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as the coat and skirt to match. They
too, are expensive. but are in great de-
mand. and are worn not only as wraps
but with street gowns. 1t is a decided
innovation to have these long coats
made in moleskin, for it must be admit
ted the fur is not a very durable one.
The coIoring is so attractive, however.
and the fur itself has such charming
markings that, of course. IL cannot be
resisted Just a touch of ermine In a
tie. in facings or in cuffs is most attrac-
tive with moleskin. and one odd and ef-
fective fashion has a short jacket with
a waistcoat of ermine and jabot of
yellow lace that falls in the center OF
the waistcoat, and that shows whether
the coat is fastened or turned back.
Time was when fur coats were eX-
tremely unbecoming, because they hic
the lines of the figure and made even
a slender woman look stout and clumsy
| but those were the days when any
ready-made fur coat was chosen and
there was no particular attention paiC
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this season. and certainly much less
costly than cloth or velvet skirts and
jacket Of sable, so that it is possible to
be in the fashion without spending more
than ones entire principle.
Fantastic capes and wraps that have
had so brilliant a success are somewhat
on the eccentric order this year. and
cannot be said to be made with any par
ticugr reference TO the people who are
to wear them. But then these garments
are on the loose order and are distinct
1 " in the nature of wraps. Quaint and
lold-fashioned are the pointed capes OF
chinchilla or sable trimmed with heavy
fringe n1r1e- of chenille. Chinchilla
lis very fashionable this year.
and it is a FUR that shows 10
the greatest possible advantage In any
lIocsc- garment. There are not only short
lcapes. but long cloaks Of chfnchilla, OF
of velvet Just the color OF the fur with
Ia deem CAPE OF. il. tied at the throat with
bir bows of lace having long ends
which fan down to the very hem of the
coat in front.
SeaIskin Jackets are very expensive
but they are coming into fashion again
Strange to say sealskin has not beel
! n fashionable FUR Tor the last three v
four years, and while 1t might
thought the increase in the cost OF ~
5 had something to do with this. othe
l furs not half so well worth the none
have had a tremendous hold on popula
fancy. The smartest sealskin jacket
Z now are the rather plain ones. in shoI
or medium length, with their only orns
. ments consisting OF handsome button
= of rninestones. steel or enamel set ]
: rhinestones. Following the mad Graz
= that now exists for trimming fur. theI
: are two or three different styles OF sea
n skin coats that are trimmed with CT
work of velvet or cloth. and which al
n leffective, but one cannot help considerir
Ie that the fur itself shows 10 much bett
IT advantage when left perfectly plain.
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that is in Elton shape at the back ana
front. is either in double breasted blouse
effect or in square tabs, looks especially
well in moleskin. The sleeves are large
and in bishop shape. but below the ell
bow are striped with bands of cloth
or velvet TO match the materials used
for the gown with which the coat is
TO be worn.
Fur Gowns Eccentric.
Whole gowns Of fur are considered
eccentric. but on the other side they are
fashionable, and the expense does not
seem to interfere with their popularity
Moleskin costumes and Persian lambs
are the snartest of all, and really they
are extremely effective with the PLAIN
skirt and either three-quarters or shorl
Jacket. trimmed only with bands OF
braid. velvet or cloth. In many IN
stances these gowns are not trimmed al
| all. -
The long. half-htting coats nave YER
much the same appearance at hrst sign
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to the ct. Now just as much care
thought and time are spent on fur
coat as on a dress waist. with much
more satisfactory results. Then, too,
the work in fur is much more skillfully
executed, the fur is better dressed and
it is no longer considered necessary to
put a heavy lining all the way through
the coat. Now some attention Is PAID
to the waist line. and the lining IS thln-
ner Just there, although both fashion
and common sense insist that there
should be enough warmth over the
shoulders and chest and in TIE sleeves.
| Very cleverly is the matter of warmth
arranged in the sleeves, which at hrst
glance L the elbow length and deep lace
ruff1es seem to be quite chilly. There Is
| a full undersleeve of satin and often an
| interIining of wool that makes the
1 sleeves delightfully."- warm without being
| too thick and clumsy, and the sleeves
like the rest OF the coat, are carefully
| cut and fitted.
