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Show r - Finds Chicagoan Daguerreotype t aii4m of Statesman in Curio Store. A rare daguerreotype of Stephen A Douglas was recently discovered in a White Linen Tennis Suit, The shut, beautifully fitted over the hips, is finished at the bottom "It"1 8 t i box-pla- The flounce. plaits are stitched at the' edges and at o r n a m entcd the top with pnrl The IiuHopb, fit unt e is headed stilt if by two hands of the linen, between whrh are little straps f the tame, fastened at the ends butwith p"arl ters, Above this an two more Etiteied bands. width extend up each side of the front. The blouse ard sleeves ate made and trimmed to correspond, the stitched hands and straps forming a1 round yoke extending well over r t he shoulders. The collar, the cravat and the cuffs are of red foulard, doited with white, and the belt Is of red leather. Wiener Chic. ! - It! j ' turn-ove- Colored Silk Popular. The use of the colored silk slip is It Is a fashion that has growing. been out of favor for many years, but the foundations differing In color from the gown are the ones preferred now. Many of the fashionable changeable effects are gained in this way, putting a thin voile of one color over a silk foundation of another. The following gown is a nice example of this fashion. The material Is a light gray voile, hung over a green silk. Toe skirt is shirred about the hips and twice below, and finished at the bottom with several rows of green velvet ribbon. The yoke of the bodice Is made of diamonds of green taffeta and ecru lace, and from tbe yoke falls a little, full bolero of barbs of lace dotted with velvet circles and plalnted panels of the voile. The sleeves are shirred and trimmed with lace barbs. probable that the little Direc-tolr- e scarfs will come again this summer, but more often made up of embroidered batiste and lace than of silk and mousseline de sole. The rage for linen and heavy laces Is astonishIt is ing. i ) li f s it Bottles should never be cleaned with shot, as there is a risk of lead poisoning. be Bamboo should furniture scrubbed with cold water and salt Don't make wetter than Is absolutely necessary, and dry In the open air as soon as possible. , Blacklead stains on carpet may be covered with a paste made of fullers earth and water to which a little ammonia has been added. Apply a second time if necessary. An excellent polish is made by shaking well together equal parts boiled linseed oil, turpentine, vinegar and spirits of wine. Apply very sparingly with a piece of flannel, and polish with a soft cloth. Lacs curtains that are torn are best mended In this way: Wash and Iron as usual, then, while the curtain is still lying on the ironing board, dip a piece of pluln net in cold starch, squeeze as dry as possible, lay over the hole, and iron till dry. The edges of the hole should be dravn together as much as possible first. at.ie of thib dtdliate, cobwebby hand Theater Blouse. tovf ring do sole, Blouse of shiirod and puffed at the top to form Smart Afternoon Costume. a yoke. The large ITeie is d rhaimh.g taffeta cobtume: sleeves are also The il.it is arranged with flat plaits shirred at the top on the hips and in the center of both and again at the hark and front, finished at the hem bottom, fjrmlnf vuih hi avy folds and tucks. The coat-- i deep cuffs. bailed bodice is short at the back Tlie wide corslet and has a big collar of cream em- girdle is of velbroidery decorated with silk fringe vet, as is aso the and tassels; it opens In front over a lit tie bolero. The folded waistcoat of latter Is bordered old world pink and lilac k chine silk, and embroidered which is cut away to show a tucked with arabesquei chiffon vest and a cravat of dAlencon of gold in severai lace. With this is worn a pink chif- tones, some old fon hat, liimmed with a wreath of and faded, others brilliant. gieen foliage, the brim lined with black chip, With this is carded an Here and taere handled jink s'lk par- are abrormally long made asol with large black spots thereon. of threats of gold In the same tones There (s a quaint pieturesquoness La Mode Artlstique. Ethnut tins frock which would commend fself to lovers of the beaut'ful, as Rose Favorite Paris Color. well as to those who wart a practical Rose color still continues to be one ) ft smart afternoon costume. of the favorite Paitsian shades. A very smart afternoon frock in soft white sole de chine is decorated with a border of silk covered with pink spots. The skirt is caught up on the bips in panrier fashion, while the embroidered soie de chine, edged V, embroidered soie de chine, edged c'r with a heavy fringe and worn with an tucked tulle toque, covShirtwaist Butts of very, tiny blue ered with wheat-ear- s and pale pink and white cheeked silk are popular poppies. house gowns of tbe plainer sort. White silk to match Is the preDainty Frock for Little Girl. ferred