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Show His Romance. the husband leaves the courtLace Collars. room with his attorneys, having bade and offered to The collarleirS blouse has revived an farewell to his lace share the expenses of having her other old fashion that of narrow collars to lie flat around the throat. divorce decree framed, he says: Theres material for a good story The wardrobe of .the young woman of the bOs and COs contained dozens of in my matrimonial career." No doubt," responds the attorney. these collars, which are seen in all indsor "Ycur is a Mexican, is she daguerrotj pcs of that period. ties are worn with the flat collars, but not? round A "Ye3; I met her in the Alamo. they are not attractive. Good! Write the story and g've it brooch would seem more appropriate, a cameo not too large or a cluster the title of From Alamo to All ..jay. " of garrets. This stone is being worn Judge. more and more lately. , His Main Woe. said the optimistic Cheer up! Salt as a Panacea. an Is friend. Salt In a little warm water as he Yes, said the pessimist, remedy for toothache and soreness of the gums. It makes wiped away a tear, its easy to say a splendid gargle for hoarseness and Cheer up! But wait till you are asksore throat, and its regular use is ed to address a meeting of pessimists said to eradicate catarrh of the head. and then cant thins of a blamed thing to be sad about! And he went weeping along his way Girls Sailor Costume. of the 'eaving his optimistic friend to conVery practical at this season for the fess to himself that It Is a sad old year are all school clothes children and for a natty little sailor world, after all. suit the Peter Common-SensSuggestion. Thompson style is the most popular. It is a variation of the regular sailor suit, as it has a very pretty fancy yoke facing which to the extends waist line in front, thus escaping the awkward line w hen the yoke facing just meets the sailor collar. The with its blouse, is sailor collar, made to slip on over the head, the lower edge being finished by a casing in which elastic is inserted. The sleeve is true nautical style, with tucks stitched to Teacher Now this will hurt me simulate box plaits, and furnishing a good background for the emblems on more than it will you. Willie Den let me do the weJlop-in-. the sleeve. The skirt is a one. having either gathers or inverted box Implacable. plait at the back. I understand that you spoke in For the littie miss who needs a new of me, said the terms school dress this is a desirable model derogatory looking for to follow, as the gored skirt and the man who is always other parts may easily be cut from the trouble. Mr. Sirius Barker looked at him reelder sisters or mother's last year's serge. For school wear serge and provingly and said: Is it your habit to hunt people up mohair are approved materials, alfrocks and interrupt their work simply bethough for more elaborate white or light blue cassimere, silk or cause you happen to understand somenun's veiling might be used, outlining thing?" the yoke in white stitching and trimNot Quite Perfect. ming the collar with lacs insertion or No, thank you, I dont care for For school wear, blue silk braid. serge seems to be the favorite, with any, said little Marie, as her papa trimmings of soutache braid and em- passed the cake. blems. Why, dear, said he, I thought you were fond of fruit cake?" "So I am, replied Marie, but 1 heard mamma say it wasnt quite perfect, and when she says that It must be something awful. As farmer came along and saved the lives of those poor Innocent chicks, lie laughed heartily at Speckle's forgetfulness of her own nature and instincts, but he decided to keep 1'peckle on ducks In the future, since he was such a creature of habit. Four Ts. There are four Ta too apt to run, Tis best to set a watch upon: " Our Thoughts Oft when alone they take them wing's, And light upon forbidden things. Our Temier In the family guards it best goon has control of all the rest Who Our Tongue. Know when to speak, yet he content Vilen silence is most eloquent. Our Time neer tound: yet who can say Ha's overtaken 'yesterday! Hoys and Girls. One lost, Flower Opens and Closes. This H a trick, and a very pretty one. The flower consists soap-bubbl- e The Flower, 8oap-Bubbl- e of a central disk and five or six nar- row oval petals, all cut out of a sheet In one piece. It Is to be mounted on a cork and the disk should be Just the size of the cork you hap-peto have from half an Inch to an Inch In diameter. The petals may he, say, two Inches long, so for the whole flower you will need a sheot of tinfoil five or six Inches square. Wet the tinfoil flower with soap suds and press the disk down firmly on the cork. The petals will droop as shown tn the left hand figure, In front. Pluce the flower on a plate and, with a glass or paper tube, blow a large soap bubble against the central disk. As the bubble grows