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hz&tfLrsiil.. . ?k. the (run will not stick. mind, it pfMfni itly each picture has taken snd your dssrts. ling your eyes ? from it helps jm in the lssst; _ ply because your * will not stay tm?# Whst mskss the mirror's Pictures so fs Is thst they ibor sll the Sins of 70k Bsre o( toLelol Custom and toleran?*' Kindly have fcnt them Out in the world? Show sll the sins of You shorn of tfcs backgrop**4 Of other men's Sins. Out in the world here Surety this background* Being of color ? r And sibstsnee alike, - Tones down and dwsrfa Your own villsiny's hgurs. Only the tnllrof ? onacience that hangs .'n the room Oi your soul ? ?ives you no background, ? Jives yon flo clothing ?iivea you reflections Terribly naked? <iives you reflections You cannot escape. ?New York Journal. W\ IVE years before when Solomon Green had asked Ttrcah Hitchcock to be come the second Mrs. Green she had tartly re rused tli? honor. "I aiu't much of a beauty," she had told him, "but no warmed-over affection fur me, thank you, 8olomon Green." Salomon hod reasoned all. in vain. * "Why, Uriah." he pleaded, "It ain't no ways natural fur wimmen to lire alone. Every mornlr' your chimbly la the first thing I look at, an* If I wasn't to see the smoke a comln' out of iLl'd be acared to death thlnkin' gon was robbed, or killed or suntliin'. "What's tbe use In ua' keepin' up two housqs when one would do Jest as Well?" Since that time tbe two had hardlj exchanged a dozen words. Solomon hat ant married, neither bad Tirzah. and now on tbe night before her for lletb birthday sbe sat looking around her orderly, little borne with tbe most desolate feeling at her heart aha had known for years. To-morrow would be her birthday. Mechanically she had gone through a few preparations for that rather du bious festival. The smallest ben from ber flock wfla curled up ready for roasting Inside tbe same pan In which ber hens had been roasted for the last fifteen years. A green apple pie sat on tbe pantry shelf beside a sour cream aplce cake, while a plate of mealy tarta was waiting patiently the filling of grape Jelly to be theirs on iLe mor row. Never before, at that season of tbe year, had Tirzah's hens been Isylng so well. Her cow had never been known to give so large a yield of milk. There were three new kittens In the basket behind tbe kitchen stove, and her canary bird was the loudest singer in ?II the village. But for all thla Tirzah was not satisfied. Sbe bad heard that day that tbe wld. j owed cousin who usually kept house for Solomon Green had unexpectedly married. Of course this was nothing to Tirzah, b?t still?here ihe sniffed two or three times, and than, without a particle of explanation to tbe aatonisbed cat, who bad come forth demanding her allow ance of milk, sat down In her cane ?sated rocker and bvrst out crying. For flvo minutes she cried, and then ?he dropped her apron and looked guiltily about. A thought had Just Intruded Itself npon her which she considered In the light of a secret crime. Over and over I ?gain, despite herself, she rehearsed Solomon's proposal; cach word as It had been spoken, until, suddenly, like the handwriting upon the wall, there stood forth these words: "Every morn-: ' log your cblmbly la tbe first thing 11 look at " Had be meant It? Did he still turn bis eyes with the coming of morning light down the llttte bill which lay between them? Did her lonely chlm-! nay still claim his thoughtful care? > Five minutes later the dark plot iwaa formed and Miss Tirsah was bur-1 rylng about her preparations for the night with cheeks that burned with fires she had thought long since gone ont forever. Tbo following morning more aston iabed creatures there conld not be than ?ret** the kittens, cat. cow, hens and canary of Miss Tirsah Hitchcock. Something certainly had gone wrong. ? Six o'clock come, and the stable 'door was not opened by the brisk mis tret*. Half-past six, and still no fire In tb? kitchen stove. Seven o'clock ?fed no breakfast yet for the mistress ?id her Indignant dependents. I fjoud and angry rose tbe protest of feladle from ber snag stall, while the old cat and canary did their beat to ?tfr things np Inside. leanwblle, bidden by the parlor kins, crouched Miss Tirsah, wrap* la a huge red and green shawl, heart fluttering between shame and While her sjraa watched with 7 th? bcMk' hi??tl'**r. qt