Ss was T bable. d the s Kid- t like an, | 1 I baad - boxes. ¢tive- ching fficul- 3 N.Y. ce 50 luable en by ys a nd a ° quirts hrusts never clog- on a ham- orld’s Judge vealth Pp ented \ that of cand A the quals assa- 1 has * hools’ a + set- f the 's be e on open- 1899... You een COn- 1 to self, ents sti- ted on the af- fk ose ny TC gic SV. ad- BO . about forty years of age. ‘roots of the hair. more nutritive ma- i terial, and carrying away the . Waste. iuto the scalp, and to this extent tends ssghe hair. ithe same effect, and this must be prac: | Smart New Color Combinations. : Chrysopase,breen and Parma violet are among the smartest of the new color combinations. - In combining the two shades there is just a touch of the contrasting color. For example, a sep- arate waist of Parma violet peau de soie crepe will be trimmed with chrys- oprase buttons, in this way introduc- ing just a slight touch-of the green.— Woman's Home Companion, Rubies for True Love. Rubies are most suited for young jovers. - They are almost most expen- sive. The people of the Burmese em- pire believe that a ruby is a human soul just about to enter the sacred precincts of Buddha, and consequently in the last stages of transmigration. A ruby is an emblem of the most pas- sionate and absorbing love. in the old days of chivalry was sup- posed to lead a knight to conquest, to cause obstacles ‘to melt away and to inspire one with bravery and zeal. It also kept his honor unstained, his character without a blemish. Pearls have always been the partie- ular emblem of purity. They are also credited with representing modesty. In Persia to this day eonle suppose them to be drops of water which, by some means entered the oyster and became crystalized there. Pearls and diamonds are most popular of gems among all classes. An emerald that has no flaw in it is typical of th® purest love. Some peo- ple say that, as few such stones can be found, purest love is necessarily rare. An emerald was always thought ‘to possess the power of discovering treachery in the shape of alleged friends. The emerald is exceedingly popular in courtship and in marriages. After marriage it is supposed to bring har- mony into the household and to fur- ther domestic joys in every possible way. To lose an emerald is said to bring business misfortunes and disas- ter.—Rochester Post-Express. An Independent Girl. Grips, handbags, satchels and suit- cases are all- disdained by a certain progressive young woman, a student at the Academy of the Fine Arts here. She is popular, and often invited to the week ends. Outwardly this young woman student is as irreproachable and correct as a Parisian fashion plate. Her+snug tailor-made suit does not contain any more than the usual supply of heart and lungs and other necessary organs, and the required strata of dainty lingerie, but that’s part of the deception. Her hat comes off first. Inside the crown there is a collection of toilet articles, a hand-glass, nail file and package of hair pins. The shedding of her coat reveals the fact that she wears two waists; one a trig shirt waist, as prescribed by the cult of the tailor-made; the other a. soft. flimsy article, such as would grace any occa- sion short of a Philadelphia assembly. In the language of the turf, she “wins by a neck,” too, for under the severe lines of the Gothic tailor-made stock is concelaed a fixing that is as sheer and as delicate in its traceries as the first frost on the maple trees. But it is the sleeves of her coat that are the especial, particular repository for appurtenances, and they vary in number according to the size of the up-to-date sleeve. The humble but necessary tooth brush comes first, and is followed by the comb, which comes down in the general avalanche on the bed beside the hair-brush, hand- chiefs, stockings and the extra belt. Sleeve number two contains the even- ing gloves and the light veil—Phila- delphia Record. Care of the Hair, A ruby tised also #f one would care properly for the hair. Curling of hair is exceedingly doubtful. The heat kills the hair, and dead hair tends to fall out. If you must curl the hair use soft silk rags with which to do it. Sheet lead and hard papet are almost as bad as the curling tongs. A word of advice to men. Don’t wear the tight-fitting, heavy hats or caps. These impede the free circulation of blood to the scalp, and as a result the hair is not properly nourished, nor is the dead waste carried away. The growing root is suffocated through lack of oxy- gen, and in the end the hair dies and falls out.