'?rid
SSa
KM MB| ud ef scent Ynd~ |l?m"isi ahMj
r ABtaaf that hunriiiil be!
"iBd wkt didst thou bring tny vttk
Unnlucked, in the ndatfanauHl mm;
?? I ?"J| u Wf Stood >W1J from tb
' "I shall corns sgaia, ?? long."
Art I airer ban sooght its shores afiia
Strong art the bond* that hold as
back;
'And MT<r again shall my sad cjrts sso
That IotcBmT land?alack!
O, for mm of its trampled flowers,
O, for ths roughest shell from its shore!
IPor the saeanast thing from that sun
kissed isle.
Where I lived and loved of yore.
I was so sore, that it all was mine.
That I dared to leave it a little spaas;
Bo proudly sore, that I left the isle
With a glad and tearless face.
Heart; when the title to all was ours,
n What was a gem, or flower, to us!
(And so we wander, alone, afar ?
Naked, and hungry ? thus!
Iffothing we saved or thought to fetch
? From that country whose title was
heart'e delight;
Bow can we prove we were ever there?
Wo two are so poor, to-night!
Mfe've not a leaf, nor a shell, nor a stone
To keep as a token? to clasp, or kiss;
(Who would believe we were once so rich ?
. We, who have fallen so low as thia!
? ? o o o o o
At! a king is a king, though the crown is
lost; i
; 'And we know by this pais that is bitter |
We are ousted heirs of that lovely land
Forbidden now to our feet.
? Howard Glyddon.
A Story of the Factory.
p
EEP! Peep! Peep!"
Everywhere in the great
weaving-room that queer
note sounded as Marie La
vigne entered; and a run
or 'aughter followed. What
W it all mean? She had said that her
name was Marie.
to the fixer's bench and
touched his arm.
toktad?to "? Prench7}" "* ?>?'
, ?f"f?e?t;2u,a,ed ??"?" Ihe room. ,?<t
imitating the word, repudiated it with
Mother gesture. Then she pronounced
Sri ?7? ?ame Verjr "Marie.
IMe Mar-r-rle. no Peep.'"
the machinery began to move and
Ine French girl went to her looms, the
plgh -pitched epithet was still flung at
.f??ne Varled " witl1 * deep
r*r e?-P " " was a better
Imitation than the others, and Marie
gnderstood the insult. It was the noise
?hi ^K8^ade, IU th& 8piin*;
Sni^l ? the other Kifls were
Wiling her a frog.
?Ut from between her looms
?nd threw spools at her nearest tor
ptentors.
?>^iter Uat Mnrie w?s always called
peep. She resented it. and stormed
?jt iw girls in French invective, but
Ihey only delighted in rousing her tem.
Thus it happened that although they
i,Wlth her for ?evf>ral months
Jnd took such liberties with her name
gone of them came really to know lier'
V^a,,en in the m,,,5 nnd when
^ J^.gan by mnk,nK ?Port of
r, the girl s own hot spirit forbade
?king any overtures of friendliness.
No one knew where Peep lived. Per.
taps if some of the girls had followed
per at night, nnd seen the two rooms
In the poor tenement that sho and her
toother occupied, they would not have
resented quite so much her tireless in
t?8*!?' A*. U Wn8, ,hoy wero Jealous
LmIhV ?f th0 trifl,n? "ttle sum
mhlch Peep earned each week in ex
cess of their own wages.
One evening there was excitement In
C ten,wfnt- Th0 ,uotbor wh?. from
feeing listless and pale, had at last
? ? .# l'?r bod* wns KOUo: and Mar
fcJ\aIfhysterlcnl tvith ten's and
laughter, was explaining it all to the
kl* ?JJer uPrench families who occti
"*?? Sl,e 1,nd flt last
Nirned enough money to send la
pauvre mere back to Canada to an inn.
