Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1898, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR, JULY SATURDAY, 9, 1868280 PAGER, INTERIOR OF THE SAN DOMINGO CATHEDRAL, A MATTER OF DOUBT Question as to Where the Bones of Columbus Now Lie. —_+ TWO CITIES CLAIM THE HONOR Efforts That Have Been Made to Solve the Mystery. ——_. —___ WE MAY YET GET THEM ge Written for ‘The Evening Star. T HAS BEEN SUG gested that this country is very un- grateful, to say least, inasmuch as now warrin against the very tion that was instru- mental in bringing it | the to the view of Eu- rope and within the { civilizing i 5 of the old wo: is, one of her mar- iners, Christopher is by name, sailing on a age | d by the Queen of Spain, discovered a in the year 14 nh been r: ot reall s some five hundred y e bold Norsemen, who coas ed our herthern shores about the year 1000. But, waiving that quibble, it must be admitted ths umbus was the first to make the | old world well acquainted with the z and to ow upon her nes the in- le privileges of Christian niards then knew it. against us a natio , oF will i t poet e is about tis known that we the very dust overer himself? consola. Now, at we will i tl ingrate to sad bon et Fer, assuming t. Ur z follows Cervera’ scatters to the winds the by the “Yankee b mye is allowed to iake it with to Spain. Removal From Spain. rT ma be generally k: no To know hb Transport w th ourselves in imagin ‘mother countr, n Sout We must int old city of Valladotii, and gathered abou great Genoese. He year bed of th . but in or abou quest of his son's De a Toledo, ported to land of Domingo ‘This was in accordance with the last w. ament of Columbus, who ished to $s pulture in the Convent la Vega, which he wa in founding in i vements. | was long since destroyed by he was thedral of th ching completion. ‘¢ Is no record extant of this removal in- siand of his the Atlz but corroborative evi- is not lacking, for the emperor | V_issucd a “royal cedula” for the 1 the requisite authority to | . Christopher's grandson, | there contemporary testi- | © year for ins’ the diocese of tomb of Don Cris is much v urient evidence were deposited in ance, Do: th right of the high altar, beneath the pavement of the presbyte y. not the al or in thi is undred ye rded and sac record city of this explained by the later the capital } ed by Sir j said, destroyed e er he could find. All s hidden by covering it of that chars f the tomb Bewanry Leaden Case. from fear that the “English who were the “Yankee pigs” o should desecrate the remains of | nan who had brought so much glory Thus all direct evidence was and for more than two hun- S$ thereafter the history of t preserved solely by local tradi- | Now we come to another chapter in this ange story. In 1795, when San Domingo eded to France, Spain nobly resolved thet the ashes of Columbus should not rest bexeath an alien flag, and so sent an ad- mare of her navy to remove them, accom- by a lineal descendant of their great | al of the ocean sea,” the Duke of sua, grandfather of ‘the gent) n we so highly honored at our last ex- tion. Guided solely by the tradition that these remains lay at the right of the high altar, they found and opened a vault; eneath the pave of the presbytery, 6n the pel side” of the altar, which was about @ yard in depth and breadth. Within this Yault they found some leaden plates, frag- ments of bones and dust, which were rever- entiy gathered together and transferred with much ceremony aboard their man-of- wer, the “San Lorenzo,” then lying in the} Larbor. The precious relics were taken to] Havana and there, again with pomp and ceremony, carried to the cathedral and iced in a niche opened for that purpose the wall at the right of the presbyiery. {rey | Blaine, to the pr | the admiral for his last abod A marble tablet was affixed, after the niche was sealed, bearing that graudiloquent in-| “O restos y imagen del hich sb many have seen, has been so often transcribed, 0. Raising a Doubt. Still another chapter: The Spanish offi- cials to whom had been delegated this high and honorable duty sincerely thought they had performed it satisfactorily. found a vault containing frag! leaden ease, such as scription grande ents of a placed in before his last voyage from Spain, and it contained human dust and bones; more- over, it was ximately in the spot designated by n as that where he was interred. But they had not found— ané not claim they had fou cription or other 1a doubt that tn sought. er disputed cerrectness of evit until long after