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Show tCPPING HMAff A SEAME.1? homely aincerlty. Thom of the company wh recelv with Ur, gpooaer. unless they were In tho ffnnl ocene, arc not la mat n me. Aad the idea In thla at the clever warn who I truly at homo" hero I to aeewntnate tho own of her kindly hoapltallty feedloga rather ban to rob tha fuas-tiuof glamour. Nothing la left to remind the patron of the drama Interspersed with vawdevillo that ban likeIt ia a different ly gone before. a haaua place, and tho gwcaUpaaa before Mute who receive Ura. Kpooaor ad her tw daughters, leading lady aad aoubretfo-nptd- ly aad with tf lent admire-lirA few are able t expreaa a little rf their real feeling la gasp aad eathaaiaati ejaculations. Tabic are let with decorations, and punch, lemonade aad cake era dlsiienaed to all. While the women who were of the aadleaee are partaking Ura. Bpooaer paaaea acroaa tbe ttagw aad ataad ready to talk wltk thla one or that aa they prepara ta leave by tha atago done. Many wsmea Chat with her aliout all aorta of t hinge the life of tho theater, the costumes. the play, and they dumeatle experience, offer recipe rondoir with amall affliction, very mack as gomb houaewlvea habitually do whether the Alpa er ta they meet Tha kero af tha piece, wka waa prrhape the would-bvlllala at tha Mina time, or a reformed gambler, or a fervid lover, ahowa hi haudeome fare above tha crowd ef wondering maid aad matron. Aad though ha baa braa waked la gloom aad la deep dyed (not artlffelally) ho raa atlll am lie a woofiee-full- y Infection! and playful amlle. What rmotlona ruck a tmlla muat caaao theaa ereda-lan- a moment Bat If tha aadleaee la aat aaphlatleated enongh to erltleiaa theaa bwpreaalv maalfaatatloaa la aanaaetloa artth tba garb, probably every wonua coaid oalliaata tha coat af tha eoatamra worn by their alatara aad hoateasea. Tha real artiatta beauty af tho tolleta af tha P poo nor family might well be leaa appreciated thaa their t rebate! construction, Aa ta tha doalgaa, ladlvldoai and arttotlu, g tha atory of their nuking la moat but that la another atory, for theaa a atmoa-phar- e. a. mld-aeea- e maa-coll- Half Ite ( of Christmas li la bartii rime-thela lava present. At th pleasure thaa drudgery la the dally expedites! down town d arias (hr fortalfbt th Midarc. By December every-M- r la bark la towa eager ta girt through with tba araion'a purchase aa qalrkly aa fMtlblr, aad la the ahopa and on tbcatrrrta all claaara mb rlbawa and Joatlr and arc Jaatlad by rack etbrr. Tba people anrra tkroogh thratreata In frrarlab haata. Tbay fcrap nrltbar to tba right nor tha left, but rt tbrongh a crowd aa brat they raa and in vhlrhrrar way teems to than effective. Women attrmpt to nub In tba aamr door Ihraagh which rrowda arr atsnggllng, to am out: tbay climb oata rara before those bald bare a ebanee to get off: at stations, where there are atalrt to It apmenand atbera to come down, yon will and women endeavoring to paaa lee tub other at the greatrat Inconvenience to uni re pre-etdl- as tatto-taioia- Inspector Richard Waltb. of tbeKrwTork Police Department. who baa charge of the dletrlct in which are found tbe moat crowded shopping streets. tblnkr that In thla realm at lrr.it women have the police force badly ahop-pere- ." ' ' themselves. Altogether tha shopper's life la a trying Juat now. The awrataat tempered woman la tha world1 flada bar aerrea gat-Ha- g bar face aeenulng hard and unstrung. mbecomlng lliaa from tha atrnggle to hold her owa agalnat battling thonrend. end her belief la tha politeness and ronrideja-th- a of bar owa box falla ao far below pr.r that It la a wonder if a rratorattoa can ever ha effected. By the time the hnlldaya are over the frm be chopper dedarea the world at leaat her Immediate aectloa of It to be swarming with a rude and III bred lot of people. Thla marl union la reached after one or two at- - beaten. "I don't uppne there la any crowd In thla country ao difficult to handle aa Klecthia admitted the Inuprrtor. crowd are easy In rompartaon. They nr mod nnlpred and yielding, hot I can't qnlt make It ant myrelf why chopper are ao different.