A Night Robe In Court. case tried In the local courts Unfed on the fit of a woman's night robe, alleged to have been stolen from Mrs. James Wallace's clothes line, with other apparel, by Mrs. James Oorlou. The garment was produced In court ad a demand made by Attorney Rob t W. Irvln that Mrs. Wallace prove Set claim to the property by showing lat It fit hor. Mrs. Wallace la tall. At the order of the court she stood up and measured the garment over her form, the fit proving a good one. "It's a little short," remarked Mr. Irwin, "and might give you cold feet" Amanda Hardy, a washerwoman, ' testified sho was positive the night robe belonged to Mrs. Wallace, for he had washed It two years ago, Ul It then had a button missing as eat present. Washington (Pa.) Letter to the New York World. Flat Iron Turban Again. The new-ebaped toque, known as the "flatrlron" a name suggested by Its lose resemblance to this homely do mestic Implement Is among the lat est Innovations In the realm of Paris ian millinery. It Is frequently carried oat 4n oombl nation of blue and green velvet trimmed with velvet fruit. These hats are, besides, to be had In fur, In which case the trimming usually takes the Conn of a little cluster of camellias or haded velvet roses. Numbers of the new picture models bare no other trimming than a scarf f fine gold tissue, heavily fringed at the ends and falling over the brim of the hat almost to the shoulder. This, although not a little startling, Is suf ficiently besoming to tempt many wo men to adopt It, the effect, when the whole toilette fa carried out In black, betng particularly successful. Woman Scientist Honored. Mrs. W. E. Ayrton, who has Just keen awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society tor experimental In vestigations on the electric arc, and also upon Hand ripples, has had a re markable career. When she left school at the age of 10 she began to earn her living by teaching at Glrton College, Cambridge. Here she took honors In mathematics and physics. The first result or tne course or stuay was lilt UL IUO Dyiijfiuiu- graph, for recording the beats of the pulse; then she took out a patent for a line divider, an Instrument for Im mediately dividing up a line Into any number of equal parts. Subsequently she turned her attention to electricity. In 1884 Bho married Professor Ayrton. 8he has read a series of papers before the British Association, and has writ ten a large number of scientific works. Mrs. Ayrton, who has a beautiful borne In the West End of London, Is the mother of Israel Zangwdll's wife. New Way To Be Wedded. Quite the latest way of getting mar ried comes from Paris. Two young people presented themselves before the cure of a church In Montmartre, "Good day," they said, "M. le Cure; Is It not splendid weather?" "Magnifi cent!" replied the genial priest. "A little to warm, but In the shade, you know " HIS sentence was never finished, for the two young people In terrupted him by saying in one voice, "We mutually consent to be married." The prl!St was thoroughly taken aback, and protested; but at this very moment two witnesses who were In biding came forward and stated they bad heard the declaration, too. Hence there was nothing for It, According to the Council of Trent and the law that governs the church the couple are lndissolubly married. Imagine the sensation in Montmartre. i Now, when a young man, accompan ied by a young woman, "passes the time of day" with tbe cure, the lat ter replies, "Oh, that is very well, but It does not count with me; I'm deaf." Girl Specialists. The girl that has the most enjoyable time in these days when people must be amused can really be beet de scribed as a "specialist," for she must be "up" In some kind of sport to have the Invitations that her flitting about denotes. Tho tennis girl Is In demand all summer, from earliest spring un til November; the golf girl comes sec ond, and a girl who can do either game and play good bridge besides out classes both with ease and has what might be termed an open season an the year round. To know how to sail a boat, drive a motor or play bit Bards or pool Is useful, but these are merely Incidental accomplishments and count for little, but a girl who rides or drives well is In demand among the married women, for she surely attracts the best men In every WUUliUlill W LUC UUUDQ H UVID OUU stays. Girls do not get their invita tions solely on their own merits, but most frequently for the amount of use their hostesses can make of them as social attractions. New York Trib une - Complexions Undergo Changes. It is not bo many years ago that