QUITE TOO BY SIXOX Tier one was a woman to wofully neat Idut she swept her whole family into the. street. She lectuied on tidiness, clay after nay, 1'iU her children fan otf to the neighbor'! to play. And, sometimes, the "lorj of the manor would roam From his he.iutuul house which was never a home. Twaa a splendid expression of beauty nnd art, Cut it did not possess home's one requisite, heart. But this woman worked on with her brush, anA her broom, With hee servant she battled through room after room ; the vexed ui 1 she polished her beautiful floor Till her tnends hardly ventured inside of her doors. Her carpets so ve'.vetv one would refine In walk on. until he had dusted Ins rimes; Her cli. its ail so tidied, without and wit ) i it. That to sit on them seemed little less than a sin. NQ BT rwrrrrt- V thry come nt nil, they II come ti-nllit :" Tims briefly nud plainly, with true Anglo Saxon coolness, did our sturdy loader Inform u thnt, within n very few hours, hundreds of armed savages (and cannibals to boot) might bo ex Ipected to fall tiMn our unarmed com pany of tlfty-nino souls, two of whom were women, and seven more helpless .Invalids prostrated by .the terrible African fever. Our vessel had been oast nwuy nt the mouth of a small West African liver three, nights before, and had not our boat providentially touched the shore at the very point where two white trader had established thems .Ives, n few months before, we should prob ably have beea (ai our Irish iloetor ixied. iilly phrased lti "the dead -st men nlivel" F. e:i as it was, when v.v nt length succeeded In landing lai'ter a series of sensational adventuies too long to be told here), we had to show light at once wltb oar.-, boat hooks, and even lists, against the marauding datives, who seemed bent upui strip ping us of what few clothes the tea tad tparcd. But when once fairly hot-.. ed after their live hours in open boats hi ueaib the pelting African rain my bravo com rades uccepted the situation with thor ough British stoicism, and made thetu tielves us comfortable us could be ex pected where lifty-uino persons were crammed Into a trading station orig inally built for two. No stranger could have found any token of psril or hard ship In the merry talk and ringing laughter of these men who hud just lost nil they had except their lives, ns they sat there around the one small .lamp which our kind host's limited re sources could furnish, chatting, sinning, telling tales of adventure, reading the tV4 or three soaked and tatfred books which I hud luckily brought ashore In imy pockets, or drowning the moan of the night wind and the thunder of the breakers mi the bar vitii the lusty -chums of an iuprouip:u parody on -o F.arly in the Morning:" "'flic sun it baked v. b. u !: end bro vn, 'J'ae scorpions suintcic 1 tip and down, .And the tins ktpt gelding about like britles. Till yoa couldn't clra.v breath without ' - sivulluwnij six; "Where we were wrecked that morning. Where we were wrecked that niormiij, Where we were wrecked that rooming, Bt-mre the break of il.iy." BrM;ett and blithest of nil was poor Traill; V , Stanley' fi.mou lleuten- nnt mi the Lower Congo, who, little breaming of the miserable end thnt nwalted him In the hideous swumps of the Nlgoi not many mouth later, was the life nnd soul of our party. And yet all this time he kr.e.v well and we nil knew it ns well us h" did that there win but u step between u and Co t ruction. Kor the first two day after the wreck, however, there whs no s'g.i of mischief, our Oreo neighbor being fully occupied with the picking up of the countless waif nud stray which bept drifting ashore from our poor old steamer, wiilb some of tie' bolder spirits among them. defying in thelrtiuy camxs th,. fury of a surf that would have Icaieti any ether craft to utonis. went out to the wreck itself, u ml lselpeil themselves a freely us Itoblu oa Crusoe. We could not look sea ward In quest of a possible mill with out seeing swurm of human ants creeping up nud down the two tall mast which stood gauntly up out of the sullen waters thut had engul.e.l our lost vessel, and witnessing a hack ing of sail and a chopping away of cordage from which our poor captain already heart-broken nt the loss of hi ehlu turned away hi eye with n st 1 tied groan. I may observe In parenthesis that the native of West Africa can fairly claim ut least