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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

bracelets, and the deep cuffs are
trimmed with bows, as indicated.
My fourth illustration represents a
lovely reception dress Of emerald-green
bengaline. This gown should be lined
with silk or some light stuff Of the same
shade. The skirt has band instead OF
a belt, and at the bottom between the
stuff and the lining there is false hem
of muslin eighteen to twenty inches In
height. All the breadths are bias. The
corsage passes under the skirt and
closes invisibly at the front. 1t is
made over fitted lining, and is set off
by silk muslin yoke, beneath which
you remove the lining, and garniture
with bertha Of guipure or other lace
ewed on with reversed seam. There
are no darts In the material. 1t is pleated
on the lining. The back pieces are
slightly pleated at the waist and have a
seam in the middle A ruche of pink
ribbon is placed above the lace bertha
on the right. The belt consists of velvet
leaves laid on a tulle foundation and
edged with pearl chenille fringe. The
sleeves are made very large at the top.
No GUNNER girl can pronounce her
outfit complete unless it contains jacket
of some sort, and IL she has pretty fig
ure she will never consent to hide 1t
under a shapeless coat, for the summer
girl, no matter how frivolous and
thoughtless she may appear to be in
matters of sentiment, when 1t comes
to the practical concerns OF life will
be found extremely long-headed. She
knows that men are coy and beauty
fleeting, and she also knows that there
Is no time like the present, for who can
tell whether the same fish will be in
fashions pond the next season, espe-
cially If some sister drops golden hook
In these waters. Therefore, now is the
time for the skillful mother to drop a
fashion fly in front OF a matrimonial
trout. He is pretty sure to rise to it.
Some very stylish jackets have the
fronts cut away and others have close,
high vest, braided thickly, or the fronts
are turned back and braided and
the vest is plain and fastened with
frogs or barrel buttons. Fine silky vi
cuna in warm tone OF brown sets of
delightfully."- the tints of the skirt. Usual
ly fronts are braided from the bust down,
and the back is finished to correspond.
In my last picture you see repres nted
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

q natty little jacket In white cloth, with
O collar of gray surah. The dress ma
.terial is black and pale gray striped
pekin, the gray stripe having applique
velvet designs In pink and dark green;
the bonnet is of white pleated crepe de
chine, dark green snail leaves and big
butterfly. No doubt there will be many
to affect the mannish attire again this
season. a style of outdoor dress In
which the English women fairly revel.
And the fact Is, the jacket bodice open
ing on q real shirt front relieved by
deep sash is very becoming to the red
checked, robust girl who always has an
air OF being half-Tninded to walk over
the bodies OF her frail sisters. For this
style of girl, tho so-called Elton coat Is
we'll adapted. II is simply basqueless
corsage with broad lapels opening on q
blouse or surah shirt. 1t is well suited
for rough wear when boating, picnicking,
or tramping. The straight collar and
four-in-h hand tie go with 1t.
In the way OF headgear the summer
girl bids fair to get quite back to the
days OF her great grandmother, as the
very names, Mother Hubbard, Mother
Goose" Queen Anne" and welsh
Peasant" Indicate. The Mother Hub
bard is faithful copy Of the head-cov-
ering worn by that pleasant dame OF
our nursery days, the crown inclining
backward, rising In a narrow oval peak
to the height of five or six inches, with
bEm Of curled edge tipped down in
! front and curled up at the back. This
unique model looks charming in beige
colored Milan straw, the brim faced with
n welt of velvet in beige color, welt OF
velvet around the crown forming a knot
at the front which hold an Alsatian bow
of French crepe in straw color, and q
great wide fiat bow OF straw-colored vel
vet at the back.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

