Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1898, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1898—24 PAGES. \ ELLEN OSBORN'S|.G FASHION LETTER) spondence of The Evening Sta ernational Lit r¥lee.) Epectal Cor (Copyright, | September 3, are you doing here?” at or library. The club woman w | cramming for a paper on the Philippines. { The little dressmaker looked up from a big volume of costume plates. “Studying | Watteau le she said, “and Greek gown “That's a queer combination,” club woman. said the “It is queer, sented the little dr maker; “but do you see th She pointed to a figure of Mme. Dubarry in a dress festooned with ruches and berdered with ruffle upon ruffle. = “Why,” said the club for the panniers, I woman, “except could wear that, al- said the little dressmaker. you see these?" She turned to the beginning of the book and nodded at a Group of goddesses hobnobbing amiably. seupcon of the directory, the Eugenie “to nd the dash of the military which ‘ary to its complete enjoyment. been altered in few im- portant parti since summer, but more spices and condiments are thrown in. Louis XIV Bowknots. From the court cf Louis XIV come the ig bnowknots that everybody is wearing upon the dress or in the hair. One day when Mlle. de Fontanges was hunting with the king. the wind loosened her hair, upon which she took off one of her garters and tied it up hastily. Next day, of course, the court Jadics appeared with their hair bound with a ribbon having a bow in front, a Ja Fontanges. The polonaise, which technically fs “in fashion,” though few New York women vear it, is, in its statelier forms at any rate, a reminiscence of the last days cf Louis XIV, when the old king was praying over the follies of bis youth and when cos- tumes, though magnificeat, were solemn. The cicse-fitting, peinted bodice, which for a full season has aspired to the piace of the pouch front, is another Louis le Grand fashicn. One or two handsome dresses lately ordered by matrons show it in its are ne! The recipe “I epuldn’t wear those things,” said the ] d the Mttle dress- | ” cone tunics like those, with the | ar > from shoulder to wrist and with- | out trimming, will be worn more than any- | th else for tea gowns this winter. It's | ybe.” » i other side of the table ure of annoyance sok on Hawaii. The club woman her voice to a lower whisper. “Do he queried, “that panniers i | | yet, ast many of us; but we and put on trimmings to look an’s pencil. Yatteau and Van Loo Rococo flavor and nd Monarch’ ‘and Louis the main ingredients it is being cooked ave forgotten the i | EFFECT OF MUSIC. Queer Results of Experiments Tried sical Gardens. been made in | al gard London as to the | music on a The sound of was first tried on the tarantula | ut result. A nest of scor- howed the liveliest sus- Of the menttor Wzard we are told: The very moment he heard the fir scund of the violin he raised his head and was alert and listening. Then the forked me out, playing incessantly round i and as the music became soft and low the lizard grew quite still but for a ceptibilities. gentle swaying of the head. the t cage all heads were raised, and forked tongues played, while at a sud- discord every snake's head started ly back. Such, more or less, was fect of music on all the snakes. The ythons showed not a grain of in- and the boa was almost as indif- nt, but the deadly cobra, which the In- snake master wins from his hiding in the old wall at the sound of a tiny ras Toused at once. He was lying cep on the gravel at the bottom ut at the first note he in- d his head, and, with eyes the door whence the sound came, oler musie grew louder, slowly stood m hts tail, read his hood, and ed to and fro, in accordance with the re of the tune. Every change in vol- and tone stantly produced a co! ge in the movemente or poise } At the tremolo its body was en change, imitating pes, its’ hood was » utmost dimensions, while scord made the creature er a smart blow. r stood upon his hind legs ntently, walking backwards | and humming a half-formed | of satisfaction. The two grizzlies, it chord, assumed, a critical yet titude of keen Attention, each head on one side, and its paws cleep' the bars. In the lion house every d was turned at the first sound of the violin, and as it grew louder his majesty began to wave his black tuft on his tail from side to side, as a cat does when med- flating a spring, while the Honess made her way straight up to the bars, as if to push him from the front seat. The old fable of the snap of a broken string caus- ing terror to the wolf was next put to the roof, and seems to be founded on fac’ nstantly, at the sudden crash, the com- mon wolf set up its back, and with tail between its legs drew back wit, a hideous sneer, and slunk into a corner. The flute was chosen to open a concert for a huge elephant that stood Mstening with deep attention, one foot raised from the ground, and its whole body still—a strong sign of the effect of music on the most restless of animals. As long as the flute continued the stillness was unbroken; but at the first sound of