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practical Christian philosophy by Uw
words of a little child, and ah said:
The next time that duty seems bard
to me, I will, like this little boy, not
complain, but 'take the other band.'"
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Natural Grace. I
Wrtrv vnman n nnta ii hi prftroflll. I
(Awkardness Is beauty's greatest foe,
nd, although Its possessor may have
a pretty face, Rt 111 she i placed at a
decldod disadvantage. Her lack of
ease Is painfully apparent. giving her
personality and Incompleteness that Is
far from pleasing. A great French
writer onro faid: "(Irace Is more
beautiful than beauty." Beauty Is
something that Is purely physical,
.while grace is a combination of the
qualities of tact, amiability, common
ense and refinement, all produilng A
charming Impression, says Julia Teresa
Butler In the rittsburg Observer. The
principal quality of grace is pood taste.
The conversation, of the woman with
the truly cultivated mind will be
naturally easy and pleasing, for she
will avoid Incongruities of speech. The
manner and actions and her attire
will always be In accordance with her
surroundings.
Embroidery on Walls.
Many well known people have con
tributed of late years to the work of
reviving the glories of needlecraft
That embroidery work is an art may
be realized by looking at the work
shown in so many of our schools of
needlework, where the embroidery is
almost inconceivably beautiful. One
London hostess has a boudoir paneled
with satin and embroidered by her
own hands in the moBt exquisite of
roses, says the Chicago News. An
other artistic needlewoman can show
wcrk to the full as wondorful as that
jerformcd by hor dead ami gone an
testress. Her country house is adorned
with screens embroidered in flowers,
tall Irises in purple and mauve, con
nected with a trailing design of true
lover's knots of the drawing rooms,
where sprays cf pink and white May
blossoms arc worked on a delicate blue
background and framed In artistic
woodwork. Industrious fingers can
work wonders with tho needle, given
the good taste and senso cf color es
sential. Bathing the Baby.
A daily bath Is absolutely necessary
to keep the babe healthy and good.
Place the bath tub on a bench with a
low chair beside it to sit on and you
will find this very convenient, says a
wrltor in The Farmer's Homo Journal.
Have everything that will be needed
until the dressing is completed within
reach. There should be a supply of
clean clothing, wash rag, towels and
good, pure soap. Pour a quantity of
lukewarm water In the tub, remove
the baby's clothing and set him in it
and wash him all over gently and
thoroughly. A little powdered borax
added to the water softens it and
makes it purer for bathing. Wash the
mouth with a linen cloth dipped in
clean water and dry the ears with soft
pieces of old linen. Take him out of
the water, wipe every part of the body
until It is quite dry, then dust him
lightly with a good Infant powder.
Only the lightest, softest flannel
Should be used for undergarments and
they should be made loose. I think
this is all that is needed, but it is a
very necessary and healthful require
ment The Importance of Color,
Color makes or mars a room, and
many inexpensive houses have been
made "successful" by the intelligent
use of this powerful factor. Harmoni
ous coloring does not necessarily Im
ply a room where everything matches.
.The " blue rooms cf the '00's, where
walls, carpets, curtains, lambrequins,
and upholstery were all of one shade,
exist today only in fiction. They were
never cheerful, imparting by somo sub
tle power their own Indigo coloring to
the moods of the occupants. The blue
room, pure and simple, is not now in
favor. But we are all familiar with
the very green room. Green is na
ture's own color, and none other is so
restful, so desirable; - but it can be
abused. Nature makes use of russets
of yellow-browns, of red-browns, of
ibrenze shades, of grays, of soft pur
pies, of pomegranate tones. These
may be transferred to the walls of our
houses, and If rightly placed, are very
effective.
Rooms that are brightly lighted are
more satisfactory when the color
schemes are comparatively lew in
tone, and dark rooms are made more
livable by colors in a higher key. The
length and breadth of a room are lm
portant considerations, likewise the
height thereof. No room can be treated
Independently of its surroundings;
many bouses fall in this one point.
Each room has been considered sopa
rately without regard to what opens off
from It Each may be charming In
Itself, but the effect as a wnole is
poor, and of decoration. Elisabeth
Emery In House Beautiful.
