Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1897, Page 21

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1807—26 PAGES. FOR EVENING WEAR Design for a Handsome Gown of White Satin and Lace. TRIMMINGS AND COLOR COMBINATIONS The Bell Skirt is Particulariy Popu- lar This Fall. FABRICS FOR FALL FROCKS . 1897, by S. M. Baldwin.) spondence ef The Event <FORT, A. M., Septembe: ee 2 The evening dress, which we submit to- day to the American public, illustrates the th fashion assumes during the coming winter. ite satin and cream-colored lace con- Stitutes this elegant gown. The trained kirt of white satin is elabor: embroid- ered throughout with pale green satin. It opens in front over a petticoat of pale green satin covered with white mo hand embroidered, with a delicate tracery of vines and flowers done in go!d thread, spangles and crystals, to match the hem of the skirt. The loose blouse bodice and butterfly reves are made of white crinkled mous- de soie, while the collet and points, gathered sleeve puffs, con- cline Ge sole, de soie embroidered to ticoat. 'Y narrow, but full ruche of mousse- edges the square decoliete. A folded ceinture of shaded green velvet encircles the waist, and the long white gloves reach | to th houlder puff, w embrvid -d with gold thread, green er A necklace of pearis and emeralds encircies the throat. All is Not Gotd. Glitter is again to be a typical feature f the season's fashion, and incrustations of lace, spangles, gold embrvideries and gems will be employed in the elaboration of skirts and bodices for full dress wear. Another beautiful gown, which is to do uty as a bridesmaid’s toilet at one of our fashionable weddings, has a plaia narrow skirt of heavy embroidered satin bordered with an antique pattern embroidered with silver thread. plain waist of rose-colored Satin has a very low, square decoilete, and is covered entirely by mousseline de soie of the same shade, loosely gathered and forming the pouch so much admired in all ts. nuity of the faiseur manifests the dail trimming and color gown. Narrow bands set several inches apart of black velv« EVENING GOWN FOR A DEBUTANTE. along the blouse, reaching from the decol- lete to the belt of folded black veivet, and smail rosettes of rose-colored mousseline de soie stud these narrow black velvet bands at irregular intervals. A very fetching originality shows itself in the apology for a sleeve, which consists of a number of very wide rose-colored satin rib- ben loops, some of which fall gracefully over the arm, others standing out stiffly, and all together forming a huge rosette. A strip of rese-colored satin ribbon is stretch- ed diagonally over the decollete: the latter is edged with a narrow ruche of rose-col- ored mousseline and sprigs of fine pink flowers, which emanate from @ bouquet at- tached to the right corner of the decollete. The effect is charming, and the gown will look uncommonly well on the tall, Hthe figure of a stately brunette. For Evening Gowns. For evening wear heavy stuffs of the kind that “stand alone” vie with alricst fabrics woven of gossamer threads for the faver of the fair wearer. Mousseline de soie—which is an improve- ment on chiffon, on account of its great durability combined with soft draping qual- itles—is admitted by modistes as being in- dispensable to the fashionable gown. One of the dainticst patterns of this lovely fabric is a rose design, forming one berder of a succession of budded branches, and another consisting of a succession of amidal clusters. In the interval are ributed delicate buds and leaf sprays. This will make up charmingly as a drop skirt and blouse over a tight lining of rose-colored or pale green satin or taffeta. Another design, on cream mousseline de soie ground, is made of violets. The upper border is a mingling of buds and leaves, while on the lower the dainty flower is massed in gorgeous bunches. On the body ate buds are carelessly This pattern over lining of cream- colored taffeta wiil look well on the deb- utante, ticularly when she adorns her gown and hair with fresh, odorous violets. The Bell Skirt. There is more conjecture about the skirt this fall than about the waist or sleeves. One of the newest patterns is the bell skirt. It has a peculiar flare from the knee down, made by sharply goring every seam, ex- cept the center-back one. Such a skirt has five gores and is very narrow at the top, with a slight fan at the center of the back. where the seam ts bias. The front only is smooth, but every other seam flares sharply at the lower edge. This skirt proves to be immensely be- coming and the costumer generally makes it up separately from the lining, but hang- ing both on the same belt and attaching them again together at the hem. These ruffles of silk form the balayeuse over a facing of silk, or alpaca, or whatever the lining of the skirt may