r
The Cremation society of England
forbid any inspection of tbe process
of cremation by tbe friends of tbe de
ceased. In thin country such inspec
tion by a representative of tbe friends
is required. ,
Tbe depoptilntion of villages is one
cf tbe complaints in Germany. Agri
'cultural laborers are becoming so
scarce tbat it is now necessary to im
port tbem for tbe harvest in large
numbers from Hussia.
. In tbe clotting bours of tbe session
A tbe Iowa Legislature tbe members
of tbe House carried tbrongh with
lond acclaim a resolution requesting
Doorkeeper Wesley Spain to cbange
, lis name forthwith to Wesley Cuba,
, It is said to be no uncommon oc
currence on tbe new Biberiau railway
Jor fuel or water to give out. Iu tbe
latter case a bait is made and snow
collected and melted until water
euough is provided for proceeding to
tbe next station.
A Chicago paper demands to know
why music-crazed women persist in
ending tborny roses to pianists, w bo,
it says,bold tbem iu mortal terror. It
suggests tbat sending n '!8 model
wheel down tbe nisle would be mnvb
better appreciated, or even a bos oi
cigars.
? In addition to tbo mineral wcnltb
discovered in Alaska, reports bave
been received stating tbat petroleum
is also found there. Analysis and
tests sbow tbat tbe oil is of as high
grade as any from tbe Pennsylvania
.veils. Tbe oil was found iu a large
lake close to tbe ocean, w hile the sur
rounding mountains are full of conl.
It whs fed by. springs, and there was
.very evidence of a large supply.
S -
Tr. The new Eearsarge is named after
the old Kearsorge, but what was tbe
Id Kearsarge named after? queries
tlue Springfield Republican. This
would stump any "current-events
class" going. The old Kearsarge was
named after an obscure yet respect
able mountain in New Hampshire,
nd it is said tbat tlie mountain was
named by juggling tbe name of its
discoverer and its first owner, Heze
kiah Sargent.
ysSZ .
A Berlin physician of standing says,
in a medical paper, tbat tbe nurses in
tbe private hospitals are in league
with the undertakers, who distribute
Among tbem circulars offering as much
as $25 by way of gratuity for a good
job. He calls the nttention of bis
professional colleagues to this infa
mous combination, which has been in
, force, so be deolares, for half a cen
tury, and exists in other large towns.
He suggests tbe employment, when-
evcrt is possible, of women working
stcrhoods or actuatod by some
or motive than the mere pursuit
company of steel workmen, or
ized on tbe co-operative plan,
'fieadtert by Charles Kennedy, former
superintendent of the Indiana iron
works at Munoie, has located at Mont-
pelier, states tbe Indianapolis News,
They will operate a big steel plant,
employing 300 hands. The in
ducements they received consist oi
land, buildings, free gas and a money
bonus of giiOOO. Tbeir location was
secured through the otorts of the
Montpelier board of trade,' Another
local company of workmen have or
ganized to buy the Florence iron aud
teel mill, now owned by Bossett &
Co. of Cleveland. The plant has been
idle for', over two years. The local
company will operate the mill inline-
tely, and will employ about 200
amis. . It has beeu kept iu good re
pair, and is one of the best rolling
nulls west of tbe Allegauies.
Wheeling is undoubtedly one of
tbe most conspicuous evangelists of
health, observes tbe New York Her-
' aid, Tbe man wbo bus religion aud
bicycle ought to be entirely satisfied
etlth -bis lot. He is an enviable
reatnre, and has no reason to be
envious of others.' To take a spin in
jke direction of a good appetite aud
dreamless sleep and to overtake aud
capture both is to be victorious iu a
-very important conflict. But there are
limits beyond which this noble ex
ercise becomes irritable and takes re-
' rouge. The boy wbo, tbe other day,
started out on a century run. overdid
4 good thing, and converted it into a
bad thing. He accomplished bis task,
but be broke himself all up, and will
never mount the saddle again. Dou't
abuse your wheel, but treat it with
respect and sevorericev It is better
to. ride tweuty miles and feel fresh
v f' u to cover forty and have tq call in
", Wbot-'Hi wsat is fun
"r wheel
DREAMLAND.
