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? With woidin to couuad.
AW? all elae I loved moet well
? . , Wkt mm couM ttodenUnd;
WU de ir vm thing* far off, far off, but
nothing Mar at hand.
Oh, now it waa the eonaet iato
Beyond the weather-vane:
And now it waa the chime I heard
*rom belfry-tower* of Spain;
wrt never yet the little leaf tnat tapped
my window-pane.
Heigh-ho, the wiatful thing*
That reach, a* I did then,
f?j? i>M *w the heart rf yoath
With eager why and whea!
'Ami never eye take* (teed of them, in all
the world of men.
mjoaenhine Preston Peabody, in Harper's
Magazine. J
THE RED LIGHT
By H. I. CLEVELAND
N the days when the Union
Pacific Railroad was fight
ing for traffic and exis
tence the division between
Evanston, Wyo., and Og
I
?en, L tah, wan considered to be about
M dangerous* for an engine run as any
between Omnha and Bait Lake. Trav
elers knew tbe dash out of Evanston
?nd then the rush into canyons, gorges,
tbe tortuous ways of Weber's. Weav
Wa. E<-ho and Pulpit Rock. to say
nothing of the Devil's Slide and the
Bridal Veil Falls. The track was
rough, the curves almost right angles.
Hides numerous, and enemies of the
Poad everywhere. Miners, stockmen,
pioneers and Indians did not meet ear
ly railroad building with that cordial
ity that their successors have. They
liiought little of drawing a rail, burn
ing a culvert or starting a loose mass
of rock from its perch for a slide down
lo the track and In the way of on
coming trains. In consequence wrecks
were frequent and disastrous.
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One of the early engineers was n
man by the name of "Short" Trendy.
? youngster of twenty-two. full of gin
ger and nerve and a capable em
ploye. His fireman was younger tlinn
be ? eighteen? and by name "Fat"
Briawold. They were mutual admir
era of each other. "Fat" regarded
?"Short" as the bravest man that ever
touched a throttle, and he could give
reasons for Ids belief. "Short" ad
mired "Fat" because he never failed
Yk performing his duty. "Short" was
Jnmarried. but engaged *to a settler's
Daughter who lived with her father in
Pne of the mountain clefts near the
Devil's Slide. "Sliort" and "Fat" had
fflven this cleft the name of "Alice No.
I," the first part of the title being the
pame of the sweetheart and the last
art tbe -estimate placed upon her both
y lover and friend. Just west of the
Heft was a great bend in the track,
ftbove which hung tons and tons of
mountain shale and roek. liable under
proper pressure to descend and bury
pot only the track, but any train whicii
plunged into it.
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M8hort ' and "Fat" hauled coal west
Srom Evanston to Ogden and fruit
Mat from Ogden to Evanston. They
fan on no particular time card in those
flays. They were supposed to get
over the track Just as fast as their old
Cash loned mogul could and to keep
Ptit of the way of anything that bad a
faster schedule tlion they. They never
?wung by "Alice No. 1." day or night,
but what there was the figure of a
roung girl standing at the bend waving
ft band and throwing kisses? the band
was for "Fat" and the kissea for
*Sliort." If it was night when they
Circled through the mountains they
knew the girl was there because she
llways carried a red lamp. She had
?aid to "Short" early In their engage
ment:
"That red lamp won't mean dnnger.
M It generally docs elsewhere. Hed's
my color, and when you see that lamp
before .vou hit tne bend, you'll know
that the track Is clear, that I'm well.
? nd that I love you."
So week after week the special
freight swept through the canyon,
whistling shrilly, and never a miss of
tbe Alice of "Alice No. 1." It was
something to see "Short" hang way
out of his cab when he caught sight
?f her and skilfully drop at her feet
lome little package of trinkets which
he had bought for her In the town. It
was something also to see "Fat" man
fully salute his partner's future bride,
?nd giving a few extra tugs at the
whistle cord for her honor.
