TWENTY YEARS AOO. I've wandered through the village, Tom, nd sit beside the pen Where you ire still reducing rock a you were doing when I left you hack in eighty-four ah me! How time does fly! , Excuse me while I wipe a briny teardrop from my eye. The game old bricks are in the wait you couldn't eto.il the briefest The same old warden watching you, to thwart the same old tricks. Hut few are left to greet me, Tom. and none ia loi t to know The way they came to aend up you, just twenty years ago. Your cell looks rather different. Torn the bars have been replaced ly new ones stronger than the bars your trusty file defaced, But the same old lockstep's still in vogue you 'journey to sa.il ho With little of the awkwardness ot twenty years ago. You know I was your lawyer, Tom, and when the sentence came You tried to make me shade my fee. and said I was to blame, But I had done my duty you are doing yours, I know, So let us, I'i'uy, dismiss the theme of twenty years ago. V. F. Kirk, in Milwaukee Sentinel, FIREPROOF 00 By Morice Girard sMOJV ELL, Gerald, you seem X smb )i strangel;' distrait to-night; O Wo It Is toothache or love, Jl v man?" exclaimed the Jovhu "fOW rector of Menstonc, tin Itev. Hurry Ingold, a squarson f the old school, now fast passing nwny. Mountjoy started as the older man laid his luinil on bis shoulder. "Not toothache, I'm thankful to say. I've never been troubled Willi that iu my life." "Then it must be the other thine." Ingold linked hU arm Into bis friend's and drew him Into u recess. There were several of these convenient rest lug lduees In the treat ballroom of Mol bins Castle. The scene was certainly not one which favored either abstraclion. Sir Harry Guyter, the owner of Mrllans, was giving u ball to Inaugurate bis shrievalty of the lov liest county of England, in the eyes of. at any rate. Its Inhabitants, Devon. It was an affair of the elite of the coun ty, with a largo military, naval and marine element thrown in, to give a touch of brillh'.nee and color to the en semble. It may be doubted whether more beautiful women or u liner body of men bad ever before responded to the hospitable Invitation of the lord of Mellans Castle than on this particu lar occasion. From the alcove to which Ingold and Mountjoy bad retired glimpses could be obtained of the dancers as they floated past on the carefully polished floor. Gerald sat forward, looking ea gerly at the couples gracefully circling round to the tune of a wall,, played by the marine band from Plymouth, stationed in the whispering gallery. The younger man was so intent and preoccupied that he seemed already to have forgotten at any rate, he was ob livious of the propinquity of his com panion. Ingold looked nt the fresh, strong, handsome face with evident sympathy. He knew perfectly what wus passing behind that inadequate, lll-nttlng mask. He knew that every time the revolu tion of the dance brought Bertha Iteeve and her parlner. Lord Dayre, Into Mouutjoy's line of vision, a hard ness came about the flexible- mouth, and something very like pain showed Itself in the clear gray eyes. "You don't think Bertha would ever look at him, do you, Gerald? Why, be could crumple him up in t: palm of one hand. She is the finest girl In the room, and that's not saying little. And 'be! Why, he has the Intellect and frame of an under-sized monkey!" "What does It matter to me whether the looks at him or not? Besides, you never know what a woman thinks or what she likes." "Don't you? I do. I never was a marrying man; but not the most In veterate husband lu this room, or any where else, for that matter, can teach roe- about what a woman likes or dis likes." "Perhaps, then," lie remarked, some what testily, "you will tell me what tbey do like?" "Well, above all things, some one Itronger than themselves more Inches, more fibre, more strength. Only a woman who wants a title, and can content herself with that and nothing more, will marry Dayre; and I can assure you, with all the confidence in life, that woman Is not Bertha Reeve." "I cannot help thinking some times " Gerald said almost under bis breath. "That Bertha cares for you--loves rou?" put In the parson. "Almost that," Mountjoy assented, tfter a pause. "Why don't you take your courage In both hands, and ask her?" Gerald looked at bis friend. , "How can I?" "Why not?" "You know the state of mr ex jhequer just as well as I do. I have the oldest name In the county and the poorest property. My pedigree Is as long as my rent roll Is short. Bertha la MIbs