HOW SUMMER CAME TO THE SLOPE. BT nt'OH J. HUGHES. Cliinnok winds down the gulches ranie sinking soft and low, v "While flowers of the North Wind, 'tin time for you to go!" And lover-wine he wooed them with many a breath Mid nigh ; Said man, the fire-builder, "Chinook is pawling by." Down many a misty canon the snnbenmi danced their way; llcfore them slunk the shadows, behind thorn swept the day, .And pant the orient colorings of but ten decrept and sear The young Chinook came singing the life-dawn of the years fly many a stream torrential, down gulch and canon hurled, The white flowers went to bourgeon the tides that sweep the world: t'p to the smoke mesas the coyote climbed to see The sickle of the new moon of the summer yet to be. Hencath the soil frost-girdled the windflower, sleeping, stirred; The mighty cry of living its sentient heart had heard; And through the bunch-grass creeping, came shyly, one by one. The children of the. earth-mold the flowers of the sun. Came teal, and gray goose honking adown the eloping wind; The wild-rice lakes before thorn, a thousand miles behind. Far through the misty mornings to the fire-builder's house With breath of sod that quickens came the booming of the grouse. So came the ancient summer the summer ever new To the gulches, and the mesas, and the fire-builders few Who laughed within their houses O little race of men! "Chinook is blowing softly; the summer comes again " Youth's Companion. ! JOHN WAKELYN'S WIFE. ! 4 $ 4 44c4$44j4t Mr. Courtenay Pile alighted from the train at the small station at Lit Itleton March, his handsome face gearing a somewhat troubled expres sion. Me passed through the booking office and found an open trap of the type usually to be hired at village Inns, awaiting his orders. He had wired for It because his visit was un expected by those who might have seen that ho had a more comfortable reception. It was a mild February day, with a suggestion of spring in the gentle air, soft clouds chasing one another across the dappled sky. The roads were soft and muddy, and Mr. Pile looked critically at the some what sorry old crock between the shafts of the village fly and ruefully hook his head. "How much for the lot, Simon? and how long before we get hauled up to March Manor?"' "Matter o' 'arf an hour, air," re plied Simon, without blinking an eye. "There's more go in that there old crock than you think." Mr. Pile swnng himself up beside the driver, drew the emaciated rug gingerly over his well-cut trousers, and the old crock, laying his ears well back, set off in a weird amble that was half gallop and half trot. "They be glttln' on, sir, up to the Manor," said the driver, Inclined for a little friendly talk. "Every day the walls gits a little bit 'igher, so to speak. It'll look tip-top when It's done." "Is It approved in these parts, then?" inquired Mr. Pile with some Interest. "Oh, yes, sir; they says there won't be anything to touch the new 'ouse In this part o' the country." 'That's good, Simon, and as it should be," remarked Mr. Pile, and relapsed into silence as they began to ascend the road to the downs, which flipped again to the sheltered valley in which the new Manor house of March was being erected for an ab sentee. They reached it under thirty min utes, and long before they turned In at the avenue gates the red pile of the masonry was visible between the spaces of the leafless trees. "You can let me down here, Simon, and go round by the back way to the stables," said Mr. Pile when they were well within the gates; "and I require you to wait there for me. I want to get back to Littleton in time lor the three-ten." "Right, sir." The trap stopped. Mr. Pile alighted, and at once cut across the park In a slanting direction towards the house.' Once only he stopped to draw a letter from his pocket and read it through. It was almost un necessary, because he had already made himself master of the contents, which had angered him greatly. "Confounded cheek on Wakelyn's part confounded!" he repeated, drawing out the word with emphasis; "but he's a clinking good servant, and we can't afford to dismiss him at this point. It would create suspicion, 'which is what we must avoid." When he reached the new building, which was being Erected on the site f the old one, consumed a few months before by one of the most dis astrous fires of the century, all the signs of a big undertaking being car ried merrily through to its legitimate finish, met his eye. Cranes were at work to assist the bricklayers, great Piles of dry mortar and stacks of hricks covered the short sward, seem ing to destroy for a moment the fine old turf In tbo immediate vicinity; the air was filled with the din of la bor boing heartily pursued. A man high- up on -the gable wall caught sight of Mr. Pile approaching, and immediately began to descend to the ground. He was a big, slow man, with a somewhat Inscrutable face, careless of his dress, but never slov enly; a man whose expression and whole bearing suggested both power and determination. A