A KNOT OF RIBBON.
A hi! in' dainty nbbon.
Thai decked a n.,.i Mien.
And liiJ in tin- yoft the k riu.M
Of -Minny golilLn liriun.
Oil. little f.icc, v.-1 1 i tin" ule.iaii'r
Of love in you.- i.iect. Ii.n. i-yr
That were d.o a 'lie .. of o in
And bright a. tin si'ineei- iiie.-
To think ye i are n -ie fer.-e:.
Itentini( alone in - i'..'-;
Wlnlp over Vuit.' n'.e-- pi. I i i .
The wild 10.:.' siiai: U i..r .
A SHEEP E DOGS A
7 Dy c. A. Stephen. 7
O.V',",
.ve:," n i. iv 'j ';i so
..ii said abr.tt ,b
' of N w
: v.i'ii an.
; .. . . i i : ;i v. ; l : 1 1 v.
' .i ;.. iv i i:r.' -i l.-i
Ii..:. i. -i- .'.i i'.s c in.
re 'I. i'. i sa.e.-ai ii in
'.:. in 1 i" t 1 in . !.
iic ii:,p.y i.i net ni'
liked oai-of-ioiii' life.
I".
iooii.-.i.iy i i .. -.
la li for cs.aoli
fort.ibly. W w
one of t:i; J.".-.::,
Were hot ;i li.it;,-;
enpation, fur v
As tve had been prudent enough to
save a lit tit money. v.e tho.igh'. v, "
might looU about, buy sjiik' old farm,
stock It with she. -p. mid iivt leisurely
ami healthfully u:i our ini::ti:i u ml by
Hie sale of our v.oril.
We talked the -Lit IK nvt-r through
ont one enlir winter ami spring, mid
spent our two weeks of milliner vaca
tion driving through the- nor:: -riy
counties of Vermont, Now iiu.irisiiii-e
niiil Maine, in ijuost or old f.:-ui prop
erty. At last wo found in Main w Ii.it.
suited us pi-etiy woll four run-out, i:p
Innd adjoining homesteads of about :u
ncres each: and we v.cr :;lil to pi;;
rbase all for $usiii.
As thiMN- wi.s iiiiiili si:n;i:i? f i:ai
property near by, w oul-l. if nir -
(leriine'il pr.)vrd a stici
territory :;ml la '.'-ns mir
the outset, and ihti'iii',' the
nut limn and wiuier. v " pa
hlieep. wbieh we iin i.l d
Hoiks.
add ti our
stock. Ai
i
Slleeeeo.;!.'
ciaiM-d 1 1 ;u
iut four
On one of toe four ful
ly comfortable old !: in
Spring v,e went there !
en'jaed as lioiiselie:'.) -r
very eiier'tie wi.m.ia
as v,a a fa:r
e; and in ta
) live, having
III eld 'ri.v bill
: called Ai:ut
lieborah.
Our neighbor.; v.. ve sv ii or eiat
families, none iko!:y proNperoiis, mt;if
slovenly nad sal f t !"ss ; ai:d llicy ;:ll
tcpt iloys.
Within a r.'.diiis of i.vo taii..'.; 'if oar
Rlieep pttHliirc tiie;e were, as we i- i'in
bad oecasioo to :e';;)a. s'-veiUca ir
eighteen tlos. ineliidia foa;' iantiids.
and all f .-eeeiiitmly d to their iinii
er.s. '1'lif.'.- w,-r "ott.r lei's" ami
"bear do;,'s" ami ' p ariride iItj," aud
a rcat many vrr;." vaiiiaiile "wonl
clnii l: d:.." And many o,' Ihe-e pre
cious uuiiaah were fond of makiii'.'
uofturnal raid : into oil" sheep pa.-t.lte.
Now, our If-ui In !.; have vol left us
In darkness as to v. lint st p.-- mey le
gally be taien R-,'. iia.it ihiscbiei mis
doss. Whoever v.i!l '.taaiiae the aia
Inte liooks of almost any Stat will
find articles 1 i 1 1 i i t i i : -: i!:i strictly, urn!
Jccbirinn that if a -he.; trens-re-ses the
edicts he may lawfully !
Massachu.'-eiis j It-- r-i, :,.-!;
my pi i-on may la .'. .'uily
passiiii; 1J04 "-i;i,'ii-;- a
found."
In the first spritic ai;-T
mi up our i-!i"ii f.i.-ai
.atribs when tin- : ii; p ., -
killed. F.,r
;:.loa is thai
kill u tree
ad wlierevcr
we had tak
we Ifad 1 In
.e lurii' d mil
di..v o;- May.
to paslure on th tiiir.l di.j
I'our days later i l.';abs
Sheep were iui..ii.i-; !'. t
lioni's and tiie rem.ii i ; o ' o i
found in seclud'-d p:... -. .-.h
"I iw.i
wool.
