The lowa State collrge, at Ames, it the first state agricultural college In the United (states to lmilil and equip building especially for practical In struction In horticulture. An Inventor hsa perfected a method of rutting chilled steel with electricity. The safe burglars have not yet organ ized a syndicate to control the patent and so steel a march on the trusts. The- people living on the coast of Scotland nave started a war of ex termination on cormorants, shags and other predatory birds, because of the enormous destruction they have wrought among the schools of food fishes of the sen. A wealthy Denverlte conceived the Idea recently of converting his $400, 000 estate into cash and distributing It among the poor, but his wife stop ped him by demanding her half of It as community property. Wives have rights which husbands must respect, however philanthropically they may be inclined. The Denverite's wife was a wise woman. The French language Is undergoing radical reform. The French minister of Instruction has altered French spell ing and syntax by a special decree and an official French grammar is now to be Issued, which will be the only one admitted to French schools. Commis sions have also been formed by him to revise the Latin, Greek, English and German grammars In use. A list of the number of students at the largest universities In the United States has recently been completed by an officer of Columbia university, New York city, and the leading ten make the following showing: Harvard, 6, 67C; Columbia 4.422; Michigan, 3.812; Chicago, 3.727; California, 3,540; Min nesota, 3.53G; Cornell, 3,216; Wiscon sin, 2,812; Yale, 2,680; Pennsylvania, 2,520. Total, 35,841. Under old British law, a husband was privileged to chastise his wife, provided the punishment was Inflicted with a stick no thicker than two thumbs. Since then the husband's privileges have been materially cir cumscribed and wife beating Is frowned down In all civilized coun tries. Not long since a Chicago Judge advised women to protect thenrselves with firearms, If necessary, against any attempted brutality on the part of their husbands, and a few days ago a New York Judge decided that a wom an may hammer her husband into do cility with a stove lifter without ex posing herself to a charge of cruelty within the meaning of the law affect ing limited divorce. Wifely privileges are' broadening out In these modern times. A company has been organized In London which Is expec ted to solve once and for all the eating problem as it faces the bachelor and the servantless household. This company guarantees to send a hot meal anywhere, at any time, at a moderate cost, the dinner to be as good as can be got in any of the first class restaurants. Not only Is the dinner sent, but with it goes a complete table service, silver, glass and DAfiarv. TtlA Irian In ttaolf la nnt nan. tlcularly new, but the price for which It is done Is surprisingly small. A dinner for one, comprising soup, en tree, roast and sweet, is sent out for two shillings. Breakfast costs a shil ling lunch a shilling and sixpence The company undertakes to supply all the meals of a household at a guinea per week for each one. It has a cen tral kitchen, where the food is pre pared, and specially constructed bas kets so arranged that the hot dishes will stay hot and the cold dishes cold. When the outdoor and open-window season of the year rolls round, happy are they who can escape the heat and the noise ot the city by an indefinite summer vacation. But the large ma jority of city dwellers can not shut up shop and house at will, and to many a vacation means but a few days or a month off at most. Bo it becomes a question in which almost every one is interested, how the hot, nerve-racking days may be rendered tolerable. That windows and doors must be opened to widest extent goes without aaylng. Every stray breeze muBt be enticed Indoors. Then all at once one becomes conscious of the medley of Insistent, irritating noises that ' pre viously penetrated only in subdued fashion, says the Galveston News. The grind of car wheels, the slzz of electric wires, the shriek of street car gongs, whistles and bells, the blast of loco motives, the Jolting of heavy wagons, the piercing notice of quitting of tel ephone's set the teeth on edge and the serves throbbing. Few people realize bow much of the dally wear ana tear la occasioned by noise. ' t The Split I often