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CO-OPERATIVE EATING.
ONE SOLUTION TO THE VEXING SER
VANT GIRL QUESTION,
Meat Taa Cent and No fare A Mlchl'
a Villas Tench a I.aen in the
l rltlM Problem of Kcnnntnlral
Living and "till Having Ilia tteat.
Decatur, a prosperous little village
twenty-fire miles welt of Kalama.oo,
Mich., la the scene of an Interesting
experiment with a plan to solve tho
problem of economical living and to
do away with the servant question.
Briefly stated, the Idea la the main
tenance ot a common table by some
twenty-live of the leaJIng families of
the town, about one hundred persons
being served In this way. A place for
the experiment was found In a vacant
hop building, which had been fitted
up for the purpose.
The first week the cost averaged
12 1-2 cents a menl for each person.
The second week the cost was 10
cents.
1 O. Stewart, a merchant, first
thought of the plan. Mr. Stewart was
asked to tell about the undertaking.
"There were two chief considera
tions," he said. ' Hirst, I thought It
would be a great convenience for the
business men of tho village, who are
often hurried at lunch time, and do
not like to leave their stores.
-Then, even In this little village,
the servant question cuts conslderablo
of a figure. The girls prefer to work
la the shops or In the fruit fields and
It Is difficult to got competent help.
I had experienced some difficulty In
these respects and so I began to fig
ure.
"The result was the organization of
this cooperative scheme. We do not
have a formal organisation, nor keep
elaborate books. The best people in
the village are Interested."
Mr. Stewart proceeded to explain
the practical working of the plan.
Two competent cooks were engaged
and a sufficient number of waiters to
aerve the different families promptly.
Each family has its table, except that
several families, consisting of only
two persons, may bo seated at one
table.
A strict account of everything is
kept and at the end of each week all
bills are audited and the expense Jlv
' ided pro rata. In this settling of ac
counts everything Is Included, such aa
rent, fuel and lights. When the bills
for the week are settled the organiza
tion owes nothing, and has aa assets
.whatever may be left over in the com
, tnlssary department
"We get the best of everything,"
aid Mr. Stewart, "the best groceries
nd the best meats. Our butter is
creamery butter and all the rest of
the materials are equally good.
"The management Is in the hands
of an executive comittee of five elect
ed for thirty days and the menu for
each week is prepared by another
committee of five.
"I believe that the same plan could
be worked to advantage in the large
cities, and It would go far to solve the
vexatious servant question. It seems
to me that It would be feasible to se
cure some dwelling, for instance, and
fit it up for the purpose. It would
then be possible to have private din
ing rooms only the cuisine being com
mon." Mrs. H. C. Lamond who Is a member
ot the executive committee was asked
for a sample menu. She furnished
the following:
Breakfast.
Breakfast Food.
Fried Potatoes. Eggs.
Cookies. Doughnuts.
Coffee. Chocolate.
Dinner.
Roast Beef. Roast Pork.
Oravy Dressing.
Green Corn. Boiled Potatoes.
Tea, hot or cold.
Tapioca Pudding. Apple Pie.
Whit Bread. Brown Bread.
Supper.
Cream Potatoes.
Cold Meats.
Warm Bread. Cake. Plum Sauce.
Tea, bot or cold.
She was asked if the plan worked
y weif uu ji iv was ecuuuiuicax.
"It has Its advantages and some dis
advantages," she replied. "Whether
it is econmical or not depends some
what on the style in which a person
Is accustomed to live; whether one
keeps servants or not, for Instance.
But, considering merely what is fur
nished, it certainly is economical.
"We are able to get better dishes at
lower cost than if we set a separate
table. The plan enables us to buy at
wholesale and we reap the advan
tages. "Take the matter of roasts, as a
point of illustration. A good roast of
meat is not an economical thing for
" a small family to buy. You cannot
get a good roast unless It weighs sev
eral pounds, and the small family
finds on Its bands a large remnant,
not all ot which can be well utilized,
no matter bow clever the housewife
la in planning.
