V= -- J FASHION IN FANS. The Only Decided Novelty of the Yenr Ia In Feathers. The empire size ami style decidedly continues its sway, and is, in its short ness of build and small semi-circular ! proportions, convenient to handle and to pack away. There is, therefore, in fact, less necessity for the extra "trav eling' fan." The very small fan, how ever, still bestows itself conveniently into the handbag, and if its breezes be small, so, as a rule, is its price. In paper coverings of .Japanese manufacture and design one finds it from 5 cents tp 25 cents, and in less perishable form, with plain colored cloth, without decoration, i at 115 cents; stamped in flower designs ut 05 cents, and again hand painted at one dollar. Of the larger size, claiming no spec'al period of its own, one finds a large as sortment of pretty Japanese fans; the wooden sticks are largely stained t-c match the predominating color of the background or painting of the upper portion of the fan. A lacing of cord on t he outer sides of t he fan is by no means a novel, but a very pretty addition. The price of n well-made Japanese fan is one dollar, although one can purchase one at half and even quarter that, price, of good quality and pretty appearance. Another dainty make of fan is thin gauze covering. Spangles are much used in the ornamentation of fans. Paintings on gauze of odd-shaped medallion picturea of the empire pe riod, with spangles outlining the pic ture, are very dainty; price, $10.50. Tor* toiftti shell sticks are used in the NEW STYLE OF FEATHER FAN. mounting of some white fans, with very elegant elVeet. Among the more elegant and expensive fans one again finds the painting of the empire date mounted with white ivory or highly pol ished pearl sticks; the price iss.'ls. One with inlaid border of gold on the |H?nrl, quite large in size and very exquisite as to painting, is SSO. Lace fans are, as a rule, conspicuously absent. A new make of fan numbered among recent importations and likely to prove popu lar during the. winter season for dress occasions is composed of ostrich feath ers. The novelty introduced consists in a triple tip peeping over the top at in tervals and adding decidedly to t he gen eral effect.—Chicago Chronicle. AN ANCIENT COSMETIC. Tlio Cool and ftealinq; Cucumber L'n>D HC a IJeautllier. The coolness of the cucumber has been ascertained to he u scientific fact. It is always considerably cooler than llii- surroiii.d'ng atmosphere. It bas il Iso long | o - >essi'd some reputation as a cosmetic in the old meaning of the word, a "healer'* of the complexion, not a "beau tiller." The cream of encum bers is prepared from the pulp ut peeled eueuiulu rn. with a mixture of almond oil and other ingredients. Pur qjiase Iron a trustworthy druggist four ounces of almond oil, add a quar ter of an ounce each of white wax and of spermaceti. Put these ingredients j in a jar, and set the jar in a saucepan ; with warm water reaching up to with in two inches of the rim. Let the wa ter boil. A marmalade jar is just about the right size to use. When the wax and spermaceti are melted into the oil add five tablespoonfuls of thick juice of a large, nearly ripened cucumber. Obtain the juice by pressing the pulp on a fine hair sieve. Color the cream with a few drops of spinach green. Use enough to give a very delicate tint of green. Pour/ it to harden into sev eral small jars. It is an excellent cure for sunburn, and is very healing and soothing to the skin. Wash the skin nt night thoroughly with warm water before applying the cream. Dry off all the moisture a soft damask towel will absorb, and rub the cream of cucumbers gently into the skin. In the morning wash it off witli warm water, arid tone the skin with a bath of cold water to make the tissues firm. —St. Louis (1 lobe-Democrat. T:ko C'uro of Your Vol). 7t is a great temptation when one enters the house hot and tired to tako off one's veil and fling it aside into ii crowded drawer, letting it lie there, rumpled and shapeless, until next called into use. Nothing is so easily spoiled, so easily made shabby as the dainty bit of gauze now universally worn. To preserve it properly it should he carefully stretched on the width und folded, preferably over a bit of part]* board or other at iff material. Bods for th® Children. The bedding for children's cribs should be soft and warm, end the cov ering as light as it can be, consistent with the requisite warmth during the colli seasons. After the first year a horsehair or a good flock mattress Is better for ehidren than feather beds, unless in cases of delicate, thin chil dren, whose feeble circulation seems to stand in need of more indulgence in warmth than the more robust. SIMPLE REMEDIES. Sonic Tliut Have Often Been of Korvlci in KmergencicH. We often laugh at old-fashioned peo ple who keep a regular stock of rem j edies, and seem able to offer a ctfie for almost every ill, but these same home ly medicines have" often done much good while waiting for a physician, oi