DON'T LOOK FOR THE FLAWS.
Don't look for flam- git von co through life;
And even when you find them
It in wise snd kind to be snmewhnt blind,
Ami look for the virtue behind them.
For the cloudiest night has a hint of the
Inrht
Somewhere in iU sli.id.iw hiding;
It if better f:ir to hunt for a star
Than the spots on the sun abiding.
Th current of life run every way
'lo the hnsom of find's ureiit Oican:
Dan't set your force 'Kiiintt the river's
rnur.se
And think to niter its motion.
D.in't waste n rrw on the universe;
I'ctrcTiih.T it lived before yon;
Don't butt at the storm with your puny
form,
liut bend, let it fly o'er you.
The wor'd will never adjust i(elf
i'o suit your whim to the letter;
Some thin...., must go wrong your whole
'Hi long.
And I he sooner yon know it the better.
It is fo.,y to fight with the Infinite.
And go under nt lust in the wrestle,
ihe wiser man shapes into Cod's plan,
water kI.hik s i.ito the vessel.
- r.I.a Whee.er ilcox, in Progressive Age
Noughts
Crosses.
Zt. K began to play first 0:1 n
;J mmr )t '-'i-ap of paper which I had
O JjT Q ,,tiliz'''1 lint " din
J f urrtui m' 1 !io neighborhood
"Vf GTT In Kinu- her III - relative
pe.'iiK.i of our iv.peetive hones, timt
is to s:iy, i,f her I:, ini( 11 ml the liitli"
house wh'eii I had bought ami fur
nished ill tho somewhat wild hope that
s.'i n::? t.r.y by i.ec.-r,,:: 13 its
I ::.!:.-...: e.v:vert it itilo ny li-n.i-.
til It occasion sli had treated till! dia
gram llippiiiitly by guiding my biitiil to
m.ilii' 11 nought in Hi" area which .stood
for toy front garden. 11 n 1 her Mischiev
ous look coiiviyei to 110 that 1ko
cypher wns meant to represent the
sum of my wo;-i!y gcods.
Accordingly. I responded with great
Independence by milling a bis cross
tli" syir.i) j which I brliov" i-. pj;ilsii
ly supposed to lii-i -it ; 11 Kiss on either
slil" of tin; little, square which In my
amateur drawing sli:oil for the front
door.
She resented tills because slip mid I
bad played out of turn, r'he there
upon drew the correct figure for n
game that she termed noughts nnl
crosses and instructr-d mo how to play
In accordance with rule. The figure
was very simple, merely two perpen
dicular strokes crossed by two horizon
tal ones, nml there was no skill re-
qi'.irnl. it seemed. One merely put fi
nought or 11 cross into one of llie lit
tle Minees and did cue's level best to
get three in a row, which counted one
point. I; was a very childish pastime,
tind yet after that day I found myself
flaying it wiUi be;' at every opportu
nity; and It bud nt leant the merit,
like mediocre music In .1 drawing
ronm, of affording cover for conversa
tion. I don't thin';. " she said one day. In
en interval which I spent sharpening
her fie'icil, "thnt I'm exuding; lint one
n .nil re My expects something out of
nt". ciiiter love or minor, ana you
can't si ve me cither."
"U least." I said. I:t a low vilep. "I
Cive you love."
"N'o; Hint's whd-c you make the mis
take. You think that in loving me
y.u ;:ive 1. ip love. Hut you don't
nof an omnllon even! Cross out love!"
' I shell do nothing of the kind," I
responded, Indignantly.
"As for money ." she piirsti"d. "I
d in't think. I don't really th'nl: that
40o a year or so Is the height of my
ambition. Put a nought for money."
"I il"ctiiin," 1 said, "for I can nt
!":st look to the fill lire with tolerable
c-rtaitity."
"It's t-o ?n-),i lnnkinii too f:r ahead,"
sh" said; "yon him rcni'-mber we've
tot (, ),, vp in the prceent. '
"You're ri jit." I said, mildly, "and
It's not much oiolati.iii to me nt the
prcsT.t inoiciit to !vlie-t that you'll
r-i-taiiily li-i s,.-iv some ilay that
you'v let .'ieh a ciiance slip."
SI: t aiiMid, lool;i;,l imril at me, and
r- !.
"To put t'e tivitrr in a rrMiell,
you IT.v have nn'l:!":; to offe? nie.
N;! in.', thai ! to say, e:;c"pt mar
r.a'.'e. and I don't thin!; tl,at of Itself
S'lMieiciiily nltr:ic(ie."
