I
Tha Polar Bear.
Ths Polar Bear
la aofi and white,
Willi silver hair
A pretty sight.
Ba alta upon
A aaow-drltt nloei
Or dances on
A aaka ol lea.
And then mayhap -
At other times,
The funny ebnp
The North Pola ollmba.
8t,MobolM.
' The steamboat Invention.
Robert Fulton's Clermont, the first
steamboat of any practical value, was
launched Into the East river. New
Tork. It Is not known who flrat con
ceived the Idea ot propelling boats by
team. Probably it waa Solomon de
Caus, In 1615. Many people experi
mented with steam propelling between
17SS, when William Henry ot Pennsyl
vania placed a small boat on the Con
sstogo river, and In 1807, when the
Clermont made Its flrat trip to Albany.
'Among- them were Marquis de JonlTroy,
James Rumsey and John Fitch. These
aaen produced models which were well
Worthy ot the name steamboat, but the
Clermont was the first steam vessel
. produced which actually carried pas
sengers and freight, and Robert Ful
ton. Is fairly entitled to the credit of
laventlng the steamboat. Brooklyn
agle.
Feeding Aquarium Fish.
Some of the flah at the Aquarium are
fed as If they were Infants who were
Just being weaned or In the trying pe
riod of developing teeth. Instead of
presenting the food to them on the end
of one's finger, however, a slender,
sharp pointed stick Is used. The sea
Anemones, the African catfish (among
the liveliest fish In the Aquarium), the
Siamese climbing perch, sunflah, para
lyse flsh, the amphluma, or Congo
snake, the white axolotl, the Spanish
ribbed newt, the common newt, the trl
ton, the tadpoles and the small gold
ish are some of those which receive
their food In this way. To all ot these
Is given minced beefsteak. As they
are not sticklers the steak is only top
Hound. These flsh are kept In the
Class jars In the laboratory and have
no opportunity to secure food for
themselves. They are always glad to
get their meal, which variea from one
7 little piece of the minced steak to a
umber of pieces. Superintendent
Spencer gives them their meal about
4 o'clock in the afternoon. He carries
It about on a little wooden spade which
sugjgets a butter paddle such as the
good housewives of New England work
their butter with. Beginning at the
end of the row, he stops in front of
sach Jar in turn, and, taking a morsel
ot the meat on the end of his stick,
pushes aside the ulva floating on the
top of the water and pokes It Into the
mouth of the flsh, which as a rule
Jumps for it Sometimes the meat
sticks on the end ot the stick, and then
the flsh has to give it a pull. Some of
the fish are so small that they have
difficulty In swallowing even a single
morsel. They are always greedy for it,
however, and ready to undertake the
task. New Tork Tribune.
Rocky Mountain Rats.
Anywhere In the altitudes of the
Rooky mountains may be found a spo
. de of oats which live among the
rocks and In the mountain caverns.
These rats are not unlike the rodents
of other localities in shape and size,
but. Instead of the long hairless tails,
they possess bushy ones like those of
squirrels; their color also la light
brawn, which enablea ' the wily little
fellows to easily render themselves
practically Invisible, for the rocks of.
the mountains are of ths same hue,
and when startled ths animal crouches
v against a bit of rock spreading his
bushy tall, which, when so arranged,
closely resembles dried fern. Sharp,
Indeed, are ths syes that can see the
mountain rat when he uses his dis
guise although ha may be only four or
gve feet Away,
Ths -Rocky mountain rat does not
Infest houses or cellars, and does not
gnaw through boards, but he is quite
sun inquisitive fellow, a great thief, and
while he prefers to live in ths rocks,
fas often causes much trouble to the
miners, who are ths only people both
ered, tor the reason that the miner is
the only Inhabitant of the high alti
tudes where the bushy tailed rat
bounds. .
Recently some miners In northwest
ern Colorado brouaht to their cabin a
I month's suDDlr of food, amonr whip
were 10 bushels of potatoes, which
were put in warm place several hun
dred feet back in a tunnel in the moun
tain aids. The potato were taken to
tha tunnel In the evening, and next
morning when the cook went for tubers
to supply ths breakfast table ' it was
found that only about a peck remained.
