! RUSSIAN COURT IS BRILLIANT
TEN LITTLE KITTY CAT8.
PURELY
THOSE SHORT COATS
INNUMERABLE EDITIONS TO
CHOOSE FROM.
Seriout Consideration Demanded on
the Part of the Woman Who In
, tends to Make a Long or
Short Journey.
When the short-conted suit for trav
eMng Is to be decided upon, which of
the many editions are you going to
choose? The problem confronts wom
ankind, and a certain discretion must
be exercised or there will appear
some figures In our midst that will
bring down well-deserved ridicule up
on the heads of the offenders.
Jnst as soon as a woman considers
her figure In relation to the garments
that she purchases will there be a
marked decimal ion of the ranks of
Indifferently, nay, execrably, dressed
followers ot fashion.
Whether you be tall, slendpr or of
generous proportions, the question of
the short coat assails you. Which
shall it be?
The plunder, sylphlike creature Is
Indeed fortunate in this age of sup
pressed curves, for her figure Is aWe
to wear the short coat without the
annoying consideration of the proa
and the cons. Her coat may be belted
In with a wide patent leather belt,
and the peplum can be varied In line,
cut away at the front or turned up at
the corner In military style at the
front lines or back. The slenderness
at the hips is the point that allows
this.
The short woman must be judicious
when relecthig her coat. That model
that emphasizes length of line must
be chosen. The long revers, the point
ed line at the bottom, the disposition
of trimming In long, narrow vertical
lines these are the main guide-posts.
Stout women are less fortunate
since the curtailed coat has been re
Instated. Sleeves must not be too
full: the lengthened narrow collar,
small buttons and a lack of trim
mings should characterize the coats
of the heavier figures.
RENOVATING THE SETTLE
Oid-Fashioned Bench With a Back Can
Be Easily Converted Into a
Porch Couch.
If you are lucky enough to own one
f the long, old-fashioned settles that
are little more than wooden benches
with high, open back, it can be con
verted Into a novel couch for a porch
er the living room of a country house.
Fasten to each arm of the couch the
Inverted lid of a large flower barrel.
This lid should have an inch-high rim.
If the dimensions are too large to fit
securely to the arm a prop can be add
ed on the outer edge.
This prop may be a strip of wood
fastened to the seat of the couch diag
onally, or a broomstick handle can be
nailed' to the, lid to form a leg.
The lids at each end of the settle
make convenient and ornamental
shelves for books, workbags and vases
of flowers. When the couch Is cov
ered the lids can be adjusted In their
natural position.
To finish the settle scrape oft the
paint and varnish and give all the
woodwork three coats of dark green,
dark red or white paint, ending with a
coat of enamel.
For the seat, make a thin mattress
stuffed wltu hair or some patent fill
ing. Cover with gay cretonne or den
im. Arrange the cover so It buttons
at the back for greater case In wash
ing. ' A flat pillow or two can be cov
ered with the same material.
SATIN STITCH EMBROIDERY I
Found Most Suitable for Marking
Many Articles When Bold Let- -.
ters Are Needed.
A very distinct monogram worked
entirely in satin stitch Is shown here.
It is suitablo for marking many ar
ticles when bold letters are needed.
The thickest parts must be padded to
raioe the work; three or four rows ot
running out with soft cotton will be
needed for these, and two for the nar
rower parts.
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Stitched straps are excellent for all
forms. Embroidered plastrons must
bo placed In advantageous position,
always keeping well In mind the fact
that decoration must not be obstrus
lve, but a harnion'ous part of the
whole scheme. On the short coat
they may be widely used.
Side panels of braid, embroidery of
stitched material give grace, but a
certain thickness or the body which
It were wise for the stout womnn to
eschew. The' variation of the fasten
ing is another note that must bo ta
ken tnto consideration when the short
cont is decided upon.
One more point. Ijook well at the
skirt with which the short jacket Is
to be worn. Remember thnthere lies
the effect that will accentuate the
short V.ma. or serve to mitigate the
chnnge that undoubtedly results from
this season's noto.
Whether the Jackets of shorter
length will be able to extend on Into
the next season is a moot point, but
while they are here they must be
chosen with due regard for the women
within.
The one shown above Is made ot
spotted net, edged with pale blue
satin, soft bow of satin.
