Rnin Coats in Vngno.
The rain coat of cravenette, storm
proof covert or Venetian cloth or tweed
has replaced to a great degree the
mackintosh and waterproof, and is,
when well tailored, a jaunty and styl
ish garment, whether with or without
a cape. An odd shade of grayish green
and all the tan shades are popular for
this kind of garment, the collar of
which is usually faced with velvet or
heavy silk. Many tailors call these
coats raglans, even though they do not
exhibit the regulation raglan sleeve.
Enrly Morning Exrcle.
If you rise early and feel like taking
/ exercise before the other members of
■ the family are ready for breakfast,
you can safely do so only if you eat
something before starting. It need not
, be a substantial breakfast, which is
best postponed until you return, but it
must be something that will stay on
your stomach and prevent your get
ting ill. A glass or two of milk and
some bread and butter will suffice.
Then, when you return, you sit down
with a good appetite to a hearty meal.
To exercise with the stomach empty is
almost certain to result in a fee'ing
of "goneness," which the subsequent
breakfast fails to relieve, and the
chances are that during the entire day
there will be a dull, stupid feeling af
fecting you. Exorcise before break
fast is an exploded theory; it is sel
dom, if ever, beneficial.—American
Queen.
The DowHtrer fjucon of Italy.
"The Pearl of Savoy" is the beautiful
. nickname by which Queen Margherita
V is known by the people who became
her subjects when she married the late
King Humbert of Italy. How great
was that love was demonstrated some
years ago when the king and queen
celebrated their silver wedding Al
though her majesty was 50 years old
on Nov. 20, she remained so young in
appearance that until her great trouble
came she invariably dressed in white.
One day, however, site bethought her
self that she was growing too old for
her favorite color, and told the king
so. He replied; "We will hold a coun
cil on the question," and in a few days
afterward a box arrived for the queen
containing nothing but white dres3,
which was the king's decision in the
matter.
Women Wear Blackbird*.
Now bird slaughter is held account
able for the diminution of the rice crop
of the United States. Every woman
who wears a Texas blackbird of the
. kind known in that state as a jackdaw
a on her hat may make up her mind that
\ she is responsible for damage to a part
of some unfortunate rice grower's
crop.
This Is bocause these blackbirds feed
extensively on crawfish. And the craw
fish are the curse of the rice fields, be
cause rice is grown in water-covered
bottoms, where the crawfish find it
easy to swim among the rice stalks,
which they love better than anything
else. They cut the stalks down with
their powerful nippers, and even afew
of the crustaceans do an enormous
amount of damage. It is almost impos
sible for man to fight them, owing to
the conditions. But the big black
birds destroy them wholesale.
Now, if women wear these useful
birds on their hats they help to dam
age what Is promising to bo one of the
great industries of the United State 3
for in a few years this country will not
only produce enough rice to satisfy
the entire domestic demand, but thai it
will be in a position to export a largo
r amount.
An Inrilnn Girl at Radcll(YV>.
An interesting member of the pres
ent freshman class at Radcliffe is the
young Indian girl known as Miss i.ucy
Nicola, but whose Indian name is Wah
ta-Waso, of the tribe of the Paunawab
sklks, or Penobscots, of Maine. Her
entrance into Radcliffe was made the
easier for her through the influence
of Montague Chamberlain, for many
years the recorder of the Lawrence
scientific school of Haivard. Miss
Nicola has been his stenographs- and
typewriter for some time. Mr. Cham
berlain had an ancestor who had a ro
mantic experience with Miss Nicola's
tribe, being a prisoner in their hands
for some time, and saved from slaugh
ter for his bravery, and finally helped
■1 to escape by the women of this tribe.
