THE GIRLS 0? LCNC A.C0.
Oh, the dear old-fiuhiiined girl, that 1
knew long year uaf.
When the world, tin- girl nnd I were in
our prime;
Slip nan dear a curly snowdrops amid the
springtime snoiv.
l?lie was sweet a toe w ild rose of sum
mertime, And she know jut bow to make
Pound and sponge and ginger rnUef
She rould ipin ami weave and knit I he
summer throiii(li.
And the butter, cheese and cream!
Wliv 1 think 1 have a dreim
Df our driving home the row through
tar lit dew!
Dh. these vaunted modern days! Notliing
in them can compare
To the luckm h' Ci and ipr!lin schools
of old :
Nothing sec niv heart a-d,u;?c ni the iihmic
on the .tir.
Merry of sieivbliolk in the cold.
Oh. those ilav.s of lotitf aico.
When the wimev's trust and snow.
Held in clime enioi-in-e the woodland vale
and pool:
Wrapped in robes and blankets
warm
Wlmt cared we for wind rind storm.
When we gathered at the weekly ringing
si'hool!
Dh, th" o'll-time ringing c!iool. my heart
a-thoiiffht the faier
lleut. at lha luoiu'ry of th..so days of
loav, ago;
U keeps the very time oi the donr old
singing master.
I'licon-viousiy I'm humming some tune I
used lo know!
And in memory one more,
At the old red sehoolhoitse door
"in waiting for "ye maid'1 of olden times.
And I feet her lingers snmll
Lightly on my eoai-slecvs fall.
IVhiie our hearts are bating to the sieiiih-bt-Ils'
chimes!
Dh, the dear old -fahiond sir's have with
lime grown calm and sr.uely!
For I sometime meet then in the street
or store.
risev nod their pretty heads, smiling at
me most sedately
With 3 flash of eye, or dimple, ai of yore.
And the gentle tones, the while
Of those days we tail; and "mile,
tVlien we all were happy boys and gir'.s
together!
And the happiness of our themes
Like the dearest of our dreams
Are the singing schools we went to all to
gether! Oh, those dav of long ago!
Oh, the boys I used to know !
Dh. the girls who made life's sunshine
bright and fair!
When we've crossed the "great
divide"
Passed on the other side.
We shall meet them, know them, greet
them, over there!
-Lehe Gnswold, in the Los Ange'es
Times.
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A Question of
Proposal!
IS.
A
a.
U
II AYE .so;;',
wuicj i.i
than mil'.,
preoccupies
-'Kiit.s; ou, my mind
perplexing, rather
asaut, l.ut wllirll
nii a good deal."
IT you were a woman," remarked
Hps. Eden, the charmijs little widow.
'I Klioukl say you !mtl just lei eived it
roposal. ar.d dkiu i know how to a.i
iwer It."
"l!ui, being a n.i'r. max Tin lu the
!ar more difficult posi-iou oT bavin; n
jroposal to make "
"Yet of not liWu-j aide lo make up
our mltKl to whom, u,, you mean to
11 trie that you have a valine desire
o propose to woman !n ye.ieral. or to
ionic itldcHuin .v.'i-to-'ra-met-wilh
die?"
I ought to have ;,aid 'to which
licre are tw o girls: "
:o'.'
"Ah. two alrls." repealed Mr?:. Kdeii.
"Who nro both so charming that I
au't decide bet , ecu iliciii, and so 1
tome to you. as usual, to belli mo out
if my difficulty."
"Tln-u I know those highly fortunate
'ouug women, ouo of whom you Intend
bus to distinguish?"
"OU. It' easy to laugh: I!ut you've
a often advised tuo to get married that
l's only kind to help tne to put yom-
dvice Into practice. I think you know
'Jargnret Whel.-in?"
"Intimately. Did I nor see her for
whole day In the country last suin
lier? Ami I approve your taste. She
I Rood to look III."
"Yen, Is the inn haiiil-onii'V Such a
lne figure, and so tall."
"Thiil'j her one fault. She's almost
oo tall. She's taller than you."
"Dear lady. You're quite mistaken.
?he is three intiies at least snorter
,'hun I am. She is certainly not :uor:
tiinu tive feel eiu'hl."
"Whal are lii'-lus?" cried bis hostess.
'A woman Is as l:ill as she looks, and
Uiss Wlielnn looks tiiUer than yon."
"lo you like her as yell n. you adore
lerV" he wanted lo l;iow.
