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A Pad of the French.
Paris the velveteen redfngote Is
popular garment of the- moment,
Russian blouse and the redlngote,
wo uuiciu, ttuu even lilt) tuat
are modish, but the redlngote reigns.
The redlngote proper la a very differ-
Ant thfncr ffn.m thu lintr atlcroi inntu
shown In most of the shops.- The red
lngote proper fits closely at the waist
line, but Is gracefully ample of skirt
and seldom severe or plain across the
bust and shoulders. Often the upper
part of the coat Is plain, save for the
severe collar and revers, but more of
ten thero are fancy lapels. The long
skirt of the rcdir.gote frequently
reaches the ankle, showing tho hem
of the skirt with which it Is worn.
A New Idea for a Workbag.
1 Since the sewing fad has been intro
duced .the smart girl ha3 substituted
a flowered silk work-bag for her reti
cule, which during the summer days
bhe often carried for holding her hand
kerchief and fan. An easy-to-make and
charming-to-Iook-at-work-bag, and
quite the correct thing to carry one's
work in when attending a sewing af
ternoon. Is made of some pretty flow
ered silk, with" embroidery-hoops for
the handles. To make such a bag, seven-eighths
of a yard of the silk will be
needed, and a pair of erobroldery
hoops. The silk is shirred to the hoops
which are first covered with ribbon one
and one-fourth inches wide. About four
and one-half yards of ribbon will be
required. Bows of ribbon add to the
pretty effect of the bag. Snd a number
of girls have sewed either to the bot
tom nr to the side of the bag a flat
silk sachet made with their favorite
perfume. In making a bag of this sort
one pair of embroidery hoops will an
swer perfectly, even though one hap
pens to be a trifle larger than tho oth
er. Woman's Home Companion.
Precious Stones Typifying Love.
Rubie3 are most suited for young
Jovera. They are also most expensive,
ttie people of the Burmese empire be
lieve that a ruby Is a human soul just
about to enter the sacred precincts of
Buddha and consequently in the last
stages of transmigration. A ruby Is
an emblem of the most passionate and
absofMng love. A ruby In the old days
of chivalry was supposed to lead a
knight to conquest, to cause obstacles
to melt away, and to Inspire one with
bravery and zeal. It also kept his hon
or unstained and his character without
a blemish.
Pearls have always been the particu
lar emblem of purity. They are also
credited with representing modesty. In
Persia to this day people suppose them
to be drops of water which by some
nueans entered the oyster and became
ciysta'.lized there. Pearls and dia
monds are the most popular of gems
among all classes.
An emerald that has no flaw In It
Is typical of the purest love. Some peo
ple say that, as few such stones can
bo found, purest love Is necessarily
rare. An emerald was always thought
to possess the power of discovering
treachery In the shape of alleged
friends.
Grandmother' Bouquet Holder,
A girl was rummaging through an
old treasure box of her mother's and
she came across a sort of cup of fili
gree, silver, attached to two silver
chains, the longest of which ended In
a ring, the other In a long silver pin.
The girl had never sn its like and
she carried It to her mother, curious to
know its uses. "Dear me," exclaimed
her mother, "I haven't seen that thing
for years. It was ray bouquet holder
In the days when I went to parties.
Where did you come across It?"
The bouquet holder belonged to tho
era of "made-up" nosegays, Btlff, hard
and about as ungraceful as a collection
of anything so beautiful as flowers
could be tortured into. The girls of
the present day who know only the
sheaves of superb cut flowers and the
bunches of smaller single blooms, like
violets, sweet peas, HUe3 of the val
ley and the like, would lock with puz
zled wonder on the collection of came
llaa, heliotrope, mignonette, Bin Slleno
rcses, tuberoses and smilax, tied up
compactly", after having their stems cut
off and wire stems substituted, and
then put Into an elaborate petticoat of
paper lace, which her mother used to
carry to parties or the theatre. Boston
Herald.
Debts and Duties of Women,
Women have been receiving their
rights from their (abdicated) lords and
masters In a series of installments
They are receiving their responsibili
ties from the same source in a com
piementary series of installments. Not
long ago one of them declared that
they were "downtrod" In this country
because so few statues had been erect
ed to them. If the men have their own
way, women will be kept so busy exer
cising their new responsibilities that
the statue grievance will remain in
abeyance.
