RS ES,
NDENSED
D.
e—$10,000
=xcited
uring the
James
William
Jenry De-
ge Scurt-
B. Harry,
abeth W.
zabeth M.
garet Fry,
Drayton,
ugh, Shar-
Braddock,
llery, $12;
nonsburg,
riety, $8;
p17; John
i Moyer,
ymin Hen-
‘ge Rime,
, Garrett,
nd, $24;
$8; John
. Seitzer,
.
shumaker,
and Rob-
, 10 days’
1 at Kit-
wyment of
1 charges
onduct in
York, and
wk, N. J.,
0 defraud
f $63,000,
Worth-
> peniten-
riedlander
> was con-
shyterian
. Eleven
th water
‘he water
Rev. A. B.
sit to the
>ilman, at
to inves-
Engineer
llege that
. material
contracts,
smallpox
ensington.
ker Shep-
I'he board
residents
m to get
Falls de-
of article
state has
's of food-
is lodged
nd munci-
of near
1g to open
gave the
nd before
to depart
1d up by
Ashington,
er taken.
1 for the
operty on
the Meth-
Endeavor
5 will be
Protestant
from July
has taken
Wighton,
field coun-
. postmas-
counts.
f health
r of water
, who pro-
Typhoid
e.
n Watson,
Vatson, of
as found
me to his
of Robert
ver Falls
rock pres-
strike yet
> Walter
n gang to
* life have
f of Alle-
ver Falls,
amel, and
from head
removed
ning, was
y coilege,
y on “The
he United
attempted
ughter of
hrew her-
ng severe
nted Mor-
loga coun-
takes the
~ of Pitts-
church of
anized in
itution of
tennial.
te strike
> in sight.
near Con-
)e Robert
has been
nnounced
pplication
with two
ion Com-
from the
nway and
be the
ddress at
celebration
hd
ot
>
“a
CSR
wr
gy
£8
p
a —
DR. CHAPMAN'S SERMON |
A SUNDAY DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
PASTOR-EVANGELIST.
Subject: Reviving Old Customs—Lessons
From the Life of Isaac—Better Had He
Died Upon the Altar—No Man So Bad
as Some Parts of His Career.
NEw York CiTty.—It may now be stated
as a fact that the sermons of the Rev.
Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman are heard and
read by more people than are those of
any American pulpit orator. His style
seems to have made a deep impression on
that portion of the public which likes to
read its discourse in the weekly paper.
For these admirers Dr. Chapman has pre-
pared the following sermon, entitled “Re-
viving Old Customs.” It is preached from
the text Genesis 26: 18, “And Isaac digged
again the wells of water which they had
digged in the days of Abraham, his fath-
er
There are three names in the New Testa-
ment inseparably bound together. We
rarely think of one without having imme-
diately suggested to us the names of the
other two. These three are Peter, James
and John. They were specially chosen of
Christ for conspicuous service. and were
the particular objects of His divine affec-
tion. There are three names in the Old
Testament quite as intimately associated,
and one can scarcely speak the name of
one of the three without finding himself
running at once in speech to the other
two. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob form the
Old Testament trio. I do not know how
familiar you are with the story of Isaac.
I. have found myself that I knew very lit-
tle about him. I was quite familiar with
the account of the intended sacrifice on
Mt. Moriah, and the fascinating story of
his meeting with Rebekah. but concerning
other incidents of his life I knew very lit-
tle. As a matter of fact Isaac does not
show off to advantage between Abraham
on the one side of him and Jacob on the
other; Abraham because of what he was,
the father of the faithful, and Jacob be-
cause of what he became, for by the power
of God he was changed from Jacob, the
cheat, to Israel the prince, having power
with God and with men, and one cannot
help but feel as he reads the whole story
of Isaac’s life that it would have been bet-
ter for him had he died’ upon the altar.
He made a splendid start in life, but so
did Noah and Lot, and so have many of
you, but that is not enough. At the be-
ginning of his career Isaac goes away be-
yond the others whose names I have men-
tioned. We are so taken up with Abra-
ham and his willingness to offer his son
that somehow we have forgotten Isaac’s
willingness to be offered. He really made
a splendid start, and was a most estimable
young man. If we look at a single verse
in his career we say what an excellent
man, and if we look at others we find our-
selves exclaiming, “How mean he is,” and
yet so it is with our own lives. Men must
not be judged by one paragraph in our ex-
perience.