"By this method we get twenty
pound roasts and at course we get the
best Then our bread, is baked fresh
very day In our own ovens and that
Is a fine feautre.
"We have our Individual tables. At
our table there are three families, each
consisting of husband and wife.
"We each furnish our own silver
and we have a vase In the centre of
the table which we keep filled with
flowers. We take turns in furnishing
the table linen., Our silver la taken
up, clfjued and put back In the
places, we occupy respectively.
Ton see, we save a good deal of
. work, we save on our linen and al
tc;ther I nave found that the plan
takes considerable responsibility oil
my Bhouldors. If the scheme were
carried out In a little different way
we could go still further and have a
laundress come In and do the table
linen, which would take some more
care off our shoulders."
Mrs. l.ftmond explained that the
waiters had been neatly attired in
white aprons anj caps and said that
altogether quite a homelike effect had
been acompllshed. Some difficulty
had been found In buying from one of
tne butchers. One was willing to sell
his meals at wholesale, but the other
refused to do so, arguing that the peo
ple who had gone Into the project
would have been good customers at
retail prices If they had not con
ceived this notion, and that they must
continue to pay accordingly.
Those who are managing tne enter
prise expert to have no difficulty In
Improving the service and making it
a success. New York Sun.
CUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Visitors to Stratford on-Aron com
I lain that small boys run after them,
calling "All about Shakespeare for a
ha'penny."
The wife of a potter named Braemer,
In Velten, has died through kissing
her dead child. She contracted blood
poisoning, which proved ratal.
The hominy-pounder was the first
attempt at a corn-mill in the United
States; but the first water-mill was
made In Virginia in 1621 by George
SanJys, an English poet.
The first turkies which are natives
of America were seen In South Am
erica in 1523, by a Spanish explorer.
In 1608 the settlers in Virginia sent
20 to England the first sent from the
country included in the United States.
,The largest tree in the world is
said to bave recently been discovered
in Africa In the region of the Upper
Nyanza. Its height Is said to be half
egain that of the tallest trees In Cal
ifornia, and Its thickness double t'.iat
of the largest giant redwoods. The
particulars are, however, suspiciously
vague.
Dogs have a great history. They
did not spring from the wolf as pop
ularly believed, but from species of
wild dogs, which still exist In some
countries. They have been wor
shipped by the ancient Egyptians;
Queen Elizabeth had 800 trained
blood-hounds to fight the Scotch;
Alexander built a city in honor of a
favorite dog; and In England dogs
used to be fattened and driven to
market for table use like our hogs.
An extraordinary scene was witness
ed at the corner of the Rue des Math
tiring in Paris recently. A man In his
ttalrt sleeves was seen holding a
string, the end of which was down a
sewer grating. A hook was attached
baited with meat. An enormous
crowd gathered, and the man caught
14 rati in 25 minutes. He was liter
ally fishing for them. The police In
terfered, and the man, with two bas
ketfuls of rats, was taken to the po
lice Btatlon. He explained that he
was catching the rats for a rat-killing
contest for dogs, and was released.
Man has not a monopoly of cough
ing. Before there was a vertebrate
on the earth, while man was In pro
cess of evolution through the vegeta
ble world, Etada Tussien that is
what the botanists call him, while we
know him as "the coughing bean"
coughed, and blew dust out of Ms
lungs. Recently botanists have been
giving special attention to this bean,
and tell Interesting things about it.
It is a native of warm and moist trop
ical countries, and objects most em
phatically to dust. When dust set
ties on the breathing pores in the
leaves of the plant and chokes them
a gas accumulates inside, and when it
gains sufficient pressure there comes
an explosion with a sound exactly
like coughing, and the dust lr blown
from its lodgment. And; more strange
still, the plant gets red in the face
through the effort.
School for Railroading-,
One of the great western railroads
haa in force a system ot education
for the trainmen which rests upon a
more scientific basis than haa, until
recently, been recognized aa needful.
