DOLICB FAR 1NIENTE. A htt.e time of mience in the lm.it, A little time of indolent deligl-,, A little slumber at her gentle f.ct Who bring rnchnntmiiit aod excess of lilit; A littie l.i nun 1. 1 dreaming in the mm. And, ah, how simply happiness 11 won! Long h.ive we toil'd in dusty tit v ways, To una re the Hying bum th.it will not turn Anil bleu tu, all our bitter, t re minti flsvs; l-ong have we borne with heart th;U throb an I vnrn, 1 he sting of orrow. Kv'iy h uman woe Ha stricken us, nnd yet we did not know. We did not l.now what happy dreamer buimi, That only when the busy hand ate mill. And thought content itself in idleness, -la she subservient to our (trailing will. Then, 'twixt a (lumber and a Niuh, man hear Th mem'iy haunting music of the yeara. A little time ahut in wi'h flmv'r-, and leaves, A little space to watch the clouds go by. Drifting in depth of blue, and aaduexa leaven Ihtf heart nn fresh nml r:nlimil mm ilm .Lo. And ahe who -corn'd ua when we could but weep, isits our heart when they are prone to sleep. W THE BRIDGE. I ft us. rONTIFF lived In a I . W Innd of dreams that bean O fV o tifu' ''i,e ' anywhere. II'T JJ i lines were oast In places WOUf t,lat admitted of mi almost toiui exemption from the sordid af fairs of domesticity. When, its It oc casionally chanced, plain, practical Mr. 1'ontiff requested from her some serv ice demanding; notion, the look of gen tie, surprised reproach, she titrneil up. tu lilm, made him feel that lie waft a thins of clay. Her eyes, like old folks' memories, excelled In sights at lout; range. With ears, eyes and thoughts; for away she was a combination of amiability, absent miiidcdiicss and vis ionary abstraction. One morning Mr. Pontiff received a telegram, from an rn route sister. "She will have to be met, II. don," lie aid. Impressively. "We will meet but we will miss her," mimi tired Sonny Pontiff. "Her train arrives at 12.UI), don't for Sct, Helen." "She can remember that, because It'll tie ten to one If she catches It," argued Sonny. "I'll telephone tti to yon when It Is time to start." said the head of the family, Ignoring the Interpolations of his offspring. "It's such a beautiful day, I think I will walk to the station," said Mrs. Pontiff sweetly. "I f'-ar you will forget your destina tion." said her husband anxiously. "Oh. Henry, I nm not quite as bad as Unit."' faintly protested Mrs. Pon tiff. "You really exaggerate my fail les." "Helen." replied Mr. Pontiff earnest ly, "I couldn't do that. When I recall the time you alighted from the street car and left little Sonny to take five round trips before you remembered bis existence, I do tint feel as If there was anything you could fasten In your memory." Mrs. Pontiff sighed. "That was some years ago. There are tlni"s now when I wish I oouhl forget Sonny Tor thut length of time." "Her forgetting me wasn't half so remarkable as her squandering eight cold dollars on n pair of slippers to wear to the charity ball nnd then for getting to take off her rubbers," chimed In Sonny. "Now, who Is It, Helen, you nre go ing to meet'" asked Mr. Pontiff warn Incly. as he started for the office. "Your sister," sh.- replied trium phantly. "At'd what time does her train arrive:-" "One-ten," she said, hesitatingly, While Sonny laughed In his delight. "Oh. Helen, 12.."0." prompted Mr. Tontiff. "Now, Sonny surely said one-ten." "Never pay the slightest attention to what Sonny says." "She had better this time. If she Is going to walk to the station. Now, mother, don't try to swim across the river or look for a ferry. You know they tore up the bridge six months ago to build a new one, and people are us ing a little foot bridge." "Why, I didn't know they were build ing A new bridge," rxclniuicd Mrs. Pontiff In surprise, "but then, I haven't been on the street In a yi nr." "Why. mother! It's the widest trldg.- In the I'nlted States:" "How perfectly foolish to build the widest bridge In the country across the narrowest river In the world:" "Well, then, iKin't you see." laugh d Fonny, "that It Is then the shortest bridge In the world, so It Is as broad It U long." "You are getting Into deep waters, Fonr.y." Interposed Mr. Pontiff. "You remind me of a man who was Presl f ent of a street car line that was only a ml 1 4 long. He was posing at n no tlo:.al meeting of the Street Car As sociation a n magnate. He made a speech, and In one of bis most Impres sive pauses some one sneered: 'Sit down! Your road's only a mile long" True, he said, 'trre. my road Is only a mile long, but it Is Just as wide as any road In the world.' " The day was one of those Indescrib able links between late spring nnd ear ly summer. There were