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THE most Indispensable gown IN the
I wardrobe OF the vel dressed girl,
my dearS. is the smart afternoon frOck
For the matinee, for tea and FOR call
ing, you need to look your prettiest and
best, so here's q perfect love OF a frock
which you can't afford to omit from
your autumn purchases.
In this frock. the tunic and the fun
portion Of the blouse are made Of mar
quisette while the skirt is made Of Per
sian silk. and the yoke and trimming
are Of satin. The tunic is d very grace
fuI one and II and the waist harmonic
to q nicely. The latter shows one OF
the very latest features IN the short
sleeves that are cut in one with the
smooth yoke In this case there is q
round yoke, or chemisette, OF lace above.
but in place OF this feature could be
ased a little tucker Of lace edging and
the sleeves can be made just as illus
trated or with the under ones long
There are a great many materials that
are appropriate for such a gown as this
one Transparent faE-ics are greatly
IN vogue Just now and Persian colors
are much used in combination there
with. while also such combinations as
silk with wool and satin with crepe
make exceedingly attractive gowns This
model viii be pretty, for example with
the tunic and the full portion OF the
blouse made Of silk crepe. the yoke and
hounce OF Liberty satin The hounce Is
straight and plated and joined TO
smoothly fitted hve-gOred upper portion
over which the tUnic is arranged For
a simpler gown the founce could be o.
Persian chaHfs with the tunic and the
entire blouse OF the same material II
plain color while the founce IS edged
-vfth-a band of the plain
For the medium size VIII be required,
for the plain portion of the waist, is
Yards of material =, = yard - inches
wide, for the fun portion, I yard e, s
yard IS. for the round yoke and the
under sleeves, 1 yard Of all-oveT lace
for the tuuic, . yards q Is yards =
inches wide. for the founce and the
upper portion, 8 yards = "a yards Al
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CHAPTER VII.
!. Fool and His None,

THOUGHT said Cad0gan, his
tone informed with significance
4 Willing was at liberty TO detect
or ignore as he pIeased-''I
thought you'd be surprised to see me.
Il am, for q fact" II the man was
sensitive 10 CadOgan's meaning he
showed no evidence Of confusion His
smile remained cheerful and unabaShed-
We were all surprised when you turn
cd up missing yesterday morning. ar
CadOS9u- The C2D'n and Miss TODD
seemed a bit out out you having said
nothing about leaving the night before
Edrontery or innocence Cadosan
could not tell
You surely didn't think we would
abandon our anch Jr and cable for moth
ms he suggested q. pleasantly
vikings eyes wldened- Did you so
of without your anchor, SIP 1 didu'
know that"
You might have seen"
Never thought TO look, AIr- CadcSaIl-
Why should we2 Is it likely that we'd
think you'd do a thing like thaJZ But
- Willing looked concerned and per
picked But did YOU leave your anchor!
How'd II happen2'
tCadogan adopted more direct tactics,
fOiled in his first plan OF attack
Look here, my man" said he re
cardi1C willing with gravity and q
understand that I'm not - be hood
vinked and made tOGl OF with I'M
p11nitv. You may as well drop II and
own up Why did XSu cast our caDle
loose niGht before lastg
ViIIf1Es face took on an added
shade OF crimson He hesitated mo-
ment before replying
Il call your attention Mt CadOSS0,
sid he. with quiet emphasis ana q
brow Of brass, Ito the iacs that m
not your man. You can't use that tone
70 me. y you want 20 tAlh 70 me -
all. I don't nave to and won St&hu
for it. As for your accident II your
"a BILE --Jrked loose 1 had no hand IN
it. Nou may take that Tor truJh-or
leave e. just rs you please
In the face of this attitude dlplO-
macy could dictate but one course
course which CadoEa0 was nothing
1oafn to adopt. for ne confessed 10 a
suc9 king regard for the man. and was
more than half convinced OF his entire
Innocence. If this was Discrimination
It was most admirable acking-
ct beg your pardon. Willing Cado-
Gan offered his hand and smiled win
uingly- 1T was my mistake and 1
own to it.
in q. twiukling, and he ST-sned Cado-
CANS hand without f'-stner hesgita-
Don't say another word. sIr- Cado-
gan he cried, hca rtily- we all
make mistakes. and = hen 2 MAI apoI-
oa-izes as handSOmel = as YOU there's
no need to say more understand
perfectly.
1T had not occurred TO me that the
cable might have worked loose As q
matter OF fact, it did not then present
itself to Cad0gan as G. plausible the
OTy- and there we're only TWO men
on the iSland-yOurSeIf and Todd. Il
was some time after midnight 7 think
that we went adrift. and we woke up
on the other side OF the sound.
Wen, welE And ] bet you were
mad clean through, Miss TODD and the
old manIl be glad Won didn't take
onense because Of anything THAT hap
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~ ~ Bedtime Stories. ~ ~
SKNIN1iE AND SUSIE LTTTLETAIL
y X - By HOWARD R. GARIS
Copyright 1910. r Fenno & Co
XXV-IJNCLE WIGGILY AND He RED FAIRY

