THE T am tJie man who runs them alll I stand in conscious power Upon mv home-made pedestal, The hero of the hour. Decrees of king or words of wit Which mighty minds reveal, Can never hope to make a hit Until thejr near my seal. IN WARD WILLIAM PARSONS, Com pany E, Eighteenth. United States Infantry, wns five en try In the hospital resistor. He oeenpled a cot In Ward 13, together with thirty other wounded soldiers, representing r.enrly every regular regi ment In the Fifth Army Corps. Many of them were seriously wounded, one was shot through the neck, several through the body, while others had been mangled by the terrible shrapnel. But of nil the wounded, Bill Parsons was the only one who could not live. At least, so the surgeons and nurses said, and as the regulars, through long experience, had Warned to put fnlth In what the surgeons told them, they not infrequently forgot their wounds and looked over toward the white screen which sheltered Bill's cot.' and muttered something which sounded like "Poor Bill," or remarked that It was a blank shame that such a good soldier should be obliged to give up his life to the bullet of a miserable ilncro. And Bill was a good soldier a good regular and wheu you have said that you can say no more. Ills bronzed face, with Its deeply marked lines, be spoke dangers and hardships and his hair and beard were grizzled. Fight ing was nn old story to Bill Tarsons. He had hunted Captain Jack and his Modoc Indl.'ins: lie hnd fnnirht th T'tom Geronimo and his Apaches, and he had been with Miles at Pine Ridge. Thirty years in the recular armv wns li la rec ord and private wns the only title thnt und ever been a Mixed to his name. If lie lived, however, and decided to May In the army, he would stand an excel lent chance of being called sergeant, for h'.s Colonel had seen him when he seized the colors from the dend ser geant s hand and carried them far out on the firing line on the hillside of EI Caney. He had had but few conscious mo ments since leaving Sibouey. They did cot think he would live to make the voyage, but as he was breathing when the Seneca began to load with wnnml. ed for the first trip north he was put aboard with the rest. And I:i due time lie was in the cool, clean ward at Belle rue. It was a hard fight for life, but Bill was a gcod fighter, and lie won. Weeks passed. The wound In tliA bead had healed, but the terrible Cu ban fever and the shock of his wound weakened big body and sapped the lit tle that remained of his great strength. His bunkies had already begun to leave their cots and to gather on the sunny balcony where they smoked their corn cob pipes and swapped bandlage and stories, but Bill still tossed and moaned on his cot. Sometimes he would open his eyes and look about him in amazement. He Trnmirri where he was. and thought it might be the Fort Custer barracks until he looked through an open window ami caugut a glimpse of the slate colored waters of the East Itiver and the green stretch of the hospital grounds sloping down to meet them. Maybe it was fairyland or heaven. lie wondered who the Bweet-fnced woman standing by the next cot could be. and he mar veled that she should spend so much time in feeding its occupants with fruit and ices. If some one would only feed him. He seemed to have a vague Im pression that something had softly stroked his forehead while he slept. He thought that possibly it might have been some of the angels whom be used to believe guarded over those who sleep, and then he smiled foolishly nnd told himself that he had probably dreamed it. And then the windows darkened, the sky grew black, the ward and Its occupants faded away, and he sunk Into the first sweet sleep since he was wounded. Meanwhile the regulars and nurses tad come to look for the arrival of a tout, sweet-faced womun with specta cles and gray hair. "Yes, ma'am." they would say, "he's a little better to-duy." And then she would smile and go over to Bill's cor ner, and if he was asleep she would sit down on the edge of his cot nnd smooth out the rumpled hair and bathe bis temples with ice water. If his eyes were open she would pass by. But whether he was asleep or awake she would always leave a Jar of Jelly or some fruit on the little table by the head of his cot. She left Jelly with the other soldiers, too. but she never sat beside them or bathed their temples perhaps it wag because BUI looked so sick and so old. Bill never slept so soundly as now, and