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A Story in Clay.
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On a dny late In the (all of the
rear 1900, a young Scotchman ap
peared on the streets of a Western
town, In the guise of a peddler. Hla
tock In trade consisted of a small
ornament, or model. In clay, repre
lentlng a young Highland lassie. The
Bgure was In a kneeling posture and
the girl appeared to be looking up at
ome crags which formed the back,
or frame, of the ornament.
The expression on the face- ln
leed, the whole design was so strik
ingly beautiful and realistic, that the
roung Scotchman and his handiwork
ittracted considerable attention.
Moreover, his method of hardening,
polishing and coloring the clay was
lomethlng of a mystery, even to con
noisseurs. It was also noticeable that
.he name Maggie was invariably to
ie found cut Into the pedestal of
very cxamplo of the young Scotch
man's plastic skill.
Rpfore long, several well known
Mtlzens endeavored to cultivate the
man's acquaintance with the Idea of
learning something about his history.
To theso genetlemen he was extreme
ly polite and deferential, but his re
plies to the kindest inquiries were
either evasive or entirely Incompre
hensible. To one of these gentlemen
lie answered as follows:
"Where do I come from? I do not
know. Yes, my name is McGregor
Ian McQregor. I try to remember
things. It Is such a beautiful world,
don't you think so?"
v Then an effort was made to Induce
him to try his skill on some subject
Dther than Maggie, but with very lit
tle success, although occasionally he
would so far vary his work as to
model daintiest little hands and feet,
but they were all unmistakably in
spired by the same beautiful Scotch
Ideal. In this way the young model
ler sold his ornaments on i.ho streets
for nearly a year before his customers
awoke to the fact that the man was
mentally unbalanced. Then the au
thorities thought proper to have him
examined by an alienist, whose diag
nosis of the case seemed to indicate
that it was a very extraordinary in
stance of menial paralysis, and that
an McGregor was probably suffering
trom a severe shock of gome kind.
He was intelligent and sane In a
certain way, but all his faculties and
Ideas seemed to be bound up and
absorbed In his occupation of clay
modelling, and, as one of the doctors
remarked, "Maggie seems to be the
centre of some action or tragedy from
which the man's mental activity is
unable to break away."
So, finally they consigned McGregor
to the State Hospital for further ex
amination and treatment.
Dj. Richard Hoyt, of the State Hos
pital for the Insane, who had re
ceived a communication from a New
York Detective Agency, making in
quiries about a much-sought-for man,
by the name of Ian McGregor, sat at
his desk reading the following letter
from this very man. who was one of
his most interesting patients. It was
dated and addressed from the Power
House of the Institution:
"I understand that you are not yet
prepared to recommend my discharge
from this Institution. In submitting
to your decision, I have no word of
protest to trouble you with, but be
fore settling' down to my duties for
another term, I wish to write you a
letter of thanks, coupled with an un
usual request. To begin with, I wish
to assure you that I shall always look
upon these premises as holy, sacred
ground. You and your noble assist
ants seem to surround us, the unfor
over to the Power House this evening,
that you may examine your patient's
handiwork while you listen to the
story that must have Inspired Its crea
tion. Meantime, please do not be
surprised that I now sign myself,
"Very gratefully,
"ian McGregor,
"King of the Cragsmen."
Dr. Hoyt was accustomed to receive
appealing letters from his patients,
but this was, he thought, decid
edly out of the ordinary. So that
evening, according to the man's re
quest, he called upon McGregor at
the Power House, and together they
repaired to the old shed.
The doctor was prepared by the
letter for some kind of a surprise,
but when once iDslde the building
his astonishment knew no bounds.
But before he had time .to express
himself In words, McGregor hastened
to remark:
"Dr. Hoyt, this visit is evidence of
great kindness and Interest on your
part. Kindly seat yaurself on this
little platform whtlc with this pointer
In my hand I at once proceed with my
3tory :
"The scene before you represents
n piece of the coast line In the north
east of Scotland. At our feet Is
Chanonry Point, with its famous
lighthouse. You notice It Is built of
little blocks of granite, and the re
volving light In the tower Is in good
working order. The water in the
Moray Firth and in the Channel bo
fore us comes from yonder faucet and
flows out again through that narrow
defile into the Caledonian Canal at
the other end of the shed. On the
other side of the Channel before us Is
Fort George. You can see the dimin
utive sentries in their boxes, and a
company of Highlanders on the
parade ground, and that cluster -of
little white tents on the hillside Is a
field hospital. Turning now to the
right, we have Culloden Moor, where
the battle was fought In '45, and be
yond It, at the head of the Firth of
Inverness, is a representation of the
beautiful capital of the Highlands
with Its romantic castle, where, if you
remember, Macbeth entertained the
generous Duncan in grewsome fash
Ion. That picturesque lodge back on
the hills yonder is the seat of the
Master of Lovat, whose ancestor was
out with Prince Charlie.
