The
. .
Commoner
In the New York WorlJ. under big
black headlines. It Is reported- that
August IJelmont went to Wash
ington "representing Judge Park
r'n friends," and held a conference
with certain democratic, senators and
representatives. According to the
World, he returned to New York in
a "Jubilant mood," with messages to
Hill and Murphy. Now that Mr. Jo
seph Pulitzer has taken charge of the
publicity and advertising department
of the Parker boom, wc may expect to
read In the World a great deal of con
ferences and pledges, intermingled with
tables, figures and prognostications.
Some weeks ago the New York Herald
announced that the friends of Parker,
(iorman and Olney had agreed upon
August Belmont na the proper man for
chairman of the democratic national
committee in case the reorganize re
gained control of the party, and now
comes the World and Informs us that
Belmont has already taken charge of
the Parker boom, and, as ambassador
extraordinary. Is negotiating for the
delivery of the entire west and south.
How much more evidence will It re
quire to locate Judge Parker In the
great contest between organized wealth
and the masses? No better evidence
of his unfitness for a democratic nomi
nation could be given than that fur
nished by the selection of August Bel
mont as his financial agent and au
thorized envoy. Thote who recall the
Rothschild-Morgan contract entered
Into by Mr. Cleveland's administration,
will remember that August Belmont &
Co. signed the contract ,lon behalf of
Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. Lon
don, and themselves." That contract
was so obnoxious that the house of rep
resentatives refused to Indorse It. and
It was one of the principal items In the
indictment brought by the democratic
party against the Cleveland administra
tion. When, after an heroic struggle,
the democratic party repudiated the
Cleveland administration and took the
people's side on the money controversy,
Mr. Belmont, along with other money
magnates, bolted and threw his in
fluence to the republican candidate.
That he should be selected as the diplo
matic representative of Judge Parker
Is sufficient proof that the Judge's
nomination would put the democratic
party back In the Cleveland rut. and
make the administration a co-partner
with the Wall street syndicates.
Even if the party ha'1 not nai1 119
bitter experience with Mr. Cleveland
It would have ample reason to avoid
"a syndicated president," but with the
experience of 1S!2 and 189(1 fresh In
the memory, It would be Inexcusable,
nay, even criminal folly, to put the
destinies of the party and the country
In the Imnds of a nan mortgaged In
advance to ir.tn the Belmont type.
Mr. Cleveland's servile and abject sur
render to the money power not only
divided the democratic party and
caused the parly's defeat In two presl
u.ntltl campaigns, but It threw away
a political opportunity which. If prop-
rly utilized, would have made the
democratic parly Invincible for a gen
eration. The World names a number of dem
t.eratle senatois as among those who
conferred with Mr. Belmont In regard
to the Parker campaign. The Com
moner dues not reproduce these names
became It dots not care to do Injustice
to anv who may have been erroneously
Included In the list. What democrat
with Intelligence enough to secure a
It Is charged that corruption Is the
real source of trouM In Korea, but it
Is safe to say that If translated literal
ly It would round very much like the
one in power in this country.
The republican legislature of Iowa
has amended Its antl-pr.ss bill so a
to permit the giving and receiving of
p.usrs, and In this form the bill will
pass.
We gnther from republican sources
that the Filipinos will' be given their
independence Just as soon as there Is
nothing else for them to have.
The beef trust seems thoroughly sat.
Isfled that Attorney Genera! Knox will
not run amuck. The Injunctlonless In
junction is a weapon that the beef
trust does not fear.
It would appear that the decision of
the supreme court In the merger ease
is wonderfully plcnsliig. It pleases the
president and will not hurt the trusts
so long as Mr. Koeisevilt Is president.
The scientist w ho mourns the disap
pearance of amhldrxtrlty never saw
one of our modern official grafters
working both bands in the public
treasury.
Power Behind the Movement.
Courtesy of The Commoner.