one clause of tho bitter hi I.evniitine proverb, ''J'he (ircek vine steal nil heads, the (ircek women steal all heart, and the Creek men steal everything." Nothing is "too hot or too heavy" for the savage of the Ctilnea coasts With him thieving 1 one of the Hue arts; and while other thieve Steul for the baser motive of Kiln, he Meal In the spirit of an artist. for the mere pleasure of taking what doe not lieloug to him, however use lea It tuny he. The true West African will steal a I.atlu dictionary, a sextant, a map of ancient tireete; and lu ev era! of the native village which I afterward Tlslted higher up tho liver I lound IK)I! quite a Incongruous a these. I have known a "Kroo boy apend a whole afternoon aboard a ship In patiently unscrewing the bras knob of a ventilator, which could be of no possible use to blni when be had got It; and such a case is by no means unique. Seeing the worthy savages to fully employed, we began to hope- that, after ' all, the occupation of robber might prove more attractive to them than that of murder. But. a third-rate . novelist say when I bey want to U . Impressive, "the time was coming, atd It canie." Our 'captain had forrloid (as I have cahV Uut (he tlilid Bigot would be the SWEEPING. WATtRMA. Her children had toys which they never spread O'er immaculate floor; nor could cookies or bread He eaten where crumbs might be scattered about. For her house was like "wax-work" within and without. Of dust, just the least little innocent hit Would In inn on something akin to a tit. And a tidy or picture a trille nwry Could never escape her most diligent eye. Her children grew up and they harried away As soon as they could, scarcely carlug to stay Where brooms were n-whisking; they siuhed fur a nct, Still in '.it, but invitiii'.' a spirit of rot. And the day when the la-t of her little one left. Anil the home of their smiles wai forever bereft. She Slid, while for diirt she still rcar.'icj up and down. 'They know- I'm the finest h"u-ckecpir in town." (looj II ji: .(-keeping. FIREV.V critic;:! one; and his seventeen years' experience of African savage gave speehil weight to hi opinion, lu which our two trailer hosts fully concurred. The wary trader saw at once that their small garrison would have no chance of being able to defend against a determined attack the wide Ircuit of the palisades which Inclosed the sta tion, and wisely decided uimiu trying to hold the houv Itself till the tribe beyond the river, with which they were on friendly terms, could come v.p to the rescue. This, indeed, they liad al ready done on u similar occasion some mouths before, when n baud of sav ages had assailed the "factory" nt mid night. The house was completely sur rounded, and the besiegers, despite the heavy tire poured upon them through the loopholes of the buried door aud shutters, were pressing close up to It to set It on tire, when all at once, in a n-ouieiitr.ry lull of tho hlilecii uproar, thre was beard far away amid the dark thickets a faint tinkling sound, growing ever louder and nearer. Thnt so:t:;d was :is FWcpt to the ear of the fainting garrison as Ilnvelock'g High land war pipes to the hard-pressed de fenders of Luckuow, for It told them that th" friendly chiefs followers (din tlngulshed by tha'small bras bell at their necks) were advancing against the assailants, who knew belter than to await their approach. Our host rapidly made nil their preparations, and, having posted their native musketeers in various part of the building, placed two sentinels out side, with orders to lire a signal shot at the first sign of the enemy's ap proach, when (thank to the glorious troplenl moonlight i they would have ample time to do, the brushwood hav ing been cut away to n considerable distance ou every side of 'the house. All being now ready, our leader sig nificantly ndvlsed us to lie down and sleep while we could. At such a crisis the suggestion Rounded llko a mockery; but ins I have bad good cause to know) men can slumber even on the brink of destruction, nnd scarcely find we laid our herds upon our mall hags which, gallantly paved from the wreck by the captain nnd purser, wire now serving us a pillows when we were all fast asleep. Bang! Clear, sharp nnd ctttnnlng came the report of a h-avy musket from with out, Instantly followed by a second shot, mid then by u confused clamor of hoarse outcries. Instantly