"Now, coming back to the left
hand, the scene is of a different na-
lone rocks out In the water yonder
where the sea fowl lovo to congre
gate, are evidences of yonr patient's
remarkable memory and skill and all
contribute to the completeness of this
life-like scene. Well, one day, on my
way home from Edinburgh to enjoy a
short vacation, I crossed the ferry at
Chanonry Point and walked over
these links to the village. The few
people I happened to meet were In a
state of great excltment. The Laird's
only son and heir, young Ralph Sal
toun, had been missing for nearly
two days, and his whereabouts, some
two miles from the village, had been
discovered only a few hours before I
my arrival. As the story was told to
me, the boy had wandered away
among the hills, and, being overtaken
by a severe storm, had sought shelter
under a ledge high up among the
crags.
"Then torrents of rain had fallen,
and, finally, a landslide had left the
boy's retreat almost Isolated from
the surrounding crags.
"Without a moment's delay I
rushed home, secured my rope and
my dirk and hurried to the scene.
Upon my arrival, I was Informed that
for some time the best cragsmen In
the village had been wearying their
limbs in vain efforts to rescue the lad.
From above, as you can see, the ledge
was unapproachable on account of the
great, forehead of crag that hangs
over It. So most of the rescuers were
trying to scale a precipitous mountain
wall on the east side.
"After looking over the ground, I
determined to try it from the oppo
site side that Is, from the west, al
though, as you can see, the prospect
was not very encouraging. So I
swiftly made my way up this ravine
and was soon scrambling up the
smooth face of this clay parapet
which runs sheer up for ono hundred
and fifty feet, and ends abruptly in
this razor-Ill- ridge. To all appear
ances this climb of mine was a daring
and foolhardy feat, and the villagers,
who were spread out among the rocks
and on the seashore beneath, looked
up with astonishment and alarm.
Even should I manage to reach the
crest of the ridge at which I was aim
ing, they thought my labor would
certainly be In vain, for between Its
jagged summit and the boy there was
this gorge, fully twenty feet across.
However, with unflinching courage, I
persevered. I dug out step after step
with my dirk. Now I gained a few
feet, then I slipped back a few, but
still I pressed upward with feverish
energy. At one time I would be flat
tened out against the face of the cliff,
clinging for my life to crannies and
little ledges, and the next moment,
with more favorable surface,, I would
be doubled up like a cater"'""- ' '
Plav vs. Grime 2ffl
"In dealing with the problem of crime in youth, we
shall make progress Just In proportion as we appreciate the
absurdity of limiting our remedies to the court, the hang
man and the jailer.
"Our plea for public playgrounds Is a plea for Justice to
4he boy. We are literally crowding him off the earth. We
have no right to deny him bis heritage, but that is just
what we are doing in early every large city in this country,
and he is hitting back, and hitting hard, when he does not
mean to, while we vaguely understand and stupidly punish n
him for crime. Why shouldn't he rebel? The amazing ftl
thing Is that he Is not worse than he Is." Judge Benjamin Kl
B. Lindsay. Jj
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ture. Here we have a rugged, rock
bound coast, a land of crags and
cliffs, stretching away to Cromarty
Point on the horizon. The only relief
to this rugged outline Is this short
stretch of sandy beach curving Inward
from the lighthouse to the village of
Rosemarkle. On the margin of this
lovely bay many fishermen have built
their houses, and here are a few of
tunate Inmutes, with infinite tender their little fishing boats, or cobles,
ness and pity, together with nevr-
ceasing vigilance and care. Thtr. crt
tuge plan is surely an lnspirea ic'.ea.
You lead us from cottage to cottage,
up from darkness and oblivion to
light and liberty, by a serle3 of the
happiest, most skillful gradations.
