Am T \yoMEN Belts of L.nce. Belts ot lace appear on many gowns, and entire lace dresses with embroid ered Incrustations. Indeed, tile dress of to-day Is so complex that, as com pared to the gowns of a year or so ago. you might be describing a dozen, or, at all events, half a dozen. What a differ ence to the robes of sixty years back, when plain, long skirts, lined, with no foundations or balayeuses, and a jacket bodice were in vogue. Those were the days of best gowns, worn for two or three years and not then de mode. We ' have changed all that. We buy gowns now to wear at once anil dispose of quickly. They are no good a year hence. It is difficult to have few gnr | ments, but 111 that lies the only hope / of good and economical dresses being a success. A Torfect Femule Ann. Measured from the hrmpit to the wrist joint it should be twice the length of the head. The upper part of the arm should be large, full and well rounded. The forearm must not lie too flat, not nearly so flat as a man's, for example. A dimple at the elbow adds beauty to a well proportioned arm. From a well molded shoulder the whole arm should taper in long, grace ful curves to a symmetrical and round ed wrist. It is better to have an arm that harmonizes, even if the parts do not follow the generally accepted lines. For instance, n full, round upper arm which is joined to a flat or thin forearm lias a very bad effect. It is . only a degree worse, however, than a J graceful, well molded forearm tacked on to a thin, scrawny upper arm. Correctness of form is not the only thing necessary for a good arm. The owner must possess the power of ex pression In her arms. Those nationali ties which show the most expression in their arms are the Spanish, French and Italians.—New York News. A New Clialelnine. rockets are just as indispensable ns ever to the woman of fashion, even if she has been deprived of them for so long a time, and since they cannot be worn inside, they arc now worn out side. The bag habit grows stronger every day. The newest chatelaine bag is made of brocaded silk, and it offers an opportunity for a bit of sentimental association. Almost every one has stored away a piece, of brocaded silk, . cherished either because of a happy Y memory which clings to it or because of its family history. Now such a keepsake can be put to a practical and attractive use by making out of it the body of a chatelaine bag. It should be suspended from a group of chains, which may be either of gun-melal or dull silver, plain or jeweled. These chains are attached to a big ivory but ton, which is drawn through the belt, holding the bag in place. Of course, in making a bag of this description it must be sent to an experienced work man to be properly made and correctly mounted. —Woman's Home Companion. Htlslm-ss Women's Woes. A woman who lias been compelled by circumstances to keep house and support herself and several children l'or some years by the exercise of her professional talents, said: "Until a woman lias tried it she /never knows what it means to be Hi housekeeper and business woman com- V bined, and few can stand the strain for very long. I break down every lit tle while, but just now I do not see any other way to adjust matters. "But it Is tliis division of duties that gives the opportunity for tlie criticism sometimes lieard relative to women's and men's ability in business. A man is not expected to do anything else but attend to business during business hours, and then amuse himself in the way he best likes afterward. "But a woman is not only expected thoroughly to understand the business in which she is interested, hilt to know liow to conduct a house in all its de tails and, furthermore, to put this knowledge into practice, and a great many business women try to do too wueii." A New Fal In Itingfi. At a recent performance at Mrs. Os- I horn's playhouse a woman prominent N in the "smart set" made a startling ef fort to Introduce 11 new "fad" in rings. As she raised her opera glass to scan > the house from her box it was seen (it could not help hilt be seen!) that she wore 011 the little finger of her left baud a cluster of brilliant dinmonds surrounding an enormous pearl. The ring was one to excite attention In It self, but what made it a startling feat ure of the lady's appearance was the fact that it was worn outside the white kid glove! As to the woman's position In the inner circle of the "smart sot" there is 110 question. She lias Influ ence, audacity and force. Though no longer in her iirst youth, she is always perfectly groomed, and no debutante can boast 11101— exquisite or more ex pensive toilettes. A It has been rcgnrded as "the limit" to wear rings over gloves. It is con sidered worse than wearing diamonds at tlio breakfast tabic. That it is infi nitely more convenient to put them on ■ over the glove than to put on a tight I glove over them has nothing to do with f-, the case, of course. None but a woman | strongly intrenched in a social