JOHN BURT I
:By FREDERICK
UPHAM ADAMS
I Author of “The Kidnapped Millionalrea." “Colonel Mon foe's Dec trine,’* EtcTj
COPTRICHT. 1902, BT
Frederick Cpuam Adams
All rights
reserved
Copyright, ISgs. by
A. J. Dudiisl Biddle
CHAPTER XII.—Continued.
I’ve been past it a hundred times.
I ve struck a pick all around there and
never found ore,” said Blake reflective
ly, "but that proves nothing. A thou
sand people walked over the Little
Calaveras before I found the gilt.
\\ all, John." he concluded, relapsing
to the familiar Yankee drawl, “ ‘don’t
this beat time,’ as Uncle Toby Haynes
used to say?"
"It certainly is remarkable,” said
John Burt, folding the map. "How
did you happen to select this particu
lar spot. Jim?”
"Just happened to, that’s all,” was
the laconic reply. I laid out claims
all along here, but this one seemed
the most likely.”
"I suppose vour claims cover the
ground indicated on this map, don’t
they?” asked John.
"It don’t make a bit of difference
whether they do or not.” asserted
Blake with much vigor. "If you find
ore, the claim is yours, John, and don’t
you forget it!”
“Suppose we go partners in the
Sailor mine,” suggested John. "I have
a tidy sum of money, and I’ll offset
that and the map asrainst your claim
and experience. V>'hat do you sav,
Jim?"
"It’s not fair to you, John, but I’ll
gladly accept, and here’s my hand on
it!”
After breakfast they set about lo
cating the sailor's vein. In less than
an hour Jim Blake sunk his pick into
a quartz rock which showed free gold.
While Jim was gloating over his find,
John appeared from behind a ledge.
He handed Blake a nugget which
weighed fully ten pounds, and a
glance—to say nothing of the weight
—showed it to be almost solid gold.
Blake grasped it, devoured its dull
gloss with sparkling eyes, and hurled
his hat high in the air.
“We are rich! We are rich!” he
shouted until the rocks resounded.
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“Monte Cristo was a beggar compared
with Burton & Blake! Hurrah for
the Sailor mine and John Burt! You
can’t keep a good man down! Hur
rah !*’
CHAPTER XIII.
The Quest for Geld.
The two young giants performed
wonders in the three weeks which fol
lowed their discovery of gold. Glow
ing with health and strength, and in
spired by ambition, they gnawed
ragged holes into the side of the
mountains with their picks and drills.
Several nuggets were found, but these
were of small value compared with
the broad stratum of ore which opened
out from the spot selected by John
Burt. The claim chosen by Blake
soon exhausted itself, and he turned
his attention to the third, expressing
a fear that he was a “hoodoo.”
“But ‘there's luck in odd numbers
says Rory O’Moore,’ ” sang Blake as
he poised on a shelving ledge and vig
orously drove a crowbar into a crev
ice. Ere the sun dropped below the
range he had uncovered another wide,
deep vein of gold-bearing quartz.
The spring rains set in and the
bfool: became a foaming, thundering
torrent. Avalanches tore down the
mountain sides, plowed their way
over the cliff, and, with a roar which
shook the cabin, hurled themselves
into the valley. The pine trees lost
their plumes of snow, and sang in a
higher key the refrain which told of
relief from burdens carried complain
lugly for months.
Piled in gray heaps near the tunnel
was ere worth not less than forty
thousand dollars. With the flight of
the snow and the birth of spring,
Blake wearied of his task and longed
for its rewards.
“Tell you what let’s do. John,” he
said one night after supper. “Let’s go
to Auburn and negotiate the sale of
these mines. We ought to get big
money for the Sailor, John.”
“How much?” asked John, after a
moment’s pause.
“Half a million,” replied Blake posi
tively, with a loving accent on the
“million.” “Half a million is dead
cheap. Don’t you think so, John?”
“I shall not sell my interest—at,
least, not at present,” said John Burt,
“and I advise you not to. We can
handle this property without trouble,
and make more in developing it than
by selling it. Besides, I doubt if we
can get an offer of half a million.”