think that tho aphorism which proclaims the truth that trifle make tho sum of human things was Invented by a member of the profes sion to which I have the honor to be long, for In no walk of life mora than in the detective business Is the accur acy of this Btntcmont more often and more positively horn out. In a caso which passed through my hands some seven years ago and which created a profound sensation under the name of "Tho Mnrgrnve Mystery," it was t'.ie presence of a tiny witness, about nne tcnth of an inch In dimension, which enabled me to track th? perpetrator of the crime, and to biing him to the scaffold which ho merited. One morning, early In June, I re ceived a telegram from headquarters bidding me to proceed nt once to the village of Margrave, In Berkshire, where a certain Dr. Powis desired to Interview me Immediately. Arrived at the doctor's residence after a 40 min utes' Journey In an express from Wat erloo, I wan ushered into his library, and found him awaiting me with an xious eyes. Ho was a broad-shouldered, firm faced man, with eyes and mouth which proclaimed honesty and steadfastness of purpose, but it was obvious to me that he was under the influence of some terrible shock, and his very first words proved that my diagnosis of bis emotions was correct. "A horrible and painful episode has Jtrat occurred, Mr. Harding." he said, speaking very hurriedly. "My patient. Sir William Margrave, of Margrave Hall, has been poisoned by a bottle of physic sent to him from this housa bf me understand that a bottle of physic prepared by me, with my own hands, last evening and taken by my messenger to his house. Unless the mystery Is cleared up before the in quest, I shall be in a dreadful posi tion, and may even have to stand my trial at the assizes. For Heaven's sake, tell me what is to be done." "I can tell you, Dr. Powls, what Is not to be done," I answered, without hesitation, "an 1 that is not to excite yourself thus unnecessarily. By pre serving your calmness as much as pos sible, and giving me a clear and con cise account of this affair, you will be helping the cause cf Justice, and I have no doubt that I shall be able to aid you to some extent." "Very well, then," he exclaimed, ris ing and pacing the room nervously. "I may tell you at once that for some time past I have been attending Sir William for gout, and have been In the habit of tending him a bottle ot physic every Wednesday evening, to counteract the effects of the complaint Jn some degree. Last night I prepared the medicine as" usual In my surgery downstairs, and having despatched my messenger with the phyBlc, I sat down to read the Lancet in my study until bedtime." He paused, wrung his hands In an guish, and then went on. "All went on as usual, but about midnight I was summoned from my bed by a footman from the Hall. He merely announced that Sir William had been taken very ill was In violent agonies and that the servants believed him to be dying. Without a word I followed the man back to the hous-.', and only arrived in time to find the poor old baronet on the point of death, whilst he gasped out to me, as I knelt over him, these words: " 'Analyze the medicine! Analyze the medicine!' 'He never spoke again, and from the manner in which his body was con torted, and from the odor In the room. it was obvious to me that he had swal lowed a dose of the deadly drug known as oil of almonds in other words, prusslc acid. "Directly I had lain the dead man upon his bed (for in his struggles he bad fallen to the floor) I turned to examine the bottle of medicine, and one whiff at the drug told me what bad occurred. An Infusion of prusslc acid had been added to the gout mix ture, and to its addition Sir William's death was to be traced. "I sent for the servant who had summoned me and bade him ride to the police station and Inform the night inspector of what had occurred, and then lay Jown upon the sofa in the dining-room till 8 o'clock, when tho official in question arrived in company with the police doctor. Tho latter agreed with me that the deceased bad met bis death through poisoning by prusslc acid, and I can assure you, Mr. Harding, that from his mannor to ward me It was plain he considered that I was to blame, and that through some criminal oversight I had commit ted a blunder and sent Sir William to bis death. "However, he said nothing of the sort to me, and, having taken an offi cial note of the affair, went away. The body now lies at the Hall awaiting the Inquest, which will doubtless be held on the day after tomorrow, and you will, therefore, appreciate my pesition, Mr, Harding. If something is not ad duced by that time to show that the horrible affair has come about through no fault of mine my reputation will be shattered, and I shall be a ruined man." "One moment," I said. "I should like to see tufci messenger of yours." "You shall do so at once," returned the doctor, and, ringing the bell, he told the maid who answered it to send him in. The messenger, T ravers by name, was a tall, thin man, with bushy side whiskers and neatly.