MOSE HOWARD'S FISH -TRAP ! BV J. R. H AM M ON D . ironEMfs squab, pro. f.i ua.it nf mil luwrnn Itl N tho Skunkvill? UlKtrlct . ..I m1iiiii1 vt9 n fiinii nf mi In. 1 ti It-lit vc turn of uiiml. is. ''Hearing some uf t lie Bcholur ills- cusslng n prospective roon limit tlmt was to come off tlic following Satur day nl .lit, the professor drew near mid inquired if they would allow lilm to Join tlll'lll. "Of course you kin Jinn us.1' said Mose Ilownril, who wn the ringleader Tn nil tlit' ili vllmciit in tln neighbor liood. '-i:iiiii tu liuve you go 'leng. V.vil mil for you." 'Thank you." Hiiiil ttx professor. "I v.ver was coon hunting In my life, though 1'vp always wanted to so just o see how it Is done, you know." According to promise, Mom.' Howard. Did; Miller niul .lot' Smiley culled for llnv profcv.ur, who im r.'ii'ly niul waiting, niul who Join ,1 the hunters, -lUticipiltillg 11 Jolly tillli'. After winding tin till- coon limit, vhi.-h resulted In tiie -:i p: m: of five P"S"Uiim niul thru evn-, M .ff How nrd prcpo-rd thai :l.oy s 1 1 1 1 1 no back liy the li.-U-t Mini catch a mi sn of 11 sli. The proposition was iitianliiio:ii.v ngrecd to. and they suit' k o!T down iio crctk. tin- professor bringing up liip u-ar. milling am! blowing, tin.ugii "ligldv tinted at the v:u i:i:luii that tliN I jK'.ditional act In the program prntn ljfi. as we'd as at ihe prospect of n successful raid upon the tinny tribe. Tin- queer contraption tiiat Mose dig niliel with the nam of llsii-trap, con a.titi'il 1. ii li ly o.' a large sack hfii! open liy a hoop, around which the moiiih of he sack was fast' i:ed. nnd a couple tif ropes, i lie end of each of wiilel: was fastened tn each side of 'he ho iji. wiiiie the other ends were fastened i trees on the opposite sides of the hi i-ear.i. ill uch a Aay as to allow ih" Itaop so re main about In! way suhmt !.- (u tile '.rini: of the creel; was a Ian t.'rn. in wi'.iti. was al'0'.K half a tallow tr.r.die. J'roducins nrr? mati !r s Jin" iit tli candle and pr h i eded t.i e.iiain to tir jirofissnr the modus o'i "irtid! o.' caich inii lish witli his n-.MV-.':i:i-;!.'ii ;rap. '"Vou jr.st ta!;e ; ii ia:n;i a:,'! wade lntj tile ir::p and hold til ' iai' O ri-.-l'.l In front of tlip taouili so rli.it the tisli can see how To run If. ard we Imys'll ;i sirjiy down the cr. e'.; and il.iio th? .l:Mi up and into tile trap." The professor, as uususpii '. ir.s of n:iy trick as a haliy. :ji ticked hiiaself. nnd then taking up t'.ie'l.uip'rn, waded into the Hap tli.it the hoy set for him instcid of for fish, aii.l lu tiio constiuc tion of vhicli they had not only ex Jiausteil their financial resources in the purchase of the material out o which it was constructed. Init liso tir.lr lu Senility in the settitis up of the sann:. 'rglii" Blunted Ihe professor, a;- he reached the trail a:id p'aced the lan tern hi til" position Indicated, "this train- Is cold as c. I want you boys to make haste." "Yes. sir." respnnde '. the ii'iys. "Vou'll hear us holleriu' ns we come." paid Mose. and off tiiey bl.iried down th creei: at a trot. -All vl'.'ht." s'i'd ii: prnfc.--v. A v'.r.i :is y ,; i: o si.ii: JliPlr j.-iit niae';enel lo a walk, which they I.pt tiil they fptU'iled a point SHIlie4'!ll ja.iN disti-'it i" i - : -i :'.ie trap, wi, , eatiiiB ;li.'ius, ve o:i n lo'j tiny l.ejan tin most uproarious din of yeliii.B and linwliii- lhar had ever nwr.kT.ed th" ltllll'.ier!l!',' eeho" of t'.io;:' o! 1 woo;' 'nce th" i.'.r.t s had vr.t nti J the piemlses. After about .in lmr.r Rpetu In this vay '.lie hoys trot iri and advi,ii:rd ji'.owij up ti.e ban'.; i f she sireai.! about 1) yards, v. iien they seated tliein eivs on ano. her io.'. where thvy co;: f.nuel to wliuup ai:J yell lil:e sj wany vi'el ludiai s. After another hour th?: ?pitit th y r.'inle another advance, which hroitslit thp profess'ir and tiie (lsh-;r:ip withiu t'nelr raiiite of vision. tliou;h, owln; to 1Uc darkle-, they were not visible to Jibn. "Siurry up, boysl" he rimmed. "I'm in-arly froze, and t'.;e ca::.li..'s i.eatly cut." Th.