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Shoo Don'U.
'' Don't put away shoes in a dirty
Condition. Wipe them, polish them,
and store them in an airy cupboard.
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Don't place shoes against a stove
after coming In from the rain.
Don't wear one pair of shoes stead
ily. Two pairs worn alternately will
do the work of three pairs worn con
secutively.
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Don't wear shoes that will not per
mit the great toe to lie in a straight
line.
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Don't wear n shoe so large that It
(allps at the heel.
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Don't wear a roe with a sola nar
rower than the outline of the foot
traced witli a pencil drawn close un
der the rounding edge.
Don't wear the top of a hoot tight,
as it interferes with the action of the
calf musele3, makes one walk awk
wardly and causes the ankle to swell.
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Don't fail to rub shoes with soft
dressing at least once a week.
4 4 4
Don't wear a shoe that has com
menced to run over. Have the heel
straightened at once, and finished on
the worn edge with a row of tiny
nails.
To Atlorn Her Lnilyfililps
Much ingenuity is brought to bear
cn the jewelry that is now worn.
V Borne of the gold Is of a coppery tint,
sueli as was the mode seventy or
eighty years ago, and this looks very
well with pearls and amethysts. As
a rule, feminine fashions prevail, but
In ornaments women are showing a
masculine tendency, and many of
their rings are after the order of those
Worn by men.
Diamonds are often set in silver and
put on between two gold rings with
other stones in them. Cairngorms are
returning to fashion, especially when
surmounted by enamel heart or crown,
l'iie golden-tinted ones look beautiful
With brown dresses.
Cymric designs In gold nnd silver,
with a touch of color in them, are be
ing applied in England and abroad as
pendants for the neck, as brooches,
I bracelets, even buttons, and tbelr
beauty i.s often enhanced by the in
troduction of opals, pearls ar.d tur-
Atjuoises.
Cobwebs nre the new form of
jbvooch, made In fine gold wire or
jlerlin Iron, with a Jeweled butterfly
In the centre. The designers are bor
rowing some of their ideas from Plan
ners. Flies, bees, wasps and lady
birds form pins attached to an enam
elled twig or a small flower; Indeed,
turtles, lizards and fish even figure in
all of them.
Very line chain bracelets are being
tvorn, and scrolls of honeysueklo in
the noveau art style add to tbelr
teauty.— New York American.
"" Tlio Woman Who Walks Well.
f There Is nothing much rarer than a
Woman who really walks well, and
the accomplishment is one which is
always sure to tie noticed and nd
mired. It Is not very difficult to be
acquired, but it demands memory nnd
the exercise of will, for it is not easy
V to remember to hold oneself correctly
\ and not to slouch. A simple rule
about standing is la lift the chest and
carry It in a line above the toes,
Then, with head erect, take care in
walking to strike the ball of the foot
first, and not the heel, and a dignified
carriage will at once be secured.
Steps that are quick ore indicative
of energy and agitation.
Tiptoe walking symbolizes surprise,
, Curiosity, discretion or mystery.
Turned-in toes are often found with
pre occupied, absent-minded persons.
The miser's walk is reprcsentd as
stooping and noiseless, with short,
nervous, anxious steps.
Slow steps, whether long or short,
suggest a gentle or reflective state of
mind, as the case may be.
I The proud step is slow and meas
ured; the toes are conspicuously turned
out; the legs straightened.
i Where a revengeful purpose Is hid
i ' den under a false smile, the step will
A he slinking nnd noiseless.
■ The direction of the steps wavering
and following every changing impulse
of the mind Inevitably betrays uucer-
H tainty, hesitation and indecision.
Obstinate people, who in argument
rely more on muscularity than on in
tellectual power, rest the feet flatly
nnd firmly on the ground, walk heav
ily and slowly, and stand with legs
I firmly planted nnd far apart.—Wom
an's Heme Companion.
Exercise and the Complexion.
