FOU WOMEN AKD HOME ITEMS OF INTEHEST FOR MAIDS AND MATRONS. KitRllih Mourning Cmtnme French Model for Hummer II rem The Shirt WaUt Ureathtng, Untiling nml licit lug The llonlthtul llcilroom. Tho Fnlry Ileltj. (Old Favorlto Series.) I dreamt 'twns but a dream thou wort , my bride, love I I dreamt that we were wand'rlng sldo by dido, lovol I, earth's happiest pom, nml thou, her loveliest daughter, Whllo fairy bells camo tinkling o'er tho water: Merrily It fell, Tho echo of that fulry bell. That vision pass'd away, and thou hast left me. To mourn tho hopes thy falsehood hath bereft me, No moro I claim thy promised hnnd, No moro In dreams I sco tho stand, Whllo soft, sweet, soft, and low, Soft, sweet, nnd low It fell, Tho echo of that fairy bell. Now, when I'm musing sad and lonely. With but my harp and thy remembrance only, In vain as o'er thoso chords I bend, One Joyful noto I try to pond, For sad, sad, and changed they seem, Tho fairy bells of that denr dream. Hon. Mrs. Norton. Tho Shirt WiiUt. Very Inviting arc the displays of Ox fords, cheviots, zephyrs and madras cloths for tho shirt waist, and thv made-up raodols have already pushed out of place their winter representa tives in cloth, velvet and One llannels. Wo shall wear tho comfoftablo wools, nye, and oven buy them for some time to come, but already wo are casting speculative eyes-upon tho thinner suc cessors. A pretty fcaturo in tho wash waist for next summer Is their sim plicity. Tho human form dlvlno Is to have n chanco to brcatho onco more, for tho voluminous starchy fronts nro no more. Even thoso professing to be looso have no surplus material, and tho greater number aro unquestionably perfectly plain, fitted over shoulders and bust and buttoned simply down tho back. Hod dotted swlss has tho entire front crossed In diamonds of whlto val insertion, tho undarted front Just puck ered a littlo at tho belt, tho plain back closed with bullet-shaped peail buttons. Tho closo sleeves have a tight cuff, and tho simple, unllned col lar has littlo oblong turnovers of Swiss and Valenciennes lace. Another -stylo for theso button-up-the-back waists Is to havo tho front entirely of tucking nnd inserting. This is of tho style which Is purchased ready tucked and joined, and saves infinite labor, besides being nicer than the most careful homo seamstress could make It. Madras waists, also so fastened, havo a Blonder vest of tucking, running down to a point at tho waist, and havo littlo ro vers from tho neck to tho bust on each Hide. Theso aro also of tucking and simply finished with a frill of narrow lace. Largo collars and full, fussy re vers arc not shown at all. There Is every evidence that the 1900 summer girl proposes, abovo all, to be sweetly cleanly. Her waists say plainly enough that it will he a slmplo matter to wash nnd Iron them, and there need bo no lack In their number for that reason. Ono featuro which marks thorn as' new and far prettier than tho old shirt waists Is tho cntiro absenco of yokes of any kind, even In the back. The only semblauco of a yoke is tho ono illicit is trimmed and applied to tho shoulders, forming a little epaulet over iha sleeves. Tho backs of tho semi full front waists aro tucked aud plaited to correspond with tho front. There aro stiff linen cuffs, with rounded cor ners and detachablo collars, which can ho discarded altogether for tho moro becoming stocks, and long silk scarfs tied twice around tho neck. The UruUhful lloilroom. A lady noted for her good taste and her unusual ability as a housekeeper cays that everything about a sleeping room should be slmplo, immaculate and easily kept so. Bedrooms may be either carpeted with matting or the flooi'3 oiled and rugs placed beside tho beds. If tho walls aro papered the col ors should bo modest and tho pattern subdued. Tho windows should bo cur talned so as to be uniform with tho rest of tho houso, but too much drap ery Is an abomination and It should bo entirely dispensed with In a sick room The bedroom Is what Its name Implies, n place of repose, and ovoryUilng about it should bo conducive to tho one pur pose of sleeping. Pictures and garish furniture, or nrtlcles not actually nec essary to tho comfort