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OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
A WOMAN'S CLUB WHICH WANTED TO
ENGAGE IN A HUMANE WORK.
A Common Mistake i'm Making Christ
mas Gifts-About Furniture-
The Unwise

Turley. the scene Of Captain Bluitt,"
the new novel by Charles Heber Clark
MAJ Adeler''), had a woman's club. Here
is a record of some of the proceedings
In the absence of any important regular
business the president thought she might
be permitted to direct the attention of the
society to a communication received by her
yesterday from the secretary of the
Woman's Department of the Association
for the Prohibition of Unkind Treatment of
Brute Beasts, in the city Of X. If no OBJ
lection should be made. the secretary
would proceed to read this letter.
The secretary then presented the letter.
which asked, first, that the Turley General
Culture Society would take up and consider
the question whether the growing employ
ment of incubators with for
the Matching of chickens might not prop
erly excite the vigorous opposition of per-
sons who desired to prevent unkind treat
ment of animals, and TO secure for them
uniform tenderness of treatment. The
practice of removing eggs from the nest,
and from the natural processes of incuba-
ton supplied by the hen. the producer Of the
eggs, is becoming more and more common;
and while the society forwarding the COM
munication did not desire to encourage that
excess of zeal which would pursue trifing
causes Of complaint, the feeling among the
members is that as the number of domestic
fowls is very large and their feelings pre-
sumably are not so wanting in sensitive
ness as to warrant complete disregard Of
them, there is at least reason for discus
sion of the matter by humane persons
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pirate in its straight folds falling just 10
the sill. The ceilings are charmingly fres-
coed. and the color note is sounded in the
rich Oriental rugs that cover the highly
polished oaken floors. Superb bearshns
are also on the floor, and two or three
large armchairs of old Spanish leather
work are the only furniture. The woman
who designed and furnished this house,
and whose home il is. has too much dis
elimination 10 break the imposing effect
OF the carvings with much furniture or TO
destroy the rich and quiet scheme Of her
architectural design with a tumble Of brio
a-brac. Palms and a few foliage plants do
away with all suggestion Of baroness, and
the rugs, frescoing and carvings do the
rest. This is a point here that I would
like 10 emphasize in the furnishing Of
halls: There hould be furniture enough
TO render them inviting and cheerful.
just enough and no more. These pieces
should be of a heavier character than
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with rows Of handsome buttons Coats
with bolero jackets are worn, the latter
being Of handsome lace. fur or embroidered
cloth or velvet. Pretty coats in pale bis
cult cloths are embroidered around the
edges in the same color in an odd way. the
embroidery combined with a silk cord. A
collar of velvet in the same tint, handsome
Iy decorated with applique lace and en-
broidery. is the only ornamentation on
some of these coats. with the exception
Of stitching and plain bands. Louis coats.
some greatly modified. are not in such
large umbers as early in the season.
They usually are of velvet, corduroy or
MORE silk. Three-quarter coats having a
skirt-like finish from the waist down and
light fitting all around are in handsome
cloths. velvets and MORE silk. Some are
very plain. their finish consisting of a few
rows of fine cording or OF stitched bands
Of cloth or silk. Others have hip pockets
or triple capes and revers, are single or
doubIe-breasted and are decorated with
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In the Illustrations accompanying this
article there are three types of halls, each
of which is instinct with a beauty all its
own. If a house in it's construction is to
preserve the balance of power so to
speak, the hall must be the center from
which other rooms radiate, it is therefore
q most important factor in determining the
character Of the house. In the modern
house it is no longer considered merely a
corridor. or passageway into which other
rooms open. When a man plans his house
he first decides whether he wishes this
part of the building to be a reception
hail." that is, a square room (small or
large, as the case may be-, partaking of
the nature Of both entrance way and liv-
ing rooms, or a wide and stately apart
ment stretching the length of the house
suggestive of baronial grandeur and to be
decorated with corresponding magnificence.
Not infrequently in the last decade a mar
now and bare-looking hall led to luxurious
apartments, but a change of taste in this
respect now leads a man to furnish his
hall in such a way that the character Of
the rest of the house is easily guessed
from its appearance.
\ DISCOURAGING HALL.
MIS-. IL. OF. j. Writes me THAT SHE Is llNlnS
in a house which is not of modern con-
struction. 1t has a long and narrow hall,
the present appearance of which is hope
lessly barren and uncheerful. She requests
me to suggest some treatment in its color
ing and furnishing which will make it at
t~ractive and inviting. She says: IT think
1t is most important that a hall should
wear an inviting aspect. but 1 realize that
mine repels rather than attracts the Wis
itor, and I simply do not know what to
do with this long and narrow passage,
which runs through the center of my
house"
/. In looking over the diagram she has
inclosed I find that she can break the
length of her hall midway by throwing an
arch across the ceiling here. Beams form
ing a squared arch would be most effective.
AS the ceiling is high she can drop a grill
panel of lattice work across the arch, thus
filling in the top of 1t for a depth of two or
three feet, and from the bottom Of this
panel she can hang her portieres. Now,
instead of the long, unbroken stretch of
dismal hallway which greeted the Wis
itor's eye, there is the pretty effect of
wooden lattice and the soft and har-
monioUs coloring of drapery below. AS
for the color scheme, her first thought
will be to choose something cheerful.
ceiling a warm, golden tan, in plain color.
This can be carried out in a calcimine
wash if the walls have not been papered
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the room. The center is laid with rugs. in
which old blue p~redominates, as the velvet
carpet on the stair has "A groundwork Of
blue. A note Of green in the central rug is
the excuse for a chair Of green brocade in
a peculiarly soft and delicious shade at the
foot of the stairs, and the wicker chair
near at hand has a cushion of green We
lour. Thus perfect discrimination and the
medium of Oriental rugs brings all colors
together in perfect harmony in this beauti-
full room.
A MAGNIFICENT HALL
Illustration No. 3 is French gothic in
detail and treatment. The ballustrade,
which forms so effective and exquisite
a feature of this hall. is carved in oak.
as are the ballusters Of the stairs. The
immense picture window. which faces the
front door, gives a view Of huge palms and
a fascinating tropical growth outside (for
this house. too. is in southern California;
The drapery at this window, of silk velours
in a cool gray green. is dignihed and appro-
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My DaemOn.

