USES.
Ah. from the nifctcnrH tree of time
How quickly fall the hours!
It need no touch of wind or rime I
I To loose iuch facile flowers.
Drift of the dead year's harvesting,
They clog to-morrow's way,
,Yet serve to shelter growths of spring
Beneath their warm decay.
Or, blent by pious hands with rare
Sweet savors of content,
Surprise the soul's December air
With June's forgotten scent..
-Edith Wharton, in Scribner's Magazine.
' "About the meanest thing I ever did,"
said Bass MeFheeters, who bad served
as a volunteer through the Cubnn cam
paign, "was to steul brandy off the
dead dagos. Every man Jack of them
dad a flask. I guess It was the worst
brandy ever distilled, but It tasted
mighty good to me, and, ns I sny, I
stole It and drank It and felt like a
ghoul all the time."
"Ah, you're thin-skinned," growled
Beathcote, a Harvard man who bad
come to be a Texas ranger because he
was plucked at West Taint; "if you
want to feel real downright thirty
cents you ought to try peacemaking
between a' woman and a wlfe-beatlug
jbusband. I did. You remember It,
don't you, Harris? The time I came
back from Langtry In an ambulance?
I made peace between them all right,
but what they did to me 'between
them' was a plenty. Robbing dead
dagos Is a Sabbath pastime compared
to peacemaking and twice as remuner
ative." "Neither one of you knows what he's
talking about," drawled Lieutenant
Collins, who was doing bis second year
on the frontier with his regiment, and
held the record as the only officer in
It who was not pulling wires for de
tached service. "One of you Is a thief
and the other a fool, but I can tell you
an experience that made me look like a
thief and feci like a fool for a long
time.
"You remember, Heathcote, while 1
was at the academy 1 was forever run
Ding back to Cincinnati to spend a day,
a week or a month, or whatever time I
could get on sick leave, bogus tele
grams or other subterfuges. Well, they
were all bogus, but I bad a reason, or
(bought I had, for going there so often.
Woman? Yes, of course It was a worn
rin. That Is, she was the making of a
fine and beautiful woman. She was a
tflere girl then, just come eighteen, and
as gentle and generous a soul as ever
- lived. I might as well admit that I
bad my heart set and my hopes built
on her and lost. I didn't find out that
part, the loss part, though, till my last
visit to Cincinnati, and as that's what
I started out to tell about, I'l just 'be
gin there.
"Well, I don't think Edlth-that was
her name I don't think she ever knew
bow I felt toward her; you see I was
never forehanded with women, or she
wouldn't have invited me to her thea
tre party. I don't know exactly how
her mother sprung It, but anyhow we
hadn't been in Edith's bouse five mln
utes before everybody knew that she
was engaged to Herbert Humphreys, a
spruce little dandy with light-colored
eyes and clothes that would have made
Freddie Gebhard look like a costerrnon
ger. I didn't like him first, last nor any
time, but of course I was a prejudiced
party.'
"Well, I was assigned, that's what
yon call it, I guess; I was assigned to
Fannie Zlegler you know the Zleglcrs,
Heathcote? Brewers, you know, and
we went off to the theatre In a lot of
carriages, the girls all talking about
the coming wedding and what lovely
doings would be pulled off, and what
a lovely ring that was Edith had, and
me you can Just guess bow I enjoyed
that theatre party. I don't remember
what the play was or who was in my
carriage besides Fannie or anything
About it except that one of the party
was a girl cousin of Edith's who had
come from New Orleans to be leading
lady, or bridesmaid, or whatever It is
at the wedding.
"Well, sir, she was a stunner!
think If I hadn't been so faded on
COBINNK.
Edith I'd have gone after that cousin,
Her name was Corlnne Forgeron, a
blondo Creole with purple eyes and a
form! Oh, suy! I've seen her only ouco
since then, but it was too late. I'm al
.ways too late on the wooing business,
but wait. That comes In the story,
too. .We were at the theatre, weren't
.we? Well, I noticed this squirt Hum
phreys Edith's fiance, seemed to make
better headway "with the creole cod
Ideas than any of us. 1 was dying to
whelm my woe that s In a poem I
Was dead anxious to got next to ber.
but so help mo, that Infernal puppy
bad a way with him that distanced us
' (HI, and I began to wonder what Hditb
jtbought of the sudden flirtation that
made all us men so weary. Maybe the
w
girls didn't notice It, or mnybe they
didn't let on, for they ell saw that Co.
rlnne was n wluner from Wlnncrvlllc.