Many fanciful shapes in short fun
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Jackets are very smart, and the fashion
nowadays is to have the fur match ex-
actly the color of the skirt of the cos
tune. a gray cloth gown with SPUR
re. coat exactly the same shade Is at
tractive; a Persian lamb jacket with
black brOadcloth skirt, moieslin with
cloth skirts the same color and a sable
jacket with skirts of cloth as near the
color as possible are certainly about as
! satisfactory combinations Of color and
warmth as could well be devised 1t is
not fashionable. however. to have long
or even three-quarter coat worn with.
clCth skirts when il is part Of costume.
Many jackets are absurdly short, round
ing at the back TO show the broad bodice
Of velvet or satin that is such favorite
fashioy this winter. Fur Jackets are
also worn with velvet skirts. and fun
i bands trim velvet and cloth gowns
4 nlike. as well as lace hats that are worr
with the costumes.
A very smart cloth gown trimmed
With bands OF sable and lace and sable
hat are one of the favorite modem 70
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r. ECFNT discoveries have estab-
iished the fact that dentistry
y probably is as old as any Of the
learned professions now known The
making OF false teeth and the filling OF
dental cavities is so ancient a trade that
II reaches far back beyond the bounds
of history. although II has generally
been considered as a science Of modern
origin.
The Greeks and the Romans had false
teeth, as ancient illusions in the records
tell Perhaps the laughing pearls be-
tween the lips of Cleopatra were, after
all. store teeth" and Mark Anthony
did rot know IL.
The ancients could I'll teeth with gold.
and far beyond the time Of Greece and
Rome the science OF dentistry is record
ed. Recent discoveries show that IL ex-
tended even into the time OF the early
Egyptian dynasties. Not long ago mum
mics were discovered on the banks of
the Nile. For 5000 years or so they
had been grinning with false teeth in
their sarcophagi. Teeth filled with gold
much as a dentist would NIL the aching
void I'm tooth today. have been discov-
cred I'm some OF these mumn1ies.
Excavations among the ruins Of The
prehistoric cities Of Central America
have brought to light the fact that thu
profession of the dentist was che mucl
esteemed and probably followed in tn
days OF that mysterious civilization
which once existed there.
The dentists of those prehistoric
American days filled their patients
teeth not with gold but with little disc
of bright green jadeite. The skulls 0
nearly all the people who were burie
in costly tombs, and who were evi
IDENTIFY people of fashion. have bee
found to have teeth in them filed dow
to a point and set with these littl
green discs.
IL is thought that the filling was no
put in TO stop a prehistoric toothach'
but as matter OF ornament Prot
ably the custom originated az first froI
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SCENTS OF DUKANI

NEW version eff the game OF
N Odors is all the rage in India just
\ now.
It Is a great improvement I'm point OF
picturesqueness upon cur American
game, and for this reason some Ameri-
can hostess may care to adopt the plan
With the quaint East Indianname and
an appropriate setting it should make
a very catchy and enjoyable little en-
tertainr at.
II Is called the Scents Of Dukani- To
arrange for it many bags, each con-
taining some article of strong and pc
culiar odor, are hung from a string
across the room; the competitors pass
Quickly along. writing down in order
the name of the scent or article in each
receptacle.
The winner is he or she who guesses
the largest number. but it may be read
lily imagined that the fun consists in
placing very unlikely Odors 20 be de-
tected. such as phenyl. aloes, benzine.
shalot, Dutch behring's, and so on;
among the more ordinary ones. sucn as
sandalwood, Iausk and the like.
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"0laro UClorR ano no Dreams Acbieve Success

and when that is born-real ambition
il the equipment be propOrtionate. great
things Will be done
Nordica's face took on the strong.
aggressive look it so often wears. 1t
Is an expression which bespeaks the
power that has made a great Isolde.
The thought of the woman's phenome-
nal success inspired a desire TO know
how personally it might be accepted by
her.
Hard Work Instead of Dreams.
mime. Nordica. will you tell just what
your honors have meant to your Why
for what reason-have you worked 50,
almost diabolically?''
