Tner wa'n't no fuss an' feathers, an ther' waVt no great parade
Nm ther' wa'n't no wedUln'-brcakfapt, nor no weddln'-marckes played.
wa'n't no High Noon wetUlIn'; 'twas dark as Sambo's hide,
Cause yer grandad wa'n't invited when yer ina an' me got tied.
Ber wa'n't no string o' kerrldges lined tip In front th' door,
t Jes my old red sulky, with th' gray niare hitched afore;
yer ma slid down a bed-cord while I held my arms out wide
So's to ketch her ef she tumbled, when yer ma an' me got tied.
We didn't give no Invites, an' ther wa'n't no klnfolk there,
put you couldn't Jes hare called It a quiet-like affair,
yer her old dad wa'n't far behind us, an' th' gray mare like to died
A-seootin' fcr th' parson's when yer ma au' mo got tied.
Th' parson didn't wear no robe, nor none too many clo'es,
Jes' pants an' coat an' night-cap an' th' specs upon his nose;
An some folks of his was present, so's It couldn't bo denied
That th' thing was did all hunky when yer ma an' mo got tied.
Ther Wn'n't nobody weepln' ner n-shnkln' hands around.
But Jes' about th' finish ther' come a stimuli In' sound.
An yer gran'dud struck th' weddin Jos' In time to kiss th' bride,
An bis langwldge It was awful, when yer ma an me got tied.
Llpplncott's Magazine. .
IheToiver Room
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"We never use this room," young
Dallas said. "It has been kept shut up
rer since I can remember for twenty
years, at least"
"Why?" Carmlchael asked, looking
about him with Interest.
It was a round room, furnished In
the fashion of years ago; but every
thing was falling to pieces from decay
And neglect. It went by the name of
the Tower Room from its situation, and
waa Isolated from the reBt of the house
by a little spiral staircase.
"It was my mother's favorite room,"
Dallas said, dropping his voice, "and
when she died my father shut It up,
and would have nothing In It dis
turbed. It must have been a charming
little room when It was In use. You
see It has a nmgulflcent view. My
mother was a good artist, and she useH
to paint up here."
Carmlchael shivered a little, though
It was a warm summer's 'day.
"It feels and looks like a grave," he
aid. "I don't know anything more pa
thetic than a room like this, filled with
mementoes of the dead. It brings the
thing homo to one far more than any
tomb In a churchyard. If It were not
for the dust and decay, one might
Imagine that your mother had Just gone
out and was coming back Look, there
U soma paint still on that palette and
a book open on the chair !"
"Yes, It Is dreadfully snd and depres
sing. I very seldom come here; my
father never does. I thought I had
better tell you about It, now you are
looking round, as It Is a forbidden
topic downstairs. We never refer to
this room or to my mother In any way.
My father seems to feel his loss as
much now as lie did twenty years ago."
"You hardly remember your mother,
I suppose?"
"Very little. I was too young at the
time. But I seem to know her well, I
Slave thought of her and pictured her
o myself so ofteii. I was rather a
lonely child, and I used to He In the
hall and look at her portrait by the
hour together. There Is a sketch of
her here, but I do not like that as
well."
Carmlchael stepped softly Inside the
room It felt like entering a church
end loosed at the drawing that hung on
the wall. It waa a half-finished por
trait of a woman of about twenty-eight,
dainty, fragile, suggesting the grace
and brilliance of a butterfly, but the
eyes were a little hard, the mouth petu
lant. Carmlchael was reminded of a
spoilt child who has tired of Its toys.
"How did she die?" he asked gently.
Death seemed such an Incongruous
thing for that brilliant creature. She
waa palpitating with life from head to
foot She was looking out for fresh
worlds to conquer.
"In a railway accident The first In
timation roy father had that anything
was wrong was a telegram saying that
she was among the dead. You can
Imagine what a terrible shock It was.
lie has never got over it. I don't won
der It made him what he Is stern and
hard and unapproachable. He shut
himself up with hls trouble, and would
have neither sympathy nor consola
tion." Carmlchael had not seen his friend's
father before, and he looked at him
with Interest when they met at dinner.
He saw a fine, upright old man, with
snow-white hnlr; but the face belied
the bleached locks, it was so alive and
alert. There was scarcely anything of
age In It. The eyes were alr.iost un
naturally bright and searching. The
whole face, stein and hard though It
was, looked young because of the Kfe
and restlessness In It. There was none
of the repose that generally comes
with years.