“We can try, John,” said Blake
hopefully. “Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars is a lot of money. I
would take it in a minute if I could
get it.”
They dismissed the matter for
hours, but Blake would not recede
from his position. Dangling before
his eyes was a purse containing two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to
be obtained without further work or
worry. It n.eant pleasure, affluence,
ease, liberty--it was enough. Not so
with John Burt. Wheh the rock
crumbled beneath the first blow of his
pick and the ten pound nugget gleamed
in the shale he recalled the parting
ins option on your claim—you to deed
me all your rights in consideration of
one hundred thousand dollars, payable
in sixty days from this date; one hun
dred thousand payable in six months
from date, and one hundred thousand
payable in one year from date. And_”
“You bet your life I will,” interrupt
ed Blake, extending his hand. Make
it two thousand in cash, John. That
will be enough. Make it two thousand
and I’ll go you.”
“We will call it twenty-five hundred,
and you can have the other twenty
five hundred if you need it,” said John
smiling. “But I had not finished.
You shall have one-half of the pro
ceeds from the sale of the ore already
mined. That should net you $25,000.
You need not shake your head. In
any arrangement I may make with
outsiders you shall have ten per cent
of all profits payable to me. I wish to
feel that you will always have an in
terest in the Sailor mine.”
“All right, John,” said Jim. finally.
Now we’ll play that game of seven
up.”
Blake won the first game and John
the second. In the third game John
had two to go, and Blake lacked six
points. It was his deal. He turned
two jacks before the trump was se
lected, and then made high, low, jack,
and the game, and won the rubber and
the first choice.
“Lucky in cards, unlucky in love,”
laughed Blake as he arose from the ta
ble. “Sailor A Is mine—subject to
your option. JohE.”
John drew up an agreement and an
option, which both signed, and the
fiim of Burton & Blake was dissolved.
Blake accepted twenty-five hundred
dollars in cash, and three days later
both arrived in the little mining town
of Auburn, from which they sent a
trustworthy man back to the cabin, to
remain on guard until John Burt re
turned.
Bidding Blake adieu for a week or
more, Burt proceeded to San Fran
cisco.
He engaged rooms in the Palace ho
tel—registering under the name of
John Burton—and made inquiries con
cerning the leading mining experts of
the city. He decided to present his
case to David Parker. He wrote the
famous expert a brief letter, and was
duly accorded an interview.
During the brief preliminary con
versation, John Burt studied David
Parker and decided to trust him. Then
he related the story of the discovery
of the Sailor mine.
“I have always believed that those
hills — that those hills — contained
gold,” said David Parker hesitatingly.
“Why do you come to me, Mr. Bur
ton?” he asked. “I am not an—an in
vestor. I'm an expert—at least, an—
an alleged expert.”
“I wish you to refer me to an in
vestor,” replied John Burt. You are
an expert in metals and should be in
capitalists. You know them; I don't.”
“Go and see John Hawkins,” said
David Parker, as a faint smile froze
^>n his face. He is honest—but hard--—
hard as granite. I hope you may suc
ceed with him—-Mr. Burton. If you
and—Mr. Hawkins cannot come to
words of Peter Burt quoting the lan
guage of Isaiah: “I will give thee the
treasures of darkness and the hidden
riches of secret places.”
“We’ll talk no more about this mat
ter to-night, Jim,” he said, when Blake
had finished telling of the great things
which could be accomplished with a
quarter of a million dollars. “I’ll think
it over for two or three daj's, and then
well take the question up aud de
cide it.”
Blake curbed his impatience and
worked and waited. He knew John
Burt well enough not to mention the
topic during the days which followed.
One evening, after supper, John
spent an hour or more figuring in an
old note-book.
“I suppose you are still determined
to sell your share in these mines,
Jim?” said John.
“I am, if I can get an offer of a quar
ter of a million,” replied Jim.
