m& HMD 2 T e 'ci 'b Swimming will do more to develop perfect health in womeu tbau auy other form of exercise. It develops tile whole body symmetrically, loos f. . . i .... i... DH lue oiuis, givrs iikx avKvu limbs. Xt increases the luug capac ity, inducing dcp breathing; straight ens the frame, throwing the chest for ward and the shoulders back. The woman who swims gRia all this, and In the gaining has incti pleasure. In the water she in suspended, with out the least hindrance to the mo tion of her body, she can move her arms or legs hi any direction and iM-ml the trunk freely. The different methods of swimming, all of which she wiU learn in time, bring into use all the muscles of the legs and arms. A swimmer soon learns deep breath ing, as a deep breath will keep the body, at the surface of the water with out the extra effort required by the use of the legs and arms. The positions of the swimmer at first seem strange to a woman: the disuse of certain muscles has degen erated them, and when he enters the water to swim she feels no Inclina tion to use muscles which she has not used since early childhood the mus cles of her waist and abdomen. What she does try to do is to make the same restricted motions that she is forced to make ordinarily, the knees together ami the little jerky strokes of the anus and legs. She ' soon sees the folly of this,, however, and In time ttOti,uife the long, sweeping, graceful stroke of legs and arms which comes to the proficient swimmer by prac tice. Who hag ever watched the actions of a professional swimmer and noted the long sweep of the limbs, the re- and the wide, powerful swing of the legs, without a desire to acquire a Utile skill and power, combined with a like grace of motion. Maefaddeu's Magazine. a pet, why not be satisfied with a bird, a cat, a dog, a monkey, a parrot any thing? Such pets do not smoke, get drunk, nor bring mud into the house. They never talk back. They come whei tliev are called &u tu d- not try to run things." ROUGH AND WEIGHTY NEW MATERIALS FOR TAILOR SUITS THUS DESCRIBED. Mixed Suiting Are to Be Much Worn Boaclmt Tweed and Zibellnc Are Popular-Last Named 1 Kipeueire ad Unsatisfactory. Ni York eorreapouuence : hine In London Society. One of the most successful Ameri can women m London society is Mrs. 8. K. Chimney, formerly Miss Alice I'arr, of Louisville, Ky and a noted belle of that city. Since taking up her residence silmmd her name has been linked with that of Ird I'.osebery, ex Prime Minister, but no engagement has been an- yits. s. s. chauncy.' nounifd. Mrs. Chauuey is the daughter of the lale Colonel Carr, of Iouisville. On his death he left but a few thousand dollars' insurance for his widow and two daughters, but within three months Alice bad married Samuel SLmne Chauncy, a millionaire New Ycrker. Soon after her marriage her htistrand died. She then went to Eu rope with her mother and sister and attracted much attention in London and on the contn.a: by her beauty. Her sister is now the wife of Ird Newborough. au Irish peer and En glish baronet. Mrs. Chauncy is regal ly beautiful and adds to this quality the additional one of being very Praise Your Wife, Praise your wife, mau; f ' r pity's sake, praise your wife when she de serves it: It won't injure her any, thout'h it may frighten her some from its strangeness. If you wish to make and keep her happy, give her a loving word occasionally. If she takes pains to make you something pretty, don't take it wirb only: 'Yes, it Is very pretty. Wont you hand me my paper?" It will take you only a moment's time to kiss her and tell her she is the b st wife iu town. You will find it to be a paying investment one which will yield you a large return lu in creased care and willing lats-r for your comfort. Loving praise will lighten labor wonderfully, ai:d should be free ly bestowed, I called on a friend one day a no found her up to her eyes Ju work. "Oh. dear." she said, "this is one of my bad days; everything goes wrong, and I haven't got a thing done!" "Let me help you," I said. "No, no," she replied, gently pushing me Into the sitting-room. "I'm going to leave everything mid rest a while; but I must just wipe up this atop first," pointing to an ugly spot which (lifiirnri1 the lirvttv oilcloth. just as she stopped to do it her hus band came iu; he didn't see me, but went straight to his wife. One quick lift, and he placed her on her feet, and, taking the cloth from her hand, wiped up the spot himself. "There, busy bee," he said, "you have done enough to-day. You tired yourself all out getting my favorite dinner. Now, I think I'd leave the n-st till to-morrow." 