down into Uncle Wiggiiy's hands He
had TO drop his crutch 10 catch L.
Now" proceeded the red fairy. do
YOU want TO see me do something
magical TO prove that I am wonderful,
and a real faiTy2''
Yes" answered Uncle vvIcgily, Ger
tainIy.
Wei, what. shan do? Name some
thing wonderful -
II you could cure me Of my rherl-
matism il would be wonderful - he an
sWered- 1t hurts me something fierce,
now"
-'Ha! That is not wonderful at ALL"
spoke the red fairy That is altogether
too easy But I viii do il all the same.
W atch me carefully
Ehen. as true as I'm telling YOU. If
Y at golden ball didn't begin TO dance
~ and down, and sideways, and around
and around Uncle WiggiIy, Ieapins here
and there and everywhere. until he
could hardly see It Aud the silver
trumpet blew ra-ta-Ta-ta-r2- just
llkc that and all OF a sudden Uncle
WiSEily felt himself lifted ND. and
whlrled around. and then came q clap OF
thunder and then 1t all got still and
quiet, and little bird began 10 sing.
Then the faiTy's voice asked;
Wen. Uncle Wiggily, how is your
rheumatism noW2'
Why exclaimed the OLD rabbit. 1T
IS all gone Il certainly IS [ never
would have believed il. and honestly.
ne pam was all gone, and he didn't
ned his CTutCh for a long time after
hat. Then he believed that the red
lady was fairy, and ne hurried home
to tell Sammie and Susie. while the lit
tie red lady and the golden ball flew
Lack into the tree OH cried Susie,
when she heard the story II wish /
could see a fairy And listen. she
did, The very next day, and. If moth
ing happens, the story tomorrow night
VIII be about Susie LsittIetaH and the
bide fairy
Vow listen, Uncle yVigriIv felt So
good at being cured OF his rheumatism
! that ne asked the red fairy If some
boys and girls. who had been very
good. couldn't stay up after they had
heard the bedtime story tonight
Il want TO make them happy because
/ am happy, said Uncle Wiggily
heS, they may stay M if their DaDas
and mammas viii let them. answered
the req fairy. SO now YOU just ask. but
be very polite about Il, and see what
/ happens But don't stay up too Eare-
YOU know. far that would never do.
never at all
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By HOWARD R. GARIS

