New Neitra 1
Might Have Reached the Top
Daniel Lament's 8tory of How Pred
rlo P. Oleott Rejected Opport
nlty That Later Made Qrover
Cleveland President
When Daniel 8. Lamont private sec
retary to Governor Cleveland, private
Moretary to Preeldent Cleveland, and
,ona of the latter'a secretaries of war,
told me tbla anecdote he prefaced tt
with the etatement: '1 want to tell
you how a man you know might have
been preeldent had he not deliberate
ly and with hla eyea open chosen an
other path.
This man," pnraued Mr. Lamont
then rlce-presldent of the Northern
Pncifio railroad, "waa comptroller of
the atate of New York from January
1. 1877, to November 4, 1879. Aa
comptroller he gained great popular
ity throughout the atate, and the high
eat respect of business and financial
men generally, because of the efficien
cy and celerity with which he carried
on the work of his department So
brilliant, Indeed, were tbla man's serv
ices as comptroller that a flattering
offer waa made to him to go back Into
the banking business, which he had
left to become a state officer.
"The comptroller went to Daniel
Manning and told him of the offer.
;Mr. Manning at that time was secre
tary of the Democratic state commit
tee, and then and later a great power
In the Democratic party. The two
men had been close friends for years,
and both lived In the same town
Albany.
" Tred,' said Mr. Manning, when he
had heard his friend out, 'for many
years events have shown that the
office you now hold has been the step
ping stone for a good many men to
high political preferment In state and
nation. One of your predecessors be
came president Millard Fillmore waa
comptroller when he was nominated
for vice-president- Lucius Robinson,
now governor, was comptroller. Ira
Davenport waa nominated for gover
nor by the Republicans because of hla
record as comptroller. Governor Til
den told a young Democrat, ambitious
to advance politically, to make his
first mark In the public service in
the comptroller's office.
" 'Fred, you have a splendid record
aa comptroller. You have gained wide
Story of Political Resentment
Because of Broken Promise Jamee
Tyner Helped Defeat Blaine for
Presidency, and Alwaye Re
gretted Hla Revenge.
N.
This story was told to me by the
late James N. Tynor, who served in
congress from Indiana from 1869 to
1875, was postmaster general during
the last year of Q rant's second admin
istration, afterwards becoming assist
ant attorney general of the depart
ment, resigning therefrom in May,
1903. I met General Tyner when he
waa an old man In fact, shortly after
his resignation irom the department,
when he was under accusation for Im
proprieties In office:
"I have learned to expect Ingratitude
and false friendship indeed, my ex
perience in publlo life has very strong
ly disposed me to doubt the sincerity
of any political friendship," he said..
"It la due to betrayal of friendship that'
I am now under false aoouaatlon. I
am too old a man, and perhaps have
learned too much, to Justify me In look
ing forward to the time when I can
get even with those who have attempt
ed to ruin me. But there waa a time
when I got even with a betrayer, and
I have always more or less regretted
It
I- "I was in congress when Jamea G.
Blaine waa speaker of the house. He
waa very cordial toward me, and at
the time of his second election as
speaker I bad Just reason for expect
ing that be would appoint me chair
man of the committee on poat offices
and post roads. I went down to him
and told him that I would be very glad
If he would make me chairman of the
committee. 'Tyner,' said he, 'there
isn't a member of congress who la bet
ter qualified for the place than you,
and I shall be very glad to appoint
you.'
"But when the committee was an
nounced, to my humiliation and cha
grin, I discovered that Mr. Blaine had
not kept bis promise. I was a younger
man than I am now and did not con
trol my temper aa well aa I should. In
the beat of anger I sought out Mr.
Blaine In the speaker's room.
"'You have betrayed me. You hare
Two Dramatists.
Thompson Buchanan, the brilliant
young dramatist, was praising the
dramatic critics of New York.
"U these men err," said Mr. Bu
chanan, "it Is on the side of gener
osity and forbearance. Set dramatists
to criticising one another, and there
would be a different tale to tell.
"For dramatists are cruel critics.
Two dramatists once sat opposite
each other at a Christmas dinner. A
waiter, In filling a glass with cham
pagne, Joggled against the older
man's ear. He growled:
" 'Be careful there, waiter. Remem
ber, please, I've got a head on my
shoulders.'
