W(3MEI5ji711HE1R MDS. The Traction. BASEBALL NOTES. MpVj' THEIR' WRK.M lfe THEIR) mT.M WELL REPRESENTED IN TRADE." Women In Great Britain are well represented In the professions and trades, and about 4,500,000 earn their own living. There are 124,000 who teach; 10,000 are bookbinders; over 3000 are printers, and nearly 600 act as editors and compilers; 3.800 are engaged In photography; civil service clerks number nearly 8300; 3800 are engaged In medical work and nursing and 350 women are blacksmiths. Boston Sunday Herald. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STAGE. Miss Mary Shaw In a lecture deliv ered before the William Lloyd Gar rison Equal Rights Association de clared that the American women were responsible for the conditions on the American stage. She said It was not actresses and actors of great genius who made money and were acceptable to the American theatregoers. The successful actress was the kind of woman of whom other women said "Isn't she sweet?" The successful actor was the man who they thought could make love gracefully. New Vork Sun. SCARFS FOR EVENING. Scarfs will be used instead of even ing cloaks. It Is only the decolletage that requires protection on warm evenings, and the scarf Is all that is necessary. Delightful scarfs are .woven for this purpose In supple gold and silver tissue, bordered with fringe and embroidered with bullion thread. Transparent evening cloaks, too, have evolved from he scarf idea. lA scarf is arranged over a soft silk Coke, with the ends falling down In front, and gathered to the edge of the yoke is a cloak of net or some other transparent material which gives a light protection from dust, but which Is worn chiefly for effect. New York Tribune. LITTLE MOTHERS. ' At the first birthday of the Abbey House, a branch of the Little Moth ers' Aid Association, of New York oi so oj a o o a & - ? " French Fritter Batter Beat thoroughly the yolks of two eggs, add to them a half cup cold water and one cup flour which has been, sifted with a half teaspoonful salt Beat In a tablespoonful of olive oil, and if the batter seems too thick add more cold water. Fold in the stiffly whipped whites of the eggs and stand on the ice for an hour before frying by the spoonful in deep hot fat. City, the report of the work for the year showed thit nearly 6000 chil dren had been cared for. The Abbey House Is at 141st street and Third avenue and is the first day nursery to be established in the Bronx. It owes its existence to Miss Julia Lath ers, who is its main financial support. It was named as a memorial for her mother and sister, Abbey Pitman Lathers and Abbey Caroline Lathers. So greatly is the work appreciated in the neighborhood that the school teachers, who know the need of such si place almost better than any other class, have contributed more than half the cribs. The churches in the Bronx have also contributed liberally. Jfew York Sun. , FAULTS OF OUR GARDENS. Tardily, but interestingly, an Eng lishwoman who took many letters of Introduction to Newport last summer is making comments on the gardens there, of which she made a careful study. She says American women pat one another on the back, and talk about their great love for art, yet let opportunity go by to prove that love. She says they leave their gardens al most entirely to the care of the gar deners or else make silly "improve ments" that will be eyesores for iyears. Though there are men who understand how to lay out gardens In agreeable colors which have "the quiet charm of an old rug," the Ideas of many others are limited In scope land they have little knowledge of the possibility of color. In short, she finds that no garden that is left to the care of underlings can be artisti cally perfect. New York Press. NEW YORK GIRLS DON'T BLUSH, i "It's funny, but it's true," sighed the gray-headed man, "that most all jthe blushing that is done in New York nowadays is done by men. Novelists ought to make a note of that. If they want to be strictly accurate in their attempts to portray contemporaneous 'ew York life .they must cut out that old-fashioned phrase, 'He blushed like a girl.' That doesn't mean any thing now. Girls don't blush any (more; that is, New York girls don't. Not for an age have I seen a feminine face suffused with the flush romantic. But I've seen men blush, lots of 'em. It behooves authors to bear that .physiological change in mind and whenever they write about a G. B. S. epigram or anything else that proves a. little too strong for feminine sensi bilities they will have to describe its effect on the abashed auditor by say ing 'She blushed like a man.' " New York Sun. I CAKEWALK BY MISS REID. There may not be a word of truth In the story, but Miss Jean Reld's - dear friends are not letting a mere question of fact prevent them from telling the joke. The daughter of the American Ambassador to Eng land wag asked to dance the cake- walk! That