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Evening star., 1896-09-26

in dish with tables poonful or two of
mustard dress ng and stir to stiff paste
Cut slices Of day-old bread very thin and
sprca,i thnly with the mixture. and make
sandwiches of them. Cut in neat size and
serve for lunch.
Egg SANDWICHES are nice for travellers 5
lunch. Some like fried egg. we'll season.
ed, between their slices of bread, but the
daintiest sandwich is made of hard-boied
eggs, chopped to a paste, seasoned vita
salt and pepper. pinch of mustard, a little
butter and tablespoonful of grated cheese.
Spread thinly on crackers or thin slices of
bread.
If you question the quality of the water
you have to drink, boil 1t and bottle as hot
as possible. having care for clean corks,
and set a few bottles at a time in the ice
box. for present use. No microbes of dis
ease can possibly infect water SO trea ted.
1t is very little trouble to prepare, and in
finitey safer
Never use bit of medicine that You are
not sure of. All medicines should be plain
ly labeled and set out of reach of careless
hands. If labels get displaced. or you feel
uncertain about certain prescription.
throw the medicine away. 1t is much the
safest plan.
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there are splendid examples of '.gowning'
among the heavy swells in Newport and
enox: but to clothe the skeleton of fact
with the glowing lesh-ah, sight alone Will
serve.
II is one thing to tell of the new sleeve.
its shape and form. BIZ: quite another to
see how the transition is mana ged: by
doubled shoulder capes of satin in self
Colors; by wreaths of tulle or yelling hang
ing about the arm; by little shoulder puffs
which mark the vanishing mode as the
projections above the horses hOofs retain
the memory of his prehistoric toes.
1t is one thing to say that The mode De
mands quiet tones and arrangements, b.
when one sees the glittering array of pre-
ties in the shops it is time 20 admit thS
the rigid resolution Of many women TO a.
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BLUE GLASS REVIVAL.
Two COlOrs Alternating Are Now Co
sidered to He Beneficial.

Two COlOrs Alternating Are Now Con-
sfdered to he Beneficial.
The newest panacea for ills, imaginary
and otherwise. Is the color BATH or treat
ment by associated rays. Fashionable wo-
men in New York are taking 1t up, and
have turned their boudoirs into blue glass
hospitals for the cure of all sorts of all
ments, from a headache to case Of typhoid
fever.
1t is somewhat paradoxical that one
should go to a. blue room for relief from
the blues, but there is doubtless some
homeopathic principle underlying it's ef-
fects and 1t Is undoubtedly a fact that
the treatment has been very etficacious IN
cases Of nervous disorder.
The sunlight cure is as old as Diogenes
and the blue glass remedy was used ten
years ago. but the combination of two
| kinds Of light is entirely new. 1t has been
found that ray from old Sol cannot be
taken in bulk" as it We're, with such
beneficial effects as when it is divided uo
| into parts and administered in blue-coated
! homeopathic doses.
great many new discoveries have been
made OF late, relative to the properties of
| sunlight, of which the most important is
| the existence of the X ray, which caused
| so much excitement at the time of it's
denouement
! ceedingly complex in it's makeup, being
| composed of the seven color rays-violet,
| indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and
| red, which are visible to the ordinary eye
sight-besides at least two invisible rays,
| namely, the x ray of DR.. Roentgen on the
violet end Of the spectrum, and the infra-
red ray discovered by Prof. Langley of the
| Smithsonian Institution. Each of these in
| visible rays has specific chemical effect
| which is chiefly manifested in the process
| of photography. 1t is, therefore, reason
| able to infer that each of the different
| color rays may have its own peculiar office
| chemical or otherwise. By a series of eX-
| periments DR.. J. Mount Bleyer of New
York, who has been working this sub
| that certain color rays are more efficacious
in killing germs than others
He has found that the blue, red and
| orange rays have pronounced chemica
effect upon organic matter, and Of these
the blue is the most powerful. Now, there
is of course, certain proportion of blue
in every ray of light, but if the amour,
can be increased 1t is natural to suppose
that it's beneficial effects will be greater
For this reason 1t was at first believed
that entirely blue atmosphere-speak
ing literally-would be the best destroyer
of germs. BY experiment upon the living
body, however, 1t was found that the undi
lnted blue was too powerful and finally
DIR. Bleyer hit upon the plan of alternat
ing it with streaks of white. This treat
ment was at first used upon patients afflict-
ed with nervous diseases. and the effect
produced was very beneficial. But owing
to its known chemical effects upon germ.
DR.. Bleyer tried 1t upon the various in
suits that he proposes. with the aid Of {
Il stock company, which has been formed bs
| several prominent physicians, to build
hospital solely for this purpose.
Evening star., 1896-09-26
OF OSTRICH PLCMES,
Feather Tassels of the New Thread
for BOas and Capes.


