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Show Woman's World. Specially Prepared for Our Feminine Readers; j ;)'- Better Things. Efttrr to be a little wise . Than in knowledge to abound; ' Boner to teach a child than love To fill perfection's round. '; Better to sit at a master's feet Than thrill a listening state; Better suspect that thou art proud, j Than be sure that thou are great. I Better to have a )uiet grief j Than a hurrying delight; ' Better the twilight of the dawn Than the noondav burning heat. George Macdonald. OUR CONDUCT TOWARD MASCULINE SEX. No young lady with self respect thould receive the attention of a young man who, before they are engaged in marriage, so forgets himself as to ask her to kiss him good night. To command com-mand respect, and "win confidence, young ladies must observe the decorum v hich belongs, to their sex. When a young man discards the ordinary courtesies cour-tesies due a lady friend, he should be - treated not as friend, but as an open and dangerous enemy to be avoided. "They M ho. despise small things, shall fall by little and little." A pretended ; friend who Insults virtue, if successful in his first attempt, will not remain (stationary, but descend lower and lower in the scale of unlawful familiarity. famil-iarity. Purity and modesty are the brightest Jewels that adorn a Chris- ; tian maiden. The warm glow of her chaste kiss should be. always reserved for the family circle and lady friends, and for the first time bestowed on a young man as a seal of her future fidelity fi-delity when asked to become his partner part-ner for life. i t Some young men, who' are supersen- ' eitive, forget that their lady friends ; j have rights as well as they have. For the most trivial offense they pout and , make themselves ridiculous in the eyes of ordinary, common-sense people. . They fail to see themselves in the same , light that they are seen by others. A jest is often conjured up in their minds ' till it assumes the nature of an insult. ! They forget that youthful mirth should be encouraged, not suppressed. Jealous , natures never draw the line, never distinguish dis-tinguish between jocular remarks and . the intention of those who in their simplicity sim-plicity and innocent feeling express ; their thoughts. Words are often empty sounds; an insult, if at all, is in the bad will or manner in which the jocular I remarks are made. No sensible person pays attention to the mere words, but ! will look at the intention of the one 1 who may have, through gaiety or the ' exuberance of a light heart, said some-1 some-1 thing that did not please. An attempt ; to construe such remarks, without exr planation, into an offense, shows a weak mind, and a very jealous nature. I The party who would so far forget I himself should be treated with dignified I silence, allowed to enjoy the i solitary musings of his egotism till he places a brake on his own thoughts and by reflection perceives his vanity and imperviousness. Supersensitive i natures are always proud, therefore ar-! ar-! rogant. Jealous natures are weak, therefore dangerous. Both may be con-i con-i trolled, not by coaxing or explanations, but by dignified silence, for only I through the latter means will the unfortunate un-fortunate victim see himself as he real-i real-i ly is. and as he is seen by others, and ' i ; on reflection w ill try to overcome those i natural weaknesses. There is no other remedy. ; About Coffee Coats. i Lovely woman has J!s"overed a new and fascinating adci'i mr- to her dain-' dain-' ty person in the snai of a coffee ' i jacket. Tea jackets, tea g.ns, negligees, peignons she has in plenty, but this lit-: lit-: tie garment is something quite novel and therefore not to be resisted. So nowadays when madame comes in l from her afternoon drive she slips out of her visiting gown and, instead of i drinking tea in a tea jacket, she sips coffee in a coffee jacket, i A very pretty one seen lately was i i one of pale blue panne velvet; that is t to say, the tucked yoke and sleeves were of the velvet, the rest of it was i composed of a mass of billowy cream I -colored lace over pale blue chiffon, i The square-cut neck and the yoke , were outlined by a band of that beau-tiful beau-tiful Oriental embroidery which one , sees peeping out in all sorts of cos- : , tumes these days, j I Another coat is the property of a , woman who, when she dons it, can sit serene in the consciousness that every ! woman of her acquaintance will be green with envy when she sees it. The low-necked bolero is of rose pink bro- , caded satin. It is cut in Van Dyke ' points, outlined with sable; the sable also runs round the neck. From underneath the bolero hangs j a full accordion plaiting of palest pink ( liberty satin. This comes well below ; the waist line. The upper sleeve is of the brocaded satin, V-shaped, and 1 trimmed with sable. From under this . a full bishop sleeve of liberty satin falls to the wrist, where it ends in a band of sable. The neck is finished by poft folds of liberty satin and a bow of rose pink panne a 'el vet. The last coat of this dainty trio is of ' lavender crepe, differing from the oth- ; crs. It is high in the neck. The yoke " 5s of Italian lace; the Marie Antoinette ' Flervcs are trimmed with the same lace, and medallions of it are appliqued down the fronts. Bows and ends of violet ! velvet rihbon complete the charming ' JiW.e affair. Careful Women Well-dressed Ones. ! The woman who knows how to put away her belongings is not only neat, i but economical and generally smart in appearance. When she comes in from a walk she never hangs up her coat by the loop inside the collar. If she ruts it away in the closet she uses a coat hanger; if she leaves it around ' ;. the room, knowing she. may need it goon, she disposes it over the back of a chair that will keep it in shape. t The skirts of her gowns never have a stringy look because they are always hooked and then hung by two loops. For a tailor-made skirt she uses a Fmall coat hanger with the ends bent down a little. This keeps the skirt In even folds. The strings of her underskirts un-derskirts are tied, and the garment is hung by the loops, thus never showing show-ing a pump where it has rested on the hook. For the same reasori her shirt waists are always hung by the armholes, unless un-less they have hanging loops. Hand- some waists are stuffed with tissue paper and are then laid in drawers or j J boxes. Shoes are easily kept in shape by i Flipping a pair of trees in them as Foon as they are removed from the feet. If trees are not available, newspapers news-papers will do, if it is stuffed tight. It is well to roll each veil on a stiff piece of paper; a single fold will oftet spoil the set of a veil and sometimes even mar the expression ot a face. Gloves should always be removed by turning them wrong side out; they should then be turned -back again, blown into shape and each finger smoothed out. Ties, especially four-in-hand or golf ties, should be hung to avoid creasing. One clever woman bought a small nickle-plated towel rack, wound it with ribbon and fastened fast-ened it on the side of a chiffonier, and on this hung her ties. Hats, of course, should be kept out of the dust and placed so that the trimming will not be disarranged. This i disposition depends so much on the hat and the available space, that each woman must use her own ingenuity. ; However, it is sale to say that no hat should be laid flat down on a shelf. Furs, also, should be protected from dust, and a muff should always be stood on end. If women realized that most of their belongings are lying idle more than they are being worn they would, perhaps, per-haps, be more attentive to these little lit-tle niceties. Feminine Fade and Fancies. Pretty suede card cases are on the counters, edged with copper and silver. Half-mourning veils in blick chiffon are to be seen with a border of white plaid. Shawl shapes and shawl collars are the prominent features of the neckwear this season. Collars of guipure with stole ends caught together with bows of chiffon are worn with many of the smartest of the new blouses in crepe de chine and fancy silk. Bight tea gowns are. much more fashionable fash-ionable than those of dark tints. White, pink, pale blue and yellow are the favored fa-vored shades, and they are invariably on the picturesque order in design. A corded white silk purse covered with duchesse lace and mounted with gold makes a charming bridal gift. Reproductions of rings that . were worn in the days of George III are included in-cluded among the season's designs. The box coats of corduroy with deep fur collar are much the prettiest of the loose and flowing coats of the season. |