THS PAPLINC
When I j 1iit a sprig "f M.iy,
With wonder to command.
Afi'ne nil else I loved most well
W lint none could 11 n-1 rt iitkI :
And dear ore thinus fur "IT, fur elf, but
nothing near at hand.
Oh. now it was the unct isle
Beyond thr we.ithorvane;
And now it the ilnnie I heard
From belfry-towers of Spain :
Cut never vet thi' liltle leaf that tapped
my window-pane.
Heinh-lio. the witfnl thing unseen
Tint re.11 h. I dnl then,
To que ami wear the heart of youth
itli ewer why and w hen!
And never eve t ikfn heed of them, in all
the world uf men.
r-J,iei)h.ne i'rtitoii I'cabody. in Harper'
Magazine.
A A X X
I I
THE RED LIGHT
By H. I. CLEVELAND
III
v r r r t
,AtOJV till ll.lVa Ulinii ll.o t'uL.n
y )i Pacific llulli-oitil wns tight
3 A 8 fo1' traffic mill oxis
X f teiire the division li 'tween
Kvnnston, Wyo ur. l Og
Jen. Utah, tins considered to he ulioiit
s dangerous for 11 11 engine run n any
tweon Omaha n"d Salt Lake, Trav
eler knew the dash out of livntiston
then the rush Into cmiyons, gorges,
;lif tortuous ways of Weber's. Weav
er's. Kcho niul Pulpit Koi'li. to say
nothing of the IicvU's Slide mid the
Pridul Veil Tails. The truck was
:ough. the curves almost right angles.
!itles numerous, ami enemies of the
road everywhere. .Miners. stn. Union,
pioneers atnl Indians did not iue:-t eur
'y railroad building with that cordial
ity that their successors have. They
thought little of drawing a rail, burn
ins a culvert or starting n loose mam
f rock from its perch for a slide down
to Hie tr.n l; and in tlu way of on
oir.ihg trains. In coiiseiUetii'e wrecks
v iv frequent end disastrous.
4
One of th" rnrly engineers 'was a
ruin by the name of "Short" Tr.-ndy,
8 youngster of twenly-two. lull of gin.
f-r and nerve and n capable em
ploye. His fireman was younger than
lie -Ightceii and by name "rat"
iiritwnld. They were mutual admir
r of each other. "Fat" regarded
"Short" n the bravest man that ever
ton -lied n throttle, and he could give
reasons for his belief. "Short" ad
mired "Fat" beenuse he never failed
i performing his duty. "Short" was
Mmarried, but engaged to n settler's
Juuzhtcr who lived with her father in
5i:e of the mountain clefts near the
ficvil Slid". "Short" mid "Fat" had
tivi'U this cleft the inline of "Alice No.
I." the tirst purl of the title being the
..'uue of the sweetheart anil the last
r.-irr the estimate placed upon her both
tit lover and friend. Just west of the
rlcft was .1 treat bend in tlie track,
ibove which biiutr tons and tons of
aiotintain shale and rock, liable tinder
Sroper pressure to descend mid bury
aot only the track, but any train which
tilungod Into it.
"Short" nml "Fat" hauled coal west
'roni Evnnston to Oc.len anil fruit
-ast from Ojiden to F.vanston. They
:hii on no particular time card In those
Jays. They were supposed to Ket
3v r the track just as fast as their old
fashioned llioyul could and to keep
out of the way of anything that had a
Taster schedule than they, '"'hey never
xwnnjr hy "Alice No. 1," day or night,
'nit what there was the figure of u
;Ug Klrl tnndln t the beml waving
i Land and throwing kisses the hand
was for "Fat" and the kisses for
"Short." If It was night when they
ircled through the mountains they
knew the girl was there because she
ilways carried a red lamp. She had
ald to "Short" early In their engage
a;i tit:
"That red lamp won't mean danger,
ts it generally does elsewhere. Iteil's
my color, and when you sie that lamp
before you lilt tne bend, you'll know
'.hat the track is clear, that I'm well,
nj that I love you."
