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>• Lace Jackets Here Again. Lace jackets have come back with the rest—so if you've laid an old one away, bring it out. and reshape It. The variety which can be got into them is apparently endless in its scope. Heavy and light laces—some times three or four kinds—are com bined to make a single jacket; or per haps sheer linen makes what is. by courtesy, called the foundation of the jacket, but which in reality is little more than an excuse for holding the bits of heavy and light lace together. As often hand embroidery is the real foundation, the lace set into the em broidery and the embroidery into the lace until it is as hard to tell where one ends and the other begins as it is to tell the exact point at which the opalescent colors of sunset clouds merge into white. Ornaments for the Hair. In Paris the young wopien are dressing their hair with' tiny roses and narrow black velvet ribbon. For blondes a little wreath arranged a little to one side over the left ear is popular, while Spanish jessamine tied with a butterfly bow of silver ribbon is often worn in front of the coil Pink coral chains wound in and out of dark tresses are also very fashionable, while the craze for insects finds its latest novelty in a graceful dragonfly of spangled metal on a long pin. This quivers most realistically with every move of its wearer’s head. !j|j|^Con£ idenl^s Nearly all the skirts are cut on the bias with a seam down the front. In jewelry, serpents are in fashion for necklaces, bracelets, armlets, ank lets and rings. One hat is just a cluster of pale pur ple hydrangeas, with two blue wings rising out of the side. With cloth skirts a band of satin four or Eve inches in width is placed an inch or two above the hem. The mushroom or inverted plate hat has come forward again in the spring models and promises to be extremely popular. As a matter of course the corselet and princess robes will lead every thing, and these cuts have even crept into children’s frocks. The age of pastel has passed. The trend is for decided and marked con trasts. Sweetly pretty colors massed together will find no place. Attractive Long Cutaway Coat. The rather long cutaway coats are very becoming to certain figures, and one particular one is made up in a mixture of black and white, with a white linen waistcoat and cuffs. The old-fashioned stock cravat and jabot of white lawn give a distinct air of smartness to the costume. Very trim is the small hat, narrow in'the front and wide at the hack, trimmed only with two long peacock feathers. t _ Much Choice in Sleeves, i Short sleeves, elbow length, con tinue tc> he the fad for all sort of gowns, but the long lace or lingerie cuffs grow in favor f-very day. It is not becoming or attractive to have the long cuff or undersleeve made of the same material as che gown, as Is seen In many of the new models, but the unlined deep cuff gives an entirely different effect, and It can be said most truthfully to he invariably be coming. The original Idea of an elbow sleeve on an elaborate style of gown was undoubtedly charming, but the fashion has literally been “run Into the ground,’’ and there has been such an exhibition of red elbows and rough red arms this winter as to make conservative minded women clamor for some change of fashion. Nothing more attractive, smart and becoming than the adjustable deep cuffs or un dersleeves can well be Imagined, and HANDSOME SPRING COSTUMES. The costume at the left Is of mauve cashmere. The skirt Is made with groups of plaits, between which at the top it is trimmed with black soutache and braid. The bolero, cut in straps in front, is trimmed with the braid, and onbroldered with soutache; the shoulder collar is of lace. The tucked chemisette la of ecru chiffon, the collar trimmed with gull mre or passementrle. The auaelet girdle Is of the cloth, fastened in Sant with a large button. The full Juairrn are finished first below the elbows with bands of the material trimmed with wmtache and with ruffles of Valenciennes JUT. The other gown Is of gray blue {goth In empire style. The skirt Is slight ly gathered at the top and trimmed al the bottom witn rows of braid, beweer , which is a band of white cloth embroid ered in violet. The short-waisted corsage is draped and crossed and trimmed al the top with the braid, and finished al the bottom with a girdle of violet panne or satin, fash'oned in'front with a silver buckle. The plastron is of white cloth trimmed with bias bands of the vinlei and the turn-over collar Is of the -m hroidered white cloth with jabot of lace The standing collar is finished at the tor with lace. The elbow sleeves are made and trimmed to corospord and are fln i»i-oa just below the elbow with lace ruffles. another opiortunity is furnished by the fashion in the wearing of exquisite hand work in embroidery and