the piccolo all was changed. Its sharp, shrill note was every- where resented. The elephant twisted round and turned his back on the perform- er, whistling, snorting and stamping his feet. Even the ostrich was offended at the piccolo, writhing its neck, stalking un- | From | namental on my lady's desk, and can be | to divide the space, then cover the lid of Masbate! eae old, sumptucus form with plastron em- broidered and ornamented with jewels. The plaits which Watteau was supposed to have bequeathed to the tea gown are to | be appropriated by ball dresses, according to reports current. The first evening dresses in this fashion are of quaint flow- ered muslins trimmed with velvet ribbons; the fullness of the shoulder plaits is caught into the draperies below the waist, exactly as in the eld paintirgs. The ruches festooned in arcs with which we trim ourselves—much as we used to trim booths at charity bazars—were a fency of the Dubarry and the ladies of the »co court cf Leuis XV. In the Dubar- ay were worn also the voluminous 3recques, with which the entire many of the early autumn dresses . ‘The small sleeve laced on the of the arm from wrist to elbow be- to the same epoch. fi withcut which an autumn is scarcely complete, was brought dress into fashion and kept in fashion by Marie Antoinetie, who wore large ones crossing and tied on the borom, precisely as if she had understood how handy to fashion de- signers would be Mme. Lebrun’s portraits of her. Picture Styles Revived. The directory coat fights with the hus-* "sar jacket, and the-two combine against the three-quarters length cape, which is a legacy from the Empress Eugenie. An- other of Eugen fashions they say we are to haye—the shawl; shawl-shaped capes are already plenty. One of the newest bodices is copied rectly from a portrait of Eugenie in 1833. The empress is wearing a light-colored silk or satin dress, made with a tight-fitting sacque waist, whose skirt comes to the hips, and is edged with lace all around. The front of the waist is incrusted with lzce: the skirt consists of four lace tlounces. Add Heary 1V slashings. Vandyke points, oricntal boieros and jeweled girdles, and some few of the sources of fashions have been enumerated. A brown and white checked poplin dress just finished for wear ut Lenox is reminiscent of the seventies. ‘The skirt shows in front four ruffles, bound with black velvet ribbon. The top rufll: rises to the waist line behind, and the whole back {s covered with ruffles, mount- ed very full—bouffant, in the old phrase— to give the effect of a considerable bustle. ‘The tight-fitting bodice 1s slightly bi in froat and trimmed with velvet-bound ruffles to simulate a bolero. The sleeves are tight and plain, with ruffles at wrist and shoulder. A costume combining gold Jace, army blue and artillery red draws its inspiration from much nearer sources. The skirt of blue ladies’ cloth is finished at the bottom with a graduated band of red, narrow in front, but forming half the depth behind. Fodging this band is a gold cord, which doubles on itself, making loops at inter- vals. The bodice js a closed Eton jacket. bordered with red and gold, and arranged for wear over a lace blouse. A daintier arrangement of the same col- ors appears in a waist of red and blue shot silk, whose fronts turn away in broad, flat folds from a vest of white satin. The ruffles at the top of the close coat sleeves are lined with white, as are the cuffs, which fall to a point over the hand. Down the front of the white satin vest and on the inner arm seam are small gold buttons, joined by a twisted gold cord. Copied from one of Rejane's toilets is a Gress of gray-biue cloth, embroidered elab- orately in darker blue, the leaf designs ris- ing a foot and a half above the hem. The waist shows a black velvet vest of almost threadlike narrown draped with white lace. Worn with this is a tan-colored dou- bve cape of three-quar length, with a shorter triple cape about the shoulders. This garment has a flaring collar, incrusta- tions of black lace and a military red lin- ing. A shorter, shawl-shaped cape with a deep point in the back is made of ruby velvet, half covered with a flounce of black em- broidered chiffon. The flaring collar is faced with black and comes above the ears. Embroidered Muslins. Following one of the latest fancies of the season is a high-necked evening dress of white silk muslin, made over blue taffeta and embroidered with roses. The em- broidery, which is done in white silk with faint touches of pink and forms one of the most beautiful pieces of needlework imeginable, covers both waist and skirt, the sleeves only being of plain white mus- lin. A narrow ruffle of white lace set above one of blue silk finishes the nem. The bodice blouses a little, and, except for the exquisite embroidery, is untrimmed. Smail, flat epaulets of lace and blue taffeta are placed upon the shoulders. A wide rib- bon of rose-colored velvet ties at the back of the waist and falls in sash ends. In marked contrast is a reproduction in the most up-to-date fashion of an old En- glish ball