HEARTSEASE. T bixis wolcott, A wesry Irsveler, way worn, full of care. Close by his pathwsy aw a comely flower. Its wcll-niuh human face sailed tip at him All brightly glistening from a recent shower. For one brief moment he forgot his sor rows, ' The Intx, rough journey over lands and He 110, Then toiling on, looked bnckward, smiled and murmured, 1 "Thv name was iliocn well, O fair ' Heartsease! "'I pray thee teach to me thy wondrous se cret That, as I journey o'er Life's rugged road. I,' too, mav ease some weary, liearUicli trnv'ler. Though but a moment, of his heavy load: Make him forget the toil, .ind tears, and lor. Instil new strength, although the night he wild. And then to me a higher Voice may mur mur. "Thv wort: in life was chosen well, my hild.' New York News. oooooooooaosofsoocooooccoo I MAJOR MONTFORD'S 1 1 ODD STORY. i lly John H. Kafterjr. 3OC0OOOO00C030300030CO0CO 6 6 FKAKlNlJ of Knlr-ll maul. fostntions and the etliorlc double," said Major Mont ford, when Mine. Blavnt- ky, Mrs. Eddy, Colonel Olcott and nil the modern adopts had been discussed "I don't profess to understand any thing about occult science and I am prompted to confess that the little ex perience I had In India " "If you tell that story, major. I'll quit the room. You know that I can explain away your whole theory. That Marjheet adept was all right. It was the fault of the camera or something. I " "Now come, conic, Anne! Don't spoil the story. Try your hand nt a Welsh rarebit if you don't like to hear it, but let me tell It my own way first. You can add all the trimmings after ward." So the sweet little lady pouted like n sweetheeurt at the florid beau 'who bad been her husband for five years and left the room. "I was quartered with Marjheet that year with my squadron of the House told Cavalry. It was our Urst try out In the tropics, and every jolly officer, line and stuff, was' dying of ennui. It was too hot for golf, the ponies were too sick with the fever 'to stand even an Inning at polo und there wasn't n tolerable white woman within sixty auiles. We were all bachelors but Colonel Dinwiddle, and he, for reasons of his own, had left the madam In Bir mingham and was glad of it. : "Well, we were hard put to it for recreation until Ensign ritcalru, a weird-faced, inquisitive youug chap. Jjegan to give us all the creeps with bis stories about occultism, astral bodies, epooks and 'manifestations.' Well, Dinwiddle and Pltenlrn and I kept up the best mess in tile station, and, of couree, every buck In the garrison who bad tin; entree sponged off our hos pitality. So when tliey were ull worked up with the ensigu's story I lilt upon the c.inuy idea of getting up one of the Indian 'adepts,' as l'itty tailed them, to give a sonnet! in our garden. It wasn't a garden at all, as a matter of fact, but a sandy, flat bit of ground fenced In at the buck of our liungalow, with a bower In the middle made, of nothing bettor than a hipped roof, fane pillars and mosquito bars. It was a good place to play ecurte of u hot night, but In the daytime it was as hot us the tire box of 'iophot. "So l'itty arranged matters with his sorcerer und I sold tickets to the enter tainment at two shillings, English inuney, for the ollicirs and one for the soldiers. We wrote the tickets out by hnnd on the backs of old playing cards, and they went like liot cakes, for the uuiucky Tommies didn't know what to da with themselves day or night, and the chance of u 'show' Wim almost ns wel come as a letter from home. "Except for the colonel and major surgeon we had no chairs, and the audience squatted around iu a circle upon llie sand. We borrowed a few torches from the quartermaster, though we didn't need them, as It tinned out, for the moon was well over the low roof o,f my quarters before 1'itciiirn, as solf-liiiporiunt as Mrs. ,lar ley herself, came iu with All lieg, the vaunted mystic, who alone could make isure my personal guarantee that the I'UU'i'tairuneiit was 'worth tin; fee. l'itty led his adept lino the centre of the ring, u space abort tweuly feet In diameter, and lutrodueed hiui with a pompous salutatory and u grand wave of the hand. Tile Tommies, who bad uo respect for anythiug 'native,' honied the miserable Indian, who almost grov eled before them, c:illli:g him 'Alley beggar' and asking him, 'Aveu't you any bappuruius';'. The performer, who was almost n