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of black and white striped satin ribbon
came over the shoulders and were caught
down at the waist with belt of the same
ribbon. Around the neck was Il high
campact toar de cou of black mousseiine
de sole and four buttons of straw deco
rated the front of the braces.
Jewelled belts and regular ieweilcd
harnesses are among the newest inno-
vations. a very elaborate one that
saw on an American girl at the Salon
was of gold braid studded with turquoise.
There were straps over the shoulders
connected by a strap across the bust,
and three of these iewelled bands en-
circled the waist and were caught together
by small gold chains.
Most charming things are done by ac-
cessories alone. noticed four delightful
girls that were remarkable only for their
pretty belts. ficiIus. etc. yet they We're to
all eyes the best dressed women of the
day. MatroDs and youngist grandmuthcrs
ought to revel in the dainty fchus and al
of the softeDing influences that are brought
to bear these days on hardened faces
and wrinkles. The shops show no end
of these ficbus in soft materials and soft
colors.
Then. too. the cullettes with stole ends
and high mcdcs collars filled in with
old creamy lace or frills of mousseline
Do longer young.
A NEW SHAPE.
A new Worth collette has two yokes-
q short ono over a longer one. both cut
in squa rcs-back and front. Raw silk
covered with mousseline de sole forms
the yokes with a fine network OF ictted
threads over the mou sselinc de sole.
There is n frill around the yoke and long
stole ends of the mousseiinc de sole.
1 have watched with u great deal e.
interest the changes wrought by a clever
young woman on her black grcnadine
gown by some clever little devices. One
evening she changes the aspect entirely
OF her somber gown by doaning q much
bcruffled bolero of bright tartan plaid silk.
Another day n complete change was
wrought in this gown by tic addition of "a
yoke made of strips of cameo taffeta ribbon
with high chouSS and frills of nousscline de
sole at the shoulders The popularity of the
white glove is waning fast II is much
smarter to wear light tan or pearl gray
gloves with black stitching.
SUMMER PARAsoLs.
The summer parasols are rluffed in ga,lzy
materials OF all the known hucs. but chiffon
seems to he the most popular material used
on the very elaborate ones.
An artistic picture parasol'' that was
being boxed for Newport belle had a very
slender sticl, of ivory with a gilt Dresden
ball handle. The covering Of the parasol
was simple white silk cover But the
elaborate wartlrobc--thc cover-tiiat was
being packed for this unassuming little
parasol deserves especial mention.
In very much ruff1ed cover of white
chiffon over pink. with little old-fashioncd
TUFTS OF pink moss roses peeping nbout in
the ruffIes it looked too dressy for words
4 fluffy cover Of pale yellow chiffon sug-
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FLOWER MAIDENS.
Some suggestbhs About Pictures to
Pond Mothers.