The fundamental principle Ilea in
what the mental scientists term reflex
action, or subconscious control. The
brain may be taught to act according
to the signals of the various senses
without conscious thought. The first
step is the complete training of the
trainmen to their duties, so they re
spond on the Instant, almost involun
tarily, to any emergency.
In the life ot the railroader there
la no time for thought or reasoning.
He must act instantly. It the engine
driver Is called upon to save a train
from wreck he will be the more like
ly to succeed If bis brain bas been so
trained to act not in response to bis
will, but to habit Certain circum
ctancea will call forth certain actions,
regardless of hla own volition, so the
man U put through a regular course
ot practical railroading before be is
employed at all.
The applicant for a position must
not only be able to answer the ques,
tlons at an examination be must give
hla replies without hesitation or he Is
rejected. The habit of quick action
must be strong upon him.
Ing experience and cloae observa
tion have demonstrated that moat men
after the age ot 80 or 85 are not capa
ble ot acquiring thla'bablt The fu
ture trainman must begin young. 8o,
In thla, as In other branches ot lean)'
tag, tit yupUa are youthful.
A Si'Jnnrn In tha South.
Ona plenasnt autumn morning
Mr. Hwallow Midi "My dear,
The nluhta ara growing olilllyi
We will noon here (rout, I Itmr.
Don't you think the southern sunshine
And the breath of orange flowers
Would be mont beneficial
For the children's health and our?'
Then little Mr. Rwnllow
Wlaely nodded her wee head.
"My husband deer Is always right)
We'll go," she promptly said.
"Just help me get the breakfnat,
A worm tor each small mouth.
And we'll start before It's mmdown
for a sojourn In the south."
Ban Francisco Chronlola.
Tabby' ftnby.
"Come, Tabby," called Roy, "here
pussy, pussy, puss!" And Tabby trotted
out of the closet; she thought that
meant dinner. i
"Bring out your new kitty to show
Jamie," said the little boy, stroking
her soft ceat Tabby purred and
rubbed against Roy s knee. Then she
trotted Into tho clcset again and car
ried out a llttlj bundlo of fur and laid
!t at Roy's feet
Jamie smiled and stretched out his
hands for It "Isn't It pltty?" he said.
" 'Ittle malty kitty wlv a white neck
tie!" Roy carefully placed thu kitten In
Jamie's arms. "You but It's a beau
ty. Ain't got Its eyes open yet. You
see," he added, 'vlpoly, "It only came
yesterday, that's why It's so little."
Tabby was silt Ins on a chair watch
lng the proceedings anxiously. Now
she laid one paw on Jamie's arm, but
the little fellow didn't seem to notice
It ' He lifted the kitten and pressed it
against his cheok. How soft and warm
it was!
"There was three kittens," Roy went
on, "only Bridget drowned the other
two, 'cause she don't like cats. I just
saved this one, and I think it's the
prettiest of all. Tabby's awfully jeal
ous of everbody that touches It, ain't
you, pussy?"
Tabby answered with a loud "mia
ow!" She lum ped up her back and
waved her tail angrily and stuck out
her clnwa and raid as plainly as she
could, "Give me my baby or I'll acratch
yon."
"Better put It down." said Roy, so
Jnmle placed the kittle carofvilly on
the floor with one last loving pat.
Tabby Jumped down and almost pounc
ing on ber baby, trotted off with It to
the closet
"Wish vat kittle was mine," sighed
Jamie. He did so love pussies.
"Well, I tell you, we'll go halves on
It," said Roy. "And when It gets really
big and Tabby can spare It maybe I'll
give you my part, 'cause two cats ia an
awful lot, 'specially when Bridget don't
like 'em 'round." And Jamie was
happy. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Muikral Talk.
A boy who often used a path along
the banks of a river caught sight one
afternoon of a muskrat on the bank of
the stream. He waa looking around
for a club or a stone to throw at the
animal, when the muBkrat said:
"It would be no use for you to
throw at mo, as 1 would be under water
as soon as you raUed your arm. You
would better come here and have a
talk. A boy of your age should know
all about the animals to be found
around his home. I suppose you have
seen a muskrat before?"
