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will. logic. and love.
the first or nail phalange signifies
will; the second. logic; the third. which
is the boundary Of the Mount Of We
nus. love. When the thumb is un-
equally developed. and the first pha-
lange is extremely long. it is neither
love nor logic that governs the individ-
Ual. but merely sheer viii. II the mid
die phalange be much longer than the
first. reason predominates, yet the
many may not have the power 10 will
himself 10 do that which his reason
dictates. When the third phalanEe *
long and the thumb is short man is re-
Yealed as the slave of the senses,
guided neither by will nor reason.
If the thumb be supple jointed, the
individual is easy going. spendthrift.
careless of time. money. energy. op-
portunity, and all things. II it be
firm jointed he is cautious. watchful.
keen. diplomatic. tireless. in planning
confident, and sure of success, self
poised and self-controSHlg.
Sourvaron, celebrated for the
strength Of his will; Danton. who took
upon himself the disgrace Of a crime
for his country; Calico. Socrates.
Newton, Leibnitz, St Simon. Fourier.
Owen-those profound reasouers. those
bold innovators-had infambly very
small thumbs. VoItaire, the man Of
the world. whose heart was subject 70
his brain. had enormous thumbs.
Tie intimate psychic connection be
tween the mind and the thumb. re-
vealed by science i'm thousand
phases, makes it folly to deny THAI
the thumb Is the thermometer ~
character and the barometer of mental
health.
Specialists IN nerve disease. 10y an cx-
animation Of the thumb. can tell il the
patient is affected OF lilely TO be AFFECT
cd by paralysis. as the thumb signals
this trouble long before 1t is visible i'll
any other part of the body. If the dan
ger symptoms are evidenced there an
operation is performed on what is
known MS the thumb center of the
brain. and the disorder is often re
moved. The success Of the operation
can be told. too. by the changed con-
dit.on OF the thumb.
No matter how carefully the indi-
viGuaI may attempt 10 conceal incip-
teuJ insanity the thumb will reveal it
infaWEly. II is the one sure test. II
the patient in his daily work permits
the thumb to stand at a right angle
30 the other fingers or To fall list
less rtC the palm, taking no part
in ris writing, his handling OF things.
his muIufom duties. not articulatiug
with The others. but standing isolated
and Sulky, it is an unanswerable con
fessicn of mental disease.
Born idiots come into the world
without thumbs, or with them power
less and 1ner.- Until they arrive at a
tire when "a ray of intellect comes to
tIei- aid. they constantly keep their
hagSs with the fingers above the
thuHh: the mind develops with the
bC(y the thumb i'm its turn shuts over
III, fingers
-rc ep1eptics in their its shut the
thgl1b before the fingers. which sig
niIcs that that malady. which is ex-
perI"nced before being felt reaches
tie principle by which we think be-
fCTC that by which we feel
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pockets. he pulled several uIr'eis ana
Gimes from it. Thinking 'he boy was
rather spendthrirr. the detective asked
the lad where he got SO many pennies
and money ~Oh. dads rich. He sets
his money easy" was the answer
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He thumb con-
fesses the man;
no man is clever
enough TO deceive
his thumb For
all time it has
been divided into
three parts. typi-
flying the three
qualities I n a [
master the world
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AUD MANY AGUILTT
ONEHAS BEEN
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cannot be counterfeited or their pass
port used by any one but the right
Iull owner.
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tive, not a depressing. member Of So
ciety, and during the second summer
she is dangerous, perhaps
Just see the midsummer widow in
the morning, Mere man would hardly
know il was mourning In the morning
Her white null gown may be trim
med with bands OF pique. She may
wear a little frock of untrimmed dim
ity, or am simple white material. fin
ished with footing. beading. scaIIop-
ing or hemstitched. There must,
however, be no lace. II she chooses
to wear white with touches Of black,
she may have a frOck with narrow
block ribbon in two rows circling the
waist run through wide beading. and
falling IN long ends in the back The
black ribbon also circles the neck,
which is cOliarless and round This
is the ingenue style that belongs by
right TO the midsummer widow
Then. with the shirt waist made Of
wash tulle. and with narrow pleats,
she may wear a fOur-in-hand tie made
of dull jet beads. ard as pliable as
silk. I hardly recOmn I'D it. She can
also buy in dun jet heavy cross on
which a wreath is coiled in tombstone
style and hanging from a heavy jet
chain positively condemn IL In
dull jet, she may have a tiara a card
case. bracelets-in fact, anything she
sees IT. bright Set, for the shOpkeeper
has process whereby the glitter is
removed Tho bracelets are like these
worn By women before The war. They
slip over the hands separating with
out clasps and above the wrist they
expaEd into a Dig oval that contains
a black csIeo. From dull Jet. as life
grows brighter. the widow goes 10 let
that glitters, and IN the center OF
lockets and other ornaments large
amsthysts are often set No diamonds
should be worn even in the last stages
Of mourning. Intuitive refinement
should indeed prohibit their use. Pearls
are sometimes worn even in the first
weeks of deep mourning. but diamonds
are like q blatant torchnSht of vul-
garity.
