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Millinery Modes
The Winning of Hulda
By Charles L. Doyle
(Copyright, by
W. U. Chapman.)
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Hulda was Laving a hard time of It,
for she found herself unable to decide
which of her two suitors she preferred.
Hans, she had to confess, possessed
some advantages which weighed heav
ily in his favor. Mr. Hall, the man
ncrpss tho street who owned the bis
apartment building, was particular
about his furnace man and she knew
that ho liked Hans. ISesldes Hans
could speak Swedish and the acknowl
edged that it was pleasant to talk with
him in the language of the dear old
home across the sea.
Hut whenever his plain, open coun
tenance with the blue eyes twinkling
below the yellow hair was pictured in
her mind, she blamed him for being a
little too ordinary. She could see a
dozen such any Sunday In the little
Swedish church. Now with a man
who wore a fine blue coat with si five
pointed star on the front of it, and
carried a mahogany club it was differ
ent. No one who looked ut him could
fail to see that he, being a part of the
government, was superior to the com
mon run of men. Michael had told
her that he was the right urm of tho
law, and she had looked her admira
tion. She had known him almost as
long as she had Hans and he was
very good to her.
On Sundays in tho park he would
get her a seat close up to the band
stand. Then when the concert was
over, he would stroll across that part
of the park that had signs to keep off
the grass erected upon it. Of course
Micheal the all-powerful could walk
He Would Get Her a Seat Close
the Band Stand.
to
wherever he pleased. He was aware
that Hans was his rival, for one Sat
urday night ho had come to see Hulda
and found the Swedish swain there.
Hulda had said:
"Hans, this is Mr. Flanagan," and
Hans had responded cordially, but
Michael accepted the introduction sul
kily, and sat scowling at the sink all
the rest of the evening.
After that the sagacious Mr. Flana
gan ceased visiting Hulda on Satur
days and obtained a transfer to an
other platoon, so that he could do his
calling on Monday or Tuesday nights.
Hans did not alter his visiting solid
ule, so the rivals never met at Hulda's
home again. Indeed Michael took so
little pains to cultivate Han's acquaint
ance that he never even dreamed of
Inquiring what Hie former did for a
living, and this disdainful Indifference
waa destined to prove costly In the
end. How Hulda would have learned
to know the true sentiments of her
heart had not Hank O'Day, the ice
man, set In motion a fateful train of
circumstances, one cannot guess.
Hank did not know Hulda, ho doe3
not know her to the present day. And
yet It was nono other than the guar
dian of tho ice wagon who unwitting
ly unmasked her heart's desire.
Hank O'Day drove a pair of remark
ably high-spirited horses. One morn
ing when tho Ice wagon was empty,
his aesthetic Instincts led him to re
turn to tho yards by way of tho street
that skirted the park. Just as the
chariot of fato was neaiing Hulda's
home, the chain at the back of tho
wagon slipped and let tho end gate
drag upon tho ground. Hank swore
impatiently, stopped his team and
Jumped to tho ground to fasten the
chain. Ho Jerked it quickly through
the iron rings and then, swore vivid
ly agnin ns the team, becoming
alarmed by tho sudden noise, sprang
forward and galloped madly down the
avenue, making straight for tho near
est entranco to tho park. Tho l.orri
lied Hank Btood still long enough to
see tho end gate hanging out defiance,
Then he started after as fast as his
rubber boots would let him.
When officer Michael Flanagan
turned from his faithful guardianship
of a bevy of simpering nurse girls in
the park, he saw coming toward him
at full Bpoed a pair of wild-eyed horses
with an Ice wagon swaying from side
to side, Behind the seat of the wagon
stood a man trying desperately to get
hold of the reins. At onco Michael rec
ognized tho waving yellow hair and
pale features of the driver as thoso
of the detested Hans, and lu tho same
moment there came to him tho reali
zation of his opportunity for revenge.
He ran into tho roadway and as the
flying wagon passed, caught the chain
Of the end gate and swung hliuBelf In-
to tho box. As ho gained his foot the
wagon slowed suddenly and ho lurched
forward, bringing up against the back
of the sturdy driver. Seizing him
firmly by the collar, Offieer Flanagan
gasped:
"I arrest you In the name of the
law." Hans did not quite understand,
hut the hands on his collar in tho mo
ment of success made him angry.
"What you want? let me go," he
cried indignantly.
"Not me," retorted Michael triumph
antly, "you are under arrest for driv
ing a traffic team In the park, and
must go .with me to tho station."