1 spoke to him then, tuid he sat with me a few moments before going down town. Shortly after tny friend came in, looking very much amused. "1 guess I was in the dumps," she said, laughing, "for I've fhiMied: nod everything has gone swimmiidy aiiwe E came in." Anna Edwards, in United Presbyterian. ril! be XHk made this winter iu the master uf wear ing wash goods within doors, or Mt..,.1. ?,ili perienrv hoary losses. The tore are tilled mitti these materials, which are decree in This year that separate muu harmonise wirh mie color in lit gown. Sometime three or four colon are aiioxu in these goou, brawns, tec, grtx-iva and blues being put together in reckles disregard. Iu some are biw ut yellow in combination with green, black and brown. Many weave have only twe sludeu. in tlieo last bines and green., are especially favored, some of Lheiu bav iug the appearance of lite old fashioned shawls worn thirty yearn ago. Boude iiitiiis-s. tweeds, broad-tailed and camel hair black, and Frem-h aud (Ji-rniMu colored, xilM-liiies are shown in great numbers. The reappcsinni-e of ziiHiitttw iu eh qiMuHity-l astonishing, fur ibis is a material thai recently hat proven far from satisfactory as to the wear it gives, an it so soon become roiiuh and uneven. ci...... .....x.i inietvJ -1 to il lit tnile the beauties of the new rough weiivcs nr whuWD in the acronipanying t itrti-. A gray tweed was used for the first, with finish of strnps. stitching used i-hii'lly inland bullous. First hi the group is a waists. Wearing I rough browu mixture triintiiel with siii-h indoors haslhr.w n oa ti;iieuterie, ml decide it i been a erowiuE I shown a blue zibelin sliowing blue but prai-ti for s.v.-rsi ' tons and ctililng. Straiping will lie the j-hiii. hut ;he i favored method of triiiiming. and it- eomnieiididjle, for by it the tailor en aided to give perfect tit and Hnish, thf .ititchi-d straps keeiiug Hie garmeut front ulitiping in any nay. Many "traps are urudied one (Hop of another, the ends of different leiizihs lieing stitdied firmly into place. Skirls as well as coat are being strapped, ami mixed suitings are made up in three quarter coat and walk iug tkirt, every seam uf both strapped. lo not attempt such a garment unless you are sure jour tailor ran make a fine IT W.'.S HIS FIRST THOUGHT. Wit preparation lor it iif er w tri? so no tiie.tble ut this lime of year. The new wash staff now i-hown include the summer varieties only in heavier weaves. Many f them are on thu mercerized order. New wjsh chev !ot4 stiowing two colors, s lilsck and white, or red and white, are especially attractive. Black and white in thiw gooda iwmi to be the favored combina tion, and many of them show it iu such ItL-TREATED TREES r My Vacation Mecca. I will not spend vacation's day j Beside a iwinmier sea. Nor will 1 seek the pleasant ways Of gay humanity. Upon no mountain's niKged crest, Will I unfold my tent. But in a place of peaceful rest My moments will ire spent. I'll journey to a quiet spot, Beyond a shfly lane. The threshold of a moss-grown cot My feet will cross aeain: . And then her lips 11! fondly press, Her form l will embrace; I'll look upon the loveliness Of her angelic face. We'll stroll togertipr, side by side, And, gazing in her eyes. My heart will thrill with mnnly pride. And love that never dies. For, in that cot of humble charms Abides my pitrtut joy My mother w,iit with open amis, To welcome home her boy, Leslie's Weekly, BtB-ard Man a Onlr a Noisancj. A leading club woman of the East, wbo has Ud