skeleton, had trought with him one of the para pUernalla which Europeau 'niugicluns' always have about them, though he wore upon his skinny shoulders a dirty, ttrub-colored cloak, which he utivvouud iiud dropped upon the saud ns he su lked Colonel Dinwiddle and tin; ribald ring of 'tiihlbs' round about. Perhaps Home of j-ou have seen these strange necromancers of the East ? No. Well, they are quite pat't understanding. This one, like all I have known, being as affile as he was lulu, with dcrp-sct, scintillating blauk eyes, skin like a faded yellow parchment and lingers like the talons of a hawk. "But hear what. All Beg did before our unbelieving eyes and, if you can, explain It, for i can t. Having dropped !iis cloak upou the eaud, he uubelted a crooked scimitar that Iiuug by his side aud laid it behind him. Then with a strange exclamation he fell upou the cloak, rolled it between his flat palum, paddled It, smoothed it and peeped bcuealh Its hem,, ns It seemed suddenly to swell and pread. The alleiico of curiosity. If not or respect, fell upon us, but I confess that my hair siood on end and I could feel the QOQse-flcsu ou niy spluo, when the wizard jerked away the cloak and dis closed a chubby, bright eyed, naked Indian boy sitting gqunrely before in on the Baud. It could have been no ordinary hallucination, for the child leapt nimbly to his feet, chattering to his creator. All Beg, as we exchanged cries of wonder. I'm afraid I'm telling It very badly, am I Anue?" (This to Mrs. Montford, who had come to listen at the doorway.) But she said: "No, It's all right. Only don't go past the place where I come In, please, Harry." "All right, Anne. Then, let's see. Oh, yes, that boy was there as real as nny boy I ever saw at night by the light of either moon or torch. The i adept bowing and grinning like n . pleased chimpanzee now dropped the cloak again, went hysterically to work - with his lean bauds, turning from Ills task only twice to look at the boy who stood silent besldo him gazing about nt the white faces of the fascinated audience. When the cloak began to assume the form and size that seemed to sntlsfy the adept he whipped It away again, and there, ns plain as himself or the boy. yawning ns if Just awakened. Its menu, furtive, yellow ryes darting lurid glances upon ns. lay n full-grown leopard, the hnlr on . Its tawny back rising angrily as' All I kicked him Into a standing posture, ' his foetid brc-uh coming to our nos- I trlls as he snarled with rage, his tail ' whipping the snnd Into our faces ns he lashed It about. On, It was a real ieopard, I think. At nil events, I re member some of us who happened to have them slipped out our pistols, and I can still see old Dinwiddle biting his gray moustache as be reached for his sabre. "But it was the climax of the weird spectacle which followed. By a series of vindictive kicks and cults the adept was working the sinister beast into a fury. The great eat was snarling and snapping, leering and striking at him, when he suddenly furled the clonk round the boy, who, nil calmness and silence, was standing near. Then thrusting the drnb mass of boy and cloak at the creature. All stepped aside and stood motionless while the brute fell tooth and claw upou the covered boy. There was a ronr, a fountain of saud, the men Jumped up, some scared, some furious, some rau to the house for weapons, and It would have gone hard with Ali Beg and his diabolical beast If ritcalrn had not jumped up cool ns a veteran on dress parade, to restore order. But we were all stand ing, excited and panic-stricken over the boy's fate, when the bowing Orien tal suddenly laid his hand on the leopard, withdrew the cloak and Devoured? Vanished? "I don't know, gentlemen," said Major Montford; "I can't tell what be came of the little black fellow. All Beg bad no sooner made his low showed us that the boy was. gone, obeisance (they call It 'snluum') to Colonel Dinwiddle and the circle than he waved the empty cloak a few times, spread It above the leopard's bend and covered that chop-llcklug demon. As wo looked the cloak dropped down, dowu, till it lay flat and spreading on the sand. The leopard was gone! I picked up the ill-smelling cloak myself, and if the earth had opened and swnl! lowed the beast, it could not have dis appeared more thoroughly. Well, tint's nearly all of the 'supernatural' 70it of the story. We