EMBROIDERY FOU BLOUSES. Some of the handsomest of the crepe de chine blouses are embroidered with Ilk the color of the foundation. JThere's one exception a rare one and ft. beauty. It is white embroidered in rosebuds, which are shaded If the ln troductloii of so faint a tint can be called shading with Just the merest Itouch of pink. At a little distance the (effect Is that of all-white, but that bit lot pink Is wonderfully artistic. I .WOMANTTXFEltT ctiAtFFEUIl. A clever housemaid employed by a family In London who took to motor ing, was told by her muster Unit if she proved as good n chniifTeur as she was a housemaid he would employ her to drive his car. She took him at his word and learned motor me chanics and now, at n good snlnry a year, she combines the two posts. She Is a capital driver, can do most re pairs, and after overhauling her car at the end of a day's run waits at the family dluner table. London Mail. 'ART HONORS FOR CHICAGO OIRL To a Chicago girl, Miss Nellie V. (Walker, an Instructor at the Art In stitute, has been awarded the honor of the contract to design a heroic statue Of the late Winfleld Scott Stratton, for mer millionaire and mine owner of Col orado Springs. The statue Is to stand In a public park in the Western city, .where a $1,000,000 home for poor min ers is to be erected. The funds for this purpose were bequeathed by Stratton. At the recent exhibition by Chicago artists Miss Walker won a special prize. Several years ago she designed the StratW monument which now stands at Colorado Springs. MRS. CRAIGIE OX WORK. Says Mrs. Graigle: "There is no tin happiness la work itself. I speak from experience. From the time I was six teen until I was twenty-three I got up at 5 o'clock in the morning in order to ret In three hours nf nuiet work be fore the household was stirring, and lused to work often late In the even- lug. my uuy miu ursine m i 111 mr mornlng, and I always arrange my evenings that I may be able to waken In the morning in the proper mood for the day's business. I have never yet met a man or woman who complained of their work as work. My observa tion has taught me that is the main source of human coutcutuientV' BRAIN GYMNASTICS. I As a cure for sleeplessness, a meJ Ical Journal suggests that the suf ferer should simply clear his. or her mind of everything, and then per form a series of gymnastic exercises .which, so it Is alleged, never fail to produce the desired effect. Now, if one could stop thluking there would be little difficulty aboii1: getting to sleep, and to suggest emptying the mind as a cure for Insomnia Is very much like telling a person with a cold not to sneeze, or cough, or talk huskily. It is precisely because one thinks that one lies awake, and be cause one Is so very wide awake that one thinks so hard. As to per forming gymnastic exercises In the dead vast and middle of the night, there are not a few of us who would Infinitely prefer insomnia to the rem edy. WILHELMINA WHEN A CHILD. ' An amusing story is told of Queen Wllhelmlna when she was quite a little I child. Her Majesty was not allowed to share dinner with the elder mem bers of the royal household, but was permitted to make her appearance at dessert and place herself beside some particular favorite. One day she sat by a courtly old General, and after eating some fruit the little girl turned and gazed at him. Presently she ex claimed: "I wonder you're not afraid to sit next to me." Everybody in the room turned at the sound of her childish treble. "On the contrary, I am but too pleased and honored to sit next to my little Queen," replied the old General. "But why should I be afraid?" Assuming a woebegone expression, the little Queen replied: "Because all my dolls have the measles; they're all down with It!" ORIENTAL GIRL'S COLLEGES. The Woman's Journal says the American college for girls in Constan tinople is an outgrowth of a high school founded for girls in 1871 by American women, and was Incorporated as a col lege in 1890 under the laws of Massa chusetts. The corporation of the col lege is a legally organized body of women in the United States, its presi dent. Miss Mary Mills Patrick, Is an Anierlcnn, and part of its support is drawn from America. English is the language of the college, but other lan guages are taught. This college is the only one for women in Western Asia, and its students are drawn from many countries. Its 150 graduates are from eleven different nationalities. More than one-half have engaged in teach ing, several have studied professions, and many are at the head of cultured homes. Although the college is quipped' sufficiently to maintain a high standard of academic work, its needs are urgent, and it appeals to the Amer ican