It was the chief ambition of every girl and woman to hare a complexion that would be said to resemble the "roses and cream" of the heroine of an Eng lish novel. Nowadays, to judge by the complexions on view In the high plac es of the Diamond Horseshoe, that sort of thln will not do at all, for the face of tlra average woman to be seen there on subscription nights looks as if she had Just come In from a day. spent either In a biting wind follow ing the hounds or as one might look who had been on a yacht for a fort night or so under the torrid suns of summer days. Two striking illustra tions of this fashion In complexions were afforded on Monday night at the opera by Mrs. Edmund Baylies, who was In the conspicuous Goelet box, and Mrs. Stuyresant Fish, who was holding an Impromptu reception all through the opera in the Gerry box. Mrs. Bay lies 's face was a rich red that showed out brilliantly over her cos tume of greenish blue, and Mrs. Fish looked as if she bad spent all the time In her voyago across from Europe out on the deck of the liner, so vivid was the hue of her complexion. In both Instances this effect of out-of-doors life was all the more strtktag from the contrast afforded by the elegance of their frocks. New York Press. Hotel Like a Heme. -It ts no new thing for a woman or women to manage a large hotel, but it is a new experience for a traveler to receive such courtesy and attention at a large and popular hotel that he fee la as If he were a member of a bouse party and must give expression to his appreciation and employment when paying his bill much In the man ner he would thank a personal host for a pleasant stay. Yes, there it such a hotel In the world managed by such people. Way out In the northwest, In the province of Alberta, In a region of snow-capped mountains, lakes and rivers, ideal in every way. In this re gion there is an ideal hotel. And to follow out the house that Jack built form in this Meal hotel there are four Ideal Scotch women, whose voices like Annie Laurie's, are "low and sweet." They work In twos, a day and a nlrht shift or relay, and though the same questions are asked over and over again, day in and day out, the answers are always made In an interested gra cious manner;' none of the snippy, know-it-all, such-a-bore manner, which is characteristic of the American ho tel employe or for that matter, Amer ican employe of any kind. Consciously or unconsciously the trav eler lowers his voice and "mends bis manners" to accord with those of the women who manage a great hotel In a great gentle way. And what Is the result It Is that more than the bodily wants, the "creature comforts of the traveler are ministered unto. The finer senses are satisfied here. No welcome sign Is needed; the trav eler feels the cordial, cherry atmos phere the moment he enters the place. An evening here when chairs are pull ed up In front of the huge blazing logs In the fireplaces, by rending lamps or by card tables, suggests a private house party. The "home touch," or as some call it, the "woman's touch" Is felt throughout the place. Americans spend much ttme, effort and money In cultivating this, that and another talent. Our hearts are in the right place, no doubt, but our voices and our manners are not always capltlvat ing, and they are worse when we go abroad, for then we seem to forget the Golden rule. Why, no one knows. But there Is hope for us, and especially for any who may come under the In fluence of such women as one finds In the big hotel In the northwest. New Haven Register. Fashion Notes. Come turbans have brims. One turban shows the brim turned up at the left. Often tho brim of the turban Is cov ered by the crown. A bunch of feathers Is often at the left back of a turban. Velvet Is favored for turbans and so are felts and beavers. Most Frunch frocks ol the late are short enough to show the ankles. The Japanese parasol of from 12 to 16 ribs Is apparently the favortte. The newest shoes have a medium vamp and are arched to make them look shorter. Softened metal touches are intro duced In a number of attractive ways, on the turban. Jewelled buttons are a distinctly new ornament for the hair. They are used to hold In place the pretty hair bands of the moment . The latest hats from Paris are very wide brimmed, but there are very positive predictions, that there Is to be a decrease In size of head gear this season. , . . One of the new hat trimmings Is a spray of camellia. The blossoms are huge, and the spray usually consists of a single blossom, a large bud, and sev eral leaves. , While vanity bags are to be had In every known