delightful promise In the nlr of coming beauties, and Mrs. Pontiff, as she made her way t ationward. felt at peace with all man kind, even unto her coming sistcrln la w. She walked on In dreamy forgetful nest of all about her aare the lliUid iky, the oft air and the delicate breeze until ahe came to the river. Mast the cro.ti on that slrgle narrow beam extruding front shore to ibore? fr'he looked helplessly about her. It was the noon hour and do one waa lu peaking distance aare a solitary la borer on the opposite bank. She could never get ber courage to walk that llauk. Then ahe recalled what Sonny bad uld about people using tbl tem porary foot bridge, "I ought to be ashamed," iho rea soned, "to be afraid to do what prob biy thousands of people do dully. I suppose every man, woman and child ta Elktuwu have tripped across tU -rail Ma:: -m-nt. river on this plank. I am always the Inst one in town to do unythlng." Encouraged by these self-suggestions, she put one s lor. unsteady f'H)t on the beam. Then another trem ulous step and she poised on the brink, "oh, I can't!" she wailed. Then she remembered Henry's tales of how his pioneer mother, in hi r ear ly days, went to a Western wilderness to live nnd used to cross the river on stringers. Kelnforced by this colonial recollec tion, she took a few steps. Then the effect of the stimulating relleetlons passed away and left her weak, help less nnd scared dlmway across the sluggish, mild stream, which now seemed to her a roaring cataract. "How could I have ever said it was the nar rowest river in the world?" she thought. She was now utterly paralyzed from terror and unable to take another step. There was only one thing she could do. and she did it strenuously, she screamed. The lone laborer working on the opposite side turned and saw her. "Well, wouldn't that get you!" he ejaculated, and then called out: "Hold on there! I'm a-con.lng." and ho hastened toward her. Never ill the world had anything looked more beautiful to her than the tight of this stoggy, red-raced. b!u. ovoralled, black-piped laborer ap proaching her with a step of ease and a ir of security. When he reached her ho turned about. "Put your anus around me," he said, "shut your eyes and hang on tiglit." She obeyed these Instructions so im plicitly that the laborer felt as If he had an electric rheumatic belt about his waist. Mrs. Pontiff had always been con scious of an instlcllve shrinking from the "common people," but she followed this plebeian coarse-garbed toiler Ulnd 1," and willingly. "Here we be!" he nnnounced cheer fully, and Mrs. Pontiff opened her frightened eyes to Hud herself once more on the beloved terra lirnia. With a hysterical laugh she sank down on ii pile of lumber. "Say, was you doing It on a bet?" asked her rescuer, curiously. "What!" she exclaimed, staring at him. "Well, I heard Kit Hooligan a id one or two women say how tlcy were n going to be the lirt to walk the plank, and the f.-llows about town have been giving them dares and putting up money on tluni. and I though maybe you society folks was doing the same. You're a winner, though. The first but me to cross that ere plank." Mrs. Pontiff shuddered. "What do yoti mean? Isn't that the bridge peo d" use right along? How do they cross?" It was his turn for a shock now. "Creat Scott!" he ejaculated. "Didn't you see that bridge over there?" She followed his Index linger. On the other side of the piers of the pro posed bridge were terraced steps lead ing down to the water's edge, where was constructed a snug little bridge securely railed. She was silent a moment. Then she turned to hlui. "I was getting dizzy when you came to my help, ami in another moment I should have fallen In and irnvu.d. I wish you would take th!; It's all I have with nie," and she put u ten-dollar bill into bis surprise.! hand. "Yes," she said, in reply to his faint protestations, "it's llttN enough, and please never tell any one." As she hurried on to the station, she thought: "I wouldn't have Ilenrv ami Sotinv Lnritv iitii.iit t f..