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package. Almost always we take some of
the tickets and mail a check in return.
IF the matter ended there, 1t would be
all right, but il doesn't. Very frequently
The tickets don't reach rs until three or
four days before the entertainment comes
OF. and by the time the matter is passed
upon and a check and the surplus tickets
sent back the entertainment has ALREADY
taken place.
Almost invariably in that case we are
waited upon Immediately by one Of the
projectors of the show, who declares that
the tickets we sent back reached their
destination too late 10 be used or put on
sale and that consequently we must nav
for them all This has not happened once,
but dozens of times.
Then time and time again we receive
a call from a lady or ladies who come to
collect money for tickets which they tell
VA were sent AT certain time but which
aSsuretly have never laid eyes on. Prob
ably the package was addressed wrongly
Or II might have been mistaken for an adj
vertisement and gone into the waste
basket
"Bnt whatever the reason. the outcome
il always the same: We are Obliged 20
pay for the tickets. or rather We do pay for
them in order Ia get rid of the visitors and
avoid a fuss.
The me, hods used by some women TO
get donations from department stores
are STRENUOUS, to put il mildly While
department store prophet or- and man
ayers ara altogether too polite or too diplo-
matte TO make complaints on this sub ect
they do admit that more than once the
refusal TO give some particular donation
has CAUSED the woman who asked for il
to withdraw her custom and to be the
means Of having her friends and relatives
withdraw theirs.
In one case in which donation was
asked nv the management of an educat ioFa,
Institution not far from New York, for a
charity fair To b. held there, and il was not
forthcoming at the appointed time. the
head Of the institution, without waiting
for the sun to 60 down on her wrath, de-
spatchcd a fiery note to the head of the
Offending firm declaring that although
the institution in question had dealt for
many years al his store, its patronage
would thereafter he withdrawn &c,
Az a matter OF fact the donation had been
sent by EXPRESS, but unfort unately IL was
not delivered until the day after the fair.
The consignment of articles 10 be sold
on commission another, If less inter-
esting feature Of the donation question.
Many of the larger stores absolutely
refuse to send goods to fairs ia he sold
in this way; on the other hand, rs many
more obliginglv consent to the transfer
and forthwith stock some one particular
booth with fancy goods, riiyerware or
brc-a-brac, according To- request. and
then allow the manager, of tho fair any
whore from to 10 per cent. on every sale
They also 60 to the trouble Of packing,
sending and bringing back the goods.
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and il is her pride TO make it go as far as
she can.
In shopping it is not the spending that
tires, nor the walking. nor the waiting
" il the color display, the lights, the
mixtures OF materials and hues
The eyes begin TO ache. Then comes
that feeling which is known as brain flag
and, finally. before the day is done, there
is mental collapse which manifeSts il self
in the form of sick headache "a nd a tired
feeling that seems TO come from nowhere,
but permeatcs the entire feminine being
The eyes. the brain. the spine and the
soles of the feet are centres Of suffering
This sort of headache units the victim
for furt her work. destroys her evening and
robs her of her beauty for two days.
There have been headache medicines
offered for the tired shopper But new
one now comes forward, a remedy which
is certainly delightful to take; and is pic
turesque while being taken.
This cannot b. said OF all medicines
One can never look pretty while swallow
ing headache capsule; neither can one
look picturesque when shifting al cam
phor bottle. But when it comes to the rose
cure, which IL what this new cure is, the case
is different.
The rose cure is based upon several
principles. One is the tranquilizing in
fuence OF its color.
The color Of rose is queting and sooth-
ing at the same time. The effect of rose
color upon the eyes il good and upon the
brain IL il better.
The fairy who fitted the Princess with
rose colored glasses worked better than
she knew. She made the Princess particu-
larly amablc and, more than that, she
made her see the world in a bright, rosy
way. The very atmosphere WAS rosy
The second principle Of the rose euro
is its odor, That the perfume Of the rose
can drive away headache is an undoubted
fact. II the camphor bottle. the smelling
salts, the ammonia sponge and the aro-
matte herbs can, when shifted soothc tho
nerves, then why not the rose?
