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Show me INDEPENDENT. D. O. JOHON. I'obUah SPBINOVIULE, UTAH TTncle Sam may yet be ablt to claim the north pole by right of tis-covery. tis-covery. As the sultan has taken to oratory, he may yet adopt other modern means of warfare- Success rules are like nails they must be driven - into something or they will soon rust. Cod liver oil is getting to cost , almost al-most as much as champagne, but it doesnt taste as good. The Spanish government has a surplus sur-plus of Income, which is so novel that it may prove embarrassing. With plenty of dogs and sleds Ueut. Peary may yet reach the north pole before Mr. Morgan puts a tag on it. Francis Joseph's notion to abdicate the throne of Hungary did not last long. He recovered in a day or two. Washington's tomb is crumbling, but his place as first in the hearts of his countrymen is not being contested. contest-ed. J. Pierpont Morgan has started suit for $500 against a steamboat thit dam-ftSftfl dam-ftSftfl na yreAu. He most need the money. Roland B. Molineux will get even with the cold, unfeeling world sooner or later. Now he is going to publish a novel. "Some men," said Uncle Eben, "sleeps soun' because dey's got a clear conscience an some because dey's got none at all." So long as the public is willing to pay to see a vanquished pugilist on the theatrical stage, there i3 consolation consola-tion In defeat. Commander Peary is going to make another dash for the pole. Mrs. Peary will stay at home. Some men are mighty Ingenious. Like the baby reaching for the soap. Sir Thomas Lipton won't be happy till he gets it. And the baby's chance for happiness is small. When a girl is sitting on a dark piazza with a man she always has an idea he thinks her eyes glow like stars. New York Press. Longfellow's "Hiawatha" may be a higher grade of literature, but it looks as if the other fellow's "Hiawatha' 'would make more money. It must be gratifying to the crown prince of Saxony to note that he i3 identified for general purposes as the husband of Princess Louise. Automobile runs to the arctic circle are the latest strenuous fad. Now we know the north pole is In danger of something worse than discovery. ' Russia agrees to leave Manchuria if China will undertake to keep the ter- rSi'ory rron otner powers presum- There has been a cut of $1 a ton in the price of pig iron, but somehow cr other this doesn't seem to offset the rise of 25 cents a ton in the price of coal. The coffee drinking habit was first established 617 years ago by an Arabian Ara-bian dervish named Hadji Omar, but the cure for it has not been discovered discov-ered even yet. There are four approved 6pelling3 of Beirut Beirut, Beirout, Beiroot and Beyroot, With all this latitude, even a stenographer would have hard work to spell it wrong. The postmasters will please devise some plan by which the man who "is sure there must be a letter in the office" for him can always be supplied with the letter he wants. One thing which should restrain the Turks and Bulgarians from war is that no matter who wins neither will have much to say about the terms of peace. The "disinterested" powers will attend to that The Boers are not yet subdued. An emissary from South Africa is quietly buying rams in Ohio and shipping them home. The average ram is more to be dreaded in close fighting than the pompom. "Radiograms" is what wireless messages mes-sages were called at the recent Berlin International conference. Radiograms Include marconigrams, teslagrams, aerograms, etherograms, and all the other varieties of wireless grams. If we had Vesuvius in this country some enterprising show manager would have secured the necessary concessions long ago and had it fenced In with an assortment of merry-go-rounds, roller coasters and shoot-the-chutes devices. The sultan is promoting the people who were in the plot to murder that Russian consul a short time ago. In case the czar protests the sultan can set up the excuse that the promotions don't amount to anything because he never pays salaries anyway. The New York Sun protests against the common phrase, "private yacht," and says that presently we shall be told that Mr. O. H. P. Belmont went to the opera wearing his "private" dress suit. ' The Sun man has overlooked over-looked the fact that people sometimes hire dress suits." J. Pierpont M orpin's offer of $100,-000 $100,-000 for an ancient oriental vase of solid gold seems etrnordinary Until you think that Sir Thomas Lipton uai spent perhaps five times as much In trying to get a modern silver cup. China is about to celebrate the seventieth sev-entieth birth day of the dmvager empress. em-press. General good feeling should be enhanced by the rejection tRat there can not be many more of them. The estec-.ed Washington Post, after comparing the arioijs pronunciations pronun-ciations of the word chauffeur, recommends recom-mends "show-furr." Let it go at that. Miss Goeet pronounces her name Gellette and the Duke of Roxburghe pronounces It Roxborougb. The only plain part of it seems to be the