If 1 could meet thee face to face,
IL 1 could pierce the cloud that wells
Thy form in mystery. yet fails
To hide thy strange and wondrous grace,
1 would not fear the secret place
Where like the moon that fades and paIes
Meath feecy cloud that Ger her sails.
Thou show'st thy light, yet -hid'st thy face,
Yet even so I'll follow thee.
Though stumbling oft in twilight dim,
For in the garish light Of day
Mine eyes grow blind, 1 cannot see
The vision beautiful Of Him
To whom 1 live. to whom L pray.
But in the palace OF the King.
If by Gods grace 1 come therein.
Washed pure and white from earthly sin,
And kneeling at thy feet 1 bring
Ny gift of love, while angels sing,
Wilt lift the misty veil so sheen
And show TO me thy face serene? e. A
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About Boiling Water.

Ladies Home Journal.
II may seem presumptuous TO suggest
tina few people know how 10 boil water.
but such is the case The boiling point un-
der ordinary atmospheric pressure (sea
leveD is PIP degrees Fahrenheit. This point
changes according 10 the altitude. When
bubbles form on the bottom OF the kettle.
come clear 10 the surface and rupture
quietly without making an ebullition we
have simmering. At this point the Their
mometer should register $50 degrees Fahren-
heit. and il is at this temperature that we
cook meats and make soups. When the
bubbles begin to form on the sides and sur
face OF the vessel and come toward the
top OF the water there is a motion in tho
water. but IL has not really reached the
boiling point. II Is only when the Their
mopeter reaches 22 degrees Fahrenheit
and the water is in rapid motion that x
can be SAID 10 boil; and the atmospheric
gases still continue 20 be given on With
the steam for a considerable time after the
water has commenced TO boil rapidly; IA
fact IL is difficult 20 determine when the
last traces have been expelled. IL Is safe
TO suppose. however. that ten minutes boil
ing will free the water from its gases, maks
IL tasteless and render IL UNIT for the max
ing Of tea. coffee or other light infusions OF
delicate materials.
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feeling that could be experienced would DC
only a vague kim OF disappointment, ana
IL really seemed TO her that a society .or
general culture would be going very tar
out OF its way 20 devote much time ana
intellectual energy 20 an attempt 10 meas
ure and TO ~sympathize with the possiDie
chagrin OF a hen.
Florabella Burns was about 20 take the
floor when the secretary interpOsed with
the remark that she had not yet read the
last sentence OF the letter. This gave the
reason why the society in the city had
taken up the matter. The feelings OF the
adult hen had no consideration. The propO-
sition OF the society was based wholly
upon solicituds for the chickens yet IN
born.
Why" asked FlorabeIla Burns. should
there be any more sOlicitude for a little
chicken Matched by an incubator than for
a little chicken Matched by a hem
The correspondent society" said the sec
rotary, has been deeply touched by the
indisputable circumstance that the little
chickens Matched in the incubator can
never know a mothers love"
Murmurs OF sympathy were heard all
around the room.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Mural Halstead is one Of those old ne