repeated It till every man in the station was half daffy about mysticism and bankrupt with paying admission fees. We'd have all become Buddists, I guess, if one fine day Colonel Din wlddie's niece hadn't come along, touring India with a party of Eugllsh folks and a camera. She was 1 lie prettiest, daintiest "' "Now stop, Harry:" cried Mrs. Mont ford. "I'll finish the story. Well, as the major was saying, I came along and fouud the whole station crazy about the mysterious performances of All Beg. Of course, I had a camer. and I made up my mind to see tha show' and make as many pictures of it as I could. Of course, that meant 'a niatluee' iu the middle of the day, when the sun Is at the proper angle for photographs. And we hud it. It ull happened just ns Harry told it, and 1 was snapping nway all right till well, I didn't exactly " "Out with it, Anne! You fainted when you saw the leopard," laughed Montford. "But you, you picked up thv kodak and went ahead snapping it and turn ing the films, didn't youV" "Yes, and r was quite methodical about it, too." iS'ow, what do you think''" con cluded the major's wife, pouting her disappointment, "when we developed and printed those pictures there wasn't a sigu In nuy of them of All Beg, the boy. the leopard or eveu the clonk." "Was there a picture of anything?" usked Mr. Hanimersly, the spiritualist. "That's the funny part of it," ex plained the major, "the pictures of the group of staring officers and soldiers were perfect, (let them down, Anue. I never knew how perfectly idiotie poor Pliealrii could look till I saw thosp photographs." Chicago Itoeord Ucruld. A Children' Turk. .Taoqulu Miller, "the poet of the Sierras," Is building In California a park- designed exclusively for the use of little children. In the park there will uever be any carriages or roads for them, only little paths or trails such as the maker of the park once followed In the Sierras, and there will never be a policeman with his club In sight. In the park for children there will not be as much as a single olHelal or park commission er; uobody under pay. Joaquin Miller says that he expects the plueo lo run Itself uow that lie has ;;ot it started. There is, henceforth, to be only one man on the place, mid he, with his family, a nock of sheep, some cows, horse, fowls, fishes for Iho ponds and fountains, and no rent to pay, will be a lord and a happy one. 'i'bu work of building this park for children has lx-eu to the poet a labor of love. The Ideu came to him In la;;), but It is only now that ho has been enabled to carry It out. Philadelphia ltccord. Brara Hoys. Three Victoria crosses, ten distin guished service medals, two promo tions to Commissloneil rnnlr an, I rn,i iuTentlona Iu despatches Lave fulleu to the lot of reform-school lads to South Africa.- ...T'- r WOMAN'S REALM. ,ssyssySSVSVsSSi Small Comb For tha Hair. A shell comb for the hnlr. with the top set with large pieces of pink coral, Is rather new iu thu way of combina tions. "f -Ut K-M.,.. -1 Clterrjr Appllr.ne, In the train of the furore for things Japanese comes the embroidery of cherry blossoms. Nothing could be prettier. It nppenrs on a dress of palest sky blue chlfl'ou. In addition to I lie black Chiintllly appliques there are spray embroideries of pinky cherry blossoms time both in chltTon and nar row vllilion. These are. delightfully und Japa.iesquely sketchy. 1'earl anil Ciulrt Chains. There Is a rage for pearl ornaments and chains, together with long stran-ls of black pearls, which an; very ef fective. A gold chain and Jewel wcrk of very original design brought out some en tirely new pattern in links, which, allied to uncut stones, are decidedly attractive. Chinese . chatelaines nnd curiously designed chains are sought f jr. There Is no reason nt all why women should not excel In the designing of gold work and gem mounting, though so far very few ladles have attempted I.; mechanical part of the work. For a Tliln Wniar. No prettier design for a dotted Swiss, fine mull or even a handsome silky gingham could b" found than one con sisting of n bodice with pointed yoke closing either nt the left shoulder or In front; the neck high or In Dutch round Myle and with n fancy bertha that may be omitted nnd with sleeves In elbow or full length; and a five gored Hare skirt having one or two slightly grad uated gathered llouiiees and an Invert ed