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l3Kr- R i T K II ! I? If i I' I: ' r ' rfcfefc4" " "TTS gojcctj - &7?cf wtotttricttft ! Fun With Buttoni. "But wo don't know how to play cards," walled tho fourteen-year-old, "and wo do want a progressive party with prizes and scoro cards." So that is how this amusement camo about and as It was such a grand sue cess I am going to tell my readers all they did and how they did It. There were sixteen guests, bo four card tables wcro arranged with a pllo of assorted buttons in tho mtddlo of each. Cloth-covered buttons and shank ones were barred. Partners wcro chosen by matching four but tons of a kind which woro passed on trays. This mado a jolly prelimi nary time. A fifth button was sowed to a corner of tho table; thus the four whlto agato buttons found their table, tho four shoo buttons anil four black buttons and tho four smoked pearls. On tho tablo four needles wcro placed (No. 7) threaded with a stout white thread about eighteen in ches long; longer than this will tan ble. It Is a good plan to wax tho thread a bit, too. When tho bell rang, tho play began, threading buttons, using ono band only; at the expira tion of the time, sny four or flye min utes, tho ring of a bell stops work and tho two having tho most buttons to their credit progress to tho next tablo. Beforo going tho numbor is placed on scoro card and tho buttons replaced in tho center of tho tablo. Very cute ccoro cards may bo mado by gluing bono buttons such as aro used on underwaists to tho card, thoy have only oyes and tho hobo, mouth, hair and eyelashes aro painted on. Queer bodes aro drawn or painted on tho famous "goop" order and tho result Is laughable In tho extreme. Hero 1b another button stunt: Choose partners by matching ribbons on which a button 1b sowed on tho ends Just for decoration. Thun funiittli each couplo with a small squaro of cloth, six buttons, a needlo and thirty Inches of thread. Tho girl must hold tho needlo for tho boy to thread, thon sho must hold tho cloth for him whllo ho sows on tho six buttons. Tho "couplo who finish first win the prize. Suggestions for prizes would bo a but ton bag, gold collar buttons, collar button box, and at tho favor counter candy boxes aro obtainable In shape of spools of thread or silk, also thim bles. Thoy would mako appropriate souvenirs, A ' Kimono 8lumber Party. Young girls aro very fond of all night parties, and among a. set who aro from fifteen to seventeen years of ago those kimono slumber gatherings havo been quite a fad. Six or eight or sometimes only four girls aro naked 'to como for dinner if convenient; if not, tho hour 1b set for 7:30. Each sir comes with hor own kimono and hreakfast or boudoir cap, and when theso aro donnod tho fun begins. It tho room has an open grato flro so much tho hotter. Candles aro lit and tho hostess invites each ono to holp themselves to a pointed stick, nnd marshmallows aro roasted. Individu al candles with a box of orango wood sticks or meat skewers will do If tho Oreplaco is lacking. Corn may bo pop ped and Bomotlracs fudgo is mado, without which no girlish coufidoncos seem comploto, Tho girls aro asked to tell their most thrilling advcnturoB, and if tho hostess wishes to award a prizo for tho most startling talo it should bo something liko a corset bag, a night gown caao, a dressing Jacket or somo bit of lingerie, Dreakfast 1b served at eight and should bo especial ly dainty. A Hovel "Shower" Tea Party. A hostess wishing especially to hon or a girl who was Boon to bo married invited twelve young women to what Bho was pleased to call a "Cuplditca." ThlB namo alono was enough to oxclto I M iyj Millinery Expert Regards This as Triumph of Art 7 1 Mwx EHUS" d '" Ro"" Hat With tho curiosity of those Invited. After all had arrived cards cut in tho shape of llttlo teapots woro passed, bearing tho following question, all to be an swered by words ending in "ty" (tea), I know a maiden fair to see, TTtcy call her sweet MIsb (1) . Sho loved a youUi,;jameg Albort Leo, A youth of gre&l (2j- . . v4wl, f!o said, "I take tho (3) To ask you to be Mrs. Leo. . And