IT is stated by the Berlin CORE
spondent of the London Times that
Austria will join Italy in a request
for simultaneous reduction In the
war forces OF the Triple Alliance. 1t
Is devoutly to be hoped this end will
be attained. During recent years
the military spirit has held sway.
Constant increase In armies and
navies has been made by all the
powers of Europe. When France has
built one ironclad, King Humbert has
at once felt that Italy must build
two No wonder that Italians emil
CRATE to the Argentine Confederation,
gloomy as the prospects OF that
country have recently appeared. The
general disarmament of continental
nations is blessing too great to be
hoped for. AS long as a false spirit
of patriotism exists, 80 long will
rulers and Governments take advant-
age OF the people to further their
private aims
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

MANY failures In life are best illus
trated by futile attempts to thread
a needle. 1t seems easy enough, but
unless ones eyesight is extra sharp a
fine film of thread will extend be-
yond its visible point, and as this
goes one side or the other OF the eye
the thread Is turned away. 1t is
only by forgetting what at first
glance seems to be the end OF the
thread, and looking at the fine point
in advance, that 1t can be put
through. Just so IT is in life.
Trifling mistakes made early give a
bent away from the true course that
it is hard to overcome, and impossible
except by beginning anew. On the
other hand, If at the first due care Is
taken to watch the end Of the fila
.ment 1t becomes much easier to fol-
low 1t with the thread through the
eye. In life this means that attend
ing to the small trifles that form
character In youth is the best prep
aration for success In later years
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26


the Boston Globe a million and half
OF Canadians have already come over
the border to compete with the Ameri-
can farmer In summer and with the
American factory operative In winter;
and the estimate is that 100, 900 more
will come during the current year to
follow In the footsteps Of their pre-
decessors. At this rate 1t will not be
very long before annexation will be
an accomplished fact without the
striking OF blow; for II the bone and
sinew OF the land leave 1t the "blood"
and brains will compelled to follow.
1t will be absorption rather than an
nexation; but the effect will be sub
stantially the same.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

attire ornamental as well as useful. 1t
is money well expended, for II the dress
reformers ever succeed In dressing US
all alike IL will be lifelong puzzle for
us to get at the characters of our fellow
creatures. 1t is not the gown that a
woman wears, but the style In which 1t
Is trimmed that tells us who and what
she is. A woman might be able to con-
ceal her feelings and control her tongue,
but she would be sure to betray herself
by the garniture OF her attire. The
length of a ribbon and the style in which
bow is tied often speak louder than
words.
With the near approach of summer
this question OF appropriate garniture
becomes an important one, and on the
subject of sashes alone / might say a
great deal. All kinds are sure to be
popular, not only such as conform to the
Vatican patterns but those which with
their short ends and irregular loops are
set either on the right or left. The rib
bon sash, too, promises to be very much
affected, the wider ones being wound
around the figure twice or three times,
then drawn down to one side and fin
ished with single loop or long narrow
slide or buckle. For long waist a soft
pongee sash Is always extremely becom-
ing, only great care must be observed
in draping it 30 as to give 1t gracefully
careless folds, fastening Ii with simple
knot and two ends. In my initial illus
tration 1 set before you very charming
sash effect. The gown may be made up
| In any wooden material with silk of the
same shade. The right front of the
corsage is double, the outer portion be-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
Attic Musical.

The cat on HIS fiddle thrummed hey-diddle-
diddle.
In measure dellghtfully gay;
And three little kittens waved wildly their
mittens.
While Puss stamped his boots. thump
thump. on the floor,
As delicate hint that they'd like Sumo
more.
The Pussy who fell down that terrible vel
Arrived, rather damp, toward the emo,
With Pussy Cat New. dressed In petticoa'
new.
And Puss from the corner. her friend.
Only one sent regrets-"sadly gHeved Il
have been
Queen"
ISL Nicholas
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
Jumping Eggs.

