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burdcned with theme work. and on prudential
grounds alone n girl cannot afford to leopard
her degree by undertaking more work than
she can possibly accomplish. Latin has re-
celvcd the cold shoulder from the present
class, eight being the maximum number TAX
ing three courses. BY tho time q Barnard girl
reaches her senior year she has had ailopathic
doses OF rhetoric, for she has been required to
take it to the end of the junior year, SO that 1t
was in the nature of n surprise whom eleven
valiant and faithful seniors put in their choice
for an elective in rhetoric. Mathematics holds
It's own remarkably well. considering all the
new-fnn Gled oloGics and isms clamorlng for
recognition: bnt. then. Barnard girls have
always been mathematician and, IA n proof OF
this assertion, four courses offered this year
are taken by nine students. Tho natural
sciences attracted seven. the choice In other
lines falling to French, German, economies.
and astronomy. the only now ology in the field.
anthropoloGy. being chosen by one student.
The juniors. numbering twonty-threc. are
more. happy-Go. lucky than tho seniors. The
individuality of this clnss seems to show itself
in "A love for the natural sciences, the, choice OF
physics and zoology. English. Latin. French
md history score almost even. the first two
Ss'nG r elected r 5y Twelve owns s ,SG mrs IT. me f, isss two Co
votion Of nine. while rhetoric tclNctivel. Ger
man. Italian and economics kecpclose together
WV " VI SVNNh oliI " vi
five students each.
The sophornorcs. numbering thirty-siH. seem
TO bn favored above tn" ordinary. for they are
not only good students and. maintain u high
level of work. but they have lots OF dash and
spirit. Latin holds first place in the hearts ofthe
sophomOrcs. twcnty-cight. girls having elected
It; French comes next with twenty-siX dero-
fourth with thirteen and English. nth with
seventeen. But. Of course. the class is not
wholly Of ono pl:nd, for twenty; three OF more
or.lcss independent judgment elected natural
sciences and ten mathematics.
The freshmen, numbering forty. three. never
having had n choice of anything before In their
little scholastic lives. often become demoraliZed
~ tho richness OF the fenst and choose all sorts
Of strange things until thai are geutiy led
t%crrstinE slirm ise about their election or work
IL whether they will continue along tho same
general lines upon which they enterur whether
they will make u new departure. Fifteen out
Of the forty-thrcc entered on Group l. offering
Crock and French: live on Group IL. Offering
Greek and German. aud twcnty-fhree on Group
III, Offering, substitutes for, Greek. Out of the
first group the Crock line has kent uubroken,
and, in addition, the whole fifteen elected
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SHE HAD TO BUr 4 NAT.
A Millinery Transaction In Which n Wo-
mans Vanity and Hurt Pride Figured

man y vanity anu ftuTt fFhle FIBuTeu'
Some Of these shop girls are diplomats
when it comes TO making n sale." said tho
woman with the new hat, The other day /
stopped in front of n shop window aud saw n
hat which seemed TO me Ia have been trimmed
especially To suit my faca. 1t was n dark blue
felt with a large and solemn owl on the side.
The cream color of that owl was extremely
fetching, aud It's vacant look, | thought, would
Offset the brilliancy of my own expression. l
went in and tried it on. The girl gazed at me
n moment, stepped adMiringly back "A foot or
SO and threw up her hands in ecstasy,
1T is oNIuisitc!' she exclaimed. Now,
look Mt tho hackI Isn't il beautifully
She gave INC q little handglRss and l looked
AT the back. II was beautiful indeed, | took
out my purse, paid for II, and said 20 her: Send
my old hat home and / sill wear this We ara
not all Of us blessed with prcmoniuons, How
could / tell what trouble the sending OF that old
hat home was TO entail?
II gave a pleased glance in the mirror as /
passed out, also glanced delightedly into the
mirrors along the street. Where there were no
mirrors the BIC plato-glass windows served
almost as well. As ! went up In the elevator TO
the oflcc OF the man whose opinion counts
with me above the opinion OF all Others, |
snatched glimpses Of myself In the elevator
mirror, 10 the amusement Of the elevatorboy.
Il opened the door OF the mans oflce and
Elided swiftly In. ! stood before him smiling,
awaiting his EXPLANATIONS OF delight at the
sight OF my beautiful new hat Imagine my
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Fashions IN FURS.
Coats with Combinations OF Materials Much
in Favor This Season.