During one night the rats had carried
them away. When it is taken Into
consideration that only one potato at
A time, in all probability, was . re
moved from the tunnel the feat of
stealing nearly 10 bushels of them was
oo small task to accomplish. There
must have been hundreds of the rcts
at work, and even at that It was a r ir-
VOIOUS HCUlUVeUJBUlB. AJ4-1U& c fiu
army of little thieves rolling on po
tato sac tsVrougb hundreds of A.,jof
gloom, and Imagine ths peraeverenoe
Chat was necessary.
Several days after ths potatoes dls
r arad they vara found nicely piled
under shelving rock near ths eabta.
Mountain rats will not eat raw pota
toes, so that It was simply a rase of
mischief, snd no duubt the little fel
lows enjoyed the pastime.
Oftentimes explosions which create
terrible havoc are brought about by
the mountain rats In various ways.
Being of an Inquisitive nature he has
been known to tear off the paper cover
ing from miners' dynamite, which Is
used In blasting. If the dynamite has
cry tallied a little it may be easily
exploded and the little brown meddlers
have caused mote than one terrible ca-
tastropho this way. Chicago Record-Herald.
Fan Fan, the Fairy.
Why the king looked with ' favor
upon such a man as Abel El Hansen
no one could tell. The king was mer
ciful and Just, and wished his subjects
to be content. Hassen was cruel and1
selfish and cared nothing for the com
plaints ot the people.
He was the king's tax gatherer; and
no matter, how poor the crops or what
misfortune had overtaken a man Has
sen demanded the ful? payment ot his
taxes and punished him If he did not
pay. But he toon rare that hone of
the complaints of the people reached
ths ears of the king, and the people
were helpless against him.
One ot the king's subjects was named
Abed. He was a peasant, or small
farmer, and when a good season came
he had barley and potatoes and hay to
sell Hla wife worked with him in the
fields, and they worked very hard.
Never had Abed been behind in his
taxes, although there were times when
' t"ok Ms last nenny to pay them. He
knew what would happen to him if he
aid not. and be always lived in fear.
At last. In this past summer, when it
rained almost every day, there was not
enough sunshine to make the crops
grow. Abed and hla wife worked hard
er than ever, but It was no use. Ths
seeds rotted in the ground and ths hay
field was flooded, and when the tax
gatherer came around and asked for
bis money Abed had to reply:
"You see how It Is. I have raised no
crops, and so I have nothing to sell. I
don't know how I am to get enough to
eat, let alone paying taxes."
"You know the law," said Hassen.
"The law says you must pay your taxes
by a certain date or stand punishment.
Qive me the money."
"But I haven't got it," answered
Abed. "Can I have money wnen I have
nothing to sell?"
MI care not for that. If the money I
not forthcoming you shall be tied up
and flogged."
"Have you no mercy on' one who has
met with misfortune? It la not be
cause I have been idle, but because ot
the bad Weather. Next year I may bs
able to pay you double."
"Seize him and We him up!" com
manded Hassan to hla attendants, and
It was done.
"It is a shame to punish my husband
when he la not to blame," said Abed's
wife as her tears fell. Her words made
Hassan so angry tnat he ordered her to
be tied up and flogged as well. Tho
whip was about to be laid on their
backs when a voice cried out:
"Hold! Why ate this man and this
woman to be flogged?"
Everybody looked around at the
words, and from out of the currant
bushes walked Fan-Fan, the fairy. No
one knew her. but all supposed she
was the child of a traveler.
"It Is nothing to you what happens,"
you have come from the city and ars
lost I will send a servant to guide you
home."
"I thank you, air," replied Fan-Fan,
"but I am not lost. Why are you go
ing to whip those poor people?"
"Because they have not paid their
taxes."
"But how could they pay? Can you
not see for yourself that they have no
crops? There Is neither barley, bay
nor potatoes here. There has been too
much rain and not enough sunshine."
"That makes no difference to me,"
sadd Hassan. "The king needs money,
and I must get it for him. Abed must
pay me or both of them shall bs
flogged."
"You are a cruel, unreasonable
man!" exclaimed Fan-Fan. "I do not
believe the king would permit you to
do this It he knew of It"
"You had better go and tell htm and
ee," sneered Hassan. "I know what
I am about, and asaln I tell you to go
away."