- it,., it-.. .M"' 1 At the station h. encountered her husband pacing the platf irm. "Why, right on time!" he said In n pleased, sin prised lone. "I telephoned to the house, but yon had b'ft. I got another t"lrgnuu from Carrie, and she can't co.ue to-day." Mrs. Pontiff made no re-ponse. "I'll fide up Inline Willi c.l," he said, hailing a eiuriage. When the caiuuitu hid closed the door. Mrs, Piniir. burst Into tears. "Why. II d n," renio:i,tiv.tcd ,,.;. n)s. band, "you can't lie disappoints! nt Carri-'s non-appi-ann,,.,., ,,r Ui-e those tears of relief?" "JP'ybe she will come to-morrow." sobbe I Mr. Pontiff. "Well, never iiiiud! Oon't cross bridges until you come to them!" At this iujuctlon his wile, to bis sur prise, changed her tears to laughter. "Helen's nature Is even more delicate and sensitive than I thou, -lit." ho re flected. "I must be more careful of ber." That evening Mr. Pontiff picked np the Evening Journal and Sonny did likewise the Herald. Then there Issued from each an exclamation of surprise. With dread forebodings, Mrs. Pon tiff hastened to look over lie? lord and master' shoulder. . Then ahe fell imb hi arms more ter- rliled tbau the bad been during ber trial on the river. For In startling headlines she caught the words: "She stood on the bridge! A plucky woman! Mrs. Pontiff the first person to cross the Ill's t plank of the new bridge!" "What docs It mean, Helen?" he gasped. Ilcfwern her sobs and laughs ehe r luted her experience. "It's all my fault. Helen," lie said soothingly. "I shall take better care of you after this." "You had more grit than Kit," exult ed Sonny. When Mr. Pontiff had succeeded In quieting his wife, he took Sonny one side and threatened him with punish ment dire If he ever by look, thought or deed alluded to the matter to hi mother or to any one There were times when Sonny sore ly longed to sing "There's One More Iilver to Cross," but he forebore. Ilelle Manlntes. In the New Orlcun Times Democrat. Three Scotch glorle. A shoemaker came to the minister asking his advice because "thnt sweep, his landlord, had given him notice to ilitit nnd he would have nowhere to lay bis head." The minister could only ad vise lilm to lay his ease before the Lord. A week later the minister re turned and found the shoemaker busy and merry. "That was gran' advice ,ve gied me, minister, said the mau "I laid my case before the Lord, as ye teli't mi', an' noo the sweep's dcld." At a funeral In Glasgow a stranger, wlio had taken his seat in one of t lie mourning coaches, excited the curios ity of one of the other three occupants, one of whom at last addressed him: "Ye'il be a brlther o' the corp.'" "No, I'm not a brlther o' the corp." was the prompt reply. "Wecl, then, ye'll be his cousin?" "No, I'm not that." "No! then ye'll be at least a frlen' o' the corp?' "Not that either. To tell the truth, I've not been weel myself," and as my doctor has ordered me some carriage exercise, I thocht this wad be the cheapest way to tak' it." . , ... .itit ,! . i. -.kjniiii I leuohcu V) one 01 . tt i .i u.- ii.....n, I- " Minday along the hillside aoove the ll'U'lT . I tirr vir-ll lilllll IMl'U. UU ll'lllll.U lu good part, but tried to show the re monstrnnt thnt the action of which he complained was Innocent and lawful, and he was about to cite the famous example of a Sabbath walk, with the lucking of the ears of corn, ns set forth In the Gospels, when he was in- miptvd with the remark. "On ay, sir, 1 ken weel what you mean to say, but for my puirt I hae nefer thocht Hie better o' them for brenkin' the Sawbbalh." Uclkie's "Scottish Iti-min-Iscences. The. ttiie of the Toothpick. Commenting on a controversy that fa progressing In its columns on the use of the toothpick in public, the New York Herald says: "One writer this morning defends the use of the tooth pick in public restaurants, which was vigorously denounced by a correspond, ent in Wednesday's paper. The author of this morning's letter contends that its use, if snllk-Ienlly inobtrusive. Is a I duty to cleanliness and hygiene. Care of one's linger nails is a similar duty, but a person of refinement confines its performance to the 'manicure par lor' or the privacy of his chamber. Oth ers may be seen performing that 'duty to cleanliness and hygiene' In street cars and other public places. Surgical operations With toothpicks in public places are usually offensive in these days of advanced taste and sensitive ness. Tlie grande dames of Qiun Elizabeth's time considered it the cor rect tiling to carry their silver-handled scratch-backs with them to the play, but the sight of a woman plying such nn implement ill n box nt the Metropol itan Opera House would be startling. The conspicuous wielding and chewing of a toofhplck In public places belongs to nn era of toleration that has passed away." A Pet t'ene.. Warren Sbeley, a young pon ot Dr. O. C. Shcley, of Independence, Is the possessor of a full grown ferret, n present from some ptace out in Kuu sas. The animal has the appearance of an elongated white r.it wl.ii a kitten's tall, and Is not only thoroughly domes ticated, but Is about the most tnto.