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gather it up loosely and tie in the middle of the back of the head. Twist 1t upward and roll until it forms a small fiat coil projecting slightly above the crown of the head. Now heat the tongs and stick them in the hair wherever a smooth place is seen until the whole of the hair lies in nipples. Pull the front locks back ward, sticking hairpins in them to hold them in place, and rejoice if your hair has the look of mass of curls.
 This is affected by geniuses and literary women. Kuehne Beveridge wears it, so does Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson. also Sarah Grand; and the women of Sorosis and the Womens Press Club of New York all fall into it now and then.
 The literary coiffure is made by part ing the hair well on one side It is then twisted in big double wave at each side of the parting. Below this there IS anoth- CT wave and still another until the ears are covered. The back hair, which ,- has IS re-enforced with these side pieces and the entire hair is braided low at the back of the neck It is then doubled under and finished with a very neat bow. of ribbon to match the gown. The little coifure is completed with a big shell or silver comb stuck in the top
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boy" said Captain Dewey, at last, and I'll christen you Toddy in commemora- tion of your arrival with very dellc- iouS one.'
 And so Toddy had a master and the devotion he felt for him must have been born of the martial tie between them-JOe Toddy was fighter.
 His big, pathetic brown eyes could change at the sight of a canine rival into sparkling orbs, emitting red flashes, and his tail would assume saucy, bristling aspect calculated to exasper- ate the enemy to charge.
 Now, it so happened that in all this big hostelry there was but one other dog-dogs not being barred by the management-and he belonged to room 23, and the society matron; and he re- joiced in the name of Whisky. He was about thrice the size of Toddy, but not brave in proportion, and it was thought that Toddy inspired the canine battle.
 swift rush and scamper was heard, followed by angry barkings, snarlings, winnings, yelpings and sul- len growlings.
 The sounds were ominous; the guests on the veranda started to their feet. It was not more than a moment be- fore the society matron of room 23 was on the scene.
 Captain Dewey appeared at the same moment.
 The owners of the dogs were fol- lowed by every man of which this coun- try resort could boast-each and all glad of a break in the monotony of country life-and by several conscrva- tive ladies, would-be packers of the so- ciety matron.
 whisky and Toddy had met; and the fur flew.
 Separate them!" Gee whiz!" "Oh. mvi" and Sick 'en1!" were heard from all sides.
 So energetic was the attack that 1t was almost impossible to distinguish one dog from the other, or to deter mine which was getting the better of the encounter. But Whisky was th- better dog, in regard to weight and size. and at last it became evident that he was too much for the intrepid Toddy. The captain determined to interfere and advancing upon the struggling dogs he planted a we'll directed kick upon Whis ky which sent him whimpering to the other end of the field.
 Then did the battle cry of defiance and revenge ring out from the very soul nf the society matron, and she gave voice to her indignation, as she alone could do.
 But to the surprise of the attendant throng. the captain did not retreat un- der the fire of her words. Nay, he retorted full as strong, and then and there the society matron met her match.
 The war of words ragged fiercely; the piercing scream of the society matron was answered by the bursting of the captains angry eloquence flashing his opnonent into fury of splutterings.
 The captain steered for the center or the enemy: he did not change his course but met unwavering her diapa- son which only succeeded in making him hotter and inspiring him to put up a gallant fight.
 Captain Dewey finished his run and then went off for rest and refreshmens. The cheers at his unprecedented achievement, though necessarily sub dued. were heartfelt. for Captain Dewey. had met and fought the society uatron with her own weapons. and the victory he had won that day has earned a place in the annals of California h1s- tory. ,o,rrs
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coil it-just as you may please.
 Before beginning to dress the hair 1t IS To wave it properly take very large hair curler and heat it. Open the curl CT wide and twist the strand around the bar of iron. Twist it to the very end of the bar. Close the clamp upon it and hold it long enough to count sixty slowly. Release the strand of hair and a long curl Do this with a few strands until the whole front is curled. WaYers do very well: and you can purchase those that wave three waves at a time.