consist of. Many seams are more becoming to a shert figure. Therefore, the seven-gored skirt is greatly favored. The fronts are parrow and fitted without darts; the back is in two box pleats or fan pleats, narrow at the top and flaring toward the ground. Trimed skirts hint at over-draperies, but the many plain designs yet in existence encourage us to hope that overskirts are still in the dim future, gi eS (OtiMann & STRAUvsS, Frankfurt A. M.) A MAN .GHT FEET TALL. The Long-Legged Texan Who Will March in the Kansas City Carniva From the Kansas City Star. He is not so tall as a honse—this man in the pleture, Col. Henry Clay Thruston— but he meastres fully eight feet after his shoes are off and he must double up when he enters @n ordinary door. He does not on stilts, or is he raised from the nd by cork soles; he simply measures 1 and puts a silk hat on his to let people know that he doesn't how tall he is. Henry Clay Thruston comes from Mount Vernon, Texas. There he farms in a peace- able sort of way, and there he finds good use for the kng limbs nature has given him. The colorel will be one of the feat- u h stock yards division of the this year. F not ce—that w will not ri eight head car » him, but he will walk right at head of 5 te yards division. A walk more - his movemen alk is all hi in r rn—it is a part of his y Clay Thruston was born in ina sixty-six years ago. His er and mother were both six feet tall, nd when Henry grew to be 2 as a matt stency ly never would iz bh not the war t him inte the fray. He i nm he entered the er and pro stopped confederate service and a wound received in Arkansas while fighting under Gen. Marmaduke stunted his growth before he was half through. In 1850 Coi. Thruston was still a young man. He was taken with the gold fever and went to California. But he never got into the gold fields. An enterprising saloon Keeper in San Francisco saw the value of his figure as an advertising medium ani paid him $250 a month to stand in his front door and let pecple look at him. Just after the rebellion, which had strip- ped the colonel of every cent he had saved from his California experience, a St. Louis man took him in charge and went with him all over the country, exhibiting him as a curiosity. This lasted three years, and in that time Colonel Thrusten saved qute a fortune, with which he purchased the farm where he now lives in Mount Ver- non, Texas. Colonel Thruston has a brother in Kan- sas City. When he walks under a beam and stands up straight it has to be six feet five inches from the ground or he won't get through. ——+e+—____ One Girl Who Can Throw a Stone. From the Morning’ Oregonian. Last Wednesday evening Lillie Schaeffer, aged fourteen, who lives with her parents en Hill creek, in Beker county, had quite an adventure with wildcats. She was en- gaged driving up the cows for the evening milking, when she came face to face with a wildcat and kittens. The cats stood their ground, the old one making fight with the girl's dog. The young lady, not to be driven from the field by fright, gathered her apron full of stones, and the battle be- gan in earnest. It ended by Miss Schaeffer killing one of the kittens and carrying it home as a trophy of her bravery and skill in a close and dangerous encounter. A PRIVATE From Life. EXHIBITION. Master of Cerentonies—“De nex’ shot which me brudder de infant phenomena} wid de bali on de bottle an’ de lamp, of it, or puttin’ de light out. De shot Breform is to carrui de lamp widout brea! but marvelyous!” / will in’ take de chimney. off is not only differcult, FOR UP-TO-DATE WOMEN Fashion's First Ohoice is the Tailor Made Gown. No Longer Severely Plain, for the Russian Blouse is Braided and Lace-Trimmed. The phrase “tailor-made” used to bring to the mind's eye a heavy, plain cloth gown, consiructed at great expense, and only Suitable for traveling or shopping. As this entailed another gown for afternoon wear and calling or receptions, and as it is the practice of many charming women to wear one gown for both purposes through a whale season, tailor-made gowns were con- fined to women who did not have to study economy as well as fashion. We have changed all this, however, and the tailor- mace gown of this year of our Lord is the most economicai, least expensive and most satisfying gown one can purchase. Head of the list, of course, is the Rus- sian blouse, or pouch jacket. The first gowns of this sort put on exhibitton showed cKet drooping heavily, back and front, over the belt. This was the extreme. Since then a more moderate idea has come in, due to the gradual narrowing of sleev skirt and everything in the line of gowns. if you are still debating on what sort of a blouse effect to have, decide upon one only hanging over slightly in front, or still more slighuly both back and front. The last idea is best of all, for the belt looks