"I adore U"r. Women never do less
:lian ailoie eacli other ou so sliori all
(eiiuaiutauecship. lim l should .havii
jot on brt.er with lier bad I not ln-en
to die::di'ull.v ni'iuul of her."
'Why on earth should von be afraid
f bei-V"
. she j o i ver. so well
Airined "
"S!i is weil lii.'iiviiii d."
"While 1. y.iu know, am siteh a
lu
lls' I'
.ei-t little l-,'uurai:ius."
"I kiiMW uotliint: of the port
ll!
rour own way you are imimn-ely
dever. too." -
"Hut lu what a commonplace -way!
! can kc. p hoii.-e, certainly, am out of
li bt, and 1 could make my own clothes
Hid cook iny own dinner. If It were;
jeiessary: but, then, nny wouinu can
lew and cook."
"I wish iu heaven any woman could!
I wiah in;, landlady could!"
"Hat I tau't read Greek, ns Miss
tVhelan does. She carries a pocket
Aristophanes with her up the river,
ind we could see her now and ugain
vujoyiug silent laughter us she read.
It's uncommonly clever to cujoy (Jreek
Jokes. Isn't It? Km, then, of course,
fon aud the could cujoy them to
gether." "Oh, as to my Creek." said Holt, and
dill a shake of his head he flung his
'.ast memories of it afar. ".Margaret,
you see. studied at flirtou."
Xoulil I fail to see It? flirtou is
rrntteu all over tier In ludellbl,. Ink-
It exudes from her maimer, which Is
in Itnpri'snire lujuucr, au overwhelm-
-jig tme. a manner winch puts me
altogether In the shade lu spite of the
fact that I'm a widow with gray
uuim.
"Iiave you siay hairs?" asked Holt,
tiueh Inieieslod. "I don't see any."
'There was cortainly one there yes
terday. Well, lit least. Ml Whel.in
ucvl never fear gray hairs. Her lmlr
irf t in pale culorvd to allow any."
'She has curiously colorlesg hair, 1
admit' uuid Holt. It wyuld almost
Justify the life of hair dye. Kitty Hod
fern's lmlr Is mm li prettier."
"So the other one Is Kitty? Pent
llltlo Kittyl I like Kilty. Kvery one
likes her. Il would be Impossible not
to (In no. for li nt;ree with every
one nnd la of your own opinion even
before you've expressed It, She's fti
beautifully feminine."
Holt assented. "She's like the finest,
the most plastic clay, the whitest un
written page "
"You are too Intelligent. There are
many lueu for whom Kitty ltedfertl
would be ideal: for the man who mere
ly requires a presentable mlstreas of
bis house, it healthy mother for Ills
children. Hut you need sometlilliK
more than thin; you need u com
panion "
"With whom I rati enjoy Oreel;
jokes. Which brink's tne back to Mar
Karet. Whelati, docs it not?"
"Oh, but n companion who Is nlso
a good comrade. Some one who can
appreciate your own little thlntss an
well in those of Arlsiophanes. Now, I
should scarcely venture to try nny joke
ou Miss Whelan which was less than
n thousand years old. On tile whole,
1 don't consider her any more suitable
than Kitty. Less so, in fact. I'or If
one doesn't want too much concession
in a woman, neither does be want too
forcible opposition. Aud Miss Wholau
can be forcible. I've beard her."
"So have. I." murmured Hull, reml
niscently. '-r.nl perhaps you will make
a sustfestiou yo.irselt?"
"My Htiggesiiou would be such nil
exceedingly obvious one "
"Which Is actually the reason I can't
see It for myself."
"It Is merely that you should make
an effort to obtain the woman you're lu
love Willi."
"lint surely I'm more or less la love
wiih .Margaret tind Kltly. too!"
"lielieve me, very much lejts rathe:'
than more."
"Dear lady! By what siins do you
judge me?"
"By these signs," Mrs. Eden told
him.
"When you are really In love with a
woman, you don't weigh her in the
balance with any one else. She stands
above every one. unique and alone.
Yon don't ask other women their
opiuloii of her: yon force their opinion
ou them. You are in her society as
otten as you can manage It. and you
are tilled with solicitude for her wel
fare whenever she Is out of your sight.
You joke with her, laugh with her,
discuss with her nnd disagree with
her. Yon quarrel with her and make It
up again. You lay open to her the
subject you have nearest your heart,
and !n any dllHeiilty your iirst thought
is to take her advice."
