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Show '' ' r : a' ;- 'v .r Curse Said to Rest on Possessor of Diamonds u Wfc iji AUTUMN GOWNS FROM PARIS. wygiliisi Coat for Babies. Long cloaks are fashionable again for small babies; they are mad a of silk or rlcth. These have generally t coat to wear under them, but may b in themselves, if made with iuterlln ing or wadded lining, quite warn enough. The objection, :f course, i that the baby's bands cannot get out hut for a tiny baby it is olten well ti keep the hands covered in very coli weather. All white should he use. until a child Is a year or two old. and even then it is a mistake to use anything but light colors. Cloth coats ribbed silk, bengaline and poplin are all fashionable, and the style is the same for one auil all. Xu coal or other garment that a baby wears should be made in a way that will not allow of its being cleaned frequently. liar pers Bazar. Pillow of Kid Gloves. row and sensible kind of pillow has recenty been devised. It is made wrists of old entirely of kid. and discarded gloves are utilized fur the purpose. Every girl who has a lot of old gloves to throw away looks at the unsolled wrists, particularly of. the 'party gloves, and wishes they could be used. Here Is a way: Cut the clean parts into triangles, squares and other shapes, baste them on a canvas lining, and cat stitch" them together with The second gown, also for stout yellow silk. The result will be a cool, women, ia of green zibeline with blark smooth, very lasting pillow, and one dots. The bodice is made with a large that Is very effective, If the shades collar eomistsed of points of black lace are properly combined. The soft grays and points of embroidered light green and Ivories harmonize beautifully with taffeta. On each side Is a sort of cra- the warm browns and reils. vat of dark green velvet, fastened with handsome buttons. The bodice For Perfumed Hair. To perfume the hair get a piece of opens over a crossed waistcoat of ivory cloth, which In turn is cut over water lily incense, which you can buy a plastron of while silk striped with at any Japanese or Turkish store. psorow black velvet ribbon and fag- Light it, and as the fumes arise shakx Otillg. the hair over it until the incense has i ue skirt' has a deep flounce at- all burned out. The fragrance will tached to the skin by a wide band of last a long time in the hair, and U black lace over light green taffeta, only a suggestion of perfume. Heavily which is bordered with an embroidery perfumed locks are in had taste. of black soutache and idack silk, Cheap cologne or perfume is bad for with dark green velvet. The the hair. A little dash of violet water Sleeves are auto trimmed with this will not hurt the hair and will give in the sunlight. New embroidery and the girdle is of dark it a goldmtfi-as- t velvet. Wiener York Press. A The first gown. especially suitable for Blunt women, is of rough gray wool, trimmed with tucked bands of plain gray cloth, bordered with straits of the same, and with a beautiful embroidery enlivened with a touch of red. The bodice, witli rounded, bolero-likfronts, oMtis over a vest of old red cloth with black embroidered dots, the red bordered with the plum gray. The flounce and the front of the skirt lotted red cloth, the hark of the plain gray fastened on each side of the front with a button. The collar is also of Ihe red bordered with the plain gray. The flounce and ihe front of the skirt are cut in one piii-ethe latter trimmed ut tin top with straps of the plain cloth, a baud of which borders the panel. The tucked hand and the embroidery form the heading to the flounce. e . i : Mode-Albu- f Material!. Rain proof materials come in several tailor styles, so that it is quite possible for a woman who doesn't find ready-madjust the garment she desires. to have one built to suit her, says (lie Washington Times. This arrangement affords an upiHirtiiuity for more variety than would otherwise be the case, so that instead of seeing u hundred rain coats all made after t lie same fashion, it is seldom that one comes across duplicates For ordinary street wear, the rough effects are considered tile correct thing in dress, zibiiine being in the lead, while a new rough finished vicuna is making a strong hid for taxor. The use of plaids has brought about a change in the style of suits, for raturully tin so designs could not lie treated In the same manner as the plainer cloths. Rain-Proo- FROM GREAT FRENCH DRESSMAKERS. e The large diamond which Mr. Kruger took with him wueu he Ld't South Africa has a very curious history. It originally belonged ti MeshlKsh, a Bamito chief, from whom it was extorted by T'Chaka. the - Zulu king. T'Chaka's brother killed him and stole it. The brother came to giicf, and the gem passed Into the possession of a Zulu chief, who soon afterwards was assassinated. The natives say that no less than sixteen of the successive possessors of the diarnun I either were kiilei or driven out of the country. The diamond was then seen by white men, who set out to get it. A party of whiles attacked the natives who had the stone and a fierce fight ensued, in which 3UU lives, mostly native, were lost. Memela, a native chief, took tin? gem and concealed it in a wouud which he had received In