dress, whose white tulle skirt is made with tissue over tisstie, a bewilder- ing mass of cloud-like softness. Garlands of pale pink roses catch up the draperies and form the sleeves. In yet a third style ts an evening dress of pale mauve muslin printed with wisteria blessoms. The skirt 4s decorated with crossing Vandykes of black velvet, form- ing diamond patterns. The open overskirt is caught up on the sides, and the Watteau plaits, which fall from the shoulders, are brought around to the left and gathered into the fastening. This is the extreme of faghion, adopted as yet by the few. No creature seemed wholly indifferent to the charm of music except the seals, while to all a discord was offensive. ——— +0e- A Letter arper's Bazar. This little article is both useful and or- Case. decorated either by painting or needle- work. Obtain a cordboard box whose lid shuts over it completely like a case, ex- tending to the bottom, and large enough to contain two packages of znvelopes of ordi- nary size. Fit a piece of cardboard inside the box with linen, painting or embroider- ing in outline-stitch on one side of the top “Letters Answered,” on the other side “Letters Unanswered.” Between the spaces occupied by the lettering any appropriate device may be painted; or if the decoration is done with the needle, tiny towers can be scattered over the top among the lét- ters, or the words placed in a slanting | direction in the lower right-hand corner and upper left-hand corner of the box cover, With the initials of the future owner —if it is to be a gift—also worked across between them. If intended to be sold in fairs or exchanges—unless orders are taken —the initials, of course, must be omitted. Yet it might do to put one as a sample in an exchange, with the letters on a strip of paper between the words to show the design. Osten Some Queer Finger Rings. From the Woman's Home Companion, Rings have been made for almost all pur- poses. Thus we find cramp rings, said not only to cure cramp, but to prevent its re- amulet rings, infallible protectors vil eye;” astronomical, dial and zodiacal rings; garter rings and puzzle rings for novitiates taking the veil— these are usually of gold set with a sap- phire; rings for diplomats signalizing the official standing of the wearer; rings for poets, pilgriris, lawyers and clerics; squirt and poison rings, made so that they could contain vegetable poisons of the most dead- ly kind, which could be injected by slightly scratching the skin of the person whose hand the wearer grasped; whistle and key rings, both useful; motto rings, by means of which lovers gave vent to their passion: and love-knot rings and gemel rings, the last mede of two or three links intertwined, which could be joined together in such a Manner as to form one ring. + e+ ——___ How to Wear a Veil. From th> Woman's Home Companion. Veils are no longer drawn beneath the chin. They should come just below the nose, and are worn tighter across the face than heretofore. This abbreviated veil is becoming to only a few women, which makes its popularity doubtful. White vells are both stylish and becoming to women of regular features, but must be chosen with care, so as not to get a mesh that shows the skin in blotcnes, which appears red in contrast to the threads of the vell. White veils of circular shape with patterned border are popular, and we are threatened with red ones in the same shape, having + ai of black chenille sprinkled here and turn; sily up and down, as if in dudgeon. The er, who clearly found pleasure tn the violin, started up in fury at the first shrill ery of the tiny pipe, rushing up and down the cage, and lashing its tall from side to side. A soft air from the flute brought back tmmediate peace, and we may fairly infer that the violin and flute, which hu- n taste has approved as the most pleas- of instruments, are, by some unknown law, most acceptable to the brute creation. ere, Black veils are by all odds the most stylish and becoming, and the simpler the mesh the safer the result. He Had. From“Life. Fond Father—"So you have told a ie, yeung man. Haven't you learned from me by this time what an awful thing a Har is?” Johnny—“Yes, sir. I have. BABIES IN CHINA. Little Ones in the Celestial Empire Receive Much Attention. From the Ladies’ Pictorial. Babi2s are made much of all the world over, but in China especially they are sur- rcunded with a host of mysterious super- stitions and practices. They are very comical to look at, these children of the celestials; from the day they ars born they are put into a little coat and trousers, with a. wee cap to keep the head warm, and little shoes on their feet. In fact, they are the exact counter- parts of their parents in mintatur2. A child is not bathed until the third day; it is not considered lucky to do so before. When this has been done, charms, consist- ing of lucky cash (smallest coin), and small sliver toys, are attached by red cord to the child's wrists, and are worn for many Paso This is to keep away all evil spir- Red strips of paper, with certain charac- ters written on