TRIFLES.
rVnint nnlliliiK tr.vii!
The merest nml
t'jn the Mcacnpe ui ay r'oud itav
Onu faulty note
The aympli.iny'a c lear harmony may mar.
Count notion 'rivi'i!'
A woodland timer,
Or iniN diamine 1 ly lovc'j holy illicit,
May leud, m -iwr,
A soul to I'ntKiiit'Hi o'er tlie In.cjts wf nigM.!
Kim's t Niil Z-ynn. in Keryi i.ly's I i-axinc.
A jy
Fair
Financier.
4i
tOM. HKV hid finished dinner--5
J?" -0'i' !"! dinner.
0 I O el-gaull; s-.ti'l up mi n
H A j round i.-i'ii,.. u-il choicely
IOr .cooked.
'i In- butler : l tl 1 b: s .-;:! I u ji t had
withdrawn, after phi"ing a .smart id
dispatch box, which ihioii'hoiu the
meal hud occupied h prominent ptsi
lion on the sideboard, upon the shining
cloth berore lln master of tin li.ju.-ic.
Hi-, merely nodding, looked over ut
his wife, who without, a word drew a
little gold key from the collet of a
rather massive seal ring and handed It
silently across the table.
'Von are very- obliging." she said,
with n cold little smile upon her beau
tifully out lips, mi I a ruost provoking
gliller iu the eyes, -most a-lf -deny .njr
ti consent, so in u i ti against the grai.i,
to overhaul the results of my year of
financial labor. The sheaves l hive
reaped at the stock exi h.mge -h-r cy.
lashes played at lnimiiity - "are galh
ered in that dispabdi box. lo u grain of
corn."
Of course I ran't refuse, siu"o j ou
Hre ho keen upon my going tiiroiili
the scrip and so forth. But you
wore always an excellent woman of
business -you have had 'oiit;e;g.i
Kuolles to advise you a loan who a'i-Milul-ly
leads the financial tieid aud
1 have no doubt your origiual Sin.).!!, m
have multipll -d int.. a million. II. i;
perhaps that is why you want me to
git through the coiiteui.i of th- din
patch box. Volt were rich wlia I
married you n year ago- you ar Tabu
loi'.sly wealthy uo-.v. Accept my con
gratulations." She hud thrown off h-r mask of In
difference now, ami lhe shimmer lit
the eye? that met his own was like
the: pluy of moonlight on the blades of
spea rs.
"Vou have not forgo; ten you never
will forget-that, nnluciiy, abomin
able. Idiotic speech of mint, made a
month after our inarrlag.', iu the heat
of our first nuarrei. I have eaten, these
words n hundred times -you have for
given Ibeui oslet.sibly - but you do u.it
really, and, thanks to your Scotch
blood, you never wiii. They rankle iu
you now."
He bit his cigarette through iu the
HUddeu closing of his strong square
t"eth, :ind threw It as!J- with a hand
that shook a lit ;
"So. You're riishl," he acknov. I
edneil. after a moiii-'tit's pitustt, "We
v.ere having ;i ipi.tnel, the tlrst real
word scrap we had ever hid. Neilher
of us tins In earner,; a: th iieifiuuiu,
the thin'; develop v as we went on.
And you told me I had married you
for your money.
"The accusation wasn't likely1 to hold
water, even with my enemies or with
my friends, for I haiipui i Ik- wlial i:,
Kenerally called a re-ii mm,. Mt you
hail said il -and. as you say I don't
forget. I can't: .Nothing has I u the
same since--nothing will ee;- biin,
buck" - he drew a harsh br. aih "what
used to be.
"Th.- day after our ipiarr.-l I tool;
measures we won t detail them," th"
man went on. "to insure your having
couiiiiHinl of your money -in fact, of
every slick, r.u or b ine b. lonein to
you -commaul u:or.' absolute, if pos
sible, that eveti the married women's
inoperty net ensures. I absolutely ptd
hlhlted you from spenilini; any of It
upon the household. I requit ed of you
an undcrtrt kiti'4 tiii t if we Mould h.iv -children,
yon wonid not setiie nay por
tion of your money upon the boys, li lt
reserve Mich manifestations of your
generosity for the girls- if there wer.
any- "
His wife hurst out laughing wildly.
