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AND the CIus Voted that u Broke ths L.
dustriaI Record.

Trorn ne Chicago Herald
They have what they call a Farmers Club
dozen gentlemen. each Of whom owns . lot OF
land: but not one Of whom has turned a foot o.
pa9e and Ts the soustfs SS de
Sm%.e each other "f By ts nG soSs
rather ay has
fsminisSsncs. Henry wilson told how he sS' had q
next passea Mr. OK Bet ahs
the Incidents Of a forty mile march under .
merly remembered having Graded seven and
o one acres q oats from sun to sun. and
We'll. sir" said the old man. "Tll tell you
used to be drinking man."
s ssS q q th s.sn
about seven miles from town. and would
vile Always had ons drns H IN bots. at u.
hou.e.never more than one and whom got
But after took to bringing the jug homo
she got suspicious. She couldn't und erstand
h2T dfry hnPBy Sc 9Is h:r
time came home all tangled up, drove into
th 9sfn s 1nf S int the
hired man came and took care OF the team and
went to the house
gave mo that ,everlastlng last drink from the
bottle on the shelf But II wasn't enough and
along about o'clock l went out to the barn
and probed around for my Jug. But coulin't
Ind 4 | kept digging my hapds down here
and there, but IL wasn't there. kept hunting
TIL they got to calling me from the house. and
then gave up and went TO red thirsty.
And Lord! what q thirst / had In the
morning! But ] knew what was the mat
ter with my Jug. / had looked in the
wrong bin 70 ! went out before break
couldn't find It. After breakfast went
out again my tongue thick and my throat
Day and made another search. But IL was too
well Ind. SO got SCOOP locked tho gram
AIRY door. and By gol! shifted 400 bushels
81 wheat trying to find that Jug OF whiskey.
And didn't mad It. That was the. hardest
days work over done"
Where had 1t gone [" asked Betticord.
WHY. my wife la II In the cellar. but she
wouldn't give me a sup OF It."
How many bushels p asked Wilson.
Fourteen hundred bushels" said McDou-
gal firmly
Well ] move that's the hardest days
work, said Jack Hamnerly.
And the Farmers CLUB 30 decided
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MAGIC or thin BONNET.
Feminine Faces Redeemed
by It or Set OF in Be-
witching Beauty.
OR INDlSCREETLY CHOSEN,
What Evil Emphasis 1t Gives to
Ugly Lines and Features.

o..,--.. ror Chiidreu-Nstes OF the L.ts.,
Fashion. sns Other Irterestiug Psrs-
rrapss-Tr.iuips Schools for Domestic
s.r,sut.-wowa- Suffrage Might Br,-s
u.nieipai CIe.niines- n Not the M,i-
t.nniuu 49, Talk stivenes. ard Divorce In
Jspas-Frcneh Women Assert Their
Risbt.-ouesn MnrEherIts Ameug th.
A,p.-A wom.. Sidewalk Arti.t-Ths
KIrd OF Men wonen Like, and Those
They Crowd from Busiue.s Situations.
There was q man dlstin euished In q certain
Kingdom as the unlisst man In the realm. He
vss so distinctively unpleasing in form and
feature that he had challenged the attention
oftbe King. who. in whimsical mood. made
him royal retainer. But the news one day
cane to the hing that there was an old woman
IN his domain that was uRlier than the lowly
horn man who By kingly favor held so high
Mace. Bring her to the court Judges shall
be called to decide. II she is uGlier she shall
star and he snail 60" was the royal N andate.
When the old woman appeared she was easily
teeidelto be by far the ugler Of the two. At the
critical moment when the King was upon the
eve Of Diminishing the man from his retinue. a
friend Of the unfortunate shouted. Put nor
bonnet on himr' This was done. and loi a
fearful change was wrought. BY unanimous
ssclama;ion he was declared to be the ugliest
creature on earth" The old woman. true to
the instincts OF her sex. refused to wear her
bonnet again. Like many of her sisterhood OF
modern times. she had not before discovered
the possibilities in bonnet to enhance the
beauty Of the face or decrease Its charms.
II women could see thems elves effectively,
o. did the old woman. they would keenly re-
allzs the necessity OF considering the lines Of
bat or bonnet in relation to those Of their
faces and would learn to obscure defects and
bring into prominence their prettiest facial
lines. The pictures given below illustrate q
few Of the most fatal and common mistakes
made by those who do not choose their head
gesr with intelligent discrimination. A word
to the wise is sufficient. and as there are few
rules to govern what each type should select.
every one OF the fair sisterhood has an equal
opportunity to enhance her charms by select
iAs In the millinery line the distinctive adorn-
nent suited to her individual style.
By curious Law OF contrariety the woman
With broad. heavy chin seems to have an un-
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OLD Nnu IoRK SL.pE DAYS
Recalled In III EEK Jack Hicks aud His
Aged WIFE, the Faithful Dinsb.


