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Road That Led to Eldorado
Monkey DInntra, Mud and Distress on
the Route AoroM Nicaragua
Vsndsrallt Established
for Gold-Seekers.
A Vanderbllt road that nobody
hears of todar I" that ono which tho
founder of the Vanderbllt fortunos
and famo built In Nicaragua In '49 for
the transportation of California gold
.Makers across that country, In oppo
sition both to the Capo Horn route to
the gold fields, and Commodoro Will
fam R. Asplnwall's routo across the
Isthmus of Panama, which finally re
sulted In the Panama railroad, though,
at first, Asplnwall carried his passen
gers from Asplnwall (now Colon) up
the Chagres river by natlvo boats to
Gordons, and thonce by mule across
the mountains to the port of Panama.
The Vanderbllt "cut-off" to Eldo
rado began at tho Nlcaraguan Atlan
ta port of Greytown. Shallow side
wheel boats took the passengers up
the San Juan river to a steamer which
carried them across Lake Managua
to Virgin Bay, and between that point
and tho Pacific port of Ban Juan del
flur, across the twolve-mllo wide strip
Of land separating ocean and lako,
ran the Vanderbllt road proper.
Transportation across this road was
by horses In chargo of vaquoros, the
animals for tho first six mllos from
the lake struggling through tho deep
black mud of a wide graded and
ditched road, an for tho next six
miles following trails along creek
beds, through a mountainous country.
Those six mllos were novor worked
by Vanderbllt.
Ono of tho surviving argonauts who
travelod more than once over this
now long deserted and all but forgot
ten Vanderbllt road Is a prominent
manufacturer In Little Ilock, Ark,,
Mr. Dudley Jones.
' In the autumn o 1852, Mr. Jones
left tho American river, near the
point where gold was first discovered,
and, reaching San Francisco, was ono
of 75 persons to embark for tho port
of San Juan del Bur on a tramp sail
ing ship. After a 48-day sail down the
toast, during which thoy experienced
terrific storm and ran short of
food, tho ship dropped anchor off San
Juan del Bur just before daylight.
"As soon as possible we all wont
Mhore," said Mr. Jones recently,
"only to find that tho passengers by
Evarts Was Just a Plain Man
Secretary of State Could Not Conctal
His Dislike for Conkllng When
Sir Richard Webster Praised
the Senator.
Two famous men of yesterday who
wero naturally repollont, and for no
good reason that was apparent to tholr
friends, were William M. EvartB and
Roscoo Conkllng, and tho Intenso an
tipathy, often bordering on downright
hatred, that thoy boro for each othor
was productivo of at least ono Inci
dent illustrative of how small some
great men oan bo at tlmoa.
When, In 1872, Mr. Evarts acted as
chief counsel for the Unltod States
before the celebrated Oeucva Court
of Arbitration, ho mado tho acquaint
ance of Sir Richard K. Webster, who,
In 1000, was raised to tho peerage
t
and the samo year becamo Lord Chief
Justlco of England. Tho friendship
then established was continued by cor
respondence after Mr. Evarts bad re
turned home, and whon tho latter
learned that Sir Richard wan planning
to mako a trip to Amorlca ho gavo
the British jurist a cordial Invita
tion to visit him st his homo In Wash
ington. Mr. Evarts was then secre
tary of state.
In due course tho Englishman ar
rived at the Evarts mansion and wns
taken by his host to moot President
Bays. Wow, It so happonod that tho
next day Roscoo Conkllng was to
make an Important speech In the sen
ate chamber. Tho president know
this; he also knew of his secretary of
state's dislike of Conkllng, and, half
In the spirit of mischief and half bo
cause ho wantod the visitor from
abroad to hear Amorlcan oratory at
IU bti he volunteered tho Informa
tion that Sir Richard ought surely to
visit tho senate chamber tho noxt
afternoon. The Englishman replying
that he would bo pleased to( do so,
thero remained nothing for his host
to do but to exorcise his prerogative
aa head of the state department and
secure his guest a good soat In that
section of the gallery reserved for tho
use of foreign diplomats.
Sheep In Australia.
