THE SALTINC
Tli iun sinks slowly down the wt,
The mountain shade to deeper blue,
Thiv swiftly glide unt.i the breast
Ot evening, fresh with summer dew,
"Whoo kiel Whoo kie!"
rS g'ad vounn voice rings oMt to free;
If you Mine your eyes you will surelv i
(Invr the cattle hasten at the ret'rjin.
In glad response to the welinnie strain
That ever sound with the salting.
rh.it rail bring Kirk the long ago:
The evening bird aims sweet ami low,
he wall; agnin with girlih pride
Her hundsome lover at her side,
Whoo kie! Whoo kie!"
''(Ver the hills it comes to me.
My eyes are dim. but I surelv ee
The forin se loved, ivheti the g!ad refrain,
falls ai iin in thy ni'Vonifl strain,"
1 li:it ever o.ieU with the ilt-M.-.
Miry A. Kirkiip. in the ln Moiues
liegisti.:' uad l.c.ulrr.
1i?e Feat of
an Amateur.
F. W. Crlusman.
MY sister Floreuce has woa
considerable success as nu
amateur photographer. I. nst
k year, with a mountain
icene showing a lienl of deer gracing
tt the timber-line, she took n pilre
jlvcu by an association of amateur
photographers.
Sin- ruined walking suit in climb
vt. crawling over stick and stones
i ml through dirty wash outs, but the
tirlz? was tweuty-tlve dollars nnd a
lecuud-best diploma, nnd the glory
well, I must say that Florence was n
'.iule hard to live with for a few days.
She is naturally modest and good
lutttred enough, though, and iv:u re
duced to the runks in due reason.
Black Rock Rauch, our home, Willi
Vus of children. Is a pure democracy,
it least Id principle. Of late, however.
Florenco has really performed a feat
lo notable that we cannot Ignore her
claim to distinction. The worst of It
'.s. she lias never once bragged of her
performance, mid when the subject is
xeutioned by any one. she liirm It
islde with an air of beins: bored, and
says It was nothing but what any
tmateur with a camera would have
luue. Such a thins is lint to be be
'leved of every one. though, and It is
lust this air of calm superiority to
oraise that I'crd. Fanny and I 11 ml
liurd to get nlou with.
We have rend and iiea-.'il Hint peopl
who have performed heroic actions or
notable achievement bcenme very
humble and modest at home when
their deeds have reeeived public recog
nition. So ii U with some hope of re
Juein! Florence io her normal status
'.hat I undertake to toll of bet- adven
ture exactly as it happened.
Last August Florence. Ford. Faulty
ind 1 went as usual to Shoshone I'eaks
'.or the raspberry picking. In these
excursions we irive a stout spring
wagon, and cs:vy a ti nt anda canning
outflt.
High up amrni the juniper bush nnd
hrub li no of the Slinsbones grow
Qelds of red raspberries -berries half
Is bis a a tuiin's thumb, juicy ns
strawberries and luscious to the taste.
This fruit Is so abundant that birds
nd beasts do not visibly diminish
the supply.
Our berry camp of a:i evening, with
Its glowing pine-wood fir its big heat
ing kettle Riving out the odor of sim
mering fruit, atid two berry-stained
Kir's moving nboul among pots aud
ars aud packing crates, is a pleasant
place for Ferd'r.nd me: and the girls
ujoy It as niurh as we do.
Florence aud Fanny help in picking
V-rries. although Floreuce always car
ries a camera under her arm. She has
litis secured excellent photographs, at
;hise range, of pine-hens, sage-grouse,
tvliistliug hares and other mountain
jlfds and animals. On day she got a
flue snap shot of an elk which trotted
'jy within a few yards of her.
There are a good ninny bears in these
Mountains, but as they never attack
people unless directly provoked, no
do not fear them; and as landmarks
re perfectly dctlr.cd 'all about our
?amp. we take no pains to keep to
gether. Kacu one of us, In fact, can
'Jo better work alone.
Thus It happened that Florence was
nlone when she encountered a big
frizzly at close quarters. Sue. was a
balf nille or so from ramp u ml sitting
it rest with two bucket Ulled with
'lerri.'.s, when she beard a, great splash
ing o water in the channel of a small
brook near a- hand.
The sounds came from some rods
below, and she .jumped at the conclu
sion that an elk had come down to
iriuk, as the day was very warm. So
she tools her cam th from Its case.
Jed slipped iluivu into the crooked,
illtch-like channel.