“You’re making a mistake, old
man.” said John Burt, laying his hand
on his friend’s shoulder, “but you
have as much right to your opinion as
I have to mine. So we will call that
settled. I told you I would make you
a proposition, and here it is. There
are two mines, and they look equally
promising. I propose, that you take
one and I take the other. We will
call the south one ‘Sailor A’ and the
north ‘Sailor B.’ You can have your
choice.”
“That’s not fair!” said Jim. “I’ll
play you a game of seven-up for the
first choice; three games of ten points
eaeh—best two out of three to take
first choice.”
“AH right.” responded John, as
Blake produced a well worn pack of
cards and shuffled them. “But before
we play, let me finish my proposition.
You wish to sell your claims for two
hundred and fifty thousand if you can
find a purchaser. Will you give me an
option on your claim. I'll give you
five thousand in cash for the follow'
terms, I—I might refer you to others.
Good day; good day, sir—and good
luck!”
As David Parker predicted, John
Burt had little trouble in securing an
interview with John Hawkins, million
aire mine owner and investor.
He wrote the name ‘‘John Burton”
on a card and gave it to an attendant
Two burly men stood in the doorway
pausing to make some parting re
mark, which was followed by roars ol
merriment. The attendant brushed
past them as they closed the door.
‘‘Tell him to come in,” was the or
der given in a voice sonorous through
the heavy partition.
John Burt's education in the eti
quette of servility and in adulation of
material things was singularly defec
tive. This may have been due to his
country training. It never occurred tc
John Burt that he should stand in awe
of the Hawkins millions. He was im
pressed by the leonine head and gi
gantic proportions of the magnate, as
an artist is when he contemplates foi
the first time some stupendous work
of nature. He returned the great
man's gaze, before which most strang
ers quailed and faltered, with an an
sw«ring look which calmly asserted
an equality, yielding deference only
to a seniority of years.
“How do you do? What can I do
for you, sir? Take a chair.” Mr.
Hawkins glanced again at the card,
tossed it on his desk, and wheeled and
confronted John Burt, who had ac
cepted this gruff invitation.
“I own or control some recently dis
covered gold mines, a»nJ am in San
Francisco for the purpose of interest
ing capital in their development,’' j
said John Burt. “I am informed that
you are an investor in mining proper
ty. I am in a position to submit prop
ositions which may result to oui
mutual advantage.”
“Where are they?” growled Mr
John Hawkins.
For an answer John stepped behind
the capitalist and placed his fingers
on a point indicated on a large map oi
California which hung on the wall.
“They are located on the west slope
of the Sierra Nevadas, at an altitude
of about two thousand feet above the
river, five miles south of the Wormley
trail.” said John. “Here is a rough
detailed map of the surroundings.”
He handed the chart to Mr. Hawkins.
“There is no gold there—not an
ounce.” declared the magnate. “You
have found a mare's nest, young man.
I looked that country over ten years
ago. There’s no gold there.”
“My partner and I have extracted
forty thousand dollars’ worth of high
grade ore there in three weeks,” said
John Burt quietly. “Here is a speci
men of it. Here is something else.”
He placed a sample of ore and the ten
pound nugget in Hawkins’ out
stretched hand.
(To be continued.)
SANCTUARY OF THE CHURCH.
' Ancient Place cf Safety That Was
Never Violated.
In early times, when life and prop
erty were accounted cheap unless de
fended sword in hand, the church of
fered shelter and sanctuary to those
who had occasion to fear the arm of
the law. In the middle ages, whoever
crossed the threshold of a church was
considered under divine protection and
could not be arrested, while several
churches and cathedrals still preserve
the knockers used by those who had
fled thither for shelter and claimed
admittance. In some buildings the
fugitive from justice sat upon a chair
or stool, and the register of a church
in Durham. England, covering a pe
riod extending from the year 1464 to
the year 1524, included, besides other
crimes, 195 murders and homicides, in
which 2S3 persons seeking protection
were concerned. To attempt to vio
late sanctuary by force was in those
days a very serious matter, and when
the outlaw decided to save his life by
leaving the realm he did so in the
following manner:
“When a robber, murderer, or other
evildoer shall fly into any church,
upon his confession of felony the cor
oner shall cause the abjuration to be
made thus: Let the felon be brought
to the church door and there be as
signed unto him a port, near or far
off, and a time appointed to him to go
out of the realm, so that in going
toward that port he carry a cross in
his hand, and that he go not out of
the king’s highway, neither on the
right hand nor on the left, but that he
keep it always until he shall be gone
out o£ the land; and that he shall not
return without special grace of our
lord the king.’’
