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M'SWIT IN HIS CASTLE
II Might Have Bsen burglary. but, II Wa
On'y the Cat

F''""' '''''V' D4"b 'te~%&
"Hark! What's thatw
Mrs; McSwat sat up and listened.
Billiger;" she exclaimed IN hoarss
WHISPER. shaking her snoring husband Z
Ivy: WI; What? Where ?. said Mr.; MsswaA
"TSnl, Listen! There il. Is again It's dowA
stairs. BilllSor. somebody's in the houssr
Bil!iGer listened moment
There was u noise down stairs-A shufffnn
stealthy kind Of noise. as u made by somebod3
who was unacIuainted with tho promises. and
lie rose, dressed himself by thrustinG his
dressing gown. Then he lighted a dark ians
tern he had purchased for emergencies OF this
sna arS ono ~ tsa NIP patent esopss
to science and turned to his wife.
"Lobelia." he whispered ,husklly. remain
invader alone, But stayl II there should be
more than one" he continued. and you hear
stairs and yell. Make all the noise you can.
1t will convey the impression that We are sI-
pocting them and are prepared"
With his dark lantern and the deadly carpes
stretcher he started slowly down the stairway.
coughing logdiYa. he went, u. s
could hear BlliGerraspinG his terrible weapon
against the balustrade and coughing with .
Presently the noises ceased. II was evidens
that Bllliger was searching the house TO SliD-
upon the marauders unawares.
Then there came IA wild yell
Without waiting tu assure herself whether n
came from bllllEHf or the buTElHrS. Mrs. Mo-
swat seized a. chair, ran to the mead OF the
stars. screamed with al her might, tumblsd
the chalT dIwn 10 tho floor below rushed back
for the wAshhuwl and PITCHER, sent them dying
after the chair. hurled down broom. another
chair. "a small trunk. n hootsarE. and several
OF hor art irirs OF a % Ttuh!o nature that stood
or lay within reach. her voice ringing out al
the time in a series 1T wild shTrEs.
Mhiia the din WAS ut it, height Mr.. BilliReR
Mes wat appeared At the tppt ui the stairs.
% I.pb"lia. he shouted, lodging nlmhly As
towel rarl, flew past his head, what on earth
do you mean bY This informal racket You've
broken a hundred doilaIs' worth Of furniture
and reused the uSishhorhIoll The IOlice and
iIre deIa 4 meut will bs here ~ You don stop"
Nasn't there any burglar Blliger" ask
ed Mrs. Mc~wat.
"Burgiur" snortel Eil'ger climbing over
the ruins In the uullWny and bounding up the
stairs three steps al "a tine. EurElaTF MOL
II was Only the rAt. Didn YOU hear II sereech
when kl"ke.l II out Of the Ilrlu-t BurRlArl"
no exclaimed tsuptuuusly. throwing the
Iatrut rnrpct stTeichsr under the bureau. sx-
tinguishug th" dark lantern. and crawling
hetWeen the sheets again, 'I0bslia. II YOU
hear any more bur glaT1 ar thieves or robbers
10 this house tonight. and wake me- up again,
there's suiug TO bee trouble, Go 70 bsdr'
And "A the rest % the long, weary night Lo-
bella lhy Rhej. vide awake and listened to the
deep. ceaselcss snoring OF Mr. Bllligsr MeSU96
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There IL little change In the riding skirt. OK
cert that II seems 10 be shorter anu m ore "a re-
fully lifted than ever. They are cut in the reg
ulHr way-shOrt with allowance for the pom
mel knee which they ut AS closely rs possible
catch In the pnmmel and cause disnsteT. are
worn in England. hut these skirts are ant to
lie rather trying when the weArer il dismount-
much worn In America. A perlect!y correct
and up to date hunting habit. according
oxford gray. cloth, soft, light and warn.
II has double, breasted. tight fitting basque
perfectly moulded and not very long. hut we'll
covering the hips. II Is fastened with yul-
canite buttons bearing the hunt rypher. and
shows a small piece ~ cream 60 lored waist coat
coat Is worn, - is also white cTRvat neatly tied
and pinned with a gold safety pin. "A black felt
pot hat with the hair smoothly braided under
IT, patent leather top boots. and pair Of rein
deer gloves.
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PATRONS OF 1nE CLIPPING BUREAU.
Famous wsmeR Pay 10 Learn What the
SewIpaPrr- say OF Them