in case of an accident when to wait might have been fatal or have caused permanent Injury. The following are only a few hints whose merits are known to the writer and may be of service in any emer ! geney: | For a. cold, for hoarseness, or when ' pneumonia is threatened, take equal i parts of dried hops, pennyroyal and sage, place in a kettle and pour about a quart of boiling water upoyi them; i let these boil for a few rainutco, then stop up the spout and place a cloth I about the lid, opening in such away i that it can be brought up over the pa tient's face; let the fumes be inhaled as hot as possible. When not using it, it should gently simmer in the Rime room, and will make the atmosphere moist and grateful to the sore lungs. At the same time the chest and soles of the feet should K? mbbed with tur pentine and sweet oil alternately. For inflamed eyes take a piece of alum and with it stir the white of an egg until it becomes a creamy con sistency, then spread between a fold of thin linen and lay upon a hand kerchief, after which bind it over the eyes. For a bum take one part fresh lard and two parts baking soda, mix to gether and spread ujon pieces of white oi cream tissue pajier, lay these gently upon affected part, and bind on with muslin strips. While waiting for the lard and soda the burn should lie bathed with witch hazel. | For earache or toothache put a large cup of salt into a skillet, and heat it, until very hoi, stirring all the time. Put it into a cloth and tie wit ha string i into a loose bunch. Hold this as hot as | can be borne over the ear or cheek. If covered with a thick piece of flannel ! the heat will be retained longer, j For a bruise or sprain, bathe with Ijot water and afterwards bind on a cloth saturated with hot witch hazel. These remedies are so simple and harmless in their nature that tbey can be used by anyone, and are sure to help, if they do not always cure. — Workman. PAPER FLOWER POTS. They Can Bo Used to (irout Advantage lu the aardon. A serviceable und yet inexpensive de vice, so simple that children can make it, is the paper flower pot, especially designed for seedlings. On u piece of stiif paper draw two concentric circles of six and three inches radius rcspec j lively and cut out a portion of the ring j thus formed, about eight inches long I and of the shape of the upper diagram in the Illustration. Using this as a pat tern cut as many like forms from stiff man ilia paper as may be desired. On MAKING PAPER FLOWER POTS. opposite margins, and about five-eighths 'Jf an inch from each end, cut radially half way across the strips, as shown by the lines a b in the diagram. Now yoi| tin: strips and clip the ppds together along the cut fines and the flower pot is rumple tp, as shown down In the lower sketch. When the seedings or cut! ingsjuive been placed in these pots, fiiej should be plunged Into sand or. -oil until ready to be shifted to larger pots or to lie transplanted. The plant n;ay then be readily removed without. Disturbing the roots, by simply tear* ! ng off the projecting slip s, und the paper unwrapped from the soil. These paper pots can also be used to great ad vantage in starting young strawberry plants.—Grange Judd Former. Now Cornea the **Bnn Cure." A revival of the old "blue glass" fad I is to be found in thoiqin cure. Tips pew sun cure is closely pfiied to the rest euro, and may be very easily tried at home. A sunny window, an easy couch, a certain amount of resolution and determination, are all the requisites for the treatment which is supposed to j give health to tlie delicate ufi'j wonder ful freshness and youth to the faded I and dejected. Wide Kings an Swell Jewelry. ! Rings that cover the finger from tlvi 1 knupkle to the jdint above are the latest : designs in the matter of swell jewelry. Their only disadvantage lies in the fact that the number worn must necessarily be limited by the size of one's finger. Moderate sized diamonds surrounding acme single large stone, or set just ibovr It in n pear-shaped group, form , Ihc usual setting. THE SLIME ON FISHES. Cdainiuii to All Species and ICssenthtl to Their Kxifttenco. A fish just taken from the water, if handled, is found to be slipuery and coated with slime. All fishes, the meanest and the noblest, killiftsh und shark, shad, salmon, and trout, wear this slime. They could not exist with out it. The slime is secreted usually in a eu tinuous series of ducts with numerous openings, arranged in a line extending along the side of the fish. Some fishes have one line on a side, some have five or six. The lines may be plainly visible, und in some cases appear to be n mark ing on the fish. Afore often they arc not. observable at all. Some fishes store this secretion in pores distributed over the whole surface of the body, the larger number, however, in pores of lateral lines. There are also pores for the se cretion of mucus, or slime, in the fish's head. The slime is exuded through the di- i visions between the scales to the outer j