HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT: OLD GLOVES RENEWED. A black glove mny bo quite renewed bj covering It with Ink, and when tills Is dry tubbing It well wltU a polishing clotli. It Is not at all undesirable to use on such gloves ordinary shoe pol ishes which are black, and some, more economical and cleverer than the rest, contrive to transform their old white gloves to black by the same method. A great deal more can be done with convenient dyes than Is dreamt of by ordinary people, but then they must be tarefully treated. The Queen, GIRL FRIENDSHIPS. There Is nothing that is such a last ing pleasure as the possession of ft really true friend, says the Paragon Monthly. But how many people lose their friends by their own foolish con duct, and then seem unable to sec that It Is through their own fault that the once pleasant intercourse is at an cud. Girls must remember that to call a friend "darling" to her face and speak 111 of her behind her back is not the way to keep her love. In a friend one ought to be sure of flmling some one whose advice is worth taking, and Whose affection is always the same for us to fall back on, however ill the rest of the world treats us. Friendship Js something better than a mere for mal knowledge of each other, and the lapse of years between our meetings should not be able to make the least difference iu our regard for each other. THE OUTLOOK FOR 1003. ' The fashion outlook for this season was never so bewilderingly complex os at the present moment. Never were there so many absolutely diverse styles to choose from, each and every one bearing the hall mark of the very latest design, and also being indescrib ably "smart." Crinoline is more than hinted at, for there r.ro underskirts made to wear with street and bouse gowns that have two and three pieces of reather bone Inserted in tucks or cordings, so that (ho skirt stands out almost as did the crinoline skirts of olden time. In truth, some aid is necessary to hold out such width of skirt as is required ia the fashionable gown Intended for late autumn or early winter wear. Clotli costumes will be extremely fashionable, so also will velvet and .velveteen costumes, while among the sew materials are many so-called vel vets and velveteens that bear the Strongest possible resemblance to plush but with rather a shorter nap than was fashionable when plush was last in favor. Silk, satin, brocade, all ore In demand for evening gowns, nnd iiIkd there are gauzes, nets, laces, and tnllos that suegest ball gowns when seen first in the material itself. Har per's Bazar Fashion Number. SEASON'S LATEST TRIMMINGS. Every fashionable suit with one ex ception, and that is the strictly tailor made, is trimmed nnd frequently it reaches to such a degree of elaborate ness that the suitsappear just the least bit over trimmed. The latest walking suit also lias the same fault if it may be termed so. and in fact everything .which is new this season has a large amount of decoration. When fur is used great care must be taken to see that the effect is not too foreign. That Is, little dabs of fur cannot be used, as ore other trimmings, but among the suits on which fur has been employed It is noticeable that it is used entirely together. Skirt trimming is a rather risky undertaking at any rate, and the greatest caution must be taken when the wearer is either too short or too Blonder. A norclly has been discovered for the use of straight braids and the fashionable modistes are using the straight silk quality, and making their own designs. Some of the newest era broidefies show exquisite combinations In the latest shades, and one has a stunning golden thread woven lu and out of the little fipwer designs. Some of the Imported appliques, which bring forth the latest blcnding3 In colors, are workmanship of the high est art and never before have they been known to be made with such infi nite taste. New Haven Register. HOME MADE BEAUTY. . They are telling many tales of Lady Feversham in England these days. Her daughter, Lady Ulrica Dnncorabe, who Is declared by artists and sculptors to be the most beautiful unmarried woman in England society. Is soon to marry Colonel Everard Baring, brother of Lord Revelstoke. It is said tbnt Lady Ulrica's beauty is largely due to the extraordinary vigilance and cow monsense of her mother, who superin tended in every particular the regimen led by her daughters when they were children. It sterns that when Lady Ulrica wis child ber mother never permitted her to go out in the sun without a veil. This prevented tan and freckles, and kept the face soft and tender. Every hour was subdivided into periods for alternate study and rest. Her food was carefully selected, weighed