OLD TIM&
GRAVES OF A
rr.I.ICIA BOBOTBFA BKXAXS.
ThcT grew In beauly aide V side,
They tilled our home with glee;
nir graves are severed far and wide
By mount and at ream and w.
The aame fond mother bent at night
O'er each fair sleeping blow;
She had each folded flower in night
Where ire those dreamers now?
Jne 'mid the forests of the West,
By a dark atrenm i laid;
The Indian know hia place of rest.
Far in the cedar ahade.
The aea, the blue, lone ea, hath one
He lie where pearls lie deep;
He was the loved of all, yet none
O'er his low bed may weep.
THIR.ST.
A True Story of the Sea.
Jtto W UK conversation bad turned
upon "thlrat." Perhaps the
0 O subject wns not entirely
out of place, Although the
'MOW l'"If dozen ancient uinrln
trs assembled In the llttlo bnck pnrlor
)f an old Inn at Livingston, Stnten Inl
and, nil of them inmates of the Sail
rs' Snug Harbor, had bpen doing their
best to banish thirst for hour pout.
"Talk 'bout thirst," growled old Snm
Cadler. who Ik fnuilllnrly kuowu
around around the Sailors,' Home ns
"Stumpy" perhaps because lie Is near
ly as broad ns be Is long or perhaps on
account of bis wooden leg, on which
lie repeatedly knocks the ashes from
Ills pipe. "You fellers ain't no call to
talk 'bout thirst," said Stumpy. "I
know what It nienns, for ain't I seed
a bull ship's crew lyln' stiff and dead
for want of a drop o' water? Yes,
airs. It tecks me to talk 'bout thirst.
1 tell yon, gen'lemcn, a nmn ns ain't no
'.hirst is a rat, tbnt's what he Is." After
whetting our nppetltes In this senten
tious manner Stumpy lapsed into pro
found silence.
Those who would profit by the old
sen dog's anecdotes must follow a cer
tain fixed formula. They must sit In
solemn silence until the bid salt lias
overhauled his thinking tackle, unrav
eled and straightened out bis yarn,
knocked out his pipe upon his leg, spit
three times, cut himself a new chew of
tobacco, and shut his eyes for the
space of a few moments. Then he
sails in and nothing will stop hiiu.
Should there be the slightest interrup
tion to these proceedings ho rises,
seizes his cane, glares around angrily,
and stalks out of the room, pounding
the bare boards with the thump of bis
wooden leg.
Conditions being duly observed, the
night when some one had Innocently
broached the subject of "thirst,"
'jtuinpy cheerfully took np the thread
! his yarn and went full steam ahead.
"I was mate on the steamship Glen
earn early in the year lSS-i," he said.
"We were carrying n cargo mostly iron
and hound for Shanghai, beln' In the
tea trade. We'd hod n roughlsh time
of it in tile Bay o' Biscay and been
shook up some in the Mediterranean,
slipped through the Suez Canal and
reached about seventy-three east lon
gitude without anything worth calling
on adventure, when one day, while
keeping a sharp lookout for shoals
ahead, for we wuz bearing down upon
that chain of eorni reefs called the
Malvlne Islands, which seem to hnve
hen planted there by Providence for
the express purpose of knocking the
bottoms out of ships, we sights n brig,
Just nor-ard of our course.
"Well, sirs. I reckon we wuz about
Ave degrees north of the equator, and
the sun teaming straight down on us,
making the whole ship like a fryin'
pan, and it was no use wlshin' n man's
shadder might never grow no less, for
lie could cover all the shadder he'd got
with the soles of his feet. It was a
eorcher. There was not a ca. ful o'
wind stirrin", and not a ripple on the
water; but a swell, which seemed like
as Jf the sen wass breathin' hard nnd
heavy in Its sleep.
