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Show THE EMANCIPATED WOMAN. The new woman seems to have "ovo-1 "ovo-1 luted" to tbo point where It Is n matter of doubt ns to which Is now really tho "wenkir sex." At least, there nro somo woman who evidently consider themselves physically superior to those who were once regarded ns lords of creation. In nil times of danger tho snfety of women nnd children has been supposeed to be the llrst consideration. consid-eration. It Is different now, nt least In some quarters. "Save tho men first!" wns the cry of Mine. Gust, owner own-er nnd skipper of the motor boat Cn-mllle, Cn-mllle, when the rescuers from n French warship got on board her poor llttlo craft to snatch her and the rest of the crew from the violence of tho sen, "Save the men first!" It sums up In n sentence tbo attitude of emancipated women. Indianapolis News. WOMEN AS STATION AGENTS. A Western railway is making some rndlcnl changes In the personnel of Its employes, nnd It Is now predicted that all the smaller stations on Its line eventually will bo in charge of women for it is tho introduction of women station agents which constitutes the novelty. Tho Innovation wns first introduced in-troduced n year ogo, the experiment starting with one woman, who turned out n most vnlunblc nsslstnnt. Not only were her monthly accounts models of neatness and accuracy, but she hnd been in the ofllce but a short tlmo bc-foro bc-foro she began to offer valuable suggestions sug-gestions ns to how to mako the road popular with the people nlong the line. The full measure of her capability wos not discovered, however, until the officials of-ficials made n tour of Inspection, when tho woman's station wos found to bo tho best kept one on the road. Inquiry revealed that since she bad taken tbo station It had ceased to be n lounging place, there was no rowdyism, nnd the floors nnd benches wero now clean. This exceptlonnlly good record encour-nged encour-nged the road to experiment further, nnd It is interesting that the other women nppolnted havo also given n good nccount of themselves. The woman stntlon ngent Is found to display dis-play moro tact In handling people than men ngents, and there have been fewer complaints In consequence. Vogue. feltFhats BIG. The smull hdt has had Its day. With tho autumn big, picturesque styles re-sumo re-sumo their Interrupted dominion. It is not often Hint 11 winter fashion can bo foretold with certainty so early In the season. In thoi sweltering days of July, when cloak models stagger under furs and wholesalo buyers perspire ns they finger velvets nnd heavy cloths, there Is nlwnys n gambler's risk nbout Invest-jnents. Invest-jnents. To buy the thing capricious woman will not llko when she gets back to town means ruinous ndvertls-, lng to convince her of her mistake, with lnevitnblo loss at the far end of the bargain. Tho smnll hat has been a blunder. A wave of laughter has swept over the country nt sight of gentle, dignified women transformed by polo turbans Into tho likeness of impertinent minxes. Not In ten years has thero obtained n fOBhlon so generally unbecoming. Given n good hairdresser to adjust tlie coiffure to the hot, a certain saucy smartness has been attainable. Without With-out tho hairdresser's aid. tho nverago woman would not have looked worse, unless Fortunately the flat bread and butter but-ter plato that Frenchwomen have slopped perpendicular ngatnst their forohcads nnd hnvo cnlled hats have not prevailed so largely In Now York City ns havo tho polo turbans. Wherever Wher-ever they havo been seen they havo taken first prize for follshness. SHADES FOR PARLOR LAMPS. When refurnishing tho houso ono cannot havo too many dainty fol-de-rols nbout. As the lamp Is such an Important factor In tbo pretty home, the girl, who hns nothing In particular particu-lar to do, Is making shades for thorn, and they nro exceedingly attractive and well worth tho troublo and tlmo one tokes for making them. Tho heavy Mlk nnd glass covered shades nro carefully stored nwny, and In their places wo seo tho dcllcnto thing of light silk, or pnper, which looks ns If woven by spiders or tboso covered with cretonne. Cretonne stands practically unrivaled this year for tho dress of country cot-tago cot-tago and city home. Ono shndo mode of this material Is cupola shape, and has tho ribs outlined by narrow double dou-ble folds of silk, gathered through the centre nnd twisted around the gathering gath-ering string, so that It hns n whirling nppenrnnu-, Pink silk Is