FOE, HOME AND WOMEN
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND MATRONS.
Matron' Gown The Straight Front
Lighting tlia Drawing Itonm Mnrrlert
IlrlilesranliU A Novelty In Modern
Weddings.
If Thou Wilt F.ae Thlno Heart.
, (DlrBO.)
If Ihou wilt cant thlno heart
Of love, nml nit Its smart
Then sleep, Ueur, sleep!
Ana not n sorrow
Hang nny tear on your eyelashes
Llo still and deep,
Bad soul, until tho sca-wavo washes
The rim o' tho sun to-morrow,
In eastern sky.
But wilt thou euro thlno ticurt -Of
love, and Its smart
Then die, dear, dlot
Tin deeper, sweeter,
Than on n rose bank to llo dreaming
With folded eye;
And then alone, nmhl tho beaming
Of love s stars, thou'lt meet her
In eastern sky.
Thomas I.ovell lieddoos.
Married HrldesnmliK
Married best men nml ushers liavo
for Borne tlmo been a feature of fash
ionable weddings; within tho last year
there havo been several Instances
whoro tho brido's attendants liavo beon
married, says tho New York Evening
Sun. Instead of a maid of honor,
thore is a matron of honor, nnd, In ono
caso, the entiro sot of bridesmaids
wns replaced by a half-dozen very ro
cont brides. Tho matron of honor Is
tho more common evldenco of tho now
convention, or whatovor It may bo
called, however, and 8ho bids fair to
hold her popularity for some tlmo to
come. Sho undoubtedly had her
origin in tho sentimental plodgo so
often made between two girls that
whoover married first should hare tho
other for maid of honor, In somo ono
caBO It having evidently been deter
mined to carry out tho vow ono do
greo farther, and to servo each othor,
whether married or not. History falls
to tell us anything ubout this first-
original caso; nil that wo know Is that
tho precedent of a matron of honor Is
now established. Thero arc those to
whom this is n cause for regret. Tho
real old-fashioned wctuutig, such ns
our grandmothers know, offered such
a flno opportunity for future weddings,
the bridesmaids, and ushers being In:
variably young men and young wom
en of a Busceptlblo ago nnd condition
and heartily nlivo to tho possibilities
of being thrown together In this way.
In very suburban Instances, tho at
tendants, when tho ceremony was
over, usod to pair off, overy Jack with
his Jill, and follow after tho newly
wedded couplo right down tho alslo
in a way that could but suggest that
thoy follow their example as well.
Married ushers and a matron of honor
havo changed all that. In Its second
ary capacity of promoting other wed
dings, tho wedding is not what It usod
to bo, say those who know tho old way.
Not so, say wo all of U3. Tho "now"
wedding may look less obviously llko
a matrimonial market, but tho chances
are, and, In fact, all evldenco goes to
provo, that young people may bo do
ponded upon to bo young people under
any condition of circumstances.
I.lghtlnz tho Drawing Itooin,
Thero Is no room in tho house tho
lighting of which demands more care
and attention than tho drawing-room
Tho novelist delights to write of tho
"brllllantly-llghted drawing - room;"
but this is a mcro flguro of speech
ovory woman who studies tho comfort
of her guests knows that a somewhat
subdued light Is preferable for an
npartmont In which very llttlo reading
or writing is done and where conver
sation, music, and perhaps a llttlo mild
flirtation, aro tho principal occupa
tion. Whether gas or oil lamps aro bet
ter for tho purpose Is a mooted ques
tion. If tho former Is used, tho globes
should certainly bo tinted or covered
with colored shades. Tho light of oil
lamps Is softor, and the combustion
Is not nearly so harmful to walls, coll
ing, etc., as that of gas; but where
lamps are used, excesslvo caro must
bo taken In cleaning, Ailing and trim
ming; for a smoky lamp does more
damngo in an hour that half-a-dozen
flaring gas Jets would do in a week.
