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METALS IN FOOD SUPPLIES
PROGRESS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
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Two Simple Costumes for the
Small Rulers of the Household
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PREVENTS SAGGING OF DOOR
Slmpto Stay Has Been Devised Con
sisting of Hook Placed at Lower
Corner of 8creen.
Screen doors lire usually of such n
light construction that they nro apt
to sag after ft littlo uso. In order to
prevent such gagging, or to correct
such a condition In an old door, a Iin
plo form of stay has been dovlscd con-
Stay for Sagging Doors.
alstlng of a hook placed at tho lower
outer corner of tho door, to which a
wlro Is attachod extending to a bolt
at tho opposite corner of tho lower
panel of tho door. Tho wiro is doublod
and tho boll is so arranged that it
may bo turned to twist tho wire, thus
uhortcnlng it and lifting tho 'flagging
sido to normal position.
PINE STUMPS FOUND USEFUL
Found Rich In Turpentine and Resin
Several Products Aro Secured
From Material.
Tho stumps of tho Norway plno left
on the fields years ago in tho trail of
tho woodsman aro now being turned
to account by many establishments in
Michigan and "Wisconsin. These
stumps aro rich la turpcntlno and
resin, and tho procoss utilized is what
Is .known as destructive distillation,
srhich is quite simple and JnkMvsilng
owing principally to tho great variety
$1 of materials which aro secured from
this rcfuso of tho Acids. Tho stumps
aro cut into blocks and loaded on iron
euro of cugo construction and fired in
a retort. Tho heat drives out tho mois
ture and oil and opene up the fiber of
tho wood. Tho water comes oft first,
followed by the resin, then turpentine,
succeeded by a mlxturo of tar and tur
pentine, and finally tho flow consists
of pure tar. Tho avcrago yield is 26
gallons of turpentine and 67 gallons of
tar from a cord of wood weighing
about 3,333 pounds. Tho rcslduo con
sists of 40 bushels of soft charcoal.
From this material thcro aro ob
tained tho following products:
Bheep dip, treo spray and disin
fectant, shlnglo stain, wood filler,
embalming fluid furnlturo polish,
fftoo lotion, paint and pigments.
FASTENING A HAMMER HEAD
Average Handy Man Probably Has
Not Heard of New Idea Shown In
the lluatratlon.
. Tho following method of securing
hammer heads to handles may provo
useful: It consists In taking an ordl
I nary washer, cutting it away at oppo
site sides, and then hoveling It to form
a wedge, -when this is driven into
the end oftho hammor handlo it is
hold firmly in place by tho fibers of
'the wood that aro forced into tho orig
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Handle Wedge Made of a Washer.
4na! washer hole, in tho center "f tho
wedge. This idea is not offerod as
something now, but the avcrago handy
man has probably not heard of it, and
may find it a very serviceable kink.
SclentlDo American.
Fuel of Japan.
Evon tho dust of charcoal is saved
as fuel in Japan, It is carefully pre
served and mixed with ""iff nnd chop
ped straw. It Is then moistened Into
a paste, rolled into balls about tho
slzo of an apple and sold In this shapo
to coiiBumors,
Stop Waste of Heat.
In tho factories of this country tho
great problem Is to stop the wnsto of
heat. All tho heat furnished by tho
burning coal should bo converted into
'force for mechanical work, At pres
ent not one-tenth of it Is so converted.
Now Use for Concrete.
When Mr. Edison roaches success
with bis concrete houses and Is nblo
Ito build them for ?1,000, ho expects to
bo ablo to furnish such a house comi
pletely with concrete beds, tnbleB,
etc., at about $200.
Concrete Railway Sleepers.
Reinforced concroto railway sloop
ere with asbestos flbors soaked in wa
ter and mixed thoroughly with comont
lis one of tho parts that hnvo been used
on Bavarian railways, and in tho first
(lvo months of service showed no do
'fectB. Valuable Collection.
A collection of buttons dating from
tho ninth century, loft by a man who
rcceutly died at Ghent, in Franco, is
valued nt $40,000. It began with a but
ton takon from tho robo of Charle
magne. Production of Copper. '
The "United States now produces
more copper than all the rest of tho
world together. .
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Lemonade, One of Moat Popular Amer
ican Drinks, Said to Contain
Poisonous Lead.
A pure food investigation by Dr.