"I m : ! 1 1 Kii:r.;i si." I ventured, "that
yoit nr.- M-nrcidy In a position to jude.
Now if you would allow me to play
Hi-- jcirt r de ip ,i m.;.anl to you for
a .c::: u! the end of that lime you
trii;ht really be aide to Kive an opin
ion on th'. subject."
She shisik her head and put n notiKht
Into the middle of n new diagram,
ntid I respondeil hidllKereutly with
cross tinderreath.
"As reu.mls the money." I said, "yon
can't cNpi-t me to make a fortune
without cier liuin- bad an opportu-
Ilit.V."
"No," she rdi'.iil'.el.
''lint you xcem to cxiiect me to make
you love mo without tiny opportunity
nt nil. Yon haven't civen m mueh
opio;tunIty." I said, regretfully.
"J'hut de)i'nds," she ald, "uiion
wliii t you cull opportunity."
"Well," I remarked. "I think Miss
Arnoid gave me n pretty coofl oppor
liinily the iiiirht of the ilanep when I
sat out with her In the coiiwrviitory."
"MiMi Arnold?" hc nskt.d oniekly
"What Miss Arnold? Do you mean
Jesia Arnol.l? Oh, I nlwaya said ho
wu a niost atroelou flirt!"
"I don't know her Christian iinme,
I said vaguely. "I called her 'darling.'
and 1 don t utippose lf auy MIm Ar
nold that you know."
"Jpsalo Arnold." she snld, aolemn
l.r, " would bo th last. mind. I aj
tli very last girl to make a wife for a
poor man."
"Oh! no; the Mis Arnold I mean
told me ahe understood economic
bousekeepltiM thoroughly."
"Jessle'a mean," ahe said, earnestly.
"and she'll never give you anything
but a cold luncheon. Tier way of
economising will be to atarre your
"Whether one succumbi to itarra
tiou or a broken heart," I observed,
darkly, "it will be all the came a
hundred years hence."
"And In the meantime you're alwaya
got the Douce, the aid. thoughtfully
"But. you Unow, I haven't mm.li to
keep it up on," I said, and I crooked
my foretlntrer and thumb to represent
nought nothing.
"I suppose," she murmured, "one
would sooner succumb to starvation
than n broken henrt."
"Could yon," I nsked, with a sudden
Inspiration, "subsist on such Spartan
fare ns bread and cheese and er
erosses?" "I think I cot.M," she said, softly,
"If you provided it." K. Bcore, iu
tilnel; and AVhlle.
FEAR OF DEATH DIMINISHING.
t nilertskers1 Cnstimipra I.rss Afraid Than
Formerly.
That people stand less In nwo of
death than they did a few years ago
Is the belief of several New York un
dertakers. They say that nowadays
twice as many persons make prepara
tions for their own burial as 11 genera
tion njro. In accounting for this, one
funeral director said:
"It Is my opinion that the displace
ment of the gruesome wooden cotlln
by the modern burial casket, which is
not offensive 10 the eye, has done much
to rob death and Interment of their
horrors. Some people when they are
sick and are fearful that they will
never regain their health sometimes
call In an undertaker, or his or bet
friends do It for the ill one. atid make
all arraignments for the funeral, se
lecting the casket and designating
what kind of a hearse is preferred
It is tli" same with tome persons lu
advancing years. A well-to-do nia:i
living in this neighborhood went
abroad last year, and before going pro
vided for any contingency that might
nrl.'e w hile he was on the voyage. He
is .still abroad, and, peculiar as It may
seem, a few weeks ago I received a
letter front him. dated at Amsterdam,
telling mo that he was still alive. Of
course he did not ray it In those words,
but. while he wroie me about some
trivial affair. I could see plainly that it
was simply a pretense under which he j
Informed me that he had not db-d yet. j
When he shall die ho Is to be taken
to his native town, and there buried
In a specllled cemetery, and everything
will be done in strict compliance with
his desires as he expressed them to me. j
"Men who nre going Into hospitnls
to have serious operations, performed j
frequently make arrangements with
us for their funeral and burial, should
the opfatlon terminate fatally. Such
men seem to approach the subject with
entire calmness. But it is different
with the man who Is in perfect health, j
seemingly, at least, but who wants to
... n,nA.,tn rr. .4l.n l,,.lnl nt I
lllllltl- Itl TUl I" I .in: .'.,, iii "
his body after death, whenever that
shall occur, because he has no rela
tives or near friends who he is certain
will look after 'all that Is left of "P"
or because he fears he might not have
the money at the end that he has at
thnt time. One day a middle-aged
man came into my office and np
proachod the subject with manifest
embarrassment. 1 understood what he
was driving nt. and pulled from my
drawer a score or more of contracts
audi as he wanted to nitiUe, and lie,
seeing that he was not the first to
think of such n thing (although prob
ably he thought he was when the sub
ject first entered his mind) seemed re
assured, and we proceeded with the
business In a business-like manner.