"Brigs with nil sails set nnd flnppln',
Tockln' broadside on, and aimlessly on
the swell, ain't such uncommon sights
In the doldrums, but there was some
thing uncanny about that ere craft as
kept all eyes bent on her ns we passed
her about four miles off on our port
bow. To begin with she didn't show
no colors, and when we gotjio answer
to our signals the captain swore nt her
for an 111 mannered tramp, nnd if the
code had had cuss words in It ho might
have run up flags telling her and all
Aboard of her to go to n warmer place
than what they wns In, nud Lord
knows that wnx hot enough.
"Well, sirs, we'd left her maybe two
tulles astern, when the skipper called
mo on to the bridge and says: 'Mr.
Padler,' he says, 'take a squint at that
rrlg through my glass. Blurao mo if I
don't think thero's suttblng wrong
with her.'
"'She ain't shipshape, for sartain,'
ay I, 'an' there, ain't a soul stirring
board, as I can see.'
" 'Well,' he says, 'thot settles it. I'm
going to take a stretch off our course
and see what'a her llttlo game.'
"Half on hour after we ran as close
Alongside as the swell would allow,
and we bails her; but all was as silent
a the grave. Give yer my word, I
felt sort o' creepy all over when the
captain orders me to get the crew of
the cutter together and board her. As
we made for her starboard gangway
we hollered for all we wu worth, but
our cries did nothing but acare a school
o sharks which were cruising round
f nd round the big, like caged lioni at
eedln' time.-
" 'Try her port sldeP yelled the cap
tain, so we pulled under ber atern, and
aure enough we found the port gang
way open. There, a-slttlng on the
deck, his legs danglin' over the aide,
wna a man. His back was renin'
gainst barrel, and from his right
hand, which lay upon the deck,
streamed long white sheet or table
cloth, or autthing like that.
"Ahoy there r I hollered, but he
didn't stir an Inch, and one o' the cut
ter's crew he takes slap at him with
n oar. A. swarm o' flies bussed Into the
air, and every man In our boat seemed
to gasp and torn HckUke, 'Dead as
FAVORITES II
HOUSEHOLD,
One sleeps where southern vines are drrsfcj
Above the noble slain;
lie wrapped his colors round his breast
On a blood-red field of Spain.
And one oer her the mvrtle showevi ,
'. Its leaves, by soft winds fanned;
. She faded, 'mid Italian flower", r
The last of that bright band. "V
And, parted thus, they rest who pjiyd
Beneath the same green tree.
Whose voices mingled as they prayed
Around one parent-knee!
Tlipy that with smiles lit up the hall,
And cheered with song the hearth;
Alas for love, if thou wert all.
And naught beyond, O earth!
mutton,' whispered one, and we sr.t
still there nnd stared.
"We bad orders to board the brig,
but I'll be blamed If I could climb that
gangway and stop over that silent sit
ting figure, so we slipped down to the
bow and hauled ourselves on deck by
the chains. Well, sirs, I tell you iny
knees shook (I bud two of 'em theni ns
I stepped aboard, nnd my heart leaped
into my mouth ns half n hundred rats
scampered along the deck. You'll un
derstand In a minute, gen'lenien, why
I look upon nny man ns ain't an honest
thirst on him ns nkln to one o' them
there varmint.
"Well, sirs, the first Ih'i.f ns we f.rd
was four dead men. leastways ns much
as the rats nnd the sun had left of
'em, lyln' around the for'nrd hatch. In
the galley the Malay cork lay dead,
with one hand cl'ilchln' nt his shnesy
black hair nnd tlm other with his long
finger nails burled In the flesh of his
throat. Close by l.iy all t!iat was left
of the cabin liov. His head and sltoiil
tiers was Inside nn overturned cask,
his tangue was swollen and sticking
out, and in his stiff facers he .grasped
a tin drinking cup.
"There wns food enough nrnuud to
have kept n crew of leu or fifteen men
on full rations for n month. There wns
casks of suit beef and rice and flour
and plpnty of fuel' for the galley lire.