The merino sheep Is Australla'n&est
aaeet A report recently lssuod by the
Evernment statistician for Queens
id shows the estimated numbor of
aheep In the state at tho present tlmo
at 10,040,000. This is an increaso of
nearly two million over tho previous
year. Tho amount of wool produced
B 109 was 139,688,298 pounds, on In
ere&so of 10,000,000 pounds. Tho great
est wool producing state In Australia,
'however, It New South Wales, whero
the sheep at the end of 1909 numbored
4,194,000. The fleece for tho year
reaehed 1,088,896 bales.
Fooled the Coroner,
Oyer Greening stepped on the
track In front of a locomotive going
at the rate of 60 miles an hour this
morning.
Myer Poor fellow I When are they
going to have the funeral?
Oyer Ob, it has been postponed In
definitely, You see the locomotive
was running backward at the time.
The man Is Impervious to misery
-who can joke with his ieatlst
gyJS. eJ.
the regular Vandorbilt steamer from
San Francisco had landod tho day bo
foro and taken with them eastward to
tho lako evory animal in Sau Juan del
Bur and thereabouts! As wo had Ball
ed on a tramp ship, so we wero
tramps, wo had no claim on the Van
derbllt company, so, with our blankets
on our backs, and our llttlo posses
sions In carpot bags, and with more or
less gold dust aploce, we started off
to tramp over tho mountains In a
tropjeal rain that fell all day.
"As we struggled ovor tho trails
along the creek beds wo becamo very
much scattered. Finally, two or threo
of us came to a little house near tho
top of the mountains whora a native
family was eating dlnnor under a
thatched shed. Wo asked for and
were served with food, and wo ate
heartily, and after paying our bill
asked what kind of meat wo had oat
en. For reply our host pointed to
some chattering monkeys In tho trees.
That was the only food wo had for
24 hours.
"That first day wo mado six miles,
at night reaching what was known
as Vandorbllt's Half-Way House," a
largo adobo warehouse, where tho
graded road began.
"How many of tho west-bound pas
sengers reached tho 'Half-Way Houso'
during tho night In tho downpour I
McKinley's Campaign Methods
Insisted on Knowing In Advance What
Delegations Were Going to 8y,
and Always Carefully Pre
pared His Speeches.
While the first presidential cam
paign for tho election of William Mc
Klnloy was In progress, Lieut. Gov.
Charles II. 3axton of New York vis
ited Canton, O., for tho purpose of ar
ranging with McKlnloy for tho visit
of a delegation of few York Repub
licans to tho McKinley homo. Mc
Klnloy stated that It would give him
great pleasuro to rocelvo any of his
friends from Now York state, adding,
a moment later, that ho Imposed only
ono condition. "If anything Is to be
said of a political nature, anything
not purely social, thon I shall expect
the remarks to bo written out and
-
Tho evening following tho great aft
ernoon of specchmaklng in tho senate,
tho secretary of stnto gave a formal
dinner at Mb homo. Nearly all of the
leading members of tho administration
wero present. Of course, Sir Richard
Webster was also present, and when
ono of his follow diners asked him
what his experionco had hoen at the
capltol a few hours before ho at once
began to voice his intonso admiration
for ono of the speeches ho had hoard.
Tuun, turning to Mr. Evarts. ho con.
tinued:
"Tho speech I have in mind wan
mado by Sonator Conkllng. I boliovo
ho represents your own state, Mr.
EvartB."
Tho secretary of state nodd(l his
hoad slightly, while tho othor mom
bors of tho administration struggled
to suppress smiles; for tho antipathy
inni oxistcu Dctwcon Evarts and Conk
llng was well known to ono and nil.
"I have never heard an abler speech
in our houso of commons," pursued
Sir Richard, innocontly. "Nor lmvo I
ever wllnusscd a moro Impresslvo do
Ifvery. Tho man Is magnificent. Ab
nn orator ho Ih without n superior."
Again Mr. Evarts nodded his head,
this tlmo over so slightly.
"Anil, I should say," persisted tho
Englishman, "ho should bo your fore
most orntor. I presume lie is a very
able udvocato. Ho must have many
clients In your courts. Is it not so,
Mr. Secretary?"
