AT THE SCAFFOLO STAIRS. With ?flt f Itold upon his rout. And powder on lua wavy h(ir, A courtly sinilc upon Ins lip, He psuwil beside tha srnrlolil talr. The hpclmn waited, cowled mid grim With stnins nf crimson on hii urk- Put o'er her slender hand he hent "Let me go first, the way is dark. ' Phe wore a filmy kerchief crossed, A flowered gown of rich brocade: Her silken slippers, sewn with pearls. Itv prison rloors were soiled and frayed. When last they met. his ribboned lute Msde music in a moonlit park; But now their love hjd come to this, "Let me go Krst, the way is dark." Why the Chief STONE, the city editor, cleaved his dok nnil inadi" menial note of wlint lmd been ueconi lllslied. nnil wlint remained to be done. Then lie leaned back nnd lighted his last cigar with a feeling nkin to eonicntmout. It was that hour of the night when newspapers reckon time as almost In valuable. Only tli occasional entrance of a boy on some errand disturbed t bi nominal quiet o!" the big room where I lie reporters worked as only reporters i-an under high pressure. A few hours biter a heedless public would glance over its papers with little or no thought ot thp Immense wear, tear and strain that had been necessary to make this modern, up-to-date sheet. But the city editor's cigar had not displayed more than a feathery rim of white ash when, ns Is sometimes the case in the tugging hours of early morning, the unexpected happened. "Train robbery at Melrose!" shouted the telephone boy. Kvery man In th room was on his feet. Melrose was dose In and each reporter was quick to realize that In cder to get a stood story for the morn ing's paper some very brisk hustling would be necessary. Stone rushed to the telephone in an effort to find out from police headquar ters something more definite concern ing the robbery. He sot little satis faction. The police had .1 long stand ing grudge again: the Post for criticis ing the force which under Chief Rus hy had been palpably la:; in Us duties. Busby's appointment by a partisan Po lice Board had beei against the united protest of the better clement. His in competency was early manifested, but like many another vain, weak man, he believed himself to be an object of per secution. And so, raking their cue from Busby, the police had organized a virtual boycott and were plainly dis posed to hold out against the Tost when opportunity offered nnd to favor the other papers iu the matter of news. Villi this powerful agency playing in to their hands, the Call and Bulletin, opposition papers, hail scored more than once against the Post. This con dlllon of affairs did not tend to lessen the tension between the Post nud Busby's men. "The captain says he's nothing further to give to the papers," snapped the olticer at the sratiou, iu answer to Stone's query. "Does he know anything more?" per sisted the city editor. "Won't he give ns the source of his information and its exact wording? Won't he give us something to work oi?" "He Says he will not; to do so would defeat his own plans." "Defeat his owu plans is good," re turned Stone sharply. "Tell him this We'll print more facts coucertilug this robbery In the morning than Buszy and his whole force cotld secure in week." nud f-totio jammed the receiver upon the hook wiih angry Impatience. He felt in tile same second, however that lie bad placed himself iu a dell rate position, and must either make good or lose prcst:;;c. What he had said was boastful beyond doubt, but he meant to keep his word if there re maineil any reward for determined ac tion. While a good man kept at the tele phone to obtain Information from all possible sources, a rush was made for the telegraph room. There, it was dis covered, thai Melrose could not bo "raised." The telegraph company re ported many wire cut between the dry and Melrose, evidently the wo;k of the robber. No regular train for M druse would leave mil II .1 a. m.. a ml to wait until n special was made up meant losing precious time itumiing bad: to ;hi local room the cily editor shouted I, is orders. "Here, Boiler, we've got to make that twelve in iies In a vehicle of s line sunt! Von go. ;ou. Uickiuan! Never mind the cost, (let to Mdro.