HOUfi II custom tin
decreed llmt Thanks
Ktviiii; shall I o a day
for tlic reunion of
families nml Inrorimil
gatherings of Imme
diate fl'lolllls, there is
no known reason by
It observance should
drift Into any monotonous routine or
rot, fU It certainly has, write Kul ln-r-fn
E. Megee, lu Collier's Weekly.
Kven the dinner, admittedly the event
f the day, tins become so Impreg
nated with this sameness Hint the
twy children nn tell off on their fin
srer tbe number of dishes nml desc.-ibe
their contents before the inenl Itself
fa visible. These dishes may represent
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Clfar Jelly with Mixed Fruits.
tbe toiJ5ewlf;'s most perfect culinary
acfalercuienta and the ucnie of snvorl
ies; CUt the surfeited palate, like the
Xull soul, loathes even a honeycomb.
A nil know, the most successful
appetizer Is the di!i which comes lu
the shape of a surprise; nnd when
the entire menu Is a series of nnex
loted nnd palatable delights the effect
fa most Invigorating. To necomplish
uch an lmun-ation dues not necessarily
Incur elahnrute and tlr.nj preparations.
The truiU Is te dain:ieit und mo.-t
toothsome l!slieare orten of the sim
plest ihamcier. So the suggested
liulige ciinnot be frowned" down upon
that ground at least.
Tbe rtirki-y with Its accompanying
Alices has u-rome o Inseparably con
nected with tlie very word "I banks
fCivlna" that bold. Indeed, und wholly
Jik-klng In respect for the hublts of
IjU foiefaihiiiH, must one bu to so
xuucti as I int ut a substitute. So, will.
Ingly uccoill:ig honor where honor
Is doe, we will allow tl tiiue-riAer-
Squash In the ShulL
tneri fowl to held hi own. , Not to
Milk tbe other vtuuds; no law, tradi
tional or otherwise, coverus our choice
tKiv If ouo except the pumpkin pie,
lil' t w liu. to Ignore: au4 we
2Mm pW' Vlfcvf ''si f
l ia" T a puritan thnksoivino on the way to church CL I
ritu.M Tim I'aiyiixii m liKomiK u. 1!ui:i;iito., incntiu uv Tiio.Vi.-is aiu-leton.
mny. If we desire, digress, for variety's
Hike, from the dishes of our grand
mothers' dny nnd Introduce some mod
ern savories without giving offense.
In view of this, n suggestive menu
hrts been prepared. Though n depart
ure from set lines. It Is, nit lull, a sen
sible menu which require no extra-
Hose Churlotte.
ordinary rullnnry skill to prepnie It.
and may be served with ease by the
one maid kept In most homes.
Grcmuvl Oysters in the Deep Shell
Coimouimu
Olivcj Celery
Salmon Crouiiettei
Stewed lVns in I'nslry Ilainequins
Uo.Mt I in 1,1 v, licit) Stulhnri
Individual Holds of Cranberry Jelly
Macaroni Tomato Sauce
Stuffed Potatoes
Winter ('ym!in '!.-.ke.l in the .Shell
American Ueauty S!ad
Cheese Wafer
Chocolate Lemon I'ie
lioae Charlotte
Honbom Nuts
CofTee.
The success of the dinner will de
pend largely upon how it Is served.
The maid shcild be plainly nnd thor
oughly Instructed In her duties before.
hand that the'-e mny be no awkward
delays. If experience has proved Hint
I her memory gnus astray, 'tis wiser to
i take Captain Cuttle's ndvice and
"make a note nn't." nnd place In n
convenient spot In the pantry. There
niut be no utitt-.a haste: ovopvUiIiht
( - -
must be so i.-efully prearranged Hint
uuxlety HiiiIh no klinent lu tho mind.
j least of nil the face, of "my lady" who
graces tin- table with her prosence and
enliven the guests with her conversa
tion. After hnvlug arranged the menu,
even down to the most minute detail,
Hie (able and Its decoration come lu
for consideration. When the food Is
served from a side-table tlia
lions mny, of course be on a much
more extensive scalo than wheu it Is
served at table. In the latter Instance,
Rood taste sanetlonj only a centre
piece of fruit or (lowers. Otherwise
tho tnblo will prcseut an overloaded
appearance.