This tlmo thero was not oven an al
most Imperceptible noddlne of th
secretary of state's head, lnstnnii in
words precisely spoken, and with a
manner that was not lost upon Sir
Richard, his host rcpllod:
"I do not know whether it Is or not.
I never saw him in court, and I novor
hoard of his being thero."
For a moment thoro wns sllrtico,
then Sir Richard, with commemlnMo
tact, changed tho subject, and a few
minutes later Mr. Evarts was onco
again tho charming and ontortalnlng
host. Ilut tho other niomberB of tho
administration still slyly smiling.
(Copyright, 1810. by 15. J, lCtlwards. All
nights rtvaerved.)
Carpenter Solves the Mystery
Hens Mistake China Door Knob for
Egg and He Gets a Fresh Ona
Every Morning.
The high cost of living was being
discussed by the Curbstono club whon
tho Ancient Carpenter happened to
stroll In.
"It's almost lmposslblo to gVt eggs
at any price," the Plumber was saying
just as the Ancient Carpenter enterod,
"Yes, and tho oddest thing you ever
heard," the Carpenter exclaimed, "Is
that I have been getting a fresh egg
every morning for nothing."
The Carpenter's reputation tor weird
yarns was enough to cause the whole
membership to gather about htm to
bear hla latest
"It's like this," the Carpenter con
tinued. "When I got up the other
morning and found a nice fresh egg on
my doorstep I thought someone might
have put It there by mistake, but after
the thing happened time after time
JgcfUtfy?s
do not know; there were several hun
dred, at least. Yet next morning, as,
with tightened belts, we trudged on
our way to tho lake over tho graded
portion of the road, wo met many
west-bound passengers struggling
through the mud and water. Wo saw
many pitiful sights on that siz-milo
stretch, enough to make us think
lightly of our own troublos. Thoro
were delicate women on horses, with
children tied on to other horses, all
wading through mud and water that
sometimes reached to tho bollles of
tho animals. As wo wero crossing a
slough we saw a lady on a horso, with
her threo small children tied onto
another. Tho children wero crying;
tho mother was trying to keep hor
courage up and urgo tho poor beast,
bearing her children, along. Present
ly a vnquero camo along and helped
them through tho slough.
"This was Vanderbllt's road, ovor
which that lady had paid hor faro.
With such torrlblo exposure practical
ly all the way across Nicaragua It-was
no wonder that so many of tho trav
elers wero prostrated with fever by
tho time thoy reached tho Paciflo
steamer. And of the thousands who
paid to go to California over tho Van
derbllt road mnny never got nearer
their destination than the open field
back of tho Mexican town of Aca
pulco, which camo )n tlmo to bo
known as tho American graveyard."
(Copyrleht, 1010. by K. J. Edwards. All
Illghti Reserved.)
submitted to mo before dollvery," ho
said. "This is a vital point. When I
am going to addresR any delegation, I
alwayB mako It a point carefully to
wrlto out what I am to say."
Furthermore, McKinley was prob
ably as careful In tho preparation of
campaign speeches as was Roscoo
Conkllng, Wllllnm H. Seward or Ho
ratio Seymour. Like thoso great cam
paigners, McKinley took tho utmost
pains In tho preparation of a political
addrcBs. Indeed, he went oven far
ther than any of thoso men did, per
haps becauso ho did far moro general
campaigning than any of thom, fre
quently speaking two and threo times
a day during an entlro political cam
paign. Having thoroughly thought out tho
argument In support of the issues
which ho represented, McKlnloy la
bored ..assiduously over reducing his
arguments to writing. That tnsk final
ly accomplished to his sntlsfnctlon, ho
then carefully divided what ho had
wrltton Into sections. Sometimes a
section would consist of two or three
brief paragraphs. Sometimes It would
bo long enough to consumo fifteen or
twenty minutott in delivery. Again It
would como perilously near to em
bracing everything that had been re
duced to writing.