-e under the whip It's now l.S'i. Wire particulars If you can: ii nut. ride bud: at a dead run." I'.ulli r heard the last order as he went out Oif the door. Uickiuan seized his co it an. I ran out with It on his arm. i The police reporter, unable to get any. ' tliiag further out of the captain, had ridden up from the station iu u hack mid now rushed In breathless. Learn ing of l he p'au. out he went after Dul ler and I'lckm.m. Bulier caught the first learn In sight, a splendid pair of the wiry broncho type, hitched to n l'ost delivery wagon. JJlekman was quickly beside him on the sent, nnd Karris, the police re porter, grabbed the end-gato just us the wagon -,vttng around the corner. A second later the horses, frightened at the sudden demands made upon them, were mailing nuidly east toward Melrose. Th- men were too full of the Import ant nnd uni xpicted misuiou to talk much for the first low minutes. After leaving the el.y, Harris told his com ' pmiions the Hit If he hud been able to learn at the atutlou. From long duty at the station and no liillninte in1 qunintaucc with local criminals, lie had (Mime to possess valuable knowledge as to their Individual capabilities for lueuuiu-s. He had formed an Idea as to M.d aen engaged iu this piece of work within iniiinte nfler hearing of the crime. "Tue chiniecs re many lo on.' that It's .Sir, t ftiMTiyon and fils men. Well pieparvd ::llbl.i kaie sa-ed biiii on two similar oc -esloiis." Seoii the lights of the cily were far behind aud the darkness seemed to She gathered close the kerchief's fold. To hide the beating of her heart; Put Answered softly as he went, " "1'is but a moment that we part." The crowd grew dun, and far away She seemed to hear a morniuc lark; And all his song was set to words "Let me go first, the way is dark." Though both are dust for many a year These lovers of a troubled time, Yet count and lady live to day In sweet romance and silver rhyme. Among the ghosts of blood and death They shine with love's undying spark. His words upon the scaffold stair "Let me go first, the way is dark." of Police Resigned settle closely about them, shutting their vision within nn ever narrowing cir cle. Down they plunged Into the vnl ley, down Into the woods where the gloom ws Impenetrable. Then Bullet began to feel the danger of their peri! ous race, his Inability to see possible obstructions on a strange road But lie dared Hot slacken the pace, They must get to Melrose under the whip tuose were Stones words. Involun tarily each man braced himself for a possible crash. Let tue have the lines, Buller." said Harris. "I know every foot of this road, it's one of my favorite drives, and I can take a short cut." Willingly." assented Buller, with a feeling of relief, climbing back, while Harris swung himself luto the seat and took the rvlns. "Half a mile further we'll turn to the right on to a dirt road," continued Harris, drawing Into the lines until they were taut and the horses bound ing along under a firm hand. The reporters did not see. as they rushed down a hill, that another ve hicle was rapidly approaching nt right angles down a hedge-flanked lane. The single horse was lathered with hard driving, tin? frail buggy bounced and swayed ns if In dogged protest agniust the lumpy ground over which it was being so swiftly drawn .lust as the buggy got around the cor nor the reporters' team dashed upon It with crushing Impact, overturning the lighter vehlvle and spilling Its oc cupants, two men. upon the ground with stunning force. Then followed a moment of intense confusion. Diokmau was the first of the news hunting trio to grasp the possible lm portance of the accident. "Secure the men!" he shouted to his companions. Buller nnd Harris, accustomed to seeing things In a twinkling, seized upon the significance of this advice, and before the dazed strangers could recover their wits, they were looking anxiously Into shining rims of steel, while Harris deftly secured their hnnds and feet with straps cut from the har ness of their own horse. Not until they were placed beyond the possibility of self help did the cap tives seem to realize the meaning of this sudden termination of their cross country ride. Then struggling des perately to his feet the larger of the men half fell, half threw himself at Harris, shouting savagely: "What do you mean by this Infernal outrage?" Buller grasped him strongly