There has been a new departure in the
manufacture of ostrich feather trimming.
The feathers themselves nave been trans
formed from the sprightly curly tips to a
stem with long fringe hanging from It's
ffues. The attempt is to make them drop
Ike paradise feathers, as that is the craze
of the hour. The fringe is usually in a
different tint from the rest Of the feather
A white feather, for instance, will have a
yellow fringe about eight inches long.
1t appears to best advantage. however,
when made into tassels and used 70 trim
bcas ard capes. boa that has been on ex-
hibition in New York window for some
time has enormous tasSels at each eEd,
each of which contains two thousand
] pieces. They are formed Of the same ma
teral hich is used to fringe the feathers.
| This material is not new; it is merely a
new way of using the feathers themselves.
The stiff. ungainly stem, which has always
been SO much in the way of progress in
| feather manufacture, has at last been re-
| moved; and the soft flues are found plia-
| BILE. The fringe is made by simply twist
! ing the fiues together, three or four being
| used TO make one string for a feather. and
| more according to length wanted when q
l taSsel is to be made. The taSsels on the end
| of the white feather boa mentioned are
| about eighteen inches lorg and as thick us
a mans arm. 1t took four girls ten days
| to twist the 1000 ends used in these tassels.
|
| capes and collarettes, and in this way they
| very mucf resemble the fur tails tha
! edged fur capes last year. Instead of the
| bushy mink tails used on fur boas we shall
| see soft feather tassels and ostrich boaS
during the coming season. They are dyed
in all colors. but the prettiest combination
fis white and yellow. A white feather col
! iarette has yellow tassels about eight inch.
! es long, set around the bottom at intervals
of six or eight inches. There is sort o
| jabot of yellow tasseis in front.
| A very handsome black cape has greer
| tasses, which is a fashionable combination
| now.
| Out of a pound of feathers containing
from sixty to eighty plunies about eigh
| tasseIs can be made of the size described
on the white boa. 1t Is new industry, bu
there are already one hundred people a
work in the factory. The product is called
plume de sauIe. The manufacturers inten,
to use it in connection with novelties fl
| fur goods There will be ostrich tassels OF
fur muffs and boas. and it is possible tha
| We shall soon see a soft fabric woven on
OF the feather threads.
Feather muffs with ostrich tassels ar
| being made to go with the ostrich boas (
large firm In New York holds the patent o.
this material. but it Is being scattere,
broadcast all over the country, and ther
Is every indication that it will be the lead
ing trimming of the coming season.
In making this feather thread the YER
best quality of plumes are used. as q poo
| grade would give a stringy fringe that
not pretty.
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His Sentence.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The Court-"Now, then, what are you
here for this time?"
Tuffold Knutt-"Fightin, Yer honor. Me
an Mosely Wraggs had q scrap over a
question O. grammar. He said ii wuz right
to say between you and L. an l said II
ought to be 'hetvixt you an l. He told
me / wuZ a ignorummus, an j slugged
i'm
.Fighting about question of grammar,
were YOU? II m. Prisoner. would YOU say
Il see wood or i saw wood"
"I saw wood | reckon, Yer honor"
well. that's what you'l do at the work.
house for the next thirty days. Call the
next case,'
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TIE OUTDOOR WOMAN.
Some Rules About Climbing Hills on
Bicycle.