As she could see no auimal (here.
tli stole softly down stream, stepping
upon boulders which wer thickly
itrewa l:t the shallow little runlet,
l'ha crooked ditch deepened as she Hil
ranced, and Hie sun's rays beat hot
upon tlie stone nt the bottom.
After H'veral turns of the brouk. nhe
r-amc suddenly upon the object tit her
srarcli not an elk. but itti enormous
grizzly bear, wallowing in a pool of
water held by a dam of hoiihl r. The
water came to its mid sides, and the
auimal nounm red aboin, cooling Its
parched hide In this refreshing bath.
On catching sight of Florence, th?
grizzly gave a grunt of surprise, nnd
reared itself upon the boulder to stare
t her; nnd there the nniuuil stood,
sfter a shako of its luosu skin, uneasy
,i tit the preseuce of nn Inlnnlpr. jet ap
parently neither angered nor afraid.
Naturally Florence feured danger nt
ueh close quarter, but she knew that
muuiug would uvall her nothing If the
licur chose to attack, I'luekilv, there
. lor. she stood her ground, at less
- tiinu fifteen steps, and took two or
"I three strap shot in quick succession, or
nt bust as quickly i she could roll
Hie camera's him into position.
Thru, as the grlzxly refused to retire
and still showed no disposition to at
luck, Florence begun leisurely to built
away. She bad made but a careful
HI tip or two when site beard a racket
In the bushes almost above her head,
uuil nit li;slniit Inter. Just iclilnd her,
another l'iv descended the precipitous
IiiimIc or t ie channel. He bllj down
backward, and alighted with a splash
u tti'j lirouk:
than half as large an the other, but It
wn very near Florenc. and very
much startled at the apparition of
girl in a blile dress. It crowded against
the creek bank and showed its teetb,
evidently expecting Immediate attack,
and growled and whimMred, as much
In alarm ns In nnser.
Tills stirred the old bear to wrath,
and poor Florence, standing In a nar
row channel between the angry mother
and the formidable cub, dared not
move a foot In either direction. She
might have dared to try passing the
small bear, but she knew the old one
would leap at ber instantly.
She stood upon two big boulders,
slightly elevated above the bears, and
astride a little channel of the brook.
She kept her position, and although
her heart beat so loudly that It sound
ed tn her ears like the tattoo of a
drum, she controlled her agitation, nnd
turned her camera first upon one aud
then the other of the threatening griz
zlies, until she had exhausted all the
exposures upon the film.
While she was doing this she noted
that the grizzlies were growing more
nnd mure angry, and that the smaller
one, hugging an earth bank within
live or six steps of her. bad Its nose
and jaws stained red with the Juice of
berries, which seemed to heighten the
ferocity of Its expression.
The photographing, which occupied
but a few moments. seeiiK'd to clear
her brain, and she looked swiftly
about, seeking lu vain for some linn
of ascent up the steep banks. The
bears increased their threats and yng
gerlngs until the little canyon roared
with the horrid noise.
Floreuce felt sure the old dam wns
about to pounce upon her. and ns a
last resort, she stooped, laid her cam
eta behind one of the boulders upon
which she stood, aud then suddenly
dropped nt full length Into the narrow
crevice between them.
The water in this small runway was
a foot or more In depth, and Florence
sank upon the bottom with only her
face and floating skirt at the surface.
She was completely hidden from the
bears, and to her great relief their
threatening quickly ceased, and pres
eutly the cub leaped fairly over her
body on its way to Join Its dam.
Two or three minutes later Florence
dared to peepover the rocks, and find
ing th" const clear, crawled out nnd
mad.? her way to camp, where, after
telling her story, she became a heroine
Indeed.
Six photographs enlarged to real pic
ture size and handsomely framed now
hang l:i the dining-room at Illnck Hook
Kiiuch. Three of these pictures show
n great grizzly standing nt gaze upon
some rocks, and two others show the
same bear lu different attitudes of
tierce threat. The remaining one dis
plays, in shadow, a bear crowding
against an 'arth bank nnd showing its
leeth like an auimal at hay. It Is cer
tainly a notable collection of photo
graphs. Iteeently, nt a social gathering, my
mother related the story of "The Lady
or the Tiger;" and some one proposjd
Hie conundrum. "What would Florence
I'rissm:;; do In such a case?" With
)ne voice nil the company shouted.
Photograph the tiger!" I think such
things are enough to spoil any girl.
Youth's Companion.
