V
A. As
Lac Tiinlr on Gown.
Lace tunic am appearing largely
on evening gowns they arc a capital
way of renovating a shirt thi thicker
the laco the more a la mode. .V regret
table feature In the modi's of the mo
ment l the wearing of gown that are
tilted for evening In tho morning, anil
now gatln shoes, with lace-trimmed
stockings, are to he seen at miiny of
our fashionable resort. All stiffening
li vanished from nklrt linings, except
just at the elbow, skirts at the hem.
A "tar" Book.
At five o'clock tea anil Sunday ev
ening suppers It Ih now the proper
thing to have a fare boolt. What Is
a face book? it 1b a collection of
sheets of draw I nit paper bound togeth
er and covered In eonrso linen ot any
hue one fancies brilliant blue, rich
scarlet or dainty violet, if a clever
sketch In black adorn the front, to
much the better.
In the face hook each most Is
asked to drnw a head of some sort.
Man, woman, child, animal It does
not matter hat It Ih. or whether the
guest can draw at all. If he or the
draws badly, so much the hotter.
New York Tribune.
PrrMinakor' Ilewlr.
Invention has agalh made life eas
ier for tho feminine element. Two
classes by a little clever contrivance
are glad. Dressmakers, as well as
their patrons, rejoice at a whirling
platform that 1m to save both much
weariness of uplrlts and physical
strength.
The new device Is from masculine
bands, and Is a low revolving plat
form, Just a step higher than the floor.
This stand can be moved around at
will by the fitter when draping or ar
ranging the proper length of skirt on
a customer. Hy this device the fitter
avoids the too frequent "Please turn
around, madam," and Is also enabled
to change from one Hide to tho other
without crowllng around. It's really
an Ideal device for dressmakers' use.
Vrlnena Victoria of flarmanjr.
She has many things which other
royal children have not, and she Ih
adored as falls to the lot ot few girls,
royal or otherwise.
She has for a father the powerful
Kaiser, ruler of the German Empire.
She has six elder brothers.
Her mother Is the most amiable of
women.
Her uncles and cousins are upon
nearly every throne In Europe.
She Is tho pet of tho Emperor, who
is never happy unless she is by his
aide.
To please this little daughter, whoso
years number only half a score, the
Kaiser has had playthings sent to her
from all over Europe. She owns every
kind of a mechanical doll, and as hIio
la very fond of music she has been
given every musical toy that is made.
. -. The little Princess is an excellent
musician and, plays the piano beauti
fully. She has the German's love of
music and picks out all the airs of the
day by ear.
While not, strictly speaking, a beau
ty, ahe la a very pretty littlo girl and
her blond type is much admired in
Berlin. The Princess Is of a very sweet
disposition and is tho pet'of the castle,
for even the servants make much of
her. She Is fond ot all her brothers,
but likes tho Crown Prince tho best.
Often she is seen by his side in the
handsome turnout which he calls his
own. The Princess goes to schooj and
studies with six " othor little girls,
daughters ot the ladles of the Gorman
court Philadelphia Inquirer.
VTomoa a Farmer.
Tho farmers of Pennsylvania aro
. vlelng with one another in their flat
tery of Mrs. J. Albert Zepp, Mrs. An
drew L. Getman and Mrs. H. A. Gar
rett These three women have car
ried oft this year agricultural honors
' that have fallen hitherto to males
alone.
The three live near Hanover. . Mrs.
' Zepp' feat was the raising of a tomato
stalk that bore, during the summer,
no less than 300 tomatoes. Tho stuik
bad four branches, each eight feet li:
lepgth. It often had 40 tomatoes on
It at one time. Mrs. Zepp is distrib
uting the seeds of this wonderful
plant generously. Even the applica
tions of strangers she accedes to, pro
vided that stamps are enclosed.
' Mrs. Gelman has raised a pumpkin
that weighs 93 pounds. This tremen
dous vegetable is sound, shapely, and
of a deep gold color. When . Mrs.
3elman, who is short, stands behind It
she Is almost obscured. HlBtory has
no record ot a pumpkin digger than
this. Mrs. H. A. Garrett, on her hus
band' farm, has grown a red beet that
weighs ten pounds. The beet is on ex
hibition at the Garrett residence, and
dozens of skeptical persons call daily
to look at It and to see it weighed.