"But the ycinger dramatist said,
with a nasty laugh, across the table:
M,A head! Rubbish! You've only
got a pimple on your shoulder that
will never come to a bead.' "
Very "Compromising."
The program throughout was an ex
ceptionally strong one, compromising
the names of some of Dublin's most
talented and popular artists. Dublin
Evening Mali.
popularity and especially the good
will and esteem of the business ele
ment of the state. Your father was a
member of the Albany regency, which
largely controlled Democrats politics
In state and nation for so many years.
You have bcn raised and steeped In
the Democracy of Van Buren and of
TUden. You are not unaware of the
present Intention of your friends
myself among them to put you for
ward for governor In 1882. In my
opinion, If you remain In politics you
will stand a very good chance of be
ing elected. And If you should make
aa splendid a record angovernor as
you have as comptroller the eyes of
the nation will be upon you, and no
man can say what will then follow In
your political fortunes.'
"About this time," continued Mr.
Lamont, "there was abundant evi
dence that the Republican party In
the state was to undergo roost serious
factional disturbances during the next
few years. The sores made by sev
eral old rows had not yet healed;
there waa an element In the party
that was planning to bring about the
nomination of Grant for president the
following year, and there waa an ele
ment equally determined to prevent
that nomination. The comptroller,
shrewd political observer that he was,
must have realized that 'Dan' Man
ning was not talking without a full
weighing of the situation; he must
have realized the political possibilities
that lay before him, especially as he
Story About Whistler9 s Father
How He Found Base Line for the Ql
gantlo Work of the United States
Coast and Qeodetlo
Survey.
The scientific) organization of the
United Statea coast and geodetic sur
vey, which has for its original and
principal purpose a survey of the
coasts of the United States primarily
for the benefit of commerce, dates
from 1832. Field work waa begun the
following year under the superlntend
ency of Ferdinand R. Haasler, the cel
ebrated Swedish-American engineer,
broken your promise to me,' I shouted
in hla face. 'And I tell you now that I
shall oppose your nomination for pres
ident I shall fight you In the conven
tion. And If it is In the books, I shall
beat you.' And all he said In reply
was: 'Well, that's fair fighting, Tyner.'
He did not even explain why he had
broken his promise to me.
"I went to the Republican national
convention, held In Cincinnati in 1878.
Blaine, Conkllng and Benjamin H. Bris
tow of Kentucky, who had been sec
retary of the treasury under Grant
were the leading candidates. The Ohio
Republicans some of them, at least
were holding back Governor Ruther
ford B. Hayes as a dark horse. It
seemed to me that there waa a splen
did chance of a successful combination
In favor of Hayes, provided we could
get the time to effect such a combina
tion. Well, we gained that time when
the gas suddenly gave out In the con
vention hall, and the convention had
to adjourn, because of darkness, until
Jie next morning, to the great dismay
of the Blaine men, who saw Blaine's
nomination almost within their grasp
Just before the light failed."
"Do you know who played that his
toric trick on the convention T" I in
terrupted. "That's been a well-kept secret," re
plied General Tyner. "Do you sup
pose that If I knew, I would tell youT
Hut I will tell you now that overnight
we brought about the combination ne
cessary to make Hayes the winning
candidate. I was in the thick of the
fight. 1 persuaded delegates from
other stales bebldes some from my
own to enter into the combination, so
that at the beginning or the balloting
on the morrow Hayes rushed forward
magnificently to victory.
"At last I felt I hud paid off James
O. Blulne. But I wanted to let him
know it, and I hunted him up some
time later in Washington. 'Well,
Blaine, we're even row,' I said. 'Yes,
you did It,' he answered without ex
hibiting the slightest resentment And
my heart was touched. And I have
alwaya felt a little regretful that I
carried my resentment so far."
(Copyright, 1910. by B. J. Edwards, All
Rights Reserved.)
Boxes Sent
Tnose Here Referred to Are Given by
Churches Better Able to
Provide.
"We make a specialty of filling or
ders for missionary boxes," the an
nouncement said, the boxes here re
ferred to being such as are sent
throughout the year, but more partic
ularly perhaps at ChrlBtmas time,
by societies or members of churches
here to pastors and their families of
smaller churches elsewhere.
