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New York Fitted coats with vest front* m unions the newest and ?uiart?'st shewn and ?re gener ally becoming. kTlil? ope Include* ?w> ? * ? OOA* Wmt TUT 7 BO NT. the ik* w sleevett, 'which are (ull?t the Mhoulders, and a novel roll-ovei^ooOar that is extoaded down the fronta. A* illustrated the mfUfrlal la w<xxl brown broadcloth with (hi Test of whH| cloth and the trlnmiaga of velvet, 'Sit all cutting tnnterlals anj all materlala In vogue for Mat* Of the aort are equally appropriate. TU? long llnaa, that are the Mine as the lint one. The art of dyeing: too. has been brought to a state pt iprfectioa never known before, and traittnunUon between the silk eoik* '?rs of the mM h M ra?ld that. 4 <???, covery made by one la soon known to all the others. The resson so many modern silks do not wear Is because they are adulterated to meet the de mand for cheapness, their wear ability being In exact proportion to the amount of aHk they contain. Sou** r?r Style?. The old favorites In fur still hold first plsce ? ermine, mi hies (both Ilus slsn and Hudson Bay), cliinchllla and Persian lamb, either alone or in com bination. White fox will also be used, especially as a trimming and for even lag use. T?ck RhlrrcJ Skirt Dlth VUaart. Chirrings of all sorts and In all varia tions are to l>e noted on the latent gowns made of soft and pliable fab les. This very graceful * skirt I* adapted to all these and can be utlllxetl for many occasions. As Illustrated It Is made of crepe de Chine In the new color known as apricot, which Is ex ceptionally attractive and besutlfol. The shlrrlbgs at the waist line confine the fulnfss over the hips at the same ' time giving a yoke effect which Is most ' becoming and eminently fashionable, j All materials that are soft enough to allow the necessary fulness are appro- . prlate. The shirt Is circular with a gathered flounce that is joined to Its lower edgtf ' The upper portion Is shirred to form a hip yoke and laid In two groups of graduated tucks, which also are gath- ( A im C MJIQfi BT rwr nt INTON. given by the seams that extend to' the shoulders. are peculiarly desirable, Ah they tend to give a tapering effect to the figure. The coat 1* made with front* that are cut In two portions each, backs, aide-backs and under-arm gores, the vest being separate and attached un der the fronts on indicated lines. The alceves are made in two portions each and are finished with roll-over cuffa at the wrlsta. The collar and revers finish the neck and front edges and are rolled over onto coat. Tho quantity of material required for the medium size Is three and five eighth yards twenty-seven Inches wide, two and one-fourth yards forty-four Inches wide or one and seven-eltfbth yards fifty-two Inches wide, with three fourth yards of velvet and three-fourth yards of any width for vest. /' Good and Bud Milk. The women whose taffeta skirt splits the second or third time she wears it is apt toalfh for the silks of ber grand mother's day, with their seemingly Im perishable qualities but, 4s a matter of fact, silks are aatjcli better now than they were before. The ancestral allka. which were woven on hand looms, were never of an even texture, whereas with modern machinery the last Inch of a hundred yard fttee# co*e* tut exactly Rod RMferi For Children. Children'* little red reefers are again In favor. Russian blouses are made In this brilliant color, and with these are worn white kid or blaek patent leather belt*. 8o?je of tbfe blouse* ar? trimmed in green, Others in black cloth and velvet. Ited Is also popular In linen dresses. The new *wenters are buttoned at the bnck. In these, too, red Is in the lead. White Is also en llod for. but (t spoils easily, and la not so well adnpted for children's wear. A Flchn ami Olrdlf. No evening gown is complete today Itvlthout a Helm and a ulrdle. In fact, the waist is hard!} more than theso two pieces. It matters little whether the gown Is made of dainty noft muslin or rlrti silk. It must btte this soft L mull scarf to give Just tbo desired up to-date tourli. 