i mum, M M toptua. y?? ?CO. M wwtoh her chimney. What was It to him now. whether she had a flro or aot? At wapld so Ihisvery mlnnto and bolld It She Why/ wiat waa that? ?8oma one waa coming oat hf Solomon's front tar. Some eoa?why. It was 8ok>? ?OS himself, creeping forth as If he had last been engaged In steeling his owa spoons and was aow wwkint off with them to a place of hiding. Where waa he going? The heart of Tirzah stood still for one long and nenre-destroylng second, then It went on sgaln with snch s hammering and oemmotlon beneath the red and green shawl that a less phscky wemsn would hare fled for the camphor bottle on the Instant. Solomon was coming down the hi!) straight toward her tiny home. Com lng. It is true, not ss the conqueror* come with bold and martial tread, bnt after a timid, sltnhy fashion of g man who has had his last timid adraaoes In that direction scorned. When It was certsin past sll shadow of a doubt that he was conning Into the house, Tlrxah. the crafty creature, betook herself to the cane-seated rock er. where, wrapped to the chin In the big shawl, she waited with palpitating heart for the timid knock which at length Bounded on her door. "Come In." she then called feebly, nt which the door was opened cau tiously, Inch by Inch, nntll the entire figure of the middle-aged lover was disclosed to view. At the sight of Tirzah, bundled up and in the armchair, all of his healta* tion vanished. "Why, Tirzah. are you took sick?* came in the loud, cheery voice which had not sounded in the room' for -five years past. "An* it's cold enough In here to freeze the hair off a dog's back. Let me fix you a fire." In a few moments a cheerful Are was roaring up the chimney. To be sure, there were more chips on the floor than Miss Tirzah would have scattered In s twelve-month and the cat waa- spitting out her Indignation I? a remote corner, over an Injury done* her sleek tall by the heavy boot of Miss Tlraah's new fireman. Tirzah. however, noticed neither the chips nor the anger of her cat. Not redder than her cheeks was the biasing tire, for Solomon had taken courage and was sitting heside her, inquiring kindly when she "waa took" and it he shouldn't go and "fetch the doctor?*' "You see. Tirzah," he said with a guilty laugh, *'I alters look at your chimbly the first thing In the mornln'? I've kinder got Into the habit. I know you don't like it, but?eh?why, Tir zah. woman, whatever ails ye?" "Solomon," cried Tirzah, and shf almost screamed It In her excitement, "I?I do like it. I?oh. Solomon?1 didn't build a fire for a purpose." And Solomon He rose then and there and kissed hci.?Clara Parker. In Housekeeper. o* mm Kiftt* rwd*. Eugene Fields was a book collector, and one of his favorite jokes, accord lng to the Philadelphia Post, was to enter a bookshop where he was not known and ask in the solemnest man* ner for an expurgated edition of Mrs. Hemau'a poem% One day In Mil waukeo he was walking along the street with his friend, George Yeno wine. when.the latter halted in front of a bookshop and aaid: "Gene, the proprietor of this place is the most serious man I ever knew. He never saw s Joke in his life. Wouldn't it be a good chance to try again for that ex. purgated Mrs. Hemans?" Without a word Field entered, asked for the pro prietor, and then made the usual re quest. "That Is a rather scarce book." came the reply. "Are you prepared to pay a fair price for it?" For Just a second Field was taken aback; then he said: "Certainly, certainly; I?I know it s rare." The man stepped to a case, took out a cheaply bound volume, ami handed It to Field, saying: "Th? price is $5." Field took it nervously, opened to the title page, and read in correct print: "The Poems of Mrs. Felicia Hemans. Selected and Arranged with All Objectionable Passages Excised by George Yenowlne. Editor of 'Isaac Watts for the Home,* 'The Fireside Hannah More.' etc." with the usual publisher's nnine and date nt the bot tom. Field glsnced up at the book seller. He stood there the verv picture of sad solemnity. "I'll take It." said t ield faintly, producing the money. Outside Yenowlne was missing. At his office the boy said he had Just left, saying that he was going to Standing Itock, Dak., to keep an appointment with Sitting Bull. An Mtij Nmnml Sjratom. In s paper read before tbo Philologb cal Society of the University of Michl. gan, recently. Professor