--talulng house pet imaginable. It plays with u siring like a kitten and Is very fond of music, dancing lu a kangaroo sort of fashion when lis young master whistles a lively tru;-. It seems ei-pccliilly fond of a zither owned by Master Sbeley, and never sei-.ns ipilie so well satl.ilie.l as when resting its long, pinkish body tter.cs ibis Instrument and scratching the strings wlih its claws. In addition t- living a rare pet, the ferret is sure dath to ran and mice, not to mention chlckeus. It is said to be aide to kill any ilog that attacks It, lis me.hod it protecting Itself being to fasten its needle-like teeth lu the dog's Ihnat and then to cling there, unt:i It I. as sucked sway the animal's life blnod. Master Sheley's pet, however, scciih friendly enough to his !ilg Mici!i! dog. th two playing together in icr feci con, ra'!eship.-Kansas City Jo.ir. mil. A New I'oltori. A iii'w polon, i:iai y times i lore pn-v-ciTnl than prussie itch', ; u (.,. em. -red by au Englishr (ii v..i has named It cyanld of cacoiiyl. 1, a ! white powder, nielling at thiiiy-thi c ib gre.'s nnd boiling at 1 Hi dcg.ve.-', nnd v. ben e.'vposed to th air tires forth tt slight vapor, the lliliuluiloti or v.IlcIi Is Instant death. A comhimitin.i in' potassium acetate with white urseuie, piiMiiieing n fuming liquid called caeo- dyl was made a number of years ago ' by a French experimenter, and this the English chemist bos further combined with cyanogen, a radical of prussle acid, producing the dealy substance named, the most potent to far lu the records of chemistry.. A CrlllrUm. Rosa Ilonhmir bud just finished th "Horse Fair." "Flue," cried the critics, "but why don't you point the dark horse who will get the nomination?" Perceiving a lack of artistic tem perament, Mlii' wu fulu to disdain th criticism.-uturdi.jr Evening rot. Rje3erams' Corn Welt Merited t Poultry. Tests made In Germany In regard to the digestibility of Indian corn by chickens show that 02.5 of the pro tein, 84.4 of the fat and 91.T of the starchy material Is digested, also 43.3 of the mineral matter. It appears that chlckeus con digest grain more thor- I oughly than the animals, hence the grains possess somewhat higher feed ing value on this account. lr?ln( or the Future.1 Tt Is liosslble, even to-day, although the process, it is confidently hoped and believed, will be speedily further perfected, to pass milk drawn from the cow by the aid of n milking machine direct Into the separator, which Is at' filched to a butter maker. 1. e.. a ma chine which first skims the cream and then churns It Into butter In a word to make butter practically direct from the cow. Practical men, however, are quite aware of the advisability of wait lug for a further development, when the work will be more economical and the results more satisfactory. Tout of Spraying;. The cost of spraying apple trees tiiree times with bordeaux mixture at the Maine Experiment Station Is from ten to llftiM-n cents per tree. Baldwin apples on sprayed trees showed ninety' seven per t. of the fruit free from cab, while unsprayed trees showed only sixty-seven per cent, of the fruit free from scab. On full-grown trees It Is reckoned that the average crop Is about three barrels, which would fcJve n gain of a barrel of clear hand some fruit as n result of the spraying, The prollts of the operation, however, vary, as some years there Is but lit tle scab, while other years It is very lirevalent. Work anil I'oultry, C.ive fifty bens one acre and tncy will need but little help not as much na lu rai iiileiwl f..,. n ... n-l.n. Dlm ld ' iv.jnnvi, i v., ii mvii, n ,iT-ii rue la ,, ,,. .,.,,, . 'ii 'ii' via. JlUt , farm on which the hens can have plen- , tv .. T.1n ,.p . ' ..p TP num. ii one attempts to avoid work It Is best not to begin. The hardest work the farmer can do Is to rise at 1 o'clock In the morning, milk the cows. (In winter) ship the milk, feed the rows, clean out the stalls, and repeat the same nt night, including Sundays. It Is really Inconsistent Tor a dairyman to complain of work with poultry, ns the keeping of cows to supply milk Is hard work ot all times. Cracker 1'or Voiing Clilckn Soaked crackers nnd soaked bread i are ofleu recommended ns food for ! young chickens, but I don't recollect , ever having seen dry crackers men- tinned, says a writer In Country Gen-, ; tlcinan. For several years I have giv ' en my newly hatched chickens no food i but dry Itoston crackers and cold wa- ter. Since adopting this method I i don't think I have lost one chicken ! from Infantile disease. I break up n cracker with my fingers, nnd the lit tie ones nick nn the minutest tmriinhm the mother hen reducing the larger pieces to the proner size. If one lies incubator chickens, It would bo neces sary to pound or grind the crackers, but I doubt not that the chicks will thrive ns do mine. Itorie