lace. Pretty Waist of Lace. Blouse of Valenciennes lace, trim med around the neck, down the front and along the shoulders with English m embroidery and an edge of pale blue silk or satin. The sleeves are trimmed on the out side in the same way, and are finished at the elbows with puffs of lace. The knots are of ribbon or lace. Pretty Wrapper for a Girl. One of the most comfortable gar ments of a girl's wardrobe is the wrapper, which is not only dainty and comfortable for morning wear, but is so restful to slip on while finishing some studies or a little sewing in the afternoon, or between the ‘'dress-up” hours. The model shown is all that one could wish for—smart in design. yet having an air of comfort in its very looks. The wrapper is fastened over a vestlike front by two straps. The back may be worn loose or strap ped down. A prettily shaped collar gives a neat finish to the neck and shoulders. A pleasing reproduction would be of a polka dot challis, using white for the front and lace for collar and sleeves. The selection of material Is only a matter of taste, as the de sign is good for all Kinds of material. Trimming for Foulards. Apropos of foulards, .some early models have appeared which make use of braid and velvet for trimming. ' a combination unusual but in some | cases quite successful and imparting a certain tailored note to the frock. Among models of this sort shown by a large shop was one unusually tak ing. The material was a foulard in a vague mixed design of dull violets and greens on a background of black and violet and the outline of the frock was very simple. The surplice fronts were bordered by three bands of flat black silk braid, set together under very narrow line of black velvet rib bon. and the velvet was applied, too, along the outer edges of the braid trimming. On the outside edge a nar row very fine plaiting of black silk lay over the bodice and inside the sur plice V showed a line of white silk waistcoat embroidered in violet and green. The ends of the broad trim ming buttoned to a black silk girdle and similar trimming was applied to the cuff of the elbow sleeve and, in narrower form, to the skirt bottom. English Pancakes. Allowing for a dozen cakes, stir by degrees into three full or heaping spoonfuls of flour two well-beaten eggs, a tablespoonful of brandy and a little less than two gills of milk. Mix until there are no lumps, put in a pinch of salt and beat hard for a min ute or two until the batter is quite light, and resembles a thin custard, when it should be put away for about five hours until time to use. Before beginning to bake prepare a hot plate on which to serve them, together with a lemon sliced in quarters and some soft sugar. Melt a piece of buttei in the saucepan and pour some of il on a frying pan before frying eact cake. Pour on sufficient batter to just cover the bottom of the pan, and when nicely browned toss and brown the other side. Repeat until all the twelve cakes are made, roll them up j and serve at once sprinkled with the sugar. I The dirtiest fryingpan will become clean if soaked five minutes in am monia and water. To take care of silk dresses properly they should never be brushed, but rubbed with a soft piece of merino. Discolored saucepans of enamel can often be made to look like new by boiling a little chloride of lime in the water w ith which they are filled. A good polish for stoves is made of one teaspoonful of powered alum mixed with the stove polish. The brilliance that this mixture will give to a stove will last for a long time. A marble mantel that is discolored may be painted with oil colors like the woodwork to make it less notice able in the room. Sometimes a mantel of this kind is bronzed in dull green. A straight length of embroidery may be laid on the top of a mantel of this kind, but no ruffle should be added. Tulle Is Jostling Lace. Among dress hat3 tulle seems to be the special feature of the covered chapeau. It is said that it will oust the lace-covered frame that has so long held first place. The "Tilted” effect and bandeau that must be fitted with exactness to suit the face is as j much in evidence as ever, i A beautiful hat from this model was i simply trimmed with a wreath of rose | buds and clusters of the same among i the tulle that hid the bandeau under a fluted brim. Plumes are still used as a trimming under the left side over the hair and at the back. Gold and silver hold popular favor. A preference is given to the former, but it must be of a good quality, as it tarnishes so very quickly. Long ends of chiffon and tulle will be used this coming season. One end should be longer than the other, so it may be wound around the neck on cool even ings. I - In Princess Style. The princess gown in different forms is the favored spring and sum mer model and with the tight-fitting cloth princess gown little short jack ets of