position could have dared do it. The question is, "Will she set a fashion?" New York Times. Worn at Slender Throats* Now that everything is turned down at the throat, and some bodices even eollarless, maids and matrons whose throats are long must give due consid eration to dressing them becomingly. Furs are ever graceful and pretty about the face, but cannot be always worn, especially when indoors. So far as one can judge at present there will be nothing for it but smart cravats of tulle or chiffon. And there is, furthermore, a hint of broad soft silk bows beneath the chin. If rib bon cravats tied in uncompromising severity close beneath the chin art to be worn, now is the moment, when ribbons are soft to a seductiveness past describing. The broad black velvet how Is likely to make a big bid for favor; than this there is no more becoming trifle, nl lieit it is one that asks a certain dis tinction and style of person to carry off with perfect eclat. IPirTgovdoiV CH at Princess Charles of Denmark, young est daughter ot King Edward VII., is an expert wood carver and her special ty is said to he pipes. An English lady, Miss Ethel Bloome, has taken tlie degree of M.D. at Leip sic. She is the first woman doctor to graduate at I-eipsic University. The Empress of Germany has a spc , cial body guard, consisting of twenty four picked soldiers, from the tallest men of the lol'ty Imperial guard. , The widow of a Cleveland clergyman ] who occasionally tilled licr husband's pulpit during his lifetime has beeu called to the pastorate since his death. Miss Ellen Terry spends a great deal = of leisure in collecting choice perfumes r and gorgeous materials. The latter she ) uses in personal adornment as well as • for decoration. Miss Florence"A. Fensliam, Oean of r tlie American College for Girls at Cou- X stantinople, is the lirst woman to be -1 come a bachelor of divinity in the Con- I grcgatioual Church. • A Chicago woman earns money in an • unusual way. She reads all the new works of fiction and acquaints society • women with the most interesting nov ' els, giving tfie tale in 1111 abbreviated ' form, outlining the plot and calling at ' tentlon to tlie principal characters. 1 The right of mothers as well as fath ' ers to decide regarding tlie domicile, choice of profession and marriage of minor children lias been recognized le gally by the Dutch Parliament. Hoi ' land has also passed a law by which 1 women may be appointed guardians for children not their own. c£> (g rr^NciEs) 1 *****&& 1 The flatter the hat the better milady • likes It this season. | The extreme mode of the season in ' hats is a pure white beaver trimmed ' entirely in white. Shawl shapes and shawl collars arc the prominent features of the neck | wear this season. Itoyal blue and black, with the black predominating, is one of the very latest color combinations of dressdom. ; ITablt liip corsets steadily grow in favor, and certainly aid greatly in the fit of the fashionable skirt shapes. Seemingly every other thought is made subservieut to tlie desire for a trim, neat fit in tlie newest lingerie. As a revulsion from the very heavy linen kinds, popular lately, the correct collar and cuff sets grow sheerer and sheerer. Black lace gowns, profusely trimmed with lace medallions and jet, over a white foundation, are 011 c of the smart est evening gowns of tlie winter. Braids and jc :s are among the most favored garnitures of tlie moment. White elotli, embroidered 111 colors, is also extremely stylish 011 velvet gowns. In shape there is nothing perceptibly new, oven in tlie most swagger cos tumes. Long, vertical lines, gracefully sloping toward the back, is the prevail ing effect. This might he called a sleeve season, as apparently more thought and elab oration of design and trimming arc ex pended on tlieni than on any other part of the gown. Some few of fashion's arbiters linve issued the mandate, "Tlie circular flounce must go," as it is used to reple tion. Its diminution in vogue is not noticeable as yet. Younger women will do well to choose one of the fancy short jackets of fur in vogue this winter, rather than a three-qunrter-leugth coat that is also | worn, ns they are so much more youth ful 111 effect. If you want to bring an old-style tight sleeve up to date slash the back from the waist almost to tlie elbow, insert a goodly sized puff of silk or I chiffon, pipe tlie slash and edge each side with tiny buttons and you have copied one of the most receat shapes. I HINTS ABOUT | HOUSEKEEPING 9 Pretty China ISOYTIH. Fine china bowls, usually witk bandies and covers, after the fashion of the rice bowls familiar in collections of Oriental ceramics, have to some ex tent supplanted the time honored r~"t> plate as well as the bouillon cup. For Cleaning Cut Glue., A strong solution of soda is the best agent for cleaning cut glass. If the carafe shows murky inside markings fill it half full of the liquid and add some small pieces of potato pariugs. Shake it vigorously