better with the siight looseness above it. A fitted back and belt are not particularly artistic. Black braid is the accepted trimming, though large buttons are sometimes used, and a narrow black silk fringe is both new and popular. Braid, of course, includes many varieties, frogs and scrolls of every Gescription. A novel arrangement of braid was shown on a gown just finished. The cloth was brown. The blouse was only slightly over- hanging all around, and fastened on the left side. The skirt of the blouse was rather fuller than usual. Three rows of wide, flat braid went around the blouse, terminating near the fastening on the left side in large, round, scroll designs. On the narrow skirt these three rows of braid were repeated, with the scrolls terminating them on the front side seams, thus leaving the front breadth of the skirt untrimmed. A Disguised Prince: The princess gown promised us for some time has not yet appeared in its entirety, but a very charming one which concealed itself behind an overhanging blouse was on exhibition this week. The cloth was dark gray, and tight-fitting in the back. ‘There was a slight pouched front, and from under the plain belt the skirt flowed smoothly, severely plain, although the jacket was trimmed with black braid. One of the chief advantages of the Rus- sian blouse on a tailor-made gown is its possibilities. With the old severe models one was obliged to have a plain slecve, plain collar, and if there was any trim- ming at all it must be of the most severe braid. The blouse has no traditions to sus- tain. in this country at least, and tailor- made gowns can be seen trimmed with lace even, provided they have the blouse effect. The blouse admits of any sort of a collar, plain, flaring or, trimmed, and sleeves may be tucked, gathéred or braided. The Russian blouse is distinctly a street jacket, a fact of which many excellent tailors seem to be ignorant, and it is neces- sary to insist that it shall not be fitted tightly enough to destroy the look of ease and comfort, as well as smartness, which it is intended to convey, and that it shall be loose enough to wear over a silk waist. TheFion jacket still appears in tailor-made gowns, either fitted to the figure, or hang- ing loose like a short box coat—more often the former. A gown of dark biue, trimmed with black braid, with a fitted Eton jacket cpening over a dark red waistcoat which is literally molded to the figure, is especial- ly suited to-a youthful face. Box Coat or Blazer. Box coats with plain, narrow skirts are worn to some extent, and are especially desirable in covert cloth. This makes & most serviceable but not an elaborate gown. Eox coats as part of a tailor-made costume are too desirable to go out, but they are not as popular as they were last year. The blazer, or a modified reproduction of that graceful coat, has superseded them, but {t remains to be seen whether it will do for the coldest months of winter. A jacket which can be buttoned across the chest always looks more comfortable on a wintry day,even though we know the tallor- made jackets are usually reinforced with a chamois undervest. Still they look warmer, And that means so much. The blazer of this fall fits snugly, has lapels faced with some contrasting color, and opens over a waistcoat of broadcloth, or a silk waist. The former is far the smarter, and must fit like a glove. In many cloth gowns the seams of the skirt are covered with braid, either running to the waist line, or ending a few inches below it in a scroll or frog. The sleeves of all heavy cloth gowns, barring again those finished with pouched blouse, are a modi- fied leg-of-mutton, standing up smartly on the shoulder, gererous above the elbow, and even at the wrist not fitting too tight- ly for comfort. No coat sleeve should be too tight. Collars are either high and straight, or turned over and low. Skirts are really much narrower, and it is rumoret that very clever women are again turning last year’s gowns to account as they did when narrow bell skirts were the rage. They are constructing two gowns out of one old one. MABEL BOYD. —— Birds Fighting Kites. From the Chicago News. Many amusing experiences have been the lot of the scientists who have been manipu- lating kites for scientific purposes. Large birds are always interested in the strange devices floating in the air and cannot quite make out what they are. Prompted by sharp curiosity, they hover around the floating kites and subject themselves to the danger of becoming entangled in the silken string and being dragged down to earth. No bird, however, has ever alighted on a kite or attacked one. While one scientist was flying a train of five kites, a couple of years ago, a large silver-tipped eagle came suddeniy out of the higher air and swooped round and round the first kite, looking against the sunset sky like a huge