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FROM ELIZABETH LEE
Colors and Stitching.

Dear Madam: Altho I do most Of
my own dressmaking I have to depend
on someone helping me in suggesting
styles and combination Of colors, etc.
I should like your advice as to style,
stitching and colors. I am 5 feet -
inches tall, weigh 110 to lis, bust 81,
waist "a, hips 35, length of waist 16
inches, light brown hair, gray eyes,
clear skin and plump face. I bought q
remnant of tan dress goods for skirt,
will send small sample, but should like
a suit or pretty full skirt suit pre-
ferred. Will you advise me how to OBJ
tain it without using circular skirt, as
] never have any success with them
The sample Of black and white I send
you I have IL yards ~ inches wide.
Will you suggest a neat style and trim
ming, also thread to be used9 Also, a
neat style for a white washable silk
waist and trimmings9 Would like to
know what style hat to wear, also style
for white lawn dress with blue spray
in it's Would be very thankful for any
suggestions made M. O.
p. 81 havesa black poplin suit pep,
lum on jacket full front; skirt, walking
length. Would like to have it changed
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THE PoPE's LAcEs

A Paris dealer in antiquities hopes to
bring about the transfer of the superb
collection of laces in the Vatican to
Mrs. William K Vanderbilt The
dealer, most reputable man, says the
pope has recently been asking the
value "of all this frippery," as his
holiness calls it.
The laces were the gifts of royal
brides to succeeding popes. Since the
time of the Bergias it has been the
custom for Roman Catholic queens and
princesses to offer their wedding robes
to the church. So the laces have been
accumulating in the vatican for CEN
turies.
If the dealer can interest the Wander
bilts and persuade the pope, who
doubts if he has the right to sell them,
America will possess the greatest coll
lection of historic lace in the world,
and worth easily 100000. Mrs. Van
derbilt's collection would be more val
liable than Queen Alexandra IS, which
is worth 100000, or Empress Eugen-
lie IS, which she will bequeath to her
god-daughter, formerly Princess Ena,
of Battenberg, who is now queen Of
Spain.
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so as to be more stylish. The. sui
hasn t any trimming on at present.

tI g +. 80 Il
My advice would be q corselet skirt
Of the pale tan or a princess dress, Just
as you think would be the more useful
to you. The latter is the more dressy
for formal occasions, while the former
is perhaps better suited for general
wear. Then, Of course, there is the sug-
gestion of a princess skirt and tiny
bolero, the little wrap will come from
the cuttings, if you can manage to keep
sufficient material for sleeves.
In making a corselet skirt or prin-
cess dress have two box pleats down the
back, and two in the front, these last
to be an outline to narrow plain front
panel. Gather it a little at the waist
line between the pleats and finish the
bottom with hem, and, if liked, a
couple Of folds of taffeta the shade of
the gown. If corselet skirt has been
chosen, finish the top with a twist Of
the taffeta tied into a fiat bow, or
drawn thru buckle in center front.
With this skirt you will wear lingerie
blouse. In the case of the princess
gown, add a deep round yoke of secru
lace over apple green. Make full puff
sleeves brought into fussy cuffs Of the
material and taffeta.
A second suggestion for trimming is
brown and white polka dot foulard, US
| ing as advised for the taffeta. In re-
gard to the bolero any fancied mode
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The careful housekeeper never wastes
any left-overs but utilizes them in the
preparation of appetizing side dishes.
In majority of cases such dishes need
a. good sauce as basis. Dark foods
usually require brown sauce, light col
ored meats or vegetables white sauce.
basis of many sauces:
BROWN SAUCE-Heat half pins
of good stock or gravy; when neither
are on hand use water, tho the result is
naturally not quite SO good. In another
saucepan melt and slowly brown one
tablespoonful Of butter or clarified fat.
Add one slightly heaping tablespoonful
Of -four and stir until Drowned. Gradu-
ally add the hot liquid, stirring con-
tinuously until smoothly thickened.
Season according to the left-overs which
are to be used with salt, pepper, onion
juice, herbs or spices. .s, (,
WHITE SAUCE-Heat half pint
of milk. Melt tablespoonful of butter
in a saucepan; without browning add
one tablespoonful of -four, stir for two
minutes without coloring. Gradually
add the hot milk, stirring until smooth
ana -GHICk. OcdSOu anu SIMMER LOT uVe
minutes.
I SHEPHERD PIE-Chop some cold
cooked mutton quite fine. Measure and
for each pint add salt and pepper to
taste, half teaspoonful of onion juice,
a dash of curry powder and half
pint Of brown sauce. Mix and spread
in creased dish. Cover with thick
layer of hot mashed potato, dabbling
the top with little beaten egg yolk.
Brown in quick oven.
BEEF BRESLAU-Mi together one
pint of chopped cooked beef, a half
cupful of stock, three tablespoonful Of
melted butter, half cupful of stale
breadcrumbs, one cupful of milk, three
beaten egg yolks, one tablespoonful of
chopped parsley, salt and pepper. Press
the mixture into creased cups, stand in
a pan partly filed with boiling water
land bake half an hour in hot oven.
Serve with tomato sauce.
/ CROQUETTES OF ODDS AND
i tENDS-Remove skin and gristle from
lany cooked meat, using several kinds
/ if on hand. Cold mashed potato, rice
or other starchy vegetables may be used
lif handy, but not more than one-third
of the whole quantity. To each pint
of food add two-thirds of cupful OF
thick brown sauce (using two table
spoonfuls Of -four to the cup Of liquid)
add seasonings to suit and set away
until cold. Form in small croauettes
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What the Market Affords