"I will see the king sure enough, but
I will not have to go to him. I will
bring him here. Behold, his majesty."
Fan-Fan waved ber arms about her
head, and in a moment the king came
riding up and called out:
"What now? Why are theae people
tied up?"
"Oh, King!" said Fan-Fan, as she
.went closer to blm. "You know what
the season has been. This poor man
and bis wife have worked hard, but
they have no crops to sell, and cannot
pay their taxes. Hassan would flog
them because they cannot pay."
"Eh? What?" exclaimed the king.
"I know it bas been a bad year, and It
la my order that one who cannot pay
need not It is a cruel thing yo would
have done, Hassan. "
"Abed is lazy a d shiftless!" growled
the tax gatherer, as hs sought to ex
cuse himself.
"He is far from that, as I well know,
and to teach you to be more respect
ful to the poor It is my orders that
you be tied up and get 12 lashes on the
bars back. As for Abed and his wife,
untie them and present them with this
gold piece."
The king's orders were carried out,
and it will please vou to learn that
Hassan cried out ut every stroke of
the lash and felt his diegnace keenly,
while Abed and his wife knealt to the
king and shed tears of Joy, and hs gavs
tbem his band to klsa Chicago Roe-ora-Hersld.
MAKING MAPS A FINE ART.
A Novel 'Method Which Haa Been De
vised by s Bostonlsn.
Prof. William O. Ripley of ths eco
nomics department at the Massachu
setts Institute of Technology, has de
vised a simple and interesting method
of building up statistical maps that is
likely to mako popular a good deal ot
curious Information which has been
neglected in the past because there
was no inexpensive way of putting it
on paper intelligibly and entertaining
ly. The old-fashioned method of mak
ing graphic maps, as they are called,
waa to print them In dleffrent colors
or In different shades of ths same col
or by ths lithographic process which
Involves a separate printing for each
shade and Is altogether a costly thing
to do. A modification o( the principle
of the lithographic map Was Prof. Rip
ley's Idea. Instead of printing tills
map in outline first and then printing
each shade or color upon it separate
ly, he pasted the various tints repre
sented by shadings In black and white
upon his outline foundation and then
made plntes cf ths resulting patch
work. The Idea is so interesting and Is ca
pable of so manyappllcatlons which
are both entertaining and instructive
that It is worth describing. The nec
essary equipment for building the
maps Is simple a good map to use as
a model, a sheet of tracing paper, a
carbon copying sheet and some "slip
pleboard," which Is a kind of paper
ruled In fine parallel black lines on a
sort of corcuroy surface so that it has
A grayish tint Bcraplng the stipple
board gently with a sharp knife chang
es the black lines to dots, so that ths
shads of gray appears lighter, and
rubbing it lightly with carbon or cray
on brings out cross lines on ths whole
sheet By sufficient scraplag or car
born rubbing stlppleboard can ba
made pure white or dead black.
(Suppose, for example, a student
wlahea to depict in such s way that
the meaning shall be evident at a
glance how public health is dependent
upon the quality of the water supply,
and how important a factor a good
system of water works is. Having set
tled on the range of percentages which
his shades ot color must represent,
and having divided the statistical fig
ures which are so meaningless to
many people In accordance with this
plan, he first traces from an atlas the
outline of the United States with Its
various subdivisions on his transpar
ent paper and then by meaua of a car
bon sheet transfers it to a piece of
stiff cardboard, which Is the basis of
his final map. Beginning up in ono
corner ot the country, with the state
of Washington, he would transfer tha
outlines ot the state to stlppleboard
and shade it fry erasures or by black
ing so as to express his statistics of
the Washington water supply in ac
cordance with a scheme ot tint grada
tions, each state having its special
tint.
Then he would cut out its northern
and western boundaries with the scis
sors, letting the south and east sides
go untrlmmed, and paste it down in
its proper place on the cardboard
backing. Proceeding the aame way
with Oregon and Idaho except that
they must each be of a different shade,
of course, lu accordance with tholr
special figures he would Bttck them
down so that they overlapped the ua
trimmed edges ot Washington, Just as
shingles overlie one another on a root,
and thus keep on in the same way un
til he bas shingled the entire map
down to Florida, which, being the last
piece to take its place, must be cut
out on all sides. Rivers and the coast
line are drawn In with Ink, and where
ever the "shingles" overlap into the
ocean they are scraped white with a
penknife.
