y
fdR,VoAANS
t-'rnlt TrltnmM llni.
Cherries in their natural hues are
preparing to put in a perennial ap
pearance, and to oust for the nonce
the plagiarisms in black and white so
extravagantly affected during the ear
lier months. It Is whlapired, more
over, that this fancy in fruit Is likely
to be followed shortly by prunelles
ralgnonncs of a delicate mauve tone,
together with equally small fruits,
while grapes would eem to be always
with us as a mlllnery adjunct. In fact,
frankly viewing the prospett, the fruit
kingdom la prepared to say a large
word In this particular millinery mat
ter. Chicago Tribune.
A Ilnrrn.
Some fashionable fads stand for dis
tinction without a difference. This Is
not the case, however, with the lace
yoke which is either strapped or gar
nished with lace.
If only more women would under
stand these little things!
We have seen a lace yoke In a tall
ormade broadcloth costume, which
even particular women might have
worn on the promenade. It was strap
ped with the cloth and was eminently
fit and trig, with no trace of foolish
fusslness.
On the other hand, we have seen
plenty of lace yokes either over satin
or the bare skin, which were never In
tended for anything save house wear.
Applique edges, little frills or other
fripperies do not enter Into the con
struction of the lace-yoked dress when
aaid dress belongs to the street class.
Philadelphia Record.
ChlaoBO FroirorbB on Womn.
Respect always a silent woman;
great Is the wisdom of the woman
that holdeth her tongue.
A vain woman is to be feared, for
she will sacrifice all for her pride.
A haughty woman stumbles, for she
cannot see what may he In her way.
Trust not the woman that thluketh
more of herself than another; mercy
will not dwell In her heart.
The gods honor her who thlnketh
long before opening her lips.
A woman that respects herself Is
more beautiful than a single star;
more beautiful than many stars at
night
Give heed to her to whom children
have come; she walks In the Bacred
ways and lacks not love.
A mother not spoken well of by her
children is an enemy of the state;
she should not live within the king
dom's wall.
A woman without children has not
yet .the most precious of her jewels.
' Give heed to the voice of an old
woman; sorrow has given her wisdom.
A woman that is not loved Is a kite
from which the string has been taken;
she drlveth the wind and rometh to
a long fall. Philadelphia Times.
Tha Collecting of Old Silver.
As Interest In old silver has quick
ened in this country, many of these
spurious pieces and much counterfeit
Sheffield plate have been sent to be
eoid as genuine. The ordinary col
lector who confines himself to colon
ial or American silver, which in pur
ity of design and quality of work
manship is unrivaled, need not fear
the counterfeiter. The old designs are
reproduced continually; one firm of
silversmiths Is manufacturing today
pitchers from a pattern that has been
standard In this country for more than
a century, but I know of no attempt
on the part of dealers to manufacture
bogus American silver.
The Ideal collection of old silver,
of course, Is the one that has come
down as an ancestral legacy with
many family traditions clustered
Around It, but the practice of divld
Ins; the family silver among the chil
dren baa prevailed to such an extent
in this country that there are few
possessors of enough ancestral silver
today to equip a tea table. There are
few households, however, that do not
Txxurt of some pieces or ancestral sil
ver, though they may be only a few
well-worn spoons that belonged to a
.great-grandmother In the days when
silver spoons were a luxury. The In
terest In collecting antique silver la
now so genuine that such gifts at sev
eral of the recent fashionable wed
dings in New York have outnumbered
all others. George Barry Mallon, In
Good Housekeeping.
Woman Lauudry Matadors.
, The competition between the Chi
nese, steam, and hand laundries has
grown so strong that euterprlsing
members of the trade devise all sorts
of new modes of attracting custom.
One of the latest is the employment
of a linen and clothes-mender, who re
pairs and puts In good order all articles
out In to be washed. She gets a fair
alary from the laundry, or else Is
paid by the piece. A few laundries
charge the customer for this work, but
moat of them do It without extra pay.