So week after week the special
freight kwept through the canyon,
whistling shrilly, and never n miss of
'.he Alice of "Alice No. 1." It was
something to see "Sliort" lipng way
vt of his cab when he caught sight
if her ami skilfully drop at her feet
oiii little package of trinkets which
te had bought for her In the town. It
na something also to see "Fut" man
fully oalute tils partner' future bride,
giving n few extra tugs at the
irhistle cord for her honor.
Everybody on the line knew of
'Short's' girl and the bend she
ivntched. Other engineers would I00I4
'r her, but she wa never visible tin
Ill an engine' screniu way down the
"aryon told Ur tiit "Short"" mogul
rum coming. Then she took her place
n j then she saw the man of her love.
Thi had been going on for about six
romh. and "Short" was beginning to
'hl!:k of hi welding (lay. when one
'uy the mountain rain let In and tre
ruendou slides ilescende 1 on the
rack. "Short" escaped all harm for
'he time, but he was very fearful of
the mass of drift above the bend at
Alice No. 1."'
"Don't worry about that." said
'Fat." Alice will wateb that, and
we'll get tiu aignal ur If there'
trouble there.
So on a September night they came
(dunging down to "Alice No. 1"
'.trough tbe mint and bowl of the wind
' d there waa tbe welcome red light,
I ml back of It tbe abadow of the girl.
Kbe wa probably 800 feet from tbe
tod and tbe upheld abole. Just
, tbe engine wa abreait of her and
"Short." leaulng out o (bat be could
e ber face, a scream fame from her
Up. There waa a rumble up tbe
mcuntaiu aide, a crahltig of thing,
- d awful roar and tbe beud at "Alice
No. 1" wns suddenly burled In an ava
lanche of rock n ml -flying stuff.
"Short" liml only iioi) feet to work
in mid hail breaks on hi train. He
reversal, "Fat" working with, liitn:
lie dropped tlio sand 11 lid whistled for
t ho rear liiincl brakes, lint what rottld
lit' (lit -.lump? He wit nut built t tin t
way. Ho anil ,-Knt" went with their
engine ntnl trnl 11 into the nun and
stayed there.
After n long time the sun cam? out.
of the clouds nroimd the peaks, flip
lurks In the damp valley piped ohoerl
ly. and the long "I111II011" tif the cow
men rutin over the gross ratines. At
"Alice No. 1" the wreckers hail taken
out u ntineil mogul the battered forms
of two men 11 111 1 laid them In the sun
light. The cold face of one was turned
pp to the burning eyes of n young girl,
who ciiuld lint weep or speak, l'.y her
s! li was nn old red Unlit -Chicago
necoreVHerall.
A PROSE POEM.
Tom), leg Letter nl llelnatlin Written
tiy ian Ag4 TVfimitn lerk.
An ngeil woman clerk of the Pension
Office resigned recently and (lid so
hi a letter to ('omiins.iouer Ware, of
which the following is about one
fourth: "It is with pccti.iur sadness that I
place my hand In the horny old palm
which h is so long extended bread and
shelter to in-' and mil;", saying, '(iood
by. t'ncle Sam.' As one who sails
from a port where years of deepest
meaning and solemn earnestness have
been spent where the surg's call with
voices of friends and comrades whoso
tender sympathy and helpful hands
have sweetened with hydrouiel the cup
of rue Hod's children all must drink
so turn I from the old building where
some of my tenderest memories are
garnered, and where I and my two
helpless children were shepherded out
of the storm Into the fold of a great
and good ioveriiineiit. In looking
backward upon a long experience it
seems to me that only 'the true, the
beautiful and th ' good' arise to greet
us. for they are the real things the
immortal part of our life on earth. The
rest has Uropp m! from us as the worn
garments of our upward struggle: of
ten tear stained, perhaps blood dyed
In some dark :etlisi'iu:im known only
to !od and the soul."
"'.;!" said Ware. ' Von could sot
that to music and si:;'- it." New York
World.
I'meit UN (jliepii. '
A silver haired American woman Is
still living who posed for many a daj
as (Jiteeti of Fnglaud. And she still
recalls wilh a shudder the burden of
forty pounds of royal clothes which she
wore for so many weary hours.