all cerned passed av but eignty y after the conjectural transfer- hile ‘ the c were making re- Sun Domingo Cathe- altar. This contained fragments se also, but with an inscrip- legible to show that the re were those of Don Luis Duke of Veragua, son of uy then recalled e tradi , for the first t that the pr had been used as a place of sepulture for the énti Columbus, and instituted a sear fami Casket an@ Leaden Case. others. empty Hava the s By sounding ault was di remains had been tha pavement, th a urprise of the archbishop, taken, and, to ther was tained a led, t. which evidently — cc Finding the Bones. This last was s2paraied from t by a slab of stone not much mor foot in width, and was cle al wall. All was e in order to haye able witn and, all the foreign consuls and digni- of the city vault s ts remov aden cas) were preserva- san inser t e.—Discovere. a On the inside of do Varon, Dn. Criste right end of and the left a vas jater found es of Columi howed hui sase bore ” while insida_ with A critical nes, sey © skull w ted, and to te t when a d rdy n Domi . and these of corr When the ne re Reyal Academy mied a se quiry, of cours vana theory; n Domingo belief that they Liv 1 “bon 2 tr restos” st re Viewing the Relic: As the writer was s S PUrpo: to San Domirgo of sifting the ex- ing evidenc? and raakirg a personal ex jon and boi ers of recommenda- tion from the then Secretary of State, Mr. Jent of tha Do: nican every opportunity was’ afforded him for a rigid investigation. The minis- ter of fomento, or public affairs, himself accompanied him to the cathedral, and by the ered relics werg of deposit, in an republic, <posel to the light of day. otographs were thon taken of the vault (the original place of sepulture being pointed out, the two vaults opened and their relative position shown), and also of the casket at pri holding the bons, and of the “ur se of crystal and satinwood, in which this ts contained. Phis last is bound about with ribbons, ured by the great seal of the republic, and to obtain even a glim of the re- nains it 1s first necc to get the sanc- of the e the municipal P » three key president of ity, and rhis fs in zd and to pre- to the priceless the “ayuntamiento, the secretary of foreig order to guard agains vent unauthorized ace treasure. Favors San Domingo. In the writer's report to this government | he conclu- sion reached by sh academy ts that ‘the remains of Cristoyal Colon are in the Cathedral of Havana, tn the shadow of the glorious banner of Castile. * © * It is most fitting that over his sepulcher waves the same flag that sailed with him from. Palos in the Santa Maria. * ¢ * There rest the bones of the first admiral of the Indies; there is his last abode. * * © “I sincerely desire to assent to this opin- ion, feeling it were indeed most fitting that the s of Columbus should repose under the he carried to the new world; but, after having sifted all-the evidence careful- ly; after having seen the spot se:ected by after hev- ing examined witnesses who were present ai the discovery of the casket; after read- ing the inscriptions and inspecting tha relics themselves, 1 am forced to admit at the Dominicans have a much stronger than the Havanese. The error of the Spaniards, In 1795, lay | in their ignorance of the fact that there were two vaults closely contiguous; that only a few inches from the one they open- ed was another, which was the one they Were secking. Both vauits were under the chancel, both were cn the ‘Gospel side,’ but that alleged by the Dominicians to have contained the remains of Columbus Was nearer the wall, immediately agains’ its foundations. Concerning, then, the question of the present resting place of the bones of Columbus, I may be permitted to add that U declare in favor of San Domingo,” All in the Family. Stil, the Spanish admiral, in 1793, took somebody's remains to Havaga, and if not these of Columbus, then to whom did they pertain? It was at first thought, after the They ha: overed from which the { 1 | i finding of the second tomb, that they may bave been the remains of Don Bartholo- mew, the fighting-adelantado, who died in San Domingo in 1514; but it is known almost to a certainty that he was interred in front of the altar of the ruined Francis- can convent. . There is little room for doubt that they belong to some member of the Columbus family, and it was finally con- cluded that they were the last relics of Don Diego, son of Columbus and first vice- roy to the isiand, who died in 15 and who was, at the expressed wisp of his