"Mr.-Dallas did not talk more than
courtesy demanded, but what he said
was worlh listening to. If he did not
go much Into the world, ho kept hlin
solf familiar with Its doings by the aid
of books. Cnrmiehuel was keenly in
terested In him from the first. It is
not often, In tin-he half-hearted days,
that a man sorrows for twenty years;
he looked about sixty now. That would
make hliu forty when he lost his wife.
8h had been a go'd deal your.jrer than
As was then. One thing Ca; .alchacV
noticed Mr. Dallns did not like the
dark. As soon as the room began to
get a little shadowy, he had the lninps
lit and the curtains drnwn. Carml
chael did not often make an impulsive
remark, but he made one then. It was
In answer to something Godfrey Dallas
said about It being a pity to shut them
selves up so soon.
"You are fond of the night I used
to bo," he said; "but one wants to be
very young to stop with It long. Now
adays" with a laugh "It depresses
me a little. It seems to be always ask
ing questions to which I have no satis
factory answers, so I think it wiser to
turn my back on it I don't know any
thlng like darkness and silence for find
ing out the weak points of a man."
Mr. Dallas looked at him a little
sharply, but he made no remark.
"I wonder," Carmlchael said later on
to Godfrey, when they were smoking to
gether In the hall, "I wonder your fath
er can bear to see that always there"
nodding st the portrait of Mrs. Dallas
that hung on the wall. "He must
face it every morning when he comes
down, every time he enters the house."
"It was there before my mother
died," Godfrey said. "Whatever pain
it might cause him, he would not have
It moted. He would think It was put
ting a slight on her. That is her right
place. He would not have her put out
of sight and forgotten. He Is always
most punctilious that every respect
should be paid to her memory. The
choicest flowers in the conservatories
are used to decorate her grave."
This portrait fascinated Carmlchael
much more than the sketch in the
Tower Koom. Mrs. Dallas was quite
a girl here not more than twenty. It
had been painted soon after her mar
riage, Godfrey said. There was nothing
hard In thctte eyes. They were the
clear, laughing eyes of a child, that
look out on the world ami find It "very
good." The whole face was young and
eager, and untouched by even the shad
ow of a doubt
"What a gay, beautiful face It Is!"
Carmlchael exclaimed. "She looks such
a radiant creature, the embodiment of
youth at Its best It might well break
a man's heart to lose her."
"When I was a small boy, I used to
wonder where she had come from
where she had gone to," Godfrey s'ald,
softly. "I had never seen anything like
her in real life. The people about me
were quiet and grave nnd severe. With
that face, in her laces and flowers, can
you wonder that I thought her a being
of another world? I usixl to climb up
on a high chair sometimes, and try to
kiss her eyes. They always fascinated
me. I shall never forget my father
coming in once nnd finding me lurched
up here. He looked a moment from me
to her, and went out without a word."
Carmlchael thought of the unfinished
sketch upstairs, and wondered why the
face should have changed so much In
less than ten years. That woman wns
a little tired, a little Impatient of
things as they were; she had known
disillusion. Had sho found her hus
band too old for her gay, laughter-loving
youth? He could not imagine that
Mr. Dallas had ever been young as this
girl was; he must always have been
somewhat grave and austere. n came
of Turltan stock. Well! It was all
done with now. The pretty butterfly
lay dead In her grave this many a year,
and the man who bad marrlod her
mourned her still, when probably a
companion of her own age would have
long ago consoled himself.
But as the days went on, Carmlchael
was not so sure that was all over and
done with. In spite of the yoars that
had elapsed since the tragedy, Mrs.
Dallas was not forgotten ; her presence
was still felt in the bouse. Even he,
a stranger, was reminded of her every
day In one way or another; be conld
not get her out of his thoughts. It be
gan to worry him after a time. He
would wake up in the night, with the
lovely face close to his, not gay Ilk the
one picture, or disappointed like the
other, but sad and pleading. That was
the word pleading. The wonderful
eyes were always asking something;
trying to tell him something, It seemed
to Carmichriel.
At last he could bear It no longer.
"I don't know whether you will
think I have gone out of my mind," he
said to Godfrey Dallas, "but I am tor
mented by the Idea that your mother
wants to tell me something. She quite
haunts me."
