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What Makes the Eddy Refrigerator
Cost More Than ANY Other Mndel

IL Is because of the general excellence of the
workmanship and material because the zinc ,saS
Is heavier and thicker than goes into any other
make because the shelves are planed slate thar
Is expensive, but lasts lifetime, oecau Sc of the
double covers and extra thick walls VIZ
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Patti S Third Husband.

1t is great tribute that Nine. Adelina
Patti has paid to matrimony in leading to
the altar a third consort Her first hus-
band. the Marquis de Caux. whom she
married in 1868, had the indelicacy to get
a divorce from her on account of her at
tachment for Signor Nicolini
This attachment survived her marriage
to Nicolin in 1886, and continued until his
death on January IS, 1885, If it had been
her sole attachment, possibly she would
have felt indisposed to form another. but
while one sainted memory may do to
cherish for aye, two sainted memories
make good pair to draw to. and very
possibly Nine. Nicolini has done well in
emphasizing the close of her year of
widowhood by new alliance.
Her new husband, Baron Cederstrom,
is a Swede, and has lately been engaged
in the health gymnastic business in Lon
DON His age is 80; hers 56-giving an
average for both of 43: time of life
which the blending of experience with
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HOW THEY LIKED HIS FIANcEE

The young man was in a glow Of en-
thusiasm as he returned to his home after
escorting his fiancee to her abode
She had just made a formal call upon
"his folks" and he was dashing back to
hear their praises of his divinity.
AS he put his key into the front door
some demon-he thought it good fairy
at the time-whispered him to go in
quietly and overhear their delighted COM
ments.
So he sneaked into the library adjoining
the dining-room and sat down unseen and
unheard, with an eXpectant smile upon
his face.
Mammals voice was the first that
reached him:
s"She seems a pretty little thing, but
what weak chin she's got!''
Then his sister Clara:
do you call her pretty? Well, I'm sure
I don't. Why, her nose is like a button"
Whom could they be talking Of?
81 don't think she has good complex
ion. Why, as she sat by the window her
face was the color of saleratus biscuit
This was the voice of his sister Mary.
"Oi WELL broke in mamma; there's
no usestrying to say anything to Horace,
thought do wish he had selected
more stylish girl.
He was Horacel Great heaven! they
were talking about her!
He bit a corner of blotting pad while
his thoughts were those of a pirate
And did you notice her earrings?"
queried Clara. 81 never saw such old
fashioned things in my life"
II don't believe her family amounts to
much" said Mary. 81 met her mother at
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Speech.