I'ecoratlvo linens in delicate tone of
yellow, bine, pink, muuve and green
done lu some color whk h produces a
pleasing contrast nre the lutest Inno
vation in the way of doilies and centre
piece. Though not popular with those
who argue that a dinner-table should
bo dressed only in white, the effect
of this passing fancy Is quite charming.
A low glass bowl of jellow and pluk
chrysanthemums, standlug on a squuie
of buff llneu embroidered In salmon
pluk, would certainly be a pleasing
novelty for a Thanksgiving ceutre
plcee. Fresh fruit used for decorative pur
pokes la always la good taste, and 1
peculiarly appropriate at this, season.
It also permit of much display of
artistic taste la It arrnniement In
this instance, only home-grown fruit
should be used, aa that Imported from
tha ironies would hsnii i in
Iu wltU "the day we celebrato." Xyhen
iruu is usca a iue uiotir tor the cen,
trep'.ec. small wooden trays el grasea
w K'tm mw-: m w v
ill a:far;yMtVjiK M W
resting on a bed of atitnmu leave
should flank II on either able.
The housewife who delight In fil
things bizarre might draw upon her
stock of winter vegetables for bet
decorative scheme. Ono ling no Idea,
until n trial Is made, what a really
lieautlfiil centrepiece may be evolved
from a bnske: of vegetable, selected
with a view to their coloring. A Inrge,
loose bend of cnbbnrre, from which
the henrt lias been removed, form a
pleasing receplncle for this novel bou
quet. Or a pumpkin, of the long va
riety, mny lie cut lengthwise nnd one
half of It shaped Into it she I low platter
on which to nrrangc the vegetable.
Itose Charlotte Soften one ounce
of gelatine in cold water; boll slowly
until dissolved lu one plut of sweetened
cream. Bent four eggs light; add to
Jelly mixture, stir well, tike from fire,
flavor with rose extract and pour over
slices of sponge-cke. When cold covet
with pink frosllng.
American Ucntity Fulnd Sonk one
ounce of gelatine one-link hour In cold
wuter to cover. Bring to ft boll one
slice of onlor, a bny-lenf nr.d one-hnlf
tenspootiful cl celery seed In one plot
of cold water. Add onc-bMf cupful ol
rich slock, two tnhichpoonruis of lemon
Juice, sen son with salt nnd pepper, add
gelatine und strain. Half 1111 individ
ual mold with cold cooked beet, turnip
and potato cubes. Till up with the
Jelly colored red with vegetable color
ing. Garnish with grceu and serve
with mnyonii.'ise.
Stuffed I'litufoes Wash nnd wipe
dry a siitllclent number of line potatoes,
cut a small slice frot . ono cud, rub
over with a ,rensed paper rud bnke
one hour. When done carefully scoop
out the in.dd'1; put through a potato
rlcer, season wIlL salt, pepper nnd
crenm; then ndd oun ounce of grated
cheese for every four potatoes. Kill
the shells with the mixture, heaping
up well: return to the oven and brown.
Winter fymllng (Squntbt lu the
Shell Select n well-shaped rymllng,
cut n thick slice from the stem end
nml scoop out seeds nnd fibre. Kill up
with forcemeat nnd hrctid-crumha
highly seasoned. Stnud In a shallow
baklng-pnn In a larger pan of boiling
wuter. Hake four or Ave hours. Uar
iilttb with fried sausages. ,
Chocolute-Lemon I'lo Bake two
crusts; Into one put a rich lemon till
ing; next put oti the other crust, right
side up. oud till with a mixture made
by cooking until thick and creamy, one
and ouo-hair cuptuls of powdered su
gar, five tablespoouful of grated choc
olute, and vanilla extract to Havoc
Cover with white and chocolate mer
ingue. The Turkey's Boliloqoy. v
mm
"I've good notion to tacklo that
egg, but 1 don't like to assume the r
pouslbllity for what I way hatch
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A Cotton WciMIno
The first wedding anniversary I an
Important occasion to n young married
couple. RecnitFo they kiow so little
about It, they think they linve settled
down Into the condition of "old mnr
rled people" and are entirely ftccus
totned to their dual life. To show this
clearly they feel It desirable to have
some sort of celebration of tbe fact
that they hnve actually been husband
and wife for a year.
