CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT: HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS A SCIENTIFIC TRICK. In sinking ornamental designs and arlous other thlags, especially photo graph frames, It is desirable to be able to draw an oval. Of course you know all about the old method of drawing ovals with the aid of two pins and a piece of string, but I don't believe you have ever heard that a very satisfactory oval of any desired size nnd proportions can be drawn with a pair of compasses as onsily ns a clrclo can be drawn. All that Is necessary is to wrap your paper around a cylinder of proper size it may be a round ruler, a cur tain pole, a round post or column, a stove pipe or a largo or small bottle, according to circumstances. The length of the oval will be equal to tbo diameter of the circle which the now to dhaw Tnu oval. eompass'es would draw on a flat sur face if opened to the same extent. The breadth of the ovnl will depend n the size of the cylinder used. Ovals drawn In this way are not true ellipses such as are made with tho pins and string, but they can scarcely be distinguished .from ellipses and are just as good for the openings In photograph mats and most other ornamental purposes. New York Eve ning Mall. WnO ATE THE RING? Tlarold was having a birthday party because he was six years old, and Aunt Helen and . grandma and Miss Nellie nnd ever so many big people were there, helping all tho little people to have a splendid time. They played games and sat in the darkened parlor to look at the magic lantern pictures till the clock struck five, nnd then liar, old knew what was coming. Out In the dining-room the table was set with mamma's prettiest china, and there were candles nnd flowers and bon-bons Just like a grown-up party. Harold was very anxious to have all the children see the table. So he was glad when Aunt Helen snld, "Now we are going to march to the dining room:" Miss Nellie played a bright little inarch, and the boys and girls formed a long lino through the .parlor and out on the piazza, "Just like a long white . ribbon," said grandma; for most of the girls wore white dresses and the boys White waists. The tiny sandwiches nnd wee pickles vanished like magic, and nil the grown up people 'were kept busy waiting on the little folk. Flaying games makes one very hungry, you know, and most of the guests had been too excited to eat much dinner that day. Alto gether It was a very Jolly supper, and, when mamma wanted to make a little speech, she had to ring the tea bell Several times. "Now, children," she said, "I am going to pass some little cakes, and one of them has a ring baked in it. You must eat them very slowly nnd care fully, so some one docs not swallow It. Yon must not break up the cakes to find the ring, bift Just nibble away till some little boy or girl says, 'I've got the ring.' " Aunt Helen brought In Ice-cream, made to look like dear little chickens, and the children ate the enkes nnd the crenm very slowly. At Inst nil had been eaten, nnd still no one had said, "I've got the ring." "That is very strange," said mnmma. "I will nsk Mary if any one took one of the cakes." "No, ma'am," said the maid positive ly. "There has been no one but me In the dining-room since I put the cakes on the table." "I Just know I swallowed it," sobbed a little girl. "I felt it going down." "So did I," said a tiny boy, and he tad to cry too. "There, there!" said Mrs. Clifford, much perplexed. "Two of you couldn't have eaten It, so don't cry." VI feel bad, too," said another little girl. "I think it must have been in my cake." ) I really don't know what would have happened Just then If papa hndn't come In. He wns so surprised to see tears at a birthday party thnt he had to Inquire the cause, though he was In a big hurry. "Well, well," he laughed. "I didn't know what a commotion I would cause by taking one cake. I was on my way to see a little patient who has been In bed a long time with a lame limb, and I wanted to take her some of the goodies. I slipped softly in here a little while ago and took some of the nice things without disturbing the party a bit Even Mary didn't see me. Now, I Just wonder 'if little Bess Ryan isn't wearing that ring this minute r "O papa, won't you go right over and ee?" begged Harold. "I hope she did get it," cried all the children.. And, Dure enough, in a few minute Dr. Clifford came back to tell how happy tho little girl was with her treasure. "She is sitting propped up In her old bed, looking at the pretty green stoco in the gold