silver ball. As the train of kites was pulled in the eagle followed, visiting one kite and then andéther, seeming uncertain just what to do. In a few minutes, when he seemed to have ‘decided that they were not good to eat, and he knew nothing about them, anyway, he indignantly flew off and was lost to view. Another experience was had with a stork that came from the New Jersey side of the Hudson and flew straight for the queer object in the air. He ap- parently had made up his mind to go straight through it, but changed and dived underneath. He went around and above it, and through a glass it could be seen that he cocked his eye at the intruder in a comical manner. He started away a few hundred feet, changed his mind and came swooping back. He finally reluctantly went away, mystified over this queer addi- tion to the inhabitants of the air. While kites were high in the air one March a flock of geese flyirg in the B-wejge flew over. They invariably stopped, broke up and hovered ebove the queer object, and at last slowly reformed and flew away. While tke larger birds all come from heights above the kites, the small birds of the air will alight on the string holding the kite and sway to and fro. ee Se ee Glass Umbrellas. From the Westminster Gazette. It is rumored that before long glass um- brellas will be in general it is, um- brellas covered with the new spun glass cloth. These, of course, will afford no pro- tection from the rays of the sun, but they will possess one obvious advantage, namely, that they can be held in front of the face ting the wind and rain, and at the same time the user will be able to see that ito unoffendin; AT AN OCTOBER TEA, 21 HOUSEHOLD HINTS Suggestions for Work About the Home in Autumn. PREPARING FOR A FIVE O’CLOCK TEA To Make the Best of Quince Mar- malade and Jelly. VIRGINIA FRIED CHICKEN Written for The Evening Star. That delightfully feminine function, the five o'clock tea, is again in full swing; and the fragrance of Pekoe and the murmur- ings of many tongues fill the air. This pretty English custom has been adopted con amcre here, and simple, in- deed, are the habits of a household where the late afternoon caller fails to find the CHANGING FASHIONS What Stylish Womer Will Wear This Comfag Winter. THE DOOM OF THE BIG SLEEVE Brought About by the Seeking After Perpendicular Effects. GOWNS FOR AUTUMN BRIDES (Copyright, 1807, by Bacheller Syndicate.) Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 5, 1897. CG UVIER RESTORED an extinct fish from a single scale. He could not predict future fishes from scales of the present ones. But, given one detail of dress, a clever person can sketch for you a com- plete outline of the coming season’s fashions. For exam- ple, skirts are grow- ing tighter across the hips every day. What follows? These several things: Skirts will be somewhat Narrower about the hem ‘also, though the reduction in hip size dées not measure other reductions accurately. If skirts are Narrower ruffies must disappear, on the from-him-that-hath-not principle. Full skirts are made fuller by frills and flounces. Narrow skirts are made nar- rower by flat trimmings. This rule is as nearly invariable as, a rule can be. All general statements are false, including this one. ; What flat trimmings are available? About this time, in the language of the Old Farm- ers’ Almanac, expect galloons, passemen- teries, braids and embroideries. How will these ornaments be disposed? The taste of the time is for elaborate effects; hence it is safe to predict that seams, pockets and revers will be remembered, as well as the display surfaces of skirt breadths. How will the length of skirts be affected? The narrower a skirt, the longer it will be. Women emphasize their convictions. Once started in a given direction, they head all their belongings the same way. There is danger that street dresses will yearn for the ground. The hip dimensions condition the bodice with the same certainty. An up and down tendency confirms the doom of the sleeve. ‘The tight sleeve is becoming tighter and longer, and even the jockeys on the shoul- der are about ready to disappear. From the extreme models they are already gone. Long, narrow skirts and long, tight sleeves call for basques to produce a long bodice. The Russian blouse has appeared in an- Swer to the appeal. It will last until pres- ent tendencies are modified. Feminine Rules. Where did the Medici collar come from? It reared itself to its full height upon even- ing dresses, reception dresses, afternoon dresses and street dresses as soon as the passion for perpendicularity was manifest- ed. It was necessary. It was the corol- lary of the situation. ‘The big hat is another corollary. It looks like an inconsequence, a confounding of the logicians? Not a bit of it. Feminine logic has rules of its own. Perpendicular- ity would be a failure