Nt-w Summer T.lnccrlo.
It (s by tho cbolco of her umlcrllncn
and tho taBto nnd care expended on
tho details of the toilet that a really
elegant woman Is distinguished. This
elegance need not necessarily assert
Itself by a profusion of fluffy lace
flounces or extravagant embroideries.
When ono knows how to select Ju
diciously one can have pretty fine
linen, well cut out and very simple,
and easily Ironed, at prices within a
moderate Income. Of course, If there
Is no necessity to "count tho pennies,"
there s practically no limit to tho
lovely things ono can buy, linens and
laces so exquisitely dainty and flno
that they can almost, like tho princess
magic free!:, nlip through a wedding
ring. Certainly tho new undergar
ments shown In the shops arc, as a
whole, beautiful to look upon, and an
lrreslstlblo temptation; for all women
who aro truly feminine find this de
partment fascinating at all times, and
never more so than now. Flno laces,
embroideries, dainty headings, cam
brics, linen lawns, anC. nainsooks as
flno and sheer as a dainty handkor
chief, tllustrato the cleganco in mate
rials employed, which Is only a begin
ning when you really appreciate tho
skillful handiwork which adorns them.
The special point in tho now lingerie
is tho fit. Tho set of a gown depends
largely upon tho accurato shapes of tho
llngerlo over which it is worn, espe
cially now in this much beplalted era
of fashion. Skirts, both long and
short, aro cut to fit the hips quite
smoothly, and although fanclfulness is
' indulged in sometimes to an almost
exaggerated degree, tho flaro and the
fluff aro all confined to tho lower part
of tho skirt.
It is tho day of tho white petticoat,
this summer, now that dainty and
diaphanous fabrics play so conspicu
ous a rolo in my lady's wardrobe.
Never havo these undergarments been
moro elaborate nor more lavish In
their uso of embroideries and laco.
Almost any trimming is admissible
for petticoats nowadays, but slashed
flounces aro. ono of tho latest modes.
Tho slashes aro cut qulto deep, form
ing a block from six to ten Inches in
VERY STYLISH.
"With low neck and cltow aleoves.'
width, edged with inserting, and then
trimmed with a laco or embroidery
rufllo that extends around each corner
and up tho slash. The slashes may
form Vandykes, or square blocks, as
preferred. Tho slashed rufllo falls
about six Inches nbovo tho bottom of
tho ekirt, over one or moro r.ullles.only
with ono plain protcctlvo frill on tho
extreme edge.
Something novel Is a petticoat, com
bined with corset cover, called tho Ma
rio Antoinette. It Is of the very finest
French muslin, of gossamer-llko del
icacy. Tho bodlco fits closely except
in iront, where it U slightly fulled.and
tho upper part Is trimmed with a se-,
rlcn of delightful llttlo ruffles of real
Valenciennes, and Is tied with pale
pink silk ribbon. Tho waistband Is of
Valenciennes Insertion, through which
a wider band of palo pink ribbon Is
run, thus serving to define the. waist
STYLISH PETTICOAT AND CORSET
COVER.
and hold both sections of petticoat
and bodice In their rcspectivo places.
Somo of the prettiest new chemises
havo shoulder straps of ribbon instead
of sleeves, and this design, you may
bo sure, is vastly admired and appre
ciated by a girl who possesses a well
moulded arm and a pretty, white, dim
pled shoulder. Tho garment Is cored,
Jlounced and frilled with lace, tho up
per part being a mass of insertion and
lace. Tho top Is cut square, and is
gathered and drawn up to fit tho fig
ure Just under tho arms, tho pretty
silk shoulder straps keeping it In
place.
Corset covers aro also provided with
ribbons. Something new Is tho bolero
cc-sot cover, which Is Illustrated to
dvy. It 13 also to bo noted that many
of tho new corset covers end at tho
waist, thus doing away with all unnec
essary fullness about the hips. Night
gowns, with low neck and elbow
Hooves, aro tho fancy for tho moment
far theso garments. It Is certainly a
Very comfortable fashion for summer.
Somo of tho newest designs nro posl
tl ely dccolctte. Cambric nightgowns
aro relegated to tho placo occupied by
muslin nightgowns n few years ago,
but tho nainsook night robes nro fa
vored most of all by fashlonablo wom
en. They are very dainty, elegant and
comfortable.