considerable experience with Bin for, not satisfied with one trial, ih has bad three husbands-has ft Try poo" opinion of the sterner sex. "I weigh man's tnornl curat on the ' mil of bl personal habits." she says. "A man, when be Is perfectly nice and dMft. tMtrfalljr dressed and not noisy, la bad enough, but. a man wbo wears Ma hair In Ma eyes and over his collar, tjuaWmrm otlu his own room, leans jiMll alta with bis feet b)Rhr than Ml fea4 caMI all that i unbearable. If t Citftff oM U tbabeaats Inadrertt Bt tj ri fcSKk Blai to decency or I'd kill I I cT5 fcSSiwIloai. What's the food c? tZ-ta, aarwayT tta haa atrrtr X h" P pro- " V 3 txZm Ma IHkefld- n, rtol ia U rtskt; r r o tm Health and Beauty Hints. Don't use the eyes when they are tired or weuk from illness. A mustard plaster made with the white of an egg will not blister. Iont bestow less care upon the teeth than upon complexion and hair. When walking-don't throw the shoul ders far back of the line of the hips nor hold the arms rigidly at the sides. Iou't become too stout. Although plumpness of contour is by no means unbecoming, corpulence Is a thiug to be avoided. Bilious headache may often be re lieved by drinking two teaspoonfuls of finely powdered charcoal dissolved in half a glass of water. A seidliu powder should be taken one hour later. Ion't think that because you are 40 and fair you also should be fat. and that nature has laid down a law that women shall accumulate layers with years, like a magnolia or any other tree. To keep the hair from becoming thin and splitting at the ends clip it every two weeks. ShamiKio it once a month with castile soap, avoiding the use of borax and ammonia. Singe it care fully and regularly. A small bottle of oil of lavender Is as grateful to the stateroom "shut-in" as to the home invalid. It's still more so when one has a seasick roommate. A few drops hi a little hot water fresh ens the atmosphere dellclously. The old-fashioned skipping-rope 14 said to be a great uld to' beauty, some of the miraculous power which used to be attributed to the bicycle being supposed to attach lo it. Its mission is the strengthening of the heart and the renewal of youthful charm. The ropes are provided with handles and may be shortened for high skipping at will. Conches and Nerre. Couches have saved more minds and nervous systems than all the. doctors and medicines put together. It is the best n f uge that the over worked housekeeper has, did she but know It; and the only fault I have to find with women is that as a rule, thev do not use their couches half enough. When distracted by the infinite care of the household and worried over this bill and that, a woman should hsre a place where she can throw her self down, and, stretched at ease, al low her troubles to straighten thein- ve out of their own accord. By tb'Te means hysteria is ridded, beauty Is preserved, and the women' chance for eternal salvation art he ped trrtDetidoualy. Philadelphia North American. Ii i Wiff .i "i i ltS i Ml j j pJM COPIES SET FOH I'SIUt ttV K'M M ITINUS AM) MJlT. SILKS. war as to look like gun im-tal ii)ak"k of sin, j. rt . . I . friiw bo iiiMUf wfk nrMr oii uaii-ittirt: ut licit U to it- the "fcutial fea Skirts of tha i.i-k Ku Driver Keot HI Atoiit Him UurlOK an Accident. Back in the good old days win a nerves and railroads were little known an old stage road ran from Lake Champlaiu to Ugdeusburg. N. V.. , ...... .. ,,r I passing ttirotigu tue nu.' iou uu. This village nestled iu a valley bi tweeii two great l,l!s, over which the while ribbou of the road wound steeply- I pon one of the trips of the stage the tegular driver, who had been at home fur some weeks recovennjf -froni au illness, was ridjig inside while the red-haired, mild-featured, big-boned Irishman acting as his substitute oc ilriver'a seat upon the box. The day was a beautiful one and the passengers were enjoying their drive keenly, their appetites increasing as the distance lessened between them and the town of Sodom with its prom ised pause for refreshment. Suddenly as the heavy stage lumber ed over