task ot keeping milady's
lovelocks In proper trim. Grog-grain,
ribbon is considered the smartest for
the purpose.
-K
Spring Millinery.
Many shapes In bats are worn at
present, but the majority are fiat and
broad. The trimmings are low and
add to the breadth, and the hats fortu
nately look equally well with the balr
arranged high or low." For the spring
there will undoubtedly be quite a no
ticeable return to the higher crown,
but for the moment the low crown Is
the ruling shape. White lace hats are
worn, inappropriately, with velvet and
cloth gowns, but are In reality only ap
propriate for reception or theatre wear.
Harper's Bazar.
A Pink Homespun.
The word "homespun" suggests .
"hackabout" or general utility cos
tume. But this season we have them
In true evening shades. The new year
brings us clear pink and sky bine
homespuns as well as the "water
greens," pearl and biscuit shades
ranged under the generic name of pas
tel colors. These pretty homespuns
are treated by the dressmaker precise
ly like cloth gowns. They have border
decoration of black velvet or dark far,
and are then worn to afternoon teas
Chiffon, Pink Hoses and Lace.
A tea gown of surpassing loveliness
is of fine white chiffon over pink satin,
falling to the feet, where It rests on a
ruche of pink roses. This again Is
veiled by a lace overdress, exquisitely
embroidered with garlands of pink
satin ribbon and chiffon flowers, the
whole banging from a berthe of pink
roses; a fichu decorated In the same
manner,' the lace edged with tiny
boulllonncs of pluk chiffon, completes
the costume.
Aa Evening Gown.
A white silk evening gown has a
draped front breadth to the skirt,
caught up here and there with pale
pink chiffon roses. The sides and back
of the skirt are side-pleated, the roses
being dotted over the entire length and
decorating the bodice as well. -"
Effective Sleevee.
The sleeves of an Empire gown of
cream white satin are made with puffs
to the elbow of the satin. Over these
are angel sleeves of accordion-pleated
chiffon, covered with Mechlin lace that
falls In a point to the foot of the skirt
Child's French Dresa.
The long-watsted dress known as the
French model suits little girls to a
nicety and Is the belght of present
styles. The very pretty May Manton
examplo shown is made of nainsook
with yoke and trimming of fine needle
work, and is worn with a ribbon sash,
but all washable materials are equally
appropriate, while cashmere, henrlet
ta, albatross and simple silks are all
In vogue for the heavier frocks.
Te waist Is made over a fitted lining
onto which the yoke Is faced, but
which can bo cut away to yoke depth
when a transparent effect Is desired.
The full portion is gathered at both up
per and lower edges, but the waist and
lining close together at the centre
back. The sleeves are In bishop stylo
with pointed cuffs, and over the shoul
ders, finishing the edge of the yoke. Is .
a pointed bertha that suits childish
figures admirably well. At the neck
Is a standing collar.
The skirt Is circular and flares freely
and gracefully at the lower portion.
whllo the upper edge Is Joined to the
skirt, the seam being concealed by the
sash.
To cut this dress for a child of eight
years ot age five and a half yards of
material twenty-one Inches wide, five
yards twenty-seven Inches wide, fonr
and a half yards thirty-two Inches
wide, or three and five-eighth yards
forty-four Inches wide will be re-
rsK.van pbjess roM a child.
quired, with one-half yard o? all-over
embroidery, threo of edging and t rt
and n eighth yards of Insert: a tJ
trim as Illustrated. ..