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Everybody on the line knew of
"Short's* girl and the bend she
tfatched Other engineers would look
for her, but she was never visible un
til an engine's scream way down the
?anyon told her that "Short's" mogul
was coming. Then she took her place
?nd then she saw the man of her love.
This had been going on for about six
months, and "Short" was beginning to
think of his wedding day, when one
lay the mountain rains set In and tre
mendous slides descended on the
tracks. "Short" escaped all harm for
Ihe time, but he was very fearful of
the mass of drift above the bend at
"Alice Xo. 1."'
"Don't worry about that." -said
wFat." Alice will watch that, and
?re'll get tin signal sure If there's
trouble there."
So on a September night tliey came
plunging down to "Alice No. t"
through the mist and howl of the wind
tnd there wns the welcome red light.
? nd back of It the shadow of the girl.
Bhe was probably noo feet from the
bend and the upheld shale. Ju*t as
the engine was abreast of her and
Short," leaning out so that he could
?ee her face, a scream came from her
lips. There was n rumble up the
mountain aide*, a crashing of things,
pM awful roir and tit* bond at "Alice
No. 1" was wMmr MM li u m?
Itnrhr of nek tad ill? staff.
"Short" had Mlj 800 fast to work
In tad bad bracks so Us train. Hs
rrrmsd, "Fat" vorklBf with him;
hs dropped tbs ssnd sad whistled for
ths rssr hsad brakes, bat what could
hs da? Jump? Hs was not built that
.waj. Hs aad "Fat" west with their
engine and trajn Into the maas and
stajsd there.
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After s long time the ann came out
of the clonda around the peaka. the
lacks In th* damp valleys piped cheeri
ly. and ths Isnf "halloo** of ths cow
men rang o*er the groea ranges. At
**Allce No. 1** the wreckera had taken
ont a ruiaed mogul the battered forma
of two men and laid them In the sun
light. The cold face of one was turned
up to the burning eyes of a young girl,
who could not weep or speak. By her
aide waa an old red light.? Chicago
Record-Herald.
A PROSE POEM.
Tomcfclug L?tt*r of llMlgutira Wrlttu
by mm Ag?4 Woaua Clark.
An aged woman clerk of the Pension
Office resigned recently and did so
In a letter to Commissioner Ware, of
which the following is about one
fourth:
"It is with peculiar sadness that I
place my hand In the horny old palm
which has so long extended bread and
shelter to me and mine, saying. 'Good
by. Uncle Sam.' As one who sails
from a port where years of deepest
meaning and solemn earnestness have
been spent? where the surges call with
voices of friends and comrades whose
tender sympathy and helpful hands
have sweetened with hydromel the cup
of rue God's children all must drink
so turn I from the old building where
some of my tenderest memories are
garnered, and where I and my two
helpless children were shepherded out
of the storm Into the fold of a great
and good Government. Iu *ookiug
backward upon a long experience it
seems to me that only 'the true, the
beautiful and the good' arise to greet
us, for they are the real things? the
immortal part of our life on earth. The
rest has dropped froiu us as the worn
garments of our upward struggle; of
ten tear stained, perhaps blood dyed
In some dark Gethscmane known only
to <>od and the soul."
"(Seer* said Ware. "You could set
that to music and sing It."? New York
World.
foitil asQneeti.
A silver haired American woman is
still living who posed for many a day
as Queen of England. And she still
recalls with a shudder the burdeu of
forty pounds of royal clothes which she
wore for so many weary hours.
Shortly after the coronation of Queen
Victoria the society of St. George and
St. Aodrew, of Philadelphia, commis
sioned Mr. Thomas Sully to paint a
portrait of the Queen in her coronation
robes. The artist went to England, ac
companied by his daughter. Blanche,
a young lady of eighteen. The Queen
received him graciously and sat for
him until the etaion nu n ununu
him till the head was finished. She
then relinquished the task to the art*
ist's daughter, who sat dressed in the
Queen's robes for many n long day.
