EASTER DECORATIONS
Eggshells Transformed Into a
Number of Little Gifts.
AN INGENIOUS AUTOMOBILE.
The Invalid's Tray Made Gay For Her
on Easter Morning Flower Vasei
Filled With Small Flowers and Tiny
Vines.
These ideas for Easter are original,
Inexpensive and very effective. The
making Is all so simple and easy that
almost with a touc common eggshells
may be transformed Into the various
little gifts. You can In a moment
make a dainty flower vase that Is actu
ally capable of holding water and In
Which fresh flowers may bo kept, as In
an ordinary vase.
Have ready three half eggshells as
nearly ns possible of the same size and
fasten them In a straight row on a
THE AUTOMOBILE.
narrow strip of pasteboard with drops
of hot sealing wax. Place the shells
closo together with sides touching.
Pour a little water into the shells, fill
them with cither flowers or tiny vines,
clover leaves and blades of grass, and
you will be charmed with the result of
your efforts.
Four of these vases stnndlng'at equal
distances from the center of the break
fast or luncheon table will bo appro
priate Easter table decorations. They
can also be used as favors and gifts.
One' such vase of flowers placed on an
Invalid's breakfast tray would add
greatly to Its attractiveness.
Automobiles have come to stay, and
every one nsplres to possess a car of
somo kind. The small boy rigs up his
pushmobllc with much interest and
pride, thinking he is at least approach
ing In appearance the racers so eagerly
read of In the dally papers. Here Is a
way to make a motor car with an egg
shell: Take a hard boiled egg and with
one quick stroke of a knife cut it
lengthwlso In half. Use one-half egg
shell for the top front or hood, four
riiOWEB VASES.
saucer shaped ends of shells from the
large ends of eggs for the wheels and
one shallow end shell for the steering
wheel.
Find or make a lightweight narrow
paper box about five Inches long for
the body of the nuto. Puncture n hole
through the extreme lower edge of
each side close to the front end of the
box and make a hole on both sides of
the box about one inch or less from the
back end.
Put a wooden toothpick through the
front holes and another through the
back ones. Bind the edges of all the
shells with tissue paper, paste n bent
paper for a seat on top of the back of
the box nnd with scaling wax fasten
the lengthwise half shell on top of the
front of the box.
Carefully puncture a hole in the cen
ter of the top of tho box directly be
hind the eggshell hood and insert tho
end of a wooden toothpick in the hole,
allowing tiie sticks to lean backward.
witn a neeaie oore a nolo in tiie mid
dle of the steering wheel eggshell and
slide the wheel on tho top end of tho
toothpick; then bore a hole In tho mid-
die of the wheels and fit them on the
ends of the two toothpicks run through
tho sides of the box. Hold the wheels
In nln.A t.' 1 Ti n tlnrm n f DAnllnr, ii-or T f
you want a chauffeur for the little au
tomobllo use a paper man or girl.
An Odd Test.
One clever housekeeper has learned
to outwit a milkman whom she sus
pectcd of diluting his stock of milk.
She kepi In her kitchen a flno steel
knitting needle, which was always in
a high degrco of polish.
As soon as the milk came into tho
houso sho stuck tho nccdlo lightly into
tho can nnd drew It out in nn upright
position. If no drop adhered to the
nccdlo that milkman heard a lino of
talk on watered milk that cnuscd him
to bo careful how he dallied with tho
nnmn nn Ills next visit.
It is said If there bo even a llttio wa
ter in milk not a drop or it will adhcro
to a needle so used.
The Japanese Baby.
Tho first nnmo is given to him with
Tftnf fornmiinv wlinn lift 1r ft ttlftnth
old. At fifteen ho is considered grown
op, assumes tho responsibility of a
man and takes a new name. Entering
upon public duties ho takes another
name, which Is changed with every
step in his life. If his superior officer
nas mo same name no Happens to
have at that tlmo ho must chango it
again. Ho must also change It when
bo marries, and when ho dies it is
hanged for tho last time and in
rioea upon his tomb.
