ON A DYINQ INSECT.
Thou fluttering wife of gauzy green,
That by untoward Home to-night
Art rudely mnmoncd from a scene
That for Homo days hath shed delight
On thy ronll senses what lias been
Thy profit from this sunny world,
re into darkness and oblivion hurled?
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The Vigilance Committee.
ByW.
T was a moonlight night ond;
mo ronuway snone wiino
and clear between the
straggling fences. A num
ber of nipn, n dozen, per
haps, wore coming up tho
hill from the village in the valley with
Its twinkling lights, Thoy -were plod
ding along in a little group nnd busily
talking as thoy advanced, Presently
they paused at u gateway and crowded
a little closer. The house within the
yard was old nnd weather beaten. It
was a story nnd a half building. There
was a porch along the front with two
windows beneath It, one for each side
of the door. Through the window at
the left shone a faint and tuckering
light.
The group of men nt the gnfeTl'iigoied
Irresolutely for a few moments, talking
In eager whispers. Then a tall young
man with a smooth nnd kindly face
broke from the party nnd led the way
tip the graveled walk to the front door
iWlien he reached the little porch lie
paused and held up his hand. Then he
went to the window through which tho
faint light flickered and went In.
That Abner Moxham was a bard man
nobody in Wlnterfield doubted, lie
wag insoclable. He was close lo his
dealings; he lived quite alone In the
old eottago on tho south hill. He wna
tall and lean and yellow, and his sixty
years had touched his hnlr with white,
and filled his lean cheeks with wrinkles.
He cared nothing for tho matters that
Interested the villagers. He took no
Interest In politics nor In public Im
provements, nnd very little In religion
Occasionally' he would stray into the
white church whose steeple was the
tallest In the village, and sit quits by
himself through the service. Then be
would hurry away without a word to
his fellow worshipers. The young pas
tor had called on him once, but it was
not believed that he had repeated the
visit. In fact, he never stated clearly
what occurred while he was there. It
was said that Abner was the possessor
of n small library of hooks that were
calculated to destroy all faith in ortho
dox views, and that he pored over them
n great deal of his time. Where the
old man's income came from no vil
lager knew. That it was limited every,
body felt sure. His way of living was
so simple, his clothes were thread
tare, flnd the purchases he made In the
village were not of a character to sug
gest the possession of even n moderate
lucome. He came and went aud both
ered no man, yet was a thorn iu tho
flesh of the gossipy hamlet.
And then his standing as an object of
neighborly Interest was suddenly and
greatly Increased by the rjumor that he
had brought a boy home to live with
hlra. Abner had a habit of disappear
ing for a week or more at a time.
He might have been supposed to be
lu his cottage during these absences
If it hadn't been for the fact that be
wag seen to take the train. But whore
he went Wlntorflpld didn't know.
It wa3 reported ouce by Ezra Kim
ball, whoso business tools him to the
great city every month, that he ran
across Abner there one morning, but
that the old man didn't look at him
and hurried clong.
"And what's queerer," said Ezra, "is
that he was talking to two swells at n
carriage door as I came up. and the
lady gave" him hpr hand and the ni.nu
took off his hat to him. Then they
drove away."
But Winter-field pooh-poohed this pie
hire and assured Ezra that he must be
dreaming.
When the hoy arrived It was early
evening aud he was so muffled up that
his face could not be seen. He was a
little fellow of perhaps eight, and Ab
ner had hurried him away before the
tlirious stntionmasier could get a good
look at him. It was a full mile from
Hie station to the old cottage on the
hill, and In the dual: of the evening
Jim Perking had met the tall old man
trudging up the hill with the lad on his
back.
When Wintered hrard of this nddl
tlon to the Moxham household It
frowned ominously nnd shook its sa
gacious head. It was no place for a
Joy. It couldn't be a home for any
body. The boy was to be pitied. In
faet, the village must keep a sharp
lookout for bis welfare.
It was a day or two later that tho
child aud old Abner appeared at the
postofllce, and tho postmistress got a
good look at the little fellow.
She stared at him out of her little
window.
'That' a delicate appearln' child you
have there,' alie said.