1 * Brown In VogliN / f J / One gees a great deal loffwovtn, and It Is a striking afld Helming Aofor, the well-dressed woman takes readily rteit. prod and drawn up slightly, ho con tilling the fuluess. The flounce Is tucked at Its lower edge, gathered al the upper, which Is concealed hr th? lowest tuck of the skirt. | The quautlty of material required for the medium size is eleven yard* twenty-one inches wide, eight and one j TUCK HHlItBKD HKIHT WITH r6oV*CK. linlf yards twenty -seven Inches wltfe 01 six yards forty-four inches wide, with eighteen yards of bunding to trim u? Illustrated. Popular Nhftdm. AH of the hyacinth and porcelain blues. the French shade* of rose, and those exquisite If rather trying tonet known as tlu? coral shadings arc popu lar, And the various tints or yellow nut) orange are repeated perhrtpa more fre quently than tny other relieving colors Cloth Unwm Without Coat. Many women will appear In clott row iik, uiluuM the coat. The podlce* will, of cout Re, be heavily lined. ??II Hlnta. Moat of the veils are bought readj made with hemstitched hems, and art long ?ml of ample width. Whop ialc back ?cro?? the hriin of the hfft, th? veil forma a curtain at the back. Or the street the curtains art^ carrier straight on the hfeer.c. Palo Blue ?n<t Lavender. Tale blue and latcnder combination! are even more In evidence than lliej ??(+o laat season, <tn^ the mllHnmf de light in using these two colors to gether. ADJUTANT-GENERAL SHERMAN M*<, BELL If one were to harrow the country with a One-tooth eomb he would And no man more fitted for the hero of a soldi er-of -fortune novel ' th^p Sherman Bell, sometime trooper In Roosevelt's Rough Riders, now Adjutant-General of the State of Colorado. Nor would the author long remain In doubt about the title of hla novel. He wonld natur ally call It "The Dictator." Because Governor Peabody's hammer la vain, fearless, obstinate, theatrical, and an untrauimeled leader of men by grace of natural fitness, Mr. Richard Hard ing Davis should put him Into Immedi ate requisition. The outcropping sfralum of Oen< era) Bell's mental make-up wl)lch flrs| catches the observer's attention i? bl< cockauredoeaa. Ba merer showed doubt In hla gusty lifetime. That quick, lop-sided brain oC his aums up the matter, largely inprtllm of tha evidence, and comes to an Immediate decision. He is one of the moat un fettered of men. It la ? safe guess that down deep lu his heart ha does not care one Jackstraw for abstract law. He decides what course la best to fol low and the legality of It does not trouble him at all.? William MacLeod Roine, In Leslie's Monthly* SAfETY BOOK FO| BAT ANB COAT. Garments Secur ly Locked When Hunt Upon the Rack. The watch-your-hat-and-coat signs which are au inseparable feature of lunch rooms and public assembly rooms in this country, indicate tbat tbe SAFETY HAT BOLDINO DEVICE. petty theft cautioned against is often practiced. Uncle Sam recently Issued a patent for n^iat and coat protect ing book, tbe luventlon of a subject of tbe King of Saxony, residing In Lelp Eig-Stotterlt*. Indicating that this country Is not the* exclusive borne of tbe sneak thief. The device consists of two arms, pivoted together after the manner of scissors, forming two sets of hooks, an upper and a lower pair. The upper books are Intended to clamp ovei *ne of tbe hooks usual ly found In public places for holding hats and coats or outer wraps. Tbe lower hooks nre turned Inwardly to ward each other, one being adapted to receive the suspension loop on the coat collar, and the other having n flat surface against which the bent round rim of the hat may be clamped by the other hook, so that the hat can not be taken frotn the hook, but will not bo damaged by the clamping ac tion of the two hooks, owing to tbe flat surface against which it Ih pressed. When tbe coat bus been suspended, and tbe bat rim clamped In position. the two arms are locked In the closed position by a screw operated by means of a key through a key hole. When clamped tightly the key la withdrawn. As the device is quite small and of very light construction It cnn readily be carried in the pocket. Of course, the device is equally adopted for equipment of public coat racks, and might be handed to the patrons on en tering the place, and returned on de parture. ElECTB CAl WATER HEATER. It Provide Warm Water Immediately v From Spigot. Water heaters are ever in demand, and the simpler and more effective, with do* regard for