tlEVfS"t1oTES Owlfi' TlesA on Tnqne. Owls' bonds look down from the fronts of small toques. The wing of tbe bird of wisdom droop at the sides. Thlstle-Hend Pompon. Outing hats nre trimmed with blnok And white thlstle-hend pompons nnd with military pompons madeof coques feathers. A Pretty Fnney. White chiffon tucked with gold thread and In Id over sold tissue Is one of tho latest and prettiest fancies for vests, collars and tho like. 1,'eed on lllhhnn 'ftmlii. Those little gold bindings nnd fancy metnl ornaments are used on the ends of ribbons to fasten fancy collars nt the bns, and occasionally ribbons hang from hats with tho saino orna mented ends. A Dnlnty luning-lnff Itohe. A pretty lounging robe of silk Is tnado long nnd loose, gathered In at the waist with a heavy silk cord, with bell sleeves, a turned-back ciifT, and a Capuchin hood. It has the cut of a monastic garment. A Queen's lint-pint. The woman orchestra player has won Queen Victoria's approval, which 'Is ft matter of considerable Impor tance In England, often mnklng or marring nn Innovation. Miss Marlon Timothy, a harpist, hns been appointed to a place In Her Majesty's private band, nnd Is the first woman to appear In that band. The womnn's orchestra has been successful In the United States for a number of yenrs, but hns hitherto been looked nt somewhat askance In Knglnnd, and this new ap pointment offers great encouragement to women musicians there. Hints For Home Sewing. The sewing machine should be got in readiness at least a day before any protracted work is undertaken, In or der that the oil may penetrate about every Intricately placed screw. Several needles of a proper size to "take" the fabric should be provided In advance. In order that an accidental delay through brenkage may bo precluded. Hand or machine needles should be carefully selected with a view to se curing implements that will make no unnecossnrlly largo punctures in silk or cloth. A small emery cushion should be kept nt hand, thnt tho points of needles mny bo sharpened nnd cleaned by running through it from time to time. Home dressmaking never should be begun until each needed article required for tho new gowns has been purchased nnd Is held In readiness. Linings, whalebones, sowing silks and cottons or crinoline, hooks and eyes, or buttons, are among ' the necessities; also buttonhole twist for buttonholes, for the mnklng of loops, or for tlte tiny "tncks" that are ,gfl frequently employed upon cloth or tailor gowns. Nor must the important shields be forgotten. Harper's Bazar. English Women In Business. A progressive Englishman calls at tention to tho rapidity with which women are entering every profession and business In his country. He re marks that the majority of people sup pose there are few women doctors, whereas be has looked tbe matter up and found thnt In London there are ninety-one, while in the whole of Great Britain be estimates the number as 250. He notices also that there are a small number of dentists, while he know of several chemists' shops en tirely managed by women, and mnny are employed in pharmacies, and ho - recommended It as both a suitable and profitable. employment for women, nnd "' suggests thnt mnny women might get the post of dispensers of drugs in hos pitals, and earn $500 and over a' year. To come down a peg lower he notes that quite a decent army, some 155 women, travel in England as drum mers, and do well; also that women make excellent rent collectors. Ho thinks, however, thnt any Englishman will be astonished to learn that there are "female accountants," and says that not so long ago a woman applied for admission to the Institute of char tered accountants. Site was denied ad mittance, but the Roynl Institute of Architects welcomes women members. He speaks of the mnny photographers. landscape gardeners, compositors and hairdressers. It appears that halr dresslng is a lucrative profession in Englund, women earning as much as $7 and $8 a week. While he Is proud thnt women have made a way for themselves In so many businesses, he is glad that some employment, such as working under ground In mines, Is forbidden by law. He does not men tion the comparative rates of men's and women's wages in Great Britain, but It is probably like those of other countries women are driven by pov- Artv tn tnkA whnt ttinv nnn fritt tn tha X. genoral detriment of the labor market. Universal trad- unions, which sluill "'hide both