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LADIES, LONG CLOAK.

An opera and concert wrap OF am
ethyst satin.faced cloth, lined with
chine silk and trimmed with white
Thibet fur, is shown herewith. The
garment, enveloping the entire figure,
Is circular in shape and has centre
back seam; it fits the figure smoothly
at the top by means of the small darts
on each shoulder, expanding below to
fall in soft ripping flutes. A notice.
able feature is the stylish hood OF
unique shaping that falls deeply across
the back and shoulders. 1t is lined
with chine silk and gathers at the
outer edge to form pretty frill. Its
advantages are manifold, being useful
as we'll as ornamental, as it can be
thrown over the head when walking to
OF from the carriage, thus insurins
protection from draughts.
About tho neck is high farine
collar of the fur, its outer edge form
ing the fashionable flare according to
the present mode. The closing may
be effected invisibly through the cen
tre.front with cloak hooks and loops,
or the wrap thrown carelessly across
the shoulders. displaying the hand
some gown beneath. Perforated line!
in our pattern give choice to the
wearer of either three-quarter or iul
length wrap.
The mode is adapted to cloth, velour
silk, satin, bengaline or brocade il
evening tints. while ermine, moutlloI
or llama will serve rs decoration. 4
pretty lining Of bright hued silk is oil
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SPRING aowNING.

The general plan of spring gowning
is most attractive, especially IN the
realm of costumes designed for gen.
eral uses. The advance models are
artistic and stylish, with but few ex:
aggerations or grotesque effects and
with great scope for selection, both in
fabrics and styles. Skirts are still in
severe tailor style, or trimmed to suit
personal preference, individual forms
and special occasions. They are in
circular form or shaped, with few or
many cores, as the case requires, one
of the new models having single
gored front breadth and two very wide
ones that reach to the back and join
there on a bias seam. Regarding
bodices, few are simple in outline
and effect. but the majority are intri-
cate in design and elsborately decora'
ted.
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The dryness of the atmosphere trans.
forms most Of the street offal into
powder, which salutes nose, eyes, ears
and mouth under the infu ence of the
slightest breeze. Though there are
ample bathing facilities in and about
the city. the people of either sex seem
to have prejudice against their free
use."
Havana is abundantly supplied with
rarAs, squares end public places. The
squares are ornamented with royal
palms, and here and there an orange
and banana tree, and now and then an
Indian laurel. The Plaza de Armas,
fronting the Governors palace, and
the Parque de Isabella are two splen-
did specimens of Cuban appreciation
of the richness and fertility of the
soil and the rare climate. The Parque
de Isabella is picture of gay life in
the evening, and is one of the beauty
spots Of Havana.
The cafes are innumeralle and some
of them the equal of the best and most
exclusive restaurants in Europe or
America. The principal playhouse is
the Tacon Theatre. Other places OF
amusem .nt are Payret Theatre, the
Albisu Theatre and the Circo, Teatro
do Jane. The Casino is place OF
amusement and instruction combined,
q sort of atheneum, IN which such art
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so5a 70 tae b-vau miuuies.-home
and Farm.
ABOUT MoULTNa.