Must Have Oar. Oats seem to be the natural grain for horses, and every attempt to substi tute any other grain, in considerable quantities, always brings trouble for the horse. There Is too much corn fed on the average farm, and while It Is admitted that when one grows com lu abundance it Is n most natural thing to use it, there Is no doubt but what all farm animals have more corn than they ought, and this Is particularly true of horses. The writer urges farmers not to make this mistake, for they do It at the expense of the years of the horse, even If serious trouble does not result Imme diately. Sell corn enough to buy what oats the horse should have. Au occa sional feed of cornmeul, bran and oil meal will not injure the horse, but the bulk of the grain given It should be oats. Fertilizer For Chlm. Experiments were recently made by a foreign experiment station to deter mine the effect on the yield of cab bages which bad been fertilized. The I tleld selected for the experiments was J of soil of medium loam from fifteen to eighteen inches deep, and which had not been manured previously for forty I years. It was ascertained that the largest salable beads were secured I from the plant fertilized with thirty tous of manure, 'iJ.Tt pounds of sulphate I of ammonia, ;."K pounds of basic slag and 1 To pounds of muriate of potash. I Fully as good results were obtained l when .'WO pounds of nitrate of sods I were used lu place of the 22.1 pounds of sulphate of ammonia. The Increased yields obtained when these fertilizers were used were ten tons greater than j when thirty tons per acre of manure 1 were used ulone. Kreetl For Hra-lnncr. It Is very dltllcult to advise one what breeds to select without knowing for what purpose the fowls are to be raised. If one wants but a few for home purposes. It is best to select the larger breeds, such us Ptymolih ltocks Wyandotte or Light Ilia h mas. All of them lay fairly well anil the carcasses are large and plump. If eggs are mainly desired, t!:e:i the smaller breeds, such as the Leghorns or Min orca, should be chosen. It is a matter of personal opinion us to whether the white or browu Leghorn, or black or white Minorca la tho most deslruble. If one lias but a limited range for the fowls during the summer the larger breeds should be chosen by all means, for the smaller breeds, and especially the White Leghorns, are Impatient of floso quarter and fret under confine ment. During the summer. If the fowls are on the range, where they ran obtain more or less grass and Insects, the best grain food Is wheat, buckwheat, cracked corn In small quantities of mil let. Do not feed poultry much whole com during warm weather, as tt Is too fattening and will stop their laying quickly. If tha grass supply U small, green food of some kind must be giv en da.lly, and there must be a good supply of fresh, dean water, given sev eral times a day. Car or Ilia Horse. Speed horses are always trained flown before they enter races. Foot ball players train and diet for mouths. In order that they may be In prime of condition; that their muscles may be hard and their endurance extended, but how many farm horses there are that are not even given a thought about conditioning before entering the heavy harvest and fall work, says Farm Hevlew. Where horses are worked more or less continuously there should be no trouble whatever In bringing them Into good condition and keeping them there, but with those that nre turned to grass the problem Is not so easy. Grass is good for horses, but when turned on, and this accompanied by feeding at random, with a little work now nnd then, will not get or keep a horse lu condition. If on grass the horse. If he works more or less, should be given his grain feed regularly. In any case pains should be taken to have the horse burdened and In condition by the tiihe hard work begins. If such Is the case, both man nnd beast will en Joy the harvest more than If the horse is poor mid soft. Fluid Culturu of Cabbage, Cabbages, which are often consid ered superior lu feeding value to tur nips, are cheaper to grow than n root crop, and constitute excellent food for sheep and dairy cows. I)eep, adhesive loams are best, but the crop is suitable for the stiffest soils, provided they are deeply worked. Liberal ma inning is essential, from twenty-five to thirty tons of barnyard manure per acre being a good dress ing. This should be supplemented with from 2iH to :iU0 pounds superphos phates. Top dressings of from Iimi to 200 pounds of nitrate of soda are profit able when the young plants bave well started, and again when the heads have begun to form. The light er the soil the greater the quantity