A dear old lady always took her
exercise in making pies. No sooner
did her medical man say to her,
"You're too quiet; you must really
take more exercise," than she posted
1 off down to the kitchen, ousted the
•A cook and made a mountain of delicious
BL y Pastry.
This she formed into pics, and for
j' days afterward she would talk of the
■ wonderful good the unusual work had
done her, hut she took care not to re-
Bjgjl jieat the dose too often, perhaps be
in cause she feared It would lose Its effi
9. cney if she did.
| One girl, who is practical If any
; tbiog, sweeps a whole floor in the
large house in which she lives, great
ly to the scandal of the servants,when
she feels that she has been neglecting
her health. Before she commences
operations she opens all the windows,
removes her tight clothing nnd substi
tutes for It the loose sort thi-t hangs
from the shoulders, ties up tier head
in a towel, puts gloves on her hands,
seizes a light broom and goes to work
enthusiastically.
When she finishes, has. had a bath
and a nap, she always declares she
feels as "fit as a fiddle" nnd like a
young athlete; but—she only does this
once a month or so.
On other days she obeys the belief
concerning exercises by getting Into
long skirts and high-lieeled shoes and
toddling from one bouse to another
calling on friends, or from one store
to another buying new clothes.
One candid lady declnres that she
never got any exercise "what was ex
ercise" until she bought a dog. When
she found that Fldo suffered from
confinement and needed liis run of a
mile or so to keep him in condition,
she began taking one herself—rain or
shine, as the saying is—and soon had
a peachy complexion to reward her
tor licr efforts.
Peachy complexions nre not going
to reward those ladies who tramp
through the library out to the draw
ing room and back thirty-five times
on inclement afternoons, but it's this
sort of exercise that even sensible
members ol' the sex take when a
harmless little rain Is falling.
Just as If rain weren't in itself a
beautifler and a very good tiling to
encounter. The complexion of exqui
site tints is only to be had by the girl
who exercises regularly and in a com
mon sense manner, and not always
then.—New York News.
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C.HAP
Queen Helena of Italy, who Is a
skilled artist, has been elected a mem
ber of tile Academy of St. Luke at
Home.
Lady Henry Somerset is fifty-two
years old, and lias been practically
at tlic bead of England's temperance
movement for twelve years.
The Ducliess of Bedford probably
knows more about animals than does
any other society woman of Europe,
and is a clever animal trainer.
The Queen Dowager of Spain is one
of the finest billiard players in the
world, and has carefully coached her
sou, Alfonso XIII., in the game.
Mrs. Humphry Ward, the authoress,
lives on the estate at Stocks, Scotland,
where once the poet Waller lived in
tlic seventeenth century, and which
is referred to in the Domesday Book.
One woman earns a living by curl
ing the hair of a number of ebildreu
in the neighborhood where she lives,
and she as well hones razors for a
number of young men who arc their
own barbers.
Mine. Loubct, wife of the French
President, believes in co-edueation.
Recently at a society of French moth
ers she brought down upon her head
severe criticism in advocating Amer
ican methods in training girls.
A good income is made by a bright
woman by ascertaining from several
steamship companies the residences
of people who are going abroad, and
then going to their residences to as
certain if they require the services of
a professional packer. They usually
do.
The putting up of thousands of lun
cheons daily for pupils of the Latin
high and normal schools is a branch
of work in which a clever Bostonlan
is engaged nnd for which she lias ably
demonstrated her fitness. She pre
sides over a New England kitchen es
tablished for the purpose of furnish
ing good food at small cost.
Jlfr^ D 3 & &
Bishop collars have the tabs laid In
small folds and finished with a tassel.
Black jet, steel beads or pearls em
broider slippersfor evening wear when
gold or silver cord is not used.
Brocaded gauze ribbons have the
bright Pompadour bouquets, set oft
with Inch wide black satin edges.