Mr. Sully received $40,000 for the por
trait, and Miss Blanche was made
happy by an autograph letter from
the Queen and the present of a dia
mond ring.? New York Herald.
Oil Your Umbrella.
A former peddler, now a rich insur
ance man. stood in a sheltered corner
during a big storm and watched the
umbrellas go to pieces as the wind hit
them full force. "Probably all those
umbrellas are wrecks because of the
lack of a little oil/.' he said. "That's a
trick I learned as a peddler. An um
brella is primarily a thing of Joints,
and to keep it in good condition the
Joints should be oiled. I found that
nearly all umbrellas break in the Joints
first, and why shouldn't they? The
Joints are never oiled, and yet are ex
pected to respond easily to sudden
open lug. To get the best use out of
nu uiv.brelln the Joints should be oiled
first with coal oil or kerosene, to clean
off the rust, and then with a lubricat
ing oil to make them work easily.
Thus treated au umbrella's framework
will Inst indefinitely." ? Wilkesbarro
Leader.
Forcing Flower* With Chloroform.
Lilies of the valley, azaleas, deutzlaa
and lilacs liuve shown themselves sus
ceptible to ether or chloroform, and M.
Leblanc lias reported to the Societe
Centrale d'Hortlcultnre de Nancy his
success In experiments with the latter
drug. On February 19 tnst he chloro
formed some plants of azalea mollis,
giving them about half the quantity ho
would have used had It been ether, and
exposing them to the action of the va
por for about forty-eight hours. They
were at once removed to a greenhouse
at a temperature of sixty-five degrees
Fahrenheit. From March 5 the flow
ers began to expand a little and at
tained about their full dimensions on
the 8th. whereas plants grown for com.
parlson were not expanded until March
21.? London Lancet.
The Water Hat.
The Berlin tire brigade is experiment
ing with a device called a water hat.
It consists of the addition to the or
dinary helmit of a circular hose which
sprays water at an angle of forty-five
degrees In a downward direction. The
pipe which leads to this hose Is to be
attached to the nozzle of an ordinary
fire hose.
When in use the fireman Is protected
as far as his head and face are con
cerned, by a curtain of water, which
besides Its coolness, gives him pure
air to breathe, even In the midst of a
dense siaoke, as it acts as a condensing
medium and also as a filtcrer.? New
York Tribune.
lT?e of Synonym*,
A teacher In one of the Brooklyn
schools, wishing to enlarge the vocab
ulary of her class iu English composi
tion. asked cnch member of It to write
a sentence containing synonyms of the
wqrd "ran" and "tale." One Utile fol
low having laboriously looked up the
definition* la his small dictionary, sub.
mltted the following highly descrip
tive result:
"A dog trickled down the street with
a tin can tied to his narrative."?
Brooklyn Eagle. ? ?
New York City.? Eton jacket* utv ,
imoug the most fashionable coats of
the season and are given the broad
shoulder line of fashion bj means of
various capes, cope collars and the like.
This one, designed by May Mantou,
is peculiarly jaunty and smart, and in
cludes both the narrow vest and cape
collar, tlie latter being optional, bow
ever. As shown It is made of earth
brown broadcloth with vest and trim
ming of fancy braid and is stitched
with corticelll silk, but all the suiting
materials of the season arc equally
appropriate and plain sleeves ran be
substituted for the full ones whenever
desired.
The blouse Is mnde with fronts and
back, the former being fitted by means
of single darts, and Is arranged over
the narrow vest. The cape collar Is
separate and Is finished with a turn
over collar, the two being arranged
over the Kton and outlining the vest.
The full sleeves are mnde In one piece
each and finished with flare cufTs. but
the tight sleeves are in regulation coat
style, stitched to simulate cuffs.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is four and five-eighth
yards twenty-one inches wide, four
yards twenty-seven Inches wide, or
XTON JACKET.
