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New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
STORK's ASSISTANT RETIREs.
Mrs Fairbrother Presided Over Blooming
dales Infants Wear Department

There are few persons whose retirement from
public life would much to such a large
number of women Mrs. Mary f. Fairbrother
who for twenty-eight years has presided over the
departments of women's muslin underwear and
corsets. with their allied section for infants wear
at BIoomingdale Bros Lexington TO Third avenue
59th to Goth
How many babies Mrs Fairbrother has dressed
it would be impossible TO say, but many of the
brides who flock 70 Bloomingdales' for their
trousseauS among the infants whose mothers
secured their first tiny garments there. Associated
thus with two Of the important things IN a
woman's life, her baby's ayette and her bridal
trousseau. Mrs. Fairbrother retires from business
with blessings innumerable upon her head
1t in 1879 that Mrs Fatrbrother entered the
employ OF Blnomingdale Bros whose store was
then modest affair at 18th street and Third ave
nue. She 10 them from the old and In those
DAYS popular firm Of Wallah & MacSorley, of
Grand street the great shopping centre of the
time. She assumed charge. with assistant. of
the departments of wOmen's underwear and
sets. which then occupied about 400 square feet
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to luncheon. after a morning call upon that inde-
pendent young matron. What odd names she has
first time this morning. lie is nice, ugly little
chap. Just Ike all the rest and his name is Will
1eln. The others Mary. George. John and
James. Clara says her sisters ask her why in the
Worid she didn't give some OF them pretty names.
But she tells them that by the time the boys have
gro grown up into handsome young men. which j, is
not impossible they may do. these names Will he
so rare that they will be considered very fine No
one could say as much in favor of such names as
Baroara; BeryL, Doris. Eric. Alec or Alan which
are getting so common that they soon share
the rate OF Dorothy who, poor thing. will probably
be barred entirely before long by parents of polite
pTetensions solely because of her excessive pop
ularity. Really, the important thing in selecting
name is TO get that combines euphoniousiy with
the surname with which II IS 10 be coupled III
parents were more influenced by this consideration
and less by the fashion of the day there would not
be so many names. beautiful in themselves but
worn out by excessive use. Their children would
bless them forever. too. for i'll sounding COM
bination of names Is source of discomfort 10 the
possessor from which there is no escape"
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
HORNED OWL OF CALIFORNIA.
Mr. Horned Os0E and Family.

livery one who knows cats has noticed how
t'e1F eyes change according 10 the light they are
"a "hen the light IS dim the little black hole in
'e centre that lets in the light and IS called the
pupil grows so big that scarcely any Of the green
N1S can be seen, but IN the bright sunshine the
@ plp+ closes up 10 keep out the excess Of light
- .Hli II is Just Ike little stroke Of black Ink
AZ the middle of the green
Opler animals that are rela+ed N the c.+ ba,,a
80 80 u4at act in the same way. and Ike the do
1'4c pussy. they see IN the dark and like
e On hunting excursions at night. Owls have
- oi The same kind, and they are the great
-. hunters among the birds. Some owls are
sIe plnd in the daytime. but this is not tba
80 win the venerable looking parsonage who .s
ing on the stump In the picture He ia q praa+
- o"I and the members Of this species tho
60 VI the owls, can very well in the dsv-
49, 1Io often fly about on days that are not too
naTna ihe horns that give them a part Of their
tu,. are really not horns at all but fust uttla
o1 feathers over the ears
ifo-, mend on the stump is old resident Of Cal,
SITE "here he lives. He has not a Jelicats cor
rns, Hihl requires semi-annual change Of cli
=, 4s the case with so many birds. At present
90 from family cares, for his chIldren "a oIs
ehoush 10 look after Themselves snd =, ~ o oio
ooaio always take care Of herself eycsr. -, w
We. o Ousy IN the nursery When he ana h,a
ef buiiSinp" " ,h hn0useAeeping. as they were mot ,s
10 he 1II would DO for home bur tbere % hollow
nest Of sticks high un ,c CUTE ne vel how build
wi,T would make capital nrTs@r1 11 some tree,
trying 70 eida ieatherF, but just when tbev nhed
q lsst vesr1e on tree TO build in tbn,' we're
woId yea years hawks nest and al once M u!ey foqni
honse pSs "a, iI instead Of bothernp aboa said they
60 .use This was neither very mig InLgh ABOUT new
vas noting was as SO early in spring IP tbaf fishon
brought Ip In ~ pieeent , family Of hawks bt
flown. " 4S nest after the young owls Ig
az ne e mother owl laid two largo .a,,,
that we, not peasant to think OF ali the @ ee nest
1 out Of 70 the feed sba o%sts Wes
snaon. squirrels. young rabbits ana nice nice, musk
ca and eeaces ereef upon which the owiets ses.
psTs or ey generally ate only the V.rn
Of this story. sIt3ougbn gnis explains why the hero
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To-day, with the infants section added, they
cover 1000 square feet, and employ more than a
hundred persons.
efforts buiId mn these dsDartuents nd sha
soon attracted an enviabe clientele. She knew az
u by instinct what would appeal to the taste or
the fond mothers, who are Just as anxious now as
In the days when their own hands fashioned ths
tiny garments to have their little well and
beautifully clad She knew how to find dainty gar.
mentS that would suit all tastes and purses. and
mothers came to know that not one Of all the
myriad articles that only mother knows the uss
o. would ever be missing from her department
In providing garments for the mothers them
selves she was equally successful. She brought
the exquisite hand embroidered lingerie OF the
French within the reach of the modest American
purse, and she gave her firm great reputation for
bridal sets
Just before she severed her connection with the
firm q luncheon given for Mrs. Fairbrother in
the comrrcdiOJs restaurant Of the store. On this
occasion the members of the Arm presented to her
q silver purse filed with double golden eagles
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NOT VANITY AFTER ALL.

