THE SNOW
When all v thill anil dark and aercu
In country and in town
A aonj to soft that none couM hear .,,,)
Win gently wsfted down Ch
A eonst that' floated to the hill
And fished across the plnin
And aonlned each fretting, brawling rill
With its erene refrain.
ft crept about the lonely tree
Which held an empty neat.
And murmured low the lullnhv
That ralmrd the tree to nut:
t boat aero the meadow wide
Where (rrac mourned for June
And all tneir runtlini nhiapera died
Beneath its peaceful croon.
THE WHITE
BY MYRA
f)K0(fT'V" I wish I could bp rich
I 11 unve ,illt' vlolhes 10
X M wear!" sighed Lu-La, the
2 l,,ilS!,nt maid, ns she
trudged borne, bearing her
wmlle of faggots upon her head. "1(
inly I could weave the snow into fair
jiarnients with which to clothe my
body, how happy I (Omuld 1p! Spp.
there it lie.', covering tlip ground with
Its white embrace, and looking more
oantifil than nny material mortal
bands can make; and yet it is useless
to me."
As the sill spoke slip drew down her
load, ami. gathering n large liandful of
the soft flak-., she looked at it cur
iously; but in a few seconds she threw
'hem from hev In terror, for the cold
white snow had bpeome massed to
gether, and now showed Itself to be
t wee white man, who chuckled ut
tier discomfort before he spoke.
"Ha, ha!" be cried, "yon are indeed
1 fortunate girl! You have only to
express a wish oncp, anil it Is gratl-
"A wish!" gasped Ln-La, in terror.
What do you mean?"
"Did I not hear you dpsire to use
Vie sunw as a garment'' 'lie asked.
'You thong' t the snowtlakes would
make a fascinating costume n little
while ago." lie reminded her. "Have
foil forgotten what you said 7"
"No, 110," slip replied nervously: "but
fou cannot help me in this, I um
jure."
"Oh, thero you ore wrong." was the
reply. "Henceforth the power shall be
curs to mould the miow Into any
ibape you want. At your bidding it
hall form your dresses, your home,
mil everything you require. There is
lothing you cannot barn made in pure,
prhite enow, But yon do not seem
rery content. What is the matter
jow?"
"You forget," said Lu-La, "that the
mow melts In due season, and then
where would go the pretty white
Jilngs you speak of? How all the
rillager.s would mock when my snow
'lock began to melt, nnd the beautiful
lome you describe thawed and fell
ibont my ears. I am tired of this old
ed skirt and shawl, it is true, but It
s better than the coverings of which
ton speak.''
"No," said the wee white man: "I am
me of the few Frost Fariis left In the
aorld. The mild winter has driven
nany of us away: brt I am mill here,
lid willing to give you the power I
osses. Henceforth you will be able
o dp as you wish with th snovrlakes.
Phey will be your setvan's, to be com
nauded in every way. None will
;uess your secret, anil you will be
mvied above all."
Ln-La could hardly believe Hip truth
f this statement, and stood looking
it her new friend very suspiciously.
"Yon don't believe tr.e," he said.
'Well, test my word for yourself. I
irill sit on this bough while you ask
'or sunn thing you want. Ask away,
i:i!e maid; ask away."
The Tsirl. though much bewildered,
niilcrstooil what she was to do, so siie
unk eagerly tipon her knees and held
nit hev hands entrratingly. "Snow,
'now," she whispered, "mv bands are
wire and cold. Wll, you cover them
(or me?"
In an Instant her rovli, brown
ingei's were incased in smooth white
rlovis that she could take on and off
is she wished; and, oddly enough, you
would never have known of what they
were composed.
"How marvellous!" e:;ciaimed r.n-I.n.
'Ilear little Frost Faliy, I can nevir
hank you sufliclently fur sii.h a gift.
Put. fell me, will this pou t r last for
ever':" "It will," be nssnred he:-, "unless you
are loved and love In return. The mo.
nieut your heart la warmed by the
giow of true affeclioi, your snow
possessions will melt nway, and you
will become Just an ordinary mortal
gain."