" p ll.l
! ihet
some annual had 1 :!:;!
them.
n: d '.: i
Ah Lears or wIM.
crous In that lo.vi,;
"ert.iiu that d..;.
wore no', tmni-
we felt. : ii. i
lli.V
I do
10 toe le.s
' .1. ;,.." 1 1 !
i!er named
lt:i;.t. (l:ie
l:ive limn
y i'i! 'omeil
hlef, and w- p .: : i .'
two doys k:p. Iij a i
Mi-I-'addi a. Ii . ii: i lie
was a biillilotf. the olii
grel cur, one of ih-
jvoodcbui-k ilojs.
My parli.c; and f -It.v s'lepiierd.
Ward, carried t'.vo !.uff.i! .-aias to r,i
pnslure, bid liiui.self ia .1 clump of low
tieailocks. and wa'- ii -.1 iltir ;u Ihe fob
IouIiih iili;lit with a 'i.ii resolved ti
diont any do- l!;a; in-m- near V.t
niuitiN of the she'i. lie siw none, al
though a lain'o v. a-, : . i i : . 1 during tie
uigiit in ati'iilnr p:rr of the pa-iiire.
When dous ;o sin": 1 killiaii tii-y see;a
io revert to the .iiniiin-r an-l slyness of
their wild iiiici'i,;;-;.-.
In till llii-se e.v-Ui,iiis e bad wafm
input hi.er i.i "Aunt Deb." She hat
ed do-;s on rfiipral principle, and for
the special rH:i!;o:i that oa a utiriber
f nilirn when the iiulklicad door
eliaiiceil to lie left op. n, some iiiilmat
itole into the cellar ami raided lier
puns of dounluiu;.;. cm.lard iles and
Other eatables.
.OW, I my, ;
ham! on 1 Uos do',-
hri-ukfns, tab!-, -i
ei !,-t hip try my
" she said, at the
II lis 'cm for you.
Ii -n it conies ai-.-i.;
lied n ud si eo. I'd
llo-rs."
'l Just x t'i
-ivi-r for the
"(!o ii lie id. Aiint ! .," we said.
tin 11 have :t ii.i.b fir evi-iy do
Von
you
'JlsK)H(f of.
Towanl ni'!;t we ivr her poiin-l'in;
soiiii'thlns In an old i.i irt.ir; mid Jut
at dink she went oloii" Jut-i the sheep
pasture. She hail, altlioi-li w di-1
lint know it at 111" time, pounded nj
two Klnsii bottb'M. and with Hie potvdci
slie "UiM'torcd" the i-ivnaius of tin
sheep nml Ihe lamb bift killed. The
next ilny wtx dicove;cl tii.it tii'. enr-
as of tiie shct-p id I, -ea f.il.eii ii way.
and on the following !.iy tnlin; cntiio
that Mi'I-'iid'nn'H two suspected lo't
liad expired, n ml wero buppo.ocil to
liave lieen poisoned.
Nor, If bad been wlr.p we shouiil
have remained riulet. .V mero smat
leriiiif of law, which was nil wa poa
eisetl, I (Itu-'roiis Ltiowledifo fo- a
man to net en, n ml ! pretty inr to
get liim Into trouble. We kuew that
w bad a ritflit to klil a dog attack
ing our flock, and that we could Irani
ly collect double drimase from tiiw
&oi( owner: and a w- thought wo
bad socd ttvidi-nc that these dogs
tli tranaKVtfXEor. w went iin-roe-dlately
to Mcf sddim and demnii'leil
daniaKM for ih o Uuibi and t
Itrrp kilUd.
ii
Did the roues piing from yonr lip, JrT
Tltic lip no sweet and red;
Are von '.cr lonely now. Ion-,
Don a in your quiet b.d'
1 havp nothing toft but the ribbon
A n. I ii ti-PM of the noli btiinn lull
To t !! of I he ueniie maiden
Who m o.ii i' o MvmM an I fair.
A knot of lia'f ivo.-n rilioo.i,
So dim and failed now ;
Aii. ni"! the nod is lviu
Ahme the wearer's brnv.
Wavi'i'lry Mji'ine
Mei'ar.i'.eu tlircatened r.s with his
.".x. and bis wife, declariin that she
won! I seabl lis. put the k.-tll-' on a hot
I. i'i'. They were very au-ry o er lie'
lo of tup two -i'.os, parti. -ulai'ly of
th vva Hlrlnu-l; do-,', which ."I -. Me
i'a.bi mi 1'eeiini.Iy a ser, ed had li 'iit
tin' far illy in fresh m '..t all M'nnnr.
