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Show n MOU8E TOPER MEETS SAD FATE.-- ROMANS BUILT WlLL Old Alpine Cily Prove h IW WOMANS t ..INTEREST Girl's Russian Blouse Dress The ultimatum that every girl ball have a Russian blouse In her wardrobe has brought out some new tyles are especially practical for this Autumn for girls and misses' In school frocks the charming do sign shown here the suit may be varied by using the blouse with aepar ate skirt and vice versa The little yoke effect in front is very pretty, and strips of the muslin showing a hand At the mistletoe wrought desigu left the mistletoe formed a sort of Inverted wishbone for the reception of the future monogram In The Newest Blouse Mi'k cans salt To keep brass bright, rub with a rag dipped in salt and vinegar Finger marks can be removed from painted woodwork by rubbing with a cloth wrung out in ammonia and dry This does not Injure the whiting paint w hen made of To keep flies out of the larder, white or light col- sponge the windows daily with a weak ors livens up a solution of carbolic acid and water. most You will never be troubled with flies dark If you do this wonderfully The Before hemming tablecloths, front of the waist etc th edges should be is gathered slight Instead of made perfectly straight ly at the yoke with scissors, a thread should edge this giving a cutting be drawn out, then you will get an abpretty round ness to the waist, and the fulness Is confined at the waist by solutely even line Always have a white kitchen table. a belt The lining may or may not be used and the blouse may be gath- A board covered with tin or sine is ered and stiched to the waist, or ad- very useful to put on the table, on which to stand hot saucepans and justed by the belt The skirt Is when serving dinner. This U a dishes the most approved style for misses and girls, and will a good great saving to the table Do not use cornmeal or tea leaves model to follow for either suit or as In sweeping carpets The cornmeal a separate skirt. The back may be made with an Inverted box plait or will attract water bugs, and tea leaves unless well washed are liable to leave gathered. Use Instead small pieces of a stain Any of the waist materials or Fall newspaper well dampened. suitings will make up satisfactorily In thre mode, although a serge, mowoolhair, casslmere or light-weigThe skirt has a wide box plait in ens will be exceedingly pretty when combined with a bright braid for dec- the middle of the front, on each aide orations. of which are two side plaits It Is Childs Frock. trimmed fancifully To be made with or without around the hips, collar. a yoke, Box plaited frocks are much In simulating with bands of guivogue for little girls and are abown pure and Is finished at the bottom with tucks. The blouse Is covered with a triple collar trimmed with guipure and around the slightly low neck with a band of dotted foulard. This also forms the cuffs the girdle. The cravat is of tulle with embroidered ends. Wiener Chic. a (SPECIAL CORRESPON The gi'itt Homan republic found the Alps a m mms olmtai U to its northNatu--- . ward exp and the nashki tnu,Iit adiust them and tives the stmiv'i for tin- mastery of the fertile Tin'. at the foot of the two passes now (alU-- the Great and Little St. Bt i ml was as troublesome as an Afgkaii war Both had great strat egle laiKiruiue (he one being the only dires t route into the alle of the Rhone tlie olhei giving easv access to that of the Isere The lower part of the vallev is for a time a deep gorge, down which rushes the torrent of the Dors Balteaand the deep slopes shove tt must have been troublesome to the n , , I i NCE) strategic point. Aosta was admirable, and Augustus was not slow to send 3 oOO soldiers to secure and fortify the To them, or their new settlement slaves, we owe the strong walla which still remain They bridged a river, ere ted a triumphal arch, an amphitheatre, and other buildings, and mor than once in other pans of the district we are confronted with the work of the Roman architect With most of th '8 time and man have dealt there! lnllv, so that nowhere in the Alps and not la many other places, is the out lino of a Roman fortified town bet ter preserved The dimensions of this city agres suit table-napkin- . X f five-gore- d finished I Tucked crea ,1rd m' RELICS OF OTHER DAY, Rather Quaint. The pelerine and the scarf worn jow on the ghoulder ere In the fash- ionable horizon. The