of manure required. Seed may be drilled In rows or started In a seedbed. Tho former method is both cheaper and bet ter in the end. Drill four to six pounds per acre. J- roni one to two pounds sown on a rod of good seedbed will produce enough plants for an ncre. The rows should be about twenty-four inches apart, and the plants a like dis tance asunder in them. The enemies of the cabbage crop are in some degree Identical with those of turnips. The cabbage worms cause great loss by eating the leaves. Hand picking is the surest remedy, though it is cheap er to spray or dust the attacked plants with one of the standard Insecticides used for soft bodied caterpillars. B. A., in the American Cultivator. The. llest Turkrya, Always use as breeders turkey hens over one year old. He sure they are strong, healthy and vigorous and of good medium size. In no Instance se lect the smaller ones. Do not strive to have them unnaturally large. The male may be a yearling or older. Do not Imagine that the large over grown males are the best. Strength, health and vigor, with well propor tioned medium size, are the main points of excellence. Avoid close breeding. New blood Is of vital Importance to turkeys. Better send a thousand miles for a new male than to risk the chances of Inbreed ing. Secure one In the fall, so ns to be assured of his health and vigor prior to the breeding season. No matter what variety of turkeys may be selected for keeping, they should, above all things, be strong, vigorous, healthy and well-matured, but not akin. Better secure the fe males from one locality and the male from another to Insure their non-relationship, rather than run the risk of Inbreeding. In all fowls It is well to remember that size Is influenced large ly by the female and the color and liulsh by the male. Securing over large males to pair with sum!!, weakly hens Is not wise policy. A medium-sized male, with good, fair-sized females of good constitutional vigor and mature age will do far better than the largest with the smallest fe males. G. K. Mitchell, in The Ameri can Cultivator. KflTect of (Iroointng. The skin of the horse, like that of other animals, is an active excretory organ. Supplied with almost an In definite number of pores, through Uiese. If kept open, a continual dis charge of wutery fluid, and such other waste matter as is carried there by the blood, occurs. It also contains my rlads of minute glands, secreting an oily fluid that is essential for render ing the skin sort and flexible, as well ns furnishing the nourishment needed by the hair and keeping It soft and glossy. It will not do. therefore, for these pores to get clogged, for In that case the skin would soon become dry, rough, hard and diseased; nor Is there much danger of it except when the horse is hard at work. Then the secre tion of watery fluid Is heavier than when the animal Is Idle, and If the sweat Is allowed to dry on the skin, dust will accumulate, mixing with It, and, If not cleaned off, fill and clog the pores. At a result the skin will not only become diseased, but the whole system more or lesa deranged. The Im purities, unable to escape through the skin, will accumulate lu different places' and Rive rise to blisters, which. If neglected, may lead to blood poison ing, or something else nearly as bad. By regular, thorough grooming, how ever, all this will be prevented, tho pores kept open, and a healthier, thrift ler condition of the animal maintained. A horse having a thick, tough skin will endure a tolerably sharp curry comb, which, used on another with a thin, tender skin, would be a nostive cruelty. Whatever accumulation of dirt may be on the balr after the use of the skin should follow by the aid of good brush, Jj...,J.- - .wii.U ' New York City. Pretty frocks that are suited to dancing school nnd party wear are always In demand for young gins, the best nre made on simple ntiir, a p a h r y dhkmh. lines and rendered uttructive by means of light colors and dainty work. This one fullllls all the requirements and al lows a choice of the low neck with A Late Design three-quarter sleeves or high Deck with long sleeves. As illustrated It Is mude of pale pink silk and wool crepe du Chine with ecru luce, but there are many materials equally appropriate. Cashmere will be very appropriate the winter through, and Is charming for all frocks of the sort, albatross Is also available and the very thin simple silks ure quite correct. The rrock Is made with the wulst und tho skirt. The wulst consists of the fltted foundation, which can be faced to form a yoke or cut out to give the low round neck us desired. The waist Itself Is made with fronts and backs