Black Jack" Hicks and his wife Dinah,
have q history that IL worth recording. They
arc both relics Of the time when slavery exist
ed in this State.
Jacks mother was q slave In the family Of
Adrian Cortelyou OF Long Island. and he was
born in the old Washington House that still
stands at the corner Of Fifth avenue and EiGh-
teenth str eet. Brooklyn. This was In the year
1909. SO that he n now "a years old. Dlnah
was born a slave in the Church family OF New
Utrecht at an even earlier date.
When Jack was II years OF age his master
sold him to Aaron Van Pelt Of New Utrecht
with whom he lived eleven years, when MIR
Van Pelt died. and his widow granted the
young slave his freedom. Jack then hired
himself out as body servant to Commodore
Truxton. who was then stationed at the
Navy.iard. When the Commodore went to
sea. Jack would have gone with him. but his
mother-who was still q slave with the Cortel-
you family-internosed an objection and out
OF nlial respect, he remained at home. His
next employer was Peter WICK N OF Gowanus
with whom he stayed two years. John Cortol-
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French wom.. A.-.-, Their Rights.

The pioneer and great organizer OF the cam
pniRn for woman's rights in France. Nine
Maria Deraismes, 10 row stricken down with
illness. but she has devoted hand Of dis
ciples. who have lately issued a spirited ad-
and In which they claim for the French woman
the right to dispose ~ the fruit of her labor
without male Interference. The person who
drafted the bill sent to the Senate re-
Gently. and who generally advises the mem
bers OF the Womnn's Rights Association
on legal points. Is Nine. Jeanne Chauyin, who
passed q brilliant examination in jurlspru-
dence some time ago. and Ia a Doctor OF Laws.
1his bill empowering women engaged in
trade to vote for the elections ~ Judges Of tho
Tribunals Of Commerce is the first to be read
10y the senate on this question OF womans
rights, and tho supporters Of the cause feel
that they have gained "A great victory.
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TA. 90 %. q -s..ll.l I.al.. eIrl.


EANcoryFF. Jan. 2G The whites are puF-
chasing Indian wOgsh BY Wholesale from
eases have teen spdSeu ~. one Pee liAT inci-
deaf has come IrCHinently before the public
II Is said that bucy Harry. 40 Indian girl
famous over the Iacihc coast for her rare
beauty. has beensoli into bondage. William
Isdesn being re purchaser The price paid
Was slJU l.uc Harry 10 half-LIesd her
father. who Doight her mother. a fulfil fooled
S!Wa-h. heing,a blonde. LucY has al olive
cOnTlsxi0n. I'D her fare, OF rare beauty. ls
fTamsl b. EsAlth OF golden hair The au-
tkyTltIss -, that they Viii not allow shaving
T. lie caTTlp On IN the province. This case N
IArticulATTIIi be Investigated.
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4 GRAY FOREST PLANTER.
Caehing OF Nus by n ProvId'nt Squirrel In
the Crat al Park RambIr.

