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Chapters of Life's Oddities.
iTRANCE STORIES CORNERED FROM
DIVERSE SOURCES.
I nuxmt Ki qiilrrmrntii Far Mntrlmonjr.
Tln marriageable girl in Tun I has
1 trying ordeal to go through lifter lirr
(iptroHuil to the man nut of her choice,
out whoso choice she Is. She has to be
rattened to tilt- required size before
the oorouiony can lake place.
As soon ns the betrothal takes iiaoe
"lie Is taken to a loom aud there
cooped tip till the fattening process Is
concluded. Silver shackles are fas
tened round her wrists and tinkles,' ami
the task of her parents and future
husband is to Increase her bulk till her
wrists and ankles till ii tile shackles.
If the husband is a widower, or lias
disehareed" his tirst wife, the girl lias
the shackles of the first spouse placed
on her and must till them out.
It taken a long time to do this, as n
rnlc, and sometimes it cannot he ac
complished in spite of all efforts. It
is then open to the fin tire husband to
cry oil" the bargain or waive the cotidi.
tio:i. In the case of a bachelor he
takes care to .see Hint thy bracelets
and ankles arc not ton largo that Is,
If he is fond of the girl but if he Is
being forced Into the l larriage by His
parents, he is a great stickler for cus
tom. Stunt girls are the more quickly
snapped up in Tunis. Pictorial Maga
zine. African I'yinle.
The heads of the Pygmies wi re of
the brachyoephalle icier, se.ys S.iniiel
V. Vomer in the Atlantic. The mean
cranial index of the skulls of eUht
iidttlt males was eighty-one dogrciv.
The nose was small, hut more aqui
line than that of the real Ncjro. The
mouth was largo and the chin usually
receding. The hair was of a lighter
color almost a shade of brown and
Was kinky and woolly. The hands aud
feet of the Pygmies were small and
Well shaped, the hands in particular
Ileitis delicately formed. In proportion
to their size, the strength of the Pvg
wles far exceeded that of all the o.lter
Africans. Their powers of endurance
ou the march or In the chase were
phenomenal. Fifty miles a day was
nn ordinary march Tor thorn, and they
were almost as much at home in liic
trees ns the monkeys themselves. The
senses of the Pygmies were uuustiall,-,-ncutc.
At quite a diattir.ee they eotlid
distinguish the chameleon front the
foliage In which it was hidden, al
though t)ie color of the little animal co
incided with that of lu hiding place.
Much of their quarry was discovered
through the powers of the nose, ana it
is no exaggeration to say that the
Pygmy's sense of swell was as keen
us that of his dog. They were such
(.hots Avith the how that I have seen
one send mi arrow '.In uii-'li n rat at
twenty yards, while it wa.-i running
across the village.
A Top(-Tnrvy ltno-.::.
A recent writer says: -An ai-mal
topsy-turvy room existed near Paris
some years aso. and may still exist.
1 was the guest of the owner of the
house from Saturday until Monday,
lie was a bachelor, very convivial in
his taste, and we were a very Jolly par
ly of men. When we broke up, about
- o'clock on Sunday morning, one of
our number, sound asleep on the couch
in the billiard room, was carried om
like a log by a couple of servants. My
host save ino d. sob-ma win!;, and told
me that if a' sudden summons came
I was to rush from my bed-room, or
else I might miss n sight worth ser
in;;. I wanted nothing but sdee and
was relieved when tile summons came
to find that It was broad dii.vli.vht.
Yawning. I followed the valet, and
f'.nii.I myself with four others, silently
peeping through little h.dcs hi a wall.
'The scene was absurd, ridiculous. A
dusted man, slowly w.ikittg to lull cou
ncioHsncss, was lying .m a plastered
tloor, looking ut) in horror at a car
peted ceiling. Two heavy couches, an
'asy chair, chairs and table, securely
fasieued. stared down nt hint from
above. The man's eyes a', last rested
on a flower put directly over ii.'s head,
from which a Having ro.e-appareutly
real was bloomim;. lie gave a cry,
and rolling over, grasped with fren
zied hands the sum of the chandelier
Which came up. through the Moor. The
host burst Into the ruinun with a loud
latch. 'They all do J;,' he cried. 'They
Jiar liny will fall up to fhe ceilin-.' "
Curious Cirfutur flout.