perlerlne yoke appears In many of the fall gowns. This is a close fitting yoke, that seam reaches almost to the under-arIn width, extends over the sleeve tops and gives an exaggerated effect Platted boleros and bodices are mounted on these yokes. It is used, also, In the new shirtwaists. -- v5 V . ' . --"viv HV: '"vs"s. Stocks and the Pillory Still Stand Irt Engllah Country Placet. lu addition to its cheese, Cheshire, England, is famous for black and ; Mil, a. long-should- Of the 1860 Girl. The 1860 girl la still popular ia the picturesque models of 1908, the yokes and cape effects being the favorite among ladles The 1860 sleeve follows that shoulder by natural sequence, ty thin materials being used full under-sleev- tailors style of all pretfor the e. f&rm0 ICS:- - In Lingerie. the latest Imported Add a little salt to the stove polish consists in the leaving of a tiny space In the midst of the ex- and It will not rub off so quickly. Ants dislike borax, so sprinkle It quisite hand embroidery with which over shelves in pantries, etc., where these garments are to be incrusted, to be filled In later with the owner's they are troublesome. To clean zinc wash first la hot Initial or monogram. A chemise shown by an Importer soda water and then rub with a flanhas a low, round neck, finished off nel dipped In turpentine. A kitchen stool is a great comfort with tiny Bquare scallops done in Below this to a delicate woman for sitting on fancy buttonhole stitch was a tracery of trailing vines, del- when washing dishes or cleaning vegetables. icately embroidered. At the left the For waterproofing boots melt tovines were formed Into a sort of ema little mutton suet and beesgether pire wreath for the reception of somewax, rub It over the soles and slightly body's monogram. This monogram scheme was seen over the edges where the stitches are. skirt Japanese trays should be washed The quantity of material required also in a night dress, where a decoration is embroidered with a sponge and cold or tepid for the medium size (8 years) is 6 water. dry, then dredge over yards 27 inches wide, 3V4 yards 44 over the left breast, in the yoke. A a little Wipe flour and polish with a soft inches wide, or 3 yards 52 Inches corset cover had insertions of Valen- cloth. ciennes lace alternating with narrow wide. In lingerie la a variety of materials. ) J m and Latest of ,b'0U8,e His Lingering for 'One Mors Orink Was Fatal. I saw a little tragedy the other right which would furnish a strong argument for a Mouse Temperance Union said a suburbanite "We bad been troubled by mice in our bouse, and my wife got a cat. A few evenings later I heard a snatching noise in the cellar, and taking puss with me. t started to investigate 'The sight presented would have shocked a temperance mouse. A bottle of claret had fallen over on one side, cracking the bottle and permitting most of the wine to run out on the shelf A dissipated joung mouse had found the bottle and had evidently started in to have a regular toper's lebratlon. And he succeeded. When I appeared the mouse was certainly the possessor of a jag of lsrfce proportions. He stood up on his bind legs near the broken bottle and blinked at me in an amiable manner, as If asking me to Join the festivities. Then he toppled over on one side and wagged his head from side to aide, after which he started in to drink more of the spilled claret In the meantime puss had espied the mouse and skin i losing any time in making after It. The mouse saw the cat plainly enough and had plenty of time to get away But he wanted one more drink ' In addition 1 think be bad leached that state of vinous amtabu-lt- y where It was disposed to look upon even cats with a friendly eye The Instant the 'cat gained the shelf she went for the moose with a dash. Even then the mouse didn't seeip , to care much. It didn't flisplay bay ter-- ' ror until the cats jaws closed on 1L Then it gave a llttl squeak. But tt was too late. ang-gestio- n This stylish! one can be made with the collar and' trimming, as illustrated, or without, as shown In the small sketch, and la adapted to a wide range of materials, but as shown. Is made of rose col ored linen trimmed with white embroidery. The frock consists of the fronts and the back, both of which are laid in box plaits, and Is shaped by means of shoulder and underarm seams. Extensions at the waist line in the underarm seams are laid in Inverted plaits to give extra