IN A JAPANESE THEATER The theater has always been a fa vorite form of recreation among the Japanese, and especial!.' beloved of the Japanese woman, for it is her only amusement, and the only public place where she may accompany her hus band. Tim theater of old Japan, with its strutting: legendary heroes, its ancient costumes, and actors who carried their own lanterns in order to light the ex pression' of their faces, is practically a thing of the past. While many of the old customs still survive, modern inventions and appliances have been grafted upon them to the effect of pro ducing some startling contrasts, The Japs, eager to grasp European ideas and fashions, have made use of some, but left many as they have been for generations. We may go at any hour, so suppose we start at five. On our way, we are sure to see every characteristic of street life. The Japanese, in their eagerness to adopt European ways and customs, have swallowed such a large meal they- are not able to digest it: and no better illustration of this can be found than their pretentious and truly wonderful street signs As a specimen of English as she is Japped, the following, cubed from a choice, and I might say. startling, collection, is respectfully submitted. The spell ing and punctuation arc especially worth noting: On a baker's cart: BY CAKE & A PIECE OF. BREAD. Over a ladies' tailor shop: see that what has always been to us merely a thing for decoration only, is in this toy-box of a country an article for practical use. Having reached the theater, quite an imposing building of stone, we enter the lobby. (A man and a woman are on the stage, she crying, and he trying tc comfcrt her.) Our guide explains tc us that she has been about to commit suicide because of the financial ruin of her husband. The part of the woman is played by Takaia. one of the greatest itnper sonators of women in Japan. There are no actresses. nil ihe parts heing assumed by men. This particular atetor is so conscientious, that, in or der to retain the atmosphere of his ■ impersonations, while at home he dresses, talks acts, and generally com ports himself as a woman would. Danjiro, the ntos; famous imper ; senator of women in Japan, is report ed lo have made up so perfectly as . a girl of 17. when he was f>5 years old. that when lie went to his own . house and asked to see Danjiro, his wife did not know hint, and in a fit ; of jealous anger, berated him for a m her husband. .Meantime, the play progresses. The I old man, who is a relative of the girl ] he has saved, gives her notes of the I Bank of Japan for 3.000 yen. Her tear ful gratitude and his modest deprecia I tion of his generosity is as fine a bit of acting as may be seen on any stage , in tiie world. Her husband approaches, and the old man runs off. across the "Flowery ! Way " begging her not to let his char ; ity be known. The husband is suspicious, and asks her why she was talking with that i man. Her promise given, she cannot I answer, and after a fiery scene, he j spurns her. and the curtain is drawn, ' to the solemn banging of a drum, and the high pitched mournful song of some one in the distance. * 4- * Danjiro owns the finest curtain in Japan, presented to him by the Geisha of Tokio. who each gave a hundred yen. Ii is of siik. embroidered as only I Japanese know how. and to see. well worth the price of admission. The entire lower floor of the theater is divided into little boxes, about four feet square, by partitions not more than four or five inches high. About five yen are paid for these boxes, and A MAN AND A WOMAN ARE ON THE STAGE. SHE CRYING AND HE TRYING TO COMFORT HER. DKArtK, MILLt.XKH A: KALtlES OITTFATTER. The ribbons, the laces, the veils, the feelings, (frillings?) Over a furniture shop: CHAIR. COCHON, (couch?) & MAT TLES (Mantels?) On a dairy window: PEST MILK, i rather alarming, but probably means BEST). On a druggist's: BEST PERFUMING WATER ANTI FLEA. Over a laundry: We most cleanly and carefully wash our customers with cheap prices as under. Ladies eight shillings per hundred. Gentlemen seven shillings. A dentist's sign: NOTIES. Our tooth is a very important organ for human life and countenance as you know; therefore when it is at tack by disease or injury, artificial tooth is also very useful. Japanese substitute for coffee: JAPAN INSTED OF COFFEE. More men is got dropsg of the legs who us (use?) this coffee, which is contain nourish. Photographer's studio: PHOTOGRAPHER EXECUTED. Keeps Drinking from a Bottle. Over a barber shop: HEAD CUTTER. Over a tailor's: THE EUROPEAN MONKEY JACKET MADE FOR THE JAPANESE. I reserve the gems of the collection for the last: FUL1SH. Rl’TTR. CRIAM. MILK. (Fresh Butter, Cream, Milk.) Over an egg shop: EXTRACT OF FOWL. * * * Our rickshaws stop, and our men light their paper lanterns. It seems absurd to have a paper lantern