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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
BUILDING HOUSE GOWNS.

The art of building house gowns is an
art in itself. The English and French
modistes excel in designing tea gowns,
but the American dressmakers have
no equals in building up smart little
house frocks, which are a cross be.
tween the tea gown and the tailored
effects used for street wear. And ii
has also been left for the American
woman to so beautify an elderdown
robe as 10 make it desirable for her
sister who likes to combine comfort
and warmth with tidiness.
The new lounging robes in elder
down are quite generally trimmed and
cut in elaborate fashion. The backs
are fitted and have pleats inserted on
the middle and side seams, below the
waist line to give fulness to the skirt.
The fronts are loose, but held in place
by elaborate cords or girdles. Sleeves
are more dressy than they were a year
or so back, and suggestions of yokes
and vests are quite common.
A very pretty design built on these
general lines is of pink eiderdown with
a short vest effect in the front set off
by a big rolling collar, edged with a
Ehell-shaped silk braid in self-tone out
lined by lattice work of black velvet
ribbon. The full puff sleeves have a
simple atted cuff trimmed with the
velyet ribbon and Joined to the puff with
the self-tone braid. The vest shows a
lattice work of the velvet ribbon and is
6nished with long loops and ends of
yinE ETibbon.
A well fitted eiderdown robe of pure
white has very dainty finish in the
form of sleeve ruffle in accordion
pleated chiffon shading from white to
hight blue. The same chiffon falls from
che throat to the hem in an elaborate
jabot. 1t is Joined at the waist with
a cord interviewer of blue and white
silk.
Fit for princess is the eiderdown
set off by gold embroidery and the new
Gulle lace etched with gold threads.
The neck is low and finished with a
deep rolling collar embroidered in gold
and edged with tulle lace. Wide bell
shaped sleeves are embroidered almost
TO the elbow in gold and filed in with
lace. The cord and tassel are of white
and, gold silk.
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by the size of the cuttings, still, |
should always prefer a strong one.
They are stopped as soon as nice
young growth is made, and when well
rooted put into 'fours," later into
"siXes' and stopped frequently. For
the next, and, in most cases, our final
potting, we pay more attention to the
soil. After trying various kinds, our
preference is for light loan. There is
Jess danger of getting the plants water
logged, serious condition.
A good rich soil with moderate
proportion of lime, in some available
form, is the best. We have used fer.
tilizer as an ingredient with excellent
results. 1t stays with them to the
end. All this applies to plants which
have had their final shift, but meant
to say, when making it, that they
should be potted only moderately, and
not too full, as the root development
is liable to fill the pots up, and if pot
ted quite firmly, too hard to allow Of
the free passage of water. With some
of our plants at this writing, Nov. |,
it takes half an hour for them to soak,
and one at least that depended upon
became so hard that | had to punch
holes through the ball with a stout
piece of wire, but 1t is injured beyond
recovery 1t is hard, too, to tell when
sick plants want water. They will
wilt when the sun shines and it re.
quires the greatest restraint not to ap-
ply it. A sure test it to damp the floor
and walls thoroughly, and if they don't
recover they need water.
Stalking is in a great measure q mat.
ter of taste; | mean as 50 how and
when to do it. 1t is easier to do it all
at once. | can get a more shapely
plant. feel sure such wholesale work
is injurious, although 1t is not decid-
edly apparent. And if it is does piece
meal, part in August and finished in
October, there will be considerable re.
and relying | tried a wiring plan
some years ago; we made some nice.
looking specimens, which were photo
graphed for the American Florist But
it was almost useless to try to carry
them in town. They took up too
much room. +. NJ Wood of Waban
Rose Conservatories was very enthusi.
astc over this idea, and the concern,
with Alexander Montgomery at the
head, exhibited six plants in Boston
finished in this way, but it took a
box car to carry them. The adyant-
age of stalking with pliable stakes like
willows consists in being able to draw
the plants together so that there will
be no friction. We first fill the plants
all about the flowers with tissue pa.
per and then draw them in with bands
of cotton cloth.-T. d. Hatfield, in Am.
erican Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
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M:N.FANCIES| 81