part of the body, or over which it spreads, forming a sort of outer -skin or covering, transparent, and having elas ticity and tenacity, and often consider able body. It would not be remark able for a fair-sized fish, say a fish of two pounds' weight, to have n coating of slimen thirty second of an inch in thick ness-. Fishes vary greatly in the amotinl of slime which they secrete; the eel will suggest itself as one that is very slimy. The fish's slimy coating reduces its friction when in motion and helps 10 increase its speed. It aids in protecting the scales from injury, being of suffi cient substance to serve in some nuns lire as a cushion. The slimy covering makes the fish hard to hold, and so en ables it the more readily to escape from its enemies. It is sometimes repugnant to other fishes, which are repelled by its odor. It is the slime from the fishes handled that makes the angler "smell fishy," as the expression goes. A most important function of the fish's slimy coating is to protect it from the attacks of fungus, a form of plant life found in all waters, salt and fresli, including the purest. The slime covers the entire exterior surface of the fish, including the fins. Fungus does not at tach to the slime; but if the fish were to be injured so that there was upon it some spot uncovered by the sfime, upon that spot some minute fragment of fungus, so small as to be scarcely more than visible, would be likely to lodge. Once lodged, the fungus is reproduced very fast. Fish sometimes recover from attacks of fungus, but much more often they do not. The fungus displaces the skin, in flammation is set up, and the place at tacked becomes practically a sore. With its continued growth the fungus may cover the side of the fishand extend ovei the gillsand finally kill it.—N. Y. Sun. WALKING MADE EASY. An Invention Which DOCK Away with Half the Fatigue. A spring heel attachment for shoes to aid in walking is one of the latest de vices for the comfort of pedestrians, •says the New York Journal. With this attachment the. effort of lifting one's foot is practically reduced ton minimum. Tlic spring actually lifts the foot, and the pedestrian does the. rest. Dr. George E. Sewan is the inventor and patentee of this curious device, which is nothing but a stiff strip of steel about an inch in width and some three inches long, it is first bent double and one end turned upward over the other end, so as to fit. it closely to the ; edge of the heel of the shoe. The spring is screwed to Hie. heel of any ordinary shoe, and once in place, it ' gives a "spring" to the step, which Is of | great assistance in walking or running. The idea is taken from the natural ae- j tion of the muscles of the foot, which j BI'RINU HEEL INVENTION. ' are familiar to everybody who lias ever tried to run without, touching the heel to the ground. The weight of the body forces the spring closy to the heel mid as the step is taken and the foot partly raised from the ground, the spring gives an impetus i to the step, and practically forces the j body forward. It is claimed by the In ventor that the use of this apparently simple deyico reduces the fatigue of i walking one-third. It is practically adapted for use by those who take walk ing tours during their vacations, and persons whose business necessitates ' much walking. There la a somewhat similar aprlngat tnclunept which la fitted to t he sole of the shoe Just under the hall of the foot, i but that ia intended only for luse in tak- J ing long walks over soft conn tyy roads, 1 and is not so strong as the heel spring. \\ hen fi\e<l to the sole or heel of the shoe, t hts attachment does not show and may be worn with any description of footwear. Photographing filfle Bullets. Rifle bullets arc now photographed in their course by means of the electric spark, The camera is taken into a dark room, which the bullet Is caused to j traverse. As it pusses the camera it is mado t Interrupt an electric circuit and produces a spark, which illumi nates it for an Instant and enables the impression to be taken. I.nbutrra IIMVO Ten Legs. The lobster's legs, all told, are ten In number, but only eight of these are largely used for walking. The front , pair, or big claws, have been Specialized, as in the nab and most other of the higher crustaceans, into prehensive or gans for catching and crushing their prey. Their use is obvious. MUSICAL NOTLS. Dresden now has n concert hnTI or, ! he mndej of the new Gewanfihuua at I Leipzig that will seat I,4oopersons. Maseugni ks coinpowing an opera 01. ! 