 The Della Fox curl is distinctive name given to certain coinure which was made popular by the little. comeedi- tiny curl right in the middle of the fore head. The hair is turned back and waved on the sides. The strand is then brought down in front and given a twist with the tongs. This makes the center curl. Small ringlets are twisted up at the temples and the coiffure is com pleted by twisting the hair in a curl at the crown of the head and sticking fancy
 The distressing points so observable in square foreheads may be obviated by these little temple curls. They may be small or large, tight or loose, only they must be % short tan and @ sure to stay Tn curl. m joice that they do not need these temple curls.
 The beauty coiffure is the prettiest one of all It is adapted to all faces and the woman who wants to be very sure of looking well can follow it. It can be made almost entirely of long hair and is in all respects the best coiffure for sum- mer use
 To fashion the beauty coiffure it is nec- essary to have the hair well shampooed. The hair should be shampooed at least once a month and, preferably, once in three weeks in order to keep out the su- perabundance of natural oil Now, with the aid of the hair-curler, lay waves in the entire front, sides and back of the hair where it borders on the neck, and
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To be sure, there is no mountain, not even a sandhill in the vicinity, but the whimsical incongruity of the negro song is reckoned as one of it's charms. At this state of the service the preacher is merely instructing his flock.
 Now yor unnerstan' me-you brud- ders en sisters what can't read de Bi- ble-Trinity don't mean de white peo- pie chuc de udder side de branch; hit mean de three Gods what dey uster have befo Moses carry de chllun of Israel to de wilderness, 'cordin to de prophet. Exodus. To please dem chil- lun, Aaron made one God out dey mammy's gold yearrings; but Moses wouldn't stand no sech foolishness. He grind up dat God, scattered de dust in de we'll water en made dem hard-head chiliun drink it same like boneSet tea. so dat de badness break out on um in big piles. Nudder God fight a duel in heaven Wid de third and got hisself killed"
 Brudder Taylor?" asks the senior daa- con, who conceives it his duty to keep a strict watch on the preachers that they expound no false doctrines. T don't reckleck hearin' tell O um befo'"
 Why, dem two en Christ was all conceive by de Holy Ghos'. Dey is dead, jest like l tell you. Didn't Genesis write it down in dis very Bible unner my hand? We only got one God left; sholy wuth havin en wushippin'. He kin distroy mo sinners wid one touch of his fo'finger dan you kin kill antses when de whole colony is unner your foot. Dere was more Gods in dem times; de God of Album, de God of Isaac, de God of Jacob, de God of n1-in-de-lion-den, en heap mo dat
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A word about the use of hair rib ribbons Let them be absolutely fresh: DO not wear a ribbon more than once,' is the ad- vice given by very celebrated fashion writer of Paris. This, however IS so eX- pensive that the average woman cannot follow it. Better to make small DOW and use 1t two or three times With great care. But if a ribbon is actually tied around the hair it becomes too solleu at one using to be presentable again
 Combs for the hair are high high ant and tSeH TeTy too fancy. A woman of the Latin quarter of New York gave Bohemian 1 tea l,t terd to ner artistic friends. She wore the literary coiffure; and nestling in her Thai hair was comb of huge proportions The top was of black, bent work of a nature that aid not readily reveal itself. The lady ex- plained afterward that the comb was made by herself of bent iron work and was fitted to the teeth of small back shell combs, and one can really make very pretty combs: Although this is not actually advocated, an instance may be mentioned of comb that attracted much attention and was certainly cheap
 A woman who belongs to the aforemen- tioned literary clique of New 4ork was
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May g. Northern people have little idea of the strange doctrines sometimes preached to negroes in remote districts. The hymns and sermon here quoted were actually delivered at the passover" of the church made without hands," and were taken down verbatim.
