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Canton Flannel.
Good
TowelC at Little Prices.

All good as we say. but some especially
moderate in price, such as a Fringed
Damask Towel for u 1-2c. It's all pure
linen, 17x36 inches, in white, blue and
red borders. You're sure when you buy
this that there's nothing better any
where for the money.
2ox3s-inch, a very heavy pure
Linen Hemstitched Towel, 33c.
Hx43-inch, pure linen. Fringed
Damask Towel, with drawn work..
25c-
2ox4o-inch. a fine All-Linen .Huck
Towel, 1:c.
20x45-inch unbleached Turkish Bath
Towel. This is a splendid towel for
the price-12 lac
22x4e bleached Turkish Bath Towel
only zoe.
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Flannel
Specials To-Morrow.

Good time now to make your selections
from these goods. Warm weather while
we write this and you're not thinking
much about them-but what a day viii
bring forth in the weather line. nobody
knows.
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s6-inch all-wool plain white Elan
mel, soc.
2s-inch all-wool plain white Elan
mel, 25c.
ae-!nch Atwood plain white Elan
mel, SOC.
2S-inch heavy, soft finish, Shaker
Flannel. 25c.
25-inch heavy red and gray Twill
Flannel, 25c.
3a-inch extra good Shaker Flannel,
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The Milton c.. Work Whist Club, whose
meetings were among the popular events
Of last season, will hold their first meet
ing on the first Tuesday in October.
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Forest Lodge lis now dlled with guests.
nd the old-times hospita atty for Whichaitz
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VIII always take It's part
Where Southern hearts are truest.
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Heavy German Table Danask. hall
bleached, SOC.
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Ter eyes

Would match the Southern skies
When Southern skies are blres1;
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Miss Florence Beadles, Of this city, and
Mr.. Charles e, Williams Of Orange coun-
ty. We're married in Washington. Tuesday.
Miss Beadles has been spending the sum
mer In Charlottesville and vicinity and
the young couple DESTROYS Of having a
quiet marriage, decided to leave Char
lottesvilie for Washington Tuesday, and
on their arrival in that city were united
In wedlock. Miss Bealles is the dough
ter of Mrs Ada and the late Dr. Perez
val Beadies. who formerly lived "a Louisa
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QUEEN VICTORIA AND NINE.

The peculiar persistency with which
the mineral nine and its multiples, as
well as nineteen, appeared at different
epochs in the life of Queen Victoria is
remarkable. Her majesty was born in
the nineteenth year of the nineteenth
century, and she came to the throne in
the nineteenth year of her age. Her
reign lasted sixty-three years, or seven
times nine, and the number of years of
her life was eighty-one, or nine times
nine. The figures of the year of her
birth, 1919, when added together give a
total of nineteen, and the figures of the
year of her accession, 1887, give a sim
liar result. Thirty-six completed years
of the nineteenth century had expired
at her accession, which is four times
nine. This strange recurrence of nine
is further exemplff1ed when it is stated
that her late majesty had nine children.
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BRIDAL GIFTS.

1t is golden rule to send a wedding
gift in good time, the first to arrive be-
ing much more appreciated than that
from all quarters during the last week.
By adhering to this rule one will be
saved the annoyance of hearing that
the salt cellars are charming-the third
set already received.
A month before the wedding day is
not too early to send the present, which
should be accompanied by a visiting
card.
The package should be addressed to
the bride if one is intimate with the
happy couple and to the brides house,
addressed to the bridegroom if it is he
with whom one is best acquainted.
Most people wish to give something
novel, useful and pretty. The future
circumstances of the recipients should
influence the choice. If they are going
abroad, do not give anything unsuitable
to the requirements of the climate or
so cumbersome that the conveying to
its destination will amount to half the
value of the present,
If the recipients will not be particu-
larly we'll off, it is only kind to select
some useful present. In these DAYS
when artistic taste is shown in all the
necessities of life this should not be diff
ficult.
If the happy couple are likely to re-
ceive many presents, it is safe to give
something which will not be amiss if
received in duplicate, such as silver
sweetmeat dishes, silver teaspoons or a
bronze or china ornament.
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MISTAKEN MATCHES.