Hysterical sold gathered in her thrott,
find broke fron her bps. her eyes
moistened tiie liliuy Imii.i:,.-!'. Inef .-.ln-Jiretsed
ugaiul them.
"I inked you to do whit yol c.'rme
with your tnon-y--short of spending
It upon my hoitsebold. Vou li.i I got
Into a gambling hot, the Ardieighs.
Lady Cecil Wilbraiu. and 'o.i tleigli
Kuolles - you took the slock cclcinge
fever, and you used the thr-e broug
ham horses in your I and ftoiugs h;
tween Chestertleld gat'deiis ami the
city. I'm not grumbling- you wer -welcome
to the horto. Now you have
a motor Mitipe. for v. hich you paid
ynurse'f. I urn not t;. uiubliiig at that
you don't expect me to !! it. Hut
till hot -contaiulu;; the fruits of your
year'H ilnauce-you have rnadu me
promise to go lhrou-h It -a ml 1 hate
the Id-n."
Hf unloiked the box with a shudow
on Irlti forehead nnd nimut hln lip.
Th upper trny of thn umart red re
ceitlicle was full of bundles of coil
potis, bulky Kheaves of shares In vur
loun coiupnnles, crackling hi-ouritles
gaj'ly atamped and Mimirtly engntssed,
mlnlug m rip and foreign rails.
Tim Brut bundle he opened cause.)
him to whistle n faint, longdrawn
whlHlle of kheer dlamay, that tent her
rfb(jlllou ty,:t dancing midor their
oucallug valan of lashes.
"Jumping tat. Cood heavens.' Ito
you mean to tajr that f.'oatlelgli
Ktiollea or Ijidy Cecil advlaed you to
Uirow away your mouey in -a rank
awlinlle like tboatt mluear'
"To do them Juntlce." aald hi wife,
uavely. "they endeavprod to dtaauade
urn from th speculatloa, Wby art
you laitghlng'J"
IIJii venae of uu.uor atirred at Ut
Iter liuvband wa shaking with iiiuii)
mvut over a freab buhdU of coupooi
pul d out of the red dispatch box.
The Electric Cooking Company."
Tltny-tbey aeout to have dooe you
pretty thoroughly. If the electric cook
ery plant did prove a failure! Bit kal
tar
"y not, o,i do not," nhc Implotod.
"try to be funny." But he did not hear.
ITI eyes were streaming now. and hii
handkerchief lu play, a he rock.l
himself and roared with lielples
hiughtcr over a new trouvaille.
"'The Magic Skirt Hanger:' You
bought that patent for eight hundred
of the Inventor. Ho you do you hung
your skirts on It? The Patent iol.
lotiue Mousetrap.' you bought that In
vention, too. Five hundred for a
patent mousetra'v- Here .ire more
mines -all wildcat. 'The r.enniida
Platinum Syndlcat-.' 'The North
Kerry tlold Prospecting Conipaiiy.'
'The !reat Salmra Klectrlc Hallway
Cninpany.' llreat Scott'. An Plectrii?
railway on the desert! 'The Carpathian
Coal Mines, Limited.' the 'Bosnia Oil
Pumping Association.' I'm at the but
torn of the bos. and" hepntiR"d over a
rapid mental calculalion-"you've in
vested and lost exactly $'.io.()i).i, so.ne
odd dollars over tl) Dtteitest specula
tions that ever were boouie 1 by a
bucket shop. You've had the best ad
visershut you might have had tint
worst and the whole thing is wonder
fully puazling."
There was u new toti- of s,'t lou:-n.'S
in his voice, his eyis wer. brighter,
and the fold between his eyebrow
had been pressed out by some in
visible fairy irnner. Th snlleiiues-t.
the moodlni-ss, th .1 !; m..!oii v.'ci v
gone.
"I'iease give me a cigirei !e." HU
wif-j took one from 111" cas he held
lo her, and as h" gave her a light 1 1 r
little linger Atnle out an. I iim dl.v I'eit.'d
on the tip of his. "Yes. as yon say. 1
have had lie best a.lvi-i.'ts "
"And you've manag'd tt muddle
away all your money without getting
anything out of it."