II is usually pure vanity that a man 10
gaze at himself in every mirror happens 20 pass
but with women the is different, according to
one observer man has really very little use for
mirror He could dress In the dark and part his
hair successfully even IL he were blind But there
Is hardly article that n can put on
without the aid of mirror and without whole
ermory of looking glasses. She cannot be sure
whom the various articles Of Eer toilet have been
well and truly adjusted that the ensemble is salts
factory And even when the work is complete she
mas 10 assurance that pin not surre ptitiOusy
slide from its place 4 lock- Of hair escape from
It's mOOriucS thereby marriuc totally the effect
which she has lahOred painfully 20 produce
What wonder therefore. that she glances anx-
lousy into every available mirror to herself
that all is well2 And why should man. who peers
into those same mirrors merely 10 crafty his
ity, presume TO jeer at her?
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CHILDREN's SUNDAY.
Second Sabbath in June Almost as Widely
Celebrated as Easter.

This, the second Sunday in Juna Is the children's
own day in most of the churches Just half a
century ago, in the year 1851 the First Universalist
Church IN Chelsea. Mass. set the pretty custom OF
devoting the services particular Sunday in
the year to the children. calling II Childrens Fes-
ttval Sunday" For number of years before that
the pastor. the Rev Charles Hall Leonard. had
set apart some Sunday in the early summer for
the boys and girls. calling 1t variously Rose or
Flower "Childrens Sunday Now il was
decided 10 have certain day for permanent chill
dren's festival because every liked the practice
much.
No attempt made to induce other churches
10 join in the custom. but one by one they adopted
It, nevertheless, The service was so beautiful that
II could not but appeal TO all who heard IL In 1851.
ards church, the Cniversalist General Convention
in Baltimore adopted a resolution commenting the
practice OF having ChildrenS Day 20 all the
churches of that denonlina Very soon the in
terest overleaped derOina tiOnal lines In 1858 the
Methodist General Conference recommended the,
setting apart OF the second Sunday in June for;
CPtldren's sunday, and in 1872 made IL law o.;
the Methodist Church 10 observe the day In 1SS3.
the Presbyterian Church by hearty vote made
the day one of the festivals in its calendar. and
not many months afterward the COngregationaliscl
Church followed suit
Now it Is said Chidren's Sunday is next to-
Christmas and Easter, the most widely observed
festival in the Protestant calendar Fifty years
il observed In Just church. Today
Il is said, the church which does participants
in the custom IS exception Year by year. too,
the service has grown more beautiful and moro
nial, special pains Will be "a ken, with flowers and
song and fitting words. 10 make the day all tho
little ones day should be. The originator OF
the custom. DR.. Leonard. IS still living. He is very
office Of Dean of the Crane Theological School OF
Tufts College. which he holds.
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Paris, May so.