In the morning. OF in the afternoon.
the midsummer widow may have hats
Of many varieties. Black grain and
black fruit are often seen. Wheat.
however, is too suggestive OF a CONN
sheath. Black cats, without any other
trimming. I saw on a hat that came
from Paris, end also dun black cher
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ries. hung singly in circle from the
top OF the crown so that they dangled
gayiy. That the very fruits OF the
earth have turned black is. perhaps.
what the French designers intended
70 suggest for the widow. The Amer
lean widows black oats are. however,
IN no way symbolicaL No reference TO
the wild oats OF the departed is in
tended. The majority OF the black
hats for the widow are OF the Char
lotte Corday variety (all ingenue In
eject, made of friIls, chiffon, crepe.
net. and maline. and often with many
co-dings. The widow with an ample
ccuntenance. like that of TIE Hon.
william II. Taft. always chooses the
bebe hat. She Is the widow OF the
"hipful." hopeful sort. who always
tries 20 get into the hipIess skirt.
From all hats. II made OF black ma
terials. no matter how g,rlish they are
IN shape. a widows veil may hang.
and many smart hats made of black
crepe are faced with pare white crepe
For a morning In town, when she
comes to the CITY to do her shopping.
the midsummer widow viii wear. per-
haps. a saucy little jacket OF silk
over a gown tHdl mas puued sleeves OF
crepe that are only elbow length. Her
gloves. Of course, are black suede. At
the elbow there will be a wide cuff Of
white linen with black line, and she
wears a turnover collar to match.
The little silk jacket where It opens
often shows a N-shaped guimpe O.
white crepe The material for gowns
intended for general wear are Chin
chinette, MeirOse, which Is a combi-
nation If silk and wool. marquisette
and batiste. which is practicaIES an
oId-fasnioned nuns yelling or all the
silks. peau de sole is the most becom-
ing. while heavy gros grain silk. which
has been IN style for at least ten
years. always carries with Il the
thought Of the heavy. respectable
widow of the one-time conservative
Gramercy Park
But the sweet midsummer widow,
emulates the pure white lily style. She
has a love for dead white silk. She
chooses srmure. poplin. China and In
dia silk. Even in light mourning.
however. her gowns are never trim
med witt lace. She may have null
and chiffon on which a floral design IS
embroidered in silk-white flowers on
a white ground, however. and black on
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black. Sometimes in the evening IN
stead Of being the lily. she wears
soft, du1 black. In clinEing chiffon
over dun silk. and with a Cleopatra
like girdle OF dull Jet beads. she is
slender. mysterious. and fascinating.
Her couture ornament may be OF ivy
leaves or maidenhair ferns, but.
whether OF flowers or Of foliage al
ways IN dull Jet. Her midsummer
evening cloak is OF silk and cash
mere interviewer and trimmed with
bands Of black silk embroidery. II T.
a material woven only IN Rome. No
lining adds TO its weight or warmth.
Then. Of course. there Is always
the naughty widow, who viii go TO
midsummer dances with rhinestones
set in the high heels Of her mouse
gray velvet slippers She IS sure 10
be the widow whose handkerchiefs
were three-quarters black in the BE-
ginning. though she wore pettlcoats
OF purple silk from the very first
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs. with her
raven black hair. and black eyes that
sparkled all the more because her jet
jewelry was duh. always wore violet
petticoats. though never the Jeweleo
slippers or the daring picture boots.
