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THE STUDY OF CHILDREN.
Results and Methods or Observation OF
Prof PreYer OF .Jenm.

Hesuits and Methods or Observation OF
Fro! freSer OF Jenn'
The study of children about IN he undertn Y IN
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oJ tno department. Oh fuoiic instruction OF
this state Is In some sort a continuation OF the
work begun by Prof Preyer OF the I-niy.rsity
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Va 'eh"' ife'o' hse Mrhleh 'uieo ooohS huh-
ming up the results OF his studies. His object
was 10 trace the mental and moral deyeIon
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meht OF the ihiaht1rom the hour OF olrth TO
about the fourth year. He made an elaborate
series of seryations of his own child n hoy
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from the moment OF piFth. lie sets aowh NM
utely the development of hearing, sight smell
touch and taste No day of tho child's ufe
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passeu Without h'ny experiments ana the
fathers report OF them forms n most curious
and intere.,,nu bodv NJ in formation
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IL was parity '"fo"kh AhoMieuee vi Ireyer
studies that many college bred women under
took 70 make like studies of tbeir own chil5re,
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Knowing That freyer was gathering data for
further work. they offered to send linn the
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chhe the oHer' out ne sa'u somewhat p'"htiy
that he greatly doubted the mental fitness OF
even college bred women IN make such Studies
Tho ,." o.S' ", D'u aha"S ,nommh w. '"" " s'uue lures
gradually found the undertak Inp too serious and
Saye II nm One of ths Califnrni, COLLEGE, ,oor
So y Wy, W ~. $50 e's 'oIA
was taken up also at seyera! points in the East
Packer Institute has studied III, subi,c, ond
"N"o' .""'''',. "as Wv aN''..'' ","
borrowed or hired infahts have been brought
ANY one that has seen the elaborate series of
observations suggested 20 those asked To coop
crate ih tEe study OF iniaMry can realize why so
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the English fashion, thus affortlng a nno oppor-
tunity for displaying their style and quality"
Inc ootpSonher pn a, e o,c 'y, ht s9m,c thn rg Oe,ng
ornam,entation and most delicate workmanship
are lavished on them. All sorts OF beautiful
them aro arranged tu bU hung frDm tho chato.
laine and have n little watch set in on the out
side no bigger than u tcn-cent piece. such Ion
bonnieres cost SlD5. and rival the rinnigrettes
and netted purses In delicacy of workmanship.
circled with jewels and a small watch in tho
centre. 1t is worth $3.50. and coin purses are
shown In stylcs even costier. Card cases In
are maryels of artistic workmanship Then
there nre prayer books with opal crosses on the
cover. The pnrasols that will accompany such
prayer books to church have beautiful handles
of rock crystal, opaline agate. and decorative
porcelain. in perfect accord with their han'l-
painted satin coverings. and the dainty, light
textures now so much employed for sun shades.
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cred in bright. yet soft colors. made over tai.
feta silk and trimmed with cream lnce and satin
ribbon. form very stunning gowns. white
organdie, lowered In pink and green and made
over pink silk lining, has fiouncc of cream
lace six inches wide around the skirt, and lace
edge to match and aqusrter of q yard deep is
set In around the top at tho bolt showing tho
lining through and giving the effect OF basque.
Lace forms the yoke to the full waist, and wido
double frills Of organdie edged with lace fall
over the elbow sleeves. while lace is draped
around the neck for the collar and forms
how in the back with the addition Of ribbon
loops Pink satin ribbon is used for tho bows
on the shoulders and tho belt which complete
this dainty gown.
Tho skirts OF these thin gowns are gored
enough to flare we'll out at the foot. ana have the
godet effect in the back. White dotted orpandies
are made with two tiny rufIics edged with yell
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Offers Of Assistance md Advice About the
House she Wants TO Furnish.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: The case OF
the bachelor girl described In TnE SUN 81
clicits my 'ympathy that must sit down and
write II line or two applicable to her situation.
lLave made such study OF How to live on
$40 IA week with II wife and family" and have
so tabulated and systematized schemes for liv-
ing and controlling daily expenditure, that feel
the task Of furnishing house for a poor Young
lady with paltry income OF $4,000 a year.
