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plain panel of the taffeta shows the full
length of the skirt, the group of frills have
the ends finished with smart choux of shot
chiffon and tiny loops of white lace.
The bodice resembles the surplice style,
which at present is enjoying considerable
vogue. Between puffs of the silk, which
form point down the center of the front,
there are fiat bands of stitched taffeta, each
one having the tiniest edging of gold It's
sue. Where the bands cross, rather
where they meet in the center just at the
bust. the junctures are marked by four
very handsome gold chased buttons. Be-
low the lowest pun, the third one which
runs from the outer edge of the shoulder.
there is finely pleated frill of silk TO fall
over the sleeve, and this is then brought
down to within a few inches OF the deep
point of the bodice.
Under this fullness the bodice is draped
slightly and the silk is drawn forward into
something like a girdle. though this finish
for a waist is by no means as popular as
1t has been during the past season. In
stead of having deep girdles. nearly all the
newest bodices are cut in the same fashion,
able point. which is not separate from the
rest of the bodice The same style OF
trimming is used in the back. with the
cuffs and frills forming a shallower point
than the one in front. and the body part
of the bodice is shirred from under the last
frill to the belt in a vertical cluster Of
fine gathers running directly down the
center.
The stock of this gown is a plain affair."
very simply shirred and finished at the
top with a stitched band of taffeta headed
with a soft ruchlng of lsse.
The sleeve is fuller at the top and has a
wrinkled effect. loose at the top, and as IL
nears the elbow, drawn closer by three
small tucks shirring on the outside of the
arm. 1t is cut off at the elbow and
trimmed with a fine pleating of the taffeta
which falls over n little wider frill of lace.
pretty dancing frock may be made OF
glace taffeta in a delicious rose pink, elab-
orately trimmed with ruffles of the same
edged with narrow lace A quaint fichu Is
draped over the shoulders, and its ends
held in front with punches of silver
gauze flowers.
Another gown intended for young girl
to wear at dance, showing a smart COM
bination of pink and blue. has a lining OF
soft pale blue satin. upon which Is a full
overdress of the faintest pink imaginable.
1t Is embroidered in a scattered floral de-
sign In the same shade, and Is caught up
here and there with garands and sprays
of silken flowers. The bodice has a bertha
trimmed around the edge with the same
embroidery and flowers.
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE NOTES.

Mr. Frank 7. Israel, chairman of the
transportation committee of the District
League, reports additional names as being
received daily of those who expect to at
tend the Denver convention. Mr. E. r.
Rochester is arranging for trip through
California, and several of the leaguers are
planning to go. This party will also attend
the Portland exposition.
Lynn chapter gave social recently.
There was large gathering of the MEM
bers, and every one enjoyed the musical
and literary program. Refreshments were
served during the evening.
valentine party, in charge of Miss Belle
Fowler, was given at the Methadist Home
Tuesday afternoon. Miss Ferguson render
ed piano solo, and Mrs. d. Olin Leech
sang appropriate songs. Rev. VIM. M
Ferguson told the story of John Wesley S
love affairs. Valentines were distributed
by Miss Bessie Ober. At the conclusion OF
the program Miss Wilson, with few we'll
chosen remarks, presented Miss Jones with
bouquet as a valentine from the ladies III
the home. is
Other leaguers present were DR.. and Mrs.
Street DIR. and Mrs. Ferguson Mr.. ana
Mrs. Benton, Mrs Conway, Mrs. Ober and
the Misses Street, Ferguson, Mcdowell,
Roberts and Woodward. f4f,t --t
The league at McKendree enjoyed val
entine social Wednesday evening. Valen-
tine games were played and good pro-
gram enjoyed. ri
Dumbarton chapter held business meet
ing Tuesday evening, in the church par
lors. Several new members were elected,
and the funds realized from DR.. BristoIs
lecture were divided among the various de-
partments of the league work
Miss Helen Ferguson, fourth vice presi-
dent of Wesley, gave valentine social
Tuesday evening. Hearts of various sizes,
prettily grouped, decorated the Sunday
school room Valentines were distributed
by Cupid A heart game was played. for
which Miss II. z. Fowler and Mr.. Geo. b.
Pitts received prizes. :.
The Epworth League at Metropolitan had
charge of the Sunday evening church serv-
Ice last week Mr.. L. p. Hieston, president
of Dumbarton, led the devotional meeting
at Wesley.