Caehing OF Nus by ProvIdsnt Squirrel In
the C-nt al Park RambIr.
walking In the Central Park south OF tho
ramble the other III orninR." said q pedestrian
e ! saw near the Sevsnty-second street en-
frances pretty episode Of wood life 1t was
moreover. an Interesting OBJ oct lesson telling
how valuable forest trees may often get
planted. A young man seated on a bench by
the m ain path had laid aside his newspaper
and was feeding ono OF the Park squirrels q
large gray fellow that frolicked about him.
Taking from his DO ;ket hickory nut lie
would hold II ont to the squirrel. which would
bound upon the bench. and. somewhat eau
tiously. but with no sign Of fear. take the nut
from his hand with its teeth. Turning away
It would In long. gracefully undulAting leaps.
60 twenty or thirty feet away up on the hlL
side beneath the trees OF the ramble. Here
after running about little among the fallen
leaves. as II 10 get his bearings. he would paw
a tiny hole In the ground in which he placed
the nut then quickly scraped and snoothed
the earth over It. Last Of all no scattered
dead leaves over the spot leaving no sign that
the ground had been disturbed. IL was in
teresttnR 70 uote the careless, nonrhalRnt air
with which he performed this finishing touch.
designed to convey the idea to anyone watch
Ing that he was doing anything but conceal
the place and stand sidswise to the spectators
motionless, for few moments, his head cock cd
ana eyes hleIl. as III 10 sure tflat the coast
was clear before making his next move.
Until the nut was held forth or the whistle
given. which he evidently understood as a
sigma! otlnyitation, he would remain al a dis
lance crouching with tail IN air or running
lithsly about with an indifference o. manner
that was tran SpaTent anectstloR. II a nut was
not soon handed out he would get i'm patient
and run to bystandeTs who had stopped. at
tTacted by the sight to see II they had sons
thing to give him. One OF his attitudes the
sitting upright with paws clas ped before him
a. n in appeal, was particularly effective.
Fax. and he's the bye tina. won't git left
nohnw He knows enough TO reg an has the
sin,e 10 put ~ somsthin for a rainy day
sad an almiring lrisn bysiahder, tracing a
moral in the squirrels performance.
The Young man with The hickory nuts said
that he had never Eel this particular SOUR
rel before. nut often had gwen nuts to others
equally tame about the Park TamDlss. II
Is possible that this caching VI nuts is merely
a temporary device. and the squirrel intends
AiteTWaId TO take them to soms boarding
place But indigenous nuts buried in this
fashion must be tho germs or May future
trees. For while the squirrel might be able TO
remember and Ind them no might often lar
away more than he Jared t. Use. or accident
n life the Intrusion OF enemies OF sons extra
ordinary condition Of weather might leave
them uneAlled for, in which case thsy remain
In the ground. carefully planted under eveTy
condition favorable to their growth
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Probably the best thing that was ever written
on the interesting question Of what women
like in men IL summed up in the idea that
women like man who can be strong as a lion
when trouble comes and yet II one IL nervous
and tired can button up shoe with an am ou ne
Qf consideration that IL mental and physical
bracer-up. They like n man who likes them,
who doesn't scorn their opinions. who believes
In their good taste, who has confidence In
Of the fairer sex IL slightly stubborn persua-
eion is more powerful than all the argumen
In the world.
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Queen M.rrh.-,,a Amors Oh. Alp.

No overworked professional man or college
don looks forward more eagerly to an autumn
holiday among the Alps than does Queen Mar
gherta. who delights TO don the picturesque
costume OF the women OF the Val de i.ys. and
TO iinRer after the frosty autumn nights hav.
Italian Queen Is described a taking part in a
r"cent : Ice expedition to the summit OF tho
Vincent lyramii. and camping out amid snow
and lee. II was an amusing sight to watch the
royal lady taking 10 the rocks hand over hand
for pure low" OF elm bing. where her suite. by
all the rules Of etiquette aud Gallantry. were
bound to follow.
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A Woman Sidewalk Artist.