"Lota of times,." replied the boy,
"And why do they call ua musk
rats?',' "I dont know."
"Your teacher in school probably
could have told you. It ia because we
carry a little bag of musk with us.
Whenever you smell the perfume you
may remember that it comes from us.
One drop of musk will scent your
clothes for a year. It la not much used
in America, but in Europe, especially
In the oldeu times, it was a favorite
perfume. Kings ured to uso so much
away, and very often It vos sprinkled
ot It that you could smell them rods
over the motar and plastered upon the
walls of churches. Did you ever ask
anybody how 1 lived?'
"Yon must, live like the woodchuck,"
replied the boy.
"Not at all, young man. Tho wood
chuck has a burrow In a bank, and al
ways seeks dry ground, while I have a
house in a swamp or mareh, rnd spend
much of my time In the water. When
I do not build a house I make my
home Jn a hole in the bank. Let me
tell you that I can swim almcst as fast
aa a fish, though I can't stay under
water moro than eight or ten minutes
at a time. Had I been afraid of you
I should have made a dive and swam
clear across the river before coming
up to breathe."
"I should think you would get water
In your ears."
"Do you know why I don't" It Is be
cause nature has provided me with lit
tle valves in my ears to shut the water
out If you dive you get water In your
ears, and there is a roaring in your
head, but nothing of that sort happens
to me. I can hear under water almost
aa well aa when I am on the land. It
you open your eyea under water they
ache, but mine do not; no matter how
muddy the stream Is, my eyea never
get sore. I am like a fish about that"
"What do you eat?" asked the boy.
"Grasses, roots and barks mostly,
but sometimes I nibble at apples and
vegetablas. I can always find plenty to
eat, winter or summer, and I never
lave to go far from the water. I seo
you are looking for a bole in the bank
but you won't find one. I dig into the
bank below the surface of tha river so
that no ono may know where I live.
II can dig Uke a woodchuck and my
kwrow la sometimes ten feet long. The
chamber at the end ot it Is above water
so that I have a dry bed when I want
to sleep. Sometimes the river rises and
drives me out; but in such cases I
make my bed In the coarse grasses
along the edges. Didn't you ever see a
musk rat's bougj In a swamp?"
"No, I never did."
"Well, we build a house almost like
the beaver, except that we tite grasses
instead of sticks and limbs. We plaster
the root with mud, and we have two
and three rooms lnsldo, and we always
enter and leave thrm from below. I
have been In a house when the hunters
tame out on the Ice and broke their
way through tho top and I waa swim
ming away at the first alarm. The
only way to catch us Is to set steel
traps for us at the mouth of our bur
tows. We are rot as cute as the mink
or beaver, though some of us die of old
age and never get a foot Into a trap."
"I have seen caps and capos and
muffs and gloves made of muskrat fur,"
cold the boy.
"Of course you have," said the musk
rat, "and let me tell you that the
furriers dye our skins and sell them
for what they are not Some of the
capes called Amrtlc an seal are nothing
but American muskrat. However, there
is a big demand for our fur for what it
Is, and men hunt us so closely that In
a few years more there will bo none
left"
"When a mtmktat Is gaught in a trap
what does he do?"
"He makes a great struggle, of
course, and does his best to pull his
foot out Sometimes he gnaws his
leg off, the same as a beaver, but If tho
trap Is under water he generally
drowns before anything can be done. I
once caught the end of my tall In a
trap and lost t.w Inches of It In get
ttay and lost two Inches of It In get
ting away, but It grew out again after
a while. Had ii.y leg been caught I
should not have had the pleasure of
this talk wkth you. I"m going now,
and you can remember what I've told
you and relate It to the ol'ier pupils
In your school." San Francisco Chron
icle. A "Mtaht-Hava-tteen" Quarrel.
Jennie Andrews and Alice Smtthers
have lived next door to each other ever
since tbey can remember, and both of
them are "uaif-past eleven," as they
say. And never yet have they had a
real quarrel, although last week but
Just listen carefully. And never, never
be so careless or so positive yourselves.