A cqllnr of ermine Is edged with
sable and the muff Is of ermine with
flaring ends made of chiffon and sable.
A charming pelerine Is made of
alternating stripes of ermine and
squirrel. Tabs and muff are of squir
rel.
Flannel garments for the babies In
long clothes are now left open at the
top, to be fastened by buttoning over
the shoulders.
For keeping the back hair tidy, a
curved tortoiseshell band Is shown,
which lias a long prong, fastening un
derneath, and called "the smart
ware."
The newest coats of cloth nnd vel
vet, even of fur, have rather short
sleeves, from which fall full under
6leeves of heavy cream lace, gath
ered at the wrist and clasped with
rhinestone buckles. ,
Quaint little Empire coats of black
peau de soie, for girls of six or there
about, have tlic sash high In the back
in correct Empire style, and knotted
loosely in front. Broad collars and
cuffs of Irish croeliet trim these chio
little wraps effectively.
Neckwear and muffs in the fur
stores display mnny new effects. One
of the wide, cnpelike boas Is of accor
deon pleated chiffon edged with chin
chilla. The muff is an indescribably
fluffy creation of chiffon and lace,
blended with the chinchilla.
AFFAIRS
A Liquid Glue.
A good liquid glue may be made by
a simple process. Take a common
glass fruit jar and half 1111 It with bro
ken pieces of glue, covering them with
vinegar. Put the jar in hot writer and
let it remain until the glue is melted,
when It Is quite ready for use.
Vat-nigh Kitchen Walls*
A sanitary, convenieutand also clioop
treatment of the ordinary wall paper
is to give it n wash of thin varnish.
This improves and preserves the col
ors and mnkes any number of wash
ings possible. Kitchen walls should
always he done In this manner.
Covers For Pillows.
For the sofa handsome pillows are
made whose covering is of velvet or
suede, with designs ill leather applique
of contrasting tones. A inoss-green
velvet Is nppliqued with the rich liuod
disks of the sunflower marked by the
pyrograph with brown shadings. Fol
iage and stems are also burned. A
poppy design in red and suede has a
background of tau-colorcd suede. Pic
turesque beads cut from leather and
brought into relief by the pyrograph'i
etchings are also appliquod on suede.
Both sides of the pillows are of the
leather laced closely with thongs at
the sides and decorated at the corners
with leather tassels.
Colored suede skins tanned whole
are as popular as ever for table cover
ings and sofa pillows, hut are less fre
quently than formerly decorated with
tlie pyrograph and brush. Two of the
skins are used for a pillow, which is
laced between them with leather
thongs, and the extra length and
breadth of the leather Is left hanging
loose. Often these irregular sides are
slashed Into fringe.
To Mako Good Fin*.
The best cooks use a glaze to pre
vent the juice from spoiling the under
crust of a pie. This glaze is simply
tli<> beaten white of an egg, brushed
lightly over the crust before the filling
Is put in, and if it is also brushed over
the top crust it will give an especially
Idee yellow-brown hake.
Too much handling of the ingre
dients will make the crust tough. Use
a knife to mix with and have every*
thing chilled. If possible, use a glass
rolling pin filled with chipped ice, and
avoid, as far as possible, putting the
hands to the dough. Lard and butter
in equal parts make the hast crust, and
the best results must not. be expected
if ordinary bread flour is used. Use
pastry flour and sift it twice; also use
as little water as possible, pouring it
in by drops, and be sparing of salt.
But plenty of flour on the board to pre
vent sticking? and roll the crust only
one way—away from you.
Never put a hot filling Into ft crust.
If the tilling is to he a cooked one, pre
pare It in advance and give It time to
get thoroughly cold before combining
it with the dongh. Cut three or four
slits In the top crust to let the steam
escape and prevent undne puffing.