The girl who has hoped to find happi-
ness in marriage where the chief at
traction to her in a man is the position
he can give is one of the most deceived
and mistaken girls the sun ever shone
on. She is the victim of a dream.
For a girl whom marriage introduces
into a social position that has never
been hers heretofore there is much of
discomfort, much of anxiety, however
happy may be her lot with a man she
loves. She is anxious to do him honor
not to let the world say he has made a
mistake in marrying her.
1t is not all plain sailing or careless
enjoyment of her honors. There are
many moments when she could wish he
were in the station of life from which
she herself came.
And when there is not love to make
her little struggles aad discomforts
bearable, when she mas married only
for money and the position that will
make her old friends wish themselves in
the case she has staked her all in los
ing throw indeed.
To marry for positionl As well mar
ry for the wreath of smoke that hangs
on the side of the hill when the morn
ing dawns.
The satisfaction-poor to begin with
lasts no longer than the hurrying vapor
lasts when the sun has risen.
The stock in trade she set up bust
ness with is gone before she can get
down her shutters. And what is left to
her?
Dead sea fruit is thing we have all
read about-the apples that are attrac-
tive and fair to look at outside. but
within are full of ashes in ones teeth.
That is what such marriage as the
one mentioned above is like when the
first dazzled glitter is passed. And it
passes so amazingly quicklyi
The gilded outside crumbles, and the
ashes must last as ones diet for the
rest of ones lifetime-a poor enough
fare to set up married housekeeping on.
one would think.
Where there is love social position is
no more, one way or the other, than the
kind of coat a man wears.
Without love it may be a painful and
irksome fetter. 1t can. never be the
chain to draw one to happiness.
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ARE SISTERS EQUALLY LovAsLEf