Famous WsmeR Pay 90 Learn What Ike
Newspapers say OF Them
On the top floor OF the nudge building. in
Fifth avenue. there are two girls who are more
thoroughly up to date" than even 1902"
They sit at long able under the skyliRht and
paste newspaper clippings on to slips OF paper.
In an adjoining room. at another long table.
more girls and number Of men sit ana read
newspapers all day long. They get through
800 papers day. and except on Saturdays.
when they draw their salaries they curse the
day that printing was invented,
Itisa clipping bureau. You would quickly
discoyer that II you should go into the third
room where several men, armed with the
longest shears On record. cut and slash where
ever tho blue pencil has left its mark. There
sre over 1000 subscribers names down on the
Hooks Three thousand people have enough
curiosity OF interest about what the papers
sSy e them to tRhs r Sn hundred for
half are women. They are mostly writer's
or AuthoTssses as the literary girl in
vel Of An FORMATION. You can e. through the
whole 5000 names and cateehise her on them
10 be- an oracle in her family and among her
friends Her phIticulaT work T. Sitting out the
notices Of Literary peop,e;i ahi she hasn't much
10 write "a book. She thinks it's too common.
But authOresses are not ne only women who
\ ciety queens are quite as curious as 10 the
expression In the eye OF the public as II looks
at Them And there are actresses on the let
and srtists-a few Of them only because they
are generally too i'm pecunlous-and wives OF
prominent men. and. in fact. all sorts and con-
ditiOns % women.
Mrs Potter PamsT ne hsen ne most P1Pq,
country during the past year. In MAY alone.
Mrs. Palmer received LII notices Of herself
through this bureau This was a compare
lively small proportion OF those that we're
printed for she excluded all Chicago papArs
her. and received only important ones from
other papers.
Miss Clara Barton Is another woman who
saiasa = STEADY nAEsnAnaE BoDulAEitg. MLss
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ROLE OF THE vasIsHIse nADE

MsaderSOu 10 Appear at the -. Marc.
Mrs. Juliet l. Henderson is still playing the
role Of the vanishing lady. week ago she
vas served with a writ Of attachment for the
collection OF a milliner's bill Mrs. Henderson
was living in apartments at the st. Marc Hotel.
on Fifth avenue and Thlrty-ulnth street.
sheriff German sent three Of his detectives to
serve the writ upon the lady. aud for whole
week they fingered discOnsolately In the lobby.
sighing for "a glimpse uf juliet
But Mrs Henderson did not appear and yes
to-day the clerk declared that she was not In
the hotel He sWOTe that to hi8 knoWledRe
she had not been In the hotel for week past.
But" he said. we we're not ofteiAllJ IN
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Tn. Fcog Kncm W.. ~ -


Some time ago the Landmark printed = storV
about n frog taxing stick IN its mouth to pTes
vent a snake from swallowing IL and later Mr..
II Fetter's story about partridge holding =
leaf over its body to hide itself from a hAWf
A gentleman recently related 10 us anotheP
frog-and- snake story. equally as good II no0
letter than either II those referred 10. which
T. vOuchrd for Is Mr.. ". A. Myers Of OsboTn-
Vile, Wilkes county who. II We TsmembeR
Alright. was an eyeW ltness Of the occuFrsneS
The frog IN this instance was a bullfrog. A
hlaeksnake lookiug for his dinner had sslEeI
the frog bY the hind leg and attempted to
briAr with Its mouth ana held on like grim
death. while the snake tugRed at its eXtremi-
tieS The snake wrapped its tail around =
convenient shrub 10 give himself more pur-
chase and leaned back 70 MS work with . will.
but i was no g The frog held % 20 thi
him loose he nnAlly gave IL ~ - : bad tOs
and retired fT0m the neld
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Women Who shua the Camera.

Nine, CaTnot is by no means the only woman
who refuses to be photographed. Airs. John
sherman has not had a picture taken since
sne was quite young. 1t Is the custom for the
Cabinet officers and their wives 10 have a
group taken for gift to the President. but
Mrs. sherman would not yield her prejudice
even on that occasion. Mrs. Olney, tho vito Of
the Attorney General. i another American
woman who has not laced the camSiq Tor q
her antipathy toward picture taking. but
during the campaign yielded 10 tho demands
for his photograph. hut Mis-. Olney remained
arm In her declinAtlon-
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be. Another gown OF chnngeable MORE that
might be called opaline. 80 varied and deli
cately shaded were its tints. was trimmed with
like the gown. with revers OF old lace. The
entire waist was OF the chiffon. gathered to a
draped on the hips and plated full in front,
The collar was OF white satin. edged with ex-
quisite open patterned and wired Jet passe-
menterie. The secret OF making n gown from
pictured models is to take here a little and
there little. combining all harmoniously: for
gowns. like prescriptions OF medicine. need to
be prepared alter n personal diagnosis. and
cannot Re made up like Bowery overcoats. in
lob lots all from the same pattern.
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CHARMS OF THE Dash AFIELD.
Doesn't Every DashinE Woman Know She
Looks Her Hest In n Riding MnhItt