Those who witness the moulting OF
the hens do not, perhaps, consider
how important the operation is to the
feathered tribe in general. 1t is the
casting away of the old covering, the
putting on of new clothes, SO to speak,
say the Poultry Keeper, but the pro-
cess is gradual one, requiring three
months for Its completion.
The majority of persons have no
patience with moulting hen. They
think she ought to lay when she is
moulting, but, if they will reflect q
little, they will conclude that nature
is economical in her workings, and
does not devolve upon her creatures
the fulillment of more than one task
at time. It is as much as she con do
to piss through the period OF moult-
ing safely, for, should she catch cold
or become sick from any cause, her
system will be too much out OF order
to arrive at good health again.
Although the hen becomes, as a
rule, rather fat while moulting, this is
due to the fact that wher ~ food is
assimilated, the -.ners requ.re for
manufacture neG.ly all of the lime,
phosphoric acid and nitrogen that is
contained in the food, but require
very little carbon. The hen may,
therefore. grow fat and yet be weak,
for she may be richly supplied with
certain elements of which she always
has an excess, while, being very de-
hcient in other elements that are abb
solutely requisite for the purpose of
moulting. AS the hen has now to sup
ply her own bodily wants, as well as
to grow feathers, she hasa great drain
on her system, and to neglect her for
single day makes it very precarious
for her.
Then, again, during the process o.
feather making, there are other min
erals that are urgently demanded by
the system, such as iron and sulphur.
When the hens are moulting, give
them q generous supply of bone meal,
charcoal, meat and vegetables, tine
ture of iron in the drinking water, and
few pinches of red pepper occasion
ally, makes tonic for them.
The hens that moult the earliest oil.
ways begin to lay the soonest, and,
therefore, it is best not to dispose OF
those that moult early. When once
hen is through moultins she has a
good start rs layer, and has no
further work to do till the succeeding
fall but lay, and, if we'll, will do well
in the winter, especially il the quar-
ters arc warm. If early pullets ere
we'll grown the late moulting hens
may be sent to market, and they will
retain laying till warm weather in the
spring, and late pullets will not lay II
winter at all, unless they have ma
tured quickly.
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caches, eating and drinking places,
lounging places and resorts of every
color and complexion calculated to
offer opportunity to idle and lazy men.
A recent visitor to the island, describ
ing the habits of the men and their
unspeekable Incidence, says this Of the
towns resorts and their habitues:
"The men luxuriate IN the cafes or
spend their evenings in worse places.
A brief period OF the morning only is
given to business, the rest of the day
and night to meeting and lassitude,
smoking and luxurious ease. Evidences
of safety. Ianguor and dullness, the
weakened capacity for enjoyment, are
sadly conspicuous. the inevitable Sc
quence of Incidence and vice. The
arts and sciences seldom disturb the
thoughts of such people.
s'The pretentious town house is side
by side with the humble quarters of
the artisan. High life and low life are
ever present in strong contrast, and in
the best OF humor with each other,
affordlng elements OF the picturesque,
il not of the beautiful. Neatness must
be ignored where such human con-
glomeratlon, exists, and, as We all
know, at certain seasons of the year,
like dear, delightful, dirty Naples,
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medium size will require three and
three-quarter yards of torty.four Inch
wide material.
STYLISH SLEEVES.

Sleeves are one of the most I'M
portant details of dress at present, the
variation. being more noticeable IN
them than in any other part OF the
toilette. No. 1 is a popular design
adapted to all manner of weaves and
textures. In the present instance the
material chosen was oris'purple cloth.
The shaping is effected vii. smooth
under and full upper portion over
fitted liningsp SO arranged as to hare
stylishly above the elbow, the adjust
ment below being close. The wrists,
completed by circular cuff, may be
plainly finished if preferred.
No. 2, developed in petunia glace
silk, presents snug fit from above
the elbow to the wrist, which has o
point extending over the hand IN
Venetian style. The puff is contin'
uation of the upper portion of the
sleeve with the fullness of moderate
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THOs. j. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.

There is no city in the world where
noise-pure noise, made for its own
sake and nothing else-reigns as su-
prec.e as in Havana. At daybreak all
the bells in the city are rung furiously.
Church bells, fire bells, public bells
and private bells unite with one &C.
cord to produce o discord calculated
to drive civilized man mad. Add to
this the growing of game cocks, with
which the town is overstocked for
gambling purposes; the rattle Of in
Vulnerable cabs and public convey
ances, the clangor of gongs on etreet
car lines, electric and otherwise, and
the general roar to which every
waking Havanese adds his mite, and
the city, even in the time of most
slumbrous peace, can we'll be supposed
to surpass any other town of 300, 900
population in the world.
The populsce of Havana, at least in
times of peace-and this accounts for
its disquietude in times of war--is es.
sentially gay. This accounts for the
number and variety of the cafes,
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tions are indulged in III the way OF
bell-ringing.