Iteeve, of Reeve, the richest g-lrl in the west, absolute mistress of herself and all her belouglugs. If she were poor I would ask her to go with ai e to Canada, or somewhere, and wo ould make out life together somehow. Rut as It Is! Would not meu say I was a fortune hunter? Nay, should I not feel like one myself? I cannot iven talk to her like I can to other (Iris. I should say that she thinks that fellow Dayre a genius by the side f me. Look at them now." The dance was over. They were now it the further end of the salon. Lord Dayre was half a head shorter than his companion, Au Ill-matched pair physically, any one would have said off-band. Out tboss who knew the dr. eumstances might bare Judged differ' tntly. For In rank Dayre would take rank of any one at the ball, and In wealth the mistress ot Iteeve, an or phan rullug In ber owu right, bid uo peer. Neither Ingold nor Mountjoy spoke I word for the next few minutes, which atviurd like an eternity to one f them at any rate. Gerald felt per. fectlj cvrlalu that what Its loved most e o l:i the world was slipping from his grasp, and his fate wus being decided while the band rested from Its labors, and the gay assemblage prepared It self for the next lioui in the pro gramme. There seems something specially in congruous tu blank despair gripping the heart under such conditions. The brilliancy of the lights, the beautiful dresses and conspicuous uniforms all seemed to mock the gnawing pain at Gerald's In art. Bertha Iteeve and Lord Dayre passed Hie alcove. As they did so these word I'eil, Mifily ns they were spoken. o:i two pairs of ears: "I hardly know what to say; it is ail so unexp"cted. You do not wish me to decide to nighl?" "May I come for my answer to morrow?" Then the speak":' passed out of hearing of those Involuntary listen ers. "I cannot stay here," Mountjoy said, in n horse whisper, very unlike his usual tones. "The air of the place chokes me. I shall get nwny without any fuss. They won't miss me. If they do, make some excuse to Sir Hur ry and Lady Guyter. Say I was tak en bad, or something.',' With a squeeze of the hand Gerald slipped out of the alcove. Mechani cally he found his coast and hat, and then went out nt the hull door. lie was glad that the stables were likely to be deserted. II had not brought a groom himself. In Ids present slate of mind be baled to have to make even trivial explanation and excuses. With some difficulty be managed to And his own mare among the hundred horses tethered wherever standing room under cover could be found. The carriages were outside iu the greut yard. Gerald was Just Issuing from tho stables when lie heard u great shout ing from the direction of the castle. He let go his mare's bridle: she gal loped otit of t lie yard and disappeared. Mountjoy smelt burning wood. He ran toward the entrance of the court yard. - When he reached the great gates his heart stood still. All the basement and ground floor of Mellans were In Karnes. Panelled mid lined, as the tine old rooms were, with oak. dry as tinder, centuries old. with a great staircase of similar material In the centre, the castle was just adapted for rapid conflagration. As It turned out afterward, when Investigation Into the cause of the out break was made, the lire originated with the overturning of a lamp lu the butler's pantry. Gerald rushed to the main entrance, before which a crowd of guests were standing. They all seemed paralysed with fear. The young man brushed thein to one side. He could see Bertha Reeve nowhere. She must be in the burning building still. And there was Ingold, too, the man he loved best Iu the world. Gerald dashed into the hall, meeting overwhelming smoke. Ho was chok ing, and his eyes, were smarting and red hot. He could hear the cries of girls, the shouting of men above. In bis frenzy be could have flung himself Into the flames which danced before him. Then an arm was laid upon bis shoulder, and be was half drugged, half led, out. It was the parson, whose courage wus of that order which rises calm and resolute to the greatest emergency. The men, under Iugold's direction, were bringing up long ladders. Up and down they went In relays, bringing In their arms fainting wo men. The gentlemen above either helped by banding iuseusible burdens to the rescuers, or stood back to wait their turn. Half a dozen times Gerald had been up and down the ladder he hud made his own. Ingold was at the next. On each journey be had brought some one to the outside air ami safety, and then handed