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One unpleasant male person recently said that while woman assuredly assur-edly had a sense of humor, she couW laugh only at the Joke which had direct bearing on some one else, while Wait could appreciate the one which was distinctly dis-tinctly personal, says the Philadelphia North American, The listener calmly informed him that she had not only known intensely homely women who not only, enjoyed, but repeated Jokes which had bearing on their own personal per-sonal appearance; but she had even enjoyed the confidence of a woman who appreciated the Joke when a supposed sup-posed admirer turned out to be th lover of another woman. Could h produce a man who was possessed of a keener sense of humor under adverse circumstances? He admitted that he could not. s Mllllnerj Jews'ry. Cut steel ornaments will probably Women Decorated. According to a chart in the Palais flea Femmes, at the Paris exposition the women's palace the number of women who have received the ribbon of the Legion of Honor is not large lome 41 in all. Sarah Bernhardt Is the latest name to be recommended for this honor, and this Is the first time, it Is understood, that an actress has been nominated, says the Commercial Tribune. Trib-une. Of the 41, 31 have been decorated lor special services In connection with hospital or ambulance work, one was an artist, one an archaeologist, and three were rewarded for heroism In war. Rosa Bonheur was the artist and he received the distinction in 1853 as a result of the award by the Jury of the grand prix for her picture, "The Horse Fair," now known far and wide. The emperor did not approve of the Legion of Honor being conferred upon a woman, and it was not until 1865 12 years after that she actually received it. In 1894 she became an officer of the order. Juliet Dodu. who was condemned con-demned to be shot by the Germans during the Franco-German war for refusing re-fusing to telegraph a message, was another. an-other. She was released by the order of Prince Frederick Charles, to receive both the cross of the Legion and the military medal. Invitations by Thon. Perhaps it is due to having the convenient con-venient telephone at hand that the fashion of impromptu invitations to suddenly arranged entertainments have come Into prominence in the social so-cial world. At any rate, the long-distance telephone and the short-range invitation in-vitation go hand-in-hand this season. For one thing, one has the comfort of knowing what weather one is likely to have, says the Baltimore Herald. If suddenly, one feels in the humor of taking a sail or a drive, with a supper nQ,tir a ha nthap an tio nun lead in millinery Jewelry, in this disputing dis-puting the favor long maintained by rhinestone ornaments, or at least dividing di-viding fancy with the crystal. The novelty in the line, however, is seen la Jewelry copied after the ancient Egyptian Egyp-tian Jewelry, as found In treasures exhumed from the tombs about Sak-kara, Sak-kara, Philae, and other locations In the land of the Pharaohs, rich in sarcophagi sar-cophagi of the long buried mighty. Fashioned of seemingly dull-yellow old gold, it is set with the heads of sphinxes, sphinx-es, ibises, lotus blossoms and other characteristic devices, in polished and cut steel. Much use will be made of long, narrow buckles buckles that reach from side to side across the front of a crown of a hat some of which have square, and some rounded corners, while there are some of fanciful fan-ciful device; and there are brooches, pins and the usual array of jewelry conceits. There will also be, possibly, a restoration to favor of ornaments of French cut Jet. Millinery Trade Review. Re-view. WHITE MUSLIN AND L.ACB. up sociable companions on the ever-ready ever-ready wire messenger. There is a great deal of pleasure to be had in these impromptu invitations, and those who do not care to accept have the natural excuse handy of a previous engagement. In truth, it Is not always easy to decline a party made up some days or some weeks ahead. No excuse is at hand, especially especial-ly In summer time. But the impromptu im-promptu party and the telephoned invitation in-vitation at. the last moment seem to satisfy every one In summer. We have not yet reached the attitude atti-tude of the London society woman who sends out her invitations this summer by telegraph. But we are traveling In the same direction with our telephoned telephon-ed Invitations. Woman's Humor Now Recognized. At last the world at large is beginning begin-ning to realize that woman is not devoid de-void of a sense of humor. Verily, the world moves! A century ago the man who suggested that lovely woman know humor from Bclence would have been mobbed. Fifty years ago he would have been considered a humorist humor-ist himself. Today everybody save the man who has told a mother-in-law story at the luncheon of a woman's club agrees that woman has a sense of humor. It may be that a woman's Ideas of humor are not those of a man, but the Idea of humor among different classes of men also varies. Who shall arrogate to himself the only perfect sense of humor? Soft folds of pink mousseline de sole pass under the arms, under the fichu and knot on the left side with long ends. Fruit Fritters. Peel sweet Juicy oranges, remove as much of the white skin as possible, di- vide into the natural divisions; pour into a soup plate, sprinkle well with sugar and leave them until an hour or so before they are required. Then take the pieces from the juice, dip into a thick batter and fry in boiling fat until they are a golden brown; drain on a paper and serve on a doily with powdered sugar sprinkled over them. f SOME COMING STYLES IN FELT HATS. |