"The last thing I remember nt th
theatre wns Humphreys showing Co-!
rinne the beautiful ring that he bnd
given to Edith as a guerdon of their
troth. It. was a pencil, and no mistake, '
thluk they railed It a marquise, at I
ny rate Its setting was an oblong opal, '
rimmed with diamonds, but the peril-1
liarlty of It, and I think Its chief !
beauty, was the green glory of the two
emeralds set at the far ends of the oh- j
long. Corlnne looked at It and then at
Humphreys in that awful way these
women with velvet eyes have, and
said: 'I'd say yes myself to a ring like
that.' Then she laughed In that limpid,
coddling way a certain class of women
have, nnd Humphreys he was a for
ward Imp slipped the ring on bet
plump, white finger 'to see how II
looked.' Edith's mother was with us,
chaperoning the party, but nobody ex
cept me seempd to have any evil
thoughts, and I even suspected myself.
"We got back to the house without
anything more thrilling than small
talk, and after a nire little supper al
which, I thought, Humpbreyi and the
Creole kept Hp a pretty steady ex
change of rather tropical compliments,
we all went Into the music room for a
song. I think there were eight besidei
Edith's mother in the party, all nice
young people of the very best families
In Cincinnati, and all old friends ex
cept Humphreys and the New Orleans
cousin. She fitted In all right, at least
with the men, but Humphreys I just
couldn't help figuring him out as an In
terloper, a misfit, a what you might call
cheap skate.'
"Now for the ugly part of It. Some
body asked Edith to sing a ballad and
of course we all insisted. She sat down
to the piano, fingered the keys a mo
ment, took off the beautiful marquise
ring, laid it on the top of the Instru
ment, and began to play and sing. I
think she played four or five things be
fore we would let her stop. She was
an exquisite pianlste and one of those
amiable girls who loved to give pleas
ure without being coaxed. She didn't
require any notes, and as she played
wwo wandered about the big room or
sat still to enjoy the effect. I noticed
that some of tho girls couldn't resist
picking np the ring. They were all en
vlous of It, and if I'm aot mistaken
Humphreys stood for quite a while
near the piano. At any rate it was
during the music that I got my only
chance to whisper to Corlnne Forgeron.
That's what makes me think Hum
phreys must have been by the piano.
"When Edith got through playing
and looked for ber ring It was gone!
She laughed at first and called on us
to 'quit joking,' but when we bad
lighted all the lights and crawled all
over the floor nnd lifted everything
movable, poor Edith began to pout,
and, well, you can Imagine bow we felt.
No servant bad entered the room. The
top of the piano was closed, it was an
upright one, and we moved the Instru
ment four times In the vain search.
The men looked sheepishly at one an
other, The girls looked mystified and
scared. Only Humphreys kept up his
front. JJobody wanted to go first, and
everybody know It was time to go. I,
for one, was convinced that there was
a thief In the company, and naturally
I suspected it was Edith's fiance, whom
I hated cordially. Finally, In a burst
of long suppressed anger, I suggested
that the men should retire to the purler
and search one another. That made
the girls angry, and Edith began to
cry. At last we all retired, feeling like
n lot of whipped curs, all but Hum
phreys. He had the impudence to keep
reassuring us, said that no doubt the
ring would 'turn up,' and so forth, till
I felt like choking blui. Then he said
something to poor Edith about ber
'carelessness,' and, upon my word, If
Fannie Zlegler wasn't banging to my
arm I'd have smashed htm one then
and there.