"Then," Lc-La declared, "I am quite
fife. Nobody will ever cure for me.
Who Is there who would think twice of
the orphaned child of a wood cutler?
These old rags are enough to frighten
any suitor away."
"You forget," said the Frost Fairy.
"It Is in jour power now to change all
thut. Tlie wood cutter' daughter may
be held to be of little importance, but
many there are who will woo the
White Princess, lint, remember, your
heart will be as cold as your sur
roundings; jour frlgluness will chill nil
who see you. Well, I won't now linger
bere, but let my word remain In your
memory. I'ntil tlie tire of love pos
sesses you, you will retai.t your power.
Coodby, good-by."
When tlie) little n:in had Tnnlshed
Ihe girl stood thinking deeply about
what bud occurred, and as she did so.
me express-Ion he hnd used camp back
,0 het niind, and she found herself re
prating it over and over again. "The
White Princess, the White Princes
she mused. And then she gave a little
scream of anrpilaj and chipped her
bands together. ,-I will teRt my power
now to Its utmost," she cried. ".Snow,
Know, build me a palace fit for a White
Princes to dwell in. Make the rooms
large and shapely, and stock them
with snow furniture: let snow servants
dwell within to wait band and foot
upon me, their mistress. Clothe me
-vi Ih raiment suited to my new posi
tion, fill the stables with snow horses.
the groundr with snow fbnvers. JT.et
.nil the world talk of and marvel at the
White PriiicesJ" ,
LULLABY.
It aought the bare sweep of the field,
The border of the wood
The alirnb that in the breeze reeled
Now firm nnd sturdy atood;
It bade thf aullen, lenflesa hough
.That their nursli tone miit cease,
Atwl over all. from field to slouch,
Jt Mattered silent peace.
Tlii the on? that had no aign
Of mu.ic nor of word
Yet ara and alirnb and oak and pine
And hill and valley heard.
Then came a wind that moothed the anow
With drowsy pat nnd sweep
And whispered, in the moonlight's glow,
"The world ha (tone to leep."
W. 1). Ncsbit, in Chicago Tribune.
PRINCESS.
HAMILTON.
As she uttered these commands a
cold shudder ran through her; but she
did not beiil It, but went on eagerly
clamoring for more nnd more to be
given, until, really exhausted for want
of breath, she paused to look around.
Yes, thrre was everything she bad
asked for. A huge white palace stood
glistening In the sunshine, and Its
handsome white door was thrown open
as though waiting for her to enter.
For one moment l.u-T.a hesitated, but
when she glanced down and noted her
new apparel she quickly made up her
mind. Slowly she mounted the white
steps, and entered the capacious hall,
but it was many mluntes before her
courage returned sufileiently for her
to look nbout her with interest. Swift,
white clad, pnle faced servants hurried
to wait upon her: but not one spoke
or showed any signs of life, nor did
their pallid lips make any response
when they were nddressed. And for
many days i.u-I.n lived happily among
her frost possessions; but as time went
011 she felt the terrible silence was
even more than she could bear. At
lat. one day, ns she sat feeling that
in spite of her wonderful power, she
would have been happier had she re
mained a simple country maid, tlie
tootling of a huntsinnu's born startled
lur considerably. She ran to the win
dow and looked out. but she 'quickly
drew back, for there, just outside,
stood a stranger clad In green. "I
entreat you to have no fear." he said.
"I am only a huntsman who was lost
this way, but a lew gracious words
from your lips will soon set my feet
upon the right path. I seek the
palace."
"This Is the palace." she rejoined,
"the White Palace. I am the White
Princess."
"lleally," he replied politely. "But I
seek a palace rery dlerent from yours.
In my palace dwells a king, my
father."
"Are you the Prince Roland, of
whom one has heard so much?" I.11-L11
asked curiously; but before he had
time to nod his head she appeared to
have lost all inhrest in tin- matter.
"I cannot help you." she said coldly.