-t was w'.in they wfre wailins To: -tlie card'.' to burn cut so thai the'.;' failil.e to cnlcii tih cou'.d be laid tj liie ai s.io . of ihe liht. '"Ve, sir!" lin y s '.joined back; "we're I'.iiirvhi; a fas: as we can!" And ve f t w.iii i heir yiiis they advanced uiow. J.v very siowiy up tiie utream. "Hurry up: hurry up'." aain siioutnl lite professor. "Thp candle will be out la two iniiiii'es." "Ay. ay. Kill" shouted Mose In reply. "bin you must stop hollcrln' or you'll I tki'fr the fish.' Sure enough. In alio'lt two minutes the candle gave a last convulsive flick er, and In ile twinkling of an eye thick darkness reigu-d as absolutely nvrr the pro'cro;- ami the fish-trap as clspwheie. "Koys." raid Mose. In n ton? loud enough for lit prof -ssor to hear him, "ihore ain't no use wadin' in this water r.ny loti:;er; Ic's gj back an- ait our lost?." t-'ca.ing t'.ienirt'v(Mt on II log they sat fx'rfectlj silent for a while long cnongh. ns thiy thought, for It to have taken them to go hud: to where they i o;nii!f need their drjvp, dress then ssrlt r nnd reach that point on their i f- tiiix when they got up and resume! their progress up stream. On reaching tiie trap they found t'.i professor on shorr, and though he had coniiilettd his tol'.e.. h teet'.i were challeilns loi'iler than a pair fi cava. I rl rMilliiK off a qtilektt.'p iin.roh. "We'll Iuivp to try It over im'Iu soriie Minr time." f:iMMoe, "and fei-h I'ioie cnni'.le Willi us. I fought we 1 r.il plenty till tl:r.e. but we liidn't. 1 jiness I'll briuj enough nest time." "Why didn't you fell.iws hurry up." ,a'.d tiie professor. "What iniidv you -onte u nliiwV the chattering of his ti-eth as lie spoke cnuslu? him to tut lb -words Into more thuu the Ib''1 mate uuuiImt of syllabi to which they wer riitltled. "('oublti't come ' no fuster." said T'ose. "The water was io tliuimm In , tiid the rli wouldn't drlre fast." Katistieil "itii tola ei plana Hon the ji;of'.'sor fell Into rank ns the boys UK'iJ off in the direction of hmn.. The exrrrie of walking sooo brou-fht a re c.ion '.a Ills system, the flrat effect ot wlili-li win to put a -top to the music of tlip castanets, nnd on reaching home hp pronounced himself nil right again. Sonip tlnip during the ensuing wppk Mono I In ward Informed the profesor tlint they were Being to try tlip fish trap again the following Saturday night, mid asked him If he didn't want to go along. Tlip professor gave nn Involuntary shudder ns tlip recollection of that pro tracted soaking in lee water of tli? previous Saturday night tla.died across his mind. Discretion prompted him to give n negative response. Curiosity, however, got the lietiir of discretion, uud hp ac cepted the invltatlou. 'I'll In- on hand." said lie. "There's no fun standing In that cold water, is-pn-iaiiy when you get no lish, hut If you can stand It I guess I can." At the api'ioiiiid time the hoys camn t iy. win li, the professor joining them, lirey piiiccci!"d to the li.-ll-trap. on arriving tlcre Mose" producd n couple of plivs of caml'.e, one of which he proeei ,led to light and put ::i t!i" hiiilern. It was nearly twice .is lull', a ti'.' one tiny had burned out oa l lie previous occasion. Tin- oilier piece h" phicrd In thp la:i tern so lhat It could be vastly pot rt if It siinllld he needed. " his laittr piece Mos-p liad maiitifac- Hired hims.lf especially lor I in ;eoa- sum, and had taken home little pains in Its construction. After sonkiir,' the wick In water until it was perfectly saturaied hp had taken a skilU't and t.ielte.1 some inllow tin re in, then pladni; the wick In a mold, he filled the latter with til." melted tallow, and the th'.r.sj was accomplished. This particular candle he had care fully marked so as to be aide to distin guish it Irom any other caudle. liei'ore completing their nrrniiBo tuetits at tii' lish-tra;) preparatory to beginning .he drive the professor pro ; os, ,1 that one of the boys should take his place at th"' trap While hp n.-eom-panied the others and assisted In driv ing the i'.sh. Kit: you swim?" asked Mose How r.rd. ' No," .answered the prof.'sor. "Weil, you'd run the risk ov g'.ttln' i": own b ,l, tiieii." tali Mose. Veil on. then," raid ill,' professor, "and I'd mind th:- trap." So oil the boys Mane.', and going down tlu' stream about a mile, seated .heiiiselves upon a log, and began yell ing and whooping as on the previous occasion. Hour inter hour pasr.rfd, each hour seeming io the benumbed professor an iige. The yelling seem to approach slowly but surely. The boys had now arrived at a point where t very motion of the professor was distinctly visible. Tiie piece of candle Mose had lighted aud put in the lantern was nearly hurticd out. Taking nj the other piece tiie professor proceeded to light It. Placing It in the lantern It gave a splutter niul went. out. Dark! liark was v.) name for It. No moon, no i-tins, no matches. r.itc tiir.t leiwu r-ndl" would have i r:i a iinitc.i for u whole box of li'lltciles. "What In thunder's the matter now':" siioi'.ifd Mofi. "The candle's gone out!" shouted the professor back. 