Box. INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION. CnAPTETt IT. rCo-?Tisco. That same night the clerk entered upon a bout or arunKenness bo con sistent as to surprise even his intimate acquaintances. He was speedily ejected from the boarding-house; deposuea nis portmanteau with a perfect stranger, who did not even catch his name; wandered wan-dered he knew not where, and was at last hove-to, all standing, in a hospital at Sacramento. There, under the impenetrable im-penetrable alias of the number of his d, the crapulous being lay for some nrore days unconscious of an tmnga, and of one thing in particular: that the police were after him. Two montns had come and gone before the conval escent in the Sacramento hospital was identified with KIrkman, the abscond ing San Francisco clerk; even men, there must elapse nearly a fortnight more till the perfect stranger could be hunted up, the portmanteau recovered, and John's letter carried' at length to Its destination, the seal still unbroken, the inclosure still intact. MpanwhilP John had zone upon nis .holidays without a word, which was ir regular; and there had aisappetrru with him a certain sum "of money". which was out of all bounds of pallia tion. But he was known to be careless. and believed to be honest; the manager besides had a regard for him; ana m-tle m-tle was said, although something was no doubt thought, until the fortnight was finally at an end, and the time had come for John to reappear. Then, indeed, in-deed, the affair began to look black; and when inquiries were- made, and the riprmilesa clerk was found to have X - - ... A l,nnt I amassed thousands or aonars, uim n... them secretly in a rival establishment j the stoutest of his friends ananaoneu j an advocate and now lived in tne Dirth-hira. Dirth-hira. the books were overhauled for ; place of FJora and the nome of Jonn.g traces of ancient and artful fraud, and , tenderest memories? The chill that had though none were found, there still j first sejze(j upon njm wnen he heard of prevailed a general, impression of loss. , Houston's absence deepened and struck The telegraph was set in motion; and i inward For a m0ment, as he stood the correspondent of the bank in Edin- ; under the doors of that estranged burgh, for which place it was under' house, and looked east and west along stood that John had armed himself the fioJitary pavement of the Royal Ter-with Ter-with extensive .credits, was warned to race wnere not a cat was stirrjngi the communicate with the ponce. Now this correspondent was a friend of Mr. Nicholson's; he was well ac-ouainted ac-ouainted with the tale of John's calam itous disappearance from Edinburgh; jjjg jecent portliness, his whiskers, the and putting one thing with another, m0ney in his purse, the excellent cigar hasted with the first word of this scan- that ne now iigflted, recurred to his dal, not to the police, but to his friend, j mn(j jn consolatory comparison with The old gentleman had long regarded j that of a certain maddened lad who, on his son as one dead; John's place had j a certain spring Sunday ten years been taken, the memory of his faults j before, and in the hour of church-had church-had already- fallen to be one of those , time silence, had stolen from that city old aches, which awaken again indeed Dy the Glasgow road. In the face of upon occasion, but which we can al- I these changes, It were impious to doubt ways vanquish by an effort of the will; fortune's kindness. All would be well and to have the long lost resuscitated ' yet; the Mackenzies would be found, in a fresh disgrace wa3 doubly bitter. "Mace wen," said the old man, "this must be hushed up.if possible. If I give you a check for the sum, about which they are certain, could you take it on yourself to let the matter rest?" "I will," said Macewen. "I will take the risk or It." "You understand," resumed Mr. Nicholson, sppaking precisely, but with ashen lips. "I do this for my family, not for that unhappy young man. If it is..ia t, nut that these suBoiclons ' "ui Bums, he must lie on his bed as he has made it." And then looking up at Macewen with a nod, and one of his strange smiles: "Good-bye," said he; and Macewen, perceiving the case to be too grave for consolation, took himself off, and blessed God on bis way home that he was childless. CHAPTER V. Y a little after noon cue o enter. He strolled westward by the eve of Christ- Albany Street, facing the sunset em-mas, em-mas, John had left bers, pleased, he knew not why, to his portmanteau in move in that cold air and indigo twi-t twi-t h e cloakroom light, starred with street-lamps. But and stepped forth there was one more disenchantment into Prince's street waiting him by the way. iM5 18 (tyro F 1 r-'VW-j with a wonderful j expansion of the soul, such as men enjoy on the com- pletlon of long- in nourished schemes. He was at home j " think your name must be Nichol-again, Nichol-again, incognito and rich; presently he son," said the stranger could enter his father's house by means j it was too late to avoid recognition; of the pass-key, which he had piously and besides, as John was now actually preserved through all his wanderings: on the way home, It hardly mattered, he would throw down the borrowed and be gave way to the impulse of his money; there would be a reconciliation, I nature. the details of which he frequently ar- j "Great Scott!"