What Women Are Doing
' Miss Harriet I Matthews, who for
More than thirty years was assistant
librarian is tho public Uhiry at Lynn,
tvas reoently pr Jo(M to tut
position of lihrarlAU, the former in
cumbent having resigned. The Lynn
library is fifth in Importance among
(ho libraries of Massachusetts.
The Women's club of Denver, Col.,
Is trying to establish a library, and a
r.tart was made In that direction by
a substantial girt of books from one of
the members. The club proposes to
establish a model library and will also
have a reading rxm for members.
In the city of Sandusky, O., two
women have been nominated by tho
republican rtty convention for mem
bers of the board of education. This
Is the first time that women have been
nominated for tho school board In that
city.
Miss M. Baldwin, recently elected on
tho school board of Birmingham, Mich.,
is the first woman to hold any oillce
In that town.
According to the Cologne Gazette,
the Prussian universities have fol
lowed the example of the University
of Jena in admitting women to the
examination "pro facilitate docendl"
which opens to thorn the field of higher
teaching In the state.
The profits of neoromnnc.y have been
so great in New York recently that
many new fakirs have sprung up in
this field. Lately they have taken to
the practice of advertising In such
women's magazines as would accept
their matter, and a golden harvest has
resulted. Over 80 percent of the
"clients" of clairvoyants are women.
An astounding case of credulity was
developed by the arrest of a fortune
teller. A widow of means paid over
$1000 to this charlatan, who promised
to read the veil of her future. He sent
a man Into her neighborhood and got
a line on her acquaintance. Then he
told her many things about herself
which she thought were close secrets.
New Shade In Paris.
Among the new materials is flowered
chiffon. On a ground, for example, of
pnlo blue, there nra at Intervals, alter
nating with strijes of the plain ma
terial, stripes of roses falling like a
garland. This is tho sort of chiffon
used for skirts with the Louis XV.
coats of satin or brocado.
Nothing could be more correct and
yet more Parisian than this evening
gown of spangled tulle; "night" blue is
the color of the material, which is dot
ted over with paillettes as the night
sky is with stars. The skirt has three
deep flounces and a long train. The
bodice, perfectly plain, is draped
square across the front, leaving the
shoulders entirely bare and the arms
covered only by a short puff. The rich.
news of the material makes unnecessary
any trimming.
In the hair is an ornament of span
gles. Nothing, on the other band,
could be more elaborate than this
heavy satin made en prJncesse with
flounces of gold lace falling over the
Bboulders and down the back, narrow
at the blps and broad at the hem of
the long train; or this grey morle
gown, with its four flounces of ruffled
Venetian lace, Its fichu of the same
falling over a pointed bodice and fin
ishing the short full sleeve, says the
Delineator.
Generally speaking, bodices are
made round for day gowns and pointed
for evening dresses. Very smart after
noon costumes have a chiffon skirt
with a Louise XV. coat The waist is
drawn in a bit so not deprive one of
grace.
Laced boots have quite gone out of
fashion. They may be worn for skat
ing or for golf, but with a street cos
tume they are very inappropriate.
Even for belts there is a new touch;
the buckle, which should be round or
oval now, is worn In the middle of the
back and the belt is fastened in front
with a small clasp. These buckles for
evening blouses may be made on an
Iron frame with a covering of ruffled
fold braid or of tiuy artificial roses.
The effect Is charming.
Fashion Hints.
Lace ruffles trim the top of the latest
opera bags.
Bcloro jackets must cling close to
the figure.
Calfskin collars and cuffs are worn
on velvet coats.
Two or three kinds of lace are used
on the one gown.
Some charming shades of red in the
mulberry hue are shown.
Duluty little girdles are made of
pompadour silk shirred back and front
A great many plum-colored tailored
suits are worn with violet and blue
bats.
The new shirtwaist sleeves are made
with a high cuff aad a turnover I
worn.
One sees fewer models in straight,
full skirts, the circular form, tight at
the blps and very wide at the hem,
having gained in popularity. Plaits
are stitched flat to aid in giving a
slender effect An untrluinied skirt Is
a rare sight. Even severely simple
gowns, and shirtwaist suits have some
kind of trimming, braid, applied mo
tifs, buttons, or embroidery, on the
skirt Tucks are very much la vogue.
Creamed Egg.
Melt a level tablespoon of butter In
a chafing dish, add one-half cup of
cream and a dust of salt and pepper.