of the occupant, should bo entirely Ignored. Abovo all things,- a sleeping apartment should bo flooded for at least ono hour during tho day with sunlight and hao in at night an abundance of fresh air, taking caro the whllo that tho sleeper Is not exposed to a draft. Itreathlng-Ilathlng-Kestlnr. A few breathing exercises evory day, taken In the open air, if possible, will accomplish wonders In warding off tils ease, particularly colds. Stand erect, with the nrms at the sides of tho body, or tho hands laid loosely on tho hips Expand the cavity of tho chest to Its full extent by raising tho ribs, thereby allowing air in abundanco to stream Into the lungs. When at tho height of tho inspiration, tho greatest expansion of the chest Is reached, and It should bo maintained for a moment. Then tha ribs should bo allowed to recede slo'vly but completely, so that tho cavltj of tho chest becomes narrowed and tho air Is expelled. In this way lnsplra tion nnd oxpiuJon should alternate tMculM'Jjr. Tho Inspiration should tako Race chiefly through the nose, with tho mouth shut. BNOL19H MOURNING COSTUM1 Mourning gown of peau-de-sole, with with jet aud folds of crepe. A cold plunge can bo borne only by the robust, and a cold plungo before breakfast should bo taken by none but the very vigorous. Cold baths should never bo taken when tho body Is ex hausted. Elderly people should not tako a bath below 70 degrees Fahren heit. The best time for a warm bath Is Just beforo retiring, since It increases the flow of blood In tho skin and opens tho pores. If a woman Is strong enough, after taking a warm bath she may turn on cold water, thus gradually reducing tho temperature of tho water until It Is cold, or Bhe may follow the hot bath with a cold shower bath. The woman who want3 to accomplish tho most and best work posslblo will find that ono hour's rest at n fixed hour every afternoon will do far moro for her than stimulants. In order to ob tain the greatest good from this hour's rest alio must disrobe, as if it were night, and then He down in a darkened room and sleep for a half hour or oven less. She will arise refreshed and in vigorated. Ono wholo day out of ten spent In absolute rest Is a great re storer of strength and beauty as well as cheerfulness. French Model for Hummer Dress. Made with bodice and tunic of bands of whlto laco over pleated yellow moussellne de solo. Comfort for Invalid. It is often tho caso that Invalids and persons Infirm from ago or other causo suffer serious discomfort from tho ill adaptation of their clothing. One fco blo gentleman has by experiment suc ceeded In contriving and having fash ioned for him a dress which Is quite satisfactory. Though long averse to having any woolen fabrics touch his skin, ho Is now clad In wool from neck to toes. First Is a sort of waistcoat or sack reaching to and covering tho hips, buttoned down In front and hav ing a row of six large, flat buttons about tho walst-llne for supporting tho easy-fitting drawers. Both garments aro mado of very soft, llght-wolght flannel. Tho two pieces aro preferred to tho "combination suit" waist and drawers mado In one as tho wearer perspires profusely and changes tho waistcoat several times a day, with no need of errant of drawers. Besides, he likes tho added covering over tho hips and lower part of the spine. This flour:;? of crepe de chine. It Is trimmer! suit, with soft socks and n short flan nel outer sack, constitutes the night dress as well as tho day underwear. Ilnvo You it liny Window? Nothing affords so great an oppx tunlty for decofhtion as a window in a recess. A low seat running around it, tho cushions upholstered with some artistic tapestry, Is suggested at once. After that growing plants should bo hung from nbovo and curtains ar ranged to make of the window a veri table cozy corner. Of course, this Is simple if tho recessed window Is built in tho house. But tho nppearanco of a recess may bo given to any window, and it is advisable often in tho case of cno In a large bare room. Placo i couple of brass arms so thoy will jut out from either sldo of tho window and connect thcin In tho front with n brass pole, over which somo curtalnn aro draped. Curtains