Garden Bangle a Pltdge. A new Idea is to substitute an en gagement bangle for the conventional ring. These bangles, which sometimes are slight circlets, and sometimes broad gold bands, give the lover the satisfaction of feeling that he has In deed safely fettered his fair fiancee, for once fastened the clasp can only be opened by being forced apart with a chisel, says the Chicago News. On the continent, where It Is customary for lovers to exchange rings, engage ment bangles arc sometimes worn by men, but they are rarely seen on men of English-speaking races. Streamers of Tulle. What is hard to believe that the popular draped veil will ever be held entirely In disfavor by the woman who well knows Its acknowledged charm, Paris fashion authorities now assert that there the draped veil Is super seded by streamers of tulle or ribbon velvet tacked beneath the brim of the high crowned picture hat and tied in a large bow under the chin, says the Kansas City Journal. Such strings un doubtedly have their good points, and are distinctly becoming to long or thin faces. They have a .tendency to often the contour, and make almost ru; lull; hjvi ji'iiii(,ri. duiiid t hats handsome lneo scurfs nro ali"0 ? taking the place of the veil. These are not so wide, and are tied around the hat and hang down the back streamers. D rest in a the Baby. Though common sense is still the leading Idea In dressing the baby, yet the baby of today Must rates the fact that his mother Is in touch with the cewest fashions, says The Woman'! Home Compnnton. He also makes it clear to all who liave the honor of his acquaintance that his mother Is a very wonderful person; for does she not do for him what often times she cannot do for herself dress him comfortably, and at the same time fashionably? She discards entirely all tight bands and clothing for her growing child, and yet she believes In here and there a frill or two to soften the effect of an otherwise too simple and too sev ere dress. The result is that baby's Clothes have an air of style, as well as of ease and comfort. Making Home Attractive. Any accomplishment Is worth culti vating that may help to make the home attractive to husband and sons; hut the best acquirements for this purpose are no doubt moral rather than intellectual, says an exchange. They are a good temper and a habit Of looking of the bright side of things. A oheerful temper, not occasionally, but habitually cheerful, Is a quality yhlch no wise man would be willing to dispense with in choosing a wife. A good wifo Is courteous, sweet, and ftontlo In all her dealings. She may be a plain woman, but she takes pains to bo always fascinating. Her first thought Is never to disarrange, even for an Instant, that drapery of pleas antness which a woman should always wear. She knows that if It is the duty Of a husband to make the money, It Is hers to make life ornamental and charming for him. Her perpetual aim Is to give pleasure, to be agreenblo and to be amiable, and she succeeds In making "a happy fireside clime," . which "is tho true pathos and sub limity of human life." Taking an Air Bath. It must be remembered that we rarely, if ever, give our skin the op portunity to breath properly, Bays the Mew York Mall. Our prevented con dition in regard to heavy, unventllat- and often restricted clothing has giv en us a skin that is constantly moist, clammy and cold to the touch. Or else . it Is dry and dead and can be rubbed off by the hand with little ef fort. Restricting clothing not only damages the lungs and internal or gans of the body, but causes the cir culation to the skin to become stag siant and poor. A great many ills that we do not understand are caused by the unhygelnic practice of smothering the skin. . Give your body an air bath! Re animate your skin! Exposures and draughts against the body are a sup erstition more or leBS. The writer has often taken an air bath in winter, and the practice has yielded a day's tonic to tho body that cannot be explained, hut must be tried upon one's own per son to be understood and appreciated , Open your window wide and exer cise until the pores have become awak ened. Then let the cool, fresh morn ing air play upon your body, lying down if you desire. It will be a treat that you will never want to miss again. It' act as a delightful tonic to the nerves. There is no better medicine Sot weak, nervous people than the air-bath., The very blood tingles with the . unaccustomed fr6e . dom of thfc body and Its contact with the energising air. Novelists and Color in Dress. When