from the art dress- making standpoint without a picturesque crown. Voila; the whole toilet hangs to- gether. By a person wise enough, a dress could be re-created, given the adjustment of a ribbon. ‘To add a few particulars: The difference between the hip measure and the hem measure of the skirt is diminishing. A yard and a half for the first is excessive; 50 inches is the approved size. Three yards and a half is enough for the other. A cir- cumference of four yards is the extreme allowed. Certain vigorous fashions, whose course is not yet run, are modifying themselves to sult the times. Thus, there is a new bolero long enough to reach the waist in the back or falling a trifle below it; in front it is cut with little lappets like a mantelet. The belt thus far resists the trend of things. It ought to become narrower, but the only change apparent is that it shows only in front upon many Gesigns. The Medici collar will do away to a con- siderable extent with high neckbands. Embroideries vary as do gowns; black is preferred for tailor dresses, bright colors for dressy toilets. Fur Trimmings. Fur is as much used upon winter frocks as in past years. Whole gowns are being made of caracul, astrakhan and chinchilla. ‘Women who cannot afford such luxuries or who object to the weight of arctic apparel are ordering Russiamblouses of moire lamb or of other furs to! be Worn with cloth skirts. As a hint of the ¥aricty of causes by which fashions Fe affected, it is likely that the Klondike ¢: as given a con- siderable impetus to the uge of fur for dress trimmings. Hie The prettiest costumes pow in prepara- tion belong to the tFoussgaux of the au- tumn brides. An evening.dress which has been ordered under ‘sych Rappy auspices is of liberty silk of a aplica| © rose color. It is cut after a Charieg X style, falling from the square decolletagg in graceful lengths to the ground. It confined lightly in front by broad pink ahd white ribbons com- ing from below the and tying in a large bow on the mm. “The long sleeves are puckered from shoulder to waist. The principal ornament a wide lace collar, turning down about the degolietage. A traveling dress_bgl: ig to the same trousseau is of beige cashmere, trimmed at the bottom with two bands of rose-col- ored velvet, one wider than the.other. Per- pendicular strips of the same velvet, eigh- teen inches long. or thereabouts, are set around the hem also. The bodice is a special design for an -extremely slender figure. It 1s laid in cireular tucks of some width. A flat collar of beige velvet fig- ured in pink comes well down over the der itis slashed back and front and “ART AND FANCY WORK,” “NURSERY “hissing urn’ so provocative of sociability. The tables most in vogue now are round, with a shelf underneath to hold a plate of biscuit or wafers or the pretty dish of candied ginger or cherries. If the waitress can be spared at this hour, it is her duty to take entire charge; she must see that there is plenty of boil- ing water, have the lemons ready to ice water and glasses ready for servin; and sandwiches cut. Whatever is served must be light and delicate, so as not to interfere with the coming dinner. If ther are biscu ey must be dry and the bread must be as thin as a wa the butter the very best—preferably It may be flavored with roses, new mown hay, violets, cloves or nasturtiums, the lat- ter being the most accessible at thi son. A few hours before serving wrap the butter in a clean napkin, and lay among the flowers whose odur is to be impreg- nated. Chocolate wafers are always popu- lar, or sandwiches made with some delicate filling, candied violets, crystallized ora leaves, chestnuts boiled and made into paste, peanuts, nasturtium leaves, a paste ef dates, or lettuce, crisp ard white, mo’ tened with mayonnaise. The sandwic! may be round, triangular or square, bu dainty. Orange Pekoe is one of the favor- ite teas, with its orange or jessamine flavor. The linen may be plain or elaborate, as the purse allows, but must be spotless; the kettle shinirg and the cups clean. While the tea is usually served hot, tea punch, or ccld: Russian tea, is also in order for the 5 o'clock tea. An excellent re tea punch is this, given by Mrs. instructor in cookery at Pratt Institute: To the juice of three lemons and three oranges add the pulp and juice of one pine- apple, shredded, and one pint of sugar. Let it stand until the sugar is dissolved. ‘Take one tablespoonful Ceylon or any strong tea, and one quart boiling water. Pour the water over the tea and let it stand until cold. Strain and add to fruit, pulp and juice with one quart apollinaris water and one box fresh strawberries or raspberries used whole. Pour over a block of ice in punch bow: Washerwoman style; the turned back part was faced with black velvet. The bodice was a smart little jacket with basques, opening on a vest of pink