men and women, is the tfp demanded by common sense. Me of wages, nor hours of er be arrived at until men Nrk togeth Xelditopu ,rk together for the good .eld Republican. Sovdoir CHAT; . young Chinese lady, ( attends the Simpson jola, Iowa, Abbott, of the CM n tbe Ladles' Cham pionship match nt Compelgne, France the other day. Miss Emily Brown, a graduate of Wellesley, has been appointed teacher of literature in Milwaukee Downef College, of Milwaukee, Wis. Many Englishwomen ore now pro paring themselves to pass examina tions as sanitary inspectors. In this work the women already admitted have proved excellent ollloers. Ells. Wheeler Wilcox regards It as fl significant coincidence that from her early childhood her favorite gem hns been a topaz, nnd she has discovered thnt that Is also her 1 Irthstone. Miss Adnllnc Hunt, of Syracuse, holds the Hiram (ice fellowship from the university there, which entitles her to n prize of $."00. Willi this sum Miss Hunt expects to study for a year In Tnrls. Miss Kathleen Pureoll, the well known harpist, was born In n Moorish castle In Algiers, but she Is an English woman and hns inherited her tnlent as well as her name from the great composer, I'urecll. Tho memory of Miss Mary Klngsley, the African teacher, Is to be commem orated by a Mnry Klngsley hospital. It will bo eroded In Liverpool, and will be used for the treatment of dis eases peculiar to the tropics. The Duchess of Snxe-Coburg, who, by the way, shares this title with her late husband's aunt, Is one of the rich est women In the world. Her dowry wns ? 15,000,000. Besides this, she re ceived nn allowance of $100,000 n year. The women of Victoria, Australia, have started a movement ngnlnst womnn suffrnge, similar. It Is snld, to the American women's nntl-stiffrnge movement. Fifteen thousand women luive signed the petltlou against the woman-suffrage bill. Girls who wish to enter tho army of bread winners might do worse than consider baby photography as a profes sion. Certainly bnbles are tho most paying patrons of the enmera. Many mothers hnve their Infants photo graphed at every phase of their career. The Hon. Mrs. T. Talbot, of London, was the founder of the Parochial Mis sion Women's Association, which for forty yenrs hns been conducted on a successful basis. Its object is to pro vide poor parishes wllh the services of competent mission women, who be friend the poor In every way. Stylish street gloves come In heavy leather, wllh one button only. Velvet nnd velvet ribbon are promi nently seen on new frocks nnd waists. The englo Is the favorite symbol In the season's chnrms, buckles, clasps and ornaments from rails. Skirts continue to show the ripple bottom, and among the latest separate skirts sold in the shops the adjustable belt is noticeable. Some of the blouses show the short bolero effect, meeting across tho bust, with gulmpe and soft undervest to mutch of some second material. Fine linen handkerchiefs are now finished with a narrow hemstitched border and with very dainty embroid ered corners In contrast to the more elaborate styles. Box coats of otter or sealskin, with revers and collar of contrasting fur, are shown among the luxurious dis plays of winter wraps, particularly adapted for youthful wearers. Buttons of gun metal, studded with tiny jewels or ornamented with de signs In gold, are effective ornaments for the trimmed waistcoat of white or color that accompanies the cloth gown of newest model. Among the forenoon sheer tissue veils, worn walking or driving, the new emerald green shade is tbe most becoming. An all-white hat and gown are made all tbe smarter by tbe addi tion of such a veil. The separate blouse will be worn and panne velvet in all-over Moorish and Persian designs will bo employed to construct them, as will also white satin, silk and cloth heavily embel lished with embroidery. Although we have become so accus tomed to red garments and beadwear tbet they are not looked upon as an evidence of "flashy" taste, as they were in times not long past, still much depends upon the selection of this color. Long effects are aimed at by makers of the modes. Waists are cut to give tbe appearance of a low bust and long waist, if one has It not. Girdles are pointed in the back nnd narrow in front. Collars fit closely. The new tics have long, narrow cuds exteudlug to the waist. A long empire coat ordered by a woman of fashion is made of strips of mluk nnd Itusslun sable. These