almost tragic incident took place at a week-end party at the country seat of a prominent man. A little South American, the daughter of a diplomat stationed In London, was prevailed on to give her national dance, and her performance was spir ited. Finally the hostess asked Miss Reld It she would treat them to a fig ure or two of the American national dance. Miss Reld protested that there was no such thing. Thereupon a youth got up and asserted he had seen it danced in Atlantic City. This was the way it began and he gave a creditable imitation of the opening of the prancing procession dear to ne groes. New York Press. HOW TO HANG YOUR OWN SKIRT The following is a simple way to do It and have it right: Finish the skirt, except the lower edge, and put it on just as it is to be worn, being sure that the band is adjusted to its proper position about the waist, and pinning it there if necessary to pre vent slipping. Stand before a mirror and place one end of a yard stick or any long straight stick, only it must be fully thirty-six Inches long, on the floor, holding It perfectly straight up against the dress. Put a pin In your dress or mark with chalk at upper edge of the stick, then move the stick an Inch or two to one side and again mark in the same way. Con tinue in this manner until you have a row of pins or marks all around the skirt. Remove skirt and lay flat on a table. Measure with the stick from the marks on the hip toward the lower edge of the skirt, marking the length of the Btlck with pins or marks. Continue around the skirt. Now your skirt will Just touch the floor. If you wish it to be shorter measure with a tape measure, one, two or three inches above the lower row of pins, according to the distance you desire your skirt to be from the floor, mark and turn up a hem, or if you prefer a facing allow a seam below the pins and cut oft. Always be sure to place the stick perfectly straight down to the floor, being care ful that it does not slant out from the body. Boston Post. NEWEST FASHIONS, Frocks may be buttoned down the front as well as the back. Shirley popples are very lovely as a trimming for black hats. Most of the embroidery seen now In the shops is machine-made. A device to do away with stocking darning is the gummed patch. The separate waist and skirt have almost disappeared from view. Ottoman silk is still popular, but has a rival In the new Tussore. "Puffed out very full at the back" Is the Paris decree for the hair. Short silk gloves have embroidered cuffs, a return to an old and graceful fashion. Fabrics are softer and glossier than ever before, but are somewhat firmer of- texture. The new wash chamois gloves are wrinkled half way to elbow Instead of buttoned. Some of the new skirts have five, seven or nine gores, with panels set in the side seams. i Linens are either very heavy, al most like Russian crash, or they are very thin and fine. ' Parasol, reticule and slippers of figured silk to be added to the bath ing suit, are the fashionable accesso ries. Wide soft patent leather belts to be worn loosely around the waist with one-piece frocks, are preferred to" all others this season. Single letters in silver, and silver gilt, in any fashionable style to put on the outside of a handbag, are con sidered quite smart. Transparent, cloaks of all lengths a-e designed fo'l' day wear, and fKach tl,s acme of uselessness when they are made without sleeves. Envelope handbags of patent leath er with stiff handles, gilt clasps and gilt letters on the outside are the fashionable handbags of the hour. Handbags of raffia with fringed ends are mounted on silver gilt and have handles of raffia. They are ad mirable with pongee and linen frocks. New silk gloves have buttons on the side Instead of the middle. These come in all colors, and the long ones are tucked. This gives the appear ance of a niousquetalre sleeve. In the so-callca "free high schools'' of Illinois E965 Illinois studouig pay private tuition. New York City. The dress mat can be worn with or without a gulmpe aa the special day may require is one that fills an important place in the girl's outfit. This one Is simple yet attractive, and can be made from any easoilsble material. In the illustra tion oneso? the simple, inexpensive printed wash ;'ibrlcs is finished with piped edges, but there are a great many available ones. The dress is made with waist and klrt portions. The waist consists of the front and back portions of the yoke and the front and back lower portions. These last are finished at their upper edges and arranged over the yoke. The skirt Is straight and the two are joined by a belt, while the closing is made invisibly at the back. The quantity of material required for the medium size (ten years) is four and three-quarter yards twenty four, four and one-eighth yards thirty-two or three and an eighth yards forty-four Inches wide. Striped Petticoats. Petticoats of striped