public for funds, for scholarships, buildings, etc. BRIDES IX GLOWING RAIMENT. ' It Is of Interest to note that the tnolce of wedding (owns It comparatively of modern origin. The Itoman brides wore yellow, and ia most Eastern countries pink is tho bridal color. During the Middle Ages and lu the Renaissance period brides crinisiin to the exclusion of all other colors. Most of the Plantagauet and Tudor queens were married In that vivid hue, which Is still popular in parts of Brittany, where the brtue is usually dressed lu crimson brocade.; It was Marv Stuartwho first cba-uged the color of the bridal garments. At hpr niai-rliiL'e with Francis I. of France, In ir."8. which took place not before the altar, but before the great doors of Notre Dame, she was gowned In white brocade, with a train of pale blue Per sian velvet six yards lu length. This innovation caused a great stir In the fashionable world of that time, it was not. however, until quite the end of the seventeenth century that pure white the color worn by royal widows-became popular for bridal garments. WOMEN AND MEN. Professor Chamberlain, of Clarke University, Worcester, has promul gated the following iliid.lngs concern ing woman as compared with man: As an aclor she has greater ability and more frequently shows It. She Is noticeably better In adaptabil ity. She Is much more charitable in money matters. Under reasonable opportunities she is more gifted of diplomacy. She more commonly has executive ability. Her hearing Is more ncute. Her Imagination is greater. Her intuitions are greater. Her memory is better. Her patience is greater. Her perceptions are more rapid. She has greater religious devotion. Her Instinct of sacrifice is greater. She bears pain more heroically. Her sympathy Is greater. She has greater tact. She has more acute taste. She has greater vitality. She has more fluency in the lower forms of speech. Now Orleans Pica yune. ENTIRE GOWN AT THE DANCE, From the ballroom comes the com plaint that if the young man has a dif ficulty in finding his partner's waist in these days of empire gowns, he does not always know how to hold It when he has found It. A London debutante lamenting that the way she was held cither forced her to poke her chin most unbecoming' ly, or, still more unbecomingly, in an other sense, to rest It oh her partner's shoulder, asked her chaperon whethei it was not possible to ask him to hold her differently. Her chaperon referred the dillicnlt point of etiquette to other chaperons; there was much consulta tion, and finally the decision arrived at was that It was quite impossible to mention such a thing not so much from the point of view of propriety a because "nothing made a man so furi ous as to suggest that he did not know how to hold his partner." That debutante, still suffering, stiU unable to dance her best, would like to know if there is no way out of the difficulty. Philadelphia Record. see THIHOS WOKTH KfmiHt AtOJT' The rage for beads runs merrily on. Pompadour ribbon garters are pretty. Every other hat is loaded with plumes. Bows of pleated tulle are again worn under the chlu. Handbags of old tapestry are among the prettiest seen. The green hat and the gray gown get along well together. Belt buckles have mounted the front by several Inches. Tha newest veil trails off at the back In loops and bows. Coats of caracul fur dyed the color of the gown are a novelty. A dainty stock of white silk has forget-me-nots painted on it. Embroider your gold belt in colors if you wish to be distinctive. Pink and blue In evening shades are the twin-color favorites for velvets and transparent materials. The little girl wears school frocks of serge, brightened by turnback cuffs, collar and belt of scarlet kid. Still more ruffles conspire to make the gowns of a girl in her first season even more airy and diaphanous. Casslmeres are being recognized as among the most desirable, as they are extremely fashionable materials. The princess gown does not lend it self to cheapness of any sort and never is lowered to the insecure footing of a fad. Muffs joined with a seam in the mid dle to form an angle are designed es pecially to thrust the short arm sleeve Into. Spangled scarfs are much in evi dence. The vogue of gold and silver tinsel extends to these decorative pieces. Empire modes have invaded the Jut enlls realm and some of the smartest little costs shown for children are in this style. New York City. The variations m the blouse waist appear to know no end, and each one comes with a fresh attraction that makes It desirable. If not irresistible. Illustrated is an ex ceedingly charming and dainty exam ple that is made of Shantung In the natural color, the yoke and cuffs being of cream colored