A FRIEND'S PHIV1UGE.
You'll b my friend ind itick to me
Through storm and sunshine, foul and fair,
You'll ehnre my joya, my comfort be.
When I'm confronted with despair
When fortune frowim, of course, you may
This kindly promise recollect,
But I'll be bound you'll come and any:
"You're getting what you might expect,
t make mifttakea.-aa nil men do.
And have to bear the consequence;
It's often very bitter, too,
And my chagrin in moat intense,
In such a cne a little spark t
Of aympathy is not ami.
But you would prohablv remark:
"lknew that it would come to tl.
You'll be my friend, you say; hut friends
That privilege will alwava claim,
No matter what a mnn intends,
Ilia connotation is the same.
You're only human, like the re.t.
And when I'm overwhelmed with woe,
1 don't care how you may protest.
You'll tell me that you told me ao.
-Chicago News.
THE WOMAN WHO TALKED.
How She Captured the Captain and Earned a Loving Cup.
lW. R. ROSI, IN CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER,
The Alcestrls had been visited by
several minor mishaps. The chief
engineer was hurt by something
whicli got loose and caught him a
swinging blow while he was making
an official Inspection. A man had
fallen overboard and been picked tip
ond a delay of an hour had resulted.
The ship's doctor had been laid up
by an attack of rheumatism.
Captain Thomas Felton wag an ad
mirable mariner with a proper pride
in his profession and a full apprecia
tion of his responsibility. There were
R00 souls In his cars and there was a
time schedule to remember.
Naturally, there were occasions
when Captain Felton permitted hlm
felf to feel Irritated. Anything that
Interfered with the running of his
chip passed upon the province of his
(official dignity was quickly resented.
On the third day out from New
York the captain was not in an en
tirely agreeaDie numor.
j The man who went overboard had
ibeen shoved on deck from the rescu
ing boat, and the captain had just
.(given orders for the Alcestrls to re
sume her course, when he saw Mrs.
Il'ennlger Brown approaching.
4 The captain had been a salty mar
iner for nearly forty years, but he
jjcouldn't get seasoned to the passenger
mho asks foolish questions and
jniost questions are foolish from a
liner captain's point of view.
I Mrs. Fenniger Brown was ap
proaching middle age. She was also
Approaching stoutness. It wag un
llorstood that she wag a widow, trav
i sling alone, and that she had plenty
3f money.
"Good morning, captain," said the
lady. "Quite an interesting episode?"
I She referred to the annoying res-
:ue.
The captain growled deep down In
his throat, but made no reply,
"Who was the poor man?"
A coal passer, madam.'
"Married?"
The captain made another Inartlc
llate remark.
"I do not know, madam.
"I was thinking how hard it would
lave been for you to notify his wife
und children but perhaps he has no
children. How old did you say he
tas?"
! The captain swallowed hard.
"I know nothing whatever about
Hm, madam."
"A new man, I suppose. Perhaps
lot familiar with the ship. How
Ireadful it would have been If the
loat hadn't picked him up! I re
nember hearing my brother George
ell about a man who fell overboard
n the night and they burned rockets
nd blew whistles. But really now,
Pint may have been on the Mississippi
River. Anywav.
at the man was intoxicated."
The captain did r.ot answer.
"You don't think the Door fellow
ill catch cold, do you, captain?" the
uy solicitously inquired.
t don t think anything about it."
bid the captain, gruffly.
But the inquisitive passeneer waa
lot discouraged.
And about where
taptain?"
are we now,
Sho had asked this nneattnn
Dme they had met.
The captain frowned darkly.
"Madam," he said, "if von win mh.
lull the second officer he will show
Ifou the chart and give you the ship's
bearings."
I And he turned abruptly away,
1 The inquisitive lady wasn't nn
Soyed by tills unceremonious depar
ture. I . "He's got such a lot on his mind,"
he said, and looked after him sym
fatuetically f And the captain, stalking away
also spoke to himself.
i "II that confounded woman both
ers me with any more fool questions
I'll put her in irons or push her
vertioara. ' j
-j He glanced as he paused by the
U. The inquisitive woman had
auscd by the chair of the invalid
n-ofesior. and the captain could tell
) the way she nodded and gestured
hat she was busy at her favorite dl
oi'aion. i "Poor chap, grumbled the cap
ttln. A faint smile softened his serious
dee as be stalked along.