The ship was so"nd. Not n sail split
or n halyard started. Masts and spurs
nil In npple pic order. Everything
snug nn taut. The wheel and rudder
perfect. Not n thing the matter with
the ship. Not n sign of mutiny or
murder. What wns the men ling r.f the
mystery? We soon found out. Thirst,
gentlemen. Thirst bad killed the en
tire crew, exeppt such, maybe, ns had
ended their agonies by .lumping over
bourd to the sharks. Tl ere was tint
one single drop of water abonrd that
brig. .
"Not a drop of water! Think of that,
youse fellows, when you polish off a
lemonade. Think o' that little cabin
boy crawli lg arornd into on upturned
cask trying in his .lying agony to
scrape a drop from Its dry sides with
his tin mug. Thlr.k o' that colored
cook tearln' off the hair from his head
nnd the flesh off his throat In his fren
zy for n drink.. Think o' that skipper
with his Inst bit o' strength wnvin' n
sheet from the gangway to n pnssln'
ship, held up by hope for maybe an
hour or so, then, ns she went on her
way, without heeding or seeing his
feeble Blgnnl of distress, fallin' back
nnd dyl ig of desf air.
"Thirst! It takes me to fell yea what
thirst Is. Me, who boarded that Por
tuguese brig, the Santa Maria, In thn
Indian Ocean, nearly thirty years ago.
Every water cask aboard her wns dry.'
Every butt bad been upset and drained
to the last drop. Some of the staves
had been gnawed by human teeth In
the hope of extracting a little mois
ture from what had once been wet.
They knowed what thirst wns, tliey
did, on the Santa Maria. Then the rats
or the sharks got 'em.
"Well, sirs, we never knew for sure
how the. Portuguese craft came to bs
In such a plight. We examined lit r
papers and found she had cleared
from Goa some months beforo for n
trading trip along the coast of India,
but there was no sextant, no chronom
eter, and no signal flags aboard. Ther
was no log neither; but bjsidrs thi
ship's papers, In the dispatch box. wu
seventeen pebbles, and we took thesi
to mean one for each dny of watching
and waiting and thirsting. Wo sort
o' decided that tbo brig must V bee:i
blown off the coust In n hurricane and
lost Its bearings. Blown out o' sight
o' lund, while waiting to take water
n board.
"The law says as you mayn't leave n
vessel adrift, aud so there wuz noth
ing for It but to scuttle her. We toot
her stores, sails and cordage, her pa
pers and all else necessary, to turn
over to the Portuguese Consul nt
Singapore, and ho ndvertised her; but
nothing ever came of It so far as I
heard. As for the brig herself und her
ghastly crew, we luld all the .bodies
In the cabin with the Portuguese flag
over 'em. The cnptuln read the burial
service, then the enrpenter bored the
vessel's bottom full of holes. As wo
sailed away she Blowly settled down.
The rata went with her.
"And, gentlemen, afore we locked the
cabin door, the cuptnln, he says, just
as solemnly as If it wero really a part
of the burial service, he says, 'And
may the good Lord suve us a. I from the
horrors of thirst,' he says.
"And so say I." New York Times.
A Mountain of Alum.
In China, about twelve miles from
the village of Lion Chek, there Is a
mountain of alum, which, in addition
to being a natural curiosity, Is a source
of wealth for the Inhabitants of the
country, who dig from It yearly tous
of alum. The mountain ig not less
than tea miles In circumference nt
its base, and baa a height of nearly
000 feet. The alum Is obtained, by
quarrying large blocks of stone, which
are first heated In great furnaces and
then In vats filled with boiling water.
The alum cryitllllse and forma a lay
er about six Inches In thickness. This
layer la subsequently broken up Into
block wtlfbUif about ten pound
each, j - -
Far
Old Lore Letters.
Theni Is nothing that makes it mini
feel so sore nnd aggrieved ns n wife's
old love affairs, when, in reality, he
should be proud of her popularity,
nnd consider It n compliment to his
own good taste that she should have
been ndmlred; and yet the fact Is thnt
not one man in n thousand can stand
the mention of a wife's old sweet
hearts with any degree of amiability,
to say nothing of equanimity. On the
contrary, it generally lias about the
nme soothing effect on his temper
that the flaunting red flag has on the
gentleman with horns who makes
things lively In the Spanish nrena.