by both shoulders and drew hltn back to the earth, while Harris, who had started at the sound of tlio fellow's voice, said coolly: "It's no use, Sim; alibis won't save you this time." Garrison, realizing that his identity was discovered, gave a mighty roar and struggled frantically, but vainly at his bonds. And then Buller nnd Har ris, both strong, wiry men, seized '.din and. lifting his writhing body high above the wagon-bed, dropped film plump upon the floor, where lie was made doubly safe by cross-lashings. The smaller and apparently mute bandit was treated in like u'.nnner. The reporters were in a merry humor over the turn of affairs. It was nn un heard of piece of good luck. Buller and Hickman were eager for the re turn. "Hold a minute, boys," cried Harris; "lei's get all that belongs to this good stroke. Wait till I search the buggy. It. looks to me as those these fellows were cutting cross-country to a bury ing ground." "I've got the swag, by Jupiter!" shouted Harris, after a moment's search. "This buggy seat is a veri table Klondike." "Wha-at!" shouted Buller nnd Dh-Ic-man In a concert of astuuislinient. "Say, Harris, you are the captain of the expedition: we elect you by accla mation," Buller added. "And nil kinds of material for a story, to say nothing of the necessary evidence." continued Harris, appar ently Ignoring the verbal bouquets. "Masks, lanterns, guns nnd all of the paraphernalia for train robbing. In another hour they'd have had It buried good, and safe." Harris quickly set the buggy to rights and drove up behind the wagon tc which the horse was mnde fast by Its halter. "Now. go ahead, boys. I'll ride In the rullmau. We'll have something worth showing up when we get back." An hour later there was a hurried co 1 1 fere nee in the Post building. Step ping to the telephone. City Editor Stone called up the police station, "I want Chief Busby," ho said. "Well, what Is It?" asked Busby gruffly. 'Any news about the robbers?'" asked Stout. 'Oh. come now," said Busby, Impa tiently, "you don't expect us to tin cover this thing for the papers to spread on mid scare the thieves off." "I'll tell you what I'll do," returned Stone, assuming a Jesting tone. "n bring the robbers to you, together with their booty. In fifteen minutes If you'll resign." The proposition struck Busby ns In teusely ifumorous. He laughed sonor- onsly. j "I accept," he said, when he could I command bis speaking voleo. j And that ended the fight against the j To.-;, aild, sumultaneously, it ended I 'he brief and Inglorious cnreVr of Chief I Han Bu.sliy.-Ncw YorU ICvunlug Sua. HENROOST R0B3ED BY A SHARK the Itobber Caught In the Aet, With lilrken Kealhera lletween Ola Teeth. It Is not often that n shnrk breaks toto a man's henroost nnd steals his rhlckeus. Such a ense, however, Is on record at rolntt-a-la-Hache. Kmmet Hlngi? told the story as lie nhowed n visitor around his father's back yard, which was full of lively nnd Intelligent young chickens. Mr. Hlngle hns only had n few years' experience ns a law yer. Ills veracity Is therefore unques tioned. II? Introduces the matter by remarking: "We lost n great number of our chickens last year by a shark." "White or colored?" asked the visitor Incredulously. "A shark, man a sharl: from the Gill- eight feet long." "Did he walls all the distance or cotiv In a flsh car?" "The affair Is not as Impossible ns you are Inclined to believe," remarked Mr. Hlngle In an aggreived tone. "You notice the levee In front of the house. Well, each year during the equinoctial season, a strong southeast wind blows tha waters of the Gulf Into Polnto-n-la-Hache nnd floods the town. Th? water Is three or four feet deep. We hnve to go In skiffs from the front of the house to the levee. Last year, ns usual, when tho floods commenced, we drove all our chickens into the big henhouse. Nat urally, when the flood became deep they could not come down to ent. In order to feed them we rigged up n rop? parallel to each roost, nnd slowly pulled a basket of corn from one cud to the other. In this way the chickens had to eat 'standlug up.' " 'T did not know Hint chickens ewr tte sitting down or In a reclining posi tion." interjected the visitor. "How ever, that may have been their custom during the days of the Komnns." "It wasonly a method