1mm 'A pL fcf, on, W., ,. a roaring firt to-day c.rrr, , put to flight The worries which beset our way., Pile on the logs and see the,n gleams AA trnttt 1 J if.- I .' - , - if And gal her 'round the Christmas T7"' 'IF,. kwv.'iw-ivy- blase ,And drown in songs old feuds and wrongs Shake hands again around its rays. M.QMS 1IE llttlu Oreen Elf sat In (V J front of his doorway. Uo 2 ill ZZ linrl n varv nlnn limlBA A a 1 K long time ago a rabbit lind ytQyfS lived iu that bole among the loots of the tree, but the little Jrteu Elf lind lived there for years, ever since the cow ate the olu Kobold, liis father. The cow never meant to eat Kobold, liut she thought he was a leaf. She wouldn't help It after she had swal (owed him. The animals all love the little woodfolk too well to hurt them. It was the sninc cow who found a home for the Httle Green Elf. The Louse was quite tidy Inside. There was iiiotts for a carpet, lu the corner was the .pantry with clean neorn cups and saucers. An empty nest was the bed, with oak 'eat pillows and spreads. Usually the little Oreen Elf was mer ry, bnt this night he was sorrowful. He sat In a bunch with his hands 'hiKped on his knees. There were holes la his green cout and the wind blew I u. "Pretty Rort of weather," he said In i gruff voice, bee; use his throat was wore, "Not much to eat, and no thistle down to pay the rixles for a new .over coat. Never knew such a winter lirooks empty, milkweed crop a fail ure, uo pumpkin seeds to be bad at (iny price, and the nuts all covered up with snow! Whew! Hut It's cold! Ami Christmas Eve, as sure as I live!" '(.'bee. chee, tee, tee, chee." v The little (ireen Elf stopped shiver ing and listened. 'Chee, chee, tee. Finn night. Isn't It? How do you do down there?" "It's the I.nme Squirrel," xald the lit tle ireen Elf. "1 thought he must l)o frozen this hitter weather, or starved. Not u uut has ha been bl to get slue It caught his leg In tutf trap. Hello, up there! flow arc you T' "All right," rnlfiMd a mall volt. -Ewutlful wther, Isn't ttr TE CreK - ' i III I ON THE C57 A B C S. H.t. fl - ,- h fA , Pile on the logs and crackling chips- Above snovJ ihe Norlh windt The bells ring out with festal chime ) And fan the ruddy blase anew. Let lad and lass the glad hours pass ' ' " rhyme.; 'I'm not so sure of that," said the Elf. "Got anything to eat?" "Plenty," enine the piping voice. "There's good bark on this tree, and I'm chewing nn Icicle. I'm wntrhiug the Christ inns trees going Into town. Fine sight!, You ought to be up here." The little Green Elf unclasped his hands. He began to whistle softly to himself. Theu he took his pine needle broom nnd swept the snow out of his house. Next, he scampered off over the snow. Ho was not gone long. When noise doing It that one of the sleeping crickets woke up. "What are you doing?" she asked, peering In at the door. "Sh." said the little Green Elf. "It's be came back, be was dragging a hem lock branch. He stood It up in the mid dle of the floor. He made so much a Christmas tree for the I.amo Squir rel. Don't you tell him." "Got any fixings for It?" inquired the Cricket. "Oh, a few." said the little Green 31ad fpidings liP "-y Ey Prockhorst, tS25. . if-.-- $mMMmm&m'' J 4 mm i &r ... i x vv ' i J ' . v - Elf. "I'm i;olng to hang on a bog of chestnuts I was saving for dlu ner to-morrow." "Hold on!" salJ the Cricket. "I'll lust waken a few tlretllei to be lights oq the tree." A Snowbird fluttered by. "What Is going on?" she said, looking in nt the door. "8b." said the little. Oreen Elf. "A Christmas tree for the Lame Squirrel." "Walt a minute," said the Snowbird. "I'll bring a bunch of wheat for the top." , . One of the Krost l-'alrlea put his head In the door. "You seem to be very busy what are you doing?" be culled out. ' "Sh." Mid the little Oreen Elf. '.V Christmas tree for the Lame Squir rel." "Oh, let ire help." nld the Frost Fairy. "I Wujw where to And a whole pile of hickory