The subject of wells is interesting. In
Oriental times a well of water was a for-
tung When a king dug a well he became
as aon as if he had built a pyramid.
Great battles were fought to gain posses-
sion of wells and mighty conquests waged
for their defense. Castles and towers were
erected to secure their possession. Abra-
ham dug at least four wells; how many
more I do not know, but these four were
filled in by the Philistines, and it is with
their reopening that we have to do in the
text. I like to speak of wells because there
is music in the very sound of the word.
In Isaiah, the twelfth chapter, second
and third verses, we read, “Behold, God
is my salvation; I will trust, and not be
afraid; for the Lord Jehovah is mj
strength and my song; he also is become
my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye
draw water out of the wells of salvation.”
This is not only an Old Testament figure,
but a New, for Jesus said, “But whosoever
drinketh of the water that I shall give
him shall never thirst; but the water that
T shall give him shall be in him a well of
water springing up into everlasting life.”
John 4: 14. Therefore the gospel is a well,
and you have never had a drink of spring
water as you have been weary in your
tramp up the mountains or across the
plain that could compare with the refresh-
ing.influence of a drink of the water of life
fromsthe well of salvation. Some of you
have had sorrow, your hearts have heen
almost breaking, you have wondered where
you might find help; stoop and drink this
morning of this old gospel well. Some of
you have failed, and indeed who has not in
thiskawful struggle of life, but in your fail-
ure you have wondered if there could ever
be restoration; stoop and drink this morn-
ing, and you will find that as vou drink
you will take in of His life, and this is the
secret of victory over sin. Some of you
are exceedingly weak, and you dare not
trust yourself for another day. I bid vou
drink of the water of the well of salvation,
and you will find a strange new strength
taking possession of you. Isaiah 55: 1-2,
I
These wells had names. It is a little sin-
gular as we study the story of Abraham
and Isaac to tind the names given to the
wells, and likewise singular that in these
names we find a revelation of our own ex-
perience in the journey of life.
First, the first well was named “Strife.”
We have all had a drink at this well. We
have had it in our business as we have
been striving for success; we have met it
in our homes as we have aimed to conduct
them as homes should ever be conducted.
We might as well understand that as we
dig wells in this world we must expect op-
position. We cannot be let alone, and this
strife will come from one of three sources,
perhaps from all three.
Firgt.—The world. Jesus said to His
disciples, “Marvel not if the world hate
you.” We must expect to hear from the
devil. It is rather old-fashioned in these
days to say that He has a personality, but
I have had so many dealings with him
myself, and have seen ‘his work
so perfectly in the lives of oth-
ers that I know he is a person, but
in anany respects the greatest strife must
come from the flesh, and I find a hint of
this in the story of Isaac. What envy
was to Cain, and wine to Noah, and lewd-
ness to Ham and wealth to Lot, the desire
for venison was to Isaac, for when he was
dying and his thoughts should have been
centered upon Jehovah he longs for veni-
son that he may satisfy himself, and the
story of his getting that venison and its
being traded for a birthright is ome of the
sad bits of history of the Old Testament,
but let it be known that whenever a man
pampers himself and lives for himself he
1s on the way to distress quite as great.
Second.—“Hatred.” This is a strange
name for Abraham’s well, but so he called
it. Some of us have been there, and alas,
have tasted of the bitter waters. It is a
sad thing to have hatred in your heart.
“It hinders prayer; beclouds heaven, takes
the angel out of your face; chokes the song
in your throat; gives your hands the wrong
twist in writing letters, puts between the
lines which almost breaks the heart of the
reader.” He who hates cannot sing, he
cannot pray, he cannot offer a sacrifice.
Matthew 5: 23, “Therefore, if thou bring
thy gift to the altar, and there remember-
est that thy brother hath aught against
thee.” Do this and the song will return
and God will accept the sacrifice. The bit-
ter waters of Morah were made sweet by
the casting in of the wood of a certain
tree. I tell you of a tree on which Christ
died; get the peace of this Christ into your
experience, live for others, suffer for oth-
ers, die for others if need be, and the bit-
terness of your life will be instantly
changed.