and measured in order to insure not only health, but to produce beauty of form vid perfect coloring, t Lady Ulrica did. not go in for ath letics. She swam and walked, but she never played tennis or golf In the hot ' in or danced till morning in hot ball rooms. She cared nothing for society, and after graduating from Girton, Cambridge, became a trained nurse, and spent years in the slums of Lon don. When asked once how to diet for beauty, Lady Ulrica laughed and said: "Eat meat only once a week, or never more often than once a day. Drink tea or milk Instead of wine; bread and butter instead of pastry." She recom mended also plenty of fresh air and cold baths. Philadelphia Inquirer. "BLUEBELL" LIKE HYMN TUNE. One of the most whistled songs of the season has been "Bluebell." Its' composer Is Theodore Morse, formerly employed In Ditson's music store and the composer of "The Cocoanut Tree" and "I've a Feeling For You." One of the rarely sung hymn tunes of the Protestant Episcopal Church is "Watennouth," the name of the hymn composed by H. A. Mann in 1879 for Frances Ridley Ilavergal's "Oil Sav iour, rrecious Saviour." A co-respondent of the New York Sun, George Fentrk-k, has called at tention to the striking similarity be tween the chorus of the song nnd the hymn. The two were submitted yes terday to a musician in charge of the publishing department of a large mu sic house. He played both numbers through on the piano and to the lay ear they were Identical. "There is a little change in the rhythm, for the song chorus Is in march time," he said, "but the notes of the melody are Identical. It may be that Mr. Morse never heard of the hymn and the Identity of the two com positions may be entirely accidental. It can be said that they really are the same air and could not well be more alike. The composer of "Bluebell" has drawn large royalties from the sale of the song. He is connected with a song publishing concern in West Thirty seventh street. "I never saw or heard of that hymn 'Watermouth' to my knowledge," Mr. Morse told a Sun reporter yesterday, "and if 'Bluebell' resembles It so strongly it is mere coincidence. I have a German song written years ago that is very much like 'Bluebell,' which I heard after the song had been pub lished, and Anally got hold of it with difficulty. ''Then there is a little English song called 'The Star,' published more than fifty years ago. I heard It after 'Blue bell' was popular, and after a great deal of difficulty I got hold of it. They are very much alike, almost the same, but I bad never seen it before my at tention was called to it. Only a short time ago a man sent me a song from London which be had written some time ago, and wrote me that I ought to be ashamed to steal his song. It was like 'Bluebell. I sent him back the two old songs as an answer." TO. MOTHERS. I would like to say some words of cheer and encouragement to the tired mothers who think their hearts and hands are full to overflowing. Take courage, dear mothers, the little ones will soon grow up, and perhaps all too soon they win be gone from our homes. Mothers, take time to love your little ones and enjoy their company. Only show your love for them and sec how quickly they will respond. The thought that their being naughty makes mninina fell bad will restrain them more than any scolding, which never does any good. Ask God for strength aud guidance and He will surely help. Never mind if their clothes cannot always be in the latest style; have them as neat as you can, says a writer in the Farm, Stock and Home. I want to say to those who are griev. ing over large families, don't do it You little know how soon their num ber may be broken. I had a family of six, but in one short week I was called upon to part with two of my darling girls. So I want to say to the tired ones, take courage: leve them, and let them love you now, as this is the only time we nre sure of. A woman that can raise and do for a large family should be very happy. She has woman's rights, right in hand. I think a good, true wife and mother, well cared for, has all the woman's rights she needs or should want. If we mothers all raise our children right, to be good men and women, we have conquered the world; let the men do the voting if they like. It will pay us to be strict with our little ones and teach them the way of right, whether their sheets and night dresses are ironed or not. . We will have something to be proud of some day. If we are careful in rearing our own there will be no bod company for others, and they will make good, lov ing husbands and fathers, wives and mothers, in their turn. It seems as though no good, honest girl would marry a man she knows to be a gambler, or with the bad