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PECULIAR.
Oh. hnman beings are, in tooth,
A moat iteculiar lot.
By them a lady or youth
' la kidnaped, like m not.
They love to turn to reckless fun
Which undermines the health;
! And ench feels happieat when he'a won
- Another't tasrd earned wealth.
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" T LIZA," said Mr. Sparks on
fc the night of the day that
L j they moved Into their new
v flat, "this apartment life
Is worse than one of Dante's circles.
I'll make just one more move beore
I die, and that will be into a bouse In a
suburb. Hero we are Just moved,
everything topsy-turvy and no girl.
Of course, the latest acquisition from
the employment bureau bad to leave us
Just to throw all tbo burden of tbe
packing np and unpacking on us. Then
again the Janitors of all flats are nui-
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rosa.
lances. I'll bet the one In this building
will prove to be worse than any of the
others, and even a man accustomed
to using strong language can't say any
thing stronger than that. Just look at
this muss; will you, and no one to help
us fix it up."
Just 'then the front-door bell rang.
Henry Sparks stumbled over two
trunks, his daughter's bicycle, barked
his shin, bruised bis toes and finally
reached the door. There in the hall
stood a young woman, comely and
Btrong-looklng. "Is this the placo you
want a girl?" she asked.
A sudden Joy leaped Into Henry
Sparks' heart "Yes," he said, "come
In. We've just moved; we're all up
side down here. Look out for tbe
boxes."
Then Mr. Sparks led the way Into
the dining room and turned tbe caller
over to his wife. "Yes, we want a
girl," said Mrs. Sparks; "we've Just
moved in, and may be you won't want
to stay now; you see how things are
and what cleaning is to be done."
"I'm not afraid to work," said tbe
girl.
At this answer Henry Sparks, who
stood in a corner, almost fainted. The
girt produced a letter from a Lutherau
clergyman in a little country village.
It happened that Henry Sparks knew
the man. The girl was taken on the
spot, as she declared she was ready
to go to work then and there and would
have her things sent right over from
ber cousin's.
During tho whole conversation Mrs.
Sparks' face bad worn a rather puzzled
expression. When the girl had volun
teered to stay Mrs. Sparks said: "How
did you happen to know we wanted a
girl?"
"I saw your advertisement," was the
answer. "Here it Is," and tho girl
pulled out a copy of the morning paper.
Mrs. Sparks took it. "Mercy," she ex
claimed, "that's the advertisement of
Mrs. Smithkins, who lives in the flat
underneath this. You came to the
Wrong apartment."
"Well, I like the looks of this place,
anyway, and I'll stay."
"Henry," said-Mrs. Sparks, "won't
It be a case of false pretenses If we
keep ber?"
"Not by a jugful. I'll send Mrs.
Smithkins the price of her advertise
ment in an anonymous letter. 'To have
and to hold' Is a good motto In a case
like this."
The girl Rosa, who stumbled Into
the Sparks' flat that moving day night.
1 1 if- n yM. Nl icth
HE WASHED THE WINDOWS EVERY OTHER DAY.
n di eam. She cooked tntngs to a
turn; tho was willing; she dldu't have
a cross word lu ber vocabulary; sbo
dldu't care to go to balls ou Saturday
night, und she was plump and good
looking. Tne gparkg' family llfo was
Ideal.
One Aiorulng au Mr. Sparks was leav
ing the building to go to tho olllce he
met tho Janitor, who was coming up
from (he basemeut lending a child with
ach hand. Mr. Sparks had barely
noticed the Janitor before. This morn
ing something In the mint's bearing
struck him, aud turning, be said:
Each likes to talk about the way v ,
lie loves his fellow-man, 'i
But you will notice, day by day,
He "doea him" when ha can.
The golden rule he quotes as truth
'Tis instantly forgot.
Theae human beings are, in sooth,
A most peculiar lot.
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"WlUiam, you've been In the service."
"Yes, sir," said William, "I put In
Ave years In the Fourth Cavalry."
"I can tell a regular the minute I
clap eyes on him," said Mr. Sparks.
"I put In a good many years myself.
You have two fine children here, Wil
liam." "Yes," said William, assentlngly, and
then Mr. Sparks said "Good-by."
That night when Mr. SparkB reached
home his wife said: "The Janitor came
up to-day and washed the windows. I
didn't think It was part of his work,
but be said it was all right and Insist
ed. He told me that he used to be In
the regular army and that be knew
you had been In tbe service, too."