we were nil on our feet, nnd ready for action; but I think the boldest among us and Mir party con tained more than one man who.e cour age might have matched the stoutest paladin of 1'roissart was not wholly free from that sudden tightening of the heart which u man Is -wont to feel when fairly driven to bay, und about to struggle for life nnd death. We sprang to the window that over looked the courtyard on th. side facing the river, naturally supposing that we were attacked. And so we were by an enemy more terrible and cruel aud irrcsiftlble than tho fiercest cannibal In Central Africa. The red glare of a watch tiro kindled by our vigilant sentinel, nnd the fitful light of the sinking moon, showed f.s n strange and fearful tight. Half a dozen goblin figure were lenplni wlid '" to and fro only a few pace from house, and flourlshlgg blnztng irehes, which they swept along the ouud like scythe over nnd uuon. while the (lame of these firebrands threw the contortions of their gaunt frame and grim face Into startling and hldeon relief against the inky blackness of the bnckgroiiud. through which glimmered spectrally the v.Llte seething foam of tho unresting tea. From the spot where t .1 demon dance was In progress down to the farthest pullsndo the whole courtyard teemed covered with n sheet of black water, quivering, gUftenlng und trem- I'ling Incessantly. We were still raz ing blankly at this bewllderlnir sdht- tacle, when ths fatal truth was forced upon u i.y the cries o the black torch bearers, who shouted, or, rather screamed "The driver! The lrlvi.r- Theu the full horror oMthl ghastly u. !.,, oiirsi upon ug nt 0t(, The terrible "driver out" of West Africa, whose devouring jI(ws can lu one night turn the carcass of an ox Into a clean-picked skeletou, were upon u iu uu nrtuy iiiiiuoiu Stroimr ..! hould they succeed in forclnir their way Into the liojse our only way of escnpo irora ueiug actually devoured alive would be an Instant Ulgbb down to the beach, a night upon which, un sheltered from tho drenching rain which a mighty black cloud was fast bringing up against cs from, the su, would be nothing abort of certulu death to the delicate women and fever- stricken Invalids of our company. there waa-Tio time to lose. Barely ten pace divided the advancing swaruis from the front of the house; aa sno'iid they once reach It all would be over. Darting like llgbtuiug down the little wooden stepIadUer that led to the courtyard, fach of u seized n firebrand, and we fell upon the Invad er llkij men who were fighting fot their lives, and for other live dearer thon their own. All thnt passrd after that moment was like the confused terror of a frightful dream. The ccasclcp sweep of our flaming scythes, mowing down the destroyer by thousands, only to be rcplnerd by fresh thousands In an other moment the f run tie yells and wild gestures of our black followers the fitful nnd unearthly glare of the firelight amid the utter darkness the deepening gioom of the coming storm, blotting out tin cold splendor of the moonlight nil were, indeed, like the visionary horror or one of those ghastly night n aies In which otic seems Inevit ably (loomed to wtruggle forever with Minn- hk!i'u;:j peill. and to struggle In vain. Mure thnn r:iee it seemrd ns If the battle must go against its alter nil; and oar he.rti tavk ns we raw the bleeding arms and limbs of our native helper, upon which the greedy de stroyers fast, tied v. bh stleh deadly tenacity ns to let themselves be torn asunder rather than uncllticli the grasp (if their cruel ,!iiwj, lio what we would, on came the Invaders over the blasted corpses of tli-lr comrade like a rising I hie. We might as wi ll have striven to drive back the inflowing tide of the sen. But, while ff.no of its were fighting their vanguard, others, under the di rection of the experienced traders, wore laying blazing splinters of wood ill a line along the front of the charging column, nnd meeting It with tin Im passable barrier of fll'P. whence the rising wind, luckily iu our favor, blew the Humes right Into the rank of the assailants, destroying more of them than we could mow down with our firebrand. Little by little, humnn energy ttud skill began to prevail over blind nub n-al ferocity; and at length, to our In describable relief, wo saw the line of their march gradually slant off to the right, In n direction