The perfume Of the rose il very refresh
ing There are some roses tina, are better
for this purpose than others. The plain
garden rose is the best Of all
II has the odor Of the rose most strongly
cultivated and is superior to the wild rose
In this respect. for the scent of the wild
rose is too fugitive 10 bonefi, the sufferer
The American beauty Is strong in perfume
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and can be recommended, so the advocates
OF the rose cure assert.
A woman who was troubled with neu-
ralgia Of the face came home from Christ
mas shopping tour with a face that ached
from the very chin right up to the fore
head. The muscles twitched and water
ran out Of her eyes.
A friend who had taken the rose cure
was present, and soon tine woman with
the headache was under the rose spell.
Taking linen handkerchief, the friend
soaked il In very hot water. Then, quickly
wringing il out. she deluged 1t with rose
toilet water. This she laid In hot basin
until il was almost steaming with the scent
OF the roses coming out very strongly.
Tying this around The head Of the sufferer,
the woman next went ont aud bought rose.
This she gave 20 the woman to inhale. She
was told to clos" her eyes and take deep
whifs of the rose
Languidly. while the hot bandage around
the head got In its fine work upon the nerves,
the woman pulled the rose 10 pieces she
srnellod i, hrea'hed II la, revcied in 1t, and
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spirits poured over them. Pour on at the
the end Of twenty-four hours and pour upon
fresh ros petals.
Let stand a day. Pour on and add a
grain Of musk TO pint Of fluid. Let stand
four weeks. Then dilute one half wit h spirits
Of cologne and use for toilet water.
There IL a sweet water which il made in
the South by the rnammies who perform for
their young mistresses the duties which a
French maid Of the North performs for her
mist ress. This sweet water IL called Nir-
ginia water.
II is made by taking a teaspoon each Of
oil OF lemon. oil Of lavender and oil Of ber-
gamot. To this il added half a te4spoonf,Il
each Of oil Of nerol and tincture Of tunleric
70 this add ten drops # oil of rose gera-
mum. Add quart Of good alcohol
In making homemade perfumes a drug
gist IL a good friend TO have, and his kindly
Offices will be of great assistance in guiding
you TO the right proportions and the right
way To mix them. Usually a good-natured
druggi't will charge nothing for his
services.
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is to have the slipper made from the same
lace as that which trims the gown.
Black lace over white satin, say tho
dealers, is 80 far the favorite style but
lust az soon as the ball season opens, which
is always directly after the holidays. they
are banking on having a big run on white
and ecru lace made over white and over
colors.
The most attractive feature about these
slippers, 20 some eyes. is the two-tOned
effect given by lining the lace with another
color, whereby the pattern Of the lace
costly bit Of fabric-is made all the more
apparent
In one case. for example. an exquisite
bit of old point lace was mounted over
pale pink satin, and in another very fne
quality Of point de Ncnise was lined with
light blue Pale ecru lace over yellow satin
white over canary yellow, ecru over deep
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THE PRETTIEST SHIPPERS IET.
Lace Covered Foot wear . New Hut Costly
Delight for Women.

Feminine seekers after novelties and.
luckily for manufacturers, New York il
famous for them-are po,incing with de-
light upon lace slippers.
Now, lace slippers are by no means cheap.
Probably if they were the novelty seeker
would have none of them. In fact, for the
very reason that the new footwear
is dear, women scurry the more eagerly
20 place their orders And IL one would
g., precisely the sort Of lace slipper in
dividual taste demands, it seems that ii
must lie ordered
For prudential reasons, il appears that
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tons of which seem to belong to special
types.
The small woman with short legs does
some very funny things for which porhaps
she is hardly to blam" II i. the misfortune
of her physique.