"l'.ul there's i:o woman in the world
toward whom 1 feel like ibat lint you."
said Unit, with sincerity. "And aud
but why! What a fool you must
think me!"
He moved close beside Mrs. Eden
ou the sofa aud took her hand between
his own.
'Dear-iuy ('.ear Mrs. Eden" he
asked her persuasively, "do you think
you could ever ;;et to love me the
least bit';"
Mrs. Eden turned away lo hide her
smiles, aud bavin;' subdued them,
turned back with a histrionic word of
surprise upon her tongue tip. but, look
ing straight lilt. bis eyes, .she suddenly
l brew away pl.iy acting and gave hlui
:he warm and happy truth.
"You dear ontl foolish person!" she
mv.rinuri d. "could you not sec I have
loved you for ever so long'.'"
I'.at llolr, who hid some wisdom
lieac uli much apparent folly, vns wise
enough to lei lids query fall. New
York News.
Art ami 4ntliraclte.
If vt hat I have written thus far lends
like a jeivmiade, it is fair to say that,
lit the opinion of many who have to
live In it. tile soft coal smoke Is not so
black as painted. Your true l'itts
burger glories in his city's sunt, for it
means business, prosperity, comfort
as one goes along, and opportunity lo
escape by and by.
tlreat artists from abroad are apt to
take sides with him. The soft coal
towns have what American landscape
generally lacks atmosphere nnd aerial
perspective. Our Eastern cities New
York In especial hitve always been
disiiuguislied by an almost disagree
able clarity and brilKatice. Everything
looks fresh. One who came lvceutly
from a Western cliy lo lioston said
that be was Impressed much as a
miner would be who should be brought
straight out or a coal slialt in1o n
theatre. The glitter was asioundlug.
In ( Miicago and oilier soft coal cities tun
interplay of smoke and sunlight daily
glees color Kiich as has rarely been
sic il ill uur liulliiged air. This Is the
. h i o," color that Svciid Svenscn levels
!u over all a haze of burnt sienna hue,
and on sidewalk or (-now the delicate
purple shadow's. The gold aud copper
of the afternoon light Is often tropical
1st Us fullness. We shall see greater
glories, even if we pay larger laundry
bills.- 11 js;ou Trausci Ipt.
On ills CuarU.
"Doc,'" he said, as lie lirrricd
1 1(0
the famous oculist's olllee. "I've got
something -in my rye and it's nearly
killing me."
"Ju.-t laka a M-ai in this chair." the
doctor answered, "and we'll have it
out in a Jiffy."
The sufferer sat down and drew a
long breath. Then ho suddenly straight
ened up. ai the doctor was about to
proceed, aud Mid: "Hold on. Hy
leorgc, I want some friend heru as a
witness."
"Pshaw: Put your head back. There
isn't any danger at nil. I shan't Injure
your eye or you either. It'll be over lu
Jusl "
"lint bow do I know il mightn't be
a piece of hard coal that's in there, and
wliat'll prevent you from gettin' it
away from ine while I'm not lookiu'i"
Chicago Uecord-Ilerald.
Conrurlua.
Confucius had Just received a lleUIn
from his father. Ho sut down to de
liberate" but for certain reasons liu
medlutcl.V slood up. I'urtively looking
at the old mail he was heard to mur
mur. "Worship your ancestors, or your
auccatorg will horsewhip you." Hence
i he Confucian philosophy. llrouklyu
Life'
Kconomy.
The question of economy depends
very largely upon the strength of a
mau'B desires. New York: Newt,
VAiVVVsvsvssysysysv
WOMAN'S
REALM.
4sysym-ssvvvvvvsssvss.1
WOMEN WHO MADE MONEY.
n iiii
to St ).-! omen Who Dealra lo
tiecoina ffatf-Supportlng.
When there conies to n woman n
sudden necessity to become self-supporting.
If she is living In one of the
smaller cities, she often finds that posi
tions for women are not easy to tind.
nnd tlie lntge cities seem so nllurlug,
so full of golden possibilities until
she personally Investigates and finds
that for every vacancy there is a loug
"waiting list" and sees tunny other
applicants at the door when she ar
rives. Some women, however, have stayed
at home In the smaller towns and
?arned comfortable Incomes in unusual
ways. There was one wno came to ne
kuown as the "Little lliscult Woman,'
because she so excelled In making
'beaten biscuit" nnd which she dis
posed of through the Woman's Ex
change. In a few years she lind earned
sutlicient money to build n small,
pretty home. Some people smilingly
speak of It as "I he house built of little
biscuits."