. For this reason, as well as interest in
X Indian lore for its own sake, Mr. Cliam
f borlain has spent much time among
the Maine Indians for many years,
busying himself in studying their folk
lore, history and languages. He has
made his headquarters at Old town,
and in this way came to know Miss
Nicola's family, was Interested in the
young girl, who was educating herself
and offered to take her to Boston un
der his protection, so that she might
have opportune for study. 3he ac
cepted the offer in part, but insisted on
earning her living, and so became a
stenographer and typewriter. Sho is a
bright girl and very ambitious.—
Springfield Republican.
IThv rocket Ilitmfkerclilrffl Am £qnnre.
It Is not generally known why
pocket handkerchiefs are always made
square. The reason 13 interesting. In
the year 1784, on the 23d of Septem
ber, a decree was issued by the King
of France ordering that the length of
If all the pocket handkerchiefs made in
the kingdom must be equal to the
breadth, and since that time pocket
handkerchiefs have been made in the
shape of a square all over Europe.
Apropos of linen lore a most In
structive little booklet, just brought
out, gives a comprehensive history of
linen, ancient and modern. More than
400 years ago the cultivation, spin
ning and weaving of flax gave employ
ment to many of the world's Inhahi
tants. Until the establishment of spin
ning mills In 1828 the scutched flax
was spun Into yarn by the farmers'
wives and daughters, which was after
ward replaced by a spinning wheel
worked by the foot. Now these are
employed more for ornament than
use and have been superseded by new
methods. Tho German linen trade
dates back to A. D. 500, and Russia,
Norway and Sweden have not been
neglectful of their linen manufactures.
Ireland, being able to grow the flax
and spin the yarn and weave and
bleach the linen, has always taken a
first place in this industry, even as
far back as Henry 111. In William
lll.'s reign an act was passed to per
mit its import into England, and the
trade has gone on and prospered ever
since.—New York Commercial.
Maid of Honor's New Duty.
Apropos of weddings, the maid of
honor has a tnird duty as well as those
familiar—that of holding the bouquet
of the briae at the altar and helping
her to put on her traveling dress. The
new duty has considerable responsi
bility along with it and an opportunity
for the use of tact It is no less a mat
ter than this—seeing that the bride
receives the gifts which she truly
wants.
The maid of honor begins long be
fore the invitations are out to make
mental and penciled notes of the pro
spective bride's preferences. When
she has a list of respectable length she
shows it casually to one of their mu
tual friends who has not the least Idea
what to give. More than likely the
friend will come upon one article in
the list which it Is especially pleasing
to him or her to present There is
some elastic agreement made between
the friend and the maid of honor, and
the friend goes shopping in a giad
spirit.
The hunt is not for a vague and
probably undesirable article, but for
something of a nature known to please
tho taste and needs of the bride.
It may be a particular picture which
long has been desired, a chair or table
of especial shape, a peculiar lamp,
some coveted porcelain, glass or silver
for the table, or a quantity of fine
linen. Is it a rug? Then what are the
colorings desired?
All suspicion of indelicacy is re
moved from the arrangement by hav
ing the maid of honor for a go-be
tween. The matter of price often can
be left to the donor of the gift. Ihus,
a wrought iron lamp may cost 85, i r
$25. And so may a desk of bird's-eye
maple. |
One collection of presents made in
this new way was a remarkably taste
ful display. There were no duplicates,
and tho silver and glass included near
ly all of the essentials. There was not
even one of those dreadful nameless
oddities in silver of which a well
known bride says that she receivei a
trunkful. And this because friends
desired to give something unusual.
The new method, which consults the
bride's wishes, is more satisfactory all
around. And the element of surprise
-is not taken away from the bride's
pleasure
Even should she know the name of
her .gifts in advance, she cannot be
sure how they may look. Nor need she
hear much about what is coming, If
the maid of honor uses care in her
notes and questions.—Margaret Daw.
in Now York Press.
ift§Pi:
Mirror velvets are said to be
crowded out by the popular panne for
many purposes, but the latter has its
specific usc3 and is not to be ousted.
One of the realistic brooches shows
a red berry, a raspberry, perhaps, be
tween two green leaves, upon one of
which glistens a diamond dew drop.