the saving of time, the more they are sought. For this reason a newly patented elec trical heater will doubtless lind favor. Near the faucet Js introduced? in Ilea of tho usual plain pipe, a spe cially constructed section of pipe TDK KliBCTRI 0 A t> WAIKU-HXaTXR. adapted to be heated by an electric current conveyed to it by Inanlated wires. When warm water la desired It Is bnt necessary to turn on the cur rent and the water at the same time, when the water, rushing through the electrically heated pipe, la warmed. Cold water Is obtained by almply thrpwing the electrical switch out of circuit. Owing to restrictive legislation, the drouth and trade depreH?ion, (176 Chi nese left Australia last year, and only sixty arrived front Chlnu. The World's Greatest Searchlight. Unlit by tbc Sohuckert Company noX *i?>rcniburK, Ueriunuy. It is of 310, 000,000 cnmlle-powor; him ? dimqptef Qf six U*t 111 and gives a llgbl ?lslblo eighty miles distant. ttouwaot* MATT*** T* |?l>it ui Frtfai* PaaM. Buy fruit that in fresh, firm, of best quality mul not over-rip*. Never put up frotl on a wet day or buy frull that tea beeu gathered after rain. J 1 ?. Dalaljr Slip Omn. Slip feover* are now of tener made with ft French fell about a quarter ol an luch In width, rather thau the bind ingH formerly vo much used. Those of daintily flowered glased chlnts iu about three-quarter Inch stripes are es pecially attractive and "summery'* looking. " . Aftrr 8w??pln* ? Carpet. It is a good plan sometimes to rub It over with u cioth wrung out of am monia ami water. This will add to the cleanliness of tbe carpet and much im prove the look of one that has becomo dingy. This method helps to keep the air of a sick room fresh, and there, of course, it is particularly necessary to avoid dust. Pott In* Up HiuklebarrlM. The old-tlmo way of preserving huckleberries In molasses for winter use excels alt methods, says the New York Tribune. The molasses does not affect the flavor of the berries. It would, -of course, ruin more delicate fruit. Huckleberries, being a coarse skinned fruit, are not lujured by being covered with the molasses. When needed, they can be carefully washed out and Immediately made into pies. If the berries are kept lu a cold place they wtll last all winter. Some house wives add a cup of vinegar to every quart of molasses when they put the berries up for pies. To prepare them, use firm, large berries that are per-' fectly ripe; rinse carefully, rejecting tbe poor fruit and small leaves. Put them in a stone crock, cover with mo lasses and seal up. After setting them In a cold corner of the cellar do not disturb them until winter. When the frosts have come the crock may be unsealed and the berries used from time to time. The blueberry does not keep-aS well In this way as the com mon huckleberry, because Its skin is more tender. Plata Sewlnjr. Many a woman unable to leave home may earn a considerable sum by teach ing plain sewing, says the House keeper, as mothers, nowadays, fre quently And little time to instruct their I daughters in this very essential accom plishment. The tlrst thing necessary is to make an outline of the work to j be taught, then arrange for pupils of equal ability to begin a course of twelve lessons. Commence with teaching the use of scissors, thimble and properly knotting the thread. On strips of muslin about twelve Inches long mark dots with red ink where stitches are to be made. Be gin with five stitches an inch, and In crease the number till twenty or more I can be run In that space. Then, with L overhanging, returning and filling, make Short marks Instead of the dot*, to give the proper slant. Continue with binding, facing, ruf flng, darning, buttonhole making, hem stitching, cat-stitching, and graduate, If possible, In teaching how to run the sewing machiue. Keep specimens of eaeh lesson's work In a sewing box made of leaves of any strong paper. Review each lesson, and give only one subject to a lesson. Give practice work to be done at home. Enliven the les son hour by a flve-mlnnte recitation, and with some good physical culture exercises to rest the muscles. A class or ten is a good si&e. Each one must receive individual attention. One lesson a week Is often enough for girls under ten; older ones may take tWo. The course