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Spirit ( it tinlliilliln ) .SfiiNon.
NEW YORK , Doc. IC.-'Christmas holldajs
bring 'Invariably a pleaslqg flurry in fashions
nnd to ladles ofhigh degree and long purses
ihq chief matter of moment Is the gentle but
absurdly luxurious fancy for fur gowns.
Prom on economical standpoint Iheso novel
ties In costume represent about the most
daringly cxtrvnagont outlay that can bo made
In dress.
A fur toilet la a thins of beauty and In
the Klondike regions no doubt It would bo
a Joy forcvor , but It Is a princely Indulgence
to Hie w oman of our temperate zone. Never
theless , those exhibited so far iia\o found
purchasers at once , for In place of jewels or
now fuinlturo or a pair of carriage horses , a
fur gown Is the sort of gift , many a woman
wlBlitfl to find Inher Oaristraas stocking.
Whether the spoiled beauty desired one of
mink , Persian lamb or moire broadtail Is o [
no Importance.
It suffices to say that all the fur gowns
are rich and sumptuously splendid In appear-
ahco beyond any costumes yet from the
dressmakers' hando , and that they uro likely
to consist only of a skirt and coat basque.
The skirt Is usually nulto plain , rather widely
gored ; In mink the trlpcs all converge
prettily to the waist and lend any figure In
finite grace and slondcniess. Some of the
broadtail petticoats ha\c deep Vandykes of
ruby rod or pansy purple velvet let in about
the bottom , but all the fur basrjuca are coat
shaped. That Is , they pospds a waistcoat ot
velvet most oftcm , over which revors of fur
rail and buttons , or turn back , as the wearer
goes In and out doors.
But where nro thcso astonishing frocks
worn. Is < Hio natural query of the unsophls
tlcated woman , who docs not jet aspire to go
cjpho4 ( llko the wild cncs of the wopds. Well
they are upod on the \ofy dold daja for sbcp-
plng , for driving and iliort calls , and It Is no
exaggeration , but a plain , untarnished fact ,
ithat a feood fut * gown cpsts Its owner , ot
Uprilndulgeni husband , the very besf part of
* il',000 check.
i UUUY
Apropos oC fur and to complete discussion
or the subject with a bit of news. It may be
told that all this winter's bridal corteges
H&YC n very furry expression Indeed , That
ii'tho fcmtalnp half of the'"lmmedlate rar-
'
tlfi'iiatora ttl the proccrsltfii to the" altar.
avprptty wblm of Uioso young women
who marj-y In the , mpntlf of snow fo have
tUoir attendant , mnlds flreSsod all in whl'6
and- then to trim the Illy gowns with whlto
fur. Daughters pf rich rarenta adorn their
bridesmaids' dresses with ermine and white
tax , end wear white felt hats with fur edged
brims , beside carrying big white muffs. Evco
tli6 bride herself now frequently has her train
with fur , and If she and her milds
cannot ' afford fur they do almost as well by
the'mselves In adopting the ovei , decorative
< Tnd lovely bordering of comparatively Inexpensive -
pensive swan'a down. ,
Sometimes , even in fashions , commcci t sense
lib hei own way , and every woman la
chuckling with glee over the defeat ot the
great Parisian dressmakers who wish to do
away uttoily with icrlnolines Two months
ago these great and glttcd men , Worth ,
Doiitrt , Ptngot and their Ilk , cut a new skirt
with Just four straight Beams , actually slcned
it In at the foot , and left the bottom as limp
fls a wet molding loaf , Right royally they
ordered tills to bo wore ) , and the becret leaked
out that Greek draperies were to bo our
models for the coming half-do en jcars. With
ono accsrd the women have flouted , .scorned
and rejected the new skirt , and until furthei
notice crinoline , hair cloth , or what you
i to use as stiffening , will bo worn to a
depth ot six Inches at every skirt's foot.
There Is no denying , though , that Trench
ruling OH to the length of evening costume ;
In followed everywhere. Great Is the Joj
among small women over the airival of the
train , and their stout sisters rejolco with
them , for a train makes long lines , and
equally fervid sslf-congratulatlcn should
stout women express at the marked advance
In favor of the black and white gown ,
All manner of striking and pretty schemed
ot mixing black and white are now carried
oyt. Black lace In drapery la rarely laid
over white , but If any one happens to have
*
an old black lace shawl or llouneo lot her
carefully cut out the patterns in the net and
group thorn effectively on a white silk or
even \vhlte cashmere ground. A dress , very
gorgeous lu appearance and yet not a bit
c.RBtlyj. In make , Is often thus resurrected
from apparently hopeless materials , and If
there Is n llttlo Jot added here or there the
result will bo astonishing ,
* THSf CHRIST4IAS TREE GROUP.