The men of Pennsylvania have lit
tle this year to boast of beside the wo
men. Henry Redcay, of Lansdale,
heads the men. He raised this year
an egg plant that is seven feet, three
and one half in clrcumfenence, and
' two feet, two and one half Inches In
. diameter. Mr. Redcay's friends claim
that this Is the biggest egg plant ever
grown In Pennslyvanla, while even
bis enemies admit that none so big
was ever grown within a radius of 60
miles Philadelphia Record.
T Kmsi Cla KiimmIt.
Few people realize that, as a nation,
II ia coating ua mora every year to
-aaVlBa
"keep clean." We may cut down at
penses In every wny hut this one. It
never occur, to the gentlewoman or
Kcutlemnn, howevor, to iiicddcr the
runslhillly of citrtnlllng the "oxiiens
of keeping clean."'
As a nation we are the cleanest,
I'orelirn-i are Inclined to think we
nro extremists In ibis particular. The
Kiiullsh consider tlie horning bnlh
purt of the dally louiine, but the ne
cessity for frequent (Iiihikdh of under
wear Is not ho nppaicnt to tiiem us a
nation as to us.
The I n iK h nie cMiavngnni. In the
matter of clean and benut (fully laun
dered underclothes, but they draw tho
Hue, as a rule, at the dally bath.
With each year we as a people are
giving more attention to the details
of keeping ourselves spotless. At the
same time woman I wearing more
lace-trimmed lingerie, fancy shirt
waists an. I gnu in, to :uv uotbllig of
stocks and ties, than ever lnToru,
Thus her iHUttdry bills are steadily in
creasing, since bedraggled petticoats,
rumpled stocks and shirt waists are
not to be tolerated.
The man who views woman in her
nlry tummcr cmtumes anil reflect
on bow little a year It requires to
keep such a ilHluty, simply -gowned
goddess, will find bow mbtnken his
Ideas are on the subject of her econo
mies If he undertakes the life, task of
paying her laundry bills nud provid
ing the perishable, fllmy garments
she wears.
Her shirt waist, fur Instance, onco
so simple In construction, has devel
oped into one of tho most expensive
articles In a woman's wardrobe. Ori
ginally It could be laundered for 10
cents. Gradually It became more com
plicated, until this season the lace and
embroidered affairs make not only :i
large hole in a woman's pocketbuok
as an Initial outlay, but constitute a
weekly expense of no Inconsiderable
amount.
An embroidered linen waist, per
fectly plain In cut, might cost $30. Ad
ditional frills aro still more expensive.
From 50 cents to $1 will be required
to cover the laundry bill for one of
those fancy waists. The Bmart woman
who prides herself upon her Immac
ulate appearance mill pay from two
to three dollars each week to the
laundry for her shirt waists alone.
Instead of nifties and tucklngs and
band embroidery, women to-day are
wearing laeo-trlintned underwear. In
proportion to the fineness of the mus
lin and lace the price for laundering
went up. Hut that fact does not lead
to economy In the matter of fancy
lingerie. This season's fad of "tub
gowns" has been a bonanza for tho
steam and hand laundries. For tho
American girl must be spotless, re
gardless of expense.
No greater proof of tho growing
cost of keeping clean can bo given
than In the success of the steam laun
dries to be lonnd In every town In the
Vnlted States. They hove increased in
numbers In the ratio of 10 to one. The
prices charged by them soon doubles
the original cost of tho garment, and
the treatment it receives at the bands
of Inexperienced workers rapidly re
duces It to an tinwearuhle condition.
Yet the American woman goes serene
ly on her way, buying new gowns, pay
lug big laundry bills, devoting hours
to the bath, economizing, If need be.
In every way except on the one item
the "expense of keeping clean." Chi
cago Record Herald.
Ostrich tips are used on handsome
bats for children,
- Flowing sleeves prevail for both
street and house wear.
Taffeta tabs turn back over the IJb
erty nock ruffs in battlemented effect.
Guipure laces, especially in black,
are noted on the new hats and dres
ses. Cape-like flaios fall over the sleeves
of a certain smart blouse for street
wear.
Roses aro caught under the brims of
French picture hats with exquisite
effect.
A novel stiff hat has a black fdllc
beaver crown and a stitched whilo
silk brim.
Authorities say velveteens will be
very good style. There are certainly
flue qualities.
Narrow, over-lapping frills of
pinked taffeta face hat brims with
splendid effect.