Paris, May so.
There seem 70 be pretty clothes everv,,hare +,
ths street (woru mostly by Americans il must he
confessed az the races, at the theatres to say
nothing Of the models in the showrooms OF the
Place Fend6me and Rue de "a Paix TIE season
Nss been 50 backward that the new sty1as seen n
month or Sc ago at the dressmalzers, have mn r.
the last few days been worn hardly at all There
were some handsome costumes worn AZ 7 To,,-
champs recently. and now that Pre- Catalan. a new,
restaurant In the Bots. has opened for deieuner
there is an excellent background for pretty frocEs
Pre- Catalan itself IS so beautiful. with It's low
white Greek building set in a park of verdure and
flowers it IS no wonder that people wear their
6G;ntiest frochs there. It is strange that women
who care fo- effectiveness il dress 90 not ALWAYS
choose out-of-door clothes especially those n ba
worn near flowers. with an eve to natures .i-+s
Tor instance IN 4 garden OF gerantur27s peonras
end ropTie-. or even roses. blue dress v-a15 H..
en- ugly blot. White is, q course. a good choice
but one can really Go better than that Either
chance or q tie instinct for color governed
woman the o,le- afternoon who took he- seat ro-
tea ~ ore OF the outdoor restaurants beside high
bush towering With gorgeous pink blossoms He~
ON dress was vo5e IN 4 paler shade cf the SAM.
color. and hoy hat wos trimmed with flowers
which matched perfectly the real blossoms nea-
hc~.
\ DINNER TOILET.
Eut u return 10 some Of the gowns seen at Pre-
Catalan - dtjeuner tt-no \ voile in Natter blue
vas mad NJ over white, as are most of the gowns
now. 10 matter OF N'HGL color texture
be = deep Gchu collar was Of beautiful drawn
work embroidery. the pattern suggesting n fine
straw, and fl closed in front under n medallion of
heavy rope embroidery. 1t is 4 idea that sey-
eral of the smart houses are using 70 place a me
GCl.ion OF embroidery one might an ANTIQUE
brooch or buckle Some Wristbands are fastened
II this way. on the costume referred 10 the fchu
was as deep as shirt ho!ero and touched the top
Of the high wasted skirt, down the front Of which
were TWO dea2 panels OF embroidery. 1t goes with
out saying that there was 2 gUimpe of beautifully,
embroidered muslin, and a pretty feature was the
Two lines Of blue silk at the top and one at the
bottom Of the choker with little stiff bows in front
Near by was handsome ecru gown Of enabrod-
cred tussor and het, the lace on the skirt forming
big squares which headed a fine pIeated rlfle The
bodice had bretelles of fet trimmed with tiny bows
O. p2le blue and pale mauve Liberty silk, and the
two shades Of silk made q sash
Inc hat worn with this gown an enormous
mushroom, with q band OF black velvet about the
edge. IT was also trimmed with two White birds
with black beaks and some black in their heads
The birds were probably manufactured for they
finished IN what appeared to be a lot of un-
combed ostrich tips. Birds and feathers are be-
ginning 70 be much used millinery, and the
pluTIage is Of the most eccentric kind II seems i'm
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
a CANOE TRIP

Not long ago had the pleasure o1 taking canoe
trip. friend with whom went belongs to one OF
the boat clubs that have their headquarters up the
Hudson. He also owns canoe and he invited
to take trip across the river with him. I
only too anxious TO 60. and at about O'Clock
one Saturday afternoon started out from the
boathousc at Spuyten Duyvil About half a mile
up the river the Jersey shore there is "a camp.
where Il number of fellows stay from Saturday
Sunday. and my friend told that that was the
place for which bound
Although the water was quite rough We had no
trouble IN padding over to camp The camp Is
very interesting place, thcT" being about twenty
five tents. which occupied nearly all the time.
After bit OF exploration watched
canoes with sailing rigs take part i'm a The
start was very interesting aud exciting. but |
could not wait to the finish.
Although some Of the fellows asked me 70 camp
overnight. | couldn't stay. because had promised
10 be home about 6 O'Clock SO about $50
started home. There strong tide and wind
against us, and probably would have had quite
job getting across had not met launch 4
little way out, which gave a to the railroad
bridge. We padded the other few blocks easily,
and after landing took the subway. and arrived
home at G:30 o'clock. after very enjoyable after
moons outing. GEORGE Z. HUGHES (aged 16).
No. 1856 Amsterdam avenue, New York city.
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Hos0 TO CgfS2 q Prize.

