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Show m Why She Wears a Com monPio. From a Boston gentleman cornea the story of an unnaual eierienre, which owes much of Its charm to (he fact that It la literally rae. A few years ago this man met In that while other lady, aud wise drvaard beautifully she alnays wore a brooch peculiar because, while It won encircled w 1th hnndavine diamond, the esatr win a common dressing pin covered vritb glaaa. ad they wren On her moat elegant toilet many this pin was boldly In evidence among pearls, dlaawuda, emerald or whatever Jewels lb caprice of tbs wearer suggested. A the man and woman became frlcnda be remarked that hla atleultoa had been attraciod to her by Ibis queer brooch, with Its strange center, nod asked If thare aw net some history connected with It. Mho replied! ' Vuu ar right, thare to. This rotamna Hill pin la very aaeved to me, and for that reason I bad tbeaa flan . Jewels pwt around It and alwaya wear It. My bnaband and 1 ware traveling la Italy, gay, light hearted, without a cam la the world, when, not very far from Home, some gendarme approached and without I warning arrested bint, saying. 'Yon are tba I man who committed thla murder, and you are onr prisoner! Nothing but these few I Boa-to- r words! "Imagine my anguish and dcapnlv when I saw him shackled and led away te h la rarer rated In a dungeon In Egyptian dart ' ness and perpetual si Iran. 'I Ninniflwd bp All wj mutac aba lost Amertran Consul as time In seeking tba na well aa every other man from America I hoe voice could lie heard In my behalf. After almost superhuman efforts they secured bln release. When be returned te me, pal and haggard, almost the ghost of , his former self, h told um this story: la moving bln hands nrllrasly one day. ar it might have been night fur all ha could , tell la tha darkness of hla tombllks roll, hla Angers touched a pin on the lapel of hla enat and It Ml aa the floor. He stooped la pick It ap. and It aermrd aa If for a wblla his tbongbli were distracted from himself. Then It ocrarred to him that this simple It would prove n diver-irio-n Hlu was godsend. and perhaps save Mm from madness. Again and again ho wonld throw tha llttlo pin down and then go on hla knees and grope bunt. It might he Air more than na hour t a lima he played time In tha Blyglaa black-iicof the living touib. The act of throwing It away followed often by prolonged search. Ih Intense anxiety for fear he might not flud It, took kla mind completely off himself aud hla desperate situation. It was a latter day and, .of course, very anpoetlcal and uubeantlful version at La Ttcciola, but It saved my dear husband s reason, and I weald soouer pert with my diamonds nr ay Jewel I have lhaalhis little, messenger of merry, a little, luriguflcant. common looking pin. Do you wonder at met Then, with an arch smile, she said! 'Thera most ba something Interesting about tba ptu, for you hov never asked me whet armtlng my ground these officers bad forreal murderer husband. la a nutshell, tbe was enough Ilka him to convince Shorn that they had foaad the real criminal I znsMXsa .Tmtnv ruavtefta Frem th tip ( milady's pink tinged ear to the lot of ker dainty aatla (Upper do the traliln fade of tb( hoar range them-afir- e. No part of her smart little peraon. la her modish rostuma. may hope to camp the fkd Influence, bat there to ona thing (boat It which even the masculine inlnd nat admit, and that la that no longef'arc the fade of the fair juat little fanelea followed with more are! than aenae. In fact. It taken a whole lot more aenae to deelao some-tbla- g new and novel enough to appeal to the edneated taate af the woman of today hi than la aanaily accredited to the originator of fada and very few wooiea aowadaya allow theauelvea to be caught by a fleeting ftahloa that doe not poaaaaa noma cacmlcat point to recommend It. o long aa the majority of women have a certain amount of time which they mart devote to the dlaenaalon, preparation and wearing of froeka and furbelows, Juat ao long will quaint, eurloua and generally attractive little caaeelta be prartlaed by them. ' At the preaent