The. l:e-kles Ior
"Did you ever notice that a dog will
not wait for a street cur to pass If he
wauls to cross the street?" asked an
observant innu. ''Well, he never will
do it. He will daNh wildly In front ot
the car every time, nnd very often he
lakes his life lu his bauds, as It were,
lu order to make the crossing. Why It
Is I do not know, but the average dog
will become panic-stricken, In a way If
a car rolls along at a time when he Is
anxious to get on the other side of the
street. With a desperate plunge he
will dash in front of the car. In ninny
Instances the car will not miss the dog
tiie fraction of an Inch. I have talked
to street car men about the matter, aud
motornii n have assured ine that nlne-ty-tiine
out of every TOO dogs will do
this very thing. It may be that they
do it Just for the excitement of the
thing. Dugs seem to love excitement.
They seem to be particularly fond of
anything that smacks of the chase.
anything that will give them a chance !
to develop speed and show He?tness ol
foot. We have all noticed how they
will run after and bark nt any object
that Is In motion. I have known dogs
that would tun Ion yards or more after
a cloud tdiadow. or the shadow of a '
buzzard, ns It skimmed along the laud- j
scape. They will run nfter flying
birds. They will chase anything that
Is on tiie go. whether the object Is ani
mate or Inanimate. They will run af
ter wagons, street cars, bicycles, auto
mobiles or any old thing, ntid It may
lie that this old love of the chase has
something to do with the practice I
have been discussing. At any rale,
the average dog will not wait for a
sue 't car to pass If he wants to cross
over to the other side of the street."
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Tunnel JutuyluK In f liteai;o Navigation.
Chicago tugnieii view mournfully the
passing of one of their favorite diver
sions through removal of the top of
the old, cofferdam of the Washington
street tunnel. For years "tunnel
Jumping" has bi en a feature of river
towing. In "Jumping" the Washing
ton street tunnel tugs, with a free
river before them, have shot over the
tunnel, dragging a 4tMl-funi vessel with
l.'.o.DiH) bushels of grain or 4000 tons
of coal behind them. To get over the
cofferdam the big ships have been
forced nfieen or eighteen inches out
of water, their keels rest lug on the dam
while the propellers nnd tugs forced
them across nml lulu deep water. Sev
cnteen feet below the surface two
divers worked all day to cut away the
timbers oT the coff 'rdau). The flow
of the river was stopped for a time
while they worked.-Chicago Tribune.
Krsantlna l.omlos.
Are we to have a H.vzuutliie period In
London, asks the Westminster Gazette.
The big H.vzantinu cathedral at West
minster is approaching completion; and
now the redecoratlou of St. James's
Hall, which bus just been completed,
bus transformed it from Moorish
more or less to liyznnllne, with deep
red wull-pauels, subdued green and
gold tints predominating in the color
scheme, ceiliuji panels of Byzantine
design In given, yellow aud cream,
modeled plaster balustrades lu place 6f
the old iron oues, aud windows of
WOMAN'S
REALM.
A QUIET OLD ACE.
Mrs. John C fnaiont la Her California
Home.
Privations of the Western frontier
and life at the courts of Europe form
the two extremes lu the romantic ca
reer of Mrs. Jessie Bctiton Fremont,
who Is enjoying the closing years of
her life In Los Angeles. Cnl.
A Virginian by birth, plunged nt four
teen Into the brilliant society which
gathered about her father, Senator Hen
ton, In Washington, she eloped nt six
teen with a fascinating young lieuten
ant. John C. Fremont.
Though she returned almost imme
diately to ber father's home, she aided
and abetted the schemes nnd explora
tions which brought her husband such
renown as the "Pathfinder;" shared bis
conquest of California, which meant to
him not only political honors, but the
possession of gold miues as well; re
turned with blm to Washington when
California sent him there ns her first
Senator, and in the heyday of his pros
perity nnd National fame queened It
royally In St. I.ouls In a little court of
her own. From this she expected to
return to Washington to relgti ns mis
tress of the White House, but General
Fremont was defeated by liuchanan lu
the Presidential race.
This disappointment was drowned lu
a foreign trip, made memorable by the
high honors with which General Fre
mont and his wife were received at the
English and European courts, where
the beauty and wit of the accomplished
Mrs. Fremont made a strong Impres
sion. A good linguist and accustomed
from infancy to distinguished nnd cos.
mopolitnn society, she made many
warm friends. Among them was the
Empress Eugenie, with whom she still
corresponds.
Mrs. Fremont's old age is spent In
her charming Los Angeles home a
spacious two-story cottage presented to
her by the -women of California. At
the advanced age of seventy-six, Mrs.
