ANOTHER Uliere re hi-ro? who r- landed for their d.irinij on llic field There arc heroes who on ermine let their courage lie revealed; There nre heroes v.-ho ru-h boldly to ie other in disttv-; There nre heroeii who give hungry little orphan hippinc-., Hut another merits mention us a hero -ring the hell lor the mai who doesn't griimu'e when he isn't icelm; well. Tet in give the heroes tned.il w h 70 fortli to due and do In the crash and roar nt buttle, and where flume are hn;-ier, to 1, lt in honor them that nol.v help the poor and wr.il; and sin.ili. Put he ouiht to have a statue, lirelv wrought ami white and tali. Who reli aina from boring other vitli hi trouble. iui f i ;ite. Who worhs on without complaining when he 1 . 1 1 " t ti'i li 11 j right. ( Kecurd llei iI. laaflaaaaaaaaaaaaQQQflaflaaaQQQQaaQaQflaflflM HE READ HIS ANSWER. A ROMANCE OF : : Cy THE MOUNTAINS : : Chirks Sloan R.eiJ 3 Ki-riii l'KMio 1:11 1" 'rlli.-i. Tl.i-o.np ueis -it-l-nt. PI ins at til" limd of u I i ; 1 1 . . I open rn vim w hich wound 11 way tow;. I'd th- foot of till' mountain. There was a low rail f nee across the ti .'ml of th ravine a few yards from the mountain highway, and ngalnM till fi-:ic( Nance was leaning. A great mass of flowing brown Luir reached far down below her waist, about which hr homespun ftwck was tucked Into 11 large roll. "Jjus hort nlng her skirts. In ordt r Jiut she might move aliout more freely, t'p to the right of the ravine was a little log cabin where she lived. It was late In the nftcniouti, mid ns Nance railed the hogs a great crowd of them Mine galloping p,) the hill to ('-ramble over the apronful of vege tables which Nance threw over t lit retire. From far down the ravine ramp the ronr of the Tiirkulcg iliver as Its writers tumbled over the rugged Imwldcr that marked Its bed. With lie!' elbows on the fence nr.d her rhln resting in lift- hands, Nance lingered to lisfen to tlie roar of the river while she dreamed. Small clouds were gathering In the sky nil mound, und th." young girl's eye watched them slowly change from 0110 shape to another, forming to tier mind the outlines of various uni uialR nud birds. While Na nre was thus lost In her dreaming and picture-making fdic sud denly felt oil una placed nhout lier. Whirling nror.nd she found herself In the embrace of a tall young moun taineer, who held lier firmly about the w-aist and was looking a world of ten derness down Into her ryes. "Oil, Zeb, liow you scared me.' Turn mo loose this minute!" cried Nanre, Struggling to five herself. At the ame time two bright tears rame into her ryes. "Won't you kiss me. Nanre?" asked the young man, eagerly. "No, I won't. You didn't have any business to sears me, that' what you Jidn't." Zeb released her ft ml stood bark. For a moment neither of tlu-m spoke Nanre again stood holding the top rail of the fence, and was gazing t ,vny lown the ravine. Zed stood a few feet 1 way, witli Ids eyes turned toward the fround. At last he spoke: "Nauco, I'm powerful sorry I seared rou." The girl did' not reply. There was mother long pause, i-.fler which Zeh ipoka again: "IHd a big day's work yesterday and mother one to-day, Nanre. Put forty five logs Into the river, nearly all big lies." He waited a moment, dirlng which be cautiously raised his eyes to a level ivith the back of Nance's head. 'I I Kot that strip of land paid for last Saturday; niid-and I've g it mougb left to build a house on It, Nanre." Still 110 reply. 'Waste are better than they have been," lie went on, "and I thought we aiight as well gt marri-d now. That's what I've rome to see about, Nance. I think we've walfd about long though." Silence still. Z,. sat do.vn on an old Hump near by and wuited a long while. Finally lie rose again and gaz-d up at the sky all around. ' From the looks of the sky the rlver ll oe high enough to flout logs in the aionilng," he said, thrusting his hands lown Into the pockets of his pantaloons Did striving herd to clear a strange tittskliics from his voice. "They're putting in machinery down It Dillsboro to start up a locust pin factory, Nance, lleckon I could get a ood many locust blocks off of that pine of land I've bought." Again Zeb' vision wandm-d toward Since, but she still stood motionless tT the fenre, lier long hair waving rently In the light hreezit that wn stir r'lig. And the longer Zeh gazed upon the woman he loved the Tullcr grew Ms bosom, until be could 110 longer with Hand the pressure; and his words were llrtiost In the tone of a wail a. he sank back upon the old Mump: "Oh. Name, ain't you ever u'gokr to lay anything?" Nauco continued ns Immovable as be. fore. At lust Zeb replaced his big hat upon bis head and arose. ' I know what's the mutter, Nanre." te sali I. "I can nee it all now. I'ole Oorsey'n been a-comlu' to