Drop one egg at a time into the dish,
and poach, basting all the time with
the hot cream.
Welsh Rarebit.
Melt one cup of grated cheese, and
one cup of cream and a level table
spoon of butter. After the mixture is
hot add a beaten egg, srason with salt
and paprika and a sail spoon of mus
tard. Serve as kon as the egg Is
cooked on small slices of toasted
bread
Sweet Potato Pie.
Cook the potatoes In boiling water
and mash very fine. To one pint of
the potato add one-quarter cup of sug
ar and two well beaten eggs and
enough milk to make a quart in all of
the mixture. Pour Into a deep plate
lined with paste and bake until the
center Is firm.
Apple and Celery Salad.
Pare nour apples and cut Into dice.
Slice stalks of celery crosswise into
quarter inch pieces. Make a French
dressing with six tablespoons of oil,
three tablenpoons of lemon Juice, a
salt spoon of salt and as much paprika
as liked. Mix the apple and celery and
pour the dressing over about 15 min
utes before serving.
Carameled Sweet Potatoes.
Cook the sweet potatoes In water un
til tender, pen and cut In slices. But
ter a shallow baking dish, put In a
layer of the potato, dust over with sug
ar, put on another layer and add more
sugar. Put a few bits of butter over
the top. Set the dish In the oven un
til the potato is browned and the sugar
slightly caramelized.
Gingerbread.
Put three level tablespoons of butter
into two cups of molasses, add one
level tablespoon of ginger, a quarter
level teaspoon of salt Sift one level
teaspoon of soda with four and one
half cups of flour twice, then add to
the other Ingredients with one cup of
sweet milk. Bake in a large shallow
pan and cut in squares.
Household Hints.
In flavoring cakes do not use lemon
juice if a light cake Is desired, since
the acid sets free the carbon dioxide
before baking.
The waxed lining paper to cracker
boxes Is excellent to wrap around small
cakes and loaves of bread. It Is fine to
clean flat-irons with also.
Roll jelly cakes can be more easily
rolled if the edges of the cake are care
fully trimmed off, as thay, being suf
fer, cause the cake to break on the
edge.
To, prevent tomato soup from curd
ling add the tomato before the milk
is put in and remember to strain the
tomato juice before turning it over the
flour and butter.
It la a mistaken idea to cover a
carpet with a drugget In the belief that
it will save it It is the grinding on
the floors that wears out carpets, and
the protection should come from un
derneath Instead of above.
If baking soda Is used to wash lamp
chimneys they will shine like crystals.
Tinware washed In soda water will be
brightened. Carafes and vinegar
cruets can be cleaned with a gill of
vinegar to which one-fourth of a cup
ful of salt Is added. Shake well.
A safe remedy to exterminate
roaches Is equal parts of powdered
sugar and borax thickly sprinkled on
ledges, behind pipes and in crevices.
every night In apartment houses
every scrap of loose wall paper should
be torn off and burned to destroy the
eggs.
Olive oil makes a superior frying me
dium to lard or butter. It is cheaper
than butter, and does not scorch as
easily as butter docs. Smelts, shrimps,
potatoes, bananas In fuel, almost
everything that Is fried In a shallow
pan tastes better for being cooked
in oil.
Dip any of the crisp soda crackers
In milk, but do not permit them to be
come sodden. Brush with beaten egg,
sprinkle sugar and spread upon a plat
ter, on which there Is room enough to
lie singly. Put la tho oven, let them
brown slightly and sprinkle with
minced raisins and almonds. Lay two
or three together and serve with whip'
ped cream.
All white meats gain In flavor from
a delicate onion admixture with the
gravy. The onion Is to be grated and
put over the meat before it has just
finished roasting and then UliMided
by basting. In this way one avoids the
burnt onion slices, which sometimes
result from other methods, and which
have, in a way, caused the addition of
onion to be regarded with disfavor.
