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lug ( igh HOUSE RUGS Our Rug Depart ment you cannot afford to miss The values h e r e are greater than ever before. RUGS 4 CROX Rugs, these have ne, We Can Furnisi And give you be obtained ft meet your ap know it. COf New Corset To be of the prescribed slimness and to assume the general outline of the season, means only to get the cor reet corset and to don it as every woman can. She has a way, a femin ine, fascinating way, of absorbing a fashion and in the corsets women have designed models tha,t make any figure conform with the present-day fashion. Corsetieres have had a thrilling year, and an opportunity to give free reign to their inspiration. All sorts of experiments have been m:ade in the interests. of .the Direc toire or even the tube figure, and while the hips have been savagely at tacked, the new models as a whole have tended toward comfort, for a decrease in numbers of bones and isteels has marked the experiment, many of the smartest French models being so lightly boned that they al low surprisingly free play to the :so muscles. The straight front line has allowed waist expansion, and models opening in front or without stiff front steels have given the digestive organs more than usual chThnee to ful fill their functions. But whether or not a woman goes in for corset ex tremes, as illustrated in bonings and fastenings, she at least has been forc ed to adopt the long corset if she at temps to wear the fashionable frocks. A short corset tightly drawn around the hips, and consequently showing a roll of flesh where it ends, or a cor set whose heavy lower edge makes a line around the hips where the dress skirt clings most smoothly, is out of the question. The :corset bones must, Iperforce. stop short of the comfort line, but the corset material, skillfuiiv eut and fitted, is continued quite.-past the hip curve. Sometimes the length is exaggerated, sometimes it is rea sonable: but in anyv event it passes Sthe curve of the hips and its lower line is lost in the looser folds of the ~dress .skirt. Tbjis corset must, of course, be held down smoothly by several sets of garters, if it does not, as in certain French models, merge into well-fitted kniekers. The great - st care must be taken to have the back lacing adjust the corset smooth ly, for the back of the Directoire skirt in a supple material shows a lnmoiness or heavy line in the under wear almost as quickly as the hips. For the reason many corsetieres urge the front lace corsets, whose back is m.y he fitted with perfect kiode Fu FU RN IS al sze.4Rgsa-Pi all sies Rugs,an at ri proval. It will be- spri AE IN AND LET'S T/ ry Features. All corsets now, as well as gowns, must be fitted with the wearer stand ing and sitting. The corset of today takes care with perfect satisfaction of every portion of the' figure ,withi t'he possible exeeption of the limbs. Some of the corset models are slit orn either side of the' front steel, th< skirt over the hips and legs being long and fastened with garters. Other' models are slit in the back and fas tened with fanged garters, which will spread when seated. Another idea is shown with a gasset of silk elastic on eit'her side, which allows the skirts of the corset to spread. In all the spring models the bust is lower with as little spread as possible, the waist should be round, the hips straight front and back straight, and there should be no evidence of the abdomen. Hints About Shirtwaist Styles and Shirtwasit Making at Home Any woman will attempt the mak ing of a shirtwaist, but by no means any woman can produce a wearable 'armnent. The fault is. not so ~much that of tailoring as' of fitting; and yet it can hardly be called fitting, either when so many :home seamntres ses will consc'ientiouslv follow' the patter1n of their b)ust measure. :rma let it go at that. And, even where somne sort of adjustment is tried, there are plenty of places where a wvord of advice would come handy. It is well worth knowing where to make alterations so as not to disturb the style of the pattern. The lines of the neck and arm size should never be cut close to the pattern, for there are places wvhere f'requently alteraztion must be made. Collars are often iard to fit ho (':ule the nleck has been cut out i :nuchi. T9 ad.inust the colar prioperly to the neck, the waist should be tried on and the neck, which has been cut too high, clipped little by little, and gently stretched until it settles into place without a wrinkle. Then the collar may be pinned about the neck, fitted comfortably and smoothly, and its lower edge carefully tacked to th'e waist neck. The very best collars are straight strips of' material, ceurved g'radually at the top to measure one quarl ter1 to one-half' f an