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Show :fi Taken Literally. "The bonify of this great and glorious republic, said the native, proudly, "is that any hoy born here may become President. exclaimed the Britisher, "Fawnry! "I was under the impression that the President had to be at least 40 years of age, don't y know. "wo wanW1 itfe wIRT&tXSX: , V A t ) ' ''TZC: irtAfrA Girls Russian Biouse Dress. The ultimatum that every girl shall have a RusMan blouse in her wardrobe has brought out some new styles are especially practical for this Autumn for glrH and misses school frocks. In In Society. the charming deTess Miss Nuritch talks so much sign shown here about her niother's social position bethe suit may be fore she was married. varied by using the Jess Well? blouse with separTess Did she really have any po ate skirt and vice aition in society? versa. The little Jess Oh, lots of them. She never yoke effect in front accepted a place as cook except in is very pretty, and very swell families. of when white or light colNerve. ors livens up a Lazy Iirry Say, lady. I'm that most dark I I know ter what do. dont hungry wonderfully. The ain't had nothin front of the waist , Mrs. Housekeep (at her front door) is gathered slightWalk around to the kitchen, poor ly at the yoke man, and you shall be fed. ' edge, this giving a Larry Aw, thats a purty long pretty roundness to the waist, and the walk, lady; couldn't yer hand It out fulness is confined at the walBt by here Just as well? a belt The lining may or may not be used and the blouse may be gathAn Exception. ered and stlched to the waist, or adjusted by the belt. The skirt is the most approved style for misses and girls, and will a good model to follow for either suit or as a separate skirt. The back may be made with an inverted box plait or gathered. Any of the waist materials or Fall suitings will make up satisfactorily in the modo, although a Berge, mowoolhair, cassimere or ens will be exceedingly pretty when combined with a bright braid for decorations. This does injure the armholes of the chemise are touched off with a ruffle of narrow torchon To keep flies out of the larder, lace. sponge the windows daily with a weak By the way, torchon lace is coming solution of carbolic acid and water. back into great favor for underlinen. You will never be troubled with flies It is considered among the very best if you do this. weaves to buy. Get it real, if possiBefore hemming tablecloths, ble. for it will wear longer than any etc., the edges should be linen it is put on. Instead of made perfectly straight. It is sometimes used on three seacutting with scissors, a thread should sons of underwear. be drawn out; then you will get an abThe Newest Blouse. solutely even line. Always have a white kitchen table. A board covered with tin or zinc ia very useful to put on the table, on 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. whiting. not paint table-napkin- made suit Latest in Lingerie. In lingerie the latest imported suggestion consists in the leaving of s tiny space in the midst of the exquisite band embroidery with which these garments are to be incrusted, to be filled in later with the owners Initial or 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, delAt the left the icately embroidered. vines were formed into a sort of empire wreath for the reception of somebodys monogram. This monogram scheme was seen also In a night dress, where a is embroidered decoration over the left breast, in the yoke. A Frock. Childs To be made with or without the corset cover had insertions of Valenciennes lace alternating with narrow collar. frocks are much In strips of the muslin, showing a design in mistletoe. At the vogue for little girls and are shown left the mistletoe formed a sort of inverted wishbone for the reception of the future monogram. light-weig- heart-shape- hand-wroug- Girls 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, and is finished at the bottom with tucks. The blouse Is covered a triple collar trimmed with guipure and around the slightly low neck with a band of dotted foulard. This also forms the cuffs the girdle. The cravat is of tulle with embroidered ends. Wiener Chic. Attractive. been to Niagara? "Yes. I was quietly married last Tuesday week, and the next day fn a variety of materials. This stylish reached Niagara. Soon as we got one can be made with the collar and there I started out to see the