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Show IfOinYOMANANDllOilE ITBMS OF INTBflBSTFOn MAIDS AND MATIIONS. Ail.enlnrr. fir a ..I llnj itlnt-Orlcln tit Millie l,....u. t.itilnn. Ihe I ulo-nl. ulo-nl. Hi. N.rfc uil Hi. Thru.t Au Airua Ullm. r. "If I were a man" the woman said, "Id make my matk ere I was dead! 1 d lead the world with a battle cry. And I d fee fatiHlus ere I should d v If I were h man." "If I were a youth I he old man cried, "1 d eels all chances 1 d no with the tide, I'd win my way tn the blaheet place. And ellck te honor and seek Ilia Rraee If 1 were a youth ' ' If I were rich " the poor man thought, "1 d Rive my all for the iraor'a eupport, 1 d open my door and I otn my heart And stoodhesa and I would neer rwrt-If rwrt-If 1 were rich " And lot If all thesa If. came true The woman a man the tnan a youth The poor man rtih-theii all In truth Thla world would te when we net through. Just as It lal James Oppenhelm Ailoiilnrr. r Wr-ihllni. Ulna. In Herman the Continental custom prevails that wlvea should le their liusbanda a wedding ring at the nuptial nup-tial sertlrc In return for the one they rcceho from the man they have ac-crptcd ac-crptcd Mnrrled women belnx generally superstitious as to the removal ot their own wedding rings, It will surprise nobody no-body to learn that Teuton dames are very touch) aa regards the respect paid by their spotues to the token of bondage they have accepted If It he removed from the wedding finger and carried about In the waistcoat pocket or purse, woe be Id the husband should lie be unfortunate enough to tie discovered A story conies from Berlin about n certain poulterer ot llel.sen the loss of whose wedding ring utterly de stroyed for a time the dome.tlc peace of his home At last, however ha was J able to vindicate his character Ills I wife was receiving money at the till one day when a female customer walk- cd Into the shop i "Have vou lost jour wedding ring'" I she asked the poulterer I The eits of tho Jealous wife were I fixed upon him He boldly replied In the affirmative. I "Well," said tho customer with an i artful smile, 'here It Is' The wife glared "I bought a sausage here the oilier day. and while I cut It up for supper my ktilfe come upon thla ring I presume It fell from jour flnyer while you were making sausages" At the earliest opportunity the poulterer went to the Jeweler'" and had the ring made a slio smaller. tliarmlna Home tlown. A charming home gown In red delaine de-laine figured with black, Is given In the Marshall It Is made with a fitted lining cut princess fashion The back corresponds with the lining, but In the front the outside material forms a graceful skirt and pretty hlotiso with Jacket fronts, the blouse being of plain red silk, which roods also faces the revers. The Joining of waist and skirt Is hlddin hy n red ribbon girdle Tho braiding on the cuffs, collar and revers Is of black soutache This model Is appropriate for cashmere, flannel silk or any thla material A special lllui- Xje e a H ft H tration and full directions about the pattern will be found on the envelope In which It la Inclosed in. fi.tiiii.i.-. The polonaise la cortulnly to be a featuro of the spring stylea In I'arla It la alrcsdy an ueceptfd fact, and, although al-though London no longer slavishly accepts ac-cepts what I'arla propasea In the matter mat-ter of dress, x run on tho polonaise la eipectcd there Any ono who studies the subject of dreaa soon discovers that I what an the first seemed 'n be a reckless reck-less revival la generally a logical evolution evo-lution of tome favorite style of the moment When the shaped flounce camo In, tho revival ot the "tabller," "tunlo" or "draped oveiaklrt," ns It used to bo called some ten yenra ago I was predicted And the drapid or ep- irate oversklrt cannot come In without ! bringing0 'be polonaise which ll merely J& princess" form 'hat Is, the overfill cut is on with the b.'il-le b.'il-le laetgd "' bring separated at the walat Tjf I skin he ped thti evolution evolu-tion tit S Monetae which la alw i i iroal