should bring $n a pupil. A good teacher of plain sewing may feel that while she Is doing some* thing to help herself she Is conferring a blessing upon the rising generation, in that they are learning usefulness In a form that has become rare In these strenuous times. Baked Sandwiches? Dust thin slices of cold meat with salt and pepper, lay than) between thin slices of bread, plHng them aa finished to Ave or alx inehea hl#h. linn a akewer through and crisp them iy a hot oven, basting with melted bntter. Roll In the par affin paper, unlets to be served Imme diately. Brown Robin? To watsr for a dosen bottles add half an ounce of Ringer, boll half an hour, then add half a pound of syrup, half a j>ound of augar, a teaspoonful of cream of tarter nnd aalt. Let It come to n boll, then empty Into a "crock," or deep basin, and cool till it is lukewarm, when add a cupful ?f yeast. Pickled Cauliflower -Cut in pieces two cauliflowers, a pint of small onions and three red peppera of medium size. Lot them stand over night in n brine made of n cupful of salt and water to cover them. The next morning drain. Heat two quarts of vinegar with four tablospoonfuls of muHtard, add the mixture and boil fifteen minutes or until the cauliflower is tender. Corn Chowder? Cut a two-Inch cube of fat snlt pork Into small pieces and try out; add a small onion, sliced, and cook slowly for live minutes, stirring often to keep it from browning, then , strain the fat Into a saucepan. Cook j a pint of sliced raw potatoes for live minutes In boiling Vnter to cover, drain and add to the fat. Add also ' a pint of raw sweet corn cut or scraped from the ear. balf a tenspoonfnl of salt, a saltspoonful of pepper and boiling water to cover. Simmer until both potatoes and corn are tender. Melt a rounding tableapoonful of butter, add an equal quantity of flour and grad ually a pint of milk. Lot It boll a few minutes, add to the chowder, sea son the mixture more If noeded, boll , up well and serve very hot with crack ers. A cupful of tomatoes, pared and i sliced, may occasionally he cooked ' with tho potatoes and corn to giv? I pleasing variety. , ? < l Uranus' Is the only one of onr ays- ' tem of planets which rotates back wards. Timber Is now vulcanised In Eng land by forcing a boiling solution of , sugar into Its pores. I ? The propellors of the Turblnn, nt a speed of thirty-four and a half knots per hour, made two thousand revolu tions per minute. An electrical railway Is projected between Paris and Brussels, upon whieh cars are to rover the distance ? 101 miles? lu two hours. Dr. Ekenberg, a Swedish selentlst. hns Invented a inaehiue for converting skim milk Into a powder, which when dissolved In water gives the properties of ordinary milk. German medical journals are recom mending as a remedy for appendicitis walking 011 all fours twenty minutes four times n day. The exercise strengthens the abdominal muscles. A freshly cut slice of pineapple laid on beefsteak will. In a comparatively short time, cause softening, swelling and partial digestion of the meat for a considerable depth from tho sur face. "Chauffeur's wrist," like "house maid's knee," threatens to become one of the penalties of civilisation. The disease may arise, says the British Medical Journal, from the hand being jerked by a premature explosion when the car Is being started. The most remarkable photographs of lightning on record have been made by a Hamburger named Walter, and are reproduced in the Annaleu der Physlk. They show that a flash last ing eight ten thousandths of a second 1s preceded by at least five smaller flashes separated by four ten thou- 1 sandths of a second. THE MUJIK'S WISDOM. A Modern Parable la Told off the Rnulaa Peasantry. The following anecdote was told by a Talmud student, and I give it as related by Dr. Frank. An astronomer and physician were traveling through Rnssian, and one evening were obliged to ask for qnarters at a peasant's (mujlk's) log cabin. The request was cheerfully granted. They were, how* ever. Informed by the landlord that the resources of the table were of the plainest kind. As the cabin contained only two rooms, they had no dlttl culty in observing the preparations for the evening meal. The supper consist ed of stale fish and side dishes of an equally uninviting