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Show I WOMEN SCULPTORS. THE LATEST OCCUPATION THE GENTLER SEX. York Bu markablT Good Work M "Artists Reputations SpreaU by H FOR ho Do Re-- H and buM Are Hdeijr Surrrun. New York Correspundintc I . O A WOMAN' ALL things seem now There p no i X. "j A'., L possi-W- a d , e ay s. inoun- - , .VI .v run not jdimb, and few problems she In cannot solve. y ashe thehas professions made her mark, and of late she has been taking a hand in reform movements and polities. She has already made her mark as a setilptor. There seems no reason 1 1 Tilt. IlKMI.S WISH, win m ue of the notable sjatups of the future should not be made by i omen as well as men. rl lie rld s Fair att Inca go brought into much prominence the woik of one young woman sculptor. A statue on around the mouth The statue Is well 'EY D 1 Tf L' I Yf BoUIrriug .1 laaiinluiu. UU LU known by all visit.,., to the World's MA.MIJb:: ( ne oI the drawbacks to the general Eairr It is of heroic size, the figure of T use of aluminium has been the difficulty tolumbiis being represeute.1 dressed in A USEFUL INVENTION RECENTin c(erieneed soldering it. Many per-so- n full armor w it D bare head, as his foot have entirtlv failed in their atLY RECORDED. for the fir-- t tune is planted upon the to unite aluminium amt other tempts soil of a new world. The right arm is mi tals or to join two pieces of alumiextended, bearing an uplifted sword, Ily lia l,l an terrace Dor tan sininp nium. A him or oxide formed apou I X alo. Irlr t he surface i f the metal seem 4 0OU Ivitrra an Hour the left being raised, clasping the staff to be 111 Kua of the great flag spreading out and far on Snow nr Ice Non That the cause of the non adherence, and t h is all ordinal beyond the stalwart figure. This of Si lent r met hints have hereto, makes a strong and dramatic backfore failed to u move. Recent experiground. ments have brought out new methods, HE Mill II XMi Miss Law mice comes of one of New and a solder eomMsed of fifty parts of Aoik s old Knglish families, and was stamp postage tn, of aluminium anil llcker is coming Uu, twenty born in the old Lawrence home in e of silver uuiLcs a solder twenty-hvinto general use Twenty-fiftstreet, where the family that has thus far worked admirably. has Used for the last fifty .yearSi is a handsome and graceful y mrn g surface, uml liiMau W dune bv mal- HItli tilt M woman., n luievcu.in lu?r...cluMhxjud Strip fax Icy inj f'foo st i Ips aitoTmccird evinced a taste for form rather than the solder can be kept in a soft state lbboti a i into long color. .She has been abroad soral for an instant after contact with the by xvettiug the times, and lifts studied in Paris in the oi sections T his causes a coat gummed surface of plates Julian atelier. Mivs was; of the solder to adhere to the suring last and the also a pupil of Mr St tlaudens of the stump face of the metal, and no further applying it to the piece of u lute edgiug trouble is Art Students' league. It has been exencnced. Another promising graduate from at the end of another strip This conthat the outs de of alumisuggested of is tinuous wound then Air St. tlauden s Miss length class is stamps nium ai tales that are to be put toPeddle, w ho now has a prhate studio on a bobbin, which is not visible in our should have a erwrting of this in the Tiffany building. Here she not illustration, but which is situated lu gether solder applied to their edges. If this the of rear At the machine the part only works, but also gives iustruetion were done, the difficulty would be reIn one front of the machine t herds a shelf or to a class of young women. moved, is the coating, already firmly corner of the studio is the original of table on which the letters are laid in fixed, wojUil need no further prepara t while lie handle turned. Mr. is St tlaudens succession, the model from which The follow mg series of ojieratkms art tiou. made his statute of Diana Standing on a platform in one corner performed Tilt st i ip is fed foiwuril Xtdat ltullillu( XlatsrlaL of the studio is an oi iginai design for by an amount equal to the length of a It is vvi 11 vv nhin themeinoryof many a pair of andirons. It represents two stamp, the projecting stump is wetted vv on healthy, nude youngsters, holding is the underside by a roller; the stamp persons hen metal as a building ina was is terial cut and on then Hut off, pi at tiuilly unknown. firmly pressed their outstretched hands to the blaze within a few vears building has been with a look of perfect contentment on the envelooe. To perform these iqierations four almost re volution i zed by the use of Yheir snug little faces. Hanging on the wall is a design for a mantel, the cams are arranged on the mum spin- metal in various forms anil for various dle, on which also is the handle. The purposes In mi Wilms, columns, girdshelf