Place two V-shaped wineglasses OF
the same size near the edge of a table.
In the right-hand one put an egg,
just fitting the rim Of the glass. Hold
the bases of the glasses firmly down,
the top rims touching each other.
Now, with quick, sharp breath,
blow upon the line where the egg and
the glass meet. The egg will JUMP
to the other glass. With a little
practice this can be done every time
Be careful to blow in line with the
left-hand glass, or the egg will JUMP
in the wrong direction, and land or
the table with disastrous results
Youths Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

A story is told Of a Harvard pro-
fessor who entertained a number Of
advanced students at his pariors with
learned dissertation upon the ex-
pansion of heat and contraction OF
cold. He gave numerous illustrations
of an interesting and convincing
character, and his guests were evil
IDENTIFY greatly edited and pleased,
while he appeared In the best OF
moods over his success. AS he took
his seat his little daughter, who was
sitting In a corner with her doll,
asked: Papa, IL cold contracts, why
did the frozen water break my glass
last night?" The great scientist and
clever students were alike dunn
founded by the question. No answer
wa attempted. Which was the
greater teacher, the college professor
or his little child?-Troy Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

CINCINNATI girls are doing them
selves proud this year. One OF them
has refused to marry a count; and an
other, by sitting in a chair over a
hole in her fathers sidewalk, has pre-
vented the planting Of hideous pole
for electric wires in front Of her
home. Gov. Mckinley in his next
message should make especial men
ton Of these young ladies and con-
graduate the State of Ohio on Its
good fortune in having such daugh
farc
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
Queer Collection.

When the appraisers came to make
a list of the personal property OF
Mrs. Julia Swinford, an old lady who
died recently at Berry Station, KY.
they found 115 nightcaps, all of diff
ferent styles and patterns, ten pair
of shoes that had never been worn,
fifteen pair Of scissors and an In
Vulnerable lot Of spools OF thread.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

IT is an extremely mild way the
New York Tribune has of putting
things when it says Of the Grant mon
ument that at cannot be denied that
this honorable undertaking has hith-
erto brought little credit to New
York" We should think not. 1t has
brought no credit to New York, but
an infinite amount of discredit; and
If the hero whose memory has been
SO trihed with could return to the
scenes of his earthly career he would
never willingly depart without some
assurance that his ashes would be
laid elsewhere than in New York.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
ra PROTECT Ter Hon Coon,

An old negro woman living upon
the outskirts of Columbia, S. G., is
said to possess secret that has been
fatal to several of her neighbors.
Her secret was knowledge of a drug
upon which hens will fatten nicely,
but their flesh becomes poisonous to
human beings. Her neighbors en-.
joyed fat poultry, but the undertaken
got them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

THE assurance which was given
that the Pennsylvania coal combina-
ton would be a great public benefit,
in putting the whole matter In the
hands of a single philanthropic body
able to protect the interests of the
people, seems to have been without
adequate foundation. The combine
undoubtedly has all the ability neces-
sary to protect the people, but 1t
lacks the will and prices go up accord
ingly. 1t is fortunate for the poor
that the low price held through the
coolest weather. They will have
time to get accustomed to the raise
before another winter sets in.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

A. farmer in Manchester, Me-, Is
rejecting sorrowfully upon the max.
i'm that "honesty is the best policy.
Several years ago, in order TO avoid
paying some debts, he conveyed his
farm, worth 81, 900, to his wife. The
wife died recently, and according to
law the property goes to her children,
the widowers right OF dover excepted.
The children refuse to re-convey the
farm to their father.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

HERE they come. We refer to the
descendants of Columbus, who have
heretofore kept modestly in the back
ground, as If waiting patiently for
the colored nurses, who remembered
Washington, and the wooden-legged
soldiers who had fought and bled
under the orders of the Father of His
Country, TO die OF. The moment
has arrived when descent from Co
lumbus will be distinctly profitable,
and Chicago takes the lead In pro-
ducing the first claimant, as BELTS
the city of the Columbian Worlds
Fair. No self-respecting city will be
without one Of these descendants fol-
the present.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

If there be a jewelry house In the
world that can stand the luxury of a
defaulting employee, enc would think
the Tiffanys, of New York, had such
a house. But now they are hard at
ter the man who was trusted and
raked down about $500 These
~trusties" on both sides of the water
are turning out some very untrust-
worthy samples.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

