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POLITICAL HONESTY.
The necessity for honesty in financial
transactions Is understood by all, and
the line between honesty and dishon
esty Is no clearly drawn that no one
would attempt to confuse the two. For
a man to bo dlshoneit In a financial
transaction brings upon him an odium
from which fco finds it difficult to re
lieve himself. Embezzlement is one
form of pecuniary dishonesty. If a
public official converts to his own use
money entrusted to his care, he is con
victed as an embezzler and summarily
punished. The line between political
honesty and political dishonesty ought
to be as clearly marked, and political
dishonesty ought to meet with Immedi
ate and universal punishment. A pub
lic official has no more right to misuse
the political power given him by the
people than a treasurer has to misuse
public money. Influence Is bestowed
upon a man, not as a personal compli
ment, but as a public trust, and when
a party nominates a man for public
office It assumes responsibility for his
faithful performance of duty, and It
miffers If the confidence reposed In him
is found to be misplaced. The object
of a platform Is to make known to the
public the course which the official will
follow, and it Is promulgated In order
that the people may know whether to
confer authority upon him.
If a platform has any purpose at all,
it Is to Inform the public as to the
purpose, plan and methods of the can
didate. If a platform commits a can
didate to a certain course ou any ques
tion, and the candidate after election
follows a different and an opposite
course he is guilty of abusing pub
lic confidence and betraying
those who trusted him. If,
however, a platform is written In
such ambiguous language that it can
he construed in different ways, the ac
tion of those who wrote It can only
be explained upon the theory that they
either lacked the ability to state the
party's position clearly or that they
had a secret reason for using ambigu
ous language. The New York platform
is one of the best illustrations of pollt-
tcAl illshonCKtv that lias nntirnrcd In re
cent years. Take, for Instance, the
plank on the trust question. A presi
dent elected upon that platform could
rigorously oppose every private mo
nopoly and he could defend hlnisflf by
saying that all private monopolies op
press tho peoplo and that all of them
stiflo "healthy Industrial competition."
Or a president elected on that plat
form could refuse to prosecute any
trust, and explain by saying that no
trust was fruilty of oppressing the peo
ple, or of BtlfCng healthy Industrial
competition. So far as that plank Is
concerned, It would leave any presi
dent elected upon It absolutely free to
do anything or nothing, accordlns to
hia pleasure.
And the objection that Is made to the
trust plank can be made to f very other
plank In the platform. Hid the perron
or persons who wrote that, platform
understand the use of language? Could
he or they have selected words that
would convey a clear understanding of
the party's purpose? If not. it was a
great misfortune that tho convention
placed the drawing of the platform in
the hand of such Ignorant men. If,
however, the men who drew the plat
form wero shrewd. Intelligent and well
Informed men, then tho purpose of the
platform must have been to deceive.
The platform, If Intended as a model
for the democratic national platform,
is a cunning contrivance Intended to
The attention of Senators Koraker
and Pick 1 called to the fact that The
Hagua Tribunal Is Just now at leisure.
A lot of republican congressmen will
never forgive Mr. Itaker for being hon
est when lie says he Is opposed to gratt
and passes.
The avrrngo life of a battleship Is
fifteen years, which Is considered about
thirteen years and eleven months too
long by the eminent financiers who en
gHgs In the manufacture of armor plate
ns a nlde line when not securing some
tariff legislation from a republican con
gress. Congrrjsinon linker's continued re
niDSi;iriineis ai;nlnt "graft" are begin
til lit: to strlKe a number of niembi rs
on the majority Phi" altogether too
pi iMinr.1.
Some of the eminent bolting demo
crats who unerringly alluded to ln.
lirvan'H Inck or wealth In Tf-'.' nr
pointing with pride to the Mat-men!
that Judge Paikrr Is a poor m..n, nid
eiffcrliiR It as proof that he Is honest.
A boltlnir democrat's logl-' 1 rooked
' enough to lend crimps to thot of a republican.
THING TO KEEP OFF
Comment.