may also bo hung from tho sldo arms, and tho Inner sldo of them partially concealed by tall palms. The decorations should bo Mu lshed, of course, with n window seat. OUR COOKINO SCHOOL. fituffoil Applri. Select as many apples as required, being careful to havo them of tho same size. With a long, slim knlfo, tako out tho core. Preparo a filling o grated broad crumbs, a small lump ol butter, sugar to tasto and a littlo cin namon or nutmeg. Rub all well to gether, fill tho hollow in tho npplr.i with It, and bake It, nnd bako In a hot oven. Ilumtnn Pudding. One box of gelatine, five bananas, ono quart of milk, one pint of cream, two cupfuls of Bugar, ono cup of wa ter. Dissolve gelatlno In tho water, and scald milk, to which tho sugar has been added. Strain tho gelatlno nnd stir Into tho milk. Lot simmer ten minutes. Cool. Break bananas, after peeling, into small pieces, and stir into tho Jelly beforo It Is stiff. Served with whipped cream flavored with vanilla. rineopplo Caltc. Peel a small pinoapplo nnd grate It. Beat a quarter of a pound of butter to a crenm, with a pound of powdered sugar; add tho yolks of twelve eggs to It, and tho grated pineapple Sift a level tcaspoonful of salt and two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking pow der with a pound of flour, nnd then quickly beat tho flour Into tho cako batter. Put tho batter at onco Into molds, nnd bake. This Is very good. A Slat tor of Ileadwenr. "She Is so Interested In higher edu cation!" said tho young woman. "Yes," nnswercd Miss Cayenne. "A mortar board is very becoming to her style of beauty, and sho knows It." Washington Star. Not at All. "Willie," asked his mother, "nro you making tho baby cry?" "No'm," replied the boy. "I'm hold In' in hand over her mouth to mnko her stop." All men aic nxlous for fame, but many nro wll!l.'jtf to accept monoy as a substitute. SCIENTIFIC TOPICS CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY AND INVENTION. Modern shoe l'olliher Xorel Candle Holder The Moon and the Weather 1'opulnr ISellcfs n to Their Con nection Are Altogether Unfounded. Modern Shoe I'otUher. With the popularity of tho up-to-date enamel, patont and russet loathor and kid shoes, tho uso of patented preparations for cleaning nnd polish ing them, the function of tho old tlmo blacking brush Is becoming less im portant In the boot polishing outfit, its placo being largely usurped by n plcco of cloth. Lamb's wool polishers arc excellent for this purpose, but un fortunately thoy nro rather cxpenslv?, nnd when n man has to do his own polishing It requires considerable dex terity on his part to manipulate a long strip of cloth In tho artistic manner of the professional. Tho Bhoo-pollsh-Ing device here shown, tho Invention of an inventor of Cedar Hnplds,' Iowa, is offered as an aid to this mighty army of unfortunates. Perhaps Its most essential feature Is tho cheapness nnd simplicity of its construction, be ing made out of u Blnglo pleco of wire bent nnd looped as shown, with pro vision at ono end to tuke a fold In th polishing cloth, and at tho other with two "tangs" that hold tho other end. This arrangement forms n convenient and easily manipulated holder for tho cloth, permitting of that elasticity of the latter so necessary forlts success ful operation by allowing tho polishing cloth to conform to the outline of tho shoe. Tho Moon nnd tho Weather. A belief that the moon has u. potent Influenco on wenther changes Is well nigh universal. Tho moon's nppear anco goes through such marked changes each month that it would bo very natural to attrlbuto weather changes to these. In this wny un doubtedly such snylngs as theso havo nrlsen: "Tho weather won't chp.ngs till the moon changes." "If tho moon lies so that tho water cannot run out wo shall havo u drought." "A wot moon Is ono upon which a huntsman can hang his horn," etc. Diligent In quiry, at ono time, ns to tho popular belief regarding this question, brought out tho view more persistent than nny other, that moro rain will occur nt tho new moon than at the full moon. Sin gulnrly enough, In Connectlcut.on Lon.j Island Sound, there docs seem to bn such n law, but It does not hold In tho Interior of