time, when the year la only one month old. the girl of 1904 to revelling la and rnvlahing nn with no lean than three pretty little fancies, and ao overcome are we with genuine admiration that we bow hnmbly before her clever little peraon aud wonder what aha will be ap to by th time the year la nearing ,ta end. a Girl With' a monocle. The flrat fad that attract enea pretty little head la na to a fair the eryatal diar which acrecaa her nancy left eye-.anher a piquant air that la eminently t given Irreala-tibia- . The girl of the year wean a monocle. Well, and why ohouldnt ahel There la decided able young women, wblle an equally attractfeminine creature chaoses ruble, pave, set with pearls. Very few of these exquisite ornaments ere mode to drop. Nearly all are bailt upon thr screw Iilia, though occasionally a pair of old fashioned drops Is seen to tremble against Ite shell pink resting ir r - a place . g Af ell the fads of the new born' year or of any well grown one of the past none 1 more P easing and unique than the hand painted hosiery one which has recently come te ns from the ether aide. At flrat It sounds somewhat exetra ordinary to apeak of painting on stockings, especially as even the finest of sorb feminine accessories are destined for one or two careful tubbings, bat the paint la the same aa that used In tapestry work, ao tha design will atand more than on wonld Imagine. ive Bar Iuatep. Cupids For ecenlng there Is nothing more delightful to the eye then pair of dainty silken hose to match tbe color of the evening gown which have on the trim little luatepe a hand painted design cither harmonising with or matching the costume. Cupid aud rfaeruba against a background at flower, either on natural or conrcntlonal linen, art by nil odds the favorite patterns. Thera are cobwebby black silk stockings having the Instep ornamented with tluy cherubs In flesh pink and bower-lik- e inrrounding of tiny pink buds and green leaves. Another pair of pastel blue silk stockings dlrplaya a aem I convention I design In darker alia lea of bine. Tbs design rnrves np gracefully over the Instep and ankle and comes down. Just to the top of the lew eat hint satin slipper wltb which the stuck-In- r are worn. Thla same Idea carried out In pink, champagne, manve. leaf green, lavender and roan Is aa charming ns anything -- advantage la thla vlaual reinforcement? If there weren't eminent men of the world wouldn't contract the muacla of their eyea ai could devise. ad dlatort their feature by wearing a cirlate. cular bit of glaaa faatened by a tiny cord. Palallag Of course, the feminine eye enconntera scattered designs art suitable Sometime difficulties Innumerable In Ita. attempt to for certain occasions, and flowers, of course, fallow the new faahlon, but then not every play 4 very Important part In rarrylng ant monocle will aaawer the purpose. lu the snrh as these. Orchids. In natural tinta, rat plaee. It muat be quite a bit amaller delicate (haded violets and. In fact, any than thoae Intended for maacullne wearera that ate sufflclrntly dainty In form and of moaoclea, and conalderable time la required to aeeuatom- the lady and the eye to thla new arrangement. quint ahe muatn't. Horror! not Not even for the anke of k replug up with tb tlmea ahould (he permit heraelf to cultlvatfrowa or allow even one eye to fall lul the habit of purkerlng up. Therefore It I eaaeatlal for her to learn to wear h mono' with aa much compoaure of feature at I Peaalble under the clrcumstanrea. wav I ho Woora the Glaaa. The milled cyeglaaa edge la an Invalu able aid to Ita proper adjuatmeat aud pe. manency, but herein alao lire a alight dll rally, or, more correctly a peaking, a dl comfort, for while the roughueaa Insure a certain amount of flrmnenn It In rathe. r ere on delicate akla. Moat womra practice for boore tofor-mirror la order to obtain a prfflty expre aloe when equipped wltb a monocle, and Pretty eye can alay, what death di al! Ill thi-r- t be from' glaneea (hot forth fro pair of ryca M pretty and ret ee different 1 A to tbe way of attaching the monocle t reelf, ao far tbe feminine wearer be liei aatluflrd with the ordinary