When Intended for Indoor use the
settle may be left unpalnted, though
a coat or two of paint to make ends
and couch alike will cost little, If the
work is done at home.
Fasten a thin mattress to seat and
back and fit to the settle a cover ot
striped linen, such as is used for sum
mer furniture coverings. The two
toned gray effects are cooling and do
not soil so quickly as the more popu
lar white.
The Inverted lids are supplied with
a separate cover of the linen. Where
the leg prop to the lid Is used the
covering Is fitted around It to give the
effect of a winged couch, the covered
lid extending beyond it.
None of the woodwork of the settle
shows the cover reaching to the floor
all around. If making such a cover Is
beyond your skill, it can be done more
cheaply by having an upholsterer cut
and fit It while you do the sewing and
binding.
Try This, Girls.
The debutante of the season will
have no difficulty in getting together
the coveted bIx 'boxes ot wedding
cake, which means that the seventh
will be her own, for the list of brides-to-be
Is long, and wedding receptions
are In plenty, accordingly. The su
perstition holds that no box must be
opened. Each one must be tied to Its
predecessors In order ot date, and
each one must be legitimately given
to the owner as an invited guest no
cards transferable, so to speak. This
charm never fails. It is said.
NEW SHAPE IN FELT HATS
Large, Flat Hats With Slightly Droop
ing Brims and Low Crowns,
the Latest.
The expected turn of the wheel of
fashion has brought Into the millinery
field a different shape of hat. From
tho upturned brim there Is a depar
ture for summer wear In the form of
large, flat bats, with slightly drooping
brims and low crowns.
Some ot the brims are slightly nar
rower at the front, while a decided
element of comfort is evident in the
deep bandeaux, that resemble a skull
cap, at the back of the hat, vanish
ing at the front into a thin rim of
buckram. These are so fitted that no
hatpins are necessary.
A wreath of flowers, nowhere rising
above the crown, is the simple trim
ming used on the majority of the fiat
shapes. There can be the introduc
tion of a velvet flower, if a note of
contrast be needed.
Some of these new models are of
fine straw, leghorn or of frames cov
ered with satin and veiled with chif
fon. As , a change from the towering
turbans or the shapes that eclipse the
features, the low, flat hats, resting on
the softness ot naturally arranged
hilr, come as a weloome relief.
LATEST "CHARLOTTE."
Only Black Coat Seen at 'State Ball
Is That of American Ambassador.
The Russian court has extreme bril
liance and goes one better than any
court lu Europe In the way of luxurr
and an almost barbaric magnificence,
a writer In the Strand says. The sea
It . tho winter, and lasts until
Easter. Several court balls take place
and an Invitation to one ot these Is
nil Imperative command, to which
only illness or the deepest mourning
can bo given as an excuse for ab
sence. On such an occasion the Win
ter palace Is a dream of fairyland.
Thd staterooms, which are among the
finest In Europe, are richly gilded
and furnished with much magnifi
cence. And, with the outside temper
ature below zero, the malachite sa
loon and the vast halls and galleries
are filled with rare flowers that bloom
In a hothouse atmosphere. All the
men wear ribbons and orders, and
splendid uniforms are seen the offi
cers of the Imperial guard resplen
dent in white and gold, the lancers In
scarlet, the hussars In green and the
Cossacks In silver. The only black
coat Is that of the American ambas
sador. And nowhere else can be seen
such gowns. Jewels and decorations.
Russian court ladles wear a special
court dress, a glorified edition of the
national costume. Black gowns are
disallowed as In Berlin. The Indies
"ot the portrait" wear a miniature of
the empress set In diamonds and the
maids of honor have her Initial In
diamonds In a blue ribbon worn on
the shoulder.
A court ball begins at nine and
everyone must be present before the
entrance of royalty. The ball opens
with a dance called a polonaise, led
by the emperor and empress. The
emperor dances with a grand duchess
and the empress with an ambassador.
Quadrilles and waltzes follow and a
national dance known as the mazur
ka. Less splendid but even more
choice are smaller and more Intimate
dances, called the bals des palmlers.
When these are given the long gal
lery Is transformed Into a tropical
forest, with flowers, plants and tree
ferns, and among the scented green
ery are set little tables with supper
for 500 persons. At the bigger court
balls as many as 3,000 guests are
served at the same time with supper.