There is q white wash taffeta for
shirtwaists which launders as we'll as
linen.
Eyelet embroidery is at its best when
made up over slip gown Of pale col
ored silk.
Lovely hats are made of pleated flow
cred net, with a big bow of the color of
the flowers.
1t looks as if the short sacque coat
is to have good deal of vogue for
runabout wear.
A belt of dull old blue silk, with an
cient embroidery stitches and sapphire
buttons, is notable.
The most modish greens are the soft
willow and almond shades and the sill
very gray green of olive leaves.
Very beautiful are the heavy sash
ribbons, over foot wide, with tulips,
violets or roses on a white ground.
Sheer as a cobweb are some little
French handlerchiefs whose colored
hens are set on with a lattice Of fine
uuhNl-olllOhlhS.
A hat of burnt straw, edged with
fancy black silk braid and trimmed
with tiny pink, blue and white button
roses, has an air.
A soft, shimmering silk, which lends
itself delightfully."- to simple evening
gowns, is radia. 1t comes in all the
delicate shades.
Once the seasons costumes get out,
checked skirts and plain coats will be
as beautiful as blackberries in mid
summer. This combination was
launched on trial last summer.
Fine utin-taced cloths, crepe wooden
fabrics, voile and some new makes Of
hopsack, together with small checks
and tartan patterns, and vast range
Of fancy velvet and velveteen, are all
to be worn, says the Philadelphia In
quirer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

France is now this country's only RI
val in silk manufacture.
A chapel which is being finished in
Westminster Cathedral, London, will
cost $4,000.
A cotton mill has been opened by a
native Chinese compnny at Shanghai
with Mandarin as president.
The Chinese Government, according
to tsYuan papers, has granted its first
patenr It is for an electric lamp.
Tho King Of Sil.n has authorized n
loan of s5,G00,000. chiefly to be used
for the construction of new railways.
ports. etc.
Plans have been accepted by the Ber-
lin municipality for the building of two
immense popular swimming baths for
both sexes.
The Dublin ZOO recently replaced
its old lion house by Il magnificent
building. to which Lord Roberts has
given his name,
Evidences that "China is waking up"
are found by some in the increased
number of tracts that are accepted
from the missionaries.
1t is proposed row that the Wiscon-
sin Grand Army shall ratlfy the return
of the Southern battle flags before the
transfer takes place.
A man who used glue to thcken the
gravy in the meat pies he sod at Old
ham England, is now serving three
months sentence in the Jail there.
The immense iron fields on the Nor
wegian side of Pasvik River, Which
separates Norway from Russia. will be
exploited this year on large scale.
Germany spent f46,2T7 in out-of-work
benefits, t62, 225 for sickness and 934,-
AGO in donations or its interno tonaI
nnion membership in the lasf fiscal
year.
Military charts, tie size of a mans
palm, from reduced photographs of
ordnance maps, are to be issued, fitted
with powerful pocket lenses, to of6cers|
Of the German Army.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
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Nv CHAT:

A woman likes to be truly loved and
to be told so.
The only thing nobody envies any
body else is goodness.
Some people are so Jealous they can
even envy another for being divorced.
When we'll and beconingly dressed.
quiet notice of it is always appre-
ciated.
When you have a whole lot of money
you can ride in street car and be re-
spected for it.
A woman likes some noble, honor
able man to be thoughtful of her, kinl
and corEiderate of her welfare.
A woman seems to be afraid OF
pretty nearly everything in the world
except the man she is married to.
Husbands have many complains,
some OF which are never voiced. One
Atchison husband has but one. He
says that his wife looks at him as if
he We're a burglar-AtchisOn Globe.
A West Side girl thought she would
impress young man caller with her
knowledge Of French the other night
"Are you feeling weli?" he asked, as
he entered the parlor. us, u.s." she
replied, smiling sweetly. she meant
"Oui, Oui."-KGnsas City Times.
The new grdle, stiff and boned, rum
ming half way up the back and three
inches below the belt in front and
heartshaped at top, is subtly made
from three shades of pale blue liberty
ribbon. The selvedges are whipped
together, pressed fiat with the finger
nails and deepest shades at the bottom.
The front is held and placed by three
wide steels, over which the ribbon is
closely shirred.
At a meeting of the University Of
Oregon Executive Committee, held yes
terday, the dispute as to the manage
ment and edi0rship of the Oregon
Monthly was brought to an end, when
the final resignation of Ralph Bacon,
the literary editor, was accepted. Miss
Mabel Smith, a senior, was elected to
edit the final three issues of the college
publication for the current year.-Port-
land Oregonian.
81 am candidate for office. l want
to be elected and want your votes"
This was said last night by Mrs. Anna
Mapes, Democratic candidate for City
Treasurer of Kansas City, Kan, at a
meeting held in Armourdale. In this
she summed up all that had been said
by three speakers who had preceded
her in speeches of from thirty minutes
to an hour. When she haC made her
brief speech Mrs. Iapes was applaud
ed,-Kansas City Star,
Recently a young schoolgirl called at
the office to get some Bristol board to
be used in an entertainment at school.
The editor asked numerous questions
about the time and place Of the enter
tainment all of which the little lady
answered. When she returned to the
school she said to the teacher, "Afiss
-, that man at the printing office
asked me all kinds of questions about
our entertainment and, don't you
know, 1 wasn't we'll enough acquaint-
ed with him to tell him that it was none
Of his business. ."-Lakeview (Ore) Her.
aid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