IH * By vvay of an exemplification let the reader
refer to the. woman's figure lu the group
about the Christmas tree. Hero Is a skirt of ,
whatever jou will poplin , molro velours ,
cas htnoro or liberty silk , It Is white , with
lace patterns tacked on It , Thu waist Is
white chiffon , accordion plaited and the llttlo
liolcro made pf two frills ot black laco. The
long sleeves reflect the skirt , anl there , by
way ot variety , the black satin belt fastens
ton one aide and lets fall , far down the
drapery , a dpuble wreath of mlstletoo. There
la n knot of mistletoe and holly on one
ehouldpr ; these last touches were put In b >
the ROWII'S designer In honor ot Its first ap
pearance rn Christmas eve , and because
shoulder Knots and sash tialls of flowcru are
worn on all the pretty evening dresses.
v , A word to the wise la alwajs enough , and
| , t ' If J'Q4 wish to turn > our lust j rat's Eton
A coat ot fur , that pf course fits tight , and Is
therefore hopelessly out of stjlo. lop out
jourslosvos down to within two Inches and
a half of tha wrist , then go to a furrier and
tell lilm to turn the bulge of those sleeve
" tops Into a pruthed front , and to cover jour
arms with velvet or silk. If silk lay on
plenty of braid , mohair of good quality ; use
V jhowrlst Qndn of your fur sleeves for cuffs ,
nrid'thero yon are as smart as possible In A
V ( > latiJ ( Jacket.
* " * n It-the Jac-kQt ncedn new lining a plaid Bilker
or Wtlu Is the correct thing for refurbishing
ocausoj everything now that can bo decently
eo ccloreJ and stripe ) ! , uven to silk stockings
uml house slippers. Is pl.id. | Perhaps tbo
* * prettiest tnrtau oddity yet scon Is liberty
'Bilk nnd silk muslin in the g.iy Rojnt Stuart
tripos and bars , and tlieso dancing goods , as
they may bo quite correctly called , make up
Into lovely evening suits for > oun ladles.
' . . - ni.ira i > nnvRAV iIlTJ USn.
, 'Every week the sill ; < blouse proves Itself
t true garment ot Proteus , It ! x literally
i never ( bo same thing a whole fortnight
* s-Uirough , Now wo have It nil of soft silk ,
\ ' -"prefcrably eatiu surah , craven a heavy
, , quality ot china silk , accordion plaited
1 ? .1b.rouBhoit. ) Lot oae bit > ( bin women ,
thoush asplro to tula jihasc , as shown In
' , the llliatratlon | ,
- y Th Jnodpl from -svhlch < le ) sketci Is made
was a pretty clirjaanthemum r < d china silk ,
nd the frllt below the waist , about the
51 wrists ana at the neck , edged with narrow
bream-culnrqd Imitation mecblln lace. En > -
Ircllna the -neclc- ran a. tie ot JiU * wh
i
molro ellk and knotted arter oim of the
dozen new modes of ilrap-ng a'tlo that has
lace ends. By way of a glrdlo a violet-col
ored satin ribbon ran lound the waist and
long loops of It fell from ono side , wherein
was caught the stems of a sizeable ibouquet
of velvet violets.
By way of news It Is necessary to
say
that ties and girdles of this nature are worn
very much. They rather mark the woman
who keeps well abreast of the pretty little
ever-shifting Tiiodps , and they are most In
expensive and decorative
additions to
wardrobe. The bouquet of velvet flowers any ,
sometimes a Knot of white
or red roses , a
tuft of pansles. or , at this season , most often
a handful of holly ami mistletoe , takes the
place , with its ribbon streamers , of the more
costly of chatelaine , and the cravats arc made
whatever you may haVb in the way of
ribbon hits or pieces of silk
, satin , _ molro
C' '
,
If there are any preferences at IL all ex
pressed Just now with regard to lace , lim
erick Is well ahead o the others. The true
and . .beautifulhandmade
-hand-made limerick. Imported
from '
the 'Irish
convents , fetches a big price ,
but there Is imitation llmnrlnttlnt ,1 00
just as well , and now appears wherever a
prettycreamtinted lace Is needed.