Now listen very carefully for the
fairy viii soon appear and you know
what happens then On, yes, indeed,
something wonderful.
Well. when il came time Uncle WiSgily
started OF alone TO the woods to meet
the red fairy He walked on, and on.
and on. and ne had 20 90 pretty SLOW.
because his rheumatism vas hurting
MIN again And suddenly. when ne was
right under a big oak tree. what should
he hear but a silver trumpet blowing
''Ta-ra-ta-ra-ta-ra- Just Ike that,
honest Then he stood stiIl, and sort
OF sllvery feeling came over MIN, and
he looked up and be looked down and
he looked 10 one side and then 10 the
other And then he WigSled his ears,
as fast could be Then he heard some
one can
''UncIe WiggiIy Loneearsr-
Yes. I'm herer- he answered
And I am the red fairy cried the
voice again. and when the old geGrle-
man rabbit looked up in the tree, what
90 You suppose ne saw " ell you q
never guess 50 III tell YOU
There DerChed on q limb. was a beau
tifuI little lady, all dressed IN red. VITA
a red cloak on. and a red hat on. and
&C. had q r,d feather in II. In fact, she
was a. REQ a. Red Riding Hood ever
DO You believe in fairies, Uncle wig
Sly she asked.
No, replied the old rabbit II can't
say that do
wen" went on the little creature.
You soon viii Watch me carefully
And with that what did she do but
float down from that tail tree, just as
one % thJSe I'd balloons you bus at
the circus floats aIcnE Yes, sl'. -ce
Heated Tlgat down to where C;1e.e
" iggIiy was Then she waved HI
magic wand in the air three time,
and said this word "HiggildypiggiiL
nObbleGe h0f-' It's 2 very hard
word for YOU to say, 4 know.
but easy for a fairy. Wen. she SEfT
that word, and then. ali at once. what
should happen but that a golden bali
appeared, floating IN the air.
Catch tie golden ball,'' cried the red
fairy
Il can't answered the old rabbit
y haven't played ball in years and
years and years
We'll. went on tie fairy. with a
laugh, no matter u viii come %
YOU" and you may not believe me. but
II that golden ball didn't float right
=
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wv ELL. / didn't ind that penny roll
w I'D hill. after all, but never mind,
III tell you a story Just the same Let $
see. we left OF about Uncle WisGlly
Longears. the old gentleman rabbit, and
what was going to happen to him when
he should meet the red fairy, didn't
we
Uncle WiggiIy- va Uzed along very slow
", going home from the party Lulu and
Alice WibbiewobbIe had Sammie Lit
tIetaH saw how slowly his uncle walked,
and asked:
What is the matter. Uncle Wiggily2
Does your rheumatism hurt you very
much?''
NO, It isn't that" replied the old
gentleman rabbit. though it>does pain
me some. 1 was Just wondering about
that red fairy
.Oh, do you really suppose one VIII
appear. as the fairy prince said2" ask
ed susie. making her nose twinkle like
two stars and a comet on a frosty
night
Cidedly. Il don't really believe one
Will Still. there may You never can
tell in this world what + gong 20
happen. and I think Uncle Wiggily
was right about &C..
"OhI7 cried Susie. II wish ] could
come with YOU. Uncle WiggiIy. 7 never
saw a real fairy in all my life. C0Uldn {
] come with YOU and the little Tab-
bit girl went close 10 her uncle, and
took hold Of his CrtI1ch. cnawed By
the nuskrat, Nurse Jane Fuzzy -Uz-
~ ouI or d Cornstaik-
Yes. ] suppose YOU could answered
Susie's uncle, who was very kind 10
her
oh. no. exclaimed Samnie- cit
might spoil the magic spell. if more
than one went Uncle Wiggily. Maybe
the fairy would not like y You had
better 90 alone
-An right, answered the old gentle
man rabbit, anything 10 please you.
I'll go alone"
Well. when the rabbit family got back
TO their burrOw, after the party they
could talk Of nothing else but what
was going to happen when Uncle Wig
gily should meet the red fairy sam
ME and Susie didn't want 10 20 TO bed.
they were so excited. but their mamma
sent them up with Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy-
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Measure of Pity
Is Due To tee Girl.

yet there is great measure OF pity
due this poor girI, and fullest measure
Of shame due the men guilty Of destroy
ing her faith in goodness and express
Ing 10 her only the base side OF life.
which resulted IN driving her to the last
extreme Of despair-the attempted and
near-takins Of her life
That one item in her letter, Tt is &C.
piOrabie that girl cannot get along
hOnorably in New York. Is an awful
accusation. and should give pause to the
element who constitute the morally cor
rupt side OF life in that great metropolis
while II breaks the heafts Of those PEG
Ts4e who long for and strive 20 promote
goodness and moral living Yet in ehiS
respect New York city stands not alone.
This young girl might have eXTerienCed.
OF any young girl may expert enee. she
same IN any of our large cities, and the
shame Of it is capable Of no compass
sion.
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SHOES FOR WOMEN
WITH WEAK ANKLES
White, Buckskin, or Suede Foot
wear Made High Suitable
for Warm Weather.