band," said papa, "and I didn't go in at all. Are you all glad poor Bess got it?" "Yes! Yes! Yes!" cried the children. Hilda Richmond, iu Sunday-school Times. JAMIE'S TRUST. Flora had two babies. They looked like Utile yellow balls curled up be side her on tho old cont In the barn. One had one black ear nnd one yellow ear, the other two yellow ears nnd n black spot on the end of his stump of a tall. How J.'imio laushed. when they stuck up their little back wet noses and made a funny ylpping noise. He went to the bnvn a dozen times a day to see the puppies. Ho wanted to take them some meat, but mamma said they were too little to oat meat yet. Once when Flora had left them for a minute Jamie carried them to the back porch to piny with them. They cried and went sniffing nronnd the porch on their weak legs ns if look ing for their mother. Flora heard them and came running to tho porch. How they came tumbling to her when they heard her whine! She poked them with her nose and licked them with her tongue. Then she seized one by the nnp of its neck nnd lifted it from the porch. Jamie wns terrified. "Mamma! mam ma!" he screamed, "Flora is eating her puppies." "No, no, she wants to take them to the barn." One morning papa said: "I will have to take Flora to-day. I need her to watch the wagon." He whistled nnd Flora came bound ing from the barn. When she saw Frince hitched to the wngon she knew what was expected of her. She cow ered at her master's feet and whined piteous!'. "Come, girl, up with you," said papa. Instead of Jumping Into the wngon she raced away to the barn. In a mo ment she returned, whining and bark ing. No amount of urging would make her get Into the wagon. "It's her puppies; she doesn't want to leave them," said mamma. "I'll watch 'em for you," said Jamie, running into the barn with the dog. Flora seemed to understand. She wont to the old coat, nnd. tnking a puppy up, laid It at Jamie's feet. Then she brought the other. Reaching up she gave Jamie a lap in the face with her tongue, as much ns to say: "Be good to my babies," and, in a moment more, leaped into her place on the wagon. How carefully Jamie watched Flora's puppies during that long summer day. He fed them milk from a saucer. He brought them out under the apple tree and made them a bed in the grass. The puppies seemed to like it. They rolled around on the grass and snapped at the flies thnt lit on the red clover blossoms. Once one of them crawled up into Jamie's lap and went to sleep. "It's nearly time for papa to come," said mnmma late in the afternoon. "Are Flora's puppies nil right?" "Yes, mamma, but I think they are tired." "You had better sit down and let them rest." So Jamie brought his little red chair to a shady spot at tl'o side of the house nenr the nnsturtlum bed. He took the puppies up in his nrms and sat down to wait. Before very long Prince's head appeared nlwve the hill top. Flora saw Jamie while the wngon wns still far up the road. Leaping from the seat she ran on ahead. How the pup pies whined nnd barked when they saw their mother! Flora immediately started for the bnrn with one In her mouth. Jamie followed her and laid tho other puppy on the coat. What a washing those puppies did get! Jamie certainly though Flora would wear her great red tongue out "She doesn't seem to think you are a very clean nurse," said papa, laughing. Little Chronicle. An Aumtenr Aotor. Mr. Georgfr Alexander is much troubled by amateurs, who believe themselves born for the stage, and ' ' a come to him for advice. One of these, the scion of a noble family, whose talent is patent only to himself, was continunlly pestering Mr. Alexander, nnd various were the ruses which the latter adopted to evade him. The following is probably the best one: Walking along the Strand one day, Alexander espied the would-be actor hurrying toward him. There seemed to be no way of escape. A barber's shop, however, was at hand, and into this Alexander dashed. To the astonishment of the proprie tor and his assistants, he seized an apron thnt lay on a chnir, tied it around him, and commenced to lather one of the customers assiduously. Meanwhile his tormentor entered the shop nnd looked around. "Pardon me, he remarked to the proprietor. "I thqught I saw Mr. Alexander come' in here, but I must have been mistaken," and out he walked, much to his vic tim's delight . Iron, the first metal found in Amer ica, was dlicovered in Virginia in 1715. THE EMANCIPATED WOMAN. The new woman seems to have "evo luted" to the point where It is a matter of doubt as to which is now