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FANCIES OF FASHION.!
GREAT VARIETY IN THE STYLES
FOR THIS SEASON.
Women Are Cautioned that Present
lOat Mylea Mar Not I.a.t Iiik
Many Hpring Dralicn in llrruri lUf.
fer Little from Winter Fanhion.
8tylce of the fteaaon.
New Vork cnrreHpondenre:
f O much Is belu
Kit 1.1 aiMiut coat
IxMllceH, and MO
many of them lu
tlii-lr various
forma are being
worn, that it Is al
most enough to
make a woman
forget that any
tiling else In per
missible. Let the
accompanying Il
lustrations, then.
nerve as remind
ers of the fact
that there are
other fashionable
liodices liesides coats. It may be as
well to mate here, too, that coat stvles
may not last long. Just because they
are already going the rapid pace that
kills all stylishness by soon becoming
common. Bodices that surest a Jsck
ft In greater or less degree are pleuti
ful and some of them are very hand
some. The new ones are all marked
by novelty, the elaborate sorts being
frequently startllngly original. Then
even the simple zouave Jacket comes In
for a new expression and is cut short
and round under the arms and at the
back, but Instead of hanging open and
HI.t K, IS 8II.K AID VELVET.
loose In front, a deep oint of the vel
vet of which the Jacket is made ex
tends to the waist and Is one with the
Jacket across the bust line, pue edge
of the Jacket fastens to It near the
shoulder, the other edge being perma
went with it. This sort of thing can be
worn with any gown, and the point
down the front and the holding In place
of the Jacket make It more becoming
than the usual loose-flying zouave.
When the Jacket effect is desired as
part of a dressy costume, It often b
comes only the faintest suggestion. Two
bodices of tills sort, though as differ
cut one from the other as they well
-ould be, are shown In these first two
lectures. The lirst one Is of craven
etle, draped over a silk foundation and
uccomimnled by a plain godet skirt,
The bodice fastens invisibly underneath
the overlapping right side, which is
edged with a band of Iridescent passe
menterie. Figaro fronts of the passe
tnenterie banded with velvet lend the
Jacket effect. There are now in the
stores a great many figured stuffs in
a wide range of prices that will be suit
able for this model.
In the next model the bodice's points
are long and sharp, and the fastening
for the llniug is In the center, tin- gath
ered vest of sapphire-blue velvet lap
ping over and fastening nt the side
Made In the original of gobclln-blue
bengallne, the edges of the silk fronts
were embroidered with vari colored
blue spangles, a narrow border running
around the bottom, and the liny revers
and square collar were embroidered to
match and were also edged with bead
fringe. Above this were a velvet collar
or admiration If nly bat device of
elaboration be harmonious and reasoa
ably new. In the bodice uext pictured
these requirements are fully met, and
the result Is so daintily modest that
rlie dress will be sure to be noticed
among gowns that are far more elabor
ate and exi'iisive. The materials may
lie chosen to suit the wearer's taste, but
suppose uile green silk be taken. Then
let the js-asaut bodice lie of green
velvet. It ha long points in back and
front and hooks on the side. The velvet
extends lu a point up to the collar and
Is richly embroidered with gold and
l
GRKKN, IS WOOL, VELVET TRIMMED.
IIKI1KIX ail.K AND VELVET AI1K OlIKFX.
and one of silk edged with bead trim
ming and wired In shape.
Beauty unadorned hardly carries off
the palm In dress matters at least, If
doe not do so according to the present
rulings Id bodices; but the dress that
la simply ade except for some ornate
device ajtf bodied In It Is a mire winner
spangles. The full, fluffy yoke is of
rose pink nioussellne de sole, also the
cuffs of the sleeves, but the puffs and
plain stock collar are of the nlle green
silk.