They certainly are not. Even when
sisters are twins in everything
in beauty, manners, accomplishments,
ideaS-there is a mysterious something
which distinguishes one from the other.
Just what that something is it is hard
to say, but there is an unfailing proof
of it's presence, which is the fact that
no one ever loves two sisters with an
equal fervor.
When a man calls at house where
reside two equally attractive girls, he
may at first be somewhat doubtful as
to which of the pair he prefers. This
is proof that he is in
love with neither of them. But should
gay little Dan Cupid pierce his heart
he will expel from it all feeling of
doubt.
From that day forward his attentions
Though outwardIy, perhaps. given TO
both maidens) are really intended to
please one. of them alone. 1t is to see
her that he drops in for a chat, for her
that he smiles and talks. for her that
he dreams and builds castles in the air
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only goes to illustrate how far the one
sided effect can be carried.
You don't know what the one sided
effect is?
Oh, yes, you do. 1t is having one side
of the decoiietage of an evening frock
different from the other. This gown L
am speaking of was of white spangled
stuff trimmed with the palest pink
panne- One side of the waist was of
the spangled material, the shoulder
strap of the other was of the pale pink
velvet. At a distance it looked exactly
as if the dress had slipped off one shoul-
der 1t was very startling until you in
vestigated, but dare say that at short
range it didn't look that way at all.
However, to return to Lent, some of
the old fashioned people who wouldn't
for the world give dance or a dinner
in town during that season get around
the difficulty by moving to their coun-
try places. where they have just a few
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women, yet one woman presents it with
100000 and another with $25, 900.
A woman with $1,0OO,0O0 to give away
might immortalize herself and do a
benevolent act whose good effects would
last through generations by establish
ing some factory or enterprise in which
women and girls could earn a comforta-
BILE living and in off hours have oppor-
tunity to enIighten their minds. An
honorable financial independence is the
direst need of the feminine sex today
and ladies of wealth have little idea of
the desperate struggle required for a
poor woman to attain this.
ALICE w. MORTIMER.
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Y the matter of donations for benev-
olent and educational purposes the
year 1901 was a record breaker.
Il More than 500, 900. 900 was bestowed
by wealthy persons in the United
States for various worthy enterprises,
largely for libraries. If the youth of the
country are not universal readers, it
will not be for want of books.
Women have not so much money to
give away as men, yet many of the
great gifts of 1901 were from ladies, the
largest single one, the splendid sum of
$50, 400, 900, being from Mrs. Jane Stan
ford to Leland Stanford, Jr., university.
The odd $40O,0O0 is the value of Mrs.
Stanford's home in San Francisco,
which she gives as a museum and art
gallery to the school she and her hus-
band founded. For years Mrs. Stanford
herself has been living in the simplest
manner. spending little money in 1uxu-
ries for herself, that she might equip
this university as great seat of learn
ing should be equipped. Leland Stan
ford, Jr., university is the richest edu-
cational institution in Chrfstendom.
OF the vast sum given for the public
good last year more than 100000, 900 was
contributed by women. The name of
Mrs. Phebe Hearst does not figure
among these feminine donors, for Mrs.
Hearst's benefactionS are so quiet that
she is often able to escape newspaper
notice. OF Helen Gould's gifts SAP, 500 has
been reported. Much of Miss Gould's
philanthropy was bestowed in scholar
ships in the University of New York
and in Vassar and Holyoke colleges
Her gifts will therefore. to the extent Of
two-thirds at least, benefit women. Mrs.
Coils P. Huntington has also consid-
cred the use she can be to her own sex
in her gifts for 1901. She gave 100000
to the School of Applied Design For
Women in New York city. This sum
goes toward the schools endowment
fund. Mrs. Huntington could not have
done better. At this school of applied
design women learn house decorating
and designing for furniture, wall paper,
silk and cotton printing, book covers,
cards and notices. They also have an
opportunity to fit themselves to make
a living in those and other kindred in
dustries.
Mrs. Susan Cabot Richardson gives
5000. 600 to Radcliffe, the womans col
lege of Harvard university. Apart from
these, however, no woman seems to
have devoted her wealth to helping her
own sex especially. though much of it
goes to libraries and other institutions
for both sexes. Mrs. Emmons Blaine
gave 81, 900 900 to the School of Education
of the University of Chicago and for
an elementary school $4,000. Mrs.
Frederick Aims presents 500, 900 to Gin
cinnati university for a music hall, and
Mrs. How, the daughter of James B.
Eads, gives $780, 900 to Washington uni
versity, St. Louis. Mrs. Nettie McCor-
mick gives $50, 900 to establish a Hebrew
scholarship in the Mccormick Theolog-
ical seminary, Chicago.
Some of these great gifts are bestow-
ed by women in such a way as to give
them the appearance of actually dis
eliminating against their own sex and
trying to keep it down. Yale university
students and many of it's faculty are
bitterly opposed to the admission of
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HONOR EoR MISS REALE.

Miss Dorothy Beale is well known in
educational and philanthropic circles in
England, for as head mistress of Chel-
tenham College For Girls she holds one
of the best records for educational and
charitable work. Cheltenham College
For Girls takes about the same posi-
ton as Elton or Harrow. Miss Beale
now holds the freedom of Cheltenham,
being the first woman to receive it.
The last presentation took place thirty
years ago. Schoolboys are noted for
their cheers. but the girls of Chelten-
ham college proved their ability to
shout when the presentation was made.
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rospectors-constantly required the
services of the reindeer teams and paid
the partners, Charley and Mary, hand
somely for them.
Last winter Charley died. and Mary
was left a rich widow. Then she be-
came head of the business as well as of
her people. She maintains a reindeer
livery business and is as shrewd as Mrs.
Hetty Green in making a bargain. She
already has more blankets and a larger
assortment of exquisitely beautiful,
spotted reindeer rugs and robes than
any other Alaskan woman and is add
ing to her store. She herself is not bad
looking and is set off we'll by her rein
deer skin coats and the soft, white fur
hood in which her strong, shrewd,
pleasant face is generally framed.
At the same time, Sinrock Mary has
her opinions of white men, and these
are decided, though she mostly keeps
them to herself. She trusts the white
people not at all and will none of them,
except Sc far as to make gain out of
them. Last summer Mary visited Cape
Nome on business. AS usual, she kept
away from the whites and was reserv-
ed, almost sullen toward them. She
feared them. Many attempts were
made to get a snapshot of her. but she
frustrated them every time. Finally.
however, she succumbed to woman.
A Los Angeles lady in Nome, one of
those with the habit of getting about
what she wants, lowered around Mary
for days, seeking her acquaintance. At
first the lady was brusquely bluffed out,
but she persisted gently and winningly
till at last Mary was conquered, except
ed one woman from the general distrust
with which she regards the white race
and consented to have her picture TAX
en-. The lady became Mary's guest. one
of the very few white persons who have
visited the Sinrock village. That a
woman-an uncivilized Eskimo woman
at that-should be the most intelligent
and successful reindeer breeder and
trainer in Alaska is remarkable.
ELIZABETH LEE.
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THE SINROCK
.CHIEFTAINESS