-parted black hair. He answered my questions in a Itralghtforward manner, and Informed toe that he had conveyed the medicine M usual to Margrave Hall, where be Button. j had handed It to the fostman. Ilia master, he added, had seem; .1 perfect ly composed and calm w.ien he hand ed him the bottle, and Iip was quite at a loss to account for the extraordi nary Incident. It was so obvious to both Dr. Powls and myrcif that this nmn could have hid no earthly reason for desiring the life of the departed baronet that we did not trouble to nitration him very closely, ror after all he was but a messenger, and could not be expected to give us much vital Information. Having thanked him for his words, I told him he could withdraw, and he went nwny as silently as he had en tered. "He seems right enough," I said, when the door had closed upon his retreating form. "What about the servants at the Hall?" "All of them are absolutely trust worthy, and all of them loved poor 8lr William as a father. He lived In the house rjulte alone ave for the ser vants, and was a bachelor, his only surviving relative being a brother, who, however, has not been heard of for a long time." "And the brother succeeds him, I presume?" I asked quickly. "Yes. There is no other heir, and thonh the gentleman has not been In evidence for some years, I expect he will turn up now that a large estate and 2d,0ti0 per annum await him." "No doubt." I replied drily; and then having asked Dr. Powls a great many more questions, all of which ha an swered most satisfactorily. I took my leave, promising to go on to the Hall and see If I could elicit anything there. "Let me know," I said, as I shook hands in parting; "let me know by wire the exact hour of the Inquest and I will come down, so as to back you up If you need any assistance. And let me advise you, Dr. Fowls, to agitate yomuelf as little as possible, for I hope and believe that this mystery will bo traced to Its fountain head be fore you and I are much older." "Heaven gront It so," he said wear ily, and then taking my hat and stick I set out for the Hall. Every information that I desired was given me at that place, but It helped mo but little. 1 journeyed back to town at 4 p. m., telling myself that the affair was a black mystery and that tho doctor's position was, indeed, a sad one. The Jury would, of course, tske the view that he had blundered In preparing the physic, and h would be a ruined man. Next morning I received a note from the doctor that ran thua: "Dear Mr. Harding The Inquest is fixed for next Friday at 12 noon, at the Hall Itself. I would have wired you the information, but as I have some other news to communicate I write Instead. "The news In question Is that my messengers, Travers, has suddenly dla-app-ared. He went out at 7 o'clock this evening and has not returned. Following so closely on the terrible tragedy at the Hall, the disappearance seems suspicions, and I presume you will use all your Influence at ScotlanJ Yard to have him traced. Yours faithfully, "CLAUDE POWIS." "Now, what does this mean?" I asked myself, as I read and re-read the letter. "Why on earth should the mes senger vanish at this point? Assum ing oven that he was responsible for the crime, whp.t possible motive couid he have possessed for committing It?" However, it was of little use to ques tion myself thus, and I went to work Immediately to have the man traced. All our efforts In this direction proved useless, and when I went down to Mar grave to attend the Inquest on Friday, the man was still beyond our reach. Dr. Powls, who looked exceedingly haggard, was very pleased to see me, but his face fell when I told him that Travers was not to be discovered. The jury will say that I have got blm out of the country for soma rea son