"Yes." Abner replied, as he reached
tor his letters. If t hadn't been for hJg
mall the old man's visits to tho village
would have been greatly decreased In
number. He received more letters
than any man In Wlnterfleld. a fact
hat thoroughly convinced the villagers
'hat he must bo engaged lu some ne
"rlous pursuit where letter writing
' a part or tba swindle.
The llttlo postmistress yielded up tho
letters reluctantly.
''Needs a lot o' good care." she said
with her beady black eyes on the boy.
"Yes," Abner agreed, as he turned
owsy.
"Most unwholesome child I ever
jaw." tho llttlo postmistress explained
to Mrs. Baxter, the wife of the village
nanker. "He looks scared and abused.
ua 1 m just sure that old miser'j
Home's no plaeo for him."
"Somebody ought to look after the
Poor little vagabond." said the banker's
1 rM baV0 wo got numac
clones or? "
The boy was rarely seen In the vil
lage. He was delicate la appearance
and seemed timid. H kept close to
the old nan and resisted all attempts
to draw hlrj away.
"He's thoroughly cowed." tald the lit
e postmistress to the youug minister
ht) held that worthy with her gilt-1
"r'00k, t0 lik a child
tad .'n T " h? f Urved ana bcotn
Md m 6S)Wt ukcn out 0 j gom
A few short flight on shimmering wings,
A few warm ecstmies in air,
A golden glow, n glimpue of things
Not understood, and everywhere
A great, glad life that aoara and ningsi
) an it not well? Who asltetli more
I'o earry to the all-forgetting shore?
.John Hall Ingham, in Lippincott's.
R.
A,
Rose.
body with authority ought to Invest!
gate and right away, too, or It may
ue ioo iato.
The young minister flushed a little
nnd seemed about to speak. Then he
abruptly cheeked the Impulse and
picked up His letters.
"I think," said the little postmistress,
"that it's your duty to interfere, Mr.
in-owning.
The young minister smiled.
"It Isn't always easy to see one's
duty clearly, Mrs. Twitters," he said
"And while you are waiting for clear
or vision the worst may happen," said
tile little postmistress.
The minister's face grew crave.
"I ''oue not." he said, and turned
a
The little postmistress gave a sniff
as he passed through the door, a little
sniff that was expressive of profound
contempt for the dilatory ways of mas
culine nuuinnlly.
Then enme a time when the boy was
not seen for several weeks and public
anxiety grew Intense. Nor did the old
man appear. He was there lu the
auelent cottage. Tho milkman and the
baker and the grocer saw him on their
rounds. But they saw nothlug of the
boy.
"How is the little fellow?" the grocer
volunteered to ask one day.
"He's all right," the old man gruffly
replied.
"I haven't seen hlra out," the grocer
persisted.
"No, said the old man, nnd closed
the door behind him.
At .the expiration of three weeks
Selectman Brlscora sought out tho
young minister.
"Parson," be said, "I'm here at the
request of several of our most reputa
bio citizens. They think something
should lie done about Old Man Moxham
and thatboy."
'What do you propose?" Inquired the
young man.
'Wo thought maybe you could sug-
gest something."
The young minister was silent for a
moment.
"We must lie careful," he said.
"Of course."
"We have no proof that anything Is
wrong.
"It looks mighty queer."
The young minister hesitated.
out where I spent a year or two
after I left colleee." he said "thev
would have mado this tho subject for
a vigilance committee's attentions.
When a social duty of this sort was
under consideration a rope was usually
at hand whore It could be found when
wanted."
"Of course," said the selectman hasti
ly, "we don't Intend to go that far."
The young man smiled.
"But the vigilance committee Idea
suits you?"
The Idea of a committee to visit the
old man suits me."
iiood, said the young man. "There
can be no harm in that."
"And you'll Join us?"
"Yes."
"To-morrow night?"
"Yes."
"We'll meet at the church r.t B
o'clock."
"Very well."
The selectman paused.
"And will you lead us?"
"If you desire It," said tho .vouni
minister.
And so it happened that the first vie!.
lance committee that Wlnterfleld had
ever known plodded determinedly, al
though nt a leisurely pace, up the long
hill in the bright moonlight, and finally
entered the old man's yard and halted
before tho ancient cottage. And It was
the tall young minister who advanced
and peered through the lighted win
dow. There was n brie pause.
Then tho tall young minister turned
to the others.