wife and according to the chronicles of the time, interred in the cathedral chancel. We shall, by the capture of Havana, ac- quire the remains of a Columbus—whether of Christopher or Diego. it matters not, “it is all in the family And shall we not ac- cept it as a presage precedent to victory that another “Cristobal Colon’ became ours: t week on the south coast of Cuba, ingloriously chased ashore by our fleet? As Don Diego was the only legitimate son and heir of the great Christopher, succeed- ing so far as possible to his tities and offi- cial emoluments, we should be content with n if we cannot get the father. And, all, it is by no means certain that Domini cannot be obtained, “cons! in view of the well known proclivities of the ruler of San Domingo. In fact, the writer has in his possession a paner which might give color to a statement that the remains of Colum- bus (a § those to be the Dominican ones) very nigh to taking ancther voya were ge on Atlantic waters, at the time of our last great exposition. Willing to Sct Them. The accusation was brought against President Heureaux, several years 2g0, that he had negotiated a loan of the “bones,” to be »xhibited as historical reli: for, being of a frugal turn of mind, and having hypothecated evérything above ground to the syndicate controlling the is- land’ is grieved to see such valual s inert and unexpicit- ed in the ct tomb, But the nature of the negotiation -coming public before it was ccnsummated, there was such a storm of indig jon from virtueus people (who did not share cuniary benefit) that he at once and has ever since preserved a dignified reserve on the sub- ject. Wer2 it not for this abortive negotiation, those who know President Heureaux de clare, we might ike assurance donbiy sure, the tien cf the and legitimare remairs,” anc ccme possessed of the family, whom we cou'd p! Grai at Havana, and thus conclude the troversy over the last resting place of the great Columbus. F. A. OBER. cooks IN THE ARMY. There Should Be Trained Men to Do This Work, From the Brooklyn Eagle. Now that the soldiers in the big camps are getting their supplies Matter of necessity that the r: be cooked in a manner that, if not appe- tizing, shali make them at least digestible. In respect of this matter of cooking there is a wide difference in the companies, and much cause for complaint. Men who a few weeks ago were bricklayers or penter or venders of firewood have suddealy found mselyes installed as chefs, and are confronted with problems that never entered their lives before. To some this new situation has proved a cause for wide rejoicing, for t have developed inge- nuity and skill, while others cannot even fry n of bacon withe me burning it into dry and unrecog fragments. It is old and true hat an army travels on its stomac. are possibilities of | courag: moug men who are half-clothed, hal i and ill- officered, but there is litt for con- certed or effective action among men are weak with ill-feeding or who have mistrust that some atriotic person profiting by their Phe confu j tendency in the army and navy is and delay that led to t in the camps have nearly sed. ‘The store- houses are full, and there ei of food on hand fer a mon’ 2 aes through the nand and what they mak on tion of the ries of the t of publi reports ai ind few reade a In it in which chez be compour ration, is no reason wh: mber of men should be forced to on hard and bacoa for week Many things ean be done with hardtack, and a potato can be offered in a hundred different gui It is proposed to eni rather than to have chen ¢ the ranks, and to give them the y of corporals. vould vantage, since ment of men ¥ “would md sinall restaurants and hotels, and, bj ing to them the authority of non-commis- sioned oifice som: of the work of the kitchens would be facilitated. At present if a pail of water is required in the kitch- en—supposing the springs or wells to be at Pa dista as they cominonty are—the cook must ask o commissioned oilicer to order a corporal to pass a man througa the lines with orders to get the water. if a regi- ment is on drill the cook may have to wait for three hours before he cana get the cu- thority to do this, though a dozen men may be lying about their or doing police work about the strects. Had he tne cor- poral’s chevrons he could give Unis order himself, and the w would be ferth- ig in a few minutes. id also aved from the annoyance of the men ing about him whea he wa3 at work, end pilfering raw material from his boxes. Chiefly, he would devote himself to the