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es, tlny biscuits, thin bread and butter cocoa
cake, ice cream and fruit.
Let one OF the little girls take the head NJ
the table and pour the bouillon and another
at the root and pour the cocoa, and If Won
uraW Iots FOR these important positions il
VIII aud 10 the interest Have no bonbons
except the very best chocolates The fayors
anu prizes should all be simple and appro.
pirate 1or children. Cunning little PASTE
BOARD hats of various shapes, that are really
poxes' may contain in the crown a very few
bonbons.
children never tire of peanut hunts with
prizes 1or the fortunate finder of the largest
1a.u mu1mDer, nor OF the donkey tackled to the
Dilndfolded midgets to pin one on in lust the
flgnt spot. The last state of that donkey
is often worse than the first. for when ths
pandages are taken off, much to the merri
iiU ient oI tne children, he is discovered brist.
iins WIN tails pinned to his eyes, his nose
MS leet, his ears-everywhere, in short ex
longs -ien'iS Oe'
Newer, and therefore desirable, is Aunt
Saliy smoking her pipe. This is a dummy
dressed to represent an old eoIored woman
with pipe in her mouth. The children arg
furnished with small rubber balls and have
three shots at the pipe.
A large brown paper bag ornamented with
a covering OF colored tissue paper or with
hgures cut from colored papers and pasted
on is hlled with peanuts and small articles.
such as single candies wrapped in motto
papers, English walnuts wrapped in tinfoiI
ana ana AWNING that looks bright and pretty
and is not heavy. This is then tied TO the
gas nxtures, almost, but not quite beyond
the reach of the children, who are furnished
with sticks and canes and must try to break
It. The breaking of the bag is the signal
Tor grand scramble, after which the party
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front The sleeves are moderate In
size and have buttons like mans.
A small stitched pocket is fixed on
each side of the skirt.
REDFERN.
At Redferns / have seen three bicy-
cling costumes, widely different from
each other. The first of mouse-gray
corduroy, with zouave knickerbockers,
made very wide, and overhanging the
fastening below the knees, bat rather
tight over the hips The body is a
chemiSette of the same material, slight
ly open in front so as to show single
pleat of linen with two gold studs. The
sleeves are moderate in size at the top
and very tight below. The collar is of
fine Holland linen, turned down. The
waistband is of black ribbon, very tight,
and the necktie a black velvet horizon
tai bow The hat worn with this cos
tune is of black velvet, turned UP be-
fore and behind, with two upright
feathers, one longer than the other.
Another costume is of drab cloth; the
skirt full and kiited, with pleats at the
waist, and rather long, reaching near
ly to the ankle. The body is small,
round jacket, without basques slightly
resting on the skirt, with four buttons
on each side, fastening with black
braid. The lappets are faced with large
ribbed black faille; the collar is faced
with the same silk and turns back. I'm
der the jacket is a chemisette of fine
linen, with two gold studs, and the
black silk cravat is tied in a large bow.
The sleeves are wide at the top and
very puffed behind, and the cuffs faced
with faille like collar A dyed straw
boating hat, with white and black en-
broidered ribbon, is worn with this cos
tune.
The third costume is Of cloth rather
brighter than the second. The skirt is
gathered and trimmed with three rows
of stitching, and comes down to the
center of the calf. 1t has sham pockets
on each side, ornamented with three
buttons. The body is kind of chemi-
settle. with stitched lappets and button
ing down the front. The chemisette is
of cream lawn gathered at the neck,
with mans turn-back collar over it.
The cravat is of soft silk, carelessly
tied. The sleeves are very little draped
at the top and very tight at the bot
tom. The waistband is of leather, with
wide gold buckle in front. With this
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costume can be worn soft felt billy
cock hat -.----
CYCLING HATS,
At Icons, 1 have seen some pretty
hats to wear with cycling costumes
Among them is the "Frivole," a small,
soft, drab felt hat, pinched up in the
middle. 1t is perforated with holes for
ventilation. The brim is turned up and
the hat is trimmed with an owls feath-
er to match the felt
Another is a boating hat of navy
blue, the crown rather high and
plnched up in the middle, trimmed with
dark blue velvet ribbon six centimetres
wide, with fat bow of four rosettes
on the left side and four beige colored
feathers, upright
At Gelot's, l was shown a variety of
cycling hats. One is made of cork like
mans hat, so that it can be ironed
ana made new again after it has been
Wetted. These hats are made in all
colors. Nine. Bischoffsheim has or
dered one in black velvet. The crown
is nat, wide and low. and trimmed with
satln ribbon to match, and a small tuft
OF black cocks feathers The brim is
stiffened --- 40
The "Darknut," made by the saue
firm, is beige hat of soft felt. tho
crown is pinched up and the brim
edged with a wide braid. On the left
slae Is tuft OF fancy feathers.
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ROBBED HIS swEATHEART.