Thf accompanying picture .-how.; one
of the 'goofas," or eurioi: circular
boats in use ou the Kiver Tk-ris. In
f'.iie of its clumsy appearance the
gool'a is eminently suited to the swift
current of the river, and is, in fact,
f
CBOSSINO THE Tldr.IB IS A " CIOOFA.
" tue ouly binull cruft to bo seen ft!
lUiKhdud. It consists of a wooden or
wicker frame thickly covered with tar,
.something after the style of uu ancient
ItritlBU coracle, and is propelled by one
or two rower who stand in the hoiv
if a round bout can be suid to puH
ess a how. The passengers, as tdiowu
In our picture, either Miiud up or sit
down on the gunwale. It is considered
the height of luxurious goof a traveling
to have a ttiuol provided for the ac
commodation of passengers. 1
Uuaer Vture-llouM-a.
During the summer mouths the lin
ger and 1'itite Indians may be tern ut
ttie'.r camps near Indian Cuuyou, i'o
neuilte Valley, the men engaged 111 rais
ins and veiling ponies, uud tile women
at basket weaving of beadwork. In
. autumn, when the ucorua ripen, they
ura eagerly gathered by tha red meu,
Vho regard them M a great delicacy.
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The siptaws ptlnd the inent of the
tints In stone mortars, couvortina: It
Into a sort of Hour which, perhaps,
would be unpata table to American
tastes, but to the Indian it tastes quite
ns pood as our best roller Hour.
The visitor to the far-famed valley
occasionally runs across a group of
acorn store-houses or granaries, like
the ones shown in the Illustration.
Their cousirttetion Is most Interesting
mid ingenious. At a little distance
they have a grotesque appearance, re
Ki'inhlint; somewhat some jriaill!e fl Ji
ll re. Strictly speaking, they are large
baskets supported by a : cel . en of a tree
trunk, or Mump, and three or four up
right pine poles. The skeleton work
of the basket, is ee!i-.;i tnted of In us.
tjuntn fiTor.r:uorsi;s ix the YostMtTE.
I'.exlbie willow twigs. Thee are bound
together by wild .grapevines twined
.about them and securing the baskets
to tire uprights. The side of the basket
is lined witli fir houghs, and the tor
Ihatcbed with yellow pine and some
times a bit of burlap. Occasional!.1!
they are further protected from tht
rain and snow by a square board. Ti
the amateur photographer or the paiut
or they otter a changing subject, as the
color effect of their wild setting ol
locks, shrubbery aud mountains forms
a "bit" that every tourist likes to carry
away with hiin ns a souvenir.
T. Wol the fulled .Men.
Extremes meet in the tickle femhiirtt
fancy. The attractiveness of th(
Adonis for women is not to fie com
pared with that of the man who is sc
fearfully and wonderfully ugly as tc
serve as a living confirmation of the
truth of the Darwinian theory reg.iul
Ins the descent of man.
A bevy of lovely American glrh
have formed a society, the object ol
which Is to search' the laud for the ug
licit men to In1 found outside a mu
seum, aud, when found, to marry them
ns soon as possible.
Kver since the lime when Miraljeau
'.he ugliest of all frenchmen, had his
host of female admirers leaily hideous
men have been worship by women.
This extraordinary fondness ol
women for extremely ugly men is seer
when' some especially villainous look
Ins criminal, accused of a particularlj
.".roeious crime. Is exhibited in tht
dock and immediately becomes 1 lit
idol of all the women who attend tin
trial. The more hideous his appearance
and lite fouler his misdeeds the inori
enthusiastic is the worship of tin
women.
"He Is so delightfully ugly." said n
pretty girl, when risked what panic
nlar fascination u brutal criminal pes
sessed for her.
It Is a fact that In till ages and comi
tries this strange feminine tendency
has been strikingly demonstrated.
No explanation that seems plausib'.i
has ever been given.