"But we all went home then, and, to
tell the truth, I thought perhaps Hum
ph re: s was sufficiently punished when
I heard about a week later that he aud
Edith bad quarreled and that the
match was broken off. Oh, yes. I
tried tentatively to Bee ber, but she
never saw any one after that. Corlnne
Forgeron went home to New Orleans
and I went back to West Point. Foor
Edith's wedding never come off, but
I'm sure she's happier than If sho had
married Humphreys. Any way she
wasted away nnd I but that's another
story. '
"I hadn't been down here at Fort
Bliss two months when I got an invita
tion to tho wedding of Corlnne Forger
on to Herbert Humphreys! I couldn't
go to it and wouldn't if I could, but 1
was summonoed Just then to Washing
ton, and, just for meanness for 1
hated them both I dropped off at New
Oilcans nnd called at the Forgeron
manslou to see tho tawny creole. 1
didn't stay five uilnutoii.
"She put out ber big white band to
ward mine, but before I touched It
saw the ring. It may be a case of
'Honl solt qui nial y pense,' but, fel
lows. If It wasn't poor Edith's ring I'm
a llur or an imbecile" John H. Bat
tery, lu the Chicago Record-Herald,.
Tbe Creak Island of Zaute has ot
Heidi which, were known to Uotodotnt
EDITH.
VJ1
New York City. The "Glbscn" waist
is quite as fashionable for young girls
as for grown folk, mil Is exceedingly
becoming to graceful figures. Tlie ex-
collent May Manton model shewn In
cludes oil tlie essential features and
is su.ted to a variety of materials,
pique, duck, Uncu ctamiue, chevlit,
madras, silk, gingham nnd all tbo light
weight waist cloths and silks, taffeta,
peau do sole, nlbntross and the like,
but lu the orlglual is ot white mercer
ised duck, with handsome pearl but
tons, nud Is worn with a tlo aud belt
of pale blue liberty satin. Silk nnd
wool fabrics give greater satisfaction
when made ovpr tbo fitted founJntlon,
but washable materials require to be
unllned.
The lining fits surgly nj I smoMhly,
but extends to the wnl.it lUo oply.
Tbo wnlst proper In laid in dek plents
over the shoulder that exteu.l to the
wnlst lino nt the bock nud front, and
t.re stitched to ycko depth with corti
celli Bilk to give the effect of pointed
straps. At tlie centre front is the reg
ulatlon box pleat, through which but
ton holes nre worked. Tbo sleeves are
In bishop stylo, with the season's deep
ruffs that are buttoned lip at tho In
side. At the neck Is n neckband over
which tho regulation stock, or linen
collar, uiny bo worn.
To cut this wnlst for a rains of four
teen years of age four yards of t mto
rial twenty-one Inches wlJe, three and
a half yards twenty-seven Inches wide,
ETON
tbrea and r.n eighth yarJs thirty-two
Inches wide, or two yards forty-four
inches wlda will bo required.
If oman's Eton Jacket.
Eton Jackets fill a definite need and
aro exceedingly fOBhlonublo both for
suits and separnte wraps. The smart
model pictured in the large drawing Is
shown In etanilue, In black, with bands
of taffeta, stitched with cortlcclll ellU,
uuJ small silk buttons, and makes pari
of a costume, lilt the same material,
doth and silk, nre all used for general
wraps, while all suitings are appro
priate when packet and skirt are made
to match.
The back It seamless nrd fits with
perfect smoothuess. The fronts arc
pointed and extend slightly below the
waist lino. At the neck Is a square col
lar that aOds greatly to the effect, but
which cm be omitted when n plain
finish Is preferred, or it Is desirable to
reduce either weight or warmth. The
sleeves nre In coat style, slightly flar
ing at tho wrlst3.
To cut this jacket In the medium
size four yarJs of material twenty-one
Initios wide, three and flve-elghili yards
twenty-seven Inches wide, one and
scveti-elgl.th yards forty-four luchos
wide, or one and three-quarter yards:
fifty Inches wide will bo required, with
three-eighth yard less in nuy width
' . .. .... IL.-.1
When conur is oiuuieu. .
Trimmings an tha New Hals.
Mnny of the tew hats nre of chiffon
trimmed with mohair braid. This
braid has a cllk sheen, which Is charm
ing In combination with the chlffoa.