box pleat or gathers at the back, rays the Delineator. All over luce would associate well with the thin material used for n dress of this de scription, and insertion and lace edg ings would lend a decorative touch. Matte of Clouits and Moonbeams. There never has been and uever will be a prettier tea gown than one which Is Iu opalescent shades of mauve nnd blue with white, nnd embroideries of mother-of-pearl. The over dress is white net of a lace-like pattern, nnd it is worn over veilings of mauve on pale blue, while the wide open sleeves fall over an exquisite mauve, and in front the coat opens over pale blue with a bow and long ends of black velvet. Long graceful lines of coarse lace ap plique on the fine lacy net give further elegance and height, while on a kind of empire bodice there is this light embroidery of mother-of-pearl, bring las out all the shades of Liauve, blue, treiiu color and white. CUlrts anil Hlilrt Waists'. The smart girl will seldom be seen tiii.; summer wearing a dark skirt and n light waist or blouse. That did very well last season, but this year, to be correctly gowned, there should be no such striking color-contrast between waist and skirt. With n light waist a light-colored skirt should be worn. Even if it is not so sensible nnd prac tiea, every girl who ulins to be well gowned should have u skirt of fawn color or light gray canvas or mohair this year to be worn with separate skirts. To the common-sense girl a light colored skirt seems quite out of the question for everyday wear, Out nevertheless it is tha mode Grace Margaret (lotild, In :he Woman's Home Compauioj. Gronat'iuo In tha Front rant:. Orenadines have lost uoue of their popularity, and those classed among the wash fabrics are especially at tractive. A silk stripe or check, or perhaps a floral effect wrought iu the weave in some pretty contrasting color characterizes most of the cotton grena dines. A lining of silk, while not nh. solutely necessary, adds a richness that is very pleasing, says the Delineator. A grenadine of unusual charm has an apple green silk stripe run through a white lace stripe at rather close Inter vals, with the ground In white. A daintier fabric for a dress for wear on niitry summer days canuot be iniag i led. The design should be marked by rather simple lines, with perhaps an edge of line white lace ou the rutlles that are used to trim. A sash of broad Mack velvet rijbou wjuld lend u.t air or distinction. I:-, the Evening or a Oeal Life. Florence Nightingale celebrated her eig! ty-Urst birthday last Thursday ut Claydou House, Buckinghamshire, the country seat of her sister. Lady Ver uey. As usual, there was an Inforniul gathering of friends, but no public demonstration. Miss Nightlugalo has been nn invalid for a score of years, and ut present. Is In very feeble health. She is described as being tall, with small hands and leer, and bavin;; a prepossessing coun tenance, which, though uleru in repose, brighten:) Into cheerfuU ss nnd vivac ity Iu conversation. In her own right fche is one of tha richest women in England, having In herited from her l'uiher large proper ties iu England, besides considerable interests in foreign cjuntrles. Although elghly-one years of age, and a great sufferer . from disease, Miss Nightin gale is Iti full possession tf her men tal faculties; she still has her regular working hours, and, with the aid of n secretary, attends lo a ouslder: ble o.vcsp judence. I'rettKy Hounded Cheeks, To keep prettily rounded cheeks one H'ust take good care of the" teeth. Loss of the teeth causes sunken cheeks ami loss of contour of the face. Teeth are given to use not enly for eating and for speech, but also for good looks. Therefore, take good care of them, If you wish to remain attractive. It U most Important that the teeth be brushed thoroughly at night, for It is then, when the tongue Is In repose, that the acid of the saliva gels in lis own good work ou the teeth. Milk of magnesia should be used after brush lutf tlx teeth gt qfglit, as it helps to protect the enamel from the action of acids that form In the mouth during sleep. In some cases tartar "accumulated so rapidly that It must be removed every six months, for neglected tartat brings a whole train of evils In Its wake. It consists of lime, and from first settling around the teeth aroiind the gums. It goes on extending down around the