That you are, yourself, the heart and
soul of this noble system, I am well
aware, for, only a few days ago, I
stood In your office, and noticed hang
ing on the wall a picture of the poet
Tennyson, with these noble lines un
derneath: ' held it truth with him who sing,
10 one clear harp in divers tones
I list men may rise on stepping stones
Ui their dead Belvcs to higher things.'
"You perceive, Dr. Hoyt, my mem
ory Is perfectly true and clear, and,
believe me, I am. now altogether sane
;,"1 in my right mind. And yet, in
8; ite of my attempted resignation, I
' uinot conceal from you the fact that
write to you to-night with deepst
' uneslness and emotion, pleading for
my freedom. I cannot Bteal sway
from here like a thiol in the night,
my heart is too full of thanksgiving.
I am too grateful for that. On the
contrary, I must go on myway with
Jour kind wishes and your blessing.
So, to further my interest and to en
large your sympathy, I desire to make
" nfessl6n. I am in love with a
young girl who lives In tho Highlands
of Scotland. 1 was torn Jroni her
II 'jy a Tate surely the most cruel
"I'l heartrending In the history of
h'""an misfortune. Now for the story
ami the method of It:
"Hahlnd the Power House where I
v 1 k uk assistant engineer, there Is a
I a 'led shed. With cuuulng and se
en y gucn aH iunatca frequently
manifest, I probably took possession
of tuu isaed over a year a.J. To-day
r.ea you throw open the shed a
T-'anga panorama la b afore you. It is
II 1 of landscape or scenery In nilu
'Mu:e, modelled in clay and other
- toitt'-'ilals. It represents a bit of the
"t Hue In the uortheast of Bcot
hd. Home time ago, as my identity
nd consciousness returned to me, I
-'ignlzed with the greatest surprise
11 lhls strange model the country of
huo 1blrtU and tno nomB 0 ay chlld-
"With much technical skill, wli'j
minute geographical knowledge, and,
' thluk ou will add, with the art ol
"UKleian, your patient has madt
" of materials such as clay, sand,
ocli, plants water and alectrlclty,
J the result of this curious fancy
"aa labor it a piece of wonderland.
ow, rjr Hoyt( j pgg y0U l0 C0Im
riding peacefully at anchor a few
inches from the shore.
"In this little cottage, which I now
touch with my pointer, I was born.
At the back of the village, and run
ning up along the coast, you see a
long succession of crags and preci
pices. For generations these crags
have been the playground of the
Highland lads from the surrounding
villages. Once In five years they
hold a festival of Highland games In
this vicinity, sometimes in one vil
lage, sometimes in another. They call
It a Crag Carnival, the principal event
being a crag-clniblng contest, the
prize for which is a valuable climbers'
outfit and the coveted title, 'King of
the Cragsmen.'
"When nineteen years of age I won
this trophy. Now, close to my birth
place here, is the Beat of Robert Sal
toun, the Master of Ethle. At the
time I Bpeak of he had one son, a
handsome, adventurous little fellow,
some ten or twelve years old, and a
daughter, Maggie, who was two years
my junior. Maggie and I were class- j
mates in tue Acauumy oi a neiguuor
Ing town, and I really cannot remem
ber the time ..hen we were not closest
friends and lovers. The Laird and his
family used every means In their
power to put a stop to this youthful
and romantic attachment, but their
efforts were altogether In vain. As
for the Laird, he was a good deal of
a tyrant aud very little love was lost
between him t nd the villagers. He
was a man of ungovernable temper,
and any opposition to his will was
to him simply Incomprehensible.
When he found out that be could
neither frighten me nor put a stop to
our secret correspondents, his anger
was indescribable, and more thau
once he threatened me with bodily
Injury. Finally, he used his power as
the landlord of my widowed mother
to banish me from the village. I had
shown considerable talent In model
ling and carving In clay and other ma
terials, so the Laird put me In the
way of obtaining a scholarship at a
School of Design in Edinburgh. For
my mother's sake I studied hard aud
took high honors at this school, and
before loug I began to make a name
for myself among artists and others
who were glad to patronize a student
of uuusual talent.
"Now, Dr. Hoyt, you perceive how
cleverly those crags and ravines have
been carved out of the bank pt clay
which was thrown up against the
south wall of the shed. The little
terns, the low bushes, the ledges
s tie1' the crows build their nests, tho
scrambling upward with the Joy In
my heart that only a cragsman can
understand. In this way, after thirty
minutes' perilous climbing, I reached
the crest of the ridge, which, as you
see, strikes up Into the air like a fin
from a fish's back. On Its razor-like
edge I sat astride for a minute or two
In order to study my surroundings.