Tho most unusual profession for a gentle
woman has been taken w because OF neces-
sity 10y Mrs. Coleman. an English woman. as q
means OF supporting her invalid husband.
tist, which IL one OF the common street sights
Of London. though but litti, known here.
metropolis earning a living at this tr,uIe oil
drawing pictures on the pavement and collect
ing pennies from the crowds that gather.
Colored chalks are used and realistic scenes
are sketched Of the exciting events Of the day.
On fair days Mrs. Coleman earns on an aver
age 81. % day. and when IL rains she stays at
homo and prepares her chalks.
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Mr.. Hanniker Hea.on has been gathering
some very interesting marriage statistics con-
corning the customs in vogue in different
countries. from which one reads with am use
ment. and perhaps a certain degree Of am aze-
ment that throughout japan man may get
a divorce IL his wife talks too m UGH. Ordinary
people may suppose that this harsh law will
have the effect Of curbing loduacity, but It has
not. Japanese ladies are the most laxative OF
their sex. and divorces are common among
them. In Thib bet woman Is entitled TO three
husbands. In Melbourne man NAV secure a
divorce II his wife gets drunk three times or
II she habitually neglects her household duties.
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Trs,riuE school. for Do-..tie Servants.

The latest solution Of the ssrvsnt Girl prob
lem is the outcome Of a woman's thought and
provides that self.supportinR schools shall be
founded for the training Of domestic servanta
They SHOULD carry on n .worklnRmans restau-
ment In this way cooks. kitchenmafds. laun-
dresses. housemalds, and nurses might be
trained. The matron would be the only per-
son IN the establishment paid full wages,
though " would be necessary to provide food
for the girls who live at their own homes. and
TO pay the girls a small amount for their SER
vices while learning.
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pink ehAshmsrs may be made amer this m odel
with Tufies oi pink satin ribbon bound on
each edge with tiny velvet ribbons Of black.
For an Older little girl pretty dress Is made
kuiDuTe Insertion laid on over blue silk, and
finished on each side with row Of brown vel.
vet ribbon. The waist Il gathered q a JoEs Of
hidden with the brown velvet ribbon tied in =
bow In the centre OF the front and the hack.
The belt - made in the same way with a bow
81 the front aud back, and the puns Of the
sleeves are banded with the brown. tied in a
bow on the outside.
sweet little gown OF lansdoWn or eTspon in
pale gray green is made distinctive aud stTIk-
ing bY braces. a belt, aud big how Of the pODu-
the shoulder are Of deep lace. and tie pointed
plastTOn between the ribbons Is also Of lace.
Still the gingnAm dresses are most fAscinat-
ing 70 molhers peThaPs ReeAuse their vAIIsII
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versal pagoda frills about the shoulder are
duplicates OF their elders. The making Of
children's dresses requires more care and
skill than the fashioninR OF a wedding gown
received ten years ago. But, fortunately for
the sanity Of mothers. the dresses do not
change so much in style from one season to
the next as do those OF the Grovn-ups and It
IL safe to take advantage OF the bargain sales
and OF the early openings Of summer fabrics to
lay In q stock OF materials that may be made
up In the quiet Lenten days ready for the sum-
mer time. when the needle Ia indeed burden
and the desire for sho ping shall fall
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9. set along the tic II The hens half
let's. som stimes two rufiles are put In around
an srmbole, one deeper than the other or =
way, The mock IL then finished with a row OF
beading through which little dainty ribbon
runs and IL tied up in rosette bows on each
shoulder. OR the embroidered runiee may mar
row down to q point like .epaulets, extending
to the waist line where the V-shaped space
threaded through with the ribbon tied in little
howe across the tor. Hemstltehing and hem
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eoyeruable psnchant for trig little round bon
nets or trim turbans with perky aigrettes like
that in cut No. /. By obeying this wilful pref
srencs she obscures whatever delicacy may be
In the Modelling Of her features and brings
into conspicuous relief the ugiiest lines OF her
face. Her chin. apparently increased In heavi-
ness. looks decidedly pugiiistic. and the broad
ness Of her face is emphasized In . great
degroe. She could have easily restored
the balance OF her facial lines by wear
Ing large hat rather heavily trimmed.
as in cut No, =, thus effectively modi-
fyinG tho strong curves OF the chin and
sgray improving her appearance. II her
lac is fairly proportioned. not too short for its
breadth. and she could not afford pl umes. she
could still give becoming balance to her face
b. adopting the modlsh hats that are trim m cd
with IAN oyant" bows that fare horizon
tally across the hat dlverginG from central
knot in the front. The woman who is the exact
opposite of the type with the ample lower Jaw.
but whose chief disadvantage lies In her broad
manly brow and tiny tapering chin. should
avoid al horizontal trimmings. bows or broad
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kind TO her father for whom she keeps house
jack claims that he can trace her pecullaritiea
to hoOdoo that was practfsed upon her many
years ago by an old colored woman named
Mary Higgins. The Higgins woman exercised
her spells by m cans Of root poison, which she
eoncocted herself and put in bottle Meeting
Mary Hicks one day, she held the bottle eop-
about three weeks anerWard Mary beeame
wild. She also touched Jacks cheek With the
same liquid. which accounts for the lumbago
that now troubles him. It draws down his
body on one side and burns like are. Jack says.
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Ia. S..,-r Care. T~.s.y.snI H...Aa.y.
T,su., ~ Lo.ao. $. "a a..,. o,.,...