lining for a wool gown, a lightGirls frock of er shade of the same color la somecream veiling, times used. made with stitchPlaid poplins and woolens in ed plaits, those Scotch designs are again on tbe skirt openmuch used for little glrlB gowns and kilts for small boys. ing out near the A pretty white tulle hat made in bottom. The plasthe flat shape is simply trimmed with tron Is of cream and a wreath of lace, bordered bunches of blue velvet ribbon. with a yoke-likballs Two tiny pendant collar of tbe mfinished tbe tab trimming on the back or of aterial, of a very smart green and blue hat cream taffeta, emshown by one of our leading milliners. broidered withe Horizontal effects have almost enlight-blucord and tirely superseded the up and down dots. The tuckings for fashionable skirt trimcravat is of blue ming, although the long lines of the The cuffs surah. perpendicular styles are much more and girdle of the women. stout to becoming short, maembroidered terial or taffeta. Battenberg Centerpiece. - Chic Parisien. center-piec- e Tue handsome battenberg shown above is a beautiful cen Childs Frock. A neat frock for a little girl of six, eight or ten years may be developed as in the accompanying sketch in a variety of mate-rialThe cos tume shown is in ox blood red, with black and set stitched into the seams of the skirt toward The the front. comblouse is bination of cream, white and the red, while tbe cape ter when worked from the fact that collar is embroidthe open pattern allows a polished ered in the same surface, or a color that may be used color as the body of the frock. This prounderneath, to show through, that ducing an artistic effect, says tbe Gen- Is a design tlewoman. The leaves and scrolls of will lend itself to the design should have rather close any of the plaids. filling stitches, and the niany rings The collar may be of lace appliqued used add greatly to the effect of the over silk and stitched as indicated. work. Battenberg braid will be tbe The cuffs also carry out tbe same debest to use, as it is strong and dur- sign as the collar. Six yards of maable and will last for years with care- terial 27. inches wide are required to 16 develop the frock for a Cost: cambric, ful laundering. size; cents; materials, 86 cents. Boston of the white goods used In the waistcoat and collar, 1V4 yards. Herald. mou'-selin- e double-breaste- north side curio store. It is pronounced by those who knew him in life as being the finest likeness extant of the great statesman. Pity the Idlers. The picture liaq been reproduced by find pity the idkrs the rn anil the qior, W. Stott Tliurber, by whose permis'lilt dud sluKXlsh Ilium and the lin sion it is copied herein. Of thy world s stoc k of joy feel neviX a It was Dariel E. Soper, late of Michpart, o .... igan, and now a Chicago resident, who For lav cornea of labor of doing iound the original in the noith side To lighten the burdtn of ad the woiids care. turiosity shop. Mr. Soper is somewhat of a collector of curios, brie Thin hall to the workira, true king of the earth, and articles of raie virtu, and builders of worliVs t eitors of mirth when he noticed a prettily framed The Though they dig in the mine or delve In the soli medallion picture of Douglas among is more sweet, tie the fruit the articles in second hand store Thtlrof sleep thir toll be at onee realized its worth and pur- God pity the Idlers, though lich or though poor, chased it oa the spot. No souls on the earth that need pity Mr. Soper exhibited the original meSamuel M. Jones. dallion yesterday afternoon in his office in the Security building. He Novel Trick for Dinner Table. This is a simple little trick, by which a dime may be made to come ten-ye- SUMMER GOWNS FROM VIENNA. smrs? axxglas opened a little frame at the back and showed the following inscription in faded-ou- t handwriting of two generations ago; Stephen A. Douglas, born at Brandon, Vt., April 23, 1813; died at house, Chicago, June 6, 1861. It will be His prophetic words: the duty of every American citizen to sustain the government and Abraham Lincoln. "There is no doubt whatever as to tbe genuiness of the picture, said Mr. Scper. "Authentic pictures of Douglas are very rare, and this Is admittedly the finest likeness of him that' anybody now living has ever seen. It was taken by the old daguerreotype process at Galena, Ilk, May 30, 1855. Chicago Chronicle. Tre-mo- half-dollar- s half-dollar- Fetish Image. A Dogs Devotion. Upon a certain day of the year the The strong attachment of dogs to heads of households in South Africa who wish to bring good luck to their human beings is sufficient In Itself to homes make an image of straw vague- assure them a place in the household. Mrs. Sarah Bolton, In her book on ly resembling a doll and throw it into "The Dog, referring to the steadfast faithfulness of all kinds of dogs, from terrier to St. Bernard, mentions the case of one found by