of my own," he mumbled help lessly; but perceiving that the coroner was at this moment entering the li brary where the Inquest was to b held, he checked his speech and fol lowed the official silently into tha apartment. The Jury were called In, sworn, and teats were allotted to them. The usual formalities followed, and then the ex amination of the witnesses took place. These Included Dr. Powls, two of the Hall servants, and the present baronet, Arthur Margrave, who had read of his relative's shocking end In the papers, and who bad come down to the Hall Immediately to take up his residence there and to give the lawyers any aid that might be required. The evidence of the servants was disposed of very quickly, and was of small service. The doctor's turn fol lowed, and It was evident from the manner In which the coroner ad dressed him the lattter believed the physician to have been guilty of gross carelessness In the handling of tua drugs. The doctor felt that the coroner was taking this harsh view, and it did not help to make blm more com fortable. On the contrary, it broke down completely what little nerve was left in him, and when, at length, be was curtly told that he might stand down, be collapsed completely, and was obliged to seek the nearest chair. Arthur Margrave's turn now came. He was a tall, clean-shaven young man, with easy, confident manner and pleasant voice. He told bow be had been wandering about the continent for the past few years, bad recently returned to England, where he had re Sided at his lx)ndon club for somo five years. Ho was convinced that his rel ative had had no tendency toward sui cide, and that the present tragedy must be attributed to something else. That was all he had to tell, and very well and very glibly he told It. Hr was about to glide from the apartment when something that I had not noticed previously sprung to my gaze, and even as it did so an Illumi nating Intelligence swept my entire consciousness. Itlslng to my feet I said, In n loud, clear tone: "Mr. Coroner, I must ask for an ad journment of this Inquest, as I have new evidence to ofTer." The coroner started. Margrave stood rooted to tho floor, and tho doctor's face lit up with Joy. "New evidence," said the coroner; "of what nature?" "The nature of my evidence." I re plied triumphantly, "will tnke the form of an accusation of 'wilful murder' against the last witness. Arthur Mar grave." A low murmur went around the room, and watching Margrave's face, I saw the color come and go. His knees shook, his hands twitched If ever guilt was written In a man's face and In a man's figure, they were written In his face and his figure at that mo ment. But I was resolved to lose no time In following up my master clew, and taking from my bag a pair of bushy whiskers and a black wig which I carried for the purposes of my busi ness, I clapped them onto Arthur Mar grave as he stood there, rigid and amazed, and then turning to Dr. Powls, who was regarding the scene with eyes of amazement, I cried out: "Dr. Powls, do you recognize Mr. Margrave In his new character, or rather his old one?" "Hi'aven have mercy on me!" shout ed the doctor, leaping back. "It Is John Travers, my missing messenger." "Exactly so," I returned, as I re moved the disguise and quietly hand cuffed the terror-stricken scoundrel, "exactly so; and there Is no doubt, doc tor, that your old messenger knew what he was doing when he took up his situation with you. Further evi dence will, of course, have to be col lected as to Mr. Margrave's alleged residence at his London club during the past few months; and I venture to think that the club Is a myth, and that, we shall have no difficulty In proving It to be such. However, all the necessary evidence will be forth coming at the further hearing, and in view of these developments I must ask, Mr. Coroner, for an adjournment." "It Is granted," he said, without a moment's hesitancy. "I hereby ad journ the hearing until this day fort night." "By which time," I addej quickly, "I have every reason to believe that my case will be complete." We went to work with a will at Scotland Yard, and very soon proved that Arthur Margrave bad becu Bern at no London club during the past six months; and In view of the fact that he was unable to account for his whereabouts, the coroner's Jury, tak ing into account also my evidence and the evidence of Dr. Powls, returned a verdict of "wilful