But It is not enough to make the eel-
cbratlon a mere gathering together of
their friends to spend an evening con-
teuipliitlng a spectacle of mutual fe-
llclty. There must be something done
to entertain them. And since the first
anniversary Is. by common consent, the
cotton wedding, the party must be of
an appropriate chnrneter.
A rather unusual method of bringing
this about Is a sheet nnd pillow-case
party, which Is also a domino pnrty
This should not be of the old-fashioned
kind. In which the costumes were awk
ward and unbecoming, but one In
which the accepted dress Is arranged
in graceful fashion. For both men and
women the sheets may be put on In
the same way. The width is passed
around the body Just below the arm
pits, tho two corners brought to the
back, crossed, then each drawn up over
the Moulder, ond secured in front wifh
a pin. Tha length of the sheet falls
straight all around. If it Is too long,
nnrt nf tt .., io f,.i,i-w ii. !,
chest. Itnther large sheet should be
chosen, that there may be plenty of
fullness nud a certain degree of grace.
After the sheet is on. the women may
use what they choose in the way of
flowers or ribbons fnl- ornnmpntatlnn
The men poor creatures: must con
tent themselves with simply the plain
dress. Woman's Horns Companion.
A ltnnarkablo Girl Athlete.
Miss Lydla Carpenter, a pretty fif
teen-year-old girl of IMattsburg, N. Y.,
besides being one of a family of twen
ty-one children, bns proved a record
smasher In athletic sports. On May 13,
this young woman took tho American
girl's running high Jump record from
Vassiir by a Jump of four feet three
and three-tenths inches. The Jump
was made In tha final gymnastic ex
hibition of the State Normal School, In
tho presence of Director Angell and
others assembled to witness the events.
Miss Carpenter's achievement was not
tho result of a happy accident. She is
as fond of athletics ns most girls are
of flirting. She Is a sprinter, and on
the horizontal bur is fearless' and clev
er. Miss Curpenter Is not of the mas
culine type, but a frolicsome, girlish
young woman, with the irresistible
charms of dimples nnd pink cheeks.
She weigh 118 pounds, and is Ave feet
two and one-half Inches high, prom
ising greater height as she grows old
er. On the basket-ball team of the col
lege she played centre, and with her
aid the team won the championship cf
northern New York. Miss Carpenter's
career as an athlete has Just begun.
She intends, she says, to keep on with
her gymnastic and athletic work until
she bus qualified herself to the best of
her ability. Then, miles "something
happens'' (the quotations are ours) she
nsplres to become a full-fledged physi
cal directress. As it now stands, un
less some more fortunnto young wo
man appears on tho athletic horizon,
Miss Carpenter's name will go down to
fame ns the best girl Jumper living.
Outing.
I wmiwry irim mil 11HI U uoBHWUrii
.miss Ida Jackson, a isconsm fac
tory inspector, tells, in Harper's Bazar,
wny factory girls 'refuse to do house
work. She has interviewed 700 fac
tory girls and gives their opinions.
Sixty-nine of tbe girls preferred house
work, but did not know bow- to cook.
The others said that they would rather
do any kind of factory work than to
be house servants. "Factory work
give me my cvenip;;s and Sundays
free," was the principal reason given
by tbe girl. "We nre treated better
In the factory," said other. "We have
regular hour for work, nnd only n
certain number of things to do. If we
do extra work we get extra pay. Wo
are more independent, nud we can live
at home. Good mistresses are rare.
Most of them do not know what a
day' work Is. Servants ore too often
treated as if they wiro made of wood."
Some of the girls who were inter
viewed are packing shingles In lumber
mill, wnshlug bottles in breweries,
soldering cans In tinshop nnd lnbcr
ag in the dust and noise of foundries.
Tiny Handkerchiefs.