IT never worked or sang thinking o;
what applause l should or should not
receive replied the singer. Il think
worked because il was the thing I cared
for. more than for anything else in life
to do this thing: to become. 1 wantes
Il. and had to have it. probably. Ambi
ton and ceaseless toil-they are neces
sary for artistic success
And dreaming
mo dreamsl No dreams! Solid worl
and growth"
but you had to dream put you
Isolde?"
What Really Counts
ct had to think il out. 1t is the per
Torrance which counts. Labor. stead
and intellectual. The fire. the drear
will come with the labor. If the temper
ament rings true. Neither do / believ
in waiting for inspiration. AS has bee
said. hard work forms great part c
genius.
What You are saying that thing
have come to me? have not bee
aware of II IL they have. Believe M
have been fully seven-eighths Of III
way to get them. My friends used I
, say: You do not livel You are almo'
| ! a prisonerr Well. you see. L was vii
z ing to be one. II has been a pilgrimas
. from Don Pasquale TO Gotterdan
4 merung. / loved II. IL had to be"
1t certainly has been. and Is. Bheth'
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Ser in Handwriting
or xPERTs will not agree with
Alfred Benet. the French psy-

or xPERTs will not agree with
Alfred Benet. the French psy-
chologist. as 20 the infalli-
bility Of sex in handwriting" said VIII
liam ]. Kinsley to a New York news
paper writer. Take a 'mannfsh' wo-
man. one of those who wear stin coli
lars. cut their hair short and like Derby
hats for street wear, and they write
so much like man that the best ez-
perts in penmansnip are deceived. In
the sO-called library hand. which Il
form of engrossing, the letters are so
much alike that it is almost impossible
to tell whether the work Is done by men
or women. In the majority Of cases it is
possible to tell woman's handwriting, no
matter how much she may try to disguise
it. Her fondness for long angles is sure
to crop out somewhere But, as have
said, in the case of mannish hammered
women sex in handwriting is not so
pronounced as NJ. Benet asserts it Is.
The same thing is true OF feminine
men, IS 1 may use the term. have
had letters submitted to me written by
men whose names frequently figure in
the chronicles Of the smart set that
nine out OF ten men would be ready to
swear were written by a woman 1 do
not say this style has been acquired by
cultivation. I think men who spend
most Of their time dancing attendance
on women fall into their ways uncon-
sciously, and It shows in nothing more
quickly than in their handwriting.
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or not it had 10 be-" and America
can look far into the East and West. In
pride OF heart. at the triumphs OF this
singer alone. A very recent honor was
the medal given Nine. Nordica IN
Munich. which city has been a regular
victory-g ground for her. The medal IS
the one known as the badge Of achieve
menf IN the arts and sciences. An IN
teresting fact is that the medal is cast
in bronze. silver, small gold ana large
gold. according TO the genius on whom
II is bestowed. Nine Nordica received
the large gold medal. which was an
honor made the greater by the fact that
a foreigner was TO take il from its own
country. These Germans and Austrians
know music and voices.
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OLESKIN as a craze continues
mn unabated. and from present
/ ' 4 indications. instead Of people
setting traps for the exter-
mination of the little animal they will
be starting breeding for them. 1t does
seem rather strange that after so many
years this skin should have so suddenly
become popular. When it was first seen
last season a grave question arose as
to whether 1t would ever take hold of
the popular fancy. One reason for its
popularity is found in its becoming
tones, another that 1t blends so well
with cloth, silk or velvet, while a third
is because it is so attractive with just
a little touch OF color. especially with
cream lace or ermine.
At first this fur was not expensive,
comparatively speaking, and there was
certainly nothing to warrant its being
so costly as it is at the present mo-
ment; bus it suddenly sprang into popu-
larity early this autumn and from that
moment has had TO be reckoned as one
of the expensive furs. At the present
time 1t is made up in short jackets.
medium length coats and long coats and
cIoaks. as well as in all the different
varieties OF neck pieces and in bands
for theater and evening gowns
one of the newest styles Of capes with
stole ends is made of moleskin trimmed
with bands Of sealskin, put on TO give
the effect of ribbon velvet Why II
should be considered desirable to have
fur look like velvet is not known Yet
II seems as though II were better &c
use velvet and make II look Ike fur
but then Il would not cost so much
and that IS the point to be considered
The Elton Jacket. or rather the JACKIE
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IIE HAVE not yet had time to see
my friends said Nine. Nor
Il dica. as she entered the room.