"I am not acquainted with these
parts."
"I'.ut surely there is someone at
tached to your service who would aid
me," he pleaded. ' am lost without
your assistance." j
".My s: mints are dumb,'' I.u-I.n said.
"I'.ut. though I cannot direct your path,
I can show you some little hospitality.
I pray you come in, and we will par
take of some food together."
The Prince gratefully accepted the
Invitation; but, oddly enough, each
time he nttrinpted to enter the palacp
door some invisible bond seemed to
bold lilru back, nnd. though he strove
and strove, it soon became obvious to
both of them that he must remain out
side. I.u-I.n watched his efforts in scornful
slli lire, but when he appeab-d to her
to stretch out a band to help him she
shook her head. "I cannot." she said:
"you must come to nie unassisted;"
and the Prince, seeing how indifferent
she was, decided to give her up.
"Dear lady," he cried, "farewell!
Tei'Imps in our next meeting I shall be
more fortunate. May I seek you
again? Are you alwavs to b found
!!"!'. ?"
"I and my palace are otic," she toid
him. "Come if you like."
"Nay, he responded, "that Is no In
vitation. Won't you bid me welcome?"
Kut she carelessly shriiggul her
shoulders, and moved away without
making any sort of a reply.
When the Prince ltnland reached his
own home In safety, he instantly made
inquiries about the mysterious White
Princess he had accidentally dis
covered. Put though a few people
had seen and spoken to her, he was
able to learn nothing. Occasionally
she passed through the city in a car
riage drawn by four white horses; but
as she never showed the slightest In
terest in her surroundings, her appear
ance In th" streets was hardly oh
sirvcd, except by a chill feeling in the
air that heralded her approach. Once
only did she meet her new acquaint
ance as she drove nlmg. and then she
gave hiui such n cold look that the
Prince felt most upsi t, until he deter
mined to Journey again to the White
Palace to see If they could not become
better friends.
This time he found the Princess
seated In tlie garden a strange white
garden, full of colorless flowers and
trees; and though It was the height
of summer the Prince began to tremble
with cold, and drew his cloak more
closely about him.
I.u-I.a Inclined her head when she
saw bun approach, but after offering
him a chair she utterly ignored him.
In vain lie strove to amuse lur with
his conversation, for though he talked
brightly upon a variety of subjects,
nothing seemed to Interest her until
he produced u great cluster of crimson
roses bi bad brought with him. She
extended a white hand for them, but
the Prince only gave her one small
blossom at first, nnd as her fingers
touched him again he shuddered. She
raised the flower languidly to her nose
and smtMlod Its perfume, but ere she
had finished the rich red color faded
from the petals, and the Bower became
dead and shrivelled.
"Loolt!" tried the Prince iu astonish
ment, "What mystery surrounds you.
when not even a rose can lire lu your
pretence? (Hee how It fades and dies!
Poor I It tlo blossom! Oh, rrlneess,'
speak nnd tell me the secret you no
carefully guard. I cannot be bappy
unless I hear the sound of your voice
In my ears. I emtio hither to nk you
to be my wife, but your coldness la
such that the word freer.e upon my
lips, nnd, like yonder rose, I can feel
myself changing. Is jour heart of Ice,
fair one? Will nothing wnrm It ? Pear
Princess, be merciful; for I love you, I
love you."
The White rrlneess began to tremble
violently, and when she rose to her
feet n strange noise startled her con
siderably. Drip! drip! drip! sounded
from nil parts of the garden. Little
strtnms of water began to run from
the palace walls, and her own spotless
robes bung limply upon her. Hut be
fore she could move rrlnce Itoland
stepped forward and seized her hands.
"Princess," be said fondly, "I love
you, and I ntn going to give you n
kiss, even If yon bnvc me beheaded for
It afterward. Perhaps thnt will make
you more human. We'll see,"
And ns lie drew her toward him slip
cast an anxious glance over her
shoulder. What she snw evidently de
cided her, for she twined her nrms
nrouud his neck nnd laid her cold
cheek upon bis.
