AT THE SIGN Of THE APPLE. I halted at a pleasant inn A I my way waa wending A roy apple was the sign, From Knotty bough depending. Mine boat it wan an apple tree So amilinply received me, 'And spread hi choice and sweetest fuca To atrengthen and refresh me. Full many a jpiyly fenthered guest Came thro' the branches apriuging: They lightly 8cw from hough to bough, Their merry carola atnguig. Beneath the shade I laid me down And elumber sweet possessed me; The south wind eighing through the Icnrci With touches iolt curessed me; And when I rose anil would have paid My hoat ao open hearted. He only shook hia lofty head 1 thanked him and departed. Helen Wallers Avery. ooooooooooooo oooeocoooooo iDAVEHPDRFS STORYl 3COCO By I.. M. Montgomery. Foooooooooococoooo oc o T win a rainy afternoon, and wo I had been passing the time by toll - I lug ghost stories. That is n very good sort of thing for a rultiy af- teruooD; and It la a much bettor time thao after night. If you tell ghost stories after dark they are apt to make you nervous, whether you owu up to it or not, and you sneak home aud dodge up-stnlrs lu mortul terror, a ml undress -with your back to the wall, o that you eau't fancy there is any thing behind you. We had each told a story, nud had tad the usual assortment of myster ious noises and death warnings nud sheeted spectres and so on, down through the whole catalogue of hor rors enough to satisfy any reason able ghost taster, But Jack, as usual. "was dissatisfied. lie said our stories were all second-hand stuff. There wasn't a man in the crowd who had ever seen or nearu a guost; all our so-called authentic stories had been told ns by persons who had the story from other persons who saw the ghosts. "One doesn't get any Information from that," said Jack. "I never expect to get so far along as to see a real ghost myself, but I would like to see and tak to one who had." i Some persons appear to have the knack of getting their wishes granted. Jack Is one of that ilk. Just as he made the remark Davenport sauntered In, and, finding out what was going on, volunteered to tell a ghest story lilmself something that had happened to his grandmother or maybe it was his great aunt; I forget which. It was very good ghost story as ghost stories go, and Davenport told it well. Even Jack admitted that, but he said: "It's only second-hand, too. Did you ever have a ghostly experience yourself, old man?" Davenport put his finger tips critic ally together. "3Y9uId yo believe rae If I said 1 lad?" be asked. "No," said Jack, unblushlugly. "Then there would be no Use In my aying it." "But you don't mean that you ever really had, of course?" "I don't know. Something queer happened once. I've never been able to explain It from a practical point of view, that is. Want to hear about nr Of course we did. This was excit ing. Nobody. would ever have sus pected Davenport of seeing ghosts. "It's conventional enough." he be gan. "Ghosts don't scetu to have much originality. But it's first-hand. Jack, If that's what you want. I don't sup pose any of you have ever beard me speak of my brother, Charles. He was my senior by two years, and was a quiet, reserved sort of fellow not at all demonstrative, but with very strong and deep affections. "When he left college he Durante en gaged to Dorothy Chester. She was very beautiful and my brother Idol lied her. She died a short time before the date set for their marriage, and Charles never recovered from thu Wow. "I married Dorothy's sister, Virginia. Virginia did not in the least resemble her sister, but our eldest daughter was strikingly like her dead nunt. We called her Dorothy and Charles was devoted to her. Dolly, as we called her, was always 'Uncle Charley's girl.' "When Dolly was twelve years old Charles went to New Orleans on busi ness, and while there took yellow fever and died. He was buried there, and Dolly half broke her childish heart over his death. "One day five years later, when Dolly was seventeen, I was writing letters In my library. That very morning my wife and Dolly had gone to New Yolk en route for Europe. Dolly was going to school In Paris for a year. Business prevented my accompanying them eveu as far as New York, but Gilbert Ches ter, my wife's brother, was going with them. They were to sail on the Ara gon the next morning. "I had written steadily for about an hour. At last, growing tired, I threw down my pen, and, leaning bark in my chair, was on the point of lighting a cigar when an unaccountable Im pulse made me turn round. I dropped my cigar aud sprang to my feet in amazement. There was only one door In the room and I had all along been facing It. I could have sworn nobody had entered, yet there, staudlng be tween me and the bookcase, was a man and that man was my brother 'Charles! "There was no mistaking him; I saw liiui as plainly as I see you. He was a lull, rather stout man, with curly hair and a fair, close-clipped beard. He wore the same light gray suit which he bad worn when bidding us good-by en the morning of his departure for New Orleans. He bad no hat on, but wore spectacles, and was staudlng in his old favorite attitude, with his hands behind him. "I want you to understand tlfat af this precise moment, althouga I was surprised beyond measure, I was not lu the least frlghtenud, because I did not for a moment suppose that what I saw was well, a ghost or apparition of any tort. The thought that flashed across my bewildered brain was ty that there hud been some ab 'stake somewhere, and that my 'd never died at all, but was here nllve and well. I took a hasty step toward him. " 'Good heavens, old fellow P I ex claimed. 