Nowhere within the boundary of fashion Is
the luxurious tendency of the season more ap-
parent than in furs, which f~luctuate in modes
quite as rnpidly rs in prices. To be sure. tho
fashionable furs Of to-day are those which
were worn fifty years ago. with tho addition OF
sealskin and chinchilla, OF course; but tho
styles in making them up change with the
gowns every year. quite regardless OF the OK
pense involved.
Russian sable stands at the head of the list
OF fashionable furs, but Hudson Bay sable is a
close second, aud the cost Of u nun of this fur
now is three times what it was five years
ago. Asable care is q desirable possession for
the fashionable woman. but seNlskin and
brcitschwana are the popular furs for coats.
Tho ~prettiest and most stylish combination IL
seal and chinchilla. which is shown In some
variety in the illustration. The cutaway shape
is very popular. and chinchilla collar and cuffs
are the finishing stroke for novelty In style.
Another model in thrce-Quarter length Is
made OF breitschwanZ, with u circular rufle on
the bottom, and chipchilla collar. rtvers and
cuffs. Subtle is sometimes used with inmb. but
the chinchilla is much more effective as a
contrast.
One style Of fur coat used this season In Paris
Is a modified Russinn shape. with u belt Mt the
waist and a pretty front arranged with two
straps. of fur fastening over on either side
with large oxidiZcd buttons. A long cloth
cont. with .chinchilla collar. is one Of the sea-
sons novelties. and n wrap OF cloth. lined with
silk, has a collar o Siherisn fox,
There Is certainly great variety in the fur
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CHERGB,C BABY Nv A BASKET.
A Woman's Adaptation of the Papoose
Method to Modern Shopping Needs.

A Woman's Adaptation of tho Papoose
Method to Modern shopping Needs.
The system OF baby checking which prevails
in Harlem shops has not yet found its way
downtown, but there are other ways OF com
bininC shopping and baby tending. A woman
who has solved the problem to her own salts
faction attracted a good deal Of attention
among feminine shoppers one day last week.
She was n well-dressod. good-looking young
woman and went on her way so s~erenely. judg-
Ing from her unconscious appearance. that all
heads turned in her direction and n murmur
OF common followed hcr. Hanging from a
strap slipped around her neck and under the
left arm was a dark -colored. boat-shaped
wicker basket. and strapped in the basket was
a chertbic baby, who stared out ut the crowd
from under n tiny pointed hood and seemed to
think shopping nm unadulterntcd joy. Occa-
sionally lie looked M into his mothers face
and crowed in an irresistible way. whereupon
the mother tore her attention from lace or rih,.
bon long enough TO look down ana give a re-
sponslve smile Of understanding.
=, As the woman walked she held the bnsEnt
lightly with one hand to prevent It's swinrinV
hnh she hIopned 10 examine n piece OF goods
hoth o, ier hands were free; When she sat
uow the basket rested in her Ian, The weigh
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subject. ranks second with eleven students (;
Greek comes third. being the choice of eigh-
teen girls, but this number must be divided
among four different courses: education.
which cnch year appeals 20 an increasing num-
her, and is represented by five different courses.
has n representation Of eleven: while two Eng
lish courses attracted thirteen students. His
tory, which is one OF the most popular subjects
in the course. has been elected by ten out OF
the twcnty-four. but there is Il legitimate rca-
ron for this poor showing. Tho history courses
at Barnard and Columbia are exceedingly
heavy. the outside reading being far in excess
az what many of the students can find time for.
and. in addition. there is n great deal Of topic
work to be prepared. Seniors are usually over
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4 MIrTER OF CARD ENVELOPES.

Refusal to Sell Stamped Ones Unless he
Cards Were Bought in the Shop.
rive heard about straining at gnats and
swallowing camels," the young woman said,
but / mover saw Il more pronounced instance
Of that uncomfortable transaction than one |
witnessed last week. went into q shop which
has n stationery department and advertises
that II does not sell its boxes to anybody. I
wanted some card envelopes and asked one Of
the statesmen for them. He hesitated q moment
and tfnn asked II the cards had been printed
at IT, establishment and ] told him / didn't
know whether they were or not, and didn't,
az mother sometimes buys them at one place
and sometimes at another. j was not sure and
! didn't propose anyhow TO give him the salts.