.Many of the best makers' designs for
spring outdoor wear show but little
change from the fashions that have pre
vailed during tiie past winter. It may.
perhaps, be more accurate to say that
the changes are slight structurally, but
are yet quite sufficient to stamp the
gown as brand new. A street dress of
tills type Is depicted In tiie fourth
sketch, and was found In a green nov
elty stuff showing a tine stripe of dark
er green. 1 he blouse waist was shirred
along the shoulders both In back and
in front. The fullness at the back was
laid in pleats In the waist, and the
front had a box pleat of velvet and dress
goods. Buttons that were of no ser
vice than ornamentation were distrib
uted as Indicated, and so far no de
parture from models of the winter is
apparent.
But the shirring of the sleeves at
shoulder and waist gives a new effect,
and the odd collar, with the extension
of Its green velvet upon the front pleat
Is entirely novel. Belt and turned back
cuffs were of the same velvet. The
skirt was full and plain, and the whole
made a very tasteful promenade dress
Whispers of tight sleeves for sum
mer are occasionally heard; but they
are guesses i rom mose that nwalt a
change, rather than prophecies- from
the p.iwers that direct fashion's shifts.
It Is safe to say that very little stiffen
ing will go into Kleerca, but much ma-
Whcre Carbon Boils.
According to I'rof. Sylvanus Thomp
son, when an electric arc light hisses,
the carbon, melted from one of the
rods. Is actually boiling in the little
crater formed In the end of the rod.
The superheated liquid, with blinding
flashes of light, moves and Jumps about
very much as water does on beginning
to boll.
the purifiers, which are similar to those
used for iih1 iftiu T.lmu I.. tin, t,fln..l,.ul
I'iiiiijiiik aeiu empioyei!, lien ll
passe out of the retorts the gas posse-toes
an odor much less disagreeable than
that of ordinary lighting gas, and re
sembles somewhat that of smoke from
a fire of green wood or leaves. The
works lu use are small, turning oat
daily 54 cubic meters of gas, for the
production of which about twe tons
of sawdust are required. A man and
liy furnish all the labor needed at the
works. The gas in au ordinary burner
gives an illumination of about eighteen
candle power. The best quality comes
from resinous woods. A quantity of
luo kegs of sawdust leaves a residue
of twenty kegs of charcoal.
SHE LIKES POLITICS
RAISING A POLE.
Where Wnlnut la l'opular.
Alrhough walnut furniture has prac
thtilly gone out of fashion in the I'nlted
States, It Is much liked In (iermauy,
and most of the wol produced here
Is now shipped to that country. The
best walnut Is of forest growth, aud
the timber is In its finest condition
when the tree is not less than fifty years
old.
Hed Light and Rmallpox.
Ir. Flnsen, of Copenhagen, says that
the skin of a smallpox patient is as sus
eeptlble to the Influence of daylight as
a photographic plate, and must be kept
i rom trie chemical rays In the same
way and almost as carefully. Other
experiments have also shown that light
of short wave-length, such as blue
capable of Increasing the Inflammation
In smallpox. To prevent suppuration
of the patient's skin. Dr. Flnsen recom
mends that the windows be coverei
with several layers of thick curtains, or
with glass of a' deep red color. Faint,
candle-light may be used In the room
when needed, without harm.
A Spider Oarden.
Kugene W. Oatcs, an Kngllsh natural
1st, whose collection forms the basis
of a recently published book on the
spiders of Burniah, devised an Ingenl
ous pian to persuade the spiders to
come to him and le studied. He first
ascertained what species of plants were
specially frequented by spiders, and
then formed, near his house, a garden
filled with these plants. There were
forests near ttie house, and Mr. Oates'
garden proved so attractive that spiders
of all kinds trooped to It In large tium
bers. He thus collected specimens rep
resenting between 300 and 4X) species,
or which liiH! had never before been
known to exist in Burmah, aud 153 were
new to science.
I.AVKXPKIt CLOTH AM) PANSY VELVET.
terlnl is still used. Sleeves that droop
sllinpslly over the Hhoulder are abun
dant, and It may be that this outlining
of the arm In drooping folds will In lime
lead to Its being outlined by n tight
covering. But It will certainly take
considerable time to bring this about.