Now, as to the position of your lights
Do, pray, avoid that Institution of
suburban dwellings, a center gasaller
dependent from tho celling. Not only
does this ruin the celling, but it spoils,
for tho tlmo being tho appearance of
any woman who stands or passes bo
neath it. Try tho experiment. Stand
beneath such a light with a hand mlr
ror and seo how promlnont aro tho
cheok bones; what haggard lines ap
pear on tho face; and how deeply dark
aro Its depressions. If you do this,
you will ngreo that tho center gasaller
Is a cruel mistake. All artificial light
in a drawing room should como from
brackets placed against the wall
though standing tol ;seopic lamps are
nearly as good, and possess tho addl
tlonal advantago W& they can bo
raised or lowered at Trill, for the height
at which artificial llg'at is placed Is of
moro importance than many peoplo
Imagine. Carefully adjusted, It Is real
ly nn aid to beauty. Drackots should
be fixed about Ave and a half feet from
the floor, so that their illumination
should be about on a level with tho
face of an Individual of an average
height. Of course, all such lights must
ho' shaded, tho fav'orltd tones being
pink or yellow; but this, of course, de
pends largely on tho hues prevailing
In tho decoration of tho room. Rapid
strides havo been mado of late years
in tho manufacture of shades of all
sorts, and tho woman must Indeed bo
hard to please who, at n good fancy
stationer's, cannot find something
grotty to suit her tastes. Just a word
MATRON'S
Of black satin with lavondor panne
velvet bands stitched nbout tho odges
with black and worked with black
French knots. Tho yoko and sleeves
are of black silk Spanish laco over
lavender, with a black velvet collar
top, heavily stitched. Tho peculiar
as to piano lights. It It is possible,
place tho Instrument so that tho light
from ono of tho wall brackets 4 falls
on to tho music over tho left shoulder
of tho pianist. If this cannot conven
iently bo done, tako caro that tho
candlo brackets fixed to tho piano
itself are a good length, and that tho
llttlo shades, while shading tho eyes
of the player from the glaro of the
candles, reflect tho light directly on
tho music.
Scented Hair Now the Thing.
Perfumed hair Ik now tho "correct
thing." Thero nro different wayB of
perfuming it, and ono of these Is to
use very highly scented Bhnmpoo pow
der when washing tho head. Another
is to brush extract of musk or fragl
panni into the hair dally, says tho
Daltlmoro News. An excellent way to
scent tho hair Is to buy a plcco of pcau
d'Espngno, cut this into small pieces
and sew them carefully inside tho hair
framos which aro now bo generally
worn. A llttlo silk cap lined with cot
ton wool, thickly sprinkled with sachet
powder, If worn for an hour occasion
ally will Impart to tho locks n delicate,
Indistinct fragranco that Is tho very
epitome of daintiness.
Tho Stnlgtit Front.
A sketch showing the straight front,
sans busk, French corset, and the vory
necessary hook to keep the skirts down
In front, to preserve" tho long-wnlsted
effect. No ono should neglect to havo
this hook, which Is a largo ono, sold
especially for that purpose, and If the
person Is stout, there should bo two
also at tho back. The long straight
effect In front Is absolutely necessary
In this season's modes. Tho skirts
should havo a fitted yoko at tho top.
Tho chemise Is orango taffota, with
accordion plaited rufllo, decorated by an
Egyptian design In black and whlto
silk braid over tho surface and along
the edge.
A Hair Receiver.
Is thero any article more of a ne
cessity to feminine comfort than somo
sort of a convenience ns a recoptaclo
for hulr7 Every bedroom occupied
by tho gentlo box should bo supplied
with a hnlr receiver. How many girls
havo spont n night at a friend's, and,
after making tho morning toilet,
looked In vain for something In which
tho deposit tho objectlonablo llttlo roll
of hair ono wishes to put out of Bight!