George Hemp) commented upon the forerunners of our present system of enumeration. Some two yenrs ago. In seeking the origin of the Runic letters (the first letters useU l\v the Germsnic races), Professor He;.. discovered the prlmi. tlve Germanic numeral notations. This threw rev/ light upon the early Germanic numerical system, as well a? upon the primitive Indo-European nu merical system, and upon the devel opment of the Greek alphabet, and the Greek numerical notation. The primitive Indo-European nuraer. leal system was a mixture of the decl mal and the sexagesimal. The first large number was the "hund," or "bun. dred," that It 120. Between sixty and 120 there were no numbers like out seventy, etc, seventy being "s shock snd ten," snd eighty being "s shock snd twenty." The Introduction of our present numbers between sixty and 120 arose out of the Introduction of th? decimal hund or hundred, that Is, 100; in distinction from which the old 10C (120) wss call?H the duodecimal hun dred, or the "great hundred," which it still used In Iceland snd parts of Eiv* land.?New fork Tribune. Joaehtm'a Diamond JnblU*. Dr. Joachim, the great violinist, who has recently celebrated the diamond Jubileo of his first appearance In Eng land, began his studies at fovr, was a concert player at eight, and made ? great seusstlon st Drury Lane whej * lad of thirteen - me* *a*hio\ vnt* Ntow York City.?Youn* girls art at charming vhtn wmHii full ?raLsts made of soft twWrial This e U peculiarly attractive and In ?en Vafa , irr'-" N mgais' BLQDBl WA1WC. Mudes an oddly shaped yoke wlilch Is eminently becoming and which gives Jie drooping shoulder line. As shown che material is embroidered batiste. *lth yoke and cuffs of Valenciennes jace finished with little ruches of plain muslin, and is unllned. but there are innumerable fabrics which are equally ipproprlate. Many simple silks of ;he season are quite cufllclently youth ful and such light weight wools as ?bailie and veiling will be worn the season through In addition to the 'arge number of cotton and linen fabrics offered. The waist consists of the fitted lin ing. front and backs with the yoke tnd Is closed invisibly at the back. coat^ has * deep 8eeoce madf op o9 row opoo row of narrow Valenciennes lace stitched together. ? deep floonce on another skirt la com posed of alter nate ro\rs of lace footing and tucked French nainsook. Vogue says that since the homi enterprise of manufacturing them be gan all the heavy pongees In the na tural shades, as well as in pink, bin* and such light colors ere now sold at far more reatonal le prices by the yard. They are the fashionable veat for school-age girls and become them amazingly with their self-colored lac as trimming. Wwhakto F*t?lcoats. The petticoats of the coming season, since the rage of cleanliness is on ths Increase, are preferably of wash ma terials. Tinted chambrays. tucked and lace trimmed, are used for those dee tlned for the hardest wear, but the pet ticoat for dressy use. Is Invariably of white. FumoIi Arc Plain. Plain styles are noticeable among th? parasols carried by fashionable wom en. Tucked effects have been verj good this season. Sqnar* Yok* Walnt. Square yolks are exceedingly fash ionable and suit some figures and faces better than any other sort. Thlf very pretty waist includes one thai extends over the shoulders, after the prevailing style, and can be mads slightly low. as Illustrated, or high, with a regulation stock. The model U made of sheer white batiste. with thf yclte and cuffs of represe net bandec with lace insertion, the lining be A LflTE bEJIQP BT fUlY M/INTON. When lined the yoke can be left free at the lower edge if preferred, but when the lining Is omitted it is at tached permanently at its lower edge on indicated lines. The sleeves are the favorite ones of the season and at the waist is worn a soft crushed belt. The quantity of material required for the medium size (14 years) is four ami one-eighth yards twenty-one Indies wide, three and one-eighth yards twenty-seven inches wide or one and seven-eighth yards forty-four inches wide, with three-quarter yards of all over iaoe and tbree-elglith yards of silk for belt. Bolt* ??l Cnwhlilo. A distinct feature of the up-to-date masculine costume for the summer of 11XH is to be the cowhide belt. It Is narrow, not more than one and a half inches wide, and Is made of