"Some of these contracts I have,
made for a --ertaln number of years,
the amount of money sufllclent to
cover the expenses and the pnymwit
for my services being deposited. And
it has happened that when that pe
riod has expired the other party to the
contract has decided thnt he Isn't going
to die, or that he needs the money, and
he takes the prepayment nml goes on
his way rejoicing. It Is the samp way
with those who go Into hospitals to
have operations performed. Of course.
If they don't die the contract Is null
and void, and the patients, regaining
their health, seem to forget It entirely
11s th-y go on their busy way through
1lfo."New York Times.
Not Absolutely llelplMAS.
Some few persons still cherish the
Idea that all women are absolutely
helpless iu business matters, and thnt
they are so lacking In financial ability
that they cannot safely bo trusted ti
handle money.
Mr. Black belonged to this class. lie
had been In the habit of paying all the
household bills nt the end of each
month, and his wife, although, allowed
unlimited credit, had never had an al
lowance. One day the Blacks hap-
peiiel to be passing the comparatively
new building lu which the bunk was
situated.
"Do von know, John," remarked Mrs
Black. 'T have actually l ever been in
side the bank since it was built more
than two years ago."
You haven't!" exclaimed John. "If
that's the case, I guess I'd better give
you a check this month and let yon pay
the bills. Do you think you'd know
how to cash It':" i '
Mra. Black received the check. That
evening Mr. Black asked, not without
sarcasm. If she had succeeded In In
dorsing It properly.
Oh. yes," returned Mrs. Black,
cheerfully.
"How many bills did yon pay?"
"None It teemed a pity to waste all
that money paying bills."
"Then what iu the world did yon do
with itr
"Oh." returned the llttla woman, se
renely, "I Just deposited It to my owp
account." Collier's Weekly.
. ,Tli Only Tlllnl Mutr. ,
Sir Evelyn Arthur Falrbalm Is the
only ' subject of King Edward who
bears an hereditary title and was born
deaf and dumn. A toll, handsoino man,
with a peculiarly winning snillo and
attractive manner, he give no outward
sign of a mlhfortunnte which would
have shadowed a temperament lesi
buoyant than hla own. Sir Arthur if
a famous globe trotter, a great part
of bla travel having becu undertaken
to study meana 01 ameliorating the lot
of thoso afflicted at be la himself.
lagcnlout aclicm.
The Freucb railway companies bay
Issued to all stations au album which
contains plcturea of every possible
article that a traveler la likely to
have about him. Owing to the great
number of passenger who are unable
to speak French, It la often found dlfll
cult to trace lost articles from the de
scription given. Now alt that a paa
lenger La to do 1 to polut id th
niUsliig article la the album.
New York City. Loose coats of all
sorts are greatly in rogue and uuiko
Ideal cold weather wraps. They can
be slipped on over the gown with per-
COAT WITH CUT. COLLAR,
feet case and without danger of rump
ling. This May Maiituii one Includes
several novel features and Is adapted
tti a variety of Materials, but I-t shown
In pastel tan broadcloth with the capo
collar of velvet trimmed Willi fancy
braid and edged with heavy ecru lace.
The inverted pleats, that are stitched
with corticclli silk, give exceedingly
becoming lines while providing the ful
ness and Hare that are much it) voituo.
The sleeves tire novel Mid effective as
well 11s comfortable.
The coat Is made with yoke portions
to which the fronts and bucks arc at
tached. Both the coat and the sleeves
are laid lu inverted pleats, the outer
ones being stitched flat for their entire
length, the inner left free for a portion
thereof to provide flare at the lower
edge. The sleeves are In bell shape
and fit with comparative suugness
riUXCESS GOWN LENGTUKNKD
above the elbows, and at the neck Is
the cape collar which can be further
enhanced by fringe knotted into the
lace when desired.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is tlve and a quarter
yards twenty-seven Inches wide, three
and a quarter yards forty-four Inches
wide or three yards fifty-four inches
wide, with one-half yard of velvet for
the cape collar, four, and a half yards
of braid and one uud Ihrc'-quurter
yards of applique to trim a illus
trated. l'.(.oiiil:ig Prlucem Gown.
