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The last illustration pictures a very charm
ing costume in silk and velvet ornamented with
fur trimmings. The dress is a duchesse satin
in dark dregs of wine striped with gray, bodice
and sleeves of velvet of the same color. The
vest is in silver gray crepe de chine with fichu
effect The corsage has Medici collar and is
bordered with blue fox: shoulders and bottom
OF the skirt also have three bands of the fur
and the pointed cuff is likewise edged with the
fur. The belt is of oxidized silver or of steel
links. The most useful costume at the present
moment is the tailor-made cloth dress, with q
Louis NV jacket open at back from the waist
down to show the dress. Draped corsages will
continue to be fashionable: they are very popu-
lar with women of slender figures who after ALL
make up the great majority. With the practi-
cal tailOr-made spring costume there goes a
natty feather-weight umbrella with oxidized
silver handle or, if you can afford it, a carved
ivory handle in Japanese style. yiolets or
spring flowers of some sort put the dotlet on
the of this refined street attire and they
should be worn as a corsage bouquet and be
fastened with dainty old silver pins.
woman doesn't need as many dresses as
Queen Elizabeth had, namely, 5000, in order
to make good appearance indoors and out
What most women need to do is to cultivate
that talent which enables them to know what is
most becoming to their particular style, for the
apparel oft proclaims the man and always the
woman.
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at is a fact" said Canadian registered NJ
the Hoffman House, that many young Cane
dians come 10 the United States 10 try the.s
fortunes: but il is also a fact. which can 10
proved by figures, that over 50cOO Americans
are living and doing business in the Canada a
provinces. Wherever You travel in Canaes
you find Americans. and in many OF the bag
cities you can find a small host OF them. la
the maritime provinces there are thousands %
them engaged in trade and in the fisheries.
Several of the rich men of Canada are Ameri-
cans, and several important Canadian enter
prises are under the management of Ameri-
cans The wages of Canadian workmen arc
not up to the American standard. but the co-s
of living la Canada is less than in the United
States. OF course the greater part OF the
Americans settled in Canada went there frOle
the New England states. but you do not meet
TO hunt far TO lind New Workers. Then out d
the Pacific coast in British Columbia aud alonk
the southern frontier Of the western provinces
there are plenty of Americans and everywhere
their enterprising spirit has been Of benefit 30
the Canadians.
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HOW UNCLE SAM Is ROBBED.
Clever Postal Thieves and How They Rot
Letters Without Opening Them.

Clever Postal Thieves and How They Rob
Letters without Opening Them.
From the Cincinnati TimesStar.
William j. Clark, who is superintendent of
the Thomson-Houston Electric Company in
New York, was for four years a post office in
spector, and recently, while in Cincinnati, he
told Ttmes-Star reporter some of his expert
ences in the mail service.
II was reading the other night" said Mr.
Clark, ''of some of the skillful means adopted
by postal thieves to rob the mails of Uncle
Sam, and I realized that some of the most
novel stories of thieving had been omitted by
the inspector who gave the stories
Now, just imagine, if you can, how money
may be extracted from letter without OPEN
ing the envelope Remember the envelope is
sealed. 1t is almost impossible to imagine how
such thing can be done and yet it has been
done several times and once very successfully
by clerk in New Jersey post office. For
many months reports were received by the de-
partment OF large amounts of money being eX-
tracted from letters. which close examination
showed never to have been opened. As may
be easily imagined, the inspectors who were
set to work on the case were dumfoundeG and
knew not where to start in to ferret on. the
thief.
1T is a well-known fact that when once a
man starts in to rob the mails he generally
Keeps on with his thlevlng until he Is caught
So 1t was with the thief in this instance; his
persistence brought about HIS capture. 1t
would not interest you much to know how he
was captured, but how he extracted the money
Is the pointer. You know that nearly every
envelope is left at both ends without any nuci-
age with which to seal the flap. Our man would
feel letter. and if he thought it contained
money, would press the top and bottom to-
gether so that he could just get q glimpse of
the interior Of the envelope. Then, taking two
needles fastened together at the ends, which he
held in his hand, he would insert the other
ends. and nipping the bill az though with pair
OF pincers he would deity roll the piece of
currency about the needles and then take out
his money. 1t was estimated that he had Sc
cured nearly 81 600 in this manner.