Comment.
seat In t';e srrate or home can be
blind to ths fact that a Belmont-Parker
administration would le as disastrous
to the party nnd to the nation as the
Moigan-Cleveland administration was?
If the party is to return to its wallow
in the mire cf nlut.ocraty, it mfght Just
as well openly declare Its purpose and
renominate Mr. Cleveland. Parker.
alias Belmont, could not be substan
tially different from Cleveland, ' alias
Morgan, and either would mean that
organized wealth would continue to
plunder the people as mercilessly as ll
dees now. August. Belmont is too
shrewd a financier to advance money or
loan Influence without security, and the
fact that he Is exerting himself to se
cure the nomination of Judge Parker
outfit to convince any reasonable mind
that with Parker In the chair the
judges appointed to the supremo court
would be known in advance to sympa
thize with the corporations on '.he
great issues v.hlch have been dividing
the lountry.
What friend of equal rights and Jost
legislation would think cf nominating
either August Belmont or David B.
11111 Tor president? Why, then, should
any democrat delude himself with the
lope of any substantial reform if the
party puts at Its head one whp would
commit his political Interests to the
hands of two such notorious repre
sentatives of organized greed?
No wonder Judge Parker has re
mained silent. It Is not a question of
judicial ethics that restrains him; It
is the fact that he cannot discuss the
great questions now pressing for solu
tion without alienating either the vot
ers upon whose suffrage he must rely,
or the financiers fr im whom his cam
paign fund is to come. It would be a
reaction upon th- intelligence of the
party to think that Its members could
le brought to the support of an
asplrnnt who not only refuses to give
utterance to his opinions, but places
his campaign in the hands of men
known to be hostile to the Interests
and rights of the tonnn people.
LETTER TO THE IROQUOIS CLl'B.
Mr. Andrew J. Ryan, Chairman In
flation Committee, Iroquois Club.
Chicago. My Dear Sir: I am Just in
receipt of your Invitation to attend the
twenty-third annual banquet of the
Iroquois clu',) to be held on the 13th
lnst. I thank you for the Invitation,
nnd regret to say that t shall not be
able to attend. I trust, however, that
those present will take advantage of
ih" occasion to present to the country
the importance of maintaining demo
cratic principles ns they were set forth
in tl3 platforms of 1S and 1900.
The merger decision shows how
(lonely the supreme court Is divided
and how easy it Is for those who sym
l.athlze with corporate wealth to find
Vauslblo reasons for staying the hand
of the law when It attempts to rebuke
.lure who exploit the people. Under
our constitution the president appoints
J::ilsrg and thone who have watched
the decisions In the Hayes-Tllden con
test. In the Income tflx case, In the
tr-.ist case and In the eases Involving
the policy of the government In th
Philippines cannot doubt that it Is as
important to have Judges who sympa
thize with the people as to have Judges
learned In the law.
In the present struggle between plu
tocracy and dtmocracy the corporations
are seeking to control the supreme
co.jrt. and If they can do thnt the
The expense of maintaining the
White house during the three years of
President Rof.ievelt's Incumbency Is
greater than the expense during any
two full administrations of his prede
cessors. In rourh riding ta be displaced
by rough spending?
legislation lv proclamation is a nat
ural rrsult of drifting away from time
honored precedents In the way of gov
ernment by consent.
As water to a dog afflicted with
rabies, so the mention of organized la
bor to the Chicago Chronicle.
Thomas I-awson and "Has" Aldiichs
are each declaring that the other Is
guilty of false swearing. Up to date no
one has questioned tho competency of
the witnesses as to the veracity of the
parties to the dispute.
It appeara that the republican ma
chine managers object to the expendi
ture of any money In the promotion of
a candidate's boom unless It Is money
fried from proteted trusts and expend
ed by themselves.
A woman can look more guilty over
a dream she bad than a man ran over
the real thing.
house of representatives, the senate
and the president will be powerless to
protect tho public.