'Where on earth have you come from? Why, we all thought you were dead!' "I waa quite close to him when I stopped abruptly. Somehow I couldn't move another step. He mnde no mo tion, but his eyes looked straight Into mine. " 'Do not let Dolly sail on the Ara gon to-morrow,' he said lu slow, clcaf tones that I heard distinctly. "And tbeu he was gone yes, Jack', I know it is a very conventional way of ending up a ghost story but I have to tell you Just what occurred, or al least what I thought occurred. One moment he was there and tho next moment he wasn't. He did not pass me or go out of the door. "For a few moments I felt dazed. I was wide awake and lu my right and proper senses so far as I could Judge, nud yet the whole thing seemed incredible. Soared? No, I wasn't conscious of being scared. I was simply bewildered. "In my mental confusion one thought stood out sharply Dolly was In dan ger of some kind, and if the warning was really from a supernatural source It must not be disregarded. I rushed lo the station, and, having first wired to my wife not to sail ou the Aragou, 1 found that I could connect with the five-fifteen trniu for New York, I took It with tho comfortable consciousness that my friends would certainly think I had gone out of my mind. "I arrived In New York at 8 o'clock the next morning, and at once drove to the hotel where my wife, daughter and brother-in-law were staying. I found theui greatly mystified by my telegram. I suppose my explanation was a very lame one. I know I felt decidedly like a fool. Gilbert laughed at me and said I hod dreamed the whole thing. Virginia was perplexed, but Dolly accepted the warning un hesitatingly. " 'Of course It was Uncle Charley.' she said confidently. 'Wo will not sail on tho Aragou now.' "Gilbert had to give In to this de. vision with a very bad grace, and tho Aragon sailed that day minus of three of her intended passengers. "Well, you've all heard of the his torle collision between the Aragon and the Astnrte In a fog, and the fearful loss of life It Involved. Gilbert didn't laugh when the news came, I assure yon. Virginia and Dollji sailed a month later on the Marseilles, and reached the other side in safety. That's all the story, boys the only experl. ence of the kind I ever had," concluded Davenport. We had many questions to ask and several theories to advance. Jack said Davenport had dreamed it and that the collision of the Aragon and the Astarte w-as simply a striking coinci dence. But Davenport merely smiled at all our suggestions; and as it cleared up Just obout 3, we told no more ghost stories. Waverley Magazine. The KTolntlon of the Soila Fountain. The rapid increase in the trade en Joyed by the proprietors of soda foun talus lu the leading cities of the Uni ted States has led to the installation of many very elaborate and costly outfits. Most of the finer ones are made of Mexican onyx and cost in some instances as high as $13,000 or S20.000. A $13,000 soda fountain would be made of the finest material and would be of great size. It might have thirty draft tubes and 100 syrup cans. Very beautiful onyx fountains of the dimensions more commonly used, say with ten syrups and three draft tubes, can be bought for from $S50 to $1200. In fact, n handsome onyx fountain can be bought for $000. But not every body wants an onyx fountain. There are yet purchasers who prefer oue of marble. A marble fountain with onyx trimmings could be had at, say, $430. An old-style marble fountain might be had for $130. Fifty years ago or thereabouts soda water was drawn from a silver tube rising out of the counter. Then came tho first visible soda fountains, small marble boxes, placed on the counter. From these developed the elaborate nud often costly fountains of marble that preceded the onyx fountain of the present. Beautiful and costly niarhlo was brought from all parts of the earth to be used in the construction of soda fountains, but now the fashion Is onyx, with a canopy or superstructure of wood. Along with Its great develop ment in beauty has come a correspond ing Improvement in the soda foun tain's working parts. The modern fountain is far more convenient and efficient In operation than its oft-time predecessors. American Exporter. She Forthwith Obeyed. A story is going the rounds wherein figure two well-known Columbus ladies and a parrot. Mrs. A paid a special