her to another willing helper to take away. But that some one wus not the girl for whom, with ghid prod igality, he would have given his life. Then at flie last, when ulmost all were saved, Gerald saw Bertha. He Jumped from the ludder top through the window and ran to her. The flames were at the lack of her, and hud begun to singe her light dress. Ird Dayre was still by her side. Just as Mountjoy reached her she was over, come and tottered backwards. Lord Dayre, with a quick effort, saved her from falling. There were uow only these two and Gerald left at that end the most dangerous part of the great salon. Borne devil seised him, whis pering In bis ear: "She has hulf giv en herself to Dayre; let hint save her" For years the memory of that terrible lapao haunted uliu. "Take Iter, Dayre, od carry ber dowu." Tho peer was hardly able to support Bertha's weight, much less carry her down the ladder. He glanced at the window, filled with the eddying smoke; tueu ha turned to Gerald. "Curse yon." he said; "yon know I can't do it. Take her yourself." "If I do," replied Mountjoy, -I take her for good and all." Then he gathered the girl up In hi arms and carried her down the bid der, L( rd Dayre closely following. Iu tho afternoon of the following day Gerald rode over to UeeV! t; In quire after its mistress. Dressed In a teagnwu, looking very white and Interesting, slu received him lu her boudoir. "I came to ask lifter ynti," he said "To confess to ask forgiveness." "For s.ivirg my life? It surely Is easily obtained." "1 had the devil in me!" he cried. Then he told her nil. "So yon have come to me for nhsolu. linn?" she said. "Then you shall have It without any pains mid penalties since you saved my life." Sh added looking at It tin with a half smile. "Lord Dayre only asked me whether I would care to be one of his parly for n yacht ing expedition. F.vcu that I would not promise n.Thand. Had It been what yon thought " "Bertha 1" "I should have had no hesitation at all." London World. TtiBrlilns Si liocil in t'Wslu. Persians servants are always sum moned and addressed by their masters as "children." When Mr. Wilfred Sjiarrow became tutor to the children of the royal family of Persia he wus greatly nmu.vcd by the daily customs of tin' little princes. He tells of his llrst day in Hie schoolroom: We were in Hie middle of a lesson when Akbar Mltv.a, Hie magnificent, laying down his pen and taking oil' his spectacle, complained of the heat, which was 1)."i in lire shade, "it is hoi, yr.- snlr." he salt'. 1 made to reply, whereupon he re sun: 'd his work: but in a moment lie lifd 1 1 i his voice oiiee more. This lime his tone was loud and imperious "Bachaha' (child; he cried. To my a in.'. .en). 'lit, In stepped the idately general, and stood in an atti tude of brave humility at a respectful dlstiiRce, his head bowed and his hands clasped folded at the waist "Ab-l-lkhmerihiii" (drinking water) was Akbar' a word, and smart the sur tip's action. Out he went, and back be cuuio with u silver teapot In his hand. Very solemnly aud slowly he went the round of the class, and rais ing the spout to each thirsty little mouth In turn, waited iu patient si lence until the imperial thirst bud been quenched. While one little prince was being served, his neighbor, eyeing the silver nipple,' sucked his litis In antid ilution of the refreshing draught. As for me. It was mine to iwel-ln the hu mor of the scene, which wf.s followed soon after by au interlude Iu which our friend, the major, in full dress, was summoned by Bahrain Mir.a, tho lmp'Tinus. to clean his slate. These Interruptions tickled my sense of humor, undoubtedly, but they achieved a more useful cud than that. They were the means of showing uie that the nrsf tiling 1 should have to teach these youthful Kajars was not modern languages, but rather the first principles of self-help, sclf-reliauce, self-dependence. ., 1'mnonal anil l'nlitlrul Kniiiltli-. When Irishmen do differ, they differ all over. Tin-re are plenty of Irishmen lu the House of Commons wlio have not exchanged a word with each other for years. Indeed, during the days vhe:i the old split subsisted it was quite a common tiling to see Irishmen separate themselves even lu the din-inj.-roon:s according to the group to which they belonged, lu France It is pretty much the same thing, for there political differences follow the same lines as religious and social cleavages, end, therefore, are the more acute. 