 That the title of the church, remind ing him of old Puritan baptismal names, is appropriate, the visitor sees at a glance. The place of worship is within the border of a wild orange grove, where the trees, below the frost line, are so thick as to be impervious to any but the hardest shower. The seats are of pine logs, and the pulpit has been fashioned of stumps and dwarf trees with considerable ingenuity. It is just such a temple as our fOrefatherS WOr- Shiped in when the hatchet was as yet the only tool and the primitive effect is greatly heightened by the simple col ored congregation with their scant fin cry, their barefooted children, the OK carts across the crooked path. and the mothers tending their babies outside the sanctuary, yet near enough to re- ceive the full benefit of the sermons. For that matter one might be quite out of sight and still hear every word deliv- cred in the stentorian tones of the col ored country preacher. Their opening hymn is always the same:
 Right upon de mountain,
 Not made by hand,
 De Gospil speak en de chariot stop,
 Not made by hand.
 know got anudder building,
 know I got anudder building
 Not made by hand.
 Just let me tell you de nachul fack
 Not made by hand,
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colored a pure golden shade and very beau iful palmetto fan make her rare work of art. Russia Korn, V. hom she is just now treating with contempt. Is quite as remarkable in his odd mixture of rags and tinery-frayed trouser legs and q beaver; d rusty coat and cost ly new silk sas-l-but his splendid phy- sique and bright open countenance prevent him from appeari1 quite rid iculous. He is amply revenged few minutes la when Ben Franklin. a visitor, descries a fashionably dressed young woman from his own town and hereafter devotes himself to her
 See dat, Miss Kissie?' asks the same old gossip, what l been telling you? Dem town niggahs don't do to tie to-
 Miss Kissi is quite equal to the oc- casion
 Is you ref ncin' to me, Mis- Brown? Dat waller gal is welcome to Ben Franklin now Tse done W, him. Rus sia Korn, is you forgot me n you promised Deacon Smith to sing to- day?"
 A mute later they are joining in one of the hymns peculiar to the race:
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tween English and Chicago women where feet are concerned one would expect the fashions to be regulated ac- cordingly. The advantage, however, lies with the Chicago women, for, like all Americans, they are well shod, and a well-fitting and presentable pair o1 boots of English make are not to be had for love or money.
 The styles in coiffure are also sup posed to be Parisian, but as English women always wear their hair flat at the sides of the head the notifications in the style are very slight. The co quettish little knob which the fair Parisians pose with such artistic effect at different angles on their heads swells to unsightly proportions Tn Lon don.
 English women as rule, have beau tiful heads of hair, but they like to give the impression of having even more, the result being that they o1ten give their heads an unwieldy look
 The French women and their figures are laughed at In England, and be as Sured no compliment is meant 1T one IS told one looks French. The ideal Eng fish figure is thin, straight and angular, no curves, and anything approacnlng the pretty roundness Of the French and American figures is regarded as De- in 'disgustingly stout
 The EnglishWonan has but one pro- fession-marriage It is instilled Tn her from childhood that the crowning point and object of her life is good mar riage"; from a worldly point of view, of course. Her early aspirations are for title, a little later on money will do, but in the end she is generally content to take what she can get, for spinster- hood is considered a disgrace.
 The education of the average Eng fish girl does not tend to develop her
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THE SUMMER GIRL AND HER SUMMER HAIR !

desirous of wearing a suit of cerise or coral red. When it came to her hair she rejected the small cerise bow of ribbon provided her, and, selecting large rub Der comb, she dipped it in melted sealing wax until it became very beautiful and gorgeous ornament for the hair. Its small curves showed off beautifully in the red wax, and its gloss made it the most attractive decoration imaginable.
 The style of wearing the hair depends this summer less upon the shape of the face than ever before. Every woman, no matter how broad her face may be, wears the side puffs if she feels like it, and ev- cry woman no matter how tall her face may be, wears the high pompadour if she wants to.
 This pompadour however, is not adapt ed to either the sailor or the alpine hat, and should be left out of the coiffure when these hats are worn. As it is to be curl summer, it would be refreshing to the summer girl to know that she can buy very small love curls sticking to hairpins. These may be stuck into the coffure wherever they produce good ef- fects. Of these hairpins it may be said that they are warranted not to loosen, and the summer girl need not worry about losing them.