Ins. red of oiitniniiiac iliinia,") frcn
MeKad-Ien for our s!iep end hii.ne.,
U. sued ns for poi i:d.ig hi-, two dogs;
and, unforiimaiely for m we had sup
pli 'd him wii!i all the evidence he
i i'i'd.-d. When at lest th ca" came
In trial w- found ih law far iliffeie.it
from what v had silpp ised i: to be.
The following oin!s cn.ie oil,:
l-'ir-l, tl." fact t .in til.'O tieo t'03 ;
rai l: up aa I ate of t ie dead shee;)
del not prove il .it they hud killed the
i he.-p.
Second, as Aunt Dchnruli was our
hired housekeeper, '.ve were a.-; much
responsible for lcr net as if we bad
done the deed ourselves.
Third. aill:o:ih we had a !-.al rishl
11 k:il dos moiisiin- our sheep, we
I' l.l no right 1 1 ;:oi-io.i thi'iu: and the
nrovul fact of one having "laid out
pi-i-ou" for them sulij "ct-'J us to a
line of H'td. aii-l iil'ii in p.i; i;icnt f ir
'.he dogs, which 1 el ; lj ! wjrill
e.'ieb.
I'.iiii'lh. !,liis . ; 1 'i.ir.gh r.ol pni--i:i in
!ts ordiiiury foru, was hi Id to be poi
nd to all intents ami piir,iospa when
poind d ;. a pundit aa.l pl.t iutcj
u;p;.t for dugs io eat.
final y, t:a we wc it bom from (he
trial, tin- vi -,-ir.oiis M-.-!'addeu drove
iie.-ind i' : aad reviled lis.
Oe.r o.v 11 iiei.'iilleatiou wr.s slight,
however, coi.ipari' d with that of Aunt
Ieb. when tiie results of Ire;- dog
physic wci'-- 1 u kno' i to her. I
really thought for a ;ii.r sl." would
fall si.-U of lier imlisjnat ion, and wc
had Fotin? dilliciilty I 1 preventing her
fro.n visiting ibe Mci-'addeiis in per
.'mi. Aunt Deb's c:.doit cost t's cx
aetiy Slno. in lin's, price of dogs and
costs, but our lambs were not molest
ed .-main that season. That was our
one crumb of comfort, for there re
mained not the slightest doubt that the
tun poisoned dogs were th offenders.
The tine for poisoning was for ex;:is.
iug poison which other animals, or
possibly liiimnii being might partake
of, ra!h"i than as a pi'.iiishment f ir
t.iis particular mode of ki'iing dogs.
In law it Is a far less cri.ninal of
fense to poison a dog than io luison a
sheip. a cow or a horse. For horse
i lisoning, Inde-d. the culprit, in Mas
sachusetts, may be scut to prison for
live years, and I'i Maine for I'our years.
In the next summer Ihe sheep of an
other neighbor inline:) Foil.eriy came
into our field, where potato: :-iid p -as
were plaut 'd. Tl'ey ;iar.o:i!; he:i;';.I.v
if tin k;c mi p a-, :inl nil cnl;: of
.1 -a!. I.n'. ol' I'ar r e 1. which had
It-en sprinkled 1 ;! p.'.ial ir. lo kill
I'u.a ci oe". . Tiv i ii,- ,lr.-ee of tin sheep
1 i -d: ; a-.' niiudfiil of ihe M -1'ailden
ri'.nipli. this Ill-disposed neighbor
: .-eseeatcd lis pri.llipHy for e.-.posing
P ii- ui. and i!i elnred that Ii ' would
"land" us in Thomasum jai: for it.
I'.i't this ca-e went against Neighbor
F.'illierly. In addition to the 1 ists. I:e
had to settle with us for th pea at
oer own ligures, and ui.o to pay ilai.:
ages for a malicious prosecution, bc
ejiti .e of bis I hrciitening publicly be
fine trial whal lie would do with Us.
11" suli'-reil to tiie aillfilllil of $1.10.
for in lids case it was held that the pol.
.-on was: lawfully Uri-.l. So it is :i very
,ii'-e (iies.tion w he i a 1111111 may law
iclly e: po-e poiio.i. If those sheep
bud come into the Held through Die
!ea-t ic-glect 011 our part. Ihe result
ai'ght have been more ig.-e-able tJ
I'othcrl.v.
The yiar following our sad legal con-
icst W illi McFaddeti Inaibs disappeared
mysteriously week after week from
oil. pasture. At first we suspected
human thhves, as no trace of wool or
bones could be discovered: but a boy
whom we had iiiplnycd to watch re
ported that a large bnr.vu and white
foxhound had leaped the wall, seized
.1 lamb and Jumped out with it. all In
less than half a minute. He Identi
lleil the hound as Ihe property of o ie
(Mucker, a poor neighbor living l.alf u
mile away.