a Bicycle.
Bicycle riding in the mountains is an
amusement which ought not to be under
taken without good deal of considera ton
1t is very different thing from the exer-
else as performed on asphalt streets or On
level macadamized roads, such as are to be
found in many country places So far as
variety and beauty of surroundings are con-
cerne1, mountain riding is vastly supericr
and its difficulties need frighten no one who
has had a few months experience in cycliny
and has learned not to be afraid Of climb
ing hills. beginner would, in all proha
biiity, lack the strength and training neces-
sary for making the ascent of steep grades
and would find the task too formida ble for
pleasure, says d writer in Harper's Rs
Ear. But nearly everything depends upon
whether the cyclist knows how TO take the
hills She may do SO in a way which will
tire hervery quickly or she NAV. by eyer
cising care. save herself for the completion
OF a long journey.
AS general rule 1t is better to start I'D
every ascent quite slowly, so that one NAV
MAINTAIN about the same pace to the ION If
possible. If the rider begins with a vipor
Gus squirt she Is extremely likely unless the
nil Is very short, to give out on the way
up. Ambitlon does not count for so much
as STEADY, persistent pushing, though the
latter may be slow. 1t is good plan to lift
or pull up on the handle bars as you put
the weight on the pedals. This really al
lows the machine to move forward more
easily, and seems to be a natural and In
stinctive thing to do. Try to push evenly
| with the feet. giving the same amount OF
! force on each side and at each revolution
| as nearly as you can. If the wind Is against
| You, 1t certainly is temptation to bend
| forward over the bars in the condemned
scorching' attitude. and thus escape much
| OF its retarding effect. Although the prac.
tlce cannot strictly be recommende at aLy
tina, l think in the above case it is allow.
| able for little distance, more especially
| because it serves also as a rest from the
! usual upright position. A rider climnina
! NILS ought to be particular that she
breathes deeply and regularly, and withou,
| much effort. AS soon as she Is obliged te
| pant and has a suffocating feeling, unless
she breathes through her mouth, 1t is time
| TO get off and walk
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WITH ONE STOCKING.
The Embarrassing Plight of a Chi
cage Girl on Trip East

From the Chicago Intor-ucean
a certain Ashland avenue belle now Wis
iting in Buffalo, y. Y. is trying 10 see the
funny side OF little incident which hap
pened to her while on the way 20 the east
ern city. The very few in whose confidence
she trusted thought it very amusing, but
the heroine Of the little incident considers
ii nothing more than a perpleNing predica-
nent.
The young LADY awoke one morning mid
way between this city ard Buffalo 10 find
that the dust had siftcd through the WIN
dow during the night and settled on her
dress. The train was passing through
lonely wood and she took full advantage
of The circumstance by raising the window
and leaning far out with the dusty garment
in her hands. She shook the dress with
will. just as Barbara Frietchie shock the
stars and stripes at Fre1ericktown. The
affair was an Impressive cne and quite as
tragic as the historical event above cited.
for in the folds of the dress was one Of the
young lady's stockings.
A gust OF wind took the bit Of knitted silk
and whirled ii high above the train and
then dashed it down toward barhe1 wire
fence. The last recollection which the Ash
land avenue belle has of her departed stock
ing is wher il shot over into the dark wood,
to be lost forever.
The young lady's first impulse was to stop
the train. on second thought she decided
rot TO, as a reason would be demanded by
the conductor-an explanation was impos-
sble.
On account of the low shoes which she
wore. it required no little tact on the part
of the Ashland avenue belle to hide from
the other passengers the fact that she was
Possessed of bat one stocking. She man
aged to do so (at least she now thinks she
did), and made the entire trip TO Buffalo
end through that city TO the home of the
frie ndS she Is now visiting.
On her next trip in a sleeping car the
young lady VOWS she will tack ner stock
il rs to the ceiling.
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though one would think with this falls ar
ray of dainty woolens and whole rainbows
OF fashionable colors this should not be so
difficult. Plaids have reappeared, as they
generally do in the autumn, and this year
presents an unusually large supply to
choose from, for not only the Scotch
plaids but also the French and English
mixtures are to be worn. Canvas fabrics
are to be as popular as ever, and covert
cloths, varying from the plain TO the
mixture OF blue, green and brown,
promise to find favor. Rough cheviots, in
heather mixtures or checks are very suit
able for school wear, while the ever-popu-
lar serges are to hold their own as ever
heaiiy the most puzzling part lies in the
lasniohlng of the little garments one very
pretty as well as simple little frock can be
nade OF either cheviot or serge after the
following fashion:
Make TO MT over the lining a breast piece
OF some dark shade of velvet a sbada CON
Siderably darker than the material, and
Evening star., 1896-09-26