I shouted to the boy, who was only
twenty feet away on the other side
of the gorge. He was evidently ex
hausted from exposure and hunger,
and I could hardly hear his faint re
plies to my shouts of encouragement.
I was then at least three hundred feet
above the base of the cliff. Time was
pressing, bo I immediately signalled
to the cheering people below that I
was going to jump the gorge. It was
already late In the evening, another
storm was brewing, and I knew that,
in all probability, the ledge and the
overhanging crag would slide down
during the night. The sea-birds, dis
turbed from their accustomed haunts,
were clamoring noisily around me,
and far away on the reefs a fog ball
wa3 pealing its dismal monotone.
"Above me, on the overhanging
crag, the Laird and some of his men
had crawled out and were anxiously
watching my movements, while be
low at the base of the mountain I
could just distinguish Maggie and a
number of her girl companions, all
gazing upward with heart-breaking
eagerness and suspense.
"This glimpse of Maggie watching
! uiy enorts renewea my courage and
strength, and I went to work with re
doubled energy leveling off the razor
like edge on which I had been seated.
In this wa,, I soon made a tolerably
fiat and Becure run of about thirty
feet. And, Dr. Hoyt, while I was
digging away with my dirk, I can tell
you my mind was busy. I said to my
Belf : 'This Jump means death. Well,
what to me Is life without Maggie?
If I fall and fall she will not be
ashamed of me, she will know that
I would have rescued the boy if I
could, and that 1 do this to consecrate
my undying affectlou. As for her
father, the Laird, with all his money
and his acres, he Is nothing but a
heartless tyraut, and so, live or die,
it will be something to lay him and
his proud family under tribute in this
way to the son of a fisherman.'
"So, bracing my energies with these
thoughts, I raved to the edge or the
narrow spur aud sprang straight out
for the ledge. I fell abort, but only
. few Inches, and my dirk, which I
had held ready for the purpose, was
buried up to tho hilt In the bank. It
held faBt, and In in is way I stuck to
the face of the crag like a fly on a
pane of glass. Then, with a. supreme
effort, I swung myself up on to the
ledge, aud a seconl later I had the
boy In my arms.
"What followod Is quickly ex
plained. By nieaua of ropea 'bey
lowerea a man from the top of the
crag. Of course, he couldn't swing
in under the ledge, but he caught my
rope and I hauled him In. Then th
man and tho boy were hoisted up In
safety and the rope was lowered ngBln
for me. It was almost dark, and the
rain was falling In torrents. On my
way up, as I was fending myself away
from the crag, from some Inconceiv
able cause the rope broke, and from
that moment, until a short time ago,
when, by degrees, I recovered my un
derstanding, I must have been asleep
or In some very peculiar mental con
dition. At any rato, the interval hat
been a blank In my life, and you can
now easily understand my Intense
anxiety to return to Scotland."
Dr. Hoyt had been listening to thli
Interesting narrative with profound
attention, "and at Its conclusion he
shook hands with McGregor, assured
htm of his sympathy and assistance,
and then added:
"As for this model of yours, It if
certainly the most wonderful and In
teresting exhibition of the kind I have
ever looked upon. In fact, I do not
think any sane person would be capa
ble of such a marvelous demonstra
tion of patience and technical skill.
Many of our patients dally furnish us
with curious examples of unlooked
for and mysterious mental capacity,
but your handiwork and your story
surpass anything of the kind In the
history ot this Institution. I assure
you we shall take great care ot It.
"But now, McGregor, I have some
thing to add to your story that I
know you will listen to with the
greatest Interest. It Is a newspaper
clipping which I received from Now
York. It is taken from the Inverness
Courier." Then Dr. Hoyt read aloud
tho following paragraph:
THE MCGREGOR INCIDENT.
"The death of Robert Saltoun, the
Master of Ethle, has edded another
Interesting chapter to the McGregor
incident.
