!§§§ CHARACTERISTIC OF WORTH. The woman who carries herself well Is more apt to command respect than the woman who trudges along with her head inclined forward and her shoul ders in a stooping position. The pos sessor of a graceful, erect carriage un consciously Impresses us as having characteristic worth, says the Pitts hurg Observer. There are many noble hearted women who really do them selves Injustice by the awkward way they carry themselves. It Is very hard for others to see beauty and grace of heart in au unlovely outward appear once. It is the exterior charm of the • rose that gives fitting expression to its , hidden sweetness. Although there are many beautiful women with worthless hearts, still that I (fact docs not weaken the other fact that spiritual nobleness and a fair body ore a consistent, harmonious associa tion. Everything that appertains to the elevation of the soul affects for the better the aspect of the body, beautify ing and refining it. Just as rare jewels need fitting caskets to rest in, so it is only meet that, lovely souls should be enclosed in bodies that are beautiful and fair. RIBBON EMBROIDERED CASE. A now departure in ribbon work is the crinkled ribbon which can he had in several shades of various colors. This ribbon is about tlio width of that used for ordinary ribbon work, hut ' V somewhat softer and closely crinkled. ' This embroidery Is suited only to dainty articles which will not have rough usage, table centres, sachets, book covers, etc., being suitable arti cles for decorating with it. On a handkerchief ense the hunches of flowers are all worked la the rlb'uon, with the exception of the stems and centres. The foundation Is heliotrope bengaline silk, and a thin lining of cotton is placed under it to give greater support to the embroidery. The colors of the ribbons are two shades of orange, one of blue, two of pink and two of green. The centre hunch is entirely worked in greens for leaves, stems and centres, the flowers being all of one shade of orange or else with alternating petals of the two shades. The corner hunches have flowers in .one shade only, pink, yellow, blue and being used according to taste. The tiny flowers between the bunches are alternately dark and light orange. The needles used are what are termed "chenille noodles," which have large oval eyes and sharp points.— Washington Star. LEARN TO RELAX. It Is strange how few people really know how to relax, to let the bed hold them Instead of vainly trying to hold up the bed, says Health Culture. Give way, let the nerves and muscles rest. Do not anticipate your journey's end of waste nerve force by mentally going ahead and fussing because of delay. Do not mentally get out and push the car along because you do not reach your destination in n moment. Relax, drop the subject from your mind, and you will roach your objective polut far less worn In mind and body than C. If you fussed and fumed. I Tou can add years to your life by simply breathing. It is want of thought, want of time, want of knowl edge that Is at fault. Mrs. Browning says: "He lives most life who breathes most air." Learn to breathe properly and you will always be self-possessed. Learn to relax and you will never be nervous and fussy and make others around you nervous. Do not catch the breath with a gasp, do not fuss with this or that little thing. Relax and gain that repose of manner that places you and those around you at case. Few people can "'let go." Only one person out of twen ty can really drop the arm. Raise It to Its full length above the heud and see If you can let It fall, commencing with the finger tips and so on down In per fect rhythm. Nineteen out of twenty will put it slowly down. This Is not relaxing. Let It drop, and drop heavy, too. It will not come off. The muscles of the neck are seldom used freely. It ' is surprising how much force we use to hold our heads on. We do not find this out until we try to let them go. Yawning Is not polite, but It Is health ful. Why? Because If given full ex pression it stretches and vitalizes all the muscles of the body, and then re laxes them, quickening the blood sup ply and giving it free play. ONE TnEORY OF LIFE. It is well for a man to realize that admiration and indulgence and ca resses do not satisfy a woman who, if she is able, desires to share his whole life, or if she can only give her .sympathy seeks to know what are his real interests. It is well for a woman L to fully comprehend that there are , f times and seasons when her husband ican do no more than keep silence and endure, and that his alternative would be a vehement and passionate exprcs- Ision of pain that would perhaps nlien . ate them forever, says the New York Post. To learn the small ways of peace— the waiting, the convenient season— the avoidance of the petty frictions •which