Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1896, Page 20

20 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. THE A FROU-FROU YEAR That is the Opinion of a Fashion Observer at Newport. GROWING INFLUENCE OP LONDON HODES Novel Allies in Dress Material and the Use of Lace. BLOOMER BATHING SUIT NEWPORT, June 27, 1896. T= JUNE WED- dings are ove. as there is nothin Ow to hold people in their town houses, the coming week will see the descent upon Newport, not fully populated as yet, of one horde of fashion- ables from the teem- ing town and an- other returning hot- foot from Europe. “And, like two that meet and pour each through core in core, a single self re- will with one voice demand going to wear this sum- What are they going to do the glorious Fourth—that’s one he lucus a non lucendo principle, ng away from-it; nay, by remain- within protesting doors even as ido at home; for the excursion- be here In force and aristocratic t will, as it does , mute- ly rebel against their pres And, as on Sundays. the wate: tak let the & carts will dust of Bellevue a rest and HOUSEHOLD HINTS The woman who ts wise isn’t going to spend all her superfluous strength in work- ing over a hot stove this blistering weather, nor will she be inhuman enough to insist on her one small maid doing it. She will rise very early in the morning, by sunrise, at least, while the babies are yet asleep, and will make her 1 rations for the day. ‘The v s for dinner will be washed and pre t in a cool place. The pared and cooked—yes, —while the fire is hot for If it is a roast, it Is done to a turn In its own gravy. When fing dish or gasoline s stove will heat the gravy, and into it thin red slices are turned for just a ond and then ser ‘The tea and coffee juic @inner is Served the tor iced drinks—only a barbarian would hot things this weather—are both 1, the sdlads made and set in the ice box, and all these little details are attended After breakfast the of the way rapidly, an be left for rest and kfast, on't be hard on the wo- time by the forelock that kly heat is a summer foe of babies or thin. One of the most cooling vothers is a teaspoonful or two of baking in a pint ater. Sponge the with a soft linen cloth, then dust with m powder. The little one will feel the once anned fruit is so much more palat- n that one buys. Cook the fruit ar ready for serving. Don't on canning strawberries, the other berrie will taste as fresh. Canned apples are relish in winte , when appies Very few women understand canning to- ni yet they should often ¢ the ts either vegetable or sala salad purpos tho: large or a little larger than an egg, all firm and sound. Drop in boiling water and let stand till the <1 comes off easily. Then put in a eve into boiling water till hot through. Put carefully in the can and pour their own e over them till can is filled. For salad purposes they will come out as sound and round as though just picked. Those for ordinary table use should be canned much the same way. The folks who take things as they come, QUEER SLEEVES, | THE BEEFEATER settle unreproved on the gay costumes of the mvaders. Until that day, golf and bicycling. Ne port tried to frown on bicycling, of course, because it 1s so popular. but the seductive wheel won, and now any day you may see the heiresses of millions in public sight on Bellevue avenue, h old Johneon, the | colored man, teaching them the wheel. Any day but Sunday or a holiday. The just-at-present most famous duc in England learned the cyclist’s art in just that way. Newport can be very unconven- tional, when it is quite sure the wrong people aren't around. Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt's engagement is being celebrated at a round of small teas and luncheons, where the hostess and guests are so young and girlish as to sug- gest a class in a high school. Kitty Duer’s tea was the first of the series; and it may be remarked, by the way, that Miss Duer is rapidly assuming in the swell set the pace held successively by Mrs. Duncan Elliott when she was Sadie Hargovs, and by Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin when she was Hope God- @ard; the place of an acknowledged belle, which depends quite as much upon intellec- tual quality as upon mere beauty. Miss Duer is quite as bright as her cousins, Alice and Caroline Duer, the poets. But to return to our muttons, or to our wools and other fabrics, at any rate: There is a new “new sleeve,” the upper part whereof is of the puff order; but so complicated in its puffery as to suggest a series of small globes and cylinders smash- ed recklessly together. Below, the sleeve is snug and a la mousquetaire, of course. The new sleeves are adaptable to all kinds of gowns from dotted muslins and printed zephyr, with insertion to heavier stuffs of wool with stiff linings, and dotted muslins are just as popular this year as they were years and years ago, such