Fhere she would be comfortably cared
"Ze city, zc dirt, zo bad air. It Is not
KriSCr'4V10Ctor *nys!" exclaimed
!fii ? HOW? now sho will get
J.] ', I work-I send her zc money?
gna I keep ze rooms, too. till she re
?onlh.e^tll0rS; klm,,y* sympathetic
iouls, who understood the sick French
woman s longing, cried out In admira
no"* ftnd 8 mcn k,s?ed Marie.
th? g,rr? Jubilant Indus
mor? ann?ylnK than ever
S h operatIve?. Rhe went ear
Jj'? ""J. ?"<! cleaned nnd oilod
we great machines before the "speed"
??;Kan^ *8 ?be brought her
liuh h u *nd 8,1,0,10(1 herrings
Jrlth her, she worked most of tho noon
w,th the thoughtless girls cry
tog the jeering name at her.
?l*t them call her "Peep! Peeol** Rh?
?rould watch her looms.
And watch them the did. No one
JJ8* 8aw pep with a loom stopped
for one or two hours while she picked
out and mended some dreadful tangle
of broken threads.
_MTb8 b8r<1 work did not wear on her
M It did on some of the others. Al
though she was rather slight in figure
waa strong.
fcrtJ* ??r!id<,y nl5ht' aftOT * Partlcn
miii nil? u W ' dar,n* which the
Hav !2*in runn,n* overtime every
K Vr*,kcd wearlly to the
'SKckid ,Mt ro"8 of c,oth
,00k " p"?r
h-TT. Two
a* *" ?rmfn| ? tin. But
??T Mfc tk* wkolo diy't product M
r ? !^7*
?rtthbea?a*M. t?d stes4jlat n? tap.
?Nt con with the tipe of her fingers.
"If* a 1mA for ? ??K" nlA W
CaiyMtar, la astonlsluneut
Mark, who seemed nnco? How of
the wrtf ht pitched the burden lightly
Into the rack and oped oat of the room.
The oTeneer looked up from hi*
check lht "I advise you to let Pee#
alone.** he said. "If you provoke bee
to take hold of you. some one la liable
to get hurt"
Late one afternoon after this Dell
Carpenter wu dressing her hair to
front of her loons.
This was s gainst the rules, which
were posted In s dosen pieces; .but
Dell's hslr wss so Ions and thick that
dreeslns it required time, snd ss she
wished to so out to supper that even
ins, and did not want to be late, she
was dlsresardins the rules.
Marie had to pass Dell's looms a dos
en times a day, and there waa no love
lost between the two slrie.
Dell rarely let the French siri so by
In peace; and Marie chased Dell some
times wben she wss unusually In
censed. During the halr-dressins
Marie passed down the room, and Dell
was too busy to do more than make a
face at her. Marie's black eyes spark
led.
? "I'll hare a handful of that hair.**
said Marie vindictively to herself, "if
she does that again."
In a few minutes Marie returned.
Dell fluns back her hair and swung
round toward her with a mischievous
look; but the look changed to one ot
horror, and she uttered a piercing
scream of pain.
Her hair had caught in the gears,
and she was dragged backward and
twisted sldcwlse to the floor.
There was no time for Mar's to go
round the end of the loom to the brake.
So she leaped high In the air. above
the prostrate girl, and grasped the
belt with her bare hands to drag it
from the pulley.
A strong man, with work hardened
hands, might well have shrunk from
grasping that driving strip of leather.
But Marie clung to it, although *h?
was lifted bodily from the floor, up
up toward that deadly shaft.
If- 8he were carried over that shafj
she would be pounded against the cell
ing, and every bone in her body would
be broken. But as her feet touched
the frame of the loom, she set them
against it and pulled. She pulled with
all her might, using the weight of hei
body and the strength of her arms
She pulled so well that the belt caane
off, flinging her down with lacerated
hands and a broken collar-bone.
Dell lay beside her, with her head
twisted against the gears, but al
though she screamed and writhed
pitifully, her scalp was unhurt;- there
was not a drop of blood on the floor.
Marie stood up without assistance.