the 1irow of the hiii, down which the road pl'tngwl at a sharp angle, running through the little to.vn at its foot and ascending rbe hill be yond, the passengers becmue conscious that their pace hud been recklessly In crease,!. Faster and faster they went, dashing down the hill at a rate rapidly becoming furious one. Trees and bushes at last became but a diMjinz blur along the roud. All clung to the reeling stage and held their bre.iih In terror, while on the stage s.tced. down the hill with ever-Increasing speed Into the town, past the hostelry with the waiting host left standing In amaze at the door, past the postoftlce without pause, and out upon the road leading up the face of the hill beyond. There rhe nace slackened, nnd its the incline grew more sleep at last the smoking horses came to a standstill. With one accord the dazed passengers tumbled out and surrounded the driver, who now stood at the head of his recking leaders. "What is it, I'at? What Is It' Did thev get away from you?" came the breathless cjuestioii. "Nope," replied I'at with a set face, "It wor that," pointing grimly before hint. There lay the stage tongue drag ging uselessly ou the ground at the heels of the burses, and completely wwput f.,m tl.o coach. At a elance the regular driver comprehended the meaning of the danger to which the passengers of that stage, deprived of its sole weans of guidance, hud been exposed, and, realizing the miracle of I heir escape, he turned sick and faint ed where hi? stixsi. Utter, l.a k at the Inn, when the ex citement had somewhat subsided and fresh horsy were being put to the re paired coach, someone turned to l'at and asked: IVt, what, was your first thought when the ih dropped ?" Well, sor." he answered, settling the quid more comfortably !u his cheek, "me furst thought wor, ixtrd, ha mercy on our sowlsl' Thin thinks I to rncsclf. '! a horse th:H can I rub- in... Held br New-Yorker on ject of Arborculinre. Some otherwise inn-ldxw.t p nip! M-eui to haveijueer t us about ire. a. We are not sure whether lhcy think tree require for their welfare tr.ttt- mctit identical with uiul oi and telegraph poles, or that mej re- aid a tree In a city street as a punnu ,,mr wide? should be destroyed, say. the New York Tribune. They surely must hold oue or the other of these views, or else their actions grosbly beiie their beliefs. Here are some examples of the treat ment given to trees on a ciioue- deuce street In one or mi i pi the city: A few of the trees have eacu as much as a couple uf wpiare yards of open soil alsjut them. gnislc. or course, and pin ked us hard anu mauo as impervious to water as so much we!l-puldll clay, hi some cases tint Hti square originally left nooui ttoi trei-s have b-n c.irefully nihil in . n bits of flagging, close up to the Ire all round. In some ca-is the squurm have been carefully filled with eonercta or atllliclill stone, iiiiiiih If not air tight Hi-ound the frees. In some ciiscs the large tree trunk have carefully been trimmed square with broadax so that the straight edges of nagstcne may fit closely against them. It nitty be added Hint these ars all flue speclmms of elms, imam aim other trees. "Bef. re Hi s d -Wdlks were thus adjusted to their trunks they were thriving almost as luxuriantly though they were in their native for ests. Now they are beginning to die and the piople are reinoving.some of j them, saying that "there's no use lo trying to grow trees In the city, any way." I'crhnps they are right. Perhaps a city ought to be an unbroken expausf of masonry and asphalt, with not tree nor a shrub nor a blade of gras within Its bounds. The parks should be cleared off and covered with asphalt for roller skating rinks. It would coat n great deal less to maintain them in that condition. Perhaps the people, too might be varnished or coated from head to foot with some waterproof and nirprcof preparation. Then they would not need air or water, but would die as these trees fire dying, ami it v.'ouhi cost s grest dejii us to teen them so. THE BOY AND THE LADY. neb. there is a tempting array to -elect heavy material are made vtithotit hum, wagon'. and 1 licked the psr from, many of then. .Lowing color it. The favor to be g.ven to rough-snrfacj S ,,?' ), th(? ,, .