"Highland readers of this news
paper do not need to be reminded ol
this famous story of heroism and
mystery. That sonio one cut the rope
Is an undlsputable fact, but It is also
true that Robert Saltoun was tried
for the crime and acquitted by a Jury
of his countrymen. Perhaps no indi
vidual In the history or the Scottish
Highlands ever suffered so much from
public indignation and scorn as the
late Master of Ethle. For our part,
we cannot believe that Robert Saltoun
was half as bad a man as his enemies
have painted him. On the widowed
mother of the young man ho bestowed
a life pension. Ian McGregor recov
ered from his physical Injuries, but
his mental powers continuing dis
turbed and unbalanced, the Laird, at
considerable expense, sent him abroad
In the hope that change of scene
would be of benefit to him. The
young fellow died, or was reported
to have died, while abroad, and so
the affair was allowed to rest. But
now persistent rumors are heard that
there has been a death-bed' confession
to the effect that young McGregor
was shamelessly deserted in a for
eign country, and that the report of
his death was a fabrication. Further
more, It is said that members of the
Laird's family are now advertising
extensively In the United StateB In
their efforts to locate the young man.
Thus mystery Is added to mystery
and further devolpments are anxious
ly awaited."
About a year after the discharge of
Ian McGregor from the hospital, Dr.
Hoyt received from him a most In
teresting letter, with an enclosure as
follows:
MARRIED.
"On the 6th Inst., at Raddery Hall,
Invernesshlrc, Ian McGregor of Rose
markle, to Margaret, only surviving
child and heiress to the late Robert
Saltoun, Esq., of Ethle and Robindale,
In the County of Ross." From Good
Literature.
New York City The blouse that
la simply tucked Is ono of the prettl
eat that young girls can wear and
this season It Is greatly In vogue
made with collar and cuffs of lace as
Illustrated. In this case It matches
the skirt and tho material la dotted
Swiss muslin, but the model suits the
odd waist quite as well as II does tho
entire frock and Is adapted to every
seasonable walstlng.
"fhe blouse is made wilh front and
backs and with moderately full
sleeves. The lower edges of these
last are gathered into narrow cuffs
for elbow length, Into deep cuffs, that
fit the forearms snugly after the
lutest rashlon, for long sleeves.
Tho quantity of material required
1
COAX TAR THE MOST
Z PROTEAN SUBSTANCE
3 IN THE WORLD, i
Speaking recently before the So
ciety of Chemical Industry, Mr. H.
Schweitzer summarized a number of
the products ot the coal-tar Industry.
Since the discovery of mauve, half
a century ago, dyestuffs after dye
stuffs have been and still are evolved
from coal tar, giving the whole range
of the colors of the rainbow and com
plying with every demand of taste,
fashion, and stability, surpassing in
beauty, brilliancy, and fastness to
time, light, and chemicals, the colors
supplied to us by nature In plants
and animals. A host or medicines for
the treatment of the most diverse
diseases has been and still is pro
duced from coal tar; fever, sleepless
ness, and pains ot all origin are al
layed by Its various derivatives; sur
gical operations are rendered painless'
and shortened by anaesthetics made
rrom this source. The active prin
ciples ot animal glands are repro
duced rrom coal tar, and placed at
the disposal or the physician. The
sleeping sickness ot Arrlca the dis
ease caused by the bite or the tsetse
fly Is cured by coal-tar products, and
we are now on the threshold ot curing
cancer, the most horrible Bcourge ot
modern lire, by remedies derived from
this source. We make artificial
sweeteners from coal tar which are
550 times sweeter than sugar; artifi
cial oil of bitter almond and of musk
are derived from this source. The
odors of oil or wlntergreen, violets,
roses, jasmin, and heliotrope are re
produced by coal-tar producls. We
develop our photographic pictures
with them, and use them tor photog
raphy In the colors ot nature. We
employ them as satcty explosives In
mines and building operation!, and
the armies and navies or the worltf
use them as smokeloss powder. With
coal-tar products we protect our
giants or the forests against destruc
tion by caterpillars and other Insects,
and preserve with them the canned
goods so Indispensable for the soldier,
sailor, and explorer.
Kngluud Owns tho Cables.
England owns sixty per cent, ot
the milage ot aubtnar'.ae cables, the
United States comlug uext with eigh
teen per cent., and France next with
nine per cent.
Successful experiments have been
made at Poitiers, France, with a
wheeled stretcher, drawn by a dog,
for ambulance work.
Cotton Voiles.
The figured cotton votlea make
Ideal negligees.
war
Sashes In Style.
. Wide sashes of black satin, with
long, fringed ends, are seen on ex
clusive models In cashmere visiting
gowns. Theae are draped In high
corselet fashion and fit snugly to the
figure.
HOUSEHOLD
MATTBTK
Hickory Nnt Macaroons.
