VOME$; THEIR FADS.
"tHEIR" WORK;
A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE.
An old farmer waa once asked the
question, "la marriage a failure?"
and his reply was: "My missus mlnd3
the house, tends the children, milks
the cow, feeds the poultry, looks after
the pigs, makes the bread, churns the
butter, and other odd jobs, and all
for nothing a week, and what could
be cheaper than that? No, marriage
Isn't a failure down my way." Lon
"don Socialist Review. .
J TIGHT LACING NOT HARMFUL.
" From all over the country letters
were received by Dr. Ernest Gallant,
of New York City, concerning hla
views as to tight lacing, the "pad
ding" of the form feminine, and kin
dred subjects which he recently dis
cussed at the meeting of the Amer
ican Medical Association.
'"There's no reason why thin women
shouldn't use pads," said the doctor.
"And there's no reason why stout
women shouldn't use corsets tightly
laced, provided the corsets conform
to the lines of the body. Tight lacing,
scientifically done, Is not injurious to
health."
SHIRT WAIST SUIT STILL REIGNS.
The really practical wash dress Is
In shirt waist or jumper form. Shirt
waist suits wnicn are extremely at
tractive are made up in cotton prints
having silk or gingham patterns; In
French zephyrs; and In ginghams of
such beautiful patterns and In such
charming combinations of color for
morning wear, for the ordinary shop
ping, or marketing, or walking, that
they have a particularly appropriate
air. Therefore they are attractive.
Many little buttons are used on
dresses of this sort, especially those
covered with cotton crochet. There
Ss a fancy, too, for giving them but
tons of quite a different character.
Harper's Bazar.
i! A PLEA FOR LOQUACITY.
"Why do American women talk so
little?" asks George Harvey, In Har
per's Bazar. rfHave they suddenly
become so religious that they consid
er it advisable to heed even the dicta
Southern Pound Cake. No cook yet discovered can outdo
the Virginian in the way of making pound cake. The follow
ing recipe comes from that section of the country, and is war
ranted to succeed if faithfully followed: Beat one pound of
butter and one pound ot powdered sugar together until they
form a cream. Separate the whites from the yolks ot one
dozen eggs. Whisk the whites to a stiff froth and beat the
yolks until thick. Beat the whites into the creamed butter
and sugar, then add the yolks and stir all thoroughly to
gether. Sift the Hour and put in lightly, little by little, Btlr
rlng only enough to mix smoothly. Four into pans lined
with buttered paper and bake in a moderate oven tor one
hour and a quarter. Take care not to stir or shake the pan
until the cake is well set. This la genuine pound cake, which
is always unflavored, but, it preferred, the juice and grated
rind of a lemon may be added.
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of Solomon and the injunctions of
Paul? We can hardly believe this to
be the case even in the Lenten period.
As we have advised frequently, neith
er the wise king nor the eloquent
apostle was suitably equipped by ex
perience and association for the guid
ing of womankind; one had too many
wives, the other had none; wherefore
the viewpoint ot each, though varying
widely from that of the other, was
prejudiced and untrustworthy. The
very petulance ot Solomon's language
In expressing preference for lite in a
'corner ot the housetop' rather 'than
with a brawling woman in a wide
bouse' suggests the likelihood of an
annoying experience still fresh in
mind, else he would not have dwelt
with so much particularity upon the
size ot the mansion."
THE GIRL GRADUATE.
"""Did you ever have a girl graduate
from the high school out of your fam
ily? It so you know what It Is, but It
you have not you have missed about
all that is worth anything In life.
There is nothing like It. The happi
nessthe satisfaction, the success that
has come Is worth many, times the
money and effort put forth. What
Is the finest product of America?
Secretary Loeb Insists it Is rabbits;
Carnegie stands for libraries; Mrs.
Hetty Green considers It ready money,
while Secretary ot Agriculture Wilson
crqjrs over the American ben. They
are all wrong. It's the girl graduate.
As Daniel Webster remarked of Mas
sachusetts: "Gentlemen, she needs
no apology; there she stands!" Fbr
years father has poured out bis
money in buying her frocks and laces
and hats, in paying for her chemistry
and music and chewing gum. Mother
has spent years of her life in teaching
her morality, truth, the catechism
and the proper way to do up her hair.