Leland Stanford, Jr., for whom the great university in California is a memorial. One day, when Leland was about 10 years old, he heard a great tumult in the street and darted out of the house. He came back covered with dust, holding a homely yellow dog In his arms. Before bis mother could reach him he had flown to the telephone and summoned the doctor. Thinking from the agonized tones of the boy that some of the family must be very ill, the doctor hastened to the house. At first his professional dignity was belittled at being confronted with a South African Doll. dusty, excited boy holding a dirty tbe street. Within the body of the mongrel with a broken leg. But the Image a small coin is placed. Tbe earnest. Innocent face of the boy disperson who takes possession of this armed him, and he took the boy and coin receives all the of the the dog to a veterinary surgeon, who household. The image is supposed to washed .and dressed the dogs wounds have the power of transferring It. The and then turned him over to his new average small boy, however. Is not master. troubled with superstitious fears and The boy took care of the dog until considers tbe finding of such coins a It recovered, and it repaid him with a clear profit and extreme good luck. devotion that was touching. When the boy died In Italy, his body First Steam Turbine. was brought to the marble tomb in Now that all the engineering world Palo Alto. .The little yellow dog had with praises of the been waiting hts masters return from is resounding achievements of the wonderful steam Europe. When he did not return, the turbine, L is apropos to remark that dog knew that something was wrong tbe idea is not as novel as generally and, after the body was placed In the supposed by the admiring lay public. tomb, lay down In front of the door In fact, it dates back considerably and could not be coaxed away even more than 250 years, when Branca, for food. One morning they found the philosopher, and one of the most him there dead, and buried him next to his protector and friend. (fftteben 51 1 n Questions White Hant's. Lace mitts are seen on while slender hands at all eventre functions, and It appears that these filmy coverings that were first introduced in Paris, have become a part of the evening fashionable womans toilet. The handsomest of these hand coverings are of real lace, and to wear even the simplest ones Is expensive, while the costly ones sell as high as $120 a pair. These mitts come in all lengths, some even reaching to the shoulder, where they are held in place with, a thin rubber band. For dinner parties lace mitts are especially popular, as they are so easily removed, and every woman who haa beautiful white and lands Is delighted at the reappear- d r jtSaA' for Boys and Girls. that each line shall contain neither more nor less than four dots. Those who are unable to do it should glance at this page next week. way What China Sells Ut. If you are asked suddenly to say of wbat four articles China sends us the most, what would you say? Tea probably would be the first thing of which you would think and for the sec-n- d you would select silk. That would be correct. Silk and tea lead In exports. But what would you name as the You might export third In order? guess for a good while before you reached the right thing goat skins. And the fourth in order is mattings, another thing that is not what most kite string. All that is necessary to put the string through the cone, and, impelled by the same wind that holds aloft the kite, It runs rapidly up to the kite itself. It carries a knife, which cuts the string holding the parachute, thereby releasing the latter. Down falls the parachute, expanding as it descends, with the figure hanging from the horizontal bar below. The effect Is precisely like that of a human being dropping with a It Is great fun watching parachute. the figure as it makes its dive toward the earth from a great height Montreal Herald. keen-edge- d Conundrums. What is the superlative of temper? Tempest. What is mans opinion of bloomers? They are divided. How do you keep food on an empty stomach? Bolt it down. Why is a lawyer like a wine clerk? Because he is a What is a waste (waist) of time? The middle of an hourglass. What headlines prove the most sensational to women? Wrinkles. Why is an egg dealer sure to succeed? Because he shows a good e from motives. What gives more milk than a cow? A milk cart Speaking of milk, have you heard' of the baby being brought up on elephant's milk? It was the elephant's baby. What heavenly thing and wbat earthly thing does a rainy day most effect? The sun and your boots, takes the shine from both. eggs-ampl- SIMPLE HOME - MADE BATTERY. This storage battery does not cost much, is far superior to a storage cell for amateurs and can be made up of materials easily obtained in any household. The materials required for this slm- - Care should be taken