lace, while the trim ming Is of brown velvet ribbon, plain and embroidered. The color combina tion is an exceedingly attractive one, and the materials exceedingly fashion able, but such n waist ns this one can be utilized In a great many ways. It Is available alike for the separate blouse and the entire gown and Is equally suited to every material that Is soft enough to be made full, and this season that means almost everything, silk, wool and cotton. Dyed pongee Is a favorite, as well ns the natural color, and messnllne, crepe de Chine and the like are always lovely, while voile and eollenne are favorites among the wool materials, and silk and cotton mixtures show almost as much variety as silk itself. The waist is made with a fitted lin ing, on which the yoke is nrrnnged, and Itself consists of the front and the backs. These last are pleated at their upper edges and gathered at the lower. The sleeves are the new and favorite ones that are closely fitted to the elbows and moderately full above. When liked they can be cut off below the cuffs, making tliem half length. The girdle is prettily shaped and forms a becoming point at the front. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is three yartls twenty one, two and one-half yards twenty seven or one and three-fourth yards forty-four inches wide, with one and one-eighth yards of all-over lace, three yards of embroidered, two yards of plalu velvet ribbon and seven-eighth yard of piece velvet for the belt. With Wld Shnnldere. An occasional shirt waist Is cut with very wide shoulders so wide, in fact, that they extend way over onto the up per arm. On some of them the wide shoulder line is got by the clever cut ting of little shaped pieces, which stick out very much like epaulets, and give a little military touch to the shirt waist, which is very pretty lu linen. Matching- Aeeeeaorlea. It is to be a fad the coming season to wear sets of accessories that match. Thus a flowered parasol will be ac companied by a flowered bodice girdle, the hat corresponding in color at least, the color idea again manifested in the pretty stockings that are sure to Ue in evidence with short skirts,, and the pump style of low shoes which is to be worn. rarneols Again In Vogne. - During the past several seasons the athletic fad was responsible for a marked slump In the demand for para sols. Milady of physical culture bent eschewed the parasol at the benches excepting when on dress parade. It would appear that reaction had set In this year, however, ns the volume of orders already booked in opening bills Is expected to eclipse the high water trade record. A decided preference Is manifested for white sunshades. Metal and Ivory handles are In significant evidence ou the more expensive kinds. New York Press. Fancy Yoke Waist. Tlie dainty waist, made In lingerie style, is a pi-nnomiced and 'conspicuous favorite of fashion, not alone for mus lin, lawn and the like, but also for the light weight silks and wools, which are similarly treated. This one is excep tionally charming and Is trimmed with lace insertion that Is applied nfter a quite novel and mowt effective manner, while it allows a choice of the favorite three-quarter or full-length sleeves. In this instance white Persian lawn Is combined with a yoke of tucking and with cuffs that are made of alternnte bauds of Insertion and of puffing, but there are a great many variations that might be suggested. The yoke of plain material Is always pretty, while the tucked and inserted materials are al most numberless. Again, when made of silk either tucked, plain or Inserted material can be utilized, there being almost no limit to be set to Individual taste and preference. Lingerie mate rials are. as a matter of course, made unllned, but silk, wool and the like are apt to give greater satisfaction when the foundation is used. The waist is made with a fitted lining that can be used or omitted as ma terial renders desirable. The yoke and the full portion are joined one to the other and arranged over It and the trimming Is applied on indicated lines. To the lower edge is attached a basque portion, which serves to keep the waist comfortably in place without fulness over the hips. The sleeves also can be mounted over linings or made un titled and joined to the cuffs as liked. The quantity of material required for the medium size is three yards twenty one, two and one-half yards twenty seven or oue and one-halt yards forty four Inches wide, with one-half yard of tucking for the yoke and eleven yards of inuertion to make as illus trated: live-eighth yard eighteen incbef wide for deep cuffs when long sleeves re used. Tha Ideal Dairy Cow. Whether she be a Holsteln, a Jersey or whatever she mfly