The sloping effect Is often given to
sleeves by the insertion over the out
side of a sleeve of a wide band of con
trasting material. This band extends
In a strap beyond the annhole, up along;
the shoulders to the neck band. It is
possible to add such a band lifter the
sleeve Is made, merely letting the baud
extend from the collar right down over
the shoulder and on to the sleeve to the
wrist.
lu tint last Isidice to be pictured tin
sleeves are capped by epaulettes of
pansy-colored velvet, and the front and
back of the bodice are of the same vel
vet. Lavender cloth Is the fabric of
the remainder, bib pieces of it rising
from the belt front and back upon the
velvet. These bib pieces and the epau
lettes are edged with cream lace In
sertion, and collar, belt and wrist fin
ish are of velvet with rosette ornamen
tation.
As to coat bodice models, every day
brings more of 'em. They are now aje
pearlng In cloth. One of turquolso-
blue had fluted tails that came almost
frock-coat distance below the hip line.
Coiiyrljlit. IMS!.
Since the beginning of this century
no fewer than lifty-t wo volcanic Island.'
have risen out of the Ben; nineteen dis
appeared, being submerged, the others
remain, and ten are now Inhabited.
Helium In .Water.
It will be remembered that aft.'r the
discovery In the atmosphere, last year,
of argon, a previously unknown gas,
helium, another pis which had been
supposed txt exist only in the sun and
some of the stars, was found first In
curious mineral from Norway, and later
In Iron meteorites, fallen from the sky
Becently helium has been discovered
In the waters of certain mineral spring
now in the mack Forest and In the
Pyrenees. It is believed to be derived
in such cases from the rocks through
which the water has percolated. Some
question lias been raised as to Its pos
sible Influence on the curative proper
ties of the waters containing It, but
proof Is wanting that It possesses such
influence. Helium Is the only gas that
has successfully resisted every effort
to liquefy it. Professor Lockyer says
that while "argon is of the earth earthy,
helium is distinctly celestial."
Gold from the Ocean.
ttu the eastern const of Australia,
north of Sydney and principally be
tween the Clarence and Tweed rivers,
gold in paying quantity is found In the
sands of the beach. The people who
gather It are called "beach-miners,"
and It Is said they make a comfortable
living. Occasionally, like all gold-si ek
ers, some of them have a "streak of
luck." After a great storm the gold
on the beach Is more plentiful, and the
search Is prosecuted with eager In
dustry. Kxtraordlnarlly low tides also
offer unusual opportunities to the
beach-miners, who are then able to
scoop out the black, gold-bearing sand
from crevices In the rocks which are
ordinarily submerged. As much ns
$:i,fKH worth of gold for each man Is
wild to have been collected by one party
of miners In the course of a few months.
The best thing to five to your enemy
Is forglveneas; to sn opponent, toler
ance; to a friend, your heart; to your
child, good example.
Photographed nn Kxplodlnir Meteor.
"While testing a new camera on the
night of Nov. Z'l, Mr. C. I'. Butler of
Kulghlsbrldge, Kngland, made, qui'e
by accident, an extraordinarily Interest
ing photograph. The plate In the cam
era was exposed to a definite region In
the sky for about ten minutes. During
that time, but unknown to Mr. Butler,
although noticed and recorded else
where, a meteor appeared and exploded
lu that part of the heavens. When Mr.
Butler developed his plate In; found
uixin ll a photograph of the meteor,
allowing clearly the trail of light It had
made a It shot through the atmos
phere, and the sudden outburst pro
duced by the explosion. The photo
graph also shows that after the ex
ploMlon a remnant. of the meteor con
tinued to move on, but at an angle to
the original direction of Its motion. In
J.Slfl Mr. John K, Lewis of Ausonl.t,
Conn., photographed the track of a
meteor In a similarly unexpected man
ner, but In Mint case there was no ex
plosion, or nt least noue was pictured
on the plate.