'Your pardon:'" blew a ring of
perfumed smoke, and watched it souitl
upward, growing paler. "The money
did bring ine so.-n.-ihiiig. I'irst of all,
it brought about tor i:air.'l. if yoil
feiiiemher."
"I do not forget - but thev wor',:i
I "ss iin i s.nr'iii.s:"
"Th".v will not prove worthless In
tlie end. Tlcy are, going to bring lint
iu a hiinib'etl limes th value ex
i!.i'ig ', fr 1 li -rin." Th.' hand hoi lltig
t!i - cigarette xhnoU a Kitla, the ropua
of j -'iIh swayed.
"'! !: -y will make tu.- - ricli as you
hue said; a w.-ai;iiy woiuan. in thu
v .y iu v.hich a v.o cum would he
v.e iliiiy. o .n;en,. i -;v4 ' 'Keels.'
'Airship Cc i i-a! Oniiii'o. snes. '.(iluiit
i'tg i'a s.' '.Mae:.- slur: -Ilatigera. and
th - other lliiie, are g. oiiitie invest-iie-nts,
I assure you. I would buy
them again to-morrow if I had any
money 1-ft. l.'ufortuuateiy" she was
watching the face opposite wilh des
P 'fat ! eagerness, though her tone wal
calm and level, and her drooped eye
lashes wrre languid "unfortunately I
am a pauper dependent upon my hus
band." "If il were not beyon;! the bounds of
probability, I should atispe.-t you ut
being "
"lilndV"
"Perhaps not quite glad, but cer
tainly not sorry."
"Yes? Some husbands would mourn."
"I am not one of them. Were you
going into the drawing room?"
"Yes."
"I'll come, if I may. You used to
slug to me-a year ago. Will you
give uie some of the old songs to
night':" "1 mil so out of practice." she mur
mured, bill, she went to the piano and
sung "Love's Coronal ion." Iter voice
throbbed across the gulf of a year's
estraugemeiir with a message of love,
of longing, of peace.
received It. standing very erect
and stiff upon the hearth rug. calm,
cool and couipo- .-d, the model, to all
appearances of an ordinary husband
of the superior class, but his collar
si"'!ic'.l to strangle him, mid the heart
lietieaih his formal siiirL front beat
madly.
"Thank you." lie said, as she fin
ished the song, "I always like.) that."
"It is certainly appropriate to the
occasion." she returned, "anil would
be more so if a little altered. Tor I
haven't even half a crown to give you.
If you wanted one, 1 believe."
"You (nice your loss s very coolly"
he observed.
"As I had t!i honor to mention .be
fore," she returned, "I don't consider
that I have lost. It wi!l be u wiunlug
In the end - for mi-:"
Ills back was turned, his eilOw rest
ing ou the mantel shelf. She knew
lint h- was in;. -titiy studying her re
flection iu the mirror above.
"What," he asked, "do you expect
lo win?"
Her arms went out lo him. With a
long, tremulous cry. she uttered oua
word:
"You:"- I. .lily's Pictorial.
Tint Alphabet of Aut-rcnt.
Alteiid caivfully to details.
I'.e prompt in all things.
Consider Well, then decide positively.
I t.i re to do right, fear lo do wrong.
Lmlore trials patiently.
I'iht life' battles bravely.
Co Hot into the society of the vicious.
Hold Integrity wicred.
Injure not another's reputation.
.loin hands only with the virtuous.
Keep your mind froe from ev"
thoughts.
Lie not for any consideration.
Make few special nciUaintaucfi.
Never try to appear what you are
not.
observe good manners.
Pay your debts promptly.
Question not the veracity of a friend.
Hespect thu counsel of your parents.
Sac rifice money rather than principle.
Touch not, taste not, handle not iu
toxicatlug drink.
Ts your leisure for Improvement.
Venttiry not upon the threshold of
wrong.
Watch carefully over your passion
Extend to everyone a kindly greet
ing. Yield not to discouragemeut.
Zealously labor for the right, and
BUeceM la certain. Ladles' Home Jour
nal. TVb. Tes Nw.
Tea lo the seventeenth ceutury wa
offered a a curious foreign drink; it
was prepared wltli rare and drunk
wltb torn trepidation. A learned phy
sician. Dr. I .later, wrote that "tea and
coflfeo were pariaUxed y Ood's provl.
