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bake until dumping splits and shows the
fruit soft. These may be thrown into a
large pot of boiling water. after each is
tied in Toured cloth, with room left for
swelling.
Plums for Puddings or Pies.
Prunes in their natural ripe state will be
In market for several weeks. Ask your
dealer for them; they are cheap and yet
richer in color and flavor than the rcd
plum; they are sweet and require but little
sugar.
Damsons should now be made into jam
or cheese, which is jellied JAM The suet
crust given above If spread generously
with this when rolled out in the thickness
directed should then be rolled up rather
loosely, placed at the end of the Toured
cloth, and rolled loosely enough in this to
allow for rising, the ends tied safely the
center fastened with safety pins, the Who;n
plunged In boiling water and kept boiling
for two hours. This will roll out of the
,..i hulry, delicious dog in the blan-
Ret 1t Is to be cut in slices and served
with hard sauce. Do not try to have the
ron too shapely; if it rises properly it vii!
be irregular. but light. Strawberry lam is
delicious used in this way.
A plum overturn Is right side IN only
AFTER 1t is inverted, and to be crisn and
right should be baked in a new tin drfnnine
pan. Make a crust after the suet recipe
Us VI d cup or shortening
or half butter and lard instead of suet: roll
out quickly use cold milk for wettine
cover bottom of creased pan, mind that the
oven bakes on the bottom. pile in the fruit
anu anu S"ee'en 70 TASTE Be sure to prick
the plums, sprinkle little water over them
to start the juice, but spread it in order not
to dampen crust before 1t begins to bake
IN twenty minutes or so, with a thick,
large cloth in the hand, remove pan. Dla ce
large platter over and turn out This Is
simply perfect, and the biscuit-like ernst
allows it to be eaten by children or grown
people with delicate Questions Peaches
and plums the former in Quarters ara ~
best fruits for this purpose, but sliced an
pies are excellent, if good cookers.
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REAL HOUSE HUNTER
ANOTHER OF THE NEW WOMAN'S
PROFESSIONS.
With Fee From Her Employer and a
She Makes a Fair Income.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star
House hunting, that bane Of thousands of
families the world over, has been turned
into most profitable employment by an
energetic woman in New York. With no
other capital than pleasing manners, a
good address, smart walking costume and
cards engraved like fashionable visiting
cards except for the words professional
house hunter in the lower left-hand cor
ner, she has established herself in business
among class of people who, while not the
wealthiest, are well enough off to live in
private houses or expensive apartments,
and who will gladly pay for comfort and
convenience. Other women may adapt her
idea to other towns, and to people in all
sorts of circumstances.
She began by calling from door to door in
what seemed a promising neiShborhood,
and explaining to every lady she succeed
ed in seeing that she proposed making a
regular business of finding homes for peo-
ple who were about to move. and who
wished to escape the weary round of search
ing for themselves. Given an idea of the
house apartment desired-price. location,
number of rooms, etc.-She would scour all
possible neighborhoods, call upon the real
estate agents, go through the houses per-
sonally and furnish detailed descriptions of
those which were most suitable For her
services she asked one dollar down and
five additional dollars when her efforts had
been rewarded with success.
She met scarcely housekeeper who was
not charmed with her plan. A few orders
were given her even on those first rounds.
Many women asked her to call several
months later, when they would be moving.
But most of her first engagements were
obtained by asking the ladies' she saw If
they knew of any families who might be
interested in her work, and obtaining from
them the names and addresses of friends
who were about to change their residences.
Before long she had all the work she could
attend to.
The first two months were the hardest.
There were SO many neighborhoods to be
explored and the approximate renting
prices Of houses and apartments to be
learned. The professional house hunter also
visited dozens of real estate agents to ex-
plain her business and to ask their assist
ance. From these she met with ready
response. They agreed to send her weekly
lists Of the homes at their disposal which
would be likely to interest her. and they
were willing to allow her a small commits
sion on every fat or house she rented for
them. Owners Of large apartment houses
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also offered her remuneration IL she should
get them desirable tenants.
Easy When Learned.