seem so ridiculously small and yet are so pregnant of evil results, the consideration of those things which are "impossible to understand," and yet are so vital to the mind that holds them firmly imbedded in its theory of life—these are difficult lessons which have been abandoned by so many a broken spirited man and woman, and left them standing upon a field of hit ter defeat. If we could only grasp the thought as the absolute necessity of perfect married unity and partnership, that the very "love" on which most of us depend as our sole capital la this mo mentous partnership, may, by ignor ance and persistence, he made a source of disaster, we would c-agerly turn to the study of how to use and apply its noble power to the acquirement of the art of living joyfully in our own homes. Married happiness is of a truth God's blessing, but in this, as in .111 things. He demands our co-operation and the peace and joy and satisfaction of two hearts so hound together does not descend from the clouds and light upon us. When we give all, it does not mean the crude commodities of our mental and bodily endowments, but the use they are meant to employ, and the best results we can get from them. A STORY OF FATTI. "Adeline Fatti," said an aged Phila delphian, "came to this city when she was eight years old. She was born in Spain—in Madrid—and her public career began at the age of seven. It began, I understand, in Philadelphia, and it was in Philadelphia that she made her first appearance before royal ty, singing in 'Martha' at the Academy of Music during the sojourn here of the Trince of Wales. The programs on that occasion were elaborate enough. They were of satin, with a fringe of gold luce. "Fatti was a groat business woman. She made sums of money that have not been equaled since by any singer. I'll tell you a story indicative of her ability as a financier. She was being managed by Colonel Mnplcsou, and her contract was for SSOOO a night. Everything went well, but on a cer tain day in Boston Maplcson was short of cash. It was Pnlti's dictum that she must get her salary SSOOO on the afternoon, when the manager could produce only S4OOO. her secretary went away in great indignation. lie vowed his mistress wonld not sing. "But Inter on he returned and sot the $-1000. That night's opera was 'Trnvhita.' and the secretary and Patil would come to the theatre and dress for the part of Violetta, all hut the shoes. She would put her shoes on and appear when the extra 51000 was forthcoming. "She did this. At 7.30 o'clock she sat in her dressing room in her stock ing feet all prepared otherwise to go on. Mapleson by this time had taken in SOOO and he sent it hack to her. She returned him word that she would now put on one shoe. "At 8 o'clock another S4OO lot of tickets had been sold. The money went to Patti. And she immediately put on th? other shoe, and nt the proper moment, smiled and bowed, ad vanced toward the footlights In an up roar of cheers and applause. They say if the full SSOOO hadn't been forth coming she wouldn't have appeared." —Philadelphia Record. <S> Rows of rlbhon run under box pleats make a catchy effect. A becoming revival Is the wearing of long tulle bonnet strings. White coral is the latest and smart est touch in the coral line. Shirring more tlinn ever is noted, even to the dominating of some whole dresses. Broad antique lace let in between strappings is effective on a coat of white cloth. Surplice effocts are occasionally noted on an evening bodice, though becom ing to very few. Fascinating pongees have appeared that are charming for l>etween-en son's indoor gowns and later will be worn on the street. Mercerized cottons in exact Imitation of the etamlnes, cnnvases and grena dines so very popular in wool stuffs are to be one of the summer's suc cesses. Some extremely effective gowns for bridesmaids are being made of pink crepe do chine with a satin finish and yellow laco trimmings. A yellow lace coat is to be worn with a pink rose hat, while a bouquet of pink rosea will be carried. Nothing can be smarter thnn the shirt waist of white madras or silky linen with tho front displaying an elab orate embroidered design. Whether or not the embroidery is in white or colors depends upon the individual taste of tho wearer. The latest nnd smartest rovers are faced with satin embroidered in jet (for Jet has been revived again and is a leading mode), and a girdle of cut jet beads on satin is the smnrtest and newest thing in the way of belts shown. "Nail heads" of jet on bias satin bands are among the effective novelties in trimmings. One color scheme is to be carried out in many of the spring nnd summer weddings. Some are to be apple blos soms, some in daffodils, some in nar cissus and daisies, I'orget-me-nots and so on. A smart wedding is being planned with the eight bridesmaids