A society woman ha recently ot the
fashion of carrying tbe tiniest of
pocket handkerchiefs, though why they
should still be called pocket Is curious,
a no such place know them. This
little six-Inch square, which erved o
a handkerchief la, for day use, of finest
lltuMi, finished with n tiny but very
full ruffle of narrow Valenciennes lace,
the whole thing being easily tucked
Into the pnlm of the glove. For even
ing It Is no bigger, but it Is of point
lace and ha not a scrap of linen about
It. say Vogue. You can fancy the co
quettish effect of this morsel of rich
lace when twisted between nervous
finger or dabbed at mouth ond nose.
For evening use at garden parties, res
taurants, theatres, tho Jeweled reticule
of golden links i universal, a beautiful
object and most commodious, being
quite large enough to hold more of tbe
necessary trinket than anybody'
grandmother ever dreamed of putting
In her little brocaded bag. . .. ,
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Woman and Her Books.
It Is the book a woman mark that
U the only true Index to her character.
This conclusion has been arrived at
after a long and persistent etudy of
the sex. A woman never murks a
book openly, a a man does, with a
flourish of marginal note and refer
ence conveying the impression that be
Is conversant with other book beside
t'al one. lie who ha a pencil always
handy will think nothing of using It
on any and nil occasions. It is like
entering the boly of holies to read
book that soruo women have marked.
It Is a violent rending asunder of the
v;i which she hang before tbe door
of her heart. The marks with which
wouiau score her favorite yamf ea ,
at eighteen will be effaced at twenty)
and she must have changed but little
to leave those of twenty uueffncDd at
twenty -Ave.
Wives Complain of Golf. ' X
Judging from the Lumber of com
plaints nnd confession made by wlvci
which appear every week In an Eug'
land sporting paper, golfers must be
ranked among the most neglectful of
husbands. Golf, we are told, has par-
alyzed the enterprise and energy of
- many breadwinners. Every moment
- 1 which at one time was given by tin
golfer to the companionship of hi wife
and family Is spent on the links. HI
conversation I confined to mere club-
room gossip. He hn no Interest In any
literature save that In the golfing
papers nnd magazines. The neglected
wives complain bitterly that they have
sunk to the level of mere housekeeper
since their husbands have become golf
ninftiacs,
When an Aetrus Puts on Her flat
When nn actress on the stage goes up
to a looking glass to pin on her hat
everv feminine eyo in the house
etches " with great interest. Nc
doubt many masculine eyes do so, too,
but we women know that she will ruf
fle up her hair Just where the hat
presses it down, and that she wilt
probably coax some little pet curl into
position, and we watch for our forecast
to come true, I suppose, that if we
were not all so very liable to be rots-
taken we should not feel the same
pleasure In proving ourselves right-
London Truth.
Itrinarbable Crvitnl Frock.
If you should be on n friendly foot
with n certain shopkeeper in New
C,'. B,be n,,hf BU0W, -vou wha
,sho cnll', "f 8Tandes' ,dr,MS eve
' u,. KU
if,cry8t,al-,a n,aM of w" te gIn88 b,ead9;
!le8e bfad8,are Pr. shaped nnd cut
""'uiruuiy. "ey bwiiiB noui iue uosou
line and the skirt is trimmed with
flounces of the crystal drops, nnd a
deep fringe of glass beads. Tho crystal
gown Is a masterpiece, nnd under elec
tric lights the glass trimming glitter
like diamonds.
What Women Io In I'.rltnln.
Tn England nnd Wales alone, we ar
told, there are 44,000 women bootmnki
ers, s:i'20 rope makers, 4720 saddla
makers; snd to say, there nre 27,70
barmaids; 3SoO butchers. But it is n
hopeful sign that 0140 women earn
their living by gurdeulng. There arj
3000 cycle makers. 117,640 tailors, wli?
nre women; there nre 270 undertakers.
12 shepherds, nud almost every tradu
has nt least one woman represcntutlva
In It, even tho dock laborers and road
workers.