These boxes contain clothing. These
are not charity gifts, but things will
ingly, gladly given by churches better
able to provide to pastors of churches
not so well able to pay salaries that
would enable their ministers to pro
vide for themselves and tbelr families
as well and comfortably as might be.
Thus a church here might take upon
Itself the duty of assisting the pastor
of some smaller church of Its denomi
nation In some smaller, distant place
wbere money was less plentiful
was fully aware of the plan of Man
ning and others to work for his nomi
nation as govprnor in 1882. Yet the
comptroller reaaoned In this way:
Politics, while fascinating, Is uncer
tain. No one can tell how long per
sonal or party popularity will last
On the other hand, as a banker there
are, to be sure, great responsibilities,
but very great and honorable oppor
tunltles. As a banker I should be free
from the aunoyances, vexations and
uncertainties of a political career, and
surely be able to gain a comfortable
competence for myself and my family
as long as I live. I will turn my bach
upon politics.'
'That Is Just what he did and
you know the rest. Frederle P. Ol
eott, four years after leaving the
comptroller's office, reached the presi
dency of a trust company and made
that the greatest institution of Its
kind in the country. 'Dsn' Manning
was chairman of the Democratic state
committee, helped greatly to brlnj
about the election of Grover Cleveland
as governor In 1882, and the very
same year that Mr. Oleott became s
trust company president the political
astuteness of his old friend, 'Dan
Manning, did wonders in securing th .
Democratlo presidential nomlnatior,
for Governor Cleveland.
"Personally," concluded Mr. Lamont
"I have always believed that Mr. Ol
cott might have been president lr
1884 had he not decided to turn tc
banking In 1879. And 'Dan' Manning
was of the same belief, lie told nu
so himself."
(Copyright, Win. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
who for many years waa at the head
of this Important work, and who, for
two years, beginning In 1818, conduct
ed coast survey operations In the vi
cinity of New York. But it Is from
1832 that the present survey of our
coasts really dates; and according to
two authorities in the railway world
It was due to a suggestion made by
the father of Whistler, the artist, the
a satisfactory base-line was found for
the present survey, which has re
sulted in the accurate mapping of our
entire coast line, both east and west
The story was originally told me
years ago by the late James D. Layng.
"You probably know that, in order
to make a survey, It is necessary, first
of all, to fix upon a base line, or start
ing point." said Mr. Layng, at that
time vice-president of the Big Four
system. "Having got that, you can
then measure with your instruments
the distance between the starting
point and some prominent object a
mountain, for example. Thus, you ob
tain two sides ot a triangle, and geom
etry teaches us that if you know the
length of two sides of a triangle you
can at once find out what the length
of the third side is.
When the coast survey had at last
been sclentlflcall organized and thus
born anew, a party of engineers was
sent out to find a convenient and
good starting point for the survey
that Is to say, a base line. They were
engaged In this task for quite awhile
a number of months, In fact and in
the course of it they fell In with an
old friend, MaJ. George Washington
Whistler, of the United States army,
a distinguished engineer.
" 'Come with me and I will show you
what you want,' said MaJ. Whistler,
who constructed the first long railroad
In the country, the Boston ft Albany.
They were willing, and the next day
he took those federal surveyors to a
point on the Boston & Providence
railroad then under course of con
struction near the town of Mansfield,
Mass. He led them up the railroad
track a little way and then pointed to
the north.
'"There," he said, 'Is a stretch of
railroad ten miles In length, by care
ful measurements absolutely straight
and with no grades. It ought to be the
best kind of a base line for you.'
"It didn't take the coast surveyors
long to decide that MaJ. Whistler waa
right They accepted that ten mile
stretch as a starting point of their
work and from it reached a point with
their instruments some 60 miles away.
The gigantic task of surveying the
coast line of the entire country was at
last under way on a scientific basis,
thanks to a kindly and wise suggestion
on the part of 'Jimmy Whistler's fa
ther. And tt may be Interesting to
note that the first measurement given
by the surveyors' instruments was
found afterwards by field measure
ment to be so nearly correct that the
deviation was only about two inches
In the 60 miles."
(Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
to Ministers
And the clothing thus sent Is not
old, second hand, worn stuff, but new
and the best that can be bought. And
how do the people here know what
sizes to send, and so on? The an-
nouncemeut that srmcinl nHarti,.n
Is
given to missionary boxes says also
Samples and self measurement blank
sent upon request.