The unfortunate people who are missing the
best thing in life' gallon over the hills and
across country on n well-trained saddle horse.
OF course cannot be expected to sec much diff
ference between the cut OF this years riding
habits and those OF last season. To them all
riding habits seem exactly the same. but to
the initiated these trim. neat, and business
like habits have each personality OF Its own
that suits In q subtle way the personality OF
the wearer. Every good looking woman knows
she looks her hest in her riding habit and
takes infinite pains to have 1t bring out to best
advantage the good points Of her figure. Per-
haps something more something above and be-
yond care and attention is needed. tho gift OF
knowing what is most suitable to ones self
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nwa. /. slur.ter Cast Hs Ere.

Mrs. stAnnard John Strange Winter has
been relating her early experiences in litera-
ture On one occasion she went 10 a certain
publisher who squinted. You know there
are squints and sIuintsT she explains.
There Is the soft. uncertain. sIuint feminine.
which Is really charming. And there is par
ticuiaF ohliquity OF vision which. in man.
rather gives a lArky expression. ana 20 makes
you feel there Is nothing pTlm ana formal
about him. and seems 70 put you on good
terms at once. And there h ld-bloOded
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rol,u.,nn. WIN Sc, ,h. Point.

An English woman says that the woman
suffrage question in Great Britain reminds
her OF what a Sussex farmer once said to her.
He had a tall, old-iashioned clock which
pointed twenty minutes mr. i 10 iout ANA s1r1GS
nobody hut me understands that clock. Mo-
body else knows that when IL points twenty to
four and strikes two it's real ly half-pa iive,'
What we need" declared the woman suf-
fragiSt. lis a sussex farmer to tell MS what
politicians mean when they point twenty to
four aud strike two"
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some other place In the city or has left town"
IL Mrs. Henderson, stopping herer the
I dunno" said the darky. I" reckon she
amt cause I knocked TO ov'ry door o. her
'rattmente. and they didn't no one answer"
That's her secret" said the astute bell boz.
And go it lie.
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Queen yic.or,n,. Mu.,..I Ta,t..

It's we'll known that Queen Victoria is an
excellent pianist. with n remarkably correct
ear The Baroness Bloomfield. In her RENT
nisccncos.' relates how on one occasion the
and trembling. sang one OF Crisis famous
airs hut omitted thu shake at the end. The
Queens quick ear Immediately detected the
Omi ssiOn. and smilingly. her Majesty said to
Lady Normandy her sister. Does not your
sister shake. Lady Normandy" To which
that lady promptly replied. oh. Yes. ma am.
she is shaking all over"
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womAws DnsrnUcrrrs occUrA rroxs

roi-ous thst Lurk for Fi.z and Aruscisi
Flower worker--The Deadly waite Lead.
Very little IL known OF the danger to life and
health that exists In many occupations where
women are largely employed In England a
league has been formed to call attention to the
facts OF the case. and Mrs. G. Molet has m ade
extensive Investigations.
In the linen trade. the fax has to be left to
soak in tho water, and rheumatism bron-
chitis. and pneumonia seize upon the women
who have to deal with II in this stage. In the
fax carding department. tho fine dust pro-
duces lung disease and kills its victims at 30
In fur cape making. the odor and the tno fun
are both extremely injurious. A singular in
jury Ia caused to artificial flower makers. ss-
pecially those employed in making white flow
ers By Rssllght The dry dust causes infiamed
eyelids. and the work is go trying that women
are worn out long before middle age. In the
china trade. tho clay dust settles venr by year
in the lungs until con sumption results.
In the white lead trade. horrors are found
quite equal to those OF the phosp horous match
trade. Lead is In ituoli highly poisonous. and
the most dangerous parts OF the process OF
deadly white carbonate is carried on by
to ferment Ia tan and acetic acid Tor three
months, and then the cakes have TO be
poison getting under the finger nails. Al
ter being ground to powder under water,
the dishes OF damp lead have to be placed
in stove TO dry for fortnight The
worst part is when these poor women have to
take away the dry, hot. white carbonate OF lead
from the stoves. Even the mufiied heads. the
woOllen respiratora. the sack overalls fail to
keep out the deadly dust. They rarely live
many years; sometimes few weeks or months
bring on the symptoms Of acute lead poison
ing to which they rapidly succumb. This
china and enamel Advertisements. The only
safeguard would he In prohibiting tho manu-
various su bsttutes are already in the market.
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or course II is natural that things should be
topsy-turvy on the undoG side Of the globe.
but il is uuear 10 motto tho things that are re-
yersed. In China the men wear skirts and the
,,o,,,a, ,rnugerz Tho mon wear their hair
49, thn women wear their hair short.
iTbs u',,n carry on dr-~smHking and the wpm-
an carry nurirns. lcopie dress IN white az
old wSincu always who serve as brides maids,
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They WIN Scarcely neeom, a.. r...,or.