OF course this Young woman gives away the
sole cause of her embarrassment. She no loubt
heats the New Testament version OF liberality;
instead OF one-half she gives two-thirds OF her
income To the l"Dr. and therefore raises the
question. what shall a lOOr woman with Sl.2UO
n year do to furnish n house, ! should say con.
tnuc 10 board and save up until she can furnish
II room Jr two and tncn invile all her friends
and relatives To ~ hOusc warming. Even To the
very unnitiated hcr condition viii at once APP
penl n. an invitation 20 Join In the laudnbe pur-
pose OF providing q housr Tor young woman
who Is combating the world with only $4,000 u
year between her and absolute want. Her rela-
tives aud friends, seeing that she Is rndeavor-
ing In a manner unselfsh aud sacrificing. to iSo-
late herself and relieve the world OF the burden
OF her support, win contribute gladly their
quoIa to the furnishing of the bare rtroms; and
In time. by strict economy on her part and lib
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MY L.iDT,S WORK BASKET.
Golden Tribes that Are Made TO Cost Large
sums In These Days.

Golden Tribes that Are Made TO Cost La rye
sums In These Days.
Ny lady's work basket in this day and gen.
eration Is furnished with expensive trihcs
whose immediate use is not always obvious to
the nnnitiated.
Mine dollars for thread winder!" exclaimed
n country matron who. In her search for gold
thimble had run across some OF these knick-
knacks. "wel! never! I always wrap my
scraps Of thrend or silk around an empty spool
or a pece of cardboard like the scooped out
piece of wood the boys at home wind their fish
ing lines on" She continued to regard with in
terest the fiat little Of gold with its richly
chased edge.
What is this" she asked a second later,
balancing between her fnRers q pencil-hke ar
rangement, exquistely chased. with smooth,
oval bulb at either end.
"A glove darner: That is worth Sill" said
the clerk, anticipating her next question: She
examined the glove darner critically and. pur-
to the merits of the solid gold thimble holders
the emery holders needle cases, and other arti-
cles She could scarcely express her anna cement
that so insignificant, every day an affair as %
little round tape measure could be contrived to
cost 81: and n small ivory case equipped with
tiny gold handled scissors needle case thimbe.
and bodktn. valued At 500, nearly took away
her breath.
1T seems a sin and shame to waste so much
money on nonsense" she declared energetically,
as she left the store.
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BLOOMERy IN INN ARBOR.
Miss Days Landiady Objects TO Them, SO
Miss Brown Wears Them In the street.

From the Bachelor Of Arts.
The liveicst piece of recent news from Mich-
gan University was set forth in newspaper
despatch. which tells OF the brave stand made
by certain of the women students at Ann Arbor
in defence Of one Of woman's newest rights.
Miss Day, a junior. wears boomers when she
rides bicycle. as all women do who choose.
But she can't ride bicycle all the time. and
finding 1t an inconvenience to change her raj
habit OF wearing bloomers around her boarding
house. Mrs. Eames. who keeps the bOGrding
house. Is not u new woman" hut one of the
older fashioned sort who believe in sls-ts. She
told Miss bay that boomers did not "go' in her
house. so Miss Day compromised and agreed to
wear boomers only when she rode her bicycle.
But Miss Brown OF the Medical Schoo! cried
Tyranny" when she hearu OF IL, and put her
bGomers right on and salliei forth into the
street. and declared war. some Of the profess
declared IL to be the constitutional right OF every
woman to wear bloOmcrs with or without bicy-
clcs whenever she would. Then Mrs. kames rose
up and declared that nhr would have no bloom-
ers worn about her house il she lost every bloom
cring bOarder she hnG. Now there IL war in
win The town has been n stronghold OF wo-
mems rights ever since its university started.
and II women want n new r'sht at any time,
there is no better place TO SEIZE 1t IN.
A place for blOOneIs ana every bluomer in Its
place may he II good ruic. but there il small
tainly this presents a grave question of cnsnis-
try. and women Will do well to q ns!dog IL. The
Bachelors opinion Is that only pretty women
should wear blUomcrs AT any time.
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OF lace insertion and edsing down either side Of
tho 'front.' and cape epauettes made OF alternate
rows of erGandie and insertion edged with lace,
falling over tho elbow sleeves. which are made
In three lcngthwise pufrs. Black and white
striped RIBBON with yellow edge forms the
mock band. bows on the shoulders, and the belt,
which Is finished at the back with an aigrette
bow modo with two dropping and two upstand-
ing looms and knot In tho centre.
pretty model for simple waist Of mauve
and white striped taffeta has tho persistent
box-plait down the front and wide round
collar Of lawn trimmed with lace and insertion.
graduated to point Mt the waist. A turnover
collar and cuffs OF lawn finish the neck and
sleeves. while bias silk forms the belt and loops
at the side. A gown OF Holland colorcd lawn
with blue spots is made in novel fashion. with
q waist Of plain blue to match the spots drapcd
over lace vest from each shoulder round tho
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4 PAIR or FRIENDLY ROBINS.