The persons here who give send out
to the right person In the nilnttr
family these blanks and get the right
measurements for everything that
required. The clothes thus given are
most commonly clerical suits for the
minister with not unlikely the addl
Hon of an overooat. and if the mini.
ter haa boys la his family It inrhM...
new suits for them, as It may also un
derwear and stockings and things, th
missionary box never belag aklmpy.
The establishment that makaa
specialty of filling orders for such mis-
. L . .
sionary ooxes nas nrsi ana issi com
missions for boxes that are to be seat
to ail parts or u country
.AND
KNIFE SHARPENER IS UNIQUE
Blade Is Drawn Back and Forth Be
tween Two Triangular Staels
Held by Thumbscrews.
A novel and effective knife sharp
ener haa been levlned by a New York
man. It Is more pretentious than the
ordinary sharpening stone used in
most kitchens, but Is said to give
more satisfaction. A small Iron vise
clamps to the edg of the table, and
Novel Knife Sharpener.
upright In the vise are two triangular
sharpening steels held by thumb
screwa. The knife is drawn back
and forth between the steels, thus be
ing sharpened evenly oh both sides at
once. The steels being triangular,
different edses may bo brought Into
use as others become dull, and It can
easily be seen that the life of the de
vice at this rate will be a long one,
more especially aa the sharpening pro
cess wears down the knives rather
than the 6teels. Furthermore, when
the upper half of the steels Is worn,
they may be turned end for end and a
new surface provided.
BIG WINDMILL IN CALIFrfRNIIA
Qlant Wind Propelled Machine Locat
ed in Magnificent Golden Gate
'' Park Near Ocean.
Ban Francisco, Cal., enjoys the dis
tinction of possessing the biggest
windmill in America. This giant wind
propelled piece of machinery is lo
cated In the extreme western borders
of the magnificent Golden Gate Park,
not far from the beach of the Pacific
Ocean.
The wlndmll Is used to pump water
up Into several large reservoirs that
are placed In different locations about
the center of the park grounds. The
Immense vanes have a capacity of
from 75 to 100 horsepower. Tho ex
treme ends of the vanes describe a
A Great Windmill.
circle 200 feet In diameter and swine
around rapidly and with great force.
The total cost of erecting this great
windmill was about $30,000.
Removing Grease from Metal.
Electricity is used in Germany for
removing grease from metallic ob
jects. When the meal is used as nega
tive pole in a hot solution of potash
or soda lye, sheet Iron or pieces of
carbon forming the positive, the oil Is
driven away In a few minutes. It was
at nrst supposed that the alkali trans
formed the fatty matter into soap. In
vestigation by Bnrth, however, has
shown that paraflln and other oily
substames that cannot be saponified
are removed very quickly by the elec
tric current, and the explanation
seems to be that the bubbles of hydro
gen set free act mechanically to drive
Off the particles of oil. The ar t Inn
takes plnee only when the fatty mat
ter is liquid.
Testing Propellers.
The testing apparatus for flvlne m.
chine propellers erected by the Vick
ers company at Uarrow-ln -Furness,
England, consists of a whlrllns- arm
166 feet long, mounted on Ilull-bear-
ings in a cast Iron column. Mnum
at the longer end of the arm, the pro
peller, 110 feet from the mast. Is
driven, through gears and shafting,
by a 100 horse power electric motor!
The propeller, revolving 350 to 1,000
times per minute, can drive the arm
TO miles an hour.
Strength of Nickel Steel.
A test of nickel steel riveted Joints
made from four different kinds of
commercial nickel steel showed the
strength of nickel stool to be about
two and a quarter times as high as
that of Joints riveted with wrought
iron or mild steel rivets. The advan
tage thus gained more than counter
acts Increased cost.
Substitute for Celluloid.
"Reslnlte" Is the name of a new
Substance Invented in Germany, use
ful as a substltue for celluloid and
Ivory. It renders wood, paper and
pasteboard Impenetrable, and makes
pine, for example, so hard tbst It ran
Idiy dulls a planer.
ODD WAY TO SECURE C0PPE?
Tin Csns and Old Iron Junk Utilised
to Catoh Valuable Metal Go
ing to Waste In Water.
