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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

NE of the pretty fashions that Lon
don is sending us is a new bouquet
which weighs only four ounces. 1t
" will be a relief 10 brides and brides
maids who now totter up and down
the aisle at church weddings under the
weight Of their bouquets.
Besides that, the new arrangement OF
flowers Is far more artistic and beautiful
than the old dumped flower bouquet. or
even the shower bouquet which has been
popular now for so many seasons. People
Try TO vary the idea OF flowers by having
bridesmaids carry parasols or muffs, whle
the bride has a prayer book but nothing
ever seems TO Ill In the picture like flowers.
Al receptions hOstesses will sometimes
carry flowers for a whole afternoon, and
debutantes cling to a heavy bouquet des-
perately for 1t gives them something to do
with their hands. but there has been no
effort to tighten the burden, and some of
the great punches Of violets or orchids
weigh more than pound.
The new idea comes from fashionable
Hanover Square florist, whose note paper
proclaims him Florist by royal warrant to
His Majesty King Edward"
Besides this. he has list OF American
customers who always patronize him when
they are IN London. or cable to him from
membrance sent 10 friends In the English
capital.
They have approved of the new bouquet
and have carried It at drawing rooms and
at the smart weddings all OF this season.
for it is really an inspiration IN beauty as
well as HgbtnesS- 1t marks the evolution
Of the bouquet from the old-fashioned
bunch of sim flowers in paper frill that
our grandmothers used to carry TO the al
tar
Then the queen has approved of 1t and
prefers 1t to the heavier ones, and at the
recent horticultural exhibition II took
prize and 1t deserved IL. 1t Is called the
'featherweight posy," and has departed
entirely from the usual notion Of a bou-
quet, for the florist has arranged the flow
ers as spray rather than bunch.
It Is a cieverly beautiful idea, and the eff
feet Is produced by the use OF q fragile
looking but strong wire which is attached
to the foliage and flowers, but which is
completely hidden by being wound with
branch green silk tape that gives the effect
OF delicate vibrating stem.
Instead of the heavy taffeta sash ribbon,
yards and yards OF which have tied our re-
cent bouquets. a very dainty light SIX
gapze ribbon Is used. The effect is aj-7.1ss
fairylike in it's dehcacy. the spray hav IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

ing, is longer and of a different cut, but one
is really no handsomer or more elaborate
than the other.
In order to keep the cloak intended solely
for afternoon wear quite distinct from the
more elective evening coat cloth is now
generally relegated to the daytime while
satin, velvet and plush are used at night.
A fur-lined cloth coat is delic!ously warm
and comfortable, and now that the gown
Will in all probability be Of rather light
texture as chiffon or thin silk, II Is doubiy
necessary that the carriage wrap be duly
heavy. When ernIine can be afforded that
Is the most desira BILE fur for lining but
there are numberless less expensive skins,
while mink and even squirrel are as fash
ionable as ever, and hence much in demand.
For a squirrel lining it would be better to
get only the dark skins, not the white
stomach of the animal, which Is thin, and
besides was 50 widely sold last winter IN
the cheap ready-made coats. A good fur
lined coat Is an excellent investment and
if properly taken care of during the sum
mer will last an indefinite length OF time.
One of the newest fads, If one happens to
possess an old, rather shabby fur-lined
coat, is to take the old fur out and use 1t
as an interlining in the new garment, COW
ering the fur with a silk or satin lining.
Needless to say, fur Is only used In this
way when the~ez77Snse of repairing 1t or
adding new skins would be more than the
old skins would warrant. Long fur cloaks
Of astrakhan, sable, mink and baby lamb,
fabulous in price though they may be, will
be much in evidence this winter and, OF
course, with such a wrap no other wrap Is
obligatory, although some lighter cloak OF
silk, satin cloth will receive its due
share Of wear If provided. The Russian
pony coats, which were just starting on
their term of popularity last winter, will be
widely seen again this year, but the plain
dark brown skins will be far more popular
than the queer striped and streaked coats.
Squirrel sets which are no longer smart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