There's a mystical land that we flght'ln the
night,
Quite close to the darkness, aloof from the
light,
A land whore Impossible things are the fnots
In a pngennt o( good or ot Impious acts
A realm where tbe loveliest scone slips
awny,
And a deed or a thought Is forbidden to
stay,
A realm ot Illusion, with nothing that
seems
The wonderful sleep-bordered country of
dreams.
William Hamilton Hajne.
"
BT C. B. COLVII.LS.
The sun shone under ber straw hnt
and made ber shade ber eyes with ber
hands as she looked up at me, standing
by tbe eilge of the river.
"NVv, Mr. Conway," she said, "are
you quite sure you can manage a
tanoe?"
"I'll promise yon anew frock, Miss
Delia, if I upset you," said I gallant
ly. ,
"Don't be rash, "she laughed; "per
haps I'll think a new frock well worth
the wetting."
"I said if I upset you," I replied;
"if you upset yourself 1 cry off the
bnrgntii."
"I'm sure you'll never be so mean
as to argue tbe cause of tbe damage,"
said Delia; "anyway, I'll risk it."
"I feel a little afraid," she said, as
I gave her my hand to help ber
aboard.
I am inclined to think, lion ever, that
her hesitation was not altogether due
to nervousness, but was a little in
fluenced by the fact that she bad the
prettiest little feet in the world, aud
was weariug the very daintiest of
brown shoes, which showed to tbe
best advantage as sbo stood iu timid
uncertainty, one foot on shore and one
poised over the canoe. I confess the
attitude wan fascinating to mc, more
especially as is necessitated n very dis
tinct pressure of my steadying hand.
I was tbe more convinced that tbe
timidity was affected when she even
tually settled herself among the cush
ions in the bows of tbe canoe, for nil
tbe world as if to tbe manner born.
ndeed, as I stepped warily in tbe
centre of the craft, I am sure I was
really the more nervous of the two,
but theu I could judge of my short
comings as a canoeist far better - than
she.
Now then," I said, "are yon quite
sure you are comfortable?
Hue gave a last smooth to the folds
of ber brown skirt, gave a little pat
to the sleeves of ber white blouse, aud
lay back against the red cushions with
a sigh of content.
"Yes she said sweetly; "I ni quite
ready."
I let go the tuft of grass to which I
bad been clinging, pushed off gently
with my paddle, aud we were fairly
afloat.
The sunshine sparkled on the water,
tbo leaves of the trees waved ever so
softly in the breeze, the bright-colored
dragon flies darted hither and thithor,
while along the bank the bees flow
languidly from flower to flower, ns if
they only kept themselves awake by
iucessant buzzing.
Isn't it delightful?" murmured
Delia.
"It is, indeed," I assented, but
would bave doue so more truthfully
if tbe bows of tbe canoe bad not dis
played so great a reluctance to keep
straight up the river.
Tbe splash of the water fromtuepad-
dle was wonderfully smoothing.nnd my
fair companion closed her eyes. Directly
she did so politeness no longer debar
red me from gazing my nil at nor up
turned face.
I looked admiringly, taking mental
stock of ber charms. How softly her
dark eyelashes swept ber cheek how
coquettishly curved her month bow
dainty the suspicion of a dimple either
side her lips how delicately turned
her chin how becomiugthe red cush
ion to her wealth ot black hair yes,
nndoudtedly ber nose was retrousse,
but a fig for your stately Greek beau
ties! there is a fascination in tbe
crash into the bank went tbe bow of
tbe canoe, and the subject of my re
verie opened ber eyes with a start.
For the life of me I cannot steer a
canoe aud thiuk of something else at
tbe same time. By tbe greatest good
luck we were not upset.
"I am most awfully sorry," I stam
mered. "I was nearly asleep," she said.
"I can't thiuk what happened; it
was dreadfully careless of me.
"Oh, it really doeeu't matter," she
replied with a great good nature.