'Have you ciiy niatchis':" he Inquired. "Nary match." mi Id Mosp. 'What's to be done'" inquired the professor. 'Xuihlii'." ial.l Mose. "Th thing's played out. I'm on your cloze, while we go and till our'n uud then we'll skip for home." Seating themselvrg on a log the hoys renialued quiet for a while, then rising to tiitlr feet they came up to where the professor was waltzing u round trying to get up a circulation. 'Another waterhaul." said Mose. "I.(.oks a good iK-ul like It," said Ihe professor. "Don't know why the mischief some of tis didn't think tu bring Home matches," said Mose. "I don't know, eltlur." responded the professor Itl a deprecating tone, ns though he entertained the Idea that somehow lie hud been mainly Instru mental In producing the bad luck. "Hetter luck next time," said Mose. philosophically, as he struck out for home, followed by the others. Th'-y had proceeded about two-thirds of the way home, groping their way ns best they could through the thick darkness, when a shrill, prolonged scream dlroetly ahead of them, nnd ap i .u'ently at no great distance, broke r.oon their startlid ears. 1'alnter!" ejaculated Mose. lu a low tone of voice, though sutllcleutly loud to be distinctly audible to the profes sor, nt the same time springing to one sldi, and thp next moment he was out of the professor' hearing. Tiie fact was lie had only taken n couple of steps and then, squatted In the grass, nt completely concealed from Ids companion by the Intense darkness ns though he had been oil the opposite side of the globe. 'Tainler!" repeated tho other boys, following Most's example of springing to one side mid squatting in the grass. Left alone the professor, with hair ou iMi'l, paused a moment to collect his scattered thoughts, but only a moment. Another scream, long drawn out and nppnrititiy but a few yard distant, set his pitiiup body In motion, and the nert moment he was streaking It r.cross the country as fast ns hi duck legs could carry him. Tumbling over a log lying on the edge of a bank son-.e twenty feet high and in al ly perpendicular, down which he rolled, he landed In a mud hole ut tha bm iDin, (lathering himself tip he began look lug for his hat, which had parted com pnuy with li 1 in ou ihe way down the bank, when another scream breaking upon hi ear lie struck out once more ou hi rare for life, unties and cov ered Willi mud from his head to Ms heel. Coining to a briar pitch he wan on the point if diverging from his course lu order to try auj ft (Mftiad It wheu auotUe r scream precipitated the terror iirlokvn profeor Into the patch like a catapoult, ' Emerging from the brier patch with his cont-talls torn Into ribbons, th' iiiui1-!jeBriiiied Jirofossor held on tha even tenor of his way without any diminution of rpeed for n hundred yards or so, when his pace began to slackeu a little. Another scream, how ever, put him on his mettle again, I lit as that was the hist, and as hp was about ishausttd, lie soon settled down to a ft-alk, and presently stumbling over n log, hp picked himself up and seated himself thereon. After resting a while, plunged In the meantime In n deep cogitation, he finally concluded lo try and seek n shelter for the remainder of the night. So, starting forward, he wandered about, liist in one direction and then In another, and it was not until day light tit. van to streak the eastern hori zon that he stumbled on a clearing in lit" woods, in the midst of which was a log cabin. Cautiously approaching the cabin, he had reached the foot of u sapling some fifty st. ps from the door, when a big doK came dashing around the corner of the house, barking furiously. No sooner did the professor cnlch sight o' tJ., it.iS f-mincHig nfruig ',. direction of him and the sapling, than ho was seiz 'd with such a sudden panic ns to cans:' him to grasp the sapling in liis arms and start up It, ihor.gh, owing to want of practice, with haiiiiy the agility of a squirrel. After a tremendous effort, he succeed ed lit reiiciiinv a folk sjnie ten feet from the ground, where he seated him self, :id awaited the issue of cv.nts. lie "idn't h.ii Ion; to wait. The furious barking of the. dog irnun moused the inmates of th" cabin. Scanvly a minute had ehipsul after the professor had succeeded, by almost superhuman exertions. In seating him self comfortably in the fork of the sapling, out of reach of the dog, when the di or of the cabin opened and a huge six-footer of a backwoodsman, somewhat airily attired, with a long rill- in his hand, emerged therefrom. 