see you of ate; and ye I can nee It now. Nanre; foa don't love me any more." Zeb paused to steady III voice, which lad grown a little husky. "Nance," be continued. "I'd a -died for you any time, and I thought yo would have loved me right on, Nanre, right on. But now I can't nay any more, uood-by, Nanre." Hi turned and wulked toward the foad. Hut he bad only gone a few ttepa when he turned and came back (gain, going closo up to Nance, where te stopped a moment. Then he spoke "Before I go, Naure, won't you tell me, fair and (ijuare, 1 it mo or I'ole?" There waa no aniwer. ."Never mind, then; I know that rou Just bate to tell me that you don't love trie any more, and I won't make you, Once more, Nance, cood-by." lie atealthlly lifted a wisp of her long bair and fervently premied It to his llpa. then walked rapidly away, Nar.ee teard the aound of hi foottepa grow. tug rainier and fainter aa he ascended the hard roadbed whlca turned over m bin jut abort lli tabu. Ftaallj HERO. she looked around. '. h was just dis appearing beyond tile turn in the road, and to Nance it suddenly oc curred that he might never return. A s.-ar"d h-ok came into her eyes, and for a moment she aio.nl undecided what to do. Then she snrjutt away from the fence and ran up the road, a hundred fears taking possession of her bo.oiu. Hut Zt b win gone, "uii, why did he go? Why did l:e not wait jut a moment longer?" She quickened lier li' and when she reached the top of the hill was almost out of breath. Zeb had gone out of siht down the mountain. She tried to call his name, but her utterance was only a whisper. Iiilt lit last she managed lo call: "Oh. Zeb!" The breeze blew th - e. ho of her own tones bark Inlo her face. Tea!', gushed from her eyes, and sir- sunk down upon the roadside to sob a way lier s.:.!deu hen rtsickness. The clouds began to gain r und at midnight the rain began to fall in tor rents. Ily dawn the waters of the Turkasbve were high b- weep its banks, ami the boom loggers were busy with their rafts, but Zeb Norton, their former foreman, was not among them. Six years hud slipped away. Nance Hooper still lived wltli lur father in the cabin on the side of the mountain. She still went out ra eh evening to call the hogs at the Iii-ad of the ravin-', and In her heart sh still lived the old love and deep regret. Zeh Norton has never been heard of since his sudd"!i disap pearance. Cold had be-n discovered 011 the Tuckaslege. and the community was wild with excit 'ineiit. ISiit what seemed unfortunate to the prospectors w;:s that the rich vein had been dis covered on a body of hind belonging to one Zeb Norton, w hose whereabout were unknown. They feared to pro ceed with mining operations without having first having secured a lease of s-ime kind, and since this could not be obtained from the owner tl: enterprise was at a standstill. Half a year passed by. line day a passenger stepped from the morning train which stopped at lollsboro, and stood with his hands rammed down into pockets. He was dressed in tin style of a Westerner. A wide-brimmed sombrero rested on his head, and a heavy brown mustache- ornamented bis upper lip. For a moment he gn'.ed all around hii-i. "lt'.i not exactly lik-- It used to be. though it ain't much changed, either." he muttered, ns he picked up his valise and walked toward a little boarding house a few yards away. It was noon, and the traveler was hungry. Meet ing the landlady at the entrance, he gave her a fifty-cent pine a:il asked the way to the dining room. After dining the stranger spent sev eral hours in wandering about the vil lage. I.iiti- In the afternoon he sus pended his Viilis- on 11 stout staff which he ri sled on his should -!' und set off up the river road afo.it. F.er and a null, as he tramped along Hie high way he would stop at some high point and gaze across the hills and vulleys. "Just like they used to be. all Just the same," he would usually mutter as he turned away and continued his Journey. At last he reached the highest point In the road where it turned down the mountain on the other side of the river. ".lust th same," he said, "there- not even a change in the road. Wonder If Mark Hooper lives tin re yet." he routined as be looked toward the cabin off to the right. A little farther along h - turned away from the road and wulk.