ThetIenty- anniysTsary Of the Inysn-
tlon post cards was celebrated ysstsFday al
NieiAa The half penEy card Was ut usel ID
Ensaad TN 500. the year which "a y alsY Ia .
to- hAIpehny. But ia the rear before hat al
HSfitliah Iamsl " km@nrC. Herman, HhO 10
.ntroiueed IN Austria Hun.ary. 10 1873 hi
spFeGd % neTnAnY And wAs adopted 10 lskSO
~ the lhteTnatiOnAl Postal Union. la Austria
alone iuDuAtOD cards are DO = used ANNUALLY
ths Eng.ish Post Ofiess pass uBEar1 of 26ll.
sDO.OJO. and the total for tue whole verb "A -
LsAS thAA : nulLAEd v. Ogo. O0g.Oo1L
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INTERESTING ISFORhA TIoM

II was o man governor who said recently in
a lecture after describing the power OF Joseph
Jefferson 20 amuse: would rather possess
the power 20 remove dull care than 10 be
President OF the United States. afflicted with
the sherman Law and disappointed Eith two
girl babies" Il was a woman editor who an
sEeTed: Girl Labies are a. "a premium. Their
sex furnishes but very small fraction Of the
IaupeTs aud criminals Of the country an
10 UGH less than half lie IDIOTS. They are quite
as likely 30 he carving OF the honOTs at the
uniYeTsltiss and g2.ng into partnership with
their fathers In business
The women OF Colorado are beginning to
enroll themselves in partisan eluLs" in sup
port Of the various existing political organize
lions in preference 70 takilG . separate pOlitI-
cal attitude as women all OF Hhtch Is as Ii
should De. Tor the OBJECT Of woman suffrage
should be 10 abolish the sex line In politics az
together. and TO convert exclusive organize
tons Of men alone or Of women alone into 81
operative associations OF men aud Somsh
Mrs. LILA ATchAId COnhOT's sermon 70 young
Nomsa which Won the prize AmOAg mOTsthaA
1000 submitted was elaborated undsF the
following heads: Do some useful work. ARd
do Ii With snt husiasm. Lar up some moasJ.
Be Sincere Be helpful 20 OthSFA % hsAt.
6tAAd ~ your OUa sex. Uphold f0fsEsrmors
the purity. dignity. and worth Of Wo8anhOod"
Ms. CHH aOT hAa bssA ooihE sxesllsht hsGs-
paper work for more than tueBty gSATs, ana
hsT paragraphs stout uomsn ara DElstsd IN
tbs asEsFsPsFs AA over The souRiEy- She y :
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bat hrims. II IL clear In cut No. 3 that such
trimmings increase the vedge-ltk e appearance
suggestion OF an ordinary howeTpot in
NhicG grows q sicklY cactus plant. This type
can peFrepttbly improve upon nature 10y
sh'os.ng the style OF hat and neck gear in cut
No J. The high oval lines % the hat; the soft.
graceful arrangement - the hair IN front that
NE bow snuggled up closely TO the chin, pro-
asee Teasing tTansfoTmailon OF the meegre;
N'king original that u the uninittated
t.en. little short OF magical The broad era
iStllks bows and the faTing ones. known rs
tHsiarT1yatie, we're heheflcsntiY Invented Tor
Sonen With wedge Tx e faces and thIoAts that
save lost the seductive curves OF youth.
That amiRble type OF woman formed con-
sp!eaousiy uTon the circular plan. often I'M