black nllken win which la affected by Englishmen, but their telling how aoon ahe will Inelst upon lijflnltrslmal chains of gold or platinum links, and from these It Is only a to chain aet with brllllantq and preciousatep stone. a thla realm of gema attentloa may be relied agala to the appearance of that piece f Jewelry aometlmca claaaed a "barbaric" the earring. Ite return to the position of feminine d Is greeted with warmth and t cordiality, for after all thoae pretty little eara seemed a waste of aseellant when aettlng they want sal bloa-o:- -i , eolor.ng to be painted on very thin fouuua-t!onwill prove effective and decorative. However, flowers can be done In embroidery with almost equally good effect, so In th- pa liitvd novelties It la euns.dered-desirablto secure something In the way of a design whlcj lends Itself to tspestry color better than to embroidery. Hence thr re'.yn of thuee chubby little pluk tinted flgnrei which disport thr mac Ives In childish glee on the trim and shapely Iuatep of tbe fair sex. French designs are particularly suited to this novel dreoretloa. They possets delicacy of line and coloring and already Loula a Hie patterns peep at ns from beneath tba rallied frills of evening gowns. Oerasionally lace appllqne Is combined with hand painting. Sometimes a real lace medallion Is outlined with a tracery of painted Vluen and flowers or there may be a clutter of lice Inaertq hong together, as It were, with a painted design. On account of tbe d flics', ty mr with in attempting to embroider tbe Iuatep of stockings, thla newer mode of ornamentation Is far easier, hot it cannot hr said that It la leas expens'Te. At a large New York hosiery shop, where nothing ttae but stockings for men and women Is sold, they are ahowlng some charm-fu- g painted novelties. They are among the rat, If not qnlte the Aral, to Introdnre this fid, and some of the d.fllcnltleo which they have met with In order to supply this Tarlatan fancy arc enungh to seem te warrant tbe price asked for inch koalery. From 10 to Is the average cost of rather pials painted stockings, while If there Is Inc or embroidery in addition to tbe painting the cost goen np accordingly. ' Applique of butterflies in varying sines la ne of tha favorite lava trimmed patterns: this comes lu both black and whit. A gen nine novelty from Paris combine a nnlqne arrangement of lace Inset and embroidery Black Chantilly lack, about an monograms. inch wide. Is set in the thinnest of black afik stockings, ao that the lace forms a point In the centre of tbe leg and ends it cither aide. There are four rows of the lace, each one a trifle longer than the one below, aud above tbe fourth la piaeed diamond shaped CLCL W1IH HQfcTOC L5 Lit of the lace, which Is liuliouhuled around with black si.k.ri Between tbit diamond and the top band ut lace Is worked I be owner's monogram lu pal bio silk. Drawn, work In alik. ar, ratlirr, a wmt resembling this popular treatment of linen, Is vary effeetlve when applied to hosiery. Ona pretty pair of while silk stockings treated after this manner had vertical spam of draws work. alternating with an embroidered design la flowers. FOR MOTHERS READING. about If mothers have lmby girls a ho orehow to ao lively as pupplea It laa.queatluu keep their little legs warm hud entered. I know a wise mother whose email daughter is very much of an arrol-at- . Wondering how she could lessen the display of flit, bare legs and the dauger of cubl. b hit upon a clever Idea, which surely deserve to lie copied. Now, nben sbe make her daughter' (null underclothes she makes twelve pairs of flu cotton bloomers, only full enough for comfort, with the leg gathered Into n bund of Inch wide nalnaook Insertion, which buttons closely about the knee, or slmvi-th- e knee If desired. In these the little nils ran. exercise her aerobatic tendencies to her heart's emtent nnd he alwaya warm and comfortable. Ceat toatC What Beauty Owes to the Art of Bair Dressing. hair, arena licauty I greatly affected liy the way tba hair la arranged. Had polnu are softened or even obscured and good ones brought Into prominence, Nc universal mode nn to followed