THE CLOSED DOOR. If V'i lud toir to wt door stone, f.nvr, my lonl; Hml t liprrl no foot Fh?1 save your own, Nn voiru li lt ymirs, Oh, how wiilr had mi (tiior been thrown, tXi, lir.tr gt't.Pv tho tv.ir beon shown, Love, my lortM Bell pferoil from rnr ojemont cautiously, f,ov irv lord; You 1ood at my iIimm- tvitai licnclnnen three I t.netr tin well, TWhl ar Dintruxt stared up at me And qi:iut-j oil, win Ir-lippcl Jcalomy, Love, ujf lord. FIGHTING TO A GLLCAEhN IJfWMDAS liir y-;l?hi Men Pepe! the Attack of Tlwuands-A Gal Uuf Cifinsc or a Mount-tin Pass Ih: Robin Hood o Macedonia and His Exploits. 8 ALOCRT FONNICHttN ---jre'lR the past few weeks I tlJ?: ili hiivo been slll.lvll.: hits of 'I F Mi 1 n'I,0I,s ,llal l'ilVO COMIC 111 from Macedonia from vu feyjtj i Ions chiefs of chetas, se cret agents nail cither In dividual members of the organization all regarding n certain Incident which occurred some weeks ago iljtvn in Southern Macedonia, hi the enza. or district uf Tevg-li. It was much tele BniplHMl about at the time and men tinned in tl:e European papers, but ome of the main facts and all the detail lime an yet remained secret. Putting together the t!r otlieiai re ports tu the committee with the nar ratives of several participants or wit nesses who arrived here several days ago. am', mm -hiding obvious inilivldiia! e.Miiranoiif.. thiTc still remains the fctoty ut 15 eveat wkieh stands out as remarkable, even in this country of fcensatioual events. It is just such a one im yon may find here and there Hi the pages or Herodotus a second Lconldas in another Thermopylae. It is the story of how Ihlrty -eight cnml tajis. well nriuee! ami well entrenched, for a whole day stood off the repeated nttnctn of 20OU regular Turkish soldi"!, a borne ot several thousand liiKhl-basmik. several hundred Alban ians and a band of thirty Greeks. These mimic rs are quoted in the Turk ish reports. Few people familiar with events here for the past few years have not heard of Apnstnl Voyvoda, known to the Turks and gendarmerie officers us Captain Apostol There is a standing price of, oiii.i) lir.is. or Turkish pounds, mi his hc id. H is a small, dark, keen-eyed man of about tUirty-tlve years, who can neither rad nor write, and always signs his dispatches, writ ten by his secretary, with a rubber alanip hanging as a watch charm. Were he a man of education, lie would lie one of the general lo.-ders. for he la intellectually keen. !ut lie is the Bobin Hood of Macedonia. It is aliout tiiiu that the story cenircs. A week before Lent Apostol caine here to Kusteudii. to r"cross the fron tier some days later wit li ?veral horse loads of munitions. I!e was uoin to take them to bis civa district, cache Useui In the nioiniiains to use them as .1 reserve for thu .siunmer's Il-.-htin. With liiui y.-ryf Save M ichaeloff, his su-chiiT. and ihirty-eiht men. f)n the day before the Ijeiunini; of Lent. A pus to! and his bain! were In the fiinvnto Moisntait:. He wanted to Ket over Into the Oljerni-lJrvciii Mouu tuiiiK; between the two raus-'s runs the lliver Vaivlar. Dining the day hi' had rent a courier across the river to the vili.-i.se of Spalivo, askinif the Tillasers lo si ml horses for the aiiiiuu Dltioii. As whs Mtterwnrds known, the courier was Mopped In the inlcr medlate village of Stoynk, whero a ronipany of soldiiT' were quartcnHl. And this U the r a-on be was stepped. A (Jreck sheplierd boy. wandering about the iuoa:it,iins wi'.U his Duck, came accidentally Miion Apontol" baud in lildins for the ihi They tool; him prisoner. .Vow, miry liivck is an enemy lo every l',itl:;er. and for some moments the boy's lite was in iln lister. Perhaps it w:i hi youth which :ip i"aied to the chief; nt .my iaie, lie released bini. Tile l),.y :it once went to the Vlllaije of sjioyuU and report ei! Apostol's presence in the icnriy iiioiin tains, and !ater poii.t-sl out the courier jmipsIus throut'ii the vilh-.e fir Spalivo. Tile latter was arrested. When niuht 'came and the hor-e-i frmn Spalivo did rot appear-, Apostol de ided that per Laps the vlilugers bad lost the war, Co lie and Ills men shouldered the am niunitiou baes amoi.ij tiiem. descended to me river, er'nsiil it, j.nd by moon light had reached their destination, fpalivo. This viiluue was several miles higher up the same bank of the river on which Mood Stoyak, where the soldi .us .?r" quartered. On one niO" are Jih uiutiiitain bluffs, on the other the ltiver Vardar. i'.ut as the villager bad not received Aposlol's luess:ii;e, they, not expecting liliu, had