call at the borne of Mrs. B the other day and was ushered into the living room by the maid of all work to await the appearance of Mrs. B. Mrs. B had come into the possession of a parrot only a short timo before aud had been keeping tho bird In the living room. "Folly has a very good command of English, and appears to know when to use it. Mrs. A sat down with her back to the bird without no ticing it, aud as Folly made no sound she remained in ignorance of Its pres ence. Observing a beautiful vase on the mantel, Mrs. A arose from her seat and, crossing the floor, took down the dainty piece of bric-a-brac to examine it. She gazed on it rapturously, com pletely absorbed by Its elegant deco rations, when suddenly from Just be hind her came the shrill aud stern command: "Drop It! Drop It!" Mrs. A obeyed and turned with a scream to face the liuperturable gaze of Polly, who sat in her cage with her green beud slyly perked to one sidtf. Ou the floor lay the beautiful vase, smashed to bits. At this most em barrassing moment Mrs. B eutered the room. Before Mrs. A could explain the situation Folly shook It out Its feathers and remarked. "You're It! You're it! You're It.'" Ohio State Journal, The New Man. The diffidence and nervousness which attend a man In a new position pnas away the moment he discovers that bis employer doesn't know any mors than he does. New York Press. FARM Al GARDEN, Setting Htta. I begin with ft box, putting earth Into It, then straw, then a handful of wood ashes scattered over all. t try the hen a day or two on the nest egg, aud If she means business I take that away and give her a full setting. If the eggs have been traveling, let them stand In a safe warm place for twenty four hours to put the germs In right position when set. If you give them to the hen Just ofter the Journey, you will probably have spoiled eggs In stead of chicks. Sprinkle the eggs two or three times n week to give them necessary moisture. Feed the hen every day, and see that she returns to her nest and Is not disturbed. Mrs. E. Schoenborn, In the Epltomist. Cleanllnene In Dairying. Tho dairy business is one that Is open to any enterprising former who will make It a point to deviate from tho methods now practiced on some farms. A visit to many dairy farms will disclose the fact that but little re gard Is given to matters that are essen tial to securing high prices. Cleanli ness In the stable is more Important than lu the dairy. Cows are frequent ly milked with their bodies platrtered with manure, and even the teats and udders are often filthy. Milking is 3oue in a hurry, and It goes to market ;ontalnlng filth in n soluble form which Ihe strainer cannot remove. All dairy farms are not conducted In such a slov ?uly manner, but there are hundreds if dairy farms upon which thorough cleanliness Is lacking. Each cow should be kept clean, her hide brushed, udder washed nud the stalls made clean. There should be no filth In the stable, and the bauds of the milkers should be washed clean before beginning the work of milking. Growing Peaa For the Cannery. Teas for the cannery require a good, trong soil and plenty of cultivation to get the best results. They should be sowed very early to avoid the possibil ity of being destroyed by the green fly, an Insects so disastrous to the pea crop in many sections. Pome years Ihe pea crop Is a profitable oue to grow, while other seasons It Is almost a total failure, farmers often not get ting their seed in return. This Is very discouraging when seed at present prices ranges from $3 to $tl per bushel. We find that any good corn soil Is best suited to peas for canning pur poses. The land should be prepared In the best possible condition before the seeds are put in the ground. We use from 200 to 400 pounds per acre of any good standard fertilizer. In our experience we have obtained the best results where they are planted in drills and thoroughly cultivated. We usually plant them In rows thirty Inches apart, using three bushels seed per acre. We drill the fertilizer In at ihe same time. In this section we pay M-7S per 100 pounds shelled peas at the tannery. Farmers who expect to suc ceed with this crop should give It the ume careful attention as for corn. F. F. Hubbard, In New England nome Uead. Potting Butter on the Market. Where butter is to be delivered to the consumer direct, it is desirable to have fresher butter, If they will accept It. When salted one-hnlf ounce to the pound, the butter will have a flavor peculiar to itself, and the consumer soon comes to recognize and desire it. He will probably not be able to secure In the open markets similarly salted butter, aud by three months' use he will become so accustomed to It he will be satisfied with no other, and you will have secured a permanent customer, provided your butter be prime In all other respects. The secret of success lu delivering to special customers is to have a class of goods that has an individuality pe culiar to itself, and that will attract the customer