strange Experience of a Detec-
Hve's Professional Career.
Il was disgusted few days ago at case
L worked up remarked a detective in the
presence of a reporter
A young lady who was possessed Of con-
siderable money and number of jewels sent
for me. She had been robbed of some dia-
monds valued at several hundred dollars I
finally found all but one PIN they having
been pawned. l obtained a description of
the man who borrowed money upon them.
but for several weeks could not locate him.
When l did his landlady said he had left
that morning and was going to Baltimore
| watched the depot and was soon rewarded
by seeing the man jump out of a hack 1
seized his arm and said: You are arrested
What for? he asked in a tone that showed
ne was not much surprised, but greatly
frightened. That will be explained at the
station, l replied. There was a feminine
shrek from the hack and glancing into the
vehicle saw it was my fair client They
had just been married and were starting on
their wedding trip. I took in the situation
at glance and then realized that was pow
erless under the new order of affairs
said; 1 see now that you are not the man
l want and let him go. Then he began to
bluster and taking him aside l gave him to
understand l knew of his robbing the girl to
pay the expenses of his courtship and he
quieted down very suddenly"
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cut in all these dresses, except the
Princess, and the yoke is of cream
white satin, trimmed with insertions Of
cream lace, front and back alike. The
second gown of fowered silk with a
white ground, is lined with nuns veil
ing, trimmed with fine lace, and green
ribbon is tied around the waist.
The tea jacket is worthy of some at
tention, even though it is more difficult
to arrange, and must be very elaborate
in detail to be effective. One dressy
model of striped and flowered silk, is
fitted quite closely in the back and at
the sides, has Watteau plait falling
out from the shoulder, a soft chiffon
front, and a trimming of ermine. The
sleeves are of plain China silk in a light
color, accordion plated, with epaulets
of the striped silk falling over them.
A neglige jacket of soft silk is cut out
square in the neck, edged with a band
of lace insertion, and the full, loose
front is plated underneath. The back
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SANDT AND LABORDE.

NM JohE Sandt and Laborde have
for some tine past been making a
new and ingenious style of bicycle COS
tune. 1t combines the knickerbocker
with the skirt The skirt is made in
two parts. 1t is completely closed in
front and open behind to enable the
Wearer to bestride the saddle The
trouser part is formed by the lining
being attached to the skirt in front,
thus forming trouser legs, stitched on
TO the skirt. This is of black cloth and
worn with tight jacket, with seal
loped basqGes, especially behind, and
with large lappets, and turn-back col
lar, buttoninS down the middle in front
The sleeves are we'll arranged so as to
not to interfere with the jacket, full
at the top and tight from the elbow
but not inconVeniently so. On the
skirt are outside pockets with flaps
that button. The body opens slightly
ever pleated chemisette, wita gold
studs and turn-down collar. The h..
worn with this costume is blacl.
straw boating hat trimmed with bouil-
lonnes of black faille.
The new style of skirt mas been reg
!stered. 1t is particularly practical in
affording facility for mounting and
skirt; neither can it get caught in the
spokes or chain of bicycle. Lady
Dufferin has just ordered one of these
costumes in dark gray Iainage.
Here is a description of new model
Of a cycling costume made for Nine.
Seymour: 1t is of black velvet, with
trouser skirt. The skirt is tight over
the saddle, and has two hollow pleats
at the sides, before and behind When
the wearer is standing the skirt closes
like a bell skirt The jacket is very
close fitting, with fiat basques The
lappets are kept down with steel but
tons, and the jacket buttons down the
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a skirt so wonderfully wide that it's
breadth seemed endless, and it seemed
almost impossible that any one could
manage such a mass of folds with any
degree of grace, but madame assured
ably wide skirt, and even limited darkly
at dreadful things as regards skirts in
general by spring.
And what do you think, fair reader,
was tucked into the beautiful satin
lining Of this skirt, quite at the waist,
but a soft little pad of wool as a
hustle! The flare and width is not
enough, but these brazen designers
must force upon us all sorts of hideous,
nasty little contrivances for our dis
comfort.
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LITTLE EASTER GIFTS.
Pretty Triies in Egg Shells That
May Be Made Costly or SimDIe