., he, cried, "Beatspn!" ranged; and he saw himself, during and shook hands with warmth. .It tne next month, made welcome in many scarce seemed he was repaid in kind, stately houses at many frigid dinner- j "So you're home again?" said Beat-parties, Beat-parties, takisg his share in the con- son." Where have you been all this long versatyjn with the freedom of the man 'time?" and the traveler and. laying down the j "in the States," said John "Call-law "Call-law upon finance with the authority of fornia. I've made my pile, though; and the successful investor, - But this pro- : it suddenly struck me it would be a gram was not to be begun before even- : noble scheme to come home for Christ-ing Christ-ing pot till just before dinner, indeed, mas." at winch meal the reassembled family j "i eee," said Beatson. "Well, I hope were to sit roseate, and the best wine. : we'll see something of you now you're the modern fatted calf, should flow for here." the prodigal's return. - J oh, I guess so," said John, a little Meanwhile he walked familiar frozen. . streets, merry reminiscences crowding j "Well, ta-ta." concluded Beatson, and round him, sad ones also, both with f he shook hands again and went, the same surprising pathos. The keen j This was a cru(?, ,frst experience. It frcsty air; the low, rosy, wintry sun; was ide to hlinkacts; here was John the castle, hailing him like an old ac- ; home again, and, Beatson Old Beatson quaintance;,the names of friends on ; uld not care a rush He recalled Old door-plates; the sight of friends whom ( Ceatson in the past-that merry and af-he af-he seemed to recognize, and whom he fectionate lad-and their joint adven-eagerly adven-eagerly avoided, in the streets; the , tures and misnaps the window tney peasant chant of the north country ac- nad Droken with a catapult in India cant; the dome of St. George's remind- . Placftf the escalade of the castle rock ing,him of his last penitential- mo- and mariy another inestimable bond of mems in me lane, ana oi mai ivmg ol Glory whose name had echoed ever since In the sadaest corner of his memory; and the gutters where he had learned to slide, .and the shop where fcc bad trod, and the railings in which he had rattled his clachan as he went to school: and all those thousand and one ! nameless particulars, which the eye seca without noting, which the memory keeps Indeed yet without knowing, and which, taken one with another, build np for us the aspect of the place that we call home: all these besieged him. na he went, with both delight and sadness. sad-ness. His first visit was for Houston, who had a house on Regent's Terrace, hept for him in old days by an aunt! The door was, opened (to his surprise) ' hai Deen lighted, and the meals spread, upon the chain, an.l n voice asked him at tne accustomed hours. At the accus-froru accus-froru within what he wEr.te.J. j tomed hour. too. the bell had sounded "I want Mr. ITousicn Mr. Alan j thrice to call the family to worship. Houston ," sa!u he. - j ni at the thought a pang of regret And who are .ve?" sniil the voice. i ins is ruosH-x;r.Htr'in.iiy.'' thought John: aiiJ Lhen slond lie tu'.l bi. name. v "Not voting rIr. j.-.iin?" ct'i"A the xotce. with a ts.Mpn increase of HcoLoli scceut. testifying io h friendlier feeling. feel-ing. , "The rery zm." sain' John. And (he old ImiJer fj30vc1 his de- .vKarhjii oi.:y. -j Moegnt ye were that csan. ' Dut Ms master was not there; he was staying. It appeared, at the h-;u-e in Murrayfell; and though the butler would have been glad enough to have taken his place and given all the news of the family, John, struck with a little chill, was eager to be gone. Only, the door was scarce closed again, before he regretted that he had not asked ask-ed about "that man." He was to pay no more visits till he had seen his father and made all well at home; Alan had been the only possible pos-sible exception, and John had not time to go as far as Murrayfleld. But here he was on Regent's Terrace; there was nothing to prevent him going round the end of the hill, and looking from without on the Mackenziea' house. As he went, he recollected that Flora must now be a woman of near his own age, and it was within the bounds of possibility possi-bility that she was married; but this dishonorable doubt he dammed down. There was the house, sure enough; but the door was of another color, and what was this two door plates? He drew nearer; the top one bore, with dignified dig-nified simplicity, the words, "Mr. Proud-foot;" Proud-foot;" the lower one was more explicit, and informed the passer-by that here was likewise the abode of "Mr. J. A. Dunlop Proudfoot, Advocate." The Proudfoots must be rich, for no advocate could look to have much business busi-ness In so remote a quarter; and