Falla trimming, as illustrated, or without, as shown in the small sketch, and is with my wife. "Magnificent, eh? adapted to a wide range of materials, You bet. Yon should have seen but as shown, Is made of rose colall the other men turning abound to ored linen trimmed with white emlook at her as we passed, broidery. The frock consists of the fronts and the back, both of which are laid In And Not Over Here. box plaits, and Is shaped by means I think you must be mistaken, air, of shoulder and underarm seams. Exthe old man chipped In. "What about? demanded hla neigh- tensions at the waist line In the underarm seams are laid In Inverted bor in the crowd. "Didnt I Just hear you remark you plaits to give extra fullness to the were glad the war In Bulgaria was skirt The quantity of material required over? Not exactly. I said I was glad It for the medium size (S years) Is 6 yards 27 Inches wide, 3 Vi yards 44 was over In Bulgaria." inches wide, or 3 yards 62 Inches wide. Summer Thought "This heat is enough to drive a man to suicide. "If hes a fool." "Im not so sure. "Well, a good man wont kill himself anyway, and a man who Isnt good certainly would be foolish to kill himself to escape the heat Detroit Free Press. Milk cans should be scoured with 'Then youve Cheerfully Contributed. whispered the stranger In church, "whats this collection for? "This offering, replied the mgn with the collection plate, "la for foreign missions. Thats, all right, then," said the stranger, producing a dollar; "I was goln' to say If Its fur the choir It aint worth It "Say, with finished and Color and Lingerie.' One very pretty touch on some e chemises was In putting the bertha instead of a ruffle across front and back, made from a fine colored .handkerchief, cut through the bias. The hems were in solid color and hemstitched, and the maker added a ruffle of Val. lace to edge. Another handkerchief was used as a drapery from the armholes. The beading was run through with ribbon to match the handkerchief. There la a very good model out for everyday linen that one has no hesitancy tn throwing In the washtub every week. This has a heading at the top of gown and chemise of double fold, an Inch wide, of very thin salt To keep brass bright rub with a lawn, with piece of feather stitching at lower edge. Through it is run a rag dipped In salt and vinegar. Finger marks can be removed from wide wash ribbon in white or colors. painted woodwork by rubbing with a The sleeves of the gown are finished cloth wrung out in ammonia and dry in the Bame way as the waist, and the the feast of the And March is the feast of the Doll. The wee, slippered maid in gown of brocade. The baby with shaven poll. The little brown lad in embroidry clad. All troop to the feast of the All troop to the feast of the Doll. How pleasant twould be, 'neath an almond tree, In sunshine and perfume to loll. Forget our own spring, with its wind and its sng. And sing to the praise of the And sing to the praise of the Doll! Come, sweet Tippytoes, as pink as a rose, And I will get Betty and Moll; Let us follow the plan of the folk In Japan, And dance for your feast, little And dance for your feast, little DolL Nora Smith, in St. Nicholas. Toys That Will Act. Every country ' boy knows how to make water wheels, and every siuu mer the springs and brooks all over the land turn these little wheels in exactly the same manner which the Tucked blouse of cream colored pongee, with plastron and cuffs embroidered In yellow and white. Rather Quaint. The pelerine and the scarf worn low on the shoulder are In the fashionable horizon. The perlerlne yoke appears In many of the fall gowns. This Is a yoke, that seam reaches almost to the under-arIn width, extends over the sleeve tops and gives an exaggerated effect. Plaited boleros and bodices are mounted on these yokes. It Is used, also, in the new shirtwaists. close-fittin- The Latest Colors. New shades are in evidence now that the fall styles are shown by exclusive dealers. A list of the new colors Includes Louise brown, a tint lighter than Havana; 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 hunters green. Of the 1360 Girl. The 1860 girl is still popular In the picturesque models of 1903, the yokes and cape effects being the favorite among ladies tailors. The 1860 sleeve follows that style of shoulder by natural sequence, all pretty thin materials being used for the . full under-sleeve- usu&. band-mad- A 8easlde