Fun thc Observnnt Jcrseymnn Eta, with
nIrds All the siummer Long.

Fun thc Observnnt Jcrsevm"n Has with
Birds All the Summer Long.
II you havea summer home In the country
and are fortunate, you have also at least one
pair OF bright breasted robins who seem to have
as much proprietary interest in your lawn as
you have. They don't care to be fed with
grains or crums like your colony OF sparrows in
tho wistaria vines. but all day long they will be
hopping around on the grass and flower beds,
cooking thci- heads and hunting for worms.
Opening window. which would set the whole
flock OF sparrUws futtcring away, docs not
disturb the robins at all. and even when you ap-
pear in person and walk toward them they
merely hon aside or take perch upon the fence
and watch you with only idle curiosity. But IL
Is when YOU water the grass-for OF course you
ITO 50 II you take pride IN your lawn-that they
show their greatest familiarity. The observant
Jerscytna has such pair OF bird friends. and
kind.
No sooner does he begin to water his lawn
than the robbins appear. unless ono of them
mny be detained BY family cares. III that case
the other will surely come hopping along to
where the spray from the nozzle Is falling fast
est. He isatter worms and he knows as well as
the oldest fisherman that the worms will come
to the surface to meet the rain-like spray. He
has no more fear OF tho spray than has the Jer-
seymen AT the other end Of 1t. Turn the stream
upon him II you can. He iutters the water Off
his body. and merely hops away to the edge OF
the stream, NIL the time keeping sharp eye out
for angle worms. Now turn the stream aud
goes after 1t. and never pauses in the pursuit
except when he finds a prcy. Then he either
gobbles the worm or darts Off to have 1t with
his mate or young. and In that case he Is back
He and the Jerseyman have a regular game
at this almost every day IN the summer.
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low lace around the bottom. and are hung over q
gored lawn skirt. not SO full and entirely sep
arate from the outer ono except at the belt
Tucked yokes are pretty for this style Of gown.
and little frills of tho narrow yellow valen-
ciennes may follow the tucks at intervals all
around and end in a tiny rosette Of lace at the
back. or trim the waist in the same manner
below the rosettes. leaving tho yoke plain. The
full sleeves need to be lined throughout with
the lawn to keep them in place. and plain satin.
striped. or Dresden patterned ribbons mako the
belt and collar.
Among the novelties Of tho season are the
string g-colored batistes. which are used for en-
tire gowns and odd waists to be worn with any
kind of material which may mako the skirt and
possibly tho sleeves. A gown of this batiste
striped with blue has plain gored skirt over q
lining of blue percaline. and Is trimmed at the
bottom with two-inch wide ruffies Of batiste
embroidery. overlapping each other. This is
one of the latest fancies in skirt trimmings. and
although very narrow. 1t is very effective. Lace
of tho same width Is used In tho same way. Tho
waist of the gown is made plain. fulled in at the
neck and belt, and over the shoulders are stole
bretelles Of blue ribbon covered with smbroid-
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waist. where one end falls over the skirt.
The sleeves are like the skirt with cuffs
to match the vest Black and white
striped lawns. trimmed with black lace
insertion and edge and finished with lavender
or yellow satin ribbon belt and collar. make
lovely gowns for middle aged women. Tan
colored chambery, with o figured stripe of
black, and trimmed with black lace insertion
set In squares. or diamond shape in the blouse
front. and made with wide collar with inser-
tion set In and a ruffle of lace on the edge.
forms q very stylish gown for women who must
avoid more youthful effects. Chine ribbons arc
Q very pretty finish for these sombre gowns.
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CHILDREN,s COINS.
Designs or sensibie and Pretty Dresses for
Girls OF All Ages.

Children's gowns do not admit OF such variety
In style and decoration as those for their elders
but any little change is an acceptable hint for
mothers who cannot buy the little dresses ready
made. Challics. in both dark and light coors.
make very sensible and pretty dresses for girls
Of oil ages, and they are male simply with box
plated blouse waists and satin ribbon collar
and belt, or In n fashion more drcssy. like
the model with n pointed yoke nnd cpau-
lets OF lace over n plain color and trimmed
with bands " inch-wldc satin ribbon OF the
color which prcdoninatcs in the Towering.
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SYMPATHY.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The ap-
peal OF a bachelor girl in your issue of to-day
has touched my heart.
