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to your Summer cottage. but even We
randa needs accessories before it quite
nils that long felt want"
Here is scheme for a cosy corner
evolved by an artist. See if it does not
prove to be the missing link.
When she took possession of the little
cottage overlooking Buzzerd's Bay, she
found veranda extending quite across
the front of the house and effectually ex-
GLIDING light from the rooms in that por-
ton Very well, | will make sitting
room OF the veranda,'' she promptly de-
cided.
Sending for the village carpenter she
had one end of the piazza closed with
fitted boards. and a triangular seat built
to fit in the corner thus made. The seat
was about nine inches high and its sides
six feet in length.
The artist then sent TO town for twenty
yards of art bur,ap-she knew where
she could get IT for twelve and a half
cents a yard-wfth dark blue ground dec
Grated by yellow dragons. Pending its ar
rival. she ordered from the village uo-
holsterer two cushions, each sixteen inch
es high. six feet long and fully four inch
es thick ana two others, each about six
teen inches long and cylindrical in shape.
As these were all filed with excelsior
and covered with ticking they We're not
expensive.
When the burlap arrived. she took step
ladder hammer and a package Of brass
headed tacks and covered the wall of the
house and the end of the veranda. using
three widths on each, as the Yeranda was
lust nine feet wide. The long cushions
had been fastened securely against the
wall and were covered with the burlaD
For additional firmness as well as orna-
ment. the burlap had three rows of tack;
where the cushions began. Long brass
headed nails We're driven at interval:
through the cushions to produce the eff
feet of being tufted
The upholsterer was called in TO mak'
a deep, soft wool mattress for the seat
| this also being covered with the burlap
which further made a curtain to concea
| the front board.
At the ceiling across the front &
| drapery of India cotton was festooned
| This summer the drapery consists o.
| two small American flags and one Gu
! ban flag From the center of the spact
| within a Japanese lantern was sus
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The Inv of the Lemon.

We know in a dull sort of way that lem
ons are useful and If we don't We might
easily find this out by looking over the
papers. But just now how valuable they
really are few of US realize. They are of
very great medical value. and are better
than patent medicines and nostrums put
up in bottles and boxes for the benefit %
of the human family.
A teaspoonfuI of lemon juice in a small
cup of black coffee will drive away an at
tack of bilious headache. but it is better
to use them freely and so avoid the at
tack of headache. a slice of lemon rub
bed on the temples and back of the neck
is also good for headache. These facts
help in beautifying one, for who can be
beautiful and aiIing at the same time?
The DAYS are past when the delicate wO-
man with nerves was the heroine of all
the novels and the 'clinging vine" sup
POSED to be admired by all the men,
Lemons taken externally, or rather
used, will aid in beautifying any one
There is nothing more valuable for the
toilet table than solution OF lemon juice
a little rubbed on the hands. face and
neck at night VIII not only whften but
soften the skin. A paste made of mag
nesia and lemon juice applied to the face
and hands upon lying down for fifteen
minutes rest will bleach the skin beauti-
fully.
For discolored or stained finger nails
a teaspoonful of lemon juice in a cup OF
warm soft water is invaluable; this is one
of the very best manicure acids. 1t will
/ loosen the cuticle from the finger nails
| as we'll as remove disccolorations.
| Lemon juice in water is an excellent
| tooth wash This is about the only thinG
| that will remove tartar 1t will alsC
/ sweerten the breath.
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Turkish Turbans Now.

Turkish turbans, or variation of them
that makes a very effective headdress.
are on the way here from Paris. where
they are all the rage. The ''turban" IS
very novel affair. and will astonish tie
men when they see it for the first time.
1t IS 4 broad band Of fOwered net or
spangied tulle. decked out with gold or
silver tinsel, and is made on a frame so
that it stands well up above the hair.
1t is three to four inches in width, and
is worn with the hair irf a high puff, sur
mounting this puff. The fashion in Paris
is to have these ''turbans' take the place
of hats. They have long ends, and when
in the car or carriage these ends are
drawn TO the front around the throat, as
if they were bonnet strings Indoors the
ends are allowed to fall down the back
For theater wear they are the most popu-
lar.
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evolve much diaphanous lovelineSS; as for
example the two dresses in the sketch.