An old faded photograph, a bundle
of old letters, faded nnd suspicious of
tears, has created a panic in many
nn otherwise happy home.
A ninn always wants to feel that the
woman of his choice has never loved
and will never love nny one but bis
5vn precious self, nnd thnt Is the ren
lon that he asks about five thousand
and ninety-eight times during a three
weeks' courtship: "Did you never renl
ly love any other man?" And if you
be wise and want hlni very badly, you
will never make nny Incriminating ad
missions. Never, no never, become confidential
nnd show a husband old love letters.
In the first plnce, It Is not e.tnotly
honorable, because when n man offers
his love to n woman be pays her the
highest compliment In bis power;
therefore, If he has really loved her,
and she could not return his love, a
regard for his feelings nnd a proper
appreciation of the compliments im
plied in singling her out for bis love,
should make her keep Invlolnto nny
expression of love. If she has merely
trifled, It Is additional reason for se
crecy. Then, too, n more self-interested mo
tive should control her and keep the
nintter secret.
A husband Is rarely favorably In
clined towards a man who has ever
made love to bis wife, even though It
may have been before be came on the
scene. He has always a sort of in
jured feeling whenever his name is
mentioned, nnd while be may not say
very much, yet the fact remains that
he does feel Injured. So It is better
for n woman to forget. New Haven
Ite;Ister.
Trent, Ah' nnd Kxi-rrire.
iVfore putting on your clothing ?lip
on n loose gown nnd take a few breath
lug exercises. First open a window
nnd stand near it, being careful to
avoid n draught. Irnw in ten full,
deep, long breaths, inhaling through
the lips. Place the tips of the lingers
on the chest nnd note that It rises to
Its full capacity of expansion as the
n I r is being drawn In mid sinks inward
ns far as possible as the air is being
exhaled. Ten inhalations will be suf
ficient to put you In good form and
good humor, but twenty will be twice
ns beneficial. Tills will start the blood
pulsating through the body, ami you
will feel a warm glow the moment you
have ceased.
To dress properly for housework it Is
not necessary to discard your stays.
Stays, if "worn rightly, arc not Injuri
ous, and if not worn properly should
never be worn nt all. They should be
loose. By this I do not mean merely
comfortable, but roomy, so that you
can almost turn them completely about
the torso.. They should be low In the
bust and should be held down by gar
ters sewed Into the base of the front.
In this way they will serve as a sup
port for the skirts. The skirts them
selves should be light and r.eat nnd
short. The bodice should be grace
fully and comfortably low at the
throat, thus giving the neck nn oppor
tunity to develop. But the most Im
portant Item of yonr morning toilette
Is the care nud arrangement of the
hair. Nothing so fascinates or disgusts
n man ns n woman's hair. Curl pa
pers will drive the most faithful Amer
ican husband to the club, while curls
will lure him wherever they may go.
Olve the hair at least twenty strokes
with a stiff brush every morning to
make It silky and pllnut. then arrange
It neatly nnd becomingly. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Dnn't Hcolil Chllilrrn.
The mother who has acquired tho
bablt of scolding her, children thereby
shows that she Is not competent to
train them In obedience. For scold
ing Is a sign of weakness. It Indicates
thut tho person who hns it has not
mastered herself nnd thut sho knows
uot how to rule others.
Tho (scolding parent Is usually an
unreasonable being, Irritable, impul
sive, quick-tempered, hot-headed. She
judges first nnd culls for tho evidence
afterward. She acts ns If her llttlo
sous nnd daughters should, even be
fore she Instructs them, distinguish
right from wrong, and should, even
before they have seen anything of life,
liuvo the knowledge tunn enn come
only from -experience.
Her first caro In tho correction of
this habit Is to control herself. Let
her give no order that the does 'not
intend to enforce. Lot her tell her
children to do a thing only once, nnd
let her resolve not to scold them. Iu
dianupolis News.
Shopping ling Grow Larger.