habits some young men have. If she marries a good man, with no bad habits, whom she loves and who loves her, how can he change to a brutal, selfish husband? Girls, be careful of the choice of com panions, and when you win a good man's love be kind to him and keep that love; do not lose it; It is something rare. ABOUT LAMP3. The common kerosene lamp, which Is nsed In almost every household, despite the electric and gas lights, will give a clear, bright light and be a soure of comfort to the family If properly cared for. The bowl of the lamp should be kept full of oil, but when not In use the wick should be turned low to keep the oil from oozing out upon the burn er. Use none but the best of burners. Wash the burners often and scour any discolored parts. Lamp chimneys nre not near so liable to break when ex posed to changes of temperature If they are put in a pan of cold water and allowed to heat gradually until thewaterlscold again. Polish wltb old newspapers. Brown spots may be re moved by rubbing them with coarse salt. See that the flues lit closely so there Is no danger of their falling off when the lamp is moved. Fill your lamps by daylight. Put in a new wick as soon as the old one begins to clog, and before It ia burned 'out. It Is perfectly wonderful how bright nnd brilliant a light will be if a lamp Is thus cared for. You can read as well as if it was daylight-S. J. H., in Mirror and Farmer. KITCHEN DON'TS. Don't liter up the kitchen when get ting a meal, because it will take hours to clean up after the meal Is over. Don't put a greasy 6poon on the table. It leaves a stain which require time to erase. Put it on a saucer. Don't crumple up your dish towels. Rinse and hang them in the sun. Don't pour boiling water over china packed in a pan. It will crack by the sudden contrastlon nnd expansion. Don't black a stove while it Is hot It takes more blacking and less polish. Don't put damp towels nnd napkins In the hamper. Dry them first or they Will mildew. Don't use knives for scraping the table nnd pots. Don't pour boiling water anJ soap J on greasy spots. Moisten xue spots first with a cold saturated solution of soda, then scrub them with tho grain of the wood, using cold soap suds. Don't put egg dishes into hot water it makes the egg adhere. Soak the dishes Ur3t in cold water. Don't put tin pans on the stove to dry. They become heated, the polder loosens and they break. Prairie Faria Magazine. CHANGE OF MENU. So many housekeepers make the mis take of having regular schedules whicli they follow for the week. Yet tco much Importance cannot be laid upou constant chance. Mutton Mondays, beef Tuesdays nnd so on, coming regunrly, week nftei week, certainly isn't conducive Id ap petite, especially if It's at nil "fiiicky." It's bad enough for the housemother to know every one of tlio "twenty-one meals a week" in advance. Cut, un less it's absolutely necessary, the snmo sequences of rneals should be avoided. Boarding houses uearly always bavo regular meats regular nights a mis take that is got into by the effort for a systeui. But -system Isn't in having the same things over and over asaln in the same way. There's system in constant change, especially in constant change in menu. Another mistake, 0:1 tire sr.rne lines. Is made usually by t'.ie very young housekeeper and that is ii dishing up the "left-overs" at the very net meal. Instead of giving the palata time to forget. Change, change, chance. Doctors and taste agree in preaching tnat, for health and strength have their foun dations in appetite, nnd appetite de pends largely upon change. 'El WW- rienlilli Slice Cne one peck, of green tomatoes nnd sprinkle with one cup cf salt In layers. Let stand over night and then drain. Add oup-quarter pound of mustard seed, one ounce whole cloves, the same of allspice, two cups of brown sugar and two quarts of vinegar. Cook slowly until the to mato Is tender but not soft. Corn Mush Put one quart of boil ing water into a double boiler, with tho upper part set directly on the range. Mix one pint of cornmeal wltb one pint of cold milk and stir into the boiling water slowly. Stir occasionally for five minutes, then set the boiler In the under pan and let the musii cook for on hour, or more if possible. Rice Griddle Cakes Beat one cup of cold cooked rice Into two cups of cold milk and let stand a half hour to soak. Add a half level teaspoou of salt, a tablespoon of butter, two cups of flour sifted with two level teaspoons of bak ing powercr and one egg beaten well. If a little more flour Is needed add it with caution, for the cakes must be as soft as possible and not break when cooked on the griddle. Ice Cream Cake Cream 'one-half cup of butler, add one cup of fine granu lated sugar and beat to a creamy lightness. Add one-half cup of milk alternately with one and three-quarter cups of flour, sifted with, three level teaspoons of baking powder. Af ter heating well add the stiffly beaten whites of three eggs and a half tea spoon of vanilla. Bake in a sheet and cover with an icing when cold. New York Clty.