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II she feels an estrangement growing ~
tween herself and her husbandf'
Seek out the cause and remove 4
whatever II may be-"
And If she cannot find it?"
''Then say to herself over and over
again: There is no estranaeinent love
my husband and he loves me- There Y
wonderful power in these assertions No
one half guesses the power OF concen-
trated thought which amounts to prayer"
She is so outward said someone who
admires Mrs. Wilcox, the woman. as muca
as Mrs. Wilcox. the poet She proves
what a wonderful charm there Is In frank
ness"
Perhaps 1t is this "outwardness.' thh
frankness. that gives the author Of
Poems of Passion" Poems OF Pleasure
Men, Women and Emotions" the ma.
netic power to draw the most Inward"
secrets of souls from their possessor
Mrs. Wilcox is a conildante Of man
souls than any other women in AmsFseA
They volunteer 10 her the story al Their
sins. their sorrows and. what bcget both
their loves and hatreds.
So compelling IL this magnetism OF hefa
so fun OF calm and strength her faee th1
J lied iucontinently before this woiDsn
fearfui lest ! add one more TO tho fes
lens Of human emotions she knows y
Wen now to solve.
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IN newly papering rooms 1t is not al
ways easy for the chatelaine 10 select
the colorings that will harmonize best
with the woodwork already in posses
sion, and the services of a skilled deco
rator are usually expensive recent
number of the Uphosterer contains a list
of harmonfes that is worth keeping:
Antique oak woodwork may have either
bottle-green walls accompanied by
frieze of Indian red prevailing. deep ST.
emma cornice, ecru ceiling, with uphol-
sterings brown and Indian red, and sharp
Indian red draperies.
Or it may have olive green walls, gold
predomnating in the frieze. ceiling in
velum. the upholsterings of a pronounced
red with bronze prevailing in the draper
les.
White enamel woodwork may have
seagreen walls with old gold freze, old
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ness or hunting trip. They will appre-
ciate each other the more when they are
reunited. | call that annual separation
the housekeeping.
THE stay should not he too long.
brand the woman who leaves her hus-
band for an entire summer of pleasure
seeking as selfish. And selHshness is one
of the ugiest traits in womans character.
She is more than selfish. She is most
unwise.
But as. for these short absences.
believe thoroughly in them. 4
mother should even separate her
self from her children for time.
But | forget that | have no right
TO talk about the duties Of Il mother. The
public might resent that liberty from one
who was a mother for SO short a time"
The full firm lips trembled. We were in
the memory shadow of the bright wom-
ans one sorrow. The shadow obtains even
In that happy home. They call 1t "the
baby who died" BE sure when there IL a
strain of sadness In this optimistic writ
er's work 1t is because of that baby
who died.
Mrs. Wilcox breaches the gospel Of good
cheer always. and an instant later she was
smiling again.
Some happy homes arc only happy for
a time l said. What should wife do
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BOLERO. VEST AND REVER.S

derry In the color Of old lace.
short coats from black tafIeta aU tho
want lag felt for d spring and summer
wrap which Is dressier than cloth and
less fussy than lace.
Entire silor- made gowns of bllck taft
teta are distinctly ctflc and becoming
but not inexpensive for their vogue per.
hdps Is only matter IF "a short time
Certainly, the material wears no better
as gown than for pe.ticoat.
Much stitching appears upnu ,heaa
smartly done Siiken costumes And tucks
leugthwise the skirt ara more numerous
than upon cloth dresses when are iail-
ored, One notable example Of silk tail
or-made coat ana skirt Is worn with vest
made from gray undressed kid tnlshed
with small smoked pearl buttons.
Long coats Of taffeta in black and ueu-
trai tins are among the CONSPICUOUS nov
eltie7 " spring. They follow the Empire
models, and depend for distinction UPON
their perfection Of cut with strapp.ngs.
stitchinss and strange buttons
saw this week long cloak ~ putty
colored satin. made precisely In New
market fashion, with satin strap across
the back at the belt line The buttons
we're as big as silver dollars And the
general effect was, to say the least. odd.