The young man looked at him in
amazement. Of course, he knew some
thing of what Carmlclnu'l had done,
and the theories he held, but he had
never thought of them being brought
Into use here. The Idea revolted him.
"I know It seems like sacrilege to
you. I can quite understand your feel
ing, and I hope you will believe that
1 hove not sought for this. I have
struggled against the Influence, bat it
Is too strong for me. Either I must go
sway, or I must try and help. Your
mother may have iieen wishing for
years to make some communication to
you, and I may happen to bo the first
parson through whom she can speak.
As you know, in electrlclaa must hare
a 'sensitive' at the other ens if the elec
tric wares he sends traveling threugh
space are to make say impression.
Well, the Ides Is the saiae here."
"But I don't understand," Godfrey
stammered; "what can it be? What
can she hare te sty? Why hare we
not felt this my father especially?
Surely she would come to us rather
than a stranger?"
"You hsve not given up your life to
these matters, as I hare ; she may not
be able to reach you. There must bo
spiritual rapport. As I said, a 'sensi
tive to receive the mesttge."
"What do you want to do?" he ashes',
reluctantly.
"I should like to pass a night In ths
Tower Room. That was your mother'i
special room, where she spent most of
her time. Her Influence would
be strongest there, and I may find out
the meaning of this haunting. Of
course, It Is for you to decide, but I
think," Impressively, "that it would be
cruel to her If you refuse. You have
known me long enough to trust me, I
hope You know I should not speak
like this unless I had good cause."
The sorrowful face was before Car
mlchael as he spoke the piteous, en
treating eyes. It woo the look of a soul
that cannot rest
"My father would . never consent,"
Godfrey said. "As you put it so
strongly, I would agree myself, but he
would not. Nobody Is allowed to re
main In that room; very few people
have seen It of late years."
"I would suggest that your father's
permission should not be asked. If I
am mistaken, It would be a great pity
to have troubled him for nothing, to
have revived such painful memories.
If, on the other hand, I am right In
thinking that there is something wait
ing to be revealed, it will be time
enough to tell him when I have hear
it. Whatever It may be, I promise,"
laying stress on the word, "that you,
at least, shnll know what It is. Then
you can use your own Judgment
whether you tell him."
And after soine more discussion the
matter was settled in this way.
The old house was wrapped In si
lence and darkness when Carmlchael
went up the little staircase leading to
the Tower Room. Godfrey had given
blm the key, and when he had opened
the door, he locked it again on himself.
He pushed open one of the windows,
and a soft wind blew in, bringing a
breath of life. It was a bright moon
light night and Carmlchael stood ad
miring the sweep of meadow and wood,
with the misty hills In the distance. It
wns a beautiful view. What had the
girl thought of it whose favorite room
this had been? Had she grown a little
weary of It as the years passed? Car
mlehnel wondered.
He snt down, facing the portrait on
the wall.
"What was It?" he murmured, uncon
sciously speaking his thonghts aloud.
"What went wrong? You would expect
so much from life too much I you were
doomed to disappointment. For no
body, not even for you, can it be 'roses,
roses all the way.' Had the days be
gun to drag7 Did you feel like a bird
in n cage up here?"
The face looked back at him, holding
his eyes. It changed as he gazed, and
his breath came more quickly. The
hard eyes grew sad and entreating, the
whole face softened until it resembled
the woman of his dreams.
Presently, without realizing what ho
was doing, he took a pencil and paper
from his pocket and began to write. He
wrote automatically, quickly, and
clearly like a machine, ncver pausing
for a word. Until the pencil dropped
from his fingers to the floor he did not
know what he had beeu doing. He
could not have told how he came to
write, or what he h:d written. Pass
ing his hand over his eyes, for he was
still a little dazed, Carmlchael picked
up the sheet of paper, and rend the
message from the dead. It had "got
through," as he had thought it might
but In a way he had not anticipated.
He had, of course, heard of automatic
writing, but this was his first personal
experience of It
"Forgive me," It ran. "I cannot rest
until you do. I had hardly gone before
I repented. I would have come back,
but he never left me for a moment
Oh! forgive me. It was you I loved all
the time, but I grew tired of our qnlet
life. I wanted change and excltemsst,
and he knew how to work on my weak
ness. Cod was merciful, and sent
death to save me. I died thliklng of
you."