Things Irjoji seem , on the whole.1 to be
having especial fashionable innings Jusl now ,
as we see on all .sides Ipvely dinner' and
tit-eon dancing gowns ' of white"and'pale pink and
Irish'poplin. A distinguished "com
bination was made nt a ball recently when
a pretty'.blonde
girl appeared In. >
. a cham-
pdgne-tlnted poplin all garnished with , lim
erick lace , and trails
ami shoulder kno's of
clear
green shamrock leaves. The cham
pagne tint it
seems obligatory to explain. Is
a tone paler than amber , with white lights
HAT PINS , t
It , does not
really require a very sharp
010 to
sec- that
a great deal ot emphis'a '
is being laid this
moment on the sort of
P , , Uod Jn flUpw'erliK Pretty hats to
pretty heads. No less than six
OQ pins c-.u ,
counted In among the falalls and
roses
n' ' { n " \IUKS \ ot Qny average theater bonnet ,
vvcilo hata , wide rnd
narrow , bristle with
.
tuem.
Not Just ' '
commonplace b'uck' heads
on them either , for it's the head tlwt gives j ! I
the
excuse for the pin. Here we have
opals and emeralds , jack
stones and
irao-
thyst , glittering amid feathers arid folhge.
Most
of thesei
are mock Jewels , but Just as
iretty s the real ones at
a distance
, costIng -
Ing from 30 cents to $1 apiece , and surely
lending great luster to the gay headpleco' '
they assist in fastening on. Cabochon gems
and drops ot colored glass , sot around with i
very nlco ll'tle I
diamonds maker
, up the ma
jor portion of eveiy woman's collection I
,
though her best and most
treasured pin 1 ;
usuallv topped with a little gold and
" 'pd enam- i
coat of arms.
A word must bo said In behalf of thoso' | '
who are casting about for
a stout ,
serv-
Iccable i
and
pretty midwinter gown , nnd for
the new goods that Just fills the bill called
murcovlto cashmere. Oishmero la perhaps
of all dress gooJs
considered the
smartest.
but until this mpment U has been und ° -
rclably too light for heavy winter weather , i
The niuscovlte specjes Is
nothing
moro than
,
"
the vyeave"of cashmere worn In winter In1
Husslar with a thick , worm
, woolly Inside I
facing that keeps up the heart and the heat , j
whllo outside it Is simply bcuutlful cashmere - i
mere that pleases the fastidious oyo.
M. DAVIS.
! AAUCTIOV KOH WIVCS ,
U WIIN II ) ld ITiulof Grooimooil Trcr
in ( Mi ! Uulnnliil llnjs of Vlrnliiln.
Prom the earliest settlement of the colo-1
nei | there lias always been a defect In the j
distribution of woman In this countrj. It'
Is a historical fact that while one section has
always sufforeil from an embarrassment of
i Iclics another has plued In u needles * pri
vation. At. the outset of American coloniza
tion the wilderness was hungry for men to
till It , and thousands of the Idle laborers , of
London and Bristol poured Into the now El
dorado.
Robert Beverly , In the "Hlstoiy of Vir
ginia , * ' published In 1705
and 1722 , fa > p :
V S * < u - > > ? ' . .jS
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"Those that went over to that country first
weio chiefly single men , who had not tbo In-
cumbrance of wives and children In Eng
land ; and if they had , they did not expos' ;
them to the fatigue and harai'l of so long
a voyage , ' until they saw liau II should fare
with themselves. From hence it came to
piss that when they were settled there , in a
comfortable way of subsisting a family , thov
grew sensible ! of the misfortune of wanting
wives , and such as had left vvlvea in Pngj
I land i sent for them , but the single men -vvcio
! put to their shifts. '
"Under this difficulty they hid no hop s
but that the plenty In which they lived
might Invite modest women of small for
tunes to go over thither from England. However -
over , they would not recefvc any but auch
ns could carry sufficient certlficata of their
modesty and good bobavlor. These , If they
were but moderat = ly qualified in all other
respects , might depend upon marrying well
In these di > e , without any fortune. Nay ,
the Drat planters were so fir from expecting
money with a. woman that 'twas a common
jthliig for them to buy a dcservlmg wife that
! i carried good testimonials of her character ,
at the price of 100 , and make themselves
believe they ha * a 'barealn. ' "
"In one > ear Sir Edwin provided a , passage -
ago for 1,201 emigrants. Among thrse were
ninety agreeable jc-ung women , poor but
! respectable , to furnish wives to the col-
i oiiUts. This new commodity was trans
' ported at the expense of the colony and'sold
to the joimg planters , and the folov. Ing
year another consignment was made of
sixty young maids of virtuous education ,
young , handsome and well recommended. A
wife In the first lot sold generally for 100
pounds ot tobacco , but as the value of the
now article bccatno known in the nil'rkel
the prlco rose- and a vvlfo would bilng 1IK
pounds of totacco. A debt for a wife was ol
a higher dignity than other debts and to
be paid first. "
THE AUCTION.