them, are also nailed up outsids the door of baby’s room to ward off all evil influences. These strips are kept up until after the eleventh day, and it is usual for no strang- er to enter until they have been r2moved. When a Chinaman has lost severul chil- dren on the birth of another he 1s especially careful to guard it from evil spirits, who evidently have a spite against him. He therefore invests in a sword made out of cash, and strung together with red cord. This is hung up by baby’s bed as a charm, and ts considered very effective. ‘The child generally leaves the room at the end of the month, and on that day the kéad is shaved for the first time. I cannot learn that any great importance is attached to the giving of a name to the child. It is, as a rule, the grandfathar or grandmother on the father’s side for choice who names it, but if they are dead it de- volves on the mother’s parents or some el- derly ralation. When baby has arrived at the mature age of four months the maternal grandmother makes it a present of a most elaborate chair with a table attached. There is genzrally a eet on this day, and many friends are in- v' A curious custom is observed when the child is a year old. Again a party ts given to celebrate the event, and a large sieve {s placed upon the table with various articles laid upon ft—books, writing implements, gold, silver, fruit, éte. Baby, attired in new red sothes with red cord braided in his hair, is placed in the center of the sieve, and according to what articles he seizes first will his fortune be told. If he takes up the money, of course he will become a mer- chant and rich; if a book, why, he will be pagnee and distinguish himself in litera- re. n every hougehold there is an im: O71 the goddess of children, who is supposed 4 have the care of the little ones till they grow che Many offsrings are made to her, especially on the child’s birthday. When a child reaches the age of sixteen years he is ao to or a from the control of this particular god ) and a ceremony is gone through called ths “going out of childhood.” efor ist ons ee are made to the less 0! e cl ren fo. = — r the care be. But to return to our babies. As I men- toned before, the head is shaved when a month old—sometimes entirely, but y. often a small patch fs left at the crown the head, and the hair plaited into a stiff little queue, which stands out straight from the head through a little hole in the cap. If it is a little girl, her head is often not. shaved, but her hair plaited into two piaits above the ears. Red cord is plaited in with the hair as a charm, for spirits cannot face red—hence baby’s red clothas, HOUSEHOLD HINTS i ie These be the days when late sojourners in the country or fhountains find new ways of amusing themselves and “driving dull care away.” The cat-tails now rise plump and brown by, the fadow . brook, and when cut close t the Ground and turned head downward in a pail of kerosene to soak for several hours, make most effec- tive torches form evening illuminations. Holes are made’ in the ground with a sharp-pointed stick, and the cat-tails set up on the lawn in’ircles or lines. Another effective oriental way of lighting the grounds is through the prosaic medium of a par of ashes and a little kerosene. A pole is sunk in the ground far enough to hold it firm, and on the top of this is nail- | ed a small board to act as a shelf. A tin pan of ashes wet with kerosene is placed | in a larger empty pan, and this on the shelf. When lighted, the blaze lasts a long time, sending up a broad and continuous flame, while the children and their elders, sit in’ groups upon the bread poreh watch- ing the fascinating play of this scion of the fire god. Neediess to say, this method of illumination is not to be allowed on an ex- tremely windy evening, or in the absence of sume grave and reverend senior born to command. With the coming of the long cool even- ings and the “shut in” days that accom- pany the autumnal equinox, every mother or hostess is glad to have a list of simple indoor amusements at her command, to suggest as substitutes for field games. A letter game that may be played by any number of people, young or old, is always in order. A large number of pasteboard letters are kept in a box. Then each per- son playing may decide upon a word, and select from the pile the letters forming that word. These letters are all mixed and handed to the next person to make the word. In this way each one Is kept busy studying out his own puzzle. The words selected may be simple or difficult, accord- ing to the abilities of the various partici- pants. When such words as_bacteriolo- gists, Mephistophelian, paradoxical, Bac- chanalian or Giaour are given out it re- quires not only familiarity with an extend- ed vocabulary, but stimulates quickness of perception as well. A clever little school teacher, who is an adept at the concoction of delicious home- made candies and cakes, has devised a way of ob:aining a pretty pink coloring for her candies and frosting that will bear passing on. She buys cents’ worth of the bright red cinnamon