Elaborate blouses are daintily beau
tified by means of Val. Insertions con
necting diamond insets of the same
dainty lace.
Lorgnette chains of irregular coral
may be worn by women, or, two or
three times around the neck,, they
serve for little girls.
A safety hat pin is one of the sea
son's novelties. It differs only from the
regulation type by the addition of an
ornamental cap, which Is adjusted to
the point of the pin after It has been
slipped through the bat.
One of the newest designs in fancy
hair combs is of blond tortoise shell,
Inlaid with peacock design In bril
liants; another is ornamented with
a trellis fork ot brilliants and tur
quoise, a third is Inlaid with gold iu
strikingly pretty effect.
Cape collars of every conceivable
style and depth enter into the finish
of almost every "imported gown In
sight, while the sleeves, very close at
the top, Just below the point ot the
shoulder, continue the line by swell
ing out Into varied proportions below
tha albow,
A H0R3i LAUCH.
"F.tttB'-t? Sot much!" the born esclalmadi
"No mote I hang my hfiid ii-lmmo.l.
VVhnt. tliniixb tte y miiirrr In machines
Or hlll mill viiln y nml ravlnrn,
I Mili'toer it I fee thrtn mam
Bo tiirr Jur nny fruin borne,
For will I iinon Hint they'll break down
I'pon Mint grade ri'ti.ettt from town,
And rnlnly tl-n tin tr (Ms thnjil oltmoh
Anil daily Willi Monk or wrnnch.
W hom will tln-y Ki'i-k In uc h n plight?
Whom will ther in'it to "'t thm right?
Who ithi hope thoT stoutly chiti'hV
"l'H ll lliohors! 'Kxllncty Notmuohl"
Washington Star.
HUMOROUS
Honx You can't do anything with
out money. Joax Oh, yes, you can
get into debt.
"Jones says he doesn't owe a dollar
in the world." "H'm; shrewd trades
people Jones deals with!"
Muggins Have you an encyclopedia?
Muggins Well, no, not exactly: but
my daughter Is home from a young la
dles' seminary,
Wigg Does Meekley seem to feel
the death of his wife much? Wagg
Oh, I don't know. lie '.us bought a
phonograph and n parrot.
"Which are your closest neighbors?"
asked the visitor. "Those that refuse
to loan me anything when I ask them,"
responded the suburbanite.
He It seems uuecr that, a woman
should be Rfrald of a little mouse. She
Oh, I don't know. Lots of men aro
scared to death by microbes.
Willie s Mother Its terrible the way
you wear oiit your shoes. You keep
me poor buying new ones. Willie
You ought to be glad I ain't a centi
pede. "Do you think you can support my
daughter on $1(1 a week?" sternly asked
the old man. "I'll try, If that's the
best you can do," unhesitatingly an
swered young Nerver.
Judge You do not seem to realize
the enormity of tho charge against
yon. Prisoner No, I ain't got my
lawyer's bill yet, but I'm expeetln' tho
chnrge'U be enormous, all tight.
Mr. I. Mitt I think she's gone on
me. Miss Jeuks Has she given you
any encouragement? Mr. I. Mitt Well,
she told me the man she married would
be handsome, brave and brainy.
Caller Speaking of babies, madam,
that's a flne youngster. Allow me to
lougratulate you. Young Woman Sir,
that baby Is not mine. Caller I re
peat, madam, allow me to congratulate
you.
"Do you write by moods?" was asked
of the struggling poet. "Yes," he re
sponded, "a threatening mood causes
me to write very rapidly." "Do you
ever get in a threatening mood?" "No,
but ray landlady does."
"I tell you, women are very scarce
on those polar expeditions," said Mrs.
Stubb, dropping the paper. "TtiBt so?"
spoke Mr. Stubb; "well, I can't under
stand It." "Can't understand what?"
"Why, they have so many disagree
ments." Mr. A. I am afraid John Is studying
too hard at college. Mrs. A. Why, I
understand he was rather behind with
his studies. Mr. A. So he Is, but It
must be an awful strain on him to
think out so many excuses for asking
for money.
Tawk It's funny how every young
man as soon as ho becomes engaged
starts saving bis money to go to house
keeping. Henpeek O, I don't know.
Nearly everybody is familiar now with
that old injunction. "What's that?"
"In time of peace prepare for war."
"After thinking it over I have decid
ed not to make the ascension," said the
aeronaut, gazing at the flimsy airship.