In&ior whin fashion dniiii i certain tllhinees above and a i e i .lit flow beta In dlreit contrast The ci-l skirt netJuiiuated this and will imn tuate ItgtHI more If the emraslveiy tl.l Mtnple akin tight above and very fleSS and Mowing below the kneee, wJSth no prevail lit I'a la and on tho Jmarier lmdon stages, er.r spread tP the majority A wffl le seen by the arcmnpanv-Ing arcmnpanv-Ing llliiaratlnn !ime pasblon has been m riml if the maid as well ns the lady In ilMrilmllng the Utile trlm-mlnga trlm-mlnga v il h idd a certain elegante to a plain truunt The unadorned apron ran nan l atcd In a manner that la verv In nnmiK Thin apron Is mid with a ill sMrt eveuly gathered upon a narrow band that la fastened at the back llb a button and buttonhole The nuierlnt Is llgh'-colarcd percale over-scattered with bunchea of flow-era flow-era There Is n pocket of generous site upon deli side edged with a rutlle of embtoUery The hem Is likewise nutshell nu-tshell srllh an embroidered ruffle. Instead In-stead sf the straight itrops across the shoulders a fichu of the material Is mads ind trimmed with frills ot em-brolAry. em-brolAry. Thla fichu la crossed over the front of the waist and fastened to the waistband at the sides Devcloicd In I more espenslve .material this aprca Is Ideal fnr my lady to wear wk making fancy work. Otljlo of wi. I moil. I.ililnm. ltli a singular fact In tho history ot fashion that not n few of the more i fames of them owe their origin to the ndeavor to conceal a personal defect de-fect er deformity of sume distinguished leader of society Patches were Invented In-vented In Kngland In tho reign ot IM- . ward VI by u foreign lady, who In this manner Ingeniously covered a wen on berceck full bottomed wlgi were In- ' vented by an Ingenious Trench barber I for tie purpose of concealing an un-naturi! un-naturi! protuberance on tho shoulder otthtdauphlu Uharles VII of France lnlroiu. ed long coats to hide his Ill-made Ill-made legs. Shoes with very long points, fully lo feet In length, were Invented by Ilcsry l'lantagenct, Duke ot AnJou, to roaecal a large excrcscnco on one of Ml feet. When I'rnncls I, was obliged to wear Ills hair short, awing to a sound he rtcclved In the head, short hair nt onie became the fash-Ion fash-Ion at his court. Aa a sct-orf to the examples quoted, wo may nolo that, not to conceal, but to display, her rharmi the beautiful Isabella ot Havana Ha-vana Introduced the fashion of leaving leav-ing tb shoulder and part of the neclc uncovered In order Io (hour tho re-markaVe re-markaVe fairness of her skin, II" Neik nii.l Throat. I The reason why pretty neck and throiU are much rarer posscsilom nomasjs than they wcro fifty or sixty six-ty yers ago Is that for many years past It h been the fashion to went high tttrf collar, fastened tightly round tbe throat. Tight collar cauie the neck to become jcllow. and tin skin to beiome premature!) wrinkled and bitty A graceful cnrrlago of the neck It lo Imposalulc when a high, close cellar I worn We nro at lait brglnnlw to recognize thesn truths, nnd thl season stiffened collar will no loan bo tho mode. Often tho flrt signs ot e show thcmiclve. In the throat Kail) massage using a good emollient- ' the best method of lieop-Ing lieop-Ing thrtut wrinkles nt bay, thl. If persevered with, will also prevent yellowness yel-lowness md scrngglnets of the neck fllnglos exercise Improve, the appearance appear-ance of ll throat, but, of course, It Is mperll" that linger should avoid tight colU". t.e.i,ll,ni lion A novel reception gown 1 made of lilac Mil"- Tu trained klrt has a circular cir-cular flouocc Tho closo bodice Is trimmed Mi bunds of guipure inier-lion inier-lion and b . taquo of guipure at tho back The ileeve are entirely covered with an iPPHcatlon ot gulpuro and have a ill!"' Puff on top, tho wrist be- Ing llnttM with a clrculor rullle of lilac li-lac crape. ellfd with Ince The ruflb Is headed M " band nnd bow of light blue taffet The collar of bluo taffeta Is covered with epangled tulle and bu a ruche of light blue crape. ' latffMaiBaW--- - - |