And that brings me down to a peculiar fact.
DO you know that sending paper money through
the mails unregistered is a very foolish thing?
Why, Of course it is, as 1 can prove to you in
an instant. Here's this s5 bill. I'll put it in
an envelope. Now smell it. There you have
it. There is nothing on earth that smells like
paper money, and an expert thief with good
olfactory nerves can detect the presence of
money in an envelope at any stage of the game.
There is one thing that the people should re-
member, and that is that for ways that are
dark and tricks that are vain the average mail
thief beats the heather Chinese
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From New York Letter.
No two men ever lived. perhaps more totally
unlike than the Rev. Henry Ward Beocher and
his successor as the shepherd of the Plymouth
flock in Brooklyn. 1 never saw Beecher, but
his pictures show man Of wonderful physical
as well as mental vigor-gross, heavy, sensual
in appearance. Lyman Abbott has an abnor-
ma!ly large head. is bony. with pipe-stem legs,
and not an ounce of humor in his makeup. He
is a typical ascetic. There has not been funny
anecdote told in Plymouth Church since his call
to its pulpit and yet something very like a smile
spread itself over the congregation recently at
an impromptu humor Of the pastor. His sub
ject was the obligation resting upon Christians
10 get out of their shells and do something for
the good Of mankind. "What is this wonderful
body OF ours given us for?" DIR. Abbott ex-
claimed. "Look at it. Look at these muscles
DIR. Abbott stretched out his long arms-'look
at this strength, this adaptability. this God
given vigor." Something in the expression of
the faces OF the members OF the congregation
and rustling like faint litter recalled the
preacher to himself, and with a faint smile be
passed to another phase of his sermon.
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Shall We Have Silt CIubss
From the Boston Transcript

FROM tine boston Transcript
The Frenchman who is going to walk on
stills from Paris TO Moscow may be setting q
very general fashion without knowing IL n i.
very delightful to walk on good high ctilt.. a,
any rate, it was delightful once, and il il w,s
delightful once, why should il not be So .,,,.g
Stills as mode of locomotion have certain
advantages over the bicycle. They are much
cheaper and more convenient, and one is NOT
dependent upon good roads, nor. in fact. on
any kind Of roads. In a few years time We
may expect to see stills replacing BICYCLES, and
silt clubs taking the place of wheelmen's
leagues. Perhaps it won be an unusual thiap
to see the Appalachian CLUB, men ard women,
marching down the middle of Washington
street, all on stills, their way for an afternoon
jaunt in the country. 1t would be an impos-
ing spectacle.
1t is easy TO calculate what an immense gain
walking on stills would be, in the way OF speed
and the amount Of ground that could be COW
cred. over ordinary walking. One NAV take
with them steps which would vary from twice TO
three times the length OF the usual step. de-
pending upon the height OF the step of the silt
from the ground. .Supposing that one 6 average
walking step IL thirty inches. silt the step
of which is exactly the same height from the
ground as the length of ones leg increases the
length OF the step to sixty inches and conse-
quentiy doubles the distance covered with the
same number Of steps and the same amount of
exertion. Therefore, if one can walk twenty
miles day without stills he would walk forty
with them. Then there are other advantages
that should be considered. One would never
wet his feet with stills and would never need
rubber boots; he could walk with impunity in
the streets Of Boston at any time of the year,
and could, If he had tolersbly high stills. yeu-
ture considerable distance into Cambridge In
the muddy season. Partisans Of the romantic
school Of literature, ardent admirers OF Sir
Walter Scott and Lord Macaulsy, would natu-
rallyscek to emphasize their admiration for the
characteristic method of those classic writer's
by going about habitually on stills.
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s ski = EN- Droidered In wnise or IN coIof; Inc
chemlse,'e Is IN white snrah p,eafed ana nas an
S i.n SAILOR coilsr. Inc eorselet may
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hn,,oned go. eou h ~ sne s h anu
.", tsoueH usns =. 'h1 "Ils' ano nave nHr ~
.;.S .;Il euns Inc Jacke. mus. pc Ihso
fringed sasb Of the same materisl A the
corselet, to be worn as designated, adds pict-
uresque style to this charming garment.