Geological History of River Beds.
Undoubtedly at one time most of the
rivers ran In fuller streams than they
do at the present time, but It is alto
gether improbable that the present
beds of the Peace and Athabasca riv
ers were filled to thetr banks. These
river beds have been worn to their
resent depth in most instances by the
erosion of the waters. In former
times the courses of many of these
streams were marked by rapids. The
action of the water has worn the beds
from the high levels that make the
rapids to the present more uniform
level. It Is claimed that the edge of
the falls at Niagara was at one time
much nearer Lake Ontario than at
present. The water Is gradually
wearing away the rocky front of the
river bed at the falls. The same ac
tion has undoubtedly taken place In
most ot the rivers with deep beds and
high banks. The opposite effect is
continually occurring In the case of
rivers with low banks and sluggish
current, as, for example, the Mis
sissippi. There the bed Is being grad
ually filled up with a deposit of soli
brought down from the tributaries,
such as the Missouri.
Little Aeroplane Invention.
Truth Is, and Tip hates to say It,
never In all the history ot science
have such great things been accom
plished on so little intellectual genius
as has been the case with our science
of flying. And for two obvious rea
sons. Flying was not so difficult ol
accomplishment as was supposed, was
easy after the explosive engine was
developed, though Impossible before.
The great Intellect had already been
expended in the motor and electric
sides of the matter. This is not say
ing the Wrights are not beyond com
pare In their sharp genius In mechan
ics and their marvelous bravery. But
the science of flying Is not ornament
ed by Buch Intellectual giants as Is
electricity by Franklin, Faraday and
Kelvin. Flying Is really a composite
of Inventions. New York Press.
Lighter 8hells for Night Firing.
A startling Invention' has Just Im
pressed the British army and navy ex
perts that attended the successful ex
periments off the Isle of Wight with
the device which illuminates shells
used for night firing. To the base of
the shell a metal cylinder is attached
by a screw movement, and the act of
firing the gun causes a powerful 11
uminant to burst Into flame. This
burns brightly throughout tho whole
ot the trajectory ot the missile. It is
especially useful In testing the effect
iveness ot range at night both over
sea and over land. It also shows the
course of the shell. During rlchochet
It was seen to be most variable. . In
come cases the shell on striking the
waters of the Solent shot vertically
upward, a very surprising result, while
In many instances it was deflected to
the right or left
Interesting Transformation.
One day my little 4-year-old boy was
crying very bard, and his auntie said:
"O, Walter, don't stretch your
mouth so wide, you will make It at
big as a horse's."
He stopped suddenly, then ' said
"And will my nose be on the, end ot
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LITTLE ONES.
A little Cottle, blank and sleek.
Does In the barnyard run;
He kicks up his heels and flirts his tail.
And has such loads of fun.
A little Plggle in the pen
Roots round with funny snout;
He knows Just where to find good things.
And soon he roots them out.
A little Chlckle In the yard
Does scratch with tiny feet;
'TIs happy when it finds a crumb.
For It does love to eat.
A little Baby In the house
Runs everywhere and ploys;
It laughs and crows and merry Is
Throughout the summer days.
AMUSING GAME WITH VOWELS
Each Player Writes as Long Sentence
as Possible, Using Only Words
Containing Vowel Selected.
"Now," 'said Charlies, when every
body was gather around the table,
"let's play the vowel game father told
us he used to play when he was a
boy."
"How do you play It?" asked every
one at once.
"It's very easy," replied Charlies,
distributing pencils and paper Im
partially among the family grounp,
says the Comrade. "You take the
five regular vowels, a, e, i, o, u, and,
beginning with the. first letter, each
player writes as long a sentence as he
can, using no vowel except 'a' In any
word, but repeating that letter as oft
en as he wishes."
"I don't quite understand," said
Cousin Lucy. "Please give us an ex
ample." "You'll have to give me a few min
utes' grace, then," laughed Charlie,
taking his pencil and paper. "Suppose
I take 'a. " He wrote Industriously a
few minutes and then read the result
aloud:
"Ah, madam, Frank Farns. a tall,
tasty, black man at Panama, has a
cat that can catch all bad ants and
bats at Nathan's pantry and barn."
"Bravo!" cried uncles and aunts and
cousins, as. Charlie finished reading
the queer sentence.