Hans clung to the reins and refused
to come. In his broken Fngllsh ho
explained and expostulated, he all but
exploded. Another officer was ap
proaching, and when he came within
earshot tho victim of circumstances
appealed to him volubly. Hut tho
newcomer was indifferent. If Hans
was arrested why of course ho must
go to the station, and so to tho station
ho went, In charge of the exultant
Flanagan.
The magistrate was busy when they
arrived and Hans was allowed to go
until the afternoon, when he was told
he would be given a hearing. Police
man Flanagan smiled grimly to him
self as he strolled back on post.
There was a goodly chance that Han's
employer would firo him for careless
ness, and what would Hulda say when
sho heard that Hans had offended the
majesty of the law and been arrested.
There was no fear that she of the
flaxen hair and bright eyes would not
hear of the occurrence Michael
would attend personally to the convey
ance of the tidings.
In the afternoon Officer Flanagan
made his appearance in court. Hans
came in due time, acconipainied by no
less a person than Hulda. With them
were also his employer, Mr. Hall, and
Hank O'Day, the Iceman Michael nar
rated the details of the arrest, and
then Mr. Ball had I1I3 Innings.
He told the magistrate how Hans,
at tho risk of his life, had sprung Into
the runaway wagon as it dashed by
the building whero he was employed,
and succeeded in bringing tho mad
dened team to a halt after passing tho
park entrance. This statement was
corroborated by Hulda, who had wit
nessed Hans' daring leap, and lastly
Hank O'Day testified that he was the
regular driver of the team.
Before discharging Hans, the magis
trate addressed a few remarks to offi
cer Flanagan which made that zeal
ous member of the force wilt percep
tibly. Michael left tho courtroom with
such sentences as "officious interfer
ence, bungling stupid work, utterly
unfit to wear a police uniform" ring
ing in his ears. Hut tho hardest part
to bear was the sight of Hulda cling
ing to Hans' stalwart arm as they
walked away together. '
GUARDING TOWER TREASURES
System Is Said to Be Most Perfect
That Has Ever Been
Devised.
The Tower of London has the most
perfect system of burglar alarms that
has yet been devised.
From Scotland Yard, from the gov
ernor's headquarters, and from other
places known only to a few respon
sible officials, the whole tower can be
closed electrically within a few sec
onds. Even the ponderous gates at
the middle tower, which weigh omo
tons and through which visitors pass,
swing to automatically, and the es
cape of every one within is Instantly
barred. At the same time an alarm
bell rings to warn wardens, police and
soldiers.
In particular the precautions in the
apartment containing the crown jew
els are of a most scientifically elab
orate kind. One of the Beefeaters on
duty in the room hns merely to press
a button, whereupon the heavy door
closes, the alarm bell below rings, the
other gates slam to and lock, and ev
ery person within the tower Is In
stantly cut. off from the outer world.
"The man who can get away with
any of tho crown jewels deserves
tbem," observed a tower official.
"From where I am standing I could
close every Important door and gate
In the tower in as short a time as it
takes me to utter these words."
It was mainly to insuro the safety
of the crown jewels that the system
was Installed.
No order was Issued for the closing
of the tower on a recent day, when
greatly to their alarm, tho visitors
found doors locked, bolted and
barred against them for about ten
minutes, preventing any ono leaving
tho tower.
"Tho tower simply closed that Is
all," remarked an official. "Who
caused It to do so we do not know,
It niight have been Scotland Yard,
wncro me i imuuu oum
imprison every soul within tho tower
until the police gave the signal for
their release. Or it might have been
the governor, anxious to learn wheth
er we were all at our posts. At any
rate, it was none of the minor of
ficlals. -
"In fact, who closed the tower and
why is a secret known only to tho
highest authorities. Thero was no
ularm no attempt to selzo tho crown
Jewels." Loudon Dully Mail.
By JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
J VST now there is nothing more in
teresting to the shopper than tho
milliner's windows. They are
abloom with their autumn uilllinery,
and their offerings weni much moro
to the taste of the averago woman
than were the early showings of the
season Just passed. Theso new hats
will not be tho up At of tho caricatur
ist, as many modes for Bpring were.
They nre not startling, and they are
elegant and attractive. Damo fashion
seems to have adopted a new fad
Judging by the new fall stayles, it Is
fashlonablo to be sensible In choosing
at hat. There is a drift toward dur
ability in all millinery and especially
in hats for tho street.
Hats of silk, eloth or leather pre
dominate and trimmings are of quill,
wings, wcll-mado fancy feathers com
bined with ribbon, velvet or maline.