She wrapped her bands in her apron
and leaned against the window, while
the others cut Dell's hair and lifted
her from the floor. The block teeth ot
the gears had printed their marks on
the side of her face and nock. Their
next revolution would have crushed
her skull.
The girls led Dell away. The fixer,
turning back the wheels, released a
great tress of the beautiful balr, which
be tossed toward Marie.
"That belongs to you," he said.
Marie laughed. She had a handful
of Dell's hair, after all.
Then she thought of her looms. They
were all still. The filling bad woven
out, and she had not been there to
change the shuttles.
She ran to her work and began start
lng up her looms, although her bands,
raw and bleeding, began now to pain
her fearfully.
One of the workmen took her gently
by the wrist.
"You are coming out to the doctor's
at once to have those hands dressed,"
he said. "Never mind the looms."
The girls crowded round sympatheti
cally, but she resisted all persuasion;
she must stay with her looms. When
nt last the overseer told her that she
should lose nothing, she consented to
go
The doctor discovered the broken
collar-bone, and told her it would bo
severnl weeks before she could re
turn to the mill.
Then Marie broke down, and crying
bitterly, explained to the doctor and to
those who had accompanied her why.
she was so anxious to work.
Her mother was just beginning to
feel better. Now there would be no
more money for lier, and sho must
come home, and maybe fall sick again
and die.
That evening the oversoer came to
see Marie, and founjl her being nursed
by the French people, lie told her that
the company would pay her the full
wages all the time she was ill. On the
day Marie returned to work one of the
girls presented lier, on the behalf of
all. with a little gold bracelet. On the
inside vas Inscribed, "To our friend
Marie." The cry, "Peep, Peep!" was
never again heard in the mill.?
Youth's Companion.
Thfl I'nflt-hnl Cutidlv.
In every Catholic church all over the
world a "paschal" or Easter candle,
made of purest wax, Is blessed on
Holy Saturday, the day before Easter,
by a deacon, who fixes at its base
five grains of incense In memory of
the Ave wounds of Jesus and the pr?
clous spices wherewith Ho was anoint
ed In the tomb.
From Easter r.ntil Whitsunday ths
paschal candle burns on the gospel
sldo* of the altar during mass and
vespers, as a symbol that Christ, the
light of tho world, has risen from the
grave.
Anciently the torch was a huge af
fair. One used nt Canterbury. Eng*
land. In 1457, weighed three hundred
pounds. Another, nt Norwich, was s<
high that it was lighted by means ol
an orlflco in tho roof of the choir.
A LanlMW Tr??.
A very remarkable tree grows In Ne
vada. It is called by the superstitious
Indians the witch tree. It grows to a
height of six or seven feet, and its
trunk at the base is about three limes
the size of an ordinary man's wrist
The wonderful characteristic of the
tree is its luminosity, which Is so great
that on the darkest night it can be seen
plainly nt least a mile away. A person
standing near could read the dnest
print by its light
Vnr York City.? Dreeees for tbe rite
of coil relation and for tbe don ins
function of the school year require to
toe simple at the same time that they
CONFIRMATION OB OliOUinOK,
are smart and are preferably made of
?ome transparent material. This one.
designed by May Manton, Includes the
drop yoke and broad shoulders of the
season, with the shlrrlngs that are so
exceedingly fashionable and is made of
white organdy with ruches of the
same and Valenciennes lace. When
liked the neck can be left low and the
sleeves in elbow length, so making
the frock available for a variety of oc
casions. The ruchlngs on waist and
sleeves are specially worthy of note
and give the suggestion of a bolero,
which is both becoming and in the
height of style.