"That's It, Eliza," 'said Henry, "an
old soldier likes to do things for an
other old soldier. He washed our win
dows because we bad both done bard
duty on the plains. Nothing like it.
He must be a good, steady fellow, for
he has n wife and two children. They
have a flat In the basement."
Mr. Sparks met William quite fre
quently after this. William always
saluted. If he happened to Te stand
ing still as Mr. Sparks passejf tie would
come to "attention," clicking his heels
together tho while and saluting like
the old campaigner he was. Almost
every night when be would rench
homo Mrs. Sparks would tell Henry
of snmn new net of nttcntlon on the
part of the janitor. "He came up and
went all over the plumbing to-uay,
she said one night. "He Bald be wanted
to make sure there wasn't any sewer
gas in the place. I suppose he fears
for the health of his wlfo and children.
Ho -snent an awful long while in the
kitchen examining tho pipes there. He
said they would need attention lor an
other day or two. I was afraid he
would interfere with Rosa's work, but
she said he didn't."
"There, it's lust OS I told TOU. Eliza,"
said Mr. Sparks; "this Janitor doesn't
want to see the family or an oiu sol
dier suffer. I'll give him a box of cig
ars to-night. Eliza, this is the finest
kind of life. Never talk to me again
about taking a suburban house. Hero
the best girl that ever worked out
stumbles In on us by accident, and we
get a Janitor who serves us as though
we were moguls. We'll Just drift along
In this Elysian ntmosphere until either
we, Rosa or William die. It's great."
Things went on this way for two
months. Henry Sparks told flvo real
estate agents to quit looking up a coun
try borne for him. "You can't beat the
combination I've got right baro In the
heart of Chicago," he said.
A box of cigars went a long way with
the Janitor. He insisted on beating the
Sparks' rugs, he gilded the radiators,
he fixed the door knobs, and toward
the end of the second mouth be was
washing tbe windows every other day.
The windows of the other flats were
dingy and finger-marked, while those
in the Sparks' flat were as undlmmed
crystal. Rosa was a pearl of sreat
price. She anticipated every wish of
every member of the family. There
was little left for Mrs. Sparks to do but
to embroider and to mend Trances'
stockings. For some reason or other
Henry Sparks, though he had always
prided ' himself on his perspicacity,
never noticed that whenever William
found that souiethiug in the kitchen
needed fixing the Job wus always one
that required three or four days' time.
He told bis wife one day that he must
give William another box of cigars, be
cause, although he was an old soldier,
he did not like the Idea of having the
man do so much work for simply the
sake of sentiment. "I gave each o'f hit
children a quarter this morning and I
gave bis wife a dollur tbe other day,
but that's not enough to do for a man
who spends moBt of bis time making
your life happy lu a flat.".
That ulght Mr. Sparks went down
town to do some work. Ho didn't get
back till one o'clock. He slipped oif
bis shoes at the door so as not to
awakeu bis wife. He passed into tho
ball and, feeling hungry, he went back
through the dlnlug-rooiu with a uilud
aud ajipetito bent on exploring tho
kitchen pa u try. The door leading luto
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the kitchen was shut ; In tils stocking
feet Mr. Sparks made no noise. He
opened the door quickly. Tbe kitchen
gas was burning. From tbe far end
of tbe room came a clicking noise.
William tbe janitor was standing at
attention with his heels brought ehnrp.
ly together. As the man Jumped to
the position of a soldier Mr. Sparks
saw that one of his arms had just
dropped from Its position of embrace
about the waist of Rosa, the maid.
Mr. Sparks was horrified. He went
bnck to days when as a "non com" he
had verbally lashed some bluecoat duty
derelict.
"William," he said In a voice of tbun
der. "how dare you! You're a scoun
drel, sir."
William's hand went to bis forehead
In salute. "Rosa end I are to be mar
ried next week, Mr. Sparks," he said.
"Married!" was the gasping response;
"how about your wife and two chil
dren down stairs?"
"That's my widowed sister and two
little ones. She's been keeping bouse
for me," said William.
Mr. Sparks groaned und went limply
back Into the front room. He waked
his wife. "Eliza," he said, "our dream
is over. Rosa is going to marry thl
janitor. It wasn't any old soldier sent!,
tncut at all that made him wash win
dows. I'll tell Hunt In tbe morning to
look for a home for us In the country,"
and, sighing, Mr. Sparks went to bed.