ing. however, as the white wife must
also have, material to work on.
Charley and Mary tended their herd
as it increased and prospered and were
among the first in the territory to
break the wild little deer to harness.
Reindeer driving is more serious bust
ness than an outsider would suspect,
for while one person sits in the sleigh
and rides, another must run alongside
the team with whip and whoop up the
creatures. The enterprising pair of Es-
kimos managed it well. Charley rode
while Mary drove. and vice versa. ct
length they had the largest and best
trained herd of reindeer in all Alaska.
Then it was that they began to reap
reward. White men-mai1 carriers.
army officers, surveyors, miners and
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think the Chinese have the laugh just
as much as we do Our ways must
seem screamingly funny to them-for
instance, our expressions when we at
tempt to eat Chinese dishes. not to
speak of the mess we make with the
chopsticks. Then the way we walk
around in the josshouse, smiling COM
placentIy under the large placards of
Chinese lettering hung all around the
walls. These are prayers. so the smil-
ing guardian informs us, but I have my
doubts. / think they are more likely
curses on the foreign devils" who pol
lutte the spot. I'm sure some of them
look like it.
And, speaking of the josshouse. one
Chinaman at least had bit of quiet
fun when we were on our last expe-
dition. He came up stairs noiselessIy
on his felt soled shoes and caught Jack
Wentworth snatching kiss from Mar
gerry Briscome on deserted landing,
which only goes to show that there is
some truth in what they say about the
demoralizing effect of the orient.
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don Jackson, missionary, the United
States government introduced reindeer
propaga ton into the upper country in
hope that our Eskimo subjects might
be preserved from extinction by star
walton, one intelligent native immedi-
ately comprehended the plan and learn
ed from the Lapps the care of the ami
mails. Then the government gave him
few of his own wherewith to start a
herd. They throve amazingly, especial
ly since associated with Charley in his
enterprise was his strong minded wife,
Mary. Like many white wife, she
was the making of her husband, hav-
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friends to pass away the time" These
few friends play bridge or pingpong
all day long, and in the evening, after a
jolly little meal (not a dinner of course.
although 1t has all the requisites of
one), there is music, and if some of the
couples dance, why, of course, no one
makes any remarks. And thus it is I
may add that some of the best matches
of the season are made at these quiet
Lenten house parties. You see, young
people haYe so little opportunity for
really knowing each other during the
height of the season. and the delightful
1nformahty OF house party gives them
Just the right chance. -
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SHE SMOKED Her CIGARETTES.