Fremont retains much of her bril
liancy nnd benuty. It is difficult ta
think of her as old, or even helpless,
although she practically Is so, owing
to n broken hip. -which confines her
during the day to an invalid chair.
Before this catastrophe, two years ago,
he was the gayest of the gay, and the
accident is another of those pat Illus
trations of the old saying that, pride
goeth before a fall. It happened at
the time that she was rejoicing In a
glorious sense of hnlth lu which she
boasted one day, and in an excess of
spirits danced across the floor to dis
play her exuberant vitality. But he
lid not reckon on that snare or snares
rugs on a polished floor. There was
a slip and a slide nnd down she went,
her walking as well as her dancing
lays forever over.
She is of large build, wherein she
takes after her distinguished father.
Senator Benton, who was over six feet
and of powerful physique. She has
strong, handsome, aristocratic features
nnd an expressive countenance, with
a regal poise of head and mien so ma
jestic that as she sits and bows a
smile of welcome to her visitor she
gives the effect of a gracious personage
receiving In state. The bow Is accom
panied If the visitor takes her fancy
by a wave of the hand to indicate the
sent nearest her, for this grande dame
s a little deaf and does not participate
ns much as formerly la the general
conversation.
The Tea Face.
If diction not quite in accordance
with its subject may be pardoned, a
certain acquisition of the women of
to-day may be described as the "tea
race."
It is seen on nine out of every ten
women at any afternoon tea. and it
Is a streuuous, vapid expression which
once observed can never be mlstnkeu
for any other Intent of countenance.
Youug girls are not afflicted with it.
Their tinsated, omnivorous propensity
for social gatherings and their merry,
buoyant spirits enable them to enjoy
even teas.
Hut the women who are perfunctor
ily attending the function, to whom
It Is only No. '1 or 15 on nu afternoon
list, of four or five, these women ns
sume the tea face like a mask, and
with It hide their weariness, their pre
occupleduess or their dissatisfaction.
Another peculiarity of the tea face Is
the continual furtive glance that is
vast from behind It.
After all, It Is but a mask, mid the
cal woman Is ever surreptitiously look
ing out from the corner of her eye In
search of some special thing that really
interests ber. It. may be only the clock
on the mantel, It may be the caterer'
mime, It may be a social lion, but al
ways the woman with the true tea face
will expose her secret luterests or am
bitions by involuntary and hasiy sur
veys from her ungovernable eyes.
Hut it Is a good thing, this tea face.
Suppose for au Instant the guests at
a tea showed on their countenances
their true egotism Instead of 11 genial,
lordinl pretense of altruism! Suppose,
when we greeted a woman with the
latest thliig lu baudshakes, we could
read In her face her cnnul, her curios
by, her InJIfferente. cr her Impatience
Instead of this we meet a delighted
ntnlle. au exaggerated assertion of In
terest in our welfare, and an nfilraa
tlcn of unbounded Joyottsncss and w;
are grateful. New York Herald.
Eight Rules For Popularity.
First Itemember that a good voice is
as essential to self-possession as gor-.d
Idea are essential to fluent language.
The voice should ba carefully trained
aud developed. A full, clear, flexible
voice is one of the surest Indications of
food breeding.
Second Kemember that one may be
witty without being popular, voluble
without being agreeable, a great tulker
and yet a great bore.
Third Be sincere. One who hahlt
tially sneers at everything not only
renders herself disagreeable to others
but will soon cfdse to And pleasure In
life.
Fourth-Be frnnlt. A frank, open
couutenanco and a clear, cheery laugh
are worth far more, even socially than
"pedantry In a stiff cravat."
Fifth Be amiable. You way hide a
vindictive nature under a poltis ex
tcrlor for a time, a a cat masks Its
sharp claws In velvet fur, but the len
provocation brings ont one as qnlcklj
as the other, and Ill-natured people ar
always disliked.
Sixth Be sensible. Society nevei
lacks for fools, and what yon cousldei
very entertaining nonsense may soor
be looked upon as very tiresome folly
Seventh Be cheerful. If you hnv
no great trouble on your mind you hav
no right to render other people inisera
bte I'.v your long face nnd dolorottf
tones. If yon do you will genernllj
be avoided.
Eighth Above all, be cordial and
sympathetic. True cordiality and sym
pathy unite all the other qualities
enumerated, and are certain to secure
the popularity so dear to every oue.
New York World.
Women nnil Watches.