She either has To .it with her small foet
dangling in an abouruly helpless way or else
to perch herself on the edge of a seat with
the toe of one foot touching the ground and
the other foot hooked round the ankle OF the
first. This latter IL perhaps the best plan
she can adopt, but she has to sit little
sideways to kring il about and usually
shows the effort ii costs her. Where there ia
any choice Of sAat she should rapidly pick
out the loves, chair in the room and mana "a
somehow 20 get i
The woman who grows fat almost always
develop, q tend"nct 10 sit very squareiy
with feet planted about foot apart and
toes turned out. II You couldn't see another
bit Of her you would know at once from her
feet that she was more than passing stout.
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At a time when skirts were rather short
and there were no graceful fri'ls to swish
around the feet and hide unganly move
ments, a charming American girl who has
since become an Italian countess said that
II man wer" in love with her she would
never on any account allow him to see her
eat or to see her going Wy or down stairs.
She considered either act as il is usually
performed quite enough TO disillusion the
most ardent swain. In truth, seven women
out Of ten are particularly awkard in the
use Of their feet, which is largely owing to
the fact that they have never heard Of or
have forgotten the old-fashoned rule that
in walking or climbing Whenever the feet
are on the ground at the same time they
should be placed AZ closely a. possible to-
gether, heels touching, toes slightly turned
out.
4 few trips up and down the elevated
railroad stairs reveal lots Of clumsiness
In this respect in women who are other
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But the lean. long legged woman also has
odd ways OF disposing Of her feet She it is
who commits the atrocities of winding them
around the legs Of her chair in opposite
directions, Of crossing her legs and winding
them round and round each other until her
feet seem ineAtricably mixed up and Of
sticking her crossed feet out in front Of her.
The mannish girl either sits with legs
stretched out, heels touching the ground
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Free Heat on the Sidew aik.

From he Cncinnah Inomrsr
SHELLY, ONO. Dec. a hardware arm
OF tins placr has struck a popular chord
by furnishing heat tor the pedestrians of
best stoves on the Sidewalk with n roaring
coal "" IN Il A ru' runs NJ twenty i"ct
ana gi.ts lac sto,' ., rood draft. They keep
II hot all day. and in addition to the stove
being an advertisement Tor the Nrm, IL keeps
warm the hands Of many an unglo we'd citizen
who happens alon 9 that way.
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THE WAY THEY CLIMB STAIRS.

and the soles OF her shoes in full view or
with legs frankly crossed. much as man
would and abe has even been known in
moments Of abstraction To put one foot up
ON the other knee.
The ,imid woman always sits with feet
well drawn in either with toes touching
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wise pretty and graceful. Instead of
tpringy step. each foot set trinity next the
other with heels touching for the instant
they are together, it is much more usual
20 see a laborious Flooding, in which the
feet come down at opposite ends Of the
ttair with toes turned in
surprising number of wo men toe in with
one foot or both, tread on the side OF the
foot or run down the heels Of their shoes,
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tionable habits illustrated.
They did these things better in the good
old days when there vas n well-defned rule
AZ to the proper disposition Of woman :
feet Those were the days when little
foot and fine ankle were admired as much
az a pretty face and to sit otherwise than
with the feet easily and daintily crossed
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on a footstool II possible, and just peepng
from below the hem of the gown would have
been indecorous TO a degree.
This was a restriction offrcedom of move
ment perhaps, hut at the same time it
insured an always graceful attitude.
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the floor close together and heels up or with
feet tightly crossed in the same way.
The nervous woman always trots or taps
her feet, than which there is nothing more
aggravating to the average person. II
beats the devils tattoo.
