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linery. The seasons flowers are being very
closely followed this wear, primroses, eowsiipi
and polyanthuses being largely patronized
while pansies and wailfowers are having 1t al
their own way in Broadway. Indeed, pansies
will probably hold their own throughout the
summer, they are so very decorative, their
range Of color is wide and they adorn our gar
den borders in considerable quantities from
early April till late October.
FASHION NOTES.
Ladies' who wear front pieces Of hair should
be careful about pinning their hats on. Only
last Sunday saw the daintiest, prettiest maiden
transformed at one fell breeze into bald
headed fright She had pinned that fascinating
pink bonnet to that fascinating front piece and
away they both went together. A woman should
always be prepared for the happening OF the
unexpected.
If there is one thing more sggravating than
another it is to have ones idea given back as
original by the one to whom you gave it
You mention to your dressmaksr that you think
the Bernhardt Cleopatra drapery could be
modernized with charming effect. Your dress
maker SCOTS al the notion. The next time you
call she tells about her beautiful new idea Of
Cleopatra drapery. You have to hear her and
be delighted or she will make a fright Of you in
your next dress.
Ny dressmaker tells me she has an awful
time with customers who bring a friend in.
The friend has such good taste. She stands of
and criticises the dressmakers folds and plaits
and hangings. or she gives secret mods and
shakes when she thinks the dressmaker ism 1
looking. She will even change q bow, or take
out a pin, or hastily "cut away little under
the arm" when the dressmaker steps out q
Sometimes it is the husband who
sits in judgment, and he will or will not have
his wifes dress cut low, and he Ia obnoxious in
either case. Then there is the lady who brings
her mothers brocade to be made over and
does not want il cut please use II inst A IL
is, for / would not have scissors In it for the
world, she warns. 1t was probably made in
the hoop-skirt time, too. Dressmakers have
their own trials
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ana embroidery IL 90 much in demand that the
wonder 10 that there should be any women ont
Of employment who have any skill il decorative
nsedlsvork- Apacas and lustes goods are
SIMPLY nowhere; the public apparently will
have none Of them, unless in the shape Of dust
sioAksL Softness Is aimed ct. and the third
Illustration shows this tendency in Q house
Iooe-nof morning wrapper, but gown for
Afternoons and evenings.
HkLfcrkoPE rHE YAvoRrrE-
In the way Of colors hsliotrope is first favorite
and corn flower blue ranks second It is really
not so much downright blue as q full blpish
gray, such % two or three decades ago would
have been worn for half mourning very
oeieats clear apple green is much used The
nrw yellow . scarcely to be called by that name
IL = more OF straw color or pale maize, and
mixed e. 10 usually 10 with black lace 10 becom-
ing 70 dark compilations. especially those who
have lost the bloom Of youth Pale coral ID
siso used. euf rather sparingiy, and the eolors
OF the leaves Of the sa;rano rose, which seems
70 be Of every rsddish tint and 10 have abjured
green Aitsgsshsr, aEsinnsnssly utilized in rail-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-23
SHE TALKS TOO MUCH.
Mr.. Chugwater Discovers What the Troubl
in His Household IL.