In the fashionable district, as well as
poorer sections. one always sees flowers in
the window.
London Of course. has the greatest flower
market in the world. and it is%the usual
thing for tourists to rise with the lark and
go there before the dealers have carted or
the thousands of blossoms that come there
each day to supply the demand. For q
shilling one can carry away enough to dec
crate f1ve-room fiat.
OF course, these flowers are not the culti-
waited cut flowers that we purchase at our
Broadway and 9th avenue shops. But they
are more natural looking and more beauti-
f,ll In their glorious plenty. They come in
from the rural districts. where the gardens
are kept agiow all summer long and q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
ENGAGEMENTS IN GERMANY,
Jilting Expensive to the One Who
Jilts-Girls Taking UP Careers.

Juts-Gfrls Taking UP Careers.
From the New York Tribune
1t is no light matter to enter into an en-
gagement in Germany. Cupid plays by no
means the principal part in the contract.
The German law-grim. practical reIent-
less-is close at hand to see that no wrong
Is done to either party. No wonder, there
fore, that an engagement is entered into
only little less lightly than the estate of
matrimony itself. Once the betrothal feast
has taken place the knot is as good as tied
The one who breaks the engagement. ex-
cept for good reasons. recognized by tho
law as such. is obliged to pay. not for dam
aged affections or broken heart but for
material loss. II the bride has given up
lucrative employment in the prospect of
marriage she must be compensated and
all moneys spent by parents or guardians
for the trousseau, the wedding breakfast,
etc, must be made good.
On the other hand, the bride-to-be who
tiltS her hance without good cause Is re-
CURED to make good to him any loss he
may have sustained through her influence,
as In exchanging a good business for ono
less lucrative, in order to be near hcri
renting house In prospect OF marriage or
entering into any contract in which money
is involved. All such claims must be es-
tablsshed within two years
The majority of women over men In Ger
many Is more than 10000 In the small
towns therefore. the problem of marrying
the young girls is getting to be very Sc
rious one. When hostess wishes to give
ball or small dance she finds that for
nifty or sixty young girls she can find only
about six young men. For this reason the
boys In the high schools and gymnasia are
permitted to go out early, although II 10
openly acknowledged that 1t Is not good
FOR them to be thus distracted from their
work. The number of girls training TOR
business or professional careers increases
every year as their chances for marriage
decrease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

them as sheaf. resting across the arm.
the branches unadorned by any ribbon, this
effect having been suggested by one OF
Alma Tadema's pictures at the Royal
Academy few seasons ago.
London has not our abundant markets In
the way of fruit and vegetables but 1t has
a supply of flowers that is far ahead of
ours.
Flowers are much cheaper in London and
far more plentiful. Beautiful gardenias
can be had for sixpence each. and any one
who has bought gardenias In New York
knows that they cost more. probably. than
any other flower except the orchid.
Americans visiting London and the rural
districts of England are at once impressed
by the plenitude of flowers. Not only are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
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the hotels well supplied with them, but in
the flats, the dwellings and the shops even
there is constant supply of blossoms. In
the country the gardens are luxuriously
abloom, and at every cottage window one
sees little vase of some bright-hued bios
som.
At the railway station bars where bar
maid waits on the customers, there is al
ways bowl of daisies, primroses or some
unusual flower, for there are numerous
varieties of flowers in England that we do
not have here.
1t is this plenitude of floral beauty that
makes the window boxes so general
throughout London, and there Is evidently
great attention raid to Their care, as they
are always fresh nd bright with bloom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
Ostrich CoIlarettes.

Cellarettes of ostrich feathers are among
the latest novelties. They are less expen-
sive than the boas and quite as pretty. A.
either end they are finished with bows and
long ends of ribbon and black velvet. The
bows are made with three or four short
loops standing and a greater number of
long ends and loops hanging down, quite
long The collarettes are in the form of
round rufus, instead of the fiat stoles which
Were so fashionable. They come in all
shades to match the costume. Pale pink.
lavender, pale blue and mother-of-peari
tints are all exquisite with black velvet
bows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
HINTS FROM PARIS.
New Sashes.