From that moment he carefully
voided the woman who talked. He
loved away when he saw her com
S ha affected not to hear her when
he called to him across the table.
-And this required constant vlgl
lice, told himself that in all his ex
trlence he had nevor met such an
inoylng passenger. If she had been
man he would have squelched her
arloslty Instantly. Being a woman
I could only avoid hor.
.Occasionally she caught him and
irew a few swift questions at him1
at made him feel irritable for hours
fturward.
xl "Wh lu blazes couldn't she iiave
-ken some other ship?" ha fcrowlng
f demanded of the choppy waves.
; And then, noting the alarming fact
hat nil was bearing down on him
didn't wait for the answer to his
juer, but turned quickly and beat
a i;glorious retreat.
The Alcestrls having lost a num.
r of precious hours, ras dolre ber
best to make amends. The captain,
with an eye out for the woman who
talked, wag watching the ship's pro
gresg with glowing satisfaction.
It was mldafternoon of Sunday.
There was a heavy sea running and
the Alcestrls was steadily butting her
way through It with a fine display of
snowy spindrift rising from her
sturdy bows.
There were few passengers on
deck, the sea was too rough for com
fort, but among the half dozen who
ventured out wag the woman who
talked.
The captain, at the rail, caught
sight of her.
"That gabbling nuisance can't even
take time to be decently seasick," he
grumbled, and turned again to watch
the hazy sea.
With much care the woman who
talked made her way along the un
steady deck. Several times she
stopped and stared up at the foggy
sky. Then she resolutely resumed
her way.
And with every careful step she
approached nearer the captain.
Some hidden Influence seemed to
tell him of her presence.
He turned and saw her coming.
She smiled.
"About where are we now, cap
tain?" He fairly groaned and his frown
was dark indeed.
And then he saw a swift change
come over the woman's face. Her
smile faded, a look of wild terror di-
lnr tidal wave. Hit us on th' por
bow "
"And the ship?"
"Prety near flopped over, sir
Shifted the coal an' broke down a
bulkhead, an' smashed tip some rail
ing. Hurt a dozen or so, but nobody
went overboard."
The captain groaned again.
'What's wrong with your arm?"
"Elbow dtscolatd, sir "
The captain groaned agnin
"Can t I get iif Where's the doc
tor?" "He's worse, sir "
"Worse? Who's looking after the
wounded?'
"One of th' passengers, sir. No
body's neglected."
The captain drew a sobbing breath.
"What's nil that racket?"
"It's the carpenter, sir. He'i
patching up things. An' we're keep.
In' one of the pumps workin' She
took In an awful lot of water, sir.
But we'll have everything pretty
much shipshape by morning."
The captain squirmed and a thou
sand pains ran through his bandaged
head.
"Waterlogged In mldocean," he !
groaned. "Poor old Alcestrls!"
"Oh. 'taint so bad as that," broke !
in the second mate. "The sea's gone i
down an' there's only a mite of a i
breeze. We'll be on our way again !
by dawn " i
A savage gleam came Into the cap.
tain's eyes.
"Didn't I hear a woman talking to
you, Carlton?"
"Yes, sir."
"Well, don't you dare to let that
woman come near me! Do vou heat
me?"
The second mate shook his head.
"I hear, sir, but I can't make any
such promise."
The captain's look was fierce In
deed. "What's that!'
The second mate's voice grew
softer.
"Don't get excited, cap'n. You see
you don't know what's happened.
That woman is sort of bossin' the ship
just now. You aslt the first mate."
The captain stared.
"What in blue blazes does thnl
foolishness mean?" he hoarsely de
manded. "Haven't you told me ev- i
erything that's happened?" I
"Not about her, cap'n." the second i
mate promptly replied. He moistened j
his lips. "In the first place, it looks !
as If she saved you from goln' over- !
board. Jenkinson saw it all. There i
was you, helpless as a log, an' there
was the woman holdin' to your col
lar for dear life, and there was the
old Alcestrls on her beam endB. An
then, sir, when the ship righted an'
The. Bandanna Turban.