And they feel that she's worth all
the trouble and care and money she
has cost. Lawrence Journal.
THE NEW STYLES FOR WOMEN.
"If the new gowns have a conspicu
ous note at all this year it is in tbelr
trimmings, which seem to stand out
In bold relief," says Grace Margaret
Gould, in Woman's Home Companion.
"Much soutache in all widths and
heavy cotton braid are used, in white
and dyed to match the fabric. In the
sklrt-and-coat suits the outline of
the coat Is shown by the line of braid
ing, and either braid or buttons not
infrequently trim the back.
"Tassels are very much used wher
ever a place for them can be found.
The heavy and the fine laces are fash
lonable In combination tor trimming
both gowns and separate blouBea.
"Very narrow satin pleatlnga are
much used as a trimming for' Bilk
voile and net gowns. They are often
Introduced In some brilliant shade,
such as Empire green, on a gown of
neutral tint. Fleatlnga of this style
frequently simulate a bib effect on
the bodice and outline a tunlo effect
In the skirt.
"Buttons are used not only where
they are needed, but where they are
not needed on the new gowns. For
the tailored suits there are the fabric
covered buttons and the braid but
tons. "The white and colored cotton
crochet button is extremely high
style, and for lingerie waists there
are the new pearly pead buttons.''
BRIDAL VEIL ARRANGEMENT.
The brides of this seas in have
adopted all the bizarre and beauti
fully decadent features of the present
fashions, and anything In the way ot
stiff lines, heavy satin court tralnB,
and geometrical precision ot heavy
hem is abolished. Even the bridal
veil is tampered with in a most bra
zen manner. One bride wore herB in
the Bhape of a twlBted turban, like
the first empire, a short lace scarf
being used, its ends hanging down
one side to the shoulder, while a rope
of pearls festooned it, the orange
blossoms thrust in as an afterthought
a charming thought at one Bide.
From her shoulders hung the long
court train ot unlined point lace,
while her gown was of liberty satin
twisted about her figure in a close
spiral, and ending in a long scarf
like trail that hung decidedly quite
to one side, balanced by the lace veil,
which trailed partially on the car
petlngs ot purple velvet strewn with
white roses laid down for her feet.
The gown was draped at one side of
the front to show the slipper, which
was of white Batin,. tied with white
satin ribbons about a pale pink silk
stocking.
Another bride, who wore a mull
vfell, had it bunched into a tall mob
cap above a wreath of orange blos
soms and lilies ot the valley, its folds
then hangln down one side, to be
draped and held about the whole fig
ure like a Bhawl, only one arm left
unenveloped. Her gown was made ot
a rich white and silver brocade, very
much embossed but very supple,
wrapped about her and lapping over
behind, where one side hung in a sort
of flat cascade, showing a facing of
silver gauze, a broad silver galloon
entirely bordering its hem. At the
back, where the stuff laid on the floor
in a tiny. train, it showed two points
tipped with sliver taesels that trailed
without any foundation. This rich
fabric gleamed wonderfully through
the folds of the mull shawl or veil.
Vogue.
A BUSY LITERARY WOMAN.
Literary work does not Interfere
with the social activity ot Mrs. Edith
Wharton nor with her cultivation ot
tads. Every year this brilliant wo
man goes to Europe, and invariably
she returns with a new hobby. This
year ber eccentrleity runs to swans
and geese. When on the Continent,
a few months ago, she ran across a
variety of the goose family that
caught ber fancy, and a large flock
now paddles In the lagoons of the
Wharton estate at Lenox, Mass. Mrs.
Wharton's especial delight, however,
Is ber swan exhibit. Her aesthetic
nature was moved by the decorative
effect of tame swans on English es
tates, and as a result she is now
engaged in swan culture at Lenox.
Beside her flock of geese and swans,
Mrs. Wharton is giving time to a
French reading room, where she
keeps many of the French periodicals
for the use ot her friends. She has
arranged for lectures in French, and
ber tendency in this direction ot late
may portend a novel of a Gallic fla
vor. The social whirl in Lenox
makes further demands upon Mrs.