(Is ace for leatMAlng the u umber of
mankind by ahorteaing life, as a kind
ot aUant plagu."-Baaufs Hurra of
tD4a, .
New York Clty.-Itloitse coats take
nrecedetiv'e of almost every other sort
foi' the more elaborate costumes of
ol't materials and are most charmi'ig
sill tii':u nr.or.si'; CJ.r.
n effect. This one. after a design by
May Mantoii. Includes a yoke nod
: )iiit".l collar that tire in every way
Icsirab'.c and allows of ninny cotnluii
itions, but is shown Iti chimpa:ne
oloivd veiling with collar and bauds
if brown chiffon velvet enriched by
nedaihoiis of lace. The yoke Is slitcheel
with corlicclil silk and over It the
point i of velvet lire exceedingly hand
some, wiiile the full puffed sleeves
villi th" Hiring cuff and lace frills
ire essentially elegant find smart and
the draped girdl" makes a most ap
propriate finish.
The blouse is made over ,1 smoothly
lilted lini'ig on which the yoke and
shirred portions m-e arranged, but;
which can be omitted whenever de
sirable, the sliirrings being stitched lo
(lie yoke. The si, -eves are wide and
graceful as well as comfortable and
when lii'cil can still be kept loose and
unple by leaving the oilier seams of
the foundation open. At their lover
dges :ir. flic shaped cull and from
Ihese cuiT" fall the full f-ills. Th
'i.'lt is draped and is arranged over the
i
A Late Design
lower edge, closing with tin-, blouse at
the centre front.
The quantify of material required for
the medium si.e is four and Ihree
eight yards twenty-one inches wide,
four yards twenty-seven Inches wide
or two a ml a filartcr yards forty-four
Inches wide, with one and live eight
yards of velvet and four yards of l.ace
to make as Illustrated.
KloWIM'4.
l'lowcrs are seen iu profusion iu
Hie garnishing of the new models.
Again rose, eem to have the lead.
Tiny button roses. In single and double
garlands, edge the brims of huts, and
double, triple and uadruple garlands
encircle crowns and otherwise trim
hats, and laid flat they cover crowns.
Small and medium small roses appear
us garniture lu single and double gar
lands; large roses are employed sing
ly and In couples, and small green
roue leaves border brims. Rivaling
roses and used for covering crowns nnd
jlher effect In millinery decoration,
as seen iu the Perls models, were
small Held popples, scarlet nucmones.
Held daisies, violets, cowslips, lilies of
the valley and oilier of the small bios
isoiiis. Much favor has been shown
by the Trench milliners so simulated
small grapes ami other small fruits
huckleberries, In great, dense clusters
iu their gray dusted bloom, trimming
hats most attractively. Millinery
Trade Uevlew.
Vlolnt Cloth fur .Mini ncic.ii.
A light shade of violet broadcloth Is
used for a lovely afternoon gown. The
skirt is long and has u circular flounce
linlshed with four wide folds iu tuck
effect. The waist has a yoke of cream
(ace over white iliinon, and this is
made to look like an inner garment by
the outline of dark fur which borders
the cloth part of the waist. The baud
of fur extends down the side of the
waist to the belt, as ou a Russian
blouse, and there are four large rhlue
sloue buttons that appear to close the
gown. A ripplu bertha, edged with
fur, falls over the shoulders, shawl
fashion. Leg o' luuttou ilecves wltb n
bit of lace Insertion, outlined with fur,
are tight at the wrist and show a tiny
rucking of white crape.
raMlfe) mac."
At last "Parsifal" lias served Its pur.
poso to womankind, rarsiful blue hs
I
I
the newest color for spring and stun
mer wear. This Is n grayish blue, mid
is suggested ,y the robes worn by the
Knights of the lo!,v (irail. It Is a
delicate tin! ami will be becoming to
most women. In Hie last act Parsifal
wears one of Hie gray-blue mantles
anil all the Knlghls are arrayed in
raiment of the same color. In the opera
these robes are embroidered with sll
ver. All the silk mills are turning out
bolts of Parsifal blue. Those uew
weaves, such us pea u de sole, peaii da
cygiie. louislnc and various crepes,
look wonderfully well In this new
blue color. By the way, blue has
reached Its zenith and Is Hie color of
i lie moment, only a Tew Parsifal blue
gowns have, been seen lu public, and
there Is the chance that this shade
may become the rage.