DESERVED ANSWER HE GOT.
Railroad Head Was Wrong in “Calling
Down” Machinist.
When A. A. Robinson, of the Mexi
can Central railroad, was the inspiring
genius of the Santa Fe, he often vis*
ited the big shops in Topeka. One day
while on a tour of inspection he watch
ed a machinist execute a piece of
work. Now, Mr. Robinson prides him
self upon his knowledge of every
branch of the railroad service. Upon
this occasion it struck him that the
machinist was not doing his work
correctly.
“My friend,” he said, “that is
wrong.”
The machinist, who did not recog
nize the railway magnate, replied:
“Suppose it is; what business is it
of yours?”
“I am A. A. Robinson,” the railroad
manager answered sternly.
The machinist turned white.
“I beg a thousand pardons,” he said.
“I hope my impertinence will not cost
me my job. I have a wife and five
children, and to lose my place would
mean poverty to them. I am sorry I
said it, but you see we have so many
visitors here who give us advice about
| our work that we can’t tell one damn
fool from another.”
Mr. Robinson, who Is full of humor,
laughed heartily and assured the ma
chinist that his job would not be in
terfered with.
Investigation revealed that the ma
chinist was executing the work cor
rectly, and that Mr. Robinson was
wrong.—Topeka Capital.
Desperate Remedy.
Singleton—I’m getting awfully gray,
doctor. Is there no-remedy for itr*
Dr. Gruff—Yes. Get married.
Secret Ballot 3ox.
In secret orders which require a
ballot to he cast in order to determine
whether applicants for membership
shall or shall not be admitted, no little
complaint has been hoard because
some one has seen fit tov oppose the
admission of a man whom he be
lieves to be ineligible or objection
able. When more than one member is
in opposition there is little use in find
ing fault, tut in at least one order a
single black ball will prevent an ap
plicant from becoming a member.
Should some one in favor of the ap
plicant chance to see the black used
and make mention of the member’s
name, he is apt to be the subject of
much criticism among the other mem
bers. It is necessary that the bal
lot should be as secret as possible,
permitting no one to know who is the
one casting the unfavorable vote.
There is probably no better way
in which to attain this end than by
the use of the ballot box here illus
trated. In the body of the box there
are two channels for the reception
of the halls, one for those of a white
color and the other for those which
are black. When the members come
forward to cast their ballots for or
against the applicant for membership
in the order, it is only necessary for
them to push the sliding pin in con
junction with either one of the chan
nels. If a member opposes the can
didate he will push the pin on the
right and drop a black ball into the
drawer beneath; if, on the other hand,
he is in favor of' the applicant, he
pushes the pin on the left and drops
a white ball. The only objection to
this device seems to be that the per
son who has charge of placing the
balls in the channels might mix one
Covers Hand While Voting.
or more of them intentionally or ac
cidentally. This can be obviated by
delegating two or more members to
attend to the ballot box. As the hand
is encased in the box while the bal
lot is being cast, it is impossible to
see which pin is being moved, and the
result only shows when the drawer
is opened at the close of the vote.
The inventor is Henry J. Fox, of
Denver, Col.
Portable 'Phone.
The latest Swedish invention that Is
being discussed is a portable tele
phone. The specimens that have been
sent abroad have elicited unstinted
praise from Austrian, Russian, Greek
and Turkish experts who have tested
them, and, while large demands and
inquiries for the new 'phone have
come from France, Germany, Italy,
Spain, Portugal and the United States,
those from Great Britain have been
even more noticeable.