Jennie is learning to embroider, and
Alice does basket-work with raffia and
canes and such things. One day last
week they sat out on the shady place
between the two houses together, and
they had a lovely time making presents
for the L'chooln-.ate who is to have a
birthday party very soon. Then tbts
very little girl came over to seen them,
and the girls, seeing her coming, tuck
ed their work away under the edges ot
the two porches. They were hunt
ing four leaved clovers, as innocent
nnd unconscious looking as you please,
when she sat down on the grass very
near.
Then they had another lovely time,
and neither thought of tho work again
until late the next evening. Jennie,
when she remembered, ran over to see
Alice about it, and met Alice coming
over to talk tp her. Each had looked
In every place the could think of, but
neither could find what she sought
"You must have taken my work in
with yours," thny said, simultaneously,
stopping half way.
"I just know I haven't seen yours;
so you must have had mine!" waa tha
next simultaneous statement
"I think you're just too mean for
anything. There, now!"
This wag what the respective moth
era beard after a few moments. Then
the two women advanced from the op
posite front porcheB, and stood look
ing down at the two girls. And each
held In her hand a little package of
work.
"I found this under the edge of the
porch last evening, and laid it up here
on the porch table. Is it yours, Jen
nie?" This from Mrs. Andrews.
"I far.cy this belongs to you, Alice,"
came the gentle voice of Mrs. Smith
ers. "Fldo (the pet dog owned in com
mon by the two girls) brought it over
to me this morning when I was look
ing after the flowers. I don't know
where the raffia Is. This was all be
brought to me."
Down to tho edge of tne porch stoop
ed Alice, very red of chock and down
cast of eye, and drew out ite forgot
ten bunch of matcrinl.
Down to the edge of the other porch
stooped Jennie, also very red and
shamefaced, and drew out the little
case of embroidery, silks she, too, had
forgotten.
Then, very quietly, the two girls
looked at each other, smiled apologeti
cally, and slipped away from the smil
ing gaze ot their mothers. And
the "might-have-been" qn-jrel didn't
come to pass, fortunately, after all.
Chicago Reeord-nerald.
Klnc Dagolwrl' Throne.
Much has h"en written about the an
ttqult of the throne on which King Ed
ward of England was crowned, but, as
French journalists are now taking
pains to point out, it Is not nearly as
old as the throne ot King Dagobert,
which ia still religiously preserved at
the National Library in Paris. Ac
cording to the best authorities, thla
throne dates back to tha aoventh cen
tury, and consequently it is many years
older than the throne of Edward the
Confessor. Moreover, thore la a pop
ular tradition that it was fashioned by
a saint who possessed much skill in
carving and engraving. However this
may.be, the French are very proud of
the ancient relic.
' A wink Is a punotuatlon mark la
the language of the eye.
UUUL2, T
m
Wallhanclas for Narnerr.
A paster frieze Is a quaint new wall
hanging for a nursery. It tells the
story of the Pled Piper ot Hamelln
town, with the rats and the mice, the
boys and the girls, following the piper.
It Is printed on veloutlnes and grass
cloths, nnd wilt be brought out on
real burlap.
How She KfimoTed Ink Stain.
A woman who had the misfortune to
disfigure the front of a handsome
walking skirt with Ink succeeded In
removing tho discoloration entirely.
Sho sponged the blemishes without
delay In cold water. Ihen, changing
the liquid and cloth as often as they
became discolored, she patiently
rponged the spots until no color came
oft on the cloth. As soon as the skirt
was dry she continued the treatment
with a soft cloth and gasoline until
the Ink and milk were both gone.
Hint Abont Halrbraahe.
A specialist says that hairbrushes
should be washed oneo a week, and If
used on hair In which there Is much
dandruff twice a week Is not too often.
The brushes should bo wished In cold
not hot water to which cloudy ammon
ia has been added In the proportion of
a scant tablespoonful to a quart of
water. Care should be taken not to
wet the backs of the brushes, and
when washed and rinsed a good way
to rinse them properly Is to use a
shower spray on them they should be
put on edge In the air to dry. - Dress
ing combs, too, should be frequently
cleaned, a comb cleaner being used
for the purpose.