the same material are worn Very chic and quite new is a model of this sort made of peach-colored cashmere. The skirt just escapes the ground, is circular and very full. Just below the hip line is a band of rib bon velvet, a shade darker than the material, put on in design. The closing is made at back and there is a yoke and stole front of heavy cream lace, bordered with ribbon velvet and square panel of cashmere on either side. Deep turned cuffs of lace bordered with velvet finish the short sleeves. Rye Fritters. Rye fritters make a delicious break fast dish. Make a batter of an egg, two cupfuls of sour milk, a pint and a half of rye flour, a cupful of Indian meal, half a cupful of molasses, a scant level teespoonful of soda and a saltspoonful of salt. Beat the mix ture thoroughly, dip it with a table spoon from the bowl. and drop into smoking hot fat. Dip the spoon into the hot fat before dipping it into the batter and the batter will slide from it easily, says the New York Sun. Take up less than half a tablespoon each time, in order to have small cakes. Be sure the cakes are cooked through. Drain them on brown paper, roll them in sugar and serve with maple syrup. Mull and Lace. Lingerie waists present filmy, sheer, delicate bodies of mull and lace, with artistic designs of embroidered flow ers and scrolls covering any plain spaces, and with sleeves frilled into hemstitched and lace inserted cuffs of elbow length, or extending to the wrist by means of tucked and inserted lengths, buttoned and looped in the neatest sort of a way. Any amount of originality can be employed in their designing, with the handmade waists first in favor. The above waist has aa unusual yoke formation of pointed lace insertions between clusters of hand-run tucks. Lace cuffs and m lace collar, with embroidered bands com plete the charming ensemble. American League Notes. Bob Lowe, Detroit’s substitute in flelder, has signed for 1906. Barbeau will go along with Cleve land this season as the general util ity man. Pitchers Dlneen and Tannehill have come to terms at last with the Bos ton club. Comiskey has decided upon Frank Isbell as the White Sox regular sec ond baseman. Clark Griffith will carry seven pitch ers, three catchers, five outfielders and six Infielders. Homer Hillebrand thinks his bro ther “Doc” will eventually sign with the Washingtons. The Cleveland club will carry twen ty or more men this year. Last season nineteen were not enough. Otto Hess is the only southpaw on the Cleveland team. He will have no opposition in trying to hold down his job. Manager McAleer has definitely set tled upon Tom Jones as first baseman, Niles as right fielder and Koehler as utility man. Secretary Barnard of Cleveland pre dicts that Pitcher Charley Smith, the ex-Clevelander, will make good with Washington. “Kip" Selbach is having his second lease on life, according to reports from the training quarters of the Bos ton Americans. Pitcher "Cy” Young, III.", lacks ex perience and Jimmy McAleer will turn him over to some minor league club to learn the ropes. With no one looking for his job this spring, Grimshaw is going at his work at first base for Boston in dif ferent style from last year. National League News. Pitcher Sam Lever has at last signed a Pittsburg contract. Reulbach's contract with Chicago is said to be for three years. Pitcher Robert Spade is sure of re tention by St. Louis for thorough trial. St. Louis has released Catcher Will iam Hausen to the Montgomery club. Degroff will probably be retained as utility outfielder by *he St. Louis Na tional club. Walter Frantz, who was with Kan sas City last year in ^the American association, has joined the St. I.ouis Cardinals at Houston. Texas. He for merly played in Wichita with semi professionals. Manager Rhodes reports that $1,500 has been raised in Leavenworth for the erection of a new baseball grand ; stand, and that the field this year will be about three blocks beyond the old League park. Southern League. The state of Tennessee has granted the Nashville Baseball association au thority to increase its capital from $10,000 to $25,000. Frank Killen, the ex-league pitcher, who managed the Sharon ball team last season, has 3igned to pitch for the Memphis team. Killen twirled seven games for the Sharon team and won six. The other was a tie. Manager Vaughan of the Birming ham team has received the signed contract of Pitcher Irving Wilhelm to play with Birmingham this seasc.n. President Kavanaugh has complet ed his umpire staff. His selections are Dan Pfenningc-r. W. J. Buckley, J. F. Rudderham and C. F. Kennedy. Memphis has signed Outfielder Otto Thiel, late of Denver, and Pitcher Clark, formerly of Memphis. Infleld er Gannon has deserted to the outlaw Altoona club. Shortstop Otto Williams, returned by the Athletic club to New Orleans, has jumped to the outlaw Altoona club. He claims to