TantH ami l.nulsinea.
Many of the new taffetas and Inula
ines are In shot efl'eels. There are the
usual red and black, blue and bia.'U
and green and black, as well as uew
faces, such us violet shades shot with
white and old blues shol with pale
browns.
'I'lie Kimulct l:ftVft.
The epaulet oiled Is much In evi
dence mi many of the new blouse
waists, and the deep collar Is also to
be seen. MetHched collars and yokes
are much used, and add a touch of
distinciion to a dark blouse.
A FMvei-lte Trimming.
A favorite trimming will be the open
cut work, or old English embroidery, fl
showy but elegant form of needlework,
popular lu early Victorian days, before
machine embroidery destroyed I he
taste? for simple things.
Tin Itcmil.l Skirt.
Tor evening wear the truined skirt
is entirely replaced with the round
skirt, gathered nt the waist.
I!c I'ldvle.l V.lkc Wttltt.
White with civaiii makes a favorite
combination t the season and is al
ways satisfactory. The stylish May
by May Manton.
Mantoii waist shown Is made of crepe
de Chine, wltli de yoke of deep cream
colored point tie Veulse over white
moussellne mid bands of taffeta nich
ing, and Is well suited to then! re and
informal dinner wear id to occa
sions of the sort, but 'till be rendered
available for evening also by omitting
I lie yoke as shown In tho small cut;
or, aiijiii. ran lo lembrtd ouverlible,
so serving a double use. When made
low it reunites dim v sleeves, but
these also are lu vogue with high
waists so that by adding or removing
the yoke, which is separate, the waist
becomes ipilte different In effect.
The waist Is made over a smoothly
titled lining and on this lire arranged
the box pleated front and backs. Wheu
I a simple yoke waist Is desired It can
bo made high, the drop yoke arranged
over it nnd all finished together at the
neck, but when either a low or a con
vertible waist Is desired It can be cut
out on Indicated lines. 'The sleeves
lire wide below the elbows, hut Ut
sniiglv below and are pleated for about
half the distance from the shoulders
to the culTs.
The tiiaiillly of material required
for the mediant size Is three nud seven
eighth yards twenty-one inches wide,
three and oue-iiiarter yards twenty
seven Inches wide or tw'j yards forty-
BOS VLKATBD XOkl WAIST.
four luct.es wide, wltu one and IIto
eight yards of- all-over lace for yoka
and culls and four yards of niching; ta
trim a Illustrated.
rWW
3
A Ornre llsrllnc of Rrlitsn.
A ival Crace Darling Is about to be
awarded a medal for saving not onlv
one but three boatloads of men on tne
roast of Hrlttany. In the very narrow
community in which she fishes nod
assists her father ou Ills little farm
this heroine Is known ns Rose Here.
Karly ou the l.'th of November Rose
ucre went to the rock near the Pv
ramble du Ituniou to gather shelltisii.
The night, a very xtorinv one. had
been followed by a heavy fog. which
whs just beginning to llfl. Thromh
the fog thin fisher girl heard the cries
of men. Th flreton coast at this
point is exceedingly rockv and is
swept by speedy currents, which
u,uicki.v carry to death persons not nc
customed to their wiles.
Rose Here knew this. She
wailed until the fog was high enough
lo disclose the men in danger. Away
in the distance lay the Enulish steam
ship Vesper; between It and the shore
lay three boats. She put out iu n
small boat and after bard work
reached the nearest of the thre
This flrace Ilnrlliig could not speak
English: neither could the boats'
crews understand Trench, bit she ino
tioned the man away from the tiller
and took his place.
The distance, as the crow flies
ashore was a scant mile, but the boat
that Rose Here steered that. day., with
the others trailing behind, traveled
four leagues as It wound Its tortuous
way through the reefs and past lurk
ing shoals. .Many times the men. ex
hausted, were compelled to case row
ing and rest.
Not until the dorv had rrfi led
against the wharf nt IVn-ar-Roch,
where a hundred hands reached out to
succor the fainting men. did she re
linquish her place Mt the tiller. Then
she set to work to assist In restoring
me weakest of the sailors
Captain Viol, of the Vesper, bared
his head to the brave woman nnd ex
pressed his regret that he was un
able to recompense her out of his
scant savings from the wreck. Hut
he assured her that the British gov
ernment, as well as the shipowners,
would bear of her and that she, in
all probability, would hear from them.