Picture boots in midsummer are
more fetching. however, than picture
hats know one midsummer widow
who wears pure white picture boots
with black heels They are embroid-
cred with jet beads in a design at
each side. They always iace-never
buttOn-these high picture boots, SO
that there may be space for elabsra-
ton at the sides above the ankles
The black boots are embroidered with
steel or gu., metal. and. perhaps. a
few rhinestOnes. and large iactngs OF
white silk or course the nlidsum-
mer widow who Is looking forward
should wear them II she wants them.
for some OF the girls and even the
married maidens'' have their eoats-of-
arms embroidered in gorgeous colors
on the tips OF their slippers.
But the midsummer widow with her
high picture boots, and such long
laces, All the fat bachelors. the
widowers (and other lady folks f1:s-
bands) are always at her feet. I.cn-
laces have the picture boots, and men
are prostrate at her feet.
She is the same midsummer widow
she who has the picture boots-wbo
has all her trunks refined with violet
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with him for fun fifteen wears : aan
another widow Irove by. Her hus-
band, with wn,m sne had lived, and
whom she had loved. since the w-d-
ding day, lied at long 20. but her
veil fell from Il smart hat with
brim. II had Two box plcats OF crepe
with net between Inc p.eats, and her
short face veil vas Of the same cpm-
hiratiOn- Her parasO. that day was or
gros Grain Xix with a Oias fold Of
crepe bordering l.. and a little ruche
Of the -rrpe Sucircling the handle.
though vuen she carries "a Brighton
coaching ,Iarssul. a veil Of all crepe
is usually the r.v!e when iu mourning
Tor husbands. but often for a father
or mother 4 veil now falls only 2,
short distance below The shoulders.
There are soft ellis, marrow in IF
feet. made OF sil', and wool material.
and often they draps a c:ose little
bonnet. these may have a scalloped
edge, finished III = buttonhcIe stitch
worked ~ silk
The length, tie texture, and weigat
OF the veil depend greatly upon the
Will ana wish of the widow herself,
bat love for a long veil that hangs
gracefully in back is one OF the traits
OF the Eternal Feminine. Take the
little May queen Of New York's East
Side. How she walks on air. with
her veil OF mosquito netting floating
around her shoulders, on her way 10
Central Park. Take. too, the Queen
OF Rounania. who always wears a
pure white vel! hanging in heavy folds
from her head. whether at home In
the palace OF out driving. The widow.
she. too has much secret satisfaction
IN her veil. when her head droops
mournfully. showing classic profile.
The poor grass widow with her bit of
red tape has no such sartoriaI conso-
latiOn.
SO II there be freedom Of choice even
in first mourning then the midsummer
widow. who is tightening the habilI-
ment OF sorrow. how ripping she
may be, She wears all white or II
black, rather than any OF the old-th
magPie, zebra. or Dslmatian effects.
Even the first year she is a decora-
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silk All the fittings OF her travelling
bags are OF the turtle ebony. a brown
ish black wood that looks dead black
from a snort distance. All the ap-
pointments OF her desk are also OF
turtle ebony. The pad IS deep purple,
and the EBONY covers OF the Lnkstands
have he monogram ia dun silver let
ters- tbs turtle-ebOny is tremendous
~ important when she travels The
naughty NidOWt She knows why. II
PrOnOunces her an American widow
which. On the Continent, means far
more than even being the Merry
Widow from R0umauia Turtle
ebony ian seldom be purchased IN
other CO Iutries. Only in America -
this SrOwuish-bIack wOOd-dedicated
20 the needs Of the wldow-essIIy OBJ
tainable
Then, besides her rose-coIored
glasses. worn during the time her
clothes are black. 50 that she herself
may nCJ be too blue. she must hsve a
I0rSnetJe OF gun-metaL set With
pearls. each no larger than a pin
head No matter how much she car
see with her naughty, naked eye, she
ueeIs her Iorgnette. for a dignihed
and death-deaIing presentation Of the
acid fruit that IS the Old-maid cousin
OF the orange In Japan, the baby
girl begins early 10 learn the language
u the fan IN New York the baby
girl IS given lessons IN the nursery IN
regard 70 the language OF the lorgn-
cite
''And how about the poor kiddies.