The newest sashes from Paris are of lib
erty silk and satin, mousseline de sole or
crepe de chine They are meant to be worn
with white evening dresses or those of fig
ured net, chiffon, etc. They are long and
flowing and are either plain or figured. ac-
cording to the gown, the plain being worn
with the figured gown and the figured with
the plain. They are in subdued shades and
pale pastel tints and are usually finished
with broad hem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

goodly little income Is earned through this
branch of industry.
The summer brings to London no flower
famine such comes to New York when
gladioli and asters as the only things TO
be had PiccadiIly and the Strand bloom
with gorgeous beauty that the dull tinted
walls of old London make fine back
ground for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
New Ornaments.

New ornaments for the neck are to be
used on black velvet bands and will take
the place of the necklaces of stones that
have been worn. The ornaments, which
are sewed on the velvet or set on like
buckles, are of enamel and similar ma
terials, set with precious stones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
Waterproof Shoes.

To make shoes waterproof dissolve In
benzine as much finely bruised white par
afflne wax as IL will dissolve. Put on with
a soft brush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

Prune Is one OF the new colors for hats,
A handsome one OF this shade Is raised at
the front 10 show masses OF myrtle Srssn
plumes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

Shell buckles are new, and large one
holds the stems of two long shaded plumes
In the peacock colors on deep blue hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

A hat with an ashes of roses velvet trim
has a soft crown In Tam effect of soft
old blue. There is a single pink rose at
the front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

Soft velvet crowns on the order Of Tams
appear on many of the new hats.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02
PALMIsTRY.

The handshake of some people
makes you think of accident or death.
Contrast this i'll boding hand with a
quick, skillful, quiet hand Of nurse
whom remember with affection be-
cause she took the best care of my
teacher. 1 have clasped the hands
of some rich people that spin not and
toll not and yet are not beautiful.
Beneath their soft, smooth roundness
what chasm of undeveloped charac-
ter
And this is my private science OF
palmistry, and when tell your for
tune it is by no mysterious intuition OF
gypsy witchcraft, but by natural, ex-
plicable recognition of the embossed
character in your hand. Not only is
the hand as easy to recognize as the
face, but it reveals its secret more
openly and unconsciously. People
control their countenances, but the
hand is under no such restraint. 1t
reIaxes and becomes listless when the
spirits are low and detected, the mus
cles tighten when the mind is excited
or the heart glad, and permanent
qualities stand written on it all the
time.
AS there are many beauties of the
face, so the beauties of the hand are
many. Touch has its ecstacies. The
hands of people of strong individuali-
ty and sensitiveness are wonderfully
mobile. In a glance at their finger
tips they express many shades oi
thought. Now and again touch a
fine, graceful, supplemented hand
which spells with the same beauty
and distinction that you must see in
the handwriting of some highly cult
waited people. wish you could see
how prettily little children spellin my
hand. They are wild flowers of human
ity and their fnger-motions wild flow.
ers of speech. Exchange.
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misplaced. The dogs would not ex-
change their apparently hard lot for
that of the idle, unemployed dogs of
the cities.
Very few dogs are used today for
treadmill purposes. Steam and cleo
tricity have superseded this form Of
power. In earlier days they were
employed for driving printing presses,
cider presses, and even for operating
churns and similar small mechanical
contrivances. The work was usually
performed by running around in a
wooden wheel seven or eight feet in
diameter. The wheel was attached
to belt that connected with the ma
chinery, and the work of turning it
was merely a question of physical
strength and endurance on the part
of the animal. This sort of work,
however, had about the same effect
on the dogs as modern factory life
has on human individuals. Its end
less monotony-without the excite
ment and stimulation or responsibility
and exercise of keen instinct-grad-
ually dulled the senses of the animals,
and made them hopelessly stupid and
even vicious. Their work failed to
appeal to their higher instincts, and
consequently it tended to deteriorate
rather than to develop them.
The sense of responsibility in the
dog cannot better be illustrated than
in citing some of the faithfulness of
coach and stable dogs. The early
spotted carriage dogs that were so
common in England a few decades
ago appear to be growing less popular,
and their appearance on the highways
is quite rare today. The functions of
these coach dogs were more numerous
in the days of wayside inns and coach
ing trips than today. They watched
the carriages at the inn, and slept
close to the heels of their favorite
horse when permitted. Although the
meekest of dogs when following the
carriage in the day time, they would
fight to the bitter end to protect their
charges at night time. Mounting
guard at the stable doors, they would
absolutely permit no one to touch the
horses except the regular groom or
coachman. There was no coaxing or
driving them away from their post of
duty. In early days the coach dogs
were also useful in training young,
spirited horses. They would run
along by the side of a prancing animal,
and, partly by example aud partly by
threats, induce the horses to move
with steadier and gentler gait.
Dogs are unwilling to change their
occupation. 1t is difficult to break
them into new methods of work even
when puppies, for traits and habits
are inherited to large extent. The
retriever's habits are acquired, and
then directly transmitted. Frequent
ly puppies of good parents will retrieve
without being taught, but only in a
crude and irregular way. To change
the work of any of these dogs IS to
introduce a new element in their life
that may ruin them for all future use-
fulness. Nevertheless this is some
thing accomplished, and the dog ap-
pears in time to grow satisfied
Geoge Ethel6eyt Walsh in Country
Gentleman.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02
THE NEW WOMAN.