drops at the near- est reliable confectioner’s, puts them in a cup, covers them with water for a few moments, and, hey, presto! a half pint of rosy coloring that lends itself admirably to the.semblance of strawberries, water- melons or roses. The little suspicion of cinnamon that clings to the coloring is al- most intangible, yet quite delightful, and the beauty of it all is that it-is “so easy.” With the coming of the chrysanthemum season, a few hints on the arrangement and grouping of tbis favorite fall flower may not be amiss. The best decorative effect, says one with an artistic eye, is produced, if in arranging the flowers, the different colors are kept quite’separa e or drawing room decorations ‘Kk terra cotta tints should al ed by green foliage. Huge t ellow chrysanthemums need no other quite sufficient unto them- selve In a chrysanthemum show, pink and cream flowers are most effec when ranged in front of the maroon: terra cottas. grefitest toilet conveniences traveling, or for in one’s cwn home are “sponge and bi baskets. Every one tealizes haw musty and scur brushes and ‘sponges become in hot weather, an@ know from experience the difficulties attendant apon drying and One of the to carry when use airing them on the window sill. These baskets are of knotted twine, made like a seine or butterfly net, and fastened tp a rattan hoop. Hung outside the window they hold their contents safe, wnile allow- ing the fresh air to do it Sweet pickled apples are almost as de- cious as pears or perches, Cut ihem in halves, cutting through the stem and leav- ing in the skinand core. Put three cloves in each Make. a sweet sirup alow- ds of aple: ree pounds of sugar and pintsof vin Bring the sirup to a boil, put the app purifying work. hal ing to six poui until they can be pierced with a Take out with a skimmer, pack in jars, cook the sirup a little longer and pour over them, Dried and canned watermelon rinds are esteemed by southern house as far superior to citron in the making of cake. One method, highly m. ied, is to cut the rinds into two or thre lengths, peel and cook thick and rich with plenty of sugar. Can. When ready to use take out a few slices, ering © ses for use { are turned head 6 to allow the sap to run bs and dry there, they ter condition than when dried stem down. Again the wich, This time, slices of bread spread "with layers of olives cut in sma!l pieces, and-cov2red with a mayon- naise dressing. At a swell English dinner, apples are used as the fruit centerpiece, just as for- eign fruits are used here. — HERE'S THE NEW LAUGH. Really Not So Much a Laugh as a Vocal Ripple of Merriment. From the New York Herald. If the proverb ‘Laugh and the world laughs with you” be true, it is to be hoped that the world will adopt the new laugh. For the New York society girl, who de- lights in doing new things each spring, summer, autumn and winter, has devised one, and she has scored an emphatic suc- cess with it. Distinguished by a great measure of difference from the traditional merry “Ha, ha!” it is a laugh to be taken notice of. It 1s not so much a laugh, to tell the truth—though it is intended to do duty as one—as it is a ripple of merriment. The “smart” New York girl this summer makes no noise at all with her laughter. She keeps her mouth closed, her lips well to- gether. But over these lips steal, when she is amused, something that is more than a smile. It is a laugh, all but the sound, all but the opening of the mouth and the show- ing of the teeth. It is fun and amusement personified, but it is all in silence. The world in general, society thinks, might very well copy this, for it shows off giridom much better. There are no longer shrieks of laughter to be heard from porches and piazzas in the summer, and giggles have been banished once for all. Society's mothers have been the factors in accomplishing this, in planning the new laughter. How they came to bring it about is an interestingostory. It has long been whispered aboubesociety that the young girls in it were making altogether too much noise—that theiragayéty was not subdued enough. The questionxof what trus refine- ment was was commencing to get raised. Finally society's mammas came down with. aheavy hand. At.once.the new regime was instituted. So if, while summering, you meet with a girl who seems only to:smile at your witti- cisms, be assured:thatoshe {s in the fashion and has learned wery,Jately the lesson of how girls should laughin 1898. wnward for a fe santo the plant, pin much bet- Mebel— I. ‘I think it’s cruel to shoot birds, Rerald,”” : : STYLES FOR YOUNG GIRLS New and Becoming Models for Early Fall Gowns and Coats, Narrow Braid, Gimp and Buttons Are Suitable Trimmings—A Winter Cont. Written for The Evening Star. In the new autumn materials shown there will be found smooth, pretty cloths, cash- meres, figured alpacas, small checked and striped French flannel and bright, stylish plaids, which seem especially designed for | gowns for young girls. Red, gray, golden brown, fawn, gray-blue and black are dedicated by Dame Fashion to young ladies. Narrow braids