-d slowly down to where the fence crossed the ravine. Here he seated himself on an old. fast- decaying stump, ullowing the staff ami valise to carelessly slip from his shoulders. Then, pushing his sombrero buck upon his held lie locked his fingers across hi knee and gazed away through the opening over the ravine. It was almost sundow n and there were a few clouds In the sky. Must the seine." he muttered again. after a few moments' sileine: "every thing Just like It wa. I wonder if Nance did " He closed his lips tightly against further utterance. There seemed to he a sudden breaking loose of something which had been long tied up in his breast. At last he arose, anil, shouldering 111 staff and valise, started bark to the rond. And just as he turned hi bark toward the cabin Nanre rame out with her apron full of vegetable for thol hog, and came 011 slowly dowu the path toward the fence. The traveler, who had walked on without looking backward, had scarce ly disappeared beyond a turn in the road, when hi eur caught the sounds: "IMg plg plg ou eh." a Nance called the bog. Again the Maff and valise Flipped from hi shoulder, and. with hi band rammed down into hi pocket, be listened, while hi heart beat heavily against hi breast. At last he turned about and slowly retraced hi steps, leaving hi bug- gage, where It bad fallen, in the middle of the road. lie approached within a few feet of Nance before he stopped. Then, steadying hi voire a well a be could, he called her name. Nance aud-U-uly turned about and giized upon the tall form of the Writ eruer. Then, bunting Into tear, she dropped her apron and Impulsively apraug toward bim. "Ob, H.-b!" he crlwd through her tears. I didn't mean It, you know I didn'tt Oh. why did you go away?" Zeb caught her in hi arm and for 1 few moments there was swpet ! '.nice. "Nance." said Zeb, at last. "I never could think of loving anybody but you. lint when I came back lo look after that gold mine I didn't expect to Und such a Jewel us thl waiting for me. It appears like I ir.u mighty rich all of a sudden." "Ain't half as rich na I am now. Zeb, for I've got you bark again." and. reaching up. she took hi rough cheek between her pulm and kissed him under his big mustache. Chicago Ilec ord Herald. . . : Sou pin of llailiiini, '-'-liadlum exists In combination with lead unit chalk and silica and iron and various other things that must be got rid of one by one In a series of rear f'ins and operation that are compli cated and costly, says Cleveland Mof fat, ill McClure's Mugazllie. For days the powder must simmer over a slow lire with water nud soda, then it must lie decanted Into big barrels, where a sort of mud settles; then this mud must be washed and rewashed, and dually put back on the fire to simmer again witli carbonate of soda. Then come more decanting and Hie settling of more Hind and the repeated wash ing of tills, followed by treatment with hydrochloric acid, which gives a color less liquid, 1011I. lining small qiiautitie. of radium. To isolate these Riiilill quantities from the rest is now the chemist' ob ject, which is attained in a series of reactions a ml crystallizations that linally leave the precious chloride (or In-oinidri of radium much purified. In each crystallization the valuable part remains chiefly in the crystals, which become progressively richer In radium ami smaller in bulk, until linally you have the product of six wteks' manip ulation there at the bottom of a porce lain dish. 110 bigger than a saucer, some twenty-five grains of white cry, tills, and these at so low an Intensity (about gisXD that the greater part will be refined away by M. Curie himself, as we have Keen. In succeeding crystal lizations, und at the end there will be only a few centigrams (at l.o(M).(X)in, what would cover the point of a knife blade, to show for a ton or so of gruu Ite powder und months of hard work. CluiUtoDe! Ktrnnirtll of Will. A remarkable illustration of (Hail stone's strength of will I given in Mr. Justin McCarthy's "More -Memories of Oladstone." contributed to I.ouis Wain's Annual for 10: ill. It was Just after (iladstoue's opera tion for cataract. The doctor told him that his eyes must be kept closely ban daged for some time, in order to pre vent the admission of light in the deli cate organs, (iladstone asked why a man could not close his eyes, and keep them closed for any period of time. 11 such a course were necessary for their restoration to heulthful condition. He was told that It was not likely any man could have the nerve und the strength of mind to keep hi eyes llnn ly duscd for long hour after hours. w ithout a chance of hi forgetting for a moment the obligation that was on him. or yielding to the mental tempta tion to test his sight, (iladstone. how. ever, assured the medical man that ho could keep his eyes closed as long a It might be necessary, uml that he did not like thu idea of having to submit to the bandaging process. So he wus allowed to have his way, nud during ail the required time lie kept his eyes liiiuly closed, ami only opened them when assured by the proper authority that the darkening Injunction hud been removed. This was in its peculiar way another illustration of thut strength of will. guided by conscience, which (Iladstone bud shown at so many a great crisis iu his life.