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Show n I FOR WOMEN AND HOME. ft ITEMS OF INTEIIEST FOR MAIDD J AND MATRONS. A (Vim Hole of Current fashions Faner A Itatklee and Bvenlna; donna Modern 1 Mrxll TToik Hints far lb lloui- Jj hold, j In III rt, . Far In th Ktat a norm cloud rises. While overhead the (lad itln ahlnta, Anon la heard a dltiant rumble, J-Ike mighty blaete from hidden mine. Or, Ilk the croana that luu trom the earth I'm aom volcano's awful birth. Th alienee. Uul on rnn horlion Thar atlll appeera that murky cloud, Th aun'a rays atrlk but do not plerc It. Aa out It atretchea Ilk a shroud. "A atorm la toinlnx," aom vain raecal crlea. Then noea on with hla cheating and hla Ilea. Hut when. Indeed, that atorm cloud rlaea And breaka, Ita might? coura ahall roll From henv'n to earth, from earth to heaven, i And aweep the world from pot to pole, It may not b until aome future day, AVhat tlm II breaka no mortal man can ay I So In your course, O Harth, roll onward. For men heed not each paaelnir cloud. And canting- hrpocrltea will nourish. Till breaka th thunder lone: and loud. O Ulahty Onel when Ihoa dread thun. dera ceaae. illay w enjoy Thy everlasting peso. William Uarvlu Hume. Kttnlns lllnnae. An unusual and very elf cant evening blouse U composed mostly of whlto -chiffon. Tbo full Iront la nttach.d to a high collar of whlto velvet, having two standing point itnd faatcned at tbo back. Tbo front l edged with thlffon ruffles, giving Iho effect of n bolero. Two ilmltar ruffles cross over the shoulders, forming a point at tbo - "back, which li low neck. The sboul- ! lert aro entirely bare, wblch la a de- I cldcdly new Idea to go with n high I collar. The elbow tleoves nre of chlf- I ton, finished with a bow of whlto rib- V ton. The waist la trimmed nt tho (Idea and back with a rufllo. A belt ' of whlto latin ribbon enrlrrlea the 1 waltt. tying nt tbo right tldo Into a Jr "i"- loir and two long emit. Ilrt.(haed Nroillebnok. Tho winter work bag or basket re quires all torta of handy contrivance!, and tbo most Indispensable It the nee-dlebook, nee-dlebook, wblch will bold pint at well at assorted needles. A pretty heart-shaped heart-shaped design It mado of bright colored col-ored velvet and sntln. A double piece of cardboard la cut heart-shaped for the foundation. Tbo upper leaf It covered with velvet and lined with satin, and tho edges are turned over and neatly Joined with the close overcasting over-casting stitch. The pointed buttonhoto pattern around tho edge It worked In pretty colored embroidery flott. Three beart-shapod leaves In graduating tlie, tho edgee cut In tiny points, are fattened at the lop within the book. The under part Just Intlde the edgo Is covered with satin, ornamented with n vino-worked brier ditch, and tbo rotated buttonhole It used around the outer tide A small, pointed rocket of contrasting silk slightly fulled and drawn across with an clastic, mado to hold a few paper of needles. Is fastened within the lower half of tbo book. The two partt ore Joined at the point with n small cord or tattel, and n pleco of cord or baby ribbon Is attached at-tached to each at the upper points of the heart. Thla ties tho two hearts to-ccthcr to-ccthcr when tho pocket It closed. Iloaieliold lllnla. Wlvca aro often blamed for telling their hutbandt nil tho secrete rcpotod In them, but thcro would bo much lest matrimonial difficulties If thcro were moro tuch confidence. In the Japanese tbopt there aro now to bo had theett of tllk embroidery lu arlout floral and conventional designs In black and several dtrk colorings. These are easily trnntfened to tllk or cloth fabric which aro to bo used for decorative purposes. Tbo designs may bo applied with a panto or preferably put on with concealed stitches, lino tllk of tbo tamo tbado at tbo detlgn being uted. Doors which nro at timet an eyesore, but wblch aro necessary for practical reasons can bo mode very ornamental by placing on them deslgnt of ropo work, and In tblt way mtdo to fcir-inonlte fcir-inonlte with other decoration I)y using painted Instead of glided cord tho boldest designs aro poislblo on perfectly per-fectly plain painted surfaces wblch would bo otherwlso exceedingly unmanageable, un-manageable, but If not npplled with both (kill and artistic Judgment tho best design will be utterly (polled. A satisfactory woy of giving a child sugnr on Itt oatmeal It to eiprlnkla It lightly over each spoonful, ualng a large salt aliaker. If car la glren'ln' tho shaking only a little moro than a tnblcapoonful will be required for in cntlro saucer of tho cereal, Wbcu cooking onlont, let n little dtih of vinegar on tbo ttovo whero It will boll slowly, and there will be no dlssgrreable odor of the onions. If