"Hah!" exclaimed the Irate Inventor,
"are you going to drop out at the last
moment?" "Yes, I And It much safer
to drop down here than to drop out
when I get up n the air.".
yi Colnproml.
Mr. Potter was giving his son a few
words of fat.ierly counsel as to his
treatment of his young wife. "Now
when you have any littlo differences
of opinion," said Mr. Potter, In his
most Judicial manner, "If you can't
pet'sunile Margaret that you are in the
right, you must compromise, my boy,
compromise with a good grace."
"I'll try to," said the son, respect
fully. "I well remember a little experience
I had with your mother the summer
after we were married," continued Mr.
Putter. "I wanted to spend six weeks
at Saratoga, and your mother preferred
to spend tho time in taking a trip
through Canada. It's 30 odd years ago,
but I well remember the arguments
we had before I compromised."
"How did you do It?" asked the son.
"We spent five weeks and a halt in
Canada," said Mr. Potter, "and from
Friday night till Monday morning In
Saratoga." Youth'a Companion,
Aa K. U. at Kialilecn.
William Montgomery will graduate
from the Illinois College of Physicians
and Surgeons at the age of 18, after
voluntarily going over one year's stud
ies twice that he might cover the
ground thoroughly. Had he taken only
the regular four-year course, he would
receive his M. D at the end ot the
present college year, at the age of IT.
, In June, 1904, the young man will be
come a doctor of medicine and grad
uate surgeon. He will be the yungest
physician In the United States the
youngest man ever given a diploma
from a medical college. He is regard
ed by the faculty aud his fellow Btu
dent as a wonderful student, whose
abilities will make for blm a future
of splendid, possibilities. Milwaukee
Sentluel, .
The egotist never Judges the rest ot
the world by the standard of his own
excellence.
po$t4QLD hints
A ( -innt for MoT.
If a stove Is cracked, a good cement
Is made for it as follows: Mix wood
ashes and rait In equal quantities,
make a paste with cold water and fill
the cracks when the stove Is cold. It
toon hardens and will last a long time.
T Rrmav Plngar Mark.
For removing finger an J hand
marks from fresh varnish surfaces,
use a soft piece of chamois skin, sat
urated with sweet oil. When there ar
paint spatters or blotches, touch first
with kerosene and rub afterward with
sweet oil.
To trl:1itn Sllvnr Spoon.
Sliver Simons that have become dis
colored from contact with cooked
eggs may be easily brightened by rub
bing with common salt. Coal gas, and
the near presence of rubber In any
form, will cause silver to tarnish. One
of tho best receptacles for silverware
cutlery Is a Canton-flannel knife-case
tacked to a closet door.
Illnlnv riftlh Propurtj.
An experienced laundress says that
the secret of turning out clothes pro
perly "blued" consists In having the
bluing water cold and the clothes put
Into it after being rinsed from water
of the same temperature. Clothes
wrung out of hot water and put into
cold bluing water are apt to emerge
streaked and ot a poor color.
lai1Upniiatl.
A clinical thormometer for taking
temperatures is indispensable In any
home. If, when inserted under the
tongue, it shows a rise from normal
(98 to 98 1-2 degrees) to 100 or so, a
feverish condition Is revealed that
needs attention. "We could not raise
a family without our clinical ther
mometer," writes a mother of five.
Good Housekeeping.
Home-Mad Book-ti1v.
It Is quite within the amateur car
penter's ability to put a row of
book-shelves in between two wall
projections, to stain or paint them,
fasten a brass rod across the edge ot
the top shelf, holding a velour curtain
In somo soft, rich color, and to placo
some "modern antiques" and choice
volumes to the best advantage.
But when the shelf Idea begins to
work Its fascination It opens up un
told possibilities. A corner may be
decorated most effectively with threo
graduated triangular shelves, the top
one the largest and the lowest one
quite small. Then, again, a door shelf
when "treated" right makes a good
point in the room. Ilia as ornaments, a
beaten placque and a candlestick look
particularly well coming, as they do.
immediately above tho deep tones ot
the portiere. A shelf over window
gives a quulnt colonial effect when
filed with old blue or ordinary willow
ware pottery.
These shelves are very easy of ac
complishment by the home tinker if
she gets the side rests of Iron from
the hardware store, Dut sho will find
that to saw carved wooden supports
is a little difficult to manage with
simple tools.