!loorM Indin'ureiit to I-if,
Of r.ll tile Oriental races there nr
noue more callous aud Indifferent tc
human life than the Moors. A trav
eler who has recently returned front
Morocco related the following aneedott
in proof of this fact. The grandlai hei
of the present Sultan was one day beat
li:g on the lake in the gardens of '.lie
palace, tiie boat, by the way, i.eing a
small steam launch given him bj
(jueen Victoria. l!y sotije aci-ldeiit lilt
boat capsized, and tiie Sultan and twe
of his wives, by whom he was accom
panied, were thrown luto.tho water. A
soldier ou guard lu a part of the palac
out of view heard the cries, and run
ning up, sprang into the water am.
rescued the Sultan's favorite wife, th(
ruler himself scrambling out unaided
Later in the day the soldier was seu
for and presented himself joyfully be
fore bis monarch, convinced that his re
ward would be great. "You are the
soldier who rescued the delight of mj
eyes';" (jltotli the Sultan. The aoldiei
bowed. "Did you dare to look at her';'
"I did, your highness." replied t lie 1
dier, taken oil" his guard. The Suliai
turned to nu nMiccr, murmured a few
words, and a moment later the .sobliei
was on his way to the head-man. Tha'
was his reward! Family Herald.
f vculiuritio or rwlm.
A teacher who during many yoari
of child training has counted nuiuiu
her pup,:s more than one pair of twins
has iulerestiug facts to tell about them
They may look, she says, as mud
alike as two peas in a pod, mo far at
face and .figure go, but it Is schlou
their dispositions ure alike. Of twii
noys mio once taught, one was ai
earnest student, the other was a typl
cal tomboy, hated lessons and woulc
not touch u book, except under com
pulsion. In upite of their dissimlhirlij
they were inseparable companions
with the usual bond of love betweei
them which seems to exist when chll
dren ore born into the world together
They went to college together nnt
graduated ou the same day. one will
high honors, the other barely go'
through his examinations, althougt
he had won fame as an athleie. Twii
girls, who were under the instructioi
of this teacher, again were wonderfullj
ulike in fnco, taste and mlatls. Thcj
botli hud o (ove tor music, and theii
progress, their touch, their voices, wen
as uiueh ttliko as If they had been out
lustcud c I'vva Ciood'liousi'keepiiig.
One firm of dockmakers lu the Choi
Forest, Gei'iuuuy, employs 500 men
who wake SOW) clock dally.
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New York CI It, Mercerized ging
hams are produced In n large variety
of colors and designs, making ideal
fabrics for summer waists aud sep-
arate blouses. They retain their high
lustre after they have been laundered,
aud tire ofteti elaborately trimmed with
ribbons or laces.
The illustration slews a Gibson waist
of i'n Barry pink gingham, with a
vest of white linen embroidered in
pink. It is made over a fitted body
liniug th::t closes in the centre front.
In the naek three pleats extend from
shoulder to belt in V-shaped outline.
There Is also oue deep pleat that ex
tends over the shoulders to belt in
V-shaped outline. These pleats are
stitched and flatly pressed.
The skirt is made with seven well
proportioned gores titled smoothly
around the waist aud over the hips
without darts. The fullness at the
centre back Is arranged in an under
lying pleat nt each side of the closing.
These pleats are liatly pressed.
The flounce is circular, shallow In
front and graduating to a considerable
depth at the back. It flares widely at
the lower edgf, providing that graceful
sweep which stamps all fashionable
skirts tills season. Narrow bauds of
white finish the seams and a broader
one covers the joining of the flounce
and skirt.
Stvlish waists, in this mode may be
made of pique, linen, cotton cheviot
and madras, with braided or cmbroided
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BLOUSE ETON WITn CAl'E COLLARS, SEVEN COKED SKIRT.
vests. It Is also appropriate for French
flannel, poau crepe, satin, Henrietta or
albatross.
To make the waist In the medium
size will require two yards of thirty
six Inch material, with five-eighths
yard of all over embroidery.
nnnrt Outing Nult,
Very smart outing suits are made
of heavy wash fabrics in strong blues,
pinks, reds and greens. They are
usually accompanied by fine white
shirt waists, and trimmed with stitched
bands lu tailor effect.
The costume shown in the large
drawing is developed in bright red
cotton cheviot and trimmed with
straps of white linen. The Eton is ad
justed with shoulder and underarm
seams, the back fitting smoothly from
neck to belt.
The fronts fasten In tho centre with
small pearl buttons. Four backward
turning tucks on each side ure stitched
down below the bust, the fuliuess
forming a stylish blouse over the white
kid belt.
Triple shoulder capes complete the
neck aud extend over the sleeves, giv
ing a becoming breadth to tha figure.
They are all edged with narrow white
bands.