Talk happiness. The world is sad enough
Without your woes. No path is wholly
rough;
Look for the places that are smooth and
clear,
And speak of those to rest the weary ear
OF earth so hurt by one continuous strain
OF human discomfort and grief and pain.
Talk faith. The world is better off without
Your uttered ignorance and morbid doubt.
If you have faith in God, or man, or self,
Say so; if not, push back upon the shelf
OF silence all your thoughts till faith shall
come;
No one will grieve because your lips are
dumb.
Talk health. The dreary, never-changing
tale
OF mortal maladies is worn and stale.
You cannot charm, or interest, or please,
BY harping on that minor chord, disease.
Say you are well. or all is well with you,
And God shall hear your words and make
them true.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
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know enough of its results to advise. you.
If you use one kindly let me know II you
are benefited. If you wish to reduce the
double chin you must massage with
good cold cream, taking the flesh up be-
tween the finger and thumb and rolling
and pinching as much as you possibly can
without bruising the flesh. This dissolves
the fatty tissues. Then, if the skin be-
comes tlabby. use the alum wash.
lowing lemon hair wash on your hair IL
will. / am sure bring back the golden
tints: One ounce salts of tartar, one quart
of water and the juice of three lemons.
thoroughly in several waters, else the
hair will be left sticky and disagreeable.
in which is pinch of borax will also help
to keep the pretty golden color.
WALLIS KENYON-Try one of the
tonics given in last Sundays Beauty Talk
borax followed by cold cream. that 1 have
suggested to j.. j. II. will certainly help
those hands, unless the freckles are of the
with-you- all-the-year-round' kind.
MRS. BRADFORD B.-The red nose in
your case is probably the result of poor
circulation or improper diet. Avoid rich.
highly spiced foods. hot strong tea or cof-
fee and every form of stimulant. Do not
eat sailed meats, but pin your faith to
laxative diet of fruit and vegetables. Take
plenty of exercise in the open air and
apply witch hazel to the nose frequently
during the day, and rub well into 1t at
night the following cold cream: Sperma-
ceti, one-half ounce; white wax, one-haf
ounce: oil of sweet almonds. two and one
half ounces; rosewater, three-quarters of
an ounce; powdered boraX, ten grains;
essence of cloves, i've drops. Dissolve the
borax in the rOsewater and add the es-
sence of cloves. Melt the first three in
gradients in porcelain kettle. When
melted remove from the heat and add the
rosewater all at once. Then beat quickly
with an egg heater until the mixture is
cold and firm. Let the tar water alone.
and If this treatment does not benefit you
write to me again and 1 will suggest
something else. For the wrinkles there
is nothing better than systematic mas
sage with good skin food. The benzoin
and water. cannot possibly. harm your
skin, but the white of egg might.
VENDETTA-For information regard
ing the hair I must refer refer you to
given to Mrs. Bradford B.. con-
corning diet, will be of benefit
to YOU Scrub the face every night with
a camel's hair face scrubbing brush, tepid
water and pure CASTLE soap. Then rinse
the face in two quarts of warm water to
which has been added one scant teaspoon
full of the following lotion: Alcohol. four
ounces; ammonia, one ounce; oil OF law
ender, one dram. Mix by shaking in q
six-ounce bottle, and remember one tea
spoonful of this to two quarts of water
not drop more.
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BY MIME. HYGEIA.

Spermaceti. IA ounces; pure white wax.
Is ounce; sweet almond oil, IA ounces;
been emptied Of the sebaceous matter
that clogs them apply several times
day, allowing it to dry on the skin, the
following whitening and astringent wash:
Take half pint bottle and put in it
three tablespoonfulS Of fresh uncooked
cucumber juice. Half fill the bottle with
elder flower water and then add two ta
blespoonfuls of eau de cologne. Shake
well, and add very slowly half an ounce
of tincture of benzoin., shaking the mix
elder flower water. The following face
powder is not only perfectly harmless,
but possesses exceptional medicinal quail
ties: One ounces Lubin's rice powder; one
ounce best, purest oxide of zinc, one-half
ounce carbonate of magnesia. finely pow
drops altar of rose. Get your druggist to
mix the ingredients for you, as 1t is quite
troublesome to mix powders without the
proper appliances.
every night with equal parts of lanoline,
cocoanut oil and cocoa butter, melted to-
gether In the morning dash tepid water
on the neck and rub briskly with a crash
towel. If continued for seven or cight
weeks this treatment will certainly fill
out the hollows. An excellent wash for
bining equal parts of witch hazel and
camphor water. Protect the hands by
wearing gloves as much as possible while
doing your Homework. Here is a lotion
that is particularly nice for the hands,
as it is Immediately absorbed by the
skin and is not greasy: Gum tragacanth.
60 grains; rosewater, IA ounces: glycerine,
1 ounce: alcohol, ounce. The traga-
canth must be softened in the rosewater
for a day or two and then strained forci-
bly, through muslin or eheesecloth. The
glycerin and alcohol. previously mixed.
must then be added, the mixture we'll
shaken and perfumed to suit. OF course
your druggist can mix these things for
you, or he will give you the quantities
called for and you can mix them your
self The complexion brush. if used faith
fully. will refine almost cost. any sort of
tepid water, rub on it little pure CASTLE
soap and scrub the face with, it every
night. Rinse in clear water and massage
with a good face cream.
HAZEL B.-Both your letters have been
received. / regret exceedingly that /
could not give you an earlier reply but
your letter had to await its turn. Excess
sive flushing of the face frequently comes
from a fevered condition of the blood, or
from a. debility of the minute blood yes
sells of the skin Treatment calls for
active pedestrianism, diet of fruit, par
ripe pears, oranges and figs, a
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Queens Taste for Music.