Quaint little egg coseys, one in egg
shape with hare painted on it, the
other representing a chicken, would
have a ready market at Easter sales
and may also be commended to those
who find the special demand for fancy
work at Christmas and Easter well
come means of putting additional pen
pies in their purses.
Both are made of painted felt. The
first consists of two pieces on each side,
cut into egg shape and sewed togeth-
er with finish in briar stitch along
the edges The lower part is yellow
pinked at the bottom, the upper, Of
white. is more irregularly cut to rep
resent broken egg she'll A chicken
appropriate device, may be substitut-
ed for the hare by way of variety, if
number are to be made. On the top
is a bow of narrow ribbon, with one
loop left longer. If the maker has not
time or skill to paint the coSey, it will
be very pretty in yellow and white, the
Easter colors, or a chicken or egg
could be cut out Of yellow felt and but
tonholed on.
The second, in chicken shape, Is a
little more difficult This is cut from
two pieces of yellow or white felt four
inches high and three and quarter
inches wide, the eyes. beak, ETC., be-
ing painted.
A pretty little basket for keeping
boiled eggs hot while breakfast waits
for laggards is either round or oval,
made of some pretty fancy straw. If
1t has handle, so much the better;
If not, one could be manufactured of a
piece of Whalebone and wound around
either with ribbon or narrow strips
of felt. If the handle cannot be con-
Veniently manufactured, substitute a
rosette of ribbon, which will ornament
the felt cover. This may be of two
colors, white and yellow, with some
little device painted or embroidered
or may be of one piece. The edges
should be pinked in a small scallop
or finished with buttonhole stitches
half an inch long and a quarter of an
inch apart. Asiatic rope silk or the
heavy linen threads used for en-
broidery are most effective for this
purpose.
Gifts of flowers are so appropriate to
the Easter season that the accompany
ing design of a little vase to hold them,
made of an egg shell, doubtless will
be welcome to many readers. The top
of the egg shell is broken irregularly,
and three white beans are gummed
upon the other end to serve for feet
The whole is then coated with gilt
paint and decorated with a tiny land
scape painted in oil colors. Those who
have no skill to do this, or consider
it scarcely worth while to put so much
| labor on so fragile an article, will find
the effect very pretty if the gold paint
is used simply to gild the bean feet,
to border the broken top of the shell,
and here and there to place a dash on
the white surface, thus giving the
Easter colors. Or easter" could be
written with the gold paint diagonally
across the shell. Filled with bunch
of violets this would be a dainty pres
ent for Easter morning.
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rs WORN IN PARIS
THE NEWEST COSTUMES FOR FAIR
CYCLISTS ARE COMPRO-
MISE.
PATTERNS BY MANY MAKERS.
TROUSER SKIRT COMING INTO GEN
ERAL USE AS MOST PRAC-
TICAL.
VARIETIES IN HATS AND BOOTS.
An Abundance of Pretty Costumes in
Corduroy, Serge, Velvet and
Other Materials.
PATTERNS BY MANY MAKERS,
IN HATS AND BOOTS.

Paris Edition of the New York Herald.
The struggle between knickers and
skirts for cyclists is still in suspense,
but after many interviews with lead
ing makers of cycling costumes 1 must
admit that most of them try to induce
their customers to adopt the skirt In
order to do so some of them have in
vented the trouser skirt, which at first
sight seems satisfactory, though, of
course, only practical trial will settle
the question. Some others, on the con-
trary, still recommend the culette, but
for elegance the new costumes seem to
me superior to the others.
PETIT.
Petit makes a special feature of all
kinds of sporting costumes. He also
makes the new trouser skirt very we'll.
1 saw a costume in gray whipcord
cloth, light in texture-a more elegant
material than serge. The skirt is very
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has two box plaits, and round the
shoulders is a deep circular collar of
batiste, edged with a frill of the same;
this forms epaulets over the shoulders,
and extends down either side of the
front. Another pretty Jacket of figured
crepe is trimmed with lace insertion,
and has soft front of pink chiffon,
tied across with pink ribbon.
Pretty Jackets for summer wear are
made. Of white batiste, striped with
lace insertion, and trimmed around the
bottom and up and down the front
with a frill of the same, edged with
frills over the shoulders, and soft
front below the yoke of embroidered
chiffon.
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FUN FOR THE CHILDREN.
How They May BE Made Merry at
Party Arranged Entirely for
TLan,SaIvas