Choux made of black chiffon are
much in vogue, and ribbons in pastel
shades are also made up into pretty
knots and long ends, to be w wn on
the corsage.
Fancy buttons arc seen on some of
the now gloves, and If you would have
the modish thing, wear gun metal col
ored suede gloves with l-hinestone but
tons with your black gown.
If one is not satisfied with gun met
al there are the hatpins with baroque
pearl heads, these covered with mi
nute little points being much used for
this purpose. Some of them are in
colors, and they are altogether up to
date.
Shirring is seen again on waists and
costumes made of satin, velvet and
chiffon. The shirrs are drawn up to
form yolks, or the material is gathered
lengthwise in series of loose puffs. The
latter effect is especially advantageous
to slender figures.
A new coat has an extremely long
"postillion" back curving away from
a short front or cut squarely off at the
: waist line on the sides. Some of these
coat tails reach nine or ten inches
below the waist. This mode is seen
j both in independent coats and in suits.
In place of the conventional em
broidery and stitching on silk waists
there are to be seen on some of the
new ones cloth applications-in curves,
crescents and sabochans of a different
j shade from the silk. Cloth flowers
j are also set upon mousseline and
[ gauze waists.
To Clean Cut Glim*.
Experts in cut glass advocate the
following as the best means of clean
ing. Wash the glass thoroughly with
warm soap suds and cover with saw
dust. As soon as the sawdust is dry,
brush the article very carefully with
a soft brush, reaching all the crev
ices. It will come out as clear and
sparkling as a bubble fresh from the
pipe.
I'rolonsrlnjff 1 he Use of Velvet.
The use of velvet that has been
marred beyond restoration by the usu
al steaming process may be prolonged
for ordinary wear by "mirroring" it.
Place the velvet on an ironing board,
and with a flatiron that is not hot
enough to burn the fabric press it
carefully in the direction of the nap.
As long strokes as possible should be
taken with the iron to avoid leaving
marks. It is a good idea to sew a
piece of cloth on each end of the vel
vet in order to have something to hold
while the work is being done.
Care In Cleaning: Oil Fainting*.
No one who does not understand all
about colors should attempt to clean
an oil painting, for it is easy to re
move with it part of the painting it
self. The inexperienced person can,
however, clean an oil painting safely
in the following manner. Remove the
picture from its frame, lay it flat and
cover with a cloth moistened with rain
water. Repeat until the dirt on the
picture has been removed by the
cloth, or till it is so softened by moist
ure that it may be wiped off easily
with a soft sponge. Then let the pic
ture dry, when it should be gone over
carefully with a piece of cotton wool
saturated in pure linseed oil. The paint
will then look fresh and new. On no
account must soap be used, and an
oil painting should never be touched
with anything harder than a piece of
lint or cotton wool. For dusting there
is nothing better than an old silk
handkerchief.
Tlio Useful in Tublonrnr*.
In many of the largest silverware
manufactories the principal designers
are women. Among the many useful
and attractive things recently de
signed by women is a pie dish which
may also bo used for an entree dish
or for fruit. A breakfast set, consist
ing of tray, egg cup, butter dish, toast
rack and salt and pepper bottles rep
resent a new design in silver by a
woman, as does an egg boiler fitted
with an alcohol lamp for cooking eggs
at the breakfast table. A sand glass
attached marks the three, five or ten
minute limit for boiling. One of the
most useful feminine inventions in the
form of culinary devices is a frying
pan with asbestos lining and supplied
with a basket attachment for the
oooking of special articles. Honey
pots of glass and silver, available also
for jam unique and pretty table gongs
and bells, silver stands for smoked
beef and tongue, bread forks of odd
pattern, china or silver stands with
compartments for butter, cheese and
crackers and supplemented by Bilver
knives to match are a few of the re
cent designs by women in the line of
household conveniences.—New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Russian Cream —Soak one ounce of
gelatin in one-half pint of water for
half an hour, then adu one-half pint of
boiling water; stir until well dis
solved one quart sweet milk, one cup
of sugar and four eggs. Cook sugar,
milk and yolk of eggs together; when
ready to take from stove add gelatin
and whites of eggs, well beaten; flavor
with vanilla; pour in a wet mold to
cool and serve with whipped cream
and macaroons.