The Jaunty wrist bug Is being grad
ually supplanted by shopping bags
which nre assuming larger propor
tions. The hitter como in walrus and
English morocco In all colors, but ut
present black and red are tho favorite
hades.
These bags are commodious, gome
it them having as many as ten coin
purtments. The shape known a ''The
Flatlron" Is the latest and most popu
lar. It takes Its name from Its resem
blance to the useful laundry article.
Instead of snap catch, It fold like
a pocket case. Some of the newest
bag have braided leather tandles.
t Is the fad to have one' nomo
gram, In either silver or gold, .'on the
face of the bag. New York Press.
Kavlval of Crocheting Art.
The thrifty woman who enjoys cro
cheting may improve' her time during
the winter evenlug by making lace
', Insertion and trimming fur her next
auuintt white gown.
W i..a am a
This new ince is cnilod "relief cro
chet." nnd Is exceedingly handsome.
It Is made of a beautiful quality of
crochet linen or silk thread, nnd Is.
ilone In roll slltch. Some of the most
r.ttractivc Insertions are made on the
bias. For trimming, the waist nnd
skirt medallions should be crocheted.
This work will not tax the eyes, like
the nld-fashloned thread wor'.t, nnd the
wmiiiu! who wishes to have nn elegant
black gown of some soft wool or silk
could have no handsomer trimming
than "relief crochet" lace.
Latest Fait In Hiittniit.
The woman who can embroider has
the advantage over her sister who Is
not handy with the needle. To give
a smart touch to her shirt waists she
can embroider buttons for trimming,
to take the plnce of hand-painted seta
whose place they have usurped.
A pretty Idea for a while silk or
wool wnlst Is to have buttons to match
embroidered In violets or forget-me-nots.
To accomplish tlrls, have a
square of the waist material stamped,
then stretch it across the embroidery
frame anil proceed to embroider each
flower separately. The tailor who Is
to cover the buttons will doubtless
prefer to cut the flowers out himself
so that there will be plenty of mar
gin. White Outiie Yi'nUt.
A white liberty gauze waist has
sleeves tucked in wide horizontal
tucks from the shoulder to below the
elbow. The sleeve gradually widens
from the top, and is quite voluminous
where the tucks cease. Tli' loose ma
terial Is gathered in a hand at the
wrist. The wnlst is not tucked, bill
is laid in several wide box pleats In
the front. A pointed collar of yellow
lace falls low over the front and back
of the waist.
A Brown Walking Coat.
A brown coilenne walking gown had
n full skirt with four graduated tm-ks
attached to the skirt with fagoting,
a line of the fagoting heading tile wide
hem. The skirit was shirred In two
groups, one about six Inches below tho
belt, and the other about the same ills,
tniiee above the first tuck. The waist
hail a collar and pointed yoke of fagot
ing anil two groups of shirring to
match the skirt.
According to Fare Lilies.
A long oval face is shortened nnd
Improved by n square opening at th
neck, n very round face ly the point
ed opening, while a face with the nose
a little too prominent is greatly Im
proved by the circular opening, and
with Its tendency to broaden out
vogue.
HRGU3TY
TO WSAK
rink brocade Is used for a beautiful
new petticoat.
Maltese lace Insertions are lovely In
Empire nightgowns.
Tucking of the most minute r.ort fig
ures in the loveliest creations.
Koynl blue and white striped silk
makes a decidedly smart daytime pet
ticoat. Dotted materials, cither ombre and
In contrast, lire among the catchy ma
terials noticed.
The new laces ami nets for evening
gowns arc exquisite with gold and
silver spangled effects very prominent.
Chinchilla, sable, baby lamb and the
splendid novelty, mole, ure all, with
ermine, in the first rank of fashion's
favor.
t
Fancy waistcoats are nmong the new
fashions this season, mode of dark or
bright colors and just on the lines of
a man's waistcoat.
White untlers'.ieves made of rows of
pleated crepe llsso Is one of the smart
est sleeve finishes of the season, but
Is very perishable.