leather, the light and dark colored suedes are most popu lar. The bags are a bit smaller than those of a year ago. Very dainty and becoming are the hats which are trimmed only with a large bow of white or cream lace, tied with many loops and wired invisibly so that the folds of the lace may not become limp. Embroidery on stockings is more popular this season than It has been In many years. This is accounted for by the vogue of the embroidered glove, which 4s supposed to match the hos iery In color and design. , . New York City. Net over thin silk Is being much used for separate blouses worn by young girls Just now, and this one is youthful and charm log, yet elaborate enough for a dressy costume. It can be worn with the float suit or with skirt to match, and Is attractive utilized in both ways. The model Is a simple one trimmed with silk bands that give exceedingly becoming lines. It allows a choice of fancy or plain sleeves, and Is suited to silk, cashmere or voile and other seasonable mateiialn quite as well as to net. It can be made either ?lth or without the fitted lining, and conse quently It can be utilized for the sim ple waist of flannel or cashmere as well as for the more dressy one. Tbe waist consists of the fitted lin ing, which Is optional. It Is made with front and back portions. When the lining Is used It Is faced to form the chemisette, but when it is omitted the chemisette Is attached beneath the trimming. In case of the net the lining Is omitted and the thin silk Is cut exactly like the outside, but when cashmere or material of similar weight Is used, fitted foundation Is often found desirable. When fancy sleeves are used, the plain ones are faced to form the cuffs and the over portions are arranged over them. Fur neckpieces are very wide and muffs are huge. Mission Monograms. An attractive way to embroider the Initials on a set of tablecloth and nap kins to use with mission or craft tur niture is to place the letters one above the other and Inclose them In a square shaped medallion, open a little on both sides, says an expert needlewom an. These letters should be square in shape and simple In design, and are to be well padded and worked solid. The effect will be very good with the plain style of furniture. Plain Fitted Gulmpe. The plain fitted gulmpe is much In demand Just now, and this one can be made of lining material and faced to form the yoke and with sleeves to match or of all-over lace, net or other gulmpe material throughout. It is absolutely plain and it fits the figure snugly, so that it can be (worn be neath any blouse without additional bulk. There are both plain, closely fitting two-piece sleeves and those that are cut In one piece, and the for mer can be used as foundation for the latter or either can be used separately as liked. The gulmpe Is made with fronts and backs, and can be faced either to form a yoke as Illustrated or to the waist line as liked. There Is a high collar finishing the neck. The two piece sleeves are cut with upper and under portions In regulation style and the one-piece sleeves are cut to form points over the bands. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is two and seven eighth yards twenty-one, one and three-quarter yards thlrty-slx Inches wide, with two and three-eighth yards eighteen or seren-elghth yard forty- four Inches wide for yoke and sleeves, to make as Illustrated. For Her Tailored Salt. Now that the fact, of our ouce more wearing separate collars and cuffs on our coats has been flrmry es tablished, the neckwear makers have straightway become busy and evolved all sorts of new and fascinating pieces. Turban Shaped Hats. Some of the huge turban-shaped hats of soft material are studded with Jewels or with Jet MEETING A POLAR BEAR. Adventures with polar bears were frequent during the long winter spent in rranz joser Land by Mr. F. G. Jackson, and described hv hi interesting book, "A Thousand Days in me Arctic." Early one February morning, at the close of his watch on the ship, Mr. Jackson heard the dogs uarit, a signal that a bear was near. He seized his rifle and set oft alone in pursuit. After stumbling two miles or more over the rough snow, guided by the barking, I came upon a bear close to the open water, with the dogs yelping around him, and he roaring and mak ing dashes at them. Going up to within ten yards, I wounded him in the neck, but not sufficiently to stop him. He took to the water and tha dogs and I followed. He bade fair to get away, and I fired at sixty yards. The bear turned. Jn my haste I had taken but three cartridges, and now had but one left, so that