Carlo Formcntl, of Milan, has dealt
with poisonous metals in food sup
plies. Most metal salts nro poisonous,
and nro llablo to occur in acid foods
and drinks from chemlcnl action on
containing vessels. Lemonades and
other ncld drinks so popular in Amer
ica, and even carbonated waters, often
contain lead. This comes not only
from metal utensils used in preparing
tho drinks, but also ns Impurities In
tartaric acid and in carbon dioxide
cas; and even in minuto quantity
taken often may bo n real danger, ns
lead tends to nccumulnle in the tissues
of tho body until it causes Illness or
oven death. Copper was found la
nearly all canned grocn vegetables, its
uso for tinting such products being
emphatically condemned. Tho finding
of much mnngnneso in ccrtnln vine
gars was a surprise, but special in
quiry showed that potassium pcrmnn
ganato is used to correct tho tnsto of
cheap vinegars mado from rcfuso and
rotting fruit Though tho manganese
Is probably not harmful, vlncgnr from
such materials should bo prohibited.
Arsenic in wines sometimes comes
from insecticides used on vines, and
tho uso of arsenical insecticides wn?
lately forbidden In Franco. Tho in
vostlgator reepmraends aluminum
cooking and containing vcbboIs as
qulto harmless.
ICE MACHINE FOR THE HOME
Water Is Frozen by Vacuum Appa
ratus Which Also Freezes Ice
Cream Idea From Denmark.
All tho way from Dcnmnrk comes
tho idea of tho vacuum Ico machlno
for tho homo. Tho various uses of
this apparatus makes it very con
venient to hnvo about the Iioubo. It
works on the principle that wntor
froezes when quickly evaporated, and
is so slmplo that oven tho stupidest
domestic can operate it, which is say
ing a groat deal. A Jar to hold water
is connected with a vacuum bell by
means of a hoso, and tho vacuum is
Turn Crank and Water Freezes.
created by turning n crank. As tho
nir passes from tho jar tho water
froezoH. TIiIh uuuio process can bo
uBod in making ico cream or Iced tea
and coffuo, and in tho first mentioned
caso, in particular, Is a big improve
ment over the method that requires
turning a crank for twenty minutes.
Tho only chomlcal used la tho ap
paratus is sulphuric acid, and tho
acid docs not como Intt) contact with
tho wator or other llquldB to bo cooled.
Dangers of Mine Gases.
For testing the dnngors of mlno
gfisas a dolicato machine has been
invented in England which photo
graphically measures tho duration of
tho flash of an explosion.
Gathering Old Corks.
After ten years' controversy, it has
boon decided in Franco that tho indus
try of gathering old corks and mak
ing uso of them a secand timo is not
detrimental to public health.
Use of Petroleum.
Potroloum gives us asphalt paving,
permanent Ink for printing, dyes of
brilliant nun, and nil kinds of rubber
articles which without the oil could
not bo manufactured.
INDUSTRIAL,
filld .
CHAN1CAL
NOTESS
Chicago la tho world's greatost
lumber mnrkot.
Many shoes sold abroad as "Ameri
can made" aro not such In any par
ticular. Tho coal consumption por capita
tn England is tbrco tlmos that or
Franco.
Thoro nro twcnty-llvo tvnos or
American automobiles on tho markot
In Eugland.
Tho Gorman industries employ t,
000,000 women, of which 20,000 nro
employed in mining.
Gaa furnaces, alono nro now used nt
tho royal mint for tho melting down
of precious metal.
A stnglo nccdlo manufacturing ma
chine will produco ono nnd n halt
million noodles per wck.
Germany hus 430 plants for the
preservation and utilization of pota
toes in ono form or nnothor.
Tho offect of seasoning wood is to
bring into tho samo spaco 10 per cent
more of tho tlbrcs as when tho wood
was green.
As a possible substitute for cot
ton, Gorman toxtllo exports aro oxnori.
mentlng with (ho liber of tho Asiatic
silk cotton treo.
Thcro has been great industrial do
velopmcn.. in Austria m tho last
eight yoars and tho standard of liv
ing has boon raised materially.
For purpoBos of ventilation thoy
make in Franco u kiud of porous
glass. Tho holes meanwhile aro so
small thnt thoy nro proof against
both draft and dust.
Uocnuso few typewriter inks are in
delible or unalterable, tho Venezuelan
government has forbidden tho olllclnl
registration or authentication of typo-
I written documents.