-Scottish American. ltt rroKresalvencsa. The Japanese always want the latest "lip" of Kck-ni'c; they are all for pro gross. It U interesting to note thai tliey have established, communication across the Buy of Korea by wireless telegraphy, sending message from Chemulpo to Chef 00, a distance of ITTO mile. Of course, the message are not very elaborate, and we can imagine some simple signals being arranged before hand, and the Japanese would know for certain that there wa no danger of their news beiug Intercepted In any way by the Russians. For the rough purpose of war It can quite be believed that the Japanese, with their extreme curiosity a to what 1 new, have rigged up in a few ships instruments rapalde of taking lit signals witli the assistance of some of their skilled civilian telegraphist on board. Ashore the army will run their field telegraphs, at which they are adepts, and admit the imvy will use despatch boats, flag and flashing signals. The Japanese Hashing lamp I peculiarly powerful in fart, better than anything we have In the British navy. London Telegraph, C-lillal'a I'll hrt Ic I-lra. Pathetic was the plea put forward by a little girl named Cupewell at Hen ley, F.nglaud, in answer to the chargo of having stolen a dress piece, valued at $1. "I took it to buy bread for the poor little children who had nothing to eat," she said, and it wa then stated that, without parents, there wa a fam ily of live helpless children without a penny to keeji them, and that in the few week since her father's death the plucky girl had struggled to provide for them. The magistrate waa deeply moved, and said be would not regard the girl a a thief. lie would give her every possible practical assistance, ani' dismissed the charge. M "W.ll" tiuerrtil Ir. A little while ago the newly elected Mayor of a provincial towu waa about to make hla first Journey In that capac ity through the place. The townspeo ple bud arranged that from an arch of (lower, under which he waa to pas a floral crown aliould hang, urn-mounted by the word, "He well deervea It" But the wind blew away the crown, nd when the pompouw Mayor passe under the arch, to the great loy of thoso who had voted agulnst blm, only a ropo with a noose at the end r It dangled there, with "He well deserve It" ataudlng out la bold relief above. Loudon T. A. T, 'V rri-try1 AGRICULTURAL I t ltalsliiff Nqimba. To false squabs successfully n bouse that will be free from dampness mid rut I needed, lor if rat once get a squub It I almost Impossible to keep I hem out of your home. It la best to have two or roor? nesta for each pair, for some pilrs breed very fast, nnd If there nre not enough nests they will light Instead of breeding. It pay to keep your house clean au.l free from lh-c. Te.lliia I. Mil. Mil. tin. fhere Is grinter danger of over-reading than under-feeding little chirk. A chick, like a baby, coiium Inlo th? world with its digestive organ both empty and weak, hence it 1 necessary that It be fed Willi the greatest care, ml not too much. By following this plan It will be seen that the digestive urgai: will be aide to dissolve nud ab sorb the food Hint goes Into them In a satisfactory manner. A newly hatched chirk Is a very Insignificant jreature. If It size and preseut con dition alone be considered. The true fancier, however, will look beyond the lay of the dow ny coat and will strive ;o assist the chick In its efforts to at tain full maturity a a healthful speci men of its kind, and Cie rrlticul time 3t the chick' life, after It leaves the diell, Is the first ten days. If it start ff all right and pusses the ten-day nark it is all right, provided, sudden changes are not mnde in it's food. On his subject we bone to publish the ,'iews of some of the most practical 4 ud successful poultry raiser in the .'uture, for these nre they who know thereof they speak. (ircen'n Fruit wer. T.nw-11 carted Ailn Tror, Oreen'H Fruit Grower propose to continue talking about low headed Vuit trees of all kinds, and particularly ibout low beaded apple tree. The lay is passed when intelligent fruit grower can be found training their lpple tree so high that It requires a Walloon to get high enough lo gather Ihe fruit. Think for a moment of the Deference between gathering the fruit tl the tree whose brunches almost rest apon tlie earth, 'nnd the gathering of fruit where the first branches are from ten to twenty feet high and the top Branches thirty to forty feet high. N'early double the amount of apples .an be picked by one man lu a day from the low headed trees than can bu picked from the high beaded trees. I'hen consider the danger in picking from those very high tree, and the rime spent In going up and down the adder and in moving