Date Muffins —Yolks of two eggs
beaten until light; add two cups of
milk. Sift three cups of flour, add one
half teaspoon of sail and three of bak
ing powder (level). Stir the milk
and eggs into the flour and a table
spoon of softened butter, then add one
half cupful of chopped dates (floured).
Beat until smooth, then carefully put
In the whites of the eggs beaten to a
stiff froth. Turn into warm gem pans
and bake in a moderate oven 25 min
utes.
Oyster Luortcakes —Make a good
shortcake and bake on pie tins. Wash
one and one-half pints of oysters.
Strain, scald and s..m their liquor.
Melt two teaspoons of butter, stir in a
tablespoonful of flour, add the oyster
liquor, one-half cupful of milk, two
thirds of a teaspoonful of salt, a salt
spoonful of pepper and the drained
oysters. Cook until they begin to ruflle
and seem plump. As soon as short
cakes are baked split, butter, spread
with the oysters and serve at once.
Onions Stuffed With Sausage—Par
boil a dozen mild s...ver skin onions
about on hour, changing the water
twice, and replenishing with boiling
water. Drain and remove the centres,
- leaving a thin shell of onion. Fill
these cups with pork sausage, round
ing the top. Bake about an hour,
basting occasionally with drippings
from the turkey. Those with whom
sausage does not agree may solace
themselves with turkey and giblet
sauce. In making the cranberry jelly
use loaf sugar and mold the jelly in
cups or forms.
THE LITTLE KEY.
"What would you do," snld the little key
To the teuk wood box, "except for me?
The teak-wcod box gave a gentle creak
To the little key; but It did not speak.
"I believe," said the key, "that I will hide
In the crack, down there by the chimney
side.
"Just so this proud old box may see
How little it's worth except for me."
It was long, long afterward, in the craok
They found the key, and thoy brought It
back.
And It snld, as It chuckled and laughed to
itself,
"Now, I'll be good to the box on the shelf."
But the little key Btoppod, with a shiver and
shock;
For there was a bright new key in the lock.
And the old box said: "I am sorry, you see,
But the place is filled, my poor llttlo key."
—lndianapolis Sentinel.
HUMOROUS.
Blobbs—Do you own your own home?
Slobbs—Well, I thought I did till the
new cook came.
Sillicus—Sapphedde always says
what he thinks.. Cynicus—l've noticed
he rarely opens his mouth.
"You can't always trust a man who
hesitates about telling a lie." "No?"
"No; he may have an Impediment in
his speech."
Wigg—How is Bjones making out
in the real estate business? Wagg—
Great He has just, sold a site for a
blind asylum.
Editor —This story of yours is hardly
available. It seems—er—lacking in
color. Author—Would you advise me
to use red Ink next time?
Nell—He married her for her heauty
but beauty won't last. Bele —Aud she
married him for his money so they
are both in the same boat.
Mrs. Highfalutin—l'm getting a
lovely coat of arms made. Mrs. Cross
roads—Good gracious! They ain't
makin' coats without arms, bo they?
"Well," said she, for the 20th time,
"I haven't got my new hat yet." "No,"
he replied; "you haven't got your new
hatchet, but you've still got your old
hammer, haven't you?"
"I think you will suit," said the
mistress; "how about a reference?"
"That's all right, mum," answered the
hired girl, affably; "I loike yer looks.
Never moind a riference."
They were talking of trees. "I like
the oak," she said. "It is so majestic—
so sturdy. Which one do you prefer?"
"Yew," ho answered siyly. In 10 min
utes the happy day was fixed.