on coming no with the iimtn again at the edge of the floe, I was particularly anxious to make sure of a fatal shot. I had approached within six or seven yards of him, when he rushed at me, at first with his bead low down. I fired at his head; but Just as I did so he threw It up, letting the bullet go between his fore legs. He came at me with a regulation men agerie roar, his mouth wide open, and In a second he was upon me. I could feel his warm breath on my face, and could see the gleam of his teeth, the shape of his long, gray tongue and the glare in his eyes. I had Just time to remove the rifle from my shoulder, half-dazzled as I was by Its flash In the darkness, and to thrust the barrel with all my force into the bear s open Jaws, and then draw it back for another thrust. This was a trifle too much for him and he whipped short round and took to the Tvater. My left hand, whlr-h entered his mouth up to the wrist, as shown by the teeth marks upon It, bled a good deal. I returned to the ship for more cartridges and resumed the hunt, but the bear had made good his escape. WHY HE DIDN'T RUN. "Nobility binds to noble conduct," says the old French proverb, Noblesse oblige. "My boy," answered Senator and Colonel Baker, at Ball's Bluff, when called upon to obey his own order and lie down upon the ground, "my boy, a Senator of the United States can't afford to lie down In the presence of the enemy! " He was shot a moment later. A writer In the Chi cago Times-Herald reports how Lieu tenant Guy Preston saved his men at the fight at Wounded Knoe, by think ing of the sentiment of the old proverb. i "He was holding his men there in the line before the Indians fired," said the narrator. ."We were all look ing for trouble of some kind, but it was the unexpected that happened. "The Indians were around there with their blankets about them, and their moccaslned feet, pointing toes in, as usual, when the signal was given by one of them, and In an In stant every buck threw away his blanket, and there he stocl revealed with a gun in his hands. "And they fired. They had every advantage of the soldiers, even with out counting the surprise. And of course we ran. It was only a short distance, in any ca3e till soma sort of cover could be secured. . "But Preston, looking back over his shoulder to see If the Indians were following or for whatever purpose one looks back at a dar gerous foe saw a strap on his shoulder, and ex perienced a shock. "It occurred to him at ihe Instant that be was running away with the insignia of rank which his Govern ment had conferred upon him; that he was in a way a representative of a great Nation, and that he ought not to run. "And right there he stopped, and didn't run any farther. Of course there was no well-defined object In his stopping, but when the rest of the men saw him standing there without cover and returning the fire of the bucks, they turned back, and In five minutes It was all over and the In dians were beaten. "It could have been nothing short of a slaughter If Preston had gone with the rest, for there was no cov;r till the top of the hill was reached, and that was so far that the Indians Would have had a nice time picking off soldiers their favorite occupation. Preston's queer idea of his" duty no doubt saved us many men." Mr. Preston wears a medal that testifies to his courage. RIVAL SPORTSMEN'. A writer in Travel says that the Island of Sokotra is one of the least known portions of the British Empire, although thousands of Englishmen sight It every year from the decks of steamers running to Indian and Aus tralian ports. When the southwest monsoon blows. Its Iron-bound coast Is cut off for months from the rest of the world, because no vessel dares to venture near. , . In gunning near the coast, where the various streams watering the broad plain of Tamarida terminate In three lagoons, the Englishman found himself checkmated by another kind of sportsman. The lagoons swarmed with fish, and formed the resort of large flecks of duck and teal; but one of the greatest difficulties in proeur Ing this game arose from the presence) of enormous crabs. These hideous creatures seemed to be amphibious, for they excavated tunnels through the banks of tbe lagoon, and then lay at the dry end of the opening to watch. They were unpleasant-looking animals, thus en gaged, some of them measuring a foot across, and all of a sickening greenish-yellow. One could imagine that the victim forced to lose Its lite in their clutches might easily die of. fright at their terrifying appearance. If a bird dropped anywhere near, it was at once seized and