made no preparations. First, they bad illowed their doits free, who noisily announced Hie outran -e of the bandsmen Into lh" villaiie. Thuir bark ings were beard by some Albanian Jbepiierds n short distance outside. However, the aiiiinunition was itorcd In un old. half-broken-down de hcrled house, and two of the bandsmen were detailed to sleep upon It. Apostol, MichaeloK! and their companions th ditlded lbi.iiisclve anion;; a half dozen houses nearby. In half an hour nil were asleep, save a few of the vil- iav;crs, who remained awake to guard against siirprl-e. Meanwhile the sol dii.la in Stov.iU had iuiel!y innrched up to hpalivo and surrounded it. Then u search liarty cnte-.-cd the vlllnce and bc'uu seurchlntf I bo houses. Tilt! Al bun In n khcpijeriU, who had heard the barking of the dos. Joined them. The soldier were now doubly assured that they had Apotdol mid hi baud :n' ro'inded at last. ileanwhilc, the pounding ul lho doors n the Turks deumnded culrance to the bounce, alarmed the village. For tunately, tje search, began from the fide opposite to that where tho bands men wero liUimerurJ. Now, It Is n 6lauUii;g Uw of tue commute that the Oh. the house of my heart ia over small, Love, rny lord; An' if I K-t .vnit in 1 must lot in all, Oil, every one! Atwl riot would reign In my quirt hull. And 1 fear me noon would my duelling full. Love, niy lord. You went who might never entrance, win, Love, mv lord: Strnmte thnt I thought it little tin To bur my dnir; Hut a king comes ever with shnut and din, And not alone hud you entered in, love, mv lord. Theoiliwa Garrison, in l'uck. THE DEATH ACAINST THE Tl'RKS. bands must never flsht In the villages, unlos absolutely cornered, so Apostol and his men. stlil half clothed, gath ered themselves together, and deter mined to break throuith the rlnjj. It Is probable that the traitor, who as u (ireek. hated the Turks only a little ess than the I!nlirars. had minimized the number of the band, and that the Turks tho.ifjht they had onlv a band or ordinary size t deal with, of from fifteen to twenty nun. At anv rate. Aposto and his ,, had no ditllcnltv in walking through the circle Thc'v retreated quickly up le p!lss Uro j, which the river runs until they could Po no further. Itehlml them the bluff, descended abruptly into the Vardar n one side rose ellfTs. on tl10 other' "'"low them, ran the rlV(,r, a ,.,,,; Hwlft stream just then, for the snows "ere meltlnjr. Uefre them the roc kr Kround descended toward the vllla-e Iwom a military point of view It was a ideal position tor defense-aud death, for no escape was possible. Day was dawning then, as the bandsmen hastily threw up three lines of trenches with loose rocks and boulders thnt had once tumbled down from the heights above them As . as the Turks were able to octe their positions by the growing ii; it. they spread out In fan formation "low, and began to lire. The bands men numbered iut ti.tw.-ii... , ,, , . -i-iiii, ior in (he hurry there had ot been time to -I...-. ... .ne two men who were In the hut with the ammunition. As was found later, they -ontiiaj.-rl sleep, mg undisturbed, for the urks had not considered the hut wortbv of search, and there the ammunition and ts two guards remained Jn safctv dur. ng the whole day. Die first line of ..eiicucs in the pass was defended by ..iic.iaeion and eleven men Fifty yards beyond and higher in 11 1 ten men were stationed, and ctill higher up were Anostol mil r...i.. men. .Meanwhile the firing bad begun to attract to the spot the vultures of the Turkish army, the bashl-nazouks. These are disorganized, Irresponsibl rabble, who seldom light but are nl--..nys on band to share the plunder. On occasions, they will sometimes sup IMirt the troops in a charge, for th.v are well armed. These began to gather in great numbers now. and look up positions with the regulars. When the light was two boars old n Oreeit band of thirty men. commanded by an oCleer in the uniform of the ("Ireek army, ap peared and Joined the Turks. Kvidetitly the Turkish otll-er in com mand had recognized the strength or Apostol's position, for hitherto he had ordered no attack. .Meanwhile It had been telegraphed to Salonica. two hoUlS nWaV. bV train ttmr r,roll was cornered and more troops were needed. Hut. anxious to gain the big reward on Apostol's head, the Turk ish ottiecr determined to iri't lilm before his superiors nrrived. Fu foreed by the baslii-bazouks tl, at. banians and the Creeks he ,,i-.i...n,i a general charge. J'he bandsmen al lowed the charging