Never was a section arbitrarily
given a certain length. Whenever Mc
Klnloy mado a campaign tour of any
lmportnnco ho carried with him n
time-table of his own making. This
showod tho plnces whero ho was to
speak and tho length of stay In each
town. If tho train schedulo cnllcd for
n one-mlnuto stop at tho next town
McKinley glanced over that portion
of his speech which could bo deliv
ered, and was prepared, In fnct, for a
one-mlnuto address. If a flve-mlnute
stop was scheduled, then ho would re
fresh his memory of tho fivo-minuto
section of his speech. A fiftecn-mlnuto
stop caused the ilftcen-mlnuto section
to bo brought forth; and whero time
pormlttcd tho entlro speech wotald, of
courso, bo delivered. So skilful, how
ever, was McKinley In varying his
phraseology that ho never seemed to
ropoat himself. Practically ovory tlmo
ho dellvored tho flvo-mlnuto section of
ills speech, for example. It would bo
clothed In a new verbal dress. Yet
tho meaning of tho section was al
ways tho same, and as clearly pro
aentod In one dress as another.
This, perhaps, was tho most strik
ing of the various tricks of campaign
ing tha McKinley employed which
led thoso who accompanied him on
his campaigns to state with practical
unanimity that McKinley was tho most
skilful and economical user of his
tlmo, hla voice, and his mental and
physical strength of any campaigner
they hnd ever accompanied.
iCopyrlshl, 19t0, ly 15, J. Kdward. All
HlghtH Reserved.)
Strictly Professional.
Tho Collector You aro Lawyei
Mlggs?
Tho Lawyer Yes.
Tho Collector I want to know when
you will pay this bill?
Tho Lawyer Novor! Two dollars
for tho advice, pleaBo.
tho mystery began to get on my
nerves. I had to stay up half of ono
mgiit to And out whero tho eggs camo
irom,'"
"Well." camo the chorus, "whom did
thoy como from?"
"A couple of wooks ago 1 happened
to break the brass knob off tha ldnhn
door and, wishing to fix It at onco, I
suusuiutou a wnlto china kuob that
bapponed to bo at hand.
"I found that ono of my neighbor's
hons, 'mistaking tho knob for a nest
egg, bad been perching on It every
night and laying a nlco big egg for
ray breakfast."
"How does It happen that the eggs
were not broken by the fall?"
"Does soem odd, doesn't It?" the An
cient Carpenter grinned. "Here's the
answer: Under the knob ' Is a
nloe soft doormat which receives
the eggs right In the middle where
they cuddle up against tho very ap
propriate motto, 'Welcome.' "Youngs
town Telegraph,
SCIENCE
AND,
INVENnON
THROW LIGHT AROUND CURVE
Automobile Lights Controlled by
Steering Qear Assist Greatly In
Preventing Aocldents.
Ono of tho most Ingenious of tho
many dovlcos Invented for use on
automobiles Is tho controlling ap
pllanco for lamps doslgned by two
Ohio mon. By means of this device
tho lamps of a motor car can be made
Auto Lights That Turn.
to turn In any direction the car turns,
thereby eliminating one causo of ao
cldents. Tho lamps aro plvotally
mounted and turned easily. Attached
to each Is a threo-pieco jointed rod
which runs under tho hood of the
auto and connects with the steering
gear. When the wheel is turned the
lamps turn automatically and throw
their light In whatever direction the
car la going. Hitherto, in turning a
corner, tho road just In front was not
illuminated until tho motor car was
all tho way around the corner. This
has caused many accidents, as for a
few seconds the driver could not see
what was ahead if it was a dark
night Tho invention here shown
keeps the path always Illuminated and
eliminates tho danger completely.
OLD DISEASE IS INCURABLE
Whole Families Are Afflicted With All-
urophobla, or Fear of Cats
Grows More Intense.
At a meeting of afield naturalists'
society in Edinburgh ono of the mem
bers road a paper on allurophobla,
which means "tho fear of cats," and
cltod numerous examples of persons
for whom tho ordinary harmless cat
possesses tho greatest repellant pow
ers. Wholo families are afflicted with
it according to the paper, and the per
sons so afflicted elthor fainted or went
into hysterics if a cat brushed against
their clothes. It was agreed by all
who hadany knowledge of such cases
that It was a gcnulno disease and that
it was Incurable, and also that the
aversion to felines grew more Intenso
with tho ago of the afflicted ono.
This is only ono Interesting pbaso of
a study which has always been of su
promo interest to students of heredity.