1 never expect u Freuch politician to speak of u political opponent lu any terms but Ihosa which would rightly be upplied to a man who ought to be in penul servitude uud had Just escaped the gallows. But even In Franco there ure mitigations. Old Grevy, when he was President of the Chamber of Dep. utles although he wus a very stout Uepublicuu used to play billiards with Paul de Cassagnac, the swashbuckling Bouapartist. lu Germany the Social ists are so hitter In their hostility to ah other sections of the Imperial Parlia ment that any one of them who would venture to accept an Invitation from Cour.i: Iluelow, the Chancellor, would lose all his Influence with his col league; In fact, he would be politically ruined. T. P., lu M. A. P. A Grave Krror. Advertising men are critical of their owu and others' productions. They criticise tho nd. or booklet from the standpoint of technicalities. Is the language clear Informing grammati cal? Is there an original idea, and is It well worked out? Is the illustrator' work clean-cut and effective? Is the printing all it should be? The reader of advertising is critical, too. But his or her criticism .la entirely from the standpoint of the urtlclo offered its quality, utility, price. Good printing, clear language, pretty illustrations mid tine Ideas ure hardly regarded, though readers are swayed by them beyond question, aud perhaps criticise them unconsciously. But the proposition set forth is the chief consideration with tho reader, and while the advertiser should never lose sight of technical de tails he will do well to remember thut his opinions of good advertising nre quite secondary to those of bis readers. To look upon advertising entirely from the technical standpoint is to make a grave error. Printers' Ink. Pood In tWn, "The food of the Chinese conalsts principally of rice and lish." That statement bus appeared In nearly ev ery school geography or history that bus been published since the flood. "It's all folderol and flapdoodle," said a concessionaire from the Interior of the great empire. "The streams were fshed out ages ago, and you seldom .nd lish In the Interior. Ou the coast yes. Blucb fish Is eaten. But the main food of the Chinese Is pork and chickens. ' Mutton aud beef aro rare. Less rice Is eaten than you would liu uglue, but there is an abunduuee of pulutuble vegetables,1 aud you would find no illffleult lu muklug out a god d lunar." - IN fashion In llnnilnrlilng. There Is n fashion ln handwriting Just as there Is a fashion in clothes: but, fortunately, the modes of callg raphy change with less weathercock like facility than those of chiffons do. There Is also a vast amount of char acter revelation In handwriting; so perhaps even If it became the vogue to niter the handwriting as often as the hat, women would be unable to con form to the rule, says Home Chat. But to return to the question of style, or fashion. The woman who writes what Is called the Italian hand has almost died away with the old days lu which the penny post had no existence and letter writing was a real art. We scribble now, whereas when twenty-hours went further than they do now women produced won ders In the art of cnligraphy. The gentle nurtured and carefully educated girl of the very earliest dsys wrote a sloping hand, formed her let ters clearly and carefully, made very long tops and tails to those letters that require them, and took a pride iu forming her up strokes with delicate fineness, falling oil iiL'.'iiti to a line, light finish. She was very particular about the formation of her capital letters, using many a quaintly wonderful flourish; mid she endeavored, as best she might on her closely lined pages, to preserve an even line, employing sometimes ruled note paper, or using beneath ber paper n sheet of ruled paper, the lines of which gleamed through the top sheet and proved a guidance to her pen. Many men of culture and refinement also adopted the Italian style of band writing. Those who have seen the signature of that great surgeon. Sir James Paget, will recollect the sloping character of the caligraph. the light ami dark up and down strokes and the length of the looped letters. But In Sir .Tames Paget's case, as iu that of many other men of his marvellous In tellectual power ond unohstrusive modesty, flourishes of a pronounced type were absent. Miss Braildon's handwriting tends toward the Italian style with pointed letters, well defined tails, and n ills tinct difference between the up nnd down strokes. It used to be cruelly said of women who wrote au ill-formed, undecipher able