throiiL' to con,,. ball' way un. The:; four h i ml ,iTi,r. ades were thrown and as ninny volleys tired. They also rolled down hn'm boulders into the panic-stricken Turks. The destruction by the bombs was ter I'lli'c, for even the Turkish ivcuhirs. Ilerce lighters as thev are itour.'il dou-n in scrambling retreat. Having lost heavllv. the Tin-Its mniln no further efforts then to storm Apos tol s pontion. Hut m three hours lho reinforcements from Sn,.r.;, n im-'nn in arrive. I!y noon twenty-live carloads had come, two thousand soldiers in all. Meanwhile the baslii-bazouks bad streamed steadily lu from the sur rounding villages to the number of live thousand, some reports say. That Is probably an exaggeration, and then, too, as far as actual lighting was con cerned, most of these fellows prob ably took up the passive attitude of expectant spectator. I'pon the arrival of the general olher In command from Salonica. be im pati.oitiy ordered a general attack at once. The soldiers made a wild up ward scramble, Lut again lho bombs were blasting up the loose lava among them. That attuck failed, as had the llrsr. Two more equally desperate at tack had n similar result soon after. Then the Turks withdrew and began to open up a heavy lire on the rocks above, depending on rock splinters to deiroy the Insurgents behind their positions. These tactics, altliough com lj for Apostol and his men were slowly pot shooting Individual officer wh .'fever vlsible-were more success ful. Ily evcii that evening, at llfti-en o'clock by Turkish time, the Insur gents had been iniu h reduced. Auother attack was ordered, before durk should give the few survivors a possible chance to escape: In the first trench only Mlehncjorr and three, men were aitvc, and they all wounded. In the other two line of trenches were eight men unwounded. A till last ireneril nitric!.- I.r.imn lho uuimuult.JU of tuo bandsmen guv out lu a few last volley. Then MlcbnelnS nnliliis three meu lu the first trench ros, deliberated Minified their rifle. over the rocks, destroyed , their watche In n (lniilar mauuer and drank the poison, which Is part or every bandsman s equipment, to save him from torture, If wounded. The eight men above killed their wounded comrades with their knives, and then made n break for the river. The Turks were successful. They had gained the position. The news was then telegraphed thnt Apostol hnd been killed. From one of the bodies were taken personnl letters addressed to hint, a rifle with his name engraved upon It was found, and various villagers Iden tified the corpse. Later It was found that this was the body of Apostol' secretary. No well was the Sultan pleased with the rows thnt lie Imme diately telegraphed his personal thank to the troops, and stmt 350 to be divided among them. The gendarmes. the creatures established by the re forms, who had taken part In the light, were all promoted. Next day Ceorgis Pasha, the Italian gendarmerie olilcrr. commissioned (here by the Powers, arrived and be gan an Investigation. It seems lie was the first to question Apostol's death. At any rate, he sent for Apos tol's wife, who lives in n village near by, and the dead having already berui burled, he ordered them disinterred, that she might Identify her husband among them. She failed to do so. lint several days after all doubts were settled when the kalmuknm, or governor of the caza. received a letter bearing Apostol's rubber stamped seal, announcing himself In good health, save for n sprained ankle. Of the whole band of forty men. six escaped, two being the guards who watched over the ammunition and took no part In the fight, l'hey remained with It until another band enme a week later and carried It safely off. Of the eight who broke for the river, three were drowned while attempting to swim across, and one, realizing that be could not even attempt It, drank poison. One reached the opposite bank mid escaped, and Is now here in Kustendll. Apostol and his three comrades crouched among some rushes In shal low water, and escaped later in the night when the search was over. He Is now recovering from his sprained ankle lu a secret hospital In the mountains. AVhnt the Turkish losses were in the fight Is hard to estimate truly. Turk ish reports only mention two Greeks ami sixteen Albanians killed. Vil lagers of Spalivo say 1200 lu nil fell, but that is perhaps an exaggeration. Still, the casualitles must have been heavy, otherwise such a large force could not have been checked for it whole day by thirty-eight men. New