It may be true that the famous wit
of Paris, Mme. de Stael, wore the
wrapped turban and gave it her name,
but in America It looks much more
like the bandannas of other days
vorn by negro house servants.
A Quern's Scrapbook.
Queen Maud of Norway keeps a
irapborjk bearing the inscription on
,he cover, "Things We Have Not Said
and Done," In which she has pasted
newspaper cuttings giving stories
about herself and her husband which
have their foundation only in the im
agination of enterprising journalists.
Extravagance.
Beautiful dresing is an art, says a
woman's journal. The world would
lose something of Its grace and charm
without It. Men have left oft wearing
picturesque and lovely clothes; really
somebody must do it. Is extrava
gance in woman's dress so very
wicked, then? New Haven Register.
Women Wore Masks.
In the seventeenth century women
wore masks in public. Women who
had "corallln lips preferred short
masks. For others who wished to
:over the lower part of the tace the
mask was made complete, with a chin
piece of linen. In 1632 a new mask
;all.d the mlmi, from the Italian
mimics, became the rage among the
progressive court beauties. It was
the cause of many violeut quarrels
aetween the dames who contended for
the old masks and those who were for
novelty. A few years later it became
a fashion to trim the uper part of the
mask with a rouche of lace, to length
en it with a beard of the same mate
rial, with lace to the borders of the
cr, scarcely affording a glimpse of the
hair.
Then, again, the hat of huge cir
cumference Is still a la mode, and
toques are seen, so that no one can
complain of lack of variety In fash
lonable headgear just now. Phila
delphia Record.
What We May See.
As the curtain descended upon the
first act, she arose abruptly, and with
ill-concealed Impatience.
"Sorry, dear," she begun brusque
ly, "but I shall have to leave you for
a few moments. It Is absolutely Im
perative that I should see a woman
outside." And without waiting for
remonstrance, or meeting the appeal
ing, reproachful gaze upturned to
hers, she extracted her hat and cane
and departed.
A vague sense of hurt and disap
pointment crept over the young hus
band of but a few short weeks. He
looked about him. All over the thea
tre were men lonely as himself, fan
ning themselves with forced smiles,
waiting patiently till their escort
should return. He renumbered his
dear father's parting advice, and his
soft eyes slowly filled.
After all, perhaps he alone had
been to blame. It was the first even
ing in a fortnight she had spared
him from her club and he had con
cocted such a dear little supper to
please her! But he had been late in
dressing and had sent her back at
the last moment for his glove?.
Not until the very close did she re
appear. Then, as she assisted him to
the carriage a fresh misgiving smote
him suddenly.
"Darling " he began, falterlngly.
"Now, Herbert, don't bo foolish! I
hate a scene," she interrupted hastily.
CORRA WINS BATTLE,
TJIEX EATS LOSERS.
Three-Cornered Tight In Cage
Fatal For Watar Snake and
Giant Llsard.
The king cobra at the Bronx Zoo
Is eleven feet long, and the whole
eleven feet were fighting yesterday.
His opponent was a water snake and
an Iguana, or giant lizard.
All three reptiles had been living;
In peace together all winter In their
glass compartment, and it was bud
posed they were real good friends,
but a dispute arose yesterday be
tween the cobra and the iguana, and
In a sudden fit of foolish rage the
Iguana went for the cobra Bad bit
him.
Instantly the cobra spread his hood
and gave battle, but the iguana took
an unfair advantage of him then and
there by disjointing himself and com
ing apart. The big lizard gave him
self a shake, and lo! there were two
of him the Iguana proper and the
Iguana's tall, both very much alive
and active.
Then the wnter snake took a hand
and went for the cobra, too, but the
cobra gave him Just one bite and the
snake went Into a corner, curled up
and died.