A rather strong minded young woman
was recently a passenger on railroad
train. She was in a compartment re-
served for ladies' and soon after the
train started she took out a cigarette
and quietly began to smoke. Her fell
low passengers protested, but she per-
sisted and justified her action by bland
Iy remarking, IT am in a ladies' car
rage, and l know of no law which him
ders ladies from smoking"
When the train stopped, the conduct
or was called upon to interfere, but he
was Ioath to do So The upshot of the
matter was that the lady smoker ar
rived at her destination without being
in the least disturbed.
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9t15z.z LENTEN
REFLECTIONS

ing no address and only come back at
Easter. Then their friends gaze at
them in surprise. The absent ones
seem to have gained ten years of youth.
Shall tell you where they have been
To the complexion cures.
Yes, there are such places in Atlantic
City, in Lakewood. There are also
equally fashionable ones in unheard of
places in the country. This is how it is
done: Mime. Rosa Line. the fashionable
complexion expert, sends cards to her
clients. These are engraved on very
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smart note paper and beg to state that
madame is now ready to give her IA
nous spring complexion treatment, and
for that purpose she has taken for the
Lenten, season a house in such and such
a place (out of town., where every
thing for the comfort of her guests will
be provided. They reply, naming the
weeks which it will be convenient for
them to spend with her. and she ar
ranges everything so that none of the
engagements will conflict The treat
ment, which is quite expensive, includes
a complete skinning of the face, neck
and arms. The surface of the skin is
toned up generally. coarse pores are
made to resume their natural proper
tons and in general the ravages of
time, rouge and powder are made beau
tifully less. The patient energies with
complexion fit to go with the new
spring shades in millinery So you see
that the fashionable woman has
spring cleaning of her complexion as
her humber sister has of her house.
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increasing her charms. Now that the
very low couture is asserting itself so
determinedly, picturesque styles are
becoming the fancy of the moment.
The sketch is of a low couture pref
tily dressed with a velvet fillet or band
carried quite tightly round the head.
the f1Ilet stitched with pearls or silver
sequins. This may be hooked at the
back and kept in position at the front
of the head by a hairpin- A further
adornment is achieved by means of a
string of pearls carried round the head
and twisted among the low coils on the
nape of the neck.
Artistic hairdressing has been reduc-
ed to a science. The accompanying ex-
amples of the hairdresser's skill show
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DON'T think society pays so much
attention to Lent as it used to- 1t
objects to being quiet for such
long period, so there are a crowd OF
minor gayeties, and, really, when
you come right down to it, there is
quite as much fun as at any other time.
Look at the boxes at the opera, for in
stance I don't see that they are any
more deserted than usual, and the cos
TUNES worn are quite as brilliant. Oh,
by the way. I saw one the other even
ing which was really quite startling. 1t
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WHAT THE cHINAMAN SAW.

take one through tenement districts I
have little sympathy. 1t always SEEM
ed to me the height of impertinence
that we should intrude into the misera-
bic privacy of these people, whose lives
we simply cannot judge by our stand
ards. But when the expedition wends
it's way through Chinatown. then 1
have no further scruples, because 1
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Lenten sewing Circles.

I don't think Lenten sewing circles
are as popular as they used to be.
They offered too much opportunity to
the social climber, who was enabled by
this method to reach the charmed inner
circle, Indeed. 1 have known women
who loathed. sewing to sit for hours
cramping their fingers and their backs
in order that they might have the pleas
ure of asking Miss Money or Mrs.
Van Something to pass the
spool of black thread or the scissors or
the bale of red flannel or whatever it
might be.
Do you know, take her all in ALL I
think the Lenten girl is big fraud,
and as for the girl who poses in peni-
tential purple and violets, if I were a
man would be afraid of her; but
don't suppose the men have sense
enough for that. Religion is one thing,
fads are another. l would cheerfully
exchange the sewing society girl. the
stunning girl and the girl who kneels
under a stained glass window twice a
day for the merry, honest little maid
who goes about much as usual having
a good time, but adhering to her "all
the year round" principles.
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Lent, both kinds-those which have the
avowed purpose of lettering the condi-
ton of the poor, and the others, COM
posed of those who want to see how the
poor live anyway and discuss it after
ward over a luxurious little supper.
With the Summing expeditions which
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the variety of
his additions to
the natural hair.
The self divid-
ing pompadour
couture appears
under two as
poets In one
it is slightly
parted at the
side, in the 9TH
er the dip occu-
pies the center
of the front, and
the hair falls in
graceful waves.
The couture for
an elderly lady
is with a slight
parting in the