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right down to get there" Dorothy does
II with both of her number threes. For
instance. she knows that times are hard
and that the treasury is being depleted
with no show of immediate relief But
dearly as she loves rich clothes she is not
one of the kind to go into a decline be-
cause she can't have them. L don't think
That much praise is due her for her adapt
ability, however, for she knows that she
can get herself up in perfectly fetchin,
style out of things that most girls throw
away, and anyhow she is so fond of bein
happy that she hates to be miserab!,
That sounds paradoxical, but l think
explains itself.
L heard Dorothy say distinctly the day
before Christmas that she needed, bu. coul.
not have. new house gown. That even
ing round her sitting on a hassock be
lore the fire. in a brown study. To my
oner OF penny for her thoughts she re
piled that she was evolving plans for
new dress out of nothing, as a dress she
must have New Year evening she appear
ed in that new gown. and looked as pretty
to it. however, as / never should have rec
ognized IL otherwise. The material had
once been light tan crepon. Three years
ago it served as evening dress. with
bise lace draperies and fiOunces. Two years
ago it was made up into a street dress in
combination with oak brown bengaline
It had been pretty well frazzled out when
. rain storm put an end to its usefulness
1t scarcely looked fit for carpet rags when
Dorothy hung it away in the closet last
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spring. The next day after Christmas she
and Rose-in-bloOm ripped it in pieces. Then
Dorothy gathered UP all the scraps and
about two yards that had been left over
and took the whole of it to the dye shop
and had it cOlored a warm red. almost the
petunia shade SO popular just now. The
bengaline took a much darker shade She
bought new Innings and got a neat sewing
woman to help her for two days. The dress
had been made with the old-fashioned bell
skirt, was clinSing in style. and II
shrunk some in col0ring. This made the
breadths too short. Dorothy cut the Innings
by the original bell pattern and fitted the
crepOn TO them From the old facingS and
scraps she pieced out a strip to cover the
gap at the foot where the breadths were
too short she selected from the quantity
of bise lace, that had been the original
trimming of the gown, the narrowest piece
with which she faced up the bottom, enec-
tually covering the patch work Then she
took the wide lace hOuncing and made i've
ian piaitings, which she set on the skirt
as though IT had been slashed to receive
them. and headed them with little rosettes
OF the scraps of lace. The waist was made
up perfectly plain in the back with a pia1t-
ed vest of the benSaline in front and a
Soft, narrow crush belt of the bengaIine
70 hide where the material had shrunk
From the pieces big pufs for the upper
part Of the sleeves were made and finished
with cuffs of bengaliue. over which fell a
nCunce OF lace. The remainder of the Lace
bouncing was utilized in making a bertha.
Dorothy was COmplimented SO highly on
the becOmingness OF her gown that she has
been giving herself little love pats ever
since over her triumph Of economy. The
style which she adapted 70 mt her material
called for mirror velvet and thread lace
Good Effects With Cheap Materials.
or course every girl has not a dress that
could be made over thus, but other effects.
almost if not quite. as artistic can be OBJ
tained with cheaper materials For in
stance. the faded and draggled tan. gray.
green and soiled white wool dresses will all
take dye nicely and make very pretty street
dresses; dark blue. green. brown. red and
rich blacks are the popular colors If the
Old material is very light IL will take the
intermediate shades. and II only costs 81 -
TO have them dyed if carefully ripped There
should always De- new Iuings II is not
good economy to use Old ones as il often
spOilS the set Of q dress Three Yards Of
velveteen or four Of some heavy silk 10 he
used for sleeves, brNjei3es. G-.. WIN general
ly make a handsome new gown at y4r--
small cost. l believe that Il is 4IU-ay-s
good economy to buy the best material | DO
not mean by that that the fashionable colors
and textures are 70 Pc purchased They
are always high priced and uro~1uuca,t
N styles and often loud, HCt al al ueslr-
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From the Chicago Evening Post.
the dear little girls are dancing through
the holidays, dear little bellies with dear lit
tie beaux. and how like fairy dancers they
are! Fancy golden-haired atom in a
dress like the one illustrated today-a SIM
pie, inexpensive little frock of accordion
plated nuns yelling, trimmed with bands
of cream lace insertion and full ruffies of
lace. The shoulder has a plated ruffle
which falls from the yoke, and has, more
over. a cunning arrangement of pale pink
and blue ribbons. Another simple little cos
tune is of soft cream silk-the kind that
will wash-and has ruffies of fine cream
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able, in fact, for woman who has to count
the dollars. But there are certain standard
weaves that when made up stylishIy are
much more serviceable than the tiashy
new fabrics that go out after one season.