mr. Chugwater Discovers What the Trouble
in His Household Il.
From the Chicago Tribune.
''Ssmantha," grumbled Mr.. Chugwater, FUN
bling in one Of the bureau draws. "Pd like to
know where, in the name of common sense.
you keep my socks
what pair do you want Josiah2' inquired
Mrs. Chugwater.
ANY pair, if they are only mates. Here's an
odd gray sock and an odd black one, and down
here In the corner is an old pair Of last sum
mer's socks, with holes in the toes. don't see
why my things can't be kept in order, the same
% other men's"
IF you had only told me-"
"Told you! Have got to run to you, Mrs.
Chugwater, for every little thing want? Is
that your idea about the way to carry on the
household business? II you'd Just take
trouble enough to pile things in here 80 can
of bother"
Josiah. II you will let me-"
Now, there's no use of your getting excited
about this thing. II you know where / can get
. pair OF halfway decent socks Just say 90 and
IN hunt EN- up. and il you don't know and will
have the kindness to put the fact in plain En-
glish I'll 60 out and buy pair. That's ALL"
IF you hadn't tumbled these things all out
Of shape, Josiah"
"Tumbled them out Of shape. have I? What's
bureau drawer for anyway? Is it to hide
things in. madam If don't find what want
on top haven't got to look down under, I'd
like to know? Any woman that will pack and
jam a bureau drawer full Of things and arrange
them so you've got to dig and claw all through
the whole business to get what you're after,
and then don't get 1t, hasn't got the right idea
about arranging mans haberdashery. If you
know where my socks are, Mrs. Chugwater,
why don't you say SO, instead Of standing
ingY'
II could have found them for you in . min
ute and saved you all this trouble il you had
given me chance" said Mrs. Chugwster, as
she Strengthened out the tangle in the drawer
and brought to view from one OF the bottom
corners five pairs Of clean socks. "When YOU
want anything Of this kind hereafter, Josiah, il
you'll Just let me know"
THE trouble with you, Samantha" growled
Mr.. Chugwater, a. he jerked q pair from the
top Of the pile and vent of to one corner to
put them on, 'is that you talk too much"
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wife "a they will be seen at a rural retreat. The
man has made himself comfortable by means
of easy garments. which is all right. but he has
also made guy of himself. which is at
all. wouldn't q shapely wide-brimmed hat be
Just as much of protection against the sun!
However. he likes to feel slouchy, and SO he
must be tolerated. Look at the pretty con-
trast afforded by his wife. Her cool-looking
gown Is Just equally suggestive of comfort, but
otherwise there Is no comparison. She looks
nice enough to eat. He is unpalatable.
CHARM OF THE TArLoR-NApE COSTUME.
The dress which makes a woman appear ex-
elusive TO herself has its own charm. Notably
is this instanced in the tailor-made gown and
riding habit The round form locked in stiff
cloth and close buttons, the white throat closed
behind stiff linen. the pretty wrists beyond
Peach in the white circle Of the cuff. gain added
witchery. OF course the form must be round,
the throat white and the wrists dainty, or the
eject will be either painfully lank or unpleas-
antly masculine The heavy gloves make one
fancy the hand dainty, soft and white. There
IL sort Of guarantee Of q womans reserve sug-
gested in the gown, that could not be APP
preached too nearly without becoming dis
arranged While the tailor-made suggests q
spicy seif-possession on the part Of the wearer
the smoothly folded muslin across the breast
means an unconscious reserve that keeps its
vearer admirable. These things are the ethics
Of dressing aud should be thought over.
SUMNER DRESS.
A woman must always seem exclusive,
whether the suggestion be conveyed by sleekly
polished and close-drawn hair and spotless
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THAT was no different than the rest of them
but when he espied il he was wild.
"'Gimme my bill 7 he exclaimed.
why this sudden mover asked ouite
sweetly.
Never mind, gimme the BILL
"'Hsven't got time to talk 1t oyer2' !
pleaded.
'' L want to get out and he was yelling bv
this time. He pointed to his name and the bath
charge and screamed; When the keeper Of this
me like q man and tell me privately, and moi
advertise ii before al Chicago"
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a Msaa Dlsw.