a few months ago I read a graceful tale, the moral of which turn ed upon whether a blue ribbon or a white ribbon best became an ochre yellow cat with turquoise eyes, it seemed to mo am Omen of promise, a pale forecast of greater attention on the part of novelist aad storytellers to the question of color In dress. The modern heroine of fiction suffers from a limitation of wardrobe hardly tens extreme than her sister of Thackeray's day and Trollone'e, when a simple white muslin, with now end then a touch of heavenly blue to emphasize Its symbolism, did service upon all sen timental occasions. Who ran forget the satiric vision of Rebecca appear ing for the first time In the Sedley dining room In a pure white gown. With this and her white s'.inuldcrs, Thackeray sadly comments, she was "the picture of youth, unprotected in nocence, and humble virgin simplici ty." And It was in white muslin that Amelia won the unsophisticated heart of Dobbin, and even the tall and slen der figure enshrining Ethel Newcome's sapient Individuality is constantly en veloped In clouds of filmy white azure ribbons floating over them. Henry James, among Thackeray's worthy successors, has followed some what slavishly in Thackeray's steps through this one corner of his extend ed field of observation, and his lack ot originality is the more marked that in rooms and gardens and environments determined by the taste of man his color schemes are the most distinguish ed to be found In modern literature. His effects have the delicately tinted, dim, and tremulous tone of Corot's pictures, save in bis less vital works. where they deadon Into the flat blues and pinks and creamy whites of the' old paatelllsts. But his first favorite In color for woman's dress is that ot the conventional masculine author. He riots In the debutante's snowy draperies, and he signalizes the re turn to the world of his beautiful Madame de Clntre by clothing her In white with a blue cloak hanging to her feet, in silver clasp combining with its hue to suggest vaguely and entrancingly the heavens adorned by the crescent moon. He has, howev er, his moments of illumination. From "The Point of View." in Sfcrib ner's. Fashion Hints. The latest novelty I a hand-painted belt The woman can have too many stocks. The front panel is quite the newest thing In skirts. Egyptian buckles and lares are ex tremely popular. Japanese silk kimonas are fascinat ing and expensive. Ostrich plumes in all colors are seen on hats this season. The "auto" hat is the greatest tri umph of the millinor. It's a shame to cover some of the beautiful silk petticoats. The pointed, boat-shaped toques are seen again In the millinery parlors. Some womea would like to know what the fashionable color really is. Odd stocks are for odd waists, al- though not necessarily for odd wom en. For your seasonable coat choose a glossy, lustrous cloth with the sheen of satin. Isn't it funny to see mild women In the cloths of that bloody period, the DirectoireT If you have revere, a waistcoat and deep, upturned miffs, the rest will not matter much. Evening slippers are made to or- dor from the same material as the gown Is ma do of. The Directofre is tie most striking model la headgear and the best suit ed to the modish gown. Oeuerally speaking, bodices are made round for daytime wear and pointed for evening dresses. The' smartest' model ef a tailored coat is a tight fitting affair, 36 to 50 Inches long, perfect in adjustment and Balsa. One can get ae-ek and hair orna ments to match in shell or amber, though ust why they -should match is not clear. Tata Is a day of revivals, and the stomacher, as the very long, deep boned bodice paint la called, la much In evidence. Why will stoat womea insist on wearing high heeled shoes? Recently such a woman ftl on the street and seriously injured herself. ' One can hardly believe that a par adiae plume of red and yellow could be vara on a hat. Such feather was seen oa a headgear recently. A bat seea recently, which attracted much attention, was a green felt, bur dened with pink roaes, blue ribbon and great bun cites at Mack elderberries 8cotch Shortcake. An Americanized Scotch shortcake Is made thus, when a simple dessert Is wanted: Make an ordinary cooking dough, flavoring with either lemon or vanilla, and cut out into forms. But ter each lightly and sprinkle with the candled seeds of various colors obtain able at the confectioner's. Bake In cookie tins and serve hot or cold. Potato Yeast. Teal and grate eight good sized po tatoes, pour a gallon of boiling