One pale Hue hut, for instance, Is
made of layers upon layers, rows upon
rows, whatever way one wishes to de
scribe it, of chlffou. The rltu Is formed
of o:io lot of these acft layers like a
rich f.akey puff paste, nnd tho crown
Is of more layers, until one wjnders
where, there Is room Inside for the
beod. Eucb oue of tho ninuy. layers ie
Hlged with tho mohair braid. Tlat iJ
til th-Jio Is to the hat. A hat like that
requires very little trlmmlug, a large
pink rose or many llttlo ouos iLSldc
:he rim on top and mere i nderneath "It,
oext the face, and ttoro in-as pretty a
bat as may be. Ono must be jmro uot
to forget the foliage with the Uowers,
for f Jllnge plays an Important part lu
til trimmings nowadays.
Decorated Stockings.
"X Farlslaa 'decorator ot ladles'
"lockings' Us so far forgotten proles-
1 ilonul discretion as to tell tales out oi
bis studio," says tho I.oudoj Dally
rt'lgru:ih. "The artist designs hoclory
chiefly for fair, fastidious and extruva
guut beuutles cf the world which
M'SSES' "OIBBON" SHIRT WAIST.
IP
amuses Itself. There incites will o;ny
wenr stockings the patterns of which
are unique, nnd they retain the copy
right of the designs. It Is even more
Indiscreet of the nf(i"it to reveal that
for one of bis custodiers he lias mado
delicate hose embroidered with a ser-
pout having two pearls for Its eyes.
Othrr 'art' stockings ore derorated
with perfect imitations of flowers em
broidered In colors, lilies of the valley,
vldets and lilac being favorite Moons.
Most of tlie ladles select a particular
flower wbleh tl cy order to bo worked
on all their hosiery. It appears, how
ever, that generally speaking, the
Mt eking ci ibroldercd In colors is con-
si lored a trifle loud. Ladles of neverer
taste prefer black lace, but jeweled
(liniments on the latter ore regarded
as quite .permissible. The artist In
question charges any price, frou $120
upward, for a pnir of hose."
" A Bninmery Parasol.
A summery parasol has the upper
pnrt tucked, the tucking forming points
nt Its lower rdgt, half way down the
rarosnl, and below tills extending to
tho edge. The other half of the para
scl Is of flowered lnwu jr muslin.
There Is n niching cf the sarai thin
material around the edge of the silk,
where the lower part of the muslin
Joins It. There la still anit'ier fluff of
t'-o colored uiusllu aroi'ud the stick at
the top.
. A C!iurinln( Waist.
A charming wnlst of pongee Is rande
with inserts of lnce In a shodo to
match. There Is n pattern of this set
into the front, more of it on the tops
of the sleeves, nnd the flaring culls and
the collar are of the lace. From this
stock collar lines of tho lace run down
onto the shoulders, sot Into the pon
gee like the rest. The wnlst fits smooth,
ly over the shoulders and bust aud is
left long at the lower eCgo and con be
made to "louch" or be pulled down
suugly as desired.
A Pi-etty Mllllnorv Mode.
Among the spring Ints Lie shepherd
ess modi Is occupying a prominent
place. It Is brond nnd flat, with a per
ceptible droop at tl.e back. Simplicity
JACKET.
prevails in the trimming, soft rlbhoaa
nud spring flowers or chiffons, and
smotinies ostrich feathers, being best
adapted to thin purpose.
SnBkesft.ro Pepulur.
The popularity of sashes for ppring
and summer wear is assured, and many
of the finest mcf'.els for spring gowna
are finished lu this effect.
Woinan't Faaey Waist.
Foncy bodies, with round yokes, arc
much In vogue both for cntre gowns
nnd the popular edd wulst. This smart
May. Manton model Is adapted to both
purposes nud to all the season's dres
and waist materials, but, as shown. Is
made of etamluo In pastel tan cIor,
with yoke nud cuffs of twiue-colored
lace, over white, and makes part of
co.sluuie.
The lining is rnugly fitted and closes
nt the centre front and on It. nra ar
ranged tho various parts of the waist.
