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j . ' SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO THE
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Descriptions of the Latest Fashion
Mandntcs-Pretty Styles In Yoke
Collars-How to Make Many Good
I Things for the Table.
, Girl's Yoke Collars.
II . No one of the many accessories of
the ' setCfson 'i1r".noro attractive or more
useful limn the yoke collar. It makes .
, the plain frock a dressy one. It brings I
. the dress of last year up to date and It
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f . charming In Itself.
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\ both of shape and
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I ( I trated Number
One Is made of Inserted tucking
with a bertha of plain material lace
trimmed : Number Two of lace with
I plain banding : Number Three of 1)11'
tlste with lace insertion and frill :
Number Four of inserted tucking with
lace frill and insertion : Number Five
I of plain tucking with bands of beading .
r Ing and frill ot embroidery. Each one ,
however , can bo varied again and
again and bo made to take many
forms.
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: The collars consist of a yoke for
I each one and a standing collar , which
I Is the same for all , with the circular
bertha for Number One. All are finished .
Ished with hems and under.lnps nt the
back , where the closing Is made , and
Numbers Two , Three and Five are divided .
vided Into sections on Indicated lIne8.
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Bodices are more bloused than ever.
; : Girdles are wide and some of them
are high.
Hips are tucked , shirred , plaited
and much trimmed.
\ " Eagle and owl heads top some of
the new hat pins In silver or gilt.
Rouloame of satin form one of the
fashionable methods of trimming.
Taffeta gowns are to reign supreme
this summer both plain und checleed.
Tau . colored linen , with n touch of
sky blue , will be much worn this sea-
Bon.
Bon.Skirts
Skirts are very round and very full
and the majority of them clear the
streot. . "
With canvas and lawn frocks will
bo worn double , large spotted canvas
and lawn ribbons.
Blouse or Shirt Waist.
Simple waists made full and soft
are eminently fashionable and are peculiarly .
cullurl ; weB ndnpted to the favorite
soft and thin materials which allow of
much fullness yet make little bulle.
The very nttrac-
tlve model inns-
1 tl'l1ted Is made of
1 , pongee In the miat-
! i oral shade with
bnndlngs of Per-
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; : . i In not , sort slllts
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: I the many washable facrlcs with
- ' 0 trimming of either lace or embrohlery.
, : The waist consists of the lining
i which is optional , fronts and bncleand
1 . Is closed invisibly beneath the box plait
j. at. the center front. The back Is plain ,
drawn down In gathers at the waist
; line , but the fronts are gathered Ilt
shoulder Rllll neck edges I\S well us at
the waist line. The sleeves are made
v + : , In one piece each , gathered Into
: straight cuffs , and the trimming
- , ' straps are extended over them to give
l ' : the fashionable drooping lIno.
The quantity ot material required
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for the medium size Is 41 yards 21
Inches wide , 3 % yards 27 Inches wide
or 2JA yards H Inches wide , with 21
yards of handing
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Fillets of Chicken Breast.
Chop the white moat of a cold roast
chicken fino. Season to taste with
suIt , pepper , n dash of onion juice
and n little minced varslo To n cup
of the minced chicken allow n cup of
cream , Into which n pinch of baking
soda Is stirred. Rub together a tablespoonful -
spoonful of butter and one of corn
starch , and stir them Into the heated !
cr am. Cook for n minute , add the
minced chicken mind cook until very
hot. Take the mixture from the fire
and bent In , gradually , two well beaten .
on eggs. Pour Into a bowl and set
aside until cool and sllfi. Shape Into
cutlets , dip each cutlet first Into
cracker dust , then in beaten egg , then
In more cracker dust. Set in the ice
for two hours , then fry In deep , boiling
fat. Serve with n white sauc@ .
Box Plaited Walking Skirt.
Skirts made to clear the ground increase .
crease In favor week by week and
arc shown In almost endless variety.
This one Is exceptionally graceful and
combines becoming long lines with
abundant flare , the box plaits being allowed .
lowed to fall In
soft folds below t I
the s tit chi iii gs
which In-ure , " \
smooth fit over the
hips. As illustrated Ii 1 \ \ ' t
It Is made of taffo / it
ta stitched with
corticelli sllle , but /
all skirting and
suiting materials
arc equally appropriate -
proprlate , the design being adapted to
both the costuume and the odd skirt.
The skirt Is cut in nine gores which
arc laid In box plaits and conceal all
seams. When liked bulk over the
hips can be lessened by cutting the
material beneath the plaits away
above the stltchlngs The closing Is
made InvisIbly at the back , a placket
beIng finished at the center scam.
'rho quantity of material required
for the medium size Is 121 yards 21
Inches wide , 11 % yards 27 Inches
wide , or 61,4 ( j yards 44 Inches wldo.
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Lace Blouse In Favor.
The lace blouse Is becoming more
nUll more n In mode. The daintiest
examples are to be had In tambour
and Alencon lace , trimmed with elaborate .
rate Inlet medallions of cluny lace ,
line guipure and embroidered lawn.
lllouses In pale shades of batiste are
likewise to be seen , having wide deep
yokes , cuffs and collars of broderle
Anglnlse. The colors which are most
In evidence are pl13tacho green , pale
ochre , orchid mauve and some charming .
Ing shades of China and wedgwood
hlue.
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Plush goods , It sponged with little
chloroform , will look as clean and
bright as when new.
Ammonia Is an excellent remedy for
the bites and stings of Insects. It
should be apllel1 Immediately , If pOSe
sible.
To clean nickel , scour with pulverized .
ized borax , use hot water and very lit-
tl1 ! soap : rinse hot water and rub dry
with clean cloth.
