THE AIR RINGS AND THINGS. - Among fine rings, writes Elsie Bee in the Jewelers' Weekly, the new a jour inarquise, consisting of fine gold open- Work with fanciful and unconven tional placing of the gems, represents ft fascinating innovation. A spur and a fox's head in gold tnakes a neat sporting searf-pin. A belt of cameo plaques caters to the liking for the antique and odd. East Indian turbaned heads seem to be one of the favorite designs in scarf pins. The peacock, vanity's emblem, but jalso the symbol of perfection in color, furnishes appropriate decorations on Jjpmbs and coiffure ornaments, the gold fend enamel showing to great advan tage on the tortoise shell. THE REIGN OF RIBBON. ' This is a ribbon winter. Ribbons of all shades, width and styles are much vogue. A white satin sash strewn toMth great pink roses is extremely Rich and showy. Equally so is one Where red poppies are thrown upon a white satiu ground, with black velvet qtrlpes. An odd effect is obtained In a white and pink silk sash, which has .Velvet daisies strewn over it. Very rich in effect is a broad ribbon Of this kind, having a black ground striped with bright colors. New nnd Stylish are the zibeline ribbons, with Jong, hairy pile. Then there are the Silver tissues strewn with colored powers and bordered with a white gatin stripe and the flowered gold bor dered with black and white and gold > mixtures. QPATTI'S SMALLEST AUDIENCE. ( Mme. Patti, whose one appearance ftn the concert platform during a Lou don season does not nearly sntisfy the Wishes of her many admirers, tells a Btory of the occasion when her audl lence was the smallest on record, con sisting as it did of only one person. m>e lucky individual was a child. Curing a tour some years ago in [America Mme. Patti was unable to Bing at one of the concerts; the bad [Weather kept her indoors. While she was quietly resting in her hotel, she heard a child crying, nnd go ing into a room where the child was, Mme. Patti found that the little one [was in trouble because her mother had gone to hear Mme. Patti sing. She had wanted to go, but was not well Aenough to be allowed out of doors. I s Mme. Patti tried to console the child, And at last said she would sing to her. The child did not accept the offer very readily; she said she wanted to hear Mme. Patti sing. However, be fore the first song was finished the child had recognized the great singer, and when the little impromptu concert [was over, the audience was supremely happy.—Golden Penny. THE SPRING NECKWEAR. The stole-front neckpiece has just one piece pendant from its centre, and Is much newer than the bishop's tabs. i• • ♦ Tiny silk crocheted rings in black (are used to finish the crds and tabs of Bome of the new neckpieces In both White and colors. * • * Small, neat effects, rather than very heavy ones, are predicted for spring f neckwear, as more in keeping with the season. I • White is far in the lead for any and all neckwear pieces. If a touch of color is given, black and sometimes light blue arc used. Some of the huckaback collars, that i are so very swagger now, when done In cross-stitch in silk of several tints resemble beautiful pieces of Oriental embroidery. • ♦ V The stiff, high-baud collars of white linen that are de rigueur now are quite low and made of the very finest of linen, ornamented with rows of hem stitching and French needlework of various kinds. * * * Another one of Dame Fashion's pro phetic whispers for spring is that very few boas will be worn, and those will I J>e exclusively white.—Philadelphia Record. "NEW WOMAN" AND ANCIENT. One of the pet reproaches made against the new woman is that In her bnseemly longing to stand upon the same footing as lior'aforetime lord and master she Invented the fashion of .wearing garments of a mannish cut. Tliis is most unjust, and she may readily be proved guiltless of the charge by a trifling investigation of the fashions of ancient times nnd of conservative countries, where Gie poor things are as unemancipated as pos sible, and still wear the same style of garments as their foremothers of a i thousand years ago. [ The Chinese lady, as every traveler ' testified, is one of the most modest, retiring and conventional of creatures, yet she wears clothes almost exactly like those of her husband and brothers. Indeed, in Cliina trousers are consid ered much more proper as feminine garments than skirts. The Turkish woman's dress is identi cal with that of the husband who keeps ber so carefully shut