roots until In Its flnnl action teeth loosen nnd fall out. New York Journal. Onttng Clowns. Outing gowns are very nllrnctlve this season, and nre so made that they may be worn ns street gowns, (lolf skirts are longer than they were, and the golf costumes nre exceedingly dainty. The Norfolk Jacket has come Into fashion ngaln, but has reached a degree of perfection thnt It never for merly possessed, for It Is shaped In at the side senilis and also under the pleats Iu front, so thnt it gives n long line to the figure that Is most desira ble, while nt the same time the length below the waist makes It a rather be coming fashion to most women. The blue cheviots are largely used for golf costume.;. The skirt is made1 iu the ninny gore style that flares at the foot, and has sometimes a flounce, and sometimes not. The skirts nre more trimmed than they were, with stitched bauds, but these bands are put quite near the edge oi the skirt. A smart style of jacket is something on the Eton shape, but Is double-breasted and tight-fitting, and Is trimmed with a narrow piping of velvet, the same trimming being used on the skirt. Harper's Bazar. Crewel Work. The members of the rocklng-clinlt brigade that chats nnd works on coun try piazzas all summer will find sev eral novelties at the fancy work and embroidery shops. Itibbon embroidery still holds its own. (ilaut ribbons nre perhaps not quite as much used as smaller ones; the crimped or waved ribbons make n pretty variety, and nre well adapted for working ferns or small leaves having serrated edges, also for the smaller kinds of flowers, such ns forget-me-nots, etc. A dainty satin table centre decorated with "bus ket and flowers' design was In this way; The basket worked In basket stitch with gold-colored purse twist; the flowers, which were heliotrope, were effectively worked with French knots of, chenille, and added to this were .tiny sprays of forget-me-nots worked In the crimped ribbons, the whole quickly done and exceedingly efi'ectlve, the chenille employed giving a soft and velvety look to the flowers. A pretty cushion cover had upou it a large basket of hydrangeas in the giant ribbons, the ranges of color being very delicate. Quite a novelty is a floral design, such as wisteria, having the leaves nnd stiilks embroidered In the usual way, while artificial flowers are sown separately on Iu their place upon the design Instead of embroider ing them; from this Idea ninny changes can be made. Almost nny small flower can be treated this way with success. Violets, laburnum, etc., nre all beauti fully made for nillliuery purposes, so that one can easily buy n spray and pick it to pieces, using the flowers in tlie above way. Foxgloves done In this way were made of pieces of white cloth stamped or cut out Iu correct shape and sewn on to the design, all the spots and markings being done in silk, and It was wonderful to see how cleverly the real flowers were Imitated. Lovers of wool work will be glad to hear tlint crewel wools are once more being much used upon a new kind of linen, la white, cream and biege col ors. It forms n strong nnd suitable foundation on which to shade the crew els, and Is capital for serviceable arti cles, as both the material and wool wash clean very successfully. 7: w York Coi.nnerclol Advertise;'. Protty Tlilncs to 1Vov. " Largo round smoked pearl bnilcn nre effective on severely tallaroj luii.'t waists of striped madras. Antique lace, in wide bands cf Infer tion, is an effective trimming used this season on f kicks of heavy white linen. Antique lace in n wide Insertion oj the skirt, with collar and cuffs of thu same, effectively trims n gawu cf clJ rose lineu. Braiding Is again in fashha cud most charming effects are galuej by the different patterns nnd the differ ent widths of braid that are used to gether. Delightfully cool aud light weight reefers tor the youug girl are of pon gee made up without a lluiug. They are double breasted, fasten with I"- pearl buttous. There is n great deal of bright yellow to ne seen in summer hats. Hats of yellow and burnt straws are trimmed with yellow flowers. Black rice straws are trimmed with brilliant j '"ow '.viugs. Those long neck chains, composed of thick links of ebony, which have Lceu consigned to some unfnshlotinble kliuuo for several years, a'ro being revlvej this sensou. They ure ugly, m a rule, but everybody to