I paddled clear of the bauk and
vowed such a collision should not
occur again. Delia, however, made
no further attempt to go to sleep.
"How smoothly the river runs,"
she said thoughtfully.
"Unlike the course of true love, I
added rather weakly.
It was not a very apposite remark,
but then I knew the topic of love was
a dangerous one for me, and so, fool
Lardy, I courted it, as the moth the
caudle.
There was a pause in tbe conversa
tion, while I successfully negotiated a
suddeu bend in the river.
"It's a great pity, isn't it?" said
Delia.
"What is?" I inquired.
"Why, that the course of true love
never runs smooth." .
"Oh, but it does sometimes, really,"
l asserted.
"I suppose the love isn't really true.
then," said she. "Nowadays, books
aud plays nearly always end un
happily." ,
r "Ob. well," said I, philosophically,
"there are two sorts of love there is
a passionate love, full of presentiment,
which make a usu morbid and
rslcholy.and f cross bin a thousand
times to curse tbe fate that brings it
to him, but this sort of love is too
lofty for a workaday world, and tbe
only artistic ending is a tragio one."
I am afraid I bore Delia now and
again by holding forth in this way,
but she only gave the politest possible
yawn, ns she said: "Aud what about
the other?"
"The other," I went on, taking care
to watch the course of the canoe, "is
a tender, pastoral love, which makes
a man cheerful and take rosy views of
life, causing him to thank heaven every
day that such a love has fallen to bis
lot, and the artistic ending is wedding
bells and domestic happiness." '
"Dear me, MConway,"said Delia,
smiling, "you seem to know a deal
about it."
Delia has the sweetest gray-brown
eyes, and it is an extraordinary pleas
ure to look right iuto tbem, longer
tbau is actually necessary while listen
ing to or making a remark ;ouly speak
ing of artistic endings made me feel
qnS cerljji Uiere wbs a uiore nrtisjic
ending to such a look than mutu
ally to drop our eyes.
I was just thinking about this, and
how very graceful some girts look iu
a canoe, when, like a fool, I let my
paddlo catch iu a weed. I endoavored
ns gently ns possible to extricate it,
but tbe weed proved obstinate. Delia
grew nervous and sat up in the canoe.
"Oh, please be careful, Mr. Con
way," she cried.
1 pulled n trifle harder, but to no
purpose. Then I lost patience. I
gave the paddle a sharp jerk, tbe weed
gave way nil too suddenly. Delia
gave a little scream and I clutched
wildly at tbe side of tbe canoe iu a
vain attempt to keep my balance.
It was nil over in a moment,
and when I say all I include Delia,
mysolf and the canoe. Fortunately
we were close to tbe bank and the
water was shallow. I scrambled ashore
aud helped Delia on to dry laud as
best I could.
"Kcally, Miss Delia," I said feeling
unutterably foolish, as I caught tbe
painter of the canoe mid rescued the
flouting paddle, "I'll never forgive
myself for this; I wish you were a
man and could swear at me."
"What nn awful fright I most look,"
said poor Delia, putting back ber wet
hair from ber face.
I murmured of "Venus rising from
tho sen," but indistinctly, suddenly
doubt ing the propriety of the allusion.
"Don't forget your bargain, Mr.
Conway," said she, shaking tbe water
from her bedraggled skirt; "will you
order tbo frock, or shall I, and send
you iu the bill?"
I know it was not a very suitable
occasion to do anything so serious as
make au offer of marriage; also, that
it was a very prosaic way of putting
it, but upon my word I Couldn't help
it.
"I wish you would give me tbe right
always to pay your bills," I said.
"I dou't think I mind if I do," she
said.
We were both very wot and both
very muddy, but I looked iuto those
afore-mentioned brown eyes, aud this
time she didn't turn away, for I dis
covered the moro artistic ending I
put my arm around ber waist and
kissed bar. Madame.
INSURANCE ACAINST ILLNESS.
Ieoile Now Able to l'repnre fur Attnrtta
of Contagious lHaeneo.