'What you got thar. Hull?" raid tip man. as he approached the sapling, at tlip root of which tiie dog was barking vociferously. "What Is It. old feller?" he coniinucd. "1'ar, painter, ur cata mount?" r.uil's response was nn abortive at tempt to cli mil thp tree. nccoinpauP'd by a furious outburst of barking. T.e quiet, old feller," said the mi'.li: "we'll soon see what It Is," at the stium time raising his rille to his shoulder. "Hold on there!" shouted the profes sor, who was beginning to realize the perilous position lu which ho was placed, mid the Imminent danger he was in of being shoe for n hear or a catamount. "I am no varmint. I'm Nicodeuius Squab, professor of orthog raphy lu the Skunk -ille district school." "Hello!" said the biickwoodsinnn. ns he lowered his rille, "Is that soj Well, that gits me. What lu thunder ur you doln' up thar?" "Wuit till I get down and Ml tell you." And crawling out of tic crotch in which he had been stated the pro fessor slid down the sapling, when he soon succeeded In explaining matters to the satisfaction of that thinly-clad backwoodsman and his savage bull dog. It was now broad daylight, and when he ri ached Skimltvllle the sun was some distance above the horizon, limbing upward toward the zenith. Of course, every man, woman anil III Itl In the place beheld, with wonder- leplctrd couu'.eiiar.ces, Ihe advent of the tnud-begrlnied. lint less proi'es.ior, mid a thousand conjectures were In dulged lu as to the cause of his singu lar appearance. The profrssot was disposed to he reticent on the subject, answering In- crrogatorlcs in relation to the matter vasively, but "thp Joke was too good to bp kipt, mill lu less than twenty four hours his approach toward any rowd was greeted by a broad grin overspreading the countenances of a majority of the members thcreo., nnd his departure signalized by a low guf faw. This conduct on the part of the citi zens annoyed the professor consider ably at first; then It grew monotonous and he became disgusted. Finally lie burst Into -a flame of In dignation, nnd after taking his revenge out of the hides of the pupils, espec ially Mose Howard and his confeder ates, the Irate profissor shook the dust of Skuukvllle from off his feet aud be took himself, to parts unkuiwu. New York Weekly. A Mlvroicoplc Land Qtirjllon, The exact adjudication of an ex traordinary laud suit brought lu the District Court of Colombo, Ceylon, would probably givo to each share lalnied n blade of grass or a grain of sand. Klglit men are suing some Ighteen others for a partition of a piece of waste land nine ueres in ex tent. Tho various shares to be al lotted to each necessitates the resolu tion of the parcel Into lH.ISJ.r.lM) shares. The plaint naively -adds that partition Is Impracticable, and dp- Hires an order for the sale of the land ami the division of the purchase money among the various co-owners. Kven that will be an operation Involving much perplexity, a the Ceylon cur rency does not admit of reckonings on a scale of mllliouths of a cent. Mr. I'roctor IVdrl tiled proxy for some of tho defendants,- and asked n fortnight to tile answer. He was promptly given the whole fortnight In view of the extraordinary calculations lie will have to get through In tho meanwhile, -riilladelpiiln Telegraph. Only Olnntu Alirml. The winter has been unusually se vere, and the lake from which the lee company gathered its crop was frozeu to a much greater depth thuu usual. "I suppose, colonel," remarked a cit izen to the president of the company one cold morning, "that you won't charge us so much Tor our loo nxt summer a yon did last. You're get ting a tremendous crop." "We may have to charge more," stimy replied the president. "Think of the trouble and expense Involved in cutting Ice three feet thick!" Youth' Companion, Peindlous Hunt VoolUh Mulilea! The North China Dully New report the case of a Chinese maiden who, be lug Jilted by tho young wan to whom he was engaged, broke the engage ment ring