Before long her work grew comparatively
easy. She became perfectly acquainted
with many parts Of the city, and could
generally tell where to go to find the re-
quired accommodations. Then she has
now many orders on hand, and can work
up number at once.
This house hunter never recommends q
place until she has personally visited it.
She takes notes as she inspects, and writes
full description of every house or apart
ment, noting not only the interior, but the
outlook, both rear and front; the neighbor-
hood, and the names of the nearest neigh
bors. Once she has decided a number
of those which will most likely suit
patron, she takes the written descriptions
to her in person. talks them over with her
and tries to make the houses which the
lady will finally have to visit in person as
few as possible.
Her house hunting succeeded so -ell that
this spring the woman opened new de-
partment in connection with her regular
work, namely, summer resort directory"
Here she caters mostly to people of more
moderate circumstances, to whom reason
able accommodations are a matter of inn
portance, and who have not the time or
money to travel around to pick and choose
for themselves.
In this department the payment of
dollar entities any one to detailed and I'M
biased information about every resort on
her list. She not only gives the number of
AOteis, the price anu size or the cottages for
rent, amusements, fares, trains to and fro
etc. but lists of the guests at the hotels
during the last season, and the names of
the principal cottagers were provided AS
the season progressed the newspaper lists
OF people at present there were kept on file
rms season the womans list of resorts was
not large, since she would offer no place
Mhlch she had not personally inspected.
Inc success of the experiment has encour-
aged her to continue this novel directory
next year, however, in larger FORM
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Tassel Trimming is Found on Some Of
the New Coats.

shades for wool dress materials, which
tints, advices from Paris state, may be ap-
propriately trimmed with the skin of the
namesake animal.
Few fur trimmings are seen yet, but
are told that fur will be used in dis
Greet quantities for hats, coats and gowns.
Persian lamb and sable are the most popu-
lar skins seen in the shops, which also
show many inexpensive pets made into the
usual long collars and roll muffs. Among
these Alaska sable and brown and black
bear are furs much in demand.
Continuing the subject of coats, If you
haven't French ran coat be you get
one. The French rain coat is not a
ton for mere use. for, with an indescrib-
able art 1t blends coquetry with utility.
In other words, these imported raglans are
distinctly beautifying, in many cases silk
under sleeves and fancy collars quite dis
guising the purpose for which they were
intended. The waterproof cloths in which
they are made are also finer than those
ing finished like silk. The plain ones are
in handsome shades of blue. iron gray,
black and brown: the novelty cloths show
fine checks, invisible plads and hair lines.
Fur Coats Belted.
The neck ruffie is still in evidence and one
sees beautiful white ones of chiffon and
lace with the plainest street gowns. In
shape the best of these throat and shoulder
dressings are rather flatter than formerly
several HounceS or equal length punching
together to form a sort of cape. The ends
which are long and deliberately trimmed at
the bottom, are worn without tying, fancy
stick pins securing the ruffe at the shout
ders. Black throat ruches are also seen,
but the white ones figure everywhere more
prominently, narrow ruches of ribbon put
on in scalops begaying some in plain net.
White point d'esprit, with black Chantilly
edges, is one effective model. Another
smart collet is of large-holed net, strung
all over with a fine black chenille cord;
long loops of this form the front ends
But the white neck ruche, remember, Is
always distinctly white. Never is a shade
of cream seen. unless with lace applica-
lions. the whites used are of the coolest
description. Singular to relate, such a
framing is not unbecoming, even to tndif-
ferent compilations. As long as the white
collet is fresh-an Indispensable need-it
seems in all cases more enhancing than
otherwise.
The subject of headgear can certainly
never be exhausted. for every day sees a
more varied downpour in this direction.
There are scoop hats and hats turned up
at the side. charming little turbans which
sit the head with a jaunty Russian look,
and other big fiat toques that look for ali
the world as If they have been sat upon
The first autumn hats are largely made Of
braid. either all felt or felt interviewer with 4
SILK and velvet. The French fmportatfons
In these are In the most brilliant colors,
with sometimes combinations of tints never
before seen. For instance a great turban
or blue and green braid showed Of pun
crown OF dull violet velvet, the velvet with
the plum tinge. blue and green breast
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For Dressy Wear.