away from all new-fangled notions, and the Eski mo woman clothes her little fat legs in tigli sealskin hreeclies, Unished off with smart fur-topped boots. The happy woman of Slam, who baa never been obliged to go in for wom an's rights, having always been as free as air and the equal of any man of her acquaintance, wears, like every man in the kingdom, a square of cotton or silk curiously adjusted about the legs and fastened by tucking two of the ends through at the waist in what travelers describe as a perilously insecure man ner. Looking back at the good old times to which those who disapprove of the new woman are so fond of referring, very early In the world's history can be found instances of women adopting mannish clothes when they were suit able and convenient. The Greeks, with their hunting god dess, their Amazons and their swift Atalantas in the athletic games, have shown us how beautiful woman can be in the short tunic worn by the youths. But no doubt even then old folks mentioned a prehistoric time when girls were not so bold.—Chicago Chronicle. PINDOVDOIV CHAT Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell, who waa the first woman minister ordained in America, is still living in New York State. Dr. Mary E. Tucker is the first woman appointed as a sanitary in spector by the Health Commissioner of St. Louis. Miss Anna Ilovesief, the editor of the largest newspaper in Norway, has been in this country studying American methods of editing. Mrs. Ida Belmer Camp, botanist and horticulturist, does a profitable busi ness in cactus growing. She has at her greenhouses in Caro, Mich., the largest collection of cacti in the country. Miss Florence Haywood, of St. Louis, has been commissioned to select tal ented women of England and the con tinent of Europe to represent their countries at the St. Louis Exposition. Mrs. Eugenia "Wheeler Golf is the one woman in America who makes maps for historical books and also wall charts for schools and offices. She is a Minneapolis woman and spares neither time nor effort in her work. One of the latest accessions to the roll of wdman's clubs is the Victoria Guild of India. The members are native and Anglo-Indian women, and the object is to promote intercourse between the two races, a work for which there is great need. Former Empress Eugenie's photo graphs taken within the last twenty years are very few, but in all she pre sents a prolific View. The reason for this? The droop iu her oblique eyes has accentuated with time and grief, and the Empress is still mindful of her once great beauty. Queen Alexandra is so fond of clocks that she has 300 of them—small, large, fancy and plain—at Snudringham. Curiously enough, these have always been kept balf an hour fast to humor the King. The finest collection in the world is supposed to be at Buckingham Palace, the number of clocks there being considerably over 300, while Marlborough- House is believed to boast a collection of some 400. - J§-YXPS\ A touch of purple is seen on many hats. Some of the smartest muffs are shown in melon and heart shape. A rather pretty hair ornament is of white oak leaves set with brilliants. A small blue beetle trying to crawl along a gold branch forms an attract ive brooch. The old-time "jersey" has returned again in a much trimmed and much improved style. Tlie popular combination now seemß to be blue velvet and chinchilla and brown zibeline and sable. The soft girdle, wide in the back and drawn down to almost nothingness in front, is preferred above all others. An enamelled brooch is in the shape of an autumn leaf, and shows all the exquisite tints of the autumnal color ings. Dresden buttons close picturesquely any of the white blouses except those of sheer white lawn, now so much worn. Collar and cuff sets of huckaback, done in cross stitch are the latest to lie adopted by the most stylishly gowned women. A shirt, composed of three deep flounces to the waist is to be much used for the coming summer frocks of diaphanous stuffs. The mode of sowing heavy lace on fur and combing the fur through the meshes is one of the season's fancies, and gives the effect of embroidery on fur. The hip yoke steadily grows in favor nnd will be a distinguishing fenture of many of the spring and summer skirts, as it offers so many pleasing combina tions of fabrics. Embroidered buttons in silk, cloth nnd velvet are revived again, and these with many of the other fanciful dec orations are not impossible for the home dressmaker. Silk bnnds