—Prof. A. P. Knight in the Queen’s Monthly. Morning Caliers. “Did you ever have a morning call- er?” asked a woman of her neighbor. “Is there any one sO aggravating as that visitor who cannot understand that you have important duties to per- form and insists’ upon Temaining an hour?” “Yes; I had a morning caller,” was the answer. “Your mind is certain to stray away from the conversation to the sewing that you were hurrying to ‘finish or the cake that you left in the pantry only half mixed. .I wonder whether there is a woman who has the courage to step to the door and ex- cuse herself from a morning caller? Why should not one be excused? Surely her time is as valuable as that of a business man. But then one knows that the caller would put a strong construction upon such an act and feel injured. “A man engaged at his work would not be expected to drop it at any time to chat with a friend, though it might be a more eniovable way to pass the time; neither would a woman who is employed outside her home, but the long-suffering housewife must neglect her work. It devolves upon her to solve this vexing question. “Of course, if the caller is on terms of more or less intimhcy with the family, the housekeeper may go on with her duties while she chats and trusts that her friend has good sense not to be offended. Even that is in- convenient, however, for the morning duties rarely keep the housekeeper in one particular spot long encugh to carry on a jointed conversation. It is not very pleasant to call out your an- swer to a cuestion from the pantry, while vou are measuring flour, or while you are backing down the cellar stairs to your storeroom. Few women can successfully work when inquisitive eves are following every movement, counting the number of eegs that are put into the cake, or whether the lin- en is of the best quality. “Why doesn’t the housekeeper gent- ly or firmly. tell her friends that she is very busy mornings, and then if they are offended she will bear the consequences bravely and live through it? Woman’s time has alwavs been treated too lightly, and the one who sets the least value upon it is herself. We are not apt to be taken at a great- er value than we put upon ourselves. “It is not the mere caller that cans- es so much annoyance, but the pro- longed caller, who is always going, but never goes.” Fashion Notes. Serge is pronounced all right for walking gown. From tip to toe the summer girl will be embroidered. Narrow Irish lace vies ‘with Valen cienneg for smartness. A white linen parasol bordered with colored batiste is good. Peacock designs flaunt themselves in the face of superstition. New are the belts of open eyelet em- Mair generally begins to turn gray first upon the temples. In most peo- le gray hairs show themselves at But there re wide variations in time. The im- mediate cause of gray hair is in the ilure of the cells at the growing joint to manufacture the pigment nec- §sary to give the color to the hair. ¥hen this change takes place at mid- it marks a gradual lowering of the tality of the skin, and to some extent [ course, a decadence of general vi- ty. In estimating, however, the mediate cause of baldness and of ay hair, a very important factor st always be taken into account, nely, heredity. “The first rule for the care of the gir is to wash it. This should be pne about once a week with luke- rm water and Castile soap. Another important rule is to comb ind brush the hair three or four times day, thus bringing more blood to the dead Brushing brings more blood @ promote the growth and vigor of | Massage of the scalp has | fay { the eyes, but the bri hraidary aver calared linings DTH TSS 2 v The new hats are lovely enough to tempt a woman rushing the season a little. Numbers of hats are made of trans- parent Neapolitan in black, white and colors. i Spats of white linen and picue are threatened to succeed the cloth omnes so much worn. Embroidered batistes, linens, coarse linens of the canvas order. and thin} etamines are inrgreat vogue. The prettiest lingerie waist is thef “baby” style, buttoned in back, with little round voke of lace and high cuffs to match. The woman who can’t wear all white fastens a big red bow to her bodice front and wears a twinkling little pair of red slippers. 1 “Glove handkerchiefs” are batiste handkerchiefs so small as to be worn inside the gloves on the palm of the hand, or in the little bags used for toi- let necessities, Hats i down far over) s are much wider] generally in back than in front, and all the trim | ming is the back or at the left sid