strips are about three inches wide and are so arranged that they form a point In the back. This coat has a high standing collar of sable, and It Is lined through out with criulue. The small fans which will be carried with handsome gowns show the cut out effect of so muny other things. There are white lace flowers on black net, the net showing ouly on closest examination and the flowers standing off by themselves, conventionalized tulips perhaps, or beautiful fleur de lis with a few silver spangles to brighten them set In black bandies. Or the black lace fans will have spangles of gold and bandies of gold and black. Avalon College, Missouri, baa a farm of 1000 acres, on which students work to pay their way through school. IS TALES OF PLUCK AND ADVENTURE. A lr!ng Snnke-Ctlteher. IN British India no less than sixty people die dally from snake-bite, a total of twenty-two thousand a year. Little wonder that tho Gov ernment pays n bounty for the bends of venomous snnkes, or thnt it readily ngreed, n few years ago, to assist Pro fessor Calmette in his experiments In making from the venom of serpents an antitoxic serum which should serve as an antidote to snake poisoning. The work of Professor Calmette was done nt the Pasteur Institute. The venom which he used was collected for him nt Delhi from the fniivs of living snnkes about n hundred n week and wns forwarded 111 weekly linlnll nients to Purls. The man employed to catch thee creatures and extract their venom wns a low-in imI Moliiiiiimeitaii of the dis trict named Kullnn, n snake-catcher by profession. Ills father and grand father before lilm had followed the same trade, ami had both finally died of snake-bite. An interesting account of Kullan and his methods has ru efully been published. His only weapon In snake hunting wns n stick two feet long, with nn Iron hook nt the end. He Went lightly clad and ba re loo led. He Used his linked hnml to cnti'li the snnkes by the tall or Lack of the neck, after Jerk ing tlieni from their hiding places with his hook. Of tbe four kinds of poisonous snnkes Willi which lie had to deal the cobra, the keralt niul two kinds of viper he used most caution with one of the vipers, .because It Is swift In Its mow inenls and Irritable in temper. He feared the cobra lost, because It Is less rapid mid it lut aggressive. He would allow n cobra to strike directly at his hnml. sure he could whip It away just before the fangs could touch, lint he did not risk such liber ties with the lightning-like little viper. Kullan never pretended to any iniigic or peculiar inltueiice over serpents. He was In the catching business nnd was not a sliowinnti. Nevertheless, ho oc casionally played startling tricks to amuse his friends. "On one occasion ho made the on lookers' blood curdle," writes an En glishman who wns present, "by taking up n large black cobrn by the neck and placing lis head toward his open mouth. The Inclination of these snakes Is to crawl quietly out of sight In the llrst hole tliey can llnil. nnd so the reptile began to cra.vl into bis mouth. "Kullnn waited his opportunity, and then suddenly closed his teeth firmly on the serpent's head. The snake, It is needless to say, violently resented the action; but !t was powerless for harm, and could only show Its Indig nation by n desperate wriggling of its body, while the man maintained a firm grip of its head wllh his teeth, at the samo time letting both hands drop to his side. After a few seconds he seized the snake firmly by tho neck and released its head." When he did not purposely tense his cobrn s, he could hnudle them freely without annoyance on their pnrt; in deed, they seemed to like it, for his touch wns gentle and he talked to them endearingly In Hlndustnnl, strok ing and petting them as if they had been harmless worms. With an angry cobra he dealt other wise. He would hold up and shake a rag In hi left hand. On this the infuriated reptile would rivet Its gaze. With his right hand, from behind, the man would then suddenly seize It round tho neck about three Inches lie low the head, and nn assistant would lay bold of tbe tall to prevent It from wiudlng round Kullnn's arm. His right hand would then slide for ward till he had fastened his Augers round- the neck Just behind tho Jaw. Then be would insert tho rim of a watch-glass between tho Jaws, slight ly relax his grip, and the serpent would viciously close its Jaws on tho watch- glass, and in