The sleeves nre shaped with Inside
seams ouly, Ut the upper arm closely
and ure full at tho lower edge, where
they are arranged cn deep white cutis.
These are finished with narrow turn
overs. Tho rest is permanently attached to
the right lining and closes Invisibly
on tho left. The fronts ure pleated to
correspond with the bucks aud blouse
stylishly over tu black velvet belt.
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The plain collar is finished with a loco
protector and black cravat.
The sleeves are regulation bishop
models, shaped with Inside seams.
They lit the upper arm closely and flare
nt the lower edge, where they are ar
ranged on narrow cuffs. These are
trimmed with lace turnovers to luatch
the protector.
The mode may be developed In eta
mine, nun's veiling, canvas, wool gren
adine or barege, with taffeta or molrt
bunds for trimming.
To make tlje F.lon in the medium
size will require two yards of forty-foiir-im
h material
To make the skirt in the medium sir.o
will require two yards and one-half of
forty-four-inch material.
A Nov!tr In Itronchen.
The tortoise brooch is the latest nov
elty of the jeweler. The back Is formed
of an lrregulat pearl encircled with
diamonds and diamond-mounted ap
pendages. The body of another of
these ultrn-mndish gemmed tortoise
brooches Is a mass of small olivines
mounted In gold, with a surrounding
circle of diamonds, the brilliancy of
which contrasts effectively with thfl
rich green of the olivines. Diamonds
form the appendages and rubies the
eyes.
1. Inert 1reMft FnvoriiI.
r.meri dresses tire receiving the most
attention just now, and there can be
no wiser s"leetiou than the pure white
linen, us Its laundering qualities are
perfect.
Severely Pliiln, tint MylUh.
Severely plain, but stylish. Is this
shirt waist of blue and white striped
brllllantitte. It Is mounted on a glove
fitted feather-boned lining that closes
in the centre front.
The buck Is plain across the shoul.
dors and drawn down close to the belt
where th" fullness Is adjusted In tiny
pleats. Three deep tucks are arranged
lu the full back and fronts, extending
around the body and providing a smart
tailored finish.
The fronts at? fastened invisibly un
der a box pleat of white satin that la
decorated with small turquoise buttons
applied in clusters of three. There is
no fullness at the neck, but the fronts
blouse over the black satin belt. A
stock and tie of the same material
provide a stylish finish.
Tito bishop sleeves nr.? shaped with
Inside seams only, fit the upper arm
closely aud are gathered at the lower
edge where the fullness Is adjusted ou
narrow wristbands. These are com
pleted with flaring cuffs of satin to
match the box pleat.
The mode may be developed In heavy
wash fabrics or flannel, Henrietta,
talYota, ponu do sole and challles, with
contrasting material for collar, cuffs
and box pleats. When the waist Is all
made of one fabric these parts are
usually machine stitched.
To nialit? the waist lu the medium
size will requite two yards of thirty-
Hix-lucu material with five-elghtln
yards of all-over embroidery.
TAir.OU-ilADE 81IIRT WAISf. I
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WOMEN RANCHERS IN NEBRASKA.
iiirrran of Tnn Orphan Olrl In MunKlnn
Tlielr Oiru Scrrtlmi.
Two Pennsylvania girls who went to
Nebraska as children lost their parents
jy death, ami then, after a precarious
"xisteneo spent In trying to teach
ici.ool, determined to turn farmers.
Miss Llbble Scott nud Miss Allle
Fish now own the best ranch In Bl'ilne
?ouuty, Nebraska. Ij iui interview
:hey are reported as saying:
"After carefully thinking the matter
jver, we determined that school leadi
ng did not bring in as much money
is we needed, anil We decided to buy a
farm. From our fatlr-rs wo Inherited
lalf a section of land. We each took up
i homi'.-lend of MO acres, lu the spring
jf I'.i'M) we bought a lister and twenty
four biislfis of corn, and began work
by planting eighty acrts. With lour
horses on our l:sicf we r.iade l:ie
ground fly.
"When our corn was ready to culti
vate, nil our plans were under way.
We took our teams out at 4 in the
morning, and kept hard at work until
:he sun began to get torrid, when we
went in for dinner. About '2 we took
I'refh teams and started in again. We
alsed lsui) bushels of corn ou those
eighty acres.