and rinse it care fully in clear water. Scrub the outside with a small brush. To Clean Household Brushes. Household brushes are easily cleansed by the use of a solution of soda. Dis solve one pound of the soda in one quart of water, stir over the Are until dissolved and then bottle for use. When washing the brushes put a table spoouful of this soda solution in a quart of water, adding a little soap for the soft hair ones, ltinsc in clear, cold water and dry in the open air. To. Much ItrU'-H-linic, Artistic decorators arc much averse to the too frequent practice of "clut tering" the top of every available piece of furniture and every shelf with a lot of brlc-a-brac. This specially applies to the tops of the built-in book shelves so much used now. They affirm bric-a-brac needs very careful, very sparing treatment, and that the upper part of such cases form a shelf that Is a very decorative part of a room when not crowded with a number of superfluous articles. Domestic Pointers. To keep seed-beans from being eaten by weevils, put in a sieve and pour boiling water over them; dry in the sunshine. Lemon pics and lemonade can be made without lemons by the use of acid phosphate and lemon essence. The difference cannot be detected. To tone down and beautify the com plexion, bathe the face in bran-water to which lias been added a few drops of ammonia. For neuralgia, cut a thick slice oi bread, soak one side for a minute in boiling water, rapidly sprinkle cayenne pepper over the hot side, and apply tc face. It will not blister as mustard does. A spoonful of ox-gall in a gallon of water will set the colors of nlmosl any goods. Soak before washing. A teacupful of lye in a pailful of water will improve the color of black goods. Take a new flower-pot, wrap in a wot cloth, put over butter, and the butter will keep as upon ice. A raw onion bruised and applied as soon as possible to a bite of any ven omous tiling, snakes included, will euro the wound.—Woman's Homo Comnnn ion. SEHOTS"^ f-?gt recipes:' f - ■——._-'b Bread Tarts—Cut slices of bread one quarter inch thick, cut them with a biscuit cutter into rounds; moisten the surface with a little milk, using a small brush; spread with jam or marmalade; put two tarts together; heat a little butter in the frying pan, lay in the tarts, fry on both sides a dedicate brown; sprinkle with powdered sugar; serve hot. Corn Oysters—One can of corn; beat the yolks of two eggs; add tbcm to the corn, then add the beaten whites; mix thoroughly; add half a teaspoon of salt, a dasli or two of white and cayenne pepper and about one-third cup of flour; beat thoroughly; put two table spoonfuls of butter or dripping in a frying pan; when very hot drop lit the mixture by spoonfuls; brown on both sides; serve very hot. Peanut Cookies—Cream together one cupful of sugar and four tablespoon fuls of butter, add two beaten eggs and when blhnded add alternately one half cupful of milk and one cupful of flour, in which you have used two teaspooufuls of baking powder, if pre ferred. Shell two quarts of peanuts, chop thorn fine and stir into the dough. Do not roll out the dough, but turn the baking pan bottom up and butter it slightly; then drop the dough by the teaspoonful on the pan and bake quick ly. Remove carefully, and when cool put tliem in a tin box. Chiekeu Terrapin—Chicken terrapin may lie served in hot ramekins. Cut a cold chicken into cubes and marinate with oil, vinegar, bay leaf, onion and parsley. Make a sauce of two table spoonfuls of butter, two tablespoonfuls of flour, the mashed yolks of three hard-boiled eggs, salt and parlka and a pint of cream. Cut the whites of the eggs and the chicken liver line and mix them with the drained meat. Mix them with the hot sauce. A dash of nutmeg is liked by some people. Each ramekin should stand on a plate on a folded napkin. By its side should rest a fork. The ramekin should go to the table covered. CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT. Little Willie on Whlpplnci. Sometimes w'en I'm middlin' bad, Same ca boys 'll be, Then my mawhe gits a stick Jus' to punish me. Make you laugh to see that stick- Like a wisp o' hay— But the minute that it lan's. Then 1 talk this way: "Wow! Ouch! Oh! I say!" (Thinks I'm crvin' then) "Ouch! Oh, dear! I will obey; I'll be good again!" Seems to case my ma, you see, An', o' course, it don't hurt me. But it's differen' with my pa; W'en he gits a stick It is longer an his arm An' erbPut es thick. Wile he's gittin' it I wait, Thinkin', thinkin' hard. An' the tirs' blow 'at he lan's This is frum me jarred: "Wow! Ouch!"