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Show If the bread knife Is heated new bread can be cut as easily as old, but the knife will eventually be ruined with the heating. All fatty tissues covering the shoulder or leg of mutton should be removed before roasting to prevent the strong odor and flavor. If the spurs of a fowl are more than a quarter of an inch long, or if they have been chopped off, it is more likely than not a sign that the bird is old. A fruit cake which has no fruit in the batter but instead has alternate layers of mixed raisins, currants, nuts and citron chopped fine and held together with a meringue of white of egg and powdered sugar, is a favorite in the South, and it is declared by all delicious. Cotton may be distinguished from linen when one is making purchases by moistening the tip of the finger and pressing it on the fabric. If it wets through at once it is linen, while if any cotton enters into its manufacture it will take several seconds to wet through the threads. In linen the threads are more uneven than in Passing of Black Velvet. j Black velvet gowns are not considered so smart this year as last, yet they are among the most attractive gowns worn. They are now trimmed with sable and ermine and white lace, and are especially a fad with the sable. An exceedingly smart and popular velvet model is almost exaggeratedly plain, says Harpers Bazar. The only trimmings are the rhinestone buttons, but with this costume is worn a pelerine of sable with big muff and turban to match and the beauty of the furs is shown to the greatest possible advantage by the very plainness of the design of the gown. Indeed, the whole costume is a great relief after the overdone and overtrimmed gowns that are so popular. Broad Ribbons for Sashes. Broad ribbons of louisine liberty satin and figured taffeta, with deep Black Velvet-Tie- d Bouquets. The smart girl ties her bouquet with black ribbon velvet streamers. The black brings out the soft tints of the blossoms to perfection. A bunch of sweet peas and asparagus fern or a cluster of daisies and maidenhair would be especially lovely when tied in Sleeves In general are tending to black. smaller proportions at the wrist and Increase the size of the top. Childs Coat of Faille 811k. Turnover collarettes of pleated chiffon having long front pieces of fan shaped pleated chiffon are among the pretty novelties. The popularity of the bright red dancing slipper as an appropriate footgear to wear with a white chiffon dress is more and more apparent among the debutantes of the season. The unique ribbon rose, made entirely of satin ribbon coiled deftly to represent the flower, is being used in place of a buckle on many (if the light suede shoes for evening wear. Champagne etamine is one of the delicate colors in a delicate fabric that promises to be very popular for tea and dinner gowns for the season. Reseda green, generally popular for early spring gowns and hats, is as usual among the leading color tones for everything from a pair of gloves to a copious evening wrap. , post-Londo- Metallic Calcium. Metallic calcium now costs about $2,000 a pound, but a new process of reducing it from chloride of lime has been discovered by a Belgian chemist which will bring the cost down to prehaps $1 a pound. As the metal is soft as butter and rapidly oxidizes into lime if left in the open air, it is of no use for construction purposes, but it is a valuable agent in certain chemical processes. Cresceus Speedy on the Ice. A new ice racing record was established at Ottawa, Ont, last week, when Cresceus, George H. Ketchams champion, covered the Ottawa Ice Racing Associations track in 2:15. The horse did it easily. The fastest mile previously made over a mile ice track was trotted yesterday by Guesner in 2; 15. Crescues time by quarters was 0:34, 1:07, 1:42, 2:15. The Shawl-Lik- e Arrangement. The peculiarly original shawl-likarrangement of cream lace down the back of a beautiful tea' gown of delicate blue crepe de chine is very effective. Glimpses of lace can be seen through the opening down the front of the gown and underneath the edging of the skirt. From the shoulders in the front two long pieces of the cream lace fall down to the end of the skirt and other pieces extend equally as long in the A dark brown plush hat with plumes back, but are caught into the waist by and loops of cream color. a Jeweled girdle. o n A Miraculous Escape. On the seventh floor of the hotel building which is being erected between Fulton and Pierre-ont- , Brooklyn, late the other after aoon a group of bricklayers were at work on the outer wall of the structure. One of them was Luther Ker-lln- , who paused