Tiip hound was tlip mother of five
puppies, and could obtain nit Li ! 1.1;. or
ne.'.t to nothing, t 1 eat at home. It
was doubtless a case of dire necessity
on her part: nml our hired boy, who
freiiucntly visited tiie family, nltirmed
that the ('linkers shared the laliiba
which the hound captured.
My partner posted himself lii lii id
the pasture fence with a gun loaded
witii bucks!. ni. Ian on the follow! ag
afternoon the ho, tie! entered the pas
ture and caught a lainb hcfoi-u Ward
could uct near cnoiiii to shoot. Join;)
ias the wall, the hound run for home,
half ilraKglng, halt lurrying the struif-
ilili' lllilib.
Ward bv cbase, but was unable
to come near the hound until It Kiilned
lis master's doorjai'd. where It turned
and faced him, growlliig suvugelv.
Ward llred and the hound fell, Just as
its master opened the door aud raised
.ii; expostulating bund to prevent the
fcilOt.
It la pvldcnt thot In lie exoltement
of the moment ui,v partner had mud
it rather free use of his Run. but lie bad
'.n mind the words of the law: "Any
person may lawfully kill him whenever
mid wherever found."
Clurker. tbo owner of the dot, Incit
ed by Mcl-'addea and Fotherly, took
legal advice aud began suit to recover
damage for tun a ilawful kliliug of
bli roxbuud, wblcU b iirof4ed to
talut at - ,- --
A most stormy trial followed; arid In
the decision Ward was held to be lu
fault in shooting the hound after it
owner hud raised his band to forbid It;
anil there was n grave doubt expressed
as to whether In' had not laid himself
liable for unlawfully entering Cluck
er's premises with a gnu, in pursuit
of the hound.
In the end wp paid $2.1 for the fox
hound; but by 11 raiher curious legal
offset, damages to about that amount
were allowed us for the lambs killed
by the bound. Th" cosu of the rnit
fell on us. The court shrewdly lool.cd
out for it-Hf as to l.iat, ( iin kec bei it
utterly i:ii'i.'ciiiiio.i.
'Ihe concbisio.i which we arrived at,
r.ftir t.'i" above litigation. U that per
eiuplory as th" law see ns to be uguinsl
lings, the killing of on is liable to
prove a costly bit of vengeance.
If a neighbor's Cuit throttles our
Ie nibs, we deem it far safer to shoot
him on our own premis-s than oft
tl.eiii. nii'l positively unsafe lo shoot
iiiai on Ills uiast"r'.s premises. Tin;
syfe.-l met hod of nil is to catch him I 1
a trap at Ihe se: re of Lis depr.' latiou -,
tit 1 snti 11111:1 his master, and at tie
::i 1 tiuu invite one or more nisi i!cr
1 s ' e d parti 'S tj see 1:11, 1 hear what
ta'a place.
lu the Stale of Met; :-e!:u.-ct' s, and I
believe one or two other States where
ilngs are li'ei.seil and la.'.'eJ. th "do;;
law" provides I hat any farmer ineet.uf;
with linn-; f.'ii.i die;; limy file a
claim, with priofs of loss, at the as
sessor's 'i.'.le,', am) b' paid the amount
of lib: lo. s out of th lown treasury.
Or, if h" chooses, he may bring an ac
tion against th owner of the doit nml
recover doilbl", r.nd i'i mine case.
threefold. Unmakes; but he cannot
adopt both methods, lu Maine nml
most other Suites, however, the suf
ferer must bring ti e owner of the dog
to terms, if h:' can; Ir lias 111 other
mode of redress.
In cases whji: two. t ire:' cr f..ir
dogs, belonf;ii-; ti different pur.le;.
went off li." nitht cr day 011 a Joi.it
foray i.ito a Hick of sheep, it has bee 1
held ih.u each dog's ow.ier was respon
sible only for what his own do:; I: i 1 1 d
cr niair led. if .-.,1; I ody could lind I 1 it
out; olherwis all were liaide.Yur lii J
t'ompanin.i,
Soi roM of tlio urnrleit DrainuliAl.
It Is doubtful if t'.ie cr.sn.il plnygncr
realizes how r.iany dram itist.i boo t
i.nd 1 hove their wives into pxalted
places, fa; above those more tale iied
actresses v, h have failed to reckon
t!i advantages of mntrinii.iy. If Anne
U.itheway had utilized the advautage
of being Mrs. V. Shakespeare In the
direction of 11 stuge career, her nai ie
would have come to us as the patron
saint of leading women. Hut amoi (!
Americans th" most dllllcult case Is
fiircly (leorgo M. Cohan's. Here is a
yoqng man, who supplies himself am)
four others of Ids family with pnrts.