Wharton's time, yet she finds it pos
sible to make qnick progress on a
new novel. All of which shows what
a literary woman can accomplish
when she busies herself about It.
New York Press.
Advice to the Impecunious.
They tell us that an ununual scar
city of cattle on the boot is to blame
tor the unprecedented elevation of
meat prices.
The hens, so far as known, being
on the hoof in the usual numbers,
the indigent are hereby counseled to
stick to eggs. Life.
: "MR. DOOLEY"
ON CONGRESS 2
In the American Magazine "Mr.
Dooley," writing on Congress, pokes
tun at the Government for putting up
a 500-room building in Washington
for the use of members. He sayB:
"I see be th' pa-apers that th' gov
ernmtnt has put up a sumchuse pal
ace f 'r th' comfort iv th' nation's law
givers, as Hogan calls thlm. It's a
mansion where they will have all th
comfortB iv home an' manny that are
not home-like, but betther. Ivry
Congressman will have a room to
himself, decorated in mahogany, in
laid with pearls, where he can put
his feet on an ebony desk an' throw
his peanut shells an' apple cores into
myriad lapus lazuly cuspydors. Ad
Unln' each room there will be a bath,
which a Congressman can take or
leave, as th' mood seizes him. Be
side each tub there will be specific
lnstrhructlons, prepared by thralned
government experts, t'r th' use iv th'
bath In case iv necessity. 'Insert plug
firmly In bottom iv tub; turn faucet
at right. Congressmen are respect
fully requested to remove shoes be
fore entherlng.' An' so on. Down
stairs there will be a Turkish bath,
where Congressmen can be lnvlgor
ater afther settln' up all night dls
cusstn' th' river an' harbor bill with
th' head waiter. On th' desk iv each
member, th' pa-aper says, there will
be a tlllyanty8cope, a conthrivance
be which, when th' mlmber is pre
vlnted be work or fatigue fr'm at
tlndin' th' session, he can hear what's
goln' on in th' house, an' thin hang
up th' receiver an' remark: 'Cy Lum
ley is still gassln' about th' tariff.
How manny cards?' "
COUNTERFEITING INSANITY.
A New Sort Unflattering Estimate
ot Hospital Corps.
Such ia the lack ot State or local
supervision over the hospitals for the
InBane In South Carolina that it was
left to United States secret service
men to discover the fact that the
State Insane Asylum at Columbia
had a counterfeiting plant running
at profitable speed.. The perhaps
unique discovery was made that one
of the patients, a man dangerously
If not hopelessly insane, ia an expert
counterfeiter of silver coins. It is
hardly supposable that the head
authorities ot the asylum would have
allowed him to ply his trade In the
institution, but the attendants in di
rect charge ot this man knew of hit
ability, and allowed him to eterclse
it for a reason. They got him the
molds and the material and set him
at work, circulating the product
themselves and making, presumably,
what there was in it.
Though this is a new direction for
display of the depravity ot the class
ot men employed in many hospitals
for the insane as attendants, this
discovery ,wlll give little surprise to
those who know the general char
acter ot these men. They are lack
ing in principle. A man who will
wilfully abuse those helplessly and
often harmlessly insane will rob his
grandmother or circulate counter
felt money, It he gets hold of it.
New Haven Register.
So Seasick.
The affable Captain Duggs, of the
Hamburg-American liner Prince Os
car, was commiserating with a sea
sick passenger.
"Seasickness, sir," said the cap
tain, "is a very nasty thing. Some
people's sufferings, though, are far
more atrocious than yours. I onco
carried a Philadelphlan who suffered
dreadfully.
"At the height of his seasickness
this poor Philadelphlan beckoned his
wife to his bedside and said in a
weak voice:
" 'Jenny, my will Is In the Com
mercial Trust Company's care.
Everything is left to you, dear. My
various stocks you will find in my
safe deposit box.'
"The man paused and sighed.
Then he said fervently:
" 'And, Jenny, bury me on the
other side. I can't stand this trip
again, alive or dead.' " Unole Re
mus's The Home Magazine.