GOVERNOR FOUBES of tho Philippine Islands is in this country telling of tho great work tho United States is
doing in tho archipelago. Among tho evidences of tho results of civilization which be brought is tho accom
panying photograph. It shows a Dontoc Igorot, a member cf a savago head-hunting trlbo. photographed when
making application to join the Philippine constabulary, and tho si mo "savage" as a mombcr of tho constabulary
ono year later.
BETRAYED
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Two West Point Cadets Found
Guilty by Contrivance.
8tudenta Accused by Commander of
Having Partaken of Forbidden Re-
freshments, Make Denial and
Are Sent to Hospital.
West Point, N. Y. Becauso they
were found guilty of following other
alleged transgreBslonB by a violation
of ono of tho most stringent rules of
tho army, Charles Carroll Fltzhugn,
appointed from North Dakota, and
Frederic Hurd Van Horn, from Con
necticut, wero dismissed from tho Mil
itary Academy recently by Oonoral
Thomas Barry, commandant of tho
post. An innocent but efficient stom
ach pump used In tho post hospital
accomplished tho downfall or the
cadets.
Doth cadets woro mombors of tho
fourth class and obtained permission
to leavo their quartors on April 27 to
witness n baseball gamo on tho post
athletic field. They discarded their
cadet uniforms, nnd, dressed in natty
civilian attiro, escaped tho watchful
eyes of their superiors after tho gamo
and slipped awny from tho reserva
tion. Tho Into afternoon nnd part or
tho evening of that day Fltzhugn nnd
Van Horn wero alleged to have spent)
In tho vlllago of Highland Falls.
Thoy woro dotoctcd by ono of the of
ilcora when thoy attempted, under
cover of darkness, to slip unobserved
back to tholr quarters, i
Ono of tho charges subsequently
lodged against tho cadets wub that
whon absont from tho post thoy had
pnrtaken of Intoxicants. Doth denied
tho chargo.
To tell an untruth Is considered In
tho army nn unforgivable offense
Qenernl Barry iearnod or tho cadets'
denial. Ho ordorod both to thq hos
pital., A report reached tho oilico of
the commandant soon after a vigorous
application of tho pump, that estab
lished to tho satisfaction or General
Darry that both had partnkon of tho
forbidden refreshments. Tho order of
dismissal followed.
SORCERY REVIVED IN FRANCE
Two Women plscpvered Practicing a
Medieval Form of Witchcraft
by 8ergeant.
London, An oxtrnordlnary Btory
comes from Calais. Whllo a sergeant
was on gunrd beforo tho postern gato
of tho old citadel two black-vollcd
women glided slowly into viow, nnd
ono of tho visitors strotched ccrsclt
out on tho dninp crass with arms ex
tended In tho form of a cross. Tho
other with a small spado began hastily
to dig a hole In tho ground. In it
sho plncod a packot wrapped in white
linen, covered it us quickly as possi
ble, Under tho idea that ho had wit
nessed tho closing scenes or an in
fanticide, tho sorgcutit notified tho
authorities, and tho packet was dis-
Are Puzzled by Boy's Death
Fall of Two Feet Ends Fatally
Child of Flvo Years, at New
ark, N. J.
for
Nowark, N. J. An autopsy tn thb
City hospital on tho body of Joseph
Qronlnger, flvo years old, who died
half an hour niter he bad n fall of
less than two feet, failed to roveal in
juries of any sort, and tho physicians
aro puzzlod as to whtit was tho causo
of doath. Dr. William II McKenxlo,
who was present at Uio autopsy, says
no traco of any ailment which could
havo rosultod In death wns found.
Qronlnger'a parents llvo In No. 220
Eighteenth avenue. For tho laBt ton
months thoy havo been In Chicago and
tho boy haB been living with Matthias
Wolf of No. 868 South Nineteenth
ptroot- MrB. Qronlngor returned from
tho west a fow days ago and called in
tho Wolf homo to sea how Josoph was
getting on. Sho brought another son,
William, thrco years old, with her.
Tho boys wqut out to play, and Josoph
BY PUMP
Interred and taken to tho pollco head
quarters. At tho samo timo a doctor
was summoned, who at onco began to
unwrap tho parcel.
What was tho astonishment of tho
investigators finally to discover, liot
tho remains or a child, but merely a
pig's heart. And in what a condition!
It was pierced througn and through in
every direction with no rower than
113 pins, and was also traversed by a
dagger.