The woman whose ankles are so
weak that she cannot wear low shoes
or pumps in hot weather actually
suffers d hardship Besides the dis
comfort from neat in our climate one
is conscious Of looking heavily shOd.
Many are tempted for dress Oc-
casions 70 slip into dainty pumps. but
Tor those who have a wholesome
dread of broken bones what is 10 be
done2
Fortunately II is now possible 70
get "dressy" shoes high To wear
with lingerie frOcks there are good
looking shoes in white buckskin or
suede some or them embroidered or
beaded on the vamD-
High bronze shoes or CoIOred boots
10 match special frOcks can also be
had
For morning or outing use there
are well cut high tan shoes or sport
ing looking white canvas and buck
skin with heavy sOles- Tennis sOIes
support the ankle.
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Some Guilty
OF ManSlauQhter.

-'If this girI dies. all those who shat
tered her ideals and presented to her
young innocence the baser aspects Of
life are Enthusiastically in considerable
degree guilty Of mansiauEhtCr-
Her blood viii be upon their souls
We scarcely know how to condemn with
the severity It merits this baseuess ia
men which this dying girl mas charged
against Jhem-thiS rCtteuueSS in society
which j. ever ready and watching.
vulture-like, 20 prey upon the virtue and
fairness that passes its way
Regarding her remarks aueur the in
sincerity and SoudfdneSs Of life, Il should
remind Us all how great Is our reSpOnSi-
hiliry TO reflect the positive side OF lifc'S
virtues and .<6eals to all. who come OF
way not by our Indifference or our
baseneSs take away their faith and the:r
darIings and possibly predicate an
other such tragedy as affords the sub
ject of this article
BERNARD EDWARD GRADY.
August q, 1910"
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PLUMBER ISLAND B., LOUIS .: &C., VANCE IN
naanuRA
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE.

vateer and ally OF Jackson at the bat
tie OF New Orleans
Cedar Island lay Just far enough from
Baratar1a bay where he had maintained
MS colony Of Adventures and DicaroOns
What more likely than that the master
spirit should have chosen Cedar Island
Tor his residence. whence he could lord
It over his company without making
himself common among thern2
And what more probable than that he
should nave chosen 10 hide IN the earth
OF Cedar Island q portion OF his plum
deTings- after the houored habit Of Di-
rates OF the right strain since time out
CT memory What pirate with proper
pride IN his profession. indeed. with re
speCt Tor its traditions and Observance
would fall 70 do as much, II only 10 IN
sure his reputation with posterftr2
CadoESn smiled with excitement. his
eyes alight- Beyond question he had
SOlEed It Some one had hit upou the
secret of the deposit. and, unable 20
maze. OF with the loot under the noses
OF the lighthouse folk had scheued 10
keep them from making similar dis
cOVery before the title TO the PROPERTY
could be gained by the estimate 7recess
OF -<-Tcif5se- The law as 10 treasufe-
troEe. as It obtains intthe United States
assigns title II the find to the owner or
the land wherein II is discovered
80 that was the -e JSOu why the ghost
light had appeared in the blind windows
OF the dead mansion the reason for the
spurious sample Of SDecter .sfe}<ed 11non
aim when he was evidently. COutempIat-
11F trespaSS. and. finally. the reason
Thv ne Colleen had been east adrift
Veil and EOOG. If such were the case
the present owners OF the island were
the rlghtful DToDristorS OF the treasure
Tc buy them out without warning would
he sharp business undoubtedly but not
- SQUARE deal CadCCan had promised
heuSelf revenge for the trick that had
been played upon hiui- II he could find
the present owners, inform them before
II was TOO late- and So put a spoke IN
the wheel Of the Schemers Il would score
ore . his credit
The voice OF tn auCtIonear nozv sncte
UD0n MS ears. filed Nth a new sfgnif-
canoe His spirit quickenCd to il as q
war -lorSe TO the bugles call What was
the fellow saving C5doSan reused hin
sell and settled 10 attention The SOL
eTnn and S2ilOW nan was bending over
the table. resting the weisllt Of his bod
on his palms and addressing the gather
ing IN accents Of PANIED surprise
Tive hundred dollars Gentlemen Is
IL possible th2t this j al an bid for
this DTinC1lv- island estate. g magnificent
mansion UDCu a SPACIOUS island cirt
with tie vvavclets of q summers sea
Five hundred dollars only Is Did DO
not hear six hundred2 Five hundred
Did the gentleman IN the corner bid
hfty2 Five hundred dollars only IS BID
when an extra fifty VIII secure anyone
six hundred . quiet voice interpo-
lated.
The Continuation of This Story VIII
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Chats With the Puzzlers
OTWITHsTANDING the fact that
our contest closes Friday after