cooking, and would, if he were a man of ordinary intelligence and aptness, be eble in a little time to serve palatable dishes to his company. At present a cook may be n from his fire and put on guard, or nt away on police ‘tuty, ¢ de i> serve orderly, or kept in the field at drill or e, until he is tao tired to do his work properly, or his place is taken never so much as in his life. The spe zing good d from the ranks aids, hospital stew- paymasters, ord- teamsters, postinasters, en- ortation agents, musicians and so on, without reference to experience or fitness, nor should they be assigned to duty at the kitchens unless they show an equa! fitness. On its feeding depends the strength of an army. ——__+ e+ — Our Soldiers, Men are uot de e as physicians’ From Life. Whqt we don’t knew about our armies would fill many books, and does, as it is, fill many newspapers. We don't know whether or not what we hear is true, and, if we accept it as true, we don’t know whether it calls fcr praise or censure. We bear that many of the soldiers went off from Tampa to Santiago still clad in hot woolen clothes. We are dreadfully grieved at that uniil some one else tells us that woolen clothes of moderate weight, such as the government issues, are just the thing to keep the heat off soldiers in very hot climates. We ere told that most of the soldiers at Tampa lived on pork and beans, corned beef .nd hardtack, notwithstanding that the climate there called for a very dif - ferent diet.. We grieve at that until we read that old soldiers on active duty and old sailors on Icng cruises seldom eat any- thing but pork and beans, salt horse, hard- tack and coffee, and that as long as they stick to that diet they are always fit for work. It’s hard to tell what's what, and who’s to blame, and what for; but, for all thar, this is a likely time to make complaints. ‘When there is an immense deal of business being done there is sure to be always a good deal that ought to be complained about. Evea when the things complained about are inevitable, to complain of them sounds impo-tant, and advertises the com- Piainant, even if it doesn’t help&the case much. ’ His Friend—‘There goes Harry Hope. Left college this year—just beginning the battle of life.’ May Dewit—‘I hope he won’t do too much wild firing.” —__—_-o-—_____ “It is all wrong,” said the Cornfed Phil- osopher, “to say that a woman can make a fool of a man, -She merely develops him."—Indianapolis Journal. Porrtgnt roa. 8 masta, | TREND OF FASHION Taterest Now Centers in the Evolu- tion of the Skirt. a LONG AND SLENDER EFFECTS es A Stylish Model for an Early Au- tumn Gown. GOSSAMER TRIMMINGS Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. BRUSSELS, July 2, 1898. The trend of fashion is no longer marked by the bodice, whieh within the last year has held tu2 interested public in constant surprise over the varying bizarre, yet charming, forms which it assumed; but the n of moment to the costumer and ail rned is the evolution of the skirt. Russian blouse, which held ti of the imitative femininity fully six menths, and was worn regardl by tall and short, stout and lean, has been safely done to death, leaving a small full- ness on the front of the bodice in memor- iam of past voluminous glory, and public interest turned to the skirt, which in its heretofere plainness afforded a fertile field The miration ad- for to the designing mind of the dressmaker. Wherever we look the flounced skirt the , but such a variety of s. The ‘serpentine flounce alone the most diverse forms and affords ample opportunities for the ingeniousni of the faiszur. An inpovation is the com bination of fabrics, Colors or shades. ‘This is fllustrated in a very chic outing su made iu our atelier. The bodice, close- ting benind and with the inevitable fullne in front, is of heavy blue denim and ha: wide red sailor collar, which fin! reveres in front and open and red-striped vest. a hes with over a white The skirt has a yoke of blue denim, to which is attached the pentine flounc of red denim, which i: crated at the hem with rows of white braid. The red cuffs, as well as the collar, are finished with white braid like the hem of the skirt. An Autumn Model. One of the newast autumn models is of tan cloth of five shades. The short yoke of the skirt is of the lightest shade and has four serpentine flounces, each lower flounce keing darker than th2 one above, and the lowest being a golden brown. Soutacae braid of the same color edges each flounce. The flounces are mounted over a lining uf golden