which would entry them past the house Into the "bu-O" beyond It. Before the lirst drop of t!i gathering storm had fallen nil w:;s over nnd we were saved: nnd the dee)) "Thank Ciodl" uttered by n brave mis sionary whoso nick -wife was niao:.; those fof whose live we had been so desperately battling found nil echo ::i the heart of every man amongst us. Waverley Magazine. Vrrll In Mnns tostltiet. "Here's another uutomobller's death recorded," said the chauffeur, "and the accident .was due to the usual error the error of taking off the brake In stead of putting it on. "In several makes Oi automobiles .; brake 1 -worked y menus of a b-vtr thut has a backward and forward movement. To put on the lira!;- yen pull the lever toward you; to take ft o;r you pull It nwuy from you. Tli.se movements are, somehow or other, etc.;. fusing to th'.- averagu man. Tt:;y seem wrong to him as wrong its IT would seem to pull ou a horse' rlgUf rein to make him turn to the left. "Biding along swiftly In an auto-.r.o-blle you have un Instinctive fcellnr;, its you hold the brake lever In your l:ai:il. that you should push this lever for ward in order to put the brake on, and Hint you should bring It back toward you In order to take th? brake or. Till feeling, as I say, 1 Instinctive, and It Isnpt to come over the most skilul driver In moment of excitement and peril. He yield to It; when hu want to put the brake on he moves the lever the wrong way; the next moment he Is crushed ugainst a stone wall, or he falls over a seventy-foot cliff. "Therefore, those nutos with brake levers that have a backward movement fo 'ou-brakes' and a forward move ment, for 'off -brakes' fhould hav. tllelr levers' working rt versed, out of con deration for men's Instinct In tl.'.s matter. Accidents, thereaf;r. would be more rare." ridhidclph!" Becord. Ciooil Carvers In Demniid. "II Is easier to get a good cool; than It 1 to get good meat carver," suld the proprietor of u restuuruut to a New York Time. reporter. "The luncheon places iu New Yorl: when Men sit nt a counte. and get a cut off the Joint under their own supervision ire gradually passing out. Tlw kitchen order 1 the usual thlu;T now". But there are still a large number el cld-fusbloned men who like to e tl.r.'i Meot carved in what used to be cnlle the 'Knglish' fashion. A carver in U cafe where the customer likes to ;.' a Joint of meet and Indicate the par-tlT-ular slice that suits hi faucy mn'l l:ce: th" joint from ne'.tlng ragged. II must be even and fresh looking almost to the lust cut. A man who Ins rot beca brought up to the buslr.Ci ot carving for open-counter trnd't V.ill have a roust beef, either hot or cold, a rag rcd as a ram's horn bc.Vre 1: has served half a dozen, portion fro.n It. What ha become of all ths old carver that downtown New Yorlceu used to know? lYn.aps they ht;v gone Into business for themselves, iu I have. Old-time carvers vsed to gel tip and liberal or.e. Three waek ago only live carvers answered my ad vertlsemetit offering a posltiou, ami there was not one of theui who eo"'" do tho work well." Th Host lice's Work. An overturned beehive the other day created a Bonsatlon at (i recti Harbor, In the heart of the summer colony the beehive was accidentally tipped over, and tho bees Hocked about Mar ginal street like files around Tom Fez- zl's fish market, where a sign nn-J uounces that the proprietor Is going li live "forever." Several summer girls nnd permanent residents, auioug the lnttr being Sro. Sampson, were stung smartly. It was ..imetltne before the bees were finally rounded up. This evening- uiauy sum mer residents have their bands aud faces plastered with mud Iu ou effort to quiet the pains. Boston Herald. A Tarrlar's Qmt Family. A yellow terrier of Bt. Joseph, Mo., la raising a much mixed family. Tho terrier had three pups, but two of them died. , 8 he at once adopted a pig end a lamb la their places. At meal time pup, pig and lamb snuggle up to her breast In complete harmony, and she seems to make not the slightest dis tinction between her natural and her ad' .pled children. Now York Commer cial Advertiser, i - - A3, TO BANK CHECKS. Sow Thing Which Kvory Woman Ouitht to Know. A tndy had kept In her possession for several day n check from her unci?. Ht'r uncle died, and she hast -ned to the bank to ensh the check. When she found thnt the bank could not pay the check