A gray bedroom is a novel Idea, yet
a very attractive scheme, for such a
room is described in an art publication
The walls were to be treated with a
pale gray satin paper which combluea
equally well with gray or white enam
eled gray, while the rugs In while
and yellow give lightness to the
scheme. A washstand set of yellow
ware, screen of yellow linen taffeta,
clear white curtains, and a few brass
candlesticks complete a room as cool
and peaceful as can be pictured. "
New York City. Deep yokes nre
very generally becoming and Just now
are among the most fashionable of all
models. This very ntlractlve waist
FANCY TOKS WAIST.
shows one of cream colored lnce over
chiffon combined with a full blouse of
pale blue crepe poplin and Includes
Bleeves of the very latest model. The
trimming also Is a novelty nnd consists
of ruchlngs of the mnterhil gathered
( Ln E DEJIQN
through the middle and finished with
tiny silk braid over the stitching. In
addition to outlining the yoke and con
cealing the closing at the front it Is
continued round, the lower edge fall
ing over the belt to give a bolero sug
gestion. The sleeves are of the "leg
o' mutton" sort and generously full
above the elbows, snug fitting below.
At the waist is worn a shaped belt of
paunc velvet and a little fall of luce
completes the front.
The waist consists of the fitted lin
ing, the full buck and fronts with the
yoke. Tho yoke Is hooked over onto
tho left shoulder seam while the waist
and lining nre closed separately at the
front. The sleeves are niude In one
piece eoch, arranged over fitted foun
dations that nre faced to form the
cuffs. The deep girdle Is smoothly
fitted and extended slightly below the
waist line at the front.
The quantity of material required
for the medium sl.o is three and five
plght yards twenty-one Inches wide,
three and one-half twenty-seven Inches
wide, or two yards forty-four inches
wide, with one yurd of all-over luce sud
five-eight yards of velvet for belt.
Sever and ttentle Tailor Madea.
Two kinds of severe tailor uiudes are
to divide feminine affection, and fash
ion will smile alike upon both the se
vere and ornate style of coat and skirt
Clolli oa Silk.
Cloth Is much used to trim silk. The
Buromie Alphone Ue Itothschlld bus ap
peared In a bewitchingly pretty muuve
taffeta with elaborately trimmed
mauve cloth.
Bodices of tho Seoeoo.
Bodices ure much like those of the
Louis XIV regime, being high, at the
bust Hue aud going from thence In a
straight line to the deep point. TUej
are evidently bunked.
costume. The dividing lino will be
found even more distinctly than for
merly, the severe gown having for lis
basic fabric the rougher tweed and
mixtures and the frock of lesser sever.
Ity being smartly evolved from one of
the legion of new smooth cloths, which,
If possible, nre more attractive than
Inst season's productions.
fllrl'e Ho fleeted Iree.
P.ox pleated dresses in Russian style
suit young girls admirably well and
are essentially smnrt. Tills one Is
quite novel. Iiinsiiiiicli ns It Includes
bretelles which ure nrrnnged under the
pleats nnd give tin brond shoulder
line that Is so marked a feature of the
season. The model Is tnnd'. of army
blue serge trimmed with f;tmv braid
nnd Is worn with a white collar nnd
blue tie. All materials In voauo for
girls' dresses nre, however, equally
appropriate.
The dress Is made with lincks nnd
fronts nnd is closed Invisibly beneath
the box pleat at the left of the front.
The pleats are laid for Its entire length
ami the bretelles nre attached to the
waist beneath the edge of the outer
ones. The sleeves nre full, pleated
nt both tipper and lower edges nnd
finished with shaped cuffs, and nt the
waist 1 arranged a belt which Is
slipped under straps at the uuder-arm
seams.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (eight years) Is
BY MAY HflNYON.
Ave and three-quarter yards twenty
seven inches wide, three aud one-half
yards 'forty-four inches wide, or two
Oinu'S BOX PLKATKD DDIS
and one-hulf yurds fifty-two Inches
wide.
Vroued Hovers,
Draped and embroidered revere, la
Directory fashion, are on the long-
busqued coat of the becoming gray
cloth costume woru by the Coiutesse
de Noallles.
Beaailful Heir Oruenieote,
A beautiful hair ornament consists of
fine wblto feathers, curving plume,
slender threads of gold among them,
here sad there, supporting tiny dia
mond sparks. . ' t
A Cheap Tour Around the World.
'Most eyery evinlnit, after tea,
1 travel lar as far ien be :
1 grasp tho wheel villi ImiIi my bands,
And mmn l'lu ult fur furelicu lauds.
I seek all rnuntrl'ea that I tan ;
Alnnka. China, and Jumin.