Most Of the women who followed with
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Feminine Fdncie$ =
= Fashions and Facts.

or windy day, wipe from the complexion
the dust and other impurities that the
pores exude with the perspiration. To
do this take damp Turkish washcloth
on which is a little rose cream, and apply
II to the skin Immediately on coming in.
After washing the face cream, which
soothes the irritated cuticle, should be put
on and allowed TO remain for awhile. The
retiring cream Will soothe and heal the
skin against which the sun and wind will
have been beating while outdoors. After
an hour. or half an hour, take a little
lukewarm water and little pure olive oil
soap and wash the cream off the face.
Then use some of the rose cream with a
pure skin lotion and the finest chemically
vouChed for face powder, \ woman that
will profit by this advice need not fear
having an ugly, disagreeabe skin. She
will always look fresh and lovely
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| Home Happy"
1T seems so simple, rather to be lived
than to be talked about" said Mrs. Will
cox. dropping her pink chin upon her fin
ger in characteristic attitude and look II
straight before her with darkening, serious
eyes. But the fact that there are 90
many unhappy homes should make US w1o
are fortunate willing to give forth whit
light we can.
Don't you think that forbearance Is tho
keynote of it all? | don't think the won IN
should yield every point. She grows tire
some and uninteresting, n mere echo Of
her husband in that case and we tire of
echoes. But she should compromise 50
gracefully that her victory IS not apparen,
to any one but herself.
For instance, here husba III may dislike
receptions and teas. She may feel that she
can only enjoy going without him always
because of wat somebody else may .Ht,,
that dreadful specter at so many feminIna
feasts He may go with her and call for
her occasionally, so being IN evidence ana
yet escaping what he is pleased 10 call tha
afternoon inanities.' And yet she has her
receptions. her teas and her husbands Sc
ciety en- evidence. That Is "a distinct iri-
umph. but she should be wise and never
speak or look her triumph.
'She should not interfere with his club
plans if they are bona ide, and her WON
ans Intuition will soon ten her If they arc
Neither should she ask The other to gtFe
up such small. harmless pleasures as these
for within.
Each should try TO enjoy the pleasures
of the other, and this Ia an art that nav
be learned II one enjoys going to the
theater. the other should cultivate ma
taste. II the other enjoys quiet iircsde
evening with his books that Is a pleasure
that is both natural and c.lt~able.
If The family Of one makes itself Oh
noxi4ala 10 the other. every EFFORT shosil
be made to propitiate Ii all fails, then
there Is IA good. old Bible precept that ~
ers the case; Leave father and mother etc.
.'If the friends of one ar" distastctui to
the other. there Is need ~ tact and Wis
dom. but. first Of all frankuess. II hus-
hand dislilScs a woman who Is his Wife's
friend. he should fully and freely give his
reasons for desiring the friendship broken
OFF If they are sufficient, his wife SHOULD
al once cease the association, 80 showing
htr wisdom II they are not, and she feels
that her friend is being wronGed by her
husbands whtm, she can use tact IN pre-
venting their meeting. BGt / would not
counsel here e. deceive her husband On The
matter There should le few or NO re-
serves between husband and wifi, certain
Is none watch Aave any bearing GA t1",t
mutual happiness
"A husbands personalt- should not as
simulate the wif-'s nor the WIGS the ure-
band -. ~ woman has married the right
man
Here Airs Wheeler. who had been watch
tpE the crowds ~urE,uE up t1r streets ia
the afternoon sunshine, caught the words
and looked un. smiths " mich my
daughter mas done" .re said We all
knew Ee was tae right man when We saw
his photograph ana noticed that she mad
no lest ready. Ella used 90 have A great
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>HE care of the nails is very I'M
~ portant matter to all persons of
good breeding. a nail which is
u indifferently groomed Is an abom-
- nation in refined society. Even
in the humber walks of life there is no
excuse for rough, harsh-looking nails, for
it is comparatively easy and inexpensive
to keep them in perfect condition
Many men and women who are other
wise very fastidious in regard to their
appearance are totally unmindful of their
hands, contsnting themselves with detail
ed attention TO matters of far less con-
sequence.