Rightly managed chlldrens parties are never
a mistake. But let them be parties for real
children and for mannikins, aping the airs
and graces of grown men and women The
best hours are from 12 to 4, with lunch at
l. or from 2 to 6, with supper at half-past s.
The refreshments should be plain and ju-
diciously chosen 1t is poor compliment to
the mother to invite her child to a partv and
let it SO overeat itself with food not an
'propriate to it that the physician must he
summoned the next day. very pretty menu
for children either for lunch or supper. is
boulion, thinly sliced cold turkey or chicken
the white meat only; delicate ham sandwich
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gated, is of soft mordore felt, rather
higher than usual, the crown pinched
in and surrounded with No. 16 ribbon
with large bow composed of three
rosettes at the side, and small square
strass buckle. The brim is much
turned up at the sides.
A third is the shape of boating hat
not very large and rather original
The crown is of bright drab felt sur
rounded with a broad black ribbon,
which almost conceals it with bow on
the left side. The brim is of gray felt
underneath and patent leather above.
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THE FRENCH CASHIER.
She Is Well Paid, Well Fed and Has
Few EyDenscS.

A Paris correspondent is urging the
advantages of the decimal system as
taught in France points out the benefit
French women have obtained from it.
This lady considers that the brains of
English women are not more refractory
than those of their sisters across the
channel, if they had national sys-
the of arithmetic. There are thou
sands of feminine bookkeepers in Paris.
One finds them also in the Bank of
France. Women have practically a
bookkeeping monopoly in restaurants
and cafes, and as the world goes the
dame du compton is really well off,
She has few expenses, d good salary
and three luxurious 5medis a day. A
plain, neat black stuff dress is all the
toilet her employer orequires. If she
has a small independent income she
saves all her salary, AND is sure of be-
ing thoroughly independent against
middle age. The salary is said to be
over 900 a year, and 1ftah rises to f15O
But in ENGLAND. sufef& hundreds of
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FASCINATING TEA GOWN.
The Latest Model Is a Stunner-NeG-
Hge Jackets and Waists.

1t has been said by some observing,
discriminating man that Half of the
destinations Of the nineteenth century
woman turks in the folds of the tea
gown" and yet the new woman has a
growing ambition for boomers. Tea
gowns and neglige jackets, so sugges-
tive of comfort and complaisant SYM
pathy with the moods of the Wearer
ought certainly to be in the ascendant
Of dress during Lent, when the hours
not devoted to church and charity are
supposed to be given up to restful med
itation at home. The finely crinkled
crepons, which are fast going out Of
fashion for other gowns, are especially
desirable for this variety Of dress, be-
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Another hat is of plain soft black
felt. the crown pinched in and trimmed
with scarf Of ecru lace, forming a
rosette. On the left side is tuft of
five black feathers, upright.
BERTEIL.
At Berteil's, I saw some pretty mod
els of cycling hats, though they cannot
be infinitely varied. One is of light,
fancy cloth, quilted, red and black, the
crown is low and pinched up in the
middle, the brim turned up rather
higher at the sides than elsewhere, and
on the side is g metal hook, showing
the Sold claws IN which is red cou-
teau plume slanting rather backward.
Another hat, rather larger and elon-
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A BEAUTIFUL GOWN.
Its Skirt Was an Immense One and
of Pale Blue Velvet.