Both front nud back are laid vertical
pleats that are stitched with cortlcelll
silk near their cdgcu. and arranged to
give a tapering effect. The closing U
effected Invisibly beneath tho Inner
'pleat on the left front. Toluted tabs
nre attached beneath the edges of both
luuor tucks nnd ore held lu place by
ainall silk buttons. The sleeves show
oje of tho latest designs, nnd are
tucked to give n snug upper portion,
whllo they fall free oud form puffs at
the elbows, with deep pointed cuffs be
low,. At tho nock Is a stock that
matches the yoke nud closes with It at
the left shoulder seam.
To cut this waist In the medium size
four yards ot material twenty-one
Inches wire, three and n half ynrds
FANCY WAIST VOR A WOMAN.
tweoty-sovea Inches wide, or two yards
fcrty-four Inches wide will be require!.
With one yard cf ail-over luce for yoke,
collar a pd cuffs. -
DESICNED TO WEAR IN THE SPRINC.
Hew Styles to He Introduced by tha Ar
biters of Fashion,
Spring fabrics of every weight and
kind are displayed In tho store win
dows, and In the "ready to wear" ar
ticles of clothing. Sheer fabrics, such
as etunilucs. butiste. silk warp, sub
limes, grenadines, etc., are to be seen,
and the light wool and worsted mate
rials are among those sought for the
first spring days. Materials known as
the basket weaves, In light colors and
black, are among the novel effects
much In demand.
For separato waists, striped silks
with white grounds and finished with
Persian designs or spirals are used.
In some of these waists the Oriental
effect Is carried still further by a fiulah
of Persian insertion, brightened hero
nnd there by a tiny pWco of glass, held
in place with fancy stitching, and hav
ing much the snme effect as the bits
of bright glass that glint in Oriental
curtains of cosey corners. Printed
Liberties and ' summer foulards are
being mnde up with flounces of lace,
and the promise Is that the spring girl
will be even more elaborately gotten
up than the summer girl of the past.
This Is declared by dressmakers to be
tlie reflex Influence of the historical
novel and its dramatization. Silk
mitts nre to complete many costumes,
nnd It Is hinted that hair nuts are
among the possibilities for summer
wear.
In neckwear larger effects will be
much worn. Some of these arc made
of a deep, round yoke of all over lace,
finished at the edge with puffings of
chiffon, and having a full r utile of
wide, fine lace arranged In n slight
waterfall at the front. The collar 1b
mode of lace, to match the rutlle. On
some yokes velvet ribbons nre nr
rnnged vertinlly on the nil over lace.
The fnstenlng is nt the bnck, to har
monize with "button In the back''
waists. ,
Another style, Intended more for
bouse wear, fastens at the front. It Is
mado of wide Insertion nnd chiffon,
nnd has something of a surplice finish.
The Insertion which forms the top Is
bordered with a wide ruffle of chiffon.
which. In turn, lias a narrow pompa
dour edge, and tbo long front ends nre
formed of wnterfnlls of this nulling.
Mnny of these are so made as to take
the place of a fancy vest for au Eton
jacket.
In veilings a new color has been In
troduced, that Is. It partakes of the
shades of royal blue aud purple, and
Is mnde of heavy chiffon, with a tucked
border. Velvet of the same color Is
used for any spots thRt may adorn it.
Heady to wear hats for spring weor
differ little In shnpe from those of this
winter. Medium to large shapes pre
vail, nud loosely puffed materials
draped on, nnd finished with a quill or
wing, are popular.
With the advent of ankle ties will
come a great number of designs in
fancy stockings. Many of these have
the nppenrance of high shoes, for
where the ankle tie cuds, over the In
step, n design is embroidered to resem
ble tiny knots and lacings. For even
lug wear with slippers, a light ground
is formed over the Instep, on which Is
embroidered n fancy design. One of
these represents a small Cupid rest
ing on flowers, and another has sprays
of roses finished with a lovers' knot.
Spring raglnus are of black taffeta,
with the bell shaped sleeve. An es
pecially elaborate one has the collar,
revers, cuffs and facings of white
moire, nnd over this a border of Per
sian trimming. The variety of other
dress goods offered will not crowd out
the thin mnMu which was so popular
last year. These who know state em
phatically Una this will be a "muslin
summer," and many new designs to
tempt the faaof are to be found In the
filmy texture that lends Itself so read
ily to effective summer styles. New
York Tribune.
Novel Form of Entsrtalumeut.