The tailless Iguana kept right at
the cobra, but the latter didn't seem
to care much. He had espied the tall
cavorting around the cage, and It In
terested him so much that ho made
a leap for It, caught It ami calmly
swallowed It.
That gave him a taste for Iguana
meat, so he next caught the iguana
and swallowed him after his
I HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.'
Dntnty Apron.
A dainty little apron to wear when
presiding at the chafing dish or the)
lea tray Is mado from white lawn cut
n a large heart shape design and
slightly gathered Into the belt. It la
finished all around with a little frill.
The bib is heart shaped, edged with
a narrow colored trimming, as is the
pocket. Both are set on perfectly
plain, the narrow end of the heart
overlapping the belt.
Rome Proportion .
These proportions are used by a
rook who is Invariably successful:
One heaping tablespoonful of bak
ing powder to two cupfuls of flour.
One teaspoonful of cream tartar
and a half teaspoonful of soda to two
cupfuls of flour.
One level tablespoonful of soda to
two cupfuls of molasses.
Four heaping tablespoonfuls ot
corn starch to one quart of milk.
A little more than an ounce of
gelatine to a qup.rt of liquid. New
Haven Register.
Then the water Bnake was taken for
dessert, and thut ended the fight.
Now the cobra is living alone. New
York World.
Wlirn Vfilng Green Roup.
One of the best cleansers for the
skin and excellent for pimples and
blackheads is green soap. This has
been long recognized as a healing;
agency, and is less well known than
It should be.
Occasionally women complain that
tail, i the sonp makes them worse, the rea-
Women have In general but one object, which Is their
beauty; upon which, scarce any flattery is too gross for them
to swallow. Nature has hardly formed woman uglv enough
to be insensible to flattery upon her person; if her face is so
shocking that she must in some degree be conscious of it.
her figure and air. she trusts, make ample amends for it.
If her figure is deformed her face, she thinks, counter
balances it. If they are both bad, she comforts herself that
she has graces; a certain manner; a Je ne seals quol still
more engaging than beauty. This truth is evident from the
Btudied and elaborate dress of the ugliest woman in the
world. An undoubted, uncontested, conscious beauty is of
all women the least sensible of flattery upon that head- she
knows It Is her due, and is therefore obliged to nobody for
giving it her. She must be flattered upon her understand
ing; which, though she may possibly not doubt of herself vet
she suspects that men may distrust. Lord Chesterfield
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Katy's Gingerbread. Beat a fresh egg until it is very
stiff. Add halt a cupful of brown sugar and mix well.
Put two tablespoonfuls of butter and six tablespoonfuls ot
bacon fat Into a pan and melt them together on the stove.
Stir this in with the sugar and egg. Before you do any
thing more, be sure that the oven is hot, and that you have
ready a good-sized shallow baking pan, smeared on the in
side with butter. Put a cupful ot black molasses into the
mixture and beat tor two minutes with a wooden spoon.
Take another bowl and sift into it with a flour sifter two
cupfuls of flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one heaping
teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful of allspice
and one-half teaspoonful of ginger; Btir this slowly into the
mixture in the other bowl, and beat for three minutes; if
It is not thick and stiff, sift a little more flour, perhaps one
quarter of a cupful, and add it, mixing well. Dissolve a
teaspoonful of cooking soda in a cup of boiling water; add
this quickly to the mixture and beat again for three min
utes. Now pour it all into the buttered pan, and set It care
fully into a hot oven. Bake for twelve minutes and use
straw test to see if it's done. Delineator.
eyeholes. Young ladies of that pe
riod, however, contented themselves
with covering their faces simply with
a piece of black crape, to be coquet
tish rather than masked. New York
Press.
lated her gray eyes. She wag not
looking at him, but at some fearful
object behind him. Her lips moved.
She was trying to cry out.
Before the captain could turn, a
wild shriek rang out and something
struck the ship a crashing, staggering
blow. The captain was hurled to the
deck and remembered no more.