When. some years ago. took unto myself
husband. neither Mrs. Grundy nor any one elso
was invited to the wedding. am therefore.
we'll acquainted with the difficulty Of beginning
housekeeping without wedding presents. and
devote much Of my income to relieving others
of that embarrassment.
Why may not claim the privilege Of pre-
sentlng a usekeeping gift TO this bright
maiden. praying in return only tho felicity OF
her acquaintance II she should prefer china.
/ will decorate for her teacups or bon. bon
dish. or. possibly. tobacco Jar. just to make q
comforta bic and nt home.
surely The SUN will ;toln IN this good cause.
a cat is the first necessity OF maiden house
keeper. and the bachelor girl would probably
Please plead my cause with the bachelor girl.
We would surely he kindred spirits, and We
already agree in admiring The sun. ApGre-
BRookLYN. May 81.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: Tho bach
elor girl asks THE sun If she is inconsistent In
wanting her friends to present her with goods
and chattels with which to furnish her house.
I think she is. am a bachelor girl. too Mat
rimony, like most things, has its advantages;
one of these Is the pleasant custom people have Of
presenting the young married couple with a va
riety Of silver pickle fork. and berry spoons lined
with gold. and occasionally a picture or some-
thing they want. But the Noble Order of Bach
elor Girls in giving up the married state.
should be content to give up what goes with 1t.
Suppose that the writer OF yesterdays letter did
impress upon her friends the fact (although I
don't SEQ how she could do it, that gifts of
housefurnishlng nature are her due. yet she
could not have any tin wedding. or silver we'd
ding: or any anniversary OF that sort, to replen-
ish these Gift when they were worn out.
No. my bachelor girl friend. we are New
Women and we must concOrt new schemes of
getting on in the world. and not select from the
old fashioned customs those we like and try to
tit them into our way Of living.
My income is not much more than third Of
yours. Bachelor Girl but earn every cent of it
and buy my own books, and chatting dishes and
curling tongs. too.
Good luck to The Sun and to bachelor girl
dom. SIERRA.
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Same Old Fish.

From tic LcIcid0u Fr'Hin1 journal
A Lew i.ton man tells the most startling fish
story. F0ur years ago hc was hrIiug ~ Lake
Auburn with u long silk line nnG u hook OF his
own manufacture. In the afternoon ot ono
MAY day he hooked II riOnstc" salmon which
cam" 20 the surface thrC" four lines and
then broke the line under the keel of the boat.
One day last week he was up there iisl hing. and
booked n salmon wbi;h he nniied in hv the AID
OF u scoop net. Embedded in the lower Jaw
was his old hand -nlade hook.
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stole ends reaching to the knee. Some Of the
nattiest littlo capes are full back and front and
open over the sleeves, with only fall of lace or
some loops OF ribbon to cover them. but tho
most general shape is cut circular to fall in full
godet plaits on the edge Other little collarettes
which reach only little below tho shoulder
have long stole ends in front. simple but
SNOWY cape is made of black satin in a short
circular. which is shimmered with moonlight
seQuins and finished on the edge with ruche OF
black chiffon. This. with satin rosettes, forms
the neck ruche. and on the shoulders are bows
of black satin ribbon embroidered with spangles.
Another pretty trimming for this style Of cape
is Jet vandvkes from the neck we'll down to-
ward the edge. where It is finished with tiny
the neck
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CAPES NATTY AND USEFUL.
Light, Airy Combinations or Sntius, H.aees,
silks. and Ribbons.

Light, ATTY CombInntIons OF Snuns, Laceo,
silks. and Ribbons.
A light wrap Of some sort is a necessary ad-
dition to q summer outfit, and as yet nothing so
convenient and altogether 80 useful as the little
cape has been invented. 1t is capable Of great
variety In material and decoration, IL not in
shape. and the prcttiest Of airy triles Is simply
yoke of silk covered with jet. to which are at
tached deep frills Of point d'esprit lace and
gracefully arranged loops and bows of ribbon.
Around the neck is the ruche Of ribbon and lace
which in is q part OF every dressy cape.
All capes. II they are fashionable, are very
short and show tho waist line below. unless they
are made in later style. which is fitted down
to the waist at the back and front, with long
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Of varying lengths from the. neck down. and
which forms double bias frils down tho 'front.'
made wide at he top and graduated to nothing
at the edge. Transparent black crepon is used
for wraps and is usually lined with a color and
trimmed with black sntin ribbon.