Nothing to bo found! Not even a
scrap basket another usoful artlclo
usually considered superfluous in bed
roomsso sho Ib forced to leave the
unattractive reminder of her dainty
QOWN.
pleating at tho sides of the skirt is re
peated again at tho back. Tho belf
llko overy belt this season, Is shaped,
curving very deeply in front, nnd when
worn with tho now straight front cor
sets, gives a stout flguro a modish and
graceful "figure.
presonco in bold relief on tho dressing
table. To mako an inexpensive nnd
pretty hair receiver, tako a butcher's
cuff they aro about tlvo cents n pair
nnd put In a bottom of cardboard,
neatly covered with Bilk. Line tho
cuff with colored silk, gathered with a
narrow ruITlo around tho top. If rod
buk is used, sew on tho outsldo of the
cuff a bunch of popples or red roses,
and suspend tho recolvor by a red Batln
ribbon, with a small bow at tho top.
Tho flowers may bo varied with tho
color of tho lining dnlslea with yel
low, roses with pink, forgct-mo-nots
with blue. It 13 always desirable, of
course, to havo such things hnrmonlzo
with the provalllng color of tho room.
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Cheese Units.
Mix ono half cup grated cheeso with
ono fourth cup sifted bread crumbs
(dried and sifted) and whites of two
eggs beatori light; season with salt
and poppor; form Into small ballB,
roll In Blftod crumbs (cither bread or
crockor will do), and fry In hot fat.
Split Tea flonp.
Soak ono pint of dried split peas
over night. In tho morning place them
over tho flro In two qunrts of cold
water, with ono pound of beef, and
cook slowly for two hours, or until
tho liquor Is reduced ono hnlf. Pour
Into a colandor and press tho peas
through with a spoon. Season with
salt, poppor and celery salt, nnd cat
with oyster crackers.
Apple Fritters.
Peel firm, tart apples and cut Into
thin Bllces nnd put them in a bath of
claret and sugar or chorry Julco and
sugar when cherries aro In soason. Lot,
them remain Tor throo hours. Sprlnklo
thickly on a clean cooking napkin nn
ounco of flour and roll tho npplo Bllces
in it after thoy havo been drained.
Fry In hot fat and sorvo hot with
pieces of lomon and spiced sugar.
Chicken rattles.
Mlnco somo cold chicken and a llttlo
cooked ham, molston with gravy and
add a fow drops of lemon Julco; also
salt and pepper to taste. Roll out somo
pastry and stamp It Into rounds. Lay
half tho rounds on greased patty tins,
brush round tho edges with beaten
whlto of egg nnd put somo of tho
minced chicken on each round; cover
with tho remaining circles of pastry;
brush over with whlto of egg, pross
tho edges Blightly togethor and bako
In quick oven for about twenty mln
tttos. Dliorlmlnatlitg.
"Thero aro only two typos of femi
nine beauty that I really admire."
"Indoed!" oxclalmod Miss Cayonnc.
"Yes, only two."
"And which aro they?"
"Hlondcs and brunottes." Washing'
ton Star.
I'ersuadeil Tlioin to BIovo,
Hoax How did you Anally get rid of
thoso undesirable nolghbors?
Joax Well, first, I hung a scarlet
fevor Blgn on the door, and when that
didn't havo any effect I began taking
leasonu on tho trombone Philadelphia
Record.
Subtlu Flattery.
Sho Of course, If I go to tho thea
ter with you I shall havo a chaperon,
Ho Why, I didn't supposo that was
necessary.
"Mamma says It depends upon tho
man." Drooklyn Life,
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Cnn't Tread on Ills Tors Hammer
linnet tiling- for Miners Searchlights
for Firemen The Growth of the
Finger Nail Itecent Intentions.
Searchlights for Firemen.
Tho Now York flro department is
about to add n complete portnblo elec
tric searchlight plant to Its apparatus.