In a letter still In existence , dated Lon
don , August 21 , Ifi21 and directed to a
worthy colonist ot that settlement , the
wrltei says :
"We send jou In the ship one widow am :
eleven maids for wives for the paoplo of
Virginia. There hath been especial care
had In the choice of them , for there bath
not been one of them received but upon
good recommendations.
"In ease they cannot bo presently mar
ried wo deslro that they may be put "with
several householders that have wives.
But the writer of this epistle had little
ro-son to fear that any of the ' 'maidens
falre" would be left over. The archives
ot Vlrglna prove that these first cargo's
of youns women were put up at auction
beneath the ween trees ot Jamestown ,
where probably the most nnxloua and , ln-
tpjpated crowd ot auction , ha tuee- ever
Lnpvv&ln the history of the , world were
gathered and , sold for 120 pounds of leaf
totuccb each , and , lt .was ordered that this
debt should havBLprece4enco of-all others.
The solitary "one w4qw" ! went along jwjth
the others"for they could not bo particular
In these days , TJie good minister of the
colony no doubt had a busy time that day.
CHILD S WRAPPER.
Ho did. npt mention any fees , npr did the
bridegrooms think of tendering any. All
was Joy and gladness ,
THE OLID COMPLAININGS.
There exists In the Unltd States today
the same defective distribution ot women an
existed In tie | calones [ 278 years ago. In
deed , it is an economical , as well as a spclal
defect , that the dfslilbuflon of women in
Ihc country Is soliinHlrfe , t that , while Mas
sachusetts has 80,0to , tapre women thanhinen ,
and whllo In every cJi and hamjet from the
Atlantic to the Mississippi spinsters bloom
nnd fade unplucked by the reverent hand of
eager youth , we frequently hear of a lonely
bachelor In the far west addressing a letter
to the United States commissioner of Immi
gration at Dills Island , New York , begging
'aim to exercise his taste and discrimination ,
and , wheur his eyes fall upon a desirable
joung woman who wants a husband , to for
ward her to him at his cost and risk , pro
vided she < 3oes not object.
The fact that reasonably eligible bachelors
In the Interior of the country should fird it
necessary to send to an eastern port for
wives points out a deplorable fault In the
contemporary social state. To correct this
fault In distribution , so painful to contem
plate and endure from the point of view of
either section and of either sex Is a problem
which has received the profound attention of
our social economists from the foundation of
our country.
CHRISTMAS C11EUU.
HOT * to St-r c n Toothsome mill III-
Kt'ntlhlt. Kimilly Dinner.
Toi1 la nn * nvnpllnnnft Ihn nlirlafmnfl pnlnr.
For a big family dinner cause the table
to shlno with satin smooth napery and highly
polished silver nnd glass. A llttlo Norway
pine , twinkling with small crimson tapers
and flashing with tinsel , should alwajs oc
cupy the place of honor In the center , nnd
low , wide bowls of scarlet roses add perfume
as well as further touch of color to the
scene.
It Is better form to arrange all the silver
at the right of the plate , with the article
first wanted farthest away. The oyster fork ,
for example , should be to the extreme right ,
the soup spoon next , and so on to the codes
spdon , which Is nearest the plate. By this
airangemcnt the table presents a far moro
orderly appearance as the dinner progresses
than by the previous methods.
Ono of the prettiest up-to-date effects late
to have leading from the small Christmas
trco bands of ribbon two and a half Inches
In width , fringed at either end with the
monogiam or name of each guest daintily
lettered upon It In gilt. The napkin should
bo folded In a plain square. Fancy folds
and the custom of inclosing a square of
bread are alike out of dote.