- - They se-pent on having their nwa way. and tbeaverage woman goeaalong fellow errotnreo. oblivion of her utterly Ierhap the reoaon for this Hr la thr fact ((! pedestrian have complete poeonaloa rf aliPwalka. onr only chance for Interfere race being whea n crowd gather and blocks l hr way. Of conrae It would make It eaaler to get a bunt If there con Id be come auch rale aa ! enforced la the ntreet keep to the right but we hare no aniborliy to put thla 1st m I , effect. There la aa onwrlttenrule. thoogh, ton't "On means of staking thapplug mare aald agreeable Ilea with the shopkeepers," Mrs. Dole Lyon, president of tho City Federation of Women's Club. "Tail Is, to hare the manager detail meg or women for special police duty to keep tbe crowd' thinned out aad moving la eertaia directions aad paths. Daring the holiday ooasoa It la alamt Impossible to get to oad ont ef shop doors, aad at this point particularly persona art needed to keep Ik crowd In kind. I would oggeat a system of poildag tho (heps, including even tha outer vicinity of the stores, with these employes, who would hove the authority to eommaai Jnat ao tho officer of the police force de la crowded afreets aad tcOGING CARS Bbop girl muat eat, naturally, aad they aught to have a rcasanably long Inch boor, hot why should tha proprietors consider It possible tu get along just ut thla ttoM with a greatly reduced fore? This baa long been a grlcvaao with am aad I wish something eould ho dons to pomlblt for old at matings. change mitten. It Another way to auk tb ernuada for women to shop In th early hours of tha comfort a success, aid to my mlad the aaly morning, and If It mutt bo dost during tho boniest part of th (toy. why do not the shopotic, to to have all woawa agtc apou certain rules to observe and thea have them keeper aid as all they esa Instead of adding to oar trial? tick by them. It would be aa eitiemaly difficult task. nnaalmonaeo-opera-tlotheir secure I admit, to SHOPKEEPERS VIEW. bnt tha comfort result lag from it would We dost Ilk to moke rule for our eertalaly well repay afthem. Tbe beat menu accomplishing thla said th: manager of a large departla to keep agltatiag the subject through ment (tore, even if oar doing so would renwomea null! brousht art tho newspaper der It roller for tho ahoppar la get about. to a realisation of what they esa do If they Women dislike being hampered by rules, have a mind to. to bit thrm feel at kerne ta' and we their our stole,prefer to feel that they may gv about as "Shopper really aught latotbe mike and season 'Christmas purchases tarly they will. Th difficulties daring Christman shopvoid the crowds, hut ao long it gifts are be I vra and taken tl this season there will ping time are, after all. vary small. On tost our to at tbe buy ruhlLg most crowded days we handle upward crowd usual ine ef SOO.UM) customer and esperleact no Inminute. convenience ourselves, uad Mnevo that oar suffer very few discomforts. SHCTE accommodations. patron LACK "Of course, bargain counter attract groat dlaour to blame for Hhopkeepern an At the ,crowd, but It would b Impossible for ua furts." ratil a aoriety shopper. (here? that give the mat the ontslde of from December 1 to Jaanary 1, hawkers and ullpulate who ant how many tbs pur- the sidewalk, or maybe he la ahoved ont pedlera are permitted to put ap their staads busiest hour of the day. between half past oa the street, provided they get permission 11 und X the atom let tb clerk off far chasers Shall be. To be qalte frank, ! think (here by tha crowd Jammed in front of tha to to ao from do and tho thla shopkeepers, without providing substitutes, and tke womea weald go whatever they wasted to shop windows. another (cal ore to iiirimiii' de iH'dmr.ano. luncheon who have come dowa to make their la the store, and would crowd each other women I ahonld aay. that etiquette would aolve tune, " Jaat of na ought to be purchase la a limited tlm am compelled ton of good cheer, oud a' mack, raiei c; as ratoa. the difficulty in the bent way If women considerate of oar fellow pedestrians aad to ataad around a ceunttr for aa unconat ace bow eonld to roay shopper ao we eta." be brought and men to th mast aorgiug la aad out of scionable time In order to tako their turn. It to to give way aad nse gentleness Instead It muat bo admitted that of roughness. thtre to a great display of this latterqoallty motif 'the middle class of the city. The t seem to lose no opportunity forelKU to takr advantage of t he freedom onr evnntry and city allow It, and you know the old aawv Ulve them on Inc and they want well, yon thlo Instance, the whole sideailghi ony. walk and two or three oral a In t car. '"ghop k repem might moke cert II In rales and yestrieriota. bnt probably they think thla would Interfere with their arad Rather than loee aalea they wiildput up with the tmditiceal bargain hunter's to much diieomfort which create around her. . The matter, however.andIlea If ntlrrly la the band of the ladle, aad affecthey would adopt aome ample tive- turthoB of posting through crowd and Ilf congestion could be enally relieved no made macb pleaaanter and smoother for int - iN A ND OUT THRDCH. SWINGING Jhpii to hold her owa at war bargain Strong Indeed mast ahe be mratally L . Phyalcaliy la order to even make the rf-aad success Itielf teem hardly worth g et of temper and the physical discern-Oergonr. when the battle rayal moat ? Pii at the door, on the streets W la the crowded care. far from being considered a plratnre, shopping cornea nearer being , horrible agony, aad If one eolemi tow neat year' gifts mill be ta the rammer. It would beixTfft'y "Jgot cborJ by ttrawndaT tWt thl tow w,n P 'V whatever the drawbacks there may buying thing to one of pleasures and JJan a wbgreatest tost to mhke 9mr to uttlo more comfortable forwy her then it Cwd-- vit oneo-h- ave beea !'