for practical use, but the little candles of greenish gray wax burn steadily, and give a clear light. We meet many people carrying paper lanterns, so we they riold lour people, who kneel on matting rugs. The best seats are the boxes along the sides of the balcony, which also hold four people, and cost six yen. As a yen is worth .jO cents of Amer ican money, it may be seen that the [trices of Japanese theaters, by com parison with those of Europe or Amer ica. are very reasonable. * * * At this juncture our ears are as sailed by the most heart-rending sounds that chii! the blood in our veins, it is the European orchestra! The smiling guide tells us: “Euro pean orchestra very nice—Japanese people like very much!" "Who's meddled mit my dront bone?" roars a musician. "Oi did." said Paddy Here ye've been for two hours try in' to pull it apart, an' Oi did it in wan mintit!’’ A sharp noise, made by striking two pieces of hard wood together an nounces that the next act is about to begin. The intervals between sets are usually about ten minutes. As the curtain is drawn aside, the pieces of wood tap together faster and faster, until the stage is dis closed. This time it is a house, the front open, chrysanthemums growing about the door. At intervals the shrill note of an insect is heard. Sata. the great actor, is seated on floor; '• • is in a state of intoxica tion. and keeps drinking from a bot tle in iront of him. His father-in-law is pleading with him to grant a divorce to his daugh ter. as his constiint intoxication and ill-treatment of her are hard to bear. The drunkard refuses, and the scene between the men is a powerful one. a knowledge of the language being un necessary in order to appreciate their really great acting. The revolving stage, used in all Japanese theaters, is seen in this act. as the entire stage turns, bringing into view a different scene, the old man s house. The piav proceeds through several acts, to a European or American, in rather a disjointed manner, and with out much sequence, but with no lack of fine acting. Just before the last act. the ushers bring in the sandals and clogs that have been checked, so there will be no confusion and delay when the theater is out. Hut three days are allowed for re hearsal, and in that time they must be letter perfect, for a Japanese audi ence is a critical one. Approbation is announced by clap ing the hands, but audible comments are frequent. When we go out. our rickshaw men. wrapped in their rugs, hurry from the gallery where they have been enjoying the play. The orches tra and the electric lights are not the only innovations in this theater. The idea of a play of modern Japan ese life is entirely new, and we were fortunate in seeing the first perform ance of one of the few modern plays ever enacted in Japan. TWO HOME DRESSES Rome-dress.—Here is a very pretty home-dress in Saxe-blue fine serge The skirt has a • arrow front breadth and circular s d- -. \ strap of galloon in darker shades of the same color trims each side front. The over-bodice is cut "ith kimono sleeves, ar.d hr., a deep fold over the shoulders to waist each side. It is trimmed with galloon like the skirt: the rucked nndersieeves and tucked front are attached to lining. The fastening is down the center hack. Materials reqrii' . k yards 4k inches wide. r,u, yards galloon, »'.m> yards sateen for lining. - yams silk ru inches wide. Blouse Costume.—For morning wear a skirl of some plain material, such as fine serge, cashmere, or wincey, with blouse to match, always looks trim and smart. The skirt we show here is in navy bine cashmere lined with sateen. It is a nine-gore pattern, just off the'ground ail round. Tpe blouse is quite simply made with two tucks over the shoulder to ihe waist back and front, then one over the shoulder nearer the trout, ami one up to the collar. The front is fastened by bone buttons. Lim n collars and cuffs are worn. .Material required 0 yards 4k inches wide. LACE COATS FOR SPRING. Beautiful and Desirable Ornament Is to Be Fashionable. Cluny lane shows signs of being the most popular of the laces for summer suits and voile dresses, although dur ing the season just passed it has di vided honors with the ever fashionable Irish. Even tlie lace coats for sum mer use are made of this pillow lace, and during the last three years it has relegated renaissance lace to its proper use for curtains and table cov . ers. Cluny is a very beautiful and desir able ornament for any costume and because it is made of a linen thread it is especially appropriate as a dec- i oration for linen dresses. At the same ! time it is not as expensive nor as | heavy as the Irish crochet. Some of the lace coats are tinted to ] a deep shade of tan. while others of j white are lined wi'h silk in some light shade. The popularity of cluny will also p evi nt coats of embroidered