Within the cylinder of the telephone
; is a small dry cell, the whole apparatus
J (including both receiver and mouth
| piece) being small enough to go in the
pocket. With each instrument is a
i coil of thin copper wire, and it is
reckoned that a soldier could easily
carry 13,000 feet of this wire with
him.
The uses suggested for the portable
j telephone are innumerable, military
?onsiderations being kept specially to
the front. Outposts, it is declared
could by its aid be kept in constant
communication with the main force,
and it is pointed out that it would
furnish a valuable means of keeping
in touch with headquarters _or police
and fire brigades. For use between
railway coaches on a moving train,
for engineers at work underground or
on great public works, for steamers,
for cyclists and in many other fields
it would be most desirable.—New
Vork Commercial.
Electrical Science.
In the Physikalische Zeitschrift,
Dr. A. Korn describes a new receiver
for telautography and the telegrahpic
transmission of half-tone process
blocks. In the transmitting apparatus
the writing of the points and lines of
i the half-tone blocks are formed by a
non-conducting ink on a sheet of
metal foil. This is wrapped round the
surface of a cylinder which is rotated
wifh uniform angular velocity. The
electric current is transmitted by
means of a metal pen which moves
forward 0.01 inch in each revolution.
In the receiving apparatus the cylin
der is rotated with an angular veloc
ity greater by one per cent than in the
transmitting apparatus, and at the end
of each revolution is made to await
a synchronizing signal by which it is
restrained. The impression at the
station is produced on sensitized
paper by a small electric lamp or
vacuum tube, which by means of a
suitable relay of Tesla currents is
made to glow whenever the pen at
the transmitting station passes over
a non-conducting portion of the pic
ture. The paper is illustrated by
specimens of hand-writing transmit
ted by this method.
One Cause of Baldness.
The cause of baldness is attributed
by Dr. Gilbert to tight hatbands. He
remarks that women and savages do
not suffer from the condition, and
suggests tha use of small cork fenders
around the hatband, voiding pressure
to certain parts or sections, leaving
the intervening space free for normal
blood supply and free ingress and
egress of air from inside the hat
Formic Acid a Stimulant.
The Journal des Debats recites ex
periments with formic acid, a secre
tion of ants. Eight to ten drops of
the acid taken three or four times a
day had a marked effect in stimulat
ing muscular activity which might be
continued a long time without result
ing fatigue. “That tired feeling” also
disappears under the influence of the
acid. *
Many a man's reputation is injured
v7 his character.
NEW IN BARN CONSTRUCTION.
Building Put Up at Edge of Slope of
Land.
The illustration shows a cross sec
tion of a barn through the manure
boxes, of which there are four. The
barn is built at the edge of a slope
of land, the feed room end resting on
the ground, while the remainder oJ
the building extends over the valley
so that the floor upon which the cows
stand is some fourteen feet above
the ground. This makes it possible tc
have the manure boxes beneath the
stable. These are each about eight
feet deep and seven feet square, and
as the cows require no bedding each
manure box will hold the droppings
of fifty cows for two or more days
The bottoms of the manure boxes are
six feet above the ground, so that a
wagon or sleigh can be driven beneath j
them to receive the manure which
may be hauled away to the fields
daily, if desired. In this way the
manure does not accumulate about
the barns to become a nuisance.
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Cross section of cow barn. A. concrete
feed passages, 7 feet wide, showing man- I
gers ami feed car track: B. concrete pas
sages. 7 feet wide, behind cows, show
ing gutters, which empty into manure
boxes; C, cow stalls. 5 feet long from
gutter to manger board.
Material for a Farm House.
M. J. L. D.—What is the cheapest I
and best material for building a good,
plain farm house? I could use con j
Crete, brick or field stones. What
would be the cost of such a house 30
by 30 feet, with a small ell for kitchen,
two stories high? What is the cost
of concrete per square yard?