nature. The hungry travelers objected to taking part in the repast, as the doctor af? firmed that such Indulgence would surely result in death from ptomaln poisoning. The family had no such scruples and ate freely. Contrary to the prediction of the doctor, all were hale and hearty the next day. The farmer invited the travelers to spend the night in the cabin, as he pre* dieted a heavy storm during the flight. From the existing atmospheric indica tions, the astronomer could not agree with his hosts' prognostications, and the two slept outdoors. At midnight they were awakened by a violent storm and they had to take refuge in the house. In the morning the learned astronomer asked the peasant by what means he could predict with such ac curacy the storm, when in the even ing the sky was cloudless. The doctor desired to know why the tainted food produced no ill results. The mujik's reply was: "We take a drink of vodka before and after meals, which destroys the poison, and we could predict the storm by the peculiar restless behavior of a young bull, which always meant an Impending storm." The lesson to be drawn from this story Is that the Russian has no use for doctors and astronomers, and that wise men can often be instructed by the Ignorant, who are often well-Informed In what Is contained In nature's open book.? Dr. Nicholas Senn, in St. John's Quarterly. Royal Doable*. Now that there Is so much tnl.i of "doubles." it is worth noting that near ly every well-known personage has a double, who, by careful dressing, does | his best to keep up tho flattering Illus ion. King Kdward has several, but the one with the strongest resemblance lives in the East Eud. The Kaiser's double is a tailor. King Oscar of Hweden's an innabitant of Lyons, the part of the country, by the way, from which the Kings grandmother origi nally came, nnd King Leopold of Rel gi urn's is a pickpocket, who takes ad vantage of the likeness to practice his rascality upon smart crowds on public Occasions. I/eavIng the crowned heads, Prcsi dont i/oubet. it was shown the other day. has a double In Paris, while Presi dent ltoosevelt's likeness ' a eomly singer. Combes. the i rench Premier, is the exact likeness of an old general of the empire, while M. Pelletan, the French Minister of Marine, Is doubled by a bookmaker, and a cabdrlver.? Sketch. Klcrtrlc I.ocoinntlre*. Hardly lias the novelty of the trial trips In the subway begun to wear off when It Is announced that arrange ments hsve been completed for run ning the suburban trains of the l-ong Island Haiiroad by electricity. It was known, of course, that us soon as the great Pennsylvania station and tun nels were finished the I/ong Island system would be eleetrlfled, but to have the electric trains running within six months is more than the commut ers' have ventured to hope. In two years, or three at the outside, tho steam locomotive will be almost extinct In New York local trafllc. It will be banished from the New York Central, New Haven, Pennsylvania, Long Isla .d and Lackawanna systems, nnd probably the Erie. Huch a change means a revolution In the conditions of suburban life, and ought to make tho commuter's existence eveu more Idyllic than It U. j&MXTV C-S avORTH KHOWINOI Munich, a city of half a million In habitants, Las ouly one high school toe girl?. The annual number of deaths from tuberculosis in Canada is about nlnv thousand. If a small quantity of radium la hel<I ngaiust the for?'hea*l while the eyea are closed oue will see light. A rosebush more than tlfty year* old and still blooming profusely Is In the possession of Mr. and Mrs. U. M. Keller, of West lloekport. Me. The wife of a shoemaker at Mora*. Bohemia, luis just given birth to four ehililren at the same time. She wan already the mother of sixteen. Cold bearing quartz has been found In Ceylon, but It remains to be seen whether it is present in sutllelent quan tities to be commercially successful. The Kaiser Is about live feet ten Inches In height, but he likes to sur round himself with plants, and by comparison looks shorter than ho is. The barbers In India are said by those who have visited that country, to be so skilful that they can shave a sleeping man without waking him. By a curious anomaly, although a man can now be converted to New