to it. If you can do this you will soon have a trade you can command, Instead of its commanding you. Salting to speciul flavor will se cure this In butter better than any other oue thing. Uniformity in color Is also Important Of course, you must cater to different tastes and suit all. If some customers desire more salt, you must have one churning for each delivery suited to meet that kind of customers, and have it alike every time. Prime and uniform flavor, color nnd quality are the sine qua uou of the- farm dairyman. Make frequent In quiry among your customers as to any changes they desire, and let them know you desire to suit them. If you do this you will find there will not be enough others doing the sume thing to form a dangerous competition. Now York Tribune Farmer. Frlnclplea of Gardening, The phrase "landscape gardening" frightens many people unnecessarily says the Pilgrim. The idea Is abroad that landscape gardening is only for the rich, and that it requires more land than plain folks have. The trouble with this statement is that It 'contains a ulue per cent, alloy of truth." As a matter of fact, garden- lug is often really expensive business, Of course, the large, open couutry-like view, which is the glory of our large parks, requires more space than a city lot; and if one does not love gardening and hires everything doue, the work is very costly. On the other hand, It Is woudetful to see whnt can bo accom plished lu a small city lot by a business man who likes to work an hour or two a day In the garden. Those who live In or near the country are to be en vied. They can bring home the plants they like, and It need not cost them anything in cush outlay. The flora of the United States Is oue of the richest In the world, and some of the happiest and prettiest homes In America are surrouaded by trees and shrubs pro cured from the immediate neighbor hood. The truth is thut the principles of landscape gardening are entirely applicable to city lots, suburban yards and farm homes as well as to public parks and Newport cottages. The principles of landscape garden lug are three; First, preserve an open, central lawn, fcecond, plant Jn masses at the sides. Third, avoid straight lines. The central lown flanked by shrub bery Is the secret of landscape garden, lug. In making nature-like pictures with plants, the lawn is the funda mental being. The lawn la compara ble to the painter's canvas, while Bide planting Is the frame of the picture. The sprinkling of the front yard with trees and flower beds Is n common mistake. Philadelphia Record. Breeding For the Future. The expense of starting a good dairy must necessarily be quite considerable, but If one understands his busluess well be can keep up the standard of the herd, and Increase It, at a very nominal cost. On the other hand. If one does not look forward constantly to the future he will soon find that tho cost of keeping up the work will bo so great as to eat up tho profits. The successful dairyman must consequent ly be somewhat of a breeder himself. Ho must raise stock for tho future, and do It In such a way that the best results are obtained. A great many can start well with a good dairy herd, and they can feed and care for tho stock all right, but they fall to look far enough ahead to keep down ex penses. In other words, every few years they find It neeessnry to buy blooded stock of a breeder at a cost that takes down tho average of profits. Their theory is that It Is necessary to purchase such high-priced animals to prevent the herd from running down. ' A good sensible method of breeding at home for the dairy would prevent nny such necessity. With good stock to begin with. It Is not so difficult to maintain the standard of the animals, especially if new blood Is introduced from outside sources occasionally. To accomplish this, however. It will be necessary to keep the choice heifers of the best cows, and sire them to pure bred bulls. It is largely a matter of Intelligent selection. The cows and heifers selected for breeding should be chosen for those speciul points which are needed in the dairy business. It must be remembered that these ani mals ore raised for their practical value nud not for exhibition, nor even to establish some record for a high yield. The dairyman requires good, strong, healthy cows, which will averr age the year around plenty of rich milk aud cream. Form has nothing to do with the mntter beyond that which is necessary to preserve tho type of the breed. The milking quali ties are the first essential, and also the endurance of the animal under or dinary conditions. The very high- strung dairy animal which has no hardihood wba'tever may do for ex hibit, but not for practical dairying. Moreover, we need dairy animals which are gentle and docile. A high strung animal which refuses to be milked without creating a disturb ance, or a vicious brute, should find no place on the practlcul dairy farm no matter how much milk she gives. The trouble and uncertainty of