The new woman is simply the one
who by experience, education and COM
mon sense is qualified to make the
largest and best use of her capabilities.
She is more delightfully."- feminine than
eyer-the attractions of her woman
hood more charming. But she is
both disciple and apostle of the gospel
of health, says GOOD HouSekeebfng.
She is gradually breaking down
the terrible conventionality that has
bound woman to styles of dress, meth
DDS of life and inane activity of mind
and body which heretofore fettered
her fullest development. Her mar
velous individuality seeks more free
dom of growth and expression. Ma
ture makes no two individuals alike,
either animate or inanimate, and the
new woman would follow this univer-
sal law to a reasonable extent rather
than submit to repression Of her in
dividuality down to the dead level of
uniformity. Yet this individuality is
attained with tact, a femininity, an
intuitive appreciation of public senti-
ment which is as delicious as it is
effective.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02
JEFFERsoN's RULES OF CONDUCT.

Here are some rules of conduct
made up by Thomas Jefferson which
have seldom been seen in print.
I. Never put off till tomorrow
what you can do today.
2. Never trouble another for what
you can do yourself.
3. Never spend your money before
you have it.
a. Never buy what you do not want
because it is cheap; it will be dear to
you.
s. Pride costs us more than hunger
and cold.
6. We never repent of having eaten
too little.
Lots of excuses are not worth the
trouble it takes to make them.
There is no such thing as an idle
rumor. 1t is always industrious.
The natural bent of some men is
about as straight as corkscrew.
The unpardonable sin. in the eyes
of a woman, is not to admire her.
A fish lays more eggs than a hen
and doesn't cackle about it, either.
Most of us don't care what hap
pens so long as it doesn't happen to us.
Some people have no more use for
the truth than tramp has for bath
robe.
Keep your promises even though
the doing so causes you inconve-
f,ieuce
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sport" ALWAYS FAILURE IN LIFE.