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OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

Mrs Brown a California woman, had
trained a new Chinese servant to wait On
the door by having her daughter, MISS
Brown, ring the bell and present her card.
Next afternoon the bell rang and the Chit
naman waited on the door, A lady pre-
sented her card. The Chinese servant took
her card, then, pulling out of his sleeve
card such as Miss Brown had presented the
afternoon before, carefully compared the
two. He then handed back to the lady her
card, exclaiming: 'Tickee no matchee; no
can come inv' and shut the door.-Ex-
change.
The wife of the man who rules over the
little principality of Monaco, wherein is
situated the most gorgeous gambling den
In the world, was Mile. Alice Heine before
her first marriage and great Partisan
heiress. Her first husband was the Duke
of Richelieu, a foremost French noble. She
was left widow with a son and daughter
at an early age. and some years after be-
came the second wife of the heir apparent
of the aged Prince of Monaco.
Many visitors to the brilliant principallty
so closely associated with the goddess of
chance remember the charming hospitality
which was dispensed by Princess Alice at
the old castle of which the walls are wash
ed by the Mediterranean. 1t is an open
secret that Of late years the prince and
princess have felt happier apart, and the
princess now spends more OF her time in
Paris, and even in London, than at Mo-
naco.-Leslie's Weekly.
For capable women with fair amount of
capital farming offers an excellent field of
employment, especially dairy farming, but
25s week salary, which is what a woman
agrculturist may expect to earn, is not
sufficiently attractive, as it does not repre-
sent anything but bare living wage to
an educated woman. Perhaps this Is the
reason why only 80 per cent of the students
at Lady Warwick's college are earning
their lvelihoods as agriculturists. The
charges at the college are ESQ a year. in
GLIDING board and residence, and for EGO
a year a girl is enabled to get a thorough
training, which seems reasonable though
beyond the means of many women workers
anxious to take up farming as profession;
bursaries of f20 year are. however, Of
fered for two years to assist the poorer
students.
Miss Bradley made two useful sug-
gestions in the course Of her interesting
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lecture, one being that there should be a
central agricultural bank in London
through which affiliated cooperative So
cietles could borrow money for their
spective shareholders, while another was
that the county councils should help women
by small loans as they do men who require
money to work their holdings or allotments.
London Sphere.
The English servant requires to be stud
led The worlds other servants are mere
amateurs, the English servant has a trade.
AS an American l proceeded to treat mine
a PAmericaine. and made my first blum
der, sensible American is, II not friends
with her servants, at least friendly. The
English woman, If she is sensible presents
to her servants a surface of perfect indif-
ference, and then she has peace, for the
English servant despises a considerable and
kindly mistress as. not knowing her place
The most difficult thing for a stranger to
learn is that impalpable line between the
different servants duties. If one does not
enumerate what one expects of them when
they are hired, afterward it Is too late.
They have, however, a rough sense of
honor and they generally do what they
agree to.-Harper's Bazaar.
The following are the various coors used
gether with the reasons given for the selec-
ton: Black expresses privation of light,
worn throughout Europe and America.
Yellow, the sere and yellow leaf Egypt and
the peasants are yellow. Purple and violet,
to express royalty, mourning for the car
dinals and kings of France. Violet is the
mourning color for Turkey. White. en-
blem of "white-handed hope" China. Deep
blue. Bokhara mourning. The significance
of this selection Is not known. Pale brown.
the withered leaves. Persia. Grayish
brown. earth. Ethiopia and Abyssinia.-
Chicago News.
The Princess of Wales is noted house
wife, as her mother was before her. and
there are few things in the management OF
her household that she does not understand,
while there are many things which she per
sonally superintends, In spite OF the fact
that she is an extremely busy woman So
cially She is never without. some Kind of
needlework and not only knits all the
Prince of Wales socks. but sees that he
wears them. Quite recently, after long
days shooting, the prince returned home
tired and wet. The princess was having
tea and the sportsmen were quite ready
for it.; the careful wife. however, would not
hear of her husband having his tea till he
had changed his wet stockings and boots
and he, though protesting, had to obey
Exchange.
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BOTH RICH ANDS|MPLE
Shot Tafetas With Much
Self Trimming.
A s q RPLICE BODICE
FLAT PLEATING IN ROWS
AROUND SKIRT.
Pointed Arrangement in Front
With Fancy
Finish. t
Design by Redfern.