They probably would explain that it Is
the recolloctlon of soraj remote ances
tor's fear of the great felines that
made primoval life miserable, surviv
ing countless generations of immunity
from molestation or the fear of It
These Instinctive llkos and dislikes
which como down to us moro or less
vaguely and only break out In pro
nounced guise In odd cases are loss
frequent with human beings than with
animals.
UMBRELLA WINDOWS IN USE
Innovation Enables Pedestrian to See
Ahead While Seeking Protection
From Driving Rain.
Windows or portholes for umbrellas
have been placed on tho market by a
concern which bollovos thero Is suf
ficient reason for sueh an innovation
to mako It popular, says Popu .
Mechanics The windows aro of lain-
Umbrella- Portholes In Use.
glass, and aro sold either scparato or
attached to a now or old umbrella.
Tholr purpose, of courso, Is to enablo
tho user to seo ahoad when holding
an umbrella as a protection against
a driving rain.
A Liquid That "Floats Stones.
Of all liquids, mercury posssosses
tho greatest specific gravity, but an
othor has recently been discovered
which Is also so hoavy that stones of
all kinds granlto, limestone, quartz,
and so forth float In it It Is satu
rated aqueous solution of tungstobor
a to. Its specific gravity Is 3.3, whero
aa that of ordinary rocks does not sur
pass 2,7. Only a few precious stonos
havo a specific gravity greater than
that of this liquid for which reason It
is proposed to employ It for Uio sepa
ration of such stones from masses of
broken rock. i
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TO DISINFECT RIVER BOATS
Sanitary Authorities of Port cf Lon
don Adopt Apparatus Which In
cludes Generator and Cooler.
For the dlslnfoctlon of vessels on
the Thames, tho sanitary authorities,
of the Port of London have adopted
an apparntun known as tho Clayton
Dilute Qas Disinfecting Machine. This
Is usually fitted In tho hold of a bargo
and taken alongside the vessel to bo
fumigated, but about 200 vessels are
equipped with machines as permanent
fixtures for tholr own use. Tho ap
paratus Includes a sulphur furnaco
generating sulphur dioxide, a gas cool
er, and a Root blowor. About 1,000
cubic feet of air per minute la drawn
along this auction pipe by the blower,
dividing Into two streams as It reach
es the mixing volvo. Ono stream of
about 200 cublo feet per mlnuto pass
es through tho generator, becoming
charged with 16 per cent, of sulphur
dloxldo, and is then led through tho
cooler to tho base of the blower,
where tho other stream of 800 cublo
feet per mlnuto Is mot Tho resulting
mlxturo, containing 3 per cent of sul
phur dioxide, is forced along tho de
livery ptpo to the pressure orifice of
the blower. Suitable hoso leads to
the compartment to be reached and
tho ten horso-power steam engine, elec
tric motor or gas engine forces the
mixture, a3 It is generated, Into ev
ery crevice.
STAGE ILLUSION IS CLEVER
8conlo Effect Makes Man 8eem to
Chase After Train for Long
Distance Never Catches It.
There seems to bo no limit to the
scenic effects possible on the modern
stago and as for thoBo In moving pic
tures, (tholr limit is only that of
human Imagination. A New Jersey
man has devised a mothod fcr produc
ing in an unusually lifelike way the
scene of a man chasing a train for a
long distance. It can bo used either
on the legitimate stage or In labora
tories where motion pictures are
made up as a model. In the rear
hangs an endless panoramic curtain
with a vlow that has no particularly
Stage Illusion.
distinctive feature and will not bo ro
membered as It revolves. At one side
is tho rear end of a car and a few feet
behind this is a treadmill, concealed
under tho tracks. A man dashes
across tho stage and as he inouuta
the treadmill tho car stops, but tho
soenery In tho back begins to move.
This well known artifice gives thoN
car tho appearance of moving and
this deception is heightoned by tho
fact that no matter how hard tho man
runs he never overtakes It.
A New Gem From California.
San Denito county, California, has
given ltc namo to a new candidate
for admission to tho circle of tho
preolous stones "benltolto." It is of"
a sapphire color, hard and remarkably
brilliant. Chemists say It Is a "slllcq
tltanato of barium." It is found in
rock pockets and In geodes associated
with natrolite and a hitherto un
known black mineral called carloslte.