he often dreamed that some beau tiful being guarded over hlg slumbers. And once his dream seemed so real that he awoke, but ho did uot open his eyes because a soft hand was passing over his aching forehead. It was not the surgeon's hand nor the nurse's. He was familiar with their touch, lie knew it was a woman's hand or an an gel's. Quite as likely one ns the other, thought Bill. lie did uot open his eyes until the hund ceased to bathe his fore head. It was early in the afternoon, lie knew, because the sun's rays shone In neither the enstern nor the western windows. Thereafter he always kept .awake at that time, although he never opened his eyes. And then the sur geon shook his head, and deckled that BUI wag not Improving he slept too much but BUI knew. "When I get well," he told himself, "she wou't come any more. I don't kuow but I'd Just as lief die." But the next time be heard the familiar rust ling of the. dress he opened his eyes and found a sweet-faced woman stand ing near his cot, and aha blushed and turned away when she saw him look lug at her. And then Bill wished be had kept bla eye closed. He began to Xeel vary funny about It all. Thei-a was something about her face that puzzled blm. A one pauses and . listen to the strains of some old for gotten melody, wonders where be beard It before, remembers and tben recalls tbe associations with which, it u linked ECOIST. I do not toil. I but compile The scroll that tella renown; Men coo like children when 1 smile And tremble when I frown. 'Tis thin the lordly eaotist in?a While earnest workers strive And find the joy that doing bring. Nor know that he'a alive. FIFTEEN. so Bill gazed at that gentle, peaceful face, the faded blue eyes with the crowsfeet In the corners nnd thought of a girl he used to know In a little town In the hills. Bill had loved that glvl. That was why he went Into the army. It was nil so long ago that It six tiled like a dream, nnd yet the light which still lingered in the eyes of that kindly woman Illumined his dream to n semblance of reality nnd In mind he followed the light down the devious grooves of clinng? until the face of his old love shone vividly through the veil of years. BUI wns puzzled to know why that should be She came back the next afternoon bringing with her a long pipe and sev eral bags of tobacco. "The doctor says you may smoke to morrow, nnd maybe I'll come nnd rend to you." "Thanks, lady," said 11111, who felt as one must feel to whom an angel has stooped. And she did come, and she came Hie day after, aud nlthough she visited many soldiers It wns BUI to whom she used to read of the doings at M out mil; Point, or listened while Bill In his sim ple way told the story of bis cam paigns. Once she told Bill of her little home in the hills, where she hired a girl to milk the cows and man to do chores nnd help raise garden truck for the market ever since her husband had died. And when she told him this the llgut of Bill's dream became light In deed, lie knew now why she had been kind to him. Strange thoughts began to fill his inlnd, nnd oftentimes lie blushed behind his grizzled whiskers. The woman began to be known ns Bill's widow, aud they made mild sen timental Jests at yis expanse, but Bill smiled. "I used to know her when she was a girl," wns his only reply. But there was one thing of which Bill's bunkies were certain, and thnt wns If her kindness to him was due to the fact that he had known her when she was a girl, the same explanation could not be applied to her kindness to the youngest soldier In the ward. Merely a boy he was, and he had blue eyes, too, much like, the widow's. A shell had taken off his foot at the ankle nnd he spent most of his time talking of the pension and the two cork legs a year thnt Uncle Sam whs to give him. He had been brought luto Ward lu only recently. But he had not been there a day before every one knew that Bill had a rival. There were some who had seen her cry and kiss the boy when she first saw blm, and some had It. that the boy cried, too, nltliough this was not generally believed. One day she sat beside the boy, talk Ing earnestly the whole time, for near ly an hour, nnd she stayed with Bill only ten minutes. For she was In a hurry, she said. Theu it wns that Bill realized, as had his comrades long be fore him. And then he blushed again nsd felt very foolish. Just a little bit ter, too, he felt, nnd in a dull way it struck him thnt this was not the first time she hnd mad-.