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The Summer Hat.
The GirI Mith ] snit Case.
A PTBLTC NUISANCE.

The young woman with a suit case
has lately received criticism in the
newspapers as a good bit of a nuisance.
1t Is said of her that she mas no auea
how to carry her burden to keep it out
of the way and that she swings through
town, along the street and in elevated
and surface cars impeding progress,
banging other folks anatomy and max
ing herself rather generally diSliked.
The further charge is made against
her that her trail Of discomfort is
largely unnecessary, that she does nor
need the big case to carry the satchelfui
of belongings which are alleged 10
rattle around in it.
1t is certainly true that the coat-case
yOu1g woman IS very much IN evidence,
but it has not been suspect ted hereto
fore that she was other than her own
enemy. Tor the occasional times when
her case holds a bagatelle Of belongings
there are m any more when il IS packed
to bursting and is a much too heavy
burden to be undertaken BY her
Yet what. ask the girls-college girls
and Others-WhO appreciate the con-
Tenience of this luggage carrier are we
to do about it2 Ia point OF fact. the
Venience that it is to men, 1t is a neceS-
sity of the present methods Of trans
portation in a big city like New York.
girl comes down from college for a
dinner or dance Into this convenient
box with handles goes her gown for the
evening and it is carried by her direct
~ to the place where she Will dress.
To trust it to an expressman from a
Jersey City train to an uptown resi-
dence. or from the Forty second street
station to Harlem or Brooklyn is risky
Tor quick delivery. She knows for she
has tried it,
The girl going from town for a night
IN the suburbs takes equally in her
hands the possibility Of not seeing her
frock till the next day unless she has
been very forehanded in the sending
on of the case. Until cheap cabs for
long distances and pneumatic tubes for
shunLng luggage across the city in
rev minutes are a fact. the public viii
nave TO accept the suitcase girl as the
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/ of foul breath and 4incfeau tongue. With
such a condition an unhealthy state Of the
viii always help to Danish the other there
which will preVet the disease rom t
ing hold There is nothing better for thia
| than copious drinking OF hot water night
TO restore the color Of ones hair there
/ in warm water and with good soap. 4
nightly massage of the scalp, with few
posture to the sun and air as possible Do
not use ammonia at all, and do not use
with hot water. salt and lemon juice
woman can do anything, said noted
/ French physician once. and truly. when
one. considers. the wealth of results ac-
cruing from the use Of these three sim
PIE cosmetics the over pius OF creams ana
bleaches and tonics on the market seems
tepid bath is taken during the summer a
/ handful OF sea salt IN the water VIII
cold bath is preferred. the same quantity
of salt dropped in viii increase the invig>
create a pleasant glow on the skin
How She Affects Foreigners
The impression made upon a foreigner
| by the American college girl IS set tortn
article in the current International
Monthly. He saws:
clever and energetic women the world
over but the college girl is a new type TO
ing excltes our curiosity more than the
woman who has studied Even he who
IS more violently pTe1udleeO Is lfSk rec
o1cIled, and then becomes eiitntlsls.sl
He Wanders in vain through the colleges
to find the repuiSiye creature he expected,
and 1he funny picture of the German
comic papers changes slowly into an en-
chanting type of Gibson And when he
has made good use of his letters of intro
duction. and has met these new creations
at closer range, and chatted with them
before cosy open fires, and danced and
bicycled and golfed with them, and seen
their clubs and meetings and charities. he
finds himself discouragfng1y word-poor
when he endeaVorS to describe. with his
imperfect English. the impression that
has been made upon him, he feels that
his ocabulary is not sufficiently provided
with complimentary epithets
AS 10 marriage Tor the eolleSe girl, tae
German visitor agrees with those VINO
think that higher education of women
means a menace to their success as wives
and mothers The expression Of his views
The woman has not become less at
tractiVe as regards marriage but has not
marriage become less attra ct1Ve to the
year did not the outer influences begin
to imDeI in that direction2 Does it not
begin in every country school where the
girls sit on the same bench with the boys,
how stupid those boys are? CO-educaIlOn
has many desirable features; it creates
a cOmradeShip between the two sexes
But these factors make at the same time
toward a disil iusiOnisul, which must show
in the end The average German girl
thinks, I am sorry 70 say, that she VIII
| marry any one who VIII not make her
unhappy; the ideal German girl thinks
that she Will marry only the man who
will certainly make her happy. The ideal
American girl thinks that she can marry
only the man without whom she VIII pc
unhappy. and the average American girl
approaches this standpoint with an alarm
ing rapidity-
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PraclicaI Hints.