water over them and let them boll for ten or fifteen minutes. When cool add one cup of salt, one cup of sugar ond one yeast cake which has been dissolved in colli water, or a cup and a half of liquid yeast. (It Is safer to use the yeast cake). But the yeast in glass Jars, but do not screw the tops on for 24 hours. After It has worked well, keep It In a cool place, and you will have sweet bread as long as It lasts. Hard Soap. Melt o the ton of a tomato can as a measure. Take three cans of clean grease, one box of concentrated lye, and a bucket of cold water. Put the water on In two pots. In one put the lye to melt, then add the grease and let It boll steadily for an hour, then add the other half of the water a little at a time. Keep it all boiling slowly Tor another hour, add a handful of salt and pour It out Into a box lined with an old bag. When It is cold put In blocks and ex-iose to the sun for a few days before packing. Garlic In Cooking. American will probably never learn to eat garlic stewed, like onions, but It Is a fact that they are using It in cook ing to a greater extent than would have seemed possible a few years ago. Five or ten cents buys enough garlic to last even those who like It through a winter. Since It is so chenp It pays to always have It on hand, and to learn to use It wisely, which means not too well. Rub a scrap of dried bread or toast with a split clove of gar lic and toss with the salad. The French call this a chapon, and it Is ex tremely good. Rubbing a bit of garlic over a hot platter Improves the taste of beefsteak. It is a good thing also to rub the casserole or the dish In which pot roast is to be cooked with garlic. Codfish Balls. Wash raw salt end fish and shred In fine pieces until you have a cup and a half. Pare and cut In small pieces mealy potatoes until you have three cups. Put the potatoes and flsh to gether In a stew-pan, cover with boil ing water and cook until tho potatoes are done, but no longer, lest they be come soggy. Drain off all the water, then mash and beat until very light. Season with pepper, more salt If need ed, and two tablespoonfuls of butter. Add one unbeaten egg and whip again until as light as "feathers." Shape as near ball shape as possible, then roll them deftly in the finest of sifted breadcrumbsr slip them Into a frying basket, not moro than five at a time, and fry in smoking hot fat for just a moment. Take out and drain on soft paper. Philadelphia Inquirer. All Through tho House. Katherlne Kay in the Pilgrim writes: A weak solution of alum or soda will revive the colors In a dusty carpet Nails driven first Into a bar of soap will not split furniture or delicate woodwork. Cut round and round Into one long strip old stockings can be utilized for carpet rags. Clean plaster ornaments by dipping In cold starch, brushing the powder off lightly when dry. When the chimney takes fire, throw on a handful of sulphur or, lacking that, several handfuls of salt. After silver has been polished if each piece is well wrapped in tinfoil It will keep free from tarnish if kept in a dry place. A fine remedy for insomnia is to take a sun bath once a day sit in the sunshine and toast the spine until you feel as If the vertebra would rattle. Always buy an extra yard of stair carpeting, folding It under at each end so the carpet can be moved to equal ize the wear over the edges of the steps. A few drops of turpentine on a wool en cloth will clean tap shoes very well, and a drop or two of orange or lemon juice will give a brilliant polish to any leather. When furs are made over, Insist up on having all pieces, no matter how smalt, returned, since even tiny pieces are available for use on hats and fan cy waists. Old (clean) carpets or sacks spread over the potatoes will keep them from turning yellow, but the bin or barrel In which they are stored must be well ventilated. Small bags of heavy unbleached mus lin made to fit the size of the steps snd filled with pieces of an old com (fort able laid in smoothly make admir able stair pads. Equal parts of skimmed milk and water warmed will remove II y specks from varniBhed woodwork or furni ture, especially chair or library tables, by rubbing in a mixture of lamp-black and turpentine. New Tork City. Rain coats always have been essentia! to comfort, but never so attractive and comfortable es at the present time when really MIHSFS' RAIV COAT. handsome cloths are made water proof. This very desirable model Is de signed for .vounjr girls and completely covers the dress. As Illustrated It Is A LATE DESIGN