John hated them for their wealth and for their name, and for the sake of the house they desecrated with their presence. pres-ence. He remembered a Proudfoot he had seen at school, not known; a little whey-faced urchin, the despicable mem- ber of fiome iower class. Could It be thig abortion that had ciimDed to be sense of solitude and desolation took bim by the throat, and he wished himself him-self in San Francisco. , And then the figure he made, with Flora, younger and lovelier and kinder than before; Alan would be found, and would have so nicely discriminated hi3 behavior as to have grown, on the one hand, into a valued friend of Mr. Nicholson's, Nich-olson's, and to have remained, upon the other, of that exact shade of joviality jovial-ity which John desired in his companions. compan-ions. And so, once more, John fell to WOrk discounting the delightful future; his first appearance in the family pew; nj3 first visit to his uncle Greig,- who thrtiie-Mr-.tmvif on went . nnBilOrA---i--r'?&. of the line. iiikui xwhSziliraninrd xAlrtmtrgh eye3 Jqq was to et jn tne dazzling" day- iignt 0f tce YVest; and the details in general of that .unrivaled transforma- tion scene, in which he was to display to all Edinburgh a por ly and successful gentleman in the shoes of the derided fugitive. The time began to draw near when his father would have returned from the office, and it would be the prodigal's At the corner of Pitt Street he naused to light a fresh cigar; the vesta threw, J as he did so, a strong light upon his . features, and a man of about his own ; age stopped at sight of it. friendship; and his hurt surprise grew deeper. Well, after all, it was only on a man's own family that he could count; blood was thicker than water, he remembered; re-membered; and the net result of this encounter was to bring him to the doorstep door-step of his father's house, with tenderer and softer feelings. - " . The night had come; the fanlight over the door shone bright; the two windows win-dows of the dining-room where the cloth was being laid, and the three windows win-dows of the drawing-room where Maria would be waiting dinner, glowed soft-Uer soft-Uer through yellow b!lnds. It was like a vision of the past. All this time of his absence, life had gone forward with an i absence, life had gone for equal foot' and fires and the gas ' or "3 demerit seized him; he remem bered the things that were good and that he had neglected, and the things that were evil and that he had loved; and It was with a prayer upon hU lips that he mounted the steps and thrust the key into the key-hole. H stepped into the lighted hall, shut the door softly behind him. and stood -tneic i.sc.i in wonaer. No surprise of strangeness could equal the surprise of that complete familiarity. There wa the bust of Chalmers near the stair-railings, stair-railings, there was the clothes-brush in the accustomed place; and there, on the hat-stand, hung hats and coats that must surely be the same as he remembered. remem-bered. Ten years dropped from his life, as a pin may slip between the fingers; and the ocean and the mountains, and the mines, and crowded marts and mingled races of San Francisco, and his own fortune and his own disgrace, became, for that one moment, the figures fig-ures of a dream that was over. ;TO B3 rtXTIVLp:f.l UNCUT BOOKS. The Charm of Rev-illn Tbelr Beauty by Daj;ra. It is clear, then, that those are but rude spirits who have no reverence for all that pertains to a book. WhaW could be coarser and more barDarous than tb,e demand that the quivering edges of a volume, "with all the straggling strag-gling fibres that flutter on the verge of life," shonld be cut and hacked to dead evenness and stilted smoothness? Such butchers would trim the oak-leaf, torture tor-ture the lily and prune the luxuriance of the horse chestnut. The plea of utility is the most barren bar-ren of all. Is there any good thing In nature that does not demand labor in the search? Are we to grumble at the sting of the bee, or blind ourselves ss tf stea its glossy beauty in our haste to s Its honey? It is but half of reading to- merely read. There is, so to speak, a courtship as well as a marriage with our author's text, a time for dalliance, for Indulgence, for emotion, for coy approach and wistful glance. And this to the true reader is more than all the bare commercial zest in grasping its heart, and putting its soul to usury, as if authors but worked for us as slaves in the mines to make us rich. No moments are so delicious as those in which the reader first approaches hib author, when the volume lies but half revealed. The text is coy and. saucy as a nymph; now peering boldly at us from the open leaf,, now lurking half concealed between the pages, now buried beyond our sight. There needs a swift pursuit. With knife in hand we gently lay hex place of hiding bare, track her to dusky grotto, follow her through dismal cave; and in the end she stands caught, revealed, her ambush am-bush clean cut off, and we steal to her embrace victorious. That, after all, is a very real