A geographical party was the
form which oue of the holi
day entertain in en ts assumed. Ev
evrybody was asked to come rep
resenting by costume or decoration
"some place on the map." When nil
were assembled, time was called, aud
every member of the company provid
ed with a piece of paper, bearing num
bers 1 to 48, the number assembled,
cueh paper In addition being desig
nated by oue of the numbers as the
Identity of Its owner. One hour was
allowed tor guesses, each guess to be
set against the list number correspond
ing to the number of tbo person whose
Insignia was tbe-jjut to be deciphered.
A strict pnfnrraaietit nf tho rulo nf "nn
j assistance" was made, that the contest
j might be perfectly fair. At the end of
! the hour papers were signed, aud all
: were collected, a committee of two
. taking the count. Prizes were awarded
I to tbe man and woman making the
greatest number of correct guesses,
and consolation prizes for tbe least
number. A part of the fun was to se
lect emblems that were misleading.
One young man carried around a box
ot soli with a largo capital F partly
imbedded lu It. "F In laud," Fin
land, was what be Intended to repre
sent, but n number of guesses read It
"F earth," Flrtb. A slender glass bot
tle, halt full of water in which floated
n holly berry, wns correctly guessed
Waterbury by some, but by others
was read Clearwater and Springuater.
A large capital C cut out ot white
paper was instantly guessed at a first
glance, and was down on every paper
as White Sea; Its correct reading was,
however, "Bearlug 0," Bering Sea. A
card on which was printed twenty
four letters of the alphabet meant "It
B gone," Oregon. A yellowish A cut
from cardboard and pinned half way
down a lady'a Bkirt was "Buff A
low," Buffalo. Another young woman
confused the guessers with three skele
ton letters U E It. worn as a tiara
! around ber hair. Evt-rybody promptly
put it down as Indicating "Del I
Wear," Delaware. Instead, It read
Delhi. The contest made much merri
ment, and is particularly suited to a
company of yonng and old, as cbU('-?n
fresh from geography lessons are quite
n opt as the elders, if not more so, at
correct guessing. ,
v-'-'s
Beantlful Odd Bodices.
A "blouse" of oyster-tinted Loulslne
has the two fronts cut away from the
neck nnd down either side in scallops,
buttonholed over at the edges with
gold thread, to reveal an under chemi
sette and front of white chiffon, finely
tucked to the waist, each tuck band
sewn with gold thread. The Loulslne
bodice part and the sleeves were band
rmbroldered all over with dainty bou
quets of roses and violets In their nat
ural colors, pouching at tbe waist over
a deep belt of white silk clastic, em
broidered in gold, and fastened with
an art nouveau buckle of roses and vio
lets quite eight Inches deep. These
deep waist buckles arc a feature on
most of the belts of to-day.
An old bodice of black chine silk shot
with a rich brocaded pattern of flow
ers In all shades was quite plainly
made, with gauglngs of narrow block
gauze ribbon running from neck to
waist back and front and down the
sleeves, nt Intervals of about threo
Inches apart, with very good effect,
the collar being one of the new V
shaped ones sharply pointed In front,
of gauged black gauze.
A bodice of tambour lace, with down
ward stripes of black velvet to meet a
broad piece of Venetian guipure run
ning round the centre of the bodice, has
a knot of black tulle placed to the
right side, tbe elbow sleeves being
finished with lace frills.
A blouse of pale gray taffetas, worked
with roses, Is slashed down either side
of the front nnd down the sleeves, to
show creamy lace underneath, lnced
ncross with block velvet, and bordered
with minute pearl buttons. The lace
yoke Is outlined with block velvet
lines to match the top of the sleeves.
A pink flannel shirtwaist is pat
terned with flowers In a faint check,
the top ot the corsage and down the
front ontllued by a strapping of pink
taffetas, dotted with flat gold buttons.
The yoke and cuffs are of stitched taf
fetas, with black satin cravnt. tucked
In at the top nnd reappearing below
the belt with fringed ends. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
How the Business Woman Should Dress.
The subject of dress Is n question
difficult Indeed to the woman in busi
ness, who of course has tbe feminine
tastes nnd foibles peculiar to other
women, yet who must study carefully
the economy of the question, for ber
clothes must answer many demands.