"Women don't deserve ta own
watches." said .n jeweler. "They doti't
know how to take cure of them. They
seldom remember to wind them, and
the consequence Is the wa'cbes are
always coming back for repalts. A
woman bought one from us recently,
und I gave her strict orders to wind It
every twenty-four hours, und always
at the same hour, ns nearly ns possible.
Two days later she came back with
It; nld It had stopped nnd she couldn't
make it go. Well, I found It had run
down and hadn't beeu wound up again.
I told her this, but she insisted that
she had wound It. Two or three days
later she came back with the same
complaint, nnd ngnln I tried to Impress
her with the necessity of winding It.
Again she Insisted that she had done
so, und went away rather miffed. The
third time she came In I asked her lu
desperation to show me how she had
wound It. Then I made a peculiar dis
covery. The woman was left-handed,
nnd In attempting to wind the wntch
she had been winding It the wrong
way, with absolutely no effect upon the
spring! I've been In the business a
good many years, but It's the first
lime I ever had nn experience like
that." Philadelphia P.ecord.
Leava Taking;.
The old-fashioned flow-lag veils hare
called cut some pretty pins. Circles of
liearls and oval lattices in pearls and'
dlamouds arc attractive conventional
designs, while bees, butterflies, dragon-
tiles and other Insects In brilliant en
amels und colored gems will warmly
welcome the winter season.
A little nicety of leave-taking that is
practiced by a certain well-bred wom
an, says the Dundee News, Is to rise to
end the visit while she Is the speaker.
In this way she Is apparently leaving
while she is much Interested. This Is
better than to start at the end of a
pause, or to jump up the moment your
hostess's voice drops. One way implies
boredom; the other waiting for it
chance to get away.
This may seem a trifle of observance,
but It is worth while if only to train
one's self in the habit of easy leave-
taking a rare accomplishment even
among women with wldo social ex
perience. Once standing, leave prompt
ly, and avoid splunlng out a second
visit lu the hall.
''V
Keep Tour Shoes " New."
Some people always buy the most ex
pensive footwear, and always manage
to look 111 shod. Others haunt bargain
counters and wear unpretentious shoe
maker's shoes, aud somehow the boot
toe peeping from beneath their skirt
is always of the neatest.
All boots, shoes and slippers Intended
for ordinary wear should be kept on
their tree when not In use, and when
ever the walking boots get. damp, they
must be rubbed with vaseline ns soon
ns they are taken off. first, however.
removing the mud and afterward pad
ding them with soft linen rags or
paper. This will preserve their shape
nnd prevent shrinkage. Shoe polish
should be used sparingly, nnd only af
ter the dust has been wiped off, for
more shoes are destroyed by the reck
less use of polish thou la generally sup
posed. rteetles For Millinery
Largo beetles of enamelled French
gold and studded with mock diamonds
are one of the millinery caprices of the
moment. Floriated devices of the same
material, set with scales of niotber-of-
pearl, are also seen, while spangles,
cut steel und cut jet are la high favor.
Grandmother's Chains.
One of the most fashionable fads of
the season Is the "grandmother's chain"
striugs of cut jet or bogwood lu marble
effects aud long, sometimes Ave or six
feel. They are worn several times
about the neck und knotted in front
Frills ol Fasnlon.
Canvas weaves are very popular.
Draped girdles appear ou inauy of
the finest importations.
Flecks and lumpy dots of white are
,cen on the modish material.
Cluny ami point applique cor.iblne
beautifully ou flue garments.
Apricot is one of the lovely and fa
vored shade for evening wear.
Almost invisible plaids are the
height of the mode in hairy fabrics.
lively efl'ecta are arrived nt by
smootheriug tha charming flowered
silks in cream luce.
Do not fasten your boa under you?
chin. Catch It with a jeweled clasp
ou the bust aud wear It as though If
were a shoulder cap?.
Persian embroidery, in fact, a vari
ety of Oriental trimmings, with, bright
or delicate colorings, are applied on
lace cream makes a good medium.
Lace appliques cud medallions arc
seen on many of the dress hats, ltfaver
In white and pale shades is frequently
treated with this garniture. They are
laid flat about the bti:n and crown.
In white, all wool waists a thin one
which would also stand tubbing If
handled with care la a Bedford cord,
almost a sheer waist, it Is so tbln.
This Is finished with many small wSlte
silk buttons.
Youug girls aro wearing gowns of
black taffeta trimmed with white lace.
It Is au odd fashion, but smartly
gowned girls and young matrons are
Including at least ono such dress la
their wardrobe. . i -.