Third. —“Room.” This, too, is a strange
name for an Old Testament well, but with
the opening of this well the strife ceased,
for instantly Isaac had found the place
where God was willing he should stay.
There is a place for every one to stand in
this world. God so intended it. We have
crowded men out of their positions in
these days. It is true that with the for-
mation and progress of great trusts there
is little opportunity for some of us, but
this is not in accordance with the plan of
God. Somewhere there is a well waiting
to be discovered, and God expects you to
drink and to be satisfied. It may be that
that well is in a foreign land, perhaps it
is in the slums of our own city, possibly
it may be in your own home, and who
knows but that it is in this church, only
find God’s plan for your life and help to
fill it in and you will be full of joy.
Fourth.—“Covenant.” This is the name
which was given to the fourth well. We
must pass through discipline. It is not
necessary that we should complain about it
for this 1s life. When Paul wrote his letter
to the Galatians he said, “Whatsoever a
man soweth that shall he also reap,” and
this Scripture is frequently quoted as if
it were for the unregenerate man, and
while it may be applied to him it is for the
Christian. We reap what we sow and
sow what we reap, in the light of this the
wonder is we have had so little discipline.
“Reckon up the prayers you ought to
have offered and never spoke; the deeds
you ought to have done and never accom-
plished; reckon up all neglects, all of-
Spee against God and man; all weakness
of character and the wonder is that we
have not been cut off altogether.” But I
summon you to the well of the covenant
and bid you open it up. What if we have
discipline and trial when we stand by Him
who declares, “I will be with thee,” and
also explains to us, “That our light afflic-
tions are but for a moment,” and that as
they tarry, “they work for us a far more
exceeding and eternai weight of glory.” I
bring you good cheer this morning, “If
od be for us, who can be against us?”
II.
But ou will notice that Isaac digged
again the wells of water which emphasizes
my subject, “A Revival of Old Customs.”
am very sure that there are some old
customs which in these days we need to
have revived.
First—The old custom of making the
home a haven of rest, a type of heaven,
and a place of refuge for all the members
of the family circle. We greatly underes-
timate the powerful influence of home upon
a young life. When Isaac went out to live
for himself you will notice that he pitched
his tent by the well Laharoi. I think this
must have been because in his childhood’s
days with Hagar, his nurse, and Ishmael,
his half-brother, he tarried there where
agar must have told him the story of
Jehovah, and it is just the natural inclina-
tion of his heart in his manhood days to
go back where he may be reminded of the
happy scenes of his childhood.
ou doubtless know of the boy sent as
a waif from our city who was found in his
new western home tearing the lining out
-of his cap, and when asked why he did it,
he said, “It was my mother’s dress and
she loved me.” have preached every-
where to men in this country and I have
always found that there was one name that
could stir the heart of the murderer in his
cell, the gambler in his den of iniquity, the
outcast on the street, and that name was
“Mother.” Nero’s mother was a murderess,
and gave to the world the most cruel man
in history. Lord Byron’s mother was a
proud, intellectual, worldly minded woman
and she gave to the world the most intel-
lectual autocrat of his day. George Wash-
ington’s mother was a good, plain, sensi-
ble woman and gave to America the
father of his country.
We need better homes to-day. Our
homes for our children should be as our
arents’ homes were for us. If we go
ack to our homes to-day and study our
children we will find that they have not
a fault or a virtue that their parents have
not got. h, for a revival of the old cus-
tom of having a family altar in a home
where the father acts as a priest and the
mother as a saint; we could stir the whole
country for Christ.
One of my dearest friends was profligate
until he is a man grown. In a great west-
ern city he had determined to take his
life, threw himself down on his bed to col-
lect himself before the “awful deed, and
jarred a little book off from a shelf just
above his bed and it struck him in the face.
With an oath he threw it from him, and
then it dawned upon him that it was his
mother’s Bible given him to read. He
walked across the room to pick it up just
to show her some mark of respect, and
read upon the fly leaf written in her own
and, ‘‘Dear boy, you can never get away
from your mother’s prayers.” Instead of
being a self-murderer he became one of the
country’s greatest preachers. I wish that
we might dig again the well that our fath-
ers digged before us and make our homes
like heaven.