DAMES AND DAUGHTERS.
Mrs. Rebecca Wcntzcl, elghty-one-years.
old, of Pottstown, Pa., has at
tended 4,007 funerals.
Miss Llnnle Douglas Mitchell, a well
known society girl of New Jersey, has
decided to devote her life to nursing
nd caring for the poor.
- Mrs. Mary Goodale of Onkdnle,
Mass., who has Just celebrated the
seventy-ninth anniversary of her birth
day, has scarcely a gray hair In her
head.
Thus far Miss Minnie J. Reynolds of
New York has the distinction of hav
ing secured more signatures for the
national woman's suffrage petition in
one evening than any other pcrsou In
the country.
Mrs. II. L. Tlbbets has been appoint
ed chairman of the board of charities
In Lowell, Mass. She Is a woman of
means and social position nnd has for
several years devoted much of her
time nnd her wealth to charity work.
Mrs. Nancy C. Bush, postmaster nt
Charlotte, Vt., recently celebrated the
seventy-eighth anniversary of her
birthday. She has been In the postal
service for thirty-eight years, begin
ning an a telegraph operator nnd as
sistant postmaster.
Mrs. William II. Taft, wife of Pres
ident Taft, has been elected to mem
bership In the Connecticut Society of
Colonial Dames of America. Mrs.
Taft Is a descendant of Thomas
Welles, who was governor of Con
necticut from 10."i5 to 1058.
Best Varieties of Potatoes.
Of 111 varieties of potatoes tested at
the Ontario Agricultural college the
following varieties are among the best
when yield, size, freedom from rot and
quality are eousldered: Late Empire
State, Dempsey Seedling, Rural New
Yorker No. 2. Medium Rose of the
North, Burpee's Extra Early. Early-
Early Fortune, Early Harvest, Extra
Early Eureka and Early Dawn. The
results of planting potato sets of dif
ferent sizes at different distances were
In favor of two ounce sets planted
the closest together. Planting one set
per hill has given the best average re
suits for eight years.
No Basis.
Miss Plmmle, may I er call
on
you?"
"No, Indeed, sir. You have known
me six months, nnd you've never sent
me a picture post card." Chicago Trlb
une.
Rondeau.
She looked at him. Her eyes were steely
Kray.
Nothing at all tho woman had to say.
No comment, no objection, did she
deign.
With perfect calm she let the man ex
plain.
No anger not the least did she display,
Ho made a poor endeavor to be gay
As he proceeded, hiding his dismay.
Striving his self possession to regain,
She looked at him.
Ah, well he knew that vainly he would
pray
Forgiveness for his failure to obeyl
He wilted like a flower wanting rain.
He shriveled and collapsed beneath the
strain.
You would not wonder had you seen the
way
She looked at him.
Chicago Dally News.
Hold Him to It.
"You think man Is n creature of cir
cumstances?"
"I do indeed."
"And he can't get away from them?"
"Not without n breach of promise
case."
Quantity.
"Don't you admire the big hats that
women are wearing?"
"Well," nnswered Mr. Meekton,
must say they look more like tho mon
ey's worth." Washington Star.
Thrift.
A thriftless little writer man
Made not the least endeavor
To write on a concerted plan
Of any kind whatever.
He used to scribble on the spot
When he felt Inspiration,
But pelf this system brought him not,
Bo ho tried concentration.
Henceforth each morning he got up
To start his work at seven
And wrote, with stops to lunch and
sup,
Till midnight or eleven.
Delightedly he plumed himself
Upon his concentration.
Which brought him what he wanted
pelf-
And lost him Inspiration.
-Thomas It. Ybarra In Philadelphia
Ledger.
Making Up For Lost Time.
Stranger (happening along) What's
all that loud wrangling nbout in there?
Sexton The ladies, sir, are holding
an adjourned meeting in the silence
room. Chicago Tribune.
Questions For Humorists.
It Is a sin
To steal a pin.
Such action Is a crime.
But tell me why
Should this apply
To making o'er a rhyme?