saw YOU. the children Of the widow
Well. after she buys some new collars
for her Pomeraulan or her bulldog
these must be OF black seal or OF
black lizard lined with purple Sikh
she then, perhaps. considers the chill
dreu. II IS most important 70 de-
eide what viii be most becoming ID
her-nct 70 them Usually she decides
70 have them IN all white. not with
black belts and ties For many rea-
sons they are not 10 be too cons2icu-
Gus
III. percharce. she have a love for
vivid crimsOns. OF sca-lets, ana really
looks ugly without them. what may
she fO2 Not like the OliTe-COmpl eN-
toned heroine n Ouida's novel lforce1
70 wear mourning. who always car
ried a scarlet-bOund book. may she
have her maid hold scarlet pa-asol
over her head Oh, no. But she does
have scarlet cushions in her bOudOir.
in her drawing-roOm ana back OF her
head when she usrleSSly recllnes n
her steamer chafr-EOinE abroad 70
forget her trouble II she can Her
summer fancy work always requires
the manipulation Of vivid scarlet ma
terials Cleverly she raises the scarlet
fancy work 10 her face. OF course.
there are the widows who always pine.
Even IN oar set 7 know one TO sucn
as these the world is all rue without
the roses. But such as these are
studies not 81 fashions. but IN Dsy-
biology. IT'S the widow with -he art
fl- eve The gay little midsummer
v.dow' whose fads are Origin al and
cheerful It's better 20 have rhine
stones in your heels than s~.-s for
ever in your eyes No IcnEe- uqui(
Grief a-d terrifying mourning clOthG
are in stylet
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WHEN YOUR BIRTH
STONE IS A RUBY

According 10 q curious old legend,
the ruby first became known 10 nor
tails as the result Of an act Of kindness
shown BY . poor woman TO an in
5urad sto-k- PhIIostratus, one Of the
old Greek writers, tells US that this
gem was originally placed BY the stOrk
in the fabric OF her nest as charm
against serpents, and& AeoIean. in his
eighth Book Of Animals charging
upon this fancy. thus relates the cpl
sode:
A certain widow. Heraclea By name.
had tended a young stOrk thar, hay
ing fallen out Of the nest before II
was fully dedged, had broken It's leg
TEereupOn the grateful bird, upon re-
turning from the annual migration OF
its kind. dropped into ner lap as she
sat al her door a precious stone,
which, on her awakening az night, she
found 10 her establishment had lighted
up her chamber like a glowing torch
Upon examination this stone proved
70 be a matchless ruby.
There are IN reality two kinds o.
rlbies: the true or Orie ntal ruby, and
the spineI ruby The former is a red
variety Of the precious cOrundum, OF
great variety and vaiue1 while the
latter is an illuminate OF magnesium
BY ancient writer's a stiu wider
range-Under the common name OF the
.'carbunculuS' OF Plny. or the an
thrax' t''glOwinE coaID Of Greek
wriJeT=-iICluded also garne-s and
other inferior stones Of fiery color.
Rubies vary in color from pale rose
red through deep cOchineal % red
purple. the latter being the most val
ued tint. known as the pigeons
blood color.
CeyIon and parts Of Tartary furnish
very good spiuelS- these exhibit the
color OF crimson pOppies, while the
Ralass specimens resemble pale roses.
The true rubies are obtained from the
mines. the spinels usually from the
beds Of torrents
BY some OF the ancient writers the
ruby was said 10 preserve from al
harm and by others 20 glow ana
deepen in color when danger ap-
preached the wearer, and 10 turn pale
and lusterless when brought into con
tiicC with pOisOnS- A ruby ring would
therefore. have been q very desira Die
possession for any guest who dined az
the table OF the Infamous BOrgias.
since Caesar BorEia- IT IS related. had
little hesitation in dropping poison into
the wine goblets OF his Suests-
One OF the most interesting his
tOricr rubies IS that which adorns the
center OF the diamond Maltese cross
in the imperial state crown OF Eng
land Originally the property OF Don
Pedro. KING OF CASTLE. IL was pre-
scented by him 10 Edward the Black
Prince. after the ssartle OF NaJara,
near Victoria. A D.. 1851 Afterward
it was worn by Henry v in his he'll
met on the occasion OF the battle OF
Agincourt. 1915 and no doubt the bril-
liant victory was In no small degree
attributed to the glowing gem
Perfect rubies are enormously val
liable. so we can estimate the worth
Of a good woman and OF wisdom when
We md they excel IN value these
rareSt stones.