tall, heavy lad- Jer around. The ordinary planter used to head hi apple tree at about 3ve feet from the ground at planting. In future years he kept cutting nway the lower branches, constantly raising the head of the tree. My advice I to tart the bends of apple tree not high- ?r than four feet from tlie ground, and keeping the bead low. lloi'ae In liemantl. The outlook for the horse Industry a never before more promising. With the progress of national develop nent ha materialized Increased de liund for horse. So pronounced has been the enlarged use of horses for :he past live year thnt domestic con- tumption ha nearly exhausted the mpply. The surplus 1 so light thnt irices have remained nominally sta ;lonary, while other classes of live itoek have, declined In value mater!- illy. All the modern industrial de velopments of civilized nation were jiado possible by the use of horse, md the future demand promise to be f Increased proportions. Horse for renerul utility use ure Indispensable, md a nations advance In wealth and iffluence the demand for horaes 1 In tensified. There are 110 substitute eliminate the noble equine In hi iphere of usefulness in the progress of mankind. The equine- fashion of the twentieth century will be repeated in :be succeeding cycle nnd the future of lie Industry I brilliant with encourag ing promise. The bleeder who raise food horse of any commercial das a assured of a stable and remunera tive market for bis surplus and lias jvery eneouragemeiit lo Intelligently txplolt the Industry. Iirover' Journal flliovvllnc Hoard. A good scrvlrable shoveling board jo bo attached to the farm wagon for Icooplug corn, potatoes, etc., Is made is follows: For n wflgon box twenty tour or twenty-six Inches deep make four board thirty iucbe high and lust as wide a'the outside measure of Jie box. On each sido nail a piece of ood tough plank six Inches w.'de nt lie bottom nud tapering to n point nt :he top: make these pieces two Inches onger than the shoveling board, Bl owing the projection at the bottom. Two inches from the bottom of these )oard and even with the bottom of ;he shoveling board saw a notch three 'Jiches deep from back aide of the Hoard and split, out to the bottom; lext nail n 2x4 under the back end of ilio wagon box allowing half of It to irojert behind the box for shoveling ward to rest on; also make It long nough to project three Inche bpyond ;he sides of the box for notches In the lide pieces of shoveling board to hook ver. Now get two old top props off f an old buggy top (If you have none rou ran get them of almost any black- milth for almost nothing! and put 011 11 In illustration. When end gate I up the long part of the prop should be bent dowu so It will not come open; bonding this rod throw the elbow in llrect line with the other hinge which will bold end gates np. Holt brace on to the outside of the wagon box and mortise a bole through the dour of hoveling- board on each side against the side pieces: make hole about half in inch wide and two Inches up aud Down. Now bore a small hole throaxb the edge board through centre of mor tlse aud Into the edge of the bottom board and drive bolt lu. la duuiolug I ilDt DOARO ij corn, lower board, pull out nt bottom, and put on top of wagon box. The hinged Joints allow It to go up easily. C. K. Itlehnrdson, in The Kpl'oiulst. Pure llreed Taw. The row thnt occupies 11 stall two years nnd give oi-ly one-half r.s niueU milk or butter ns would 11 flrst-clnss animal. Is more costly than a cow raised from a calf, for she will not only have occupied the stall for a year without profit, but also entailed an ex pense of perhaps fifty dollars In bet purchase. If (he dairymen would con sider that by breeding their own stock they could save expense nud secure larger profit they would no lotiget till their stalls with unprofitable cows. A calculation will demonstrate that ll I not profitable to buy cow, lnstibd of raising goad stock. It must be good common cow that wil! give thirly pound (about fifteen quart of milk daily, but the grade or pure brerd have been to yield more than double such quantities. If. In the period ol seven year, n pure-bred cow I pro duced on the farm, she may require but three years for growth before com lug In, while a purchased cow, being ready in the beginning, gives milk during a much longer time, but from the time tlie pure-bred cow comes In though occupying the stall much less time than the native, she will yield larger quantity of milk 011 the aver uge. or, to put It plainer, she will glv more milk In four year than the na tive will In six. while her value will be much more. If the period Is extended to ten yeiirs the difference will be still greater, and It may Ho added thnt the pure-bred cow will also give a larger quantity of milk