baud, that they were unable to spell: and of a truth in many cases this was undoubtedly so. In ancient days, of course, neither men nor worn en could bo 1 lamed for bad spelling L'nlll the standard of orthography was settled, how wus it possible for any body to spell correctly? Still, there Is l'o doubt that until girls were ns carefully educated as their brothers. numbers of them did adopt n form of handwriting that left the spelling of their words most questionable ai re garded accuracy. A Woman's Appearance. There- was a time when a woman going to look for a situation put on her oldest or poorest clothes either to ex cite sympathy or to demonstrate that she was very hard up Indeed. But all that has changed, aud the woman who goes In search of work presents ns good an nppi nrancp us possilde, appreciating that It multiplies the nd verse odds to appear out at elbows and on thu verge of poverty, says the New York Sun. There are women who contend that to be well dressed Is only within range of u few. But there are others who have given the question consld ernble care, nnd they assert that It Is within the power of all, provided the matter Is approached from the stand point of common sense. . I-'alltiro Is duo not to want of money, but to want of appreciation of merit or do merit nnd to n certain slavish order of mind which leads to a blind fol lowing of fashion, without seriously considering whether it i the fashion for one's self or not. Here of course lies the differ nice between the dressmaker and the artist in dress. The purses of many ure not long enough for the demands of the latter, nnd therefore It Is more Incumbent ou the majority to study seriously the requirements of their own physiques, so that they may sup ply to the dressmaker the want which Is so costly lu the hands of the artist, namely, the knowledge of certain In violable lines ou which their clothing must be built, nnd to which the reign ing fashion must Inevitably give way. The pity of It nil is that woman In -the pursuit of the beautiful In dress does not always study it from the end and object of It nil to present one's personality In its most attractive guise Is common to the sex. but at tainment is reserved for the few. Possibly this arises from the fact that, though women may be fully alive to their attractions, they show a lamentable Ignorance of their defects. Indeed, a full realization of both Is Indispensable to success la this im portant matter. For nll-lmportuut It Is, though tunny rank it among the trivialities aud posslhj.v the snares of life. The self -respecting woman Is well groomed, well dressed, present ing In herself an object of respect. The critic Judges one by the out ward adornment rather than the In ner virtues of one's soul, and pos sibly does not go far wrong in taking the former as nn Index of the bitter. Slovenliness -f the body Is very tiearly allied to slovenliness of uiltid. "Kt.ln lu" Flu An. It requires a pmillar gift for s rfrl to keep herself lu the "wlm." so tlvy siiy, A worbly womau said: "Tact uiii mniicy alone will beig a girl lu y.m A I 1 1 I I WOMAN S society. It Is more difficult, by far, ti stay in society than to get In. A girl's mother must entertain continu ally and broaden her visiting list There nre exceptions where th" girl is so attractive that she becomes the vogue. But I am Inclined to think that If she does not reciprocate ami at least have n few friends to dinner, she will be dropped gradually by the relentless pursuers of a 'good time." The New York man of to-day nsks. 'Does she entertain ':' I'nless there Is a chance of a good dinner or a night at the play, or at least a cheering cup of tea and good company, the full fledged society ntan Is not Inclined to bother. For all the sets In New York, there are ten girls willing to be ad mitted. Society appeals to most women and lo comparatively few men. That Is why the women must lose no opportunity to conciliate the few ui there are." New YorV Press. Hour :1n.srs For Children. A clever mother recently gave hour glasses to her three (liihlren. They were timed to run out the end of an hour, half hour, uud fifteen minutes, respectively. The little girl who be fore had dawdled through her piano practice, after watching the sands of time run out so visibly in her hour glass at once brrught a new .est t" ber practice. The boys would there after time themselves on their even ing "chores." and hurry back to se If they had been bee.le.i by the hour glass, says the Pittshurs; Leader. It was