A woman never roallzcs tho amount
of solid comfort which can bo gotten
out of a lounging gown so fully as sho
does In summer. When sho returns
from a business or a pleasure expedi
tion, which has taken her out beneath
the rays of tho broiling sun, it Is an
Inexpressible comfort and relief to don
a light, dainty negligee. Tho Japan
ese Ideal still prevails In tho construc
tion of tho fashionable lounging gown.
You may spend fifty dollars on a ki
mono of peach bloom silk crepe, with
silver traceries upon it. or you may
expend a dollar upon blue and whlto
cotton crepe, and a llttlo moro for
plain blue material for trimming, and,
if your needlo is sufficiently dextrous,
you can convert them into n very
dainty and becoming negligee. Be
tween theso two extremes tho kimono
may bo constructed of every conceiv
able fnbrlc.no matter how far removed
from tho Japanese. Thero aro foul
ards, India weaves, Liberty silk, nun's
veilings, figured lawns, organdies and
batistes, mado up in tho loose, flowing
stylo. Then there aro whlto mull ki
monos nnd pink gingham klmonos.nnd
kimonos of waBh silk and of outing
flannel. Some aro mado of figured or
of striped materials, with a border of
a plain color; others aro of tho plain
fabrlc.wlth a border of tho fancy. Per
hnps tho prettiest effects aro secured
In kimonos by introducing yokes and
bands of plain color with skirt nnd
sleeves of fancy material. A quaint
and very dainty llttlo affair Is "tho
Geisha," which may bo described as
a short kimono, which has tho wldo
sleeves and loose, flowing front, but
which reaches Just below tho waist.
Then there are, too, a lavish array of
looso Jackets to bo worn with tho
splendiferous petticoat of satin or bro-
"Wlth low neck and elbow sleeves."
caded silk elaborately frilled and be
rlbboncd, n fashion so elegant nnd ex
travagant that It appeals very seduc
tively to the frou-frou woman who has
leisure to wrlto her notes or sip tea
In her own bijou boudoir in the afternoon.
Her Jet Illack Cot Glass Howl.
A New York woman lias an addition
to her stock of curios sinco her up
town home was burned out last win
ter. A beautiful cut glass roso bowl
survived the fire, but was stained by
tho smoke, which was particularly
thick and denso on the dining room
floor. Tho bowl Is now perfectly
black, tho pattern of the glass brought
out In Iridescent relief. Scouring has
had no effect on tho new coloring,
which seems to have burnt Is way Into
tho glass. A china pitcher, which also
stood on tho sideboard, had its dcli
cato color flred to a reddish black so
evenly that no one would suspect that
It was not done In a professional kiln.
Tho two pieces were brought out by
tho owner at a recent luncheon, nnd
her guests were asked If any of them
had seen specimens of what tho host
ess explained was a very rare ware; all
tho company fell Into tho trap, nnd
most learned opinions wcro given
around tho table In an effort at deci
sion before the Joko was explained.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Leather Jewel Cmn,
Dainty llttlo leather Jewel cases to
carry In one's trunk represent a now
nnd practical Idea. They have various
compartments for rings, stick plns.cuff
buttons and other accessories, and tho
larger sizes aro fitted up with trays
like miniature trunks. A good lock Is
attached and they aro decidedly a con
venient and safe receptable In which
to carry Jewelry.
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Rplnurli.
Splnnch is ono of tho vegetables
particularly recommended for its med
icinal qualities. As a departure from
tho usunl way of preparing it, spinach
fritters may provo agreeable. IJoll tho
vegetablo until thoroughly cooked,
drain and mlnco well, and add somo
grated bread, a llttlo grated nutmeg,
dessertspoonful of butter and a piece
of loaf sugar. Add as much cream or
yolks and whites of eggs as will mako
a preparation of tho consistency of
batter. Drop this batter by spoonfuls
into boiling fat and cook until brown;
serve at once.
HerliiR I'niltn.
Serve all fruits as fresh and cold as
possible, and with granulated, rather
than powdered BUgar. Servo largo
trawberrles with tho hulls on them
s.o that they may bo dipped in sugar
and eaten from the fingers.
Servo currants and raspberries to
gether with a llttlo sugar, or, when it
Is necessary to use the currants alone,
mash them slightly with plenty of
sugar.
Always wlpo peaches carefully to
remove the fuzz when placed on tho
table whole.
Serve cut fruit and berries In glass
dishes, and pleaso both eye and palate.
It costs more to neglect our Jutla
tkan to perform them,
Asia's lre.it Kluk-llnles.
While Asia has tho loftiest mount
ains In tho world, It also possesses the
deepest and most extensive land de
pressions, sovcrnl of them, as is well
known, sinking below sea-level, so
that If tho ocean could flow Into them
they would bo filled to tho brim. In
tho deepest parts of most of them
water now stands, forming small seas.
