liuttoncd TTp the Itnck. The buttoned-up-the-lmek corset cover is now to the fore, to match the outside waist made after the same fashion. The Duties of a Guest. _ We live in an age of good breeding, In an atmosphere of kindly courtesy, and tactful manners, and yet any host ) who has had the slightest experience has sometimes wished that she might f draw up a code of laws for thb con duct of guests. ~ A guest's obligation begins with the reception of the invitation. It should be either readily and courteously ac cepted or promptly and couteously de clined. Nothing is more trying to the pa tience of the hostess and to the tem per of the cook than a belated dinner guest. Perhaps no invitation, once accepted, should be more strictly kept than this one to dine. A guest should be at the hostess' house live minutes before the hour appointed, and, to use another's expression, "Nothing but death should hinder." We should go to any function re solved to be entertaining and easily entertained. An appreciative, respon sive, animated guest lifts part of the responsibility from a hostess. If our dinner partner bores us, we can pre tend to be interested, and thus show r our good breeding, and compliment both him and our hostess.—Woman's Home Companion. The Girl Who Jilted Kitchener. "The girl who jilted Kitchener" is the title now added to that previously possessed by Lady Helen Stewart, the daughter of the Marquis of London derry. Lady Helen is a beauty and one of the most famous belles of Lon don court society. She became en gaged to Lord Kitchener of Khartoum about a year ago. Some time in the autumu following she broke her en gagement to him and immediately bestowed her band upon Lord Stavor fiale. The undoing of Lord Kitchener in bis affairs of the heart came about, it is said, through Lady Helen's read ing and seeing the awful accounts ttnd caricatures of her lover in the French illustrated papers; from a hero in her sight he became the cruel crea ture that the French press represented , him to be. It is said that Kitchener was a woman-hater till lie met Lady Helen; he was deeply infatuated with her loveliness and courted her persist ently. Ills rank and military achicve jneuts fascinated her and she became engaged to him. Kitchener is now fifty years of age, a tall, handsome man, with broad shoulders and a frame as lean and sinewy as a grey hound's.—Leslie's Weekly. For Sweet Sixteen. Young girls are wearing crepe dc laine frocks, an Inexpensive fabric, that combines delightfully with chiffon, us ing the latter for llounces or chemisette and the former for the rest of a danc ing dress, made with a tunic overlaid with Ciuny lace, which the bodice re peats in the form of a square collar. Figured muslins on a silk slip are dalniy and appropriate for the youth ful belle. To wear with a moussellne skirt is a bodice of dimity silk bro ended with lilies of the valley, to which are given such accessories as a green aud white pleated chiffon ilehu, gath ered beneath a broad band of Irish lace, and a belt of the latest pattern, warranted to bestow symmetry upou the waist. A pansy fun is carried, one of the lovely new floral fans which, when closed, looks like n posy of blos soms, and in the hair is worn a black chenille aigrette sprinkled with spark ling jot dust. For a younger wearer is a bodice of powder-pink silk, the softest of rose shades, with strappings of black vel vet ribbon held down by dull black crystal buttons. The shoulders are draped with a white mousseliue fichu, drawn down and knotted in front, and chiffon and lace elbow sleever complete the scheme most charmingly.—New ► York Commercial Advertiser. It In tTio Pewter ■\Vetlillnfj Now. W The wooden wedding that comes at ' the lH'ili anniversary lias never been a very popular institution, the wood emvare seeming a trifle farcical, so that the pewter wedding which has come to usurp its place linds a warm welcome awaiting it. Much of the modern pew ter is most artistic. The best is not that of very white lustre, neither is it capable of receiving a polish that sim ulates silver. The color of the antique Dutch and Euglish composition is pre ferred, and in the designing many good old forms are preserved. The art nou veau movement has bad little effect upou the best pewter, but colored stones are much used In bringing out the design. For instance, richly col ored Counomara stones are sunk en cabocben in the pewter, and these, with Scotch pebbles, bits of highly polished onyx, black and white lava, malachite and cameo moll, with oc casional touches of enamel, give plenty i of color. Nearly every household ar- T ticle is now made in pewter. Many branched candelabra, decanters with polished boar tusk bandies, waist with green enamel decorations are nmong the possible gifts for a pewter wedding. A hammer marked vase set with Connemara stones is very attractive. An elaborate toilet set con sists of twelve pieces adorned with a peacock pattern in a mosaic of colored glass.