It will expand along the petals and pick them up, forming the expanded flower shown on the right of the picture, the exact shape depending on the size of the bubble. Now to make the flower close; as flowers do when they go to sleep, Insert into the bubble the tube you bave used In blowing it and by drawing In your breath remove some of the air. The bubble will contract and the flower will assume the shape shown on the left of the picture. Before you prick the bubble with the blowing tube you must wet the outside of the tube well with soapsuds. Other wise you will burst the bubble. of tinfoil, n 1 i Unconscious Movements, Slit a match at the end which has so phosphorus on it and cut another cine on the slant Place one within rt.be other so as to form an acute A great collection of stamps, valued approximately at $50,000, which was stolen from Consul Weber of Hamburg, Germany, has been recovered through the work of the police department of Berlin. The collection, it seems, was innocently bought by a London dealer for $1,910, and when he was confronted with evidence proving Goethe and the China. One day when the poet Goethe was it to be stolen property, the purchaser h very little hoy living in a very offered to return the lot upon being house in Frankfort, Ger- reimbursed with the amount that he many, his mother had bought many paid for the loot. After some litigafine pieces of crockery at a fair and tion the stamps were returned to the a few commoner hits for the children owner upon payment of $1,730 to the to play with. Across the street lived dealer. some young men who were great friends with the little boy, and one Making Funny Faces. Have you ever tried what a funny day when he was playing on his mother s high latticed porch and they face you can make with Just one line, were sitting on theirs across the street, they teased him to throw some of the dishes over to them. Of course, as he was such a little boy, the bits of croekery fell far short of the other side, but made a fine racket on the hard paving stones below. At each crash the mischievous young men across the street clapped and encouraged him to keep on. Needless to say, his mother was not at home. Presently, when his own small store of wares was exhausted, he ran back, excited by the applause, and brought out, piece after piece of his mothers newly purchased treasures. Everything that his little arms could carry went over the lattice work into the deserted street below. The mischievous men across the street did not wait to see wbat happened when little Goethe's mother returned, but they often laughed over the costly prank with the great poet when he had grown to bo a man. taking care never to let your pen or Here pencil once leave the paper? Possum. Playing is a funny little drawing, made, as you A hummingbird had flown Into the will see, with one continuous line. house, and, after fluttering around a darkened room, was finally caught and To Rub a Coin into the Elbow. brought to me. It appeared to be Take a coin in your right hand, bend dead, but Us limp condition caused your left arm, and go through the mome to examine it more closely, when tions of rubbing the coin into your left I noticed a very slight movement, as elbow. Let the coin drop on the floor If the breathing was not entirely susLet it pick it up and try it again. pended; so I held It on my hand out- drop again, it up, but this pick again side the window, hoping the air might time with jour left hand. Pretend to revive it The moment the tiny creaout of the left hand with ture felt the breeze which told of free- take the coin and at the same time bend dom it opened its eye, so slightly and your rig.it, your left arm In such a way that quickly, however, that I was totally your left hand comes close to your colfor an in the and sequel unprepared and slightly coninstant was gone, winging its way lar, palmsodownward as to keep the coin from across the garden with a rapid, steady tracted dropping. Begin rubbing your left flight which certainly did not bespeak elbow again, as If you had the coin in either weariness or exhaustion, while I sat gazing vacantly into space as your right hand. And when you have the reality dawned upon me that I a good chance quietly drop the coin had imposed upon and my sympathy from your left hand inside your colwasted; or in plain English, our wee lar. Pretty soon stop rubbing, spread out your empty right hand also your guest, had been playing possum." left one. Nobody will be able to prove that you have not rubbed the coin into Concealed Proverbs. your elbow. t wangle, and bend them both slightly, Put the Joined matches astride the Jftdade of a knife held in your hand, leaning your hand heavily upon the Be careful to allow the phos, table. phorus ends only lightly to touch the table, hut on no account move them away from the surface. To your astonishment the matches will begin to inarch along the blade. This