not to let ths zinc touch the outer tin can. The top and bottom stays should be either bored or burnt out with a Iron, .large enough to admit ths sine firmly and quite tight You will red-h- 'BINDING P03T f .TIN CAfl TOP 5T-y SPOOL HEAVY OIL can wrestle with: You can see any day a white horse, but did you ever see a white colt? How many different kinds of trees grow in your neighborhood, and what are they good for? Why does a horse eat grass backward and a cow forward? Why does a hop vine wind one way and a bean vine the other? astute scientists of bis time, formulatWhere should a chimney be the ed a rudimentary steam turbine, as at the top or bottom, and why? la'ger, shown In the Illustration. This plan of How old must a grapevine be beapplying steam directly to the wheel fore It begins to bear? was published by Branca In lt29. Can you tell why some leaves turn upside down just before a rain? Can you tell why a horse when Avenged After Thirty Years. An extraordinary case of tethered with a rope always unravels vendetta has been brought to It, while a cow always twists it into light by the murder of an Armenian a kinky knot? named Hadsi Ibraim at Askabdd, on What wood will bear the greatest pie battery are as follows: A tin can, the railway. weight before breaking? such as are used for canned vegeThirty years ago Ibraim killed antwo pieces of wood, a little other Armenian named Dshalalow at .Seven Pieces of Letter U in Two Cuts tables; wire screening, a binding post and a Draw a big letter U on cardboard Van, in Asia Minor, when be was a common battery zinc, with a few tar-pyouth of 18. Dshalalows two brothers or stiff paper, and then, with a sharp tacks. swore an oath to avenge his murder, Take your tin can and remove the and devoted the rest of their lives to entire top with a pocketknife, cutting the search for him. One of them it as near to the top edge as possible. died, but the other continued thfe hunk Then procure a binding post, which journeying ail through Asiatic and can be bought for about 5 cents at any European Turkey, Persia, the Caucadealer in electrical supplies, where you sus, and parts of Arabia and Central can also get your zinc for eight cents. Asia. Finally, after thirty years, be found Ibraim at Askabad and killed Make a small hole, large enough to him promptly, hacking bis body to admit the screw of your binding post; insert the same and screw up tight, pieces. making sure to have the screw come in contact with the can. Kites to Aid Scientists. The movement of the higher strata Now, take a large spool and cut In of air during monsoons is to be deter f for the top and halves, using mined by means of kites at Simla, in the other for the bottom stay for the the Himalayas, 7,000 feet above sea zinc. These pieces Bhould be dipped level. In melted candle greese. The top stay should be glued to a piece of wood, Policemans Costly Spree. which constitutes the cover. A Lowell policeman bas been fined Cut your wire gauze to the required seventy days pay, or $192.50, for a Cutting the Letter U. size, which will make a cylinder, plain, unornamented, simple drank. knife or scissors, cut It out Laying which is to be tacked to the top and it on the table, ask who can. In two bottom stays. This Is for the purpose Area of Manchuria. cuts, divide It Into seven pieces. of keeping the steel chips away from Manchuria la just twice tbe slie of That seems a difficult thing to do, the zinc and avoiding short circuit Trans-Caucasia- n out breaking. Slender cone-shape- d If you are good at guessing or answering, here are a few questions you A creaking door hinge may De silenced by applying to It a tiny bit f soap and rubbing it on with the point of a lead pencil, Do not scrape a frying pan, m it is liable afterward to bum Instead rub well with a bard crust of bret j and wash in hot water. A new lampwick should be soaked In vinegar. If this is done there will be neither smell nor smoke, and a much brighter light will be given. Before cleaning out a fireplace sprinkle a good handful of tea leaves among the ashes. This makes the ashes lift easier and prevents the dust from flying about the room. One of the best sauces for 11th is made by chopping a tablespoonful of capers very fine and then rubbing them through a sieve with a wooden Mix this with an ounce of spoon. cold butter and season with salt and pepper. Very often cakes stick to the tin, and It is difficult to get them out without breaking the cake. Wring out a cloth in cold water and wrap it round the sides and bottom of the tin. it for five minutes, then tip it up and the cake will slip from the tin withOn Kite With a Parachute. Here is a novel thing in the way of a kite with a parachute attachSome of our boys may imment. prove upon it, but they must not Infringe on the patent of the Invertor. The illustration gives such a clear idea of the contrivance that the liination may be