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ENGhISBWOWEV 4S VIEWED
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,,,+a,,ec+ual1v or to interest her in any 1.-Two in narticular She does not see ,a,,n6 of her parents until she is of mar rie oaable age. They do not personally srnervise her education, which, until the age of about 10, is entrusted to a governess Later on she is sent either 10 day or boarding school; if to day school, she usu- ally has a finishing year abroad. Tn the boarding schools the few girls who are ambitious to learn and study we'll are looked down on by the others, whose objects seem to be to have as much pocket money, as many dresses They do not learn much and have little to interest them except that all-im- portant being-man.
 Most Englishmen who are not elder sons or have not independent means leave the country and settle in the col onies. and those left are much sought for by the women. Perhaps the fact that there are S96, FPS more women than men in England will in some degree ex- cuse the unbearable conceit and sell fishness of the men.
 It is on horseback that the English woman appears unqueStionably to the greatest advantage, her surroundings suiting her style admirably. She is a fearless and accomplished rider, and shines particularly in the hunting field. The English as a race are hardy, but it is especially noticeable in the women. Being strong, energetic and untiring. they enter into all sports with great en- joyment.
 The average English woman thinks nothing of riding forty miles day on bicycle, and her walking expeditions still continue to be a source of aston ishment to her Continental sisters.
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I ain't got time dis mawnin' to super numerate. Dey was mighty biggity Gods, allus tellin' Album, Isaac en Jacot what dey gwine do; but dey ain't eka to we-alPs God, kase de Holy Ghos didn't have nothin to do wid um. Co'se dey all live in heaven tgedder, but dey can't git no closer de Great White Throne dan de kitchen''
 How came Brudder Taylor know all ! dat?' whispers a doubting Thomasine; The cant read no better dan my Ulysses"
 T speck Revelation tell him in a wis 1 ion like he did John de Baptiss. He 2 powerful saintly gentleman, is Brudder ] Taylor, answers her more pious neighbOr. Their voices are drowned by the sudden and, to strangers, the uneX- pected singing of four lines:
 where where did did yo yog leave leave my my Left him at the jedgement- bar,
 o, Lord, my Lord-Dan'l.
 One of the peculiarities of the South ern negro worship is the breaking into song whenever a point in the sermon suggests it. AS the repertory contains verses suited to all the more familiar Biblical subjects, they are never at a loss. The mention of Daniel was suffi- cient to start them. Indeed no one can object to the verses, for they are brief and pointed and their cadence both wild and sweet.
 The preacher steps down and an other-for one or even two could never sustain the severe Strain-takes his place with indescribable state. If airs are anything, he might be Isaiah him. self. Indeed, 1t is doubtful whether any of the prophets were a hundredth part as exclusive, as consequential and as dictatorial as some colored preach CTS in the South
 
 gathering inevitably attending forest worship-the smaller children with their mothers; scoffers and other riff raff; young men waiting to exchange a word with their best girls, the lat ter making the duty of "helping nanny a pretext for giving them an occasional opportunity. Here side by side with the most fervid religion in the worid-a highly decorous world that speaks softly and moves with the least possible noise, but the very same world that is seething elsewhere-and in it the observer can catch up story after story of real life, some of them as romantic as any in higher spheres of life.
 Wander come Miss Kissie,' exclaims a gossip who is nursing her baby on one side of an enormous tree, to the girls mother. who Is tending her whole brood on the other. ''She done shuck off Russia Korn for MT. Ben Franklin Eff she was my gal I'd make her stick to one beau."
 Faint every gal kin have two beaus," is the retort 'I reckon Kissie know what she doin'."
