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ing Of this chrysalis. for upon it so much
Of their individuality depended.

ing Of this chrysalis. for upon it SO much
of their individuality depended.
It appeared as cloud mo bigger than
! mans hand" long, long ago that the
ee:skin skirt was to he routed. The sl-
per stout woman declared against it, and
also that department of the feminine quo
rum is largely i'll ev.d> nee with us afier
passed. These declared it immOdest-
with good and apparent reason in their
claims, and the 1.-THE. p ettily p-opOr-
toned sisterhoCd could but pOut; avoir-
dupois held the sway and the shirrcd and
plated skirt came to the fore Stout
madam sailed in triumphant. for beneath
the deceptive folds there was little to
declare difference between her and
grace itself. but 10! the fairy godmother
magic wand anA nnw the poor stout won,-
| an is biting her nails again in wrathfuI
mcdi "a ton. The new plated skirt is in
deed the loveliest creation of this fash
ion decade. 1t is FULL in the sense that
there is not the reinOtest suggestion of
s .antiness about it, for it is laid in side
plaits, box plaits or multitudinous tucks.
but these are managed with master
| hand, caught and held down, close as Il
| in Il fluffy series Of fan folds and frills
| at the feet.
i TuckS and tucking everywhere! The
newest skirts for both cloth and thin ma
tcrials are seen either entirely tucked or
in clusters varying in width and length
wise and on the bias. Skirts tucked on
the bias are beautiful for crepe de chine,
chiffon and all the thin materials. The
| tucks end within ten or twelve inches
of the bottom of the skirt and flare be-
low Insertions Of lace are set III below
| the tucking
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Miss Mary +. Howe, the social ex-
pert has decided to accept the verdict
OF SoOOO which the jury found in her IA
vor after hearing the evidence on the
trial of her suit against Mrs. Frances
Augusta Skinner to recover $24,75O for
her services for acting as Mrs. SINNERS
companion for nearly six years. Justice
Iruax then announced the verdict would
stand.
Whether the publication of the fact Is
tn, work of the press agent CT not, it
appears to be true that Miss Dorothy
Drew. q vaudeville actress, broke her
nusc oy striking it with her knee while
giy,':g al exhibition of high kicking in
San francisco. Miss Drew admits that
it must look ridiculous for lady to make
the miss like she did.
A CAUTION.
When little folk begin to eat
thanksgiving dinner they should first
Make up their minds to be discreet,
Not eat and eat until they burst.
or grOwn-ups, too, the same is true,
If they'd avoid pain and regret.
So "gO 1t slow or else-you know.
Now, dent forget! Now, don't forget!
Chicago Record.
Much to the surprise of the friends Of
former Mayor Henry e. Howland, who
had been nominated as the Regular
candidate for the presidency of the Union
League club, the friends of Frederick
D. Tappen elected him president of the
club for the coming year by Il vote OF
1S4 to 154. o
John d. Rockefeller wrote to the Naval
arch committee that he would give $4,000
for the permanent Iaane structure. A sub
prominent banker i'll this city, The
total amount received to date is about
5000, 600 .a1:=s 49,. = .,sa:,~. :. = J.
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YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
CraIidIua's Owl Starry

cIlhuEld'S OWi SJHry,
One Autumn day, quite startled
Heard dreadful wailing tones.
Some poor old soul had fallen down
And broken all her honeS.''
That's what l thought and what I said
AS toward tho wailing sound l sped
And as the screeches grew more loud
My sympathies were stirred.
"What is that dreadful noise?" asked,
Those awful walls we hcard?"
The answer camt-tearful and wild
1t sounds exactly like Il child.
TO find it out is what I'm trying,
1t must he some dear child is crying
stopped IL boy. riding along
With careless whistle. laugh and song
He thought it funny, too. l guess
Ibid YOU hear that cry of dStressy'
"piStreSS!!' he cried: why. don't YOU see
That chid'S an OWL and roared with glee
And / 50 glad to be relieved
Was not indignant, though deceived.
-EXamincr.
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THE EYES.