be, you will find the typical dairy cow with bony head and strong Jaw, long between the eyes and nose with broad .muzzle. She should have a bright protruding eye which means strong nerve force and action Inter on. She should have a thin neck and retreating brisket. The lines above and below - must not be straight, or she will steal from you. She should be slightly depressed be hind the shoulders with sharp chine not too straight a backbone. She must have large organs of reproduction and large heart girth, wide between fore legs and sharp on shoulders which gives large heart action and strong arterial circulation. And last, but by no means least, she must have a good udder, for mie-halt the value of the cow Is iu her udder which should be long from front to rear. Fretei-vins; Httrneas, The first point to be observed Is to keep the leather soft and pliable; this can be done only by keeping It well charged with oil nnd grease. The straps should be washed and oiled whenever they have beeu moistened by sweat or soiled by mud. To do this, the straps should all be detached and washed with warm soap suds; then coated with a mixture of nents-foot oil and tallow ami allowed to remain un disturbed until the water has dried out, after which they should be rubbed with n woolen cloth. In hanging a harness care should be taken to allow all straps to hang their full length. Light is essential in the care of leather. When the harness closet Is dark the door should be left open during the day. To clean plated mountings use a chamois with n little trlpoli or rotton stone, but they should be scoured as little ns possible. E. L. Bates. Selection or Stork, Stock your farm with the animals you like best. Yon need not have all registered stock, but get the best you can procure. Don't raise nor keep scrub stock; they never will make you any profit. If you don't admire a horse. It probably will not pay you to kwep two or three brood mnres. If you don't admire a tine milch cow. it will not pay you to keep n dairy herd, other than to supply your own use. If you don't admire sheep, if you don't find them attractive, then don't grow them, for they will very likely never do any good for you. If you nre not and can not be Interested In any of the above mentioned animals, then select some thing you nre interested in, something that you do admire. For one must have a love for his line of work to make It most profitable. Men in every part of the country are making money from nil kinds of live stock, some from one kind, others from another kind. Often the man who keeps nine or ten milch cows thinks his neighbor who devotes nil his attention to hogs and none to cows, very foolish. But it all depends upon the man and surround ing conditions and n man ought to follow his own natural abilities and his own preferences. No matter what kind of stock you select you are doing It for a special purpose; you have a defi nite end in view. No matter what you want to accomplish, whether to pro mote growth, develop bone and muscle, or spirit and nerve, to produce fat or milk or wool, the animal must be the one you admire and love to care for tne most, to make your selection and pro fession n profitable one. 2. L. Morris, In the Epitomist. The Self-Sucklnij Cow. It Is not necessary to abuse a cow for this bud habit. Simply go about breaking off the habit In a sensible manner, which is readily clone with a little care and with the help of the device here described. Take a strong smooth stick about three and one-half feet long and in one end of it fasten a ring. Buckle a strap around the neck of the cow and fasten a short set- strap through the ring on the end of the stick or pole with the other end through the neck strap. About eight inches from the end of the pole, the end opposite the one In which the ring has been inserted, bore an augur hole and through this run a strong hnrd twine or leather and tie it securely to a strap fastened around the body of the cow Just beyond its lront legs. It will be noticed that while this device will prevent the cow from sucking herself it Is a safe at tachment and if arranged as directed it will be almost impossible for the cow to injure herself with either end of the pole. The illustration shows the idea clearly. Indianapolis News. The Sow and Her Little One. The sow with pigs should be fed but little corn during the first few weeks after farrowing and preferably not for a month or so before. It is much better to give her slop made of shorts, a little oil meal and milk with a smalt quantity of salt added. This prevents her from becoming too fat, gives her more strength and desire for exercise and when the pigs are large enough to try to eat, it furnishes ad ditional