mousseline ae soie and turning back in triple revers of black velvet; the revers formed a big, wavy collar, from which rose a high collar lined with white. Add a narrow black velvet belt, a jabot of white mousseline, and a gray velvet hat with black trimmings, and you may get some idea of one of the best- considered toilets of the season. An actress of some prominence wore a striking costume, which would suit com- paratively few. Hers was a black velvet princess gown, trimmed with narrow rows of white silk passementerie, encircling the whole corsage and the upper part of the skirt, like the stripes of a zebra. “A fluffy boa of gray feathers was worn and a black velvet hat, with white plumes. White and Black. A roticeably handsome blonde matron was gowned in white silk, veiled with beau- tiful black Chantilly lace. The front of the skirt was bordered on either side with a ruche of narrow black lace and the sides were trimmed with narrow, sloping bands of black velvet, lace-edged. The bodice was of white brocade, with folded revers over a vest of black lace; there were rucked Sleeves of black lace and white chiffon. The streets look decidedly autumnal. A great amount of red is seen, set off by black braid or cozy biack fur. On Broad- way yesterday I noticed a walking dres: of almond green cloth, trimmed with two green velvet ruffles. This gown was an exception to the no-ruffle rule and one that justified itself. The bodice was made with a square bolero, edged with a ruffle. Plain sleeves without jockeys gave an up- to-date look, warranting any sort of libert: A boa of black feathers and a toque trim- med with gulls’ wings set off a piquant face framed in fluffy blonde hair. A more thoroughly characteristic dress was of dark blue serge, made with a jacket that fast- ened across with straps buttoning upon olives. The jacket had short basques, and a storm collar. It had plain sleeves with no jockeys and was trimmed with rows of narrow braid. The skirt was ornamented with braid also. At the neck was a white mousseline jabot. ELLEN OSBORN. > R IS OVER. Plump quinces hang golden from their scraggy branches just now, and the provi- dent chatelaine is iookiag’ up her recipes for their preservation. There must be jell that gces without saying; while quince marmalade and pre- serves are amorg the choicest of the win- ter’s store of s ets. Afier the quinces have been gathered, they should lie a few days to comp i Then, se- h a coarse cloth to remove the fuzz. Pare, quarter and core, removing also the hard part un- der the cere, and drop into a pan of cold water until needed. Lay aside the skins, cores and hard parts for jelly. Put them in a granite kettle or stone jar, cover with ceid water and let them boil for several hours, the seeds yielding a rich mucilage during this process, If necessary, add more water, in order to keep them covered. THE W. For the Time Being the Big Hat Has Been Overthrown. From Harper's Weekly. The war against the high theater hat has ended, at least, for the time, in the’ over- throw of the hat. In some western cities, notably in San Francisco, the city council has passed an ordinance empowering the managers of theaters to expel ladies whose headgear impedes the view of spectators. Fortified by this law, ushers politely invite wearers of offending hats to remove them or call at the box office to get their money back. To stern necessity the iadies have succumbed, and orchestra and dress circle, instead of presenting the appearance of a parterre of flowers, glowing with the gay colors of myriads of showy birds, are now mere backs of heads, frowzy with dishev- eled hair, and glooming the eye with dull neutral tints. For the preparation of the female hair for exhibition at the opera 1 ¢ involves a hair dresser and a carriage, and | 7.\P, See ees apa OARS forbids the use of a hat or toque until the | the quinces begin to get tender =F show is over, whereas no lady cares to] Quarter of the sugar. Allow this to dis. walk bareheaded throusii ihe streets on the | SClve: then add more gradually antil ull way to the pla: the sugar is in the kettle. Cook slowly Throughout history the female head dresg | UMtll the quinces are a fine red. Equal has been a worry and a vexation. Fiva.