of expression," continued Mr. Hlngle. "I mennt that the chickens stood on the roost nnd ate the corn as it passed before thorn in the basket. Well, we hnd been feeding them in this way for a few days when we noticed thnt they had begun to di minish In number. Wo then begoji to count each morning, nnd found that four or live dlsapponred each night. We finally decided to watch. I rigged myself up a platform in the chicken house and went out to spend the night. From 10 o'clock until 4 nothing hap pened, and I was becoming pretty well tired, thinking probabiy that the negro who hnd been robbing our henroost had seen me and would not make sm other attempt while I wns there. A the gray light began to dawn, how ever, I heard a series of splashes, and looking toward the rear I saw a large shark Jumping the fences as If they had been hurdles. Naturally I was very much surprised. When the shark hnd Jumped our fence ho disappeared under the water. I was looking nil around for him when I heard a noise In the henhouse, and looking down I saw the shark. He had com In by diving through the large hole through which our chickens hud gone Into the j'nrd when they awoke In the morning. You may imagine my consternation. I was alone in a henhouse with n chicken eating shnrk, nnd I had no adequate as surauce that he was not also a mnn enter. The shark did not wnlt for nn introduction, bnlaneing himself upon his tall, he grabbed a chicken from the roost and swallowed it whole. He re peated the feat until bo hnd eaten six, and then, diving through the hole, went leaping over the fences again, evidently very much pleased. He had failed to see ine, otherwise lie might have bitten me In the leg. "Well, to make a long story short," continued Mr. Hlngle, "w? watted for him next morning nnd stopped the hole nfter he had entered. We then killed him with a rifle." Taking the visitor to the rear gallery Mr. Hlngl? showed the Jawbone und teeth of the shark. In the teeth were a number of chicken feathers. "We managed to kill him before be hnd time to pick his teeth," remarked Mr. Hinglo modestly. New Orients Tlmee-Demoornt. Hamilton For the Home, T!io most becoming thing to any woman is that which she can best af ford to wear. Overdressed people convey tin Im pression that they are moitgag.-d tJ their elothoK. Don't expect a ruthlessly plucked husband enthusiastically to Indorse the assertion that fine feathers make line birds. Y'our wife can tell you just how much you really know about women but she won't. If you trust your wife half n3 muci ns you do your banker the chances are more thnn two to one that sha won't be the first to break. Many h much-envied society woma: can tell you how hopelessly empty 13 a life billed with money. New Yoik Times. IVIiy Mini Are Curln-oi, When a married men manifests a peculiar keenness to discover the cost of any article of dress worn by a woman it usually Is due to his desire to reproach his wife with having been overextrnvagant In paying more for tomethlng that does not look half so well. Vie chances are, however, that he will. not be able to tell the differ ence between a frock of sleazy cotton back satin that was dear at the $8.!)." that the other woman paid for It and one of durable quality peau de sole that was cheap at the $-'5 that his wife paid for It nt the marked-down sale. Se cretly roost men believe thnt their wives are the best bargain tinders on earth. Openly they forever are seeking to eatrnp them in some net of extrava gance. New York Press. Sultan Dacorattit Children. It Is doubtful if any American family has ever received as many foreign dee orations as that of Mr. Lelshmuu, Dni ted Ktutes Minister to Turkey. Accord ing to the European press the Stiltnn has presented to him the gold medal of I.iakat, to Mrs. I. clubman the Grand Order of Chcfnkat, to Miss Martha Irishman, their oldest daughter, Hie same order of tho second class, and to JJIhs Nancy Lelshmau, who Is only seven years old, the Chefakat Order of tha third class. Another young lady who has been honored by the Sultan In the same manner ns Miss Nancy is the elght-yepr-old duughter of the British Aiubussudor to Constantinople. .. . THE EXPRESS TRAIN of the MARVELOUS FUTURE a New Steam Locomotives That Will Reel if, ere C, Ml Too nn TTnnf WIMinut