muslins as our patriotic grandmothers wore. It is noticeable about hats that they irresistibly suggest London in two ways four out of five of them have the beef- eater crown _as pat as if they just came out of the Tower, and three out of four of the have three ostrich plumes_ar- ringed in the Prince of Wales, Ich Dien style, Just as if they had been removed from their presentation coiffures at the queen's drawing room to coldly furnish forth a street hat. So strong are both these features in Newport as to suggest anew the growing inilue of London modes, for neither the beefeater crown nor the triple plume is especially dear to the heart of the Paris milliner. ‘There are continual revelations of nov- ei allies in dress material. Canvas and lace “go together” now—a canvas. skirt with a lace jacket garnished with a touch of velvet and worn over a chiffon front. ATS AND THE ICH DIEN PLUMES. The sleeves are canvas, there is a ruffle— alas! that I must say it!—at the skirt’s bottom, and the jacket skirts are of the e orde! 't is extremely ges. Violet blue collide again in Paris hats, the latter for the feathers, the for- ner for the fabric. An oddity is a hat a la Japanaise of shroom color and shape, triinmed with settes of tulle and an osprey of bright green. The hateful frills appear again in an otherwise eharming costume of book muslin, with braces and belt of tangerine- tinted ribbon edged with lace. These rib- hon-and-lace ends hang away down the back, and across the skirt are not one, but two or three, bands of lace without the ribbon. White muslin and black lace over check- silk is an odd combination, and a charm- ing costume is a black and white silk skirt with a black coat bodice and an embroider- ed_white-satin waistcoat. The grass linens and lawns are by no means always in light shades over dark. A silk grass lawn in very dark shades is how scen over pale blue silk; silk, in the sample I saw, embroidered part’ of the Way up, waist-banded in blue ribbon and embroidered at the cuffs of the ruched sleeves. ‘There is a great use for afternoon gowns of fichus and other forms of lace and lace- \ke frippery. A white-dotted muslin will be seen made up with black lace insertion over pink or green glace; nor is there lack of the flounce, pure and simple, or rather far from simple. The bloomer bathing sult is made with a short skirt over it. In many bathing resorts this summer the bloomers will be frankly worn without the skirt, as the bicycle has taught the wearer confidence; but hardly in Newport. The materials may be dotted white flannels, or preferably cream or gray, trimmed with black rib- bon, and worn with a jaunty cap, or black cravenette, trimmed with white silk braid, or flannel ‘cut in bolero jacket with a full blouse waist. A jaunty effect is given by sandals with straps lacing half way up to the knee. The necks of modish gowns are always cut modestly high, the sleeves short and the skirt not so long as the bloomers by two or three inches. The girls are reveling this season in gay buttens, enamels and moonstones and china and Dresden effects, though many of the gowns conceal the openings as clev- erly as possible. embroidered mulls, dotted mus- s, taffetas, foulards and crepes are the eason's favorite materials, with linens and lawns and laces for over effects and drap- ery. It is a frou-frou year. ELLEN OSBORN. popular in up- and and the weather as it files, hot or cold, with: out protest, are those who are happiest. Fretting and declaring that it certainly never was 30 hot before; drinking iced bev- erages half a dozen times a day, and look- ing quite as often at the high-paced mer- cury, won't help keep you one bit cool. Dress carefully and be prodigal of clean linen, eat sparingly, drink moderately, and held your temper. There's a recipe that will make you happy in the hottest of weather. When skies are brassy, and the alr seems blown from off @ furnace, keep the children indoors, unless you would invite brain fever, sunstroke and kindred ills. Children play so hard they are not conscious of the heat till absolutely prostrated by it, and cases of midnight convulsions of babies can be traced directly to unfeeling nurses, who have kept their little charges out in the sun too long. Try to get the children to sleep in the afternoon, and then let them play later in the evening, not making them go to bed till the air has cooled a little. Don’t let your maid dampen your laun- daed linen over night now unless it hap- pens to be cool, because clothes will heat and mildew in an hour, and it 1s next to impossible to get mildew out. If you have browned a white garment with the fron, rub it with a clean, wet cloth placed over a thick firm cloth, then hang in the sun, when the spot will usually disappear. Obstinate cases have to be boiled and thrown on the grass to bleach. Delicate lawns and linens are best cleansed by washing in