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lace, although fine embroidery can be used. or
a ruffle of embroidery for the lower one and
lace for the upper. This makes skirt that
will wear better than any of the ones that are
trimmed entirely with lace, and still it is very
pretty. The third skirt is silk ono with q
bias ruffle that is put on with heading. This
skirt is fitted, and is very pretty when made of
fancy silks or of plain silk with fancy rufle.
80
Old parasols can be covered and rnffied with
chiffon until they are almost, If not quite, as
pretty as the "store" ones.
-.
White gowns made with bolt, collar, and
cuffs, of colored material or of white goods
striped, spotted, or figured with color, are
very stylish.
sss
In little town in Wurtemburg the Town
Council have decided to call their village the
Town of Mothers after this, because 80 many
mothers whose sons have become famous have
lived there, and it really has quite record,
Tablets to the memory of many Of them have
been erected on the castle walls.
~.
Soft colored jackets are pretty for invalids.
The lightweight Summer fannels arc so
daintily striped that they mako Mp for the
Vatican pleats and Summer silks that the sick
one cannot wear. A pink and white one with
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Recent Additions to Ancient History.


Now we can stand on the very threshold over
which Priam and Hector walked. We can see the
jewels that have adorned Helen or Adromache
We can see and handle the very double cap of
Nestor, and can recognize the inlaid work Of
the shield of Achilles, and can walk in the halls
of Agamemnon. Thus the old Homeric heroes
become real men as those Of our time and We
eau understand their political and commercial
relations with other old peoples before quite as
shadowy. Recent discoveries in Egypt take as
still further back. We now find that the
" Hanebu," who invaded Egypt in the days Of
the Hebrew patriarchs, were prehistoric Greekg
already civilized, and probably possessing les.
tiers ages before the date of the Trojan war So
IL is with the Bible history. when We sec the
contemporary pictures Of the Egyptian slaves
toiiins at their bricks, or when we stand in the
presence of the mummy of Rameses H., and
know that we look on the face Of the Pharoah
who eDssved the Hebrews and from whose
presence Moses fed. Such discoveries give
reality to history, and similar discoveries are
daily carrying rs back to old events, and to
nations of whom there Was no history what
ever, and are making them like our daily
friends and companions A notable case is that
of the children of Cheth, known to as only incl
dentally by few members of the nation who
came in contact with the early Hebrews. Sud-
denly we found that these people were the great
aud formidable Kheta or Khatti, who commended
on equai terms Win the Egyptians and AS5yr-
ians for the empire of Western Asia; and when
We began to look for their remains, there ap-
peared, one after another, stone monuments,
seals and engraved objects, recording their
form and their greatness, till the tables have
quite been turned, and there is danger that we
may attach too much Importance to their
agency in times of which We have scarcely any
written history. Thus, just as the quarry and
The mine reveal to us the fossil remains Of AMI.
ms oil md piap in THAR firna Init l0uur
since passed away, so do the spade and pick Of
the excavator constantly turn up for Us the
bones and the works of fossil and prehistoric
humanity.
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Senses Of Owls.
Popular Science Konhly.I