5i Japanese libretto b t v Sig. Mlico for ' the fall season at La Sea la. Milan. Wagner's violin teacher, Robert Sipp. who is now !u years of age, was pres ent at this summer's performances at Uayreufth. Reginnld.de Koven. who has sot to! music a number of Emrne Fields' no ems, is writing l?ew music for some of the poet's later b llabies. Lara lie, the boritone, who, it was supjKjsed, had left the stage, will ap pear in "The Flying Dutchman" at the Paris Opera Comique next winter. Vienna will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Franz Schubert next year by an exhibition of objects con nected with the composer and a series of performances of his works. Paul Dresser, f-ha song writer and author of "Just Tell Them That Von Saw Me," lias written a new called "Don't Tell Her That You Love Iler," which is to appear in an early edition (? Ev'ry Month. Puderewski has written a new minuet for the piano. He has dedicated it to his American admirers and calls it "Menuet Mod erne," in contradistinc tion to his famous "Menuet a l'An lique," which wns written in 1883. Queen Elizabeth of Roumania, Car men Sylvn. has written an opeia libret to in French on a Turkish plot for M. Massanet. The queen is probably the only living author who has written verse in four languages. French, Get man, Swedish and Roumanian. NOTE AND COMMENT. The wife of Li Hung Chang is sain to possess 2.000 frocks and has half that number of waiting women in at tendance upon her. The late .1 tiles Simon's library con tained about 25.000 books, to which he could go. he insisted, with his eyes closed and find the exact volume which he wanted. A suit of armor has been discovered in the old Chateau di In Tour de Pinon. which is thought to be the one ordered for Joan of Arc by Charles VII. during the siege of Orleans, and presented to her at Rourges, It issnkl to correspond exactly in the description handed down and was made for a woman five feet three inches in height. The girl who sat as model for Sir John Mil la is' "Cinderella," "Callin' llerriu' " and "Sweetest Eyes Were Ever Seen" is now a married woman, residing in a pretty home in Richmond, where one of her dearest prizes is a signed proof of "Cinderella" on the wall. She also possesses a beautiful gold locket given her by tiie artist us a remem brance of the famous picture. England is taking quite good-na turedly the fact that a bold snap-shot artist caught the prince of Wales end Princess Charles of Den murk recently and is now exhibiting them through the medium of the cinematcgraplie, in which the prince gravely lifts his lint from his head and strokes his hair much as any man does, while the charming princess calmly adjusts the rubles about her throat in exact imitation of all her sisters who wish to know that they are "all right." STAMPS AND COLLECTORS. Belgium has issued a railway packet stamp of GQ cents, lilac and black. Cape of (iood Hope, 2•/.pence is now blue, and the two shillings yellow. In Italy a new postal card is to be issued, on the occasion of the inaugura tion of the monument to Victor Enuin uel. It will be of the value of ten con times, and hear the cfligy of that mon arch. Stamp dealers give valuable aid to government officials in capturing stamp thieves, but, of course, solely on their own account. If they can make the thief disgorge, or pay for their plunder, they drop the matter right there, where as the government never forgets or for gives. The ancient feudal castle of Abln. near liny, in the province of Liege, He! giutn, which w as sold some years ago by Count of Loo/.-Cosw uretn, has been pur chased by the heirs of the count. One of the curiosities of the castle is a room papered entirely with old Spanish stamps of nineteen euurtos, which are now very rare. Philadelphia has a Philatelic society, with nearly a hundred active members. It meets twice a month throughout the year, and ai the meetings the issues of new stamps arc discussed, also the flue tuations in values. Very rare stamps are occasionally exhibited, as many of the members are advanced collectors, and some have priceless albums. DOINGS THE WORLD OVER. W. H. Malloek is to edit a new London weekly modeled after the Spectator, but to be sold for half its price. New Zealand's legislative council has just voted to exclude the Chinese anil all other Asiatics from the colony. In commemoration of the thirteen hundredth, anniversary of the estab lishment of the see of Canterbury, it is proposed to erect a statue of Theodore of Tarsus, the only Greek archbishop of Canterbury. Hv n fire In the Rumnnziiff museum at Moscow the Pun in hall, containing the public library of the city, was de stroyed. The collections in the ad juvant RumanzielT and Dolgorouki gal leries are damaged by water. Robinson Crusoe's island, Juan Fer nandez, s said to have disappeared in the earthquake which shook tip Chili Inst March. The Chilian government hus sent a vessel to verify the story. In the banks of London arc deposits to the amount of £6.543,017, which have remained unclaimed for 30 years. During that time the depositors have not udded to their accounts, nor drawn upon them; consequently they are tup po: ed t D be dead. • WOMAN SIGN PAINTER. j Hho In to lie I-'ur Moru Daring Thau Mont IVlen. | The newest new woman is Miss Edna Waymnek, of Cleveland, (). Hers is the ; distinction of being the only feminine ' ! out of door siru painttr in the United ! j States. Miss Waymnek hesitates nt nothing 