The woman who talked had gone
down, too, but she was better pre
pared. She had seen the peril ap
proaching and bad crouched to meet
it. As she fell she clinched at a coil
ot rope and clutched at the captain,
too. She got her hand in his collar
and hung on for dear life one hand
clinging to the rope the other hold
ing fast to the unconscious man's col
lar. A deluge of water poured over
them, but she did not rolease her
grip. ,
a lot of th' deck hands ran for tht
boats, she was right there among 'era.
an' besgln' 'em, an' scoldln' 'em, an
shamln 'em en' killln" what mighi
have been a panic right there aa'
then. Mr. Saunders will tell you, sir,
He got there when 'twas all over."
The captain drew a long breath.
"Go on, Cailtor."
"Well, an' she's th' passenger 1
spoke to you about."
"What passenger?"
"Why, the one that's doln th' doc.
torin. It seems that she was a hos
pital nurse when she was younger
an' she knows every rope in th' busi
ness.. Nursed a whole minln' camr.
through a fever once. That's wherf
she got used to facln' men. Say,
you ought to have seen her stltchln'
up a naBty cut In Tom Martin's shoul
der. An' the way she manned thf
bones back in my arm was a merrj
The Alcestrls, staggered by the edition. But it wag you she pr.tchetf
blow, heeled far over. The decks an' plastered up first of all an' e'nt
were swept by the mighty wave, the
water poured below through every
opening, the engines stopped, the
steamer swung from hor course.
There were wild cries of dismay.
For a moment it seemed as if the ship
could not rally. Then she slowly
righted.
The woman who talked pulled her
self to her feet. She was a sorry fig-.
ure gasping, dripping, half-drowped.
A dozen men ot the crew ran ,by
her. j
"She's going down!" shrieked one.
The woman staggered forward. ,
The men were at one of the boats.
They were in frantic haste. i
. "Stop that!" screamed the woman.
"Poa't be cowards! The danger is
over. Get back to you duty!"
She pushed among them, shaming,
entreating.
rney stared at her, sullen and
wonaerlng.
"Help thoe who are hurt!" she
cried. "Save the ship! Be men!
Pick up your captain there!"
The crisis wag passed. The men,
hamefaced, drew back.
And then the first mate ran for
ward, and the woman, cold and shiv
ering, sanx aown against .the rail.
was iaie in the evening when
It
the captain regained consciousness.
uiiwr murmur-awakened him.
He seemed In a confused way to rec
ognize the voice. He .lowly opened
his eyes. He was In his cabin in his
berth.
His head' throbbed, lie wag full of
oreness. He tried to raise hii right
arm. it dropped back from weak
ness. He groaned.
A man stepped to his bedside. It
was Carlton, the second mate.
"Well, cap'n," he cheerfully said
He bent a little lower. Anything
you want?"
The captain stared up at blm. He
noted that bis arm wag In a sling.
"What hit u, Carlton?"
"We shipped a bif fJa. ir, Reta.
says Ehe'll have you on deck agalr
by to-morrow afternoon, sure." Th
second mate paused. "So you Ete
cap'n, there ain't nobody on th' ship
that would want to interfere with
the lady. You ask Saunders."
There wag a llttlo silence.
"Guess I'll try to sleep," said the
captain.
"She said It was the best thing fot
you," remarked the second mate.
The, Alcestrls limped along het
course, and the sun shone fair, and
the bruised and battered ones grew
stronger.
And then it was the night before
the overdue steamer crept Into port,
and the officers were giving a com
pllmentary dinner and the recipient
ot thia honor wag the woman who
talked. There wag to be a loving cup
given her when the ahlp reached
Bhore and the details could be ar
ranged a loving cup to which each
person aboard bad contributed a bil
of metal a ring here, a cold coin
there, a dime, a shilling, even a cop
per. And all these pieces were to be
fused into a.xup of loving remem
brance. There had been singing and
speeches from the officers and pas
sengers, ana a oriei, inougn rauco
applauded speech from the honored
guest who seemed to have sudden!)
lost her volubility.
And presently the captain roae, hit
pale tace flushing beneath the whiU
bandage about his head. ,
"I Juat want to add a word to what
hag been so well said," he slowly an
nounced. His gaze rested on tht
woman who tallfed. "If this deal
lady," be went on, "can find an)
question In Ood's world to ask mi
when I am on official duty, and I cat
find lu Cod's world any answer tc
give ber, she ahall have It prompt!)
and cheerfully even It I bave to atoj
the ahlp to deliver It."
