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FASHION NOTES.

Apricot yellow is playing g. prom1
nent part in the costumes found in the
fashionable trosseau.
Lace is seen everywhere and upon
every sort OF material. 1t appears il.
pleasing but odd effects in combina-
ton with many other trimmings, some
of them handsome imported appliques.
Both suede and glaee kid gloves
are being bought by prospective
brides and noted at smart nuptials.
These are of the mousquetaire type.
in delicate shades Of gray or bisqus
or else ivory white.
The only exception 10 the rule for
the white satin gown is the princess
gown or Valenciennes or other lace
W. a silk lining. With this is usu.
ally worn a tulle veil, breaking the
monotony which would be caused by
a lace one.
Looking at the newest creations
of the noted Paisian couturieres one
does not wonder that their names are
mighty in the world of dress. Then
ideas are exceedingly new and smart
Suggestive of Garden parties and
similar occasions are the beautifu.
new organizes, and like all fashion
able materials, they have taken q
a softness that has added MATERIAL,
to their beauty. There are all sort;
of designs, stripes, plaids, dots, discs
and floral patterns, the last, perhaps
being in the highest favor.
The smart bridesmaids gowns ART
of some soft, sheer stuff of some bril-
faint color. and often adorned Wit
| sasheS.
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~~Motherhood From he
/ U1oman 5uNrugid $
! .... Point Of Uew /
BY Laura Clay. ~
By Laura Clay.

Es*@*a***s. N THE eulogy of Frances E. Willard By Senator BeVefnuse,
*"@| O. the occasion of the unwilling Of the hhnol sA M '" ~
: i in Statuary hall at the nations capital he avs ie Nv"
+ + er of all mothers, the sister of all wives, to every em' u0
< ! lover, Frances T. Willard sacrificed her own e 'e hp
: piness of her sisters. For, after all n khe" Ina t ~
@--4 her gifts INT all the halo of her Godsent mission "e
Its**a****.1 blest mother was yet greater far than 49,.
~ H#. b g Why should such a estimate OF herself De lmpueu "
Frances Willard? Sheswas above all a Christian, and this is lot a Chrls4a al
idea. When Jesus answered thesMoman Who blessed the mother VIZ o"e
him, he said: yea, rather blessed are they that hear the word OF G oa aa i
keep it." There is. then. something possible for womanhood more pes "S,
than tt be the most exalted mother. For mere motherhood Is a phss'a
function, and such a function cannotb be the highest achievement OF a oemg e IL
doWed with intelligence and soul How clearly this would ave appsa a =
the orator, instead Of the name Of Frances Willard, had used mat = 49, eaat
Washington Or Phillips Brooks and said: "The humblest father Ia set sie"s
er than he"
Perhaps this 'extravagant praise of the "humblest mother was gwen w. ~"
cause the question Of race suicide is now so much discussed. SUI IL Aeien
danger of race suicide at al, it is not from a deficiency of that hcrh
which is 81 humble that it aspnes to- little nor than to bring children lho
the world, and takes n o thought of the conditions which surround them" n o'a
usdcs show where the dangers lie when they tell such a dreary hcta us "N
onehaf the children die before they attain the age OF five years.
The noble understanding Of Frances Willard, I1umlned by Ter gra. non
r heart apprehended and taught that the world needs a Womanhooo sum sum
GENTLY elevated to be capable of rearing children in health virtue au u
be possessed of the selfrespect to desire their share fpo political powerto enaore
them to seek out and secure better conditions in which to ear their children
than those that now prevail She besought for mothers the boon Of a voice
in the laws in those words of hers, chosen to be inscribed N the pedestal Oh
her statue: 81 charge you give them power to protect along Ifes ueaehefous
highway those whom they have SO loved s54@& 1.A.zH zve= 4@
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LITTLE FOLKS DRESSES