blindly If .. woman would have artistic praprotiou end emphasise her beat facial eapnaaioua, flic must And out tbe style that moat Iwcoiuea her and adopt It aa her own, with variation. For example, a round fare needs balr artop of the head, or at least It range' oa brush-abnnld to d off the forehead aad tba part la the middle should to avoided. Any ona with a broad brow should wear a little balr as possible on the tempi aud dreaa It high. One with n low brow, when the ryes arc not act loo high, should keep Ike hair off her forehead la front and arrange a few wavy locks oa Ih temples. A brow ahould to partly cure red with cheek bones effect of hair. The bad high fluffy tba hy combing tbe may hemdlfled . of iiuail nose should The owner li'iupi-swear lo-- r hair arranged on a iine with II Inn the woman with a Human or long nose arrange Iter tresses on top of lial her bead. t tote or rouebada around the black lovely flower a pink or whit cum plane tow lu the hall to charming. Th wreath of flowere may bo romblua with Jewel which rise la a diadem aver tba A brand faced woman with taporlng JJto should avoid a rifle of halrd roaring coll fur carlo or fluffy wave oa either rida of tha, head, tbe triangle portion of the fee r. being thereby brought Into greater promt-neaFne tbe broad face and heavy lw no straight lines of any oort: Instead, the hair stwoid to arranged la fluffy coll that will glvs breadth to the top of the bead. Floffinesa, fortunately, la (till with u Indeed, this la tli era of waves. Ladr Trail eorlj and ringirta are designed especially for the plain woman, wbe may go in for a more elaborate style of hairdressing than her beautiful slater, te whom a slmplrr style of coiffure Is more bseomlag. It la therefore aba who la leas blessed la the matter of flu complexion sad faaltloaa feature who may anke her hair tlpplraad wavs rd flow Ilk that af a herolue of a Urea forehead, aad apparently stem to support tbe low eoll babied. Other deeoratloaa Ibis A toad of narrow rah flowwra are allewabM. low ribbon may be passed through th hair t the top aad tied la a tow, and aver tha bow OUT be a gaaa dragoaly with fold lie wlaga. Then there are merrnry wings la spangled gaaer, art with precious atoaew, Moat charming In white aigrette, with diamonds here aad there, art ou tiny wires that .'rembla with every mors of th head. Equally pretty and equally expenatv In tha , butterfly with (father wings aad dlawoufl , idy. volume novel. The flnlsblng toacb to a wumaai coiffure la a flower peeping arrhly uot of the ruffled hair and soft curia. For elaborate hairdressing nothing la lovelier then a wreath a flowers, a coronation wreath la la called. A dainty decoration la a narrow wreath of vie- French physician, Da Ma radii t, advto eats tba passing at law making tha waai lug of a comet by any woman under 10 aa she be of age and a flat af prl her paraata aid to IJnn imposed guard iiai if abet a tutor ays. A - unadorned. ?f coursq, thee mnat be a new fancy In fnnectton wlth the t or ha old time bit of decoration, and It hap. to be for pearl of different colon. A ooay black gem should ornament tbe left of a pretty pair of can. while a peat j"e f the same- - alia, bat la gleaming whtti . haald be fastened on the other ear. Thu t'JrweUed, milady ha reached the very tight of fads feminine, and (be needn't I'V'k at all envious at tbe eight of a magnnlfl rent pair of emeralds pare, for her prolulil? Ml Just aa mack as' tbe emeralds, and be Idea they are much more of a novelty. Pear shaped atone are still la vogiu out ahe who has a pretty taste la gema wl' choose Instead of the much abned harroqu Pr! In this even popular form atar sapphire Whatever moonatoie. 'ir rubles or the stone, tha Idea of the moment seems te la favor of smoothly cat gems, that glean, hi aa Inimitable lostre. Diamonds are occasionally seen especially la pear shape, hot they art nnf considered quit each (nod ft les brUllaat atones. A charming pair of earrlnga, centred with P nk sapphires a ad lurrannded with brll (bantu, adorn tho eara e wwawfluwateuamu k Severity fr Lwes Tint Is Gking A TONttHLE, CO. .omruuiov-',Cbira- i. - 1 i I l |