tho country, and a test on tho Pacific coast showed, It any thing, exactly the opposite. At Lon don, whero observations hnvo been mado for more than a century, n care ful computation for tho wholo period has shown no effect. If wo reflect that tho moon Is dead nnd does not have any air, even, up on it, that It always shows tho same faco to tho earth, that its changes aro simply due to changes In Its position ns respects tho earth and sun, and that Its vary ing appearances aro all borrowed, wo see how absurd tho notion is that tho moon does Influence our wenther. There Is, however, another nrgumont, Hint appears qulto valid at first sight. If tho moon can ralso a tldo of sixty feet in tho ocean, why may It not ralso tremendous tldo In tho OKtremely tenuous air, 800 times light er than water, or n tldo of about 48, 000 feet, and If so, It F.eems easy to see that such n commotion would nffoot our weather enormously, Tho tldo of sixty feet, (tho highest In tho world) Ib experienced only In tho Bay of Fun dy, and Is duo to tho configuration of the Atlantic coast. In tho open Pa cific the tide Is only a littlo over ono foot. Most careful observations of a lunar atmospheric tldo havo been made at St. Helena In mid-ocean and havo shown a tide a littlo moro than .001 Inch. Since ordinary weather changos arfect tho pressure a thousand times as much", wo boo how extremely Insignifi cant tho moon's totnl effect must bo. There is a common saying, "Tho full moon hns power to drlvo awny clouds," and somo computations seem to bear out this idea. If any ono will look to tho cast as tho rising full moon shines through the clouds, ho will often neo tho clouds disappear. Thero is n nat ural explanation for this, however, and In no wiso dependent upon tho moon. A long scries of observations havo shown n diurnal range of cloudi ness with a minimum point, or tlmo of least clouds, from C to 0 p. m., hence wo seo that ns tho full moon rises and advances In tho sky during this period, there will often appear a diminution of clouds. Lord Rosso turned hla big reflecting telcscopo (so big thnt a tall man walking erect In It could carry n spread umbrella) toward the moon and found thnt If anything, tho earth re ceived a littlo chilling from tho full moon. Moro recently tho bolometer, an Instrument which can measure less than ono-mllllonth of n degrco of torn peraturo change, has shown that tho nrth receives n tiny bit of heat from the full moon. Tho evidence Is cumu lative ami overwhelming, that no weather changes can bo ascribed to tho moon. Prof. H. A. Hazcn, In Popular Science. Modern High Kiploslree. Mr. J. S. S. Brnmo, F. S. C, gavo a lecture ut tho London Institution, Dundee, tho other day, on "Modern Ex plosives." Ho began by showing, says tho Courier of that city, that nn ox plosion was simply rapid combustion, caused by tho combination of oxygen with some Inflammnblo material, nnd the application of n light. A stop on ward led him to gunpowder charcoal, brlmstono and nitre tho nltro supply ing tho oxygen. Theso thrco things mado up tho powder of tho ancient Chinese, ns well ns that used In tho tudo cannon of tho hattlo of Crcssy, In 134G. But during tho Inst fow years artillery has been co developed that gunpowder could not properly llro tho huge shot fired by tho 110-ton gun. What was wanted was something that would burn slowly nt first, apply its power as tho shot moved up tho gnu,, and havo expended Itself by tho tlmo tho muzzle was reached. So that wo got gun-cotton, and later cordite. The making of cordite was explained fully. Its constituents nro nltro-glyccrlno nnd gun-cotton dissolved In n mutual solvent, nnd vasollno added as n lubri cant. Ljddlle, be explained, was carbolto acid in combination with sulphuric aud nitric nclds, forming picric ncld, Tho only way of exploding it was by means of n powerful detonator. When tho shell haB been filled with tho melt ed yellow lyddite, n "picric detona tor" Is placed at tho top; and nbovo this a fulmluato of mercury detonator. When tho shell strikes nn object the fulminate explodes, flashing tho second detonator, which In Its turn explodes tho lyddite. Tho only dlsadvnntago of lyddite wb thnt thoro