One of these responsibilities Is the
elemental one of physical support. A
lecturer in the northwest addressing a
class of young women stenographers
sot long ago, admonished them that
thnv should not marry unless they
were able to support a husband. The
latitat census reports sftnw that near
If 30 percent of the rfirls and women
f the counter do contribute to tha
family exchequer, either by office, store
or factory work, or by taking in
boarders." Now it Is proposed that
married women in this state shall be
made liable for bills they have con
tracted for clothing, etc., where the
husband is unable to meet them.' At a
recent meeting the Portia club de
cided to protest against the bill on the
ground, as stated by a member, that
"so long as a husband Is entitled to
all the services of a wife, I do not see
why he should not pay the bills;" the
club took cognizance of the existence of
two opposing aggravations tho ex
travagant wife and "tho near husband"
without deciding which was the worse.
The married woman's responsibility
bill may be ungallant, but It Is a logi
cal corollary of the law that married
w-omen may hold their own property;
it abates the poaltion of woman as a
privileged class, as a necessary conse
quence of the bestowal of rights in
whose absence the privilege originated.
It Is a precusor of further legislation
when the sexes are placed upon a per
fect equality, legislation that from the
old standpoint will seem as brutal as
the lecturer's insistence that women
who marry should be able to support
a husband. At the end. of the avenue
of altered social custom Into which this
legislation leads is the European "dot"
system. New York Mail.
Daughter of the House.
Whether weaiu is or is not to be
her portion, she is early taught to take
her part in domestic councils. The
business of welcoming and looking af
ter guests, a task peculiarly fitted for
the exercise of her gracious powers, is
largely allotted to her. She helps her
toother in reducing her burden of
note3, letters, applications for help and
money that every day's mail brings
pouring in to the breakfast table, says
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
She writes and answers Invitations,
gives hints as to the disposition of the
dally menu for meals, remembers the
dishes papa likes and the boys have
called for, and receives claimants on
her mother's time and attention.
When she is acting in her mother's
stead her youth and buoyancy throw
oft a hundred trifling annoyances of the
household that through years of itera
tion have. begun to wear on the older
housekeeper.
With the younger children she es
tablishes the lovely ties of vice-queen,
carrying off the mandates of the ma
ternal sovereign and making herself a
delightful comrade of nursery and
schoolroom.
To her father and grown brothers
tho rightly trained girl becomes a veri
table blessing.
To her they carry confidences and
worries which it does not seem expe
dient to convey to the generally over
burdened mistress of tho house.
Her sympathy and camaraderie
create a green spoi in meir wuikuhj
lives.
She finds a natural field of activity
In the arrangement of flowers, the
oversight of house plants, the disposi
tion of furniture, books, pictures, bric-a-brac.
She understands the composition of
different dishes, and the theory of
cooking, and when the household is
without domestics takes a responsible
part as menagere.
She has her own allowance of pocket
money and dress money, and is taught
the use of a bank account and a check
book.
All this and much more does the
athletic girl of culture today when she
Is the daughter of wise parents.
She docs it because her parents, be
ing wise, see in time that they render
her haprier in training her to be un
selfish. Fashion Hints.
Tempting also are the many robe
patterns and unmade embroidered lin
en waists.
Very simple gowns of handkerchief
linen, very tine and sheer, are em
broidered freely .on both skirt and
waist.
The French blouses buttoned In the
back and more cr less elaborate are
bound to bo popular this year, as they
were last.
The newest shopping bags, almost
square, are carried by means of a strap,
through which the hand slips easily,
Inside are places for tho small change,
purse, memorandum book, etc.
For those who like madras waists
there is a sufficient variety to choose
Trom. The patterns seem to be smaller
than they were last season, and some
what less suggestive of table linen.
Five out cf ten of the summor gowns
already seen are made with gulmpes or
chemisettes, and the shops are show
ing tempting little hand-made mull and
thin linen affairs, laced and embroid
ered. Chameleon silks In a shimmer of
soft, pale shades, change with every
light into new beauty. Each is a com
bination of several colors, yet each Is.
dominated, though ever so slightly, by
one of thee
A stylish gown seen on a young girl
was made of black cashmere, with a
full skirt entirely plain, save tor two
deep tucks above the hem. The blouse
was trimmed with a bit of Irish lace,
and brightened up with Persian medal
lions combining many bright colors,
only two or three being used.
frflousehold
jVgatters
An "Auto Dinner.
For a dinner of automobile enthusi
asts some novel dinner cards have been
mnde. One of these Is a small red
face mnsk with huge goggles. Another
Is a tiny touring car, complpte in every
way, with n place to write the guest's
name on the side.
