WOMEN; THEIR FADS.
THEIR' WORK'.
A WOMAN TOLLKEEPER.
The death of Miss Sarah Gurr, at
Brighton, England, has broken an In
teresting link In the history of the
town. She was bora In 1830, In a
little cottage on the east sea front,
and was for thirty years tollkeeper of
the old Chain Pier, succeeding her
father in that post Miss Ourr could
remember scores of distinguished
people who had trod on the deck of
the old pier, more particularly the
landing of Queen Victoria from
France, accompanied by the Prince
Consort. Home Chat.
MAT WOMEN SMOKE?
The question of whether or not
.woman shall smoke has been much
discussed of late. One thing that
gave It a fillip in Milwaukee was the
Interesting gossip that Miss Arnold,
the cultivated Englishwoman who
lectured at the Athenaeum to the ad
miration of all who heard her, was
mildly addicted to cigarettes, dispos
ing of one or two after each meal.
.Then somebody with a penchant for
historical research avouched that the
mother of George Washington used
to smoke a clay pipe. Evening Wis
consin. GIRLS AND HOME MANNERS.
' Who has not met the seemingly
charming girl who is often described
as being "quite different at home."
She Is quite different In the bosom of
her family, because she Is too coward
ly to display her pettishness and bad
temper anywhere else.
Girls who are pleasant to strangers
and irritable and exacting at home,
are a type to be avoided and distrust
ed, says Home Notes. Home manners
should be the test of character; and
although It Is easy to dissimulate, ex
posure will Inevitably come in the
long run to the girl who keeps her
eharp tongue for her own people, and
silken speech for outsider.
DECLINE IN LACE MAKING.
The caprices of fashion have told
their tale on the lace Industry at
Calais. There Is a serious falling off
In the trade. Many lace workers are
Idle, and there Is a fear that those
.Who are in work will have to suffer a
Angel Food Cake. The materials needed are one cup,
each, of egg-whites, sugar and sifted flour, half a teaepoonful
of cream of tartar and a teaspoonful of vanilla extract. Beat
the whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat
until dry; add the vanilla, beat in the sugar gradually, then
cut and fold In the flour. Bake in an unbuttered pan, with
a tube in the centre, about fifty minutes. The oven should be
of a little stronger heat than for a yellow snonge cake. When
baked the outer surface of the cake should be of a delicate
straw color. Boston Cooking School Magazine.
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reduction In wages. And all because
during the present year it has pleased
fashionable women to dress like um
brellas. That is to say, they have
abandoned those garments which re
quired lace as a fitting adornment.
At any rate, this is tfie reason given
at Calais for the wretched condition
of the lace trade. Unfortunately for
the lace makers the outlook for the
future Is far from bright.
Fashion Is plotting against the Dl
rectoire mode and In favor of Louis
XVI. paniers. In order to stand up
against this new fashion the lace
manufacturers talk of .turning their
attention to the making of silk tulle.
But they will first of all have to make
their peace with the rival town of
Caudry, in the Nord, where cheap
tulle Is being .turned out. Apart from
the freaks of fashion America Is
blamed for the present distress among
the lace workers. Formerly America
went to Calais for lace, but now Uncle
Sam decks his womenkind with lace
of his own making. Throne and
Country.
DRIVING AUTOS NOW.
Those who walk along the streets
'where automobiles are driven most
have noticed recently that more and
mote women are driving cars In the
city. On Broadway, Fifth avenue and
Riverside Drive machines are to be
seen with women at .the wheel.
In ' the first few days of warm
weather recently there were lots of
women In autos with chauffeurs ap
parently teaching them how to run
the cars. One man counted fifteen
such automobiles in a walk of about
two hours.
A good many also are now seen
In which women alone are the pas
sengers. A woman at the wheel tak
ing her friends about seems to be the
explanation. The women drivers don't
seem to be afraid in the least of acci
dents and apparently are prepared to
handle any situation that may arise
or do any repairs that are necessary.
Only a little while ago a woman driv
ing a car would have been the object
of much public notice, but now folks
are getting used to It.
Furthermore, it is not only the
older women that drive. One car the
other day, a big Imported car, too,
had a girl in short dresses driving
with some friends of about her own
age in it.