a very good way of teaching them the value of time. If the ex periment is tried, however, mothers must be careful not to allow their children to curry it to excess nt tirst, and so grow weary of it as of a worn out toy. Henltli 3Ieans ISt-atily. If you wish to be beautiful thero are four rules you must follow. Ilesa they nre: Have plenty of exereiso and fresh nir. good food, sunshii.a nnd lots of sleep. Thio last Is rjost necessary. A hot bath r.nd a few hours' sleep will do wondera to renew a youthful appearance. Never eat or work If you are over tired. The digestive organs will surely refuse to do their task properly, and you will suffer the reaction. It Is always best to obey nature's laws just as strictly in regard to our complexion, as well ns our lives. I'se tepid water to wash In. and If it Is hard a little borax will soften it. ns bard water is very bad for tlie skiu, New York Ai.ierkan. Insi-owiijg Nulls. Despite the protests of many girls who nre not yet converted, ingrowing toenails are invariably produced by pressure or n blow, says the Min neapolis. Tribune. A shoe too narrow across the toe or tread of the foot, or lusutllciently long for caso nnd comfort, though largo enough else where, cither cramps or distorts the fore parts of the foot nnd toes or arrests the nails In their proper growth forward, forcing them back Into the sensitive flesh lit their roots and sides and causing them to grow In width and thickness only. The results of tight shoes ore not always Immediate, but they are sum and very painful. Messaline silk Is a leader here and abroad. Comparing the late winter gowns with the few spring models on view, one sees little change in the general outline, or silhouette, as an artist would call It. ' A churralng dressing Jacket of pure white crepe and Irish luce is made like a shawl. The sleeves are formed by the short points of the shawl, and a ribbon gathers in the fulness at the waist. This season's velveteens have proven as durable and as satisfactory in all ways as the manufacturers promised, and It Is to be hoped that fashion will ullow them another sea son s vogue. There Is a craze for gowns where the wulst Is a tiny bolero, pelerine, or sailor collar of the skirt material over a blouse of thin materlul or luce. It Is a pretty, graceful fashion and fur ulshes a hint for making over gowns. The cotton and silk mixtures con tlnue to come In. Among them flecked tissue de sole, silk gauzes, sat in Usse, and polntllle cotton are fa miliar In name, but are much mora beautiful this year than before. The military Jacket has taken re markably well. Only tine broadcloth or the best quality of xlbellue enters Into Its construction. There Is a lav Ish use of braid lu frogs, epaulets, and bindings. This short style Is adupted only to slender, youthful fig ures, but ou these U looks unusually smurt. Everything Is to be tucksd, we ara Informed, but the fucks are by no means to be the straight arouud or even up aud dowu variety. Tucks in all sorts of circular and cretwnf shaped designs nre prcaufed. Hoft silks aud pougees yield xueniselves te this sort of needlework manipulation. Of course. It 1 all baud doue. New York City. Deep yoke collars make a characteristic of the latest waist and give nil the drooping, long shoulder effect that Is required by fash-1 WAIST WITH FAXCV YOKE COI.I.Ait. ion. The very attractive May Manton waist illustrated shows one of a re movable sort and allows of high or low neck or of a convertible one, as the waist can be made high and cov ered with the yoke collar, or low and worn either with or without as occa sion demands: or, again, the yoke col lar can be omitted altogether and a I yoke above the shirring uiilv used, t making a shirred waist with plain yoke that gives quite a ilitl'erent ollVcr. I The model Is made of white crepe de chine, with trimming of Venetian lace, but Innumerable suggestions might be made, all the soft materials of the sea son being well adapted for shirrlugs. The waist is made over a tilted 'iu Ing and is Itself shirred at the upper, gathered at the lower anil Is closed iiN A Late Design visibly at the back. The yoke collar Is circular and can be finished separately or with the waist, its neck edge being finished with u stock, or it can lie cut off at indicated lines and the berthu portion only used, or, if liked. Hie lin ing can be faced to form a yoke, the shirrlugs at the upper edge of the waist making the finish nnd the entire yoke itillar omitted. The sleeves are mounted over