dwell in (4) . Wo'd havo no quarrels, for wo'd agree To livo in sweet (G) ." Tho maiden said with (6) , "While I admire your (7) , I do not care to wed, you sco, And live in married (8) , And though I know you love but mo, I know a great (9) Who preaches with (10) Against a marrlago (11) ." Ho answered her with (12) , "I do not liko your (13) Upon a subject which should bo At all times ono of (14) . If you don't care to marry me, Ploaso tell mo so with (15) . And I'll seok nn (IB) Who gladly will bo Mrs. Leo." Sho answered with (17), "I'm your3 for all (IS) ." Tho words to bo supplied as as fol lows: 1, Charity; 2, Sagacity; 3, Lib crty; 4, Domesticity; C, Felicity; C, Modesty; 7, Honesty; 8, Poverty; 9, Divinity; 10 Intensity.. 11, Unity; 12, Frigidity; 13, Lovity; 14, Gravity; 15. Hrovlty; 1C, Ainnlty; 17, Alacrity; 18 Eternity. The guests had been asked to give o cup and snucur, but to say nothing about It to tho honored guest. Whon It camo tlmo for refreshments, a tra was brought In containing twelvo lovely cups and saucers, each tied with a card bearing naino of donor and a sentiment to bo road aloud. Tho tea pot was tho gift of tho hostess. Each girl drank her tea and tho brldo-to-bo realized that she was literally being "showered" In a most uniquo manner. Tho pretty china was was" d and' packed in a basket ready for tho de lighted maiden to tnko home with her. Japanese Tag. Observing a bunch of children going through all sorts of comical stunts, I asked what tho game might ho nnd wns told It was Japanese tag. Now that wo aro outdoors again for our play times, try It. Tho hild who is tagged must place hla or her left hand on tho spot touched and keop it there until ho Is fortunate enough to tag somcono else. Thon tho one who is "it" tries to tag someono on tho l;noo or foot, go that his ondcavors to tag tho next ono with tho hand on that part of tho body will bo most dlfllcult as well as vory amusing. An After-Dlnner Trick. This soundB vory easy, but try It and Hi'ti. Hoyn will "jijoy it, and I am told oven men aro not averso to at tempting what Is apparently so simple. Tell tho victim that ho Is to brush a coin out of your hand. Procoed to lay a quarter In tho mlddlo of tho paliu aud hand "him" a whisk broom. Tho motion UBod must bo only a brushing one, no fair digging tho coin out with a corner of tho broom. Sometimes as many as a dozen people will try to brush tho quarter out and not ono will succeed. MME. MERRI. Charmlno Gown In Gray. A now model In vory charming mouse-gray cloth 1b very chlo by its absolute simplicity of style. Tho cor sage and skirt havo tho appearance of being all In ono. Tho bodlco part has a plain pinnforo effect, with long, looso nrmhole reaching to tho waist. The slooves aro braided all over In tones of gray soutacho, a panel at tho sldo continuing in tho form of a deep bund round tho bottom of thu Bklrt In tho same soutucho braiding. Tho Bash Is wound round tho waist and tied on tho left hip with a full how and ends. This saah arrauge mont is In gray Boft llborty nntin, toning In with tho other shades of gray. Old-Fashioned Flowers. Dosldes tho tobo thoro aro forgot mo-nots, nstorfl, mignonettes, Marl golds, zlnnlan, bachelor buttons, otc. Small nosegay and bouquet effects aro used with ovory typo of feather or ribbon garniture Stiff llttlo shoot or algretto offoctB aro liked, as well aa a single roao, standing upright, Bhootlng out In tho back, or extend ing off tho brim at tho sldo, combined with ribbon, Turned Up Brim, of Deep ftoi fu ftjwuiM toiwitw- npyif ua vr ;LEATIN . OLD US. N TUB heart of Peking, close to tho gates of tho imperial palace, tho legation quarter stretches along tho hugo wall of tho Inner or Tartnr cltv and covers nn urea a mile long by a half a mllo wide. Be fore lio Iioxer uprising of 1900 thpro wub no legation quarter distinct nnd Beparato from tho rest of tho city. Tho legations wcro then scattered In and about Chinese shops and houses in that part of tho city now definitely sot apart for tho residences of for eign envoys. After tho slego of tho legations by tho boxers the foreign powers