Princess gowns are among the feat
ures of the season and are exceedingly
becoming to well formed women. The.
one shown In the large drawing is both
novel and handsome and allows of va
riations wlihout number. The model,
however, Is made of broadcloth, In the
new tdiade known as I.ombardy plum,
with the epaulettes and ctlR's of velvet
In the same color overlaid with ap
plique of heavy luce, the square yoke
and collar of creuin cblflon. tucked and
enriched with lace, and trimming of
fancy braid piped with velvet. The
color is as beautiful ns it Is new and
the combination of materials singu
larly rich and attractive, but the gown
can bo made entirely of velvet, of cloth
or of similar material. As Illustrated
the closing Is made invisibly at the left
shoulder seam and beneath the trim
ming at the left front seam, but It can
be effected at the centre back If pre
ferred. The gown Is made with centre frouts,
side fronts, backs, side backs and tin-der-arm
gores. Both the centre front
and the back are full length, but the
side fronts, iinder-nrm goers and aide
back are lengthened by the circular
llouiico which Is Joined to the edge of
(he front and the backs. The epau
lettes are arranged over the shoulders
und the neck Is finished with a regula
tion stock. Tho sleeves are among the
newest of tbo season, and show deep
flare cuffs, which extend well over the
tutiids, and above them form full droop
ing puffs.
Tho quantity of niaterlnl required for
tbe medium Uco la fourteen and a
quarter yards twenty-one Inches wide,
twelve yards twenty -seven Incites wide
or seven and a quarter yard forty
four Inches wide, with seven-eighth
yards of velvet, thrvo-elghtb yard of
tucking and sis yards of braid to trim
illustrated.
The StrmJ(l.t Skirt.
According to a Pari correspondent
of Le Bon Tou, the straight skirt, very
foil over the hi pa, la the thing, but a
few flounces are still worn aud quite a
few fancy tucked skirts, that Is, tlp
tucking put la wared or curved doslgn
ever the entire skirt
The straight skirts art tucked,
Jol' ' '''' trip
4m
pleated or shirred over 11: hip: some
are box pleated, the fulness falling lu
straight lines below. On - inoibd has
very line side pleats sllt.-hed down flat
with about five rows of stlt .diliig Oth
ers ure shirred about flv l:n lies down.
These skirts are not made with much
train, but ure very long all iiroitn I.
They are often embellished with
trimming set on around the bottom,
some have flounces shirred on-with a
heading. These are even used In
cloth, but the hitter Is of such fine,
soft quality that it Is easily adapted t?
KUcli purposes. Panel effects nie used
to a great extent and give long, grace
ful lines.
Very Fanhlunuliln Rtockltiic.
Stockings of striking effect have nar
row bands of lace inset, many of tlieni
of contrasting colors, the most strik
ing being black in white. An Inch
bund of lace In some of the stockings
undulates serpentine lashlon over thu
Instep 11 nd up the leg. In other stock
ing the inch bands tire put in to form
conventional designs over the instep
and In otlncs inch bands of lace ara
set around the stocking from the ankle,
perhaps the length of It.
HaU For MUsot.
M siV hats are very hug'.', th
i-i'owns nru quite high, and ure either
trimmed with n very long plume,
caught In with n buckle at the front 01
the crown and drooping over the brim
at the side, or else the crown is sur
rounded with very short tips.
I'llmv Princes lr-sss.
We hear of tulle and inousselliiL' prin
cess 1 in sst's, but, of course, these filmy
fabrics tire but "superstructure," re
quiring as a foundation u perfect dress
of handsome silk.
filnven of Many Colors.
The "multicolored Idea" extends ever,
to gloves this year. Kld.s come in all
the cloth shades, with bindings and
si tellings of the brightest colors.
BY CIKCCLAU IT.OLNCE OS SIDES.
Sliouliter Capos.
Small capes that cover und protect
the shoulders make a feature of the
season's styles und are greatly lu
vogue both as parts of costumes aud
as general wraps. The two May Man
ton designs illustrated are admirable
uud are one round, giving a smooth
tit over the shoulders, tho other cut In
deep points that fall In handkerchief
style. Both are double and both show
th' stub's that are preferred to every
other form of neck finish. - As illus
trated the round enpa Is made of tan
colored cloth, the pointed cape of thu
same, material iu the shade known us
ir.ole-skin, both being finished with
stitching In corticclli ilk. The stole
of the round cape Is niado of heavy
ecru lace finished with drop ornaments,
but that of the pointed cape Is cut from
the material, simply ' stitched and fin
ished with fringed ends and drop orna.
ments placed nt the neck and mldwny
of its length.