eonss GusiF. lmpresses the fact OF her fatal
Zee ieacy q Totu 'ditY By repeating the round
h-sS o. her glObular eyes. the tlsk-like appear
aa'e o. her snub nose the circle Of her round
mouth, and the iulness Of her face By wearing
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Is 90 great; perhaps
because IN y never
were 80 pretty before
as this year. The fash
iOn Of the white
guinps % be worn
With the eolOTsd frOeks
still prevails. And will
be gfVsn ~ With great
reluetanea The BAN
skiFt still DTsyai.s IN
the EiRIhams. though
oeeasiOnAlly In = shlts
~ ualin or dEsssy stlk
tiny frills are seen
about the hsR- AID
All the pretty needle
work bsAdinEs entsT
into tie decoration Of
t1sA Fsaas.ssA s9SIiS
aHkkaAR - ~ anA
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One Of the popular new Partisan suits con-
sists Of a blue serge Jacket and knickerbock-
ers. with white blouse and sailor collar
braided with blue. or q red blouse and collar
braided with white, The HussAr suit. a semi
military suit for boys, comes in brown and
gray. the cloth with black binding and braidinH
For the pages dress at weddings, which So
many little boys are called upon to wear now
that child ushers and bridesmaids are popu-
suit. which may be made Of black or white
velvet and Is trimmed with real duchesse
lace. The blouse is silk and whether the suit
10 white or colored. the blouse Is white.
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soft voice which uttsrs Che most suSprisingiS
eaustic things against all manner on shana
false conventionality and un womanliness.
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lampf Of electric light hidden cieverly among
the blossoms 40 that only the bright leaves.
ahd not she lIttla Globes Of Rlass we're aaen.
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Already the ginGhans with chine stripes and
most wonderful coloring as soft and exquisite
as silken fabrics may show. the challies with
with silk bars and stripes. the dainty corde
dimities, the pretty China silks with odd. old.
fashioned patterns. the sprigged lawns and
hne muslins are on the counters OF the shops,
and with them all sorts OF beautiful silks and
woods In short lengths at reduced prices ap-
pear In q very embarrassment OF riches and at
prices so low 1t seems downright extravaganza
not TO buy them. And how the fond rnammas
do buy them. and how they do write to the
fashion headquarters for pretty models TO
make them by. Even the women who never
attempt to Plan gown FOR them selves are glad
TO search the newspapers for new ideas for tn
thousand and one little froeks every mothers
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babies in the block 20
along holding up their
cloaks OF heavy silk
and fur at the back.
even as the ladies LIT
their silken skirts TO
protect their daintl-
ness. Young girls Of
sixteen and eighteen
have party gowns Of
the molr6s their grand
mothers wear at din
ners. In babies frocks
the prevailing big
sleeve. the Hopping
anantaN and The uni