their taste. Among the pretty and practical nov elties are porcelain buttons, hand painted, which come in sets of Ave, three for the frotit, and two for the sleeves. Many of the buttous are ex quisitely painted Ij. floral deslgua. A handsome gown of light green linen bus the umteriul of both skirt and bcdlco made in a broad lattlco effect secured by bauds of the linen crossing each other und stitched down flat. The gown Is niado over a foundation of ecru lace ou silk of the same shade. Black and white checked cotton, a Cue pattern, In to be seen in a pretty whit? llgiired madras stock. There is Iho plain stock and small bow of thu white, and a double turnover with rounded corners, the lower collar of tlie black and white, aud showing ubout aj eighth of an luch below the while. A pretty parasol of black aud white strliMHl ailk baa the edges outlined with a baud of heavy pink sutlu ribbon laid on flut. The petul rosette Mt the slick Is lined with pink, and the enamel wood bundle aud silk tassel are of the sumo dellcata color. Parasols of black aud white checked silk are seen iu a num ber of sVips. , , ..,..,. - household jVgatters Rummer Window Draperies. A new Idea Is, Instead of taking down heavy window or door hangings, to cover them with linen or chintz cover ings similar t furniture slips. These covers are fastened from the poles the sbiu? as the heavy curtains, nnd com pletely envelop them. A broad bond of the linen fastens them around the centre. Tha ftnriftan I-ena, In case of a suddeu leak, when, ns usual, It Is Impossible to get n plumber quickly, turn off the wnter, then mix ionic common yellow soap and whiting with enough vnt"r to mnke n thick paste and stop up the leak yourself. It will do temporarily as well as solder, providing you turn the wnter on again rather slowly, as n sudden rush might force It out. I have used this on two occasions and It lasted until the plumb er came half n day afterward. (loud Housekeeping. . .. , - A llrush For tha Sick Itoom. ' It Is extremely Important thnt the bottles nnd glnsses of the sick room and nursery should be thoroughly clean, which Is often a difficult matter because of the shape of the vessels. A brush recently Invented has a great advantage iu that it consists of two parts, which are pivoted so that It Is possible to reach all the Interior cor uers nnd crevices. The matter of com plete demising of the bottles Used in sterilization Is of the utmost Impor tance, for a few particles allowed to remain In the bottle will undo all the advantages of the sterilization opera tion. ;!. . Cleaning Mui-hle. Stationary marble washstnnds often become stained and soiled by spots which soap and. water will not take out. It Is a good plan to wash stallon iry washstnnds, when the bouse Is cleaned, with n preparation of soap and water and oxgall. Do not try to clean marble with acid. If the marble Is stuflied with oil or grease which cannot be removed with good soap and water and the addition of oxgall, a paste must be made to take out the grease. The simplest paste Is com posed of fuller's enrth and warm watet with a small amount of washing soda melted in the water. Spread this paste thickly over the marble and let It dry on. Scour It off in a day or two with strong soap aud water. If this prep aration does not clean the marble aftei applying it once or twice, make a stronger preparation, of equal parts of fresh slacked lime and washing soda, nnd water enough to make a paste. Do not touch the mixture, ns It Is very caustic. Let it dry over the mar ble nnd remain twenty-four hours, then wash It off with nu abundance of hot water. It will remove the most obsti nate grease upols thut have soaked Into the marble, und It may be used on nny pure white marble, although II may possibly stain some fancy colored marbles. New York Tribune. Cara of Curpets. To keep n good carpet do not hide II miller n cheap drugget, ns many o prudent but short-sighted housewife does. This only makes a good carpet the lining for a poor one. Through the loose libers of the drugget dust filters and little bits of dirt, which wear nway the fabric underneath. It Is always best to have the carpet laid by men from the store, ns they know bow to avoid straining the fibre. Let them also clean the carpets, ns the nmuteur usually does more harm than good ns a cleaner. The carpet should be brushed away from the