The princess petticoat is al import
an item, and is made in linen OF white
silk. The simplest princess petticoat
is cut with cores all in one, from
neck to hem. Another model has an
added founce, and a third way to
make it is with a long, plain waist
sewed to a skirt, gathered at the
waist, the garment being sleeveless or
otherwise.
Oyeralls in art linen, honeycombed
or gauzed, with Or without yokes of
lace, and colored in cress green, tur-
quoise blue, or raspberry pink Ie
useful.
One Of the prettfv coats for a
little girl below her teens is cut With
d stole front into which Is gathered
the actual fronts and back of the
coat, the stole being stitched at both
edges and fastened with small buttons
put in in guimps of three. The
sleeves are full and conclude in frllls.
With this is worn a little bonnet.
Never since embroidery was invent
ed has 1t been more used for any
purpose than for adjoining the gar
ments of the little ones. Borderie all
glaise Is proper for little girls, a col
lar being absent Or present, accord
ing to preference, while the shape Of
the yoke is now round, now square,
and the edge scalloped or plain.
Bishop sleeves and short paf
sleeves are the two leading vogues in
connection with ffocks for little chill
dren. Nothing of it's class has sup
erseded in favoritism the long waist
ed French frock with a sash drawn
down to the hips and tied into a big
bow at the back or a knot at the
left side. A simple dress of this sort
of pale blue china silk has an inssr-
ton yoke, of lace to match, the cuffs
to the bishop sleeves being also OF
lace.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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DRESSING TABLE MOTTO.

"Fasten the ends" is the motto
which the tidy girl hangs over her
dressing table. She never suggests a
frayed or mussy ribbon, not mattar
how exquisite its eoloring. Even the
men are quick to note trifin:s care
lessness In grooming, while the un-
tidy girl, is severely criticised by
members of her own sex.
For this reason inventors and shop
keepers are constantly offering first
aids to tidiness; and any littls appli-
ance and trimness OF a wohlan's ap-
pearance commands a good sile, says
the Philadelphia Press.
AS the face naturally attracts the
first glance, the arrangement OF the
hair and the adjustment OF the hat
and veil are points upon which the
tidy girl expends Infinite pains. Next
to the importance of keeping the halt
In good condition ranks that Of dress,
ing it neatly, and the present fashion
Of arranging the hair low requires an
exceptional number OF combs. The
best arrangement calls for four combs
Of uniform size about two inches
square. Two of these are used to
keep rolls in place, and two in good
order the many stray locks which per
sist In falling about the forehead and
over the ears.
The comb of the hour among girls
who prefer simplicity In dress is OF
light amber, severely plain, but high
ly polished. To match these come
very long hairBins with knob ends
like balls. The fancy comb of ceIlu.
loid and the cheap ieweled comb are
not considered good form, and only
for dressy occasions does the girl
who possesses such an extravaganza
bring forth Der comb of real tortoise
she'll or AMBER, studded with gems
Never would she wear such a cont
with a severe tailored gown or shirt
waist suit.
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TINSEt PICTURES.

Tfnsel pictures are among the cur.
lous and interesting works of art now
being uneathed by the thousands OF
searchers for antiques. The woman
who is fortunate enough to have had
some of the possessions of her ances-
tors handed down from the beginning
Of the last century will find these
pictures, with others in which the
figures are formed from hair framed
in funny old holdings built from
7orn or tiny opalescet shells.
The tinsel picture is really a quaint.
colored or steel engraving, decorated
with glittering spots of tinsel, while
the garments of the personages fgur-
Ing therein are treated to insertions
If silk and satin, together with adorn-
nents of lace and metallic thread.
A clever young In England
has recently revived this art, and her
work is even finer than that seen In
the very cid pictures. She employs
genuine old prints for her back
grounds while the gorgeous rait11ents
Of the figures arc embroidered and in
set with every conceivable form or
silk, brocade, lace, net, velvet, cloth
Of mstal, and eyon ivory and real
jewels, the old-fashioned costumes al
lowing any amount of elaboration:
Several of her pictures have been
brought over by American tourists.
Copies of the old masters, such as
Van Dyck and Holbein, and prints OF
famous early actresses, furnish many
Of her backgrounds, though curious
fashion plates of the 1880 period pre-
sent wonderful possibilities in this
delicate but effective art work.
Among the oldest engravings Is one
dated 154t, which shows the mayoress
Of London In calling costume. The
background is left undeeorated save
for a wash Of water color on the
stiff "Noah's Ark" trees. The mayor
ess, however, is arrayed in dead ros
silk over green, her brown and gold
bodice being practically concealed by
a lace tippet and her head adorned by
a silken hat.
An 1880 print shows Mrs. Andrew
Jackson In hoped skirt and voluInin-
GUS sleeves. The double-founced skirt
OF pink silk has a front panel Of aAtin
brocaded. in pink velvet roses, and
each founce is edged with gold thread
In leaf design. Over these f1ouhces,
but not covering the panel, Is az all
lace skirt of fine BRUSSELS net f,iish-
ed with wide lace edging. This net
also covers the pink silk sleeves ana
bodice, and forms a deep CIRCULAR
bertha edged with gold thread about
the square low neck. The big picture
bonnet is built of Brussels lace edg.
ing, trimmed with tiny green and pink
flowers and wee satin bows tied under
the chin with green satin streamers.
Considering that these prints are us.
ually not over 16 inches ia length.
their decoration is a work Ut infinite
detail and marvellous G~s!icaey.-
Bridgeport Telegram.
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Office Hours ii Manila.