n JOTWITHSTANDING the fact that
our contest closes Friday after
noon at o'clock. here comes a
bagfuI Of letters from undsunted
puzzlers this very day Though the
Iateness OF the arrival Of these solutions
besDeaks the conscientious and strenu-
Gus effort which certain faithful Duzzlers
have expended on the 1Ocoed musical
Instruments this week, these puzzleTs
seem 10 be in the best humor ever
Evidently, TOO, they 90 not know how
many scores OF puzziers have been
carly with correct solutions this week,
for they almost without exception, tell
me
After a weeks hard work on the
locoed musical instruments. I expect TO
come in for or Of the prizes 7 ara SUB
hitting herewith a perfect solution
my dear Mss Carroll writes Mrs
Bessie u. GULL another puzzler whose
solution was received during the latter
part Of the week, here IS my answer,
and hope this VIII be near enough 70
be in the winning
Thus the letters have Toured in up 20
the very last moment Of the contest, and
after, and your editor Just enjoys them
al. and feels sOTry for the judges who
must decide among 50 meny clever and
Industrious Duzzlers-
One DuZzIer. whose solutions are al
ways gotten I'd in original form, IS
Mary 9 y. Johnson Of Baltimore This
week she sends from Norfolk, Va.
where she is spending 4 few days, q
book, made I'D OF post cards showing
about Norfolk Blank pages Of the book
alternate with the pages showing the
pictured views OF the city. and on the
blank pages are written the correct
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Carries Lesson to Women
By Frances Carroll

Ing letter, v-il5ch am glad to publish, in
part. in this connection
Aly Dear Miss Carroll: The awful
accusations young Vera Fitch of New
York. made against society apropos of
the difficulties a pure woman encounters
in her battle TO make a career and still
maintain her honor, remain. and is
terribly significant We can not possib IN
excuse her extreme act IN seeking TO end
her life rather than try on ana AGAIN.
after all her girls ideals had been
broken down and shattered at her feet,
and iife's supposedly highest creatures
at the very great cost OF sacrificing her
honor
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Prizes Offered Puzzle
SoLVers.

Weekly prizes OF i've. three, and
two dollars. respectively, are given
TO the contestants for the puzzle
printed on the Woman-s PAGE OF
the Sunday evening edition of The
Times each week FOR the three So
IutiOns adjUdged worthy
The contest which closes at 9 ..
N on Friday Of each week. is open
to ali who care to solve the puzzles
The awards are based. primarily.
on cOTectness- tineliness, and neat
ness Originality IN presentation al
so receives consideration in award
ing the prizes.
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synopsis Of Chapters Already Published