It Is a sin
To steal a pin.
80 claim a lot of folk.
It may be so
I won't say no
But how about a Joke?
Pittsburg Post.
More Serious.
"I went to the dog show and lost my
heart."
"You are lucky. I went there and
lost a mouthful out of my left leg."
Cleveland Plalu Dealer.
When Women Vote.
When women vote oh. sorry day I
There'll be another bill to pay.
The ladles with delighted smiles
Will talk about election styles,
And milliners and modistes, too.
Will Join the campaign hullabaloo
And mako their purses grow more fat
Tnrougn the election areas anu nit,
Chicago Post.
Smart New York Women Ugo
triple Full Length Mirrors.
HE FLOWER TRIMMED VEIL.
Spring Hats Bring Teeth and Nose
Into Prominence and Play Hide and
Seek With Wearers' Faces Models
More Eccentric Every Day.
Dear Elsa Dick has Just given me
an Easter present that Is. going to be
the comfort of my life. Yes; I know
that in the proper sequence of things
should have been so delighted and
surprised (1 bought It myself) to Und
the gift in my dressing room ou Eas
ter morning, but the truth Is I Just
couldn't wait a day longer without n
peep into my full length trlpie mirror,
for that's the present I should bo re-
clvlng ou Sunday morning, April 11.
do wonder, though, what I really will
And beside my breakfast plate on this
nusplclous morning. Hut it's loo hor-
IN BI10NZE GREEN STRAW.
rid of me even to auto-suggest the Idea
of another gift. Still, I would give
Dick a Jolly good hug if he remem
bered how I liked that No; I won't
even tell you what it was. It's too
grasping In fact, piggish of me.
But to describe this mirror. Every
woman nowadays who goes in for
dress as u line art and most all New
York women do are obliged to own
one of these glasses. When fashions
are so freakish one cannot run tho risk
of appearing In a more outlandish
guise than Mrae. la Mode intends one
should. One does not feel safe In be
ing assured by one's mirror tbatjsho Is
well put up from one ' vantage "point.
She must be sartorlally perfect from
every angle. Now, this Is exactly what
the triple mirror does for you. And If
used faithfully sounds like a patent
medicine ad., doesn't It? at each dress
ing you know to a certainty whether
you turtle your neck or carry it grace
fully poised, whether your Dominican
gown with Its penitential lines makes
you resemble Friar Tuck in his monk's
robe or whether your Psycho would
meet the approval of the early Greeks.
As for your hat why, a "chopping
bowl" affair even has attractions view
ed from tho right angle triangle of a
triplicate. You know what a vast dif
ference the least difference In the ad
justment of a chapeau means to femi
ninity, exactly tho difference between
good looks and ugliness.
That awfully good, manicurist I have
told you about uses a triple mirror
when she works with the hands of her
A 1'ltENCn MODEL.
patrons. In this glass she shows them
how to avoid unsightly poses of tho
hands that arc seen by their neighbors
at card table or dinners.
Tho way I'm booming' these mirrors
will probably lead you to suppose that
I have the agency for disposing of
them. Unfortunately this luck goes to
a Fifth avenuo Arm. But I am crazy
over the thing nnd Just sporty enough
to risk seeing myself ns others seo me.
Of courso I'm not often satisfied with
the result; but, as Browning says', tho
possible best is a comfort to achieve.
And talking of Browning reminds
mo of Dick's latest piece of impu
dence. You know, dear, we have Just
organized a literary club in our neigh
borhood, and tho other afternoon I
found Dick homo when 1 camo from
tho last meeting. "Well," bo asked
cheerfully, looking up over tho top of
his paper, "what was tho topic under
discussion by tho club this after-
noon?" For a minute I couldn't think
what we had been talking about
Everything was so stupid. Then Anal
ly I blurted out: "Oh, yes, I recollect
Wo discussed that horrid woman
that's moved In across the street, and
Longfellow." I actually failed to re
alize what I'd said until a perfect
howl greeted ray abstracted cars.
Nasty of him, wasn't It?