The cost of hauling stone, sand and
gravel and brick being equal and the
freight charges on cement are not too
high, concrete would be the cheapest
material to use. Where cement can
be gotten direct from the mills, con
Crete walls may be built for eleven
cents per cubic foot, or even less in
some cases. The cost of building a
concrete wall may be arrived at by
calculating from the following basis:
One barrel of Portland cement will
build 35 cubic feet of wall, if stones
are used as fillers, making the con
crete one part cement to seven parts
of gravel; if natural rock cement is
used, one barrel will build 27 cubic
feet, making the concrete one part
of cement to five parts bf gravel. One
man will build from 35 to 50 cubic
feet of wall in a day, according to its
thickness and height. I have had men
each of whom could build 58 cubic feet
of cellar wall, one foot t^ick, in one
day; but about 40 cubic feet is con
sidered a fair day’s work.—N. B. H
i
Orawing Water From House to Earn
W. D.—The water in a well at the
barn has become unfit for use, and i
I would like to draw water from the !
well at the house by a windmill pump; i
the distance from the house to the j
barn is 145 feet, the well at the house
is 33 feet deep and usually contains 7
feet of water; the ground between the
house and barn is level. What size
of pipe should be used in connection I
with a pump having a 3-inch cylinder: I
Could the pumping be done satisfac j
torily?
In this instance it is doubtful if the
pump situated at the barn will raise
the water from the well at the house.
The height is twenty-six feet and.the;
horizontal distance one hundred and
forty-five feet. These circumstances
would tax to the utmost capacity the
power of air to raise water. I think
it would be a saf* venture, however,
if the cylinder of the pump placed
about four feet into the ground and
there connected with the horizontal
pipe to the well at the house. In ad
dition the pipe should be large, not
less than two inches, and all the joints
should be perfectly tight. The add!
tion of air-chambrs above and below
the cylinder would make the pump
work more satisfactorily especiallj
as the water has to be forced from
the pump to the tank.—J. B. R.
Floor for a Stable.
I intend to floor a stable and would
like to know whether plank or cement
would be the cheapest and better m3
terial to use.
While a floor of cement may cost
slightly more than one of plank, the
advantages afforded by the former by
far exceed the difference in the initial
cost Besides being many times more
durable the cement is altogether the
more sanitary, as it can be kept
cleaner on the surface and liquid
manure cannot leak through it to be
lost, and also to create unhealthy
odors. A cement stable floor, proper
ly laid, in the estimation of many
who have given them an extended
trial, is worth at least half a dozeD
floors of plank.
Concrete vs. Plank for Stable Floors
A. McD.—I shall build a barn 48 by
72 feet for horses, cows and hay
Would you advise me to use concrete
or plank for flooring for the cows'
How much cement would be needed
for 20 cows?
If gravel can be procured without
teaming it too far a concrete stable
floor can be laid as cheaply as a plank
one at first cost, and it will last ever
so much longer. It will require about
14 barrels of natural rock cement for
20 cows; by using Portland cement il
would take about one-fifth less.
For Shoeing Heavy Horses.
R. H.—Do you know of any contriv
ance on the market by which the
shoeing of heavy horses is made easy!
If so, please describe it.
———
As a rule, heavy horses are
as easily shod as light ones. We know
of no special contrivance for making
the job easy. A shoeing smith is gen
erally an Ingenious man. who can in
variably apply a method to suit indi
vidual teases.
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He who has no vision of eternity
will never get a true hold of time.
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TALKS T
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A Rosebud Luncheon.
At an attractive spring briiesmaid
luncheon the color sheme was rose
pink and green. An embroidered cen
ter-piece with a border of pink roses
was laid on the highly polished ma
hogany table, and on this a tall, cut
glass flower vase filled with an im
mense bunch of pink bridesmaid
roses. Near each corner of the table
were slender glass vases with the
same roses, and these smaller vases
were connected with the center-piece
by long streamers of smilax.
The place doylies wore rose-shaped
with an open-work design. At each
place was a full-blown paper rose, re
vealing within its leaves salted al
monds; each place card had a most
natural looking paper rosebud tied
to one corner by a bow of pink baby
ribbon. Little silver bonbonnieres
held pink and green candies.