really the "weaker sex." At least, there are some woman who evidently consider themselves physically superior to those who were once regarded as lords of creation. In nil times of dnnger the safety of women nnd children has been snpposeed to be the first consid eration. It is different now, at least In some quarters. "Save the men first!" wns the cry of Mmo. Gnst. own er nnd skipper of the motor boat Cn mllle, when tho rescuers from a French warship got on board her poor little craft to snatch her and the rest of the crew from the violence of the sea. "Save the men first!" It sums up in a sentence the attitude of emancipated women. Indianapolis News. WOMEN AS STATIOK AGENTS. A Western railway is making some radical changes In the personnel of its employes, nnd It is now predicted that nil the smaller stations on its line eventually will be hi charge of women for it Is the Introduction of women station agents which constitutes tho novelty. The Innovation wns first in troduced a year ago, the experiment starting with ono woman, who turned out a most valuable assistant. Not only were her monthly accounts models of neatness nnd accuracy, but she had been In the office but a short time be fore she began to offer valuable sug gestions ns to how to ninko tho rond populnr with the people nlong the line. The full measure of her capability was not discovered, however, until the of ficials made a tour of Inspection, when the woman's station was found to be the best kept one on the rond. Inquiry revealed that since she had taken the station it had censed to be a lounging plnce, there wns no rowdyism, and the floors nnd benches were now clean. This exceptlonnlly good record encour aged the rond to experiment further, and it is interesting thnt the other women nppolnted have nlso given a good account of themselves. The woman station ngrnt is found to dis play more tact In handling people than men agents, nnd there have been fewer complaints in consequence. Vogue. FEI.TS HATS BIG. The small hat has had its day. With the nutuinn big, picturesque styles re sume their Interrupted dominion. It is not often thnt a winter fashion can be foretold with certainty so early in the season. In the sweltering days of July, when clonk models stngger under furs and wholesale buyers perspire ns they finger velvets nnd heavy cloths, there Is nlwnys a gambler's risk about Invest ments. To buy the thing capricious woman wfll not like when she gets bnck to town means ruinous advertis ing to convince her of her mistake, with Inevitable loss at tho far end of the bargain; The small hat hns been a blunder. A w'hve of laughter has swept over the country at sight of gentle, dignified women trnnsformed by polo turbans Into the likeness of impertinent minxes. Not in ten years has there obtained a fashion so generally unbecoming. Given a good hairdresser to adjust the coiffure to the hat, a certain saucy smartness hns been attnlnnble. With out the hairdresser's nld, the average woman would not have looked worse, unless Fortunntcly the flat brend nnd but ter plnte thnt Frenchwomen have slapped perpendicular ngnlnst their foreheads nnd hnvo cnlled hats have not prevnilod so lnrgely In New Y'ork City ns have the polo turbans. Wher ever they have been seen they have taken first prize for follshness. SHADES FOR TARI.OR LAMPS. When refurnishing the house one cannot have too many dainty fol-de rols about. As the lamp is such an Important factor in the pretty home, the girl, who has nothing in particu lar to do, is mnking shades for them, and they are exceedingly nttrnctlve and well worth the trouble nnd time one takes for mnking them. The heavy silk and glass covered shades nre carefully stored awny, and in their places we see the delicate thing of light silk, or pnper, which looks ns if woven by spiders or those covered with cretonne. Cretonne stnnds practically unrivaled this year for the dress of country cot' tnge and city home. One shade made of this material is cupola shape, nnd has the ribs outlined by narrow dow ble folds of silk, gathered through the centre and twisted nround the gath ering string, so that it has a whirling appearance, rink sills Is gathered in the form of a crown, at the top, lenV' lng a wide stiff heading which is gath ered so full at its base thnt it stnnds up straight of itself. The crown is protected from the heat of the lamp by an inner circle of isinglass. An effect ive fringe to hang from the lower rim Is made from a double fold of cretonne, four Inches wide,' cut to within a quarter of an inch of the