I .am absolutely fagged out from
trying to run a spring hat to cover
that I could wear without looking a
fright In, and I thin!: I have succeed
ed In capturing the brush, to use a
hunting term, in the chapeau of
bronze green straw I have sketched
for you. In the season's medley of
shapes this Is a very conventional
model, but It has a signature inside
the crown that would satisfy any wo
man of Its chlcness, even If sho over
looked tho lovely great white marsh
roses about the crown and the long
ends "of bronze velvet ribbon that tie
under tho chin. The averngb hats of
the spring are wildly eccentric, and
they grow worse and worse. There
Is more than one . queer Bhape.
There's the funnel, the flowerpot nnd
the largo spreading tray from which
to select, but there Is one trait com
mon to them all they play hide und
seek with their wearers' faces. Two
features these hats do bring into
prominence tho teeth and the nose.
So if n girl has a good set of teeth
nnd 11 bad nose, or the reverse, she's
between the devil and tho deep sea,
and It would bo better to select a
model more Impartial In its demands.
But you. dear, are fortunate in having
a face nny hat would bo proud to
adorn.
The newest thing In veils has flow
ers attached at the top, where it is ar
ranged about the hat. I saw a stun
ning woman at Sherry's the other aft
ernoon wearing a small blue turban
In dull, spiky straw, with a face veil
of blue net caught irregularly around
tho top with tiny shaded pink and red
roses. This veil was put on in such
a way that the roses outlined the
crown, and there was no crushing or
catching of the flowers, as is the case
when the veil is adjusted' over the
flowers. Just try the effect of a simi
lar arrangement and see how fetching
it is.
Elizabeth X. has just called me up
on the phono nnd asked me to go with
her. to the Colony club tp see tho loan
exhibition of household' nrts of the
eighteenth century. This is tho smart
est woman's club In the country. Mrs.
John Jacob Astor, I think, is the pres
ident, and I will have lots to tell you
about what I saw when I "take my
pen in hand again" to give you a
prosy glimpse of the doing of "little
old New York." Until then, yours lov
ingly, MABEL.
A WEDGWOOD ROOM.
This Shade Will Be Pretty In Spring
Redecoration
There Is just n certain wedgwood
blue that is exquisite with a putty
colored wall. It Is not well to use
this combination In n north light,
which needs the warmer colonial yel-
low, but It may be held in reserve for
the room having n southern or west-
em exposure, with its softer light
The putty color is colder nnd less
yellow than tho colonial shades-as if
a touch of gray had been dashed 'in-
but there is still enough of the creamy
tone left to blend with the wedgwood
blue of the hangings,
These curtain goods may be found
m such Inexpensive materials as
galatea, cotton poplin and Japanese
crape, all of which are more recent
nrrlvals ou the decorator's counter i
than denim and burlnp.
Several pieces of old mahogany, a
peacock screen and a bowl of polish
ed brass are tho needed touches in
this chnste little room.
Balance In Furniture.
To lay down a set of rules for ar
ranging tho furniture In nny room Is
obviously Impossible, as fitments differ
so radically. But there are certain
things that can be done successfully
with furniture and others that spoil
tho appearance of the most expensive- One can imagine no more uncomfort
ly fitted up apartment. First and fore- ' Rule homo for a mnn returning tired
most of these la to "balance" a room,
meaning by that not to get all the
heavy pieces or all the large pictures
on ono side. If, for exnmple, there Is
a large sofa against ono wall, across
from it there should bo a table or
something like that to preserve the
equalities. It need not be exactly
across, but somewhere on the other
side, to avoid looking as though, were
tho floor swung one side. It would go
down and the other come up. In re-
arranging a room the rugs, If any are
used, should bo taken up and tho
floors left so that the chairs, etc., can
be easily moved to experiment for the
best placing.
To Protect a Bureau.
One housekeeper who has mahogany
bedroom furniture nnd a careless fam
ily has hit upon a way to protect the
top of her bureaus. Sho buys a rem
nant of white oilcloth and has It cut
to lit tho top of tho bureau. This is
put on beneath tho ordinary bureau
cover.