A table set as Indicated and lighted by
candles with red shades cannot fall to be
marked by tbo utmost good taste and ele
gance ,
Ann Christmas dinner Is of necessity rather
heavy , there should bo an especial point
made of having the soup and entrco light
nnd delicate. The following menu and no-
companylng recipes are furnished by n chef
of no ordinary distinction :
aiKNU.
Oysters on Unit Shell. Quarters of Lemon.
Horpo liatllsh Since. Long Wafers
Tomnto Soup. Toasted lircnd. Celery.
Sweetbrcnd 1'nttles. Punch
_ GrapeI'rult. .
Hoast Turkey Mnsbod Potatoes.
. Onions.
Squash. Cranberry Jellv. Squares of Hrcnd.
ChlcUen Salad.
Cheese Stniws or Jlrcad niul Uuttct Sand
wiches ,
Olives.
Mince nnd Pumpkin Pie. Cheese.
Ice Crenm. '
Angel's rood.
Ulnck Co ( Tee.
To iraKe a good horse radish sauce Soak
a stick of horse radish , then
grate. Ml\ two
tablespoons with a teaspoon of salt , two
tablespoons of tarragon \Inegar and a salt-
spoon of made mustard. Doit up the jolk
of an egg In ono gill of cream and stir Into
the sauce. The cream end egg rob the homo
radish of Its excessive sharpness
Tomato Soup Ingredients : Three pints of
chicken broth , two quarts of 'beef broth , six
teen ripe tomatoes or three pints of the
canned , three tablespoons butter , three
tablespoons flour , one stalk of celery , six
wbolo cloves , five nllsplcca , one onion.
Put jour butter Im frjlng pan and when It
Is hot put Into It three tablespoons of flour
nnd stir until It is smooth and of a light
brown color. Then set It aside and let It
cool.
cool.Cut
Cut the celery Into small pieces and cook
It with the whole cloves , allspice and onion.
Strain off the Juices
Squeeze the water out of the ripe tomatoes
or turn it out of the canned. Boll up the
pulp , strain and pour Into the chicken and
beef broth , which has also been brought to
boiling point To this add the Juice qj1 the
mixture and last of all stir In the prepared
flour. Into this put dice of toasted bread.
Sweetbread Patties first stand the sweet
breads about Hired pounds in cold water
an hour or two , then par boll , cool and re
move the rough edges , membranes and
sinews. Then place hi cold water and keep
on Ice until wanted Put Into frying pan
four ounces of 'butter , and when It melts ,
split the prepared sweetbreads In two and
saute them In the butter. Open .1 can of
fresh mushrooms , rlnso In cold vviter , cut
them Into quarters , add them to the orFcet-
breads with a , pint ot boiled cream ; season
with salt andi pepper Dissolve a heaping
tablespcon of flour , add Lt , and shnnver until
the sauce 's' thick aad smooth" Serve on
square or puff paste.
A mushroom stuffing made after the fol
lowing recipe Is excellent : Wash and pee
enough mushrooms to make a quarter of
pint ' when chopped. Add to these one ounce
01' n'w bam
oaopped , a tcsspcon of parslej
a llttlo lemon , th > mo , pepper and salt asic
about ds much finely chopped onion as wll
fill a sail spoon. Pry the whole In a llttlb
bacon fat , letting it got hot before adding
the mixture.
Cook the stuffing until it Is
reduced a little , add bread crumbs to make
It of the
right
consistency and use In the
ordinary way.
Diked Onions Select large , perfect , Im
ported Spanish onions.
Cut these ( up and
down ) Into
slices about
one-quarter of
an Inch
thick. Dust well on both sides with ailt ani
pepper.
Put a piece cf butter tne size of a walnut
mto a pan and molt. When hot paci ! > Into
It the ceasoncd slices of onion and bake
about a half hour.
Chicken SalJd Cut the meat of cno
chicken and an equal amount of celery in
small pieces and mix well together The
dressing for this salad Is made by pitting
Into a farina
boiler five apocafuls of vlnegai
and when warm add to It butter the size of
s. walnut , the inlno jolks fif of flvo eggs thoro-jjlhl }
teaspoon of salt , a dust of cayerno pepper
and an equal amount of mustard.