and buttons are found an | effective and inexpensive trimming on the gowns of school girls. Their frocks should be made very simple, for too much cannot be said against elaborately trimmed clothes for school girls. A few years ago the practical mother converted her own last year’s gowns into simple school dresses for her young daughters, but now, with dress goods at such reasonable prices, an entirely new dress can be made with less trouble and more pleasure for the wearer. For girls from ten to sixteen years the skirts usually fall half way between the ankle and the knee, being gradually low- ered as the little women “grow up.” The ever-popular blouse waists are ex- tremely becoming and sensible for their slight, unformed figures, and there are so many pretty ways of trimming and :ash- ioning them that there is not the smallest possibility of their becoming tiresome or monotonous by reason of uniform style. An xtremely pretty frock for a girl of ten’ is the one in the first sketch. The skirt Is plain and gored to fit the figure closely. There are pointed flaps seeming- ly to close on either side, decorated with handsome pearl buttons, which give to the little gown a tailor-made air. The blouse bodice is cut with a deep, square yoke in front and back, and is buttoned on the left- side of the front by two pointed tabs. Attached to the braided yoke are pointed caps that fall over the very close-fitting small sleeves. The yoke end rtock collar r with that effectively braided are made of a contrasting col of the gown, and are with very narrow gimp. Another stylish and s for a girl of twelve is isible school dress own in the sec- ond illustration, and is made of black ana white checked French flannel. The five gored skirt is trimm2d with thr2e rows of black velvet ribbon. The blouse bodice has @ yoke of white French flannel crossed over with black velvet ribbon. Zhe yoke is bordered with square tabs bound with black velvet; the stock collar and crushed belt are also of velvet. The sleeves are small and close-fitting, with white flann2! cuffs trimmed with vel- vet ribbon. The waist is closed at the back by a row of black velvet buttons. The gray straw sailor hat worn witn this be- coming dress has a crown puff of black and white plaid silk and has two black quijis jauntily placed on the left side. There is nothing so hecoming to a young girl asthe ev2r-popular shirt waist. One made of figured flannel has a‘yoke very at- tractively cut in a high point in front, sloping on either side to the arms eve. Gathered to this is the blouse front. The back is neatly pleated and held in by a bread belt. Black alpaca skirts are very serviceable and stylish with shirt waists of any cut or color. For the best gown of the sixteen-year-old daughter flowered challie with trimmings of velvet and lece is shown in the next il- lustration. The skirt is quite plain, though very carefully fitted and sufficiently full to conceal the angles of the slender fig- ure, this being an art in itself. Three tiny ruffles adda very dainty finish to the skirt. The bodice is made smooth in the back and slightly pouched in front, fasten- ing on the left side with velvet revers trim- med th frills of lace in surplice effect. The nigh stock co'lar and yoke are cut of piece lac corresponding to the lace frills and lata over 4 foundation of colored silk. ‘The siceves fit closely, having a shght full- ness at the top, and gathered to (ne velvet cuffs are frills of iace falling low over the Ronald—“Then why do you wear the | hands. wings cf one in your hat?’—Punch, A yery pretty and comfortable school Baking lard mixed) the dough. Handle owder and one-hal desired size, and bake twe: increase the heat. minutes. Receipt. —Sift with one quart flour two teaspodnful if teaspoonful salt. Rud i is Cleveland's Superior hortening (butter and ize of an egg, and wet with enough sweet milk to make soft little as possible and roll out about one inch thick Cut the Do not have the oven fee hot at first— Receipt book free. KES, 400 Teceipis. stamp and address, Cleveland Baking Powder Co., New York. sen Cleveland's BAKING POWDER jacket is of light cloth trimmed with large with deep revere saiior collar. The aleeves he shouiders. The diagonal t illustration will fortable in cooler wi oue of its most novel ; it is cut low ending rely covering the this little coat is cut y a belt of ¢ rough two slits at the the coat in front is buttoned di i and pocket flaps, et, are bound with dark velvet. The hat worn with th red French felt trimmed y of dark blue silk, rosette: the same s being under the brim in back. ————— Bog Butter. From the Teronto Globe. Mr. David Boyle, the curator of the On- tario Archeological Museum, is in receipt of ar edingly curious survival from pre- historic tinies in the lump of “bog butter. very old times the art of making butter wa’ known, but the preservative effects o were as yet un Neverthele cioth jacket shown in the be found more com- ather. The collar i and attractive fi in the back and front, in high points on either side, 4 7 back full and Ivet_pa sides and cle