The women are to be seen in the
thickest of the traffic on Fifth ave
nue, a place that will try the soul and
the skill of the best driver. Not long
ago only the electrics were handled
by women, because they are easy to
manage and are clean, but now all
sorts of autoB have feminine chauf
feurs driving for their own amuBS-
i uieuu a man In the automobile trade
said recently:
"More and more women come to us
to buy cars for their own use. Any
one who ever has bad a car knows
that ten times as much fun can be had
In driving for one's self as in being
driven. Once let a woman see what
enjoyment may be had out of driving
an automobile and she will insist on
doing It.
"It Is a pretty severe test for a
woman driver to get along in the
crowded streets In the city, but some
of them are marvels. As cool as any
one could want, they are, too. Even
the slightest and frailest of them ap
pear to have the nervous energy
needed to drive a car skilfully.
"They don't stay within the speed
limits to any extent, either, I can tell
you. They let It out when they can,
even some places where the bicycle
policemen are near at hand. I don't
know Just how they come out with
.the cops.
"I suppose they depend upon being
nice to the policeman to get them out
of difficulties. You know a cop is
after all human and when you're nice
to him he Isn't apt to be so vindic
tive. "Then again there are lots of girls
who think It looks very dashing and
sporting to drive a car and they want
to do it for that reason. It takes a
lot of worrying and fussing to run an
automobile right, and some of them
come In from the first trip or so all
up In the air through nervousness."
New York Times.
iffiriviwMGi
Pockets are large and much
trimmed.
New parasols are In brilliant colors
and plaids.
Sleeves promise more fulness In the
near future.
Chiffon Is evidently In for a tre
mendous vogue.
Rare old cashmere shawls are again
In favor for evening wraps.
Elaborate braiding appears on some
of the coats of the dressy tailored
suits.
The long white coat of rabbit or
pony Is more popular than ever this
year.
Antique bracelets, set with odd and
seml-preclous stones, are in great
vogue. k
Short skirts are decreed for all oc
casions except for formal afternoon
affairs.
Some of the embroidered burnous
wraps, so popular .this season, have
handsome knotted Bilk fringes.
Fashion puts no limit upon the
width of the muff or scarf. They are
as huge as milady dares wear them.
Tiny link coin purses are in favor.
They are made so small as to fit in
the palm of the hand under the glove.
Evening frocks for young girls are
being madeln very dainty dewdrop
net, lightly spangled with small
crystals and made up over Ivory white
soft satin.
Costly simplicity Is the ruling note
In fashion. More care is devoted to
ornamentation than ever before, but
It is of the "simple" description al
ways. Seed pearls, mixed In with embroid
ery, put on bodices of evening gowns
and used for dainty floral patterns on
the edges of tunics and sleeves are In
style again.
The black velvet pump bow con
tinues in favor as a neck decoration.
It Is used with a turnover collar, with
a lace or net stock and fastened with
a long bar pin.
Feathers appear not only on hats,
but on wraps, coats and even on
dresses. Opera cloaks and hoods
trimmed with ostrich feather tips are
by no means rare.
New turbans generally follow the
fashion of last year and come well
down over the coiffure. They are
high and broad, and as a usual thing
modest as to trimming.
Turbans with high flat sides sug
gest the Napoleonic type, and softly
draped crowns bulging over wide
brims are varied endlessly from pic
turesque historic models.
The sharp-pointed waist Is seen
now and then in ultra-fashionable
costumes, but It Is still too radical
to be exploited freely. Whether It is
to come back to its own remains to
be seen.
Blue and lavender bugles and beads
are used for embroidery net and lace,
crepe de chine and liberty silk. A
chiffon of one color Is dropped under
a net of the other color, and tulle em
broidered with the bugles is embroid
ered ovsr both.
New York City. Simple aprons
that are attractive at the bp me time
are the best possible ones for busy
women. Here are two that are differ
ent In style, but both of which serve
their purpose admtrably well. The
one to the left Is somewhat simpler
and Is extended to cover the back of
the skirt as well as the front, conse
quently it keeps the skirt protected
at the back as well as the front. The
apron to the right Includes a frill and
somewhat more elaborate pockets, it
is held by ties also and Is attractive
as well as practical. In the Illustra
tion the plain apron is made of sateen,
but the apron with the frill Is made
of white lawn.