to be gowned in pink of ditferent shades, from palest to deep rose hue. Hamburg's shipping trade with Aus tralia doubled In 1901. A VALUABLE ACCESSORY. A valuable accessory In the serving of luncheon is n group of pedestals or individual tables about twelve inches square. A lace paper doily Is passed on the top to hold It there, and the table, when not in use for company, may serve as a stand for a plant A PRETTY PINCUSHION. A pretty pincushion top is made of a square white openwork lawn and satin hnby ribbon. Run the ribbon iu and out of the lawn in a weaving pat tern close together. A top of this sort looks well over a cushion covered with pinl; and finished with a ruffle of satin ribbon. A FURNITURE POLISH. A home-made furniture polish that Is well recommended consists of ordi nary beeswax shaved as thin as pos- I sible and dissolved in, sufficient fur i pentlne to form a thin paste. The mtx- I ture should be .applied with a flannel clolh and the articles to be restored rubbed vigorously. A SATISFACTORY TEAPOT. I There Is no teapot quite as satisfac | tory as the plain brown porcelain af j fair which Is in use In half the farm- I houses In New England, and in most I city kitchens. Tea never tastes bet | tor than when brewed nnd served in I (his homely teapot. It can be orna mented with silver rings around the edge of the top nnd bottom nnd around the spout. With a silver strainer ad ded it is fine enough to be used on the handsomest tea table. A BRASS FINISH. For some time silver and brass dishes, trays, candlesticks, teapots, and I all the thousand and one trifles be longing to the table, desk nnd dressing room have been of the highest lustre nnd polish. This promises to he super seded by a dull finish, which "Till he appreciated as a change, if for no j other reason. Old brass and copper must bo polished, if Its character is to he preserved, but modern bric-a-brac too brilliantly finished gives an im pression of "brand newness" which makes other things around It look rather shabby. BANANAS AS FOOD. Opinions often differ as to the diges tive qualities of bananas, especially for children. The banana Is highly nu tritious, and satisfies the craving for starchy food which most children feel. The trouble is Hint the fruit is usually eaten without being chewed, and the stomach has hard work to digest the solid lumps. A good way to serve liannnns at the nursery table Is to cut them in small cubes, thereby preserv ing the taste, which seems to be lost when they are sliced thinly. Break tip fresh lady fingers with them and serve with plenty of sweet cream. Irish Moss Blanc Mange—Soak half a cup of Irish moss fifteen minutes in cold water to cover; drain, pick over, put lu the double boiler with one quart of milk; cook half an hour; add a pinch of salt and one and one-half tea spoonfuls of vtuilla; fill Individual moulds and put In a cool place; when serving, turn out on a glass dish, gar nish with slices of banana nnd put a slice on each mould; serve with sugar and cream. Vanity Puffs—Heat one cup of milk to boiling point, add quickly and stir rapidly half a cup of flour; when boil ing should be stiff dough; let cool a little, add three eggs unbeaten one by one, heating well after adding each one, then add one tablespoonful of but ter melted; dip spoon Into hot fat, take up some of the batter and drop into the fat, when brown lift with a skim mer on to paper, then roll In cinna mon and sugar mixed. Turnovers—Make a rich baking pow der biscuit crust, using water instead of milk to moisten; roll out thin and cut Into rounds or squares. Fill with about a tablespoonful of cold cooked meat, well seasoned and flavored with a piquant sauce. AVet the edges, fold or double the paste, and press the edges tightly together. Brush each turnover with beaten egg, sprinkle with crumbs and fry in deep fat same as doughnuts, or merely brush with the beaten egg nnd hake In a quick oven for twelve or fifteen minutes. Cream Muffins—Put two cupfuls of sifted flour into a bowl; bent two eggs until very light; add to them two cup fuls of milk and one-half level tea spoonful of snlt; pour this mixture up on the flour and beat this very thor oughly; then add half a cup of cream and two level teaspoonfuls of baking Iowder; bent thoroughly; heat gem pans buttered; fill two-thirds full with the mixture nnd hake thirty minutes in a rather quick oven. Orange Float Put one quart of water over the fire; rub six level table spoonfuls of corn starch In a little cold water; then stir this into the boiling water nnd cook slowly for ten minutes, stirring constantly; take from the fire; add one cup of sugar, juice and pulp of two lemons; cut live sweet oranges in small pieces, remove the seeds and pour the boiling corn starch over them; stand in a cool place; serve cold with sugar and cream; this will serve elghi or nine persons. | DISGUISED CATARRH | A Stealtliy, Insidious, Weakening Enemy to Women—Many Thousand Women Suffer Needlessly From This Cause. There are a multitude of women, espe cially housewives, and all other women obliged to be on their feet constantly, who are wretched beyond description, simply because their strength and vitality b sappod away by catarrhal discharges from the pelvic organs. These women get up in the morning tired, drag themselves through their daily duties tired, only to go to bed at night as tired as before. Mr*. !"