"I too, love you," she confessed; "but
what will you sny, I wonder, when
you find I nm 110 longer the White
Princess! Your words have thawed
my heart and driven my power awny.
I nm only a poor, peasant maid. See,
my palace, my garden, even my lovely
white robes, have melted, nnd' I nm In
my old rags once more. What will you
do now?"
"Do?" he echoed, looking Into the
pretty llttlo face, upturned so anxious
ly toward him, "I core naught for
grandeur. I love yon. nnd yon alone,
dear one so I will give you the kiss
just the same." Cassell'g Magazine.
C'haincril Ilia Order.
The young man was from the coun
try, and, while he was mighty nice, be
wasn't what might be called sophisti
cated. He bad been to the hospital
to see a friend who was 111, and she
looked so pale and wan that the young
man was imbued with the greatest
sympathy for her.
"Whot sort of flowers do you like
best?" he asked, as be made ready to
go. his tone pregnant with meaning.
"Orchids," replied, the ill woman,
faintly.
The young man only knew nbout
orchids in a general way, and no good
angel warned him, so he said goodby
cheerily nnd went at once from the
hospital to a florist's.
"(lot any orchids?" be nsked the
florist, Inelegant'".
"We haven't nny on hnnd," respond
ed the merchant, "but we can get you
some." .
"I wish you would," said this mis
guided youth. "Get me two dozen,
will you. and send them to Miss Blank,
at the Hogarth Hospital. Send me the
bill when the things are delivered, nnd
I'll stop by nnd pay you."
The llorlst looked dubious nnd acqui
esced to this arrangement, but slowly.
His hesitancy caused the young man a
burst of caution. "By the way," said
he, "how much will they be?"
"Well, you see, we hnve to send to
New York for them, and I would not
be surprised if they cost $2 nplece, but
I'll try to get them for $1.30 for you."
"Sny," siUil the j'outh from the coun
try, "I won't give you all that trouble.
Just send a dozen American Beauties
to the'hospltal, will yon? nnd I'll pay
you now." And he walked out. n
wiser nnd gladder man. Balllii'
News.
A Loyal Kansas Cltyan,
Two young men were standing In the
vestibule of n Itockhill car Thursday
night and one of them was getting
much satisfaction out of comparing
Kansas City unfavorably with Chi
cago. "Why," lie said, "on the Clark street
line alone, in Chicago, they rnn 54:j
cars daily. That's more than twice
the number the Kansas City car sys
tem runs on all its lines."
He glanced around with an nlr of
superior knowledge nnd puffed his
cigar. A third young man, standing
outside to smoke, turned 'to the first
speaker and said: "My friend, that
isn't half the number of cars the Met
ropolitan runs here. And what is
more, the Clnrk street line in Chicago
runs only 141 cars n day."
The other fellow "hedged." "Well."
he said, "then the man who gave me
my information must bare been
wrong."
He did no more comparing, and when
he left the car n few minutes later the
conductor said to the young man who
had stood up for Kansas City: "I wn
glad to hear you 'call' him. Hut how
on earth do you happen to know so
much about the street car systems of
Chicago nnd Kansas City?"
"I don't know a thing about either,"
said the other, "but I'm not going to
stand quietly by and hear anybody
give Kansas City a black eye!" Kan
sas City Times.
Cables an Old Story Now.
The almost placid Indifference with
which America receives the news of
the completion of arrangements for
the extension of tho present Pacific
cable which links the United States
with Hawaii, Ouarn nnd the Philip
pines to the shores of Japan and China
Is in remarkable contrast to the pop
ular demonstrations which attended
tlie completion of the first successful
cable across the Atlantic iu 18.18. In
that year the news was heralded by
the ringing of bells and the discharge
of cannon all over the land, and the
first messages that passed beneath the
oceanic deep voiced the felicitations
anil tlie rejoicings of the whole world
nt the great nnd daring triumph which
had been accomplished. Philadelphia
Ledger.