VA1A AAAVseA~A - -
The illustration 'accompanying this de-.
scriptian sso ws .pne- of the latest and
prettiest aduptations OF an idea, al
though not entirely new in fact is put to a
novel use In the following suggestions
Childrens faces in their innocent beauty
need NO particular adornment TO bring out
their charms and in pertraiture some of
the very things essential To good like
ness are overlooked or obscured by the lack
of taste, or tie two conspicuous excess
of taste displa yed in dressing the little
ones. 1t is u ceremony in which clothes
sholid play a subserrient part. import
ant only in that they add To the charm Of
the picture by their simplicity, and thus
direct attention to the greater beauty Of
the child. rather than to draw il away
from this central object To their own
goTecotisness r nisappropriateness.
We have all become familiar. of late.
with the pretty fashion OF framing child
ish faces in various flowers, as illustra
tions to books or an anniversary cards.
but il is little variation of this idea
which costumes n beloved little form. in
n flower gown. only the face bearing the
likeness tn the one it portrays. This styla
"f portraitlre is especially adapted To
little girls. and the flowers selected should
be appropriate in color. or sentiment. to the
subject.
y very artistic effort was the face of
a fairy-Iike little blonde. with long golden
hair, mounted upon a lily, the childs
shoulders being appa rently draped in
green, while from these hung the white
gown of the lilly petals. and below Were
The tiny feet sincasedsin slender yellow
Slippers, which We're represented 10y the
siarDens OF the flower. In the little ones
hand was long spray. terminating in a
fu,i-blown flower like the one forming
the skirt OF her gown.
What could he more appropriate than
a brunette dccked oat in n brilliant pop
py? or brown-eyed, brpwnhaired, fair
eonpiexioned child IN a wild rose. The
delicate pink Of the fIpwer .1i,eautifying
the color OF iiair> r>aad eyes by harmoni-
Gus contrast ,ior deepening the tint of
the pure. creamy. skim Morning glories
or forget t-me,nots in sprays with pro-
fuse bloom. are a pretty setting for
little blue eyed beauty" and pansies
with their veivety petals, and large va
rieiy or color. lend themselves appropri
ately to any type of beauty.
This is a suggestion worthy of much
consideration. as il is capable OF wide
spread application. enlargement OF de-
sign. and elaboration of execution. ac-
cording TO the skill of the artist. II pro-
vides a setting for much valued Jew
ei without fear of time ma king the gown
appear Old 10 style and thus detractins
from The pleasing effect of the whole
Flowers never grow old in that sense
and their popularity is always assured.
aa L. c. ALLIGER.
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HER NEW FAD.
American Girls Novel and Charming
Scheme for a Swannery,

Picturesque and unique is the ne " fancy
which al present absorbs the society girl.
II is nothing more nor less than swan
merry: her plans are nearly matured Tor
establishing one at her country hume
Lcnox. by the way-this summer. She ex-
poets to take as much pleasure in 1t as IN
her fine new French gowns and English
hats. and more than this one can scarcely
say.
Last autumn this lively young woman
visited her sister, married and living in
England in much pomp and circumstance.
One of the charming features OF this
lor,lly estate was swannery and one OF
the picturesque daily episodes was
morning visit of the mistress Of the caste
TO her pets. Arrayed in charmingly
pretty but simple gowD-scarceiy more
elaborate than her dairy maid might wear
she trippcd lightly down the marble ter
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THE LUNCHEON BASKET.
Suggestions for Appetizing Reiishes to
Take to PicnicS.

In addition to sandwiches-nlways the
piece de resistance for an outdoor lunch
eon-obsier or crabs can be made most ap-
peiizing. Farcied crabs, for instance,
are easily compounded and very delicious.
Remove the meat from four dozen boiled
crabs and chop it fine. Put in a saucepan
the crab meat, one onion, one ounce OF but
ter. one dozen chopped mushrooms, chopped
parsley. four ounces of bread crumbs, which
have been soaked in consomne, and then
pressed nearly dry pepper, salt, cayenne
aud half gill OF tomato sauce. Mix well
and cook five minutes. Wash the shells
and fill them with the mixture; cover witA
bread crumbs and add a little butter then
bake until brown.
For deviled crabs, put a Tablespoonful of
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M11atmMOIn8 n8I1maI>6mW6aTing gm
rS5ES OF BEAUTY.
with JACKS IRE and a
-miie."