Contest No "a Bug Story)-Choice of boys
Tribune watch. embroidery set, interesting
book. box Of water color paints or a Tribune
fountain pen for the neatest and best two answers
Contest No. 2 CThings to Think Abouo-ChoIce Of
an interesting book box Of water color paints. a
leather cardcase, boys Tribune watch or Trb-
une fountain pen for the neatest and best two
solutions.
Contest No Drawing A Little Boy Coasting
Down Hill In His Own Express Wagon)-Choice OF
a Tribune fountain pen boys Tribune watch.
interesting book an embroidery set n leather
cardcase or box OF water color paints for, the
neatest and best two original drawings. These
drawings must be in black ink white paper.
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HONOR LIST.

l. Media BurgdorR; . Graham Brush; 3. Foster
Buckman L. Nathalie Baldwin: 8. Alice L. Brennock;
g Mar3ory Bell; :. Louise Butler S. Jessie B. Cava-
naugh; o. Alex Cohen; TO- Elizabeth FIero; IL. Helen
Fullerton. u. Franklin: 13. Robert w. GriBgs:
15. Marjorie Gardiner; 1e. Florence
Heckler; II. Arthur Hostage: IS. Edwin T. Hauser:
10. Marjorie Hall: 90 Florence Hummer; 81. Sarah
Katz; -. Matilda Handel: %. John Leahy -. Helen
Lambert. %. kenneth Morton; 20. John Murray; a.
Norma Matthewman; IS Ethel Miller; 20. Louise Eolt
ing; 30 Janet N Murray; 81: Thomas Mccain; 81.
Mary MacMllani 83, Edith McManus; 81 Ethel A
Pope; Louis ]. Pannier, 80, Joseph Quinn: 81.
HyTaan Rovinsky; IS. Theodore Ross; 80 Gerard r.
Renaen: 40 Mary l. Ruh. Al. W. Manderville Strait;
AZ Horace F: Spencer; 49, Robert George schlenket;
"A Gertrude Strebeigh AZ. Gladys r. Smiley: 48 MIL
ton Schreyer At. Mile TomaschofY: 4S Luenna Won
EltZ; 40. Helen Wakelee: so. Meta Weber
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Contest No. CLetter Box)-Prizcs Of 81 will he
given for every letter printed under this heading.
The stories may contain incidents OF real life
stories Of pets, strange accidents. novel school
perimentS things seen in travel. or they may be
fiction. These stories must be original, and must
he written on one side Of the paper only.
Be sure to state your 2Ee.
BE sure to give your choice of prizes.
BE to give your name and address Some OF
our Little Men and Little Women neglect do
this and therefore. lose the chance of winning a
prize.
Be 10 write side of the paper only
when writing letters or stories.
Contests close June Ii. Age is considered in
awarding prizes. Address your answers and letters
10 Little Men and Little Women. The New York
Tribune New York
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TOILETS US. coNvERsAT1oN.

brought 70 regard n dowdy mind with the same
degree Of horror they now look upon dowdy frock.
To the dowdy mind IS due the decline in the art Of
conversation so frequently and widely lamcnted In
these DAYS. Genuine conversation Is ono Of the
delights Of life. but il IS the delights in
which present only the favored few can partici-
pate. The good conyersationaist must possess tact
sympathy. insight, humOr observation. knowledge,
in fact, most of the graces of mind and character
and, besides. must have the power OF expressing
them In words. These gifts. even the ability TO
acquire them, nature has not scattered avishly
but II they were sought with the uutirinG zeal
now goes to the achieving OF faultirss toilets
the most scanuly endowed woman should at least
be able in her social Intercourse with her fellow
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AN UNTIMELY DEATH.

Dear Little Men ana Little Women: AS a
friend and 7 were strolliar through the woods
We happened to see running over bridge a
uiTrei with a young one IN Its mouth. Under
the bridge there was a brook ana just as the large
sGu rrel got over the brook she saw ard dropped
the little one. ran forward ana found 10 m,
prise that IL was not hurt. took il home and put
Il In a cage. As II was too yOuny TO crack nuts
had 10 crack some and put them I'm the cage
one day a short tim" after. went out 10 play ana
when came back what do YOU suppose I saw
The squirrel a piece Of hypapcr, and was
scrambling to get Off took II on but it died soon
after. l miss pet very much. and feel sorry for
its Untmely death. Hoping This may please some
one, am. RALPH \. BIEAELEY taged III.
No. 4O9 SImpsOn Place. Peekskl. y. i.
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Some Ways OF the World.

human beings, to above her coughs and her
colds her measles and her influenza.
The role Of the stimulating and sympathetic
listener, though less conspicuous than that Of the
good taker, is quite important is hardly less
eXaCting to mental Qualifications The good
listener is not the woman who sits in apathetic
silence, mutterirg occasional yes no" as
the case may be but who. by her whole ex-
preston and manner and interpolatng remarks.
shows that she Is interested and CumprehendinC.
The average infinitely prefers a woman like
this to the one who chatters necessarily about any
thing simply because she wishes TO be considered
'.bright and amusing
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
$4,000 "MIDINETTES."