fullness to the heart-shape- d Nsw Bridge, Geneva. Roman road maker The natives the very nearly with those usual in a cam. Sal as si were among the most pugna- Intended to hold three legions, for 11 cious of the Alpine tribes, and so far measures roughly 2,400 feet by 1,600. from submitting, like those at the foot The walls still remain practically unof tbs Mount Cenis. they lost no broken. They were built of amall chance of making themselves not less boulders and pebbles from the river, unpleasant to their lowland neighbors cemented by such mortar as Roman than it the general wont of highland- masons, whose Inspectors were intolers. When at last a Roman army bad erant of Jerry building, knew how stamped out the nuisance, good care to make, and they were faced with was taken that it should not occur, blocks of limestone or pud A fortified town was built In an open dings tone. Now the construction of part ol the valley where the roads Join railway, which has placed it within from the two passes, which still may easy reach of Turin, Instead of being exd claim to be the separated by a long journey over dusty Roman in frontier of a Europe ample roads, has awakened Aosta and begun town In situation also Aosta Is with- to modernize It buildings. The most out a Aval. Like Chur and Innsbruck, imposing relics of its Roman masters tt 4s city of the mountains, but with are on the eastern side of the city. surroundings. There a strong arch spanned the toryet more Impressive The fertile valley of the Dora Baltea, rent from the Valpelline, and tbla still with Its maize fields and vineyards, remains partly burled in gravel, for the stretches away westward up to the main streajjk has changed Its course. massive Rutor, a snowclad wall, cap- In front pf It stands, lu solitary state, ped by a line of peaks, like ruined the fine triumphal arch erected by battlements. To the north the valley Varro to commemorate his conquest of the Great 8L Bernard leads up to of the valley. Except that the attic the snowy cap of the Velan, and the has disappeared, It still remains fairIcy summit of the still loftier Combtn ; ly perfect, a single arch, with four while to the south the huge rocky pyra- columns on each face. mid of the Becca di Nona rises full Aosta has been from the fifth cen8,000 feet above the streets, backed tury the seat of a Bishop, and possesses a cathedral, which, with the exby the still loftier Mont Emlllus. Not till about twenty-ninyears be- ception of a crypt and tower, hat been fore the Christian era did the Romans rebuilt and almost deprived of interest beoome masters of the valley, and then St Ursus, outside the eastern wall, A has fared rather better, for It hat reonly after a desperate struggle. strong army, led by Terentlus Varro, tained a line Romanesque steeple and stormed the chief town of the Salassl, a cloister of unusual interest one of which occupied the site of the present Lie pillars still bearing the date of Its the erection, 1133. The town itself has city, and as Thorough" was maxim of the Romau policy, Varro more than one link with ecclesiastical made sure that there should be no history, for Its Archdeacon was St need of doing the work over again. Bernard, the Apostle of the Alps, who Those who escaped the swords of his has left his name to the two passes oldlera were taken down to E pored la. which unite here, and about a quarter nw Ivrea. already built to guard the of a century after bis death Anseln entrance of the valley, and were sold was born In Aosta, to be transformed well-hew- n rC'-'-? ' 1 " --'- 'I best-preserve- e white boused, and old market crosses the latter as often as not are to be seen In conjunction with the stocks.- - One of the most perfect specimens of this ancient form of punishment is to be seen in the marketplace of the little town of Lymm, together with the old market-cron- e standing on a foundation of sandstonf rock, which breaks through the sur-- ' rounding pavement of cobblestones. A few years ago the remains of the pillory stood beside the stocks, bat through neglect they fell to pleoea And no longer strike' terror Into the heart of the evildoer. Prestbury, one of the prettiest villages in Cheshire, is near Macclesfield, e and Is particularly rich In relics. One of the most interesting of these is the Priests House, which, as its name implies, was once the re. Idence of the parish parson. It is on of the moet perfect specimen of "black