During 1907 benltolto mado Its first
entry Into tho report gf tho Geological
Burvay on tho precious stones of the
Unltod States, the vahio of tho uncut
stones found in that year amounting
to ?l,G0O.
Causo of More Light
Becauso thero Is moro light In the
sky on a clear, moonless night than
can bo attributed to tho stars, a Gor
man scientist has ovolved a theory
that tho earth Is surrounded by a lu
minous coma resembling that of com
ets. Use of Iron Cloth.
Iron cloth is largely used today by
tailors everywhere for tho purposo of
making tho collars of coats sit prop
erly. This cloth Is manufactured from
stool wool and has tho appearance of
having been woven from horsehair.
NOTES or
SCIENCE
wra3
INVENTION
Franco has 266 stnto owned mu
seums. Argentlno's cattlo hord numbers
70.000.000.
Lako Superior drains 85,000 square
miles of land.
In India more than fifty natlvo lan
guages aro spoken.
Florida's phosphate exports exceed
In valuo $8,000,000 a year.
Tho cultivated hyacinth Is a native
of Persia and Asia Minor.
Over 7,000,000 pounds of tobacco
was produced In tho Transvaal In
1008.
Nearly all of Japan's sulphur output
Is absorbed by tho United States and
Australia.
Tho work of compiling a magnetlo
survey of Africa has been practically
completed.
Japan Is Increasing Its production
of raw silk at a rate of about 20,000
bales a year.
Every day the railroads of New
York move 85 per cent of tho popula
tion of tho city.
Cypress water tanks have been
known to defy decay for mora than a
quarter of a century.
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For the
(" :oi?roKo3g
New Geography Party.
This party was arranged and car
ried out by a fond aunt for her little
niece aged ten. There were 20 guests
and tho Invitations read thus:
"Miss Dorothy Brown requests the
pleasure of Mine Mary Collins' com
pany at a geography party on Tues
day from four to seven, April 21, at
8426 Spring street Costumes."
The Invitations wero sent out a good
two weeks In advance to glvo the
mothers tlmo to talk It over and plan
the costumes, In many Instances what
the children had determined the char
acter they represented. For example:
Tho llttlo boy who had a complete
Indian outfit went as "Tho first Amer
ican," a lad who rejoiced in a good
big, fat plaster pig went as an Irish
man with a clay plpo and a high hat
a vivid green nccktlo and a quaint lit
tle black swallow-tail coat worn over
brilliant green kneo breeches.. Tho
young hostess represented "Miss
Geography." Hor dress was of palo
blue silk, with a band of maps around
the bottom put on with library paste;
a wide girdle was the equator. It
was of black velvet and tho shoul
ders had a series of graduated capoa
of grayish silk, marked "Cape Horn,"
"Capo Hatteraa." Her neck was cir
cled by the isthmus of Panama. On
her head she wore a cunningly de
vised cap of papier macho mado from
a globe. In hor hand she carried a
wand, from which blue and white rib
bons streamed, bearing the names
"North and South Poles."
One of the amusements was a jolly
game called "Mall Bags." The guests
sat on chairs In a semi-circle and
when the leader called out "The mall
la going from Ireland to Mexico," the
two children representing those places
ran and changed chairs as quickly as
possible. When the leader called"Gen
eral Delivery" then every one changed
places, a chair being taken out quick
ly by tho leader and the one who was
left became the leader when the next
"mall went out." Another game
proved a great success. A large map
of Europe was hung on the wall and
each child was given a bit of paper
marked "Dan (I must explain that
Dan was about to go to Europe for
tho summer) ; the game was to study
tho map first to find the location of
Paris; then each child In turn was
blindfolded and tried to seo how near
they could come to putting "Dan" in
Dresses
THE dress shown In tho first Illustra
tion Is quite simple but smart; It
Is suitable for making up in any fino
woolen, Shantung or linen. Our
model Is in reseda cashmere; a
shaped piece is added to tho lower
part "ol skirt; It may bo laid on flat
and the Joining covered by trimming
or have a piping of striped silk stand
ing up from edge.