Old Candleatlek Blah.
With the increasing demand for an
tiques the supply of mementos and rel
ics of past generations is becoming
exhausted, and the prices of genuine
pieces are waxing higher and higher.
Old candlesticks, for example, 'that
have bad such continuous popularity
are scarce, and good specimens sell
for almost any price that the dealer
feels disposed to charge.
To tell old brass, copper or pewter
from the modem imitation requires
long experience and a trained eye.
Brass varies much In color. Its ahad
depending upon the proportion of cop
per and zinc used In Its composition,
and also on the hue of the copper em
ployed. Copper Itself assumes a va
riety of complexions. The old Span
ish and Russian copper and braes'
are both peculiarly rich In color and
retain their polish longer than others.
In the old pieces there Is a sllklness of
texture not found In the sorts made
now. Tbts Is partly due. It is said,
to the natural wear ot the utensils. In
some cases, such as pots, kettles and
fireboxes, the action of heat may be
responsible, In part at least, for this
quality. Colonial furnishings are the
kinds most eagerly sought by col
lectors. -.- e
English Broad Pudding Crumb
enough stale bread to make one pint
of crumbs; grease small custard cups
fill two-thirds with tho crumbs; sprln
kle over a little chopped candled fruit;
beat two eggs; add two tablespoon
fuls of sugar and ono and a half cup-
tuls of milk; mix thoroughly, and pour
over the crumbs; stand the cups in a
pan of boiling water and bake in a
moderately quick oven fifteen mln
utes.
Macedolne Baled Any mixture of
vegetables may be used for this salad
peas, string beans, cauliflower, beets,
white turnips and carrots give a pleas
ing variety; the vegetables should be
cooked separately in boiling, salted
water and when cooked turned into
cold water; doing this keeps them a
better color; mix equal quantities of
each vegetable; mix them well togoth
er, and mix them with a rreneh dress
lng: arrange them In a border of let
tuce leaves or watercress.
Cheese Souffle Melt two table-
spoonfuls of butter, then add one-
fourth cup of flour, one-fourth tea
spoonful each of salt, soda and papri
ka, one-half cup of milk and one
fourth pound of cheese, grated; or
one cupful; when the cheese Is melt
ed; add the yolks of three eggs beaten
light; when cool add the whites of the
egg beaten stiff; bake In individual
china dishes, buttered; place In tie
oven until puffed and delicately col
ored; serve as soon as removed.
Raisin Puffs Cream half a cupful
of butter and two tablespoonfuls of
sugar together; then add two cupfula
of flour, two well beaten egga; one
cupful of seeded ralslna and two level
teaspoonfuls of baking powder; steam
In buttered earthen cup bait an hour.
Serve with a sauce made aa follows:
Cream one-fourth of a cup of butter;
add one cupful ot sugar, yolk of one
egg, beaten, one tablespoonful of flour
and a little nutmeg; add one cupful
of boiling water and cook In the dou
ble boiler until It creams.
Tha Honaakaapar.
"I really believe be married her
only because be wanted a good house
keeper."
"And now I suppose be wishes be
could give ber a month's warning."
Brooklyn Life.
AM
New York City. Short Jackets and
Etona are receiving a large amount of
attention at present for tailor made
lults aa well aa separate garments.
BLOCBR ETON WITS SLOT SBAMS.
new and very stylish blouse Is shown
here, developed In dark blue Venetian
with black moire nnd bauds ot white
taffeta for trimming.
The back Is fitted with senilis that
extend from shoulder to belt, tn poring
toward the waist line. A hnlf-lncb
tuck at each side of these seams Is
flatly stitched to produce the fashion
able slot seam. A smooth adjustment
la maintained tinder the arras.
In front, seama reach from the shoul
der to correspond with those In the
back, and the garment blouses over the
LATEST MONTH
velvet belt This la narrow at the
back and extends to a point In front
Shaped tabs of velvet are applied.