starch water and rinsing in the same. —— A New Occupation, From the Housekeeper. Farmers’ wives and daughters who want to do “something” should take an interest in colt raisirg. I knew one woman who made a hundred dollars from a little puny colt that no one else considered worth much care. A woman will have no trouble teaching the colt to yield to halter and har- ness, and it is always true that a good colt it worth more than a neglected one. ce<— Fickle Fashion. From the Woonsocket Reporter. Reginald—“Time brings about some odd changes, doesn’t it?” Harold—“I should say it did. Look at the matter of costumes. Why, when we played tennis, we turned our trousers up at the bottom, and now that we play golf we turn our stockings down from the top.” INDEPENDENCE. From Life. He—“Hortense Vaselire Debris, @ech other what we wuz a week ago. She (haughtily)—“As you please, from th's hour henceforwardforth we ain't to I brand yer as a flirt an’ a croquette!” Reginald Overton. There are others!” TWO FISTS WIN A WIFE. Pretty Mavy Seevin Watches the Bat- tle and Walks Off With the Victor. From the New York Journal. Mary Seevin 1s good looking, but of late much worry has left traces on her pretty face. Her trouble fs not one that bothers @ summer girl a bit. She had just one too Tany beaux. Her many friends in Franklin, N. J., saw how things were going and wondered how it would all come out. “Carl Lessing is a fine lad,” they said, “and how happy Mary could be were ‘other dear charmer away.’ ” The other was Martin Goode, and the rivalry between the two for Miss Seevin’s hand grew bitter, indzed. “See here,” said Martin the other day to Carl; “Mary won't tell either of us to go. Let's fight it out.” “‘Humph! maybe she'd take the loser, just like all women,” said Carl. “If she'll take the winner, I'm with you.” So Mary was consulted, and she thought that, after all, that was a good way to set- ace bad question. She wept a little, but said: “All right. Go ahead.” “Will you marry me if I win?” asked Carl. "“Ye-e-e-8." “Or me?" chimed in Martin. “Yes,” with more decision. So Thursday night {t came off. Mary was there, and so were many of their friends. “I'm going to see it settled: why shouldn't I? It's more to me than to any otpne bath ¢ battle was in a secluded spot near the village, and was a short, Hane oe to Legsig's hopes. Goode started in savagely and settled it all in one round, In less “han three minutes leaving Lessi, a prostrate ig bloody and “Come on, Martin,” n said Mary, graspin; the victor’s arm, while the apectators cheered her, and away they went. They are to be married June 14. +00 Explosion in x Horse’s Mouth. From the New York Post. The driver of one of H. B. Scharmann’s brewery wagons stopped in Mott street this morning to deliver a keg of beer. While he was inside he and the people at the bar were startled by the report as of a Pistol in the street. They all ran out to see what had happened. Up and down the street they looked for murder or suicide, or at least some one running. There was nothing of the sort. One of the brewery horses was prancing madly, however, and the driver hurried to seize him. As he Srasped the reins he saw, to his amaze. ment that smoke was coming out of the horse's mouth. The tongue also hung out, and was cut and bleeding. In the gutter at the horse's feet was the empty shell of a cartridge. It is supposed that the animal, nosing about in the street, had picked the cartridge, chewed it, and thus set it off. A veterinary surgeon, two or three doors away, was summoned, and he discovered that the bit also was broken. The tongue would have to be cut off to save the horse. ———— ree. - Sarcasm, From the Emporlum Echo. “I want to pay this bill,” he said to the hotel clerk. “But I think you have made a slight error here in my favor. I’ve been reading over the extras, and I cannot find that you have charged me anything for “telling me you thought it might rain.’ [UNCLE SAM'S. PART { de BY: or Tn the Preparations for’ the Great Christian Endeavor-Convention. PROMPE ACTION CN PAR? OP CONGRESS Use of the White:Lot and the Meeting at thé Capitol. DESIGNS IN THE PARKS NE FEATURE OF the preparations for the great Christian Endeavor convention that meets here next month which has not received more than passing notice is the number of concessions made to the local committee of arrangements by the general govern- ment. Congress nas officially recognized the fact that a gathering of more than usual importance was to be held in the country’s convention city during the sum- mer, and kas made provision in a number of ways to ccmplete, in certain important particulars, the plans for the guests’ en- tertainment. Government officials, too, are co-operating heartily with the committee of '96 in its preparatory work. Residents of the District are familiar with the fact that Corgress is the only board of aldermen this city