-The fitted Jacket of hip length Is always In style what ever others may come nnd go. This one Is exceptionally desirable for the rea- FITTED JACKET. son that Its seams are so arranged as to give tapering, lines to the figure, nnd that it Is quite close to the throat. As Illustrated it Is made of black ker sey stitched with corticelli silk nnd A LATE DESIGN trimmed with collar and cuffs of vel vet, edged with broadcloth, but all the materials in vogue for coats nre equal ly appropriate, and the collar and cuffs can be made either of the ma terial or of the velvet as mny be liked. The sleeves are the new ones that are full at the shoulders and narrower at wrists, where they are finished with becoming roll over cuffs. ' The jacket consists of fronts, side fronts, bncks, sldebacks and undernrm gores with sleeves which nre cut in two portions each. Pockets nre In serted In the side fronts, vhlch add both to the style nnd to the conven ience, nnd the closing Is made at the left of the front with buttons nnd but tonholes. The quantity of ninlvrial required for tho medium size Is three und a quar ter yards twenty-seven inches wide, two nnd three-eighth yards forty-four inches wide or one nnd seven-eighth yards fifty-two inches wide, with one half yard of bias velvet to make as illustrated. Chinese Coat Latent. Any woman with an eye for the pic turesque Is bound to full in love with a Chinese coat done over Into a room gown. These coats of richest satin nnd silk are of a sort which the Chi nese Minister might wear with eclat Of yore It was the vogue to wear them over a pretty petticoat and let it go nt that. Now we are more elaborate. The lutest examples show n graduated A Picture Weclilirg. At a recent wedding the bride's wed ding gown bad a long train suspended from the shoulders with pearl ornn ments, the train wn3 lined with white chiffon nnd the girdle of the gown was made of silver embroidery. The brides maids' gowns were all of pompadour chene silk, opening in the front over tucked white chlffou petticoats, and cbens strips of the silk crossed the petticoats an?, were caught with straps aud bows ot pale blue. The pointed ' . I accordion flounce of Liberty silk. This trailing flounce is edged with a ruche nnd Is fitted up into the side silts that distinguish the Chinese coat. The flouncing Is also used Inside the broad sleeves. This flouncing does not nec essarily match the coat color In ma terial. It may contrast vividly. One black coat stunningly embroidered with brilliant birds nnd blossoms boasts flouncing of vivid cerise. Red Is, Indeed, very much the vogue, espe cially In the raspberry nnd strawberry shades. Half light hyacinth and peri winkle blues are much liked also, as these colors often figure superbly in these embroidered garments. All the pretty rose shade's nre noied in these llounclngs. So is emerald green. Such a robe Is much less undress than the same coat when worn with a petti coat, however ornate. Favorite Three Plare Rklrt. Full skirts that nre so arranged ns to leave n narrow, plain panel at the front may safely be called the favor ites of the season, nnd are exceedingly graceful and generally becoming. This one includes also n flounce that is Joined to the shies nnd back and is finished with box pleats that conceal tho seams at the front. The model Is made of willow green crape de chine trimmed with ruches of silk nnd full rosettes, but all materials which nre soft enough to make the fullness at tractive nre suitable. The skirt Is made with front pore nnd circular pontons, which are joined BY MAY MANTON. at the centre back. The box pleats Are separate and are applied over the front seams, while the closing is made Invisibly nt the back. The flounce is turned under nt its upper edge and shirred In successive rows, so form ing a heading, aTld the fullness nt the upper edge is also collected in shlr rlncs. The quantity of material required THREE 1'IECB SK1KT. for the medium size Is eleven yards twenty-one, nine and three-quarter yards twenty-seven, or Ave yards forty four Inches wide. bodices had fichus of Mechlin lac over vests ot finely tucked whiU chif fon. Their large white felt bats hud pink roses under the brims and loops of pale blue velvet ribbon adorned their tops and came around under the brims and tied iu strings. The little girl train bearer wore a Puritan bonnet of drawn blue silk nnd a blue satin