be a victim of the “cover-up” practice. American Association. Phil Geier has finally re-signed with St. Paul. Pitcher Jack Hickey has re-signed with Columbus. The Toledo club has eleven pur chased players on its roster. St. Paul will transfer Catcher Jack Sullivan to Louisville. Toledo has secured a trainer, Charles Clune of Pittsburg. Eddie Wheeler has formally signed a St. Paul contract. Outfielder Josh Clarke has signed with Toledo for next season. Catcher Frank Roth, late of St. JP7257>Z> /F£&tt/772BPJ Third Baseman of the Athletic American League Ciub. Seymour and Huggins are the only regulars on the Cincinnati team to bat left-handed. The contracts of Doescher, Gessler and McCarthy with Brooklyn have been promulgated. Joe Kelley is of opinion that the “spit ball”' will not be so generally used this year as in the past. They say that Joe Nealon, Pitts burg’s new first baseman, is a “ring er” for Roger Conror in action. “If I can't go in and umpire without police protection,” says Hank O’Day, T will quit the business.” Stanley Robison h-is closed a con tract for the Houston grounds for the Cardinals spring practice in 1907. Central League. Pitcher Fred Smith has signed a Terre Haute contract. Infielder Champ Osteen has at last re-signed with Springfield. Pitcher James F. Feeney, once with Cincinnati, has signed with Spring field. Outfielder Frank O’Shaughnessy. late of Washington, has signed with South Bend. Pdt Downing, a catcher, has been purchased by Terre Haute from the Nashville club, of the Southern league. Boyd Chambers, Denton’s star pitch er, has withdrawn from his contract with Springfield because he will not play professional ball. Dayton has signed Jack Thornton of Colorado Springs, as temporary manager pending “Hub" Knoll’s re covery from typhoid fever. Now that John Ganzel can play first base, the fans in Grand Rapids say there will be nothing to the Central league race except Grand Rapids. The Wheeling club has signed a 10 year lease for a new ball park on the Island. A new stand and bleachers to seat 4,000 or more people will be built at once. Western Association. Scoggins of the Oklahoma City team is coaching the Oklahoma university at Norman. He hopes to develop a strong team. Eli Cates is dickering with Presi dent Baker of the Joplin association, and he expects to secure a berth with the team there. Cates is one of the best-known pitchers in the West. Peck Harrington, who has signed with Leavenworth, and Harry Allen, the Joplin youngster who is to be giv en a try-out with Springfield, are boil ing out at Hot Springs. Louis, has signed wirh Milwaukee. Arden Buell of Berlin, Wis., is to be business manager of the Milwau kee club, vice Joe Holland, resigned. Ollie Pickering’s friend. Catcher Floyd, has sent in his signed Colum bus contract. Infielder Demontreville and Outfield er Cannell have at last signed Toledo contracts. Mike Kelly’s younger brother, 'Will iam, is to receive a thorough trial at second base by Indianapolis. The Kansas City club has signed a new shortstop named Louis Crutcher, hailing from Frankfoit, Ky. Three-I. League. Henry Walters, formerly outfielder with the Decatur and Rock Island teams, has signed as manager of the Clinton .(Ia.) independent team. Springfield, 111., has signed Pitcher Jim Malloy of Goshen, O. Malloy is Sam Leever's brother-in-law, and it was the Pirate twirler who recom mended him. The signature of Ross Thornton is still lacking from the Decatur roster, but Manager Lewee has four or five promising candidates for his outfield position. Manager Donnelly has added Pitch er James Mallow to his string of try outs and is also after H. D. Alexander, last year with Hopkinsville (111.) In dependents. Forrest Morris, with Hopkinsville last season, has signed to play with the best utility player in the Kitty last Season. Iowa League News. The championship schedule Just adopted calls for 120 games, season beginning May 8 and closing Sept. 23. Harold Johnson, pitcher for the Marshalltown and Boone teams last season, has been chosen manager of the Boone team for next season. Manager Frank Boyle of Fort Dodge is sure that Pitchers Eubank and From will make good with Detroit and that Catcher Clark will fill the bill for the Lynn club. From information received the Iowa league for the season of 1906 will open May 8. with the southern group of clubs in the northern cities and will close with the northern clubs in the southern tier. President L. S. Peckham has sub mitted a list of questions to each club, covering the opening dates and the number of games the 1906 sched ule should be composed of. Six of the clubs voted on all except Waterloo and Keokuk. fougot jx/ny was shout Judge Moore of Augusta, Mass., was telling his experience with a jury while he was trying cases in Kenne bec county some years ago. He ap peared as counsel for a man who had been a