'1""'"' II you 20 ie didnESt T bav the % sards h seem' he said,
YOU cannot buy the envelopes with our name
they will not be stamred with tho our H%r ame "u'
control epi my s't tempssr !n' p 'i' 1cld mi him ! t SHa'I | h SSf
the envelopes. aud that | did not care whether
they weres marked or not, He gave me q pack
every particular with the others and lacked
IA woman who cam in Mt tho, same time
did had a similar experience. But the sales
d%ipIomatic; He tried il less direct fashion to
engraved in his establishment. and showed
her hook, Of them. asking her to point
0ul ,ne, klHu .,l envelope snp wanted.
Ho asked her, then II the cards had come
from their MACE after telling hcr that
gould tel him when she had ordered the cards.
l dont think that she had bought them there.
bus she nretended that she bad. In the end.
however. she had TO take envelopes without the
name on them. us the proofs she Produced did
not satisfy the clerk that her cards had really
hcon engraved IN the store. SO she left with
n PACK that, had, no name marked on them.
~ have heard that shopkeeperS would not
sell their boxes or paper. and took precautions
against having their names used. especially
alter they have inquired 4. n reputation. But I
had never heard OF anything like the incident
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ptter CONSERVATION then when he stared ut the
hat open-mouthcd md frowncd,
Where In the world did You get III no
goo5I ISla him ,i0n adding Don yQag " ll IA ~ q, My My
like, n, wax figure In a show window that he
might have the best possible view % TIE Dask
HS5pss h yelf RSs, TiSs BY tSs o ST0fflIII naaAifiy h w' sRo SnS
1t ia different from, anything ever saw
Son wear said he with aslibey2lion' entirely
"'Olderlf gusped, 'Oidcrl' / reached wildly
for my pcckctbouE and gloves which had laid
itr exclaimed, Right now, this mlnuteV
=. Why not walt un,il toimnorrow 2 said he;
It have to IbfFeSG into that store to get another
ne o,a a ; ! des r,Irror h9 ,Sns sc iS SI6Sg 'a t6"
glance sidewtsc into mirrors or .rlqteglasS
windows for Q glimpse Of thnt hat What
wanted, to sec II again. Older, and that girl
had told mott was beautifully rushed back
"'HsrSp' j cried. Take thls hat: / don't
want N Show mo 9nother' She removed the
70 hs' lo %,Sh S 4 SS a EaTsel s seTe sR9 we T Ts@t g Mss n1t
one | really liked IL, fact, | was afraid 70 select
another one. had lost faith i9 my own i9dS.
did not Ikep When tho gill had, patiently
tried on about throe dozen hats flooked pa
Cant YOU return the money for tho other
nat |, OeREeu, ana lou me come anoVller uny .
We never return money said she. And
that's not half n had plan. too. when you come
to think of IL. The manager OF the upstairs
millinery. came nlong about that time. /
stopped him. and explained the state of my
Come TO tho desk. said he. and we will
see about It, He succeeded Ia getting back
my money, handing u TO me in crisp new bills.
The clerk who had me In charge stopped up
to the desk. Has her old hat been sent homeY'
she asked, OF the girl behind the wires, This
girl nlnnnH hnr hnnl nn n hnthnN nnnr Inv nnH
who nodded and frownod. inadvertently In
terceptcd several glances of telegraphic com
munication, the meaning of which failed to
came TO me with full force later on.
Tho hat is gone said the girl behind the
wires. Miles from home and no hail turned
PALE,
il Tomorrow asked. The girl elevated her
We never loan hats said she.
Lot me have some little old hat OF yours.'1
Ipromise YOU, The girl looked incredulous.
She remained i~nloxiblc.
~ have only one hat myself said she. and
Il l lot you have that III have to go home bare
Tina; clinchcd tho matter. There was moth
ing else for 1t but to try on more hats. sat
meekly down before n giant mirror and tried
last | found one that looked fairly well. paid for
il and went once more to the office Of che man.
How do you Ike it 2 l asked denantly..
-" Much better, he said. Now You look like
~ am glad of that. snid |. L was half
afraid to buy ii, hut | had to because my old
hat had been sent home Tint is. | thought It
had but in order to force, n sale those two girls
interchnnge Of looEs and my old hat didn't get
home for n week"
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B.IRNiRD'S Glasses.
The Tastes of Girl Students rs Expressed in
Their Choice of studies.