PhlIadeIphia IeIegraph-
Murat Halstead is one OF those old news
paper men who do not need a newspaper TO
find a great audience. He has reached a
time of life when he enjoys his independ-
ence. his college of Journalism. and in a
general way his fling" all the more from
not carrying too much luggage in the shape
of an established paper whose traditions
and interests he must conserve. His last
performance is a Life OF Mckinley" sold
by subscription, with a comfortable COPY
right per volume. On which the publishers
are already settling with him for a sale OF
over half a million copies. The insatiate
copy producer" is already at work on an
other subscription book with a subject Of
similar attractiveness, for which the pub
fishers predict a similar fortune
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white wood, and the white brackets sup
porting beams on the ceiling Of mahogany,
give a rich and unique effect that is thor
oughly artistic. The harmony of line at
once apparent in this picture is produced
In part through the medium of the furni-
ture. In the mahogany settle against the
stairway the gothic lines are graceful and
appropriate. The color scheme of this hall
IS a rich, dark blue, with touches of or
ange, The ceiling is orange colored plas-
ter between the mahogany beams, the pa
per on the side walls has a ground work of
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The Art of Giving.

Grace Ellery Claiming. in the Criterion.
One OF the %stupidest mistakes I'm life Is
that of surprising what we call the 'neces-
stiles of life are the only necessary
things. Because a family is scant of food
or warmth it does not always follow that
a blanket. a basket Of coal, or even a tur-
key. will warm or feed them more than
lace curtains, a fancy lamp and a box OF
Huyler's. 1 have known at least one case
where an opal ring effected what a ton Of
coal could not, and many and many a
young girl would be warmer In a pretty
new cotton shirtwaist than in a mountain
of heavy underwear. 4 trim pair OF shoes
will comfort young feet better than warm
socks. and a theater ticket or a bicycle is
sometimes a better financial lift than a re-
ceipted rent bill.
Food. fuel. shelter. blankets. coal and
clothing of the strictly necessary type. the
great majority Of mankind must arrive at.
do arrive at, by one means or another. But
boys and girls. men and women all about
us suffer and starve for the theater ticket.
the book. the bicycle, the bit OF fnery. at
which they can never arrive u~naided, but
the possession OF which makes easy and
possible the struggl for all the rest.
That 'improvidence OF the poor" OF
which we talk so lightly, Is natures mer-
ciful provision for the sanity OF the poor.
too often. II Is not always the act which
looks so wise that has most OF wisdom in
IL. Particularly in the young this healthy
craving for the beautiful cries out. and II
one never has what one Graves. II gets TO
hold a dispropOrtionate value. The child
who is never allowed a ribbon makes her
self ridiculous as a woman by her love Of
ribbons, and the young girl. or boy. for
ever crossed in longing for some bit CT
brightness, will almost surely pay too dear
for II some day. Not always have these
passionately-desiring young things the
right 10 crafty a craving. however inno-
cent in itself, but at Christmas and on all
the tender anniversaries Of the year people
may give, and people may receive. the rib
bons and trinkets of life. which shall deco
rate its dreariness and beautify its barren
ness for another twelvemonth. How fine
an art IL comes TO be, this art Of giving
It follows that one Of its fundamental
rules should be: To those who lack neces-
sites give Injuries.
A second reason for this is. il can never
then mean charity. but always brother
hood. 1t is a form Of giving which humili-
ates neither giver nor recipient.
1t carries with il as a corollary: To those
who have all the luXuries of life give the
only luxury remaining, something simple
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walls are colored alike AS this house is
in southern California. the floor is of Ore
gon pine, a wood much used there. This
combination of hall and living room is one
of the most charming rooms 1 have ever
seen. 1t is forty feet long, and the wide
and imposing stairway, with its nuted col
umns, is one of the most beautiful features
of the room. AS the walls are plain and
rather pale in tint, the yellow lowered
silk curtains at the numerous windows are
most acceptable in here. A certain depth
of tone and colOring is attained through
the use of antique Bokhara rugs on the
polished floor, their deep crimson tones
and touches of ivory white showing up well
at the two widely separated extremes of
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blue with figures of orange touched with
gold. The floor is mahogany finish, and is
laid with the richest Turkish rugs. The
palm pattern is dark blue, with orange
and old pink in the figures, while the XIX
killem has much blue and orange mingled
in it's design.
A PURELY COLONIAL HALL.
Illustration No. 2 is a very beautiful ex-
ample of the purely colonial. In this room
the woodwork is all painted the white of
old ivory and has an '~egg-shell'' finish.
The handrail of the stair alone is mahog-
any. The kalsomined walls are finished in
rough plaster, and are a soft and rather
delicate shade of yellow, the ceilings and
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as TO the quality OF material add their
share 70 a total of cost that, to most wom-
en-, is startling. To begin with. ii is not con-
sidered that one can cut much of a figure
stylishly in a plain suit of a stuff that is
ever in the shops. Instead. one must ap-
pear in new fabric or one recently revived
in stylishness. Every shopper knows what
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is found in other parts OF the house. and
should not be ornate in design. Subdued,
yet rich, tones should be used in the color
ings, and the idea conveyed by a hall should
be that while rich and satisfying in itself
it yet leads to other and more fully fur
nished apartments, unless, indeed, it be
what is commonly called a reception hall.
In this case small tables, books and rock
ing chairs are not out of place.
KATE GREENLEAF LOCKE.
Copyright, 1901
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sleeper said that he was an artist. LAT
present 1 am temporarily embarrassed, but
l am still a gentleman His name-a beau
tiful one-was Philip Plantagenet.
This reminds me of the man who,
brought before the magistrate, said his
name was Harold MOntressor. "Give me
your real name" roared his honor. Must
L." whispered the accused. We'll. if |
must give it-Eifzgerald Eortescuen
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Furniture for Use.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
In choosing furniture one should choose
the same discretion as in picking out
friends. says an artist i'm arts and crafts.
Select each piece with an eye single to the
purpose for which il is to be used. Let each
piece be OF honest workmanship. showing
the grain and character Of the wood from
which it is made. no veneer. and above all
let it be in good taste with the surround
ings. Throw aside the spindle-leg chair.
which makes the cold shivers run down
your back when your fat friend sits down
in it, replacing il with the more hospitable.
generous, stanch, wide-srmed chair that
invites him TO stop and linger. for Of course
il is not expected that you will offer one a
chair whom you do not wish would stay.
As a foundation principle IL would be
well 10 have nothing in your house that ~
not either useful or ornamental. This is the
secret of the Japanese simplicity that 80
captivates the foreigner. Richness in fur
niture or any other material does not con-
sist of overlooking In ornament or glazing
color. 1t is rather the perfect union OF that
which is useful with that which may please
the eye and often-in fact We might say
always-is a pleasure both TO the maker and
the owner. This is the reason why the
artist so admires that which has been pre-
served from the middle ages. for IL made
no difference for whom designed, the rich
or the Door, all bore that thoroughness OF
construction and delicacy OF thought that
came from the development Of the people in
art tastes adapted TO their wants. each ac-
cording 10 his station ~ life. For one who
lives quietly need only look to his own and
his familys comfort. while one who by mis-
wealth, political or other attachments may
feel that he must live in a more lavish way,
giving entertainments galore. all OF which
he may be able to well afford, can surround
himself with many Of the things that please
the eye alone, and while they are . source
of great pleasure they are not necessities.
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\ S HIO A B L z
street gowns have
as their chief char
acteTistic simplic-
ity of finish and
richness Of materi-
al. When dress-ups
are m a k e d by
such extraordinary
-elabOrateness a S
they are now. il is
a welcome relief to
Fl n d contrasting
standards in street
attire. But even
here the demands
on the stylish
purse are
severe. EXcrucia-
tions of fit and fin
ish swell the dress
or tailor's
bill, and exactiOns
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~AristOcratic Names.
Boston Journal.