For EVERY DAY usE

In going up and down stairs do not
bend at the waist, but incline the whole
body slightly forward and put the
weight on the bah of the foot.
One of the most important aids to fu-
ture beauty of complexion is a proper
care of the stomach. Sips of coffee, tea
and wine. ice, water, candy and many
other improper articles are given to
children almost before they have their
first teeth, and OF course, ruin their di-
gestion, and. consequently, their skin
A taste of this. that and the other
dainty is a sure means of encouraging
a perverted appetite.
could see what a benefit to the complex
ion IS u thorough daily washing of the
face in warm water with very pure
soap IF there is much exposure to the
dust of the streets a soft lather should
be rinsed Off with more warm water, ev
cry particle of the soap being gently re-
moved and the water gradually cooled.
1t improves the texture OF the skin and
brings out the color wonderfully
In hot weather. when fruit and vegeta-
bes make up the staple of the sensible
diet. little extra precautlOn against
stomach trouble is frequently necessary.
not because of the EMBELLISHMENTS of
such a diet. but because all fruit is not
ripe and all vegetables are not fresh
when presented by the dealers for con-
sumption. Unripe fruit IS q potent cause
Of intestinal trouble and often also of
stomach and throat illness. which may
manifest themselves in no way save that
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Starting in a small way fifteen years
ago Seattle began building UP a public
library. 1t was moved from place TO
place as it grew, until on the night OF
January 1. 1901 fl was destroyed BY
fire. The next morning the library
commission telegraphed to Andrew
Carnegie. They asked for $500. 600. Mr.
population. 1 gave her S125. 000." They
answered. Increase population. 1890
1900. Atlanta, 81 per cent, Seattle. So.
Seattle's population ali white and all
readers Actual revenue for 1900. $50 -
600. Home circulation. over 10000 vol
umes. Will need I'm five. years S250.0O0
building. VIII guarantee annual
maintenance $50. O06" Mr. Carnegie's
reply was: Il like your pluck You
provide--I A Stanley, in the World
Work
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Reverages and oooling Drinks.
Grateful mixture forms


Grateful mixture forms
Of tart and sweet.
OF icy taste; that in midsummer best
slake craving thirst and mitigate
the day
So keen is the sensation and so In
exorable the demand when one is thirs-
ty that there is an all prevailing and
well-defned feeling throughout the di-
gestive system generally. In almost eT-
cry language we find the word thirst
used to express excessive longing or an
absorbing. desire for something aimed
at thirst for wealth. power, knowledge
or fame. When weary or cold, exhaus-
ted or warm, we prefer drinking to
eating, as instinct has taught US thar
we feel the effect instantaneOusly, as
whatever is drunk is absorbed with ex-
treme facility by the animal economy
and the relief it affords is prompt ard
satisfying until the solid foods which
may be partaken of later viii I,roduCe
a more lasting feeling of satisfaction
USE OF ACID DRINKS IN HOT
WEATHER
While water is the only drink which
really quenches thirst, and most other
beverages are merely palliatives, there
is no doubt that the acids Of fruit
juices allay thirst and in hot weather,
cool the blood and supply a natural
tonic of which the system is greatly IN
need
Ice water and iced drinks are not in
furious when taken IN small quantities
and slipped slowly. Ice water, in fact,
acts as a stimulant to the digestive
functions. its solvent principles elimi-
mating from the digestive organs al
indigestible substances; this being of
very considerable Importance in not
weather when so much fermentabse
food is consumed. Water is rapidly alb
sorbed and eliminated by and from the
system, and while in hot weather we
obtain a very considerable amount
from Succulent. uncooked vegetable
substances and fresh fruit the waste
is very much greater and naturally the
bodily temperature higher, and this
creates a corresponding demand for
cooling drinks.