no net front coming strongly into vogue, for the darned net, r.o matter how beautiful ii may be. always has a darned look, while lace should really : look like lace. It is yet too early to tell definitely 1 how smart the lace coats will hoi made for ordinary wear, but certain , it is that, if the' are worn on the street, they will not be strictly good form. DAINTY NIGHT DRESS. Ilil \ ' The neck of this dainty night dress i is square in the front and round in the hack. The sleeves are shaped circular j pieces, full at fhe top and trimmed in ; lace. — Enter Pinafore Style. The woman with a passion for ren ovation wiH 3nd much comfort in the fact that some of the newest Paris models show- the pinafore outline j round the shoulders. For. by remov ing the sleeves of last year's gown, cutting away the bodice both back and front, and edging with silk passemen terie. presto, there is conjured forth a little garment ready to be drawn over the dainty underbodice demanded by the pinafore style. The New Skirts. A novelty feature of quite a few j of the new skirts is that the\ are 1 made with an extension above the ! waist-line, giving the princess effect. These new style skirts are also made with shoulder straps or epauletes, forming a skeleton bodice, but cut in one with the skirt and to be worn over a blouse. Braiding and buttons are used as a trimming for these skirts. For the woman who still clings to l lie plaited effects, a skirt made with a graduated front panel, having the upper portion in the form of a deep-gored yoke, and side and back plaits, is extremely neat. Tne one-piece princess dresses will be among the favored fashions for sprinc. They are cut out at the neck to show a guimpc, and are made sleeveless, or with half sleeves, show ing a guimpc sleeve btlow. A year ago a dress of this sort would have been more apt to be made of some expensive material, and used only as a best dress, but this coming season it will be regarded as an everyday fashion and will be made of surh ma terials as panama, mohair and light i weight serge. HOME MADE AROMATiC VINEGAR. Toi'et Necessity That Is Comparative ly Easy to Prepare. While that familiar old saying, "A peek of dus; is worth a king's ran som," may have truth for its founda tion. it brings in its wake bad colds, inflamed eyes, headaches and a host of minor discomforts, writes Emma Paddock Telford. Our grandmothers used to make great use of aromatic vinegar at such times, claiming that it afforded relief to headaches, relieved dizziness and faintness and even pos sessed great anti-epidemic qualities. At all events its pungent scent and fragrant odor rendered it grate fully refreshing. And v hat more can we ask? Most tl aromatic vinegar, pur chased in shops is nothing but sul phate t.f j:i iash put up in small vials impregnated with acetic acid made aromatic with oil of rosemary or lav ender. A far better article can be made at home after this old recipe: Take four ounces each dried rosemary til a and - .ue leaver-, two ounces dried lavender flowers, two drams bruised (doves anil fan; quarts distilled vine ga:. Macerate these ingredients in a wooden or earthen vessel for a week, then filter the liquor and bottle. Some add camphor. Garnishing fcr Lingerie Gowns. Embroidered linen and lace medal lions and galloons make wonderfully effective garnishing for lingerie gowns, whether placed at intervals upon the ski;t or arranged entre deux with tucks, smaller sizes of similar pattern being employed for the blouse. The lingerie costume, of course, is worn over a siik slip, preferably of chiffon taffeta, which, having no dress ing. does not crack nor make the rustling sound that is now considered as an indication of vulgarity, for the refined young woman, however ath letic, is expected to !>*■ a soundless, velvet-looted, soft-voio-rl person of re tiring manner, although entirely self possessed. Therefore, lingerie gowns which look simple whatever their cos', perfectly suit her pose. The Corsage. It is only natural that with the prin cess and empire gow n should coni" the silk corsage, that bodice that fits like a corset and can be made into one of the most elaborate bits of dress imaginable, .lust new the new corsage is quite short and it is rather plain across the front to give a princess ef fect, but the sides and under-arm pieces will be furnished with finest metallic laces and glistening trim mings of every description. The cor sage is pointed at the front and back of the yoke outline, straight across the lower edge of the back and slightly rounded at the waist line. It is sleeve less, though the gaimpe sleeves are bits ol beauty as well ;is, the pretty lace yoke. The New Shield Clamp. A handy little device that will prove a blessing to the busy woman who loves neatness has appeared in the shops. It is a very small metal clamp for attaching