The mender must be skilfull In darn
ing, knitting, crocheting, and needle
craft. She repairs hosiery, the lace
upon woman's wear, the buttonholes
of men's shirts, collars and cuffs, and
rents and tears In garments and house
hold linen.
She also sews on buttons, prepares
tying-strlngs. patches apparel and in
serts new cuff and collarbands upon
shirts and ahirt-waUts. One of these
menders, In speaking of her work.
Mid;
"I was formerly a dressmaker and
had a fair business. I worked very
hard, and for several years did well,
but of late there has been a change
for the worse, It seems to me, In the
business, on account of the great
number of poor foreigners who have
taken up needlework ax a calling.
Prices hafe declined from 3 and $2 to
ft n day and leas, and In the past Id
months girls and women have ap
peared who sew all day for 50 cents
end their needles. Bo I Rave up my
husinei: and took rp laundry mending.
I' am a rapid seamstress and work by
the piece; I labor about eight hours
a day, and make a very fair Income
from my needle. The work Is much
easier than might be supposed. If the
clothing is examined when it goes to
the laundry and the repairs are made
in time, much trouble and work will
bp spared the mender. In this field,
the old adage of one stitch saving
nine applies with great force. A great
deal of my sewing Is applied to but
tonholes. They appear to need more
attention than any other part of the
garments, masculine or feminine. I
use both the needle and the machine,
and keep, in addition, several cards of
buttons, ranging from the little pearl
affairs which old-fashioned men still
wear upon their shirts, up to the large,
flat horn and bone buttons used upon
the aprons and shirtwaists. New
York Post.
What Mot to Knr.
To know what not to buy Is the flrst
thing a woman must learn if she
would be a good shopper. Most ev
ery woman knows what to buy, and It
she has plenty of money and can buy
every thing she wants she Is fortunate.
To the woman with the limited In
come It is most essential to know
what not to buy, and If she does not
know she should learn at once.
The first thing before starting on a
shopping expedition it to know Just
exactly what you want and make
notes, for in going from one more to
another and looking about one Is like
ly to forget. It she can afford to have
one good gown it should by all means
be black. Crepe de chine, say, at alnnit
a dollar a yard, would be the most
desirable material; for this, as It
wears well, can be worn on all occa
sions. It should be made up all In black,
with lace trimming, so that at any
time, with a touch here and there of
ribbon or a sailor collar of cream lace,
the gown will look entirely different.
The womun who can sew is more for
tunate than her sister who cannot,
for she can make her own gown, and
with the money she would be obliged
to pay the dressmaker can buy her
self another gown, say of white dotted
ewiss, and make It up daintily, trim
ming it with black insertion.
Four shirtwaists should figure In
her season's out lit, and If by making
them herself she can Increase the num
ber to six, all the better. The lighter
fabrics trimmed with laces or embroid
eries are the most comfortable shirt
waists, although the mannish effect
looks very smart.
A woman must have at least two
hats, one for ordinary wear and ono
for dress occasions.
A black lace hat trimmed with
black silk and velvet flowers and two
or three buckles will answer for dress
occasions, and for shirtwaist wear
almost any color straw, trimmed with
ribbon and quiUa, may be worn. And
to change the appearance of the hat a
chiffon veil can be draped on it.
In buying a chiffon veil it Is always
better to buy the best, for the cheaper
qualities are very perishable. Under
wear can be had for a dollar a gar
ment and even less, and if one pre
fers a silk undervest there are those
of silk and lisle at 35 cents each.
In buying gloves It is always well to
select some standard make, as they
are cheaper In the long run. There
are good standard gloves at $1.50 a
pair. New York Journal.
MOTC
Pink and blue shot silks are hav
ing their :rmtngs and .are extremely
popular.
Red and white silk braid in a
showy plaid pattern trims the bodice
of new morning frocks of linen.
Woolen lace of white, cream or a
color to match the dress fabric Is
used to trim light wool dresses.