The newest thing in personal insur
ance, so far as this country is concerned,
is iusurauce against sickness. Huch
insurance has been furnished in Eug-
uud and on the contiueut for some
time, and in dermaiiy, where the
blessings of a paternal government
are enjoyed to the fullest exteut, it
was receutly announced that all beads
of families engaged in wage-earning
would be compelled to take oiit insur
ance against illness.
Iusurauco of this kind has been fur
nished in this country for some time
on a small scale by mutual organiza
tions, but it was not until last sum
mer that it was taken np by any well-
established company.
There are said to be only two com
panies at present prepared to write
policies of insurance against illness.
This is included with regular accident
insurance, and there is a combination
policy offered by which for a small ad
ditional payment the insurance against
illness is secured.
A person so insured may receive
$25 a week if be suffers from "typhus
fever, typhoid fever, scarlet fever,
smallpox, varioloid, diphtheria, mea
sles, or Asiatio cholera, aud such ill
ness shall, independently of all other
causes, continuously and wholly dis
able ami prevent meinsureuiroin per
forming any and every kind of duty
pertaining to bis occupation." Tbe
limit of indemnity is iued at twenty
six weoks. All the diseases meutioned
are of a contagious character, and no
attempt has been made as yet to la
sure against any others.
Insurance men who are interested
in Uiis subject are watching with in
terest leTifco how the new idea"takes,"
aud some of them say it is probable
that tbe list of diseases which a per
son can become insured against will
soon be lengthened.
It will be noted tbat one important
contagious disease, yellow fever is not
named in the list, but the chances of
being attacked with yellow fever in
this part of the country are so small
that its omission is not a matter of
great importance to New Yorkers.
New Vork Tribune.
. aweilen'e Matt-baa,
The oldest match manufactory in
the world is in Sweden. Matches
were made there loug before the old
roughly trimmed splinter of . wood,
tipped with sulphur, was discarded
with the tinder boxes for which they
were used.. In twenty-five years tbe
export trade of Sweden in foreign
matches increased to 10,000,000 boxes
HOLLAND'S FENIAN RAM.
ASnbmnrlnx Hon! With Cnrlons III,
tory Now t ying Neglertetl.
The submarine torpedo boat with
which Mr. Holland 'has been experi
menting about New York is not bis
first venture in that line. Sixteen
years ago be built a similar vessel
for several Irish patriots, beaded by
James Beynolds of New Haven, Conn.,
and the vessel was among the effects
of Mr. Beynolds' estate. For the last
thirteen years it has lain neglected
under an old shed near Mill Itiver,
New Haven, but its owners assert that
it is still seaworthy. It is a cigar
shaped affair, built of iron, thirty feet
long, and about six in depth at tbe
deepest part. It had no electrical
equipment, but was provided with
steam engines and a propeller. All
the machinery was removed long ago.
Tbe craft has always been known ns
the Fenian rnm. It is said that it
bad sevoral trials sixteen years ago
off the New Jersey const, and Mr.
Reynolds during bis lifetime was ac
customed to declare tbat it bad ful
filled every expectation entertained of
it, He himself was ou board during
one trip. The Fenian ram did not
submerge itself by diving,' like the
new Holland boat, but sank. Experi
ments were made to test its effective
ness as a ram, with encouraging re
sults. Still attached to its bow is a
sort of boring apparatus, iuteuded to
penetrate hulls either of iron or wood.
It has no difficulty in staying sub
merged for live bours. It cost, ac
cording to tbe statement of its present
keeper, about $10,000, nil of which
is believed to have beeu furnished by
the I euian societies.
No one seems to know wbo in tbe
owner of this craft. It is at present
iu charge of Cnpt. V. O'Connor, son-in-law
of James Beynolds. Mr. Bey
nolds, who brought it to New Haven
thirteen years ago, was an Irish
patriot of world-wide fame. It was
he who was principally instrumental
iu arranging for tbe voyage of the
merchantman Catalpa, which sailed
from New Bedford in 1H75 nnder the
command of Captain John Anthony,
and, after a series of ad ventures.effected
the escape of tbe six prisoners at
Freemantle, Australia, condemned to
life imprisonment for their part in the
Fenian rising in 1800. They were
tbecompauions of John Boyle O'Reilly,
wbo made bis own escape the year be
fore. Mr. Beynolds risked all bis
property iu this venture, and was ever
afterward familiarly known as Catalpa
Jim. He died in New Haven last Au
gust. A few mouths previous to bis
death a banquet was given lu his
honor at tbe New Haven house.