SS3A
No city in the world, with the pos
sibIe exception of San Francisco, is
SO lavishly supplied with food pre-.
ducts as Havana. The earth and the
sea render up oil their best fruit, and
living is cheap.
The great Havana market is where
the visitor opens his eyes. An upper
floor and lower open on all sides and
under a roof. 1t covers good-sized
block. All Havana is here buying its
dinner and other supplies. There is
multitude of booths, containing
fruits of the tropics, fish, meats,
leather goods, iewelry and curioz
such as only seaport mart can PICK
up. The human beings who preside
here are representatives Of every ma.
tion on the globe.
The hotels are built around court,
so that every room has direct com.
munication.with the open air. A ter.
race often encircles the upper story
(the second, and on it are strawberries
and plants, and maybe'a few parrots.
There is most comfortable place TO
sit; indeed, the majority of the citizens
of Havana spend their time on their
housetops. Thoy dry clothes there,
ana use the space for back yard.
At the hotels, as at many private
houses, two meals day are served
breakfast in the late morning, and
dinner in the evening. Coffee cnn be
had shortly after rising. Wine is
freely drank. Candles serve as illumin-
alton when you retire.
Almost everybody in Havana smokes
cigarettes. Cigars are very cheap
ordinarily. Cigars that cost "two for
q quarter" in The United States are
bought in Havana for SIS. 30 a hundred.
Other tobacco is equally cheap, and go
men, boys and women smoke.
Even in times of peace civilians are
scarce in Havana. Soldiers stand at
every corner-they are the police.
The uniform is the same blue as the
marines, but the blouse, trousers and
blue cap are trimmed with crimson. A
sword and heavy revolver. and some
times rife, constitute the equip.
ment. The Spanish Government Off
cials around the docks are dressed in
cutaway suits of the prevailing blue.
A wide brimmed straw hat, looped up
at one side with cockade, is familiar
headgear.
There are many other uniforms
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COST OF MILK PREDICTION.