"Then we harvested 100 tons of hay,
ind now, owning but thirty head of
.'attle, we decided to lake cattle from
the stockmen and wiuier them.
"Securing sixty head in t'nis way,
Dlir herd numbered ninety, but in No
vember twenty-seven of them died of
rortistalk dlseas". Oi these fourteen
were our owu cattle. Then we took
200 head from another stockman, fed.
and took care of them ourselves. We
kept them during the following sum
mer aud Increased our herd to -100.
'Fearing a drouth, we bought a
gasoline engine to run our windmill.
"The second summer we listed eighty-live
acres of corn, but, on account
if drouth, got nothing. Were we blue?
Well. I think We were. But we were
not discouraged. This second summer
we put up a to tons of hay without any
help, and Hie only trouble we bad was
in grinding our sickles. After haying,
we began to put in improvements on
our ranch; fenced eight sections;
changed our minds about wintering
cattle, and took ouly 1U." head.
"Our plans for the future are to plant
100 acres of corn, and run a fence
through our pasture, having oue for
summer and one for winter grazing.
"We have found ranch life the hap
piest, most free and easy that a woman
;-oitld wWi." Philadelphia Public
Ledge.".
tVoinanV Hump of T.icallly.
Why is it that a woman's bump of
locality Is so much more feebzly de
veloped than a man's'' aslcs the Balii
m ore News. Put n man down on n
country road, aud the probabilities are
that lie will find his way wherever
he wishes to go without having to ask
nt nearby farm houses for directions.
Instinct seems to guide him. Put a
woman In the same position and she
will Irretrievably lose herself In ten
minutes, and have to be sought for
by resolute men for hours before she
is finally brought back to civilization.
Perhaps it Is that The weaker sex
is unobservant. Even in cities many
of its members do not notice buildings
closely enough to. permit them to lind
their way about, and certainly they
wcuM not notice In the count'.;,' the
big bum tree that they pats here nor
the haw bush that marks the h'.tersec
f loll of the two roads there. Willi the
mui low in ihe west there are many
women wiio can't tell the points ol
tile compass, and if they could would
not know in which, direction their
homes lay. When it comes to noting
ihe details of a costume few femi
nine fail to observe even the tiniest
bit of braid or the smallest bow, but
rees and houses are dlffen tit, and h'vs
inierestiug tilings, and so In a stre.nt.c
town or the woods the fair travelers
lose themselves in no time, and have
to be rescued and set agiin upon the
pa tli by some one with a be'ter sense
location than they can boast.
rthlnnrf'rol u Wotliuii'A Vvt.
No'- many womeu have owned more
streiutotis pets than the baby rhinoc
eros which mouses Mrs. Cook, wife of
the (iovernor of North Borneo, n Brit
ish possession. The Coveruor's house
is near a jungle which Is filled with
wild animals. Out of this tangle ol
undergrowth a baby rhinoceros strayed
one morning to frolic lu a cumbersome
f'lshiou on the well kept lawn which
surround the house. Native servants
raptured him without much OIHleulty,
and when they had tamed him pre
sented him to .Mrs. Cook. At llrnt it
was a problem ou what and how to
feed die youngster. Cows' milk find
i'.i improvised milking bottle were the
"oiiitiou. hlx torn quart a day was
he nnioiiut the hungry baby usually
'ina tided, and ou it he has thrived
Mid grown fat. This child of tiie jun
gle looks very little like the lull growu
rhinoceros which can be seen lu the
Zoological Cardeiis. If It were not lot
ill., single horn, oue might take him
for a peculiar species of hog. He Is
about the same size and covered with
a shaggy coat of black hair. Mrs.
Cook completed the taming process
begun by her servants, and the baby
rhinoceros how follows her about like
a faithful dog U will not bo long, if
lie keeps ou growing, before he be
conies too cumbersome even for a
North Borneo pet St James Gazettu,
Alviumlia't Corouutlun (".own,
Queeu Alexandra's coronation robe
which she was so unhappily prevented
from wearing, excited great interest
among those permitted to see It in
the shop of the Parisian conturlere
who made It. The foundation of tin
gown Is of cloth-of-gold, covered com
pletely with a transparent tulle ol u
faint umber hue, decorated with In
man enioroiuery or powers ami foliage
in fine gold, picked out with pearls,
rubles ami diamonds. The corsage,
out low ami square, forms in front a
wide fold, ending In u point ut the
bottom. It is finished ut the top with
lame Elizabethan collar. gb Wring
with precious stones, and each of the
stiff points ends In a great pearl. There
are no sleeves, their place being taken
by long wings of nioussellne edged
with n design in gold, falling softly
from the shoulders to the feet. The
same design, In a larger pattern, edges
tiie bottom of the petticoat. The train
is thirteen feet ill length, six ninl a
half feet shorter Hum Hi" court robe
cr manile of red velvet lined with er
mine, which Is held to the shoulders
by clasps ornamented with enormous
diamonds. This robe, a present from
Parliament, was made In England, and
the marvelous embroidery of Uie tulle
was executed by the unlive artisans
of India, but the historic gown was
made in Paris. New York Tribune.