Although it has been cold. damp and
cherries the greater part of the season,
yet the feather boa has not become popular,
and the cape ruffie is quite Indispensable to
a smart toilet. The feather boas with petal
tips are full and becoming and also very
inexpensive, but the smart woman will have
none of them.
The net and lace skirts provided by the
chief drapery houses are invaluable, as
with one day and one evening blouse and
some colored accessories much variation
may be obtained. The bolero of crepe de
chine in black or white, applique with lace,
is also useful to wear over net and chiffon
slips, and a bolero Of black crepe de chine
incrusted with transparent ecru lace with
tucked skirt of the black Grape, is always
smart.
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Inc OreSSy mooelS.
Radiantly dressy hats are made of white
braids. with white flowers closely massed,
and brim drapngs of white chantlly. In
deed. the lace-trimmed hat is the one of
the moment. and everywhere it inclines to-
ward rather sentimental picturesqueness.
This is obtained by a short drop of lace
over the brim with floatinng scarf ends
behind: with a certain side tilt, irresistibly
Spanish. and dip of the front over the
face. If the hat is an even shape, the same
at both sides, it is, of course, worn straight
on the head.
A slim California girl at present visiting
great guns in New York, lately wore one
of these coquettish hats in a hotel CORR
dor. 1t was of velvet, in the most spark
ling sapphire blue, with a black chantilly
draping, the shape turning up at sides and
pointing sharply at the front. With this a
gown of sapphire blue chiffon, embroider-
ed with beige flowers and black leaves.
The gown model was one of the trailing
founcing things one sees in the French
fashion books and dreams that princesses
wear. The little coat-shaped bodice, which
was half made Of narrow black velvet rib
bon-shaping a girdle, very high at the
back and next to nothing at the front
opened over a vest of the thinneSt white
net, Black and white net was used else
| where. in deep killings under the chiffon
killings of the skirt, and for the fiounces
of the elbow sleeves. These were cut in
three lengths. the chiffon ones shortest, the
black net ones longer, and the white kilt
ings longer still, the whole effect terminal
ing in a wng-lke drop enchanting.y grace
full
These embroidered chiffons are the new
est things in dress materials, and several
of the imported reception gowns seen dis
PLAYED the rarest designs in them. They
will be worn all through the winter by the
ra-fashionabes. but the rest of US must
content ourselves with something less mag
nificent. For. unfortunately, these exqui-
site and perishable textures are dear-$75O
the yard. If you please!
Greeted by such a bomb the ordinary
buyer can only go away from the counter
with bushes or tears. MARY DEAN.
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NEW WINTER WRAPS
Wide Range of Choice Al
lowed This Season.
BRAID TRIMMING USED
BLOUSE COATS ARE WORN IN
SUIT COSTUMES.
White Hats and Neck Rufies Promise
to Be Very Popular
Style.
BRAID TRIMMING USED

NEW YORK, September %, 1902
The many coat styles offered this season
make the choosing of an autumn wrap
simpler matter than usual. There are cuts
for all tastes, fashion imposing only that
the genre of the wrap suit the genre of
the gown with it. So for tailor gowns the
garment to be thrown off as occasion re-
Qu!res is of one sort. and the muffiing which
accompanies the smart frock quite another.
There is only one exception to this rule, and
that is in the case of the long loose-backed
top coats which continue to be made in
the coverts and broadcloths used this long
while This. custom has made possible to
sport on any occasion which does not strict
ly call for high dress, the easy fit and
shrouding possibilities of such garments
rendering invaluable service to those who
can afford only one sort of wrap.
The black long coats-braid trimmed SILK
and strapped broadcloth-being more ele-
giant than the brown and gray ones, many
accompany the SmarteSt frockS. At any
rate women of the most stylish pretention
are wearing them in this way, the coat
skirt falling short of the trained one be-
Meath and wide sleeves and kimona re-
vers giving new touch to lines otherwise
familiar.
An entire new model in these long loose
coats has the back so full that 1t tails like
a shaped fiounce from the square yoke. This
comes to us from Paris. Another long coat,
half-fitting the figure and betting In at the
back is striving with it for popularity.
Shoulder capes and very high turnover
collars distinguish the latter styles, which
In some instances show simulated button
holes in bias silk or velvet
stunning model in pale gray and bla ok
striped cloth displayed this treatment in
black velvet. An edge of the same bordered
the fronts of the coat, the cape and the high
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DESSERTSF0R THE MEN
Dinner Sweets They Are Sure
to Like.
MOSTLY COOKED FRUIT
NUMEROUS APPETIzING WAYS
TO PREPARE IT.
Hints Gathered From the Table Of the
British Gentleman
Farmer.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Too often the home caterer is heard to
declare that she has given up buildings and
the like because the men of the family do
not care for sweets. Knowing this. she is
right in providing accordingly, but while
discarding the oversweet dishes, she should
replace them with others. Notwithstanding
the often repeated warning that overeat ting
is dangerous to health and thigh thinking"
the fact remains that even the dyspeptic
should not rise from the principal meal Of
the day with an unsatisfied appetite A
comfortable sense of repleton is a very
different state to the one produced by eat
ing after nature tells us we have had
enough.
Much of the talk about finishing dinner
with uncooked fruit Is INDUCED in by the
housewife who does not wish the work or
care of providing cooked dishes; with fruit
for breakfast and luncheon the family
needs a change. While visiting in England
the writer has found that our cousins over
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there serve in the ordinary household
much greater variety in this line. The
gentleman farmer invariably sets before
his guest at dinner a pudding and a tart
dhe latter deep dish pie, with cream).
Some of the most delicate of these buildings
are made with beef suet chopped fine as
hominy grains. and with skin and strings
removed it lends itself to shortening for
boiled puddings in a way that butter never
can. Peaches and plums are still in mar
ket: after that canned fruit may be used,
and with this n mind a few OF the most
appetizing and easily made suet puddinss
are given by one who has found them most
acceptable at her own table.
A Deep Bowl Pudding.
For family of six, prepare a large quart
of plums and peaches mixed; prick the
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The Peace of Sleep.
From the Boston Transcript.