The plain apron is cut in one piece.
It Is circular and finished with a belt.
The bib is separate and attached to
the belt, and the pockets are arranged
on indicated lines. The fancy apron
also Is circular, but Is finished with a
frill and Is gathered at its upper edge
to make a slight fulness. It Is finished
with a belt to which ties are attached.
The quantity of material required
is, for plain apron, two' and a half
yards twenty-four, one and three
quarter yards thirty-six or one and a
half yards forty-four Inches wide; for
the fancy apron two and three-eighth
yards twenty-four, one and five-eighth
yards thirty-six, one and three-eighth
yards forty-four Inches wide.
Universally Upcoming.
A novelty which is becoming to
nearly all women Is the gulmpe of
palest rose tulle or moussellne. It is
less trying than that of cream or
white, and gives sufficient brightness
near the face.
Rend Trlmmlnir.
ab trimming on anytime ureases
ana evening ruues, ueuua are usea
with great success. They are seen in
all colors.
The Short Coat.
The re-entry of the short coat Is
making one of the most entertaining
features of the .styles. Paris has out
and out taken a stand for It, but here
It is still tentative. The vogue of the
short wrap Is, however, well assured
for the coming season.
Wide Scarfs.
The new scarfs this years are wide,
perfectly flat and very long, many
reaching to below the knees la front.
Short Coats Predicted.
While the short coat has little
vogue now it Is predicted that it will
be the leader in the Btyles next season.
BklrU With Tacked Over Drapery.
Walking skirts with short drapery
giving an apron effect are new and
smart. This one Includes a full
length box pleat at the back, which Is
graceful and will be found adapted to
all skirting and suiting materials. In
the illustration it Is made of broad
cloth finished with stitching, but it is
Just as well adapted to thinner ma
terials; it will be charming made
from linen or cotton poplin or any
thing of the kind.
The skirt Is made with a gored
foundation that fits perfectly over the
hips, and to this foundation the
straight pleated portion is attached.
The tucked drapery is circular, and it
and the box pleat are arranged over
the foundation. Either the high or
natural waist line can be used as pre
ferred. The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is seven and
three-quarter yards twenty-four or
twenty-seven, lour ana seven-eignin
yara iorty-iour or nity-iwo incnes
wide: width of skirt at lower edce
four and a half yards.
Hems of Velvet.
The deep hem of velvet is a pleas
ant change In the trimming line and
is quite novel, its predecessor of the
nineties being much narrower. The
1910 hem extends to the knees or
even above. Breltzschwanz, caracul,
plush and seal musquash, as well as
velvet, are utilized for such hems.
Turbnns Are Large.
New turbans are all large and gen
erally are simply trimmed.
J 1ST LAZY.
folks they say they're tired U
earn,
They Jest can't drag around;
They jest would like to give It up
An' He down on the ground.
They are so awful, awful tired
They don't know what to de;
An' thin they say, day after day,
The same old thing to you.
Some say the weather makes 'em tired,
It It eo dry an' hot;
Borne lay It Is the work they do,
An' cavil at their lot.
At any rate, they git so tired
Ere night has come around
They jest would like to give it "P
An' lie down on the ground.
Now t her Jest aech feelin's too,
Don't want to move a peg.
A kinky, all-gone feelln' in
My body, arm and leg.
Don't wanter hoe, nor chop, nor fish,
Don't wanter creep nor crawl;
But I'll be honeet, folks, I'm Jest.
Darn lacy, that la all!
Boston Herald,
Ted Does Grace appear to be loyal
to Yale? Tess Oh, yes! She always
talks a blue streak. Yale Record.
Harker Great linguist, isn't het
Barker You bet. He can talk in base
ball, college, and auto. Chicago Daily
News.
"Pa, what's a protagonist?" "A pro
tagonist? Why, a protagonist Is r
one who protags." Chicago Record
Herald. Minnie I hear she's been engaged
ten times. Esther I hate to see a girl
get in a rut like that. Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin.
Lawyer Did you say the assault and
battery was committed in an adjacent
locality? Witness No; in the base
ment Baltimore American.
"Gee! Isn't. he done with that speech
yet?" "Yes, he's been done for twenty
minutes, but heaven only knows when
he'll stop talking." Cleveland Lead
er. "Am I really and truly your first and
only love?" queried the dear' girl.