Always first comes the tailor-made cos
tume which seems to answer so well
tbe many requirements of modern life,
and particularly the needs of the busi
ness woman. It Is certainly tbe most
useful nnd economical costume that
she can have, for many changes In the
woy of little accessories are possible
with a suit of this sort. With n few
blouses, a tailor-made suit means al
most a "wardrobe" to the woman of
Blender means. With It, ond a flannel
or chnllie blouse for working hours, n
silk one for evening and church, and
one of chiffon or lace for tbe theatre
or any small Informal affair, she may
always appear well dressed. Mrs.
Italstuu, In The Ladles' Home Journal.
The Impatient Woman.
The greater part of the disappoint
ments of life can be attributed to Im
patience. An Impatient woman should
never be the mistress of a home of her
own, for Impatience robs a woman of
that loveableness which makes the at
mosphere of borne sweet. The wife
who easily sacrifices her serenity nnd
composure wll soon find her hus
band's love on the wane. A disturbed,
fretful look will mar tho fairest face,
and a quick, unkind retort, take the
charm out of the sweetest mouth. It
Is impossible to do any good for our
selves or others without patience. Tho
lack of 1t cither" proves that our hearts
fire not spiritually beautiful, or that
the medical theory Is right In regard
to nn unlovely temperament. The dls
agreeableness derived from connections
with Impatient, bigh-strung disposi
tions Is one of tbe many unhappy con
sequences of the sin ot impatience
Detroit Free Press.
CACHINGS
TO WCATl
White designs or colored grounds
are tbe latest effects in fine handker
chiefs. Peurl cabacbous as bat ornaments
are much newer .and better style than
rhlnestones.
Smart-looking belt buckles In' silver
are designed In characters of the Chi
nese alphabet.
Hats of foliage, trimmed with grapes
or cherries, are among the smartest
and most exclusive effects of tho
sprlug.
A gown of black and white striped
silk, gored and corded, and so arranged
that tbe stripes form zig-zags, is a
spring model.
Sterling Bllver belts, richly pierced
and chased, made with jointed sections
to render them flexible, are worn with
evening gowns.
Tearls are very popular for embroid
ery decorations on satin and luce even
ing gowns. (Jroy and black pearls are
both combined with the white most ef
fectively. All sorts of things In old rose, verg
ing on the oxblood shades, are going to
be worn by little girls this year. There
are many pretty things made up for
them In wash and other materials.
A big white bat which seta off the
face Is trimmed whh, a big knot of
pale blue satin ribbon aud a feathery
spray of white flowers, while thero is
a knot or rosette of tbe ribbon over
tho face.
Some Ingenious mortal bos intro
duced an effective novelty this season,
namely, black velvet roses, about the
size of the palm, of one's baud, ready
to appliquo onto silk, lace or chiffon.
There Is nn open circle lu tho middle,
through which the material van bu
drawn. These rosea muke the most
effective sort of decoration.
household
Jattcra
An ArlUtlo Sofa.
A small sofa called a "dormense,
(bat baa a high arm and back at oner
tnd, 'Which extends only half tbe length)
of the seat and then cesses altogether.
Is considered a very artistic and swj
ger parlor fitment these days.
Window Cnrtaln Fastenings.
nibboni to fasten back window
curtains are quite passe. A slinpla
cord and tassel Is preferable where if
Is desired to fasten the curtain back.
Tbe latest style, however. Is to have
the curtains'bang straight, just reach-
Ing the sill.
The ModlshC'hlnaCtosal.
The comme II faut china closet of
tbe hour is an exact reproduction of
those of our ancestors lu mahogany.
The old-time lines are most carefully
followed and the reproduction Is pe
feet, even to the glass knobs. Side
boards, too, these days are long, ma
dlum-helght affairs In sections or com.
pnrtmenta and usually (ns Is most con
sistent) without a mirror. ,
The Dlnlna Table.
Whether a pedestal or five-leg bob
torn for a dining table should depend
upon the size of the dining room. . The
solid, massive effect of the former Is
much more suitable In a large room
while a five-legged table will not look
out of position In a small room
would tbe heavier one. A round din
ing table Is far and away better style
at the present time. ,
Removing; Stains From Mar bio.