cowhide with the hair on. The irregular brown ?nd white colorings are odd and strik ing. Also a fad of the season Is the handkerchief in colored effects to match the shirt worn, whatever that may be. Tlieje come both In linen ?ud silk. The self-color shades in ?lvled are light blue, heliotrope, pnle freen. very deep pink and champagne. Equally expensive, though perhaps In better taste, nre flue white handker chiefs, hemstitched and having a bor ler of flue cords forming plaids. A Ostnr* of 1>hm. Quite a feature of waling, visiting. *nd outdoor toilets generally is the tcarf of silk which Is tied or knotted ind Is then drawn through sundry lilts and straps, reappearing at inter vals In its progress down the front of a Jackef: or bodice or blouse. It may ^>e knotted at the throat after passing ?round the neck, and before beginning Its descent, or it may come down half * all the way before the opposite lengths are tied together. Free ends are always permitted to fall loose In any case. They may or may not be tasseled. This Is the latest touch of Frenchlness. It is copied on linen and flannel yachting gowns with good effect. A U(i|?rl? ffntrtff, One of the daintiest lingerie petti ncntli the yoke being cut away to gin a transparent effect, but tbe design ii Huited to ull seasonable materials this enough to be made full and varloui combinations can be made. All-ovei lace, of many sorts, fine tucking and tbe many combinations of bandingf with fancy stitches all are admlrabli for yoke and cuffs, while the trimming can be one of many things. The lace is made with full front and backs which are arranged over a lln ing that l? smooth at the upper por tion but gathered at the waist lint to blouRe with the waist. The yokt is separate, arranged over tbe walsf on indicated lines, and the sleeves art full pnffs finished with fitted cuffi aud can be either arranged over th? foundation or left unlined as liked. The quantity of material required foi the medium size Is four and one quarter yard* twenty-one Inches wide three and five-eighth yards twenty seven Inehoa wide or two and one quarter yards forty-four Inches wide, hqVakr yokk WAIST. with one yard eighteen or Half-yard forty Incite* wide for yoke and cuffa and four and a half yor-U of banding to trim ns illustrated. Am Otiglaal WjK. One of the subjects taken np the other la J by the Progressive Health Club. I feminine organisation of Chicago, was how to make husbands eat what, thar dislike. Th? Kadlih The modish nightgown Is of the chemise order. It Is made with low neck and short flowing sleeves and ?lips over the head. The neck Is drawn up with ribbon threaded through hand made buttonholes. We !???'? Tramp Card. A woman's winning card Is cheerful ness. She may be capable of countless self-sacrlflces. Infinite tenderness and endless resources of wisdom, but if she closks these very excellent posses sions under a garb of melancholy she msy almost as well not have them, so ^ as the ordinary world Is concerned. Wkm Woman l? Heroic. The determination to do her duty at all costs Inspires the society woman of to-day as much as it did the defenders of the British flsg at Trafalgar. She goes into action with a grim resolve to dance and dine as all her friends ex pect Though her back is aching, her head splitting, and she knows she is grewsomely bored, she will heroically go through her day's program, fortified by the consciousness of having done Har duty.?Ladles' Field. Oorteoni Pillow Top. Given a square of art canvas and some green, yellow, black and red braid one may have a gorgeous pillow top. The canvas should bear a design of some kind in the centre, which can be embroidered in outline or cable stitch, and strips of the braid, which should be about half an inch wide, make a gay border. They may be ap plied with machine stitching. Where the strips cross at the corners they should be interlaced, basket-work fashion, ends three or four inches long being left to form a fringe effect. Lingerie Hat*. The lingerie hats of exquisite batiste or mull or fine Swiss embroideries and Valenciennes lace are lovelier than ever this season, and innumerable changes are rung upon combinations of lace and flowers. Nets plain or dotted with large chenille wafers are shirred and pleated into airy, broad rimmed shapes and trimmed with flow- | era and soft silk scarfs. Shaded straws and straws of count less