York Tost. Contrasts :1 Types. The outspoken romance of the Ger man is sometimes trying to those of a different habit. The author of the traveling notes culled "From a Holi day Journal" describes a young girl whom she met at a Cerman bath, a pretty, doll-like creature. named Marie, who knew how to sit still und do nothing all day long. Presently it was discovered thnt Marie had a lover. She disclosed the fact boldly. "My Iirantigam is young, handsome, rich." she said, proudly, looking up to a tall Fngllsh girl of seventeen. "And have you not a bridegroom, too? Or did you never have one?" Tiie English girl had never before fcl the humiliation caused by tlio lack of a bridegroom. So she shame facedly confessed that some one liked her. only this spring, but "But you do not love him," inter rupted the German girl, in loud but very bad English. "Oh! I love my treasure so! I love him so!" The English girl shuddered, and blushed to the roots of her hair. The words bad been distinctly spoken, and had evidently proved very amusing to a party of English in the vicinity. "Oh." she implored, "would you mind saying 'like' Instead of 'love' next time? We never say 'love' in English. We have no such thing!" KHdinPa hl.ler Still Llrai. Comparatively lew person are aware that the once great actress of the Comedie Frnncaise, Itacl.el, who died so far back us IHoS, has a sister still living In Paris. This sister, Mile. Lea Felix, was hurt In a carriage uccl dent recently, but Is now getting better. Mile. Felix retired from the stage fifteen years ago, her last ap pearance being as Joan of Arc, in iiarbier's drama, at the Porte Saint Martin. She always retrlned her fam ily name of Felix. Mile, Itachel. the great tragedienne, had four slslers and one brother. All her sisters were actresses, like herself, and had con siderable sucess Ln the profeslon. Len Felix 1r, in all probability, the only one of the fist.-ra y.J.v Uvlng. Lon don Telegraph. Kuble Itvrenae, It was a hot day. and the dray horse and the thoroughbred carriage horse napined to be drinking at the same '.rough. "You're a perfect fright," said the thoroughbred, indulging ln a horse laugh, "with that hideous old straw hat on your head." The dray horse looked at him, but said nothing. Then, with a brush of his ample tail, he brusr.ed a fly from the quiver ing hide of the carriage horse, which the latter, with his poor little stump of a tail, wus unable to reach, and dippisl his nose lu the- trough ugaln. -Chicago Tribune. A Jumping Hog, A jumping hog afforded much amusement in the hog-pens at the stock-yards day before yeslerduy morning. Although the animal weighed ISO pounds it would Jump board fences five feet high. The speculator who bought the hog found it Impossible to (online it to a pen, so the pen had to be covered with boards. According to men who have been at tho hog-yards for years, this was the first hog that had ever leaped a fence there. Kan sm City Times. A tnrr Farm, The village of Scoflcld, Wis., boast of a canary farm operated by Mr, and Mr. Herman Keupert. They are now raising aliout 1000 bird yearly, and are doing a profitable business. It 1 a unique occupation, requiring consider able skill, judgment and patience. The Neupert have been eugaged I ln the bualuei for forty yeurs. j - Tnnla rfffcets In Skirts. ft la rumored thnt tunic effects In -klrts are to appear with the first mel ancholy day. In fact, some ultra mart women nre wearing them now. The bell-shaped tunics, short at the Ide and arranged over a plain or flounced skirt, are the most attractive. Other tunic models have n square apron effect slashed up at the sides, and for stout lignres this style is best, giving long Hues. If you think of having a woolen street gown made now, be sure that the skirt is cut In n nullified bell or umbrella sliapo. Women nt lit ltnr. One of the graduates of the Law School of Huston University at Its re cent commencement was Miss Edith W. Peck, n young woman of soclnl prominence in Cincinnati, Ohio. It Is said that she will enter the law olllce of .her father, who Is a judge, and at tend to a general office practice. An other woman to enter the profession of law is Miss Anne Grace Kennedy, n graduate of the llaltimore Law School and the second woman to receive the degree of bachelor cf laws In Murv land. She received in nddltion to this degree two medals, one for the best thesis and the other for being the high est grade student in the senior class. I Modern Cnurtahln Quirk? An American lady has discovered that