Kerrli Willi Itin Until.
The best effects of a balh can be
obtained only when It is accompanied
by a fatiguing but not exhausting
amount of muscular exertion. Iu this
respect tho lcasl-fuvoicd inland woman
litis superior advantages. She spends
the morning In the warm season in
baking bread or scrubbing floors or
canning fruit. By 10 o'clock or earlier
her work is finished, and her garments.
lrem lied with perspiration, are flung
over the top of the roofless, oul-of-iloor
bath-house, which country people
Know ami enjoy. Then, from a tub
oi' water of the same leinnei'iiture as
i lie atmosphere, she spouses herself
from head to foot, and after donning
wrapper and slippers, she wanders
"lonely as a cloud" back to it half
hour rest on the coolest bed In the
house. Next to an approving con
science, what could be more soothing
t ml refreshing than a bath of that na
ture'.' The exercise preceding it need
not necessarily be that of a domestic
character. It might consist of golf
or tennis, bicycle or horseback riding,
or ordinary brisk walking. The essen
tial point, so far as health Is concerned.
is that perspiration shall be ir.duoer
every day iu the year by Interested
muscular exertion, not by languid sub
mission to outward stimulus. Good
Housekeeping.
Linen Collurf in Vogue,
Linen collars are once more lu vogue.
They are returning to favor with tho
new shirt waists. In Paris they tire
seen more frequently than the stock,
which was once the favorite. Next
year the style will be as popular us It
was several seasons ago.
The collar lias regular little turn
over effects finished with openwork
or embroidery peculiarly Its owu. The
turnover may bo pointed In front; It
may be curved and scalloped, ami lu all
oilier ways imitate Us soft linen or
lawn prototype.
For stout women comes a collar espe
cially built for them. They are very
low aud the essence of comfort. They
have the little turnovers also, hem
stitched or embroidered, and very fas
cinating bits of neckwear are they.
Those who like the little cuffs to
match are buying two collars of the
same pattern, using one for the neci:,
and cutting the other iu two in the
centre and thus making a pair of
dainty cull's.
A New l'luisA of CQ-0i;rallon.
Why not n league of twenty or more
families lu a city or large town for
Joint ownership or control ' " market
garden or produce farm, thereby to
save the profits of the protV.ieer and
retailerV This idea lias occurred to a
professional gentleman who Is a sub
scriber to (lood Housekeeping, and the
estimates lie has prepared go to show
that a large saving would be effected,
with the present high prices of table
supplies. The originator of the plan
advocates the leasing of a farm, rather
than its ownership, to avoid the high
cost of shares in the enterprise, which
would be likely to prove a serious ob
stacle to its promotion. A capital of
live thousand dollars, It Is estimated,
advanced by twenty households, would
oouip and start a farm of sullieient
size to furnish "gretn stuff" to go
around. An etrort will be made to
carry out this project nuolh-er ,Vear.
Uood Housekeeping.
Autuniu Cuuts.
The cents of all the costumes fte-sigtu-d
for early autumn nre made
ions enough to come more than n.ilC
way down the skirt, and the short
jacket of last year and the year be
fore is quite out of date. And yet,
to show how capricious is fashion, nn
Immensely smart little coat Is on the
old-fiishloned reefer style, double
breasted and curved in at the shies.
After all, the fashion which remains
as many styles come find go, is to
pay more and more attention to which
style is becoming to the especial indi
vidual who Is to wear it; and from ail
present Indications the winter and au
tumn will not show any more definite
ly marked lines than did last year.
Uarpei's Bazar.
NeireBt Fiitiiions.