The rose-bud idea was carried out
as far as possible throughout the
various courses. The china had rose
decorations. Even the soup-cream of
salmon was pink. The punch, which
followed the bird course, was served
in little pink crepe paper boxes, sur
rounded by wreaths of small pink
roses. The ice cream wa°, in the
form of pink roses laid on a stem and
bud of tissue paper. The caktes were
covered with pink and green icing.
New Laces and New Collars.
With the washable shirt waist suit
there is worn the wide folded girdle
of silk. And there is worn the wide
silk sailor collar, and there are the
deep silk cuffs, which can be pulled
on at will, adjusted and fastened with
small pins. When thus finished the
suit has a certain dressy air which it
would not otherwise have.
The popular laces include all the
laces that come from the looms, for
there is no such thing as an unfash
ionable lace. Particularly are the nov
elty laces in style, while the Valen
ciennes laces in these revival days are
particularly well liked. Little Val
ruffles are almost a necessity with the
thin gown. The other laces much
worn are Alencon and Swiss laces.
Irish laces are also seen in profu
sion, and for dressy gowns there is
an arrangement of black Chantilly,
over which is set cream guipure with
very telling effect
Blouse or Shirt Waist.
This shirt waist will be found most
excellent for all the waistings of the
season, cotton, linen, silk and wool
and is as smart as it is simple, besides
suiting stout figures well, there being
no greater mistake
extant than that
such are at their
best in plain
waists. The wide
tucks at the front
that give ample
fulness below the
stitchings, and the
broad box plait at
the center are
both new and de
sirable and com
bine most satisfac
factorily with the plain back. The
model is made of cheviot, white with
lines of blue, and is worn with a
blue linen stock. But this last can
be anythin* one may prefer, or can be
omitted altogether in favor of ribbon
tied in a big bow, although it really
is admirable both .for this special
waist and as a model for the odd
ones of which there never can be too
many.
The waist is made with fronts and
back, that are fitted by means of
shoulder and under-arm seams and is
' gathered at the waist line, the back
being drawn down smoothly, the
fronts made to blouse over the belt.
The sleeves are the accepted ones of
the season and are finished with
straight cuffs and the shaped stock
finishes the neck.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is 4% yards 21
inches wide, 4 yards 27 inches wide
or 2 yards 44 inches wide with ^4
yard of any width for stock.
Jewelry In Smart Styles.
Pretty pieces of jewelry in smart
styles shown in the best department
shops are brooches in bird design,
peacocks, swans and flying storks,
not large and in natural colors. While
these do not rank with the high-priced
jewelry, they are cleverly made and
not Inexpensive.
- In the fine jewelry a beautiful spray
of diamonds for the corsage is a clus
ter of violets. This spray is some
five or six inches long, the flowers
and leaves set solidly with the jewels
and the stems slender threads of plat
inum.
In rings where the broad effect is
desired, lines of stones are set across
the back of the ring, these three or
five deep, according to the size of the
stages. Diamonds are most often
used in this way.
For Mourning Wear.
The transparent collars and cuffs
that were at one time thought suita
ble only for widows’ mourning ase
now most generally worn by anyone
who Is in black. The collars and cuffs
we not so deep as those worn by wid
ows, but are made of the same sheer,
transparent material. Oddly eflough]
narrow white lace collars are seen on
some of the lighter mourning gowns.
—Harper's Bazar.
Frocks cf Val Lace Rumored.
Allover Valenciennes is to be used
a good deal for the more expensive
summer gowns, it is rumored, a
couple of exceedingly lovely frocks
of this exquisite material seen the
other day help to confirm the rumor.
They were not inexpensive gowns, or
ones that would bear copying in very
cheap goods; but the woman who ex
pects to entertain during the country
house season or to dress well at the
seashore hotel will be Interested. The
f
skirts of the two frocks seen wer«
formed by a succession of deep
flounces of the allover lace. The
sleeves, which were close-fitting on
the suouider and upper arm, were
merged at the elbow in a scarf drap
ery of the lace deep enough to cover
the hand.