And be gat down amid thunders el
app'.ause, ;
Top Notch of Fashion.
Within a few years there has been
a remarkablo growth of tearooms In
Paris.
For years the only one was Nealo'a.
Keale long kept the only English
bookstore In Paris, and over It he
had a tearoom, where the English
papers were on file.
Printed Injunctions of "Silence"
were hung about, interspersed with
illuminated texts from the Bible. It
was a most Incongruous spot in Paris,
which is singularly Ignorant of both
silence and the Bible.
Now, however, English tearooms
are springing up all over Paris. They
exist for tea alone. From four to sit
English specialties can be obtained,
like toasted muffins and scones.
There is music, and some of them are
exceedingly fashionable.
At Rumpermeyer'8 women dressed
by the great modistes are sent every
day to advertise the toilettes of the
house by wearing them through the
tea hours. . Even the men are be
ginning to desert absinthe and fre
quent the tearooms in great num
bers. A curious Influence of the new in
stitution upon ancient customs is that
the French woman may go alone to
the English tearooms; the first pub
lic eating place In Paris, according to
the Travel Magazine, in which the
privilege has been hers. It is the
English woman's contribution to the
emancipation of ber sisterg across the
Channel.
Quaintly Shaped Headgear.
In a recent article by an eminent
painter on the subject of drebs, one
chancetl upon the following aentence:
"The longing in the male breast for
self-expressive color recurs with the
spring; It blossoms out in shirts of
tender hue, halt hidden beneath
an outward conformity in clothes en
forced by the habits ot our time,"
which set one wondering what effect
was produced by the same longing In
the female breast. It usually takes
the form ot the purchase ot a new
spring hat! Fortunately tor ua, our
means of gelt - expressions through
color are Infinitely wide and varied,
and never bave they been more so
than at the present moment, -It seems
quite certain that a great many
quaint bonnet Bhapcg will be worn
during the ensuing months. Some
of these are decidedly pretty, and the
fashion Is one which opena up great
possibilities for the exercise of taste.
For Instance, the bonnet may merely
be an flower trimmed straw with rib
bon streamers, or it may be m, much
more elaborate affair fashioned In
gome soft fabric, gathered and pleated
to suit the face of the wearer. Rib
bon la sure to be freely used as a
trimming, and the atyle hag every In
dication ot being far more becoming
than the enormoua beehive hata, for
Instance, which are bizarre but
acarcely beautiful, overpowering but
seldom pleasliig. A number ot these,
however, were seen the other day at
a private view. They are tremen
dously high in the crown, and reach
almost down to the eyes of the wear-
"I'm due at this moment to speak at
that campaign rally.; so don't worry
that's a dear, sensible little hus
band and don't sit up for me!" And
with a hurried kiss she slammed the
door, and he was left alone in the
darkness.
As the carriage rolled onward in
the darkness, he sank back despair
ingly. His lips quivered, and he
broke into a passion of sobbing.
"I cannot bear It!" he moaned;
"this indifference this neglect! I
will go home I will go back to fa
ther!" Laura Simmons, in Human
Life.
On HnldiH's,
It has been discovered recently that
there are no bald-headed men in our
; insane asylums. Other Interesting
j facts about bald people are the fol
' lowing:
You never see a bald-headed man
! wearing his own hair.
No one ever saw a red-headed bald
mnn.
Most bald men keep their hair in
1 tholr wife's name.
No bald-headed woman has ever
; been known to admit,
i Bald-headed men never appear in
I public with their hair marcelled.
; If everybody was bald from birth
the halr-cuttlng industry would be
paralyzed.
If a man loses his hair no amount
of advertising will restore it to him.
No woman was ever drawn to a
bald-headed man by capillary attrac
tion. Baldness cannot be cured by hav
ing your hair pulled, as you can cure
toothache by having a tooth pulled.