No two moires look allko; the waving
oues seem to possess a certain cbarao
teristic of their own. There Is moire
antique, moire Francalse and satin
striped and figured cousins. A plea.
Ing novelty shows polk dots ol .tarj
luK size. ,.n MtMtMtrlt.gftMilid
Mf4 The fi(
fetfjffl LATEST
(JlJ)MiEW, tt?RK FASHIONS'
New York City. Simple waists nl
vays possess nn Inherent charm and
.re essentially smnri. This attractive
-lay Mantou model Is shown In pentl
OHARMINO, SIMPLE SHIItT WAIST.
le cynge, in reseda with stltchlugs of
ortleelll silk lu n darker shade. Is
rimmed with drop buttons of open
vork silver nnd makes part of '.be
intlre gown: but the deslgu suits all
town and wnist materials, the odd
lodlee ns well as the costume.
The foundation lining Is smoothly
ind snugly fitted nnd closes nt the ecu
re front. The wnlst proper consists
if n plain back ami deeply tucked
'routs nnd closes Invisibly beuenth the
nick to the left of the centre In con
!orrulty with the accepted style of the
leasou. The back Is drawn down nt
:he waist Hue but the frouts blouse
(lightly over the belt. Over the shoul
ler seams aro applied pointed straps
:hat fall over the sleeves and give the
ong shouldered effect. The sleeves are
'till and are finished with pointed cuffs
Kt the neck is a stock that Is cut to a
(olut nt the centre front.
The quantity of material required
'or the medium size is four yards
-weuty-one Inches wide, three and
even-eighth yards twenty-seven Inches
wide or two aud three-eighth yards
'ortv-four inches wide.
Graceful and KnVctlve.
Double breasted waists are esseutlal-
ly smart and have the lidded merit
of being generally becoming. The
stylish May Manton model shown in
the large drawing Is adapted to all
waist materials, silk, wool, linen nnd
cotton, nnd to the fashionable shirt
wnlst suit as well as to the odd blouse.
In the case of the original It Is made
of sage green albatross stitched with
black ami trimmed with small buttons
showing black, green and gold.
The lining tits snugly and extends to
the waist line only aud closes at the
centre front. Both the fronts nnd back
of the wnlst are tucked and stitched
fiat, the buck for its entire length, the
fronts to yoke depth, aud aro arranged
aver the foundation. The bnck Is
iinooth and snug, but the fronts are
gathered and the blouse slightly. Th
right front Is lapped over the left to
close in double breasted style. The
sleeves nre the new bishop sort and
nre amply full above the cuffs. The
leek is finished with a baud over which
Is the regulation stock.
The quantity ot material required
for the medium size is four yards twenty-one
Inches wide, three and three
fourth yards twenty-seven inches wide,
three aud oue-hnlf yards thirty-two
Inches wldo or two nnd one-eighth
yards forty-four Inches wide.
Skirts laid In generous pleats that
conceal the seams and ure stitched flat
at their tipper portions, nre among the
latest shown and are eminently grace
ful and effective. The smnrt model
shown in the large drawing is shaped
with nine gores that allow only narrow
spaces between the pleats which pro
vide fulness and with the flare on each
gore give a stylish flounce elTect where
they fall free.
The skirt Is cut In nine gores that
widen perceptibly as they approach
the lower edge and are specially
adapted to narrow goods. At each
seam, so arranged as to cover It, Is a
deep pleat that Is stitched fiat to
Bounce depth. At the buck Is a flat In
verted pleat that gives the requisite
nug fit about the hips yet provides ful
ness below. The lower portion falls In
oft full folds that give a flounce effect.
To cut this skirt In the medium size
ten and five-eighth yards of material
twenty-ouo Inches wide, seven and one
fourth yards twenty-seveo Inches wide,
BLOUSE OR SIIIUT WAIST AND NIXE-GOUED SKIRT.
seven and one-fourth yards thirty-two
Inches wide or four nnd three-fourth
yards forty-four Inches wide will be
required.
KuUstltiitea for the Pocket.
Large purses and handbags are the
order of the day.
Those stnnll leather affairs which
have been popular for more thnu a
year are no longer considered the cor
rect thing. To be thoroughly modish
now a bng nbout ten Inches deep and
eight inches brond should be carried.
This should be of soft English mo
rocco, lu black, green, dark red, tan or
blue, and have elaborate mountings of
Burmese gold, with a short chain of
the sanio metal by which to carry It.
A handsome bag In this new shape
bad two golden lizards, oue each side
of the clasp, and set In the beautifully
wrought bodies were pale nmethysts.