- him feel this way. But the first time was many, many long years ago. The next time she called Bill made believe that he was asleep, nnd so he did the next time af ter that. It was hard, though, and af ter she had gone a tear trickled down Bill's furrowed cheek. But the third time he pretended to be nsleep again. This time, however, the steps lingered by his cot, he felt warm breath against his cheek, but he kept his eyes closed. Then came a softly whispered sen tence nnd then Bill oponed his eyes very wide. His comrades were out' on the balcony, nnd the nurse was In an other part of the ward, so no one can say authoritatively what followed. At all events Bill did not feign sleep nny more, nnd often ho glanced proteet Ingly at the little crippled rookie. Of course he could understand why she did not want him to know at first, al though she never told, him why. He should not have cared If bhe had three sons. When Bill said good bye to his bun kies and told them he was going to re enllst they slapped blm on the back and seemed glad that he had not fallen down to the "Jersey widow." And Bill lid enlist. The United States Army was not aware of it, however, for his enlistment papers were tiled in the ar chives of a little country church back In the Jersey hills, nnd Bill often de dares that It was the most satisfactory enlistment that he ever made-all the more satisfactory since the crippled rookie has learned to call him fathe- -New York Sun. A New "Lea Penny. Our readers have all heard of the famous "Lee Penny," the "talisman" from which Scott gave the title to hlg romance of the crusades. "Sir Simon Lockhart." wrote Scon, "net,. ,,.i. experience of the wonders which it wrougut, brought It to hlg own country and left It to his heirs hv whm., ,..i by Clydesdahj In particular. It was, aud is still, distinguished by the naum of the Lee Penny, from the name of ui native gent of Lee." But a new combination of a similar k I ml linn -hiut como into being. For on the 4th Inst., uc or. ueorge's Church, Catford, a Mr. Lee was married to a Miss Penny, and they were hyphened in their ninrrlmo nial announcement na "i np0 The coincidence Is a very curious one, and If there be nny tnligmanlc virtue In names, the union can scarcely fall to be as happy a one as that of Edith and Sir Kenneth, the Scotch knlgUi London Chronicle. A Naw Sword Matal. According to the London Globe, the Austrian Government has. It la said. decided to arm several cavalry regl- menis witn swords mads of a new metal named ningnaliuiu, which Is as serted to combine ths ligbtuesg of aluinlnlntn with the strength and nV. tbillty of steeL . - , , CENTAL FATICUE. scientific Measurement Itecarcllns IWeteu oils of Work aud Heal, A volume of over 000 pages has list beeu Issued by tile board of edu cation, ('obtaining thirteen reports, rrltrcu by experts on education In Ger nany. Not the least Interesting Is an icconnt given by Mr. C. C. Th. Pare, leininn master at Merchlston school, Sdluhurgh, on the "Measurement of dental Fatigue In Gerniauy." He states thnt the latest cotnpara lve post-mortem examinations have eeu successful In fixing the order of levelopment of the brain in chUdren mil In showiug that those parts of tlio jrnin which serve the purpose of sys cinatlc thought, commonly known as lie reasoning (lowers, are the last to nature; but at what age these por :lous of the brain have arrived at a itage of development sufficient to nice', he demands of the first school work, ind in what relation their development lauds to the advancing claims of the alter, physiology cannot determine. The systematic study of mental fa Igue. however, as lately undertaken y various investigators, particularly n Germany, nnd the careful compan ions of the results obtained by various uethods have served to throw a flood f light on the subject. Chance specti ation lias given way to n spirit of nrnest inquiry, which has led to In vestigations conducted In a scientific naunor. After giving nn account of these uvestigatlous, lie says In bis vou :ludiug remarks: "Passing In review the investlga- lous here described, one Is struck ns nuch by the methodical and unsparing abor which has been devoted to the tubject of mental fatigue, both by "ducat ionlsts aud physicians in Ger nnuy, as by the close agreements in :he results of these investigations, al hough conducted Independently, lu ,'nrlous schools and on three entirely UlTerent systems. This