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the opportunity arises, That is n social
law which is to be observed; and the hostess
Ia n She ho-must-be-Obeyed
when the dances are resumed after
Easter II will be found that invitations
90 over the heads Of several young men
who would expect to receive them"
This view Of the situation is not wholly
new, but the rebellion Of hostess is a novel
incident Of the situation. What the result
will be Is still uncertain.
Men may care enough for invitations
to dance more when they go out and may
think more Of their obligations TO the
young women who have entertained them.
But that seems scarcely probable in view
Of the average young man attitude to-
ward dances TO which he may be invited.
Seven young men out of ten Will speak
Of a dance as a bore and declare That they
will make every attempt possible TO get
out of 1t. That is their attitude publicly.
What their real feelings may be is an
other question. In all probability these
pr~otestations of being bored are not sin
cere, so it will only need a show of de-
termination on the part of the hostess to
make them realize that they may sud
denly lose this opportunity TO be bored.
There is no longer any truth in the theory
that the number Of dancing men is in
sufficient. The man who cannot dance
is a rarity to-day. If he exists. he is not
young.
The young men can dance, but won't
1t is the middle-aged beat who has never
been able to dance or had forgotten how
or given il up when he feels he is getting
stiff. These non-dancers make up almost
for their lack Of ability as dancers by their
devotion to the young women and their
unfailing politeness.
OF course, the average young girl would
rather rave a youthful partner IL she might
and one that was a little bit rowdyish.
But she will appreciate greatly the at
t~entions Of the older man, especially If he
is well known.
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language, whether Il In applied TO the con-
dition Of the weather or to q woman's dress
and that Is sloppy and II must DO said
that while the ~overdressing OF the average
English woman seen In America Is In no
way In evidence. an odd fatness and q
distinctive l-ooseness Of couture and attire
generally is 80 marked that one often hears
at a theatre, a concert or in a hotel dining
room, Couldn't you tell she was an English
woman?'
Almost at a glance one can distinguish
the English woman visiting these shores.
And in London they say they can just as
easily pick out the American tourist by
her short skirt, her shirt waist, her Alpine
hat. her fercely independent expression.
and her kodak. But repellent as is the
picture, IL is fully equallcd by the English
woman traveller. She Is invariably over
rouged, for while the women OF the stage
In London as well az the women aristocrats
now affect a pallor instead Of a flush, the
middle-class English girl reddens her cheeks
with no apparent attempt at ooncealment,
but rather as the Indian puts on his war
paint.
Then an English woman has an unpetti-
coated look. her skirts tapping about her
feet and not always Immediately neat;
an indistinct waist line. no bust, a quantity
of chains Of all sorts hanging over her chest
an odd hat and hair fearfully and wonder
fully disarranged in the awful bun" and
more awful fringe" that have endured in
London through time and tide.
Therefore II cannot be said that the
English womau's overdressing has ever
been strongly brought before the notice Of
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TO BIZ TALL And GRACEFUL.
MEANS BY WHICH WOMAN CAN
ADD TO HER STATURE.


The woman OF the future is going TO be
taller. That, at any rate, is the idea Of n
French masseuse who has invented a system
for giving women stature and stateliness.
An increase OF two-ffths Of an inch a
month for six months ia promised, or a
total Of two and two-ffths inches. which
with high heels taken into account, would
make a short woman almost commanding
in appearance.
BY a certain electric process the osseous
matter a, the section Of the joints Of tho
ankles and knees Is expanded. hut the
subject should be young and supple, other
wise the effects OF stretching the joints
might he rave. The young man, Of
course, as well AZ the young woman. may
take advantage Of this offer to add inches
to the stature
The question now is, will the process
he imported to America, and what am
bilious specialist will dare to think OF i'm
proving the American girl-of tampering
with the joints of her ankles M her knees?
II women don't caro- to go In on their
own accoun. for this somewhat heroic
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AT TIE BARGAIN COUNTER.
what Ner,ed a Fraii Young Mstron TO
Withstand h Rush.
From he Washin0ton Erenino star.