"Married men are much more philo
sophical than single men," remarked
the Wise Guy. "Of course," retorted
tne Simple Mug. "A married man
knows he has to make the best of
it."
"What business brings the heaviest
returns?" asked the man who wanted
to know. "The literary business,'
sighed the straggling author, as ho
opened a two-pound rejected book
manuscript.
Mr. Youngpop—What's the matter
with the baby? Don't you think we
ought to send for the doctor? Mrs.
Youngpop—What do you see the mat
ter with him? Mr. Youngpop—Why,
he isn't crying.
"Henry, how is the plot of that sea
novel running?" "Well, just at this
chapter there is a terrible storm, and
the passengers are afraid the boat will
go to the top." "You mean the bot
tom." "No, this is a submarine boat."
A I'rnvldent lirldoErnmn,
He was a loiterer, and I was a loiter
er; but there seemed more purpose in
his loitering than in mine, and there
was a look in his eye which suggested
apprehension. We were both march
ing up and down between the steps of
St. Martin's church and Morley's hotel
—I for the purpose of getting such air
as Trafalgar square afforded; he, ap
parently, with some definite and almost
sinister resolve. The square was in
one of its golden moods; the pigeons
about the National Gallery strutted
and shone gallantly; the Idle foun
tains looked as though they might
have spouted golden rain. But these
things were not for my fellow-lciterer.
He sauntered along with that purpose
ful look which arouses suspicion, and
when I came to look at him closely my
suspicions were confirmed. He was
wearing enormous black woolen gloves,
'these struck an utterly incongruous
note in an attire which was otherwise
impeccable; his patent leather boots
shamed them. Then I observed an
extraordinary thing. As the hands of
St. Martin's clock neared 11 he ran up
the church stops, turned at the door
and drew off the woolen abominations
to disclose hands incased in lavender
kid. Tne cautious aud provideuL crea
ture was going to be married!— The
Academy.
Ho dot tlio I'm,
A story is told of a certain prom
inent railway director who is equaliy
renowned for Ills ability to make or
take a joke. An employe, whose home
is in the country, applied to him for
a pass to visit his family.
"You are in the employ of the com
pany?" inquired the gentleman alluded
to.
"Yes."
"You receive your pay regularly?"
"Yes."
"Well, now, supposing you were
working for a farmer instead of the
company, would you expect, your em
ployer to take out his horse every
Saturday night and carry you home?"
Tlilb seemed a poser, but it wasn't.
"No," said the man, promptly. "I
would not expect that; but if the
farmer liau his horses out and wa3 go
ing my way, I should call him a very
mean fellow if he would not let me
rifle."
[ The employe came out three minutes
I After with a pass good for 12 months.
HAWAIIANS CHEER FLAG.
Oddly Mixed School Children Greet
Starry Banner With Song.
Seldom lias Honolulu seen such a
patriotic demonstration as that which
took place at the Kaahumanu school
where the Stars and Stripes were rais
ed aloft to the peak of the new flag
staff by grizzled and war-worn mem
bers of the Grand Army to the inspir
ing notes from the bugles of artillery
men from the United States garrison
at Camp McKlnley. Five hundred
and sixty pupils were grouped at the
foot of the pole, and as the emblem
slowly rose 650 small flags were wav
ed enthusiastically and from the
throats of children arose the swelling
refrain of "America, My Country, 'Ti3
of Thee." It was a strange, hetrogen
eous gathering of boys and girls. File
after file of young Hawalians marched
in the shadow of Old Glory, and inter
mingled with them were scores upon
scores of Chinese and Japanese, Port
uguese and South Sea Islanders, with
here and there a small sprinkling of
Anglo-Saxon faces. Despite the mix
ture of nationalities whicu were gath
ered to do honor to the flag, all seem
ed Intent upon the spirit of the oc
casion and indicated their patriotism
la many youthful ways.
Among 1,328 students at the Swiss
universities last semester there were
717 foreigners, and of these 400 were
women.