It nVclloaa of Baelirlor,
People seem to work only to live and
to live only to work.
One awful nice thing about cold
weather Is the way it makes a pretty
girl snuggle up to you.
When u girl laughs at a Joke it la a
sign she would have a sense of humor
If sho saw the point.
A woman bus an Idea men will think
she want to vote If she doesn't faint
when she thinks she sees a mouse.
It' funny, but when a woman has a
mind of ber own she is atlways giving
It to her husband, but never gets rid
of It New York Tress. 1
IN THE PUBLIC EYE
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3. riKKPONT MORGAN.
Finn ncler.
ELECTRIC FISH CATCHER.
When Current Stuns Them They
Are Cathered In.
The accompanying Illustrations show
a device for catching tlsh by the aid
3f electricity. Judged from the etand
jrd of sportsmanship, the apparatus
is objectionable, but as 11 proposed ap
plication of electricity It Is of some in
terest, although It may bp doubted
ivhelher It will ever be put to exten
sive practical use.
This electrical Ash catcher or killer
nas recently patented by Michael
Ward, of Pittsburg, Pa. In carrying
Ihe Invention Into effect 11 suitable
boat is provided with an electrical bat
tery 011 board. Suspended from the
sides of the vessel Is n netting com
posed partly of electric conductors,
which are placed In circuit with the
battery, so that the llsh coming lu con.
tact with the netting will be subinlt
!ed to shock of electricity, which will
have the effect of stunning them and
?ausing them to float on the top of
the water, where they may be gath
ered In hand-nets.
One of the nccompaliylng views, re
iroditeed from the Western Klectrlclnn,
shows, iu transvirse section, a boat
provided with tlie device. The second
Is a diagrammatic view lllustrat'ng
the peculiar construction of one of the
nets which are employed, the uet in
this figure being in' several separable
sections,
On each side of the boat Is mounted n
spur or boom, extending out laterally
from the boat to nny desired distance.
Tlie source of energy is so connected to
the net that the vertical strands, which
r-.igi.-ag-ass.-;
liiiliiitt-Bi
CROSS-SF.CTION OF BOAT, SHOWING ELECTRIC FISH CATCHER,
nre bare or uncovered wires, will con
stitute terminals of conductors leading
from the source. Vertical strands of
the net are alternately connected to
the positive and to the negative poles
of the battery, the wires leading from
the positive pole of the battery and
tliose leading from the negative pole
of the liattf ry being Insulated one from
the other. The vertical strands of the
net are united by cross-strands nt suit
able Intervals, these cross-strands be
ing composed of suitable Insulating ma
terial, so that the vertical metallic
strands of the net are electrically In
sulated from one another. The bottom
of the net Is provided with weights,
which assist In sinking the net and
maintaining It In u vertical position lu
the water.
In carrying the Invention Into effect
the boat Is brought to a narrov portion
of a stream or body of water und the
MKT OH BC'BBKX roll KI.Kc rlllOit, HSU
CATCHER.
nets are spread transversely across the
water, so as to cut off a considerable
spnee of water on each side 'of the
boat. The tlsh upon being frightened
will naturally take to flight and en
deavor to leave the narrow place, nnd
in so doing they will come Into contact
with the nets. As soon as a tlsh
touches any two of the vertical strands
of (he net it will establish a circuit
between the strauls, and us these
strands nre alternately connected with
the opposite poles of the buttery the
current from the battery will be trans
tultttd from one strand to the other
iiijii!siii.
'lil.ll.M
6 0, 0 6
through the body of the fish, with the
resultant effect thnt the fish will be
stunned by the pnssnge of the current,
and will rise to the surface.
STEPLADDER BUILT ON NEW LINES
There bare been stepladders and
stepladders, but these have nil fol
lowed witli more or less fidelity the
familiar design that needs no descrip
tion. In searching for "something new
under the sun" a Colorado man has
ASrEPLADDKlt OF NOVEL DKSIUN.
worked out a slfplndd-r that is noth
ing If not original and economic of ma
terial. While It does not have an ap
pearance of great stability, there Is no
-iua...icm.iriii.t'ii.Hti.-j,
real reason why the three supporting
points should not be as effective ns
four, and probably this suggestion of
instability arises from the skeleton
design. The economy of material
would be much appreciated by those
who have to carry stepladders about
from place to place to whom any sav
ing of weight Is a grateful belief act Ion.