GOLD AND SILVER EMBnoIDERISas
promise To continue to be quite az popular a.
they have been. But they must be used more
dscreetly. rot 20 layishly "A thew vere durinp
the winter Cocoon N,or v,n. 10 a;v. . n.r,
ticniarIv rst;naJ ard aias,an. a. 20 Snrr -
Nine ana 800. 49,. -, .ha,S AZ 80
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itself on .nr;,, dra.sa. T., ,ha sha,a ~ eo,ioon
ornamentai ho,dars ,a.ar -, ,sca hut.on. -
Bnt tbsre "a no Jengapr OF it, crowd;ne Ont Gold
or silver garn;tnra o
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From the San Francisco Call.
Tom Shannon. ths ex-collector OF the port,
said last night: 1T was during Lncoln's frs.
administration, while l was in Congress-. that
the question of the appointment of a superin-
tendent OF the mint i'll this city came up and
among the applicants for the place was old
Dave Maltby. One day messenger came into
the House and informed me that the President
wished to see me at once. hurried to his
Office and when l entered he informed me that
he was considering the fitness of the various
applicants for superintendent Of the mint.
CHOW. here is Dave Maltby, he said, and /
want to ask You to tell me candidly if you con-
slider him fitted for the place
Without hesitating 1 replied: Mr.. Presi-
dent, Maltby lisa man Of unquestioned integrity,
but hardly the man for that place
Yes (musingly), Dave Maltby is an honest
man. knew him as a boy, but I never dis
covered anything in him.
'Mr. Lincoln hesitated for a moment and
his face assumed more than usually grave ex-
preston. He suddenly looked up, with an
amused expression ON his face, and asked
Who ever discovered anything in me when ]
was boy? don't think Dave Maltby did, but
some way or another am here, where you zee
me today"
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measured out and watched a. he conveyed il
to his lips, There must be times in life when
one gets tired even Of being god.
HIS WIFE SELECTED FOR Hrn.
Upon attaining his majority, . few years ago,
the emperor was obliged to marry. Though il
was pretty well understood that his wishes fell
upon another young woman. the dowager en-
pressEthe elder OF the two cmpresses died
some time ago-selected for him one of his cous-
ms, in order to keep the thing in the family
Two secondary wives were chosen at the same
time from among the daughters of several hun
dred noblemen. who were compelled by Law to
send them to Peking in order that they might
PEI. ne inspected Tor the purpose. Il is not likely
that the two picked out regarded themselves as
particularly fortunate, inasmuch o. they were
tnereby sentenced to imprisonment for life.
In Peking there is the Tartar CITY, apart from
the Chinese city. and within the Tartar city
the ruling class in China, originally conquer
ing race, Is Tartar-is what is called the pro-
hibited city, where the emperor and his
court reside. Here are the palaces and great
parks in which the monarch amuses himself
with riding and shooting. OF the manner in
wnlcn ne entertains himself otherwise very lit
tie is known. Doubtless he plays cards good
deal-cards are Chinese invention-and dis
ports himself with the ladies. OF late many
syndicates and companies have been trying to
secure contracts for building railways In China,
and q short time ago one of these enterprisiug
"
little railroad two miles in length with train
OF cars and a locomotive. The road was laid
down In one of the imperial parks and has been
in use ever since. But the engine, being con-
sidered rather dangerous, has been dispensed
with and only the cars are used, the ladies of
the court finding il great sport to get aboard
them and be pushed along the rails by eunuchs
CHINA WILL SOON HAVE RAILROADS.
The time is soon to arrive. however. when
China will have railways. At first there
was much opposition to them on the ground
that they would be likely to disturb the repose
OF the multiudcs Of ancestors who are planted
all over the country. But this apprehension is
not seriously entertained by those high in official
authority and it is their intention to establish
this Improvement of civilization as soon as may
be practicable. 1t Is the governments wish
that the railways shall be constructed at the
cost OF tho Chinese people and not with money
borrowed from abroad; also that all the iron
for construction and the coal for running trains
shall be obtained from Chinese mines, which
are being rapidly developed with that object in
view. Already there is one short road i'm oper-
alton and general system of steam transporta-
ton will before very long be established The
present trend of affairs in the empire is pro-
gressive. and much will be accomplished during
the next fifty years in that direction.
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from the Lonlon ruin.