J. Bryan's Paper.
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be (oiistriifd one way In one section
of the country and another way In an
other six-thin, and not Intended' to haw
any blndlnj; effect after the election.
If the Nevjj York democrats have no
objec tion u repiihlii an policies, why
do they gojto the trouble of proposing
a candidate to run against .Mr. Koose
vclt? If tlkey do object to republican
I oli les, wl)y do they hesitate to pre
sent those objections in rltar and em
phatic language'.' If they had views,
but were afraid to express them, why
did they noit frankly say so? A simple
resolution would have answered the
put pose. They might have said:
"Hesolved, That we do not desire to
hamper our candidate with directions
or instructions, and we therefore adopt
no platform, and trust him to do what
he thinks is right on all questions, and
v.e agree in advance to Indorse what
ever he does."
Such a resolution would have pre
sented In an honest way what the plat
form presents in a dishnoest way. The
platform pretends to commit the can
didate, but does not do so. Will tho
democrats of the United States, by ap
proving of the New ork platform,
declare themselves In favor of decep
tion and double dealing? If they insist
upon an honest platform and nominate
upon the platform a man whose opin
ions are known to be In harmony with
the platform, they vrtl relieve them
selves of moral responsibility in case
the candidate, after election, changeE
his position and misrepresents those
who elerted him. If, however, the dem
ocrats at large Indorse a dishonest
platform and nominate a man upon
that platform whose opinions, though
not known, are reasonably suspected of
being with the corporations, they will
become morally responsible for the be
trayal of the party and the public.
If there Is one principle more essen
tially democratic than another. It ls(
that the people have a right to set In
Judgment upon every public question,
and If this principle be correct, then
it Is the duty of parties to present the
Issues In such a way that the people
can Intelligently decide them. A dis
honest platform not only betrays a
lack of political honesty on the part
of those who wrote It, but It denies the
fundamental principle of democracy,
namely, the right of the peoplo to have
what they want and to decide public
questions for themselves.
We have reached a point where we
condemn a man who embezzles public
money. We shall not be able to boast
that our government Is thoroughly
democratic until we reach a point
where we are ready to visit the sever
est punishment upon those who em
bezzle public confidence and betray a
public trust. The fact that political
measures can not be described and
measured as accurately as sums of
money, only makes It more Important
that those who deal with public ques
tions shall b: actuated by a sense of
honor that will make them avoid the
boundary line between that which Is
honest and that which Is dlsnonest.
'TWOULD BR CtfNDEXSKD INDEED,
Kvery now and theu the St. IxhiU
Clobc-lVmocrat Inadvertently gives ut
teranre to a great truth. Recently the
Globe-Democrat remarked editorially
that "reform In Missouri can be con
densed Into one word 'republlcan-
sni'." Citizens of Missouri who lived
through the republican administration
that afflicted that state immediately af
ter the close of the war will cheerfully
admit that any reform undertaken by
The president's letter to the Panama
canal commissioners sounds wonderful
ly like a eamp.iign document, but It
would take htttt t If Its sentiments
were not confronted with appointments
like that of I'nyiie In the postal ser
vice. !
Walter Wcllrjian says that (ne Ameri
can publlshers'iire in search of a great
novel. If this j Le true, the republican
lampatgn book this year ought to sat
isfy them, for1, if it attempts to give
any reasons wlhy the republican party
should siKcecdi it will be a great book
of fiction. j
The return 1 1 s.mlty n."er5?arlly Im
tilcs that the' p. r.-on returning has
been Insane. I'uviMy Mr. Clevcl.iinl
l. trying to be M ailial le mid thinks It
more gi in rons to nay that the demo
ctaic rarty wm t m.-ntally deranged
when It n puiliji . , his administration
than to say tin: the pirty knew what
It was doing j
Congressman, U:i K r continues to
Incur the r ii nt f republicans by
ci tstnntly lwit,iii them about finis.
The averauo ii p'thllcan congressman
dislikes very nii, to bo hampered by
anything like fit u
Courtesy cf Tho Commoner.