In -fact the authorities woro fncert
with a case or "envoutcment," ono or
tho favorlto fprms of sorcery in tho
middle ugos, which borrowed It from
nntlqulty. It was then practiced very
generally, together with tho "black
mass," tho "reptile .sacrament," human
sacrlllco, and other superstitious rel
ics of barbarians
Tho method .was adopted as rollows:
Somo hairs or articles or clothing or
tho person to bo bowltchod woro pro
cured, and an animal was chosen to
represent this porson, and was named
nrtor him. The creaturo was first
placed in contact with tho victim's be
longings, and then slain with a magic
dagger.
Its heart was taken out and
wrapped, it possible in tho person's
clothes, nnd during three days pins
and nails wero driven through It to
Fine Pasturage in Ocean
Dr. Paul Portler Tells of Vast Grazing
Lands Under Water Food Val-
'ues of Various Fishes.
Paris. Tho food resources of tho
sea was recently tho subject of an In
teresting lecture at the Paris Institute
Oceanographlquo. Tho lecturer, Dr.
Paul Portler, stated that in the sea, as
on tho land, there exist tracts of vege
tation which constitute tho food of
herbivorous animals, such as tho Ben
horso or molluscs. Thoso in their
turn aro devoured by the carnlvora,
such bb Bharks, micro-organisms, put
refaction Anally reducing both nnimal
nnd vegetable organisms to tholr
prlmo oloments.
Fish nro moat abundant on what is
known as tho continental plateau,
which extends to n distance of 60 to
100 kilometers from tho coasts and
where th a has a maximum depth
of 400 meters. On thlB plateau algao
or seaweeds abound. At greater
dopths thoy become rarer, becauso tho
light necessary for tholr existence is
absorbed or reflected by tho water or
tho sea.
Marine mnmmnls, auch as tho whalo
or tho seal, are only exceptionally
utilized as food by man. Porpoises,
howovor, ure occasionally cold in the
Paris markot. Tho food supplies or
tho soa aro furnished by the llsh,
properly so cnlled, such as solos, tur
bots, mackerels, skates, herrings, sar
dines, salmon, congor eels, etc.
Tho nutrltlvo valuo of fish is ox
tromoly variable. Taking a certain
weight of bread to have a rood valuo.
of 02, tho same weight of solo would
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lost Ills footing on a lumber pllo and
fell backward, his head striking an
other lumber pile His doath took
placo a fow hours after.
TO RAISE TERRAPIN HERE
Fisheries Bureau to Ask Congress for
Appropriation for a Culturlst to
Study Fish.
Washington. Tho bureau of fisher
ies, confident that tho diamond-back
terrapin can bo cultivated In tho
United States for commercial pur
poses and placed within tho moans ot
everybody, will seek nn appropriation
from congress for tho employment of
a terrapin culturlst. Somo study of
tho subject already has been made in
the flshirios laboratories in tho South.
Qeorgo M. Powers, commissioner of
fisheries, said if congress authorizes
a culturlst experimental work will
bo .pursued at tho Beaufort laboratory.
an accompaniment or curses and male
dictions. It was believed that nil
tho tortures inilicted on the dead ani
mal heart would bo endured by tho
living individual.
A much more common way, how
evor, was to mold a wax imago or tho
person to bo bewitched and to dress
It In the clothes he or she usually
woro. The waxen doll waB then
cursed and tortured In tho hopo that
tho porson would suffer tho same.
AT MERCY OF BIG MADMAN
Pennsylvania Giant Uses His Wooden
Leg and Teeth as Weapons
Against Officers.
Berwick, Pa. Big Joo, an alien, con
sidered tho most powerful man in
West Berwick, became violently In
sane, and, rushing from his home,
spread terror in his path, taking to
somo open common and defying cap
ture. It required tho efforts of a num
ber of men to capture him, and oncfc In
tho lock-up ho battered tho door with
his head bo violently that It was
feared he would fracturo his skull. He
was hurried to tho Danville hospital
and almost overpowered the four ofll
cers who had him in charge, biting
two of them and with his woodon leg
almost knocked Chauffeur Creasy out
of tliH machlno.
. West Berwick has had a mad dog
opldomlc and it is feared he was bit
ten by a mad dog.
have a food valuo or 17, tho skato 23,
the salmon 42 and tho eel 7a. Tho
nutritive valuo of the salmon and tho
eel is duo particularly to tho largo
percentage or oil, which renders them
also loss easily digestible. Potted fish
aro generally moro nutrltlvo than
fresh fish, becauso they contnln a
smaller percentage of water, and fats
aro often added In tho preserving
process.