I trust that those who are honored
with an Invitation to speak at your
banouet will raise a note of warning
against the attempt now b?ing made
by the money magnates to control the
democratic convention and to secure
the nomination of u democratic candi
date who will be obliged in advance to
betray the hopes of the democratic
massea. Yours truly.
W. J. BRYAN.
REPUBLICANS FEAR TRUST ISSUE.
The prrss dispatches from Washing
ton Indicate that tho republican lead
ers are trying to secure an early ad
journment. April 2S being the day now
under consideration. The republicans
are afraid of the trust issue and are
trying' to avoid it by an adjournment.
Tho merger decision has put the ad
ministration in a dilemma; it must
either take the position that the trust
is sufficient and enforce the law or It
must take the position that the pres
ent law is insufficient and then recom
mend Fome specific and effective rem
edythat is, it must do one or the
other of these things if it is going to
meet the issue. But It grows more and
more apparent that the party In power
does not Intend to do anything what
ever on the trust question, and there
fore the republican leaders are trying
to get away from Washington so as to
escape responsibility. The democrats
of the senate and house ought to insist
upon some affirmative and positive ac
tion against the trusts. Public atten
tion ought to be called to the cowardice
of the republicans upon this subject,
and public attention can be called to It
If the democrats in the senate and
house will dally bring the matter up
and demand action. They can refuse
to vote and obstruct other and less Im
portant legislation. If the democratic
leaders will but focus attention upon
the inaction or the republicans, they
may he forced to do something. No
adjournment should be consented to
until the trusts are put In the process
of ultimate extinction. The democrats
will be handicapped in their effort to
hold the republican party responsible
for the present trust domination of the
government unless they themselves put
forth every effort In their power to se
uire remedial measures.
ROCKEFELLER'S ACCOUNT BOOK.
John B. Rockefeller delivered an ad
drese recently, taking as his text an
account book which he kept when he
began business. In this speech he em
phasized the importance of the account
book as a regulator of one's expenses,
and what he says of this subject Is
wortny of consideration. Young peo
ple are often reckless about their ex
pondlturcs; they receive money from
thrlr parents and spnd it with prodigal
lty. If every young man. and every
young woman, too, for that matter.
would keep an account book and care
fully put down the money earned or
received from parents, together with
the Items of expenditure, It would pro
mote rare and economy.
The trouble about Mr. Rockefeller's
account beok. If It has been kept regu
larly, Is that It contains entries of
money not earned, but taken by tho
power of monopoly from the unfortun
ate victims whom he has been plunder
ing thrse many years, and these entries
have constantly Increased until today
he Is crediting himself with an enor
mous amount annually which repre
sents no services rendered, but simply
the power which he has acquired over
his fellows.
If Rockefeller could leave as a legacy
to future generations merely the exam
ple of early economy nnd Industry ho
could test easier than he does today,
for his conscience must be seared Jn
deed If It does not prick him as he ex
amines the entries which he Is now
niaklrs In his account book.
The candidate for delegate to the
St. I.ouls convention who opposes be
tn? Instructed Is a gaod man to leave
at home.
The war news from Thibet sounds
very much like some British emrlal is
striving for an undesened promotion.
Kama and Nebt.iska were "re
deemed" by the republicans but a short
time ago. The honest voters of these
two states are iitrdlally invited to ex
press their opinion Uxin the "redemp
tion," but profane expletives are
barred.
It seems to keep a number of the re
publican "redeemers" of Kansas and
Nebraska busy dodging tho peniten
tiary. President Butler of Columbia asks
for llO.ooo.oyo more endowment.' Tha
university endowment at rr'3ect Is
:e,ooo,ooo.
TO DECEIVE VOTERS!
WHY REPUBLICANS ARE EAGER
TO ADJOURN CONGRESS.
Fear That Actual Facta as to the Con
ditions in the Business World Will
Become Too Well Known What
Thote Facts Art.
The Republicans are doing their
best to deceive the people as to the
real condition In the business world.