There travelled from Egypt to America
last winter some photographs that set the
people who saw them crazy with delight
The photos were pictures OF the Americans
in Cairo, taken after the Oriental fashion
lying down. From civilization to Egypt
the camera had Travelled and had come
back enriched by associating with the
world. Such lovely lifelike pictures were
never seen before.
Everybody, according to the pfotogra-
piers reasoning, that went with the
pictures looked better lying down. There
Is comfort. an absolute relaxation that
makes the features soft and graceful. Even
hard faces take on a certain softness from
pillow and the most awkward body breaks
into curves when resting. What lovelier,
then, than really handsome people, pretty
women and fine-looking men, taken in
that best OF all attidudes-the lying down
one!
The manipulation OF the camera was q
man who spoke English. The American
colony thought him a Yankee born with
little English grated upon his tongue.
he said '.cawnt' and '-eyether," but there
was a twinkle of the eye that bespoke
New England blood. And a smartpess, tOO
The way of taking pictures was man.
aged most beautifully. A little house
thrown up in vacapt spot bore the
sign American Photographer and be-
low it were words OF invitation and ad-
vantage. As you approached you saw
frames of pretty photographs: and as
you came to the door you We're greeted
by the photographer himself, who usf-
cred you in a room and invited you to
be seated upon a couch. Many cushions
upon a flat couch invite a reclining atti-
tude: and the minute you had fallen into
a position OF ease, snap, snap" went the
little slides. and you We're taken" The
pictures We're so novel they never failed
TO sell.
This Photographic fad for having pic
lures taken lying down has spread rap
idly since first seen. The boudoir picture
is as common now as the street one.
The little camera is part of the furniture
or the bOudoir. and is found set upon
shelf draped with scarfs, or poised upon
table ready to be snapped off when
the photographer is ready to work.
The best rule for taking these pictures
lying down is to order the sitter to
recline comfortably. Then, when the
camera has been placed the operator
looks through it to see II all is we'll
Often q foet or ann is misplaced II the
camera is of the snap shot kind. which
will not admit glance, you stand off
and get a critical survey.
MECH the same rules apply as in every
day photography. Any part extending
towards the camera comes out large il
the picture. The reclining subject mustloOk
out that the feet are Just trifle in the back
ground and the hands not too far forward,
or the picture will be an amateurisb failure.
Tie elbow. too. may project. Or the gown
lie out too far in centre folds that give the
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He =, Burn,ni,

The new woman should take her way to
BurIDah. There. travellers say, is the Cuiy
place on earth where true equality be.
tween the sexes exist. In spite OF this. 1t
is claimed. no women are more woinaniy
than the Burmese women. whose G'Sod sense
enables them to perceive the line where
they ought to step. In the higher classes a
woman Mas property of her own ana niiii-
ages il herself. IN the lower classes she al
WAYS has "a trade. and runs her business
on her own responsibility. The sexes
choose their own occupations. and IT is
curious to sce tile men sometimes sowing
AMI cmbroidcring. willie the women have
nearly MI The retail trade OF the island ON
tEcir hands.
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To Attain Old Age

English women are troubled over n new
book which has come out and which threat
ems to start fad OF kind involving self
denial. The writer promises that if certain
the desirable age of 40. Diet is the prin-
cipal thing to be attended to. bread is
tabooed as being especially pernicipas and
bananas and nuts are the chief means Of
sustenance-the food monkeys like. Ne
cooks are needed under this regime. One
English society leader has become a convert
and dismissed her chef. keeping COOK only
for her servants.
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race steps to a lake. where her swans
were waiting for their breakfast.
The young American girl thought it all
simply dclicious-not the swans break
fast-but the picture in which her sister
and the great birds formed the fore
ground, Willie she was only in the per
spective. She wished to be in tie fore
ground, too, hence this swannery.
Although some what frivolous upon oc-
casions, and prone to adopt fancies light
ly and unadvisedly, once taken up. the
American girl is rather apt to make a
thorough study of the subject
The. best breed of birds, the proper
home for them, the best food, and the
last new style in nests, is taken into seri-
GUS and thoughtful consideration; she also
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Thelr Strange Fnd.

A prize rf $5 was offered in an English
magazine for an account OF strange fad.
one prize was awarded for the following:
II was acquainted some years since with
a family that consisted OF an arnsa bic
country parson and his two maiden sisters.
al elderly. They had j notion that small
pills made up OF spiders webs rolled up
into little Jumps formed u cure for ,lmost
every aaiment under tho sun, so in their
daily walks they na6r point of collect
ing this corasnodiiy. The product was dis
tributed sn,oaE aiiing parishiouera,oEx-
change.
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Shaded Dresses that Make
Women Look as Though
Tv ittering a Song From
a Bough-Accesso-
ries With Them.
tCopyrisbt. 1896, by Rynan Interview
Syndicate.)