battle. Afterwards Memela was caught liy the Boers and set to work as a slave. Kruger, hearing his story, released him, and In gratitude Memela gave thn stone to hia liberator. Some years passed,and then Krugersharcd the fate which had overtaken all the forme? M;ssessurs of the diamond who had not been killed he was driven from IHiwer and forced to leave his native country. Where the fatal diamond is now is not certain, though it is known of the Transvaal that the has parted with it. Some say that it is in the coffers of the Vatican, and some that it was sold to the Emperor of Austria, and is among the crown jewels at Vienna. It is said to be 200 carats in weight, lint is not perfect. Its history is one which would not recommend it as a talisman to acysus t rvperatltlou turn of mind. It is almost as gruesome a possession as that hideous little Indian idol, the destruction of which Mme. Carnot ordered in her will. This idol was given to President Carnot by a friend, who laughingly told him a legend attached to it, which was to the effect that its possession would attain supreme power and then die by the knife. The idol had belongeJ to the Rajahs of Khadjurao, of whom five certainly perhaps more died by the knife of the assassin. Accident on Gallows Looked On as an Omen. Although I never saw but on-hanging, I witnessed a sight that evea professional hangmen have not seen,' said A. A. Albm-htoof Columbus, Mits. "it was at my home. A young MIsctssippian named Purdy hail been convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to hang. The evidence was wholly circumstantial, and before he was accused of that crime the young man had borne an excellent He was also connected reputation. by marriage with some of the best people in the state. Nevertheless, lie mas sentenced to hang and the governor would not reprieve him. There were two factions In the community, one believing him guilty, and the other considering him innocent. The latter talked of rescue, but it was all talk. Tae scaffold was not inclosed and when youi.g Purdy ascended .the gallows he walked erect and fearless. He denied his guilt, and all who saw him we compelled to admit his bearing was that of an innocent min. The black cap was pulled over his face, the sheriff pulled a lever, and the next j we saw was a man getting up from the ground, snatching the black cap from his head and declaring' dramatliod has proved my innoically: cence. The rope had broken. That was enough. Former enemies turned into adherents, and before the sheriff couM again take his prisoner to the gallowa and get another rope he was in the center of a crowd of thousands of people, all of whom were swearing there were not sheriffs enough in Mississippi to hang an innocent man. "Purdy was taken home, and an escort of 2,0 armed and determined men went with him and remained until there was no danger of any further proceedings being taken. Without any legal formalities the matter was allowed to drop and Purdy is living eighteen miles from Columbia, rea pet ted und happy. .Ioy almcst killed his wife when she saw him alive at the time she expected ills corpse to lie brought home. To say Purdy is guilty is now almost as muc1! as a zLrJJJjgLjgorth down, there. Circus Giant the Cause of Destructive Flood. The greatest of all giants," said the old circus man. was a great feller for goln in bathing; he never neglected a chance for that. U1V.1.01.CU use it for him. about where he went in, on account of the danger there was from overflows caused by His displacement of the water. 1 well remember how we first came to realize this. About twenty rods or so below the show's winter quarters there was a little pond formed by damming a brook that ran through our place. There was a small grist mill on this pond, turned hy one of those overs lot water wheels. The giant walked down to this little pond one warm spring day just before we took the road that year, never "Well! That opened our eyes yon know, to 'lie r.eressity of using some sort of ca itioi! about wl.ere to let t.ie giant go in swimmin'. Obviously, it wouldn't do for 11s to let him Jump in anywhere, imo any little hit of a pond that we might come across; It would cost us tco much money "And s) lie and the old man had an understanding that he wouldn't go in any where without the old man's permission; and we used to keep him out of the water all we could after that, except w.ien we showed at towns on the Croat Lakes, or at places on tfee a.. ...oUi.ii. ud started tho grist mill off its foundations and carried avay the old wheel it was like a flood you know, of course, down Hilt at the same time he had to use there at that end and done about some sort of gumption, or we had to $75U damages. Recipe for Cleaning Lace. Here is a recipe for cleansing delicate laces whic.i an old lacemaker who has woven many a gossamer well for lie great connoisseur and lover of lares, Mine. Modjeska. gave to her pupil and patron: Spread the lace out on paper, cover witli calcined mag-isin. place another paper over it. and put it away between the leaves of a book for two or three days. Then nil it needs is a skillful little shake to scatter the powder, and Its delicate threads are as fresh anil eleau us when iirsl woven.