They are pouring speeches into Con
gress for use In the coining campaign.
the tenor of which is "Stund pat,"
"All is well." Prosperity Is still ram
pant," despite u ft-w facts to the con
trary. They would have the country
believe that wo are rapidly recover
ing from the temporary setback to
industry which occurred from Octo
ber to January, when wage reductions
became- general and when nearly half
the mills in many industries bad to
close.
Although there never was more Irn
portant business for Congress to nt
tend to than at present, in order to
bring relief from the tyrannlcul trusts
which have put up prices and In
creased the cost of living to tho high
est point ever known, while reducing
wages In all directions, yet It Is the
aim and policy of the Republicans to
adjourn Congress just as soon as the
appropriation bills can bo rushed
through. They will then begin to
circulate their "Stand-pat" and "Pros
perity" speeches, hoping to lull to
sleep tho great mass of voters and to
keep thorn ignorant of the real facts
as to the Industrial depression which
Is still en and which cannot bo van
qulshed, even by Republican rhetoric.
The Republicans know that every day
they remain In 'Washington will not
only bring to light lew scandals In
their administration, but that It will
add new evidence of the depression
which Is now running Its course. They
know that the Demecrats hesitate to
picture conditions as bad as they real
ly are and that. If Congress adjourns
at once, the Demecrats will practical-
ly be without frankable speeches to
offset the frankable prosperity
speeches of the Republicans. This,
thi'y think, will give them another op
portunity to fool the veters. This ac
counts for much of their unseemly
haste to adjourn Congress.
That the business world, after some
slight recovery in February and early
March, is again on the down grade Is
reasonably certain. The testimony of
the trade papers Is conclusive. Thus,
that greatest of all trode Journals, the
Irem Age. In its Issue of March 31
mentions numerous wage reductions
and closed mills, some of which are
"McKlnley Letdge, Amalgamated As-
sociatlem of Steel and Tin Plate Work
ers, Ehvood, lnd., all hot mill men
and numbering 500, have decided to
quit work rather than accept tho 30
per cent reduction In wages preposed
by the American Sheet Steel and Tin
Plate Company and Indorsed bv the
officers of the Amalgamated Associa
tion."
At Now Castle, Pa., the men in the
lodges of the Amalgamated Associa
tion employed in the tin plate mills
in the Greer and Shenango works of
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company, have voted to accept the
lemicuon oi z per cent in wages
which went Into effect on March 31
At South Sharon, Pa., the men in the
lodge of the Amalgamated Asseclatlon
have voted not to accept tho reduc
Hon In wages.
"The Tin Plate Wage Reduction.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 30, 1904. (By
telegraph). "Whllo the Amal
gamated officials refuse to glveout any
tning to-day as to whether the vote is
In favor of or 8galnst tho reduction in
wages, wo learn from reliable sources
that the tin plate workers have voted
against the reduction. It is not known
at this time what action will be taken
by the association In this event, but It
is probable that a number of the
union tin plate mills will be closed
At other plants where the men voted
In favor of the reduction, as they did
at the Greer and Shenango works of
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company at New Castle, Pa., the plants
will likely continue to operate at the
reduced wage scale. The whole- sit
nation from tho Amalgamated Assev
clatlon'a standpoint Is serums, and It
will require the greatest diplomacy
on tno pari ot the officials of the or
ganization to hold It together."
Tho Weied ond Cotton Reporter of
iwarcn ji mentions a 5 to 10 per cent
reduction In wages at the Arlington
Mills, Lawrence, Mnss., affecting 2,008
of the 4,000 operatives, which took
effect on March 28. It also says
that the woolen mill at Newcastle.
uuiuwaro. onu the Chester (Pa l Man
ufacturing Company have closed down
for indefinite periods. Also that the
west warren Cotton Mill (Mass.l h
shut down No. 5 mills and that tho
mills of the Lonsdalo (R. I.) Company
will, in future, run only five days a
weeK.