two edges Into stripes not the least bit over an eighth of nn inch wide. Shndes of less elsborate shnpes have their sec tions filled with bolting cloth decor ated in dainty Marie Antoinette scenes. A fringe of .tiny opalescent beads finishes these band painted (hades and fine chenlUe outlines tbe ribs and rim. A pretty new light shield to be at tached to gas jets or crystal globe is a big butterfly of nrtlst proof paper, decorated with black spots and sprin kled with gold. White butterflies show markings of American beauty red. Newark Advertiser. TnE NEW SCARFS. Tbo flat scarfs often shade through tones of one color and are to be had In any of tho season's colorings. Mar abou scarfs of similar size and shape are also offered In many colorings, and these nre little cravats, similar In shape to those made In fur last winter, but fashioned now of ostrich, marabou, chiffon, tulle or lace. These cravats meant to encircle the throats and cross In front or on the shoulder, nre made In varying lengths, as were tho fur cravats, but one of the most attractive models Is compara tively short. One rounded is caught up across the other with a little clus ter of artificial flowers, matching in color the hat or frock with which the cravat is warn. Made of closely set little frills of tulle, chiffon or Valenciennes, lace, this model Is a charming accompaniment to the light frock, and will often supple ment tho transparent collar nnd chem isette or gulmpe very acceptably. There nre, too similar scarfs of soft lace laid over sheer silk with a veil ing of chiffon, nnd bordered by n nar row lino of ostrich or mnrnbou or by a niching of little frills of luce or silk. Long straight scarfs are made, like tlio little cravats, of little overlapping frills of sheer stuff or lnce, nnd one beautiful imported scarf of this shape had triple frills of chiffon for a border, while tho centre of the senrf wns cov ered throughout Its length by huge white silk nnd velvet popples with touches of yellow and green at their hearts. The popples were applied flatly to a chiffon nnd Bilk foundation nnd their great loose crinkled silk outer petals overlapped each other. Newark Advertiser. AMERICAN WOMEN IN PARIS. The women folk from ncross the Straits or ncross the wide Atlantic nre Instantly to be detected from their Gallic sisters. Take the Rue de la Paix; It Is the stalking ground ut this minute of every lady traveler in tho town.' It presents not only a study in nations, but n study in female hero worship. "Say, ma, do you see those sweet hats across the rond?" ejacu lates n feminine voice thnt we "sus picion" belongs to Chlcngo. "What a lovely tulle ruff!" snys another, em bracing the shop front in the Ixcess of her enthusiasm. I have discovered an American lady of long residence in Paris, and well vorsed in the art of dress. To her I put a dellcnte question, which I would never dare to resolve on my own ac count. "Which are the better dressed, when they come to Paris, English or Americans?" I asked. Like a flasn the answer came, "The Americans." I requested an explanation. "I suppose the answer Is," she said, "that my countrywomen are more adaptable than yours. They are quick and eager fol new ideas. I have only noticed that adaptability in one class in England; the aristocracy. The smart woman In London Is very smart. But what would you term your upper middle classes the daughters of bankers and professional men, even of members of Parliament tho less well turned out than ours. I think the chief fault lies tho desire of tho Englishwoman to dress picturesquely. The result is that she often attains an effect which re minds us of liberty art curtains every pretty, but not suitable for clothes. "Again, in hats, I think the Ameri cans have it. They may speak Infe rior English, but they wear better hats than the average Englishwoman." There was no shadow of hesitation In the decision. Will the verdict be unnnlmously received? rarls Letter to Pall Mall Gazette. Dretty Green gloves are a trifle garish. There are elbow gloves in lemon yel low silk. Tho robe gown Is a tremendous con venlence. Everybody is wearing linen, white or colored. Patch pockets on tho outer blouse nre handy. What a smnrt little air the black velvet collar gives to a white linen jacket. A different chain of beads to match every frock is the rule of the partis ular ones. Those pretty petticoats of pale col ored lawn have their uses with gowns that match. Net gowns are In high favor. One buys the white net and has it dyed the desired color. Stripes are coming into