The future women have the best Of il .
for with the Inconsistencies that belongs
10 girlhood of having any feet az all they
are never troubled as TO how to dispose
Of them gracefully. 1t il pity they can't
be trained bit az the awkward age APP
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peculiarities of walking which detract much
from pretty appearance, But it is not
only in walking that women seem not to
have recognized the fact that the proper
management of their feet is Of as much
Importance a. the dressing of their hair
In sitting they are guilty OF q number Of
sins Of awkardness, particular manifesto
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ROSE CURE FOR HEADACHES,
IT GIVES PROMPT RELIEF 70
THE WEARY SHOPPER.
Pleasant to Take. Also-SmellinE salts
Now Displaced by Pretty Flowers
Virtues Of Apple Tea Perfumes
and sachet Powders Home Made.
II is the headache season.

II is the headache season.
The burden of holiday shopping falls
upon the woman Of the family, and the
task Of trying TO make one dollar do the
work OF dollar and a half is not an
easy one.
Perhaps it Is not actually necessary to
perform a financial stunt of that kind,
for dollars may he plentiful. bu, the woman
with money to spend becomes ambit ious
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31
Traders Sporting EQUINE.

A shrewd old Yankee horsetrader, after
years of success OF a kind to make David
Harum look small. got badly cheated on a
nag so feeble and spiritIess that It squatted
like a Jack rabbit every time Its ribs wers
touched. The new owner felt very sore,
but determined to do what he could to re-
trieve. He invited a deacon Of the village
church for a ride, and himself rode the new
horse. Seeing a rabbit he jabbed the horse
with his heels and the animal promptly
squatted. When the deacon inquired the
cause. the trader explained that the horse
had the faculties of a setter and set when
ever he saw game. A rise of partridses
brought forth another manifestation,
through the traders heels, and then the
deacon insisted on trading his own horse
and $50 for the sporting equine. On the
way home the deacon rode his new pur-
chase. Fordlng a stream. he raised his feet
to keep them dry and accidentally jabbed
the horse in the ribs, whereupon the AMI
NAL sat down in the water, wetting the
rider from feet to chest.
What's the matter. Ecker called tina
deacon He can't see no birds nor rab-
bits nowt'
Fish. deacon" explained Zeke. solemnty
That critters sport thru and thrur'-
Philadelphia Times.
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Tha q Bureau.
las Times Building,

New YORK, Aug. D-out of the FIowery
KInkdem q Prince mas come. The imperial
yellow dragon has marked his journey Of
state from the royal house Of China
through the pageantry OF European courts
to our own democratic shores. The heaven
dragon spread q gentle zephyr over the
sails Of q vessel and brought Prince Chen
TO America For whatf
His VISIT In unofficial. say some
It II for individual pleasure. gay otherA
But back OF this there IL yet another rea-
son-
It Il . determined plan. and II IL as ex-
eeptional as It Is cheering. Prince Chen
hopes to restore China's power by striking
At the foundation Of her retrogression. Ira
{ dillon must fall. and Chinese women must
be educated.
At the waldorf-AstoriA, IN q suite of
rooms that because OF their luxury are set
aside for the entertainment of Princes. I
found the scion Of the Chinese dynasty. A
black screen, emblazoned with the yellow
standard and ensign. hung across the outer
door, and 1 beat softly at IT The black
panel rose and dropped upon my entrance,
leaving me by the Occident shut out and by
the Orient shut in.
Through the partially curtnined doors
thee came a subdued sound OF Chinese mu-
sic Clashing cymbals, tom-tom, rat-tat-
tat-pian and shrieking strings hoated softly
through the rooms and welcomed the heir
OF the sovereign house.
Dragon and Pearl F1oated
Above Each Door.
For Mongolia West is like Mongolia East.
Ie Is a bit of importation from the Far
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WHAT 1T COSTS TO FEED
AN ARMY IN TIME OF WAR.

An army. someone has said. marches on
Its stomach. AT a pinch it can make shift
to do without tents or transport. while, as
is well known. successful operations have
at times been carried out in a hostile area
when not a single cartridge has been ex-
pended for weeks on end. Yet. though bull
.ets may be dispensed with. this is certain
~ not the case with regard to bread-or its
equivalent This. at any rate, has always
been the opinion Of the great military
leaders-Napoleon, for example, being re-
ported on one occasion to have had a sol
der shot for throwing away a bag OF bis
cult in order to make room for ammunition.