Turning to the New York Jour
nal of Commerce of March 31, wo
learn thnt somo of tho drawer finish
ers In the narrower Knitting Mill at
Troy, N. Y ore on strike because of
a cut of 2'4 cents a dozen on tho
goods handled. Again on April 1 It
tells us that 3tl,0ti0 textile operatives
In Philadelphia are Idle because of
poor conditions In the cotton nnd
woolen goods trade and that "In tho
next few weeks It Is probable that
many more mills will susnemi
Hons, and that the number of men
women ami cblldron out of emni.w.
mosit will be Increased materially " R
says that "Many mills are r..,,i
on half time, and semie have closed
down entirely. Ame.ng the latter nre
the lobs.on Cloth nnd Blanket Mill- .
Mnnnyunk and tho Wlnfleld M..n,r,.
luring Company."
Other trnde and commerelnl mnn.
contain similar news as to Industry.
Only two or three weeks ngo 130 000
soft coal mlm rs voted to accept a' re
duetlon in wages of over r,4 per cent.
ii nun ii.Tonie known Hint tho .vr.
nge reduction waR0 nf , of
the 1SS.00U employes of the Steel
Trust who were not discharged a few
memths ng was moru nearly 30 than
10 per cent.
Tho window, flint class and .lib
Industries are p.-rbaps In as had con
dition as are those of steM t.m
ana coal mining
Railroad earnings
are greatly decreased, notwithstand
ing tnat thousands of men were re
cently laid off and that hundreds of
thousand have had their wages re
duced. Only a few days ago President
Mellen of the New York. New Haven
Hartford railroad announced that
the trade depression In New England
had become so severe that his road
had found it necessary to curtail Its
passenger service.
These are some of the facts that in
dlcate that Republican tariff and trust
legislation Is rapidly reducing the
size or the workingman'a dinner pall.
Not only have money wages declined
great'y recently, but the cost of llv-
tug. according to Dun's tables of
prices, is now 43 per cent higher than
when the IHngley tariff bill became
law. If dinner pails are to bo full
this year, they must be very, very
small. To get a feeling of fullness,
the workingmen must wear shorter
belts than usual and keep them buck
led up tight. Byron W. Holt.
TAX AND TRUST RIDDEN.
People Everywhere Complaining of
Tariff Exactions.
When you hear a Republican say
ing there is no need to reform the
tariff, ask him Why the rates In tho
Dlngley bill the present tariff law
were made so much higher than tho
McKlnley law, which was higher than
any other prevlems tariff. The fact
that the rates are higher now than
ever before would seem to demand
reform.
It was admitted by Senator Dolll-
var of Iowa in a speech in tho senate
that the rates were purposely In
creased to allow fer reductions that
might bo made In reciprocity treaties
with foreign countries. Mr. Kasson
was selected by President McKlnley
to negotiate reciprocity treaties and
he did so with France. NicaraEtia
Ecuador, Argentine and tho British
and Danish West Indies.
But the Republican leaders In the
United States senate refused to al
low those treaties to be ratified and
the Dlngley law rates have continued
to be paid by the peeple ef the United
States without the small concessions
that the reciprocity treaties would
have made on some articles. And
yet the Republican National platform
of 1900 contained these words:
ueciprocuy ana protection are
twin measures of Republican policy
and go hand-ln-hand." Tho Iowa state
platform of 1901 said, "We endorse
the policy of reciprocity as the natur
al compliment of protection and urge
its development as necessary to the
realization of our highest commercial
possibilities." And that tariff plank
closed with this important declara
tion; "We favor any modification of
the tariff schedules that may be re
quired to prevent their affording a
shelter to monopoly."