Problem. the home of the fan, parasol. its feast, from greatest d d Mrs. Casey Vis, an I think It's a good husband he'll make her, too. Te can always tell what's in a man from the look uv of his eye. Mrs. Kelly Maybe, Ellen, maybe, .But manys the time Ive seen the fears rise In Dennys when It wasnt salt water he'd been drlnkin'. The Teast of the Doll. In flowry Japan, The land of the Each month has to least. And March is Add a little salt to the stove polish and it will not rub off so quickly. Ants dislike borax, so sprinkle li over shelves In pantries, etc., where they are troublesome. To clean zinc wash first in hot soda water and then rub with a flannel dipped In turpentine. A kitchen stool Is a great comfort to a delicate woman for sitting on when washing dishes or cleaning vegetables. For waterproofing boots melt together a little mutton suet and beeswax, 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. farger streams turn the big wheels f6r the factories and mills on their banks. But there are thousands of boys In the larger towns who have never seen a water wheel, and for the use of these boys the accompanying illustrations are made. Fig. X shows a stick, with square ends, and, if you have a good sharp knife. It Requires but little work to trim' off the four edges of this stick until It has the lead pencil (Fig. form of a 2), after which but little skill Is required to whittle the ends down to the size of the hole in a thread spool (Fig. 3). You will see, on examining the Illustration, that the middle Is left with the six sides untouched. An old cigar box will not only furnish you with excellent wood for the paddles of your wheel (Fig. 4), but. If carefully taken apart, it will also furnish you with just the right sort of nails with which to fasten your paddles to the shaft four-side- soft-pin- e d will rest securely when Hid ting in such a position that he can see not anything that la across from side to side of the bath- only the screen, him. This player Is tub. To this stick tack two others, as going on behind Now behind watchman." shown in Fig. 6. These hanging bars called the must be long enough to allow the the watchman, and at such a distance to be suspended just be- that there is space for a person to l of the bathtub. walk between the watchman and the low the faucet light, place a candle. The object of the game Is for the watchman to guess from the shadows cast who Is passing behind him. The players, going one by one. may disguise themselves by limping, bowing the head or wearing a hat, but generally the watchman, If he is discerning, may detect the player by For every one he some peculiarity. guesses correctly a forfeit must be paid by the one discovered. Figure 7. With Mother Nature. Strengthen your hanging bars by two The West Indian negro need not diagonal pieces. A, Fig 6, shows how to cut a notch buy soap. He picks a bulb from the near the lower end of one hanging-bar- , soap tree In the jungle, which makes and a hole is bored near the end a beautiful lather. of the opposite hanging bar. If he w ants to shave, he uses a piece To adjust the wheel place the top of sharp cocoanut shell or broken and then slip glass, and it answers as well as a rabar across the bathtub, the shaft in the hole in the hanging-bar- , zor. sliding the other end of the shaft To clean his teeth he picks a twig of into the slot. which is better than the chewstick If the water Is now allowed to run best camels hair brush and dentifrice. slowly from the faucet and fall upon the Inside paddles, It will set the Hidden Names of Birds. wheel in motion, and this motion can 1. The mended oven Is not a sucsimbe transmitted to any small and cess. 2. Ruth rushed downstairs. ple piece of machinery by means of a belt, running from the spool which 3. Most rich people travel a good to the wheel to a similar spool, at- deal. machine. to the tached 4. The toy he loved best was a If you make a frame similar to that beautiful ark. which holds the water wheel, and 5. The boy howled all day long. make it with much shorter hanging-bars- , 6. My brother Is both awkward It will not be necessary to sup- and shy. with the pieces. them diagonal port Answers next week. This second frame can he reversed hangingso over the first frame, that the The Largest Envelope. will set upright upon the -bars the largest possible enveV To make cross-bar- , and when in that position a a of paper, draw small horizontal