An odd hat of fancy silk tuscan
braid has for trimming a cluster of
cherries above which hover small
black bjrds.
Chain bracelets have pearl, topaz or
amethyst settings between the links. In
direct imitation of the now long pop
ular neck chein.
Large white felt outing hats are
trimmed with a crush band of black
velvet, a loop and end of the same fall
ing over the brim at the back.
For the woman who feels she must
wear a green veil there Is a chiffon
veil of dull leaf green that Is far bet
ter than the more common emerald
green cloud.
Black stitches and French knots are
very effectively disposed of on gowns
of white linen batiste, which, by the
way, has quits superseded dimity,
pique and gingham.
An odd parasol of deep blue ellk Is
decorated with bias bands of white
silk extending from the stick In
straight lines across the blue until
they meet a deep hemstitched border
of the white, the effect being showy
and unusual.
The human voles has been heard
lo the open air at a distance of 15,4(0
feet
THREE ACES OF WOMAN.
At fifteen, llkfl nn npntiltig btnl,
Tlii) n niilen fslr m-en:
kail shw would hnv Hi world bnllovs
'i'tiut flitt I lull elghlnen.
Next, by the time that thirty yHrs
Their Memlv I'nurMa hnvu'tiin,
Flin then wouiil hnvu us unclemlSDd
Hue 1 but twenty-one.
Time rolls Around, her clrlhnoil friends
Are nothing inurn hut unmcx,
Thouuh ho hits men but ninety years,
A century h el Hi tin.
Now York Times.
HUMOROUS.
Wigwag How did you get along
abroad, not knowing any of the lan
guages? Newrlch Oh, money talks.
Tom If I stole one kiss what would
you think of me? May Not much; I
have little sympathy for petty larceny.
Stnbb There goes a man who Is
full of mystery. I'enn You don't say!
Stubb Yes, he Just ate a bowl of chop
suey.
Nell At any rate, I shall never be
disappointed in love. Belle How do
you know? Nell I'm going to marry
for money.
More cruelty "I make It a rule," he
said, "to learn something every day."
"My!" she replied. "How fast you
must forget."
Timid Suitor I w ish to ask for your
daughter's hand. sir. Father Y'ou
might as well take the entire daugh
ter, young man.
Mistress (to newly engaged rook)
And now, what sha". we call you?
Cook Well, mum. me name Is Bertha,
but me friends all calls me Birdie.
The youth I think Bessie Blllus Is
as pretty as she can be. Don't you?
The Maiden Oh, yes; If she could
think of any way to make herself
prettier you can bet she'd try It.
"His attentions to you have been
marked, have they not?" said the
young woman's experienced friend.
"Oh yes. He has never taken the
price tag olt any of bis presents."
Clara (to her old chum) And that
horrid Jones boy that used to pester
you with his love-making does he
worry you as much as ever? Ethel
Well, hardly; you see, we'er married
now.
Cassldy Slit op kickln' about yer
hard luck, man! Some mornln' ye'U
wake up an' find yersel' famous.
Casey Faith. O'll bet ye whin thot
mornln' comes 'twill be me luck to
overslape mesel".
Blzzer It makes my wife angry
when I refuse to let her have the last
word In an argument. Buzzer Why
don't you let her hove the last word?
Blzzer Well, then she says I am afraid
to argue with her.
"Yes, the poor fellow met his death
by a Btool." "You don't say! Some
one hit him over the head with it?"
"No; he ate It." "Get out!" "Yes;
it was a toadstool, and he thought it
was a mushroom."
"Has he been marled long?" "Well,
I can't quite make out whether he's
still in the honeymoon days or has
been married long enough to be well
trained. It's one or the other, for I
notice he's dreadfully afraid of being
late to dinner.
LAWS OF HEREDITY.
"Threa Annarallnns lo Maka a Gonlla-
man " In Fact, Not Theory.