close friend of his for years, and he decided that the juror, because of past friendship, would stand by him in the case on trial. Finally the case went to the jury. For hours they fought and argued in the jury room in an effort to agree upon a verdict. They came in for in structions, and were again sent out by the judge, who asked them to agree, if such a thing was possible. All night the jury argued and wrangled, and on the opening of court in the morning reported a disagreement and were dismissed. Judge Moore hunted up his friend on the jury and asked him why he could not swing the men into line. “Strangest case I ever heard of," said the Juror, “and we ain t found out yet about it. After we had talked the case over a while we balloted. There were eleven for acquittal, and the twelfth man did not vote. We talked it over for a while, balloted again, and it stood just the same, the twelfth man refusing to vote. We asked every man how he stood on the case, and they all favored acquittal, and I’ll be hanged if, when we voted, it wasn’t eleven for acquittal, with the con founded twelfth hog refusing to vote. We kept it up all night, but he wouldn’t vote, and we finally gave up in disgust." “For heaven’s sake,” exclaimed Judge Moore, “don’t you remember that we agreed to try that case with eleven jurors, as one member of the panel was taken sick just before court came in?” “Well, I’ll be darned,” shouted the juror; “that accounts for the whole business.” SET THE V'RISOJtE'R F'REE In one of the Rhode Island country j towns a man has just been rescued from the county jail, where he was serving a life sentence for a trifling misdemeanor. For some infringe ment of the peace and dignity of the state, the man was haled before a justice of the town of Warwick and fined seven dollars and costs. He had no seven dollars and no friend came to his rescue. It was the county jail for his. He didn’t care very much. It is a good, comfortable, homelike jail, pleasantly situated on the shore near East Greenwich, and the war den is a kind-hearted old lady, who strives to make her guests contented and happy. So the man stayed on pleasantly enough for a couple of months, the town paying his board to the county at the rate of three dollars a week. Gradually, however, it began to dawn upon the prisoner that, if no- j body came to the rescue and paid Ills fine, his sentence was ont for life, for there are no provisions at the jail for a prisoner to work out his fine. Never before in that ancient jail had there been a prisoner whose fine was not sooner or later paid by his friends or family. But this unfor tunate person had no famiiy and ap parently no friends. So he stayed on. The town got tired of paying the man's board. He wanted to get out and the town wanted him out; but how to get him out was the question. Clearly, if something was not done the man had a life sentence and the town had to pay three dollars a week so long as he lived all on account of seven dollars and costs. Finally it was discovered that the town council, for offenses such as that of the prisoner, had the pardoning power. So the council assembled and pardoned the man. after he had served nearly three months’ imprisonment. EQVAL TO THE C'RISIS An elderly man entered the third car ol an Erie train in Jersey City one evening last week and selected a seat in the center of the car. He car ried with care a bag which looked as if it might have contained fruit. De positing the bag carefully on the seat beside him, he drew a newspaper from his pocket, and soon became so en grossed in reading that he was lost to his surroundings. As the starting time of the train approached the car rapidly filled up, until there was but one seat left vacant. That was the seat next to the old gentleman. A nattily dressed young man, carrying his overcoat on his arm, entered the car, cast his eye hurriedly around, spied the seat next to the old gentle man and made a beeline for it. All this time the old gentleman was absorbed in his paper. He failed to notice the approach of the young man, who cast his overcoat over the seat and plumped himself down with a sat isfied grunt. There was an ominous cracking sound, and the young man sprang up much more quickly than he had sat down. He lifted his overcoat to find the back of it smeared with the yolks of eggs. The young man glared fiercely at the old gentleman. “Did those eggs belong to you?” he demanded fiercely. The elderly one looked up, grasped the situation and replied innocently: “Whyr, no; those weren’t my eggs They were there when I sat down, and I thought they belonged to some one who would return for them later.” "Well, if I knew who owned those eggs I’d wring his neck!" hissed the young man through his teeth, looking at his omeletted overcoat. “I wouldn’t blame you,” replied the old gentleman, glancing back to his paper.