!y. ,J2vbl handled aaceeaofally every Why conlda't the aeme method, or like Mt. bo applied to the ohoppera' thorough- But, to shopping, rr m -- pr,?t glance' any afternoon through tha dlatrlcti convlncca the ohoerrer nau organised movement Is necessary to order to bring aboot comfort, aad If each d every womaa would do her best to faeill. toattem, la a little while we might tee tint marks 7 m HUary-iikMf crowded streets discipline aad erwniags. ry few have paid math attectioa to tha du,OB of affair eclating amoag shop-- r bnt to aarloo aad vital enaogh to looked apes aa a question for tb gea-flatereat ef the pabtle. Now that tha aeaaoa la la fall swing aad there proae- sratlra la the shopping d'urwt PPlng I e ol to IblllMer7!' tawJt wW1 iwwotlgate the "ST0w,:1 tKS? toahaoiS! hi tofore. It aeema botk Ume- tb'- - poo- - ,irn "fffered. good na- peoeeosloa. Reside, tbe Poaolbllltle equally Jlb .P ,h" Hf. lucre.. of mind, to aay holto- Per w ml appearance of A. -- "DOCaS of 11 "a 1 rnne-uea- a. their part, 'It it not Innate rndetea ao,on hat ? though frequently it look nre apt to be carelea aboot little thing For ereotoreo. fellow their affect which excellent Inttaace. I've seen a womaa of and aland oclil ooaiilon e: m not of ehnp while her at the curb talking with friend way. She held recepcorrtoae blocked the todies tion there, canting four or eethrr were krpt to fin tad fume beennae they waiting, nod y JM who woo moat .way her follower, went through rxact.y the In her disapproval, same scene. renrei,,r,f,,1'lB,""'D mlam kail llftt ftPtfltSCCdi MA tfclBW it " avoided and wonderful tkwroaid eaaily be the way reanlt would be accompllehed in a.rect and of making profTem ttaangh.the comfortable and In the since vastly mart osv thaa K to now. the street. inring tni acasoe of Ihcyetr are give pp to the ptp or" iU3Y STREET Giving hind an At Borne CEQSSlSET Be- tbe Stage Drop Curtain. If any oa uaabts that tha tbaalor can he anything but artlffclat and irrevervat ho should drop In oa any Tuesday marine of a won known Hew fork stock oumpony, Melodrama, eomady, society ploys Bit tb stage throughout the week, but na Tuesdays, after th curtain falls, tho hahUnecs taka iwrt la a ptcturuaqa eomady of their owa. When half tke audieaco has moved slowly out the others wait, watehing a flight of roagh board steps reaching to tha stags from tba orchestra, firoupu of matlora girl of hardly metropolitan dlatlaetloa are there, yenng mothers who hart smuggled ia a small child, elderly woman, saatto d reseed, bourgeoises a.U atdsolglrlt, but ulawat never a man) Every oae seems acquainted, and thorn la no ourprioo, but u friendly aw, na th stag manager, tu a darby bat. give tb signal to ascend, aa aaoi aa the detached pat Into place. Tb guest ralllag at must para up singly asd ffilda through amall opening at th aid of tha atago, far the usual eastern of raising tha curtain at surh receptions la uotobstrred. If lea picturesque, the stage become th more Interesting, for th nrrao ban beta removed aad tho Mrstiago, tae bald hoards, brick walls, gaping wing aad tk machinery of tho theatrical heaves are exposed wits frlvoious matter of datatlaca aad chlffono are reflsed and womanly. If s rrflectiv person would not hero conclude that th stags and tho horn may be on sad tha same be mast be Indued. It la hard to say where th Impression lias, bnt there to a homelike aad personal atmosphere. Many a difficulty In soothed by tb genial and neighborly coup-of Mr. Ilpooaer. Tbe practical woman who bas mastered circumstances la Ttelblo a la her almpl aad friendly face. Her oolldUy rostra at peculiarly with tb Idea ef the meretricious theatrical. It that kindness and awentaess. generosity aad comradeship, aro to h found back of tha eurtolu, U spit of Inerltohlo falsity, el hoar-aeol- Made with Chestnuts. rrero do Mrrron. Bhetl a quart of largo Atotauto and boll for ten minutes. The blanch or verner the inner Ain by rubbing them In essrse towel. Return to tbe saiee-pawltk aufllrieut' water to cover, and cook till trader eaougtt to pro through sieve. I (rain, aid aoi rub through a sieve; season . with butter, MIC pepper and whatever seasoning in at hand: thus man to the aaiee-pa- a and boat with a little thick cream or whit stock that ha bate thickened with s a, little white flour. Add only enough to mako the mass of Acatnut sufficiently thick to form a moand oa tba serving platter. All around tbe mound broiled chops that are browsed perfectly ahonld be placed, standing np and realist against th mound. Romish with parsley or curlad ealery and serve at |