Much kindergarten work: such as per
foratiny, drawing. beadwork and the like,
is very bad for the tender eyes of young
children and as many other such tasks
are harmless, as well as entertaining,
there is no excuse for giving the little
ones work that is almost certain to strain
their eyes.
While reading everyone should rcmenl-
ber to rest the eyes occasionally by mt
ing them from the book and looking at
distant objects, or closing them for IA
few minutes.
An excellent recipe for Frightening the
eyes and keeping them in good condition
is as follows: To a pint of cold boiled
and filtered water add a pinch of boraclc
acid powder, dissolving it in little hot
water first After washing the face night
and morning apply with the finger this
eye tonic, opening the eyes widely and
turning them about. so that as much of
tho eyeball as possible will come in con-
tact with the water. This plan not only
makes eyes bright and clear, but inl--
proves the sight and prevents colds anu
neuralgia. 1t also prevents the formation
of matter on the eyelashes in the morn,
ing. which is often the case with people
out of health or suffering from weak VI
overtired eyes. When the eyes feel tired
they can be refreshed by closing them
and holding the head back for a few min
utes. Bathing with strong cold tea Is
most strengthening. Never write. read
especially the electric light or incundes-
cent gas. The light should be shaded OF
ones back turned to it.
One doctor adds: ''\ever use a sponge
to the eyes, as it invariably swarms with
bacteria
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age covers itself with the illusion of
charity, and asks in the name OF Christ
that no one s feelings be hurt But there
is not in the New Testament any hint
that hypocritcs are to be treated with
charity. This class is so intrenched on
all sides that the enthusiasts cannot
touch them. Their elbows are inter
locked: they sit cheek by jowl with vir-
tue, They are rich; they possess the
earth. How shall we strike them? Very
easily. They are so soft with feeding on
political lies that they drop dead if you
give them dose Of ridicule in drawing
room. Denunciation is we'll enough, but
laughter is the true ratsbane for, hypo-
critics. Ii you set off a few jests the air
is changed. The men themselves cannot
laugh or be laughed at, for natures re-
venge has given them masks for faces.
You may see a whole roomful of them
crack with pain because they cannot
laugh. They are angry, and do not
sneak
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SKATING IN RiS.

Parisians have eagerly taken up skat-
ing this season, and the fashionable rink,
the PalaiS du Glace, Oh the Champs
Eysecs, is crowded with Il fashionable
and gay throng i'll the afternoon. and
with Il gayer but less fashionable set in
the evenings. That is, women of the
correct world do not skate in the even
ing. but they often go to the rink to sip
coffee about one of the tables in the bal
cony and watch the crowd of beautiful
women. dressed in the gayest combina-
tions of velvets and furs, and men in
top hats and often i'll evening dress skat-
ing on the ice beneath.
Some Of the costumes Worn are really
marvelouSly beautiful. Imagine Il skirt
| Of white velvet made in the bonnie femme
| style and worn with short jacket of er
mine. The toque of crminc is trimmed
| only with !; chou of ceriSe tulle and a
| diamond ornament. No less remarkable
is a princcsse gown Of dark-red velvet.
| fastening. coat fashion. with fur Orna-
ments and fur ropes like the frogs on
military garment.
Very beautiful is costume of gray
velvet with the skirt opening OH each
side over panel of white silk, accor
dion pleated, and embroidered in lines
of small silver beads between the pleats.
This is made with BLOUSE. Of the same
silk, with bolero of gray IL ce and sleeves
Of velvet. But the costumes are all pref
|
fur.
In the afternoon, when III, entrance
price, by the way, is raised to 81, the
costumes are perhaps less remarkable,
but they are by no means conventional
skating suits. They are chic as pos
siblc. says the New York Tribune. The
pleated skirt seems the popular style, and
with this is worn the short jacket and q
waistcoat or blouse as gay, odd or unu
sual as is possible within the confines OF
good taste.
\ beautiful front that has appearet
lately is made of the plumage of birds
This worn with lace stock. quite trans
forms a cloth suit. There is always il
the afternoon Il good attendance Of mel
Of the leisure class. These appear in prop
er afternoon array-a top hat and lon
; coat. Any other form of dress mark
Il man as not of the set supposed to b
skating at the Palais du Glace or as
foreigner
At this time of the day the balcony
transformed into IL tearoom. where goo
proportion of tho smart world sip the be'
crage that they try so hard to like.
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Wanted a Watermelon Vine.