--floollo.isekeep lag. 1 thinking for a minute of what must happen if he jumped into a small body of water like that suddenly and I plunged in. "Snakes and alligators! FIREPLACE Structure The pond AS A MONUMENT. Recently Erected in an Eastern Graveyard. In the old Smith graveyard, in the town of Windham, Me. which con- d Garniture of Gerra. The extent to which jewels are used The first gown is rf wood brown plaitings between. The blouse, also for dress omhollishmoi in in shown in box plaited, is trimmed at the top i Tnl model lrnm a famous Parich.tli. The skirt is made with stitched a it is an evening plaits over the hips and has a group with the cloth bands finished on the sian cstabiis'imer.t. gown ol white erepe tie chine witli a of plaits in tin middle of the front ex- left side with jHiints and buttons, and wide tlonuie of Venetian point, spark- tending to the bottom and forming a forming a sort of shoulder collar. The ling with diamonds, hiiisbii.g the skirt sort of pane). The rest of the skirt yoke, or guimpe. Is of beautiful white Mini u narrower one draped about tin simulates n tunic, long in front, short- lace or embroidery. Thp sleeve is box in the back and falling over a plaiter velvet White shoulders. plaited at the top. then trimmed with straps clasped with diamonds take the place ed liounce of tne cloth. This tunic is the cloth band, below which are three of sl eves and a Swiss licit, also or bordered with two wide hands of the deep shaped ruffles of the material, velvet, is fastened with diamond material trimmed with an applique of forming a wide, flowing sleeve. The the same. These hands trim the shoulgirdle Is of violet velvet fastened with clasps. I a Mode. handsome old silver buckle. Wiener der collar, the rovers, the outside of the sleeves and the cuffs. The blouse Cnic. Steamed Rhubarb. Try tills recipe for steamed rliuliarh and sleeves are plaited all over, and To Wash Carpets. instead of the usual Mewed rliuliarh. the former opens over a vest of green Cut the rhubarb, after wiping, into silk fastened with a single row of butCarpets might often lie washed over two lengths, and with a nice piece of tons. The draped girdle is also of instead of swept, with great advanlemon rind set in a slewing jar nr green silk. The other is a beautiful tage. In half a pail of warm water basin, without any water, and conk in gown of gray cloth. The skirt has a put in a spoonful of ammonia, and a steamer over boiling water. When composed of wide bands of rinse a cloth in this before carefully pearly tender add sugar to taste, re-- t the cloth, stitched at the edges and wiping over the carpet. This method irn to the steamer and cook for a finished in the hack with pointed ends not only reduces the dust, lint also -. The rhubarb fastened with buttons. Itelow this brings out the colors with far greater quarter of an hou.Hiked in this way will lie a nice deep yoke, thp skirt is box plaited, the freshness than would the most thorpink color and of excellent flavor. plaits opening out to show ough brushing. hip-yok- e fan-shape- tains eighteen graveyards Charles II. Hunncwell lias set up an extraordinary monument. In the middle of the lot he has set up on a brick case a large iron open fireplace, with the long crane hanging in the upper part. "This fireplace did duty for years in the old Hiiiinewell house, which is still occupied by Mr. Hiinuewcll and his faiuM.v says the Kennebec Journal. "1 li" old bricks in front of the fireplace nre the ones originally used in the house, as are the amlfrons which impart to this strange monument such a- if the word is permissible In this connection hospitable look. The frame which is inserted in contains a this great open printed record of eight generations to Nov. 1. of Hunnewells, or from 1 19tll, a period of 247 years. In addition, the frame contains surrounding the family record on all sides pictures of lime of the oxon, sows, hogs and poultry owned Iy Mr. Hun-nwell and which drew prizes at the fairs. There is also a largo pirtue representing a farm srone in winter. The (mme contains pictures of sevet - fin-plac- Cfj-- I o coast." Many a woman who makes a man it mighty poor wife makes him a ric . husl-ard- liens, two Legs, four cows, six oxen in seven pictuifs. and one group pic tine o various domestic animals. A New York A poli'-captain Police Captain. who was dismissed from the force this week was responsible for many amusing stories based on his use or misuse of words, says the New York Evening Post. Once ho asserted that Iip "never paid any attention to unanimous lelters." On another occasion he is said to have referred to his possession of a "veracious Third avenue, he appetite. fold a man one day. "runs to l.exit gton aviniic." At paralysed anot'.ier time, one story goes, lie was readim; to an outgoing platoon a list or soiiin clothing that hud been rcportt.il stolen. One item was a kersey coal. "Next on tlie list, men.' he announced, in his rich brogue, "is a kerosene coat." It was this captain who directed a rntrolman to open a window in the station house an.? "putrefy the air." was it not this captain, hut a sergeant now dead, who, while testiryins in a trial at ladiee headquarters, aaked permission of thp commissioner to correct his testimony, 'aying: "Mr, Commissioner. I wish to retract the veracity of my former |