nuts, and I'll put so in frost crystal! on every branch. LOG ifflm PiU 0), . pu gn . .... IKr ftair a roaring Are to-day. No gloom should bide on Christmas tid:'l But every heart be glad and gay. It was n beautiful Christinas tre The moon came out on purpose to look at It. There is stood in the middle ol the little Green Elfs parlor. I-'rom the top to the bottom it was slihilug with I lie fireflies for lights and the frosl crystals. The bunch of wheat wa hung. On every twig there were nuts There were chains of pine needles. After It was all linished, the little Green Elf and n frleiully Pixie went up the tree to fetch the Lame Squirrel They were n long time bringing hiiu down. You see he was so very Ininf and so hungry that he was weak While they were gone, something hap pened. Nobody every found out wht did It. Perhaps Santa Clans passed by: but wonderful things were left lc the little Green Elf's parlor. When he renched the door with the I.nme Squirrel, he stood still. H rubbed his eyes to see if ho wer asleep. The same Clirlstmns tree stood there, but it was ten times more beau tiful. There were glow worms and of Qfeaf fallen stars to make It blighter. There were hundreds of nuts, hazelnuts, but ternuts, walnuts, chestnuts. There were bags of pumpkin need, nnd can of milkweed. Uest of all was a green ulster for the good little Green Elf. All night long the La mo Squirrel sat up ond ate nuts. All utght long the little Oreen Elf danced around the Christmas tree In her new green ul ster; and the rest of the woodfolk the Pixies, tlio Kobolds, the Gnomes, the Trolls, nil cnino out and danced, too. they were so glad. When morning come, the little Oreen F.lf looked out of, bis door. He was warm. The su:; wa shining. "Beau tiful weather," he aald. "Best Christ mas I ever spent T , That'a so!" anld the Lame Squirrel through n mouthful of nuts. Our Young Folks. An elepnitat'a Jaw he: boon an earthed la FUllecfc canyon, Wyoming. "-r 7 A Trptfy K.'.Vrl, A firefly effect In evening f.nery It ftften heightened l" a dc'.lcnte shower nif of spans!'.', rang!'.' of the :ii:i;ier A New Mnlerln'. A new silk na;v:i:l . -a)l!il Iron crepe, and resembles crepe !e chine, tt l said to wear v!l. ami to wash perfectly. Stir:i a fabric ought to he roine very popular. If It r.talus its leanty afier washing It would lie an deal material for Infants' coats and oimet.i. A HutrMc lliltlip7,r. Tl'ei'e ere i.:.i: y. (ii)iii)tle.s. wlio :now that Eleanora li;it' i to iho Ital r.n staa what S:ir::li ;'"Viil!.i"(!t i- to lie I'lvm-h. !ut tl;r- ' v.i. i Uniw Unit the was horh in a v:v.v:i. ni l on the 'ollowiiig day i.arrie.l i'l :i s't"" civ.dle ''Uuiuenred with gold to church 'or liapti.im. ;ir f-.v?:-. i.pvcr.li 'less. Ml ihla liapiii-ar.! i'ov j -t'.i v , er.rs igi. I'.otli -,iarint nr. :rave!i :; tiia.v r.", and an.oiii.- wv v'...',-.: iiltt a i"olv of hr,to;,.' a;-.v! ;'m",Sm ere to lie oini'l. As c on ax fli cn".hl xtn'i.l nnd iponk slu) played r.iail par;.. h::t It jrns nit r.ntll F.Ieatinva r.;is.' had r:: lerieneed a teriiile private jdvimw that 'ho showed ill? tremeudnitx jjiwer siie )o.sesei'. That wax when sir- -rax went.v-fo and slncu ,iip:i xh has levoted hoi' life to '.he cla.-xl ehc.rac ers of the Italian. Geriitan. Aii,vinii. Itnxxian, French and Ameri'Mii staae iirougli . tlie aid f C her riai'veloub .'enlii''. Nw Yurk A'.i'i'rlean. VJi-J V--'-"' ' .