rhe oficial servants IN Manila have
i comparatively EASY time during the
summer. Al circular Just issued or
ders the employees working day to- con
sist of Ave hours. All working days
except Saturdays, from 3 to IL q. M,
and from $50 to 4.30 .. nj. Saturdays
from 5 q. ID. to / /. m-Shanghai
Times.
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Residences Tor SALE

III . desirable neishborhood in Ope-
lcusas, with an entire square Of land,
veil shaded with live oaks, magrolias,
redars, pecans, etc, about 8 squares
from the Courtlonse, 5 squares from
High School, 2 squares from Catholic
church and convens. House IS two
ytory, brick basement, s rooms, -four
are-pIaces, out-buildings, etc, all nm
der good fence. viii BE- sold cheap
sor cash, or part cash and balance or
time ii suit, Anply At this oflpe,
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Her MotherIy Deception.

Little Alice, much disturbed. begged
her mother not to let remarks be made
about her doll when it was present,
because" she said. = have been try.
ing all her life to keep DoI1ie from
knowing that she was not alive
Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-07

The horse, when grazing, is guided
entirely by the nostrils in the choice
ct proper food. and blind horses are
never known to make mistakes IN
their diet
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Iuternat-onal Correspondence Scnooi'
Scranton, Penn.

Will tran Won for any special nne Oh woth
during your spare time, without detention
from your employment, at a small cost ana
without extra charge for books.
Below is a partial Il %: positions for which
We can help you to q iafify.
Mark x before stuly Scu are interested IN
and mail to us.
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Show-Card Writer in, with Edison Re-
Window Trimmer pesting Phonograpn
Newspaper Illustrator Marine Engineer
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Bookkeeper Gas Engineer
~Stenog-apher Ref gerator Engineer
Carpet Designer Mechanical Engineer
Linoleum Designer Machine Designer
Wallpaper Designer Mechanical Draftman
Book-coyer Designer Architect
Perspective Craftsman Contractor Il Builder
Sign Fainter Lat Il Vent Engineer
Textile Expert Plumbing Inspector
Navigator Civil Engineer
Ocean and Lake Pilot Bridge Engineer
Commercial Law Municipal Engineer
Civil Service Exams Hydraulic Engineer
Electrical Engineer Il. II. Constr'ion Eng
Dynamo Foreman Surveyor
Dynamo Tender Mining Engineer
Electric Lighting Supt Min. Surveyor
Electric Railway Supt Nine Foreman
Electrician Mine Boss
Wfrenan Fire Boss
telephone Eng1nee Mtta.lurylst q.
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The Acknowledgement OF South
Carolina. when presiding over the sem
te. wears 4 purple robe OF Office.
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~'Jt~~sNNN2e1
D0mdn S Best and
Sweetest Part

BY Queen Alexandra, of England.