courish.'p is a swifter business than of old. This does not result, as yon might suppose, from the increas ing "hustle!' of these happy days, nor from the higher spied of ','ho maidens of MOo. In olden days, when the lovers "stolo a word or two between tho pauses of a minute," things dragged. Now that a "couple can golf all day undisturbed ty n chap eron if a man doesn't make record time" in courtship, why, blame the man. This is all very well. But in the days of the minuet thev could, If we-believe tho romancers, put on the pace. Mistress Lydla Lan guish would meet Mr. Uoderlck Ran dom for the first tir.io at tea, and be oft to Gretna flrcca before supper. Golf 1 not in it. Fnll Materials nn1 Color.. No one need fear to invest in a Maided or checked costume, for man ufacturers are now weaving and get ting ready to weave plaids of all ' s for the fnll and winter. Shadow Plaids, chocks and also stripes are n ,2 ?' 11,0 aut"al "ress mater ials. These made their first appear tnice ln mohairs, and since then they have been manufactured abroad in melroso, In sallu prunella und other goods. Stripes are pushed this autumn, and ought to find favor with the stout Vt'omun nt least. In colors for the autumn roval blue s a leader abroad, while in tliis coun try the shade termed inauguration blue is a much-used color. Green lu myrtle reseda and other dark shades nro fashiftiiable, while browns fall be hind their run of last year, while the dark shades of plum, purple and kin dred hues ore being manufactured lu quantities. Whnt Kit JBmbrolders. Linen button. Stamped .aemisettes and elbow Sleeve. Liner, card cases to match her linen dresses. Stock ties of handkerchief linen al ready stamped. Towels for wedding presents, giv ing them a scnllonn,! ,ui.. A butterfly design on her underwalst and other lingerie. Handkerchief bags, -which may be ......L icimy Miimpoa ror qunvter. Linen cover for heart-shaped pn lows. These have embroidery ruf lies. , Fine wliltn ... ..I7 , ln lln lUB J1Un(. kerchiefs, glove and cravats of her iu. in? iciutious. Pretty collars nnd cufi's sets, which come ready stamped on linen for thirty-five cents. And for the same price one may "j toe enure mtio outfit wherewith .... uti.j. vu none. CultlraUngthe Urnee.. Keeping up appearances may bo con sidored vulgar, but within rightful limits It indicates a prime essential 10 succession attainment. In the mat ter of behavior, if one wishes t. c, pear graceful andamiable she perforce makes an effort not only to seem but to be umlable and graceful. Tho rec ognition of what is seemly is the first step toward its attainment. With the decline of the kitchen and lifo lu apartments, grand functloii nnd state occasions are belmr left those with spacious homes and limit less means. Hut the cnlrlt of bosnltnt ity is not dead; only Its outward forms are put upon a more fdmple nnd per naps more genuine basis. Having eliminated from domestic service much that is superfluous, one having gained a broader knowledge or wnat constitutes the urt of living, tne housekeeper of tho future wll dispense her income und time to nrr,t or advantage than she bns it.-.ne In the past and her hospitality will subserve more tnan u single end. Nor shall leading feature be confined to woman's luncheon on which occasion the family needs entertainment or sue! ter abroad until tho dread hour of the 'function ha passed. I udlunapol! Is rews. The Idral Quest. It ha been eald that women may bo divided into two classes, that of the "born hostess" and that of the "born guest," aud that neither fits into tho other' role with any degree of success! There I one charming woman who 1 known among her friends (is "I. G which mysterious appellation stands for "Ideal Guest!" It 1 so silly! And one can be a perfect guest if she only trie. All you have to do la to be pleased with your entertainment, and try to help your hostess make thing ftgreeuble for other. Ye, I do visit an great deal, and I make It an inviol able rule never to repent ln one houso what I have seen or heard In another." It Is very moi'.est aid quite proper that the "Ideal Gne.t" should thus mnke light of her qualilicatlons. Thosa of us, however, rho have a faculty for observation know of other require ments of the character she has not named. The "Ideal Gtier.t," for In stnace, makes the care of her ro-cii an easy for the maid as possible. When she leaves it ln the morning the bed Is stripped and the nattrcss turned to the nlr. When slip leaves It for din ner or supper In tho evening, all her