L@NPN~"' SSteHCe 1OHsHty.i
The nearing of all species Of owls known to
me Is marvelously keen so keen. in fact. tbas
1 know OF no way of testing it, since it Is so
much more acute than that of man. If owls
have the sense of smell, / am unable 10 find
satisfactory evidence OF it. have tried various
experiments with them, hoping to prove that
they could smell, but the results are all mega
tive. They dislike putrid meat, but thew bite
it to ascertain its condition. They will nos
eat toads or frogs which yield an unpleasant
odor, but they did not reject these species until
they had tested them by tasting. They mai
be ever so hungry, yet they do not suspect tho
presence of food il it is carefully covered 50
that they cannot see It. This test have ap.
piled with the utmost care to the great horned,
snowy, and barred owls. The latter are shrsw3
enough to learn my ways of hiding their food,
and when they suspect its presence they viii
search in the places whore have previously hid.
den it, bouncing upon pieces of wrapping paper,
and poking under feathers and excelsior with
amusing cunning. / tested them with the
fumes of camphor, ammonia, and other disar
greeable and unusual smells, but they failed %
show that they perceived them unless the
fumes were strong enough to affect their breath
Ing or to irritate their eyes. Finally, pat Q
cat in basket and placed the basket between
the two owls. They were utterly indiSorcns
toit until tho cat made the basket rock, when
both of them fed precipitateiy, and could noe
be induced to go near the basket again Al
though Puffy will put a cat to fight when sra
his mettle. Fluffy Is frightened almost out 81
his wits by than.
Japanese toy -brd. made of piece Of wosd
and few scarlet feathers, was eagerly seized
by Puffy, indicating not only lack of power
of smell, but the presence of an appreciation
of color. i have fancied that an appreciation
of color is also shown by barred owls in their
frequent selection OF beech trees as nesting
places, by great horned owls in their choice Of
trees. and by Snowdou in an
apparent preference for gray backgrounds.
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Petticoats all through the Winter and Spring
have an absorbing interest for the women folk,
and this Summer weather seems only to in.
crease it. OF the three shown one is alpaca
one cotton, and the other silk. ALI have been
discussed before In these columns, but all are
worth another word. The alpaca one has three
silk ruflles around the bottom. These are
nicely pinked, and are very Huttery- looking.
The skirt is made with three cores, a straight
piece In the back, and the usual number of
darts The draw-string below the placket that
holds the fulness back Is necessary for this
skirt The next one-the lower one-is also
fitted with cores and darts, but it Is unlike the
alpaca one, In that tho fulness in the back ia
drawn up With draw-strlngs or else gathered
into belt There is no draw.string below tho
waist. The skirt Is of India linen, and there.
fore y made more simply. Tho rufaes-one
narrow and very full, and the other quite
wide-ars particularly dainty when made Of
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Men havea idea that women pay outrageous
prices for millinery without proportionate good
resulting thereby, as they look SO much better
In a simple hat with carelessy- caught brim
and softly twisted trimming. The picture is
good example Of this style, but, although 1t IS
simple and graceful, the result is not achieved
without careful and thoughtful work. The
materials are delightfully."- cheap-a rough
straw farm-hat and some cotton crepe that
costs about Is cents yard. Red is used on
the hat shown here. The brim has an under
facing Of the crepe gathered quite full. and an
other piece of the goods is loosely twisted
around the crown and looped up in the back
where the brim is caught up. II the brim be
neatly wired before the facing is put in,
it can be more easily bent to becoming
shape. For some girls one that droops deeply
at the sides, something like the old-fashioned
poke, would DO most becoming, while for
others more faring brim, not shading the
face SO much, would be pretty.
sas
The japanese take warm or hot-water baths
daily, and scorn the Englshman's habit of tax
ing a cold clubbing" every morning, as neither
refreshing nor cleansing.
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down on nice old lady's head, so he did, and
most of the glee club fell off onto the band,
which was sitting in the shade below, and the
tenor singer stuck his head right smack through
the bass drum aud the stand fell onto the lem
onade man, who was located under it, and
rammed his head into his lemonade barrel
and nearly drowned him, and pretty nearly
spoiled the lemonade, so that he had to sell it
for half price after that.
And Uncle Horn said Thunder and Mars !"
and he jerked US both awful. Uncle Horn did.
And both of us had so much taffy and things
that we just about died of combusti6caton and
then Skip fell out of swing and cracked his
neck, and it rained like sixty-two-and-a- half
and that ended the picnic.
And then Uncle Horn took me and Skip by
the necks, and put us in the stage and started
us for home. And here we are. But hully-
geel we had fun while it lasted.
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Saved by His Goodness.
rry.. TIL Dsg1

