The Caracul 'Jacket. The short caracul jacket Is certainly one of the mit fascinating of fash ton's fads this seuson. To be worn with a Bkating costume such as has al ready been described It Is most ela borate costume, of while cloth, for In stance, the jacket Is of white caracul, It Is hard to Imagine anything more fascinating. The acme of the fad Is reached in these coats dyed to match the gown pale blue, muuve, etc. Very smart they are. too, and yet the white or black somehow seem to be more popular. Dyed gray squirrel Is another fad in the short fur jackets, and also In the stoles and muffs. Brown is the color to choose, and the fur can only be recognized as squirrel by close obser vation, for it seems like a much richer and more expensive skin, and compares most favorably with mink In coloring and effect Harper's Weekly. How Fashions are Made. Pull bottomed wigs were invented by a French barber to conceal a de formity In the shonlders of the then Dauphin. The Court, of course, Imi tated the Dauphin'B wig, and so it be came fashionable. Similarly, Charles VII. of France Introduced long coats to hide ill made legs. Patches were invented, they tell us, In England, by a foreign lady, who In this, manner Ingeniously covered a wen on her neck. In 1460 Duke Philip of Burgundy, having had hts hair cut during an Ill ness, issued an edict that all the no bles of his States should bo shorn also with the result that over five hundred persons sacrificed their hair, says Home Chat. In the time of Henry I. It was cus tomary to allow the hair and beard to grow until the king had his cut officially, when the royal example was at once followed. Women of th Great West. We mentioned to some friends that we had aimed to acquire a little dls dom in the simple life, by studying these new countries; but they went into spasms of impolite 1 laughter at the suggestion. It seems that the women hold on to all the frills they used to know, and acquire all the new ones they can hear of, as a means of proving their social status, and of transforming their present place of residence Into the nearest possible semblance of the one they left behind. When they move into town oft the ranches, and discard sunbonnets and Mother Hubbards, they wear chiffon hats with brims a few inches wider than Eastern modes. After a, few years of town and club life they be come oh, wearisomely like every oue else! One of them, herself a woman of brains and energy said that no one lived the simple life here, because one had the strength of mind to fol low the recipe. "And that is?" we asked. "Just to be yourself," she answered. And we thought she was quite right Marlon Foster Washburne, in Harper's Bazar. An American Girt at Court. The necessary wardrobe Is no small matter. A simple court dress by Paquin will cost anything from $500 to $750 not Including lace which may be a family heirloom above price. The debutante's bouquet may include $100 worth of costly orchids and hot house blooms. As to gloves, the regu lation twenty-four button court gloves will cost $5 to $10 a pair at least, in a Bond street store; and for shoes, the correct ones are to be bought at a little store high up Bond street near the Oxford Street end. These people make shoes for the Queen and Prin cesses, and the price is $25 a pair. It Is embarrassing to find that almost every detail U of ; one's- attire is . laid down by law and has endured for cen turies. Some points about the presentation at court are much changed since Queen Victoria's day. The "courts," as they are now called, are held at 10 o'clock at night an hour much more becoming to one's costume and com plexion than the erstwhile afternoon session. Also, there are beautiful bands in attendance; a most excellent buffet supper; and last, but by no means least, the King and Queen sit on gorgeous thrones at the end of a huge and sumptous saloon, In all the glory of ermine and purple and Jewels beyond price. Harper's Bazar. Correct Breathing . Hardly one person in thirty knows how to breathe properly, yet correct breathing is undoubtedly the secret of a healthful life and incorrect breath ing the real source of much ill health. rvwrnrr breathing Is. first, breathing through the nose Instead of through the mouth. Nature Intended that we should breath through the noetrlls and so made them with their Inside wMnr of fine hair that every parti' cle of dust was sifted from the atmos- phere before it reached the lungs and at the same time heated. It it is