—New York Sun. Shlrt-tValst Trio. One who knows says that four years ago a woman customer who was go ing South and needed some smart new shirt-waists scoured the town in vain for them. It is not so now. Shirt waists, as well as everything else, are to be had at this very season as fresh, crisp aud novel as oue could desire. Of course, they have odd touches, too, else they'd never appeal to the jaded shopper. • • * Judging from the first showings, the box plait is to have it ail its own way in the shirt-waist domain. A catchy affair in white velvet with black dots has a broad side plait ex tending out over the top of each arm from belt to belt, suspender fashion. These two side plaits form box plaits as wide as the front and the back of the person wearing them. Amateurs should beware of attempting this, as, while there's a shoulder seam, this plait must be in one piece back and front. • * • Extremely smart is a new shirt waist in white linen, a heavy-looking though really light-weight weave. In this one the box-plait effect is only in front, a side plait being let in at each side, just in front of the arm hole. There's a two-inch box plait down the centre front, making a box plait within a box plait. Five big pearl bullet buttons arc down the front. • * * What appears to he a quadruple box plait takes up the whole front of a pastel rose clotli shirt-waist. In real ity it is composed of four three- quar ter-Inch tucks at each side, under all of which are set black satin revers, the broad end being down-turned and ending at a yoke depth. Two tiny white pearl buttons are at the ends, and the finish is two vows of white stitching. Three tucks are on the sleeve tops; these nre let out at tile elbows, then brought in again on the forearms, where revers figure as on the waist front.—Philadelphia Record. J BOVDOFR CHAT Lady Warwick is reviving the single curl coiffure. Miss Vivian Sartoris has renounced society to devote her life to art. Among the 203S students at Glasgow University last term there were 350 women. Following the example of Leipsic, several other German universities are refusing to admit Russian girls who have only the certificates of Russian high schools. The British Consul-Goneral at Meshed reports that the Fersian ladies are adopting the Euglish style of dress, aud that all articles of ladies' clothing are in great demand there. A notable bequest is that of Mrs. Collis P. Huntington, which consists of her home, costing a quurter of a million dollars, for the purpose of be ing converted into a hospital for women. The result of Mrs. Emmons Blaine's experiment of having her servants come on duty in eight-hour relnys, has been awaited with considerable inter est. It has now been announced —sbe has broken up housekeeping aud gone to boarding. The first woman In private life to receive the Kaisar-l-llind medal is Mrs. Alfred L. Emanuel, wife of an official of the Indian Civil Service. Her work in behalf of the suffering natives dur ing the famine has been so conspicuous and untiring that Lord Curzon recom mended her name to King Edward. The King recognized her courage aud devotion by the gift of the medal, which is a highly prized distinction. .^GLEANINGS 'F/HiCt l - rROM TI ' E - ' G2SXLSHOPS Hair ornaments in metal, rhinestone and tortoise. Ribbons in a full line, including all the spring shades. Beautiful new parasols made entire ly of white lace. Heavy, mannish calf shoes for stormy weather wear. The new spring lines of fancy cre tonnes in a variety of styles. Liberty silk mull in yellow, pink, fight blue, lavender and white. Handsome umbrellas very effectively set off in fancy wicker baskets. A large variety of cambric and mus lin night dresses in empire, style. Corset covers of nainsook, trimmed with blind elnbroidery, lace and rib bon. Velvet gowns In blue, black, brown and purple for both afternoon and ev ening wear. Automobile ties in a variety of col ors and trimmings, but made princi pally of silk. Cute little linen collars delicately embroidered In mercerized yarn in a variety of colorings and designs.—Dry Goods Economist. Insurance tables show that In Ger many only oue person in 10,000 reaches the age of 100 years. JMfyj AFFAIRS Mending ltrolcen Clilna. China can be mended with water glass and powdered asbestos. Mix the asbestos with the water glass until like a thick cream. Cover the broken edges with this and press together, fastening firmly. The article should stand several days to allow the ce ment to harden.