They don't stop to think of the
amount of womanly skill, hope, deter
mination and energy that went Into
every one of those biscuits. She suc
ceeded becnuso she made such good
biscuits that every one wanted them.
A teacher's health became so serious
ly impaired because of the strain of
her duties in an overcrowded country
Kt-hool that Mie was ordered to give up
teaching and live an outdoor life. Hut
liow to do it, that was the question.
Her widowed mother was dependent
on her, and though they owned and
lived on a small farm they could not
make it pay.
One afternoon, in the early spring,
while walking about the big front yard,
she noticed n quantity of hyacinths
sprouting, nnd found Hint they had so
multiplied that they were springing
up in the barren fields. It suddenly
occurred to her. why not have a hya
cinth farm and raise the bulbs for
sale.
Arter discussing the possibilities of
such a business with a number of flor
ists, she undertook the raising of bulbs,
and so shrewdly disposed of them that
she row has a comfortable income and
meanwhile has regained her health.
A little old woman in the West sup
ported herself by the combined efforts
of raising lillies of the valley, sewing
a little and taking a few lodgers.
She had been i brown upon her own
resources early In life. She was n
dressmaker, nnd. longing to own a
home, she had sewed early and late
and had denied herself many comforts,
and after long years of unceasing toll
bad saved enough to buy an old
weather-beaten two-story frame house
ou a side street. It looked rather
gaunt aud spare, like its toll-worn
mistress, but all within was so cosey
aud clean nnd homelike that she never
lacked for lodgers. She raised quan
tities of the lilies with loving care,
which she shipped to a florist la a
ueurby city.
She only sews three days in the week
now. for old patrons, and she said that
left her plenty of time to rest and take
life easy.
Two sisters make shirt-waists and
neckties so well that they command
large remuneration and have time to
go out and enjoy themselves.
Another young woman, whose mother
had had her taught to do beautiful
needlework when a school girl, be
cause she thought It such a womanly
accomplishment, now mnkes infant
wardrobes (all hand sowing!, and her
skill commands largo prices.
A girl trimmed her own hats so be
comlngly that neighborhood friends
asked her to trim theirs, as they found
they often "looked frights" In the hats
some milliner persuaded them to buy
She succeeded as Well with her neigh
bors' hats as wlih her own, and now
has a millinery parlor in her own home
which she laughingly culls her "cha
lean atelier."
One who achieved simple nnd modest
dresses for herself from Inexpensive
muslins and ginghams was besought
by her friends to make them dupli
cates. This she finally consented to
do.
She confined herself to the on" spe
eialty dainty. Inexpensive cotton
frocks and made a financial success
of the enterprise. New Y'ork Herald
Trinkets and Tritlet.
A pendant formed of a knot of cop
pcry-tlnted gold which surmountH
pear-shaped pearl from which in turn
is depended a long, oval drop or ?;ale
amethyst.
A new whim of the woman who
likes mannish belongings is to wear
tl.iee rings of uniform si;:e and design
Two ate of gold, one of silver. The
gold rings have respectively a ruby
and a sapphire suuk in the back; the
silver ling has u big and bright ilia
uiond. This one Is worn between the
two gold ones, all three on the same
linger.
A fascinating ornament is a Seotr
rtiirugorm, or lucky stone. One I
smoke color is heart shaped and Is sur
mounted by a crown in enamel nnd
gold. Cairngorms are very fashionable
Just now, as ure many ni'iiii-prec-lous
stones, and they rau be very beautlfi
in culorlng. A set 0f burnt ornng
colored cairngorms to wear with
brown gown Is wonderfully effective.
The newest four-ln-har.d tie has ends
of checked, mixed or plain-colored sllli
but the knot is black. The part thuf
goes around the neck Is also blac
The effect Is very odd.
A pretty new fun has sticks of van
dalwood, pierced and wrought in
design that looks like ivory lace. Eac
stick is Hiiriuoiiiited by n figure of
girl lu a Klmona cut out of satin and
water colored, in? ran. when open
shows a row of these ilr-lnty sllhou
cttes, staudlii"; clone together, ths hues
of their gownu uielilns iito each other,
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Via Flugar Itiuci.
A fashionable Jeweler advises
Minlght arrangement for twin 31 ones
which tiro to figure in one rlr.g, aud
lengthwise it stead cf crosswise. This
Is quite novel after the diagonal style
which has been favored no long, lu
this case in nilnd two exquisite pearls
at" noted, the ring being brought up to
them uu either side by menus of toolla
formed of tiny diamonds set In plat
Inum.