Design by Redfern.
Copyright, 1905, by r. F. Ayers)
Shot taffeta silks make the prettiest
house and reception gowns for this season
or the year, and one of their most delightful
features is the way in which they lend
themselves to the quaint STYLES so much
In vogue at present. The silk is pleated
and shirred and pulled to give the effect
OF great fullness, while in reality there is
scarcely more material used than has been
required for some seasons past in the
building of fashionable gowns
wonderful shot effect is produced in the
costume suggested in the illustration The
colors number three. and they consist of
apple-green, ivory and pale rose the blend
ing of which gives the predominating tint
of an apple orchard in full bloom For
trimming, the same silk is used in combna-
ton with gold gauze ribbon and a bit of
old ivory lace. The rich simplicity of this
effect will win the costume instant favor
when it is made up and placed on sale.
The full skirt which is gathered into the
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The reception given to the Christian En-
deavorers and the members of the Young
Women's Christian Temperance Union by
the managers of the Florence Crittenton
Home Friday evening of last week was a
pleasant affair. The parlors of the home
were tastefully decorated for the occasion,
part of the decorations being in red and
white. the Christian Endeavor colors, and
part in white alone, that being the w. G..
T. u color. Over the mantel in the front
parlor was the word Welcome in large
letters, while between the two parlors was
the Christian Endeavor motto, For Christ
and the Church
There was a large attendance of young
people. The guests were received by Miss
home. assisted by Mrs Emma l.. Robert
son, Mrs. Mary E. Simpson and Mr.. and
Mrs. owen p. Kellar. Refreshments were
served by the young ladies of the training
school connected with the Home. Mrs
Kate Waller Barrett the general superin-
tendent, was present almost the entire
evening, as was DR.. Ada r. Thomas of the
house staff of physicians.
The Worlds Christian Endeayor Union
received and expended in 1904 nearly $40, 600
for the support of Christian Endeavor field
secretaries in foreign lands. These field
secretaries are chosen by the missionaries
on the field, and their work is entirely
under the direction of the missionaries
through their nterdenominational' unions
The Christian Endeavor Union simply fur
nishes financial aid.
The Christian Endeavor Society of Keller
Memorial Lutheran Church held a valentine
social Friday evening of last week in con-
nection with the monthly business meeting.
The reports showed an increase in the mem
Dership of the society and a steadily con-
tinued interest in the mission study class
Miss Ethel Carswell was elected recording
secretary The principal feature of the So
cial was the opening of the valentine box,
when all present We're bountifully remem-
bered by their friends. Afterward Mr. G. L.
Beeler introduced Mr.. Harry Daily, who
wore silk hat the height of which was to
be estimated and marked upon the wall. In
this contest Mr.. Keck won the prize. After
a social season refreshments were served by
the committee. of which Miss Alberta Bueh-
Ter was chairman.
In Fukien. China, the American board
(CongregationaD mission has 76 Christian
Endeavor societies. and the Anglican mis-
sion has AS. The next national convention
of Chinese Christian Endeavor societies is
to be held in Ningpo May II to Is.
The Christian Endeayor Society of the
Whitney Avenue Christian Church enter
tanned about hundred young people at a
heart social Tuesday evening The room
was tastefully decorated with Christian En-
deavor nags, and red hearts festooned about
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A Case of Conscience.
the Kansas City Journal

IIUu Inc hdusas tIty Journal
Twelve years ago Lulu Burdette, then a
little girl, now a married woman, lost
cents while playing at the village school.
The other day she received letter from
a woman now OF California, but formerly a
Kansas playmate, which was TO this effect:
You will find enclosed % cents. You lost
. cents at school one time. 1 found and
kept it. When you tod me that some one
saw me find 1t, denied 1t. This was a
long time ago, and had covered 1t all up
but God arrested and troubled me on ac-
count Of the sin"
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.

For l904-1905 the officers of the
Brotherhood Chapter of the Church of the
Epiphany are DR.. Maurice E. Miller, di
rector; Arthur E.. Woodward, vice director;
| Charles r. Van Horn, secretary; Forrest
| II. Riordan, treasurer.
The president of the local assembly of
| the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew has an
nounced the assignment of the members of
the executive committee to the following
parishes in the diocese of Washington:
Mr.. A. P Crenshaw. ST. Ehomas', ST. Mar
garet's and st. Stephens parishes; Mr..