supported on either side by figfeed is effected by a segment of a ser- ers, rufti rs and window sashes have I Miss When visited Ieddie'a ures, studio I found her at woik on the. rated wheel which, for a portion, of come into use. and now we are to have kneeling figure of an ungel with up- each revolution, nips the stump libboii as ajegular addition to our list a great between itself tyid a roller in the bed variety of stumped out sections. These lifted wings. Kuhue Heveridge docs her woik in a I large studio in Seventeenth street. OLDEST HOCSE IN THE UNITED STATES. found her hard at work putting the finishing touches to the companion This piece to her "The Devils W ife is to be "The Devil's Victim. The shoulders rise from (lames w Rich issue from an antique lamp and turn slninkingly . as if in an attempt to escape, w hile the face with its sleepy, voluptuous expression, is looking to reThe Devils Wife' and The sist. Devil's Victim" are to be sent to Haiti-mor- e when finished, being an order from a resident of that city. As the young sculptress worked on the bust I asked her how she conceived I did have a great deal such a face. of trouble at first. said she. I made the face first w ith a st ralght nose and then with a tilted one. I raised the eyes and closed them and then lowered Owing to a misleading statement made in one of the magazines the subject of tha oldest house now standing in the United States is raised. The above illustration represents a dwelling near North Adams, Maas, end it was built by one Darwin Boyd, who FOR WOMAN AND HOME INTERESTING GOSSIP FOR SIDE READING. very-beautifu- Sketches of Fashion plrtat litoriit lateral far Htti lit Frlncr Itrlor. XX l - Hiult for the kUcbta HE NEW (or m YORK girl is devoted to the stofCT She realizes how much h tlw .liil .td' bright i has to . KOtVcfCpe do with the effect oHier gown. And she is buying stoaks w ith a recklessness that only a typical American i c FIRE- Kltitmu. Among ribbons the striped taffetas are the latest novelty, Violet striped with fine lines of mauve aud cream, lined with bluet, are the newest The wide peau de sole ribbons are They may be found in all the new shades. Satin ribbons glistening w itfi tiny jets, are also seen, girl can show. The stock xvhich has bravely held its own amid a crowd of novelties is made of a band of velvet with two pert little loops at either side and a buckle in the center. These stocks also come in crepe de chine, and soft rosettes take the place of the loops. They are made of striking colors like cerise, Lincoln green and bluet. The very latest stock is simplicity itself. It is merely a broad plain hand of satin ribbon, fastening at the back with a big butterfly bow. When made of some bright color it gives a stylish Another touch to a sombre waist. liver and Flak. took It twenty-fiv- e yards of chiffon to make it and yet it waa only a bodice after alL But such a bodice! It was more fit for a fairy princess than for a debutante.. The chiffon waa a delicate and laid in the finest pink in- color -pB rtX:'"'- A h exquisite peart and silver passementerie formed 'a deep corse tct.' The neck was rut square and outlined by a soft fold of the chiffon, liera an3 there caught In wee rosettes. . more could be than graceful Nothing the short sleeve. It waa composed of fold after fold of chiffon, one fuld peeping out from beneath tha other. At the top of the sleeve waa a large bow of pink satin ribbon with floating ends. The little bodice fastened Invisibly at the back. New York World. -- ' - Fashion Katas point that the average woman will do well to note fa the choice for lining --winter garments.-Thre- e or four thicknesses of woolen material w ill not give the warmth that one experiences from one or two of thick, closely woven eotten. As an interlining, for garments 'for severe weather, canton flannel or denium of " A settled there in 1521. H is therefore within thirty years of being four centuries old. This must be the oldest house in the United States. over which the ribbon slides between and under guides. The cam on the extreme right operates the dampening toller, shown just protruding from the front of the box This enm is an arm hay ing a roller at its end, w hieh comes ia contact with a vertical lever connected to a slide' under the bed. At the front d of the slide is a small roller, which normally stands in contact with Water in a small trough. Ilut after a stamp has been fed forward the roller is pushed out, wetting the under or gummed surface of the cloth-covere- hieh she collaborated, and, in fact, modeled under her master's direction, occupied "Si prominent place in the Court of Honor directly in front of the Administration building. The name of this young woman, Mary T. Lawrence, stands under that of her famous master, Augustus St. tlaudens. on the back of the. heroic statue, Columbus." which is ao well remembered by all who visited the Fair. 