OF.
republicanism will be wonderfully con
densed. In fa t. It would he conilenseil
to an infltttesinial degree
TRLWDINT, ON DANCEilOl'S
OUOr.Mv
The Milwaukee News continues to
trench upon lese majrrte with a cour
age that is little sho:( of sublime,
though trrribly recklrrs. The News
declares that it rcaly dor: n't make any
difference when coiirit.-s adjourns so
long as Boo.-;evelt Is in the White
house, because "if there are any laws
mat nerd to he enact.'d, he may Issue
an 'executive order' to meet the emerg
ency." Turn it which ever wav vou
will, this u clearly a case of treason.
A reader of the Commoner asks
where the Idea of an asset currency
originated ami when. The Commoner
Is not able to state who first sug
gested the asset currency, or when the
suggestions were first offered, but tho
asset currency finds Its support among
the financiers who desire to make the
profit that there is in issuing a cur
rency without, the putting up of se
curity. When government bonds are
used for security the bank must pur
chase tho bonds, and though it draws
interest on the bonds at the 6ame time
that It uses the face value in bank
notes, it is not satisfied. If it can
secure an asset currency it can use the
assets of the bank and Issue the cur
rency at the same time, and thus make
a larger profit. The fact that the peo
plo have no security Is a secondary
matter. The government is being run
jpon the theory that the financiers will
take care of the people provided tho
financiers themselves are allowed tc
have whatever they want.
According to the Brooklyn Eagle,
"Mr. Bryan's fate bangs In the balance
In Nebraska "Important Nebraska
democrats," It says, "have reported
that he Is already beaten, tho democ
racy of his state refusing to stand
for the reaffirmation of the Kansas
City platfrom." If this Is a specimen
of the accuracy of the Eagle's informa
tion on other subjects. Its readers
would better not rely too much upon
Its columns. So far no county In Ne
braska has repudiated the Kansas City
platform, and when the state conven
tion Is held It will be found that Ne
braska Is In line. Nebraska some years
ago abandoned plat forms of the New
York variety.
A number of republican daily news
papers that complimented Knox upon
his assertion that the administration
would not run amuck, are now won
dering if the print paper trust heard
him say it.
"Corruption Is eating the heart out
of Korea." gays a writer who has In
vestigated. If that kind of eating
makes dyspeptics, what a magnificent
army of Invalids this country could
muster.
Judge Parker'3 friends say that they
will not have to apologize for him. Per
haps not. but are they prrporod to work
their explanation department over
time. Senator Burton seems to have mado
the mistake of selling his olflclal In
fluence to Lawyer Burton. This ap
pears to lie much more dangeious than
sflllng postofllce appointments or rent
ing buildings to the govr rninrnt.
Mr. Foraker's anxiety to emasculate
tho anti-trust law may be taken as an
Indication that Mr. Foronkcr desires
to pry Senator Ahlrli h loose from his
position os chief of the trust represen
tatives in congress.
Some of the papers that are anxious
to make a record for forinstlng Judge
Parker's views, nr? supposln;; all sorts
of different and antagonizing opinions,
feeling sure that one of their kucssc3
will bo correct.
Mr. Schwab wont Ir.'o court In New
York the other d.iy and swore off $100,.
out) of taxable property, claiming res!
dence In P?tinslnii!a. This is an In
dlcatlon that Mr Nhwnb hns not yet
floated his bundle of shipbuilding trust
stock.
In vlnw of Ihe nauv exposures of of
fii lal corruption ai Washington there
Is nothing In the Ir.v of supply and
demnnd If the i:rb " of whitewash docf
not take nil upward turn.
A number of senators who owe their
r lent Ion nnd aMcslr.iro to cot poi at Ions
are awfully sho ked at th. dincovrry
that Senator Smoi.t ow-f! his election
and iillcglame to the Mormon church.
The man who rxpnfs Jin tii e to th
pooplr to emanate from the men chosen
by inanag'-rs of Hellish htrnstH, wo.ild
expect to gather stsprs from tlionu
and figs from thistles.