One of these is the palest pearl gray In
tone. lightly decorated with sprays of
small briar roses. Over slip of Rose du
Barry pink silk or muslin the organdie
is made and trimmed with nothing more
elaborate than black Liberty satin rib
bon. This decoration gives distinction to
the skirt and waist and the gamp and
sleeves are made of pale pink organdie
in tiny frills, every one edged with black
baby ribbon
The second costume is blue muslin.
embroidered in polka-dots. Flounces
edged with black and blue ribbon orna-
ment the skirt and waist The sleeves
of this picturesque little robe are made
of blue Liber5y silk criss-crossing down
the arms, and ending in full bows at
the wrist. a sash of the same spirit
uelle goods girdles the waist and hangs
in full loops and ends at one side.
The golfing girl goes in for comfort
Here she wears a brown linen suit
Her skirt is bordered by a stitched
band of cherry-red linen; her tie is of
red silk and a red grenadine veil waves
pugnaciously from her linen brown
pith hat Such is the attire of the
maiden who dresses to defy sun and
| heat and who plays golf from early
morn until the bats and owls are about
and nothing less than an electric or
phosphorescent ball can be seen.
Three smart silk waists are sketched
as a reminder that these serviceable
| articles of raiment are as enthusiast
| cally worn as ever. One is of figured
! foulard, worn with a CAMP of tucked
lawn, and garnished with straps OF
| black velvet ribbon and steel buttons.
| Another has a scalloped, button edge.
| star shaped cuffs and high collar.
| This is a checked silk. The third is q
serviceable taffeta made over a tucked
vest of white silk, and boasts series
| of neat little tails.
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was the rule in the seventies. The huge
cabbage shaped affair is just as much like
a vast white pudding as of yore, and but
few brides will have this official bouquet
made of any but mixed flowers. For ex-
ample seven kinds of white lilies We're,
by one clever florist. incorporated into a
single posy. and another showed white
roses orchids. gardenias and acacia
bloom. To the bridesmaids are usually
presented equally weighty bouqets, but in
an arrangement OF color that gives the
effect Of shading. One bride whose
young husband the week after his we'd
ding sailed for Manila, gave her maids
bouquets Of cornnowers and buttercups,
in honor Of the groom's regimental col
ors; and SO arrfully had the florist done
his duty that the blue and yellow were
merged into each other as though nature
had grown the p0sies 50.
Just by way Of happy variation from
strict orthodoxy, gOodIy contingent of
the brides attendants carry no bouquets
al ali, but gilded crooks. ivory canes and
green enameled maypOOles wreathed with
ribbons and flowers. The crooks are FIVE
feet long and usually have each a bunch
Of white ribbons tied about their necks.
with a knot OF flowers. On the white sat
IN streamers are traced, in gold lettering
the date Of the wedding and initials of the
contracting parties. The maypole simDly-
has longer streamers and more Of them.
floating from ball Of white flowers fixed
al the top, while the wand is wreathed
from end TO end with ribbons and blooms
and bears at the top what IS one Of the
newest and prettiest wedding devices. a
swallow tailed banneret of white satin.
illuminated in cOlOrs with the arms Of
b0th brides and grOOm's family From
England comes the pretty fashion of Civ
2ng the bridesmaids a wreath Of white
howers. some sixteen feet long This they
carry uD the aisle. and at the altar 50
group themselves about the happy pair
that they are caught in the snowy. fra
grant circle. As the welded couple turn
to come from the altar the ushers take A
hand and with the wreath. and the brides
maids assistance q series Of floral arches
are formed. under which the man and
wife pass hand in hand
manteau de cone is the name now
given 10 the train bride carries for her
rear draperies are cut court length that
is. three yards on the floor But a train
OF such proportions is too big for the or
dinary carriage; so ii is made with long
pearl embroidered straps. that enable the
wearer TO slip it of and on at viii. Now
adays the bridal train is folded and pIac-
ed in the carriage with the bride. In
the church vestibule one of her maids
casts it out at length and aids her in as
suming 1t. Again on leaving the church
she puts il off and into the carriage, but
assumes il on arriving at home and be-
fore The reception begins.
The very stone of the cornerstone. il
these days Of fine feathers. is the lining
of every gown. The absolute predomi
nance OF the transparent goods ha:
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strict beauty diet is insisted upon. Dis
cIssions are allowed at the meetings, ev-
cry woman giving her opinion Of this i'm
nortant feature Complexion hints are
eagerly solicited.
Members of the health club who have
had practical experience with complexion
creams and soaps and toilet waters send
in their testimonials for or against This
saves a great deal of time and money for
those women who need help but cannot
pay to get il.