That wns all, lint a life's history can
Im told In a few words. Carmicbae
understood, as though be had heard the
whole story. The brilliant butterfly
creature, neither strong nor wise, hut
meaning no erll. The temptation, the
suAdcn Impulse, repented of almoot as
soon as conceived. The swift retribu
tion, which gave ne time for explana
tion or pardon, which left only the bora
truth In its hideonsness. Mr. Dallas
hnd kept his terrible secret all these
years, kept It from everybody, even his
own son.
The next morning he sought an In
terview with Mr. Dallas In the library.
He looked at the stern, proud old face,
miserable under all Its pride; at the
restless, seeking eyes, nnd he was
thankful that at last the question they
asked could be answered Ih a way to
make for peace. As briefly as possible
he explained how he Mine into ponses
slon of the paper he held, and then ha
put In down on the table and turned
away.
As Carmlchael stood looking out of
the window, he heard a broken voice
sobbing, "Thank God ! Thank God!"
He saw the white head bowed on the
hands above that message from the
dead, and he went silently from the
room. Black and White.
Kttravacant.
Kind Lady If I give you this penny
what win you do with It?
Beggar Hire a motor cab and show
me friend Rlgsby the town, ma'am. II.
luttrated Bits.
You always know what some nipla
will speak about when you see thoia
approaching: the weather.
FACTS IN TABLOID FORM. I II II I ' ' ' I II 1 I
! I II II i II I
The railways of Slum have a total
length of 4sr miles.
KiMiuiaiila Is said to hold the prize
for illiteracy. Two-thirds of the pop
ulation can neither read nor write.
Tho Church of Kngland Waifs an.l
Strays Society has taken care of 13,470
children In the twenty-six years that
It has been In operation.
Yuan Shi Kal Is urging the Chinese
throne to establish a government de
partment to deal with missionary af
fairs, something that all mission work
ers will welcome.
Tho Protestant, Catholic and Jewish
denomination of Oakland, Cal., have
organized under one constitution a so
ciety of the pnslors to help along tho
church work of the city.
About forty different kinds of whales
and dolphin arc known, and although
they live In the open sea and look like
Csh they ure not fish at ull, but aro true
mammals, breathing air and feeding
their young on milk, like cows and
horses.
The Belgians are the greatest drink
ers of French champagne, "I.--- hecto
liters being exported there last year.
The British showed a fondness for Bor
deaux wine, Importing 08,000 hectoli
ters, against 11.000 sent to the United
States and 13,000 to Germany.
Frnnec was lii 10O7 the world's chief
wine producer as well as consumer.
Tho total crop for the year was 14(1,
000,000 hectoliters. Of this French
growers produced (JO.OOO.OOO hectoliters.
Italy was represented by :!:!,000,00,
Spain by 17,000,000, Portugal by 4.0O0,
000, Austria by 3,000,000 and Ger
many by 2,000,000.
Changes on the moon's surface, espe
cially near the crater Linnaeus, are
now recognized by Pickering, Barnard
and others. It Is concluded that the
diminution of a white patch must lm
a melting of hoar frost at sunrise and
that the deposition and melting of frost
must be taking place In other parts of
the moon.
One one occasion when in Congress
Gen. Benjamin Butler arose In his place
and Intimated that the member who oc
cupied the floor was transgressing the
limits of debate. "Why, general." said
the member reproachfully, "you divided
your time with me." "I know I did,"
rejoined Butler, grimly, "but I didn't
divide eternity with you."
To the long list of London clubs there
must now be added the Poets' Club,
which has been formed for the purpose
of revivifying the neglected art o verse
making. Henry Simpson Is the first
president and the members already
elected Include Mr. nnd Mrs. Walter
Crane. Horace Wyndhnm, Mr. Attcr
btiry. Miss Helen Taylor and Frederick
Moore.
At art election meeting Macna
ninra. of the British Parliament, wns
tackled by a woman, who Inquired:
"Are you In favor of repealing, tho blas
phemy lawsT "Madam," replied the
doctor, "I am a golfer!" "Would you
give every woman a vote?" asked an
other. "Every woman should hnve
either a rote or a voter," said Dr. Mae
nnmara. "Which do you prefer?"
French people have decided views re
garding the responsibility of men In
power. A butcher has been sent to
Jail tor a year for supplying the army
with bad meat. The damages assessed
by a Taris court following a recent au
tomobile accident cost the owners $-.",-000.
When the Opera Comlque burneS
In 1887 the managing director wnt
fined $10,000 and sent to prison fa
three months.