Her Majesty is now at Osborne. where
she regularly spends Christmas and the
New Year. An amusing story, which L
have reason to know is true, has reached
me. While a regimental band was play
ing after the Queens luncheon a sprght-
~ music-hall air, unfamiliar to her Maj
esty, struck her fancy. She Immediately
dispatched an aid-de-camp to find out
the name Of the piece of music. On his
return it was noticed that the officers
face was troubled, and instead of at once
complying with her Majesty's command
he hesitated, until the Queen insisted on
his telling her what was the piece of mu-
sic that she had admired. With much diff
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Mrs. Broun's sociable, and she struck me
as being awfully dowdy. Still, suppose
We'll have to receive them
The young man burst in upon them like
a whirlwind.
mo, you WON'T" he screamed, as he
fairly danced with rage. mo, you
won't! She shall never step foot in this
house again. Why, she could buy and
sell you all in the matter of good looks,
dresses, family, noses and compilations,
and when it comes to mammas"-here his
voice rose to a shriek-"why, she could
give you all cards and spades and beat
you hands down."
And he dashed out of the house in a
frenzy while the women looked at each
other and wondered if poor Horace had
taken to drink already upon discovering
how inferior his fiancee was to his own
mother and sisters.-New York Herald
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BEAUTY THLkS: THE CHRE OF THE FHCE.