A handsome all-wool fabric in quiet tones
at 81 yard, will wear a whole winter for
best dress. The second winter it can be
made over with some combination of velvet
NJ silk. The third winter it can be dyed
black or one or the other dark shades, and
made up again for rainy day dress. Even
nen 1t may not be cast aside, but fall to
he lot Of a younger member of the family
one OF the 5O-cent woods will scarcely last
through one winter. Certainly there is
economy in the higher-priced material
In selecting light materials for a dress
If care is exercised in picking an AL
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The next two pictures are designs
for simply made school costumes The
first is for a small girl, and the next for
an older one.
The first child's dress is of dark maroon,
and Is made with a full waist which is
gathered to a very wide black belt. Mar
row revers are cut from the same color
and are put on as in the sixth illustra-
zion. Smoked pearl buttons are placed
on either edge Of the wide belt, and there
are two one each rever. The sleeves are
full. and a tiny ruffie takes the place OF a
collar.
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While we are talking of public school
children II Is not fair to forget my little
friend, Blanche Irene. 1 saw her first as
/ was returning home one day. She is a
very comical little figure, and when 4
looked at her she seemed to feel keen
resentment, and inquired in a cross way.
Who yer lookin' att" She is a very diligent
pupil, and is generally dressed up quite re-
gardless, though sometimes one of her
straight the top of her head. show
ing itself through the torn crown of her
hat.
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Picture the despair of the next little lady
when she finds that she is late on the first
day of school / am afraid she fingered too
long over her toilet. for she looks unusu-
ally sweet in her new coat, which suspect
Santa Claus knows something about. 1t
is dark green in color and has braiding and
velvet of a corresponding shade. Her bon
net is of close-fitting dark green velvet and
has silk of the same shade and also of light
blue about the face. She lets her school
bag fall to the ground. she is so disappoint-
ed. for she can't go in. So she turns away
and hopes for better luck tomorrow.
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The child in the Illustration is a fifth grade
child. She has arrived five minutes before
the quarter bell will ring and has no enc
mas and New Year time Her heavy cloak
is quite becoming and it is perhaps worth
the while to describe it. 1t is light golden
brown in color and has wide revers belt
and big cuffs of brown velvet. 1t is made
of beavercloth and is very nice and warm
The edges of the dark brown velvet are
bound in wide gold braid and the bright
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A Literary Luncheon.

A Literary Luncheon.
pleasing literary luncheon for a party
of ten guests Is thus described by Mrs. Bur-
ton Kingsland in a capital article on eco
nomical luncheons in the Ladies' Home
Journal:
Lays of ancient Rome. .Macaulav
Stuffed eggs)
THE red skins" Conner
lobster farcie.)
Lamp 5 WORKS Lamb
Chops, potato croquettes)
"Someth up as a flower. .Rhoda Broughton
Mushrooms)
Salad for the solitary and the
Social Saunders
Uettuce)
The queen of curds and cream
Mrs Gerard
Cream cheese)
Man and the glacial period. DR. Wright
(Orange ice, served in the skins)
Coffee and repartee". Bangs
Coffee
The explanations in parentheses should be
omitted in the menu.
One dozen eggs, 50 cents; half pint
cream, 10 cents. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. As
Salt, pepper butter and onions. IL
Lobster ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. go
One egg, 3 cents: parsley, 5; shallots,
, - naii pint MIX, 2.............-....... Ii
Lamb chops, lbs. Observation-Disclosures. 81 on
Potatoes cents; lard, 5............... IL
Mushrooms Observation-Disclosures. 81 10
Lettuce, 20 cents; dressed salad. d. ~
Neuchatel cheese whipped with cream. 10
Bread, ID cents; butter, 15................ 30
Twelve oranges. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40
Ice and salt. Observation-Disclosures. Ii
Ooiiee '........-............... oJ
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= n SOME RESPECTS
Dorothy is a remark
able young person. In
common with the
majority of young
society girls she
slurs her rs" and
drops her final "g's.