For all that she certainly was
surrounded by the evidences of their
regard. for the room was filed with
fiowers-orchids, American Beauties,
and paIer-shaded roses. says writer
for the New York Daily News"
"where shall we sit? Somewhere out
Of the draft. / suppose" said Nordica,
remembering. by force Of long habit,
that little instrument In her throat, in
which all the world owns shares.
Am I glad to be back? Oh, yes
YES. always. Why not7 America has
been and is my home. So 1 could not
keep from feeling glad, could II"
New England honesty" was written
all over the singers face and shining in
her eyes.
yet you are 20 leave us very soonT
II shall not sing once in New York
this season." she went on. MY toul
will extend over many States. but no
much time. which fact promises veri
table flight, with a concert nearly ever
day
Revival of the Bel Canto.
What are my plans afterward?
hardly know. but 1 am thoroughly 4
love with a scheme certain Europea
managers are following up and whic
is to find fulfillment In Paris some tim
this winter. DO you know what it is
Mozart's Don Giovanni Is TO be giver
in concert form, by some OF the fe'
remaining singers who have studied an
retained the bel canto. These mana ger
have sent in all directions for the sins
ers they really wanted, and find my
lself one Of them. These are Nine Ill
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Dentistry Olo as the fills.

the same causes which now induce US TO
have our teeth filled with gold, but II
soon became to be thought ornamental
and so became a fashion and badge OF
rank.
The common people, living on coarser
food, were supposed to have sound
teeth. but the pampered mobiles. living
on rich and delicate food. had teeth
which decayed, and so were supposed TO
require the attention Of the dentist.
So. though dentistry has no known
founder. like medicine. it is an ancient
and honorable profession which can
dispute with its kindred science for the
palm Of antiquity
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Lehman, Battestini-ah! you do not
know him? He is the greatest Italian
baritone living today. a veritable gen
tleman of the old school in the art Of
singing: Bonci, a very fine Italian tenor.
and myself.
Trained in the Old School.
you see. we have had the early Mo-
Fart and Ha ydn training. According TO
nv ideas of vocal art, these two mas
ters must be studied, prRct1ced, and
their difficulties overcome. just as the
ntano student of the greatest power is
almost invariably one who has had to
take the gymnastics of Bach
.Ts n not reasonable?" she continued
| of the fingers must be trained by runs
carefully handled turns and trying
rhvthms, shouldn't the vocal cords. that
little instrument in the throat. be tram
| ed with equal care, and all the me-
ohanical equipment of the singer be KEPT
in good condition?
Now, there are only few OF US
left who have been taught in this pa
tience-trying school, which has TO b'
gone through if a singer hopes to make
perfect roulades ana triIls. II Is
question of method.
| ana the houeA"
they doing?"
What Newer Methods Do.
II will tell you what they are doinE'
,enlied Mime. Nordica. They are tryini
90 build great modern castles which shal
prove themselves to be Of air, for tn
/, foundations are weak. The Frenc
, school especially neglects the bel cantC
and that means but a fiimsy basis 70
the whole structure.
Deep Calls Unto Deep.
One thing was very interesting, a
though II was a side issue. Nordic
spoke of Lehman only as one grea
8 singer speaks of another. There wa
= not a hint of the attitude OF mind SON
: of our critics have assumed toward II
q elder woman.
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rs the singing art quite in its de-
cadence?"
''Oh, no! Let US not say that" said
Nordica. But the new young singers
are negleeting some hard work which
brings great results. However. let us
not talk of methods here. II is all con-
tanned in this one assertion: the new
school is attempting to build great
castles upon fiimsy bases. There has
been much talk about Wagner's music
harming the vocal organ. IL has not
been detrimental to mine. 1t is that
most singers have not prepared their
voices for so difficult a task There is
no doubt about the strenuous tax such
intervals and melodies as Wagner's hold
as a pass to their beauty"
what would America do without
your" 1 said. 1--WE have no formed
school of music as yet. You take your
stand with the elect. Where is Ameri-
cas- composer who can be placed side
Eby side with the masters OF the Old
World-even the most modern
America Needs Atmosphere.