Professor Karl Pearson, F. R. 8.,
who has taken a leading part in found
ing the doctrine of evolution on a sta
tistical basis, explained to a deeply
interested audience at the Royal In
stitution some of the results, says the
London Telegraph. Two of these are
of special Importance. It is shown by
examination of large numbers of per
sons that mental and moral as well as
physical qualities are inherited, and
to the same extent. Taking school
children and examining them minute
ly with respect to dullness and color
of the hair, length, breadth and helgbt
of the head, color of the eyes, the ce
phalic index and health on the one
hand; and on the other testing them
for Intelligence, vivacity, conscienti
ousness, popularity, temper, self-conscientiousness,
shyness and handwrit
ing, the degree of Inheritance in the
two categories came numerically as
close as B2lto522. Secondly, it Is prov
ed that two or three generations will
suffice to create a new stock. Statistics
of large numbers show that there is
more than Is often supposed In the say
ing: "It takes three generations to
make a gentleman," and in the expres
sion, "Visiting the sins of the fathers
upon the children to the third and
fourth generation." Pedigree In hu
manity, as in the lower animals, is a
vital factor. Thus a family or a na
tion will certainly progress or degen
erate as the issue of heredity. It needs
but to repress the numbers of the bet
ter and higher and to multiply the
numbers of the lower and Jess fit for
two or three generations to make na
tional degeneration terribly real. Pro
fessor Pearson's tabular results show
ed the universality of the laws of In
heritance, not only in animals like
horses and dogs, but in lowly insects
and even in plants.
laoooio from Endow moat.
A common note In the financial re
ports of Institutions of all kinds Is
the regret at the fall In the rates of
Interest. The basis li now three or
three and a half Instead of sis or
seven a dozen years ago. This means
that endowments must be doubled In
order to keep up the Income returns.
The lower rats also has a far-reaching
effect upon the chances open to the
average man of retiring In his age
with a competency. He has to save
twice as much to secure the income
that he desires as lb the early seven
ties. Boston watchman.
- U VU V UVJi f
mi
Prrennn for Cttrtnlnn.
Japanese screens of finely carved
wood are taking the place of curtains.
The screens are of the same length
and depth as the windows. The de
signs are or Japanese foliage with
the branches In open work, with quaint
birds with outspread wings hovering
over the flowers.
A Wntorproof Marking.
An excellent waterproof blacking
for shoes or other leather articles Is
made by mixing one part boras
with 18 parts of melted beeswax
stirred to a stiff Jelly. Then mix five
parts of asphalt varnish wlt.i 66 parts
of oil of turpentine in which stir six
parts of melted spermaceti. After
stirring thoroughly combine this with
the first mixture of borax and bees
wax. The result will be a nearly color
less waterproof paste.
Bath Hints.
There are a goodi many things that
make the "bath a luxury" at small
cost, If one only knows what they are.
A little borax softens the water and
makes it velvety. A little ammonia
removes all odor of perspiration. A
handful of sea salt makes the water
rather harsh, but is most invigorating.
Bath bags are too cheap to mention,
if they are home made. A yard of
fine cut cheese-cloth will make half a
dozen or more. They should be filled
with braa, powdered onis root and a
few Bhavlngs of castile soap. They
soften, soap and perfume the water,
and, used as a wash clotn. leave a de
licious sensation. All soap should be
carefully rinsed from the body, espe
cially the face, at the end of the bath.
If then the face Is rubbed all over
with the upward, rotary massage mo
tlon. with fingers dipped In cold cream,
and then wiped wIlIi a soft, fine cloth.
It will leave the skin much Improved.
Throw Aw it r I'aeloM Thing.
Give away what you don't really
need In your house. Don't let
things accumulate. They will soon
fill attic and cellar and overflow into
other moms, where they do no one any
good. You are not likely to want them
again and it Is a nuisance to have them
around. Long ago we should have
been obliged to get a bigger house
for our growing family If I hadi fol
lowed my husband's thrifty plan 6t
"saving things." At first he thought
I was extravagant, but now he ac
knowledges that if other families
would likewise rid themselves of
"truck" they are not likely to use
again In a 1000 years, housecleanlng
would bo robbed cf half Its terrorB.