until it had orders from the heirs or from the courts she was surprised, nnd sttid artlessly to her husband that she tho'lght of a check ns being ho much money if the signature wa good. The Incident show the value of some Information which the National Bunker prints. Mot business men know It al ready, l uf Jn these day business men are not the only people who have to do business. A check is merely nn order from A to B, who hold some of A' money, to pay a certain amount of It to C. It I not money, even If the names on the check are good Mid well known nnd the linnl; lt solid as the Covcrnment. Although checks a.'e given In payment of debt nnd n receipt Is usually given on the spot, yet the passing of a checS does not constitute payment of Indcbt eilness until It is paid by the bank. Nor will the conctirrer.t receipting of lite debt for which It Is. given change this. If the check Is not paid on pres t ntotion to the bank, the ftrlglnal claim stands ng.ilnst the drawee or giver of the check. But n certified Mice'.; that is, a check signed by an officer of the ban!;, usually the cashier constitutes payment on the part of the person who draws it. Checks ufay be antedated or post datedthat Is. dated before or after the date of delivery. If postdated checks ar" paid before the day -1'iecl-Bed, the drawer can recover the moiicy, for the bank has acted not In accord ance with any order from him, but on lt:i own responsibility. If a blank is left for tile c'nio, the hoblir Is au thorised to Insert the true date of de livery, but no other date. The Inser tion of any oth: r date, or changing the date without the consent of the drawer, makes the check void. A check thouhl be presented within reasonable time, or the holder will be keeping the check n his own risk. If possible a chock should lie presented the same day It Is drawn or the day after. If a check Is not honored when It Is presented at the bank, the holder thoulil notify the drawer. When a check passes by Indorsjtnent, the .tne prompting) In presenting the check Is required of each person to whom It I Indorsed In order to hold these indors ing It. ns Is required of the original payee In order to hold the drawer. By putting a check in circulation the lia bility of tile drawer cannut b"- loured. Youth's Companion. The I)nrk-Kyl Ctrl. The genuine brunette', she of the dark eye nnd dark skin and neck, rich red cheeks, can wear cream, deep yellow, orange, cardinal, deep maroon, tls'(e blue, bat not purple, golden brown, tans, grays aud e laret, but she should avoid all greens, violets, motives und "grcny" blues. The fair brunette must not think, be cause she happens to possess black or brov.u-blacl: hair, that she intuit dress up to II. The hair Is a mutter of quite minor importance it is the skin and the eye that have to be studied and considered. Among tin fair brunette's colors :ir? cream, pale blue, all shades of gray, pale coral uud jmle salmon pink. For evening the sallow brunette must reconcile herself to Indian reds, orange yellows, deep orange, and flame color, while for day wear steely grays, red tan, crlmxon. deep cardinnl nnd deep poppy red. tan r.nd f.trong golden brown are to he recommended. Tho creamy-.-drlnued. re ri -lipped brun ette must avoid greens, inauves and blush pinks; the "nut-brown tiuiyde" cannot do better thitn dress up to her coloring. That Is to say. the warm reds and brown are hers In fact, ull the tawny will be found becoming both for day aud evening. Lastly, the olive-skinned lirnsiette must avoid greens, mauves, purples and blues, with the exception of eliep navy, and should cling to Ivory white, vivid yellow, old rose, silver gray, cbe.stmit. crimson, maroon, golden tan, offL-e cult Philadelphia Telegraph. TU "Kuy" Womnn, As a rule the "fussy" wo.uau !s short r,: stature. She 1 also small, this lat ter fact being attributed to her un restful, fretful disposition. Best less lint prevent the acquiring of adipose Fswue. She 1 also usually thin-faced, ind sbn poeses.se a high-pitched, rather metallic voice. The fusty woman, on meeting you on the street, begin nt once to over IishI you lu her fussy, nervous way. Yuu are too thinly -lnd; you are stand ing too nenr the curb; you should never WMir such high lue. or you are work ing tco hard, or too little, etc., etc. The best way to deal with such a pe-ro:i I to fall In with her mood and