1 j in her line of business, no matter how j arduous the work. She has painted i huge advertising signs on the face of J perilously steep clill's, a task few men would undertake. Many large spuces, I such as barn sides* the roofs of houses and the like, scattered all over the country, testify to the ability of this young woman us a realistic brush wielder. She is perfectly nt ease on ladder or scaffold, and she can scale a taut rope in away to make an old tar blush with envy. Swinging before the precipitous face of a mountain, she often works for hours laying on alphabetical color schemes with a steady hand and a touch that never loses its evenness. Miss Way mack has many large con tracts for big natural canvases which she hopes to fulfill this summer. For the most part, her signs are made in the interests of several large tobacco firms. The most daring piece of sign paint ing she has ever undertaken is the let tering on the rough surface of a clit? at Bellefontaine, O. This rock looms up above the surrounding meadow for a distance of some 350 feet with a sheer fall of 300 feet to the base of the cliff. For four days Miss Waymack swung at the top of this dizzy height, spend ing about eight hours each day on the big sign she had engaged to paint. Every day, and all day long, a throng of men, women and children gathered at tlie foot of the hill watching the woman artist nt work in the upper uir. Miss Waymack is accustomed to this sort of thing, however, and is not the least bit disturbed by the curious crowds that usually watch her opera- WOMAN SIGN PAINTER AT WORK, lions and pass critical comment upon her work. The working costume of the intrepid artist consists of a short serviceable skirt of blue serge, a "jumper" of tb 0 same material and a Turn o' o'nftntcr cap pulled well down ov- r e f uce keep out the ravs fit the sun. In manipulating fler brushes, Miss Way mack wears a pair of coarse mittens, n characteristically feminine fact, just as are the dainty patent leather boots that encase lier small feet. Her ap parel is always scrupulously neat, scarcely a pnint speck being noticeable on her garments. Miss Waymack has been pursuing her unique career as a sign painter since 1803, and has traveled more and further than is the ease with most busi ness w omen. She is a comely blonde, and has enjoyed a pood common school education. Being a bright conversa tionalist and a clever pianist, she is much sought after in the quiet social circles of Bellefontaine, whore she lives with her aged mother.—N. Y. Sunday Journal. Treatment for u New Livooi.i. There is n great deal com mow evcry dny sense in the old saying: "A new broom sweeps clean" beyond its appli cation to a strange servant. If you ex amine a new broom yon will tind the ends of the straws and the base of the brush square; after it has been iu use for some time tiie straws become sharp as needles, and likely to injure the carpet. To remove these sharp points dip the broom in hot suds and trim it off neatly, thus preserving the square shape. Not AHtiumcil to WUHII Dialies. In a recent sketch, of Hawthorne by his daughter we are told that in. liis early married life be helped liis wife, who was not strong, by doing I.lm housework. He washed the. dishes, cleaned knives and cooked. All this he did without "surly innuendoes and sudden snnrlings." The great roman cer's good sense put to shame stonio lesser lights in literature who hove counted it a tiling common and unclean to work with their hands, except i-i using the pen. Pillows No Longvr Popular. "No pillow" is the ordinance for tlio woman who would carry her shoulders end herlmndasuature first intended, lly degrees she is recommended to accus tom herself to this mode of sleeping and resting. A small pillow at first, and then a smaller, and finally tlio bead level on the mattress, and she is as sured grace and dignity. To Octroy miller mollis. A device for destroying millers and preventing the spreading of fruit worms is coming into quite general use among cranberry growers on Cape Cod. It consists of a torch mounted on n pole, which is left burning through the night. The millers are attracted by the blaze and fly into it. How to Select Wall l'aper. It is well to remember when papering a small room that bine in all light shades makes a room look larger. Dark I colors or papers with large patterns have tjie opposite effect. j (rives all the local news in a concise, accurate man ner, and serves it earlier in tlie week than any other Freeland paper. This is an advantage which every 1 J person thinking of sub- | scribing for a local paper should look to, inasmuch as it costs no more than something infcrior. One which merits the term in its strictest sense, is not met with in every town. A paper which the oldest and the youngest in the family may read with equal profit and pleasure is what the TRIBUNE aims to he. jSubscriptions will he ta ken for any length of time. ' PER TEAR.
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