—Ladies' Home Jour nal. Replacing IJoors With Portieres. It is a mistake, according to an artist, to discard doors too generally in a suite of apartments, replacing them with portieres. Retain some of them, and, where It seems possible, hang a picture on one, or decorate it with a brass ornament or two, set above. In using the portieres, too, do not have them all hanging in straight lines; introduce one or two soft silk hangings that may be looped back, to break the monotony. Cleaning Silk at Home. Silk may be cleaned at liome and look as nice #Cter the cleansing pro cess as though sent to the cleaner's, providing the garment is to be re made and may be ripped apart. Cover the ironing board with an old blanket or double shawl; on top tack a sheet. Lay the silk smooth on this sheet and sponge both sides with one-half cup gall, one-hulf cup ammonia and one-lialf pint tepid water, ltoll t lie silk on an old broom handle, having it perfectly free from wrinkles. Let it dry and do not Iron. Woolen goods may be treated and rolled in the same manner.—Good Housekeeping. Fnmlture For Use. In choosing furniture one should choose the same discretion as in pick ing out friends, says an artist in arts and crafts. Select eaen piece with an eye single to the purpose for which it is to he used. Let each piece be of honest workmanship, showing the grain and character of the wood from which it is made, no veneer; and above all, let it be in good taste with the surroundings. As a foundation prin ciple, it would be well to have noth ing in your bouse that is not either useful or ornamental. Richness in furniture or any other material does not consist of overloading in orna ment or glaring color. It is rather the perfect union of that which is useful with that which may please the eye, and ofteu—in fact we might say al ways—is a pleasure both to the maker anil tlie owner. This is the reason why the artist so admires that which has been preserved from the middle ages, for it made no difference for whom designed—the rich or the poor all bore that thoroughness of con struction aud delicacy or thought that curne from the development of the people in art tnstes adapted to their wants, each according to his station in life.—New York Commercial Ad vertiser. RECIPES: F Veal Stew—One-half Spanish onion browned ill tablespoouful butter, one pint tomatoes, two quarts boiling water, one teaspoonful curry powder, oue saltspoonful of pepper aud one roundiug teaspoonful of salt, two pounds veal. Stew two hours. Put a cupful of rice, one teaspoonful salt and two cups water into a dish aud steam over meat, serving with meat. Egg Cream—Bent up the yokes of two eggs with two tablespoonfuls of sugnr aud when well mixed add one tabiespoonful of lemon juice and one half the grated rind of the lemon, riace inside a saucepan of boiling water and stir slowly until the mix ture begins to thicken. Add the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs aud stir until the whole is like thick cream. Four into the moulds and set away to cool. Itiee Omelet—To one cupful of cold boiled rice add one cupful of warm milk, oue tabiespoonful of melted but ter, one teaspoonful of salt and n little pepper. Mix thoroughly and add to theni three beaten eggs. Put a little butter in a frying-pan; when it is hot turn in tile mixture aud let it cook slowly. Put in the oven for a few minutes. When it is cooked through fold it in half. Turn out on a liot platter and serve at once. Duchesse Toast—Prepare a batter with one eupl'ul of milk, one well beaten egg, one-quarter of a cupful of sugar, two-thirds of a cupful of flour, two teaspoonfuls of molted but ter. Cut stale bread into fingers four Inches long, and oue Inch wide and one-half inch thick. Drop them into the batter, leaving them In it long enough to become soft without breaking. Fry brown In a little not butter, dust each with powdered su gar and serve with a spoonful of jelly top. Fruit Tapioca—Sti, one-half cup of minute tapioca with oue cup of cur rants, citron and sultanas into one quart of scalding milk. Cook until the tapioca is transparent. Beat two eggs with half a cup of sugar and a pinch each of salt, nrnce aud cinna mon. Dilute with a little of the tapioca mixture, then stir it into the double boiler. Add two tablespoon fuls of butter. Turn into a buttered baking dish and half an hour. Serve hot with hard sauce or cold with a meringue. MUSIC IN THE PANTRY. There is music in the pantry, The boys have just come in, And mothe-r's pies are suffering— Was ever such a din? There is music in the pantry, The old tin boiler squeaks, The doughnuts go 'way down below, The cupboard groans and creaks. There is music in the pantry. For Ned and Tom and Sara, Ave jostling one another While stealing mother's jam. There is music in the pantry, And mother's heard the noise— Good gracious what a racket! Ah, listen to those boys! There is music in the pantry, 'Tis sounding to the skies; Mother's used the rawhide— But she hasn't saved the pics! —J. G. Mills. ;<r "Is your wife musical, Flipper?" "No. Slie liarps too much on oue string."