Peter CaL1gau. with his servant. Lerry
treasE. aboard the schooner Colleen IS
making for New Orleans TO PICK Up To-
max prior e. a cruise ia the Caribbean
So. Ca1G5au sees, halt o EIile aSteTn, .
ocrs- 90 which they r1v and End Jane
lolts unconscious from exposure Upon
her Tt1C5Gl-a-iOu CdCOEdn explains thai
be heard cries for help she replies THAI
she Ole not CALI They sail FOR Cedar
Island. the fiEl-10I-ze On which IS tended
Lv fa1cs father. They run through
SIC. during which Jane res-ues both
men and sails the z-ao1rcr safely into
the barbCr. where they are met oy WI
Ing the assistant tender.
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names Of the IOcoed musical instr47-
iilellts- Inc clever booklet gave the
editor Of the P.IZZIe Come. an hr,,--5s
diversion and pleasure. for which she
IS indebted to this always thourhtff-I
member OF our circle
ana now PuzZlerS- sharpen your wits
and Your pencils. too, and va.cl, for
Sundays -loco.-'
] have a problem fer YOU which Is
dlmsrent IN some respects from auv
which 1 have heretofore given vou- Il
nav De mat YOU VIII find i easy, but
I fear 7 could not solve IL MYSELF Pr
them your editor IS a very sneffcfenr
puzzlers and the most OF her superior
knowledge comes from having the ..Ixe--s
10 eacnC weeks puzzle stored safel.-
away IN her desk drawer.
FRANCES CARROLL.
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BOW OF LEGHORN HAT,

A pretty trimming for q large Leg
horn hat is an immense bow OF hand
some Persian ribbon, each loop veued
with black rnaIines. It is practical. too,
not easily selling. The edges OF the
loops should be wired with the finest
mnIiner-s wire IN black silk
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AVOIDING BAD SEAMS
NCARPET JOINING

II two pieces Of carpet are TO be
Joined together, II IS great mislahe
to make a seam, which causes an IN
slightly ridge on the right side
The patterns should first be matched
the carpet then reversed and each cage
+-,t+onboIed firmly with fax thread
the color OF the groundwork. The two
rIacas should then be drawn together
FIRMLY so that a perfect joint is the
result.
The Washington times., 1910-09-10
Linotype School

Q. D.-SOme time ago you wrote ask
ing II there IS any linotype school in
Washington. and you were informed
through the inquiry department that
there IS net 7 have learned however,
OF place here where you could learn
to operate the linotype, and II you give
me your address I shall be glad to direct
Won in regard 10 the matter.
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PANNE CLOTH USED
FOR EARLY FALL WEAR

Panne cloth. which really is light
weight broadcI0th. IS q favorite mate
rial for the evening wraps for early
fan wear.
The pastel shades eniivened with
metal embroidery. are exceedingly
handsome The very heavy cords and
tasseIs VIII be used for a finish around
the armhOles as wei as for fasteninEs
fu front
Tho irregular outline across the lower
uart Of the wrap. suggesting crapery.
IS supplantinS the straight line Of last
season
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To STUFF Eggplant

Mrs a TO stun eggpIant, cut
a slice from the stem end and scoop
out the inside pulp without breaking
the wall Of the fruit. Then cook Il
for about ten minutes in boiling salt
ed water Meanwhile slice and cook
one small onion and chop IL with the
pulp taken from the eggplant, stir
in half a CupfuI Of bread crumbs.
season with salt and pepper butter
and a beaten egg Fill the shell, put
back the slice taken from the top and
bake for about half an hour
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FASHION FANCIES
OF THE MOMENT
New Features Of Dress Observed
In Latest Offerings Of
the Shops

Seamless shoulders and sleeves ara
features Of most OF the newest dresses
DraBed sleeves are as scanty as grace
ful folds viii permit
On some smart blouses military ef-
fects with braid and buttons ind many
admirers.
4 braided tUnic with plain skirt
makes I'D one Of the most attractive
styles for linen dresses
CrepOns Of all descriptions are used for
fashionable wear. those with serpentine
effects being among the newest
Those composed Of SIX and wool clfaz
gracefully 20 the figure, while possessing
the delightful gloss Of silk
The bronze slipper and tie are fash
fonaDle once more.
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Peach Tree From Seed.

Constant Reader peach seed
planted viii in aboUt three years time
produce a fruit-bearins tree, though
the tree viii bear fruit Of a different
variety from that Of the peach whose
seed YOU have planted II you plant
peach tree from the bud or bTanCil.
ycu viii be able to obtain sooner
fruit bearing tree The bud should