Red Parasol Stopped Train.
A curious incident has come to
light in connection with the stopping
ot a London express train on the
Caledonian main line near Rockcllffe
station, a few miles north ot Carlisle.
The train was runn&g at full speed
when the driver observed a red ob
ject by the side of the line which he
regarded as a danger signal.
The train was accordingly pulled
np, when it was found that the ob
ject in question was a red parasol
carried by a woman who, wishing to
cross the line at a level crossing, was
awaiting the passing ot the express.
London Dally Mail. '
Yukoghirs and Their Wives.
M. Jachelson bas come across in
Northern Siberia a tribe, the Yukog
hlrs, differing in every respect from
other Esquimaux tribes both in as
pect, language and customs. There
is a fine sphere here, says the Lon
don Globe, for Suffragettes, it they
have any superfluous energy after
worrying our unhappy government
for foreign missionary work, as. we
learn that the women are yoked to
the sledges with the dogs, and draw
their lords and masters. The old
people are killed off when they be
come useless.
An English firm Is to light the Me
Una (Arabia) sanctuary of Mohnni
m4 with electricity.
"YOUNG MEN, DON'T
GO TO AMERICA." t
Offlolal Berlin Newspaper 8a
Advlsea Those Germans Hoping
For Work Here.
''Keep away from America."
Such Is the warning which the offi
cial Berliner Correspondenz gives
solemnly to young Germans thinking
ot going to the United States In hope
ot becoming clerks in business houses.
The newspaper saysa visit to Ameri
ca during the unfavorable business
conditions there can be only bene
ficial to those young men who have
money and who aim to extend their
knowledge and to Increase their pro
ficiency in their special branches ot
business. But those Berllners who
have little or no ready money are
strongly advised not to go to Ameri
ca now.
The Correspondenz points out that
the American law fhich forbids
worklngmen whose services have been
contracted for abroad to enter the
country applies also to clerks. More
over, it is not customary In the
United States to engage clerks and
business assistants by correspondence.
So the German clerk or young busi
ness man who goes to America takes
a long chance. Not only does the
supply of clerks and assistants great
ly exceed the demand, but most
American flrmB object to employing
foreigners. The "note ot warning"
ends thus:
"Generally speaking, the prospects
ot the clerk or business assistant are
not better than they are in Germany.
The average wages paid in America
are not higher than those paid in
Germany, considering the dearness ot
living there. Only in the best posts
are the salaries relatively higher than
in Germany. The conditions of work
are more agreeable in many respects
than in Geramny, the working hours
are shorter, but nothing is known in
America of the many provisions ot
the German commercial code in the
interests of employes in business
bouses, and that employes can be dis
missed in the United States at any
moment without notice." Berlin
Correspondence of the New York
World.
WISE WORDS.
Beauty ia God's handwriting, a
wayside sacrament. Milton.
It is easy enough to tell where love
It. You love those, and only those,
whom it makes you glad to serve.
A. G. Slngsen.
Do not wait for some work to turn
np, but go and turn up some work;
you may work without praying, but
you cannot pray without working.
Hudson Taylor.
It is cowardice to wish to get rid of
everything which we do not like.
Sickness and sorrow only exist to
further man's education in this
world; they will not be needed In the
future. Novolsl. 1
Our dependence upon God ought to
be so entire and absolute that we
fcbould never think it necessary, in
any kind of distress, to have recourse
to human consolation. Thomas a
Eempls. .
There must be something beyond
man in this world. Even on attain
ing to his highest possibilities he is
like a bird beating against his cage.
There ia something beyond, O death
less soul, like a sea-shell, moaning for
the bosom of the ocean to which you
belong. E. H. Chapin.
That man Is perfect; In faith who
can come to God in the utter dearth
of his feelings and his desires, with
out a glow or an aspiration, with
the weight of low thoughts, failures,
neglects and wandering forgetfulness,
and say to Him, "Thou art my refuge,
because Thou art my home." George
Macdonald.
A Grateful. Son-In-Law.