doing so would squirt the whole of Its venom through the tiny holes of Its fangs into the concav ity of tbe glass. There it dried Into flakes, which were afterward reduced to yellow pow der and sent to Professor Calmette In Paris. Youth's Companion Auetrellun Adventure. Mrs. Rowan, In her book, "A Flower nunter In Queensland and New Zca land,"descrlbes an adventure which te fell her on the Bloomfleld River In Northern Queensland. She had been put on shore near tho mouth of the river, at a poor and lonely hut I was getting so hungry that I de termined I would, at any rate, make an effort to cross tho river nnd get a message sent to Mr. ll.'s station. Some trees fulling across tho river bad made a partial bridge, and on these I tried my luck. I climbed on the big root, and with the aid of an overhanging tree bal anced myself on the log, and found the first few yards easy walking; but in midstream there was t fork In the tree to get round. Here I lost my hold of the branches overhead, and had to go very gingerly on my bauds and knees. Tbe log was horribly slippery and the water looked very black. I turned myself round and slid so quickly down the other side that I saved taking a header Into tbe river only by catching at a small twig, which, bowever.broke away In my band; but I managed to balance myself sufficiently to get on the next log. After having gone a short distance. I discovered that tbe tide was fast coming in, not going' out, I bad though!:. Between me nnd tho bnnlt the water, Instead of being wndable, was high enough to be over my head, , nnd the sloping bnnks were of soft mud. It wns not a pleasant outloot nnd I began to wonder how long C time I should tnke In drowning In thlf position. It wns impossible to turn, so I be gan a bnckwnrd movement, but my skirt got In tho wny. The bronchi be hind me sloped upward, and there wns that fork of a tree to pass again. There was no creeping backward up that. Tho water hnd now reached the top of the log. If I dropped my feet I knew that the current would suck me under, and In desperation I drew my self p and threw my body bnckwnrd against the log, and twisted round on my face. I could never have per formed this fent nt any other time, but life at that moment seemed very sweet. When once I hnd my arms round the fork, I pulled myself upon the mnln brnnch. Between the root of the tree nnd the bank there wns now n grent gap, which the tide wns rushing throagh with tremendous force, and close alongside of me there rose something that, for tlio moment, I thought wns another hnlf sniiken tree. Then It fell, a gray, loathsome creature that almost paralyzed mo with fenr, as I marked tho long line of Its greedy-looking Jaws. I knew that the river teemed with crocodiles, but somehow or other, I had never given them n thought. Tho creature's back was not more than n foot below me, nnd I hardly ilnred to breathe, much less to move. It slid along under the log, nnd I felt the vibration of Its body rubbing as It came up on the other side. Then It turned with Its head up-stream again. Its snout just above water, as If It smelt game. I'ncertnln In Its movements, it slug gishly played round and round. My eyes were riveted on It. I forgot the river, tide and everything else, as.wlth the rising water. It came so close again that my feet almost touched it as it stirred the slimy ooze and mud from the bank with Its tall. For a few seconds the voracious monster lay apparently insensible to everything, but with Its ears open to the slightest sound. I hardly dared to draw breath. Now, as If waiting for the supreme moment. Its oppor tunity to spring. It rose the full length of its body and menacingly clashed Us Jnws; then, with snout downstream. it went under, leaving nothing In Its wake but n long ripple on the surface. The tide hnd reached my feet when I caught sight of a native girl lu tho dlstnnce.niid with a loud coocc brought her to my help. In the Cl.ilverton Storm. George and Joseph Alfred ltuss were In the Galveston storm, nnd several days elapsed before their pnrents In New York Clly learned of their escape. George Is a passenger conductor on one of the roads running out of the Island City, and was Imprisoned all night in a ct.r witli a number of tour ists. Joseph Alfred, his wife aud chil dren, were fishing, bathing, etc., at the mouth of St. Bernard River, which is west of Galveston. The handsome houso In which they were staying stood an