was less cer tainty of detonating picric acid than of llrlng powder. Mcllnlto was sup posed to bo a gelatinised compound of picric acid. Among several Interesting experiments wns ono in which n littlo whlto flag was treated with nitric ncld, and thereby converted Into gun-cotton. At n touch of the gas flame It vnnlshod In an Instant. Hiro I'otrrr for tho tlrciit Inhibition. Engineering mentions tho surprising fact that 20,000 horse-powor of machin ery will bo required for tho Paris ex position. As It Is intended that tho processes of manufacturo shall be dis played sldo by side with exhibits of raw material, much machinery will be distributed throughout tho Champ do Mara, and tho transmission of energy will bo electrical. About G.OOO horse power will bo needed for this purpose besides 1(5,000 horso-power for light ing, making a totnl of 20,000 horse power. Tho steam producing plant will bo collected in two buildings plac ed parallel to tho old Machinery ball. Of caurso In each case tho generators supplying steam will constitute exhib its, and payment mado for tho steam supplied, with an nllowanco towards tho cost of Installation. Tho coal sup ply will bo taken through underground passages. Tho electrical units, consist ing each at nn eugluo and dlrect couplcd dynamo, will bo placed as near as posslblo to tho boiler-houses In a gallery parallel to them. Novel Cnudltt Holder. Nothing to tho inventor appears too trivial for Improvement, nnd oven tho modest candlestick thnt has remainod tho samo for generations lu now to bo transformed Into a now nrticlo of manufacturo by an inventor of Now York city. This patentco claims a portahlo candlo holder In which there aro two fixed wings for tho snpport of tho candlo and nn adjustable wing at tached to tho handle This arrange ment pormlts of tho uso of cnu'dles of different sizes, nnd of tho romovnl of tho butt end which Is left after tho candle has burned down ns far as pos slblo. Tho simplicity of tho design permits of cheap manufacturo, an es sential fcaturo of such an nrticlo. Inutility. Ill his book on "Mad Humanity: Its Forms, Apparent nnd Obscure," Dr. Wlnslow states his bollof that insanity la on tho increase; that tho degenera tion of tho human raco Is "In gradual and sad progression"; nnd that much of this result Is duo to Indulgence In alcohol. Ills attempted proof of Lorn broso's theory that genius Ib akin to insanity consists moroly In a list of geniuses who wero moro or less de ranged. Dr. Wlnslow hopes his book may do good In enabling somo to de tect tho Incipient progress of mental diseases. ralth Vurra. In un nrticlo In tho American Jour nal of Psychology entitled "Tho Ef fects of Mind on Body as Evidonced by Faith Cures," Mr. doddard dis cusses Christian science, dlvlno heal ing, rollo cures, hypnotic thorupoutlcs, patent medicines, etc., and arrives at tho conclusion thnt all mentnl healing Is by way of suggestion. "Tho Idea of health tends to produco health lii pro portion to tho strength of tho Men cr Inversely ns tho opposition." FAST SPEED IN A FOO. Untn 6n the Nervet ot Koglneert at Ripreet Train. A railroad engineer, referring to tho published story of tho strain upon tho icrvcs of pilots of Long Island sound tteamers In denso fogs, said to n Tole graph reporter: "I Just wish you wolild say for tho engineers: "Thoy don't havo a very ensy tlmo In such weath er." And then ho went on to toll how in foggy nights tho engineers of tho fast trains, nnd for that mattor, tho slow ones, endured a strain that would sicken many a man. Thoy sit on tho hard littlo porch provided for thorn, rushing along, often at a pneo ot 50 miles an hour or more. Under thorn tho hugo mass of Iron nnd steel trem bles nnd throbs, ns nervous ns a woman and twtco as skittish. It Is Impossible to sco ten feet nhend ot tho cnglno, nnd tho signal lights, bo they red' or white, nro only visible as they nro passed by. A misplaced switch would mean n disaster horrible to contem plate. Theso mon know all this,' and still thoy nro obliged to sit thoro with n hand on tho throttle, ready nt nny mlnuto to shut off steam and stop tho enormous bulk ot plunging motnl. I hnvo been running on fast trains now