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in every well regulated establishment and the only
time therefore that warmth is necessary is
when the pupil goes for the daily walk, and more
outer garments then be donned.
The frocks allowed include three to be worn TO
class made In becoming and rather severe
style; a walking suit. best suit. some afternoon
dresses OF thin silk and wool goods, that will be
dressy enough to at the various gatherings
that are held in the rooms and answer to teas
for the debutantes Two pretty evening frocks are
ample and those of embroidered French batiste
worn over silk slips by far the daintest They
can be Iaundered and kept Immediately sweet
and fresh and with their intricate insets OF Valen-
ciennes fIet baby Irish lace are diaphancus
enough in appearance to suit the most fastidious
maiden. In these robes the choice should be made
with care for design the least bit too heavy spoils
the effect. Eyeet effects considered the most
sulatble Occasionally nothing quite delicate enough
in pattern be found in the hurry that always
companies this going away shopping. and the dis
tracted mother instead gets pretty little gown
of shi1nmering messaline crepe de chine some
other Iustrous clinging silk. She has it made with
irisertings of of the three laces named and
selects white a creamy tint, that it viii
prove too conspicuous. Net either round square
meshed is also a possibility for these boarding
school party dresses, but II has TO be made up
with infinite and skill. otherwise II looks a
cheap affair, and what girl ever has good time
in froch she realizes 10 inferior IN looks to those
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room wear Mules TO be worn TO the bath Of
course match the wrapper. and lined with
Turkish towelling. though the outside Is some
pretty material The slippers when dressing
either gay little Oriental affairs or else on
the mule style in some warmly hued colored mo-
rocco A bed jacket is obligatory for there are
many times when slight cold means breakfast
in bed OF ribbon bound French flannel Is this
small covering made.
4 gymnasium suit, OF course, must be provided
and golf skirt and cape, the lsttsr coming In
most usefulty many occasions. does also the
sweater without which school girl IL Qrfss
happy. for she wears Il when skating with the
aforementioned golf skirt and enjoy every rno-
ton OF her exercise without the pinioned feeling
that coat gives A long caracul coat. to put on
after skating is over. to wear when driving in
the evening when going from to another OF
the various school buildings. is another most I'm
portant wrap, and for every day there should
be a fur tippet and muf. preferably a soft long
fur. to protect the throat completely pair Of
cloth satin knickerbockers needed for walk
ing skating. The satin knickers should be linen
with hannelette which will make them proof
against wntry winds. The satin is never known
TO cling the skirts cloth Is likely to do. The
cloth pair nicer than the satin when worn be-
meath silk pesticoat. for there Is such a dis
tinct rustic, which In often Objectionable.
Among other things that must be sxidsd to ths
s0nssnss sf IL srunu ~ mssktalQah nd Asxp0
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and slippers there are quite an assortment; among
the shoes surely pair with good cork soles for
walking when II is merely damp that time when
The young and frivolous overshoes, but
proudly put on instead their best patent leather
walking pumps and, unless by the argus eye
OF some teacher. sally forth invite pneumonia.
pair for skating. laced and of stout caIfskin
mannish in shape. and the best pair for church
going raise the shoe list TO three pairs and there
should be still another pair held in reserve in case
the cork-soled shoes prove heating for every
day tramps, they not found comfortable
by every one OF corsets. three pairs; nay four
are 70 be taken-the fourth Of the gtrdle order TO
be worn when exercising riding. Two pairs are
alike, 70 be worn alternate days with the third
for evening wear. for many parties occur at the
school through the long months to give the girls
q change OF thought and TO make them mingle
more cordially. The chances otherwise would be
for instance, in the case OF an earnest student
that she would know only two or three girls be-
sides her roommate.
or underclothes there should be a dozen of each
and there must be two walking weight pettlcoats
OF taffeta. with Of alpaca for damp DAYS be-
sides the six white peticoats and the two or three
pale tinted silk ones for indoor wear If the cli-
mate is TO be a cold one, then high necked and
long sleeved under hannels be provided but or
dinarily very light weight merino vests, short
Eleeved and low necked. best, the tempera-
tire Of the rooms 10 kept up almost To u degrees
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that the other girls wearing? With these
gowns the slips beneath either OF chiffon
taffeta or messaline. and finished with little
dust ruffes and deep founCe. and sometimes
the latter eaborately trimmed with lace ruches
and insertingsr which show through the sheer
outer frock quite plainly, and do not always seem
quite In keeping That they princess goes with
out saying. For the batiste frocks, the slips made
OF plain batiste in pretty pale hues not only
sensible, but give a soft effect that cannot be
gained with silk satin
As for having slippers and stockings to match
these evening frocks, II is not absolutely irpor-
tant, although # msans very small extra outlay.
Bronze silk stockings and prettily beaded bronze
slippers are entirely correct for madenoisellc IN
such circumstances They ready, and no
cleaning has TO be thought Of.
The riding habit be made of waterproof mel
ton and the tailored linen shrtwaists with
It will DO as well for indoor tennis There must
also be riding boots and two hats, a Derby and a
soft felt, the latter for misty weather OF stocks
gloves and belts she can bring what she chooses
frora her store. for 1t is almost certainty that
she has ridden since she a youngster and has
many beloved and lucky" possessions that she
really must take along, including her best crop
whip and perhaps a whalebone for the bad tenn
pered ''on day of her mount.
There also wrappers be thought OF ore
soft and wooly to route from bath to
EooEa, and one st Q dsinulx aewsrsd ehsIua cur
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AN ExPERIMEN