USELESS TAU1FF TAX
THE RESULTS OF THE HEAVY
DUTY ON WOOL.
Places Immense Burden on the Vast
Majority of the People lnd Appar
ently Has But Slightly Benefited
the Wool-Growing Industry.
Of the many foolish, Injurious and
even out raucous tariff taxes levied by
the Dlngley bill none, perhaps, does a
greater amount of harm to all and a
smaller amount of good to a few than
do those levied on wool and woolens.
This tax, averaging marly 100 per
cent on both raw wool and on woolen
goods, increases the cost of woolen
clothes by nearly 100 per cent; re
duces tho amount of wool consumed by
about half; compels the general u-o
of cotton, shoddy and other cheap sub
stitutes and adulterants instead of
wool; compels worklngmen with ordi
nary incomes to wear Inferior and im
proper clothing In winter; and is re
sponsible for much of the pneumonia
and other diseases that carry off such
a large percentage of our Northern
population every year.
This tax on wool and woolens Is,
besides, a heavy burden upon the
woolen manufacturing industry, which
Is now languishing and is compara
tively stagnant ' and unprofitable.
Neither has It. apparently, benefited
tin; wool-growing industry, for fewer
pounds of wool aro produced now
than either ten or twenty years ago,
while the number of sheep is about
the same now as then.
.The only real prosperity enjoyed by
the woolen industry for more than
thirty years was during the three
years of free wool under the Wilson
bill. During this period our woolen
mills manufactured more yards of
woolens than ever before or since,
and the per capita consumption of
wool increased greatly and was then
about CO per cent greater than it has
since been.
The duties on wool vary from 4 to
12 cents per pound on raw wool to 33
to 3S cents on scoured wool. Duties
on woolen gcxids vary greatly. Gen
erally speaking, they are threa or four
times as much per pound as upon an
equal number of pounds of raw wool
and in addition from 30 to 55 per cent
ad valorem. The duties on raw cloth
ing wool may be considered as 11
cents per pound, on woolen clothes at
44 cents per pound nnd 50 per cent
and on clothing 44 cents per pound
and 55 per cent. Tho duty collected
on imported wool last year was 55
per cent of the value of tho wool and
that collected on woolen goods was
equal to 91 per cent of their value.
As these, like all specific or partly
specific dudes, are higher on cheap
than on expensive goods, it Is evident
that they will averago about 100 per
cent on ordinary woolen goods. As
about 40 per cent of the wool con
sumed In this country conies from
abroad, and therefore, Is nearly dou
bled in value by the tariff duties, It is
evident that the tariff must increase
the value of most woolens sold hero
by nearly 100 per cent.
Tho total value at retail of all wool
en goods and clothing sold in this
country Is probably about $600,000,000
a year. It is safe to say that $150,
000,000 of this amount is duo to the
tariff duties on wool and woolens.
This Is an average of about $9 per
family for our whole population.
The total value of all the sheep in
the country on Jan. 1, 1904, was esti
mated at only $133,530,099, and the
value of the wool clip for the year
1903 at $58,775,373, or only about one
third the tariff cost of woolens.
But not more than half of the price
of wool (probably one-fifth) can be
credited to the duty on raw material.
Therefore, in order to grant a protec
tion bonus of from $10,000,000 to $30,
000,000 a year to our wool growers we
tax nil families an average of $9 per
family in order that we may confer
a tariff benefit which cannot possibly
exceed $2, and which probably does
not exceed $.75 per family. But, as
one-half of this protection bonus most
certainly goes to less than 200,000 of
the big ranch men of Montana, Wyo
ming, Idaho, Oregon, California, Ne
vada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and
New Mexico, who produce more than
one-half the wool grown in this coun
try, the average for all the other fam
ilies cannot exceed $1 and probably
does not exceed 40 cents per family.
Newspaper Publishers Call For Action.