THE names of the subscribers to
the New York Grant monument
fund are to be carefully engrossed
and filed in the archives Of the New
York Historical Society. This will
not necessitate any enlargement OF
the archives, neither will the en-
grosser be compelled to work over,
time. A good engrosser could do all
the work before breakfast one OF these
bright spring mornings
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

PERSISTENT irritability Of mind
and ill-humor should be taken In
hand surely and swiftly, as should
any physical disease, and the cause
be ascertained and the cure be APP
piled. The best cure will doubtless
be found in changing the currents OF
thought.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

ting like Queen Titania on flowery bed
with musk roses in her hands. AS the
garden party and the lawn party
are to be the fashionable style
of outdoor fete, my lady OF Castle
Caprice will be expected to arrive on the
scene wearing gown that will put the
very flowers TO blush, so delicate are
the tones, so dainty tho fabrics, 50 ar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

A COPY of Poe's "Tamerlane" was
sold In New York for 81, $3.50, or about
1000 times as much as the poet re-
ceived for it. This Is what is called
writing for posterity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
PrlmifiYe.

DIR. Hcrzog recently discovered in
library at Aarau, Switzerland, copy
OF the first edition OF Holbein's
dance OF Death" The same volume
includes forty-six woodcuts of the
same artist, illustrating scenes from
the Bible.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

= T. JEFFERSON COOLIDGE IS to be
our next Minister to France: What
can a man with a lob-sided name like
that do for the American hog, we
would like to know? II Mr.. 7. J..
Coolidge wants to carry the hope and
trust of this people with him across
the waters he will tuck all of that
second name of his but the initial
into his trousers before he sets sail.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

THERE is something very rotten In
Russia when she talks of war, despite
the fact that America is helping to
feed the Russians at home and re-
ceiving thousands of them in poverty
within her own borders.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
Children's Wisdom.

"toNoA'
The little girl sounded her father
on the financial situation.
Papa" she said, Il want $5."
"Great Scott, child" the father ex-
claimed, what do you want with
that much money!"
Il want to buy me DOLL"
"But doll doesn't cost S."
ooh, no, the doll only costs cents,
but it takes the rest to buy her
clothes"
The father rubbed his chin
thoughtfully for a minute.
"My dear" he said, soberly, "you
have the ratio about right, but /
haven't the So. Here's dime. -
Detroit Free Press.
~
Eive-year-old Dorothy goes to Sum
day school and always learns the
golden text. Sometimes her mother
is astonished at her application OF
these bits of Scripture. She was al
lowed to go to one of the neighbors'
to play one afternoon and looked very
sweet in her fresh, dainty gown. 1t
was only little while, however, before
she ran home besmeared with mud
from tip to toe.
ooh, Dorothy!" mamma exclaimed
in discouraged tone. "What shall
1 do with your"
"I'm sorry. didn't mean to,
mamma"
"But just look at your clothes,
child! What am l going to do with
you?"
"Well," responded Dorothy, remem
bering her text for the previous Sab
bath, "'Man looketh upon the out
ward appearance, but the Lore
looketh on the heart"
And what could mamma do?--
Youths Companion.
-.
When the Italians were digging thu
gas-pipe trenches in suburban towI
little boy told his mother that h,
had made the acquaintance of one o
the laborers, with whom he had beef
talking.
1.-THE Italian can speak English
can hep" inquired the mother.
NO" replied the small boy.
~And you cannot speak Italian, Cal
your" asked the mother playfully.
The small boy replied in the neg
J alive.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

THE goose that laid the golden egg
was killed long ago, but a Montana
man who refused to be governed by
the old fable has secured 1887 worth
of gold nuggets from the gizzards OF
thirty-one chickens which scratched
an a gravel bank.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
Faithful.