.iml has tin? further complication of a
Innl her-in law as manager. A notlr t
and daughter can ninienbly adjust
"leading lady' honors." but a daughter,
in-law lias complicated things to the
pr.tc.it that bail' of last season sist t
.l-i'cpiiine did not appear as one of the
Four Cohans, and this season Mr?.
1 Icorge M. will disregard that fact en
tirely, and figure In tha public eye
as Cihel I.evey, star. When t 111; popu
lar family came M tl." Fourteenth
Street Theatre wit !l . "Uuiiliing For
Oliice." th" press agent Mood in the
lobby o'i ihe tirsl night r.ud bunded
typewritten sli is to the critics, assur
big Fie .1 that, there was only one
"leading lady" nnioiig the Four
Cohans." Miss Josephine anil none
other hud Ihe right lo claim that title.
It'll if indications of stormy weather
showed in the lobby, not si oil the
siege. Cohans, one and all. kissed and
embraced when liow'ing to I' lroi'-s. and
in a box sat a yorng Col aa, fondly
waving a rose t "i.iaini ia." when she
lppeared l:i inal rt'.ire lead nig ;i
street parade. - F. KhV r'.iiu Fyles, in
Kvery body 'n Magazine. "
A MiiliPn Order.
i'i: Ii lie girl has b'!cn in the habit
of ,oi ig to th" kitchen with her mother
when tin orders were given to tin
market man. who cam" around every
morning. Sometimes : he has Ilea 1
even allowed to give t'r; or.lera herself,
after her nioih'T lina made out the
list. He i Mother lei 1 r.ttber encour
aged th" child ii taking an interest in
the inarkeliiig. It seemed to indicate
that some dry she miijit become a no
laid:; housewife.
Last Friday afternoon the little girl'
mother happened to be in the kitchen
v. li 1 the market mail delivered tin
goods ordered that morning. He
brought lu two large baskela, and fihe
was a bit surprised at '.!:? nu uber anj
.' due of the parcels:.
'What's sll thi.?, Tom':" sh; nrked
the boy.
""Half n bushel c.f citing apples,
ma'am, two pounds of mixed candy,
half a pound 0 figs, a pound of
English walnuts, n poind of raisins
and a can of maple syrup."
"Hut I didn't order all that sti ff."
"Xo, Ma'am, but (In liltle girl did.
Si: come bac'.; just after you left the
kitchen thin iinrniiig, nml said: 'Tom,
here's some more thing:! you can
bring.' n i l then called off that list. I
-.'posed you wanted 'em, ma'am."
Chicago Tribune.
AlllBttlor' Long Ft.
It. M. I. Ingle has an alligator that hi
to k to I'auli. Ind., from Florida hi
Imip. and which hibernates for many
days at a time without food. Wheu
he procured the animal from the South
ern waters it was one ami a half years
old, nml the thermometer registered
ninety degrees. When ho arrived at
I'noli with it the temperature sto-id
twenty degree below zero, but It sur
vived the sudden chnnge, aud was
soon acclimated. On about the 1.1th of
September of each year the animal
refuse to eat anything and continue
Its fast for several weeks. In the
winter of IStnVUO It went fourteen
week without eating. In the winter
of inoo-'Ol. twenty-eight weeks; lu
lttoi.'ijo thirty-two week; aud lu
ltsrj.'ixj, thirty-three week, and up to
thi date has not bad a particle of food
for over elgbteeu weeka. The auluial
when brought here was about fifteen
Incbea la length, but la now three
feet long. It come out of It wioter'a
fast with a brisk and lively dlipoaitlon.
and la then willing to devour large
quautlUe of meat and other foodlo.
4iaoaoolU Ntwa. - '
Xotmi br iWonian.
There are lots of people of ability
nnd ambition who complain that every
Held Is overcrowded, and there seems
to be no way of breaking In. I'.very
body has to bustle and make his or
her own little corner In the world. The
first thing to do Is to prove one's right
to do It. Then work, work, work. The
best paintings are yet to be painted;
the best books are yet to be written;
tin; sweetest song yet to lie com
posed. Perhaps It is not one's des
tiny to be the greatest, but there are
modest successes well wortli having.
One's best ta the least one can give.
Don't be limited in what you do by
the work of even the greatest. They
were but men and women, and t war
rant you hard workers. Cluiiu your
own place in the world and don't allow
yourself to be dispossessed if you've
won fairly.
Tiie busiest person in the world, nnd
th- person who gets the least credit
for Industry, is the woman who is try
in;: to keep up w'lth the fashions.
Womankind has but a short space In
which to eujoy the interval between
paying for the last of her winter's
Hnery and the lirst of the spring ones.