inchhir in the back than in the front. It is possible to fit these straight collars smoothly, provided the waist is cut bia-hA enoua12h in the neek. A en!!ar' HAiCur G,S Our stock of Mat tings just received has no comparison in quality, pattern l and price. t MSltingS I :es Lower than Nberry before. lichen to Parlor U' ething that can >rices that will y ng before you It LK IT OVER. f which sets down below the throat line, gives the neck an ungraceful, thick look. A common fault is to cut out the arm size too much under the' arm. This done, .and the sleeves sewed in, the arm is pinned .to the side and los es all freedom of mot'ion; whereas, if the waist is cut high under the arm, the sleeve may be tight, yet with no disaster to the waist. When the shoulder'seams must be altered, care must be taken to keep the line true and the position right-neither too far to the front nor the back. At the base of the collar the neck line should be div-ided into three equal parts: the line from shoulder seam to shoulder seam across the front should measure exactly twice as mueh as the line from shoulder seam to shoulder seam across the back. The shoulder seam must not be too long, else the sleeve can not be fitted with the necessary trim, square look. To adjust th~e waist at he belt line, a narrow belt should be pinned about the waist, and to this the fullness should be tacked, keep ing the seams and the line of fullness as perpendicular as possible. ' When making a sk-irt, remember a skirt, even when properly made, will swvav in the wearing. This is caused by the many bias lines. To avoid this, choose, if poss'ible, a skirt patterni with many gores, especially if the0 skirt is to be worn edntinuously for street or office wear. The gored skiria a re more fashionable this season a'sy-I way. The many seams give addea -strength to the skirt, and the bias edge on the bottom is not wide enoiugh to cause any serious damage from sagging, and, as a rule, will not fall in. ugly lines. In cutting out a skirt paittern there is always one gore which fllows the line of the selvagec. Ia th opp)osite side oif the :gr is b is In joininug the zores tog2ether' one bia ed"e must alwayvs h)e sewed agai'nst one straight edgec to prevenit the skirt from saggingi. W\ith the skirts that have *a center seam in front, and that .are cut to hang straight from a line three or four in ches above the top of the waist, there is a pad attachment just in front. it is made of cotton and inelosed in tihe lining material, so that the inside of the skirt will look neat. It is about four inches long and two inches wide, and runs down the center seam di reetly over the waist line. It keeps the skirt fr.om sinking inl. whicb is alwvays inartistic. Amateurs do not always know this triek; anid they won der' why it is they cannot always keep Early Sprin New York. April 8.-I have just come back from an early inspection of spring hats, and as I wended my way homeward in a taxicab a mental register of my thoughts would read somewhat like the following: "Wo men may some day (heaven save the mark) dominate polities with the bal lot. but at the present moment they don't even dominate their own per s-al affairs in the matter of clothes. 'Why,' said a suffragette to me the other day, 'men not only dictate to us what we shall eat, being all maie bakers, butchers and caterers, but they dictate everything we shall wear.' 'Yes,' I agreed, 'men dictate to us what we shall wear, from puffs and hats to dresses and shoes. Then the horrid creatures laught at us for adopting their fashions, and some of them certainly are silly enough to call forth amusement. But, then, men, say the weaker sex, ;have no sense of humor.' " It needs, though, no specially devel oped sens-e of humor to appreciate the absurdities of the spring millinery that Parisian artists have provided for our delectation. This assortment is more rediculous than anything women have been called-upon to weai for years in the way of headgear fol lv. Some of the new models rival in absurdity the "Merry Widow" of last season. The new piece of sensa tionalism, however, does not score as did the "widow" in circumference, but in altitude. It arises perpendicu larly from the face to quite an awe in spiring height. Yet, indeed; the can caturists are going to have fine sport with the huge turbans and the "chop ping bowl" hat, which, when car ried out in shirred silk, siggests a bird-eage, when of coarsely plaited and interlaced straw a workbasket and in another lighter guise a lamp shade. In reality this "chopping bowl" model is a big, overshadow ing, curved top affair and, as I said, looks like an inverted bowl with a submerged human face inside it. Ev ery possible material seems to be used for the making of this