Home Kntcsentions that Come Handy In
Campuiun Timea.
liaising a long, heavy pole is a diffi
cult und often a dangerous work, nn
less suitable provision Is made for the
operation. Two plans are shown In the
illustrations, in either of which, by the
aid of a dozen men, a jsile from sixty
to one hundred feet In length is readily
placed In an upright position. The plan
in Fig. 1 Is Intended for a )le not
over eighty feet in length, and then it
should be a slender one. The center
of the tripod of poles Is alsiut one foot
to one side of the hole lu which the pole
Is to stand. It Is evident that the dis
tance from the ground end of the pole
to where the tackle rope is attached
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HII.I-: there is a whole lot
of talk about women going
into politics, there are very
few, so far, who have given much per
sonal attention to the subject, outside
of the professional agitators for the
enlargement of "woman's sphere." In
Kentucky, however, there is one uota
ble exception to this rule in the person
of Miss Corinue Blackburn, the youn
est daughter of Snator J. C. S. Black
burn. This young ladv has been with
her father through some hard cam
palgns, notably the recent one in the
Blue (Jrass State. She loves politics
for the excitement, aud is ever ready
with suggestions and help. She is not
a "new woman" In any sense of the
word ami despises that particular cult,
but she is a first-class politician aud
hag been of much assistance to the
Senator.
Wherever he has gone she lias gone
also, and while he has been talking to
the men she lias been doing some valu
able work in persuading the wives and
sweethearts and sisters and mothers
of voters that they should influence the
male members of their families to cast
KIO. 1.
RAI81NO A LIGHT
should be such that when the poie Is
pulled to the highest point It will swing
clear of the ground when placed In au
upright position, when It may be grad
ually lowered Into the hole, neavy
weights may be fastened to near the
bottom of the pole, allowing the tackle
to lie placed nearer the lower end, con
sequently shorter tripod poles may lie
used. In Fig. 2 the tripod Is located
eight or ten feet from the pole, which
is dug In the form indicated by the
dotted lines. An anchor rope, a, Is se
cured to any tree, post, or building,
located within twenty to a hundred
feet, ns the length of available rope
may permit The lower end of the
pole is placed In the trough-shaped
hole and the small end elevated to an
angle of about twenty degrees, when
the rope nnd tackle will readily elevate
it In both enses, the pulley and flag
FIO. 2. RAISING A IIKAVY POLK.
rope are supposed to be In position. Guy
ropes should also be placed about half
way up the pole; if they are simply
wound about the pole three or four
times they will hold firmly, and when
the pole Is secured in nn upright posi
tion, are easily taken down by simply
walking around the pole with one of
the ropes, unwinding the same. Use
none but strong ropes, aud attend to all
details in a most careful mariner. In
the plan In Fig. 2, place a strong board
upright In the holes for the end of pole
to press against, otherwise much earth
will be loosened and, falling In, will
partly fill the excavation.
vis wi
MISS COIiHINNK IlLACKHl lt.N.
their ballots for her father. She has
a wonderful memory for faces and
names, and this gift, so valuable- in
the game of politics, she has made
much use of in her campaigning with
her father. She has a very large circle
of acquaintances, and those who know
her are her friends ever after, for -die
lias marvelous tact and a gracious
manner which begets friendliness and
confidence. Miss Blackburn is well in
formed on all the great questions of
tiie day, but she knows better than to
try to argue with men upon them.
When a man begins to talk to her ou
the silver question, for instance, she
says that she does not want that man
to vote for her father because he takes
a certain stand on the financial ques
tions of the day, but rather because
her father Is honest in his convictions,
a manly man and a true son of old
Kentucky. Miss Blackburn is a gi'dt
favorite In Washington society. She
has made one or two trips abroad and
has made some study of European poli
tics aud people.
that poverty was no disgrace. During
the first years of her widowhood she
wept herself to sleep night after night,
and we never knew of it until later
years."