Shortly after the coronation of Queen
Victoria the society of St. Ooorge and
St. Andrew, of rhiladelpliia, commis
sioned Mr. Thomas Sully to paint a
portrait of the Queen in her coronation
robes. The artist went to Kngland, ac
co.'iipanied by his daughter. Hlauche,
a young lady of eighteen. The Queen
received him graciously and sat for
him until the ctaloii tin 11 ununu
him till the head was finished. She
then relinquished the tusk to the art
ist's daughter, who sat dressed In the
Queen's robes for many a long day.
Mr. Sully receiv.d $H.uoo for the por
trait, and Miss lSlaiiche was mude
happy by an autograph letter from
the Queen and the present of a dlu
iiuiud ring. New York Herald.
oil Vmir I mlirellit.
A former pe. Idler, now a rich Insur
ance man. stood In a sheltered corner
during a big storm and watched the
umbrellas go to pieces as the wind bit
them full force. "I'rohably ull those
umbrellas are wrecks because of the
lack of a little oil." he said. "Thut's a
trick I learned as a peddler. An um
brella is primarily a thing of joints,
and to keep It iu good condition tlm
joints should be oiled. I found that
nearly all umbrellas break in the joints
tirst, and why shouldn't they? The
Joints are never oiled, and yet are ex
pected to respond easily to sudden
opening. To get the best use out of.
an umbrella the joints should be oiled
lirst with coal oil or kerosene, to clean
olT the rust, and then with a lubricat
ing oil to make them work easily.
Thus treated nn umbrella's framework
will lust iudellnltely." Wllkesbarro
Leader.
Farrlns Flower With Chloroform.
Lilies of the valley, azaleas, deutzlai
and lilacs have shown themselves huh
ceptlble to ether or chloroform, and M.
Leblanc has reported to the Soclete
Centrale d'Horticulture do Nancy his
success in experiments with the lutter
drug. On February 19 !nst he chloro
formed some plants of azalea mollis,
giving them about half the quantity he
would have used had it been ether, and
exposing them to the action of the va
por for about forty -eight hour. They
wore at once removed to a greenhouse
nt a temperature of sixty-tlve degree
Fahrenheit. From March 5 tbe flow
ers began to expand a little and at
tained about their full dimensions on
the 8th, whereas plants grown for com
parison were not expanded until March
-1. London Lancet.
Tli Water Hat.
The Ilerlln tire brigade is experiment
ing with a device called a water hat
It consists of the addition to the or
dinary beluilt of a circular hose which
spray water at an angle of forty-five
degree iu a downward direction. Tbe
pipe which leads to this hose is to be
attached to the nozzle of an ordinary
lire hose.
When Iu use the fireman Is protected
a far a, hi head and face are con
cerned, by a curtain of water, which'
beside It coo 1 11 e 4 11 , give him pure
air to breathe, even iu the midst of a
dense eiaoke, a It act a a condensing
medium and also at a fllterer. New
York Tribune.
V ot Syaoaym.
A teacher In one of the Brooklyn
acbool, wishing to eulurge tbe vocab
ulary of ber cIuhb In Kugllsh compoaU
Hon, asked each member of It to write
a sentence containing aynonyina of tbe
word "ran" and "tale." One little fel
low having .laboriously looked up tbe
deUnltlen In hi small dictionary, aub.
uiltted tbe followlug highly descrip
tive result:
"A dog trickled down tbe atreet with
a tlu can tied, to bit uarrativa."
Iirooklya Eagle. .
Di
ti
Wire t'enre Anchor I'oat.
The following Is the simplest, cheap
'st and best method of anchoring cor
ler posts I ever saw or used, not ex
.'opting any plan given In previous
lumbers of The Kpitomist: Set com
11011 heavy posts at corner and another
lituilar one eight or ten feet from It.
Fit a brace stick between them at the
;op. A four by four studding would
)r about the right size. Then a cable
)f three or four strand of No. U wire,
or its equivalent of other sizes, fas-
;ened to top of si nd post and tie
iroiind a log three feet long, or a large
Itone buried two and one-half or
.hrce feet deep, live feet back of cor
aer post. The cable entering ground
by corner post, trenching In back to
anchor log; till iu and tamp earth
solid around anchor log and you will
have a post you can tie to. Lewis SJ.