The costume consists of the waist
and the skirt. The waist is made over
a fitted foundation, on which its vari
ous parts are arranged, the yoke, that
Is cut in one piece, and the sleeves and
waiftt that are shirred on continuous
lines. The sleeves are Inrge and full
at and above the elbows, but form long
and allow* it to fall la km and pie?
f ul folds at the back, it is a etyle that
is recalled from the beginning of last
.centnx^r. Brown snd black Chantlllj
arranged la this way are very grace
ful. The Americans drape the rril over
the back of the hat in another style no
other nation seems able to copy. The
English women strains hers over her
face, overlapping the chin. The Bus
Man abjures them sltogetber.? The
Qaik Q*wmi U Favor.
As Is slwsys the esse when light
colors have been fashionable for ranit
time, thefe Is s revolution In favor of
dark ones, so this year there will be
many dark costumes worn. But there
are some charming browns and greens
and purples, and one shsde of red in
the American Beauty rose color, and
all of these arc thought very smart
The black cloth or black velvet cos
tume. however, or the very dark
brown, will be the most popular of au.v,
and the ssme color is carried out '
the afternoon and evening wraps.
Am Vadmklrt.
Any girl who has an old party frock
of taffeta can make a very pretty un
derskirt to wear with her house and
evening gowns. ;For the ruffle gel
wash net or point d'esprlt, and across
the bottom place bias bands of silk.
Sew the ruffle to the skirt with anothet
band and you have a very dainty af
fair.
KfltoctlT*.
Dahlia Is a favorite color and cerlss
is worn quite a little. A gown of
cerise cloth Is very effective, woro
under a wrap of moleskin or squlrr*'
especially for a brunette.
Bltaw W?Ut.
Cnpe effects of all sorts mark the sea
sou and are becoming to the generality
of figures. This stylish waist, after a
late May Manton fashtlon plate, show*
a deep coHar of a novel sort and one
that Is quite simply msde. As lllus
trated the material for the blouse Is
white Persian lawn and the trimming
embroidered flouncing and insertion.
A Late Design by May Manton.
fitted cuffg below which extend well
over the hand*. The nkirt is made of
three pieces, the front gore and the cir
cular side portions, which nre shirred
to give n yoke effect, and Is arranged
over a shallow yoke foundation to
which the shlrrings are attached.
The quantity of material required for
medium size is eight and three-fourth
yards twenty-one inches wide, six and
one-half yards twenty-seven inches
wide, or four and one-eighth yards for
ly-four Inches wide, with one yard of
all-over lace, one-fourth yard of silk
for belt and six and fifth-eighth yard*
of ruching.
A Woman With (Irny flair.
A woman with gray hair looks her
best In pale shades of grey, or in
white. A frankly middle-aged lady
caused a ripple of admiration in one
of our hotels not long ago. Hlie came
in to dlnnoc in a frock of the palest
silver gray, very straight and simple,
with some old lace and dull silver
buckles. She was a pleasant-faced
woman nnd held herself well, but her
crowning glory was her head of beau
tiful gray lialr, slightly waved and
smoothly shining. A woman whose
hair has turned gray should not be
monn, or worse still, try to remedy it.
but should make a feature of it? dress
up to It, as It were.
Th# LMm( tnlfTnrf.
The softly waved hair is drawn back
loosely and twisted In a long coll from
the nape of the neck to the very top
of the head, where It is arranged in
two or three puffs, above the pompa
dour. In the indentation made by the
coll Is placed a spray of small flowers
and foliage, pinned closely to the head
or a long narrow comb, exactly at right
angles to the way back comb* have
been worn for so long. A very smart
woman was seen the other day with
her masses of fair hair done in this
new manner, and a half inch band of
amber ran from the top of her pearl
collar to the crown of her head.
Yell* and NMIonftlltlM.
The French woman arrange* her veil
last to include the tip of her no**,
[The flouncing makes the oollnr, which
is seamed nt the shoulders, where it
droops well over the sleeves. All
walstlng materials are, However, ap
propriate and the cape collar can be
made to match the waist with the
I edge embroidered or trimmed in any
manner that may be preferred.
The waist Is made with fronts and
bac ks and Is Jilted by moans of shoul
der and tinder-arm seams. The fronts
are tucked at the shoulders to yoke
depth, and both fronts and backs are
arranged In full length tucks that give
a double box pleat effect nt the centre.