Nearly every state Republican plat
form has declared for reciprocity and
some of them declared for such modi
flcations of the tariff schedule as may
seem to be required. The Idaho Re
publican platform of 1902 declared out
spokenly for tariff revision and con
tained the most radical anti-trust
plank that any political party bas de
clared for. It says: "We favor a
revision of the tariff without unrea
sonable delay which will place upon
the free list every article and prod
uct controlled by any monopoly and
such other articles and products as
are beyond the need of protection
In spite of these declarations and
promises made by tho Republicans
President Reosevelt nnd the leaders
In congress have determined to not
even ceinslder tho tariff, or attempt to
modify those schedules that give tho
trusts their monopoly of the market
for many of the necessaries of life
Tho Republicans refuse to ratify .the
reciprocity treaties of their own mak
ing and they refuse to reduce the
Dlngley rates, although they purpose
ly placed thoso rates much higher
than the protected trusts asked, that
wnen mo reciprocity treaties were
ratified, tho trusts and combines
would still be amply protectod. But
tho trusts controlled tho Republican
lenders and have been strong enough
to keep the law Intact and tho pro
tectionists declare It must not bo
touched.
Thus are we tariff taxed ond tniBt
ridden. Ask yeiur Republican neigh
bor how he likes this do nothing pro
gram of his party and If he thinks his
prosperity Is enhnnced by It.
Awkward Fix for the G. O. P.
Tho Snioot case Is becoming a pe-
I It leal embarrassment for the Repub
lican leaden. If Smeet shall be ex
pelled Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Mem
tana and Idahe), where there Is a con
siderable Mormon -vtite, will be put In
the list ef doubtful states. If the Sen
ato shnll fall to expel him thero will
bo Eastern elisgimt to contend with.
It Is more than likely, under the cir
cumstances, thnt decisive action will
be postponed until after the election.
a position en the fe-nce Is cetnfessedly
awkward for the Re publican elephant,
l ut there seems to he no help for It.
Philadelphia Itccord.
The People Will Know It.
It Is complacently remarked, apro
pos of the reduction In the size of tho
loaf eif bread, thnt people will soon
get accustomed te It. and that they'!l
scarcely notice the difference after a
time. And yei there Is no getting
owoy from the fact that they will be)
deprived of Just sei much sustenance,
lou cant deprive people of any part
of their fexd and make them believe
that they are catlnr It too. Wven the
heirse can be trained to get along with
a curtailment of hi mti i,,,t I) All.
orally shows It on hla rb
ltUtl VfT hr,.. IM C"T
Nutriment in Rice Water.
When boiling rice somo cooks allow
the cereal to, absorb all the water In
which It Is cooked, while' others keep
It supplied with more water and then
drain off and throw it away. When
the latter method is odkoivd to much
of the nutriment of the rice Is wasted.
The orientals long oi;o eliscevcred
that rice water contains the very
essence of nutrlmeut, and travelers
In oriental count rios whe-n attacked
b.v stomach trouble's Incident to the
climate have found thnt rico water,
when sweetened and flavored with
some fuveirite extract, nnd set away
to cool, makes a jelly which may be
eaten cob! with cream. This makes a
very nice dessert to servo to children.
Misses' Eton Jacket.
Eton jackets are peculiarly well
adapted to young girls and are In the
height of present styles. This one
can be used with or without the collar
and made with either the' plain or full
sleeves and is
adapted to all the
season's fabrics. Ii
is shown, howev
er. In bluet to chev
iot with trimming
of fancy black
and white braid nnd
handsome gold
buttons. The nar
row vest Is a pe
culiarly attractive
feature and can be
made from a va
riety of materials,
4693 Minors' Ktn
J&cket, 12 tu 16 yr.
The capo cedlar adds largely to the
effect and gives the fashionable elrenip
to the shoulders, but can be omitted
If a plainer garment Is preferred.