"Come," h'o said la a whisper.
He rapped lightly on the door. Wait-
leg but a moment he opened It and
passed iu, with the others following
linn.
The door opened Immcdia'.o'.y Into the
big living room of the cottage, a com
fortable apartment with a great lire
place with a log burning on the huge
andirons, a log that scut out the flicker
ing light that had Illuminated tho win
dow. The old man was there, seated In a
low chair by the fireplace. He looked
up as the committee entered, but
8lmwed no surprise.
Ho only nodded oud then held up 1i!b
hand with n slight warning gesture.
The boy was In a cushioned chair by
the old man's side. His head with its
long light hair was pillowed against
tho oid man's shoulder. He tut nt
such an angle that the committee could
see the little white face, and tho long
white hands, and tho closed eyes. Tho
boy was asleep.
But even as they stared at this pic
ture the child stirred uneasily.
"Daddy," he cried, "daddy!" ;.-...
It was a cry of terror.
"Yes, yes, dear lioy, I am hero," said
the old man gently as he patted the
white cheek. Tho big eyes opened
wider alad rested on the old man's face.
The pale lips parted In a sigh.
"I had a bud dream, duddy," ho mur
mured. "Yes, dear boy. Cut it was only a
dream."
"I dreamed they were beating me
again, daddy."
"They will never beat you again, dear
boy."
The child was silent for a moment.
Then lie sighed again. This tlmo it
was a sigh of contentment.
"Daddy," ho sortly said, "It's like
heaven to be tick, isn't It?"
The old man stroked tho whlto bands
tenderly.
"Therc'a a little pain again la ny
shoulder, daddy," said the boy. "If
you'll rub it Just a little It will go away
and then I can sleep."
Tbo old aiaa reached across oud
goctly stroked the ailing nrra nud tho
tired eyelids slowly closed.
Presently the stroking censed and tlio
old man looked up. Tho commutes
were grouped about the door, each man
with his hat In his band nud they wero
all very still.
"The child has been 111," said tho old
man softly. "He has had n fever, the
result of bis malarial surroundings nnd
of 111 treatment. But he is much bet
tor, and will, please Ood. live to bo n
strong and healthy child. I have nursed
him through this Illness, because I felt
competent to do It I am n graduate of
a medical school and because lu his
timid nnd nervous condition the sight
of a strange face would have greatly
retarded his recovery." He paused
and gently shifted the child's bend
Into a more comfortable position, and
then one of tho little hands crept into
the brown and rugged one and stayed
there. He looked up ngnlu, but before
be could speak the tall young pastor
hud stepped forward.
"Mr. Moxham," he said, In his deep,
low tones, "these gentlemen are a sell',
nppolnted committee who have railed
upon you In a neighborly way with the
desire of proffering such aid as you
may require. They have been worried
and even alarmed by your non-appear
ance in the village and are here be
cause they felt It was high time that
they asserted their humanity. Wo are
not a demonstrative people in Winter
Held. Wo net slowly, but when we do
act we are thoroughly In earnest. And
I speak for each member of this com
mlttee. sir. and for all the village, too,
when I say that if there is audit wo
can do. to help you in auy way yon can
command us to the utmost limit of our
resources."
He paused and the old man slowlv
nodded.
'I thank you, Mr. Brownlnc." ho
said, "and I thank you all. gentlemen.
i.ut at present there Is nothing I need.
Sliould nny occasion arise. I will bp
glad to call upon you." And his head
dropped again over the child.
There was a moment's pans?.
"Ciood night, sir," said the tall voun"
minister.
There was a llttlo murmur of tronil
nights behind him.
'tiood night aud mr thonks." said
the old man.
And the Wlnterfleld vigilance com-
nilitee passed out.
It was the young pastor who broke
the silence as they strode down tho
hill.
We have misjudged this old man "
he said. "I believe I am free to say
so. It was a dreadful tlonmsiin mir.
Ity that brought Win to this state. It
humbled his pride, it crushed his am
bition. He crept awav here to hMn
his wounded soul. And yet bo has not
entirely forgotten his fellow creatures.
A great institution for the earn nf
child waifs flourishes in the city
through Lis liberality. And I hold in
my hands a goodly sum for the benefit
of our village poor, a thank offering for
the recovery of his daughter's child.