"You see," continued Charlies, "you
may give the players five mlnut.es, or
any time you agree on beforehand, to
make up the sentence. When the time
Is up, the sentences are read and the
one having the longest sentence of
good, plain, commonplace English has
gained the first point. You go this
way for each of the five vowels, and,
when all the sentences are read and
compared, the person who has gained
the most points wins the game."
GLOVE HELPS IN SWIMMING.
Device With Concave, or Dished Sur
face, Enables Swimmer to Get
Better Grip on Water.
- In order to Increase the effective
area of a swimmer's hand, an Inventor
has provided a glove consisting of an
elastic web formed with cots or stalls
in which the fingers and thumb may
be inserted. The glove Is also at
tached to the wrist by means of a
Swimming Glove.
strap. The cots are made of open
work material, 'so that they will have
a tendency to grip and bind the fin
gers to prevent the glove from slip
ping off, says Scientific American.
The outer edge of the web is curved
downward, forming a concave or dish
ed surface, which will enable the
swimmer to secure a better grip on
the water.
A Remarkable Library.
A gentleman a good many years ago
built a fine bouse and wanted to have
a good library, and so this is the re
markable order he sent to a book
buyer:.
"I want six feet of theology, same
quantity ot metaphysics and near a
yard of old civil law in the folio."
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Ten little kitty cats all dressed up fine.
One tore her pinafore, then there were
nine.
Mine little kitty cats eating from one
plate.
One got crowded out, then there were
elcht.
Right little kitty cats nut up till eleven,
One foil fust BBleep, and then there were
seven.
Seven little kitty cats playing funny
tricks,
One rolled out of sight, then there were
six.
Six little kitty rats, learning to dive.
One went down too deep, then there were
five.
Five little kitty rnts playing on the shore,
A big wave cuught one, then there wero
four.
Four little kitty cats climbed up a tree
One fell down again, then there were
three.
Three llttlo kitty rnts mot n kangaroo,
One went home with 111 m, then there
were two.
Two little kitty cats sitting In the sun,
One ran In the house, then there was one.
One little kitty cat went to buy a bun.
He never came back, and so there was
none.
TOY BILLY GOAT BUTTS HARD
Novel Device, Invented by Georgia
Man, Intended to Cause Much
Amusement for Children.
An amusing toy for children has
been Invented by a Georgia man. It
is a rearing, tearing billy goat that
butts a mannlkln flat in its charge.
The toy comprises a base with a fig
ure elastically mounted at one end.
The figure normally stands erect, but
when struck a blow on the chest will
flop over backward and spring back
when the pressure is released. Facing
this figure a goat is mounted on a
platform, through which the animal's
forefeet pass to a slide, which Is also
elastically operated. By means ot a
projecting button the slide is drawn
out. When it is released the elastic
makes It fly back and the goat pitches
forward, raising hlB hind legs In the
air and butting the mannlkln full in
the chest or face. The mannlkln there
upon falls flat on his back, to the great
Toy Billy Goat.
amusement of any cbl'ifren who may
be watching, but upon the goat re
suming his normal position, the other
figure boldly springs up and faces Billy
again.
ANIMALS WEEP FROM GRIEF
Horses Cry From Thirst, Mule From
Injured Foot and Other Beasts
From Pain or Annoyance.
Travelers through the Syrian desert
have seen horses weep from thirst. A
mule has been seen. to cry from the
pain of an injured foot, and camels,
It is said, shed tears in streams. A
cow sold by Its mistress, who had
tended it from calfhood, wept pitiful
ly, says Harper's Weekly. A young
eoko npe used to cry with vexation If
Livingstone didn't nurse It In his arms
when it asked him to. Wounded apes
have died crying, and apes have wept
over the young ones slain by hunters,
A chimpanzee trined to carry water
jugs broke one and cried, which
proved sorrow, though it wouldn't
mend the Jug. Rats, discovering their
young drowned, have been moved to
tears of gvief. A giraffe which a
huntsman's rifle had injured, began
to cry when approached. Sea lions
often wep over the loss of their young.
Gordon Cummlng observed tears trick
ling down the face of n dying ele
phant. And even an orangoutang
when deprived of Its mango was so
vexed that it took to weeping. There
is little doubt, therefore, that animals
do cry from grief or weep from pain
or annoyance.