sSaaI*4a*x UEENS must do all in their power to prepare their children
for the exalted positions which they will be called upon to
i occupy. 1t should be their task, however difficult it may
Z Z seem, to comfort the afflicted and unhappy. That is the best
- and sweetest part they can play, and for myself + have no
xa.Mwa.w.x wish to play any other.s@E ssst.#Nss
4E***N*N|| In the troublous times. in which we are living it is i'm
xIT@#MMxsS possible not to be affected by the dissatisfaction of the
masses. which is in many ways natural enough. Believe
me, If the social problem ever can be solved, it will be by reason of the good
ness of women, by mutual love and q common reverence for the right for JUS
tie and charity. Your talk, as men, is of war. but W q women speak of peace
peace lin every nation, peace between all nations.
I was educated in the school of q king who was before all things just. and
L haveshied. like him, always to preach love and charity. I have always mis-
trusted warlke preparations, of which nations seem never to tire. Some day
this accumulated material of soldiers and guns will burst into flames In
frghtfuI war that will throw humanity into mourning o n earth and grieve our
universal Father in heaven.
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PRoPERTY b WNERs

List your property with thasRiGAet
Real Estate Agency. have tsfhbsot
lands. both In Cypress and Mine, fsw
aAIs.s Gall II address II
IA. %. PICKETT.
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II you are heir to a great estate you are not free from responsibility, as
many are inclined to believe You are merely a steward, and must use your
wealth for the good Of others I do not mean that We should have community
of interests VA k4s8#@# 4 @N ~ @@8H E
The great danger Of all wealthy organizations. whether religious OF not is
that they will become exclusive. THAT they viii bar the poor and create a
monopoly for the rich. There are two kinds of churches. One is open to ALL
The other makes use of the law Of exclusion as well Is that of inclusion. I
was once pastor of such a church. When WAS rector of Grace church the
sexton nee ordered from the building a poorly dressed woman who was pray
ing In one of the pews. When I demonstrated with him, he replied: "Why, it
we permit it, they will soon b e praying all over the place" / want to SCI an
open door and a welcome for ALL Let a mn worship in his shrtsIeeyes if he
Wishes #1. S#S#ss#@#@S#### .@z
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speaks of Uncle Sam. If he has any feeling of affection for this abstraction it
lis a very mild one. Any idea of paterna1 authority is v G more slight and
probably n one " thought Of N American administration mothering any
one. &##H 81. %
affection for his nephews and nieces, but, like other uncles, expects them to
hustle for themselves He gives is a Christmas present once in a while
river and harbor bills, to make water flow in some places where nature never
intended that it shouldn't in general he doesn't expect any NJ to look to
him for guidance and support, and the last thing he would expect would be i'm
mediate and unquestoning obedience. s#@ sEfEf.*
Along with this feeling for Uncle Sam oes a cousmy feeling for his
nephews and neces. and a readiness to welcome w cousins, provided they
exhibit a capacity to hustle for themselves, though we have now come to the
point where there is a serious doubt as to how many lew cousins it is wise to
receive.
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@ 9
s j. DEATH is q Trust. I
rs BY Bishop Potter: aaa
By Bishop Potter.

CCORDING to the teachings of the New Testament, we must
believe that wealth, whether it be given to US in the form
of beauty, material wealth or genius, Is merely a trust. II
you think back to the days OF your childhood you will re-
member many Of your schoolmates who started in life on
what seemed to be an equal footing. As you think of them
now, some OF them have succeeded while others have failed,
and you find yourself unable to explain the reason. That
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fs4 @s Gr~S%~
"Our Uncle Sam" ~
9 >ague Loyalty" Compared NTH Feeling
y For Other Countries. ~
BY DR.. Talcott Uilliams.

HE Frenchman, when called upon to repond to the toast IN
honor of his native land. pictures to himself a feminine hg-
ure, and glows with enthusiasm for La Belle France. the
German speaks of his fatherland with mingled affection and
that respect for paternal authority which is never entreiy
absent from the German conception of government. The
mind of the Briten turns to his mother country with the love
born, to a great extent, of a wonderful reign animated by the
snirits of a great woman Rut the Amarican=fhe American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
Pipes and Gardeners.

serious situation faces the principal of
a celebrated school for girls in a Pennsyi-
vania town. The institution is noted for its
especially fine garden and lawn as we'll
as for its curriculum and its pretty girls.
That garden is the joy of the whole COM
munity, the apple OF the eye of the princi-
pal 1t is the product of the labor of twelve
sturdy sons OF Erin. who take almost az
much pride in the result as does their en-
ployer. But they have reached the point
of striking. Their inherent privileges have
been encroached upon. This is how 1T hap
pened:
These wielders of hoe and rake and now
er and trowel have always regarded the
pipe as an absolute essential to good work.
manship as well to personal happiness
They have therefore stuck to their dudheens
faithfully. smoking steadily and toiling eff
fectively. But somehow lately the esthetic
ideas of the head OF the institution have
taken Issue with the pipes. The sight
of twelve brawny Irish gardeners standing
in the lee of one OF the college buildings
waiting for the time to 60 to work to ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
Swimming Time.