—New' York Press. COLO'RS LIKED Iff CATTLE At the shows and sales of pure bred cattle which have just been held in Scotland questions of color have been coming under discussion as if they never had had a serious reviewing and arguments for and against cer tain shades are pulled up every now and then by “What do the foreigners say?” Galloway men can scarcely be said to have a color question except on special occasions when some one with a fondness for what is not al ways on the card wonders whether the Southwestern cattle, like the Aberdeen-Angus, are in danger of be coming too black. However, experts say that if Galloway men as a body were as wise as a select few, they would persistently aim at the preser vation of that soft touch of brown in the hair which a bygone race of breed ers held to be a sign of quality or of desirable feeding and milking prop erties. During the last few years there has been a moderate reaction in home shorthorn circles against the pursuit of dark colors. A rich red is an hon ored possession, but a few whites are more than tolerated by numbers ol breeders who wish to preserve me dium shades of roan as seen in ani mals with dark heads and necks and light colored bodies. "Mealy roans,’ or those blendings in which white has the least surface, were common enough1 when American dollars had little influence on British homesteads but the dark roan, a stranger to the “meal,” is now, of course, a more favored quantity because it suits the South African market.—Houston Daily Post. STATVS OF FE'RSIAJ^ WOME/f Among Mohammedans solicitude cr regard for the women folk is never marked; it is least so among the Per sians. “A man’s worst enemy is his wife,” is a frequently quoted saying. “The dog is faithful, the woman never,” is another; while a third runs: "Their hair is long, their wit is short.” A molla, speaking in a mosque in Tabriz, said: “They tell us that there are dragons and scorpions in hell. I am not afraid of them. I have a worse hell on earth. My two wives, with their jealousies, quarreling, their demands for dress, etc., give me no peace. I could well leave them for other torments.” There is very little love lost on the woman’s part for her lord and mas ter. “When the gates of hell are opened the Mussulman men will go in first,” is the wife's stock retort. The love of a Persian for his moth er is in pleasing and startling contrast with his treatment of the sex in gen eral, and his wives in particular. A son has never been known to let his mother starve, as sometimes happens in Occidental nations. Even when he is a man of family, his mother's slight est wish is law to him. and he will put himself to great trouble to satisfy her silliest whim. Nor does he make his various moth ers-in-law the butt of his favorite jokes. Strange as it may seem to the Western mind, he welcomes his mothers-in-law with unfeigned pleas ure under his roof; he looks upon them as faithful guardians of the vir tue of his wives. LIE THAT V'ROLOJIGE'D LIFE Some years ago Secretary Olin told of an attack of the yellow fever on "Shorty,” a comrade of his, which occurred during the civil war. “Shorty was an incorruptible liar," said Col. Olin. "He conceived it his first duty to light hard for the main tenance of .the union, and his second to lie hard for the maintenance of his reputation. When the yellow fever broke out Shorty was one of the first to come down with it, and although he fought hard against 4t he was soon 'aid very low by this silent enemy, and one sad day the regimental sur geon told the boys in his company that it was only a question of hours with poor Shorty. “As Shorty’s case was hopeless, the surgeon allowed his friends to gather about his bedside. He had been told t of his coming end, and was facing it as bravely as he had ever faced the foe. Too weak to shake hands with his comrades, he welcomed them to his side with a brave smile on his pain-wrecked face; he bade them all good-bye at once, explaining that he intended to die game and doing his duty. As he cofoldn’t possibly die fighting, his only chance was to die lying, and this, he calmly informed his comrades, he purposed doing. In spite of their tender remonstrance he began his lie. "Well, comrades, there isn’t much more to tell. Shorty’s lie was such a whopper that it choked him so hard he couldn’t draw his last breath, and so he recovered.” If almost anyone else than Secre tary Olin told this story what would you call it?—Boston Herald. Goes There to Stay. Joe Lomaaney was explaining to a crowd of hangers-on in the court room during a recess at the Crowley trial, how it all happened. “I’ll ad mit for the Bake of argument that our crowd is bad,” he said, “but the crowd that Crowley is with at present is cer tainiy worse; and let me tell you” he added significantly, “when a man goes from bad to worse he seldom has a return ticket.”—Boston Post.