A Bnm iilllml.
Oue of the moat vwful device# for
the careful housewife Is what Is called
"a broom petticoat." It is Died to
brush down the wall, nud ia a pre
ventive asalnat cobwebs. It la made
of cream canton iannel. and looka
much like a petticoat with lta double
frill and nCw atrlnga of tape. It opens
at the aide, and haa tapes to secure 1L
Including the frill. It Is twenty -three
inches long.
Wmhw'i Saaklac Jacket.
The lateat innovation in the world of
dress is the ladies' smoking Jacket.
From a modlstic point of view this is
the most delightful garment lu the
world, following strictly on the lines
of a man's smoking coat, with pale
pink, blue or bu? facings and Jeweled
buttons.
Floral Ctwlu la PUr? of Btadi.
Floral chains are taking the place
of the bead ones, which have been so
popular until recently. These floral
fancies are made of ribbon or silk, and
are worn chain fashion. Violets, bou
ton roses and forget-me-nots are tho
favorites.
Attract!** Little Tie*.
Now that the i880 effects prevail, it
Is necessary to wear something extra
round the throat, and the most attrac
tive little tlea are being composed of
ermine nud sable, with cravats of
cream pleated chiffon.
Til* Popalar Parasol.
The parasol of plain silk with ap
pliques of lace, velvet or embroidery
will vie with those of fancy silk for
Kiipremacy. as the chiffon trimmed sun
shade is quite passe.
A Mew Belt.
Dark colored leather bolt*, stnmped
with heavy gold designs, are Intended
t > be worn with costumes which In
clude some gold embroidery or passe
menterie.
Krceptlon Frock*.
Afternoon roception frocks appear to
A Late Design by May Manton.
two yards forty-four Inches wide, with
three yards of braid and three yards
of lace to trim as illustrated.
A l'oetlcal Troimiiemi.
Where Is the American heiress who
can boast a trousseau of thirty cos
tumes, lu which every stitch lias a po
etic and symbolic significance? A
wardrobe of this kind is in the posses
sion of Mine. Wong, the wife of the
Vice-Couimlssioner from China to the
St. Louis World's Fair. These won
derful dresses were unpacked the oth
er day at the Wong residence in St.
Louis. No two of the gowns were alike
und many of them are woven in an en.
tire piece. The exquisite workman
ship in the robes is beyond the power
of description. All are embroidered
in so delicate a fashion that an artist's
brush could not have delineated them
more perfectly. Kaeli flower and em
blem worked 011 the gown of a Chinese
woman of rank signifies some beauti
ful sentiment. A robe embroidered
with plum blossoms speaks the poetry
of life. The phoenix, with Its out
stretched wings, denotes wedded hap
piness. To the uninitiated eye this
wealth of embroidery is the perfection
of the artist's skill, but to the Chinese
husband each sprig and blossom, bird
and butterfly, carries Its own message
of love.? Chicago News. .
nfromliif Hut* of lltibbcr.
The gossamer rubber silk lined au
tomobile hoods are not unbecoming,
especially to the piquant faced woman.
These hoods are gnthered full In front
over the hat and fall long and stratixht
around the face under the chin to the
back. A hat Is also made of this rub
ber which lias n bright silk lining. It
looks like any other chapenu, and is
trimmed with rosettes and frills of J
the same, sometimes reversed to give 1
the needed touch of color, I
!*1rI<1 Mercerised ('ittivn*.
Mercerized canvas, taking the place
of old-time Scotch ginghnm. Is shown
lu plaids of all si7.es. While costing
seventy-five cents a yard, narrow
width, it will fur outwear cheaper ma
terial. It is particularly suitable for
summer traveling or seaside wear, as
It needs 110 Marching nnd does not
crush easily. An ecru ground, plaided
with various colors. Is exceptionally
pretty in this material.
be made in all tbe lighter and softly
clinging fubrlcs, with tiny little ga lift
ings, pleating* and ruchings and entire
deux or medallions of lace.