aequiesse lu all she suggc.4. She will then think that she hi: i glvea you some valuable advice, and will say goodhy with a beniniu:; face and a sel' tailstled expression. The fussy woman Is no le. tiresome to her niale frbr.d. Sha udvlsea young men, nnd she tell them of her youth ful experiences. She aUn suggest to a friend Improvement In his toilet, nsk, Ing why he wear such a high collar, etc. Kho then supple-.in nt her su perior counsel with nn Invitation to call and bre.il; the monotony of his lonely life. The man who mutters to hlmsel.' the very frnnk. though rather luele Bant, "not if I know It" moans Just whit ho say; American Queen. Nw IiIhi In Dnttons. The ingenuity of the button manu facturers has been, working pretty busily of lute, to Judge from the num ber of novelties which are appear Ins In this lint. The larger portion of these run aa uur.al to faddish extremes, but a few of them ere altogether dainty ml deslrsble. Tho vogue of pearl has resulted la n most attractive Innovation. This I the shirt waist or blouse button. In mother of peurl. mouuted upou n safety plu instead, of the ordinary sue.uk. Nut ouly due this permit oiai to utilize a handsome set of buttons for several blouses, but, with thesj pin attachments, they can be removed when the frock goes to the laundry. Another new button noted In fash louahle shops would he very odd and smart with one's most unusual gown, although unsuUod for every-day use. This Is formed of a Brazilian bug of the beetle order, petriflfd and mounted In a narro v rlui of gold.' Tho Insect Is In rich tones of green, brown, ele und suggests the Kgypthiti scarab In sliupo. The buttons mv small Its than an Inch iu length, but unusual and ariii'tle. Chicago Becord-IIcr.' 'Reason Itiintlsoiue lira;. They my the r'hav.-r.io Indian make many of the ptetty chai:m of bend which women wear thl summer eitinr ns necklace or ns long pendant hang ing way down the dress. Some of tho color combinations would seem to fa vor this theory. Other chains set here and there with Orleii'e.l-l.-okiiig change able gists beads evidently come from Venice. Those most In reqtt-.Jt Jttt now nro the braided chains, vubles of tiifqiioisy blue chain or smaller blue beads. These are preferred to the round b' ad chain on the old, ihnple pattern. Some blue chains show pearl tassel and a rosary-like Intermission of large single artificial pearls. But the nll-bluo necklace is muel; handsomer than tho.-e of ml::ed brails. This 1 long cf.oush to be looped o:ice or twice, and I Interrupted c.lice or twice with a large blue slide exactly inntchltig iu color the turquoise slide. The pale-green or jaile-colorcd beads rra very smart, but not always ns be coming ns th robin's oTg blue beau ties. The chains chow four strands woven in the cable, nr.d the tassels consUt of Un Iootis or double cords. It! vlvnl lit rslteo. There Is an old material coming to ths fore again, and this Is nothing more lior less than olel-fa-hlot'.ed calico. A calico gown Is so out of date as to be hopeless to the majority of people, yel those who keep right up to the murk tire looking at ihe new calico and lu vesting In It. The special cause of th? return of crlico to popularity Is the shirt wolst suit, for calico makes up so very neat U' Into these suits. And another reason it the improvement in the patterns of the new calico which leave so very lit'Ie to. be detdred. There come" very pretty calico pattern lu cream with a little figure and lu light blue and light pink and in the darker colors, brown, green nnd navy blue. These wash well, wear like iron, nud are so vev.y neat that one is tempted to Invest ro that one can have a pretty shirt waist tuit for morning wear. urooklj'u Bugle. ueen llclt-na a Coo!:. Queen Helena of Italy Is a royal lady who ha a very practical knowledge of cook!!:;. At her father's curiously homily and unpretentious court Queer. Helena learned many useful thing, and among them the art of cooking. The l'riu v of Montenegro insisted that nil hi children should learn a trade a rule which, by the way, obtains In the Herman Imperial family and the future Q'leen of Italy because not merely a .ood plain cook, but also skilled l:i the preparation of the curi ous sweerfir.'ai ! and patisserie o.