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Show . j I,, . - ' WOKM skillful lace-makers la a pattern -which wi I appear as the work of the earuo hand. According' to the New York Times two delightfully typical maiden ladies in a little Eastern village recently lost the services of a buxom Irif-h g-irl, who had remained in their employ but a few weeks. "Why did you leave the Misses L?" asked her next would-be mistress. "Sure," replied the girl, with a merry blue eye, "Miss Esther wanted all the pots in the closet set northeasterly and Miss Judith must have them southwesterly an' I couldn't please both, you know." Rose-colored veils are suggested as becoming; becom-ing; for winter wear, adding one more to the long list of colors permissible nowadays in face coverings. Braid embroidery is again popular, and a pretty dress ornamented after this fashion was of black diagonal made with a yoked bodice and short open Zouave. The yoke was made of pale blue cloth embroidered with very narrow black braid ; there was a band of the same around the bottom of the skirt, and a wide belt and neck band. The appearance appear-ance of the gown was simple, but charming, charm-ing, and the cost very little, as the wearer embroidered the blue cloth herself. A harp of crimson wood berries set against a bank of moss was a recent beautiful church decoration. At a bazaar last week a clever woman took the tide at its flood and turned a pretty penny for her pet charity by selling photographs photo-graphs of Tennyson and copies of his poems, with handsome embroidered covers. Several were of chamois, with clusters of English violets painted upon them. For Evening Wear. Soon there will be sounds of revelry by night. Tbe social season will be in full fling and, of course, there must be lovely new gowns to wear to dances, dinners, receptions, re-ceptions, and tho opera when once the ball is set rolling. A delightful little costume imported for a belie of one season has the new French skirt in a pale blue bengaline artnure, dotted in tiny spots of black. Eight or ten rows of pale yellow chiffon, shirred into tiny inch wide bands are set at intervals of a few inches up to the knee or a little above. The little short round waist is of accordion fileated chiffon over the pale blue, with full oose sleeves to match, over this again is a little jacket of silk with pale blue ribbon fringe, edged with crystal drops. .It is a wonderfully quaint little gown with its oddly odd-ly shaped skirt and artistic commingling of tones. Another one meant for a dinner rather than a dance is of maize bengaline. The front of white chiffon over gray satin is caught with scattered bunches' of violets. Panels of silk are cut in fine deep slashes and edged with steel passementerie. A little belt of maize velvet and sleeves of white chiffon caught on the shoulders with violets complete com-plete a very delightful costume. In wraps there are some wonderfully lovely things shown. A very beautiful three-quarter three-quarter cloak in old blue cloth had sapphire plush arranged on the deep cape and bordering border-ing the edge in Vandyke points outlined by tiniest beading in oriental beading. The whole garment was trimmed with sable, and it was the very acme of regal elegance. A very dainty affair, much less expensive, but no less charming, was of white cloth in circular shape with three deep capes. These capes as well as the longer portion of the wrap were trimmed with beaver, and with its lining of white satin brocaded in salmon pink it made one long for an occasion on which to wear so dainty a conceit . B) . Royal Crystal Halt is absolutely pure. . Dr. W. C. Peaelee, rooms 1 and 4, Commercial Com-mercial block. Residence 433 East First South street. Strictly limited to office and consultation practice. Office hours from 10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. Telephone 464. Royal Crystal Salt has a swe3t flavor. You Are likely to catch a severe cold without the protection pro-tection of one of our superior mackintoshes. Come in and see them. Gray, Ross & Wyatt, 15 and 17 West Second 8outh street. IT WAS A WET DAY. . The Wedding Went on. But Mary's Gown Was Not There. It was pouring hard and a certain minister, minis-ter, not long since filling one of our city pulpits, settled himself for an afternoon of sermonizing. Suddenly there came a sharp ring at the bell. On opening the door a gentleman and lady, both in ordinary apparel, ap-parel, and much the worse for the storm, stepped into the hall. "Say, parson, we want to be spliced don't we, Mary" Mary nodded coolly, as if the splicing process pro-cess was a matter of supreme indifference to her. "You see, parson," continued the prospective pros-pective bridegroom, "we didn't have work in tho mill today, and we wanted to get in the time, and so I told Mary we might as well be spliced today as any time. Mary said her clothes wasn't fit, but I told her they'd do for a rainy day." He had his license, and so, choking back her Indignant query if he didn't know it was the custom for the lady to set ths wedding day, the parson's wife acted as witness and the two were spliced. Lewiston Journal. HEB CKl'EL ADVICE. And Tat It Was Sensible Under tha Peculiar Pecu-liar Circumstances. "It is very kind of you, Mr. Jelly, to ask me to be your wife, but it can never be." It was a fair young woman who spoke. The man whose doom she had thus sealed had the appearance of a wreck. She was the two-dozenth woman who had crushed his hopes, and it began to have its ; effect on him. He rose from his knees trembling. She was sorry for him as women are under such circumstances but she had done the best she could. In a few brief moments he recovered his ipeech. His lips quivered, but he was bound to say something. "What shall I do?" he moaned. The girl shook her head. "I've asked two dozen women to marry jne," he went on, "in the last ten years, and every one has sat down on me. Even you have," he sighsd, "and now what shall I da? I am completely worn out." Her face was ablaze and her eyes snapped. Then she became cold and cruel. "You would better have yourself upholstered," uphol-stered," she replied in a steely voice and wept out of the room. Detroit Free Press. Tbe Bridal Veil of a Princess. Five hundred hands are at work on tha bridal veil of Princess Margarethe of Russia. The veil is 'made of 500 different pieces, all the work being done with the needle, and the pieces, each of which requires ten days for completion, are to be joined by the most |