The individuality of the various classes In n
college Is as clearly marked many times as
that OF the individuals comrosing them. and
there Ia even greater rivalry, for classes are OK
pected and oven encouraged to vie with one
another, the emulation being supposed TO de-
velop u strong clnsS spirit, which by some il
thought TO he educational in its effects. The
four undergraduate classes at Barnard this
year all present characteristics more or less
distinct. Tho senior class, numbering twenty
four. is the most substantial in college. as in
deed II should be. It's member are in no
sense blue-stockinEs. hut they AFRO excellent
students and very intelligent workers. They
may be said to have n good deal OF class re-
serve. which. as classes go. is an exceedingly
rare characteristic In tho selection of work
for the year they have shown much
more uniformity than previous classes. and
have kept "a. the wcll-heaten track rather
than temp. their nppctitNs with n n miscellaneous
hill of fare. In point OF popularity the subject
that attracted the largest number in the
class is philosophy. twenty of the students
choosing this course: sociology, as II single
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However. the silk skirt which rustles is no
longer considered Tho elegant thing. II you
would have the latest novelty it must be made
OF crepe do chine clingiug like a glove to the
figure, Lining these skirts. from the knees
with China silk makes them much better
To wear, Lace and Russian net founces deco
rated with narrow RIBBON arc the usual trim
ming ana While they may seem an extrava-
nance on the start. they are far more durable
than taffsta petticoats. Net gowns sparkling
with sequins and gowns Of point d'Alencon
lace either In black or white. are more popular
than ever for evening wear, and the skirts have
taken ON all the new forms made IN cloth.
Shaped nounces and oycrdress effects are
one OF the special features in these gowns, and
shaped skirts OF lace can be purchased all
ready TO hang over the silk foundation. The
pretty evening dress shown in the illustration
" OF embroidered net, with lilies Of the valley,
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An edge OF the lnce finishes the rcvers, which
arc also trimmed with bands Of velvet. The
belt is OF velvet and a white chiffon tie COM
r!etes the neck. Another model shows a panel
OF plated silk down one side. whore braiding
finishes the edges aud is caught together with
true lovers knots of velvet. The yoke is OF
white silk covered with embroidery in Persian
colors. Spotted velvet with cloth makes an
other striking combination and an applique of
cloth finished with braid is the trimming.
Avery odd gown quito different from any,
thing else Is in biscuit -rolorcl cloth with a lace
waist partly covered by tho cloth and trimmed
with bands Of blue velvet. A graceful model,
and one especially suited FOR mourning. shows
Il Prlnccssc po.unaiSc. The skirt. sleeves and
one olthe collars are Of crtpc and the polonaise
Of black cloth. The second collar Is of black
cloth embroidered with black silk. and tho
chemiscttc il OF white mousselInc dc sole.
Another black cloth Cow has Il princcsSc tunic
trimmed like tho skirt with rows OF heavy
white stitching, The collar is Of white cloth,
covered with n design in black braiding aud
edged with blacl; nStrakhan. The bodice is
filled In at tho front. opening with plated white
mousselino de sole. while rows Of stitching with
large strass buttons are the finish.
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hung from her shoulders instead OF wearing
out her arms. and. altogether, II the shopping
was II necessity and the baby couldn't be lett at
home. the arrangement was about as practical
rs anything that could be- devised. OF course,
some babies wouldn't be cheruhic.. They would
howl Justify: but those same. babies would cry
II the mothers were carrying them in their
arms, and the baskets would spare maternal
muscles. IL not infantile vocal chords. The
Indian method of managing u papoose always
had much to recommend II, and this modern
idea seems almost rs good.
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among colorcd women there as follows: Tho
Ida ID. Wells Club, OF which Mrs. Agnes Moody
Is President; the Phyllis Whenticy Club. Mrs,
j.. A, Davis. President; the Civic League, Mrs.
Constance Curl, President; the Chicago Wo-
mans Conference. Mrs. Christine Lytlo. ProsI-
dent, ard tho Ideal Woman's Club. Mrs.
jackson. President. There are about $50
members enrolled in these clubs and tho
hrst named is the oldest. It's work has
boon largely educational among It's mem
bcrs. and studies In music, art. tho
drama, literature. and philanthropy rcpresent
Phyllis Wheltley Club. outside OF its depart
ment for se,f-cultur9, IL demonstrating very
among coiorod women through organization,
me fostering of better ideals IN homo life and
ing wrought nv the Ideal Club, and the Civic
i;ehEue deNotcS. Itself. 10 charity work among
t yne poor S SnG w sick Of The city; a merr infant
out to study social condi,ions among
and check some social, evils. It has u COM
mittoe whose ,snccinl, duty IL TO help needy
parents, Keen their children In school, and also
to help the school teacher by creating n bond
OF sympathy and cooperation between teacher
aud narent, Other Quantities. visit tho vari.
ipEs bank, 70 promote habits OF economy and
thrift, and also have established a flrst-clNss
things being acromplishcd 10y the Arro-Ameri-
can club women OF Chicago.