Alter, In The Kpitomist.
ItaNffin- High ChiMA Totiltrr.
A reader of this department writes
i long letter, asking for advice as to
how he shall go about getting togeth
er a Hock of high-class poultry. He
ay, among other things: "I have
ifty laying hens of no particular breed:
indeed. I think they represent a mix
ture of half a dozen breeds, and I
want to use them ns the foundation
for my blgh-cluss fowls, for they are
good layers." There Is absolutely 110
chance for success If a man goes about
raising high-class poultry with u lot
of mixed fowls as the foundation, yet
farmers are quite given to trying this
ohm, and when failure comes, cry
ing down the poultry business. With
such a Hock as the correspondent re
fers to the best plan is to keep them
for egg production and for setting.
Then let lilm buy a trio of high-grade
birds of the breed he think will best
suit his purpose. For this trio be
should pay all he can possibly afford.
These birds should be housed and
yarded so that they cannot possibly
come lu contact with the common
fowls. Then let him buy two, three
or four settings of eggs of a high grade
and of the same breed us his trio, hut
buying them of another breeder. C.lve
these eggs to the most reliable setting
hens In flip common flock, and let her
care for the chicks until they can look
out for themselves, when they should
be allowed the freedom of the range
until large enough to breed. As this
period draws near see that they lire
kept away from the common stock,
and breed the pullets iothp cock of
the trio and the hens of the trio to u
strong cockerel of the hatched birds.
In this way the breed is kept pure and
the danger of Inbreeding overcome.
After a time, as the flock of thorough
breds Increases the common fowls may
be .disposed of.
Itenutilylng llomWI.tr.
The writer was much Interested In
going through a small park in a cer
tain small town some time 11 go. Per
haps it Is wrong to dignify the plot by
the name park for It contained less
than Wimt square foVt in the form of a
triangle. It was located at the inter
section of two roads, one of which
wound sharply at right angles, meet
ing a third road a hundred feet away
and thus forming the triangle. This
strip of ground was too smalt for
building purposes, so the owner con
ceived the idea of making a park of
It. Ho had it properly graded and
sowed grass and then laid it out in a
simple, but artistic manner to trees
and shrubs.
Feeling that he wished to care for
It himself he retained the title of it.
but made It known that the public was
welcome to use It and that, to all in
tents nnd purposes. It was public
property. As the tree grew and cust
considerable shade out a friend had
cheap hut serviceable seats placed In
his little park for the beuelit of the
weary. The "keep off the grass" signs
apply only to adults, for children may
roil on the grass all they wish. Here
was a plot of ground worth, at build
ing lot prices, perhaps $130 or $J0O,
made to benefit a whole town.
More than that. It has Increased the
value of the property Immediately
surrounding it at least one-third, and,
best of nil. It has been such an object
lesson to the residents of thU towti of
less tjinn lotto souls that a real park
of some ten acres Is being made near
the central part of the town. Suppos
ing one applies this general Idea to the
beautifying of the roadside, by the
plantlug of tree and the grading and
seeding of the space between the road
proper and the farm line? I there
any doubt hut what It would pay?
Tomato (irnwln Kor t'rnflt.
On till subject a great deal depends
on your location, proximity to market,
kind of aoil, etc., etc., but believing
that the solution of this problem de
pend upon the number of dollar
found in the grower's purse at the end
of the season, will give our method
About March 1 we obtain a rather
shallow box about two by three feet
and Ull It with good rich loam1 from
some sheltered nook, place It in a
south window nnd tow our seeds. We
avoid the extra early aorta a they
are usually small. Ill-shaped and away
off In quality; but select some good old
standard sort noted for quullty, size,
shape and Urnine. As soon as the
plant from these seeds are about
three Inches high they are transferred
to transplanting boxes, one plant to
each box and placed In a cold frame
where tber are well protected from
fronts and exposed to all tbe sunshine
posaible until weather conditions are
suitable for transferring them to opeu
grounu. y this time they are large
stocky plant, almost ready to bloom,
and rait be transferred to open ground
without materially checking their
growl):. We set live feet apart each
way and cultivate twice per week fur
about four weeke with a horse hoe,
We then put a heavy mulch of straw
berry manure all over the ground be
tween tbe rows, limiting the depth on
ly by quantity of manure nvnlluble;
iu other words, put on all you can get,
If It makes It solid six Inches deep all
over the ground. Now. If you are not
In the market with lurge, luscious
rich, ripe, crimson fruit about the
time your neighbor's tomatoes begin
to bloom, reaping n bounteous harvest
nf dollars, nnd conferring an everlast
ing benelit to the cooped up element
in the towns and cities, then Just
charge to my irccount and I'll sett!,
for all damages.