A Shower of Hose Leaves,
nice throwing at weddings, says Lon-
don Lady, Is evidently becoming decid
edly unpopular. People are now using
delightful little "good luck" silver slip
pers nnd horseshoes, made out of ths
softest silver paper, nnd nt Mr. Rupert
Gulness' marriage to Lady Gwendolen
Onslow lnrge baskets of sweet-scented
nnd- dried rose-leaves were brought
down to the hall, ns the bride and
bridegroom left, to be scattered r
showers after them.
Monograms on Women's Waists.
The fashion of having monograms
nud crestg on men-B shlrt 8ieeVes ha
extended to women's shirt and Bill:
waists, Tho wearer's coat of arms,
crest or monogram is embroidered on
the left sleeve, between the cuff ant)
tho elbow. Some stores and dress
makers now employ hands on em
broidery work exclusively, such is th
existing demand for sleeve initial''
New York Sun.
The Lace Collar.
The lace collar upon the fur coat
gives the long shoulder effect and '
preserves the roundness which 1 now
considered so desirable in Dame Fash
ion. Two.tono laces go the one color sort
one better.
rieated kid belts nre as novel a
they are effective.
Deep chenille fringe Is certainly a
stunning trimming.
Rings done in wool nre clustered up
on some lovely dresses.
Hand stitchery in wool is a smart
feature in a cloth dress.
Mole as a trimming for Pompeilan
red 1 strikingly effective.
More trimming is used upon this sea.
son's furs than for years past
Braiding and passementerie are much
liked garniture for street gowns.
Handsome fur pieces add material;
ly to the effect ci winter street gowns,
Flat stoles or pelerine, with very
large almost huge muffs to match,
arc mode.
Insets of fur, the Joinings concealed
with luce, are offered a trimming fea.
ture for very exclusive street gown.
Fancy waistcoats, with very bandV
some braiding and embroidery, are no
ticeably prominent on handsome street
gowns.
Colored hat fo? street wear not only
to match costumes, bnt with black
gowns a well, will be faihlonable tblf
winter.
Deep fringe, button of all kinds, cut
steel, rhlnestone, enamel, etc., cloth
bands, lace und chiffon are all In high
fuvor for adorning swagger furs.
The large flat empire or cushion muff
Is first favorite; then the huge barrel
or granny shape, and then any of th
new effect in fancy bg-hsped muff
are in favor.
No matter bow the ; exaggeratedly
loug coats em to have ".truck the ,op
ulur fancy, there are exaggeratedly
abort Jacket equally smart and really
far more exclusive.
Seemingly the last extreme la fash
ion ha been reached In a sealskin
Jacket intended a an accompaniment
of a cloth skirt for street wear-
trimmed in cream-colored cloth and
enamel button. - '
Several styles of street gowns are
fashionable, from tbe most severely
plain with a walking aktrt to- those of
light tints of cloth so elaborately em
bellished a to be only really tit for
house or carriage wear. , ,
New York City. .Morning gowns me
tniong the necessities of life nnd
Mould bo Included In every wardrobe.
This tasteful one, designed by Mny
Monxixo cowx,
lianton, Is eminently simple, nt the
same time thut it la becoming and
graceful und can be made from a va
riety of materials. In the en-?? of the
original, however, the fabric Is n fig
ured chullle In blue and black nnd tbe
trimming bands of black velvet rib
bon. The cape collar, with Its frill
which falls over he shoulders, Is pe
culiarly effective nnd gives the droop
ing shoulder lines which ore charac
teristic of the season.
The gown consists of the fronts,
back and under-arm gores nnd Is fin
ished nt Its lower edge with a gathered
tlounce. The fronts nre simply full
I nd plnln, but the bnek Is gathered
I ml drawn in nt the waist line where
!t Is held In plnce by the belt. The
leeves nre wide below tho elbows.
A Late Design
narrower above, ami are flnlshed with
pointed cuffs. The capw U arranged
ver the neck, which Is tinlslied with a
simple turn-over collar.
The qualtlty of material required for
the medium size Is twelve yards twen
ry-seven Inches wide, eleven yards
thirty -two Inches wide, or seven yards
forty-four Inches wide.
Silks ana Velvets.