- which Orientals tv so fond. The bite Kin; 1 lumber; !n slated on taKtlu : his daughti r-lti-law's cookery, u::l si pleased v. a he wlih the dainty fare she set before him that he conferred on lu-r, w.th mod; ceremony, the title of "Ludy Bigh Cool; to the Kiys Italy." Chicago News. Soft Yellow Wlttl Light P.luo. Tuft yrl'.ow !n combination with light blue or pink, or with both combined. I n color which I a revival of the tasto of the Louis period. " Prajsad girdles ere the cholcj o! most wemtn. Straight belts fig-.ire with slilrl-wnlsl suits and some cc.its. No.;li:gha:n bauds are the newest udoriir.KUt for thin lawn gowns. Colored luces an an ucv;.--soiy will hsve Ini.rcuted vogue by r.u.v.iuu. All tuvp the ewtrome Dlrcclolrn girdles take a disiluc: downward curve ut the front. Knglish embroideries are among the most favored for trimming gingham shirt waist suits. 811k fringe, knotted Into the euds of a sash of sheer stuff, or u? taffeta, make on attractive finish. Girdle straps may point upward In the back, or they may point downward, the highest part coming under the uruis. Lace Is the trimming par excellence of the season, aud both heavy and light are used In tho greatest pro fusion. Trimming added nt tho shoulder seams of yokes iu fanciful berthas, giv ing thu effect o" a doep collar, are very smart. For young girls sashes are elthct pulled through rings or a buckle, oi ore caught in n perky kuot nt the hoc of the wulst Hue. Inserted piece's of pleattd white tulle or chbTou make a pretty aud attractive trimming that is not see:i so jifteu nt to make It uudeslrubly common. Flpiag of light tints, suc! as cherry red, turquoise blue and npplo green, aro extremely stylish for adorning the popular black nnd white shepherd's ebeck blouso suits. Bands of cloth aa trimming are much smarter than those of silk. It is con sidered very swagger to Ignore the old-time rule nnd trim a silk gowu with bands of cloth. A sash of anJussellne, chiffon or Liberty silk Is a charming finishing touch. It should be gracefully draped around the waist, aud is beat with either no loops or only one. A Benalssance braid applied In lat tice fashion, with a spider of heavy I li pon.l In n fli .mm.. I. l.au ... "ibutv, im nuviuui inji simple yet exceedingly effective and' out-o'-tue-oi'dluary bodluo embellish went . ,., i ., Mil' mzML mi ' New York City. Cape effects nre much lu vogue and are seen upon many Df the latest waists. This stylish mode, designed by May Manton, I adapted tier i'. 1 "m BLOUSE WAIST, to both the costume and the separate blouse and is shown In white pongee, with the cape and trimmings of cream colored lace and the tucked front of inmissellii". and Is s. Itched with cortl iilll sill;; but the design suit many jlher materials equally well. All silks ind llght-weluht wool are admirable mil many of the handsomer linens nnd rottons nre satisfactory. When pre ferred one material cnu be used for ho entire waist and the cape and stole an be omitted when a plainer blouse Is desired. The waist Is made over a smoothly jtted founilutioimhut closes nt the eu :re front. The back Is tucked iu groups vlileh extend from the shoulders to the .valst line and give a tapering effect io tho figure, but the flouts for part A GF.NKKALLY BKC0M1N0 SHIBT WAIST. thedr length only and are made to pouch slightly ut the belt. The centre front, or vest-like portion, also Is tucked to form a deep yoke, then falls lu soft folds to the waist line. The cape Is circular and snugly fitted by means of shoulder seams, and is fin ished with shaped piece which give n stole effect. The sleeve are tucked above the elbows, but are full and soft below and are gathered Into deeply pointed cuffs. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is live and three-quarter yards twenty-one inches wide, four and three-quarter yards twenty-seven Inches wide, or two and a quarter yard forty-four Inches wide, with seveti elghth yards of all-over lace for the collar, nud three-quurtOr yards of inousselluo for centre front. Tucked liloime WuUt. Blouse waist that combine tucked fronts with plain backs are much worn and are very generally becoming. The admirable ouo designed by May 'Manton aud depictcd lu the large draw ing Is shown iu pongee, stitched with cortlcclll si ilt aud trimmed with bands of narrow brown velvet ribbon, but i equally well udaptcd lo washable fab rics aud Indeed to all walsliug ma terial. The waist couslst of !he fitted found ni!u. which can be used or omitted