made of tan colored cravenette cloth and it stitched with cortlcelll silk at edges and trimmed with tiny woolen braid, but all rainproof cloths are ap propriate and, when liked, the cape can be omitted and (he coat left plain. The wldo sleeves are a particularly advantageous feature as they allow of wearing over thoso of the waist without iuconvenleiicu or dunger or rumpling. The coat is made with fronts and back, fitted by meuns of shoulder and underarm seams. The back Is full and partially confined at tht waist line by means of a strap held by buttons. The sleeves are made In one piece each and finished with roll over cuffs and the cape Is circular. The little tint collar is Joined to the neck and rolled over with the fronts to form, lapels. The quantity of umtcriur required for the medium size (fourteen years) Is four and one-hulf yards forty-one Inches wide, or three yards fifty-eight Inches wide. I.avfl Cost-Tutu. . Very many couts slant away In the The Baby's Draaa. The baby's dresses are made much shorter than they were a generation or loss ago. Nowadays It Is rcmcmhertd that If a child Is to have good strong legs be must begin early to exercise them, and so the extreme length eon- sldered sensible Is thirty Inches for a , long slip, says Harper's Bazar. A dainty hem and sometimes, for un elab orate dress, a sheer nainsook rutllo with a luce edge whipped on, is the finish around the foot of the fine slips. skirts. Some pretty little examples are cut away en panier.- This Is quaintly ! coquettish. Much more extreme and I very greatly liked for dressy toilettes ' ... . ,.,T7 ,i,mh iriiin, at imr Mm V1JI, which distinguish a number of smart costumes. In most Instances the coats of which these streamer-like tails area part are of velvet over skirts of cloth or silk. More truly In the spirit of la Merrellleuse of the time of the Direc tory Is the cout with luce tails. Such a garment Is a part of a creation des tined to appear at a reception. The dress Is in the exquisite Ivolre hues, with some shadings of Persian color ings. At the front of this much-cutaway coat there's any amount of lace richness to balance the streaming sec tions which float out the full length of the skirt These tails are edged with mink. Leg O'Mutlon " and Full Coat SUe-fat. The new coat sleeves are Ml full at the shoulders, but nevertheless offer variety Inasmuch as both the "leg o' mutton" sort, which are ptiiln at the wrists, and those that are gathered or pleated lulo cuffs are equally correct The two models shown are udmtrable In every way and will be found pecu lltarly well adapted to remodeling. The slee.ve to the left Is shown In brown broadcloth stitched with eortl cellt silk and finished with piping of velvet. The one to the right Is In bot tle green cheviot simply stitched In tailor style and finished with handsome button!. The full sleeve Is plentel at both up per and lower edges, the pleats at the cuff being collected In a narrow space at the outer portion. The cuff Is shaped and the wider end is lapped BY MAY MANTON. over the narrower. The sleeve to the right is cut l'l two pieces and In true "leg o'liiutton" style Is large and full above the elbows, plain and sung fit ting below. The quantity of material required " LJ O'MOTTON." ASO rUl.Ii COAT 81KSVK8. for sleeves of either style In the uiedl uiu size Is two yards twenty-seven inches wide, or oue yard forty-four or fifty-two Inches wide, Kstraina Faahloila, All women of good taste, no matter whether they be heiresses or work to support themselves, nover adopt the extreme of any fashion. The long front of the bodice, so becoming to stout women, would still bu In favor If It hud not been overdone by women of poor taste. The lines of the figure are Improved by the cutting of the bodice a trifle long and lifting the skirt band a trlllo In the back. The extreme style, however, U in decidedly bud taste. The Children's Garden. Every farmer should yearly set aside a generous plat of ground for the children to cultivate, and should In struct and Interest them In the care of It, for they will not take up Its cul tivation of themselves, because well, that Is not human nature! But once reveal to them the pleasure and satis faction and fascination of propagating plants, and they will be very quick to follow It us thereafter. A garden is. In reality, an endless source of amusement and entertain ment for young and old alike, as soon as they come to be Interested in It. It Is art and nature striving together to outdo each other In the attempt to pleaso the