There are many kinds of mines and
numerous Inventions for saving pre
cious metals, but perhaps the strang
est method ever devised came to light
In nutte, Mont.
When mines were discovered In
Butte, it was found that the water
contained In the fissures was strongly
Impregnated with copper, so much so,
Indeed, that Iron cages, cars and
tools, of all kinds were quickly de
stroyed by the affinity of the copper
for the Iron.
Only a few weeks' immersion In the
water reduced a mass of Iron to pulp,
a fact that made It necessary for all
material used In the mine and com
posed of Iron or steel to be replaced
at frequent Intervals.
For a long time the water pumped
out of the mine went to waste, as no)
method was known of extracting the
copper from It After a while, how
ever, a discovery was made that was
utilized to good advantage.
Some tin cans found their way Into
the small stream. In a short time It
waa noticed that they had ever ap
pearance of being made of pure cop
per, so thickly were they coated with
that metal. They were regarded as
curiosities by all who saw them, but
presently one man saw further than
"curiosity" he saw the use.
He began to experiment, and found
that old cans and iron Junk thrown In
to the water were soon destroyed,
leaving In their stead a rich deposit
of copper. He thought It would pay
to extract the copper from the water
by this process, and immediately pur
chased the exclusive right to the wa
ter. Then he put In a series of reservoirs
and tanks along the little gully where
the water ran. These he filled with all
the old metal to be had, Including bar
rel hoops. At the end of six months,
he found that the old Junk was to
tally destroyed, and In Its place was a
sedimentary deposit In the bottom of
the reservoirs and tanks which was
eighty per cent, copper.
TONGS FOR HANDLING BRICKS
Use of Instrument Eliminates Old
"Chsln-Gang" or Hand to Hand
Method Time Saver.
Tongs for carrying bricks are shown
In the accompanying sketch. The
.ongs Clamped on Bricks.
length is adjustable to fit dlfferen
sixes of brick. When unloading brlcl
from cars into wagons, the tongi
holding four or six bricks are hande
to the driver, who Is thus enabled U
pile that number about as quickly as
one. brick, says the Popular Mechan
ics. The use of these tongs eliminates
tho old "chain gang" or hand to hand
method and effects a large saving of
time and labor.
Big Dredge.
The dredger Leviathan, at work Is
tho Mersey, Is said to be the largest
construction of the kind in the worlu
It has an over all length of 487 feet
a beam of 60 feet and a depth of 20
feet 7 inches, with a capacity to carry
the enormous load of 10,000 tons of
sand. It is of the twin-screw, self
propelling, sand-pump, hopper-dredger
type, provided with 12 hoppers having
a net total capacity of 180.000 cubic
feet.
Cottcn Used In China.
The cotton cloth needed to clothe
the inhabitants of China Is about
eight billion yards. This amount
would carpet a pathway sixty feet
wide from the earth to the moon, or
cover one more than twenty miles
wide from New York to Chicago.
INDUSTRIAL
MECHANICAL
NOTES
Russia produces about 95 per cent
of the world's platinum.
The wild pampas of Patagonia pro
duce wool and hides worth millions.
A machine to remove paper from a
wall rapidly by steaming It Is a re
cent invention.
The heaviest hammer In the world
weighs 60 tons and Is found at the
Ternl works, Italy
The worltVs output of copper last
year was nearly 100,000 tons greater
than the year before.
All of Michigan's Industries have
felt the Influence of the state's boom
In the manufacture of automobllea.
A French automobile builder haa
demonstrated that tires made of com
pressed leather will work successfully,
even on rough roads.
About 65 per cent of all the tin used
In the world is produced In the Malay
states, which last year exported more
than $4,0,500,000 worth.
Metal gates, folding Into small
space when not In use, have been pat
ented 1 two Connecticut men to keep
children from falling out of bed.
To hold a pencil on a writing desk
when it is not in use there has been
devised a simple magnet with a steel
cap to be placed on the end of any
pencil.
A netting funnel, to be set Into a
window screen, so that It will point
outward, has been Invented to at
tract flies out of a room without per
mitting them to enter.
The uae of bicycles Is decreasing In
Russia. One dealer aald he had sold
1.000 In 1808, but only half that num
ber In 1909. In Germany the demand
(or them is stationary.