gathered In tho form of n crown, at the top, leaving leav-ing n wide stiff heading which Is gnth-ored gnth-ored so full nt Its base that It stands up straight ot Itself. The crown Is protected from tho beat of tho lamp by nn Inner clrclo of Isinglass. An effective effect-ive frlngo to bang from tho lower rlnt Is mado from n double fold of cretonne, four Inches wide, cut to within n quarter of un lnpli of the two edgos Into stripes not tho least bit over n eighth ot nn Inch wide. Shades less elaborate shapes hnvo their sc tlJiis filled with bolting cloth decor nted In dainty Mario Antoinette scenes. A frlngo of tiny opalescent beoda finishes theso band painted shades and fine chenille outlluAi the ribs and rim. A pretty new light shield to be attached at-tached to gas Jets or crystal globe is a big butterfly of artist proof paper,' decorated with black spots and sprinkled sprin-kled with gold. White butterflies show markings of American benuty red. Newark Advertiser. THE NEW SCARFS. The flat scarfs often shnde through tones of one color nnd nro to bo had In nuy of the season's colorings. Marabou Mar-abou scarfs ot similar s.t and shape nro nlso offered In many colorings, and theso are little crnvnts, similar la shape to those made In fur last winter, but fashioned now of ostrich, mnrobou chlfTon, tulle or luce. These cntxnts meant to encircle tho throats anil cross In front or on tho shoulder, are made In varying lengths, ns were the fur crnvnts, but one of the most attractive models Is compnrat lively short. Ono rounded Is cnught up ncross the other with n little cluster clus-ter of artificial flowers, matching Id color the hat or frock with which tint cravat Is wnru. Mndo of closely set llttlo frills ol tulle, chiffon or Valenciennes lace, thlf model Is n charming accompaniment t4 the light frock, and will often supple- ' ment the transparent collar and chemisette chem-isette or gulmpo very acceptably, There nre, too similar scarfs of soft lnco laid over sheer silk with a veiling veil-ing of chiffon, nnd bordered by a narrow nar-row lino of ostrich or marabou or by a niching of little frills of lace or silk. Long straight scarfs are mndo, llko tho little cravats, of little ovcrlapp ,g frills of sheer stuff or lace, aud on beautiful Imported scurf of this shnpn had triple frills of chiffon for a border, ' while tho centre of the scarf was covered cov-ered throughout its length by huge white silk nnd velvet popples with touches of yellow and green at thelt hearts. Tlie popples were applied flatly to a chlfTon and silk foundation' aud their great loose crinkled silk outer pctnls overlapped each other. Newark Advertiser. r' AMERICAN WOMEN IN PARIS. ' The women folk from across tho t Straits or across the wide Atlantic aro Instantly to bo detected from their, Gallic sisters. Take tlie Rue do la' Pnix; It Is tho stalking ground nt this minute of every lady traveler In thv town. It presents not only a study In) nutloiiB, but a study In fetnalo hero " " worship. "Soy, ma, do you seo those' Bweet hats ncross the road?" ejacu-; lates a feminine volco that wo "sui-1 plclon" belongs to Chicago. "What n lovely tullo ruff!" bays nnothcr, embracing em-bracing tho shop front In tho excess of her enthusiasm. I havo discovered nn American lndy of long residence In Paris, nnd 1 11 versed In the art of dress. To her I, put a delicate question, which I would, nover daro to resolve on my own account. ac-count. "Which uro tbo better-dressed,' wheu they como to Paris, EiiglUh or. Americans?" I nsked. Like a flash; tho answer came, "Tho Americans." I1 requested an explanation. "I suppose tho answer Is," she said, "that my' countrywomen are more adaptablo than, yours. They nro quick and eager for new ideas. I havo only noticed that adaptability In ono class In England;, tbo aristocracy. Tho smart woman la London Is very smart. But what would you term your upper mldillo classes tbo daughters of bankers i id professional men, even of members o Parliament tlie less well turned out than ours. I think tbo chief fault Ilea the dcslro ot the Englishwoman to! dfess picturesquely. Tho result Is that she often nttnlns an effect which re-mlitds re-mlitds us of liberty nrt curtains every, pretty, but not suitable for clothes. "Again, In hats, I think the Americans Ameri-cans havo It They may speak Inferior Infe-rior English, but they wear Letter hats than tho average Englishwoman." There wns no shadow of hesitation In tbo decision. Will tho verdict be unonlmously received? Paris Lotter to Pall Mall Gazette. |