On comparing tho cost of tlsb for
equal nutrltlvo values, taking bread
as tho unit ot comparison, the tallow
ing figures are obtained ns against
thp worth ot bread: Herring. 4
francs, 60 cents; mackerel, 0 francs.
35 cents; sardine, 8 francs, 35 cents;
eel, 11 francs; Bnlmon, 27 rrancs; tur
bot, 28 francs; solo, 76 francs, 35
cents.
As regard mollUBCs, mussols, oys
tors, periwinkles, etc., these, snyB Dr.
Paul Portler, have but a very small
nutritive valuo, and tho samo holds
good of the crustnees.
Canals Effect on Fish.
Now York. Scientists hero will
watch with great Interest tho efTect
of the intermixing of tho fish of tho
Atlantic and Paolflo oceans, which is
oxpected to follow tho opening of
tho Panama canal. Accurato informa
tion on tho subject will bo made avail
ablo through a faunal survey of the
Isthmian waters Just completed. A
second survey will bo mado In from
flvo to ten years to' verify tho prognos
tication of a completo Intermixing ot
I species on tho two coasts.
GOT INSURANCE ON LIVING
Youth Thought Dead Turns Up In Un
dertaker's Shop at Fort
Worth, Tex.
Fort Worth, Tex. Six weeks ago a
corpso identified as that of w. E.
Wofford, was sent from hero to Brook
lyn, N. "V5., and tho man's mother, Mrs.
Mary Wofford, accepted tho body as
that or her son, and collectod Hfo'ln
surance. Recently a man walked into tho un
dertaking shop whero tho corpBo had
been prepared for shipment. Ho said
a "mlstako had been mado" and that
ho Is tho real Wofford.
Tho mlstako In Identity was caused
by a resemblanco between Wofford
and tho man who was burled in his
name, and by letters found on tho
corpso addrosscd to Wofford. Wofford
oxplalna this by Baying ho had lost u
coat, in tho pockets ot which woro
sovoral letters from his mother.
Tho mystery ot tho identity of tho
man burled tor Wofford Is unsolved.
Tho man pled in a local hospital.
Coat for girl of four to six years. This Is n littlo one-piece pattern
that makes up well In cloth of somo pretty light color. Tho collar and cuffs
aro bound with silk of a darker shndo than the cloth and have embroid
ered muslin collar and cuffs worn over them.
Hat of white straw with binding of silk on tho brim; a long white
ostrich feather forms trimming.
Materials required: 1 yard 4G inches wide, yard silk 22 inches wide
on the cross.
Dress for girl of four to six years. Cream delalno is used for this sim
ple littlo dress. There are three small tucks on each shoulder und two
inch-wldo tucks abovo the hem on skirt. The sleeves nre finished with
laco ruffles,
Material required: 1 yard 44 inches wide.
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Jdvrlmwyft
A Debut Party.
My sister and I aro planning to
make our debut eoon. I've read many
of your suggestions In the paper and
think them just splendid, but have not
seen anything suitable for this occa
sion. I do want It to bo nice, so that
people will romember It.
We havo quite a largo house, and
have three roomo In which wo could
dance, but the floors aro not waxed.
I thought possibly we could end up
with a little bit of dancing. I hopo to
see some moro of your excellent sug
gestions. SI. M.
Debut parties are rather formal af
fairs, and should begin with a recep
tion at which the debutantes wear
their prettiest clothes and most gra
cious manners. Then I should havo
a dinner party for as many young peo
ple as could be conveniently accom
modated, especially the girls who as
sist. Ask tho men In for the evening,
and have a Jolly little dance or cotil
lon. It 1b an easy matter to wax tho
floors, and a piano and violin will
make sufficient music. The favors may
bo as costly as your purso will per
mit, making them lasting souvenirs of
tho happy occasion.
Questions From "Anxious."
' I am thirteen years old. Am I too
old -to wear sandals? I wear a No. 3
shoo. Aro sandals worn much this
year? la It rude for n girl my ago to
play baseball? Am I too young to
wear shirtwaists? What finger are the
shirtwaist rings worn on? Ib a girl
tho age of fourteen too old to play
with dolls? Would It bo all right for
m to ei fionw nlco stockings and em
broider some design or. them In tan?
I wear short dross. What kind of a
design could you suggest that would
be pretty? ANXIOUS.
You are not too old to wear sandals
and they aro always worn In warm
weaher, especially In tho country or at
tho ssashoro. It Is not any moro rude to
play baseball than any other gamo of
ball. There seems to be no ago ex
empt from tho shirtwaist, but I much
proMr onc-pleco dresses or "middles."