water and little sugar and set the jar
in a saucepan Of boiling water, letting
boil until the fruit is soft enough to
mash; or simply stew the fruit; pulp
thru a colander or sieve and to every
pint add a pint of milk or equal guam
titles Of milk or. cream Sweeten well
or it will not be eatable and in mixing
add the milk very gradually, serve IN
glass dish or in small dishes. Or,
and this is a very good way, whip
about q pint Of cream then gradually
add the gooseberry juice. If a mold
of the mixture is desired little gela-
tine should be added. IF this is too
rich, boiled custard may be stirred in
instead of the cream and less quantity
of cream may be used--a gill to a
quart of rpulp-s stirring in carefully
just before serving.
For Gooseberry Tarts-Make as many
shells, of paste as required; bake them
until light; when cold, fill them half.
way with gooseberries cooked to a
puree and cover with whipped cream
sWeetened.
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K1ND-HEARrED KING ALFONSO

q F ALFONSO, the young king of Spain, an art
- dealer said the other day:
"A Alfonso deserves happy married life, for he is
very fine young man. -
eA friend of mine has studio in Paris Alfonso
bought two of his pictures and took fancy to the
man himself. He honored him. one afternoon with
visit.
'The painters studio was on the fourth floor of an
old house in the Latin Quarter The king asked the
concierge, janitor if the painter in and the
jantor ignorant of the identity of the royal visitor
replied: + .-=..s o@.a.@
Z" 'Yes, young Fourth floor back
The king started up the old, steep, dusty and dark
stairs. He had reached the second floor, when the
concierge, poking his head out of his little office,
shouted:
sssLook here, young fellow, do me a favor will
you9' 4. .:s-~I
" with pleasure, said the king. What is it9'
' Just carry this wash up to your friend, said
the concierge, tossing to the monarch huge bundle
tied in white sheet. 1And tell him the woman left
it this morning -. @=--s~a-< sz-s
$50 the young king Of Spain carried to the artist
his big bag of laundry, and placed it, with hearty
laugh, settee.
. Your laundry he said, (which the woman left
this morning
''The artist was embarrassed and shocked.
But, your majesty, why have you brought it ups
he stammered. " s: =,
- The concierge asked me to-, said the king
'' But, if, in his ignorance he did, you
should
90 'Oh see here' the king interrupted, laughing,
why not? No matter who you are, it would be cruel
and silly to refuse favor to fellow creature when
you could easily him journey up four flights of
stairs. , - .s.s... :. @.zas-7 !, @- @
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skirt and walked away In a few minutes ne came
back. There woman with him and before she
could speak told her my mind about selling such
goods
'.And they changed it'll" Mrs. Perkins cried, de-
Kghtedly. How clever you are! ~
Mrs. Judd nodded and smiled. ''The woman looked
straight at and had the impudence to say the skirt
had been bought there and they could not change
it, told her politely but firmly that it had been,
bought there. But / was as determined as she al
lowed the man to wrap up the skirt and then went
straight to the firm IS office waited nearly an hour
and when Mr.. Bartlett came, L,
90 Mr.. Barden, you mean,'' Mrs. Perkins said. 81
bought the skirt at Barden's store. -
'tYou don't say! I thought it was Bartlett's.
Well Mr. Bartlett said did not look like Of their
skirts, but, Of course, he wouldn't question adys
word and tho he could not change it since it had been
worn, he. was willing to compromise So he took it
back and refunded me So.
"Now, my DEAR thanks to me, you have that much
toward a brand-new skirt. And the next time you 60
to buy one hope you viii take along to see that
you not cheated ..---..---.-..
s.Thank you,' Mrs. Perkins said family, she
accepted the money.-Chicago News.
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There is nothing as necessary for a
woman's comfort as a dainty negligee
which can be slipped on for the hasty
summons to breakfast or the thousand
and-one occasions of everyday life. The
new designs are all attractive, but one
which seems especially to recommend
itself is this one. It has no opening
which must be fastened by buttons,
hooks or ribbons and thus require time
for donning, but is slipped on over the
head and ready for inspection as soon
as on. The model is made of blue lawn
with its edges and yoke beautifed with
eyelet embroidery. a narrow ribbon
threads the base of the yoke and ter
inmates at the side of the front in a
rosette Of the same. The sleeves are
the soul Of suitability, as they are
broad and free at the bottom, being
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Where Feminine Fancy Lights