fill (1 Stopping For Water In ft report publ!sh?d In April Inst, summing up concisely the practical re suits of the experiments In high-speed electrical traction made last nutumn on the upeclnlly prepared military rail way lino between Berlin nnd Zossen. the fact was noted thnt ns n more or less direct corollary to those tests, the Herman Snclet of Mechnnlcnl Engi neer hud offered a series of prizes for the best design nnd specifications for a steam locomotive and group of cars .which would collectively form an ex press train capable of carrying 1(K pmsongers nnd their bnggngo with per sonal comfort nnd nt a speed of seventy-five miles an hour. The purpose of this competition, ns was then stated, Is to provide a unit of the equipment for the attainment of greatly acceler ated speed In railway travel, which enn be adapted to the present State railways of rrussla without the tear ing up nnd relnying of tracks with heavier ties and rails thnt would be required for rapid clectrlcnl service. An Interesting forecast of the pend ing competition tins been given by Mr. Arthur Kirchhoff, editor of a technical publication In Berlin devoted to engi neering nnd machinery, in which a de trriptinn Is given of certnln features of the new locomotives, which are to be tested over the Berlln-Zossen line next year. The specifications require that this express engine and train of the future shall be able to maintain for three consecutive hours a speed of 120 kilometers (74.5) miles) nn hour, without stopping for water or fuel, nnd nt n minimum expenditure of motive power. Mr. Klrchhoff's outline of how this Is to be done will hnve a dellulte Interest to American engineers. During tho experiments of last nM- tumn nn attempt was made to deter mine ns accurately as possible the waste of power entailed by the friction nnd resistance of air to railway trains nt different rates of speed. It was found that while nt a speed of eighty kilometers (fifty miles) per hour this resistance on a still day was about thirty-two kilograms 017.2 pounds) per square meter of the surface of th? front end of the car, tho rate Increased very rapidly with the augmentation of speed, so that a pace of l."0 kllomf ters (03.7 miles) the resistance rose to seventy-five kilograms (1.Y7.5 pounds) per square meter of Impinging sur face. Every projecting part, every window, door or other Indentation which could form a pocket to catch the wind created by such high velocities. Increased the resistance to be over come, so thnt In all future experiments the economy of rnpid transit will re quire that the factor of nir resistance shall be taken into careful account. This, according to Mr. Kirchhoff, is to lie done by enveloping the engine nnd train, from pilot to rear platform, In a shell of sheet steel, Jointed so ns to secure flexibility in passing curves, and so constructed ns to Inclose the lo comotive and enrs In n continuous tube, uniform throughout Iu size nnd presenting no projecting Irregularity which shall catch the resisting air. The front of the engine will be pointed or wedge-shaped, the sheath will In close as far as possible the running gear of the cars, and even the wheels of both engine and ears will be closed disks of metal Instead of. as now, spoked wheels with openings to catch the air. It will be remembered that In tho re cent experiments on the Zossen line the electric motors, conductors and transformers worked to the entire sat isfaction of the experts In charge, nnd that the maximum practicable speed nnd the consequent success of the trials were limited only by the track, which gave way rapidly when a speed exceeding seventy miles nn hour was attained. This was indeed the unex pected nnd most Important fact brought out by the trials, viz., that an electric motor, as at present construct ed, exerts at high speed u greater struin upon the roadbed thnn a steam loco motive. It hnd previously been claimed, with apparent reason, that, being a rotary motor, without the re. clprocatlng motion of pistons nnd con necting rods, the electric locomotive would avoid the pounding of the track caused by the unbalanced parts and oscillating strain of the steam locomo tive. It wns therefore a surprise to find that above a certain sp-ed the strain exerted on the rails by the