Dear Little Men and Little Women: For the last
few days have Interested In electricity thar
is wanted to run a motor or light a sr1an oulD
The electricity from the lights in the house Is TOO
strong and I especially wished TO make my own
electricity IL possible, have Just received new
dynamo The only thing had that could run the
dynamo fast enough my bicycle brought IL
into my ROOM set it upside down, and took on the
back tire A belt stretched from the rim OF
the wheel TO the pulley the dynamo attached
wires to the small bulb and began turning tne
pedals of the bicycle
calculated that the dynamo went more than
four thousand revolutions q minute by finding tnat
the dynamo revolved twenty Eight times while the
bicycle revoIved I put large piece OF paper
In the spokes OF the wheel SO l could count the
number OF times It went around
The first few trials were unsuccessful, as the belt
sometimes slipped of. but at last there was
CLEAN OF light which told me had succeeded
After this was able increase the power and the
light grew brighter, when suddenly there was a
binding fash and I found the bulb had burnt out.
1 have a motor and electric railway wnicn
run with my hand made electricity l hope some
of the Little Men will become interested enough 20
try this simple but interesting experiment yours
truly, GEORGE l. COOPER taseo Isl
No sol West 127th street. New York City
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Childhood of Jenny Lind

abeut rlree-auarters Of q century ago, IN the
erv Of Stockholm. the capital OF Sweden. little
vi- used 10 sit IN the window Of the stewards
room IN 8 Home for the Widows Of Stockholm
p7rEhers and sing 10 her pussy, which, we are
Informed wore Z blue ribbon round its neck The
Home stood in street where many people were
constantly passing and so they heard the little
girls singing and wondered at its beauty. Among
those who passed was the maid OF Nile, Lundberg.
g dancer a. the Royal Theatre. and she also heard
sne wondered She told her mistress that she
had never IN her life heard anything so beautiful
as the song which this little girl addressed 70 her
pussy On making inquiries about the small song
stress Mile Lundberg learned that her name was
Jenny Lind and that she was staying at the
Widows Hcue with the steward and his wife, who
we're chldless because her mother had gone out
ss governess She probably heard also from the
child's grandmother. who was Of the inmates
Of the Home. how the little girls HE had been a
perpetual song. and how al the age Of three she
had initiated cn the piano an air that the soldiers
had played IN the street. and then had hidden
der the instrument thinking. doubt, that il
was dreadfuIy naughty OF her 10 touch the piano.
Frau Tengmark the grandmother. had already
made Up her mind that Jenny was remarkable
child, and OF the day that she dragged her. fright
ened and fearful, from under the piano, she had
said TO the struggling mother: Mark my words,
that child VIII bring you help
But to come back 10 Nile Lundberg. She became
50 interested in Jenny that she sent TO ask her
mother bring the little one 10 sing 10 her, and
when she had heard her she said: The child is l
genius. You must have her educated for the stage"
Frau Lind would not hear OF this. She had an old
fashioned prejudice against the stage, which was
shared also by Frau Tengrna-k. Then you must
a. any rate have her taught singing" said Nile.
Lundberg- Frau Lind consented to this. and ac-
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Hos0 TO HGir q Prize.