im possible to breathe through the nose a physician should be consulted and the obstruction removed. Every attention to this condition does much toward preventing throat, ear and lung trou bles in later life. Catarrh is Invaria bly caused by the failure to breath through the nose. The second essential to correct breathing is by deep inhalations and exhalations. Deep breathing should be practised as far as possible in order that the full capacity of the lungs may be properly developed. The breathing should be done slowly and at first practiced when one gets up in the morning and when she retires at night. Soon the habit Is formed and deep breathing becomes natural and fre quently great Improvement in the gen eral health is the result. The next point to observe Is the number of respirations or breathings occurring in one minute. There should be one to every four beats of the pulse. The average pulse of a woman, under normal conditions, is about seventy; the number of respirations should therefore be about eighteen. Of course the number Increases after exercise. Lest China; More Silver. The tendency Increases to use less china on 'the table and to substitute silver and glass when possible. , If cutglass is used the economy of this fashion is not apparent, for cutglass is exceedingly liable to accident, and Its first costs exceeds that of good china. If it does not receive the best of treat ment it Incomes dull and not worth its cost. But there are such excellent patterns In pressed glass that one may make an exception to her rule not to tolerate Imitations and buy the cheap er glass for use even in the company of good china and silver. Undoubtedly there Is an economy In using more silver, says the Lowell Daily Mall. When great grandmother washed her own china In a cedar tub, the egg shell dishes outlasted the owner. Now the careful dishwasher is a rare crea ture even If she exists at all. What china Is not broken by crowding in the dishpan is finished by knocking against the faucets over the sink. Sil ver may be dented and the plate worn off, but the silversmith will hammer out the dent and cover the worn places and the article is as good as new. Some careful housewives whom I know are using silver vegetable and pudding dishes and small platters, for boiling water will not crack them, they bear dry heat well and are Imper vious to all common accidents. Sel ect such silver with plain or fluted sur face and with beading on the edge it will be an easy matter to keep it bright. Speaking from experience a silver dish set on a little four-inch electric stove connected , with the chandelier above the table and turned Its lowest power has kept food to be served hot in better temperature than any china dish could possibly have done. Then again these silver serving dishes add brilliancy to the table and make a simple meat satisfy the eye as well as the palate. ,1V) not buy these dishes too large and possibly it may be difficult to find just the right S,izes. Every housekeeper learns sooner or later to keep looking in the shops un til she finds what she needs and not to be won over by many words into taking what will remind her dally that It was not just what she wanted. Fashion Hints. Large black velvet hats have the crowns embroidered in floral designs in nature's colors. Velvet is not elastic and care must be taken to allow more for seams than in any'other material. ! Brussels net with a coin spot ot medium size is quite the vogue for evening and dinner frocks. With the one exception of being made of the material of the dress, the new evening slippers are of kid, suede or satin. Beautiful . types of Watteau and Gainsborough shapes, rife with bril liant color and laden with quivering plumes, are the predominating styles. Satin hats are in every possible shape. Hydrangea blue, forget-me not blue, rose pink, amethyst shades and emerald green are noteworthy colors. Every bit as modish as ever are the spats, or over-galters, as many prefer to call them. Even this early they are being worn over boots, which would seem to be rather a warm way to dress. We have had a few cold days, however, and, alas! we will have many more. There are Indications that for cos tumes and coats the elbow sleeve will be retired for the cold weather months at least, and the full length sleeve, slightly full at the top, will take Its place. There will be many modifica tions, though the plain type will be much 1j evidence, especially on the plain tailored suits. CUPID'S