The International Paper company,
commonly called the "paper trust.'
is very Indignant at tho newspaper
publishers who lately appeared before
the Judiciary committee of the national
house of representatives and gave evi
dence that the paper company was a
trust and a combination In restraint of
trade. Tho company through Its of
ficers presented an affidavit signed by
them denying practically all the alle
gations made by the newspaper repre
sentatives.
"Representative Lllley of Connecti
cut, who introduced the resolution on
which this investigation is being held
declared thot unless the committee
favorably reports his resolution, as
he Is confident they will do. he will
himself lay the testimony In tho enso
before the attorney general with a
view to action under the Sherman
law."
As there are on file In tho office of
the attorney general of the United
States a number of cases with evi
deuce against trust, such ns the coal
trust, tho tobacco trust nnd others
upon which no action has been taken
it would seem to be a waste of time
and energy for more cases to be pre
sented. The attorney general, only
a week or two ago, gave out tho
Information that he was not going to
"run amuck against the trusts" and. It
s said, President Roosevelt authorized
.his statement. Tho evidence nccu
nuilnten Hint the administration has
vimpieted Its trust hunting campaign
i ml Is now Intent on propitiating the
rusts nnd corporations, so that their
'out ribiit Ions nnd co-operation may be
is llbcrnl In the coming, os In other
actional campaign. Perhaps later,
when the call for campaign funds Is
.trgent. those trusts who have not
'come down" may he threatened with
'action under the Sherman law" un-
.ess good sized checks are 'fortheom
Ti e man that can best make tho
trusts and corporations "c me dowr,"
or " eolith up." us Senator l'ay calls
It. is being earnestly searched fur tr
Presi tent Roosevelt for cr.aifaisn cf
tho Kepublicau national committee.
DID THE PRESIDENT KNOWT
Looks as If He Were Behind the Brls
tow Report.
The members of Congress men
tioned in. the Bristow reinirt as hav
ing attempted to ue undue Influence
upon the Postotflce department In the
matter of securing additional clerk
hire. Increased allowances for rtnt of
postofflces. etc., are not to be easily
convinced that the President had no
part In the accusation.
There was something so rough
riderlsh In the composition of the re
port that, whether the President for
mally approved of it or not. men fa
miliar with the situation at Washing
ton reached the conclusion very
quickly that the writing must have
been done in the Roosevelt ian atmos
phere. When Mr. Bristow appeared before
the special committee of the house the
following colloquy took place between
him and a Congressman who believed
that he knew a fresh trail when bo
found one:
"Do you know whether or not this
report came directly from the hands
of the Postmaster General without go
ing into someone else's hands for in
spection or perusal before It was sent
to tho Poseolllce committee of the
House?"
"I don't know. I have been told,
but I have no knowledge of it."
"Have you ever had any conversa
tion with the President that would
lead you to believe "
"I don't think you ought to ask
that. It is not within the scope of our
investigation."
"Well, we cannot get the President
here and there had been hints in the
newspapers- about this."
About one hundred and fifty mem
bers of Congress of both parties were
mentioned by name in this report in
connection with Machca and the eith
er postal crooks who were recently
convicted and sentenced to prison.
There seems to be no doubt that the
charges lodged against. Congressmen
grew out of their customary appeals
to the department to secure improved
postal facilities for their constituents.
It does not appear that there Is any
real suspicion of corruption in ninny
of tho cases.
It becomes highly Interesting and
in a sense important, therefore, to
know whether a report like this. In
tended to be made a part of the pub
lie records, was drawn up with the
knowledge and approval of the Presi
dent. Mr. Roosevelt 'is a candidate
for the Presidency. His party and
the people have a right to know all
that is to be known about his public
character and methods.
Tho Congressman who said that It
was Impossible to put the President
on the stand was right. He was not
right In dropping the inquiry where
he did unless he was satisfied that
Mr. Bristow had said enough to make
it clear that Mr. Roosevelt saw the re
port before it was published. Did he?