Contest No. ! CWord Puzzle).-Choice of pair
of rolled gold cuff buttons, sterling silver Tribune
badge, interesting book, a boys Tribune watch,
a box of water color paints, an embroidery set,
box of dainty notepaper, pretty collar pin or
novelty belt pin for the neates and best three
swers.
Contest No. . Thngs to Think About.-Choice
Of interesting book, boys Tribune watch a
sterling silver Tribune badge. interesting book
embroidery set, a box OF dainty notepaper. a
box of water color paints pair of rolled gold cuff
buttons pretty collar pin or a novelty belt pin
for the neatest and best two solutions
Contest No. (Drewing Entitled THE Boy and
the Sand Manr).-Choice of box of water color
paints, boys Tribune watch. a sterling silver
Tribune badge, interesting book. embroidery
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and a bIlIycock hat for wet weather tranping:
hat In tailored effect and two best hats. the
usual line OF gloves. handkerchefs and embroidered
bIouses an umbrella. a hot water bag. tea basket
(ror room tsasl. a sewing basket. shoe bags
and other useful room fittings. The list does noe
end there. for every wealthy girl has her den st
boarding school. shares one with her roommate.
and the things OF decorative nature that taken
and others that follow BY express upon the receipt
Of the first few letters make By means q list
be sneezed AZ. Rags are begged for, oa- OF ewo
favor1ts chairs a tea table and writing desk with
cushions for the dtvan and cover well Ten
q screen Is thought Of and some tsaczps etc. and
run the requests Until nothing can es
thought Of
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BATH OF THE sLAcKsIRDs.

If all human beings were anxious 70 take
baths and willing TO go TO a great deal OF
trouble for the sake OF taking them certain
blackbirds in England this would be cleaner
world. II is clergyman who tells the story about
the blackbirds. the Rev T. G. wyatt, vicar OF
Hayward's Heath. Il seems that he received
great many complaints about the removal of flow
ers placed graves in the churchyard Mr..
Wyatt. grieved and vexed at this desecration OF
the graves, concluded that the cuprfts school
children, and set the verger to watch II not
children. The verger. hiding in the background.
saw great many blackbirds presently aIight upon
the graves. They pulled the flowers from the zinc
wreaths and crosses. scattered them about the
yard. and then returned and bathei In the water
in which the flowers had stood. The verger said
they seemed to enjoy their bath very much.
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and even those who had not, like the DEAN been
born without the musical sense, said that they
would almost rather hear her talk than sing. She
had the manners of a princess" according to
Dean Stanley. with the simplicity of child and
the goodness of angel Her generosity was
unbounded More than In the various cities
she visited she went to sing to invaIids who could
not go TO hear her, ard she seemed never to have
so many engagements that she could not crowd In
a concert for charity. The whole of her earnings
in America which she visited IN 1880 were devoted
TO founding and endowing art scholarships ana
other charities in Sweden
Jenny Lind married while in America a musician
named Otto Godschmidt. and the later years OF
her life were spent in England. where she died In
1881 at the age of sixty-seven-
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