pleasure. It is sweet to discover dis-cover moment by moment the author's purpose; not hasty to seize it, but dipping dip-ping here and there as one cuts the pages, lighting on a piquant saying that whets our appetite, chancing on a pretty phrase or a noble sentence. London Sun. . SWIFT AND VANESSA. Her Denpalr and I n womanly Degradation Degrada-tion A Hazy Story. I do not think Swift ever cared for Vanessa and I much incline to believe that he wa3 never married to Stella, says a writer in a recent issue of the Contemporary Review. Cadenus had his weak points; he did not disdain to be adored and Vanessa, poor thing, was vain and flighty. The wildness which she betrayed in her letters can scarcely be matched, except in that amazing French mediaeval Latin correspondence correspond-ence of the Abbess Heloisa, not to be rendered by any translation - I have ever seen. But, to use the Gallic phrase, she was at the expense of it herself.? ies ana uapnne no.uo the ciiase," were it not that Apollo lingered a trifle too long to vrite verses which he had better bet-ter have left unwritten. The chase went on for how many years?-And how did it end? In despair on the part of Vanessa, in heartbreak and unwomanly degradation. Yes, it is a sad story; but one must not charge Swift with having hav-ing acted as a deceiver, unless ho was married long ago to another woman; then, indeed, it will be hard, though not absolutely impossible to defend him. None can tell what passed between the dean and Vanessa during their last interview. Scott has given, but upon the merest hearsay, an account of it I which, I suppose, we Could all repeat if called upon, by heart. Yes: but would either of these proud persons have torn down the screen that hid their misery, in such a case? Not Swift, we may be sure. And if Vanessa was thunderstruck thunder-struck with the news of a marriage fatal fa-tal to her, why did she not publish that as well as the poem she held in her possession? The scene is a fine piece of tragedy and will always be told. But, like many another legend, it fades, under un-der close scrutiny, Into cloudland. Constable' Staves in the Past. The home secretary, Sir Matthew White Ridley, has just secured from Northampton two relics of the past that are peculiarly associated with the department de-partment of the state, of which he is minister. These are two staves, at once the badges and instruments of office of the village constables of long ago, when men's lives were considered consider-ed of less account than they are now. The staff of those days, probably 200 years ago, was a formidable, not to say bloodthirstry, instrument of offense. I have been able to obtain one of the same sort. Mine was formerly the property of the parish constable of Brington, England. It consists of two parts truncheon, or handle, lathe turned, ten inches long, and a sphere,-three sphere,-three inches in its longest and two and. a quarter in its shortest diameter. Both handle and ball are of boxwood. They are united by a strong double thong of white leather, fastened by iron pegs Into apertures - bolted Into both handle and ball. The ball has two inches of play on the leather, so that from end to end the instrument Is fifteen Inches long.- As thesball hang3 loosely about the straight handle han-dle some degree of force is required to bring it Into action; but when this is done the execution the weapon Is capable of is something dreadful. A moderate blow cannot be struck by it; with very little exertion on the part of the holder a man's head, leg or arm would be very easily broken. No doubt some such powerful weapon was required in the "good old times." Northampton Mercury. " 1 . sv Mascutar (location. At a local school, during a reading lesson, the phrase "mental occupation" occurred. ' , I The teacher asked: "What is meantJf-.of ' faded mauve mousseline de by mental occupation?" . A pupil replied: "One in which we use our mind." And a manual occupation?" "One in which we use our hands." The teacher then said: "Now, which of these occupations is mine? Come now, what do I use most in teachine you?" 6 A knowing pupil quickly answered-'Your answered-'Your cae, sir." Answers. Moles are expert swimmers. Thir broad paws operate as paddles u 1 . 1. h5- , 1 1 v - k Girl's Russian Blouse Dress. ,The ultimatum that every girl -ahall have a Russian blouse in her wardrobe has hrrmsrht rnt Rnm tifiw jfTtyles are especially practical for this Autumn lor girls' " and misses school frocks. In the charming design de-sign shown here the suit may be varied by using the blouse with separate separ-ate skirt and vice versa. The little yoke effect In front is very pretty, and when made of white or light colors col-ors livens up a dark suit most wonderfully. The front of the waist is gathered slight ly at the yoke edge, this giving a eaftfty roundness to the waist, and the ftiiiess is connnea ai me watai, uj fcTies! 