So 'great has become the rage fo.
pendants that n pendant, pear-shnpei
diamond Is actually noted in n ring
Hut it does not hang loosely. Ilnthe:
It extends back over the knuckle am
Is perfectly ftrm. Other diamonds fig
tire in this little linger ring, but there'i
nothing new or peculiar about tlieii
shape or motitiling.
A mounting In the shape of n trefol
Is not necessarily new. lint a mouiitlna
In the shape of a trefoil, where del
of the three diamonds Is penr-shaned
Is decidedly new. Such a ring is fairly
a curiosity.
Indeed, diamonds are coming to ho
cut in so nu.i'y shapes that they re
mind us of the fancy cakes of child
hood's happy hour. Hearts arc com
mon, though they're not as yet worn
on the sleeves. So are square dia
monds. We may yet see diamonds cut
in the shape of animals and othvt
objects. riillad' Iphla llecord.
A Flelil For Women.
An expert marketer Is the lalest
product of the specialization of indus
try. She markets, it is said, for bftj
families in a suburban town, charging
a eli a week for her services, and
saving more than t lint on their bills.
In Riihurhnii towns prices nre always
higher than In the city and the choice
Is not so great. Marketing consume?
a great deal of time. If left to ser
vants they buy where they get the
largest commission, and long accounts
nre n source of profit to them. This
oung woman Tinunts not only the
ordinary markets, hut those of city
wholesalers, aud she deals with farm
ers direct. She stands by while each
order Is filled, examines the contents
of every parcel and the price list, and
sees tlint It Is properly tagged. No
millionaire or hotel keeper gets the
attention that she does from trades
people. She relieves fifty women from
responsibility and makes $loO a week.
Qneaa Alexandra's Klml Heart.
Queen Alexandra's heart Is ever moved
by the distress of others, and she is
especially kind to the poor. This was
aptly Illustrated one morning when
she was crossing the hall at Marlbor
ough House. A young girl was there
with a Imudle of new underclothing,
and the Queen saw the tired look lu
the girl's face, so she told her to sit
down and asked her business. The
Isltor. not knowing her questioner.
told her story. It was to the effect
that her mother was an Invalid and she
had made the clothes with a sewing
machine, which uiaehlue she was anx
ious to buy outright, so she could bet
ter fight for a livelihood. Inquiries
established the truth of this statement.
and a few days later the young girl
shed tears of thankfulness when she
received a sewing machine with a label
attached bearing the Inscription: "A
present from Alexandra."
Stylea of 1830.
Just now, says London Madame,
signs and portents are not wanting
that there is a disposition to revive the
tyles of ISiltl nnd thereabouts. Wheth
er it will grow Into n vogue or gently
subside again it Is yet too early to say;
but one may hope that It will pros
per. There was much that was dainty
to a degree in the costume of that
time, and our sartorial aud mitlluei'lal
artists of to-day will know how to
make the most of it, while eliminating
all that nowadays would offend our
more sophisticated taste. If the style
does come In it wilt arrive in far more
delightful guise than when it appeared
some seventy years ago, nnd we shall
all be ready to give It hearty welcome.
Uyronle Neckwear.
There can no longer be any doubt of
the popularity of the Hyron collars,
softly rolling. They are worn by the
very smartest women and can be
bought lu finest linen, hand embroid
ered with trailing vines and daintiest
of blossoms, as well us in severe plain
linen.
Whom these new collars do become
they make fairly ravishing, lint no
woman must attempt them who lias
not a faultless throat, one which ha
cscaiK'd the ravages of the high tight
stock collur. If the head is well
poised, the nock slender and uot too
long, tho effect is perfect.
Frllla of Pushtoo.
New and handsome hat buckles arc
oblongs from four to eight iucli-.'s :u
length.
Lnce collars and berthas nre sr-?n lu
wide variety nnd are In great demand
for plain gowns.
A broad band of machine-done silk
embroidery Is uoted ou isame pretty
new wool waists.
Dark, dim "grandmother" Kllks nre
changeable, with broche llgurjs aud
falnl posies In warp print.
A cream sat in Oriental tea gown has
a draped front of chiffon, trimmed
with chlffou roses and ti coat bad: of
lace. ,
Truly an artistic gem is a tiny Jap
anese coffee pot of sliver Inlaid and
enameled and boasting a handle of
carved ivory.