AID. 1 fill Id to Onplrt : "Winter tlinm Your biixlni'KM Rlarkt-n up a hit, Docs It not, Mimier I'liiilcl;' Ho. All smiling, answered: ".Not a whit I ' My arrows I do not cniplnv So niut'li as In dtp HiiiniiKT, but When winds me cold ntiri people, too. And every door and window' stmt, "I tell jrnn nmnv a TniWRSter who 1 1 ml never ilrramei him of a bride Benin to think how nice and warm A rose? co it me la Inside." New Orleana Times-Democrat. JUST FOR FUN First loafer Did you help at the fire last night? Second loafer Yes, a bit. I got out of the way of the fire engine. Punch. Footpad Your money or your life! Citizen See here! , I'm a Tammany Hall leader, and . Footpad Oh, I don't care where you got It I'll take It. Puck. Wo I lennw lots of women who bnvnn'f anv apnse of humor! She Well, what of It? I know lots of men who haven t any sense at air. Detroit Free Press. "I'm taking my riding lessons in strict privacy. Why not In public?" "So as to avoid the fierce white light the bents upon the thrown." Louis ville Courier-Journal. Mrs. Chuirwater Have you seen what Ilia nnners sv about this cricket pest? Mr. Chugwater No. For heaven s sake, Is that starting up again? I thought baseball had killed It off. Chicago Tribune. Visitor Mv srood man. you keen vnnr nlirs much too near the house. Cottager That's just what the doctor said, mum. But I don t see how its sgoln' to hurt 'cm! Punch. r'alinian! ("nliman! Slirelv you're eolne out of your way?" "Bless me, mum, you give mo quite a turn! I'd forgotten all Bbout yer, and was driv ing back to the stables." runcn. "n trouble wtf mnnv a smaht young man," said Uncle Eben, "1b dat he's tempted to rely on his ability to frame ilp excuses foh doln' his share o' reg'lar work." Washington Star. New version of Marguerite, by the American girl: "Rich man, richer man, W all street chief. Magnate, grafter, wholesale thief." Lite. "I hear you carry quite a consider able life Insurance." "Yes." "For whose benefit are you Insured?" "I won't know myself until this investi gation Is over." Baftlmore Ameri can. "He has the courage to say what he thinks." "Yes," answered the man with carping instincts, "and con sidering how foolish some of It is, it must take courage." Washington Star. "Why do you always seek the deep est pools?" asked the grayling. "In order to be where the sunshine can't reach me," answered the trout. "I freckle so easily." Chicago Tribune. Gofer In speaking of your auto mobile, why do you always refer to It In the feminine gender as she? Shofer Well, the auto is so hard to manage and so blamed expensive! Brooklyn Life. Sandy having been asked if Mr. Meadowcroft was a golfer, replied: "Weel, no, not a real one. He missed a game to be at home when his sec ond child was born." Chicago Record-Herald. ' "It appears that Masachusetts has discovered, that monkeys will destroy that pest, the gypsy moth." "I won der If that accounts for the fact that there are no gypsy moths at I New port?" Cleveland Plain Dealei, "Speaking of charity," said the moralizer, "every man should give according to his means." "True," re joined the demoralizer, "but instead a lot of men give according to their meanness." Chicago Dally News. "Oh," sighed Mrs. OldcasUe, "I'm so sick of the proletariat!" "So are me and Joslah," replied the hostess. "We're goln' to give It up and go back to coffee, even if It ain't the best thing for the nerves." Chicago Record- Herald. Friend Do you think that automo biles will eventually take the place of the railroads? Auto enthusiast (gloomily) I hardly think so. The railroads killed 15,000 people last year In this country alone. Phlladel phla Bulletin. ' "I Just heard of a fellow who took a room up at that big hotel," said the first summer man, "and when he got a chance, stole a lot ,of money from the other Inmates." "Yes," said Joke- ly, "another case of bnd roomer gain ing currency." Philadelphia Ledger. Miss Running Every woman should work hard for a husband . Mr. Marryat That's what I say, but my wife's so lazy. Miss Kunning You misunderstand me. I mean she should work hard to get a husband, but after she gets him she shouldn't have to work at all. Philadelphia Press. Mrs. Hayrlx was reading a letter from the son, who was away at col lege. "He wants you to send him $10 so he can take fencing lessons," she Bald. "They ain't no sense In him wastln' good money on fencln' les sons," rejoined the old man. "I'll teach him haow tew make fences when he comes home, by grass!" Chicago