From M Washington Erertno Star.
The frsil-lookiag young matron stood In
the swirl in front OF the nannelette shirt
waist bargain counter.
Her arms we're full Of bundles. There
we're dark circles under her eyes. caused by
extreme WEAKNESS.
Observing her closely. however. you could
perceive that she didn't appear To he inter-
es;ed In the stacks OF nannelette shirt waists
heaped upon the counter.
she Just stood there. with a panied. weary.
hai~f-expcctant look on her face.
\ large woman with hugo gilt hoops in
hor ears buttcd into the frail-lookins young
matron. almost taking her on her feet. but
she didn't even look around
A dwarnsh. hatchet-faced woman. seeing
The young matron standing there with ap-
n%srently no business In hand. probably con-
Guided that the young woman was unwar-
rantably usurping floor space that belonged
Of rights 10 fannelette shirt walls; bargain
hunters The dwarfsh. hntchet-faced woman.
therefore. deliberately stepped upon the right
great toe OF the young matron.
stu the frail-looking young matron paid
no attention
she was swoopod upon by -four girls OF
athletic build and almost tossed into the
al, 80 eager were the skirted athletes to
get At the bargain nannelette shirt waists,
but when she clunc down once more on her
loot sh" only leaned on the other limb, sighed
and continued to wait. with her tired-looking
eyes cast upward
bundle boy hustllng through the store
~ TOP Sp.sd bumped ~~quarcly into the frail-
looking itlo Woman, but she quickly re-
coNr''d h'. equilibrium aud made an effort
70 look composed
lnr"e women who wsro all hut nchting
ov'l tho possession Of q nils-zrccn flannel
sttc bargain shirt waist, one Of them hang
other Sleeve, and the third To tho collar.
franpled rrmercltuliy upoa the toes Of the
N"trN-lDoktng young ~inutrou, who only
Withdrew her feet n far as possible out Of
the way, sighed heavily. clutchcd her arm
luls of bundles a bit tighter and continued
10 wait
What vas she waiting for? For what pur-
pose was, she enduring all This miseryY
Sh" mad purchased a 81 % hannelette bar
gain shirt waist and had given tho sales
woman 81, ana she was waiting for her change
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THE HAIR WELL DRESSED NOW
c0rFFUREs MADE TO SUIT THE
STYLE OF THE FACE.

All sorts OF Ornament Used 10 Decorate the
iIsir-Pearis the Favorite The D'sap-
pearinE Pompadour-Pretty Fancies Tor
Flowers Low Decorations In vogue
The varying styles OF h couture bear
out fashions scheme for unlimited variety
and the privilege of using some individ-
uality In dress. It IL ears since women
have had so much freedom in their choice
rs IA how the hair should be dressed.
This IL an encouraging item. because
n ~coir,lre which conforms to the shape
Of the head and the style Of the face is
sure TO he more becoming than any fixed
rule for arranging the hair.
The stiff, stuffed looking p~ompadour has
had its DAY, and yet in spirit it remains,
the hair falling irregularly about the face,
with a soft wave dipping down at one side.
The hair parted ut one side Is shown In tine
illustration. waved first in the deep, soft
yave which has very little suggestion OF
being curled.
Dressing the hair low on the nape OF the
neck is the latest style, OF course, LOT even
inc dress. but IL is not followed unless II
a. becoming. short curls and puns are
used in some styles Of couture. but the
one ODDOrtOUlly TOT 70
nouts. which have no limit as +" kinds and
shapes.
You see the coronet OF flowers and the
Julie; crown cap Of pearls in crossing
strings. which many young women nnd
very becoming. This is especially pretty
with the hair dressed low, but II II Is pulled
out all around the head and arranged very
fat on tho crown the cap may 10 worn
just the same.
Coronet bands Of imitation pearls are
another fancy, and then again you see a
stiff rosette Of black velvet ribbon with
IN ornament in the centre arranged with
mliden-halr fern directly on top OF the
head. One pretty arrangement OF orchids
with the same fern Is show in the Mustra-
ton.
Louis XIV. bows made OF black sequins
are very effective. Then there are butter
fly effects made OF black panne. covered
with the wings Of genuine Brazilian butter
flies, very brilliant in coloring.
Many OF the new hair ornaments adapted
10 the low hair dressing are flowers caught
In low at the side. or a jetted bird possibly.
with loops Of black velvet ribbon falling
from Il, placed at one side OF the knot.
or bandeaux OF small roses with foliage
and black velvet loops. Strings Of pearls
attached TO gauze roses worn at either
side Just above the ear In Japanese fashion
form another mode Of decoration.
1t is said that very high standing bows
and aigrettes are not worn in Paris at all.
that the tendency Is all toward low decora-
tons. Apropos Of this is the crescent
OF black velvet with a diamond ornament
In the centre or covered with spsngles.
and placed at the front Of the hair.
With the hair parted at one side a single
gauze rose, with a bud and a few leaves.
Ia pretty directly in front at the parting.
All sorts Of pretty things for the hair are
made Of tulle in black, white and colors.
decorated with spangles in the same tint.
but almost anything in pearls is the latest
fancy
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HOW she cor IN.
\ Girl Dropped Feet First Through a
Ceiling In the state House,

