New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-29

Charity in Germany finds its way into the high
ways and byways at Christmas time as # It were
under the direct guidance Of Kris Kringle. This
year Eve Berlin bellies worked strenUoUsy 10 make
poor children happy on that day. and sufficient
money was contributed TO buy two thousand dolls.
two thousand dolls houses, two thousand wagons.
balls, and several thousand other kinds Of toys
cfrucular letters to the children Of The weather
classes IN the city ASKING that eae emo ere
personal charge OF some little poor chllds CHRIST
mas.
Armed with long bulletin Of pure foods, the
housekeepers OF North Dakota go about their mar
keting spurning all articles that do not appear on
their lists This is the plan thay have taken OF
was prepared by COMMISSIONS Ladd, Of the Pure
Food Commission
An unusual course that is TO be offered at the
University OF Chicago is that Of training young
T6 s course IS to extend through four years
In Cairo. Egypt. it is the men who DO the knit
ting. They belong to the poorer class, and knit
as they walk along the street The man is also
sesn S 3he pictures Ts q hs T6Fss "a s
The quaintest feature OF the picturesque COS
tunes Of the Corean men is their hats. They are
rnousstrapIf5e arrangements, made from the hair
Of the wearer's ancestors This priceless posses
sion is handed down from father 10 eldest son,
who reaches the goal OF his highest ambition at
the moment when the family hat is placed upon
Another grotesque form Of Corean headdress IS
the mourning hat that is worn in rGral districts
by the eldest son for three years after the death
Of either Of bis parents. This conicaI shaped affair
Of rushes or rice stra" IS a. are as d Du7e'
Few matinee girls know that their type existed
as early as the eighteenth century. In Japan girls
in those days used to throw their fans and purses
along the flower walk" to the stage. Pictures Of
tness and al these v6rtraits we're secret
treasures Of many maidens
The old Sherman mansion Of Fairfield. Conn.
has enough closet room satisfy any house
keeper There are said TO be TO less than sixty
closets in the house-ciosets within closets For a
few years before her death. Mrs. Sherman was an
invalid, but sitting in her chair IN her room she
stantly gave out the linen. flannel and preserves
from their separate hiding places
A magazine writer in an article The Physical
Culture Craze IN THE Daily Mirror remarks
that the weaker sex is determined to be no longer
feeble and so Is indulging In perfect sSturnalla
n hvgieufc exercises The writer's chief ob5ec-
ton 10 this IS that old and young. sick and well.
are alike fanatics Of the new rites She says
ra tabRd a v or well we'll for persons Of certain
stitutiou bur is 70 3e ts r tTons be en
. couraged to wrench muscles necessarily winch
have never been moved beforeT
Many women think that the empire green IS one
particular shade white in fact, It is varied The
reason that green 50 generally accepted as
MS keynete TO the Napoieonfc color scheme was
because Of the universal use Of nshoganyi IN, Inc
Tnonized with the red brown OF the wood.
eonnoisseur in rugs advises that rugs be
washed at least once year. Wash some OF your
treasures" he says ''and you win wonder at their
real glory and celor." Good soap viii DO wonders
bringing the original beauty back TO rug, II
the cleaner Will remember to stroke tho rug softly
with the soap while the rug ts drying
T. Cad in London at present IS the collecting OF
needIeswork pictures. Lady Wolseley has most
interesting collection which includes some dating
from the reign OF Charles l.
The Philadelphia Telegraph" records the follow
ing old German story which Is wei worth repeating
father. when his daughter became bride
gave her a golden casket, with the Injunction not
10 pass Il into other hands, for it held charm
which IN her keeping would be OF inestimable
value 70 her as the mistress OF house
Not ouly she 20 have the entire care OF H.
but she was % take it every morning to the eel
lar eg r5 10 remain with it IN each place
~. iapse Of three years the father vas 70 send
fEe Fsv that the secret talisfnan might Dc re-
T5s KEY was cert The casket was opened.
n was found 70 contain an old parchment On
vrtich we're written tnese words. rLhe eyes
~ mo mistress are worth one hundred pairs OF
Tit wise tather l:es tnat practice Of in
You'd become a habit and be sell -perpetuated-
thar the golden easEet ana i nc f-sh 9ii7i ID
would have accomplished them iIAssioi.
rug WEDNESDAY PRAYER MEETING.
,-s. ,-,vsr meeting Of the Ladies' Christian
r..ton 4 he'd each Wednesday morning in the
e--,.,e Church Chapel. Finh-ave- and Forty