-. their wlicme. Stripes and plaids are j ed fabrics isn't going to put silks in the diviis nil tu J ,i,e '" numerous. M.inv of the color combina- j Iwekgrouud. ...r have silk weavers Beg', t.Ipplncott a Mugtizine. tious iu the plaids are startling at first ( lected to supply novelties. New fan.- tmp Ri it I Nr PA5-ION ..A lit,. ,,wt ,rf1,er rt,iti in the i silks show ninny liiifiitniliiir feature-,! "uu"u iri r. hut like most other rhuurs m tin- line of dress women -on can Uwonte so accustomed to them as not to find them at all conspicuous. Some striped H.tii tiels how two or three shades of the ame color, each shade seeming to be the shadow of the next darker one. The ititr itt which these hales are all tnantiged inot of them of the sort very likely to attract purchasers. A deal of color ma nipulation is noticeable in (hem. Ono pretty irt has a background of red, bins or black, and on this are white chenille dots hiilf au inch in diameter enwsed with a black chenille line, as if the Iiu4 1 J AS NEW SILKS AUK TO UK Tit BATED. 4 At tba aaWa. Prtarilla (Joat arrtrdAre tton cajr nea barer nCto-Ofe, tawr are a faw ffaa Car ml r very striking. An occasional lu of black I run iu, too, to set off the other colors. The shops ar filled to overflowing with new material for tailor suits, ami the showing U most impressive for rongb- ness and heaviness, Mny of trie goooai pre benntifiil, but othcri go to the ex treme of eeroinf too heavy. Mixed suit ings will be worn more than the plain wcftve for rough snd serviceable lt" and it will be comfort to hsve It o, ff if a gown 1 meant for heavy ervlCA the mixture ire die beat of oo4. They nevrr eem to tl or spot, or wear so hlny a do tho of plalnar weave. Scotch eflaeta are prattler taaa aw, If such a thlag la poalble. aal akow so Msny dlffereat bl!a of eater that Cher are - .ether Miiawaidsble far taa rarWty of nmct waaata of dUTerent aatoft tjaat auy tm wmm thaai. Tea taa. faahtoa held the dot in place. The effect froi the different colors shading together i very handsome. Home Hco'.ch plnid $rti yUHi aen in sosa, ami tucre in uii ruuiwi va riety of gtin metal effects in soft taffefan Ho it seems t ii o t ilk will Is- in It USUI I good standing Ijoth for gowns snd fsm-y waists, Soft rilks will lie shirred great deal, and Ikix mid side Wealing will bt employed freely. SniiipV silk gown r sketched here. The eiiu1 woman of th first group how a dnrU lue i-.rtj aat- in, shirred, ainorked snd pplirrJ with while lace and black velvet rfbUtfi At the left In rhe third Itlti-t rat lot. 'jse a treen soft taffeta trimmed wlta ppll nned black ehantillf wreath jolnaa by eroaa ribbon. A pleated yoke effaat f Mark rhlftoB showed on the black eftaav tllly wrap. BaaMa thla draaa la a atay oft tafaU aa4a at with Maak aaataahU When a Modern Hoy, Want a Cow He Wools It. "I have a lad of six years," sighed a newspaper man of this town, "who strongly Illustrates the fact that the rush ai.d hurry " feverish j wgres slvcness of the twentieth century leave little place fur sentiment hi the minds of the coming generation. "I went home from the office rather earlier than usual one night last week and found my wife In roars of laugh ter, whereupon I Inquired the occasion for so much good humor. "I-'redei Ick." she said, "has been teasing me all day for tt toy cow that he sta"' dl"piuyed Hi 2 wiiwlnnf flown town this inurnliig, and that It "only cost a dollar," as he expressed It. Well, 1 refused to buy the cow, even at a dollar, and to-night when I was pre paring it i tu for bed he was still beg clug for that cow. Then I recalled to my mind how many little children there are who have never seen In their whole lives as many toy (is he brc-.ika iu one day. Of course he couldn't see it t hat way, and when I urged that he should htive fewer toys and play more In the open, lis the green fields were much more beautiful and whole some than a crumped up uursiry, l-iiderick still tnlk.sl about the cow and thai it only cost a dollar.' "Well, with the beauties of the green fields in mind, 1 waxed i loquettt ou the subject of l:fe In general, and went on to tell, him how much I loved It, and how I dreaded the thought of getting tdd. 