milking would make the animal unprofitable. A hard milker is also to some extent an unprofitable animal. Time Is money on the dairy, especially at milk ing time, and anything that tends to consume it Increases the cost of the business. C. S. Waters, in American Cultivator. The Care or I'alma. A very successful amateur gardener gives the following advice on the care of palms: Well grown palms are, of course, more or less expensive, depend ing in some degree on the variety; economy sometimes compels tho pur chase of smaller plants than we could wish for. But a larger plant at a high er price pays In the long run, no mut ter how cheaply small palms may be had. Palms at their best are slow growers, and It takes years to grow fine specimen plants. For the same reason It would prove a useless waste of time for an amateur, even with greenhouse fucilltles, to try to raise them from seed. Always buy as large a plant as you possibly can. If not in a pot when re ceived put It up at once as follows: Select a pot large enough to comfort ably contain the ball of roots with a little space ull around. As the roots of palms generally strike downward, depth in a pot Is more desirable than width. . Scrub the pot clean, put In about au Inch of drainage material, and then an inch or so of soil, On this set the bull of roots. Just as received; keep the plant In the centre; fill Jn a handful of dirt, firm It around the bull with the fingers or with a snlull stick, and continue this until there Is about an Inch of space from the top of tho soil to the rim of the pot. Do not set the plant deeper than indicated by the old mark on the stalk, showing bow deeply If was planted before. Care fully avoid the breaking or bruising of any of the roots; should it occur, cut away the injured part cleanly with a sharp knife.- A good soil for palms is composed of two parts of sandy soil and one part of good, rich loam. Do not use leaf mold. Palms are Impatient of fre quent repotting, and this can be de ferred by simply replacing the top soil with fresh, rich dirt, without disturb ing the roots and by giving occasional ly doses of liquid manure. A good sub stitute for this latter Is soot or the ashes from a wood fire. Both of these must be used sparingly, for they oro apt to burn tho plants If too freely ap plied. For "a medium-sized pot work about two teaspoonfuls Into the soil uot oftener than twice a month. Keep the plants In strong light. .In winter a sunny window Is the best place for them. Apply tepid water when watering becomes necessary, and give enough to soak the whole ball of soil. Shower or sponge the foliage with lukewarm water once a week or so, keep free from dust and watch for Insects. See that no water Is allowed to stand on the leaves where the run Is apt to strike it, as It may burn and discolor them. Give fresh nir ou warm days by slightly lowering a near-by window or opening a door for a short time. In the summer the pots may be plunged to the rim In the garden. Se lect a place facing the east, so they will have only the morning sun, and see that it Is so sheltered thut high winds will not break tho stalks or tear the leaves. Puttlug a handful of axial usiies under the pot will prevent worms from working up through the drainage hole. During , this seuson frequent watering will be necessary n much more so than lu the winter, New York Commercial Advertiser. M ..... Dlf'tCULTY WITH VERBS. Troubles That Children Have In Learn ing to Talk. It has been truthfully snld that chil dren learu more during their first six years of life than during the eight years spent In the ward schools. Dur ing this period the child shows remark ablo precocity In learning the mother tongue, and appears to learn two lam guages ns easily as one. He will learn a foreign language, if thrown among foreigners, better during these first sis years, than he con In a complete coursi In school. This Is proved by the thou sands of six-year olds In this city who speak good English, while their par ents cannot speak English at all. The strenuous effort of these llttlr ones to acquire a medium for the ex pression of their quaint Ideas, as well as their owu desire to speak correctly, was shown the other day in a conver sation between a little student and her mamma.s The child had experienced much difficulty lu mastering the vari ous forms of the verb "to bo," nnd bad been corrected times without ntimbct by tho mother, who believes thnt th time to teach correct English Is during the first stages of progress. Tho child persisted In mixing her "nins," "wcres" and "boons" to an alarming degree, aud had been corrected, until the mother had lost nil patience, nnd at last told the child that in the future she would not answer questions not properly framed, thinking this plan would make the child more careful lu the selection of words. The other day the mother was sitting crocheting a Jacket for the baby, and Lucille stood near, wondering what het mamma was doing. Flually her curios ity became so strong