and white" in tbe country, and also possesses the distinction of being one of the few remaining old old-tim- Eton jackets cut quite a figure on the new frocks. Lay in a stock of gay buttons If you want to be up to date. Mauve crepe de chine dresses are among the most- charming. Every modiste has taken an un- -- fancy for tucka. bodioes and very short skirts are wont by wee folk. Tussore has proved itself a moat economical fabric because almost everlasting. More than one fall street suit wlB serve all winter with an extra lining In the jacket A toque made of velvet violet tinged mauve rather than blue Is extremely fascinating. Mauve buckskin shoes and mauve allk stockings complete the mauve toilet for evening or gala afternoon wear. precedented Long-waiste- itl d it Lrr ' t- - 4 1 f a Latest and 8martsst Parasol. to shade her pretty face la of chiffon in the new yellow shade. The foundation Is of yellow silk, all hidden by a mass of chiffon frills, mounted by a hnge rose of yellow chiffon. Tbs frill of flounce hanging from the edge la FR OM FRENCH RACE ie first gown la an exquisite crea-o-f Just below the elbows vgfth The other gown Is of faded mauve monssellne de the same. blue silk. The skirt Is changeable oovered Is skirt The lace. and of three deep flounces, each three flounces of lace, each edged composed encircled with a wideitand of lace or mousseline a double ruffle of the guipure Insertion. The upper one Is ole. The upper flounce Is shirred plslted over the hips. The blonse Is l hip-of lace, with round' tacked yoke of puffed at the top, forming a The blouse Is entirely covered white silk; it Is covered with a triple a large cape collar, trimmed with shoulder collar of the changeable silk, with carved silver hot-toni frills of Iaee, or ruches of the ornamented The full sleeves are of face, aellne de sole. The corselet girdeeper finished with deep tucked cuffs of the ls of mauve taffeta of white silk. The draped girdle is of !e than the gown. The full sleeves at the mousseliae de sole finished plain blue silk. La Mode Artlatlque. PAQUIN GOWN at every rib, forming charming, Irregular frame for mademoiselles lovely face. - Latest .In Bathing Suits. popular bathing suit la made of mohair, having the skirt laid In plaits. All the newer suits are high In the A neck and have elbow sleeves. The blouse Is .trimmed with white braid. A bandana handkerchief lined with rubber cloth protects the hair. Four and one-hayards of material 48 Inches wide are required for the suit lf P&ZS73 fiX&.Pt?FS7MZ?r v. A clergy houses. The gallery connect-tn- g the two wings was formerly used as an outside pulpit T fv r ' g IV is f A fluffy parasol for lovely America - , - I $ Lausanne Cathedral. Thus 36.000, ft Is said, were from a dissipated youth Into the learned Abbot of Bee, and to die Archa solitude. Then a strongly bishop of Canterbury, after some sharp making fortified town was built and called contests with William Rufus and his It held the keys successor. But there are other relics Angasl Praetoria. of all the upper valleys draining Into of the past, for, as we wander about the Dora Baltea. and not only ren- the narrow streets and lanes, we dered trotted action Impossible among chance here and there upon quaint any tribes which might still linger In remnants of olden time, and the runtheir fastnesses, hut also effectually let of glacier water that sweep along blocked ny attempt to penetrate by channels In the cobble stones, never this route Into Piedmont, few the re- tbe smoothest of pavements, give a Italian summaining passes over the Pennlnes lead scene of coolness across no and glaciers. Thus, as a mers day. as slaves. deported, and peace was obtained by T HI First Trolley Ride. Bmith A.... Brooks ...of. ... St. .. Al.hanS Point Vt, a hale and hearty farmer. 94 years old, drove to St Albans Bay a few days ago, and from that point took a trolley ride to Swanton and Lack, the first time he had ever ridden on an electric car. . Tree Splits Rock. There is a tree Just beyond tbe New England railway arch on the Middle-burroad in Connecticut which has grown through a solid rock many ton in weight making a large fissure which would require a dynamite explosion to duplicate. , y I 8lze of God Industry. Of the 100.000 men In Newfoundland more than halt are fishermen, who catch 180,000,000 pounds of cod a year, h of tt and sail the consume rest to Catho" - countries for 14,439, one-fourt- 000. |