well ventilated sleeping room, and no
tight bands or corsets. Put the hands
and feet in hot water, in which is a
little mustard powder. every night. Avoid
hot drinks, eat very slowly and be out in
the open air as much as possible. An eX-
cellent cure is to learn self-control.
MRS. S.-For information about moles
please read my little chat with Miss
Hopeful.
AGNES wITHERBEE-I am sure you
a condition of the skin that is Common mon
to many women. There is no reason in
the, world why you should allow such
and happiness, for | don't believe it is
really as bad as you believe it to be. And.
believe me; it won't make the difference
doubtless due to imperfect circulation.
Remedy this by lots Of outdoor exercise
in fact. the advice that 1 have just given
Hazel B. will suit your case also. Take
warm baths and scrub the body vigorous
ly-particularly the parts affiicted-with
flesh brush and plenty of soap. Then
good, pure olive oil. 1 think good blood
tonic would also help. Let me know If
feel certain that it will. Here's my hand
and heartiest wishes for your happiness.
Stop worrying. You're a dear, sweet girl,
I'm sure, and the rest of it doesn't amount
to a one-cent postage stamp.
PANSY-The astringent wash suggest
ed to L. "A. B. is what you need to con-
with anything but pure imported CASTLE
have dried it. rub well with cold cream
MRS. F. W.-Please try treatment ad-
vised in foregoing letter to L. A. B. It Is
just what you need. For the dandruff
use the following tonic: Forty-eight
grains resorcin, one-half ounce glycerlne
and alcohol enough to fill two-ounce
bottle. Apply every night to the scalp
with a small sponge. A cold cream with
out camphor is better for the. skin unless
1t is very oily, as the camphor is more
or less drying. If you find it agrees with
your skin. then continue it's use.
PRUDENT PRIM-Dear me! how did
you ever get your, lips unpuckered after
making use of such name as that? 1t
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.. & UST before the Lenten season
lovely woman spends a great deal
of time at the dressmaker's Nor is
ST it hard to explain why this should
% ~ precede the period of meditation
and prayer. For sackcloth and
ashes no longer accompany Ave Marias.
You must go to church, but you must be
~ becomingly gowned Balls are tabooed,
but the Lenten season ushers in dinners
=. galore, not to mention card parties and
other little diversions which serve to
while away the solemn hours Of sup
posed communing with the soul.
e. However, church-going is most fashion
able in Lent, and ii would never do for d
woman to appear always in the same
gown. particularly in one she has worn all
winter. SO the dressmakers are buslIy
plying the needle and thread on costumes
/: that win look effective, yet be in keeping
-. with. the somber setting Tor which they
e are designed.
Gray IS the favorite Lenten color. This
is not intended as d fin de steele tribute
. TO the Biblical SaCkClOth. 1t is going to
be popular because it is the rage in Paris
II a woman has not already bought her
self a gray gown she will now buy one. A
purple gown is another fashionable color
for church gown In fact, upon gray
. and purple fashion has set its highest seal
OF approval.
One of the prettiest OF the gray gowns
designed for young matron and still
awaiting the finishing touches of the
mOdiste is of effective shade between
a silver and stone gray. 1t Is rather
trying shade, but as the wearer is tOrtu-
nate enough to possess set of light gray
silver fox fur it will be very becoming.
This gown is made with a tight, sheath
like fitting skirt in the accepted but eX-
.tTaordinary style that fastens at the back
with four jeweled pins and has apparent
" no opening anywhere else. 1t is long
and hangs down over the underskirt, pre-
.slIrnably of silk on which is a founce or
the same material as the gown.
The lines of the gown are very simple
rather on the pOlOnaise order, but 1t has
q bertha of the gray material draped from
with ends just on the front of the waist,
thence falling down over the skirt. 1t is
sweet and solemn and nunlike in its sim
plicity but there is a touch of worldliness
In the yoke which is of satin embroid-
cred in spangles of steel. The sleeves are
small, with pointed flaring cuffs at the
wrists, the cuffs made of the material to
match the yoke.
Another gray gown which is bound to
attract attention because it is at once
novel, artistic and becoming is made with
q coat of gray cloth worn over a skirt of
the same color. The coat has reVers and
q high ruffied collar of white, edged
with sable The coat is cut loose in front,
a sable head and bunch Of tails.
. With this costume will be worn pair of
gray kid shoes, with patent leather
Tarnps. The idea of wearing a boot to
match the gown, especially If it be gray
gown, is already very popular abroad, but
this will be it's first bid for favor here.
Street gowns. reception. church, visit
ing indeed all manner of gowns, have
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Sonnet.

TO you o infant of my midnight thought!
1 sing this tender, tense, parental song
While to my sleep-deserted chamber
throng
Old memories, nocturnal and unsought.
What wonder that my mind is over
wrought?
For, oh, your ceaseless voice is over
strong,
And my cold-footed pilgrimage is long,
Come, baby-darn it-shut up as you
ought!
In fancy I recall those graceless years
Before your darling mamma made me
hers,
Till in my heart the pulse of sorrow
Stirs
And makes me half inclined to ape your
tears,
Confound it! Sleep! Stop yelling if you
can!
All, well, some day you'll be a married
man. Chicago Record.
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When John's AWAY.

His pipe is cold upon the shelf,
His jolly dogs alone estray;
The house is quite unlike itself
When Johns away.
We miss his whistle on the stair,
We miss the turning of his key,
His CHEEKY mandolin's faYorite air.
His company.
And when his CHEEKY letters come
we seem to read between the lines.
A wistful yearning for his home
Our love divines.
oh, army blue that shines so bright.
Oh, army blue that looks so warm.
1t folds full many a heartache tight.
That uniform.
-Harper's Weekly.
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Principal (of kindergarten schooD-Have
you had any experience with young chill
dren?
Applicant for teacher-Ive raised ten of
them myself.
What A mother! You wouldn't do at
all. You would upset all our ideas"
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PinpleS
FreckleS
Coarse
Pores
Wrinkles
MOles

You probably fully realize how obnoxious
these blemishes are. but too sensitive to
Investigate n treatment for their removal. Do
you know the longer these blemishes are al
lowed TO run on unchecked, the more numerous
they become? Consider this coming week your
opportunity, and let me prove to you what
I can do toward renovatlng your skin. Re
member investigation costs yon nothing 1
have yet found no of skin afiictlon be-
yond repair. Consultation strictly private. No
ttlblcity.
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Vinaigre de Toilette.