Tho rings mentioned aro usually mado
for and worn upon tho little finger.
A irl Is never too old to play with
dolls, in my estimation. Personally I
prefer plain stockings, but you may
All Made to Match.
In tho great London and Parisian
dressmaking establishments; all the ac
cessories of tho toilet aro supplied by'
the firm, so that tho outfit may har
monize In every particular.
Tho range is very largo, and each
item must pass tho scrutiny and re
celvo the approbation of tho head of
the firm before it is sent out to a
customer. Gloves, shoes, handker
chiefs and hosiery aro supplied for
each customer, and for the evening
dress there is the appropriate scarf
and colffuro ornament.
Each ornamont for tho dress, such
as tho clasp or buckle, nnd each one
for tho hair is individualistic. It can
net to bo found elsowhere, becauso it
Is tho design of ono of tho artists es
pecially engaged by the .firm for tho
purpose of thinking out and making
such decoratlvo details.
In ono caso shoulder plaques of blue
turquolso, painted by hand, with tiny
pink roses, and surrounded with pearls
and diamonds, are tho finishing touch
of an evening costume And in an
other slmlll diamond clasps for tho
scarf and Bmaller ones for tho shoes
jH
embroider "clocks" upon tho sides, of'
a monogram on tho Instep or a small
dotted or clover design on the front
up as far as the high shoe top line.
Fromr"8weet Sixteen."
I am always interested in your col
umns and find them a great help. I
am in doubt about a few questions
that bother mo. A boy friend of mind
is about to leave town and has askod
me to keep corresponding with him
and not, to go with anyone else. Should!
I keop this promise If I see someone;
I like better? Is It proper to kiss a
boy good-bye at the train, whom I've1
gone with for over a year? What
would be nice for a gift to give a boy
who is going away? Most girls at the
age of sixteen do these things. Is It
proper? I want to know the right
thing. SWEET SIXTEEN.
I do not think a girl as young as
you are should mako such a promise
to any hoy, nnd do not kiss him good
bye at tho train. It would mako you
conspicuous nnd you might regret It
seme time- I know It Is hard for all
you young people to look ahead, but
you will see things like I do Somo day.
Give the boy a silver pencil or a desk
Set, something that ho will .And con
venient. Most boys like practical
cushions for their couches.
A Variety of Questions.
Do you think It Is proper for a
young man and a lady to havo pic
tures token together? Do you think
It Is all right to have a young boy
take you to a party at night? My
mother never objects to me talking to
a boy and all the other girls talk to
them and I do, too. I hopo to havo
my answers in the paper aoon.
H. A.
I hopo I am not too late with your
answers. The correspondence is large
and tho spaco-small, so only a few let
ters can appear each week. There Is
no harm in having pictures taken to
gether, especially of the postcard
variety, which aro usually "Just for
fun," and I suppose that Is what you
mean. There is certainly no Impro
priety In accepting a boy's escort to
a party or In talking to boys. They
are not dragons and I hope I never ob
ject to anything reasonable.
The Proper Thing to Do.
Kindly tell mo what to do in this
matter. Cno cf our neighbor's daugh
ters was married. Wo received an
announcement card and one "nt home"
card inclosed. Does this announce
ment need a reply? In what form
should wo write? Wo nre not ac
quainted with the brldo and groom.
Must wo call on them or send our
cards when they return? Do we have
to send apresent? LA FAYETTE.
All you have to do Is to either call
on the date announced If you wish" to
know tho young couple, or send your
cords to arrive on that date. That
shows you received tho announcement
and havo dono tho proper thing.
MADAME MERRI.
are the work of a young man who
spends his time searching through tho
archives of the past and "evolving for
present day uso personal omnments
ot all kinds.
Chiffons and Fringes.
To expect logic in matters of fast
Ion is unreasonable.
Chiffons aro wclghtad with heat
embroideries.
Lace mingles with tulle nndjvelvet.
Sometimes fringe supplies tho cut
motif of motor coats, cleverly pieced'
together out of traveling rugs, with
the fringe carefully adjusted in all the
obvious places.
Silk fringe makes a graceful finish
to tho hem of satin gowns.
It Is imitated In pearl3 and borders!
tho edge of many evening dresses.
Somo of tho fringes resemble at
shower of precious stones caught by a',
thread.
Others are manufactured by handl
and cost a respectablo amount of louic,
per meter. '
They aro much In vogue this season
and nre used lavishly, regardless of
expense. (
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