Others aro destitute of water. Among
theso Is tho Lukchum depression In
Central Asia, concerning which Gen
eral Tlllo writes, in tho "Proceedings
of the Russian Geographical Society,"
that in plnccs it sinks ns much as 400
feet below sea-level. This slnk-ltolo
In tho middle of the Inrgcst of the continents-
Is also remarkable for Its mc
tcoroglcal features, tho yearly ampli
tudes of tho barometer being greater
than aro recorded anywhero clso on
earth. In summer tho temperature
rises to Saharan heat, a record of 118
degrees Fahrenheit hnvlng been ob
tained In July, whllo tho nlr is of des
ert dryness.
A Itixllmm for I'olnr Exploration.
Among tho equipments of tho Ger
man Antarctic expedition, tho details
of which aro now being worked out,
will bo n captlvo balloon to bo employ
ed for reconnaissance. It will havo
sufficient lifting power to ralso an ob
server about 1.C00 feet Into the air.
It is probablo that tho exploring ship,
tho building of which has been begun
at Kiel, will carry n supply of com
pressed hydrogen for Inflating tho bal
loon, and It Is intended that thero
shall bo enough of tho gns to enablo
tho balloon to mnko ten ascensions.
Tho expedition will cndcaVor to estab
lish a station on the west sldo of Vic
toria Land, ns It Is thought that an ex
tensive land surface exists there, if
Drltlsh expedition is simultaneously to
attack Victoria Land from tho east
side.
lion- Silk Kquiillses Temperature.
It is known to everybody that silk
Is electrified by friction. Acting upon
tho suggestion thus furnished, a
French savant, Monsieur Henry, has
made experiments which show that
tho electrification of tho air enclosed
In a tissue of silk produces a circula
tion of its particles, which tends to
equalize tho temperature. A similar
effect is observablo in wool, and henco
tho superiority of silk and wool for
garments intended to protect tho body
against tho vicissitudes of climate
IMPROVED EASY CHAIR.
Among tho many easy chairs on tho
markot few approach in solid comfort
tho chair with tho hinged back, which
can bo adjusted at various angles, to
suit tho lounger. In order to facilitate
the movement of tho back and adjust
it readily In Its sovoral positions many
dovlccs havo been tried, and tho
mechanism hero shown is ono of the
newest inventions to accomplish this
purpose. Tho back may bo either hing
ed td tho scat or pivoted on a rod to
tilt freely, with tho supporting brnco
pivoted In lino with tho hinges or on
tho rod. A colled spring Is attached to
the chair scat, and to tho forward end
of the notched horizontal rod, serving
to draw tho rod toward tho rear. A
glanco at tho cut will show that this
would tilt tho back of tho chair for
ward as soon ns tho person sitting In
tho chair leaned forward. Tho notch
ed bar is held rigidly in placo by a
spring bar set at right angles to It, ono
end being hinged to tho scat and tho
other end provided with a rod-extending
upward in position to bo easily de
pressed by tho hand, which action
HANDY ADJUSTMENT FOR EASY
CHAIRS.
frees tho back and nllows It to bo ad
Justed without rising from tho chair.
A New California Industry.
The growing of Ilelglan hares for
tho market In southern California Is
described by Mr. O. P. Wolcott In tho
Scientific American, as having recent
ly become nn extensive Industry. Tho
hnrcs aro imported for breeding pur
poses from England and Belgium. A
high-bred buck or doe hare, Mr. Wol
cott says, will bring $50 to $250. In
tho markets the price Is about 2G cents
per pound, live weight. From Los An
geles shipments nro now mado to all
parts of the United States. A wnrm
climate is not essential for tho anl-
mats, nnd It Is said they could ho
grown for tho markot In almost all
parts of tho Union.
California' Trcnsurrs.