favor again, nnd after the long reign of checks they are rather a relief. The all flower hat is not much in evidence this season, delicate straws and laces taking precedence. FOR PUFF PASTE. For rolling puff paste hollow glass rolling plus filled with ice water or cracked ic are recommended. Fail ing a rolling p!u an ordinary bottle has been suggested. TO KEEP BUTTER. Fill a bowl with cold water. Tut the butter on a plate nnd put on top of the bowl; then take a piece of butter muslin and put over the butter and let both ends drop Into the water. You can easily get tho butter for use, and you will find it Is quite solid and cool. Washington Star. CniLL THE DISH. A cut glass dish used for Ice cream should be chilled before using, not sud denly, but with care. Plunge the dish into cold water and after a minute or two take it out and put on it a few lumps of Ice. This will preserve the dish from danger of cracking. TOINTERS FOR TnE COOK. When baking potatoes prick them deeply with a fork before putting them in the oven. They will cook better nnd quicker for the pricking. When mashing potatoes use hot milk, nnd if you have been In tho habit of using cold you will be surprised at the difference In their lightness. FOUR TOST BEDSTEADS COMING The old-fashioned four-post bed ap pears to be coming bnck Into fnvor, nnd nmnteurs nre turning their atten tion to Its decoration. Painting, carv ing, fnncy bnsket work and embroidery nre all employed. If the bedspread does not fall low at tho sides a length of linen with a deep fall of lace is tied on at the corners. This hns a very good effect on any bed and is easily and inexpensively done. Crochet Is much in vogue now for the trimming of tea, toilet and sideboard cloths as well as for nightdress cases, pincush ions nnd the ends of bolsters. Vtlca Observer. TEA TABLE FURNISHINGS. A new idea In household furnishings Is a ten table on which is spread a cloth having a white background with a graceful design in blue. As a setting tor a blue and white china or for use in n room done In Dresden colors this is very effective nnd a pleasing variation from the regulation ten tnble, with its fnncy cover embroidered in white, or with plain white squnres of dnmnsk. They nre mnde of light weight material, something like Jap anese crepe, are Inexpensive nnd hnr monlze very well with the light, nlry summer draperies. With n ten set of old blue china one of these covers Is a pleasing accompaniment, but even without family heirlooms It makes an agreeable substitute for the everlnsting white used during the most of the year. THE CARE OF LINENS. Every housewife delights In having nice linens for her table, and those of heavy damask nre chenper in the end,' as they wear longer and look infinitely, better than the light weight linens. The flilnner cloths can be starched ever so little, thereby giving the appenrnnce of heavier weight. This snust be done carefully, for a stiffly starched tnble cloth Is unsightly, to sayt the least. In buying table linen it is well to re member that a check pattern In plain or elaborate blocks with warp and woof running straight across both ways is a better bargain than a floral or curved pattern that costs the same; for the check pattern is more easily manufactured, and, in consequence, a better quality of linen Is put into cloth of this design than into fancy pntterns at the same price. Crenm Crullers Two scant enpfuis of grnnulnted sugnr, two cups of crenm, two tenspoonf uls of linking pow der in sufficient flour to roll out soft Cut Into shnpes nnd fry in hot lard. Potatoes nu Grntin One cupful of diced boiled potatoes, one-bnlf cupful of cracker crumbs, two tnblespoonfuls of melted butter and two-thirds of a cupful, of cheese. Put layers of each potatoes nnd cheese in a buttered bnk lng dish, cover with crumbs, pour over a cupful of milk or white snuce and bake twenty minutes in a moderate oven. Turkish Rice Wash very thoroughly a cupful of rice. Dissolve four table spoonfuls of butter in a saucepan and add to it one cupful of strained tomato, one pint of water, a teaspoonful of salt, a saltspoonful of pepper and a tea spoonful of onion Juice. Turn the rice Into the saucepan with this mixture, nnd' when it begins to boll set where it will cook very slowly for nn hour. Do not stir the rice, and when done serve at once. Pineapple Muffins Sift two and ono hnlf cupfuls of flour nnd mix with it three tonspoonfuls of baking powder, a saltspoonful of salt and four dessert spoonfuls of sugar. Beat two eggs in a bowl and Into it pour two-thirds