An auction of unmarried ladies used
to take place annually In Babylon. In
every district they assembled 011 a per
tain day of every year all the virgins
of marriageable age. The most remark
able was first put up, aud the man who
bid the largest sum of money gained
possession of her. The second in per
sonal appearauce followed, and the
bidders gratltled themselves with
handsome wives according to the
depth of their purses. Hut, alas: it
seems that there were ill Ilnbylon
some ladles for whom no money was
likely to lie offered, yet these also
were disposed of, so provident were
the Biibylonlaiis. When all the beau
tiful virgins were sold, the cried or
dered tin; most deformed to stand up;
and after he had openly demanded
wlio would marry her with a email
sum. she was at length adjudged to
the man who would be satisfied with
Hie least, and In this manner the
money arising from the sale of the
handsome served either as a portion to
those who were either of disagreeably
looks, or that had any other imperfec
tions. Tills custom prevailed about 500
years before Christ.
Through KnglUh Eve.
In the vernacular of the day, we are
"it." dear girls, for here is an Fug
lish paper doing us, after the follow
ing fashion; "As to the analysis of
her charm, it lies partly in the Ameri
can girl's 'curious liidepeutlciice of
personality' uud purtly in her 'su
preme unconsciousness.' " Apropos of
tiie hitter quality, tin; article in ques
tion continues: "She takes the atten
tion of men for granted, as her natural
woman's right; she asks not for udiuls
sloii to equality; she uelther demands
nor maneuvers for their notice; she
simply takes their respect nnd homage
for granieit, and by her very fearless
ness and trust secures their admir
ation ami their fealty, and so a man
can show ills pleasure In lier society
and seek it nnd enjoy it in Die perfect
confidence that she will not think she
is the object of Ids special regard.
Englishmen seek out girls only when
they are. in love with them; American
men seek out girls for the pleasure of
their company.
' Hut there is n reverse side to the
picture; and we see it when the girl
has left her throne of girlhood and
stepped down Into the hustling throng
of women. The bright activity or
mind grows Into restlessness; her so
cial Instincts lend her to become gre
garious in excess; and she flocks to
the countless women's clubs that over
run America to such an extent that
it would seem us It uu American
woman cannot cook a dinner, rear 11
child or nad 11 book unless she Joins
a society to help her do it:
"And yet the amaziug fact remains
that, from the nervous, club rushed
American mother the spoilt, preco
cious child is horn, who shoots up into
her heritage of royalty and becomos
again the American (iirl." l'ittsburg
Dispatch.
Pari T Kooina,
For the ordinary person who la not
given over heart nnd soul either to
milliners or to museums, who does
not conceive Taris to be solely the
npothesis either of chiffon or of cul
ture, perhaps the most perfect con
solatiou to be found in winter is in
the tea-rooms. All the more Important
hotel boast a tea-room, that of the
Klysee Palace being notable for its
elegance and enormous extent. Al
most the whole of the ground floor of
this great caravansary is set with tea
tables arranged among a forest of
palms and exotic plants. An agree
able orchestra discourses light music
which invariably Includes. with
thoughtful regard for Ihe American
numbers that is to say, a coon song
and a Sousa inarch. Everywhere the
Old World conception of what Ameri
ca us value in art is as painful to our
vanity us it is the contrary to the
truth.
One would believe that literally tout
Ie moiide goes to the Klysee . Palace
for tea, such crowds of well-turned
out men nnd women gather there. But
this is cosmupolls, uud it U to a
smaller, less ornate reort tint the
vralo Parislenne will conduct you
to Columblii's, a patisserie just off the
It ne de ltlvoli. ltavlshlug toilettes,
beauties that, after the French fash
ion, are both fearfully and wonder
fully made, personage distinguished
lu the aoclul world all thia la to be
aeen ut Columbia' under condition of
u peculiar tort of intimacy. Harper'
Uan.ir.
Mntla la tha Home,
Harmony diffuse happlues la tbo
domestic clrc'e. What more beautiful
picture than the family group about
the piauo? The couiitlun-boua rarea
filter uway from father' mind, under
the uiagfca) wlK'btw ( the old-time
ballads of "Annie Laurie," "Honnj
Doone" or "Donald, Donald. Tendei
aud True." Granduinu smiles as the
peaceful strains of her favorite hymn
waft her fancy to the New Jerusalem
The anxious worries drop from moth
er's heart as Joyous notes of the go
pel songs ring out, find the baby crowi
and claps his hands with delight over
rollicking, rag-time rig-a-JIg.
A second-hand organ, puid for Id
instalments, is a better Investment foi
11 family where there are young peo
pie, than cigarettes, theatre tickets,
flimsy bice and cheap jewelry. Thpy
might better live on two men Is a day
until a musical Instrument Is their
M usle soothes the sorrowful, strength
ens the weak, revives the drooping,
brings happiness out of discord, ele
vates thp spiritual nature, makes life
better to live, and death easier to face
-F.iuma It. Van Deusen, in National
Magazine.