Tho California Miners' Association
lias recently published n treatise on
tho mineral wealth of that stato which
brings out somo facts that aro not gen
erally known. Gold, of course, holds
tho lent!, but it will probably surprlBo
many to learn that the value of tho
quicksilver annually produced In Cali
fornia Is tlfty per cent grcntcr than
tho vnluo of tho sliver found there,
nnd that oven tho petroleum output of
tho stato exceeds tho silver production
in value. Copper and borax rank
among tho Important minerals of Cali
fornia. DRIES CLOTHES, RAISES BREAD
It will not take a womnn who docs
housework and makes her own broad
long to npprectato tho advantages and
n
A WOMAN'S INVENTION,
utility of tho devlco shown In tho pic
ture, and It Is almost needless to say
that it is a woman's iden, tho inventor
being Annlo Dennett of Mnlno. In
families whero tho bread Is mado at
homo It Is n common custom to set
tho dough to rlso In n warm placo
at night, nnd it Is dllllcult to And n
placo wher tho temporaturo is
even on all sides, tho sldos
nearest tho flro receiving tho
greatest amount of heat nnd caus
ing tho loaf to rlso unevenly. With
this devlco suspended nbovo tho stovo
tho hent rises and surrounds all sides
of the tin with nn equal' temperature
Tho arrangement Is constructed of a
number of gratings suspended In a
horizontal position over tho rnngo,
with ndjustnblo sholves which aro
adapted to bo extended on either Bide,
to Increase the avnlluhlo space Tho
dovlco Is also well adapted for drying
clothes, and has a sufficient number of
rods to hold n fair-sized washing.
Potailitm's Twin Telescope,.
Tho now double telescope of tho
Potsdam Observatory was recently
dedicated. It consists of two very
largo telescopes arranged sido by sldo
on ono mounting. Tho larger, of
thirty-two inches aporturo and 30.4
feet focal length, is for photographic
uso; tho other, of twenty inches aper
ture, and 41.2 feet focal length, 1b for
visual observations. Tho primary ob
ject of this telescopo la to measure,
with all posslblo accuracy, tho velocity
of stars that aro approaching or reced
ing from tho earth.
Our Loftiest Mountain.
Tho records of tho Geological Survey
in Washington cstnbllsh tho fact that
tho loftiest known mountain In North
America Is Mount McKlnley in Alaska,
ubout 200 miles from tho shoro of Cook
Inlet. Tho nborlglnal namo of tho
peak is Tralcga. It is 20,404 feet high.
This Is not far from tho elevation of
Mount Chlmborazo, tho highest penk
of tho Andes, and Is 2,440 feet greater
than that of Mount St. Ellas, which
was at ono tlmo belloved to bo our
loftiest mountain.
Hugur vs. Starvation.
Experiments by Professor Mosso In
the University of Genoa havo shown
that sugar ifdmlnistercd after a period
of starvation, or n long fast, restorca
vitality much more rnpluiy than broad
does. Tho temperature of tho body
quickly increases with tho administra
tion of sugur.
Iteceut Inventions,
For automatically throwing tho rails
of switches a now englno attachment
has a beam extending out in front,
with tnckle for swinging tho frco ond
to cither rail, with a small wheel at
tho outer end, which engngos tho
switch rail and forces' It Into position
as tho englno moves forward.
For preventing hol3tlng engines
from lifting the cngo too far tho der
rick Is provided with a tilting block
set In lino with ono sldo of tho cngo,
a rod running from tho block to tho
cut-off on tho englno, to stop tho lattor
when the cage rises high enough to
turn tho block.
To indicate when tho contonts of n
bottle havo been partially romovod
and replnced with an adulterant n con
tra! rod is placed in tho bottlo, with u
float mounted on tho rod to fall as tho
contents nro poured out, intornal
pawls engaging notches on tho rod to
hold tho float down when tho bottlo Is
refilled.
Rainbows In the eyes Indicate love
In tho heart
HANDWRITING EVIDENCE.
rheft fastened Upon n Young Woman
if Hit Own Ifuntl.
Of Into Dntcctlvo Dlcaklcy lifts been
reading about Shorlock Holmes nn.l
hns picked vp many valuable tips, ono
of which was recently of great uso
to him, says tho Hamilton Spectator.
Lnst week n young woman, who Is em
ployed In nn uptown hotel, lost her
gold watch and reported to tho dn
tcctlvo department. Inspector Mc
Mnhon lined up his men In front of
him, questioned them on ways and
means of recovering tho stolen prop
erty, nnd then nllotted tho task of
finding tho missing timepiece to Bleak
ley. Tho officer went to tho hotel, sized
up tho situation and looked over tho
employes. It did not tnko him long
to select tho young lady whom ho
thought know most about tho where
abouts of tho watch. Tho dotectlvo
hnB an cyo for beauty, and this par
ticular young lady was both young nntl
beautiful, and had previously homo a
good character. This mado tho of
ficer's task oven moro dllllcult, and
ho left tho hotel, feeling sad at heart.
Tho moro ho thought over tho casa
tho moro convinced ho beennio that
tho young womnn ho suspected knew
Eomethlng, nnd while trying to go to,
sloop Sunday night ho decided that
he would Intervlow her tho next tiny.