of a coffee cupful of milk; add this to the other mixture and beat in three table spoonfuls of melted butter. Lastly stir !n one cupful of grated pineapple. Fill he mufffn rings two-thirds full and lake about twentr-flve minutes. New York City. The breakfast Jack et Is so absolutely essentlnl to comfort that It Is counted among the first ne cessities of the wardrobe. Here Is one thnt Is exceedingly graceful, that is so tasteful and becoming thnt It is per fectly well suited to Informnl home wenr and which can be made from a variety of materlnls. In this instance It combines white India lawn with trimming of embroidery banding, but A LATS PSSIGK a little later challle, cashmere, French flannel and the like will be needed, while for the weeks of warm weather there Is a long list of materials which are quite ns available ns lawn. Again, the frill at the collar can be of lace or embroidery If preferred. The jacket Is made with fronts and backs. The backs are tucked from shoulders to waist line nnd are full be low that point while the fronts nre tucked to yoke depth only. There is a box pleat at the centre front nnd the sleeves are In shirt waist style, but the neck Is finished with the wide roll-over collnr that Is both becoming and satis factory for morning wenr. The quantity of material required for the medium size is four yards twenty seven, three nnd a half yards thirty two or two and n hnlf yards forty-four inches wide with one and a half yards of insertion to trim ns Illustrated. To Unit Well. To dress well, even when the income is Inrge, Is not the enslest thing in the world; when the Income is small, dressing becomes nn nrt. The first rule Is simple: never, under nny cir cumstances, buy a penny's worth un less you really want It, nnd know ex actly how you nre going to use it. An nrtlcle you do not want is dear at any .price. hirreil Wnlnt. There Is something peculiarly charm. Very AftractlTe, With a dress of willow green silk, an exquisitely dainty shade, wns worn a cream-white horsehair straw. There were shaded blush and yellow roses, foliage In accord with the dress, and a knot of black velvet. Very Smart. With a pnle, undecided blue taffeta in a checked figure one woman wore a dark straw hat. There were velvet bows, nothing else. It was very smart lng nnd'nttractlve about a soft mate rial that Is generously shirred. The) very pretty wnlst illustrated combines such trentment with qnlte novel cot and is In every way to be desired. The) model, which is an excellent one foe Immediate wenr, is mnde of pale blue, rndlum silk, the collar nnd cuffs being; of taffeta, overlnld with applique Of heavy lace edged with narrow braid, while the chemisette is all of Valen ciennes Insertion. But a little later such light weight wools as chiffon ba tiste and the new weaves of chains) and cashmere will be found admirable, the design suiting whatever can be sfiirred with success. The full elbow sleeves with their upturned cuffs and) shaped frills ore especially worthy of note, and nre universally becoming, while the collnr hnrmonlzes with them nnd gives smartness to the entire gar ment. As n mntter of course tho chem isette can be of ninny mnterlnls. Em broidered muslin is nlways charming, and there nre nlmost innumerable fan cy nil-overs, nnd ngaln contrasting silk, tucked or plain, is nlwnys correct. The wnlst Is made over a smoothly; fitted lining, nnd itself consists 8 fronts nnd back, which are shirred to form the deep yoke. The collar finishes the open neck and the closing is mad Invisibly at the front, while the chem isette Is separate and is arranged un der the whole. The sleeves are tucked at their Inner seams, so providing gen erous fulness In the puffs and also art) BY WAY WAHTON. arranged over a fitted lining. At the wnlst is a shirred and draped belt The quantity of material required for the medluri size Is four and a half yards twenty-one, four yards twenty seven or two and a quarter yards forty four Inches wide, with one yard for the belt, five-eighth yards eighteen inches wide for chemistte and collar and two and a half yards of lace for frills. Coll treats. Despite the one-color vogue there are many charming contrasts. With, a costume of white chiffon broad cloth was seen a big black lace picture hat. trimmed with shaded pink os trich plumes. In Cream White. A dress of cream white .moussellne, with quantities o narrow lace rutiles. was fitted with a birgc hat of pale blue taffeta. This was trimmed wita pink roses and a blue plume.
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