—Quceres' thing! Case erpears to be I can't 'member w'at I say W'en he's whippin' me. Whippin's on'y fun frum ma- But it's differen' with my pa. THE BEAN POLE AM) THE POTATO. Once there was a bean pole placed In a garden near a potato patch. The cabbage immediately exclaimed: "Dear me. what a stiff, poky thing that is! What use is it standing there, no benefit to anyone?" Soon the scarlet bean came ruuning about, searching for something to cling to, and found the bean pole. "All right," said the happy little bean, "you are just what I was look ing for; now I can begin my summer work." "To be sure," cried young cabbage. Everything has some use. Who would ever have thought of it?" The scarlet beau was very spry, ran up the polo very easy. Being very lively, she began to make fun of the potato plant. __ i MISSING MUSSULMANS' PUZZLE. Find two more Mussulmans in this Constantino "How slow you ore," said the bean. "Why don't you look brighter and more blooming!" The potato plant only showed a few palo blossoms, although she thought sbo was doing her best. "You do not call those flowers," said the lively bean, ".lust look at my love ly scarlet blossoms," and she held up a spray of bright blossoms. The summer passed, the bean tilled her pods and felt quite proud of it. "Only see what I have done," said the bean to the potato plant. "There is summer work for you," and she filled the pole up and down with her pods. The cabbage cried out: "Why don't you do something! Can't you come to a head!" The jtotato plant still was silent. But when the time came to dig up the , potatoes and the hill was opened, and , the pile of long white potatoes np peared they uil could hardly believe their senses. "You were doing something all the time," declared the cabbage, but how could I know!" Then that bean hung her pods so , everyone could see them. "Well, after this I will say of the pluut that makes the least show, 'Wait, potatoes in side.' " s There are a great many scarlet beans i among people, and some potatoes also, and maybe a few cabbage heads.—Chi cago Ilecord-Herald. ' A Pleasant Time Wan Had.*' I "Did you have lots of nice things to ont at the party?" "Rather! Why, I had to take four : kinds of medicine after it,"—Ally > Sloper. Clever Bird*. ; The brilliantly plumed birds of the tropical forests are exposed to many . dangers, and If they were not gifted . with queer yet useful instincts they • would certainly fall ready victims to tlieir enemies. Chattering monkeys and big snakes steal and eat their eggs, while their fledglings are preyed upon by foes on every side. But it takes a sly monkey or snake to get ahead of the mother tailor bird. i She hides her nest so skillfully that her enemies cannot find it, no matter how hard they try. This she does by using her long, slender bill as a needle. Witii the tough fibre of a parasite plant abundant in the tropics as a thread, she sews a dead leaf taken from the ground to a living one near the end of a slender and hanging branch, and between these leaves she builds her nest, where neither monkey nor snake can approach, because the branch will not bear their weight. The Indian sparrow is equally In genious. She makes her nest of grass, which she weaves like cloth, and in the shape of a bottle. Then she covers the outside with fireflies to scare away the bats that prey upon her young ones. Habits of Spun-ow* in England. A writer in tl.e London Spectator says that the site of sparrows' nests is chosen witii great care, and always with a view to avoid danger from eats. They shun any proximity to or dinary roofs of houses where eats are likely to disturb them, but the erection of a corrugated iron roof in their neighborhood will attract them all from their old nests, as the cavities underneath furnish homes for hun dreds of them, where they are entirely safe, as no eat can reach them. Among other curious things related ] is one of how they cling to a particular ] block of houses, or, maybe, only to the ] front of a row of houses, never going ( to the hack, or vice versa. One spring lime, when these birds seem especially inclined to pull up the early crocus, it was noticed that a number of these ' flowers in front of some houses were totally destroyed by the brood of spar rows living there, hut the flowers at the back of the same house were un- , touched, and the brood of birds living i there were busy at work at something ] else. It was related that the reverse was just as likely to be the case. The Pearl Can lie Skinned. The pearl Is the only precious stone that can be skinned. To skin it is of ten the only way 10 restore its milky color. Serpents' Venom Kill Plant*. riants Inoculated with the venom of [ serpents usually die in from one to four , days. | | OSTRICH FARMINC PROFITABLE. A. New Industry In the Arid Iteftioiift of Arizona. "There is money in raising ostriches, find this fact has been demonstrated by the owners of an ostrich farm in Arizona," remarked Colonel W. S. Hartley, of Phoenix, Ariz. "There are now about 100 ostriches on this farm, and all the birds are doing well. The farm was first started as an experi ment, but it lias proved to be a fairly good business venture. The ostrich has many peculiar habits, and it took some time for the managers of the farm to learn how to handle these Sa hara Desert birds. For instauce, the female makes a nest by scratching a