gathered ut Ixith upper und lower edges, and can be finished with the bertha or with a simple flat band, as shown In the small view. The sleeves consist of full puffs with circular por tions, which rail over the gathered frills. The skirt consists or an upper portion, cut in deep points, and a gath ered flounce, which is straight at It upper edge und Joined to the upper portion above the points, the Intter rail; In over It between the shillings. Tho quantity or material required for the uied in ni size (ten years) Is ten yards twenty-oiie Inches wide, eight and one half yards twenty-seven Inches wide or live yards rorly-four Inches wide, with twenty yurd or insertion to make us llluslruted, three fourth Tlia llanrt-Maila fixruifoif . - The return to bund made garment indicates a desire for something little more Individual and more enduring than the things we have beeu wealing. Heal lace Is cheaper In the end. and much more beautiful than machine made luce, and, although no one cares to wear her gowns as the black silks of a generation ago were worn two years for the best and two years more for second best she does value tbeiu the more for their lasting qiiulltles. Fruit ftantltura. Women muy yet own huts trimmed With new potatoes and fresh lettuce, and be proud to wear Uiem, if the fad for fruit garniture continues. Already one may expect to encounter bats bear lug branches of gooseberries, or hard, gnarled, green apples. A smart model In a Fifth avenue shop window bad a delicate, tend transparent crown of white currants, with the palest of green foliage; while another, which flanked it, was trimmed with Oregon apples and Catawba grapes lu regular liurvest borne style. I yards of all-over lace for yoke and cuffs when high neck and long sleeves are desired. An RveryilaT Hull. A neat little everyday suit is made ot nav; broadcloth, the Jacket and skirt trimmed with wide flat silk braid. The collar and belt are of velvet nnd are edged around with the braid. "Lea: o' Mutton" Sle.. The "leg o' mutton" model make the latest fashionable sleeve, but Is shown In many variations, always re taining Its essential shape, which li large above the elbow, snug below. The two shown are among the best and are peculiarly well adapted to remod elling, ns well as to the new gowns and waists. The sleeve to the left Is shown In cashmere with the cuff of velvet, but will be found excedinegly effective, with the plain portion of lace while the upper Is of the material. whenever such combination is desira ble. The sleeve to the right Is mude ot crepe de Chine and Is full for Its en tire length, in motisiuelalre style, and an be Ouished plain, ns Illustrated. or with a frill nt the wrist, us may be liked. iiie Flecve consists of the fitted foun dation, which is the same for both. the mosquetalre sleeve and the sleeve that is plain below the elbow with the shaped cuff. The moiisiiuetaire sleeve is gathered at the seam edges and again at the top and arranged over the foundation, the Inner seams being j closed together. The sleeve that la by May Manton. plula below the elbow Is gathered at Its upper edges and at the seam edgea above the elbows only. The quuntlty of material required Tor the medium size Is, for mosquetalre sleeve two and one-half yards twenty one Inches wide, two and one-balf yards twenty-seven Inches wide or one and one-fourlh yards forty -four Inches wide; for plain sleeve, two and one-fourth yards twenty-one Inches LKO O MUTTON" St.BKVSS SM1I.L, MKUIOM, f.ABIJR. wide, two and outs-fourth yards twenty- seven Inches wide or oneuud one-elghtb yards forty-four Inches wlt, with one- rourth yards of velvet for cuffs. A II .I..-- i All over laces are again exceedingly rushionable. especially the liner quail ties. AUover Valeiicleiiiies, Mechlin and Alencon are In great demand for waists, any; even eutire gowns. These allovers are aeeoiupunletl by flouticlug lu the same mesh and pattern, to niilsli skirt, bertha and sleeves with. Among the uoveltles of two toi.eii luces ars seeu willow green i ul ecru, chain pugue and Delft . lue, cream. Ivory and "butter" color. Tba Wash Pattlaoat. An Immense amount of Individual attention ta being bestowed on wash petticoats, and It has consequently be come almost au unpardonable sin to fall feebly back upou the commonplace embroidery quality. , Delicate aelf col ored cambrics generously flounced and ttnely tucked carry the insignia of the season's best approval, and Uieao bave U.e further attraction of . re.,.bie price, as also the spotted variety on , white ground, the flouuees of the lat JT bHUttoolea their edge One flax thread.
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