bar may be made to ope from given sheet of an inch from each revolve by connecting a spool placed lines a quarter and mark the middle points, A upon this bar with the spool upon the edge C of the shorter lines. Then mark wheel shaft, by means of a string loop. B D so that If this string is not too loose, nor yet on the longer sides the A are right angles. too tight, it will turn the top spool as ABC and C D soon as the water sets the wheel at This is easily done with the aid of A B C D is the face of the bottom spool in motion. Fig. 7 a square. the required largest envelope and, as anishows how a number of funny mals and men can be made to do circus tricks on the bar, to the great delight of the spectators. that it water-whee- How They Bought a Baby. A returned missionary tells the story of a tiny baby girl who was brought to her dispensary In Soochow. Two young Chinamen were carrying it, and in a very awkward and embarrassed manner they told her the story. They had found It In a straw shanty, Its mother dying, and had left 10 with her and brought the baby where it would have proper care. Though they were taking the baby only for Its own good, their Ideas of honesty would not permit them to do so without leaving a sum of money with the one they considered the "rightful owner." Bats in the Sun. It used to be thought that the bat was active only by night and sleeps pretty well all winter. No doubt the animal loves darkness and is more at He Loves Wild Animals. home In It, but if the weather be The young emperor of Morocco Is warm enough It will venture Into daypassionately fond of animals, especial- light even In the cold months of ths ly wild ones, and a large, open square year. Toward evening, when the light outside his favorite portion of the is beginning to fail, It Is common palace is entirely given over to them. enough to see them flying about In Through the bars of their cages blink summer. They can hardly be mistaklions and spotted en for birds, for their flight is neither huge, tawny-maned tigers, while gazelles, Barbary sheep, so graceful nor so rapid. cranes, and even wild boars roam about the grounds at will. Meaning of Flowers. Crimson poppy Fantasy. Mountain pink Ambition. Corn flower Purity. Anger. , Peony Snapdragon Presumption. Heliotrope Devotion. Just a little baby blossom. It grew and Sunflower Adoration. smiled and grew. Clematis Mental beauty. Just as happy in the rain-tim- e as Red dahlia Joy. when skies were bright and blue; Lavender Distrust. And the rain that bathed Its petals Walnut Stratagem. was as kindly as the sun, Myrtle Love. And the wind was Just as kindly Nasturtium Patriotism. when the daylight all was done. Thistle -- Austerity. Purple columbine Resolution. This was how the blossom viewed It, Yar.egated Ivy Brightness. Ti efoil Revenge. the little So It smiled and grew the sweeter A Funny Game The Watchman. with every passing hour; - Have a sheet or screen so placed And all the little faries, in moonlight, dusk and dawn, that shadows may be cast upon It Facing it have one of the players sit- - Rejoiced and sang around it on the lawn. JBBY Slower, . Figure 0. Make six paddles, all of the same size and same pattern, and nail one to one of the six sides of the shaft. Turn the shaft around to the next face or side, and nail another paddle In place; continue this work until you have the paddle-whee- l shown In Fig. 5. Into one or both end of the shaft you may now slip wooden spools, pushing them up the stick until they fit tightly, and leave a projecting end of the shaft sticking out of the end o' the spool. Next take a lath or stick i Eton jackets cut quite a figure on of some kind, which Is of such length the new frocks. . Lay in a stock of gay buttons If you TO 8EE THROUGH A BRICK. want to be up to date. Mauve crepe de chine dresses are among the most charming. Every modiste has taken an unprecedented fancy for tucks. bodices and very short skirts are worn by wee folk. Tussore has proved Itself a most economical fabric because almost everlasting. 