new weaves are shown. Linen hats Inset with lace and picturesque in shape are among the new offerings as well as more severe linen models for outing and mourning wear. Garden bunches and flower wreaths divide the honors, and there are many flowers and bud fringes which are used profusefy. Cockades, choux. ro settes, mercury wings, cupld wings and quills are called into service for the sailor hats. The Modern Trowiean. No one thinks of getting a trousseau nowadays to last fcr years, and if they contemplated such a thing It would be a dead failure. A modern bride gets an outfit for Immediate wear. In I dress we live from hand to mouth, and th*, gowns of three months ago are like the "snows of yester year." Women of to-day reset their Jewels almost as often as they order fresh garments. There is no saving in anything. They spend the money in quality, and not quantity. No bride nowadays has an Immense number of dresses; she is content with her wedding gown, the more gossamer the more fashionable; a traveling costume for going away, .with a stoic and muff to match; four evening frocks, one black, one satin, one lace and one a tulle or thin ball gown; three smarter day gowns and a tailor-made or so would suffice a dozen of each article of underwear, iind half a dozen petticoats of various sorts will pretty well complete the outft. Is Woman the Equal of HanT Dr. Lyman Abbott, in the World's Work, says that doubtless the enlarge, ment of woman's educational and In dustrial opportunities has been accom panied by some intellectual errors and some practical evils. The most serious of these errors is the opinion that equality of character involves Identity of function; that because woman Is the equal of man, therefore she is to do the same things which he does. Those of us who have been Interested in claiming and pressing for woman this larger life do not deny there are distinctive feminine and masculine spheres of activity, and that each sex renders tho best service to society within Its appropriate sphere. What we object to is the endeavor of the mnle philosopher to evolve woman's sphere out of his own consciousness, and shut her up within It; what we insist on Is that both sexes shall have equal liberty and equal largeness of life, and that each shall And Its appro \tc sphere for itself. Tb? Kngllati Wlftt. ^f you are thinking of marrying an Englishman and making his country your country," says an American girl ,wbo has done this, "do begin Imme diately to take an Interest In politics. All the upper-clnss people being in pol itics in England, the woman who Is not posted shows herself a horrible Ig noramus, and It Is difficult to cultivnte ? taste for public affairs when you have never before given them a thought." Miss Rose Klngsley, daughter of Charles Klngsley, when she was In this country a few years ago lecturing upon art, said that the Iea*t educated of the English girls would be ashamed to show the Ignorance of politics of which an American girt boasts. All English girls of to-day are expected to be woll Informed In many lines, and politics Is one of them. A bright Eng lish girl. Miss Lyon, who recently mar ried Lord Acton, was noted for her ac compllshments?among them a knowl edge of art. music, languages and poll* tics?ftiaw York Press. Those who itudj the art of dress are well aware of the effect of color oo texture and of texture on color On this occasion we will deal with positive Instead of negative examples. Taffe ta*?the mania of the moment?looks best in black, gray or violet. Voile and crepe de chine do well In gray; canvas appears to advantage in blue, brown or mixed colors, and lace mnst be white, black or of a deep cream shade?colored laces are unspeakable. Then the same applies to the matter of evening gowns. Crepe de cblne Is at its best in white, mauve and orange color; chiffon succeeds in black, gray, pale blue or pale green; velvet Is good lu gray, black, emerald green and ruby red. and satin satisfies In white, or. It of soft texture, in palest pink, blue or yellow. This year materials are of op posing qualities?taffetas are bright and rather bard; voile and crepe de chine are soft, while, cloth snd canras are firm and solid In texture. Thfese differ, ences mean that more than ordinary care must be taken in choice of their colors. Farts Evtnlag Gown*. There are several different models for waists, some of