Finally see that the oven is hot, so
that the pastry will not be scorched
or set before it has had time to rise.—
Woman's Home Companion.
recipes: £
Apple Custard with Meringue—Make
a boiled custard of the yolks of three
eggs, a pint of milk and a small cup of
sugar. Slir this Into a pint of appfe
pa lice flavored with lemon and put on
tile ice. Before serving put the ben'On
whites of the eggs on top, decorated
with small hits of current jelly, If di
shed.
Chestnut Balls—They may he served
In this way as a luncheon dish: Add
two slightly beaten egg yolks to one
cup of cold sieved chestnuts; also
quarter cup thick cream, a tablespoon
ful sugar, salt to taste anil flavored
with lemon or nutmeg. Stir in tlio
whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff
froth, form into bails and dip in beaten
egg anil bread crumbs anil fry in deep
fat. Serve with a cream sauce unless
served as a sweet entree; in tills case
an orange sauce is delicious with them.
Sweet Potato Croquettes—Boil half
n dozen potatoes, peel and mash and
add two tablespoopfuls of butter, a
little cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg
to taste, a few drops of onion juice
and a tniilespoonful of finely minced
parsley. The beaten yolks of two eggs
may be added to make them richer,
but tliis is not necessary. Form the
paste into cylinder shaped croquettes
or egg shaped halls, dip them in heat
en eggs and bread crumbs and fry in
deep, hot fat. Serve them on a lace
paper dolly, garnished with sprigs < f
curly parsley.
Cheese Drops—Put three-fourths cup
of water In a small pan; when boiling
add one tablespoon of butter; when
melted add quickly and stir in rapidly
three heaping tnblespoonfuls of flour;
when so thick it leaves the sides of
the pan when stirred; remove from
the five and add two eggs, unbeaten,
one at a time, beating well after add
ing each; when thoroughly mixed
drop on a buttered pan In lumps Hi*
size of r. hickory nut; brush each
once with beaten egg; sprinkle thickly
with grated cheese and give a dask
of cayenne over each; bake in rather
a quick oven for fifteen minutes; they
should puff and be mere shells; serv
with a salad.
Charity covers a multitude of sins
and uncovers a multitude of sinners.
MOTHER CAT'S LOVE.
Saved Her Kittens From H Fiery Dentil,
Though Scarred Herself.
"Speaking of bravery," Laid W. S.
Stearns, proprietor of the Capitol Hill
dairy, in the Denver Post, "there's an
old cat out at my place that is always
welcome to the best the place affords,
I can tell you. She Is a real heroine.
One evening lately our gasoline engine,
which ran the separator, blew up. Re
sult was all the sheds I housed my
stock and the coming winter's supply
of hay in went up like tinder.
"We could do little more, After get
ting the horses out of way of danger,
than watch the spectacle and regret
the shortened water supply.
"The men called my attention to the
cat I was speaking of, up in the hay
mow lashing her tail and looking hesi
tatingly down as if afraid to make the
venture through the smoke. We soon
understood, however, that her fears
were not for herself, for she came to
the edge of the structure with two
good-sized kittens firmly grasped in her
mouth.
"The way she partly sprung, partly
scrambled, like a monkey, down the
mow with her burden was as laugh
able as it was pathetic. Laying them
carefully at my feet, with a look which
said very plainly, 'You'll take good
care of them, won't you?' she went
straight hack into the burning barn.
Ten of us watched the dense rolling
I clouds of smoke into which the cat had
disappeared, thinking she could never
make it in the world. But she did,
somehow, and you better believe a big
hurrah went up as she came stagger
ing back with the third kitten. Its
tail was scorched, stiff as a poker, hut
she accomplished her purpose to bring
it out alive. Iler feet were burned
raw, her whiskers were clean gone,
■nd her sides were smoking.
"No, Tabby has not been much to
look at since, but money would not in.
duce me to part with her," declared
Mr. Stearns.
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Skate Sailing.
Considering the number of persons in
this country who indulge in skating.