Some years ago the Duke of Wellington was
sitting at his library table when the door
opened and, without any announcement, in
stalked figure of siugularly i'll omen.
"Who are your" asked the Duke, in his
short and dry manner, looking up without the
slightest change of countenance upon the ius
truder.
81 am Apollyon. / am sent here to kill
you"
"Kill me? Very odd"
~ am Apollyon, and must put you "a
DEATH"
obliged to do il to-day?"
al am not told the day or the hour, but I
mnst do my mission"
Very incoEvebient; very busy great many
letters to write. Call again, or write me word
HI be ready for you"
The Duke then went on with bis correspond.
ense. The maniac, appalled, probably by the
Stern. iinmovable old gentleman, backed ouS
OF the room, and III half an hour was 10 "A
asylum.
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and it is good idea to put piece Of heavy
muslin or some other material in to stitfsn
It. row of stitching arouad the edge adds
to the neat appearance.
II seems queer to have the grave historians
be obliged to turn from the accounts Of bril.
liant movements of war and politics In tie bis.
tory OF Napoleon to tell Of hii love for the
r,oat modest Of all aowers-the violet. The
story % told by them Is that as the great con-
qu6rof landed after having escaped from Elba,
whore he had been exiled, befound cluster
Of the purple flowers growing near the sqaa.
He took II - good sign, and spoke q their
brisbs faces welcoming him back 70 France.
30 did maroh % 70 Paris victorionsly, ana
eyer sapcs then the violet has been the Bona.
parte flower.
E1a1n Paxzaoy NQHLRoY.
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"How Shall I EVER MANAGE IT,"

pinked edge and full sleeves, was fastened at
tho throat under big sytin bow of rose colored
ribbon. The jacket was made rather loose
fitting with the fronts cut away, only meeting
at the throat. In length it was about medium.
The jackets are not lined, and ribbon aud
pnking sufficient trimming for them,
though lace is used prettily at the neck and
sleeves.
A woman has made for herself a coy little
garden nook with nothing more for founda-
tion than the garden ard clotheshorse The
clotheshorse she fastened firmly to the ground,
planting it nearly up to the first round. Over
one side of this she fastened piece of netting
she used the old hammock-and then started
a climbing rose so that it could spread over the
netting. On the other side she fastened strings
from top to bottom, and planted morning
glores and Virginia creeper there. The plants
did not need much time to cover the screen,
and her corner was converted into quite
little bower.
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Queen of England. It is true that the honor
is great including, as it does social recognition
to a certain extent. Then there is reasonable
amount of pleasure and pride to be gotten out
of having seen and met the great Queen but
for the majority of people, in order to secure
brief glance at Her Majesty there is world of
troublesome Observation-Disclosures and an
noyiug. First, it is no easy matter to obtain
the desired announcement that the Queen will
receive you at the next presentation. Her
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A pretty little cushion that relieves the pin
cushion OF the wobbliness of hat-pins is made
to hang On the wall beside the dressing table.
AS shown in tho picture, the petals arc made
like those OF the violet. The silk for them is
cut little larger than the desired size so as to
allow for turning the edges in. A slifening-
canvas would 10 goods put between the
pieces. Of silk. The colors are the violet shades
of purple; two more can be used, though one
is pretty. The hard little cushion In the CEN
ter is made of plush, either yellow or purple
the purple being the p-et!isr. The petals are
neatly sewed to this, and the cushion is hung
up by ribbons Of the same flower shades. An.
other bow is at the bottom. This makes either
a very salable article for fairs or sociables or
lovely little gift. The stitches must be cast
neatly. and the rough edges all disposed Of SO
that it will not look carelessly made.
s"s
Cream color Is the generally acknowledged
mourning color in Denmark now, and the idea
is one that will bear further transplanting
Borax is good to remove stains from the
hands, particularly the dirt and stains that get
ON while doing kitchen work.
sss
Emperor William II. has tried to do many
things, and been laughed at, and had hosts of
sarcasms launched at him about them, but
when he announced that 1t ia neither nice nor
healthful for the ladies to wear trains on the
street, and expected to have his Imperial rea-
soning listened to by the dear women who
having found q style that is graceful, and,
above all, makes them look taller-it ia stylish
for woman to be tail nowadays-he was very
foolish for they do not mind In tie least any of
the remarks; although, even if Emperor Will
liam did say them. there is great deal OF solid
truth in them.
Girdles are worn great deal, but they are
not, asa rule. made abruptly pointed. although
that kind finds favor with few. They slope
gently from under the arm to dull point IN
the middle of the back and front. They are
made of a material like the gown or of differ
emit kinds Of goods. of different colors. Some
pretty ones made Of the goods like the gown
are edged with lace at the top and bottom.
-.
A pattern for pretty sailor collar for q boys
suit or waist is shown in the cut. The dotted
line down the middle of the back shows the
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A Two-pol1ar Present.