Tha Firm Killing l.rlion,
The pupil of a good riding master I
usually disappointed at not being til
lowed to do more in the tlrst lesson.
She expects to mount the liorae at
once, start off with a trot and wind up
with a canter. She is 11 little annoyed
upon flndiug that the first lesson con
sists almost wholly of oral instruction
and 11 great part of it on foot ut that.
If the master is conscientious he will
not permit the anxiety to be off and
doing to interfere with a proper under
standing of the A B C of the art.
Should the beginner apply at one of tha
big riding academies iu New York for
Inst ruction, the first lesson will begin
with tic leading by a groom of a
horse, bridled and saddled, into the
center of the riug. The riding master
and the pupil take their stand close
by. and the former begins to explain
palnstakiugly the various pnrts of the
saddle uud bridle uud their purposes.
Before anything further is attempted,
the pupil lK-ast be able to answer
simple questions in regard to the pom.
me! nnd the cantle, the curb, and the
snatHe, and to know the uses of the
two bits.
Tha Ainerlcau Wonitin.
The impression made upon visiting
foreigners by a certain phase of social
life in America finds interesting ex
pression in uu article by Henry W.
I.ticy ("Toby, N. P."i iu Harper's
Weekly. "There is nothing In London
society." he notes, "equal to the tre
meiiduous efforts tha American woman
of recognized position puts Into a day's
work. New York society women are
more in evidence than their London
sisters, more Keif -reliant. They are,
save in respect of funds, less de
pendent upon fathers and husbands.
They pitch their voices higher in con
versation, and they are not so studious
Iu the effort to obtain quiet effect In
dress." '"Toby" sees uo reason why,
although they are not men, women
should not wear men's hats, sailor
knotted neckties, horsey breastpins,
gay waistcoats uud cutaway coats;
h also implies, o,uite plainly, that he
does not see why they should wear
these things.
A boat K.velaNlien,,
Xuture must feel somewhat cheap
when she sees how she is outwitted
by modern science. Beauty-making is
ceriainly entitled to be reckoned
among the sclunces.
The happy time has not yet arrived
when we can go Into a shop mid buy
ourselves a uew face, as we can for
the dollies. But such a possibility is.
perhaps, not far off.
In the meantime, there are beauty
scientists to offer every solace where
nature has been faulty. The latest
tiling is the false eyelashes.
It seems it is no longer necessary
for a lady to dye and coax her lashes
Into luxlriaut growth; she has only to
buy uew ones and add them to her
own.
They are quite effective, and war
ranted "to give a most brilliant lustre
to this eye by their backward curl."
Shepherd plaids la velvet appear
for gprlug wear.
The fair Parisian Is wearing mltta
with her dinner toilet.
Now aud then a really smart little
stock is to be picked up for a quurter.
A a consequence of the full skirt
vogues the waistline must move high
er up.
Some of the new French organdies
look like misty, delicate pictures of
rose gardens.
Pelerines of heavy venise or Irish
lace over white chiffon and brocade ure
elegant accessories. ,
Among all the variety of pocket
handkerchiefs in the shops It would be
hard to find an ugly one.
Knitted walstcouts with lined and
padded sleeves of taffeta In the same
color are useful accessories. ,
To get the most approved effect from
your long fur stole, curl the ends lu
two soft loops about the wrists.
Very smart little bats are the Na
poleon shapes of white felt or angora
with Just a touch of gilt lu the trim
ming. The cotton and silk mixtures con
tinue to come In. Among them flecked
tissue de soiel silk gaur.e, satin lisse
und pointille cotton art familiar to
name, but r.re much more beautiful
this year than before.
A light mode brown satin straw tur
ban to sit well over the face bas a rol
ling brim wider In th back than In tha
front and flattened against th crown
lu the back. A fold of brown chiffon
velvet Alls tbt space between the brim
aud crown, and a fold of velvet helps
to bold the Harness la the back,
New York City. Narrow box pleat
ire much In vogue nnd are always ef
fective. The novel May Manton blouse
illustrated shown them used lu groups
and is both eminently simple and
smart. The model is made of loulsine
silk, with trimming of cream Venise
lace and French knots embroidered
with corticelli silk, and is made over
Ibe lining, but washable fabrics aud
all the soft silks and wools of the sea
jon are equally 'iiitable and the lining
an always be omitted whenever ma
terial renders it undesirable. The ep
aulettes are new and give the broad
and drooping line that Is so generally
liked but the waist can be made with
out them when preferred.