On very moderate estimate. out OF every
hundred men who play high at games Of pure
chance at least three cheat. and out Of every
hundred women at least SIX. They do not
always cheat, but every now and then, when
they think that no one is looking, they, as the
Americans say, '.play with the advantages." II
any one will take the trouble to count up the
number of persons who live year after wear far
above their incomes, and vino play habitnally
at games of chance, and yet are never in debt he
will perceive that they must cheat Cor at no game
of pure chance can habitual player win wear
after year. II is simply impossible, il he does
not give himscf some little advantage over his
opponents. The advantage. however, need not
be above 2 or per cent for him 20 make q
good thing out OF his playing. At baccarat, for
instance. person playing 60 each coup would
stake in an hour at least E3o0, and per cent on
this would insuEe him E6 per hour If he plays
frequently, the luck Of one hour ,vouli balance
the iA-luck OF another hour, 90 that we're he 70
play 100 hours IN the year his annual revenu :
from cards would b q 100.
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THAT GLORIOUsLY GOLDEN HAIR.
The Sun-Flec<ed Hue That Titan Loved and
How to Make 1t.

The Sun-Flecked Hue That Titan Loved and
How to Make 1t.
From the New York Continent.
A lady had been residing at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel all the season, who was remarkable for
the great beauty of her hair. 1t was a luxuri-
ant red and shone in the sun like FURNISHED
gold. The men went into ecstacies over it and
many of the women were quite jealous. There
were many opinions over the head. some con-
tending the hair was dyed. others that it was
natural Sharp inquiries were made, but moth
ing was discovered to shake the natural theory
When she lief. a few days ago bottle of dye
was found in one of the drawers of the bureau
in the room she occupied and this recipe:
In the case of gray hai- use. first, decoc
ton of sulphate of iron in claret of Burgundy,
to $50 grammes, French measure. all dyes
composed of metallic salts are dangerous. To
give the hair, then, rich. deep red that will
resist any light or suffer the closest inspection
use dye made up of the salts of cadmium or
ammonia.
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just as Good.
from the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
"Ah, but this snowfall is a grand thing for
the state of Michigan" he exclaimed, as the
street car ploughed its way down town,
SIN what respect?" asked man with wet
feet.
''Great fertilizer, sir. Every pound of snow
contains az per cent Of ammonia. This snow
will increase the wheat crop by three bushels
to the acre. Fine thing-very fne."
A little man near him was observed to take
out pencil and make some notes ON one of
his cuffs, and twenty minutes later, as he
dropped Oh the car at the city hall and met an
acquaintance, he cheerily called out:
"Ah, but this snow Is great thing for
Michigan.'
81 don't see it!' growled the other
You don't Why. it's the greatest fertilizer
In the world. Every pound OF snow contains
~ per cent Of camphor, and the yield will be
increased by two or three bushels per acre.
"Oh, 1t will All right, then. sud I won't
kick, replied the other, as he moved away 70
give pointer TO Some one else.
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From the present on the Washers OF ~
Mall and Piccadilly will wear a slightly NOD
fed form Of the existing garment by which 4
name Of Prince Albert is perpetuated in ID
grateful memory Of civilized nations. IN
new coat is shorter in the waist than the al
parting style. and is longer in the shirt.
may be either black or gray and the edges ms.
be corded or stitched. rs the wearers fapck
dictates, but il must be Of rough cloth IL d
desires to retain the respec, Of polite society,
Hereafter. whether il be on broadway, Unse5
der Linden. the Boulevards; or anywhere els.
that man has risen above the level Of the - y
age, the dude must wear a coat like the god
ueman an the picture or admit himself 70 y
out of IL 4
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Written for The Evening Star.

HAT Is LOOKED FOR
ward to as . very i'm
portant step in the adj
vance Of the Chinese en-
pire toward civilization
has been postponed by
the recent death of the
father Of the emperor,
Prince Ch'un. During the
present month ithad been
intended that the forcing
ministers representing
other powers at Picking
should receive the first
audience in proper form
ever accordedsuchdi plo-
matte representatives by
the high and mighty son
of heaven. Hitherto all
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TIE POPULAR ROUND HAT.