York lor $10, it costs a bullock $12.50 to book his passage from C^uada to Liverpool. The Agricultural Department has 107,000 voluntary crop observers. Cot ton is reported oil seven times a year, wheat eight times, corn and oats each six times. The secretary of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain expects the kite to he the base of the future in strument of aerial navigation, the aeroplane. There Is a legend that the first lac? was made by a girl who preserved a beautiful bit of seaweed bj attaching nil the dainty parts of leaves and stems to a piece of liuen with fine thread. WHERE 25NOBIA WAS DEFEATED. A Ftinuoi Old Battlefield mi) ? Sketch of It* lIlMory. After some eight hours' drive along the valley that leads eastward from Tripoli into the interior, a sudden turn of the road brought full Into view the northern plain of Syria. We were enter ing through its western wall. l?y the pass that divides I^ebanon from the range of the Nusairiyeli. with Its cruel, half-pagan tribes. The southern boundary of the plain Is formed by Anti-Lebanon, between which nnd the Cedar Mountain lies the narrow val ley that 6eeins to be the old "Enter ing in of Hamath." To the north, low hills rise slowly up to the horizon, and to the east the plain rolls straight out to the unseen desert beyond and to the ruined palaces of Tadmor. It is the great world's battlefield that lies below; so vast that Gettys burg and Waterloo might be fought in different corners and hardly see the smoke of each other's cannonad ing. But no modern conflict has gath ered such hosts as were drawn up here in line of battle. They came from the desert city of the Kast; came up from Syria and Palestine and Egypt through the entering in of Hamath; came as we have come, through the narrow pass leading in from the sea. Hack at the be?iu?:r.g of war-, ?!?? trained armies of Egypt fought the Hittltc and the Assyrian here Af ter Babylonian nnd Persian, Jew. nnd Syrian nnd Greek had won their last victories, it was here that Zeno bia, the beautiful, talented, ambi tious Queen of Palmyra, received her final crushing defeat at the hands of Aurelian. Here, centuries later. Crusader and Saracen battled for the land they both called Holy; here chivalrous Tancred led his armlen and noble Saladln won his brilliant victories. ? From "An Old Battlefield of the Nations/* by Lewis Gaston Lcary, In 8crlbner's. HIM Fad t* th* Orfntn. During the first throe days of thin month there was a Bach celebration at Leipzig. A certain "Herr von Hesse" figured at the organ. This la the Landgrave Alexander Frederick of House, whose brother married th* sister of the Kmperor, and who Is liiin slef the son of a Prussian I'rlncess and heir to the (irnnd Ducal crown. In spite of his position, the Landgrave leads a very retired life, surrounded by a little circle of poets and music ians, and spending most of his time playing on the organ. He has per formed several times for the benefit of charities, but always incognito. lie is almost blind, ami spends the sum mer at one of his castles, and the win ter In Paris. Th*> Mlmoari In it l>u?fjr IMrcr. "The dust blows out of the Missouri River," says Hob Burdctte. "It Is the only river in the world where the dust blows In one great column out of the river-bed. The catfish come up to the surface to sneeze. The Missouri Kiver is composed of six parts sand ?nd mud nnd four parts water. The natural color of the wab-r N seal brown, but when It roil. a lor two or three days nnd the river gets pretty wet it changes to a dark Iron-gray. A long rain will make this river ho thin that it onn easily be poured from one vessel to another, like rejil water. When it Is ordinarily dry, however, it has to be stirred with a stick before you can pour it out of anything."? Kansas City Journal. Th?< Cloltl I'leoln tli? I'lrite. It Is reported by an Ionia County pa per that the recent church collection Included a five-dollar gold piece and a notice was published that In case it was contributed by mistake the con tributor was to '"all nnd get it back. It is unworthily hinted that the publi cation was for tho purpose of ascer taining whether tho donor really was go enrous or willing to be known for a mean, stingy cuss who Intended to give ooljr a cent.? Detroit Tribune.