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