over IN the state capitol yesterday after
noon, just before the General Assembly sd-
iourncd sine dc. there was an occurrence
that made tho many people in the main lobby
turn their heads away In horror, and for = few
moments seemed to root each spectator 70
the Noor
feet above tho heads of those in the Lobby
made them look az m tune 10 see, one offhs
Iau,lz give way aud the body or half-grovn
Tho LAST parcl next the wall OF the library
mud twenty feet below was III narrow gal
lcrv that run. about the lobby on this the
ytrl Landed ~ o. los miracle Had the bal
sonv moi caugh, her she would have gone on
10 the marhl" floor below and ,NGhld have
uuuuost 'ouHllv boon instantly Killed Those
who first got TO her ID" found NAV inc VIC
Tim va, Ma Marie Moncktou, the fourteen
v.nr-old daughter Of W II Monckton She
Wa apparently dead The form was picked
IN tsrderiy and taken around me, hal'onN
20 tho room of clerk H"Wphll, ShI" Seha;
tor Williams. Who is physician, has'rn"d
To- her side. and br Wauuamaker was gotten
hy phone Her father was also suinmoned
by telephone
10 -uHor con SidcrHbly The I0N-'lan- MAJ.
a careful examination as soon a. pos~ibi I'D
gave tho welcome luiprmaltON INST no b"''
Wprs broken and the child skull '""ut"d
uUiujufe1 There wa. no indication 81 -
tcrnal i%uiuries,. and II ia beloved that tne
girl will quickly recover from the sho's
and hrui,r, sustained
The Young lady Was with some fr!endA:
starting 10 make the ascent to the dome ~
the Capitol. when She dropped her pure
NhiCh fell ON the ceiling she lrt' "" IIal-
form To walk ont on the metal afttt : TO"
IN, IA ceiling l. merely held from below by
aires. and when the young lady = "elghi
was placed upon the panel j. gave way asa
matter of course The panel Was one IN the
portion OF tie cciins s. put up under cont &C
this year.
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THE POSTNiN'S REVENGE.
4 Thrilling Mlddle-West Tate Of Love
aud ~Iimburgcr.
From the indianapolis S%entinoi

A letter carrier in an Ohio post onlce w7s
engaged to A young lady whose aspirations
ran In the direction Of a Government oiitc"
The letter carrier had an aged mother TO
support. and IL was his intention to saw"
a sufficient sum Of money 10 enable him 10
marry and keep those dependent upon him
In comfort A. we'll. Yielding 20 the per
suasions OF his lady love, he went 10 tho post
master and recommended tho young lady
Tor u Clerkslip. ~ du" course 81 time NE
Girl pHsscd tho civil service examination and
was appointed to a place AZ the general dc
livery window.
she wasn't in tho place long before she
conceived an exaggerated idea Of her own
importance. and when the carrier through
whose fundamentally She Ind been ap-
pointed came 20 the TTiindow Tor q chat he
10 worse. and after a month or 50 she gave
the mittcu to the carrier. Tie took his dis
missal with very bad grace, and vowed to
month elapsed. One day tho girl ar-
pcqrrd in tho ofice OF the postmaster,
rilv "It's dreadful There l. such a tor
rinc- or smell somewhere
The postmaster, impressed by tho manrer
Of the fair clerk. aCConNdnicd her 10 the nilo
box In the general delivery onic".
"W-h-e-W!' he said, with Rlong-drtwn
breath. How long has this been around
its been getting worse for tho last week. a."
responded IN" clerk. d'dn want n say
an thing about il At first. but III have to
Somethiug must b" dead under tho Aoor.
said the postmaster, after due elaboration,
spac" beneath searched. 1t Was done and
Then The chief decided that m army ~
rats must have fought \ decisive action
behind the partition walls mud b" ordered
the carpenters 10 remove the wainsrutIng
and hunt for the victims. But the search
dents. and All the time the smell grew wors"
IN despair the postmaster ~"ut for a plumber.
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rowing TO n point on the inner side. The
long sleeves are quite long, faring n biz
over the hand. but for thin summer gowns
the elbow sleeve is the fashionable length.
In the reverse order this is true of eve
ming sleeves which are merely Al apology
for a sleeve. or else Of elbow length n
transparent. Of perhaps a dropping sleeve
which shows the upper part of the arm
and falls below the point Of the shoulder.
Bias folds Of velvet, wired and caught
together underneath the arm and spread
ing a little over the top, where they are
caught together by tiny bows, are a novel
fancy for a sleeve. while still another
vet ribbon in proportional length0 falling
from the arm. Various means Of CATCH
ing the bands 20 each other are devised,
one Of which is a string Of blue enamellod
Medaliions Of lace are also used for the
same purpose with good effect.
A narrow puff and fHll Of chiffon with
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POINT III CHRE.
The New system OF scoring In Progressive
and Its Advantages.