Th? Now Stlk*.
The new summer silks ure shown In
scroll and other designs, but in these
also the small dot and narrow stripe
take precedence.
Oirl'ft Continue.
The combination of box pleats with
tucks is an exceedingly effective one
that Is much In vugue. This very
charming little frock, designed by May
Mnntou. shows them used most satis
factorily and is adapted to the entire
range of seasonable fabrics, simple
childish wools as well as washable
stuffs, but is shown in white batlsle
ligured with blue.
The frock consists of waist and
skirt. The waist is ihade over a body
lining which is smoothly fitted and
the two close separately at the centre
back. The sleews are tucked to be
snng above the elbows and full below
and are gathered Into straight cuffs.
The skirt Is cut In seven gores, nil the
seams being concealed by the pleats.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size (twelve years) is ten
oilll/s ? OHTWMH.
I
yards twe:i?y-onc inchet wide, tight 1
and oi:e-fourlh yr.rd? twenty-seven I
inches wide, or flro and ouofouitfe !
yards forty-four inches tvide.
IN
WOMAN'S
REALM
THE "SUCCESSFUL" WOMAN.
IteltotiM OUim4 From "ITho'i Who,"
Ak*? H?? "SucfMifali."
Tbere are so many and such various
standards of success that It would be
unfair to apply one to tbe exclusion of
others; but tbe writer in the Popular
Science Monthly for January, who
groups as tbe successful women of
America the women who lave found
admission into the biographical en
cyclopaedia which calls itself "Who's
Who in America." applies at least a
convenient and obvious standard. Not
all tbe successful women of America,
by any means, are to be found in tbat
excellent complication, but all tbe wo
men who are there must have achieved
some sort of success, or their names
would not bave been entered.
Tbe writer in question. Amanda
Carolyn Kortbrop. has taken the trou
ble to pick out and to classify certain
leading facts in the women's biograph
les in Who's Who. Iier statistics as
to age lack completeness, for tbe tra
ditional reluctance of women to be
communicative on that ooint has led
seven out of every teu women in the
list to Ignore the request for informa
tion on tbat subject. But as to other
matters, some interesting facts are
disclosed. For example, the occupa
tion which seems most to lead to suc
cess Is that of "author" under which
comprehensive term are grouped nov
elists. essa3*lsts. historians, poets and
"writers" but not journalists, who
form a class by themselves. Of tbe
!?70 women Included, 4N7 are authors,
103 artists, ninety-one educators, six
ty-tive journalists, fifty-nine actresses,
forty-three musicians, twenty-seven
social reformers, twenty-one physic
ians. thirteen ministers, etc.
The tendency of successful women
to marriage does not seem great, the
percentage of married women being
only flfty-four. Twelve of the thir
teen miulstcrs and eight out of the
nine lawyers are married, but outside
of these two classes there Is no group
In the list which shows more than six
ty per cent, married. Among educa
tors the percentage Is tbe lowest of
all. only 27.3. Perhaps this Is due to
the fact that so many school boards
make the marriage of a woman teach
er a ground for her dismissal.
As to education, the statistics are
Incomplete, but so far as they go they
show that 11.7 per cent, of the women
were educated in public schools, thlr
ty-four per cent. In private schools and
15.5 per cent. In colleges. This is a
somewhat disappointing exhibit for
the higher education, but as a partial
explanation. It must be borne in miml
that a considerable number of these
women nre at an age which Implies
a youth In a period when women's col
leges were not so numerous or of so
high a grade ns they now are. The
largest percentage of college bred wo
men is found among scientists, minis
ters and educators, but. even the num
ber of educators who have had a col
lege training is less than one-half,
while In all tie other professions less
than one-fourth are college women.
Perhaps the most surprising tiling in
this comparison is that It seems to
show that three times as many of
these successful women gained their
education In private as in pulpit*
schools.? Boston Transcript.