brief greet ing, rather curt on Pile's part, passed between the two men', and Wakelyn waited for his superior to speak fur ther. . "I came on account of the some what unusual letter I received from you yesterday, Wakelyn. I started to answer it this morning, but found it dlfflcnlt; where can we talk?" ' In the little office; it is empty at the present moment," answered Wakelyn Impertuibabty. and tbey turned together to the srnull wooden shanty that bad boon orected for the transaction of busluecs which re quired attention on the spot.. ' It was quite comfortable within and warmed ... ... r a small stove which sent out bright glow. Pile closed the' door, and his faco hardened as.be looked tralght at Wakelyn. "You exceeded your privilege, I think, this lime, W.ikolyu. I've stood, We've all stood, a good dcul fro;n you. out this is the limit. What have yon to say for yotirself?" Nothing mora innu I put in my letter, sir. I enn't stop here and see the work turotisu or the present lines. I don't profess to be a saint, but the stuff that's being put Into this house Is the limit, It I may borrow your expression. It's dishonest, and all the more so that Lord Trammere Is not here himself to overlook It." "A fat lot of good he'd be if he were here. So it doesn't come up to specification?" "No, and you know it; when I complained, the Garrods have as good as told me they're within their rights, according to the orders they've re ceived privately from you and Mr. Gladwyn. I won't be a party to it, that's all, and I'm quite ready to leave at the end of the week. In fact, I've so made up my mind." Mr. Courtenay Pile's face reddened very deeply. "So It's a very high hand you'll take, Wakelyn? Whence all this new fangled delicacy of conscience? You've been In the building trade a good many years, and I suppose this isn't the first time you've seen things fall short of specifications. It's done every day; you know that." "I don't know It, but as I said, I won't be a party to it," replied Wake lyn, with the same quiet, imperturb able air, which had the effect of rais ing Mr. Pile's anger almost to a white heat. dust of the day's work from his face and hands, and then sat down to his solitary tea. He enjoyed It after a fashion, then, pushing his chair bark, sat down on the old monk's bench by the Are. That done, he cut open the envelope of his wife's letter with great deliberation, and drew forth the written sheet within. He Im agined at once that It was not long, because the outer page was quite blank. When he turned it to the other side, his face flushed a little and his eye shone. It was a long time since Lucy had begun a letter to him in such endearing terms. She was undemonstrative, a woman of few words at all times. But for once she had laid aside all her reserve. "Darling," It began. "Your letter is lying spread out before me as I write, and I have waited a whole day before answering it, so as to be quite sure of all I wished to say. The im pulse was on me when it came to sit down at once and pour out all my heart; but Ted was not so well this morning, and other things I will tell you presently Intervened. "I felt so glad when I read your letter, John, that every other worry seemed to fade away. I Just slipped up to our room and knelt down, and thanked God because He had made you so good and so strong. You have done right, quite right. I understand every word of what you wrote, and It was more than kind of you to take so much trouble to make the things pos itively clear to me, but dear, It was not needed. My faith In you is so great that I should never have ques tioned your decision, whatever it bad been. I understand all you say about the things that are done in business, but I Tim thankful beyond any words of mine to express that you will not lend yourself to these methods, and that you will Buffer rather than lend your countenance to dishonest prac tices. I will suffer with you gladly, John, and be proud of it, and I am sure the children, If they were asked, would say the same. "But, happily, I think there will not be any need. Who do you think came to see me to-day but Uncle Ed gar, from Bristol, without a word of warning, and he did not seem to mind a cold meat lunch? He was so nice, so different from any time I have ever seen him before, that I couldn't quite make It out. He is aging, too; I can't help thinking that God has spoken to his hard heart, and that be is begin ning to realize some of the things he has missed in life. He was lovely to Ted, and brought hlmia great parcel of books, new books, from the Stores; think of Uncle Edgar being GAMBLERS. Gamblers, like lovers, are known by the company they keep. The only difference between a gambler and a lover Is that the gambler usually knows beforehand the extent of the risk he Is running. All men are gamblers. Some gamble on the stock ex change, some in dives and some In immorality. When a man marries he gambles' with himself that he will be as happy or more so than If he remained single. ' All around him he sees people losing at the same game. The greater the risk the more fun there is in gambling. People are continually putting up all their happiness to win or lose on the red and black. There is always a con tinuous rake-off for the bank. Rulers and financiers gamble with men chips, some white, some black and some copper colored. When their chips give' out they are furnished free with a new pile. We are all sports, whether we want to be or not. An un known dealer hands us the cards. Some of us play them In fear and trembling and others recklessly. Some bluff. But In the end all bluffs are called.