4;lt. Vlt. The lining may or may not &be$sed and the blouse may be gath r frlana stiched to the waist, or ad-ofMJd ad-ofMJd by the belt. The skirt Is flve- ired, the most -approved style ior nJsses and girls, and will a good ipUel to follow for either suit or as a Separate skirt. The back may oe nde with an inverted box plait or thered. , Any of the waist materials or Fall slitings will, make up satisfactorily irl ' the mode, although a serge, mo-htjir, mo-htjir, cassimere or light-weight wool-fmswill wool-fmswill be exceedingly pretty when fcomMned with a bright braid for decorations. dec-orations. t . : -v. Child's Box-Plaited Frock. i To be made with or without the collar. Box-plaited frocks are much in gue for little girls and are shown in a variety of materials. This stylish one can be made with the collar and trimming, as Illustrated," or without, as shown In the small sketch, and is adapted to a wide range of materials, put as shown, is made of rose colored col-ored linen trimmed with white embroidery. em-broidery. The frock consists of the fronts and the back, both of which are laid in box plaits, and is shaped by means of shoulder and underarm seams. Ex- 'f at ihawaist line. In. the DD- i derarm seams are laid m inverted plaits to give extra fullness to the skirt. The quantity of material required for the medium size (8 years) is 5 yards 27 inches wide, ZYz yards 44 inches wide, or 3 yards 52 inches wide. Milk cans should be scoured with salt, v To keep brass bright, rub with a rag dipped in salt and vinegar. Finger marks can be removed from painted woodwork by rubbing with a cloth wrung out in ammonia and dry whiting. This does not injure the paint. To keep flies out of the larder, sponge the windows daily with a weak solution of carbolic acid and water. You will never be troubled with flies if you do this. i Before hemming tablecloths, table-napkins, table-napkins, etc., the edges should X be made perfectly straight. Instead of cutting with scissors, a thread should be drawn out; then you will get an absolutely ab-solutely even line. Always have a white kitchen table. A board covered with, tin or zinc is very useful to put on the. table, on PAQUIN GOWNS The first gown is an exquisite crea- J -a aJt, aca. Tne skirt Is covered with th .-ee flounces of lace, each edged with ; double ruffle of the mousseline de so.e. The upper flounce is shirred and puffed at the top, forming a hip-yokef hip-yokef The blouse is entirely covered with,' a large cape collar, trimmed with litthe frills of lace, or ruches of the m i--cline de soie. The corselet girdle! gir-dle! is of mauve taffeta of a deeper Bhi 3e than the gown. The full sleeves axelof the mousseline de sole, finished mi Il-J t- -V? :tS I'M ;'WOM!II which to stand hot saucepans and dishes when serving dinner. This is a great saving to the table. Do not use cornmeal or tea leaves In sweeping carpets. The cornmeal will attract water bugs, and tea leaves unless well washed are liable to leave a stain. Use Instead small pieces of newspaper well dampened. Latest in Lingerie. In lingerie the latest imported suggestion sug-gestion consists in the leaving of a tiny space in the midst of the exquisite ex-quisite hand embroidery with which these garments are to be incrusted, to be filled in later with the owner's Initial cr monogram. A chemise shown by an Importer has a low, round neck, finished off with tiny square scallops done . in fancy buttonhole stitch. Below this was a tracery of trailing vines, delicately del-icately embroidered. At the left the vines were formed into a sort of empire em-pire wreath for the reception of somebody's some-body's monogram. This monogram scheme was seen also in a night dress, where a heart-shaped heart-shaped decoration is embroidered over the left breast, In the yoke. A corset cover had insertions of Valenciennes Valen-ciennes lace alternating with narrow strips of the muslin, showing a hand-wrought hand-wrought design in mistletoe. At the left the mistletoe formed a sort of inverted wishbone for the reception of the future monogram, i Color for Mature Brides. Both gray and mauve have been accepted for many years as the correct colors with which mature brides should array themselves upon their wedding day, be it first, second, or third, marriage. It is rumored that rose pink is to be made the new color for wedding gowns worn by elderly brides, says Vogue. Gray and mauve are said to be too suggestive of a previous condition of grief and mourning and - for that reason are quite unfit reminders of the past. As suredly pink has all the emblematic quality of a present joy and happiness and It Is o be hoped of a roseate future as well. Girl's Frock of White Voile. The skirt has a wide box plait In the middle of the front, on each side of which are two side plaits. It is fancifully trimmed around the hips, simulating a yoke, with bands of guipure, gui-pure, and is finished finish-ed at the bottom with tucks. The blouse Is covered with a triple collar trimmed trim-med with guipure and finished around the slightly low neck with a band of dotted foulard. This also forms the cuffs and the girdle. L The cravat. Is -gL . tullaw Embroid ered ends. Wiener Chic. f For Traveling. Among