A young fellow is paid SIS week.
He pays out of this $6 for his board
and out of the rest he tries to be a
sport" He goes out with the
"boys' at night, drinks and dissi-
pates as far as his money will take
him, then goes home at night loggy,
tired, knocked out" He has a
hard time getting sobered to go to
work in the morning and he leaves
off at noon to go home and get the
rest that he lost at night.
He is not himself for three or four
days. Then, when the system has
rid itself of the poison that he shot
into it, he has another opportunity to
go out and be "sport." And it
takes him the same time to recover
from this night as from the other.
And man can keep at this for long
time, an awfully long time, for the
human system is adaptive and will
secrete much poison before making
the final outcry that brings down the
crash. But man can't do his best
work while he's living in this man.
ner, and if a man wishes to win nova
days he's got to do his best work
first, last, and all the time.
The clean liver can do this. He
knows that it isn't we'll to try to be
sport" He may not have any re-
ligious scruples nor be any paragon
of virtue. But he is sensible, and he
knows it doesn't pay. It's sip'ply
question of dollars and cents with
him, and he solves the question in
the right fashion.
When there is a promotion to be
made in the Office or store that he is
in he gets it. Maybe he isn't bet
ter worker than the other fellow,
''the SPORT He may even be less
capable than "the sport" is when he
is fright" But the clean liver is re-
liable, he can be depended upon to do
his work day after day, and to last.
The man who plays the "sport,"
whose energy is continually below
par, sees the other fellow get the pro-
motion, curses his superiors for favor
itism, and goes out to get drunk over
it. Soon he is one of that large army
of "booze fighters" who drink be.
cause their system Graves liquor.
When they lose their jobs and go to
the bad, and finally fall victims to the
drink habit, their friends all say, too
bad" And the clean liver is then
just getting into the prime of long
and satisfactory life.
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BIG-B0NED STEERS NOT BEST.

There was time, though it was
many years ago, when the big -boned
steer that weighed 1900 to 1000
pounds, was looked for by the buyers
of beeves, but now the animal that is
sought by the butchers is one that
weighs from I, 200 to I, 800 pounds.
We have long since found out that
the cheapest meat is made on young
animals, and the money thus invested
is soonest ready to be turned over.
Not only is the money tied up longest
in old animals, but the cost of produc-
ing meat on them is so great that our
best beef feeders are no longer at
tempting to do that. The method
now is to keep the animals growing
right along from birth to the period
when they weigh what the market
demands.
Steers are now ready for the market
at years old or under. If all the
animals shipped to the stock yards
were of this kind there would not be
much complaint about poor returns in
stock breeding and beef-making. A
good many farmers are still trying to
make profitable beef on old steers.
But the young steer is the only animal
that gives us any promise of profit.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02
and measurement substan-

printing and measurement substan-
tiated and proved"
Sir William Hersche1, cited above
by M. Bertillon as one of his teachers,
took many finger print observations
while in India, and was so convinced
of the efficacy of the principle that he
brought back to England a mass OF
evidence on the subject. This was
of great value to M. Bertillou.
Francis Galton, the other English
finger print pioneer, after long and
close study of vast number of finger
prints, estimated that the chance of
two sets of finger prints being identi-
cal is less than one in 81 900, 900, 900.
Thus is the march of science going
triumphantly on, to the harassing
and hindering of the human pest in
his malignant deeds against society
and social peace and safety. By a
gracious feature of the information
atty of brains, France. by M. Ber-
tillon, has learned from US, and we,
by Scotland Yard, have learned from
France.
To the comfort of peace loving
citizens and to the terror Of evil doers,
be it known that there has long ex-
listed between Paris and Scotland
Yard real, deep seated entente cor
dale
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02

saw her today, she was crossing the street,
And she grabbed
At her skirts behind
She walked on the heels of her dear little feet,
And she grabbed
At her skirts behind.
She took little steps of four inches or so,
She was careful her new patent feathers would
show
And just SO they wouldn't get muddy. you know,
She grabbed
At her skirts behind.
saw her again, later on, from afar,
And she grabbed
At her skirts behind;
She was running like mad, for she wanted car,
And she grabbed
At her skirts behind.
She waved her free hand In q wild. frantic way,
And tried her best efforts the street car to stay,
But she wouldn't let loose of the other, nay, nay,
And she grabbed
At her skirts behind.
/ saw her one Sunday, she stood in the aisle,
And she grabbed
At her skirts behind;
The church aisle was crowded, she stood quite
while,
And she grabbed
At her skirts behind;
She was gowned In q fashion becoming and new
watched her while the usher showed her to
pew.
And the last thing saw as she vanished from
view
She grabbed
At her skirts behind.