onlooker. . It affords something new dally to wonder at and admire, and so draws us closer to na ture end the world ot wonders out of doors. Repairing the Buildings. On the well-ordered farm there will be nearly every year some necessary work of repairs on the outside of the buildings. If such work Is always at tended to in season there will be a saving In the durability as well as the good appearance of the buildings. One of the most Important of Uiese repairs is In keeping a good roof. If these are of Bhlngles, these will wear or rot out In time and need replacing. Atten tion to keeping In repair will add con siderably to the durntlon of a roof, and this Is something that should not be neglected. A well-covered building Is worth keeping painted. If well done and as often as needed painting will add to the durability and good looks of the building. A farmer should himself be able to point a barn or other out buildings. Autumn Is a good time for this kind of work. ' Raise Pure Breds. If a farmer will only trv pure bred pigs once he will never wuut to go back to the mongrels again. The pure breds will take less feed to fatten them and he can sell the choice ones to others at bettpr than stockyard prices and send the culls to the butch er and get the very top market prices for them and generally a promlum. A strong argument in favor of the pure bred animal is their uniformity of color, which counts for a great deal at the stockyards. Recently while at the Union stockyards, at In dianapolis, I met the hog buyer for Kingan's packing house, and he point ed to a pen of hogs that he bad just bought and said they were the best In the yards. I asked him why, as there was a big market of hogs that morn ing, and he said because they were uniform In size and color and pure breds. There aro always buyers ready to buy pure breds at a premium and a great many farmers are falling Into line and will soon be raising pure breds. When tho overage farmer learns how much pleasure as well as profit there Is In handling pure breds, there will be many less scrubs throughout the country. The farm er who wants to get the most out of the feed raised on the average farm must have pure breds to eat It as that Is the most profitable way to sell your crops. Farmers' Guide. Thorough Milking, Every man knows that the man be hind the cow has a lot to do with her yield and her well being as much so as the man In front. The milker can ruin a cow just as well as the feeder an. It Is not only the decreased milk yield that mokes the poor milker an expensive piece of furniture, but the leaving of milk In the udder encour ages udder troubles, nnd In time will make the small yield a chronic habit In the cow. But everybody Is sur prised when It is learned how much more milk con be Rotten from a herd when it is milked thoroughly. Even such an experienced dairyman as E. R. Towle of Vermont expresses surprise at tho statement, of a Georgia dairy man that he found a gain of nine gallons a day from 1C cows at the re sult of change of milkers. Mr. Towle like the rest of us has noticed that much better results are procured by the owner who personally over sees the w,ork of his milkers who of ten Is one of them himself. General ly, financial luterest in a herd of dairy, cows stimulates efforts in a comprehensive way, whether It Is In the direction of clean V ?r something else; and, generally, ab sence of financial Interest other than wages. Inspire a desire to get done. But there are exceptions to both state ments. -And the owner who is an ex ceptlon wants an exception to do bis work. The subject Is as broad as the "social question." -Jersey Bulletin. Better System of Agriculture. Agriculture Is alert everywhere for better methods. Tho. best farmers of this country have long practiced the rotation system of crops, and In the last few years have come to under stand that this rotation should Include frequently the growth of leguminous plants, In order to obtain nitrogeu and humus, essential in good agrlcul ture. Some of our neighbors over the other side of the ocean seem lately to have come to understand this, and have named It the "Solar!" system, which Is explained In the following from the "Journal d'AgrlcuIture Pra tlque:" ! "1. To alternate the cultivation of leguminous and other plants In such a manner that the nitrates accumu lated In the soli by the former are Consumed by the latter. This accum ulation of nitrates is the work of bac teria storing the nitrates In the nod ules on the roots of leguminous plants. To add to the soil, not only all the mineral elements necessary for their development but also those required by the cereals Uiat are to follow. 