may be adopted. In the case of a sim
pie skirt make it seven gored, pleated
on each seam (box pleats) and gathered
not very full, but several times be-
tween the pleats, finishing the bottom
with hem and tucks.
You will use black thread in sewing
the black and white material, and as
you are SO slight you should find the
Tuck the skirt from plain front panel
all around half way to the knees, and
trim the bottom with bias folds. Make
the blouse with side tucks on the shoul-
ders to yoke depth, the front edges
perfectly straight. Cut the neck in a
slight v and finish with turn back
rolling collar, becoming broad at the
ends. Edge this with a strapping Of
black silk, and lay in a very narrow
vest of white drill. Trim the front
edges of the blouse meeting vest with
the taffeta bands, and decorate the
vest with four tiny black ribbon bows
coming from under the blouse edges,
placing them equal distances apart.
They presumably tie in the vest. Wear
fine lingerie chemisette and have puff
sleeves ending in cuffs Of the goods
edged with black and dainty lingerie
cuffs tied with black ribbon turning
back over these. The belt may be
black taffeta or colored kid. A dainty
blouse model for thin silk has a collar
and round yoke Of the silk laid on
plain, and trimmed round and round
with half-inch valenciennes insertion.
The lower portion will be laid in small
box pleats for few inches, the fulness
bloused into the belt. The sleeves will
be full and be brought into cuffs
matching the yoke. This will well
become you, and is an excellent model
for laundering. You may choose al
most any shape hat you wish, as long
as it is not too small. Your proper
tions will allow of your wearing any
desired model. Dropping plumes will
become you better than stiff bows, anl
flowers will be more suitable than
wings.
/ The lawn dress should be simply
made. should like full skirt gath
cred into the belt and trimmed on the
bottom with overlapping narrow ruffes,
leach one edged with valenciennes lace,
white or black as you prefer. The
i bodice made with round yoke Of the
material, bow knots Of narrow valen-
Eciennes insertion displaying themselves
upon it's plain surface, and the outline
a bertha formed Of overlapping frills.
The sleeves will be pufs, small and
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She Was "a Business Woman
T-HE new tenant in the lower fat was viewing n
dress skirt dejectedly when her neighbor from

T>HE new tenant in the lower fiat was viewing n
# dress skirt dejectedly when her neighbor from
j above called. 8afs
sGood morning Mrs. Perkins, said the newcomer.
- hope you haven't had bad news from home, she
added solicitously.
No, I'm grieving over my skirt. bought it at
Barden g when we to the city month ago. Yes
terday wore it for the third time and have just
discovered that two of the seams have broken out.
OF course / can mend them, but if do it will take
away the new feeling2'
You must take it back, the visitor said, firmly.
Have you the check9' Mrs. Perkins shook her head.
3sWel, that need make no difference. They know
their own skirts. You must go right away
= don t believe cam = Mrs Perkins said Baby
is so fretfu', III s.3T4
I'd go for you if it " ASH t for my ironing came
down to borrow your beeswax. I enjoy going down
town. could engineer the thing thru better than you
could, for know the ways of the different stores
thoroly We mind to let my ironing stand and go
anyway 81 E&&ss 45.
u'res very kind, Z, said her friend. eff I'd
bought it in my home town they take the skirt back
I know But here feel so differently. STILL it would
be imposing on you.----7--A' =
Not at all,,,5the visitor insisted I'm bust
ness woman, dear5 and quite in my element in a
thing like this. Nobody ever gets the better of me-
It it WASH t for thesifoning, snow----''
II gladly do your ironing if you will change the
skirt, - Mrs. Perkins said. s
'sAnd you iron so well! Oh, yes, tell by your
baby's clothes. Well I'll hurry downtown IL bring
the clothes in at once'' &&
Mrs. Perkins put in a hard morning. Between her
fretfu baby and the desire to finish Mrs Judd iron
ing before that neighbor should return at she
extremely busy. When Mrs. Judd put in beatel
appearance at o'clock Mrs. Perkins just ironing
the last garment.
s'Would they change it," she asked eagerly, us
Mrs. Judd sunk into chair.
''Well haven't brought it back, you see, ,, the
other said, laughing First, thought I'd take the
elevated train downtown but it such lovely
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WITH DIAMOND PEN.