decided that It was necessary to fortify tho legations and to malntnln permanent guards for their protection. The Chlneso buildings In the area sot apart for tho legations woro demolished and tho grounds of tho respectlvo legations woro onlarged. A high fortified wall was built on threo sides of tho lega tion quarter, while on tho fourth tho wall of tho Tartar city was occupied by soldiers of tho American and Ger man legation guards. In ordor to rendor tho corner moro defenBlblo a doop moat was dug out sldo tho fortified wall and outsldo of this a largo spaco was cleared of houses. This opei. space, which sur rounds tho quarter on threo sides, is called tho glacis and Is used as a drill ground by tho troops of tho various legation guards. Viewed from tho wall of tho Tartar city tho logation quarter with its palatial buildings, all erected in western stylo, presents a striking contrast to tho rest of Peking, with its curved roofa, pylos and pngo das. Eloven of tho fourteen nations rep resented In Peking havo their iega tlonu located inside of tho legation quarter. Each legation has a spacious compound in which thero is a group of largo, modern buildings. Besides tho residences of tho minister, each legation has houses for tho legation BocrctarieB, Interpreters and clerks. Attached to each legation, excepting iuo apanisu, mere tho barracks for tho soldiers of tho legation guard and houses for their ofUcers. Besides tho legation tho quartor also contains tho olllccs of tho Chlneso customB serv ice, which Is managed by foreigners, Bovon foreign banks, representing the iimiuciai interests of European and American capitalists doing bUBlnesB In China, Bovoral commercial establish ments, and a laiKO Euronean hotol. There aro fow conimuuItloB in tno world moro cosmopolitan than tho legation quartor of Peking. In tho courso of an hour one may hear most of tho languages of Europe and Asia spoken, Thoro is, howovor, no con fusion of tongues, as everybody speaks EngllHh, which 1b tho "Lcngua Franca" of tho far cast One la impressed by tho international character of tho plaqo moro by tho uniforms of the military than by anything olse. Sim ply by walking down Legation street and observing tho sentries at tho vari ous legation gates ono may boo tho uniforms of tho world's greatest arm Ion, Hy taking n promonado arnumi Mm glacis ono may observe tho military lucucs oi many uatlons. Near tho front gato of tho lmporial palaco one sees a company of Undo Sam's sol diorB of tho marlno corps drilling; across thu at: cot on tho llusalan glacis thero aro cossackB pei forming wuimunui leais ot horsemanship; further up toward tho nlnk wnii nr tho lmporial clt Home of King Georgo'u ioyai iuauiers aro engaged In slg nal practleo. to tho north of thn in. tion wall tho Japanese, Italians' and AiihtriaiiH aio dulling furiously; on tho east glacis tho celebrated French Infantcrlo Colleoulalu aro performing evolutions, whllo to thu south, near tho Tartar wall, tho Germans aro maneuvering hugo Held guns. In Peking, as In tho far cast gen- Bullets to Set Balloons on I'lrc, Train hnvo boon mado In Germany with a special projectllo which Is In tended to rope! dirigibles and which Is debiguod not only to plerco a gas en volopo, but also to. set flro to tho gas, ThlB projectile, fired from tho old Ger man riflo known uh "model 71," which has a caliber ot 11 millimeters, ta pro vided with llttlo wings that open in (light under tho influence oMi spifng. compressed whllo tho projectllo la still iu mu ruiu uunui, uui uxpanuou as. Boon ns tho muzzlo is paused. An ordinary bullot loaves such u small holo In an envelope that tho gas escapes through It hut Blowly. The wings on tho Improvod bullet tear a hole ot appreclablo eito In tho fabric. What la moro, thoy retard the bullot sufficiently to lgtilto fulminate con tained in tho bullot. It Is oald that ex periments conducted at Noumannswald gave encouraging Yetfults. Scientific Amorlcan. No Favorite Day for Weddings. Thero has boon a curious change of sentiment Blnco thu tlmo whuii ono particular day ot tbo week led all tho vr s.