There are some wells that have been
filled in in the past by those who are
worldly wise and this morning I seek to
open them.
First—I would open the well of the way
of salvation. The Scripture declares that
man is a sinner and deserves to die, but
the same Scripture states that Jesus took
our place and died in our stead. A heathen
on account of his sins had walked for
miles with pebbles in his shoes that he
might do penance, sat down to rest be-
neath a tree and heard a missionary
preaching of Jesus, and cried out, “That
is what I want; give me Jesus.” Oh, if I
could but open this well from which our
fathers drank and make you see the Sa-
viour treading the wine press alone, suf-
fering for you until His heart strings all
but snapped, dying in agony for you upon
the cross, the man of sorrows and ac-
quainted with grief. Let us open this old
well and drink of its waters. And then I
would open the well of consolation for the
afflicted. “Why do you mourn for your
baby?” said a woman to her friend. ‘He
is better off. Suppose he had lived and
become a-profligate and broken your heart
with his sin.” Away with all such consola-
tion, falsely so called. Your baby is with
Him, in His presedce, who took little
babies in His arms and blessed them, is
singing His praises, who said, “Their an-
els do always behold the face-of My
ather which is in heaven. Your child is
with the King, rejoice; he cannot come to
you, but you may go to him. All things
work together for good to them that love
God.” Stoop and drink this morning and
go away refreshed.
Then I would open the well of the
preaching of the gospel. Dr. Talmage has
said in one of his sermons on this same
text that we have stopped singing, “Come
ve sinners poor and needy,” for we have
reached the time when men do not count
themselves sinners. I would to God that
we might revive the old custom of preach-
ing as men who preached in other days.
When Livingstone preached the sermon
that led 500 souls to Christ he was de-
scribing the human heart in its unclean-
ness. When Edwards preachod the ser-
mon that stirred all New England his
theme was, “Sinners in the hands of an
angry God.” When Whitfield preached
the sermon, the power of which is still felt
in our country, his text was, “Ye must be
born again.” “Do you preach,” said a
man to me, “that men are lost without
Christ, and are you not afraid in a con-
gregation like yours that they will become
offended?” Preach it, certainly I preach
it. I would be afraid that God would be
offended if I did not preach it. Now hear
me, ye men of wealth and women of posi-
tion, without Christ you are lost. It is
not an easy statement to make, but the
word of the Lord has spoken it. Oh, that
men would stop trifling with God’s word,
twisting its statements so as to draw forth
some other meaning than that intended,
and oh that men would stop trifling with
God, treating Him as if what He had said
in. His word was not true when He de-
clared “that all men are sinners and need
a Saviour.”
POST: MORTEM PROOFREADING,
A'ways Easy to See Errors After They Are
Irremediable.
When I was reading proof on the old
National Republican, says a writer in
the Washington Trade Unionist, I bad
a post mortem assistant located in
New York, but I never knew who he
was. He took the paper and read
proof carefully on.it for several days,
forwarding the result to the business
office.
After he had sent several papers
containing the results of his labors he
put in an application for the job, but
he didn’t get it. His ignorance of local
geography and affairs caused him to
‘make some very amusing corrections,
but I'm not denying that he found
quite a number of legitimate errors, as
and one can in any daily newspaper.
Of course, I was prejudiced in the
matter, and my judgment was not as
cool and impartial as would have been
that of an uninterested party, but I
thought that was a pretty mean way
to try to get a fellow’s situation away
from him. I have known that method
of procedure to be attempted several
times, but I have never known it to
succeed.
It is always easy to see errors after
they are irremediable, but it takes the
eye of an eagle, the watchfulness of a
ferret and the alertness of a pointer to
run them to earth while they are legiti-
mate prey. i
I remember the remarks of my old
boss, when I was running the inking
machine on the lightning hand press,
with which he rushed off the edition of
248 copies, during the first year of my
apprenticeship.