The bear has more hair to the
square inch than any known animal,
and yet there is nothing in the world
that ts barer than a bald-head.
There are other Interesting facts
about baldness, no doubt, but none of
them occur to us at this moment, so
we will content ourselves with saying
in conclusion that tho head of a bald
man In the front row of tho modern
theatre shines like a good deed In a
naughty world. Harper's Weekly.
son is that they use it too vigorously.
Delicate, sensitive skins should never
have green soap put on It full
strength. It should be diluted with,
hot water and not used every day.
Experiment until the soap lather
does not make the skin feel drawn.
New York Press.
Cure nnl Quiet in Sick Room.
When coal Is needed to replenish
the grate or stove In the room of a
sick person It should be placed In
pa imt basis and a bag laid gently on
top of the fire. This will prevent any
noise and save the patient's nerves.
If n poker must be used It Is well
to have a stick of wood for that pur
pose, as It makes bo much less racket.
Of course, creaking shoes, silk pet
ticoats and starched clothes that rus
tle are tabooed.
Medicine should not be left in sight
of the invalid, and food must never
be left around the room. If a tray
Is supposed to be accessible for bis
cuits and a few simple things like
that it should be placed In an adja
cent room or on a table outside tho
sick room door.
A Ved rest may not only be made
out of a low-backed chair, but a wire
fire guard well padded will answer
vory well. New York World.
Colored plumes trim black hata.
Voiles and silks- all bave borders.
The petticoat is being reinstated.
Russian net la used for face voiles
Stripes are to be unusually popu
lar. The one-piece princess dress is pop
ular. A new high linen collar buttons at
the back.
The new suits continue to have
buttons.
Velvets In narrow, shaded stripe
find favor.
The tunic Is one of the most strlk
Ing features ot all costume displays.
Huts and not hair this season are
to bo considered a woman's crowning
glory.
Whatever may be said of the new
hats, they are almost universally un
becoming. Military effects In buttons and
braids trim a sjood many suits in
novel ways.
The popular fan is of empire style,
with spangled silk top and glided
or carved aandalwood stick.
Some of the smartest reception and
theatre gowns are combinations of
crepe meteor and soutache braid.
As black la used on the straws lo
the yellow shades, go the yellow
shades are used on the black gtraws.
Bronze-green metal, set with jew
els in deep topaz, Is one example ol
arts and craftg work carried out in
the belt buckle.
A harmonious combination is a
wreath of silver sweet peaa on gray,
the dainty blossoms backed with puf
fings ot gray tulle.
Buttons made of novelty wash
braids, sewed round and round, ar
among the most stunning of the trim
minus for light dresses.
Large perpendicular eyeleta art
made about the waist ot a princes!
frock of pink linen and through them
la woven a white silk aasb.
In an elaborate, three-piece suit
the gown la embroidered as well ai
braided, but the braid without the
embroidery appeara ag the trimming,
ot the coat.
Gowns of coarse cotton net are em
broidered In a heavy, Irregular darn
ing stitch, not only In white, but In
colore. MUilneiy materials are var
ied in strav: and braid, and for the
early guason. In net; shirred allk and
niarqulsetu. . .
What the Railroads Spend.
The men on railroad engines in the
I'nlted States when times are busy
draw In wnqes $53,000,000 a year.
Last year the gum was cut to $45,
000,000. The business of the coun
try lost $8,000,000 In this one Item,
sayB the Los Auseles Times.
Every mile of new railroad built in
the country costs first and last $25,
000, and If the building is 3000 miles
it puts into circulation $75,000,000.
If the building Is 6000 miles thero
goes into circulation $150,000,000.
The coal used on an engine In a
year costs on the average of $2300.
Last summer there were 150,000 Idle
cars In the United States. Counting
thirty-nine to a train, this would be
5000 trains. One engine to the train
would curtain the coal used by a
value of $12,500,000. That coal
means almost all wages. So does tho
building ot new roads.
If the conditions should last for a
year, these three Items would make
a total of nearly $100,000,000 lost to
wage-earners, assuming that only
half as much road Is built as would
have been If times had been good.