-S..AXIl'EQ f 'i I.titpt Fml In Il ilr liim:if. To-day the fashionable girl. colls tier iiilr low on lu-r lie.',;, and It is estie laliy with this style o. lolfnire ihat -h 1 needs sime dainty ornament ax a 'luisiiiug toiTcli for ti'.1 ton of the eill. The very latest novelty of the moment is a graceful feathery xpfity it. liio form jt an open ; on.', lily an I n hud. A- mie side of -,he cull ,he lily and tin lind nre eauglit. Avhile at ih other sidy a MnalUr Intel a rd a !af. Anotner odd little hair ornament which ix pretty and original in effect t Ci l evy simple to makn. ix of braided xirands of satin riohini, wide enough 1 1 inn ivo a t'vo-ln -h band, which ix only long enough to just outline the top of lh, coil, while at either side it is finished with a little silk tassel. Hair nets are In h:g vor:i again, and (he girl who has light hair has her let milled vith bits of shining jet. whil for evening wear the clever dark haired girl has some threads of gold interwoven with the niesii of her net. Woman's Home C'onipanio::. A Tip to Young 1Vlv. The wife who tries to keep niive her ansliand's love for Ills mother, not inly lu ills heart, but lu ourward oh iervanee as well, In the end serves her ra n Interests better than theirs. The aoy who loves his mother and sisters, md who is always thoughtful and tender with them, will lie a good hus band nine times out of ten. The love )f the many conies with the love of m and just ax truly as he loves bis sweetheart better hecntii" of his mother and sisters, h? may low them letter because of he:-. The po.ir, heart-hungry :i;oilirr who siands by with brimming ejes. fear ful that the ;'oy of her Ufy may be taken from her. will be content with n little if she may but keep It for her .iwii. It Ik only a Utile while, at the loi.g' st. for the end of the jou.-ney is .i;i. but sir.is't and afterglow would have some of the raptmv of dawn If I'.i".' son's wife opened the door of her t'orclitless young heart and said, whh Iriv sincerity nnd wells of t Miderness, Moih come!" Pittstuirg Diana I'd;. fCxprrUp For tlie IIua.v lliiiewf.. If a woman Is to busy to take a Taiiy wall; outdoors she sliot'.ld seek to get as much frsh air and healthful e:; ( rclse In her home as possible. Hold the body erect, th" weight rest ing upon ihe balls of the feet, the chest active and thrown br.ck. before an open window or door while Inhaling deep draughts of frcxh air. This should be done several times a day. In sitting nt the machine, table or (.es!c incline ihe body from the wills'. I)o not hunch the shoulders or bow the buck. If th eyes become .'.red rest them for a few seconds, ebl.e- by closing easily or chancing the direction and angle of vision by looking oK from the work. A swayirg of the body ifroin the waisti backward nrd forwer.l anil to the right and left will r;st th" muscles of the wnlst and back. For a few minutes lie flat nma Ihe back. relaN the entire bn.I-. become passive In mind and calm in spirit, find von v.ill rise a renewed wo nan. Worn mi's Home Companion . Rmm-t Toiif'i For fllnv ant Mr'i, Tiiat tliere Is no pro'cb in In drc-xing fliat the smart girl cannot solve Is lllus trate.l by the newest evening glove. Every girl has been Inconvenienced by lie:- long glove slipping down jast when he didn't wish it to. for the too-w'.de-nt-the-top glove is an oh!, old srtmvenf worry. I'.ut It does not exist any more. Th" smart girl cuts a deep V iu th top of her long evening glove, sews little llk eyelets to either side, and then pro. pcds to, lace It up. Sometime she uses silk cord of just the san.e siiade the glove, and then again silver or gold cord: the ends of the cord nre usu ally finished with little tassels, nnd they may be of silk, gilt or pearl heads or chenille. The glove laced In this way Is sure to stay in Its uropr place, slid the lining adds to, rather than de tracts from. Its good looks. The new filmy scarfs of shaded chlf ron nnd figured silk gauze will he found very useful to the girl who plsns to go mt n bit this winter. They are long enough and wide enough to be used as l substitute for a hood, besides having two stole ends. They are also pretty o thr.iw over the shoulders rt an even 'ig affair when one is rot dancing. Thef com? in ail th loveliest shades you can Imagine. Bon t-i plnlr, ,v,d oir. nre 3ower-eatter"d. wh!l the 'alntlest are flnllm'. with !n edge of soft marabout. Wouisu'i Itoiue Com psulou. . 