frock, and the pnge was in a Georgian page suit of blue cloth, with a white waistcoat, white silk stockings, and hit shoes had piste buckles. wmVmk BEIN' SICK. Wlien I am really sick abed It isn't ever any fun. I feel oil achy in my head An' hate to take tny medisun. Th' sheets get stickyish an' hot. But 1 am not allowed to kick 'Em off, er read, er talk a lot When I am sick. .1 hate for all the folks about To come an' pat me on th' face An' say, "Poor child! You'll soon be out," An' tiptoe all around th' place. They go when I pretend to be Asleep I do it for a trick; I don't like folks to pity me When I am sick. My mother's diff'runt I don't care if she sits by me once er twice An' says, "Poor boy," an' smooths my hair; She ain't just tryin' to be nice. They bring worm squashy things to me For meals, an' make me cat 'cm quick. I'm mis'rublc as I can be Wben I am sick Burgess Johnson, in Harper's Monthly. A PARTY TRICK. Bnlance a cane on the back of a chair so that the slightest touch sets it to wavering. Then tell your friends that you can make It fall from the chair without touching It In any way or even blowing nt it Although no one will believe you, It Is a very simple thing to do. Get a ABOCT TO ATTRACT THE CANE, postal card and rtih it very briskly on a woolen cloth till it is thoroughly mag netized. Then hold it near one end of the cane, which will slowly turn to ward it. By balding the card below this end of the cane you will attract It downward until it overbalances and falls to the floor. New York Evening Mail. TWO ARCTIC BABIES. On the Fourth of July, ISO!), in a broad level valley in the heart of Files mere Land, I came upon a herd of five musk oxen. When they saw us they ran together and stood back to back In star form, with heads outwards. This is their usual method of defense against walrus, their only enemies in this land. After tacy were shot I doscovered two tiny calves, which till then had been biddea um'.er their mother's long hair. Such funny little coal-black creatures they were, with a gray patch on their foreheads, great, soft blank eyes, enorsmnsly large, bony knock-kneed legs and no tails r.t all. With the falling of the last musk ox E17 dogs made c rtis'.i for the little ani mals whlcj, thnng'j wide-eyed and trembling with fear, showed a bold front to the savage unknown crea tures which surrounded them. For tunately I was too quick for the dogs end rescued the little fellows. Then I hardly knew what to do. I bad not the heart to kill them myself nor tell ny Eskimos n. Finally I thought I woul.l try rnd ret them to the ship, fifty miles away, though I did not know haw I was to do thi9 over the nllos of nicuntaius and rough ice. After the t'.ogs were fastened the little fellows stood quietly by the bod las of their i iolhcr3 till all the animals were skinned and cut up; but when we were ready to start fcr cam;), and put a line nbor.t t'neir necks to lead tlicm away, t'icy s'.rug;led so violently at t'.o foucli of the rope that I knew thoy wcr.kl soon strangle themselves to fen Hi. and fiad the ropes taken olr. Tac.i we tried t3 drive them, but could imt. Then I remembered by experi ence years before nt far-off Independ ence Day, nnd told Ahngmaloktok to threw cue of the mr.sk on skins ever his br.ci and walk off, -With a baa-a-a the little fellows were at his heels in r.n ins'ant, and with coses buried in the long hair trailing behluJ him followed content ct'.ly, while the rest of us kept off the dogs. In this way everything went r.icely. nnd we scrambled along over ibe roc'.:s. waded across two or three streams and walked through an exquisitely so.'t. green HUlo patch of meadow, cut by a gurgling crystal brook. until we reached the Ice-boat where the sledge had been left. From Robert E. Peary's "Ya iUee Toodle aud Miss Coluj'jia," Ia St. Nicholas. LITTLE TETE. Some time ago a consignment cf homing or carrier pigeons left Tan Francisco. Cab, for Auckland, New Zealand, to be used in carrying com munications between Auckland and Great Barrier Island; and among the lltle feathered mesengers was a bird named Pete, which belonged to me. Pete was always known as a wise fel low, his Intelligence nt time causing people to marvel. But Pete was a tramp; that is, be could not be de pended upon If sent on a long trip, often loitering on the way to hunt food or to play, perhaps staying out hours when he should have been absent only minutes. So Pete was shipped away to be used as a loft bird one which toys .e home loft to attract re Ji n turning messengers. Well, he went this time because' he couldn't help It; but bis cunning played a fine trick on his new owners. This bird was taken 2000 miles by land to San Francisco; 2089 miles by water