This last looks fragile, but since tho
process of water-proofing, it has been
discovered, It holds Its own with other
millinery fabrics.
Three pretty uew models Illustrate
the season's modes. The round hat
trimmed with quills is a draped tur
ban made of beaver cloth over a buck
ram frame. This hat Is also seen
made of broadcloth, felt, silk and of
chamois skin combined with velvet.
Some of the best models shown for
full so far aro made of chamois. As
it may bo successfully cleaned, it will
appeal to those who require a durable
hat and want a pretty one.
This model is a happy choice If one
happens to own a piece of good broad
cloth, or other heavy fabric, left over
STYLISH FALL BLOUSE.
Prcdlcitlons of plain skirts and plaid
waists seem to be coming true, If one
can put faith In the advance fall dis
plays. One Importer includes anions
his samples a frock with plain gray
cashmere skirt and blouse of conil
pink surah checked with fine lines of
black. Chemise and stock aro whito
Valenciennes insertion and fagoting,
and the flat collar and turned cuffs
are of the gray material and fagoting.
A largo bow of soft Mack satin ribbon
is placed at Joining of collar, with
ends protruding from beneath pointed
piece below bust line.
Peasant Modes. .
The peasant skirt is a case In point,
with Its deep kilt and its broad sash
draped round tho hips and tied at t ho
back In a loose bow. Then there is
the chemise pnysanne of the Swiss
type, expressed in snowy muslin slight
ly gauged into a narrow band of em
broidery so that tho throat is left en
tirely bare. The chemise puysanno
has balloon sleeves cut off at the el
bows and finished like tho gulmpe.
with a band of lace or of embroidery.
Such guimpes as these aro extreme
ly useful for the frocks of girls and
children, and of great beauty as a fin
ish to cloth and sergo frocks.
Separate Skirts.
Separate skirts of soft cloth are very
wide, In fact they could scarcely bo
much wider for actual comfort, and
they are plaited. Tho sheer ones are
over taffeta foundations; thoso for
streot weur aro not stitched on the
plaits, but they aro pressed into shape.
This is more stylish than practical, for
pressed plaits soon lose shape, but
that Is the stylo at any rate. Skirts
made of serge aro smart and hold their
dim pes well. They show some, good
patterns with panels at the front and
back, though many new models are
merely kilted all around.
4 j -Mm
from gown or coat. There Is noth
ing smarter than its trimming ot
quills, and nothing that will stand
wear so well. Tho turban is Jtn;t ns
pretly when finished with a group
of wings at tho left side, and an or
nament placed to hold the drapery
at tho right.
Fig. 2 shows n model covered
with bluo kid piped with white and
trimmed with a pair of largo white
wings. The bow at tho front Is made
of tho leather so that tho entire hat la
of this material. Tho same model Is
very pretty with the hat of moire or
corded silk, and tho trimming of vel
vet or kid. It hns already proved
popular mado of black molro, faced
with white and having a band of whito
Md about the crown finished with a
flat bow of the same at tho left side.
Tills model is very elegant with broad
black velvet ribbon used for the front
bow, mounted with wings in white or
black (or both.)
Silk-covered hats hold the center of
tho stage, and those of moire and
corded silk most popular. One of
them is shown in Fig. 3. They aro
to be found in all sorts of colors and
color combinations, but black and
white in this hat has outdistanced all
others in tho race for popularity. The
model shown Is of white molro faced
with black. Its trimming 13 a triple
ruche of box-plaited maline about the
crown and upper brim, and n crushed
tio 0 velvet finished with a knot nt
the side. Such a model Is tho best of
between season's millinery, and as
near to all-the-year round wear as can
bo found
GATHERED FRILLS OF LAC
Useful In Arranging the Fullness on
Corset Covers Used with
Thin Waists.
A girl who is a little inclined to he
thin will often find it hard to make
the fullness in tho front of her sum
mcr waists sit just as sho would like
to have it. These thin waists cannot,
of course, be kept in the proper line?
all the time, as thicker ones with
bones can, and they need adjusting
when they aro put on. A great help
In arranging the fullness is to have
lltllo gathered frills of lace or em
broidery on the corset covers to be
used with thin waists.
Those frills are also most useful
with all lingerie gowns. Many of the
most beautiful of these gowns have
fronts that are largely made of very
thin laco Insertions, and they need
something to hold them out. Besides,
the effect of theso little ruffles Is much
better through tho transparent lace
and lawn than when tho buttons of a
corset cover can be seen
The frills should not bo sewed to
tho corset cover, but to a separate
piece of muslin, which must be ar
ranged to' fasten on tho corset cover
with tiny buttons, or cun bo fastened
with the very small safety pins under
the upper ruffle. A piece of muslin or
lawn must be used large enough to
cover the front of the-corset cover
from near the top to below the bust
lino. On this aro sewed two or three
ruffles the number depends on the
height of the wearer and tho width
of the laco used made of a lace
strong enough to stand conslderablj
washing, or of embroidery.