satin are to be worn this winter beneath clotlf frocks banded with a hem in another color, a black and white stripe having a band of pale blue, a gray and white stripe having a band of leaf green, and so on. The greatest attention Is being paid to their fit, as skirts are to fit closely about the hips again and to flare out more than ever at the feet. Waistbands will be tight and neat again, and we are once more to have the perfectly round waist. Fopular Fongoe Suits. The popular models' found at the waist departments are the ecru ones made of real Cluny or of pongee, for two-piece suits of pongee or natural colored linen. Such suits are in es pecially high favor, and the variety of models found to go with them at tests the fact. The Cluny waist is in higher favor than, the net one that had a rather strenuous vogue a year go. Jabots of Net. There are Jabots of net, linen oi batiste, and they are variously trimmed. ' Silk Tettlcoats Used. A considerable number of silk pet ticoats will be used. But It looks now as If lingerie ones would almost take their place. The lingerie ones that ar to be worn are dainty and frilly, with lace ruffles and flounces. - Girl's Sailor Jumper Suit. The sailor jumper suit Is one of the latest and best liked developments of that favorite model, and here is one made from white linen, with bands of blue, which is smart and summer-like In the , extreme. The long, loose blouse is drawn on over the head without an opening, and the big sail or collar makes its pretty and appro priate finish. In this case no shield is worn, and for very warm days and for tennis and other outdoor sports that style is a most desirable one, but the shield can be used whenever liked. The suit consists of the Jumper and the skirt. The skirt Is straight and can be either pleated or gathered at its upper edge, where It can be Joined to a fitted body lining or to a belt. The blouse is made with front and back portions. It Is faced at the front and the collar Is Joined to the neck edge. The sleeves are simple plain ones, with cuffs finishing their lower edges. The separate shield can be used and adjusted under the blouse or the body lining can be faced to give the effect; or, again, the suit can be worn without the shield, when the skirt should be attached to a belt In place of the body lining. The quantity of material required for the medium Bize (twelve years) la six and a quarter yards twenty-seven, five yards thirty-two or three and three-quarter yards forty-four Inches with with two and a quarter yards of banding. , By ELLIS O. JONES. "I have great difficulty in under standing your traction system," said the Man from Mars. "It is a little complex. What seems to bother you the most?" replied the Upright Citizen. "Well, for instance, in whose in terest is it conducted?" "In the interest of the people, of course," answered the Upright Citi zen. "Then why are the people not treated with greater courtesy and supplied with greater comforts?" "Because it is not to the interest of those who conduct it to do so." "But I thought you said It was con ducted In the Interest of the people?" "In a way It is. That Is to say, the people, In their own Interest, Intrust the traction business to selected mem bers of the community, to whose In terest It is to conduct it In the Inter est of the people. Understand?" "Perhaps I am a numskull," vouch safed the Man from. Mars, "but I do not understand yet. Now to whose interest Is it to have good service?" "To the interest of the people, of course; but then you could not expect the traction officials to give good ser vice when it Is not to their interest, could you?" "I do not expect anything," ex plained the Man from Mars. "I am trying to understand it. As near as I can determine there are two conflict ing Interests. Now, In such a con flict, which gives way?" "The people, of course. You could not expect Individuals to give service which was not to their interest. Have you ever studied the' question of vest ed rights?" "No; but I suppose vested rights are those which authorize the few to make the many uncomfortable?" "You talk like a dangerous man," rejoined the Upright Citizen. From Life. Ioor America. The American novelist of the newer order Is apt to write, as .the American young woman talks, at the top of his voice. There is something In the at mosphere of the United States, partly natural, partly artificial, and the ef fect of an Inveterate spirit of rivalry which stimulates the organs of ex pression to an excessive, often a strident, pitch of energy. The itching national desire to be thought original, to have "snap and go," in season and out of season, leads Inevitably to freaklshness, irrelevance, slang and grievous maltreatment of language. Tho .literary ideals of Hawthorne are evidently obsolete. Even those of Mr. Henry James and Mr. W. D. Howells are contemned or forgotten. The ambition of ttia- younger school of transatlantic novelists Is. as we are frequently told, to produce "real live" stories. Assuredly .that is one of tte most laudable of ambitions, but It miscarries sorely when it results in a fussy effort to galvanize inert matter to a semblance of vigor and gayety. Not thus is the novel endowed with organic life. London Chronicle. Labor-Saving Device. Joseph H. Choate, at a recent ban quet in New York, praised Attorney General Wlckersham. "When this able man fights," he said, "feathers will fly. But he won't fight until he has a grievance. There will be nothing spectacular, nothing burlesque, about his battles." Mr. Choate smiled. "No," he said, "we shall see noth !ng of 'Broncho Bill' in Attorney-Gen eral Wlckersham. 