The favorite material ;or tnoi'.ruhifc
veils is iiet.
Novelty dress fabrics include' shot
etamlues and grenadines.
An Alexandra clasp of oxidized sil
ver is set with a large purple amethyst
iu the centre.
Tiie vogue of the collarless bodice.
Is making Its way slowly into the
realms of fashion.
A striking -combination is a white
mohair blouse Jacket worn with a skirt
of ohick and white plaid cloth.
White embroidery aud lace ore much
used as trimming on pluk und blue
linen gowus, whllo lace of a deep coffee
color Is used on white organdies. "
Creen aud black ure distinctively
tho colors which uro coinblued with
white gowns, and these appear lu the
girdle. The white tint which la worn
Is also allowed a slight touch of color.
A portion of the newest .goods ura
woven to imitate tucking und hem
stitching, others have French , knots
or silk or satin dots, but, above all
else, they aro given tone aud variety
by narrow but solid colored strips.
The boa luis iu a great degree given
place to the frilly shoulder capo flu.
ished with very long scarf ends of
handsome lace, or of aceordloii-pleuted
net or chiffon tied with velvet hows,
ors brightened here aud thine with
diisteru uf roses or soft fluffy silk
tiouuics, '
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
General Trailc Conditions. ,
Bradstrcct's says: Midsummer quirt
has gone from distributive trade, and
stimulated by really brilliant crop pros
pects ant! good price? for farm pro
ducts, fall business has begun to ex
pand. Buyers arc arriving in largt
numbers at all mirkcts. and this wees
promises to see demand further in
creased. Manuf.tcAuring industry, which
lias been more than usually active thij
summer, . continues well employed.
Failures arc few and liabilities small;
prices arc steady. July railway earn
ings returns show 7 per cent, gain ovet
last year. Bank clearings continue to
show (rains over last year.
Advices from the boot and shoe trade
are irregular. Business at the West il
active and at Philadelphia the' jobbing
trade is brisk and manufacturers are
busy on orders. At Boston shipments,
though larger than last week, are still
far below those of last year, the de
crease being fully ta per cent. Leather
and hides are very active, however, and
skins of all kinds are taken as fast as
received.
The weight of imported iron is press
ing on domestic sentiment, though no
perceptible effect is yet seen on prices
lor pig iron, which is still in active re
quest for next year's delivery.
Steel rails, plates, bars and sheets are
active at the West, but the edge of the
lemand for plates and sheets appears to
'lave been taken off at Pittsburg. West
rrn rail mills arc all sold up for the first
'.talf of 1903. Structural material js
f.ive at Chicago and at Pittsburg,
where sales have been very large this
.vcek. Shipbuilding interests have taken
40,000 tons of plates at Pittsburg.
Hardware, as predicted, has had tin dull
season this year and business is as
active as ever.
Business failures for the week ending
August 7 number too. as against 168
'ast week and 1S5 in this week last year.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
'.!:c week ending August 7 aggregate
1. 2.14. 36.1 bushels, against .l.Si-Rs.u last
ivcck and 8.831. fqo in this week last
fear. Wheat exports since July I ag
gregate 22,398.203 bushels, against 35,
532.237 last season. Corn exports ag
gregate 50.611 bushels, against 28,405
last week and 990,714 last year. For th
fiscal year corn exports are 558,421
bushels, against 8,718.361 last season.
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
Flour Spring cloar, 3 10u3.3); lost
Patent. tJ4.no ; choice Family, $3 7".
Whent New York No. 2. 74Kc;
Philadelphia No 2. Tij."tiU. c; Baltimora
No 2, C'.liioi.
Corn-New York No. 2, Goo; Phila
delphia No. 2. GSnbS.' ; Baltimore No. 2,
OGc.
Oats Now York No. 2. liUc; Phila
delphia No. 2, 7.'jc; Baltimore No 2,
Djc.
llnv No. 1 timothv, $19.O0ul9.5();
No. 2 timothv. lS.(K)uit.."0; No. 3 tim
otliy$17.OQui7.f0 (ireen Fruits und Vegetables. -rBeets.
Native, tier bunch lo. Blackberries,
Kiistcm Sliore, per quart, liioc. Cub
huge Native per ' 100 tjl.0:)nl.50;
W uke Held. per 100, $3 OOao.OO.