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White and colored piques are quite as popu.
lar as duck for thick cotton gowns, and tho
coats Of these are either short blazers with full
futed basques six or seven inches below tho
waist, or tho still shorter Eton coat which
reaches only to the belt made with wide square
collars which are plain or trimmed. like the
childrens gowns. with white embroidered in
sertion set in q little way from tho edge. For
those who do not caro- for tho coats the waists
are made In @ box plated blouse with the same
wide collar made of pale blue or pink pique to
give touch Of color to the gown. The pretti-
est sleeve for this style of dress has tight
lower sleeve Of color to match the collar, and q
large pun Of white at the top. Ecru duck makes
very serviceable gown. and Is very stylish,
too. when 1t is made with coat and worn with
brIght-colored vests and pretty blouse waists.
The skirts Of all the heavy cotton gowns are
made without lining. and are not moro than I've
yards around at the bottom.
The very fetching yachting costume illus
trated Is more elaborately trimmed than the
majority Of these gowns. and is made of dark
blue serge with short Eton Jacket showing a
simulated underJacket Of white cloth trimmed
with gold buttons and white cord. One side Of
the skirt has panel of white with the buttons
down either side and the cord strapped across,
And the sleeves also have a band of cloth down
the inside seam trimmed to match. The blouse
Of soft white silk Is finely plated and gathered
70 form becoming ruche around tho neck.
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Girls over l years Of age wear the coat and
skirt style Of dress, with dainty washable shirt
waists Of silk. batiste. and gingham. Such
gowns are made Of tweed. serge. or any soft
woollen goods. Finely crinked colored crepons
are much used for children's gowns. and are
very dressy. even when made plain with the box
plated blouse and ribbon collar and belt. A
lnce yoke arranged so that the plaits go over it.
makes very effective trimming. Chine silks
are also used for waists with crepon sleeves and
crepon gowns for tiny girls under 10 are made
with low waist and plainly hemmed skirt. to
be worn over a guimpe Of finely tucked lawn.
Little French gowns for girls between and
have long waists and very short skirts. reach
ing Just below the knee, and little yoke dresses
for infants are little shorter than they were
last year. Large collars are feature OF chill
dren's fashion this season, and they are made OF
lawn. linen, or piQue according to the gown
they adorn.
Cream m-white batiste collars. trimmed with
lace insertion and edge. used on crepon.
taffeta silk and dinity gowns. and wide square
collars Of colored linens are seen on dark serge
dresses.
Pique dresses for small girls are made with
the plain round waist and skirt with a wide
hem. and worn over a white guimpe, while for
older girls there is a jaunty coat with q deep
collar trimmed with embroidered muslin. 4
pretty little model for a piQue gown has vest
OF French embroidery and y collar trimmed
with edging to match, and bands Of pale blue
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tive mo" before they learn yes" doubtless
because the parental prohibition no no." lie
heard from very early time of tho child's life.
In fact many children have q general substan-
seems a close equivalent to the South Sea
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. ane second dress is of white pique with blazer
NJ "!ae collar trimmed with insertion. and
, 80 large pearl buttons down either side of the
@ non' The full vest is OF pale blue silk scattered
ha" N.Y." pnk rosebuds. Tho pretty model for
h". oiouseis carried out In white sergc. with
.o,, ia p'ait down the centre fastened with three
t ''uus' and ornamented by wide sailor COL
in''hed with narrow yellow silk braid.
u''or-inade outing costume Of brown serge
s'S the snort coat again. with wide collar of
inherent shape, and II double breasted vest of
,~" 80 "rhi In mastic tint A blue serge cos
=, ,'ne can be made very elegant by the addition
W., ~ white silk lining and white silk reyers, or
I,a Ip' .he latter made separate; and with COL
a., III around the back, to be worn on occa-
sI s'hs over the plain blue revers, and q blouse
A.. eo't lace tho plain gownis transformed into q
'ia'eFiais Tor the thin summer dresses come in
.",Fr variety than ever, and these gowns need
w expensive, unless from choice, for they
,.' 'v"ett'ly made over lawn and a colored per
T' n'' which is made to resemble silk, I'm
n" has gloss and real rus
,a, @ man Swiss and dimity gowns are
~ i!SH Ginghams, without any lining
A. Dark coiored Swiss and organdie, dow.
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ribbon are arranged on the skirt with rosettes at
the end. Another model for crtpon or wool Is
draped at eitner side of the bodice in front over
insertions OF open-work embroidery. and satin
blouse waist for girl Of fourteen is made OF
silk striped crepon In pale blue. and shows the
wfdo collar nj lawn square across the back,
pointed in front and trimmed with lace for its
only Trimming.