There are preparations for keeping the
cuticle in good condition and the nail
bright pink For cleaning the nails or
pressing back the cuticle about them never
use a blunt metal instrument; an orange
wood stick. blunt at one end and pointed
at the other, is.far better. In treating the
cuticle a good cream and good cuticle
softener viii be found very useful When
the nails are discolored a nail bleach may
be used A piece OF pumice stone will be
found useful in removing stains from the
fingers.
II, through an accident. you are about
to lose nail, do not try to hurry its re-
moval; il Is always better at such times
to consult a physician,
The cuticle should not under any circum-
stances be cut away with knife or the
SCISSORS and ladies who are in the habit
or having their hands cared for by a pro-
fessioual manicurist should bear this in
mind If they wish to avert painful conse-
quences. Always insist that the orange
manicure stick be used
White spots on the nails indicate de-
rangement of the system To keep the
nails the right length they should first
be trimmed the desired shape with a pair
of manicure scissors and the edges made
smooth with very fine manicure file.
Nothing is needed for the care of the
nails except scissors, file, orangewood
sticks, rose cream. pink nail powder and
an emery paper file. These can be pur-
chased in any druggists shop
To put nice gloss upon the nail take
Mite powder In the palm of the hand
and RIB the surface of the nail with n
quickly.
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what Society should He.

An ideal society should one need not
say, be representative OF all that is best in
the national life. II may be said for ex-
listing society that II is more largely rep
resentative than the old was. Unfortu-
nately one faetcr-money--is represented
in excess. the consequence being that
ether and higher interests are neglected
in proportion. OF course. SOM money IS
a necessity to society--it cannot exist
without IT, The exercise of any hospital
ity, even the simplest, involves a certain
expenditure. But gold need not be the
Alpha~and Omega OF our social lie; in
fact. it cannot be, If we are 10 keep aloft
those standards Of good manners and mu-
tual courtesy which. at least specifically.
are recognized as distinguishing good So
clety and good breeding in every capital
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between). inside one o, thu mn. =
tongues Of the burner. and hold II. N
up against the opening. II the erv -
fectly translucent there is every rs,s. ~
believe 1t good, although an old 80 a
egg will he opaquely clear. 1t ra.sa
quite a discriminating eye to dist,,s.as'
the difference between these two o.ss
tons. But an infallible detector Is : !
dish filed with clear water. Thopes ~,
tie more trouble, it may be maaa ~. y
during the daylight. II the egg s,rss
the bottom of the dish and rests So,
airy upon its side YOU may boil II w, s.ae
misgiving. II Il rises slowly NM. n
small end. still touching the dish. i, !. =
least a week old, but will still do for - = Y
ing purposes. The nearer the surs.sv1 !.
the water IL approaches the older \
and II so huoyant as to float with h. =
chamber above, its depravity is TOO rs.s 9
fest for further association. On
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rose and seagreen cornice. pale seagreen
ceiling with upholsterings of gray and
rose and draperies of quiet gray. Cream
woodwork may have a soft. warm blue
wall, with frieZe of ivory tones with
blue tracery. "tornice the same tones as
the frieze. ceiling of ivory pink and the
uphosterngs and draperies of muddy
amber. Cedar woodwork may have mui-
berry red walls, the frieze and cornice of
lighter shades of red, the ceiling of
cream. the upholsterings of the same
class of reds, olives and gold and the
draperies of old ivory. Silver birch
woodwork may have dark chamois and
silver walls with seagreen frieze, cha
mois, seagreen and silver cornice, cha
mois ceiling. ochres, silver and green up
holsterings and drapertes of pale green
with pink
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An old admirer met her. the Their daJ,
after an absence of many years. He had
been broken upon the wheel OF an over
strenuous life, and he looked curiously at
this woman, in whom he could discern no
shadow of change.