Tho Eton Is made with fronts and
back and is fitteel by means of shoul
der and underarm seams and slnglrt
darts. The narrow vest Is applied
over the front edge nnd the cope col
lar stitched with cortle'elll silk is ar
ranged over the whole, its Inner edge
serving to outline the vest. The full
sleevos are wido and ample, finished
with shaped cuffs, and can be made
either with fitteel linings or Iewso as
may bo preferreel. The coat sleeves
ore made In regulation style and cut
In two pieces each, being simply
6tltched to form cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is ZVj yards 21
Inches wide, 3 yards 27 Inches wido,
or 4 yards 44 Inches wide, with 2
yards ef braid to trim as illustrated.
The pattern 4693 is cut In sUos for
misses of 12, 14 and 10 years of age.
The Sachet Bag.
Sachets play an Im'peirtant part In
the modern woman's wardrobe. That
delicate, evanescent perfume that
clings to dainty gnrme-nts can be
given by sachets alone, for liquid per
fumes are Invariably tho reverse of
subtle or delicate.
Nearly all straight-front corsets are
worn with a sachet tucked Into tho
top. Sometimes it is a long, straight
cushion, very soft ond thin, and deli
cately perfumed; tied around the mid
dle with a ribbon bow. Again, It may
be heart-shaped and lace-ruffied, with
a tiny bow at the top.
Blouse Eton.
Blouse Etems are among the most
satisfactory of the season's wraps and
offer a wide range of variety. This
one allows a choice of the plain
blouse or the cape collar that Is ex
tended at the back
and does away
with the over
broad effect that
so often Is found.
The model 1 s
made of royal blue
cheviot stitched
cortlcclll silk and
trimmed with fan
cy braid, but it is
adapted to all sea
sonable suitings
and the finish can
bo anything the
4G92 lllouae Ktnn,
32 to 40 buat.
wearer may prefer. The peilnted belt
is peculiarly becoming, ns it gives a
far more slender effect thnn can be
obtained by a round erne, anil the wide
sleeves nre eminently desirable over
the fashionable waists.
The blemse Is made with fronts and
bnck and Is fitted by means of shoul
der and underarm seams. The lower
edge is gathered at the back, plaited
at the front and finished by means of
the belt. Tho cape collar Is entirely
separate and Is arranged over tho
whole, the edges being finished with
braid or in any mnnner that may be
preferred. The wido sleeves are made
In one piece each and nre finished
with broad retll over cuffs.
The quantity eif material required
for the medium size Is 4 yards 27 In
ches wide, 2'4 yards 41 Inches wide,
or 2,j, yards f2 Inches wide, with 3
yards of braid for edges or blouse and
cuffs.
The pattern 4fi!i2 Is cut In sizes for
a 32, 34, 30, 38 and 40 Inch bust meas
ure.
Summer Frocka In Winter.
Fashion's superb disregard of cM-
mote Inside the house 1st one of the
most notnblo symptoms of thnt auto
erotic madam's present mood. In
America and RusMa the custom Is
gradually gaining ground of assuming
nlry fairy wearables Indoors In winteT
Instead of the warm, heavy garments
of n former regime. Tho Imurnveri
method of heating bouses bv stenm or
hot water radlateirs has much to do
with the change, no doubt. Wo no
longer are obliged to huddle? round tho
hearth for warmth while the room's
four corners nre hovering about the
fri' ..lng point. But it Is not alone in
the house thnt summer garments are
possible In January. Al most of the
smart restaurants at home or abroad
diaphanous dress Is the order of day
and evening. In Paris this was es-
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transparent lace haf. the only woman
who wore any semblance e.f winter
being a chic little baroness dining
there before going to a bull, whoso
tiara was exquisitely set n:i a series
of icicles, each point terminating In
a trembling diamond. The ParUleii.
nes are nothing if not original.
To Remove Scorches.
This is u sure way to remove a
searched spot as long as It has not
made n lmlo In the material: Take
the Juice from twe peeled onions, one'
half an ounce eif whito eaatl'.o r.oap,
cut in small pie-cos, and two ounces ef
Fuller's earth, stir all together with a
cupful er vinegar. Stand over tho
tire and hi boil. When this Is ceol
spread over the scorched spot nnd
leave till It Is dry. Then wush out
the linen and you will find no stains
remains.