The cape collar is shaped by means of
the shoulder seams and its edges are
attached beneath the outer tucks of
these groups. The sleoves are full be
low the elbow, smaller above and are
finished with straight cuffs in conform,
ity with the accepted style.
The quantity of material required for
medium sire Is four yards twenty-one
inches wide, three and seven-eighth
yards twenty-ncven Inches wide, or two
and one-fourth yards forty-four inches
wide, "with one and three-fourth yards
BT,OCM WAIST.
of embrolderj nlno Inches wide for
cape collar and on* and fWe-e1fbtb
yard* of Insertion to trim at Illustrated
In medium also.
_ TAILOR-MADE OWL ON WANE. |
Pmwfcin Wmimm nHn to Idakltik
X?to?f Mill ruWtewi.
Ia the day of the tailor made girl on
the wane? 80 many of the dresamak
ers would hart ua believe this, and
that In every detail of dreaa the woman
who wlahea to be correctly gowned
ahall the Intensely feminine note be
aounded and the severe "mannish" ef
fect, once thought the smartest, be
done away with.
The severely plain shirt waist Is cer
tainly not as smart as the elaborately
fashioned and embroidered one of
laces, tine batiste or muslin, silk, satin,
or crepe de Chine. Tho so-called tailor
made walking costume is this year In
the minority, while even the most
rough and ready costume is either
trimmed or made in some distinctly
feminine way, instead of being on the
same line as men's clothes.
Even the street skirts are now made
with flaring flounce or pleated flouuee
with aide pleats and box pleats much
more often than In the once popular
plain gored pattern. Coata and jackets
are rarely now finished only with
simple satin or silk facings but are
more or less elaborate as, regards the
trimmings.
But on the other hand, while the
fashion still holda away with outdoor
sports and country life, the Mtallor
made" styles can never be out of fash
Ion. "Short plain gored skirts" of good,
sensible fabrics that will stand any
amount of hard wear or bad weather;
mixed cheviots, tweeds and rough
aergea will be made on the old fash
ioned practical lines and be it also
known that there are some exceedingly
' smart designs In shirt waists which are
very plain and severe of linen with
tucked or pleated fronts and high linen
collars; these are expensive, for they
are a fad of the moment, and like the
plain rough costumes must be most
carefully cut and fitted.
There ts sometbingcharmingly dainty
?nd feminine abont the more elaborate
separate waists of this season. Those
of the embroidered muslins with just a
little fulness at the shoulder or directly
In front and then with a band of the
material with narrow lace at either
aide are dainty and becoming, easily
made and suitable with any skirt and
coat
The accordion pleated chiffon, chiffon
ette, thin ailk or crepe de Chine waists
are charming also, even if not espe
cially novel. While the same materials
made with folded surplice effect are
very smart now under the short jackets
that are so popular this spring, and
which are so made that the fronts can
be worn open or turned back if de
sired.
Fancy Ince collars and ties are more
fashionable than the plain or embroid
ered linen and in everything it is no
ticed that soft bows instead of hard,
uncompromising ties are preferred.
K?t Before Din Ids Ont. ]
A thorough society woman, one who
understands herself, will take some
thing before going to n dinner party.
It may be Just a cup of hot tea, per
haps a stimulant In the way of a cup of
black coffee; or, better than all, a cup
of hot milk and a biscuit This braces
up the nerves, stays the stomach aud
keeps the body well nourished until it
Is time for dinner.
The woman who sets out for a formal
dinner party without eating anything
before she goes runs the risk of falnt
ness and dullness before the dinner
hour. She is certainly much less alert
than the one who takes a bite before
starting out
The most successful beauties are
those who do not eat a great deal at a
dinner pnrty. They take a bite of this
?ml a taste of that, but nothing more.
They do not pretend to do more than
lnste the dishes, and they are rewarded
for their abstemiousness by the bril
liant complexion, the clear eyes and tlie
sharp wits of the woman who is at
peace with her digestion.