the traveling suits made now are many with the cape sleeves, which have jumped so suddenly but firmly into favor. One in a light weight plaid wool has a pleated skirt just clearing the ground trimmed with two stitched bands of green taffeta The straight coat, which reaches to four or five inches below the waist, falls in a few pleats at the bottom, but hangs smoothly over the shoulders. The sleeves, the same length as the coat, are, likeit, trimmed with a band of silk two Inches from the bottom. TEey are pleated from the armholes and hang like a part of the garment. Color and Lingerie. One very pretty touch on some hand-made chemises was in putting the bertha instead of a ruffle across front and back, made from a fine colored col-ored handkerchief, cut through the bias. The hems were in solid color and hemstitched, and the maker added add-ed a ruffle of Val. lace to edge. Another An-other handkerchief was used as a drapery from the armholes. The beading was run through with ribbon to match the handkerchief. There is a very good model out for everyday linen that one has no hesitancy hesi-tancy in throwing in the washtub every week. This has a heading at the top of gown and chemise of double dou-ble fold, an inch wide, of very thin FROM FRENCH RACES. just below the elbows with frills of the same. The other gown is of changeable blue silk. The skirt Is composed of three deep flounces, each encircled with a wide band of lace or guipure insertion. The upper one is plaited over the hips. The blouse is of lace, with round tucked yoke of white silk; it is covered with a triple shoulder collar of the changeable silk, ornamented with carved silver buttons. but-tons. The full sleeves are of lace, finished with deep tucked cuffs of the white silk. The draped girdle Is of plain blue silk. La Mode ArtltKJgue. lawn, with piece of feather stitching at lower edge. Through it is run a wide wash ribbon in white or colors. The sleeves of the gown are finished in the same way as the waist, and the armholes of the chemise are touched off with a ruffle of narrow torchon lace. By the way, torchon lace Is coming back into great favor for underlinen. It is considered among the very best weaves to buy. Get it real. If possible, possi-ble, for It will wear longer than any linen it Is put on. It is sometimes used on three sea sons of underwear. The Newest Blouse. Tucked blouse of cream colered pongee, with plastron and cuffs em broidered in yellow and white. Rather Quaint. The pelerine and the scarf worn lnw nn the shniildfir are in the fash- j ionabi8 horizon. The perlerine yoke app6ars in many Df the fall gowns. This Is a close-fitting yoke, that reaches almost to the under-arm seam in width, extends over the sleeve tops and gives an exaggerated long-shoulder effect. Plaited boleros and bodices are mounted on these yokes. It Is used, also, in the new shirtwaists. The Latest Colors. New shades are in evidence now that the fall styles are shown by exclusive ex-clusive dealers. A list of the new colors includes Louise brown, a tint lighter than Havana; Ha-vana; Broadway ivory, a very deep cream; mer grande, a light royal blue; national crimson, a faint red, and Scotch green, a shade lighter than the ever popular hunter's green. Of the 1860 Girl. The 1860 girl is still popular in the picturesque models of 1903, the low-ehoulder low-ehoulder yokes and cape effects Jeing the favorite among ladies" tailors. The 1860 sleeve follows that style of shoulder by natural sequfjAce, all pretty pret-ty thin . materials beinfeiisSed. for the full under-sleeve. Add a little salt to the stove polish and it will not rub off so quickly. With wide sleeves the quaintly fluted undersleeves of white gauze is a necessity. Ants dislike borax, so sprinkle it over shelves in pantries, etc., where they are troublesome. Linen, canvas and pique will have fresh triumphs when the days grow too cold for thin things. The so-called "duchess" fastening Is very popular for both a front or a back fastening for girls' waists. To clean zinc wash first in hot soda water and then rub with a flannel flan-nel dipped in turpentine. A kitchen stool Is a great comfort to a delicate woman for sitting on when washing dishes or cleaning vegetables. vege-tables. For waterproofing boots melt together to-gether a little mutton suet and beeswax, bees-wax, rub it over the soles and slightly over the edges where the stitches are. Japanese trays should be washed with a sponge and cold or tepid water. Wipe dry, then dredge over a little flour and polish with a soft cloth. Eton jackets cut quite a figure on the new frocks. Lay In a stock of gay buttons if you want to be up to date. Mauve crepe de chine dresses are among the most charming. Every modiste has taken an unprecedented un-precedented fancy for tucks. Long-waisted bodices and very short skirts are worn by wee folk. Tussore has proved itself a most economical fabric because almost everlasting. ever-lasting. More than one fall street suit will serve all winter with an extra lining in the jacket. A toque made of velvet violets tinged mauve rather than blue Is extremely ex-tremely fascinating. 