Whip OPO pint cf heavy cream and add to
the above mixture when eold ; mix this ( Tress-
iag thoroughly through the rhlekcn and
celery.
VIVl'V
Cnrrfnl I'uHvliiK unit Wrapping vj 'oil
in Hi Ittinrtlt < > iifhs ,
Pleasure accompanying Jho receiving of a
gift depends largely upon the daintiness o
Its wrappings , as well as uooa Its geneia
appropriateness to the ono for whom It Is
Intended.
A really very pretty present IOSM mud
of Its apparent value by being carolcflslj
packed , \\hllo the ulmplest article may bo
greatly enhanced In value If It IK incttllj
vvrarned.
In these days , when a large sheet of tissue
paper , In vailed tints , can be bought for ]
cent or two , and the cheaper grains for onlj
a few cents per quire , and narrow rlbbunu
are "bdd for a song , " there Is no excuse for
gifts to bo tendered la a slovenly fashion
Then , too , a gift bhould be sour , when voa
slbo ! , for however good our Intentions may
bo. It Is not always easy to please the oho fo'
whom the rcseut Is Intended , and sbouli
this latter be the case , much ombamnHmout
on both sides , Isavold0dt If the dpuar be no
present. It Is dllllcult to express umjuallflci
satlBtaJiIuii ct a gift that offends our tusker
or frr which wo Ii-ivo no use even though vv
thoroughly Appreciate the kind thought
that prompted Its bestowal < uul love th *
giver , tool
To glvo successfully ntudy not so much
j-our 6wn t stp as llisl < ' the person jou In
tend to rcmem > ci n nscnt , and jou
will bo moro p 11 uln * y-uir end.
A bright ehromo would bo mnro ncceptablo
as n decoration for the wnils of .1 poor man's
cottage , and give him nnd his family moro
dfillght In looking at Its guy color * than the
ilcliMt etchlna , whllo your rich friend ,
whose lasto Is highly cultivated , would thank
jou he.irtllj for the Inl orvhrre Win former
would fall to even attract attention.
A good suggestion for a wrapper for any
thing that can be lolled long and nnnnw Is
to make a largo German motto. A moucholr
ease , or one for cravats or vel's , a few ban 1-
kerchiefs , ties , etc. , can all bo wrapped as
follows'
Take a sheet of plain tlssuo paper firfit ,
nnd end010 the article , then loll nil In i
sheet ot heavy crimped tissue i iper , Iti
sonio pnlo color or white , or U profit re 1 ,
the vvhlto with n tinted border IB a prf ty
stjlo In crcpn paper. Tlo It about thorentir
with n broad , pretty ribbon In harmonizing
or conlrnHtlnt ; shades , nnd whore the en'.a
of the paper extend bcond the article pull
them out gently between thumb nnd fingorii ,
giving n fluted appearance. It la also a great
addition to slip n sprit ; of artificial Honors
through the bow knot , taking eaio to nrnkn
them appropriate In color.
White paper bundles tied about with red
ribbon and n bit of holly thrust through , or
green , with mistletoe , nnke chirmlng Christ
mas mottors- and if a line of sentiment bo
written on a scented sheet nnd enclosed be
tween the wnmilnits the Illusion Is complete.
uno usciui mm iircuy gin was uccom-
panlcd In this manner by this little Trench
couplet :
.In voinj nlme , Jo voui mlorc ,
Et < mo voulo-vous encore ?
vs
TIN | | nil TrlpU'N Vtir < > | irliiti * > ( ho
1lnllila > SCIIHOII.
To make a Christmas bell use two ox mu-
zles for a founlitlon , fastenhig the top of
ono a little way up Into the center at the
other to give ( ao propel length to the hell ,
Pl\\ \ \ this solidly with most ) and then trim
with holly bcirlcs and a hit of mistletoe A
calla Illy makes a prcttty clapper. Suspend
the bell by scarlet ribbons.
The foliage of a Christmas tree nnj bi >
wished hero and ( hero with mucilage nnd
then sprinkled with common salt ii ul a very
> ] easltig , result Is obtained. A pretty dtiipory
'or Uio tree Is mnilo by cutting long strips ,
about four Inches wide , of tissue paper ,
hen cutting It clr-scly , partly , but not en-
Ircly across the widths , making fringes : If
ho strips bo dampened and held over a hot
eto\o the fringed edges will curl ted look
quite ornamental.