lilted linings and are full at the elbows, shirred at the shoulders uud finished with gauntlet cuffs, that are omitted when elbow sleeves are de sired. The quantity of material required for the medium size is four and one half yards twenty-one Inches wide, four yards twenty-seven Inches wide, or two and five-eighth yards forty-four Inches wide, with Hvc-clsjbth yards of all-over bice ami three and one-quarter yards of applique to trim us Illustrated, The tiprlns: Slilrl Waist. The salient features of the styles for spring, lu till wulsts, is the extreme breadth of shoulder; Indeed, lu many of the Imported models this breadth reaches half way to the elbow, hence yoke effects promise to be a prominent part of ull the dressy wulsts and also of a great number of shirt waists, whether of pique or of thin lawn. Long epaulette straps, bauds of let-In luce. folds, shirring, sleeve caps, etc., nre ull pressed Into service lu the development of tho new mode. Plain shirt wulsts are given u modish touch by an insert ed band of luce or embroidery slmulat lug Hie drop or 1H3U yoke. I.lna Collars, Linen collars of the stiff sort are in again, after a season of disfavor, but while the severely plain linen collar is seen, tho modish stiff collar bears au embroidery of dots or tiny dowers or scrolls. Mometlmes Its edge Is scal loped and buttonholed, sometimes its narrow stiff linen hem Is Joined to the collar with open work, aud altogether It Is a linen collar of a distinctly co quettish type that Is with us now. A New In Hats. A new bleu, or, rather, tin old one re vived. Is tbtlt the but must natch the gown, thus necessitating the posse siou of as many hats as gowns. It if artistic nnd effective nnd can be man aged with a little extra cost If one bus taste and skill for managing one or two black nod white bats with dif ferent trimmings, which can be ad justed hy d,.ft lingers In it few moments. Mnallii anil Hailxle liiilie. Sonic handsome muslin ami balists? roues, entirely hand sewed, were sen a day or two ago. One of these robe was of gray batiste, embroidered in black and white. The skirt was) trimmed with several embroidered rutllcs. the fulness supplied by liny hand run tin ks. The waist was luckcil In tin same way ami embroidered in a light, graceful design. The Newest flliivps. The newest gloves for reception ami evening wem- show delicate pink, blmi nnd mauve linings. A spray of flow ers, to mutch the lining. Is often em broidered or painted ou the buck of th glove. Forgct-nie iiols, violets and ar butus ore favorite blossoms. f.rnf Trlmtiilnii. Leaf trimmings are among the nota ble successes In millinery. Viob-t leaves and rose leaves are uel to dec orate the edge of the hat brim. Ij tniiiiy Instances they cover it. lEnlie downs. Kobe gowns of voile or similar light fabrics, combined with lace and fag it log. are often very beautiful. r.liH-k lvct'i'n. Very smart Is a black velveteen gown trimmed with white satin whereon is braided silver cord. ItliHi.p nr whirl Wnl.l. Bandings in Oriental colors are to l noted among the features of linen and cotton waists as well as of those mad" from wool and silk. This smart and novel May Manton model suits mate rials of a'.l sorts, but is shown lu heavy by May Manton. white linen with bandings of the same material. The vest effect, obtained by the narrow front, is exceedingly be coming and quite novel, yet in no way detracts troui the simplicity and use fulness of the waist, whK-h is equally well adapted to the ei.tire costume and to wear with n separute skirt Fronts, buck and sleeves all are tucked to simulate box pleats, which give tup crlng lines at the buck and provide fulness over the bust. The waist consists of frouts, centre front, back and sleeves, Willi fitted waist and sleeve linings that can be used or omitted as preferred. The cen tre front is plain and is stitched to the right front, booked over into the left beneath the tuck, so making the cloa lug invisible. The sleeves nre tucked to be snug above the elbows and form full puffs below, the centre tucks be ing extended to the cuffs, so giving the line that is so notable a feature of the season. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is four and one quarter yards twenty-one inches wide, three and live-eighth yards twenty seven inches wide, or two and ons Dl.orttK Ult MUilU V aUr. !irbt:i nids forty-four Incites wkl. with one aud one bnlf yards of lin lug live lot lie wide lo trim as illus WW, 7
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