Now just a word as to the yield ol
your vines cultivated ns above. We
never could llnd any way to measure
It save by the picking cnpnclty of
every one we could get In the held;
HNS) bushels Is no exaggeration.
Iion't try to market your tomatoes
In washing tubs and soap boxes, but
put them up attractively in one-eighth
bushel baskets, ond see if you are not
well paid for so doing by both in
creased sales and an advanced price.
O. II. It., in Indiana Farmer.
Convenient Smokehouse.
From tin? accompanying Illustration
It can be seen at almost a glance that
such a smokehouse la convenient, safe
and cheap. Such n house should be
constructed on the following plan:
Take some refuse studding for the
frame nnd rafters and some refuse
plank for the siding nnd rooting. Tbe
dimensions can vary some In length
and width, but none in height. The
Illustration shows a house built seven
feet long, five mid one-half feet wide,
six nnd one-half feet high. The hori
zontal Hues (A) represent the Joists to
hang the meat on, the wrtlei'l 'ue
Kl represent the eight stinh to
nail joists to. Now. after you ..ave
the house built and equipped, witii the
exception of having a pluce to put .ir
fir-bo
lire, you can dig a trench In the ground
three nml one-half feet long, twelve to
sixteen Inches wide, nnd six to ten
inches deep, and you have the firebox;
now set upon edge around the llrobox
a single course of brick nnd you can
then throw half n bushel of well-dried
sawdust In the firebox; to put on the
llnisli of the lirebox get an old worn-
out saud screen mid bend it in a semi
circle. When you have your meat
hung up ready to smoke and fire start
ed, put this screen over your fire nnd
you can leave It and not have any
fears of the meat falling into the tire
because the wke screen will prevent
It from laying on the fire if the meat
should fall from its pin. Such n
smokehouse Is more safe nnd far
cheaper than any that has been con
structed In this neighborhood foe
years. E. S. I'.rown, lu The Kpitomist.
Rheep ota.
If there are ticks, the sheep should,
he dipped after the shearing. Any
good commercial dip may be used.
They should not be put back iu the
pasture until they hnve stopped drip
ping, as the dip will soli the grass.
A box should be provided deep
enough to submerge the uiilmut. Im
merse the sheep for two or three min
utes. 1
Sheep can We turned on the rye ear
ly In the spring, before the pastures
are ready, and the rye crop will not be
damaged.
Stock sheep will do well on bright
clover hay, with mixed hay, corn stov
er and even a little straw for variety;
but best results can be obtained only
when some grain Is given.
A stronger grow th of rye will tnke
the place of that eaten by the sheep.
The soli about the root of the plants
will be firmed by them thus the heav
ing by frost will be overcome.
Perhaps no better, nor cheaper, mut
ton can be produced than on corn nnd
clover bay nnd turnips. About two
pounds of hay and from one pound
to two pounds of grain are about what
n 100 pound sheep will consume. Have
fresh water always nt baud.
Lambs begin eating grain at eight
to ten weeks old. They should then
be given grain In a side pen not acces
sible to tbe mothers', and here the
choicest locks of clover bay can be
placed for them. Tbe grain should
be of n flue nnd palatable nature. Outs,
grouud wheat and oil meal are suit
able grains.
A good home-made tobacco dip can
be mnde by steeping twenty to twenty-four
pounds of tobacco for twenty
four hour in sufficient water to cover.