A solicitor in a Georgia court relates
that he once overheard a conversation be-
tween his cook and nurse, who were
discussing recent funeral of Il member
Of their race, at which there had been a
great prOfusion of flowers. The nurse
said: when ! die, don't plant no flowers
on my grave, but plant a good old water
melon vine, and when it gets ripe you
bus it OIL de grave and let dat good old
juice dribble down through. de ground"
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SHORT SKIRTS AND LONG.

Red or blue denim gowns for the house
maid is sensible suggestion, and why
not let them be short, like a golf skirt?
Just compare the agility Of man with
a woman who waits on you at table: and
notice the swish of her skirts and the
burden of it. Graceful and elegant they
may be, but for hurrying and scurryins
about the house, how much more con,
venicnt to be relieved of some several
inches of skirt.
Plenty of women who do their own
housework wear bicycle skirts as their
regular morning costume, instead OF the
old-time wrapper. and the case has been
known of ultra ones who wore boomers
Oh sweeping day.
Nothing is so marked in its new phase
as the formation of the skirt. All women
watched with eager interest the unfold
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Changed His Mind.

When Henry Clay was stumping Ken
tucky for reelection, at one of his mass
meetings all old hunter of wide political
influence said: 'Well, Harry, I've al
vote" (which he named), "I'm goin' agin
you.' Let me see your rife" said Clay.
1t was handed up to him. ''Is she good
riAe?" ''Yes." "Did she ever miss fre?"
'Well, yes, once" why didn't you
throw her away?'' The old hunter
thought moment and then said: .'Har-
ry, I'll try you agin." And Harry was
elected - q. - s-zz$5'-,ss-s. =.
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There will not be any fashion show at
the Madison Square garden, at least not
just now. The proposition was to hold
the affair some time in February, when
exhibits Of new gowns and fashions of all
kinds would be given. It is said that
when this idea was made known the so
ccty women who were on the executive
committee received all sorts of protests
from the fashionable dressmakers who
were also interested in the show, and
who pointed cut that. as it was between
seasons, there was no opp rtunity to ex-
hibit fashions with any degree of certain
ty. They claimed that the show should
he held i'll the spring or fall. and their
ideas appeared to be- so reasonable that a
meeting of the board OF managers was
held. and it was decided to postpone the
affair until some time next May. Not
only will the fashions of the present day
be on view, but heirloomS tracing the de-
ve.opmcnt of fashionable garments from
revolutionary times to the present day
will be seen. Most of these old-timc
gowns will be loaned by various promin-
tnt knickerbockcr families, who have
them stored away.
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Call I'd Down.

Assistant Rector with sclf-ccmplacent
conceite-"Aw-m-I did pretty well in
my address today, didn't l, deacon?'
Deacon Judkins (who is not a special
admirer Of the rector's assistant, eau
Observation-Disclosures must say it re-
i'll the Scripter.''
Assistant Rector-"You probably refer
to Paul preaching at Mars Hill"
Deacon Judkins-"Not exactly; what |
was thinkin' of was the time Balaams S
assistant spoke. New York World.
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I he First American.

tt" vh> the first American gentleman.
whose -rntility was not European. die,
not end III fntility. in keeping the hands
clear "f work. i'll seeing n"vpr-pasSab,t
CULTS between themselves and ''the ladies'
vt RinNham VIII" wear such wonderful
hats. The American gentleman knows
mat they can come up every day from,
Rloxham and rcvoIutionize their head
gear ana their manners. He knows that
there are heights still for every honest
man to climb. He is willing to share his
StntlcnrSs. He is aware that. as in gov
ernmcnt we have found it hctter to be-
led by. the great descendants of ignorant
men IMAM D.! lnlhcc,le DESCENDANTS of the
grcat-we want no George III. to lose us
our best jtwel-So we still get seed for
gentlemen from pure. obscure American
There are many of us who have proud
or English blood than flowed ir the veins
of Na$h!ngton's ancestors. though they
were of q good. valorOuS old family of
England but we know. have seen, and
do not the"rizr. that in fair condition,
descendants of the Earls of Pembroke
are content to make nailS-which is well,
provided they are good nailS-wlile a
Jewish pcdller'S daughter can gracefully
entertain the countess. Circumstance is
the king which all Europeans worship,
thinking to revere inherent qualities of
ancestry.
We have among us. and had in George
Washington, all the graces of European
nobility. springing from the most mex
hanstble soil, striking roots in the ground
of the eternal truth that the Caucasian is
dominant among races: that his is a seed
containing within itself in right environ
ment the probability of rich growth in
lordly ability, with no greater chance of
failure in individuals than in separate
seeds Of wheat-Lcila Herbert in Har-
per'S Magazinp
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MUST NOT CROSS TIE KNEES.