in all-over net with medalions of EN-
broidery, which are applied, after
which the material beneath is cut
away. At its edge is straight banding.
The two cuffs are quite different in
effect, but are both smart and desir-
able, and can be made to match any Of
the stocks, but as illustrated, are made
the one of white linen with landings
of blue and medalliOns applied in the
scallops, the other of linen with medal
lions of heavy lace.
The quantity of material required for
any stock is three-eighth yards in any
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
Fire Prevention in the Country.

Frame houses, once afire, act like
large chimneys. AS soon as q cur.
rent of air is introduced, a draft is
secured and the fire in the house
draws exactly like that in the CRATE.
If not provided with a draft, fire
makes little progress, and if not sup
piled with air will go cut. 1t is
necessary in building house to stop
up all of the upright and lateral air
spaces which could act as flues, there
by checking drafts, and the fire can
be easily controlled. These air pas.
sages occur between the studs or up.
right supports in the walls, and par
titions and between the floor joists or
horizontal beams under the floors
The matter of stopping up these pas.
sages is so simple and so inexpen-
sive and the results are so satisfac.
tory that it is wonder why people
do not give it better attention. The
first and less economical process Of
preventing fire from spreading in
such a construction would be to plas
ter the ceiling of the cellar making
it perfectly air tight-Country Life
in America.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

An elaborate tip-tilted model is a
white chip picture hat with wide brim
and Tam-o'-Shanter crown. The
brim is turned up in a Continental
shape, dented in at the back, and rolled
up on the left side. A handsome white
ostrich plume trims the hat from front
to back on the right side of the crown,
while clusters of pale pink roses trim
the back and the rolled-up brim. The
hat is to be worn over the forehead, as
indicated by the high bandeau in the
back.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
WHY MARRIAGE DECLINES.

do not think the state of matrlmony
Is held in such high esteem as it was.
Women are making themselves too
cheap. They will go anywhere with
their male acquaintances, and as
rule girls who associate intimately with
variety of men do not become the
wives of any of these men.-Helen
Mathers, in Lamp, Chicago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
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Eentherie is shown,

Lentherie is showing many different
models, the brims of which have a
slight upward inclination, but are not
turned up. One in moss green fancy
chip, the crown is very low and fiat at
the top, whereas those we have been
referring to have low domed crowns.
About this crown folded piece of
old-gold colored ribbon is arranged
carelessly, and tied in loose bow in
front. The bandeau is covered with
number of roses in different shades of
pale and deep golden yellow. :,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
sPOILING FEMININE FIGURES.

The wearing of heavy petticoats, as
well as high-heeled shoes, has done
much to bring about the depreciation
Of the female figure. Men are still
as God made them, women are as
the art of the costumer and the mil
liner has made them.-Lady Violet
Greyille, in the Graphic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
Chrysanthemum Culture.