brown taffeta. All indications point to the fact that tha {98 COACHING COSTUME. Swe 202, Droste, Acerterdamn, Colngue, ‘Dresses, cod Hamvery- modified blouse bodice will remein with us Guring the fall at least, and thus the bodice of the skirt just described has a pouched front, hile it follows the shaded effect of the skirt in having a graduated arrang>- ment of very slightly fulled and very small serpentine flounces set below a yoke of light tan. Reveres of turquoise blue velvet 2m- broidered with gold and silver thread ar turquot. give a charmingly delic: fini to this “study in brown,” and the effect is still more enhanc-d by the vest of turquois blue chiffon shirred on a lining of pale blue taffeta, and the high e velvet. n will find skirts wern extra- arily long and the slight dip or train even will be peremptory for slegant wear. The tendency to narrow cffects has cre ated a novelty in the skirt form wh proves exiremely pleasing to the eye, though difficult to wear for any but slend figure: This novelty is a bell after the manner of some bicycle skir without foids or fullness at the back of the ist, but falling into graceful undulating below standing collar of nd mous and other trans. Ss have endeared themsely. wey which insures the m The bodice is daintines with these delicate fa n.all pleatings or t The modern dation for itself when veiled °s or trimmed with a good foun- nings. tri ossamer Trimmings. rated model shows the use of ics as a trimming. Taffeta, | which after a snort lull has reappeared in the newest shades and printed designs, ‘s the material of which our gown is fash- ioned. The color is a delicate lavender ground covered with a small black and wEite scroll design. The skirt is of circular shape and follows ng tendency to make the figure appear as slender as possible. The long fitted circular flounce whic forms the lower part of the skirt is deco- rated with very small hand sewed tucks running vertically, and is attached to the sper part by fine stitchings done with sik. The skirt is mounted on nder taffeta glace. i ted lavender taffeta is made up over plain taffeta lining, like the skirt, and is very simple but elegant in its snstruction. The seamless back is drawn ely over the figure, while the front is slightly pouched. Novel revers of cream colored taffeta trimmed with fine scalloped pleatings of lavender gauze edged with nar- row black satin baby ribbon decorate the front over a vest of fulled cream colored Liberty’ silk. The thigh standing collar of folded cream colored Liberty silk is surmounted by a full ruching of lavender gauze. Epauleties of printed taffeta edged with pleatings of lavender gauze accentuate the slight fullness at the shoulder of the other- wise tight sleeve. Pleated cuffs and beit of black satin. | WOMEN IN THE Many Have Served for Months With- out Disclosing Their Identity. From the Chivago Tribune. Military records contain quite a number of instances in.which women, disguised as men, have entered the army and distin- guished themselves on the battlefield, their sex not being discovered for many years afterward. In 1872 a soldier who had enlisted under the name of Paul Daniel attracted the at- tention of a sergeant while drilling a body of recruits at Portsmouth. At the con- clusion of the parade he sent for Daniel and stated his suspicions in regard to the re- cruit’s sex. On seéing that the game was up, Daniel confessed that she was a female and burst into tears when informed that she could no longer continue with the regi- ment. It appeared that ‘her husband, after getting through a lage fortune, had fled to Germany, where he, had enlisted, and his wife performed the decéption in the hope that, as a soldier, se might be dispatched for service in thayweuntry and thus dis- cover her uufeithful partner. A most remarkable worman was found to be serving as an ordinary soldier in a cer- tain German corps toward the end of the last century. Her sex was revealed owing to a-{alse charge of theft being made against her after ie had been perform- ing her military duties of the regiment for over six months. “sBefore this she had served in a regiment of (the cuirassiers for two years in one regiment, receiving a wound in the arm, and afterward joining the greradiers. being captured by the enemy, she managedzto escape and prompt- ly enlisted in a regiment,of volunteers, and but for the unfortunate charge referred to, might have spent her life in military pur- suits, In 1769 a woman made a determined effort to enlist in the East India