Dally Newt. 1 1 New York City. Empire styles suit young gltis especially well and nrc greatly In vogue for winter coats. This one is shown in claret red broadcloth with trimming of black braid nnd handsome buttons, but the design is a thoroughly useful one and can be made available for all seasonable cloaking. Broadcloth is particularly fashionable -Blouse Jacket, with Tacked this year, but kersey Is a bit heavier and warmer for the everyday coats and such materials as cheviot and homespun are always desirable. The coat !s made with body and skirt portions. The skirt portion Is laid In flat pleats and Is joined to the body portion, the seam being concealed by the trimming strap. There are cont sleeves of the accepted style and the neck Is finished with a flat collar. The quantity of material required for the medium size (fourteen years) is six yards twenty-seven, three - nnd three-fourth yards forty-four ou three nnd one-half yards fifty-two Inches wide, with sixteen yards of braid to trim as Illustrated.' Rome Dressmaking. There Is no way In which n woman can save so much money as in making her own clothes, but to do it to the best advantage she needs to have knowledge nnd experience. Working with a home dressmaker Is a good training, nnd taking advantage of the tricks of the trade ns seen in the shop windows will save time and trouble. For Instnilce, the large buttons on out side garments of the better class have small buttons on the Inside to hold Purple Gowns the Rage, One dressmaker no sooner asserts a color will bo worn than It Is straight way denied by sonic other sartorial authority of equal Importance. That Is what makes fushlou so Interesting, It Is said, for one may be in the extreme of fashion to-day ami quite out of It to-morrow. All the shades of violet, heliotrope and purple are Just as much In vogue here Just now as In London, flitbouxk the crude tones of these colors are seldom seen. They arc rather the I them in place. The thread Is not as firm as tills little helper and not ns sightly. Frocks uindo from material with a loose weave have a narrow tape stitched with the seams so that they cannot pull out. Buttonholes are often strengthened with l!p glue ap plied before the cutting or with ma chine stitching between two rows of which the cloth Is cut. These are what I mean by trick of the trade. Boslou Traveler. Biew ChlfTun Valval, There Is n very pretty cottonback chiffon velvet which Is found In many attractive tones, and velveteens for street suits are always satisfactory. In more expensive weaves pompadour velvet, short-bnired plush with n design painted upon It and floral pnnno are all new, as Is striped velvet and the new moiiRsellne silk with velvet flow ers scattered over It. St Uses' Fleeted Skirt. The pleated skirt in nil its variations Is a favorite for young girls and makes one of the most becoming of all styles. This one Is adapted to almost all sea unliable materials and gives a box pleated effect nt the front Hint Is al ways desirable. As shown It is made of claret red camel's hair stitched with beldlng silk. The pleats nre turned backward and stitched In graduated lengths, giving the best possible effect to the figure, while they fall In abund ant and graceful folds below the stitch lugs. Broadcloth, cheviot, serge and all stilting materials are In every way Eto n, 32 to 40 Bust- desirable, while the model also makei a good one for the lighter weight ma terials of in-door wear. The skirt Is cut In seven gores, the seams being concealed by the pleat, and Is laid In deep Inverted pleats at the centro back. The quantity of material required for the medium size (fourteen yonrM Is six and three-fourth ynrds twenty-seven or three nnd three-fourth yards forty-four or fifty-two inches wide. softened shades that have something of the purplish, grayish or brownish about tliein making them becoming. There Is a fancy for making up cos tumes of half u dozen or more of these shades. Velvet In Fiialilon, Velvet Is always more or less fash ionable, nnd this year the deimrid for It is Immense, and to meet this de mand many new pnil beautiful. .varia tions In all grades ate exhibited...,. WINTER AND 8UMMER 8TAMPS Postmasters Ordered to Quit Selling Latter Until Rotes Bloom Again. In ulnar nf cnmnlnlntn to the POSt- nfflce Department of the brlttleness of postage stamps and tneir tenuency iu curl and become detached after be i oinrnil in letters, an Investigation wat ordered and it was found that the trouble is due to the hard gum uBeu In summer and which is affected by the cold, dry atmosphere of the wint er season. All such stamps supplied to rost heen directed to be withdrawn by them until the summer months, and In the meantime new supplies are being forwarded them coated with a softer gum which is not affected by winter weather. 