Tho searchlight wagon will go to Area
with tho engines, etc., nnd It la bo-
llovcd It will add greatly to tho efll
cloncy of tho foroo, both In saying llfo
nnd proporty. It resembles a Aro en
glno In general appearance, but Instead
of n pump It has an engine nnd dynn-
mo. Thero nro two scnrchltghts, each
with an olghtcon-lnch lens. Thoso
will bo carried on n platform bohlnd
tho driver's Beat. Thoy can bo used
cither from tho plnttorm or removed
nnd carried to any dealrnblo point of
vnntago, nil communication with tho
generator being kept up by means of
(lexlblo cables which nro Insulated with
rubber, Tho lights aro provided with
devices for quick regulation, so that
tno light may bo spread out ovor a
wldo nrea, or confined nnd directed to
any particular point. Tho purposo of
tno apparatus will bo to aid tho flro
mon In laying tho hoso. sotting Ind-
dcrs, etc., nlso to light up tho front of
buildings whoro peoplo mny bo In dnn
gor and to project light Into tho build
ings themselves.
How Hells Are Tuned,
When certain bolls I II ft eh lino nrn.
duco discord thoy can bo tuned. Tho
tono of a boll may bo raised or lowered
by cutting off a llttlo metal In thn
proper places. To lower the tono tho
hen-tuner nuts tho boll in his inthn
nnd roams It out from tho point whoro
tho swell begins nearly down to tho
rim. As tho work Drocecdn lm fro.
quontly tests tho noto with n tttnlng-
xorK, ana tho moment tho right tono Is
reached ho stops tho ronmlne. Tn
ralso tho tone, on tho contrary, he
snaves on tho lower edgo of the boll,
gradually lesscnliiK or flattening thn
bevel, In ordor to Bhortenvtho bell, for
01 iwo uoiis of equal dlamoter and
thickness tho shorter bell will give tho
higher noto. A notable Instance of
bcll-tunlng, according to La Nature,
recently occurrod at Lausanno, whoro
twelvo bollB. In threo nolchborlnir steo-
plea, had only sovon Bcparato notes,
and produced a moat curious discord.
The Growth of the Fingernail.
Tho rato of fingernail growth Is
thus touched upon by Edward Dlako
In his "Study of tho Hnnd." Tho paco
of growth varies vory much, not ouly
nt different ages, but In different In
dividuals of tho samo ago. Influoncod
by many external nnd Internal condi
tions, tho paco also varies in tho snmo
porson, from tlmo to tlmo. Observa
tions as to tho growth In men at dif
ferent ages show that at 21 yoarB tho
nnll was replacod In 120 days, at 31
yours In 159 days, at 32 years In 88
days, at C5 years In 110 dayB, nt G7
years In 144 days. It Is curious that
In this growth tho swIftcBt grower was
a tuberculous subject who had n sharp
attack of blood spitting during tho ob
servation. Sen air Is said to quicken
tho growth of tho nnlls, profound
grlof has boen credited with the power
of destroying them.
Preserving Milk by 1'rcssure.
At tho West Virginia agricultural
experiment station nt Morgantown re
markablo results havo been obtained
through the application of high press
ures to milk inclosed In cylinders.
Tho effect of tho pressure Is greatly to
Increase the length of tlmo during
which tho milk can bo preserved. Tho
general conclusions from tho experi
ments aro that pressures from thirty
up to 100 tons per square Inch will
postpono tho souring of milk for twenty-four
hours. Thirty tons' prossuro
continued for ono hour generally de
lays tho souring Just nbout twenty-
four hours. A similar pressure contin
ued for ten or twelvo hours preserves
tho milk for from thrco to flvo days.
Nlnoty tons' pressure for ono hour
postpones souring for four days.
Hammer Hand Hllnic for Miners,
Tho hammer nana sling, invontod by
an Inventor of Saudon, Drltlsh Colum
bla, will bo n great asslstanco to min
ors at nil times, but practically when
engaged In drilling an ovcrhoad hole.
Tho largo cut shows tho hammer hand
sling in uso, whllo tho smnllor ono Is
n perspective vlow, tho hammor bolng
shown In dotted lines In position In tho
ellng. Tho invontlon has for Its ob
ject tho transforonco of the wolgnt of
tho hammer from tho handlo grasped
by tho hand to tho wrist or forearm by
n sling connecting tho head of tho
hammer nnd tho wrist of tho oporator
nnd n clutch connecting tho hnndlo of
tho hammer to tho sling, so thnt tho
workman can swing tho hammer nnd
strlko tho drill without tho laborious
effort of grasping tho hammor hnndlo
constantly. Overhead drilling is par
ticularly hard, because of tho ecvero
strain on the muscles of tho hnnd In
merely holding tho hammor, nnd this
Is entirely romoved by tho ubo of tho
sling, tho construction of which is fully
shown tn tho cut.