If he stopped for a few minutes to
jolly a visitor or to hunt around his
bench for a quid of tobacco that was
being worked overtime, my eyes were
going over the paper, and generaily 1
had an error to show him. He would
unlock the form and cerrect it, giving
‘me baleful looks in which the malevo-
lence was at least an inch thick.
Finally, one day he burst out:
“You dodgasted brat, if you ever find
another error in this paper after I have
locked it up I'll fire you on the spot!”
That cured me of post mortem proof
reading, and I have stayed cured.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
To be light-hearted is often to be
simply light-headed.
There are criminals that can be clas-
sified, but there are no criminal classes.
Sincerity often consists in frankness
in stating opinions which are not worth
stating.
Life is a succession of choices. One
cannot often have this and that, but
this or that.
If we cannot make ourselves happy
we can make others happy, and they in
turn can create happiness for us.
He that cannot forgive others breaks
the bridge over which he himself must
pass, for every man has need to be for-
given.
Our duty to God is cheerfully ac-
knowledged, but toward our neighbor
we rarely realize we have any special
cbligation.
It is so easy and pleasant to discover
sins lurking in the pursuits for which
you are not inclined. Many of us pos-
sess wonderful powers of perception
in that direction.
A flatterer is said to be a beast that
biteth smiling. But it is hard to know
them from friends, they are so obse-
quious and full of protestations, for as
a wolf resembles a dog so doth a flat-
terer a friend.
It has been said that bright thoughts
do not occur, to ignorant people,
neither can they, for there is nothing
within to suggest them. The daily,
ordinary level determines the height to
which we can rise on rare occasions.
When we see leaves drop from their
trees in the beginning of autumn, such,
we think, is the friendship of the
world. While the sap of maintenance
lasts, friends swarm in abundance, but
in the winter of need they leave us
naked. He is a happy man that hath
a true friend at his need, but he is
more truly happy that hath no need of
his friends.
Wilhelmina’s Wealth.
The Queen of Holland is among the
richest of royal personages. Part of
her enormous fortune belongs to the
crown, while the rest is her private
property. The royal estates in Holland
and the East (which include the Dutch
East Indies) are also of great value.
On her marriage with Prince Henry
the young Queen set aside twenty mil-
lions of marks, the arrangement being
; that the interest, which is nearly
{ £30,000 a year, will be at his own
: disposal, while the capital is ultimately
to pass to the youngest children of the
, marriage. If there are no children,
| Prince Henry is to have absolute
| power of disposing by will of five
| millions of marks, while the remainder
, will eventually revert to the Queen’s
estate.—Tit-Bits.
Costly Baskets of Fruit.
There is a wide range in the price
for which the fruiter will put up a
“steamship basket.” He can easily
make it cost $40 or $50. Strangely
enough the fruits which go to make
up the most expensive baskets are not
the imported, but the domestic varie-
ties out of season. Peaches at $1
each and plums at fifty cents in the
‘middle of winter are more expensive
than almost any of the tropical varie-
ties brought from the Indies by steam-
er. Most of the hothouse fruit for the
local market is raised in New Jersey.
' —New York Post.
Any one attending a spiritualistie
seance in Bohemia is liable to a fine
of $40, a decree to that effect having
been issued by the Government of the
province.
Jewelry Mems,
Sea scenes are favored for summer
belt buckles.
La Vallieres will flourish on the
summer girl's neck.
Finest gilt filigree finishes some of
the loveliest shell combs. -
Rhinestone belt buckles for the
back are either oblong or oval.
Cupid is lugged in, however, as a
summer scene ‘is not complete minus
the little god. i
It is different with turquoises, espe-
cially turquoise matrix, which has
been brought to shame by floods of
dime imitations.—Philadelphia Rec-
ord.
Supersensitive Children.
There are children born into the
world in these days of nervous and in-
custrial strain and strife so highly
strung, so intensely sensitive, that
they shrink from a sharp word as some
natures would not recoil from the
sting of a whip. A curt reprimand
will bring the tears welling to the
eyes of such a child ,and a sob to its
throat. A sensitive plant will die
under rough treatment that may be
given a hardier plant with perfect
impunity. Children are very like flow-
ers. Some of them require more light,
more warmth, more care, more con-
sideration, more direct manifestation
of affection than others do. Denied
these they never attain their fullest
possible development, but are often
hopelessly dwarfed.—Rochester Her-
ald.