arc quite as much em ployed on cloth as ever, and they may be of moire or taffeta and finished on the edges with a fine silk braid sewn on in some little pattern which gives a pretty, indescribable effect. FOLDING A TABLECLOTH. When not in use a tablecloth should be kept in folded creases, and when brought out to he sprend should be laid on the table and unfolded its entire length (the width being doubled), with tlie centre ereuse along the centre of the table. Then the half breadth that is folded should be turned back and the cloth will hang evenly. Careless servants often gather up a cloth "any how," without taking the trouble to fold it up again in its own creases, and thus fresh ones are made, A table cloth will last fresh-looking as long again if it is always folded up after Its own folds and put away until the nest meal. USES FOR BLUE PRINTS. Camera devotees have discovered some charming little ways of handling their blue prints. A particularly good effect is gained by framing the prints with black or gray nnd using a dull red mat. Pond or woodlaud scenes handled in this way make delightful color touches for the dining-room or smoking-room walls. Again, the blue tints can be transferred to linen by a process which the photographic supply people reveal to their patrons and used for faneywork. These cloth prints make dainty medallions for the lid or panels of bureau boxes. They can be employed for glove sachets, photograph frames and in a variety of other articles. Pasted upon a white card the thumbnail blue prints make the daintiest place cards imaginable for luncheons. One bright woman, the possessor of a beautiful baby, blue printed a snap-shot of the youngster taken in a smiling mood and trans ferred it to the sheets of notepaper used in inviting a mothers' club to converse at her home. This charming Idea is capable of wide variation. In vitations for different small functions could be decorated with appropriate subjects printed In blue.—Good House keeping. A HOUSEHOLD COMFORT. One of the necessities of a household Is a hot-water bag. For many aches and pains it gives relief and where there is a baby this bag is ever a com fort in the crib and carriage. In preparing the bag for use boiling water should not be put in it, nnd neither should it be more than half filled. After the water is in it place the bag on your lap before putting in the stopper, and carefully press out the steam. This makes the bag softer, as it is relieved of the pressure the steam makes. When not using the bag drain out the water, let it hang bottom side up for a little while, then take it down and with the mouth blow a little air into It, Just enough to keep the inside from coming together, as it will often do if there Is no air in it, in which case the bag is quite sure to be ruined in pulling it apart. If you have a bag that is stuck to gether put it into some hot water with a few drops of ammonia, let it remain a few minutes, then with a thin, dull edged piece of wood, try to separate th'e s inside very carefully. Never fold a rubber bag after it has once been used. A flannel bag for covering the rubber bag is very useful.—New York American. RECfP EST £ Scotch Cakes—Put into a bowl two eupfuls of sifted flour; rub in it three fourths cup of butter; add one cupful of sugar and two eggs beaten, one teaspoonful of cinnamon; mix thor oughly; roll out on a floured board quite thin, and cut with a round cut ter; place on a greased pan nnd bake in a moderate oven flfteen minutes. Cheese Omelet —Beat three eggs; add to them three tablespoonfuls of milk, a pinch of salt and a little pepper; put ono teaspoon of butter in the try ing pan; when melted turn in the omelet mixture; let cook slowly; when a crust has formed oil the under side sprinkle thickly with grated cheese, then fold in half and turn on a hot platter; sprinkle with chopped parsley or with grated cheese, and put in a hot oven until the cheese is melted. Chocolate Pudding—Soak one table spoon of gelatine in half a cup of milk; put four squnres of chocolate In a pan over hot water; when the chocolate has melted pour over it one cup of boiling water and two eupfuls of milk; stir this until scalding hoi; beat the yolks of two eggs, add to them half a cup ful of sugar; stir this into the chocolate and milk, then add the soaked gelatine and stir until dissolved; remove and when quite cool add the beaten whites of the eggs; turn into a mould; serve with vanilla sauce. Sweet Rice Croquettes—Steam three