Yes, that is her child. And under Prov-
Ideneo I fervently hope to see it the
means of dra.ving him back amoug
his fellow men." He paused and half
turned. "Oh. my brethren," he said,
"never let charity lose its place in your
hems."
They trudged on In silence until tho
parsonage was reached.
They paused at the gate.
"Gentlemen." said the selectman n
he glanced around. "1 move that the
Wlnterfleld vigilance committee do now
cd.iourn slue die."
Then each man went his war. Clovn
land Plain-Dealer.
Tba Jnpanone Harden.
The classical garden, like a sonnet, is
governed by special laws of harmouv
uml rhythm. It must have Its five
hills, its ten trees nnd Its fourteen
stones. You can get along without tho
bills, and you can get along without
tne trees, but you cannot get along
without stone3. Indeed, the perfect
type of the flat garden is nothing but
an archipelago of rocks In a sea of
white pebbles. Tho stones must bo tho
foundation, the rest are mere accessor
ies. Speaking stones are what is
wanted stones that suggest moods and
passions for the Japanese recognize
mat tliere nre sermons in stones. Knch
stone hns its name nud relative place
:i tne composition. There is tho guar
dian stone In the centre and opposite it
the bollevlew stone. Across tho cas
cade Is the mooiiHhade stone, nnd ro on.
The hills unmask each other bv rule.
The principal bill has its two foothills.
Its spurhills. its tHstnut peak. a?en
through a valley, and the low hill, flint
must stand on the opposite side of the
lake.
t there Is a principal stone and a
principal bill, to must tliere be a "prill-
ipnl tree." the shojin-boku. nro-.ind
which the Tree of Perfection, the Tree
of Evil, the Tree of tho Setting Sun. ths
Tree of Science and the Tree of Soli
tude bow their les.er heads.
These are 111? essentials. Now add
one pond, cue island, two stone lan
terns, three bridges and mix thorough
ly, garnish with lotus and servo with
goldfish and mandarin duck. There is
recipe for a Japanese gardeu. Will-
lam Verbeck, la Country lACv.
Tha Wood to th foul.
In the woods a man casts off bin
years as a snake bis sloth, aud, at what
period soever of his life. Is always a
child. In the woods Is perpetual vonth.
Within these plantations of God a dec
orum and sanctity reign, a perennial
festival Is dressed, and the guest sees
not how he should tire of them in a
thousand years. In the woods we re
turn to reason and faith. There I feel
that nothing can befall me in life no
disgrace, no calamity (leaving ino'my
eyes), which nature can not repair.
Standing on the bare ground my bead
bathed by the blithe air and up-li'ft Into
Influlto space all mean egotism van
ishes, I become a transparent eyeball;
am nothing: I see all; the currents of
the Universal Being circulate through
me; I am a part or particle of Ood.
The name of the nearest friend sounds
then foreign and accidental; to be
brothers, to be acquaintances muster
or servant Is then a trifle and a dis
turbance. I am tho lover of uneon-
tained and Immortal beauty. In tlia
wilderness, I find something more dear
and connate than In the streets and
village. In the tranquil landscape, and
especially In the distant line of the hor.
izon man beholds somewhat as beautl.
ful as In till wu nature. Ralph Waldo
Emerson,
WOMAN'S
REALM.
ART IN NEEDLEWORK.
Origin nf tlm Chief Mrltchet Soma Facta
and Explanations.
r.niliroldcry begins with the needle
iii'l the needle (thorn, fish bone or
whatever It may have been been) came
into use as soon as ever savages had
the wit to sew skins together to kep
themselves warm: and If the stitches
made nny sort of pattern (as coarse
Hitching naturally wnuldj this was
embroidery.
The term Is oflfii vaguely used to
denote nil kinds of orn.iiiieuial needle
work, and some with which tile needle
has nothing to do. This Is misleading,
though It Is true that embroidery docs
touch on the one side tapestry, which
may be described as a kind of embroid
ery with the shuttle, nud on the other,
luce, which Is needlework pure and
simple construe! inn "in the all" as tho
I.nli.'iu name lias it.