Naturally, a cover that Is not trans
parent must be used, but those of
pique or heavy linen are both smart
and serviceable, and tho oilcloth not
only keeps tho wood from scratching,
but prevents moro serious scarring
from hot curling irons or dropped
matches.
Willing to Obllne.
"Scuso me, ma'am," Bald tho husky
hobo; "but, oz youso kin see, I ain't
hardly got a rag t' mo back. Can't
youse do sumthln' fer me?"
"Certainly," replied tho kind lady.
"Here's tho rag bag. nelp yourself."
Detroit Tribune.
WomatfsWorld
MME. PARREN.
A Groclan Woman Who Advocates the
Suffrage CaU3c.
Mine. Calllrrhoe Pnrren Is ono of
the progressive wonien of Greece who
have been instrumental In bringing
their countrywomen Into alliance with
tho women's movement In other lands
through the Council of Women. Thin
body of Grecian women has entered
with spirit Into the work of extending
educational facilities to all the people
of Greece and the great work of Inter
national peace and arbitration.
Tho Grecian women are home loving
women nnd hold the duties of home
making nnd child rearing higher than
anything else. But they feel that
there Is need for women to help In the
public housekeeping that the world
outside the home may be ns wholcsomo
MME. PAltBEN.
as that within. Early marriages are
common In Greece, and large families
are the rule.
The women, too, have begun to study
educational methods and are planning
tho establishment of a school ou the
American model that will serve as au
object lesson to tho government of
Greece and arouse the people to a
sense of their lack of progress In tho
public educational system.
It la a comparatively short time Blnce
the University of Greece has admitted
women to Its classes. Scores of Gre-
..liiii ii'nlnnn iil'n llrtM- nllTllinllt- wrilllll-
. ,.. from lts v.lrlous courses.
The National Council of Women of
Greece, of which Muie. Pnrren Is a
distinguished member, sent her as Its
representative to this country nt tho
, M,.nw rninmima oxnosltlnn.
'
1 . New Art and Bad Figures.
..New nrt furnltl,re la responsible for
' ...... ,.. Kll!,i tU woman who no-
thin. nnri thi ohnirs nr os-
lm.hxHv bllUi certain of the chairs
,)0SjtveLv are instruments of torture.
Not only are they rigidly upright, but
many of them give the Impression that
tho backs lean forward instead of In
, tho ,.0VOrse direction. Have you no-
tlced how common round shoulders nre
becoming among young persons? The
only explanation, In my view, Is that
tho new art chairs are responsible for
It. They tend to make those who
use them stoop nud give them an ape
like appearance. The proper chair Is
tho most comfortable one, the 'one
which rests the nape of the neck and
muscles of the back und restores the
upright attitude after exertion has
bowed tho body forward. To rest the
body perfectly you must not only sit
still you must relnx the strain caused
by work. And a really comfortable
I chair will do this nnd euro round
shoulders better than anything I know.
in tho evening than ono furnished with
these new art abominations. After he
bus sat there for a llttio while he
thinks wllh longing of the comfortable
ciMb easy chair, and he naturally goes
() tbo club, where, at any rate, no can
bo comfortable. Tho Ideal dining
Pimir elves vou support just below the
shoulder blades and allows you to lean
back: When the back of the chair
rnmos nnv higher than that It will
ijCep vour body constantly strnlned
an, if ns use bo persisted lit ultimately
warn vou. When people invite you
(0 dinner why do tho host nnd hostess
nlwnys have comfortable carving
chairs, while tho wretched guests arc
mndo to feel before dinner Is over that
MiMr bneks arc broken? I call thnt
shabby hospitality."