Cress and Tomato Saladi ReBiove
skin from two or three tomatoes, cut
Into small pieces, stir Into this a few
blades of chives cut very fine, salt
and pepper to taste, mix well with
plain French 'dressing and Just before
serving stir in six or eight sprigs ot
water cress. Heap on a salad plate
and serve. This requires no garnish,
as it Is a plcturo In Itself.
Meat and Rice Croquettes Mix one
cup of raw chopped boot (cut from
under round) and one-third cup ot
boiled rice, half a teaspoon of salt, a
little pepper and cayenne; cook a
few cabbage leaves threo minutes In
boiling water, then remove; put two
tablespoonfuls of the mixture In each
loaf and fold leaf to enclose mixture;
cook slowly one hour In tomato sauce.
Delicate Cream Mufllns Cream
three level tablespoonfuls ot butter;
add two tablespoonfuls of sugar, beat
the whites of two eggs; add tho un
beaten "yolks to the butter and sugar
and one cup ot milk, half a teaspoon
ot salt, two cupfuls of sifted flour and
four level teaspoonfuls ot baking pow
der; beat well and add tho eggs; fill
greased muffin pans two-thirds full
and bake twenty minutes In a quick
oven;-substitute one cup ot graham,
rye or corn meal tor one cup ot flour
and you will have the dlffereut muf
fins. Ripe Cucumber Catchup Choose
large, nearly ripe cucumbers; pare, re
ject seeds, chop very fine and meas
ure. Allow one teaspoonful of salt
for every pint of pulp, sprinkle with
same and drain through a colander
for six hours. For every quart of cu
cumber allow two cups of cider vine
gar, four teaspoonfuls of grated horse
radish, one tablespoouful each of
white mustard seed and mlncod red
peppor (seeds re Joe tod) ; bring vino
gar and flavoring to a boll, skim
thoroughly and set aside until per
fectly cold. Then add the pulp to the
vinegar, stir well, put into pint jars,
lay a nasturtium or horseradish leaf
over the top and soal. Keep In a dark,
cool place. ,
MORE BACHELORS THAN SPINSTERS.
Matrimonial foniilliillilra of Ih Varloat
Stain or Ilia Union.
A careful reckoning of the number
of men In the various stales of the
I'nlon who are available matrimoni
ally has Just been flnlsliFd by the ren
siib office. It finds that In the aggre
gate there are 6.720,77!) bachelors of
21 or over, and makes record ot the
remarkable fact that there are at pres
ent In the Cnlted States 2.600,000 mote
nlrrgle men than single women of that
age and above.
The exact figures are 4,195,41(1 maid
ens, so that the latter are In the mi
nority 2.531.S3.1. In other words, says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, there are
2,0.11.333 unattached males who could
not possibly get wives unless they fell
back upon the widows or upon girls
under 20.
New England has always been sup
posed to be overburdened with single
women, and yet the census reckoning
shows that there is not a state in
that group which has not more bache
lors than spinsters. Even Massachu
vtts, long declared to be tho chosen
jome and resort of the old maid, has
a sllftht overplus ot unmarried men,
the figures being 282,932 single males,
against 277.7U females similarly situ
ated. Maine has 60,878 bachelors,
against 43.790 spinsters; New Hamp
shire 38,713 bachelors and .'iiu"54 spin
rters; Vermont, 29,132 buchelors and
19.749 spinsters; Rhode Island, 41,615
lachelors and 39,405 spinsters, and
Connecticut, 94,158 bachelors against
74.731 spinsters.
It Is ciear from a glance nt the cen
sus figures, however, that the unmar
ried women of the east ought to mi
grate to tho great and growing west,
where the available supply of husbands
Is relatively enormous. Just think of
California, for example, where theqe
are 239,504 bachelors and only 88.7C5
maidens ot 20 and upward!
Dut the opportunity In Idaho is much
more attractive, the single men num
bering 23,421 and the spinsters only
3556. Montana Is another state rich la
chances of marriage, Its bachelors num
bering 55,457, against 7nti0 spinsters.