The ladder consists of a single stile, to
which are secured a series of horizon
tal steps. A single prop pivoted near
the upper end of the stile takes the
place of the usual double support. A
cross piece at the foot of the stile car
rtes diverging braces nnd Insures sta
bility by Increasing the base urea.
Theoretically nobody can rest on more
than three points nt any one time, so
that the modified tripod stephulder
here shown fulfills this fimdnmental
requirement. Philadelphia Record.
Outranked Him.
It happened at a station ou the ele
vated. A big policeman and a sixteen-year-old
special delivery boy attempted to
rush through the gate at the same
Inctnut.
They collided, and stuck fast lu the
gale.
The train pulled out nnd left theui,
just us they wrenched themselves
loose.
Then the big copper turned on the
boy.
"You dad - bOrned, Insignificant
Utile "
"Aw. wot's bltiu ye!" interrupted
tho boy, raising bis band wurningly.
"Kklddoo! , You work fur de city, au'
I work fur de United States Guv-meut.
Git away fin me!"
Tho officer, who probably bad read
in Ms little book that be could not
arrest a carrier on duty, gnawed Li
mustache reflectively and walked to
the other end of the platform.
Whereupon a man who owns an
automobile relieved his feelings by
clapping the boy enthusiastically on
the shoulder and giving him a fifty,
cent piece. Chicago Tribune. .
Another American Prs.
Another addition to the - ranks of
American peeresses Is mnde by the
death of Lord Leigh at the age of
plghty-one years. Ills son, Francis
Dudley Leigh, married the daughter
tit N. M. Beckwlth, of Npw York. Dow
ager I.ndy Leigh was Lndy Caroline
Grosvenor, nnd therefore great aunt
to the Duke of Westminster, Stone
leigb Abby, the seat of the Lelghs, Is
snld to b. a magnlllcent old place,
with fine old pictures and furniture
a fid beautiful grounds.
To C'ura Inatlt Clttn.
To get rid of double chins practice
the following exercises: Drop the chin
(o the idlest and, keeping the face to
the front, roll the head slowly and In
n relaxed condition, describing a circle
first to the left and then to the right.
From Ihe erect position twist the head
to the right as far as possible and then
to the left. From the erect position
try to touch the right enr to.the shoul
der, holding the shoulder in it normal
position. Returning to position, re
MMit on the left side. , Drop the head
as. far back ns possible nnd return
slowly to position.
Feminine Treas Agent.
The only woman In the world who
travels as press agent for a circus, it is
said, Is Lillian Calvert Van Osten, who
left the stage to exploit the merits of
n Wild West show. Though called
"Miss" and looking little more than a
girl, she is a Mrs., and her husband,
who is advertising manager of the
show, travels with hrr. Miss Van
Osten's business is to call upon the
newspapers to Induce tlieiii to print
good notices concerning the show, and
she has secured concessions that men
could not. Miss Van Osten finds her
life many-sided and far from prosaic,
nnd declares she gets a world of hap
piness iu the experiences of her Bo
hemian life living in un advertising
cur. The Pilgrim.
Fad For Scent.
Tlie old prejudice against perfumes
has died out with the passing of musk
and patchouli. Those crude odors
which make a room sickening after an
hour or so wire considered vulgar, but
the delicate sachets and refilled distil
lations which have taken their places
are more popular than ever were the
musk and patchouli. The woman of
taste chooses one favorite odor and
sees to it that her soaps, her powders,
her creams, her gowns, her gloves, her
curtains and her bath are all scented
with it. Tlie odor of n single flower,
so popular a few seasons past, has
given place to Paris concoctions or J
mixtures called oouquets. The most
fashionable women hare an exclusive
bouquet made to order, the secret of
which is kept from all others.