'I'll "tubnon uira l'of. That Mr. C. V. GlbtB and Mhtt fashionable artists are "responsible fot the atrocious attitudes affected by young women" wns the theory pro pounded by Mrs. Ayivs, a professor In the University of Syracuse, before the rcent Assembly of Mothers In that ciiy. "It will take tho-isaiidx of gym nasts and Instructors," she added, "ti undo the evil effects of "the Gibson pose, brimful of self-coiixcloiisness t'lid angularity." Upon cursory examination ther might seem to be truth 'n this Indict ment, lieal "Gibson girls" are Impos slble mid will be until women grow eight feet (all. but no one can look Into a photographer's showcase v.iihout noting there, caugiil by (h:- camera, an Irritating insolence of .osi assumed by many young women iu the sill.v effort to look as much like "Gibson girls'' as they can. If character can be unfavorably affeclrd by th, relic" r.e Won of unlovely expression, thesi women nre in the road that leads t snobbery, which is rather a larvenu than an "a"!xiocr:'tlc" trail, beside:) pirilessly dlsloriir.g tli-.-i.' bodie?. Hut Ix not Mrs. Ayre.i iiiis,akli:g cause for effect? on:eii cannot be come eight fer-t tall icerelv b;?ause an artist so represeiiis them. As for the "knngaroo wn!!;" and tlsat Insili-nt droop of eye ami r.ptbrnsi chi'. afi these assumed l rcau M". Gibson draws them so, or does b, i:ot rc'liet draw them because they luiipeii to lit the fashion of the moment ? More than that they cannot be, for a modes? and linswnggering d.leii will never pernia hemic "to out of stvle." X vni'lf Wcr'.d. fJhi (mil I'fillrt'i'. I heard Mrs. Itobbins commended Mm other day as u remarkably line woman, Her great merit had been demonstrat ed, her laudato:' said, by her makiiie, Charles lloiibins such a g.-.od wife. That means, of course, that s'- Lad made a fairly gi .oil husband out o.' Charles. When you bear of women being good wives It is worth while to remember that the usii proof of a gooil wife Is a goo. I hnslmiii'. It was no great trick to make a good husband out of Charles, for he was al ways a man with nr iclivities toward i righteousness, but ho is an Ini'iov.i'n; lniiu with gfat opiiorliinitle -. of liillr. dice ami usefulness, and i-iv is iu truth nn admirable wife for hlni. wise, hand some, devoted and harmonious. I re spect her opinion about gir'.x and their education because sh ix an execi ll'gly good example of h-" kind o: American woman. Cl:ni".x lias got rich, so sh;1 bus ih" oti'iortunitles that ciine with money, as wcil as those that come with brains, bur she v.a-.tld have been just as valuable a par. in to n man with SloiMi a year as to a rich man. Mrs. lloiibins went to a girls' college, and she holds that girls who can ought to go to collcg.'. Pending n girl to college, she says, should be at least ax much a matter of course ns sending a boy to college. She thinks that, of the two, the glii.s need It more, because a woman's life tends to be nar rower and more secluded than n man's, and ordinarily she has less opportunity for Intellectual growth after she mar lies. Mrs. lto'oiiinx complains that peo ple who plan from the first to send their boys to college still leave Win college question open as to their girls. E. S. Martin, l.i Harper's llazar. A YVMiite of KiiHiirr. Thf'tv Is nothing mor.1 detrimeiilal to beauty In woman than worry, declare, a woman who never worries, i lc worrying woman does nobody any good. Slit? simply invites th" baud o; Time, wh'ch wriie.x plenty of wrinkle; on l.er brow, around her eyes ami mouth, paints her face a yellow, ami gives her a la el -lustre eye that no n"ii flee can bright'Mi. It Is quite unneecessary to wor; . and it Is a total waste of energy which could be better employed in do ing something useful. The man who wrote lit .mist have been r. man) "it Is not work but worry that kills" knew sitmetliiiu'. He had a wife, or a sister, or a cousin, or a:i aunt who worried him by the hour, and so killed him by Inches. That is the worst of a worry lug woman. Sh. not o:i!y