luto fragment and wal lowed theat. A- tw hour later sua wo dead, , , ,,t THE RIGHT KINO OF A WIFE. the Sometlinfi Mikr) Man of Ne'er-Do-Well. He is the most sociable soul on Main street, nnd he beamed on the girl in the white shoes who pattered toward him as he stood In the doorway of his little shop. His stock In trade In sea sheila with 'Souvenir of Seacrest" Inscribed on them, pocketbooks made of mussels, mirrors framed In shells Hike the one In David's bedroom when lie went to visit the Teggottys), nnd other more or less tuarlno articles of bigotry and virtue. Thp siimnipr girl stood Idly gazing at the fanciful wares in the sweetgrass basket at the door while the shopkeep er took leave of n customer. As the latter went down the village street the ;oiiiiiiunicatlve shopkeeper said to the summer girl, "A powerful smart inun, thnt!" The girl looked nfter the re treating figure of tiie "smart" man. He didn't look the part. She smiled inquiringly nt the shopkeeper and thus ?ncouruBed the worthy seller of shells continued: "Why, I can remember when lie was poor boy not so ninny years ngo either. He was no 'count whatever absolutely. One day he had the nerve to get married. We all kind o' pitied the girl. Hut " nnd he made a ges ture that might mean horror, aston ishment or joy, or nil three. "How she pulled him up! She mude lilm work; and when he did work no was smart. He wrote nnd he lawyered nnd he clerked, nnd she kept n-tuggln' nway at hint all the time and saved his money nnd sent the children to school and dressed herself neat and made his home n very pleasant place." "A wonderful woman." said the sum mer girl, with n glance Into the gloomy little shop. "Yes, she was. He was lucky. Most women couldn't n done nothing with a no 'count fellow like him, but he got n treasure out of 1'rovldence'a grab bag, didn't he?" "It seems so." "And I tell you that a man's fortune Is his wife. She makes him or breaks him." "She usually tries to break hlni," said said tho summer girl unsmiliugly. ".Many n fellow that starts out of some use in the world Is dragged down and out by n silly, nlry woman. But n good, economical wife Is as good us parties and savings banks." 'Turtles?" "Why, she keeps a mnn home and leads him out of dissipations such ns shows and theatres and circuses and balloon ascensions. But I tell you it's better to have nny wife even n silly one than to have none nt nil. Tlunge In nnd trust to luck, say I." "Yes, I think so. too. There's some thing pathetic about a dried up, selflsu bachelor. How about your wife?" asked the summer girl Interestedly. The seller of seashells' round, rubl. cunil face took on lines of wilfulness. He dropped his jocular tone and said gently: "Well, you see. It was n long while ago. She was very young nnd gay. I suppose people would say did say that she was not the kind to help a mail in business, but she made me very happy. She only lived a year. Hut I never forgot that happy year. Thafs why I advise young men to 'piling-! In.' " und he smiled a little mistily. Aud ns the summer girl's white shoes weut tripping down the street, she looked back at the rotund propor tions uud bald head of the prosaic fig ure In the doorway and told herself that ono enn never tell where romance will choose to take up Its abode. New York Commercial Advertiser. Tolnti In Fihlonllo Millinery. . The high crown remains u popular style. In straw as well us lu lace, chif fon and tulle. In almost every In stance the brim I wide all around, with a slight flare off the face. I'lumes and tips offer manifold possibilities lu the adornment ot high-crowned hats. The revival of the little bonnet with strings will undoubtedly become more general ns the season advances. (h sinner materials nnd straw braids nre used to fashion them, and ostrich tips, lace nnd sequins form the decoration, with the strings usually of velvet rib bon. The youthful lace'l'ioks especial ly well under fiat plateau or the new sailor with very low crown nnd rather wide brim, though cither shapo may be varied by rolling back the brim on one or both sides or by rising It with n bandeau. Tor those who have tired of straw there are the smartest hats In white, gray or fawn felt, with a simple ribbon or genrf trimming. Vel vet ribbon In widths varying from half ("I Inch to two Inches I much In :loni 1 in the millinery world. The broad widths are used to form the quillings that