elec tric engines was even greater and more fatal. This Is now explained by the fact that the centre of gruvltv In the electric engine hangs much lower than In the steam machine, nnd, what is still more Important, the whole weight of the steam boilers, cylinders, pilot, etc, is carried on springs, while In the electric engines used nt the trluls the motors and all the heavier work ing parts were hung directly upon the axles, tlius adding u crushing weight to the blow delivered by the wheels upon the end of euch rail. Attempts have since been made to devise a sys tern of springs to avoid or lighten this derect, but. so far us can 'be learned with only very limited success. The new steam locomotive, we nre assured, will be specjullj constructed to meet this difficulty. It will rest on twelve wheels, viz., two pairs of driv ers located at the middle of the ma chine with a four-wheeled pivot truck In front and rear. I'pon these three points of support tho boiler and super structure will be hung upon springs, curefully adjusted to take up as fur as practicable the Inevitable vibration and osclllutlon. The engine will be of the compound type, with three cylin ders, and In order to secure the most perfect practical balance of working parts two of theBe will be connected outside, as In an ordinary locomotive, while the third, or high-pressure cylin der, will be hung at the centre and con nected Inside, working upon a mid axle crank, set at ninety degrees from the crunk pin of tho two outside cylln ders, which nre set opposite euch other. Tin holler will have an interior heat Jng' surface of ".00 squWe meters, more tliuu double that of a ftWhu-J GeniiMU 41 express locomotive ns now'construct-d. Throughout the entire trnin, superflu ous dead weight will be carefully nvohled. Instead of carrying ten tons of wnter the new tender will be built to take only half thnt nmotml, but will be rigged to tnke up water en route, as has been successfully done on some American line?. As now planned the new engine will hnve, theoretically, a coal consumption of 1.12 kilograms (2.3.")2 pounds), per effective" horse pow er bout, ns against 1.2." kilograms (2.02"i pounds), which Is the standard of economic efficiency :i the best loco motives of the present Oermnn type. It will be Interesting to compare 'his foreenst of theoretical efllclencj with the netunl results which may be at tained when the new engine Is tested, which will probnbly be done during the course of next year. MADE THE BUTLER LAUGH. A Cockney floH's Scheme tn Mukn ttis Hilarity Unanimous. "While I was In Melbourne," snid n WaHhingtoniaii who recently visited Australia on n business mission for n Philadelphia manufacturing concern, "I was present nt a stag dinner given by an Englishman who had only n short time before struck It rich In the gold fields. He was middle aged and a cockney of the cockneys. He had been poking around the auriferous hills of Australia with a pick for more than twenty years before he struck the ledge that mnde him a millionaire many times over. "He was a bachelor, and when 1 got to Melbourne he had only recently got his magnificent domicile In running or der. He had about two dozen servants, the top mnn, of course, being a char.ie terlstlcnlly grave nnd Imperturbable English butler, a fellow as stiff as n lamppost nnd with about as much humor in his carcass as a nlnepln. "The stag dinner was a pretty Jolly affair. It was attended by about twen ty well known nien-about-town of Mid bourne, nnd some performers from the Melbourne vaudeville theatres were engaged to entertain the guests. "The English butler presided over the fenst with the solemn manner befit ting his kind. The fun ran around the table like a breeze after the wine began to operate, but nary a grin crossed the features of the haughty butler. He stood at the sideboard ns straight as a persimmon tree, with his arms folded, nnd his countenance was like n mask of tragedy when the host nnd nil of the guests were all but roll ing out of their chairs with laughter. "I was sitting on the left of the host, nnd I observed thnt the preternatural gravity of the butler wns getting on tho host's nerves. Whenever the laughter wns nt its height the cockney million aire would glance up from beneath his bushy eyebrows nt the butler, only to perceive thnt not so much as a muscle of that dignitary's face was twitch ing. 