ass se on s XII Pin iJ aea vase
3op bSpsht for Your sistes's birthday present?
paNMi se1-You gave me two dollars sa'
said Shogldpt spend any Of it 'cspa for sisters
PRESENT al ta vase cost only doiss az nine
ty.B,nS cents, an 50 bought possssa stamp
H1tH tie other cent an stack it on"
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TIE "BETTER HALF"
The Queens Drawing Rooms Mos
ketos-The CompleXion-Patti'S
Skill

LTHOUGH there is q
great deal Of unneces.
sary railing done at
the fads and fear of So
ciety people, yet there
are times when it
seems perfectly legiti-
mate, and one is, when
we read about the
representations " to the
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Company 20 Tea.
tstrest d Soii;a's Good seps.l

Street Il S6iith's Good Neius
Little Boy-Mamna, may invite Jack an
Joe an Jim TO stay to supper?
Mamma-Horrorsl We haven't thing for
supper, but some scraps left over from dinner.
Little Boy-Yesm, that's wot noticed.
Msmms-Then why do you want them 70
stay.
Little Boy-Why, you gee. I can 60 homo
with them after supper. an they'll tell their
mother they didn't have much to eat. an
then she'll give 'em lot Of nice cakea an
things aud I'll get some too.
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Preferred School.

lStreet G SMITHS Good Fsu8
Mrs Lawnyile--Whieh would you rather do
to-day-so 10 school or help me In the garden /
Little Boyd rather 20 to school.
Would you? Yhy2"
"'canse teachers sick an there ain't sgoin'
to be anyri
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GEN, W. S, HANCOCK.
A Gentleman, and COurtly, but Not
Great a Soldier as was Thomas.
BY C. D. BRIGHAM, WASHINGTON, D. C.

y the field and else
where Gen. Hancock
was worry much the
same as to the manner
of his intercourse with
men. / remember that
at the battle of Will
liamsburg, on the PEN
insula. when he found
himself in a psrticu-
larry tight place." in
stead of becoming ex-
cited he grew Chester
fieldian rather that is,
instead Of bursting into
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it makes a delicious spreading for nicely.
toasted and buttered bread. Minced cooked
ham. If spread over the top of an omelet before
turning the eggs over, will give an agreeable
flavor to the eggs
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little bower

A pink-and-white lowered lawn made up as
shown in the cut is very pretty. The style is
very simple almost all of the trimming being
the ribbon bands. The littlo bit of lace at tho
throat and wrist has a softenng effect. The
Y Aist, plain in the back, has surplice fronts
that come down in soft folds under the ribbon.
banded girdle. The bands end in little square
bows. The girdle Is made of the lawn. A
blue-and-white lawn made up like this would
be very pretty. Blue and white is such cool
combination of color, and blue ribbons are al.
ways fascinating.
Rufles of chiffon gauze or silk null make
pretty trimming for white cashmere dresses.
."s
Mosketos are with us again, even as Is the
Summer girl and tho jokes about them both.
good way to get rid OF the mosketos in 9
room is to hang up bunch of pennyroyal. A
smudge will keep them away from the house,
but OF course, that is not always practicable.
Ammonia is good antidote for the bites Of the
mean little insects, though some people like
camphor better. Salt and water is also good
for this purpose.
80
The best way to treat the Summer girl is to
treat her.
The sweet-voiced Patti has other than her
vocal accomplishments. ishe is very proud of
her needlework, especially her darning. I'm
agine the GLORIOUS Patti darning
80
A woman's particular methods are as fault
less to her as her children are and therefore, to
her at least. they are the best. skillful laun-
dress puts teaspoonful Of pepper t6 pailful
Of water that she washes prints. lawns, and
ginghams In when sb1 IL not suro about the
colors.
Ham that Is left over from boiled or broiled
piece should never be wasted. If grated and
mixed with yolks of eggs and cream that
have been beaten together and then all
allowed to simmer for q while on the stove,
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straight thread of the
goods. It is best to
fold tho pattern and
lay this line on Q
straight fold Of the
material. The collar
should be made double,
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LITTLE CLARENCE'S
JOLLY FOURTH.
The Raey Way Two Boys Spent indie
pendence Day.
BY TOM p. MORGAN.