mean blow Of voman's suffrage 10 dealt By
. Ksnsas correspondent Who says that IN the
recent municipal election u wichita The snsirn
machinery Of one Of he polling places va
brought . . stsudstiIl By . woman who had
prepared her ballot and then put Tin hsr
pocket AftsT - exciting ssafcn, whieh listed
I've minutes, s)ne sueee6aed I'm Anding md
handing IN 70 ne inspeoters paper 'vhlsh
proved - - vseiDe 10 naaing pteklsA
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Loaded With Statistics.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Now, there's young North Side fellow who
used ito be . general favorite. But he took to
statistics, and he's been nuisance ever since.
A Sunday evening not long ago found six OF
eight young people at . Dearborn avenue
residence. They oouldn't play cards They
didn't feel like singing. So they forgot to light
the gas, sat around the CRATE fire, and talked.
A young man who had just returned from q
trip around the world told, amenR other things.
of clever thief who gained entrance to the
treasure chamber of an Indian rajah.
The thief - 'sia the traveller, then turned
brim with silver coins. He filed Q sack until
he could just stagger under il, and even then
he had TO make fve trips before the chest was
empty. There was just 81 ,000, Co., and--"
'aThs weight Of 81 ,0O0. 900 in silver coin, I"
pounds avoirdupois."
4 young railroad engineer reeountsd the
marvels Of the new railroad up Pixies Peak.
This wonderful piece Of enginssring," he
said, ii. the highest railroad in the onitsd
States. II is---"
''Ths highest railroad in this country" aid
tn voice, sis the Denver and South fsrk, .
branch Of the Union Pscihc, Of Alpine tunnel,
1855 feet above the sea level"
The conversation turned 70 the celebration
Of birthday snniversariss:
girl sand ii il 20 old, too. xss reading Is
other day that Y dates back 70 The tines Of The
'1n the fortisth chapter Of 0enssis tusn-
tieth verse" said the voice. "yog vii Ind the
which was Phsrsoh's birthday, that b msds .
feast 70 al his seryan.s."
A young man Who Il mailing name for him,
self in the elsctFiesl world discourssd On HI
fsvorits theme.
II have been sxpsrimepting on TIE iueandss-
cent lamp" he MD, ''snd have suecsedsd "a
mailing one that burned 5000 hquEs. ssd-"
.The ionRess time On yec2sd,n broke N W
Then they talked Qf aoysla
~ don't think it's fAir," aid Tie hostsss,
pronounced blonde, shat III " authogs shonid
make thsir Asreinss bruastsss iewsdasa 4
..Iast year. = tatsFrePtsd ~ vsiss. ''osA Il
go herofnss 80 were blondes"
Thsn they talksd q going hens-sad vsns.
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Wife (proudly)-T saved you 81 900 today. !"
Husband-"Saved $1,000? We haven't that
much to save. We haven't el00 We can call
our own. Hang me II We have over elo,
come to think"
wife-"But you have always said that II you
ever had money enough you would build q
house."
Husband-''Of course"
Wifs-"wen, for e5 boughts book showing
York Weekly.
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FOR NERVOUS DISEASES
Use HorsfOrd's Acid Yhosphsts.

DR.. y. @. KELLY, Alderton, W. T.. say. n have
Prescribed In large number Of cases Of restlezs.
ness at night, and nervous diseasss generally, snl
also In cases Of indigestion caused BY lack u suf
reienf gastric juice Of the stomach, with marked
success. and consider IL one OF the best remedies
Known 20 the professional world"
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After Dinnsr.-"And now, Edward, put on
your dressing gown and your clippers, III down
in this big arm chair, and have . real comfort
smoke in the parlor? / must run over 70 he
club and let the fellows know what an angel
have for . wife. Goodbye, dearest !'-FhsosndI
R.fffe,-
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kerchief or by close
cropped and precisely
combed side-part d
hair, crisp collar and
chin-buttoned bodice.
She may seem so to US
because the lace is
drawn 50 loosely over
her shoulders that a
touch would surely dis
place it, or because her
haring nuns cap sets
starched barriers about
her. Now, here is 9
summer costume which.
although unlike any of
those ! have mentioned,
still has that suggestion
of nnruffied and inyio-
liable reserve in the fair
wearer. My readers
may use IL as a fashion
plate, for it is q good
type Of gown for the re-
sorts this season 1t
embodies. more over,
the idea that the charm
Of e womans garb con-
sists largely in its aug
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that impression should never be lacking. Thus
Is that some women in lov-eut gowns look
naked. while others seem 70 rise from their
shoulder straps clothed with purity, and.
through every absence Of protec ton. quite un-
assailable. OF course the effect they convey
has nothing 70 do with morality. Ii is a sort
cry, slipping from her, seems to be unworthy to
touch her dignity. The Lax folds of another 5
gown implies the half covering OF what is
shameful Women should study themselves
more than the store windows and think n ore
Of Why they wear this and that than Of what
thsy wear.
coLoREp MArERIAIs
The tendency Of the new summer fashions is
toward elaboration. and the dresses intended
~ be worn out Of doors without any extra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-23

covering are In many
eases designed so as TO
simulate it. The popu-
larity Of spots Is on The
vans. Two figures are
often made To plelt into
one another on a plain
surface, and contrasts
OF color are permitted
tn be rather violent
than otherwise WOOL
en- plaids are smaller
and simpler and usually
made up diamond-wise
into very eloss-Atting
skirts- Powered ma
teriGls are much ussd.
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,rrsspondsncs Of The Evening Star.