The Boa Beautiful,
It is no longer a simple matter to
find an odd and pretty boa, so quickly
are all the new ideas snapped up and
made common.
One very pretty one is of bluish
rauve chiffon, fringed with hyacinths.
This is for wear with a theatre gown.
A white chiffon boa is spotted with
velvet pastilles and interlined with
plush. A Marie Antoinette boa is of
rose-hued chiffon, the flat pleats con-
fined by a trellis-work of forget-me-
rots and button roses. Another is a
cascade of point d’Alencon frills, fall-
ing above and beneath a collar of em-~
broidery in faint tints and gold on
au ivory ground—very quaint and
very French in effect.
Cure for Uneven Shoulders.
Doctors and tailors have noticed
that the number of patients and cus-
tomers who have uneven shoulders
are increasing. The right shoulder is
usually higher than the left. This
is true especially of men engaged in
office or literary work. The effect is
due to the way men sit or write at
their desks. The right elbow rests
on the desk, throwing one shoulder
higher than the other. Few persons
when writing keep the shoulders erect.
The reason that few women clerks are
so affected is because the most of
them use thee typewriter, which forces
them to sit more erectly.
‘When you notice that you are af-
fected the best thing to do 1s to change
your way of sitting at your desk. Two
simple exercises wii help you out.
The arm of the lower shoulder should
be extended unward, the hand grasp-
ing a dumbbell; that of the higher
shoulder should be lowered and be
made to support a heavy weight.
Shirtwaists of Crash,
From crash are evolved some of the
smartest models of strikingly novel
aspect. Shirts come of this loosely
woven fabric in blue—a dull, odd
shade, which reminds one of the blue
beasants’ costumes in the pictures of
Breton and Dutch humble folk the
painters send from abroad: also in
tan and in gray, the latter being espe-
cially stylish. These waists are made
with six half-inch side pleats on each
side, turning toward the arm and
stitched to have the effect of box
pleats. The waist closes with four
very large pearl buttons set on a box
pleat two inches wide. The back is
ornamented with six—three on each
side—of the narrow pleats, which con-
verge becomingly to the waist line.
The fuliness of the sleeves is gathered
into a two-inch-wide straight cuff. To
wear with the waist is a stock with
turnover and tie of white lawn, hem-
stitched and edged with a narrow bor-
der of blue crash. The tie finishes
with a natty little bow in front.—Bos-
ton Herald.
The Gowning of Women.
These are days when, as Shakes-
pcare says, ‘“rooks and daws and maid-
ens bleach their summer frocks.” The
summer frock is a concomitant of
warm weather that we would not will-
ingly do without. However much they
may delight in young leaves on the
elm, the perfume of lilac-blossoms,
the morning notes of the birds, and
other outdoor matters that poets like
to sing of, mankind in general, if they
are onest, will tell you that the chief
joy of the season is in the privilege
of looking at, and being with, care-
fully gowned women. Here is one
note of spring that the city man has
oftener than his country cousin. The
latter may see green fields and run-
ning brooks, tut the former sees more
marvelous frocks and frills, This
habit of spring gowning is a good
thing. Daintily dressed women,
whether their frocks be of silk or of
muslin, help to make the world bright-
er. They add a great deal to the sum
of life's cheerfulness. There are very
few women who need any encourage-
ment to make themselves attractive;
Lut if any do, they should realize that
gowning is not merely to be indulged
in for their own pleasure. It is a
positive duty.—Woman’s Home Com-
panion.
Chinese Maids at School.
One of the Boston kindergartens is
attended by three tiny Chinese maid-
cps. They are demure little things,
says the Boston Transcript, and do
not skip or jump or talk, but their
eves take in all things that pass or are
rassed. Hand in hand they linger and
look into the gay shop windows, or
watch the rushing electric cars with
a wholesome fear of them. They have
no eyes for the people, but the people
have eyes and stretching necks for
them. Everybody holds them in view
as long as possible, and ‘no wonder,
for until recently the streets of Bos-
ton never saw a Chinese baby tod-
dling off to school.