—Philadelphia Bulletin. The Tragedian—"My parents tried hard to keep me from becoming an ac tor." The Villain—"l congratulate them on their success."—Tit-Bits. First rolitician—"They want to in troduce voting machines down in my ward." Second Politician—"We've had them walking around in our ward for years."—Baltimore American. Briggs—"l donated my brain to my college, and just got an acknowledg ment from the President." Griggs— "Was he pleased?" Briggs—"He wrote that every little helps."—Harper's Ba zar. Maud—"How funny that English man's clothes look." Jack—"Well, yes, but you know at one time Englishmen wore only dresses." Maud—"When was that?" Jack—"When they were Infants."—Harlem Life. Hixon—"Young Pellets tells me that he makes a specialty of doctoring cats." Dixon—"Well, his patients are fortunate." Hixon —"How's that?" Dixon—"Tliey each have nine lives."— Chicago Daily News. "They tell rue that Jim Muggins is one of tlie directors in a big city cor poration now," said the grocer. "Yes, I seen him las' time I was down to town," said Mr. Meddergrass. "He directs the envelopes t"r the firm."— Baltimore American. Towne—"You seem to have a little cash." Browne—"Yes; railroad acci dent." Towne—"You don't mean to say you got damages " Browne— "l mean to say a railroad I took stock In years ago lias Anally paid a divi dend."—Philadelphia Press. Gerald—"l have often thought that 1 ought to have studied for the min istry." Geraldine—"You wouldn't have been a success." Gerald—"Why uot?" Geraldine—"You couldn't make the necessary number of pastoral calls; you'd stay too loug at oue place."— Brooklyn Life. "There"' said Mrs. Cutnrox, "I guess we have at lust eclipsed the Vuu Flams as entertaiuers. We are going to have it put in the papers that our recent en tertainment cost $10,000." "But the Van Flams claim that theirs cost SOO,- OOC." "Yes. But an atAdavit will go with our Agures."—Washington Star. What Makes a Hook Sell* Some half-dozen of the New Y'ork booksellers have been interviewed by the New York Sua on this subject. Some of the answers are characteristic. One bookseller said: "it is odd, but I And that the color of the cover has a good deal to do with a decision iu favor of a book. I mean as far as the decision can he affected by a strong Arst impression. Ited is the most catchy color, if it is the right shade, and then a nice shade of green. The gilt and the corner de signs show up well on either red or green. Let a red or green he standing erect among a group of other colors, and most people will pick out the bright, stroug color Arst." Then the title makes a big difference with the undecided buyers, and pic tures help some. DLrHgiirUing Quarantine. When Queen Wilhelmina was a child, she was uot allowed ordinarily to share dinner with the older members of the royal household, hut on special oeea sions was permitted to make her ap pearance at dessert, and place herself beside some particular favorite. One day, says the Chicago Record- Herald, she sat by a courtly old Gen oral. Presently she exclaimed: "I wonder you're not afraid to sit next to me!" Everybody in the room turned at the Sound of tile child's treble. "On the contrary, 1 am pleased and honored to sit next to my future Queen. Why should I be afraid?" Assuming it woe begone expression, the little Queen replied; "Because all my dollu have the measles." Lift Only For Going Up. A well kuowu New Yorker, who re cently returned from 1/ouilon, says that lie had a funuy experience there. He was stopping at a family hotel that had a wheezy elevator, or "lift," us the English call it. His room was on the third Aoor, and he used the "lift" several times every day. After he liail been stopping at the butel about four days he discovered, oue morning, a neatly written sign posted up alongside of the elevator shuft on his floor. The sign read: "Guests will please walk down as the lift is only used for ascend ing."