It is believed that Mr. Holland's
first submarine boat was constructed
for Mr. Beynolds and other Fenians
for use aguiust the British govern
ment. At the time of ber construc
tion several well know New Haven
men bad gone to Ireland and been
imprisoned ou account of their
activity against England. It is though)
that Mr. Beynolds nourished plans
for their rescue, and that bis sub'
marine ram was built iu view of Lis
inteuded operations. It was never
put to any practical use. New Haven
Irishmen have suggested in case the
new Holland boat fulfilled tbe expec
tations entertained of it, that Mr.
Reynold's craft be presonted to the
government. With a fow repairs and
bances they believe that the old
Fenian ram might prove useful. New
York Sun.
Mistook Her Noil for Curtains.
"Let me, while I think of it, tell
relation story told me by the new con
gressman from Ohio, writes A cabi
net Member's Wife," giving her "In
ner Experiences,"in the Ladles' Home
Journal. "This is his first term in
Congress, When he aud his wife
came to Washington enrly in October
they brought along an elderly aunt ol
his wife's for a visit before the season
began, as she was too deaf to enjoy
society. One day he took the old ludy
out for a drive in a high, open ve
hicle, called here a trap. His wife
was unable to go at the last moment,
so the aunt mounted behind and he in
front, as he drove himself. Being
new to the place they had hardly any
acquaintances. Greatly to his aston
ishment in a short time, as thev drove
fflong, people began to bow to him
from every side. He said that for one
short moment be saw bimseii a greai
man; but at the same time bis surprise
increased, until be turned around to
express his astonishment to his aunt
Fnscilla, even II he Had to snout, ami
iu turning, the mystery of the bows
was solved the old lady sat bolt up
right, sound asloep with her lu?a
fallon forward, tvery lurch oi tne
vehicle bowed her head, and tbe peo
ple along the streets were only re
turning whut they took to be ber salu
tations. He spoke to tier, but sue
cbuldnot hear, so he turned about
n.,.1 1rnvA borne. When be stopped
in front of tbe bouse she wakened up
aud was mortified to death."
Where Life Is Longaat.
More people over 100 years old are
found iu mild oliuiates than in tbe
higher latitudes. According to the
last census of the uerman empire, ol
population of 55,000,000, only
seventy-eight have passed the hnn
dreth year. France, with a population
of 40,000,000, has 213 centenarians.
In England there are 140, in Ireland
578, and in Scotland 50. Sweden has
10 and Norway '13, Belgium 5, Den
mark 2, Switzerland none. Spain,
with a population of 18,000,000, bus
401 persons over 100 years of age. Ol
the 2,250,000 inhabitants of Servia
675 persons bave reached the century
mark. 'It is suid that the oldest per
son living whose age has been ascer
tained, is Bruuo Cotriui, born iu Af
rica, and now liviug in Bio deT Ja
neiro. He is 150 years old. A coach
nian in Moscow has lived 140 years.
I'hiladelphia Press,
K(mw Lure.
There is a tiew guipure Inre which.
when laid over white, resembles noth
ing so much as Straw lace, both in
color and iu texture. It is exceeding
ly effective as a trimming over mous
seliue de sole, because that delicate
tissue may be pulled in places through
its wide meshes, thus addiug novelty
to smartness.
Must Ktp llr Katne.
A woman notary public in Denver,
Col., was married recently, aud the ques
tion arose as to wbnt name she should
sign iu ber official capacity. The mat
ter was referred to tbe attorney gen
eral of the state, and he has furnished
nn opinion that there is no authority
of law for women in Colorado to drop
their maiden names in the event of
marriage. She must, therefore, sign
all documents as before marriage, be
cause there is no authority for a
change of name at marriage or auy
other time.