Great beauties eat very little. and
tvhat they do eat is of the simplest and
most nourishing kind. While they
never refuse delicacies, they do not eat
heartily of them, reserving the appetite
for the simpler uud more nourishing
viands.
_ f
Homo Oowni.
Now t'mt good practical common
sense has taught women the economy
of having a different style of dress
for the house from what Is worn In the
Street, more and more attention is paid
to the house gowns nil the time, and
there is, consequently, a much larger
choice possible In design, material and
cohv. A street gown lasts twice ns
long when It Is reserved solely for
street wear, and the change to a fown
of lighter texture for the house Is rest
ful and beneficial to gown and wearer
alike. Veiling, enshmere, crepo de
chine, soft silk and satin, are all en
rolled upon the list of material* for
house wear, while all colors inay be
chosen from. For the moment the
fashion Is in favor of more vivid colors
than last year, and there ore some
greens, blues, cerises and browns that
are almost crude in effect and require
considerable toning down to be alto
gether satisfactory. A light brown soft .
silk trimmed with embroidered clilffon
in the same color and with an apple
green satin bodice would be too glaring
were It not for the yellowish lace Jabot
and ruffles lu the sleeves, while a
bright blue crepe de chine would b??
Impossible were It not for rows of blue
velvet ribbon a shade lighter In tone,
and the white chiffon and lace under
sleeves and full front.? Harper's Bazar,
Command More Attention.
?There Is no use In men's denying
thnt a young and pretty woman com
mands more attention and respect In
public than an older and less pretty
one," Tho speaker was a woman her
self. She smiled remlnlscently and
continued: "When I was a young girl
I was also a pretty one and I never
had to stand up In a street car. As
year's went on, however, t noticed that
the occasions on which I was not
offered a seat grew more and more
numerous, and when 1 consulted my
glass the pusale was answered by the
mirror. Thereafter 1 always, on enter
log a crowded car. kept down my veil
For some time that served excellently.
There was a brief renewal of th?
proffers of seats. But now? well, now
I find thst even the veil is ceasing t ?
suffice."? Philadelphia Press.
Barbaric Jewelry.
A modern fondness for barbaric jew*
dry is evinced by the display in the
shop windows. The newest ringf
shown are called "Oriental banquet
rings." and they are immense in size.
They are made of Iloman gold, and the
band Itself Is slender, but the mounting
(or the setting is about the size of a
hickory nut.
One of these rings has a mounting
in the shape of a cross, about an inch
long. This is set with precious stones
of all sorts, the emerald and ruby be
ing prominent. Another one is in the
shape of a princess ring, and is studded
with amethysts and pearls.
The Japanese signet rings shown
are larger than ours, and they are sel
to order with the birthstone if desired.
Thej are certainly less conspicuous
than the Oriental banquet rings.
Woman and tba Theatre,
Avowedly women are both directly
and indirectly the best friends of the
theatrical manager. If he can please
the feminine portion of his audiences
he is tolerably sure of success, fot
when a woman likes a play she induces
her men folks to go to it. This being
so, ought not women to be specially
considered in all places of entertain*
ment? But it is precisely on the op
posite lines that the manager com
monly proceeds. Men are encouraged
to push and squeeze past and disturb
and inconvenience ladies between the
acts because smoking rooms are pro
vided in most theatres; women, on the
other hand, are expostulated with and
denounced If they wear hats at a mat*
inee.? London World.
Bnrllngliam ? Popular Fabric.
No fashionable woman's wardrobe
will be complete this season without a
shirt waist suit of burllngham. The
name of this material suggests an Eng
lish manufacture, but it is made in this
country. Burlingbam is a heavy, fleecy
pongee, closely resembling zlbiline,
save that burllngham is all silk. 11
has sprung into immediate favor. Less
than a week ago the first package?
were opened, and now there is such a
scramble in the leading shops for
burllngham that it is impossible to
meet the demand. The fabric comes
in white, black, blue and light brown.