The sum of $117 nn hour and no Ii
terferenco by trades unions, seems a
fairish wage, even for those In th
first rank of the bullfighting profes
sion. Whether tUe remuneration Is ad
equate In view of tho risks Incurred
may be open to discussion; certain It
Is, nn expert in the Madrid F.poea tells
us, that bullfighting is such an eminent
ly healthful occupation that Its follow
ers, If they retire unhurt, invariably
reach a greeu old age.
The quest lou as to whether turned
up trousers had gone out of style was
referred to tho editor of the Sartorial
Art Journal, who mild that men who
havo to walk in wet weather will turn
up their trousers as they always havo
done and the fools who turn up their
trousers here In fair weather bocauso
"It's raining In Tendon" will continue
to do so until their mental condition
changes. "But," he said, "the turned
up trousers for dress never were in
style."
A storjf of a plot to kidnap Queen
Yletoria and turn F.uglanl into n re
public la told In Teter Lntonche's book,
"Anarchy; Its Methods and Expo
nnaU," Just published. This coup
rt'rtst was fanned to take place In
the year of the great dock strike
la London, but was frustrated by tho
sunciM of tho strlktrs and the unex-Mv-ted
sympathy and help shown tlimn
by the moneyed cIssm-s. This did much
to conciliate tho maws, on whoso help
the revolutionists relied.
A new race ierll Is brought to no
tice by Prof. Karl Pearson from his
InvAHtlgatlons In Kngland on the lnher
It a me of tuberculoids. He find that
tho first one or two children bora are
more lUiely than others to be tubercu
lous and to Inherit de reefs of the par
ents, and the modem U'lidcucy to limit
famlllnH to ono or two children, there
for, not only makes no allowan for
the laevlsible waste of child life, hut
also must Increase the proportion of
weak and disused Individuals in the
Himmunlty,
liable' loh.
A Paris Journalist has foundod a
babies club. It Is a spacious and
pleasant building, with a garden, Mid
a club bouse, where gumes of all kinds
are provided. There Is a Punch nnd
Judy show, with a cafe, where sweets,
cakes, tea, mjlk ami various kinds of
lemonade are sold to men, hers and tholr
parents, while there are also toy shops
and a theater.
There isn't anjono in ttm world wh
Is trim to somebody else In ovsry
thought
j
Jf.
The Hnif Married H,
When s man is safely married,
You would like aa not suppose
That, his troubles being over,
He haa entered on repose,
But just then he hears tils lovce, loves
Murmur questions such as these:
"Is my back hair flying, dixirlo7
Will you put my comls In, please?"
Maybe be is in a hurry,
Bushing out to catch a train,
When he's stopped by some one calling,
' In a voice that's full of pain,
, Notwithstanding he is flying,
In the hottest kind of haste,
, "Will you kindly wait a minute,
, lear, and button up my waist?"
I
Sometimes when he takes her walking,
Spick and span, and quite at ease,
In his aewrst suit and necktie,
Feeling happy as you pluase,
Stopping on a dusty crossing.
Where tlie breeno Is busy, too,
She comes at him in this manner:
"Won't you kindly tie my shoe?"
Often when his thoughts are busy,
From his brilliant get-rich dream '
He Is rather rudely awakened
With a great and dazzling scheme,
By his wife, who stands before him
In a sad and soulful pose,
Saying, "Tell me, toll me truly,
Is there powder on my nose?"
Nashville American.
Popular Woman Typo.
Miss Anna C. Wilson of Columbia
Union. 101, of the International Typo
graphical Union, who made the race for
trustee of tho Union
Printers' Home, wns
born lu Tuscola,
111., and served her
apprenticeship 1 n
the ofllee of the
Tuscola Review,
owned by her broth
er. After working
In that office for
some time she went
to Chicago about
n
Mb.
miss wilson. twelre years ago,
where she Joined the International
Typographical Union. About ten years
ago she went to Washington, where sho
Joined Columbia Union, 101, of the In
ternational Typographical Union. She
Is employed In tho government printing
office. In 1004 sho represented Colum
bia Union at the St. Louis convention
of the International Typographical
Union und there made many friends by
her keen Insight Into the affairs of the
organization and by her pleasing per
sonality. Mrs. Egbert rarnell, an Australian,
invented jierforated underwear.
The womnn suffragists have acquired
a valuable recruit in Mrs. Maud Bal
llugton Booth.