Indian bead belts with nn ornamental
enameled snsh pin In the back and of
ten nu enameled buckle In front to
match are one of fashion's latest fan
cies. A pocketbook puff box. Just the right
size for carrying in a purse, and wi,!i
a mirror i.i the lid, is new nud would
fill a vacant spot In the Christinas
stocklug.
The Inverted pleut skirt back Is. nc
fording to n leading modiste, again to
be first favorite, the habit bn-k that
has had precedence all Mitnnier being
on the wane,
Besides a black walking c.)t"jn;e of
cloth or some of the new black dress
goods, one must have a black gown
for evening wear. This may be of
lace, chiffon, moussellne de sole or of
rich black satin of the Duchesse kind,
which may be worn plain or "cloud
ed" with black spangled net or bil
lows of a "dewdrop" tulle.
Great PoMlbllltlri of tlm Future.
Egypt is not ns large ns New Mexico.
It is even more nrld, and yet, along its
only river, the Nile, 5.0(H) Utio acres are
tinder cultivation, and this nren U be
ing greatly augmented by the comple
tion of the great dam ut Assouan, built
by the British (iovfrnuu-iit. Along the
l;lo Crande, tile Nile of New Mexico,
only !.-(l,o) acres nre under cultiva
tion, counting in the irrigated land
along the tributary to the ltio (Jrnmlc.
or only one-twenty-llfth of the an'ii
under cultivation along the Nile. This
will give nn Idea of the magnitude of
tlia possible development of New Mexi
co by the building of storage reser
voirs. There Is no reasou In tho world
why New Mexico should not eventual
ly cupport a population of 10.OOU.000
people. Santa Fo New Mexican.
A Cheaa Taw.
Near the Prussian town of Magde
burg lies tho little village of Strobeck,
which has earned for Itself an inter
esting celebrity. The vllluge contains
1200 Inhabitants, who are one and all
chess players. They may be said to
learn the game In their cradles, for
among the first lessons taught to a
child by It pnreuts are tho moves In
chess, and the first pluytliltipi Its re
ceives . are chessmen. The smallest
children are to be seen lit their play
time sitting quietly together with a
chessboard before them gravely con
sidering the moves, and in the evening
the old peopl r)t to play Ihulr fa.
vwiu gams. ,. . . ,
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HOUSEHOLD
J 9 9 9 MATTERS :j
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C'tipi For Salad Dressing,
..tie Ingenious woman has found n
lew use for her old-fashioned nnd odd
nips, Tliey hnve long been good for
lothing In particular on account of
their large size nnd because they havo
lo handles. Yet these big cups nrs
?xnctly the shnpe of ninny of the may
nnalse dk'hcs, nud tuny be used to
idvnntage for this purpose. With the
preaching of the doctrines of salads
)y the apostles of good health, there
as been an increasing use of lettuce,
.'elery, tomatoes, cucumbers and vege
rabies of different kinds served coid
with dressings. In consequence the
imyonnnlse cup hns become a staple
irtiele of table service. Many people
prefer the French dressing upon the
rnble. Instead of dressing the Individ
Jal salad beforehand. The dishes m4e
.or holding dressing are to lie found
n different shapes. Some nre oblong,
Ike small sauce boats, with a flat,
ather than a looped, handle nt tho
nd. Others nre round, like cups.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
w In f-ponri.
Despite the many styles of Individ
lal spoons now in use, inventors nre
wntlnually on the alert to supply some
particular need or convenience. A
Jovei housewife's assistant Is the
neiisuring spoon, like the ordinary tea
ipoon in size, but marked In the bot
:om of the bowl with lines and figures
:o guide her In proportioning Ingre
llents for cooking mixtures, says the
N'ew York Sun. The warning labels.
ne-hnlf, one-quarter, one-eighth spoon
ful, ure ntllxetl just ns on n measuring
llass. The spoon is of sterling use in
:he making of gravies, of puddings,
?akes, salads or any dishes of a iinture
eqnlring exactness in the seasoning.
The measuring spoon Is to be hail
n grades to suit all purposes. This
s the case. too. with the newly de
Msed baby's spoon, which is n very
practical improvement on the original.