is due to the unconscious movements of your hand, movements Invisible both to Make the . yourself and to spectators. experiment more attractive by painting a piece of paper to represent a man and attaching It to the matches. The Farmers Puzzle. " Here Is an old puzzle that many people know, but whoever has not tried It before will find It pretty hard. The 1 2 What well known proverbs do these rebuses make? Stamps and Collectors. Germany has comparatively the most stamp collectors and consequently also the most counterfeit manufac- turers. Germany, is said to have a great many more philatelists than the United States. Nearly every family seems to have a stamp collection, consequently no stamps have gone to waste in years. Dealers are so thick that In Stuttgart there are a dozen windows given up to the display of stamps. The Divided Pack. The directions given below will enable you to name several cards which have been drawn out of a pack divided Into two heaps: For this trick you take a complete pack which has been divided into two suen heaps that all the aces, nines, sevens, fives and threes are In one heap, and all the kings, queens, knaves, tens, eights, sixes, fours and twos are In the other heap. You now let several of the company draw cards out of either of the heaps, change the heaps unpercelved and let the persons place the odd cards, as ace, nine, etc., Into the heap of even cards, and vice versa. On running over the cards you easily discover the drawn cards, the even cards being In the heap of odd cards and the odd cards in the heap of even cards. Linens in Favor. Who among the purchasers of the beautiful embroidered Irish linens and lawns shown In such variety this year pauses to think of the peasant girls in the remote districts of the Emerald Isle, whose handiwork they are? These linens, which are even more the vogue in England than here, come in all pleasing shades pinks, greens, blues and twine color. . The designs wrought on them Include sprays of shamrock and floral patterns. Miniature trefoil, worked in the natural green on white, gives an extremely dainty and cool effect. Queen Alexandra and the princess of Wales are much interested In Irelands linen industry and the countess of Dudley has also done much to increase it by popularizing the product. It was a point of honor with many society women to don gowns of embroidered linen on the occasion of the royal vibit to being to the beautiful young face neath. Violets, poppies, daisies and lend themselves prettily to this exquisite style of headgear. Foliage is used on some of the designs, especially the russet and autumn leaves, but one maid, ever so fond of green, will wear one of these foliage hats in the vivid green of the shamrock. forget-me-not- blush-brow- Frock for the Youngest. In the pleasing little frock shown here we have a style that is be-- , coming to the ju-- j venile wearer. The shoulders are by the of tucks in the front and hack of waist The opening may be in the back if one prefers, or on the shoulder and front under the plait. The skirt is broadened employment Ladies Shirt Waist Suit. There are so many different styles of shirt waists that it is difficult to make a choice, but in the smart dethe sign shown here we have a charming style so becoming exponent of the to small boys or double - breasted girls. The frock mode, which is not would develop well only new and pop- In pique, galatea, cheviot, gingham, ular, but exceed- serge or cassimere, and the style is ingly becoming to equally becoming to boys and girls. almost every one. Rather deep plaits Comfort Makes for Beauty. ornament the There was a time when women shoulder and fancy buttons give an ef- thought they could not have a pretty fective touch to the figure unless they were uncomfortfront. The waist able. Now all beauty doctors emphais bloused prettily size the fact that' discomfort means Inin the front, with ugliness, says the Philadelphia hand very slight fullness quirer. Comfort and health go at the back. This in hand, and beauty is impossible model is so con- without health. And physical discomstructed as to bring the straight of the fort, moreover, gives a strained exmaterial under the arm, an advantage pression to the face, and tends to not to be overlooked, for it Insures bring that bete noir of womanhood, perfect smoothness and no creeping wrinkles. up over the belt lino, which one finds In so many shirt waist lines. The model is very simple to make and will be most satisfactory when made of any of the usual shirt waist materials-On- e of the very smart skirt models with a shaped flounce upon the bottom is a good one to wear with the shirt waist. The flounce may be trimmed with folds of same width and laid on The handsomer the chop dish the in pairs, graduating the space between taste. and making the top row at the upper better the chops Clams make an attractive dish servedge of the flounce. The pattern al- ed