'Saving California's Crops." The Bureau of Entomology of the Agricultural Department, and like wise the State of California, under supervision of Us Commission of Horticulture, are waging scientific war upon all pests In plants, whether fruit-trees, vegetables, or grains, by the Introduction into the regions where the pests exists, of its nat ural foe. Just how the scientists go nbntit restoring the balance of nature and what has been accomplished in California In the ten years ot the ex periment, W. 8. Harwood will tell readers of the February Century, under the title, "Saving California's Fruit Crops." Mr. Harwood, It will be remembered, prepared . for The Century the first -authoritative ac counts published of Luther Burban's wonderful work. Woman's Idea of Success. A Kansas woman, Mrs. A. J. Stan ley, Of Lincoln, hns been awarded a prize of $26 by a Boston firm for the best nnswer to the question, "What constitutes success?" She wrote: "He has achieved success who has lived well, lnughed often and loved much; who has gained the respect of Intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an Improved poppy, 8 perfect poem of a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it; who has always looked for the best In others and given the best he had; whose life was ns inspiration; whose memory a benediction." , To Bring Birds Back. Merman farmers are trying .to In duce the smaller birds to return to their old haunts about the Ileitis, and for this purpose are setting out box es and other artificial devices to serve the birds for homes. The farmers need the birds to destroy the Insects, but the birds are disappearing not only because of their direct slaughter, but also, because, the old trees in the decayed hollows of which they built their nests, the old copses which they haunted, and both of which were pro lific in insects, together with the stagnant pools which yielded them food in abundance, are all disappear ing before the closer cultivation ot the present time. . : . - Bacon to the value of over $;!0,000, 000 was imported by Great Britain in 1901. ' Tumors Conquered ; ; j Without Operations Unqualified Success of Vegetable Compound and Miss Adams. One of the greatest triumphs of Lydia E. Finkham't Vegetable Compound is the conquering of woman's dread nemy. Tumor. ' So-called "wandering pains" may come from its early ttages, or the pres ence of danger may be made manifest by excessive monthly periods accom panied by unuaual pain extending from the abdomen through the groin and thighs. If you have mysterious palna, if there are indicationaof inflammation. vilcera tion or displacement, don't wait for time to confirm your fears and go th rough the horrors of a hospital opera tion; secure Lydia E. Finkham'a Vege table Compound at once and begin its use and write Mrs. Pinkham of Lvnn, Mass., for advice. 'Read these strong letters from grate ful women who have been cured: Dear Mrs. Pinkham: (First Letter.) "In looking over your book I set that your medicine cures Tumors. I have been to a doctor and he tells me I have a tumor. I will be mors than grateful if yon ran help roe, aa I do so dread an operation." rannie D. Fox, Bradford, Pa. Dear Mrs. Pinkham : (Second Letter.) " I take the liberty to congratulate yon on the suoceat I bars had with your wonderful me.1icinA. "Eighteen months ago my periods stopped. Shortly after I felt to badly I sub mitted to a thorough examination by a phy sician, and was told that I had a tumor nd would have to undergo an operation. " I toon after read one ot your advertise menu and decided to alvs Lvdia K. Pink ham' s Vegetable Compound a trial. After taking, five bottles as directed, to tumor la entirely gone. I have again been sismiwd I lydJa E Pinkkaat Vegetal Cmtui Bulls Made bv M. Pa. BTr Harry Samuel is the author ot this bull: "The legislative garden ot the Liberals is an arid swamp." It a Parliamentary authority as Mr. Clnrlatnnn HRlrl! "Ir la tin una r... ... honorable member to shake his head in the teeth of his own words," les ser lights who blunder in the political arena have no reason to be ashamed. Mr. Balfour once spoke of "an empty theater of