according to the
latest English fash
ion, and really take
objectionable liber-
ties with Mr.. LindIey
Murray's methods,
but when it comes
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t-ast between the childish gold of her hair
and the leathery skin painted and rouged
like a plaster doll was simply pitiful. Her
sunken eyes were penciled and so We're her
eyebrows. She Wore great flashing dia-
monds in he- ears. around her neck, and
half a dozen priSmatic stones on her skinny
hands. Her dress, however, completed the
cartoon. 1t was red silk velvet, with a lot
Of white lace plastered over il, the long
train lined with yellow satin. In her awful
hair was a comb with a row of
diamonds across the top.
suitable for Advancing Years.
Now | believe that old age may wear red
velvet and blue, black or green velvet or
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year High School young lady claims our
attention, for she is most important men,
Der of society. She Is waiting for dismissal
and is fully conscious of how well she is
looking in her navy blue gown. 1t is made
with high collar and lace bib of ecru,
The body is full at neck and waist and has
a full girdle of dark blue velvet let in at
the under arm seams and brought down to
point in front, where rosette is pla ced
Shirred bands ornament the wrists Of the
full sleeves, and the skirt is a big seven
gored one.
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To Rcnovntc Old Dresses.

and a snare.
To RcnOvntc Old Dresses.
1t is really an easy matter in these days
to renovate old dresses. A young friend of
mine had plain brown Henrietta cloth
dress that she simply detested 1t had
round waist, and was made with a plain
bell skirt. 1t was never a becoming dress,
because it was too plain for so tall a girl.
She got some dark brown velveteen and
made big pulled sleeves and arranged a
rounded jacket effect in front and put two
rufiles of the velvet below the waist. On
the foot of the skirt she put a very wide
band of velvet, with piping of yellow silk
at the upper edge, and lined all the ruffles
with yellow India silk. She finished all tAe
edges with a gilt galloon. To wear with
this she fashioned brown velvet hat, split
and turned up at the side, with two yell
low tips and roSette of brown velvet to
finish it off. The effect was simply stun
ming, and there was not q symptom of
make over in the whole gown. Dorothy
and this young persons are great chums,
and they can either of them make 81 do the
work of 50 if you just give them to under
stand that 81 is the limit Otherwise the
gold reserve would soon vanish.
A Handsome Ball Wrap.
1 wonder if many people noticed the ball
quitting wrap worn by one of the prettiest
young matrons who attended the Bachelors
cotillon. 1t was of black velvet with cloth
of gold-brocaded figures and lined with
what looked to be ermine, but, between
you and me, 1 think it was only imitation.
Still it answered every purpose and was a
sUmptuOuS looking garment 1t could cas-
lily be reproduced in plain dark velvet OF
any shade and bordered with mink or gray
fox and be almost as rich looking. ricl
dark green velvet lined with white brocaded
satin and trimmed with sable would be
very stylish
Ashamed Of Her Age.
Fashion magazines seem to have very lit
tie thought for old age. They evidently con-
slider that a woman past fifty should give
up all the frivolities of the world and spend
her declining years in loose house gowns
and felt slippers. 1t is an awful mistake
and leads lots of women to horrid attempts
at Disgusting their ages. L saw such a wo-
man recently, ard she was accompanied by
a little girl about seven, a pretty well bred
child full of life and interest in all that was
going on. 'Oh, gradma, she exclaimed at
something she saw from the window in the
hotel parlor. The old chrome turned on the
child and in fierce undertone said:
You little torment, don't call me grand
ma. / told you to. say dearest"'
The frightened little girl crouched down in
her chair with the quick tears hanging on
her eyelashes, while Rose-in- bloom nestled
up to me and whispered, Isn't she just
awful? I'm glad she isn't my grandma"
The woman was one of the carica lures
who are ashamed of their age. Her thin
locks had been bleached and tortured into
the frizziest of coiffures. The glaring con-
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The black-haired young scamp in the
eighth cut has struck up an acquaintance
with the new first grade pupil, and / am
afraid that ii is based on rather selfish rea-
sons. The short gored little miss cares
mere about fun than personal appearance.