Women who suffer from the effects OF tight
shoes and are always In the hands OF pedicures
might profit by n bit Of Indian practice A
woman who has lived in the West great deal
nun or woman, having corns. She herself had
PAR OF moccasins which served her n very
Roou turn. and " any one will take the trouble
10 secure natr and wear them Professionally for
will disappear. WV wv wv
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How she Write. ,or,h. Ch,,er..

Mrs Molesworth. ono OF the cleyerest and
most renowned Of all the modern writer's for
children. is a woman Of Scotch and English
blood. born in Holland She is grave. gentle.
rather delicate looking creature, with slight
figure and soft, brown hair parteh On her fore
head. She is a believer in methodcal work,
and her rule is 10 sit down at a certain time
and compel herself TO write To the end ot two
pages. If by that time she llnls that she has
not got into the spirit Of her work she puts II
aside, hut she generally mus that u runs
hmnoIhlY nIInr ih. INST NIlnrt.
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piVe Jaw practice In that CITY. During his life,
although not generally known as n member OF
me urn. she lid much Of the Office work at
, nione assuming at his death his entire prac-
t tn Shc comes of wCll- known family. being
Ine daughter % the latc Ilatt n. Spencer. the
originator OF the SpencCrian System
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a .ueer..IuL Waa.an L.aMysr.