The second illustration will give a good idea
Of the style of round hat, which promises to be
very popular. 1t is made up in lace, crinoline,
chip or straw lace. which last is usually faced
with ;ulle. The hat pictured in the illustration
l. IN black crinOline with futed edges. garni-
tured with velvet bow and white wing The
backs of many Of the large hats will be turned
mp high and filled IN outside with roses foliage
and hlacs- 4 border of roses will in ma nv cases
extend entirely around the hat The bows of
ribbon in the front will be long. Gold galIoon
looks very well as border for black lace hats
and very stylish effect is attained bv yelling
the roses which encircle the crown with lace
LACE OK EVERYTHING.
AID speaking of lace, never have seen so
much OF IT used for purposes OF garniture--lace
Berthas. lace basques. lace tablisrs lace founces.
lace drapery, lace blouses. together with ruches.
panlers. knots. jabOts twists. slashes. ruffies.
headings and trimmings of black or white lace
Bat in striving fer these deliciOusly vaporous
elects in lace you should DE very careful TO Sc
cure perfect harmony between your coloring
and the tone OF your material. Soft blues,
straw pink and pale green often go charmlngly
with dark eyes. while deep tones harmonize
better with pale blond eoloriug.
A MORNING COSTUME
One see nowadays many delightful morning
costumes for misunderstanding negliges. so
rich that the pity is they may not be seen by a
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VEN THE ULTRA
fashionable woman
tires Of being fashion
able and is well
pleased to have the
Lenten season put an
abrupt end to the
ceaseless round of
pleasure which trans
forms existence into
a mere struggle with
hooks and eyes, pins
and buttons, but if
the lady III the initial
illustration ever was
a fair penitent she
has certainly turned
her back or manuals
of devotion and is
now intent upon
orders of dancing.
The grace of her
form is charming.
erect, easy and full
of expression. Only
the other evening at
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first night was rendered thoroughly unhappy
by the stoop in the shoulders of the leading
aetress-a beautiful young woman, by the way.
But the incongruity OF indignant outbursts and
passionate appeals coupled with STOPPING shout
ders fairly set my teeth on edge. The lady Iii
the initial figure holds a feather fan in her
hand. Feather fans are extremely InOdish this
season. They are great favOrltes with Bern
hGrdt, who sets more fashions thar any other
woman OF the day. In her impersonGtlon of the
Dame d'tr CdBaeiiGs she carried a superb feather
fan whenever in evening costume and 1t almost
seemed to be part OF her. such constant use did
she make of IL, now strOkirS and caresslnS 1t,
row using IL to veil her tell-tale eyes. now
bringing it between her and a too ardent ad-
mirer. now beating the air with it in rhythm
hat betrayed the violent oscillations o. her
feelings.
OF course we can't all use feather fan in the
way this wonderful actress can, but even a
woman with the average amount of grace and
style may do good service with feather fan
after she has learned how to Use il. which
must confess sounds very much like telling
versOn that there IS great deal of sweet music
IN violin If you only know how to get 1t out.
EASTER SURPRISES.
! predict that Easter Sunday this wear will be
full of surprises. In the first place there is a
tendency on the part of the young married
woman to refuse to dress the character. fla
sOCrd hat or n toque or a urban il more be-
coming To her than a bonnet. a round hat il
VIII be- Nor must Won be surprised to see the
woman of forty crowned with a stylish toquc
HOwa.iaysi iIn other words. Easter has come
but the Easter bonnet has loss il prestige. Time
was when the fashionable woman looked upon
a new bonnet as the only permissible browning
effect to set upon an Easter costume. but that
,iay has gone by and the toque turban af-
ftcted by our fashionable ladies has very little
If the dignity of the rather heavy and ornate
bonnet IN vogue few years ago. Black lace
hats are predicted for early spring. One saw
was trimmed with large balls composed of
spikes of jet. with a bow of pale sky blue rib
bon striped with satin. Three or four of the
largest loops stood erect. while the others
formed u puff on the edge and below the brim
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From the Waterbury American.

A neighbor's family received news the other
day of the arrival OF q new cousin TO be added
to the group of two little cousins in distant
town. At night when little Ted came to say
his prayers, feeling like throwing the mantle
OF his blessing over all his connections, he
prayed something as follows: 'Oh, bod,
peas Dress Dot and Bessie and-and~-de odder
little kid"