Health Note*.
Many families that number dyspep
tics among their members are now tak
ing what might be termed the toast
cure, toast being substituted for bread
at every meal. In many cases the good
results have been rapid. However, the
toast made in the ordinary way? that
Is, soggv within and scorched outside
?will not benefit. The bread must be
thoroughly dried out in the oven be
fore to., sting, then brought to a gold
en brown. Perhaps more than one
dyspeptic sufferer could trace his mis
ery to soggv bread. Even "second
day" bread is not dry enough for a
delicate stomach, and. contrary to nil
erroneous Idea held by many, toast
properly made does not cause a slug
i glsh state of the system or work any
I other evil.
A specialist Is thn treatment of ear
troubles explains that cotton used to
protect the ear in sea bathing should
first be immersed in hot olive oil. A
tcaspoonful of the oil held over the
Inmp is sufficient and the cotton Is
dipped and soaked in it and then
squeezed as dry as possible. Only a
small piece is needed, the speelalist
pointing out that wads much too large,
are. as a rule, forced into the ear pas
sage. Persons with chronic or fre
quently recurring ear trouble should
take this same precaution for the daily
bath. Emphasis must be added, how
ever, against the habitual use of cot
ton In the ear, which is a practice that
speedily makes the organ sensitive,
and must be permanently continued
or inflammation follows a single omis
sion.
Whelt i fllrl MlintiM Ilj??e a l,otfr,
It is rather a difficult matter to soy
exactly at what :iro a jrirl should have
a lover. Circumstances alter cases,
and an age which might b^ applicable
to one girl, would be (inadvisable in
the case of another. One Is fairly safe
In saying, however, that in the great
majority of 1?> vo affairs, the happiest
are those which are never thought
about until a uirl has passed h ?t twon
tl.Mh birthday, Ily that time a airl
may be snld to have reached 1'io ns?t?
of discretion. Sli<? has probably h.ad
opportunities of meeting v irions type* I
of men. sained a clear li-.sight into |
thetr characteristics, and acquired that j
knowledge of men and 1 1 1 ?? 5 r way*
which prevents her fixing her thoughts |
and affections on the first man who at
tracts her particular attention.
She has cot past the schoolgirl age,
when a maiden is apt to vqje every
member of the opposite sex charming
and lovable, if able to talk and tiirt
In a fascinating manner. The sensible
girl who Is well past her teens, how
ever, probes deeper beneath the sur
face, so to speak, and does not judge
a man when he is on his best behav
ior nt a ball or a party. It Is quite
possible, of course, for her to make a
mistake, anil bestow her affections on
one who is unworthy of them. But
the girl of twenty or twenty -one makes
fewer mistakes in estimating a man's
character than sweet sixteen or sev
enteen, ami consequently saves her
self much unhappiness by choosing at
the right time no lover but "Mr
Right."
A Lovable Old Woman.
You sometimes see a woman whose
old age Is as exquisite as was the per
feet bloom of her youth. You womler
how this has come about: you wonder
how it Is her life has been a long and
happy one. says the Palladium. Hero
are some of the reasons:
She knew how to forget disagreeable
things.
She kept her nerves well in hand and
inllietcd them on no one.
She mastered the art of saying pleas*
ant things.
She diil not expect too much from lier
friends.
She made whatever work came to
her congenial.
She retained her illusions and did
not believe all the world wicked and
unkind.
She relieved the miserable anil sym
pathized with the sorrowful.
She never forgot that kind words
and a smile cost nothing, but arc price
less treasures to the discouraged.
She did unto others as she would bo
done by, and now that old age has
come to her. and there Is a halo of
white linir about her head, she is loved
and considered. This Is the secret of
a long life and a happy one.
Never Go Kinpty-Hnnded.