unsympathetic auditors," and Lord Curzon congratulated uis party on the circumstances that "though not out of the wood we have ' a good ship." New York Tribune. STOPS BELCHING BY ABSORPTION -NO PRUCS-A NEW METHOD. A Re at Wafers free Have Yea Aeate ladlffeatlon, Stomach Trouble, Ir rna-nlar Heart, itlsxj Spells, Short rtraath, Oat em the Stomach? Bitter Taste Bad Breath Impaired As eetite A feeling of fullness, weight tad pain over the stomach and heart, some times nausea and vomiting, alto fever and tick headache? What causes it? Any one or all of these" Excessive eating and drinking abuse of epiritt anxiety and depression mental ef fortmental worry ana physical fatigue bad air Insufficient food sedentary habits absence of teeth bolting of food. If you suffer from tbia slow death and miserable existence, let us sendyou a tarn ple box of Mull's Anti-lle'eh Wafers abso lutely free, No drugs. Drugs injure the stomach. .... . .. , It ttopt belching and cures a diseased etomich by absorbing the foul odors from undigested food and by imparting activity to the lining of the stomach, enabling it to thoroughly mix the food with the gastric juices, which promote digestion and cures the disease. This offer may not appear again. 230 GOOD FOR 25c. ' MS Rend this coupon with your name and address and your druggist's name and 10c. in stamps or silver, and we will supply you a sample free if yon have never used Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers, and will also send you t cer tificate good for 25c. toward the pur chase of more Belch Wafers. You will find them invaluable for stomach trou ble; cures by absorption. Address Mull's Grape Tosio Co., 328 Sd Ave., Itock Island, 111. Give Full Aidrem and Write Plainly. 1 : : All druggists, 60c. per box, or by miil upon receipt of price. Stamps accepted. i Verification of 8crlpture. With pardonable pride Franklin re corded that he was the verification ot the .scriptural, proverb, ."Seest. thou a man diligent in his business?. He shall stand before kings." He . was diligent in his business and in thai public business, and he mentions that he had stood before five kings and sat down with one of them the king of Denmark at dinner. He)-' was? 'a great man to his contemporaries.' and the lapse nf time has not dimmed his fame. Philadelphia Record, .. . , . J ' They Refute to Settle. . A great revolution seems to be tak Ing place In the West End Of London. Rich neonle are) eradunllv elvinsr na. their houses. Prices,,. which ruled ab-v normally high a few years ago, have gone down considerably, until a per-; feet slump reigns in the estate agen cies. Owing to the unrest which pre-" r n rl n nil annlflt tiAn1a si Ana sine t1 ' anywhere now. Lady Violet Grevlll In the Graphic. ''' ' . '"' Lydia E. PlnKham's in Cases of Mrs. Fox by tn physician and he ears 1 bare do signal periods around one more; and I am entirely well. I shall never be wit hoot a bot tle of Lydia. ffnlchama Vegetable Compound in the bouts." Fannie D. Fox, Bradford, Fa. Another Case of Tumor Cnred : by Lydia E Vinkham'a Vegettv uio vvuiivuuu, -Dear Mra. Plnkbam: About three Tears azo I had Intense oarn fn my stomach, with cramps and raging; headaches. The doctor prescribed tor Die, but finding that I did not ret anv better ha examined me and, to my surprise, declared - ' I felt Sllre that It. mAerit. mvilMth mmi i nd wat very disheartened J spent hundred! oi aoumrs in aoctoring, Dnt tfie tumor Kept growing, till the doctor said that nothing bat an operation would save me. Fortunately t corresponded with my aunt in one of the Ner r-rwiaiia e.uiwe,wno advised me to try Lydia E. rinkham'tVegetableCompoand before sub mi ttinz to an operation, and 1 at ones started taking a regular treatment, finding to my ?;reat reuei wax my general beaita began to inprors, and after three months I noticed that the tumor had reduced in tun. . I keot on taking the Compound, and in ten months it had entirely disappeared without an oper ation, and using no medicine but Lvdirn K. Pinltham'a Vegetable Compound, and words fad to express how grateful I am for the good it ha done me." Miss Lueila Adams, Colon nade Hotel, Seattle, Wash. Such unquestionable testimony proves the value ot Lydia E. Pinkhara's Vegetable Compound, and should give) confidence and hope to every sick woman. Mrs. Pinkham Invites all' ailing women to write to her at Lynn. Maaa.. fpr adviee. - :: -f- i Wua'i txatij tar Wectei's ICi
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