—New York Time*. Watiir iind Plan*. Growth. ' The amount of water available for tree growth bears a direct relation to the amount of growth possible lu auy one season. Tile Cultivation of Frnltfl. Decide upon what is required in the garden and secure the seeds early. Be ginners on a farm should set out fruit trees as soon as it can be done. It is in the cultivation of fruits and vegeta bles that the younger members of the family delight, and when they become interested In suck they will take more interest in general farming. It is the routine life on the farm that is dis liked. When the farm work becomes more varied it is then less monotonous. Warm Soil For Soeil Germl nation* It is necessary that the soil be warm In order to secure germination of seeds; yet it has been ascertained by a series of experiments that rye and winter wheut will germinate when the temperature of the soil was thirty two degrees, though some seeds failed. Barley, oats, flax, clover and peas sprouted at thirty-five degrees, the tur nip at thirty-two, carrots at thirty eight, anil beans at forty degrees. The seeds made the initial effort, but did not make satisfactory progress at such low temperatures. Rhubarb Roots* As predicted by the writer several years ago, rhubarb roots for forcing would, at no distant day, be in demand, and the growing of roots to meet thai demand would assume no mean propor tions. As proof of this, orders comf to this section every few days from nearly all parts of the country only tc he refused, as the home demand is fat ahead of the supply. The grower who Is so fortunate as to have the roots would find ready market for them pro vided he eared to sell, but he wisely prefers to force them. A near-by gar dener, going out of business, recently sold at auction 21,000 roots at prices ranging from $7.75 to $9 per 100, as they stood in the ground. This num ber of roots can easily be grown on one acre, so it will be readily seen thai the crop is highly profitable, even if nc use were made of the spring crops ol leaf stalks. We are not advising a wholesale rush into this new enter prise, but nevertheless it seems reason ably certain that the demand will come, and for those favorably situated the way is open into a profitable field of labor.—J. E. Morse, in Rural New Y'orkcr. A Unique llean Pole. The foundation is of one-inch board? and twelve inches square. The arm? are run with the grain to make it a? strong as possible; simple strips, one IJ DETAILS OP BEAN POLE. by one and a half inches, will not an swer. The arms spread about three and a half feet, which is found suffi cient for walking under comfortably A rounel hole for a mortise will not do as the arms would rotate out of line Bore not less than one-half-incli holes for the twine and use coarse woo! twine. Set the centre post when spading the ground—each one as you come to it six feet apart, and in clay soil not less than sixteen inches deep. Sot tin sticks for the hills two feet from con trals on both sides, and two feet apart I use but oue bean to a stick.—ltoberi L. Morris, in American Agriculturist. Protecting Fruit Trees. I consider good thick soft soap the superior of all things—even to the rab bit proof fence—inasmuch as it not only keeps the rabbits away, but it stimu lates the bark to new growth and kills all insects and their eggs that may be found when washed good witli soap I know of trees in this neighborhood that had old bark on them and nevei thought of fruiting, which were washed every two weeks from fall tc spring, that had a good crop of fruit the following summer and for font summers since. And the bark of these old trees Is as new looking to-day as when set out forty years ago. These are all apple except one, which was a pear tree. This tree bloomed itself tc death last spring. In using the soap take a soft soap made of good wood ashes. It should be thick, sticky and strong to be the best. Always wash the trees on a bright, sunny day—never when there Is pros pect of rain. It should be done long enough before a rain or snow so that ii will get thoroughly dry, or there i? danger of its washing before the win ter is over. Always scratch away about three inches of tlie soil around the base of the tree and wash down a? far as possible in order that the eggs of insects which are close to the ground may he washed—rubbed hard so as tc force the wash in the rough places oi the bark where the insects are found. When well washed replace the soil and wash upward as far as desired. This, is easily applied, ami will be found | much more effective than many of tht washes used. —Ylck's Magazine* CUR GOODS IN EUROPE. In tho Vanßuavd of tlio " Commercial In ration " oflSurope. We have long held supremacy as a producer of cotton. We are now gaining supremacy as makers of cloths. American cottons are linding their way into the markets of every country. They can be found in Man chester, as well as on the shores of Africa and in the native shops of the Orient. Bread is based in Palestine from flour made in Minneapolis. American windmills are working east of the Jordan and in the land of Bas han. Phonographs are making a con uuest of all tongues. The Chrysan themum banner of Japan