One Of the most successful lawyers In Wash
ington Is Mrs Ellen spencer Massey the Wild
on Of the late Gen. MASSEY, who pad 40 sXtsA-
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is more needed in the selection OF a habit than
in anything else. There il plain habit bodice
with no visible fastening uor 1t hooks under
the arm) that famous London tailor makes
for the woman whose figure Is undeniable. 1t
is severely plain and comes down in points at
the back and front. There are also double
breasted long-tailed riding coats which a tall
and slender woman who sits high can wear
with excellent effect They are cut snort In
front. showing Just suspicion OF n white or
colored vest Mt the waist and lapes. There
10 one disadvantage to this style Of coat which
by many would he deemed a drawback,
and that is that only high silk hat
seems to go consistently with IL and few
equestriennes who really ride for love oi the
exercise and especially those who follow the
hounds. care to always wear the full dress
riding hat Rough dark gray and black cloth
continue to be the favorite materials for skirts
and coats while waistcoats are as fanciful and
danditied as ever. Hunting women wearth se
OF Tattersall cloth In some hue harmonizin2
and yet presenting an agreeable contrast with
the skirt. Plain cloth has taken the place Of
leather in these garments. and checked horse
cloths in quiet coors are often used.
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the skirt nov. arranged IN what they used 70
call an apron front, either long enough TO quite
cover the underskirt or 40 abort as to REQUIRE
but single breadth OF the material cut on the
cross to drape t. One very pretty dress worn
at a recent affair was OF black velvet
made with n plain skirt, moire waist 70
the bust, with moire sleeves. From the
bust accordion plated chiffon black over pink,
finished tho waiat to the collar, which was OF
pink velvet fulled into the regular stock collar
form. But the distinctive thing about the
gown was that a single breadth OF MORE Was
draped across the front Of the dress In little
apron-like overskirt. and fell In two long sash
ends at the back in a style that prevailed about
a decade ago. The coming change IN dress
promises TO he one which will ahect the skirt
rather than the waist. and the innovation VIII
probably BIZ either in the direction OF panniers
or the tournure. 4,,, --.
fulled, tabled or pointed Some are cut long
in front and pointed being much shorter az
the back and sides. others the same depth all
round. depending on the figure. The BASQUE
frilI in all 1rst-class places H. cut on the
bodice. and not fulled on beneath the belt.
distinction With this difference that the home
amateur or cheap dressmaker cannot carry
out the former idea, while the beted frlll is
within the possibilities OF every one. The con-
slant aim Of artistic conturieres is to produce
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which. when taken with business brings little
stories to your mind-'Is any one coming,
sister Anne 2 and that sort OF thing.
. IL was the wrong type OF sauint that puo-
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mere. with a belt Of the velvet tied on one
side. While for the tiny maid Of six or eight
the Thanksgiving gown was made OF rose
not gathered. and trimmed with a half
inch satin ribbon edged on each edge
with black velvet. The trimming crosses the
little straight waist both ut the front and hack.
and has a belt. with rosettes on ench side OF
the revers and of the belt made Of black VEL
vet. And for the arown-ups there were. ex-
quisitey dainty gowns for the Thanksgiving
dinner made up OF the Dresden brocades now
reduced to prices within reach OF ordinary
people There was one dinner gown Of pink
satin brochG. with bouquets OF forget. me- nots.
trimmed with pink velvet and duchesse lace
or its imitation.
Another gown was OF ivory white satin. with
decoration Of black velvet and old lace ar
ranged In q particularly becoming fashion for
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The hereditary throat trouble which Is fast
reducing the Princess OF Wales to the stone
deaf condition OF her mother. the Queen OF
Denmark. has made its appearance In tho
Princess Maud OF Wales. whose weakness OF
the throat WILL 1t is feared, impair her hearing.
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VINO 10 reading about It but for practical ideas
in tho making Of gowns. usually special
toilets are most satisfactory.
Children's dresses always occupy large
space In the fashion chronicle. and rightly. be-
the house under the direction OF the mothers
than for the elders; Now the first. thing to he
gowns Is that the little maid OF 2 wears the
longest gown It reaches quite to her shoe
tops and the shoes are not high. The girl Of
10 wears q dress about the same length the
maid OF IA one two inches shorter. and the
dress shortens as the years lessen until the
little maid between and 3 wears q dress quito
covering her knees In the French fashion.
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MECCA OF TEE MODISH.
TidingS From Paris Mandatory Of
the Worlds Fashions.
BUT FRENCH NOVELTIES
The New York Woman Modi-
fies and Betters.

rne F.shis.s ef the Hour shown IN Call
ars-'s sra eiri.' Gowns, and the Charm
81 ths H.sit 90 Her who hide. Aaeid-
Ths.hssivius Dinrer At the Professional
ws-s. League AMER A. You Like IT,
Death n the FI.z s-d Flower and white
lead q. whish wone- worh-A oueen's
Musical Tsste-wom.n In Law, :. Liz
er.ry Work, with Dover OF wealth ard
Beauty, .-d She who shun- the Camera
Fsrsrr-ph- About wonen-How Women
FInd Ont what All the Newspaper. Ssy
efThsu-PhotosrsphinG n Woms.'s Soul.
In Paris. that Mecca Of the modish. that par
sdse OF the fashionable. the stage sets the style
IN correct and artistic dress. as IL 10 the final
arbiter in nice points Of social etiquette and
the Interpreter OF the best spoken language OF
the day. And. indeed. New York 10 following
the long recognized authority In modlsh mat
tiers very closely. and the day may come when
the American metropolis shall WELD tho
sceptre in originality in dress as It now bears
the palm for tho most artistic adaptability
and realization Of the Partisan ideas.
New York women are the best dressed
women in the world, according to many
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The following Inscription Is found on
French tom bstone: Sacred to the memory. OF
Mile -: died April z. 1854. In her SIS
year. She never looked her age"
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A pretty model 10 shown in the nrst illustra-
hair and cardinal cashmere. the decoration Of
the red being put on everywhere with black
and gold braid. and employing little gold but
sleeve tons and down the shoulder seams
The dress closes on the shoulder and under
the arm. and the back Is like the front One
OF the prettiest coats for little girls Is made of
soft and heavy wool in chAngeaGle old blue
and red, and made up with the new hats
wings" cape. This is lined with the red in
satin and has black pns sementerie finish,
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1t would be pleasure to know Miss Smith
OF England" better. She is described as the
protector Of inexpensive homes for gentle
women" Among these desirable places are
some small furnished cottages as low as Sl.25
a week. After Miss Smith shall have housed
the impecunious gentlewomen Of Eng! land. she
will he more than welcome on this side.