The term Is used in common parlance
to express any kind nf superllclal or
suii.'rllunus ornamentation. A poet Is
said to embroider the truth, but such
t:se of the word hints at the real nature
of the work embellishment, enrich
tiient. If added, there must llrst of all
be something It is added to the mate
rial, that Is to sny on which the needle.
work Is done. In weaving (even tapes
try weaving) the pattern Is got by the
'nterweaving of warp and weft; In lace,
too. It Is gut out of the threads which
make the stuff. In cmhrnldcrv it is
got by threads worked on n fabric llrst
of nil woven on a loom, or It might be
netted. There Is Inevitably n certain
overlapping of the crafts.
I'.nibroidery is merely an affair of
itltching. and the first thing needful
alike to the worker In It and the de-
"i.'iifr for It Is a thorough acquaint
ance wiui tne siivcne.--: not, or course
whli every modilication of a stitch
which Individual Ingenuity may have
devis-Ml It would need the space of an
encyclopedia to chronicle them nil. but
with the broadly marked variety of
siltehrs which have been employed to
best purposes In ornament.
They nre derived, naturally, from the
slitclies first used for quite practical
and prosaic purposes, button bole
si itch, for example, to keep the edges
:f the stuff from fraying: herring bone
to strengthen nnd disguise a seam:
'Jar.iing to make good a worn surface
nnd so on. The difficulty of discussing
them Is greatly increased by tho liap-
uazaru way in which tney nre com
monly named. A stitch is called
'(ireek," "Spanish." ".Mexican." "South
Kensington" or what not neeordlng to
the country whence came the work in
cvh I eh some one first found It. Each
name it after his or her discovery, or
call it perhaps vaguely Oriental, and
io we have any number of names for
the same stitch, names which to dif
ferent people stand often for quite dif
ferent stitches.
When this confusion Is complicated
by tile Invention of a new name for
very conceivable stitch or combination
H' thread strokes, or for each slightest
variation upon an old stitch, and even
for n stitch worked from left to right
Instead of from right to left, or for a
Hitch worked rather longer than usual
I lie task of reducing them to order
wmn rarhrr hopeless. In the so-called
English work the flitches probably all
.Mine from the East. Why not drop
i. ties and call stitches by the plainest
and least mist.ikable names? It will
be seen If we reduce them to their na
tive simplicity that they fall Into fairly
in.-iiiM-ii groups or laniines, which can
be dlscuss.'d each under its own head
i -
Siitcnes may be groined In all man
ner of arbitrary ways according to
lb?lr provenance, according to their ef
fect, according to their use and so on.
the most natural way of grouping
mem is according to their structure.
i;ot iviiu regard to wiiei-.ce tliev came
k what they do, but according to what
I hey are. This way thev are worked.
This is the plan that It Is proposed here
.o adopr. A survey of the stitches is
the necessary preliminary eliher to the
design or the execution of needle work.
How. els? suit the design to the stitch,
Ine stitch lo the design? In order to
do the one the aritlst must be quite at
uonie among tn(. studies: In order to
il.i the other, the embrold res must
have sympathy t uoiigli with the de
si'.'ii to choose the stitch or stitcl:e
which will best render 1:.
This is not the moment to uj-p upon
Hie woman the study of design, but to
urge upon the designer the study of
si Itches.
Certain stitches answer certain
pur-
loses and strictly ouiy those.
1 lie effective worker idrslsnor or em-
Sroidereri Is the one who works with
judgment and you cannot Judge un
'ess you know.
A stitch may bp defined as the thread
'eft ci th? surface of the clotli after
ncb ply of the needle. And the simple.
'tralu'ht rorward stlielrs of this kind
uv not so many as one might suppose.
nny lie reduced Indeed to a compara
tively few types ps may be seen in the
following lessons. Philadelphia Kec
ord. Ilelit Colon For Spring Coat.
i loin jackL'is and coals for spring
un very much to Ilgltt colors. Of
nurse, for practical purposes the short,
tight-fitting t.m-colored cloth jacket Is
the most worn. The un-io-datn elrl.
nowtver. lin-4 become rattier tired of
this. Khe very much prefers the dash
ing little black silk coat that Is quite
warm enough for spring and far newer
md more attractive. She Is verv fond
if the short or medium length white or
"ream-colored coat cut more on the box
order.