The scale on which the commissariat ar
rangements for a protracted campaign are
conducted is an exceedingly large one.
A fact that contributes materially to this
is that not only rave rations and fodder
10 be issued daily TO every mar and horse
on duty. but also that a considerable re-
base Of operations. In the recent Boer
war, for example. the amount of food thus
stored by the British commissariat was
as far as possible that equaling a four
months consumption. When II Is remem-
bered thai the number of troops drawing
upon it was well over 10000 at a time
during the greater portion OF the war. 1t
will readily be seen that such a supply
necessarily represented a very big stock
indeed. To go into actual figures, 1t may
be of interest to learn that at the head
Of the various items composing ii was
24.0o0. 600 pounds of biscuit. This enormous
total was closely approached by the bully
beer one, as for every pound of the for
mer commodity there was at least thre-
quarters of a pound OF the latter. To rem
der 1t more ~palatable than 1t would be In
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East, most picturesque and attractive to
the Occidental eye. And the customs of the
Chinese, dating back as far as legend chron-
icles, mean more than the mere changing
of latitude and longitude to the little brown
men.
Chinmen IN bright-colored flowing sans
1ostled and scandalled themselves from
room to room and fitted amazingly well in
these surroundings. Above each door foated
the national ensign of Ch'na-the Dragon
and the Pearl. The Dragon represents wis
dom and learning, and the Pearl Is the
recognized gem OF the Orient.
The bamboo curtains were thrust aside By
q firm hand
81 am sorry to have kept you waiting
said a kindly voice from the doorway. Then
Wong Kai Kah, the secretary OF Prince
Chen, who was graduated at Yale in the
class Of ~" spoke surprisingly and en-
phatically of the missionary difficulties IL
China while I waited his masters pleas
ure.
1.-The whole trouble lies IN the fact that
they insist upon interfering with our laws
We never have any quarrels with the
merchants OF your country; they are peace
full and law abiding, but the missionary
preachers in our sacred street. condemning
our race traditions. They march by our holy
sanctuaries and openly preach against our
tenets faithfully preserved for four thous-
and years, and then cry out against mob
violence.
How long DO you think our people would
be permitted to stand on the steps of Trinity
or Grace Church calling Christ an impos-
tor and assailing your beliefs in a sacrilig-
ious way? They would be ~stoned-perhaps
klled-and yet you expect the '~benighted
heather TO have more charity. Let me tell
you, civilized cruelty is worse than savage
cruelty"
The bamboo curtains then stirred slightly.
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while the fishermen had a soi, Mafkahu-
hpu. who assisted them in Fighting their
1noes when they were upset.
The fishermen, to a certain extent. be-
wed In the transnigration of souls, and
frequently cast their dead into the sea to
be devoured by the sharks which infested
the waters. Their souls were supposed ever
after to animate those fishes and to incline
them 10 respect the bodies OF the living.
The shark occupied a unique position
among the people generally. Its worship
was quite common on the islands, each one
having a special shark as its ancestral god.
Each of these sharks had a special keep
er or kahu. who was responsible for its
care and worship. The Office of kahu was
hereditary and was handed down from par
ent to child for generations, or until the
family became extinct. when It would be
taken up by another family.
ntimat relations were generally sup
posed to exist between the shark and his
keeper, and in return for a pig, a fowl, a
native, or other nice tit-bit, the shark was
believed to be ready to aid and assist him
should any danger threaten. Should the
kahu be upset in a canoe and be in serious
peril. the faithful shark would appear Just
in time TO take him on his back in safety
to the nearest shore.
The largest OF the sharks was Kuhaf-
moana, a male, whose mouth was said to
be as large as an ordinary grass house.