on shells molded from Ice. lows for instep or ground length. table napkins of handCheviot, serge, cloth or mohair de- some linen are the correct sort In this well style. velops Dainty green ribbons tie the bread sticks and cakes where ferns are used. White Pongee Waist. Ferns, the more delicate the better, Blouse of white pongee or crepe de blosare lovelier than chine. The slightsoms. ly low neck is borA dainty green fc.iage decoration dered with Valen on china is safest after plain gold, ciennes lace Inserthat Is. tion, which forms Rabbit plates are still thought dea to the heading sirable by those who are addicted to deep ruffle of the Welsh rarebits. material, trimmed Some mixtures of fruit served in an with applications orange basket or a banana skin are of heavy lace. prettiest in a setting of smllax or fern. The bottom of Crystal and fine glass generally Is shirblouse the makes the most pleasing dishes for in red and puffed the summer table, having the look of points. The elbow Ice. sleeves are. made goblets look well in of with groups , s an shirring, and fintumblers being much more generally ished with ruffles trimmed with the Valenciennes Inser- used. To remove stains of paint or vartion. Chic Parisien. nish use a fluid composed of five parts alcohol, three parts ammonia and To Clean Lace. benzine. Do not use near Here is the recipe of a lacemaker for cleaning these delicate fabrics, now lighted gas or lamp. so fashionable: Spread the lace out Accessories. on paper, cover with calcined magFeather boas will be much worn nesia, place another paper over It, and put It away between the leaves of a again for fall, and the round ostrich book for two or three days. Then all feather ones which have no rival for it needs Is a skillful little shake to beauty will again be the ambition of In Ombre effects scatter the powder, and Its delicate the threads are as fresh and clean as these are beautiful, especially in gray, shading from light to dark at the ends. when first woven. They come In natural, black, white and The Day of the Flower Hat pale shades for evening. The favored The flower hats, so popular a few boas are very full and handsome and years ago, are now returning into measure from a yard and a quarter to favor. The prettiest design yet seen two yards and a half. As to neckin these flower hats, so well suited to wear models, there is little change. late summer wear, la a large flat or The tab remains. Fine drawnwork rose Neapolitan, pink roses hanked sets will continue their vogue for about the brim in sweet though be- morning wear and the silk and lace coming order. A large chiffon veil In models for dress occasions, while rose pink sheltered the frail blossoms spangles and beads will ornament from the breeze and made pretty fram them to a great extent lard-squar- e high-colore- d dining-room- A PARTY GRINNING MATCH WHERE ALL CAN COMPETE. First take an old sheet and cut two The result was determined by a holes In It big enough for two persons count of the audience's hands, those In to look through, but not any larger favor of the boys grin being asked to than would be required to show the raise thelrs first. Then those who prefeatures. Hang the sheet up in a door- ferred the girls grin voted. The girl way and you are ready for the contest won easily. The first couple now took their seats Now pair off a boy and girl. Have them Insert their faces through the among the spectators In front of the two holes. The next Instant the spec- sheet and two others were selected. tators will be shouting with laughter, These were followed by the rest of for the grinning match Is on! the company, all pairing off likewise, until every one had competed. It la simply a case of which can The "exposures Thus half were winners; the other the other. should be timed at about a minute half losers, the losers being, of course, each, and in that period you will have out of the match. Now the winners tanner built his house on the corner a chance to see your friends go pair off against each other Just as in Half of these were discf his square lot, as shown In the through such facial contortions as you a tournament. Then he wanted to divide the never dreamed of. An ordinary grin posed of and the contest went on until remaining ground into three portions will change ones face very much, as it narrowed down to two and one was of the same size and also the same we all know, but a competitive grin the pretty little girl whom no one Is something entirely different because had expected to stay in the match. Shape- - How did he do It? then the desire to beat that other grin The little girl won the finals as one cant see will cause one to stretch they say In a tournament She got Speckle. A' funny thing happened not long ago on a farm near by. It might have turned out tragically had not the owner come by In time. There was an old hen named Speckle who was such a patient setter that nearly