The light-colored idea lias eveij In
roiled tlio realm of automobile costum
ing, nud among the novelties of t lie
fiison Is r. white kid automobile cost.
ne couar. cutis ami lapels are applied
..m aeu-ainjis in ugni Diue, creating
11 pleasing contrast. With this may be
worn a regular auto nat.
There Is no more fashionable style of
street suit for this spring than that
showing the long-sl:lrtrd coat. For
sp.iug this Is n decided but pretty inno
vation. I'ou'U fsuc-ics nro mostly cm-
ployed, and they nre llttlo adorned
Box plents, however, nre a very preva
lent feature. The skirt may Just toucl
the ground or again may be a shori
walking length.
A simple but attractive model Is of
fancy rough goods In a dark mixture.
Around the m-ek is an application ol
black silk cdgeil with self-colored braid
while the lapels are similarly treated.
The culfs and belt as well are of this
silk. Narrow box-pleats extend like
suspenders ovrr the shoulders nnd ter
minate at the wnist line on either side.
There are also two box pleats on cither
side of the skirt of the coat. The short
walking skirt Is box-pleated all the way
round. New York Mall and Express.
-
Vloinestlo Sclffnr.
The question Is often asked "What Is
Domestic. Science?" The answer Is
simplicity itself. It Is housekeeping In
the best and easiest way.
Our grandmothers, who rejoiced in
the distinction of being good house
keepers, gained their knowledge
through experience. But experience
means a long and circuitous path to
travel, nud the modern woman, who
litis more things on her hands than
grandmother ever thought of attempt-
I'ig. wants a short cut to the elysiaii
fields that surround the perfectly or
dered home.
For her, applied science, thnt is the
application or the scientific laws and
principles which she has gained In
school. Is now to be drawn upon for
daily living and household manage
ment, and the 'ologles and 'ographles
turned to practical nccount.
Nor is domestic science confined, os
some people believe, to cooking iilone.
Its Held is too broad to be bounded by
the stove and its precincts alone. While
the subject of dietetics, which relates
to food and feeding, is probably of tho
llrst Importance to tho well being of tile
family, there nre also the question of
clothing, of home construction and
sanitation, the principles and methods
of housework, the draining and plumb
ing, the lighting and heating, how to
keep the family well and bow to care
for thorn if sick or injured, bow to look
after the household expenditures so
that there need be no leaks, and how
lo satisfy the demands of social con
science. All these Important and va
ried requirements fall Into line under
the head of domestic sclencs. Phila
delphia Inquirer. "
Tlio Well-llremieil Woman.
These are a few of the things that
the well dressed woman never does:
She never hangs her jacket by n loop
at the back. If she lias no coat hanger
she puts it away in the drawer.
She never puts a waist away before
It Is thoroughly aired.
Slie does not wear a veil until It Is
stringy, soft and filled with dust.
She does not put her gloves away
without blowing them into shape nud
smoothing them.
She does not leave her hats uncov
ered, but sees that they nre well cov
ered with tissue paper before putting
them in a box.
She never leaves her shoes standing
empty, but if she has no boot trees she
tills them with paper.
She does not throw down her street
dress when she takes it off. but
fully brushes it nnd hangs it away.
She does not keep ber furs where
dust can get at them.
She does not put up with a grease
spot nor broken stitch, but remedies
both nt once. New York American.
Colored Handkerchiefs.
Among the very latest things In the
way of fads is having handkerchiefs
dyed or made to suit each gown. They
are dainty squares of lawn or thread
cambric with very narrow hems, and
they match in color any tint for street,
house and evening gowns. These col
ored handkerchiefs nre very plain,
while the white ones for general use
are often elaborately trimmed. The
prettiest Is of white silk with n narrow
border of velvet an artistic and ex
tremely dainty aeeissory of mlladl's
toilet. American Queen. "
The Ntweil Fanhlanr.
An inverted box pleat Is at tho back
of most skirt:!.
Hats built of heavy lace inlet Into the
straw In medallion effect is a new aud
smart mode.
Tlio silk slip in a promenade dress
drags very little, no matter what the
length of the train.
Plealings or ruffle?, cdj
:o Flip skirts.
a soft but heavy cord belli
iu the edge
of the skirt proper.
Some lovely parasols o? white taffeta
are bordered with a wreath of violets,
while on many others lace medallion
un riot.