At the breakfast table tbe next morn
ing William and Rosa came in, band
In hnnd. "We're going to be married
next week, Mrs. Sparks," said Rosa,
"but my sister wants a place and I'll
send ber bore. She's a better cook than
I am."
At this bit of Information Mr. Sparks'
face cleared visibly. "You both bavo
my blessing," be said; "send In your
sister Rosa, and If William leaves here
I'll get old HIghrates, the landlord,
to send a good Janitor In his place, but.
I'll take good care that he's not an old
soldier." And then, forgetful of every
thing else, Mr. Sparks turned to bis
wife and said: "They can't resist an
old soldier, can they, my dear?" Ed
ward B. Clark In the Chicago Record-
Herald.
Modern Newspapers.
There never was a more superficial
View taken of any Important field of
labor, or falser deductions drawn, than
to say that because new methods con
trol in Journalism tho influence of the
press has been weakened, declnres Mar
cellus Foster, In the Houston Post We
might as well say that the Influence of
trade and commerce upon tbe masses
has waned because tho universal Indi
vidualism of some years ago has given
way to the great co-operative move
ments and processes of tho present.
Journalism has, indeed, changed in
the past two decades, especially in tho
past decade changed as rapidly as
any other great force or agent of prog
ress has changed. The facilities for
making papers have been so multiplied
and Improved that we seo now more
elaborate establishments, larger use of
capital back of the paper, a greater
subdivision of labor, more system con
sequent upon this very expansion, and
last but not least, the substitution of
corporate for individual proprietorship,
of collective force for individual opin
ion. The great pnper of to-day no longer
depends on the individuality or repu
tation or personal influence of any one
man. The development of modern Ufa
and progress has Introduced new forces
In the newspaper offices just as in tht
industrial and commercial world.
Trip in a Unique Boat.
Captain R. II. Greeuleaf and a party
of gentlemen are planning a novel trip
by water from Albuquerque to New
Orleans, and their boat is now under
construction on tbo captain's premises
on Silver avenue, Albuquerque. The
boat will be about twenty feet long
and four and a half beam, and will bo
well fitted with a stove, also compart
ments for cooking utensils, tents, blan
kets, guns and ammunition.
Ducks and geese are plentiful along
tho river, and tbe boat Is to bo fitted
out with grass blinds end decoys, thus
making a complete sportsman's outfit.
This craft Is designed for river protec
tion, and will carry a heavy Hotchkiss
steel swivel gun forward und two Gat.
ling guns behind, with one torpedo
amidships.
The craft will be under tbe commnnd
of Captain George Totfey, and Cap
tain Greenleaf will act as pilot, he
being well acquainted with the Intri
cate channels of the river. Albuquer
que Citizen.
An Kclncatlonal Advantage.
She was ou ignorant but ambitious
woman, relates tho Chicago Tribune,
and the great ambition of her life
was 'gratified when bo husband was
elected a member of Congress. Imme
diately after the result of the election
was known tho new Congressman's
wife drove In from her country borne
to the county seat to call In triumph
on ber dearest friends in a social
way. Shu called tlrst on tho wll'o of
tho local banker, who bad sent ber
three daughters through Vassar, and,
after receiving the congratulations of
the family, she turned tho conversation
to ber pluiis for the future of ber own
daughter, Jennie. "I am going to givo
Jennie every educational advantage,"
site said. "As soon as the Congressman
and I get to Washington we ure going
to put Jennie In the Smithsonian insti
tute." A Prlnce-Mecbnnte.
The progressive Japanese have taken
hints from the United States before)
but It la interesting to know that a
member of the royal family of Japan
Is employed in one of the big railroad
repulr shops at Altooua, Fa. Prince
Yamamoto came to this country last
fall, and expects to remain five years,
learning all he can of our railroad sys
tems, when he will return to Japan
and put his United Slates Ideas luto
practice. Tho Prince desires particu
larly to familiarise himself wttb loco
motive building and practical railroad
work.
Attar of Uossa from Bulgaria,
One of the most profitable products
of Bulgarln is the oil or attar of roses,
which amounts to more than $1,000,000
anuiinlly. The towu of Sulpko, where
was fought the decisive battle of tho
Tuiko ltuHtiluu Avar, on July 7, 1S77, Is
tho centre of the rose gardens.
BUILDING UP VIC0R0U3 WOMEN.
Value of Basketball In the Culture ef
Body and Brain.