I'D / have a good time
on the Fourth 2 Hully
geeI Don't | look like
it? If / had four hands
/ couldn't in a week
shake a stick at all the
fun / had that day.
Lemme tell you!
In the first place, Pa
and Ma sent me and
Skippy to Uncle Horns,
out in Squswket Coun-
IL, to spend a quiet
Fourth. Ma wrote the
old folks that we were
good boys and full of
life and innocentspirits
and said she knew we
would be lots of COM
pany for them. That's
what Ma wrote. She
didn't add that il was a
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A pattern for pretty sailor collar for boys
suit or waist is shown in the cut. The dotted
line down the middle of the back shows the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-05
Manufactured only by
N. K. FAIRBANK & CO.,
CHICAGO, ILL.,, and
Produce Exchange, N. Y.
NED HINLON Talks BASEBALL
whnt He Thinks OF Putting tho Pitcher
Bnck-Runts nnd Sacrifice Hits.


BALTIMORE. Dec. 4.-Manager Nod Hanlon
has made careful study OF tho proposed new
rules. and as he reflects the views Of President
Won der Horst his opinion is OF interest. With
reference to the placing Of the pitcher. he said:
Il think that II tho sentiment Of the League
meeting Is to DO carried out. the pitcher will
be placed back not over eight feet, because
this distance will come near giving the batter
a chance OF breaking even with the pitcher.
something tho public really has been de-
manding for years. Some Of the writer's
have suggested from five to sixteen feet as
a basis Of increased batting. but l have been
out to tho grounds and witnessed an experi-
ment OF all suggestions. To place pitcher
back sixteen feet and elongate the diamond
will destroy certain interests Of the game. To
have him back eight feet am positive will
not take away his Effectiveness or destroy his
skill. What the people want to see Is action In
the game. and in order to get that requisite
the ball must be hit. and only by this can you
develop the features OF the game. These are
batting. fielding. and particularly base rum
ming.
Putting the pitcher back. say eight feet.
will beyond question take away that fear from
g batter and give him more confidence to bat.
1t will. further. have a tendency to encourage
and bring out the relative strength Of some Of
the easr he Ssn a give sss S
they bat unnaturally: that is to say. q speedy
man IN the box can once In while max, IKE
sx!ss TT spid,s %sS a.
q stenpine from he plate ees when he sees The
ball coming. and a, pitcher knowing this will.
rs in past years TAKE aSdvantaEe OF it BY civ.
sN4E Win ysi1 nna better ball playing must nscs'
What about encouraging base running1 p
DO away with the balk or mako it q penalty
forla pitcher. !! should think this certainly
Te e It out ana Tuning viii be enoousaSsd.
II the League determines to retain the clause.
then tho umpires should receive strict instruc-
pitchers from baking. and any Unnecessary
consdorsd bslE: It is done to de-:
the rules intend. The 'umpires know
Who tn bak ptehers 9pt they are not
for that matter This, is another unnatural
play. How, many are there who can do almost
They certainly do it intentiona lily. and a foul
bunt: no matter where 1t goes. should be called
srks Duty r ana Laha tS are
lous. Make the foul bunt a strike with such
mon; Frequently very pretty PLAYS are made
foul iy. or Tor that matter any fielder. creates
enthusiasm. The intentional hunts are to %
done away with. There is not an umpire but
hclieve in making the batter hit the ball.
With sacrifice hitting thR clause should DO
left in. as but few can nccompl sh this feat. as
brilliant plays. The playing rules need but
few changes outside Of those m entioned"
:, Hanlon has signed big Bil Brown. now with
the Oakland Club in California. to play first
base,