The bags are lined with moire to mutch
the shnde of the leather.
Card cases have Increased In size,
and the prettiest of those Intended to
be carried this autumn nre made of
soft suede In pale gray, flutning red or
golden brown.
Sometimes there will be a border to
the flap of reddish gold, highly pol
ished, and again, on n pearly suede
case, a mermaid deslgu In gray silver,
the figure occupying one corner, while
the tnll nnd draperies swirl across to
cover the other end.
Volret Corsasje Violets.
Something of nn Innovation in the
artificial flower field, both for millinery
and corsage use, is the violet scented
velvet violet. In shape nnd shading it
Is as near the natural product as any
manufacture may be, aud only the
most sensitive olfactory nerves could
detect a difference In odor.
Wntnan'a Blouse.
'Invisible or Tiincess closings with
yoke effects are seen upon many of the
lntest nnd smartest waists. This styl
ish May Manton model includes both
features, the tucking being graduated
to give n yoke effect nt the front, with
oue of the newest collars and the fash
ionable full sleeves. The original is of
plaid loulslne silk, cut bias and
trimmed with pipings ot black velvet
and carved metal buttons, but all
walstljig materials are npproprinte,
silk, wool nnd cotton.
The wnlst Is made over a fitted lin
ing that closes nt thu centre front
separately from the outside, but which
can be omitted whenever washable
fabrics nre used or less warmth Is de
sired. The waist consists of a smooth,
fitting back aud of fronts that are
stitched In tiny tucks at the neck and
shoulders, with n wide tuck on each
front, that meet In the centre and cover
the hems through which the Invisible
closing is made. The bnck is gathered
and drawn down snugly at the waist
line, but the fronts blouse slightly ovei
the belt. The light front edge Is
lapped over the left beneath the wide
tucks so bringing the edges together.
The sleeves nre full nnd are finished
with cuffs cut to match the pretty col-
A 8XAHT M.OUSB.
lnr. The stock Is tbo regulation ono
with the addition of thu turn-over
portion.
The quantity cf material required for
the medium size Is four and one-eigntu
yards twenty-one inches wldo, three
and seven-eighth yards twenly-eoven
Inches wide, thrco und oce-elghtb yards
thirty-two Inches wide or two and one
eighth yards forty four laches wide.
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
acatral Tradi CanJItloaa,
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
says:
"New labor controversies have been
promptly settled by advancing wagei,
nd the gradual improvement in supply
of coal has reduced prices and restored
ctivity in manufacturing. Complaints
Ire increasing as to the tardy movement
of freight, miles of cars being stalled by
the lack of motive power, and many
roads refuse to accept further shipment!
until the blockades are relieved. Lower
lempcra'tire lias stimulated retail sales
of seasonable merchandise, but frost
conies too late to seriously Injure agricul
tural products. Liberal consumption
sustains quotations in most lines, domes
tic demands being supplemented by large
exports. Operating expenses of the rail
ways have increased in many cases to
such a degree that net earnings are some
what curtailed, but gross earnings for
October thus far exceed last year's by
47 per cent, and those of 1900 by 13.5
per owit.
"New England shoe manufacturers are
receiving additional orders at fully sus
tained quotations, and many shops are
assured' of full occupation well into Jan
uary. Supplementary orders for winter
goods have decreased, indicating that
wants will be supplied when shipments
are made, and producers nre pushing de
liveries in order to take inventories.
Leather is in better demand, with prices
firmer. More interest has been shown in
Chicago packer hides at recently reduced
prices, but the average of all grades is
again lower. Conditions at the cotton
mills arc healthy, a scarcity of goods
being general, while there is no disposi
tion to force transactions. It is early for
supplementary buying of spring woolen
goods and fall trade is finished, so that
these divisions of the market are natur
ally quiet. Raw(wool is very firm at the
leading Eastern markets, which are ship
ping freely to the mills.
"Failures for the week untutored 233
in the United States, against 191 last
year, and 23 in Canada, compared with 21
a year ago.
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
Flour Spring clear, 3 10ti3..'?0; best
Patent, $4.50; choice Family. $3.75.
Wheat New York No. 2. ISHo;
Philadelphia No 'i, 73a75o: Baltimore
No 2. 72o.
Com -New York No. 3, 67c; Phlla
dolphla No. 2. tiOaGO.'i; Baltimore No. 2,
49c.
Oats New York No. 2.84 Ho; Phlla
delphio No. 2, 38c; Baltimore No 2,
3Ge.