THERE is windowpane literature, a literature that
has been written, by lovers usually, with diamond
the windows Of castles, fashionable
ants country inns palaces and other romantic places
The most beautiful piece of windowpane literature
was written in collaboration by Raleigh and Queen
Elizabeth. All the world knows how Relegh scratched
upon the window,
''Fan would climb, but that fear to fall,'
And to this line the queen herself appended,
elf thy heart fail, thou ne er wilt climb at ALL"
The unhappy Mary, queen of Scots, scratched
window in Fotherngay castle, q
11And from the top of all my trust #
Mishap has thrown in the DUST
In an old inn near Croydon -Four Corners, N. H.,
there is on the taproom window the quatrain:
Dust is lighter than feather,
The wind much lighter is than either;
But, alas, frail womankind a
Is lighter far than is the wind.'' ! 10
j Below this are the lines: 4...-*s sKs
Frlend, you mistake the matter quite IN
How you say that woman's lights Iea
Poor Corvus vows, thruout his life,
His heaviest plague has been his wife. -
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NO DOUBT OF IT.

L. Sunday school teacher dwelling the char
acter Of the elder brother ''But amidst all the
to the
gals return gave pleasure but only bitterness
who did not approve Of the feast being held and had
wish to attend it. Now any of you tell who this
was9'' There was short silence followed by Wig
orous cracking of thumbs and then from little
mouths came the chorus: Please sir it the fat
ted calf ladies Home Journal.
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SHE OPERATES IN OIL

The only woman oil operator in Ken
lucky, and probably the, only one of
such extensive undertaking in the coun-
try, is Mrs. Mae Ora Russell, who lives
in Bloomington, Ill.
Mrs. Russell's holdings in Wayne
county, Kentucky, are worth vast
sum. The first oil well struck upon her
property flowed at the rate Of 1000
barrels day, and is still producing
more extensively than any other in
that section.
In addition she holds leases upon
thousands Of acres in close proximity
to this field, and experts assert that, in
time, she will be the richest oil opera
tor in the state.
Every day, rain or shine, storm OF
calm, Mrs. Russell is, with her forcs
of workmen, in the field. Such is the
success Of woman who began hel
business career as a stenographer.
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p oRTERHOUsE steak, 1s cents a
1 pound.
Spinach, 25 cents a peck.
Wax and string beans, 10 cents q
pound. 80. ...>
Turnips, 5 cents bunch.
Gooseberries, Is cents a quart.
Watermelons, so cents apiece.

Watermelons from the south have ap-
peared in the market and tho they are
as yet expensive, they are very palatable.
The advent of gooseberries too, is de-
light to the housewife who has by this
time almost exhausted, the possibilities
of Strawberries and other early fruits.
The tart gooseberry pie is known and
enjoyed by many, but other dishes made
from gooseberries are just as delightful
and tickle the palate just as much as
gooseberry pie. Queen Victoria was very
fond Of the berries and her favorite
desert was gooseberry fool, a rich dish
but simply made.
Stem the gooseberries and cut off the
tops; put in a jar with two tablespoons
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
A MUcH-MARR1ED QUEEN

The queen of Roumania is probably
one of the most-married women in the
world. Four wedding ceremonies were
gone thru with before she was legally
the wife of the king. The first mar
riage was acc ,rding to the German civil
law (the bride was German princess), !,
the second at the Lutheran church, the
third in the kings Roman Catholic
church and the fourth according to the
rites of the Greek, which is the Reur
manian national church.
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THE FROG AND THE WEATHER PROPHET

JAMES WILSON, the secretary of agriculture was
y discussing rather antiquated kind of farming.
cit is about profitable and logical - he said,
'as the weather reading of Connecticut farm hand
I used to know
ttThis farm hand claimed that he could read the
weather infallibly. On walk with me one after
frog croaked, and he said:
ffWe will have clear weather for twentyfour
hours When frog croaks in the afternoon you may be
sure of twenty-four hours of sunshine
'tWe walked on, and in twenty minutes so a
heavy shower up, and both drenched
to the skin.
'sYou fine weather prophet said L as we
hurried homeward thru the downpour. You ought to
be ashamed of yourself.
sOh, wel,' said the farm hand, sthe frog lied
It's to blame, not Am I responsible for the
morals of that particular frog?'"
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Weekly Cooking Lesson Warming oOer