"Oh. It Is nothing," said Rose Here,
through an Interpreter, as she started
upou the long walk home. "I have
saved more men than you had on your
big ship."
"That is true," assented the natives.
"She has brought a dozen or more lost
bouts into this port. She Is a wonder
ful wonuu." Detroit Free Press.
A Woiuno'd Newaimpor.
in spite of the vaunted equality and
community of tastes of the sexes, one
hears every day of the growing neces
sity for women's hotels, women's cafes
and women's newspapers, and no
doubt there will be started a rrv for
a special woman's dietary, because, as
win oe said, woman's digestive organs
Rre different from those of n man. The
necessity for a woman's paper is said
to have grown out of the fact that
there is much in the daily papers thut
feminine readers clioo.se to skip, and
it Is believed that time and attention
would be saved were women readers
proffered special Journalistic dishes
suited to their peculiar palates.
Of course these dishes would be com
posed of "sugar and spice aud all
that's nice" sugar In the form of so.
clal happenings, spice In the shape of
social gosip, and a tdceness that
would exclude battles lllllt'ilora nml
unpleasant deaths. Such a paper
would bo free from editorials con
cerning Stale uffairs and its cartoons
wouia never merit the repronchfii
words, "o. It's political this morning,"
with which feminine readers
to greet a comic representation that is
not of a social nature. This nn tier
would certainly not arouse lu mascu
line oreasts mat kind of eager curi
osity With Which Women UHtroim re.
gard the enclosure set aside for men,
nut woum it be sure of femiuliie
readers?
There are tn.mv women win. frm.i i.-
admit that they don't read political or
war newi. and there la still a prentice
number who, while disliking such sub.
Jecta, will not confess that tl.y skip
mem. duc the number who !o read
these and kindred topics Is too large
to Justify the existence of so Iniiie n
thing as a woman's paper. Chicago
Tribune.
Woman st Mar But.
Don't belong to the "old folks" and
nod through the evening hours lie
cause your boy Is at college. Don't
attempt repair and preservation or
beauty with paints, powder and veils.
Take plenty of exercise, stand erect,
sit erect. When you speak let your
voice possess volume and energy.
When you think, think freshly.
Don't say you haven't time for the
afternoon's "forty winks." Take It,
uud your renewed strength will show
In a freshened complexion. A half
hour's nap after luncheon will do more
to eradicate wrinkles than all the
beautlflers In the world.
Don't think that a life of ease and
luxury Is essential to preserving
youthful, delicate looks. A certain
amount of work and exercise Is neces
sary to keep the id'uaclea linn and
elastic aud the flesh liurd.
Don't let go of love or love of ro-
Uiaoee. They are amulets against
wrinkles. Not all of the world's hom
age la poured at the feet of girlhood.
Don't fancy that the dew of youth.
with ita complexion of roses, Is alone
able to inspire passion. ' A woman'!
best aud richest year are from thirty
to forty. The old saw about "sweet
alxteeni' la exploded.
Don't be glum If you want to be
jrou ig. Dance aud sing and. above
REALM
a a-: v a
rv" "
nil, Inugh. Ride, drive, row, swim nnd
walk a mllo-or make it three daily.
Keep your heart young, and thus defy
Father Time.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
A Tin Wedding.
There are so many things about the
celebration of a tin wedding that can
be made amusing that It Is rather a
mistake to take It too seriously. The
best plan is to bring In as many droll
features as the Imagination will sug
gest, without making the provocation
lo amusement too much of an effort.
It Is not feasible to have the invl
tatloii sent out on sheets of tin, hut to
the cards on which' the invitations or
written may be attached little strips
or tags of tin. The wording of the In
vitation may be as simple as one
chooses.
There cannot lie very much done in
the line of tin decoration, although 1
have heard of taking the sheets or tin
from which tinsmiths have stamped
patterns and ntensils. and putting
these up as a background for flowers.
The many bright, irregular points f
the tin caught the light, and li thi
openings were Ihrtist bunches of How
ers. ferns and greenery of dlffp'.-ent do
scriptioiis. The effect was odd. but
pleasing.