murder" against blm after a very short deliberation. This verdict was confirmed a month later at the asBlzcs, and he was con demned to death, while Dr. Powls re ceived the congratulations of the whole district upon the glad knowledge that he was freed from all suspicion of having blundered on that fatal night. On the eve of Margrave's execution he sent for the governor of the jail and made a full confession. It seemed that, being anxious to Inherit his brother's estate, and believing that It he lived ho might marry and have Is sue, the villain had conceived the no tion of disguising himself as a man servant, had waited for a vacancy to occur in Dr. Fowls' household, and then had obtained the post ot messen ger, knowing that all the medicine sent to his brother's house would be conveyed by himself. Gaining admit tance to the doctor's surgery one night, he had obtained several drops of pruBslc acid, and on the following night had taken advantage of bis posi tion as messenger to Infuse the poison into the medicine he was conveying to his relative's house. He had disap peared from the doctor's residence af terward, in order that he might dis card his disguise and turn up as bis brothel's heir. And how had I associated the gen tlemanly witness at the Inquest with tne servant I bad met In Dr. Powls' library? Well, I had noticed that the messen ger's left boot contained a split button midway, and the very same mutilation appeared on the same button in Mr. Arthur Margrave's boot. I put the two unusual breakages together, and act ing on the hint brought a murderer to his doom, being actuated, as I have said, by nothing more or less than a split boot button. Tit-Bits. Xmlm In Jerusalem. Says the Jewish Chronicle: "The great Russian monastery occupying a dominant position at Jerusalem la lit tle else than a strong place of arms In disguise, to which munitions ot war are constantly brought in small and unobtrusive quantities. A few years back one of the grand dukes Inaugu rated, with much Imposing ceremon ial, a church upon the Mount ot Olives, the most noticeable feature of which Is a tower of singularly disproportion ate elevation, from the summit of which, it Is said, one can signal as far as the Mediterranean. The Czar does not proclaim bis policy from the house tops, but only men as simple and blind as the pilgrims at the Church; of the Holy Sepulchre could mlw the signifi cance of these things." j ' TENDER-HEARTED BESS. Phs wouldn't bent the nrpts, Hhe wouldn't whip the crnnm, Blie wouldn't imuml the beefsteak; Too cruel It dirt eim, Blm wouldn't ntrlkn the mntrhes, Hhu'd give hot ten no blowsi Rbn ninilu no hit at baking, Hh wouldn't wring her clothes, Rim wouldn't cut a chluken, Or think of drowning care, Rh wouliln't miwh potatoes Or bang her gold hair. She wouldn't do nil tlice thing, My tencler-hrnrteri fteis, And so sbo smashed nil records At downright Inzlness. New York Bun. HUMOROUS. Hoax Here comes the Interrogation mark. Jonx Because he's a question able character. Nell Mr. Sipphrdde doesn't ti lk much, does he? Belle No, but ho gen erally manages to tell all he knows. She Men are so weak. Do you think they will ever learn to Buy no? He Undoubtedly, when women propose. Blobbs Sklnnum Is rather exclu sive. Isn't he?" Slobbs Yes, there are very few people with whom he asso ciates now. Fact Is, he's In Jnll." Stern Parent Young man, do you think you can support my daughter on )10 a week? Nervy Suitor I'm will ing to try If that's the best you can do. Muggins Do you think women dress to pleaso their husbands? Bttgglns Not on your life. If they did they wouldn't run up s'ich Infernally big bills. "Absence makes tee heart grow fond er," remarked the sentimental youth. "Oh! I don't know," returned tho mat-ter-of-fait girl. "Did you ever try pres ents." "Death Is never Idle," sagely ob served the Wise Guy. "Oh. I don't know," remarked the Simple .Mug. "It occasionally takfs a Dey off In Al giers." Ida There Is that editor ordering people around again. I wonder what makes him so dictatorial? May Oh, I guess he is used to having people sib mit to him. A dollar held close to the eye will hide the sun," observed the Wise Guy. "Yes," chuckled the Simple Mug; "and tho further a dollar is cway tho big ger It seems." Mrs. Newlywed My husband never lalks about the coffee his mother used lo make. Mrs. Knowilnll I dare say not. His mother used to keep a boarding bouse. WIgg No; I