'Very soon you'll be a big man Frederick,' I said very tenderly, and then your mamma will be an old wo man, or perhaps you'll have no mum Din at all,' 1 sighed "'Iiend,' ho Inquired In a mutter of fact way. " 'i'es, dead,' I almost sobbed. "'Ah. well, tuflinniH, buy me that cow before yon die; it only Cost a dollar! " 'Well, what do you think of our son? asked my wife."- Washington How-He Won a liitie by Mimicking Birds. As the lady came down the street on a fine May morning, she h.;tni a Baltimore oriole whistle. She hadn't heard one for a I- ng, long time and never In the city so she stopped lo llstm. The oriole wh s l d agaiu, plaintively and sweetly, tlieti it lsy en mi around the corner. It was a Isiy a ten-year-old boy, with soft brown eyes and cm ly buir - not too clean, and a bit ragged. "Was thiU you Imitating the oriole?' ild the plcim-d lady. "I'o It again love to hear the oriole," Hut the boy was shy, and got be- ind ft ti leplione pole. "Ciin you whistle like a Bob-while?" the lady asked. "Oh. do whistle Ilk" Hob-White I'll give you a dime if ou'll whistle like a H.ib-Whita Where did you learn to imitate birds?' Still the silent Isty hid behind thu 1. phone-pole. "Well, 1 must go." the lady snid. Hut I'll leave this dime on the curb. stone, mid I know that lieforc I get very fur away, you'll whistle like a Ikilhwhlte, won't you?" The oy made no answer from bl ind the polo, and the lady walked on Half-way down Hie block she heard mi it her bird. It said. "Hob-while Hob-white," high and clear. Of course. she stopped, and looki-d around. There at the corner was the loy, walking away from her. Hut. he was looking ick over his shoulder, and us long at she could see h!in, she heard the note, Hob white Hob-white." Detroit Free Press. A Fortunate Circumstance. "There's wan luiky thing about work," sskl Mr. Dolitn. "What'a thatr inquired Mr, Baf ferty. "The fact that It's a gredeal easier to lave off than It wor ty be1n. If It worn't fur that beantlfj provision lu nature we'd all he dead wld Industry. - Washington Star. Itongeet Oue tu Bench. Ixm Angrlea claims to have croater atretcn attractive ocean lajack In fta vtctBN thaa any other Another Cure for Consumption. Consul Oeneral Mason of Berlin It recent report gives the composition and effects of snnosin, the new rem dy for consumption, 'which has had a careful trial ut Berlin wlfh gratify ing results. It wns noticed by a trav eler in Australia that natives used a decoction of the leaves mill rs)ts of tba eucalyptus as a reniidy for consump tion With gisid effect, uiul that Cl'll sutnptives coming from a distance to reside iimoiig the eucalyptus groves were tiencliied. On this hint a chemist comiHitinded pulverized leaves and es sential oil of eucalyptus with powdered charcoal nud flour of sulphur and gave his mixture the nntiie of "sanosln," Owing to Its volatility snnoslii Is put up In sealed ghtss tubes that hold ouch thirty-one grains. The patient breathe in a closed room the fumes generated by heating the contents of a lube on an earthenware plate by menus of ua alcohol lamp. An aromatic penetrat ing odor Is perceived snd the patient speedily finds relief from his cough, his expocfotntion Is di-crensed and hit iippetite Improves. The bacilli which causes ihe disease disappears from the sputum and in 50 per sent of lhn cases a cure Is effected. Baltimore Sun. looting the ll.iliy, The limit of mtisciilliie humiliation has been worked lu Hie case of a Wichita man. Ill wife makea kin wear tucks In (be sleeve of his night gown, trimmed with pliik ribbon so Hint the baby won't know tba dif ference when he walks tba floor w'tb It In ibe nlgbt. Kanaaa City JoutmL A new play la called -A Bad Kg ' It bra t likely to prtra popular with the prof eaatoa. , h 4 ' -f ; It' ' 'eV ; wv for