When ho got to tho offlco on Mondny
morning Illcnkley found a noto wait
ing for him, informing hi in that tho
watch had been returned by mall.
This, however, did not satisfy hlin,
and ho determined to bring tho thief
to justice. Ho went over to tho hotel
yesterday afternoon, secured tho pa
per which tho watch had been wrap
ped in nnd on which wns written mo
nnmo nnd nddrcss of tho owner, nnd
then proceeded to interview his siib
pect. Of course sho protested her In
nocence, but to mnko hor r.tntcmcnt
stronger tho dotectlvo suggested that
sho sign n declaration of her Inno
cence. Tho girl bit easily; tho dotec
tlvo procured a note book, and tho
girl wrote: "I , do solemnly
dcclaro that I did not sco or toucn
Miss watch. (Signed) ."
Aftor thnt tho detcctlvo's work was
easy. Ho compared tho writing of tha
young lady with that on tho paper,
which was on tho watch when it was
returned. Thoy wcro exactly the same,
and the guilt was fastened upon the
pretty domestic.
Mormon Exploring Party.
Dispatches from Salt Lako City ro
port a very unusual development of
Mormon enterprise. A Mormon scien
tific exploring expedition recently set
out for a fifteen months' exploring
trip to Mexico nnd Central and South
America. Tho company Is made up of
twenty studcntB of Brighnni Young
Academy, in chnrgo of President Clnff
of tho academy and two members of
tho faculty. Tho goneral purposo of
tho expedition Is to search for ruined
cities, photograph tholr romnlns, nnd
to collect botanical, archaeological nnd
anthropological specimens. Besides
this It hns a spcclnl religious errand.
Tho Book of Mormon, it scorns, clnlnm
to bo a record of tho ancient inhabi
tants of America, from tho tlmo of the
Towor of Babel to tho fifth century of
tho Christian era. The Mormon story
is that tho Nephltes of tho tribe of Mn
nasseh camo from Jerusalem to Amer
ica about COO B. C. Tlio Mormon ox
plorere hopo to get on to tho trnll of
tho Nephltes nnd perhaps to find tho
romnlns of their cnpltal In tho vnllcy
of tho Mngdalona. Tholr proposed
courso Is through Moxlco and Central
America into Ecuador and Peru. Tho
country is n rich field for oxplorera
who nro fover proof. Thoy proposo to
return by sen from Vulparalso to San
Francisco.
Ills First Concurrence.
An cx-presldont of tho United States
recently had occasion to attend hla
wifo to tho rnllwny station, prepara
tory to her sotting out upon a Ion
Journey nlone. "If you should hnppon
to need ndvlco or assistance of any
klnd,"tho ex-prcsldont advised his wlfo
at parting, "don't hcsltnto to cnll upon
this gcntlcmnn ncross tho nlslo; I llko
his looks," Indicating a porfect strang
or.but ono whoso appearance and man
ner were such as to lnsplro trust. Tho
Journey was accomplished safely, and
tho wlfo had no occasion to follow hor
husband'B advlco. But at an evening
reception, shortly after her arrival In
tho city of her destination, n man waa
presented to her whom sho nt onco
recognized ns hor follow traveler. Sho
related tho Incident. "Will you pleaso
toll your husbnnd," said tho man,
"that that Is tho first speech I over
heard of his that meets with my hear
ty approval? I belong to tho opposlto
party." Now York Evening Sun.
High Prices for Kuro hherrlcs.
At an auction salo of old wines bo
longing to tho cstnto of Eugeno Ko
teltas, yesterday, thirty-two bottles ol
Ferdinand sherry, said to bo the last
of n celebrated Montlllo wine, brought
f 5 a bottle Eleven bottles or Mndelrn
of the vlntngo of 1828 went for $5 n
bottlo. Moro than 100 bottle ot
"South Sido Wedding Wine" wore sold
at from $2. GO to 5 a bottle Tli live
liest bidding was done for eleven bot
tles of old blue seal "Rain-Water" Ma
deira. This wlno waa described ns
"of tho old stylo of tho last century,
having been mndo probably in 1740 or
17C0." It wns sold for JS.50 a bottlo.
Now York Post.
Hklll of Polisher Necessary.
I coutildcr a humnn soul without edu
cation llko marble In the quarry, which
shows none of its Inherent beauties un
til tho skill of tho polUhor fetches out
tho colors nnd make tho uvrtuca
shine. Addison.