The full box fror The collar, cuffs 4 edge of the jack- ot is ing ears. slightl, little coat was in a soft crown ik ce the people of that age p -d some means of preserving it, burial in a bog being part of the proce irki e fre quently left there for saf and from time to time these relics of storie housekeeping are rthed. Mr. B. S Geor Lefroy of Toronto, » is now i: Ireland, donor of sized piece of ci. ing stuff t roy’s letter to Mr. B lows: “I have just sent off per parcel post piece of ‘bog butter’ to Whether it is ne of and rarity to be of any valuc muscam. Mr. as a [ ion’t know | jent ant or inter you, but as the Dublin Museum has a keg | in a prominent position perhaps consider it wort admission to a pl in the museum. I notice the dian cus- toms fortid ‘substitutes or ations of butter.’ I hope red tape won't signalize it- self over this. “The keg, of which this is a portion, was dug up recently (this year) in a bog near Dunlavin, caunty Kildare. The staves are said to. have been round it, but to have fallen off on removal. It lay in a peasant's garden, and the dogs fed on it for a time. Mrs. Hopkins of Blackhall castle, Kileu:len, County Kildare, got it then, and I got this fragment from her. I melted a piece and it seems decidedly putterish.” ——++ Chinese Are Natural Cooks. From the New York Ledger. The Chinese are a nation of cooks. There is scarcely an individual in their vast com- munity who is not more or less competent to cook himself a respectable dinner. The peasant sits down to meals cooked by the hand of Ifls wife or daughter-in-law. In large establishments the cooks are in- variably men. Haif a dozen coolies will squat rouad a bucket of steaming rice and from four to six small savory dishes of stewed cabbage, onions, scraps of fa’ cheap fish, etc. ‘They fill their bowls cretion” from the bucket. They help them- selves discreetly with their chop-sticks from the various relishes provided. Ow ordinary occasions, even a wealthy Chinaman will sit down to some such sim- | buttons and edgings of heavy stik machine stitching. ‘The roke is left open, | Wee Bit of 5 SS: ate close-fitting, with the usual slight fuli- ! BABY FOR A MASCOT. Humanity Cates Capers in a Church. From the Memphis Con.mercial-Appeal Central Methodist Church has a mascot. Queer Now. “a mascot is @ mascot” to begin with, but this particular mascot is a wee tot of three, possibly four, summers. She is just a little dot of humanity that be- longs to everybody and to nobody. She is no higher than the chancel rail, but makes herself at home in the big pulpit chairs, in the pews, on the organist’s seat or any place where it suits her fancy to be. Her name is Nelle, and that is all eny one knows. She goes to Sunday school and to church, and visits the reigh*ors with the freedom of a westerner who scorns re- straints and formalities. The peuple in the reighborhood Go not take kindly to her in- formal visits, but the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Hamner, the pastor and h's wife, receive the little stranger, and treat her with much consideration. The result is, she is very fond of them, and shows her apprectation in one very | promising way. Little as she Is, she con’ an “old salt” some points on the modern methois of swearing, but Dr. Hamner told her tt {8 not nice to swear, and she religiously re- trains from swearing w and is his most att the sermon. She may delib. the pulpit and climb up fr pit chairs, or sit on the steps of the chan- cel, or stand on the chancel cushion. and rest her itcle chin in her handa, vhile her elbows rest and gazes in- ence, ring enter e pul- n in hi of om the rail, tently at speaker during half the ser- e, but she hears every w: he says. Yesterday she took her seat in the gallery and scattered rose leaves on tho congreca- tion below. She horrifies the staid ané for- mal members of the oaAgres and More than one has tried io t and keep her in dignified bounds; but the might as well have tried to have strained the sparrows of old that built their nests in the altars ‘old of in the Psalms. Like the average woman, “when ees wills she will, and there an end of Nelle is a brown-haired maid whose siraight locks her mother keeps braided in two tiny braids down ier back, or, rather, her neck. She is neatly dressed, and is -browned until she is “brown as a berry.” She speaks with a foreign ac- cent, leading those who do not know bh parents to believe she is either a desc ent of the American aborigin: ome European nations, or may be cf the isles of the sea. r High Priced. From Pearson's Weekly. The present craze for old china has led to some remarkable prices being given during the present season, especially when they are contrasted with the prices given for the same pleces years ago. two white Chelsea groups of the four quarters of the world were sold fur one guinea. On me day twenty-six crimsen and gold ea plates, enameled in birds, were knocked down for £2. This year the white groups found their ack to the mart, and lized 300 , Whilet the twenty- tes sold re x 3 white Chelsea group of Hercules and Omphale, which