The round capea are cut lu one piece
each and arranged one over the other
and finished at the neck with the stole.
Tho pointed capes as illustrated also
are double and finished with tho stole,
but can be made with the under por
tion cut from the outer edge to the
depth of tho stitching on tho upper
cape only and Joined thereto, thus giv
ing the effect of two cape without the
additional weight.
The quantity of material required f"1'
the medium size Is for round cape two
and three-e!'e-htli yards twenty-one
lin lies wide, one and three-eighth yards
forty-four Inches wlda or one uud au
eighth yards Ufty-fonr Inches wldo,
with one yard of ull over lace for tho
stole; for pointed capo three ysrds
twenty one Inches v.ido, ono and bait
yards forty-four Inches wide or one
and three-eighth yards fifty-four Inches
wide.
SIIOULOCI CATCS.
'--
JUST TRY HUNN1NC.
It Will fiiv Color nml llrlglil Eys to the
Olrl Who Practise It Dally.
To take a mile run daily, as a man
in training would do, is the best way
.11 tho world for n girl to get color
into her cheeks and spai'klc.into her
yes.
"If girls would turn ti:cir attention
'o running, they would find it he most
!.hllnratlng pastime In the world, ns
tvell ns one of tho most healthful,"
mys an authority on r.thlelics. "Be
tides adding roses to the cheeks and
ticlies to" the It'.ngs, miming Is the
tout woman's best resource.
"Let her take n brisk run dally, be
ginning with a few yards, nnd getting
.1 ) t j a mile or thereabouts ami she
i ill not. need to resort to a diet Hint
nost melancholy and depressing uieth
)d of reducing avolrdupoiR.''
If a run cannot bp taken dally out
if doors, the running track found nt
very well equipped gymnasium should
ii? utilized. A run out of doors, how
ver. Is the ideal practice, for fresh
I ur Is one of the Important factors oil
i:e sport, it is ircsu air mat gives
l girl bewitching color in her cheeks
tnd purities every drop of blood lu her
JOil.V.
After a little practice a girl can
itii half a mile without stepping. Thnn
el lnr pause for a two-minute rest
1 d'oie doing the next half mile, llun
jriskl.v, but tint at top sp:cd.
Without ','estion. one of the best e::
reises in the world for frliis Is run
ling. It contributes for one thing
hat elasticity without which grace
s imnosslble, mil spurs every Indily
''unction to Its appropriate duty.
Other things being equal, the girl
vho knows how to run. and docs run.
ivill outclass in general attractiveness
'he girl who does not. She will carry
lot-sell' more gracefully. Her pose will
)0 easy: she will be better s"t up, nnd
joneritlly better able to take care of
L"iself iu society and out of it. Now
York Sun.
The Allcgcil Mntlci-u Woirnn.
The reader of modern novels must
sometimes be moved to wonder where
'.lie novelists get their Idea ot some of
itelr heroines. The utter unreason of
"oine dames nnd damsels whom one
meets lu latter-day lictlon is marvel
jf... It Is the day of the "femme in
omprlse," and some of the specimens
are too much for the comprehension
9ven of the feminine reader.
Some of these heroines, for example.
ire atlllcted with what is called artis
tic temperament, and when a heroine
has red hair and a bad tit ot the artis
tic' temperament she Is a creature be
sic whom the Sphinx is comprehensible
md a wildcat a boudoir pet. She talks
a lingo made up of phrases from the
Itubiiiyat, the Vedaa and Thomas a
Keiupis, and she usually bus a voca
tion beside thnt of making her hus
band miserable.
The foil to tliis type of heroine is the
;onventionnl women, who is stuffed
with sawdust and lias a bisque head
md jute hair. She never tiiinks of her
husband's soul, but only of bis col
lars aud cuffs und dinner. It is doubt
ful whether the woman ever lived who
.lid not have at least a glimmering
curiosity as to her husband's soul,
even If she happened to be married to
n man without any tit to mention. But
one meets these meek creatures iu
novels.