Steded silks iu solid colors are 111110:11:
the revivals In silks. They will be use
ful for summer shirt waist frocks and
separate waists.
One pretty hat In cornllowtr blue-
straw had a wreuth or cornflower 011
the bilin. the stems arranged lu a (Utili
ty lattice-work effect.
The sunflower rosette is new. Soft
silk is made to rcprcseut the petals of
this symbol of Kansas, mid the centre
is built of innumerable loops of i!i:y
velvet ribbon.
-V narrow scarf, looping nnd falling
in the front lu Ascot style, encircles
many of the transparent stocks at the
bottom, thus covering the band of th?
blouse. Bauds of white linen fagotted
together make up useful slocks of this
kind.
Spanish l.iee, which used to be so
fashionable ,-cars .'.go, !s iu style again.
The womau who has a scarf or Helm
or flouncing of Spanish lace can now
bring It out of its seciuslon nud wear ii.
v.ith the conselousnrss that she is hi
style.
White taffeta belts have round
buckles of mot her-of -pearl and large
buttons of the same set ulons tl:
pleated postlilou pieces are milled nt
tlio backs of these belts, and the pearl
buttons, besides giving a finish to them
alto help to keep them Iu position.
Silk, llueu aud cotton embroideries
mingle In many novel ways with the
new luces. A charming Imitation Irish
erocuet frames pink, blue or white ha
usie insets exquisitely worked. Willi
black and whlto. Eliot luces are com
blued with white llueu medallions
wrought In cut-out work, brnld or coid.
These combinations come In edging
and galloons, some of which are uiaUu
lu separable omauicut.
New York Clty.-lllotise jackets are
mining tho notable features of the sea
son's styles and are much liked both
for general wraps and jacket suits.
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ISLOCSE JACKF.T,
Thu smart May M .111 to 11 inoib'l illus
trated Is adapted to both purposes and
to all the season's suitings, to ctaniiiie.
to clotli and to silk; but in the original
Is nindo of tan colored canvas with
trimming of fancy braid nud makes
part of a costume.
The blouse consists of fronts nnd
back and is exceedingly simple and eas
ily made. It does not require any
snug tit of a jacket and Is. therefore,
far less exacting and better suited to
the needs of the home dressmaker. The
hack Is plain aud without fulness, but
the fronts are gathered ami blouse
slightly at the waist. The cape Is cir
cular and Ills smoothly over the shoul
ders, but can be omitted and the
blouse left plain when preferred. Both
neck and front edges are llnlslted with
a shaped bund. The sleeves are tho
new bishop sort and ore gathered Into
pointed cuffs. The lower edge cau be
finished with the close lilting pepliitn
or with the belt only as Individual
taste may decided.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is six yards twenty
one Inches wide, three yards forty-four
Inches wide or two and three-fourth
yards tlfty-two Inches wide.
Turked Klouan or Shirt Wiil-t.
Shirt waists that combine horizontal
with vertical tucks are among the nov
elties of tlie season and are shown In
a variety of styles. The very stylish
May M.'tntou one shown lu the large
picture Is adapted both to washable
fabrics and to the many waist cloths
and silks. The original, however, is
made of white madras and is hold by
four large pearl buttons at the centre
uf the box pleat.
The waist consists of ti,e tucked
fronts and plain back, with the fitted
foundation, that can be used or mnllti d
as the material requires. The fronts
are laid In narrow vertical tucks that
extend to shallow yoke depth and in
wider horizontal ones below, and are
gathered at the waist line, where they
droop slightly. The back Is smooth
across the shoulders aud the fulness Is
drawn down snugly lu gathers nt the
belt. The sleeves suggest the Hun
garian style and are made with snugly
fitting upper portions, tucked on con
tinuous lines with the wnlst. ami full
puffs that nre laid In narrow vertical
tucks at their upper edges. The cuffs
are oddly shaped nnd match the stock.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is Ave and one-half
yards twenty-one Inches wlib-. five
yards twenty-seven Inches wide, four
and one-half yards thirty-two incurs
wide, or two and three-fourth yards
forty-four Inches wide.
dray II - In llnta.