Then round Ur Hair anil Krmln,
And very aoon I'm borne again,
Then up nlNiut the l'nlar Hea,
Where bear and wnlrua smre at mo.
At ether times I take my way
To dlmnnt llurnia and Malay.
In every lain!. down t' the sea,
The people riiflh to look at me.
Hood lin k to you." I henr them
1 wave my baud and aiievd away.
flur uliilmrroom ta evervwhre ;
My ship U JiiMt a roi kltiK-rhalr :
1 cmlre atmut the world, at sea,
'Most every evening after tea.
2 noma '"toe r in &'r. irho1at
Would Like Japa to Be Tall.
The pet desire of the Emperor of
Japan Is said to be to create by means
of a more carnivorous diet a taller
race of soldiers. Tho European style
of food was tried for several years on
small boys in the government schools,
but they disliked It and it did not give
the desired results. The report of the
doctors who bad charge of these chil
dren at the government schools could
suggest no better way to secure tall
soldiers than to. encourage the Japa
nese to marry European women.
Getting Near the Birds.
The great difficulty In studying birds
Is to get near enough to observe them
with accuracy. In "Wild ' Nature's
Ways" Richard Kearton tells how be
avercame this obstacle. He made use
of the Bkln of a large ox, rounded out.
of course, and in It he was able to get
close to the nesto. He gives this amus
ing account of the working of his de
vice:
Although an admirable hiding de
vice, the stuffed ox had ono fatal draw
back; if used during breezy weather,
It was liable to blow over. I remem
ber once returning to see how iny
brother was faring whlUt waiting for
some subject, and arrived upon the
scene just in time to witness man nnd
beast occupying a very undignified
position. The back of the ox had
landed In a slight declivity, and the
feet of both biped and quadruped were
pointing toward the zenith. In order,
therefore, to avoid accidents of this
character during windy weather, we
tako four pegs aud a quantity of string
out with us. The former nre driven
firmly Into tho ground, nnd the bul
lock's less lashed securely to them.
As a hiding device It was a great suc
cess. The realistic qualities of the
Btuffed ox Inspired so much blind con
fidence In the skylark that she came
and covered her chicks whilst 1 had an
exposure meter standing on its edge
within two or three inches of her
nest
I reasoned that if a stuffed bullock
could be made so useful, a sheep treat
ed in a similar manner ought to prove
equally efficacious amongst birds living
en moors and mountains. Accordingly,
I had one prepared. As the taxider
mist's men said when they put the
Stuffed sheep, neatly swathed In can
vas Into the van of the train by which
( was travelling to the north of Eng
land, it had beon "set up lying down."
and a bole left in the chest for the
lens of the camera to peer through.
It aroused a good deal of Interest
and amusing interrogation wherever
it was seen along the route. With tho
birds it proved an excellent device.
Take the Other Hand.
It was a pleasant day In summer,
when a lady, who had been watching
by the sickbed of her mother for some
weeks, went out to take a little exer
cise and- enjoy the fesh air. She hoped
she might hear a bird sing, or see some
little wild-flower, which would spool;
to her of future hope, for her heart
was heavy with anxiety and sorrow.
After walking some distafico sbo
came to a rope-walk. She wa3 familiar
with the place, and belns fond of tho
smell of tar, entered tho place. At cne
end of the building she saw a little boy
turning a very law whoul; she
thought It was too laborious work fur
such a child, aud, as lslie came near
him, she spoke to hl'.n.
"Who sent you to this place?" she
asked.
"Nobody; I cauio by myself."
"Does your father know you are
here?"
"I have no futher."
"Are you paid for your labor?"
"Yes, I get nlnepenee a day."
"What do you do with your money?"
"I give it to my mother."
"Do you like this work?"
"Well enough; but If I did not, I
should do it, that I might get money
for my mother."
"How long do you work In the day?"
"From nlue till twelve In the morn
ing, and from two till five In the after
noon," "How old are you?"
"Almost nine."
"Are you never tired of turning this
great wheel?"
"Yea, sometimoii."
"And what do you do then?"
"I take the other hand."
The lady gave him a piece of mouey.
"Is this for my mother?" tald he
said, looking pleased.
"If you would like to give it to her."
"Thank you, ma'am," the boy said.
She went bom strengthened In her
evotlon to duty and instructed in
Half-past
"Half-past what?" asked Connie.