In the matter of sitting, American
women are notOriOuSly at fault. Ger
tainly time works wonderful changes i'll
our customs and manners. but there is
no excuse for calryin ing them to the point
of carelesSness. a so-called but mis-
| named BOhemianiSm is responsible for
the attitudes Of women. Apart from the
ungracefulness of the position, crossing
the knees affects the whole nervous sys-
| tenn through the solar pleXus, the largest
sympathetic nerve force of the whole
body. This habit congests the circula
| ton by one knee pressing Oh the other
and interfering with the femoral artery,
which. coming directly down ON the front
of the limb, crosses under the knee and
| is susceptible to the slightest pressure
| Fatigue is enhanced by this Bohemian
| manner of sitting and the headaches at
| trlbuted to- fatigue are due solely to the
! impeded circulation. Besides, the habit
interfcres with digestion. preventing the
food entering the vermiform appendix
and Superinducing appendicitis. Beauty
is so dependent on health that should
be sighting my opportunities if l did not
call direct attention to the crossed-knee
habit
10 sit we'll is a great ACCOMPLISHMENT.
"Rut how shall know when | sit wcll?''
asks an anxious inquirer. Take Il few
lessons in physical culture and learn the
| expressions Of your muscles, limbs and
features. The whole body is set to music
and verify believe the foolish but de-
lightful cakewalk fad has Il mission il
only to show us how plant the limbs
can become and what charm graceful
musical motion has for the critical OBJ
server. Put some of the poetry of mo
ton into the sitting still position and d,
not look as if you were upholstered like
the rest Of the furniture Make a bic
tnre Of Yourself. calling repose and exer
else both to your aid, beauty to your on
semble and happiness to your expression
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In Paraguay cotton grows the whole
year round, and from one planting two
crops are produced. The plant, after it
has borne, is cut down, and from it's root
grows another plant. ~s,~- =. - =
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NOTIONS FO.. NECkWEAR.


Here is something about the up-to-datc
quite passed away:
SCft. fluffy effects ut the neck make the
severe tailor gowns more attractive and
becoming. and the long lace jabots are
particularly good fer this sort of thing.
1t is absolutely reckless the way III which
real lace wells are utilized for these neck
ties. But the best thing to make them of
is the lace net Il yard wide that is tied
into Il how. with Il small knot i'll the cen
ter and then the ends are left to hang
down. They must not be left VIII the
unfinished ends. however. but must be
finished with little narrow lace of the
same description. When bows of chiffon
arc used the ends must be made of the
lace, but just for the present the oows
made entirely of lace are most worn,
says the st. Louis Republic.
For women who prefer the severe style
in everything they wear the favorite
way of dressing the neck is to have a
small round yoke. filled i'll with chemiSette
of fancy velvet, the chemiSette and col
lar all cut in one. and with the collar
shaped to fit the neck and much higher at
| the back than in front.
This is not a bad style. where it is be
coming. but there are few faces that 90
not look much better for the full lace
bows. The yeliOWer races Snoulu De
! used instead of the dead white. and
there is Il bise color that is the most
fashionable of all. 1t is not the most
becoming. however. and is consequently
| generally used with some jeweled buckle
| or pin to relieve it. or with Il little mar
row band of velvet of some contrasting
color for around the edge of the collar.
Folds of silk muslin laid over plain
collar. with little piece very finely
pleated and puckered up in the center
with a loop of satin or of the muslin
make simple and smart neck finishes
for street wear. The little, pleated era
vat of white point d'csprit. edged with
lace. is often just pinned on at the lower
edge of the bodice collar. and lends
| lust the needed touch of white.
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EABY'5 LITTLE JAP ROBE.