dragged Into the tunnel; and when the hunter had a successful shot, he was by no means allowed to reap the benefit of it. Punctual as the report, Sir Scorpio appeared and claimed the bird, the whole, and never a part. When one was depending upon one's gun for a dinner. It was mad dening to see a beautiful fat mallard embezzled by a crab. At one time, the sportsman dropped a big sandpiper in the water, some twenty yards from the opposite bank, and a crab rose from the bottom and dragged the bird down. Then the sandpiper escaped and came bobbing up again, but a shot was ready for his pursuer's appearance. The minute that ugly form arose to regain Its quarry, the sportsman let It have the other barrel. Bits of crab and bits of bird fluttered on the breeze, and on securing the mangled remains of the sandpiper, it was found that the crab had eaten away nearly all the head and neck; this in less than five minutes. HIS FIRST ARREST. Hemlngford Is a small and orderly' town, where for many years the police force numbered five men. The big gest of these was a broad built giant of six feet four; the smallest, Asa Trott, was a tough, wiry little fellow of only five feet three and a half. There was much demur at Asa's appointment, and he did not feel that he could rest secure In his Job until he had unmistakably "made good." Certainly he could not afford to fail. Therefore, when the first task as signed him was to go and arrest "Big III Hartle, who had been perpetrat ing mischief at the fair grounds, It was a very determined little man who set out In search of the village ne'er-do-well. "HI," as good natured as he was prankish, would have come readily enough with his captor, but his com panions, more truly of the hoodlum type, came, too, Jeering, hooting and uttering derisive threats. From threats they presently passed to shov ing and hustling, hut the little officer paid no heed, and clung gamely to his towering captive. Then a sly ras cal tripped him, and he fell and sprained his ankle, but he got to his feet and limped grimly forward. Big HI, who had remained passive, grinning cheerfully down at him, then suddenly took a hand. He ordered off the aggressors, In such tones, and with such a meaning swing of his mighty arm, that they hastily went Then he stooped and picked up Asa' Trott. "All right you leave that club be! We're making straight for the police station, ain't we? I guess I know when I'm arrested!" he assured his indignant burden when it showed re sistance. And in that fashion, to the mirth of all beholders, they arrived at headquarters, and Officer Trott turned over his prisoner. Big Hi cheerfully paid his fine, and confidentially assured the police cap tain, before leaving: "The little 'un has grit, and he de sarves his uniform, though he hain't got tha flgger for it no,' he hain't! But I have, now, and I've got grit enough, too. Say any time yon want an extry man on the force, you remember me. I kind o' think I'd like the Job." A year later, when another man was wanted, they did remember him, and he made an admirable policeman. So, too, did Asa Trott, despite his lit tleness. And the two, who were great chums, were long one of the sights ot the town, as they stalked forth in all the pride of blue and buttons, with Officer Trott's alert head Just reach Ing to the shoulder ot Officer Hartle. Youth's Companion, -.,T.uj;? LOST ATSEA. "-hZ An illustration of life on the huge ocean-going ships Is given in the fol lowing story from a Philadelphia ex change: On one of the voyages of a great steamship from Hamburg to New' York, a little seven-year-old immi grant boy was lost for three days. He left his mother and started In quest of adventure about the big ship, but upon growing tired was unable to find his way back to her. Instead ot asking some one where to go, or tell ing that he was lost, the young tru ant decided to continue his explora tions Indefinitely. When found, he was sleeping in an empty coal box down among the en gines. One of the crew took him to the captain, who detailed two stuw ards to search for his mother. They found her with some dlfflcul- t V and H i arfivonod that aha been. lost. She had started out to look for her son and had not been -able to get back to her own part of the ship again. In Advance, Please. ' "The apartments are quite satis factory," vsaid the would-be tenant "I. suppose it isn't necessary for me to give references, as I always pay as I go-" ... V "That won't do in this case," re joined the landlord. "I only trust parties who pay as they come." Chi cago News.
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