can't say that Talka lot Is a friend ot mine. I merely have a speaking acquaintance with him. Wagg Most people only have a lis tening acquaintance. Hook You can't make Henpecke believe that the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rules the world. Nye How's that? Hook His wife makes him tend to the chil dren. "I'd like to know why they call this train a 'Limited,'" said the disgusted passenger; "I don't see anything lim ited about it." "You don't" laughed the engineer. "Well, It's limited to ten miles an hour." A Heavy Bluff "Oh, maw," said the 10-yeur-old hopeful, "do you Bee how wet my clothes are?" "Yes, young man," spoke mamma, sternly, "and you have been In swimming." "No, maw." "Then how did you get wet?" "Why, some boys wanted me to go in swimming, and I ran away so fast I perspired." SAKABULA PLUMES. Fentlieri from m liar South Afrlcnn Bird Recently Introduced Here. An echo of the late war In South Africa Is to be found In New York In the form of ornaments made from the sakabula plumes. They are very beau tiful. They are made by a widow ot a Boor officer, who is now trying to support herself in this way. Tho saka bula Is as rare a bird in South Africa as the Impeyan Is In the Himalayas. It belongs to the pheasant family and bears some resemblance to the ban klva in the Philippines. The tail feath ers are curved, slender, and of a won derful chestnut color, which shades from the lightest hue Into a red brown, almost maroon. At the tip of each feather is a white eye, which throws the surrounding tint into very high relief. The other feathers are small and brilliant, some of them having a semi-metallic lustre on the edgo. They were used by the Zulu and Matabele warriors as an ornament of the highest value, and are said to have many superstitions attaching to them. They are a part of the head-dressing of the chiefs and ot the professional uniform ot the witch-finders. These medicine men manufactured a head dressing of the plumage, combined with small, dried bladders, skewers, and ornaments, fashioned out of tusks and lions' teeth. The tail-feathers Stood up and produced an effect that was both picturesque and ghastly. England's Genteel Itnrglar. The story ot the Glasgow burglar, Ooodfellow, who has Just been sent to prison for six years. Is very remark able. Goodfcllow did his plundering quite in the genteelcst manner. He dressed and spoke like a gentleman and owned a beautiful yacht. In which be would drop gracefully down to some coast watering place and plunder it on the quiet. After the burglaries he sailed away, no one for a moment sus pecting the aristocratic visitor. He also bad a carriage and pair of dash ing gray horses that assisted blm equally as a blind and as a means of escape. A favorite trick was to accom pany bis predestined victims to church, slip out before them and go through the bouse while the owner and bis family were at worship. Chicago Newa. . New York City. Bright red nlbntross Is used for the dress with ecru luce trimming, which Is shown In the smnll Illustration. When preparing for n trip to lnnttntiiln or seashore It Is well to provide one or two thin woolen dresses for cool dnys, iinil nilintross Is one of the most desirable fubiics for this purpose. The waist Is made over n lilted body lining Hint closes In the buck, and Is faced with lnee to n pointed yoke depth In front. The full front Is gnthcred and arranged to outline the yoke, n pin In effect being maintained near the arm's eye. The back Is closed with small gold buttons and the waist forms a stylish blouse over the ldnck velvet belt. A pin In luce collar completes the neck. The bishop sleeves fit the upper arin closely and nrc Mulshed with narrow lnee wristbands. The skirt Is made In one piece nml gathered nt the upper edge. It Is arranged on the body lining and closes In the back. Clusters of three tucks nt the top of the hem and also about half way tip the skirt prorldo a new mid smart finish for a plain full skirt. Attractive little dresses In this mode may bo made of cashmere, chnllle. A oiul's dress. A SKIIIT WITH GRADUATED FLOUNCES. serge, French flannel or nun's veiling, with contrasting material for yoke nnd other trimmings. It Is also appropriate for lawn, dltnlty. cotton, cheviot or gingham. Tucked lawn or all-over embroidery may be used for the yoke. To make the dress for a girl eight years will require three ami three quarter ynrds of