Embroidered Hosiery.
The pompadour patterns have In
vaded the realm ef hosiery, and most
of the new fancy stockings uro em
broldored In the daintiest of floral
effects. Graceful reso vines form tho
clocks In some lovely examples, while
others have Dresde-n bouquets se-at-te're-el
over their surface from Instep
to knee. A unique pair, seen in n
smart shop had clocks formeel by
delicate-sprays eif H'les of tho valley
embroielered in whitu and green.
Pretty New Ribbons.
This season's ribbons will not only
mnfen the geiwn In coleir, but In fnbrio
as well. To meet this edict tho fash
ions In ribbons nre meist exquisite.
They are of white silk muslin deco
rateel with sprays of gold roses, chif
fon rlblKins, strewn with flower de
signs, ribbons tf pongee, linen, crash,
net. ami grenadine bordered with vel
vet or satin. These ribbons ope'ii
enelless possibilities in tho way of
trim nil tigs.
Nine Gored Tucked Skirt.
Skirts that are tucked to be snug
nt their upper portions and fall in
folds below the stitchlngs have be
come quite gcni'ral and are both be
coming and graceful. This one in
cludes also a shaped yoke that al
lows of perfectly
snug and smooth
fit over the hips.
The meielel is made
of champagne col
ored voile with
pipings of brown
and trimming of
tiny gold buttons,
but any material
soft enough to al
low of tucking Is
equally appropri
ate. 4694 Nlim Oorcd
, Tuckn.l Skirt,
22 to 20 waist. I
The skirt is cut in nine gores and
laid In groups of tucks that are stitch
ed with cortlcclll silk. The uppet
edge Is joined to a round foundation
yoke, over which the shaped one is ap
plied, and the upper edge can be fin
Ished with a belt or cut on dip outline
and nneler-faced or bound.
The quantity of material required
for the medium slzo Is 10 yards 21
inches wiele, 9 yards 27 Inches wide
or C',4 yards 41 inches wide when ma
terial has figure or nap; 104 yards
21. 9 yards 2T or 5 yards 44 Inches
wide when material has neither figure
nor nap.
The pattern 4694 Is cut in sizes for
a 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 Inch waist
measure.
Belts Must Be Wide.
Sift kid belts are wider than ever
assuming; the proportions of actual
girdles. Some specially smart ones
noted In a recent tour of the shops
were fully six to eight Inches wide.
They were made of the most pliabla
kid In red. white, nil the palo tints,
ecru and the like. Lnrgo buckles In
silver and "gold washed" completed
the smart effect.
Prairie Grass for Floor Coverings. .
Pralrlo grass mattings are restful
and substantial floor coverings. They
suit all seasons, but especially sum
mer. Those ot the best quality wear
indefinitely, need no tacking down,
nnd are easily preserved from ravel.
Ing by tying the warp and knotting
It securely. The solid green is the
prettiest.
For Milady's Writing Room.
Cocosnut fibre scrap baskets nre th!
latest novelties for tho writing room.
They are made In the shape of a large?
Jardiniere, ond are rich In coloring.
The fibres cross and recross In a
labyrinthine deslgn which is most at.
tractive. A largo Iwwv of ribbon Is
tied about the basket ond attached td
one side.
Soutache Braids.
Shaded white effects are much en
evidence In the soutache trimmings,
and nothing could bo nieire effertlvo
than one shading from a eleep ecru to
a chalk white, n lino of gold being
added to the edge1.
Printers of this paper ran tecum any May
Minion pattern IlluturnieU alxvo by tilling ou
all tiunk lu ixjupou.nnU maillnit, with loocuu,
to E. K. llarrlwmi Co.,J Plymouth Pinoo.cm.
cogo. I'aiu-ro will bo mailed prompt! jr.
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