and rather scorns the well dressed new
ccmer though with the candy in view
she is careful to conceal IL. The new little
girls coat Is made double-breasted and has
a twisted velvet cord about the waist that
fastens at the side with rosette She is
the pink of neatness and is rather a con-
trast to her rowdy looking companion
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lace, each ruffle being headed either by
small festoons of cclored beads or fine
feather stitching. The bodice is arranged
with a frill of silk and lace and gathered
yoke, while the sleeves are formed of dou-
bic puffS of the silk. This frock can be
worn by child of four years and upward
A cream cashmere dress is always suitable
for quite small child, and a pleasant
variation of style is obtained by draped
folds of cashmere knotted together in front
and fully gathered at the back For heav-
Ter wear a blue velveteen with embroidered
straps passing over the shoulder and puffed
sleeves and yoke of some light-colored silk
is extremely pretty and becoming.
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The last little girl has been eagerly wait
ing for II o'clock and can not control The
sigh Of satisfaction as the hour strikes
She belongs to the lowest class and goes
home at that hour. Her large white apron
saves the making of big sleeves TO her
school frocks. for it has large pun sleeves
of Its own, which have a gathering string
run through the lower edge This can be
let out and thus be easily laundered.
MARY ELLEN SIGSBEE.
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The genesis of the ulster oyercoat cha,
very popuar topcoat for men, is rather in.
teresting. 1t derives its name from ths
province of Ulster. I'm ireland. where IL was
nrst worn. Ii was seen in Belfast as Ions
ago as 1880. though IL was not until Isi,
that the Prince of Wales set the seal O,
iashion upon IL by wearing a borrowed one
IN St James street, London.
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AT dinner given in honor OF a lady
friend last week the hostess had for a CEN
ter piece a handsome round mirror set in
flowers, decoration that the late President
Arthur was fond of. At the end of the din
ner she presented the mirror TO her friend
as a souvenir of the very pleasant occasion
and IL was then discovered that the mono
gram Of the guest of honor was engraved
in the center and at the edge was the
date of the dinner giving
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Unless floors intended for rugs are Of
hard wood they do not look well oiled. and
an oiled floor is always open TO the objec-
ton of showing every footprint The new
est notion is to paint the floor with yellow
ochre mixed with a little white. This color
does not show dust and the warm color
makes the floor look less bare.
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A society woman. who knows how TO take
care of herself. gave utterance 20 a very
profound sentiment recently when one OF
her friends remarked that she was tired
she wanted to die. There is no doubt"
.he said. that the longing TO die is mis-
taken for the need OF nap. Instead OF
the immortality of the soul. business men
and working women want regular ans sys-
tematic doses of doing. regular meals and
wholesome food"
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The bolero Jacket appears In fact or sim.
ulation on almost everything With the
full Spencer waist, a slashed and much en-
proidered bolero is always fetching. II las
TWO qualities to make IL popular BY dis
guising outlines at the side and front 4,
makes a thick waist look sIighter. and in
the same way il gives an impression of
roundness TO the thin girl. because she can
NIL up the front OF her waist with a LOT OF
ruffies and silken cascades. over which the
launty bolero sets out in true Hogarth
beauty lines. The Eton Jacket holds its
own remarkably well also.
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At a swell New York wedding last week
the bride carried an ivory-backed prayer
book in which the marriage certificate had
been bound. At another wedding the
bridesmaids carried prayerbooks bound I'm
snake skin, presents from the bride. Was
has its serpent?
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A girl whose brush does charming exc
cution did a piece of work last week that
does credit to her inventive genius In more
ways than one. In some way one OF the
elegant mantel mirrors got an unsightly
crack across the upper left hand corner.
1t was too low down to admit of effectual
draping and the Disguised man of the house
had decided that IL must be replaced by a
new one to the depletion OF his pocket
book. one day Mss Artist got the folks
all out of the house. and then tackled that
mirror from the top of a step ladder She
painted across the crack, following its NOV
ing lines. spray Of climbing roses, rich
pink. with dark green leaves The effect
was SO lovely that her father threatens 10
take club TO every mirror in the house, 80
that he may enjoy the display Of her ex-
ouisite talent. In the pretty bed room OF
another girl artist hangs mirror which her
small brother used as a target for a marble
one day. The glass shivered like a sun
burst. but no pieces came out This girl
nainted that myriad OF cracks into a spider
web. in the center Of which reDoses a big
fat web-spinner. also painted. As IL is OF at
one side il does not destroy the usefulness
of the mirror Though not as pretty as
the rose idea, 1t is unique and useful as
well.