- LEGATION orally, tho social customs aro dictated by tho English., This accounts for tho formality which characterizes most of tho social functions In tho legations. Tho custom of dressing for dinner is very generally observed. During tho social season thero aro balls and din ners In tho legations almost every night. At theso functions groat care Is exorcised 'to seat peoplo according to their rank and dignity. In order to facilitate this rather ticklish task a book is lBsuod by tho diplomatic corps giving tho rank and station ot every official, foreign and Chinese, In Peking. In caso ot officials having the samo rank tho ono who has stayed longest In Peking takes precedence. Kvery woman receives callers and serves tea on a certain day of each weok. Most of theso teas aro delight fully informal, but many havo a stirf ncss which makes them a social duty rather than a pleasure. Tho legation balls in Peking aro brilliant affairs, sugestlng the splendor of European courts. Tho bright uni forms of tho military officers and the Parisians gowns of tho women glvo color nnd elegance to tho Bcene. Tho ministers and secretaries do not wear tholr diplomatic uniforms at legation functions, but there is usually a great display of royal docoratlons. Tho mili tary orchestra, half hidden behind palniB and ferns, besides rendering tho necessary music, also, furnishes its quota of color, especially if it is com posed of British redcoats. Under tho Manchu regime the color schemo of the logation functions was further en hanced by the embroidered silk gowns of tho Manchu princes aud tho Chl neso mandarins. For recreation, however, ono does not have to dopend on tho formal func tions of society. Almost everybody koopB horses and thero aro frequent excursions Into tho country to temples and places of historic interest On' such excursions formality is banished and hilarity reigns supremo. Then thero la tho Poking club, whore all tho mon gather from seven to olght In the evening. In tho wintdr thero 1b a skating rink at tho club, which is, of course, open to tho women. This Is tho sccno ot many band concerts and carnivals. In tthc summor tho tennlc courts at tho club becomo tho centers of inter est for Peking society. Outsldo tho city walls tho club maintains a race track, where tho spring--and autumn ltteua uro held. Tho racecourso 1b also tho scone of the spring and autumn gymkanas, which aro bur lflflquod athletic meets. At tho gym kanas tho principal eventB aro tho camel races aud tho donkey polo games. He Couldn't See the Joke. IUdolph Hauser stirred things up In central pollco Htatlon by kicking about n caso of sample shoes ho admitted ho had stolon from in front of a Fifth avonuo -store. Hauser was so mad ho was unablo to talk coherently, but mnnagod to explain that all tho shoes woro for the loft foot. "Something crooked here," ho splut tered. "That man ought to servo tlmo." Hauser hnd carried tho caso, con taining forty shoos, a mllo to his home. Whon ho opened tho caso later and discovered that only a. one-legged man could Ufco thu contents, ho rushqd to pollco headquarters. Ho was arrested. Pittsburgh Dispatch to tho Philadel phia llccoid. Prepared. "I gucsa that young man 1b going to usk mo for Magglo's hand tonight" "What inakos you think so?" "He's wearing n swoater and an old pair of trousers," "But I don't bco " "It won't hurt his clothes It he Is rolled down tho frout steps," test as a favorite for weddings. In tho recent post-Lenten marriages this was strikingly apparent. "Thero was somewhat ot a preference for Tues day and Saturday. But tho other days woro by no means neglected. Tho weok that Miss Ethel Hoosovolt be camo Mrs Klehnrd Derby a fashion able wedding was announced for overy Blnglo day, except of course, Sunday. Not oven Friday was sheeted. Al though that supposedly unlucky and ostracized member of tho calendar bf days was onco tabooed by all brides, It was tho very ono chosen by Miss Iloosovelt herself. For the Congregation. Ono Sunday a dlmlnutlvo proacher exchanged pulpits with a paBtor who was a giant In Btaturo. Tho pulpit was unusually high and was roached by