Thrift is a homely virtue that easily
degenerates Into miserliness. Some
of us hoard old clotlies, unused furni
ture, discarded brlc-a-brac and the
like, ulniply because that habit has
become so fixed we are too stingy to
give such things away to worthy folks
who need them. Yet we don't mean
to he stingy, and are ashamed to dis
cover that we are so. Good House
keeping. Fruit Ice Cream Mix equal quanti
ties of fruit, cream, milk and Biigar;
heat the milk to dissolve the sugar,
rub fruit through a Btrainer, add it to
the milk and sugar; pour into the
freezer and freeze to a mush, then
add one pint of cream and freeze.
Individual Russian Salad Dip molds
in water, dust with' minced parsley;
lino with mayonnaise stiffened with
gelatine: fill with cooked, seasoned
vegetables cut fine; cover with mayon
naise and chill; dip in warm water,
then unmold. Atablespoonfulof gran
ulated gelatine dissolved to one-half
pint of dressing is allowed.
Chicken Jelly A young chicken
nicely prepared, cut up into small
pieces, put in a saucepan with threa
pines of water, cooked rather slowly,
removing the grease from the top con
tinually. Allow it to cook for about
five and a half hours, season to taste
with salt, pepper, celery and parsley;
when finished, stand aside to cool for
some hours, then skim the grease off
the top and serve either hot or cold.
White Ginger Cakes Cream one cup
of butter with two cups of sugar; add
three eggs well beaten and a cup of
sour cream. Measure five cups of
sifted flour and sift again with half a
teaspoonful of soda, a table-spoonful
of ginger and a teaspoonful of cinna
mon, Add this to the other ingre
dients with the grated rind and juice
of an orange. Make into a dough
soft enough to roll out easily; cut
rather thick and bake In a quick oven.
Sprinkle with coarse granulated sugar
while hot.
Date Pudding Half a pound of fine
ly chopped suet, three-quarters of a
pound of bread crumbs, quarter of a
pound of sifted flour, three-quarters
of a pound of sugar, one and one-half
pounds of chopped dates, sis eggs, one
pint of milk, one nutmeg grated, three
teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a
cup of any tart fruit Juice. Pour the
Juice over the chopped fruit and let It
stand while preparing the other Ingre
dients. Mis the dry materials to
gether, add the beaten eggs and milk
and then the fruit, or add the soaked
fruit before the eggs and milk. Turn
Into a greased mold and boll contin
uously for threw hours. Serve with
fruit sauce.
MI
tCIENCB AND INDUSTRY;
Sufficient power fr the automatic
winding of a clock has been obtained
from the expansion and contraction
of a column of alcohol under the dally
variations of temperature.
Many steam pipe explosions are due
to water-hammer action. In a late
paper Mr. C. E. Stromeyer showed that
a p'.ug of water only six Inches long
propelled only two feet under a pres
sure of 15 pounds would exert a pres
sure of G4'i0 pounds on being suddenly
slopped.
Sweden Is about to establish a sta
tion for wireless telegraphy, and the
recent Diet voted the necessary money
therefor. A start has been made al
ready with the preliminary work of
establishing this form of telegraphy
betwen the Island of Gothland and the
mainland.
The Japanese military authorities
In Formosa have lately made an In
teresting experiment by mechanically
protecting soldiers from the bites of
mosquito. A whole battalion of sol
diers was protected for 161 days and
not a single case of fever was ob
served. During the same time and at
the same place 259 cases of malaria
occurred in another battalion not so
protected. It would seem that the
scientific demonstration of the agency
of the mosquito In producing malaria
was complete.