Rev. Marguerite St. Omer Briggs, 35
Mount Calm Street, Detroit, Michigan,
Lecturer for the W. C. T. U., recommends
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
" DEAR MRS. PIN KIT AM : My professional work has for the past
twenty years brought me into hundreds of homes of sickness, and
I have had plenty of opportunity to witness the sufferings of wives
and mothers who from want, ignorance or carelessness, are slowly
but surely being dragged to death, principally with female weakness
and irregularities of the sex. I believe you will bo pleased to know
that Lydia E. Pinklium's Vegetable Compound has cured
more women than any other agency that has come under my notice.
Hundreds of women owe their life and health to you to-day, and, there
fore, I can conscientiously advise sick women to try it."— MARGUERITE
ST. OMER BRIGGS.
SSOOO FORFEIT IF THE ABOVE LETTER IS HOT GENUINE.
When women are troubled with irregular or painful menstruation,
weakness, leucorrhcea, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bear
ing-down feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, flatulence,
general debility, indigestion, artd nervous prostration, they should
remember there is one tried and truo remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles.
No other medicine in the world has received such widespread and
unqualified endorsement. No other medicine has such a record of cures
of female troubles. Refuse to buy any other medicine.
Mrs. Plnkliam invites all sick women to write her for advice.
She lias guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
tWnrvel Wheat- — 42 faus. Aero
Mesa——n—ana———aafety
Russia's yield of Petroleum is 68,-
000,000 barrels a year, and that of the
United States 58,000,000 barrels.
y 3yra iu civil war, 13uU*Hoatui: ululius, atty since
DROPSY^CTS?S*3
ease.. Book of testimonials aud 10 tlnye' tront.ne.it
l/ree- Dr. H. H. QKfiEii'B BOMB. Box B, Atlanta, Ua
(•olil .Motlal nt Buffalo Exposition.
McILHENNY'S TABASCO
P N U 4, 'O2
WHWt ALL ELSE FAILS. ™ EF
All goods aro alike to PUTNAM FAPELEBI
DYES, as they oolor all fibers at one boiling.
Bold by all druggists.
The average annual amount of coal
mined in England from 1851 to 1900 is 130,-
000,000 tons.
How's Till* ?
Wo ofTer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
Wo, the undersigned, have known F. J.Che
ney for the last 15 years, and believe him per
fectly honorable in all businoss transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga
tion made by their firm.
WEST <FC TBU AX, Wholesale Drugglsts.Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDINO, KINNAN AMABVlN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Bold by all Druggists. Testimonials free
Hall s Family Pills are tho best.
The population of the German empire
includes 3,000,000 who use the Polish lan
guage.
BcU For tlie Bowels.
No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well uutil your
bowels are put right. CASCABETB help nature,
euro you without a gripo or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back. CAS
CAHETB Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, overy tablet has C. C. C.
stamped on it. Ecwoie of Imitations.
South Australia is Importing $700,-
000 a year in value of fertilizer. ID
this trade the United States has no
share.
Capsicum Vaseline
Put up In Collapsible Tubes.
A Substitute tor and Superior to Mustard or any
other plaster, and will not blister the most delica •
!iin. The pain allaying and curative una'ities ol
this artl le are won-lorful. It will stop the toothacho
at once, nnd relieve headache and sciatica.
We recommend it ne the best and safest external
counter-irritant known, also as an external remedy
for pains in the chest and stomach audull rheumatic,
nouralgic and gouty o .mplainta.
A trial will prove what we claim for It, nnd it will
bo found to be invaluable In the household. Man/
people say "It is the host of all y> ur preparations."
Price, 15 cents, at all druggists, or other deal MS,
or by sending this amount to us l-.i i outage stamps
we will send you a tube by mail.
Mo article should be accep;od by the public unless
the samo carries our label, as otherwise it is not
genuine.
CIIEESEBROUGn nAWOFACTURING CO.,
17 State Stroot, Row Yolk CUl>