twenty-seven-lnch material with one-quarter yard of nil over embroidery. M Fle Gored Skirt. Costumes nindo of heavy wash fab rics nre called "tub dresses" and well deserve their liuuio. as they look Just as smart nfter many trips to the laundry as they do when first made. Linens ure quite elaborately embroidered In mercerized cottons that have a beauti ful gloss, and this kind of decoration Is very attractive. Tho skirt shown In tho large Illus tration forms part of a tub dress. It Is made of pnlo pink linen embroidered In dark red. Tho polka dots nre very large nt tho hem of each flounce and grow smaller toward the top. The skirt Is shaped with nnrrow front nnd side gores nnd wide bncks that are fitted smoothly around the wulst and over the hips without darts. The fulness of tho centre bnck is ar ranged in nn underlying pleat ot each side of the closing. The pleats are nut ly pressed and present a perfectly plain appearance. The flounces are of circular shaping nnd slightly full nt the top, where they aro gathered and arranged on tho skirt. They are nar row in front and graduate to a consid erable depth nt tho bnck, fluting smart ly around the bottom. This abrupt flare, produced by the flounces, is seen In almost all the new skirts of the season. A band ot lace finishes the upper flounce. The mode mny be stylishly developed In any lightweight cloth, taffeta, foul ard, pcau de crepe, organdie, lawn or swIss with luce or ribbon ruculngs for dccoratlous. To make the skirt for a miss four teen yean will require three and three- quarter yards of forty-four-inch ma-terlnl. ttrnntirul New Itnc-he. One of the new boas or neck rnclies seems nlinost too beautiful to wear. It Is of erenm white chiffon, massed In softly pleated folds nbout the throat, with n pleated and gathered cape over the shoulders. Kneli of the folds Is edged with n quilting of the chiffon, and then they are severally Joined with festoons of tiny pearls. An altogether novel decoration Is ft "chow" of white ostrich fenthers, one plneed nt each side where the long ends Join tho shoulder piece. Penrls ngnln appear here, n large eabochon centering each of the feather ornaments. A tlnntUome Gown. An nll-laee and linen and linen-colored gown has the foundation of lace, the bodice, sleeves nnd skirt plnlded off In Inrge plaids by Inch nnd a half bands of linen. There Is a flounce of the linen nrotind the lower edge, nnd set Into this nt Intervals are large dia monds of lnee. This stock Is of lace, with, n narrow stitched fold nt upper and lower edges. New levelling Mleevee. Very picturesque nre the evening gown sleeves, some of which nre mere ly deep pleating of lnee or chiffon, hanging from the shoulders to the el bows nnd open nt the top of the arm. This sort ot sleeve necessitates long gloves. Plcturesnne Sleeve. Very quiiitit nnd picturesque nre the sleeves worn In the new silk conts that nre so fashionable at present. The coats themselves nre quite plain, but all tho nrt nnd Ingenuity of the mo diste Is expended ou tho sleeves. The illustration shows three stylish arm coverings. No. 1 Is A bell sleeve developed In black moire. It Is shaped with upper nnd under portions nnd conforms to the outline of the arm from shoulder to elbow. At that point It commences to flare, and nt the hnnd forms a wide bell. A stitched bnnd of moire finishes the lower edge and a fall of white lace Alls tho bell. Xo. a is made of blnek taffeta with white peau de sole cuffs. It is shnped with luslde seam only and fitted closely to the upper arm. Deep tucks are stitched flntly from shoulder to elbow. At that point the fulness forms a large puff that Is adjusted on a fitted cuff over which it droops gracefully. The cuff Is trimmed with narrow strips of pearl passementerie. No. 3 Is developed In white peau de sole with black velvet trimmings. It Is adjusted with an inside seam and fitted closely to the arm with box pleats. These are stitched below the elbow but flnre widely nt the lower edge, where they are finished with narrow velvet ribbon. A broader band Is ar ranged around the elbow and fastened villi a sliver buckle. To make the sleeves will require two yards of twenty-one-inch material for No. 1 design, two and QM-elghth yards LAPIS' FANCY COAT SLBKVBa. for No. 2 design, with oue-elgutb. yard of contrasting material for the cuff, and two and one-bait yards for No, 8 design.
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