fourths of a cup of rice in one pint of boiling water or half milk and water until very tender; add while hot one tablespoon of butter, two tablespoon fuls of sugar and the beaten yolk of one egg; If too stiff add hot milk and season with salt; spread on a platter; when cold form into small hollow cakes, put in the centre of each a soft raisin or a piece of stewed prune, Jelly or marmalade; fold in half; roll in crumbs, then in egg, then in crumbs again; fry in deep, hot fat a deep brown; drain on puper; arrange on a folded napkin and sprinkle over pow dered sugar. A VENERABLE PASTOR CURED BY PE-RU-NA. Pe-ru-na is a Catarrhal Tonic Especially Adapted to the Declining Powers of Old Age. The Oldest Man in America At tributes His Long Life and Good Health to Pe-ru-na. Mr. Isaac Brock, of McLennan County, Texas, has attained the great aae of 114 , years. He is an ardent friend of Peruna, and speaks of it in the following terms. Mr. Brock says: "After a man has lived in the world as long as 1 have he ought to have found outj' a ereat many things by experience. I think!, I nave done so. "One of the things I have found out to." ——mmmmm my entire satisfac tion is the proper 4< l RELY UPON remedy for ailments PE-RU-NA FOR due directly to the *** effects of the cli- ALL CATARRHAL mate. DISEASES." "For 114 years I have withstood the changeable climate of the United States. During my long life I have known a great many remedies for coughs, colds, catarrh and diarrhoea. I had always supposed these affections to be different diseases. For the last ten or flfteen years I have been reading Dr. Hart man's books, and have learned from them one thing in particular. That these af fections arc the same, and that they are properly called catarrh. "As for Dr. Ilartman's remedy, Peruna, I have found it to be the best, if not the only, reliable remedy for these affections. 7t has been my stand-by for many years and 1 attribute my good health and my extreme old age to thts rem edy. "It exactly meets all my requirements. I have come to rely upon it almost entire ly for the many little things for which I need medicine. I believe it to be espe cially valuable to old people, although I have no doubt it is just as good for the young."—lsaac Brock. A New Iffan nt 79. Major Frank O'Mahoney, West Side, Hannibal, Mo., writes: "I am professionally a newspaper corre spondent, now 79 years old. I have watched tne growing power of the Peruna plant from its incipiency in the little log cabin, through its gradations of success up to its present establishment in Columbus, Ohio, and I conclude that merit brings its full reward. "Up to a few years ago T felt no need to test its medicinal potency, but lately when my system needed it. your Peruna re lieved me of many catarrhal troubles. Some two years ago I weighed 210 pounds, hut fell away down to 108 pounds, and besides loss of flesh I was subject to stomach troubles, indigestion, loss of appetite, in somnia, night sweats, and a foreboding of getting my entire system out of order. During some months I gave Peruna a fair trial, and it rejuvenated my whole system. I feel thankful, therefore, for, although 79 years old. 1 feel like a young man."—Major Frank O'Mahoney. In old age the mucous membrane be come thickened and partly lose their func tion. This leads to partial loss of hearing, smell and taste, as well as digestive dis turbances. Peruna corrects all this by its specific > FOUND AND RETURNED. Much Lost Money Recovered by Em ployes on> Railways. Thousands of dollars lost In the cars of Chicago passenger trains are returned to their owners every year. The big warehouses in Chicago th are filled with lost articles have none of these precious findis or any record of them, because they are safely re turned without having reached head quarters. Much of it Is returned by trainmen who are able positively to identify the owners. Not long ago a conductor on a Michigan Central passenger train found a pocketbook containing SI,GOO in currency and SBOO in negotiable paper. With little in quiry, cleverly prosecuted, he was able to find the owner, and returned the money. The latter rewarded the faith ful trainman by offering htm a cheap cigar. During the heigiht of the last excursion season, the station agent of the Indiana, Illinois and lowa railway, at Hamlet, Mich., was one of the pas sengers on an excursion train bound for Benton Harbor. He had in his pocketbook nearly S4OO in cash and checks. While en route the pocket book