suddenly In his work and began pulling vigorously at his pipe. Kerlin borrowed a match, scratched it on a brick, and lighted He did not his pipe. Thanks finish, for in shifting his position he slipped and fell. Three stories down he crashed through the skylight of another building and kept on till he landed on the top of an elevator cage. When the occupants looked up and taw Kerlin on the top of the cage .hey were astonished. He' was sitting ap, rubbing his head, and with his pipe still tightly clutched in his teeth. While they were at work getting him out three of his rushed in to gather up his remains, when he coolly requested another natch. He was practically uninjured. sky-jOrap- fringed ends, will figure prominently m sashes on many of the dainty summer frocks. Twelve inches wide is one of these fancy ribbons, with deFinishing Touches. It is the little touches in waists and signs through its length of white satin ribbons caught up every short dis- gowns that give them their distin- tance into graceful loops and ends, and twisted in and out are garlands gf A Dressy Hat. pipk roses and shaded green leaves; $2.95 a yard is the price of this variety and it still requires a silk fringe at least ten inches long to finish both ends properly. So the cost of these apparently trifling additions to a gown are not to be considered lightly. e Dr. and Mrs. William T. Dalby are the proud parents of a fine baby boy, born a short time since,' which accounts for the lofty expression noted on the doctors face of late. This is the second son which has come to gladden the hearts of the pair, and of course both are very happy. The doctor says he now has a team to drive tandem. er -- . fellow-bricklaye- Miss Flanders is to be congratulated on the musical entertainment given by her at the Congregational church on Tuesday evening, for her talented young pupil. Miss Beulah Behle. It was Miss Behles first appearence in public as a pianist, and she showed great proficiency and soulfulness in her art. The others who contributed to the success of ' the occasion were rewarded by well merited applause. Miss Edna Duncan surpassed herself in the rendition of Schuberts Serenade and in her other vocal numbers, and Bendemeers My True Lover, Stream, she was greatly appreciated. Miss Duncan is very young, but is rapiuiy making a name for herself in the musical world. Mr. Skelton delighted the audience by his rendition of a sonata from Grieg and a mazourka by Wienlaw-ski- . o Novel Twin Cannon. Military experts speak in high praise of the twin cannon which has just been constructed in Germany. The two pieces can be fired from a single carriage, and thus they occupy far less space than two separate pieces xrould occupy. Moreover, they can be fired with extreme rapidity, and either singly or at the same time, as may be desired. Lleut.-ColonDelauney, a on modern French authority guns, thinks very highly of the new weapon. It combines, he says, great effi . el rs 8hould Women Work? Prof. Zimmer of Berlin, has been investigating the cause of insanity among women, and has come to the conclusion that if women are admitted into competition with men the inevitable result will be a tremendous increase of insanity among the women. He finds that the percentage of women teachers who become insane is almost double that of the men teachers. A Knotty Point of Law. The French Society of Musical Composers is reported to have decided to take action against a number of grocers who are using gramophones as an advertisement in their shops. The society maintains it has the right to authors fees for the tunes played on the instruments. ciency as regards firing with notable economy as regards weight, and though the present model Is not of rery large caliber, it is to be presumed that the same principle will rery soon be applied to the largest guns. A Pigeon Post on 8hips. The Compagnle Generate Transat-.antiqu- e is not only trying the wireless telegraph on its ship, the Savoie, but employs a pigeon post which has given satisfaction. Out of twenty-thre- e trials at distances of 150 to 250 miles from land, eighteen succeeded. It is found possible to have news of .a hours ship In this way for twenty-fou-r before she arrives at a port. Moreover, the birds become hardier with practice, their sense of orientation or homing Instinct grows keener and the percentage of birds lost is lowered. . Sails for the New Challenger. Sir Thomas Lipton has ordered the sails for Shamrock III. from a Dundee manufacturer.. Heretofore he has ordered the canvas for' his yachts from Belfast. The present set of sails will be of especially fine fabric and of great strength. Ratser will design them. . . |