-r-From Life. "There Isn't anything so very bad; It won't affect the foundations of the house, nor its lasting qualities. Idiot. You must know that." "There'll be trouble in about five years' time," was the reply. "But that Isn't the point my point at least. Lord Trammere is paying for guilty of such extravagance! He asked very kindly about you, and he said I was beginning to look rather old and tired, and that I must take better care of myself, and couldn't we have a holiday together at More cambe at Easter. "Finding him like this, and want- something he's not getting, and be- ing desperately to tell somebody how :auoH kuuw mm, i wauv iu quit mo jjroua ana glad I was about you I ib" 1 ave him your letter to read He took "You're a fool to yourself, Wake- a long time to read it, and blew his lyn. if you do any such thing," said j nose several times over it and was Pile sourly. "Where'll you get an- a little gruff at the end. Then what other Job? A word from ub wIII go do you think he said all of a sudden? a long way. and we can't afford, as I ' 'Your husband's a fool Lucy as business Is In these days, to be so the world counts follv hut fahnniHn mealy-mouthed; nobody knows that ponder that he's chosen the better har(anhan vi ' I sin ! a. . better than you i "I can't help that," replied Wake lyn quietly. "My mind's made up." Then Mr. Courtenay Pile's admir able composure gave way, and he cursed his subordinate in no meas ured terms. But it made very little impression, and two heurs later Pile had to return to town to report the ill success of his interview, and to look out for a successor to Wakelyn. , The man who had faced a difficult situation for conscience's sake went about the rest of his day's work ap parently undisturbed. He had counted the cost.- That it was likely to be heavy he had never bidden from him self. Lucrative situations were not going begging, and he was now a middle- aged man; further, he had many J heavy private obligations a wife and family, including an invalid son. It was for the boy's sake he had done this. It Ted Wakelyn bad ever been tempted to rebel against the destiny that kept blm tied to a sick bed while others carried on the work of life, ho might have been cheered had he known how mighty was the influence he wielded on all with whom he came in contact., When Wakelyn got back to his simple, bare quarters at the village Inn that night, two letters waited tor blm, both from his home. He opened the boy's letter first, and when he read It a tender smile hovered about his lips, and something very like tears veiled his eyes. It had nothing to do with the cars that had been decided that day; it was merely, as Wakelyn expressed It later, a love letter from the boy, who missed his father and his chum more than he had words to tell. It warmed Wake lyn' heart; but while he fingered the other one, be was conscious of a re luctance so great that be feared to break the seal. It was Lucy's an swer, his wife's deliverance upon the contents of tbe letter he bad sent to her early in the week asked any advice in that letter, only! ieu mm i said so, and it he comes home next week, as he seems to expect, out of a Job. bring him to Bristol for the week-end, and we'll talk things over. I need somebody at my place I can trust, who won't buy and sell me the moment my back's turned. I could truBt your John Wakelyn, so bring him down Of course, I said I would. I hope your Interview with your firm won't be very disagreeable, dear, but if it is, never mind. Come home. Never have you been, so welcome as you will be this time to the happy and loving woman, who Is so proud to sign her self. Your Wife." Wakelyn's lips twitched as he turned the sheet to read it all over again, and a Joy filled his heart so great as to well-night overwhelm him. The part concerning Uncle Ed gar did not greatly uplift him. It was the knowledge that he had his wife's sympathy and trust that filled and covered his whole horizon; noth ing else mattered. There occurred in his memory, as he sat there in the silence, a passage he had read from Isaiah before he slept the night after the momentour letters had been written. "And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for the redeemed; the wayfaring men, though tools, shall not err therein." And again, "They shall obtain Joy and gladness, and sorrow and sigh. Ing shall flee away." David LyaJ in British Weekly. . CEMENT FOK