lu proportion to food consumed. Philadelphia Record. Cm re of Kriu Tool. The following Illustration show n box which may be readily made nt home and in which may be kept many thing now without a proper and regu lar place. While the illustration show s a box of considerable size one of small er dimensions may be used If desired and It can be made on the same plan. No Instruction for making are ne cessary for the cut shows plainly how It Is put together. Several dry good boxer-would answer well for the pur pose. The drawer may be used for holding blanket, curtains and robes, and- the shelves or compartment for brushes or small tool. If desired a lid may be placed over the opening at the toy of tlie large box. to keep out the dust, nnd. this commodious space be utilized for anything desired. If care Is taken In putting thi contrivance to gether It would be practically rat proof and could be used for seed if one wished. There nre a dozen uses to which the box could be put nnd a the expense of It 1 largely In labor there is uo reason why such a box could uot be In every farm Darn. If every farm contained a tool house, in which every tool was kept in it place wheu not iu use, there would be a great saving of time dur ing the busy season. It often happens that the 'value of the time lost iu seek ing some tool uot iu it place is greater than the cost of the tool. Much of the los of time and exposure of tool I due to lack of some suitable place for storage. It cost but little to build a toolhouse, a 1t need not be proof against heat or cold, the main point being a good roof, ho a to protect the tool and Implements, from dampnes. Poultry Notn. To treat fowl for health Is better than to dose them for disease. Season soft food with salt. It sharp ens appetite and aids digestion. A handful of sunflower seed now end then adds luster to the plumage. Hens will pay well for table scrap. It I wasteful to feed them lo mong rel dog and rat. Litter In which there 1 tough, wiry hay 1 not safe to put on the scratching floor. If (a ten it causes crop-bound condition. An active breed 1 less liable to be come, overfat than the larger sized. sluggish fowls, bene? should be treated accordingly. It I a mistake to wait until ben are lousy before using insect powder. Constant prevention I the only safe method to pursue. To renew the vitality of a flock It Is not necessary to cross-breed and make them mongrel. Better get male of a different strain or family of the same variety. Have the dropping; they nre valu able for fiTlillzlng purposes and will come lu handy lu the spring. Store them In n dry place In boxes tr barrel. There Is no better fertilizer wheii prop erly used. IIrty windows In the poultry house prevent the fowl from getting the full benefit of the sun's ray aud make the house cheerless and uncomfortable. It Is a good plan to place the dust-bath where the sun can shine directly Into it during some part of the day. Cleau the windows and let a little sunshlmi bi. Kw Kaocharlue riant. The new saccharine plant discovered In South America contains a consider able quanulty of sacchuriua matter, 1 uot fermentable, and Is unusually aweet. The plant la herbaceous, grow ing to a height of eight to twelve' Inches, and its scientific name la F.upa torluin rehandlum. It 1 expected to prove of much Industrial value. It waa discovered by the director of the agri cultural institute at Asuncion, and Ills experiments Indicate that the sugnr yielded la from twenty to thirty timet us swret as ordinary caue or beet su gar. . V . V HASDY BAIIS BOX. . New York City. Nile green crepe, 'omblned with cream Venetian lace Hid band of peau de cynge, nre the material chosen for thl really charm- FANC Y WAIST. lug May Maiiton waist that I adapted both to the odd blouse and the gown. The shirring iu tlie fronts and sleeves give the necessary broad line, and tlie liny vest that forms part of the yoke is both smart and quite generally be coming. The quantity of material required Cor the medium size Is three uml one half yard twenty-one Inches wide, .hree yards twenty-seven Inches wide, r two yards forty-four indie wide, villi two and live-eighth yards of all ver lace. Turnovers and Collar". Mauy of the new band-wrought col ars are not turnovers at all. but nerely supplementary collar with ubbed or pointed fnuits. These nre iMiiully curved at the top (n front, and .re worn flat over a foundation or Ires, collar, or without any support. Some of these are made In heavy inen with raised embroidery In white, Mid these have body enough to hold .hem up in shape, but the finer ones iced some support. The talis upon uuny of these flat collars reach almost A LATE DESIGN ;o the waist and usually broaden to ward the bottom. Turnover have an air of much more luborallon than