M!dinettes is the pretty which the French
have given TO the little work girls from the dress
making establishments who at midday (mldD in
wade the public gardens to ca. their luncheons
Ihere are three hundred thousand midinettes In
France. and they constitute pathetic little army.
toing, as they do, early and late the beautiful
gowns for which their country is famous There
are only fifteen women inspectors to look after
them. and so they left to a great extent to
the tender merCes OF their emnIoNers
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A SCHOOL OF DRESS.

One Of socicty's ceverest young married women
announced not long ago that she was seriously
thinking Of starting a school Ny object she
said, would be tho disinterested service Of man.
kind, or, more specifically, Of womankind. There
should be only one subject taught in my school.
and that the art Of dressing. l would that the
teaching was OF such high order that even
those who had the least natural talent for this
hnc ait should be made perfect in it before leav-
Ing. Consider that in thoS" days for woman
bc dowdN means her anuthilaticu and YOU Will
admit that my mission is lofty
Il am already gathering up ali sorts OF profound
opinions on my speciality. one individual says.
DoWdiness is q deadly disease II has its chief
scat in the head. outside ana inside. and in the
neck. To escape it one must avoid the SCylla of
a badly arranged neck and tine ChaTybdis OF an
uutidy CoifureI head. BowGies born.
mGde; an und,k humility has much to answer for.
as the typical woman Of 10 tmDortanc" soon goes
TO pieces on the rock of dnwdl ism There seems
to be some truth in this, and well dressed woman
| know confirmed Il i'm part when She said, BY
their heads ye shall know them But. OF course.
to have the hair ana ncckwcar we'll arranged isn't
quite all that makes up modtshuess.'
NAMING CHILDREN.
clara s. certainly has her own ideas about
things remarked Mrs Nj, as She sat down
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community is not universally respected. He is
guilty of the atznost objectionable crime of kill
Ing young birds, and when other food supplies
fail he boldly visits the poultry Yards and seizes
chickens or any other tender young things that
take his fancy. Were It not that he also kills
rats and mice and some other animals that
injurious 10 man. 1t is probable that he would
never have been allowed TO live long enough to
have his picture in The Tribune.
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$1,000 MADE AT GARDEN PARTY.

The treasurer OF the New York branch Of the
Army Relief Society. Mrs. Cornelius n Bliss re-
ports that the sum Of 5000 over and above all
penses realized n the recent garden party
on Governors Island; Considering the wintry
weather Of that occasion, the workers think they
have reason TO be much pleased with the results
and desire to express their thanks to all who aided
them.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
NlSIT 10 a WARSHIP.

Dear Little Men and Little Women few days
ego some OF us school children were taken TO see
an Austro- Hungarian warship by the janitor OF
our school, No g. West New York In his Easo-
lene launch from the 42d street ferry up the Hud-
son River 10 9Sth street. When arrived at the
side Of the ship an officer came down the stairs
and asked If wished to go aboard. When ne
found did he obtained permission from The
commander, and n sailor showed about the ship
where we spent four hours We the electric
light plant and the big compass the place where
the sailors sleep in their hammoCks, and the Off
GERS rooms. which very nice. The kitchen
and hospital neat and clean. and the mon
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Gae1yRIyET rElB lB0ygg - -

wcr" an dressed jim vrf;e. : also saw the prison
which was Very g.our.r. A-t there were no prison
'rs In IT, They allowed us 70 look into the place
where they keep the shells that they shoot In
Of war. They also h9d guns almost big enough for
me 10 crav! ir'o The .art 7 enjoyed the most
was the ride tho launch. and / guess the rest
did too. ! am twcly" years cld.
Ia VERNE J. ROBINSON.
No. 81 10Th street. West New York. y. J.
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THE COLLECTORS.

Crunice Ward. IN Harpers Mssazins.)
wasn't but a little boy
When collected butterflies;
And next took 20 postage stamps
And then cigar bands wsrs the prisa
I had e lot Of birds egEss too.
And horseshoes-some were red with rust.
Ny hornets nests were thrown away
The maid said they collected dust
But mother Whispered not 10 mind.
For she had collection, too,
And showed me just the lueerest lot
baby's cap-a small pink shoe.
rubber COW. a yellow curl.
4 ragged book OF A p c.
letter. thick with blots. l wrote.
When she was once away from me.
wouldn't give quarter for
The stuff. but mother thinks it's nne.
And only laughed when remarked
II wasn't valuable. like mine.
But when IL comes 20 keeping things
She gives me pointers. you can betI
sold or swspped mine long ago.
But mother has her rubbish yotI
40 books are to be tasted. others swallow
IoEns few TO bo ohcwpd and digocteds-5Aoos