OI THIt bIuO Vt1FtI.
AT one of the swell modistes I saw
the other day a ravishing frock to be
worn at coming dinner by a young
society queen, who, with her clear,
sparkling beauty, sweeps all before
her. 1t was the most enhancing shade
of pale turquoise blue Lyons velvet,
with wonderfully thick pile all
glinting with soft, mellow lights This
stately material is very much in vogue,
even for the youngest girls, of course
in the delicious pale tints, while the
rich, deep shades are reserved for their
chaperoning mammas or for smart
street gowns
But of this charming gown: 1t had
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women are employed in g. precisely
similar manner. The Bank of England
has opened its doors to them, post
offices employ them, and women ac-
countants are to be found in plenty of
business houses and restaurants.
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CUT TO THE QUICK FOR THm
QUICK.
sIupre Leaf Route the r.....4

Nipple Leaf Route the Fastest.
"The Chicago Great Western Railway CMapIs
Leaf Route) now gets the preferred passenger
business 20 and from Des Moines because OF
its quick time and superior service. Evening
,r;.in lea. cs at 7:30 daily"
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full and divided in the middle with
two hollow pleats which conceal the
division When the wearer is standing
it looks like a bell skirt 1t is stitched
with three rows round the bottom.
The jacket is made with basque and fits
behind, the seams being thrown up.
The front opens over a waistcoat with
nine buttons, covered with whipcord
cloth. Tie sleeves are rather small,
with four hollow pleats, and very small
at the wrists, where there are three
rows of stitching, making an imitation
cuff. NJ Petit has taken out a patent
for this skirt
CREED.
Costume by Greed is of bise wooden
stuff, with a small horizontal stripe
The skirt is of novel form, being at
once petticoat and knickerbockers,
greatly preferable to other shapes.
1t is gathered at the waist, and has
three rows of stitching about ten cent?
meters from the bottom, which is
slightly scalloped The jacket is close
fitting, with short basques, and round
ed in front; it fastens down the middle
with three iridized pearl buttons. The
collar and lappels are of dead black
leather, edged with stitched cloth, and
the jacket is stitched down the front
and round the basque with two rows.
The sleeves are rather small and very
tight at the bottom. The lappets open
in front very little, showing a white
shirt front and mans collar, turning
down at the points, and necktie form
Ing sailors knot, with gold pin. The
hat worn with this costume is black
silk, like mans, with brim of ecru
faille, trimmed plainly with black rib
bed silk.
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According to a wholesale furniture dealer.
the best furniture polish is made of one
third alcohol and two-thirds sweet oil. APP
ply it with a soft cloth and rub with an
other CLOTH.
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Woodwork and floors are now stained with
d color called forest green. II harmonizes
with draperies and coverings of almost any
color.
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After the juice has been squeezed from lem
ons the peel may be utilized for cleaning
brass. Dip it in common salt and scour with
powdered brick dust.
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HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

Fruit is not a complete dietary in itself but
it is excellent to accompany a meat diet The
acid contained in the fruits assists digestion,
and it is for this reason that apple sauce
should be served with roast pork or goose,
the fat of which is rendered more assimila-
BILE by it,
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Small cakes are no longer in demand at
evening parties Dainty fruit sandwiches have
taken their place. Bread is cut very thin
and lightly buttered and then spread with
raisins dates, or canded cherries that have
been chopped fine and moistened with orange
juice sherry, Madeira. Roll and tie with
baby ribbons. Lemonade or punch is served
with these.
To make ordinary cloth waterproof put half
pound of sugar of lead in pail of rain
water with half pound of alum; stir at in
tervals until the water becomes clear and
then pour 1t off into another pail. Put the
cloth or garments into it and let them stand
twenty-four hours. Then hang the cloth IN
to dry without wringing. Garments treated
thus can be worn in the widest storm of wind
and rain without the wearer getting even
damp. The rain will hang in globules upon
the CLOTH and cloth that is waterproof is bet-
ter and more healthful than rubber goods.
favorite pick-me- cup, OF quick lunch. with
the hurried society women of the present day
is the yollls of two eggs or one whole egg with
a teaspoonful of vinegar, q pinch of salt and
half teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce
poured over them. The yolks are swallowed
whole
Clinkers may be removed from CRATES and
ranges by throwing half a dozen oyster shells
into the fire when the coal is aglow and COW
ering them with fresh coal. The clinkers ara
made soft by this means and are easily dis
posed Of.
The instantaneous" chocolates and cocoas
are greatly improved by being brought to the
boiling point.
If small branches Of lilacs. apple or cherry
trees are brought into the house and put in
sunny window in a pitcher of water the
buds will soon swell and blossom The pitcher
should be kept filled, as the water evaporates
rapidly.
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To remove a grease spot from wall paper
hold a piece of blotting paper over the spot
with hot fat-iron for a few moments.