John Lane, ST. Johns, Christ Church,
| southeast, and St. Matthew's Chapel; Mr.
| w. r. Bedell, Trinity and Advent parishes;
! DR.. A. G.. Merriam, St. Agnes Chapel,
Brookland and Rock Creek parishes; Mr.
| w. Edward Grimes, Chapel of the Good
| Shepherd ST. Marks and st. James par
| ishes; Mr.. James H. Taylor, Christ Church,
/ Georgetown, St Adams, All Saints and
Norwood parishes; Mr.. Joseph H. Gibbons,
| Emmanuel, AnacoStia, and Esther Me-
mortal, Congress Heights Mr.. H. H. Childs,
| Grace and ST. Johns parishes, Georgetown;
Mr.. Charles T. Warner, country parishes:
| Mr. w II. Goldsmith, ST. Michael and All
Angels and st. Pauls parishes; Mr.. j. b:
| Ireland, Grace parish, southwest. and
| Epiphany Chapel; Mr.. A. X. Selden, In
| carnation and Ascension parishes; DR.. NJ.
E. Miller, Epiphany and st. Johns par
| iSheS.
\ Brotherhood Chapter was recently or
| ganized at st. Margaret's Church, corner of
! Connecticut avenue and Bancroft place, of
| which the Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott Smith
! is the rector.
| The Brotherhood Chapter of ST. An
, drew's Church reports having elected the
| following officers for the ensuing year:
Director, Col Cecil Clay; vice director,
William o. RoOme jr.; secretary, j. X.
Bridge; treasurer, Harry Barringer
Announcement has been made of the ap-
pointment of Mr.. G. Frank Shelby of Den
Yer, Col as western travelling secretary OF
the Brotherhood of St Andrew. Mr.. Shell
by succeeds Mr.. C. II. Chandler of San
Francisco who resigned this position last
October. The new western travelling sec
rotary is said to be an enthusiastic
Brotherhood man, and was for some years
the director of st. Marks Chapter, Dem
yer, and was prominently connected with
the senior and junior Brotherhood assem-
blies of that city.
Whitney J. Hall of the brotherhood
Chapter of the Pro-Cathedral Church of the
Ascension has resumed his duties as cor
responding secreatry of the Junior local
assembly after an illness of several weeks.
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A Knock at Motorists.
From the Autocar.


Whoever has the interests of automobile
ism at heart must protest against the grow
ing spirit displayed by motorists of regard
ing themselves as sportsmen; and not only
regarding themselves as such, but even
considering motoring as the eliminating
point in the world of sport, and looking on
athletes and other sports with disdainful
contempt. Motorists are no more sports
men than engine drivers or cabmen.
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A rich cream colored blond net ball gown
presents a charming decora ton of chenille
embroidery in a feathery flower and leaf de-
sign in pale pink and green. The corsage
is made of overlapping widths of wide
cream and pink ribbons draped across the
front and back and gathered up under a
shaped frill of lace that finishes the neck.
Above this is an exquisitely shirred tucker
of blond net run at the top with fine
rubber band.
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belt with fine pleats and shirrings, sweeps
ont in a modish train and lies on the floor
at the sides and front. On the bottom
tiny silk pleating shows trifle below the
wider pleating of the taffeta, which is
one of a series of four that go all around
the skirt ending each side of the front. In
stead of having a fancy heading to these
silk frills they are neatly covered with
fiat, narrow piece of the taffeta stitched by
machine. However, just in front where
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the walls Dainty beribboned hearts con-
tanning conundrums were presented to the
guests, and muchImerriment was caused by
the hunt that followed for the hearts con-
tanning the answers. The president, Mr.
James p. McCurdy extended a cordial well
come to those present. "A piano solo was
rendered by MISS Lillian Atchison. and
| recitations were contributed by Mrs. E. v.
Wilcox, Mrs Maude Howell Smith, Miss
Marion Flynn ana Mr.. william Bon Dur
ant. Mr.. Johnson played violin solo and
program refreshments were served. the
tables being presided over by Misses Hieser,
Kibbey, Lewis and Bond.
This society has increased it's membership
33 per cent since June /, 1904 and the
members are confident of being able to re-
port a gain of at least so per cent at the
Baltimore convention next summer
A we1l-attended meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church last Sunday was led by Second
Vice President Joseph H. Lee of the Dis
trict Union. The meeting was addressed by
Rev. Edgar E, Kicks.