Advocates Of progressive euchre reform
are now advocating a change in the system
Of scoring the game. They believe that
the score should be computed by points
and not by games, as Is generally done now
Point euchre. they say, is recognized by
euchre players as the only fair way in which
the game can be played, as a player
receives credit for all points made at each
game
II can be played at any progressive
euchre, either at home or in clubs. tx
element begins with the first hand and
continues until the last hand is played.
Many Objectionable features of the old
game are overcome in point euchre. as
fast playing is one of the essentials OF the
game. I,
A point euchre tally card j. numbered
from / to 100. Each player has a tally card
and each receives the number OF points
made at the end Of each game.
For example, in the first game at the
head table one couple make . points,
the other side 4 points. The cards OF those
having 5 are each punched ., and the others
are punched 4. Winners move as in the
older game.
All other players receive punches for
the number Of points they have made
while the read table players we're making
their 3 and 4 some players at the oth'r
tables may have made as many as 10 points.
Should the head table players at any
time score more than 5 points they get
credit for all they make over 3, a. for i'll
stance. if low hands are played to count
4. two low hands would make a possible \.
The head table PLAYERS should always
play "a rapidly as possible to prevent the
other tables from making high scores, All
rules Of euchre apply to this game.
At the end Of the two hours playing the
highest number Of points made would
determine the winners Of prizez.
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GAZING ron RURBER PLANTS.
How Tue, May he Made To Thrive In the
Winter,
From 10 Wa.hm0ioa Ercrirq Star.

Prom ne Washington Ercrirq Star.
A. near as 7 can estimate, there are from
Ram 10 5000 rubber plants In Washing
Ton. said q prominent florist. "and out Of this
vast number J do not believe there are 1000
perfect ones. You will observe In the sum
'ner months that there Is a rubber plant stand
's 10 front OF "A majority OF Washlngton's
residences. but II is very rare TO see one that
ms NOT lost It's lower leaves. When In its
''I IoUaRe the rubber plant is one of our
i"os' beautiful house plants. hut when IL
mas lost most OF It's lower leaves. 1t has lost
much NJ it' beauty. owners Of such plants
a." continually coming TO me asking. What
t,t.h ! d. 20 prevent the leaves falling on
raicr S SSd S,b irl T tsi E s.vf %y plant TOO much
'1oughi bu' no matter WHICH advice | fol-
ioE the Leaves will decay and fall or
.ur5-ln GfoijTo T such amos Rian T II it pTe' fol,
lowed With due regularity. Every spring
70" r,ent should be rcpoited u good soit,
summer months kept in the shndy part Of
nc house. a'ay from the sun. and waicred
q 4iiiESbt ~ ri, winter 3S tne {holannsss sh 3Sl . be Gepi !, in
too much sIr. Once each week the
cuiiro pot should 10 thoroughly immersed IN a
over night. giving the water ample opror-
: Re the not out Of its hathtub and allow il
10 drnin awhile aud 40 not give II any more
water Tor two or three davs' then let II have
. dIink, each morning until time FOR - next
hH'l. BY carefully following this plan YOU
VII ho surprised to see the beautiful luster
which n" large glossy leaves will SHOW and
Oh viii not be annoyed with the leaves falling
'lf there are worms in the carth give the
amt 4 liberal soaking with soapSuds and
}ou VII see the worms como wriggling out
Sd re- gIe0t huCrS, when they may be easily
moved. a l'tle lime water viii answer
" purpose Just rs well and not lnjure the
'l"Rncd with a soft. damp cloth and dust not
al owed 10 accumulate on them. just try
irt~ method on YOUR plant and note how
pEonrily its health viii improye.
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W
Little Donbt That In This Respect America
Clearly ENcels,