Dip each in beaten egg, roll in fine dry
crumbs. Fry in sufficient smoking hot
fat to immerse the croquettes. When
brown drain an instant on soft paper.
ITALIAN FRITTERS-Take one
cupful of sifted flour, the yoIk of one
egg, one teaspoonful of vinegar, one
teaspoonful of olive oil or melted butter
and enough cold water to mix to a
batter that will pour from a spoon. Add
the stiffy whipped white and set away
for two hours, Into this dip pieces Of
cooked meat or vegetables and fry
brown in deep, smoking hot fat.
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UNcoNsc1oUs M1II,L1oNA1REs

r HOMAS MCCARTHY, bartender in New Castle,
l Pa has been toiling hard twelve hours day for
the past six years, blissfuy ignorant that he was
millionaire. His brother Michael Mccarthy was work
ing harder than Thomas, for Michael is foreman
Of gang of section hands on the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie railroad, and lives in little house in Wampum
just below that city And all these years each has
been the possessor of 100000 in his right and
didn't know it, tho attorneys have been hunting every
where for them. Six years ago their uncle died in
Denver, leaving them $1,Oooo0o each, which he had
made in the Australian gold fields. A firm of Denver
lawyers has just succeeded in locating the two men,
yer. -.s:.. t
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ExASPERATING.

G ENATOR DoLLIVER, apropos of shameless po.
- litcal CRATER said:
ftThe appears have moral Ac-
cused of fragrant piece of corruption he WILL ten
to one, admit his guilt with pride He reminds Of
a waiter in certain Fort Dodge restaurant.
9 This restaurant was poor The Fort Dodge
people would not support it. It is now no more.
:. s'' A gentleman took lady there to dinner
night The dinner began with soup. The waiter
very careless.
'sAn of sudden the gentleman roared:
SO Look out, there, waiter Your coat sleeve just
dipped into this lady's soup.'
'The waiter looked at his dripping sleeve and then
smiled and said:
q Thank you, sir; but it doesn't matter-it will
wash out. Fish next9''
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A String of Good Stories
A FEATHEEEp ouADRUPED.
"Ieannof tell how the truth may be;
J say the tale ass'twas told to me. !"

DROFESSOR W. s. CAMPBELL the superintendent
! Of the Indian school at Pipestone, Mimi, was
talking about the examinations which, at this season.
rack and harass the breasts of the young of America
The stoical young Indian, less than the
tiona young paeface is scared said Professor Camp
bell stat the June examinations coming. And in ex-
animation, he like the rest of the juvenile world,
makes great many odd mistakes.
cat Pipestone, in recent examination in etymol-
ogy, teacher said to lad:
8. Blacks Eagle, what is quadruped7'
ga thing with four legs, the boy answered
promptly. .,,s>
: q Good said the teacher. fAnd are there any
feathered quadrupeds7'
- Yes was the reply
. Oh, there are, theres' laughed the teacher
We'll, name one.'
"'A feather bed, said the boy.''
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slashed up a short distance to insure
plenty of. room for turning back when
desired. A garment of this kind is
Invaluable to the possessor and reach
ing just to the waistline presents a
graceful and jaunty appearance. A
soft silk, chintz or washing fabric may
serve as material. Three yards of So
inch material are needed for the me-
dunn size. 6443-sizes, 32 to ~ inches
bust measure.
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morning thatr decided Ia Cd cable and get
airing 81 met very. pleasant woman on the car
and we got so deep into conversation thatwe rode
clear around and backato Randolph street before /
discovered where we were So I had that long, tire
walk back to the store for of course, wouldn't
pay another nickel Well, took the skirt to the
plant desk and told my business The man opened
the package, examined the skirt and said it coudn It
be changed. expected that and prepared for
him. When I'd finished talking to him he asked for
the check. explained That you d lost it in moving
that you had to live here from the country and
likely to prove good customer if they dealt well
with yod He still refused to exchange it and told
him reputable firm would sell skirt like that and
not take it back and $40 was too much to
s3You remember I said 7 paid $50 for t'' Mrs.
Perkins reminded her neighbor.
$50 you did, had forgotten Well, he took the
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trimmed with the frills,, and brought
into self cuffs edged with insertion.
Wear deep shirred black corsage belt,
and your frock will surely be much
admired, excepting. by the laundress,
possibly.