Can't Tread nn His Tors.
IngontotiB but' foobly Indicates tho
originality of many Inventions of that
class which nro practically uscloss,
tho slight convenience or advantage
they nfford bolng too Insignificant to
bo considered for an Instant In tho
commercial world. Such an Invontiou
la tho too protecting arrangement
shown In tho Illustration. It Is in
tended for uso In strcot cars, whoro
In thoso days of concentrated business
districts they nro usually qulto as
many porsons standing ns seated. Na
turally In n crowdod car a person, onco
In a lifetime, perhaps, has his toos
troddon upon, but It Is doubtful St nny
company would consider equipping
their curs with tho too pockots horo
Illustrated, Thoy aro formed of n
strong raised slanting. board,, supported
at Intervnls, placed clbao to tho toot of
tho scat, nnd undornoath which cno
can place his toos and rest in socurlty
without having to shift his feet to al
low someono to got In or out of tho
car.
Kiploslve Force of Cordite.
Tho cordite used by tho British ar
tillery has a baltstlo powor, that Is, a
projcctllo force, nenrly four times ob
great as tho black powdor previously
employed. In tho 3-Inch 12-pound Hold
plcco, whoro formorly four pounds ot
pobblo powdor was tho sorvlco chargo
but ono pound ot tho cordlto Is now
used, nnd Increased safety Is sccurod
owing to tho fact that tho cordlto
charges are not exploded by being
struck with bullots, nnd tho danger
from tho explosion ot tho ammunition
carrlago thus eliminated. If the cor
dlto Is fired In a chamber which It com
pletely Alls, a pressuro of 120 tons to
tho squaro Inch results, ns against 43
tons with tho black powder, btit In ac
tual practlco n vncant spaco Is left In
tho powdor-chnmbor, so as to keop
down tho maximum pressuro to 1G tons
in tho boro of tho gun.
ltulnlnx Costly tin in.
Ono great disadvantage of smokeless
gunpowder, tondlng to offset Its mnny
advantages, Is Its corroding action on
tho interior of a gun. Prof. Rqbprts
'Austin roccntly made a report on tho
subject, showing that Ane weapons aro
llablo thus to bo quickly ruined.
Itecent Inventions.
For uso In picking fruit a now do
vlco Is formed of n sack, to bo secured
to tho person, with n short, Aoxlblo
tube connecting a flaring mouth to tho
bag, nnd a longer tube suspended on
tho end ot a short pole to roach near
by fruit and dollvor It to tho bag.
In a now dovlco for wensurlng bolt
of cloth without unrolling thorn a flox
iblo strip ot Btccl is graduated for bolts
of dlfferont widths, tho moasuro bolng
inserted in tho bolt midway botween
tho Inner and outer folds, to obtain tho
approximate width of all tho folds.
A now attachment for window sash
balanco Is designed to ring an alarm
when tho window Is moved, tho shaft
on which tho pulley Is suspended bolng
extended through tho window casing
and ending to a pair of clnppers, which
aro rovolvcd Insldo a bell when tho
window Is moved.
To raise wator from tho ocean level
by utilizing wave power a now appa
ratus has a rigid structure sot near tho
shore, with a long trussed lover piv
oted to rise nnd fall when actuated by
a float at the outer end, a pump being
set nt tho short end of the lever to
ralso tho wator.
An Improvement In rocking chairs
has beon patontcd by a Massachusetts
man, tho under frnmo ot tho chu.T sup
porting a pair of flat springs, which
aro freo to rlso nnd fall under pressuro,
tho rockers resting on the springs and
forming a spring seat nnd rocker com
blued.