Beat ono egg until light, add one
tapful of sugar, beat well together,
Ihen add two tablespoonfuls or flour
ind one cup nut meats, chopped fine.
Jrease tins, dust with flour; drop th4
nacaroons by teaspoonfult on them
ind bake about twenty mlnates la
t moderate oven. New York T'-cram.
Dlrcctolre Coats.
Embroidered velvet and rich bro
caded silks are equally stylish for the
Vests of the Dlrectolre coats, and the
single costly Jeweled button that
often fastens them gives the final per
fect touch.
Millinery of Different Types-
It Is from tho French Revolution
that designs for so many picturesque
caps hnve been culled, made of crepe
de chine, a fabric that Is going to be
very modish during the coming sea
son, plumed with big feathers and
otherwise decorated.
New Peach Padding. "
A peach and chocolate pudding la
in English novelty that will appeal to
I hose fond of the latter, and withal
t Is inexpensive, as canned or tlnm )
eaohes are used
Take ono pint tin of peaches, add
in ounce of trader and stew until
toft; sweeten If liked and then boat
hem to a pulp. Boll four ounces of
ihocolate in a pint of milk until It la
tmooth. Beat four eggs and add to
ihe chocolate, and after well mixing
lace the peaches In a deep pie dish,
)our tho chocolato oyer them, and
ako from ten to twelve minutes In
t moderate oven. New York Times.
Contrasts.
Bright flower-trimmed hats ara
worn with dark gowns and black hats
with bright or l!rt'nt-toned gowns.
And with ouch toilets a great many
separate coats are seen, linen, cotton
or fine wool ones with F.llk gowns and
silk or satin coats with lingerie or
fine wool costumes.
Four Gored Skirt.
The jklrt thnt Is perfectly smooth
over the hips while It Is gracefully
full at the lower portion Is the one
that Is most In demand for walking
and general wear. This one Includes
Stuffed Tomatoes.
' Wipe and remove slices from stem
, md of six medlura-stzed tomctoes,
; nko out seeds and pulp, sprinkle In
dde of tomatoes with Rait, Invert and
let stand. Cook one-halt tablespoon
!ul of minced onion with two .table
ipoonfuls of butter five minutes; add
ne-hair cuprul ol finely chopped
looked chicken or veal; one-half cup
ful of stale, soft bread crumbs, to
mato pulp, salt and popper to taste;
:ook five mlnutCB, then add one egg
(lightly beaten. Cook ono minute
ind refill tomatoes with mixture.
Place in buttered pnn, sprinkle with
buttered crumbs and bake twenty
minutes in hot oven. Epitoniibl
for the sixteen year size Is three nnd
one-eighth yards twenty-four, two
and three-eighth yards thirty-two or
ono and three-quarter yards forty
two Inches wide with three and seven-eighth
yards ot Insertion, one
yard of ruffling to trim as illustrated,
seven and one-eighth yards of Inser
tion for the deep cuffs if these are
used.
Facing Often Matches Feathers.
Black picture hats, trimmed with
long ostrich feathers chosen In pals
pastel shades of blue and pink, leaf
green and lilac, are enjoying a groa:
vogue at the moment. Sometimes
feathers in two or three of theso
pastel colors are seen grouped to
gether on one and the same hat, but
a more surely successful result Is ob
tained when the reathers are selected
In one shade, or In several tones ot
the same shade.
For Stormy Days.
It Is a great rellet to know that
when hot weather comes, and It Is
necessary to wear a raincoat, we will
not have to wear those heavy silk ut
ralrs. either In white or any other
color that have been worn tor so
long. Tho new raincoats are ol rub
berized pongee, just as waterproof as
the strongest rubber, but light and
cool, and fairly becoming In their soft
lines.
II Without Frills.
A fichu of satin, without frills,
worn over a diaphanous frock, li a
change from tho usual order of thlugj,
and should be accompanied by a
transparent hat irlmmed with big
bowa or choux of the same satin, aud
a transparent parasol treated likewise.
The Kelgn of the Tassel.