Cleaning- Carp
Directions for cleaning carpets on the
floor are given In the House Beautiful.
The same method might be used to
clean russ: "Make n suds with good
white soap and hot water and add
fuller's earth to this until It is of the
consistency of thin cream. Have plenty
of tienn drying cloths, a small scrub
bing brush, a largo sponge, nnd a pnll
of fresh water. . Put some of the clean
ing mixture In a bowl and dip the
brush It It. Brush a Rniall piece of
tho carpet with this, then wash with
the sponge and cold water. Dry ns
much ns possible with the sponge and
finally nil) dry with clean cloths. Con
tlnnn this until certain all the carpet
is cleaned, and then let dry."
ITnnsetfennlna: n Kxerelsn.
Yon can make work play or play
work according to your temperament.
You can swoop yourself into'nn invalid
by doing it wrong, and you can end a
half-month's houseclfanlng with rosy
check's and a light heart If you have
the light training and the spirit of hap
piness In you.
First of nil, practice breathing and
walking correctly. It's ,1ust half breath
ing and walking in a heap that wears
out most women. It is not action.
Stand straight, chest high (always
high), shoulders low, spine erect, nbdo
mpn drawn back; stand this way, walk
this way and work this way.
Then breathe slowly, filling the lungs
with air, expel it slowly nnd never let
your chest sag. A chest out of plump
means weak lungs, round shoulders,
annemlc bust nnd poor circulation, and
equally Important, a figure wholly de
void of style.
Next, dress sensibly. This doesn't
mean to put on n fresli shirt waist nnd
stiff linen collar and snowy apron, and
be miserably neat all day. It menhs
to do your houseclpanlng In bloomers,
coming Just to the knees, loose nnd full
and washable.
Wear golf stockings; low, stout, com
fortable shops, and see what fun you
can get out of the March bugbear.
One point more: To kppp absolutely
free from colds, to avoid the exhaust
ing reaction that comes from a super
abundance of unwonted physical exer
tion, always end up tho day's work
with n quick bath, preferably n cold
plunge, though a lukewarm sponge is
very rpstfi'l.
Have your room warm nnd the water,
without fall, soft. If you can't get
rain water, soften tLe ordinary well
or city water with pure boras. If you
put a toaspoonful of borax powder into
a ti:b of watpv, the water will foci to
the skin as though It dripped to the
eaves in a June shower.
No matter whether your bath Is
warm or cold, soften the water with
borax to got the best effect. It not
only softens the water, but gives It the
power of cleaning, antisepticnlly and
Is a stimulation to the skin, leaving II
soft and white. Mary Amiable Fan
ton, 7 DCriDCe i
si r v. u l.o .
Baked Mushrooms A half pound oi
large mushrooms will be needed, with
a half tenspoonful of minced parsley,,
an ounce of bread crumbs, three ta
blespoonfuls of salad oil, salt, pepper
and a little lemon juice. Put half
oil In the baking dish nnd sprinkle
wllh half -the bread crumbs, half the
parsley and n squeeze of lemon. Lay
half the mushrooms on this nnd put
on the rest of the oil, bread crumbs,
seasoning nnd parsley. Bake half nn
hour, and just before serving dust
with cayenne pepper.
Almond Layer Cake An almond fill
ing for layer cake is n favorite In the
Boston Cooking School. A quarter of
a pound of almond paste is beaten
with the yolk of an egg until smooth,
then add, one after another, 1he yolks
of four more eggs, beating thoroughly
each time nn egg yolk goes Into the
mixture. Two tablpspoonfuls of but
ter, two ounces of blanched almonds
chopped fine, half n cupful of sugar,
and half n cupful of hot milk. Cook
In n double boiler until, stirring con
stantly, the mixture thickens. Flavor,
when cold, with vanilla. Use this be
tween the cake layers and Ice the en
tire cake, trimming It with blanched
almonds.
Hungarian Salad What to Eat rec
ommends thlsIIir.igarian salad: Cut
two Spanish onions In slices, putting
liicni in a large bowl and pouring foil
ing water over them, letting the onion?
remain in the wsler for just one min
ute. Drain and plunge Into Ice water,
letting them remain for several hours.
Fropare four long green cucumbers by
paring nnd slicing and letting them
remain In Ice witter for the same length
of time. Drain the onions and cucum
ber? and place them In n bowl, pour
ing over them n French dressing. Thlf
quantity seems rather large. A Span
ish onion sliced fills a great deal of
space. One onion to four cucumbers
ought to be about right.