Is really theirs, are aiade from the narrow fancy linen braid used on children's frocks and leather stitched In color. Thl braid 1 set together with fagoting of mer cerized cotton Into deep straight turn )ver collars rnd cuff thnt are partic ularly dainty. A Illbbou Novelty. Hitherto a ribbon wa a strip of ilk, satin, or velvet, generally chosen lu a color to contrast with the garment with which It wa to be worn. Thl I all changed, and thi year ribbon will not only match the gown iu color, but lu fabric as well. To meet this edict of fashion there are the most exquisite ribbon fashioned from the materials to be most popular thl sum mer for dresses. There are ribbon of white silk muslin, decorated with gold; chiO'on rlhlxiiiH strewn with flower de signs, ribbon of pongee, of linen and of crash nnd rlhUms of net and gren adine, bordered with velvet or with satin. The possibilities or these rib bon iu the way of trimming I at once uppnreut, for, although they mutch tlie gown, the necessury color note I given In the color decoration of the ribbons themselves. Go win For Occasions, Oeml-tollette gowns with seml-hlgll corsages ari those usually worn at theatres or small dinner. These thi season nre made lu various shades of iiioussellne de sole, crepe de chine, or In any of the new filmy materials for evening wear. One particularly charm, lug was carried out In black chiffon over a foundation of Ivory satin. The bodice . was artistically draped, fichu faahlon, with long ends falling down lu frout and at the back. The waist line was defined by a jeweled girdle, which tastefully. held in the fullnes there. The sleeves were of the varie ty known as angel shaped, and the neck was filled In with needle-point lace. The skirt, closely gathered Into the waist, flared out below Into large flounces. . Spring Tnllnr Mdr. There are some pretty Idea to be found iu the spring tailored suit. The short skirt I nt It best when pleated Some of tlie models show yoke or skirts again. A walking costume in n mixed red nnd black wool has the skirt, with the exception of a narrow front apron, laid lu wide side- pleat with a spreading box pleat in the back The blouse coat crosses front and bark In surplice fashion nnd fastem with large black cloth bullous. There Is a pointed yoke of black cloth, em broidered with black braid and liar row wristbands of the same. For Wash Urriaca, That the bolero effect is not near Its end Is shown by the early spring mod els lu thin fabrics. It is promised a continuance of It reign on wash dresses. A linen gown shows skirt and short bolero of that material, and under tlie bolero n blouse tf sheerest lawn. The same Idea will be carried out In less substantial stuff's. White berthas, epaulet and simulated Etons will have their shares f favor through the summer. Lattice Waist. A fashion that will be much seen thl summer 1 the lattice style. Bib bou and silk are latticed, and nlso rib bon nnd lace. A pretty blouse Is made of lace. And upon this lace there l.i a lattice of ribbon with the openings in the lattice about three Inches square. At each intersection ther hangs a crochetted ball. The sleeves and the skirt nre trimmed with the hanging balls. And Now For Vaniilera. Pannier will be very much in evi dence on the frocks of. to-umrrow, a charming, example being a toilet of white chiffon, tlie skirt draped with lace, forming panniers, which full In graceful cascade on each side of the train. I'at T.ast Keaaon'a C'onl. The woman witli a limited bank no-, count is rejoicing in the possibility of cutting down her skirt coat Into the BY MAY MANTON most approved of short Jacket. The tailor are having quite a bit of such work to do. The very plainest of the spring Etons are fanciful little cre ation. There i such a bewildering display of galloons and braid, of lace and passementeries from which tc choose, that the feminine mind cannot resist soinV form or another of trim ming. MIum' Minus. Thl pretty and stylish blouse Is adapted both to the gown and to wear , with the odd skirt aud to the entire -range of seasouable fubrlcs. The mod el, however, Is made of pale blue mer cerized chambray aud Is worn witli belt and tie of blue ribbon. The plait buck with the tucked front is inuct liked nnd the sleeve are the favorite ones that are snug above and full be low the elbows. The wulst consist of fronts and back, the former being tucked at the shoulders und finished with a regula tion box pleut. The sleeves are cul lu one piece each aud are gathered Into straight cuffs. The qumitity of material required MISSES' BtiOUSK OS HHIUT WAIST, for the medium size 1 three and one half yards twenty-one or twenty -seven inches wide, or one and five-eight jarda fwtv-four incite wide. .
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