Tiie waist consists of the lining,
fronts and back. Tiie fronts are tucked
for the full length at the centre, to
yoke depth at the shoulders, and the
imek to form a V. The trimming Is
lace edging two and a half inches
wide, two strips of which nre joined
to form the epaulettes, but all-over
luce or, the material trimmed or em
broidered can be substituted. The
sleeves ure ample nml form the fash
ionable puffe. below the elbows.
The quantity of material required for
A Late Design
the medium size is three nnd three
quarter yards tweuty-one or twenty
seven Inches widj, or two and a quar
ter yards forty-four inches wide, with
three and a half yards of lace two and
a half luches wide to trim as Illus
trated. Prlncau hOVcta.
Frock are more and more fashioned
In the prlueess spirit thut Is, looking
ill in one, though mure thau likely
leparable into skirt aud bodice nil the
time; and such frocks are of light fab
rics, whether of pale or dark color,
consequently the blouse I mean the
dressy type of blouse has lost much
af Its value, and is much less In de
mand than It was the blouse that
cost a good many guineas and which
was valued because it brought light
ness and laciness to the upper part of
the tlgure, although the lower might
be encased lu a quiet dark skirt. The
frock entirely formed of thick chiffon
or crepe de chine or flue voile has
made the dressy uud expensive blouse
a superfluity, unless one falls upon 0
plan of buying one in order to get n
skirt made of it of lis own fabric,
thereby, creating the. frock of princess
effect. In which case the blouse ceases
to be a blouse aud becomes 11 bodice.
The Gentlewoman.
Vrila to Pravont rrvi-klai.
The season of tan ami freckles Is
not so many weeks ahead, nnd the
summer girl is ulreudy taking precau
tions to preserve her fair complexion.
Authorities say that the best preven
tive of freckles would be an orange
colored veil, as the yellow rays are
11011 actinic. Inasmuch as there are
but very few girls who would be will
ing to weur such a brilliant hued veil,
the next best thing would be one of a
light tun color. Tan is largely yellow
In composition, and It does not allow
tha freckle making rays to reach the
nklo. That Is why photographer use
yellow glass In order to keep out the
ictlolc rays.
Clalioa Oraaiaaajt.
Artistic carbocboa of rhlnestoaes,
Bt.OUSB WAIST.
coral, faceted Jev, mock turquoise,
crystals, malachite nnd cut step), with
nil manner of oriental semi-precious
gems, ore an Important Item In mil
linery; nnd a single buckle, well se
lected. Is siifllcient to trim a rich fur
lint or toque, nnd far' more attractive
than a lot of flowers or feathers.
Klonaatart KftVct.
Ill silk and other dress waists tUv.
elongated effect is oftener made by ex
tending the yoke or the trimming over
thp tops of the sleeves. An Ivory whltn
crepe waist printed with a smull Dres.
den design of pink blossoms has a
yoke ninde of tiny tucks, the yoke
square In Hie back and shaped In
square scallops In front. It is mod
erately long iu the shoulders and is
bordered with round medallions ot
TencrilTe lace, each medallion having
iu the centre a tiny application lu the
form of 11 pink satin rosebud. The
stock and cuffs are trimmed with the
lace.
vriii iikikw.
In hemstitched nml ilruwnwork linen
sets the tendency Is towards wide
bands to lie Hat over the collar and
cuffs. Instead of being tucked in on a
band. This kind of oollnr Is trying
because it adds to the size of the neck,
und a thick throat Is almost ns unbeaii
tlful as thick ankles. The cuffs nre
very good, 11 ml one is able to keep
them fresh with less trouble than the
other kind.
l,oungin.7 lltilie.
Lounging robes always possess sub
tle attraction for the truly feminine
woman ami nre looked upon by thu
wise among the sisterhood ns neces
sary adjuncts to comfort nnd true
economy. The graceful May Manton
model shown is both new and desir
able aud suggests relaxation In its
very lines. The model Is made of pale
blue cashmere, with bandings of Per
sian colors in the more subdued tones,
nnd is exceedingly dainty ami charm
ing. The long shoulder line, giveu by
by May Manton.
the bauds that extend down onto the
sleeves. Is eminently smart while the
points at the elbows are both uew uud
becoming. All simple wool stuffs, In
dia silks and the many washable fab
rics of summer are suitable.
The robe Is made with tucked fronts
and a back that Is laid lu Inverted
pleats which are stitched flat for a few
inches below the neck. The tucks ure
stitched with corticelli for a portion of
their length only anil, with the pleats,
provide fullness at the lower portion,
'rtie sleeves nre In one piece each and
are lapped at their edges lu pluce of
being seamed.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is nine and three
quarter yards twenty-seven inches
wide, nine yards thirty-two Inches
.LOVXGIXa BOSH.
wide or six and a half yards fortv.
four lucbe wide with seveu and
half, yards of banding to trim aa U-
lustrated.