How strange" he said. Time has not
stood still with you. 1t has turned back
ward. How have you done this,"
Fifteen years are as a day when YOU
are married 10 q man who loves you and
whom YOU love-" was the answer.
Verify the small woman poet has found
the fount for which foolish Ponce de Leor
sought In vain
Grover Cleveland talked Of his welded
life being "one grand, sweet song" Ella
Wheeler Wilcox says little about IL. but
lives the divine harmony. 1t was because
all who know the poet know that she is
the mistress of one OF the happ.est homes
and wife OF one OF the few model husbands
in New fork chat asked her to tell me
some OF the secrets OF How to Make
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their eyes this Broadway spectacle ~.
peared 20 think that bis WAS carrg'as
III" silk and satin tailor made cHthasr
assn too far.
Another novelty Of the day vas
coatee from navy blue taffeta, done en-
tfely In half-inch plaiia.
such evidences show how the fssniphs
Incline. though they are 800 new OF ~
costly for the many. The same my -
said Of black taffeta coat and skirt. w
80 cket lapel faced with hite satin, 90.
ted with black French knots. There :
something like mile 81 atitchery on w.
novel gown. the outline % which - fsSn.
for the most Of Us. IL the Workmanship
only for the rich.
" neither the gown has an atpn or y.
lero jacket, a spade front or eutAnL
back, the skirt * cut TO be fali al w
feet. II fails an loosely and lons as dp.'
ing the winter. There Is not the fah.
est hope Of trains going out OF date =
present.
Some Of the fas liondble women hass
adopted the shortened skirt for mor'ihs
and promenade use. That IL well, II ohe
may have the tailor-made gowns. II sns
cannot and is willing To suffer for AZ
pearancos. the skirt with the train VIII ~
of more modish value ia her than shs
other Of walking length.
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this spring on preferred cycling SUITS"
but stiil IL would be unsafe to conclude
from this that the ordinary circular
skirt of the past few seasons Is alto
gether satisfactory.
Indeed. now that the bicycle fever has
subsidized, and the sport from being
fad has settled down to fixed position
in athletics, the army of wheeNHomen
while far more decorously clad and
more personable than IN the days when
the market was flooded with freakish
garments and the highways crowded
with freakish-looking pedal-pushers
wearing them, are perhaps at once
better satisfied with themselves and
less uncomfortable.
There was a reason for the late un-
pleasantness. as some have styled the
Eruption of boomers Women didn't
plunge into them all at once. First they
tried an almost endless succession OF
cycling skirts,
Some skirts were divided down the
back only. some all the way through. and
others had II network Of harness under
meath that would put the wires IN "A tele-
phone exchange to shame. None was
satisfactory,
Then. and not until then. did the
bravest Of the army OF merry bikers
try boomers. They solved many prob
lens. yet they had short existence and
one not without blame,
AT It's close the wheeiwomen pattcd
themselves on the back and said 1t was
their superior modesty aud sense of
propriety that sounded the death knell
of the bloomer costume, As a matter of
fact, the American dressmaker couldn't
make boomers that were fit TO wear.
and SO the American woman had to stop
trying To wear them. The best of the
French boomers are far more seemly
for the purpose for which they are In
tended than are skirts. but poo: bloom
ers are an impossibIlity.
After the downfall OF the boomer
wheelwomen's costumes for time
went from bad TO worse; then they be
gan TO grow more nnttN In appearance,
until now they are trim aud smart
without being, 81 least for the more viz
orous ridera, altogether up 80 athletic
requirements
The ptain round skirt of last season
which Is stil IN favor for the present
summer, binders Free leg movement and
tires the rider Il is necessarily made
OF heavy goods tina, viii keep the set ~
the garment and resist the wind. To
add 10 iis weight ana further insure its
STAYING down. n has hand ~ the ma
teriAl set ON the outside and finished
with row upon row ot stitching ar else
Il follows thu fashion ~ she watkins
skirt aud Is laid i1 tuske oH box Pletfs
all thc way -aruuud, THESE folds being
80, r<t,s ,,t,t, ..,..,, f..,,, f,,,,,
e., .t.,,,,a ~ tb.,. Ill.,. N.l.. a. MN
49, 800 thre, ny FAM, t,.h.. ~ ,u,
,@,.r,n .,t t.tD.t MN, l.,,,,. .,,t,, -,
~ ~,,l-tss ,,b.t r,,tN.. ,,,, ,o H., lir,i, Il,
point ~ style.