Robert Hichens, in his recent protest
against what he describes as the over
dressing OF English women, says that while
lunching az n fashionable in
London recently he saw aHuchess. a peeress
and several other titled women all OF whom
looked more like d~emi-mondaines than
English aides.
He also says There Is one dreadful
word in the language, one Of the vulgarest.
the word snowy Our overdressed tn-
glish women are often nothing more nor
less thar SNOWY
But there is one still worse word In the
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shown in the cut is distinctly novel, being
slashed below the elbow over an inner
pun OF lace.
It requires almost as much material
for some of the new sleeves az for the old
balloon shape, only it is distributed diff
ferently. The bell sleeve falling from
the shoulder over a full undersleeve of
lace is one graceful variety.
Then there Ia a Bishop sleeve with a
triple cuh. faring over the hand and mar
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-29
Battle Ground Made Sacred.

Old soldiers on Memeria4 day live
again in the memories of the past.
The fierce battles and weary marcnes
are looked back to with pride. OF
the sanguinary day at Gettysburg an
eastern writer says:
Reader, when you visit the field of
the first days fight, and you walk
past the spot where reynolds fell,
and enter the woods where every
gnarled tree is torn by shot and shell,
you will see a line of monuments
crossing your path. Pause when you
reach them, stand for a time by the
stone that marks the center of the
Twenty-fourth Michigan Regiment
and recall the day of the battle. You
will then be standing near the center
Of the Iron Brigade. On the right of
that organization was the brigade OF
Roy Stone, and on the left that or
Col. Chapman Biddle. Walk the line
Of these brigades from right to left
ah, yes, you may walk the line of the
whole First Corps-and you cannot
step without treading upon ground
every inch of which was saturated
and made sacred by the blood Of
heroes"
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'PAUNCEFO7|''|
DIES SUDDENLY
British Ambassador to Wash
ington Has Passed
Away. VI,
STATUE TO GEN. RocHAMBEAu.
United States and France Unite in Doing
Honor to the Noted Frenchman-Roose-
welt, Cambon, Porter and Lodge Make
Addresses

Washington, May 26-Lord Paun.
cefort, British ambassador to the
United States, died at the embassy
Saturday morning at 5:35 o'clock
Inc Improvement which had been
noticed in his condition during the
past week received sudden check
about o'clock Friday evening, when
1t was noticed that ne was experience
ing difficulty in breathing. Soon after
o'clock distinct weakness of the
heart developed, and his pulse began
to collapse. He died so peacefully
that it surprised even his physicians.
who feared that the anaemia would
prove troublesome when the end came,
All through the past winter Lord
Pauncefote has been a sufferer from
rheumatic govt, but he bravely kept
on his feet as much as possible, went
to the state department regularly on
diplomatic days and generally strove
to keep up his active duties, though
1t was evident that the effort it cost
MIN was great. In the early part of
March the ambassador went to North
Carolina on a visit to George Wander
bllt at Biltmore, and stayed there for
about a fortnight in the hope of re-
cuperating from his affection in the
Carolina pines. He returned to Wash
Ing about the middle of the month with
his suffering but little abated. In April
there came another severe attack and
from that time until his death the am
bassador has been confined almost
continuously to his bed, and his
strength has been slowly but surely
leaving him. He suffered pain from
his swollen limbs so intense so as to
bring, toward the last, temporary de-
lirium, and to gain rest for him. DR..
Jung, of this city, and DR.. Osler, Of
Baltimore. his attending physicians.
found it necessary to administer OPT
ates, though these were given most
cautiously in fear of detriment to the
heart
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-29
The Last Charge.

BY j. WHITFIELD SCATTERGOOD.
Copyright, 1902 by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Dressed in his only suit of navy blue.
Uld Weak-Eyed Jones sat uncomfort-
ably on one of the backless benches in
front of the speakers stand. The post
adjutant was reading the post orders.
The boys in blue, scattered hither and
thither bent an attentive ear and held
their yellow-c corded hats to one side to
shade their fading eyesight from the
waning sun.
Far away under the trees of the park
lounged hundreds of people. Polite
attention prevailed among those with
in hearing distance; farther away the
hum of voices and shouts of unsup-
pressed laughter arose on the air in
unmistakable volume. This was sac
rilege to the ears of Weak-Eyed Jones.
To him no event was more solemn
than the present, and it seemed the
same dignity and reverence he felt
should actuate the conduct of others.
The air was suffocating. Early in