I ill T 1 i -
Timely Suggestions
of
Interest to the Hostess
Two Guessing Contests.
The call for guessing contests Is
continual; It seems as If the demand
would never cease, and our readers
want the old ones so often that I am
afraid some may tire of tbem. How
ever, there are always news ones to
read what to us may be old, so I give
these two contests in response to a
cry for "some good ones, please."
1 What la the oldest ant? (Adam-ant),
i. What ant hires hit home? (Tenant).
5. What ant I Joyful T (Jubilant).
4. What ant la learned? (Savant).
6. What ant la well Informed? (Con
versant).
6. What ant Is trustworthy? (Confid
ant). ?. What ant Is proud? (Arrogant).
5. What ant sees things? (Observant).
. What ant la angry? (Indignant).
10. What ant tolls things? (Informant).
11. What ant Is successful? (Triumphant).
12. What ant is an officer? (Command
ant).
13. What ant Is a beggar? (Mendicant).
U. What ant Is obstlnant? (Defiant).
Hi. What ant is youngest? (Infant).
16. What Is the ruling ant? (Dominant).
17. What Is the wandering ant? (Errant).
18. What ant lives in a house? (Occu
pant).
IB. What ant points out things? (Signifi
cant). SO. What ant Is prayerful? (Supplicant).
1. What city Is for few people? (Scar
city). t. For happy people? (Felicity).
8. For hypocrites? (Duplicity).
4. For chauffeurs? (Velocity).
8. For truthful people? (Veracity).
9. For athletics? (Elasticity).
T. For greedy people? (Voracity).
' s. jcor wild beasts? (Ferooity).
9. For home lovers? (Domesticity).
10. For actors? (Publicity).
11. For reporters? (Audacity).
12. For wise people? (Sagacity).
IS. For hungry people? (Capacity).
14. For telegraph operators? (Electricity).
15. For crowds? (Multiplicity).
18. For nations? (Reciprocity).
17. For old people? (Eccentricity).
IS. For beggars? (Mendicity).
19. For unhappy people? (Infelicity).
20. For office seekers? (Pertinacity).
The names of cities and their nick
names may a.lso be used, thus: Bos
ton, "The Hub;" Philadelphia, "The
City of Homes;" Detroit, "City of the
Straits;" Cincinnati, "Queen City of
the West;" Chicago, "Windy City," or
"Garden City;" Buffalo, "Queen City;"
Cleveland, "Forest City;" Pittsburg,
"Smoky City;" Washington, "City of
Magnificent Distances;" Milwaukee,
Cream City;" New York, "Gotham;"
Minneapolis, "Falls City;" St Louis,
"Mound City;" San Francisco, "Golden
3ate;" New Orleans, "Crescent City."
An Evening In Holland.
The Invitations said, "The Travel
club will be pleased to have you spend
an evening in Holland, at the resi
dence of Mrs. Brown, January twelfth,
at eight o'clock."
The house was transformed com
pletely with the flag of Holland red,
white and blue and all doors and win
dows; then there were pictures of
Queen Wllhelmina and reproductions
of famous Dutch artists, such as Rem
brandt, Potter, Hals, etc. There were
storks and windmills on the dining
table, with a pair of wee wooden shoes
at each place. Lacking real tulips
and hyacinths, there were artificial
ones, and members had sent any bits
of delft they possessed or could bor
row, as well as many poet cards from
Holland, which were all displayed
upon a table. '
There were 12 members In this club,
Party Amusement
THIS game is somewhat similar to a
form of amusement that may often
be seen at fairs, and is another meth
od by which small presents may be
given to little friends. On a table at
one side of the room a number of
prizes are arranged, and the competi
tors stand at an agreedon distance
from the table and in turn throw rings
at the prizes. When a competitor suc
cessfully throws a ring so that It falls
dulte flatly on the table and encircles
a prize, then he or she becomes pos
sessor of the article.
The rings should be cut out of stiff
FsA-
Coats have vivid linings.
Black and white In broken plaids Is
ttyllsh.
A pretty toque Is of black velvet
edged with fur.
The latest thing in feathers are
leather slippers.
Beads play an important part in the
slipper buckles.
Ballroom dresses are trimmed In
narrow bands of fur.
Some manufacturers say short
capes are coming back.