to the Hawaii, thence 2210 miles by water to the Samonn Islands; thence 1000 miles by water to Auckland In all nearly 8000 miles, and now' Pete Is at home agin! The home-coming of this bird is lit tle short of marvelous, and this is how be accomplished it. Watching care fully for an opportuntly to escape, after landing at Auckland, Pete took to his wings, nnd finding In the har bor the vessel which had carried him so far from home, be radiated from Its masts In every direction, searching for a familiar scene or object, which, of course, lie could not find so many thousand miles away from his Ameri can dove-cote. However, he stayed near tu ship, perhaps thinking It would return to America; but when the vessel finally steamed out, headed for Australia Instead of the United States, Pete deserted his perch and struck out straight toward his home land. So It happened that the Lucy Belle, an old-fashioned sailing vessel laden with lumber from the Samoan Isles, when three days from Chrlstmns Island, was boarded by an almost ex hausted stranger; and the stranger was nobody in the world but Mr. Pete. As the old sailor is a very superstitious being, Pete was welcomed amid cries of wonder at encountering a homing pigeon in th? middle of the Pacific; Ocean, und was allowed to ride wher ever he chose on shipboard. The bird was kindly treated and fed. nnd one day. during a storfn which frightened him and drove the little tramp to shel ter on deck, it was discovered that he carried a small tag on one leg, bearing a number and his name. Ho wa9 placed in a box with slats for bars, and in this condition came into San Frfancisco Bay with the Lucy Belle, 1 just as happy at sight of land ns any member of the crew, who considered him a mascot. The story of the Lucy Belle's mas cot soon spread among tho shlpfolk along the wharves, and In a few hours Pete was Identified as having been shipped some weeks before for Auck land. Then It was that the people un derstood that 'the crafty fellow was homeward bound. All this is wonderful enough; but the fact that Pete reached home un aided over 2000 miles of land route Is. perhaps, only less wonderful. But he did. It was argued on the Lucy Belle that a bird possessing a brain wise enough, to figure out an ocean voyage could reach bis home on land; and after some debate the sailors securely fastened a little story to Pete's leg, reciting his adventures so far as known to them, and turned him loose. How the dear little wanderer found his way home he alone can tell. It took Tete nine days to travel the 20J0 miles, in covering which, of course, he must have stopped often; for, If be could have gone straight home, the distance could have been made in thirty or forty hours. We who had sent him off to Australia had not the slightest idea that he was this side of the equator, or of the world, when, one morning, not long ago, Mr. Pete quietly hopped clown from the home loft, nnd, without any fuss whatever, joined his mates at a breakfast of corn, wheat and crumbs! Now, what do you think of him? He will never be sent away again, fcr there is not sufficient money ut the disposal of any one man to secure him. If you know of any girls or) boys who nro discontented at home, show them this story of Pete, who so loved bis humble abode of rough board and hard straw that he outwitted cunning men and defied the risks and hardships of an SOOO-mile journey over sea and l.md, in the effort to return to his home. Ross B. Franklin, in St Nicholas, Paradls Incal Panama. Service on the Isthmus of Tanama, which some years ago was thought anything but an inviting tour of duty, has now, owing to tho up-to-date san- llary precautions taken by our naval and military authorities, become quite popular among our marines, who have no fears of contracting lever. As an instance of the popularity of service on the isthmus, it is interesting to note that wben a call for ninety volunteers was made at the marine br.rracks at the Navy Yard, New York, a few days since, to make up the quoth from that place toward forming the battalion to sail soon from Philadelphia, uearly 200 :ne: volunteered for service. Army; and Navy Journal. To Art Visitors In Tnklo. The following notice was posted' up recently in an art exhibition iu Toklo, Japan: "No isitor who is mad or in toxicated is allowed to enter In; if any person found in shall be claimed to retire. No visitor.is allowed to carry in with himself any parcel, umbrella, stick, and the like kind, except bis purse, and is strictly forbidden to take within himself dog, or the same kind of beasts. Visitor is requested to take care of himself from thieveiy." SU James' (London) Gazette. A7
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