The sub-acid fruit juices, shrubs,
lime Juice and lemonade are more
agreeable and inviting to the taste than
plain distilled or filtered water They
satisfy the desire for something tasty
and at the sane time are beneficial
FRUIT JUICES
In preserving time the housekeeper
often finds she has considerable fruit
syrup remaining This she can BOTTLE
cooking when fresh fruits are out OF
season and also for summer beverages
When using berries especially for this
purpose, heat mash and strain same
as for jelly Boil for l. minutes. skim
ming as the scum arises and until per
fectly clear Allow half a pound of
graduated sugar to every quart of
juice: heat sugar before adding boil
jars or bottles
EGG LEMONADE.
Beat the yolk and white Of one egg
separately, then beat together. Whip
this into glass OF strong, sweet lem
onade-
OLD-FASHI0NED MEAD.
Cover quarter of a pound of Spanish
sarsaparilla with cold water and boil
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Beat the yolk and white of one egg
separately, then beat together Whip
this into a glass Of strong, sweet lem
onade-
OLD-FASHIONED MEAD.
Cover quarter of a pound of Spanish
sarsaparilla. with cold water and boil
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workers. The question is one Of capac-
ity. for. though there IS no difficulty IN
finding plenty of work for capable and
well educated women, it is the average
woman who finds the market more and
more crowded year by year. Take the
case OF a woman of the upper classes
with no particular intelligence or tram
ing, who from unexpected Teverses IS
obliged to earn her living, but who
finds all ordinary fields Of work over
crowded by women who have acquired
by practice some knowledge and ex-
perience, says Lady Jeune in the sun
day Chronicle. What chance has she
in entering the lists with those who
have been working all their lives at
trode or business, and even then finI
it hard enough to make both ends
meet2 The number of women obliged to
earn their living is increasing, wheth-
er because they cannot marry from the
increased cost of living or the unnat-
ura1 instinct of so many women IN
these DAYS against the married state,
it is difficult to say They are not rich
enough to live on their little fortunes.
On every side these women now tell US
that the difficulty of finding some new
means of employment is becoming
greater and greater and that the old
professions are overcrowded-
Is there any work which has not been
thought of or devised which viii open
up a field of labor for them2 Emigra-
ton is not popular, and though, when
peace is reesta blished in South Africa
there will be an unlimited field as yet
unappr0priated, we dOabt much wheth-
er many English women will have
common sense enough to leave the old
country and start in the new land,
which. nevertheless, IS so full of prom
Use and possibility.
There is no doubt that for women of
capacity there is no dearth of work.
Any woman who is worth anything can
always find work to put her hand to,
which will not only give her employ
for such that we are anxious or fearful
of the future. Such are not the women
of whom we write. but of the anna
tours who are quite unfit to fight the
battle of life They have to contend not
only with the capable women who can
stand alone, but with another class of
women, who, while having some means,
often an independence, are infected
with the passionate desire of their sex
nowadays to do something, and find
that something all the more desirable
and attractive if it can produce some
remuneration. One is not thinking of
the women who long ago possessed
special gifts, but were debarred by
prejudice and fashion from using them.
but of those who undoubtedly might
have done so had they wished, but who
preferred the personal pleasure they
derived from their acquisition to the
applause of the public.
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on beverages we have used for years.
both are excellent We VIII. hoWeNer.
better.
Take % pounds Of well ripened Concord
grapes. pick from the stems rejecting 4lt
imperfect fruit. Wash thoroughly ia cold
water. Put into double boilers OF into
an earthen dish which can be placed over
boiling water: steam until the skins ard
pulp separate. then strain. without
squeezing, through jelly bags. The juice
and skins with pulp rema ming in the
bags may be squeezed out and used for
jelly Let the juice stand until any sed-
iment settles. then pour or carefully
through thin muslin. leaving sediment ia
boiling point skim. cook about Is min
utes and finish same as canned fruit or
fill bottles to top. allowing room for the
cork. Pound this in tlEhtIy and seal.
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Pads and Faucies.


FOR THE HURRIED SHOPPER.
Parisians are wearing cream muslins
with large red spots thereon. trimmed
about the bodice with q good deal of
lace: they are very fond of red
The cross stitch Russian embroidery
IS stylish and fashionable this year in
handwork as well as the machine imi-
tations of it, A pretty feature of a lit
tie outer linen blouse which is trimmed
with the embroidery is a pocket upon
which is worked in the cross stitch the
monogram of the wearer.