1'he bowl of the baby's spoon Is shaped
as usual, but the handle Is curved
backward and welded to the end of
t lie bowl, forming a loop like the loop
in the handle of n ring. The looped
handle Is just big enough for five small
fingers to grasp, and n little fellow
making first attempts to feed himself
ran get along much better with a spoon
( this sort than one of ordinary pat
I em. Then there Is n new model mus
taeho spoon, n special lee crear.i spoon
nnd nu egg spoon for lifting pouched
Dr fried eggs from the dish. They till
the manifest need, showing the possi
bilities for additions to the spoon fain
II, notwithstanding the enormous va
riety of styles and shapes already la
use.
TIio r.room Mean! Meanly.
If she only knew it, that little wo
man who grumbles so nt having her
own housework to do, has nn oppor
tunity for which her wealthy neigh
bor, who drives under the window in
a victoria, Is paying n fortune. Noth
ing but pure unadulterated misman
agement has brought her to the glng
I'.am apron and tho tired buck. Any
woman who owns a sunny apartment
and a broom can lie as healthy, us
lithe of figure nud ruddy of cheek, as
gay of heart and light of step as the
woman who pays the health curist ami
the beauty doctor $o a treatment.
There Is no tonic like a dust cloth and
no stimulant like a broom. There
no air better than the early morning
air filled with sunshine that pours
Into a seventh floor ajuirtment. In it
word, If housework is rightly done,
there Is nothing more Invigorating,
nothing which will produce curves
and n good complexion so rapidly.
Every housewife who wishes to lie
charming should begin her day with
n gootl, cohl sponge bath and a careful
toilette. They are more necessary to
her than to the ballroom beautv. A
cold sponge bath U better than a cold
plunge. It is the standby of the ath
lete nnd the constant subject of
preaching on the part of the health
teachers. Take it quickly nnd vigor
ously, rubbing afterward with n hard.
coarse towel until every part of the
race and body Is glowing. You will
rub away the cobwebs nnd the horrible
dread of entering the kitchen that
rests upon most women like the ra
ven on the bust of rallas. New vital
ity will seem to have entered Into your
I'nibs. You will have the energy to
tir.lsh your tolleltt carefully. Pitts
Lurg Dispatch.
a RECIPES a " ar
Tripe with Bacon Cut slices of bu
con In shreds lengthwise and toss in
0 hot blazer Until crisp; remove ba
con; wipe pickled tripe and cut lu uni
form pieces; sprinkle with salt nnd
pepper, roll in corn meal, und saute In
bacon fat until a rich brown; serve
with the crisp bacon.
Salmon Loaf Butter a bread pan:
line It with warm steamed rice sea
soned with salt; till the centre with
cold cooked salmon, flaked, nnd sea
soned with salt nnd pepper, n little
lemon Juice and a grating of nutmeg;
cover with rice nnd steam one hour;
serve with egg sauce,
Tartar Sauce One teaspoon vinegar,
oue teaspoon lemon Juice, three-quarter
tablespoon Worcestershire sauce,
one-third cup butter. Mix vinegar,
lemon Juice, salt and Worcestershire
sauce In a small bowl nnd heat over
hot water. Brown the butter in an
omelet pall aud strain Into first mix
ture. Splecd Gems Beat the white of
font eggs to a stiff froth, then sift
over gradually hulf a cup of granu
lated sugar; mix and sift over half a
cup of Hour, half a teaspoonful of
cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of
cinnamon; fill small greased gem pans,
bake In a quick oven fifteen minutes;
when cold Ice tho top.
Bearnaise Sauce Beat yolk of three
rggs until thick; add three tablespoon
ful of oil, three tablespoouful of hot
water, and a pinch of salt; put the
bowl In a pan of boiling water and
stir over the fire until the eggs thick
en; remove; add one teaspoonful of
tarragon vinegar and a dash of pep
per: stand aside until cold, and serve
with broiled meats aud chop.
Th Top I the head of over 2.0.t00..