A white car.vat waist dccorated.wlth
straps is piped with green. The piped
straps ure interlaced to produce a yuko
effect. Slock nnd tie are finished in
the same way.
A beautiful chatelalno bag of a
golden brown walrus skin has a frame
and chain of gold. The frame and the
catch, which slips over tho belt, arc in
perfectly plain gold, the corners of tho
frarje being square. ' "
The "pickup" ia the popular name of
a new Idea in Jewelry. It is uu orna
mental buckle, designed to hold up iho
bkirt while walking. It may also bo
worn in front with u ribbon belt, or to
keep the bodice, the belt and the tklrt
lu proper relations ut the buck.
Cue of the very flut bats baa a whlte
shaggy beaver crown draped with a
rich cream-colored lace scarf, which
falls In graceful loops over tho bulr.
Lull yellow velvet chrysanthemums
sh;.d;ng Into brown, with brouza foli
age, nro arranged flat ou the crpwu.
A pretty halrplu is ornamented acrosg
tho top with cut steel brilliants. Thli
ornament Is affixed to tho hairpin by a
hinge, thus allowing It to be worn lo
the front of the hair, as well its in the
back. A back comb of fluo tortoise,
shell ornamented with baroquo pearLl
uiid ihiiK'stours In art uouveau debli-3
is effective lu the luilr . -. . .
New York City. Loose conts make
lie feature of the season for young
Iris as well as for their elders, and np
car In many variations. This smart
LOOSE COAT FOR A MISS,
May Mauton model Includes the fash
ionable slot seams, one of the newest
ileeves nnd the shoulder capes that are
i much In vogue, but can be made
rvlthout then? last when a plainer gar
ment is desired.
The coat Is cut with loose fronts nnd
backs that tit loosely and is laid in in
ferted pleats, stitched to give the slot
icam effect. At each front, on tho line
af the slot seams, Is Inserted n pocket
that adds greatly to both the conve
nience and style of the cont. The
ileeves are slightly bell-shaped and are
finished with roll-over cuffs. The little
capes are circular and can be used or
omitted us preferred. At the neeK is a
roll-over collar that fits snugly about
the throat. The right side of the coat
laps well over the left and Is held by
'jut tons nnd loops, but buttons and but
tonholes can be substituted whenever
they may be desired.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size (fourteen years) Is
!hroe yards forty-four inches wide, or
two nnd a quarter yards fifty-four
inches wide.
One of the Beat ami Latest Ilealvna.
"Slot seams" nre among the features
m
"SLOT SEAM" BLOT'SE AND NINE
found In the best and latest designs
and lend themselves to coats, waists
and skirts with equal success. The
stylish May Manton blouse Illustrated
lu the large drawing Is shown In castor
colored cloth and Ih trimmed with fancy
applique braid lu castor aud brown
shades. It Is worn us a sepurate wrap,
but the design suits tho entire cos
tume and all the season's suit and
picket materials equally well. The
broad shawl collar is novel and Incom
ing, and Is especially sinurt and cun be
.undo smaller If desired. The blouse is
fitted with the fashionable double slot
seams that extend to the shoulders on
'routs and back, under-ann and shoul
ler seams completing the adjustment,
l'o the lower edge of back are attached
shapely pointed tabs, and basque por
'Ions with roumled corners fit smooth
ly over tht! hips. The belt which
rrosses In front has ends pointed to
match the tabs In back aud conceals
the Joinings of these portions. The
slaves as shown ure in bell shapes,
and allow of slipping on and off with
pase, but can be gathered Into cuffs lu
bishop style when preferred. The
blouse cau bo worn open to the waist
Hue or buttoned over as showu in the
small cut.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is four and three
tjtiarter yards twenty-one inches wide,
'.wo and a half yards forty-four Inches
wldo or two and a quarter yurds llt'ty
two luehe wide.
Slot seam effects are much In vogue
and are seen upon many of the smart
est skirts.
The skirt showu In the large picture
Is cut lu nine gores. At tho edge of
each gore are laid tuck pleuts that
meet to form the slot seams, and ure
itltched flut to flounce depth, the seam
proper being bidden at uuderfolded
pleat.