Clray roses tire amoug tae poetic
things pressed into the service of the
milliner this season, aud very pretty
they look. loo. mingled with pale pink
and green buds. This novelty was seen
on 11 big picture capelltie of rose-col
ored straw -the pale rose of the sen
... . . . . ...
-.oc i-me wiue urim or which wus
dnnwd with lace. At one side this brim
wn lalsed by a big posy of forget-me-nots
nnd pink roses, and In the bear',
of the knot of roses was placed half a
dozen gray buds. The effect was strik
ing In a gentle way nud very pretty.
Fnbrla Aln-vn.
While plalu silks, llslci. taffetas and
Berlin nre as yet the most active lines
In this part of the world, says the Dry
Coods Ei-oiionilst, 11 fetiniio of steadily
Increasing importance Is the large de
mand for fancy ctTecis In these. It N
the open-work and particularly the lace
patterns that are fast coming to I he
flout. This development I: .'jo natural
im ci - 0 ",- .
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ONE OF THE SEASON'S NOVELTIES.
LATEST
HEW YORK. FVfcJWNV
forerunner of the crnze for luce mltta'
that Is to be the feature of later busi
ness. I.ace mitts, In fact, are even now
moving freely, and are taken for early
delivery by the smallest, ns well ns by
the largest and most exclusive retaif
houses. The fad for laces permcntea
all pints of the dry goods market that
provide for women's adornment, and
there Is nothing strange In the fact
that plain silk, lisle and other fabric
gloves should be early forced to give
way to lace effects and to lace gloves
and milts.
Hit l'lentt.
More ami iiriv iu favor grows tbo
box pleat. The box pleated flounce U
especially good i n a skirt. But the de
signees seem to have decreed that it
shall lie anything but the simple,
straightforward one of old. It may lie
trimmed around the lower idge or not,
but there seems to be a rule demand
ing some kink at the upper edge. The
one most favored Is the model In
which each box pleat exteuils above
the flounce proper In a tab effect, of
two to five Inches lu length. Two at
three little buttons, or one larger one
appears lo catch it. The same Idea
may figure in the short square pleated
Jacket reaching hardly to the waist
line. In this case the full pleated
sleeves are also put onto top piece
corresponding to the yoke, onto which
the pleats of the jacket are caught.
In Stiec-r Wltlto (JooriA.
Etnbroldert d Swisses. jtlcqu.irdeS
muslins iiinl grenadines are the lending
sellers In sheer white goods. In the
two former lines the medium and large
sized tigtind effects are most stylish.
Stock nnd llelt Sets.
The stock and belt sets for wash
shirt waists In contrasting shades of
heavy linen are smart and effective. A
plain buckle of pearl or the gilt harness
type fastens the belt.
Woinnn'a Tuckwl Walftt.
Waists tucked to form yokes are ex
ceedingly fashionable and are charm
ing lu all the soft fabrics that are se
much In vogue. This stylish May Mau
toii example is mado of dotted black
Brussels net, over white taffeta with
trimming of Chantilly lace, aud 1
daintily attractive, but all the thinner
cotton and linen materials, soft, pliable
wools and silk are appropriate. The
flowing sleeves are graceful aud new,
but those In bishop stylo can lie sub
si itttted when preferred. The model
is made over the lining, which is cut
away at yoke depth to give u trons
p:'eiit effect, but thicker materials can
be used over tlie tntiro foundation.
The tucks are baud sewn, but machine
or fancy stitching with torticelll silk
is effective on heavier fabrics.
The waist consists of Hie fitted lin
ing, fronts and buck. Iioiu fronts and
buck are tucked to yoke depth, then
left free to form soft folds and are
gathered at tlie waist Hue. The clos
ing can be made nt the left shoulder
and iiuder-ariti seam, as In the case of
the model, or invisibly nt the centre
front. The sleeves can be cut lu full or
elbow length nnd are tucked at their
upper portions, left free below. When
used in full lengths they are gathered
into unrrow cuffs. At the neck Is a
plain stock Hint closes at the back.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is live and one fourth
yards twenty-one Inches wide, four
and iiiie-bnlf yards twenty-seven Inches
wide, three and three-fourth yards
TOCKKD VAUT.
Iblrty-twu Inebea wide, or three yard
forty-four iiu-ltea wide, with five and
one-tiuir yards of lueo to trim a iilu-tratnO.