possesses, but thousands of those who, in less than two weeks, will be Washington's guests do not know of the peculiar statutory provisions which require the law-making body of the United States to pass upon all matters con- cerning the government and control of its capital. Without an understanding of this unique condition, it might be puzzling to a stranger to appreciate why the nationz ature should be called upon to au- ertain courte which, were the convention held city, would council. First in importa time, of ¢ mittee of "6 was e the Whit in other American by the common any be granted s well as in point of ade to the com- onal permi: was co! on to u Lot and monument grounds fcr convention purposes. The r ms are a portion of the ystem of the city, ¢ the Unit use had to 1 State be obtained, 5 through fis legislative branch—the Congress. Similar authority was granted the Grand Army of the Republic wnd the Knights of Pythi during their encampments here. So far the committee was aware, the only obje: their from the general government tion likely to be urged against favorable consideration of the proposition they in- tended to make to Cong looking to the authorization of the use of the reserva- tions was the damage to the gtass con- sequent uppn its being tramped on hy the delerates attending the meetings in the tents. The committee was ‘prepared to meet this cbjection, and promised to re- store the turf after the convention was over. How It Was Done. The history of the congressional action granting the desired permission to erect the three mammoth tents on the stretch of sward bounded by Washington's “Rotien Row ” is interesting to Christian Endeavor- ers, It took the form of a jaint resolution, and although It passed, through all the stages of reference to committees and tu the Secretary of War, and by him to the officer in charge of public buildings and grounds, these were merely formal pro- feedings. The reports of, committees were favorable, and by unanimous vote both nate and House of Representatives gave consent to the proposition. The President did not hesitate in his approval of the measure, and by promptly affixing his si nature gave to it the authority of law. In the House the resolution was ¢: up gut of regular procedure, and 1 such circumstances that a single obje would have been fatal to its conside at that time, and would have nee its being placed on the calendar. Yet whe: | the Speaker recognized the motion to p: the resolution, not a voice was raised opposition. Just one week later it brought up in the Senate, and with merely a brief staiement as to its purport, and en- y without debate, it was by that body > unanimously agreed to. Its whole con- gressional career was marked by cordial unanimity and dispatch, The advantages of the White Lot as a place for erecting the large tents and hold- ing convention sessions cannot well be overstated. No other city has been able to afford such suitable and convenient ac- commodations to Christian Endeavor throngs. The site is ideal for the purposes to which it will so soon be put. It is there- fore only natural that the members of the ccmmittee of '96 should Le thoroughly ap- preciative of Congress’ cordial action, a feeling in which they will be heartily joined by the scores of thousands of visitors when they come to understand, by personal ex- perience, what the country’s statesmen have done to make their stay in the city and attendance upon cenvention sessions doth a comfort and delight. Good Citizenship Movement. One of the cardinal principles of the Christian Endeavor platform {s its cham- pionship of the good citizenship movement. It aims to make of the young men and women constituting its membership the highest type of intelligent, upright adher- ents to law and government, whether the member’s allegiance is due to the stars and stripes or to other flags. Holding its con- vention this year at the seat of government of the world’s foremost republic, in the shadow of the nation’s legislative halls, and at the very gates of the official resi. dence of its chief magistrate, surrounded by public buildings and in view of the noble monument reared to the memory of tne father of his country, the Christian En- deavor Society would fail, it is thought, to take advantage of its privilege if it did not make prominent, during its coming con- vention, the duty of patriotism and good citizenship. Those who have in charge the preparation of the program fully under- stand this, and have made special provi- sion for meetings for the discussion of suca subjects. Especial importance fs made of a pa- triotic demonstration which is to be held Saturday afternoon, July 11, on the plaza at the east front of the Capitol. And here, again, have officials of, the government come to the assistance of, the, findeavorers. Control of the Capitol building and its sur- rounding grounds is exclusively with