The Republican Leaders and T.usts,
The Tawney tobacco bill has ripped
open the Republican party lines In the
ways and means committee to the
great disgust of Chairman Payne. He
told the Republican members that he
thought it was foolish for the com
miltee to attempt to do any business
at this session and useless to have
any committee hearings. So because
the Republican members of the prcat
est committee of the House of Repre
sentatives cannot all agree on one
bill, the whole machinery is to stop
What a travesty on popular govern
ment. The representatives of the
people In congress assembled are sup
posed to be engaged in legislating
for the wants of their constituents,
but because some of his associates do
not agree with Mr. Payne he threat
ens to shut up shop, stand pat and
go home. The pluck of the Republi
can members has certainly greatly
deteriorated, or they would resist this
do nothing policy when there Is so
much legislation that is demanded.
Mr. Tawney's bill, the matter that
raised this rumpus, was to prevent to
bacco manufacturer from putting
prize coupons Into packages of cigar
ettes. It is said to bo in the Interest
of the tobacco trust and because some
of the Republican members of the
committee voted with tho Democrats
and defeated It, led to this outburst
of Chairman Payne, When a trust
cannot bo accommodated the Republl
can leaders appear to think It Is time
to quit doing business, possibly tho
voters may take a different view of it
when they cast their ballots next
fall.
De Armond Play Republicans.
Hon. David A. De Armond, of Mis
souri, in a speccn in me iiousu on
April 4, 1904. said:
"Who Is It of you who will predict
what the president will do if given four
years in his own right at the White
House? Who of you Is It that will
dare to enter the field of prediction
and say what ho will not do or sny
anything that he will not do If given
four ye'ors In his own right up there?
"You want 'stability.' Aro you pro
posing to get It? Yon are In favor of
stability now tho slabllily of Inac
tion, the stability of political coward
Ice. Brave men liu!lvldun t, bravo
men In the moral field andiii tho In
telloctual field, hove allowed them
selves, by the Fyiitoni which has be
come distinctively Republican In this
day and generation, to become polltl
cal cowards In dealing with tho quos'
tions of the day."
Knows How It Is Himself.
It seems quite appropriate to seo
former Secretary of War Russell A
Alger defending Dr. I.eonurd Wood
The day Is not so very far past when
Alger needed a good ileal of defend
ing. A fellow feeling makes one won
droti.s kind. Ut lea Observer.
All Power Given to Trusts.
"The government does not mean to
run amuck," said Attorney General
Knox ro the trusts, nnd lie Is ke-plng
his word. The laws are suspended and
the trusts continue to run nnniek
against the rights and pockets of the
public.
t f i
lit )l n ir
Now for the Glass Tea Pot.
The glas tea pot Is u novelty that
finds considerable favor among ex
pert tea makers. These pots come
from Kimland. They are are of stout
tempered plass and are delicately
trimmed with bands of silver.
Inside the not itself a hollow bad
uf silver rolls about, and by its prompt
acceptance of the heat of the boiling
water prevents the glass from crack
ing. The charm of the crystal pot lies
not wholly In its novelty or beauty.
but In the fact that through Its trans-
imrpiit siiles the tea maker can see
just what amount of brew she has on
hand and the strength thereof.
Girl's Dress.
Bertha waists always are becoming
to little girls. This pretty Iroci;
shows one combined with a simple
gathered skirt and is charmingly
graceful ot the stifa
same time that it ftp JK
is eminently child- A fc
isn. ine moue. '-K.t,
made of old pink'' ,
veiling with trim- 7i
ming of e cru lace
bands and Is low
at the neck with
elbow sleeves, but
the sleeves can bo
made long anil the
neck high when
ever they are so
desired and all tho
4C9U ; il l's Dreea,
6 to 12 y.-8.
manv materials in
vocuo for little girls' frocks aro ap
propriate while trimming can be band
ing of any sort, frills or almost any
thing that may bo liked.
