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Show f matters that speak bo loudly for or agains t I he taste of the wearer; the handkerchief, for Instance, being an especial indication of the owner's tendencies. A fine bit of linen embroidered in a simple flowing outline is the very newest approved pattern in these bits of daintiness. In everything choose quality rather than quantity, and subdued lines rather than those which call loudiy for attention, and you will not fro far wronsr either in the choice of the main portion of your wardrobe or the important minor details de-tails that go to make up the perfect whole. Woman's Waist. The Venus de Medici is 5 feet 5 inches in height, 20 inches about the waist, 34 about the bust and 44 about the hips. The women employed as "cloak models" by most of the dry goods establishments in thi3 city ara about of the same height. The measurements measure-ments required of a "model" 5 feet 5 inches iu height in one establishment ara the following: fol-lowing: Waist, 22)4 to 24 inches; bust, 34 to 35; bin, 45 to 47; base of skull to v.feist, 16; biceps", to 13. A prominent physician recently gave the following as the current, measurement of a well-formed, well-developed and healthy woman of 5 feet 5 inches: Waist, 21 inches; bust 33 to 34V; biceps, 12 to 13; wrist, 5) to 5B : hins. 44 to 45: calf. 13 to 15. and ankle 7 to ". The doctor's "model woman" has smaller hips and a smaller biipt and about the same waiit as a "cloak model." Louis XV. Coais. Louis Quinze coats of very graceful Bhupe are imported from Paris for autumn wear, and also for the early winter. They outline tue figure without fittiug too closely, and fall open from the throat on a deep vest of embroidered cloth or rich brocade. They are about thirty-two inches in length, and I the back is shaped by sharply-curved side-forms, side-forms, the fronts hanging straight nest the vest. This vest is sloped in two points, and narrow pocket-flaps are set on each side. It has a smail collar inside the ample coat collar. col-lar. The sleeves ars easy coat shape, with wide culls in gauntlet form. Lom, square-shaped square-shaped pocket-flaps are on the hips. Clover Pillows. Clover for pillows is being gathered now in many a field. They need to be well dried aud only the blossoms used, and should be packed first in strips of stout musiin. An overslip of clover blossom cretonne is pretty and suitable, if one has neither time, skill or inclination to embroider on soma art cloth sprays of pink and white clover, than which few needlework designs ara more beautiful. Not os. An asylum for mothers-in-law is being built in Austria by a wealthy Austrian woman, wom-an, aud provision has been made for 500 occupants. oc-cupants. la the death of George William Curti and John i.reenleaf Whittier the woman suffragists suffrag-ists have lost two of their stanchest aud most illustrious friends. It is said concerning Miss Mary Wilkins's literary methods that her stories are truiy works of imagiu:itiou, in no case being a transcript from iife. 8i:e is quoted assaying that when she comprehends a character she knows absolutely w hat its possessor would do under any given circumstances. She has no doubt nor hesitation in determining this. Miss Gertrude Howe, for twenty years a missionary of the Women's Foreign Missionary Mis-sionary society in Cenlral China, has returned re-turned to this country, bringing with her live bright young Chinese students two young women and three young men to complete their education and take a medical medi-cal course at Ann Arbor before returning to pursue missionary work in their own land. The Scandinavian lady cyclists continue to distinguish themselves. The famous Danish lady rider, Froken Johanne Jorgensen, has recently made records which approach those set by the best English gentlemen. gen-tlemen. In Sweden, Froken Annie Olsson has of late done great things on the cycle, and numerous other Swedish ladies have during the present summer adopted this delightful de-lightful and health-giving pastime. EVERYDAY KLEPTOMANIACS. Women Who Steal Our Time With No Qualms of Conscience. Kleptomania is not confined to the large tores where are displayed the pretty things women are especially fond of. It exists in everyday life, and grows with alarming intensity in-tensity as the day go by and the busy world, teeming with life and action, demands de-mands more peremptorily our prompt and immediate attention, says the. Philadelphia Philadel-phia Tims. These kleptomaniacs steal our time. They are to a great extent women, though men are not entirely free from the dread disease. Suppose we are going up the street on an urgent erraud, and to be accomplished within with-in a certain time. A kleptomaniac of the type above described is strolling aimlessly l along. She sees us here is a chance to ! while away few of those moments that hang so heavily oa her handa and which speed so quickly from ours. There is no use trying to escape her. She makes u little hurried rush and gasps out her jny at meeting you. In as ladylike manner man-ner as possible you try to end the interview here, that errand staring you out of countenance, counten-ance, Rud the fact that a train must be caught or au engagement kept within a soace of time too short at the best. But no, she continuss t talk aoout "Ma'. neuralgia and little Jou's new bicycle;" she branches oil into the fashions; even touches on the-osophy, the-osophy, and all the time the hands of the clock across the way are positively racing around the dial. At last, after a eomprehenive and exhaustive ex-haustive resume of the ilis and pleasures of her entire family and short essays on other topics that you don't care a tig about, she smiles benignly, aud, remarking that aha is so triad she met you, sails on unruffled, while you have to positively almost turn yourself inside out and go Without your luncheon to keep the appointment you have made. Of course, she was glad to see you; she mauaged iu that way to shorten both your and tier day considerably. Another type is the woman that comes in your home or your oiiice for "just a minute," aud speuds hulf a day, just when the mpst important things are demanding your attention. The odor of burning cake or tho surreptitious looking over your work has no power to start her on her homeward way, and, as it lias has always been, we presume, pre-sume, it always will be the late of the busy to be robbed of precious moments by thoughtless idlers, who would resent beiug called, though justly, kleptoniauiacs. The Latest Styles fur Purses. Some new purses are to be seen that are mailer than formerly and perfectly square. The corners are tipped iu silver or gold filigree, fili-gree, and they make, most charming little gifts, as woll as beiug an actual addition to the plainest calling toilet. It, is these little |