A sliirt waist suit or a tailor suit of
white burllngham trimmed with heavy
silk or linen Cluny inserting would UQ
highly effective,
New Yell of a Girls' College.
The girls of Hardin College, in Mex
ico, Mo., arc not going to let themselves
be unhappy if they can't vote. They
apparently know something of the
value of "the power behind the throne."
Joseph Polk, the boodler-hunting Cir
cuit Attorney of St. Louis, who wants
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor, spoke to the students of the
college the other day. and they raised
this cry at the end of the address:
"Joe Folk! Joe Folk! He's the man!
If I can't vote, my sweetheart can!"? I
New Bedford Standard.
Women of Japan.
More than 10,000 Japanese women
have volunteered to go to the front to
act as nurses. Both before and since
the war with China the women of
Japan have attended the hospital train
ing schools, where Instruction is given
by American and English nurses, and
there are now no better nurses in the
world than those of Japan. Many of
these nurses, as well as the women
physicians, are widows of generals and
other officers who were killed In that
war; others are very young girls.
Women Are Htini p-Kycil Ciictta.
Will any truthful woman pretend
that she ever stayed in the house of a
friend for a couple of days without
being keenly conscious of a gross mis
management on the part of her hostess
?Liverpool Post.
The Eton jacket reigns supreme in
sultuotn.
Wider ruffs nre universal upon the
newest shirt waists.
Souple tnffet;' is the name given the
new soft taffeta Just Introduced.
The very newest point of fulness for
the puffed sleeve is quite above the
elbow.
I'nle blue and mauve is one of the
smart millinery combination of the
season.
The voile costume will be one of the
most prominent features of the coming
season.
Flounce* and fenthers will divide
fnvor #\s the correct trimming for the
new hat.
The lingerie style of shirt waist Is
the prevailing one, no matter what the
material.
Lustre Is the demand of the hour In
ribbons, as in all silk materials for
women's costumes.
The Paquln shoulder Is one of the
most popular of the season for Eton
Jackets and shirt waists.
Mannish styles of gloves are quite
passe. Present costume styles nre all
feminine and glove styles must con
form thereto.
The nun's fold skirt, wliieb originated
with Paquln, and the two-flounc?Hl
skirt In typical 18U0 style, are among
the smartest of tUe seusoo.
Household
T patters
T? CI? JMNk.
Every little while all brooches, rings
and each things that are In constat*!
use should he brushed with a tooth
brush that has been dipped In eau da
cologne. If the setting Is open It moat
be done from the back and be careful
not to loosen the stones.
Then lay the things In a box of Jew*
Her* a sawdust which has been slightly
heated beforehand and leave them foe
an hour.
(?old chains may be washed In warm
?oapsuds, drying them on a soft towel
by pulling back and forward. They
tuay also be dried in .sawdust, and tha
particles can be blown or dusted oul
afterward.
Be sure to get them dry. as they will
be apt to become worn between the
links if any dampness remains.
The - Little Foxes.'*
Remember, it is the little foxes that
spoil the vines, and. in like manner.
It Is the little rips, rents and tears,
missing hooks, torn off buttons^
ragged buttonholes and neglected tapes
that spoil the usefulness of our gar*
nents. These little neglects bring upos
is, also, the nsme of being untidy,
aadly dressed aad slovenly. Not only
in the matter of one's garments are
these little offenses against neatness
apparent, but the careless condition of
the hair, the dingy neckwear, the flow*
Ing shoestring, the wrinkled hose, tha
uneven hanging of the skirt, and tha
general tossed-on appearance of every
thing we wear at our work. One can
not go slipshod and untidy six days In
the week without some ravelllngs
ripped from the garment of habit trail*
ing after us on the seventh. Habitual
untidiness cannot be hidden. If there
is a rent or rip in the clothing, it is
much easier to mend at once, than to
wait until a patch is required where
a stitch would havo sufficed if taken
in time. A rip or a rent never grows
less, if left to itself; no button ever, of
Itself, attaches itself to a garment. To
put a*.-ay a garment m?eding even
smr.il repairs, is surely laying up trou.
ble for another dny. when. In an emer- .
geney, we have Imperative need of its
wear. A few stitches in time may savs
us hours' of work at a time when ws
can illy spare it. and In many cases
Iho garment is rendered useless by ad*
iitional mfediaps becausc of our 11
leet.? The Commoner.