A young Highlander, having set a
horse-hair moose In the woods, was
delighted one morning to find fe-
male song thrush entangled. He car
ried home his prize, put it into a
roomy, open-braided basket, secured
the lid. and then hung the cage on a
nail near the open window. In the
afternoon the parish minister called
in and tried to persuade the boy to
set the captive free. While the
clergyman was examining the bird
through the basket his attention was
called to another thrush perched on a
branch opposite to the window.
"Yes," said the boy, it followed me
home all the way from the woods"
1t was the captive's mate, which,
having faithfully followed his part
ner to her prison, had perched him
self where he might see her and hear
the sad, broken notes that chirped
her grief.
The clergyman hung the basket
against the caves OF the cottage, and
then the two retired to watch what
might happen. In few minutes the
captive whispered chirp to her
mates complaint. His Joy was un-
bounded.
Springing to the topmost spray of
the tree, he trilled out two or three
exultant notes, and then the captive
thrust out her head and neck. Then
followed touching scene. The male
bird, after billing and cooling with
the captive, dressing her feathers and
stroking her neck, all the while flut-
tering his wings and grooming an I'M
dersong Of encouragement, suddenly
assumed another attitude.
Gathering up his wings, he began
to peck and pull away at the edges OF
the hole in the baskets lid. The
birds ardent affection and his effort
to release his mate touched the boy
"I'll let the bird go!" said he, in a
sympathetic voice, as he saw his
mother wipe her eyes with hel
apron.
The basket was carried to the spot
where the bird had been shared
The male thrush followed, sweeping
occasionally close past the boy carry
ing the basket, and chirping abrup
notes, as IL assuring his mate tina
he was still near her.
On arriving at the snare the clergy
man began untying the knots which
secured the lid, while the NAL
bird, perched on a hazel bough no
six feet away, watched, silent ant
motionless, the process Of liberation
AS soon as the basket-lid was raised
the female thrush dashed out with ;
scream of terror and Joy, while tn
male followed like an arrow shot from
bow, and both disappeared behin'
a clump of birch trees.-Golden Days
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

Then, continued the mother, show
did you talk to the ltaliany"
Just the way always talk"
'aAnd how did the italian talk to
your" asked the mother.
"Why, Just the way he always
talks, OF counsel"
The mother gave 1t up. Puck.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

THE genius that commands the
highest respect just now is OF the
kind that can make three home runs
in succession, pick out the winner in
the great spring races, or convince
close listed husband that $50 is a
very, very low figure for an Easter
honnet
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
New York Letter.

GOD sauce, says
an old proyerb,
will save a poor
dinner, and 1t is
probably quite as
true that you can
make a stylish
gown out OF or
binary material II
you will onl y
trim 1t artistic
ally, writes our
New York corre-
spond Q n I. We
trim our speech
with howery and
complim entary
language, and II
seems only logi
ical tn at W @
shOuld make our
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

TUE front door to Mr.. Vanderbilt's
new house will cost $4,000. 1t will
be properly ponderous In order to keep
out that public which Mr., Wander
bilt consigned to perdition.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
A DEPARTMENT. FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND oiRLSnsoi

that VIII Interest tho Juven-
ilo Members OF Every Household -
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings OF
Cute Children.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

FROM the New England standpoint
the Canadian annexation matter is
settling itself in practical fashion
without much aid from the politi-
clans or diplomats. According to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

OCCURRENCES DUNNO THE
PAST WEEK

bichigan's Crop I'm an Encouraging Con-
diuon-Four Men Killed by Boiler
Explosion at midiand-New scheme 90
swindle the Farmers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

WILLIAM AsroR is dead. The va
cancy thus created in McAlfister's Sc
lect $50 ought to be rendered to
Hallett Alsop Borrowe, ESQ
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
GAY SUMMER GOWNS.
THEY ARE USEFUL AS WELL As
ORNAMENTAL.

The Ribbon Sash Promises TO BE Much
Affected This season-Toiiets for Garden
Parties and Outdoor Fetes-stylish Re-
ception Costume.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26

EoBoDY has any trouble about living
a beautiful Christian life, who tries 10
do 1t one day al time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-26
A Dusky queen.

A colony of negroes living In West
ern Alabama is said to be ruled by .
0uuen-