all the eggs put under her came out well; so the farmer had, for some time past, put valuahle duck eggs In her nest, and old Speckle grew accustomed to having her brood of young hopefuls make for the pond the first thing after they were batched. She used to stand on the bank and watch her youngsters sporting in the water with much the same manner as a human mother would assume if her children did unusual and brilliant feats. But one day the farmer, without any real thought as to past habit, put a lot of valuable hen eggs under A Pair of Grins Rea dy to be Voted On. Speckle and in due time out came brood of fluff balls that did the ones face around in a manner worthy the first prize, which was very appro mothers heart good. At the proper of the India rubber man. priate, as it was something that time she marched them down to the Strange results are quite liable to makes people grin a joke book. You probably pond, and stood In amaze as the happen. In a recent contest, everythink a balls refused to take the plunge. She body expected the boy to win In the match is a very foolish game, grinning even if cackled angrily, evidently scolding first trial of grins. That was before you do get a lot of fun out of It, but them for their stupid and sullen be-- . the contestants started, but the sur- perhaps you will be surprised to know havlor. Seeing that her words had no prise came when the pretty littie girl's it was played over 300 years ago, Influence over this strange family, face suddenly assumed the funniest when it was Fig. 1. Cloth costumes with embroidoriginated by grown-ushe started to drive them all in the I expression imaginable and kept It till people, who had Just as much ered velvet bands. Red blouse waist, sport Water willy nilly. Just then the the contest was over. With embroidered velvet cuffs. with It then as you may now. HOUSE out-gri- n cut-glas- one-quart- well-dresse- T" s e e five-gore- d Jfttcbcii Rank. Towne Generous and charitable? I . dont see why you say that of Stln-Jay- To make beets peel easily plunge In cold water as soon as they are boiled. If one desires eggs to keep well, place them upright; otherwise the yolks will cling to the shell and spoil. It is Eaid that a pinch of saltpeter added to the water in which cut flowers stand will make them keep fresh much longer than otherwise. Bronze may be renovated and thus: Mix one part of muriatic acid and two parts of water. Free the articles from all grease and dust and apply the mixture with a cloth. When dry, polish with sweet oil. To open oyster shells easily just place the oysters on the warm kitchen stove for a second, then Insert the knife between the thin portion of the shell and it will open easily. There Ive Browne Well, for Instance, noticed that he's always generous with his cigars, and Towne And If you ever smoked one of them youd know he wasnt charitable. Judged Accordingly. Hotel Guest What do you mean by charging me $20 a day? Proprietor Why, I overheard your conversation with those people you Just got acquainted with and thought you must be worth at least a million. Detroit Free Press. Pleased With Their Wives. Lining Lawns. is now no longer any need of wearing silk linings under mull gowns, for the shops are showing what they call lining lawns. These lawns are rather coarser than those Intended for dress use and come in all the shades and are better than silk for those who desire linings for the summer gowns, as they are cooler and more diaphanous looking. These linings are to be purchased for 19 cents a yard. My wife says she can make two Do you believe shirts out of a yard. It? Yes, I do. I got four shirts oat of a yard myself last night pio-tqr- . Insect Tragedy. of our old frfend? said one mosquito. His was a terrible fate, answered the other. These human beings pour-ekerosene all over the placo. But he liked kerosene. "That was the trouble. He gorged himself with it and then collided with a lightning bug. Washington Star. An What has become Filling the Head. Judge When you send a young man to college you naturally expect him to fill his head with something. Fudge My son at college seems to be filling his head with hair. He also seems to be acquiring a perpetual big head from the bar bills he sends me to pay. His Best Word. Now that were all through, dear,' said Mrs. Newliwed, "I want to tel you a little secret. I prepared thii dinner all by myself! What do yoi think of It? Well, love, replied the grea brute, the watermelon was very fair.1 Capital vs. Labor. He (feeling his way) What do you think of love in a cottage? She I never think of It at alL Im opposed to labor unions. banlfs Fig. 2. White veiling gown, with of 'gaTnet ilTbnit11 deep lace, white velvet belt with gold Fig. 4. Light tan coat with dTet buckle . cPe. splashed at the back. ' Sd a: Appropriate. Henpeck 1 wonder why the? always put a woman's head on coins! Mr.Henrteck Oh. well, money talks you know ( Mrs. |