 Miss Kissie Wilson Is a all, straight, finely rounded yUurg woman. possess just enough white blood to give a rich bronze shading to her skin and to fire the eye of sculptor. Her costume is almost entirely of home manufacture. there being too many younger ones in the family for her to have much pur- chased finery. But this is not in the least to her disadvantage. On the con- trary, a brilliantly blue homespun dress trimmed with cocks feathers, a braided shuck hat piled with fresh roses. necklace knl bracelets of acorns
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hailed from the Middle West-who led the manners, customs, even the emo tons Of one and sll. She was acknowl- edged queen and had with a subtlety porn or French extraction, established laws and rules which bound the other guests 10 conventional line of pro- ceoure from which neitho~ old nor young ever attempted to diverge. The scepter she Wielded was one of money ana family coupled with an undisputed talent for generalship; but above all she was gifted with an exceedingly sharp tongue. And people were afraid or thlS society matron. She cared not what she said. nor in what sort of language her views were communicated and her weapons were indeed formid- able. That she inspired fear she was well aware, and she took so much pride therein that many a reputation fell by the wayside to strengthen and gird the power of her sway
 One bright, sunny day Captain Dewey arrived at the resort and registered The society matrOn sniffed at the U. S. N. inscribed after his name and inti- mated that our navy was all for show; however, it was but an intimation, for the captain had only just arrived, she Knew naught against him and had not decided whether to make or mar him. Moreover the men of our navy were adjuncts to cotillons, Friday nights, Fortnightlys and other social functions and were not to be lightly disposed of
 That night Captain Dewey wandered into the cafe attached to the hotel in search of congenial spirits. While lean ing upon the counter waiting for the filling of his order the captain entered into conversation with vo or three guests of the hotel who were standing about.
 "Six lemon seltzers for room 23," said a bellbOy as he entered the bar.
 And the gallant captain, whose trained and lightning glance saw everything in flash, observed that this order was promptly filled while others,
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CHARACTER IN WALKING.

Experts say that handwriting never varies in it's essence-that is, that it's true characteristics are always pre- served, even when one attempts to initiate the writing of another. But still we know that forgeries suffi- ciently clever to bewilder handwriting experts have been perpetrated and 1t is also certain that, granted certain "knack' and peculiar talent, most characteristic signature can be so imi- tated as to defy anything more than grave suspicion of the comrn-ttal of a forgery.
 Walking, however, says Tit-Bits, comes under another category. No man can initiate another's walk for more than two or three steps without making it obvious to any but the densest observer that he Is acting-or walking-a part; that he Is thinking constantly of the length of his stride, of the way the foot should reach and leave the ground, of the speed and of the swing of the body. So very char acteristic is walking that even the most unobservant requires only to hear three or four footballs in passageway. etc, without seeing the walker, to be absolutely assured of his Individuality, if, of course, the walker is familiar to the listener
 And how does character show itself in walking? I should be inclined to say. "In every way" For example, could one imagine busy. alert criminal law yer lolling along with a long, heavy. laborious stride, or could one imagine lethargic, unambitious. routine life liv- ing farm laborer pass along street with a springy. alert. active and nerv- ous tread?
 The cautious, suspicious man could not possibly walk in the same manner as the hail fellow we'll met, open handed sportsman, neither could the walk of the dignified High Church clergyman resemble that of the bustling. all-there grocer bent on making himself a mill lionaire.
 The cowardly cannot walk as do the fearless, the restless not as the phleg- matic. And for this reason 1t seems to me that the police have often some thing stronger to go on when they lind a prisoners bootmark tallies with the impress of the foot of the known crim- inal. for if placed under observation when at exercise he will demonstrate to those watching him the weight he puts on different parts of the foot where the imuress would he greater. and so nn-
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fish men and women. An Engl1shman dresses with a simple elegance that is not to be equaled except by some American men, while it would seem that the women, in order to make their lords and masters appear to better ad- vantage. clothe themselves in gowns that should have been consigned to the ragbag a couple of generations ago.
 An infallible way of telling that an Englishwoman has on a new gown is from the air of conscious superiority with which she passes her less for tunate sisters.
 London presumably follows the French fashions, but by the time they have been modified to suit the English idea of beauty they are hardly recog- nizable. The English are very slow at adopting new fashion.
 In America the styles appear almost simultaneously with Paris but it takes almost year for fashion to cross the channel. There are certain fashions of purely English origin that never go out. The tailor-made Jacket kept its com paratively small sleeve when all the rest of the world was wearing large ones, and the very straight, very mar row and very short skirt is thing that Is to be seen at all times. That it is practical is very true, but when one considers that there Is little choice be-