ft winding stairway. Ho nsconded very slowly and for somo tlmo disap peared from sight. At length tho congregation saw a llttlo bald head raised above tho pulpit, so that only tho oyes were vlslblo, whllo tho preach cr announced his toxt In a high squeak ing volco: "It is 1; bo not afraid." THREE GOOD INDIAN PLAYERS Soekalexls, Jack Meyers and Chief Bender Only Ones to Be fiatci as First Clasi. Comparatively fow Indians havo made good In professional baseball. In recent years those who havo suc ceeded to regular positions with eith er American or National Leaguo clubs can bo counted noon tho flneera of ono hand. At!-.nc tralnnra ahd coachea havo Wondered at this. It is all tho moro surprising whon one stops to consider that of all tho nntlona thero is nono "ft'hlch can boast of more natural ath letics than the aborigines. Some mentors havo tried to explain It by saying that the race has been retro gressing. This, of course, may be in great measure responsible for tho condition. Whntever tho reason, It remains a fact that only Soekalexls, Jack Mey ers and Chief Bender havo attained famo as big leaguers. Other Indians havo mado good in tho minors and havo boon given trial In fast com pany, but they havo Invariably fallen Just one notch shy in their major leaguo nbility. Notable among theso wcro Jude, a reservation Indian, and II Roy, a Chip pewa. Thoy have always been among the best In their respective minor as sociations, but have lacked an indefi nite something so frequently tho caso with good minor leaguers. Now Jim Thorpe has been added to tho list, and In St. tho Browns may havo an Indian playing shortstop for them. BalentI, who had a trial with Cincinnati for a time, has been turned over to George Stovall. Soekalexls was regarded as one of tho best players of his time about thirteen years ago. He played for four year with Holy Cross, and thon played for about two seasons with Cleveland, but firewater wad tho cause of his downfall. BOSTON VETERAN GOING-WELL Arthur Devlin, Formsrly With Nov York Giants, Refuses to Be Dis lodged at Third. Arthur Devlin, formerly of tho Now York Giants, 1b filling tho third base Job for the Boston Braves. Devlin Is one of the veterans of tho diamond, Arthur Devlin. hut Is still able to play a star gamo and keop tho youngsters from forcing him out of fast company. At ono tlmo Devlin was considered about tho best third baseman in tho land. PLAY BALL IN PHILIPPINES Fourteen of Fastest Native , Filipino Players Coming to This Coun try for Games. A crack all-Filipino baseball team, composed of fourteen of tho fastest players in tho Philippines, has left Manila for a tour of Japan and tha United States. Tho team expects to arrive at San Francisco about Juna 25. Tho aggregation of athletes la undor the management of Director Alejandro Albert, Team Manager E. F. Willets and Advance Agent Arthur E. McCnnn. Tho program calls for about twelve gamos In Japan with the leading col leges. Ono gnmo In Hawaii, en route, and about fifty games In tho United States with class "C" and "D" leagua teams, tho fastest ueinipros and col logo teams. Tho natives hero havo made won derful strldes In the progress of tho national gamo and the managers of this team aro confident that tholr boys will mako a creditable showing. Although the memborB of this team are all Filipinos, no two of them speak tho same language so thoy aro obliged to speak In a tongue other than their own In order to carry on a conversation among themselves. Peculiarities of the Game. Here's a good ono. Detroit made ton safe swats for eleven bases, got ten bases on bnlls from Baumgardncr, stole live sneks, mado two sacrillco hits, and diow ono free transportntioi) to first by tho hit by pitched ball route In a game against the Brown's and scored hut threo runs. Differs With Ban Johnson. Clark Griffith, mannger of tho Seii ators, differs with Ban Johnson In tlift effort to quicken tho games In thy American league. According to tVu "Old Fox," tho public does not wnnt quicker games, but It does want bettvr games. Stone Seeks Job. 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