Envelopes can be rapidly and neatly
opened by a new implomont, which has
a motalllc bauo to rost on tho doalt,
with a flango on ono side, at tho hot
torn of which Is a thin blado ot steel,
which enters tho fold ot tho flap and
cuts It off ns the envelope Is drawn
through.
In n narrow clrclo tho mind grows
narrow; tho moro a man expands,
tho larger his aims. Schiller,
OUR BUDGET OF FUN
SOME GOOD JOKES ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
A Variety of ynll, (llties nnd Ironies
to Cause n Smile Flotsam ami
letsnm from the Tide of Humor
Witty Sayings.
Then and Now.
t wish I had been grandpa's child,
That 1 could havo had tha Joy
Of fishing In those hood old days
When futhcr was a boy.
or then tho fish grew bigger far'
Than they do nowadays.
And literally packed tha streams
At least, so father says.
They never caught n sucker then
That didn't weigh n ton,
And picket c! wero longer than
A modern Armstrong gun.
They used tn yank nut Imllhut
In hundreds from our bay.
And shad ran tin tha banks to bile
At least, so father says.
Thoy never thought of using halt
To luni the wily ttouti
They reached it bushel basket down
And simply yanked them out.
And In about nn hour or twu
They'd 111! uu several rirnyit
And show them through the neighbor
hood
At least, ho father says.
tn short, they raught so many fish
That Tore their sport was through
Tho stream where thoy wero Ashing would
Uo down u yard or two.
And tint nn angler failed to como
Homo loaded In thoso days
A habit father still pursues
At least, ho mother soys.
Cornish Telegraph.
Ate ttverythlng on It.
Owen Still Say, Dill, what trado did
you uster work at?
Dill Table flnishor.
Too Kmy.
Mr. Nowlywed (explaining pokor)
Now, If you got a poor hand you want
to bluff, and It you got a good hand
you want to mako a bluff thnt you'ro
binding. Now, there aro two ways ot
blurting; ono Is to bluff, tho other Is
not to bluff. If you'ro a regular bluff
er you can often bluff by not blufllng.
nnd
Mrs. Nowlywod I see, John; but
that gamo Is too oasyl loot's play tld-dlo-do-wlnkal
Puck.
To Match.
"Lobolln," demanded Mr. McSwat, as
ho Btood, hat In hand, wnttlng for hor,
"aro you going out walking with that
bicycling dress on?"
"This Is my rainy-day skirt," replied
Mrs. McSwat, "and I certainly am go
ing out walking In It."
"Then wait a minute," ho said, "and
I will turn up my trousers." Chicago
Tribune.
Not Knslly l'nssed.
Draroblo Tho boys hnd a political
rally last night, and it took tho pro
cession threo hours to pass a given
point.
Thomo It must havo beon a long
ono,
Bramble Not very. Tho given point
hnpponod to bo a saloon. Now York
Journal.
Satisfied All Around.
aovornoss I'm very sorry toll your
dear paronts very sorry, Indeed, that
I can't accopt their kind Invitation.
Freddy (anxious to caso the lady's
mind) It doesn't mattor n bit, y'know.
Ma says sho only nskod you out of
compliment! Ally Blopor.
Perhaps Ho.
Larry Do hlvlns, Dlnnyl That ould
bin Is ntln' athray tackB,
Dlnny Mnybo sho Is goln' to lay a
carpot. Who knows? Chicago Nows.
Iteformnd.
Rojoctcd Suitor Your daughtor, sir,
Is tho only girl I ovor loved, nnd I can
never lovo another.
Father I congratulate you on shak
ing oft a troubloaomo habit so easily.
How FnolUh of Him.
"Dear," said Mrs. Youngwlfe, "thoso
tablo castors squeak terribly. I wish
when you como homo tonight you
would bring mo somo oil for them."
"What kind?"
"Why, enstor oil, of courso." New
York Press,
Two Views of It.
"Don't you think a woman ought to
marry n man she can look up to?"
"Yes. I hato to soo a man shortor
than his wife." Philadelphia Bulletin.