The lips are apt TO indicate charac-
ter Thick lips that hang forward and
display their inner lining show indo-
lence and love of ease and luxury
When the outline Of the lips is narrow
and united with q sinister mouth there
is a great deficiency of natural kind
ness, a want of warmth and but little
capacity to love in the individuals ma
ture-
Every week brings the revival of
some old fashion. Long silk shawis for
summer wraps have appeared i'm the
Paris and London shops. SO man. be ex-
pected soon in this country Many OF th-a
summer gowns are collarless. and IT
really seems as If by next summer vvo-
men Will be seen in daytime wearing
loW-necked dresses as in the early parf
Of the second half Of the century Just
past
Celestial blue" is the name of the
very newest of the tints of this stili
remarkably popular color. II IS an
even more beautiful shade than bAba
OF turquoise blues. and blue celeste an
pears among the lovely crepes de chine
batistes, creped satins summer bro
cades and taffetas. as well as in the
list Of dainty belt and neck earni4ures
IN ehinon, velvet or satin
Novelties in jewelry are constart1,-
appearing Both new and smart is
long chain Of eastern cut gems ana r.
regular pearls and turquoise sf7.ines
wound about the neck are aafr7re~ II,
favor rapidly. a lovely brooch AZ sba7-
ed enamel is made like a wild rose I'M
has the odd addition of a cherDb-s bas5
n raised gold IN the center Amethvsfs
are Worn once more, after long dfsnea
ana often are combined with diswonSS
very thin canvas. nuns yelling or sil1s
crepe gowns are trimmed with lfrav -
heInstltchlng on the seams of +ha
waist and skirt, the colored HnirDs
showing through Blue black and mode
are the laVorlte colors and there Is 4
e slsle7 ~ A-Hlhs as contrasting and self
toned silks are used. Black is r7asa
over white, with applique lace fis7lrss
IN a deep yellow arranged at i,-r.sr-,,1s
intervals on the yoke and hea5ine- 49,.
nounces on the skirt Some strin7 .c,l-
ored laces are used. but very Iff+Is -.
white unless it is 10 trim a deep crear,
ground. n sam
The details Of the han7lar,t,i,e !.
always marked the dagree ~ 1~se5-,e
menf-esp eclahy among women -
TINS season the manufactures go, -
nave outoOne themselves in the 5.Is-s
- OF tnlS accessory Whites of c.o,rs.
a-t"a5s tne BEST of taste. but this yea
,-.. ll--Ne me most delicate tints. en-
nxoidered IN white in one corner either
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Table and Kitchen.

Conducted by Ida Ames Willis, Mar
ouette Building, Chicago, to whom al
inquiries should be addressed.
All rights reserved by Banning Co.
Chicago.
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girl. alas! has now to accept ana carry
the case.
London Society Less Exclusive.

girl. alas. has now to accept and carry
the case.
London Society Less Exclusive.
Commenting upon the attractions Of
the present season in London, particu-
larly in the way of semi public enter
tainments, a writer in an English jour
nal says: I'VE in London are growing
far less exclusive than of old It would
once have been considered quite undig-
nlhed for fashionable women to dine in
evening dress in a public room. while
the notion Of entertaining a dinner
party there would have been secuted
But now in the smart hotels, dinner
parties are given in numbers every
evening and ladies Of the highest rank
display their toilets and their shoulders
to the casual crowd exactly as if they
were at home amid intimate friends.
We are rather given to going to ex-
tremes in England. In no other coun-
try 90 ladies dress for the public eye
as they would do in their own homes.
French women and Americans have
their smart, high or nearly high bOdiceS
for theater and table d'hote wear. No
such reserve is exhibited at the places
where the London smart set elects to
congregate7 the lowest of gowns and
the most brilliant of jewels are to be
seen at the tables where the Duchess of
Such-and- Such and the Warehouses Of
This-and-That are entertaining their
friends The latest innovation in Lon
don is throwing open the tea rooms OF
some of the swell hotels to the public.
At a hotel specially consecrate1 from
time immemOrial to the entertainm emit
and to avowed ambassadors on special
missions, you may now take your at
ternOOn tea in the best and SmarteSt of
company for shilling or two
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New Vacations For Women.