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and I can't say what form my sorrow
might take. I Nigh. need p bath towel
for my tears. Mrs. Eleanor Glyn said
that only plebians cry" I think she
meant wheT any one is looking.
But true it is. that even the widows
tenrs must drop discreetly. because
when your blood is blue, your tears are
never salty. Just a few fresh water
tears denote a greater dignity In grief
Even little handkerchief four inches
square, to tuck m her glove, is often
carried by the midsummer widow. Ii
IS both adequate and good style. Have
the borders. Of course II you like. but
they are not absolutely necessary
Neither could lur eagle-eyed gran
MES now ell oy &c length Of even che
veil how Ions n aidCw's husband had
been deal. once upon a time il WIS
a symbol ucil ike the obi (the sash
around rhe h'mOno) worn in japan.
Among he JaDanese the obi tells
whether woman is married or SIX
gle. or whether she is a legal or a
natural willow. But the veil worn by
the widows II America is no longer q.
symbol in dress governed by Fixed
laws. L reveals more. hJw~ter. than
own personality md character. Iith-
erto II denoted o1'y the rules OF fRsl:-
Ion.
When VIC try to speak correctly
Though We in he smart set need not
be gram NAUTICAL If only our AS nave
the true Gnglisn accent We find rhv
rules upon which I'll authorities aRrus
These We receipt. and personal jug
men governs tie others Rat now
adays she who wishes to mourn cor
recty would fail &c find even Two
authorities VINO agree IN regard To 50
much as two o. three rules. So nere
is proof hat ev-ry thing tends to ban
ish barb lrous mourning clothes. cor
instance. he o.Hcr day. in New York.
driving up Fifth avenue. 1 saw
scxonn widow above whose beamilg
face were heavy folds OF nuns veil
ing. making her lead about the siza
OF that OF a Tax with his tlrb.,n.
She had thrown her veil back to free
her face def husband died Just the
week before, tut she had not lived
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No Cooper tbQ oyra33y Of
Mour3i3Q Dress.
@rQPQ i3 Terrifying Qua3-
titles Out Of Style.
Either All Wbit2 or all
Black 0akQS tb2 Place Of
BIaCk-a3d-Wbit for
Secondary
Mour3i3Q.

- HER up and forever Danish
the premortem purchase Of
mourning clothes. and even I'm
poSt-mOrtem buying you may
90 very much as YOU choose. Not much
longer will the terror Of heavy crepe
be added 10 the burden Of our sorrow.
Witness the proof thereof, A straw.
for example, may show which way the
wind blows and so may a wee bit Of
a handkerchief
Row those black-bordered handlicr-
chiefs made one SILVER,
Our mothers and grandma hers were
able 10 tell just how long a widow 8
husband had been dead by the width
of the border on her handkerchief.
II was reduced. believe, one-eighth
OF an inch at a time Now. instead Of
O black-bOrdered handkerchief. just a
sweet Dit Of Ture white iinen (and
usually dry with a small monogram
If carried. Dry. I insist, because we,
Of the world OF fashion. are supposed
never 10 cry, IL we belong 10 good fam
flies. such as the Knickerbockers.
though Chollie. Of course, is still alive.
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"A Gown of White Null with
White Braiding and Bands Of White
Pique for Trimming. White Straw
Hat Trimmed with Black Oats
Brighton Coaching Parasol Of BlaoS
SILK with Long Leather Loop on
Handle.
B-A Blouse of Washable TuIe with
Four-in-Hand Tie Of Dull Black
Jet
c.. Suit of Black SILK with Waist
coat of White Crepe.
D-Ved Ct Silk and We IT
Weight. and with Scale. ,dge
Embro;dered with SILK.
F-Vei Of Crepe and Net Attached
to a Charlotte Corday Hat
F-Evening Gown Of Chiffon Over
Dull Silk with Egyptian Girdle Of
Dull Jet
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BIRDS, DOGS, ETC.

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r-ass seeds singing cz1aries. gold 6sh.
Easter rabbits, and chickens SCHEID'S
BIRD STORE. ~ 18th St apl2-let
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