The following treatment will remove
many kinds of stains from marbles
Dissolve half a pint of sal soda In a
pint of boiling water, stir Into this)
half a pint of quicklime and cnongb
whiting or fuller's earth to make
paste like thick cream. Spread this on
the marble and let it remain two day
or longer. Scrape off and wash clean.
Repeat process if not effective Ura
time.
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The Homemade Screen.
Now that silkollne8, cretons and other
fabrics are made In every kind of de
sign, including birds, Kate Ureenaway
children and Oriental colorings, home
made screens may be constructed at
slight expense to harmonize with tha
furnishings of any room. Keady mado
frames can be obtained at tbe depart
ment stores, and should be covered
with a foundation of burlap or canvaa.
Over this is fastened the decorative
fabric. For nurseries, highly colored
flowers and birds are Interesting to
children. For libraries, screens covered
with mats of Chinese grass cloth, and
solid colors are considered the most
appropriate.
An Error In House FnrnUhlnc.
An error which tbe Inexperienced
bousefurnlsher often makes is to pat
two reds of different tones In room
that open into each other. A ball,
perhaps, will have terra cotta on the
walls, and there will be red In the
Ulning-roora to which It leads. Thin Is
wrong. Put a negative color on tho
hall, a tone of buff or mastic with a
imall broken figure in self-tones, that
(here may be no suggestion or strong
contrast to the red of tbe adjoining
room. If blue is to be used in the
aining-room, not too light a yellow:
may be put on the hall. It Is these
Jarring arrangements in adjacent
rooms that may destroy wholly an ef
fect In either apartment that by lt
lelf or properly complemented would
be altogether charming.
Fure Cocoanut Candy For Children.
Take one pine of sugar, a quarter of
& pint of desiccated cocoanut and a
nuarter ot a pint of milk. Boll these
Ingredients in a granite-ware or por
telain lined saucepan for five minutes.
Remove from tbe fire, aet the saucepan
(n a dish of cold water and stir bribkly
until the mixture Is creamy. Poux'oo
l lightly buttered dish and mark In
squares while warm, so that It may be
aslly broken when cold. Cocoanut
cokes are vary easily made and would
be a variety. Beat the whites of two
eggs to a stiff froth, add gradually a
mall cupful of sugar, tbe same quan
tity of cocoanut, either desiccated or
freshly grated, and one toblespoonfnl
f flour. Drop on a buttered tin In
small round cakes aud bake for five
minutes in a quick oven. Lad lea."
Home Journal.
. . recipes : :
Cocoanut Fritters One cupful ot
grated cocoanut, one cupful of floor,
one-quarter of a teaspoonful of salt,
one teaspoonful of sugar, one scant
teaspoonful of baking powder, oue
egg, one tabespoonful ot melted but
ter, one teaspoonful of vanilla and
sufficient milk to make a thick bat
ter. This is dropped by spoonfuls
Into smoking hot fat and cooked
golden brown. After draining the
fritters may bo rolled lu powdered
sugar. ,
Panned Oyster Drain the oysters In
a colander, and when well freed front
juice put them In a smoklng-hot fry
ing pun, turn In a moment, so as ta
cook ou both sides. As soon as they
begin to puff up, which will be almost
Immediately, turn them into a hot plat
ter, which should be standing over a
kettle of boiling water with some melt
ed butter, salt and popper already In
It Serve Immediately. Canned oys
ters may be prepared In this way and
buvo much of the flavor of those roast
ed in tho shell.
For Signaling In Fog.
An experiment In marine fog signal)
Ing Is shortly, to be carried out off Kg
Hock, Lynn, Fnglund, A large bell la
to be fixed below a buoy, so as to N
rung fifty feet under water. It will tr
worked by electricity from tbe I' -j
Rock Light Station, so that tbe oj
tor on the island can sound It tvbt i i .
quired. Tbo theory of mariners Is f
a bell ringing under water h '
a tnueb greater distance I ' r
at sea tlmu when It !s r
peuded iu ulr. At the r
loud ringing will no
pie living lu Uio ih';'