High-Walsted Skirt.
There Is a line in gowns that threat
ens to keep its popularity. This Is
tho ono that brings tho skirt material
up to a sharp point nt tho bust in
front and between tho shoulder blades
at back.
Not even the woman who Is having
her best frock fashioned In this man
ner admits that tho upreachlng point
Is a pretty one. The human figure
seems to demand points and curves
that go downward, but in tho turnabout-luce
of the universo of clothes in
tho twentieth century one Is thankful
to escape with" merely a perverted
point.
Change In Coiffure.
Tho entire change in tho coiffure,
the low head dress, with tho absence
of rats or pads of any kind In the
front of the hair, has completely al
tered the look of the fall hat. The
heads of all tho hats are enormous,
and would slip down over 'tho face
If they wore not re-enforced with
hnlos, or lids, which permit them to
rest on the crown of tho head. The
turban and largo cavalier shapes are
most prominent among tho coming
fashions, nnd velvet, plush and fur,
with the Inevitable and magnificent
aigrette, aro especially In evidence.
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THr.flrtATOIY Of A tlOSQVITO
TIIU scientists In the service
of the United States and tho
states which are waging war
on tho mosquito have discov
ered a new method of exter
minating the pest. This
method consists In propagating and
distributing a parasitic worm which
lodges in tho body of tho mosquito
and kills it or checks Its egglaylng
powers.
It has for several years been recog
nized that the mosquito is 0110 of (ho
worsb public enemies of tho American
people. Upward of 15,000 deaths oc
cur from malaria, which is spread by
the mosquito alone. This llguro does
not count tho vast number of people
whose systems are weakened by ma
laria and thus easily succumb to oth
er diseases. Tho discomfort caused
by tho mosquito in many parts of the
country is also a grave Injury to pros
perity. Therefore, anything which
tends to cxtermlnato the mosquito Is
of liumenso public benefit.
How greatly some regions are in
need of relief from mosquitoes has
Just been shown by tho dispatches
from Chenler au Tlgre. a lnrgo and
fertile island in tho dulf, off New Or
leans. The mosquitoes there have bred
In such quantities that the Inhabi
tants have been forced to keep in
doors altogether, while tho cattle have
been killed by tho mosquitoes filling
up their nostrils and throats and cho
king them.
The new worm which kill the mos
quito is known to Bcienco as agomer
mis cullois meaning "roundworm of
the mosquito" and is recognized as a
destructive parnslto of tho wicked in
sect. It is also called tho "hairworm"
in many places on account of its re
semblance to a small hair. It spends
at least part of its life in tho belly of
tho mosquito, and, in tho case of tho
female, when it does not kill her, it
prevents her from reproducing her
species a result equally satisfactory
Very little, is known of the life his
tory of the worm, or how it spends
the early stages of Its existence. It is
a new discovery. It was first found
and identified, only a short time ago,
by Dr. John n. Smith, who, as ento
mologist attached to the New Jersey
agricultural experiment station, at
New Brunswick, has charge of tho
mosquito survey ot his state, which
lias a wldo spread reputation for pro
ducing a remarkablo crop of mosqul
toes.
There are, as Is well known, many
species of mosquitoes In New Jersey
Hut the worst of them all, so far as
ability to annoy goes, is the brute
with striped legs. This Is the real and
original "Jersey mosquito." It breeds
In marshes, though it files thence for
great distances, and scientific men
know It as "culex sollcitans."
Necessarily, this species cuts a very
largo figure in tho problem which Dr
Smith is engaged In tackling. With
a view to studying Its life history in
detail, he has built on a marsh a cago
of wire net, with a framework of scant
ling, big enough for himself to occu
py. In this cage ho has reared tho
marsh mosquitoes, watching them
through oil tho stages of their do
velopmcnt, In tho midst of their nat
ural surroundings. Incidentally, ho
has subjected many specimens to mi
croscopic examination, to find out how
the egg sacs of the females developed.
and other such points.
On a number of occasions, while
thus studying the female insects, ho
noticed that their abdomens seemed
abnormally enlarged. Finally, his
curiosity being aroused by this phe
nomenon, he tore open tho belly of
one of the Insects, and found Insido
of It two hnlr-llke worms about a third
of an Inch long, and nothing elso.