I'alrlntlr Sofa I'lllowa.
The most popular sofa pillows jnst
now are those that bear upon them
some trace of tbe Stars and Stripes.
Large hammock aud piazza pillows
are made of actual flags, aud less ag
gressive ones bave wbite stars on a
blue ground, the reverse side of the
cushion being of red aud wbite
stripes. . Sometimes a pair of tiny
flags are crossed and embroidered in
one corner. It is a trial to icsthetio
tastes that the colors of our Aug are
so pronounced, but the artistic faculty
gives way to patriotio sentiment, aud
the American Hag is emphatically the
decorative vogue ot the moment.
American Woman and flrT flnlr.
Is it true that the hair of American
women turns gray much earlior than
that of the women of other countries?
Thore are those who make the as
sertion. It is, too, say these,
thorough gray. While tbe locks of an
English or French woman will late in
life sbow a few stray basting threads.
the head of an American woman at a
much younger age is quite blanched.
or at least frosted. To two things
may the cause of the tendeucy be
ascribed American air and American
atmosphere terms not at all synony
mous. If the former turns our leaves,
why should it not turn oiir hair?
While what the latter may accomplish
through the ageucies of ice water, hot
bread aud worry, needs no comment.
Early gray hair, as a rule, means in
ability to cope with nerve-destroying
thiucs. It is declared to be largely
mutter of tomporameut. That it should
be a characteriHt 10 of American women
is in keeping with most other traits of
our race. Harper s Bazar.
A Woman linker.
There is a woman now in New York
wbo has bud most serious misfortunes,
and yet has shown rare perseverance
and energy at the critical moment.
Only a short time ago she and her
husband lived in a comfortable home
in a western city. They owned the
property and had beeu moderately
well-to-do. But the husband died very
suddonly. Then the insurance on the
house gave out, and Boon tbe widow
fonnd it necessary to dispose of the
property. Fending the negotiations
the bouse burned to the ground, and
although the widow escaped, every
thing in her possession bad been con
sumed. She had to borrow clothes be
fore leaving for New York, whero she
had friends.
She resolved not to allow her grief
to have a serious effect upon ber, but
to fiud some immediate source of sup
port, aud took the first opportunity
tbat offered. She had made a specially
wholesome graham bread for a friend
here who was suffering with indiges
tion. aud bis appreciation of it at once
suggested a means of support she'
would bake and sell bread. Culling
at neighboring reiUcnces and board
ing bouses, sue at on co took ore: en
for all she could bake, delivered the
bread the sane day, aud secured
regular custnuer.i. With tbe pro
coeds of suocessivo sales she took iu
a lurce supply of inatevials, and is
steadily increasing the profits. She
declares that with her ambition she
wi!l not remain poor long, and ' will
soon uiuke a big success of ber under
tukiug. New lrkSnn.
The Return of the Shirt WaUt.
Shirt waists of plain, solid color are
varied with bauds of embroidered in
sertion or heavy bauds .of lace, run-
mug up or down or crosswise, as the
figure may demaud, aud many of them
have bins bands, cuffs and collar of
plaided or striped material. Others
of plain, solid colored material have
cuffs, oollur and front box plait of polka-spot
material, in which case a plain
white tie finishes short at the uecK,
and a belt of white is worn. Cotton
cheviot, pique in all colors, duck and
fine ainiihaui are the popular wash
materials tor general wear. Stripes
are very modish in shirt waists this
year, and most of tbem run around
instead of up and down. Bias plaids
are also much used, uud are very smart
looking, but must always be woru
with skirts of pluiu, solid color. Tuoks
nra used in every conceivable way on
uirt waists of all materials aud are
applied up aud down, across, gig-rag,
slanting, in clusters or regulation jy
spaces, as fancy or figure dictates. x
Sleeves are smaller than they were '
last year, and the cuffs in many cases .
are attached. Even where the fronts
cqunot be called a real blouse they
pouch a little, and the gathers extend
almost the entire length of tbe shoul
der instead of being all directly in.
the front.