remarkable dh-apeau, from the most filmy lace and gauze .to utilitarian pongee and linen. Even when carried out in straw the effeet is wonderful, for in many instances the millinery artist contri ves to manipulate the straw into sur prising knots and twists, and where the braid itself can not be depended THEY and Sell Pi-rc 'PO Puy re e Wagons, plmets onhad g Millinery. upon to bring about the desired humpy appearance great balls and buttons of straw are distributed over the hat to help out the effect of eccen tricitv. But milliners are agreed un I animously that the shape is becoming and chic. This particular hat when seen in perfection .hades the face right down to the eyes. It is not un duly large, and it is quite round in its normal state, with its curved brim of straw or plaited lace or ribbon sup porting a full crown. But there are others. It is an undoubted fact that these exaggerated "chopping bowl" hats are not every woman 's wear. At a smart Fifth avenue establishment I saw two hats of the kind just describ ed. One of these might possibly have been called a "cloche,'' but the de scription would not be correct, for it was just an inverted bowl. The brim was of closely plaited eream lace and the full crown of black spotted tulle over a gold tissure. The second hat was still more bowl-like, with a huge crown of coarse straw and a border of roses all round the brim. The only other trimming was a wide band of black velvet ribbon, which was care lessly twisted about the crown and then knotted at the back, the ends falling over the back of the dress. Now, if you don't like the "chop ping bowl" and are young and pretty enough, there is for you a bonnet shape-cabriolet, it is called-in which you can lose your identity so completely that your nearest relative would not recognize you in it unless he got -a full view of your face. These confections are like the old fashioned bonnets of long ago and frame the face in the same coal seut tle style, but the model droops so low at the back of the head that the hair and neck are concealed. The new bonnet has fascinating strings of tulle qr ribbon that are brought from the back and tied in a full bow under the chin. A delightful cabriolet shape shown me at another shop was of a soft, pli able fancy straw in a light tan shade. The straw braid was scantily plaited about the face, and under the brim was a frill of lace. The principal trimming was of plaited lace that made the fluf-fy crown, around which were bouquets of tiny rosebuds and forgetmenots placed in a prim little row. The ties on this bonnet were of BUY THE it Most Reasonat eli & sT OFFICE BLO also leaders in Buggies and Fai A full stock al Call and see the would be prettiness itself on the right girl, but it is a style that is not to be rashly chosen. I inquired of a famous artistic mil liner whether the large hat was out of the running. "The big hat that was thrown out of the back door re cently by the fashionables nowire turns by the front door," was her phira.ing of the situation.- To sub stantiate her claim madame produced a charming black crinoline hat trim med with big silver edelweiss and its foliage in gray velvet; also a rose colored erinoline elhapeau wreathed with black ferns. So it looks as if the fight in millinery the coming spring and summer will still be 'be tween the large and small hat. Catherine Talbot. Dickens's Mustache. Tit-Bits. Among some stories told the other day by Mr. W. P. Frith, the Royal Academician, -who at 90 years of age smokes six edgrs a day and sis up until midnight playi'g cards, is thie following concerning Gbarles 'ick ens: Frith, many years ago, was com nissioned ito paint a portrait of the novelist. "There was a hitch about ithe first sitting," says the nonagen arian. "Dickens had started grow ing a mustahe, which -was considered almost a crime in those days. The de lay in the sitings contined, and one morning, when we expected ito find Diekens had relented and had shaved off his mustadhe, to 6ur dismay he had started growing more har on his chin. Laindseer called that morning, and he gave a great atart when he saw Di&ens's face. Dikems ten took the ball by the boons. 'I say,. old fel-ow, you don't seem to notife this,' he said, pointing to his mus tache. "Oh, yes, I do,' was the re ply. 'It enables me to see less of you, rand that's -an advantage." The Right Direction. Tradesman. A swaggerer undertook to puzzle the witty Bishop of Albany by sud denly asking him in a large company the question,, "Can you give me a plain, simple direction to get to Heav en?" "Yes,'' imediately replied the Bishop; "turn to the right and keep straight on.'' FOR NICE pork chops and . steaks J. C. Samp16, old dispensary stand. 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