Oregon has 60,525 bachelors and 16.775
maidens, while Washington claims 90,
011 single men and 16.318 women, liul
the banner state for bachelors is Wyo
ming, which has 2347 spinsters against
20,927 unmarried persons of the stern
er sex. It must be very difficult for a
woman to become an old nmlil In Wyo
ming. The excess of bachelors over spin
sters of 20 years and upward In Mas
sachusetts Is nearly 2 percent. In
Rhode Island It is 5 percent. In Con
necticut 25 percent. In Maine 39 per
cent, In New Hampshire 26 percent,
and In Vermont 45 portent. New
York shows a surplus of 23 percent,
Now Jersey 29 percent, Pennsylvania
38 percent, Ohio 38 percent, Indiana
60 percent, and Illinois t!8 percent.
Kansas rises to an excess In bachelors
to 108 percent, while Missouri shows a
surplus of 72 percent. Michigan has
on excess of 77 percent of single men.
In this country the mules outnum
ber the females 24 In every 1000, and
thus it Is obvious that. If all ot the
women do not get husbands, It Is not
for lack of available material.
Th DlfllenltlM or Animal Training.
The most tlifllcult fent In animal
training Is to make a number of beasts
of different species perform together.
In this art Mr. Carl Hugenbeck. the fa
mous Hamburg naturalist, Is supreme.
He it was who first conceived the idea
ot doing such a thing, and to him H
duo the credit of having brought bo
fore the public some of the finest and
most imposing spectacles of their kind
ever witnessed. To preparing theso
for the public eye he devoted Infinite
pains. He has to select animals which
have not only sufficient Intelligence to
perform as ho wants, but a disposition
which will mako any quarrelling Im
probable. And to obtain this result
he had to do n great deal of weeding
out. For one group. of 15 animals ha
bought nud trained more titan CO be
fore ho could get those ho wanted.
Over 45 of his Investment turned out
to be worthless for his special pur
pose, and were got. rid of as opportun
ity offered. The training of the beasts
was consequently a slow process,
lasting as It did four years. During
the wholo of that time three mon did
nothing elso but attend on the ani
mals, and very frequently one or more
actually slept In the cage with the big
creatures, so as to intervene iminedl
ntly if there was any fighting a pre
caution which forms an Important fea
ture of Mr, Hagenbeck's system. Some
animals under training In his estab
lishment are never left alone, attend
ants remaining with them night and
day, und as a result they eventually be
come peaceable and chummy. Chums,
Stratrord.on. Avon fair.
Though no longer a centre for the
hiring of domestic and agricultural la
bor, sayii the London Graphic, the fair
at Stratford-on-Avon Is an immense
attraction to the nelirhli. rh nnl anrl rla.
serves to rank with the famous fair
on tne Tombland at Norwich. Four
roundabouts, shooting galleries innu
meroble and several streets of stalls,
to say nothing of booths, circuses and
menageries, transform the quiet town
Into a veritable nandemonlum which
would have delighted the heart of
unaitospeare, however much it may
annoy bis cultured readers and stu
dents. Quite early In the afternoon
the carcasses of the elcht oxen wtirA
reduced to skeletons, while the many
hot sausage stalls did a roaring trade,
and no one went away without a largo
buck or "genuine Stratford-on-Avon
rock."
Former senator Jewett of St.
Louis, Ma, who is 94 years old. says
that a man should quit work at tha
. LATEST
New York City. Hlouso Jackets ore
alwnys Jaunty, always smnrt ntid very
generally becoming. The excellent
May Mnnton model Illustrated Is of
sideline, In brown with threads of tan
color, collar and cuffs ot brown velvet
edged with bnnils of tan cloth, stitched
with cortlcclli silk, nnil makes part of
a costume, but the design suits the odd
wrap eiiually well nnil Is adapted to all
the senson's materials. The collar Isn
special feature and Is both novel and
stylish.
The jacket Is made with fronts and
back and Is smoothly lilted nt the back,
but blouses slightly over the Is-lt nt
the front. Fronts, back ami sleeves
are laid In tucks, in groups of three
each, nnd are finished with machine
stitched edges In tnilor style. The
right front laps over the left nnd the
closing Is effected by buttons nud but-
LONt COAT
ton holes in double-breasteil style. The
neck Is finished with the big turn-over
collar, and to the lower edge Is seamed
tho basque. Tho full sleeves are gath
ered into shapely cuffs nt the wrists,
and tho belt conceals the Joining of
blouse and linsqiie port Inns.
Tho quantity of material required
for the medium size Is four 'yards
twenty-one Inches wide, two and an
eighth yards fnrty-fniir liiehi s wide or
one und seven-eighth yards fifty-two
Inches wide, with seven-eighth yards
lit velvet for collar, cuffs and bell.