nap. Nap dragged dally the wrong way weakens anil pulls nway. To clean a carpet it should be gone over yard by yard with a clothes brush, sweeping with the nap. This will give you n chance to see nil the stains. The right method to treat a good carpet is to lay it carefully on a soft bedding of thick layers of newspapers or of brown paper. The printing ink on newspapers is disliked by the moth, which will avoid such liulngs ns a place unsuitable for the laying of its eggs. Thus thick folds of newspapers not only glv- a thick tiuderfootiug for the floor, but relieve the housewife of one source of worry moths In her best carpet. The papers should be renewed each tiin the carpet is taken up. New York Journal. I. . RECIPES . : T , Cauliflower and Onion Salad Peel two Bermuda onions and slice them fine; soak them iu a little suit nnd vinegar for nn hour. Have a cauli flower cooked ami thoroughly chilled and separated into flowerets. Drain the onions aud arrange them in alter nate layers with the cauliflower; dress with French dressing. Creme Toast With cake cutter cut circles from stale bread one-half Inch thick, butter these aud toast in oven; place two slices together with finely cbopiH-d parsley between, place on platter and pour over hot cream sauce made from one-half pint milk and n little flour, Well seasoned with butter, pepper and salt. Garnish with parsley and serve with grated cheese. Potuto Bolls To one cupful of warm mashed potatoes add two tablespoon fills of butter, yolks of two eggs (bent em, one cupful of milk and one and a half cupfuls of sifted flour; beat this mixture thoroughly; add the whites of the eggs (beaten) nnd two level tea spoonfuls of baking powder; butter gem pans nnd nearly fill with the mix ture; bake in a nioderuto oven twenty minutes. Fricassee Eggs Hard boll six eggn. Put two level teaspooufuls of butter in n saucepan; when melted add two teaspooufuls of flour and s.ir untfl smooth; add a cup of gravy or stock; season with salt and pcpp.'r to taste; add two iu I ift i'd mushrooms and ft sprig of parsley, minced; let the inusli rooms cook for live minute in the sauce If they nre canned; If fresh cook them In the butter before the flour goes Iu. When the sutice Is made slice the hard-boiled eggs and add them to the sauce. Let the sauce boll up once aud sorvo. . New York City. Fancy blouses, with dg pointed collars that open to reveal ontrastlng fronts, are among the lnt wt features of the season and have the added merit of suiting almost all Igurcs. The smart May Manton dc llgn Is shown In Pompadour silk show ng a white ground, with collar of white taffeta, full front and frills of chiffon ind trimming of cream lace and medal lions. With It is worn a soft stock with crnvatte tlint matches the waist, hut all silks, soft wools nnd the ninny charming cotton fabrics are appro priate. The foundation Is a fitted lining that jloses at the centre front. The waist proper consists of fronts and back and Is arranged over the foundation, WOMAN'S FANCY BL0U8H. A SMAKT OUTING COSTUME. closing invisibly beneath the left front. The back Is smooth across the shoul ders nnd drawn dowu In gathers ut the waist line, but the fronts are slight ly full nt the belt where they blouse stylishly aud becomingly. To the waist Is seamed the big ornumental collar. The centre frout Is soft nnd full. Is shirred across, with tiny tucks at in tervals, and finished with a stock col lar. The sleeves are In elbow length, with soft frills, but these last can be cut longer aud converted Into puffed uuder-sleeve of full length gathered at the wrists Into straight cuffs of lace. To cut this blonso for a woman of medium size three and a quarter yards of material twenty-one inches wide, three and one-eighth yards twenty seveii inches wide, two and seven clghtli thlrty-tw6 Inches wjde or two and a Jinlf yards forty-four inches wide will be.requlred, with two and a half yards oi' chiffon, for full front and under-sleeves and five-eighth yard of contrasting material for collar. A Kinalt Outing Costuint, Outing costumes made with short skirts and blouse coats nre essentially smart, and liav.i the merit of being comfortable as well. The stylish May Muutou model, idiown In the large Illustration, Is made of gray Pauamu canvas stitched with corrlcelll silk, and Is worn with a hut of Panama straw and a shirt wulst of while linen. The