In 1003 the enormous amount of 11,
000,000 bushel of American nnd Ca
nadian apples wus sold iu the Eugllsli
market.
Wimeh
New York Clty.--Elouse waists worn
with chemisettes, make pronounced
favorites, and will extend tholr vogue
for many months to come. This one is
BLOUSE WAIST AND TUCKED SKIRT.
charmingly graceful and simple, and in
cludes sleeves of the lntest sort that are
shirred to form puffs above the elbows,
so reducing the apparent breadth. In
the case of the model the material is
A Lll E DEJIQN
almond green chiffon taffetn, the chem
isette and cuffs being of the material,
banded .with tiny braid, and the belt
of chiffon velvet. The tucks nt the
back give the effoct'of broad shoulders
with a small waist, while those at the
front provide becoming fulness.
The wnlst consists of the fitted lining,
which closes nt the centre front, fronts
nnd back. The chemisette Is separate
and arranged under the fronts, and
the shirred sleeves are arranged over
foundations which ore faced to form
cuffs.
Tho quantity of material required for
the medium size Is five nnd one-half
yards twenty-one, four and three-fourth
yards twenty-seven, or two nnd three
fourth yards forty-four Inches wide,
with flve-elghth jum's twenty-one
Inches wide for belt.
Skirts In round length tnat touch, or
Just a little more than touch the floor,
make one of the most fashionable of
nil models for nil indoor occasions and
for the handsome street costumes. This
one is exceedingly graceful nt the same
time that it is simple in the extreme
A Pretty Fashion. .. '
A pretty fashion, growing out of tho
vogue of the transparent yoke, no
doubt, is seen In the many velvet and
silk gowns made with slashed sleeves
sbowlt-g undersleeves of the yoke ma
terial. The lt11nffot0,
'The reWgote falls quite to the an
kles, leaving only a few Inches of the
underskirt showing. This length Is
much more graceful than the three
auarter length, coats so much worn.
3
and is adapted to all materials that
ore soft enough to take graceful folds,
but Is shown in raspberry red chiffon
brondcloth stitched with cortlcelli silk.
The skirt Is cut In live gores and is
laid In throe tucks of generous width.
The upper edge Is shirred to give the
effect of a shallow yoke, nnd the ful
ness Is so distributed ns to give Ipss at
front, nioro at the sides nnd back.
The quantity of material required for
tho medium size Is nlnp yards twenty
one, seven nnd one-half yards twenty
seven, or four and one-half yards forty
four Inches wide.
A Chain of Hoses nt the Ilrhn.
A novel form of treating n fiit hat nt
prespnt Is with n chain of roses all
along tire brim, and this Is very effec
tive when the hat In question Is carried
out In the deeper colors, such ns tho
wine nnd dahlia shades and the myrtle
and hunter's green.
Walking Shirt Wllh Flimncn,
Flounce skirts of all sorts make nMn.
ble features of the latest stylos, and ore
much liked for the soft silks nnd wools
ns well as for the many dainty cotton
mnterlals. This one Is exceptionally
dainty nnd shirred at the upper edge,
the flounce being Joined to the lower,
so providing more perfect flare thnn Is
possible when it Is applied over the
skirt. As illustrated' the material Is
foulard, peach pink In color, but the
available ones are almost without num.
ber.
The skirt proper Is cut In Ave gores,
which are shirred and arranged over a
shallow foundation yoke, then joined to
the belt. The flounce Is straight at
Its lower edge, turned tinder to form a
heading and shirred In successive rows,
then arranged over the lower edge of
the skirt, which serves ns a stay.
BY HflT HflNTQN.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is ten yards twenty-
one, nlno yards twenty-seven, or five
and one-fourth yards forty-four Inches
wide.
A HriKitt Hat.
A red hat of n bright shade had a
shape of a sort of marquise nnd the
material was bpaver, very long and
silky. On one side nenr the front was
a cluster of bright gold grapes, and a
similar cluster appeared In the back.
One Bees nt a glance that the gen
ral plan of tho hats is not co much
picturesque as dualling and smart.
Wings and quills. appear promlncutly
among the trlmirritigs. A great many
aigrette are seen.
The Rhinoceros.
You're hoard of the rhinoceros
(My! that gave me a (right!