which call for long flowing sleeves, and others that have only the band over the shoulders, and then the short sleeve drooping below. The long sleeves must be of the finest materials, unlined. and their length is only regulated by what is becoming. The simplest of all evening gowns for summer, and which can be made up with very little cost, ere the pretty flowered muslins and batistes that this year can be bought for very little money, comparatively speaking. While a silk foundation Is of course always satisfactory. It Is not absolutely essen tial with these inusyns, and many of the smartest are made up on thiu un derskirts, either of the same color or of some contrasting color. A charming little model for a flowered muslin has three flounces with rows of shirring at the top of each flounce, and bands of entre-deux and narrow lace on the edge of each flounce. The waist is in baby style with a deep bertha, the upper part of the bertha made of six rows of shirring, below which falls a square bertha of the finest batiste and lace In. sertlon. and the whole gown is exceed ingly dainty and effective. Such a gown can be made at home casilr? Harper's Bazar. A Bachelor's Tea Dish. A bachelor maid with a small purse and a large spirit of hospitality has conjured up an afternoon tea dish which may be useful to others who have to entertain under difficulties. A delicious charlotte russe which would cost fifty cents If bought from a ca terer this 3'oung woman makes In hor own sitting room for less than twenty cents. The materials are a pint bottle of cream, at ten cents, and six lady fingers at six cents, and a deep pint bowl with a good egg-beater are abso lutely necessary. If the hostess un derstands her work, the cream may bo beaten In one minute, while the tea Is brewing, but care must be taken not to knock the bottom of the bowl, as so many do. This is why a shallow bowl means failure. Don't omit a small pinch of salt. Slant the beater a little; don't divide the cream, and beat stead, ily and briskly for the time mentioned. At the last few turns sweeten and fla vor. The lady-flngers should have been previously split and placed up right in a round glass dish. If stale they may be dipped quickly in orange Juice. If the charlotte russe is made some hours before it is to be used, melt a tea spoonful of granulated gelatine In a tablespoonful of orange Juice or water; add a small after-dinner coffee cup of boiling water, and when cool beat through the cream at the last. This keeps the cream "up" and gives also a pleasant smoothness.?New York Tribune. Talks About Womankind5 One great secret of beauty Is to dress In a modest, ladylike manner. Have a few good flowers on your hat instead of a mass of tawdry ones. No matter how fine your gown and hat, you will look badly dressed if your gloves are ripped at the finger tips. If you spend all your money on a showy gown then you have to buy poor shoes or wear your shabby old ones. If It is neatly made and well put on a gown that cost twenty-ttve cents o yard can look quite as siyiioh as one that cost ten times the sum. Simplicity Is the keynote of good dress. Eccentricity Is always bad taste; do not strive for unusual ef fects; be content with simple girlish styles. In buying a shirt waist, for Instance, it is far better to choose one of line material without any Inre than one that Is of coarser material and "0V? ered with coarse lace. If you do your hair neatly and neve* wear a hair ribbon unless It is fresh and uncrensed; if your collars ara clean and your shoes neat and your dress conspicuous only for Its modest harmony, you can be a very pleasant object to gaze upon. It Is better to wear no ribbons at nil than to wear crushed and soiled one.?. Just at present so many girls weur their hair turned up In a braid and tied with n black ribbon. In many cases the ribbon if dusty nnd shabby. Ttoe style is pretty nnd becoming, but 11 you can't afford a f-esh rib boo dou'l wear one at ali. ?. ?