A Masculine Viewpoint
Now that somo women's clubs nre
beginning to regard lovo rrom a pureij
iintimWieleal viewpoint Cupid Is uncer-
' . - ...
emonlously ciuowea nsmo uuu uiu le
gally licensed physician of commerce
takes his place-all of which might
menu a laugh if there were not in it
something of ruthless .cynicism. Lovo
reduced to its physiological elements
may bring a pulseless satisfaction to
tho immune ladies wno prcicr iu ru
irnrd it ns p.n interesting abstraction
but this will hardly satisfy tho rest of
tho world. I ani not so tnucn or a sen
Mmontnllst. said a man recently,
but I confess to a feeling of ironic
resentment when I hear lovo aiscussca
Uko an nttaek of raauvo lumbago, lav
ender chilblains or nlle green bilious
iioss. And. whllo it haB come to this
tu ono part of tho country, in another
women aro saying tuat love is uoru
PEOPLE OF THE DAY
Bristow of Kcnsas.
A forceful character iiiuang the new
mombers of the upper Iioubo of con
gress is Senator Joseph Little Hrlstow
of Kansas, who succeeds Chester I.
Long. Ills defeat of Senator Long In
tho primaries last fall was the seiisa'
Hon of tho time. Thirty years ago, at
the ago of eighteen, he left Kentucky
and settled in southern Kansas, lie
studied for the ministry nnd t- js-ty
his expenses ran a country weekly
His newspaper connection gave hl.;i
political prominence, and he aban
doned tho ministry for politics. Next
ho bought n dally nt Ottuwn. became
secretary to the governor and ferreted
out the lottery frauds of Kansas
which exposures resulted In the over
throw of tho Populist administration.
By this time his fame had extended to
Washington, nnd President MeKlnley
appointed him fourth assistant post-
JOSEl'U li. bristow.
master general. Rumors of postal
frauds in Cuba beenme rife, and Mr.
Bristow was set to work to run them
down. Without fear or favor he
traced the guilt to high officials and
landed the culprits In Jail. When
Roosevelt became president pressure
was brought to bear to oust Mr. Bris
tow, but to no purpose. The president
placed all of the Inspectors directly
under Bristow and Intrusted him with
a renovation of tho department that
anded more men in the penitentiary.
in 1005 Roosevelt made him special
commissioner to untangle the Panama
railroad snarl, and on the completion
of that work he returned to his edi
torial desk at Sallna. lie secured con
trol of the Sallna dally nnd seralweek-
ly Journal In 1003.
How Hardy Got His "Insight."
The elaborate realism of Thomas
Ilnrdy Is one of the points of the
novelist's genius which cause much
astonishment nmong his admirers. On
one occasion a friend was expressing
his wonder to him at the maimer In
which he was able to enter Into the
Intimacies of a country ghl's life.
How on earth do you do It?" said
tho friend. "You might almost be a
country girl yourself."
When 1 was a young mau, ex
plained Mr. Hardy, "I used to write
love letters for tho village girls to their
sweethearts In India. That naturally
gave mo au Insight Into their char
acteristics." Secretary of the Navy.
A life full of varied experience lies
behind George von LengerUo Meyer,
who moved from tho postmaster gen
eralship in Roosevelt s cabinet t"
secretary of the navy In President
Taft's, A native of Boston and fifty
one years old, Mr. vou L. Meyer en
tered business In 1879 ou his gradua
tion from Hnrvard. He prospered ex
ceedingly nnd Is now au officer or di
rector In many large companies and
possesses a goodly store of wealth.
Mr. von L. Meyer's public lire be
gan In 18S9, when he became a mem
ber of the board of aldermen of Bos
ton. Subsequently he served live
terms In the Massachusetts legislature.
during three of which he was speaker
of the house.
In 1000 he was appointed ambassador
to Italy by President McKInley, retain-
OEOIIOE VON LENORllKK MEYElt.
lng that office until 1003. Then fol
lowed his transfer to St. Petersburg,
whence ho was recalled early in 1007
to become postmaster general In Presi
dent Roosevelt's cabinet.
The new secretary of the navy is
described as suave, discreet, determin
ed, n man who works effectively and
without hubbub nnd gains his ends.
To tho new post ho brings qualifica
tions of tho business man, diplomat
nnd cabinet officer.