agreement af ords a strotig presumption of the gen eral correctness of the means em iloyed to detect mental fatigue, and of he Intimate connection between thnt ilioiiomonou and the variations In the neutal or physical state, on the ob servation of which the investigations n question were based. In many ;asos these were of a more or less U'utntive character, aud the conclu sions drawn from them could scarcely ,nive been accepted as In any way au- '.hovitative had they not often been :orroborated by the results drawn from other Independent sources. The ?ontH'ctiou between work and fatigue. ivlth its concomitant mental aud physi cal symptoms. Is, of course, purely .elativo aud varies for each individual is well as In each individual under jurying circumstances. " ' The most serious and most frequent :ases of mental exhaustion from over work seem to have been noticed among fiuplls under twelve years of age, a serious Indictment considering that the years from nine to twelve are general !y looked upon as those of feeblest de velopment, particularly in the case of boys. There seems to be a general oneensus of opinion among investi gators that the hours in vogue at most schools nra too long for children of llils age. Thirty minutes is regarded ns the limit of time during which the serious attention of children to one subject can reasonably be demanded; though with skillful Introduction of variety luto the lesson forty to forty live minutes might be devoted to it without entailing too severe a strain hi the mental powers." London Globe. The Growth of the Ueanl. "The beard hardly grows nt nil when yon nre asleep," said the barber. "Ilow do you know';" asked the man lu the operating chair. "Oil. by experiments. Y'ou see, I always used to shave myself in the morning, the first thlug ufter getting up; but I hated to do It, because it was so apt to make nie latj for break fast. So, one night, I shaved myself at eleven o'clock, and went straight to bed nnd to sleep. Do you kuow, my face was almost clean wheu I got up? You would have sworn, unless you had examined me closely, that I was fresh from the razor. Aud ever since l hen I have shaved before going to bed, nnd have been given credit for shaving in the morning. The growth of the beard, you see, Is practically Im perceptible during the eight or nine hours of your sleep. "But 1 you should stay awake those eight or nine hours the growth would be as fast as usual. One night, after I had shaved, I had to stay up with my sick daughter, and I almost needed n second scraping in the morning. The jenrd grows, lu my opinion, three timet as fast when you nre awake as It does when you ure asleep." Philadelphia Record. Couldn't Deceive the Kaiser. As Is known, the German Emperor evinces n keen appreciation of news pa Iters, but his love for them hag been somewhat modified since a certain in cident took place. He was traveling from Potsdam by train, and was talk Ing on all sorts of subjects, when of a sudden the presence lu the saloon of an individual in the guise of a servant of tlio Imperial household caused the conversation to cease abruptly. A horrible suspicion as to the bona fides of the servant flashed across thf mind of the Emperor's Secretary, who on Interrogating the man, discovered that he was a reporter who had adopt ed the role of a lackey in order to be able to publish some of the Emperor'i sayings. Tiie punishment meted out to th scribe wag emiutently characterise of the ruler of Germany. The tral was stopped at a lonely spot and thf reporter was dropped, with a walk ol ten miles to the next station before blm. Chicago Record Herald. The Tip Question ttolveil. The awkward question of the tip wn solved by a big New Euglauder froir the State of Maine, who was dining li a London restaurant the other even In;. Having paid big bill, be was in formed by the waiter that what lie hat1 paid did "not include the waiter.' "Wal," said the stranger. "I ate nt waiter, did VI" Aud as he looked Quits ready to do so on any further provoca. tlon, the subject was dropped. Lou don Chronicle. . . , TIIE GERM-PROOF HOME IT SHOULD BE RATHER BARE, WELL VENTILATED, VERY SUNSHINY. In the Ideal Health Home There Mint Be No St aim One Mnat Dispense With Dainty nnd Taetaful Upho1sterylf ally ing Picture Are Dunned. V5rl.le on the subject of dust and dirt nnd consequent microbes a word about the Ident healthy home Is In sea son. According to the scientists an Ideal living