The pleats full frso tit tho lower edge
to provide the fashlouuble flare. The
fulness at the back is laid lu Inverted
plead thut a iv pressed flat and cau be
t itched several Inches from the top as
Illustrated or to correspond with the
other pleats If so desired.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is seven mid u quartet'
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yards twenty-seven Inches wide, font
nnd seven-eighth yards forty-font
Inches wide or four and n half ynrds
fifty-two Inches wide when material
has figure or nap: six and three-quarter
yards twenty-seven inches wide, three
and three-quarter yards forty-rout
Inches wide, or three and llve-elghlli
yards fifty-two inches wide when ma
terial has neither figure nor nap.
rhft Fastilnnahle Yell.
Your new veil should conform to l lie
lashloiiable rule which demands n reg
ulation width or twenty-four melius
and n length of u yard and a quarter to
a yard and n half. The length, of
course, must bear some proportion to
the size of the hat over which the veil
Is to be worn. Many it hat which bus
front) through the season nnd Is be
ginning to show Its looks does perfectly
well with a brand-new fancy tissue
veil folded skillfully about the crown.
Some veils drape the crown as well as
the brim. A few Jetted pins will secure
the crown drapery lu the desired folds.
Let the rest of the veil come smoothly
over the brim and full as n "valance"
would over the face.
' The "Jam pot" frown.
A narrow, very high crown in some
felts now seen is called the "jampot."
It Is not as yet meeting with much
favor, but as n novelty is expected to
vie with a revival of the old-fashioned
"coal scuttle" next season.
Woman's Hlnnsa or Slilrt Waist.
Frlneess closings, or closings made
Invisibly beneath two box pleats that
meet In centre front, make an Impor
tant feature of the latest waists, nnd
nre essentially smart at the same tlm
t lint they possess the advantage of al
lowing most effective trimming. This
handsome May Mauton model Includes
inverted pleats, stitched to form the
fashionable slot seams for a few Inches
below the shoulders, the pointed straps
over the shoulder seams and a belt
with postillions. The original Is inndc
of waist chilli. In pastel green with
trimming of narrow bands of bhii-k
silk, stitched with black cnrtlcelll silk,
nnd ennmelled buttons, but all Waist
materials are appropriate and the trim
ming can be varied again aud again.
Tho foundation lining Is snugly fitted
nnd closes at the centre front, but s-ep.
COKED "SLOT SEAM"
SK1KT.
arately from the outside. The waist
proper consists of a plain buck aud
fronts that are laid In Inverted pleats
at flic shoulders, which provide becom
ing fulness over the bust, and lu it box
pleat ut each edge. The back Is drawn
down snugly In gathers tit the waist
line, but the fronts blouse slightly ovet
the belt. Over the shoulder senilis) are
applied straps that give the fashion
able long-shouldered effect, but which
cau lie omitted when a plain finish is
preferred. .
The sleeves nre the regulation ones
with cull's that lap over ut the inside
seams. The closing iu effected Invisi
bly by lapping the right edge well be
neath the left box pleat and sojirlng
lug the two together nf. the centre
front. The neck Is finished with a
stock elongated lu bishop si, vie, and at
tho waist Is worn a shaped belt to
which the postillion is attacked.
The quantity of '.nnter'.nl required for
tho medium size Is four and thrre-quar-
BLOT.'BIt OB BHIIIT WAIST.
ler yurds twenty-one inches wide, four
yurds twenty-seven inches wldo, three
and a quarter yards thirty-two Inches
wldo or two and five-eighth yards forty-four
Inches wide.
ousehold
Vjatters
The riana For tha Piano.
A corner should never be cut off with
nn upright piano. The piece of furni
ture is too bulky when arranged at this
nugle aud contributes and exceedingly
bad effect to the scheme of the room.
The plnno eau be pulled forward and
turned With Its back to the room. If
desired, without cutting sharply across
the corner. If the back Is thus exposed
a piece of silk or other suitable mate
rials should fall over it. Do not loop
this drapery, nor try to give It an up
bolstered look, and use something good
In Itself. A small table filled with little
silver knick-knacks, a tall vase with
flowers or 'a lamp. Is ofevn placed lu
front of a piano turned In this way.
This, however, If the backing of tho
piano Is a figured piece, is apt to pro
duce a spotty effect. A better plan Is
to put some rather massive chair of
plain lines and covered In n solid color,
in front of the plnno, ns it stands lu
this way.
Tcnkwood Lanterns.
Quite the loveliest topping off for a
Chinese ten room, or even a mere cor
ner, Is the carved lenkwood lantern
shown In a fascinating ".lapanese" tie
partmeut. It really is Chinese, though.