a divide between the St. Bar nard aud the Brazos. The family sat on the south gallery and watched tho storm. They snw the water rising in the rivers, and laughed merrily nt peo pie fleeing from cottages as If life was at stake. At nightfall a feeling of loneliness came over them, nud they determined to go to the house of the ferryman, a little old structure built lu 1S02. Mr. Russ started out, and for the first time realized tho force of the wind. It nearly carried him away. With the help of the ferryman he took his wife and children to the house, nnd they had been there but a fow minutes when the homo they had left was de stroyed. Another house fell, and another, and water begau creeping up in the rooms of the ferryman's cottage. Two large schooners had been at anchor lu tho St. Barnard. Russ looked out and saw one floating bottom tipwnrd at sea, and the other, with rigging torn and anchors dragging, being driven across the prairie. Russ suit! that he and his wife resigned themselves to death with perfect calmness. There was nothing else to do. The little houso shivered as if shaken by giant bauds. The roar of the elements was unlike anything they had ever heard before. The old French mother of tho ferry man, beads and crucifix in hand, prayed all the time on her knees, with her face bent almost to tho water that surged around her. Russ thinks the big stack chimney held tho bouse steadfast. At 10 o'clock help came unexpectedly, l or three days the fam ilies lived on pancakes made of flour und water. Brakemnn'a Great Nerve. To his wonderful nerve and presence of mind William L. Eaton, a brake mnn on the Erie Railroad, owes his life. While on a train running near Port Jarvls, N. Y., Eaton fell from the top of a box car to the rails aud his right leg was cut off below the knee. He lay quiet until tho last car of the train bad passed, then dragged him self on one side, where he fashioned a tourniquet from his handkerchief and with a Jack knife twisted it about the severed limb until the flow of blood was checked. Ho built a Are to keep himself warm and awaited tbe ap proach of another train, which be kneTr was due In a short time. Tne engineer of the train was nston isbed to see a torch waving a danger signal as be drew near tbe spot, and stopped tbe train. Eaton was imme diately taken aboard and hurried to Paterson, where an ambulance took him to Bt Joseph's Hospital. There bis leg was amputated below tbe knee. THE REALM New York City. No woman ever yet had too mnny shirt waists. The com fortable garments grow In favor as the materials for mnklng them do In vn- rlety and benuty. At tho moment striped nnd figured French flnnncls, Vcnetlnn wnlst cloth, embroidered Henrietta and cashmere are all shown, as well as the same materials lu plain colors nnd all the range of taffeta and soft silks. The May Manton design Il lustrated here Includes all the latest features and Is made from Henrlettn In pastel blue, with the figures nnd vel vet of a darker shade. The deep, turn over collar Is exceedingly smart,, and the bishop sleeves are a feature of the newest waists shown. The back Is seamless, nnd meets the full fronts, the fitting being entirely accomplished by shoulder and under arm seams. The fronts are full, gath ered at both neck and waist, and blouse very slightly for a short space each side of the centre. The collar is cut In two sections and attached to the neck. The sleeves are one-seamed and Individually full. They are gathered at both the upper and lower edges, and are attached to the cuffs at the wrists, BLOUSE where they lap over nnd closo invisibly. To cut this waist for a woman of medium size four yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, three and three-quarters yards twenty-seven inches wide, two nnd threo-quarter yards thirty-two inches wide, or two yards forty-four Inches wldo, will be required. Ladlo.' niouio. The blouse that Is slightly more formal than the shirt waist yet easy nnd comfortable fills a place that no other does and is constantly growing In popularity. Tho smart May Manton blouse illustrated in tho large engrav ing belongs to Just thut class and can bo worn during the morning with per fect propriety, while at tho same tlmo it will give no offense later In the day. The model Is made of Venetian flannel In hunter's green, with vcBt nnd stock of white satin-faced broadcloth, ma chine stitched, ond revers of volvet matching the flannel. Down