place Is n rather bare, perfectly ventilated nnd very sun shiny place. To those whose souls are wedded to their kntck-kuacks and dra peries the hygienic home Is a cheerless place, but this feeling Is said to wear off after a few weeks of life In the clean, bare rooms recommended by the Idealists, and other people's over furalghcd houses look stuffy aud musty to one's enlightened eyes. If one wishes to accustom oneself by degrees o hygienic furnishings In stead of tnklng the fntnl plunge nt once this Is a good tlino of year to begin when most of the useless nnd more or less usually less ornamental and dust-collecting carpets and hangings nre packed nwny In moth balls and cedar chests. One would have to be strong-minded Indeed to live up to all the requirements of the extreme hy gienic furnisher, but one can make gentle compromises, and the adoption of even u few of these new ideas would work a happy change in the nerves nnd general well-being of the average worrying, fidgety women who live In crowded rooms. To begin with, If she desires to do the thing thoroughly, the would-be hygienic housewife must make up her mind to dispense with dainty and taste ful upholstery in her new home, for this Is the happy hunting grounds of the elusive nnd malevolent microbe. In the Ideal health home there should be no stairs All the rooms should be on the ground floor. No picturesque iusect-hnrboring creepers should adorn the walls. Ordinary bricks in some conditions of the atmosphere become regular germ lairs, nnd should be su perceded by glazed nnd tightly fitting hygienic bricks. Naturally, the air of the country Is purer than in town. Still such adjuncts of civilization ns gas and water are not to be despised, so a hygienic dwelling house that wns situated too far from a town would have several grave drawbacks. A gravel soil Is also Indispensable. Light is fatal to bacteria, darkness is fn-or-able to their development, so cellars, accordingly, nre favorable lurking places for them. Therefore cellars must go. A layer of concrete should first be placed under the floors. Above this, nnd immediately beneath the floors should be n "damp course" running right along the length of the walls, consist ing of blocks of earthenware pierced for ventilation. This absolutely pre vents nny damp that might get past tile concrete entering the bouse. The house may be of nny design, but the windows should, for choice, reach from the top to the bottom of the walls. A good type of window is that in which the lower frame opens like a casement and the upper swlugs like a fanlight. The best type of roof Is tiled, not slated. As to drainage, if there Is no good system of sewers available, the waste water from the house Is led Into a series of V-sliaped troughs, luto which a special culture of mlcrobos is placed The particular germ used is a gigantic fellow compared to his brothers of cholera und typhoid. All poisonous bacteria nre fish that come into his clutches. Ho lives and fattens on them ns soon ns they enter hlg V-shaped den. Though absolutely harmless to man, he slays his brother bacteria with zest nnd efficiency. As to the furniture of the rooms themselves, the dlnlug room should be of polished mahogany. The chairs should be cushiouless or stuffed with medicated wool. No elaborate earring could bo tolerated, for It would be bound to collect dust. The walls should consist of a cement that takes n high polish, cau be stained to any tone, and can be washed frequently. Curtains nnd curtain poles are anath ema to the scientist; but mi artistic t6uch might be introduced by a num ber of plauts of the India-rubber and eucalyptus type. These kill bacteria and bisects, and by giving off oxygen, revivify the atmosphere. Pictures of the ordinary banging type must also lie banned. If wanted, they should be let Into the cement wall. Any projection can harbor a few tlious aud million microbes, nnd servants nre very human. The sklrtlLg Is rather peculiar lu a "health house." It starts from the wall in a gentle curve, nud Is continued until It merges into the hard wood parquet floor. Thus there are really no corners In the room at all, but merely graceful curves that the housemaid's brush can readily deal with. In the drawing room the heavier furniture should not staud close to the nrt-tluted cement wall. Nothing should be against the wall that could not ens lly lie moved for the periodical w.TSh. The absence of filmy lace curtains and