Mrs. Lille Dcvereux Blake and the Row.
Phche Hanaford should IND a COOL many
grains Of comfort In the fact that, even though
women arc not blessed with the ballot. two
women. Queen Victoria and the Empress III
China, rule oyer. about o%ne.hnli OF the. worlds
population. u Ia in all likelihood safe TO add
that the male portion of, the, other half arc
ruled over hv private individuals who have not
yet secured tho right 10 vote.
Norway isn't SO cold-that IL. in its attitude
toward women. For some time they've been
employed in the railroad and postal service
and ara now receiving arpointm ents as super
Nisors o; the railway stations. Their business
ia to receive reports from conductors, answer
Questions. IN several languages, call trains.
ring the station bell at the departure Of trains,
and n!so TO telegraph their departures 80 the
next station. Then, too. they Hct as Govern
ment telegraph operators as well rs haggage-
men and postmasters. and do such duty well,
SO their employers claim.
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coats, almost az great ms there is in cloth. and
the attractive additions in the way " fchu
shaped collars in contrasting, fur increase their
elegance, There are scalskin REFERS. double
breasted and fastened with tortoise shell but
tons: short jackets with coat tails and n belt
from the side. and bolerns Of fur rounding M
10 the neck IN front and trimmed around the
dye with "A double bias frill Of velvet Of the
same color or in some contrast. This Is espe-
cially pretty in gray Persian lamb. with a gray
cloth skirt and gray velvet trimming. 4 b9lero
red lngote Of black cloth, 1t turns back in revers
aud collar lined with white satin and Is fastened
with a white chiffon tie. Fur coats with fancy
vests are one Of tho attractive Novelties this
season. A bclted bolcro in brcitsthwanz has
long coat tail ends. q McdiGii collar and a inIl
turquoise. and, worn with a China hue cloth
skirt trimmed with fur, tho effect is stunning.
The use Of cream lace, with fur is always
elegant. and sometimes tho addition OF a knot
Of colored velvet has a pretty effect. hut the use
of velvet with fur for Irvers. yokes and collars
is always patchy and suggestive OF the made
over m
Short capes Of fur with long stole ends are
especially smart. aud there is usually a Rener-
Gus decoration of tails down the front. One
Of the %prottiest novelties is n pointed cape collar
Of silver fox. with II long bushy tail hanging
from each point in front, and %rosettes OF tur-
quoisc blue velvet and cream lace for 4 finish.
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0. HAAS & Bros, ladies' IailOrs.

asi 9TH AV., BET. 35rH AND BOTH SITS,
Tailor made suits OF imported cIntb an H.,
throughont Latest STYLES coats aud skirts can now
NC SS ufea rnr 500, Top Goats and listers OF Tan
IL synonymous Throughout the country fnr eIansnnu
OF style and reliability OF worklnanshiS w ''s1H'o
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preferable. Boleros. very fanciruI in finish,
and jackets with Il short coat tail and very
shorten tho hips, are the stvles most favored
In Paris. Long cloth r~od;nrotcs worn with
velvet skirts are very stylish on a tall woman,
but the coat with n fancy vest. rcvers and roll
ing collars is the most dressy and generally
becoming.
Ono novel costume in the now shade Of au-
tomohile, which is u sort Of plum color with
brown In II, has n double skirt rounding away
from tho front and .caIloped on the edges, where
II is finished with u satin band ot the same color.
Three groups of satin bands Of three each trim
the skirt and the lacSct is Eton shape AT the
back, falls in "A square tab in front. and fastens
at the side. The edges are scalloprd and fin
ished like the ovcrdrrss. and the collar is Of
chinchilla. a stylish model shown in the
illustration is of cloth with circular
founces and n heading Of rolled bands
of velvet. Tho vest and revers are OF
white satin with an applique of 6cru lace.
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VVU VTtTtII ntI.
1t is the cloth gown which has blossomed out
in unusual variety this season. and while one
authority asserts that the latest models are OF
the coat and skirt order. another advises the
princesse gown. Something odd in this style Of
dress has a long ovcrskirt or drapery open mp
tho back and front. and cut away in n deep
crescent shape over the hips. rounding up to
tho back and front alikc. This is especially ef-
fective when tho skirt is OF velvet. While the
princesse has charms on the right figure, it is
not so universally worn rs the skirt and coat,
which Is both long and short, the latter being