own belongings nro carefully put away ln closet or drawers, thus tunklng tio picking up" nftcr her work which Is wcarltg ts tlio in.ild cud which takes much tlra9. The "I. G." also re members nt mnn, or when the guest room has the r.iont blaze of sunlight, to close tho blinds or erop the nwnlngs. thus helping to keep fresh her hostess' dainty furnishings. Harper' Hazar. Tho llnslnri Woman's Problems. Why the woman who works for a living Is usually more nervous nnd in less exuberant, health gonernlly than the man who works, has been a matter for much dlscu.ision In clubs and news papers, nnd without any satisfactory verdict liavinr been reached, but thoro '.re those who do not find it hard to understand the plicnoniruo-.i. The mar. who works usually doca one sort of work. IIo 1 4 a physician, n law yer, or n clerk, nnd when ho has closed his ofllce door for the day, if he Is a sensible n.m, ho put3 In tho remainder of the time enjoying himself ln what ever way best ( 'l; him. And th? woman wiio workc wc!l. sho is vsually jack of a dozer trades and master of none. When she conies home from her cfTlco it occurs to her thnt there are a half a dozen pairs of stockings to be darned nnd she sets to work forthwith on this nerve-tearing work. When tho stock ings are finished, the Is just as likely as not to sew on the laco thnt the laundress has ripped off a skirt, and shf. goes to bed with her head aching and absolutely unrefreshed. In the morning fihe remembers that there are a dozen little lace collars to be laundered, for they were much too fragile to go in the general laundry, and that afternoon she gives over to the "dolng-up" of these troublesome little things, adding a couple of white belts, three pairs of white gloves and a veil to the pile. When she has finished with these, her back Is aching, and she Is glad to lie down and read by tho light of a distant nnd dim gas Jet the afternoon newspaper, thereby bringing on the ills that come from eye strain. She discovers the next afternoon thnt her hair needs washing, nnd she spends a good two hours at this hard work. She doesn't feel that she can afford the seventy-five cents or $1 that a hair dresser would charge her for this ser vice, and which the latter can do much better than she can do it herself, nnd so she expends strength that Is worth more to her than money, in half-doing this work. She mauicures her own nails when she should be taking a nap, and makes shirt waists when she should be exer cising ln the open. She makes cara mels by way of fun, and fusses over them until sho herself admits that Bhe is "half-dead." She finds things for herself to do that really needn't be done, and by the end of the summer she is a limp nnd lierve-rncked rag. Hut I have to keep nice," she wails, "and I cannot nfford to hire some one to do my mending and to groom my hair and nails!" It Is, indeed, a problem bow the busi ness woman shall manage, but, never theless, these are some of the reasons why she who works for a living Is usually a thin and anaemic person, who looks haggard and old before her time. Unltimore News. Widespread Is the fad for so-called odd Jewelry. Pique collars and cuffs are a fea ture of all summer frocks. Trimmings lead on with quillings of the game, silks as the gowus. All-over embroideries with limine Ings to match make most beautiful dresses. Chiffon taffeta and chiffon cloth gowus must bo included. Exquisitely embroidered' Imported blouses attruct one's attention at every side. The pattern or robe gown, as It is called, helps to make life easier by far this season. Dull gold gallons of various widths are much used in comblnatolns with a brilliant color. The modified leg-o'-mutton sleeve Is tho favorite sleeve, says the Philadel phla Bulletin. Under lingerie hats the hair will t seen to bo garnished with pert butter fly bows of crisp silk. Of the making of collars, cneml sette and cuffs, a well under sleeves, there U Indeed no end. Using different lining make a lot of variety In embroidered dresses, for the effect 1 qulto different with each color. By that silent agreement which Is fashion' Marconi system, every well dressed woman, it seem, has ordered one or more black costumes. Several new kinds of pleated bind ings and rucblngs are shown; among these is one designed to take the place of a neckband with a two-Inch and a half frill below to llo Hut around the .throat. It U f pleated chiffon. New York City. There are many oc casions for which nothing is quite so well suited as the fitted coat. This