heavy drapery may to some extent be compensated by miisos of living vege tation. The chairs should be of hard wood, and. If necessary, a metal spring seat could be fitted. The strict hygloii 1st would possibly yearn to scrub the Interior of the grand piano with soap nud water. Possibly he mlglit.be ap peased nud mollified by very thorough and frequent dusting. The bedrooms would show several Improvements upon the conventional type. There would be no pillows on the beds. Instead, there should be a slope of three or four Inches from the bead to the foot. Thig sends the blood away from the brain aud Induces sleep. The beds, with a plain spring mattress nre oUy eighteen inches fron the ground. In all rooms a perfect system of ven tilation Is necessary. A method found niogt reliable Is one in which the-luflow of air eomeg through the outer walls through cotton wool nnd over water, depositing in Its course most of Its Im purities. It enters the room from a square pipe thnt terminates at about five feet from the floor. The hot and vitiated atmosphere leaves through an opening at the top of the wall I Heating should be upon the system in which hot air Is conducted all over the House In pipes from one furnace. If gas be used for Illumination, the celling Immediately above It hould be pierced for the egress of the products of combust lou, or n tube, which should be carried outside the walls, can hn placed above the burner. In the bath room bath cork mats should be left severely mone. A good wall covering Is formed of enamelled Jdnc. "Fly nets" In the pantry ought to be dis pensed with, nnd It Is ndvlslble to place a loose material on a metal frame containing a circular trough of some nutlscptlc over the meat. CURIOUS FACTS. If the whole earth was reduced to a level tableland its height would be Ul'V feet above sea level. In order that a rainbow may Ik? pro duced the sun must not be more than forty-two degrees above the borizor ' In 1880 nn ounce of gold wouM buy fifteeu ounces of silver. Twenty years later It would purchase twenty ounces. It Is said thnt a full-grown bee can draw twenty times its own weight. It can fly ubout five miles an hour, and It will seek Us food at a distance of four miles. Among the curios of Windsor Castle Is a chair made entirely out of the trunk of the fatuous dm by which the Duke of Wellington stood at the Bat tle of Waterloo. The worst mosquito Infested neigh borhood in the world Is the coast of Borneo. At certain seasons, It Is said, the streams of that region nre liuuuvl galile because of the clouds of mos quitoes. One sees curious things In Jewels these days, especially lu the cheaper lines. A girl on the street cars tbo other day wore ns a brooch what looked exactly like a set of false teeth in brilliants. In a public park nt Calcutta are sev eral birds of the adjutant species. They are tbo storks of the East Indies, and average about six feet in height. These birds pa rude in u stately way, nud nt a distance look so much like soldiers thnt strangers often mistake them for grenadiers. The story Is told that nt the sprlugs near Boise, Idaho, ono may sit with hook and line aud catch the trout from a pool formed by a spring of cold water, and Immediately, without changing his position, swing bis de. licious catch over into n hot pool, where it is quickly cooked. Fnuucefote's Pene, In the Pence Congress at The Hague Lord Pauiicefote attracted the attcn tiou of the delegates by taking notes with u fountain pen, the handle of which was formed by the shell of a dumdum bullet. Ouo day the repre sentative of a foreign power, excited by the heat of the discussion in the interests of eternal peace, said to him, sharply: "My lord, it isn't right for you to use that murderous shell in this con. gress. The instruments used by per sons are almost emblematic. They can become a part of themselves, an ex pression of their Ideas and of their personality." Lord Paunepfote smiled, but said notiiiug. The lollowiug day his critic, wautiu to write something, turned to the Eng. Ilsh diplomat to borrow a pen. The ambassador pulled out. of his pocket nn otti-rashloned pen made of a gray goose quill, and after the borrower had nnisiieu said: "Monsieur, It Isn't right for you ta use such au instrument m this con gress. Hie Instruments used by per. sons are almost emblematic. They can ueconio a part of themselves, an ex pression of their Ideas nud of their personality." Paris Le Gaulols. An