Gntlirrlns.
When using a chain Btltch machine
i gathering may be done without an
attachment If the thread Is wrapped
i twice around the tension. Thin is a
i very good thing to know, and, while
It will not mak"? any deep gathering,
it will be quite effective for any or
dinary ruffling.
With a double-threaded machine
the under bobbin may be threaded
with a cotton ten numbers coarser.
I Loosen the tension until It Is very
1 slack and then place your garment
under the needle and proceed. When
( It is stitched you will find that you
may draw up the material to the re
quired fullness with the aid of the
under thread. It will not be neces
sary to alter the Btltch If It Is ordinar
ily short, and the result will be amply
satisfactory.
With the aid of these two ideas It
should be easy to do very good gath
ering on any machine. New Haven
Register.
i Why Stream Are IHw.ppearlnjj.
I Any one who has reached the age
j of seventy-flvo lias noticed the dlsap-
! pearance of the small brooks where
j he pluyed in his district school days,
; while larger ones have shrunk to
j summer threads, and rivers that
, filled their banks all tho year are
, hardly more than rivulets in summer,
says the Independent. Commissioner
i Whipple, of New York State, tells us
! that the upper Hudson, In August,
1907, had no more than two inches of
water where it used to roll a heavy
volume. There la substantial agree
ment that this change has been due
to the denudation of our hills and
valleys of the water-holding trees.
It takes a century to grow such for
ests; It has taken half a century to
destroy them.
A Job For the Armies.
Camilla Flammarion has revived
hli old scheme of digging a geother
mlc well 200 metres in diameter to
ascertain the internal constitution ot
the earth. The imaginative Flam
marion proposes to find an economic
and almost inexhaustible source of
heat, to verify the rate of caloric in
crease, to find out if the materials
constituting the terregtlal globe are
In a state of fusion In a word, to do
ra'.ionally and directly what bag been
done slightly and a little by chance
up to the present time In mines. To
carry out the work the standing arm.
leg of the world are to be called Into
requisition. Scientific American.
Eighteen men were tied to the
whipping post In one day recently at
Wilmington, Del., and given a total
of 2511 lashes. This beats all pre
vious records.
More than one-quarter of the tci
Lacco consumed by the Spanish nation
coojeg from the United Statea.
Pudding. Three slices whit
bread, well buttered, one-halt cup
sugar, one-half cup molasses, one
teaspoonful ginger, one quart milk.
Bake two hours.
Huntruriaii Kauerkroiit. Boll
sauerkraut with beef brisket for threo
hours. When brisket is done take
out. To the kraut add four fried
onions, half can tomatoes and some
caraway seeds.
HreakfaKt llunanag. Bake large,
firm bananas, slit the peeling when
done, and spread in boat shape; sprin
kle with powdered sugar and nut
meg; pour boat full of cream and
serve hot. You will never cat an
other cold banana for breakfast.
Coffee Moumii'. To one-half pint
of strong coffee add one-half cup of
augar, tiny grain of gait and yolka of
three eggs; heat this till it becomea
a little thick, then cool and add one
pint ot whipped cream; pour into
mould and pack same as ice cream;
let stand four or five boura.
Kgg Roll a. One cup, ot gcalded
milk and cooled, add two egga well
beaten, three tablespoons butter, one
tablespoon sugar, one teaspoon Halt
and one-halt yeast cake dissolved In
water; m.tke a sponge, let rise till It
looks light and foams, then stir la
enough flour to knead. Knead thor
oughly and let rise again; bake la
moderate oven.
Angel Cake. One cupful and a
half ot sugar, two-thirds of a cupful
of butter, whites of Ova eggg, one
half cupful cornstarch, one cupful of
aweet milk, two and a half cupfuls ot
flour, two teaspoonfulw ot baking
powder, one teaspoonful of vanilla.
Cream butter and augar, add wbltea
of eggg beaten to a foam, and beat
until li'jht as froth. Then stir In the
cornstarch; wet with a little of that
aillk; add the rest of the milk, the
lour alftt-d with the baking powder
ind the extract. Beat again and
bake In layers.