'Blime me.' I heard the host mutter savagely to himself two or three times, 'w'y don't that bloomluk cove larf, y'knnw?' Even wheu tho vaudeville people began to execute their cut-up stunts tho butler never gave the slightest in dication that he saw anything funny In the proceedings. Finally a mono logue chap whoso line or talk really was screamingly funny, got the floor, and It wasn't long before he had every man at tho table Just a-roeklng and holding his sides. The host bis eyes glued upon the butler's face to see If the professional entertainer even was capable of drilling a grin out of his face. But it was no go. The butler stood like a rock. To all intents and purposes he might Just as well have had paralysis of the facial nerves. "The cockney host couldn't stand it any longer. He Jumped out of his chair showing that ho wns Just a bit unsteady oa his legs, which was nat ural enough, considering the way the corks had been pupping und rushing upon the butler nud catching him around the waist ho threw the imper turbable servitor onto the floor, threw open the butler's cent, dug the fingers of both of his strong, pudgy hands Into the butler's ribs to tickle him, und bawled ns he lenned over the mnu: " 'Larf, y' bloody Stotighton bottle, larf! That's right, larf 1 Larf till y' bust, y'. bloomlnk cove!' "The butler, convulsed with uncon trollable shrieks of laughter under the tremendous tickling he was undergo ing, yelled to be let up before be went off Into "Isterlcs,' but his employer went right on tickling Ills ribs with all his might until the butler was ex hausted. Then he let him up. " 'HI knowed H I'd make y' larf, y' bloomer, an' now that ye've larfed, I'll glvo y' a r'iso In y'r wlges,' said the host, gleefully, resuming his chair. The butler got up nnd tho feust went on." Washington Post, Hearten Tonnage Ever Hauled, A new tandem locomotive, recently completed for the New York Central Iluilroud by the Schenectady works, drew 108 loaded freight cars from De Witt, near Syracuse, to Albany, last week, In eleven hours, This is the heaviest tounuge ever hauled by a single locomotive. The 108 curs con tuined ubout 0,000,000 pouuds of freight. On a previous occasion the same locomotlvo hauled 100 loaded curs between the two points named in ueurljr an hour less time. The Cool Suinuter of 1816. Speaking of cool summers, u corres pondent of tho Boston Herald notes that In the summer of 1810 planting und Uurvestlug all over New England wuut almost to naught, and there was great sutTerlng for want of sufficient food. Snov und Ice In various parts of New England were reported during June und July. The year 1SI0 was called "the yeaf without a summer,' and also "ttlghteen-hiiudred-aud-surve-lo deutu." or Fuel til AND UrJ New York City. Rluck and white Is he 'favorite combination Tor sepnrnte blouses, many of the season's most mm- ladies' fancy waist. beautiful creations being developed In these fashionable colors. The waist Illustrated Is made of ivory silk crepe embroidered In large lii.'iek polkn dots. It is mounted on a iTlovo-llttod fentherbone lining thnt Pluses In the centre front. The back is rltiln across the shoulders and drawn lown close to the belt, where the ful less Is arranged In tiny pleats. The full vest Is Included in the right ihouldor seam, and permanently nt Mchod to the lining. It fastens invls Jdy on the left side. The vest is made if plain white crepe trimmed with (lternate bands of ecru lace nnd black lelvet ribbon. Similar trimming Is ipplled In the back to simulate n round yoke. The full fronts nre arranged In three )nckwnrd-turnlng tucks which nre (itched down for some distance nud v7 jvl LAulES' DUESSIXU SACQUE. provide becoming fuiness at the bust The waist blouses stylishly over a black velvet girdle. A high collar, decorated with ecru lace medallions, completes the neck. The elbow sleeves are shaped with inside seams only nnd tucked to fit the upper arm closely, l'ullis, formed by the fulness below the point where the stitching censes, nre gathered and arranged ou narrow lace elbow bauds. 