"Three," guessed Nan.
"No."
Then come Millie's turn.
"Nine," she guessed.
"No," said Connie. "Ada comes
next."
And so it went on down the long
line of girls who were playing the
game, and at last it came to Kitty. . .
"Right," she guessed.
"night!" cried Connie, and then
she started toward the corner, run
ning as hard as she could, and Kitty
ran after her. But Connie reached the
post on the corner before Kitty caught
up.
"You didn't get mo!" she said trium
phantly. "No, I can always guess the number,
but I can never catch anybody," laugh
ed the little girl, and she again took
her place In the line.
Then Connie and a girl that she
picked out to chose a number, and the
guessing went on.
"I wish I could catch somebody just
once,' stated Kitty. 'I'd like to be
chased."
"Half-pant?" Nan was asking, and
Kitty's turn had come to answer.
"Four," she said.
"Right."
Then Nan started on run; but what
was the matter with Kitty? When she
heard the word "Right," she had given
a Jump and a little scream, cried "Half
past four!" and started to run, not af
ter Nan, but In the opposite direction.
On and on she went, with the girls
watching her in wonder.
When Nan saw that she was not be
ing pursued, she went back to the
others.
"Why did Kitty run that way?" she
asked.
But nobody knew.
"She just looked up at the sky, hol
lered, and ran off," said one of the
smaller girls.
"Suppose we all go after her and
find out why she did It," suggested
Nan.
So off they started, going two by
two, and looking very much like a pro
cession of some kind.
Vhn they reached Kitty's home,
thoy found her sitting on the door
step. Her face was fluolicd and she
locked tired, but she exiled when she
saw them.
"Why did you run awny?" demand
ed ceveral of the girls.
"I was so afraid that I wouldn't get
here in time," Kitty told them. "You
sec, I promised uiniuma that I would
be hero by half-past four; and, when
we said that in the game, I just
thought of It, and I bad to hurry as
fust as I rould so as to keep my word."
"Would your mother punish you If
you hadn't come?" questioned Nan.
"Oil, no; but she would have been
sorry!"
"Anyway," Kitty added, "when ' I
pay I'll do a thing, I want to do it if
possible." S. Jennio Smith, In Chris
tian Advocate.
Boy'a Tussle With a Leopard.
A huge leopard visited the Oopsl
pore tea estate a few days ago, and
arriving about 11 o'clock In the morn
ing took a good look around. After
roaming about and apparently satis
fying himself that everything was go
ing on all right, be felt the pangs of
hunger coming over him.
The hospitality of the manager of
the Gopalpore tea estate is proverbial,
and he has a "Mutton Club." The leo
pard soon got to find out this, and be
therefore strolled into the precincts
of the club and made himself an hon
orary member straightaway, quite un
conventionally and without any of the
usual formalities. For "tiffin" be se
lected and seized the fattest sheep.
But the boy who was In charge of the
sheep would not allow this, so he
caught the sheep by the hind legs and
hung on to them while the leopard
was tugging away at the other end,
the boy yelling "blue murder" all the
time.
When this had gone on for a few
minutes the manager came riding up,
and observing the state of affairs at
once chipped into the game. He and
tho boy between them succeeded In
rescuing the body of the sheep, but
tho leopard got the head. He content
ed himself with this lor the time be
in;;, and it Is a wonder that be did not
take more and that he did not attack
the manager and the boy who de
prived him of his meal. The leopard
had his revenga for his discomfiture
a few days after, when he mauled a
girl and a member of the Olrathas.
Amurlta Bazaar Patrlka.
Buys Coffin Before Death.
While a young woman lay dying at
a hospital recently her husband, bis
brother and several women friends of
the family were busy In the task of
selecting a casket At supper time,
while the woman was still several
honrs from dying, this unusual mis
sion had been completed. The casket
had been selected and put In readiness
to receive the body as soon as death
ocours.
The women who made up this un
usual party of shoppers buying burial
goods before death ensued, also ex
amined burial robes at several under
takers, but did not select one. It Is
said that It was at the solicitation of
the dying woman that the unusual
haste was made. At one of the under
taking shops visited the women agreed
on one casket, but did not then take
It, stating aa a reason for waiting
that they wanted to' make sure It
would suit the dying woman. Kansas
City Journal.