H. H. Rogers, on bis return voyage
from Bermuda last month, said one
evening in the smoking room, ot his
traveling companion', Mark Twain:
"He Is an Incorrigible humorist.
Even in his most emotional moments
he can't help being funny.
"When he married in Elmira In
1870 his father-in-law made him a
present of a fine, well furnished
house in Buffalo.
"The present came as a surprise.
Mark Twain knew nothing of It till,
amid a party of relatives and friends,
he was shown over the luxurious
place. Then, when they told him it
was his, tears filled his eyes.
"But he was still the humorist,
and turning to his father-in-law he
said, though in a voice that trembled
a little:
" 'Mr. Langdon, whenever you're
in Buffalo, if it's as much as twice a
year, you are to come right up here
and take tea. You can stay all night,
too, it you want to, and it shan't cost
you a cent.' " Washington Star.
The Itoll-Call.
A teacher asked her class to name
five different members of the "cat"
family. Nobody answered till at last
one little girl raised her hand.
"Well?" said the teacher, encour
agingly. "Father cat, mother cat and three
little kittens." Hebrew Standard. .
A Timely Tip.
Before going to a summer resort
read the chapter on what to do to
revive a person who has been under
water too long. Chicago Nes.
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New York City. The vogue of the
sleeveless coat appears to be an ever
twniug vuu, auu uuiuiug preiuer
or better suited to the warm weather
cculd be found. This one is simpli
city Itself, yet drapes the figure with
graceful lines and folds aud can be
utilized for almost every seasonable
material. In the illustration it makes
part of a costume and is mad ot
butt linen braided with white sou
tache combined with embroidery. In
place of the soutache and the em
broidery applied trimming can be
used if it Is desirable to lessen the
labor of making.
The coat is made In one piece, the
only seam being that at the centre
back. It is held beneath the arms
by means of straps and can be closed
vlth ornamental buttons and cord as
Illustrated or in any way that may be
liked.
Chiffon on Straw.
The novel trimming on a large Mi
lan straw was all ot white chiffon,
the upstanding part being quills made
ot folds of the chiffon with a line of
satin for the stem.
Silver and Gold Touches.
Plaids are fashionable for light
weight fabrics such as voile, etamlne
and gauze. The colors most emnlnvmt
are blues, delicate reds and browns
lading into buff. Silver and cold
trim many of the new gowns some
where and somehow.
Coat Mystery.
The Ehapo of many of the choicest
evening coats la a mystery to every
one but the designer and maker.
art KT,0"CNrrr-rv?'Tr
lions Hug the Throat.
The boa is dainty as possible, very
small but very ruilly, with pleated
butter-colored lace mounting to the
ears and chin in a thick ruche, a
smaller frill plated about the base of
the throat, and a ribbon tied between
bowed either in front or behind.
1 i
The latest Innovation in neck
rirpRnlnfr la tha hlaplr Ihhin .tnnk
with bow at the back and ends that
reach far below the hip line. Theae
sash collars are worn with every kind
of costume, from the simplest lin
gerie frock to the dressiest afternoon
toilet.
FIvo-Gorcd Under Petticoat.
Close fitting underwear is abso
lutely essential to the smart fitting
gown at the present time and the
five-gored under petticoat makes a
desirable feature ot the wardrobe.
This one can be laid in Inverted
pleats at the back or gathered as
liked, although the former method Is
to be preferred unless the figure Is
exceptionally slight It can be made
from lingerie materials and trimmed
with embroidery or lace and it Is also
suited to flannel skirts. Also It can
be finished at the upper edge with a
belt or under-faced as liked. .
The skirt is made In five gores and
when the frill la uaed It is arranged
over the lower edge. The side gores
are fitted by means of hip darts, so
doing away with all fulness at that
point.
The quantity ot material required
for the medium size Is three and one
eighth yards ot material twenty-seven
or two and three-quarters thirty
six inches wide with three and one
half yards ot embroidery seven inches
wide and two and three-eighth yards
ot insertion to trim as illustrated; or
one yard ot additional material thirty-six
inches wide If the frill Is made
to match.
llaml-Mnde Trimming.
It Is the gown with the hand-rads
trimming that is considered smart.