This is what mother used to say to
me so many times when 1 was a child
If I was going upstairs, I must look
about me to see if there wasn't some
thing downstairs that I could carry
up and put into Its place: and so ou
from one part of the house to another.
She always said it would be a great
help In one's housekeeping and save
lots of unnecessary steps If they would
just remember that little rule. and. al
though 1 fail in many ways to practice
all the good things she taught me. 1
very often liml myself laying to the
children as they help about the work:
Never go empty handed, says tho
Broun Book. Children have such a
wonderfully unconscious way of walk
ing right over things Instead of pick
ing them up nml restoring them to
their proper places. So 1 shall often
repent the little rule to them, partly
to help them and partly to relieve my
own feelings at their carelessness, and
If they do not always obey the iujuue*
tion now while they are young, they
may in after years remember It as one
of mother's little helpful rules.
Colored luces increase in favor.
Accordion pleats liave a new lease
of life.
Belts of silk, embroidered by hand in
black and gold, are new.
A mauve voile striped with tiny
white hairlines I* attractive.
The winter's long fur stoles are re*
produced now in taffeta and lace.
"Trim the skirts of your gown* with
deep folds which give the effect of
tucks.
With the thin frock a broad sash of
the material set with lace insertions
is to he worn.
The handkerchief my lady carries
with a black costume Is flounced with
black chantllly.
Ordinary twine In Its natural color
Is woven into designs to form a strik
ing cape collar.
Some of the linen shirt waists have
no collar, the neck being finished with
embroidered scallops.
The fashionable contour has lost it?
slim haughtiness and alms now at
dimpled plumpness.
Ornamental stocks are of net cov
ered with opalescent spangles put or
to overlap each other.
A successor to the wrist-hag Is flu?
pocketbook or wallet hung on chain?
or on two leather handles.
A pretty frock of Parsifal blue ha?
big medallions of clun.v lace set in the
panels of skirt, waist and sleeves.
Coats, by the way. loose or belted,
in black, white or even lace r.re very
fashionable now. and there is a whis
per that very pale, pMst el -colored lace
one# will be worn during the summer.
A very odd but stylish costume has
n skirt of green linen and a white lace
Jacket, of tlio old blazer style, over a
thin waist. Collar, cuffs and big pock
et flaps are of the linen with edgings
or narrow gold braid.
Another of tin- sai'i" cclor hut light
er weave is inaiie very simply. The
skirt is built of three ><ant flounces,
and the plain Id iiiso lias a square cut ;
yok?\ <?ii it. and around the edges of
each tiounce, ar-> cmbruidu'ed a gr4c* j
Cul *yra y of dufoie*.
Potato Ft*.
reel and slice half a dozen potatoes
ind chop iliree small oulous. Butter
l deep bilking dish and lay In a layer
>f potatoes, then oue of onious. and a
iprinkllng of chopped cold meat. Sea*
ton with salt and pepper; then repeat
the layers aud rover the whole with a
?rust made as for pies and rolled
:wlce as thick as for the ordinary pie.
Hake slowly until tbc vegetables are
lone.
tntrnnnon ,
Equal quantities of mashed potatoes
ind lioiled greens. salt, pepper, butter,
me egg. Mix the potatoes and greens
wgetber. season with salt and pepi>er.
nld a little butter and the egg welt
>eaten. Butter a basin and shake in
tome browned bread erumbs: put in
he potatoes and greens, and bake in
i hot oven for three-quarters of au
lour. Turn out of the basin and
u a vegetable dish.
Whole Wheat 0*m?.
Mix two cupfuls of whole wheat
lour with oue teaspoonful ol* salt and
:wo teaspoonfuls of sugar; beat the
rolks of two eggs and add one cupful
if milk to them; add the milk and
?ggs to the flour, beat until smooth and
idd one cupful of lukewarm water;
rhen well beaten add the whites of
he eggs beaten stiff and two level
4?a spoon fuls of baking powder; till
lot greased gem pans ami bake in a
lot oven twenty-five minutes.