I had to seek a lexicon
To e I d applied It right
If beauty's truly akin dep, tha
Old rhinos hai a cinc h ;
Ilia xkln'a three Inches thick, at least.
If It's a single Inch.
He has a funnr r-ninthrush tall,
And stubby tittle toeg,
And a great alible horn adorns
The middle of his nose.
I said the middle of his nose ;
1( I had thought my mentor.
The editor, would let It pass,
I would havu said tha "center.'
The rhino la almost like folks
That we meet every day.
Because he sticks his nose In things
In Just the self-same way.
If every little hoy In town
Had a thick akin like that,
He could lie had and never know
Where papa upnnked bim at.
fouaton Poat.
The Jap Baby.
How do you suppose the babies take
an airing? In baby carriages, you say?
Of course not; the Japanese never do
anything tho way we do it. When the
baby's about three days old, it goes
out for its first glimpse of the world
strapped on somebody's back, and
that's the way it goes every day till
It can go on its own feet Sometimes
Its mother or Its nurse takes it, but
very often It rides on the back of a
brother or sister, who is perhaps not
more than four or five years old. These
little nurses don't seem to be troubled
at all by their charges, as you would
suppose; they play ball and tag, and
run races and fly kites. In spite of the
heavy loads on their backs. What Is
more remarkable, the babies are per
fectly happy; and hardly every cry,
though when their young nurses run
with them, the poor babies' faces bang
back and forth against their care
takers' shoulders till an American
baby would howl with pain and rage.
Smiles In Rhyme.
As wet as a flsh as dry as a bone,
As live as a bird as dead as a stone.
As plump as a partridge as poor as
a rat.
As strong as a horse as weak as a
cat.
As hard as flint as soft as a mole.
As white as a lily as black as a
coal.
As plain as a pikestaff as rough as
a bear.
As tight as a drum as free as the
air.
As heavy as lead as light as a
feather.
As steady as time uncertain as
weather.
As hot as an oven as cold as a
frog.
As gay as a lark -as sick as a dog.
As slow as a tortoise as swift as
the wind.
As truo as the gospel as false as
mankind.
As thin as a herring as fat is a pig.
As proud as a peacock as gay as a
grig. '
As savage as tigers as mild as a
dove.
As stiff as a poker as limp as a
glove. Indianapolis News.
How the Boy Got There.
Sometimes boys wonder how they
can get a start In the world. Here is
a true story of how one boy began.
A neighbor had a lot of cows to
milk. This boy hurried around and
milked his part of the home dairy,
then ho skipped down to the neigh
bor's and milked five or six more
cows, every night and morning. For
this he received a -penny for each cow.
These pennies he put away in his
bank. What was his bank Just an
empty matchbox. How mar.y times a
day did he get that box down and fig
ure up his account? I don't know;
try It yourself and see.
He added to this little store by sell
ing nice mellow apples on a train that
stopped near his home a few mlnute3
every evening. The pennies he made
this way went also Into the bank.
When the boy had twenty dollars ho
bought a pair of boots, a geography
and some other school books, and went
at It to learn all he could that winter.
This plan he stuck to a number of
years.
The bank got full and he grew
strong enough to work and earn more
that it would hold. He kept pegging
away, working summers and going to
school winters, till he had a good edu
cation. Then ho went out and bought
a farm of his own.
Someway the habits he had formed
of saving, helped him all the way
along. He did not lay his books up on
the shelf and forget all about thera.
He worked away all by himself. He
was just ready to get his education
when he left the school.
Folks found out what was In that
young man. They made him go to the
state legislature and do a lot of other
work for them. But he was always
glad to get back 'to the farm, and he
is there today. Farm Journal.
The Mud Horso and His Rider.
Little Blue Cloud sat' on a blanket
staring across the fields as hard as his
little black eyes could stare. There
were some cows in the pasture but
Blue Cloud was not looking at the
cows. . He was watching for Minnie.
Blue Cloud was a little Indian boy.
He did not live in a house as you do.
He lived in a big round tent on the
Indian Reservation. Minnie lived at
the Reservation store. Her father was
the Indian agent and had charge of
the Indians on the Reservation.
"Minnie turn, make cakes," said Blue
Cloud to his mother.
"Yes, com now," said bis mother,
pointing down the road.
Sure enough there was Minnie on
her little pony, galloping toward tie
tent in a cloud of dust ! i
"How's my baby this morning?" said
Minnie, Jumping from her pony and
running into the tent
"Me dood boy," replied Blue Cloud.