When the dead body of an elderly
woman was found lying on the floor in
her house at Clinton, near Otley, Eng
land, tho two cats of the deceased were
sitting nt the table, looking mournfully
at the body of their late mistress.
The fact that tho PrlncoNs of Wnles
has decided to send her ouly daughter,
Princess Mary, to a large public school
when sho Is old enough hns caused
quite a flutter among those who hnve
charge of "girls" schools for the nobil
ity and gentry, nnd they are wondering
w here tho Voung lady will bo sent
The Duciicss of Marlborough at the
dinner given in New York in honor of
Mrs. Jjumphrey Ward, said: "From
cnrli'st childhood English women are
iniufe to fool the obligations of indi
vidual responsibility and society Itself
d'iiiands adequate fulfillment. It Is
this sense of obligation that we Ameri
can women should foster and develop."
Aecordli- to the annual roiort of the
Horticultural College for Women at
Swanley, England, tho Interest in out
door lifts among women is steadily In
creasing. The number of students
graduated last year was slxty-clght
Before the end of six months more than
half the number reported that they had
secured good places as gardener teach
ers in charge of garden schools, head
gardeners, under gardeners and market
tardeners.
Monotaar of Iloae I.lfo.
fio many wives complain of the mo
notony of marriage. They envy wom
en who write, paint or act, because
they imagine all these callings spell
infinite variety. But any life can be
come monotonous if pcqle allow It to
bo so. Wives who grnmhlo at the
dreary sameness of home routine for
get that their husbands hare to face
the same tlrcHome monotony at the of
tk. The only way to get out of the
"rut" far wife or bachelor maid alike
Is to cultivate Interest nnd hobbles.
Marriage Is monotonous only for those.
Who make it so.
How u Clown a Fan.
To clean a fun place it lu a dish and
cover with gtiHollue. m not attempt to
rub the material. Press tightly until
the dirt comes out. After freeing It
from dust and all blemishes, put it into
clean gasoline In whh h there Is a dron
of bluing. Spread the fan on a piece
of white cloth, pin tho two points to
streteh tho material, and let It dry.
Arter It has thoroughly dried, cover
with talcum powder, highly scented,
and leave for one day. This destroys
the odor of gasoline and makes the fan
g beautiful as new.
Marital SrlNslineas.
A stand against selfishness need not
be so spectacular that tho neighbors
know It There la no necessity for
either John or Amanda trumpeting re-
;;VYit'
JiSft
SUMMER GOWNS FOE
volt. The next time you are asked
to do something out of reason, giro no
explanations; simply don't do It If
pressed for a cause for refusal give It
without bluster, but firmly. Make it
plain that this is the end. Hereafter
you will carry your half, but not the
whole load. Then stick, to It There
will probably be war, but the chances
of final peace are in sight
Health and Beaatr.
Tight clothes and Indigestion cause
red noses.
A salve made by stewing a scraped
carrot in butter will cure erysipelas.
A tablospoonful of Epsom salts taken
In a glass of water will cure sick bead
ache. Witch hazel and rose water, half and
half, Is good for wind-tortured com
plexions. When the bands are sore and blist
ered wash them In fresh buttermilk
and allow it to dry on the skin, as It
aids in whitening It.
Naphtha soap will sometimes remove
warts. WaBh your hands with it sev
eral times a day and rub a little into
the places Just before going to bed.
Stewed rhubarb has a well-known
medicinal value, besides being a com
plexion benutlfier; it is said to be valu
able for rheumatic troubles.
An ointment made for Insect bites Is
composed of hart-thorn, oil of cltronclla
nnd camphor. This glres instant re
lief. For aggravating bites a poultice
of tea loares is rery good. Nothing
cures a bee sting more quickly than
wet soda.
Remember that nothing is more
soothing to the diphtheria patient than
Ice cold pineapple Juice. It contains
properties that cut the Inflamed mem
brane from the throat and at the same
time heals tho parts. Often in rery se
vere cases it is used with tincture of
Iron and In every caso It gives almost
Instant relief.
Straw Hat With Plumea.
A great many of the most fashionable
of the largo hats shown this season are
almost devoid of trimming, the grace
and beauty of shape being depended on
to Insure bccomtngucBS. Such a model
Is here pictured. This hat waa of fine
white chip, and was becomingly rolled
at tho left side, the trimming of a
cluster of white ostrich plumes being
placed toward the back at the left side.