Tho bodice Is cut and trimmed to
match tho skirt; It has a yoko and un
dersleevs of tucked nlnon. Small
turn-over collar of white embroidered
lawn.
INJC
The new beaded sashos are lovely.
Marqulsetto blouses aro high In
lavor and may bo had In all styles
and colorings.
Curls hanging at ono side of tho
head havo returned to favor. This
style is suitable for the youthful type
of face.
For the frock of lingerie thero Is the
dainty sheer mull Swiss and oatiBto
embroideries In wide banding, Inser
tions and edgings.
Manufacturers are turning out pat
ent leather purap: daintily lined with
Bcarlet morocco, with heels about
threo quarters of on inch in height.
Among the useful fabrics that find
first place In women's favor are the
henrlettas and soft cashmeres that
lend themselves to either a simple or
ornate style.
The springtime colored blouse that
saatchea the materials of which tL
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Paris. Each slip of paper was left
just whero placed on tho map until
all had trlod. Then it was great fun
to ceo whero "Dan" found himself.
Only one come any place near Paris.
The last amusement of all was the
moat fun. Tha gunsts were told to
form In line and go into tho next
room to buy their tickets for tho coun
try or placo they represented. Tho
found a real ticket office, with on ac
commodating father as the business
like agent As the applicant presented
himself tho question was: "What
country are you?" Tho answer, wo'll
say was "France." "Well, hero is a
ticket for Paris." When the Indian
reached the office, the agent Bald: "Of
courso you want to seo Uncle Sam,
so here's a ticket for Washington."
Tho Irishman bought a ticket for Cork,
and when all 20 passongcrs were
ready to start they wont back to tho
living room and found a train of 20
chairs waiting to begin tho Journey.
A conductor and engineer wero on
hand with whistle and punch, and as
the tickets wore punched each child
got off the train and found his or her
city or placo of destination on a large
map of the world hanging on tho wall.
Thero was a pointer bo all could see
tho placo whon found. From each
destination there was suspended a
ribbon attached to a small parcel
which the traveler took for his own
and returned to the train. When all
hod their parcels tho Journey was
ended. The favors wero small band
boxes, trunks and suit cases filled
with bonbons.
MADAME MEFIRI.
From Towels. ,
Ajiimplo and useful combing jacket
or peignoir may be made from a good
large towel. Divide It into four even
parts; cut off the two of theso parts
nearest the ends and sew them at
right angles to the central portion.
Sew tape where tho pieces Join to tio
the peignoir on.
From three crash dlshtowelB you
can mako a sewing apron, turning up
tho bottom and stitching it Into pock
ets. Ribbon strings complete the
apron.
A large embroidered towel will
make a good bureau cover for sum
mer. A line of drawnwork will add
to the appearance of a plain one used
for the samo purpose.
for Girls
Materials required: 4 yards 46
Inches, 4 yards lining cashmero,
J yard Btrlpcd silk, hi yard nlnon 42
Inches wide.
The - second picture shows a very
useful Princess dress for school wear
that can be carried out well In serge.
Tho panel baok and front are laid
over sldos In wido wrapped seams.
The small bishop sleeves have plain
cuffs about 8 Inches deep. An em
broidered collar and loopy ribbon bow
finish tho throat
Materials required: 4 yards 46
Inches wide, 4 yards sateen.
tailored suit la made Is an Important
factor In the outfit of every well
dressed woman.
Tho Coming Skirts.
They will show moro fullness,
which Is a decided departure from tho
shackled lino of the winter. But thlB
fullness will bo scanty enough to pre
serve a straight lino.
An effort to hold to tho slender ef
fect at tho hips Is made by all makers.
So If fullness bo Introduced it is
shirred nnd tucked In many cases to
give a yoko effect On suits there is
a suggestion of a circular yoko that
extends quite below the hip lino.
On dressy afternoon frocks and on
nearly all types of evening gowns a
decided return to tho graceful trnln Is
evident. It Is certainly less conve
nient, but more becoming; and wo
mankind, after a short freedom due to
tho "Llttlo Girl" modes, Is ready to
adopt the beauty minus comfort.
8ho Was Eggstremely Anxious.
The western girl who married the
man who found her name on an egg
was evidently laying for a husband.
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