Boll for nn hour before straining, after
which allow to stand six to ten hours
nnd then dilute to 100 gallons. Twen
ty pound of sulphur will add to tbe
effectiveness of tbe dip.
With a large flock a dipping tank
through which the sheep can be driven
saves the labor of lifting tbe sheep.
This tank should be straight down at
one end with n rleated Incline at tbe
other. It should be two feet wide at
the top nnd ene foot wide at the bot
tom, Tbe sheep Jump off tbe edge Into
the dip nnd walk up the Incline. They
go on a draining pan where most of
the dip drains back Into the tank.
A Chance For th MIlloMlre.
I am of the opinion that If any mil.
liounlre wished to build himself a last
ing monument In the affection and
homage of tbe English people be could
not Ond a surer mean of gratifying
bis ambition than by putting down
$1,000,000 to build and endow a na
tional theatre. And I think that be
fore many years we shall probably
And that some American millionaire,
with the cuteuess of his race, will so
establish and endow an American the
atre and will thereby earn tbe lasting
gratitude of tbe American nation.
Henry Arthur Jones, lu the Nineteenth
Century..
BI IT
New York City. F.ton Jacket are
among the most fashionable conls of
the season and are given the broad
shoulder line of fashion by means of
ETON JACKET.
various capes, cape collars ami the like.
This one, designed by May Munton,
Is peculiarly jaunty nnd smart, and in
cludes both the narrow vest nnd cape
collar, the latter being optional, how
ever. As shown It Is made of earth
brown broadcloth with vest and trim
ming of fancy braid and Is stitched
with cortlcelll silk, but all the suiting
materials of the season are equally
appropriate and plain sleeves can be
substituted for the full ones whenever
desired.
The blouse Is made with fronts and
back, the former being fitted by mentis
of single darts, and Is arranged over
the narrow vest. The cape collar is
separate nnd Is finished with a turn
over collar, the two being arranged
over the F.ton and outlining the vest.
The full sleeves are made in one piece
each and finished with time cuffs, but
the tight sleeves tire in regulation coat
style, stitched to simulate cuffs.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is four and five-eighth
yards twenty-one inches wide, four
vards twenty-seven inches wide, or
A. Late Design
two yards forty-four Inches wide, with
three yards ot braid and three yari's
of luce to trim as illustrated'.
A Poetical TroiMHeuii.
Where is the Aiiierlcuu heiress who
can boast a troiiaseuu of thirty c-os
t umes, iu which every stitch has a po
etic and symbolic slgiilllcance? A
wardrobe of this kind is iu the posses
sion of Mine. Wong, the wife ot the
Vice-Coinmlssloncr from China to the
St. Louis World's Fair. These won
derful dressej were unpacked the oth
er day at the Wong residence In St.
Louis. No two of the gowns were alike
and many of them are woven in an en.
tire piece. The exquisite workman
ship in the robes Is beyond the power
of description. All are embroidered
iu so delicate n fashion that an artist's
brush could' not have delineated them
more perfectly. Kuril flower and em
blem worked on the gown of a Chinese
woman of rank signifies some beauti
ful sentiment. A robe embroidered
with plum blossoms speaks the poetry
of life. The phoenix, with Its out
stretched wings, denote wedded hap
piness. To the uninitiated eye this
wealth of embroidery la the perfection
of the artist's skill, but to the Chinese
husband each sprig and blossom, bird
und butterfly, carries Its own message
of love. Chicago New.
Ileiunilii Hula of Ituhtier.
The gossamer rubber silk lined au
tomobile hood nre not unbecoming,
especially to the plquaut faced woman.
These hoods aro gathered full Ju front
over the but nnd fall long nnd straight
around the face under tbe chin to the
buck. A hat Is also made of this rub
ber which bus a bright silk lining. It
looks like any other chapeau, and I
trimmed with rosettes and frills of
the same, sometimes reversed to give 1
the needed touch of color.
Ilaid llaroarlsxl (aura.
Mercerized canvas, taking the place
of old-time Scotch gingham, la shown
In pluids of all size. While casting
seventy-live cent a yard, uurrow
width. It will far outwear cheaper ma
terial. It Is particularly aultablo for
summer traveling or scasldo wear, u
It ueed no starching aud doe not
crush easily. An- ecru ground, pluldttd
with various color. Is exceptionally
pretty iu this material.