each front, below the rovers, nre small but tonholes through which tho gold chain links are slipped that hold the fronts lu place and give a peculiarly chic ef fect Countless combinations nnd a va riety of materials can be substituted, however, and tiny silk cord and gold buttons con take the place of the links If uesircd, or these can be entirely omitted and the fronts hooked Invisi bly Into place. Henrietta, plain aud embroidered cashmere, drap d'ete, French flannel and taffeta are all suit able and' tho color of both waist, and rest can be changed to anything the wearer may prefer. The foundation for tho blouse Is " fitted lining with single darts, and which closes at the centre front. On It are arranged tbe fronts, vest and back. Tbe fronts ure smooth and without fulness at the shoulders, and are drawn In at the waist line. The vest Is attached permanently to tbe right side of the lining and books over onto tbe left beneath the left front Tbe stock collar is Joined to the rest and closes Invisibly at tbe centre back. The bishop sleeves are not ayar full AW ATTBACTIVB SniBT WAIST. OF FASHION. and are finished at the wrists with straight cuffs. i To make this blouse for a womnn of medium size three nnd three-qunrter yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, three yards twenty-seven Inches wide, or one nnd threo-quartcr yards forty-four Inchos wide, will be re quired, with five-eighth yard fifty Inches wide, or three-quarter ynrd twenty-one Inches wide, for vest nnd stock collar. New Style of Revere. They do not turn over tho new re vers, nor are they worn flntly Inld out on tho chest, ns formerly. In the pres ent case, tho "revers" are ornamental, but only show when the Jacket fronts nro not closed. They nre simply the long str!p of facing to the Jacket fronts nnd could not possibly be visible If the garment were worn closed. This Is a true "L'Alglon" fnshlou and one which Is extremely dressy. Steers Link of Crorheteil Silk. A "cuffbtttton" suggests n firm, hard knob of metnl; a pair of sleeve links suggests semi precious stones or gold disks linked together by a golden chain. The newest fastening for the cuffs of a shirt waist of fine flannel or cnslunere has the top, which Is all that Is visible, made of crocheted, heavy, twisted silken cord. The snme thing does for sleeve, links, but the single button Is the better design. It l Not Tight. Those who try on the row garments declare that the L'Alglon collar Is not so tight as to prove choking. It Is high, but broad, and a welcomo change from the strangling stock collars which have garroted us last summer. These last entirely earned the name of "cho ker," which wns sometimes applied to them by tho shop girls who sold them to customers. Golil-Thrended Veil.. The new veils nre chiefly of a lace like pattern, a fact which is to be de plored on the score of bccomlngness. Some nre even trnced with gold or sil ver thread or beads, while the old WAIST. gauze veil In white, gray or neutral tints Is resuscitated. For Evening Wrapt. Grecian satin, a new wool material for evening wraps and tea gowns, baS a tiny diagonal stripe on tbe surface. A Snag Fitting Underbody. Pretty trifles have their place, but tho demand for the useful garment never falls. The smooth, snug fitting underbody thnt covers the corset with out fulness and that, when desired, can be made of materia', that means warmth, Is a comfort that every wom an recognizes at a glance. The May Manton model Illustrated is fitted with the same care given to gowns, and, as indicated, can be made In various shaped necks, with any length sleeve preferred. For cold weather, Canton flannel and outlug flannel, as well as muslin, aro much liked, as all these materials provide protection against Jack Frost but long cloth, cambric or nnlnsook can be iiubstltuted by those who prefer greater daintiness. The backs lncludo a centre seam and the broad under-nrm gores that mean a perfect fit and curved lines. Tbe fronts are fitted with slnglo darts ana close at the centre with buttons and buttonholes. The sleeves nre cut in oue place, the outer scam extending to tho elbow only, and fit smoothly from shoulders to wrists. To cut this underbody for a woman CNDBBDODT, ot medium else, two and three-eighth yards ox material twenty-seven Inches wide, or one and ibree-fourtu yard thirty-six Inches wide, will be required. 8-Jf A
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