nourishment and gives them a good thrifty start; especially so it they IT WI.JS have access to plenty of water. Trior to their birth, the sow should have the seclusion of quarters where she will be away from all exciting Infill ences. There, given plenty of straw, she will need no further assistance in preparing her bed. Hence, as far as possible, she should be left alone and nfter the pigs come she should not be molested for twenty-four hours. Af ter that feed her lightly for the first week, for the most part on green food and slops. By using succulent food including some oil meal, it Is sel dom that any medicine is required. In summer the quantity of succulent food, of course, is unlimited, but this mny be substituted very well in winter with roots. Indeed, It Is rare that sows fed liberally on these will fall to farrow successfully and afford all the nourishment that the young pigs need. The object, bear In mind, is to keep them in good growing condition, but not too fat. If a continuous growth can be maintained with a pork er until maturity, It is then possible to prepare It for market in short order. -Fred 0. Sibley, In The Epitomist. .1 Knrnyaril Tornntllr. A' turnstile is often a very useful part of a fence upon many farms, es pecially where It Is desired to keep tlie cattle or horses In their place and at the same time allow easy access to the field for those who desire to enter it often in pursuance of their duties. The Prairie Farmer has a most excc-V'iit suggestion along this line which is as follows: If the stock kept In the barnyard Is not of small stature like the pig and sheep, the turnstile shown in the illus tration is one of the best arrangements to place at the entrance. Horses and cows cannot get through the passage thus protected and It enables anyone to enter the bnrnyard without setting down anything they may be carrying. The turnstile is easily constructed, the main thing being to have the post strong and set firmly in the ground. In the plan here illustrated the cross pieces are set on nn Iron pin so that they readily revolve. The turnstile would, of courue, be much stronger If arranged so that a circular hole was cut out of the cross pieces to fit over the end of the post, which could be trimmed down to three inches In diam eter. An iron pin run through the top after tlie cross pieces have been placed in position would prevent them work ing off the post. Alfalfa rianti Very Tender. Young alfalfa plants are among the weakest grown in the United States. They grow slowly, are weak feeders and are easily choked or killed by weeds and by unfavorable conditions of soil, weather or treatment. Mature alfalfa is a most vigorous plant; it grows down deeply In the soil, is a vig orous feeder, and lives nnd yields well under many unfavorable conditions. For this reason it will pay well to ob serve every requirement in planting the seed which experienced growers have ascertained to be of value. Gen erally speaking, the conditions de manded by alfalfa are seed or soil inoculation, abundant moisture, per fect seed bed, perfect soil at time of seeding, good drainage, few weeds and the very best seed obtainable. While alfalfa seems to require much moisture the plant has a way of help ing itself to the required water In sec tions not regarded as being well wa tered. The plants reach down witty roots sometimes twenty feet long after the moisture which usually exists far below the surface. This habit of ad justing itself to Its surroundings con stitutes it the most adaptable plant grown iu this country to-day. C. M. Ginther. Covering Mannre. Farmyard manure should be kept as near the surface of the soil as pos sible. The rain-water as it percolates through the soil has a tendency to carry the plant food downward and out of reach of the plants. Conse quently an attempt should be made to delay the downward progress of plant food instead of assisting it by plowing the manure in deeply. Then, again, nitrification is most active near the surface of the soil and therefore ma nure kept near the surface is tinder most favorable conditions for having its plant food made available and con sequently gives quicker returns. When a heavy application ot manure has been plowed under deeply, It is no uncommon thing to see lumps of ma nure brought to the surface by sub sequent plowing, showing that it has never been properly Incorporated with the soli. It is quite probable, too, that this deeply buried manure has lost con siderable nitrogen through dentrifica tion. Economical manuring consists In obtaining quick returns over as large an area of the farm as possible, and this is accomplished by, moderate ap plications incorporated with the sur face ot the soil. Shallow