IL favor ~ such au ncorN~nsut gar
.'N|' AZ ,N '''l~
- ~
NN'''''' = 80 ,t.,
So " ,''''''' "' '"'"g
,,.,,.t,,,-'. nen lr.. ,.r 80, ,',
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ELLEN OSBORNS
FASHION LETTER.
Very Smart Toys Are Now the Correct
and Only Thing, for Cycling.

Ia EW YORK. May 19-Ask at any
good shop about bicycle fashions
and you will probably get the
nonchalant reply:
- ooh. short skirt and a shirt
Is all any woman needs awheel."
And yet the problem of finding a
proper and comfortable cycling costume
and at the same time one sood to look
at is still costing both novice aud ex-
pert no end of trouble.
No new patents are being taken out
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ing present dishonest practices, but still
fail in its mission as regards the house
wife's demand for the simon pure article.
An egg may not he quite at the stage
known as bad" and yet he worthless for
table uses.
Some use the following device for test
ing eggs: Take square of dark-colored
pasteboard. with an opening in the center
a trife smaller than an egg. Catch this
cardboard against the chimney of a kero-
sene lamp "a thin piece of asbestos paper
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Before going ont for a bicycle ride or
for golf. the woman who is careful of her
skin will apply to 1t some cream which
has been mixed with a lotion of known
purity. This should be put on with damp
Turkish washcloth rubbed very gently
over the face. over this application pure
face powder should be gently laid on,
and no veil will be needed, as the lotion,
cream and powder will prevent the wind
as well as the dust from getting into the
pores.
On returning home, either on sunny
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of Europe. l wish to keep clear OF any
suspicion of exaggeration. The nouveau
richie IL not necessarily the vulgar parvenu
II is the fashion to depict him That he
has made his fortune de he has made ii
by honest meansl is a fact of which he
has u right to be proud. and one which, 10
do him justice, he is not prone to over
vaunt. In these days of keen competition
for man TO make fortune honestly
shows that he is man of unusual ability
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never make a mistake by using On ~
that rests upon its side In the water, NJ
n slightly incubated egg will rise IN N
same manner as an older irifertfie u
land Is less desirsble); II would 10 wleek
to use both tests In the order here giyea
discardng all that are not clear and teDe
ing the clear ones in the water, thus q.
Gliding the matter beyond a doubt. A pf1n
in advance of the market paid to gfee9
for tested eggs would be wise and psa&
teal economy.-N. Elizabeth Cochreoa
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An InfaIlible Egg Dcteetor.

Compulsory law. even when supported
by the penalty advised by the reichstag.
will not always insure perfectly fresh eggs
to the housemutter. 4 measure that de-
mands the date when the egg was gath
cred. with the sellers name upon II. with
the threatened penalty of a fine and COM
mercial ostrscism if the product is found
to be poor, may do much toward correct
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way around. There are skirts that have
pockets on the hips large enough to hold
a pistol or a powder puff or a monkey
wrench. according to the needs or tastes
of the rider, but most outfits dispense
with these conveniences and approximate
pocketless walking attire as closely as
possible ELLEN OSBORN
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ter. Then place upon the butter of each
slice thin layer of Roduefort cheese.
Upon one of the slices lay half dozen
olives. dripping with their oil, and place
the other slice on top of them. Then eat
the result. and if you don't say the pleas
ure OF eating It is worth the headache you
are not a true epicure. Asked the reason
of the naming OF the sandwich, the author
replied: Because it is far richer than l
ever hope to be"