Hay No. 1 timothv, tl7.00al7.50;
No. 2 timothy. tl6.00ai(i.50; No. 3 tim
othy$!5.00ai5.50 Green Fruits and Vegetables Apples
perbrl, fancy $1 fjO'W-i 50; fair to good
per brl, 1 ibcaifl 75; Beets, native, pet
bunch lcaWic; Cabbages, native, flat
dutch, per 100, 75c3U 25; Celery, pel
doz. 25ca40c; Eggplants, native, per
100. $1 00-2125; (jinipes, basket, 10al2c
Lettuco, native, per bu boi, 25ca35o.
Limn benns, native, par bu box, 80'
00c; Onions, Maryland and Pennsylva
nia yollow, por bu, 70c 75c; Pumpkins,
native, each, 4ca5c; Squash, Anne
Aiuudel, per basket, lOciiljc; String
beans, native, per bu, green, 25o30c;
Tomatoes, Potomac, per peach basket,
20oS2.r)O. Rappahannock, bar bu box,
50ca55c;
Potatoes, White, per bu C0a65o; Mary
land and Pennsylvania, per bu 60a65c;
Now York, per bu 50a53; sweets, pel
brl 1 25af 1 50.
Butter, Separator, 2Gn37o; Gat here J
oream,'24n25o; prlnts,l-lb 27a28o; Rolls,
2-lb. 2Ga27; Dairy pta. Md., Pa., Va.,
25a26o.
Eggs, Fresh-laid eggs, per dozen,
23a24o
Choese, Large, CO-lb. V2Ual2Ho; me
dium, 36-lb, 12?4al2; nlonlos, 83-lb
13al3.Vo.
Live Poultry Hens, ll.'al2c; old
roosters, each 25u30c; spring chickens,
Hal2o, young stags, lUUSo. Tur
keys, tOalOH'o. Duoks, llalloX.
Hides, Heavy steers, association and
suiters, late kill, 60-lbs and up, olose se
lection, 12H'al3'iic; cows and light steers
9ial0tfo.
Provisions and Hog Produots. Bulk
clear rib sides, 12o; bulk shoulders,
12?c; bulk bellies, 13c; bulk haul butts,
10c; buoon clear rib sides, 13c; baoou
shoulders, 12c; siijjar-ourod breasts,
15v'c; sugar-cured shoulders, 12c;
sugar-cured California bums, lOo;
bams canvascd or uncunvased, 13 lbs.
and over, 14o; refined lard Heroes, brls
and 50 lb cans, gross, llH'o; refined lard,
secoud-buud tubs, ll.S'o; refined lard,
hulf-barrels and new tubs, HHo.
Live Stock.
Chicago, Cattle, Mostly lOal.'jo lower,
good to prime steers $7 25aS 00; medium
3 75a( 90; stocknrs aud feeders J 25
4 25;oows, $140a4 50; heifers 2 GOi
5 00; Texas-fed steers ;( 00a4 35. Hogs,
Mixed and butchers $8 6 u7 10; good to
oholoe, heavy u !K)a7 25; 8bee, sbeep
and lambs slow to lower; good to choios
rhethers $3 50a4 00; Western sheep
$3 50a5 60.
East Liberty, Cattle steady; choice
Id 80u7 00; prime $0 lriuli 75. Hogs,
prime haavy $7 25.i7 35, mediums 17 10;
neavy Vorker 7 00a7 06. Sli,eep steady,
Beat wethers $3 60a3 80 oulls und 00111
von f i 50u2 00; choice lambs (5 35a5 50.
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Last year 1,733 B'fl n(l women were
engaged in picking coal at the pithead
in vVest Lancashire, England. 130 more
than in the previous year. Of these 191
were between 14 and 16 years of age.
Longshoremen on the Pacific coast,
from Cape Nome, Alaska, to San Dieg'i,
Cal., have perfected plans for the estab
lishment of a central organization that
will bring all the coas unions in close
touch. 1
A Defense League for Employers i
forming at Toronto, Canada.
Resolutions favoring and urging th
movement for an eight-hour law wer
passed at the recent convention of tki
National Association of Blast Ftirnact
Workers and Smelters held at Buffalo,
N. Y.
Owing to the scarcity of boys for sref
senger service at St. Louis, Mo., the dis
trict messenger companies have been ex
perimenting with men, who are paid
$1.25 a day aud are not required to
wear uniforms.
It is estimated that there are 800,000
working people in the city of Chicago,
and the 525 different trades unions claim
about 40 per cent, of that number as
members.
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