Professor Wing, of Cornell, in his
summary, closing bulletin No. 81, on
"Cost of Milk Production" says:
Our records OF the herd for the year
seem to warrant the following conclu-
sions:
1. With fairly good herd, care
fully fed and kept, milk can be pro-
duced for sixty-fve cents per hundred
weight, and fat for sixteen cents per
pound for the cost of food consumed.
2. That individuals Of the same
breed vary moro widely in milk and
butter production than do breeds
themselves.
8. The larger animals consumed less
pounds of dry matter per thousand
pounds live weight per day than did
the smaller animals.
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salt III all dissolved in the mass of
butter, there is only about half ounce
OF salt to the pound, and if more, 1t is
salt grains undissolved, which in no
case con do the butter any good.
All this simplifes what we have to
say. There may be better churns than
the revolvers, barrel or box, but if so.
the best experts have failed to find
them. The best churnlng cream is
that which carries fully thirty-three
per cent. OF actual butter fat, and such
cream churns out the "cleanest" at
ffty-two degrees. But these are
figures that properly belong to separa-
tor work. Fill the barrel churn o
little less than half full of we'll mixed,
slightly acid cream, and if in summer,
it is to be presumed at fifty.eight de-
grees.
The time to commence to salt the
butter is just before the cream begins
to distinctly break, at which point a
couple of quarts of fair brine at fifty
eight degrees should be added to the
cream to break up the casein and help
to liberate the fats. AS soon as the
cream has come into distinct grains of
butter add q gallon of water at fifty.
five degrees for each two gallons OF
cream and agitate slightly, and within
o few minutes draw out the fluid with
out disturbing the mass Of butter on
the surface. Repeat the washing, but
it is we'll to dissolve little salt in this
second wash; some say it is to prevent
dissolving out the flavor. Let this,
after mixing, run off as thoroughly as
it can without assistance. "Guess" an
ounce OF salt to the pound of butter
as it lies on the bottom of the churn
and sprinkle on. Stir it up with
little wooden fork, gently, lifting up
the butter as the sailing proceeds, the
objects of which, lifting up the butter
as faky as possible, to facilitate the
even distribution of the salt. Put on
the cover and churn the butter into
Jumps, and then with the fork break
them up and churn again with q slow
swing as at the start. Place the Eutter
on clean worker, and with fat roller
press cut any surplus moisture and
pack into some of the fancy packages
at once. The butter worker is not neces-
sary as the churn can do it all.
This butter should be, salted
as nearly as possible at fifty-fye de-
grees. II it should not work we'll it
will be on account of the temperature,
which can be raised little, or low
cred if too soft. There is much in the
COW and the -ht1Zzatsr q, In seed
ei7aa tuat nus 10 tszea into account,
auG methods -as:ed % suit ne case.
From tba wcrkes pack directly or
5sigEl ior with s,'-'1 eaif'nG o,:ae but
50 1s5Hiss 1+ 5eila ~ 10
S as5isf8Gn S4silaa ef.-t..i d.sa
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,,;,,... v,iiv - ere re..ssroIat II fcr'
to your poultry occasionally.
The "best COW" must be one that
will properly assi:nilate and convert
her food into milk.
Squads are ready for market as soon
as they are we'll feathered just before
they leave their nest.
Provide your poultry with q warm
coop and good scratching place II
you want eggs this winter.
White Wyandottes lay brown shelled
eggs as rule. They are equal to Ply
mouth Rocks in this respect.
In order to secure satisfactory re-
suits it is customary to mate cockerels
with hens, and cocks with pullets.
Never use kerosene on the body OF
a fowl. Lard alone is sufficient. All
greasy substances will soil the feathers.
The Plymouth Rock, according to
the Standard, should have five points
on the comb, but six points are al
lowed.
A horn colored beak does not dis
qualify o Plymouth Rock pullet. There
are but few females of that variety
free from such beaks.
Many dairymen have succeeded in
getting their herds up to an average
of 800 pound of butter per COW pei
wear. All should strive for it.
Careful analysis and digestion tests
made at the Massachusetts State Elk
pertinent Station have failed to note
any material difference in the feeding
value of selected spring and winter
wheat bran.
In the corn belt corn is the cheapest
dairy food, but it can't be used exclu'
sively. 1t has too large proportion
of the starchy elements, ard should b.
fed with bran, oats, and other hest
forming foods.
Brahma Bantams are most de''0ht -
birds to keep. They are of a hal.
contented disposition, capital layer:
and sitters and most careful and atten
tive mothers. The chicks are robus
and easy to rear.
Look out for those commission firm!
that solicit consignments OF butter
cheese and other farm products offer
ing price above the market. They
often prove to be frauds that fail to
make any returns rather than bigger
ones.
Cows must be examined as to thei
individual qualifications. 1t is no
always the heaviest mixer that is the
most valuable. There is a marked
difference in the amount of milk ant
butter different COWS will make iron
100 pounds of food.
In the creameries of Australia and
New Zealand it is the general rule to
heas the milk before separating tt
from 100 to 1S0 degrees. This i
practically pasteurizing both tn
cream and the skim milk before skim
ming and may be one reason why Aus
tralian butter is go satisfactory to th'
English markets.
A warm, convenient ''barn base
ment" furnished with water, and al
adjoining silo, and containing on
thousand bushels OF beets and man
COLDS, some for every animal on th'
farm, except the dog and cat, and no
even excluding the chickens, "wil
make COW laugh in winter" as m,
grandfather used to say in regard t
The wisp of hay his hand rake Voul
CLEAN while crossing the hay field. An
il q herd of cattle laugh often you ma
be sure they will grow fat.
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RITTER SAILING.

Salt IS a question of taste on the
part of the consumer, thing to bring
out the flavor little sharper. 1t is
not preserver of butter, says John
Gould in Ohio Farmer.
10 salt butter so that it will suit
every one Is difficult thing to do.
NV way will not suit some other butter
maker who makes No. butter, and
his will not agree with my views. But
however we may do it, it is simply one
of many ways to get dissolved salt
evenly through the mass, and if the
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FASHION FADs
NEW AND IMPORTANT DETAIL,
OF FEMININE DRESS.
A Promenade Costume Of Greer
Broadcloth Which is Fanciful
in Design-Evening Wraps
Trimmed With Fur.
r N the double-column illustration
a promenade costume is shown of