"Got new shoes."
"Oh, how nice and soft they are, and
you have on your strings of pretty
white and red beads,) too."
"Mlnria make cakes," sail the little
fellow, anxious to begin their play.
"Yes, we'll make mud cakes. I
brought you a piece of real cake."
"Tank," said Blue Cloud, taking the
piece of cake and beginning to eat at
once. Minnie bad taught the solemn
little pappoose to say "tank."
"Now we'll make mud cakes," said
Minnie, leading the little boy out of
the tent.
They found a nice, shady spot behind
the tent Blue .Cloud's mother gave
them a little pall of water. Minnie
poured some of the water on a pile of
dust she had collected. Then She
made cakes, pies and doughnuts and
set them out In the sun. to bake.
Blue Cloud helped. He made some
little round cakes and got his hands
and face very muddy.
"Me want to make horse," said Blue
Cloud, after they had played nearly an
hour.
"I don't think I can," replied Minnie,
"but I'll try. You run and get, some
little sticks to make his legs stiff and
I'll make some more mud."
It was much easier making cakes
and pies than making a horse.. Minnie
worked for a long time before she got
his head to look anything like a
horse's head. At last she succeeded.
"Now, let's make a big brave riding
on him," said Minnie.
Blue Cloud thought this a fine idea.
So they made an Indian on the horse's
back, and then set them out in the sun
to bake.
"Dat "oo," cried little Blue Cloud to
his father who came to see what they
were doing.
"Me? Who make?" asked Red Cloud
in his broken English.
"I did," replied Minnie, "but Blue
Cloud helped."
"You good girl. Good girl to make
horse. Good girl to take care Blue
Cloud. Red Cloud make you fine
blanket," said the Indian.
One day several weeks afterward ,
Minnie was again playing with Blue
Cloud. When she was ready to go
home Red Cloud brought her a beau
tiful red and white blanket which he
and Mrs. Red Cloud had woven for her.
The Little Chronicle.
Tact Ought to Be Taught.
I want it recognized that tact
should be taught, continuously, seri
ously, seriously, thoroughly; that it
should be placed in the forefront of
education, and lake its natural first
place side by side with the catechism,
writes Frank Danby, in Black and
White.
A friend of mine, recently suffering
under a great bereavement, was in
the receipt of innumerable letters and
telegrams from friends, acquaintances
and the general public. Oue of the
eleven hundred and forty of such
communications, two only hit the
right note. Among pages of sentimen
tal and religious commonplace two
messages alone touched his heart.
"He was a man I loved. I am with
you in your grief," was one.
The other ran: "You have lost your
best pal, he was mlno, too. God help
us both."
Both of them epitomized the send
ers; men with great hearts. But the
acquisition of tact by some of the
other sympathizers would have sup
piled Its place.
Again, paying an afternoon visit re
cently, my hostess, wanting a book to
which our conversation had referred,
rang the boll. Within two minutes
the servant appeared with tea and the
following colloquy occurred:
"Who told yon to bring tea?"
"Please, ma'am. I thought that was
what you rang for."
"Well, please don't think. I hired
you to answer the bell. It wasn't the
signal for a guessing competition;
when I want you to do that, I'll supply
the kitchen with a copy of a newspa
per." I was not surprised to hear this
lady changed her servants frequently.
. A Self-Cocking Hat
New anecdotes are coming to light
daily about the western contingent of
the Rough Riders which descended
on Washington for the Inauguration.
Here is one that has not found its
way Into print before: One of the
members of Roosevelt's old command,
now a lawyer in New England, came
down with his wife and established
himself rather luxuriously at the best
hotel In Washington. He made his
apartments a sort of entertainment
headquarters for his old companions,
and as fast as he could round them
up in various parts of the town would
bring them to his rooms for a drink
and a smoke.
Late Saturday afternoon one of the
men in the room was a young Arizona
cowman who had been a sergeant in
"my regiment." Sitting on the edge
of a bed looking at his host's even
ing things, which were Bpread cut
he espied an opera hat compressed
Into Itself, and picking it up begun to
regard It curiously from different
angles. While poking it, the hat
sprung open. Young Arizona regard
ed his handiwork with amazement
and delight.
"A hat!" he commented admiringly,
"a self-cocking hat! Now don't that
beat the Dutch!"
An earthquake shock knocked one
of the towers of the San Francisco
city hall crookad, so that it leaned ov
er the street. Many windows wera
brokea In thi city.