encircle the low crowns sf the new sailors, as well as for bow nnd rosettes. Both fruit and flowers nre to bo popular decorations for the early autumn hat, aud In the reds, deep greens and acre brown shades they ore particularly seasonable. Birds, too, nre used mid are admirably suited to the present fiat stylo of trim uilng. The Delineator, Walking a an Ktrn'lne, No one need complain she cannot take exercise, so long ns she can walk. Mayhap, one cannot afford expensive apparatus within the house, or golf, tenuis, or other name without. But walking I free to oil, nnd Nn ture yields bountifully of bor charm to those who will study them. A walk, even If It bo n short one, 1 a wonderful rejuvenntor to the tired housewife, the toiler lu store or fac tory. And this la tho aeuson of nil season to take them. Leave your enrea and worries ftt home. It will do you no good If you carry with you the problem how Ben' tuit will get made, or how you can af ford to get Manila a new dres. . Drop all these. Open your mind to the beauty of the wayside flowers, th play of light and shade In the wilder uea of greeti leaves, tht loveiiuess of Unit- ntil ill tackle home problems with a uiuito clearer brain when you return. Begin with short walks nnd mod erate pace. Don"t go home exhausted. Hemember there nre tasks to perforin when you get there. Many n womnn has returnpd from 8 walk so tired that she was "ready to drop." Aud that settles walks for hel for nil time. Wenr comfortnble shops, short skirts, nnd loose, easy clothing. You will tire yourself unnecessarily If you must hold up a skirt. Besides, you come, out to enjoy Nature, not to think of your clothes. The shoes, nbove nil thln:;s. should be comfortable, for n "marching man Is only as strong ns his feet." Do not try to keep step with yom conipntilon If It Is nn effort. Any but your natural gait will tire you quickly. Hold your chost well tip, nnd take deep breaths. Thus will yon get the greatest physical good from your expo dition. And if kept up regularly, you wl'.I find n vast.linproveineiit In your henUli before n month Is out. l'hliadelphia Telegraph. lloir lo Talk to Women. In America, writes a feminine con tributor to the ContL'inporary Kevlew, though the women have not as yet votes, except In a few States, they havo attained a different social posi tion from that which we hold In Eng land, and, consequently, an American man talks up to us, veiff visibly taking It for granted that we know as much and have ns good a Judgment ot the subject lu hand as himself. An Englishman, on the contrary, usually talks down to us. He assumes that we know little or nothing, and thnt our opinions (If we have any) are hardly worth ascertaining. This ho does pretty universally to ladies who are strangers to hlni. Only If he hnp pens to know thnt tho woman to whom he Is speaking Is the possessor of brnlns he Is apt to treat her In a still more aggravating manner, and to imply. In all he says, that she Is not tu other women uro, "fools nnd slight," but stands npnrt from her sex a very great lusult, ns wfe must nil consider It. After a certain number of years of the new regime I nm convinced that the minds of women would grow larger nnd stronger, even as .aelr bodies have done lu the last forty years, by fresh nlr and exercise, and then a generation will nrlse In which women will senrcely be called na1' longer the "weaker sex." The Tliree-llola Illuctier. The flattest of soles Is seen on some walking boots, both buttoned and laced, and on the popular oxford or low-cut shoe yclept the "three-hole blucher." l-'rcm the bull of the foot, beneath the instep and to the heel, there is n heavy curved support to the foot, with unusual "spring" to It. The heel Is high, and for some reuson called a mllltury heel. This blucher has three holes on encli side, no more, and. therefore. Is truly a low shoe. It has no tip across the toes, neither pointed nor square, and the sole lies flat and square on the ground, not In the least turning up nt the toes, ns older stylo boots nnd shoes nro wont to do. By these marks you may know the "three-hole blucher." Storm Coat In Seoltltli Tartann. A stylish storm coat or traveling wrap for cold weather Is of mixed dark blue niul green plaid, the veritable Scotch tartan woven wlih n cheviot surface. The garment completoly en velopes the figure and falls In n seriii of thr. ' capes. The shoulder cape