that she said: "Mamma, what Is that going to be?" The mother, busy counting stitches, failed, to hear the question, nud con tinued her count without answering. The child, thinking she had not an swered because she had made another horrible blunder, thought a while and nt last sold: "Mamma, what is that going to arc?" This the mother heard, and simul taneously reculled the first question of the child. Wondering what would como next, she maintained silence, and the little one stood In perplexity, first on ouo, foot, then on the other. A'fter some weighty thinking, Bhe said: "Mamma, what are that going to Is?" No answer, and another period of silence, then: "Mamma, what am that going to were?" Still no answer, and tears filled the blue eyes, and the red lips became pursed with perplexity. The eyes filled and ran over, and still the mother sat unmoved, with a mischievous smile lurking in her eyes, waiting for further results, and determined to make up for all of this anguish by a bountiful supply of bugs nnd kisses. In one supreme effort, as though real izing that this was her last chance, Lucille burst into a mighty sob, and breaking the bonds of self-restraint with which she had bound herself, screamed out: "Mamma! What was that o'goin' to was?" Milwaukee Sentinel. A Moonlit Garden. The following bit of description is from "Confessions of a Wife," by "Mary Adams," a new novel dealing with marriage, In the Century. It is a young woman who Is speaking, and Job Is her dog: "For Job and I wont out Into the garden, and the world was as white as death, and as warm as life, and we plungeu into the night as If we plunged Into a bath of warmth and whlteuess and I ran faster than Job. The yellow June llllles are out, and the purple fleurs-de-lis; the white climber is in blossom on the tree-house, and the other roses oh, the roses! There was such a scent of everything in one a llly-honey-lrls-rose perfume that I felt drowned In it, as if I had one flower trying to become another, or doomed to become others still. It was as quiet as paradise. I ran up the steps to Ararat, and Job stayed be low to paw a toad. The little white rose followed me all over the lattice, and seemed to creep after me; It has a golden heart, and such a scene as I cannot describe; It Is the kind of sweet ness that makes you not want to talk about It. The electric light In the street was out, for this suburb, being of an economical turn of mind, never competes with the moon. There was moon enough oh, there was enough, I think, for the whole world! For, when that happened which did happen. It seemed to me as If the whole world were looking at me." Old American Bottlea. In early American glassware the his tory of our national art progress has been written. Choice and precious indeed are the crude blue-green and brown amber bottles made early In the nineteenth century the portrait bottles bearing busts of Washington, Franklin, Lafayette, De Witt Clinton, Zachary Taylor, Kossuth and Jenny Llnd. Local decorative subjects ou many Hues of idea were treated by the first American bottle-makers; and the most exquisite Venetian bottlo cannot outrank in value, to a patriotic Am erican collector, tho primitive old flasks ornamented with Indians, Ma sonic emblems, the eagle, stars, flags, log cabins, canuon aud steamships, or such outdoor themes as the seasons, birds, fruits, trees, sheaves of wheat, the fisherman, deer, the gunner and his hounds, and the first bicycle. The earliest American railway, with a ear drawn by a horse, is historically cele brated on a glass flask, as well as the bold Pike's Peak pilgrim, with bis sian: ana Dundlo. The Century. A Zoological Stamp Album. The latest novelty in postage stamp, says Golden Penny, Is made to look something like a menagerie, each page being covered with bars. The only stamps admitted ore those which beat a design of an animal and there ar more of these than one would Imagine at first sight. From the Uulted States come a pony and a buffalo, from La. buan a stag aud a crocodile, Liberia has a hippopotamus and an elephant, Newfoundland has a dog, a codfish and a seul, and West Australia re. Jolces In a swan. The book Is made doubly Interesting If it Is illustrated with pictures of the tries aud foliage belonging to each place. , ' New York City. Jaunty Jackets of taffeta and pcau de sole have been worn for several seasons, nd are still fashionable, but the latest thing In Etons is black moire. Some lovely watered effects are shown In this rich fabric, and the linings are usually of Ivory satin. As Illustrated the garment Is shaped .with shoulder and underarm seams, a perfect adjustment being maintained In the back. The fronts are fitted with single bust itlarts and cut away slightly at the neck. The Eton terminates nt the waist line In the back and has a styl- LADIES' COLLABLESS ETON. . SHI ST WAIST COSTUME. lsh dip in front. It may be fastened with invisible hooks and eyes, but Is usually worn open. The regulation two-piece coat sleeves