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Have all plumbing painted well .
wltn white enamel , not only for sanitary .
tarr : reasons , hut to lighten the work
of the houselweper.
When it Is necessary to pour boiling .
ing ! water Into n tumbler or glass cup ,
pat In a teaspoon first and there will
ho no danger of 'raclcng. !
If a lamp gets overturned water will
b. : > of no use in extinguishing the
l fi&mes. Earth , sand or flour thrown
on It will have the desired effect.
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Making Use of Radium.
An Instrument lately devised by R.
J. Strutt males Ingenious use of the
emanations of radium. An electroscope .
scope with dividing leaves Is sealed
up In n vacuum tube along with a
speck of radium. The Inner sides of
the vacuum tube are partially coated
with tinfoil , which communicates by a
wire fused In the glass with the
"earth" outside. Thus , if the electroscope .
troscope be charged with positive
electricity , Its leaves , expanding , will
touch the tinfoil surface : will be discharged -
charged and will fall together again.
But the spark of radium which is always .
ways discharging negative Ions
through the glass walls of the vacuum -
urn tube Is , in consequence , continually .
ally creating and maintaining an atmosphere .
mosphere of positive electricity
within the tube , and therefore as
often as the electroscope Is discharged .
charged recharges It. Thus the leaves
of the electroscope ceaselessly expand
and fall together again. The Instru-
ment has been variously called n
radium clock and a perpetual motor.
Both descriptions are wanting in accuracy '
curacy , for there is reason to believe
that the instrument will not go on
working forever , but only during the
20.000 or 30,000 years of the radium's
life : and there Is no guarantee that
It will go on working with chronological . ;
logical accuracy. Still , it Is the nearest .
cst approach to perpetual motion
that has ever been artificially at-
tained.
Operated by ElectrIcity.
Doubtless the mOan who first Invented -
ed the typewriter felt satisfied that
he had attained the summit ot speed
in writing when he had perfected his
machine to respond to the touch ot
Current Manipulates the Levers.
the fingers on the leeys. And with a
few minor improvements , which have
not changed the principle of the invention .
ventlon , It has filled an Important
place in the business world. It has
always been necessary to depress the
keys sufficiently to throw the type-bar
against the Inking ribbon and leave
its Impression on the paper , this action .
tion releasing a universal bar to allow
the carriage to move forward one
space as each letter is printed. Now
It is done by the aid of the electric
.urrent. Each rod proposed to do all
this work automatically which operates -
ates a type-bar , Is ! now connected with
a little electro-magnot and as soon as
the current enters any coil Its corresponding .
pending rod Is thrown forward just far
enough to hook the lower end Qf It beneath .
neath the edge of the central disk as
shown. Just as this connection Is
made the passage of the electric cur-
'ent through another electro-magnet
depresses the disk , pulling the rod
down and striking the type face on
the paper as though it were done by
the depression of a key with the fin-
gel' To form the connection between
the individual magnets and the oper-
ating mechanism the wrIter wears a
set of metallic thimbles on the fingers ,
which are wired to the source of the
electric current. The instant connection . , .
lion Is made with one of the metallic
plates on the keyboard the current
passes through the plate Into the corresponding .
responding magnet and hence to the
disk in the center of the machine.
William E. Roberts at Newark , N.
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HANDY FARM GATES.
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TWO FORMS WHICH HAVE GIVEN -
SATISFAOTION.
Some New Ideas Put Forth By a
Canadian Agriculturist-Ail May Be
Constructed at Comparatively Little
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Mr. Wm. Scott , a Manitoba farmer
JIving In Provencher district , contributes .
utes to The Family Herald and Weekly .
ly Star illustrations of two forms ot
gates which are used with satisfaction
on his farm. The gate represented In
Fig. 1 Is used over the farm , while Fig.
2 represents the small garden gate.
Mr. Scott has five at the larger gates ,
three of which have permanent wheels ,
and when harvest Is over the wheels
of the horse rake are attached to the
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remaining two. The gate rests on the
wheel , whether closed or open , the revolving -
volving wheel carrying the gate around . .i. " I
whether opening or closing. The gate - . pi 1
rests on the back end on n block of
wood , in which there is a socket , and
In this n gudgeon at the foot of the
gate head rests and turns. Mr. Scott
says his three-year-old boy can open
an 18.foot gate of this sort with ease. - ,
The garden gate shown at Fig. 1
swings across the open end of a fixed
V-shaped enclosure. To pass through
one steps into the enclosure , draws
the gate past himself and passes out
on the other sldo. Mr. Scott remarks
In his letter that whenever this gate Is '
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opened It shuts In the same operntlon.
The gate shown in Fig. 3 was recommended .
mended by 1\11' Henry Burton , Ontario
County , Onto 1\11' Burton describes
the gate and its construction about as
follows : The gate requires about 40
feet of good inch pine lumber , which
Is worth about $25 per thousand feet.
The top and bottom bars are each six
Inches wide , the others being four
inches. The spaces between the bars ,
commencing nt the bottom , are four , J
six , eight and ten inches. When necessary . " , , - - , .
essary , one wire Is stretched length-
wise between the top and sucond bars.
The uprights and braces are all four
inches wide. The upright pieces are
fastened on with nine nails on both
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sides. One Is put on at a time and
the nails are clinched. Wire nails r
three or three and n half Inches long -4 )
are usod. After the braces and strap
hinges are put on the gate Is bolted
at each of the corners with three-
eighth inch bolts. This gate Is strong ,
cheap and easily made.-MontreaJ
Herald.
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No Danger.
Miss Pla 'ne-l was almost fright-
enetl to death when he suddenly kissed -
ed me. "
Miss Dimples-But you had no real
cause for alarm. Joy never kills , you
know. , .
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