floats from the palace of the Mikado on a flag staff cut from a Washington forest, •s does the banner of St. George from Windsor Castle. The American type setting machines are used by foreign newspapers, and our cash registers keep accounts for scores of nations. America makes sewing machines for the world. Our bicycles are standards of excellence everywhere. Our type writers are winning their way wherever a written language is used. In all kinds of electrical appliances we have become the foremost pro ducer. In many European cities American dynamos light streets and operate railways. Much of the ma chinery that is to electrify London tram lines is now betng built in Pitts burg. The American shoe has cap tured the favor of all Europe, and the foreign makers are hastening to im port our machinery that they may compete with our makers. In the Fat- East, in the capital ef Korea, the Hermit Nation, there was recently in augurated, with noisy music and fly ing banners, an electric railway, built of American material, by a San Fran cisco engineer, and now it is operated by American motormen.—From "Tlie American 'Commercial Invasion' of Europe," by Frank A. Vanderllp, in Scribner's. Emigration of Low-Cast. Hindu., A curious light is thrown upon the social revolution wrought in Southern India by the steadily increasing tide of emigration to countries over sea, by the returns recently published by the Madras government. Some villages, it seems, are almost depopulated, and in others a labor famine is seriously threatened. The explanation of the phenomenon seems to lie in the fact that emigration is confined to a single class, the pari ahs, for whose labor there is no sub stitute available. The radical change in the character of the pariah (who formerly clung to his hut village with a tenacity remarkable even in an In dian attached to the soil) from an ul tra conservative into an impatient seeker after fortune In the Straits, Burma, Ceylon and Mauritius, is an Interesting sociological study. The metumorphosis Is attributed to an alteration the part the pariah plays in the economy of the village. For merly he belonged to the soil, and some share of the fruit of the soil be longed to him. Now the pariah is a day laborer, employed to plow and to plant, ami then left idle till harvest, when he Is called in for a brief spell of work and turned adrift again. In plenteous seasons his lot is hard and onerous; ia years of scarcity it 13 unbearable.— Friend of India. Tlio Poor Advertisement Writers. "Yes; the men who write the adver tisements for the big departmeut stores get large salaries, but they need them," said the grizzled veteran of the peu. "I had a tliug at that sort of work myself, and I kuow what I am talking about. I had to quit it. It kept me poor, and yet I got a big sal ary—the most I ever drew. That sounds queer, doesn't it? Well, I'll ex plain. "The writer of advertising matter, to be classed as an expert, must pic ture his bargains in such form as to he perfectly lrrestlstible. That Is the secret of it. When you read the ad vertisement you simply can't resist tho temptation to go and buy the things so alluringly described. Now, if I do say it myself, I was a past master at that sort of thing. That's the reason the job kept me poor. I would pick up the papers in the morning to look over my advertisements, and, upon my soul, they would make me go and spend a lot of money on things I really didn't need. At the end of the week my sal ary would nearly all be spent in the store. You see, I was too good for the job, so I resigned."—Philadelphia Ilee ord. Not a Common Former. "What, my daughter marry you, a common clod of a farmer? Young mau, you must be crazy," remarked tlie choleric old gentleman. Wo looked to see the young man in the overalls wither up and disappear, but instead he smiled faintly, even haughtily, and, jingling a hunch of loose change in his pocket, pensively remarked: "Mr. Vanderfeller, I planted twenty acres to potatoes last spring, and the crop was a success." ."What!" cried the old man, surprise and remorse in his tones, "twenty acres of potatoes? And I called you a far mer? You're an agriculturist, sir, and I'm proud to have you for u sou-iu law."—Syracuse Herald. Witty Case of Jekyll aml Klse. An attorney named Else, rather di minutive In stature and not particu larly respectable in his character, once met Joseph Jekyll, tho noted English wit aud Solicitor-General. "Sir." said he, "I hear you hnve called me a petti fogging scoundrel; Have you done so sir?" "Sir," said Jekyll, with a look of contempt, "I never said you were n pettifogger or scoundrel, but I snid you were 'little Else.' "—The Argonaut.
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