The dress consists of waist nnd
skirt. The waist, is mode over a fitted
body lining, that is faced to form the
yoke when high, cut to Indicated lines
when low neck is desired, front and
backs. Both front and backs are full
and waist and lining are closed sep
arately at the back. The bertha Is
circular and the high neck Is fin
ished with a standing collar. 1 ho
sleeves form full puffs, that are ar
ranged over fitted linings, with full
frills below. When desired long tne
linings are cut full length and faced
to form cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is GVi yards 21
Inches wide. 5 yards 27 Inches wide
or 3 yards 44 Inches wide wun (
vards of banding Olid yard is
Inches wide for yoke and cuffs when
high neck and long sleeves are used.
The tiattern 4698 is cut in sizes for
girls of 6, 8, 10 and 12 years of age.
Shoe Should Match the Gown.
To be well gowned. Fashion decrees
thot the smart woman's shoes must
match her costume for really dressy
occasions. All the pastel shales are
popular for kid evening slippers, but
for reception, calling and house wear,
brown, gray, red, violet or cham
pagne shades are used to match the
gown.
Large buckles of Colonial days are
conspicuously worn on the toes of
pretty slippers of satin, velvet or kid.
A pair of violet kid slippers had buck
les of gun metal set with cut steel
nruund the edges, nnd with a fleur de
lis pattern of cut steel In the center
of each one.
Slinners for brides are the epitome
of daintiness In white kid. with white
tulle rosettes, nnd artificial orange
blossom trimmings. White pearl but
terflies often close the strap over tho
instep.
Skirts Are Full.
The new skirts aro full, and those
who are tall and slim can Indulge a
fashionable predilection for short
bands of shirting on tho hips. These
are not extended to the front nnd
bock breadths of the skirt. Where
embonpoint suggests that shirring on
tho hips Is not desirable, theso spaces
aro trlnimul with groups of hand
tucks. Horizontal hand tucks are new
er than the groups of vertical tucks
on tho hips, and so are now used on
skirts of summer gowns where shir
ring would bo a mistake.
Blouse or Shirt Waist.
To the demand for new shirt waists
there seems literally no end. This
one includes quite novel sleeves and
Is peculiarly well adapted to the em
broidery that Is so
fashionable, a 1
though It can be
trimmed In many
ways. The orlgl-
nul, from which
tlin flrnu-tncv n-ad
fir: Xjtjj Jt V bntcher's linen
Wv$rf'v5 and Is embroider-
fiyttt JiW od in French stylo
1& with a raised de
-LA' 1 slirn. but nil the
season's waist lugs
appropriate
'""""' and bands of In
serf ion or Inset medallions can be
made to take the place of needlework
with ent'rely satisfactory effect.
The waist Is made with 'fronts and
bark: the fronts are tucked at the
shoulders and again at each Hid" of
the center plait, ro giving a double
box plait effect, and the back to give
tapering lines. The sleeves, which
make tho essential feature of the
waist, ore tucked above the elbows
and laid In overlapping plaits above
the str.ilnht cntT,, nnd also are shaped
by means of darts that are conccah
by the plaits.
The quantity of material required
for the medium kU.p Is 4 yards 21
leches wide, 3n yards 27 Inches wide
ir 2'i yards 41 Inche vide.
The pattern 4700 Is cut In rh.nM f,,r
a 32. 34, 3H, S3 and 40 Inch bust
measure.
Ccaucaire Salad.
Pcnurolre ralad comes from Hng
land. It Is rather an elaboralo dish,
miltable for Sundar right supper nr
ulir.llar occasions. Cut Into rmo'.i
jll
' rf--;.r.''':v l
Piece's t0 stalks of celery and half
a celery root, one or two boiled beets
and a dom olives. Toss these In a
French dressing and set aside. Wash
and peel three ounce of mushrooms,
and stew them for a very few nilimtis
in butter and a little water. lt them
Set cold iu the liquor and cut them
up leii;th Ise. Cut up two tart apples
and some lean boiled ham and mix all
Ihe vegetables together with a fork,
tossing lightly. i. a sami )()Wi
with endive and heap tho Beaucalre
on Ihe leaves. Add a little chopped
rhevril and ixuir over nil mayonnaise.