I wish some Of the many good and
practical women, who have the inter
est of women's lives and future at
heart would give Us some idea Of the
great need Of new fields for women
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NO attention paid to inQuirers not Civ
ing name and address Of writer, plainly
Written-9
Mrs p S. S. writes: Have tried mum
Der of your receipts with perfect sue
cess. VIII you kindly publish recipe fol
making mushroom catsuD2
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with crest or monogram, and the edges
have only the daintiest narrow hem
stitched hens. The white ones are ex-
tremely sheer and fine, and invariably
finished with tiniest Of hens.
For Summer Gowns.
Belts and sashes are necessary with
all the summer gowns. Those Of chiffon
or mousseline de sole in the plain coIors
or of brccaded ribbons or of the shaded
peau de sole are all equally popular.
The fad is to tie them at one side now
instead of directly at the back, and
when ribobn is used the fringed ends
make the best finish
Crepe de chine Tr0cks are made uD for
young girls for evening wear in al the
light cOlOrs. The skirts are finished with
wide founces either gathered or accor-
n-pleated, preferably the latter, and
the waists in accordion pieats are trim
med with either lace collar or lace
bolero- The cotton crepes also make
up well for girls frOcks and are quite
Inexpensive, but only the light colors
should be used Tt is a mistake at any
time for young girls to wear dark colOrs
excepting i'm the street. and either W hite
or light effects are the most becoming
for general wear White crepe de chine,
however, is too old. excepting for grad
uation dress or something of that sort.
The Janice Meredith Curl
Janice Meredith was vain little crea-
ture- II she only knew that she created
q fashion and gave her name to a curl,
it would suit her far far better than
anything else she could know, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch
The Janice Meredith curl presented
its credentials to society a few weeks
ago, and society, always eager to vel
come that which is new and fascinating
and well bred. cook the little curl up
and made il pet Of the monde
1t is not such a little" curl but 1t is
so feminine. so dainty. smacks SO
strongly of the siver-htted dressing
table that the adjective little" is APP
piled to it as it is applied to any thing
essentially feminine.
1T is really large and well formed and
regular. such as Oliver Herford's little
girl wears for the little mouse TO hide
in. Aud the curl is brought over the
left shoulder in q caressing way; it
peeps at you around corner and in
vites your admira ton and your COM
ment-
1T is distinctly becoming.
Then. lit smacks strongly to the mod
ern girl Of colonial days and the early
herOines of Jane Austen's novels, who
always wore such a curl
The Summer Hat
For the summer wide-b rimmed hats
viii be worn extensively, the Maud
Muller holding a prominent place
These hats are trimmed low. generally
with wreath of flowers falling care
lessly on the brim and carried around
q low crown. "a pretty one is Of fancy
peoples shot with gray and green. an
other. OF manila straw. has q garland of
cherries. and a third. OF white straw.
has quilting of black tulle. relieved by
a windmill bow of ceriSe velvet at the
left side. IOques entirely composed of
flowers continue to find favor A pretty
example is carried out in cerise geran-
i11TnS and their foIia
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It Is an exploded idea that linen,
pique and duck skirts are considered
the coolest for summer wear. A few
seasons ago the women wore skirts,
starched as stifr as boards. with two or
three. may be more. stiff pettieoats and
imagined that they were cool, when in
reality they were warmer and more
uncomfortable than when wearing or
binary wooden skirts. These skirts are
just as pretty and attractive as they
ever were and the summer girl who
cares more for appearance than COM
fort stin clings to them, but the bust
ness woman has passed them by.
The stores up and down Kansas ave
nue. show charming light weight wool
skirts that are just the thing to wear
with shirt waists during the hot
weather. They come mostly in light
colors. gray being the most popular;
the materials used are very thin and
are made without any lining. The
most popular style has a deep circular
hounce around the bottom, heavily
stitched: they are cool and comfOrta-
bic as it is not necessary to wear more
than one pettieOat with them
Some of than are quite expensive,
but they may be made cheaply ar
home. or the experienced shopper viii
wait for bargain day and perhaps buy
a skirt just like her neighbours for just
half what she paid for hers. One beau
ty OF these skirts is they may be 50
easily cleaned When they become
soiled and dusty. brush thoroughly and
wash gently in a tub OF gasoline; if
they are very dirty it VIII be necessary
TO rinse in a second tub of gasoline. Do
not wiring them but press the gasoline
out carefully and before dry. iron soft
" ON the wrong side and hang out
doors fer several hours SO that every
trace of the odor Of gasoline Will leave
them