Mr. Moody told of the trying days
after the father died, leaving the fam
ily bankrupt; how the creditors took all
the property, even to the wood from
the shed; how the children, himself in
cluded, had to stay In bed one morning
until school time because there was no
wood for a fire, but a neighbor brought
a load of wood lefore night and the
family was kept together. Turning to
the face of his mother, and In the gen
tle voice which has turned thousands,
he said, as he Bhook his head, "God
bless you, mother; we love you still."
Women's Way.
A domestic wife is a blessing, but not
If she is too domestic.
A wife is willing to be obedient, but
she hates to be considered a slave.
W hen a woman says no she wants
you to insist upon her saying yes.
Ul!iu will always resneet a woman
if he sees that she respects herself.
nil a woman her sou should al
ways be at least as well clad as her
body.
If a married woman commences as a
slave she will never regain her freedom.
A great many women transfer to
their baby the love they once had for
their husbands.
liven when a woman Is In love she
never forgets to see that her hat Is on
straight.
A woman should not be afraid to die.
Why, Just think! It relieves her of the
marriage tie.
A woman who Is a good cook can al
ways retain the respect of her husband,
if not his love.
A woman should be chary with her
kisses and caresses, even to her hus
band. We get tired even of ennvna-
back duck if we have It every day.
A Venezuelan Beanty.
Venezuela, the South American re
public which has excited much sympa
thy and discussion, is celebrated
among travelers for the beauty of its
women. They are graceful as young
deer, with velvet skin and eyes that
could give brilliancy to the slars. One
of the regal beauties of Caracas is
Senora Mercedes Tovar de ranting.
She is tall, of queenly bearing and eyes
and hair of a shade of blackness that Is
said by returned travelers to make the
raven's plumage yellow by comparison.
I he Senora Mercedes, like all wealthy
Venezuelan women, is highly educated
and further polished by travel, it Is the
practice of the South American fami
lies to send their children to Europe or
Spain for educational training, or Im
port trained teachers in case it Is de
sired to keep the children at home.
Venezuelan women to the charms of
limm from Bawd oat.
The town of Deseronto, lu Canada,
where there are several large lumber
mills, Is pnrflnlly lighted by gas made
from sawdust The sawdust Is charged
In relorts which nre heated by a wood
fire, the gas from the retorts passing
Into a series of Mills and thence Into
By Intuition.
All writers agree that there Is noth
ing more unnerving to the average hu
man being than the shock of an earth
quake. Individuals are sensitive to
the thunder-storm or the wind storm,
but all the world is afraid of the earth
quake, especially after one experience
of It
As Mr. Charles Dudley Warner says
In his account of the recent Florentine
irthquake, you may not bo afraid at
the moment, If you are new to It, but
sooner or later the fear comes, and the
of tener you feel the shock, the more
of a quaking respect you have for it.
This Is as true in California, where
there Is scarcely preserved a tradition
of a severe shock, as In countries where
such a shock Is almost an annual de
vastation.
A story told of an Indiana visitor to
South America sums up the universal
experience. The gentleman was at
Quito. Quito is famous for Its earth
quakes; the houses are built to stand;
and the thick walls, well-provided with
niches of safety, are but a story high.
The Indlanlan had Just presented his
nolo of Introduction to the merchant
he hnd called to see, and was strug
gling with their mutual Ignorance of
a common language, when the earth
quake shock struck them. The mer
chant rushed Into one of the niches,
shouting to the stranger, "Pronto!
pronto!" (Quick! quick!)
Said the Indiana man relating the
story: "I didn't know no Spanish, ami
I didn't know what 'pronto' meant, but
you bet I prontoed!"
A Woman's Telegram.