TWO AMUSING PARLOR GAMES
Pastimes Which Have Been Carried
Out With Success and Are Some
times Uproariously Funny.
Two parlor amusements which have
been carried out with great success
are as follows: Send a person out of
the room, decide upon an object or
some simple performance, recall the
person and have a member of the par
ty place his fingers lightly upon a per
son's shoulder while he and all the oth
ers think Intently of the object or act
decided upon, says Home Herald. The
results sometimes are almost uncan
ny. A lady went straight and drew a
scarf pin from a man's necktie, just as
he willed, found a key bidden In a
lady's slipper, and so on.
The other "trick" Is to draw Upon a
sheet of paper a square, with diag
onal lines between the corners, the
only opportunity of the artist to watch
his own progress being a mirror held
up before his hands by a second per
son. A newspaper is made to screen
the sheet and the hand which la doing
the drawing. The resulu are some
times uproariously funny.
A Queer Ache.
One day Mary came to her mother
and said: "Mother, my ear aches!"
"Does It ache very bad, Mary?"
asked her mother.
"No."
"Well, run out and play, then you
will forget about It" ; .
Mary went out, but pretty soon she
came back and said: "Mother, my
ear does ache. It 1b not the hole, but
the ruffle around it" Delineator.
W XI K WILBUR D NEmT
(A Michigan farmer claims to have in
creased the output of his dairy by having
musical selections rendered during the
milking hour.)
"Where are you going, my pretty maldf
"I'm going; milking, sir,' she said.
"Where Is your bucket, my pretty maid?
"I carry a music roll,' she said,
"The backet Is hung on the dairy well
lust back of the crabbed old short horn'a
stall."
"I'll carry your stool for yon, my pretty
maid."
"I sit on a musta stool," she said.
"I sit on a muBlo stool and play
While gaily the milkers milk away.
"I open the hour with a fugue by Ust,
Then play an etude If the cows Insist,
But nothing from Wagner nor all hie
tl4c
Their thunderous muslo would sour the
milk. t
"When Molly, the Jersey, Is milked with '
pride
I always play 'Down by the Jerseyslde,
When common old farm cows are milked,'
you see,
I play them a rube song all-durn-ee.
"Don't faint, and don't flee, for I'll tell no
more
Of the tnnes that I play oa the dairy
floor.
Save that when the cows to the pasture
stray
I try "Over the Hills and Far Away.' "
"And what do you play when the milk
Is shipped?"
" 'Rippling Waters!. " Then off (he
tripped.
The Superior Sex.
There is a lot of vainglorious ex
pression on the part of the men about
their being the superior sex. We hear
too much of man's endurance, of his
intellect, of his executive ability aad
all that sort of thing.
Take a man and make blm wear a
spotted veil and he will be nearly
blind within a year. A woman wears
one and retains her eyesight.
Pinch a man Into corsets and within
a week he will have heart trouble,
chronic pleurisy, acute indigestion, ap
pendicitis and a funeral.
Pile a few pounds ot false hair on
a man's bead and he will succumb to
brain fever within a month.
Tie a man's ankles in a hopple skirt
and he will have rheumatism, followed
by paralysis of the legs from lack of
exercise.
Pinch a man's feet In tight shoes
and make blm toddle about on high
heels and he will die ot charleyhorse.
Man loses on the score of endurance
alone. Intellect and executive ability
are argued by the capacity to combat
these tortures and trials. Man Is un
doubtedly the inferior sex and Bhould
retire to the last row of seats and be
quiet.
The Courts of Culture.
"And so your rnce is gradually be
coming civilized." says the tourist to
the chieftain of the savage tribe on
the remote and almost Inaccessible
Island.
The chieftain proudly twines a pair
of suspenders about his high silk bat,
and replies:
"Indeed, yes. There seems to be no
cessation of the wave ot culture that
struck our isle about two years ago.
Why, now we even call our tomtoms
Thomas-Thomases."
At Palm Beach.
'It must be quite a disappointment
to you to be away down here and
unable to do any shopping for winter
hats and dresses."
"Oh, I did all that before I earne;
and when we reached here I bad the
added pleasure of hunting for warm
weather garb."
Just So.
Toil may think that when a man hat'
a hobby it is to tide. You are wrong.
It Is to talk about.
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