All the flowers that are put abort
the room should be lu tin receptacle!
Instead of In vases of glass or cliira
The boquet carried Ji;.- the I Tide
should be placed iu n'tin fin nrl. H
serve us n boquet-holder. If this ic
decorated Willi ribbons it will he very
pretty. The brightness of the new tin
will contribute to the gay effect and In
of value wherever it Is used. Wom
an's Home Companion.
Miltilrrii' Care of Hair.
Mothers should teach their children
to care for their hair as early as
possible.
If the little girl is coaxed into tho
habit of giving her locks a hundred
strokes wltli a clean brush every morn
ing ami evening and braiding them
loosely for bed. the foundation for a
future beautiful head of hair will be
laid.
Counting the strokes will lighten tin
task for her., nud she will soon be
come accustomed to it and make it
part of her daily toilet. Too many
children are allowed to go to bed with
their hair In a tousled couditlon, only
to have it Jerked and tangled hastily
when school time comes round.
Such a practice is disastrous to the
nerves of a sensitive child nnd ruinous
to the hair. Teach the little daughtei
to take care or her hair, and at tlm
right time, and also lo keep hci
brushes and comb in an immaculate
state of cleanliness.
These articles should lie as slriclly
personal property as the toolh brnsli
Never allow one child to use the
other's hair brush. Diseases of tle
scalp are most coutaglous, and '
brush is the surest germ agent.
Til Oratlclliif Day.
The employment or women, even In
tile summer schools, did not hoi.,....
geueral until arter the Revolution. Wltb
the gradual recognition or their vain
as teachers cuiue the enlarging of tha
educational opportunities or the girls.
nut the nineteenth centurv was well
advanced berore they had anything
approaching the same advantages as
the boys. Books had nearly uiwayi
been considered outside the feminine
sphere from the most ancient time
When rr.incolse de Hulntomres. In the
sixteenth century, wished to establish
girls' schools in France, she was hoot
ed in the streets aud her father called
together four doctors of law to de
cide whether she was possessed or a
devil lu planning to teach women. In
like manner, early iu the last centurv
when Mary Somerville's father ills
covered that she was engaged by her
self lu mathematical mid other studies
said to his wife: "Peg. we must put a
stop to this, or we shall have Mary
In a straight-Jacket one ef these days."
Uood Housekeeping.
Straw hats appear In the shops,
fiirdles are made of circular pleats.
Belts of red calfskin are more novel
than pretty.
A wee bit of white touches un ths
dark g.Jwn.
There is a new sort of "rain splasU"
effect lu.cloth fabrics.
Velvets nre brocaded and fringed
till they look like fancy portieres.
Some curly spring Jackets ure helleo
with patent .leather or soft suede.
Narrow bands of Persian velvet, sei
on like tucks, make a stylish skirt
trimming.
Pale blue and purple Is n combimi
tiou seen occasionally. It makes out
swallow hard.
Belts that curve high in buck nrr
best for the short-wulsted figure, a
tney Help to dellue the waist Hue,
A wide sleeve ruflle always seems to
diminish the size of the bund, bene.
Its revival with other coquettlfch
things,
Button play quite an Important part
in dress decoration, and many good ex
amples are seen. The tailor button
never goes aut of favor on xlbcllue
cheviot, serge, cainel's-biilr or tweed.
Large, handsome and costly buttons
are tucd to ornament the velvet con
tinue.
roponers-Be.it two eggs until tblckj
add to them one pint or milk and one
fourth teaspoon of salt; pour half of
this over ewo ctipfula of flour, beat
well, then odd remaining milk nnd
egg; when beaten smooth bent for two
minutes with nn egg beater; buttef
small earthen cups and All them two
Ihlrds full; bake In a moderate oven
forty-five minutes.
Pineapple Cake Three cups augar,
one cup of butter, Ave eggs, three and
a half cups of sifted flour, one-half
cup of cold water, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. Mix together the but.
ter, sugar und yolks of the eggs; add
one cup of flour and the water; beat
well, then add the rest of the flour
and buking powder; lastly beat In
the whites ot the eggs; bake In layers;
spread each layer with a thick Icing,
then cover with grated pineapple, lea
the top layer.