Con- gress and public meeting¥ on ‘the steps or in front of the building ‘or any procession through the grounds is prohibited by strict provisions of law. Congxessiopal sanction for anything of the sort, must first be ob- tained. For occasions 6f “rational im- portance,” however, the Vice President and Speaker of the House may grant the use of the grounds. hey have,dora,this for the Endeavorers. Both Vice,President Steven- son and Speaker Reed agtee that the dem- onstration planned to be ‘held at the Cap- itol—a patriotic vesper Servi¢e, in which the display of the flag did tHe singing of national hymns by the oe ton chorus of 4,000 voices will be thé notable features —is one of national impdftancé and within the purview of the statute, apd they un- hesitatingly have given permi§sion for the use of the steps for thé chdrus and the plaza for the audience, and authorized the marching of the Endeavorers in a body through the grounds. Assistance of Public Officials. The members of the committee of '96 feel thoroughly grateful to government officials for their courtesy and co-operation. Col. John M. Wilson, U.S.A., the officer in charge of public buildings and grounds, is lending material aid to the committee. He has offered them the use of a flag pole, to be erected in the center of the White Lot, from which will fly the national en- sign. He is cordially giving his advice as to those details in the arrangements with which his office is concerned, and he has directed that the public parks of the city be decorated as a compliment to the visiting delegations. Acting on this authority, Public Gardener Brown has be- gun setting out Christian Endeavor de- in was signs of rare beauty and astonishing exact- ness in large beds in public places, where they cannot fail to attract the delighted attention of the delegates. Mr. Brown can- not plant as many floral devices and make as elaborate a display as his inclinations prompt him—insufficiency of funds is the insurmountable barrier; but what he is putting out for public ‘gaze are certainly the equal of anything of the kind that have been previously prepared for these conventions, according to the testimony of those who have made the comparison. Old Glory Will Be There. ‘To assist the decoration committee in beautifying the tents and other meeting places, officials in the War and Navy de- partments have promised to lend a supply of flags, and while not an act on the part of this government, yet as indicating the interest high officials in Washington are taking in the preparations for the conven- tion, it may be mentioned that Sir Ju n Pauncefote, the British ambassador, has very willingly consented to lend such’ flags of her majesty’s embassy as may be need- ed to decorate the headquart of the Canadian delegation. One other consp'cuous instance of official courtesy and co-operation is probable in the expected action of the Secretary of War in providing a special cavaii drill by the troops at Fort Myer. It is understood that such an exhibition will be ordered for the especial benefit of visitors during the Christian Endeavor convention. Uncle Sam’s mounted soldiers are scarcely ex- celled by any of the world’s renowned riders, and the Endeavorers will take great delight in witnessing some of the marvel- ous and almost hair-raising feats of skill and daring performed by members of the 6th U.S. Cavalry. It 1s the supposition that at the conclusion of the Co: ck and bareback exercises an exhibition drill in cavalry maneuvers will be given, conclud- ing with a diess parade, the mounted band furnishing the music. Most of the courtesies extended the con- vention by the government and public offi- clals are to further and complete arrar ments particularly concerning convention meetings and the comfort and convenience of the city’s guests. The one last men- Uoned is intended purely for the entertain- ment of the expected thousands, and will be as thoroughly appreciated as the rest. — HATS OF STRAW 1896. New S « Must ew York EH. If you get your old straw hat out, held over from last seasen, with its wide bi and low crown, you will find yourself very much out of fashion. The hatters have played a trick on all this season. For ro apparent red they have cut down brims, w most useful in keeping the su Which Hatters Insist the Fashion. 