Company forces. Although she was disguised perfectly as a man, her voice and her manner gave her away. When the magistrate told her that her application was hopeless she burst into tears, saying that this was her only chance of seeing her husband again, who was then serving in India. A woman who boasted that she had a unique career died in 1782 at Poplar. For the greater part of her life she had served as an ordinary seaman on several men-of- war, where her true sex was not once sus- pected. As opposed to these women, who have fought in the ranks, there are no less than eight women colonels in the German army today, several of whom draw their pay Se te They ere the Empress of Ger- many, Dowager Empress, widow of the ARMY. late Frederick Charles of Prussia; the Queen Regent Sophia, the Duchess of Ed- inburgh, the Duchess of Connaught and Queen Victoria. +e + i Our Flag the Copy. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. E The flag of our country is generally con- ceded to be one of the most beautiful ban- ners in the world, and the fact that there is something inherently attractive in its as- semblage of stars and stripes is shown by the frequency with which it has been copied in the standards of other nations. The flag of Uruguay has white and blue stripes with white field and gilt sun for an emblem; that of Salvador the same number of stripes, white and blue, with red field and nine white stars. Nicaragua has five Stripes, the two outer at the top and bot- tom of the flag being blue, the two inner white and the middle one red. The flags of Liberia and the Hawaiian Islands are ex- actly alike, each having eleven alternate red and white stripes, with a biue field and singl white star. The Greek naval flag has nine white and blue stripes, with bluc field and white cross. The Orange Free State has seven alternate white and yel- low stripes with a field of red, white and blue, and several of the Spanish-American states have banners which bear a resem- blance more or less close to our national ersign. The first Cuban flag had three stripes, the top and bottom being blue and the middle stripe white, the field being red with@ white star. The authorized Cuban flag at present has five alternate blue and white stripes with a red field and white star. —— +00 The Increase of Nations. From the New York Herald. ‘While European Russia will need’ only forty-tive years or so, Germany about six- ty-five years, Austria-Hungary seventy years, England eighty years and Italy 110 years, it will take Frence over 860 years to double its population. What signifies the loss of Alsace Lor- raine’s 1,509,000 “souls compared with the loss France suffers every day? In the last five years the German population has In- creased by 3,000,000, who are every one fully-German. Franee meanwhile has In- creased her people by only 175,000, who are not even of French nationality. The increase of a natioa is of the ut- most importance to the success of its coun- try. It has meant much in the nineteenth eee ee twen- HOUSEHOLD HINTS. ee In using pineapple for fruit jellies or creams it must be borne in mind that it | is absolutely essential to cook it first. If the fresh pineapple is used with gelatine, the jelly will nover harden, as many a cook has found to her sorrow. Neither should pineapple be cut or pared with a stecl knife, as it corrodes It almost immediately. It is due to this active principle of the pinzapple that the juice is considered a sovereign remedy im the south for throat Ciseases, especially diphtheria. It is said to cut the m2mbrane, affording relief when other means fail. In preparing the pineapple for the table the directions given by one who has lived where the pines grow will be} fcund worthy of a following. “Szlect one fiom smail to medium in size,” she says, “for in these the flavor is best, and never take one which has not both stem and crown. Twist out the crown and lay one side, but throw away the stem. In the lit- tl2 pit from which the crown was twisted | drive two strong skewers down through the central core until they come through the bottom. Pull the skewers apart, and the) Tine will cleave asunder from crown to) stem. Then it is a simple matter to spl! the core, dividing again 2ach half of the fruit. Pat the pieces together in their nat- | ural position, ti with a narrow ribbon, put the crown in place, and the pine is ready to serve. It is eaten by separating 2>ach of the little squares of the rind from the rest and ripping the flesh to the core. By this means no juice iz