NEw YORK, May q, 1891.
RETTY EQCESTRIENNE
are getting their saddle
toilets ready for the sum-
mer, and there will be
many departures from the
Familiarity c onve tion i
costumes. The initial pic
ture shows one of the new
riding habits, with n cap
instead of the high silk hat,
skirts Of ordinary length.
and 9 generally easier
aspect than the cribbed
and confined air of the old
style. How often one hears
that a woman looks never
90 we'll as when clad in rid
ing habit The physical
reason Of this is that the
costume follows every line
of the form, especially those
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Too Much Feminine Politenees.
the st. Louis 0lobe-Democrat.


From the st. Louis dlebe-Democrat.
street car conductor says: "Young women
in Washington indulge in peculiar sort of po-
Likeness which 10 more calculated to injurs the
feelings Of others than any rudeness Of de-
ibsrate nature that they could very we'll con-
trive. You will often see . girl of twenty
odd get up in street car to give her seat to
lady, quite . stranger, who 10 no more
than middle aged. This Is intended for a
courtesy, presumably, but it ia q very silly
one. because its obvious intention Is to exhibit
q Difference to superior age. Now, no woman
likes TO find herself regarded from that point Of
view and the worst Of it is that 1t is impossible
for the victim Of such q performance 70 show
any resentment All she can do is to decline
to accept the place vacated, which is not very
much satisfaction., myself have frequently
noticed women who had perceptibly passed
their first youth offering their seats TO others
hardly older than themselves, 30 that 1t might
seeuSas if this were o novel way of claiming to
be young at some one elss's expense. Nv
observation 10 that few people, however old,
are otherwise than mortified by being given
seats in this manner on the cars. Old gentle
men are not less sensitive on the point than
old ladies'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-23

Ton can never measure how long man VIII
BE- missed in this world By the length Of his
widows ven--Atohsson Glo6eL
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about the hips, disguised by the ordinary fem
mime drapery. The aesthetic reason is that
such display is, by the masculine severity OF
the gown. robbed OF suggestiveness or vul-
garity. The impression given by boots and
choksr collar saves the ensemble As matter
Of fact, few women look well in the old-style
riding habit. This is because few women are
veil formed. woman whose fine shoulders
and long limbs give grace and charm in an
evening gown is very likely TO betray awkward
lines below the waist when there is no train or
drapsry to suggest symmetry. Few women
carry their hips we'll Few women have the
curve Of beauty from the naps of the neck to
The broadest part of the hips.
FoR Hot WEATHER OUTING.
The summer will be upon US in a week, and
o, how the fashionable women are hustling at
their wardrobesl How differently the two
sexes get their clothes ready for hot weather
outing. have tried to illustrate the result Of
he variance. Here you have husband and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-23
EARLY SUMNER STYLES
Necessary Preparations for Hot
Weather Outing.
SOME CHARMING COSTUMES

The Advantages Of the Taiior-Mads Cos
tume-A Modern Riding Habit-some of the
Popular Colors This Year-Drapery and
DISQUALIFICATION Notes.
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sxrTxa HORSES ARE TIE RESULT AND N
10 crTr OF IT'S SIZE ARE AETrIl lrpIRs
On srrrER nouSn TO n BOUND rlAx m
WARRINGTON.
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And now have something to ny 10 che
beaxdsrs themselves, who often nssd issturins
quite - nnah Y net more than their enter.
tainerA
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longer TINS wisn Of ms heart might have been
grained. After all, the man who really loves
norses seldom loves anything else 50 much.
HORSES BEcoMx 4 PASSION
The turf has been the ruin Of MANY men
there can be no doubt of that cit becomes .
passion, and horses. and especially race horses,
like poverty and politics, throw q man into
strangely assorted company. A foolish man or
. weak man will be cheated, will bet beycnd his
means Of paying, will run into debt. win 90 To-
the deuce at 22o gait II II Is trotting stock be
is fond Of or at las rate il he goes in for rum
ming horses But q weak fool 10 liable to no
wrong under any circumstances, and because
horse racing has sent 30 many men to the bad
is no reason for prohibiting it.
On the other hand an interest In horses and
horse racing 10 the source Of interest and In
struction 10 many people and 1t has caused, to
very considerable extent, tho great improve
msnt Of modern times in the breed. of horse.
races. In this case the animals are not used
exclusively for racing. They are the eddie
horsss that contribute to the health and pIses-
urs Of their owners, and It II fitting and proper
that every now and then they should b put on
amos they are capable Of.
Here IN Washington We have been having .
great deal Of horse racing this spring, and fns
sport it has been. After the proisssionals lad
given The pubic Z s.sisf.etory sxhibition at
with tbs annual meet under the suspioss Of The
Dumblans Hunt Club ct Ivy City. OF the
latter there was much . b said In prsiss and
but iittls Il ssnsurs. Each year To stock Of
always lannon's IN this particular, bat now II
can present - ans sport from meeting Of
gen6amen rideFs - can b Witnessed n 6ny
other city IN America. II = safs 70 20 further
and 70 make the assertion that no other city o.
equal dse can put upon TIE anatsus trsck sush
Goo4 nags end sueh expert riders
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-15