A very dainty little
frock for indoor
wear can be made Of
pale blue henrietta,
though a dainty fig
ured silk would be
equally pretty. Have
the main part of the
frock made Mother
Hubbard style, with
square yoke and
deep full skirt. either
with or without a
ruff1e. And make to
ripple over the full
puffed sleeves a
triple-pointed ruf1e
with a lace edging or
narrow ribbon band.
The yoke may be
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edglng. The skirt Should be p!ain, indeed
for school wear the simpler the frock the
more suitable. but be sure to insert a
pocket. Nothing is more necessary 10 the
average school girl than some place where
in TO store her various treasures. as well
as the ever-needed pocket handkerchief
A neat ribbon collar and belt to match
finish this very serviceabe little frock
which would be extremely pretty in dull
red or a mixed cheyiot
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nave drawn down
from the shoulders
broad generous folds
Of the dress goods,
which should cross,
kerchief-f a s hion,
ov er the C h e st.
And cut the folds
b r o a d enough to
reac h under the arms
and be sewed into
the under-arm seam.
Let the sleeves he
puffed, with a deep
tight sleeve from ell
bow to wrist, and
finished off, as the
folds Of the waist
should be. by a tiny
narrow rutfie of lace
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Another very serv-

Another very serv-
iceable little gown
can be very prettily,
as well as simply.
made of a rough
dark serge. 1t may
have either a round
or a square yoke.
The former would be
more girlish. and
would be extremely
effective in a very
dark shade of velvet.
Make the sleeves
with a full elbow
puff and tight lower
sleeves, and the skirt
quite full, with a
single gored width in
front. 4 Strin of
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perfectly plain or be covered over by
piece Of open-worked lace. This and the
lace-edged crushed collar of the material
finish this dainty little outfit, which would
be quite suitable for party wear without
being too dressy for a child.
This Is the time Of year when the ducks
which proved too warm for summer wear
can be donned to great advantage. An
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As Noted on the Streets and Oh
served in the Stores.
SUGGESTIONS FOR STOUT WOMEN
What is New in Hats and Goats
Gloves and Shoes.
F o r r o U N D r o E

T LAST THE Pill
grimage Is over.
Even the autumn re-
sorts are thinning
out, and the return
ing wanderers who
throng the city thor
oughfares have a
deep ruddy color that
is a better souvenir
of the summers out
ing than all the sea
shells, mineral speci-
mems and photo
granhic views that
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are every year more
and more delayed in
Difference to the
lengthening of the
summer out of town; !;
of course, it is easy
wherever one may be
to arrange with the
little birds that fly
from Paris or Lon
don with MESA ges
of they are wear
ing" upon their
beaks; of course.
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extremely pretty, al
well as novel. little
dress can be fash
ioned after the fol-
lowing manner:
Let the waist be
made of some thin
material-a dainty
white lawn would Go
b u t h ave til e
sleeves. instead of
simply gathered into
the regulation cuff.
feather-stitched into
small pleats from the
wrist a b ut four
l n C h g s upward.
And let the big sailor
collar be of duck. and
edged about by a
cotton braid.
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twisted ribbon about the waist and one
around the yoke would be very effective,
while strips of the ribbon, either twisted
or plain. reaching from the belt to the
shoulder, whore it should be fastened IN
bows or r, settes would add greatly to the
general style of the dress and at the same
time not make it too dressy for school
Evening star., 1896-09-26
GladnesS Comes

Myth better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper ef-
forts-gentle eefforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system. which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millionsof families, and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that il is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1T is therefore
all important, in order TO get ITS bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that You have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured 10y the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most slkilltul
physicians, but if an need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informcd everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction
Evening star., 1896-09-26
What He Didn't Need.