as preferred, the back and the fronts. Tho back 1 plain nud drawn down lu gather at the waist line. The front I tucked to form a graduated pleat at the centre and from the shoulder to yoke depth. It also i gathered at the waist line and blouses slightly over the belt. The closing Is made Invisibly beneath the full length tuck at the left 3( the centre. The clcevts are Ihe pre vailing ones that nre snug from tlw .dhows to Ihe shoulders, full from the elbow to the wrist. The quantity of material required for Ihe medium size Is four yards twenty one Im lies wide, three and seven-clghlli yards twenty-seven Inches wide, three aud three-quarter yard thirty-two Inches wide, or two and one-eighth yards forty-four Inches wide. Th t'niUnklrt. When decldiug on one it tl)o long, closo yokes that are so much In voguo on, dross skir: .1,0110 must glvo a thought to the underskirt which 1 to bo worn with it. Tlj-j ttudcrsklrt should be most carefully adjusted over the hips, and there is, ns 11 rule, ouly one way to accomplish this the underskirt must bo lundo to order. The fecllug seems to be general that to have a petticoat made! to me.inuro means too luuch, both iu tiias and mouey, uud I I LATEST f NEW. YORK FASHION thnt n well-cut skirt can cnsily be al tered to suit nny figure. It is, how ever, much better to go to n. little more expense In the first place thnn to have to pay extra to have a skirt refitted, or to fuss at home with shortening and rchnuglng. For Afternoon Ten. A pale brown etamlne I profusely trimmed with square appliques of cluny lace, set on point to point, down the front of the blouse, and In a double row down the front panel of the skirt, a narrow breadth, lu the centre of each lace applique I a little circular tuft of robin's egg blue plush, like the iris of a peacock's feather lu shape. The lace squares are all outlined with golden-brown ehenllle. In up-nitd-down stitch, which makes on Interrupted bonier for the entire series. The "up'1 stitch Is long, nnd that beneath the lace surface Is short. The chenille Is drawn through before the lace squares are sewed down on the frocks, A Veil Clnsp. Among the numerous little dress ac cessories so prized by niihidy a veil clasp Is useful as well as ornamental, ns It holds the veil (Irmly lu position at the back of the hat, yet Is not so I apt to make unsightly holes as will nume rous small pins. f-rforateil Kmhroirierlp. From Furls come rumors thnt per formed embroideries, such ns we have this season lu taffetas and Shantungs, have appeared In broadcloth. lVnturps of the New Coiits. Flrnted sleeves, cape effects, cords, balls, pendants, fringes, buttons and embroidered bands are features of the new style iu separate coal. HIpptk Bncomlng Longer. Sleeves grow In width and lengthen perceptibly. The dolman sleeve figures on some of the coats, fitting the nrui inside, and made very baggy from the elbow on the outside; other are tight from the bend of the arm to the wrist, aud very wide above. Th Styles of JH V Beproducllons of the styles of 1830 are expected to be much In evidence during the next few months. Woiunn'i Mpilor Blouso. Sailor blouse's are always satisfac tory to the wearer nr.d generally be coming. Thia one. desbtuod by May Mniitou, is made of pongee. In the natural color with shield ot tucked Liberty slik, aud Is trimmed wIlQ band of the same embroidered In Chinese characters; but Ihe design, Is suited to linen nud cotton material of uulny sort, nud also to light weight wools nud simple silks, nud can lie used for the odd waist or the entire costume with equal success. The waist consists of the fronts, tho back, the collar, shield nnd sleeves. The back Is smooth across Ihe shoul der and drawn down lu gather at tho waist Hue, but the fronts ponoli slightly over the belt. To the o'u neck Is Joined the big sailor collar and beneath this collar the shield is at tached. The sleeves are snu.j above, the elbows, full below and are gath ered Into straight cuffs. The quantity of material required fot the medium size is four nud a half yards twenty-one Inehe'S wide, four aud it half yards twenty-seven inches wide, three yards thirty-two Inches wide, or Iwii an hlf yards forty-fMr Incaea wide, with half-yard of tuckln tea shield aU two and a quarter yard of triwuiluj to make as Illustrated. . : S11I.OB MP.
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