Paris, June I9-It is in the thousand
md one little accessories that go to conf
plete toilet that the the French woman
excals The virtue doesn't lie so much in
the gown itself, but the way in which she
wears it, The change of u tour de ecu. or
the addition OF a bright bow of ribbon,
even richly hued bolero. u French woman
finds very little trouble in donning, will
lend such an air OF festivity to a sonibre-
hued. tailor made gown.
One man dressmaker has had n be witch
ing window given over entirely TO these
daintier confections. and the ooioring dis
pla y,.ti. which was IA combination OF green
and blue, suggested very forcibly peacock
feathers. :.
MRS. DYER's COLLAR
A week ago l saw the very handsomes..
collette that he exhibited on Mrs. Dyer.
She is. / understand the great New York
beauty, whose portrait atthe exhibition was
stared at, night and day 1tsuited wonder
fully her charming type of beauty.
In this collette, too, green and blue were
so skillfuily combined that one just was
conscious ofthe harn:ouizing ensemble that's
so conspicuous in peacock pluniaEe. The
yoke of the tollette was OF changeable
taffeta, green and blue, very much shrred.
merging into high Medicis collar. Around
the pointed yoke were -four full frills of
green nousselipe de sole over blue. Where
the coilette fastened at the front there wac
q full how of white tulle.
The popularity or tulle. especially white
tulle has not abated a bit since IL came
into vogue in the early spring, and, in
deed. all of the gauzy materials are very
much in evidence now.
Batiste. too, is worn a great deal as
trimming ON stuff gowns. and as dress
material. too.
A detachable yoke of batiste that l saw
the other day was worn with black
canvas cloth dress. At the front the yoke
was slashei to show bodice OF chiffon.
and the strips thus formed were drawn
through straw buckles. Frills of black
satin, faced with a bright tartan silk.
fell over the sleeves. And there was
high stock collar and crash girdle of the
same bright tartan.
In black and white costume had very
simple yoke OF batiste with the fatiste
hand embroidery at the edges. Braces
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picture awkwauiness. Standing off at a
distance with the eyes partly closed is a
good test; for. if any one object is prem
incnt, that is the one that should be looked
after and modifie
The next advantage of the Photography
lyipg-down fad is that new face is given
to the picture as well as n new attitude
Read and you will see how that can tie. Part
of the photography fad is that the person
lying down should have perfectly natural
expression. and that is done by giving her
something To do. If man, something to
interest him.
To illustrate: One of the most successful
of these couch pictures was taken last week
of a young woman who, in life. in ordinary
wearing apparel. is none tco beautiful. She
is pretty girl, but she is too plump for the
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NIen,ory.

Memory.
Teacher-JOhnnie, do You know what
memory Is?
Johnnie Chaffie-Yes. sir; that's what
you forget wlth.-Texas Sitter.
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A Son Hog Captured In Jersey.

A strange animal was captured In
Raritan Bay, Off KeypOrt shore. by
Capt. A. Mailing In n seine net Thurs
day. The animal Is q feet long ana 3
feet In diameter Mt the center. tapering
to a tail. on the end of which In bunch
of heavy fins. The head Is large and
resembles that OF huge pug dog. The
animal has a coat Of tine silky hair and
growls like dog.
1t was reported about the country
that the sea serpent had been captured
and people locked to see the freak,
Capt. Seeley Of Way Lake calls the
animal a sen hog. 1t is on exhibition a,
Neyport. New Brunswick Home
News.
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Howard c. MaglQss0l,
gyql
DENTIST
SUITE SO
CHICAGO OPERA HOUSE
BUILDING.
Entrance Il2 Clark Street.
Thirty Years Practice IN ChicSSa.
Pure Gold.

pure GOIu.
Gold, when refined from all impurl.
ties ana alloys Of inferior metals. Ii de-
nominated pure. This means gold of
twenty-fOurcarats. and this Is the rccOg,
nized standard by the mint master and
dealers In gold. As n matter OF fact
however. there In no gold so pure. Gold
Of twenty-five carats Ia about as pure
as II can he got. 1t has two parts OF
silver or one part c silver and one part
OF copper. The copper darkens the
color OF gold. while silver lightens 1t IN
color. Twenty-thrce-carat gold Is Oc
caslOnnlly seen. which means q hall
carat OF silver and Of copper. Ordin
arlly eighteen-carat gold Is the bes
gold that can be had. Certainly 1t Il
the best for jewclry. for pure gold. n,
1t Is called. - too soft and will weal
away much faster than the owners o.
1t desire.
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A billion.