It is somewhat of a surprise to see how
few of them have ever used a skate
sail, or in fact have ever heard of
such a thing, says Country Life in
America. However, in the last few
years this sport has become better
known, and it is not an uncommon
sight to sec dashing hither and thither
among the dark forms of the skaters
the glistening sails of the skate sail
ors.
To the onlooker it seems at the first
glance that the sailor must certainly
lose his balance and topple over, so
sharply does he lean backward against
his sail; but so strong is the force of
the wind exerted against it that this
expected fall is seldom a reality.
When It does happen the unfortunate
Is usually a novice.
There arc but few requisites for (he
enjoyment of this pastime. First and
of the most importance is a pair of
sharp skates. A few yards of cotton
cloth and some small poles furnish
the rest of the material. From these
any person can with a little care fash
ton a sail that will furnish him with
many a happy hour.
Books Bound in Frog Skin.
In the Philadelphia Terminal mar
ket recently a dealer In all kinds of
game said that the skins of frogs, if
carefully removed and cured, have
some slight value. They are used,
it seems, in bookbinding—not in gen
eral bookbinding, but in the fantastic,
"precious" sort—used, in a word, as
chicken skin was used in fan making
In the time of Carlo Van Loo. Frogs'
skin makes a very lino, soft leather,
and In dyeing it will take the most
delicate colors. Hence it is inlaid, in
circles and stars for centrepieces, into
the calf or the crushed Levant of
sumptuous book covers, and it makes
a very striking and beautiful decora
tion. A noted English binder has
achieved some of his best effects by
the judicious employment of frogs'
skin as a decorative agent.—Milwau
kee Wisconsin.
Lf'pioay in Furii,
The estimates of the Paris Municipal
Council for 1003 include a sum of
25,000 francs set apart for the con
struction of an isolation ward at the
Hospital St. Louis for the reception
of lepers. The publication of this ilem
of expenditure has caused a certain
amount of excitement in Paris, it being
wondered whether leprosy still exists
in the French capital at the beginning
of the twentieth century.
It appears that some fifteen or
twenty leper patients are annually
treated at the hospital, which was
originally founded for the accommoda
tion of persons suffering from that
disease. In the majority of the cases
the disease has been contracted
abroad, but, as recently mentioned in
these columns, leprosy still exists in
other parts of France, especially in
Brittany.
Caught.
A public official in Baltimore tells
the following Btory: "A man dropped
into the office one day while I was
writing a letter to my wife. He stood
directly behind me. I continued to
write and at the same time entered
into conversation with him in a de
sultory sort of way. The Impudence of
the fellow was so well established that
I felt sure he was reading every word
written. Finding it Impossible to con
tinue the letter, I wrolc: '1 shall now
close, as there is an Impudent follow
looking over my shoulder and reading
everything I write.' The man jumped
back and exclaimed: 'lt's not the
truth, sir. I have not read a word of
what you have written.' "—Baltimore
News.
A Peculiar Mill.
At St. Augustine, Fla., is the only
mill in the world that gets it power
€trct frsm an artesian well.
New York City.—Fancy waists "with
stole effects and long, drooping shoul
der lines are among the novelties seen
in advance styles and will be much
DRAPED BLOUSE WAIST.
worn the season through. The stylish
example illustrated combines the two
features with a front drapery that is
most becoming to slender figures, anil
is suited to all soft and pliable mate
rials but, as shown, is of white crepe
de chine with appliques of heavy cream
lace.
The foundation lining fits snugly and
smoothly anil closes at the centre front,
the back of the waist is laid in deep
tucks that give the becoming outline,
while a series of small pleats under
the front box pleats widen toward the
waist and are draped with fan effect.
The wide collar, shaped In points,
droops artistically over the shoulders
and at the neck is one of the new
pointed stocks that, with the trimming
gives the fashionable stole effect. The
HOME GOWN.
sleeves are full, tucked at their upper
portions hut left free below the elbows
and are gathered into pointed cuffs. At
the waist is a belt finished in postilion
style.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is five yards twenty
one inches wide, four and one-half
yards twenty-seven inches wide, or two
and one-half yards forty-four inches
wide.