in 1768 sold fur 10s. d., im 18% fetched T nallest of th Pi ‘as not due to a tion. High prices are simply creasing number of collecturs, ercwing wealth of the country The Stowe bric-a-brac of the Duke of Buckingham’s, which found its way to the auction mart in 1845, was acknowledged te be the finest in the world; yet the prices given were ridiculously low. I noticed that a complete service of Chelsea porcelain, which was disposed of at this sale for £2 14s. 64., changed hands in 1s4 for £1,254, whilst a Nankeen blue and white table ser. vice, held to be then worth £30, is now fol d:sposal in Bond street for 1,100 guineas, prices off lack i in the pprecia- ae to the In nd the ever. From the Chicago Times-Herald. The Poet was billed to read from his “works” before the Chautauqua assembly in his own town—that Is to say, in the town where he was a boy. The afternoon was clear an cool, and a considerable number of townsmen came out, either as friendly partisans or to satisfy a curfous interest in the personality of the young man who had been a barefoot boy among them and who was now a proud contributor of doubtful verses to the columns of the Baled Hay Monthly and other sterling publications of uke high Mterary character. A party of charming young ladies, musicians from @ neighboring metropolis, were to divide the prcgram with the Poet. One of these ladiet appeared first, winning enthusiastic ap- plause. She was followed by a sing2r of ballad: and then the chairman ied the blushing Poet forward and introduced him in terms calculated to recall the story of the prodigal returned from far lands. ‘The ple fare,*served indeed on a table instead of on the ground, but in almost equaily simple style. It is only when a banquet is substituted for the usua! meal that eating is treated seriously as a fine art, in a man- ner worthy its importance to the human race. Then the guests will assemble be- tween 2 and 4 p.m., and will remain steadily at the table until any hour from 10 p.m. to midnight. Pipes are lighted between the courses, and a whiff or two of light to- bacco smoke is inhaled into the lungs; while within easy reach of the table, if the festivity is at all on a grand scale, the deafening noise of a theatrical performance continues almost without intermission. Don’t Cough. From the San Frencisco Examiner. A physician who is connected with an in- stitution in which there are many children says: ‘There is nothing more irritabie to 2 copgh than coughing. For some time I had been so fully assured of this that I determined for one minute at least to less- en the number of coughs hear in a cer- tain ward in a hospital of the institution. By the promise of rewards and punish- ments I succeeded in inducing them sim- ply to hold their breath when tempted to cough, and in a little while I was myself surprised to see"how some of the children entirely recovered from the disease. Constant coughing 1s precisely ke scratching a wound or the outside of the bedy; so long as it is done the wound will rot heal. Let a person when tempted to cough draw a long breath and hold it until it warms and soothes every air cell, and some benefit will soon be received from this process. The nitrogen which is thus re-_ fined acts as an anodyne to the mucous membrane, allaying the desire to~ cough and giving the throat and lungs a chance to heal. At the same time a suitable med- icine will aid nature in her efforts to re- | reading procesded and was succeeded by decorous silence, the Poet retiring gladly the friendly shade of a hand-painted stagi mountain. Turning to og> of the mus young ladies, he stammered out the inquiryi “How—how do you think they like it? The young person grinned sympathetic: ly. “I fear,” she said, “your people hay: decided to slaughter the prodigal and sav the calf.” And, alas! subsequent appearances proved that they had so decided. — im the World. Gold Coin From London Tit-Bits. It will probably be a shock to many to learn that all the gold coins current throughout the world could be comfortably stowed away in any one of thousands of Erglish drawing rooms. A careful estimate of the gold currency of the world places its amount at £755,000- 000. Although this enormous sum will prob- ably exceed our entire national revenue for the next seven years, it could, tf con- verted into English sovereigns, be placed in a room thirty-three feet long, thirty feet wide and twenty feet high. The process of packing the sovereigns would, indeed, be a labor of tims and in- finite patience. If the sovereigns were pleced in position at the rate oY one a see- ond, working for eight hours a day, a child of eight, commencing the task toaay, would s2e his eightleth birthday before the last sovereign was in position and the door could be locked. To convey this gold to its strong room would uire the utmost strength of 4,000 aoe. h wi have to pull agveight The thus accumulated would Tames" Fark, with a remnant of 8253 arta ‘a are a to spare; and, if placed edge to eige, they would form @ footpath of gold, six inches wide, between London and Constantinopla