hole in the ground large enough to hold a bushel basket. She lays twenty eggs before she commences to sit. Each egg is left just outside the nest until tlie twenty eggs eucircle the hole in the ground. Then the female kicks all the eggs into the hole with one foot. She sits at night, and the male sits on the nest in the daytime, thus taking turn about until the young ostriches are hatched. "A young ostrich must be one year old before it can be 'picked.' An os trich has scarcely any feathers on its neck and breast, and is, therefore, an ungainly looking bird. The long feath ers, known in the trade as ostrich plumes, are plucked from the wings. These plumes are shipped to New York, and bring from $7 to $9 per pound. Of course, these plumes are there cleaned and steamed and. when 3 fully prepared for the millinery mar ket, bring from $7 to $9 apiece. An old ostrich is worth from $75 to SIOO, and a young one is worth from ,S4O to SSO, and they are sold at those prices to menageries and zoological gardens throughout the country. Another rev enue comes to this farm from the sale of ostrich eggs. Persons buy them as curiosities, paying $5 apiece for them. I It has been found that the ostrich thrives splendidly on the alfalfa grass that grows wild in Arizona. Some times corn Is fed to them. It is quite amusing to see a long necked ostrich swallow a whole ear of corn as easily as a chicken swallows one grain of corn."—Globe-Democrat. The Man-Eiitlng Carib. Colonial reports are often dull pro ductions, and lliey seldom get beyond the official pigeonhole. But Mr. Iles keth Bell sends a really Interesting report on the Caribs of Dominica, which should have a wide circulation. Very mysterious is the origin of the tierce savages, now almost extinct, who were in possession of the smaller West Indian Islands when the first white men burst "into that silent sea." They showed a distinct Mongolian character, and it would he hard to dis tinguish a Carib infant from a Chinese child. Some twenty years ago a China man who had drifted to Dominica de clared the Caribs to he his own people and married a pure-bred Carib woman. The resultant child showed no devia tion from the native type. To-day they have dropped their man-eating ways, but in the sixteenth century tliey scoured the Spanish Main in search of human food, and from Puerto Itico alone are said to have taken more than 5000 men to he eaten. Though Spaniards, Frenchmen, Dutchmen, negroes or Arrowaks were all meat to them, yet these Caribs seem to have shown an interesting preference for certain nationalities. Davis, for instance, in his History of the Carihby Islands, telis us that "the Cnrlbheans have tasted 6f nil the na tions that have frequented thera, and affirms that the French are the most delicate, and the Spaniards are hard est of digestion." Labordc, also, in one of his jaunts in St. Vincent, ap pears to have overtaken on the road a communicative Carib who was be guilding t lie tedium of his journey by gnawing the remains of a boiled hu man loot. This gentleman only ate Arrowaks.—London Chronicle, Sydney Parliament House. In January, ISBB. Lord Carriugton, then governor of New South Wales, laid tlie foundation stone of what was intended to he a gorgeous pile of par liamentary buildings in Sydney. Dur ing the tifteeu years that have since elapsed it lias not been introduced to a single companion, and lias stood iu silent, solitary, satirical isolation. Once more the propriety of providing Sydney with a decent parliamentary house is beiug urged. The collection of ramshackle wooden sheds that have served for sixty years are reported to be in imminent danger of collapse through the ravages of white ants. How tlicy have contrived to esenifi-' destruction by lire is a puzzle. They were originally erected in the early years of the last century by a trio of enterprising Sydney citizens, who undertook to build a hospital if per mitted by the ruling military authori ties of the period to import 45,000 gal lons of rum. Hence Ike original col loquial name of the Sydney parliament house—the "Bum Hospital."—London Chronicle. A Question Mailt in the Sky. At sunset recently a peculiar com bination of wind currents whipped the shoulder oil' a dark cloudburst ou the southwestern horizon of Wlcliltn. Kan., and carried it northward until other wind currents stopped it. In the con tact of the opposing winds, says the Detroit News-Tribune, the cloud frag ment was transformed iuto a perfect question mark, which "hung dark in front of an effulgent setting sun for nearly ten minutes. While the average citizen gazed on the silhouette with ad miration and with wonder at the acci dent of its perfect formation at that time and place, some superstitious per sons manifested their alarm in various ways, principally by falling upon tlieir knees and prayiug. The scare is now over, and everybody understands that the creation was purely accidental.
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