The fronts are deeply underfaced
with moire and rolled bock to form re
vers. The neck la completed with a
deep rolling collar of moire. They are
finished with bands of white taffeta,
machine stitched. The garment may
be made without the collar and finished
plain at the neck, giving a collarless
Eton with long revers and slot seams.
The bishop sleeves are shaped with
Inside seams and fit the upper arm
nlmuilv T-nrt timlra All tnn tit the
v.i"wj. " " -- - i-
sleeve are Inverted to form a slot and 1
stitched down almost to the wrist.
The fulness provided by the tucks
makes a puff that is gathered and ar
ranged on narrow wrlstbnuds.
Any light weight cloth Is appropriate
for this mode, with silk or velvet trim
mings. Some severely plain tailored
effects have the collar and revers of
tho material heavily machine stitched.
To make the cont In the medium size
will require one nnd three-quarter
yards of material forty-four Inches
wide, with one nnd one-quurter yards
of silk for trimming.
Monte Carlo Coat.
The latest thing In outside Garments
Is the Monte Carlo cout, which is in re
ality a very loose three-quarter box
garment. Some beautiful fubrlca ara
employed for their development heavy
allks, rich velvets and brocudee with
exquisite laces and applique for trim
ming. The large Illustration shows a coat
made of black velvet trimmed with
Ivory satin. The adjustment la made
with shoulder and under arm aeams
only. The garment fits well on tha
shoulders, but flares widely at the low
er edge. It closes in double-breasted
effect with large pearl buttons. The
fronts are deeply under-faced with
white, and rolled back to form broad
revera, that meet the wide cape collar
In notchea.
The sleeves are made In one piece, fit
the upper arm well and flare In bell ef
fect ot the wrist. They are completed
with deep cuffs of white. .Bands of
ecru lace that trim the edges of collar,
cuffs and revers are run through with
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black chenille, which gives an odd
finish.
Coats In this style arc tnndo of biscuit
ami ash colored cloth, severely plain
with machine stitching or bands of
cloth for trimming, nnd make splendid
gnrmcuts for automobile nnd carrlnge
wenr.
To make the eont In the medium size
will require three nnd one-hnlf yards
of forly-fonr-liich material with one
yard of silk for trimming.
An All-Whlt Hat.
In nn nll-whlte hat, n big flat one has
the while rllilmn trimming put on the
top to give the effect of two big ro
settes, the only trimming, with the ex
ception of a line of single white dahlias
set on under the rim on the left side
and carried well to the back.
flirt' Urea.
Green In all shades Is very fashion
able this season and will be used for
children's dresses as well as ladles'
costumes. It Is shown here In a light
shade, trimmed with white liberty satin
and darker green velvet.
The foundation Is a fitted body lin
ing, adjusted with shoulder nnd under
arm seams. It Is faced with velvet
to a pointed yoke depth back and
front, ami completed with a shallow
col In r.
The backs are arranged to outline the
yoke, plain across the shoulders, and
Mousing stylishly at the belt. The
fronts are crossed just below the yoke
In double-breasted style.
A fancy sailor collar outlines the
yoke nnd extends down the front edges,
the right side fastening on the left
with a small rosette of velvet ribbon.
The collar Is made of while satin
trimmed with ribbon.
CARLO COAT.
The full puff sleeves are gathered at
upper edge, and attached to short fitted
caps, the joining being concealed by
ribbon that ties In a bow at the back.
The sleeves are finished with narrow
velvet cuffs.
The skirt Is made In one piece, fall
at the waist and the body portion clos
ing in the back. A ruffle of the mate
rial, headed by ribbon, provides an at
tractive finish, and gives an extra
aweep to the back of the skirt.
Very stylish frocks In thla mode may
owl's DBBsa.
be made of silk, uiuslln, foulard, liber
ty aatln crepe de chine, Lanadowne or
poplin, with contrasting material for
trimming.
To make the dress for a girl of eight
years will require two and three-quarter
yards of material tblrty-alx Inches
wide, with three-quarter yards of con
trasting material and one-half yard eX
velvet trimming.