They were something new to him,
and so ho sent the worms to the gov
ernment helmlnlhologlst signifying
"worm man" in Washington.
The worm man, Dr. Charles Wardell
Stiles, promptly Identified them ns
"round worms" of the kind popularly
known as "hair worms" or "wire
worms." Ho also gave them tho long
Latin name already mentioned, and
said that they were undoubtedly para
sites of the mosquito. Hut in tho
meantime Dr. Smith had started in to
examine largo numbers of marsh mos
quitoes for worms. In a lot that was
sent In from Barncgat bay he found
many Infested. In fact, every collec
tion received at tho experiment sta
tion from Rarltan river to Cape May
yielded numerous worms,
Ho thinks It beyond doubt that the
parasite shortens tho life of the mos
quito It Infects though this, of
course, is a matter unimportant com
pared to the prevention of reproduc
tion. Apparently, the worm does not
diminish the Insect's Hppetlte at all.
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THt WAY A YO.LOW rYR
nosQuiro bites
One afternoon, at Anglor.en, Dr. Smith
occupied himself for an hour in cap
turing marsh mosquitoes that camo to
iltc lil 111, and found that fully half of
them were infected.
On the other hand tho lufected In
sects wero noticeably sluggish and
easily recognized by their actions and
appearances as diseased. Investiga
tion showed that they were lenst nu
merous In places whero tho worms
were most common. Evidently, then,
the worms aro agents of nature for
keeping mosquitoes in check to a cer-
tain extent. They do the work with
great effectiveness. It only remains,
to bo ascertained whether their ef
ficiency in this lino can be Important-1
ly Increased by artificial moans.
In other words, Is it practicable to
breed tho worms artificially and in
troduce them Into moBquito-cursed
places? Tho first thing to be done,
obviously, In making such an attempt,
is to obtain definite nnd exact knowU
edge of the life history of the para
site. Fortunately, although almost
nothing Is known as yet on this Bub
Ject, there Is a good deal that can be
Inferred with reasonable certainty.
For example, thero is hardly any ques
tion of tho fact that tho worms breed
In marsh mud. t
Dr. Smith has found them not onlr
in the adult mosquitoes, but also In the
abdominal cavities of the larvae and
pupae the two forms of mosquito Ufa
following tho egg, both of which nr
water-dwellers. It seems evident, then,
that Infection takes place In the water
and nowhere else. That Is to say, the
worms (themselves water-dwellers)
attack the "wrigglers" and the pupae
Into which theso larvae transform
themselves, nnd bore into their bellies.
DISSERTATION ON THE DAWN.
Humorous Writer In Llpplneott'
Makes a Few Remarks of More
or Less Value.
Tho most difficult, exasperating anil
rantankerous pessimist with which the
smiling, festive and irrepresslblo op-
tlmlst has to deal Is tho fellow who
takes some stock In the old saying
that It Is always darkest Just before
dawn. There Is, of course, no argu
tnent over the fact that dawn Is a Joy.
ous occasion, even If It Is more pleas
ant to stay up for it, under proper con
ditions, than to get up for it, but, says
the pessimist, admitting the truth of
the ndngo, one cannot tell when It is
darkest, until ho actually sees the
dawn. He Is likely to say. further.
more,' that If it's going to bring dawn
any sooner, let It get dark as almost
anything, and tho sooner and darker,
the better.
One positively cannot nrguo against
such logic, for, as aforesaid, dawn Is a
joyous occasion except to the man
who Is nlseep, and he doesn't count
As for the man who Is Intoxicated,- It
Is also a question whether many of the
beauties of dawn nre not lost, because
he Is already so busy with his own re
sponsibilities that he cannot take on
any new joy.
Then thero Is the man who would
stay up all night In a brilliantly lighted
room, practicing autosuggestion by
repeating the word "good." Under the
glare of artificiality such a man would
be prono to claim that there was no
darkness outside, but that It was all
Inside. Hut, If after settling up, h't
went out nt the first faint blush of
dawn, it would look to him like about
30 cents' worth of adulterated tallow
candles, and It might require several
subsequent slttiugs with the cards
running better to dispel tho hallucina
tion. All these, of course, nre exceptions
which cannot be considered. Normally,
darkness and dawn have to bo taken
just as they come, and they continue
to como with regularity, pessimists
and optimists to tho contrary notwith
standing. Llpplncott's.
Czar Is Largest Landowner.
Tho czar of Russia, with 90,000.000
acres, Is the biggest landowner in the
world.