The jaunts into the country are most
deliihtful if the club is composed Of
lot of bright women. Sometimes the
health club starts botany class, secur-
ing a good teacher. and then the flower
lovers are in their element.
There are many gay little trips together
during the Summer, trips that are cheap
because the stay is a short one and the
place selected is always some restful spot
way up in the mountains or down by the
shore, where rates are low and fun is
plenty.
What are known as farm parties" are
most delightful, the committee on finances
hunting up an old-fashioned farm house,
where the members can have full run.
Corsets are thrown aside. Only health
waists are worn and health gowns, and
the biggest of sun bonnets. The members
are up with the lark and to bed with the
chickens. They try the beauty recipe Of
bathing their faces in the dew, they
lounge on hay mowS and take long drives
in a milk wagon: they go berrying, hunt
eggs or laze the hours away under the
shadow of the old trees down in the or
chard
MANY and helpful are the chats held
under the boughs of apple and cherry
trees Health culture is generally the
theme that interests most. The practical
workings of one thing and another are
freely and cleverly handled
Some warm disputes are started at the
mere mention of face creams. Each fair
| disputant thinks ashe has found the To-
ton of lotions. Homemade cold creams
are giving great showing. The best
brands are exchanged and vote taken
at the end of a weeks trial as to their
| perfections.
/ can think of no better way of getting
at bottom facts than this. A sandal wood
SOAP or violet soap or some other soap
SO fragrant that it would WOO the most
reluctant bather to a Tubing becomes the
property of a health culturist because
| she has talked over soaps with her club
| crony. The meal bag fad and the orris
| powder wall cover for the closet and the
potpourri craze and as many other toilet
| sweetnesses are passed from one to an
| other.
| have become a regular rose leaf beg
| gar since my return from a club jaunt.
! We talked over this old-fashioned meth
| cd of perfuming until 1 lost my heart to
| the scheme. In future / shall work to
| one end-that of having rose leaf person
| ality. / want my gowns and laces and rib
| bons to smell as If they had been grown
| in rose garden. The member who DEM
] onstrated the charm of this mode of per-
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THE SUMMER HEALTH CLUB.
Ii Furnishes Beauty Sermonettes for
lis Feminine Members.

This is the season when there IS some
fun in joining health club. If you
haven't one anywhere in your vicinity go
to work and start one
Health clubs in the Winter are quite an
other matter. The cold bath taken then.
the first thing in the morning, is a trial
to the flesh and more dimes are paid out
by delinquents for neglect of it than could
be coaxed from them during a dozen warm
seasons.
Only honest souls should join a health
club. women who are willing to admit
their laziness and pay for ii accordingly
For instance. the Little more sleep and
little more slumber'' method that cheats
one Of morning sponge must be paid for
without grumbling. In one club the dues
for this lapse of a standard rule may be
small in another larger. Great or small,
the fine should be gracefully met.
A fixed habit. one of greatest value to
beauty seekers. this morning bath be-
comes. l believe in most clubs generous
license is allowed the bathers One may
use the sponge. another an all-over bath.
and cold water. tepid or hot are all al
lowed, each bather selecting this first bath
of the day to suit her peculiar needs.
Only sickness viii excuse a member In
warm weather the afternoon bath Is also
urged as great help in getting through
the Summer.
Any one who can bring to the business
meeting the best grooming recipe, the best
perfume recipe, etc, receives an acknowl-
edgment from the club IN the form of a
luncheon or tea. ,-,,..,,
Many are the rules and very stringent
when it comes to the Summer palate. a
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fuming by delighting US with her rose
scented clothes always reminded me of
dainty bit of old-time ,finery that had
been stolen from the precious belongings
of an old-time dame. We just adored her
for her sweetness, every woman of us.
The heartfelt interest of this club wom-
an is but a sample of the general inter-
est taken by membersswho are banded to-
gether to get as much profit and pleas
ure as possible from the membership of
a Summer health club. l,s
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brought about this state of affairs, and
dressmaker can render glorious or COM
pletely disfigure costume merely by the
color OF the silk foundation on which she
lays ii. For example gray voile must
be upholstered on a rose colored taffeta.
a meadow green canvas requires a corn
flower blue basis. in order to acquire the
purple luster so sought after; contrary
wise a Yale blue bunting calls for a clear
lettuce green underskirt, and a pearl gray
petticoat usually goes under any goods
OF purple tone. Black wool grenadines,
voiles, and such like are cast over with
silk. else an undermining of white silk
cross barred with black. is employed.