The Ace Puzzle.-The missing words wsres
Place. disgrace, trace graceful lace. racer The
three prize winners and their prizes are: Adelaide
Schmidt. aged twelve. Pine HILL Ulster County.
N Y. embroidery set; Worth English. aged
eight, No. Is Bishop street. New Haven
boys Tribune watch; Jesse s Jerome, aged eleven.
No. 81 West 144th street New York City, 8 boys
Tribuns watch
Things to Think About--Tne two prize winners
and their prizes in this contest are Bertha W
Cowins. aged thirteen. No 90 Queen street, Mert-
den, Conn. and Alfred Poor. aged nine. Manhanset
Manor n. Y. a sterling silver Tribune badge
Drawing. The Return to School See nlustra-
tions by prize winners
Our Letter Box.-For prize winners see letters Oh
this page
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the master consentedFto receive her as his pupil,
and gave her good hope for the complete restora-
ton OF her voice
AT the end Of ten months the hopes GE both
master and pupil realized and the little girl
who used to sing to her pussy in the Widows
Home In Stockholm entered upon a career that
astonished the world People went mad about the
Swedish Nightingale They waited for hours and
fought with another for opportunity TO hear
her Many had their clothes torn off in these
to get seats sat the stairs to hear her.
Yet those who knew her intimately said that her
voice was the least part of her charm. Dean
Stanley. who of the many distinguished
who her friends considered her singing
an tnexpllcable interruption to her conversation,
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set. imitation ivory paper cutter. a box Of
dainty notepaper. novelty belt pin, pair Of
rolled gold cuff buttons pretty collar pin for
the neatest and best two original drawings These
drawings must be in black ink white paper.
Contest No (Our Letter Box)--A prize Of 81
will be given for every letter printed under this
heading. The letter may contain incidents In your
life anecdotes Of pets novel school experiences
things In travel These stories be original
and must written side Of the paper only.
Be to state your age.
Be sure to give your choice of prizes
Be sure to give your name and address
Contest closes September Is. Age Is considered
in awarding prizes Address your answers and
letters to Little Men and Little Women, The New
York Tribune, New York.
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ned circumstances she had little choice, poor
womanl So Jenny became the ward of the gov
ernnlent Of Sweden She taught to sing, edu-
Gated ard brought up at public expense, and IN
return the Royal Theatre secured her services
She began to appear in childrens parts at the age
OF ten years. less than a year after entering the
school connected with the theatre, and quickly be-
came the idol OF Stockholm
It was well for little Jenny that she lived in
country that thought it worth while to cultivate
the fine arts and preserve such gifts hers when
they were discovered and the world owes debt
OF gra altitude to the directors Of the Royal Theatre
Of Stockholm, and particularly to good Herr Croe-
Illus for having discovered her possibilities. Had it
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been otherwise, this story of the Swedish Night
fngale might never have been written for Jenny's
narents were much too poor TO educate her. Her
father was not dead as might have been sup
posed from the first part of the story, but he had
never contributed much to the support Of his fam
fly He was an agreeable young man. much given
10 music and conviviality but with little capacity
for money making Her mother less agree
able but more capable, and she managed, by
teaching and other means, to keep the wolf from
the door all very hard for little Jenny. and
her genius might have been crushed by poverty IL
the beautiful songs which she sang to her pussy
had not been heard by Mile. Lundberg's maid and
il Herr Croeius had not persuaded Count Puke TO
hear her also. As It she came near losing the
wonderful voice which afterward brought all Eu-
rope TO her feet
They did know everything that was be
known about singing at the Royal Theatre of
Stockholm, and they we're not careful enough not
TO overwork their brilliant pupil Moreover. Jenny
gave good many concerts her own account
for she wanted TO help her parents and she wanted
get money TO go Paris and study with the
great singing teacher. Garcia The result was that
when, at the age of twenty-one, she went to Paris
and sang for Garcia she broke down completely
and the master said 1T would be useless to teach
you. mademoiselle. You nave no voice left"
Poor Jenny! She told ii M1ndessohn years after
ward that the anguish of that moment was greater
than all that she had suffered in her whole life.
But she did not accept the masters verdict as
final With tears in her eyes, she asked him wilat
she was to do, and Garcia. moved by her distress.
advised six weeks of absolute rest for her voice,
singing not at all and speaking little posi-
ble AT the end Of this time she might come
him again and he would see If anything could be
done for her The result was satisfactory that
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%. Valerie Hoag; "a, Paul Joachim; g. Marguerite
Khuner: 26 Jennie Lowenhaupt; q. Katharine
Lighthan; 2s, Lois Loughln; q. Laura Montgon-
cry: so, Warren z. Meser 81. Edith Mottrar1; g.
William Meller; So. May Mcknight; a. Homans Par
sons: 35, Grace Rosenkranz; Sc, Robert Reynolds;
81, Alfred Rubeck; SS. Emanuel Stern; &c. James
Seymour; 40, Israel Schnapp; Al, Ned Woodward;
42, William l. Strong 45, Lorenzo Schadt; A. Cole
Sherwood; Is. Terry Tewey; 46. Rudolph Tes-
ing: 47, Lillian Uhlman; 49, Gladys Z. Watt; 40,
Harriet NJ. Wells: 50, Earl Wisey.
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TROUBLED %

Dear Little Men and Little Women: One morn
ing about year ago 1 woke up early and heard
a kitten crying I jumped out OF bed and looked
of the window. and there a little kitten
about six weeks old. 1 called to it, and il ran
up the piazza I downstairs and let 1t in
and gave it some milk which it drank took
the kitten upstairs and played with It. When
went TO school 1 kept thinking about IL. and when
I went home mother told that the kitten played
on the beds when she made them up told her
that ought to name her Trouble. and that IS
her She is gray and white, and tied a
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GOGGLES"

Dear Little Men and Little Women I thought
you might be interested 10 hear about little bull
terrier dog we used 10 have. My brother brought
him home one night in a market basket He was
the queerest marked dog ever saw He had
black spot on his right leg, and at distance you
would not think he had any eyes, FOR around them
were big black spots. They were so even that they
Ioked like automobile glasses. so we named him
Goggles He did not know many tricks. but would
speak for his food and climb tree for oone'
and run after automobiles and bite the front tires
He would keep up with almost any automobile and
bite Just as hard he could.
DOROTHY C. WILSON
I,akevfIIe Conn. P. .. Box 115-
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POSTCARD EXCHANGE