disappeared, and he returned to his station without the money. On the following Monday the entire amount Inside the pocketbook wais re turned to him. The pocketbook lay in the baggage car over Sunday and Sunday night, and the car inspector at Laporte found it Monday and re turned it to the owner, the property being easily identified by the nature of the papers inside the pocketbook. Color In the Arctics. My first experience of color in the arctics, says Frank Wilbert Stokes, led me to believe that from the most regal purples, golds and crimsons of sun light to the black-purples, grays and gray-greens of storms there existed no Intermediate effects. But a sojourn of a year in the northland proved that great Nature's palette was here set with more varied riches than else where. Especially was this true of the color effects of the long twilight of approaching winter, the returning light of day, and even in the heart of the polar night. Evening Service. He had been telling her of that Lon don clergyman's scheme of holding evening services in the dark. "I don't see how it can be done," said she. "Let me niustrate." Ho turned tho parlor gas all but out. In ten ticks of the clock a profound religious feeling pervaded the cozy corner, and sipping sounds told of devotional exercises be gun. Then, with a sigh of ecstasy, she softly murmured: "Ah! This is heaven!" So, you see, the London clergyman may actually have discov ered a short cut to the good of all pious endeavor. Several Boer women living near Johannesburg who married again after hearing that their hsubands had died on commando have learned since the declaration of peace that the men are still alive. i T ATChjl I "In June, 1001, J lostmy sense ef ' * tSI&V. (y. 17, t/£ g| hearing entirely . My hearing had been somewhat impaired for several years, but not so much effected but that I could hold oonverse with my friends; but itt June, 1001, my sense of hearing left me so that I could hear no sound whatever . J ioa.B also troubled with severe rheumatic path* in my Hmbs. 1 commenced taking Peruna and now my hearing is re stored an good an it was prior to June, 1901. My rheumatic pains are all gone. 1 cannot speak too highly of Peruna and now, when 88 years old, can say that it has invigorated my whole system. I cannot but think, dear Doctor, that you must feel very thankful to the all loving Father that you have been permitted to live, and by your skill be such a blessing as you have been to suffering humanity. "—Rev. J. N. Parker, Mrs. F. E. Little. Tolona, 111., writes: "I can recommend Peruna as a good medi — cine for chronic ca- A TDAUW ED turrh of the sto TO - A TRAVELER ach and bowels j AT SEVENTY-ONE have teen troubled severely with it for YEAHB OF AGE. over a year, and ' 1 * 1 a also a cough. Now my cough ib ml cone, and all the distress ing symptoms of catarrh of the stomach and bowels have disappeared. I will rec ommend it to all as a rare remedy. I am so well I am contemplating a trip to Yel low Stone Park this coming season. How is that for one 71 years old? Mastodon Remains. The finding of mastodon remains near Newburgh, N. Y., has already been noted. With these remains there were found large numbers of tree trunks both in the muck and la tho marl beneath It, and in many cases the mastodon hones were found resting on the treos. Most of the trees were so rotten that It was impossible to ob tain only small fragments. One spec imen possesses curious Interest. The tree was lying three fet below the sur face, in muck, and was very soft and spongy; and not only on the surface, but clear through, was of a dark brown color, almost that of the muck, and per haps colored by the muck. Its scien tific interest rests upon the fact that In sections it is polygonal, while the flat laces of the trunk that make up the polygon vary in number from fourteen to sixteen, some of the faces merging into one another at various points along the trunk. This piece of the tree is about three feot long, and when first dug out, about two months ago, was nearly nine inches thick at one end and six at the other; but It has shrunk on drying out, until now It measures five and three Inches, respec tively. No other pieces of this tree were found, although the adjoining lay ers of muck were carefully dug over and examined, in hope of obtaining more of it. Several of the other trees showed while still wet tho marks of tho teeth of animals, and it has been sur mised that this was the work of beav ers. When dried, however, tho tooth marks became less distinct, and their study was, therefore, made difficult. Chrysanthemums served as a salad are a favorite article of diet among the Japanese. Many School Children Are Sfchly, Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurso in Children's Home, New York, break up colds in 24 hours, cure Fovcrishn-ss, Constipation, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms. At all druggists, 250. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmstod, Lo Roy, N.Y. No man is too old to learn, and no man is too young to think he's too old to learn. H. H. GMIEN'S SONS, ot Atlanta, Gb., are tho only sueoossful Dropsy Specialists In the world. See their liberal offer In advertise ment In another column of this paper. Tho things that some people worry most about are the things that never happen. FITS permanently oured.No fits or nervous ness. aftor first day's use of Dr. Kllno's Groat Noiveliostoror.Sa trial bottleand treatise froe Dr. 11. H. KLINE, Ltd.. 1)31 ArchSt.,Phlla.,l'a. Some women dress to please their hus bands, and some to bankrupt them. Mrs.Winslow's Soothing Syrup for ohildren teething,soften tho gums, reduoes lufiamma tlon,allays pain, cures wind colic. 25e. abottlo Remarks may bo blunt and still be very pointed. riso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken ot as a sough cure.—J W. O'DHIEN, 822 Third Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 0, I'JOO. When a man is making his will he may be excused for putting on heirs. Perfectly simple and simply perfect is dyeing with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Lots of people love their neighbors* for whaA they can ge(i out of theta. In a later letter she says: "I am only too thankful to you for your kind advice and for the good health that I am enjoying wholly from the use of your Peruna, nail been out to the Yellow Stone National Park and many other places in the West, and shall always thank you for your gener osity."—Mrs. P. E. Little. If you do not derire prompt and satisfac tory results from the use ot Peruna. write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full state ment of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. CHICAGO'S QUEER TWINS. Between Them They Have Twenty four Fingers and Toes. Oil tho West Side there are two ba bies with 24 fingers and toes. They are twins, and were born only a few days ago. Their mother i 3 Mrs. D. W. Hartney, who lives 353 West Harrison street. The twins have six fingers on each hand and six toes on each. foot. They are bright, healthy little girls. Their fingers and toes are perfectly formed and are growing in proportion. In fact at first glance one would nol notice tho extra digits so symmetric" ally are they formed. The twins have proved a fascinating attraction in the neighborhood. The Hartney homo la never without a visitor. Considerable interest ie being manifested in the twins by the medical professors. Phy sicians have called to see the babies and have tried to induce Mr. Hartney to have the children taken before the students at some of the local colleges. One doctor told the father that if he wished he would remove the extra fingers and toes, but others advised him not to consent to any such opera, tion, as the little ones might be crip pled for life. The twins look so much alike the mother has to tie a ribbon around one of their arms to distin guish them. American Missionaries Safe. In a report to the State Department in regard to the tribal war In Moroc co, S. R. Gummere, United States Con sul General at Tangier, says that Sir Arthur Nicolson, tho British Minister, has Informed him that tho American missionaries left Fez with a large car avan on January 12, Sir Arthur having advanced money for their expenses. A horse cannot do much work after he Is 12 or 14 years old. My Hair "I had a very severe sickness that took off all my hair. I pur chased a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor and it brought all my hair back again." W. D. Quinn, Marseilles, 111. One thing is certain, — Ayer's Hair Vigor makes [ the hair grow. This is because it is a hair food. It feeds the hair and the hair grows, that's all there is to it. It stops falling of the hair, too, and al ways restores color to gray hair. j' SI.CO a bottle. At! drugflsts. If your druggist cannot supply you, send us one dollar -I we will express you a bottle. Be euro andjpivo tlie name of your nearest express office. Address, J. C. AVER CO., Lowell, Mass.