3. To reserve the farmyard manure for the cultivation ot the plants that con sume the nitrate. 4. The result of this system Is to Increase the quantity of humus In the soli, In mineral ele ments and In nitrates. This system renders It necessary that a large pro portion ot the crops should consist of leguminous plants. What these plants should be must be decided by the farmer, who must take Into careful consideration the environment, and se lect only such crops as will thrive In the locality. Certainly one of the best is lucerne, but, as experience has shown In America, there are some soils which are admirably adapted to the growth of lucerne but are deficient In the bacteria to store the nitrate nodules on the roots. This may be remedied by obtaining a small quan tity of earth frot an old lucerne field and sowing It lightly over the new field. For the greater portion of Aus tralia the clovers are not available for this purpose, but there are many oth er leguminous crops to be chosen from. Tills system ot agriculture Is said to have effected very great Im provement In the cultivation of the land In Italy, and It has been warmly recommended by the best authorities In France and Spain." Indiana Farm er. Blackhead In Turkeys. For a number of years it has been more or less Impossible to raise tur keys In Rhode Island on account of tho ravages of what Is commonly called the blackhead disease. While the earlier efforts of the Rhode Island Experiment station, in co-operation with the agricultural de partment at Washington, discovered the cause ot the disease a number of years sgo, its method of spreading, as well as bow to prevent or cure it, has baffled all attempts at solution. An animal husbandry department ot the experiment station has continued the study of the disease and has been carrying on experiments to learn more about its nature, and through this knowledge to discern some meth od ot combating or avoiding the trou ble. The results of last summer's work, while not conclusive In any way, are still very interesting in them selves, and also because they may give some clew as to future methods of study and experiment Old methods ot raising by letting the poults, or young turkeys, run with . t. . . 1 1. . .... 1 .... wnnatlw kuMI -uw I'luiuer KUinvy unto uivinuj vtrc,. failures, although new land has been used for the pen. This shows that the disease was present and easily infect ed the birds. In one yard six out ot seven, and In another four out of sev en, have died. Out of turkeys raised by hand for three weeks and then placed In pens. tnree out 01 eigni nave oeen lust In one pen and five out ot 12 In an other. Tho average loss In these and similar experiments has been, up to the present time, about 40 percent. Much better results have been ob tained from poults raised In the house, although some ot these also have died when placed in the field at an early age, as noted above. Of those kept in the house until 11 weeks and then placed in the field, there has so far been no loss. This seems to indicate that, . contrary to general opinion, poults can be reared In confinement in a house. The experiments also seem to show that the blackhead dis ease of turkeys Is not Inherited from the egg nor contracted from that por tion of the food fed to them. It seems rather to come from outside contam ination lu soil or air or in the food which they peck up. On the whole, the experiments for the summer advanced quite satisfac torily. To have them without some drawbacks that vitiate portions of the results and cpnipel repetition or re tard the final results would be more than could be expected. The chief difficulties met with have been lack ot funds for building and fences and the fact that the experimental grounds have been reclaimed from swamp lands within two years, and are there fore hardly as dry as could be de sired. Tribune Farmer. Shifting the Blame. "Listen," says the author, his face wreathed with smiles of delight "Here is a letter from a gentlemun who says: 'It may Interest you to know that I began reading your latest story yesterday evening on the train going home. Before I realized where I was I had been carried 60 miles be yond my destination.' " The candid friend raises his eye brows thoughtfully. "But," he suggests, "possibly It was the motion ot the train that put the person to sleep." Valley Weekly,
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