| Derts of sweet apple and quiace make also hundred years ago, when Europe was tak- | * Peasant variety. ing breath after the crusades, ladies wore | 97'he, marmalade is made of small pieces @ head dress which was built up in a couple | $f quince bolled slowly :n cold water until of pointed spires an ell long, and had long, | Gite tender. sugar being added in the pro- loose pieces of crape fastened to the top of | PCrtien of three-quarters of a pound of them and hanging down ‘the back. Such ae sa each pound of fruit. Boil slowly head gear enraged a pious monk named | ? “oh aaa thick. Poud into jelly glasses Thomas Conecte, and he preached against He cu? cheese pots, and the next day it with such fervor that hundreds of women | Papie Over with paper. threw down their head dresses before the ees quinces make a delicious dish for pulpit and the street boys took delight in tn a nte® Core and pare them, and pelting with stones those who clung to | Put in a shallow earthen dish. Fill ‘the their high hats. But when Fray Conecte | furitics with sugar and a little lemon rind died the high hats came to life again, and, cath , OF, according to old Knickerbocker in the quaint language of Monsieur Para- | ©' ees ——— Add water in abundance, din, the women who had crawled into their ke cance ts an exceptionally dry fruit. holes like snails now put forth their horns | Sir closely covered in a moderate oven once more. uD tender and a fine red. It was left for Louis the Eleventh to deal a death-blow to the fashion. In our day we put the high hat out of the theater; the king excluded it from court and church’ But even his power was inadequate to set a limit to the Norman cap, which to this day soars two feet above the wearer's head, and is the joy and pride of the coun- trywomen of Charlotte Corday. It was rather by its breadth than by its height that the mcdern theater hat made itself offensive. Aux trois quarts du par- terre il cacha les acteurs. If the hat wear- ers could have kept their heads still, the nuisance would not have been so unbear- able. But the tall hat seemed to set the muscles of the neck quaking, so that the wearer waggled her head incessantly, like the old effigies of Chinese mandarins, and the spectator behind her had no_ sooner discovered a practicable vista under one of the hat wings than it was closed by a change of pose. For its disappearance may we all be duly thankful; and now, if some- body will devise a eure for the chatter of the sweet girl graduate at the most inter- esting part of the play, we may really cease to take our pleasures sadly. SSS Pretty Bad. When very tender, empty into a bag, s pended over a dish, and let them drain over night. In the morning measure the jui allow a pound of sugar to each pint of juice. Put the sugar in the oven to heat being careful that it does not scorch. Boi the juice twenty minutes and stir the hot sugar. As soon as it is dissolved, skim thcroughly, roll the jelly glasses in hot water and fill. The preserved quinces are made from the quartered fruit. Cover The housekeeper who dillydallies is — as a housekeeper. Though she speak 5 the tongue of Aspasia or Portia, though she embroiders like Lucretia, sings divin. ly and dances iike a sylph, these accomplishments profit her nothing in her role as x house mistress if she lingers so long over setting the children’s flannels that Jack Frost nips their insufficiently clothed legs on their way to school, and croup and pneumonia follow up their advantage. Though she be as amiable as an angel, as witty as Mme. de Stael, as virtuous as Lucrece, the slit in Leander’s roundabout grows amain; the baby gets cld enough for short clothes, but the long swaddling clothes still cumber his active limbs, and pater familias, with but one nightshirt, and that in the wash, feels that a wife who is always behindh nd is not from the Lord. Late in arising, break- fast is either not ready or else cold: the children tardy at school; the milkman and butcher vanished, the train to the city miss- ed, and the day spoiled all around. The tall fruit is not put up until everything is out of market. The furnace is not cleaned and made ready until the cold weather comés, and every one is frozen. Supplies are not ordered, and mefil time finds an empty tar- der. Company comes and the cupboard is bare. Night falls, and she has delayed about ving the lamps filled. Morning dawns, and she has neglected to order the kindling for starting the fire. And the days go by in the house of the dillydallying woman, and though she may be happy, her family are not, and the elders whe sit at tte gates say, “Alas, for her husband!” From Puck. Ethel—‘What kind of a man is this Mr. Rushington you speak of so often?” Jack—‘‘Well, he is what we men call a goed fellow!” Ethel—“Mercy! As bad-as Three Valuable Books Given Away. “that?” When an old Virginia cook essays the task of setting forth fried chicken with cream gravy to her constituents the lucky participant can thank the gods for spring ia cooks and an appetite to this delicious morsel. Ann's method carefully observed, tested and “made a note on,” is, after dressing and cutting into join’ RHYMES,” “HOME DYEING.” browned, first on one side, then on the other, but not too rapidly. After the chicken has been cup w ue vaultin thick an separa cycles track. the early | farcy. stcre. Then, of a sudden, the female secorcher what the meaning of the ad- She ran plump into Cisco’ to her. surrounc to absorb the