Never were silk more lovely or
more varied. There me a dozen new
weaves, some of the richest showing
links and figures of velvet ombre of
the color of the ground or a contrast
Ing shade. Many of the light-colored
silks are woven with velvet figures.
flowers and leaves of the natural col
ors. Martele velvets resemble em
bossed velvets, but have gone through
t slightly different process, giving the
pattern a vague, shadowy effect
The Fist Muflr.
Muffs are not out in full force until
later. The different styles, however,
are to bu seen. The flat muffs predom
inate. One of mole and ermine Is flat.
& little narrower at the top than" at
the lower edge. A large cushion muff
ts of squirrel and a Hat muff of the
sumo tur Is flnlshed ull nround with
ruffles. There are also the lurger
4mh
round muffs.
Fur Hcrf.
Scarf of the different furs are soft
and pliable and tie once. Iu the small
er artlcUs of fur nearly us many are
lined with sntln as with fur. A pretty
little Persia n lamb collar or scarf Is
broad at tbe back with o point top and
bottom. This is worn high around
the throat or doubled ' to bull the
width. -, if
Colored Broeadre,' '
The brocade nre exquisite In de
sign and coloring. 4 Tbe majority are
lu delicate tones, but there sr also
deep rich colors. A beautiful shade
of rel, with pule f Ink flowers and a
touch of black Introduced, .would be
becoming to a brunette, ;y
Velvet Itlbaaa Omi Satin.
Wide velvet ribbon for neck. bet bnt
I
or garniture tuts entirely usurped tha
place of sntln, nud some of the new
velvet weaves nre so soft almost like
PHiine velvet that the ends do not roll
up In the objectionable manner usual
to Velvet streamers.
Tho Lve Waist.
An ever useful separate wnlst Is one
mude of alternate strips of ribbon and
luce. A pretty fashion Is that of wear.
Ing with one of these waists. In white
ribbon nnd lace, a pale-colored silk cor
set cover, trimmed with lace and rib
bon rosettes.
For Sin nil llnye.
Small boys still revel In the buggy
trousers and comfortable Jacket of the
Ktwslan blouse suit, but for this win
ter the newest ones are of pin-striped
velvet In grays and browns, with nur
row gray, brown, black or white suede
belts.
Mole and Ermine.
Mole nnd ermine are combined in a
long collar or scarf and muff. The
lower pnrt of the muff i of the ermine,
the moleskin Joining it in scalloped
ends.
Flounces on Heavy Material.
Flounces are seen on skirts of heavy
material, nnd double and triple straight
folds on skirts of transparent or soft
material.
The Mew Corsets.
The new corsets nre higher In the
bust and longer in the hips than
sercrnl seasons past.
Tacks
Tucks are much in vogue, both on
coats and on skirts.
Tllonse Waist.
Blouse waists with yoke effects are
until smart nnd becoming and are
much In vogue for the odd bodice as
well ns for the entire gown. This May
Mnnton one Is made if Nile green
penu de cynge, with trimming of vel
vet bands embroidered in French
knots and a yoke made of strips of
by May Manton.
the material held by faggoting. The
full length tucks ut the buck give u
tapering effect t6 the rigure that al
ways is desirable, while the fronts
blouse becomingly over the belt. Tho
closing is made invisibly at the left
shoulder seam and beneath the edge
of tho left front.
The wulst Is made over a fitted foun
dation thnt closes nt the centre front.
On this are arranged the yoke nnd the
fronts and the back of the wnlst pro
per. The yoke is c-tended nt the cen
tre to form a narrow vest which Is
visible between -the edges of tbe waist.
Tho fronts ore tucked for their full
length at their edges and to yoke depth
between that point and the arms' eyes.
Finishing them are shuped portions
whose edges are trimmed with velvet
band. The sleeves are arranged over
' le fitted lining and are made with the
Jeep cuffs of the season above which
they form drooping puffs.
The quantity of material required
for tbe medium size Is four and one
hnlf yards twenty-one Inches wide,
four yards twenty-seven Inches wide.
BLOISB WAIST
or t . u a 'id one-quurter yard forty-
four inches wide, with lire and one-
quarter .yard of banding to trim as 11
lustra tX
Mm-