"No," answered the truthful drug
clerk, "but you are something just as
good." Chicago Dally News.
"Did you ever hear the expression,
'A gentleman of the old school ?" "Not
that I know of, but I have heard of
men who gave their seats to women In
the street cars." Buffalo Express.
Farmer Wanter marry my darter,
ah? Why, sonny, you ain't able to
take keer of yourself yet! Sonny No;
but I almost kin, and I'd think she'd
be able to help some. Harper's Bazar.
Aurelia How many proposals did
you have last summer, dear? Jessie
Sixteen, dear. Aurelia What a ter
rible persistent fellow that Tommy
Noodles must be! Philadelphia In
quirer; Teacher If you wear one pair of
shoes three months, how long will two
pairs last? Jimmle A year. Teacher
-Oh, no; how do you get that? Jim
mle I don't wear any In the summer
Judge.
"Does yeu believe It's lucky to see de
new moon over yoh right shoulder?"
"Sho I does," replied Mr. Erastus Pink
ney. "Dese here stormy days you's
lucky to see any kind of a moon any
way." Washington Star.
"What have you got that string tied
around your finger for?" asked the
curious person, "That," replied the
absent-minded man, "is to remind me
of something or other I have forgot
ten." Philadelphia Record.
"A young woman In Paris who had
been Jilted by her lover went into a
cage of lions to commit suicide. Brave
wasn't she?" "Somewhat; but you
never hear of a woman going Into a
cage of mice!" Buffalo Times.
"Gracious!" exclaimed the kind old
lady to the beggar, "are they the best
shoes you've got?" "Why, lady," re
plied the candid beggar, "could yer
lmagln' better ones fur dls blzness?
Every one o dem holes means nickels
an' dimes to me." Philadelphia
Press.
Rivers (editorial writer on the Thun
derbolt) Here's a circular letter I've
Just received from a physical instruc
tor who wants me to give his system
a trial. He says I'm not doing half the
work I am capable of doing. Brooks
(who writes on space) Well, It's a
good deal better for you to receive a
hint of that kind from an outsider than
to have to take it from the managing
editor. Chicago Tribune.
Grateful ,for Twins.
Senator La Follette, discussing the
right Thanksgiving spirit in Madison,
said:
"The English preacher Spurgeon
had this spirit. He was conducting a
prayer meeting when a family friend
tiptoed to the pulpit and whispered in
his ear that he had Just become the fa
ther of twin boys.
"Mr. Spurgeon immediately an
nounced this news to the congrega
tion, and said gratefully:
" 'In honor of the event, I will ask
you to Join In singing the hymn '
"'Not more than others I deserve,
But God has given me more.' "
Washington Star.
"Perfect Jewels."
"What's this I hear about your wife
being robbed of her Jewels?" asked
Subbubs at the station one morning.
"Fact!" replied Backtotz, with fire
In his eye. "They're gone and Mrs,
Kraft Is the guilty party."
"What! You don't mean to tell me
Mrs. Kraft would actually ateal "
"What else can you call it? She
offered the cook $G a week and the
chambermaid $5, and now she's got
em." Catholic Standard and Times.
TRADE IMPROVEMENT NOTED
BradstreeU Reports Indicate Better
ment In General Business Con- v.
' ditlona Through Country.
"Trade reports are rather mora
cheerful. Visible evidence of expan
sion In Jobbing trade, in consonance
with the advance of the season, are
found In the reports that the largo
numbers of buyers in leading markets,
especially in the West, Southwest and
parts of the South, have taken hold
more freely although even in the
markets of the Southwest, whence best
reports come, there are evidences of
conservatism, Ibnsed largely on the
high prices asked for goods.
"Jobbing trade at the East is slow
er to open up, but there is certainly
more doing In Jobbing at New York,
while primary dealings are still class
ed as quiet. Inquiry at leading mar
kets falls to substantiate the exag
gerated reports of cancellations noted
for some time past, and there are few
signs of the widely-heralded reaction
In distributive trade. Many points
report no cancellations to speak of,
several cities report countermands no
greater than normal, and only a very
few report that In a few lines, notably
clothing, has there been any special
effect exercised.