Perhaps these things are determined
by ancestry, even In Young America,
/ replied Mime, Nordica. Gould IL make
for anything that my family traces 1t:
ancestry back 70 William the conquer
\ or. do you suppose?" she asked with
smile. without doubt the atmospher'
abroad owes it's extreme musical al
vantage to generations of solid acquire
ment There is no such thing here 4
is the settled musical life which tells
the art taken as matter OF course
: that which causes us to find the German
peasant woman with her knitting at IN
finest concerts.
Great Things Prophesied.
/ America Is young. For these fe'
I generations of ours. father ana son an
S sons son have been busy accumuiaun
q wealth. The atmosphere will com'
q These toilers are laying the foundatio
for IT. Ambition will spring into lif
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Il L. - i
come to me every winter to-
be treated for chilblains." said
a chiropodist, attribute the trouble to-
misfit boots. AS matter of fact. boots
have little to do with chiibiains II a1
depends on the condition of the blood
Ind the sudden changes that women
make from hot to cold rooms or from
indoors to the street with their thin KID
sboex A woman who has five or ten
minutes to stay in a room VIII STAND
over the heater or get near the firs- H'ar
first thought is to keep her teet warm
When she goes out she may walk ol-
rectIy into sncw and ice
IF she would stop in the vestibule :
minute or two to put on her gloves or
20 chat with some acquaintance. as
most men do, she probably would not
have chilblains It takes only minute
or so 10 prepare the feet in this way
for the change in temperature witnoos
i uiungfng directly from one extreme 70
i the other. Men IN my business tell wo-
men this. but they don't listen TO US.
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- URING the past rev years a
great business has been done in
IL valentines. From a few lace
paper affairs, with impossible colors and
curious hearts pierced with arrows and
spears. IL has grown to enormous pro-
portions, with hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars invested. Some very elaborate
valentines are made now, retailing In
instances as high as SIS each.
valentines, judging by the inquiries
already received. will be more active
than ever this season." said we'll
known washington dealer. Now that
the Christmas card trade is over buy
ers are beginning 10 ask about vaien-
tines. The lines this year viii be the
most elaborate ever shown. some OF
them reaching the level Of actual art
Comics have been improved greatly dur
ing the past few years This year the
comics will be the best ever shown, and
will include some reproductions Of draw
ings prepared especially for this pur.
pose BIZ leading artists. The day o.
caricatures has passed. and In theii
place are published attractive pictures
which need not offend even II they dC
| excite a laugh"
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EARLY DEMAND FOR
1904 VALENTINES

URING the past few years a
great business has been done in
valentines. From a few lace
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WOMEN AND CHILBLAINS

kENJ EARLY all the women who
M come to me every winter 10
be treated for chilblains. SAID
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NICHOLAS. WEAkLING

me world has Ions conclusion Of
Russia Is either seat hyroerto weang incapable carrying
out gcoa Intentions
writer ia the rornshty view, takes
the view,
Nicholas only controlled bureauoc-
raey Theoretically
advisers
They sontrv In this
multitude details arising the conduct Of
government ministers shreWdy refer
so many q these a he
swamped by these petty de-
ne Tor the eousd
Grafton Of state policies.
crafty the theory Of the mother who
plays him 90 mischief
Nicholas says kindly saddeusd oerwotkd and
unhappy man.
poabtlssa
lie . certainly weak
Were the soul OF body would tell Ms
ministers 10 mind their
Instead ~ dreams peace while
war lie nets over the nnse nd strong
abou, empire
This picture man lou huess the correct one
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HANDS OFF!

Trlrra TO Shakes
small has thrown himself arisriua Progre.ss
roth are professors Of Chicago University
small BIG enough to IN TIE Immortal
q PgtimH iToEFsusa that siu
slcnEa a humanity ideal
WHY Shakespeare and Plgrms rroEea constitute
library than AL the mt
Together
rtncon's entire carrfsg
has lived That Is It's dsn1ugratan opy ma
best books
D Eagtsh. and uud~aied tenE after
and
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