Cuttings will stand considerable sat
uration and must be kept close for a
few days. When rooted they are pot
ted in small pots, using light soil. We
usually put in four cuttings and pot
off two, saving one of each variety to
put in boxes for emergencies. These
may make just as good plants as those
carefully potted. One can hardly 60
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

The fashionable low shoe is a very
low tie with high box heel and a fiat
ribbon bow. This is variously styi,d
the Christy, the Philadelphia and the
Pompeli tie. Black, brown and tan
Russia and patent leather are the usual
feathers. The tie is also made in can
vas to wear with white linen gowns.
There is very nice looking white
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
About the Separator.

The separator does not need much
oil at a time. but each bearing should
have some oil at each running An oc-
casional oiling of kerosene will cut
the gum and facilitate the smooth,
easy running of the machine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
Clean the Stables,

Keep the horse stables or stalls
cleaned out this August weather. Don't
let there be any damp, moldy places
anywhere. If not on pasture, let the
horses run in lot at night
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

leather shoe sold for children's white
shoes, and for wear with the white
gowns of srownups. The tan rubber
is an old story, of course.-Ncw York
Evening Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
NINTH M. MoCREIGHT,
ATToRNEY-AT-LAW

Notary Public and Real Estate Agents. Col.
iecuons VIII receive piumbt attention. once
IN the Reynoldsviile Hardware Co. Building,
hain street ReynulIAvllle. Pa
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

hanging there. Just then the boss
eanyasman came along, and he said:
Hello, old man, what you doing up
there" and pa said some of the pi-
rats in the show had kidnapped him,
and seemed to be holding him up
for a ransom, ard he said he would
give ten dollars L some one would let
him down.
The boss canvasman said he could flxit
for ten, all right, and he blew a whistle,
and the gang came back, and the boss
said; Bring a blanket and help this
gentleman down." SO they brought a
big piece of canvas, with handles all
around it, and about a dozen fellows
held it, and the rope man let pa down
on the canvas, and unhitched the ring.
and when pa was in the canvas he
laughed and said: Thanks, gentle
men, | guess | am not much of a
horseback rider" and then the fellows
pulled on the handles of the canvas,
and by gosh, pa shot up into the air
halfway to the top of the tent, and
when he came down they caught him
in the canvas and tossed him up a
whole lot of times, until pa said: 20
let up, and make 1t $40" Just
then the proprietor who had intro
duced pa to the men came in and saw
what was going on, and he said:
Here, you heather, you quit this haz-
ing right here" and they let pa down
on the floor Of the ring, and he got
up and pulled his pants down, that had
got up above his knees, and shook
| himself, and took out his roll, and
peeled off a 500 bill and gave it to the
canvasman, and he shook hands with
them all, and said he liked a joke as
well as anybody, and for them to
spend the money to have a good time,
and they all laughed, and pattel pa
on the back, and said he was a dead
game sport, and would be an honor to
the profession, and that now that he
had taken the first degree as a circus
ildu, ne SOuiu Idii VIZ tucLa AZ "N'
sacrifice, or any work, and he would
find that they would be Johnny on
the spot.
Then we went out to the dining
tent and took dinner with the crowd,
and had a jolly time. There was a
woman trapeze performer on one side
of pa at dinner, and she began to
kick at once about the meals, and
when the waiter brought a piece OF
meat to us ala great big piece, that
looked like corned beef, she said:
For heavens sake, amt that elephant
that died all been eaten up yet" and
then she told pa that they had been
fed on that deceased elephant, until
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
Ia Was Suspended in the Air.