COO hu man being, or nearly om-sev-talk
(it i)jyu:Uon of the glul.n.
New York City. Deep yoke collars
ith softly bloused waists uro exceed
Ingly charming ami ie to be noted
among the best designs of the sasor.
l'ANcr BLOt'SK.
this smart May M. m ton model
is graceful and attractive and is well
suited to all the fashionable toft and
pliable materials, but is shown iu
Lhuinpngne colored Veiling with the
t'oke of cream Venise lace, and the
rucking und crush belt of soft taffeta
in the same shade as the gown. The
ruches are the new ones that nre
pinked ut their edges, and with the
broad shouldered yoke, give Just the
jualiit old-time effect so much In
vogue. When desired the sleeves can
Ue made long by the ,-ddition of deep
mffs.
The lining for the waist is smoothly
atted and makes the foundation for
.he full front and backs that nre
iiadu to blouse slightly. The oddly
shaped yoke Is separate and Is nr
rnuged over tho waist, drooping well
ver the shoulders. At the neck is u
ftock collar. The sleeves are soft and
A Late Design
full nnd can be made with the puffs
jnly or finished with cuffs that are
lhaped to extend over the hands. The
lraped belt, or girdle, Is shaped to fit
the figure ami is closed at tho back,
is is the waist.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is four yards
twenty-one inches wide, three and one
fourth yards twenty -seven Inches wide,
)r two yard forty-four Inches wide,
n'ith one und three-eighth yards of all
ver luce for yoke collur and cuffs.
Tlia Tippet.
It 1 evident that the short tippet,
tied or rather folded over at the throat
Is to be a favorite form of tbo fur
aeck-piece this winter. In broadtail,
iqulrrel, ermine, aud all flat fur these
'Ippets are very good.
A SlylUh 01oa.
The sinurt street glove of the season
a stylish lightweight cape, chev
ette nr lambskin, with two pearl
tluspa or buttons, without sen in or
vercuui. and with fine embroidered
.lnu.
Conluior WaUta. .
A fancy white curdi.roy with the pile
ut out iu un effective block design 1
1110113 the noveiUc in wash waUta,
'1 li MiM)ii'a Hats,
lints are being made of materia!
used In street gowns. These are no
ally faced with velvet of the .imt
color. Zibcllnes und all kinds of shng
gy and fuzzy materials nre used.
Green Stones.
fireen stones nre n fancy of the mo
ment. Emeralds are nt a prohibitive
price, but olivines nnd peridots make
a pleasing and certainly cheap snbstfr
tu to.
Tlm Kilted Skirt.
Skirts for very stylish walking cos
tumes are kilted all around, except
the centre front gore, in rather broad
kilts about two inches wide.
Th "Tallor-Maoa."
A great effort is being made to brina
Into popularity the perfectly plain,
tight-fitting tallor-fnade. worn
much several years ago.
Hwlna Matin Itplta.
Pretty Swiss shapetl satin belts, nar
row ut the sides nnd forming a deep
point back anil front, are the fashion
of the moment.
House Jacket.
House jackets that combine taste
fulness with utility arc among the es
sentials of the satisfactory wardrobe.
This May Manton one Is eminently,
simple nt the same time that it con
forms to thesi requirements and I
suited to a variety of materials. A
shown it Is made of rose-colored ei
der-down flannel with the baud of
silk, but all flannels and such lighter
weight fabrics ns cashmere, albatross
and the like are appropriate for the
warmer jackets, all pretty cottons for
those lighter weight
Hie Jacket made with front.
by May Manton.
backs and under arm gore and la
shapely without being tight. The neck
Ik finished with a flat band aud th
right front laps over tho left to clo
In double-breusted style. The sleeve
are wide, in bell shnpe. with ouly
slight fullness at tho shoulders,
Tho quantity of material required
for tho medium size is three aud one
quarter ynrds twenty-seven IncbM
wide, or ono and three-quarter yards
hoi se PAi'Krr.
sixty luches wide.' with out rd C
'! for bauds