Misses’ Collarless Jacket.
The collarless jacket marks the
season for young girls as well as for
grown folk and no better model is
shown than this one with seams that
extecd to the shoulders at front and
back. The stylish
one which served
as a model for the
drawing is made
of tan colored
cloth with band'
ings of fancy braid
and handsome
pearl buttons over
laid with gold, but
all the materials*
used for jackets
suit the model
equally well. The
mandolin sleeves are new and fashion
able but plain ones can be substituted
and are always in vogue.
The jacket consists of fronts and
side-fronts, back and side-backs, with
double under arm gores that allow of
careful and successful fitting. The
mandolin sleeves are made in one
piece, but the plain ones consist of
uppers and unders in regulation coat
style.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (14 years) is
yards 27 inches wide, 2 yards -44
inches wide or 1% yards 52 inches
wide.
To Freshen Kid Slippers.
An economical woman has discov
ered another little way to make the
most of what she has.
White or colored kid slippers often
become shabby in appearance because
the kid has been peeled off the heels.
If the slippers are otherwise In good
condition the heels can be made to
look like new by cutting from the top
of an old glove of the same color a
piece of kid large enough to stretch
and paste about the heel. The upper
edge can be securely pushed under
the sole of the shoe and neatly
trimmed at the bottom. If not worn
until perfectly dry the result is most
satisfactory.
Hints for New Gowns.
One of the loveliest shirt waists of
the season was made of champagne
colored mull. It was trimmed with
ivory white lace and piped with pearl
white bands. A deep girdle of opal
yellow chiffon velvet confined the
waist.
They say there was ne«er so many
new colors as this year. And, not
only are there many new colors from
which to pick, hut there are many re
vived tones. Among the shades which
are either new or revived are opal
yellow, pansy purple, orchid purple
and the new dark pink. These tones
suggest a great deal in the line of
harmony.
Useful String Bag.
Keep a string bag. It will be found
most useful in the kitchen. It should
be hung up in some special place and
all pieces of string that come tied
around parcels should be put in it.
String is constantly required and it is
far better to know exactly where to
find a piece than to be obliged to hunt
about and waste time in searching
for this necessity.
Misses' Skirt.
Full skirts that fall in soft grac>
ful folds appear to gain in favor day
by day and are peculiarly becoming to
young girls. This one can be gath
ered at the upper edge to form puff
shirrings. cr once
only and joined to
a contrasting yoke,
but in either case,
the fullness is
made to form box
plaits at the lower .
edge. The model!
is made of em
broidered batiste
with a band of
heavy lace applique
but all the pretty soft stuffs, silk,
wool, cotton and linen are equally
appropriate. The shirred yoke is
much liked and is always pretty when
the figure is slender but when, as
often is the case in young girls, addi
tional balk at the belt i» to bo
avoided, the plain yoke made of laco
or of other fancy material is to be
preferred.
The skirt is cut In one circular
piece, straight lengths of the material
being sewed together to give the
necessary width, and when shirred i*
arranged over the foundation that also
serves for the plain yoke when sfcir
rirgs are not used.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is 6% yards 21
inches wide, 5 yards 27 inches wide
or 34 yards 44 inches wide with 44
yards of applique and 4 yard cf all
over lace when yoke is used.
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Where To Hang a Mirror. *
Choose a spot where it will reflect
the view from the window or some
thing pretty; then it will add to the
beauty of a room. In any case,
whether the object of the mirror be
decorative or merely useful, do not
place it anywhere where the sun's
rays will fall on it, for the sun acts
injuriously on the mercury and clouds
the glass.
An Odd Hat Conceit.
A hat recently seen in the window
of an Importer was a combination of
art and oddity. It was built entirely
of violet chiffon shirred exquisitely
on a turban frame. At the left side
were three soft, fluffy owl heads of
'light violet feathers.