tho freckles slay on your faro nil the year I nm afraid they are chronic, but I will give you tho reclpo torn ve-y good lotion which will mako them quite Inconspicuous. After bathing tho face apply tho following lotion: Tine- FBTCHma suit yon winter weak. tor of benxoln, 1 dram; rectified fpfN ttt of wine, 1 ounce; rose water. I ounces; the Juice of one lemon. Us this night and morning and be careful not to go out In th sun It you wash your face during the day, aa tblt will only make matter worto. Saner llneklea. There never was a time when diamond dia-mond and paste buckles wero more ftthlonabl. These come In all price to suit eery purse from Immense sterling silver buckles and gold bucket, buck-et, with n clasp In tho design of Initials In-itials set with numerous tiny diamonds, dia-monds, to the Imitation cut tteel and tllvcr buckels, which are also very beautiful and made In Imitation of tho more costly originals. Many n charming charm-ing young mist will receive a a Christ-mas Christ-mas gift ono of these buckle, now to popular. The favorlto detlgn It tlml-Itr tlml-Itr to an elongated wreath of holly, Iho pointed leaves and holly berries working work-ing up my handsomely In the detlgn. A bucklo that lookt elegant, with a black velvet girdle, Is shaped after the manner of a horseshoe, with a double row of done and small brilliant set round. A row of oval lurquolset tho Imitation turquoise nro very handsome hand-some In tho buckle set round with pearls nro exquisite and dainty. Amethyst Ame-thyst look ury handsome In tho glided glid-ed buckles. Diamonds and emerald comblno handsomely, also opal and diamonds. Following the fad for Chrlstmat music somo of the buckles for Christmas presenta aro In the shape of lyre and other musical Instrument. Tho strings of the Instruments are wrought In dainty filigree work, and tho precious atone nro used In abundance. abun-dance. I tonne! I'venlng Wrap. Ono of tho prettiest wraps seen at a Chicago theater tbo other night was warn by n tall, dark girl. It was mado of nine loco flounce thit rounded off In the front 1'rom each shoulder fell wing-sbaped pieces of white satin embroidered em-broidered In bellotropo and edged witk a band of vehet tho samo color. Tli lleeolulusnris of Tntla. Any woman, say tho wlsacrct, looks Ue better for wearing whlto or cream tulle next ber face, and acting on this suggestion every woman who studies her nppearanco wear n tullo stock and a big tullo bow under ber chin, Some of tbcm button up their black, brown or dark-green walking coata to not ouly a tullo collar, but a small tulle dickey that spreads down below tho bow They get tblt by means of tho same crisp charm of linen, with nono of Us harsh-noil, harsh-noil, for In cold weather linen It a cruel trial to tho tender fleth of feml-nlno feml-nlno throats. Tulle bow and stocks aro not after all so fragile at they tound, anil not a woman that wean them but adds something to her looks by their aid. Tho newest ribbon collar It without a bow, but hat a Jewelel clasp Instead. It wlndt twtco around the rjeck and fattena In front, tho two partt of tho clasp being sewed to the ends of the ribbons. Tbo clasps are either of real jewel and precious stones or clever and almost at serviceable service-able Imitations. An Interesting Itoom. If you want a pretty room without expento to yourself, try the experiment experi-ment of decorating your walls with the pictures cut from tho newspapers. Uvery day thcro aro Interesting scenes from foreign lands, wonderful ships and beautiful ladle. Cut them out carefully and mount on squares of rough gray paper. Without framing theto, tack them upon the walls In Irregular designs until nearly the whole of the wall I covered, You will be amaxed to aea bow pretty and nttractlvo your room It. A young lady who decorated her room at a summer resort In this way was delighted with the results. Her only complaint was that her friends looked at the pictures .In'nf. n'.tUUI ! imp In Ilehalr of IcmaWn. Quito recently the queen of the Belgian Bel-gian baa called upon her sister queens and empresses of Europe by letter, asking ask-ing them to form an alliance for the purpose of helping the lacemakert of Europe. She asked tbem to refuse to wear any article upon which Imitation lace la used, and to bind themselves to wear only hand-mado lace, pointing out that the machine-made fabrlcf threaten to destroy tho Industry la artistic hand-worked lace, Tho ust of machinery for lace-maklng hta diminished dimin-ished tho number of lacemakert In Oil-glum Oil-glum and Franco by 40,000 persons. He l'robahly (loeased. It bat been s&ld that everything Borne worthy purpote serves. Hut the man who said It never foaol A fly In his preserves. New York Worll |