A Itrooin I'etMctmt,
One of the most useful devices for
the cnrefnl housewife Is what Is called
"a broom petticoat." It la used to
brush down the "wall, nnd Is a pre
ventive against cobwebs. It Is mndo
of cream canton Ultimo, nnd look
much like n petticoat with its double
frill and raw strings of tape. It opens
nt the side, nnd ha tapes to secure It.
Including the frill, It is twenty-three
Inches long.
Woman Niiioklna Jacket.
The latest lunovnt.on In the world of
dress Is the ladles' smoking Jacket.
From a inodlstlc point of view this I
the most delightful garment In the
world, following strictly on the lines
of a man's smoking coat, with pale
pink, blue or bu i facing and Jeweled
buttons.
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Floral Chain In l'lare of lleatfa.
Floral chains are taking the place
of the bead ones, whl'-h have been so
popular until recently. These floral
fancies nre made of ribbon or silk, and
are worn chain fashion. Violets, bou
ton roses and forget-me-nots nre the
favorites.
Attractive Mill Tien.
Now that the j.SIIO effects prevail. It
is necessary to wear something extra
round the throat, and tbe most attrac
tive little ties nre being composed of
ermine nnd sable, with cravats of
crenm pleated chiffon.
The Popular lnraol.
The parasol of plain silk with, np
pllques of lace, velvet or embroidery
will vie with those of fancy silk for
supremacy, ns the chiffon trimmed sun-
shade Is quite passe.
A New Belt.
Hark colored leather bolts, stamped
with heavy gold designs, are Intended
I 1 be worn with costumes which In
clude some gold embroidery or passe
menterie. Keraptlon Frocks.
Afternoon reception frocks appear to
by May Manton.
be made lu all the lighter nnd softly
clinging fabrics, with tiny little guug
Ings, pleating and niching nnd eutiro
deux or medallions of lace.
The New Silk.
The now summer silks are shown In
scroll and other designs, but lu these
also the small dot und narrow stripe
,take precedence.
Cllrl'a Coatuino,
The combination of box pleats with
tucks Is nn exceedingly etectlve one
that is much In vugue. This very
charming little frock, designed by May
Mauton. shows them used most satis
factorily and la ndnpted to the entire
range of seasonable fabrics, simple
childish wools as well a washable
stuffs, but Is shown In white bntlste
figured with blue.
The frock consists of waist nnd
skirt. The wnist Is mnde over n body
lining which is smoothly fitted and
the two close separately at tbe ceutie
back. Tho sleeves nro tucked to be
snug above the elbows nnd full below
nnd are gathered into straight cuffs.
The skirt is cut tn seven gores, all tho
reams being concealed by tho pleats.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size (twelve years) Is ten
oiiii.'a cosTum.
yards tY.e.jty-onc Inches wide, eight
and ciiofourth yard twenty-seven
luchc-s wide, or Ave and one-fourth
yards forty-four inches wide. . .
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Potato Pie.
Teel nnd slice half n dozen potntoes
did chop three small onions. Butter
1 deep baking dish and lay In a layer
if potatoes, then one of onions, and a
iprinkllng of chopped cold meat. Sea
ion with salt nnd popper; then repeat
:he layers and cover the whole with a
rrust made ns for pies nnd rolled
:wlce ns thick ns for the ordinary pie.
Hake slowly until the vegetables are
lone.
Colcannnn
Equal quantities of mashed potatoes
uid boiled greens, salt, pepper, butter,
me egg. Mix the potatoes and greens
egetber, season with salt and pppper,
idd a little butter nnd the egg well
)enten. "Butter n basin and shnke In
lome browned bread crumbs; put In
he potatoes nnd greens, nnd bake In
1 hot oven for three-quarters of an
lour. Turn out of the basin nud
u n vegetable dish.
Whole Wheat Oetna.