Woman's Homo Gown.
Tasteful home gowns are essential
to comfort and true economy as well
as to the beauty of the wardrobe. The
stylsh model shown in the large draw
ing fulfills all the requirements and is
absolutely simple at the same time that
it is attractive and becoming. As
shown, it is of royal blue Henrietta
cloth, with trimming of lace in the
tawny Arab shade, but (lie design suits
numberless fabrics and combinations.
Brocaded and flowered silk on any ma
terial of plain flat color is handsome,
and any of the effective Oriental em
broideries can be used with satisfac
tory results or again, tlio trimming can
he of plain silk and tlie gown of a
figured cashmere or challie. The orig
inal is made with hell shaped sleevesi
lint the snugger bishop sort can lie sub
stituted whenever preferred.
The gown consists of a fitted body
lining for tlio front, tucked fronts,
backs irtul under-arm gores. Tlio loose
fitted fronts are tucked as illustrated,
ami are arranged over the lining, the
yoke and stole fronts being applied
over them. Tlie neck can be finished
witli the stock collar or with the yoke
only, as shown In the small sketch.
The sleeves can be left free at the
wrist or gathered into the cuffs, as de
tired.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is nine yards twen
ty-seven inches wide, or live yards
forty-four inches wide.
DOR Collar For a Pretty Girl.
A dog collar for a fair young face is
a broad hand of light blue velvet of
heavy and rich quality. This is stiff
ened at clyse intervals with a number
of slides of French gilt set with fresh
water pearls or with diminutive rhine
stones. There is a double clasp for the
back of the neck, and this is mounted
exactly like the slides with either
pearled ornaments or Strass diamonds.
aliiec-Corner.iJ Hat*.
Again is the three-cornered hat in
vogue It comes well down on the hair
at the back of the head and is elevated
by a bandeau in front, taking a pecu
liarly beautiful line when the hat is
equally well understood, by both the
designer and the wearer. Some lovely
examples both in green and black beav
er are shown.
Ilrldeffiiialtl'ft Bouquet.
At a recent wedding the bridesmaids
carried bouquets that were a little out
of the common. They were composed
of French heather with a row of scar
let berries around the bottom. Loops
of delicate pink ribbon were mingled
with the sprays of heather and the
color combination of flower, ribbon and
berries was exceedingly effective.
Woman's Blouse or Shirt Waist.
Shirt waists made with Duchess or
Princess closings and with pleats at
the shoulders are at once essentially
smart and very generally becoming.
The absence of the regulation box
pleat renders them somewhat less se
vere than the plainer model, while the
finish allows trimming of handsome
buttons and the pleats at the shoulders
provide becoming folds over the bust.
The smart May Munton model shown
is admirable in every way and is suited
both to waist and gown materials of
almost all sorts, but in the case of the
original is of white peau de cygne,
stitched with black corticelli silk, and
is iinished at the front with fancy
stitching and rliine stone buttons.
The lining, which can he used or
omitted as material and use may de
cide, is snugly fitted and closes at the
centre fronts. The waist itself consists
of a plain back drawn down smoothly
at the waist line, and fronts which are
laid In two reversed side pleats and a
centre box pleat at each shoulder and
blouse slightly over the belt. The front
edges are laid In pleats that flare apart
at the centre over the hems, giving a
narrow vest effect. The sleeves are
tlie fashionable full ones witb cuffs
pointed at tlie ends to match the novel
stock and the stylish shoulder straps.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and one
l'ourth yards twenty-one inches wide,
BLOUSt OR SHIRT WAIST. f
four and one-elglith yard twenty-seven
Inches wide, two and three-eighth yards
thirty-two inches wide, or iwv and one
l'ourth yards forty-four inches wide.