Many ot the b:k bats are trimmed
high with black mallnes.
Visiting dresses, even when made
short, are most sumptuous.
The fichu lines are evident, espe
cially on chiffon blouses.
The dlrectolre style grows more
fashionable as the season progresses.
One of the latest evolutions of fash
Ion Is the long colored velvet paletot
Dainty linen gift handkerchiefs for
women have delicately hued borders.
and they were asked to come In cos
tume, which I describe rather minute
ly. The men wore dark Jackets over
bright vests, knee pants, low heavy
shoes, with - blue woolen stooklngs,
broad soft hats, with rather pointed
crowns. The Dutch fisher boy wore
wooden shoes, very ' full trousers,
coarse knitted stockings, a striped
waist or blouse, red tie and a vlBor
cap.
The girls wore full skirts of blue
flannel, short sleeved waists, laced
over a white shirt' with short, full
sleeves. A large white or colored ker
chief was crossed over the breast and
fastened at the waist Fancy or white
aprons and red stockings with wooden
shoes completed a costume. The hair
was parted and braided with a cap of
white muslin or gay silk worn on the
head. There are more elaborate head
pieces of brass, with lace caps. The
Dutch women are also very fond of
wearing coral beads.
The fact that Holland leads the
world in making cheese furnished the
subject for a very Interesting paper.
The hostess served potato salad,
piping hot sausage grilled In the cha
fing dish, Dutch herring made into
appetizing sandwiches, pickles and
cheese, and offered a choioe of coffee,
cocoa or beer with pretzels.
A Jolly Cotillon.
Perhaps you will all be Interested
In the description of these figures,
which were danced at a holiday cotil
lon. College lads and lassies were the
guests, and the affair took place on
the third floor ballroom of a home
noted for Its hospitality.
For the "snow man" figure the boys
were covered with white paper bags
with round holes cut for eyes. The
girls had small snow men figures with
paper caps in colors pinned on their
gowns. Each man danced with the
girl whose cap matched the calored
button placed In his buttonhole. An
other figure was a large Japanese lan
tern filled with tiny toys, two of a
kind; as the lantern was tossed about
the toys fell out, and those matching
toys danced together.
The fife and drum figure was great
The men had whistles and the girls
drums, each drum and each whistle
being tagged with duplicate numbers
and distributed among those who were
to participate In the first waltz. The
leader formed them in military array
to the tune of "Mulligan Guards," and
at the proper signal all danced.
The last figure savored of Japan. All
the girls were given lanterns and all
the men a box of wax taper matches.
When the signal was given the men
lit the lanterns and held them over
the girls. The electric lights were
turned out for a time, but turned on
as the clock struck 12, and "Home,
Sweet Home" sounded.
MADAME MERRL
New Silk for Scarfs.
Among scarfs the newest material
is fine silk crlcot, like glove silk.
These come in all the fashionable
shades. Many scarfs have embroidered
and silk crocheted lace ends, In self
tones or in harmoniously contrasting
colors.
cardboard and be about six or seven
Inches in diameter and half an inch
or so in thickness, and bound round
and round With Berlin wool until the
cardboard is entirely hidden. A good
number of rings should be prepared of
various colors, so that each player
may know his own. The little sketch
on the right hand side shows the kind
of ring that should be made, and the
large sketch Illustrates the way In
which the prises should be arranged,
the apple on the right having been
successfully "ringed" and won by the
lucky player.
Some of these, with lace-work cen
ters, are highly expensive.
A sailor collar when made of lace Is
a pretty accessory to a dinner gown.
Slips of Italian silk with messallne
ruffles make the best petticoats for
every-day wear.
The day when the debutante was
strictly gowned In pure white Is past
The new wild rose frocks for young
girls threaten to take the pure white
frocks' plaoe.
Pompadours No Longer Modish.
Women find that their heads show
to better advantage with hair parted
at the side than In the middle. One
reason is perhaps because the middle
of the head has been parted so often
that the part Is too broad. At the side
the hair appears thicker and more
glossy for some reason or other. But
every woman who has the least wish
to be modish has done away with th
pompadour and is flattening her halrj
more or less at the sides. If a puff Is
put in at the side a very small one to '
used. The aim seems to be to hare
the head long from a side view but
exceedingly narrow from the front