brief. affair of pasteA little board is fixed so as to slide upon , Ttffrv .straps ramed. fra yw s e A All you require persons would think of, although It seems natural enough when It Is -- more forget-me-not- s picture shows how you may do It. First, cut across from I to 2, which will divide it into three pieces. Then place the pieces side by side, and one cut where you see the dotted line will give you seven pieces. Poppy Pincushion. to make a poppy pincushion is a penny roll of red crinkled paper, a piece' of black material, some sawdust and a yard of narrow green ribbon. Cut the black material Into a circle the size of a small saucer, run round the edge with some very strong black inch from thread, about the outside; fill the center with sawdust, anj draw the cotton up tightly so that it forms a little puddinglike T ms d ljr y ,uwaj pad, and fasten off the cotton firmly. Next cut out some large poppy leaves Wtf?-tJout of the red paper and sew them round the black center, so that It resembles a flower. When you have got the leaves in position, make the back neat by sewing another piece of black I stuff round the gathered up part, and then double the ribbon and sew the doubled end firmly to the back of the pad tying the ends into a pretty bow just above tbe poppy to hang it up by. Then gently press out the edge of each of the paper leaves and stick the center full of pins. You could, of course, have pink poppies, or yellow, or white poppies, but in the first case you would want a green centre, and in Starting the Coin on Its Trip. from under a glass tumbler without the others a yellow one, but green used in each this anybodys touching either the dime should be the stalk. case, since represents or the tumbler. on the tablePlace two Dot and Line Puzzle. cloth there must be a cloth, rememTo the diagram below add five dots ber about two inches apart, and beThen and seven straight lines, in such a tween them place a dime. stand will it so a tumbler that place with the dime on the two immediately under it, as shown In the accompanying picture. Now, to make the dime come from under the tumbler, all you have to do is to scratch tbe cloth with the nail of your forefinger, and it will gradually move In the direction you are scratching. The motion that you give to the cloth by scratching Is Imparted to tbe coin, and it will move a little at every scratch. -- te doesnt it? But it is quite easy. The The Gist gown is of pongee. The Mouse bus a round yoke, shirred and puffed and bordered with a ruffle of the material forming a sort of shoulder collar or bertha. Over this Is a little collar of red and green embroidery, finished in points, from which hang of passementerie. The pendants sleeves, full at the top, pouch over large shirred puffs, which are finished with cuffs trimmed with embroidery. Is The upper part of the skirt shirred and puffed at the top, forming a hip yoke, and Is finished with a ruffle of the pongee, which falls over another group of shlrrings, also finished with a ruffle, and this In turn also falls over two more flounces. The girdle la of red and green alk, or red velvet and green silk. The other gown is of foulard. The skirt is all round and- - finished with a flounce, plaited and draped in festoons. This flounce is ornamented with little bows of golden brown panne and headed by a band of guipure insertion. It falls over a flounce of plaited silk gauze of the same shade as the gown. The blouse is also of the plaited gauze, and over it is a bolero of tile foulard, plaited and draped like the flounce. It Is ornamented at the top with the panne bows, and from under It escape golden brown cords and tassels matching the bows. The collar and cuffs are tucked and trimmed with guipure, as are also the sleeves. Tbe girdle is of tbe golden brown panne. Wiener Cbic. eeru-flgzra- d one-hal- I Japan. .cniPd WIRE GAUZE botS?a iiapooe see by the drawing that the zinc at least a quarter of an Inch above the bottom of the can. The next thing required Is steel chips, which can be obtained at an? machine shop free of cost; they should be packed between the gauze cylinder and the outer tin ran. The batter? is then ready to be charged. The fluid for this battery is caustic potash and should be mixed In the Take following proportions: pound caustic potash and add one pint of water; put this Into your battery and pour a little nondrying oil on top of the liquid and close up cover. These cells should be filled about and under no circumstances should they be placed so near as to toucB each other, without some insulating material between them. Tbe e. m. f. (electro-motiv- e force) Is about 1.5 volts. Care should be taken in mixing the caustic potash, as it will burn 7' thing It comes In contact with. With the drawing any boy with little spare time can construct one of more of these batteries for tbe email sum of 15 cents apiece. 1 one-hal- f three-quarter- |