have slight fulness on the shoulders, fit tho arms closely und flare In bell ef fect at the wrists. Machine stitching ou the edges and seams form a smart finish. Some of tho collarless Etons this season are strapped with bands of the moire, and others have block broadcloth figures appliqued on the bock and sleeves. To make the jacket In the medium size will require two and one-half yards of twenty-two inch material. Shirt Walit Coatnmea the Vogue. Shirt waist costumes will enjoy an extended vogue during the coming sea son, and many charming effects are produced In these stylish toilets. The largo Illustration shows one of the most popular modes developed In blotting-paper blue llueu, with ecru lace trimmings. The blouse has for- Its foundation a glove-fitted lining that closes in the centre front This may, however, be omitted, and the adjustment made with shoulder aud underarm seams. If preferred. The back Is plain across the shoul ders, and has slight fulness at the waist arranged In small pleats. The fronts fasten with buttons aud button holes worked through the centre pleat. A rolling collar completes the neck and forms revers lu front that are drawn together beneath a jaunty tie. It Is trimmed with bands of ecru lace. The shield aud sailor collar are of dark blue linen, embroidered in light blue dots. These are adjustable, and a pleasing variety may be had by mak ing several shields of embroidery, tucking or lace to wear with each blouse. The regulation shirt waist sleeves have slight fulness on the shoulders and fit the arms closely. They are completed with straight cuffs aud laps at tho opening lu the back. The skirt Is shaped with seven gores, fitted smoothly around the waist and over the hips. The closing Is made In visibly at the back under two inverted pleats that ere flatly pressed. Clusters of three forward turning tucks are arranged at tho front or straight edge of the side and back gores, the first tucks being adjusted to cover the seams. The skirt Is cut off around the bottom and the flounce applied to form Its lower portion. Three tucks at the top of the hem form a stylish finish to the flounce, which is very full nnd flares gracefully at the floor. A baud cf lace Is applied at the top of the flounce. The mode may be de veloped In batiste, pique, mercerized cotton or duck, trimmed with lace, em broidery or stitched bonds. It Is also appropriate for serge, cheY lot, wool canvas or challle, which may, be worn for yachting and outing par ties of nil kinds. To make the waist In the medlvji sizo will require two and one-quarter yards of thlrty-slx-lncn material. To make the skirt In the medium size will re quire six yards of thlrty-slx-lncn material. Gray Pongee. Did you know you could buy gray pongee this summer? You can If you nsk for It. and this gives another wel come change to the girl who Is coming slowly out of mourulng and wishes to add a blouse durable and valuable as pongee Is, and gray, an available color, to her all -black and black-and-white wardrobe. Hitherto our pougees have been of an ecru or yellowish tinge, but the coming of gray Is a decided advan tage. Shirt Waist Beta. Shirt waist sets Include not only col lars nnd cuffs, but also bands or a plas tron to ornament the waist front. From the first simple beginnings of hemstitched sets they have developed Into numerous other effects. The ma terials used are as numerous as the de signs. A Beautiful Parasol. A pretty parasol has the lower part of the cover of bright red tucked in pinch tucks, and above that the top of plain white silk embroidered at Inter vals with small palm leaves In red, out lined with black. A Handeome Lorgnette. ' A very handsome lorgnette shows a heavy raised design In brilliants on a ground of soft green enamel. A Smart Walat. The smart waist Illustrated Is made of china blue and black polka-dot per cale, with pale blue trimmings. . The back Is plain-across the shoul ders and drawn down close to the belt, where the fulness is arranged lu small pleats. It Is faced with percale to a pointed yoke depth. The waist closes with pearl buttons and buttonholes worked through the centre pleat. There Is slight fulness at the neck and the lower portion formB a stylish blouse over the narrow satin belt. A plain collar completes the neck. It Is partially covered with a jaunty satin stock and tie; the bishop sleeves are shaped with Inside seams, aud have comfortable fulness on the shoulders. They are gathered at the lower edges aud arranged on cuffs that are pointed In frout and shallow at the back. . The mode may be developed In pique., madras, linen, lawn or any wash fab ric. It Is also appropriate for taffeta, peau de sole, albatross, Henrietta and French flannel. The cuffs, collar and pleat may be of contrasting material or machine Btltched. To make the waist for a miss of four- MISSES SBTBr WAIST, teen years will require ouu and three quarter yards of tuirty-slx-inch mate rial. . .. ........
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