It .is, indeed, something new to al-
Iecw a Chinese girl to have any free-
dom outside the home walls. These
children no longer wear their native
costumes. They wear their black hair
waved and hanging around their
shoulders like American children, and
the bows of ribbon bringing it back
from their faces are as brave as any
ever worn by daughters of the West.
Treir hats are as picturesquely large,
their frocks as crisply short, as those
of our babies; and their feet are as
lightly free as their grandmothers
were tightly bound.
At the kindergarten they are very
quiet——more so than the other chil-
dren—but they are not inattentive,
and are very bright and quick when
they really know what they are to do.
They are patient and industrious, and
show no freaks of temper. Their nat-
ionality peeps out a bit in their inven-
tion of design in card work. If all
the children are given the sama
angles to do with, the chances are
ten to ohe that the Chinese children
will produce a design that is “Chines-
ey.” No wonder people look and smile
at these little Chinese babies, for they
are as cunning as dolls.
The Blouse Belt is New.
New ideas are as plentiful as daisies
in summer time. A very new thing is
the blouse belt. This~ consists of a
wide girdle of black satin. It is fas-
tened with a briliiant buckle, which is
hooked at one side. Upon the other
side there is another buckle to match.
The idea is that with a blouse waist,
all baggy in front, the buckle is hidden
and the proper place for it, therefore,
is upon the side.
The blouse girdle is pulled down in
front and fastened wilh a pretty pin,
while the back is rolled as small and
as round as possible, the object being
to secure length in front and -that
smart, look at the back which is nec-
essary, if one would be well gowned.
The blouse of the minute is the
black silk blouse with very large flow-
ers in it. This is the Dolly Varden.
The black material is either silk or
satin and the flowers are very bril-
liant, but not very large.
The blouse is cut rounding in the
neck to show the pretty lace chem-
«| issette, or it is cut square and finished
with a sailor collar. It is a very be-
coming thing and can be worn for trav-
eling, or for afternoon, for it is adapt-
ed to a wide variety of uses.
The new blouse sleeve is very baggy
between the elbow and the wrist, while
at the wrist it is brought in and fitted
to a very tight small, narrow cuff.
The contrast between the bagginess of
the lower arm and the tight cuff is
very pronounced and pretty.
The Russian fancy for wearing a
blouse as a coat is a growing one. The
muslin or silk shirt waist is worn by
the summerg irl. But over it there is
slipped a silk blouse, which buttons
down the front and ties at the low
square neck with a big satin ribbon
bow.
The waist may be finished with a
stiff elastic which is, after all, the
best way to finish a blouse waist. A
strong hook holds it in the front.
If a different finish is desired the Rus-
sian blouse can be belted and finished
in front with a big buckle.
An attractive green straw hat is
trimmed with white hydrangeas with
a little green foliage.
Pearl buttons lend the finishing
touch to collars, cuffs, revers and
sirappings on tailored wash dresses.
A single round silver button takes
the place of the usual button of pearl
on some of the new white kid gloves.
A clever milliner has introduced a
new form of buckle, having all the
appearance of straw, but actually made
in enamel.
Wild strawberries, reproduced in
the natural size and color, together
with appropriate foliage, may be seen
on many of the hats.
A pretty shoulder cape is made of
black accordeon pleated chiffon, bor-
cered with brown fur and finished at
the neck with a high, puffy collar of
chiffon.
A white ostrich boa flecked at regu-
lar intervals with cross stripes of
bright green is one of the pretty things
to be worn with a green and white
evening hat.
Chalk-colored cloth which verges on
white and pale gray and does not real-
ly belong in either class is a fashion-
able fabric. Putty and cloud gray are
among the favored shades of the sea-
son.
£3 LTOSTIPE
——
“nT
Men
Uses for Cold Coffe.
If the coffee has not been allowed to
stand on the grounds until the flavor
is spoiled you can use it in many des-
serts such as white or yellow custard
preparations using less milk, accord-
ing to the quantity of coffee you have,
or you can use it in frozen cream, or
for any dark cakes instead of milk or
water. In fact, its being a liquid you
can use it wherever the flavor of
coffee will be agreeable in the com-
bination.