worries, but sh" worries you. Y'ou know a worrying woman Wii moment you see her. Her character is written in her face In wrinkles which you would think nothing short of a miracle would obliterate. Downright ugliness is a heavy price to have to pay for the possession of a bad habit, but there it is: and no', only does worry directly Influence th ' conmlexlon for evil; Its more re mot i effects nre no less potent iu robbing tin faco of the peach-bloom tints, which are the admiration of the poet, the painter and the general public. Worry affects the entire nervous system, and through It the liver nnd organs of di gestion and the heart. The tilings n woman eats have more than anything else the power to make or mar her beauty, so let her beware of worrying overmuch, lest she lose that greatest of all the gifts of the good fairies. Xenlt Work Nut?. At weddings the bride's stockings are being embroidered wilh her favorite (lower, tiny seed pearls being Intro uuced between the silk work. lied cushion covers in ariisile Ori ental colorings nnd designs are shown Just lu time for nil furnishings and are excellent fo.' covering old pillows. An attractive gift is made of tlw ordinary wooden coat and skirt hang ers, which are neatly wound with rib bon or covered with silk and are plenti fully sprinkled with sachet powder. A beautiful table cover of ecru linen had for Its uriiir.iieiilntloii a very con ventional border of grape design, the leaves wrought in rusty browns with touches of green, and the fruit lu dull, gloomy purples. A lovely tablespread and quite above the ordinary was made of a square of old rose linen, lined with pale green sateen of flue quality. Over the sur face of the spread were scattered creamy tulips, full slued, wrought lu running stitches, as were also the green leaves. A beautiful form of needlework not very well k.iown is Piiauia embroidery. The work has the appearance of very heavy old tapestry. The stitches lira half an inch long and perpendicular. The working material Is a rich, loosely twisted ailkeu cord, and tun canvas a roars k'.nd called railroiirt canvss New York Clty.-The ueiiiand lor belts is Increasing. At the moment the tendency Is toward the wider sort, but almost everything Is correct. Crush FANCY II1LT.X. bells, round belts, pointed bells all are worn nnd width Ix made to depend largely upon Individual needs. The 'our May Manton designs here shown Include a generous variety, but nre all lomewhat wider at the back, narrower it the front, so forming the lines that ire best liked nnd most generally be coming. Number one Is made of pea it le cyngo and is made pleated nt the lack, where It Is held In place by strips f bone, and passed through a ring at ho centre front, the ends being cut to 'orm points. Number two gives a oolnted effect at tlio front and round it the back. The material Is taffeta limply stitched. The round portion and the pointed one nre. separate and nre lolned by means of small buckles. No. hree Is wide and round, but shaped it the end and Is held by n buckle. The liodvl Is made of black satin with ap plique of white cloth, but many com binations nre to be seen. Number four s another draped belt, but of quite a llfferent sort from number two. The Material Is Liberty ribbon, with trim ulng of straps passed through small crocheted rings at the back and a fas tening formed by bigger rings. The jack Is laid In pleats that ir. held In olnce by upright sir.ps of bono and A Late Design the ends nre drawn through (be rings. The quantity of material required for nil four belts is one and one-eighth ynrds of silk twenty-four Inches wide, or three and onc-eigbth of ribbon sight Inches wide. In Silken Alllre. Of course you know the death knell of the silk shirt waist suit has been sounded with the fashionables in the avalanche of those nutty mid comfort able dresses tbut the department stores have been closing out nt bargain prices. Indeed, tbo woman