FrIm the BunaIO E1preso.
Doctor, feel sort of run down; what do
you suppose I need?" inquired young Fresh
leigh as he threw himself into the physi-
clans Office chair and placed his feet on
the polished oak table.
II can tell you what you don't need"
replied the doctor, as he surveyed the
youths posture. "and that Is a nerve
tonic"
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toes and thick soles, and that at this point
they become lost in speculation as to
whether anything will induce vain, frivo-
lous and sensitive woman to allow such
an ugly. ungainly looking appendage as
the new shoe to peep from beneath her
dainty petticoat
Evening star., 1896-09-26
An Undula ting Basque.

stretched IN other places.
An Undulating Basque.
A double ribbon belt fastens with n
buckle at the waist, and runs to a point
above at the bust, where 1t is finished with
a bow ard fancy button. The bodice is
continued below the waist in an undulating
basque that is trimmed with three rows of
narrow velvet ribbon. The device that sug
gested the idea of amputated puffs was q
short circular 1iounce of ribbon trimmed
with velvet around the top of the sleeve
The collar was high. and above it was a
wide rEche Of lace that framed the face.
The hat worn with this dress was a gray
ish chenille straw with maroon crown.
There was pleating of gray velvet which
stood up around the crown, and in front
was a bow of maroon velvet which WAS
balanced by another at the back of the
turned up brim. Gray osprey feathers
dropped over each side of the brim at the
back.
dress that was made of that extremely
popular blue India silk with white all-over
pattern had several indications of new
| ness about it. The skirt not very
full and was trimmed with strips CT lace
| insertion that ran down the two front
seams for eighteen inches and ended in
bows. The sleeves were tight but with
| puffs at the top that were fiattened down
| on the outside and trimmed with bow
| of dark blue ribbon
| Seen in the Stores.
| Here are some of the things women OBJ
| serve In the streets;
That the new felt hats all bound
| around the edge with velvet;
That many of them have high, narrow
| crowns, some of which are bell shaped
| and that these are trimmed with straps
of satin or velvet passing around like belts
| with a buckle;
That hats with round. fiat crowns have
| some sort of ruche around them, made OF
| silk or feathers. which is sometimes re-
| placed by four or five ostrich tips or hign
| loops of ribbon standing up like sentinels
| around the front of the crown;
! That uuills and wings and heads and
| feathers and whole birds the prin-
| cipal trimmings ana that velvet cannot
| be dispensed with in trimming the most
| ordinary hats:
That coats are of smooth beaver cloth
| and very largely trimmed with stitching
| and small buttons;
That some of the new white gloves have
| hand painted wrists. which. however. are
| only being sold, yet, at some Of the
| smaller stores:
That the winter shoes will have round
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gathered In, as Is customary with sailor
dresses, De folded into broad box-plea Is
which Will flare oLt at the bottom aac
give 3aunty little air to the whole that
viii be quite bewitchiNg. Either broad
sailor hat or the usual duck cap may he
worn with this costume. which would be
very serviceahle during these mild autumn
days, and do for either daytime or evening
outdoor wear.
Whose who patronize duck TO any extent
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The skirt may vary somewhat from the
other and still retain its novelty by having
rather broad pleats overlapping each other
all the way round. If preferred, however,
a single boX-pleat can he folded In the CEN
ter OF the front width, so turning the
pleats on either side in opposite directions
Evening star., 1896-09-26

and who wish to
vary somewhat from
the familiar sailor
suit. can make a
Very pretty little
frock a S follows
Make the waist per
fectly simple, and of
white lawn. as be
fore; only. instead Of
the chest-piece and
sailor collar. make of
the duck a round.
simple yoke, with
four large embroid-
cry rufied . ointS,
falling across the
sleeves and down in
front and in [ h g
back. So much for
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Some Designs Which May Be Suita-
BILE for Little Girls.
VARIETY IN TIE FABRICS OFFERED
Garments Suitable for Play and for
Other Occasions.
PLAIDS AND CHEVIOTS S

F Z l. L MONTH is
to come before the
little folks m u S [
regularly don their
h e a Wy hats a n d
jackets, and mean
while mothers ar e
doing their best to fit
their children out in
serviceable yet styl-
ish little a u u m n
frocks.
One very puZZling
Item lies in [ h e
choice of material,
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Teaching the Young idea.

F10m Truth.
Mrs. Mortimer says she derives mora
pleasure from the education Of her children
than anything else"
Eyes. She's never happy unless they're
at their kindergarten"
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of solid embroidery. The velvet bodice
looked something like sleeveless jacket
and something like the coat of mail that
De Wolf Hopper wore as Ell Captain. 1t
is tight and has no apparent fastening, and
no seams. but Is made to fit tho figure by
means of what is known to dresymakers as
the French back" and what might also
be called French front"-that is. 1t is
laid In little folds at the waist line, and
stretched in other places.