The popular notion about South Af
rica Is that it Is a vast, dry, tre?less
plain, little suited to crop farming or
stock raising, but It Is really one of
the best regions for sheep. The west
ern half of It Is almost rainless, and
all but the coast lands along the south
and east have a deflclrnt rainfall, so
that farming is not possible. But over
nearly the whole area nutritious
grasses grow, and water can be had
for stock simply by sinking wells. It
Is estimated that before Hie war 13,
000.000 sheep were grazing In the
Great Karoo desert In the northern
part ot Cape Colony, and the flocks of
the Transvaal were without number.
In the water supply and Irrigation
papers of the Vnlted States Geology
Servey (Nos. 67 and 61) are lists ot all
wells in theUnited States deeper than
39 feet The cables give the depth
of each well, Its diameter, the yield
per minute, etc. References are also
given to publications relating to the
wells of each particular region. The
large product of natural gas In the
cast and in the west, the enormous
output from the oil fields of Califor
nia. Texas and the east, and the con
siderable and Indispensable water
supply furnished by deep walls on
the plains and In arid regions make
concise Information of the sort of
great use to all those interested In
the economic development of such
productive fields, as well as to scien
tific geologists.
It Is well known that many diseases
are propagated by vermin. Flies
transport tuberculosis, mosquitoes
yellow fever and malaria, rats the
plague. Mr. V. Haazen In the An
nates de Fharmacle reports the result
of experiments on the destruction of
vermin, that are of immediate prac
tical Importance. Bedbugs resist
exposure for 24 hours to an atmos
phere containing six grams of formic
aldehyde per cubic metre. With eight
grains a certain number died. All per
tatted with nine grains per cublcmetre.
The as furnished by the burning of
25 grains of sulphur per cublo metre
also destroyed all these pests. Flies
and mosquitoes are killed by two
grains ot formic aldehyde per cubic
metre of air. Fleas are destroyed by
seven grains per cubic metre, or
by burning sulphur. Rats and mice
are destroyed by 36 hours' exposure
to an atmosphere containing 15 grains
of formic aldehyde per ruble metre,
but' the full exposure of 36 hours
must be given; 24 hours is not sut
flclcnt
Tha Appendix What It Is.
People as a rule know nothing re
garding the appendix. They talk about
appendicitis, but the organ afflicted is
to them a profound mystery. Let me
endeavor to make plain the nature of
this curious vestige In human ana
tomical history. The digestive system
of man, and that of all other animals,
is a canal or tube whereof the stomach
Is simply a dilated part. Now, be
yond the stomach we And the Intes
tine (or bowel), which in man aver
ages 26 feet in length. It is
divided into the small Intestine, meas
uring about 20 feet, and into the
large Intestine, which makes up about
six feet of the total length. Where
the small Intestine which Is the part
that Immediately succeeds the stom
ach Joins the large we And the cae
cum. This, as Its name Indicates, 1b a
cul de sac, a kind of blind alley, lying
below the point of junction. - Attached
to the caecum we find the appendix, a
little tube-like vestige, averaging about
three inches in length, and of the di
ameter of a goose quill. If the caecum
is a blind alley the appendix Is a kind
of trap, lying as It does to the back
of the caecum. When Indigestible
things find their way Into the appen
dix cherry stones, grape seeds and
and even the hairs ot tooth-brushes
they cause irritation, and when this
irritation goes the length of Inflamma
tion we get the ailment known as "ap
pendicitis." The removal of the ap
pendicitis is an operation of modern
surgery which, under ordinary condi
tions, Is both safe and successful.
London Chronicle,
A thornless rosebush blooms in the
gardens of Mr. Leopold de Rothschild
at Acton. It Is named the Zepherln
Droulln.
New York City. Short, Jnunty jack
ets of taffeta, penu de sole and inolrc
are much worn by young girls this
season, and have a youthful appear-
nnce that is very pleasing. The Illus
tration shows an attractive mode de
veloped In black taffeta stitched with
white silk.
It Is adjusted with shoulder and tin-der-arm
seams. The back and front
are pleated nt the shoulder and neck.
The stitching on the pleats censes-near
the lower edge, where the Jacket
flares prettily.
The gnrment is straight across the
bnck and tinder the arm. In the front
it extends In a deep point that reaches
below the tvalst line.