If the range of figure is very wldo
it may be necessary to supplement the
four or five shades which It is possible
to produce by means of tha stipple-'
board with intermediate tints, and for
this purpose paper Is specially printed
in the required gradations. The in
terest that can be got out ot thl.t .slm
pie paste-and-sclssors process ot
graphical statistics by the amateur,
the student, the scientist or author is
almost without limit for there is hard
ly any series ot facta that cannot be
thus pictured. A great advantage of the
process apart from its simplicity 4s
its lnexpenslveness for reproduction.
Philadelphia Record.
High Collar and Wesk Necks.
"A remarkable fact" said a Portland
haberdasher, "has been revealed by
the inauguration among men of very
low collars. The fact Is that the high,
stiff collars . heretofore worn have
weakened men's neck muscles, pre
cisely as the corset weakens the back
muscles of a woman. Several men
who bought from mo at the beginning
of the summer batches ot low collars
have returned them, with the state
ment that they are uncomfortable be
cause they don't offer any support to
the neck. High, stiff collars are a
great support, you see; they relieve
certain set of muscles of the work they
ought to do, snd these muscles bo
poms in consequence flaccid and atro
phied. Then, when a low collar is
put on, weakened muscles are set to
work, and the result Is discomfort and
pain. Portland Express.
The Indispensable Telephone.
It Is often remarked "How did ws
over get along without the telephone?"
and in view of some of the statistics
In regard to the business done by large
retail establishments It was Interesting
to bear the other day that in a depart
ment store recently In one day there
were 2000 "busy" calls. In other words,
In addition to all the calls which were
successful there were 2000 which could
not obtain connections. Ths outgoing
telephone business alone ot this estab
lishment exceeds 130,000 calls a year.
Nsw York Mail and Express.
Ths Plow.
f waa Cways Interested In the study
of agricultural Implements and ths
difference in construction of ancient
and modern ones, and I suppose it is
very Interesting to others who are anx
ious to till their soil and manage their
farms In the best manner.
My earliest - recollection of A plow
at work In the field was one ot A
side-hall pattern, on ths old New
Hampshire farm. It was mads in
Worcester, Mass., and ons of ths same
kind still remains a farm here, of
whioh tho writer has charge, and Is in
very god condition still; but has not
been used In years.
Ths wooden mould board plow, with
strips of Iron nailed on ths mould
board, which my maternal grandfather
used In years long gone by, and with
which I used to play at plowing in
tender years, would bs very pleasing
to have now to place beside one of our
modern plows. Indeed, what would
that grandfather have thought, to have
bow told that In years to come the
soil would bs perfectly turned and
pulverized with a disk made of steel,
and the plowman riding on a comfort
able seat beside. Would it not have
been a hard thing for him to believe,
think youT Wherever it csn bs used I
consider the disk sulky plow ons of
the finest implement a farmer can
own.
Truly, the plow Is destined to be im
proved as much as have many other
farm implements, and ths soil can bs
worked In a mors thorough manner,
and with much greater ease to ths
team and plowman, than in years past
Ws need to clear our fields from all
rocks and other obstructions as rapid
ly as possible, so as to bs sbls to take
advantago of labor-saving Implements
and machines ss much at possible.
r. H. D., in th0 Cultivator.
House for Winter Layers.
The winter layers must be provided)
with a warm, well-ventilatod house for
roosting and a light, airy shed for days
that are disagreeable. The roosting
house contains beside the roosts ths
nests which msy occupy the space be
neath the dropping boards, and should
be so arranged that they can be taken
ont and cleaned separately.
Soap boxes make excellent nests,
and the straw or hay should be re
newed at least once a month. Ths
dropping board should be kept clean,
and air slaked lime should be sprink
led over them every few weeks.
Kerosene should be sprayed over
the roosts every month, and the in
terior ot the house should be white
washed at least four times a year.