There Is also the woman who Is a
bundle of Incomprehensibilities and in
consistencies, nnd is usually considered
eiiarming. The innocent feminine
reader may attempt to imitate this
heroine. If she does she will Uud that,
contrary to the novelists and the wom
an's page of the papers, men expect
even a woman to know that two and
two make four. Edit jrinl in the New
York News.
Tile Jaialife ll.jucewlfr.
It takes a woman of large capacity
to be a successful honieiuaker, and our
Japanese sister Is. above all else, an
Ideal housewife. In spite of her child
like appearance and manner there Is
much stately, though simple, dignity
about her. She kneels upon the cush
ion laid on her idiinlng floor of spot
less rice mat, nnd greets her visitor
by gracefully bowing over until her
foreheud touches the floor. Her guest,
who removed her footgear at the outer
entrance (for a Japanese would not
dream of scratching the polished floors
ur dimming the rice units by wearing
out-of-door sanduls lu the house), is
given a cushion like her hostess' that
she may rest her knees aud heels upon
It iu tho curious, sitting posture well
nigh impossible for foreigners to Imi
tate. Then, before guest and hostess
'ire placed tiny cups of tea, with qtiHlnt
covers, the cups resting 011 little pedes
tals instead of saucers.
After l.iucii formal salutation the
real visit begins, and thci, perhaps,
Ihe tiny pipe are lighted they con
tain but three or four "whiffs" of to
baccoat the Are box, and a merry
chatter, villi much laughter, is car
lied on over pipes and teacups. In
Japan, funs, parasols nnd pipes nre
the common property of both sexes!
1'iorenee Peltier, Mn Good Housekeep
ing. I'retty fitory of Oueen Alrt tmlrs.
Queen Alexandra, who has Just com
menced her yeurly visit to thu lund
of her girlhood. Is devotedly fond of
dogs, and has bud all orts, sizes and
breeds. She posbesses greut skill III
training them and tho pet which she
bus about her are all citpublo of won
derful tricks. But there was ono dug
upon which ber Majesty cast longing
eyes. It was a famous performing
dog named Minos, and It wus the rage
as a society entertainer. Iuvitatlou
card at greut London house used to
bear tho strange announcement: "To
meet the dog Minos." The following
story ot this remarkable creature Is
often told by ber Majesty; Upon one
occasion when bidden to enrrv a hand
kerchief to tbe most beautiful htdy inl
the room, tue rascally courier sprang
up to Queen Victoria nnd laid It at
ber feet. Iter Majesty laugbod mer
rily, flicked the dog In tbe face .with
her own handkerchief, and bade him
do bis duty honestly. Thereupon, tbe
dog picked up bis handkerchief, and,
lu greut humility, approached tbe pres
ent Queuu, lay. down aud placed tbe
Imndkerchlpf before ber. Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph.
French Tilrtliocln.
Every woman think she can Improve
her face, nnd so rend every new sug
gestion as to cosmetics nnd massage.
Tho French women can offer valua
ble advice on this subject. They think
no powder too fine for the face. They
will take the finest starch nnd have
It beaten to n dust and placed in scent
ed linen bags for use.
They cut the eyelashes at least once
a year. This cause tlieni to grow
longer nnd to curl. They train the
eyebrows to form a graceful curve by
combing with a Ann comb, nnd then
with n dampened thumb nnd forefinger
press tho hair In tho curved lino
across till the desired nih Is found.
They do not wash their hair oftencr
than onco In every three mouths, be
lieving that frequent shampoos make
the hair brittle. When brushing their
half they place cotton under the bris
tles of the wire brush, collecting the
dust and giving n gloss to their hair.
There is quite n bit nt method in
ti.eir care of llltla details.
Ttie, AntoiTiotilllng Cotnr.
Willie different automobiling wom
en have their preferences for green,
blue or brown, there seems to be a
consensus of opinion thnt gray is pre
eminently the auloinooiling color. It
Is easy to find n shade that will not
show dust, and It is not difficult to
chotse n material which will shed the
dit':t instead of retaining it.
A woman's into dress Is usually
loose fitting, except, iu one particular,
and that Is essential. It Is tightly closed
nt the throat, and wrists, so that no
dust can blow down your neck or up
your sleeves, and It Is well closed down
the front with buttons and button
holes, instead of the hooks and eyes,
which are not always lo be relied on
and which are vexatious to fasten.
Comfort is a primary consideration
and neatness and suitability come
next.
A Woman Knil-Tiirowcr.