Boston Journal.
A studio building in West Fortieth street,
New York, is occupied chiefly by women
floor and lay down in the hall to go TO
sleep. There was feminine confusion. and
a policeman was summoned. The Weakened
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Quite a shock.
ork Evening Sun

New York Evening Sun
Helen Hays poem In the last Hsrper's
Is a pretty piece OF melancholy with its
dead loves" and ashes Of other years
and lost memories and buried hopes
and the rest. but IL was something Of
shock TO have the author. right upon lhs
heels OF IL. announce bar engagement
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Woman's Home Companion.
Some very well-meaning mothers are SO
oblivious of the sensitiveness Of a child
that they will speak of his faults in his
presence. and ask advice about the best
way 70 control him, In the same cool man
ner that they allude 20 his attacks OF
Group and discuss remedies. But any one
who has the insight TO read what is passing
in the mind of a little one thus obliged to
sit still under the torment would be both
pitful and indignant at the situation.
OF all things let US avoid exploiting our
children. either In the way Of exhibiting
their PROJECTIONS or their weaknesses. A
certain loyalty is due the child from the
parent. If the little one shows himself
lust as he is TO the close confident Of all
mis- moods IL is a betrayal OF his trust for
the mother 10 repeat his confessions or de-
scribe 10 others what she has learned about
him. An, that all mothers would cultivate
in themselves the steady self-pOise and
firm will which would enable them TO pur-
sue the even tenor Of their way with their
families needless Of what other people say
or want n mother needs some Of Natures
grand Indifference Nothing does IL matter
to Nature that people SANDER and defame
her, murmur about her changeableness and
decry her ways. They may find fault or
praise. that which is right is done. and the
day comes when the critics cry is hushed.
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Il HOME
THREE SCHEMES FOR BEAU TIFYING.
HALLS AND STAIRWAYS.

The Pure Colonial, the French Gothic and Colonial
Gothic, all Supply Charming Suggestions.