"What sport this la! My, but basket
ball must be fun!" That Is the Invaria
ble comment of tbe stranger who
watches a game of basketball between
girls, for the first time. She can see
one at almost any college she happens
to visit, from Massachusetts to Cali
fornia, whore there are enough girls to
jinke up a team, for basl-etball Is en
joying an unprecedont popularity.
The general effect is always tbe same;
an audience with enthusiasm for the
teams divided on class lines, carrying
flowers, and flag;,, and Banners, singing
energetic aongs, and cheering lusty
cheers; In the midst of it tho hurrying,
shifting kaleidoscope of players, fight
ing for victory and the honor of the
class.
It is fun. That Is one reason why the
game leaped luto favor so quickly all
over the country. But any one of the
whlrllug, twisting, running, panting
players who loses ber sense of self,
time and space in tho concentrated de
termination to pi asess that great, swift,
elusive ball and send it home, can tell
the visitor that fuu la not all. It
means steady, bard work for long pre
liminary months, hours of practice In
tho gymnasium or on the field, before
one's strength and breath will last
through the rapid halves of n match
gamp. It means that the players give
up candy and sweets while they are
training, and go to bed early, when
they long to sit -ip late for a Jolly par
ty, and do a great many other things
that they den't wish to do, because
they are on tbe team, and win they
must, and wlu they can't unless every
unit Is In eondlt'on to do ber level
best. But even the losers In a well
fought game do not gnidge the pre'
paratory work, and to a member of the
winning team, listening to the toasts
at the supper afterward, thrilling with
tho thought that she has helped to
win the victory for her class, past sac
riflces dwindle to a mere nothing.
When tho athletic director of a col
lege thinks of the benefits of basket
ball, however, the dramatic recognition
of merit which the match game gives,
so overwhelmingly Important In the
college girl's mind, seems to her the
least of Its blessings. She thinks of
the physical improvement in the play
ers, the brighter eyes and quicker circu
lation, the endurance they show, the
co-ordination of muscles that playing
has taught them, the agility and deft
ness with which they manage their
physical machinery. If she is a good
director sho sees the mental gain as
well, behind nil these things. Control
of the physical means a well-behaved,
obedient nervous Bystem, as respon
sive to the will of ito owner ns she her
self to the signal of her captain. Quick
playing, too, means quick thinking, an
instinctive dash to meet the ball, a
lightning calculation and balancing of
results as one leaps to catch It and
sends 11 flying to a waiting ally. It
must not go wrong. A slip might cost
tho game. Brain and baud must act
as one. Not a second may the mind
halt between two opinions. Self con
trol and a Judgment so automatically
correct are worth the price of many
st'-'enuous half hours, and once nttalued
they are not confined to the crises of a
basketball game.
But there Is still another benefit of
the game, a klud of sugar-coated psy
chological discipline, which critics of
woman, rightly or wrongly, say that
she needs most of all for her own hap
piness and best development. The
effect of the discipline la apparent,
when each player finds a comrade al
ways at tho exact spot where she can
help her, and the ball goes from one
ally to another with clocklike regular
ity. "Magnificent team work" is the
namo tho spectators give it. But more
than this, It indicates that the players
have learned how to be a part of tbe
whole. They are working for the team,
not for themselves. They are willing
to take tho position of cog. to sncrlfice
the brilliant play and Individual dis
tinction to win the game. Alice K. Fal
lows, In Good Housekeeping.
Now Trimmings For Spring Gowns.
Never In tho history of trimmings
have thero been so many varieties and
such beautiful designs as are seen
this season for spring and summer
wear. The fabrics, too, are finer In
quality, and the decigng highly artis
tic, whllo tho effects produced are wavy
or bavo scalloped or shell edges. A
pr;tty wave braid consists of Brussels
net having scallops finished with a fine
s:ik cord feather-edged. On tho net
arc three rows of narrow Bilk braid a
clxteeiith of on inch apart, while be
twesn every two, long shallow scallops
Is a spray of leaves made of narrow
sl'k brnld like bnnd-eiubrclJery and
with laee centres.
The fashionable braid trimmings of
the season lu both white and black,
nre made of vegetable silk, which has
more body to It than pure silk, and a
moro lustrous effect in trimmings.