0. From the us. en they w For Young Women. eyes, and raised crowns to a he is not pretty and fs very unbeco: All the same you have got to hats because they are the new shap are about tive different styles of s hats put on the market this summer, and when I say put on the market I mean that they are being foisted on every dude that comes along to buy. ‘the smooth straw of last summer, with the exception of a narrower brim and higher crown, is the fashion this season. ht which also in ht brims, is the Hamborg hat out in London last season and worn b men with Leards who like to look pictu- ue. Then the the curly brim straw ha which suggests a rather elderly style man end face, though the fellows who gee it do not wish to be called elderly at all. : As to Ribbons. With these shapes an infinit displayed in the ribbons whic the straw hat. You will find in ail the Broadway sho} Harvard's crimson, Yale's blue, Princeton's black and yellow, Colum blue and white, Cornell’s red and white, and Penn- sylvania’s red and blue. of ideas are ornament EY Most Popular. All hatters now keep these colors in stock, and a buckle fastens the ribbon to the hat in a very satisfactory inanner. Not long ago the elastic hat ribbon band was all the rage, but !t wrinkled snd creased and has now given way to the buckle. Apart from the popular colleg: there Is an endless variety cf ri hats, so that a man of any taste or of any ‘peculiarity of taste can buy his col- ors to suit his complexion. 4 The Curly Brim. of fact, men very often go wrong in this department of dress and wezr ribvons which don’t suit at all. In women’s straw hats theve is just about as much variety a8 in men’s. The prettiest hats for girls of a sporting tendency are dark browns, blues and grays, mi ilor shape, with narrow colored ribbons. There is also a very pretty Alpine lat modeled after last vear’s London fashion, but with rather a wider and more becoming brim. ee The Wheelwaman’s Belt Pouch. From the New York Times. The pocket question for women’s gowns is a little mcre satisfactorily settled this season than usual. In the full pleats at the back and sligitly et the side of the fashionable skirt it is possible to put a pocket, and with the revival of belts to a degree not known for several seasons, the manufacturers have shown a kindly ap- preciation of the pocket poverty of woman- kind. A genuine novelty which is provided for the bicyclist, but is fortunately not copyrighted by that fortunate woman, is a little pouch of netted cord, which, fastened to the belt, and with a spring opening, is a safe and light receptacle for purse or handkerchief, or both. ———+ee+______ A Narrow Encape. From the Cleveland Leader. Mrs. Snobbs—“How many girls do the Newlies keep?” Mrs. Nobbs—“Only one.” Mrs. Snobbs—“Only one? Good gracious, and I came pretty near calling there yester- day!” SOME STYLISH COSTUMES Purple, White and Sunlight Ye'low Are the Favorite Coors, Fancies in) Gloves, Parasoln and Shoex—A Cape That is More Ornamental Than Useful, A dress that is soft and geuzy is black whit al tone, The waist is ack w yo made over bl | ace flounces fall over the shoulders and | down the front. The skirt is white with | Vleck stripes. With this costume Is worn a | Ha tips, foliage. necessar: Any nu muy be combined on the various tints are harmon! shion by the addition of green leaves. | not consulted in the | choice of tints, as the blue and purple and | s will attest. » Londoners seem even fonder of pur- than Americans, which ng a great lthis year. There no hi jon about combining it with any color of the ri r, and blue is one of its favorit cen a purple hat worn with 1k gown of those dark ek hat trimmed with white birds, black some buds and ro fo} es with plenty of Indeed, is almost more | than flowers on this season’s hat ber of different kinds of flowe ume hat, and the | ed after nature's | blue shades with silhouette patterns in white. Silhouette seems the only correct term for these patierns. It leoks queer to see those blank spots in a dense blue ground, spots upon q prove to be ies or roses, but at first glance look as y iight be grinning fa Another pretty gown was made of dark green liberty silk with white bodice, em- broidered nd dots. The hat w -om- bination of dark Purple, white and en and purple, light yellow are the AT NINETY-ONE. PREACHING From the Indianapotis News. It is an unusual thing, indeed, for a min- ister to be in active at the ripe old age of ninety-one, and it is‘a more unusual for a minister to continue without | ‘or of one churge for fifty-five still no definite time for re: m to look forw Montgo} thing salar of Jonathan Van atriarch of his d nd throughout the cent a household word in all tion, name Baptist families. He has been a great traveling preacher, alwys at his own ex-| ense, and while third Sunday” | him in his own pulpit, every other | s y finds him in some other pulpit, per- | haps hundr of miles from me. Although nirety-one s old, his form is erect, his eye clea ng, his voice resonant and ringing and his mind He remembers incident of his nv ith old men, ‘s ali incidents and and memory unimy with distinctness e youth, an he perfectly remembe circumstances of his Inter years. He rea- sons as he always reasoned, and in the rev- olution of church and c the religious tencts of his earl He has the hea tireless energy of a youth of thirty See Let His Desk Alone. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. In the wilderness of advice as to how women shall please their husbands, noth- ing is more to the point and more sensible than that counseling them not to be always straightening up the latter's den. Although the books upon the table may Me wide open to the eye and the papers on the desk seem like a confused and untidy heap, they are in the condition which their owner refers or with which he is at least fa- r. Their rearranging by other hands, however orderly to the cye the result, means confusion that is confusion indeed It is a trite saying that a man wants one room in his house where he can do as hi pleases, but it is as true as the truest gos- pel, and ft applies with peculiar force to nearly every man’s desk. —— - s Not So Strange, After AN. From the PI hia Thaytirer, Visitor—“Well, Freddy, how many broth- ers ha ou?’ Freddy—“I have one, but sister Stella has tw: . “Why, how is that? Who are they?” “Me and my brother.’ favorite’colors of the season. white is an extremely tion and makes a stu ellow and youthful combina- ning costume. ran 1 than use- rdicn ple whit 3 two ace ellow, on Ze The voke is laid in pleats running around, and not up and down. Over the flounce traped som utiful points of duch here is andi ruff around the formed of white and »w accordion k. A hat to match is yellow leg- ow tul he u- striking cos- n of violets use combi coming m wore Dri Is are t. One ik ones ti ny other kind 14s Steipes of vic i, which show re ts rur rhowh against the sur ys because more of the p very expensive. A d roses and a E eh was marked % Je adjes with figures carved in old ivory are very fashionable. Some of these sell for over twenty dollars. 1 brown Hnens with sili linings to match can ght ata very low figure with or ribbon trim- nty colored linings sell for st are of Ii Dresden silk ng Of duchess lac loves come in the usual tints, with the exception of tans, which are net fashion- able.Fawn color is a go: ade to buy, be- ause, Hike tan, it h s well with . and is a perfect match for the ens that are worn by everybods A new canvas shoe made rdlally to | wear with | as dresses is one of the no. One can buy plain, for #4, or with white kid tips tor $ ers hi an Ups, These can- vas shoes are stylish for morning wear with one’s linen jacket suit, but they are not quite so dressy as fine tan or black leather to wear with the lace-trimmed linen that is made over silk, Rrown linen hats and capes are sold to £0 with linen bicy uits. There are brown linen pocket handkerchiefs, petticoats and lexeins. yet there are some who say linen has had its da er ae ee ON A CROWDED STREET CAR. How Three 1 Mannged to Get ¢ Fren rss Young Maidens mfortable Senta, w York Tribune. Three young women who got aboard a Broadway cable car one afternoon last week looked utterly and absolutely guile- less. No ene would have suspected them of teing capable of plot or strategy. But theirs was the art that conceals itself, which is the highest kind of art, so the critic y The ccr was full, ju Eve full taken, and, The three en took in the situatic y each grasped a strap entrance and stoc nd no more. trange to say, young them were inte interested in evening The young women begun to look ut the spell of the newspapers con- broken. women waited a reasonable ef. Then they conferred briefly for a mon nt and moved along to the cen- ter of the ¢ Here they sicpped again, and seized three more straps. They really looked weary by this time. The expres- sions of hopeless fatigue upon their faces Quite artlessiy, of cour down at the men on eaeh sic - indifference of their fellow remained undisturbed. The women sighed, one after the other, great heartrending sighs. Still nobody of: fered to them 4 seat Another silent conference took place, af- ter which the trio moved up to the extreme front of tne car. By this time they looked ready to collapse. One of them mur faintly, “Oh, I'm so tired, Je murmured this faintly, but not faintly. [t reached the ears of a fat man whe sat in the corner. He was unfortunate enough to look up just as she murmu and he couldn't pretend he didn't hear. He got up with « bad gr. seat,” he said with a sickly smile. The young woman addressed lost no time in ‘accepting. But she did say, “Thank you.” The ice was broken. Two other men immediately arose, and, casting yo time for re! ‘ake my ttempt at a glances of disgust at the fat man, fled to the rear platform. The threc women eyed each other cove lifted ly. Then they smiled fain‘ly, and their graceful shoulders just the least bit They were clever women ————__+se-— A Helpful Coteric. From the Louisville Coucier-Journal. ‘So you enjoy belonging to the Fat Men's “Oh, yes: it is delightful.” “What are some of the pleasures?’ ty, every fat man in the club discov- ers at once that all the other n in the club are fatter than he is. y WW Le b. ~ a Rar; ut “Ts it ccrrect, mamma, to cali servants ‘help’?” “No, my dear. That term is obsolete.”—Life.