lost, and the dread2d rind Serve as handies to convey the | fruit to the mouth. The same person is | authority for the statement that the two it> heart leaves of the crown con- y quintessence of the pine, and | tein the vi that dipped in a drop of tabasco the flavor | of the fruit will long linger on the palate. | Tubs of pottery made to resemble the | e2dar tubs in which good housekeepers for- merly used to wash their sfiver are not soid at housefurnishing stores for use in the summer cottage. Tne wood tones are produced in shining glaze, and whea prett growing plants or cut flowers ar> placed i them the effect is delightfully quaint. The cnly objection to the use of these as jar- dinieres is the price, which puts them above | the ordinary housekseper’s reach. For such | a one, however, there are pretty jardinieres of duil green and brown pottories, at as low | as fifteen or twenty cents each. Into these | y go tin cans painted a neutral color to ld the growing plants. A group of these set on the window ledge make a brave and artistic showing at a very slight expense. Plants are said to thrive much better in a t in pottery than in a clay flower ining a foothold here among aters, and the farmers and hen gardeners In the vicinity of the ci are doing a good business in supplying th demand. Carrots two or three inches in length, potatoes and tomatoes and beets | the size of plums, peas haif their natural size, and cauliflowers young and immature, | e willing to) rdingly. While the vegetables are ent in t flavor they ta fully ripened, they are delicat ain vo woody fiber. develop the characteristic vegetable. pees i For the woman who goes summering with a varied array of hats to match her variou gowns one of the new square trunks d voted to hats alone will be found able. The anew hat boxes : to held the .nost dell without eru sded frames spring from the sides, top and bottom of | the trunk, upon which the bonnets may be ‘astened with hat pins, while in some of the more expensive trurks wire protectors thrown over the hats make assurance ure. A little tray in the top of the the veils and the arts gauzes in place, dy can| all head furnishi actly and rely housed toge on relish muc teemed for bon viv is an expensive thing to buy, Made at hone at smail cost. A hasty mint! chutney that can be prepared fresh as | led, and which is usually preterred in | summer i ec tney, is made in this handful of fresh mint, | a cupfcl ullanas preferred: one ot ci itle red peppers, a} half teaspoonful of salt and two teaspoon- | Pat these ingredients into a mortar and pound until the mixture is juicy and soft. Stir and pour into a pretty glass or china jar. No cooking is required, and it wil be found an admirable relish with cold meats. fuls ct sugar. Fruit salads are now in order, and may be varied from day to day, as the various fruits appear in their season. Oranges and bananas are always appetizing served in this way, while white grapes, berri apples, pears and peaches are equally re sporsive to judicious treatment. OW and vinegar are not used for frait salads, th dressing being made of-lemon juice, su; and sherry when desired. The fruit is ar- ranged in the salad bowl in layers, with the dressing placed between cach ‘layer. Oranges can be served alone with a mayon- naise dressing. In this case, cut mM thick quarters, arrange on lettuce leaves, cover with mayonnaise and then with whipped cream. “Beware the garbage pail! might well be written over every kitchen door at this season, particularly. If possible, see that its contents are emptied every day and the pail well rinsed. While twice a week, at least, it should be thoroughly scrubbed out with a strong solution of washing soda, and then dried in the hot sunshine A swarm of flies and an aftermath of disease germs are sure to follow the neg- lected garbage pail. While fruits, as a rule, are the approved first course at breaktast, the exception should always be made with pineapple. An admirable digester, it attacks the first substance it meets, and if that is the coating of the stomach, so much the worse for the stomach. Pineapple should always be served toward the last of a meal, when it will assist in the digestion of the food. A most valuable addition to the camp equipage of the bicyel2r is a little filter attached to the end of a piece of rubber tubing, a foot and a half or two fect ii length. This enables the travoler to drink at the wayside spring without the usual attendant chance of imbibing gravel, stones, animalculae, or even creatures