The scratching shed, which adjoins,
should be roomy and light, the front
facing the south 6r southeast
It should havo curtains or large
doors for closing during rain or snow
storms, as otherwise the straw and Ut
ter will soon become soiled and ob
noxious to the fowls.
After having a light breakfast, say
one-fourth a full meal, the hens should
be allowed to pass to scratching shed,
where they will at once begin to
scartch and hustle for grain.
Sheaf oats mako splondld material
for the scratching shed, and will tempt
the hens to work long after all the
grain has disappeared.
On bright days, even though the
weather be very cold, the hens should
be made to go out doors at least) for a
short time.
They may prefer at first to remain
Indoors, but will soon become accus
tomed to it, and will enjoy the dally
outing.
Ons thing, and I might say the most
Important of all to remember, Is that
hens must not be allowed full meals
until late In the evening.
If satisfied early In the day, no
amount of coaxing will Induce them to
work thereafter. . They will huddle
together and grow fat, but will not
lay.
If they refuse to scratch with a par
tially satisfied appetite, they should be
starved into subjection and be given
no food except the grain in shed. They
will soon busy themselves, and hust
ling hens are the ones that lay during
the winter months. Home and Farm.
Corn .Stalk Disease.
The term corn stalk disease Is applied-
to a disease occasioned by pas
turing cattle In stalk fields late in
fall or early in the winter. An out
break, if one '-should occur, usually
takes place in from two to 14 days af
ter the animals are turned upon the
stalks. The great majority of cases
occur betwoen the fifth and the eighth
days. It is also observed that all ani
mals affected die within two or three
days of each other. There Is nothing
in the anpnaranco ot the fodder to in
dicate that It may cause trouble. Cat
tle may graze and do well on one field,
and from 10 to 60 percent be lost on
another separated only by a fence. It
makes no. difference whether the cat
tle are allowed to graze for only a few
hours or left In all day. After one
outbreak has occurred a second rarely
follows. . The disease has never been
reported from feeding cut fodder, even
when taken from the same field as
that In which disease has occurred
from grazing. The cause has never
been determined, but it is most often
observed aftor a dry season.
The general symptoms are that the
animal Appears dull, persists In stand
ing in one place, or if he moves, It is
with a noticeably perky gait There Is
marked prostration; the animal will
fall on th knoes, and may require sev
eral attempts to rise. Some act as If
eraiy, but ths majority are stupid.
Thsr is mots or less frothing at Us
mouth, and almost constant swinging
of ths head from side to Bids whether
in tho standing position or lying down.
The movements are indicative of pain.
Ths course Is or very short duration,
from two to SO hours, the majority
living less than six hours. Too often
the history rs that ths cattle wers all
right in the evening, and from ono to
eight found dead In tho morning. As
the cause is not known, and a success
ful treatment has not been discovered,
the prevention cannot bs prescribed
except by using cut fodder. In a num
ber of outbreaks of suppoacd black-leg,
Dr. Craig, assistant stats veterinarian
of Indiana, has found this to bs pres
ent Instead. The disease Is not con
tagious and cannot spread from one
to another. The occurrence of a few
cases In a community should not
frighten others to dlscsrd ths use of
the stalk field for feeding. Ths
Epttomlst
Hsy snd Pasturs Grass.
Grass may be seeded both in the fall
and In the spring, much depending up
on circumstances. Hay Is perhaps the
most Important article of food for live
stock on the farm, and grass is said
to be tho "foundation of farming." The
grass crop may not be as valuable as
corn, but it Is an article of food for
which no substitute can be found, as it
gives bulk and quality to ths rations,
both In the green condition and when
cored as bay. There are many excel
lent and nutritious grasses known, and
which can be used by tha farmer, but
hs confines himself to but two or
three. Clover and timothy are ths
grasses mostly used for hay (clover
not really belonging to the grass fam
ily), and with all that may be said In
Its favor there are many grasses supe
rior to timothy. Custom, however, has
given timothy, a -prominent place on
ths farm, snd.' which It will hold for a
long time. But. although timothy
and clover are grown on the same
land, as a mixed crop, yet they do not
ripen together, and are consequently
not suitable for each other and for
producing mixed hay of the highest
quality, for If the clover becomes toj
ripe It will contain a large proportion
of woody fibre, while if the clover is
cut before the timothy Is ripe the lat
ter will not be as nutritious as when
fully matured. Orchard grass, which
Is disliked by many because it
"stools," comes Into blossom the same
time as clover, and will grow on light
or heavy soil. It will also stand
drought better than timothy, and will
give successive cuttings. Timothy is
also low in nutritious matter compared
with some grasses, and Its place can
be filled by some kinds without risk of
loss.