With the official opening of the bathing
beach comes I'D of anxiety TO par
ents of small boys. Not that the little
swimmers are nor safe at the beach, for,
on the contrary, that establishment was
designed to lessen the danger to life and
it has admirably served to that end The
boys have learned there to swim in cir
cumstances that reduce the peril to a
minimum, and it has afforded an oppor-
tunity for outdoor bathing SO that there is
no reason for the youngsters to go to the
open river the creek or to any of the
ponds where they run grave risk of death
Nevertheless, the bathing beach opening
is always time of anxiety for the par
ents, for it means that the season for SWIM
ming has come, and there is more or less
danger throughout the period when the boys
are tempted to the water. 1t behooves
every parent to make sure that his child
is provided with a proper suit and is
taught to swim. 1t pays to take a close
interest in the way in which the boy in
duiges in his instructive love for the water
The boy who is allowed to choose his own
companions and his own swimming place
is apt to get into trouble. He may be per-
fcctly safe throughout the summer, but the
parent can never tell just how close he
comes to death.
The wise father makes sure in any case
of the company the lad keeps. He cannot
of course, be with the little fellow all the
time. Nor Is it desirable that he should
The youngster must have his fling with
playmates of his own age. Still, there Is
great good in a close association between
boy and father. 1t enables them to UNDER
stand each other. If a boy dislikes to go
swimming because his father insists upon
going along there is something wrong in
their relations; the boy is too Independent
or the man is too eXacting.
Down at the bathing beach 1t is not UNI
common to find congenial couples, father
and son finding equal delight In the
plunges and the water games. With such
an arrangement there is the least possible
danger. The swimming season, then. means
the beginning of a series of pleasures.
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Business and Building.

Two reports are in hand that go to
show the substantial prosperity OF the Dis
trict- One of these is from the, clearing
house, the clearings of which for the week
now ending were So .44S ,059oS. a gain over
the corresponding week of last year of
$S19.O55.03 This shows that the business
interests of Washington are not only well
supplied with cash. but that they are active
and that the money is in free circulation
for the stimulation of all lines of enterprise
The other report comes from the building
inspector, disclosing that for the month of
May just closed the permits taken out called
for more than s.. 100000 in buildings or
nearly twice the amount involved In the
permits issued in May, 1904. Nor is this
increase In the amount involved due espe-
Cially TO the advance in the price of ma
terials and labor. as some contend when
ever the rise in the building figures is cited.
The number of buildings is greater. and it
is possible 10 account for almost half of
the increase in one department of eonstruc-
ton alone. that of apartment houses Last
year In May permits for two apartment
houses were issued, calling for a total ex-
penditure of $4,000 This year In May the
permits call for twelve constructions of this
kind. at total estimated cost of $3.50 900
II Is significant that the average cost of
these new buildings will be about $4,000.
It is a striking fact that during the build
Ing boom which Washington has expert
enced during the past few years there has
been parallel advance along the two main
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Miles.

General Miles seems to be lacking In
sense of humor Why have taken the trou-
BILE to deny stories whose teasing purposes
We're so plain? He is not vulnerable on the
score of courage or scholarship. He was
never a carpet knight, but during the civil
war, and later, gave every evidence of
gameness and practical ability. He fought
admirably in plain "togs," and was never
particular about his bath while the enemy
was in sight His vision would be clearer in
a non-political atmosphere. He is not a
politician, although aspiring to be one
Should the democrats of Massachusetts
nominate him for governor this fall he
would have the most unhappy experience of
his lifetime His opponents would play for
his weaknesses, and. we may be sure, would
find every one of them. AS a rule. the bet
ter the soldier, the poorer the politician.