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 fascinating. Mauve buckBkin shoes and mauve silk stockings complete the mauve toilet for evening or gala afternoon wear. baby-flowe- Just suppose, dear children, that the r bright, Had fretted under or bewailed the suns bright light! Ive known little do this but perhaps they didnt know That all kinds of times are peeded to make flowers and children grow. Ethell M. Colson. baby-flowe- rain-drop- child-flower- s Long-waiste- d , "Ought I to Wait? The Summer Resort Band. band leader Is very obliging That and considerate. "Hadnt observed It, answered the ' crusty citizen. Why, he plays everything that anybody requests. Yes. And if you ask him not to play something It he takes encores on - Best Kind of Proof. "Here! exclaimed the irate customer to the trunk dealer, I thought you said that chest I bought of you was mothproof.? Well, said the dealer, "wasnt it? No! When I opened it my things Were full of moths "Great Bcott, man! What betfr proof of efif fio you sabt? 1 Unique and Artistic Table. Mrs. Carleese Parker of East Charlotte, VL, has a parlor table, the top of which she has decorated with bits of broken china set In plaster of parts, which is very unique and artistic. Nearly 700 pieces were used to cover It, each piece being outlined with gold paint The general effect Is much like mosaic or inlaid work so much aumired. ' 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 is of yellow silk, all hidden by a mass of chiffon frills, mounted by PAQUIN GOWNS FROM FRENCH RACES. The first gown Is an exquisite crea- Just below the elbows with frills of a huge rose of yellow chiffon. The tion of faded mauve mousseline de the same. The other gown is of founce hanging from the edge Is at every rib, forming a charmsole and lace. The skirt Is covered Changeable blue silk. The skirt Is frame for mademoiselIrregular ing, of three with three flounces of lace, each edged composed deep flounces, each neire'ed with a wide band of lace or le's lovely face. with a double ruffle of the mousseline Latest in Bathing Suits. de sole. The upper flounce is shirred guipure insertion. The upper one is A popular bathiug suit Is made of plaited over the hips. The blouse Is and puffed at the top, forming a of lace, with round tucked yoke of mohair, having the skirt laid In plaits. The blouse is entirely covered white silk; It Is covered with a triple All the newer suits are high In the with a large cape collar, trimmed with shoulder collar of the neck and have elbow sleeves. The changeable little frills of lace, or ruches of the ornamented with carved silver alk, butblouse Is trimmed with white braid. mousseline de soie. The corselet gir- tons. The full sleeves are of lace, A bandana handkerchief lined with dle is of mauve taffeta of a deeper finished with deep tucked cuffs of the rubber cloth protects the hair. Four shade than the gown. The full sleeves white silk. The draped girdle Is of and one-haof material 45 are of the mousseUne de sole, finished plain blue silk. La Mode Artistique. Inches wide areyards required for the suit hip-yok- lf ewrsr - a . the dotted lines show, the flaps outside of it will just meet when folded over, the overlapping margin serving for gumming. Citizens. Acting on the suggestion of the women of the church, Judge O. B. French and Messrs. Hitchcock, Brown, Dean and Griffin, all citizens of West Hartland, Conn., laid aside business the other day, donned overalls and palrted the interior of the Methodist church in that village. Although novices at the work, none spilled a bucket of paint Public-Spirite- Take three small square, flat paper boxes and provide yourself with four pieces of mirror. One of the boxes is placed on the table, the cover cijsed and two sides or ends cut out The other two boxes are closed and a piece as large as the one of the sides taken out of the first box is cut out of the top and bottom on two opposite ends. Tnen the three boxes are fitted together, as our Illustration shows. In each corner of the rectangular tube F, E. D, C formed by the three boxes a piece of mirrer is fastened at an angle of 45 degrees. To make it more effective the two outside boxes can have knee-likextension made of cardboard and pasted on the two R indicates openings. the brick, When a flower or any other object Is placed on the other nd of the angular tube (A) it will reflect C, from C upon D, from D E, and from here upon F. In this last piece of mirrer it will appear to tt eye of the person looking Into to the left as If he had the opening seen the ob ject tn a direct line. e d well-know- n rect-upo- Record Piumbline. In the Tamarack copper mine a plumbline 4,230 feet long of piano wire was recently lowered from the shaft mouth. It took thirty minutes to drop, and Is probable the longest plumbline ever used. |