one Is Revere In style and bus all the smart ness which comes from such cut while it is absolutely becoming to girlish A LATS PSSISH figures and quite simple. In the illus tration the niuterlul is white serge stitched with beldlng silk, but while It Is in every way to be desired for the immediate season, the model will also be found available, for the autumn aud for every fashionable suiting as well lis for general wear. The coat Is made with fronts, backs and under-nrm gores, und Is absolutely pluln. At the nock are regulation col lar nnd lapels, and the closing Is made invisibly by means of a fly. The sleeves are the accepted ones thnt are full at the shoulder and narrow at the wrists. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is three and a half yards of material twenty-seven, two and u quurtor yards forty-four or one and three-quartor yards tlfty-two Inches wide. Overtklrti to He Worn. There 1 every prospect thut we shall be wearing overskirts within th com ing year. The tunic skirt is being boomed by the dressmakers, and since many women have taken kindly to the Innovation, Its success is fairly well assured. Tho style is very becoming to tall figures, but i uot nt all a happy one for short or stout women. Too Many tiDWai, A well-known fashion authority urges women to avoid the mistake of accumulating too tunny gowns. Most of us think that we are unlikely to fall Into such a mistake, but In reality ulmost everybody buys too freely. As a rule this results uot In too many gowns, but In few than we would have If we purchased with moro dis cretion. Hlllcs tu lie Higher. Silks will probably be somewhat higher priced next season," At leust, the higher prices which raw silks are commanding at present seem to Indi cate this, ltaw silk Is now about llf teeu per cent, higher than it was a year ago. Thero Is no' Indication that the output will soon be increased, and the demand 1 very largo. HulUes Arc Hlyll.lt, "IFufile are more and more fashion able and uiuny dancing frocks are bil lowy with them. A dotted Swiss parly gown for a young girl had a shirred Kklrt trimmed almost to the waist with three ilounees, each topped with a baud of Inch-wids lace. The low bodice had I a narrow flat collar of lace, beneata which a full ruflle fell. Poke Hats. In hats the autumn may bring ln the poke, for pokes are considerably worn this summer. There are several varie ties of this popular shape, and those who do not want to wear the full poke can Indulge In n modified edition which lias a full scoop front nnd strings be hind, without being too extreme ln Rtyle, or too voluminous In scope. " or Wltlte Ituees. A flower lint was made entirely of tiny white roses. The shape was a turban, and the only trimming was n cluster of larjjer white roses with leaves placed on one side. The clus ter was tied lu n flaring bow knot of green steins. The turban, though so pimple, was very effective. About Velllngl. It Is said thnt veilings will not be worn after this yenr. but this is hnrd to believe. Certainly, nothing In the ndvnnce models of gowns shows a diminution of the vogue of soft, cling ing materials. BY rtAY WAKTOH. Tucked Ulouae WaUt. The blouse waist continues, and will continue, to bo the favorite of the fash ionable world, and seems to know no limit to its variety. Illustrated is one of the newest that can bo utilized both for wash nuiterluls und for silk and wools, and which allows of many va riations In the trimming. In this In stance white linen is combined with handsome embroidery and the waist is uullned, but the trimming can be lace or banding of any sort that may be preferred, while the fitted lining will bo found desirable for silk and wool mnterlals. The waist consists of the fitted lin ing, which is closed at the front, the fronts and the back. The tuck are so arranged as to givo tapering line to the figure at the back and to provide becoming fulness at the front while the closing of the waist is made Invisi bly beuenth the edge of the right front. The sleeves are the favorite one which form generous puffs above smoothly fitted lower portions. There is a regu lation stock which can bo worn with a tie and a turn-over, as In this instance, or be mndo to match the trimming us preferred. The quantity of material required for tho medium size Is three aud three quarter yards twenty-one. three and a quarter yards twenty-seven or two yards forty-fouv lnche wldo with one yard of all-over embroidery to trim a Illustrated.
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