Cantaloupes Florida, per crate f)0co
1.00. Cucumbers Charleston, per bas
ket 12ii2Uc; do North Carolina, 12u20o
Fggiilnuts, Nativo, per busket 55 1ISO0
lluckelberries, per quart I5u7e. Lot.
tui 0, Nutivo, per bushel box 30a50o.
Onions, New, per basket SOullOo.
Peaches, Florida, per carrior $l.t'Ual .25
Pineapples, Florida, per crute, (11. 75a
2 .511. String beans, per bushel, groeu,
3'lu35c; wax, 30a40o Tomatoes, Poto
iiuio, per six-basket carrier, fancy, 3l)
u.'lfio do, fair to good 20a25o.
Potatoes, Norfolk, per brl, No 1,
$1 OOal 25; do, seconds, 75on$l 00; do,
culls, f)0ai0e; do, North Carolina, per
brl. No 1, $1 00a 1 25.
Butter, Sopurator, 22a23e; Guthoroil
cream, 21a2ie; p"Vints,l-lb 25uil)c; Bolls,
2-lb. 25a'Ji;; Dairy pts. Aid., Pa., Va.,
23V.'4e.
Kgg. Fresh-lubl eggs, per dnzon,
lTJiiildn
Ciieese, Large. rjfMb, 10jal0;u; tnn
iliatn,' Mti-lb, lOialOlf; picnics, 22-ll
lO'.-alOc.
Live Poultry. Hens, 1 !J-il3c; old
roosters, encli 25u30c; spring chickens,
Piul2tfo, young slugs, 12n,12Ho. Ducks
lluUe.
Hides, Heiivv steers, association and
suiters, lut 0 kill, (jO-ll)s and up, close se
lection, 12al2ic; cows uud light steers
iWalOc.
Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk -clear
rib sides, l'.'-jc; bulk thouUlors,
W4v. bulk bellies, 13c"; bulk limn butts,
105ic; bacon clear rib sides, 13c; bacon
shoulders, lD-fc; sugur-cursd breusts,
lli'c; sugar-cured shoulders, ll.'t'c;
stigurcured California hams, HMc;
haiiis ciiuvused or uncitnvused, 12 lbs.
and over, 1-Pj'c; rofiued lord tieroes, brls
uud 50 lb cans, grous, lWc; refined lard,
second-hand tuns, ll."ie; refined lurd,
half-barrels aud now tubs, llo.
Live Stock.
Chicago, Guttle, Mostly lOalSo Iowe-4,
good to prime steers $!j 00u8 90; medium
fcl 7fta7 75; stookori und foeders $3 50
u." 25; cows, $1 50a5 75; heifers l 50a
(J 50; I'oxus-lod steers $3 2fa5f0. Hogs,
Mixed mid butchers (Ji! 75a7 05; good to
choice, heavy t7 40u7 70; Sbeop, slump
and Iambs slow to lower; good to ohoioo
wlietlnirs $3 50u4 00; Westurn sliuop
$2 5l)a3 75.
Fast Liberty, Cattlo steady; chalet)
$7 50a7 8!; prime $7 0Oa75. Hogs,
prime heavy 1 80u7 H5, modiums $H 00;
heavy Yorkers 1 75u7 HO. Sheep etuudy,
Best wethers $1 15u4 30 culls and com.
uiou $1 50u2 00; choice, lambs $5 25u5 60.
' LABOR AND INDUSTRY
There is a strike of bricklayers at
Kiel for an increase In wages and a re
duction u -vorking hours.
Differences between the Carriage
Workers' Union and the employers a
Albany, N. Y have been seettled.
At Oakland, Cal., tin; Southern Pa.
:ific Company has acceded to some of
the demands made by the machinists.
Bricklayers at Glasgow, Scotland
have secured an advance of i-2cl. an
hour, which they had to give up about
t year ago.
Returns ot tracte unions or me engt
tiecring ami allied trades iu Lancashire,
England, show a decrease in the mm:,
ber of unemployed.
The Cleveland (England) mine own
ers recently conceded an advance in
wages oi 2 1-2 per cent, for the re
mainder of the current year.
At Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., the demand
tor labor has not nearly been filled and
several hundred laborers could get
work 4liere in the mines at good wages.
A Utica (N. Y.) baker bus been in
dicted and lined under a New York
State law for permitting one of his em
ployees to work more than 60 hours in
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