F.ULM VSE. It May no Profitably Employed in Many Ways About the House nnd Form nnd Costs Hut Little. By J. E. Brldgeman. The proper use of cement supplies so many needs on the farm that the following article on cement brick making is sure to be of great value to every Ingenious farmer. Cement brick may be easily made on the farm, and used for alt pur poses for which clay brick or stone are now used, and they may also be used for some things that clay brick or stone could not be used for. Tbe cost In most cases will be less than the clay brick. The illustrations show the mold for making the brick, also six of the 'fin ished brick on the drying palette or board. The two sides ot this mold are formed ot 2xG-Inch timber; the tw-elve centre cross pieces are of 1x6 boards, while almost any lumber may be used. Hard wood, however, If smooth and straight, Is preferable. The brick are supposed to be 2x4x 8 inches and set as shown on one face. This permits the molder to face the brick with a very rich cement mixture say about one inch, and the remaining space In the mold Is filled with a leaner or weaker mixture. While It is true that a mixture of one part cement and four parts coarse sand will make a brick that will sup port a great amount ot weight, It will not be waterproof, so by filling the first one inch with a mixture ot one part cement and one or two parts sand we get a waterproof brick on the face at greatly reduced cost. The various parts ot this mold are, as shown, interchangeable, and must all be of the same size. The mold Is held together by the two bolts C C, which have hand taps that are quickly loosened. The mold sets on a bottom board, B, and is squared and held in place by the four blocks, A A A A. Many failures have been made try ing to make cement brick with molds held together with hinges, hooks, etc., as almost all of these molds ure con structed In a way that It Is Impossible to keep them square or sufficiently rigid to tamp the cement In the molds. When the molds have been filled the palette or drying board Is placed on top of the mold and all turned up side down, the bottom removed, the bolts loosened and the parts may then be easily taken away from the brick without spoiling or chipping the edges. The mold must be smoothed with sandpaper and kept well oiled. Af ter tbe mixture Is well tamped In place level off tbe top with a straight board and place the brick under some shed or at least In the shade. Keep the palettes under water for several hours before using them, but be sure that all tbe surplus water has been drained off. The. entire operation of molding the brick Is quickly and easily done. For all ordinary work use a mix ture of one part cement to three or four parts coarse, clean sand. Mix dry aid add water until It is of the consistency of thick jelly and will hold Its Bhape when squeezed In the hand. , Before laying the brick In the wall wet them thoroughly and keep them well dampened while drying for at least ten days.' While, It will be pos sible to handle them, and it necessary lay them In the wall when only ten or fifteen days old, they will not be en tirely hardened for several months. Recipes For Canned Soups. Chicken Gumbo Two duarts wa ter, one parrot, picture ot a. chicken on tbe outside of the can.. Clara Chowder Two quarts water, one carrot, picture ot a clam on the outside of the can. Mock Turtle Two quarts water, one carrot, picture of a mock turtle He had not . on the outside of the can. Calves' Head Two quarts water. told her what was In his rctnd, and what he Intended to do. How would she lake It? He felt a little afralri. Hi) slipped the letter. Into Li pocket, unopened, weu; t waa Vic one carrot, picture of a calf's bead on the outside ot the can. Ox Tail Two quarts water, one -arrot, picture of an ox tall on outside ot the ce. -Now York Times. Electricity On the Farm. A few weeks ago the New York Tribune mentioned the enterprise ot an Illinois farmer, who utilized a stream which flowed through his land for the development of electricity. With the current bo obtained be operated a variety of machines and secured light for his house and dairy barn. Since then we have seen re ports of a few similar ventures in i other parts of the country. It seems probable, however, that a wider use ot electricity will be made on the farm when companies having big plants In cities reach out for addi tional custom. There are certain hours In the night and months in the year wheu the demand for electric lights and electric power for railways is greatly below the maximum. Com panies can afford to offer favorable terms to customers who will consume the surplus output of their dynamos, and tbe farmer can be spared the ne cessity of spending money for that kind ot machinery and for water wheels to run It. An instance ot this kind Is afforded In Western New York. Frcm a paper read at tbe meeting ot the National Electric Light Association a fortnight ago It appears that a company doing a large business In Rochester fouud that a great part