"The least favorable feature In the
country's trade at present is the con
tinued sagging in export trade in
farm products, an effort easily tracea
ble to the high prices ruling for bread
stuffs, meats, animals and cotton. In
connection with this It might be noted
that all high prices records in West
ern markets since 1S70 were broken
by live hogs this week.
"Manufacturers are well supplied
with orders. Western shoe men are
running to capacity. 'There Is rather
less pessimism in the Iron and steel
trade. Reports from the Pacific coast
lumber trade are good. Collections
range from slow to fair.
"Business failures In the United
States for the week ending with Feb
ruary 17 were 2C9, against 249 last
week, 282 in the like week of 1909,
326 In 190S, 177 in 1907 and 186 in
1906."
MARKETS.
PITTSBURC ' ! J
Wheat No. 9 red f
Rye No. 2
Corn No. 2 yellow, ear 71 71
No. i yellow, shelled 72 7a
Mixed ear 07 .8
Oats No. S white H fi2
No. I white 50 61
Flour Winter patent 6 25 8 all
Fanoy straight winters
Bay No. 1 Timothy 20 SO l 01
Clorer No. 1 17 6) 14 W
Feed No. 1 white mid. ton 82 00
Brown middlings 27 J 1 24 00
Bran, bulk 2ino 28 m
Straw Wheat 901 9 5
Oat Sou (60
Dairy Products.
Batter Elgin creamery I 14 - 40
Ohio creamery 8 1 80
Fancy country roll 20 24
Cheese Ohio, new IS 19
New York, new 13 19
Poultry, Etc.
Hens per lb I 17 19
Chickens dressed 20 22
Eggs Fa. and Ohio, (resh it 27
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes Fancy white per bo.... to 7
Cabbage per ton - 12 0 1 14 0
Onions per barrel 1 8 2 26
BALTIMORE. 1
Floor Winter Patent I (I 00 t 70
Wheat No. 9 red 1 04
Corn Mixed 71) 71
Egg 27 St
Butter Ohio oreamery 20
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter Patent 9 S 80 8 7
Wheat No. 9 red 1H
Corn No. 2 mixed 03 W
Oats No. white t 47
Butter Creamery S 27
Eggs Pennsylvania Brats 27
NEW YORK.
Flour-Patents A J 80
Wheat-No. 9 red I i M
Corn-No. 2 JJ
Oate No. 9 white JJ
Butter -Creamery ? TJ.
Eggs State and Pennsylvania.... ia "
LIVE STOCK.
Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg.
CATTLE:
Extra, MfO to 1(100 pounds t ) 75
Prime, 11100 to 14UU pounds 40 4 660
Good, 12U) to 1.KM puunds 400 20
1'ldy, 1060 to 1150 pounds. o 0 4 I i
Fair, m to uuu pounds 61)
Common, Tuu io9u0 pounds. '"
Bulls 0) t 1 T
Cow. 20 ml 001
BOOS
Prime, heavy 9 7i
Prime, medium weight 9 7i
Best hrary Yorkers 9 7 )
Light Yorkers. 9 7
flum o 7
BUSINESS CKRDB,
JUSTICE OF THIS PEACE,
Pension Attorney and Real. Estate Agent,
RAYMOND E. HKOWn!
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BROOKVTLLB, Pa..
7m. Mcdonald,
ATTORNEY-ATLAW,
Real estate agent, pat4nM secured, eel--eotwinH
niacin promptly. Office In Syndicate
Vilnius, Kfvnuldsvllle, Pa.
5MIIH M. MoCREIGHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary public and real estate agent. OoW
lections will rece re prompt attention. Oflee
n the KeynoldsvlllB Hardware Oo. building,
Main street Keynoldsvllle, Pa.
0. B. K. HOOVER,
DENTIST,
Resident dentist. In the Hoorer bulldlaf
tlalu street. Gentleness In operating.
Qlt. L. L. MEANS, "
DENTIST.
Office on second floor of '.be First Rations
sank building, Main street.
(JR. U. DeVERE KINO,
DENTIST,
office on second floor of the Syndicate b Mi
ng, Ualu treet, Heynoldsvllle, Pa. -
JJJENKY PHI ESTER
UNDERTAKER. '
Black and white funeral cars. Main streV
tUyaoldsUle, Pa.