Ancient Crematorium. What the absent-minded old lady called a creamery has just been dis covered uear Heading, says the West minster Gazette. Twenty urus, com tainiug calcined human bones, have been uneiirthed at Sumilugdale, neat Camberley. A mouud wag being re moved lu the construction of golf liuks, wheu three urus were discovered. Un! der the direction of Mr. A. C. Shrub sole, V. G. S, curator of the geological nnd anthropological department of tho Beading museum, n further search was made, and seventeen more were brought to light. It is believed by competent authorities thnt the mouud was the site of an ancient crematorium probably a battleground In pre-lto-man days. Some of the urus ure ouo foot four Inches In diameter. They nra of anciuut British make, aud may safe, ly bo ascribed to the time before Brit, ulu came under tho Roman lutlueiice. It Is estimated that the burials must hnvo taken placo between atJ(K nm litMX) yeurs ago. Some of the urns have beeu sent to the British Museum, the Heading Museum, to Oxford and to tho Louvre, Paris. A Very Delicate Touch. The five senses formed the ground work of a little discourse which was delivered to a busy broker at the cor ner of Fourth nnd Chestnut streets by a tuau to whom time evidently did uot meau money. The broker was pro ceeding down the street, wheu obliged to gtop at the corner until a trolley car went by. It was at this moment the theme wag broached to blm. "It Is very singular," was the remark made to blm by a rather seedy-looking individual, "how acute some senses be come. There are five of them, of course, but with every one some par ticular sense Is more acute than ths others. Just see how carefully that blind man steers his way along the crowded street, Now, with me the best developed sense is that of touch." Ths broker looked bis man over hur riedly again. Meanwhile the car was clearing the crossing. "J hat may be." be replied, as be stepped down off the curb, "but ?ou can't touch me!" Philadelphia Tele graph. - - - .- ANHD New York City. Shirt waists that re full at the shoulders suit many fig ures uetter than any other sort and make admirable additions to the ward- robe. The stylish May Manton model shown Is cut after the latest style nnd suits ninny materials Oxford. Madras, linen bntlste, dimity and the like, ns well as walstlng flannels and light-weight wools and silks; but. In the original, Is of white butcher's linen and Is worn with a stock nnd tie of the material, the latter dotted with French knots In blue. When desired It can be made with elbow sleeves nnd a collnrless or English neck, ns shown In back view. The waist Is made quite simply nnd cut with fronts nnd backs only. The back Is plain ncross the shoulders drawn down In gathers at the waist Hue, but the fronts are arranged In gathers nt the shoulders and can be gathered nt the waist line or adjusted to the figure as preferred. The sleeves nre lu bishop style with the fashionable cuffs that are buttoned over at the seams. At the neck Is a regulation stock nnd the fronts nre finished wlfb a central box pleat lu which button boles nre worked. Wheu desired the sleeves cau !e cut nt elbow length and finished with bands to match the neck. To cut this waist In the medium size four nnd a quarter yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, three yards WOMAN'S SAILOH BLOUSE, twenty-seven Inches wide, two and half yards thirty-two Inches wide or two yards forty-four Inches wldu will bo required. Woman's Sailor Iflouae. Sailor blouses are always attractive and suit the greater number of figures to a nicety. The smart May Manton model shown in the large Illustration is mnde of white linen with shield nnd trimming of white dotted with blue and makes part of a costume, but ibe design suits odd waists equally well nnd Is adapted to nil washable fabrics, to flannel, albatross and walstiug silks. The blouse Is cut with front and back only nnd fitted by means of shoul der aud under-arm seams. To lis open neck is seamed the big sailor collar that cau be cut In round or square out line as preferred. .The shield to which the short collar is attached Is buttoned rouud the neck aud fastened ta the waist beneath the collar. Tho sleeves ure In the new bishop stylo with deep pointed cuffs. To cut this blouse In the medium size four yards of material twenty one inches wide, three and three-quarter yards twenty-seven Inches wide, three yards thirty-two Indies wide or two