blouse is euilne.itly simple. The back is plain and smooth, without full ness, but the fronts, while plain across the shoulders, have the fullness stylish ly arranged at the waist Hue and droop slightly over the belt. The neck Is finished with a regulation coat col lar and notched lapels, ai.d a pocket Is inserted In the left front. The sleeves are In coat style slightly bell-shaped at the hands. When the basque exten sion is used It Is joined to the blouse beneath the belt. The skirt Is cut In five go.'es that are shaped to avoid darts at the hips und thut widen below the knees. The flounce Is circular, curved to be amply full, and Is seamed to the lower edge, so giving n more becoming effect than Is possitilo when arranged over the skirt. The fullness at the back Is ar ranged in inverted pleats thnt are stitched flat for u few inches below the waist. The quantity f material required for the medium size is nine and a half yaids twenty-seven indies wide, five three-quarter yards forty-four incites wldo or five yurds fifty-four luches wide; for the blouse alone three and a Quarter yards twenty-seven Inches w Ide, one and three-quarter yards forty-four Inches wide or oue a ad five eighth yards forty-four luches wide; for the skirt alon eight yards twenty-seven inches vide, four and tb.rat-elgb.tU yards fer '- i ,si,jir mm) ty-four Inches wide or two and a third yards fifty-four Inches wide. A Novelty In Paltleoala. A novelty In pettlconts Is the Dolly Vnrden. It Is mnde of printed lawn, with one, two or three graduated fyuiiices, nnd Is pretty nnd appropriate for gingham, pongee or other thin dress fabric that Is not sheer. White skirts nre In greater demand than ever, aud mny be had in the trained style with rich nnd elaborate trimming, for even ing wear, or In the handsome walking skirt variety, or the simpler styles for ordinary service on dusty days. Tha Summer Night Iress. All, or nenrly nil, the summer night dresses nre made low In the neck and with elbow sleeves. As they are al most Invariably of the thinnest cam bric or nainsook, they nre vastly moire comfortable thnn the nid-fnshloued gowns to which n few women still cling. A charming style has n low. round neck, with several rows of In sertion Joined by bending, through which bnby ribbon Is run nnd tied In front. The elbow sleeves have ruffles made of Insertion. A N.iTfltr. The stock and belt set Is one of the season's novelties. There Is a medium width stock collnr which can be tied front or back, according to the wearer's fancy, nnd a belt of material and color to match. The latter Is worn without a buckle, being simply knotted at the front. The Latest In Shin Waists. The newest thing In shirt waists Is tile gl.iss linen. This Is nothing more nor less than the coarse white linen, witlr-crossbars of blue or red, used for polishing table glass. It makes up prettily and is Immensely serviceable. Brldcsmnlris' Itrooehes. Two lioarls entwined form the latesv device for bridesmaids' brooches. One Is made of emeralds, the other In bril liants, nnd both are mounted on a snfety-plu. A If andtoiiitt Skirt. Long trained skirts make ssentlal parts of correct bridal costumes. The exceedingly handsome May Manton design Is perfectly adapted to that use, and is both absolutely new and grace ful, but becomes suited to simpler oc casions also by curtailing Its length. As shown, the material Is white silk wlih trimming of Duchess lace iu bands, medallions nnd butterfly bows, u full ruche of chiffon finishing the lower edge, but nil white bridal ma terials are appropriate when the gown Is to be worn upon the most momen tous occasion In a woman's life, all handsome dress materials for the trained skirt designed for other uses. The original Includes a circular flounce ou front und sides, but can be made plain If preferred. The skirt Is cut in seven gores, two of which form the train. The flounce Is fitted to front and sides und can bit A BEVES-aOHBIl TIIAIHKD 9X1117. i applied over the material or tha latter cuu bo cut oft at tho litdlcutcd depth and the flouuee seamed to the lower edtfe. 'Vo cut this skirt in the medium slse fll'ton'U and a half yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, fourteen, yards twenty -seven Inches wide tir eight and a half ytards forty-four Inches wide will be retired. ... - !'
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