1 Mauve buckskin shoes and mauve silk stockings complete the mauve toilet for evening or gala afternoon wear. Latest and Smartest Parasol. A fluffy parasol for lovely America to shade her pretty face is of chiffon in the new yellow shade. The foundation foun-dation is of yellow silk, all hidden by a mass of chiffon frills, mounted by a huge rose of yellow chiffon. The flounce hanging from the edge is V-shaped V-shaped at every rib, forming a charming, charm-ing, irregular frame for mademoiselle's mademoisel-le's lovely face. Latest in Bathing Suits. A popular bathing suit is made of mohair, having the skirt laid in plaits. All the newer suits are' high in the neck and have elbow sleeves. The blouse is trimmed with white braid. A bandana handkerchief lined with rubber cloth protects the hair. Four and one-half yards of material 45 Inches wide are required for the silt. RELICS OF OTHER DAYS. Stocks and the 1'illory Still Stnd In English Country Places. In addition to its cheese, Cheshire. England, is famous for black and white houses, and old market crosses the latter as ofton as iiot are to be seen In conjunction with the stocks. One of the most perfect speci mens of this" ancient form1 of punishment punish-ment Is to be seen in the marketplace market-place of the little town of; Lymm. together to-gether with the old njarket-cross Standing on a foundation at sandstone rock, which breaks through the surrounding sur-rounding pavement of cobblestones. A few years ago the remains of the pillory pil-lory stood beside the stocks, but through neglect ttiey fell to pieces' and no longer strike heart of the evildoer. Prestbury, one of th . a D ? villages vil-lages in Cheshire, is nc'e e. J -field, and is particularly rid JH-"old-time relics. One of the most "interesting of these is the Priest's House, which, as its name implies, was once tie residence res-idence of the parish parson. It is one of the most perfect specimens of "black and white" in the country, and also possesses the distinction of being be-ing one of the few remaining old clergy houses. The gallery connecting connect-ing the two wings was formerly used as an outside pulpit. HALE AND HAPPY AT 101. Old Lady Insists She Grows Stronger as She Grows Older. Mrs. Thyrza Beckwith Gray has lived 101 years. She celebrated her birthday at Oswego, N. Y., recently, by giving a family party at her home at Tallman and West Seventh streets and by sitting for a photograph with her 71-year-old daughter, Mrs. Mary Case, and her 65-year-old son, William Gray. Mrs. Gray is in.good health and says she grows stronger as she grows older, l Her sight is failing, but otherwise other-wise her senses are perfect. She Is a famous cook and declares that to-day there is nothing she enjoys better than making a batch of mince pies, unless it is eating one. She was ten years old when the war of 1812 broke out, and she remembers remem-bers many incidents of that period. Oswego was then only a trading posL During the past year Mrs. Gray has spun the flax and woven several tablecloths and sets of table napkins for her daughter, just as she used to do whenjMrs. Gray first commenced commenc-ed housekeeping. Beachy Head Falls Away. Beachy Head, with its seven white cliffs of varying height, called the Seven Sisters, says the London Times, is a prominent and well-known headland head-land on the south coast, the highest point being 50 feet above the level of high" water. Unfortunately, the cliff in front of the lighthouse of late years has stown signs of Insecurity, which in 18li3 culminated in a heavy fall, amounting, it is estimated, to no less than 85,000 tons of chalk. Again In 1896 another dislodgement occurred oc-curred of J an estimated quantity of 89,000 I tons. By these serious seri-ous downfalls the distance be- SHAKS&ZA&Ky CLIFF twwa the lighthouse tower and the cliff edge was reduced from 100 to 70 feet, and there are not wanting signs that further disintegration of the cliff may sooner or later take place. Thus has arisen the necessity for a new lighthouse, on a more stable and enduring en-during site. ; Colored Woman's String of Names. A colored woman in Portland, Me., who was arrested recently for pension frauds, rejoiced in the name of Ruth Matilda Ix)ve Divine Seymour Terry Belle Caroline Finney. Moreover, she claims to be the widow of a man named Blount, t Some Phonetic Spelling. Assessors in Kutztown, Penn., in their recent report introduced the following fol-lowing persons and diseases: "Hart faler," "Berta,,v "diphatheeria," "krupe," "Rybecka," "braine fever," "rumaticism," "Willum," "Isick," and "Filip." Large Potato Sprout. G. W. Hawver of Williamstown, Mass., exhibited a potato sprout the other evening that measured more than seven feet. The sprout grew on a small potato about an eighth of an inch In diameter in his cellar. Pigs and Horses. A pig is usually kept. In every stable sta-ble to Persia, as it is thought the presence of the porker is beneficial to the health of the horses. iiiliffi |