A brood lace collar completes the
FANCY WAIST AND
Deck and is drawn together by a black
and white satin cravat. The sleeves
are pleated to correspond with the
fronts. They fit the upper arm closely,
and flare widely at the lower edge in
bell effect. Small pearl buttons are
applied on each pleat where the stitch
ing ends.
Some of these jackets are lined
throughout with white satin; others
are made up without any lining, and
are Ideal garments for summer wear.
The collars often show beautiful speci
mens of the wearer's own needlework,
and are a charming addition.
White laoe is preferable to the ecru
or saffron shades, as it makes a more
decided contrast.
To make the jacket for a miss four
teen years will require three and seven
eighth yards of twenty-two-lncb ma
terial, with one-half yard of all-over
lace.
A Ponalar Mod.
Embroidered barege In the palest
shade ot gray Is tastefully combined
in the costume shown in the large
drawing with silver trimmings and
white moussellne de sole.
The waist hns for its foundation a
glove-fitted, featherboncd lining that
closes In the centre front. The back
is faced with contrasting material to a
round yoke depth. The full backs are
box pleated from shoulder to belt,
and a smooth adjustment maintained
under the arms.
The plastron Is permanently attached
to the right lining and closes Invisibly
on tbs left. Two box pleats are ar
ranged at each side of the plastron,
and tha fronts blouse stylishly over
the narrow belt.
The quaint-looking sleeve Is a spe
cial feature In this waist, and gives a
picturesque effect to the garment The
full under sleeve Is gathered and ar
ranged at the lower edge of a tight
fitting cap. It droops gracefully over
a narrow lace wristband from which
depends a frin of lace .that partial!
covert tut nana.
PLEATED JACKET WITH BAILOn COLLAR.
Bml of green velvet rlbhnn tastes '
uuder rosettes nt the back of the enp
and finish the yoke, giving n decided
touch of color to the gown.
The skirt la made In one piece, wltu
a plain space In front that simulates
a pnnel. The box pleats extend front
each side of ,the front nil around the
belt. They are nnrrow at the top, and
grow wider uiwnrd the lower edge.
The stitching terminates about half
way down, and a band of lace is op
plied to fasten the pleats tightly at
the knees.
From this point the skirt flares wide
ly, and bus n graceful sweep at the
floor. Skirts In this style are apt to
Increase the slsie of the figure around
the hips, but tills fault may be reme
died If the plents arc stitched on the
edges.
To make the waist In the medium
size will require ono and a quarter
yards of twcnty-seven-lnch material,
with one yard of nil-over lace and
three-nunt'ter yards of contrasting ma
terial for puff.
Stylish Llttlo CoDtnme.
Rose pink mercerized gingham Is
used for this stylish little costume,
with saffron lace and blnck velvet
ribbons for trimming.
The blouse Is adjusted with shoulder
and tintler-nrm senilis only. The box
pleats extend from neck to belt In the
buck. The fronts close In slightly
double-breasted style, the right side
fastening Invisibly on the left.
The neck Is Completed with n broad
sailor collar that Is round at the neck
and forms pointed revers In front. It
is edged with a narrow ruffle sur
mounted by a band of lace.
BOX FLEATKD SKIRT.
The shield Is made of linen trimmed
with bands of velvet ribbon. It fast
ens In the back, and Is completed with!
a plain collar.
The sleeves are shaped with Inside
seams only, fit the upper arm closely
and are adjusted on pointed cuffs, the
fullness in the sleeves being arranged
at the back of the cuffs, over which)
they droop prettily Bands of velvet
ribbon trim the cuffs and belt.
The skirt Is shaped iu two pieces.
A box pleat Is arranged at each side
of the centre back seam. The pleats
are the same width at the belt as)
those In the blouse and flare prettily;
at the lower edge.
IBIt'S BLOCSB DBBSS.
To make the dress for a girl eight
years will require three and a half
yards of twenty-seveu-luch material.
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