Flalt a la lUlno.
Free one pound of cold cooked cod
isli or haddock from all skin aud bone;
>ick it into small pieces; put two level
tablespoon fuls of butter in ? frying
)au; when it has melted add two level
iiblcspoonfuls of flour: stir until
smooth: then add one cupful of cold
liilk a little at a time, one level tea
spoonful of salt and a little pepper;
mt this over hot water: beat t.se yolk
?f one egg: add it to the tish and cook
me minute: add a little chopped parl
ey: serve on toast or till paper cases
?r shells; spread over some buttered
?ruuibs and brown in quick oven.
IClhbon Cake.
One cup of sugar, one-half cup of
?utter. two-thirds of a cup of sweet
nilk. two cjjgs, one teaspoonful of
Team of tartar, oue-half teaspoonful
?f soda and two cups of flour. Flavor
vith lemon or almond. Put two-thirst
?f the mixture in two oblong pans,
iml to the remaining third add one
arge tablespoon fill of molasses, two
birds cup of chopped raisins, a littla
diced citron, a little grated nut uieg
ind one tablespoonful of flour. Bake
n one sheet. Put the sheet together
vhile warm, with cranberry or any,
art Jelly.
To restore t In* color of cashmere that
ins been splashed with mud. sponge
he discolored parts with water, with
i small piece of soda dissolved in it.
Toilet soaps may he bought in
luantity as advantageously as latin
Iry soaps. Fine toilet soaps need dry*
ng and ripening, just as much as the
?oarser varieties of the laundry.
Mix fresh Philadelphia cream eli-vse
villi cayenne pepper and paprika.
Wold in a ball and scud to the table
0 be eaten with apples or pears ut
lessert. It Is good with saltines or
>lher crackers with the salad.
A growing plant should be kept In
iie room with a piano, ways a piano
.uiM?r. As iong as the plant thrives
lie plaim will. The reason that a pl
iiio is injured by a dry. overheated
?ooiii is (hat all the moisture is taken
ml of liie sounding hoard. The board
s forced into tin* case so tightly that
t bulges lip in tln< centre, anil though
lie wood is supposed to be as dry as
)ossihlc when this is done, it contain*
ionie moisture, and gather* more on
lamp days. When this moisture U
Iried out the board flattens and finally
?racks,
A bedroom set for a young ylrl ir>
vliite enameled wood with pink roses
vns admired. The bed was of wood,
vitli a rather high headboard of a
graceful shape. and the roses wore ills*
>ose<l over it carelessly. The dressing
?f the bed was original. There was a
?oil bolster covered with cretonne pink
?oses on a cream ground, and the
ipread was of the same material. This
vas cut to exactly lit the top of the
jiattress. and had a full rutlle, which
lid not, however, hang over the sides,
>ut were tucked III along the sides.
The effect was of a full puff. All tln?
cushions, etc.. of the room were in this
?retonne, and the curtains were barred
liinity, with a <phiint. old-fashioned
valance of cretonne.
The use of cooking thermometers,
uliicli until recently was almost tlior
uigldy confined to hotels and restau
?ants. Is increasing in private kit
?hens. Most modern housekeeper*
'omit them nowadays as necessities.
Hid they are lo be found in any house.
!uriiishing shop. They register a scale
>f temperature which somewhat" e.v
?eeds 400 degree*. In addition they
ndicate at what temperature different
Heats ? should be cooked. Mutton
leeds the lowest temperature, :toi? de
crees: beef requires J'.lo demei's. and
y?rk and veal each degrees. I'.ivad
1 ml pastry need I'M degrees, but bis
Miits inttst have t.'Hi degrees. I'lain
?ake bgkes well at .".'Jo degrees, while
tpongc cake needs only !M)0 degrees.
I'lie thermometers, which cosv fro:n
f:; to can b?? used in boiling wu* of
jv lal u* well as in the oven.