Narrow ribbon effects and llttlo bow
knots aro Introduced in tho trimmings,
rnnnlng through tho popular herring
bone gimps, and formlug loop and bow
edges aloug the sides. Crochet imita
tion lace is also seen to a considerable
extent mingled with tho charming de
signs la sllk-brald trimmings. It Is
(UHed very often In forming the ground
work of flowers and leaves. A lovely
spring novelty Is a white grenadine
braid, with a centre of Roman lace
edged with a silk cord In a wave design
having little silk circles, aud an outtt
dge formed of a ruffle of narrow,
pointed silk braid lace. Harpor's Ba
zar. What Women Are to Wear,
The first early blouses made in wash
materials for this spring are In pique,
crash, drilling and tho hoavler cotton
and linen fabrics, In white nnd colors,
A new material for blonnea new sf
course only for this purpose Is poplin.
It comes in n lovely line of colorings,
unl with Its lather heavy cords doc
not require much trimming beyond!
pleats.
Tho use? of ribbon as a trimming
nnd a garniture for all kinds of gowns
seems to have taken a new lease or
life, and It Is Introduced In one way
or another upon countless gowns and
bodices.
Homespun, which was so popular
during the past season, will be much
more worn this spring. It Is a partic
ularly nice material, being light in
weight and shedding the dust easily,
besides having most excellent staying
qualities. Tbe new leaves show
glossiness of surface new In home
spun. For softness of tone the new colors
have nevor been surpassed. Ecru,
ranging from the palest biscuit shade,
bids fair to be more fashionable than
ever, which Is high praise Indeed. In
cloth materials this coloring will make
up into the smartest possible kind of
tailor suits. Really, after black, there
Is nothing one can wear In so many
different kinds of blouses, bats, etc., as
the varying shades of tan, ecru and
biscuit Mrs. RalBton, In tho Ladles'
Home Journal.
Worn at a Wedding.
The most noticeable dress worn at a
recent smart wedding was not worn
by bride or bridesmaid, but simply by
a guest. It was of ivory white satin.
The prevailing note was the princess
robe, but the bodice opefled over a vest
of pink brocade, which gave Just tho
relief of delicate color sulflclent to
counteract the effect of the dead-white
garment. Gauntlet cuffs were of tho
brocade, and laee ruffles and a cravat
finished the confection. The choice of
a hat suitable for wearing with such a
gown was no doubt a matter of some
difficulty, but It was successfully set
tled by selecting a large black silk
beaver toque trimmed with white lace
and black ostrich plumes, fastened
with paste buckles.
The bride afterward said that sho
felt flattered to have such a costume
designed for and worn to her wedding.
But the costume's greatest triumph
was In winning the observation from
nn artistic man present, "She looks
like a portrait of herself by an old
master." New York Commercial Ad
vertiser. Women aa farmers.
George E. Scott, In writing of tho suc
cessful management of farms by wid
ows who have been left with mort
gages to pay off and children to edu
cate, says:
"I know a frail little woman who
lost her husband forty years ago, leav
ing her with three little boys aud a
mortgaged farm. Did she Bell out?
No; but with will and determluatioa
she went to work to pay off the debt
on the farm. She did that, and edu
cated her boys. Then she purchased
another farm for the eldest boy aud
all worked with a will to pay for It.
After that was accomplished, another
was bought and paid for for tbe second
son; and now that little mother rests
front her .labors lu tho old homestead,
which is to bo transferred to the tUird
boy. Maybe those boys are not proud
of that mother, who has been to thorn
both father nnd mother in one, and
well may they say that ber latet days
shall be her best!" New York Trfbuno.
Helen Keller's Pet Dog.
Mies Helen Keller, tho well known
blind nnd deaf girl, now a student at
Rudel Iff e College, was surprised the
other day by the present of a fine ter
rier which, on a chance visit, took a
strong fancy to her. Miss Keller rec
ognized tho dog at once, when brought
to her later, by her mysterious sense of
touch. She made a speech In Which
sbo said: "I thank you very much,
dear friends, for tbe happiness you
have given me. It is as great as it
1s unexpected. I shall love the dog,
but even more your kindness." Miss
Keller, who has learned to spenk by
touch, pronounces her words rapidly,
but companions understand ber with
ease. She Is In good health, and, with
the aid of a typewriter, keeps up with
examination room work.
CfJJMlNGS
TO WCAH
Hajd-Bewcd kid gloves ure among
tho latest Importations from England,
aud aro worn with walking suits.
The latest styles In cloth garments
Bhow postilion backs and balloon
sleeves or long flowing sleeve effects.