they all felt like they had trunks
growing out of their heads, and pa
poked the meat with his fork, and
thought it was elephant, and he lost
his appetite, and everybody laughed.
| eat some of it, and If it was ele-
plant, it was all right.
Well, when dinner was about ever,
all filled their glasses to drink to the
health of pa, the old stakeholder and
new manager, and pa got up and
bowed, and made a little speech, and
when he sat down n Of the circus
girls was in his chair, and he sat in
her lap, and the crowd all yelled, ex-
cept a Spanish bull-fighter, who
seemed to be the husband of the wom.
an pa sat on, and he wanted pas
blood. but the old circus manager took
him away to save pa from trouble,
and he glared back at pa, and think
he will stab pa with a dirk knife.
We got out Of the dining tent, and
went to the barn, where the animals
are kept all winter, and pa wanted me
TO become familiar with the habits of
the beasts. cause they were to be in pas
charge, with the keepers Of the diff
ferent kinds of animals to report to
pa. Nobody need tell me that ami
mails have no human instincts, and d.
NOT know how to take a joke. We
are ant to think that wild animals in
captivity are worrying over being
confined in cages, and gazed at and
commented on by curious visitors, and
that they dream Of the free life they
lived in the jungles, and sigh to go
back where they were captured. and
prowl around for food, but you can't
fool me. Animals that formerly had
to 20 around in the woods. hungry
half the time, and occasionally gorg-
ing themselves on a dead animal, and
sleeping out in the rain in all kinds
of weather, know when they have
struck a good thing in a menagerie.
with clean straw to sleep in, and when
they are hungry all they have 20 do
IL TO sound their 5ugle and they have
nre-digested beefsteak and breakfast
food brought to them on a silver plat
ter. and if the food is not to their Xix
ing. they set up a kick like a STIR
boarder at a boarding house. Their
condition In the show, in its changed
condition from that Of their native
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

full Of fun, and he went Off to attend
to some business and left pa with the
gang. They were practicing rldlng
b%are-backed horses around the ring,
with a rope hitched in a belt around
the waist of the rider, and an arm
swinging around from the center pole
SO IL they fell off the horse the rope
would prevent the rider from failing
to the ground, a practice that the
best riders adopt early in the season,
the same as new beginners, cause they
are all stiffened up by being out OF
nractice. One man rode around a
few times, and pa got up close to the
ring. and was making some comments,
such as. "Why, any condemned fool
could ride a horse that way" when the
circus gang as quick as you could say
scat, fastened a belt around pas stom-
ach that had a ring in it, and before
he knew 1t they had hitched a snap
in the ring, and pa was hauled up as
high as the horse, and his feet rested
ON the horses back, and the morse
| started on a gallop.
Well, say, pa was never so surprised
In his life, but he dug his heels into
the horses back, and tried to look
pleasant, and the horse went half way
around the ring, and just as pa was
getting confidence, some mi hit the
b,rse on the ham with a piece or
hoard. and the horse went out from
under pa and he began to fall over
backwards, and | thought his circus
career would end right there, When
The man who had hold of the fope
nulled UP, and pa was suspended IN
tba air BY the ring in the belt, back
I'm and stomach hanging down like
. inflow. his watch dangling about a
foot down towards the ring. and the
borse came around the ring again ana
- be ven under pa, pa tried to get
IT. feet ON the horses back. but ne
aa,,dn,t make it work, and pa SAID,
90 cross as could be: "Lookahere, you
fo,1ers. YOU let me down, or Will as
charge every mothers son OF you.
nut they didn't seem to be scared
sor one man caught the horse and let it
n,,t Of the ring, and the man who
handled the rope tied it to the center
.oia Nv 4 half hitch. and the fellows
III went into the dressing-room 70
NAV clnch on the trunks. leaving pc
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

April 1--we are now at the winter
quarters of the show. in a little town,
on a farm just outside, where the tent
is put UP and the animals are being cared
for in barns, and the performers are
limbering up their joints, wearing
o%vercoats to turn ~fip-fiaps, and every
body has a cold, and looks blue. and
all are anxious for warm weather.
Pa created a sensation when we ar
rived by his stunning clothes, his jet
black chin whiskers, and his watch
Chain oyer his checkered vest, and
when the proprietors introduced pa TO
the performers and hands, as an old
stakeholder in the show, who would
act as assistant manager during the
season, and pa smiled on them with
a frown on his forehead, and said he
hoped his relations with them would
be pleasant. III of the old canvasmen
remarked to a girl who rides two
horses at once, with the horses
strapped together, so they can't get
too far apart and cause her to break
In two, said that old goat with the
silk hat would last just about four
weeks, and that he reminded the can
yasman of a big dog which barked
at people as though he would eat
them, and at the same time wagged
his tail, so people would not think he
was so COMPOUNDED dangerous.
The principal proprietor of the cir
Gus told pa to make himself at home
around the tent, and not be offended
at any pleasantly on the part of the
attaches OF the show, for they were