▼ KnHho, 183 Fast ltH Ntreor, ; J. Y. City, W. Y., writes:—'* I suffoiwl for; three years with what is gere-Hlly Known as the womb. 'I he doctors advocated an opera- j tlon which I dreaded very much, and strong- j ly objector! to go under it. Heading of tlie > Value of I'cr-ina. I thought It best to give this v,vl%V.n v.vi; remedy a trial, so I bought three bo'Nles of it nt once. Now 1 am \ changed woman. Parana cured me; it took nino bottles. but I felt so much imnroved I kept taking i*, as lilreadud an operation so much. I juu to-day in perfect health, and have not foil no well ior fifteen years."—Mrs. EVA Bart bo. Mini LOUISE MAHON. MllS. EVA BARTHO, ■ '•' - v> ,'' ' . J > ■' I .- > ,:• -'.£• ''i-hi;-'. ''! it;- A "O - A S jj Mil 9. AKNA MARTIN. Ml** liOtiNn Million, :i Cilen Ch1I1 Street, Toronto, Out. Cnn.i SevrHtv > <t t> Kim'h 1 j uii r; l<•.i n, ami Kecruturv of I.ntly Mucca write*:—"lf a i women knew of the beniUta to be derived fromtak iig Perunn we would htvve many happier and more health tul woxt-.eu. i.'y lu-a.th has never been too robust, and 1 win easily fatigued and van not 6tund much. About a year ago I \- • ran down thai 1 bad to take to my bed, and be came weaker and weaker. A friend advised xuc to try Peruna, and 1 have (treat reunon to bo arntoiul, l'or i;- two weeks 1 was out ot bed and in a month I was perirotiy well, and 1 xiow find that my health isnr.'h more robust than formally, no that 1 take IVruna once or twico a month and keep well."-Louise Million. VVWWVWWVWVWWWVVWVkWVVVV\ Peruna io such a perfect specific for each caso that when patients have once used it they can never be induced to quit it until thoy arcs permanently cured, it begins to relieve the disagreeable symptom-? at onec. The backache ceases, the trembling knees are strengthened, the appetite restored, the digestion made perfect, the dull head ache is stopped and the weakening drains nro gradually cured. These results certain ly follow a course of treatment with Pc runa. Barbara Alhcrty, corner Seventh and Walnut streets,, Appleton, Wis., writes aa follows fn regard to Peruna: "For years 1 hare suffered with back aohe and severe pains in the side. I doc tored so much that I became discouraged. A school friend told me how very much IVruna had benefited her and 1 sent out for a bbttle, which did more to relieve me than all tlit other medicine I have ever Degrees for Women. It Is believed that the University of Dublin will soon throw open its de grees to women, and it is said that with this following in the footsteps of tho Scottish universities, Oxford and Cambridge will hardly be able to con tinue much longer their policy of ex clusion. Striking resemblance has been point ed out between the remarkable ancient ruins at Zambabwe, in Rhodesia, and antiquities in Cornwall. THE MEN AND WOMEN Who Enjoy the Choicest Products of the World's Commerce. Knowledge of What la Dest More Im portant Than Wealth With out It. It must be apparent to every 6iitS that qualities of tho highest order are neces sary to enable the best of the products of modern commerce to attain permanently to universal acceptance. However loudly heralded* they may not hope for world-wide preeminence unless they meet with the general approval, not of Individuals only, but of the many who have the happy faculty of selecting, enjoying and learn ing the real worth of the choicest prod ucts. Their commendation, consequently, becomes Important to others, since to meet the requirements of the well in formed of all countries tho method of manufacture must be of tho most per fect order and the combination the most excellent of its kind. The above is true not of food products only, but Is espe cially applicable to medicinal agents and after nearly a quarter of a century of growth and general use tho excellent remedy. Syrup of Figs, Is everywhere accepted, throughout the world, as tho best of family laxatives. Its quality Is due not only to the excellence of the combination of tho laxative and carmin ative principles of plant 3 known to act most beneficially on the system and pre sented In the form of a pleasant and re freshing liquid, but nlso to the method of manufacture of the California Fig Syrup Co., which ensures that uniformi ty and purity essentinl In a remedy