covering of mannre also Increases the humus of the surface soil. As a result, the sur face does not bake or crack in dry weather; it also absorbs and retains water much more satisfactorily and works op Into a One tilth more easily. S5fl... in ' 5. i IP si ' 4 m TIIIlEEfflCTS For Sick Women To Consider Fibst. That almost every operntiam In our hospitals performed upon women, become necessary through negleet of such symptoms as backaoho, irregular and painful periods, displacements of the female organs, pain In tha side), burning,, sensation in the stomach, bearing-down pains, nervousness, dia siuess and sleeplessness. Sscohd. The medicine that holds the record for the largest number of absolute cures of female ills ia Lydla E. Pink-ham's Vegetable Compound. It regulates, strengthens and eores diseases of the female organism as nothing else can. For thirty years it has been helping women to be strong, curing backache, nervousness, kidney 'troubles. Inflam mation of the female organs, weak ness and displacements, regulating the periods perfectly and overcoming their pains. It has also proved itself invaluable in preparing women for childbirth and the change of life. Third. The great volume of unso licited and grateful testimonials on ilia at the Pink-ham Laboratory at Lynn, Mass., many of which are from time to time published by permission, give ab solute evidence of the value of Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound and Mrs. Plnkham's advice. Mrs.Plnkham's Standing Invitation to Women.-Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to promptly eommunicata with Mrs. Pink ham, at Lynn, Mass. All letters are received, opened, read and answered by women only. From symptoms given, your trouble may be located and tha quickest and surest way of recovery advised. Mrs. Pinkham is daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham and for twenty-five years under her direction and sines her decease she has been ad visingslek womenfreeofcharge. Out of the vast volume of experience in treat ing female ills Mrs Pinkham probably has the very knowledge that will help your case. Surely, any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish if she doosnot take advantage of this generous offer of assistance. Substitutes For Coffee. Among substItute-3 for coffee not only roasted grains are used, but also roasted dandelion root, figs, turnips and even ncorns. . The last are much used among the poorest people in Berlin. To f.annder Lac Curtains. Shake the dust from tha curtains, and oak over night ia cold water. In the morn ing rinse through several oolJ waters before putting them into the suds. Then wash through hot Ivory Soap suds bysopping and squeezing. Use a second suds and. leave for an hour in boiling water. Blase, dry and then starch. Stretch In frames or by pinning to sheets. Elukob it. Pibiib. The consumption of spirituous liq uors in Canada last year was less by $700,000 than In 1904. , .' W. L. DOUGLAS 3'!?&'3-:SSHOES'Ga.- W. L. Douglas S4.O0 Cllt Edge Line cannot De equalled at any pnee. W. L. DOUOLAS MAKES SELLS MORE MEM'S 03. BO SHOES THAN ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER IM THE WORLD. tl ft finn REWARD to anyone who can 9IUjUUU disprove this statement. If I could Uke yon Into my three large factories at Brockton, Mas., and ebow you the Infinite care with which every pair of ahoes la made, you would realize why W. L. Douglas S3. 50 shoe cost more to make, why they hold their shape, tit better, wear longer, and are of greater Intrinsic value than any other SJ.SO shoe. W. L. Daaglaa Strong Mmda Shaaa tar Man, 02. BO, 02. OO. Boy a' School Oraaa Shaaa, 02.BO, 02, 01.7 0.01.BO CAUTION. lnaiat upon baring W.L.Doug laa shoes. Take no auhstitnte. None genuine without ble name and price stamped on bottom. ftut Cotor fuaefe uel ; fray will not ww draaen. Wrlte for IUuatrHtad Catalog. W. I DOUGLAS, Brockton, Has. Don't Get Wet! TOWER'S SLICKERS will keep you dry as nothing else will, because) they are the product of the best materials and seventy years' experi-jj ence in manufacturing.- tfJWERj A. J. TOWER CO. jiW Boston. U.&A. town caitanias CO.. im. fHf BgjttQ) Urate, Ota. GQLO-MININ&STQGK FHEE-JrSnSa amount of stock free in the rreetost sold-ffllnttuT proposition in tits world's history. Many formr , Wrtt today Doot delay. AKKO-CONOKNTtt. TOJ OO, Tract Society Butldlm, Naw York. TT HI CHEAT WHITE niSVI AS '"' TACC-IXATIOK as tke CAUSE. Bead wcWk.lSc., u f. L.ar4, LISsrtT, US. Saiik4siKtHi-'Krn HiRhost rsfa rO I 111 I N In sap1Bce. fltstfwald I M I am-II I M aCo.Oapttt.Wasklnaloa.D.4 P. N. XJ. IS, 1908. rr .an J -ri r... Isr.l.A H'JaTzi j cj. waui fMS awe,,, ;
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