Wattling Ribbon*.
Women who study the subject ol
looking their best bestow the greatest
amount of attention on their neclo
wear, and keep their ribbons dainty
and fresh-looking by frequent clean
ings and pressings, ftlany use gaso
line for cleaning ribbons, and it clean!
readily, but is apt to leave a yellow
tinge in delicate colored ribbons, and
there is nothing better for cleaning
ribbons than a suds of soft water and
castile soap. Wash the ribbon in this
Ijut do not rub soap directly on thi
fabric, and after washing, rinse t\v<
or three times In dear water. lllbboQ
must never be rubbed, and the bcs4
way to clean it is to place caeh pleti
on a smooth tftL?!0 anil use a pleco
the libboti for a sponge, nnle*# the rilv
bon is very Stiff, when a fcmaTI tjyust
can l>e used to better advantage.
last rinse water should contain a liitl#'
salt for delicate shades of pink, wlm|,
lllr.c and violet may be set with alum,
using a small lump to a quart of cold
water, and vinegar is good for the dlft
ferent shades of green. The best waj
to dry short lengths of ribbon is
press them smoothly over a clean win.
low pane, and long pieces can be dried
by stretching as smoothly as possible
and laying them 011 a clean board, and
If the ribbon has not been wrinkled In
the cleaning process, the pieces will
Iry perfectly smooth and will need
no ironing. Black ribbon can be fresh,
sued by sponging with well strained
cold coffee or with equal parts of alco.
hoi ami water, and If any stiffness Is
desired, rub the ribbon with thin gum
arabie water and leave It to dry. The
ribbons may bo kept free from
wrinkles by smoothing them out aftef
each wearing and winding them over a
roller, and there is nothing better fot
litis than a small toy roiling pin which
can b?? bought for a trl Ue.? Detroit
Free Press.
Scotch Sen:; r>s? To one fitinvt of sifted
flour aidil four level teaspoonfuls of
baking powder; rut Into Ibis one-fourth
?up of In id ji nd ono-fonrtli cup of but*
ter; add ont? teaspoon of sugar; bent
one egg until light mid add to It two
rupfuls of milk; toss this on n floured
board; roll out naif an inch thick; cut
In three inch square pieces; fold in half
lo form three corner pieces; bake on a
hot griddle very slowly.
Vanilla Cream Stick? P.oll threo
pounds of granulated sugar with half a
pint of water, let it dissolve slowly on
a cool part of the range, then add a
large* lahlespoonful of vinegar my! a
teaspoonfnl of gum arable dissolved In
a little water. Boll until brittle; re
move from the lire and flavor with
vanilla, peppermint or cinnamon, only
work quickly. Hub the hands with
sweet oil or butter, and pull vigorously
till the candy Is white; twist or braid
It, or pull Into long, thin strips, and cut
It off.
Baked Apple Pudding? Half n pound
of pulp of apples, half a pound of loaf
sugar, four ounces of butter, the rind
of lemon, four eggs, puff paste. Pare,
core and cut up the apples, put them In
a stewpan with only sufficient water
to prevent them from burning and let
them stew slowly until reduced to a
pulp. Weigh the pulp and to every
half pound add half a pound of sugar,
the grated rind of n lemon and four
well-beaten eggs. Heat these Ingre
dients well together, then melt the
butter and stir It In with the other
Ingredients. Put a border of puff past?
round a pie dish, pour In the mixture
and bake for rather more than half an
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