This faacy for placing the trimming at
the bu1t U especially noticed on hats
trimmed with feathers or a large bow
of ribbon.
Interlor Dreoratloaa.
Mrs. Graham's hobby is house decora
tion. One day sho was careless enough
to drink a glass of red Ink, believing It
to be claret. Sho was a good deal scar
ed when she discovered her mistake,
but no barm caiue to her. The doctor
who was summoned, upon bearing what
had happened, dryly remarked: "Mrs.
Graham, there's such a thing as push
ing this rugo for decorated interiors too
far."
Home-Made Itef rlarrator.
Take two largo boxes, the second one
somewhat smaller on all sides, ami
Isiro two one-Inch holes in each cor
respondingly, to give drainage and
ventilation. Fill up the bottom of the
larger box with powdered charcoal (or
sawdust, If charcoal can not bo pro
cured) until the smaller box will stand
on a level with the top of the larger
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HISSES AND CHILD BEN.
box. Put the Inner box In place, and
fill up all the sparo around the sides
with the charcoal. Fasten lids on both
boxes to fit tightly. On each side of
the inner box, by means of cleats, put
several shelves, leaving a space in the
center for the ice.
A rack made of lathing may bo laid
at the bottom, for the ice to rest upon.
Legs may be added, also, and the drain
age and ventilation In this way be im
proved. This Is a rough refrigerator, to
be sure, but one that has been success
fully used In our home for years. -K
Woman's Home Companion.
Tiny Jeweled watches, set ia round
gilt balls, are still worn as pendants,
with delicate gold chains. ,
Painted parasols are again the fash
Ion and spring blossoms tho chosen de
signs. Ono with sprays of exquisitely
tinted aiplo blossoms Is especially ap
propriate for a bridesmaid to carry,
as the delicate coloring will bloud with '
any color costume.
For lingerie hats, the nightcap va
riety Is most popular. A simple circle
of all-over embroidery or net, gathered
round the edge and tied with a bow
of ribbon, the trimming being merely
a rulllo of lace. Sometimes this rib
bon is of black velvet with long ends
hanging down tho back. Other lin
gerie hats are made of pongee or tussor,
trimmed lu as simple a way as Is found
to be becoming.
Louis purplo is one of the most at
tractive of tho colors now offered for
summer wear and there are cream col
ored ribbons flowered In the Louis pur
ple and DuBnrry pink. Pink, purple
nnd green make an attractive combina
tion for the woman who Is getting up
a French gown for ' smart coaching
wear this summer. Another fashion
able combination Is brown, pink nnd
black, a trio much used by tho dress
artists.
Shower bows for bridal lingerie aro
made of narrow white satin ribbon and
are tiny enough to be easily mislaid.
Some of them have two loops and two
ends, others three loops and a knot and
a few five loops forming a star. More
white ribbon Is used for bridal lingerie
than ever before, and fortunately much
of it is of a quality to withstand laun
dering, although large bows, such as
those used on negligees and elaborately
trimmed petticoats, are supfiosed to be
removed before being sent to the laun
dry.
All kinds of devices are belsg used
to drag In long skirts around the '
ankles. Strips of satin are sewed three
times to the Inside of the skirt once
In front, once at each side. Through
these tho feet aro slipped, thus securely
blndlug in the skirt hem at front and
sides. Walking, sitting or standing,
the skirt must drag In around the feet.
Sometimes tapes are fastened inside
the skirt, being tied tight a set i erne
which makes locomotion somewhat dif
ficult. In short skirts wide beading Is
used, sewed on the outside of the skirt
below the knees. Through this a wide
ribbon Is threaded, pulled tight and
tied with loops nnd long ends at side
or back. ,
To Cleaa Oil Paint In v.
Take a raw potato and cut in half;
with the cut side rub over the picture,
and, aa It becomes dirty, cut off a 'thin
slice, willing off the dirty froth with a
soft cloth. In this way go all over the
picture, till It Is clean, carefully wiping
as you go. Theu rub with a silk hand
kerchief till dry. Afterwards apply a
proper picture varnish.
Itelievea Karache.
Tut two or three live coals In an old
teacup and sprinkle granulated sugar
over them. Place a funnel over It, and .
let the steam and smoke go Into the -ear
through the tube or neck of tho
funnel. It can not Injure the ear, and
always affords relit f quickly.
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