Fruit Creum Peel five bananas
slice and rub them through a aievei
then add the Juice and pulp of two
oranges, two tablesponnf ids of lemon
Juice, three-fourths of a cup of pow
dered sugar and one tnblespoonful o(
gelatine soaked in one-fourth cup o
cold water and dissolved over boiling
water; mix well with the fruit; when
it is beginning to stiffen add one cup
ful of cream, whipped stiff; turn Into
a mold and put on Ice until ready to
serve: garnish with whipped creoni.
Tapioca and Milk Soup Soak half a
rupf til or tapioca iu two cups of cold
water over night; put it iu the double
boiler and cook one hour; heat threa
pints or milk; put one tnblespoonful of
butter In a nan: when hot add ona
sliced onion and one stalk of celery;
cut small, do cot brown: then add
one more table.spooiiful of butter and
two tablespoonfuls of flour; add this to
the hot milk, stirring until thickened;
add salt to season and a little pepper;
strain Into the tapioca, add a littlo
nutmeg uud cook half an hour longer.
Orange Cake Two cuns of snirne.
one-hair cup of butter, two eggs, three
cups ot sifted flour, one cup of milk,
one large teaspoonful of baking pow
der. Cream the butter and sugar to
gether. Beat in the yolk of the eirim.
Add the milk, then the flour and bak
ing powder. Whip the whites of the
eggs and stir in lightly. For th
cream, grate the peel of one orange,
whip the while ot three eggs; stir In
one full cup of powdered sugar ami
the Juice of two oranges; more sugar
muy be added if necessary. Bake the
cake in layers and put the cream on
wime tue cake is warm.
,'fHOVSEHoLD'
Hot tartaric acid will take ink Rfnln.
out of white cloth.
The best foundation for mine mnnf
la a fresh beef's tougue. It should
not be corned.
A drop of castor oil In the ev will
remove a foreign body as quickly and
with less trouble than the oft recom.
mended flaxseed.
Vaseline, as most liousekeenera trnntw
by experleuce. leaves uelv snots thnft
are not removed bv ordinary launder.
lug. A professional cleaner says soak
ing the stains in kerosene will usu
ally remove them.
The "cellar smell" is extreme- riia.
agreeable. It Is apt to permeate tha
whole bouse. Place a dish of nn.
slaked lime lu the vegetable cellar and
It will absorb the moisture lu tho air
and also the unpleasaut odor.
A French chef savs a lHHe nit in
apple plea improves the quality of ap
ple pies and lessens the nu.mtitv nf
sugar that is necessary. He never
uses spices In apple nies claiminir the.
spoil the flavor and make the plea in
digestible. Somebody baa discovered that if
boiling water Is poured over potatoes
and they are left In It fifteen minutes
they will bake iu about half tho usual
time. But wouldn't they cook aa fast
lu the oven aa in the hot water?
What Is gained?
It is difficult to bak- the shells fot?
tarts aud pies that are baked before
Dlllng from puffing up. or blistering
In spots. A French chef covers the
bottom of the shell with a piece of
oiled paper on which he places bits of
bread that need to be browned.
Did you ever try baking potatoes on
the top of the stove? Turn an iron
pan or basin over them and they will
bake nicely. If the Are is very hot
place them on an asbestos mat. They
should be turned occasionally. It is
convenient to know this, lu case one
wauls baked potatoes, but does not
wish to keep up the kitchen Are. Of
cotirBe rather more time is required
than when baked in the oven.
Carman Eat More rih.
The inhibitory measures of Germany
against the importation of .American
cattle and meat products have greutly
advanced the price of meat In the
country. In consequence of this the
consumption of fresh, dried and salted
Ash has largely Increased. A Ham
burg company has opened a depot and
packing houses at Matarleu-Meuzaien.
Egypt, for the curing and shipping of
els caught In the Nile and afflueuts.
Tmpraooc la Japan.
The temperance movement which be
gan lu Japan lu 1873 wltb a society ot
foreign residents of lakohama. has
grown until now there- are forty-sis
of these societies united In a national
temperance league. The league repre
aeflts 8017 members. As a result of
tbelrc agitation a bill baa been passed
prohibiting the use of tobacco by chil
dren under twenty year of age.