The reports received by the United So
ciety of Christian Endeavor of Boston from
all parts of the world show that the year
1904 was the most progressive the En-
deavor movement has known in the twenty
four, years of its history. There are now,
more than 45, 600 societies in the United
States and Canada, over 5000 new societies
having been formed within two years More
than 600 new societies have been organized
in Ohio, and Indiana and Missouri are but
little behini1. Great Britain, next to the
United States, now has the largest number
of societies of any country in the world,
more than 10000. France has formed a ma
tional union. In no part of the world has
there been greater progress than in Africa.
There has been great gain in Egypt in the
mission of the United Presbyterian
churches. In almost all the other African
missions Christian Endeavor is established,
and societies have been formed in the east
coast missions, the west coast missions,
Zululand. Liberia and the Congo Free
State The movement has also grown
and Cuba.
The monthly business meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church was held Tuesday
night at the home of Mr.. ana Mrs j. NJ.
Pickens. Action was taken for the forma-
ton of a class to study the history and
doctrines of the Disciples of Christ, under
the direction of a committee of which Mr..
r. E. Kinsell is chairman. In the social
period the president, Mr. A. w. Starratt
was presented with a valentine. Last Sun
day night the society sent a party to Fort
Myer to help in the meeting among the
soldiers.
The Christian Endeavor Society of New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church has
elected the following new officers for the
year beginning March L: President, Mrs.
Edward Larring; vice president, A. A.
Charles; recording secretary, Samuel Hall;
corresponding secretary, Miss Nellie Theak-
er; treasurer, Miss Amelia Wurdeman; mis-
sionary treasurer, Miss Lille Musser.
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~ ~ Ii, t)e
Cd Churches

Rev. DR.. George Bailey of Salt Lake
City, Utah, has informally accepted the
call to the pastorate of the Western Pres
byterian Church, on II street between 10th
and goth streets northwest. DR.. Bailey is
residing at present at Herndon, Va, but
comes to the city frequently. He is ex-
pected to assume his new duties the first
Sunday in March.
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The congregation of the Gunton Presby-
terrain Church has received word from Rev.
DR.. Allison of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church of Baltimore, accepting the call ex-
tended to him some time ago. On the first
Sunday in March the Baltimore minister
is scheduled 70 preach his first sermon as
pastor of the Gunton church.
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Applied Truth.

For twenty-five years lovely Christian
woman prayed that her husband might be
brought to know and love her dear Re-
deemer. She could not speak to her hus-
band about it, because he grew very angry
at any reference to personal religion, and
became profane and blasphemous In ST.
lence, therefore, she watched and prayed,
living a consistent Christian life every day.
When the hair had grown white upon that
husbands temples he went to his wife's
minister one day, and with tear-filled eyes
asked to be received into the church, say
ing that he wanted a religion that had
helped his wife to live with him and keep
sweet under the provocation he had given
her all these years.
How to help the leader.-Tell some way
in which you have failed to glorify God in
your home, and say if you mean to do dif
ferently hereafter
Parallel passages Proverbs 19:1S-E6;
Proverbs 22:6; Proverbs 23:22; Proverbs
29:17; Deuteronomy 6:6-7; jeremiah 35:1S-
10; ColossianS 3:20-21; Philippians As;
Ephesians 4:31-32.
Hints to the leader.-Christan Endeavor
hymns, Z, o, A, 121, 145 161: the Endea-
vorer hymnal s. 80, 80, 46, 81. 12S.
Select incidents about great things turn
ing on home service.
Ask some one to prepare a brief paper
or how we can glorify God by identifying
our homes for the other members of the
family.
Ask some bright writer in your men,
bership to give brief paper or story, true
or imaginary, on the theme, Am 1 My
Brothers Keeper" or What Can Sister
Do for Her Brothers?" Ask members to
suggest in one sentence different things
that go to make glorified life in a home
Such answers as the following will be
forthcoming If called for in the right way:
Keep Sweet" BE ready to smile and wei
come your brothers and sisters friends as
well as your own Dress as neatly for the
home folks as for strangers, "Show your
willingness to give up your own pleasures
to bear others burdens
Ask for requests for prayer for members
of our homes.
l ask Thee for the daily strength
To none that ask denied;
mind to blend with outward life
While kee Ding at Thy side;
intent to I'LL little space
ANNA Z. WARING.