In tended for family use. Ask any physi cian who Is well informed and he will answer at once that It is an excellent laxative. If at all eminent In his pro fession and has made a special study of laxatives and their effects upon the sys tem he will tell you that It Is the best of family laxatives, because it la sim ple and wholesome and cleanses and sweetens the system effectually, when a laxative Is needed, without any un pleasant after-effects. Every well-in formed druggist of reputable standing knows that Syrup of Figs is an excel lent laxative and Is glad to sell It, at the regular price of fifty cents per bot tle, because It gives general satisfac tion, but one should remember that in order to get the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs it Is necessary to buy the genuine, whi.ih is sold in original pack ages only; the namo of the remedy- Syrup of Figs and also tho full name of fcho Company—California Fig Syrup Co. —printed on the front of every package, j Vapor Motor for Boats. Tho first largo vapor motor applied to navigation is to be placed on the fishing boat of M. Emile Altazln, now j being built at Boulogne, Tho vessel, which is 90 foot long, and Is designed to carry.3oo tons, will be provided with a 200-horsepowor motor, together with sails, and will also have a 25-horsepow er motor for operating nets. Tho mo tors will use either gasoline or alcohol, of which the tanks will contain 8,000 gallons. ' Laxative BYRUPOF |Recommended bu || Manu Millions The Well-informed 1 Throughout the World- |f((ldl Manufactured bu San Francisco, Cal. Louisville, Ky. New York, N. Y. FOR SALE LEADING DRUGGISTS. PRICE PIETY CENTS PER ROTTLH taken. I used it faithfully for two weeka, and it completely curod mc. I have not had ai>y pains since, anywhere, but f©6J liko a new woman. I am truly thankful for what Peruno baa done for me."—Bar* bara Alberty. Mrs. ICato Matin* 800 Ratharst Street* Toronto, Ont. Can., Vice I'roahlent of tha T.ailhV Aid Koolvty, writes:—"l am pleased to give praise to Porun& for the blessed roller I found through its use. 1 suffered for years with back ache and drugging down pains and often had to go to bed and stay thorp when I was so busy that I could illy be spared. It was thorerore a simple godsend to me when Perana was brought to my notice. Every drop seemed to give me now life, and every dose in ado mo feel much hotter, and I prom ised myself that If I found that It cured me I would advocate It so that other suffering women should know of It. I have been in perfect health for one yoar, I on Joy work and pleasure he cause in such fine health, and no trouble seems too heavy to boar when you are in good health. Perana ha-t simply been a household blessing, and I nover will be with out it. again.'*—Mrs. Kate Mann. KATIE MANN. Mrs. A'-mu Martin, 47 Hoyfc Brook lyii, X. v., wiicem—' " Peruna dhl so much (or me that £ l'eol it my duty to recommend it to others who may bo similiarly alllicted. About a year ago my health was completely broken duwu, liad backache, dizziness ami ir* regularities, ami life seemed dark iudoccl. Wo had used IVruna in our homo aa a ionic, and for colds and catarrh, and 1 decided to | try it for my trouble. In less than three months I bocamo regular, my pains had en tirely dls ippoarcd, and 1 am now perfectly well."—Mrs. Anna Martin. Mrs. Win. Hetrick, Kennard, Washing. I ton County, Neb., wrtfes: "I am liny-six years old and have not j felt well since the Change of Life began i ten year 3 ago. I was in misery somewhere j rao.-c of the time. My back was very weak i and my flesh so tender it hurt me to lean | against the back of a chair. I had pair ! under my shoulder blades, in the small oi !my back and hips. I sometimes wished myself out of this world. Had hot and cold spells, dizziness and trembling of th ; limbs, and was losing flesh all the time* i After following your directions and takinl I l'eruna f now feel like u different person. —Mrs. Wm. Hetrick. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results fiom the use of Peruna write at once to Dr. Ilartman, giving a full stater meat of your case, and he will bo please! to give you his valuable advice gratis. Peruna can be purchased for $1 per bottle at all tirst-clas3 drug stores. Address Dr. Hnrtman, President of Th i Ilartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. The Aerial Tournament. ILeo Stevens, the American rival ol Santos-Dumont, has leased a part oi Cayuga Island, in the Niagar River, a few miles above Niagara Falls, for hla experimental work in airship construc tion, with the view of producing a ma chine to compote in the aerial tourna ment at the World's Fair in 1904. Thirty tons of cauliflowers from Italy are being landed daily at Folke stone for the London market
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