- New York Evening Post.
Carriage Parasols.
There Is really rcihlng quite so
feminine as a fluffy parasol, and tho
aspiring girl should immediately pos
sess one of the new carriage parasols.
These are not tho tiny, fan like affairs
so much In vogue with elderly ladles
in yours past, but instead, are elab
orately trimmed floral parasols lu
miniature.
A bewitching carriage parasol was
made of lace for two-thirds of tho
circumference, the rest hung In a
charming tangle of chiffon with violets
spread on the foundation. Little bob
bing violets also surrounded the face
of the carrier, and the whole was Im
mensely becoming.
Colors For Hats.
Shades of blue, shades of Bordeaux,
shades of green, shades ot pink, aro
mi lavoiite Ideas for tho entirely '
stiaw toque. It seems agreed that
costume and hot sholl make a com
pact as to color, and on these lines
one notice that the new sleeve frills
pre chiffon, matching the fabric of tho
frock or the coat and skirt In ques
tion. And this will be a very pretty
fashion, of which a charming variation
may bo found In having tho chiffon
flowered, although tho groundwork
matches the material of the lroik.
For Instance, with a black frock, frills
or rose-patterned black chiffon; with
a dark blue, frills of white and pinky-
flowered dark bine chiffon, and then
lace and chiffon, may be blended.
Cheese Strips.
Good cheese strips can bo made
from the scraps of pie crust by rolling
tho pastry very thin nnd dividing into
equal parts. Cream two tablespoon-
rum of butter and the beaten volks of
two eggs with the white of one, four
tablespexinfuls of grated cheese and a
dash of red pepper with salt to taste.
Lay one piece of the pastry on a
greased baking tin, spread the cheese
mixture over It smoothly and cover
with tho remaining pastry, marking
the lines for dividing. Bake in a very
quick oven for about ten minutes.
Eton Jacket.
Simple, collarlcss Eton Jackets are
much worn and suit certain occasions
better than any other sort. This one
Is novel. In that the fronts are fitted
by means ot
seams that extend
to the shoulders.
As shown it Is
made of royal blue
cheviot and Is
trimmed with
black braid, but all
suiting materials
are correct and
trimming can bo
varied again and
again. The model
Is mado entirely
of the cheviot.
4E99 Kton Jiiciel
32 to 40 bust.
with the braid simply applleel on in
dicated lines, but a more elaborate
effect can bo obtained by using a
contrasting material outside the braid,
which gives a vest effect.
The Jacket Is made with fronts and
back that Is cut In three sections. Tho
sle-eves aro wide nnd ample and aro
gathered Into straight bands which
are concealed by the roll-over shaped
cuffs.
Tho quantity of material required
for the medium size Is 3- yards 2t
Inches wide, 3V4 yards 27 inches wide
or yards 44 Inches wide, with 7
yards of braid to trim as Illustrated.
The pattern 4699 Is cut In sizes for
a 32. .11, 3ti, 38 and 40 inch bust
measure.
Health and Ease In Clothes.
You may take It as a certainty that
if any garment is tight It Is not
healthy. We know that a tight shoe
pinches, and that Is not all, deforms.
Tight gloves spoil tho appearance of
tho hands, tight garments never keep
the body warm. Tight shoes mnke
cold feet. It Is even said that a tight
neckband gives a cold in tho head,
and tight stays and their ill-doings
have been so often criticised that it
Is not necessnry to dwell on them
here.
Gloves In Spring Flower Shades.
Among the new gloves to match
toilets spring flower shades aro popih
lar. Among the popular colors ara
roue leaf green, rose de bols, for get
me not, lilac, violet and heliotrope.
ReiuM of this pniwr enn iwvuro any May
Miiitnn prlturn lUummted uliovo tr tilling out
! bluuk lu etiupou, uinl mnilliiK-. with 10 ecu's,
.o': E. llrrl-iiiiiA('o.,Oiri.viiioiithPlaoo,Ctii-l'utuiru
will bo mailed promplly.
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