who goes In for exclusive styles dropped It from her list of "do ligeuers" at (he close of last season, and wore it In appreciation of Its past usefulness as a modest morn ing gown duiiiiT the winter months. The silk tminufaciurers and merchants have had at least two good seasons, and with so much encouragement they seem to have outdone themselves In Ihe quality and design of the shimmer ing fabrics that have been put on dis play In the shops as "the very latest" for the coming reason. Chiffon velvet 1- u new and very beautiful trimming material, and one which will not be come too common, as Its price puts It beyond tbo reach of rootst purses. The uinterlnl U so light In weight and so soft In tecture that a half yard can easily he crushed In the palm of one's hand. It comes In nil the new shades and Is especially lovely lu mauve and pill pit tones. nn Imntr StoJu's. ' Uit girdles, crush belts of satin or I silk n re seen on most of the Imported model. With these nre woru boleros. fi f M v g.o' of They. too. have long shoulders aud uov. I tne muditiin shw l cleveit yard twea rl cape-hue aleevea. only half Jong, uu-1 ty-ene lucuea wide, nine yard twenty der wnicb - appear fluffy, bll'iwy I vt)n Inches wide, or tvi nnd uevittit? sloiivcw of lace or c'lllToii. sleeve yarja forty lour Incite wide. Is an elaborate nffalr this year. FeWf evening gowns nre made with the Ht lie. strap over the shoulder that one constituted a sleeve. Elbow sleeves nre the rule, nnd many low-neckeil gowns are seen with sleeve reaching1 to (he wrist. They are made of Iac or chiffon, whatever the material of the gown. The sleeves of some of th handsome long coats are so claborat rnd so Intricate In design as to defy description. For costumes the cap sleeve Is most popular, and for gowns for ordinary wear the characteristic sleeve starts from under the shoulder garniture with some fullness, forms u round puff below the elbow. Is caught uiidei o wide cuff, and Is finished wltt ar. undersleeve of different material. lliTftfl llaiiilkerrhtofii. Handkerchiefs for dress occasions arc smaller than us.ial this season. Tiny squares are finished with frill of Valenciennes or embroidered with Initial corners; and yet tbers Is noth ing in such good taste as plain fine lin en batiste worked with a monogram. Fashion again permits tbo handker chief to be carried in the cuff of tb sleeve when occasion does not permit f the elegant handbags. Newest ltlbbnnA. Among the newest ribbons are broad, soft line weaves In taffeta. Liberty saN In, and the most exquisite brocades. Some nre in solid colors, and others' printed In the loveliest of floral de signs; while the brocades and metallic weaves nre perfection In textiles. Ver? Frail Is Chlnrhllla. The very frail, but exquisitely dainty, chinchilla Is the softest fur Imaginable nnd is of a gray blue color. This l a valuable addition to a smart outfit. Shlrreil Kklrt. Full length front panels combined! with shirred sides nnd backs mak some of the most fashionable and b- by May Manton. coming skirts of the season. The pan. els arc variously made of the material or o lace and can be plain or trimmed us may be, but always give tha un broken Hues that mean effect of height. This May Manton one la made) of champagne colored voile, and show the panel overlaid with a deep pointed garniture of cream colored lace, but all ol the season's soft wools and silk rru equally appropriate. The skirt consists of the front gora and circular portions thr.t are shirred to form a yoke and again to give the) ef ct of u deep, graduated Horn ce. The, shirring, over the hips are beld la phicj by means of a foundation yoke, those as flounce depth by means of a strnp that is cut to the -exact width and length. At each side of the front gora are tucks that are stitched to flounce depth, left free below. The quantity of material required for n KSD SKIRT. H III
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