yards forty-four inches wide will be required, with three-quarter yard for shield nud stock collar. Hummer Mornlna; Oowus. For the mornlug n well cut, well hung skirt of pique, duck or linen, with u pretty shirt waist of the same color, Is as smiirt au outfit as Is at all nec essary. There are many good designs tVr simple percales nnd gltighnms. es pecially the silk glughnmg, which are mnde with very little trlmmlug, and that trimming Is Inexpensive embroid ery. A good model is the pleated skirt, or skirt with attached flounce; the waist Is pleated to watch, or has a box-pleat Just lu tlio centre, with a small straight band of the new diet lace or embroidery, the collar being In one piece, with a straight band. The foulard and India silk gowns In plain colors nre also smart for morning, and the black and white checked glugbamyJ which look so much like silk are lu great demand. Harper's Bazar. hlrt Waist raatenlnsa. One of the mysteries In feminine dress to the masculine mind Is bow women get luto those trig-looking gtiirt A STYLISH SHIRT WAIST. fit, " I waists which present to the observant eye no possible opening. It Is extreme ly smnrt to bnve ornamental buttons, large or small, on one's shirt . waist but It Is equally modish to have no buttons showing at all. This Is done by having pleats on either side of ths front, beneath which tho waist is but toned without giving a hint of the fact on the surface. A Pretty KtTeet. A white silk petticoat has a prettj effect when made with coarse net nifties trimmed with lace and narrow white ribbon. At the lower edge of the skirt aie two narrow ruffles edged with the narrow ribbon slightly rullled. Above there Is a deep ruffle, pleated off with the narrow ribbon, and lu the large squnres made by It nre nppllqued medallions of lace upon the net. A very narrow ribbon-edged ruffle falls over the top of the large one ns a finish. Beautiful Muslin Ureases. The simple dresses of sheer white muslins are beautiful made with many rows of cotton lnecs, and many of them button In the back. The sleeves are elbow, with frills at the bottom, with touches of coral pink, Nile green or tur quoise blue satin ribbon. The flowered muslins nre quite the daintiest and coolest looking dresses shown and, worn with the flower hats nnd creamy lnces nre attractive beyond expression. Itose nnd Cherry Kelts. A novelty In belts consists of a firm band in substantial ribbon ns a founda tion, which is covered with flowers. A rose belt has the belt Itself covered vltli the green leaves nud a cluster of rosebuds concealing the clasp. An other one has cherry leaves, with a bunch of the fruit In front. Mrs. Ormlston Chant, the well known British lecturer nud sociologist, will soon visit America. Crochet Collars. Irish crochet collars have taken on dimensions m accord with their vogue. Those Intended for wear with coats es pecially are deep, reaching nearly to the waist line In some extreme In- WITH WALKING SKIRT. stances. And the heavier the lnce the better. Ture white is first choice; es pecially to put on white. The New Skirts. Fashion leaders are discarding the smooth sheutli-shnped skirts with ex aggerated foot sweep. Instead, they are selecting the ne"wer models with definitely vertical lines, some fulness about the waist Hue and a generally gtralghter effect. Misses' Monte Carlo Jacket. Loose jackets. In box or "Monte Carlo" style, are much In vogue for young glrlo and nre as convenient aud comfortable ns they ure smart. The veiy stylish May Mautou example shown Is made of black taffeta with trimming of cream guipure lnce and narrow bauds of the material and makes a most satisfactory general wrap, but moire velours satin, pongee and linen are all correct. The cout Is fitted by means of shoul der and under-arm seams and hangs loose from the neck nnd shoulders. The neck Is finished by a curved yoke portion that crosses nt the front and to which tho double shoulder capes are attached. The sleeves are in the fashlonnblo bell shape and allow of slipping on and off with ease and with out dauger to those of the gown. To cut Oils jacket for a mlus of four teen years of age four and three-quarter yards of material twenty-one inches wide, four nnd a quarter yards twenty- HISSES UOKTiC OABLO COAT. seven Inches wide, two aud three-quar ter yards forty-four inches wide, ot two nud a quarter yards fifty-two Inches wide wilt b required.
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