Anatomists have frequently ex
plained that the peculiar formation ot
a woninn's shoulder blades prevents
her from throwing a stone or a ball
either far or straight, as n man can
do. But iu this case, as in all other
things, there nro exceptions, for n Ta
coma young woman recently threw a
baseball to u distance of 205 feet, a
record breaker, so far as women nre
concerned. Tho longest distance be
fore that was 1S1 feet, thrown by 11
Vnssar woman. Thi tends to disprove
the theory about the shoulder-blade
formation, nnd to show that accurate
nnd long-distance throwing is if mat
ter of strength and practice. Tho rec
ord for a man's throw of a baseball
is SSI feet.
Facts About American Women,
To-day 5,000,000 women of the
United Slates nre at work in 400 dif
ferent occupations. A hundred years
ago less than 100 women were em
ployed in the factories of the country.
There were not many women teachers
and not many workers of auy sort out
side of domestic life.
In 1810 there was not a college In
the world open to women fifty years
later there were II0:J co-educational col
leges aud 1"0 women's colleges uud
only 127 for men.
In 1000 there wore 34,407 .women in
colleges and 5S,4(57 men, and in the
same year degree were given to 421W
women and to 10,794 men more thau
one-third as many women as men.
Women Workers In Ilolicmla.
An Industrial census of Bohemia
shows that of its 2,000,000 population,
400,1127 are engaged lu manufactures,
nnd of these 201,f:w ara women. Most
of tha work 1 done by hnnd and nt
home. These "home" workers live iu
the little villages, which stretch ulong
thu banks of mountain stream and in
th? wider valleys, nnd the women nnd
girls, in great baskets slung on their
backs, carry the rftw and flnishel goods
between homo nnd factory over steep
mountain paths, which, lu winter, are
covered with snow und ice.
Women Lrciulntori.
Sir William I.yne. Home .Secretary
of the Australian Commonwealth, has
lately decided that women are cllgl
ble for seats In the Commonwealth
Parliament, nnd Miss Goldstein, nrpsl-
dent of the Women's Federal Politi
cal Association of Melbourne, has an
nounced ber Intention of standing foi
tuo Senato at the forthcoming general
elections, 1
torettyr
flu no, - ,
Big buttons figure.
Tartan pauels are noted.
Triple skirt seem to be in favor.
Little bos coats remain in vogue.
Ldrectolre girdles have t-omo to stay.
Chiffon velvet is u useful fabric.
l)eep yokes extend over the sleeves
Sleeve bagginess has gone upward.
Puqulu lean to full, gathered skirts.
Satin ruye I used for some cloaks.
Bows of stitching nro lu high fuvor
yet.
Pleated skirt ore well nl-h ubiqui
tous. The paletot uiilitairo is among tbe
catchy coats.
Sweet simplicity mark tbe dresses
for little girls.
Narrow circular frill of taffeta are
on a cloth dress.
Three sizes of buttons are seen ou
a single costume.
Black and white striped velvet Is
useful for pipings.
Velvet pastilles rival button and
are much less clumsy.
An evening coat, smart and short,
is made of squirrel beads.
A big box pleat, back and front, Is
noted on a square looking Eton.
Irish crochet lace 1 used to trim
many of the coats lo fur-like plush.
Renaissance spider work Is intro
duced iu collars of cut-out work.
Braiding, especially in soutache, la a
great feature of modish costuming.
Ckeollle forms one of tbe prettiest
of trimmings, especially when used ou
taf
atters
rolato Griddle Cake,
Tare, wash nnd grate six large raw
potatoes and an onion. Add salt, pep.
per nnd nutmeg to t.iste. Now add
three eggs, beaten without separating
whites and yolks. Fry on well greased
griddle, spreading the mixture out
flat with a spoon. Serve piping hot,
buttering us you eat.
Quince Hotililr.
Tare nnd grate four ripe quinces,
ndd n little of the grated rind and
the juice of half a lemon. Bent to
gether until light the yelks of foui
eggs and n cup of sugar, then add In
succession the grated quinces, half
a cup of cream ami the sillily beaten
whites of four eggs. Turn into a but
tered pudding dish, stand It In n pan
of hot water and buk until find In a
moderate oven. lust with powdered
Kugar just before serving and serve
cold with cream or not,- just ns pre
Jiiirod.
Onion fc'oudll.