moisture. Keep them cool and dry r% nmonitory shouts was. the miést of the swarm. The bees, finding a new and evidently more agreeable roost offered by her back and shoulders, turned from the express wagon and began flocking Probably 400,000 bees were perch- fuls black pepper, mon, one of clove: two or three heads of chopped celery small red pepper, one cupful grated alf cup of salt without cook A gool recipe for home-made ice erm » Whether the mercary is ly among the nineties or los- dently near the zero mark, at the is always in or ‘ & ing itselt de To make t yolks of four exgs until-lemon-colored and 4 one pound of powdered sugar brought to the ger. a quart boiling poin Stir in the whites of four exgs, well be & teaspoonful and a half of vanilla and half ieaspoonful of almond one quart of cream, and freeze. Grapes may be ke) cold storage. r and Miss morning she found that near Ches ed on he: bth str “bugs.” of cake is made with Cleve- land’s mustard seed, two tablespoon- seed ad Suir together and bot- Spe » Van Ord cream, of milk just cook two minutes. —no ne pt almost indefinitely in in cotton, then in paper, or well d with cork —_—_—__ Walked Seveateen Miles in Her Sleep. From the Philadel There has been much much discussion in Felton, Del stery of the remarkable som Miss Chella Connor, the ninet daughter agent at Felten. A few nights ago Miss Connor retired, but fell asleep before she disrobed. She had been in the room but a short time when she walked out of the house and up the railroad track. None of the family saw her leave the house, and did not discover that she had gone until some time after. They were greatly alarmed, and at ones made a search for her. knew the girl well, walking up the nothing to her. The friends of the family ut once started in pursuit of her, but were compelled to return all night they scoured the country with bi- but none of them thought to keep directly on the railroad Connor walked straight up track, and when ia Record. excitement of A. B. Conno > the John L; ilroad track, without her. carriages, she awoke in she yold, ee’ Seemed to strike back by the time she got across 4. She screeched a few times, scorched harder yet, and by the time she had crossed Ith street she had succeeded in shaking herself clear of the impiour trial dawned. first questicn. “Whom do you love best, Willy Sprague?” “I love,my mother best. She dresses me and undresses me, and tucks me in at night and hears me say my prayers. “A good answer, Willy. will be much pleased. Contest for Rockefeller Prise. From the Musical Courier. It appears that Mr. ised a handsome prize to the boy {1 Sun- day school who should answer most sat- isfactorily certain questions. The day of The superintendent put the you will get the prize. The superintendent turned to another pright-eyed boy. ‘And whom do you love be:t, Henry?” love my father best, because he goes to the city and gets money. “A good answer, Henry, a very good an- Mr. Rockefeller will be especially pleased. You have an excellent chance for the prize. There was a loud snapping of fingers. “What is it, my little man? Do you wish to answer next? Weil, whom do you love swer. best?” love Jesus, because he died for us.” beautiful answer, tendent, as he wiped his eyes: ful answer. Did you ali hear it, boys? How delighted Mr. And what is your name, “ikey Einstein. Rockefeller will my good boy ee , ber Advance of Civilization, From Puck. Seotty—"Yep; SEW YORK CITY. The Oldest, Largest and Most Reliable Human Hair Goods Emporium in America. Established since 1858. Foil ili & Le : il My stock in fine the ik } he 4 Fie f quality of HUMAN HAIR | Bs | Tt ‘spoonful cinna- one teaspoonful mace, one When cool add The clusters should be cut carefully from the vine, looked over, to sce that no broken or stung grape mars their fair symmetry, then each bunch wrapped havings or sawdust, The point is 10 and , over a nbulism of en-year-ol4 station neh, who said that he saw her but said Nearly the was which is seventeen miles from where she started. She at once took @ train and went home. —__+ She Scorched From the Denver Times. A swarm of bees came flying down Law- rence street at 2 o'clock this afternoon, ap- parently in search of a home. When they got to the 16th street crossing something or other in the appearance of the laud- scape sudderly jo a Swarm of Bees. their The leader of the swarm, or the guide, turned three somersaults in the air and came down on the endgate of an ex- press wagon that was standing on the Lawrence street side of Haswell's drug Rockefeller prom- Mr. Rockefeller I think very likely said the superin- ‘a beauti- that’s ole Howling Ike. Useter be the terror of the camp.” Visitor from the East—“You don't say so!” He looks quite civil and respectable, Fm sure. Was he converted?” Scotty—“You betcher life he war! We "lected his ole woman sher’f.”