In fancy, picture your little corner,
some shelves of the curved tcnkwood.
for the dainty chlnnware n table to
match, and some uncomfortable seats
In tho same style (no; we'll not sit on
the floor, even If the Orientals do). Of
course, there are Chinese embroideries
on the wall, aud a Chinese mattlug be
neath the feet.
Over nil (let us, hope you have on
your kimono) shines forth ti soft light
from the big lantern above. It costs
$15, the elaborate framework, which
suggests n joss house,- serving to hold
together a number of painted glass
panels. The sccues are dramatic, but
obscure, and would seem to portray
the lovers familiar In the harrowing
willow pattern after they had aguin
become human, gotten married aud .
also into difficulties more bitter than
love's sweet sorrows. Philadelphia
Record.
An Acorn rnrttcre.
"An ncntu pottlenrc? How perfect
ly ridli ulor.s!"
"P.y no means," said tho girl who had
made one. "You've seen the bead ones
that the Japs make, and the wouderful
shell ones), haven't you? Well, the
acorn ones nro made something like
them. I lirought mine back from my
Slimmer . outing this year, and as 1
made It myself and originated It, I feel
Justified in boasting about It.
"I had to bribe all tile children in the
lnu to get the acorns for me. It took
pearly a bushel. 'ou might think
they'd be ensy to find, but they weren't.
"You cau Imagine how pretty it is,
wlih Its soft tans, deep browns and
golden yellows.
"I slruiig them on heavily waxed
cord of a brown dye, nnd uow It hangs
between iny study and my dressing
room, and lias the cosiest little rattle
aud tlukle when you go through. It's
capable of more modifications, I be
lieve, but this Is my first one, nnd so
I had something to learn.
"Big portieres from little acorns
grow," said the girl, smiling. "Try to
do It aud see." New York IIcrnltL
The Cooking of Moat.
One principle holds In nil meat cook
ing, whatever the met hod employed.
Unless thes-object is to extract the
Juices, ns in soups, the aim Is to soften
the fibre and make It digestible with
as little loss as possible of the juice.
To accomplish this a high tempet'uture
at first should Bear the outside, which
will theu serve as n case to retain
the Juice. In baking the oven is raised
to a high temperature, kept there for
five or ten minutes, and theu gradually
reduced to a lower heat.
If the meat is to lie boiled, it is a
good Idea to brown the cut sides in a
little fat before turning in the hut
water. Sluce albumen, which toughens
readily at a high temperature, Is a con
stituent element of flesh, only "the out
side should bo subjected to grout heat.
The slower the cooking of the meat, the
more tender will be its fibre, and the
more delicious its flavor. Iudeed, thu
best authorities claim that the water
in which beef is cooked should uot
come to a boil, and that a long applica
tion of slow heut will produce iu the
toughest cut a tender. Juicy dish.
Beef a la mode, pot roast and corned
beef nro the common forms iu which
meats appears boiled.
. ; recipes .-.
Bread Pnucakes Cover stale bread
with hot water and let stand ten min
utes; theu press out all the water; to
one cupful of the softened bread add
ouo beaten egg, half u teaspoonful of
salt, one-third cupful of flour ami about
ouo cupful of milk, or enough to make
a smooth batter; stir Inwne teaspoonful
of baking powder; sour milk may be
used; lit that ease uso oue-qunrter tea
spoonful of soda instead of baklnj;
powder.
Tomato Souffle Slew three cups' nt
tomatoes down to it pint; theu drain
off uuy liquid part remaiuliig: then rul'
the pulp through a sieve. Separatu si
eggs nnd boat yolks and white sep
arately. Mix yolks with tho pulp ami
season to tasto with suit and pepper
Beat whites to a froth nnd stir then)
in; then turn lntv a buttered bnklni!
dish aud bake ten or fifteen minute
until set, In a hot oveu. Serve
noon as done.
Meat Souffle rut two level table
spoonfuls of butter in a frying pan;
when It is hot add two tablespootifalH
of flour; stir until smooth; then ndil
gradually no cup of cold milk; stir im
til boiling; udd half n teaspoon of salt,
a little pepper and a cup of any kind
of chopped meat or chicken nnd the
beaten yolks of two eggs; let this cook
one' minute; put aside till cold, tuen
beat tho whites of two eggs; fold them
carefully Into the meat mixture; tura
Into u buttered dish and bake in a mod
erate, oven twenty minutes; serve
soon as removed; If chicken Is used a
illtte grilled nutmeg Is uu Improve-
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