'Mr. Kt. Gaudena sent abroad gnd procured 2 for Ills talented pu pilall.lhe pictu res, pa mpli lets and other-workbearing upon the subfound. Everything be could that ject that could in any way throw light on the character of Columbus and his form was obtained and from these Miss Lawrence! made a careful study before she blocked out her work. The figure and head remained exactly as she had conceived and executed them, but when the face was finished Mr. SL tlaudens changed the features, as he .considered that Bliss Lawrence had made them too hard and severe. He suggested the change to the young sculptress, making a point of the fact that the whole life of Columbus had been absorbed by one .ides. lie wanted xpression. that Miss Lawrence asked him if he had d read all the matter which he had for her and by which she was to perfect herself in a knowledge of the character of Columbus. If you will read them carefully as I have said she, you . will readily unhow it. is that I derstand Mr. Ft came to idealize the face. Gaudens remodelled the face, putting in the eyes an inspired look, softening the npper part of the face about the eyes, while Wring the bard line w them ami gave them an open expression. it was all to no purpose, the face did not suit me, and as thfawasan order I was verY anxious about it One night I dreamed that I had gone to the studio and found the bust had broken. I picked up the pieces and put them on the stand, and in examining them found to my surprise that they had " s IK, to secure its adhesion.. An average boy cap stamp at the rate of about The bobbin, or 4,000 letters an hour. reel, holds 4 SO stamps and can be filled in two minutes. Similar machines are made for affixing small labels. 'Mines of Wood. curious source of wealth Is reported by the French consul st Blongtze, in upper Tonquin. It lies in wood mines. Tht wood originally was a pine forest, which the earth swallowed in some cataclysm. Some of the trees are a yard in diameter. They lie in a slanting direction, and in sandy soils which eover them to a xiepth of about eight yards. Asthe top branches are well preserved, it ia thought the geological convulsion which buried them can not be of great antiquity. The wood furnished by these timber mines is imperishable, and the Chinese gladly bay it for coffins. Along the coast regions of some parts of New Jersey there are trunks of cypress trees, deeply burled in the sand, the recovery of which forms a valuable the timber being used for making shingles. A -- pro-curre- the wirinxE. snowixa rra farts. strap and is then returned into the interior of lheboxTTocut off the stamp the cutting, or scissors, blade shown in front is depressed by a lever which rests on it near its end. - The lever is operated by the cam, or roller bearing lever, shown between the feed and ths dampening cams. The return stroke is effected by a spring. .The last operation is to press the stamp in place. To effect this the left hand cam pushes a bell erank situated in the lid of the case, which is, of course, closed when the machine is ia use. This depresses a plunger cai rying at Itslower end a cushion of soft rubber, which presses the - stamp firmly onto the envelope for a fraction of a second TIIE DKVII.'S VICTIM. grown together and, an entirely new expression confronted me "I went to work the next morning and the new face grew under my hands like magic. There was no trouble now, and that is the identical face 1 saw ia my dreams. There is much difference between The Devil's Wife and The DeviFa Victim. The face of the wife n long, pointed and narrow across the eyes. That of the victim Is round and full and shows feeling, while the wife's face indicates selfishness and entire lack of feeling I have heretofore been made mostly pf galvanized iron or some composition of the spelter sort, or, in tine and high priced work, bronze lias been employed. Steel is, however, found to answer all demands far better than any other metal Used for this purpose. Door and window casings w ill be made of metal, and, indeed, almost all parts of a house may be constructed of something besides wood. With ' paper pulp doors and floors, metal frames and finish, slate or tin roofs and Portland cement our houses may in or concrete-walltime come to be actually fire proof, as they have for a long time unjustly claimed to be. A X rloclpetle to Ran on (now and Ire. This machine, patented by Mr. Samuel Young, is perfectly mode In the form shown in the illustration, although Us body may bo constructed substantially the same as a safety bicycle. A shown, the front legs form hangers for the pedal shaft and the rear ones arc detachable and each connected with a runner. The steering rod, with a handle bar on its upper end, passes through the front portion of the body, and its lower