for 10 years," said tho cnglneor, In winding up hla story, "and every tlmo I got on my cnglno to tako my trninj I say to myselt that It will bo for tho Inst time, but somehow I always como again. It is not tho danger whloirnt trncta mo, for I know too well thorb sulin of n Blip or u mistake, b'it4Bomo how or other I cannot glvo It ul.Vhon 1 get old I will bo put to running Bomo frolght train, nnd then will probably die In a omnsh-np, after' having taken ono of tho fastest trains In tho coun try over 12" miles of trnck, day In nnd day out. Still I cannot glvo It up.'' And that Is tho tnlo that all ot them tell, Thoy nil say that It Is not tho danger which fascinates them, but thnv cling to tho life which woura jt .mau out In n comparatively fow yoarsTnnd ages him beforo his time. Now' Lon don Telegraph. ; CHARLES I. AS A "MArtTYn." Whnt Shall Wo Sir of Tlioio Aluerl ruim? An! ItONioroll, Any mnn who has over had anything to do with tho Infliction of tho death pcnnlty, or, Indeed, with nny form ot punishment, knows that there aro son ttmontnl beluga so constituted that their sympathies nro always most keenly aroused on behalf of tho offen der who pays tho penalty for a deed ot peculiar atrocity, says Theodoro Roose velt. In Scrlbncr's. Tho explanation probably Is that tho moro conspicuous tho crlmo the moro their nttcntlon Is arrested and tho moro ncuto their man ifestations of sympathy become. At tho time when tho great bulk oven of civilized mankind bellovod In tho right of a king, not merely to rulo, but to oppress, tho action struck horror throughout Europo. Even republican Holland was stirred to condemnation, nnd ns tho king was tho symbol ot tho state nnd ns custom dlos hard, genera tions passed during which tho great majority of good nnd loyal, but not par ticularly far-sighted or decp-thlnklng men, spoko with Intense sympathy ot Charles, and with tho most slncoro hor ror of tho regicides, especially. Crom well. This feeling wns most natural then. It may ho admitted to bo natural In certain Englishmen ovon nt tho present day. But what shall wo say of Americans who now tnko tho same vlow; who erect stained-glass windows In n Philadelphia church to tho mem ory of tho "roynl martyr," or in Now York or Boston hold absurd festivals In his praise? World's MtMt Iletnarknbla Whirlpool. Tho Mnclstrom, which means literal ly, "grinding stream," Is situated on tho Norwegian coast, southwest ot tho Loffodcn Islos, and Is tho most ro markablo whirlpool in tho world. It runs, between tho Island of Moskcnea nnd a largo solitary rock in tho middle of tho straits. Tho strong curronts rushing betweon tho Great West Fjord nnd the outer ocean through tho channols of tho Loffodcn Isles produco n number of whirlpools, ot which tho mnclstrom Is by far tho most danger ous. During severe storms from tho west, for Instance, the current runs continually to tho cast at tho rateofolx knots an hour, without changing Us direction for rising or falling tldo; nnd tho stream will boil and eddy In such mighty whirls that tho 'largest Bteamcr could hardly contend success fully with tho waters. Tho depth ot tho whirlpool Is only twenty .fathoms, but just outside tho straits soundings reach from 100 to 200 fathoms. Tho great danger to vessels Is of course not of suction into tho heart of tho whirl pool, ns legends havo supposed, but ot being dashed to pieces against tho rocks. Mot Prepared. -i An eccentric Maine preacher was recently driving nlong n eountryroatl nnd, overtaking n young man tramping his weary wny on foot, Invited him to a sent In his slolgh, Aftor, ho, was comfortnbly seated tho proachor rolled tho whites ot hla eyes up under the visor of his cap nnd said In sepulchral tones: "Young man, uro you proparou to die?" With an car-plcrcing scream and a back Romorsault over tho buck ot tho slolgh. tho young roan made for tho denso woods, and hns noverTboon soon In thoso parts since. Boston Globe. Crime and It I'nnMimenr, For stealing two prayer books Jos eph Szczopanskl caused tho nrrost ot Charles Jarzambrowskl In Chicago yes terday. Tho offenso Is u serious ono and Jnrzambrowski will no doubt bo hustled to the pojnltojutlzjrskl, Wau kegnn Gazette. I