of its apparatus stood Idle from April 1 to October 1, and it began an active canvass for new patrons. Already it furnishes current for forty farm motors In ad' Joining towns, but It has also discov ered a class ot work which can bo per formed quite as well by night as by day pumping water !t - Irrigation. It might be supposed that irriga tion would be uncalled for in the vi cinity ot Rochester, because the rain fall there Is more abundant than In most parts of the country. So vari able, however, is the precipitation in localities which are usually well sup plied that crops frequently suffer from drouth where the normal condi tions are favorable. If provision should be made for supplementing the natural supply, a more nalform crop could be secured. With that ex pectation a few fruit growers sear Rochester are now Irrigating their orchnrdc. A year or two her.cn the result of the experiment will be known, and It may prove a valuable object lesson both to the former and to other electric companies than the one having headquarters in Monroe-County. Stock W'nter On the Farm. Having had much experience and dissatisfaction In regard to stock water for hogs on the farm, I think I have solved the problem that to me is very satisfactory. I am so fortunate as to own a farm with no other facil ities for water than a well and to provide water at all times gave me much trouble, as I went over the long list of fountains on the market, many of which are worthless and very trou blesome. The fountains for barrels and tanks that- are usually sold by dealers are all right so long as clean water Is kept Inside and not in daily use by stock, and will show up much better than when In actual use. The life ot them In my experience Is short and frequently you find your hogs wallow ing in a mud hole near by where the float or valve has failed to do its work and then to get inside of that barrel and repair It (It you can) is no Bmall job. In winter you have no good from them without a tank heater, and once the water becomes frozen your float Is ruined, and next season you are in the market for a new system of waterworks. While looking for something to do the work more satisfactorily I happened onto a catalogue and saw a cut of a stock fountain. I bought one In 1906, used it that year, and next season or dered two more, and ended the trou ble in my case. It is simple and any one can repair any part ot it, except the float, In a few minutes, and can instantly get at any part of it, and a little care in winter will Insure water all the time, as well as In summer. . I have one on a barrel and one on a tank, both on sleds, ready to move any time or anywhere with a horse. I have a windpump at the corner of four twenty-acre fields In eighty acres on my farm, and a cattle tank that I can change to suit my convenience; then a tank six by two by two feet for hogs; on it is attached a fountain so placed that water will run from the pump Into either tank, and it is il vays ready and clean, as I keep the hog tank covered. Last fall I turned eighty head ot spring shoats Into a corn field and put my tank In the corner next the pump and sold the hogs the last of November. At no time did we have any trouble to keep water In readiness further than to turn on or off the windmill. My spring pigs now know the location ot the water tank and visit It quite often, even before weaning. I have had as many as 160 hogs and plgB us3 one tank in summer and be well supplied. S. Martin, In the Indiana Farmer. Silo Is Dairy Savings Bank. The advantages of the silo are at tracting more and more attention in these times of high priced feed for cows. Of course clover and alfalfa hay to balance the cow ration with silage must not be forgotten. But one ot our live stock exchanges puts the silo question strongly in this statement: The silo is the savings bank of the dairy industry. Filled with corn ensilage, it Is a sure sourco of steady milk production and repre sents the cheapest efficient feed pro duced on. the farm for dairy hus bandry. It assists the dairyman to produce milk, butter and cheap fer tilizers economically. It is more con veniently handled than is dry fodder and makes palatable large quantities of feed that otherwise would be wasted. With a herd of good cows and a silo the farmer can achieve all the possibilities ot tbe dairy Industry and by proper management of the droppings of the herd can also an nually Increase the fertility of his laud. Indiana Farmer. Ducks and Gee-He. A friend of ours says geese should not be allowed In a young orchard, as they damage the bark on young trees. Little ducks will not stand as much heat as chicks. Keep ducklings too warm and some ot them will be very likely to develop leg weakness. Don't begrudge the young ducks or goslings what they eat. They grow faster in proportion to the food they eat than any ot our domestic fowls. When a dashing rain comes np young ducks must be looked after. Ducklings or goslings will chill and sometimes die the same as chicks when they get wet to tbe skin it not given proper attention. It is a taistake to allow goslings or ducklings to get Into the water be fore they are full feathered on their breasts. Water vessels should be arranged so ducklings may drink freely without getting wet by dabbling In the water. A small trough with a slatted cover makes a good drlnklnp vessel for ducks. Inland Farmer. Hog Pasture. Every spring I sow two or three acres of rape and then I bavo ten acres of alfalfa all fenced hog tight. 