Soak n cupful of line dry bread
crumbs in a cupful of milk. Heat
another cupful and thicken with 11
tabIcniootiful of (lour rubbed up with
one of butter. Add tho scaken crumbs,
the beaten yolks of two eggs, n pinch
of soda, salt to taste nnd a dash of
paparikit. Beat hard for a minute be
fore stirring lu a large cupful of cold
boiled onions which have been run
through your vegetable press. Beat
two minutes and whip In the frothed
whiles of two eggs.. Turn inio a bake
liish and cook in a quick oven until
putVy and delicately browned. Eat at
once, as it soon falls.
Itttsslnn Vegetable flalmt.
Select two moulds of nui.able shape
and size (tin basins ir earthen bowls
will do), and dim Iu ice water. Have
ready cooked balls, cut from carrots
and turnips, nml cooked slringbeans
and cauliflower, all marinated with
French dressing. Iiriiin the vegetables,
t'.ip them into half set r.psie ami itr
range against the chilled sides of the '
moulds: iheii fill the moulds with aspic
jelly. Then set, with a hot spoon
scoop out the as;de from the centre
of each mould and till In the space
with a mixture of tho vegetables and
jelly mayonnaise, leaving an open
space at the top to be tilled with half
set aspic. When thoroughly chilled
and set, turn from the moulds, the
smaller mould above the other.
Garnish with llowerels of cauliflower,
dipped in aspic and chilled, and let
tuce. Serve with mayonnaise.
Very Nice I'uinpklu Preserve.
A very nice preserve Is mu le of
the humble pumpkin. The r.'cipe,
taken from the Boston C.-.niting School
Magazine, is 83 follow s: Cut the pump
kin Into inch cubes, removing the rind.
To each pound allow half a pound
of fcitenr mil two ounces of whole
ginger root. Put the pu.upkln, sugar
and ginger into alterr.ate layers in
a Jar, und let tU'em stand three days,
when a quantity of syrup will have
formed. Pour all it. to a preserving
kettle and boll slowly until the pump
kin looks clear. Store in small jars
or glasses, covered with paraftine.
This preserve strongly resembles pre
served ginger. It may be added to
sauces and Is Very good when served
with ice cream or frozen puddiugj.
F.n&ilsh Honey Cuke.
For English honey cakes, put three
iuarters of n pound of butter i.-i n
saucepan nnd melt. Stir in gradually
two and one-half pounds of sifted
flour and keep 'stirring until lightly
browned. Turn out on a bonrd nnd
make a hole iu the center. Dissolve
one teaspoonfiil each of salt and soda
In a little watnr and pour into the flour.
-Vi.x well. Stir iu suiticlent water to
make a soft, flexible paste. Knead
thoroughly, divide Into small por
tions, round them and make a dent
In the centre of each. Put on a but
tered baking tin and bake a golden
brown. Put half a pound of honey
and a pint of water iu u saucepan
over ihe fire and stir until reduced to
a syrup. When the cakes are cooked
pour the syrup over them, and put
tigaln in the oven until the syrup is
soaked in well. Then urruugn on 11
l ot dish and serve at once. New York
Sun.
'fHOVSEHoLDlJ
;mHiNTsr?
A dull old red scrim is pretty for
Window draperies lu a Colonial bouse.
Here is a nice little menu for a
luncheon: Oyster fritters, cheese sand
wiches, olives and baked apples.
Alcohol will geiierally remove paint
stains from doth or silk. The stains
should be sponged off with ammonia
ufterward.
Ice will keep much longer If wrapped
In thick flannel or a heavy blanket,
shawl or a newspaper, thau if allowed
to come in contact with tho air.
Tbe ruffled muslin curtain Is being
replaced In popular favor by that with
u few tuck and a broad hem. The
latter 1 not so pretty before launder
ing, but it look better afterwurd.
Faded aud slightly soiled dresses of
soft wool or silk are often restored to'
pristine freshness by being thoroughly
shaken and packed away from the
light. In a truuk or dark closet.
Cooked food, groceries, etc., can be
protected from the ravage of mice by
placing them on a table lu the centre or
a room covered with enamel cloth.
Tho vcruilu cannot climb up tho slip
pery surfuce. 11.
Sour milk Is said to be a capital pre
servative of fresh meat. It one has a
large piece of freh meat ou baud uud
tbe supply of lire is inadequate for
keeping it, put the meat in a crock il
sour milk and place lu a cool place.
Itinse well before using.
Among the thing one never sees In
au artistic house are plush table cover
and , satin hangings. These, with
throws, marble topped tables and mar
ble mantelpiece aro strictly tabooed
But some flue old bouse bave marble
mantels, wblcb their owner think, and
rightly, are too handsome to remove
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