Pasturs grass should be used for
pasture only, and not for mowing for
bay. If a pasture can supply the stock
in summer It should not be required
to do more. Another reason why ths
hay crop should be separate from the
pasture product is that the pasture
should contain as many varieties of
grass as possible, some of the best
kinds being profitable If grazed, as
they do not grow to sufficient length
for being cured as hay. Pasture grass
should be short, because the animals
will prefer It so, as they can then bet
ter select the kinds prepared. The
young and tender grass, only a few
inches high, is always more highly rel
ished than any other, and if a pasture
is to be occupied by the stock they
will keep the grass down. No farmer,
therefore, should expect a crop of bay
from his pasture ground. The meadow
is depended upon for producing ths
bay crop, but the meadow is also giv
en up to the animals at times. Tha
point is not to take advantage of the
meadow, but to make it better, by In
creasing the variety of grasses. A va
riety having tome fault should not bs
condemned) if it also has merit Or
chard grass comes early in spring, It
will remain for several years, and it
thrives whers some grasses could not
exist. Herd's grass is excellent on
meadow land that la somewhat molvtt.
Its running roots soon form a thick;
and permanent sod. Blue grass can be
made to thrive on many soils, prefer,
ring limestone land, and it Is a grass
that gives the beet late pasturage, but
It should not be grazed too closely
early In the season. Adapt the grasses
to the soil if possible.
There are a great many kinds of
hay crops that need not be grown to
gether in the fields, as they can be
mixed In the feed box when cutting
the feed for stock In winter. Clover is
the main bay crop, but such a crop as
Hungarian grass, which grows in the
summer, and In a short time, will add
largely to the supply of hay, and ex
peirmenbs made show that cow peas
and oats, cut when not too ripe, will
give good yields ot hay that may per
haps bs better than clover in some re
spects. One of the most valuable
crops, in proportion to cost, is cow
peas and corn, front the corn in rows
and plant the cw peas in the same
row, but between the corn hills, the
corn being oqo foo apart in the ows.
Cultivate one way and allow the pea
vines to grow upon the corn. It may
be mentioned that such a mixup crop
may be harvested at any time. It adds
variety to ensilage and the enslnlage
will be more nutritious and also more
highly relUhed by stock In winter than
If tho ensilage la made exclusively ot
corn. -But the farmer should study
grasses and bay crops, for there are
kinds that thrive on rich soils only,
while others will grow on sandy soils,
damp soils, medium soils, etc, and if
they cannot bo grown together they
may be grown on different fields. The
greater tho variety the lees the liabil
ity of loss during the diy season, as
some hay crops will give good results
while others fall under the same con
ditions. Philadelphia Record.
A square foot of real estate Is worth
a.dosea castles la the air.
New Tork City. Waists made with
tucking that gives a yoke effect yet al
lows fulness over the bust always are
becoming to young girls. This attract-
misses' waist.
ivs and stylish May Manton bodice
combines that feature with a collar
and V-shaped portion ot lace that Is
outlined by the fashionable strap. The
sleeves are among the latest and odd
to the effect. The original la made of
chiffon eollenne. In pastel rose, and is
stitched with cortlcelll silk and com
bined with cream-colored point de Ven
ise, the strap and belt being of velvet
In a darker shade than the waist All
waist and dress materials are, however,
equally suitable; wool crepe albatross,
cashmere, simple silks, veiling all being
in style and desirable.
The waist consists of a fitted lining
that closes at the centre back, the front,
backs and under-arm gores of the walat
proper. The backs are tucked for their
BLOUSE Oil
entire length and fit smoothly without
fulness, but the front is tucked to yoke
depth only and Is gathered at the waist
line to blouse becomingly at the belt
The V is faced onto the lining and the
trimming Is applied over the waist. The
sleeves are arranged over fitted linings
and consist of the caps, the tucked
puffs and cuffs.