Fond aunts and grandmothers are al
ways looking for something new for the
baby. Every woman has grown tired Of
knitting and crocheting the old reliable
worsted sack, and everyone with the
slightest experience knows that these
same worsted sacks are delusion and a
snare after the first washing.
Everybody knows how great the sue
cess of the Japanese kimono has been
this last year, and it struck some dotins
female relative of a wOrshiped cherul,
one day <that-a-kimonO on Il very small
scale might be a good idea.
No sooner thought of than acted upon
Some pretty pale blue French flannel,
with a delicate white stripe running
through it, was purchased, and some
pretty white merino for facing it.
kimono was fashioned, tried, proved Il
success, and now there is the greatest
sort of a run OH tiny, short kimonos for
the tyrantS Of the nursery.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES aaaa9eaaaea9oo9939oaaao
Sc &e9 GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES. 3

A WO MANS OLlLOOUY 1886
1 know my husband really tries
A pleasant home to make,
But he can't seem to make such pies
AS father used to bake.
He keeps the parlors very neat;
Cares for the baby. too
But, oh! he doesn't roast the meat
AS papa used to do.
He has good taste in cutting out
And sewing his own clothes.
That means economy, no doubt
But fathers cooking goes.
l really must insist that Jake
Shall seek cooking school
And learn to make such pies and cake
AS father does, by rule.
And then how proud and glad I'll be,
When ma brings father here.
10 hear her say: Its plain to see
Jacob can cook. my dear
New Orleans Picayunc
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There is no true friendship without self
abnesation. self-sacrifice." Some become
impatient and often discard the truest
friendships.
Having carefully chosen few friends,
VIC should never let them go out of our
lives if we can by any possibility retain
them. Friendship is too rare and sacred
a treasure to be lightly thrown away.
TO have Il friend is to have one of the
sweetest gifts that life can bring. To
be friend is to have Il solemn and ten
der education of soul from day to day
There arc Il great many ways of los
ing friends. But when we have once
taken them into our lives, we should
cherish them as rarest jewels. If sights
are given, let. them be overlooked. If
misunderstanding arise, let them be
quickly set Alright. Some lose them
through inattention. failing to maintain
those little amenities. courtesies and
kindnesses which cost so little. vet are
hooks of steel to grapplc and hold our
friends. Some drop old friends for new
ones; some take offense easily at imag-
ined sights or neglccts, and ruthlessly
cut the most sacred ties.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-19

A great decrease in the use Of the
horse may be expected in the near future.
Experiments in England have proved
that heavy freight wagon traffic can be
handled by motor power at one-seventh
the cost of horsepower.
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FILLED EGGS.

Take four hard-boiled eggs, remove the
shell, and when cool cut in two length
ways. Put yolks in a bowl. Add halftea-
spoon salt. half teaspoon mustard, one
teaspoon vinegar. one saltspoon cayenne
pepper. one teaspoon olive oil. Mix thor
oughly and fill the eggs. Dress the dish
with parsley and serve.
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Cyrus Field Judson, president of the
reorganized General Carriage company
has announced that the company will put
into service in New York 100 omnibuses
and 200 cabs and carriages. He sait
the company had been capitalized at $2O,
OOO,O0O. Thrce-cent fares will prevail
when the omnibuses are put in opera
be charged for cabs. Some of the con
veyanccs will be operated by electricity
others by air power, and others by gas
olinc.
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The Countess Castellane, once Miss
Anna Gould of New York, has the most
lovely garden in France. She grows all
the o!d-fashionel flowers, which are al
lowed to run everywhcre in luxuriant un-
tidiness. One corner of this delightful
and in this she plants all the flowers
that arc associated in her mind with
friends and relatives, each blossom be-
ing fragrant with memory.
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KEEPING FRIENDS.

have iet IS frtnd. .nG how However. % MEANS not al
ways happiness, but discipline. Seek
how W.. may, we shall never find a friend
without faults imperfections and ways
that vcx, gricve, annoy us. One must
forgive much, forget much, forbear much
1t costs to be a friend, or to have Il
friend. There is nothing else in life. eX-
cept motherhood. that costs so much.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1900-01-18
Eastern Nevada Leads.

A gentleman whose business keeps
him continually moving over the
State remarks that the eastern part
Of Nevada is moving away from US
in the west in mining way. "Not
because the east has better mines or
more of them, he said, "but because
they seem to handle them better.
In the first place the miners of the
eastern part of Nevada are, as a
rule, better miners than you have in
the west for they have had a more
varied experience. Again the own,
ers of claims there are constantly
shipping ore-sometimes in small
quantities, but always shipping
some, and this gives them little
capital to work on. In the west here
every man has mine but no man is
shipping ore. You seem to be all
waiting for some one with money to
buy your undeveloped claims. Car
son News.