Boleros of Jetted lace, cut In broad
tabs at tbe cud, make handsomo ad
ditions to lace or light tinted costumes.
Waists, buttoning in the back, will
be worn, but a majority of the 1002
models show the usual button fasten
ing in the front.
Tbe soft straw bats with an Inch
wide band of black straw finishing the
edge of the rim are becoming to many
persons for whom light shades are un
suitable. Coarse linens In nnural color prcmlso
to be much worn for suujmer street
gtwns. Made i:i tailor fashlou, with
stitching or bands of silk for trlinulug.
they are natty and (serviceable.
Trimming with bands of dotted ma
terial promises to be a strong feature
from this time forward In all brauches
of tailoring and dressmaking, and In
tho world of linen things It Is to bo
tho ruling passion.
On some of the handsome afternoon
gowns a new idea is to have the bow
finishing the crush belt way off at one
side Instead of in the back. Many of
the belts are of silk In soft folds, and
the bow Is tied straight up aud down
and conies almost under the left arm.
The bolero shows no sign of leaving
us, but if it does It will yield to full
bodices lu sof,' fabrics, the fulness
wrinkled luto gathers in a slanting di
rection and held In place by handsome
buttons. It belts are made of tho same
material as the bodice, they are very
narrow.
A smart street gown of black canvas
has these snots ns Its principal rrurui-
ture, and effective they are Indeed. The !
bodice Is trimmed In rront with straps
of graduating width, and tbe end of
each is caught down with a hirtfu
dot machine stitched round aud rouuil
in white silk. The same decoration 1
repeated on the skirt and sleeve ends
WW
New York City. Waists that Include
sharply-pointed revers suit many
figures better than other styles. The
smart May Manton blouse Illustrated
BLOCBB WAIST.
bas the additional merit of Including
the latest sleeves and of suiting odd
waists and entlro costumes equally
well. As shown, the material Is crepe
de Chine in pale blue, with dotted
panne satin in the same shade mak
ing tho revers and vest, white mousse
line the chemisette nnd plain blue
satin the bauds, but all the season's
materials are appropriate and number
less combinations can be made.
The lining fits to a nicety nnd closet:
at the centre front. The back proper
Is smooth across tbe shoulders and
drawn down In gathers at the waist
line, the upper portion belug of con
trasting material to form the yoke.
The fronts are laid In groups of five
tucks, stitched with Bilk, aud nre ex
tended to form the revers, which are
faced and rolled back. At each edge,
forming a narrow vest, are strips of
the revering which are joined to the
waist beneath the tucks. The chemi
sette Is cut from all-over tucking, and
Is finished with a regulation stock of
tbe same. The sleeves are slightly
full at the shoulders, and are laid In
horizontal tucks above the cuffs that
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MISSES' BLOUSE ETON.
fall free aud form puffs at the outer
portion. The cuffs are deep and point
ed over the hands.
To cut this waist in the medium size
thi'ee and three-quarters yards of ma
terial twenty-one Inches wide, three
aud a half yards twenty-seven Inches
wide, two nnd three-quarter yards
thirty-two inches wide, or two yards
forty-four Inches wide will be required,
with oue nnd a half yards twenty-one
Inches wide for vest revers and cuffs
and one-half yard for chemisette.
Misses' Blouse Eton Jacket.
Blouse Etous are always becoming
to young girls, and are in the height of
both present and coming styles. The
excellent May Manton model illus
trated in tbe large drawing shows
the latest designs executed In tan
colored broadcloth, but. all suiting ma
terials are equally appropriate, and
cloth, cheviot and taffeta are suitable
for separate wraps. In the case of the
original the collar and belt are of vel
vet aud all edges are stitched with pelf
colored corticelll Bilk, but the collar
can be of the material If preferred.
The blouse is smooth aud without ful
ness at the back, but Is arranged In
guthers at the front, where it blouses
slightly over the belt. Joining the
fronts and backs are under-arm gores
that Insure a satisfactory fit. The
fronts are faced aud turned back to
form lapels and a regulation collar
that meets them and rolls over with
hem is attached to the neck. The
sleeves are in coat style, slightly bell
shapetl, and left open for a short dis
tance at the outer Beams. When de
sired the circular basque extension can
be Joined to the lower ede, the seam
belug concealed by the belt.
To cut this blouse for a girl of four
teen years of age four yardj o mate
rial twenty-one Inches wide, one and a
half yards forty-four inches wide, or
one mid three-eighth yards fifty inches
wide will be required'.