In Parts tbla yenr the fli trco Is to bo dla-
caided as the Christmas trco and huge , odor
ous Spanish furze bushes , co\ered with their
cjoldcn jellow blossoms , will bo ( lie thing
These bushes are put In great square boxes
of Sranls1 ! faience The candles are palo
pink and golden yellow ; the smaller gifts are
placed In nests ot spun silver inado of tin
sel a stai centered by a tiny electric light
glistens on the topmost branch of the tree.
Yule packages are Intensely exciting If each
0110 is wrapped In successive papers , with
successive addresses , so that no ono knows
If the present will stay with him or whether
ho must hand It on to another.
Christmas bags offer a. pleasant diversion.
Ttooy are made of tissue paper , JSx'J ' Inches ,
and filled with bonbons. Suspend each by a
thread In the doorway , blindfold ciich child
and let him try to knock ono w Ith a cane.
If successful at the second or third effort , "to
the winner belccigs the prize. "
A green ball > to suspend over the Christmas
dinner table Is made by fastening two keg
hoops together , one , within ttio other , turn
ing each way like an open globe Twine
princess pine around each licop nnd put In
sprigs of holly hero < ind there This , Indeed ,
Is similar to the old "klbelng bunch , " which
la seen In many old-fashioned homes In Eng
land. Two wooden hoops , ona passing tnrough
the oWier , decked with exergreens. In the
center of which-Is " "
- tiling a "crown" of rosy
apples and a sprig of mistletoe. Dcocatli It
thcro Is much kissing aud romping and the
earrol singers'stand beneath It and slug their
songs.
Vv in I Jil no IVt-Hmiiili.
Woman Is a subject never mentioned In
"
"iforocco. It would bo considered a tciilblu
breach of etiquette to ask a man about his
.vlfe.
.vlfe.MIES
MIES Jessie A. Ackcrmann , who has been
around the rvoild twice In the Intercuts of
the Woman's Chiistlan Temperance union ,
Is now In Baltimore.
The citizens of Liverpool have on hand a
fund for a monument to JIrs , Homans , ono
of the first women to ontei the field of Eng
lish poetry.
A fiiend 'having ' declared in Mrs. Slddon's
hearing that applause was necessary to
actors that It give them confidence , "Moic , "
IP erposed sbo , "It gives us breath. "
Miss Jonnlo Wertholmor of Cincinnati has
Invented a commercial paper which excludes
the possibility of forging names or other
wise tampering with its face value. The In
vention has been sold to a Now York firm for
$25,000.
AHsj Tiancos Wlllard recently made a
slit ring address , In Chicago and In the col-
leo Ion taken afterward was found a mag-
iilllcent diamond ami emerald ilns of great
vnlno.
illss Hamilton , or rather Ui Hamilton. ,
the Engllbh woman whohasbcun iciirt ph.vsl-
tlan of Afghanistan for m my yearn , sajs It
Is totally Impossible for a westerner to
understand an oriental.
Slme. Dla ? , wlfo of the Mexican prcsldoiu ,
ban founded a homo where girls cm nli\ij-i
find employment , a nursery where chll'iiin
of working women are cared for , and a Mag
dalen home for lopentant Dinners.
Baltimore's Itainy Day club appears In
short skirts , 1-ioots and lerRlngs , and IB de
vising a waterproof costume with alew to
discarding umbrellas. What duel's thoan
women must be.
A Norton county ( Kat\ ) piper , In cpeaK-
Ing of Miss Kate .Johnson the county troaa-
urer-olcct , eiya ; "Pho Is good looking , Jullj ,
well fixed financially , full of buslnesH , llhn
company , but couldn't bo draped Into n plnlc
tea with a four-horse team. "
Mtsa IJettlo Himnela of Now Orleans , a so
cial favorite and a joung uoman of gaiiulno
worth , lias the unlrpio illstlnttlon o [ being
the first fomnln studrnt In the ma of
LoulHhnn. She has mi'ilculatcd at Tula no
unlvonlty and will take the full law conr..o
preparatory to rntorliiK the practice
.Miss Julia Ncllson Is the tallest nclrpss ,
aa well as ono of the most ( laisltall > beau
tiful women , on the English align Alum-
Tadema ccnsldcra her the Ideal Greek flguio
and hu IH fond of < ! e lgnllis her costume * ) ,
lie hni moro Ihan , once even sUKgeited
\arloiia way In which her hair might bo