Refreshed and vigorous may I awake
10 Dear the burdens of another CAV:
And wiser paths in Thy great vineyard make
mat follow Christ more closely all the way.
U may the peace that so pervadas Sleeps sphere
Husn storm or strife soothe Sorrows plaintivs
wall.
Heal wounded hearts and dry the flowing tear
so Love and Mercy with good cheer prevail.
l thank the Love that rules this border land.
Where blessed angels wait to serve; and stay
To lead us gently on with helpful hand,
Ter lffes uneven, dark and to.lsome way.
Benefieent and sanatory Land,
Where healing power these machines repair
Machines so long in use, complex and grand;
Yet SO abused. worn out. and wanting care.
The Love Divine that brcods for mystic Sleep,
Which ssxeetly typiies final rest
Shines through the pearly gates. that onen keen
Near Sleeps kind vestibuie to mansions best
So, tranquil now. lay me down to sleep,
And sink away from self. into Thy WIFI
III morning dawn, no more to watch or weep
For one Is softly breathing, Peace be stiii"
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What is Being Worn.

A great deal of gray.is worm but chief.
ly in very pale tints, and that silvery shade
with a pinkish tone is quite the most pon,,.
lar of ALL Bright colorings are not much
worn, and no doubt the continued wearing
OF black and white for so long a period has
induced distaste for vivid colors. All the
blues, helotropes and pinks are soft and
delicate. and the misty pastel tones are
much affected
Black lace is a good deal worn. even on
light colored gowns, and the tucked taffeta
costume worn by the smart matron is much
inserted and adorned with black lace set a
jour and worn over white or heliotrope
slip.
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In Blue CrepoIine.

A crepoline gown recently shown was of
pastel blue, with the Paris shade of lace
The skirt was prettily gagged on the hips
to bring it to the orthodox close shane
while the separate founce had grouped lines
of gathers, In an extremely smart effect
The bodice was gagged at the bust line. with
a vest Of soft silk made with a yoke of
tucks and lace. VI
Wide lace was also arranged as a COL
lar, and the closely shaped upper portion
OF the sleeve was entirely tucked. and the
full lower part set into a deem cuff -
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Nuc&R<e=aIaz.-4

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GRAND RAPIDS Mich Feb. Is, 1902
Wine of Cardu untold blessing the wife who is daily
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IF Mrs. Bruce Dawson of Grand Rapids,
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Velvet Picture Hat.

A shaded picture hat of light velvet car
rying an overhanging frill of cream lace is
surmounted by posy of roses while be-
meath the brim. just over the ears, are tuck
ed IN napy fashion choux Of rose pink
strings.