Now It's the Neck.
Last summer nearly every girl who
boauted arms anything short of verit
able horrors wore her sleeves at half
mast. This year. If she accepts tho
most swagger advance models from
Paris, she will expose her neck as well.
The new afternoou xowns of batiste,
and other lace-trlmmed rubrics, will
reach Just to the base of tho deck.
This leaves the neck delightfully free,
making those of us who have always
enjoyed this top tlnlhlj to house dresses
wonder bow wo ever pmseutcd
to swathe our unoffending throats out-of-doors.
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Takiutt ou ttr siltli. N
If bro.id shoulder have not been
thrust upon one they must be acquired
If this be out of the i;,'s:!u there a'.
jieveral ways of nmtiiilutt iliis virtue
though we have It nut. First I tin
side pleat In the bodice extending; out
over tho sleeve; the two form a broad
box-plcat effect. Then there's the nar
row collar, the revers separating the
pretty yoke from the rest of the waist.
Well cut. It gives breadth. And them
there's the elongated shonlder, which
Is made to extend a bit over the top ef
the sleeve. Oh, It's entry!
Parasol and Canarolta Handle.
The animals are out again in parasol
bandies, the elephant. In ebony, form
lug the head of a black handle to
white parasol. Other animals are ant
in natural wood. An attractive plain
white silk parasol has the frame and
handle to within about three Inches ef
the top of wblte and tbe rent black.
Both umbrellas nnd parasols In many
of the newer designs this past year
have had the three Inches of the npper
part of the handle of sliver, gun metal
or something ornamental, different
from the body of the handle.
Instead of a Bow.
No longer Is tbe bowj or even the chif
fon chou a necessity upon tbe bnndle
of the down-to-dnte parasol. A white
cord and tassel now form the finish
ing touch for ever so many modish sun
shades, being especially suitable for
the smart plain ones, as well as for the
half-dressy ones. A very attractive
one noted lu grass linen is edged with
five-inch-deep tucks, and Is lined with
white silk. It Is charming, aud boasts
the whlte-tnsseled handle.
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Double Boflles,
There's a noticeable tendency toward!
double rufflcB. Parasol ruffles of chif
fon, Instead of being hemmed, are
made double. Even when a lace ruffle
falls over the one of chiffon it Is stm
made double. This same double ruffle
appears, too, on dresses, elbow sleeves
often being finished with three double
ruffles of varying widths. They are
pretty as a setting for lace flounces en.
nny part of the dress.
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Gnban Corda.
Some of these body hats have a color
woven In, and some have a smull cord,
called Cuban for some reason or other.
A pearly braid, sheer and 'exquisite,
forms the greater part of these softly
pretty hats. For children the wire
frame Is unnecessary, also for young
girls, In which case tbe droopy affair
is in reality a shepherdess shape.
Body Hat.
Soft and willowy in the extreme are
the new body hats. Why "body hate"
there's no learning; perhaps because
they've no body at all. So pliable are
they that they may be turned Inside
out without exertion or damage, and
tbey have to be strengthened by a wire
frame iu order to be at all manageable.
Knickerbocker Suit to Norfolk Stylo.
Little boys are always charming
dressed in knickerbockers and rather
long Russian coats. Their own manly
ambition Is gratified by the trousers
and the absolutely short legs are hid
den from view. This pretty little salt
Is shown in cream serge bauded with
cream braid and worn with a wblte
leather belt, but blue and brown serge,
velvet, velveteen, corduroy, cloth and
all the heavier washable fabrlce.plque,
duck linen and the like are equally ap
propriate. Tho knickerbockers fit rmoothly
about the waist and hips, but sre full
at tbe knees below which they are
drawn up by means of elastic inserted
In the hems. The cont is laid iu two
box pleats at the back, two at the front
aud laps over to close in double-breasted
style, with handsome pearl buttons
and buttonhole. At the open neck la
a big square sailor collar, and filling
the opening Is the smooth shield. The
sleeves aro lu regulation style, the ful
ness at tbe wrists laid In stitched
tucks.
To make this suit for a boj of three
years of age four cud three-eighth
yards of material twenty-seven lucbee
t.yi. KKi.nocusn suir.
fwr y:u.! ihlrty-tww tnchee
UU two and lhiee t:i,,Ulh yards fuily-
ir Indie wide, or f vo yuril ttr:y
t.cl iii will will be lx-yahed.
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