'lunula fettlcoat. There is a furore for taffeta petti coats of every description. They have almost entirely taken the place of the white cambric and embroidery under skirts. The evening petticoats nre most elaborate, some being made of peau de side trimmed with lace and in sertions, while the cut Is quite as im portant ns that of the, outer skirt. Wheu all Is said and done, tin talTcta pet t Icon t Is not such an expensive lux ury, especially for the evening, when palo shades can be worn. many times without their getting Boiled. They save the hem of frocks as well as the laundress' bill, for a muslin petticoat can seldom be worn more than twice without a visit to tho wushtub. This, if the skirt Is cut after the fashion of the hour, must necessurlly be ex pensive, owing to the multiplicity of frills, which are un absolute necessity on' the properly shaped underskirt of to-day. Useful Dreulna Sacqua. To make the wiilst in the medium size will require one nud one-quarter yards of forty-four-lueh material, with three-quarters of a yurd of contrasting material for trimming. Albatross is a materlnl much used for dressing sucques this season, and It Is a little more satisfactory than flan nel, us 1'. Is not quite so heavy. The fabric Is shown IU the large illustration lu a dellcute shude of violet, trimmed with two widths ot black velvet rib bon. ' The garment is shaped with shoulder and underarm seams only, and bus a plain square yoke, back and front. The full backs nre gathered nt the upper edge aud applied to the yoke. At the belt the gathers are urniugod ob a bund, und tho garment drawn Into the Bid figure. A smooth adjustment Is main, tallied under the arm. Tho full fronts nre applied to the lower edge of the front yoke nnd fall In long, loose folds over tho bust. A comfortable rolling collar completes the neck. It Is edged with n narrow pleating of albatross. The neck li fastened with black velvet ribbons tied In a bow with long ends. Tho sleeve Is shaped with Inside seams only, fits the upper arm closely nnd flares In n graceful bell nt the wrist. Half way between the elbow find lower edge the fulness is gntherpil nnd fastened beneath a bow, over which the sleeve droops prettily. Hands of lace beading run through with narrow velvet ribbon finish the cnllnr, yoke nnd sleeves. To make the dressing sncque in the medium size will require three and three-quarter yards of twenty-seven-Inch material. Two Slmilea of lllue Unert, Two shades of blue in n gown, one blending perfectly Into the other, are frequently seen nowadays, and this does not apply only to blue, but nlso to other colors, nnd If properly blended the effect Is beautiful. Yellow CoinlnR Ir.to Favor. Various shades of yellow are coming Into favor. They appear In laces and embroideries, also In gowns. Delicate tinted champagne color Is the favorite of these shades. A Pretty Gown. A pretty gown Is of buff batiste, with white embroidered dots; garlands of silk embroidery In dull greens nnd reds: tabs of black velvet on the front of the wnlst. lnln'r White Frock. The frock shown here Is developed In white silk with tucked mousseline nnd point de Venlse lace for trimming. The wnlst Is made over it fitted body lin ing thnt closes In tho back, nnd Is cut slightly low nt tho neck. The full fronts and backs are gath ered and arranged over the lining. The underarm seams are Joined separately and the silk forms a stylish blouse over the sash that ties In a bow at the 'eft side. A colliir cf Inserted tucking completes the neck. It is of unique shaping, nnd gives a broad effect to the shoulders. The sleeves ate short, full puffs that are arranged ou narrow arm bunds from which depend frills of silk. The skirt Is gathered at the upper edge nnd applied to the body portion, closing nt tho back. It Is trimmed with a gathered flounce that gives a smart Hare to the skirt. Hands of luce arc applied on the sleeves nnd at the top of the flounce. The dress is simple aud stylish. It may be made of lnwu, dimity, Swiss, or any tine wash fabric, and Is ulso ap propriate for enshmere, albatross, veil ing or chnllle. If the collar Is made of tho same material, it may be trimmed SBBSS FOn A OIBL. with rows of 1'iunch knots or feather stitching. To mitko the dress for a girl of eight yeur will require three and one-quarter yard ot tweuty-suven-lncU mate-rluL
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