Let the mixture dissolve for three days.
Then drain off the liquid and strain the
residue which must be added to the
LIQUID first obtained. Filter all through
plotting paper.
A little of this added to the water in
which one rinses ones face in the morn
ing will be found to be wonderfully re-
freshing, will tone and brace the skin
and remove any tendency to greasiness.
One word OF warning. Never use vim
egar on the face Just after soap has been
applied The acid of the vinegar will de-
compose the soap and injury to the skin
will surely result.
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Guilty the officer faltered out that its title
was, Come Where the Booze Is Cheap
err After inquiring the meaning of the
substantive, the Queen is said thoroughly
to have enjoyed the joke.-Harper's
Weekly.
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individuality This Is
SMALL soft knot
to
single pin when
yellow
Raphaels
guile this golden head with its nest
ling o blossoms
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SUPERFLUOUS HAIR

Is removed by the Philadelphia
Electrolysis Company, Donohoe
building, ITO Market street, cor.
Taylor, rooms 2S-29, with the
electric needle. without pain or
scar. Moles. warts. wrinkles.
blackheads, freckies, birthmarks.
etc, also removed. Permanency
guaranteed. Hours, to 4 p. m.
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The
by blondes
combined
and fragilt
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Answers to CORRESPONDENTS.

HOMELINESS-Th was a special
Beauty Talk last Sunday, on the care of
the hair l hope you saw 1t, for 1t was
brimful of hints for you. The tonic con-
tanning resorcin is the one should advise
you to use.
MAY CT am sorry to have to tell you
that 1 fear your case is hopeless. l have
never seen an actual cure of the little
scattered veins. You might try frequent
applications of diluted witch hazel fol-
lowed by massage with a good face
cream This may not cure, but it cannot
possibly harm you, and may help.
j. ]. H-The simplest freckle lotion Is
made by dissolving fifteen grains of borax
In one ounce Of lemon juice. Apply to the
face-every night with small. soft brush.
After it has dried on the face smear with
cold cream to allay the irritation.
l.. A. B-First of all. YOU must get rid
of the matter that is clogging the pores.
This can be done only by scrubbing the
face thoroughly eacn night with cam
els hair face-scrubbing brush. tepid wa,
cream made from the following formula:
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Keith's." No cards. We can't know
the right address of every lady. Open
ing, all invited.
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Ask to see patterns in boxes at
Keith's. We can't keep all the goods
on the counter. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday next.
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expectation makes particularly suitable
for the undertaking of new enterprises
Harper's Weekly.
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, n lieu of the usual Beauty Talk to-
| day 1 am going to give you recipe
| for a very delightful toilet vinegar
| one of those "vinaigres" so popular
) with French beauties. 1t is very use
IL in the treatment of greasy or sallow
rims
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FREE
TREATMENTS

Sufficient to convince the most skeptical that
every woman can possess that chief essential
10 beauty-a fresh. healthy complexion.
:. Through Indifference and neglect your skin
is probably marred with
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"Keith's" opening something worth
seeing"
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A WEEK OF
SKIN RENOVATION! !!

Science teaches US that the skin needs
teraal nourishment to protect 1t against the
ravages' OF time In order to more fully con-
vince the ladies of this city OF this important
fact, I Will devote this coming week to
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a a Nentlated shoe has been invented in
Cologne. Prussia. steel spring works
a bellows between the heel and sole, and
every step the wearer takes drives a
in the inner sole to every part of the foot,
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z UST before the Lenten season
A lovely woman spends a great deal
| of time at the dressmaker's Nor is
II it hard to explain why this should
precede the period of meditation