of a larger growth. Instead of the stiff “made-up” bouquets formerly carried by brides, sweet girl graduates or debutantes, the new and pret- tier custom is for long-stemmed, loose:y tied bunches of one variety of flowers only. Another idea that comes from abroad is a big bow of wide satin ribbon to which flowers and foliage are attached, drooping loosely on each side. Steamer bags for hanging on the state- room door can now be found in nearly al! of the la stores. They are usually of denim or Ma red drill and contain di- visions varying in size for shoes, slippers, gloves, handkerchiefs and other parapher- nalia needed en voyage. An old-time lotion for weak and achitig eyes {3 a weak decoction of sage icaves. Pour @ quart of bollicg water ® hané- Ido w ) Skirt, bat we | breeze as soon as | seems to question the Baking Powder Most healthful leavener in the world. Goes farther. ful of freshly picked flowers, cover closely and allow it to stee genuly n the back of the range. Strain and bottle. for the trensatlantio the attractions shown Leather pillows tourist are among in the Europe outfit sh A loop at- tached to one end mai them easy to carry, while the salt spray has no terrors for the owner of thi unique headrest. +e. THE WHEELWOMAN’S She Forgets That Her Costame Is Al- ways Critically Observed. From the Woman's Hom> € mpanion Most women will, of course, follow thelr own tastes in dressing for outdoor exer- cises, and many of them present a woeful misapplied appe e. Especially is this true of the wheelwoman, many of whom Seem to go on the 5 = shows on a galloping hor: t whe the wheel is in m: about her clo: 3 ere mistaken. Whether riding or rest costume is alway and bystanders ov in grace and speed if the becoming the maje the point of obse rook a multitu a foolish of bi- short-skir short enoug tue A skirt to the shoetops does, conceal the stocking, bu point in its favor, for i graceful both on and the short skirt, and cc the use 0: high t an additio’ all whe off the - but or trimmed hat; ers and lace or fluffy efre the hat 1 more tasteful it Th pe nd youtl wheeling which falls t no one knows whet 1 skirt or the bifur a shirt wais r some able mate t to match the skirt, ———_ ++ The First Tencups. the Jewelers en after te and had com: ere tear time coffee far in Lone Paris, 14 on and From the first, howeve: conventiona oriental em or handh was little v ny not at al The Chinese te a, vot- fee and chocole mens of porcelain were ur nto Europe in the till the sixteenth century were cups China in nad their s collecting nd high The collecti of the in 3 . as the Chin e skillful imi- rs and put numerous falsifications om the market. -—-2e- Saving of St From the Philadelphia Press. A very littie story, with a very big moral, has just come to my notice. It was told at a gathering of housekeepers who were considering hasten to pi th “saving of steps,” and I it on while there is sUill time for it to bring comfort for warm weather housekeeping. The story was of a wise C who raised her family by her wisdom. One of her rules was that they should never go to or from work in the fields empty handed. Going they took from the house garbage, and some- thing hich, a nuisance near the | dwelling, served as fertilizers further afield. Coming back, they brought sticks for fuel or stones fer wa and thus cleared the fields while or for the house. The p F a wis . and many @ d downstairs might F be saved by its adoption in the home. = Smart Belt From the Woman's Home Com Belts not ouly share honors with dress anion. accessories for this summ wear, but seem to claim more attention than the gown itself. We all wear belts, be we stout or lean, short or tall, r and no one omingness. Jow- h a long run, and th cheap imitations, ather and plain metal eled belts have had are now mide in st that the belts of 1 are more used by women who must have something new. The old-time belting of colored silk in white, black and all the pretty shades of color are now again im vogue, and are simply fastened in front with a clasp. Just at this time, when war is the talk of the day, the leather belt with a clasp in military’ style is quite the thing for the summer girl. It is usually quite large, and, if possible, must have @ history of other war d: ss A Safe Bet. From Pack Jones (reading x @isnatch from seat o& war)—“The Spaniards fired at random.” . Smith—“I'll bet they didn’t hit it. RES Frees At the Dentis From Perch. “You'll be a good littie giri and take the gas, won't you, Kitty?” ae mammy, mayn’t I deve. @ectry Hight