Dear Editor: Please enter my the post
card exchange list Sincerely yours.
VARA GILBERT.
No 40s Park avenue. Bridgeport. Conn
Others wishing 70 Join the exchange are Bern
hard Grotkop. No 80 West Colt street. New Lon
don, Conn: c. Carleton Perry, No. 80 North Jay
street Rome. n. Y: Alice Spiers. No Ss7 Lincoln
Road. FIatbush. Brooklyn; Cora WyckoT. No .
Railway avenue Elizabeth. N J.: Florence Rake.
So Railway avenue, Elizabeth. " J.
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TRIANGLE
HONOR LIST.

l. Joseph T. Angel; ., Dorothy Adler; 5, George
". Anderson; 4. Dorothy Buck; s. Lima Barbara;
6, Frances Brewster T. Robert Bitter; s. Clara A.
Brandt; g. Harold CovelI; 10, Virginia Cantwell
II, Jacob Crystal; y, Clarence J. Cowing 13, Edna
NJ. Canton: IA. Enola Comstock; Is, Anna de
Cuichard; Is. Frank Dougherty; II. Marion Ellis;
IS Helen B. Gibbons; 49, George T. Gale; 90 Louis
Gilman: q. LIE Roy Horton; %, Mabel Holtgrewe;
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op'eo letter OF Introduction TO Herr CroeIrs The
- -sAs master az the Royal Theatre. But she was
So ieilctant and would have turned back on the
A - :" NE theatre II little Jenny had not urged
= /" 60 On Herr CreeliUs was moved TO tears
D., p -e heard her sing and took her 10 Count
At' NE head Of the Royal Theatre
N0S. there vas nothing whatever in Jennv's an
- |" snow that she a genius. She af-
r.," described herself at this time as "a small
pt t' N7oAc-nosed. shy. undergrown girl" Count
.s... "ss svfoentiy not impressed. How old IS
g., Ae asked Nine years Old answsred Herr
Ofoeius ',Niue"' exclaimed the corus This ts
a. nursery! L is the Kings Theatre" And
- @Olio not look a. her. But Herr Croelius knew
:, NAG found & treasure and he declared that
- - count would not hear Jenny sing he would
- "ef for nothing himself and some day she
:, - ss'onish him Then Count Puke consented
- ar Aer sing, and ne too was moved TO tears
~ +,uec se'uec Jenny's fate. Frau Lind's objections
Se4ge were speedily overcome. In her strait
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ESTABLISHING THE PLURAL.

Fred. who four years old. visited his uncIs
on the farm When he came home his father
asked him what had pleased him the most
"Oh, liked the geese I had such fun chasing
them. and had a great big goose for dinner
one day.
Well" said his father. how you tell tbs
difference between goose and geeseZ
"Aw. that's easy" said Fred "One geese Is a
goose and two gooses is geese"
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ADDITION.


!. Add a fruit and make a fea ther.
.. Add to a fish and make it system of laws.
g. Add TO coin and make it the country In
which it is used.
Add to a young animal and make 1t a form
bounded by six equal squares.
5 Add e to evergreen tree and make 1t
conffa grafton.
t. Add worthless dog and make 1t remedy.
T. Add a set Of working implements and
make a toy which flies IN the air.
g. Add a vessel commonly used for washing
clothes and make it a long and hollow body.
9. Add G a vessel used for holding liquids and
make il a walking stick.
10. Add TO the lord OF creation and make him
the hair that grows the necFs OF horses and
other animals.
TRIANGLE.
l. A place TO which nearly all boys and girls
may often be vending their way at this time
of the year.
9. The funny man at the circus.
3. The place to which boys and girls generally go
when they leave my first.
I. To be indebted to-
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Oar Letter Box.

ribbon around her neck. with bell. could
hear where she She used TO climb up into
little bush which Is about four feet high
She has three little kittens now. and maybe
will write about Trouble and the kittens
sons time HARRIET c. BELL
No. 123 Glen street. Glens Falls. n. 7.
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LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: Last Wednesday received ny booz
and know II will be very interesting and thank
you very much Hoping Z shall win some uOrs
prizes am yours truly, SCHUYLER c. SEE
AIIendaIe. N J.