Taaaels, tassels everywnjre, be it
dangling trom the latest neckwear or
hanging from the big drapery seen
on ao many of the new costumes.
that essential feature and Is novel
ai the same time, being mado with
wedge shaped panels that are laid
under the gores and which allow ol
treatment of various sorts. In this
case the skirt is made of mobalr and
Is trimmed with silk braid and littlt
buttons, but If a combination of ma
terials was wanted tho panels could
be of striped, plaid or chocked ma
terial, while the gores wore of plain,
or vice versa; or one material can be
used for the skirt with another for
the panels. Again, the trimming. can
be banding of any sort, otther braid
or the same in contrasting material
cut Into bniids, or anything of a sim
ilar sort.
The skirt Is made in four gores,
these gores being made with exten
sions to the depth of the panels. The
extensions are turned under to form
pleats and the latter are arranged
over the panels, the edges belna
joined beneath the pleats.
Broiled Banana1;.
Another hostess has a way of broil
ing bananas. The bananas are silt
lengthwiso twice and a half Inch of
peel Is stripped off, leaving the fruit
In the large part; the body of the
bruit should then be opened a bit and
a pinch of snlt, another of pepper,
and a bit of lemon Juice can be put on
the exposed fruit, an-1 the whole left
for half an hour, go that the season
ing may soak In. The butter should
be spead orer the opened part. The
bananas ' ! 5 then be laid In a not
too hot broiler, with skins down, and
broiled very gently until lightly
browned. They should bo served In
the skins, which If properly handled
will retain tho Juices formed wlill
cooking, and n truly delicious morsH
will be the result.
Stuffed Onions Are Dellrions.
Onions are chiefly employed as
Savoring. Take two large onions and
remove the outside skin carefully and
neatly; cut the root and the stalk
end even. Take all the centre out ot
the onions except three or four of the
outer coats, taking care not to make
a hole at the bottom; if a hole Is ac
cidentally made, it must bo filled up
with the bit that came out. Put four
tablespoonfuls of chopped cooked
meat Into a bowl, and half a cupful
of grated bread, one teaspoonful of
flour, two tablespoonfuls of milk, salt
and pepper to taste. Fill the onions
with this stuffing and put on the lids.
Place them in a small saucepan, pour
In a cupful ot stock or water, and
stew the onions gently for one hour.
Serve on a hot dish, wilh tho gravy
poured round them. The Delineator.
The quantity of material required
for the medium else It seven and
five-eighth yards twenty-aevett, nv
yards forty-four or three and flve
elghlh yards fifty-two Inches wide,
eighteen and one-halt yards of braid.
Hints fofl the:
Housekeeper
A spoonful ot vinegar put Into the
water In which meats or fowl are
boiled makes them tender.
it Is said that to butter a cracker
and, sprinkle It with cayenne pepper
will Induce sleep alter eating.
A hole In the spout or an agate tea
kettle can be mended by cutting a
small piece ot cork and forcing it into
the opening.
Cucumber and radishes served on
lettuce hearts and covered with
French dressing makes an appetizing
and seasonable salad.
Do not neglect to frequently pour
household ammonia, or some other
disinfectant, down all waste pipes,
especially in summer time.
To make a rubber plant throw out
branches tie a small sponge around
the main stem where a leaf Joins and
keep it moist all the time.
When cutting a tomato pass the
knife frequently over the freshly cul
Burtace of a largo onion. The result
ing flavor Is Indescribably delicate.
To prevent cheese from getting
mouldy, wrap It in a cloth that has
bean dipped In vinegar and wrung as
dry as possible. Keep In a cool place.
A small glass of jelly beaten, a lit
tle at a time, into the cake or pudding
frosting, will add greatly to Its ap
pearauce and taste. A little coloring
adds to Its attractiveness.
Persons whose hands easily become
chapped should thoroughly rinse the
bands with fresh water after they
have been washed with soap, being
careful to wipe them perfectly dry.
For okra soup such as one finds In
the South, boll slowly a sblu of beet
In five quarts ot water with about
fifty okras and a few tomatoes foi
even hours. Then season with salt
and red pepper.
Ivory keys may be cleaned and
whitened by mixing prepared white
chalk with a tinge ot sweet oil and
Bal-volatlle Into a paste and rub it on
with chamois skin and allow It to
remain until dry.
A Wilton or Axmjaster carpet
should never be swept with a atraw
or splint broom. The comers and
edges should bo carefully brushed
wilh a stiff hair brush, and the rest
gone over with a good carpet sweeper'
Velvet and Oriental rugs should not
be shaken by hand or beaten on the
line. Sweep lu the direction ot th
imp, lay taco downward on the greae,
beat with rattan boater, than tura
and sweep ou tha right aide.