The sun., 1901-11-01
In THE SHOPS.

II Is quite the most fascinating Of din-
her SongS 1t would do for Il biz hotel
IL used with indiscretion, but delicateIy
manipulated there is no reason WHY II
should not sound alluring notes i'll 4
private house 1t is Chinese war
Grum and the most interesting of quaint
Ililhese Instruments. 1t is round, like
the ordinary drum, but shallow, not is
dcep lS Il milk pan, and the thick pieces
Of heavy leather on either side arc fast
ened with big round headed nails. On
the TWO heads are painted decorations, on
one 4 dragon and on the other some
lE!ng less interesting, but more or less
picturesque. That is the beauty of the
drums, they are surely picturesque.
ear for ten years" says the China
man who sells them and from the an
ptarance of strength they have they
ihght wear for twenty. They have moth
lhg Of the beauty Of the bronze gonss
ni the delicacy Of tone, but they have
charms of their own. They are not rX-
prnsivr for they cost 81 ana sl.25 in
moderate sizes suitable for house use or
decoration. There are very ordinary
W"Gden drum sticks which 20 with them.
II does not seem like ii lust now. hut
there Is sometimes weather when extra
warmth Is needed for the feet for th,,
Wollldl or man either, who drives fire.
uuclltly. The up-to-datr foot stove comes
with prepared coal for llSr in il, ana
WIN Il iire 1T ones feet there is no dan
ger OF cold. This foot stove is the shane.
~ use a homply comparison Of Il Garnet
sweeper body. long, ohung box COW
cred with corduroy or some kind Of cot
toil velvet. According to which material
y used on thcm the warmers cost SO.
or SAFE. y box containing several bars
ui the coal will cost 10 cents, and one bar
VIII burn for hours.
I.ittc handkerchief turnover collars
take various forms. One of the latest
lS very pretty 1t comes with coorad
hrmSlitched hens and embroidery. The
llUht Of the turnover shows dreD
point, handkerchief corner showing the
introW hemStitched hem Of the rnlor
ana III the corner It little figure in color
tn match, 4 ilenr de lis. PERHAPS, or
something equally dninty. This point
Is 50 long that il reaches nearly to tho
lower edge OF the stock. The little side
lA"ceS which begin on either side Of thn
lGlht and are not connected with il are
Of the regular turnover variety and
have the colorcd hem, and inside TIN.
hefn, on the white row Of French
knots in the color. These collars CONC
with hcms and rmhroidrry of pink or
blue.
! In embroidered handkerrhicfS an excel
lent design is little basket of flowers
and inside the handle is embroidered the
initial
Mink is making its presence fclt this
year. ana there is no reason why il
I should not, for it is an attractive fur.
Here h hat madr entirely of fnr mink
with line Or white fur IN the edge.
II is n quaint hat, rather ont of the usual
run, tnrban with u rim turning IN Ia
the height Of the crown On tho front
and sides, but cut through mt the back.
where it is turned down over the hair.
The line Of white fur is on tho edge
Of both the turncd-up and turncd-,lowa
rim and gives n very odd, hut also good
effect Where the rim is cut there is n
bunch Of white roses on either side.
Here is another hat which shows that
delightful combination OF brown and
green which suggests woods and fields
even in midwinter. At little distance
one cannot tell what it is for there i
this hand Of brown fur next the face
and above that n line of green. one of
those soft green's of the tone of the pot
terry that comes in dull finish This
hat, like the turban, has a turned-up