Cream of Strawberries.
Steam a pound and a half of ripe,
sweet strawberries; rub them througha
fine sieve into a bowl and three table-
spoonfuls of powdered sugar and stir
until the sugar is dissolved. Heat one
quart of creamer rich milk, mix two
tablespoonfuls of arrowroot in a lit- .
tle cold milk to dissotve it and stir
it into the hot milk; stir and let cook -
for a few minutes to thicken. Put the
puree of strawberries into a dish and
when the cream is cooled pour it over
them and stand it in a cold place for
the cream to set. Heap whipped cream
or the whites of six eggs beaten tg a
stiff froth over the top. The cream or
eggs may be colored with a little
vegetable coloring paste,pink or green,
if desired. Decorate with a few whole
large berries.
Making Gruels for Invalids,
Preparing food for an invalid or for
a convalescent is a thankless task at
best. There is nothing very inspiring
to the ccok in gruels and teas of the
various sorts, but since there will al-
ways be a somewhat steady demand
for these uninteresting foods, it is
well to know how they should be
cooked and why one way is better
than another. Gruels which are mix-
tures of grain or flour and water or
water and milk need more careful at-
tention than do many French dishes.
To be easy of digestion, gruels must
be thoroughly cooked, and therefore
the milk, when it is added at all,"
should be added only when the grath
has been well cooked in water first.
If the water has evaporated in cook-
ing, the original quantity must be re-
stored before putting in the milk and
the milk be hot boiling and loses much
of its agreeable taste. Another point
about gruels is that they should be
drunk slowly. The action of the sa-
liva upon the starch is considerable,
and therefore the more slowly the
gruel is taken the more easily will it
digest.
The skill in gruel making comes in
when one knows how to vary the
flavor so as to render the food appe-
tizing. Sweet gruel is far from pleas-
ant, yet it is well often to add a very
little sugar. Cinnamon, grated lemon
peel, vanilla, nutmeg and almond are
flavorings that may be used at dis-
cretion. Flour gruel is one in which
any of these flavorings is used, al-
though when it is intended for a fever-
ish patient a little lemon juice is rec-
ommended. To make it with cinna-
mon, for instance, mix one tablespoon-
ful of fipur, one teaspoonsful of sugar
and one saltspoonful of salt together
and moisten with two tablespoonful of
cold water, working to a smooth paste.
Now add one cupful of boiling water
and a bit of stick cinnamon. Boil
gently for 20 minutes, taking especial
care that it does not burn. Now add
one cupful of hot milk and let the
mixture just reach the boiling point.
This is to be served very hot and
should be strained to insure perfect
freedom from lumpiness.
Household Hints. :
Windows should be cleaned with
chamois skin.
A pinch of salt added when eggs are
being beaten up makes them froth
faster.
Wash cane seats with hot water con-
taining lemon; soak well; leave in air
to dry.
Coarse brown paper, such as is used
by butchers, is best for draining fried
things upon.
A lamp wick should never be allowed
to crowd the tube. If tight, pull out
two or three threads lengthwise.
Did you ever try brickdust to clean
agatewear? It is less expensive #fan
other articles sold for such purposes,
and far more effectual.
In frying with a frying basket al-
ways heat the basket before putting it
in the fat, as when put in cold it takes
too much heat from the fat.
Strange as it may seem, a clear day
is much better for making fruit jellies
than a cloudy one, as the atmosphere
affects the boiling point of sugar.
Varnish for floors, woodwork or fur-
niture is no longer considered desira-
ble. A soft finish produced by rub-
bing is the accepted thing these days.
Do not have a cast-iron rule that
things in your home fitments must
match. Often monotony is the result.
Sometimes varying materials of har-
monious coloring are to be preferred to
those that match.
In using the white woodwork so fash-
ionable now be careful to get a yel-
lowish or ivory white instead of the
cold blue white. The latter is decid-
edly harsh; a much softer effect is ob-
tained from the ivory tone.
Few people realize how infinitely
superior to the fine white turnip is the
common yellow one. Try boiling this
vegetable with a bit of garlic, add
black pepper and a good lump of but-
ter, and you will never use the white
sort again.