the dress shield to the waist or nnderwais? without sewing or pinning. It grips the edge of the shield and waist, holding them firmly, and is so fiat as to he entirely unno tieeahle. The clamps are made of gold plate and nickel, and range from 15 cents to 25 cents per set, one set being four clamps, enough for one waist. Lace Luncheon Set. To make an attractive and inexpen sive luncheon set procure at the cur tain goods department filet curtain lace for about 65 cents a yard. Four of the squares make a plate doily, one square a bread and butter plate doily, and one square a tumbler doily. Six teen squares make the ’ centerpiece To make a set of 12 each only takes about a yard and a quarter of materi al. Then get inexpensive torchon or some other heavy lace and sew around the edges of the doilies, making the seams in the corner, where they will not show. HiS WHEAT WEST 22 BUSHELS TO THE ACRE. HE REALIZED $18 PER ACRE FROM IT, WHILE OATS GAVE HIM $17 AN ACRE. Moose Jaw, Sask.. Nov. 18th, 1907. Writing from Moose Jaw, Saskatche wan, Mr. S. K. Rath wall says: “I have much pleasure in saying that on my farm this year I had 600 acres in wheat, and 120 acres in oats. My wheat averaged about 22 bushels per acre, and 1 had 200 acres cut be fore the frost, which I sold at 86 cents per bushel, thus realizing on that wheat $18.00 per acre, not count ing cost of twine, seed and labor. With regard to the other 300 acres of wheat, it got touched with frost but is worth 60 cents per bushel. It will net me $13.00 per acre, but I do not intend to sell it at. 'hat price, as I can make more money by feeding it to hogs. “My oats turned out about 50 bushels to the acre, and at. 35 cents per bushel will give me $17.00 to the acre, not cotinting seed, twine and labor. “On account of the late spring, a percentage of the grain was touched with frost, but on account of good prices, farmers will realize a fair profit on their farms even this year. We are as usual up against a short age of cars to get our grain removed.” PROBABLY HE WAS. ■_ _l Doctor—Can’t you put your tongue out a little further, Mrs. Mugg? -Mrs. -Mugg—Are you one of those people doctor, who believe that there is no end to a woman's tongue? nvW TO APPLY PAINT. Greatest care should be taken when painting buildings or implements which are exposed to the weather, to have the paint applied properly. No excellence of material can make tip for carelessness of application, any more than care in applying it can make poor paint wear well. The surface to he painted should he dry and scraped and sandpapered hard and smooth. Pure white lead should he mixed with pure linseed oil. fresh for the job. and should be well brushed out, not flowed on thick. When painting is done in this manner with National Lead Company’s pure white lead (trade marked with ‘The Dutch Boy Painter") there is every chance that the job will be satisfac tory. While lead is capable of ab solute test for purity. National Lead Company. Woodbridge Building. New York, will send a testing outiit free fo any one interested. Leads Them All. An instructor in the Military Acad emy at West Point was once assigned to conduct about tho place the visit ing parents of a certain cadet. After a tour of the post, the proud and happy parents joined the crowd assembled to witness evening parade, a most imposing spectacle. The march past aroused the father of the cadet to a high pitch of enthusiasm. "There!” he exclaimed, turning to his spouse. "Isn't that fine? But." he added, respectively, "I shall not be happy till my boy attains the proud position that leads ’em all.” And he pointed in rapt admiration to the drum-major. — Illustrated Sunday Magazine. The extraordinary popularity of fine white goods this summer makes the choice of Starch a matter of great ini portance. Defiance Starch, being free from all injurious chemicals, is the only one which is safe to use on fine fabrics. Its great strength as a stiffen er makes half the usual quantity of Starch necessary, with the result of perfect finish, equal to that when the goods were new. Evidently Strange. “A gentleman to see you, sir," an nounced Mr. Struckitt Wright's new butler. “Ah—tel! him I'll be down in a min ute. I guess it's my brother, proba bly. I'm expectin' him Does he look anything like me?" “No. sir—not at all He is very gen tlemanly in appearance." Perils of Pence Mending. "I understand that member of con gress hurried home to mend his fences.” "Yes. But he doesn't appear to have made a neat job of it. His pros pects look as if he had gotten into a tangle with a lot of barbed wire.” Lemon, Chocolate and Custard Pies. If does not require an experienced cook to make good pies from ""OUR-F1E " Just the proper proportions of all ingredients are in the package ready for immediate use. 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