1 turn tbe bogs on that and then on the rape, and that is all tbey get to eat during tbe summer. Tbey do well on it, too as well as tbe neighbors' hogs, which receive some corn and have no pasture to run. on. I think every farmer ought to at least have some pasture for his hogs. They do much better on green feed during the summer after being shut up all win ter, and they do much better than when shut up in small yards during the warm months. Every man can afford to sow some rape, even though he has no alfalfa. Renters some times live where there is no alfalfa, and I believe rape is a good thing tor them. It. L. Scott, In Nebraska Farmer. v REALM If II I II V d -S, ' Teach School Children to Swim. Ella Flagg Young, superintendent ot schools, assisted by officers of the Y. M. "C. A., started a movement to teach every school child In Chicago to swim. Instruction began at bath ing beaches along the shores of Lake Michigan. Ch n motor. Character gives weight to one's words and permanence to one's acts. Character secures the confidence of those who employ us, the respect of those above ns, the love of those on our level, the loyalty of those be neath. Character Is the guinea stamp on the gold, the signature at the edge ot the portrait, the ring of the genuine coin, the accent of the speech of the New Jerusalem, which Is found only on the lips of the true citizen. Woman's Life. may be used In place of one in the design calls for more colors. Cream or Ivory-white Is always bettar than pure white. If the colors in a combination are kept in or near the) same value they will be more likely to be agreeable. By "tbe same value" Is meant neither darker nor lighter. Youth's Companion. Making nnd Vsing StcMirft. The use of the stencil for wall dec oration, or for ornamenting curtains, scarfs and even dresses, is effective end not difficult. Whether the effect is cheap and tawdry or beautiful and dignified will depend upon the design and colors selected. To make the steDcil, procure some fairly heavy Manila wrapping paper. Give it a coat of raw linsoed ail. With a cloth wipe off the superfluous oil and hang the paper to dry. It Bhould be used when fresh. To cut, lay the paper upon a sheet of glass and use a very sharp knife. This keeps the under side of the cut clean and free from ragged edges. When finished the stencil should be given a coat of shellac. It will be easily seen that slnco the design shows only where the oneninus occur, the openings alone make the aesign, and the paper must be so made that the naDer comnlntpiv.sur. rounds each opening; that is, unless care is used in planning the design. It may fall anart when It la flnlshari This can readily be seen by studying rn. " f .1 rfT. 3j fia i. Fig. 1. When this figure Is cut, the pieces A and B will fall out. In Fig. 2 this fault Is corrected, in nthr words, the parts that make the de sign must in each case be separated from each other by tho background oi paper. If. when the dsslcrn Is drawn nnH before it is Cut. the snares are flllprt In with pencil or ink, it will be easy to ueiermine it the figure la made so it win not fall apart. Those stencils are best which avoid long, loose connecting narta ivtr si as they are likely to be pushed aside ny me DruBn and the design blurred Fig. 4 Bhows tbe'oronor arrangement The space to be dncnnini nnut first be marked oft into rectangles the size or unit In the stencil. Four holes cut in corners of the stencil will en able one to see where to place the de sign (Fig. 6). If more than one color Is desired, the parts Uitendod for each color must be cut on a different piece of paper, and if three colors are wanted a third stencil must be made. These are used one after the other, allowing each to dry thoroughly before using the next. If, however, the different colors are quite removed from each other lu the design, or if one color is a small por tion of the design, sometimes It is possible to cut them on tbe same sheet, and then with a separate small brush the extra color may be worked In at the time the first color is ap plied. The stencils must be wiped with a clean cloth from time to tlroa, and care must be taken not to let the color get on the front of the paper. The brush should be stiff and Mrith short hairs. If a regular stencil brush cannot be procured, bind an ordinary brush with twine for an lnc'u or more, and then cut off the balr three-quarters of an inch below this binding. (See cut.) The color should be the consistency of cream, and applied by stippling, that Is, dabbing, not by