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oques ana turbans are slightly larger
than at the beginning of the season bnt
.ney are still so small thar the woman who
Goes not want to have a peeled onion" look
1 1must wear her hair in a very fuzzy style.
Inc Dang Is necessity with them.
The evening world., 1894-08-18
GEN, BARRI0S SAILS.
nsins TO England to Sec About the
Mosquito Coast Troubles.

Modesto Barrios. General in the Mic
araguan army and Special Ambassador
from that country to Great Britain In
reference to the Mosquito coast trou-
bles, sailed to-day on the Etruria for Liv-
erpool. The treaty of Managua gives
Great Britain certain rights in the Mos
quito territory, and the Mosquito chief
Clarence. has been supported by British
warships In his efforts to threw Off the
suzerain yoke Of the Nicarac iun Gov
eminent.
Several encounters took place be-
tween the Mosquito Indians,led by Chief
Clarence. and the Nicaraguans. The In
dams were overcome, but the British
placed him In power again, pending a
settlement OF the trouble. 1t Is to eff
feet some definite arrangement more
favorable to Nicaragua that Gen. Bar
rios II going to the Court of st. James.
The Government of Nicaragua has
only recently began to enforce Its right
10 the control of the Mosquito coast,
4 hence the trouble with the Indians
The evening world., 1894-08-18
ON HIS TRAIL ANYHOW.
Mrs. Braun Comes from Milwaukee
for Ter Er'ing Husband.
She Believes that He Deserted Her
Tor q Ease Friend.
Heard of Hin at tloboken Through
Mystify Ing Letter.

Mr. William braun, Of Milwaukee, is
no longer here. lie is gone, but whether
TO Europe or back to his home Is a con
unirum with which his wife Is busying
herself lust nov.
Btiuu owns saloon at 2}3 Third
street Milwaukee. lie IL about thirty
i've years old. His wife. WHO is about
thirty. is rather good-looking. TALL and
portly Among her friends was one,
young woman, married not quite n year
ago to man who Is lying sick az deaths
door. This young woman, whose name
Mrs Braun does not. for the present,
desire To divulge. called frequently and
stayed long at the Braun home About
two weeks ago she failed to make her
daily visit. Inquiry at her home elected
tho information that she had been miss
Ing from there also since the day before.
Next day MIR. Ernun also disappeared.
tie left letter. however, stating that
he intended going TO Europe to open
FALCON. Mrs. Braun then believed that
he had eloped with her friend.
This theory was, in her mind, con-
irmcd when one of her husband 5
friends received n despatch from Hobo
ken from Braun announcing that the
latter would leave for Europe ON Aug. Is.
Now. all these doubts and fears and
theories Of Mrs. Braun had finally crys-
tilliZed into the determination 10 bring
her husband back at any cost. And so
armed with letter of Introduction from
Chief Jannsen. of the Milwaukee police,
Mrs. Braun arrived acre yesterday morn
ing and presented herself to Chief In
spector Mclaughlin.
AS the only ships for Europe from here
to-day leave from Hoboken. Inspector
Mclaughlin referred Mrs Braun to the
Hoboken police. who Immediately started
ont In search of the alleged eloper. lr
order, to make the search more interest,
ing, Mrs. Braun said that her husband
had taken 5000 with him, but she after
wards admitted tiat the money Deiongct
to him no less than to her.
The first place Mrs. Braun and the
Hoboken sleuths struck was Bush's
ken. where they were told that man
answering Braun's description had
stopped there on Thursday long enough
to take glass OF beer and leave mes
sage. The message was to the effect
that II a Mrs. Braun should happen to
had made up his mind to return to his
old allegiance in Milwaukee.
1t In this message that has produced
such suspense In the mind Of Mrs Braun
She leaves for Milwaukee Mt %.lj this
afternoon In order to solve the riddle in
person.
II know the man does not deserve it,"
she said to AN Evening World" reporter
this morning. 'hut can't help loving
him. and II he only returns to me l Will
forgive him with all my heart"
Acting Chief OF Police Hayes, OF Ho-
boken, said this morning that even II he
captured Braun he would scarcely have
any point to hold him on.