In this country billion Is consider
Gu to be one thousand milllOn-1 ,OOO.-
100000; In England 1t Ii considered to
he one million millIon-l,OOO, DOC. OOO.-
600.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-24
, PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is ei6hty.fvo
years old. Her health is feeble.
1t is said that the young Queen Of Hob
land gives promise OF ability as = painter.
They are going 70 raise the salary Of
PRESIDENT Diaz OF Mexico to $4,000 q year,
Tolstoi, the Russian novelist, has gone
into the wood cnopping business in his leis-
ure hours.
1t is said that the late Austin Corbin lost
S7C0,O00 In the building OF the Peoria and
Eastern Road.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, sister o
the President, has been for some time living
in Summerville, N. q.
It is reported thar the Sultan Of Turkey Is
suffering from tumor of the spine; he has
refused to be operated on.
Queen Victoria has decided never to at
tempt giving another drawing-room in per-
son, as the fatigue IS too great.
A recent visitor to the Ex-Empress Eu-
genie OF France contradicts the report of
her i'll health She is now seventy years
old.
William A. Wallace, Of Pennsylvania,
whose death is announced, Is the man, whom
Roscoe Conkltng once called 'sThe Chario-
teer Of the Democracy"
The Kingof Denmark was so poor during
the early years of his married Life that he
used to give drawing lessons on the sly
among the rich families OF Frankfort.
Clifton r. Breckinridge is the third ma
tive kentuckian to represent this Govern
ment ar ST. Petersburg; Charles s. Todd was
the first and Cassius N. Clay was the Sec
ond.
Arthur BaIfour, First Lord Of tho British
Treasury, is an intensely indolent man. Ht
so arranges his work that he can lie abed
until noon at least Ave days out Of the
sever.
Miss Ellen Richardson. one of the two
Quaker sisters, Who ia 1915, paid the Sl5l
by which Frederick Douglass was legally
manumitted, has just died in Newcastle
England.
John A. Kasson, formerly Of Iowa, but
now resident OF Washington Is the only
| surviving member Of the committee tina
drew the platform upon which Lincoln ran
for President in 1860,
Ex-Governor Rolbrook. tho bale an,
| sturdy old war Governor OF Vermont. IS th
best gardener in the vicinity Of Brattleboro
4 No villager gets more glimpses OF sunris
than this veteran agrculturist.
Public admiration for jameson, the Tran;
vaal raider has quickly Waned. Eyen musl
hallers have lost enthusiasm for their som
time hero. and. generally, society IS ashama
OF making fuss over this hare-braiHed III
buster.
It is said that Mr.. Mckinley can shall
hands without allowing an overeord!al ~
nlrer to squeeze the blood cutot his tngei
or shake bis wrist loose. Re has spent gre
thought and pains IN aequtring the aecoH
plishment and has learned exactly n1T
cheekalate tie haadsaaEe ts1d,
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We are certainly more civilized than
the Europeans in tho matter Of deul-
ing, ezclaims Harper's Weekly. Duel
ing in tho United States is out of date,
and nowhere is it necessary to the
comfort of any American that he
should fight a duel. In Germany,
Austria nnd Russia, and to a less ex-
tent in France, men in military or
court service must fight one another
with deadly weapons in certain cases,
whether they want to or not If they
quarrel with too much energy in the
presence Of witnesses a duel must re-
suit They may both be averse to it
they may repent OF having quarrelled
at all, and be most anxious to 60 about
their business and let the matter drop,
but that privilege is denied them.
They must fight or lose caste and
standing, and even military rank. The
German Emperor, who is charged with
being the greatest upholder Of duel.
ing in Europe, is of course exempted
by his rank from ever being subject
to the working Of his own medicine.