II n Gle QOuDle-cOlumu Hlu5tiaeiOl
a promenade costume is shown oi
green broadcloth trimmed will
fancy black and gold braid; styl
ish bolero's opening upon q high cor.
sage of black satin, above which is 9
vest OF pretty plaided silk crossing
diagonally over the bust, the right
front overlapping the left and showing
tiny V-shade or enpiecement. also oi
black satin, corresponding with the
close. standing band and fashionable
Medici collar.
Although fanciful in design says
May Manton, the bodice is simple in
construction. The fronts are arranged
over glove.ftting lining fronts, that
close through the centre. The small
,v-shaped piece at the neck closes at
the left side underneath the diagonal.
ly crossed vest, which also closes on
the left side invisfbly with the high
corsage.
The back Of the waist is also mount
ed upon fitted lining; smooth under
arm cores separating the fronts from
the back. The bolero, stylishly
pointed at the fronts, is provided with
oblong fanciful revers. The sleeves,
of modified dimensions, are completed
at the wrists by overlapping pointed
cuffs.
The skirt fully emphasizes the latest
innovation representing the new bell
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and his shoes are blacked. The men
are not as we'll set up as the Ameri'
cans. In fact. the men are not as
robust as our countrymen. They are
sallow and thin. It may be the climate,
and it may be the excessive smoking.
With ell his politeness and kind
ness, the Havana citizen looks on the
American as legitimate prey. If you
have the misfortune to be of that
nationality your fate is sealed. You
cannot hide your identity. You walk
too fast and you are too straight.
Even the very children on the street
recognize you. The boatman charges
you 80 cents, when the ordinary price
is only 90. Figures on fruit AID all
merchandise rise alarmingly when the
American approaches.
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skirt. 1t is cut with circular fronts
and sides, while the back is gored and
arranged at the top in plsits turning
towards the centre-back in fan shape.
The lower edge has three rows OF
braid; similar braid being carried
down the seams of the front gore to
form deep pointed tabs. The free edges
of the bolero and cuffs are also outlined
with braid.
To make this waist for lady in the
medium size will require two and ones
half yards of forty-four-inch wide ma
terial.
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dimension arranged on the front seam
in deep plaits and on the back seam in
close gathers. All sessonable fabrics
will develop by either of these models.
New sleeves in last years bodice
means wonderful transformation.
With the ai6l of well-fitting pattern
old. d.fashionel sleeves may be readily
modified. To make these sleeves for
lady in tho medium size it will re-
quire one and three eighths yards for
No.. l design, and one and five-eig ghths
yards for No. 2 design, of forty-four'
inch material.
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RECIPES.

Baked Spring Lamb Chops-season
and cover with egg and bread crumbs.
Bake in the oven until brown, and
serve with green peas or tomato sauce.
If winter lamb chops are used, 1t IS
we'll to pour melted butter on them
the day before using, and to scrape 1t
off before dipping in the egg.
Potato Salad-rake four or hve
cood.sized toiled potatoes, mash and
add one-half teacup of cream or milk
and beat until light. Season with salt,
pepper, celery seed and one small
onion, chopped fine. Put one-halt
teacup of vinegar in saucepan, and
when nearly to boiling point stir in
two well.beaten eggs. Stir constant
ly until it thickens, then pour over
the potatoes, beating all well togeth-
er. Put in salad dish and garnish with
celery leaves or parsley.
Grilled Almonds-Blanch cupful
of almonds and dry thoroughly. Boil
one cup of granulated sugar with q
quarter of cup of water until 1t
''hairs :" then throw in the blanched
almonds. Let them cook in this sirup,
stirring them occasionally, until they
become delicate golden brown be-
fore the sugar changes. AS soon as
the sugar commences 20 take on a
color, quickly take the pan from the
fire and stir the almonds rapidly until
the s,rup has turned back to susarand
clinQs irregularly to the nnts
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spain,s Long Line of SoYereigns.

The present King of Spain is
Alphonso KILL, who succeeded to the
throne in the year of his birth, 1886.
There is perhaps no country on the
globe which can boast OF a longer
line CT sovereigns than Spain. From
71a down to the present time Spain
las been ruled by no less than lSC
kings. This extraordinary number oi
sovereigns is explained by the fact
that up to the union OF Ferdinand and
Isabella the empire was divided into
several dependent monarchies.
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JEwELFD ORNAMENTS.

Every article of ornament and ap-
parel that can beisjeweled this season.
Amethysts are the favorites. Belts,
buckles and girdles arejeweled, or un-
fashionable. Hat pins are also
jeweled; in fact, this season one
hay use as many ieweled ornaments
is one desires.