movjng brush backward and forward. For stenciling on cloth It is neces sary to have the color free of oil de posit. Squeeze tube paint on to blot ting paper. Then If thinning Is nec essary use benslne, which dries very quickly. Although It is impossible to give any absolute rules about the com binations of color, yet to help those unfamiliar with colors ' to produce pleasing effocta. we baxard a few com blnatlons which have proved satis factory. These colors are given in the order of the proportion, that is, the first named should be used in the largest areas and tbe others la the order of their precedence: 1 Cray-green gray 3 Yellow-greea orange tray ' lemun valln ... -1,1 , 9 dray-grecn uuuorangeorreti 4 Uray-violet yellitr-gra criam-vhite 5 Gray blue dullorauge ' Litalfiaygieeo salmon-pink Two shades ot any ot tbe colors Hint on Letter Writing. When writing letters a woman Bhould keep In mind the following rules: Business letters should be concis nnd clear, because business people are supposed to be busy. No letter Is complete without the date. In writing to solicit employment of any kind, on no account should ner- sonal perplexities or needs be men tioned. The world Is full of unfortu nate persons, and to a straneer th troubles of one are no more than those of a host of others. Letters of Introduction are left open when written. Elaborately ornamented note naner and highly perfumed notes are vulgar. w hen answering letters remember: That written words stand as everw lasting witnesses. That an ambiguous sentence Is like ly to be misinterpreted. That a friendly word never harms. That a written word of svmnalhr can sometimes do much good. That a letter written in a kindlv spirit should be answered In the same way, even though the message Is disliked. That business letters and Invita tions must be answered at once. That a lady acknowledges any friendly offer of hospitality, even though It be not by acceptance. Washington Herald. Itlglits of Fiancees. The law courts of Gottlngen have) Just delivered a weighty decision af fecting the rights and liberties of fiancees. Some weeks ago a young Berlin ar chitect had a visit from his be trothed, a Oottingen lady. She stayed In the capital over the week end, and the architect escorted his sweetheart back to the station, where, he fondly thought, he saw her In the train safe ly bound for Gottlngen. It appears, however, that the rady was reluctant to tear herself away from the Joys of the metroioll8. Si renlike, Berlin beckoned her back, and at the second station tbe left the train and returned to the city, where) she stayed till the next morning. Some kind-friend Imparted Intelli gence of this to the architect, and added that t)'s fiancee bad been seen unescorted In the Frledrlchstrasse. The architect nt onre wrote to his sweetheart, demanding explanations. Receiving no reply, he broko off the enpacement and instituted proceed lnas for a return of his presents and the money he had spent during his betrothal. Including cab fares, rail way tickets from Gottingcn to Berlin, and tho lady's board while she was here. Her explanation of her conduct was that she was tired to the point of en nui of the Intellectual life of Gottln Ken, and sighed for the renowned midnight revels of Berlin. The courts decided that she had done nothing to Justify ber lover breaking off the en t'Hgement, and dlsmltned the action, adding that there was no proof that the lady's escapade reflected in the least upon her character. Breach of promise cases ere un known to German law, bo the Gottln gen lady cannot mend her broken heart with coin of the realm Berlin Correspondence London Mall. Changeable taffetas nre In high fa vor for afternoon frocks. Tucked long gloves are In again. and will stay for the season. Thin brown cloth gauntlets are good for the horsewoman. Parasols and stockings match the gown, whether the shoes do or not. The stitching itself Is varied; a broad chain effect Is new and pretty. Pink silk gloves are reversible to yellow, and Just match the tearose gowns. Yellow lisle gloves are cool and washable, and look like the fashion able but heavy chamois. Flowered net shirred over a white Neapolitan straw hat makes a novel and pretty effect for a dressy hat. White kid gloves are stitched In colors to match the frock. Lavenders and pinks sre especially favored. Cbantecler gloves have coma to match the chantecler handkerchiefs. A tiny rooster or golden pheasant Is embroidered at tbe elbow. With the barnyard trimmings which are so much sought for. the straw braids so coarse that on won ders that they hang together are the first choice. Silk flowers, made so exactly that It Is difficult to tell them from the original models, art used for fasten ers at the neck with the col Uriels af ternoon gown. Very pretty afternoon gowns are made ot the sheer batiste, which comes In the most fascinating shade this year, mm material, too, u used for prince, kIIth. worn tiodt th white Unjcrle icau.
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