Woman' Long (.'oat Willi Cap.
Long coats are much In voyue ami
are both protective and comfortable.
Tho stylish May Mantou example
shown in the large drawing Includes
the becoming and fashionable capes
and becomes suited to traveling, gen
eral use, evening or bud wenther wear
as It is made ot one maierlal or an
other. The original, from which the
drawing was made, Is of Oxford grey
melton cloth, with collar of velvet, nnd
handsome carved metal buttons, but
cloths ot lighter weight and of various
colors and crtivenette materials nre nil
appropriate. The edges are finished
with double rows of machine stitching
in black cortlcclli silk.
The coat is made with loose fitting
double-breasted fronts and backs,
which outline the figure styllt-hly and
ore joined by menus of niider-iirm
gores. The iiuder-arin genius nro left
open for n few inches above the lower
edge to allow greater freedom, und at
each front is inserted n pocket under
neath a lap. The sleeves ure two
seamed, nnd nre finished with roll-over
cuffs. Over the shoulders are tirruuged
triple capes that nre cut without ful
ness. The neck Is finished with a regu
lation collar and lapels that turn buck
over the edges of the capes.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is five nud a bnlf
yards forty-four Inches wido or five
yards Uf iy-tw'0 Inches wide.
Now Moil.il MllfT.
The tails which once decorated the
ends of a muff, where they long swung
In triumph, bare now been removed.
Our modish muff shows three flue bushy
tails, all strung In Hue. on the front ef
WOMAN'S TfCKED MiOIIHK JACKET.
Tne:
EW,Y?RK FASHIONS
the iimff. fine Is In the exact middle,
and the side pieces nro not far'off, at
quite a little distance from the ends of
the muff. Such n liititf made up In sli
ver fox Is nil glorious. Do not try this
In ermine, where the tails are small.
It require n full, fluffy tall to display
the style. Dark mink, blue fox nnd
black fox can nil show off the neir
model muff which w lit be worn the
coming winter.
Hani? and It anilumn.
In the shape of n suit case Is n hand
some bag of black leather for n -woman's
use. The Inside Is finished with
dark blue velvet and leather. On the
Inside of the cover are three iockets
With llnps of the leather, mnrked re
spectively "handkerchiefs," "gloves"
and "veils." On either side of these
are straps, and In one n glove stretch
er, nnd in the other n paper cutter.
Across the top of the body of tho case
Is n something In the nature of a tray,
and In straps nre the various toilet ar
ticles, bottles, etc.
A London lilea.
The girls in London have n clever
Idea for their winter veils. They line
them with the thlbnest of tulle of a
Hash tint, taking care Hint It Is done
Imperceptibly. The two nro folded
over the face together, nnd tho tulle
lakes n wny the frozen, pinched look
that on n cold day shows through the
ordinary dotted veil.
Itntlon or Mil Silver.
ltenutlful filigree buttons of old sil
ver lire used on coats of squirrel. In
fai-t, all the fur garments nre en
hanced by exquisite metal or enamel
buttons.
WITH CAPES.
Child' Donltln llrraatod Cap.
Capes make by far tho most conve
nient of nil wraps for weo women ns
well as for those of mature years, for
no other sort allows of slipping on aud
olT with such perfect ease. This styl
ish lit lie model can bo made suited to
lydd weather or to the milder days, as
it is made of heavier or less heavy ma
terial. As shown it is of cadet blue
cloth, the hood lined with bright plnltl
silk and the collar. of blue velvet, but
wools of various weights, colors and
weaves are appropriate.
The capo Is circular and falls lu
graceful ripples at the lower edge. The
booil Is seamed at the centre and Is ar
ranged over the shoulders, the upper
cile being seamed to the neck that Is
finished with u roll-over collar. The
original Is lined throughout nnd Is
finished with machine stitching done
with cortlcclli silk, but the edges can
be turned under, stitched nnd pressed
when thnt method Is preferred. The
right side laps well over the left In
double-breasted style, aud the cape la
closed by means of buttons and button
holes.
The quantity of material required
DOVBX.I BRKASTIO CAP WITH HOOD. '
for the medium size (six years) is one
and seven-eighth yards forty-four
Inches wide or one aud seven-eighth
yards fifty-two inches wide.
age or u. .