'It is false economy to attempt to
save money by abbreviating telegrams,
and I found it out to my cost," said a
woman several days ago. "It happened
in this way. My sister and I went to
Florida by boat several years ago,
when there was an outbreak of typhoid
fever In several Florida towns. Mv
sister, Mary, was seasick all the way,
and when we reached Jacksonville I
telegraphed: 'Arrived. Mary ill. He-
turn next boat' We took the trip for
the sea voyage, you know-, and had no
intention of staying in Florida. When
our boat pulled in at the pier In New
York I saw my brother-in-law and his
whole family waiting for us. They
looked solemn, and I said to Mary:
'Something's happened.' As we came
down the gang-plank they rushed at
us, and grabbing my sister, said: 'Why,
Mary, is it safe for you to be up and
dressed so soon?' 'Why not?' said my
sister, in surprise. 'Why, because the
fever is dangerous.' Then it came out
that they had supposed from my tele
gram that Mary had typhoid fever.
'Why didn't you say sea sick, Instead if
111, in your dispatch?' asked my brother-in-law.
'Because it would mean an
extra word,' I answered. My brother-in-law
had brought a carriage from up
town to carry my sister home, and
when he found that she wasn't sick
he told me that, Just as a lesson, I
might pay for the carriage. It cost me
$7, and since thou 1 have written out
my telegrams in full." New York Sun.
The Klrat IVnnnu.
The first appearance of peanuts lu
the markets was when a consignment
of ten bags was sent from Virginia
to New York In 1704. Over 2,0(10,000
bushels nre now sold annually In the
United States market
New Device la Klectric Curling Tonics
A modern blessing for women is the
electric curling-tongs. They can be at
tached at a moment's notice fo nn elec
tric light wire, and arc healed almost
Instantly. They remain at a constant
temperature so long as required, or
until the connection is cut off. All that
Is necessary in the employment of tills
contrivance 1b to remove the Incan
descent lamp from Its socket, attach the
cord of the; Iron to the socket In place
of the lamp, nnd turn on the current.
This simple nnd valuable device, so
useful nowadays when fashion obliges
nearly every woman to use curling
tongs on her hair, costs only $4.
Moody'aTrlbuto to Hia Mother.
At the funeral of his mother In Fast
Nortlifleld, Mass., the other day, Rev.
Dwlglit Moody, the evangelist, moved
a large congregation to tears by the
touching tribute he paid to her life of
self-sacrifice and devotion. He re
counted the story of their early life
of privation. "She made our home,
poor though it was," said he, "the best
place on earth to' us. She taught us
MEKCEDKS TOVAH DE PANTING.
their minds invariably add the attrac
tiveness of personal beauty. There are
few ugly ones in the country. It may
be the effect of the climate, or merely
the perpetuation of the graces of their
great-grandmothers of far away Anda
lusia. The blondes are few and are
almost always of Anglo-Saxon parentage.
New Woman as Elevator Girl.
The new woman has Invaded another
field of labor. She is going to be an
elevator girl. Strange that some bright
women did not think of It before. It Is
slow, conservative Philadelphia that
Introduces the elevator woman to an
approving public. In the Young Wo
man's Christian Association Building,
at Arch and J.sth streets, are two young
women pioneers at this line of work.
They like it, too, and say It is not near
ly ho hard or so unpleasant as standing
nil day In a store. The association
building Is eight stories high, nnd there
Is a large amount of travel up and
down tin? elevators. The restaurant on
the eighth floor Is patronized not only
by the permanent and transient board
ers of the association, but also by
crowds of noonday shoppers.
Car Spotters in I'cttlcoata.
On the Philadelphia car lines many
register spotters are women, and the
men are constantly ou the lookout for
them. As soon ns they are known th
tip is passed along the lino, and the con
ductors point out the women to each
oilier, and then take esiieclal delight In
forgetting to ring up fares nnd then
making a note of the fact, and turning
It In to the division superintendent.
One woman spotter used to work the
pin racket. She would stick a tln In
cushion In one pocket and another
pin In another cushion In an opposite
pocket when the register bell rang. One
conductor with a too highly developed
sense of humor was discharged for
jumping off his car to buy a paper tf
pins, which he presented to her.
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