Successful Women Drummers.
"There are numbers of them in Phila
delphia," said u well known traveling
man. speaking of women drummers,
"and they nre most successful more
successful than the men.
"One of the most' successful drum
mers I know is an old lady who lives
here. She is a grandmother, and
through reverses of fortune was
obliged to take to the road, carrying
011 her husband's business. She's old
und comparatively feeble, but she can
sell more goods than any man.
"I understand that to-day she bn
bought a tine house, nnd sends u grand
daughter through college by her work.
There nre lots of women on the road
who make a business of selling, and,
though It does not seem to be 11 strict
ly feminine field, they succeid In tho
work." Philadelphia Record.
A VVoinnn Conscript.
Women soldlirs there have been 1 p
fore now who won fame and honor
In their day, but a woman conscript is,
It may be supposed, somctbiilg of 11
novelty. She has Just" made an ephem
eral appearance nt the French village
of Mazelle, in the Correze, where a
young woman, named Fraucoise Ber
nard, a few days since ru-elved for
mal order directing her to report her
self for service with tlie Fourteenth
Infantry, stationed at Brive, Though
n little surprised, Francolsp consulted
the village mayor, and, ns he advised
ber to report herself, the plucky girl
made 110 more fuss about It, but set
out to do so. At tho village station
she had no difficulty In getting ber
ticket nt one-fourth the usual fare, but
on reaching Brive nothing less than
production of her mobilization order
saved her from being arrested for frau
dulent traveling. Her difllcultlcs cul
minated on presenting herself at the
barracks. The sergeant of the guard
ubstlnately refused to allow her to pass
Inside, but having gone so far she
had no mind to be bulked of her uni
form, and It required u long parley to
persuade ber to take steps with the po
lice for having her "civil state" placed
on a more uOcurate footing. London
Globe.
fllllterlna; Fans.
The medium sized fun, measuring
eight or nine Inches, will be the popu
lar ones this year, dealers say. Larger
fans, those dicorated with real lace
and ostrich feathers, will also be fas
hionable, und us for the. sn.nllcst fans
of all, those perhaps tlve Inches long,
this aseuKou will see their glorification.
It 'is the exceptional fan that Is not
partially or entirely covered with
spangles.
The queer tiling about It, though, is
that it may be as dignified ns It is mis
chievous. 'J lit smallest fans, us well
its the medium sized ones used for
dances und dinners, are practically all
made on the same order, though of
cours the former do not admit o ' Ihe
elaboration of design found 01) the
larger size.
Tho gauze foundation prevails nnd
Is treated with adornment In spangles,
hand painting or applied nice or s:lk lu
cluiimlng designs. SpaugUs come In
different shapes. The round or sharply
pointed oval shapes are the most pop
ular, the latter being largely used for
fioiver petals lu spaiiglu Ue.i,".i.
A great bachelor button flower done
In silver spangles of the oval shape on
n white fan Is very attractive. On a
black fan la seen an Iridescent bird
perched on a gold branch that bears
silver fruit.
Green fana are new and well Uked,
ns are also those In the modish rasp
berry bite. The hitler spangled In a
design of gold are especially effective.
Hand painted flowers, like roses and
popples, sprinkled with a little spangle-
dew, make a delightfully airy,
dainty finish.
Applications of white lace on black
grounds or black lnee on whit
grounds nre much sought after. Fans
of white gauze on one side and of
black on the other give a cloudy back
ground which spangles of lace show
effectively. New York Suu.
Thlneae Mother,
The Chinese mother Is very fond of
her children, says ruul Hunter In tho
Pilgrim. She Is happy In their com
pany and spends much time caring
for them. In a Chinese family the
birth of a child is n greater event than
with other Orientals. Long before the
ddld Is born the mother performs the
rites nnd ceremonies to propitiate tho
gods that her child may be a boy.