Tbe block satin shirt waist, though
worn much during tbe winter, is ir
repressible, and is continually de
veloping some new feature. For
traveling, this wabtt Is decidedly the
most stylish and durable,shedding tbe
dust and cinders.
While many of the waists have de
tachable collars aud cuffs to match,
the white linen ones will be as much
worn as ever. Belts there are In all
varieties; solid gold beltsstndded with,
precious and semi-precious stones,
metal belts fairly blazing with imita
tion gems; velvet, satin, silk aud
leather belts, withgordeous metal and ..
jeweled buckles, and enameled ones
designed in opeuwrought patterns.
With tbe wash shirt waist, however.
quite the prettiest is the leather belt,
which fastens with plain harness
buckles. Woman's Home Companion..
Fashion Kotea.
Covert cloth, poplins aud Bedford
cords are shown iu great variety for
the indispensable tailor made suit.
Piquets, marseillesjawns and linens
will be muoh worn this summer foi
morning gowns, as well as at the
watering pluces.
A very pretty and fashionable de
sign iu table linen is the shamrock.
It is nsed on napkins, and promises
to become popular.
Persian mauve, pale almond or tan
color are effectively combined on new
Fans evening gowns and tailor cos
tumes for special wear,
Sutin royal and very elegant qual
ities of peatl de soie are handsomely
made up together in imported wedding
toilets for spring and early summer.
A fashionable summer gown is of
golden brown dimity with insertion
of brown aud wbite running np each
seam aud at the top of the lower '
flounce.
A swell Ascot tie designed exclu
sively for women is on tbe market. It
is made of bias striped satiu, in colors
so gay that they put the most modish
hosiery to shame.
The braided black straw plateau
bent into turban shape, high at one
side and tbe brim finished with large
jut catashuns, is another ot the pretty
designs in walking bats.
All tbe buttons are on tbe jeweled
order, with the exception of those in
jot aud gold, and these have the ef
fect of onyx and are not like what are
gonerally known as jet buttons.
This season tbe wood colors and
grays are the priucipal colors, and the
wood colors are smarter than the
grays, for the last named were worn
all last summer, it will be remem
bered.
A pretty morning hat is a black
sailor of rough straw with a band of
burnt orauge satin ribbon, which fin
ishes in a spiral of the same. Three
black spaugled quells complete tbe
trimming.
A hat that milliners say will be
much worn is of green soft silk,
number of puff ruffles forming the
crown and brim, and trimmed at the
side with a spiral puff and a large
wbite aigrette.
There is a great variety in hats, the
new Alpiue being among the ones that
bave been favorably received already.
It is gray, with wide ribbon and band,
finished iu the left side with a bunch
of long cock feathers.
Buckles aud fancy buttons are
among the new things on gowns. The .
bilCKies may not ouoiue auu tue out
tons may not be used to fasten the
waist, but they must needs be worn in
order to give the proper smart fiuish
to any gown.
Yellow lace for trimming white
fabrics will be much in fuvor, but
there is a great variety iu the shades
chesen. Faille and light tones pre
vail over the yellows with the dash of
pink which was so popular a few sea
sous ago. Tue combination ot wbite
and straw colored lace is nsed uotonly
for gowns, but also for blouse bodices.
The variety iu transparent mate
rials for summer gowns is bewildering
in extent as well as color, aud anuiug
lace grenadines, .cauvas organdies,
mohair Swiss, the various pineapple
.weaves aud luce zephyrs, it is difficult
to choose. . The Silk and wool-bareges
are very sheer aud tbiu this season,
and the new nuu's veilings are as
cobwebby as possible.
In negligee gowns, loose robes fall
ing from the shoulders aud neck in
Oriental fashion seem to bave the
preference. llibbons sewu iuto the
side seams are frequently knotted
across the trout. Au innovation in
sleeves is uoticeab'.e iu some of the
most handsome silk gowns. - The
sleeves either hang in a long point
from the bend of the arm or else are
out to tbe elbow ' only aud finished
with ruifies of lace.
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