Among the many things that are hard
to understand is the fancy entertained by
SO many people that other people will be
interested TO hear at considerable length
what they like to eat and what they do not
like to eat. There seems to be nothing OF
very great interest TO ones friends in the
fact that one is passionately fond of cab.
bage and onions; and yet, next to the
weather, the most freque subjet OF con-
versation is probably the subject of eat
ables.
"If there's anything dote on" says Mrs.
Chubb, cts a nice leg of mutton, with a
butter gravy and capers And l like"--
But" says Mrs. Scragg, breaking in,
sis there anything more horrid than
picked tripei can't bear it,"
my favorite sauce" Mrs. Chubb con
tinues. sis fried apple sauce; and scalloped
apples | can't get enough Of"
"Iaws" exclaims Mrs. Scragg, you
don't say sol No kind of fruit agrees with
me- And don't see how anybody can eat
those miserable things they call olives"
So they 90 on for an hour. "Well, |
must be going" says Mrs. Scragg, rising
at last. "We've had a real pleasant timer
Throughout the whole interview Mrs.
Chubb has been talking about the things
she likes, and Mrs. Scragg has been talking
about the things she does not like. Each
one has been following her own tempera-
ment; and while she has not been at ali in.
terested in what the other has said she
has been greatly interested in what she
herself has said.
This principle of compromise is general
ly the basis of these little conversations
about food.-Youth's Companion.
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The Man at the Tbeater.

The moment the chief buffoon Of the
piece appeared on the stage my neighbor
clapped his hands until | thought he would
split his gloves-for he wore gloves-and
he chuckled, and | heard him whisper to
his companion: There he is. He's inn
mense." And saw that he was the owner
of a finely adjusted hair trigger laugh. For
the moment the comedian approached a
Jest, the very approach fired my neighbours
gun OF exclamation. The completion OF
the Jest, with its accompaniment of facial
and bodily contortions, melted loud squeals
of Joy and other manifestations Of delir-
ious delight. But when, by accident, a
witty line occurred, the person seemed
bored and glum.
On examining the audience | found that
he was only one Of many, although he was
a most remarkable specimen of his kind.
But what one word in our noble language
describes the kind? j cudgeled my brains
in vain; but after had sent my boy to bed
/ dropped into the club, and my accom-
plished young friend, the publisher, came
TO my aid. you must coin a word" he
said, after the manner of Louis Carroll.
Nothing is simpler. A man outlaws when
he sees the buffoon. Therefore the man
himself is guffoon." think this word
"guffoon" is worthy of adoption.-Taver-
ner in Boston Post.
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"Do you never get out at ALP" The
crippled girl shook her head. And are
YOU not able to read or write"
"No."
"Not even sew little'" persisted.
ooh, no, ma'am, not even that"
glanced around the small chamber. The
ceiling was low, the furniture was scanty,
A single narrow easement admitted feeble
light and afforded vista of a dingy, de-
serted street. Cropping in my mind for
some vantage ground on which to place
her, and failing, only ventured helplessly;
81 am sorry to find you so hedged in"
"Oh, you forget that | can always look
out of the window" the girl made answer,
with smile of serene content. What a
world Of philosophy was in her reply.
Coupled with her unconscious rebuke it
sank deep into my heart. There will be
many in the sweet summer time whose
easements give no view Of sea or sky OF
mountain.
To such would l in infinite tenderness
bring little message, beginning with the
reflection that ever so small a window Is
| better than the darkness of a dungeon
/ which does not sound very wise or orig
inal, but which would be well to remem
Der Even if there be nothing pleasant t.
see, some rays of sunshine are likely to b
reflected by the blank wall opposite
. Chicago Herald.