end secured To a' runner. In a recess of the body above the pedal shaft is a vertical U ahaped hanger adjustably secured to the front legs by screws passed through one of a series of holes w lieignt ol Hie nangerla reg latcd.and the hanger supports the pedal shaft, mounted In suitable boxes. The driving chain from this shaft extends backward over a sprocket wheel, connected with a big sprocket wheel journaled in vertically moving slides which project up into the body of the machine, the large wheel carrying a .spur chain adapted to contact w ith the snow or ice. The slide frames are carried by a slotted clip in the under aide of the body, and tbe spur chain runs over a sprocket wheel on a shaft journaled in vertically adjustable boxes in The upper ends heJatteEjresting- - on -- springs, which also support a portion of the- - saddle. Connected also w ith the slides are rods w hieh extend upward on opposite sides of the body and terminate beneath the OF SILVER AND PlNhV s, novelty is a combination of necktie and stock. Crepe laid In narrow folds is used for the stock. To this is1 fastened two -- loops of crepe partially covered xvith laefe. The stock collars joined to a yoke are also seen in great variety. Many of the yokes are formed of deep Van Djke points, xvhile others arc of chiffon frills and lace combined. Tailor made gowns are now worn xxIth a chemisette of soft plaited chiffon instead of one of stiff linen. Soft effects Linen collar and are all the Vogue shirt stud are losing their popularity. New York World. I'll Is Is Imported. Though the roughly woven fabrics are all the rage this season, broadcloth ia receiving Us usual amount of patron-- . age. Some year ago the gown of added! -- good quality, is unsnrpasned. These materials are somewhat heavy, but this is atoned for by the feeling of comfort one gets by their use. Next to them fa some leather material, such as clmtnois or sheepskin. It is possible to buy for a very small sum shaved down sheepskin that fa as soft and pliable as velvet Those who have never used this as an interlining xxill be surprised at the perfect comfort and protection that it affords. There are persons who find it impossible to keep warm no matter what amount of woolen material they may put on. This may be a constitutional peculiarity, but, nevertheless, it exists, " nnl fa worthy of consideration. In trimining xxaists it fa desirable to put as little garniture across the back between the shoulders as may be. Especially fa this necessary if one Is to stoop. The best way to put elaborate garnitures on waists fa to have them end at the back of the sleeves. They pinst be very full over the shoulders, bat much less so across the front Indced.thrre should bcust enough fullness to hang gracefully. One third allowance fa often too much for the best effects, unless the lace Is ' very wide. Goods made into ruffles should be adjusted after the dress is put on. This- - saves a good deal of trouble, and produces much better effects. ' The present season fa specially ad fa qulte posible to use t worn dresses to make one good one. Combination hv reached a fine art, and there fa quite enough material going to Waste in most houses to fa nish charming costumes for home afternoons and possibly more dressy dress. - rtly , Elaborateness seems to have run mad In some of the imported models for outside garments. There are sleeves with puffs .like huge watermelon. From these fall cape sections as dong as the coat Itself. Epaulets of lace, jet, embroidery and passementerie are in general ue in '. good dresses. Tbe folded soft belt and collar ate TIIHEE FAX'ORITE FATTFUSS. Tills year it is trimmed as lavishly as having a long season of popularity, They are almost universally employed anysilk gown. - A winter eoslutn just impel to 1 ia on dressy costumes, and are extremely-- . fashioned of heliotrope lightweight becoming to all except very stout pee broadcloth. Around the bottom of the sons. ileaTy fabrics for house wear are erganpipe skirt i a trimming ' of guithk ira Yfixk iPKiir. outlined in jeL going altogether out of use. All the the with design pure, rear end of the saddle, (hains conelaborate. It b year round materials are much more nect the rear runners with the front The bodice is most broadcloth, with aqua re- serviceable, and are better liked by althe of made Scientific legs. American, shaped revers of the jetted guipure and most all women. The necessary There is a vast number of chiffon a vest of pale blue cniffom The chif- warmth 1s made np by suitable under- -stocks displayed iu the shop windows, fon fa arranged like a double jatxd and wear. Indeed, when one goes out, tbe and the daintiest one of all is made of falls from a yoke of mauve colored 1 ng, heavy closk fa a necessity, especi a yuccessiow of wee chiffon rosettes.' velvet ially for delicate persons. , l t f |