'Broncho Bill,' you you know, had only one eye. " 'How did you lose that left optic, Bill?' a young tenderfoot politely asked him. " 'Lose it?' Bill thundered. 'Did you say "lose" it?' " 'Why er yes,' faltered the ten derfoot. " 'Lose it be hanged,' said Bill ferociously. 'I cut it out so's I wouldn't alius be havln' to shut It In drawln' a bead.' " Washington Star. The Biggest Cracker. The "kasabi" torta (we get our word "tart" from torta) of Hlspan Amerlca is the biggest regularly made cracker on earth, bigger than the special matzoths of Manhattan's Jew side, which, however, are only made for a short period in the year. It Is made from the kasabi root and lightly fired In cakes about the size of a small parasol. A cracker for a hat! Such indeed is sometimes the use made by the Latin peons of the kasabi torta when needing a temporary sun shade (som brero). The torta is always made bowl shaped so it can be balanced on the head without any particular ef fort and providing no wind inter feres. Rain, however, quickly soaks and collapses this singular edible headgear. Baker's Weekly. Sparrow Blood as Medicine. The manufacture of a cough mix ture from the blood of a sparrow got a coolie into trouble the other day. Sunday he was found in the Sinza district with a. couple of poles, a tin of bird lime and ten sparrows in his possession. The man was brought up at the mixed court charged with hav ing cruelly illtreated the birds, and in the course of the case it transpired that the coolie was catching the spar rows In order to sell them to medi cal dealers. The reason he wished to keep them alive was that the medi cine Bliops, who made a sort of cough mliture out of their blood, would not buy them if they were dead. The coolie was cautioned and his gear confiscated. Shanghai Mercury. The veteran, Ted Sullivan, Is scout ing for Charley Comiskey. Outfielder Jimmy Sebrlng has been released by the Brooklyn Club. Doc White, of the Chicago team, la developing Into a star outfielder. Barney Rellly, the Yale second baseman, has joined the White Sox. Pitcher Jake Boultes has been placed on the market by the Boston Club. The veteran, Joe Bean, late of the New England League, is scouting tor the Boston Club. H George Schlei, of the Giants, Is a greatly improved catcher over his early season form. Pitcher Blaine Durbln has been loaned by Pittsburg to the Scranton .(New York League) Club. The Cincinnati Club has purchased catcher laafltte from the Macon Club, of the South Atlantic League. The Cardinals have shown more ginger since Bresnahan took hold of them than .they ever displayed. The Pittsburg Club Is believed to have secured an option on the sensa tional Providence shortstop, Black burn. President Farrell, of the New York Americans, announces his willingness to give $10,000 for a first class pitcher. The New York American League Club is not after catcher Currier, of Harvard. He doesn't look to be big league timber. Jack Ryan, the veteran catcher of the Buffalo Eastern League team, has been purchased by Jersey City. He will undertake the job of managing the Skeeters. Hans Wagner Is said to have prom ised Dreyfuss long ago that he would not quit playing until his place had been filled. It that is so, the Dutch man will go on playing forever. MARKETS. PITTSBURG. Wheat No. S red Bye No. 2 Corn No. 2 yellow, ear 83 84 No. S yellow, shelled SI 81 Mixed ear 09 tf Oats No. 2 white SI No. 3 white '! HI Flour Winter patent 975 6 80 Fancy straight winters Bay No. 1 Timothy 15 50 1 00 CloTor No. 1 lano 12 60 Feed No. 1 white mid. ton '.8 00 2)0) ' Brown middlings 260 (9 50 Bran, bulk 2700 8 00 Straw Wheat 8 00 IN Oat 80 8 5) Dairy Product!. Batter Elgin creamery I SO 30 Ohio creamery 25 St Fancy country roll 19 15 Cheese Ohio, new 14 15 Mew York, new. 14 IS Poultry, Eto'.' Hens per lb I 17 11 Chlokens dressed ) 22 Eggs Fa. and Ohio, fresh 23 34 Frulti and Vegetable!. Potatoes Fancy white per bu.... 100 105 Cabbage per ton .. 55 01 (0 00 Onions por barrel 15) 18) BALTIMORE. Flour Winter Patent I 5 70 99 Wheat No. 8 red 1 83 Corn Mixed r,...T.i ' '70 71 Eggs 37 2 Butter Oslo creamery si 88 PHILADELPHIA. 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