This last device is remarkably effective
and no mathematician has yet been found
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sleeve, or allowed to stick straight out
AS many dresses are made with sleeves
that only extend a trifie below the elbow,
the cuff is not a matter of Importance,
but on longer sleeves a cavalier effect is
much followed. Cuffs do not as a rule
fall so far over the hand as of yore, but
the sleeve is still close fitting at the wrist.
On a number of sweet little frocks the
wrist of the sleeve is slit up for about four
inches and then, through tiny gilt or sill
yer, brass or cut steel buckles, a series of
little silk straps are drawn. until the
sleeve has an air of having been buckled
on.
Semi-toilets for June naturally suggest
both muslin and organdie. lace. ribbon and
flowers. With such material it is easy to
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SUMNER SUGGESTIONS
Bridesmaids Now Carry Wreath.
ed Poles Instead Of Bouquets.
FOR LONG-NECKED WOMEN
They Arc ReveIing i'm Lofty, STAR
shaped CcIIars-The Scientific
SaIOrt-Nnisted Mearers-De Milo
COifrures and Greek Gowns.

New York, June 1.-THE month is fra
grant with bride roses and there is a de-
gree of inspiring activity in bridal finery
that gives crispness even to the hot June
days. One of the nuptial spendors most
talked about is the huge bouquet After
many seasons of wandering afield after
novelties We have got back to June TO the
big, round, stin classic nosegay, that
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the inventor of this piazza corner uses
a curtain made of thin oil cloth. which
when rolled up is hardly noticeable at the
roof of the veranda. and when let down
is an admirable repellant.
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pended: the two excelsior pillows were
covered with Madras handkerchiefs;
other pillows were added. a tabouret
placed at each end of the seat; a Japan
csc piazza curtain hung at the front of
the veranda, and the coziest corner i'm
aginable was completed. A hammock
was swung at a little distance, some
quantity shaped rattan chairs added
and the veranda was transformed into
the most artistic of sittingrooms.
The distinguishing merit of this en-
tire veranda arrangement is that the
cost is so trifing, and any energetic
young woman could do the carpenter
work. even to making the frame for the
seat.
By way of protection from heavy rains
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POINTERS FOR THE PIAZZA.
How to Achieve an Outdoor Sitting
EnnIn.

With the advent of Junes rare days
comes the important question: What
shall we do to be comfortable through
the Summer heat?"
OF course you have a veranda attached
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wilful wilhelmina Of Holland has set a
fashion for serpent ornaments since her
visit to Paris. But so far the French
jewelers. have not succeeded in Initiating
the superb heirloom which the young
Queen wore among the laces at her throat.
The head of the serpent is a single large
diamond cut in the proper form; the body
and tail are plant, being composed Of
tiny, invisible scales, and are about FIVE
inches long. They are striped with rubies
and between the stripes gems Of many
colOrs from the pattern Of the serpent 5
skin
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The oculist and the beauty doctor are
both eloquent on the subject of parasol
lining. Dark blue. green. and scarlet are
said TO be the best colors. Plaids, checks.
and stripes are not conducive to clearness
Of vision, and pale blues, yellOws. white.
and pink attract the rays of the sun.
and even through the silk cause sUnburn
and freckles. Scarlet is said TO ward OF
these dreaded sun kisses by some hard
to-explain and mysterious chemical COM
pact which this glaring tint has signed
with Old Phoebus.
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Piazza swings are luxuries which lovers
of Summer comfort think as necessary
to happiness as good beds or good golf
links They are made of wood or enam-
eled reed and are suspended from the
porch roof by four strong iron chains.
The seat of the swing is about three feet
broad and three and a half feet long
Three sides are carefully fenced in''so
that cushions and occupant cannot be
spilled out. These swings are ideaIized
cOuches and glorified hammocks and with
their wrought iron chains and decorated
seats are extremely ornamental as well
as useful. In green or dark wood adorned
with copper or wrought out designs. they
cost from sS5 to $50. In colored reed they
cost $50.
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The tiny flag in the corner of ones let
ter paper is no longer the correct and
warlike thing. Paper is now sold with
tiny American flags scattered all over
the surface of the sheet and envelope.
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Even social functions are tinged with
the martial spirit while the war fever
RACES. There is actually a Corner in
the supply of bright, dark blue bachelors
buttons. These are in demand for table
decorations, In combination with red and
white carnations. big dinner given re-
Gently, enameled American flags were
given souvenirs.