Ths quantity of material required for
the medium size (fourteen years) is
three yards twenty-one Inches wide,
two and a half yards twenty-seven
Inches wide, or one and three-quarter
yards forty-four Inches wide, with
three-quarter yards all-over lace and
three-eighth yards of velvet to trim as
Illustrated.
Wmu'l Blouse Waist.
Blouse waists that Include wide verti
cal tucks and are made with Hunga
rian sleeves are much In vogue and are
very generally becoming as well as
fashionable. The stylish May Manton
example shown in the large drawing Is
made of pate pink peau de cynge,
stitched with black cortlcelll silk and
trimmed with applique of black silk
and fancy buttons, but all soft, pliable
waist and gown materials are equally
suitable and the design suits both the
odd waist and the entire costume. The
pointed straps make a feature and a
novel one, and both stock and cuffs are
new and desirable.
The waist is made over a smoothly
fitted lining that closes at the centre
front and Itself consists of fronts and
back. The back is tucked to the form
of A V to give the fashionable tapering
effect to the figure. The fronts also are
tucked aud are closed Invisibly beneath
the innermost tuck at the left side.
The back Is without fulness, but the
fronts blouse slightly ' and stylishly.
The sleeves are ruude over fitted linings
and consist of the tucked upper portion,
full puffs and the pointed cuffs. The
stock Is finished separately and closes
at the centre back.
The quantity of material required for
the medium Blze Is six yards twenty
one Inches wide, four and a half yards
twenty-seven Inches wide or two and a
half yards forty-four Inches wide.
Dalaty MeaUae.
It Is Quits ths vogue with many
women of tsste to wear as A negliges)
a silk skirt and dressing sacques to
match, in the placs of the robe or
gown. Many of these skirts and
sacques are made of pale blue, pink,
lavender or old gold China silk, wltb a
deep flounce; the skirt, as well As ths
sacqne, trimmed elaborately with
bands and "Insets" ot white, cream or
butter colored laces. Those made ot
white China silk, with butter colore
lace and black velvet ribbon, ars ex
tremely dainty and stylish. ,
Laee Novelties.
Most of the entire lace skirts ars
ornamented with ovals In ivory painted
velvet Pretty well everything ws
have is trimmed with lace, even leather
slippers and card cases. Chamois
tinted moire mingles with Irish point
The time was when we only Introduced
Chantllly or white lace Into the fronts
of silk stockings; now they flgare on
Lisle thread and find great approval.
Woman's Blonas Shtrt Wales.
Shirt waists made wltb slot seam antt
broad box pleats are among the novel
ties of the season. This very smart
model Includes tbem both wltb the
fashionable straps ot the shoulders
and centre back. The slot seams at
the back are peculiarly desirable, as
they are laid to form a V and give a ta
pering effect to the figure.
As shown the waist Is of pale blue al
batross with bands piped with black
liberty satin and stitched with black
cortlcelll silk, and Is closed by means
of large gold studs, but all waistlng
materials are appropriate. Cheviot, ma
dras and all washable fabrics are ad
mirable nnllned, while the many light
SHIRT WAIST.
weight wools and silks give every sat
isfaction over the fitted foundation.
The waist consists of a smoothly
fitted lining, which is closed st the cen
tre front, but separately from the out
side, the fronts and back of the waist
proper ond the bishop sleeves. Ths
back Is without fulness, but the fronts
are gathered at the waist line and
blouse becomingly over the belt The
slot seams are laid in at the shoulders
snd extend for the entire length of ths
waist and the fulness at the front is ar
ranged in small pleats at the neck. The
trimming straps ars applied and
stitched to position. The sleeves are In
bishop style with pointed cuffs that are
held by studs which match those at ths
front At the neck Is worn a stock of
black liberty finished with a bow tie.
The quantity of material required for
the medium sizs is four and a half
yards twenty-one Inches wide, fonr and
Biiopsa waist.
a quarter yards twenty-ssven Inches
wide, fonr yards thirty-two inches)
wide or two and a halt yards forty
four Inches wide.
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