After birth, the little fellow is wrapped
In old rags, nnd In winter is some
times put In a. bug of sand sewed
close nrouud Its neck to keep the little
one warm. Great rejoicing follows
the birth of a boy; otherwise, there
Is nn olr of chastened disappointment.
But good Chinese parents make the
best of fbelr little lassies, becoming
very fond and even proud of them. I
have known' more than one Chinese
father to exhibit bis toddling wee girl
for approval, though always with the
customary nr.tloi al verbal deprecation
of what belongs to one. Indeed, this
evidence of excessive courtesy may be
found everywhere In this strange land.
It Is good form to vllllfy what Is mine
and laud what Is thine. "My good-for-nothing
family nre all still troubling
the earth with their prfsence. How
Is your honorable family?"
The fact that Chinese custom has be
come moulded Into certain set forms
has misled many travelers. It Is, for
Instance, a generally neeiptcd custom
In this country that a gentleman should
remove his lint when he meets a lady
with whom be is acquainted, but a
Chinese visitor would fall Into error If
he assumed thnt this implied that wo
men, therefore, reduced men to social
servitude. So in China n womnn waits
on het husband while he is eating, be
cause It has been the custom from
time Immemorial. In the same way
were they traveling be would walk be
side the cart while she rode. "
The education of their children Is a
matter of no small Interest to the af
fectionate Chinese mothers. They
watch the little one from the day he
is born, to note superstitious signs. Lf t
him cry lustily, nnd he will live long,
say the old grannies. If bo tccths or
walks too soon he will grow up un
lovable In disposition. At first the lit
tle Chinese are not rery attractive ob
jects, presenting rnther a scaly appear
ance, duo to the custom of not washing
them lest they catch cold. A month,
after his blrlh, the boy's head la
shaved. A great feast Is prepared and
celebrated, the child now receiving bis
"milk nnme." When he enters school
this name is changed, ns it Is once
more when be receives bis degree.
Lateat In Gloria.
The infest thing In gloves? Hands,
of course. That's easy, but It Is not
si easy to keep track of nil the new
things In the shupe of gloves.
The rarty glove, the long kind, the
kind that buttons down the back, as
some one bns said, will have some pro
tection iu the new overgloves thut are
brought out this season. These over
gloves are knit of white wool and are
so long and flexible thnt tho wearer
may draw them on over her long
party gloves and protect them from
the soil that sometimes comes on them
between the house and the place of the
party.
Many a young womnn prefers to ad
just her gloves before she goes to
the party, but hesitates to do It, ns the
chances are that she will not arrive
nt the party with them In the same Im
maculate condition as she left home,
no mutter how careful she may be.
With the new overgloves nil danger
of soil is past and she may pull off
the knit gloves and find her kid gloves
In perfect condition. Thrre Is also
warmth lu them and instead of
chilled fingers, the wearer will find
herself arriving in the dressiugroom
with "toasty" hands.
Another glove Is the slip-on, made
without nny buttons, and the wrist
sprends into n gauntlet shape to come
up over the sleeve and keep out all
tho wind. The slip-on gloves may be
worn over party gloves, or may be
worn alone.
They come l.n white, black, brown
nnd tun shades. They are good for
shopping gloves, und when the weather
is not too cold make good driving,
gloves, the broad wrist effects and no
buttons making them a desirable bit of
hand-wear.
While many of the now costumes are
In shades Qf purple, green and red,
these colors In glovps are not satis
factory, and neither do bands loo t well
In bright colored gloves. The tints for
evening wear-lire an entirely different
proposition. The colors nro so pale
and artificial light makes them even
lighter than they are by day thnt they
make an evening costume complete.
A purple, red or green glovu 011 the
bund in the day time H positively ugly.
Ho well Is this understood by -glove
maker that onlj n few of them are
made to satisfy the demand of some
women who think that a glove tht
color of the day gown should bo per
fectly matched.
For several seasons,, white and tan.
gloves have bcea worn with colored
dressrs.l This year It la tho perfectly
fitted black glove thnt bns the lead
will the bright colored gowns.