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II you want to show the Spaniards how
little you care for their criticism buy your
self a tiny silver Yankee pig. stickpin
and wear It In your shirt walst-not in
your tie. for that must be jabbed by
sword, nor yet on your left breast for
that place over your loyal heart belongs
to your metal flag.
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At many out-of-town houses Sunday
morning breakfast parties are much af-
fected, the house party being supplements
ed by outsiders, who arrive on wheels.
aroot or horseback. as inclination dictates
These meetings, of course. are deIightfuI-
ly informal and the breakfast served Is
really what the French call a deieuner
la fourchette; that is to say, a tudicIous
compromise between the morning meal
and the midday luncheon. Grape fruit Il
goes without saying. is the first course: :
golden omelette follows next; then tha
piece de resistance-a bird or broiled
chicken-with potatoes done IN some deli
cate style; wafties then, or hos cakes. and
last Of all delicious Strawberries. served
with rich country cream. Many hostesses
VINO rejoice in a large country house,
where the hall is the special architectural
feature, have breakfast served at small
tables set in the hall. the hall Itself Law
lshIy decorated. a Ia rosetree; that is to
say. with trailing vines on the walls and
mantels and doors, and the effect is
charming.
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THE NOTION COUNTER.

White crows are scarce-so are the wo~
men who move up to give a man passen~
ger the corner seat in car.
A Washington woman who never fails
in this small act of courtesy says she
does Ii in recognition Of the many times
that other men have stood up that she
might be seated. Nobody knows Of this
little return favor but herself and her
inner consciousness. but she does 1t all
the same.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-04-02
MOVEMENTS IN THE NAVY.
Hob Evans Sent to Com
nnnd the Iowa.

/ Washington, March 25.-Captain Rob
ley d. Evans, better known as "Fightine
! Bob Evans. has reached here and was
Immediately ordered to take command OF
the Iowa.
Captain Sampson Of the Iowa and also
of the inquiry board has been ordered
to the command of the North Atlantic
fleet, relieving Admiral Sicard, who is ILL.,
Commodore w. S, Schley, in all prob
ability, will be placed in command of the
squadron at Hampton Roads.
Going to Key West.
Kingston, Jamaica, March 25.-Thc
cruiser Cincinnati and gunboat Whining
ton. without the United States gunboat
Castine, returned to Port Antonio and
sailed an hour later. IT is thought the
warships have gone to Key West
Maine Officers Ordered Home.
Washington. March 25.-Oreders have
been issued detaching Captain Sigsbee and
the other officers from the battleship
Maine at Havana and ordering them to
proceed home and await orders
Monitor Terror Sails.
New York, March 25.-Monitor Terror
has sailed from Tompkinsville bound 70,
Key West.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-04-02
The Sugar Beet in,lESt try.

From the last annual report of the
largest beet sugar factory in tClmSee
Fru>Siat Germany. we learn that 14G,
$40 long tons of beclS We're converted
into sugar for the season of 1861
The average cost per gross ton of he.l>
was to. The cost Of conversion was
Sl.4n per ton. The capital of the coul-
pany owning he factory is 800. .nOr
marks about S,,..:,.Onu The total net
profit fer the Year was III SOD MARKS.
A dividend of L. per cent. amountin.
to lo'i,oon marks, was paid. leaving 10
s,:'4 marks to be carried 10 surplus :,r-
count
With an average yield of twelve and
one-half toms Of hpetS per acre. the
factory consumed the product Of nearly
l2Oub acres. The growers received an
average of $500 per acre for bpets
delivered at The works. The average
return to the grower for wheat or corn
pf Ohio does not exceed 80 per acre
Raw sugar is worth more to the ratincr
In this country than in Germany, there
fore he can We'll afford to pay :: higher
price for be"tS than the German re
finer. For many years to come sugar
bectS will yield 4 better return to the
producer than cO1ton. corn. or wheat.
Two million acres Of bects a 500 per
acre return to the farmer 500, ,OnU,OU.
while two million acres Of wheat or
corn return only S2o,oGo,HoO AT Ae
most.
How lon" shall we continue to ey-
por, he product of 1O.OUO. 600 acres of
corn and wheat to pay for the sugar
protuctS Of 2,ODD.nUO acres Of sugar
bcelS in Europc?-New York sun.