comes below, the waist, the next tlounec-llke descent Is to the knees and the third falls to the hem of the skirt. All of the pieces nre finishes with three row of machine stitching In black silk. The garment Is fastened with gilt ball buttous nil the way Cowu lu front. NEWEST FASHIONS Tleated boleros nre wonderfully be coming to slender forms. Some sashes nre broad enough to cover the back of the skirt. Embroidered sushee of satin Liberty are rounded off at the ends. Mohulr Is ono of the smartc.it fa-' bries, because It huugs well. Summer eveuing fans nre nlry fairy weapons to match the dres. Cape collars finish various jackets and broaden narrow shoulder. Shaped clusps for the back of the belt should be correctly shaped. La Valllere necklaces adorn the neck of tho wo:uun lu tho low or half-low gown. A rose wreath is a lovely garnlturt for a decollete dres of softly rosy pink. Heavy chatelaine pins havo a way of disagreeably sagging on very thin goods. The cut and fit of underwear 1 im portant If one desire perfect-fitting clothes. Some handsome dresses boast made sashes that have end not over u foot in length. Some stltche In modish embroidery can only be appreciated through a mag. nlfylug glass. Heavy sashea to match the dres. uch a velvet, are effectively finished at the acullop-sbaped end wilh h.-avy fringe. A veiling novelty I ou the order of thin crepe de chine furnished with a -border lu funcy cat-stltch forming dia monds. This veiling come lu all color. , Lilac are among the fashionable flower for hat decoration. White, blue and purple blossom are couibiA! lu Urge wreaths aud plucjJ a.ijui tha brim of truw hU. . Mw The Gfejf 'tamf LATE5T Now York City. Loiig coats make u feature of the latest styles und can )e relied upon as correct both for tho present and for the future. This one, womak's coat. Jeslgned by May Manton, Is essen tlally smart mid Is shaped lo l:ik. '.he outlines of the figure without being aver snug. As shown It Is made of Ithone blue cheviot, stitched with cor tlcelli silk, mid makes part of u cos tume, but the design is equally appro priate for the separate coat niul for all stilting and coat materials. The coat Is made with fronts that nro jut In three sections, back, side backs and under-nrm gores, nnd so allows of the many seams thnt mean perfect at us well ns vertical lines and ap parent sleiidcrness of figure. The neck Is finished in regulation coat style and the fronts lap over to be buttoned In louble-brensted fashion. The sleeves nro the accepted ones that are without fullness above the elbows, but form puffs at the wrists mid nre finished with flare cuffs. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is six nnd a quarter yards twenty-seven Inches wide, three and n half yards forty-four Inches wide )r three nnd a half yards fifty-two Inches wide. , Misses Waist. Bertha waists are apt to be exceed ingly becoming to young girls, and are PS? MISSES' WAIST In the height of present styles. The very attractive one, designed by May Manton aud Illustrated in tho largo drawing. Is shown In white India silk, with trimming of Valenciennes lace and is stitched with cortlcelli silk, but the design Is equally well suited to cotton, linen and woolen materials. aud can be made either with or with out the fitted lining. The waist consists of the front nnd back of the fitted foundatlo'n, which can be faced to form the yoke or from which the yoke can bo cut, the front and backs of the waist and the bertha. The front 1 blousod slightly but the bucks are drawn down snugly on the waist line. The trimming Is applied on indicated lines and gives the fash ionable pointed effect whiio tho tucked bertha outlines the yoke. The sleeves are the pointed ones of the season, tucked to be snug nbove the elbow and full below. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is four yards tweuty one Inches wide, three and three-quarter yurds twenty-seven Inches wide, three yards thirty-two Inches wide, or two nnd a qunrter yard forty-four Inches wide, with three-eighth yard of tucking for yoke und live and three quarter yard of insertion to trim ns Illustrated. How Knot of Straw. A wulklug dres of bumboo-colorod loulslue I very smartly trimmed with the new decoration bauds of straw. The straw is exceedingly glossy und tho braid o flue, the band so slender that ull stiffness is avoided, lu fact, you would scarcely realize what I the trimming utiles you see tho gowu very close. Satlii-linlshed band of pHle yellow etruw are an excellent match for' tho bnmlroo-colored silk. It look not unlike a Hue-woven braid trlmuilng. with plenty of "body" to it Little bow-knots of pretty straw nre paced down tho nnrrow front panel of the akirt und u large bow knot de sign I appllqued on the blouae front. Smull straw bow decorate the elbow puff of the sleeve, lloukad On. The nower automobile veil la pro vided with atrongly made hooks, which are to be ut lac bed to llrui book atltched to the traveling hat This Is a convenience lu one way, because It make you Independent of veil plus to secure the easily lost' veil to the traveling hat The fuel lhat you tan remove the hookml veil ami shake ti lit dust off, when you are nt your Jour ney's end, will be appreciated by those who have made a rushing auto trip with a veil tied on that blows out of position, or a. veil which is part of the trimming of a hat, and so can not well be freed from particles of dust without taking the piece of mil linery npnrt. Styles In Wlnt-r Millinery. Lovely petunia nnd fuchsln Diaiivei nnd magentas arc promised In winter millinery. These tints nre benutlful niul highly decorative, but not every one can wear them. The decided blonde, alike with the decided brun ette, has difficulty in usslnillntlng tlietn, and they soein to be especially planned for the accommodation of the natural toned woman. She of the ine-.Uuni da fit brown hair, medium skin and unob trusive brown eyes generally curries them off successfully; therefore, ns this style or woman Is lu the majority, one may look for u fuchsia and petunia cult. Silk Shoe Liu-tit With Tassels. English walking boots arc not all butttoned. Some are trimly laced close to th little foot, displaying the neat contour of the inkle. The boots ar laced up with extra long lacora. thirty Inches In length. The lacers end ap parently in tin tags, but nfter they are drawn through the last eyelet the tags are pulled off, disclosing silk tassels which look quite smart nnd give a fern Inlne nlr to the stout walking boots, which nre made upon u masculine model. Tha Shntililer Kuche, In order to give the fair maid the proper width aero the shoulders (which Is intended to set off her allia nces below the waist), sleeve trim mings droop lower and lower on the shoulder, mid medallions of luce and plnchod-out ruchlngs of taffeta or lotils ii:e silk nre frequently placed as u shoulder decoration. A Fall Outing- Costum). An ultra-smart outing costume for the fall Is of navy serge, the tine hut rough quality of goods being chosen In preference to the smoother finish. Tho skirt is perfectly plain lu front, fits exquisitely over the hips, and falls In nn inverted box pleat behind. The jacket is tight-Uttlug. the front turn- V. il1 WITH BERTHA. lug back in small rever faced with white watered silk. Sliver fall but tons, seven on each side, are placed oo the front of the garment, to emphasize the Hues of the revers. The distinct ive note In the suit Is sounded by the strappings of fuchsia mauve velvet, piped with the white Milk, which come over the shoulders aud curve from tho centre seam of the buck u far a the darts In front. Woman' Hloiuit Wu!t. Blouse waist continue to hold XUi world of fashion and will be greatly worn during the coming season both as separate bodices and part of en tire costumes. This one, designed by May Manton, is adapted to botu pur poses and to all the soft and pliaole materials so much In vogue, but l shown tu white Joulslr.o silk with trim ming of antique Insertion. Tho wnlst Is made over a fitted foundation, which can be used or omit ted a may be preferred, and closes Invisibly beneath the centre group of tucks. The hack nre tucked from tho shoulders to the waist Hue aud aro drawn down snugly, so giving a tapering effoct to the figure. The front U laid in three group of tucks which extend full Iciigtn, with two thut are left freo of yoko depth, nnd I pouched over tho belt. The sleeve are backed nhovo tho elbovva but loft plain and full below. Tho quantity of tnateriul required for the medium lze I four nnd a half yard twenty-one Inches wide, four yard tweiity-evun lucliee wide or tw and u quarter yard forty-four Indue wide, with flvo uud a i;uurtr yard of loswllon to trim ms (MnatraUd. L: t - . , Btotei! wa:t.
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