Mix two cupful of whole wheat
lour with one tenspoonful of salt nnd
:wo teaspoonfuls of sugar; beat the
folks of two eggs and add one cupful
if milk to them; add the milk and
'ggs to the flour, beat until smooth and
idd one cupful of lukewarm water;
rhen well beaten add the whites of
he eggs beaten stiff nnd two level
easpoonfuls of baking powder; flit
lot greased gem pans uud bake lu tt
ot oven twenty-flve minutes.
FUh a la Heine.
Free one pound of cold cooked cod
Ish or haddock from all skin nnd boue:
lick It Into small pieces; put two level
nblespoonfuls of butter in a frying
nn; when It has melted ndd two level
nblespoonfuls ot flour; stir until
minoth; then ndd one cupful of cold
nllk n little nt n time, one level tea
ipoonful of salt nnd n little pepper;'
tit this over hot wnter; bent the yolk
if one egg; add it to the fish nnd cook
me minute; ndd n little chopped pars
ey; serve on tonst or fill paper cases
r shells; spread over some buttered
ruuibs nud brown In quick oven.
Itlbbon Cake.
One cup of sugar, one-half cup of
uitter, two-thirds of n cup of sweet
ullk, two eggs, one tenspoonful of
ream of tartar, one-half tenspoonful
f soda nnd two cups of flour. Flnvor
vlth lemon or almond. Put two-thirds
f the mixture In two oblong pans,
ind to the remaining third ndd one
urge tablespoonful of molasses, two
birds cup of chopped raUlns, a little)
diced citron, n little grated nutmeg
ind one tablespoonful of flour. Bake
u one sheet. Put the sheet together
vbile warm, with cranberry or any,
nrt Jelly.
To restore the color of cashmere that
las been splnshed with mud, sponge
he discolored parts with water, with
1 small piece of soda dissolved lu It.
Toilet soaps may be bought In
luantlty ns advantageously as hum
Iry soaps. Fine toilet soaps need dry
ug and ripening, just ns much ns the
onrser varieties of the laundry.
Mix fresh Philadelphia cream cb-ese
vlth cayenne pepper nnd paprika.
Hold In a ball nud send to the table
0 be eaten with apples or pears at
lessert. It Is good with snltlnes or
ither crackers with the salad.
A growing plant should be kept in
be room with n piano, says a piano
uner. As long as the plant thrive
lie piano will. The reason that a pi
1110 is injured by a dry. overheated
00111 la that all the moisture is taken
mt of the sounding board. Tbe board
a forced into the case so tightly that
t bulges up In the centre, and though
lie wood la supposed to be ns dry ns
osslble when this Is done, it contains
lonie moisture, and gather more on
lamp days. When this moisture Is
tried out tbe board flattens and finally
rack.
A bedroom set for a young girl io
vhite enameled wood with pluk rose
vos admired. The bed wn of wood,
vlth a rntber high hendbonrd of a
rraceful shape, nud the roses were dis
posed over It cnrelessly. The dressing
if the bed was original. There was a
oil bolster covered with cretonne pink
oses on a cream ground, aud the
iprend wna of the same material. This
vas cut to exactly lit the top of the
xiattress, and hnd a full ruffle, which
lid not, however, hnng over the sides,
nit were tucked in nlong the sides.
The effect was of n full puff. Ail the
iushlons, etc., of the room were, in this
tretoune, aud the curtains were barred
II m Ity, with a quaint, old-fashioned
a la nee of cretonne.
Tho use of cooking thermometers,
shlch until recently was almost thor
ugbly confined to hotels aud reatau
am. is Increasing in private kit
mens. Most modern housekeeper
;ount them nowadays as necessities,
ind they are to be found la any house.,
!urnihlug shop. They register a scale
)f temperature which somewhat ex
seeds 400 degrees. In addition they
Indicate at what temperature different
neata should be cooked. Mutton
jeeds tbe lowest temperature, 800 de
trees; beef requires 810 degrees, and
sork and veal each S'M degrees. Bread
1 nd pastry need 400 degrees, but bis
:ults must have 450 degrees. Plain
take bakes well at 3-"0 degrees, while
Hfcuige cake needs only 300 degree.
The thermometers, which cost -from
3 to $3, cau be used lu boiling wir.tr
it tat as well a iu the oven.