-* I ?In. One-quarter cupful of sugar, oof half cupful of boiling water two t*bla> spoonfuls of lemon juice. Mitt ? syrup by boiling sugar and water lit minutes. Cool, add lemon Juice; strafe* and free, using three parts flndf crushed Ice to one part rock salt. 8erre 4^frappe glasses. CocomvI MacarMM. Sift a scant cupful of flour aud id# too It one cupful of granulated sttgS* and two cupfuls of the best shnddal cocoanut. Mix these ingredient*, thoroughly, and fold Into the mixture the whites of three large eggs whipped to a very stiff froth. Roll the batter Into small, flat cakes, and bake fat twenty minutes In a moderate oreiw or until they are crisp and a golden brown. Gingerbread. Boat a cup of butter and one cup off sugar together; add a cup of molasses and a cup of sour cream; beat in thi yolks of four ?ggs. a tablespoonful ot ground ginger, and one of ground cin namon; a teaspoonful of ground clove^ three cups of flour, the beaten white* and a teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in a little hot water. Bake in greased tins. This should not be stiff, but what is called "soft" gingerbread, and is pulled, rather than cut, into piece* While hot Vegetable Soup. Three onions, two carrots, one small turnip, three pints water, one dessert# spoonful salt, one tablespoonful sago^ three potatoes, six sprigs parsley. tw? ounces butter, one-half pint milk. on? half teaspoonful sugar, salt and pep# per. Prepare vegetables as for boiling) cut them into small pieces; put the but* ter into the pan; add sugar, parsley and vegetables; add the water; let the soup simmer until the vegetables are ten' dor; rub through a sieve or colanderf return soup to the pan; add the milk| sprinkle In the eago; stir until boiling; add salt and pepper. Veal Croquette*. For breakfast can be prepared the night before, and so be ready for th? table in a few minutes; chop the veal fine; mix half cup of sweet milk with about a tcaspoonful of flour; melt ? piece of butter the size of an egg and stir the flour and milk Into it; then let it come to a boil; mix this thor> oughly with the meat, form it into balls or flat cakes, scatter a little pepper and salt over It, and let it stand until morning; then beat one egg very light,' add a little milk; dip the meat bails In the egg and then In tho cracker crumbs; fry in hot lard until brown. Paprika SrbnJtsel. Cut two pounds of thick veal steak Into small ploces, roll In seasoned flour, fry brown in salt pork fat. Remove the meat from the pan, add two table* spoons of flour to the remaining fat, brown lightly, and pour in gradually the strained liquor from a pint can of tomatoes. Add a slice each of onion and carrot, three bay leaves and a bit of mace, then return the meat to the sauce, cover closely and simmer three* quarters of an hour. When done re move the meat, add a little more salt if necessary to the sauce, a large pinch of paprika and strain Into tho platter. (The pork fat helps to season.) Orange Ice. One-quarter cupful of sugar, one half cupful of boiling water, one-third cupful orange Juice, one-half table spoonful lemon Juice. Make syrup by boiling sugar and water five minutes. Cool, add fruit Juices, strain and freeze. To obtain orange Julco cut oranges la halves crosswise, remove pulp and juice, using a spoon, then strain through cheese cloth. A glass lemon Squeezer mny be used if care Is taken not to break the peel. Take out ail tough portions and remaining pulp from peel ami point tops, using sharp scissors. Fill cups llius made with lea for serving. Hints for, the Housekeeper, If tho glass stopper of a bottle I# thinly coated with vaseline, It will never stick. Moistened ten leaves applied to a burn will relieve the Inflammation and prevent a sear. Hleaeh faded muslin garments with chloride of lime, using one tablespoon ful to one quart of water. Varnish and sticky flypaper can be removed from curtains or carpet by alcohol to which a little salt Is added. One bright woman fliuls a dry white string mop n very satisfactory utensil to remove tho dust from hardwood floors. A practical use for the pyrogrnphy fad was observed In n handsome wooden salt shaker at a fifth wedding anniversary. A white silk covered dress shield on. der the baby's fancy bib Is a sure pro tectlon, not only to the dress, but the underclothing. It Is said lamp chimneys will Inst longer If never touched with water. Tho spots on them can be removed with turpentine. As it has been found expedient to Abolish thresholds In school buildings. Is there any sufficient reason for re taining them In our homes? Mothers can do much to preserve out native wild flowers by teaching th? children to respect the flowers, not to ruthlessly tear nnd destroy them. Break off the dainty blossoms, but do not destroy thorn root and brandi